Weather Tonight: 2°c Mostly cloudy Morning: 5°c Cloudy

News

RSS

West Yorkshire

Latest articles

Miner dies in second pit tragedy

28.09.11
One man died and another was injured after a roof collapse in a Yorkshire mine in the second tragedy to hit the coal industry in as many weeks ... more

Leeds boss in awe of powerful Manchester United

21.09.11
Simon Grayson admitted his side were taught a lesson by Manchester United in the Carling Cup... more

Fiancé guilty of body in suitcase knife murder

20.09.11
A serial love cheat faces a life sentence for strangling, battering and stabbing his fiancée before storing her body in a suitcase in the garage for two months... more

Hurricane Katia brings death and chaos to UK

13.09.11
A motorist died and an 11-year-old boy was taken to hospital after the remnants of Hurricane Katia brought 80mph winds to Britain... more

Moat told officer: Shoot me, shoot me

08.09.11
Cornered killer Raoul Moat told the first officer to confront him, 'Shoot me, shoot me', while holding a sawn-off shotgun to his own head, a Newcastle upon Tyne inquest heard... more

'Act of courtesy' caused Segway tycoon's death

15.07.11
A millionaire who fell from a cliff while riding a Segway scooter probably died because of an 'act of courtesy' to a fellow dog walker... more

Woman killed by falling tree as 100mph storms rage

12.11.10
Woman who was impaled by a branch when a tree crashed onto her car in high winds has died... more

Lotto nurse will help family with £1m win

11.08.10
An 18-year-old nursery nurse said today she would help her family move out of their council house after becoming Britain's latest Lottery millionaire... more

Powerful Tasers used by police to shoot Raoul Moat were still being tested

13.07.10
Police officers who shot at Raoul Moat used high-powered Tasers that were still being tested and had not been approved by the Home Office... more

Children die in house ‘arson’ attack

06.07.10
Police arrest a man after two children aged 10 and eight died in a suspected arson attack... more

Social services cleared over Shannon Matthews abduction

16.06.10
The abduction of Shannon Matthews could not have been foreseen by social services and other agencies involved with her family, a serious case review finds... more

Shed your tears and walk away is an insight into self-destruction

11.06.10
A fly-on-the-wall documentary following acoholics and drug addicts in Hebden Brigde, West Yorkshire... more

Struck-off doctor jailed for selling slimming pills

12.05.10
Struck-off doctor was jailed for selling slimming pills to patients across the country, police said... more

Ed Balls rejects parents’ power for new Wandsworth school

29.03.10
Schools Secretary Ed Balls was accused of ignoring 'parent power' after he refused to give fresh money for new schools in Wandsworth... more

Probe into video of lorry on motorway with car stuck on bonnet

18.03.10
Haulage firm launches an investigation after a video emerged that appears to show a lorry driver speeding along a motorway unaware a car was trapped under its bumper... more

Bodies of three soldiers flown home

19.01.10
Bodies of three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan by improvised explosive devices were returned to Britain... more

Great FA Cup shocks

04.01.10
After Leeds United's stunning victory at Old Trafford we look at other underdogs who have had their day... more

Met advertises for lesbian and gay police to guard the Queen

23.09.09
Gay, lesbian and transgender officers are being sought to help guard the Queen under a new drive to employ minorities... more

Police league tables in fight against waste

23.06.09
"Value for money" performance tables covering all 43 police forces in Britain are to be published for the first time in an attempt to eliminate waste... more

Dramatic fall at the last as horse and rider take tumble

15.06.09
Horse and rider sent tumbling after terrifying fall at the Bramham International Horse Trials today... more

Unemployment hits 13-year high at 2.2m

12.05.09
Hopes of a swift end to the recession were stamped out as unemployment surged to the highest level in 13 years... more

MPs demand to see report into 'failure' of MI5 to stop 7/7 bombers

29.04.09
Senior MPs demanded the immediate publication of a secret report into possible MI5 failures linked to the 7/7 bombings... more

'Astonishing' Lenny Henry takes his Moor to West End

24.04.09
Lenny Henry is to make his West End theatrical debut as Othello... more

Lenny Henry's Yorkshire moor burns towards greatness

22.04.09
Lenny Henry and the lads, plus a couple of token lasses, have set out on tour with Othello. ... more

My book wasn’t meant to be an assassination of Brian Clough

19.03.09
Writer of the moment David Peace should be celebrating after last night’s premiere of The Damned United, based on his controversial novel about the legendary manager. Instead, he tells us, he’s still trying to clear his name... more

Grief-stricken Corinne Bailey Rae prays for drug-death husband at giant cross

28.03.08
A grieving Corinne Bailey Rae emerged in public for the first time since her husband was found dead of a suspected drugs overdose. The Leeds born singer, 28, made a pilgrimage to lay a posy of heather she was carrying, at the foot of a 32ft Easter cross at Otley Chevin, West Yorkshire, in memory of her saxophonist husband Jason Rae ... more


Don't Miss