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PRINCE WILLIAM lands in
#Leeds
as he prepares to meet rugby legends Rob
#Burrow
and Kevin
#Sinfield
.
Large Police Convoys were spotted in and around
#Headingley
this lunchtime as Prince William attends a meet with the sports stars.
Prince William is due to congratulate them…
Slap and Tickle in the playground at a
#Leeds
school, as parents 'fall out' as pupils watch on
Police were called to Benton Park School, in West Yorkshire yesterday afternoon to break up the the parents scrapping, in which no one was injured, and no arrested made, following a…
THIS is the moment a van driver was brutally battered by a gang wielding baseball bats in a horrific attack in West Yorkshire
The victim, 26, was left cowering on the ground in the "targeted attack" in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Police today confirmed they were investigating the…
LEEDS UNITED players onboard an aircraft back to Leeds Bradford Airport caught up in a midflight emergency following reports of smoke in the cockpit prior to landing. A full Emergency was declared shortly before 7.30pm, with the aircraft landing safely.
Police in
#Bradford
City Centre Respond to Large Disturbance this evening
Police in Bradford City Centre responded to a large disturbance around Market Street at approximately 5:00 PM this evening. Significant number of officers were deployed to the scene to deal with the…
The Princess of Wales stepped out with her husband Prince William as they visited
#Scarborough
to launch funding to support young people’s mental health, in a collaboration spearheaded by the Royal Foundation
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF ‘HERO’ AND FIVE ATTEMPTED MURDERS AFTER PLOUGHING INTO CROWD OF PEOPLE IN SHEFFIELD
A SHEFFIELD MAN has been charged after he ploughed into a crowd of people, leaving a 46-year-old man dead and several others injured.
South Yorkshire Police said: “On…
Ice hockey star Adam
#Johnson
dies aged 29 after his throat is slashed by skate in front of a crowd of 8000
Adam Johnson's injury was so horrific it forced the game to be abandoned and left traumatised fans in tears as they were asked to leave due to a serious medical emergency.…
🚨BREAKING: AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT LEEDS BRADFORD AIRPORT
AN AIRCRAFT has veered off the runway this afternoon when landing at
#Leeds
#Bradford
Airport.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, is a TUI flight inbound from Corfu. It is understood the aircraft has slid off the runway onto…
A JOYRIDER hijacked a police car when an officer leapt out to nick a suspect
The cheeky prankster was filmed driving the unoccupied BMW 4x4 in Kirkholt, in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
The video was uploaded on Sunday, and shows the cop car, with its blue lights on, being…
Two men have been charged following an incident at a public house on Westgate, Wakefield, on Saturday night (6 January).
Haroon Khan, 22, of Plumpton Road, Wakefield; and Mohammed Khan, 19, of Plumpton Street, Wakefield; have been charged with attempting to cause grievous…
PALASTINE Protest Turns Violent At Food Outlet, Bradford
At 7.06pm last night, police were called to a disturbance at
#Salah
’s takeaway, in Leeds Road,
#Bradford
, with reports of damage being caused to a window and people assaulted.
Officers attended and established that the…
DRAMATIC video following an armed robbery on a
#Flannels
Store in
#Leeds
city centre
Police received multiple reports of an ongoing armed robbery at the
#Flannels
store on Vicar Lane. It was reported that four to five suspects, who cannot be identified in the footage, had…
MAJOR INCIDENT AS MINIBUS OVERTURNS CLOSING A1M AMID REPORTS OF 15+ CASUALTIES
A MINIBUS has overturned, closing the
#A1M
motorway in both directions this evening. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter has landed at the scene.
Reports suggest there are ‘multiple casualties’,…
Dramatic scenes as a lorry driver in
#Bradford
has caused chaos after intentionally colliding with parked cars and pedestrians
The incident happened in Handel Street at around 1.49pm yesterday afternoon. The lorry driver, who has not been identified, was apparently trying to…
Child Sex Offender Dies in Collision Hours Before Sentencing
A Bradford man, Matthew Lee Harrison, died in a car crash on the morning of October 31, after his Nissan Navara collided with a wall at the junction of Dryden Street and Buck Street, in the city.
Harrison, 33, was…
DOUBLE MURDER investigation launched in
#Leeds
after two men die in a stabbing incident.
Police have launched a double murder investigation following the deaths of two men in an incident in the
#Harehill
area of Leeds yesterday.
