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Patient who talked down hospital bomb suspect did ‘something brave’, jury hears

Nathan Newby has told a jury how he started talking to Mohammed Farooq at St James’s Hospital in Leeds because he thought he was upset.

The Independent UK

Patient talked Leeds hospital worker out of detonating bomb, court told

Mohammed Farooq intended to ‘kill as many nurses as possible’ in terror attack, prosecution alleges

The Guardian - UK

Hospital bomb suspect caught on video telling police how patient talked him down

Body-worn camera footage of Mohammed Farooq being arrested in the grounds of St James’s Hospital, in Leeds, has been shown at his trial in Sheffield.

The Independent UK

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Wheelchair rugby league is booming: it can open up new doors for the sport

England played France to an audience of thousands in Leeds, but the game is also thriving in Edinburgh, Cardiff and beyond

The Guardian - UK

Leeds University looks into postponed football match between Jewish and Arab societies

Some players in Arab team allegedly felt uncomfortable playing during Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - UK

Hard work and family help Leeds centre Harry Newman live the dream with England

The 23-year-old has suffered some serious injuries.

The Independent UK

I Am Urban review – powerful memoir of lost children in Leeds is played for larks

A strong cast including an intense turn from Fraser Kelly as the 11-year-old title character can’t stop the gritty ambition of the story sliding into schmaltz

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Man planning to bomb Leeds hospital was talked out of it by patient, court told

Prosecution says member of public ‘saved many lives’ by persuading Mohammed Farooq to abandon plot

The Guardian - UK

Leeds police officer ‘under investigation’ after pepper spray incident

Video shared on social media shows an officer spraying multiple people during a public disturbance in Leeds

The Independent UK

Corinne Bailey Rae: 'I was made to feel like these subjects were perhaps only of interest to Black people'

In her wildly acclaimed new album Black Rainbows, Corinne Bailey Rae explores the nuances of the Black experience in new and mesmerising ways. She tells Craig McLean why its been a long time coming

Evening Standard

Manchester trains to Leeds and London cut ‘to improve reliability’

Fastest trains across the Pennines will be axed for a year

The Independent UK

Storm Babet: Couple ‘frustrated’ after flight home delayed and diverted

Phil Casey and his partner Ann Meredith faced travel disruption after a plane skidded off a runway amid Storm Babet.

The Independent UK

Plane skids off runway at Leeds Bradford Airport as Storm Babet wreaks havoc

No passengers were injured during the incident, with delays expected as the runway remains closed

The Independent UK

Leeds art installation helps children grapple with fourth spatial dimension

Sprawling work at Victorian house features 4D climbing frame and is part of city’s year of culture

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TransPennine Express to cut 20 services a day between Leeds and Manchester

Passengers warned of fewer services and more crowded trains as rail firm seeks to ‘reset’ its operations

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Transform festival in Leeds: little orphan Annie’s gang do group therapy

The international theatre jamboree in Yorkshire kicks off with confessions from hundreds of young people and a fancy dress party about grief

Evening Standard

All the times the authorities almost caught Peter Sutcliffe – but didn’t

From the lost evidence to brushing aside eyewitness statements, the police investigation into the Yorkshire Ripper was a litany of failings

Evening Standard

The Reckoning: the horrendous true story behind the Jimmy Savile case, now being dramatised by the BBC

The prolific paedophile and predator is played by Steve Coogan in the shocking TV series; this is the real story of the disgraced presenter’s life and crimes, and how they eventually came to light

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The Guardian - UK

‘Why was I so obsessed with him?’: my seven years in search of Jimmy Savile’s secrets

The journalist who knew the presenter best spent years investigating what was behind the outlandish persona. But it was only after Savile’s death that the monstrous truth became clear

Evening Standard

The Reckoning: what happened to the houses of horror owned by Jimmy Savile?

Ahead of BBC drama The Reckoning, here’s what happened to the disgraced star’s property portfolio

The Independent UK

Leigh Wood: I’m Josh Warrington’s last chance to get back into title contention

Nottingham’s Wood takes on Leeds’ Warrington on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Leeds station in chaos after train fire

Industrial action and livestock on the line added to the problems facing travellers

The Guardian - UK

HS2: Rishi Sunak’s £36bn in transport funding – is it new or just repackaged?

Labour says ‘almost all’ rail and road projects have been announced already and are not new investments

The Conversation

What Rishi Sunak scrapping HS2 – and promising a new 'Network North'– means for the north of England

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed he is cancelling phase two of the long-standing high-speed rail network project, High Speed 2 (HS2). This comes two years after the government scrapped the eastern Leeds branch of the project.

The Guardian - UK

Brendan Croker obituary

Singer, songwriter and guitarist who shared his love of country and blues in the Notting Hillbillies

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