'Like being on death row': the final week in Kellingley colliery

As demand for renewable energy grows, the UK's last deep coal mine closes down after operating for 50 years

There's a sign up in the locker room at Kellingley colliery this week. Addressed in red ink to "ALL EMPLOYEES", it tells the 451 remaining workers that on Friday, the final day of service at the UK's last surviving deep mine, "normal attendance and operations will be expected for all shifts unless otherwise instructed."

Underneath, in wobbly blue, someone has scrawled: "Fuck off we'll go when we want."