Summary

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Friday

  • Updates on Thursday 28 April 2016

  1. Our Live coverage across the day has finishedpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    Local Live has finished for today. 

    I'll leave you with this lovely picture of Hornsea taken by one of the BBC Weather Watchers.

    Hornsea seafrontImage source, Scooby Doo
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    Hornsea

    I'm back tomorrow from 08:00 with a Tour de Yorkshire, external special. See you then.

  2. Yorkshire Ambulance Service expecting to be busy over bank holiday weekendpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Vicky Johnson
    BBC Look North

    The ambulance service wants you to think carefully about whether you need to call them this weekend.

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  3. Traffic and travel: Accident closes road in Cottinghampublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    BBC Travel

    Eppleworth Road in Cottingham is closed in both directions between the Green Lane junction and the B1233 West End Road junction, because of an accident involving two cars.  

    Accident on Eppleworth Road
  4. Tour de Yorkshire: Lawn design aims for prizepublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Victoria Holland
    BBC Look North

    A woman from Bubwith has created a huge Yorkshire rose on her lawn.

    Louise Smith with her 'Yorkshire Rose' lawn

    Louise Smith (pictured) hopes it will win the Tour de Yorkshire’s “Land Art" competition which is given to the best installation seen by the helicopters following the cyclists.

    Lawn close up
  5. Friday's weather: Rain, bit of sun and windpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Keeley Donovan
    BBC Look North

    Looks like we're getting ALL the weather for tomorrow's Tour de Yorkshire!

    BBC Weather
  6. Watch: Hull has the slowest average broadband speed of any major city in the UKpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Sarah Corker
    BBC Look North

    The price comparison service, Uswitch, has found the broadband speed in Hull is slow.

    In fact, it's the slowest of any city in the UK.

    Media caption,

    Alexandra Fonseck-Klein is a jeweller in Hessle and relies on the internet for her business

    There are no BT lines in Hull, so the majority of people use telephone company and internet firm KCOM.

    It says it's investing millions of pounds to improve the service. 

  7. Headlines: No more redundancies at Scunthorpe steelworkspublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Radio Humberside

    Headlines this evening from our Hull and East Yorkshire newsroom:

    • New owners of Scunthorpe steelworks say there will be no more redundancies
    • Three people arrested following the discovery of two bodies on May Street in Hull last week
    • On a visit to Hull Jeremy Corbyn says there's zero tolerance of anti-semitism within the Labour party
  8. Three arrests following deaths of two men in Hullpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    Three people have been arrested following the deaths of Daniel Hatfield and Matthew Higgins in Hull last week.

    Pictures of Daniel and Matthew
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    The bodies of Daniel Hatfield (left) and Matthew Higgins (right) were found in the garden of a house in Hull

    A 42-year-old man and two women aged 32 and 33 were arrested earlier today and are in police custody on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.  

    These arrests follow a court appearance by 38-year-old Phillip Simmons of May Street, Hull at Hull Magistrates Court on Monday 25 April.

    He faced charges of robbery and two counts of murder in relation to the incident. 

    A 36-year-old woman also remains on police bail until a date next month. 

  9. Police make three arrests in Hull double murder inquirypublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 28 April 2016
    Breaking

    Murder inquiry officers at Humberside Police have arrested a 42-year-old man and two women aged 32 and 33 who remain in police custody.

    The arrests are after 52-year-old Daniel Hatfield and 49-year-old Matthew Higgins were found dead in May Street in Hull last week.

  10. Watch: Hull KR 'have to be really good' to win on Saturdaypublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Gwilym Lloyd
    BBC Humberside sport's reporter

    Hull KR are in action against Salford Red Devils on Saturday afternoon.

    The Rovers will be hoping for another big win after defeating Castleford Tigers 16-58 at the weekend.  

    Coach James Webster's been sharing his thoughts with BBC Radio Humberside.

  11. Watch: No redundancies expected at Scunthorpe steelworkspublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Jill Archbold
    BBC Look North

    The new owners of Scunthorpe's steel plant (pictured) say the government will play a "critical" role in making sure British Steel is successful in the long term.

    Scunthorpe steelworks

    Marc Meyohas, a partner in Greybull Capital, made the comments speaking for the first time (below) since the company's purchase of the North Lincolnshire plant.   

