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Man jailed for £40,000 theft from cash machines

Florin Ivascu, 40, worked alongside Andrei Matei, 35, to steal from ATMs across England.

Pupils sit at desks in a classroom, many with their hands up and smiling, while a white robot is placed on one of the desks

Classroom robots to support absent children

The small robots will sit on a desktop and allow pupils to access lessons remotely.

The Reindeer Inn at Overton, West Yorkshire

18th century pub to be demolished for houses

Wakefield Council approves plans to demolish Overton's Reindeer Inn to build four homes.

A Google streetview image of an Esso petrol station in Normanton, Wakefield.

Teenage driver admits petrol station hit-and-run

Taghan Bal will be sentenced in June after admitting causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations in West Yorkshire

Events will be taking place across the county to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

A person shaking salt onto a takeaway box of fish and chips behind the counter at a takeaway shop. They are wearing a black shirt.

Takeaway plans scrapped due to obesity crisis

The scheme in Hemsworth could have "negative impacts" on the "health-deprived" town, council says.

A design for a mural planned for Ossett town centre. It has "OSSETT" written, spelling the word two letters at a time in a vertical column. The text appears to be tartan. Underneath it a scroll says 'master your skills'. There is a maypole either side covered in ribbons. An aztec pattern frames the mural. There atr proplr carrying coal and what appears to be pillows either side. A pair of hands holding a rugby ball seems to appear from the top of a maypole. A blue tit is sat on the other one. It is all very colourful.

'Garish' mural withdrawn after 160 complaints

Just six people out of 170 who responded say they support design depicting town's heritage.

Lily Mae West and her mother sat posing and smiling for a studio photograph.

Trauma survivors share stories for charity appeal

Day One Trauma helps victims rebuild their lives after suffering catastrophic injuries.

Christopher Farrow looking off-camera. He is balding, with black or dark brown stubble and eyebrows, dark eyes, and tan skin.

Shoe fetish killer denied open prison move

A proposal to move Wendy Speakes' killer Christopher Farrow is blocked by the government.