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

Watch: Tumble dryer blaze ruins family's home

Some of the birthday merchandise.

Whitworths Sugar celebrates 40th birthday with launch of houseware products

Police are investigating after three men were stabbed in Halifax

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.

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

Coronation Street and Doctors star dead at 75 after cancer battle

West Yorkshire police have launched an appeal

Boy, 12 killed after being hit by vehicle on motorway

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.

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

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

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

Warning after motorbike’s lithium batteries explode in home

A memorial bench to remember a striking miner who died outside Ollerton Colliery has been unveiled.

Memorial bench unveiled for striking miner who died at Ollerton Colliery
A memorial bench for a miner who died at Ollerton Colliery during the 1984-85 miners’ strike has been unveiled to remember the area’s mining history.

Wakefield Wines

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)

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

Sarah Lancashire as Sgt Catherine Cawood

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 property

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.

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

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.

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

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)

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)

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)

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

World Book Day celebrates its 25 year anniversary

(Composite: Mark Hall/JPI Media)

The regions with the most speed cameras and worst offenders

Chichester in UK

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 2019

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)

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

Brothers Mamun and Masum Ali have established restaurants across South and West Yorkshire with their Goa Spice franchise.

New restaurant sets course to spice up Thurcroft
A new Indian restaurant has arrived in Thurcroft and is ready to set tastebuds alight.

Capt Sir Tom Moore won the nation's hearts with his charity endeavours during the first lockdown.

Flypast for Captain Sir Tom Moore at 'spectacular' funeral

Boris Johnson has said he is “optimistic” that people will be able to holiday this summer (Photo: Shutterstock/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson ‘optimistic’ summer holidays will be possible this year - what sci...

The Met Office has upgraded its snow warnings for Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Weather warning uograded as heavy snow forecast for Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Two UK men have received £10k in Covid fines after organising mass snowball fight (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two UK men have received £10k in Covid fines after organising mass snowball figh...

Flooding is predicted across the region on Boxing Day.

Christmas flood alert as Met Office issues heavy rain warning

'Yorkshire Ripper' serial killer Peter Sutcliffe has died in hospital

Several parts of England are under local lockdown restrictions (Photo: Shutterstock/Getty Images)

These are the areas of England under local lockdowns - and the rules explained

Barbara Hepworth pictured with her work in 1967 (Photo: Potter/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Today's Google Doodle celebrates artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth - here's w...

Nail bars, beauty salons and tanning booths are allowed to reopen from 19 August (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the restrictions that have been eased in Leicester - and if households...

Do you know the latest rules in your area? (Photo: Getty Images)

You can use this postcode checker to find out what the latest lockdown rules are...

The LockdownChecker website

New postcode checker allows you to instantly check your area's local lockdown st...

90,000 drivers were caught without insurance last year - here are the areas with...

Parts of West Yorkshire, East Lancashire and Greater Manchester must follow tougher lockdown measures (Photo: Getty Images)

This is when local lockdowns in England are expected to be reviewed - and what c...

Tougher lockdown restrictions have been enforced in parts of Northern England (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the cities and towns that could be at risk of a local lockdown as coro...

A major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise (Photo: Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Here’s why a major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester as coronavir...

Michael Dunn says he is delighted to jon the Tigers. Photo: Lewis Pickersgill Photography.

Dunn delighted to join Worksop Town

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced late on Thursday evening (30 July) that new lockdown restrictions will come into place for Greater Manchester, parts of East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire (Photo: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Here’s why Greater Manchester and parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire ha...

Crowds celebrate the reopening of pubs in Soho, London on 4 July. (Credit: Getty Images)

California has closed bars and restaurants again - could the same happen in the ...

Staff have been told to self-isolate for two weeks (Photo: Shutterstock)

158 coronavirus cases have now been confirmed at a UK chicken plant

Asda has shut down the factory in Yorkshire while the outbreak is being dealt with (Photo: Shutterstock)

Three meat factories supplying UK supermarkets have closed due to coronavirus ou...

Lockdown speeders clocked at up to 81mph over the limit as police reveal the wor...

Join this woman on her journey from dark forests to the tables of top chefs

Sandbags

Council sends out sandbags to help flood-hit communities

Making memories in Morecambe

Peter Titlow at Rufford Abbey.

Former Rufford Abbey resident returns to the Nottinghamshire estate

South Yorkshire: Paramedics take to the skies

Car crime gang member fails to win sentence cut at Appeal Court