by Will Atherton | Oct 21, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire
A van driver who was using his phone seconds before he hit an 85-year-old man in Wakefield has been jailed for five years. Qabir Hussain, 54, of Lovaine Grove, Wakefield, was checking emails on his phone just moments before he collided with pedestrian David Brooke as...
by Will Russell | Oct 21, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire
Residents of Leeds and surrounding areas have been urged to protect themselves this winter by taking up the offer of free NHS vaccinations against flu and Covid-19. People eligible for the flu vaccination include anyone aged 65 or older, people with a weakened immune...
by Will Russell | Oct 21, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire
Two further arrests have been made following the Ian Watkins murder at HMP Wakefield on the 11th October. Two men, aged 23 and 39 have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. They are both in police custody, and will be interviewed over the course of the...
by Will Atherton | Oct 21, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire Police are still investigating the murder of Luqman Ishfaq in Bradford one year ago today. (21 October 2024) Ishfaq was beaten and stabbed to death on Barlow Street, Bradford. 19 people have been arrested in connection to the incident so far, 16 for...
by Will Atherton | Oct 20, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was attacked by a group of masked men on Duncombe Way, Bradford. The assault took place between 10.15pm and 10.25pm on Sunday 19 October at the car park of Speedball, a fitness and football centre. The...