At 11:06am on Saturday (30 September) police…
A PLANE skidded off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport while landing during Storm Babet.
The TUI flight from Corfu came to a standstill on boggy grassland leaving more than a hundred passengers stranded.
Emergency services, including three ambulances, raced out to the Boeing…
POLICE officers injured, arrests made, following large disturbance in Leeds
Enquiries are ongoing today following a disorder incident in
#Rothwell
on Sunday evening.
Leeds District CID is continuing to investigate the incident which occurred after 5pm on Sunday October 22 on…
🚨BREAKING: M62 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AFTER ‘HEAD-ON FATAL CRASH’
A HORROR CRASH has closed a large portion of the
#M62
in both directions this morning, between junctions 22 for
#Oldham
and 24 for
#Huddersfield
.
For those heading to Manchester Airport today, it's very…
Horror Crash Leaves £187k Lamborghini Wrecked After Smash With Royal Mail Van
A head-on collision between a
#Lamborghini
Urus and a Royal Mail van in east London has left six people needing hospital treatment.
The crash occurred yesterday evening on Finchley Road, near the…
YOUNG girl saved by “hero” passerby in freezing cold sea on the East coast at
#Bridlington
The group are being praised for their quick thinking and selfless act in helping to rescue the young girl from the sea at
#Bridlington
over the bank holiday weekend after reports that she…
King Charles has begun an official two-day visit to Yorkshire including
#Bradford
and
#Leeds
. The Monarch visited the Bradford headquarters of supermarket chain Morrisons, and visited Leeds Central Library and Art Gallery
Dramatic Road Rage Incident in
#Bradford
Dramatic scenes unfolded in
#Bradford
yesterday afternoon following a road rage incident that brought traffic to a standstill on a major route.
The incident was captured on a mobile phone, which showed a man being intentionally hit by a…
YORKSHIRE TV LEGEND, Harry Gration Dies, aged 71. Former BBC Look North Presenter, Harry Gration who earned an MBE for his Broadcasting Services in 2013 presented his last BBC Look North programme in October 2020 before retiring
MAJOR INCIDENT IN WEST YORKSHIRE TOWN WITH LARGE POLICE RESPONSE
A MAJOR INCIDENT is currently unfolding in the
#Ravensthorpe
area of
#Dewsbury
with dozens of armed cops, the air ambulance, police helicopter and police plane all currently on the scene.
The incident began…
DRAMATIC ARMED ROBBERY Seacroft, Leeds
At 11.39am today (Wednesday) police were notified of an armed robbery taking place at Jewellers at a commercial business at Tesco Seacroft Green Shopping Centre in
#Leeds
.
A number of males could be seen effortlessly attacking the store…
FIREWORKS launched at Police as chaos descends in
#Leeds
. Police in huge numbers from across West Yorkshire were drafted in with protective gear, equipped with shields to disperse the crowd in the Thornville Street, Hyde Park area of the city
HUNDREDS of people have been evacuated from their homes over fears a 200ft crane could collapse in Storm Debi.
Residents were told to leave waterfront flats in Leeds city centre after concerns were raised over the safety of a crane being used to build luxury high-rise flats.…
A worker has been dramatically rescued by a crane from the top of a building under construction that is currently on
#fire
in
#Reading
.
The fire broke out on a construction site on Station Hill in the Town Center shortly before 11.40am today.
Plumes of black smoke have been…
Leeds headteacher nearly four times over drink-drive limit when she crashed her car on way to school in
#Leeds
Lorraine Bradley, who was at the time head of
#Rodillian
Academy in
#Lofthouse
,
#Wakefield
, said the pressure of the job turned her to booze, Leeds Magistrates' Court…
The moment machete-wielding males ransack businessman's £1.5million home, and steal £110,000 Audi and Rolex’s in Leeds
The footage shows the three masked men with blades in the early morning raid at the home of the construction boss in
#Horsforth
,
#Leeds
, West Yorkshire.
Mr…
Double-Decker Bus Takes Scenic Route, Ends Up in Leeds Resident's Flowerbed this Morning
Commuters in
#Kippax
were treated to an unexpected scene this morning after a double-decker bus decided to explore the greener pastures of a resident's garden on Leeds Road.
The bus veered…
LEEDS SCHOOLS placed into “lockdown” amid threat as statements are issued.
Many schools across the
#Leeds
area, both secondary and Primary have invoked their soft ‘lockdown’ procedures today amid a threat to ‘All’ schools in Leeds.
