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USA Today
4 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Should Seahawks sign free-agent guard Will Hernandez?
The Seattle Seahawks are holding a competition at right guard between Anthony Bradford and Christian Haynes. It's the same position battle that occurred at that spot last season. Both Bradford and Haynes failed to take advantage of their opportunities last year. The Seahawks are banking on development from Bradford and Haynes. It's a risky proposition. New offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and position coach John Benton are hoping to place Bradford and Haynes in more fruitful positions via their run-heavy offense. Alternatively, the Seahawks could still consider signing a free-agent guard to upgrade that position. Former Arizona Cardinals guard Will Hernandez could be an option. Hernandez suffered a season-ending torn ACL last year. He's now been fully medically cleared, according to a report by NFL Network analyst Mike Garafolo. The Seahawks should consider bringing him in. Hernandez was effective for the Cardinals last season before suffering the injury. The former UTEP standout played just a handful of contests, but had a pass-blocking grade of 74.2 from Pro Football Focus. Protecting the quarterback was the Seahawks' biggest issue from the interior last season. The Seahawks are attempting to measure the growth Bradford and Haynes are displaying at training camp. If the strides aren't obvious, John Schneider could consider pivoting to a more experienced option. Hernandez would be a great fit at right guard in Seattle.
BBC News
7 hours ago
- BBC News
Kulsuma Akter: Inquest opens into death of woman murdered by husband
A coroner has opened and adjourned an inquest into the death of Kulsuma Akter, who was murdered by her husband while pushing their baby in Masum was jailed for a minimum of 28 years earlier this month after he was found guilty of murdering his 27-year-old wife. He stabbed her 26 times in the city centre in April last coroner Peter Merchant said on Wednesday that the inquest into the "horrific and tragic circumstances" would be adjourned until 28 January court is awaiting a domestic homicide review, a report which aims to identify lessons learned and improve the response to domestic abuse to prevent future tragedies, which is expected by the end of the year. Bradford Crown Court heard during the trial of 27-year-old Masum that Ms Akter had been living at a refuge since January after he held a knife to her throat at their home in Oldham. Following sentencing, Marie Walsh from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "Habibur Masum is a violent and dangerous man who subjected his estranged wife to violence and domestic abuse causing her to flee their home to live in a safehouse in Bradford."Unable to accept the relationship was over, he managed to track her down and then stabbed her multiple times." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
7 hours ago
- BBC News
The Bradford 'Wacky Races' street plagued by bad driving
Residents of a Bradford cul‑de‑sac in an area dubbed "Wacky Races" have said anti-social driving and nuisance parking are making life "intolerable".One man told the BBC he missed visiting his dying father because his driveway was blocked, and his neighbours on Oakwood Grove in Toller said cars are often left across pavements and on double yellow also describe anti-social behaviour such as revving engines and drivers performing "donuts" in the road, garden walls being knocked down and emergency services and delivery workers forced to knock on people's doors to get access.A petition has now been handed to Bradford Council to demand tougher enforcement and is under consideration. Residents blamed the inconsiderate parking on visitors and workers coming and going from takeaways on the main road, staff at nearby schools and nurseries, and parents on the school Khan, who moved to Bradford five years ago, said the situation was so bad that he had considered returning to London."It's just making life unnecessarily difficult for us on a daily basis," he said."It reached boiling point for me in April. My dad was very sick in hospital and a lady blocked my driveway and I couldn't get to the hospital. Although I made it later on to see my dad, he died a few days later. That incident just left me really emotional and distressed.""The road is already quite narrow, and emergency vehicles can't get past," he added."It's a life‑or‑death situation, unfortunately."Mr Khan and his neighbours have now submitted a petition to Bradford Council which calls for tougher enforcement, including extended double yellow lines and ANPR cameras. The wider Toller Lane area was recently described as a "Wacky Races" hotspot because of drivers ignoring rules around Asif, who has lived there for 27 years, said his disabled son often cannot be collected by an access Anna Lotycka, a resident of the street since 1967, said: "I've had my garden wall knocked down three times and the gate is all mangled up."It isn't just bad parking, it's actually bad driving that you're a victim of. "It's damage to the property and it puts my insurance up."She said the irresponsible behaviour also extended to lorry drivers making deliveries to nearby businesses and parking in the cul-de-sac. Another woman who had lived in the street for nearly 50 years, but asked not to be named, said she felt "panic" every time she goes outside her house because of the traffic situation."Sometimes the grocery truck comes to sell us vegetables," she said. "You want to go out, but there are cars on both sides."Then when he wants to leave, he knocks on every house and window and says 'please can you move your car so we can get out'."It's very, very difficult for us."Another homeowner, Sajid