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Online private hire firm Uber starts operations in Bradford
ONLINE private hire firm Uber starts operating in Bradford today and says "tens of thousands'' of people have downloaded its smartphone app in readiness for the new service. The company said its most affordable product uberX will go live from 4pm
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Manx joy for Paul Milnes quartet
FOUR youngsters who were riding on behalf of Bradford-based Paul Milnes Cycles won the under-14 boys' team prize in the National Youth Tour event in the Isle of Man, which coincided with the Tour de Yorkshire.They led the race at the end of each of the
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Trial chance for young footballers
FORMER professionals Lee Elam and Luke Dean are inviting youngsters for free trials at their academy, which is a partner of Bradford City. The Pro elite academy runs weekly sessions along with games against other academies. Elam said: “Our
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Athletic pip Rothwell for final promotion berth
BAILDON Trinity Athletic have been promoted from Division Two of the West Yorkshire League.They hosted Rothwell Town, with Baildon needing a win but Town only needing a draw to clinch third place.However, Athletic won 4-1, with captain Lee Newall crossing
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Former Bulls coach Francis Cummins in legal battle over sacking
FRANCIS Cummins said he had expected the remainder of his contract “to be paid up” following his sacking by Bradford Bulls, a court heard today. Mr Cummins’ claim for wrongful dismissal against his former employers was backed by a trio of key figures
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Bradford Bulls sign James Mendeika from Featherstone
JAMES Mendeika has joined the Bulls from Championship rivals Featherstone with immediate effect on a deal until the end of the 2017 season. The utility player progressed through the academy ranks at Warrington and has also had spells at Leigh,
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Junior cricket results
BRADFORD JUNIOR LEAGUE Under-15s – South: Pudsey St Lawrence 98-4 (B Merchant 33, H Emmott-Lee 28, T Franklin 25no), East Bierley 38 (H Allman 4-11, B Potter 2-0, T Franklin 2-5); Liversedge 130-2 (B Silverwood 50rtd, B Lay 50rtd), Lightcliffe
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Bulldogs youngsters are regional leaders
BRADFORD Bulldogs are celebrating after a record 25 of their players were selected to represent the Northern Conference in an Inter-Conference Tournament in Sheffield.The players, who were aged from nine to 16, were picked at either under-11s, under-13s
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It's a steal as Pound wins it for Yarnbury
Yarnbury Seconds 25, Wharfedale Thirds 23SEEMINGLY in keeping with every other county and local cup final this season, this Spray Plant (UK)-backed Aire-Wharfe Plate decider went to the wire.Played on Yarnbury's second-team pitch under floodlights on
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House prices rise across Yorkshire as number of sales falls
HOUSE prices in Yorkshire rose again in April as the number of homes for sale fell , according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, which has warned that the availability and affordability of homes is a 'national emergency'.While 35 per cent
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Pints and post could be served up in village local
A VILLAGE post office could be run from a local pub in plans backed by an MP. Miguel Schreck, who runs the New Inn in Wilsden, suggested the idea after the sudden closure of Wilsden Post Office. "I'm a pub in the heart of the village and I
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Woman, 22, jailed for stabbing man in back in drunken row
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman has been jailed for five months for stabbing a man in the back in a drunken row at a party.Jade Proctor became very upset when Ian Butterfield made a remark about a friend of hers who had died, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday.Proctor
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McGee and Feeley back in harness at Wharfedale after two-year absence
TOM McGee is returning to Wharfedale as head coach.He replaces Jon Feeley, who – due to a promotion at work – can no longer give as much time as he would like to the role.Ironically, McGee, who was head coach at The Avenue from 2010-13, was himself replaced
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Bradford to host family film festival highlighting cinema from around the globe
A SERIES of family films from around the world will be screened in Bradford's City Park this summer. The Small World Film Festival, hosted by Bradford UNESCO City of Film, will present award-winning films from countries such as Pakistan, Bulgaria
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Middlebrook set for a spin as umpire for Bradford League's clash with Yorkshire Vikings
PAUL Hutchison couldn’t suppress a giggle when he found out that James Middlebrook was one of the umpires in Monday’s Yorkshire Vikings’ T20 match against the JCT600 Bradford League at Pudsey Congs (6pm). Former Pudsey Congs and Bowling Old Lane
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Lyth hoping to secure Ashes spot against New Zealand
YORKSHIRE opener Adam Lyth is targeting a maiden Ashes appearance as he prepares to make his England Test debut against New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday. Lyth has been selected in England's 12-man squad for the first of two Tests against the resurgent
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Angling Lines
SKIPTON AAThe warm, settled weather gave way to colder conditions and frequent spells of rain, which culminated in over 25mm (one inch) falling last Friday and overnight, resulting in the River Aire overflowing its banks by Saturday morning.Besides putting
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Green light for Keighley Cougars friendly with Wales
WALES Rugby League have confirmed they will take on Keighley Cougars in a fund-raising match for the family of Danny Jones. The game will take place at Cougar Park on Sunday, October 25 (kick-off 3pm), with funds raised going to the children of
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West Yorkshire moves step closer to having elected mayor