Generic Messages and emails are being issued…
Dramatic scenes unfolded in
#Leeds
this afternoon as a double-decker bus was engulfed in flames following an arson attack
The ongoing incident is on Strathmore Drive in the
#Harehills
area of the city. The fire broke out around 1:30 pm, causing significant damage to the vehicle,…
🚨BREAKING: MAN ARRESTED OVER ATTEMPTED MURDER OF TWO POLICE OFFICERS IN LEEDS
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two police officers were injured when they were hit by a car in
#Leeds
city centre.
The incident happened shortly after 11:50pm…
Final Wish Honored as Funeral Procession Passes Through Drive-Thru in
#Leeds
In a heartwarming tribute to a life well-lived, a devoted family fulfilled the final wish of a McDonald’s-loving grandad by taking his funeral procession through his cherished drive-thru. Lindsay…
Two Men on Quad Cut Down Speed Camera in West Yorkshire As Cops Drive Past
Dramatic scenes unfolded in West Yorkshire yesterday evening as two men on a quad bike, one wearing a 'police jacket', used a Stihl saw to cut down at least one speed camera that had recently been…
Seven-Year Prison Term For Man Behind Taxi Rampage In Leeds
Dramatic footage of a man who stabbed and seriously injured a taxi driver before stealing his car and going on the rampage in
#Leeds
city centre has been jailed today.
Pablo Hernandez left a total of six victims in…
Dramatic Scenes as Police Detain Males in Chapeltown,
#Leeds
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the
#Chapeltown
area of Leeds this evening as police detained a number of males in a police-led incident.
Crowds gathered on Scholebrook Avenue to watch as police vehicles and officers…
POLICE are hunting a gang of scrambler bike yobs filmed causing carnage on a village high street
Around 15 masked biker thugs were captured on video hurling bollards and taunting cops in
#Cudworth
, near
#Barnsley
.
The off-road menaces obstructed drivers and rammed a police car…
Leeds United have been relegated from the Premier League as they lost their final game of the season to Tottenham Hotspur
The Whites' fans turned on both their team and the club's owners as the West Yorkshire side's three-year top-flight stay came to a meek and pitiful end at…
A FIFTEEN-year-old boy who has died after being stabbed outside a primary school has been named locally as Alfie Lewis.
The youngster suffered critical injuries after being attacked in Horsforth, near Leeds, shortly before 3pm.
Another teenager was this evening being questioned…
Lamborghini supercar ploughs into another car in the
#Leeds
area this morning. Emergency Services are dealing with the incident on Whitehall Road at the junction with Dixon Lane in the
#Wortley
area of the city
A fifteen-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being stabbed outside a primary school as parents arrived to pick up their children.
The youngster suffered critical injuries after being attacked in Horsforth, near Leeds, shortly before 3pm.
Another teenager was this…
MAN dies after travelling the wrong way down the
#M62
before colliding with HGV in horror crash.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the collision which happened on the eastbound carriageway close to Junction 29 (Lofthouse) at around 3:30am.
The collision involved a…
THIS is the terrifying moment a driver ploughs into a pedestrian, catapulting him 40 metres down the road in an horrific hit and run in West Yorkshire
Sickening CCTV captured the moment the man was flipped into the air by a speeding car in
#Ravensthorpe
,
#Dewsbury
Saturday…
LABOUR front man, Keir
#Starmer
enjoys a pint and bite to eat with friends and family in
#Horsforth
.
Studying Law at the University of
#Leeds
for Three Years, of which, he says “changed his life” in a recent interview, appears to have a lasting effect as he visits old pals…
🚨BREAKING: TWO DEAD AND SEVEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ‘SIX-CAR HORROR SMASH’
TWO people have died, and a further seven have been injured following a serious road traffic collision in
#Barnsley
, earlier today.
Police confirmed they were called shortly after 2pm to reports of a…
BLACKPOOL BLAZE: BLACKPOOL TOWER WAS NOT ON FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS responded to a ‘large blaze’ at the iconic
#Blackpool
Tower, turns out it was just orange netting in the wind.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service responded with over six fire engines, a "rope rescue team” and a drone…
LARGE police presence at a protest in Leeds this afternoon. The ongoing incident is close to the Britannia hotel on the Ring Road near Tesco's Seacroft in the city. Developing story more on this as we get it
LARGE-SCALE COVID PROTEST HELD IN
#YORK
THE Crowd, which could be seen with police walking through the centre of York yesterday afternoon, were carrying; flares, smoke and banners.
