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Girl with epilepsy died after refusing to take medication

Megan Robertson (pictured) was found slumped in her bedroom by her sister, after complaining about the side-effects of anti-seizure tablets, Wakefield Coroners Court has heard.




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Teenager who stabbed Leeds teacher could have been stopped

Spanish teacher Mrs Maguire, 61, died after she was repeatedly stabbed by pupil Will Cornick, 15, at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds in 2014.




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Dog killed man a week after police handed it back to owner

Leeds Crown Court heard that David Ellam, 52, died after he was attacked by a the dog called Alex. Pictured is the dog's owner Aaron Joseph, who denies being in control of a dangerous dog.




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Reading and Leeds Festival lineup sparks Twitter fury

With Glastonbury cancelled this year, hundreds of fans stumped up £220 to attend Reading Festival before knowing the lineup. Pictured: Pop star Dua Lipa, one of the unlikely acts performing.




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Axeman wanted by police in Leeds' student area

Armed police are searching for an axeman in Leeds' student district and members of the public have been warned not to approach him.




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Leeds student adds a powerpoint presentation to his Tinder

Sam Dixey, 21, an undergraduate at Leeds University, created slides listing his hobbies and 'other notable qualities' and uploaded them in the place of extra photos on the popular dating app.




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Massive bar brawl of 20 men erupts at Arc Bar in Leeds

The brawl broke out in The Arc Bar in the Headingley area of Leeds, at around 12.30am on February 17. Police have arrested one 21-year-old man but are still looking for the others involved.




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Leeds model railway fan has ashes put inside toy coal truck

Peter Hurst spent 40 years building up a collection of 40 locomotives in his attic in Leeds where he made an intricate railway from scratch. When he died aged 88 this year his sons honoured his passion.




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Gran left in Leeds hospital corridor for six days with spinal fracture

MBE nurse Enid Stevens was taken to A&E in St James's Hospital in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with a spinal fracture. She was wheeled out into a corridor and left there for six days.




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Leeds boy dies after eating flakes of painted woodwork

Paediatrics in Leeds sought help from poison experts - but treatment failed to work and life support for the toddler, whose identity has been withheld, was eventually withdrawn. (stock)




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King Arthur was born in a village near Leeds

Historian Adrian Grant claims that the mythical leader was born around 475 AD in his kingdom's capital, Barwick-in-Elmet, a once sprawling stronghold near Leeds.




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Gay couple say they were refused entry to Jake's Bar in Leeds

Police officer Patrick Hannon, 30, and public sector worker Jake Archer, 25, from Newcastle, say they were discriminated against by Jake's Bar in Leeds.




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Headhunter slams under-25s without a job in LinkedIn spat

Josh Harrison, from Leeds, said it is the easiest time in history for young people to get a job. He was responding to a blog post by entrepreneur Jack Parsons, 24.




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Leeds boy drowns at David Lloyd sports centre

Emergency services were scrambled to the David Lloyd club in Tongue Lane, Leeds at 9.45am today. They found the three-year-old boy in the swimming pool but he later died in hospital.




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Leeds woman suffers six-inch wound caused by tight weave

WARNING: Graphic content. Helzie Amnell-Connor, 24, from Leeds, fears a six inch wound left by a weave sewn in too tightly will leave her scarred for life, and can't bear to leave the house.




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First picture of boy who drowned at David Lloyd club's pool in Leeds

Rocco Wright, three, drowned after he was reportedly found face down at the bottom of a David Lloyd club's pool on Saturday in Leeds.




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Rita Ora performs new song Girls in a raunchy red bodysuit

Rita Ora performed her new single Girls in Leeds on Friday night. The 27-year-old artist is on tour through early September.




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Davina McCall says she wants to repay debt to NHS A&E heroes

TV presenter Davina McCall will report live from NHS front lines in Leeds in a new ITV special. She revealed her inspiration was the care her family received during her older sister's cancer diagnosis.




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Leeds TV presenter becomes star during England's World Cup friendly

Rather than focusing on Gareth Southgate's tactical changes, a cameraman seemed more interested in the presenter sat behind the bench during the England v Costa Rica match.




