Spenborough Guardian

04/08/2025

The potentially record-breaking rat in UK terms – said to measure approximately 22 inches long from nose to tail – was discovered recently in a property in Normanby by a pest controller that had been called to investigate

The discovery of a huge rat could be a sign of things to come unless action is taken to stem the burgeoning rodent population, councillors have warned.

04/08/2025

"He was the most compassionate person to ever visit a mother's heart and the closest to his sisters' embrace." 💔
[via NationalWorld ]

A student killed in a knife attack in Cambridge has been described as "a young man brimming with enthusiasm” by his family.

04/08/2025

The victim also had to have one of her legs amputated following the crash

A driver has been jailed after causing a head-on crash which left a woman in a coma for two weeks and eventually led to her losing a leg.

03/08/2025

The force said the death of the woman is not linked to the three other deaths in the area this week

Police have recovered a fourth body in four days from a stretch of cliffs on the Yorkshire coast - but have confirmed none of the incidents are linked.

03/08/2025

Tracey was 'simply going about her daily business' said police - via NationalWorld

A woman who was “simply going about her daily business” was killed when a suspected drink-driver’s Land Rover veered on to the wrong side of the road and hit her car head on.

03/08/2025

Armed police shot the dog due to ‘serious public safety concerns’

Armed police shot a dog after it bit a man who was walking home from the pub and a police officer who tried to catch it.

02/08/2025

Police have named the driver who died as an 81-year-old local man

A man in his 80s has died after a crash involving a car and a skip lorry in Yorkshire.

02/08/2025

She'd taken co***ne and bedded a friend three times that night before killing her ex - via NationalWorld

A woman stabbed her ex-partner through the heart with a kitchen knife when she saw his new online dating profile.

02/08/2025

Brand new supermarket now open in Dewsbury – with a full range of products and the convenience of being on your doorstep

A brand new UMRAH Supermarket has opened in Dewsbury with a full range of local and international products right on your doorstep!

02/08/2025

This is the shocking moment a driver ploughed into a motorbike at a car meet, causing the rider to lose his leg

This is the shocking moment a driver ploughed into a motorcyclist at a Sheffield car meet, leaving the victim with life-changing injuries and ultimately losing his leg.

01/08/2025

Police say it is not connected to the two deaths which happened at the same site earlier this week

01/08/2025

"Unimaginable loss": The baby boy was left in a hot car outside a soap shop 😢
[via NationalWorld ]

A father has been charged with neglect after his five-month-old baby tragically died after being left in a hot car during a heatwave.