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. Do you recognise this man?published at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Humberside Police want to speak to the man pictured below in connection with the theft of a Samsung T3 portable hard drive in Grimsby.

    CCTV imageImage source, Humberside Police

    The theft took place at Maplin Electricals at High Point Retail Park at about 13:20 on Saturday 10 December.

    Anyone with information is being asked to contact police.

  2. Watch: Barton's Bake Off winner to offer top tips on social mediapublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Lizzie Rose
    Presenter, BBC Radio Humberside

    Barton's Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle has set herself a year-long challenge.

    She's going to offer cooking, baking, sewing and gardening tips on social media.

    She says she just wants to show people "how to get it right":

  3. Traffic and travel: Broken down vehicle on A180published at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    BBC Travel

    One lane is closed on the A180 eastbound between Barnetby Top in Melton Ross and Brocklesby Interchange in Brocklesby because of a broken down vehicle. 

    Map showing where vehicle is broken down
  4. Weather: A misty and foggy morningpublished at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Jennifer Bartram
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Frosty at first with some mist and fog patches, these slowly clearing. 

    Then dry today with sunny periods before cloud increases, feeling cold. 

    Weather graphic
  5. Man's disappearance sparks police appealpublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a Brough man who's been missing from his home since last week, external.

    Angus MaclachanImage source, Humberside Police

    Angus Maclachan, 36, of Prescott Avenue, hasn't been seen since the morning of Thursday 2 February and was reported missing on Saturday.

    His disappearance is said by his family and friends to be  "out of character" and officers are urging him to call them to confirm he is safe and well.

    He's described as white, 6ft 2ins tall with a heavy build. He has short mousey-coloured hair and a beard. 

    He is believed to be wearing a black leather bomber jacket, jeans and a blue and yellow bobble hat.

  6. Listen: Unsafe bed occupancy levels in north Lincolnshire hospitalspublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Lizzie Rose
    BBC Radio Humberside

    The trust which looks after hospitals in Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole has spent the winter operating at unsafe bed occupancy levels, new figures obtained by the BBC show.

    The safe level of bed occupancy is set at 85%, but in North Lincolnshire it stands at 95%.

    The medical director at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust, Lawrence Roberts, has told me more about the situation at the moment:

  7. School choking death: Over £12,000 raised for funeralpublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    A crowdfunding page has been set up to contribute to funeral costs for a five-year-old boy who it's believed choked to death during a dinner break at a Hull school.

    Theodore SilvesterImage source, Humberside Police

    Theodore Silvester, who was a foundation pupil, was taken ill at Anlaby Primary School on Friday lunchtime and was later pronounced dead.

    The JustGiving page, external aimed to raise £1,000, but has so far raised over £12,200.

  8. Traffic and travel: Congestion on A63published at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    BBC Travel

    Slow traffic and heavier than usual traffic's being reported on the A63 eastbound in Welton near the Poolbank Lane junction.

    Travel map
  9. Your headlines this morningpublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Sally Fairfax
    BBC Radio Humberside News

    The top stories from our Hull newsroom so far this morning include:

  10. Good morning: Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Caroline Brockelbank
    BBC Local Live, Hull

    Hello and welcome to our live page for East Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire on Monday 6 February 2017.

    My name's Caroline and I'll bring you the latest news, sport and travel from across the area throughout the day.

    Frost over field in HullImage source, Tony Burton Constable

    It's a cold frosty morning, as you can tell by this picture sent in from one of our Weather Watchers in Hull.

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