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- Bill actor Colin Tarrant dies at 59
- Snow predicted for western areas
- MP urges easing of smacking laws
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Call for action over executive pay
- Fan quizzed over 'racist' gesture
- Action urged on political funding
- Man charged with toddler's murder
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- Frank Skinner to be a father at 55
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EU rules allowed killer to rape in Britain
A CZECH killer who murdered his wife and carried out a string of other crimes in his home country was jailed yesterday after he came to Yorkshire, raped a woman at knifepoint and sexually assaulted three other women.
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Eccentric Leeds U-boat captain held over £1m fraud
THE self-styled captain of a replica German submarine moored at a Yorkshire canal has been arrested and questioned as part of a £1m VAT fraud investigation.
Former ‘drugs tsar’ wants to be region’s police commissioner
Tony Blair’s former “drugs tsar”, Keith Hellawell, has revealed his desire to become one of Yorkshire’s first elected police commissioners as ex-Home Secretary David Blunkett ruled himself out.
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Video: Secret underground world beneath York’s Guildhall video
WHETHER it was Lord Mayors being officially sworn in, decisions on the fate on religious martyrs or raucous productions of Shakespearean plays, life in York has revolved around the Guildhall for more than 700 years.
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School-run thug stole woman’s £135,000 rings
MASKED robbers stole jewellery worth nearly £150,000 from a terrified woman after attacking her on a school run.
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FULL-TIME SCORES: Sheffield Wednesday earn FA Cup replay but defeats for Hull City, Sheffield United, Rotherham United and Bradford City; draws for Huddersfield Town and York City
Hull City suffered an FA Cup giantkilling when they lost at home to Crawley Town while Sheffield Wednesday will have to replay after a late penalty denied them victory at Blackpool.
Hull City 0 Crawley Town 1: Tigers victim of FA Cup giantkilling
HULL CITY were knocked out of the FA Cup by League Two Crawley Town on a dramatic afternoon at the KC Stadium, writes Chris Waters.
Sheffield United 0 Birmingham City 4: Blades left feeling Blue
Danny Wilson’s Sheffield United were dumped out of the FA Cup at the fourth round stage by Championship side Birmingham City, writes Robert Gledhill.
Blackpool 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1: Owls hit by stoppage-time penalty
VETERAN striker Kevin Phillips scored a penalty in stoppage time for Blackpool to deny Sheffield Wednesday victory in the FA Cup fourth round, writes Ian Appleyard.
Dagenham and Redbridge 3 Rotherham United 2: Ten-man Millers in goals drama
Andy Scott saw his under-performing Rotherham United side lose a five-goal meeting at Dagenham in League Two.
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Video: Secret underground world beneath York’s Guildhall video
WHETHER it was Lord Mayors being officially sworn in, decisions on the fate on religious martyrs or raucous productions of Shakespearean plays, life in York has revolved around the Guildhall for more than 700 years.
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Hedge your fuel costs now, firms urged
Businesses in Yorkshire are being advised to consider setting their fuel costs now as a strategy to minimise the possible impact of the proposed fuel duty increase in August.
Blow for savers as NS&I is forced to cut interest rate on account
Savers were dealt a further blow this week after Government-backed National Savings & Investments (NS&I) cut the interest rate on a key account.
Advisers wary over new regulations
Independent financial advisers are nervous ahead of changes triggered by the Retail Distribution Review, which comes into effect at the end of the year.
Fears over lack of planning for retirement
THE economic uncertainty could mean that many Britons aren’t saving enough for their retirement, according to research.
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Nick Ahad: Whatever you may think of them, critics deserve recognition of their craft
NOBODY ever built a statue, so the saying goes, to a critic.
Leading man gets ready to leave on a high
Waiting for Godot marks the final production of Ian Brown as the West Yorkshire Playhouse artistic director. Arts correspondent Nick Ahad watched his rehearsals for one last time.
The power of poetry as verse shows its variety
Lisa Parhad talks poetry and the Huddersfield underground arts scene with Chris Arden.
Make tracks for images of fear and fascination at dawn of rail
Self-confessed train enthusiast Ian McMillan takes a look at a new exhibition exploring the arrival of the railways.
Interview: Hugh Cornwell
Back in the days when The Stranglers were emerging as one of the most original and potent forces in 1970s British music, the four-piece was instantly tagged as one of the leading proponents of that vilified beast, punk rock.
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Country Week: Can Brussels get it right this time on animal welfare?
THE announcement this week of a new animal welfare policy is the first real sign that the European civil service has been shaken by its failure to raise standards for laying hens. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire’s country communities.
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Hear informed debate: Yorkshire shame over number of schools stuck in bottom set
ONE in five of the very worst-performing schools at GCSE in the country is in Yorkshire according to league tables which reveal that 25 secondaries in the region could be at risk after missing Government targets.
Video: How to cook for a school full of hungry 11 year-olds (for £1.25 each) video
A DINNER lady from Scunthorpe is enjoying the sweet taste of success after being crowned Yorkshire and Humber School Chef of the Year 2012.
Family switches off life support machine after sister falls from holiday roof garden video
TWO women agreed to turn off their sister’s life support machine after she suffered massive head injuries when she fell from a roof garden in Singapore, an inquest heard today.
Video: Father ‘proudest on planet’ as hero honoured video
THE father of a Yorkshire paratrooper killed in Afghanistan said yesterday he was “the proudest father on the planet” after seeing a memorial unveiled to his son.
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Sunday 29 January 2012
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