
Emma Glasbey
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Home & Social Affairs Correspondent @bbclooknorth. Criminal & family courts, social care, abuse, poverty, crime, housing. [email protected]
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02-02-2011 12:53:25
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A man accused of murdering a teenager in Leeds has told a court he heard āscreamingā but did not see the killing happen. BBC Yorkshire bbc.in/3DMQzAw

An abuse victim has called on the government to order Bradford Council to carry out an inquiry into sexual exploitation. More tonight on BBC Yorkshire bbc.in/4hk12Sm

āThe abuse in Bradford is at a very high level and it will completely blow most cities out of the water.ā Fiona Goddard told BBC Yorkshire the government needs to order an inquiry into sexual exploitation in Bradford. bbc.in/4hk12Sm

A 91 year old man has appeared before Bradford Magistrates Court charged with sexual offences at Skircoat Lodge Childrenās Home between 1976 and 1994. BBC Yorkshire bbc.in/42oMtsQ


More than 15 thousand emergency fuel vouchers were handed out in Leeds last year to people struggling to pay for gas and electricity. BBC Yorkshire bbc.in/4hAvxnf

Ranei Wilks jailed for 15 years for his part in the killing of teenager Jamie Meah in Armley, Leeds. BBC Yorkshire bbc.in/42BmwX3


A third man has been in court after being charged this morning with murdering a mother and her 3 children in a house fire in Bradford. BBC Yorkshire bbc.in/4ipe55U

James Stunt, as he was leaving Leeds Crown Court, told me he was happy he had āfinally been vindicated.ā Heās been cleared of money laundering after a 5 month trial. 4 other men were found guilty. BBC Yorkshire



Warren Spence has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years for murdering Samantha Varley at her home in Leeds. He had a long history of violence against his partners. BBC Yorkshire





A charity in Halifax says children have been hospitalised with splinters in toes and patients have been stuck in hospital because of a lack of carpet in their homes. BBC Yorkshire bbc.in/3Gke7Os

Inside the pupil referral unit helping ārejectedā children. BBC Yorkshire bbc.in/4ddYTqJ


