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  • Branch sticks the boot into Bantams

    Michael Branch has branded City a team going nowhere. Branch took a swipe after quitting Valley Parade for a move to League Two new boys Chester City. And he admits it was a "big relief" to leave the Bantams for a club on the doorstep of his Merseyside

  • Is tolerance the best solution?

    Police in Bradford are studying proposals to introduce 'tolerance zones' for prostitutes. Officers have been to Liverpool to look at suggestions by the Merseyside force to pilot a managed area for vice girls to ply their trade, based on a scheme used

  • Mum guilty of killing goes home

    A mother-of-four has been allowed home to sort out her affairs after a jury yesterday found her guilty of unlawfully killing her drunken partner. Mum Julie Harris, 34, was cleared of murdering 46-year-old Graham Carter after a two-week trial at Bradford

  • How spymaster helped reporter infiltrate BNP

    The Bradford "spymaster" who helped infiltrate an undercover reporter into the BNP to probe their behaviour has given details of how the intricate operation was planned. Paul Meszaros, a worker for Bradford TUC, revealed that the operation took months

  • Wounded Wigan get revenge

    A throwaway comment on a television show by Jamie Peacock following the Bulls' first round demolition of Wigan at Odsal inspired the Warriors to a 32-16 victory at the JJB Stadium last night. Wigan coach Denis Betts revealed that Peacock's dismissal of

  • Welcome help for the homeless

    The problem of homelessness is one that causes much hand-wringing yet, paradoxically, is one that it seems is quite simple to ignore. It's heartening to see, therefore, that a Bradford organisation has not only taken the problem by the horns but has actually

  • Oxford call in police over student hacker

    A student could be fined and face suspension from Britain's most prestigious university for hacking into its computer system to expose security flaws. Patrick Foster produced an article for the Oxford University newspaper, The Oxford Student, which claimed

  • Now League want City guarantees

    The Football League has asked Bradford City's administrators for guarantees regarding the club's future prior to allowing it to take its place in next season's competition. Following a meeting between League officials, Julian Rhodes and the administrators

  • Our man in London 'chuffed' at degree

    The man who led the Soham inquiry after the deaths of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman spoke in Bradford of his surprise at just how bad police intelligence was. Sir Michael Bichard, who was chairman of Bradford's Capital of Culture executive board, spoke

  • Full stories later

    COURT: A mum-of-four has been allowed home to sort out her affairs after being cleared of murdering her partner but found guilty of unlawfully killing him. BNP: The Bradford 'mole' who helped infiltrate the British National Party has explained how he

  • Letters

    Spare the rod and we're in trouble SIR - I read (T&A, July 12) that the NSPCC wants smacking to be banned. I was brought up in a family where you were told twice and then smacked. I was also brought up in schools that used rulers and canes if you