Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside

The latest news headlines from the Hull newsroom this morning include:

• Teenagers across East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire will be picking up their A-level results

• A man, who spent more than 48 hours on a rooftop in Scunthorpe, has been arrested
• Environmentalists claim Drax power station in Yorkshire is producing dangerous levels of air pollution

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Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

It's going to be cloudy with outbreaks of rain this morning, turning drier with sunny spells developing.

This afternoon and evening scatted showers will arrive.

Here's my full forecast:

Great British summertime eh?!

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome to our coverage on Thursday 17 August.

I'm Hayley and I'm going to be bringing you all the very latest news, sport, travel and weather for East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire throughout the day.

I'd love to hear from you, so please get in touch with any stories, photos or comments on Facebook, external, Twitter, external or email.

Healthcare providers say staffing shortages means it has to close the ward to protect patient safety.

Hull FC captain Gareth Ellis announces he will retire at the end of the Super League season.

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

That's it from me for today, but I'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow with more news, travel, sport and weather updates.

Any breaking news will continue to be posted here overnight.

Before I go, let's have a look at five things we've learned today:

• Admissions to community beds at Withernsea Hospital are to be temporarily stopped
• A man who's wanted by the police has now spent almost three days on a roof in Scunthorpe
• Collection buckets are to be put around Hull to help raise money for the victims of the mud slide in Hull's twin city
• New figures out today show the number of jobless in the Yorkshire and Humber region has fallen
• The work of lifeboat teams in Yorkshire is going to be featured on a new BBC2 series starting tonight

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

Rain will slowly spread to all parts this evening then become heavy in places through the night before clearing to the east soon after dawn.

Here's my full forecast:

Did you watch the latest instalment of Flood, external on TV at the weekend?

Image source, Slung Low Productions

It was broadcast on BBC2 last Saturday and is the third instalment of a year-long epic commissioned for Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

It tells the story of what happens when the end of the world approaches, through live performance, special effects and film.

If you saw it, you're being asked have your say about what you made of it here, external.

If you're looking to learn a new skill or try something different this summer, than you're being offered the chance to learn how to kayak in Goole tomorrow.

Image source, East Riding Yorkshire Council

The sessions are being delivered as part of the Goole Paddlers Project, and is funded by Sport England.

The purpose of the project is to promote kayaking as a positive activity for young people, especially those aged 14 to 25 years old.

Free taster sessions are taking place tomorrow at the Yorkshire Waterways Museum in the town.

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

A wanted man is still evading arrest on a rooftop in Scunthorpe this evening, Humberside Police have confirmed.

Kyle Ferguson, who's wanted in connection with several "serious offences", first climbed onto the roof in Salisbury Close on Monday evening.

In a statement, the Humberside force says it "recognises the significant disruption for the residents in the area and thanks them for their patience and support during the operation".

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

A consultation's about to start over a proposed £1m extension to Baysgarth Leisure Centre in Barton upon Humber.

Image source, Google

The plan comes from North Lincolnshire Council and, if given the go-ahead, would include a library and health services.

The consultation period is due to start on Friday and runs until 15 September.

To see the plans, go to www.northlincs.gov.uk/current-consultations, external.

Freetown's twin city of Hull launches a fundraising appeal for people affected by Monday's mudslide.

Admissions to community beds at Withernsea Hospital are to be temporarily stopped, health bosses have confirmed.

The City Health Care Partnership (CHCP) is blaming "staffing shortages" and concerns over the ability to provide a high quality of care.

Current patients will be not be affected and will remain on the ward until they're ready to be discharged, it's been confirmed.

Andrew Burnell, CHCP chief executive, describes it as "not an ideal situation", but "patient and staff safety must come first".

Earlier this year, proposals were put forward to permanently close 12 in-patient community beds in Withernsea.

That decision is currently being looked at by the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Humberside Police are appealing for help to find missing Hull teenager Dylan Batty.

Image source, Humberside Police

The 14-year-old has been missing since Wednesday 9 August when he was last seen in the Medina Road area of Hull.

Dylan is about 4ft 11ins tall, of slim build and with short brown hair.

When he was last seen, he was wearing a dark blue North Face puffa jacket, black tracksuit bottoms and black trainers.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is being asked to contact police.

Lincolnshire Reporter

Grimsby daredevil Guy Martin, who set a new high speed record on the Wall of Death last year, will take on the challenge again, but this time at his family run pub, external.

Image source, Lincolnshire Reporter

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

It's Ladies Day at Beverley Racecourse - the venue's most lucrative event of the year.

It features the usual racing on the track as well as live music, competitions and stalls around the rest of the site.

In previous years, it's come under criticism for the behaviour of some of the attendees.

Beverley Racecourse has uploaded video showing a (very) quick look around at what's going on there today:

A bid to obtain Heritage Action Zone status for Goole has been submitted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council as part of its efforts to improve the town centre.

Image source, Google

Goole Civic Society, Goole Town Council and local businesses have teamed up with the council to put in the bid.

It aims to reduce the number of vacant town centre buildings and establish new uses for them.

The Aire Street triangle (pictured) has often been referred to as the area most in need of this type of activity.

Historic England will now assess the proposal and, if it's thought to have potential, Goole will be invited through to the next stage.

Jo Makel
Journalist, BBC Look North

Collection buckets are to be put around Hull and an online fundraising page has been set up to help the victims of the flooding and mud slide in Hull's twin city of Sierra Leone.

The disaster is feared to have left hundreds dead.

The appeal in Hull is for cash rather than clothes or any other goods as that would take too long to send out to those affected.

Hull Minster is also planning to make a collection box available for the campaign.

David Burns
BBC Radio Humberside

A public meeting's due to be held tonight for people interested in saving Hull's landmark Lord Line building.

Image source, Chris Morgan/Geograph

The former trawler company offices at the old St Andrews fishing dock in Hull have stood empty for a number of years and have featured on urban explorer websites.

A petition set up to save the building from being demolished has received over 1,500 signatures.

But members of the city's fishing community are split over what the site's future should be, some saying it's a symbol of the trawler owners rather than the fishermen themselves.

The meeting will take place this evening at 18:30 at the Estate of the Nation shop on Goodwin Parade on Walker Street.

New figures out today show that the number of jobless in the Yorkshire and Humber region has fallen.

Image source, Getty Images

Unemployment in the UK fell by 57,000 in the three months to June, official figures show, bringing the jobless rate down to 4.4% - its lowest since 1975.

In the Yorkshire and Humber region, 129,000 people are out of work - 5,000 fewer than the previous period.

However, the ONS statistics also show the region still has the lowest number of hours worked in the country.

The TUC say the figures mask problems in Yorkshire and the Humber, with unemployment in Hull still well above the national average.