Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017

Pride in Hull, external have announced two more names who will be taking to the stage in Queen’s Gardens on Saturday 22 July to entertain the crowds alongside pop stars Marc Almond and 80s icon Sonia.

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First to be added to the list is 90s teen trio Cleopatra. The Higgins sisters supported the Spice Girls at the peak of their fame.

Also joining the line-up is X-Factor star Sean Miley Moore who appeared in the 2015 series

Paul Murphy
BBC Look North

An East Yorkshire nature reserve says the arrival of more than 20 avocet chicks is hugely significant for the area.

Image source, Science Photo Library

The avocet is a threatened species and was once extinct in the UK.

The chicks have recently hatched at North Cave Wetlands - a site that was once an industrial quarry.

Suzy Lawson
Broadcast Journalist

Nine new stores are due to open in Hull next week, creating 150 jobs.

A floor of Princes Quay has been re-designed as an outlet shopping centre after a £20m investment.

Shops including Next and Ben Sherman will open next Thursday.

BBC Radio Humberside

The University of Hull is looking for people over the age of 70 to help them with their latest project.

The DEarEST project aims to work with older people to find out how we can improve and maintain good health and wellbeing later in life.

Volunteers must be registered with a local GP and will meet four times between August and October at AgeUK in Hull.

Jonathan Willis
BBC Local Live

The BBC's reporters are very dedicated to their jobs and can find themselves doing... unusual stories.

Look North's Phillip Norton had to 'bee' prepared and wear this suit when he went to see thousands of bees removed from a car in Hull.

Meanwhile, Radio Humberside's James Piekos has been frozen to see if it improves his fitness.

The owner of the vehicle said her family had all been stung by the 20,000 strong swarm.

Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Local Live

Drivers are being stopped around Beverley over the next couple of weeks, in an effort to try and work out how to cut down on delays on the roads.

Vehicles will be stopped at random, with the driver being asked a number of questions to find out more about their journey.

It's hoped gathering the responses will give the East Riding of Yorkshire Council more information about how people use the roads, and they'll be able to use that to cut delays.

Phillip Norton
BBC News

Businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber are the most likely to hire new staff, according to a new survey.

Image source, PA

More than 2,000 UK employers were asked by the Manpower Group, external about their intentions to expand and this region came out the most optimistic.

Manufacturing, chemicals, paint and automotive industries are among the most prosperous in the survey.

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A largely cloudy start to the day with outbreaks of some light rain or drizzle, in places.

In the afternoon any rain will slowly die away with a few bright spells developing, especially in the east.

Here's my full forecast:

Jonathan Willis
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome to today's live feed across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire on Tuesday 13 June 2017.

I'll be with you until 18:00 with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

If there's anything you'd like to get in touch with me about, you can do so via email, Facebook, external and Twitter, external.

A beekeeping expert warned waiting for the bees to move could be a slow process.

Jonathan Willis
BBC Local Live

That's all from us today.

We will provide you with news, sport and tand travel updates throughout the evening.

We will be back tomorrow from 08.00.

Here's five things we've learned today

1. East Yorkshire MPs David Davis and Graham Stuart have given their backing to Prime Minister Theresa May
2. Two people have been arrested following the discovery of 84 cannabis plants in Hull.
3. One in five children in Yorkshire can't swim.
4. Farmers in East Yorkshire are diversifying in order to prepare life outside the European Union
5. The Libertines will play in Hull in September.

There's quite a bit of buzz this evening. Phillip Norton is in Hull where thousands of bees have set up home on a car. He has sent this video:

Chris Arundel
BBC Radio Humberside

The Yorkshire Party, which wants to see an elected assembly created for Yorkshire, says it may turn to crowdfunding in future to raise the deposits needed to fight the next general election.

The party has no multi-millionaire backers but unlike most other smaller parties it bucked the national trend and greatly increased the number of votes it received.

Tim Norman, who fought the East Yorkshire seat for the party, says raising more cash is vital to the party's future.

Do you recognise any of these tools?

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Police are looking for their owners after they were found following arrests in Whitby.

The arrests followed a series of thefts from vans in Bridlington, Scarborough and Whitby.

Police say most of the tools have been identified from previously reported crimes, but there are a number of outstanding items they believe are stolen but may not have been reported.

Five men from West Yorkshire were arrested in connection with this incident and remain under investigation while enquiries continue.

Paul Murphy
BBC Look North

A lorry driver has got stuck on a bank in Spurn Point.

He told police that his sat nav was directing him to Immingham.

Image source, Google

Unfortunately Immingham is on the other side of the Humber...

Joshua Cook
BBC Radio Humberside

The fountains in Hull's Queen Victoria Square are working again after an electrical fault forced them off yesterday.

BBC Weather

Becoming mainly dry with clear spells, and gusty winds easing.

Cloud will thicken during the second half of the night, with some rain or drizzle arriving from the west.

Jonathan Willis
BBC Local Live

The East Riding FA have sent this tweet urging people over the age of 50 to take part in the re-launch of their football project

Jonathan Willis
BBC Local Live

A charity box has been stolen from a Hull post office.

Image source, Google

The incident happened on Wednesday 7June, when a man came into Newland Avenue Post Office and asked for a form.

Once the other customers left the shop, he grabbed the charity box from the counter and ran off towards Lambert Street.

He then passed the charity box to a second man on a bike and they cycled away.

The first suspect is described as white, in his early 20s, around 5ft 7in to 5ft 8in tall, with short dark hair and a slim build. He wore a dark grey jacket and jeans.

Somerset are still without a County Championship win this season after Yorkshire pull off a dramatic three-run win at Taunton.