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Updates on Friday 26 May 2017
Sarah Walton
Reporter, BBC Look North
Eye tracking technology is being used in East Yorkshire to help improve people's driving.
The county's Road Safety Team is working with university experts to research how age, gender and driving experience affects behaviour behind the wheel and they're looking for volunteers.
Internationally exhibiting Dutch artist Philip Akkerman will visit Ferens Art Gallery on Thursday 1 June to give a masterclass on painting and a lecture on Dutch painting.
Akkerman, who has works on display at the Ferens Art gallery, paints almost exclusively self-portraits in his own distinctive style.
Image source, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Museums Courtesy of the artistQuote MessageWe are honoured to welcome Philip over from Holland to the Ferens. It is always exciting to have artists represented in the permanent collection coming to give talks and workshops. Philip’s self-portraits are fantastic and I’m sure his workshop and lecture will be just as intriguing and exciting.”
Kirsten Simister, Curator of Ferens Art Gallery
Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017
Hull kids are going to be working on a huge clay art installation, to be assembled in the summer.
See my full report here:
Thirty-year-old Nicole Rae from Scunthorpe is in the latter stages of pregnancy and hasn't seen since last night.
She went to visit a friend in the Church Street area of Scunthorpe and left around 20:00 to visit a shop but she didn't return and hasn't been in touch.
Humberside Police are appealing for any information about where she is.
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BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Bastille will be playing this Sunday at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend at Burton Constable.
They gave us their reaction to the attack at a pop concert in Manchester which killed 22 people and injured 59:
David Harrison
BBC Radio Humberside
A set of plaques has been unveiled in Hull today to remember six of the city's most revered rugby league players.
Clive Sullivan, Roger Millward, Peter Flanagan, Colin Hutton, William Taylor and Billy Batten have been remembered as part of the City Council's Centenary Plaque scheme.
One hundred local icons from across society are being recognised as part of the project.
This was the scene at Headingley a little earlier as England and South Africa players stood shoulder to shoulder for a minute's silence.
They honoured the victims of the Manchester terror attack on Monday which killed 22 people and injured a further 59:
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Image source, Getty ImagesAction is being taken to force the owners of a derelict building to make it safe amid police fears trespassers could be killed.
Hull City Council and Humberside Police wrote to the developers of the Lord Line building claiming poor security was putting lives at risk.
Image source, GEOGRAPH / CHRIS MORGANThe council said it was now issuing a legal enforcement notice against owners Manor Property Group.
The firm said it was in talks with the authority.
BBC Radio Humberside
Police in Hull say they've increased patrols in the Hessle Road area following a spike in burglaries.
BBC Radio Humberside understand the crimes have mostly affected small businesses on the shopping street in the past week including Home Bakery (pictured).
Hear what the police had to say:
Richard Madden
BBC Radio Humberside
The latest headlines from our East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire newsroom this lunchtime:
Leanne Brown
BBC Look North
I've just spotted armed police outside St Stephen's shopping centre in Hull city centre.
Humberside Police told us yesterday that there will be an increase in the number of armed police officers in response to the attack in Manchester.
BBC Humberside Sport
A number of Hull City players' contracts are coming to an end and some of them have been released, including defender Alex Bruce who has been at the KCOM stadium for five years:
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Bastille are performing a Live Lounge session for BBC Radio 1 at the Academy in Hull this afternoon followed by a Q&A with presenter Clara Amfo.
By the way, there's only one more day left of BBC Radio 1's Academy but you can get tickets here, external:
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Mike White
Sports Reporter, BBC Radio Humberside
Scunthorpe United's out-of-contract goalkeeper Luke Daniels has signed for Brentford.
It was always going to be a risk for Scunthorpe United once the contract was allowed to get to the point of running out and will be a big loss for the Iron:
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Security at Radio 1's Big Weekend at Burton Constable is being stepped up in the wake of the terror attack on Manchester Arena.
Twenty-two people were killed and 59 injured when a man set off a bomb in the foyer at the end of a concert by Ariana Grande, on Monday.
Humberside Police said they were bringing in extra armed officers and sniffer dogs trained to find explosives in response.
BBC Radio 1 said its focus was safety and it was working with police ahead of the festival.
Jonathan Willis
BBC Local Live
Humberside Police are in meetings to assess the current terror level being raised to critical, meaning more attacks may be imminent, and the implications it will have for the Big Weekend concert.
We understand that there will be an update this afternoon.
Image source, GoogleA conference being held in Cottingham today will look at how to tackle the issue of modern day slavery.
It's being held by the Humber Modern Day Slavery Partnership.
A slavery survivor will speak as well as the police.
Image source, ThinkstockQuote MessageThere were probably around 3,500 reported slaves last year and we think around 15,000 nationally but sadly these people are absolutely terrified to come forward and tell their story."
Steve Clay, Chair of the Humber Modern Day Slavery Partnership
A Facebook group has been set up to encourage people in Hull to gather in Queen Victoria Square today in solidarity with Manchester.
It's been organised by a member of the public and people are being asked to attend at 19:00 today.
Image source, FacebookA strike by guards working for Northern Rail has been called off because of the attack in Manchester which killed 22 people and injured 59.
The RMT has suspended the 24 hour walkout on Tuesday 30 May on Northern services.
The strike had been called as part of a row over the role of guards on new trains.
Hull-based safety company Arco is recruiting 30 new staff to join its digital team.
Based at the @TheDock development in the city's Fruit Market, the new office will house more than 50 staff and 20 consultants.
Image source, Meehan Media & CommsArco was founded in Hull 133 years ago and employs 1,700 people across the UK, including more than 800 in its home city.