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Man who pretended to be Greggs manager to claim £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

Aftab Baig, 47, from Glasgow, was part of a fraud which saw bogus claims made against the Leeds branches of the bakery chain.

Evening Standard

‘Fake Greggs manager’ who claimed over £700,000 in Covid grants jailed

The 47-year-old man had conned a city council out of £710,000 by pretending to work for all of its 32 Greggs branches

The Independent UK

Tories lose one of their biggest donors in major blow to Kemi Badenoch

Exclusive: Richard Harpin pauses donations in move insiders say will result in closure of party’s northern HQ

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‘You have the experience of a sick person but it’s not yours’: Leeds art installation explores being a carer

Work by Sarah Roberts addresses the impact of being a young carer on childhood and the strange feeling of being ‘sick-adjacent’

The Guardian - UK

Dreamers review – this teen dance drama is too subtle for its own good. Where’s the debauchery?

Where other teen shows ramp up the sex, drugs and scandal, this Leeds-set saga about rivalries in a dance school keeps it real – so real it almost refuses to be entertaining

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After the End of History: British Working Class Photography 1989-2024; Peter Mitchell: Nothing Lasts Forever – review

From loneliness in Norfolk to vibrant Indian culture in Leicester, a touring show captures a riot of contradictions. Elsewhere, Leeds is lent an otherworldly air by a colour photography pioneer

The Guardian - UK

The City is more than just a London Square Mile it is an asset for the whole country

The Bank of England’s decision to move 1 in 10 staff out of London to Leeds is not a threat to The City, but a way to broaden its relevance

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Leeds v Swansea, Bayern Munich 3-2 St Pauli, and more – as it happened

Leeds missed out on the chance to go top of the Championship table after conceding a late equaliser to Swansea, while Leroy Sané inspired another Bayern victory in the Bundesliga.

The Guardian - UK

Sky to cut around 2,000 jobs in call centre shake-up

The media group has said it will shut its call centres in Stockport, Sheffield and central Leeds as more customers interact with the firm online.

Evening Standard

Man who planned to bomb Leeds hospital jailed for at least 37 years

Mohammad Farooq, 29, told a patient – who talked him out of attack – he wanted to ‘kill as many nurses as possible’

The Guardian - UK

Hospital worker who took pressure cooker bomb into maternity ward jailed for life

Mohammad Farooq was only stopped after being talked down by patient Nathan Newby

The Independent UK

Man talked out of exploding bomb in hospital jailed for minimum of 37 years

Patient Nathan Newby was praised by a judge for stopping Mohammad Farooq at St James’s Hospital, in Leeds.

Evening Standard

Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes to start in the UK in 2027

The Tour de France will make its return to UK shores for the first time since 2014, with the women’s race set to make its first appearance

The Independent UK

Moment ‘career criminal’ is arrested for murder of Amazon driver who was dragged to death by his own van

This is the moment a "career criminal" was arrested in Leeds after dragging an Amazon delivery driver to his death with his own van last year.

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Man who murdered Amazon driver in Leeds jailed for minimum of 30 years

Mark Ross sentenced to life for killing Claudiu-Carol Kondor after dragging him along streets at high speed

The Independent UK

Thief who murdered Amazon driver while stealing van jailed for at least 30 years

Claudiu Carol Kondor, 42, was delivering parcels in Leeds last year when ‘career criminal’ Mark Ross, 32, climbed into his van and drove away

Evening Standard

Man arrested after woman hit by car on driveway in Leeds dies

The incident occurred in Yeadon on Thursday afternoon, West Yorkshire Police said.

The Guardian - UK

Kathryn Apanowicz obituary

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The Guardian - UK

BBC ‘deeply sorry’ for not protecting female employees from email abuse by ex-presenter

Former Radio Leeds host Alex Belfield was jailed in 2022 for stalking four people including Jeremy Vine

The Guardian - UK

Man found guilty of murdering Amazon delivery driver in Leeds

Mark Ross to be sentenced on Friday over killing of Claudiu-Carol Kondor during theft of vehicle in Armley area

Evening Standard

Killer thief showed ‘contempt’ for delivery driver’s life, court hears

Leeds Crown Court has heard Mark Ross hit speeds of almost 60mph on residential streets.

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Leeds chairman reveals plans to extend Elland Road capacity to 53,000

Elland Road is set for a makeover of epic proportions

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Limp Bizkit to play Reading and Leeds 2025, more than 25 new names also added

Nu metal legends Limp Bizkit are amongst dozens of new additions to this year's Reading and Leeds lineup

The Guardian - UK

Drax climate protester says judge ‘bullied’ jury to find her guilty

Jurors had difficulty reaching a verdict in case of Diana Warner, who obstructed train in protest over power plant

The Guardian - UK

Dear Nasa, please send me to Mars! The photographer who showed Britain – and space – in colour

From ghost trains to backstreet weddings, from demolition sites to ‘alien’s eye views’ of Leeds, groundbreaking photographer Peter Mitchell captures our changing world with his trusty ‘Blad’ – and once even tried to leave it

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