A Bradford fan watches as his team goes on to get promoted

Three months after their 5-0 defeat by Swansea City in the Capital One Cup final, Bradford City enjoyed a very different Wembley experience. They dominated the League Two play-off final to erase memories of that previous appearance under the arch and could even have won 5-0 themselves.

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Striker agrees three-and-a-half year deal

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Ever since the Brontë Parsonage Museum was founded in 1928 the Yorkshire tourism mecca  of Haworth has been a the undisputed capital of "Bronte Country".

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Britain is bracing itself for severe flooding today as heavy rain is added to thawing snow and ice.

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