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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
Rocco Wright drowning: Family 'hurt' by club statement
The family of Rocco Wright believe comments by the club have led to criticism of them on social media.
Safestyle UK: Bradford-based windows firm issues profits warning
Safestyle UK, based in West Yorkshire, blamed "aggressive" new competition in the market.
Boy, 3, drowns in David Lloyd fitness club pool in Leeds
The boy was swimming with his family in a David Lloyd Fitness Club in Moortown, Leeds.
Woman attacked near Bradford Broadway Shopping Centre
The victim was walking off Bolton Road, near Broadway Shopping Centre, when she was attacked.
Bradford 1997 rape: Man 'had sex with fiance' near scene
Anthony Mottram denies the attack on a teenager in Fairweather Green in 1997.
Sex game man who shot woman in vagina has sentence cut
David Andrew Jeffers accidentally shot a woman in the vagina at a hotel.
Man denies stabbing wife to death in Halifax
Monika Lasek, 36, was found dead by police who were called to Solstice Way in Halifax in November.
Vote 2018
Seats on more than 150 councils in England are up for grabs and there are several mayoral contests.
No girls, no entry: Is it OK for bars to turn away groups of men?
Groups of men say they are turned away from bars because of their gender. Is it fair - or legal?
County Championship: Ben Coad leads Yorkshire to win over Nottinghamshire
Ben Coad returns match figures of 10-130 as Yorkshire complete a 164-run Championship victory over Nottinghamshire.
Castleford: Jesse Sene-Lefao signs new three-year contract with Super League club
Castleford prop Jesse Sene-Lefao signs a new three-year contract with the Super League club.
Tour de Yorkshire: Anna van der Breggen, Katie Archibald & Dani Rowe to race
Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen will race in May's Tour de Yorkshire, along with Britain's Katie Archibald and Dani Rowe.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Bradford face Aston Villa in semi
Bradford's reward for knocking Arsenal out of the Capital One Cup is a semi-final against Aston Villa, while Chelsea take on Swansea.
Leeds United 1-5 Chelsea
Chelsea come from a goal down to thrash Leeds at Elland Road and qualify for the Capital One Cup semi-finals.
Brentford 4-2 Bradford
Marcello Trotta scores twice as Brentford become the first side to beat Bradford in a cup game this season.
Wycombe v Bradford
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wycombe and Bradford in League Two.
Lee given three-match suspension
Huddersfield striker Alan Lee is given a three-match ban for violent conduct in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Hull.
Bakke tips Leeds to push Chelsea
Ex-Leeds midfielder Eirik Bakke believes they have a chance against a "jet-lagged" Chelsea in the League Cup.
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Alfie Evans' life support withdrawn, father says
The life support of seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans was withdrawn last night, his father says.
Parents facing 'unfair child abuse claims' over bruising
Chloe's son was taken away for a year, until his bruising was found to be down to a medical condition.
London Marathon death: MasterChef's Matt Campbell's fund tops £80,000
Matt Campbell was running the marathon in memory of his father who died 18 months ago.
Who chooses a 'glorified student dorm'?
More than 80% of 18 to 34-year-olds living in Britain say they feel lonely. Could co-living be the answer?
Labour candidate Mandy Richards faces calls to stand down
Mandy Richards is facing questions over her future amid controversial comments and court rulings.
Jillian Howell death: Victim 'had bully scrawled on head'
Jillian Howell, 46, was found with multiple stab wounds at her home in Brighton last October.
Fans 'let down' by Stereophonics severe weather concert
Severe weather caused by the Beast from the East meant some fans could not see Stereophonics.
Millicent Fawcett: Statue of suffragist to be unveiled in London
The bronze of suffragist Millicent Fawcett is the first statue of a woman in Parliament Square.
Met Police officer 'raped girl, 16, on date' in Romford
PC Adam Provan forced himself on the student twice during an evening in east London, a jury heard.
Robot helps Jack McLinden, 14, to be Everton mascot
A robot carried on to the pitch feeds panoramic live images and sound back to Jack McLinden's tablet.
Alfie Evans granted Italian citizenship in life support legal row
The Italian foreign office says it hopes the terminally ill toddler "can get immediate transfer to Italy".
London Marathon: MasterChef semi-finalist Matt Campbell dies
Chef Matt Campbell, 29, posted on Twitter that it was his second marathon in two weeks.
Source: BBC News
