Landowners were worried about erosion and litter when The Seated Figure was on Castleton Rigg.

This is the moment a tawny owl bravely faced a thunderstorm in Thixendale last night, barely flinching at a dramatic flash of lightning.

The video, shot by wildlife artist Robert E Fuller, captures the owl sitting on a branch in the middle of a storm.

As this clip shows, the brave bird didn't get in a flap when a fork of lightning suddenly lit up the night sky:

A motorcyclist has suffered life-threatening injuries after the bike he was riding collided with a van in East Yorkshire.

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The 48-year-old man suffered a broken sternum as well as spinal and internal injuries after the crash on the A645 Pontefract Road, near the Pollington turn-off.

He was travelling in the direction of Snaith on his Yamaha YZF 125 when he collided with a grey Vauxhall Vivaro van at about 15:15 on Monday afternoon.

The motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital where he is still in a serious condition.

Humberside Police are now appealing for witnesses.

Thousands of pounds in cash and kilograms of drugs were seized by police as early morning raids took place in Doncaster.

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A number of properties in New Rossington, Woodlands and Balby were raided by police with £20,000 in cash and 7kg of controlled drugs taken off the streets.

Six men, aged between 19 and 59, and two women, aged 41 and 44, have been arrested on a number of drug-related offences, South Yorkshire Police said.

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There were simultaneous warrants carried out by Greater Manchester Police in Bury, Ashton and Heywood - also linked to organised crime and the supply of controlled drugs.

A sculpture at a Yorkshire beauty spot, which had to be relocated after its popularity among visitors caused moorland erosion and litter issues, is on display at its new home from today.

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The Seated Figure was built in 2017 and had become increasingly popular with walkers and other visitors to Castleton Rigg.

But following concerns for the heath from landowners, the 10ft (3m) bronze piece has been relocated to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, near Wakefield.

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The park said the sculpture had been positioned high up on a quiet area overlooking a valley, in line with the artist Sean Henry's wish for visitors to “go and find him”.

He said: “Like all sculpture, the work is a form of non-verbal communication, and I hope people come and see what he has to say.”

The RSPCA has put out a public appeal after fans at its "puppy unit" in York stopped working amid soaring temperatures.

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The York and Harrogate branch of the animal charity said all but one of the fans at the facility, which houses 11 puppies, have stopped working and needed to be replaced.

The charity's trying to crowdfund £1,800, with plans to buy three fans along with temperature control units, each costing about £600.

More passengers are having to stand on trains to and from Leeds, according to the latest figures from the Department for Transport (DfT).

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The amount of people standing on services has increased by 3.3 percentage points, the DfT said.

A DfT spokesman said the number of journeys on the railways has doubled in the past 20 years, with billions of pounds being invested in the network to increase capacity.

A 19-year-old man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being involved in a crash near Rotherham.

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It's thought the rider of the off-road pit bike clipped the central reservation on Manvers Way, Wath, and hit a lamppost at about 18:00 yesterday.

He was taken to hospital with injuries for which he's still being treated.

Police officers believe two other motorcyclists returned to the scene and removed the bike before leaving.

They're appealing for help in finding the men involved and any witnesses who saw the crash.

Leeds United striker Kemar Roofe will miss the start of the season after being ruled out for four weeks with an ankle injury.

Expense claims at Welcome to Yorkshire included shooting expeditions and lavish hotel stays, a peer says.

A former print works is to be converted to film and TV studios as Channel 4 moves to Leeds.

Hull KR hooker Tommy Lee retires after almost 15 years playing in Super League with eight different clubs.

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Scarborough’s new observation wheel arrived on the seafront this morning.

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The first sections of the wheel are at the former Futurist site and will now be assembled over the course of five days.

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When it's operational, the observation wheel will carry a maximum of 144 passengers in 24 enclosed gondolas.

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It opens to the public on July 30 and will operate until Monday August 26, although if it's a success it could continue to be used until November 10.

Armed police were called to reports of a man seeing carrying a gun in Hull - with a BB gun eventually recovered by officers.

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Police carried out inquiries on Cottingham Road earlier today and a man was arrested in connection with the report.

A BB gun was recovered from an address and Humberside Police are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

The bomb squad was called out to a South Yorkshire beauty spot after a member of the public found an armour-piercing round.

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The 6lb ordnance device was spotted by a mountain biker on a walking trail near Langsett at about 20:00 last night.

The police, Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team and bomb squad were called to safely dispose of the round.

It's thought it was left over from World War Two when the site was used as a training area.

What happened when two performance artists made their children equal partners in their work.

New Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, The Great British Bake Off's Prue Leith and Clare Balding are among the headliners confirmed for this year's Ilkley Literature Festival.

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The 17-day festival is set to start in October and is said to be the North’s most established literary event.

There'll also be appearances from comedy writer Ian La Frenais, cartoonist Gerald Scarfe and BBC journalist Carrie Gracie.

Theresa May has written a letter to the editor of the Yorkshire Post in what's been described as one of her "last acts" as Prime Minister.

Mrs May is due to see the Queen to resign as PM later today after Boris Johnson won the Conservative Party's leadership contest yesterday.

Yorkshire Post editor James Mitchinson has shared a copy of Mrs May's letter, in which she says: "I always enjoy my trips to Yorkshire", before going on to praise the paper's campaigns.

In the letter, Mrs May describes the importance of the "Northern Powerhouse" project and says she trusts her successor will "do all they can to unlock the North's vast potential":

Parents who park dangerously outside schools should be fined, according to a group of councillors in East Yorkshire.

The East Riding's opposition Liberal Democrats group say parked cars outside of schools create a traffic hazard.

They want tougher action to be taken against people who ignore road markings and block roads when they drop off their children.

It could mean fines of up to £100 for people breaking the rules.

Tracy Dryden loves them so much she started the "Whitbee Hotel".