The protest was organized by a group opposed to all Covid restrictions including; mask mandates,…
Two men have been stabbed and seriously injured at Meadowhall shopping centre
Police Officers have cordoned off a section of
#Meadowhall
, in
#Sheffield
, after the pair were attacked on Tuesday evening around 7pm in front of horrified shoppers, with one witness describing the…
BUILDING partially collapses in busy city centre this evening as huge emergency response gets underway
Road closures are in place on Kirkgate in
#Leeds
this evening after a building partially collapsed.
The row of terraced properties, believed to derelict, opposite the Duck…
Leeds Utd AFC have announced that their store at the stadium at Elland Road will remain closed for the rest of the day today as a mark of respect after a medical emergency at the store earlier this morning.
AIRPORT CLOSED AFTER INCIDENT SEES PLANE VEERING OFF RUNWAY UPON LANDING
LEEDS BRADFORD AIRPORT is now closed following an incident earlier this afternoon which saw a TUI Boeing 737-800 aircraft stranded after it skidded off the runway while landing during Storm Babet.
#Leeds
…
Smash and Grab at Ramsdens Pawnbrokers in Morley,
#Leeds
In a shocking display, the men brazenly smashed their way into the Ramsdens Pawnbrokers on Queen Street,
#Morley
, while onlookers watched on in amazement.
The incident unfolded in broad daylight an around 10.15am, with…
Dramatic moment armed cops 'shoot' gunman who stormed
#Bradford
police station with a knife and gun
Cops can be heard shouting drop the gun at the suspect after he opened fire at Trafalgar House in Bradford yesterday.
Two shots can be heard, as shocked passers-by watch on…
Shocking moment machete-wielding thugs slash at each other outside a
#KFC
in
#Leeds
Two young men dressed in black are seen trading blows outside the KFC restaurant with two others.
As one side appears to gain the upper hand, three of the men turn and …
LEEDS girl, Tara Hanlon, 30, accused of trying to fly to Dubai with nearly £2 million stashed in five suitcases after she was stopped by Border Force officials at Heathrow Airport.
Palestinian Protests Cause City Centre Disruption in Leeds
Traffic in
#Leeds
city centre is coming to a standstill this afternoon as a Palestinian protest makes its way through the core of the city. It is understood to be related to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.…
Suspect arrested after ‘strange’ pursuit
Quick thinking officer swapped his high-speed police car for a bicycle led to the arrest of a man for theft of a vehicle in Rotherham.
Wednesday 10 April, around 7:15pm, an officer from the Proactive Roads Policing Team requested the…
DRAMATIC Video of an armed robbery in
#Leeds
this afternoon with two men arrested.
The gang can be seen in the footage holding sledgehammers and hammers as they attack the windows of a Ramsdens store on Queen Street in the Morley area of the city around lunchtime today.…
Chaos in
#Leeds
after vehicles on a car transporter hits a bridge
M621 next to Elland Road is shut at Junction 1, A6110 Ring Road, Beeston after vehicles on a vehicle transporter hits bridge this afternoon.
Police have closed the
#M621
Eastbound entry slip road near
#Beeston
.…
✈️ A400M visits Leeds in a flyby
Just a short while ago, the skies over central
#Leeds
were graced by the impressive presence of an
#RAF
Airbus
#A400M
Atlas from Brize Norton. This aircraft soared in low over the bustling Leeds Bradford airport.
Imagine looking up and…
WAGON Driver arrested after Horror Crash in
#Leeds
City Centre this morning as woman trapped under HGV.
Emergency Services rushed to the centre of
#Leeds
this morning after frantic calls were made into 999 reporting a woman trapped under a large vehicle on a zebra crossing.…
Firefighters from
#Leeds
have assisted contractors on the River Aire at
#Kirkstall
after their equipment, used in the current development for Flood Defences in the area washes away
LARGE EMERGENCY RESPONSE to
#Leeds
city centre supermarket after reports of a fire.
Specialist fire fighters and paramedics are at the scene of the Morrisons Merrion Centre due to the ongoing incident.
