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Kevin Sinfield carries Rob Burrow over marathon finishing line

Burrow and Sinfield to create male friendship book

The children's book will show young men that there are "many ways to be strong", Burrow says.

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Kevin Sinfield carries Rob Burrow over marathon finishing line

Burrow and Sinfield to create male friendship book

The children's book will show young men that there are "many ways to be strong", Burrow says.

  • 24m24 minutes ago
  • Leeds & West Yorkshire
Under 10s team

Lionesses' successes translate to grassroots games

As women's football takes centre stage again with the World Cup, we spend a session with a girls' club.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • Leeds & West Yorkshire
Gareth Hughes and Billy Hughes-Whiteley

Dad and son jailed over £180k drugs scheme

The pair helped sell more than 20lb of cocaine via a network of street dealers, a court hears.

    Dumped rabbits

    RSPCA's 'busiest day' sees six calls a minute

    Its national call centre deals with more than 4,000 calls about animals in distress.

    • 14h14 hours ago
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    Ben Moorhouse walking along a country road

    Dad finishes 206-mile walk for stillbirth research

    Ben Moorhouse walked from Edinburgh Castle to Manchester to raise funds for the Rainbow Clinic.

    • 15h15 hours ago
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    Grassland

    Explosion fears over planned battery storage site

    Fire chiefs warn the risk is "very real" amid plans for a battery storage plant near Wakefield.

      Close up of a person putting on blue medical gloves

      'Bullied' nurse awarded £12k for unfair dismissal

      Appeal judges said an employment tribunal "lost sight of its task" when deciding her case.

      • 21h21 hours ago
      • Leeds & West Yorkshire

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      Kevin Sinfield carries Rob Burrow over marathon finishing line

      Burrow and Sinfield to create male friendship book

      The children's book will show young men that there are "many ways to be strong", Burrow says.

      • 24m24 minutes ago
      • Leeds & West Yorkshire
      Under 10s team

      Lionesses' successes translate to grassroots games

      As women's football takes centre stage again with the World Cup, we spend a session with a girls' club.

      • 2h2 hours ago
      • Leeds & West Yorkshire
      Gareth Hughes and Billy Hughes-Whiteley

      Dad and son jailed over £180k drugs scheme

      The pair helped sell more than 20lb of cocaine via a network of street dealers, a court hears.

        Dumped rabbits

        RSPCA's 'busiest day' sees six calls a minute

        Its national call centre deals with more than 4,000 calls about animals in distress.

        • 14h14 hours ago
        • Sheffield & South Yorkshire
        Ben Moorhouse walking along a country road

        Dad finishes 206-mile walk for stillbirth research

        Ben Moorhouse walked from Edinburgh Castle to Manchester to raise funds for the Rainbow Clinic.

        • 15h15 hours ago
        • Leeds & West Yorkshire
        Grassland

        Explosion fears over planned battery storage site

        Fire chiefs warn the risk is "very real" amid plans for a battery storage plant near Wakefield.

          Close up of a person putting on blue medical gloves

          'Bullied' nurse awarded £12k for unfair dismissal

          Appeal judges said an employment tribunal "lost sight of its task" when deciding her case.

          • 21h21 hours ago
          • Leeds & West Yorkshire
          Under 10s team

          Lionesses' successes translate to grassroots games

          As women's football takes centre stage again with the World Cup, we spend a session with a girls' club.

          • 2h2 hours ago
          • Leeds & West Yorkshire
          Gareth Hughes and Billy Hughes-Whiteley

          Dad and son jailed over £180k drugs scheme

          The pair helped sell more than 20lb of cocaine via a network of street dealers, a court hears.

            Dumped rabbits

            RSPCA's 'busiest day' sees six calls a minute

            Its national call centre deals with more than 4,000 calls about animals in distress.

            • 14h14 hours ago
            • Sheffield & South Yorkshire
            Ben Moorhouse walking along a country road

            Dad finishes 206-mile walk for stillbirth research

            Grassland

            Explosion fears over planned battery storage site

            Close up of a person putting on blue medical gloves

            'Bullied' nurse awarded £12k for unfair dismissal

            Pupil at Maybury Primary School having a dental check

            Children wait over year in pain for NHS tooth removal

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            Stage of Leeds Playhouse during Space2's rehearsals

            Arts charity marks 20th anniversary with show

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            Jake Rainton

            Man charged over fatal town centre attack

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              Polls open in Selby and Ainsty by-election

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              Polling stations will remain open until 22:00 BST on Thursday as voters elect a new MP.

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              Lionesses' successes translate to grassroots games

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            3. Posted at 17:29 19 Jul17:29 19 Jul

              RSPCA's 'busiest day' sees six calls a minute

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              Warrington sign Wakefield forward Crowther

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              Warrington sign Wakefield forward Jordan Crowther on a deal until the end of the season.

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              Dad finishes 206-mile walk for stillbirth research

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            7. Posted at 15:34 19 Jul15:34 19 Jul

              Dad and son jailed over £180k drugs scheme

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            8. Posted at 12:40 19 Jul12:40 19 Jul

              Exeter to earn more than £1m from Ampadu transfer

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              Exeter City will earn more than £1m from Ethan Ampadu's transfer from Chelsea to Leeds United.

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            9. Posted at 12:10 19 Jul12:10 19 Jul

              Explosion fears over planned battery storage site

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            10. Posted at 11:25 19 Jul11:25 19 Jul

              Captain Ashurst signs one-year Wakefield extension

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            11. Posted at 10:46 19 Jul10:46 19 Jul

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            12. Posted at 10:43 19 Jul10:43 19 Jul

              'Bullied' nurse awarded £12k for unfair dismissal

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            13. Posted at 9:01 19 Jul9:01 19 Jul

              Leeds sign Wales international Ampadu from Chelsea

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              Leeds United sign Wales defender Ethan Ampadu from Chelsea on a four-year deal for a reported £7m fee.

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            15. Posted at 7:51 19 Jul7:51 19 Jul

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            16. Posted at 4:58 19 Jul4:58 19 Jul

              Arts charity marks 20th anniversary with show

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              Space2's production is both created and performed by 200 Leeds residents and schoolchildren.

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            17. Posted at 4:54 19 Jul4:54 19 Jul

              On the road less travelled in by-election county

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              Man charged over fatal town centre attack

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            19. Posted at 17:46 18 Jul17:46 18 Jul

              Leeds appoint Steinsson as technical director

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