Boy's torturers given jail terms
A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a boy, 16, to force his family to pay a £20,000 ransom over a "drugs debt".
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Scrubbing Up: sleeping killers
In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, Professor Tony Leeds warns that our roads are less safe because an obesity epidemic is leading more drivers to fall asleep at the wheel.
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Playwright backs anti-flats group
A group campaigning to stop an old Leeds school being turned into student flats say Alan Bennett has backed their cause.
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The sleeping killers behind the wheel
In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, Professor Tony Leeds warns that our roads are less safe because an obesity epidemic is leading more drivers to fall asleep at the wheel.
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Plans unveiled for more eco-towns
Two new areas - in Devon and Hampshire - are announced as possible "eco-town" sites by the government.
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Burglar jailed for student murder
A heroin addict is jailed for a minimum of 26 years for the murder of a student during a burglary in Leeds.
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Gay Asians reveal racism problems
Gay Asian men living in Yorkshire say they are facing increasing racial abuse from within the gay community.
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Body in river is missing student
The body of a missing 19-year-old student from Leeds University is found in the River Aire.
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Residents upset over school plan
Residents hoping to take over a former school building are saddened by recommendations it should be sold to a company.
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RSPCA starts appeal over £2m will
The RSPCA confirms it has started an appeal five months after losing a court battle over a £2m estate.
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Gang smuggled £62m of cannabis
A gang of 12 men are found guilty of smuggling in £62m worth of skunk cannabis to the UK hidden in boxes of flowers from Holland.
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Missing student police find body
Police looking for a missing 19-year-old student from Leeds University find a body in the River Aire.
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Canal body death accused remanded
A third man appears in court charged with the murder of a Chinese man whose body was found in a canal near Selby last year.
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Tribute paid to 'beloved mother'
Mourners attend the funeral of a former midwife found dead in her home in Angus.
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Knox murder case 'has no holes'
Italian judges publish their reasons for convicting Amanda Knox and her boyfriend for the murder of Meredith Kercher.
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City in child services shake-up
Council bosses in Leeds consider plans to scrap an organisation set up 10 years ago to run schools in the city.
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CCTV issued in sex assault probe
Police release CCTV footage of a man suspected of carrying out sexual assaults on lone women in Leeds city centre.
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Charity fights gay adoption rules
A Leeds-based Roman Catholic adoption agency goes to the High Court to to fight equality legislation forcing it to accept gay couples.
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Family tribute to road death boy
Tributes are paid to Calvin Saunders, 17, who was killed in a car crash in Grimsby, by his family.
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The art of list-making
The BBC's Jane O'Brien, a self-confessed list keeper, reports on an exhibition in Washington DC showcasing the lists famous artists kept.
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