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- Bumped-up insurance claims 'surge'
- Not time to resign, says Lansley
- Man held after restaurant stand-off
- 'Nuclear' accusations dismissed
- Families 'set to lose tax credit'
- Alexander urges tax relief reform
- Redknapp hits out at CPS over trial
- Burglar leaves his voice behind
- Guesthouse pair lose gay ban appeal
- Three jailed over gay-hate leaflet
- Damilola killer recalled to prison
- Miliband plans tax on bank bonuses
- Diana letters to be sold at auction
- Dismay at council prayers ruling
- Liverpool's Smith selling medals
- Scargill in strike anniversary call
- 450 jobs face axe in Comet review
- Council seeks spitting ban approval
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Leeds Council could face death charge over skyscraper gale horror
LEEDS City Council could be charged with corporate manslaughter after an inquest into the death of a pedestrian was sensationally halted over concerns about the design of a landmark skyscraper.
Gay killing trio jailed under new hate crime legislation
Three men were yesterday jailed after becoming the first to be convicted of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation for handing out a leaflet calling for gay people to be executed.
Runaways are less a part of life for social workers
Social worker Henny Heawood – who currently works for York council – has dealt with scores of young people who have gone missing during her 40-year career.
Conservatives plan merger for council services
Conservative councillors have drawn up radical plans to merge services in Calderdale and Kirklees.
Ex-football star puts his medals up for sale
Veteran footballer Tommy Smith is auctioning off all the medals from his career with Liverpool Football Club.
National News
Holden 'euphoric' over BGT return
Amanda Holden says she is "euphoric" about making her return to the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent, little over a fortnight after she was in a critical condition in hospital.
Bumped-up insurance claims 'surge'
Exaggerated home insurance claims have surged in the last year amid the tough economic backdrop, research has suggested.
Not time to resign, says Lansley
Andrew Lansley has brushed off suggestions that he should sacrifice himself to ensure the survival of the coalition's controversial NHS reforms.
Man held after restaurant stand-off
A 38-year-old man is in custody after being arrested following an eight-hour stand-off with armed police at an Italian restaurant in Glasgow city centre.
'Nuclear' accusations dismissed
Britain has dismissed claims that it was "militarising" the Falklands dispute by deploying nuclear weapons nearby.
Features
Why it’s time to turn down the volume on modern life and savour the silence
WE all know them – sounds we endure in our everyday lives that also have a certain quality which sets the nerve endings screaming. In my case that noise is the sound of the high-powered Dyson hand dryer commonly used in workplaces, bars and restaurants. All very hygienic, I’m sure, but the loud, insistent whooshing, which changes to an even more annoying noise when you put your hands into its mouth, is calculated to make my fillings rattle in their cavities.
Fashion Kaiser Karl should stay clear of the weighty issues
THE web is in a froth because that outspoken kaiser of fashion Karl Lagerfeld has let rip with another rant, branding top-selling British singer Adele “too fat”. He also says Russian men are so ugly that if he were a Russian woman he’d be a lesbian.
A new stage in life for the writer who refused to be a casualty of TV system
Mark Catley is returning to the theatre where it all began. Nick Ahad talks to the outspoken Beeston boy who made a name for himself.
Peter’s history: a life of facts, figures and a 40-year wait to find out his diagnosis
Autism can now be diagnosed when a child is only a few months old, say scientists, but previously people could grow up undiagnosed. Sheena Hastings reports.
The family who found fresh energy from life in the future
From a talking fridge to a lawnmower which drives itself, Sarah Freeman reports on the Yorkshire family who moved into the house of the future.
Around Yorkshire
Guardsmen’s parade forever captured in artist’s work
Artwork commemorating last month’s visit by the Regimental Band of the Scots Guards to Rotherham will feature in the next phase of the Gallery Town project in the town centre.
Campaign turns heat up for elderly
Some elderly people in the East Riding have been living without heating or hot water for up to four years, a charity has found.
GPs back bowel cancer campaign
DOCTORS in Rotherham are lending their support to a national bowel cancer awareness campaign, as statistics show there are around 190 cases of the condition in the town each year.
