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Man charged with murder after children's fire deaths
A 21-year-old man was last night charged with the murders of two children in a house fire in Bradford. The man is understood to be Asjid Mahmood, of Pollard Lane, Undercliffe. He was due to appear at Bradford Magistrates’ Court this
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Naylor to miss Leeds Slovakia tour
Leeds United captain Richard Naylor is set to miss the club’s pre-season tour to Slovakia and could even be ruled out for the season’s start. A hamstring injury caused him to miss the final match of last season, against Bristol Rovers, when promotion
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Student Finigan dreams of graduating to Bulls first team
School’s out but now Vinny Finigan is ready to embark on an even sharper learning curve with the Bulls. The 20-year-old wing or full back has been forced to split Super League with student life over the past two years, while studying for a sports science
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Bairstow blasts Yorkshire to victory
Jonny Bairstow said Yorkshire’s crucial LV= County Championship victory against Warwickshire yesterday provided him with one of the biggest highs of his career so far. The 20-year-old hit 64 not out off 61 balls to ensure the White Rose chased down
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Webb to referee final
England's Howard Webb will be the referee for the World Cup final. The 38-year-old from Rotherham has been chosen for the final by FIFA's referees committee. Webb and his assistants Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey will officiate in the final on
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Set point holds key to gaining vital ground
We’ve got a quick turnaround this week for the game with Harlequins and hopefully that’ll help us after last week’s defeat to Hull FC. It’s important we put an end to this bad run and get back on track before the play-offs. Naturally
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Bradford & Bingley no flash in the pan
Better batting, better fielding and better luck have seen Bradford & Bingley become major Division One title contenders again over the last six weeks. Skipper Phil Slater believes they are the main reasons behind his side’s unbeaten run since May 22,
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Angling Lines
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SEA AC The trip to Pwllheli had to be cancelled once again because of the inclement weather. We appear not to be having much luck with it this year. So far all of our trips have had to be called off at the last minute because
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Eccleshill excited by visit from City
New Eccleshill United manager Ian Banks is relishing the prospect of facing one of his former clubs when Bradford City visit for a pre-season friendly tonight. Banks’s debut in the dug-out at Eccleshill’s Smith Butler Stadium will be against the Eagles
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Van Marwijk: Don't make comparisons
Holland coach Bert van Marwijk has taken inspiration from former Dutch greats but insists comparisons cannot be drawn between his World Cup finalists and the 'total football' legends of the past. Neither the 1974 nor 1978 sides were able to take that
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Yorkshire have sniff of victory
Yorkshire are chasing a target of 200 to win from a minimum of 37 overs against Warwickshire at Headingley. An eighth-wicket partnership of 75 between unbeaten centurion Rikki Clarke and Imran Tahir, who hit a crucial 41 for his side, frustrated Yorkshire
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Promotion-chasing Harden out to arrest slide
With only one win in their last five starts, Harden’s hopes of promotion from Division Two of the Aire-Wharfe League are under threat, with Olicanian, Follifoot and Upper Wharfedale hot on their heels. Jeremy Batty’s side should be too strong
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Count me out, says McDermott
Brian McDermott has ruled out a return to Odsal as Bulls boss, confirming Mick Potter’s status as favourite for the role. The Harlequins coach moved to quash speculation ahead of their clash with his former club at The Stoop tomorrow night,
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Yorkshire face race against time
Yorkshire are still on course for a County Championship victory after taking three wickets in the morning session of day four. Warwickshire have advanced their second innings score to 270-6 from 100 overs at lunch, and they lead by 98 with two sessions
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Van Persie - We can make history
Robin van Persie knows his Holland team-mates have the chance to become immortal on Sunday. Victory over favourites Spain in the World Cup final at Soccer City would finally erase the bitter taste of defeat from 1974 and 1978, when Rinus Michels' legendery
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Xavi will savour World Cup final
Spain's midfield maestro Xavi is determined to enjoy the World Cup final. A new champion will be crowned on Sunday after the Euro 2008 winners booked a clash with Holland at Soccer City thanks to Carles Puyol's fierce second-half header against
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Birstall hit by league and cup double whammy
Birstall’s hopes of boosting their Central Yorkshire League Premier Division survival hopes and progressing to the semi-final of the Heavy Woollen Cup floundered on both counts on a weekend of double disappointment. In the delayed quarter-final tie
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Taking efficiency that bit further
I'm far from old, but I can remember the days when the only vehicle to manage 74 miles to the gallon would be a moped or lawn-mower. Things have changed. Today’s super-efficient cars can easily achieve economy figures which would have seemed
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Making most of the beck
We’d decided it was time to move and we’d always fancied Harden. I was driving out of Firbeck one miserable day in February when everywhere looked its worst, and I looked down the bank and saw this house,” “I thought the location was amazing with the
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Woman badly hurt in accident with lorry in Bradford
A woman pedestrian has been seriously injured in an accident with a lorry in Otley Road, Bradford, today. The woman, who is in her 60s, suffered leg injuries in the accident, which happened near the junction with Dudley Hill Road at 10.15am
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Eco-warriors sweep into action
Pupils at Fagley Primary School got stuck in to keeping the streets around their school tidy ahead of a celebration of their eco-warriors project. The children have been helping to clear the area for two months, along with their parents and
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Camera call after fatal crash
Calls have been made by councillors for speed cameras on a “dangerous” stretch of road in Brighouse after an elderly man died in a car accident as he walked his dogs. There are no fixed cameras in the entire lower Calder Valley, and Calderdale Council
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Health battle targets poverty
Bradford’s health profile for 2010 shows the district is struggling to cope with the effects of high levels of deprivation. With 40 per cent of people living in the most deprived 20 per cent of the country, the district has worse health than the England
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TRAILER: Killers play game of cat and mouse
PREDATORS (15, 106 mins) Two stars Starring Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne Based loosely on a 1994 script by Robert
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TRAILER: Bad blood teenagers are ready for a bite
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (12A, 123 mins) Four stars Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Xavier Samuel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz
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VIDEO: 'County's best-known village is on the slide'
The best-known village in Yorkshire is “on the slide” a heritage boss said as he toured Haworth. Trevor Mitchell, regional director of English Heritage, visited Haworth prior to the release of his organisation’s Heritage at Risk register.
