Apr
2012
Articles from 18th Apr 2012
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Nostalgia: Trolleybuses in old Huddersfield - What are your memories?
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TROLLEYBUSES will always have a special place in the hearts of Read
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Truelove on Crime: Do you recognise mugger who attacked woman in Edgerton?
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN left alone for just a few seconds fell victim to a vicious mugger in Huddersfield. Read
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Cricket: Cawthorne looking to go one better in our pre-season look at Cedar Court Conference
Apr 18 2012 | Cricket News
IN the first of his three-part pre-season preview, Examiner cricket writer David Lockwood explores the credentials of those clubs in the Drakes League’s ‘Third Division’ – the Cedar Court Conference. Read
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Pete Barrow: Featherstone rip up the formbook with cup shock
Apr 18 2012 | Examiner Plus
THE very nature of rugby league means that cup shocks are few and far between and each success by an underdog is a little gem that has to be treasured. Read
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Boxing: Debut win for Huddersfield boxer Ismail Anwar
Apr 18 2012 | Other Sports
ISMAIL ANWAR is set for a quick follow-up outing after marking his debut with a solid points win over seasoned Midlands man Kristian Laight. Read
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Pete Barrow: A National that is not so grand isn’t an option
Apr 18 2012 | Examiner Plus
TWO fatalities have led to the Grand National coming under scrutiny once again. Read
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Motorsport: Huddersfield racer Davies maintains G50 lead
Apr 18 2012 | Motorsport News
HUDDERSFIELD racer Mark Davies maintained his solid start to the Ginetta GT season by finishing on the G50 podium in all three races at Donington Park. Read
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Nostalgia: Radical read looks back to the future
Apr 18 2012 | Huddersfield Nostalgia
A HUDDERSFIELD historian has written a book about our political past which has reverberations for today. Read
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Courage award nomination for charity champion Mandy Barwick
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHAMPION fundraiser Mandy Barwick has been nominated for a top award. Read
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Family History: Moving memories of Wainwright’s in Huddersfield from long ago
Apr 18 2012 | Unsorted
OUR recent Memory Lane photograph showing Wainwright’s removal company brought back some happy memories for Harry Evans from Deighton. Read
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The driving force behind Huddersfield female golf professional Alex Keighley
Apr 18 2012 | Examiner Plus
Alex Keighley says the fact she didn’t have pushy parents helped her to become a professional golf player and blaze a trail for women in the sport. Now, as one of the country’s few female head club professionals, she’s helping other young people to succeed at the game. HILARIE STELFOX reports Read
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Pete Barrow: Time to Paula to take a look at the long run
Apr 18 2012 | Pete Barrow
THERE comes a time in every athlete’s career where they have to realise they are beaten – Paula Radcliffe would appear to have reached that juncture. Read
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Pete Barrow: Top ten tunes on Ashley Young’s i-player
Apr 18 2012 | Pete Barrow
RUMOUR has it that the top ten tracks on the i-pod of Ashley Young this week are: Read
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Police warning over Kirklees van thefts
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIEVES stole two vans from a Kirklees fire protection company. Read
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Boxing: Central area title shot for Huddersfield boxer Alistair Warren
Apr 18 2012 | Other Sports
ALISTAIR WARREN has been handed a Central area title shot. Read
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Amateur RL: Pennine League Tables
Apr 18 2012 | Amateur Rugby League
PREMIER DIVISION Read
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Amateur RL: Slaithwaite Saracens round off a perfect fortnight
Apr 18 2012 | Amateur Rugby League
SLAITHWAITE Saracens have just completed the perfect fortnight! Read
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Injury to Huddersfield Giants hooker Tommy Lee not as serious as first feared
Apr 18 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
TOMMY LEE could be back well ahead of schedule! Read
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Swinton Lions will enjoy their day against Huddersfield Giants
Apr 18 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
SWINTON Lions are intending to relish their trip to face the Super League leaders. Read
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Amateur RL: Jamie Bloem to handle James Joseph Conlan Supplementary Cup final
Apr 18 2012 | Amateur Rugby League
JAMIE BLOEM will take charge of Friday’s James Joseph Conlan Supplementary Cup final. Read
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Huddersfield Giants Supporters Association: Our proud cheque presentation
Apr 18 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
AT the Good Friday home game against Salford, Association chairman Dave Calverley presented a cheque for £250 to Giants chairman Ken Davy. Read
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Amateur RL: Pennine League results
Apr 18 2012 | Amateur Rugby League
Premier Division: Clayton 1 Queens 30, Hunslet Old Boys 30 West Bowling 0 (walkover), Slaithwaite Saracens 32 Queensbury 4. Read
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Man threatened by gun at Dewsbury shop
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE have made a new appeal for help in trapping a gang of armed raiders. Read
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Funerals of Huddersfield's Yorkshire Regiment soldiers killed in Afghanistan expected to take place in early May