WEST Yorkshire is one step closer to having a London-style mayor in order to secure a raft of new powers from the Government.Local politicians had been at loggerheads with Chancellor George Osborne over the idea of a 'metro mayor' for West Yorkshire and
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St Paul's hoping to weather the storm
BUTTERSHAW St Paul's are still awaiting their first points for actually playing in the All Rounder Cricket Equipment Central Yorkshire League after Bradford League-bound Birstall had the better of a draw in a 40-overs-per-side Premier Division game at
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Cellino: Leeds United not for sale
MASSIMO Cellino says he has no intention of selling Leeds but refused to say whether he would be keeping Neil Redfearn as head coach. Cellino returned to office on May 3 after serving a Football League ban on the back of a tax evasion conviction
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Burley stalwarts need to step up to the plate
AFTER being shot out for 96 on a tricky Kirkstall track last week, Burley could not have asked for a tougher match in which to restore confidence than a visit from early Aire-Wharfe League pacemakers Beckwithshaw.Having finished as Division One runners-up
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Boss cheers as Co-operative sees light ahead as steps taken to rebuild reputation
CO-OPERATIVE boss Richard Pennycook has admitted the group "let the co-operative movement down in a fairly significant way". Referring to two years of crisis involving a near-collapse and a drugs scandal involving its former bank chairman, Methodist
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Pudsey Congs stalwart Babar Butt declares his Bradford League innings closed
ONE of the JCT600 Bradford League’s most-successful players will play his final game on Sunday. Babar Butt, who has won 17 trophies in 15 seasons with Pudsey Congs, is to retire after their Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup second round home
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Dementia awareness day to be held in Bradford
BRADFORD is about to host its first one-stop dementia awareness event.Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have teamed up with other local organisations to put on a one-day event marking Dementia
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School plans refurbishment to ease disabled access
A CATHOLIC primary school plans to refurbish its entrance to make it more disabled friendly.Sacred Heart Primary School, on Valley Road in Ilkley, has applied to Bradford Council for permission for a new main entrance to the school, including ramped access
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‘Brazen’ Bradford shoplifter is sent to prison
A HABITUAL shoplifter who stole to fund his drug and alcohol habit has been sent to prison for 18 months.Jason Green, who appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday, previously pleaded guilty to three shoplifting charges at Bradford & Keighley Magistrates.He
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Abandoned car to be finally moved from city centre car park after more than two years
AN EYESORE vehicle that motorists say has blighted a Bradford city centre car park for at least two years - racking up more than £5,000 in parking charges - is finally to be removed. The filthy blue Volkswagen Polo, which has flat tyres and smashed
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Evening League results
BRADFORD & DISTRICT EVENING LEAGUE Division One: Smart Moves 102-6 (S Khan 31, R Shah 23no, P Poole 3-27), Denholme 76-8 (C Gerrard 35, R Shah 4-13); Thornton 100-6 (C Charlton 42no, S Khan 3-10), Great Horton Park Chapel 90-9 (S Khan 34, S
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Blues don't last long for Rangers under-11s
DUDLEY Hill Rangers under-11s bounced back from the disappointment of losing their 'Champions League' penalty shoot-out against Albion Sports by winning the Bradford & District Keybury League's Blue Division. Opponents Rawdon's pitch at Benton
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Burns Unit anniversary appeal passes halfway mark
A SURGE of donations has pushed an appeal fund for the Bradford Burns Unit more than halfway towards its £300,000 target.Alan Carling, of Bradford City Supporters Board, said the total had reached £150,703 - thanks to the generosity and hard work of individuals
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Theatre director who had sex with girl, 15, tells jury: 'Heart ruled head'
A THEATRE director who had sex with a 15-year-old drama student today told a jury: "It was the heart ruling the head." Samuel Collier, 27, went on: "It was completely wrong. Emotions took over. I fell in love." Collier has pleaded guilty to
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Hockney admits he didn't vote in General Election and 'doesn't care about result'
BRADFORD-born artist David Hockney has revealed he did not vote in the General Election - and does not "care" about the result. Mr Hockney (pictured), considered Britain's greatest living artist, recently described himself as an anarchist-socialist
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Intolerance was shown the door last Thursday
SIR – Hearty congratulations to the great people of Bradford for showing intolerance the door. Ukip fizzled and failed, and George Galloway has left with his tail between his legs. This great city, as I have said before on these pages, embraces
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Our electoral system is in complete disrepair
SIR – We have now moved into a new era of multi-party politics, which is good for democracy. It is good that electors now have more choice but if that choice is not represented in parliament then democracy has failed. Once the votes were cast for
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Remembering a time when we died young
SIR – From research I did years ago, my mathematical son and I calculated that by 1800 there were around 75,000 burials in St Peter’s churchyard, now the cathedral. Another interesting fact is the average age at death of those with a memorial was 35
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Feeding eggs to a car that has broken down
SIR – I am so pleased that the photograph of Mike Harding (T&A, May 9) shows him to be so well and contented. It must be almost 30 years ago that I was in the packed audience which he entertained at the St George’s Hall and can still remember
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How can Boris Johnson do three jobs at a time?
