A tourist spotted a whirlpool tornado off the coast of a popular beach while on holiday in Yorkshire.
The great reed warbler is a bird that lives up to its name, and two recent sightings in the region, at Hornsea Mere and last week at The Fairburn Ings reserve near Castleford, have given birders the chance to confirm this.
A council has refused permission for a waste recycling site said to be posing a pollution threat to residents to continue operating.
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