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FUNERAL services for the Huddersfield soldiers killed in Afghanistan are likely to be held early next month. Read
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Reservoir work nears completion in Holme Valley
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MULTI-MILLION pound project to safeguard reservoirs around Huddersfield will end later this year. Read
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Man, 45, mugged at Dewsbury rail station
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN was attacked and robbed outside Dewsbury railway station. Read
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Meltham care home’s £850 for Yorkshire Regiment
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
MEMBERS of the Meltham community rallied round to support the Yorkshire Regiment at a fun day. Read
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Huddersfield World War II hero who stormed Japanese bunker turns 100
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
WAR HERO Fred Leach turns 100 today. Read
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Tourist bosses say: Come to Yorkshire
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TOURISM bosses in Yorkshire are hoping Olympic crowds will mean an increase in domestic visitors to the region. Read
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Troubleshooters reveal new plans for Huddersfield’s George Hotel
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE new managers of the George Hotel in Huddersfield have spoken for the first time about their plans for the historic building. Read
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Huddersfield man in court after previous no-show
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN was locked up overnight after failing to turn up for his court appearance Read
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Unions vote on strike action
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW strike action could disrupt services in Huddersfield. Read
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Robbers quiz kids in bed on where valuables are after raiding house: Do you recognise robbers?
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO children were subjected to a terrifying house robbery while their parents were out shopping. Read
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Huddersfield travel agents Thomas Cook look back at package holiday boom
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
WE have come a long way from the coach and rail holidays of the 1950s and 1960s. Read
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Tony Benn to give talk at Lawrence Batley Theatre as part of Luddite celebrations
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER Cabinet minister will speak in Huddersfield as part of the Luddite 200th anniversary celebrations. Read
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Man in court after fleeing Skelmanthorpe crash scene
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 20-YEAR-OLD man ran away after crashing his dad’s car into another vehicle, writing if off, a court heard. Read
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Cowlersley mum in court after driving drunk following booze-filled night
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MUM-OF-TWO has been banned from driving after taking her car home after an evening of boozing. Read
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Memories of Titanic recalled in canal walk
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Colne Valley's own connection with the Titanic was recalled on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the White Star liner. Read
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Countdown starts to Examiner Community Awards 2012
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Examiner Community Awards entries have now been judged and a shortlist drawn up. Read
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Jacob Fairbank signs new long-term Huddersfield Giants deal
Apr 18 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
RISING Giants star Jacob Fairbank will remain at the club until the end of the 2015 season. Read
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Special forces author Andy McNab to appear at Hudddersfield Town Hall
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AUTHOR Andy McNab is coming to Huddersfield to give a talk. The bestselling action author – who wrote titles including Bravo Two Zero – will be at Huddersfield Town Hall on Monday, June 11. Read
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Web Forum: Food Festival and Pie talk
Apr 18 2012 | Unsorted
Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival 2012 fills up despite 150% price rise for stalls Read
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Man who drank two bottles of vodka brandished weapon in argument with neighbour
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN armed himself with a weapon after arguing with a neighbour over his lost wallet. Read
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Huddersfield Town boss wants kids and experienced stars to stand out in Middlesbrough tester
Apr 18 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
SIMON GRAYSON will send a Town development side into action against Middlesbrough this afternoon with the message: “Catch my eye.” Read
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Huddersfield Town striker Jordan Rhodes not included in latest Scotland Under 21 squad
Apr 18 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
JORDAN RHODES will not figure in Scotland’s Under 21 clash against Italy in Edinburgh next week. Read
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‘Mass detention was the right thing to do’
Apr 18 2012 | Reader Letters
HAVING read the article in Tuesday’s Examiner about the large number of detentions issued by Colne Valley Specialist Art College I felt a need to write in support of the school. Read
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Do Palace Theatre conversion plans threaten Huddersfield's Kingsgate 2 development?
