Wigan favourite Andy Farrell will be looking to a packed crowd at the JJB Stadium tonight to spur Great Britain to a famous victory. Wigan's state-of-the-art stadium will host international rugby league for the first time, and a ground record attendance
West Brom 1, Bradford City 0 City's six-match unbeaten run was sunk by a single strike from West Brom captain Derek McInnes at The Hawthorns this afternoon. The Bantams, last beaten by the Baggies in 1990, went close through Andy Tod and Eoin Jess but
Since the terrible riots that rocked Bradford on July 7, and the many arrests which followed - most as a result of the publication of photographs of alleged rioters - one question above all has been pre-occupying the people of this city. They have been
A row over the future of Saltaire's tourist information centre escalated today when it was accused of 'wasting money indulging in a propaganda campaign'. Yorkshire Tourist Board has hit out after it was blamed for the decision to de-network the office
The family of a 22-year-old women who died of a massive drug overdose - mistakenly given by a doctor - want Government action to stop it happening again. Jill Griffiths' parents want morphine ampoules to be colour-coded so they can more easily be identified
A coroner is to write to the Highways Agency to express his concern about the lack of speed limit signs on Manchester Road, Bradford, following the death of a seven-year-old boy. Raouff Hussain died from head injuries after he was hit by a Peugeot 306
An investigation into a possible gas explosion was under way today after a blast ripped through a Bradford home. Two families suffered burns, cuts and smoke inhalation in the fierce blaze which followed at the semi-detached house in Warley Drive, Bradford
SIR - Mr Riaz's assessment that the issue of forced marriages were "over-hyped and exaggerated" was soul-destroying for the thousands of young Asian people in Britain who are forced into marriage every year. I was taken to Pakistan and forced into marriage
A proven goalscorer at Oakenshaw for the last three seasons, Mick Burke, looks set to be unveiled as Fairweather Green's new signing at Albion Sports tomorrow in the Bradford Sunday Alliance. Though Fairweather haven't exactly got a current goal-scoring
Bradford chairman Geoffrey Richmond is hailing the agreement between players' union chief Gordon Taylor and Premier and Football League bosses as a victory for the latter camp. Richmond said there would only have been losers if a strike had gone ahead
In 1859, "The Origin of Species" was published by Charles Darwin. In 1924, the Regent Picture House, Bradford, opened as a theatre. In 1979, Saudi Arabian soldiers ousted Iranian religious fanatics from the Great Mosque in Mecca. From the Telegraph &
A Bingley woman is working hard for a Bradford MP to raise money to fulfil her American dream. Moneeza Iqbal has been accepted to work as an intern in Washington DC. She was due to fly over last month but had to postpone her start-date due to funding
He's fought with Bruce Lee and drunk with Steve McQueen. And now Hollywood stunt man Pat Johnson is bringing his own brand of tough guy to Bradford. The fight choreographer has worked on scores of box office smashes during his 22-year career as a stunt
A campaign for a £160,000 safety scheme at one of Bradford's accident black-spots has run into problems with a major bus operator. The move to cut speed on Thornton Road has been given the go-ahead by Council officers. But now Bradford's biggest bus operator
The widow of a Bradford mechanic today told of her shock at learning her "gentle" husband had been shot in the head and chest as he left work. Devastated Lynne Hardwick, of Wibsey, at first believed her husband of only six months had died of a heart attack
A burglar has been jailed for a total of eight years after a court heard how he terrified young children when he smashed his way into their bedroom during a Post Office break-in. Bradford Crown Court heard how both girls, aged eight and 11, were asleep
Paige Barton looks like any other toddler as she sits cradled in her mother's arms, a huge grin on her pretty face. But while other two-year-olds are running around, enjoying rough and tumble play with their friends, Paige is forced to sit on the sidelines
