Summary

  • Two charged with Christmas day cash snatch

  • More ambulances called in Lincolnshire this winter

  • Grimsby 'one of the worst areas for domestic violence'

  • Plea from Hull's A&E 'only real emergency cases'

  • Red Arrows plan nationwide tour

  • Live updates on Friday 29 December 2017

  1. Memorial for defrauded 102-year-old womanpublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Edith Negus's carer stole £290,000 from her and now a service is held three years after her death.

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  2. Scunthorpe sign McGeehan on loanpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    League One side Scunthorpe United sign Barnsley midfielder Cameron McGeehan on loan until the end of the season.

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  3. Yorkshire and Humber hospitals 'at bursting point'published at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    NHS Trusts across Yorkshire and the Humber region "are at bursting point", according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

    HospitalImage source, Science Photo Library

    Tens of thousands of non-urgent NHS operations and procedures across England may now be deferred until 31 January due to winter pressures, a move which prompted Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to apologise to patients.

    Non-urgent treatments had already been cancelled until mid-January, but NHS England said on Tuesday that would now be extended to the end of the month.

    In a statement, the RCN says: "Over 90% of beds [are] being used by many hospitals - well above the 85% safe limit recommended by experts.

    "Nursing staff are struggling to hold the NHS together and the situation continues to get worse with increasing demand from an ageing population and a severe nursing recruitment and retention problem."

  4. Burst water main leaves 190 homes without waterpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Local Live

    Around 190 properties in North Ferriby are without water this afternoon.

    Yorkshire Water say they have had to turn it off because a burst water main was causing flooding in the area.

    The company has apologised and say repair work is underway.

  5. Family's chance to say goodbye to Edithpublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    The family of a 102-year-old woman from Bridlington say they have finally been able to give her the send-off she deserves - nearly four years after her death.

    Edith NegusImage source, Negus family

    Edith Negus was conned out of nearly £300,000 by her carer, Julie Sayles, who was later jailed.

    Before being caught in her thefts from Mrs Negus, Sayles had held a funeral for her - against her family's wishes.

    Edith's great niece Ann Ruthven told the BBC that the original funeral wasn't what Edith wanted and they wanted to be able to remember her for the person she was rather than for what happened to her with Sayles.

    Edith Negus as a young womanImage source, Negus family

    At today's memorial service she described Edith as a lovely, warm and kind lady who loved people coming to visit.

    Edith on holiday with mountains in the background.Image source, Negus family

    Today the family say they were able to say a proper goodbye to Edith and to remember her as she was.

  6. Sporting memories bring people together in Cleethorpespublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Lara King
    Journalist, BBC Look North

    Sport is being used in Cleethorpes to help people with dementia, depression or who are suffering from loneliness.

    Man with footballImage source, The Sporting Memories Foundation

    A new group has been set up by the Sporting Memories Foundation to help people talk about their memories of some of the big sporting moments in history and what part sport has played in their lives.

    Money for the project has been donated by St Hugh's Hospital in Grimsby.

    The group will meet every Tuesday at Grimsby Town Football Club from 16 January.

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    By sharing memories of sporting moments and tapping into their passion for sport, we'll help people to connect with one another and get involved in gentle but competitive exercise too."

    Kristine Green, Sporting Memories group leader

  7. Wind island plan could bring jobs boostpublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Dogger Bank has been chosen as an ideal site due to its high wind readings and shallow water.

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  8. Watch: Council criticised over water under floorboardspublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    David Harrison
    BBC Radio Humberside

    A woman in Hull is calling on the city council to do more to deal with the persistent damp issues she's experiencing in her rented house.

    Emma Parker says she reported the issues to the local authority back in April last year, but now has a shin-deep pool of water underneath the floor which she says is making her family ill.

    Emma showed me how bad the water problem is by dropping a stone through the floorboards:

    A leak in the mains water feed to Emma's house, and others nearby, has been found, according to Hull City Council.

    The authority says it hopes to meet with Emma on Friday to discuss what happens next.

  9. Hornsea flood warning for evening high tidepublished at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Chris Arundel
    BBC Radio Humberside

    A flood warning remains in place for Hornsea, external today ahead of this evening's high tide.

    Map of area.Image source, Environment Agency

    That means flooding is expected and immediate action is required.

    High tides and unsettled weather conditions could lead to wave overtopping between 18:00 and 18:45.

    A year ago, high tides and strong winds led to flooding in the town.

    Lower level alerts also remain in place along the coast from Bridlington to Goole.