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
PLANNERS will decide tomorrow if a historic Huddersfield building can be converted into student flats. Read
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Huddersfield supermarket worker chosen as Paralympics volunteer
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD supermarket worker is celebrating after winning a volunteering role at this year’s Paralympics. Read
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Man charged after police officer shot with air rifle in Elland
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has been charged after a police officer was shot with an air rifle in Elland. Read
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Plea to couple who helped girl
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE are trying to trace these two good samaritans who helped a young robbery victim. Read
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Brother of missing Golcar man bids to set up underwater rescue station in time for 2012 Olympics
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE brother of a missing Huddersfield man is bidding to set up an underwater rescue team on the Thames in time for the Olympics. Read
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Milnsbridge‘hit and run’ victim John Gibson has surgery on broken leg but remains on life support
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who was knocked down by a suspected drink driver has had surgery on his shattered leg. Read
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Rulergate: Dozens more children given detention on second day of pencil-case crackdown at Colne Valley Specialist Arts College
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
DOZENS of Huddersfield children were punished in the second day of a controversial crackdown. Read
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Honley woman Paveen Yaqub in Israeli prison after arrest en route to Palestine protest
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEACE campaigner Paveen Yaqub is in an Israeli prison. Read
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West Yorkshire Police urge stalking victims not to suffer in silence: Have you been a victim?
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE are warning victims of stalking not to suffer in silence. Read
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Inquest hears how bullied autistic boy's Marsden train death mirrored end of favourite film
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN autistic teenager who was killed by a train at Marsden had been labelled “suicide boy” by school bullies, an inquest heard. Read
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Man, 42, hit with golf club in Birkby attack
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 42-YEAR-OLD man suffered a broken arm after he was attacked by two men who struck him with a golf club. Read
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Serial burglar who assaulted teenager Huddersfield girl on bus is sent back to prison
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who burgled a neighbour’s flat and subjected a couple to a distressing ordeal on a bus has been jailed again. Read
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Parents battle to save 'outstanding' Paddock nursery from Surestart cuts
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
ANGRY parents have stepped up their campaign to save a nursery – after it was hailed outstanding by inspectors. Read
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Huddersfield Thespians gives RSPCA a helping hand
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
Helping hands Read
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Bradley woman’s anger at ‘obvious’ Kirklees Council footpath signs
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD woman has complained after Kirklees Council spent more than £1,000 on footpath signs in her area. Read
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Barry Gibson: Hunting for political posters
Apr 18 2012 | Examiner Plus
GOING along Manchester Road past Milnsbridge, I finally spotted one. Read
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Days out walking around Yorkshire’s reservoirs
Apr 18 2012 | Comment
HUDDERSFIELD has the great outdoors right on its doorstep and is lucky to have so many reservoirs. Read
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Gap must be bridge for autistic teenagers aged between 16 and 18
Apr 18 2012 | Comment
THERE are several aspects about the inquest into Gareth Oates that are exceptionally sad but also deeply worrying for thousands of other people with special needs. Read
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Barry Gibson: Detention rules at Colne Valley Specialist Arts College - or does it?