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Threatened sites at risk of falling into decay
Four historic buildings in the Bradford area have been spotlighted as being at risk from falling into decay. Also exposed as under threat in a Heritage at Risk report published by English Heritage are seven conservation areas in the district
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Rules that really burst our bubble
We have just returned from a short stay in Norfolk with two of our dearest friends. They had intended taking their whole family but, as happens when children reach the teenage years, the thought of several days away with parents didn’t appeal to them
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Cars to Die for at classic city show
Two iconic cars that have graced the big screen will take starring roles next weekend when motoring enthusiasts descend on Bradford for this year’s classic car show. Cars driven by Austin Powers and a James Bond villain will be parking up in
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Flashy ways that must be changed
I know very little about mopeds, preferring a machine propelled by pedal power, but their importance is just registering with me after watching a recent Jonathan Dimbleby programme about positive developments in Africa. The very next day, I was
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Bronte Country bids for World Heritage Status
Bronte country and Haworth village are hoping to be granted highly-prized world heritage status. World Heritage Sites are chosen for their outstanding universal value to culture, history or science. The Bronte Landscape and Haworth village is one of
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Chance to find out who has X-Factor
An Elvis tribute act is just one of the district’s hopefuls in a new golden mic contest starting on Monday. DJ and music producer Austin Gill has launched Bradford’s version of X-Factor to spot new talent. Word has gone around the pubs, clubs, Facebook
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Wharfe Valley cat group in need of support
A cat rescue group is being stretched to breaking point as volunteers struggle to cope. The Wharfe Valley Branch of Cats Protection has found itself on the front line of cat rescue across much of the district in recent years. Now the group says it is
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Travellers move from Ilkley Tenis Club
A group of travellers who had been camping in Ilkley have moved on. The group had set up camp on land next to the Ilkley Lido, but decided to move on Sunday – after a concert at the venue on Saturday evening – to land at the Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash
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Landmark moment for Urban Splash
The company behind the regeneration of a once-derelict Bradford mill has reached a significant landmark as it continues to grow its business. Urban Splash, which has transformed Lister Mills in Manningham, has reached the two million square foot mark
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Lots of old properties for sale!
A former Bradford petrol station, a large detached period building in Idle and a retail property in Keighley are among the lots going under the hammer at an upcoming auction. The garage site on the corner of Canal Road and North Brook Street
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‘Chef killed by masked raider’
A chef was stabbed to death on his birthday when a gang of masked robbers burst into his home, a jury heard. Tinakorn Tuekpia collapsed dying in the garden after he was attacked in front of his pregnant girlfriend. Syed Bukhari, 28,
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Specialist position up for grabs
Peter Taylor is in the hunt for a full-time City goalkeeping coach to take over from Nigel Martyn. The former England stopper has overseen the Valley Parade keepers in recent seasons but he is only available for a couple of days each week.
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Golf group gets royal approval
Princess Anne will give her royal seal of approval to an Asian golfing society when she visits Bradford tomorrow. The Princess Royal will meet youngsters who have benefited from the Waterton Park Asian Golf Society. Businessman Jas Atwal
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Proud heritage is ours
SIR – Your recent report on the Odeon (T&A,July 5) begins by saying that a Bradford MP is calling for a rethink on the building amid uncertainty over its future ownership. Well, I’m sure Bradfordians think differently, responding by saying
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Why hide location?