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Sophie Wessex meets patients at Leeds Children's Hospital

Prince Edward's wife, née Rhys-Jones, embraced the warmer weather in a midnight blue fit-and-flare dress featuring a pretty daisy pattern during her visit to Yorkshire on Monday.




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Bodies of father and son are recovered from water in Leeds

The father and son who were tragically found dead in a stretch of water after going on a fishing trip have been named locally as Martin, 43 and Jack Andrews, 19 from Pudsey in Leeds, West Yorks.




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England fan thrown off car in wild World Cup celebrations

The video filmed after the injury time winner shows one fan in Plymouth, Devon, cling onto the bonnet as the car speeds up and brakes suddenly, sending him flying through the air.




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Drunk mother may have suffocated her baby girl while she slept

Claire Clifford, 35, was found to have placed her daughter Charlotte in an 'unsafe sleeping position with an intoxicated mother' at their family home in Yorkshire on June 18 last year.




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Chanelle Hayes slips her slimmer frame into skintight workout gear

The former Big Brother star, 30,  - who is 'feeling sexy again' after dropping two dress sizes - slipped her slimmer frame in skintight workout gym as she hit the gym in Leeds on Tuesday.




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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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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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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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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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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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Moment Australian jockey is thrown from his racehorse - but somehow manages to cling to the saddle 

Jarrod Lynch (pictured), 26, was racing on his horse Euroman in Grand National Hurdle at Morphetville racecourse in Adelaide at 1pm on Saturday.




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One For Arthur is one to follow, says trainer Lucinda Russell 

Trainer Lucinda Russell believes the low mileage on the clock of 2017 Grand National winner One For Arthur means he can still be a major force in big staying chases.




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Racing news: Lucinda Russell insists One For Arthur can still be a major force

Trainer Lucinda Russell believes the low mileage on the clock of 2017 Grand National winner One For Arthur means he can still be a major force in big staying chases.




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Grand National-winning jockey Ryan Mania on the verge of a surprise comeback

EXCLUSIVE:Grand National-winning jockey Ryan Mania is on the verge of a surprise comeback to the saddle, five years after quitting after citing weight and motivation problems.




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La Liga title race nobody wants to win?: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico, Sevilla and Real Sociedad

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: After 12 La Liga games there are just five points between the top 13 teams. The usual suspects are up there, but things just don't seem to be clicking at all. Sportsmail examines.




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Comedian John Bishop wants the Grand National banned but used to own a racehorse

The animal lover said he is not against the sport but has changed his perspective on the historic race because of the number of horses which have died in the race.




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Secret emails expose the tricks by Betway to help its 'top losers' stay gambling

Ben Jones, 30, has been jailed for stealing £370,000 from his employer to fund his habit after chatty emails from Betway 'VIP manager' Simon Kent led him to stake £1million.




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Walk In The Mill to continue Grand National preparations at Chepstow on Friday 

Walk In The Mill, who is as short as 14-1 second favourite with some layers for the Grand National in April, will continue his preparation at Chepstow on Friday.




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Burrows Saint can halt Tiger Roll's bid for record third successive triumph in the Grand National

There are any number of variables which determine the winner of the world's greatest horse race, yet connections of Tiger Roll seem fixated he has been handed a pound or two more than is reasonable.




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A chance for Yala Enki to shine in the Unibet Grand National Trial despite Storm Dennis winds

Fingers crossed Storm Dennis doesn't prove the ultimate menace and Yala Enki (Haydock, nap, 3.15) is given the chance to shine in the Unibet Grand National Trial today.




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Tiger Roll given go ahead to race for third successive Grand National title and overshadow Red Rum

Tiger Roll has been given the green light to try for an historic third Randox Health Grand National win at Aintree on April 4.




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Tiger Roll takes first step on road to Grand National with fifth-placed finish in Boyne Hurdle

Tiger Roll took an encouraging first step back on the road to the Randox Heath Grand National when just pipped for fourth in the Boyne Hurdle at Navan.




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Riding on the crest of a wave! Life is a beach for Grand National hopeful Potters Corner 

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MARCUS TOWNEND: At Aintree Potters Corner could become a Grand National hero and one with a link to one of the race and sport's biggest names.