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Minimum wage is set to rise to £9.50 from £8.91
The minimum wage is increasing by 6.6%, offering an 83p pay rise to those on the national living wage.
Leeds bars and clubs speak out about recent increase in local drink spiking
Clubs and bars across Leeds have issued statements about recent drink spiking incidents and how they plan to stop future tampering.
Kirklees father finds long-lost daughter after post on local Facebook group
Julie Lund spent 58 years without her father but thanks to a single Facebook post, the family have been reunited in Kirklees.
Yorkshire bakery Cooplands snapped up by Asda owners the Issa brothers
Yorkshire's favourite bakery, Cooplands, is set to expand across the UK after the brand was acquired by EG Group.
Steve Coogan to play Jimmy Savile in new BBC drama
Alan Partridge actor Steve Coogan is to play Jimmy Savile in new BBC drama The Reckoning
Parents thrilled as BBC hire Leeds lad as new CBeebies presenter
Parents have praised the BBC for its inclusivity and said George is a "wonderful role model"
Instagrammers are making Halloween pumpkin decorations out of £1 mops
Crafter Anna-Marie Sorroll shared a video tutorial on Instagram last week - and its since been adopted across the country
A new pregnant man emoji has been confirmed for new smartphone updates
Unicode has officially signed off on a set of 37 new emojis.
Channel 4 Married At First Sight is looking for Leeds contestants
Sure to be full of drama if this year's series is anything to go by, do you think you've got what it takes? ,
The top 10 ‘worst places to live in the UK 2021 have been revealed
Compiled from the opinions of a staggering 125,681 visitors, be warned - some of the comments here are pretty shocking