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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
Private tutors 'should face DBS criminal record checks'
The UK's biggest teaching union says disqualified teachers may still be able to work as tutors.
Ex-ambulance crash driver charged with dangerous driving
The driver has been charged with offences including dangerous driving and failing to stop.
Safestyle UK: Window firm fined for 'aggressive sales'
One man said he was told there would be "trouble" if he cancelled his contract with Safestyle UK.
Neo-Nazi pipe bomb teenager admits terror offence
Jack Coulson, previously convicted of making a pipe bomb, has admitted a terror offence.
Hunslet Jewson and Middleton Railway fire 'was arson'
The major fire in south Leeds "had been started deliberately", police said.
Bradford amateur rugby league player dies during match
Max Blakeley collapsed after becoming unwell at half time during a Yorkshire Men's League match.
Leeds West Indian Carnival chief honoured by Leeds Beckett University
Arthur France is to be awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to the city of Leeds.
Disabled blue badge 'misuse' magistrate Margot Conyers dismissed
Margot Conyers heard cases in North and West Yorkshire.
Hunslet industrial fire tackled by 100 firefighters
A number of homes were evacuated as crews dealt with a major industrial fire.
Jordan Burling: The teenager left to waste away
Why did Jordan Burling's mother and grandmother fail to help him until it was too late?
Josh Poysden: Yorkshire bring in Warwickshire leg-spinner on one-match loan
Yorkshire sign Warwickshire leg-spinner Josh Poysden on loan for the County Championship Roses game against Lancashire.
Roses matches: Joe Root & Jos Buttler available for Lancashire v Yorkshire matches
England's Joe Root and Jos Buttler are available for the upcoming Roses matches when Yorkshire travel to Old Trafford.
Jamal Blackman: Leeds United sign Chelsea goalkeeper on season-long loan
Leeds United sign goalkeeper Jamal Blackman on a season-long loan from Chelsea.
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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Millions to face hosepipe ban in north-west England
The ban will affect people in north-west England, but other firms say they have no plans to follow suit.
Comedian 'humiliated' for using disabled space on train
Tanyalee Davis says a guard threatened to call police when she did not give up a disabled space.
'Lost in space' Bakewell pudding found in Lincolnshire farm
The celestial dessert had been feared lost after tracking devices stopped working at 52,500ft.
Jordan Carter: Two boys, 15, jailed for Berkhamsted stab death
Jordan Carter, 18, was stabbed to death after a girl recruited two boys to give him "a slap".
Belvoir Hunt attacks: Sir Ranulph Fiennes wants 'masked thugs' caught
Four masked men who left a hunt monitor with a broken neck have never been identified.
Gorse fire breaks out in 'tinder dry' New Forest
The fire broke out shortly after midnight, lighting up the night sky.
Olton man dies in rush-hour hit-and-run crash
The 46-year-old was struck as he walked on the pavement in Solihull.
Four men arrested over Walton-on-Thames river body death
The body of Scott Wilkinson, 48, was pulled from the river in Walton-on-Thames two years ago.
Brexit: Vote Leave broke electoral law, says Electoral Commission
The Brexit campaign group is referred to the police by the Electoral Commission and fined £61,000.
Private tutors 'should face DBS criminal record checks'
The UK's biggest teaching union says disqualified teachers may still be able to work as tutors.
Transgender van driver sues for gig economy discrimination
The case is thought to be the first to test LGBT+ rights and discrimination in the gig economy.
Queen's Swan Marking takes to Thames
The annual census of swan numbers comes after a number died following an outbreak of bird flu.
Source: BBC News
