Nov
2011
Articles from 24th Nov 2011
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Colne Valley High School first secondary school in Kirklees to launch Reading Friends scheme
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
BOOK lovers have rushed to join a new scheme to help boost youngsters’ reading skills. Read
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John: old photographs – memories, truth or fiction?
Nov 24 2011 | John Avison
BY an odd coincidence various members of my family have been turning up recently in the Examiner in sepia-style pictures from a distant past. Read
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Huddersfield among the most generous towns in the UK
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD is among the top 50 most generous towns in the UK. Read
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Former Huddersfield Town player Michael Senior admits drink driving and is banned for 12 months
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER Huddersfield Town footballer has been banned from driving for 12 months after being caught drink driving. Read
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Kindness of children to help Zayne
Nov 24 2011 | Comment
DURING difficult times the kindness of others can often help. Read
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John Avison: Beatles just like yesterday
Nov 24 2011 | John Avison
THE Beatle crossing the road barefoot on the cover of the Abbey Road album is Paul McCartney. Read
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Programme to boost reading schools is welcomed
Nov 24 2011 | Comment
POOR literacy is something which can harm a person’s future if it is not picked up on at an early age. Read
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Oakes grandmother Christine Frost jumped in front of a train after living in pain for 20 years
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GRANDMOTHER jumped in front of a train after suffering abdominal pains for more than 20 years, an inquest heard. Read
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Change in leadership at Church of the Latter-day Saints in Kirklees
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Church of the Latter-Day Saints has announced a change in leadership. Read
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National Trust Marsden Moor estate conservation and biodiversity work boosted by £111,000 from SITA
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CONSERVATION project for Marsden Moor has had a £111,000 funding boost. Read
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A year in the life of the Calendar Girls
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
SLAITHWAITE’S calendar girls caused quite a stir when they stripped off for good causes last year. Read
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Fartown man who killed his dad had attacked his wife and mum before
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER secondary school teacher jailed for killing his father had previously attacked his mother and his wife. Read
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Fashion and Beauty: How to nail the perfect manicure and pedicure
Nov 24 2011 | Fashion & Beauty
WOMEN – and some men – have long had a fascination with growing their fingernails and embellishing them in the name of fashion. Read
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Picture of the week: Greenhead Park provokes happy memories for Dennis Foster of Crosland Moor
Nov 24 2011 | Examiner Plus
THE massive transformation of Greenhead Park has sparked fond memories of days gone by for many Huddersfield residents. Read
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Cycling: Huddersfield Star Wheelers youngsters to the fore in Yorkshire Points Cyclo Cross Winter series event
Nov 24 2011 | Other Sports
THE youngest members of Huddersfield Star Wheelers were to the fore when the seventh round of the Yorkshire Points Cyclo Cross Winter series took place at a foggy and damp Myrtle Park, Bingley. Read
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Claire Young launches start-up for teens scheme
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER star of TV’s The Apprentice is hoping to encourage more young people to enter the world of business. Read
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Table Tennis: Hudds table tennis tables
Nov 24 2011 | Other Sports
DIVISION I Read
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Basketball: Huddersfield Heat lose their way and winning run at Sheffield
Nov 24 2011 | Other Sports
HUDDERSFIELD Heat’s winning streak in the English Basketball League came to an abrupt end at the hands of the Sheffield Saints when they went down 85-56 in a Division IV clash at All Saints. Read
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Badminton: Fartown maintain their unbeaten run
Nov 24 2011 | Other Sports
IN-FORM Fartown C won a closely-contested match against Beaumont Park B to continue their unbeaten start in Division VI of the Huddersfield Badminton League. Read
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Badminton: Hudds and District Badminton league tables
Nov 24 2011 | Other Sports
DIVISION I Read
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Table Tennis: Huddersfield table tennis coaching sessions not gaining as much support as in the past
Nov 24 2011 | Other Sports
A DROP in attendance at weekly coaching sessions has left Huddersfield Table Tennis League officials puzzled and exasperated. Read
