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Students accused of leaving rubbish piles on the streets

Residents and council leaders in student areas up and down the UK have expressed their disgust at students who fail to dispose of their rubbish properly in cities as they move out for summer.




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Leeds landlord jailed for a year after two children die in inferno

Emma Taylor told a court how she has been left devastated after her sons Logan, 3, and Jake, 2 (pictured together), died in a fire at their home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.




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Leeds diners spark outrage by barbecuing burgers on top of tombstone

Diners who barbecued food on top of tombstone in a Leeds graveyard have been branded disgraceful after a passerby shamed them on social media.




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Leeds vet banned for life for keeping dogs in a 'pitch black dungeon'

Vet Gary Samuel, 49, was banned from keeping animals for life and struck off after inspectors found 24 dogs and eight cats to starve in his cellar at his surgery in Leeds, west Yorkshire.




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Couple jailed after luring daughter to Bangladesh for forced marriage

Leeds Crown Court heard the victim was taken to the south Asian country on the pretence that she and her family would celebrate Eid together, but was then told by her parents that they had set up a wedding.




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Milk in a teapot stunt backfires as market is told 'we won't be visiting you'

Leeds-based Headingley Market inadvertently kicked off a national debate when tweeting an animation which showed a teapot being poured with milk already in it.




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Vegan protesters film butcher swings piece of meat at them

Footage shot by vegan protester Ginette Lindstrom shows one of the butchers becoming angry at the crowd gathering outside his shop in Leeds Kirkgate Market.




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Leeds couple caught having sex in view of children in Roundhay Park

A man having outdoor, alcohol-fuelled sex with a woman in front of children was slapped by a disgusted father during the act in Leeds, West Yorkshire.




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Patient is diagnosed with killer MERS virus in Leeds

The patient, who hasn't been identified, was moved from Leeds to a hospital in Liverpool for treatment after being diagnosed with MERS - a respiratory illness spread by contact with camels.




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Police seize huge drugs haul from Leeds Festival revellers

An officer at the event - whose headline acts included Kendrick Lamar and Sum 41 - tweeted a picture of a huge number of ecstasy tablets which had been seized.




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Leeds man's anger at ant which lived inside his computer screen

Ian Ossia, of Leeds, saw the creature marching around inside the monitor of the Apple MacBook Pro after he bought it for £5,000 in March.




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Leeds Festival 'idiot' who dive-bombed tents is slammed as 'loser'

The video was shared to Twitter soon after the end of Reading and Leeds Festival. It has been widely condemned online with some questioning the safety of the man's actions.




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Mother-of-two caught having sex in Roundhay Park appears in court

Joanne Louise Smith (pictured at court today) jumped into her car after angry parents confronted her and her lover romping in Roundhay Park in Leeds on a sunny Sunday afternoon.




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Recruitment worker brands male barber shop in Leeds as sexist

Michelle Chan (pictured) says she was asked to leave Barber Barber, Leeds while waiting for her boyfriend and had to wait in the street as the shop has a male-only policy to avoid queuing.




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Leeds man Sean Hercules shot dead after resisting arrest in Spain

Sean Hercules, a 39-year-old from Leeds, died on Monday after he resisted arrest just after 5pm at the Autosole Aparthotel in Cancelada, a short drive from Estepona (Málaga).




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Father shares photo of son shortly before he died after taking Ecstasy

Gareth Edwards photographed his 19-year-old son Josh at St James’ Hospital, Leeds, with the intention of sharing the picture to raise awareness how devastating drugs can prove.




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After May dances on stage, Corbyn climbs a wall

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn visited a climbing centre in Leeds and was quick to slip off his jacket and scale the wall - a day after Theresa May boogied to Abba's Dancing Queen.




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Killer serving life for snatching Leeds schoolgirl admits further sex attacks

John Taylor, who abducted and murdered teenager Leanne Tiernan in Leeds in 2000, pleaded guilty to 16 offences - included three of rape - committed against victims in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.




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Leeds policeman 'tasers pet dog Narla to death'

Terrasa Bolton claims that her American bulldog Narla was killed needlessly after the pet ran over to eight officers as they arrived at her home to arrest her partner.




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Leeds United fans cheer man in Jimmy Savile costume

The fan was kitted out in a shell suit, blonde wig, and rose-tinted glasses - and had a cigar in his mouth. Leeds fans sang: 'He's one of our own, he's one of our own, Jimmy Savile, he's one of our own.'




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Leeds chosen as location for Channel 4's new national headquarters

The move to Leeds (pictured) is part of the biggest change to the channel's structure in its 35-year history, even though it will keep its base on Horseferry Road in London.




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Man jumps from tower block where students were making a short film

The man jumped from the eighth-floor of the tower block in Leeds, West Yorkshire, at around 10.30am. A group of students had been there making a short film.




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Halloween revellers celebrate in Birmingham and Leeds

From scary ghosts, clowns, vampires, and witches to funny sheikhs and Harry Potters - city centres and pubs across England were packed out with pleasure seekers.




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Sizzling heat scoops cut lawn into air to fall back to earth in bizarre phenomenon

Tanya Rendall, 46, filmed the moment dry grass rained down on the houses in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, on Wednesday.




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Cloudy skies as temperatures dip to 59F in northern parts of the UK with showers expected

The heatwave is over and is being replaced with lower temperatures, a cool breeze and patchy mist and fog in the UK in to this evening, according to a Met Office meteorologist.




