From heroism to riots: The best photos of 2024

Photographs taken this year captured the most memorable moments in Yorkshire during 2024.

The images documented highs and lows - from the inspiring legacy of the late Rob Burrow to the summer of unrest and rioting.

There was also a change of government and significant political events.

BBC Yorkshire looks back at the most striking pictures and stories of the past year.

A baby black rhino - one of the rarest mammals in the world - was born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster.

The calf was pictured in February at just three weeks old, eagerly exploring the reserve with his mother.

Black rhinos are critically endangered and the group living at the wildlife park in South Yorkshire is part of an international breeding programme attempting to revive the species.

Staff at the park said the arrival of the calf had been a "very special birth".

A flurry of snow covered North and South Yorkshire at the beginning of February.

The wintry scenes were captured in stunning photographs across the area, including at Knaresborough's railway viaduct.

A log flume boat that spent most of its life at the Alton Towers theme park was found washed up on the banks of a Sheffield river.

A walker joked it must have "travelled some distance" in a post online showing the boat next to the River Sheaf in February.

However the vessel had not come directly from the Staffordshire attraction - it had actually been kept in the garden of Mick Foster about 2,625ft (800m) upstream.

He had bought it "after a few drinks" and had to enlist the help of a team of arm wrestlers to retrieve it.

Leslie Bray, who was 98 years old, had been going to watch his beloved Leeds United for more than 50 years.

Despite being diagnosed with dementia and struggling to remember his age, he could recall every word of the club's anthem.

The former RAF navigator went viral online in March, after a fan filmed him singing along to "Marching on Together".

When his son Steve was asked if he loved taking him to the games, he replied: "We do, that's what it's about, we've got to make the most of it."

Rugby star Rob Burrow, alongside his family and former teammate Kevin Sinfield, attended the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon and Half Marathon.

The event in May honoured Burrow, who had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019.

About 14,000 runners, including Mr Burrow's wife, took to the streets for a string of good causes.

Only a few weeks later, on 2 June, Burrow died, aged 41.

Despite winning his own Richmond and Northallerton seat in the General Election in July, a grim-faced Rishi Sunak apologised to the Conservative MPs who lost theirs.

Early on 5 July, the former prime minister conceded defeat and congratulated Keir Starmer on winning the election.

He left the count in Northallerton without answering any questions and headed to London.

Yorkshire's very own superhero took the plunge into the region's favourite dish to mark Yorkshire Day in August.

Yorkshireman - otherwise known as Josh Benson - plunged into a giant Yorkshire pudding filled with 2,000 litres of onion gravy.

He was no stranger to stunts, after previously celebrating the occasion by diving into a huge mug of Yorkshire tea.

But he said this year he wanted to "mix things up a bit" for the audience at York Maze.

On 4 August, anti-immigration riots broke out across the country, which included large-scale disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham.

The attack on the hotel saw more than 60 police officers injured, according to South Yorkshire Police.

Missiles were thrown towards the officers and at the hotel, which was housing more than 200 asylum seekers at the time.

Since then, 89 people have been charged with offences relating to the violence.

Volunteers geared up for Bradford City of Culture 2025, after a line-up of events was announced in September.

Among the highlights were a nationwide drawing project backed by artist David Hockney, an event created by magician Steven Frayne - formerly known as Dynamo - and the prestigious Turner Prize being held in the city.

Other events include Asian Dub Foundation performing the soundtrack to the film La Haine live and a retelling of classic story The Railway Children at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

Shanaz Gulzar, the creative director behind Bradford's City of Culture events, said you could "feel the pride" following the announcement.

In October, the BBC met a group of five friends who had been meeting at pubs in Sheffield and Rotherham every week for the last 56 years.

Huddled around a table of half-full glasses of Stones beer and alcohol-free Guinness in the White Swan were Paul Haynes, Bill Munden, Ken King, Peter Thirlwall, Brian Ayres and Dick Cotton.

Thursday night had been pub night every week for almost six decades.

The group, all now in their early eighties, reckoned they had scarcely missed two dozen meet-ups since 1968.

In November, birders flocked to a quiet cul-de-sac in Shelf, near Halifax, at news of an exciting arrival.

The appearance of a rare American songbird, the scarlet tanager, was believed to be the first time one of the birds had been sighted in Yorkshire.

The species normally travels between the eastern United States and lowland South American forests twice a year and appeared to have been blown off course during migration.

Hundreds of birdwatchers travelled long distances to the street and one enterprising homeowner even started a charity collection for the use of his toilet.

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