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Large scale of burnt moorland, viewed from above.

Watch: Moorland devastated by major wildfire

Drone footage shows the scale of damage following the blaze on Marsden Moor last week.

People standing at a farm either side of a banner rejecting plans for a housing estate

Housing plan refused after 300 objections

Highways concerns see plans for greenfield site turned down by Kirklees Council.

A brick building with several windows and a large entrance area. There are steps leading up to the doorway and a blue sign in front of the building.

Student buildings bulldozed in housing estate plan

Plans are approved for up to 261 homes on a former student accomodation site in Huddersfield.

A large wildfire fire in a giant ring shape, with smoke drifting into the sky, on brown and dark green moorland with a nearby reservoir

Cause of latest moorland fire 'not yet known'

Latest wildlife on protected National Trust moorland breaks out during spring heatwave.

Kingsgate Shopping Centre in Huddersfield. York stone shop fronts fall behind a silver shopping complex on a sunny day.

Venue to 'breathe life' back into town - analyst

The new cinema and leisure venue has opened in Huddersfield as part of bigger regeneration plans.

A woman in her fifties sitting outside a pub or a coffee shop on a sunny day. She is wearing a pale top and resting her arms on a wooden table. Her glasses are resting above her head.

'I was told I had Parkinson's at 51, but I still enjoy life'

Jo Ghani says her early onset diagnosis has opened up new opportunities and experiences for her.

A large wildfire fire in a giant ring shape, with smoke drifting into the sky, on brown and dark green moorland with a nearby reservoir

Large moorland wildfire 'developed rapidly'

Fire crews attended the blaze in Huddersfield, with the public told to avoid the area.

A boy with dark hair and wearing a dark jacket stands in front of a hedge

Boy, 16, killed in UK street had fled war in Syria

Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim was injured in a bomb attack in his home country before coming to the UK.

A police man stands, arms crossed, behind blue police tape and a row of orange cones. A police van is parked in a quite town centre street.

Trial date set for man accused of murdering boy

Alfie Franco appears in court charged with murdering Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim, 16, in Huddersfield.