Specialist Detection, Identifying and Monitoring fire officers, who deal…
Cars Submerged, People Rescued as Storm
#Babet
Batters West Yorkshire
#Castleford
, West Yorkshire was battered by Storm Babet over the weekend, with heavy rain causing widespread flooding. Pictures from the scene show cars submerged in water, people being rescued by emergency…
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD TWIN SISTER DEAD AND SIX OTHERS INJURED AFTER HORROR CRASH
AN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD from
#Castleford
has died after a crash involving two cars on the A426 near
#Lutterworth
, which left six others seriously injured in hospital. The incident happened in…
Shots Fired, Cars Rammed, and Machete Fights Shock Residents on West Yorkshire Street
A quiet West Yorkshire street transformed into a harrowing battleground, witnessing a series of dramatic and violent events on Tuesday night. Reports of shots fired, cars being rammed, and…
Police in Bradford are investigating after three incidents of criminal damage and public order offences in Keighley.
Officers were called to three incidents in the last 24 hours, two at a
#McDonalds
restaurant on Hard Ings Road and a
#Starbucks
on Bingley Street.
No injuries…
DRAMATIC scenes in
#Leeds
as 21 people are detained as police in protective gear make arrests following a large anti-social behaviour incident
Police attended in the Burley Lodge Park area on Sunday following calls of anti-social behaviour and firework misuse involving youths.…
ASDA Security Guard Injured After Confrontation in Car Park, Killingbeck, Leeds
Emergency services responded to a serious incident at the
#Asda
#Killingbeck
store in
#Leeds
this morning. A security guard was knocked down following a confrontation in the car park.
In a separate…
Just Stop Oil activists have carried out a paint attack on the University of Leeds’s iconic Great Hall
The eco protester used a Just Stop Oil-branded fire extinguisher to blitz the grade II-listed structure.
The man was filmed being detained by police on suspicion of criminal…
Chaos on Leeds Street as Male Detained After Incident
Chaos erupted on a
#Leeds
street this morning as a male was detained by police. The incident, which was caught on mobile phones by residents, saw around seven officers grappling with the man on Ramshead Approach in the…
RAF Typhoons have intercepted a Scandinavian Airlines plane, flight No.
#SK4609
from
#Oslo
a short time ago.
The plane first circled Newcastle before heading to Manchester Airport due to loss of communications. It was intercepted by two RAF
#Typhoons
that were spotted heading…
Multi-Agency Training Exercise Held at
#Xscape
in
#Castleford
A multi-agency training exercise was held today at Xscape in Castleford. The exercise involved the fire service, police, the ambulance service, and other specialist partners.
The scenario involved an unidentified…
Collision, man stabbed, and firearms discharge closes Regent Street, Leeds
Detectives are investigating after a violent altercation and collision in
#Leeds
city centre last night (Thursday, 22 March).
The A61 Regent Street remains closed in both directions from Skinner Lane to…
A dad was murdered while on a lads' night out celebrating his 60th birthday in the seaside town of
#Scarborough
, literally a couple minutes after this video was taken, when Peter was assaulted and left to die as he stepped outside of this takeaway
❗️BREAKING NEWS
HUGE Crash at the start of the
#British
Grand Prix at
#Silverstone
. Racing has been halted in the 1st lap of the British Formula 1 after a horror crash seconds after the start
MAN ARRESTED FOR BRUTAL BRADFORD MURDER FOLLOWING ‘NATIONAL MANHUNT’
POLICE investigating the murder of 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of her murder.
Detectives said the male was arrested in the early hours of this morning (April 9) in…
#YORKSHIRE
NIGHTCLUB CLOSED BY POLICE AFTER DOUBLE MURDER
A YORKSHIRE NIGHTCLUB has been ordered to close by police following a serious incident which took place outside the venue in the early hours of Sunday morning which saw three people stabbed, with two losing their lives.…
SHOPKEEPER Seriously Injured Following a Robbery in Leeds
Police are appealing for information following a robbery at a newsagents shop in
#Leeds
yesterday (10/1) which left a shop worker seriously injured.
🎥Full Video
Police received reports of a…
17 Injured After Minibus Rolls Down Banking Ejecting Passengers on A1
Police in
#Wakefield
are investigating following a serious road traffic collision on the
#A1
near
#Darrington
,
#Pontefract
yesterday evening.
Shortly after 7pm (13/04), a number of calls were received…
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD TWIN SISTER THAT DIED IN HORROR CRASH SAVES SIX LIVES WITH ORGANS
CHLOE PEARSON from
#Castleford
died after a two-car crash in Leicestershire in December, which saw six others hospitalised with serious injuries.
The incident happened on the A426 near…