BBC News - Leeds & West Yorkshire

24 May 2013 Last updated at 08:14 ET

Car driver faces bus crash charges

A motorist faces eight charges following a crash between a bus and a car in Wakefield which left six people seriously hurt.

Paramedics to hold further strikes

Ambulance workers in Yorkshire will stage two days of strike action in June, the Unite union says.

New cycle route uses former railway

A former railway line in West Yorkshire is opened as a route for walkers and cyclists.

Further arrest over fatal house fire

A ninth person is arrested on suspicion of assisting a man who police want to trace over a house fire which killed five children and three adults from the same family.
Shotgun found in murder inquiry

Police investigating the death of a father who was shot at his home in Leeds find a shotgun in nearby woods.
Award for Wakefield-born artist
Homes raided in sex offences inquiry
Nature reserve to open at ex-mine
Victory tour to celebrate promotion
MP 'wrong' over Twitter swearing
New evidence in killer nurse case
Couple wed for 87 years visit palace

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