'I was 47 stone - now I'm competing in a world championship bodybuilding competition'
Jack Ako, from Wakefield, has lost an astonishing 30 stone and is now just weeks away from competing in a bodybuilding show
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Calls to ban delivery robots from Leeds over risks to blind pedestrians
‘Our pavements are not for sale and should be for people’
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Husband goaded by his own family to abuse and control his wife in Leeds
They told him she was only interested in securing status in the UK
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Northern trains confirm travel changes for mobility scooter users
The train operator has updated its rules
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‘Estate needs to be fit for future’: Deputy leader defends plans to sell off council buildings
The proposed policy could see 150 properties sold by 2029
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Leeds Dock swimmers stage fresh protest calling for return of open-water swimming
‘The shops, bars and restaurants of Leeds Dock are losing an active community of swimmers and paddleboarders’
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Dear Coleen: My partner's adult kids won't move out and it's driving me insane
"I love my partner, but I’m not sure how much longer I can endure this situation."
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Francis 'Fraggle' Green takes control of Daniel crime clan as paranoid gangster dons bullet proof vest
Fraggle is believed to have taken over as boss of the family since his cousin Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel was arrested.
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SNP reduced to 'gimmicks' to sell independence to voters as Cardiff summit branded a 'blind alley'
EXCLUSIVE: Professor James Mitchell rubbished John Swinney's prediction that Andy Burnham would be the last Prime Minister of the UK - and said the case for independence had not been moved forward by this week's Cardiff…
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John Swinney must ensure justice system severely punishes more domestic abusers
Record View says all of us have a responsibility to make sure that the upcoming generation of young men know women must be treated with dignity and respect."
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Almost 200,000 Scots pensioners missing out on £346m in benefits
Independent Age found pensioners are missing out on an average of £2,199 a year in social security payments, costing health and care services more money in long term.
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"I exposed one of Scotland's biggest scammers - then I met him on a day out from prison"
Our reporter spotted convicted telecoms boss Gavin Brown - one of four men jailed for his part in a major health board contract fraud - out enjoying a stroll on Prestwick beach a year into his six-year sentence.
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Scheming businessman jailed over £6m scam spotted strolling on beach one year into six-year stretch
The Record spotted convicted telecoms boss Gavin Brown - one of four men jailed over a major health board contract fraud - out enjoying a stroll on the beach during a week-long trip back to Prestwick, Ayrshire.
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Footage captures moment county lines gangster snared for running drugs
The drugs operation transported heroin between Aberdeen and Merseyside.
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Liverpool Council wants to crack down on city centre grot spots
New plans put in place after city boss told the ECHO some key areas hadn't had a wash in 10 years
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Midweek death notices and funeral announcements from Huddersfield Examiner
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
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Tragedy of the 'in between' Yorkshire town that was once always heaving at 4pm
But locals said people still visit for the authentic English experience
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Traders 'love' it but shoppers think it's a 'glorified walkway' after Dewsbury Arcade grand reopening
The arcade is one of the town's flagship projects
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Mum-of-four drank prosecco then drove kids nearly three times over limit
Louise McLoughlin has appeared in court
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Wakefield teen's plea after life turned 'upside down' by tragic diagnosis
Nelly, 18, from Wakefield, received a devastating diagnosis earlier this year
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Huddersfield drink-driver slumped over wheel, hit police officer on arrest
Maqsood Hassan had stopped the car in the middle of a road
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'They've collected my bins for 42 years but now say it is not safe to do so' says angry Huddersfield pensioner
Kirklees says private road is no longer safe due after it "deteriorated"
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10 best autumn walks in Yorkshire where you take in the stunning countryside
Yorkshire has some of the most stunning countryside in the UK
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The radical Merseyside housing schemes launched decades ago still helping people
The Merseyside schemes became popular in the mid-1970s and 80s
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