Apr 18 2012 | Examiner Plus
“THE only way to avoid a beating was to keep a low profile,” my uncle once told me, reminiscing about his high school days in 1960s Ireland. Read
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Amateur football: Lindley Lib step up to take Hoyle Cup crown
Apr 18 2012 | Football News
LINDLEY Lib have put their name on the Hoyle Cup for the first time. Read
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Fixed drink price 'will save lives'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing would save more than 1,000 lives each year, a report has claimed. Read
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Rail firm prosecuted for overshoot
Apr 18 2012 | National News
A rail company is to be prosecuted after one of its trains overshot a station by nearly two-and-a-half miles. Read
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Buffett in prostate cancer battle
Apr 18 2012 | National News
American business magnate Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, he has told shareholders in an open letter. Read
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Hague slams Argentina firm 'grab'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
William Hague has hit out at Argentina after the country's government said it was seizing a Spanish-controlled energy firm. Read
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Airlines 'shun UK over Heathrow'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
World airlines are shunning the UK due to capacity constraints at Heathrow Airport, a survey has found. Read
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Budget estimates 'highly uncertain'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Estimates used by George Osborne to justify the axing of the 50p top tax rate are "highly uncertain", an influential group of MPs warned today. Read
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London 'ready to welcome the world'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
London 2012 organisers say they are ready to welcome the world to the Olympics in 100 days' time. Read
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UK pollution 'outsourced overseas'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Carbon emissions from goods imported and consumed in the UK are rising more quickly than greenhouse gases are being cut domestically, MPs have warned. Read
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Britons 'face £411 income gap'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Britons face a typical "income gap" of £411 a month between their current take-home pay and what they need to live on comfortably, a report has suggested. Read
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Long-term unemployment on the rise
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Almost a million people will have been out of work for more than a year by the end of 2012, according to new research. Read
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20 women in US agents sex scandal
Apr 18 2012 | Breaking News
A sex scandal involving US Secret Service agents and a number of women in a hotel in Colombia involved at least 20 foreign women, according to congressional officials. Read
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TV to film sentencing of murderer
Apr 18 2012 | National News
The sentencing of a man convicted of murdering a missing woman whose body has never been found will be filmed for TV in a legal first. Read
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Fewer attack victims treated in A&E
Apr 18 2012 | National News
The number of violent attacks needing hospital treatment fell by 4% last year. Read
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Web pioneer slams monitoring plans
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Controversial government plans to allow intelligence agencies to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of every person in the UK should be scrapped, the inventor of the world wide web has said. Read
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Move to improve NHS language skills
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Doctors whose English is not up to scratch could be struck off amid fears that patients are being put at risk. Read
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Government U-turn over legal aid
Apr 18 2012 | National News
The Government has made a major U-turn on its justice reforms by making it easier for the victims of domestic violence to claim legal aid. Read
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Killer's sentencing filmed for TV
Apr 18 2012 | National News
The sentencing of a man convicted of murdering a missing woman whose body has never been found will be filmed for TV in a legal first. Read
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Straw faces Libyan legal action
Apr 18 2012 | National News
A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw following allegations the former foreign secretary personally permitted his illegal rendition. Read
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Tesco unveils £1bn revival plans
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Supermarket giant Tesco has unveiled a £1 billion revival plan after admitting it needed to raise its game in the wake of a drop in UK profits. Read
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Shaun Lunt pleased with temporary move to Leeds Rhinos
Apr 18 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
LEEDS Rhinos have agreed a deal with Huddersfield Giants to sign hooker Shaun Lunt on loan for the remainder of the 2012 Super League season. Read
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Unemployment total down by 35,000
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Unemployment has fallen for the first time in almost a year, leaving 2.65 million people out of work, new figures show. Read
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Breivik quizzed over secret 'group'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Prosecutors pressed mass killer Anders Breivik for details about the anti-Muslim militant group he claims to belong to on the third day of his trial for the massacre of 77 people. Read
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100 days to Olympic inspiration
Apr 18 2012 | National News
London 2012 has marked 100 days to go to the start of the Olympics by launching the slogan for the Games: "Inspire a generation." Read
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11 referred by phone-hacking squad
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Eleven suspects have been referred to prosecutors by Scotland Yard's phone-hacking squad. Read
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TUC general secretary to retire
Apr 18 2012 | National News
The leader of the TUC is to retire at the end of the year after a decade in the job, he has announced. Read
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18-year sentence for Pilley murder
Apr 18 2012 | National News
A man has been jailed for at least 18 years for the murder of his former lover, whose body has never been found. Read
