Summary

  • Hull councillor charged with child pornography offences

  • Spit hoods to be introduced by Humberside Police

  • Worries over literacy levels in Hull and Grimsby

  • Sierra Leone VIP's Hull visit marks Freetown anniversary

  • Countdown continues to start of Tour de Yorkshire

  • Live updates on Thursday 27 April 2017

Live Reporting

Andy Marsters

  1. Watch: It's beginning to feel a lot like...winter

    Jonathan Willis
    BBC Local Live

    You might've hoped that we'd seen the last of the winter now, what with it being nearly May.

    However, that's sadly not the case...

    Watch BBC Look North's Abbie Dewhurst's full forecast for our area here:

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  2. Hull street traders face restrictions

    Street traders could be stopped from operating in certain areas of Hull in the future, it's emerged.

    Queen Victoria Square, HullBernard Sharp/Geograph

    The city council is looking at a number of options as part of its public spaces strategy, including the possibility of creating prohibited zones.

    A second option would mean stallholders could trade anywhere as long as they meet certain conditions. 

    Chris Coyle, who runs a fruit and veg stall, says after trade's been hit by many months of disruption in Hull city centre, this could prove one step too far for traders:

    The work in the city centre over the last 14 months has left me in considerable debt. If this happens it could be devastating."

    Chris Coyle, Stallholder, Hull city centre

  3. Your headlines this morning

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Radio Humberside News

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

    • People who live in the Avenues area of Hull say they're concerned by a recent rise in crime
    • Thousands of tonnes of rocks from Norway are to be used to improve flood defences in Cleethorpes
    • The Deep visitor attraction in Hull is to go up against the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and Cornwall's Eden Project for a prestigious award

  4. Weather forecast: Rain, clearing by midday

    BBC Weather

    Morning rain will clear by midday, then brighter with sunny spells, but turning colder with wintry showers by the evening.

    rain clearing by midday

  5. Good morning: Join us for today’s live coverage

    Jonathan Willis
    BBC Local Live

    Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live for East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire on Monday 24 April 2017.

    My name’s Jonathan Willis and I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport and travel from across the area throughout the day.

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