It looks like the long, hot, summer was extremely beneficial for greenery - but not necessarily for those who grew these particular specimens in York:

Jeremy Corbyn urged mourners to help "build a better world" when he spoke at a ceremony to name a square in the centre of Brussels after murdered Labour MP Jo Cox.

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The Labour leader described Mrs Cox, MP for Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire, as someone who "lived her life to make lives better for everyone else".

As plaques were unveiled, he told a crowd of friends and relatives in Place Jo Cox: "She always gave this message that we have far more in common that unites us than can ever possibly divide us."

The mother-of-two, who was killed by far-right terrorist Thomas Mair in 2016, frequented the Ancienne Belgique concert hall which backs onto the square when she worked in Belgium.

Work to restore a Victorian archway in a park in Hull will start next month, as part of a major restoration project.

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Around £3m is being spent on renovating Pearson Park, following a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The money will also be spent on rebuilding the Victorian conservatory and reinstating the bridge over the lake.

The work is due to be completed by spring 2019.

Two men have been in hospital when they were stabbed after a car crash in Sheffield, police say.

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Both men, who are aged 18, went to hospital with the injuries following the stabbing on Norwood Road, Sheffield at about 17:55 on Wednesday 26 September.

It's thought before the attack, two cars - a black VW Golf and a black Volvo - were involved in a crash.

Police are appealing for witnesses.

The Huddersfield actor Jodie Whittaker's first episode of Doctor Who has received broadly positive reviews from critics.

Her performance, those of her co-stars, and the production values of The Woman Who Fell To Earth came in for particular praise.

But some critics felt there was still room for improvement.

In his four-star review for The Sun, external, Rod McPhee said Whittaker "may be the breath of fresh air needed to revive a flagging franchise".

You can read all the reviews here.

John Cunliffe, 85, created one of the BBC's most successful children's TV characters.

Two men who have been riding a stolen motorbike around the Wakefield district, threatening people, smashing car windows and stealing from vehicles are being hunted by police.

Officers say they're looking through CCTV images for the pair who took the bike - a black Honda CBF - from outside Pontefract Crematorium on Monday.

The suspects stole from a car in Castleford the following day and later threatened two women in Wakefield, before smashing a van's windows.

The bike was then seen riding through Normanton.

Family and friends of Jo Cox took part in a ceremony in the heart of the Belgian capital.

A man from East Yorkshire with motor neurone disease (MND) has been trying out the wheelchair he will be using to try and break a world speed record.

Jason Liversidge from Rise was diagnosed with MND in 2013 and has taken on a series of challenges, including climbing Snowdon and abseiling from the Humber Bridge.

For his next challenge he is attempting to break the world record for the fastest speed in an electric wheelchair.

A specially-adapted chair has been built for him and he has been trying it out today.

The murdered MP's family say they "honoured" she is remembered in the city where she once worked.

A person has died after being hit by a train at a Doncaster railway station.

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Emergency services were called to Thorne North at about 11:00 today to reports of a person being hit by a train.

A 75-year-old woman, a 46-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman were arrested over the death.

Leeds-born comedian Barry Cryer has been handed a lifetime achievement award for his comedy career.

The veteran performer and writer has penned jokes for the Two Ronnies, Billy Connolly, and Tommy Cooper among many others and appeared on stage and screen in a career stretching back to the 1950s.

He has also clocked up four decades on the BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

The 83-year-old has now been recognised by the British Music Hall Society, the previous winner of the award was Ken Dodd.

Cryer was presented with a lifetime achievement at a ceremony at the Brick Lane Music Hall.

An East Yorkshire Labour activist, suspended over an alleged anti-Semitic social media post, says his suspension has been lifted.

George McManus was suspended in August following the remarks on Facebook relating to the Labour deputy leader Tom Watson.

He has since deleted the post and apologised to Mr Watson.

The Labour Party said it can't comment on individual cases, but in a statement said:

"The Labour Party takes all complaints of anti-Semitism extremely seriously and we are committed to challenging and campaigning against it in all its forms."

"All complaints about anti-Semitism are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures and any appropriate disciplinary action is taken."

Two 21-year-old men arrested in connection with the murder of a man outside a Sheffield cinema have been released under investigation, police say.

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Fahim Hersi, 22, was fatally stabbed outside the Cineworld at Valley Centertainment at about 21:20 on Friday 21 September.

Following his death, police have arrested and released eight people.

Three people have been released with no further action, with five people released under investigation, South Yorkshire Police say.

Police want to speak to these four men after a string of violent robberies in Leeds city centre.

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The attacks took place in the early hours of 12 June, but officers haven't been able to track the suspects down.

There were three robberies in total, in all of them the victims - who were all men - were punched or kicked and then had items like phones or clothing taken from them.

One man was left with head injuries after the attack, which the police have described as "cowardly and quite vicious".

Three people arrested after the remains of an "adult body" were found in North Yorkshire have been released on conditional bail, according to police.

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A 75-year-old woman, a 46-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, were arrested in connection with the incident in Helmsley.

Officers found "the remains of a person" when they were called to Bondgate at about 18:00 on Tuesday.

Police say enquiries are continuing to determine the circumstances around the incident.

North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner is calling on the organisers of the UCI Road World Championships to pay towards her staffing costs.

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Julia Mulligan says her force is getting no additional funding towards staffing one of the world's biggest cycling events, which centres around Harrogate in a year's time.

The commissioner says the force has £500,000 in its budget to cover the event, but it will take 22,000 officer hours across Yorkshire to police it.

She says because there's no central venue for the race, the force can't charge for policing it and says event organisers should "pay the vast majority" of the costs.

Mrs Mulligan says there needs to be a change in the law, so the force can be paid for staffing events which take place over a number of locations, in the same way they would be for staffing events at a central venue.

People who fail to clean up dog mess in North East Lincolnshire could now land a £100 fine, but from Doncaster council.

Senior councillors approved the new outsourcing agreement this morning, in an effort to reduce dog fouling.

It means that fines will be issued by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council on a two-year trial.

Council leader, Ray Oxby, said that the problem is at the top of the authority's list of issues to tackle.

"Littering and dog fouling is a number one priority," he said.

"We are using a model that is proven to work and has very little cost to the council."

"We are confident that it will make the streets of the borough cleaner."

The former EDL leader says he believes the authorities "want him in prison for Christmas".