Feb
2012
Articles from 18th Feb 2012
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Hilarie Stelfox : There will be no hard labour this springtime
Feb 18 2012 | Hilarie Stelfox
FOR the first time in the 15 years we have had our allotment I am not living in fear and dread of the planting season. Read
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Hilarie Stelfox: School dinners and banker’s bonuses have something in common
Feb 18 2012 | Examiner Plus
WHEN the Offspring were small I belonged to a mother and toddler group, which included among its membership the wife of an investment banker. Read
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Andy Hirst: Am I as mad as a balloon or as sick as a parrot?
Feb 18 2012 | Examiner Plus
WHAT do balloons, parrots, dogs, posts, doornails, lords and frogs have in common? Read
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Andy Hirst: Facing up to the fact my car’s an animal
Feb 18 2012 | Examiner Plus
IT’S surprising how many cars are named after animals … and equally surprising how few live up to the sometimes racy tag. Read
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Winter Wipeout and Got To Dance TV roles for Huddersfield men Ben Julien and Ess Green
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THERE are TV roles for two Huddersfield men this weekend. Read
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Huddersfield actor Devon Lewis to star in new Sky drama The Endz
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A YOUNG actor from Huddersfield has landed a part in a gritty new television series. Read
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Something to think about
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HERE’s a list drawn from 85,000 tweets from March 7-10, 2011 ranking things on-liners were giving up for Lent with the number of votes. Details from www.Christianity.com Read
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Kirklees Council plea over community watchdogs
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
MEMBERS of the public have been invited to become community “watchdogs”. Read
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Police hunt boy’s attackers in Lockwood
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was attacked in Lockwood. Read
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Leeds Bradford supports Huddersfield charities
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHARITIES based in the Huddersfield area are among 12 good causes to get backing from West Yorkshire’s premier airport. Read
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Water supplier hopes to avoid restrictions
Feb 18 2012 | Kirklees Business News
A WATER company with nearly f4m household and business customers said it hopes to avoid curbs on usage this year. Read
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Retail sales improve as price rises slow
Feb 18 2012 | Kirklees Business News
RETAILERS reported a surprise increase in trade last month – as the January sales helped bring shop inflation down to a two-year low. Read
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Demand for minerals lifts Anglo American
Feb 18 2012 | Kirklees Business News
SOARING commodity prices driven by demand from China helped mining group Anglo American dig out a record £7bn profit last year. Read
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Colne Valley Lions give £500 to the Welcome Centre
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FUNDRAISERS have helped a good cause in Huddersfield. Read
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Bacs urges action over late payment
Feb 18 2012 | Kirklees Business News
SMALL and medium-sized firms across the north were owed £4.6bn in late payments during 2011, according to latest figures. Read
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Golf: Philip Thompson waiting in the wings for Halifax, Huddersfield Union duties
Feb 18 2012 | Golf News
PHILIP THOMPSON is primed and ready to assume Union duties. Read
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Profits build up
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
BUILDING materials giant Lafarge has posted a healthy rise in sales and profits. Read
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80-year history of Leeds Bradford Airport
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
EVERY year, hundreds of Huddersfield holidaymakers fly off to the sun from Leeds Bradford Airport. Read
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Huddersfield Giants suffer heavy Under 20s Valvoline Cup defeat at hand of Warrington Wolves
Feb 18 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
HUDDERSFIELD Giants Under 20s’ Valvoline Cup home campaign got off to a disappointing start with a heavy 56-6 defeat to Warrington at the YMCA. Read
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Huddersfield Giants looking to produce a performance worthy of Super League leaders
Feb 18 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
NATHAN BROWN is demanding the Giants prove tonight they are worthy Super League leaders. Read
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Bowls: Huddersfield indoor bowlers celebrate with County League Division I victory
Feb 18 2012 | Bowls News
HUDDERSFIELD’S indoor bowlers have retained their place in the top flight of the County League. Read
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Cycling: We need more speed says Huddersfield track ace Ed Clancy
Feb 18 2012 | Other Sports
ED CLANCY admits more speed is needed as Great Britain’s team pursuit squad rode through a wall of noise to book a gold medal ride tomorrow at the UCI World Cup in London. Read
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Huddersfield Town old boy Lee Peltier eyes FA Cup tonic with Leicester City
Feb 18 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE PELTIER hopes tomorrow’s FA Cup fifth-round trip to Norwich will provide Leicester with some welcome relief from their league travails. Read
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Scotland duty calls for Huddersfield Town striker Jordan Rhodes
