East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire breaking news: Latest updates

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Former school in Brough to be demolished
Royal Ballet tickets sold out for Hull performance
UK Pride comes to Hull tomorrow
Calls to scrap Humber Bridge tolls
Updates on Friday 21 July 2017

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Gill Sennett

Wow, look who liked your video!published at 11:44 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
A school in East Yorkshire has had their music video retweeted to 13 million of Will.i.am's followers:
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Year six pupils at Westfield Primary in Cottingham made their own music video to Will.i.am's hit song 'Fiyah'... which he wrote in appreciation of British culture.. and he's told them he loves it!
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Celebrating 25 years of caringpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Local Live
A hospice in Hull is celebrating 25 years of caring for people with terminal illnesses.
Dove House Hospice was opened in 1992 by Princess Diana and has helped thousands of families since then.
The anniversary is being marked with a display of 700 sunflowers at Burton Constable Hall.
Calls to scrap Humber Bridge tollspublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
Sarah Sanderson
Political Reporter East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
There are calls from the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce for the government to scrap Humber Bridge tolls.
It follows the news that tolls on the Severn Bridge Crossings (pictured) between Wales and England will go by end of 2018.
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The Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce argue that getting rid of the Humber Bridge tolls will increase trade in the area and add, that it was right for the future prosperity of Wales.
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The economic case for abolishing the tolls on the Humber Bridge has already been proven by the near 50% increase in traffic volumes since the cost of the crossing was reduced to £1.50 for cars."
Dr Ian Kelly, Chief Executive of the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce
Hull's volunteers show chief exec the ropespublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
David Harrison
BBC Radio Humberside
Hull's City of Culture volunteers will get a new recruit this weekend - the Chief Executive of Arts Council England.
Darren Henley will pick up his uniform tomorrow morning for a day of volunteering with the 2017 team.
Former school in Brough to be demolishedpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
A former Victorian boarding school in Brough is to be demolished.
Campaigners originally won a court battle to save the building at the end of last year but today an planning inspector overturned that decision.
Image source, Save 54
Developers McCarthy And Stone want to replace 54 Elloughton Road with retirement flats.
The group - Save Fifty-Four - have spent thousands trying to save the house.
Royal Ballet tickets sold outpublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
Anne-Marie Tasker
BBC Look North
People have been queuing since before 05:00 this morning for tickets so see the Royal Ballet at Hull New Theatre.
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The tickets which went on sale at 10:00 this morning have now sold out.
It's been 30 years since the Royal Ballet have been to Hull and their performance will launch the re-opening of the revamped Hull New Theatre.
UK Pride comes to Hull tomorrowpublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
Image source, Humberside Police/Environment Agency/LGBT Christian Fellowship/Humberside Fire & Rescue/Hull 2017
Hull is getting more colourful as rainbows keep appearing.
It's to celebrate UK Pride which is being held in Hull, external over the next week.
The party starts with a huge parade at 12:00 tomorrow outside Hull College which will launch the LGBT 50 with a series of events across the city.
Highest number of school exclusionspublished at 09:20 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
Lizzie Rose
BBC Radio Humberside
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More pupils are expelled from schools in North East Lincolnshire than anywhere else in the country.
That's according to new figures from the Department for Education.
The Yorkshire and the Humber region also has the highest number of students who were suspended from school last year.
Weather: Chance of the odd showerpublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
A mixed day ahead. To find out more, here's my full forecast:
Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 21 July 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
Good morning, Gill here with all the latest updates on your news, sport, travel and weather on Friday 21 July 2017 across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
I'll be with you till 18:00.
To get us started, here's a picture from one of our Weather Watchers of the sunset by the Humber Bridge.
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Five things we've learned todaypublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 20 July 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
That's all from me for today.
I'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
Any breaking news will continue to be posted here throughout the night.
In the meantime, here are five things we didn't know this morning:
- Outline plans for a 'super prison' in East Yorkshire are given the go-ahead
- A Hull road is to get £7.5m upgrade to ease congestion
- There's a critical shortage of staff in two northern Lincolnshire hospitals
- A Hull Granddad is in with the chance of winning an $8m poker prize
- And it's a full set for Hull's emergency services as they get ready for UK Pride this weekend (pictured)
Image source, Andy Train
Hull FC's Lee Radford expecting stern test from Huddersfieldpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 20 July 2017
Hull trying to avoid fourth consecutive defeat
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Drink driving charge for Goole manpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 20 July 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
A man from Goole's been charged with a suspected drink driving, external incident after colliding with a bollard.
The 18-year-old was spotted on CCTV in York's Fishergate at around 03:15 this morning.
He's been charged with failing to provide a breath test, dangerous driving and driving without insurance.
Police name cyclist who died in Hessle Road crashpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 20 July 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
A cyclist who died in a crash on Hessle Road, external on Monday morning has been named.
Craig Beharrell who was 42 and from East Hull died at the scene of the collision involving a lorry.
Police say he was an experienced cyclist who was wearing suitable clothing and a helmet.
They're asking for anyone who saw Craig cycling along Hessle Road and over the flyover towards Hessle to get in touch on the 101 number.
Sport: Hull KR team newspublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 20 July 2017
BBC Humberside Sport
There's a doubt over the long term future of Hull KR's Jake Butler-Fleming.
It follows the club's decision to send him out on loan to York City Knights for the rest of the season when his present deal expires.
Coach Tim Sheens has stopped short of talking about what may or may not happen beyond then.
'Super Prison' plans approvedpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 20 July 2017
Victoria Holland
BBC Look North
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Plans for a 'super prison' in East Yorkshire have been given the go-ahead.
East Riding Council planners today approved outline planning permission for a category C prison at Full Sutton near Pocklington.
The jail could hold up to 1,000 prisoners.
Local people had raised concerns about safety, but the government says it's working with the community.
Weather: an unsettled afternoonpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 20 July 2017
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Here's a look at the weather for the rest of the day with me, Paul Hudson:
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Paul Hudson has the weather forecast for the next few days.
Shortage of consultants at hospitals in Goole and northen Lincolnshirepublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 20 July 2017
The Grimsby MP Melanie Onn says she's worried about the impact staff shortages at hospitals in Goole and North East Lincolnshire will have on the local community.
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Urgent action is needed at hospitals in Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole to tackle critical staff shortages in two departments.
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The Trust Board of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust will look at options relating to the Urology and ENT departments next week.
Clinicians at the Trust have said urgent action is needed because both of these services are facing critical workforce challenges, which are set to worsen in the coming weeks.
Beverley is gearing up for elite cycling racepublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 20 July 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
Image source, East Riding Council
Some of Britain's top cyclists will be in Beverley tomorrow for the elite cycling race.
The race follows a circuit which goes through the centre of the town and over the cobbles.
Thousands of people are expected to come and watch the race which will also be broadcast on Eurosport TV.
The cycling gets underway at 18:00 on Friday 21 July.