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Date: 14th August 2019.
Picture James Hardisty.
Hundreds of workers and union members from Asda protested through the streets of Leeds against new contracts they say will make them worse off. Pictured Asda House, Leeds.

Asda scoops former Morrisons boss as its new chief executive

Andy Deane, captain of the Royal Armouries jousting team in Leeds, has said jousting on bikes is a 'legitimate' form of the sport

Lime bike jousting a ‘legitimate’ form of the sport, Leeds pro says

Leeds Magistrates' Court

Man in court charged with causing deaths of six people in crash

The Chancellor laid out his first Budget on Wednesday (Dylan Martinez/PA)

All you need to know about the Budget this year

Energy bills can be as much as 10% more via pre-payment than when paid by direct debit, the organisations said.

Leeds residents to get £100 energy payment this winter - with a catch

Seven in 10 Britons are concerned the Autumn Budget could put further pressure on their household finances

The date for this year’s Budget and what you can expect from it

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has revealed that almost all its senior doctors – who run Northern Ireland’s Emergency Departments – are very worried about pressures they will face this winter.

Senior doctors to strike for two days in November

Deputy Green Party leader Mothin Ali speaking outside Royal Court Of Justice, London

TV presenter to pay Green Party deputy damages over false riot posts

Residents are being urged to book their flu jab ahead of winter.

Older people in Leeds urged ‘not get complacent’ and have flu jab

NHS. Photo: TenWit - stock.adobe.com

Complaints to NHS highest since data began, figures show

Former Labour politician Shahid Malik

Former Yorkshire MP cleared of role in bogus Covid-19 testing firm
He was found not guilty of three offences

Sir Kevin Sinfield is made a Knight Bachelor by The Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle

Sir Kev: Rob Burrow would ‘laugh but be really proud’ at knighthood

The Prince and Princess of Wales, walk with Jamie Jones Buchanan, CEO of the Leeds Rhinos and a lifelong friend of Rob Burrow, during a visit to the Leeds Rhinos at the AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium

William and Kate visit Rhinos as they praise stars inspired by Burrow

Felix Ngole outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday where he is challenging a tribunal's decision to remit his case to a previous tribunal for reconsideration of whether he was discriminated against over his beliefs on homosexuality

Man ‘discriminated against’ after job offer withdrawn over LGBT views

A general view of the Bank of England

Bank of England to open new office in the city centre

Sulaiman Tajzai, 18, buying a knife in Leeds before murdering a man in London

Teen who travelled from Leeds to London to fatally stab man sentenced

Delivery robots parked up in Hyde Park

Calls to ban delivery robots over risks to blind pedestrians

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the circumstances of a fatal road traffic incident between Warwick and Stratford,

Italian police investigating death of Leeds man in Sicily

Mia Howarth, 21, who drove in her socks and used her mobile phone to film her boyfriend hanging out of a passenger window has been jailed for three years after her car crashed into a ditch in Harrogate, causing his death

Woman killed her boyfriend after filming him hanging out of car window

Leeds teenager Sulaiman Tajzai, 18, is on trial at the Old Bailey in London

Teenager travelled 150 miles to kill alleged stalker, court told

The police cordon on Blacker Lane, Calder Grove, in Wakefield following the incident

Man bitten by dog died from complications of leg wound, inquest hears

Jed York. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Leeds United co-owner Jed York sentenced to two days in US jail
He was arrested for two criminal charges at the weekend

The ‘7 in 7: The Grand Finale’ venture will see Sinfield complete an ultra marathon every day for seven days from September 28

Sir Kev admits ultramarathon challenges are 'a different type of pain'

There's a whopping 12 Wetherspoons pubs in Leeds, the chain renowned for its cheap drinks. If you're on a tight budget but still fancy a tipple with your beau, this is the place to go. And despite the low price-tag, some of the city's spoons are housed in the most gorgeous buildings in Leeds.

‘Driving people nuts’: Spoons bans people from playing music out loud

Paul Scholes has been banned from driving

Paul Scholes banned from driving after speeding in town near Leeds

Health Secretary Yvette Cooper praised the work of Rob Burrow, as she announced new fast-track support for patients with motor neurone disease

Health Secretary pledges fast-track care for MND patients

Funeral director Robert Bush has been jailed for 20 years

Crooked funeral director Robert Bush jailed for 20 years

The video shows the slip fielder allegedly clicking his fingers to trick the umpire into thinking the batsman had nicked the ball. Credit: BenMummery/X

No previous cheating allegations against ‘Clicky Ponting’ says ex-club

Leeds Magistrates Court

Police warning after teenager sentenced for gathering terror ‘library’

There are issues of violence at Wetherby YOI.

Teen seriously injured prison officer in boiling water attack

A Leeds nurse and midwife who resold mislabelled intravenous (IV) drips for profit has been struck off

Midwife struck-off after her firm re-sold mislabelled IV drips

Micah Richards learned of his father’s death shortly before he went on air

Micah Richards pays tribute after death of his father

The MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, Alex Sobel, has called for a full enquiry following Saturday's attack

Leeds MP leads growing call for voting reform

The first phase of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) involves improved connections on three existing lines from Leeds

Major rail improvements at risk as MPs raise fears over £45bn project

(L-R) Mark Fellows, Lee Newell, David Taylor

Trio who murdered child killer will never be released from prison

Three men have been charged with the murder of child killer Kyle Bevan at HMP Wakefield.

Child killer was left ‘tucked up in bed’ after fatal prison attack

Lisa Riley has been made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the King's Birthday Honours list, for services to Drama and to Charity

Emmerdale star says MBE is ‘best 50th birthday present’

Sir Kevin Sinfield has said he is 'deeply honoured and grateful' to receive the knighthood.

Rugby league legend and campaigner finally receives knighthood

David Hockney sitting in front of his work entitled Card Players (left) and A Bigger Card Players at the launch of an Exhibition of his work called David Hockney: Painting And Photography at Annely Juda Fine Art in central London

'He leaves an enduring legacy': David Hockney dies aged 88

Speaking to Glyn Fussell for his Pride book, Sink The Pink’s Manifesto For Misfits, the 48-year-old singer, real name Melanie Chisholm, said the other members of the Spice Girls – Melanie B, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Geri Halliwell – were all individual.

Mel B: 'Spice Girls should be doing something for 30th anniversary'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to a petrol station in Leeds

‘Not very British’: MP hits back after being heckled in Leeds

Ian Watkins was stabbed to death on October 11 last year in his cell at high-security HMP Wakefield

Ian Watkins murder-accused ‘smug’ after fatal stabbing, trial told

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