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A still from a scene in Adolescence featuring a young boy talking to his father inside a prison cell. The boy has dark hair and is looking towards his dad, who wears a concerned expression. He has short grey hair.

Inside the film studios where Adolescence was made

Much of the hit TV drama, made by a Sheffield-based film company, was filmed near Pontefract.

The back bumper of a white police car. It has yellow and orange stickers on it and the word "Police".

Ex-police officers charged with child sex offences

Two retired West Yorkshire officers are charged with raping a girl under 16, police say.

Courtney Evans in a hospital bed wearing an oxygen mask. She has blonde hair and is holding her thumb up to the camera.

Rugby player donates liver to save baby's life

Courtney Evans is one of the few 'living donors' in the UK and her liver will regenerate itself.

A61 junction with Jumbles Lane in Lofthouse, with the road fairly busy with vehicles. A black car is turning right, with a red car continuing along the A61. There's grass and trees on both sides of the road.

Leeds and Lofthouse road consultation progresses

The changes aim to make two roads safer for all users, West Yorkshire Combined Authority says.

A red car travelling along Sprockhoevel Way an A road with green bushy verges.

Man in critical condition after crash into bushes

The 62-year-old man was taken to hospital after his car left the road near Pontefract.

Mugshots of two men. The left one has short dark hair and a stubbly bear, the right a bald head with a cut on his forehead and stubble

Burglars jailed for £100k new-build homes spree

The pair ripped out boilers, doors and white goods from homes in northern England, a court hears.

Jannine sits in a chair wearing a pink hooded top. She has long blonde hair.

'We remortgaged to buy our kids' ADHD medication'

BBC research finds nearly 400,000 private prescriptions for ADHD were issued in 2023-24.

Rows of books on white shelves in a library in Wakefield. There is a grey patterned carpet and people on a computer in the background.

Reduced hours for libraries and museums considered

The council say the measure would help cut costs, but it wants to limit the impact on visitors.

A woman with blonde hair and wearing a black blouse with white flowers. She is sat on a dark sofa with a grey cushion behind her.

Sister of fatal crash victim's drink-drive plea

Carol Jones, from Harrogate, was killed by a drink and drug-driver in 2016.