EDL rally attack plot was uncovered by 'pure chance'
A plot by six men from Birmingham to attack an EDL rally in Dewsbury was uncovered by "pure chance", police have said.
EDL terror attack plot: Six men plead guilty
Six men accused of preparing to carry out an attack on a rally of the right wing group the EDL have pleaded guilty at Woolwich crown court.
Strike action planned at West Yorkshire hospitals
Staff at three hospitals in West Yorkshire will go on strike next week in an ongoing row over jobs and pay.
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Terror attack plotters call Queen 'female devil' in letter
Letters found in the car of Birmingham-based terrorist plotters planning to bomb an EDL march call the Queen a 'female devil.'
– Letter from EDL terror attack plottersThis is a message to the enemies of Allah and his messenger. This is a message to the kafir (non-believer) female devil and self-proclaimed Queen Elizabeth and her accursed jubilee, fooling a nation of blind sheep to your self-proclaimed royalty and majesty.
The document also makes references to the EDL directly.
– Letter from EDL terror attack plottersTo the EDL (English Drunkards League). O enemies of Allah! We have heard and seen you openly insulting the final Messenger of Allah... you should know that for every action there is a reaction.
Today is a day of retaliation (especially) for your blasphemy of Allah and his Messenger Muhammad. We love death more than you love life. The penalty for blasphemy of Allah and his Messenger Muhammad is death.
What we did today was a direct retaliation of your insulting of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and also in retaliation of your crusade against Islam/Muslims on a global scale.
Terror attack plotters had letters addressed to 'enemies of Islam, the Queen and David Cameron'
Police say the car which was impounded had ten copies of a hate-filled note addressed to the enemies of Islam, the Queen and Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Terror attackers' car discovered only because 'it was uninsured'
Police only managed to catch the EDL terrorist attack plotters because a traffic officer impounded their car because it was uninsured.
A traffic officer stopped Jewel Uddin and Mohammed Khan on the M1 as they travelled back to their home town, Birmingham.
Checks were made on their Renault Laguna, which came up as being uninsured, and so the car was impounded.
It was only two days later that staff at the pound near Sheffield looked at the contents of the Renault and found the gang's arsenal.
EDL attack plan failed as Dewsbury rally ended early
A plan by Islamic extremists to target the English Defence League fell apart because the gathering in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, finished earlier than expected.
Police and security services had no intelligence about the planned attack on June 30 last year, although one of the would-be killers was under surveillance in relation to another terrorist plan.
EDL terror attack plot: Six men plead guilty
by Juliet Bremner - ITV News Correspondent
Six men accused of preparing to carry out an attack on a rally of the right wing group the EDL have pleaded guilty at Woolwich crown court.
Read the full storyWoman pedestrian killed
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic accident which left one woman dead and two young girls injured.
The accident happened yesterday afternoon at 5.32pm on Swindon Road in Dewsbury when a Ford Transit Connect was in collision with three pedestrians.
A 46 year old woman died at the scene and a 10 year old girl suffered serious injuries. A 5 year old girl also sustained minor injuries.
Investigation into the circumstances of the incident remain ongoing. Any witnesses are asked to contact the Major Collision and Enquiry Team via the non emergency number 101.
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Issues at Dewsbury hospital resolved
A review by the health watchdog has concluded that a West Yorkshire hospital took swift action to deal with staffing and management issues.
An unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) took place on Ward 9 at Dewsbury and District Hospital.
It identified issues of insufficient and inconsistent staffing, a lack of leadership and management and shortfalls in auditing and governance which led to a poor environment and disorganised administration of medicine.
Following this inspection, representatives from CQC met with representatives from
the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust to raise their concerns and a series of actions were agreed to resolve the identified issues.
– Stephen Eames, interim chief executiveOur primary aim is to make sure that every patient receives the highest possible standard of care, treatment and experience. Therefore we took the feedback from the CQC’s inspection very seriously and immediately put in place a range of actions to make the necessary improvements.
I’m pleased that as a result of the swift and robust actions we took that we addressedthe majority of the CQC’s concerns.
– Stephen Eames, interim chief executiveWhilst there is still one area of concern outstanding, I am encouraged that CQC feelwe have taken the appropriate action by implementing the auditing and governancearrangements used elsewhere across the Trust and am hopeful that by regularlysharing this information with them we will provide the required level of reassurance inthe near future.
Jobs at risk at Kirklees College
More than 50 jobs are at risk at Kirklees College. It's part of a cost-cutting plan due to £5 million pounds worth of funding cuts. There are concerns the cuts could impact on students with disabilities.
Terror accused plead not guilty
Six men pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court today in connection with terrorism charges.
The men, all from Birmingham, face an allegation that they took part in activities including the manufacture of an improvised explosive device, the acquisition of firearms and other weapons and the purchase of motor vehicles connected with the charges.
Three of them were arrested on the M1 in South Yorkshire las summer. It was alleged that a cache of weapons was found in that vehicle along with a note addressed to the English Defence League, which was planning a rally in Dewsbury that day.
Pryce is right for Dewsbury
Former Bradford and Wigan rugby league star Karl Pryce, 26, has joined Championship club Dewsbury.
The 6ft 7in younger brother of the former Bradford and St Helens stand-off Leon Pryce, was a free agent after being released by the Bulls at the end of last season.
"Naturally we are delighted to have been able to bring in a player of Karl's undoubted quality," said Dewsbury coach Glenn Morrison. "He's played at the top level for a lot of years and will bring so much to the club."
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