East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire breaking news: Latest updates

Summary

Some improvements at Lincolnshire hospitals, but still failing - Watchdog
Compulsory redundancies at BAE will be 'kept to a minimum' - MP
Thieves use digger to steal cash machine from North Lincolnshire Co-Op
Two rescued from mud near North Bridge in Hull
Worries over limited parking for tourists during Bridlington refurbishment
Updates on Friday 13 October 2017

Live Reporting

Gill Sennett

'Patients will be left stranded' - Volunteer ambulance driver disputepublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Lara King
North East Lincolnshire reporter
Volunteer drivers for the Thames Ambulance Service, which covers Hull and northern Lincolnshire, say changes to their terms and conditions are morally wrong and will leave patients stranded.
New rules mean drivers won't be paid for fuel on the way to their first job, or returning from their last.
Thames Ambulance says the new standards allow for accurate journey payments and ensure the quality of patients' experiences is safeguarded.
But some volunteers say 40 drivers have already quit over the new conditions and some patients have complained about waiting too long for transport to turn up.
The head of Thames Ambulance Service has apologised to patients affected by the dispute.
Have you seen Sarah Webb?published at 11:01 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Lucy Parry
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Police are trying to find a 43-year-old woman who's been missing from the Gainsborough area for more than a week and who may have been in North Lincolnshire.
Image source, Lincolnshire Police
It's thought that Sarah Webb may be in the company of a man police describe as "a new friend".
A photograph of the two together has been released by Lincolnshire Police who say they want to know she's OK:
Image source, Lincolnshire Police
Sarah is described as white with shoulder length brown hair.
Police say that in recent days she may have been in the North Lincolnshire area, including Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes.
If you've seen Sarah, or the man she may be with, you can contact police via 101, or the independent Missing People charity, external on 116 000.
Yorkshire's weather forecast, Yorkshire style...published at 10:29 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
Over in West Yorkshire, BBC Radio Leeds presenter Richard Stead's been having a bit of fun with the weather forecast, asking how it would sound in true Yorkshire-style:
That's fine for West Yorkshire, of course, but what would a forecast with a Hull twist be like?
We think it might go something like this:
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Now if you're twagging off school, larkin down tenfoot, or taking bains out in the tansad then you'll need to have a skeg at the weather, cos it's mafting out there..."
Parking pressures in Bridlingtonpublished at 09:50 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Chris Arundel
BBC Radio Humberside
There's concern about how much parking is available in Bridlington.
Image source, Google
The town centre is going through major regeneration and UKIP Councillor David Robson says that's affecting how many parking spaces are available for tourists.
East Riding Council is doing a review into car parking in the town and say they are looking at how parking can keep up with the expansion of the town centre.
The 'real cost' of the new £1 coinpublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Lara King
North East Lincolnshire reporter
Rifle through your pockets and break open your piggy banks. You've only got a couple of days left to spend your old £1 coins! From Monday the old round pound coin will no longer be legal tender.
But one Grimsby business owner's been telling me that that the new pound coin is going to cost him over £1,000.
Amir Kahn, who owns a launderette in Grimsby, says he's having to replace all the coin slots on his washers and driers and has not been offered any help with the cost of updating the mechanisms.
Mr Kahn says he considered closing and says small businesses will suffer.
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We've been forced into a corner, we have no choice. The choice is we either spend a couple of thousand on mechanisms or we don't and we lose trade, we lose business and lose the business that we have put together."
Amir Kahn, Launderette owner, Grimsby
Watch: 'Hull, a portrait of a city'.published at 08:52 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Jo Makel
BBC Look North
Two world renowned artists who have photographed royalty and some of the most famous names in showbiz have turned their attention to Hull.
Martin Parr and Olivia Arthur have taken pictures of people from all walks of life for an exhibition called 'Hull, Portrait of a City'.
People who posed for the photos have been giving their reaction to seeing their faces up on the gallery wall.
Two rescued from mud on the River Hullpublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Natalie Glanvill
Reporter BBC Radio Humberside
Humberside fire service say they have rescued two people from the river mud at North Bridge in Hull.
The Coastguard was also called to help the man and woman around 06:30 this morning.
Traffic in the area was not affected by the incident.
Watch: The weather forecastpublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
A mild day with the chance of a little rain. Find out when and where with the full forecast with me below:
Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
Morning, Gill here with all the latest sport, travel, news and weather on Friday 13 October 2017.
I'll be with you until 18:00.
