Summary

  • Duchess buys painting during Hull visit

  • Special needs roles at Siemens Hull turbine factory

  • Scunthorpe Hospital ward closure blamed on stomach bug

  • Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield visits Hull

  • Reckitt Benckiser mounts £16bn takeover of American baby milk firm Mead Johnson

  • Live updates on Friday 10 February 2017

  1. Five things we've learned todaypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    Caroline Brockelbank
    BBC Radio Humberside

    That's all from me today, but we're back from 08:00 on Monday.  

    Before I go, let's have a look at five things we didn't know when we woke up this morning:

    • A church in Selby is welcoming those who are grieving after two teenagers died in a crash near Howden
    • Hull's Siemens factory has started a special needs employment programme
    • An exploding charger cost a big brand £22,000
    • Avocado sells in not just supermarkets
    • And always keep an eye on the junk in your loft - you might find a Mick Ronson demo in there!
  2. Football: 'We've got better players' - Crewe boss on Grimsby gamepublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    Graham McGarry
    Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

    The Crewe Alexandra manager David Artell says his players are better than those of their opponents Grimsby who they face tomorrow.

    David ArtellImage source, crewealex.net

    Despite Crewe being 21st and Grimsby 11th in League Two, Artell told BBC Radio Stoke he is confident his players can beat their visitors.

    Quote Message

    We've got better players but we're not 11th. They've had a bit of quality up-front in Bogle [striker] who's gone. It's going to be a tester for them in the remaining games of the season whether they can get the goals. The challenge for us is to make sure they don't start."

    David Artell, Crewe Alexandra manager

  3. Church welcomes people affected by East Yorkshire crash deathspublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    BBC Look North
    East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    A church will open its doors this evening so that friends and family of a 16-year-old girl who died in a crash in East Yorkshire can pay their respects.

    Flowers left at site of crash

    Levi Dickinson died in the crash just outside Howden on Tuesday night. Her local church, St James' in Selby, will be the focus of tonight's remembrance. 

    A 17-year-old boy, Rhogan Jones, was also killed in the crash. Both were passengers in the car. 

    The driver, a 19-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been released on police bail.,

  4. Sport: Rugby fans invited to Colin Hutton's funeralpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    BBC Humberside Sport

    The funeral of Hull rugby league stalwart Colin Hutton will be held at Craven Park at midday on Tuesday 28 February. 

    All fans are invited and there will then be a private cremation.

    Colin Hutton

    Hutton was a Hull FC player and Hull KR head coach, chairman, director and president. He died at the age of 90.

  5. Royal sale 'stuns' avocado artistpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    The Duchess of Cornwall buys an artist's painting of an avocado for £300 during a Hull visit.

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  6. Weather Watchers: Snowy scenes across the countypublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    BBC Weather Watchers

    It's hard not to get just a little bit excited when it starts snowing. 

    So here's a few of the best snowy shots from across the county taken by our Weather Watchers.

    First to Swineshead, thanks to Jason T for this one:

    Swineshead

    It was really coming down at one point in Binbrook as captured by cathys mummy:

    snow

    Finally Grimsby, where Humberman took this shot of these somewhat unimpressed ponies:

    ponies
  7. Watch: Preview of Lucy Beaumont's BBC documentarypublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

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  8. Duchess of Cornwall buys avocado painting in Hullpublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    An artist has said she is "just stunned" after selling one of her paintings to royalty. 

    Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, bought the Halved Avocado painting (pictured) for £300 when she was visiting the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull with the Prince of Wales on Wednesday

    Halved Avocado painting

    The Duchess had asked earlier in the visit if she could buy another painting but was told that particular one was not for sale. 

    Artist Helen Brayshaw, who is studying a Master's Degree in Fine Art at Leeds University, tweeted "I've never been so thrilled to be second choice". 

  9. Listen: Rare recording of Hull's Mick Ronsonpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    BBC Radio Humberside

    Kevin Hutchinson from East Yorkshire says he used to 'pest' Hull's Mick Ronson.

    They ended up writing music together and recently Kevin rediscovered some rare recordings in his loft.

  10. Police car damaged in Grimsby attackpublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    Bricks were thrown at a police car on Grimsby's Nunsthorpe estate on Tuesday evening.

