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Tragedy of mum found dead in snowy garden on son’s 21st birthday
THE son of an award-winning businesswoman who was found dead in a snowy garden in North Yorkshire told her to call him when she arrived home after leaving his 21st birthday party - but never received the call, an inquest heard today.
Video: Leeds legend Allan Clarke reunited with crash victim he helped save 30 years ago video
LEEDS United supporter Richard Sharp remembers nothing of his first meeting with club legend Allan Clarke. He was in a coma at the time.
Yorkshire faces raw deal on jobs from new fund
The Government’s flagship growth fund will create less than half as many new jobs in Yorkshire as the North East and North West, according to figures released amid mounting criticism of Whitehall’s regional policy.
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Police called in after Sky names teenager in Ched Evans rape case
POLICE have met staff at Sky News after the broadcaster inadvertently published the name of the teenager raped by Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans.
Illegally tethered horse in Bradford kicks five year-old boy nearly to death
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy has been left with horrific injuries after being kicked in the head by a horse illegally tethered near a children’s play area in Bradford.
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Cricket Talk: Is Ballance next in line for international honours?
While Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root rightly garner all the headlines and attention for their blossoming performances for both club and country, Phil Harrison and Chris Waters look at a third young batting prospect currently doing the business for Yorkshire. Listen online to our cricket programme or download to your iPod.
Cricket latest: Yorkshire save the follow-on against Hampshire
ANTHONY MCGRATH and Ryan Sidebottom helped Yorkshire save the follow-on in their County Championship match against Hampshire at Headingley Carnegie.
Ross McCormack set to reject new deal with Leeds United
LEEDS United’s leading goalscorer Ross McCormack is set to reject the club’s offer of a new contract, casting doubt on his future at Elland Road.
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Experience of versatile Gilmour is crucial for title-chasing Giants
Now, as a proud veteran of 450 career games, Huddersfield Giants’ Lee Gilmour knows just what to expect ahead of tonight’s Super League summit meeting with leaders Wigan Warriors.
Last word on the season: Where it all went right and wrong for Leeds, Blades, Owls, Hull and Bradford
THE SEASON may not yet be over for Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town but, for the majority of Yorkshire’s Football League clubs, it has been one to forget.
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Video: Leeds legend Allan Clarke reunited with crash victim he helped save 30 years ago video
LEEDS United supporter Richard Sharp remembers nothing of his first meeting with club legend Allan Clarke. He was in a coma at the time.
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SIG sees sales rise slightly during period of severe weather
BUILDING products distributor SIG’s group sales for the first four months of the year were just ahead last year’s figures, despite severe weather conditions in the UK and Europe.
Investors brace for Facebook debut on Wall Street
INVESTORS are bracing for Facebook’s Wall Street debut today after the online social network raised about $16bn (£10bn) in one of the biggest initial public offerings in US history.
Moody’s downgrades 16 Spanish banks
MOODY’S Investor Service carried out a sweeping downgrade of 16 Spanish banks yesterday, including Banco Santander, the eurozone’s largest bank, citing a weak economy and the government’s reduced ability to support troubled lenders.
Severfield-Rowen’s trading performance in line with expectations
STRUCTURAL steel maker Severfield-Rowen said it continues to perform well in the UK, despite sentiment remaining subdued given the economic and sector backdrops.
UK taxpayer may lose £2bn on Northern Rock rescue
UK taxpayers could lose up to £2bn from the government’s 2008 rescue of mortgage lender Northern Rock by the time all the assets are wound down, according to the country’s spending watchdog.
Lifestyle
Writer in search of literary gold from a TV hit
David Hewson has turned the hit TV series The Killing into a novel. Nick Ahad spoke to him.
Four wheels and a driving ambition inspire exhibition
As part of the Cultural Olympiad in the run-up to London 2012, Stephanie Southall looks at an exhibition wheeling its way to North Yorkshire.
Curtain up on a season of new work
A new writing season aims to find the best new talent in Yorkshire. Arts Correspondent Nick Ahad talks to the people behind the scenes.
Review: The Raid (15)
A frantic, cacophonous blood-soaked action thriller boasting more bullets than D-Day, The Raid is the kinetic Indonesian flick that has got Hollywood so hot and bothered that a remake is already in the works.
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Country Week: Will UK’s farming minister get his way in Europe?
THE European Commission has been urged to create further concessions to its plans to ‘green-up’ the Common Agricultural Policy. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire’s country communities.
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Video: Move over Lord Sugar, Margaret’s a top apprentice at 50 video
A MOTHER-of-three from Yorkshire was last night named one of the top apprentices working in the NHS – taking the title at the age of 50.
Archive video: A Yorkshire we’ve almost forgotten unlocks memories of the past video
Jenny Stead’s face lights up as she recalls her childhood in Yorkshire in the years following the war.
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Video: Boxing clever with Bradford’s female fighters video
A growing number of women are going to boxing classes. Chris Bond visits one award-winning academy in Bradford to find out why.
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.
- Now Warnock goes after Halford for Leeds United ... and who else?
- Michael Owen to leave Manchester United
- Leeds aim to beat Boro and Ipswich to sign Paul Green this week
- Huddersfield Town 1 MK Dons 2 (Agg 3-2): I feared for Alan Smith’s safety, admits Dons boss Robinson
- Now Warnock goes after QPR buddy Clint Hill for Leeds
- Michael Owen to leave Manchester United
- Exclusive: Shamed police chief Grahame Maxwell collars ‘crazy’ £250,000 payout
- Huddersfield Town 1 MK Dons 2 (Agg 3-2): I feared for Alan Smith’s safety, admits Dons boss Robinson
- Now Warnock goes after Halford for Leeds United ... and who else?
- Ministers bid to save mayors from poll scrapheap
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