Oct
2010
Articles from 9th Oct 2010
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Meltham Church choses snowy scene for Christmas cards
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
KEEN photographer Melvyn Gibson snapped his perfect picture last December. Read
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Crimewatch: Raiders target two of valley’s cricket clubs
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
Burglars have twice targeted Slaithwaite Cricket Club, in Racton Street, Slaithwaite, and before these raids Linthwaite Cricket Club had also been attacked. Read
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Colne Valley district news
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
Latest news Read
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Crimewatch: Stone thieves strike in raids across valley
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
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Holme Valley district news
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
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Huddersfield District news
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
Latest news Read
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Child adventures at Cliffe House
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
FANCY some fun on a Saturday morning? Read
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Crimewatch: Raiders steal lead off roof of village hall
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
Latest news Read
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Holme Valley councillor vows to investigate booze fuelled violence in Holmfirth
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
A COUNCILLOR has vowed to clamp down on alcohol fuelled late night violence in Holmfirth (writes Nick Lavigueur). Read
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Holme Valley traders decked out in pink for breast cancer awareness month
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
SHOPKEEPERS are decking their windows out in pink to boost a cancer charity. Read
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Anger after anti vandalism security camera destroyed by vandals
Oct 09 2010 | Express and Chronicle
A SECURITY camera put up to prevent anti-social behaviour has been vandalised after just three weeks. Read
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Hilarie: This parent needs to read the job description
Oct 09 2010 | Hilarie Stelfox
IT’S funny how the same old stories go around and around. Read
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Hilarie: “Sorry guys, but it’s the lion pit for you”
Oct 09 2010 | Hilarie Stelfox
SOMEHOW, and I’m not really sure how it happened, I have become caught up in the X Factor. Read
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Travel: Southport – a high-flying resort
Oct 09 2010 | Travel News & Reviews
IT was with a happy heart that I returned to Southport, England’s classic resort and the place of many a memorable childhood holiday. Read
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Graham Porter’s gardening: fruit and vegetable jobs
Oct 09 2010 | Gardening Tips
Your fruit and vegetable weekly update. Read
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Travel: Blackpool rocks – just don’t take it too seriously!
Oct 09 2010 | Travel News & Reviews
WHAT does a summer resort do when the sun disappears for the year? Read
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Graham Porter’s gardening diary
Oct 09 2010 | Gardening Tips
_ The Mid-Yorkshire Fungus Group is running a Taste of Autumn – Mushroom Magic day at RHS Gardens Harlow Carr on October 24 from 10am to 4pm to help you with identification, collecting, eating and much, much more. Suitable for the whole family. There is also a Fungus Foray on the same day, allowing you to go searching for fungi in the gardens as well as the Apple Festival ( October 23 and 24) run by the Northern Fruit Group. Normal garden admission costs apply. Details on 01423 565418 or at www.rhs.org.uk Read
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Graham Porter’s gardening: glories of rosehips
Oct 09 2010 | Gardening Tips
WE are all aware by now that this year is one of the best apple, plum and blackberry years for decades but have you seen the amount of rose hips on wild species roses? It is not only a bumper year, but now that our smaller garden birds are searching for new sources of food, the rose hips are being stripped very quickly. Read
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Graham Porter: Spectacular impact of acers and maples is value for money
Oct 09 2010 | Gardening Tips
OF ALL the garden plants that have become popular over recent years, the Japanese maples, as they are commonly called, or Acer japonicum and Acer palmatum, to use their Sunday names, must be close to the top of the list. Read
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Huddersfield Town nostalgia 1970-71: Happy days at last as Jimmy McGill seals vital win over Ipswich
Oct 09 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN supporters earned the praise of manager Ian Greaves after cheering their team to a first win in 12 attempts. Read
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Amateur RU: Adam Ryder continues to move upwards with signing professional terms with Swinton
Oct 09 2010 | Rugby Union News
ADAM RYDER continues to make his mark in the world of rugby and has just signed professional forms to play Championship I rugby league with Swinton Lions. Read
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Golf: Ryder Cup win will benefit game at all levels says Huddersfield’s Parnell Reilly
Oct 09 2010 | Golf News
PARNELL REILLY has no doubt the Ryder Cup win will have big spin-offs for golf in this country at all levels. Read
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Amateur RU: Captain Tom Sharrock aiming to drive YMCA’s promotion challenge
Oct 09 2010 | Rugby Union News
TOM SHARROCK took a leap of faith last year to move from Lockwood Park up to Laund Hill, and this season has been rewarded with the captaincy of YMCA’s first team. Read
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Luck is vital for any successful side says Huddersfield Town's Terry McDermott
Oct 09 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
IT DOESN’T matter whether it’s England, Liverpool or Huddersfield Town – sometimes you need that little bit of luck to succeed. Read
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Netball: Honley High enjoy netball success
Oct 09 2010 | Other Sports
HONLEY High School’s netball teams are celebrating success. Read
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News focus: Why do people view child pornography?
