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Celebrating people and stories from the amazing place we call home. 🔊 Listen to BBC Radio Leeds on @BBCSounds 👇 Tap the link for more stories

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Driver who fatally crushed mum-of-two jailed bbc.in/4je3Ggo
Bradford driver who reversed over and killed mum-of-two jailed

Bradford driver who reversed over and killed mum-of-two jailed

Kiel Sanderson reversed over Donna Smith and then set fire to his car minutes later.

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🗣 'It looks, and it feels, like they're going in with so much confidence.' 🌍🏆 @leedsrhinos' England international @butler30_josh hails flair of Golden Boot winner @RHawkinsWRL ahead of Friday's Wheelchair World Cup Final with France. Full video 📺 bbc.in/3VgJW2B
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Pedestrian hit by car during police pursuit bbc.in/3UyBZ8J
Pedestrian hit by car during Leeds police pursuit

Pedestrian hit by car during Leeds police pursuit

A man in his 40s is treated for serious injuries after he is hit by a car being followed by police.

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Wind farm delay could be end of scheme - campaigners bbc.in/4C3IgtW
Calderdale wind farm delay could be end of scheme - campaigners

Calderdale wind farm delay could be end of scheme - campaigners

The site above Haworth, which was made famous by the Brontes, is a peat bog and home to curlews.

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Two men arrested after weapons fight near school bbc.in/3VgEdtD
Two men arrested after weapons fight near Bradford school

Two men arrested after weapons fight near Bradford school

Two 19-year-old men are arrested after a fight involving "bladed weapons" near Dixons City Academy.

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😢 'It'll be emotional.' 🏉 With @FevRoversRLFC's reinstatement imminent, Fev fans Rob and Holly-Amber Spurr tell us how they'll feel when their beloved club returns to action. Full video 📺 bbc.in/4jbKsYO #BBCRL
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Council plans to charge TV productions for filming bbc.in/3VmUkWv
Council plans to charge fees for film shoots in Wakefield

Council plans to charge fees for film shoots in Wakefield

Wakefield Council has a new film office and has already received 50 requests by producers.

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Teenage girl admits murder in row over boy bbc.in/4zkZFvj
Kayla Smith admits murdering love rival Chloe Watson in Leeds

Kayla Smith admits murdering love rival Chloe Watson in Leeds

Kayla Smith, 18, pleads guilty to the murder of Chloe Watson Dransfield, who she stabbed to death.

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Look North sofa push passes through West Yorkshire bbc.in/4BZGJF9
BBC Look North Push for Pudsey challenge reaches West Yorkshire

BBC Look North Push for Pudsey challenge reaches West Yorkshire

Amy and Lindsey take on the penultimate day of their Children in Need challenge to Holme Moss.

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Woman charged with 2023 murder of man bbc.in/3Xmuhzh
Bradford woman charged with 2023 murder of man

Bradford woman charged with 2023 murder of man

Naimo Ibrahim is due to appear in court charged with the murder of Said Mohamed.

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How much art does your council own and is it locked away or on display? bbc.in/4BV7ri8
English councils displaying only one in 20 publicly owned artworks

English councils displaying only one in 20 publicly owned artworks

More than 500,000 pieces of art are owned by 225 councils, the BBC finds, but most of it is storage.

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Victorian gasworks turned into heat pump network bbc.in/4er9yAm
Victorian gasworks in Bradford turned into heat pump network

Victorian gasworks in Bradford turned into heat pump network

The Bradford Heat Network on Thornton Road is heating City Hall, the courts and the university.

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Spinal surgery delay for teen with 'stabbing pain' bbc.in/4k611q1
Spinal surgery delay for teen with 'stabbing pain'

Spinal surgery delay for teen with 'stabbing pain'

Jessica, 14, has been waiting longer than a year for spinal surgery to correct her painful scoliosis.

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Man arrested after sexual assaults at university bbc.in/3WCKMHk
Arrest made after sexual assaults reported at University of Huddersfield

Arrest made after sexual assaults reported at University of Huddersfield

Seven women were approached and grabbed in Huddersfield, police say, with a 29-year-old man held.

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Anger at plan to revamp museum's Victorian street bbc.in/48dDtIE
Concern over Abbey House Museum Victorian street revamp plan

Concern over Abbey House Museum Victorian street revamp plan

Abbey House Museum in Leeds has released proposals for changes to the recreated Victorian street.

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🗣 'I just felt it was something I wanted to be a part of.' 🏉 New @OfficialBullsRL recruit Sam Eseh eager to 'lay foundations' following move to Odsal. Full video 📺 bbc.in/4sSHdsD #BBCRL
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Olympian's praise for children's 500-mile challenge bbc.in/4zepRYE
Olympian's praise for Wakefield children's 500-mile challenge

Olympian's praise for Wakefield children's 500-mile challenge

Triathlete Jonny Brownlee helps pupils in Wakefield complete a fundraiser for BBC Children in Need.

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Pedestrian killed in car collision named by police bbc.in/4zLl3LA
Woman killed in Leeds collision named as Květoslava Horvathova

Woman killed in Leeds collision named as Květoslava Horvathova

Květoslava Horvathova, 36, died after she was hit by a car which was involved in a police pursuit.

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Cyclists left 'deeply fearful' after canal attack bbc.in/4epbZmY
Man sentenced for Leeds canal towpath attack on cyclists

Man sentenced for Leeds canal towpath attack on cyclists

Two men were targeted for their electric bikes and tell court they suffered pain and trauma.

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Yorkshire falls silent for Armistice Day services bbc.in/48bPyhu
Yorkshire falls silent for Armistice Day services

Yorkshire falls silent for Armistice Day services

People pause at war memorials, churches and civic ceremonies to mark Armistice Day.

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