Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

If you thought the lack of sun this morning was bad enough, you need to prepare for some rain this afternoon I'm afraid.

It'll get a little warmer over the course of the afternoon, but showers will never be far away:

A Hull councillor has been charged with two counts of making indecent images of children.

Steven Bayes, 55, of Prospect Street, Hull, has been charged with one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image, and two counts of making an indecent photograph of a child.

He has been given conditional bail until 26 May when he is due to appear at Hull Crown Court. 

Phil White
BBC Radio Humberside

I've made the longest trip of my big bus tour this afternoon!

I'm on air from the RSPB centre at Bempton Cliffs until 14:30.

I've already met one puffin, but he's not very active. Fingers crossed I see another soon:

BBC Humberside Sport

Hull Kingston Rovers were drawn against Salford Red Devils in the sixth round of the Challenge Cup earlier this week.

It's now been confirmed the fixture will take place on Friday 12 May with an 8pm kick-off.

The yellow bikes are being put out and the bunting is being put up across East Yorkshire.

It can only mean one thing: the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race is just a day away.

Setting off from Bridlington tomorrow lunchtime, competitors from across the world are due to take part in the event which last year attracted two million spectators along its route.

Here are just some of the signs in Bridlington, Driffield and Pocklington that the countdown is well and truly on:

Andy Marsters
BBC Local Live

Book lovers in East Yorkshire will soon be able to reserve or renew a library book without taking a step from their homes.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council's launched a new, external smartphone app which even has the option of scanning a book you find in a shop to see if it's in the library catalogue.  

Kevin Hadfield, the council's libraries, archives and museums manager, says: "I'm sure this new app is going to prove extremely popular and will be a  major asset for library customers."

BBC Weather Watchers

It's been a bit of a gloomy old morning across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire if our BBC Weather Watchers' pictures are anything to go by.

Here is Yorkshire Kush's view of Bridlington and Bensmatt55's snap from Hedon.

One question: when will spring finally have sprung?:

Image source, BBC Weather Watchers Yorkshire Kush and Bensmatt55

Please keep your pictures coming in. You can find out how at BBC Weather Watchers.

Amanda White
Journalist, BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

There's concern about the level of literacy in Hull and Grimsby.

The National Literacy Trust has ranked 533 areas across the country for their vulnerability to literacy problems.

The results show Grimsby is ranked at 32, with three areas in Hull placed in the top 30.

There's a VIP in town today, with a visit to Hull from the High Commissioner of Sierra Leone.

The visit by Edward Mohamed Turay is to celebrate the 225th anniversary of Freetown, which is, of course, one of Hull's twin cities.

A celebration is due to be held this evening for people from Sierra Leone who now live in Hull.

In case you'd forgotten, there's just one day to go until the start of the Tour de Yorkshire, external.

The ceremonial start to the race is due to take place in Bridlington at about 10:35 tomorrow morning, with the official start happening a couple of hours later.

The race will travel through Driffield for the very first time and it looks like they are ready: 

Want to hear everything as it happens? BBC Radio Humberside will be covering the whole race and the atmosphere live tomorrow with David Burns at the start in Bridlington.

And, of course, we'll be bringing you all the latest from Day One of the Tour de Yorkshire 2017 right here on BBC Local Live throughout the day on Friday.

Ties between Hull and Iceland are being celebrated in the city with a series of stunning life sized sculptures. 

Ten cast iron and steel figures are on show at the University of Hull as part of the City of Culture year, to celebrate 1,000 years of trading across the seas:

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

I'm afraid it's been another chilly start for us in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire this morning.

There are also some showers on the way this afternoon.

Catch up here with my full forecast for Thursday:

Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside News

The top stories from East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire so far this morning include:

• Spit guards are to be used on a trial basis by Humberside Police starting from Monday, it's been announced
• People in Hull are some of the most likely to have low literacy skill, according to the National Literacy Trust, external
• Towns on the route of tomorrow's Tour de Yorkshire, external race are making their final preparations for the big day

Andy Marsters
BBC Local Live

Hoods which protect officers from spit attacks will be used by Humberside Police on a trial basis from Monday, it's been announced.

The Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file police officers, has been calling for its members to be able to use spit hoods on aggressive suspects.

They are already used by some forces, but they are controversial, with some people claiming they are cruel and degrading.

Jennifer Bartram
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

There's a good deal of cloud around this morning, but a mostly dry start. 

Later this morning and through the afternoon showers will develop, some quite heavy.

However, some places will miss these and remain mostly dry. 

Temperatures reaching about 11C (52F).   

Andy Marsters
BBC Local Live

Hello and welcome to today's live coverage for East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire on Thursday 27 April 2017.

Andy here, and I'll be bringing you the latest news, travel, weather and sport throughout the day.

To get us started, thanks to BBC Weather Watcher Muttley for sending us this pic of the sunrise in Hornsea this morning:

If you want to get in touch with us today with any of your stories, you can send us an email or contact us on Facebook, external or Twitter, external.

The judge threw out the case because he accepted Iain Theyers' first marriage may not have been legal.

Jonathan Willis
BBC Local Live

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:

• The Premier League , externalwill start proceedings over allegations that Hull City, externalaren't providing concessions to juniors and senior citizens.
• A 24 hour strike by Northern Rail staff could cause disruption to people travelling to Friday's Tour de Yorkshire. 
• Hull's marina, external is closed to vessels following a mechanical fault with the lock gates.  
• Staff at the University of Hull, external are to balloted about industrial action over changes to their pensions.
• A new community shop has opened in Grimsby today with the aim of helping people living in poverty.  

In the newsroom today we have been lucky enough to see dancing ducks in Queen's Gardens. Here is a video of them performing.

Hull FC prop Liam Watts has his ban reduced to one game by the RFL for his sending off against Castleford on Sunday.

BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

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