A BRADFORD public health expert said there is “no quick fix” to tackle the rising problem of childhood obesity in the city - and the Covid-19 crisis has made it worse.

“EVERY time my mum would hear a police helicopter or sirens, she would ring me and ask where I was. If I was at the gym, she never had too.”

AN inquest into the death of a newborn baby girl whose body was found at a Bradford recycling site is due to open today.

A COURT has heard how 35 cats were kept in filthy conditions in a Bradford house.

COUNCILLORS have voted to refuse retrospective plans to build a shed to house greyhounds on a Green Belt site.

BRADFORD has been home to many legends in all sorts of different fields over the years and it is time to honour those who have made the biggest impact.

THE occupants of this vehicle had a lucky escape when it left the road and struck a telegraph pole early this morning.

MOVIE fans across the world will mark Star Wars Day in style today to show their appreciation for the sci-fi franchise.

POLICE have issued an image of a person they would like to speak to about a shop theft in the Halifax area of Calderdale.

HERE are the latest figures on the number of people in each area of the Bradford district who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 so far.

To help fans celebrate, Disney+ is releasing brand new Star Wars content on its streaming platform.

Google’s lawyers say there is no suggestion the so-called Safari workaround resulted in any information being disclosed to third parties.

The department said that as well as simplifying the registration system, the changes would “correct a historic anomaly”.

Boris Johnson has said some foreign travel from the UK will be able to go ahead from mid-May.

A POLICE scene remains in place tonight after a female's body was found this morning.

A SHELF man has appeared before Bradford Magistrates Court charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

There is a “good chance” the one-metre plus rule for social distancing can be ditched next month, Boris Johnson said.

HERE is Monday's latest breakdown, area-by-area, of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Bradford.

Brits are divided on the best way to settle a bill when eating out, according to new research. 

A FORMER immigration lawyer has taken inspiration from her old art teacher, who would greet pupil's in their "mother tongues", and is training to get into the profession herself.

COUNTER terrorism police are continuing searches in Keighley, as they have been granted more time to question five suspects arrests at the weekend.

BRADFORD-based Provident Financial is set to shut its doorstep lending business after more than 140 years, it has been reported.

A DRIVER 'tried to bribe' a police officer by asking 'if he paid his £50 would he let him off' after being pulled over in Bradford at the weekend.

A “MIRACLE” baby born 15 weeks early - and just three weeks after his mum found out she was pregnant - has inspired a charity trek to raise funds for Bradford’s Neonatal Unit.

AN inquest into the death of a Bradford teenager who died at a beauty spot in Bingley is to open this week.

MORE than 3,000 fines were issued by police in West Yorkshire for breaches of Covid-19 laws over Christmas and the start of this year, figures show – around three-quarters of all fines issued since the start of the pandemic.

CONCERNS over anti social behaviour and traffic at a popular food court led to Councillors refusing a late night licence for a doughnut shop.

A GILSTEAD schoolgirl’s new look locks will benefit a baby appeal at a Bradford hospital.

A DOCUMENTARY looking at mental health issues within the Muslim community directed by a University of Bradford student is set to be shown on national television.

A company manager has been jailed for racking up a string of motoring offences because he didn’t want to tell his new partner he was banned from driving.

DEBENHAMS will close its store in Bradford for good tomorrow.

A HOMELESSNESS charity is thrilled to have opened its second shop in Bradford - with this one being in the city centre.

A TEENAGER is looking to break the £10,000 barrier for her Bradford City-inspired online fundraising in aid of the Burns Unit.

Discovering his Alzheimer's early gave Dr Daniel Gibbs an opportunity to try and slow its progress. Lisa Salmon finds out how.

SIR - The recent events at Old Trafford prior to the Premiership match Manchester United v Liverpool, which caused the match to be postponed, have received extensive coverage in the national media.

THIS April was the third coldest April since records began, the Met Office has said, and had the lowest average minimum temperature since 1922.

THERE have been no new Covid-19 deaths reported at hospitals in the Bradford district today, for the fourth day in a row.

AN anti-vaccination leaflet sent to some Keighley households has been condemned.

THE approach to foreign travel this summer will be sensible and cautious to avoid “an influx of disease”, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.

THERE is a “good chance” the one-metre plus rule for social distancing can be ditched next month, Boris Johnson said earlier today.

STARBUCKS has launched a hiring spree for 400 roles as the coffee shop chain has been buoyed by the easing of pandemic restrictions.

FELL rescue was called out twice yesterday (Sunday) to help injured walkers.

A RETURN to unrestricted trading for hospitality venues from June 21 is “critical” so firms can “come off life support”, an industry chief has said.

THE limit on the number of mourners who can attend funerals is to be lifted in England from May 17, the Government has announced.

THE chief of West Yorkshire Police Federation has called on whoever wins the West Yorkshire Mayoral election to hold regular meetings with the union.

IT is Maternal Mental Health week this week, the annual week-long campaign dedicated to talking about mental health while pregnant or after having a baby.

POLICE have been given more time to question five people – including three from Keighley – who were arrested following a major counter-terrorism operation in the town on Saturday.

HALF-WAY up a street in Little Germany stands a theatre that changed the lives of several Bradford youngsters.

AN application has been submitted for an alcohol licence and entertainment at Black Dyke Mills.

A BEAUTY business based in Cleckheaton has opened a new branch in Leeds as part of its ambitious expansion plans.