    Winthorpe RoadImage source, Google

    The police car was parked on Winthorpe Road (pictured) around 16:30 on Tuesday 7 February whilst the officers were investigating an incident.

    When police returned they discovered bricks had been thrown at the car and the fuel cap had been damaged.

  11. £1.4m on cycling initiatives in East Ridingpublished at 14:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    Chris Arundel
    BBC Radio Humberside

    A bike library is going to be set up in the East Riding to encourage more schoolchildren and adults to get around on two wheels. 

    Bicycle wheels

    Schools and businesses will be able to borrow bikes for free or at low cost. 

    It's one of a number of initiatives just announced by the East Riding Council. 

    In all, £1.4m will be spent on projects to encourage cycling, including repairs to cycle lanes.

  12. Made in Hull nominated for awardpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    The opening event of Hull's 2017 City of Culture year has been nominated for a tourism award. 

    Made in Hull (pictured) featured sound and light installations around the city centre.

    Made in Hull event on side of Maritime Museum

    Made in Hull has been nominated in the Large Tourism Event category at the Remarkable Hull and East Yorkshire Tourism Awards, alongside the Freedom Festival, Humber Street Sesh, Amy Johnson Festival and Beverley Puppet Festival.

  13. 'Misleading' conversations over guards futurepublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    The RMT Union has accused the company which runs Northern Rail services in our region of misleading them in a row over the future of guards on their trains.

    TrainImage source, EL POLLOCK

    The union says it would be unsafe for the guards to be removed, yesterday they announced they were balloting their members who work for Arriva Rail North about whether to take strike action

    Arriva Rail North say they are in the early stages of reviewing the role of the guard and believe the RMT is premature in calling a ballot for strikes.

  14. Your headlines this lunchtimepublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    Richard Madden
    BBC Radio Humberside

    • Children's Commissioner ponders north south divide in education 
    • A bike library is going to be set up in the East Riding 
    • RMT Union in row company that runs Northern Rail services
  15. Intended arson victims 'left house before fire was started'published at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    Humberside Police say the intended targets of malicious fire at a house on Frodingham Road in Scunthorpe left before the arsonists attacked.

    Two men were seen leaving the property and the police are keen to speak to them to confirm their safety. 

    The incident took place on Wednesday night and a woman, who was rescued from a house, remains in hospital receiving treatment for non-life threatening injuries.

  16. Hull pews up for auction todaypublished at 13:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    Some of the pews from Hull's Holy Trinity Church are being auctioned off today. 

    Holy Trinity Church

    It's because the church, which will soon become Hull Minster, is having a major refurbishment.  

  17. Scunthorpe Hospital ward closure blamed on bugpublished at 12:51 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    A ward has been closed at Scunthorpe General Hospital due to a bug, external

    Scunthorpe General HospitalImage source, Google

    Ward 17 has been shut to new admissions and transfers.

    Patients from the ward will not be discharged to nursing or residential homes while they remain an infection risk.

    Quote Message

    This type of illness does come into the hospital from time to time, as in other hospitals across the country, and that is why we have a robust infection control policy in place to deal with such eventualities."

    Doctor Peter Cowling, Trust consultant microbiologist

  18. Hull employer buys US baby formula firmpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    One of Hull's biggest employers, Reckitt Benckiser, has agreed to buy US baby formula maker Mead Johnson for £13.2bn.

    Tins on shelfImage source, Getty Images

    The UK household products giant, which is also behind products like Durex and Dettol, says the deal is a "significant step" in its attempt to become a global leader in consumer health. 

  19. Do children suffer from a north south divide?published at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    Growing up in the north of England can put young people at a disadvantage, according to the Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield (pictured).

    Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield

    She's in Hull today for the opening summit of Growing Up North, a year-long project looking at how growing up in certain areas affects what children can learn.   

    Today's summit will examine how local regeneration plans can help children in our region to progress.  

  20. Hull station manager 'delighted' to host Gypsy Moth modelpublished at 11:54 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    The Manger at Hull Paragon Station, David Hatfield says they're thrilled to have worked with HMP Hull and delighted to have the model on display at the railway station.

    He hopes it will become a talking point for visitors coming to Hull by train for City of Culture.

    360 degree image of Amy Johnson plane

    Yesterday evening the model of Amy Johnson's Gypsy Moth was installed at Hull Paragon Station after being built by inmates at HMP Hull.