Feb 18 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN look certain to go into their key game at League I promotion rivals Stevenage on Tuesday week without top scorer Jordan Rhodes. Read
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Eorl Crabtree: The elder statesman
Feb 18 2012 | Highs & Lows: Luke R & Eorl's say
HI, it’s Eorl here. Read
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Amateur Football: Marsh FC do Kirklees Sunday League proud by marching into semi-finals of West Riding Sunday Trophy
Feb 18 2012 | Football News
MARSH FC did the delighted Fell Promotions Kirklees Sunday League proud by reaching the West Riding Trophy semi-finals. Read
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Neil Warnock would be top choice for Huddersfield Town says Tom Cowan
Feb 18 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
TOM COWAN reckons Neil Warnock would be the perfect choice of manager to complete Town’s promotion mission. Read
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Significant night for top duo
Feb 18 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
TONIGHT’S clash is going to be special for two of Super League’s most respected props. Read
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Luke George so proud with his Huddersfield Giants home Super League debut
Feb 18 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
SUCH a proud day. Read
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Huddersfield Town flooded with applications for managerial vacancy after Lee Clark sacking
Feb 18 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN have already been inundated with applications for their vacant managerial position. Read
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Huddersfield debt experts call for pay day loan firms to be regulated
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIRMS which offer pay day loans should be regulated, a Huddersfield debt advice solicitor says. Read
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New Zealand mum and daughter fly in for private viewing of ancestor’s art
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
DESCENDANTS of a famous artist flew half-way around the world to see an exhibition of his work. Read
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Huddersfield’s pink fitness push for Cancer Research UK
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FUNDRAISERS will be donning pink and blue clothing for a week-long series of fitness events to raise cash for Cancer Research UK. Read
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New empty homes tax will save libraries and parks say Kirklees Lib Dems
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
EMPTY homes should be taxed to protect libraries and parks from closure, say the Lib Dems. Read
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When the going gets tough, Ben gets going
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
DUKE of Edinburgh Award leader Ben Walker doesn’t believe in making things easy for himself. Read
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Rastrick rapper Scott Binns tackles war deaths in his latest track ‘Hold The Rain’
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
RAPPER Scott Binns has written another tune tackling tough issues. Read
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ICAEW launches Everybody Counts Awards
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD chartered accountants helping charities out for free could win their organisations a £2,000 prize. Read
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New arts project for young and old
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
SHE is determined to help people discover their creative niche. Read
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Man in court accused of threatening his neighbour in garden rubbish row
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has appeared in court accused of threatening his neighbour with a knife – as they argued over their bins. Read
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First TransPennine Express named top operator
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TRAIN operator First TransPennine Express has won a national award. Read
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120 homes planned for derelict brickworks site in Elland
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
DEVELOPERS who propose to build a housing estate at a derelict brickworks have revealed plans of how it could look. Read
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Holmfirth woman banned from the wheel after drink driving
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CONCERNED shopper led to a woman being arrested for drink driving. Read
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Fartown man Roger Lee Harriott in court accused of running Huddersfield brothel
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has appeared in court accused of running a Huddersfield sex den. Read
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Huddersfield and Colne Valley MPs back campaign to save Surestart children’s centres
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
MPs are backing a campaign to save a popular children’s centre from having services slashed. Read
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Teen breached bail when he was refused bus ride home
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGER breached his bail conditions after he was refused a bus ride home. Read
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Jack-knifed lorry causes M62 holdups
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
DRIVERS faced massive hold-ups on the M62 because of a jack-knifed lorry. Read
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Examiner letters
Feb 18 2012 | Reader Letters
Heading for gridlock Read
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Examiner letters, February 18, 2012
Feb 18 2012 | Reader Letters
I CAN hardly contain my joy upon reading about the Conservative proposals for splitting Kirklees in two. Read
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Leader: Tax on empty homes an issue of balance
