PUBS and restaurants in Bradford are backing Labour's call to extend the furlough scheme, as the party warns that jobs of more than a million people in the hospitality industry may be at risk.

THE amount of traffic on roads in the current lockdown compared to the first lockdown has risen higher in Bradford than anywhere else in the country.

THESE are the Bradford areas with the highest and lowest Covid-19 infection rates over the past seven days.

A RESIDENT has revealed his shock at seeing the aftermath of a serious crash where two people died, when he clambered over a cutting after spotting flashing lights and hearing a helicopter.

THE Government has been criticised after funding to fix potholes and maintain roads in West Yorkshire has been slashed by 22 per cent.

THE town of Keighley has sent hundreds of tributes in for a community centre hero who dedicated his life to helping others.

A BRADFORD-based charity is encouraging people to take on a new fitness challenge helping to raise money for cancer patients, as well as aiming to keep people active during lockdown.

A CAMPAIGN to ensure every child in the Bradford district is warm this winter is now taking donations in the form of warm clothing.

BRADFORD ranks as the second cheapest place in the UK to upsize your home, costing £55,347 on average.

BOSSES at a Bradford cinema say they are delighted it has received an almost £300,000 funds boost from the Government.

HERE is a look inside a Bradford city centre flat that's due to go under the hammer.

AS Lockdown 3 continues, you might be looking for a break from cooking in the restrictions and opting instead to call up for an takeaway meal.

A MAN who had his first novel published as a pensioner is now receiving rave reviews for his fourth.

MOTHER’S Day celebrates one of the most special relationships there is.

Care home residents will be allowed to hold hands with a loved one again from March 8 under the Government’s roadmap for easing coronavirus restrictions.

WEST Yorkshire fire crews responded to more than 10,000 false alarms in a year, including hundreds from malicious hoaxers putting lives in 'serious danger'.

BULLS have announced that they have joined one of the most popular and fastest growing social media platforms, TikTok.

THE Museum of North Craven Life, The Folly in Settle, has set up a crowdfunding appeal to raise the £1,500 it needs to buy an ‘outstanding’ collection of photographs.

The former headteacher of a primary school in the Bradford district has been jailed for indecently assaulting six young children.

There are warnings of disruption throughout the night as Yorkshire Water teams work to prevent further flooding from a burst sewer

A TOP Bradford doctor tonight said there are "real seeds of hope" as numbers of Covid-19 hospital admissions - and deaths - fall.

A MAN who abused his "devoted and precious" wife for more than 20 years has been jailed for life for her "appallingly violent" murder last September.

ENQUIRIES are ongoing today after a horror crash which tragically killed two people.

A MAN has been jailed for 20 years for multiple sexual offences against two children.

CONTROVERSIAL proposals to knock down Holme Wood Social Club and build shops in its place have been delivered another huge blow - this time by a Government planning inspector.

PLANS to expand Leeds Bradford Airport have faced fierce opposition despite hopes that it will be a major economic boost for the region.

A TEENAGER from Bradford, who participates in beauty pageants, is aiming to finally achieve her American dream this summer.

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenager suffered a leg wound.

COMMUNITY testers will be back out in the Bradford district from next Monday after the home visits were paused this week, the council has confirmed.

HERE is Friday's latest breakdown, area-by-area, of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Bradford.

THE police watchdog has issued an update regarding its investigation into the fatal shooting of Yassar Yaqub on the M62.

A FURTHER two Covid-19-related hospital deaths have been reported in the Bradford district today, according to the latest NHS England figures.

A 14-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of five sexual assaults has been released on police bail.

THE jury in the Jinnah Court murder trial will start considering its verdicts later this afternoon in the cases of the four defendants alleged to have been involved in events surrounding the killing of Paul Ackroyd.

An NHS worker who had studied at the University of Bradford died with Covid-19 months after achieving his dream to become a registered mental health nurse, but never got to work a single day with his qualification.

WELCOME to Yorkshire has posted losses of £200,000 over the past two year period, which includes the departure of former chief exec Sir Gary Verity.

BRADFORD rappers Bad Boy Chiller Crew have released their latest single, titled Don’t You Worry About Me.

POLICE have warned people about fake £20 notes potentially circulating in a local community.

IT is taking an average of 16 weeks to sell a property within the Bradford district, according to a study.

A BRADFORD doctor has reassured people that there is no evidence that pets can pass Covid to humans.

AN anti-airport expansion campaign group is asking the Government to "call in" Leeds City Council's decision to provisionally approve a planning application to expand Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA).

A NATIONAL bicycle retailer has announced plans to move into a large empty shop in Keighley Town Centre.

POLICE officers managed to recover two stolen vehicles today.

A DEDICATED group hoping to transform a park is asking people to share their thoughts on a draft masterplan which has been created.

HALIFAX Swimming Pool will not be re-opening after the Covid-19 pandemic, says Calderdale Council.

A JAGUAR was seized after the driver fled police this morning.

The top prize would beat the current record of £170 million won by an anonymous UK winner in 2019.

FIVE stricken chickens were found "dumped" at the side of a busy dual carriageway earlier this week.

Boris Johnson hinted at when the hospitality sector will reopen ahead of detailing plans to gradually ease lockdown.

BRADFORD can expect a mixture of sunshine and showers this weekend.