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WhatsApp scammer targets woman but she gets revenge with cheeky response

WhatsApp scammer targets woman but she gets revenge with cheeky response

Daily Express — June Morton received two messages from the con artist, who claimed his phone was broken and they had got a new number. She says she immediately picked up that the messages were from am imposter but decided to play along to wind them up.
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What Sheffield's rush hour traffic is like now school holidays are over

What Sheffield's rush hour traffic is like now school holidays are over

Yorkshire Live — At its peak, traffic in Sheffield can be an outright menace. All tributaries into Sheffield are often gridlocked right from junction 30 to junction 33 and it can take up to half an hour just to navigate into town during peak times.
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Mum gets revenge on WhatsApp scammer who tried to pose as her own children

Mum gets revenge on WhatsApp scammer who tried to pose as her own children

Daily Mirror — June Morton decided to play the scammer at their own game after she received a WhatsApp message from a stranger claiming to be her "oldest and cutest" child A mum has told how she got her own back on a WhastApp scammer who tried to rip her off by posing as her own children.
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Death of parents drives Yorkshire ghost hunters to find 'the truth'

Death of parents drives Yorkshire ghost hunters to find 'the truth'

Yorkshire Live — A new paranormal group armed with all the modern ghost hunting tools is investigating haunted places all around Yorkshire. WAH paranormal, who were formed in the autumn of 2021, is a Yorkshire based group who says it is committed to sharing "quality content on the fascinating subject of the paranormal."
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Council apologise to shopper in tears as people 'laugh at her skinny legs'

Council apologise to shopper in tears as people 'laugh at her skinny legs'

Yorkshire Live — Rotherham Council have apologised to a woman who was left heartbroken and ashamed as she claimed market traders "laughed" at her legs. Dawn Elliott, who has battled anorexia for over 30 years, was at Rotherham market when she claims a stallholder and his employee laughed at her and called her legs "skinny".
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Shopper left in tears after market traders 'laugh at her skinny legs'

Shopper left in tears after market traders 'laugh at her skinny legs'

Yorkshire Live — A Rotherham woman who has battled and survived an eating disorder says she was left "upset and angry" after traders manning a stall at Rotherham market allegedly mocked her "skinny legs". Dawn Elliott, who spent time in a psychiatric hospital for anorexia, anxiety and depression five years ago, claims a trader and his staff laughed at her appearance.
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We worked a shift at the Yorkshire KFC dubbed the 'worst in history'

We worked a shift at the Yorkshire KFC dubbed the 'worst in history'

Yorkshire Live — One KFC in Yorkshire has a bad reputation online, so bad that it has been dubbed the "worst in history". The reviews are so bad for the KFC at Drakehouse Retail Park in Sheffield that I even went along to try the food and service to see what all the fuss was about.
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I tried Yorkshire KFC dubbed worst in history - and left feeling confused

I tried Yorkshire KFC dubbed worst in history - and left feeling confused

Yorkshire Live — With a presence in over 150 countries, KFC is of the world's most popular restaurant chains. It is famous for its chicken, which is known to have 11 secret herbs and spices. The ingredients are so top secret that they held in a safe inside a vault in KFC's Louisville headquarters.
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Crackdown begins on notorious drug farms ruining people's lives

Crackdown begins on notorious drug farms ruining people's lives

Yorkshire Live — A crackdown on drug farms in Rotherham that are ruining residents' lives has been announced. Rotherham MP Sarah Deborah Champion is turning up the heat on drug farmers in Rotherham's notorious estates. Labour MP Sarah will host a webinar on Thursday, January 27, where she will be joined by representatives from South Yorkshire Police and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
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Warning to visitors after Bird flu outbreak kills ducks at Yorkshire park

Warning to visitors after Bird flu outbreak kills ducks at Yorkshire park

Yorkshire Live — A number of dead birds, thought to be geese, swans, and ducks that died in unclear circumstances have tested positive for Bird flu, a Yorkshire council has confirmed. The creatures were found dead at Doncaster Lakeside in December and Doncaster Council has warned the public to avoid contact with wild birds or droppings and to keep dogs on a lead.
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We tried Yorkshire's first Greggs drive thru and our life changed

We tried Yorkshire's first Greggs drive thru and our life changed

Yorkshire Live — When I first arrived in England, my friend, Rikki Doolan, a popular gospel circuit musician took me to Greggs in Lincoln. Pie really wasn't my thing back then so I genuinely did not want to go. But then Rikki was also my lift home after church, and he loved to show me around.
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I spent a night in a haunted park and might have caught its famous ghost