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Snooker: Snooker draw
Nov 24 2011 | Snooker News
SNOOKER THREE PLAYER TEAM KO Read
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Jason Chan ready for tough start to Huddersfield Giants career
Nov 24 2011 | Huddersfield Giants News
JASON CHAN has wasted little time making a positive impression at the Giants. Read
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Billiards: Open billiards league results
Nov 24 2011 | Snooker News
The latest scores from the Open Billiards League are: Read
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Huddersfield Giants ready for release of Super League XVII fixtures
Nov 24 2011 | Huddersfield Giants News
ALL rugby league eyes will be glued to the Super League XVII fixtures when they’re released tomorrow morning. Read
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Bowls: Double bill at Griffin Bowling club with joint favourites for Pairs title
Nov 24 2011 | Bowls News
THERE’S a double bill of top bowling action at The Griffin this weekend. Read
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Huddersfield Town manager Lee Clark delighted with arrival of Jon Parkin on loan from Cardiff City
Nov 24 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
BATTERING-ram striker Jon Parkin will lead Town’s attack against Charlton with manager Lee Clark beaming: “He was just the quality I was looking for.” Read
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Snooker: Ashley Almond top of the pots for Moldgreen
Nov 24 2011 | Snooker News
ASHLEY ALMOND led the way in the Huddersfield Open Snooker League with the top break during his victory over Marsh Liberal Club’s Tony O’Hara. Read
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Motorsport: Huddersfield racer Tom Sykes feeling at home with Kawasaki
Nov 24 2011 | Motorsport News
HUDDERSFIELD racer Tom Sykes is hoping that three will be his lucky number in 2012. Read
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Snooker: Open Veterans league results
Nov 24 2011 | Snooker News
The latest results in the Veterans Open League are: Read
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Snooker: Open snooker league results
Nov 24 2011 | Snooker News
The latest score in the Huddersfield Open Snooker League are: Read
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Bowls: Junior bowling league results
Nov 24 2011 | Bowls News
Tommy Wilson Cup (Division I) – Penistone BC A played 15, 96 points; Kirkheaton Con A 15-79, Broad Oak BC 15-63, Newsome WMC 15-61, Kirkheaton Con B 15-47, Almondbury Lib 15-25. Read
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Birkby mass street brawl leaves two men seriously injured
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO men have been seriously injured in a mass street brawl. Read
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Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman calls for tax break for small businesses who take on more staff
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE than 8,600 small businesses in Kirklees could be eligible for a tax break if they take on extra workers, MP Barry Sheerman believes. Read
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Driver cut free after crash near Holmfirth
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DRIVER was lucky to escape with slight injuries after he was cut free from his crashed car near Holmfirth. Read
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15-month-old Zayne Wheeler’s life has been saved eight times – now Brighouse pupils raise funds to buy him sensory lights
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIFTEEN-month-old Zayne Wheeler’s life has been saved eight times. Read
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Cleckheaton landlady fined by Kirklees Council for piling rubbish outside pub
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN has been fined after rubbish piled up outside a pub. Read
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Lockwood musician searches for his rare guitar after it fell out the back of a van
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
MUSICIAN Keith Burns is searching for his rare guitar after it fell out of a van. Read
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Seats boost for Huddersfield train passengers
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
RAIL passengers from Huddersfield will see extra carriages on peak time trains in three weeks time when Northern Rail introduces 50 additional carriages across its network. Read
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Huddersfield attacker Daniel Joyce jailed for 13 years for stamping on two-year-old
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
Joyce will serve half his sentence before being released on licence. He is banned from working with children. Read
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Inquest hears the moment killer avalanche struck and swept away Huddersfield man James Ryan
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GROUP of friends relived the moment they tried to save Huddersfield lawyer James Ryan from an Alpine avalanche. Read
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Brighouse festive market for Overgate Hospice
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
GET into the festive spirit at a Christmas market. Read
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Web forum: Speed given you the hump?