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
DAVID Croft thought he could get away with downloading thousands of images of child abuse – like so many others. Read
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Huddersfield Town captain: We fancy our chances in the JPT
Oct 09 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
PETER CLARKE reckons Town really fancy their chances in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. Read
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Boxing: Watch out for debut duo says Tyrone Nurse
Oct 09 2010 | Other Sports
TYRONE NURSE takes centre stage when he bids for the British Masters light-welterweight boxing title at the Sports Centre tonight. Read
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Never a dull day for Paul the Huddersfield weatherman
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE’S been the Examiner’s go to guy for weather forecasts for the last six years. Read
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Barry Sheerman hails ‘Yorkshire Mafia’ as Tyke MPs dominate Labour’s new Shadow Cabinet
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
BARRY Sheerman welcomed the rise of the ‘Yorkshire Mafia’ last night as White Rose MPs swept to top positions in the Shadow Cabinet. Read
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Huddersfield stalwart Ivy celebrates 100th birthday with a hot cuppa
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
CENTENARIAN Ivy Clegg will toast her 100th birthday today with her favourite tipple – a cup of tea. Read
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Cricketer George Law celebrates a century of birthdays
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
FORMER cricketer George Law celebrates his century today – one of two people in the town to reach the landmark on the same day. Read
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Challenge raises mountain of cash
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE than 200 people flocked to the Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team’s annual Grin ‘n’ Bear It walking and running challenge. Read
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New pedestrian crossing on Long Lane in Dalton ‘will help shoppers’
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS say a £20,000 pedestrian crossing will stop people travelling into Huddersfield town centre just to avoid crossing the street. Read
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Ridley and Hall solicitor Hilary Sisson qualified as Certified Paralegal
Oct 09 2010 | Kirklees Business News
SOLICITOR Hilary Sisson has qualified as a Certified Paralegal. Read
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Drug dealer spared jail by judge who heard his life story
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DRUG dealing asylum-seeker has been shown mercy by a judge after he heard details of the 30-year-old’s tragic family background in Iran. Read
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Cuts hitting frontline services?
Oct 09 2010 | Unsorted
THE huge budget cuts are already starting to become a reality 11 days before the Government’s Spending Review. Read
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Leader: Time to remember
Oct 09 2010 | Comment
THE Roy Castle Fund already does much to help others and to honour the man for whom it is named. Read
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Letters, Examiner, October 9
Oct 09 2010 | Reader Letters
IT IS with regret and severe frustration I find myself writing to you regarding my recent visit to Holmfirth. Read
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Examiner letters, October 9, on Greenhead Park
Oct 09 2010 | Reader Letters
Pleasant park Read
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Elim Pentecostal Church art exhibition
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CELEBRATION of creativity exhibition is to be held in the town. Read
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Scarecrows flock to Lindley church festival - picture gallery
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
THERE’S ‘straw-thing’ quite unusual about the congregation at one church this weekend. Read
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Liversedge wheelchair racer wins £3,000 compenstation after being banned from Leeds bar
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WHEELCHAIR racing champion was wrongly banned from a Leeds bar because he was a ‘fire hazard.’ Read
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Kirklees Council plan to cut spending on young people and road repairs by £4.3m
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHILDREN and motorists will suffer in the latest round of Kirklees Council cuts. Read
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New president for Colne Valley Probus Club
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
LES LEWTHWAITE is the new president of Colne Valley Probus Club. Read
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Holme Valley chefs selected for prestigious curry competition
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO Holme Valley chefs are to compete in a curry cook off in Leeds. Read
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Students learn their lesson about drink
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
PUPILS at Mirfield Free Grammar School have been given lessons in alcohol awareness. Read
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Marsden’s Tunnel End Inn holds poetry event
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
MARSDEN’S Tunnel End Inn is holding its first-ever Poetry Jam tomorrow morning. Read
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Campaigning Salendine Nook residents win bus service back
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
CAMPAIGNING residents are celebrating the news that their axed bus service is to be reinstated. Read
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Brazilian rhythm workshops to beat the blues
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
BRAZILIAN rhythm instructor Claudio Kron gave drumming novices a taste of the samba. Read
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Castle Hill’s Victoria Tower is turned into a mini model - what do you think of it?
