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Post what you see. If a newsroom licenses your footage, you get paid.

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Latest local stories

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Upton and North Elmsall, Wakefield

Wrangbrook Lane near Upton remains closed this evening after a serious collision earlier today.

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Scarborough

Flooding in Scarborough tonight

Flanshaw, Wakefield

Vehicle crashes into house, Wakefield

Troydale, Leeds

Man charged with rape after Pudsey incident

Long Lee, Bradford

14-year-old boy left with life-changing injuries after Bradford street attack

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Cottingley, Bradford

Heavy flooding across Bradford

Thornes, Wakefield

Traffic building on Westgate in Wakefield city centre

City Centre, Sheffield

COURT: Man jailed for perverting course of justice in connection with 2006 shooting

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Agbrigg, Wakefield

Wakefield man given hospital order after setting fire to his own home

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Leeds

Can’t park there mate!

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Lumb Lane, Bradford

Fire crews are tackling a house fire in the city this evening.

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Trident, Bradford

Large emergency presence in Bradford tonight

Birdwell, Barnsley

Long delays on the M1 southbound

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Dewsbury Moor, Kirklees

Coroner recommendations following fatal house fire in Heckmondwike that killed dad and his daughter, 9

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Hyde Park, Doncaster

Road closed heading into Doncaster

Hebden Royd, Calderdale

Police find suspected chop shop in Calderdale

Troydale, Leeds

Man arrested following serious sexual assault in Leeds.

Gledhow, Leeds

Car hits wall in Roundhay driver arrested

Churwell, Leeds

Traffic at a standstill on the M621

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Apperley Bridge, Bradford

Road closed in Bradford after serious traffic incident

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Belle Isle, Leeds

Two men seriously injured in workplace incident, Leeds

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Belle Isle, Leeds

Two men seriously injured in workplace incident, Leeds

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Barkerend, Bradford

Emergency crews at shop incident in Bradford

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Belle Isle, Leeds

Traffic diverted after flyover crash

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