Nov 24 2011 | Unsorted
TRAFFIC calming measures could be imposed in an area near Huddersfield town centre before a controversial new leisure centre is built there. Read
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Examiner Mailbag, November 24, 2011
Nov 24 2011 | Reader Letters
ARE we really to lose significant amounts of our inner Green Belt because of the predictions of people who know no more about the future than you and I? Read
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Huddersfield Town young guns to face QPR after beating Crewe in FA Youth Cup: Examiner match report
Nov 24 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN’S young guns fired themselves into the third round of the FA Youth Cup with a 2-1 win over Crewe at the Galpharm Stadium. Read
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Congratulations from the Huddersfield Town Supporters Association on new Football League record
Nov 24 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
CONGRATULATIONS from the Supporters Association to all concerned for a truly great achievement in setting a new Football League record for an unbeaten sequence of fixtures. Read
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Brighouse gears up for another street market at Christmas lights switch on
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
Market day Read
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Kirklees councillors thrash out LDF deal for Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Batley in 13-hour meeting: Full details here
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS last night agreed a housing plan for Huddersfield for the next 15 years after a stormy 12-hour meeting. Read
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Huddersfield residents and developers speak out about LDF
Nov 24 2011 | Brighouse & Elland news
CAMPAIGNERS from across Huddersfield urged councillors to protect their areas during yesterday’s debate about the Local Development Framework (LDF). Read
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'Limited support' for strike action
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Workers planning to join next week's huge strike over pensions will quickly lose public sympathy if the industrial action causes disruption, according to a new report. Read
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Study: Schools target easier GCSEs
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Youth unemployment is being fuelled by teenagers leaving schools without GCSEs in English and maths, research suggests. Read
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Cameron backs GP sicknote shake-up
Nov 24 2011 | National News
David Cameron has backed calls for GPs to be stripped of their responsibility for signing people off work for long-term sickness. Read
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Some PCTs 'banning expensive drugs'
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Some health trusts are banning medicines approved for use on the NHS because they are too expensive, research suggests. Read
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Families '£13 a week worse off'
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Under pressure families are £13 a week worse off than they were a year ago, as deteriorating employment conditions and high inflation continue to erode their spending power, according to a report. Read
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Most 'to splash out at Christmas'
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Most shoppers have vowed to splash out as much on this Christmas as they do every year, despite the tough economic conditions, a report has found. Read
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Rowling and Miller at media inquiry
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Harry Potter author JK Rowling and actress Sienna Miller are to give evidence about their experiences of media intrusion to the Leveson Inquiry. Read
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Civil servants to man UK borders
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Civil servants from across Whitehall are being drafted in to work as border staff during next week's public sector strike. Read
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Britain 'paying EU £28m net a day'
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Britain's daily contribution to the European Union has passed £50 million, the UK Independence Party (Ukip) has claimed. Read
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Miliband: Debt strategy has failed
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Ed Miliband is to appeal to voters to stop giving the Government "the benefit on the doubt" on the economy as he insists the coalition's deficit reduction strategy has "catastrophically failed". Read
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Council tax freeze 'makes no sense'
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Up to a fifth of local councils may put up council tax next year despite David Cameron warning it would be a "huge mistake" to opt out of a Government offer to freeze it. Read
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Surgeons save girl's severed arm
Nov 24 2011 | National News
A 12-year-old girl's arm severed by a high-speed train has been reattached by surgeons. Read
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Crash helicopter's gearbox 'failed'
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Operators of a North Sea helicopter had been planning to replace its main rotor gearbox a week before the unit suffered a "catastrophic failure" leading to a crash which killed all 16 people on board, an air accident report has said. Read
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British Gas promises simpler bills
Nov 24 2011 | National News
British Gas has promised to simplify energy tariffs and provide a more transparent billing system in a bid to regain the trust of its customers. Read
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Denby Dale signal problems hit commuters on Huddersfield to Sheffield's Penistone line
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TRAIN services on the Penistone line have been replaced with bus services this morning. Read
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THUR AM: Huge hay bale fire near Flockton
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIREFIGHTERS are battling a huge hay bale blaze near Flockton. Read
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THUR AM: Elderly couple flee as smoke fills home
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
PENSIONERS fled after smoke filled their home. Read
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Four more arrested in connection with August disorder in Huddersfield
Nov 24 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
FOUR people were arrested this morning by police investigating the disturbances which took place across Huddersfield in August this year. Read
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Net migration into UK hits record
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Net migration to Britain last year hit a record high, according to official figures. Read
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Vandals blow up parking meters
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Vandals armed with explosives have restarted a dangerous campaign of blowing up parking meters in a historic market town. Read