Feb 18 2012 | Comment
THERE is little doubt that the demand for housing will continue to increase. Read
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Police investigation after Birkby gunman shoots pet cat dead and injures another
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GUNMAN shot dead a family’s pet – yards from a footpath in Birkby. Read
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Hopton United Reformed Church housing plan gets green light
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HISTORIC venue could be restored after planners gave a housing proposal the green light. Read
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Woman posted intimate footage of Huddersfield man Jonathan Slee on YouTube then demanded cash
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN inquiry is underway after a Huddersfield man found an intimate video of himself posted on the internet. Read
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Golcar woman sentenced after stealing burgers and assaulting officers
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GOLCAR woman drunkenly stole from a fast food restaurant and then assaulted two police officers as they arrested her. Read
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Greetland man set fire to own home after row with partner
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A JUDGE has told a 27-year-old man he was lucky not to be jailed immediately after starting a fire at his family home. Read
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Huddersfield man Mohammed Khan in court for spraying bleach at 13-year-old girl
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GIRL was sprayed with what she thought was water when a van drove past. Read
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Clayton West mum Julie Alexander loses 10 stone to drop from size 30 to 16
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MUM of three is nearly half the person she used to be. Read
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Greens take all three seats in Kirkburton Parish Council by-elections
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Greens have taken control of a council after making a clean sweep at the polls. Read
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Mrs Sunderland Music Festival begins at Huddersfield Town Hall
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUNDREDS of young performers began competing last night in Huddersfield’s oldest music and drama festival. Read
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Council Tax Review boss Darrell Henry faces fresh claims of unpaid debts
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO Huddersfield businesswomen have made fresh complaints about Council Tax Review boss Darrell Henry. Read
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Virgin Media launches apprenticeship drive
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
CABLE company Virgin Media has launched a search for new recruits in Huddersfield. Read
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Police freeze tax bills in West Yorkshire
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE leaders in West Yorkshire have opted to freeze the council tax precept for the second year running. Read
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Man stole hundreds from Huddersfield supermarket
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN stole hundreds of pounds from a supermarket after he spotted an unmanned till. Read
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Thornton Lodge in court accused of drugs possession
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGER has appeared in court accused of possessing drugs and a knife. Read
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Kirklees Council to consider Sheepridge schools merger
Feb 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FAMILIES are to have their say on a plan to merge two Huddersfield schools. Read
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£1m payout to child asylum seekers
Feb 18 2012 | National News
The Home Office has paid compensation of more than £1m, plus £1m costs, in a case involving 40 child asylum seekers who were wrongly detained as adults, it was reported tonight. Read
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Two districts weather housing slump
Feb 18 2012 | National News
House prices have risen in just two local authority districts of the UK since the peak of the property boom in 2007. Read
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Clearing hub to ban Iranian banks
Feb 18 2012 | National News
A financial clearing house used by virtually every country and major corporation in the world has agreed to shut out Iran from its respected network, in an unprecedented escalation of global economic pressure to halt its suspected nuclear weapons drive. Read
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Final farewell to singer Whitney
Feb 18 2012 | National News
The funeral of singer Whitney Houston is to take place at the church where she performed as a child. Read
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Hague fears 'new Cold War' on Iran
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Iran's nuclear ambitions could plunge the world into "a new Cold War" with the Middle East, Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned. Read
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'Capitol bomber' held in FBI sting
Feb 18 2012 | National News
A Moroccan man who believed he was working with al Qaida has been arrested near the US Capitol as he planned to detonate a "suicide vest", given to him by undercover officers. Read
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'£580' cost of change to benefits
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Tax and benefit changes will cost the average family with children £580 from April, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Read
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UK warned of weekend blizzards
