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Leeds supermarket standoff accused before magistrates

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:19 GMT

A man who allegedly brandished knives on a busy Leeds street sparking a dramatic standoff with police has appeared in court.

85,000 sign Downing Street ‘Woolwich Angels’ petition

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:13 GMT

A PETITION calling for bravery medals to be given to three women who intervened in the aftermath of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby was presented to Downing Street today.

Yorkshire RL star charged with alleged car attack in Australia

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:04 GMT

A YORKSHIRE-BORN rugby league player has been fined £6,000 by his club in Australia after being arrested and charged with causing wilful damage to a car.

Revealed: How Moors killer Ian Brady spends his nights

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:51 GMT

MOORS murderer Ian Brady only comes out of his room at night and shuns contact with others believing them beneath him - but also fears them, a mental health tribunal heard today.

Phew, what a scorcher! At last it’s summer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:49 GMT

Britain is expected to bask in its hottest days of the year so far, with Wednesday predicted to be even hotter.

Ex-police chief faces jail over speeding points lies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:16:41 GMT

A FORMER police authority chairman from North Yorkshire was convicted today of persuading a friend to take three penalty points for him so he avoided a driving ban and furthered his career.

Saatchi: Why I turned myself in over Nigella ‘tiff’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:46:16 GMT

ART collector Charles Saatchi said today he had accepted a police caution for clutching his wife Nigella Lawson’s throat to stop the altercation “hanging over” them.

Internet giants decide to get tough on child porn

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:24:39 GMT

TECHNOLOGY giants and the Government have agreed a new approach to tackling online child abuse images with a beefed-up role for the internet watchdog.

Police probe after two women found dead in Bradford

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:23:55 GMT

POLICE in West Yorkshire were today investigating the deaths of two women found at nearby houses on Sunday afternoon.

G8 deal on tax and money-laundering

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:33 GMT

AGREEMENT has been reached by world leaders at the G8 summit on new action to tackle money-laundering and “shell companies” which are used to evade tax, Downing Street said today.

£175k NHS boss dresses as Superman and dances through hospital corridors

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:43:29 GMT

It was supposed to be for employees’ eyes only, a lighthearted stunt to encourage hospital staff to take care of their own health as well as that of their patients.

Tensions grow over Syria as Putin warns West on arms

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:10:17 GMT

Simmering international tensions over the civil war in Syria were laid bare in talks between leaders of the world’s most powerful countries on the first day of the G8 summit.

Bonanza hopes on EU-US trade

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:41:03 GMT

A LANDMARK deal to break down trade barriers between European Union nations and the US is edging closer to being struck with official talks set to take place next month.

TV veteran Hall jailed for sex attacks on young girls

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:07:11 GMT

DISGRACED veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall abused his celebrity status to indecently assault 13 young girls, a judge who jailed him for 15 months told him yesterday.

Hall, 83, directly exploited his role as a popular BBC presenter with a “genial personality” to target four of his victims, while he assaulted another four on the pretence of providing elocution lessons for them at his home.

Teacher lover feared I might kill myself, schoolgirl tells court

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:06:55 GMT

A SCHOOLGIRL allegedly abducted to France by her married maths teacher has told a court that he came with her because he feared she might commit suicide.

Soccer star Francis’s son ‘broke into home’

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:06:54 GMT

The son of former England footballer Trevor Francis has gone on trial accused of breaking into a cottage in the grounds of a mansion.

Moderate drinking in pregnancy ‘does not harm brains of babies’

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:06:51 GMT

Drinking in moderation through pregnancy does not harm a baby’s neurodevelopment but this could be because affluent mothers are more likely to do so, according to new research.

Scrap dealer who cost railways £20,000 jailed

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:08:50 GMT

Metal thieves cost the rail industry £20,000 and delayed trains after stealing a 60-metre stretch of fencing from beside the East Coast mainline.

Moors killer Ian Brady demands ‘freedom to end his life’ in jail

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:08:50 GMT

Moors murderer Ian Brady wants to go to prison so he is “free to end his life”, a mental health tribunal was told yesterday.

Watch out for signs of child sex abuse, hotels told by police

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:19:22 GMT

HOTEL staff in parts of Yorkshire have been told to be on alert for the signs of child sex grooming amid fears paedophiles may be using the establishments to carry out abuse away from prying eyes.