Summary

  • No end-of-year party for Hull 2017

  • Charges dropped in missing woman case

  • Man jailed for 16 years for child sex offences

  • Bakery invests in new factory

  • Warden consultation to end

  • Going plastic-free to protect the environment

  • Updates on Friday 15 December 2017

  1. How hot is it where you are?published at 10:24 British Summer Time 16 June 2022

    Compare the temperature in your area to other locations in the UK and around the world.

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  2. Cardiff City 1-0 Hull Citypublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Sol Bamba's header helps Cardiff City keep the pressure on Championship leaders Wolves while Hull hover above the drop zone.

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  3. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Louise Wheeler
    BBC Local Live

    That's it from us for today. We'll be back on Monday morning with more news, sport, weather and travel.

    Meanwhile here are five things we have learned today:

  4. In pictures: Behind the scenes of a new multi-million pound hotelpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Katy Austin
    BBC Look North, Business Correspondent

    A Look behind the scenes of the new £25m Double Tree hotel in Hull.

    It's a four star hotel in the city centre.

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    Hotel
  5. Bakery investment of £40mpublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Hull baker Jackson's is investing 40-million pounds in a second bakery.

    Bread

    It's being built in Corby in Northamptonshire. Currently two million loaves are made in Hull every week.

    The new bakery is being designed specifically to make bread for sandwich manufacturers.

  6. Your views: Plastic straws and the environmentpublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    BBC Look North
    East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    Are plastic drinking straws really needed in pubs and bars?

    They take centuries to break down and decompose, and some places in Hull say they'll now stop using them.

    You've been getting in touch with us on our Facebook page, external:

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    I've noticed they are no longer kept on the bar so people can help themselves. Trouble is, when you buy a mixer, you need something to stir it with. I'd be happy if they supplied a metal rod or something or stirred it for me but if it comes with all the alcohol on the bottom and all the lemonade on the top, I begrudgingly ask for a straw to stir it with."

    Jill

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    The world is going mad! If you ban these it will be the last straw."

    Keith

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    I have to use a straw if they put ice in the drink owing to sensitive teeth."

    Bev

    Plastic bottlesImage source, Getty Images
  7. Unsung hero award announced this weekendpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    BBC Sport

    A North Lincolnshire man who won the BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire unsung hero award will find out if he's won the national award this weekend.

    Stuart Usher from Messingham has been recognised for his work running a martial arts class for children.

    Liz Brown explains why she nominated him for the award.

    You can see who wins the national unsung hero award on Sunday on BBC One from 17:00.

    Stuart Usher
  8. Watch: The weather this weekendpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Abbie Dewhurst
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    Brisk northerly winds will bring showers and sunny spells, these showers wintry, especially over hills, but showers becoming confined to coastal areas later.

    Feeling chilly, but temperatures will be slightly higher near the coast with stronger winds.

  9. Watch: Going plastic-free to protect to the environmentpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Paul Murphy
    BBC Look North

    Some pubs in Hull have agreed to stop giving out plastic straws - following concerns about the impact on the environment.

    Billions of straws are thrown away in the UK every year, but take decades to break down.

    There are now calls to make Hull one of the UK's leading plastics-free cities.

  10. Your headlines this afternoonpublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Natalie Glanvill
    Reporter BBC Radio Humberside

  11. Concerns children lack vital skillspublished at 14:29 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Tim Iredale
    Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    A Government Minister and Yorkshire MP says many children from poorer families aren't learning vital skills, like being able to use a knife and fork.

    In an interview for this weekend's Sunday Politics in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, the Children's Minister and Scarborough MP Robert Goodwill says many youngsters aren't being taught basic social skills.

    ClassroomImage source, PA

    His comments come as the Education Secretary Justine Greening announces £23m to support bright children from poorer backgrounds in England whose talent might otherwise be "wasted".

    It is part of a new Department for Education social mobility strategy.