SIR – What contempt for the electorate! Nigel Farage, a member of the European Parliament, failed to also become a Westminster MP and says on TV he is taking the summer off, not bad for some is it? Presumably he’ll collect his MEP salary while
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Time to implement ID cards now Clegg is out
SIR – Now that the Lib Dems have become an irrelevance, which they always were in spite of their many seats in the House in the last Parliament, it is high time to revive discussion of the introduction of identity cards, which mainly the Lib Dems and
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Good luck to the poor under this Government
SIR – So, by whatever means and for whatever reasons, we will be governed for the next five years by the Conservative Party. Personally, the thought frightens me, not for myself but for others; however, we live in a democracy and that’s life.
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Number of people suffering strokes is on the increase
"IT is devastating. You have to learn to swim rather than sink," says Liz Riddiough.Liz's husband Keith was 42 when he suffered a stroke. Ironically, he was getting ready to visit his father in hospital when it happened, as Liz recalls."
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Tory victory is due to a myth
SIR – So, the party that values looking after the rich at the expense of the poor has prevailed in England and Wales and we await the news on where the £12 billion of welfare cuts are to come from. The UK, of course,is now more divided than ever
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Keeping a tight grip on climate
WE are remarkably fortunate to live in the north western part of Europe, as it's millions of years since there was any significant sudden earthquake movement. Locally Giggleswick Scar and Malham Cove were caused by such ancient, violent upheavals on
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Former B&B has been turned into a quirky 'Tardis' home
Northgate, Baildon £345,000 Your Move, Baildon Telephone 01274 591952 SINCE this four bedroom home was built in the late 1800s in the heart of Baildon, it’s been a corn mill, mouth organ shop, bakery and bed and breakfast, but now it is a
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Man accused of kidnapping and imprisoning a woman for three days is bailed
A BRADFORD man has made his first appearance in court accused of kidnapping and imprisoning a woman for three days. Eamonn Jarvis, 39, of Woodroyd Road, West Bowling, appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court yesterday after being arrested
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New plea for witnesses to bike collision
POLICE have renewed an appeal for witnesses to a crash in which a 17-year-old Haworth motorcyclist was seriously injured. The teenager was riding a red Honda XR125 which was involved in a collision with a blue Skoda Citigo in Long Gate, Sutton.
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Man, 22, jailed for nine years after attacking woman and shopkeeper in drunken rage
A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for nine years for smashing a woman's face after she fled in terror from him into a Bradford shop.Jacob Gallagher was locked up after he was convicted by a jury at Bradford Crown Court of unlawfully and maliciously wounding
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Police hunt man accused of strangling a pet cat to death
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a man accused of strangling a pet cat to death. Michael Holt, 47, failed to attend a scheduled hearing at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court yesterday. He faces a charge of causing unnecessary suffering
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Bradford University expert solves the puzzle which had the world guessing
AN EXPERT at the University of Bradford has solved the riddle of a photograph that left people across the world questioning their senses.The internet was awash with confusion after a widely shared image of a dress at a wedding earlier this year was said
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Theatre director admits sexual relationship with girl, 15
A THEATRE director has admitted having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old drama student. Samuel Collier pleaded guilty to inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and four charges of sexual activity with a child under 16 before the start
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Bradford man admits drugs offences and is granted bail to organise grandma's care
A 29-YEAR-OLD Bradford man, who pleaded guilty to drugs offences, was granted bail by a judge so he could organise care for his grandmother.Khazim Ahmed, 29, of Old Park Road, Thorpe Edge, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court today to producing a class
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Inquiry to look into controversial restaurant extension bid
A DATE has been set for a planning inquiry into an appeal over a controversial extension to a hotel and restaurant in Brighouse. The inquiry into the Casa Hotel and Restaurant, Elland Road, will take place at Halifax Town Hall from June 2, and
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Time to put the brakes on young drivers
The issue of young people being involved in tragic road accidents is one that desperately needs attention. Many young people get behind the wheels of cars when they have barely passed their tests, and have little or no road experience. When the
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Bradford man, 22, arrested on suspicion of handling stolen sat-navs
