Leeds headlines 6 February: Hundreds waiting for obesity treatment in Leeds

Leeds Headlines 6 February 2024.

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00:00 3. Stories in brief and hundreds of people are still on a waiting list for specialist

00:06 weight loss treatment in Leeds after budget cuts and rising obesity levels has caused

00:11 a backlog. The Tier 3 Weight Management Service, designed for adults with severe and complex

00:16 obesity, had to be closed to new referrals last July.

00:20 Next, a convicted drug dealer and banned driver who punched a female police officer to evade

00:26 arrest when she pulled him over has been jailed. Samir Osman was caught in cross-gate and his

00:31 latest offences put him in breach of a suspended sentence. He's now been jailed for a total

00:35 of 13 months.

00:39 And finally, new murals have been unveiled to highlight industrial heritage and the wildlife

00:43 protected by the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme. Painted by James Male, they can now be seen

00:48 at Crown Point and Nostrop.

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