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A Bradford man who reached the semi-finals of the TV music competition the X Factor has been sentenced to nine years in prison for child sex offences.

Police in Wakefield are continuing to appeal for the public’s help to find a teenager missing from the Lupset area of Wakefield.

Two teenagers charged with murdering a Birstall man outside a factory have had a provisional trial date being set for this summer following their first appearance at Crown Court.

Efforts by Bradford Council to tackle fly-tipping and other waste crime have been recognised by a regional environmental organisation.

A Huddersfield man has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of attempting to strangle a woman.

Detectives investigating an unprovoked New Year’s Day attack that left a woman with a broken jaw have released images of the suspect.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the launch of a murder investigation after two men were attacked in Huddersfield.

Asda is launching a "sustainability store" where shoppers can fill their own containers with food.

Kirklees Council and Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing are warning residents about a direct debit refund scam that has already found victims in Kirklees.

The father of a 12-year-old boy who was injured in a gang-related shooting in Sheffield has called for "armed thugs" to be taken off the streets.

A West Yorkshire organisation that works with troubled children and young people is performing poorly, according to inspectors.

A new report from the Wildlife Trust has warned that current plans for rail project, HS2, risks dividing and destroying "huge swathes" of "irreplaceable" natural habitats.

A man wanted by police in connection with the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky has been arrested.

Seven drug dealers have been jailed for a combined total of over 21 years after being caught selling drugs to an undercover police officer.

Leeds Bradford Airport has revealed new plans for a new multi-million-pound, sustainable terminal.

Leeds Rhinos have appointed Jamie Jones-Buchanan as assistant coach.

A warning has been sent to drone users ahead of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's visit to Bradford today.

A new council report has indicated that plants that were once considered invasive weeds and cleared from the District’s parks, will now be embraced as “diverse flora”.

As schools return for the beginning of a new year, pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 are being challenged to develop an innovative crime prevention resource to help keep each other safe online.

The NSPCC estimates that more than 25,300 child abuse image and sexual grooming offences have occurred since the Online Harms White Paper was published.

Police have arrested two men after a cannabis farm was discovered at a property on Cross Street on Saturday.

A 12-year-old boy has been injured after being hit in a drive-by shooting in Sheffield.

The trial of two teenagers accused of destroying a charity’s playground has collapsed, after key witnesses failed to turn up to court.

A man has been arrested in Bradford on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting incident over the weekend.

Liberty Steel is set to cut about 350 jobs across its South Yorkshire and South Wales operations in response to "challenging market conditions and a lingering reduction in demand".

The government has revealed that rail company Northern only has the finances to continue operating "for a number of months".

The owner of a Bradford restaurant has travelled to Mirpur in Azad Kashmir in order to help the local community rebuild after a devastating magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the region in September last year.

A flat which had become a hub for anti-social behaviour, including links to drug dealing, has been ‘closed’ by Leeds City Council.

Bradford Council is looking to introduce new measures to help combat fly tipping, with a new scheme set to be proposed at a council meeting next week.

A Leeds gang involved in the organised theft of more than £1.5m of goods from lorries across the country have been jailed for a total of 44 years.

Police investigating a series of robberies at convenience stores in Bradford have issued an appeal for information.

A new report has revealed that Babies in Bradford could be at risk of catching potentially deadly illnesses as uptake rates for important jabs fell below safe levels.

Following a year of celebrations to mark its centenary, Bradford Cathedral has launched an appeal to raise £150,000 to renew public seating in the building.

Bradford council have introduced a scheme that will see over 55,000 trees planted across the district, one for each primary school child.

A Bradford man, aged 22, has been remanded in custody, awaiting a lengthy prison sentence, after firing a double-barrelled shotgun at a house in the district.

A University of Leeds student has been handed a life sentence after being found guilty of committing 159 sexual offences, including 136 rapes.

A Special Constable who dedicated his spare time to deterring young Pontefract people from crime has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours.

A new report into local rail services has indicated that rail capacity in and around the Bradford District will only improve once a new platform in Leeds Rail Station is completed

The Dutch-owned Fugro Equator is the last remaining ship still looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.

Isaac Blamires of Parrot Street, Tong, Bradford has been sentenced to 22 months after crashing a stolen car into metal railings during a police chase across central Bradford.

Shortly after 8.20pm on Sunday 27 November 2016 three men, one armed with a knife and one with a crowbar, entered the One Stop Shop on Lostock Road in Davyhulme.

Britain is facing Christmas strike chaos after unions have announced walk-outs at UK’s 300 largest Post Offices - which handle 20 per cent of all post.

POLICE are currently investigating 249 crimes across the Bradford districts that have links to child sexual exploitation.