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Suu Kyi 'accepts PM's invite to UK'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a symbolic visit to Britain after accepting an invitation from David Cameron, according a spokesman for the democracy campaigner. Read
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UK 'still in danger of recession'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
The UK is still in danger of falling into recession, according to the Bank of England, but further emergency support is looking less likely amid concerns over inflation. Read
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Questions crack Breivik's claims
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Mass killer Anders Breivik's claims of belonging to a secret anti-Muslim militia appeared to crack after he admitted it was "not an organisation in a conventional sense." Read
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Huddersfield Town: MK Dons boss believes fourth place finish is vital to promotion prospects
Apr 18 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
MK DONS boss Karl Robinson expects to face Huddersfield Town in the play-offs - and is targetting a fourth place finish to secure second-leg home advantage. Read
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Tanker drivers to decide on deal
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Leaders of fuel tanker drivers look set to reject a deal aimed at averting strikes. Read
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Qatada appeal blocks deportation
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Terror suspect Abu Qatada has lodged an appeal with Europe's human rights judges which effectively blocks the Government's attempts to deport him to Jordan, officials said. Read
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Force 'racist' to its own police
Apr 18 2012 | National News
An internal investigation has revealed police officers may suffer institutional racism at the hands of their own force. Read
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Tesco plans £1bn revitalisation
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Supermarket giant Tesco has proposed to pump £1 billion into revitalising its business after conceding its UK stores were jaded and under-staffed. Read
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50 mature cannabis plants found in Birkby
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE have found 50 mature cannabis plants at a house in Birkby. Read
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Unemployment fall, first for a year
Apr 18 2012 | Breaking News
Unemployment has fallen for the first time in almost a year, but the number of women out of work has risen to its highest level since 1987. Read
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Officer charged over 'racial abuse'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
The Scotland Yard officer accused of racially abusing a suspect during last summer's riots will appear in court next month. Read
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Soldier dies after Afghan explosion
Apr 18 2012 | National News
A British soldier has died of his wounds after an explosion in southern Afghanistan last week, the Ministry of Defence has said. Read
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Tanker drivers renew strike threat
Apr 18 2012 | National News
The threat of strikes by fuel tanker drivers has been renewed after union representatives overwhelmingly rejected a proposed deal aimed at averting industrial action. Read
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Tanker drivers reject proposed deal
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Fuel tanker drivers have rejected a proposed deal aimed at averting industrial action, raising fresh threats of strikes which would cripple petrol supplies. Read
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Execute me if guilty, says Breivik
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Mass killer Anders Breivik has declared Norway's prison sentences "pathetic" and demanded he either be executed or cleared. Read
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Murderer's sentencing televised
Apr 18 2012 | National News
A man has been jailed for at least 18 years for murdering his ex-lover and disposing of her body with a "chilling calmness", becoming the first convicted killer to have his sentence filmed for British TV. Read
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May: Qatada appeal lodged too late
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Home Secretary Theresa May has dismissed terror suspect Abu Qatada's latest bid to avoid deportation as a "delaying tactic". Read
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Petrol fears as drivers reject deal
Apr 18 2012 | National News
The prospect of a strike by fuel tanker drivers which could cripple petrol supplies has grown closer after union officials overwhelmingly rejected a proposed deal aimed at averting industrial action Read
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New findings may help fight cancer
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Results from the biggest breast cancer tumour study ever conducted could revolutionise the way the disease is diagnosed and treated, it has been claimed. Read
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Brooks 'may face hacking charge'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Rebekah Brooks is believed to be among 11 suspects in the phone hacking scandal facing criminal charges after police sent their first set of files to prosecutors. Read
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Labour fails to block tax rate cut
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Labour leader Ed Miliband has branded George Osborne's Budget an "omnishambles" but failed in a bid to block the Chancellor's keynote cut in the top rate of income tax from 50p to 45p. Read
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Bank's Governor King 'a tyrant'
Apr 18 2012 | National News
Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King has been branded a "tyrant" by a former member of the Bank's key interest rate-setting committee. Read
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Budget VAT change attacks defeated
Apr 18 2012 | National News
George Osborne's Budget came under attack from coalition MPs in the Commons as backbenchers lined up to attack decisions to slap VAT on pasties, caravans and repairs to churches. Read
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Huddersfield Examiner: See the front and back pages of our latest edition
Apr 18 2012 | Front and Back Pages
HERE are the front and back pages of tonight's Huddersfield Examiner. Read
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Huddersfield Olympic Torch relay route
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
Here is the Olympic Torch relay route for Huddersfield. Read
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Brighouse Olympic Torch relay route
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
Here is the Olympic Torch relay route for Brighouse. Read
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Batley and Dewsbury Olympic Torch relay route
Apr 18 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
BATLEY and Dewsbury's Olympic Torch relay route is below. Read
