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Essential information for any Town fans for tomorrow:

If you're a fan of album artwork then this is the perfect event for you in South Yorkshire.

Celebrating its 12th year, Best Art Vinyl, external is an event dedicated to all things photographic and graphic design in modern music culture.

The exhibition is displayed simultaneously around Europe in Bologna, Budapest and, of course, Barnsley.

Exhibition curator Jason White explains what it's all about:

Former miners who gathered to watch the demolition of the headgear at the former site of Britain's last deep coal mine have said it was "heartbreaking" to see.

Image source, PA

The pit closed in December 2015, bringing to an end the UK's deep mining industry.

The Number Two tower at Kellingley Colliery in North Yorkshire was brought down with explosives in bright sunshine this morning, leaving its twin Number One tower standing alone.

Small groups of men who worked there gathered around the former colliery site to watch the demolition.

Stewart Awde said: "It's heartbreaking for the lads because it's been there for 60-70 years and it's been a part of all our lives.

"Since the 1970s, a lot of coal has come up and down that shaft, millions and millions of tonnes. It's kept the economy going and the local power stations."

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Looks like you'll be left in the dark if you get your bus from near the Corn Exchange in Leeds:

Still, this is a nice picture:

A carer who defrauded a "vulnerable" elderly woman out of more than £20,000 has been given a suspended 12-month prison sentence.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

Diane Clegg, 60, of Campsall Field Road, Wath, Rotherham, cared for the 76-year-old woman one day a week.

Clegg appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday after previously pleading guilty to two counts of fraud.

She spent the money on shopping and online gambling "with no thought to the victim", said South Yorkshire Police.

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BBC Yorkshire Live

Police have released an e-fit image of a man they would like to speak to after a man was assaulted in Huddersfield.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

The victim was attacked with a knife at about 21:50 on Wednesday 1 November while he was walking to his car on Holly Terrace.

He suffered a head injury and was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary for treatment.

A male relative of the victim was in the car and also attacked.

Anyone with information is being asked to get in touch with police.

Demi Clayton
BBC Yorkshire Live

Are traffic lights causing increased congestion in Leeds city centre?

That claim's been made on the leedsface, external Facebook page and has generated a lively discussion among users.

One poster writes: "Has anyone else noticed the traffic signal sequences in a few key locations around Leeds city centre have been altered over the past few months causing a considerable amount of gridlock around the centre?"

We thought we'd ask Leeds City Council about this and they tell us the traffic signal plans haven't changed.

The increase in traffic could have been affected by the onset of winter, which brings increased traffic volumes and breakdowns on the network, the council says.

Concerns about traffic monitoring strips were also raised, but the council said the strips are placed around the city to monitor traffic growth and to help evaluate the impact of proposed schemes and planning applications.

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BBC Yorkshire Live

Gamers in Doncaster are being challenged to find out whether they'd have what it took to survive the First World War through a series of five commemorative games.

The people behind Doncaster 1914-18, which is a community heritage project, say they focused the games on real-life wartime stories of bravery, drama and peril.

Project member Vicky Siviter says: "We decided to come up with the games so people who might not normally come to the museum or interact with the project can get involved and learn through play."

Staff at York Minster seem certain the historic building has help from above in its bid to be named best cathedral in the so-called Cathedral World Cup.

The 800-year-old building is up against cathedrals in Bristol, Durham and Lincoln in the competition which is being run on Twitter:

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Witnesses have described hearing reports of a minor explosion earlier today as thieves stole a cash machine from a shop in Bradford.

Image source, Antwon Lee

The theft took place at a Co-op store on Greenside Road, Cullingworth, just after midnight and the men are believed to have left in a vehicle.

A witness said on social media: "Someone blew the cash machine out at the Co-op... went with a big bang."

No-one was injured during the incident, according to police, but "the actions of those responsible could quite easily have caused serious injury or death".

This is the latest in a number of similar raids across Yorkshire over the last year.

Here's something to warm your heart on a chilly day...

A police officer in Sheffield is receiving online praise after a photograph taken by a passer-by captured the moment he sat down and chatted to a homeless man on the Moor.

The snap was sent to South Yorkshire Police and posted on Twitter:

Meet Stacey White, a PE teacher who travels from Sussex to Bradford every week just to play rugby.

Miss White, or "Whitey" to her teammates, has been travelling across the country for the past four years to compete, both for the Bradford Bulls and to practice with the England squad in York.

Now she's heading to Australia after being selected to play in England's Rugby League World Cup:

The first major international research project to examine the safety of driverless cars and intelligent robots is to take place in York.

The University of York will lead the £12m international programme, which has been co-funded by the Lloyd's Register Foundation.

The programme will run for five years, starting in January 2018.

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BBC Yorkshire Live

Cardi B, Krept and Konan have all been confirmed to perform at the Mobo Awards in Leeds later this month.

Image source, ilikepress

Stormzy leads the 2017 Mobo Awards shortlist, with five nominations for Best Male, Best Grime Act, Best Album, Best Song and Best Video.

Meanwhile, performing at her first UK awards show, Cardi B is nominated for Best International Act.

The ceremony, at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Wednesday 29 November, is a celebration of urban music and culture and will be the second time the city has hosted the event.

Also announced to perform are Stefflon Don and Yungen and Yxng Bane.

An 18-year-old man's been arrested on suspicion of rape following an attack on a woman in Sheffield at the weekend.

The victim was followed into a property on Cuthbert Bank Road and raped at about 04:20 on Saturday morning. Her attacker then left the scene at about 04:50.

The arrested man, who is from Sheffield, has been bailed pending further investigations, say police.

Officers are keen for anyone with more information to get in touch.

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One to watch out for if you're on the move in West Yorkshire today:

Schoolchildren from Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster are going to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London next week.

About 700 young musicians and singers from across South Yorkshire will perform at the prestigious venue as part of the Music for Youth Proms.

Year Six pupils at Parson Cross Primary School (pictured above) have been rehearsing daily before their big debut on Monday evening.

Head teacher Julie Wright said: "I've seen some pupils who aren't necessarily fired up by academic subjects suddenly come to life because they've got a little bit of music in their hearts."

Robbers armed with weapons including a knife struck at a Leeds bingo hall last night.

Image source, Google

It happened at the Mecca Bingo, on Balm Road in Hunslet, just after 20:30.

Police say four suspects went into the hall and threatened the staff and left with cash.

Officers say they believe the thieves left the scene in a small dark vehicle.

Here's the moment the first of the two landmark head shafts at the former Kellingley Colliery on the North Yorkshire/West Yorkshire border was blown up this morning:

It's almost two years since the final shift at what was Britain's last deep coal mine, with the site now set to be redeveloped to provide manufacturing and distribution space.

Known locally as the Big "K", Kellingley was the largest deep pit in Europe and was once hailed as the new generation of coal mining which could bring up to 900 tonnes of coal an hour to the surface.

However, the site was a victim of a decline in UK coal production with official figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change showing the UK imported more coal than it produced for the first time in 2001 - a trend repeated every year since 2003.

The site was bought by the Harworth Group, which now wants to build a 95,000sq m employment space.

BBC Look North presenter Harry Gration has revealed the challenges he's facing to raise money for this year's Children in Need, ahead of the big day itself in a week's time.

He's taking on a task a day, including caving in the Yorkshire Dales and being tied at the ankle to BBC weather presenter Paul Hudson on a three-legged walk between Huddersfield and Halifax.

It all starts on Monday with an assault course in Richmond alongside Paul's fellow weather guru Owain Wyn-Evans: