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Verdict on MPs

THE House of Commons has lost a bid to keep the expense claims of MPs from the eyes of the rest of us. Read

The state of play

WE move towards the end of football’s domestic season with today’s FA Cup final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City, two teams no-one bar diehard fans predicted to reach this stage. Read

Cameras in the cabs

IT’S not often that we stop to think about the dangers cabbies face everyday as they go about their job. Read

Fairer funding

PATIENT care and NHS jobs have been safeguarded after the £77m debts of the trust which runs Dewsbury District Hospital were written off. Read

’Burton’s battle

THE Examiner wishes villagers in Kirkburton all the best in their bid to buy a community centre. Read

Staying on at school

YOUNG apprentices received well-deserved awards at a ceremony in Huddersfield. Read

Joke’s on him

STUART Smith’s conviction for offences related to flouting the smoking ban in public places is well deserved. Read

Let’s just show ’em!

THE battle has now begun to fight the decision to close swathes of post offices in our area. Read

Too many tests ...

THE adage has always been that schooldays are the best days of your life. Read

A life-saver!

THE speed with which meningitis strikes makes it one of the most feared and terrifying of diseases. Read

Kids on mobiles

LIKE all the most successful innovations, mobile phones swiftly moved from being luxuries to necessities – and they are now so prevalent it is difficult to conceive life without them. Read

The hole truth

POTHOLES in our roads are completely unacceptable. Read

A cool dude

HE’S known only as John – some say he might be called Jerry – but he’s a pure legend. Read

Help find this man

NO-ONE can begin to imagine the pain and suffering which relatives and friends have suffered since the horrendous murder of eight members of the same family in Huddersfield. Read