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Updates on Friday 17 November 2017
Amanda White
BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
A woman has been attacked in a Hull cemetery in the early hours.
Police have cordoned off the cemetery on Spring Bank West while they investigate the incident which is thought to have happened at around 02:30 this morning.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the 101 number or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Lizzie Rose
BBC Radio Humberside
It will be a warm welcome for Her Majesty the Queen who's visiting Hull today.
She'll arrive by Royal Train and be met by 400 Hull 2017 Volunteers.
The Queen will also take a look around the the Siemens Gamesa wind turbine factory.
She'll be welcomed there by pupils from Victoria Dock Primary School:
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The Queen will also officially open the new Allam Medical Building at the University of Hull on her visit to the city.
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
Her Majesty the Queen last visited Hull in 2009 and was greeted by crowds of children.
Today crowds of Hull 2017 volunteers are getting ready to welcome the Queen.
She'll be taking a tour of the Siemens Gamesa factory and officially opening the Allam Medical Building at the University of Hull.
The Queen will be arriving in Hull today. She last visited the city in 2009.
Lara King
North East Lincolnshire reporter
Wow that's a pretty big tree!
Here's Grimsby's Christmas tree arriving on a container ship from Norway:
Natalie Glanvill
Reporter BBC Radio Humberside
There are reports police have cordoned off an area of Spring Bank West near to the cemetery in Hull.
It's not clear what's going on. Part of the area is taped off.
We've contacted the police and we will have more information as we get it.
David Harrison
BBC Radio Humberside
Up to 130 jobs are at risk in Hull, after KCOM said it will close a call centre in March.
The communications company says the Prospect House centre is unprofitable.
It hopes most staff can go on to work for the provider that takes over KCOM's contracts, or find jobs in other parts of the business
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
If you go in one of Hull's pubs between now and Christmas you might notice some special beer mats on the tables.
Image source, Hull 2017They'll feature pictures taken by the winners of a photography competition, which was part of the City of Culture year.
Sixteen pictures will be featured, which show scenes including Hull Fair and the UK Pride event.
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Local Live
It's a huge day for Hull. Later this morning Her Majesty the Queen will be in the City.
She'll arrive at Hull Paragon Station on the Royal Train before being taken to the Siemens Gamesa wind turbine factory and then onto the University of Hull.
Image source, ReutersA group of pupils from Victoria Dock Primary School are going to wave to the Queen when she arrives and leaves Siemens Gamesa.
The visit will also see The Queen officially open the new Allam Medical building at the University of Hull.
Image source, University of HullThe centre is home to the Faculty of Health Sciences, which includes the Hull York Medical School, the School of Health & Social Work and the School of Life Sciences.
Students learn midwifery, nursing, medicine and operating department practice, in state of the art realistic hospital wards and theatres.
We will keep you up to date with the visit as it happens.
Owain Wyn Evans
BBC Look East weather
A cloudy start to the day and the chance of some rain, find out where, with the full forecast from me Owain Wyn Evans:
Owain Wyn Evans has the day's weather forecast.
Gill Sennett
BBC Local Live
Good morning,
Gill here with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire on Thursday 16 November.
Her Majesty the Queen is visiting Hull today and we will keep you up to date with her visit to the city:
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A competition as part of Hull's UK City of Culture celebrations saw thousands of images shared.
Read MoreDavid Fletcher was jailed after being convicted of two counts of indecent assault against a boy.
Read MoreA mile-long non-navigable stretch is being cleared to help improve wildlife diversity.
Read MoreGill Sennett
BBC Local Live
That's all from me for today. I'll be back tomorrow from 08:00, but all your breaking news will continue here overnight.
Before I go here are five things we didn't know this morning:
BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
More than 700 young people from Hull schools are performing in the Royal Albert Hall tonight.
They've called it the Hear Hull Mass Ensemble and this was their rehearsal earlier today:
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The 11 to 18 year olds are performing a specially composed work based on the poem "Here" by Philip Larkin which describes Hull and its people. It's part of a special youth proms.
Richard Madden
BBC Radio Humberside
A retired vicar from East Yorkshire, who was convicted in March of sexually abusing a boy has failed to have his case overturned.
Image source, PAReverend David Ernest Fletcher, of Pulham Lane in Wetwang, was originally jailed for three years at Bradford Crown Court. But last month that was reduced to one year, meaning he could be released immediately.
The 63-year-old sexually abused a boy at a smallholding near Bradford in the 1980s.
Today judges at the Court of Appeal rejected claims the convictions were unsafe and dismissed the appeal.
Chris Arundel
BBC Radio Humberside
Two people have been injured in a hit and run in Bridlington, external.
The incident happened at around 17:45 yesterday on Prospect Street near the war memorial.
Image source, GoogleA white Mitsubishi L200 drove past a group of people and struck two of them.
The pair suffered minor injuries. Police are appealing for information.
Some bright or sunny spells may form during the afternoon, but these are likely to remain limited.
Tim Iredale
Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
A letting agent in Grimsby has sent letters to its tenants on benefits warning them of eviction if they're relying on the government's new universal benefit to pay their rent.
GAP Property have issued the notices in anticipation of delays in welfare payments causing tenants to go into arrears.
Today in Parliament the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn raised the issue with the Prime Minister:
The Prime Minister Theresa May defended Universal Credit, which is currently being rolled out across northern Lincolnshire and said she wanted to see the letter.
BBC Humberside Sport
Scunthorpe United's Hakeeb Adelakun hopes his stunning strike against Northampton last night will be the first of many.
His 25-yard effort in the FA Cup 1st round replay was his first goal of the season.
But the 21-year-old admits he's been working hard to ensure he keeps a positive mindset and not let his confidence drop.
Image source, Allsports/Getty ImagesMeanwhile manager Graham Alexander told us last night he thinks Josh Morris is unlikely to play in the Iron's league match against Northampton this weekend due to injury.
