内容摘要：Residents were told if they refused to leave their homes after the evacuation began they could face expensive fines.

Residents were told if they refused to leave their homes after the evacuation began they could face expensive fines.

"This sculpture is the missing piece, a masterpiece which deserves to be on display in the town where Hepworth was born."Sir Antony said: "Barbara Hepworth's work remains a luminary example of both an engagement with modernism and a return to direct carving.

"The opportunity for the museum named after her to acquire this important work is precious and should be supported."The gallery is home to Wakefield's art collection, including significant works by Dame Barbara but excluding her finished works from the 1940s.Jenny Waldman, Art Fund director, said: "This rare and significant sculpture should be on public display in the UK now and for generations to come.

"Every museum should have the power to secure landmark works of art but in today's challenging funding climate they simply cannot compete with the prices demanded on the open market."She added: "We applaud The Hepworth Wakefield for the huge ambition of their bid to bring this Hepworth home."

The UK's drug safety watchdog is to open a new "digital hub" in West Yorkshire.

The site, to be located in Leeds city centre, would focus on digital delivery, software development and data science, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).Voters in Burundi are heading to the polls amid a backdrop of surging inflation, fuel shortages and complaints of political repression.

Seats in the National Assembly and local councils are up for grabs but Évariste Ndayishimiye is safe in his role as president as he is serving a seven-year term that ends in 2027.The elections will test the popularity of the governing CNDD-FDD party, a former rebel group which has been in power for the past 20 years.

The East African nation was already one of the world's poorest countries, but residents there have been put under further pressure by a recent spike in the price of goods such as food.Opposition parties have complained that their supporters have been harassed and intimidated by members of the CNDD-FDD's youth league, the Imbonerakure.