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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
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Royal visit to Hull: Prince of Wales 'has right soft hands'published at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
James Hoggarth from BBC Radio Humberside discovers the royal green fingers are soft as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall pay a visit to Hull:
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Royal visit to Hull: Prince of Wales meets volunteerspublished at 13:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Katy Austin
BBC Look North
Prince Charles spoke to some of the volunteers who had gathered in Hull for his visit along with the Duchess of Cornwall.
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Prince arrives at Holy Trinity Churchpublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Katy Austin
BBC Look North
People gathering outside Holy Trinity Church in Hull waiting for Prince Charles who has just arrived.
The royals are in townpublished at 13:04 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
The team is looking very smart today for some reason.
Ah yes, the royal visit...so naturally it is raining!
Doesn't seem to be bothering our crack team of royal reporters James Hoggarth, Dale Baxter and Judi Murden.
Royal visit to Hull: Next stop Holy Trinity Churchpublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
The Bishop of Hull, the Right Reverend Alison White, and the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu are ready for The Prince of Wales at Holy Trinity Church in Hull.
Watch: Royal visit when?published at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
Prince Charles struggled to remember today's date during his visit to Hull with the Duchess of Cornwall.
Asked if it was the ninth of February - he was told it's actually the eighth today. Chorus of laughter follows...
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In pictures: Hull gets royal seal of approvalpublished at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Clare Crooks
BBC Local Live, Hull
As the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visit Hull today, here are some great pictures of the city's residents meeting the royal couple:
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Royal visit to Hull: A sea of blue amid the drizzlepublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
James Hoggarth
BBC Radio Humberside
Outside in the rain a little earlier this morning, dozens of Hull 2017 volunteers waited to get a glimpse of the city's royal visitors:
Royal visit to Hull: Inside the Ferenspublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
On his visit to Hull this lunchtime, the Prince of Wales has now made his way into the Ferens Art Gallery.
He' been speaking to school children, gallery workers and the City of Culture 2017 team.
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Royal visit to Hull: Prince of Wales receives City of Culture badgepublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
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James Hoggarth from BBC Radio Humberside has been speaking to one of the Hull 2017 volunteers who has just met the Prince of Wales in Hull. This is what she had to say:
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In pictures: Royal visit to Hullpublished at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
And here's another picture of one of the royal visitors to Hull this lunchtime.
The Duchess of Cornwall is in the city with the Prince of Wales to see some of its cultural attractions, including the Ferens Art Gallery.
Image source, PA
In pictures: Royal visit to Hullpublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Here are some of the latest pictures from Hull as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visit the city in the year it celebrates its City of Culture title:
Image source, PA
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Traffic and travel: Heavy traffic in Hull due to spillage at roundaboutpublished at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
BBC Travel
The A1033 in Hull is currently closed at the Mount Pleasant roundabout heading north because of a spillage on the road.
Royal visit to Hull: Worth the wait despite the weatherpublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Clare Crooks
BBC Local Live, Hull
I bet the staff and pupils of Southcoates Primary School are happy today despite waiting in the cold for this:
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Royal visit to Hull: Meeting the people who met the royalspublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
I've been speaking to the people in Hull who got to meet the Prince of Wales face-to-face this lunchtime.
They're an excited lot!:
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Royal visit to Hull: Prince and Duchess take time to meet youngsterspublished at 12:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
The royals make sure children get in on the act before they go into the Ferens this lunchtime:
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Royal visit to Hull: Warm welcome for the Prince of Walespublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
Prince Charles is taking some time to speak to the public and the Hull 2017 volunteers:
A panorama fit for a princepublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Clare Crooks
BBC Local Live, Hull
This is a great shot of the crowds braving the cold under Hull's Blade!
They're all hoping for a glimpse of The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at The Ferens Gallery.
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Royal arrival in Hullpublished at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Kate Sweeting
Reporter, BBC Look North
HRH Duchess of Cornwall is now meeting the crowds in Hull.
Patiently awaiting a royal visitpublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Kate Sweeting
BBC Look North
There's no shelter from the rain under Hull's Blade!
A crowd's gathered to get a glimpse of HRH Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at The Ferens in Hull.