I spent a night in a haunted park and might have caught its famous ghost

Yorkshire Live — There is a ghoul that supposedly lurks this postcode at night. Legend says it magically appears in front of motorists or pedestrians. Very few people can describe it vividly, but the wide acceptance is that it is some mystical weird figure, and it scares the daylights out of everyone who encounters it.
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We tried to go vegan for a week but it was much harder than I thought

We tried to go vegan for a week but it was much harder than I thought

Yorkshire Live — After years of trying to conceive, my wife and I gave up and settled on the idea that we may never have kids together. Instead we lived like university students, partying and drinking every other night, and throwing barbecues at least 5 times a week.
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As Boris partied: How man's death alone in hospital broke sister's heart

As Boris partied: How man's death alone in hospital broke sister's heart

Yorkshire Live — Over 150,000 Brits have lost their lives to Covid-19. In 2020, the number of daily deaths was breaking worldwide records. The UK entered an elevated state of lockdown, in a bid to stop the spread of the virus and save lives. The rules were cruel, to say the very least.
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Grieving sister devastated by £500 charge to honour beloved brother

Grieving sister devastated by £500 charge to honour beloved brother

Yorkshire Live — A heartbroken and grieving woman was left stunned and speechless after being told she needed to pay £500 to erect a memorial plaque in honour of her late brother and everyone who died from coronavirus in Rotherham.
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Two Sheffield restaurants, one name - so we put Imran's head to head

Two Sheffield restaurants, one name - so we put Imran's head to head

Yorkshire Live — There is no doubt that Imran's grilled chicken is some of the most sought after in Yorkshire. It is so succulent that on weekends people phone in from outside Sheffield just to place orders. There is one slight problem though.
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Two Sheffield restaurants, one name - so we put Imran's head to head

Two Sheffield restaurants, one name - so we put Imran's head to head

Yorkshire Live — There is no doubt that Imran's grilled chicken is some of the most sought after in Yorkshire. It is so succulent that on weekends people phone in from outside Sheffield just to place orders. There is one slight problem though.
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The one Yorkshire town that has avoided massive Covid disruption

The one Yorkshire town that has avoided massive Covid disruption

Yorkshire Live — Exponential rises in Covid-19 cases buoyed by the Omicron variant are causing massive staff shortages across all of England, leading in some cases to severe disruption of service delivery. On Thursday, January 6, the UK recorded 179,756 new cases of Coronavirus, while just under 1.3 million people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 7 days alone.
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Rotherham estate where 'gangs pay landlords £3k not to ask questions'

Rotherham estate where 'gangs pay landlords £3k not to ask questions'

Yorkshire Live — Residents in a 'forgotten estate' say gangsters and drug dealers are offering landlords as much as £3,000 a week for run down terraces in exchange for "no questions being asked" The explosive revelations have come to light after claims that two landlords were approached in the Eastwood area of Rotherham last month.
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Erratic driver with heroin in his trousers found to be Class A dealer

Erratic driver with heroin in his trousers found to be Class A dealer

Yorkshire Live — A man who drove erratically and tested positive for cannabis use has been sent to prison for 4 years after admitting to charges of possessing drugs with intent to sell. On Tuesday December 7 last year, Firearms Support Unit officers stationed on the A170 near Pickering saw Aaron Thompson, 32, driving his red Seat Leon erratically towards Scarborough.
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'I caught coronavirus twice and it was so bad I thought it was the end'

'I caught coronavirus twice and it was so bad I thought it was the end'

Yorkshire Live — As a chronic asthma patient, it had been made clear to me that if and when I caught coronavirus, there was a high probability that my symptoms would not be mild. So for months, I kept indoors, and tried as best not to get infected.
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Reporter who caught coronavirus twice feared it was 'the end'

Reporter who caught coronavirus twice feared it was 'the end'

Wales Online — A chronic asthma patient who was told that by catching Covid-19 there was a high probability his symptoms would be severe has told how he feared for his life after catching the virus twice. For months, Maynard Manyowa remained indoors, and tried his best not to get infected.
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Cousins raced each other at 100MPH then crashed into police car

Cousins raced each other at 100MPH then crashed into police car

Yorkshire Live — A pair of moron cousins who raced each other at speeds exceeding 100 MPH and drove recklessly have each been jailed for 2 years and 2 months. On March 25, Haseeb Ashraf, 20, and Amaan Ghani, 20, were driving home from work when Ghani lost control of his BMW One series and crashed head on into an unmarked police car on Warren Vale, Rotherham.
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Community left gripped by fear after horrific Boxing Day pub stabbing

Community left gripped by fear after horrific Boxing Day pub stabbing

Yorkshire Live — A community where a man was stabbed in a pub and killed say that they have been "gripped by fear" and left "reeling in shock" by the horrific crime. Coley Byrne, 26, died after he was stabbed inside the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield, and later died in hospital on Boxing Day.
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