Surge in payback work by offenders
OFFENDERS worked nearly 350,000 hours on community payback projects last year contributing £820,000 in free labour to communities across North Yorkshire – a figure that has doubled in the past 12 months.
Debate
Ted Bromund: Obama retreats from old military alliances
TWO years ago, Barack Obama administration completed a comprehensive review of US defence strategies and priorities. Known as the Quadrennial Defence Review, it’s the equivalent of Britain’s defence reviews. As its name suggests, it’s supposed to provide the basis for US planning for the next four years.
Rachel Reeves: Forget the rhetoric about the Big Society and help charities give real help to real people
BEFORE being elected as an MP, I spent some time volunteering with a local charity, Barca Leeds, based in Bramley. Barca do outstanding work in west Leeds, helping families and individuals who need support through providing youth services, counselling, addiction rehabilitation and economic regeneration. I saw first-hand the difference local charities made to my constituents.
Bill Carmichael: Give aid where they need it
WHEN the coalition came to power in 2010, it decided that because of the dismal state of government finances there would need to be substantial cuts in every area of public spending – except one.
Kevin Austerberry: Nurses will fight on to halt the turmoil of NHS reforms
CALLING a halt to the Health and Social Care Bill is now the only way we can protect patient care and nursing standards in the NHS. The Royal College of Nursing did not take the decision to oppose this bill lightly.
David Blunkett: The human rights of this terrorist must not prevent the protection of our people
BRITAIN reflected in the 1990s, as it did 100 years earlier, a view that those who didn’t immediately threaten the life and well-being of this country should receive refuge and with it the freedom to speak, write and yes, plot what they liked.
Showbiz
Elton seeks advice on raising son
Sir Elton John and David Furnish have sought tips from counsellors because they worry their son could be "stigmatised" being brought up by two famous fathers.
Lester talks about Hustle ending
Adrian Lester has admitted he isn't upset about his TV show Hustle coming to an end.
Sandra Bullock: I'm more picky now
Sandra Bullock has decided to be more picky when it comes to film roles.
Pregnant Stacey Solomon in a pickle
Stacey Solomon shows off her growing baby bump and reveals her cravings have left her in a pickle.
Obama boosts Homeland's popularity
Damian Lewis has claimed Barack Obama is a huge fan of his terrorist drama Homeland.
International
Adventurer calls home for rescue help
A BRITISH adventurer whose tent was destroyed in a massive storm in Iceland called his father back in the UK for help.
Murder officers to visit Libya ‘soon’
Scotland Yard detectives investigating the murder of Wpc Yvonne Fletcher are expected to be able to visit Libya “soon”.
Mortars and rockets kill scores in Syrian city
Syrian forces have fired mortars and rockets killing scores of people in the rebellious city of Homs, activists say.
Power systems struggle to cope as Europe battles the big freeze
Serbia is struggling to keep its power system going, after weeks of record low temperatures in Europe.
Late, late deal to seal fresh bailout for Greece
Taking negotiations to the eleventh hour, Greece finally announced an agreement on new austerity cuts demanded by its international creditors to release a 130 billion euro (£109 billion) bailout, shortly before a crucial meeting of finance ministers in Brussels.
Community
Ray Honeyford
FOR a period in the mid 1980s, Ray Honeyford, who has died aged 77, was the best-known headteacher in the country, as much a hate figure as hero and victim.
Sylvia Burgin
SYLVIA Emily Limbert Burgin who has died aged 81, devoted her life to teaching and was always a keen representative of any community where she lived.
Vera Harrison
VERA Harrison, an inspirational lady who carved out a career as a matron in harsh conditions in Britain’s post-war public schools, has died, aged 96.
Charles Hodgkinson
CHARLES Hodgkinson, a former director of Huddersfield Town football club and a fourth generation lawyer in Penistone, has died aged 81.
Mick Welsh
MICHAEL Welsh – invariably known as Mick – was one of the last MPs from a mining background to represent Doncaster.
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