SIR – There is an apparently successful company in Bradford which places a large advertisement in a national Sunday newspaper each week, representing its exotic wares to high-spending customers around the country. There’s nothing wrong with that – it’
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Where are workers?
SIR – In the T&A (Thursday, July 1) there was a lovely photograph of the City Park under construction with the caption “WORK: Contractors at work on the City Park scheme in Bradford city centre.” Well where were they? Gone to lunch? Their digger was
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True success story
SIR – Weidenhammer Packaging in Lidget Green, with the help of Bradford Council, looked at 30 sites over an 18-month period before finding a suitable home off Halifax Road in Buttershaw in which to invest and expand (T&A, July 5). This is the sort of
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The truth behind EU ‘egg ban’ rumours
SIR – Again, the very real issues under debate in the European Parliament have been misrepresented to serve the purposes of Euroscepticism. So we see reports the EU is to ban the sale of eggs by the dozen, fuelled by a huge dose of outrage
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Brothers took part in 'extreme' attack on two men
Two brothers, one a successful businessman, took part in “extreme, unwarranted and inappropriate” violence on the streets of Bradford. Ednan Bashir, 30, who instigated and largely carried out the offence, was jailed for five years at Bradford
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Thanks to volunteers
SIR – I am writing to thank all of your readers who signed up to volunteer with the British Heart Foundation last month. For the second year running, the campaign has been a resounding success and the BHF couldn’t have done it without the support of
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Freedom not facism
SIR – For Karl Dallas to describe Israel as a fascist state (T&A, July 2) is utterly absurd. Israel is the only real democracy in the Middle East, with free and independent political parties and trade unions, a vibrant free press and freedom of expression
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Work starts on council’s £3.5m home
Work on Craven District Council’s new £3.5 million premises in Skipton is due to restart on Monday. Craven District Council will share first and second floor offices at Belle Vue Mills, on Broughton Road, with North Yorkshire County Council
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‘Academy decisions due soon’
The future of rebuilding projects at Bradford’s newest academies could be decided as early as next month. Dixons Allerton Academy, in Allerton, and Appleton Academy, in Wyke, were due to transfer into new school buildings over the next two
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Why the water will keep on flowing
It was 15 years ago, but the drought of 1995 is still fresh in people’s memories. Across the country, water shortages led to extreme measures being taken by water companies. For many weeks, tankers trundled to and from Bradford, bringing much-needed
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Gracious Loew salutes 'wonderful' Spain
Spain were described as the masters of football after reaching the first World Cup final in their history with a 1-0 victory against Germany. The Spaniards will play Holland on Sunday at Soccer city, Johannesburg, in a match which pitches the great underachievers
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Puyol the hero as Spain head to World Cup final
Spain 1 Germany 0 Carles Puyol powered Spain into their first World Cup final with a thunderous second-half header to beat Germany. The Euro 2008 winners dominated possession in Durban but initially struggled to create clear openings against
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Thursday, July 8, 2010
25 years ago: The fight to save Otley Hospital’s maternity unit, threatened with closure by Leeds Western Area Health Authority, was moving a stage further at an Otley Town Council meeting. 50 years ago: Skipton Urban Council was to apply
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Preserving heritage is the priority
Haworth and its surrounding countryside could be in with a chance of being named a World Heritage site and it would be a major coup if it eventually became the second in the district with this exalted status after Saltaire. Bronte Country, as it is known
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Duff relishing fresh start at Bantams
Shane Duff believes it was the right time to step out of his comfort zone by joining City. The no-nonsense centre half ended a long association with Cheltenham to add his considerable experience to Peter Taylor’s Bantams. Duff is ready
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Anger over new plans for homes next to Sty Lane site
Campaigners fighting plans for hundreds of houses are urging Bradford Council to have a re-think over proposals to build even more homes. Greenhill Action Group (GAG) which is campaigning against a 475-home development in Sty Lane, Micklethwaite
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Footballer ‘shot man dead for disrespect to friend’
A Bradford City striker gunned down a rival in the street for “disrespecting” his best friend, a court has been told. Gavin Grant, 26, shot 21-year-old Leon Labastide in the back outside his mother’s front door, it is claimed. Mr Labastide
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'No panic' with quarter of season still to go
By drawing on past experience, the Bulls are aiming to time their play-off charge to perfection. Despite watching his side slip to ninth place in recent weeks, boss Steve McNamara is confident they can provide a final flourish. Last
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Man still quizzed over fatal blaze
Detectives were last night still questioning a 21-year-old man after two young children died in a house fire in Bradford. The youngsters, named locally as ten-year-old Aleena Shah and her brother Aman, eight, died after the fire ripped through their
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Tesco planning inquiry opens
Tesco has told a Government planning inspector there are no “significant downsides” to its controversial plans to build a new store and a care home in Ilkley. An eight-day public inquiry began at Ilkley Playhouse yesterday as Tesco appealed