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UK weather: Britain is braced for two days of intense storms and heavy downpours

Up to two inches of rain could fall within three hours tomorrow in northern England and Scotland, as the current spell of warm and mostly sunny weather breaks down in many areas.




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Storms will strike today as band of heavy rain sweeps UK threatening flooding and travel chaos

Heavy showers may cause travel disruption across the north of England and Scotland with a chance of power cuts.




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Billions of insects show up on weather radar on the south coast 

The swarm of insects hit the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and Dorset and were captured on the Met Office's radar.




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UK weather: Start of school holidays will be hit by an INCH of rain

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for South Wales tomorrow morning amid fears of up to 1.2in (30mm) of rain in four hours, although wet weather is also expected across most of Britain.




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Britain's ten hottest years have ALL occurred since 2002

For the first time, the Met Office looked at temperature records dating back as far as 1884, rather than 1910, but it found no new contenders for the warmest years.




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Blue butterfly makes a comeback after 40 years of decline

Experts are predicting that the July heatwave and Met Office forecasts for above-average temperatures in August might mean that the common blue butterfly has its 'best ever summer',




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'Danger to life' flood warnings in place as thunderstorms are set to sweep across the UK

A 'danger to life' severe flood warning remains in place near Whaley Bridge this morning and the Environment Agency is warning that flooding is possible at eight other locations around the UK.,




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Heatwave will return to the UK in time for August Bank Holiday weekend

The UK will be battered by more than a month's worth of rain in just one day today with forecasters expecting a three-inch deluge combined with 40mph winds - but better weather is on the way.




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UK weather: Britain braces for more flooding with a month's rain set to fall today

Heavy rain across parts of Britain may coincide with peak travel times during the afternoon and early evening leading to difficult driving conditions, meteorologists warned.




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Britain set to bask in 86F sunshine as tropical typhoon sends three-week warm spell to the UK

Britain is in for warm weather over the coming August Bank Holiday long weekend as temperatures are forcasted to soar up to 30C with the warm spell expected to last through into September.




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Britain is to enjoy a balmy Bank Holiday as temperatures nudge 86F at the end of the month 

Britons will be able to enjoy some sunshine over the Bank Holiday as temperatures creep up towards 30C (86F) by the end of the month. In London on Friday the mercury could reach 25C.




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Last-minute holiday deals in the Med and beyond, from Grenada to Montenegro

Here's our pick of some of the sunniest, last-minute offers. There's deals to be had in Grenada, Mexico, Croatia and more...




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Three-day break... from the RAIN! Britain is set for a Bank Holiday heatwave

Temperatures are forecast to build until Sunday but downpours will hit northern areas until Friday, with outbreaks of rain expected in some southern parts before high pressure moves in.




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UK weather: Britain is set for its HOTTEST August Bank Holiday in history

This bank holiday weekend is set to be the hottest on record with the Met Office forecasting temperatures of up to 91F (33C), meaning millions of people will hit the roads for day trips to the seaside.




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Britain's steamiest ever August bank holiday as temperatures hit 91F TODAY

Sales of beer, ice cream and burgers soared as the mercury hit 29 Celsius (84F) in London yesterday, with much of the country also basking in the high 20Cs.




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Sweltering sunseekers pack themselves onto Britain's beaches for another scorching day

Thousands of people descended on Bournemouth beach this morning to make the most of the sizzling heat, after the mercury rose to a record-breaking 92F (33.3C) at Heathrow.




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Washout weekend again as flood warnings are issued with thunderstorms and torrential rain coming

The Met Office earlier issued a severe 'yellow' warning for rain in Northern Ireland and Scotland and warned that the wet weather could cause travel disruption.




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UK weather: Temperatures dip to ZERO as showers sweep across swathes of Britain

The first week of meteorological autumn has brought a chill in the air as temperatures fell to 0C (32F) in Scotland and 4C (39F) even in the South East of England overnight.




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Britain's crazy summer was the 12th hottest on record... and the seventh wettest since 1910 

Figures from the Met Office show the three months from June to August were the UK's 12th hottest summer on record, including a new high for the country of 101.6F (38.7C).




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Met Office teams up with Dutch weather officials to name next batch of storms including storm Maura

For five years the Met office and Ireland's Met Eireann have run the Name Our Storms campaign. This year one of the storms even has a Love Island link and is set to be named Maura.




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Autumn is put on hold with Britain set to bask in 79F temperatures as heatwave brings Indian summer

Temperatures have remained approximately one or two degrees warmer across the UK today as southerly winds bring a late warm spell dubbed the 'Indian summer heatwave'.




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Britain's TROPICAL Autumn! UK is hotter than Bondi Beach today as temperatures hit 80F

After around 27C today, the Met Office forecasts a showery 21C Monday before widespread sunshine from Tuesday as highs climb back to 25C from Thursday for the weekend.




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Britain will be hit by four heatwaves a year in 50 years' time

Heatwaves above 86F (30C) for more than two days currently happen once every four years in Britain, but Met Office forecasters say this will increase 16-fold to four a year by 2070.




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Britain will be hotter than Madrid this weekend with temperatures as high as 78F 

Warm air from Spain will bring dry and sunny weather across the UK this weekend, starting on Friday, according to the Met Office, with temperatures soaring.




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UK weather: Hurricane Humberto will bring wind and rain across the Atlantic to Britain

Above-average temperatures will warm Britain tomorrow and on Saturday with highs of 79F (26C) expected before the leftovers of Hurricane Humberto bring heavy rain and gale-force winds.