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The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard declares Halifax Piece Hall his ‘new favourite venue’ during show packed with hits

Fans from across Yorkshire headed to Halifax Piece Hall to see The Kooks

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Motorcyclist, 22, dies after crash with electric car at Leeds junction

A 33-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

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Residents' fury over potholes after 'people left injured and cars damaged'

More than 300 people have signed a petition calling for urgent road repairs on the crumbling streets

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Paedo gets job at nursery two months after arrest for child porn

Kristian Parry got the job due to a loophole in the DBS system

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23 brilliant photos perfectly summing up a big night out in Leeds

Have a scroll below and see if you can spot anyone you know

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Leeds Knights' winning habit helps convince Owen Sobchak to stick around

A WINNING tradition is what helped entice Owen Sobchak over to Leeds Knights first time around.

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'Natural partnership': Leeds event hears how Yorkshire's SMEs can learn from India on AI adoption

Northern business leaders and policymarkers have joined forces with Indian counterparts for a special event on how to make AI more accessible to small businesses and tackle the regional productivity gap.

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Leeds Rhinos complete Morgan Gannon deal to maintain feel-good factor

Leeds Rhinos have maintained their recent feel-good factor with the return of Morgan Gannon on a three-year contract.

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Brad Arthur sees signs of the reliable Leeds Rhinos he has been building in Warrington Wolves win

Coaches mostly deal in tactical detail and motivational soundbites.

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Damning watchdog report finds 'widespread failings' in vital services for Leeds children

Families have been left feeling “frustrated and abandoned” as the damning report revealed that children are waiting nearly three times longer than legally allowed for vital support. Meanwhile the council has offered three top bosses up to £120k to help make the city 'child-friendly'

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Leeds Rhinos boss Brad Arthur piles praise on lean, mean tryscoring machine Maika Sivo

Maika Sivo's remarkable try-scoring form has been built on his work away from the spotlight, according to Leeds Rhinos head coach Brad Arthur.

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Leeds hospital staff to walk out and strike for two weeks

Unison has issued a statement

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Three 'amazing' outdoor music events featuring superstar acts coming to Leeds this summer

The team behind the festivites have been previewing what is to come

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Harmony Energy: Controversial battery plant plans on rural land get go-ahead after appeal

Controversial plans to build a battery plant on rural land east of Leeds can go ahead after a successful planning appeal.

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'Tremendously exciting': Yorkshire firm with 'potential to transform future of AI' hires ex-Intel executive as CEO

A Leeds company with “the potential to transform the future of AI” has appointed an experienced new chief executive officer who will be based at its US office in California.

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Workers in Leeds' Northern Square Mile are exposed to AI jobs risk: David Richards

I am writing this from a hotel in Manhattan, here for the World Cup, looking out at office floors full of bankers, lawyers and accountants. The unsettling question is not how many of them New York will need in ten years. It is how many Leeds will.

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Watch the moment police bust an ‘untouchable’ drug gang 'ruling' Leeds estate

“It is clear that the Hargreaves family and associates have run the Halton Moor estate through a culture of fear” 🚨

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Endless LLP: Leeds-based private equity firm acquires Anochrome Group

Private equity firm Endless has acquired Anochrome Group, a UK-headquartered surface finishing and coatings specialist, in a management buyout (MBO) from family ownership.

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Leeds giant chess games 'monitored' with security guard after attack on staff

This comes after 'upset' chess players complained about the council's 'unfair' reaction

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'Outstanding' Leeds nursery shuts suddenly after damning Ofsted visit

Parents were only given a day's notice