  10. Woman throws barrel of water over burglar in Beverleypublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    A woman threw a barrel of water over a burglar during a confrontation at her house in Beverley on Wednesday evening.

    Curlew Close, BeverleyImage source, Google

    The man fled after being discovered by the woman who had returned to her home in Curlew Close at about 18:00 yesterday.

    The burglar, who ran away in the direction of Sheldrake Way and Copendale Road, is described as about 6ft tall, of slim build and wearing jeans and a grey hoodie.

    Anyone who saw a man acting suspiciously or running away from the back of Curlew Close is being asked to contact police.

  11. McDonald appointed Scunthorpe assistantpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    League One side Scunthorpe appoint Limerick boss Neil McDonald as assistant manager to Graham Alexander.

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  12. Neil McDonald takes on Scunthorpe rolepublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    BBC Humberside Sport

    Scunthorpe United have appointed Neil McDonald as their new assistant manager, external.

    Neil McDonald.Image source, Scunthorpe United

    He's come over from Irish club Limerick and had previously worked with Graham Alexander at Preston North End, where he coached the youth team.

    McDonald played professional football for 15 years at Newcastle United, Everton, Oldham Althletic, Bolton Wanderers and Preston before moving into coaching.

  13. Virgin broadband issues resolvedpublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    For anyone who's been experiencing problems with their Virgin broadband services, Virgin Media says the problem in Grimsby and Lincoln has now been fixed.

    The firm has apologised for any inconvenience caused.

    Map of areas with outage.Image source, Virgin Media
  14. Squatters take over city centre buildingpublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    David Harrison
    BBC Radio Humberside News

    The owners of a building in Hull city centre which has been taken over by squatters have told us they will try and help the people staying there.

    the building on Baker Street.

    MRC Estate and Lettings Agency had planned to convert the property on Baker Street into new offices.

    But on Boxing Day a group called Activists for Love moved into the offices.

    Chairs and tables inside the derelict building.

    The activists say they are offering shelter to those in need and say their aim is to highlight the housing crisis and homelessness issue in the city.

    Food on shelves inside the derelict building.

    Michelle Clark, from MRC, says they will offer housing to those inside, but will also take legal action to evict the people if they don't leave willingly.

  15. Memorial service for pensioner conned out of thousandspublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Local Live

    The family of a 102-year-old woman from Bridlington who was conned out of her savings by her carer are holding a memorial service for her today, nearly four years after her death.

    Edith Negus

    Edith Negus was conned out of nearly £300,000 by Julie Sayles who was later jailed.

    The trial was told that Sayles had "coveted" the wealth Mrs Negus had saved through hard work and persuaded Mrs Negus to change her will to benefit her.

    She even arranged her funeral which the family said left them unable to grieve properly.

  16. Watch: Weather forecastpublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Owain Wyn Evans
    BBC Look East weather

    We will see some heavy rain today and it will remain windy.

    Here's my full forecast:

  17. Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2018

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Local Live

    Good morning, Gill here with all the day's latest updates on your news, sport, travel and weather across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire on Thursday 4 January.

    If you want to get in touch with your stories or photos, you can get in touch by email, or message us on Facebook, external or Twitter, external.

  18. East Yorkshire charity wants more action to tackle phone scamspublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2018

    Jill Archbold
    BBC Look North

    An East Yorkshire charity wants more to be done to find the people who carry out phone scams.

    phone scams

    Pam Davies at Age UK Hull says they are destroying people's lives.

    In East Yorkshire new technology is being rolled out to prevent nuisance phone calls getting through to vulnerable people.

    The government says it is determined to deal with nuisance phone callers and has made it easier to prosecute those involved in making the calls.

  19. Former town clerk stole more than £23,000 from councilpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2018

    A former town clerk at Crowle and Ealand Town Council in North Lincolnshire has been found guilty of theft totaling £23,428

    Crowe and Eland Town CouncilImage source, Google

    Katy Fowler, 44, stole the money from the town council between 1 January 2013 and 30 March 2017.

    She'll be sentenced at Grimsby Crown Court on Friday.

  20. New homes and medical centre given the go-aheadpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2018

    David Harrison
    BBC Radio Humberside

    Plans to build 166 new homes and a new medical centre in Hull have been given the go-ahead by councillors this afternoon.

    site off Calvert Lane

    More than 1,000 people signed a petition against the plans to build on land off Calvert Lane in Hull because of fears over increased traffic congestion.

    There were also fears that the extras houses could pose a flood risk to existing homes.

    The company involved, City Care, says it has worked with the planning authority to show how the problems can be resolved.