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT’S not as recognisable as the Eiffel Tower but Huddersfield’s most iconic landmark is being made into a souvenir. Read
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Retrial in Salima Hafejee fraud case
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAGISTRATE from Kirklees accused of fraud and theft must face a retrial after a jury was discharged. Read
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Evidence complete in trial of five men accused of the murder of Cowcliffe shopkeeper Gurmail Singh
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
ALL five defendants in the trial of the death of shopkeeper Gurmail Singh have now given evidence. Read
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Roy Castle's widow to meet Kirklees council bosses over Huddersfield monument plan
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE was one of Huddersfield’s most famous and talented sons. Read
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Fish skincare therapy craze comes to Huddersfield
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
FORGET exfoliating your feet to keep them in tip top condition. Read
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Jury out in multi-million dollar Newsome Chinese student kidnap case
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a Chinese student who was kidnapped and held hostage in Newsome. Read
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Elland man's 140ft M62 bridge death leap as dad tries to stop him
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN plunged 140ft to his death in a bizarre tragedy on the M62. Read
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Huddersfield's Casino Red re-opens two years after shock closure
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TOWN centre casino has opened for a second time two years on from its mysterious closure. Read
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Four football pitches’ worth of empty office space in Huddersfield town centre
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
THERE is enough vacant office space in Huddersfield town centre to fill four football pitches. Read
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Serial purse snatcher Dafinka Sabeva refused bail in Huddersfield
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PURSE snatcher who preyed on a string of elderly women has been refused bail. Read
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Woman jailed for Lindley knife attack
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman who knifed her mum’s partner in the back during a family row has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Read
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Amateur Football: Three Huddersfield District League sides through in county cup
Oct 09 2010 | Football News
THREE was the magic number for the District League in the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup. Read
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Lansley to reassure GPs on reforms
Oct 09 2010 | National News
The timetable for implementing reforms of the NHS is "ambitious" but not unachievable, the Health Secretary will say. Read
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Welfare cuts 'will hit disabled'
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Disabled people will be "pushed even further backwards" in society as they are hit with more than £9 billion in welfare cuts over the next five years, a leading think tank has warned. Read
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Student loan interest rate shake-up
Oct 09 2010 | National News
High-earning graduates are to be charged more for their student loans than those who are less successful, it has been reported. Read
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Man charged over young mum's murder
Oct 09 2010 | National News
A man has been charged with the murder of a young mother found stabbed to death at her home. Read
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10/10/10 - the perfect wedding date
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Sunday will be one of the busiest days in this year's wedding calendar with some couples hoping the date will bring them luck while others just think 10/10/10 will make their anniversary easier to remember. Read
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Two face court over double murder
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Two men are to appear in court charged with the murder of two men found dead at a flat. Read
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Briton wins record £113m jackpot
Oct 09 2010 | National News
The winning ticket of a £113 million EuroMillions jackpot was bought in Britain, breaking the record for the country's largest ever lottery win, Camelot has confirmed. Read
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Huhne hints at spending cut concern
Oct 09 2010 | National News
The Government may yet scale back its planned public spending cuts if economic conditions worsen, a Cabinet minister has suggested. Read
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Huhne hints at change to cuts plan
Oct 09 2010 | National News
The Government may yet scale back its planned public spending cuts if economic conditions worsen, a Cabinet minister has suggested. Read
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Asylum seeker housing 'withdrawn'
Oct 09 2010 | National News
The largest council in the country will no longer provide housing to asylum seekers, saying it needs to put local people first. Read
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Hungary toxic sludge town evacuated
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Disaster management officials say Kolontar, the Hungarian town next to the red sludge reservoir which flooded the area, is being evacuated due to fears of a new leak of toxic waste. Read
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Edward Cullen dog sex case moved from Huddersfield to Bradford court
Oct 09 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN charged with having sex with a dog will have his case sent to the Crown Court. Read
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Drill nears trapped Chilean miners
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Sixty-six agonising days after their gold and copper mine collapsed above them, 33 miners are anxiously awaiting a way out as a drill carved into the last layers of rock above their underground purgatory. Read
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Huddersfield Giants scrum half Gregg will be full-back for Ireland
Oct 09 2010 | Huddersfield Giants News
GIANTS scrum half Gregg McNally has been named at full-back for Ireland’s opening Alitalia European Cup clash against France in Avignon. Read
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Weller focus as Huddersfield Giants' boys take on target
Oct 09 2010 | Huddersfield Giants News
HUDDERSFIELD’S six England tourists could come up against one of the Giants’ potential top targets for 2011 next Saturday. Read
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Amateur football: Field day for Head
Oct 09 2010 | Football News
FIELD HEAD were in fine form as they cruised in to the second round of the West Riding FA Sunday Challenge Trophy. Read
