BBC East Yorkshire & Humber Live: Latest updates

Summary

Serial killer who murdered Hull man gets whole-life sentence
New marina plans for Bridlington take a step forward
Record numbers of cigarettes being seized in North East Lincolnshire
Hull Mytongate traffic lights adjusted to relieve road congestion
Updates on Friday 25 November 2016

Live Reporting

Gill Sennett

Closure for three public toilets in North East Lincolnshirepublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Lara King
North East Lincolnshire reporter
Councillors have approved the recommendations to close three toilets and partly close two others in North East Lincolnshire.
St Peters Avenue in Cleethorpes (pictured), Boating Lake in Cleethorpes and Garibaldi Street in Grimsby will close.
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Charges introduced earlier this year have failed to raise the money needed to keep all the public toilets open.
Shouts of 'yes' as guilty verdict read outpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
A convicted serial killer has been found guilty of murdering Hull man Anthony Walgate by a 10-2 majority.
Stephen Port, 41, from Barking, in east London, had already been found guilty of murdering three young men by poisoning them with lethal doses of a date rape drug.
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Police want to speak to man about theftspublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
Do you know this man? Police want to speak to him.
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Hospitals close wards as sickness bug takes holdpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live
You're being asked to stay away from hospitals in north Lincolnshire today after an outbreak of a sickness bug.
There is an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting on four wards at Scunthorpe and Grimsby hospitals.
Spokesman Maurice Madeo said: “The infection prevention and control team is monitoring the situation and it is hoped to re-open the closed areas as soon as possible.”
Serial killer convicted of Hull man's murderpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
A convicted serial killer has been found guilty of murdering Hull man Anthony Walgate by a 10-2 majority.
Stephen Port, 41, from Barking, in east London, had already been found guilty of murdering three young men by poisoning them with lethal doses of a date rape drug.
Your headlines this afternoonpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Natalie Glanvill
Reporter BBC Radio Humberside
Headlines from our East Yorkshire & Humber newsroom:
- The jury in a trial of a serial killer accused of murdering a Hull man is yet to reach a verdict
- A lorry has pulled down the Christmas lights in Hessle causing £25,000 worth of damage
- The future of Grimsby ice rink is being looked at today
Our weather: Sunny spells this afternoonpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Keeley Donovan
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
It will continue to become brighter through this afternoon and into the evening.
Behind the scenes at Scunthorpe's British Steelpublished at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Sarah Corker
BBC Look North
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Traffic and travel: A180 problemspublished at 14:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
BBC Travel
One lane is closed on the A180 westbound in Barnetby le Wold before Barnetby Top because of a broken down vehicle.
Autumn Statement: Money for the north of England?published at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Victoria Holland
BBC Look North
In today's Autumn Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced £556m for Local Enterprise Partnerships in the north of England.
That pot of money is designed to boost growth and address the balance between what is spent on the North compared to London.
You can more details about today's fiscal update and what it may mean for you on our special page here.
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Yorkshire up for top tourism awardpublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
The region is in the running to be named Best UK Holiday County or Destination at the British Travel Awards.
Competition comes from Northumberland, Cornwall, Devon and Pembrokeshire.
Sport: Scunthorpe United top of the Leaguepublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
BBC Humberside Sport
The Iron remain top of League One after they beat Peterborough United 2-0 last night.
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Your headlines this lunchtimepublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Natalie Glanvill
Reporter BBC Radio Humberside
Headlines from our East Yorkshire & Humber newsroom this afternoon:
- The jury in a trial of a serial killer accused of murdering a Hull man is yet to reach a verdict
- A lorry has pulled down some of Hessle's Christmas lights causing £25,000 worth of damage
- Grimsby Ice Hockey club is urging North East Lincolnshire council to make sure the ice rink stays open
Men sentenced for impersonating police officerspublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
Four men have been jailed for trying to impersonating police officers
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Sport: Grimsby Town manager hopeful after drawpublished at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
BBC Sport
Grimsby Town manager Marcus Bignot believes their defensive problems against Carlisle can be easily sorted out in training this week.
The Mariners came back from 2-0 down at Blundell Park to draw the game 2-2.
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Anthony Walgate death: Jury still considering casepublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Pritti Mistry
BBC News Online
The jury in the trial of a serial killer accused of murdering a Hull man is yet to reach a verdict on that charge.
Stephen Port, 41, from Barking, in east London, has already been found guilty of murdering three young men by poisoning them with lethal doses of a date rape drug.
Anthony Walgate, 23, who was born in Hull, was studying fashion at Middlesex University. He was found dead outside Port's flat in the early hours of 19 June 2014.
Port denies his murder and while jurors found him guilty of administering a substance to Mr Walgate, they are still deliberating on a murder charge.
Changes to homes demolition planpublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
A social housing provider changes plans to demolish 224 flats in a North East Lincolnshire town.
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Future of Grimsby's ice rink discussedpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Lara King
North East Lincolnshire reporter
A closed meeting today could decide the future of Grimsby ice rink.
At the meeting councillors will discuss the rink in Grimsby and the cost of the equipment used to keep it going.
But Grimsby ice hockey club who've put together a report on the rink's future is not allowed at the meeting.
More pictures of Hessle Christmas lights destructionpublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
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Campaigner opposes development of land near Bartonpublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2016
David Burns
BBC Radio Humberside
Nigel Land (pictured) is campaigning to stop North Lincolnshire Council allowing building work on land known locally as Top Field on the outskirts of Barton-upon-Humber.
The council wants to allow the building of 70 homes, a supermarket and a new pub which they say will create jobs and boost the local economy.
Local campaigners disagree and have started a petition which has 500 signatures.