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BOTB presenters Katie Knight and Christian Williams helped Amra and Mohsin celebrateplaceholder image

Delivery driver wins £810,000 dream home and car in £1 BOTB prize draw

Daniel Valdur Eha and Mathew Cockroft now head up a multi-million pound business after cooking up a treat for their dog in a family kitchenplaceholder image

How two graduates turned dog food into a multi-million pound brand

Aerial views show the aftermath after three blazes broke out at March Haigh Reservoir in Marsden. placeholder image

Moorland damage after raging wildfire revealed in drone video

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Watch: Burglars film themselves speeding in cars they stole

Officers from West Yorkshire Police arrested a total of five people for offences linked to the drugs trade.placeholder image

Watch: Police seize £1.6m worth of cannabis plants

Kayleigh Castle's pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago.placeholder image

Woman ends engagement and goes on pilgrimage in her Crocs

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Watch: Man who slashed ex's ankles with broken glass is arrested

Waterside Primary School in Nottingham which will never open.placeholder image

Watch: ‘Immaculate’ brand new net-zero 'ghost school' will never open

A sinkhole along Halifax Road, Hedben Bridge in Yorkshire has turned up on Google as an unlikely tourist attraction and five star reviews.placeholder image

Watch: Sinkhole becomes 'tourist attraction' with five star reviews

Man tries to take swig of his lager while being arrested for drink driving.placeholder image

Watch: Man tries to swig lager while being arrested for drink driving

Emma Niblett with husband Dan and their two sons Noah, 8, and Isaac, 5.placeholder image

Watch: Couple leave the UK to world school their children, 5 and 8

Watch as Emma and Dan take their children, 5 and 8, to Bali for world schooling, after deregistering them from the UK school system.

Jessica Martin

Zinedine Meah (centre) is one of the students who has been awarded an assisted place at Bradford Grammar Schoolplaceholder image

Mystery benefactor bankrolls student's places at elite private school

These cottages are the perfect places for a festive family get-togetherplaceholder image

Six idyllic cottages in Yorkshire perfect for a Christmas getaway

Drone footage shows devastating aftermath of moorland blaze in Yorkshireplaceholder image

Drone footage shows devastating aftermath of moorland blaze

Tommy Dunford and supporters at the summit of Snowdon.placeholder image

Watch: Builder climbs 3,500ft mountain carrying tumble dryer on back

Olympic boxer Nicola Adams sets to empower women by offering self-defense lessonsplaceholder image

Olympic boxer, Nicola Adams sets to offer women self-defence lessons

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Shocking video shows laptop burst into flames as battery catches fire

We meet some Morley residents to discover what makes the West Yorkshire town so patriotic (Photo by Steve Riding/Talk Leeds)placeholder image

We visit 'most patriotic town in the UK' on St George's Day

The Titanic Spa in Huddersfield is the perfect place to unwindplaceholder image

Titanic Spa review: unmatched facilities and great food

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Ad Feature Data shows many UK adults are aware of illicit tobacco and vape sales

Kelly Feaviour and her daughters, and the burned-out tumble dryer Picture SWNS placeholder image

Watch: Tumble dryer blaze ruins family's home

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Breaking Murder investigation launched after 3 men stabbed

Max Roe with first edition copies of Harry Potter books his mum got him when he was young - one signed by JK Rowling could be worth £10,000.placeholder image

Harry Potter fan’s old copy of second book could be worth £10,000

Anita Carey played Brenda Summers and Joyce Smudley in Coronation Street between 1978 and 1997, as well as a starring role in Doctors - Credit: BBC placeholder image

Breaking Coronation Street and Doctors star dead at 75 after cancer battle

West Yorkshire police have launched an appealplaceholder image

Boy, 12 killed after being hit by vehicle on motorway

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Catherine Tyldesley breaks silence over ‘cakegate’

Chris Moran died in a horror crash as he crossed a busy road on a stag do in Las Vegas.  placeholder image

British man dies in horror crash while on Las Vegas stag do

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The UK’s top trending destinations to get away this Easter

With Easter weekend approaching - here’s the trendiest places to get away to according to Trainline including Dorset and Yorkshire

Daniel Mcneil

Firefighters have issued an urgent warning about the dangers of lithium batteries which could explode if not properly stored or chargedplaceholder image

Warning after motorbike’s lithium batteries explode in home

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Wakey Wines viral TikTok shop owner responds after police drugs raid

Sir Bernard Ingham arrives in Downing Street to attend a party to celebrate the 85th birthday of Baroness Thatcher on October 14, 2010  (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)placeholder image

Sir Bernard Ingham - press secretary to Margaret Thatcher- dies at 90

Sarah Lancashire as Sgt Catherine Cawoodplaceholder image

Penny Lancaster hopes ‘Happy Valley’ inspires women to join police

Star of Channel 4 First Dates jailed for over 6 years after police raid 31kg of heroin from Bradford propertyplaceholder image

First Dates star jailed for 6 years after police raid £1.5m of heroin

Authorities say there is still “no hard deadline” for calling off the search for Julian Sands.  placeholder image

Julian Sands: actor’s family thank ‘compassionate’ emergency services

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Roadside breathalyser checks set to double

Pictured are Kate, Fred and Ian Richards. A savvy mum has shared a money hack which has saved her more than £650 - and paid for all of her Christmas shopping. placeholder image

Mum shares ‘penny-a-day’ money hack that saved her more than £650

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Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

Filling a hot water bottle with cold water can help keep you cool at night (Photo: Adobe)placeholder image

Simple hot water bottle hack can help you sleep during the heatwave

Ilkley in West Yorkshire has been named the best place to live in the UK in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2022 (Nicola - stock.adobe.com)placeholder image

These are the best 70 places to live across the UK

Asda is extending its rewards loyalty scheme scheme to an extra 32 UK stores (Photo: Shutterstock)placeholder image

Asda extends rewards loyalty scheme to 48 stores - full list of locations

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World Book Day celebrates its 25 year anniversary

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The regions with the most speed cameras and worst offenders

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UK’s happiest and unhappiest towns unveiled - and it’s all to do with the weathe...

Police have seized nearly half a million cars since 2019placeholder image

Nearly 200,000 cars seized from uninsured and unlicensed drivers: These are the ...

The full list of those recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List (Photo: Oli Scarff - WPA Pool / Getty Images)placeholder image

The full list of those on the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021 Finlay Greig