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Amateur football: Leaders take a tumble
Oct 09 2010 | Football News
IT PROVED a tough time for the league leaders in the Works League as the table-toppers in both divisions surrendered their unbeaten records. Read
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Amateur football: Irish have a chance
Oct 09 2010 | Football News
THERE was no joy for the four Huddersfield Sunday League sides hoping for success in the opening round of the West Riding Cup.Huddersfield Irish Centre are the only survivors as their match at Shipley was called off due to a waterlogged pitch and they will try again tomorrow and become the only league representatives in the second round.For the rest it was a tale of woe with Rose and Crown bowing out 7-2 at Walton Moor with Wharam netting both of their goals.Marsh FC were at home to FC Boston and at half-time appeared to be in the running after a goalless opening 45 minutes, however as the weather deteriorated so did the hosts and they were beaten 3-0.Golcar Con travelled to Manningham and put up a fight in difficult conditions but were ousted from the competition 6-3 – Jones, Allison and Dickinson were the visitors scorers. Read
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Concern over toxic sludge reservoir
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Hungary's premier says the northern wall of a red sludge reservoir which burst and flooded several towns with toxic waste is showing ever-larger cracks and is "very likely" to collapse. Read
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No Met compensation for Nickell son
Oct 09 2010 | National News
The son of Rachel Nickell will not receive any compensation from police despite failings that could have prevented her murder, it has emerged. Read
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Huddersfield Town away at Rotherham United in JPT
Oct 09 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
HUDDERSFIELD Town have been drawn away at Rotherham United in the third round of the Johnstones Paint Trophy. Read
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Colchester United v Huddersfield Town: Give us your player ratings here
Oct 09 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
WE WANT to hear from you! Read
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Children wrongly branded overweight
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Hundreds of children may have been wrongly told they are overweight because of a "software error", the NHS Information Centre has said. Read
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Cowell backs Gamu over deportation
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Simon Cowell has thrown his weight behind the campaign to save snubbed X Factor star Gamu Nhengu from deportation to Zimbabwe, it has been revealed. Read
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UK aid worker 'killed by captors'
Oct 09 2010 | National News
A British aid worker being held hostage in Afghanistan has been killed by captors during an attempt to rescue her, Foreign Secretary William Hague said. Read
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EuroMillions winner makes rich list
Oct 09 2010 | National News
The British winner of a record-breaking £113 million EuroMillions jackpot will be richer than veteran pop stars like Rod Stewart and David Bowie, Camelot has said. Read
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UK hostage killed by Afghan captors
Oct 09 2010 | Breaking News
A British aid worker being held hostage in Afghanistan has been killed by captors during an attempt to rescue her, Foreign Secretary William Hague said. Read
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Downing in for Lennon
Oct 09 2010 | National Sport
Stewart Downing has been called into the England squad for their Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro after Aaron Lennon was ruled out with a sore back. Read
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Drill breakthrough for Chile miners
Oct 09 2010 | Breaking News
A drill has broken through the rock to Chile's 33 trapped miners, offering them a way out after 66 days underground. Read
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Sculpture unveiled to honour Lennon
Oct 09 2010 | National News
A sculpture has been unveiled to celebrate the life of John Lennon, on what would have been the music legend's 70th birthday. Read
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'All efforts' made to rescue victim
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Every effort was made to safely rescue a kidnapped British aid worker who was killed in Afghanistan during an attempt to free her, military commanders and the UK government have said. Read
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Violence flares at EDL protest
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Violence broke out and missiles were thrown at police as rival protesters gathered in Leicester for rival demonstrations. Read
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SAT PM: Colchester United 0 Huddersfield Town 3
Oct 09 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN ended Colchester's unbeaten League I record with a display of clinical finishing and a welcome clean sheet . Read
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Cameron defends hostage decision
Oct 09 2010 | National News
The Government has defended a failed rescue mission in Afghanistan during which a British hostage was murdered by her rebel captors. Read
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Darling vetoed Lehman Bros takeover
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has admitted he had vetoed a deal two years ago for Barclays to buy troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers, whose collapse preceded the world financial crisis. Read
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EuroMillions prize still unclaimed
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Lottery officials are still waiting to make a lucky British jackpot winner an instant multi-millionaire with a fortune to match rock stars. Read
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Woman charged with widower's murder
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Detectives have charged a woman with the murder of an 82-year-old widower who disappeared shortly after moving house. Read
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Cable in student loan shake-up
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Business Secretary Vince Cable has paved the way for new student funding arrangements under which the highest-earning graduates would contribute most to university funding. Read
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Wife in tribute to soldier husband
Oct 09 2010 | National News
A British soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan was a "fantastic" and "loving" husband and father, his wife has said. Read
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Cuts 'will be worse than Thatcher'
Oct 09 2010 | National News
Shadow chancellor Alan Johnson has warned that the Government's spending cuts would cause more damage than that inflicted by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. Read
