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Dozens of 'sham' weddings halted: Immigration officers prevented about 70 sham marriages in one month taking place by monitoring a busy city centre register office, it emerges.

Code to chart bus arrival times: Travellers in Leeds will be able to use their smart phones to find out when the next bus is due.

Teenager 'critical' after crash: A teenager suffered serious injuries when he was knocked down by a car in the early hours of Saturday in Leeds.

Prosecutors to examine wind death: A coroner halts an inquest and refers the death of a man who was crushed by a lorry in strong winds to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Tutor charged over fatal flight: A flight instructor from Wetherby will appear in court over a helicopter crash which killed a millionaire and his wife.

'Downsize market' idea supported: Leeds City Council agrees in principle to cut the size of Kirkgate Market and orders a study into the estimated costs of its redevelopment.

City supports smaller flood plan: A new £75m flood defence scheme to protect Leeds city centre will benefit from £10m of council funding, members decide.

Gas call centres pilot video link: New technology is piloted by British Gas staff in Leeds so they can video chat with customers.

In Pictures: Miners' strike: No Redemption an exhibition at the National Coal Mining Museum on the 1984-85 Miners' Strike

Ray Honeyford: Racist or right?: A head teacher who caused controversy over his criticisms of multiculturalism in schools has died

Why is Hebden Bridge the lesbian capital?: Certain areas of the UK attract greater concentrations of gays and lesbians. But why?

Castleford 12-20 Bradford: Bradford earn the West Yorkshire bragging rights with a 20-12 win at rivals Castleford.

Huddersfield 66-6 Widnes: Huddersfield dominate Widnes in a one-sided Super League encounter at the Galpharm Stadium.

Wakefield 10-22 Hull KR: Hull KR hold off a determined Wakefield to claim their first Super League win of the new season.

Leeds 1-2 Brighton: Brighton move above Leeds in the Championship after Alan Navarro's injury-time winner maintained the Seagulls' unbeaten record in 2012.

Bradford bring in left-back Fry: Bradford City sign former West Ham left-back Matt Fry until the end of the season.

Wigan 20-6 Leeds: Josh Charnley scores his first Wigan hat-trick as the Warriors get their Super League campaign up and running with victory over champions Leeds.

VIDEO: Unsettled times at Leeds United: Late Kick Off focuses on the unsettled times at Leeds United

West Yorkshire's best new bands: Listen to West Yorkshire's best new bands with Alan Raw on BBC Introducing.

Wing it with Pigeon Detectives: Leeds band Club Smith are hoping a support slot with local indie heroes The Pigeon Detectives can propel them to national recognition.

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