  12. Farmers warn new administration fees will affect businesspublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Paul Murphy
    BBC Look North

    Livestock farmers in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire say huge increases in administration charges imposed by the Environment Agency could threaten their livelihood.

    Pigs at farm

    The amount they will have to pay for a permit to set up some pig and poultry farms is set to double to more than £7,000.

    The National Farmers' Union (NFU) say the proposals could see costs spiral and prevent the industry from expanding and are urging a re-think.

  13. Putting shipping containers to good usepublished at 13:36 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Natalie Glanvill
    Reporter BBC Radio Humberside

    A community farm in Hull city centre will soon have a shop and cafe made out of shipping containers.

    The Rooted in Hull project, next to the former Rank Hovis mill, teaches people about growing fruit & vegetables in an urban environment.

    You'll soon be able to buy the produce and there are plans to hold exhibitions and classes there too.

    Project
  14. UK must tackle loneliness - Jo Cox Commission reportpublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    East Riding of Yorkshire Council is tackling loneliness and isolation as a priority.

    The issue was discussed at a meeting last night.

    It comes as the Jo Cox Loneliness Commission , externalhas found a new national strategy is needed to address the problem - the MP had started work on the issue before she was murdered last year.

    Loneliness posterImage source, Jo Cox Foundation
  15. Watch: What's on in the City of Culturepublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    For the last time in 2017, Kofi Smiles has his weekly guide to what's on in Hull.

    And this time it's a Christmas special!

  16. Your views: Hull 2017 highlightspublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Hull 2017: UK City of Culture

    Hull's year in the spotlight is almost over. What's been your favourite part? You've been getting in touch with us, external.

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    7 Alleys, flood, Longhill burn, pride, Duckie's Tea Party, Macnas Parade. Amazing. Loved them all. I think my favourite still has to be Made in Hull. I wish they could run that again. That was amazing.

    Jill

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    Have always been proud to be Hull born and bred! This has been an amazing year for this wonderful city! I've seen so many wonderful things it's really impossible to chose one event!

    Lynn

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    Made in Hull.....amazing...

    Roberta

    Spencer TunickImage source, Ferens Art Gallery/Spencer Tunick
  17. Charges dropped in missing woman casepublished at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    A man due to stand trial in connection to a missing woman from Hull has had the charges against him dropped.

    Renata AntczakImage source, Humberside Police

    Renata Antczak, 49, was last seen near her home in the city after dropping her daughter off at school on 25 April.

    Robert Lipinski, 45, was accused of two counts of conspiracy to administer a noxious substance, but the prosecution offered no evidence against him.

    At Hull Crown Court on Thursday, Mr Lipinski, of Emerald Grove, was told he was free to leave.

    Ms Antczak's dentist husband Majid Mustafa, 47, still faces two counts of the same charge.

    A further hearing involving Mr Mustafa is due to take place at the same court on 8 January.

  18. Warden consultation to endpublished at 11:12 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    A consultation on plans to reduce the number of wardens in sheltered accommodation ends today.

    Critics say reducing the number of wardens will put lives at risk and residents have held protests against the plans.

    The East Riding of Yorkshire Council says any changes will provide a more tailored service for people's individual needs

    Older person drinking hot drinkImage source, Getty Images
  19. In Pictures: Colourful skiespublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Colourful skies over East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire. Pictures taken by our BBC Weather Watchers.

    KeelbyImage source, Susiesunshine
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    Keelby

    HessleImage source, Rarelesserspotted
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    Hessle

    LevenImage source, PipB
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  20. Hull 2017: No end-of-year partypublished at 10:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Hull 2017: UK City of Culture

    The man in charge of Hull's City of Culture says there won't be a big end-of-year party because it's not the end.

    Martin Green says a closing event would have cost hundreds of thousand of pounds and that money can be better spent on legacy programmes.

    He's encouraging people to celebrate with friends and family in the city's pubs, clubs and restaurants.

    Hull 2017Image source, PA