Category: Bradford

New Bradford railway station will ‘transform travel across the north’

Transport hub will offer through trains between Leeds and Manchester with ‘turn-up-and-go’ serviceA new railway station will be built in Bradford to “transform how people travel across the north”, the government has...

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Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators

Government ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historic cases who could be freed in scheme loopholeUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s government is “urgently” identifying any grooming gang perpetrators who may...

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Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study

Government’s pilot ban for under-16s accompanies consultation as peers vote on Australia-style restrictionsHundreds of UK teenagers will trial social media bans, digital curfews and time limits on apps under a government pilot,...

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Labour MP ‘receives death threats’ after Tory MP posts video on grooming gangs inquiry

Anna Dixon accuses fellow West Yorkshire MP Robbie Moore of sharing misinformation about her position on issueA Labour MP has said she has been subjected to death threats and online misogynistic abuse after a video was shared by...

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Two-child cap affects almost 200,000 families living in Labour-run areas

Exclusive: Party holds power in seven of 10 local authorities worst hit by controversial benefit limitAlmost 200,000 families living in Labour-run councils are affected by the two-child benefit cap, a Guardian analysis has...

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Noise cameras to be trialled in England to tackle ‘boy racers’

Government-backed scheme aims to crack down on road users who breach legal noise limitsNoise-detecting traffic cameras will be trialled in four areas in England in an attempt to crack down on “boy racers” who rev...

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