West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (WYFRS) was called to a blaze at a flat in Rose Bank Street, Carlinghow, Batley at 8.55pm last night. A kitchen in a second-floor flat of a th ...

Police have confirmed operations will be taking place in communities including Heckmondwike, Birstall and Liversedge ...

PLAIN clothes police have begun to covertly patrol shops in a bid to thwart thieves. The Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) has said more work is planned after conducting undercover ...

Since the amendment was tabled, several previously supportive MPs have begun to waver. One Labour MP who voted for the bill ...

Exclusive: The Independent has seen a list of 142 MPs who voted in favour of assisted dying at second reading who could now ...

Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeather has said proposed changes to the assisted dying bill will provide a greater role for psychiatrists and social workers and make the process safer, despite opponents ...

Kirklees Council’s cabinet will be asked to approve the increase as part of a draft budget at their meeting on Tuesday (February 11). The final budget will then be agreed at a formal meeting of all ...

West Yorkshire Police have released CCTV images of 20 people they wish to speak to in connection with a number of different crimes. Each week the force releases images of people they want to talk to ...

Batley and Spen: Former Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin was one of two candidates hoping to be selected as Labour’s candidate for the by-election called after the murder of Jo Cox. The ...

There are a significant number of words, phrases and acronyms that appear when talking about race and ethnicity which often change depending on the context of the conversation. Language is ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Monday that Russia was “trying to destabilise” countries in the Alliance as he called on members to increase defence spending. “To guarantee our ...