Today's most read
1) “Gang warfare” fears after clash in Ravensthorpe
2) Moment mystery woman steps into armed street brawl to try and end it
3) Black Friday 2015: Amazon deals on PS4 with Star Wars Battlefront, Kindles and more
4) Huddersfield ring road shut after woman knocked down
5) First bus strike will go ahead on Monday: Full list of service changes and cancellations here
Five people were believed to be struck down when a driver fled an angry mob in a Ravensthorpe street.
Amid fears that a robbery gang targeting Asian families had descended on Charles Street, a group of locals confronted the drivers of three suspicious cars.
One of the cars, a silver Vauxhall Insignia estate, sped off down the narrow one-way residential street, veering onto the kerb and hitting five young people.
He then smashed into the side of a parked Audi, leaving it badly damaged.
More here...
Police
Police shut a stretch of Huddersfield’s ring road today after a woman was knocked down.
She suffered head injuries in a collision with a taxi.
The accident happened just after 12pm on the Queensgate stretch of the ring road near to the New Street junction.
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/huddersfield-ring-road-shut-after-10514507
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Good afternoon and happy Black Friday! I will be back shortly with the latest news and travel..
News
Rural coppers have been doing there bit to help keep children safe.
They’ve been handing out hi-viz apparel for youngsters to wear on their walk to school.
News
Bus drivers will strike in Huddersfield on Monday after talks to avert the action failed.
The 170 drivers working for First will walk out for 24 hours, bringing many services to a standstill.
Drivers have warned more action will follow.
The row centres on new contracts proposed for drivers.
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Here’s our version of Player Manager...if you were Town boss who would you pick versus Boro?
News
Motorists have been handed an early Christmas present. Fuel prices have plummeted in recent weeks and are now below £1.
News
We understand there was a bomb scare at Huddersfield bus station just after 1pm.
Bus staff reported an unattended bag near the entrance.
Police evacuated the station and put a cordon in place around the ring road.
We’ve had a few calls on this as the police have sealed off a large part of the town centre.
But it appears it was a false alarm and the cordon has now been lifted.
Weather
More weather warnings are coming...this time a ‘yellow alert’ for rain. Thankfully it’s not an alert for yellow rain, that would be upsetting.
Weather
It seems like a decent day today, but watch out, there’s gusting winds. I was caught in a blast on my way in to the office after thinking it was a very benign day. Weatherman Paul Stevens has also spotted this.
Hand over
That’s all on the blog from me. My colleague Nick will be taking over shortly. Have a great weekend.
Sport
Dean Whitehead believes missing out on promotion to the Premier League this season would represent “almost a failure” for his former club Middlesbrough.
With the 33-year-old in their side, the Teessiders came within 90 minutes of a top-flight return last term. You can see more here.
A bit more on the accident on the Queensgate stretch of the ring road in Huddersfield.
The pedestrian is thought to be a 47-year-old woman who has suffered facial injuries.
The accident, just after 12 noon, is understood to have involved a taxi.
The incident has caused delays in the area.
Weather
It’s going to be cold, with some wintry showers tonight.
And Huddersfield weatherman Paul Stevens says there will be wind and rain this weekend, with Sunday afternoon especially windy.
News
Reports are coming in of an accident which has left a 47-year-old woman pedestrian injured in Huddersfield.
She is thought to have suffered facial injuries in the accident, which involved a taxi, on the Queensgate stretch of the ring road.
The incident happened at 12.06pm, and traffic in the area is facing delays.
News
Black Friday is understandably dominating on the Examiner website this morning.
But there’s plenty of interest in the news stories on the site.
The top three most read news stories today are:
1) Two young men were said to have been mown down in the street last night after claims a gang of suspected robbers targeted homes in Ravensthorpe.
The suspects - in three cars - fled after they were confronted by an angry mob. The drama happened in Charles Street, and you can see more here.
2) A man with two wives hit one of them with a child’s bat before kicking and punching her after she asked for a divorce. The story is here.
3) Rats have left a pensioner in the dark for three months. There is more here.
News
Signalling problems are causing a few issues on the trains.
The 10:51 Leeds to Manchester Victoria due at 12:17 will be terminated at Hebden Bridge.
News
Quick update on the security issue at Manchester Christmas market.
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communication in connection with the incident at the market’s main hub in Albert Square.
The area was evacuated, and the Manchester Evening News says uniformed constables were spotted looking between the outlets and scouring the spaces underneath the wooden huts with torches.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communication and remains in custody for questioning.
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Good morning, on this Black Friday. I’ll be keeping you up to date with all the latest.
BE AWARE OF APPARENT DEALS
Appliances Direct in Huddersfield say that they have had customers queuing since 5am to try and get a deal on items such as their “hover” G Board, a few of which were on sale for £199 from £249.99 until the limited sale stock ran out.
They are selling more boards online at the £249.99 price, which is allegedly on sale from £499.99.
They were selling at the same £249.99 price back in October when I tried them out so just be warned if thinking of buying items today that not all deals are new.
SECURITY SCARE
Manchester’s main Christmas market hub in Albert Square has been evacuated due to a security scare.
Manchester Evening News said that police have evacuated the area in front of the town hall.
Officers with sniffer dogs were seen searching the closed stalls this morning as PCSOs guarded every entrance.
A teenager has been arrested in connection with the incident.
