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Appeal court frees ‘innocent’ man convicted of brutal killing

A YOUNG man who has always proclaimed his innocence over a murder in 2004 has been released from prison after serving more than seven years of his 12-year life sentence in a dramatic twist in his case at the Court of Appeal.

Bradford councillor David Green

Ministers bid to save mayors from poll scrapheap

THE Government is holding talks with political leaders in Yorkshire about the possibility of a “metro mayor” with power across entire city regions.

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Parents of lamp-post death baby blast court

The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamp-post which had part of its base severed by a workman have accused a coroner’s court of failing to provide answers about his death.

Closures at Clinton Cards to cost nearly 3,000 jobs

Nearly 3,000 jobs will be lost at stricken group Clinton Cards with the closure of 350 of its stores across the country as administrators try to shore up its business and find a buyer.

Nurses urged to discuss death with heart patients

HEALTH workers should have the courage to talk about death with heart failure patients to ensure they are able to die where they prefer, according to a new study by academics in Yorkshire.

Sport rss

Huddersfield launch probe after Alan Smith attack

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN have launched an investigation into the events of last night after former Leeds United striker Alan Smith was attacked during a post-match pitch invasion.

Alan Smith leaves the pitch.

Smith’s pitch attack sours night as Terriers secure Wembley trip

IN a week where the oft-repeated boast from Manchester City fans about how ‘the Blue Moon is rising’ came true in the most spectacular of fashions, claiming something similar about the flowering of the White Rose may be pushing it a tad.

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Ballance ready to join Bairstow down the path to Test honours

THE names of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root have lately been doing the international rounds and there is a third young batsman at Yorkshire County Cricket Club who may soon be on the tip of everybody’s tongue.

HAVE YOUR SAY: Blue Moon is shining on England as Hodgson sets out

WHEN Sergio Aguero capped the most dramatic of Premier League seasons with his late, late winner shortly before 5pm on Sunday, it was not just Manchester City fans whose summer the Argentinian made.

Cricket latest: Yorkshire lose toss against Hampshire

YORKSHIRE have lost the toss and will bowl against Hampshire in the County Championship at Headingley Carnegie.

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Video: How they found a hidden treasure beneath the church emulsion video

IT could have been lost forever, after being painted over with white emulsion in the 1960s.

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CPP admits to errors in its dealings with City watchdog

The founder and majority shareholder of CPP has admitted it made mistakes in its dealings with the City watchdog as the credit card insurer reported its first fall in revenue for three decades.

Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, during a press conference in London where he warned of the

Bank warns of ‘storm from Europe’

BANK of England governor Sir Mervyn King warned today of the “risk of a storm heading our way from the Continent” as he flagged the eurozone as the greatest threat to the UK’s recovery.

CPP reports on ‘challenging’ start to year

YORK-based CPP Group today said it had experienced a “challenging” start to the year, as it counts the cost of a Financial Services Authority (FSA) investigation.

Greggs’ new move on ‘pasty tax’

THE boss of bakery chain Greggs stepped up his fight against the “completely confusing” pasty tax today on the eve of a showdown with the Treasury.

SSE squeezed by rising energy costs

ENERGY firm SSE said profits from its domestic supply operation fell 21 per cent over the last year as it battled higher costs and falling consumption.

Lifestyle rss

Bernard Ginns: Mutuals have the trust, they just need the technology

Nearly five years on from the credit crunch of summer 2007, the reputation of the banking industry remains in tatters.

Hadrian's Wall

The roof of England

Jack Blanchard sets out to walk coast-to-coast across Northern England in the footsteps of Roman centurions

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Think or swim

Nick Jenkins takes a dip in Budapest and finds a city that appeals to the melancholy tourist, cake-lover and bargain hunter alike.

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Cruise past the queues

The threat of long queues for security checks at some of Britain’s airports could give a last-minute boost to some of the big cruise lines – which are slashing prices drastically.

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In search of a good grandad

RSPB Old Moor needs a grandad.

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Church wardens Rosemary Makings and Brian Wills in side the Parish Church, Hoylandswaine

Video: How they found a hidden treasure beneath the church emulsion video

IT could have been lost forever, after being painted over with white emulsion in the 1960s.

One of the weekly podcasts from the Yorkshire Post

BusinessTalk: Just what does bailed-out Lloyds Bank have to say for itself?

ENCIRCLED by critics angered at its lack of accountability and insistence on retaining a bonus culture, Lloyds Bank launches a charm offensive. But will it wash? Listen to informed debate in your weekly business programme from the Yorkshire Post.

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One of the Yorkshire Post's weekly podcasts

SportsTalk: Dreaming of Wembley, Hull City’s managerial search, Manchester City’s dramatic title and James Willstrop interview

Yorkshire teams with Wembley on their mind, and does Manchester City’s dramatic title win herald a new era? Download to your iPod or listen online to this Yorkshire Post podcast.

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The Leeds Half Marathon runners  set off. Picture by Simon Hulme.

Video: 6,000 compete in Leeds Half Marathon video

Runners took part in the Jane Tomlinson Leeds Half Marathon yesterday.

One of the weekly podcasts from the Yorkshire Post

Shadow Energy Secretary Caroline Flint on Yorkshire’s new green economy

YORKSHIRE can be at the centre of Britain’s new “green economy”, the shadow energy and climate change secretary Caroline Flint told an audience at this week’s Yorkshire Post Environment Awards. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire’s country communities.

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