Lets start with this beautiful picture of Beverley from one of our Weather Watchers:
Image source, Weather Watchers/Nick Hedges
If you want to send us your pictures or stories you can email us or get in touch via Facebook, external or Twitter, external.
The UK city where sex work is banned, but hasn't stoppedpublished at 01:30 British Summer Time 13 October 2017
Hull is the UK's only city to have banned sex workers from its red light district. The council says the policy is working. An ex-sex worker disagrees.
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Man who stabbed pregnant ex loses appealpublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 12 October 2017
Cage fighter Nicholas Leaning stabbed his pregnant ex-girlfriend five times in the stomach.
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Five things we've learned todaypublished at 18:00
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
That's all from me for today.
I'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all your news, sport, travel and weather updates from across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
Meanwhile, all your breaking news will continue to be posted right here overnight.
Before I go, here are five things we've learned today:
- Hull MP calls for Commons debate over future of Red Arrows
- Demolition closes part of major commuter route in Hull
- Petition to free East Yorkshire men from Indian prison
- Eight-year-olds offered flu vaccine in school for first time
- Search is on for next generation of Scunthorpe steel workers
Weather: A fine evening, but strong winds aheadpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 12 October 2017
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
A fine evening ahead with clear spells.
However winds will turn strong, with cloud amounts will gradually increase overnight, leading to some drizzly outbreaks of rain in some places.
The minimum temperature will be about 11C (52F):
Roll-up, roll-up, the circus is in town!published at 17:47 British Summer Time 12 October 2017
People in care homes in Hull are getting the chance to take part in circus workshops:
Members of the Upswing theatre group are visiting six homes as part of City of Culture 2017.
Residents are taking part in workshops before performing in a circus show. Looks like fun!
Watch: Red sky at night? Here's why...published at 17:39 British Summer Time 12 October 2017
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Our BBC Weather Watchers have been sending in lots of pictures of red sunset skies over our part of the world.
But what makes our skies red?
Take a look at the pictures our Weather Watchers have sent us along with the answer:
Watch: Cash boost for Bridlington club which targets lonelinesspublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 12 October 2017
Bring your own lunch, see your friends and then it's tea and cake...
That's what you can expect if you come along to the Royal Voluntary Service Lunchbox Club in Bridlington.
It's a charity whose members aim to combat loneliness by getting people together, and is one of a number of charities just given a share of a £6,630 grant by Bridlington Town Council.
June Fern, from the charity, explains what the Lunchbox Club is all about:
Watch: Looking for ideas for the week ahead?published at 17:24 British Summer Time 12 October 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
Kofi Smiles, BBC Face of Hull 2017, has everything you need to know to get cultured as part of Hull City of Culture:
Concerns over planned new funeral directors premises in Bridlingtonpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 12 October 2017
Would you take a second glance at a funeral directors premises in Bridlington located slap bang in the middle of fish and chip shops and amusement arcades?
Image source, Google
Co-Op Funeralcare currently has premises on St John's Street in the town, but a planned new branch at a former carpet shop on Prince Street has now been given the go-ahead.
However, the sight of hearses with coffins in the area could ruin a family's day out, according to Bridlington Tourism Association.
Helen Chandler, head of operations at Co-Op Funeracare for the North and East, says the firm wants to make its services "as local and accessible as possible to families in their time of loss".
"We understand this may have prompted concerns from local residents and we're committed to working with the community to ensure they're completely clear about, and comfortable with, what our plans are," she adds.
Bridlington Town Council has already passed the plans, but the final decision on whether it can go ahead now lies with the East Riding Council.
Vandals behead animal sculptures in Hull children's play areapublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 12 October 2017
David Harrison
BBC Radio Humberside
CCTV cameras are being installed around a Hull play area after vandals chopped the heads off a number of wooden statues there.
The sculptures, on Fordyke Green, in Kingswood, were only unveiled last week, but now some of them look like this after being attacked:
Hull City defender Kingsley out for a monthpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 12 October 2017
BBC Humberside Sport
Hull City defender Stephen Kingsley has been ruled out until at least November due to injury.
Image source, Allsport/Getty Images
Kingsley had groin surgery earlier this week after picking up the injury against Preston North End last month.
The club isn't giving an exact timeframe for his recovery yet, but he's not expected to be back until after November's international break.
That means left-back Max Clark is the favourite to retain his place in City's starting side.
The 21-year old deputised for Kingsley in their 6-1 win over Birmingham City.