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Young People and Education Improvement Committee chairman Councillor Andrew Thornton

Primary school truancies soar

Updated 7:51am Tuesday 14th October 2008

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


'Help us tackle fly-tipping danger'

Updated 10:32am Tuesday 14th October 2008

Bradford Council is joining forces with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, social housing landlord Incommunities, Trading Standards and West York-shire Police to crack down on fly-tipping and illegal fires in the run-up to Bonfire Night.

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Vandals return to trouble-hit church

Mike Welsh at Bankfoot National Spiritualist Church

Updated 9:31am Tuesday 14th October 2008

Despairing churchgoers have got a direct view of the heavens – through their roof, after vandals ripped two holes in it.

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Lorry fire causes M62 chaos

Updated 9:04am Tuesday 14th October 2008

Long tailbacks built up on the M62 near Brighouse in today’s morning rush-hour after a lorry containing aerosols and bleach caught fire.

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National News

Safety fears over arthritis drugs

Cost of cancer drugs could lead NHS into 'meltdown', leading expert said

Updated 10:43am Tuesday 14th October 2008

Further fears about the safety of some pain-killing arthritis drugs have been raised after new evidence emerged of life-threatening risks associated with one of the medicines.


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