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23 February 2012 Last updated at 01:58 ET

Authority plans to cut 600 jobs

Kirklees Council is to shed 600 jobs as part of its budget for the next financial year.

'Bronte portrait' set for auction

A portrait believed to be of author Emily Bronte is expected to fetch thousands of pounds when it goes under the hammer later.

Biscuit factory blast injures man

Six people are treated in hospital after a diesel storage tank explodes at a West Yorkshire biscuit factory.

Closure risk biscuit sites saved

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Giants' Lee handed two-match ban
Millward on compassionate leave
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Jones-Buchanan in lengthy lay-off
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