A new exhibition telling the story of African-Caribbean miners in Yorkshire and across the UK has opened at the National Coal Mining Museum near Wakefield.

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Digging Deep uses art, photos and interviews, external to explore the little told story of the "forgotten ones" working in the country's pits.

One of the miners features is Bill Rose (pictured below), who moved to Yorkshire from Jamaica in 1956.

He spent 30 years as a coal miner, 14 of which he spent working underground.

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He says: "Underground you're like brothers. You depend on each other and that's a good thing because it made you look forward to work.

"I've been down, done my bit and enjoyed it while I was there. It's only when I've got time to look back I can see what we've done. Hopefully in some time to come, we'll be praised for it."

The Digging Deep exhibition runs until the New Year.

Sir David Attenborough is making fresh calls to back a renewed campaign against plans to build houses near the site of a North Yorkshire bog which dates back many thousands of years.

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Askham Bog in York, formed by a retreating glacier 15,000 years ago, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest run by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

Naturalist and broadcaster Sir David spoke out after developers appealed against a City of York Council decision to refuse permission for more than 500 new homes close to the bog.

The company involved, Barwood Land, says the scheme would help solve York's housing shortage, but Sir David says the building plans put the bog's future at risk and has described it as "irreplaceable".

According to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust the bog, the charity's first and oldest nature reserve, is "the richest place in Yorkshire for wildlife".

Today, Sir David said: “I'm disappointed to hear Askham Bog is again under threat. It's hugely valued by the people of York and all naturalists and is part of our cultural and natural heritage."

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust says it needs to raise more than £15,000 to pay for scientific evidence and legal representation at a planning inquiry which is set to start on 12 November.

Work's expected to start today on a new cycle path in Hull which aims to cut traffic congestion in the city within the next 15 years.

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The Stoneferry Corridor also aims to provide a safer route for cyclists in the city.

Almost 100 residents and businesses joined a consultation earlier this year looking at plans for the route.

They include traffic light-controlled passing points and continuous off-street cycle paths.

There will also be extra signage in a bid to reduce the amount of bridge strikes by high-sided lorries on Stoneferry Bridge.

Almost 6,000m of cycle paths will be created as part of the £8m project, it's hoped.

Earlier this year, councillors described the scheme as 'critical', external, with drivers travelling just 5mph on average from Bransholme towards Stoneferry.

Spiralling costs are being blamed for a proposal to close two publicly-owned golf courses in Leeds.

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Leeds City Council says it loses £200,000 a year by keeping the nine-hole and 18-hole courses open at Temple Newsam in east Leeds.

A public consultation will now be held into plans to convert the land into a road safety park, concert space and family cycle trails.

The grounds of the former stately home were used as the original site for Leeds Festival from 1999 to 2002 until it relocated to Bramham Park, near Wetherby.

A Yorkshire study has found that tomatoes could hold the key to improving male fertility.

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The team in Sheffield say that lycopene - a nutrient found in tomatoes - may boost sperm quality.

Healthy men who took the equivalent of two tablespoons of (concentrated) tomato puree a day as a supplement were found to have better quality sperm.

In the 12-week trial, which was partly funded by the company which makes the supplement, 60 men were randomly selected to take 14 micrograms of lycopene per day or a dummy pill.

Lycopene is an antioxidant which means it prevents oxidation in cells, and therefore damage.

It's been linked to other health benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease and some cancers.

A South Yorkshire prison is extending its facilities for training and rehabilitating prisoners.

Hatfield Prison near Doncaster provides industry-standard qualifications for many of the almost 340 prisoners there who are coming to the end of their sentences.

About 100 men are released on temporary licence every day to go to work in the community to put their skills into practice.

A prisoner-run shop (pictured) at the Category D facility works alongside education suites teaching barbering, corporate business and horticulture.

A man's been treated in hospital for facial injuries after a "noxious substance" was thrown at him while he slept rough in Leeds.

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The 55-year-old was attacked outside the Today’s Local convenience store at the junction of Harehills Lane and Coldcotes Avenue in Harehills at about 14:00 on Tuesday.

The victim was approached by two suspects on a motorbike who had their faces covered, before the passenger sprayed a substance in the man's face.

His injuries were not found to be serious and the substance used is believed to have been similar to bleach, police say.

The suspects were on a silver Honda 125cc scooter, registration BJ56 HTD, which had been stolen from Wakefield on 1 October.

