The most read stories from June 24.

1) Hundreds pound the streets of Huddersfield for Kirkwood Hospice Midnight Memory Walk (Picture gallery)

WHILE most of us were tucked up in bed almost 1,000 gallant fundraisers braved the rain to strike out on a midnight stroll in memory of their loved ones.
Starting out from the John Smith's Stadium , the Kirkwood Hospice Midnight Memory Walk featured a 10-mile loop around the streets of Huddersfield.
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2) Passenger on burning M62 coach reveals moment vehicle caught fire (Video and picture gallery)

PASSENGERS on a burning Megabus coach were trapped when an emergency exit failed, it has been claimed.
The Megabus service from Portsmouth to Newcastle went up in flames on the M62 near Huddersfield on Friday.
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3) "Tour de France" roadworks start ahead of next year's race

MAJOR road works are set to start in Honley next month.
And it is widely expected the roads being repaired will form part of the Tour de France route next summer.
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4) Luxury sports car attacked with paint stripper in Denby Dale (Picture)

VANDALS have sprayed a luxury sports car with paint stripper causing thousands of pounds of damage.
The chemical was poured across the six-year-old £80,000 green Jaguar XKR as it was parked up overnight in Denby Dale .
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5) Best-selling Huddersfield author Deric Longden dies aged 77

BEST-selling author Deric Longden has died aged 77.
He collapsed at home in Marsh and passed away in hospital.
Mr Longden was diagnosed with terminal cancer last November.
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