  12. Your weather pictures throughout the daypublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    The weather can't seem to make up it's mind at the moment - one minute rain and hail, the next gorgeous sunshine!

    Lots of you have been sending us your pictures of what it's been like where you live.

    Rainbow in BaintonImage source, John's Eye
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    Rainbow in Bainton

    These pictures came from some of our BBC Weather Watchers.

    Boat in BridlingtonImage source, yorkshire kush
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    Looking out to sea at Bridlington

    Please keep your pictures coming in by emailFacebook, externalInstagram, external and Twitter, external.  

  13. Two Hull men catch enormous fish using ashes of their friendpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    Cliff Dale, Paul Fairbrass and Ron Hopper from Hull were best mates.

    The three had been due to go on a fishing trip to Thailand together - but then Ron died from cancer. 

    Cliff and Paul still went though and decided to turn Ron's ashes into bait.

    Men holding enormous fishImage source, Cliff Dale
    Image caption,

    Cliff and Paul used their friend's ashes to catch this fish

    They ended up catching this Siamese carp which weighs 180lbs.

    They named the fish 'Ron' after their much-missed friend.

  14. Headlines across Hull and East Yorkshire: Labour leader in Hullpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Radio Humberside

    Headlines from our Hull and East Yorkshire newsroom:

    • Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refuses to answer questions from media on his trip to Grimsby and Hull 
    • Humberside Police trying to trace the family of Hull man who was found dead at his home
    • Excitement builds ahead of the Tour de Yorkshire
  15. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Hullpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Sarah Sanderson
    Political Reporter East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    The Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has arrived at the Taboo youth Initiative in Hull.

    Jeremy Corbyn
  16. Amy Johnson Festival aims to inspire new engineerspublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    James Piekos
    Reporter, BBC Hull and East Yorkshire

    The Amy Johnson Festival is taking place in Hull and East Yorkshire from July.

    Amy Johnson graphicImage source, PA

    She was born in Hull and became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930.  

    Organisers say the festival, which is being held on the 75th anniversary of her death, will celebrate Amy's achievements but also hope it will inspire engineers of the future.

  17. TRAVEL: Disruption to buses and road closures during Tour de Yorkshirepublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Victoria Holland
    BBC Look North

    Tomorrow the Tour de Yorkshire starts in Beverley and that means a number of roads will be closed and buses will be diverted.

    Tour de Yorkshire Day 1 Route in East Yorkshire

    EYMS buses in the Beverley area between 09:00 and 12.30 are subject to significant changes, external as Beverley town centre is closed.  

    If you're driving to the event then good news - East Riding of Yorkshire Council are providing Park and Ride facilities from Morrisons and from Bishop Burton College.  

  18. Fears academies plan could mean more schools closing in the East Ridingpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Chris Arundel
    Reporter, East Yorkshire

    East Riding of Yorkshire Council has written to the Education Secretary Nicky Morgan (pictured), criticising plans to turn all schools into academies.

    Education Secretary, Nicky MorganImage source, PA

    The Conservative-led authority says the academies format won't work in rural areas like the East Riding.

  19. 'Renewed sense of optimism' ahead of Amy Johnson festivalpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    The Amy Johnson Festival, external is taking place in Hull and East Yorkshire between July and September this year.

    It will celebrate the life and legacy of the famous aviator on the 75th anniversary of her death.

    One of the installations that will be part of the Amy Johnson festival
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    One of the installations that will be part of the Amy Johnson festival

    Da Vinci Engineered, external will bring together art and science with reproductions of Leonardo's flight and wind machines. 

    A kite festival, Far Horizons, will be staged on Beverley Westwood and 'angels' will perform above Hull city centre., external

    Watching the launch

    Today members of the arts and business communities gathered this morning to find out more about the events planned and how they can get involved in the festival.

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    From the artists, there appeared to be an air of new found confidence, riding on the wave of the forthcoming City of Culture year. For the business community, a renewed sense of optimism."

    James Piekos, BBC Radio Humberside Reporter

  20. Special Scunthorpe United feature on tonight's BBC Look Northpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 28 April 2016

    Matt Dean
    BBC Radio Humberside

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