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Sep 10, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · David Spereall

    Uninsured Huddersfield driver who fatally hit boy, 7, jailed (opens the original)

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    An uninsured driver who fatally injured a seven-year-old boy has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Jack Rooke died in hospital after he stepped out in front of the BMW Nathan Shaw was driving along Longfield Avenue, in the Golcar area of Huddersfield, on 30 August 2023. Shaw, 35, who produced forged documents in an effort to claim he had been insured at the time of the collision, was jailed after pleading guilty to causing death while driving uninsured and two counts of perverting the cour

  2. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · David Spereall

    Body-worn cameras given to Sheffield school crossing wardens (opens the original)

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    Lollipop men and women in Sheffield have been given body-worn cameras in an effort to combat abuse and aggressive behaviour from drivers. Sheffield City Council said school crossing wardens at several unspecified locations across the city would be given the cameras, which will record interactions, as part of a new initiative. The local authority said the measure would create a safer environment for families walking to school in the new academic year and provide reassurance to staff working alone

  3. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · David Spereall

    Man guilty of causing mum and girl's deaths by dangerous driving (opens the original)

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    A driver who raced another man who fatally struck a mum and her four-year-old daughter has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. Justyna Hulboj, 27, and her daughter Lena Czepczor were killed when they were hit by an Audi TT RS as they walked to the girl's nursery in Leeds on 16 January 2023. Jasskamal Riyat, who was driving a BMW1 Series closely behind when the fatal crash happened, had denied racing the Audi's driver, Hardeep Bhachu, who previously admitted causing both their d

  4. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · David Spereall

    Kirklees rapist Stephen Degnan jailed at Leeds Crown Court (opens the original)

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    A man has been jailed for 18 years for raping a woman on five separate occasions. Stephen Degnan, 47, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Monday for the attacks, which police said were committed in the Kirklees area. Degnan, of no fixed abode, had been found guilty of the offences following a trial in June. Det Con Isaac Taylor said he hoped the victim could "take some comfort in seeing Degnan sentenced for this appalling offending". He said: "The survivor in this case has shown real courage i

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · David Spereall

    Castleford Hedgehog Rescue appeal after hedgehog 'kicked to death' (opens the original)

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    A pregnant hedgehog died after being "kicked around like a football" in West Yorkshire, prompting an appeal from an animal rescue charity. Castleford Hedgehog Rescue said it had taken the hedgehog in on Friday night after the charity was told it had been attacked by a group of boys in nearby Sharlston Common. Beth Campsill, from the charity, said the "heartbreaking" situation was one of the worst cases of animal cruelty she had seen in 16 years of running the centre. The hedgehog died from her i

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