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Child Benefit payments are increasing in April - full list of new rates
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UK lockdown: Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life in the UK, from work to the kitchen
Life has largely returned to normal, but some things have changed forever

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Police reveal number of weapon offences in North Yorkshire schools
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Terrifying moment man with combat knife walks through city centre in broad daylight
The man can be seen walking along the pavement in the city centre with a combat knife.
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Yorkshire has its say on the decisions made during the pandemic - with 97 per cent agreeing on one huge issue
This is what our readers felt about the decisions made during the pandemic.


'I found strength I never knew I had' - Yorkshire's lockdown babies and the mums who gave birth alone
Just look at them now!


38 Yorkshire Covid heroes from ‘superhero’ bus driver to vaccine pioneer
We remember the people who did the most to see Yorkshire and Britain through the greatest health emergency


The edgy Yorkshire town that’s like Hebden Bridge but cheaper and ‘more real’
‘It’s somewhere between benefitting and suffering from the Hebden Bridge spread’


26 memories from the pandemic in Yorkshire and beyond - including some we'd rather forget
The hardships and absurdities of the coronavirus era – in alphabetical order


Death notices and funeral announcements from Huddersfield Examiner this week
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one


20 of Yorkshire's most wicked women - from evil child predators to cruel fraudsters
They've all appeared at courts in our region


'Huddersfield came together at the toughest of times - I want to thank you'
Some feel that lessons could still be learned


BBC announces death of Bargain Hunt star after filming as show pays moving tribute
Bargain Hunt star Stuart Withers has died, the BBC announced on Friday (March 21), after the antiques expert featured in a recent episode of the popular daytime show


M62 traffic tonight LIVE as crash shuts lane near Brighouse
The lane closed after 6pm


Chesterfield FC 0 Harrogate Town 0: Sulphurites cling on for an important point
Harrogate Town inched a point further away from the League Two relegation places as they clung on for a goalless draw at Chesterfield.


Our home was used to film Netflix's 'Adolescence' - I was star-stuck when Stephen Graham walked in
A family’s home near Leeds was used to film Netflix's Adolescence - they had to move out for three months, but got to keep some of the props like Owen’s bed and the curtains.


Stolen dog breeds 2025: Top 10 loved dog breeds with the most reported thefts - including the loyal Labrador
A new report has found that over 20,000 dogs have been stolen in the UK between 2014 and 2024 - here’s the top 10 stolen dog breeds last year and what you can do if someone steals your dog.
