BBC Local Live: York and North Yorkshire

Part of York Art Gallery's recent £8m re-development was the creation of two acres of new public gardens behind the gallery. 

This is a space that had been closed to the public for around 1,000 years, since it was enclosed by St Mary's Abbey at the start of the last millennium.

Now the gardens' first art installation, called Foundation Myths, is ready to be experienced by the public.

It will see bright yellow ceramic tree trunks springing up out of the lawn area as a response to the area's former use as an orchard. 

I've managed to get a sneak preview of the gardens before the public are let in:

The A169 near Malton will be closed for several hours following a serious collision, police say.

Emergency services were called to the scene at Low Marishes, Malton, at about 11:30 this morning after a collision involving two cars.

The road's closed between High Marishes and the A64. 

Diversions are in place and drivers are being urged to avoid the area.

BBC Look North's Tanya Arnold is out in Rio catching up with Yorkshire's Olympians.

She's been talking to Ripon's own Jack Laugher who's been proudly showing off both his freshly-minted medals.

An Anglo-Saxon coin unearthed during an archaeological dig on the site of the Battle of Fulford at Germany Beck is a "one-in-a-million" find, according to the Yorkshire Museum.

The coin, a rare golden Anglo-Saxon coin now known as the Fulford Shilling, is almost 1,500 years old, according to the museum.

It's the first coin known to have been made in York, and it's thought to be worth thousands of pounds.

Andy Woods, head of coins and medals at the Yorkshire Museum, has told BBC Radio York it's "incredibly rare":

Ian Greig, volunteer amateur archaeologist and councillor, originally found the coin and he says he wants it to stay in Yorkshire.

"We want it to go on permanent display. We've had an offer from a private collector, but we don't want to sell it to a private collector for it to disappear out of sight again," he says.

"We want it to stay in the public eye now we've brought it back to life."

Yorkshire take on Kent at the Spitfire Ground, Canterbury in this afternoon's One-Day Cup quarter-final.

The Tykes are boosted by the availability of England stars Joe Root (pictured), Jonny Bairstow and Gary Ballance.

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The first ball is due to be bowled at 14:00 and you can keep up with all the action right here.

It'll be a pleasant afternoon with plenty of sunshine. 

Highs of about 24C (75F), but a little fresher on the east coast.

There'll be a gentle to moderate south-easterly breeze.

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Earlier, I spoke to mum-of-two Sarah Gregory from Bedale about a recent nightmare flight from Leeds to Ibiza. 

Sarah said she and her two young children were surrounded by drunk, rowdy passengers and that she was afraid for their safety.

I spoke to retired airline pilot George Marray, from York, about his experiences of raucous passenger behaviour and asked him whether alcohol should be banned at airports in general:  

It's Ladies Day day at the Ebor Festival at York's Knavesmire racecourse.

It's a day when the focus is just as much on the fashion as it is on the horses.

I've been speaking to Caroline Higginbottom, York-based fashion guru and one of the bloggers behind the Fashion City York page. 

I asked for her tips on what the stylish lady at the races will be wearing today:  

Today is the second day of the Ebor Festival race meeting at the Knavesmire in York and thousands of racegoers are expected.

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This is expected to have a knock-on effect on traffic in York, especially in the Bishopthorpe, Dringhouses and South bank areas as well as the A64. 

The first race is at 13:55 and the final race gets under orders at 16:55.

Keep up to date with all the news on the roads with the BBC Travel page.

York City captain, Simon Heslop has questioned the team spirit ahead of Saturday's game at Forest Green. 

The Minstermen collapsed in the second half of Tuesday's away fixture at Gateshead, shipping five goals and ending the game with a 6-1 defeat.

The result ended City's unbeaten start to their first season back in the National League. 

He says if they're to bounce back from their heavy defeat at Gateshead in midweek, the players need to work together:

More on the news that tourist organisation Welcome to Yorkshire has announced this morning it's to bid to host the cycling World Road Championships in 2019.

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The bid includes an "exciting" race programme, including starts in North, South, East and West Yorkshire, according to Welcome to Yorkshire.

The event takes place over eight days and includes individual and team time trials as well as full road races for under-18, under-23 and elite riders.

Welcome To Yorkshire boss Sir Gary Verity says: "We are sure the world’s best riders will find our beautiful roads both challenging and exhilarating in equal measure."

It's a big day for North Yorkshire's A-Level students as today's the day they hear their results and find out how it affects their career choices.

Earlier, I spoke to former Harrogate Grammar School pupil Jasmine Cannon who got three grade A's, meaning she's heading off to Newcastle University to study medicine.

Meanwhile, fellow pupil Zsofia Hesketh has plans to go to Cambridge University - and she let me know live on BBC Radio York how she'd done: 

This morning I've been looking at the issue of drinking on planes after Sarah Gregory from Bedale got in touch with BBC Radio York.

Earlier this month, she flew with her two children to Ibiza from Leeds-Bradford Airport with Ryanair and she says the journey was the worst she's known in 30 years of flying.

A significant number of the other passengers on-board were drunk and out of control, according to Sarah, who told me what her family had to endure on the flight:

Responding to Sarah's story, Ryanair has issued a statement:

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A number of individuals on this flight from Leeds to Ibiza caused a minor disturbance in-flight and, in line with procedures, were warned to behave for the remainder of the flight. We will not tolerate unruly or disruptive behaviour at any time"

Drivers are being warned of queuing traffic and heavier than usual traffic on A165 Filey Road northbound in Scarborough between College Lane junction and the A64 Westborough junction.  

Ripon's Jack Laugher is having to get used to being a household name after his heroics in the diving at the Rio Olympics.

The 21-year-old won a gold in the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard and a silver in the individual competition.

I managed to grab a few minutes with Jack and I asked him if he was aware of the reaction to his success back in the UK:

Police investigating a knifepoint robbery in York have issued an e-fit image of one of the suspects.

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A 59-year-old man who'd just used a machine in Goodramgate was left unharmed but "very shaken up" after being robbed by two men, both with foreign accents and one with a knife, at about 18:10 on Wednesday 10 August.

The first suspect is described as 5ft 11ins tall, of stocky but toned build and aged between 26 to 30 years old. He was unshaven and had black hair, brown eyes and olive skin and was wearing a tight gym top, black jogging trousers and trainers.

The second suspect who was holding the knife is described as similar in height, with an olive complexion, of smaller build to the first man, but still toned. He was aged between 24 to 26 and dressed in a similar way to the first suspect.

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The top sport stories from our York newsroom so far today include:

• Yorkshire are boosted by the availability of England stars Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Gary Ballance for today's One-Day Cup quarter-final away to Kent
• After York City's heavy defeat at Gateshead, York City captain Simon Heslop (pictured) has questioned the team spirit
• The Yorkshire Oaks is the feature race on day two of the Ebor Festival at York's Knavesmire, with 12 horses due to go to post

Trainer Roger Varian has hailed stable star Postponed after a sixth straight win - in the Juddmonte International at York.

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The 15-8 favourite, ridden by Andrea Atzeni, beat Highland Reel by a length and a quarter, with Mutakayyef third.

"He's an incredible horse. The team at home have done a fantastic job. I can't tell you how much satisfaction I feel," said Newmarket trainer Varian.

His stable has been hit by a virus and Postponed was forced to miss the King George at Ascot last month.