17+ hour, 25+ min ago   (366+ words) Kirklees Council has agreed to transfer two plots of land to communities in Golcar and Denby Dale(Image: Kirklees Council) Kirklees Council has agreed to hand over two assets to local community groups after "exciting proposals" were brought forward. In…...

23+ hour, 4+ min ago   (394+ words) State pension triple lock increases could push the new state pension above the HMRC personal tax-free allowance Andy Burnham has been warned that "time is running out" for the government to reform the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (392+ words) A CGI of the George Hotel looking from the corner of Northumberland Street and John William Street(Image: Kirklees Council) From reviewing pleas for a front porch extension in Dewsbury to final tweaks to the latest plans for 13 homes on…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (581+ words) The Ukrainian president was among a host of foreign dignitaries in Oslo for the funeral of King Harald V, who died last month aged 89 after 35 years on the Norwegian throne Volodymyr Zelenskyy's aircraft was "almost hit by a drone" while…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (341+ words) Drones are being used across Calderdale as part of a crackdown on firework misuse(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service) Drones are being deployed across Calderdale to combat anti-social behaviour linked to the misuse of fireworks, as the bonfire season rapidly…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (275+ words) A Reform UK councillor says around '40 to 50' people gathered outside a four-star hotel, thinking it was housing migrants A crowd of people gathered to protest outside a hotel they wrongly thought was housing migrants, only to discover they were a…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (257+ words) US President Donald Trump's departure to the Republican Midterm Convention hit an unexpected snag as the emergency slide deployed from Air Force One. The contentious new aircraft was presented to Trump by Qatar. At approximately 2.20pm local time, the inflatable chute…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (364+ words) (Image: Pressmaster via Getty Images) The Department for Work and Pensions has released an update regarding young benefits claimants who are autistic or have ADHD. A Labour MP has challenged the DWP over the steps being taken to assist young…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (357+ words) Almost 84,000 over-75s withdrew lump sums from their private pensions as unused pension pots last year(Image: BETTY LAURA ZAPATA, POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Over-75s are hurrying to withdraw cash before new regulations take effect under Labour Party Prime Minister…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (313+ words) A growing rebellion is emerging among Labour Party MPs over the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) state pension triple lock. Senior Labour figures are calling for the policy, which has been in place since 2011, to be abolished, as opposition…...