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A man wanted by police in connection with the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky has been arrested. Piran Ditta Khan, aged 71, was arrested on Tuesday 14th January in Pakistan and has appeared at court in Islamabad where matters relating to his extradition were discussed. He was remanded in custody to...
The mood of Bradford was positively invigorated during Will and Kate's royal visit to one of the UK’s most diverse and unique cities. https://youtu.be/zAvogSct67o The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet well-wishers to the beat of the dhol Greeted by hundreds of loud, cheering well-wishers, William and Kate emerged from...
West Yorkshire Police has launched a brand new and innovative approach allowing witnesses of crime to provide their statements over the phone. Initially being piloted across the Leeds and Bradford Districts, it will offer greater convenience and accessibility. The service requires the consent of...
Police have arrested two men after a cannabis farm was discovered at a property on Cross Square. Officers from Wakefield NPT attended the area on Saturday 11th January to make enquires after receiving intelligence from the community. More than 400 plants were found at the property. The two...
Lancashire police force has referred itself to the complaints watchdog after a leaked cctv video was posted online, showing officers using disproportionate force being used on a man during his arrest. The video clip shows officers from Lancashire Police approaching the man who immediately puts his hands in the air and lies on the...
A death sentence handed down to former president Pervez Musharraf has been overturned by Lahore High Court in Pakistan declaring the legal process was unconstitutional. General Musharraf, who left Pakistan and sought exile in Dubai in 2016, had challenged the formation of the special court which found him guilty of treason last December.
Millions of phones will soon no longer support WhatsApp due to a major update with the popular messaging app. Older versions of Android and iOS devices will no longer be able to access the Facebook-owned app from 1 February, while certain Windows phones have already lost support. WhatsApp said the cull...
A judge at the London Central Employment Tribunal has ruled in favour of Samira Ahmed which see her triumph in winning a sex discrimination and equal pay claim against the BBC. The Newswatch presenter highlighted a "600% pay gap" in a row over unequal fees. She had claimed she was being paid a sixth...
Royal fans get your dhols and shaadi clothes ready - Shahzada William and Shahzadi Kate have just announced Bradford as one of their first engagements of 2020! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will travel to Bradford on Wednesday, 15th January to visit a number of community projects in one of Britain's most...
The grim discovery of a body found in a former bank in Batley has been identified as a missing man - Asghar Badshah, 39, from Bradford. Police officers were forced to break into the disused Yorkshire Bank building on Commercial Street after being called to the scene.
PHD student Reynhard Sinaga, 36, who filmed himself attacking his victims after drugging them at his Manchester home, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. He was found guilty of 159 counts of sexual offences against 48 different men. Sinaga has been linked to more than 190 potential victims – 70 of whom police...
York is on track to have the UK's first car-free city centre after the council backed plans to ban private vehicles. This mean an end to all "non-essential" vehicle journeys inside the ancient city walls within three years. In a drive to cut harmful pollutants, the authority is seeking to...
Asia's richest man - Mukesh Ambani and his sprawling $130 billion conglomerate has started a service that aims to compete with Amazon in India. Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries said it had been inviting people to sign up to its grocery delivery service JioMart. Calling...
Compassion and helping the needy is the common thread running through all faiths. And this couldn’t ring more true for volunteers who lovingly put on a delicious Christmas dinner for the elderly, and donated hampers to Christian refugees in the city. For the...
A London man has admitted trying to blackmail Apple by claiming he had access to millions of iCloud accounts. 22-year-old Kerem Albayrak from north London threatened to wipe 319 million accounts unless Apple gave him iTunes gift cards worth $100,000 (£76,000). However, an investigation...
Police forces across the country have spent almost £1.5M on around 450 green vehicles in a bid to meet emission targets. But there’s just one slight problem – they aren’t much good at chasing crooks or rushing to save people in crisis. Practically all...

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