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Welcome to your daily morning briefing from the Telegraph & Argus.
It's Local Elections day, with 30 of 90 seats on Bradford Council up for grabs.
There are 152 candidates running, with Labour, Conservatives, and Greens fielding candidates in all wards, as well as other parties also being in the running.
You can head down to your local polling station between 7am and 10pm and a reminder, you'll need to take photo ID with you for that.
The count will begin at 10am tomorrow (May 3) and we'll be bringing you all the results as they come in via a live blog - so keep an eye out for that.
Away from politics, we've got an absolute bumper newsletter for you today, with our new stories covering a range of topics, as well as a host of stories you may have missed.
The fresh stuff includes an article about pupils being expelled after "fights an aggressive incidents" at a Bradford school and a court story where a man burst into a house and used a hammer during an assault.
There's also a touching tribute piece to Hilda Riches - a well-loved dance teacher of 70 years - from Leisure and Lifestyle Editor Emma Clayton.
Plenty for you to enjoy today.
Take a look at what we're covering below đ±đ°âŹ
Pupils expelled after 'fights and aggressive incidents' at Bradford school
 Dixons McMillan Academy (Image: Google Street View)
Concerns have been raised about a surge in violence among schoolchildren after a series of âaggressive incidentsâ in Bradford and beyond.
Outbreaks of disorder at two Bradford secondary schools in recent weeks come amid a backdrop of even more serious incidents elsewhere in the UK.
Meanwhile, a Bradford union boss has revealed that one local primary school had to expel no fewer than seven children in just one year.
Last month, Dixons McMillan Academy in Bradford issued a firm warning to those who put pupils and staff in danger.
Read the full story from Digital Reporter and Audience & Content Editor Natasha Meek here.
Man burst into house and used hammer in 'serious and determined' assault
 A view of Bradford Crown Court (Image: Newsquest)
A Buttershaw man who burst into a house and attacked another man with a hammer and what was initially believed to be acid has been jailed for 12 months at Bradford Crown Court.
However, Louis Titre will be freed from prison as he has already been in custody for almost a year.
Sentencing Titre, His Honour Judge Jonathan Rose said it could not be proved that the liquid he and another man threw at the victim was acid or any other corrosive substance.
Prosecutor Alisha Kaye told the court how Titre, 28, was one of two men who, on November 6, 2022, burst into a house in Buttershaw and attacked a man who was lying on the sofa, hitting him with a hammer and splashing him with liquid from Lucozade bottles.
A woman in the house at the time with her three children heard the victim âscreaming and shouting in agonyâ.
More on this from Court Reporter Tony Earnshaw by clicking here.
'Dilapidated' Bradford building can become flat, planners agree
 The building on Wenlock Street (Image: T&A)
A âdilapidatedâ building on the edge of the city centre can be converted into flats â planners have agreed.
The three-storey former office building on Wenlock Street, off Leeds Road, has been vacant for years, and its windows are currently either boarded up or smashed.
Earlier this year a planning application to convert the building into nine apartments was submitted to Bradford Council by Mo Safdar.
Find out more on the plans from Local Democracy Reporter Chris Young here.
Tributes to Bradford dance teacher Hilda - who was still dancing at 89
 Hilda took up dancing at the age of seven (Image: Hilda Riches)
Tributes have been paid to Hilda Riches - a well loved dance teacher for 70 years - who has died, aged 89.
Hilda ran the Hilda Riches School of Dancing on Little Horton Lane and was still teaching - and dancing - as she approached her 90th year.
Born in Manningham, Hilda went to Drummond Road Infants and Green Lane School.
She started dancing aged seven but, as she revealed to the T&A in 2020, she wasnât keen at first.
 Hilda Riches with her Saturday morning class, picture in 2020
Hilda said back then: âI was a tomboy. My dad did the football training for Manningham Mills team and I liked to kick a ball around.
âBut my cousin, Ethel Riches, who ran a dance school, thought I should take up ballet.
"I wasnât bothered, but back then you did as you were told.â
The full tribute written by Leisure and Lifestyle Editor Emma Clayton is available by clicking here.
What you might have missed...
Mixed opinions on Bradford's 'facelift' - but fears remain over 'drugged-up zombies'
 A selection of images showing the current situation in the city centre (Image: T&A)
Hundreds of people have waded into the debate over the current situation in Bradford city centre - with many venting their anger at the disruption and others leaping to the city's defence and urging patience.
The impact of the major roadworks on disabled people has also been raised as a major concern, as visitors to central Bradford try to get to grips with the new bus loop, along with the closure of Market Street and Hall Ings to traffic.
Plenty of observers could see the potential of the works being carried out, arguing that the "facelift" would make Bradford a better place in the long run.
The city's problem with drug addiction has also been debated, with one man stating that he felt surrounded by "drugged-up zombies" during his latest visit to the inner-city, to the point where it resembled a "zombie apocalypse film."
Read more of your views in the article from Audience & Content Editor Will Kilner here.
What caused âdecent kidâ to take knife to school, murder trial asked
 Forensics at the scene where Alfie Lewis died on November 7 last (Image: PA)
Jurors in the trial of a teenager accused of murder have been asked to consider what turned âa decent enough kid into someone who would take a knife into a schoolâ.
Alfie Lewis, 15, was stabbed to death âin full viewâ of pupils leaving a primary school in Horsforth last November.
A 15-year-old boy who has gone on trial over the attack denies murder, claiming he was scared he was about to be attacked when he pulled out the knife.
Read details from the closing speeches from both the prosecution and the defence as the trial enters its closing stages in an article from Digital Reporter and Audience & Content Editor Brad Deas by clicking here.
'It was obviously a spirit' : Man claims to have seen ghost in Bradford garden
 Do you think this is a ghost? (Image: UGC)
A man has claimed to have seen a ghost in his Bradford garden.
Robert Crabtree says he saw a 'lady' observing his cat named Coco at his Undercliffe property last week.
The 75-year-old was quick to capture a photo of the image he claims was "obviously a spirit or ghost".
It shows Coco wilting aloft the garden fence while a smoke-like figure hovers above the grass patch.
Read more about this spooky experience in an article from reporter Rowan Newman here.
Police officer from Bradford faces terror charges over alleged pro-Hamas image
 A police officer from Bradford faces terror charges over alleged pro-Hamas image (Image: Supplied)
A West Yorkshire Police officer from Bradford has been charged under the Terrorism Act with two counts of publishing an image in support of Hamas, the police watchdog said.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had directed an investigation, carried out by Counter Terrorism Policing North East (CTPNE), into messages allegedly shared on WhatsApp.
The full story from Digital Audience & Content Editor Felicity Macnamara is available by clicking here.
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