Girl, 11, left orphaned after family killed in Wakefield car crash
Two children and four adults die in crash on A61 in West Yorkshire
Labour candidate who lost to new pro-Gaza MP accuses his backers of intimidation
National Trust shines light on inner life of 18th-century ‘lady of the house’
‘It wouldn’t happen to the men’: Wakefield AFC women’s team dropped
Other lives
Sylvia Wallis obituary
‘Don’t take us for granted’: Muslim voters send message to Labour over its Gaza stance
June 2024
Boy sentenced to at least 13 years for murder of Alfie Lewis, 15, in Leeds
Judge lifts anonymity of Bardia Shojaeifard, 15, to highlight ‘scourge of knife crime’ after attack with kitchen blade
Country diary
Country diary: Signs of summer are … here somewhere
Shipley, West Yorkshire: The mood around the pond is sullen, birds peck at the empty cricket pitch – thank goodness for the zing of pineapple from the wild camomile
‘He’ll be proud’: work starts on Rob Burrow motor neurone disease centre in Leeds
Grief and adoration at ceremony just day after death of rugby league great, who dedicated last years to help others with disease
May 2024
Bank of England plans sevenfold expansion of Leeds operation
Labour could lose a wide range of voters over Gaza, not just Muslim ones
April 2024
‘The hot topic is the war’: West Yorkshire’s Muslim voters feel politically homeless
As an actor, I know the value of culture. As West Yorkshire’s mayor, I’ll use it to enrich lives and provide jobs
Tracy Brabin
March 2024
Driver dies in collision after driving wrong way on M62 motorway
West Yorkshire to bring bus services under public control
Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’
Man who murdered ex-partner and her boyfriend jailed for life in Leeds
January 2024
‘What do Saudi developers know of Heathcliff?’ Brontë country up in arms over windfarm plan
Mooted project in West Yorkshire could cause ‘heartbreaking’ disruption for wildlife and harm local tourist industry, say critics
November 2023
Sideways tool use earns Rishi Sunak hammering on social media
Prime minister mocked for unusual technique at craft session, but video shows he was following teacher’s instructions
