Breaking news in East Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire

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

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Zero hygiene rating for Hull's Nuffield Health cafepublished at 11:34 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Hull's Nuffield Health cafe has been given a zero rating during a visit by environmental health inspectors.
Image source, Hull City Council
Nuffield Health cafe at Kingston Park in Hull has the worst-possible hygiene rating and required "urgent improvement".
Image source, Hull City Council
During the inspection on 1 December 2016 the inspectors saw out-of-date food, staff not washing their hands and broken equipment as a freedom of information request by the Hull Daily Mail, external revealed.
Image source, Hull City Council
In a statement Nuffield Health say they voluntarily closed the cafe for four days after the inspection and then reopened.
Image source, Hull City Council
They added that since December there have been subsequent inspections and at those inspectors have been happy with the changes made.
Image source, Hull City Council
Hull's Gypsy Moth model now in placepublished at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Inmates at HMP Hull built a model of the Gypsy Moth plane flown by Amy Johnson - the Hull-born aviator, who was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930.
It's now in place in Hull Paragon Station and will be there during 2017 to celebrate City of Culture.
Children's Commissioner to speak to councils after Poppy Widdison deathpublished at 10:49 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
The Children’s Commissioner will be talking to North East Lincolnshire Council following the death of Poppy Widdison (pictured).
It's part of a review Anne Longfield will undertake to consider when officials should intervene in child protection cases.
Image source, WIDDISON FAMILY
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One of the things we're keen to look at for the children on the edge of care is the decisions about who gets care and who doesn't."
Anne Longfield, Children's Commissioner
Hull teachers head to Sierra Leonepublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
A group of 20 teachers from 10 Hull schools are setting off for twin city Freetown in Sierra Leone this morning.
The visit is part of The British Council's 'Connecting Classrooms' project which builds partnerships between schools in both countries allowing educators and young people to share ideas, skills and good working routines.
Listen: Driffield aims to make most of Tour de Yorkshirepublished at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Chris Arundel
BBC Radio Humberside
Businesses in Driffield are determined to make the most of the Tour de Yorkshire 2017 after missing out on the cycling race in previous years.
Cleethorpes In Bloom team suspends workpublished at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Lara King
North East Lincolnshire reporter
The In Bloom team in Cleethorpes who've won numerous awards are suspending their work until they get a commitment from the council.
They've told us they want assurances that North East Lincolnshire council will continue supporting the work they do to keep the resort looking good.
No decision has been made by the council but they are considering a range of options.
Woman rescued from arson attack housepublished at 09:25 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
A woman had to be rescued from a house after arsonists attacked a property in Scunthorpe.
The unnamed woman was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary from the incident on Frodingham Road in Scunthorpe.
The fire was reported, external at 22:25 on 8 February.
She is receiving treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
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The circumstances of the case so far suggest that this was not a random incident and that the people involved are known to each other."
Det Ch Insp Nicki Miller, Humberside Police
Your headlines this morningpublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside
- Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield visits Hull
- Reckitt Benckiser mounts £16bn takeover of Amercian baby milk firm Mead Johnson
- Special needs roles at Siemens Hull turbine factory
Home Bargains guilty of selling unsafe chargers in Hullpublished at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Home bargains has been fined £22,000 after a USB charger bought by a shopper in Hull, exploded.
The company admitted electrical safety offences at Hull magistrates court.
Weather: Cold few days aheadpublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
A mostly cloudy day with occasional snow showers, especially during the morning.
During the afternoon the showers are likely to become more scattered and lighter but feeling very cold.
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Hull Siemens factory offering special needs employment programmepublished at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Victoria Holland
BBC Look North
Engineering company Siemens is one of the first in the country to offer an employment programme to young people with special needs and disabilities.
The project at the wind turbine blade factory in Hull (pictured) will see seven teenagers take up work placements.
They'll try out a variety of roles and could eventually get full employment with the company.
Concern over 'distressed' missing manpublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Police are concerned about the welfare of Ian George Hetherington, 55, (pictured) went missing from the Cormorant Close area of Hull around 09:30 on 1 February.
His friends are concerned because he was in a distressed state when they last heard from him and he hasn't been in touch with anyone since.
Image source, Humberside Police
Good morning: Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
Good morning and welcome to our live page for Friday 10 February.
I'm Caroline and I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from across the area throughout the day.
If you've got anything you want to talk about please get in touch and let us know what's happening where you are, by email, Facebook, external or Twitter, external.
Five things we've learned todaypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
That's all from me today, but we're back tomorrow morning from 08:00.
Your news, sport and weather updates will continue through the evening.
Before I go, let's have a look at five things we didn't know when we woke up this morning:
- Council tax will rise by 4.99% in the East Riding
- Not for the first time, a rural village has lost a cash machine
- There are concerns the Icelandic fishing strikes are affecting jobs at Grimsby's fish market
- A treasure hunt game almost caused a police incident in Hull
- And a model of Amy Johnson's Gypsy Moth has been built by prisoners. It will be at Hull Paragon Station this evening and BBC Look North reporter Crispin Rolfe is in position ready to film it on its journey:
Watch: Hull's Richard Bean on new play The Hypocritepublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017
Richard Bean tells me how his latest work takes a playful approach to Hull's history.
The play is being shown in Hull from 24 February - 25 March but it has already sold out.
Man arrested in connection with cash machine theftpublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Victoria Holland
BBC Look North
I've been speaking to Humberside Police who say they've arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the theft of a cash machine from Thorngumbald.
They added that they've recovered the stolen cash machine.
The ATM was taken from the Spar shop in the village in the early hours of this morning.
Driver fails to stop after killing puppy in Hullpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
A driver failed to stop when their car killed a puppy on the Greenwood Avenue junction of Beverley Road (pictured).
The puppy was being walked across the road when it was struck and died at the scene.
Image source, Google
The incident happened on Monday 30 January at about 16:00 and police are appealing, external for witnesses.
Sunday's rugby league, including Wakefield v Hull FCpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Listen to local BBC radio commentary of Wakefield v Hull FC in the Super League and London Broncos v Hull KR in the Championship
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Northern rail conductors to be balloted in guard rowpublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
Northern rail conductors are to be balloted for strike action in a row over their role.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said members will vote on whether to take action, citing a failure to give assurances over the role's future.
Image source, EL POLLOCK
It comes a week after union reps told BBC Radio Humberside that they were hopeful of avoiding strike action in our region after they received reassurances about the second guard issue.
Treasure hunt game sparks city alertpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
CCTV staff called police when they saw a man fixing something under a bench.
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