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What’s next for Voice star?
AFTER a “crazy” month of appearing on the new BBC One talent show The Voice, teenage singer Frances Wood’s time in the competition has come to an end.
Tributes to kind hearted Connie
A GENEROUS and kind hearted woman who encouraged her husband, Stan Barstow, to become a modern day literary legend has died.
Prison for crossbow man
A MAN who carried a crossbow through the city centre and near a children’s playground has been jailed.
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Half a million people visit Hepworth
The Hepworth Wakefield celebrates its first birthday this weekend.
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Regional
Weir tragedy wife thanks rescuers
The wife of a man who died with their three-year-old son in a boating accident near Warwick has thanked rescue teams for their efforts to save them.
Unemployment rate drops by 9.1%
Unemployment in Yorkshire fell by 24,000 in the three months to March, official figures have revealed.
Free family fun day in the running
Sheffield families are being invited to have a ball at an Olympic-themed fun day involving a community relay race.
Memories needed for chapel project
Artefacts, memories and stories about a York chapel are being collected to help create a piece of "living history".
£60m tram-train pilot approved
Tram-trains which run on street tracks and railway lines are to be piloted in South Yorkshire in a scheme worth nearly £60 million, the Government has confirmed.
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John Lennon book plates auctioned
The original printing plates for John Lennon's first book have been sold at auction for £4,800.
Rider killed in NW200 race crash
A rider has been killed at Northern Ireland's top motorcycle race, the North West 200.
Trio remanded on terror charges
Two brothers and a cousin of prominent dissident republican Colin Duffy have appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with terrorism offences including conspiracy to murder.
Chelsea make Bayern pay the penalty
Chelsea have won the Champions League, beating Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties at the Allianz Arena.
Miliband rating overtakes Cameron
Ed Miliband's personal rating has overtaken David Cameron's for the first time, according to a new poll.
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Saturday 19 May 2012
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