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Primary school truancies soar

7:51am Tuesday 14th October 2008

Nearly six out of ten Bradford primary schools suffer truancy rates above the national average.

Red light district targeted

A prostitute chats to a police officer in Sunbridge Road

8:12am Tuesday 14th October 2008

Kerb-crawlers were targeted last night during a major police operation to reduce on-street demand for prostitutes in Bradford.

Laying career foundations

back from left, Jayde Leighton, 14, Sam Sugden, 14, and Nikki Relton, 15. Middle, Beth Sarjeant, 15. Front, Jodie Relton, 15, and Aimee Morris, 15

7:55am Tuesday 14th October 2008

Building work in Bradford’s Centenary Square has been drawing the crowds.

Children help to clean the streets

Children help to clean the streets

4:10am Tuesday 14th October 2008

School children in Shipley have been playing their part in the first day of action during Not In My Neighbourhood Week.

Tributes paid to crash brothers

Jonathan, left, and Tony Worby

7:13pm Monday 13th October 2008

Tributes have been paid to the three Bradford football fans who were killed in a motorway crash as they returned home after watching England play at Wembley.

Taxi driver attacked by passenger

Sajid Saddique

4:30pm Monday 13th October 2008

A Bradford councillor today told of his fears that someone will be killed if attacks on taxi and minicab drivers continue.

Michaela tells of Nepal air crash rescue

Michaela Barker back home

9:44pm Monday 13th October 2008

A Bradford medical student is ecstatic to be back home with her family after she helped save the life of a pilot in an horrific plane crash in Nepal.

Man is jailed over ‘revenge’ attacks

7:33pm Monday 13th October 2008

A man has been jailed for six years for vengeance attacks on two boys after his windows were smashed.

Letters from Waterloo set to go under the hammer

7:03pm Monday 13th October 2008

A series of letters home from a Bradford soldier who served with the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo have surfaced at auction after 193 years.

Hunt for armed bank-raid gang

7:07pm Monday 13th October 2008

Police are hunting an armed gang who attempted to rob a bank yesterday afternoon.


National News

'Less than one home a week sold'

Average estate agent made just 12.7 sales in three months, figures suggest

Updated 8:30am Tuesday 14th October 2008

Estate agents are selling less than one property a week as prices continue to tumble, figures have showed.


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