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A gas mains fire in Leeds forces several homes to be evacuated and roads to be closed.

Several homes are evacuated and roads closed after a gas mains erupts in flames in a Leeds suburb.

Several homes are evacuated and roads closed after a gas mains erupts in flames in a Leeds suburb.

Twelve football hooligans who took part in what a judge said was the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" are sentenced.

Tributes are paid to a "dedicated" and "valued" surgeon from the Wirral who died while snorkelling in the Maldives.

A former boarding school head teacher is found guilty of more than 50 counts of sexually abusing and beating boys at schools in Norfolk and Suffolk.

The 2010 Great North Swim is cancelled after toxic algae is found in Windermere.

A 74-year-old Northamptonshire churchwarden dies when she is knocked to the ground as she herds cattle.

BBC Look East has obtained dramatic footage of the moment armed police arrested three suspects after a car chase in Peterborough.

An outgoing police chief has criticised an extradition system which allowed a German doctor to escape British justice after he accidentally killed a patient.

Two women who were arrested after trying to take a dead relative on to a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will not face charges.

Kevin Pietersen will face disciplinary action over his Twitter tirade, says England coach Andy Flower.

Kevin Pietersen will face disciplinary action over his Twitter tirade, says England coach Andy Flower.

A man who hid thousands of pounds stolen in Britain's biggest cash robbery is jailed for 20 months at the Old Bailey.

Reactions to the death of former Lib Dem MP Sir Cyril Smith

Double European champion Mo Farah announces his withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games because of fatigue.

A stalker who wrote an online story about raping and murdering a children's novelist he met over the internet is jailed for six months.

The parents of Shafilea Ahmed, who were arrested over the suspected so-called "honour killing" of their daughter, are released on bail.

An outgoing police chief criticises the extradition system for allowing a German doctor to avoid a British trial over the death of a patient.

England joins Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in kicking off their Euro 2012 qualifying campaigns.