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Blizzards could hit parts of the UK over the weekend, with northern Scotland likely to be the worst affected, forecasters said. Read
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Vicar murder suspect questioned
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Police are continuing to question a 43-year-old man on suspicion of murdering a clergyman at his vicarage. Read
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Woman and grandson in pond tragedy
Feb 18 2012 | National News
A 71-year-old woman and her six-year-old grandson have been found dead in a pond. Read
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Protest plan over Tesco job advert
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Right to work campaigners are to hold a protest at a Tesco store as a row rumbles on over a "misunderstood" job advertisement. Read
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Whyte missing as fans pack Ibrox
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Rangers chairman Craig Whyte will not attend the club's first match since going into administration, which is expected to see fans pack Ibrox to capacity. Read
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Inquiry urged into energy giants
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Nine out of 10 people want an independent inquiry into the so-called "Big Six" energy companies, a survey has found. Read
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Huddersfield Examiner: See the front and back pages of our latest edition
Feb 18 2012 | Front and Back Pages
HERE are the front and back pages of tonight's Huddersfield Examiner. Read
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Protest forces Tesco store to close
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Police have been called to a demonstration in a central London Tesco store. Read
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Man charged over Stansted bomb hoax
Feb 18 2012 | National News
A 40-year-old man has been charged over a hoax bomb threat made to Stansted Airport, police have said. Read
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Milband calls for fairer economy
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Too much of Britain's economy is based on "irresponsible capitalism", Labour leader Ed Miliband has told delegates at Welsh Labour's conference in Cardiff. Read
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Man remanded on airport hoax charge
Feb 18 2012 | National News
A 40-year-old man has been remanded in custody when he appeared in court charged with making a hoax bomb threat at Stansted Airport. Read
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Plea to police over lost offenders
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Sexual abuse victims' groups have said it is "vitally important" police inform the public if sex offenders escape their watch, after it emerged the country's largest force has lost track of more than 100 registered criminals. Read
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Houston's coffin arrives at church
Feb 18 2012 | National News
The hearse carrying Whitney Houston's casket has arrived at the New Jersey church where her funeral is being held. Read
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Hunt for new vicar murder suspect
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Police have released a 43-year-old man arrested on suspicion of killing clergyman John Suddards at his vicarage and revealed they were hunting Stephen Farrow, 47, over the murder. Read
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Police hunt vicar murder suspect
Feb 18 2012 | National News
A major nationwide manhunt is under way for a man described by police as "dangerous" who is wanted over the murder of a clergyman at his vicarage. Read
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Pond pair deaths 'tragic accident'
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Detectives are trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding the tragic deaths of a 71-year-old woman and her young grandson, who were found dead in a pond. Read
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PM 'shutting out' NHS Bill critics
Feb 18 2012 | National News
David Cameron has been accused of shutting healthcare professionals out of talks on the coalition's NHS reforms. Read
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Job ad protest closes Tesco store
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Police were called to break up a sit-down protest in a central London Tesco store. Read
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Former Huddersfield Town boss Neil Warnock takes over at West Yorkshire rivals Leeds United
Feb 18 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
LEEDS United have confirmed the appointment of former Huddersfield Town Neil Warnock as manager. Read
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Final farewell for Whitney Houston
Feb 18 2012 | National News
The funeral for Whitney Houston has begun at the New Jersey church she attended as a child. Read
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Syria protesters march on Embassy
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Demonstrators supporting people standing up against the regime in Syria have marched through the heart of London's Arab community. Read
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Houston's ex walks out of funeral
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Whitney Houston's former husband dramatically walked out of her funeral as some of the biggest names in the music industry gathered to pay tribute to her. Read
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Tories edge past Labour in poll
Feb 18 2012 | National News
The Conservatives have edged ahead of Labour for the first time in more than a year, according to a poll. Read
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Funeral tributes paid to Houston
Feb 18 2012 | National News
Some of the biggest names in the music industry bade an emotional farewell to Whitney Houston with the sounds of her most enduring hit playing out as her funeral came to a close. Read
