70,000 badgers could be killed in England this year.

Up to 70,000 badgers could be killed as part of efforts to control Tuberculosis in livestock, which can catch the disease from the wild animals. The licences come despite the Government signalling its intention to gradually phase out badger culling.

Badger culling licences granted for Lincolnshire and Derbyshire

Blackspot - Hickleton is said to be one of the worst air pollution areas in the UK

Families in picturesque Hickleton near Doncaster have been warned they are living in one of the worst air pollution blackspots in the country. A report shows that over 1,000 areas are breaching Nitrogen Oxide limits.

Yorkshire village named in air pollution health scare

Smashed it - Yorkshire's Catherine Dixon and her friend Rachel Marsden who smashed the round-world tandem record

Yorkshire's Catherine Dixon and her friend Rachael Marsden spent 263 days riding 18,000 miles round the world. They beat the previous record of 281 days set by two men last year.

Yorkshire woman's round-world tandem ride smashes record

The virtual show will feature three full days of entertainment, all available for free on the website.

Great Yorkshire Show goes virtual for first time in its history

People condemned for leaving parks and open spaces strewn with litter.

Police patrols being stepped up over anti-social behaviour.

Anger over litter louts trashing region's beauty spots

Organisers, the Royal Horticultural Society, say they made the 'tough decision' after suffering losses of £18 million during the pandemic

Chatsworth Flower Show 2021 to be cancelled

The firm has suffered hugely during lockdown, relying on its stores for most of its sales

Fears for future of camping firm Go Outdoors

Leo Scott's work has been singled out from more than 6.500 photographs to be awarded a Commended in the 12-15 category.

Teenager from Lincolnshire wins award at RSPCA national youth photo competition

The RSPCA are showing of one of their rescue ponies which is bolting back to health.

Barry the Shetland was dumped near Goole.

Rescue pony shows he's on the road to recovery

RSPCA staff who rescued swans that were caked in oil have retuned them to the water.

The first batch are back in the canal at Rotherham.

Oil-soaked swans that were saved in the floods are finally returned to Rotherham

Patchy cloud and spots of showery rain overnight

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Barry Brown, 80, fears his home could collapse after a sinkhole appeared in his driveway in Kirkby-in-Ashfield in North Nottinghamshire

Sinkhole threatens OAPs' home near Mansfield

Our resident meteorologist referred to a viewer's picture as "a clarty mess" – and it prompted a discussion of the etymology.

Tracing the origin of Jon's weather-word 'clarty'

The cost of rural crime – such as livestock and tractor theft – has risen at its fastest rate in eight years, new figures show.

Rural crime on the rise as farmers battle increasingly brazen thieves

The long dry spell - after extremely wet weather earlier in the year - is being blamed for poor crops of potatoes

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