BBC Hull & East Yorkshire Live Monday 27 June 2016

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News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Tuesday
Live updates on Monday 27 June 2016

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Hull North MP tweets resignation letterpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local Live, Hull and East Yorkshire
Diana Johnson, Hull North MP has tweeted her resignation letter from the Shadow Cabinet to Jeremy Corybyn.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced a new cabinet following a wave of resignations in protest at his leadership and amid calls to resign.
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Tour de Yorkshire boosted local economy by £60mpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local Live, Hull and East Yorkshire
The Tour de Yorkshire boosted our local economy by almost £60m.
Despite the rain and cold weather, more than two million spectators lined the route that kicked off in Beverley.
Organisers of the race say they're still working hard to make it a four-day race.
Image source, Welcome to Yorkshire
Humberside police pay respects a year after Tunisia attackspublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local Live, Hull and East Yorkshire
Humberside police will be joining government officials as they hold a minute's silence to mark one year since the terror attack in Tunisia.
Claire Windass and Bruce Wilkinson from East Yorkshire were among 38 people killed when a gunman attacked the resort of Port El Kantoui last June.
Have you got a front row seat?published at 10:06 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local Live, Hull and East Yorkshire
Have you volunteered to be part of Hull City of Culture 2017, external? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
Roles are available in event support, visitor welcome and you can even be part of some of the major outdoor spectacles.
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Police appeal over knife threat bike theftpublished at 09:50 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside
Police in Hull are searching for a three thieves who stole a bicycle, external from a woman at knife point on Friday morning.
The 29-year-old woman was cycling to work along Fountain Road when she was approached by the group who demanded her mobile phone.
When she refused the suspects grabbed her Muddy Fox bike and threatened her with a knife.
Image source, Google
The thieves are described as being white and aged in their mid to late teens.
Latest headlines: Hull East MP resigns from shadow cabinetpublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside
Headlines across Hull and East Yorkshire Monday morning:
- Hull North MP Diana Johnson has resigned as Shadow Foreign and Commonwealth minister
- Organisers of the National Armed Forces Day in Cleethorpes say it's been a huge success with more than 180,000 people attending
- A new visitor centre for Spurn Point could be approved by planners at East Riding Council
Listen: New visitor centre at Spurn Point could be approvedpublished at 09:18 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Lizzie Rose
BBC Radio Humberside
A new Visitor Centre for Spurn Point could be approved by East Riding Council today.
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust want to build the centre to help with education on the local wildlife landscape.
Some villagers think it will damage the environment and over-commercialise the area.
I've spoken to Dr Rob Stoneman the chief executive of the Yorkshire Wildlife, he told me why he wanted to change the site.
Traffic and travel: Slow on A614 northboundpublished at 08:59 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
BBC Travel
Just one note of traffic for you this morning.
A614 slow traffic and heavier than usual northbound in Bursea, between the Arglam Lane junction and the A163 High Street junction.
Armed Forces Day hailed a huge successpublished at 08:50 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local Live, Hull and East Yorkshire
People travelled far and wide to enjoy the spectacles on offer at National Armed Forces Day in Cleethorpes over the weekend.
The Prime Minister and Duke of Kent attended the event to celebrate the work of the Armed Forces, alongside 180,000 people.
It featured a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a parachute display by the Royal Navy, Army and RAF and the Red Arrows performed an incredible aerobic display.
Image source, PA
Weather: Dry with sunny spellspublished at 08:36 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
A cloudy start to the day but staying dry with some good spells of sunshine.
Feeling warm in the sun with highs of 18C (64F)
Latest Headlines: Hull East MP resigns from shadow cabinetpublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside
Headlines across Hull and East Yorkshire on Monday morning:
- Hull North MP Diana Johnson has resigned as Shadow Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister
- Police in Hull search for three thieves who stole a bike from a woman at knife point as she cycled to work on Friday morning
- Organisers of the national armed forces day event in Cleethorpes say its been a huge success with more than 180,000 turning out
Hull North MP Diana Johnson resignspublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
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Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local Live, Hull and East Yorkshire
Diana Johnson the MP for Hull North has resigned as Shadow Foreign and Commonwealth Minister.
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Good morning: Join us for today's Live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 27 June 2016
Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local Live, Hull and East Yorkshire
Happy Monday!
Welcome to a brand new week and today's live coverage for Hull and East Yorkshire on Monday 27 June.
I'll be with you until 1800 with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the county.
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