Surrey v Yorkshire - day fourpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Listen to live BBC local radio coverage of Surrey v Yorkshire in the County Championship Division One.
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Air ambulance allowed to carry blood on flights
MPs call for more funding to help sexual violence victims
Final preparations for Hull New Theatre reopening
Replacements found after two headliners pull out of Hull Trinity festival
Big beach clean-up planned for Bridlington and Hessle Foreshore
Updates on Friday 15 September 2017
Surrey v Yorkshire - day fourpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Stoneman ton puts Surrey in chargepublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
England opener Mark Stoneman's hundred puts Surrey in charge on day on of their County Championship game against Yorkshire.
Read MoreFive things we've learned todaypublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Local LiveThat's all from me today, but we're back tomorrow morning from 06:00.
Your news, sport and weather updates will continue through the evening.
Before I go, let's have a look at five things we didn't know when we woke up this morning:
- Nine members of a traveller family, who picked up vulnerable men from Hull and Lincoln and kept them in squalid conditions in caravans have been jailed for modern day slavery offences.
- Hull will get private litter wardens
- Hull is supposedly the 'worst place to be a woman under 30'
- There's a warning not to climb on Cleethorpes sea defences
- A four-year-old is a wakeboarder star
On Look North tonightpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and LincolnshirePeter Levy has the headlines for Look North at 18:30 on BBC One.
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End of twitter postTonight's weather forecastpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Cloudy with heavy rain and fog developing on hills, before clearing later.
Winds will strengthen through the night, especially later with possible northwesterly gales or severe gales by the dawn period, especially over exposed areas.
Your headlines this eveningpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local LiveThe top stories from across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire today:
- Nine members of a family from Lincolnshire who convicted of a number of slavery offences have been jailed for a total of almost 80 years in prison
- Litter wardens could issue on-the-spot fines of up to £75 in Hull from January
- A 71-year-old man has been arrested after an alleged sexual assault on a 12-year-old girl in Hull
Meet the four-year-old wakeboard starpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Wakeboarding involves stunts on a piece of wood while being pulled by a speedboat but that doesn't worry one little boy from North Lincolnshire who's showing a real talent for the sport.
Image source, Family photoGeorge (pictured above) is just four-years-old, but has already been commended in a competition run by Simon Waring (pictured bottom left with George).
Quote MessageHe's the youngest competitor we've seen. It's aimed for four to 16-year-olds but I think it was more the level of his wakeboarding rather than the fact he's doing it. He's very very good for any age"
Simon Waring, Organiser, Cutting Edge Competition
Funding boost for 24 community projects in our regionpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Here's some good news - 24 community projects in our region have been awarded funding by the National Lottery ranging from £8,230 to £361,860.
Hull's Child Dynamix will receive the most amount of funding in our region (£361,860) for their work with children and young people growing up in challenging and difficult circumstances.
The Community Press Office in Grimsby will receive the second largest sum of £340,000 for their work with people who are not in education employment or training.
Image source, National Lottery FundQuote MessageThe extension to The Hut youth centre is going to have an amazing impact"
Jane Stafford, CEO of Child Dynamix, Hull
Traveller family slavery gang jailed after inflicting years of abusepublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Linsey Smith
Journalist, BBC East Yorkshire & LincolnshireNine members of a traveller family, who picked up men on the streets of Hull and Lincoln and forced them to work for little or no pay, have been sentenced to a total of almost 80 years in prison for modern day slavery offences.
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceMartin Rooney Senior, head of the family, was one of 11 people who ran a driveway resurfacing company, keeping workers in squalid caravans.
He was jailed for 10 years, while two of his sons were each jailed for more than 15 years.
The traveller family were described as "chilling in their mercilessness".
Rare plant found in Humber estuarypublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Chris Arundel
BBC Radio HumbersideA rare flowering plant, which spends much of its life under the sea, has gained a strong foothold in the Humber estuary.
Conservationists are thrilled by the growth of the so-called seagrass at Spurn Point.
Quote MessageIt's the only place in Yorkshire where seagrass grows so it's very important to us in Yorkshire and it provides a habitat for other species"
Bex Lynam, Spokesperson Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Storm Aileen: Humber Bridge closurepublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Here's the latest from Humberside Police ahead of expected strong winds tonight:
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Modern slavery case brings large media interestpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
The modern slavery case at Nottingham Crown Court involving a family who exploited vulnerable people from Hull and Lincolnshire attracted a lot of media interest.
Look at the cameras waiting to report the end of the sentencing:
British Steel at Scunthorpe takes on 86 peoplepublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
British Steel in Scunthorpe are taking on 86 new people with the aim of creating a new generation of steel-makers in the town.
Now 71 of those are apprentices and graduates (pictured) and 15 are university students who'll complete one year placements with the company.
Image source, British SteelThe apprentices will receive training in the classroom and on-site at British Steel, for between two and three years.
British Steel produce more than 2.8m tonnes of steel every year.
Fears over diagnosis times of ovarian cancerpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
It's claimed almost a third of women in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire with ovarian cancer are being diagnosed too late.
Image source, ThinkstockThe charity, Ovarian Cancer Action, says many women are only finding out they have the disease when the symptoms are more advanced.
It says the chances of survival are much better if it is diagnosed early.
Your headlines this lunchtimepublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local LiveThe top stories from across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire so far today:
- Five members of the same family have been jailed for a total of nearly 56 years after being convicted following a series of trials for modern slavery offences.
- Hull City Council will be pressing ahead with plans to introduce private litter wardens with the power to issue on the spot fines
- A 71-year-old man has been arrested after an alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in a park in Hull
Council to use private 'litter police'published at 13:10 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
A firm being considered for the contract in Hull was the subject of a recent Panorama investigation.
Read MorePupils 'devastated' over Goole school greenhouse vandalismpublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
Vandals have smashed a greenhouse at a school in Goole, causing hundreds of pounds' worth of damage.
Image source, Humberside PoliceThey gained access to Marshlands Primary School, on Hall Road, between 1 and 9 August and smashed the glass in the school greenhouse.
Police are asking for anyone with information about the incident to get in touch.
Quote MessageThe staff and children are devastated. They have recently spent a lot of time and money on the facilities for the children. I really want to find whoever is responsible for this damage and bring them to justice."
Katie Hart, Humberside Police
Arrest after 12-year-old girl sexually assaulted in Hullpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
A 71-year-old man has been arrested after a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a park in Hull.
The incident happened at about 16:00 on Monday afternoon at the park on Dorchester Road in Bransholme.
Humberside Police say they're aware of pictures and videos circulating online in connection with the incident and are urging people not to share the footage.
Officers say sharing it is an offence in itself and could hinder any legal proceedings.
Police patrols in the area have been increased and anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact police.
Listen: People warned not to climb on sea defences in Cleethorpespublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
BBC Radio HumbersideCleethorpes RNLI and Coastguard are warning people that a new rock groyne is dangerous and shouldn't be climbed on.
Bridlington man going underground for good causepublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 12 September 2017
A man from Bridlington is aiming to visit every London Underground station in less than 12 hours today to raise money for charity.
Simon Bolton's hoping to raise over £1,000 for the Bridlington Lions Club..
He set off from Amersham station at 07:00 this morning and is aiming to complete the challenge back at Amersham at 19:00 tonight.
