More than £4,000 has been raised to help a pony suspected of being attacked with acid.

The animal is being treated at an equine hospital in North Yorkshire, after being found abandoned in Derbyshire.

The animal, thought to be about eight months old, was injured and "riddled with parasites" when it was taken to the hospital.

Vet David Rendle, who's praised the male foal as a "plucky little thing", says its injuries looked like "someone had thrown a chemical substance into its face".

A crowdfunding page has now been set up to pay for her care.

It's claimed attacks on staff at Leeds prison are happening almost every day.

The Independent Monitoring Board's released it's annual report highlighting the level of assaults on officers.

It says they've gone up by 61% in the last year.

Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service also admitted "levels of violence, self-harm and drug-use at Armley are "too high."

At the end of 2017 prison inspectors described HMP Leeds as "violent, unsafe and severely overcrowded" and said illegal drugs were "easily available" in the jail.

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Train services from Yorkshire's main railway stations seem to be running pretty smoothly so far this morning.

You can check the latest information for your journey from National Rail Enquiries right here:

• York, external
• Leeds, external
• Sheffield, external
• Doncaster, external
• Wakefield, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external

James Connolly has collected more than 85,000 train tickets - but is still short of the record.

Efforts begin today to prevent rubbish piling up on the streets of Kirklees, where bin workers are considering possible industrial action.

Their union claims they're being "bullied and intimidated" by managers and are owed a total of 23 years of leave, because there aren't enough staff to do the job.

The council's admitted there's a problem and has brought in an independent investigator.

Managers from Kirklees Council will meet the staff later.

Campaigners claim a Sheffield council policy on strip clubs fails to take account of equality law.

Yorkshire's top stories today include:

• Birkby fire suspect Shahid Mohammed fights extradition
• Two shot in targeted Sheffield gun attack
• Arrest after man found unconscious at hotel later dies
• Forget Supertram: Leeds could soon get driverless taxis
• Pop goes the diesel: Lorry loses load of soft drinks on M62

Updates on breaking news will continue throughout the night.

People across Yorkshire and the Humber are being encouraged to check they and their children have had two doses of MMR vaccine.

Since the end of 2017 more than 50 cases of measles have been reported in the region, with the majority of these linked to a previous outbreak in Leeds and an ongoing outbreak in Bradford.

Public Health England, external is working with local authorities and the NHS to make sure anyone in the region who needs a vaccination to protect against the virus is aware.

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Rotherham's TV legends the Chuckle Brothers are to get their own Saturday tea time show, almost a decade after ChuckleVision ended.

Chuckle Time will be on Channel 5, who describe it as an hour-long "family-friendly clip show".

It will mix sketches performed by Paul and Barry with videos of "fails, flops and funnies" uploaded by viewers.

The pair, both now in their 70s, have been children's TV fixtures since the 1980s.

There will be 12 episodes in the new series and no transmission date has yet been announced.

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If you've been on the M62 at pretty much any point today, the chances are you will have been stuck in some kind of accident.

Here's the lastest, we count five today, so far.

We hope all involved in this latest crash are okay:

The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University are investigating four claims of racism.

More on the news that West Yorkshire-based discount retailer Poundworld is looking at closing about 100 of its 355 stores, putting up to 1,500 jobs at risk.

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Poundworld is expected to announce the terms of the Company Voluntary Arrangement next month and As well as closing stores it would try to get agreement from landlords to reduce rents.

The chain imports a lot of its stock and is having to pay more for it because of the fall in the value of the pound.

However, unlike most retailers Poundworld cannot pass on its cost increases to customers because its business model means it sells everything for a pound.

Poundworld employs about 5,500 staff and has its headquarters in West Yorkshire.

The company was formed in 2004, but it says it can trace its origins "back to 1974 and a market stall in Wakefield, West Yorkshire".

The company also has seven shops in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.

A large letter "Y" has been put in a prominent place in South Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire’s newest landmark at Parrots Corner on the A6182 Great Yorkshire Way is to mark the completion of Phase 2, external of the airport link road, and the forthcoming Tour de Yorkshire, external.

The company wants to "modernise and reorganise the business" and is consulting with staff.

A driver has been cleared of being involved in a Carlisle drug-dealing plot after police found almost £9,000 in his car.

Gurparshad Singh Rothore, 23, from Leeds, had told a Carlisle Crown Court jury that he thought he was giving a friend a lift to Carlisle to visit a girlfriend.

But his passenger, Jose Mboma, 21, of Green Pasture Close, Leeds, is now awaiting sentence having admitted being involved in a conspiracy to supply cocaine and possessing criminal property.

Mark Eric Libby, 27, of Shaddongate; and 23-year-old Brendan Laverick, of Caslin Way, have each admitted the cocaine conspiracy charge, and will also be sentenced at a later date.

West Yorkshire discount retailer Poundworld is looking at closing about 100 of its 355 stores, putting up to 1,500 jobs at risk.

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The company is also considering an insolvency process called a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).

Like many retailers Poundworld has been hit by falling consumer confidence, rising overheads and the weaker pound.

Poundworld- based in Wakefield - is owned by private equity firm TPG Capital, which also owns restaurant chain Prezzo whose landlords agreed to a CVA last month.

The company also has seven shops in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.

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Seriously?

Not again, this makes four accidents on the M62 already today,

Hope all are OK though.

A river in North Yorkshire has had 62 lorry tyres which were dumped there removed today.

Image source, Environment Agency

The tyres had been left at Bishopdale Beck near Leyburn and had to be removed by the Environment Agency.

Image source, Environment Agency

The site, which is near the River Ure and just down from the famous Aysgarth Falls is a prime fish spawning location.

Because of this the crews had to act quickly to remove them.

Environment Agency officers have taken them away to be recycled.

A rugby league player says a ring he was given after last year's Super League Grand Final has been stolen when his house was burgled this week.

Image source, Stevie Ward

Leeds Rhinos player Stevie Ward says "it hurt a lot" to find out that the ring had been taken along with other items from his house.

Mr Ward says his house was burgled at some point on Tuesday, a discovery he made when he returned home that evening.

In a tweet he said "If some joker tries to sell you one, it’s mine."

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The M62 westbound at has reopened after a lorry overturned earlier spilling its load of soft drinks all over the carriageway.

Amazingly there were no injuries from the crash.

Delays have now almost completely reduced to normal traffic flow.

Here are some pictures from the scene:

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Image source, Highways England