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen satellite navigation systems.The 22-year-old was arrested by police at a property in Little Horton. The sat-navs are suspected to have been stolen, said police.A police spokesman said: "Although
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On This Day – May 14, 2015
25 years ago: Hundreds of people cheered, waved flags, and let off balloons to celebrate the official £260,000 re-opening of Steeton and Silsden railway station, which had been axed almost 30 years earlier in the Beeching rail cuts of 1961. 50
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Police reassure public after concerns raised over man spotted hanging around school
POLICE have reassured residents in Keighley after a number of them raised concerns about a man who had been spotted hanging around a school and a park.Officers spoke to the man, who was often seen with a dog, and said they were satisfied that his actions
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Feather: Going back on the road will be tough
COUGARS club captain James Feather admits his side face their toughest challenge yet since the passing of Danny Jones when they board the bus to Swinton on Sunday. The short trip across the Pennines will be the first away match since Jones tragically
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History of Aire Valley to be celebrated following lottery windfall
AIRE Valley's great variety of heritage and history will be celebrated at a forum for local groups in a church which has just won Lottery funding.The Local Heritage Exchange event next month in Shipley will bring together more than 25 different organisations
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No place like home as Bradford skipper eyes title tilt
BRADFORD captain Tim Wade believes his side can be serious contenders for this season’s Yorkshire Inter-District title.His confidence stems from having an extra game at home this year and his team’s impressive finish to the last campaign.With a strong
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Live daily news blog - Thursday, May 14
5:02pm That's all from the live blog for today. Join us in the morning from 9am for all of Bradford's breaking news. 4:33pm TODAY'S TOP FIVE The five most read stories on
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Yorkshire must up the ante against North Staffordshire
YORKSHIRE will be looking to build on their opening 30-1 win over Cheshire in the British Parks County Championship when they take on North Staffordshire on Sunday (2pm).The home match will be played at Brighouse Sports, while the away match is at Baddeley
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Bradford Bulls boss busy behind scenes for 2016
BULLS managing director Steve Ferres has revealed contract talks with players are underway as he begins to put next year's squad in place.The bulk of the current group, including star man Lee Gaskell, are under contract for 2016 but at least a handful
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Top targets worth waiting for, says Bradford City boss
RELAXED Phil Parkinson is prepared to play the long game for his top transfer targets – just as he did last year with leading scorer Billy Clarke.The City chief has made contact with a couple of possible recruits but insists he is not going to be rushed
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Bradford charity worker tells of scenes after second quake in Nepal
A BRADFORD volunteer who helped deliver emergency aid to more than 1,000 victims of the Nepal earthquake has said this week's second quake has caused "nothing short of hell". Salman Malik, 28, visited the disaster-hit country as part of a Humanity
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Brook keen to play part in Bradford Bulls promotion push
ADAM Brook has impressed for Oxford during the past month – but there is no denying where he would rather be playing his rugby.The home-grown scrum half has been on the Bulls' books for the past five years and is yet to make a senior appearance.He has
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People urged to attend Mela addressing city's health issues
THE organiser of an annual well-being event in Bradford says the city has a "big problem" about the health of its population. Professor Kailash Mohanty was speaking ahead of the Bradford Health Mela 2015, which is taking place on Saturday at the
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New brewery set to open in Keighley in £450,000 pub project
A NEW brewery is being built in Keighley. The Bridgehouse Brewery is under construction at Sandbeds. Work on the £450,000 project, which also includes an extensive refurbishment of the Airedale Heifer pub, is expected to take about two months
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Lord Mayor's Parade is first event to fall under budget cuts
THE annual Lord Mayor's Parade has become the first casualty of cuts to Bradford events. The traditional parade, which ordinarily would have taken place this weekend, is the first event to be dropped by Bradford Council after it slashed £88,000
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Did Bradford photographer take world's first 'selfie'?
IS this the world's first 'selfie'? Bradford photographer Christopher Pratt took this picture of himself when he was 12 or 13 in about 1905. This is part of a new free exhibition at the Bradford Industrial Museum which celebrates his lifetime
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New counter extremism measures provoke mixed reaction in Bradford
GOVERNMENT plans to fast-track new counter-extremism measures have provoked a mixed reaction in Bradford. Yesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron set out his intention to include a new counter-extremism bill in his Queen's Speech later this month