Khaliq, added: "Sometimes we have service vehicles; they can't even get through. On a few occasions, I've had my driveway blocked, and it's inconvenient. "You need to get to work and you're outside, just waiting for somebody to come and move their vehicle. It's ridiculous."The road should be used by residents rather than other people. They come and park here when there's room on the main road." Bradford Council has referred the petition to a local area committee before consideration by the decision-making the authority has recently increased its action on anti-social behaviour around driving including the expansion of a Public Space Protection year, the council pledged to step up action on illegal parking and dangerous driving after rising council says it employs 36 civil enforcement officers, with patrols during weekdays, evenings and weekends, and its School Streets schemes have been introduced in several parts of the district to ease congestion in residential pavement parking specifically, the council has said it is pressing the government for stronger national legislation. It also continues to work with West Yorkshire Police through its Operation Steerside to target anti-social driving."It was really quiet back then when I moved here," Ms Lotycka added."There was hardly any traffic. And now, it's just an absolute nightmare." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Man denies murder over stepmother's death in Bradford
A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his stepmother almost two years Sami, 22, of Mannheim Road, Bradford, is charged with murdering Rizwana Kauser, who died in hospital on 17 August Kauser, who was 42, was found unconscious at an address on Kensington Street two days before she at Bradford Crown Court via video link Mr Sami was told his trial would begin on the 23 February 2026 and a further pre-trial hearing would take place on 21 October. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Bradford women restore Victorian quilts in historic mill
When two black bin bags arrived at a community centre in Bradford, few could have guessed at the textile treasures which were inside. But as the bundles were opened, a trio of patchwork quilts in varying states of repair story stretches back to the 1860s - but their latest chapter is only just beginning."They've been in cupboards and drawers for more than 100 years," explains Norah McWilliam, who helped bring the pieces back to the city where they were woven. "But something about them kept them alive, kept them in one piece." The quilts were the work of Ellen Freeman, who had stitched together offcuts salvaged from the floor of Lister's Mill in Manningham, then one of Bradford's great textile in 1842, Ellen had moved north from Sussex to settle in Bradford with her husband, Robert Wallace."Two of the quilts are made of scraps of velvet that were from the mills at the time," says Norah, from Queensbury."They're all hand-sewn - it's quite something when you look at the stitching. "And then there's another quilt, which is made of cottons, which she didn't quite finish because her eyesight was getting worse."Of the three surviving pieces, one is complete, another is in need of repair and a third remains at an early quilts eventually came into the care of Ellen's great-granddaughter, Joan Forrest, who now lives in Newcastle but who - as Norah explains - was very keen for them to come back to "where they belong in Bradford".Norah searched widely for a place to share and appreciate the pieces and her friend's then, she read about a women's sewing-based social group based at the historic Manningham mills building where the quilts' journey started - and the pieces, much like the patchwork, started to fit together."I tried a museum - I didn't get an answer. I tried another sewing group and didn't get an answer. And then I saw the BBC article and thought 'wow, this is where the quilts should be'."So I came and met Tanu Patel, and she was immediately enthusiastic and committed. And it's just worked out so well." For Tanu, director of the Yorkshire Women's Forum, opening the bags was a real "oh my word" moment."We are so excited and privileged to have these pieces here," the upcycling and restoration enthusiast says."The plan is to actually finish the two incomplete quilts. And we want to use our fabrics, the fabrics that the women of today wear and use."The task will be taken up by Sewcialise, the Forum's weekly sewing and textile group. Known for upcycling South Asian fabrics into bags, jackets and trinkets, they will complete the unfinished quilt using cloth from their own restored and completed pieces will fuse together textiles from different cultures and continents."We're trying to bring cultures and the generations together," Tanu Tanu, Norah and the team, the quilts' journey from Ellen Freeman's scraps on the mill floor to the vibrant South Asian silks in Sewcialise's sewing room represents more than symbolises Bradford's story, stitched by the hands of women across generations, and made even more poignant in the City of Culture year. "We want to bring the tapestry together and say 'we are all of these colours and all of these textures and all of these fabrics put together as a whole'," says also reflects that there is "something absolutely beautiful" about the idea of a patchwork that is "never truly finished". "We will just add something, but maybe one day somebody will come along and finish them in a very different fabric."Meanwhile for Joan, 84, speaking over a video call to Tanu and Norah, it was an emotional moment to see the quilts handed over to their new custodians."I'm not a needlewoman. I can't sew, I can't stitch, but I wanted to see them preserved and valued. I'm so happy they've gone back home now." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