Anybody with information is being asked to contact police.

Police officers have thanked members of the public for their help so far in connection with the death of Alena Grlakova from Rotherham.

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A man has been charged on suspicion of her murder and is due to appear in court, police confirmed earlier this morning.

The mother of four's body was found in a ditch behind a pub in Rotherham in April after she went missing on Boxing Day.

Temporary Det Ch Insp Mark Oughton, who's leading the investigation, has renewed a police appeal for more information.

“We remain keen to hear from anyone with information, who saw Alena on Boxing Day 2018, and who saw anyone acting suspiciously in the Taylors Lane area," he said.

“I’d also like to thank members of the public who have come forward with information so far."

The "Brid Bus" will ferry people from Sheffield to Bridlington for a weekend break in October.

A new chairman has been appointed to head Yorkshire's troubled tourism agency.

The leader of Wakefield Council Peter Box (pictured) will take over at Welcome to Yorkshire after local authorities agreed to inject £1m to keep the the organisation going.

Its former chief executive, Sir Gary Verity, resigned in March on health grounds, but later faced complaints about his behaviour and expenses.

Mr Box said he intended to make the agency "open and transparent".

"I'm going to try and make a difference," he said.

A driver has been taken to hospital following a crash on the M1 in South Yorkshire this morning.

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The crash involved a car which overturned between junction 35 and 35A on the southbound carriageway - the Penistone and Stocksbridge turn-off.

The driver wasn't injured in the single-vehicle crash, but was taken to hospital as a precaution, police say.

There are delays of up to 40 minutes on the approach to the crash scene but the road has fully reopened, according to Highways England.

A man has been charged with the murder of Rotherham woman Alena Grlakova.

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Ms Grlakova's body was found on land off Taylors Lane in Rotherham in April.

The 38-year-old mother of four had been reported missing in January after last being seen on Boxing Day 2018.

Gary Arthur Allen, 46, of no fixed address, has been remanded into custody and is due to appear before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court later, police say.

A post-mortem examination found the 38-year-old died as a result of neck injuries.

A 46-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Alena Grlakova, a mother of four whose body was found naked in a dried-out stream bed in Rotherham in April.

More to follow...

Cheltenham's on-loan Hull defender Jacob Greaves wins September's EFL Young Player of the Month award.

Police are appealing for information about a satellite-tagged bird of prey which has disappeared from North Yorkshire.

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The most recent tag data shows the young male hen harrier spent a few days in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, before arriving near Thirlmere in the Lake District on 19 September.

It passed through Mallerstang Common that same afternoon before its final transmission was received in the Seavy Gutter area of Askrigg Common.

The bird is brown in colour and bears the ring number EA54306.

Anyone who might have seen it is being asked to get in touch with North Yorkshire Police.

BBC Weather

Today will be mostly dry but quite breezy, with a cloudy morning followed by a brighter afternoon.

A dry start to the night with mostly clear skies is expected, but it will stay quite breezy:

A man has been arrested after a clash among students in Sheffield who were protesting over democracy in Hong Kong.

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The incident took place on 2 October when a group supporting pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong gathered in Sheffield city centre.

The group said they faced intimidation from a counter-protest by backers of the Chinese government.

Police confirmed a 19-year-old man had been arrested under suspicion of committing a public order offence.

The student is also believed to have been suspended from his course.

A senior member of staff at Sheffield University said in an email seen by the BBC that Study Group, a body which runs the University of Sheffield International College, said the matter was the "subject of a police investigation".

BBC News Travel

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Wednesday morning, most services appear to be running on time.

However:

• The 08:31 Bradford Forster Square to Leeds service has been cancelled
• The 08:48 Leeds to Hull service has been cancelled

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

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

West Yorkshire had the highest number of reported disability hate crimes in England and Wales in 2018-19, according to figures obtained by a charity.

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Disability hate crimes, including assault, harassment, stalking and malicious communications, are on the rise across England and Wales, the new figures show.

The United Response charity said there were more than 6,000 incidents across England and Wales reported in 2018-19, a rise of just under 12% in a year.

The police force area with the largest number was West Yorkshire with 818, followed by Greater Manchester with 464.

The learning disability charity said the figures were "deeply worrying".

Lycopene - a nutrient found in tomatoes - may boost sperm quality, a study suggests.