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Strike 'could cost half a billion'
Nov 24 2011 | National News
The public sector pensions strike next week could cost the economy half a billion pounds and lead to job losses, the Government has said. Read
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Miller and Mosley at media inquiry
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Actress Sienna Miller and former Formula 1 chief Max Mosley have arrived to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry about their experiences of media intrusion. Read
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Economic growth figure unchanged
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Economic growth between July and September has been left unchanged in revised figures despite the strongest performance for household spending in over a year. Read
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Man held on NI computer hack claims
Nov 24 2011 | National News
A 52-year-old man is being questioned by detectives investigating claims that private investigators working for News International were involved in computer hacking. Read
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Toyota's new car to be built in UK
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Car giant Toyota is to build its new-generation family-sized hatchback at its UK factory, creating hundreds of new jobs. Read
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Huddersfield Examiner: See the front and back pages of our latest edition
Nov 24 2011 | Front and Back Pages
HERE are the front and back pages of tonight's Huddersfield Examiner. Read
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Miller 'accused family after hack'
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Sienna Miller accused her family and friends of selling stories to the media after journalists obtained intimate information about her by hacking her phone, the Leveson Inquiry has heard. Read
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Clegg urges ethnic entrepreneur aid
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Banks should do more to help ethnic minority entrepreneurs start and build companies by giving them better access to loans, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said. Read
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Cardiff City loan man Jon Parkin aims to make switch to Huddersfield Town permanent
Nov 24 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
JON PARKIN says he has come to Huddersfield Town with the aim of making the move permanent. Read
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Simplified energy tariffs welcomed
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Consumer groups have welcomed British Gas's promise to simplify tariffs for "confused, antagonised and alienated" customers who have been "bamboozled" by the energy market. Read
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Miliband accuses Tories on economy
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Ed Miliband has accused the Government of "shrugging its shoulders" while the economy failed to grow. Read
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PM hails UK car-building decision
Nov 24 2011 | National News
The Prime Minister has welcomed Toyota's plans to build its new-generation, family-sized hatchback at its UK factory, during his first visit to the car giant. Read
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Lab man reluctant on Lawrence fibre
Nov 24 2011 | National News
A forensic scientist was "reluctant" to look for fibres on clothes seized from two men suspected of murdering Stephen Lawrence, the Old Bailey has heard. Read
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Remains found in murder victim hunt
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Human remains have been found on the former farm of a millionaire who confessed to murdering his wife. Read
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Rowling: I was driven out of home
Nov 24 2011 | National News
JK Rowling has told the Leveson Inquiry that she has had to take action against newspapers about 50 times over breaches of privacy and misreporting. Read
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Teenager fights to save care home
Nov 24 2011 | National News
A teenager who has had 15 different foster parents since being taken into care at the age of five is battling in the High Court to halt the closure of a children's home. Read
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Leeds United defender Alex Bruce joins Huddersfield Town as McCombe heads to Preston North End
Nov 24 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
HUDDERSFIELD Town boss Lee Clark has signed Leeds United defender Alex Bruce on a month's loan - and let his fellow centre-back Jamie McCombe go to League I rivals Preston North End for a month. Read
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Huddersfield Town fans react to signing of Leeds United's Alex Bruce and McCombe's Preston switch
Nov 24 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
Huddersfield Town boss Lee Clark has signed Leeds United defender Alex Bruce on a month's loan - and let his fellow centre-back Jamie McCombe go to League I rivals Preston North End for a month. Read
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Hundreds pay respects to soldiers
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Hundreds of people have lined the streets to pay their respects as the bodies of four soldiers killed in three separate blasts in Afghanistan were brought back to the UK. Read
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Lawrence: Warning of contamination
Nov 24 2011 | National News
A forensic scientist warned twice that exhibits in the Stephen Lawrence case could become contaminated in paper evidence bags, a court has heard. Read
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Row over cost of pensions strike
Nov 24 2011 | National News
The public sector pensions dispute has worsened after a row broke out over the cost of next week's strike and a union leader warned that industrial action will continue into 2012. Read
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Prout police find human remains
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Human remains believed to be those of Kate Prout, who was murdered by her husband four years ago, have been found by police. Read
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PM committed to migration target
Nov 24 2011 | National News
The Government has insisted it remains committed to cutting net migration to Britain to the "tens of thousands" - despite it hitting a record high last year. Read
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Computer hacking suspect is bailed
Nov 24 2011 | National News
The first person to be arrested in connection with claims of computer hacking by private investigators working for News International has been released on bail. Read
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Reporters 'drove Rowling from home'
Nov 24 2011 | National News
JK Rowling has described how journalists drove her out of her home and targeted her five-year-old daughter at school. Read
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Berlusconi fails to win court order
Nov 24 2011 | National News
Silvio Berlusconi has failed in an emergency bid to obtain a High Court order preventing evidence being taken in a UK court relating to corruption allegations. Read
