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Armed robbers at Skelmanthorpe Post Office forced customers to lie on floor at gunpoint as they ransacked safe
Skelmanthorpe Post Office on Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe, scene of an armed raid ARMED robbers escaped with cash in an armed raid at a Huddersfield post office - and ordered a two-year-old girl to lay on the floor. Now the terrified postmistress at Sk
Nine-year-old boy admits burglary
A boy aged just nine has admitted burgling a house and stealing the keys of a car that crashed moments later, police said. But the child was too young to be prosecuted because he was under the age of criminal responsibility. Cleveland Police investigated
Wall of flowers for slain soldier
A wall of flowers lies near the spot where Drummer Lee Rigby was hacked to death, as people turned out in force to pay tribute to the soldier and to express their disgust at the barbaric killing. Thousands of wellwishers have paid their respects where th
Three arrested ahead of EDL march
Police have arrested three people ahead of an EDL protest for allegedly making racist tweets. Northumbria Police said two people from Gateshead and a third from Stockton, Teesside, were held earlier. The EDL has planned their demonstration for months, bu
Child abduction cases up by 81%
Child abduction is a "growing problem" with the number of reported cases up by 81% over the last nine years, ministers have warned. Foreign Office officials were involved in 512 new abduction and international custody cases in 2011/12 and...
Two questioned over mid-air 'fight'
Two men are being questioned on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort a passenger plane over the UK. The plane, which was travelling from Pakistan to Manchester on Friday, was diverted to Stansted Airpo
Travellers escape UK's cold spring
Thousands of people are escaping the dismal British weather and seeking sun for the May bank holiday weekend, experts have said. Thousands of families are heading abroad to escape the end of what the Met Office say could be one of the coldest springs in
Investigators probe jet emergency
Air accident investigators are probing an emergency landing by a British Airways passenger jet at Heathrow amid reports that a technical fault in the aircraft could be to blame. Seventy five passengers and five crew were evacuated safely from Flight BA76
Woolwich attack soldier Lee Rigby's family: Our hearts have been ripped apart
THE tearful family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby said "our hearts have been ripped apart". His wife Rebecca, 30, from Calderdale, the mother of his son Jack, aged two, and stepfather Ian Rigby, 54, fought back tears as they spoke on behalf...
Tiger death zoo keeper 'broke rule'
A zoo keeper who was mauled to death by a tiger had "no reason" to be in its enclosure, the animal park's owner has said. Sarah McClay, 24, was attacked by a Sumatran tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park, in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, on...
Murder provokes backlash across UK
The murder of soldier Lee Rigby has provoked a backlash of anger across the UK, including the attacking of mosques, racial abuse and comments made on social media. A 22-year-old man will appear before magistrates in Lincoln charged with making malicious
Man charged with child sex offences
A British man who handed himself in to Chinese authorities has been charged with a series of child sex offences dating back up to 15 years. Neil Robinson, 47, from Staines, Surrey, was detained by officers after arriving at Heathrow Airport on Friday, Su
Jury hears murder-accused blame each other for Craig Hepburn's killing
TWO men standing trial for murder are blaming each other for carrying out the fatal stabbing of Craig Hepburn, a court heard. Luke Elliott, 24, and Anthony Driver, 36, deny killing Scottish piper Mr Hepburn in a frenzied attack in Marsden on July 6 last
Big changes to improve behaviour at Colne Valley - Read here & let us know what you think of the new system
PUPILS at Colne Valley Specialist Arts College will face a new way to improve behaviour after half-term. School chiefs are introducing a new regulated way of working which will provide a better learning environment in the classroom - and as part of this
Dewsbury District Hospital boss to attend Mirfield meeting over hospital changes
MIRFIELD people have a last chance to give their views over planned changes at Dewsbury District Hospital. A public meeting has been organised by Mirfield Town Council on Tuesday at 6.30pm. Public consultation on the plans, which include downgrading the
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