A 77-year-old woman has had jewellery and her handbag stolen in a distraction burglary in East Yorkshire, it has emerged.

She was distracted by two men who were searching through a skip, but it's believed that while she was telling them to go away, a third man got in to her home.

Image source, Humberside Police

One of the men is described as in his 20s, thin and clean shaven, with dark scruffy hair.

Humberside Police have provided an e-Fit (above) for the other man she spoke to.

It happened in Cottingham, East Yorkshire on 1 December at around 2:30 GMT.

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Natalie Glanvill
Reporter BBC Radio Humberside

The Foreign Office is working to get a Hull woman moved from the Egyptian prison where she has been jailed for smuggling painkillers.

Image source, Plummer Family

Laura Plummer (pictured) was sentenced on Boxing Day to three years for possession of illegal painkillers.

She was found to be carrying almost 300 Tramadol tablets in her suitcase, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in the UK but banned in Egypt.

She's been taken to what is claimed to be one of Egypt's worst prisons.

BBC Weather Watchers

Our weather watchers have been out in force across the region, capturing these fantastic photos of the icy conditions.

Dimple snapped this one, calling it "Nature's art! A beautiful icy puddle this morning at Barton upon Humber."

A second one from The Jolly Jogger, captures the sun rising over a frozen puddle in Keelby.

Your photos could be featured here and on TV if you become a weather watcher.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Hospital trusts in the region are making more money from charging patients, staff and visitors for parking.

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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust made £2.28m, an increase of £66,000 on the previous year.

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust made £1,575,998.

That's almost £22,000 more than in 2015.

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust also charges for disabled parking.

Half of trusts in England charge for disabled parking.

More than £1bn has been invested in the the city since it was awarded the title, the council said.

Detectives do not yet know how the fire started and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

Two youths on bikes snatched money from the hands of an 89-year-old man who had just used a cash machine outside a supermarket in Hull.

Image source, Humberside Police

The youths are described as being white men in their late teens.

The incident happened on Christmas Day at 09:30 GMT at Sainsbury's on Greenwood Avenue in the city.Police are appealing for witnesses., external

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The Hull actor who set up a theatre company to stage Shakespeare in a Yorkshire accent says he's disappointed the company's failed to get funding for future work.

Barry Rutter, who created Northern Broadsides 25 years ago, says the news has been a huge blow.

He'll step down from the company at the end of March.

A man who suffered serious burns in Hull has died.

Emergency services were called to Thanet Road around 20:00 GMT last night.

No one else was injured but the man died at the scene after suffering serious burns.

Police are now investigating the circumstances of the death.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

There's been a yellow warning for snow for parts of the region.

Here's the full forecast:

Victoria Holland
BBC Look North

There's growing concern that someone could be seriously hurt or killed in Hull's derelict Lord Line building.

Image source, Geograph / Chris Morgan

The council and police say Manor Property Group, which owns the former trawler company offices, hasn't put in sufficient measures to keep trespassers out.

An application to demolish the building was rejected recently.

Manor Properties didn't respond when contacted by the BBC.

Chris Arundel
BBC Radio Humberside

Drivers of four wheeled vehicles are being branded as hooligans for driving over ancient grass covered tracks in East Yorkshire.

Image source, Google

Garton Parish Council says they're causing damage to paths designed for walkers and horses.

Villagers are calling for green lanes to be gated off.

Councillor Steve Possell from Garton on the Wolds (pictured) says it's "vandalism".

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live

Good morning, it's Harry here guiding you through any breaking news, sports and weather updates throughout the day.

I'll be keeping you up-to-date with what's happening in your area throughout the day.

If you want to get in touch, why not send me an email.

Laura Plummer is transferred to a notorious jail in Egypt, her family has said.

Louise Wheeler
BBC Local Live

That's all from me today but updates will continue through the evening and in to tonight.

We'll be back tomorrow morning from 08:00.

In the meantime here are five things we've learned today:

• Hull woman jailed in Egypt for drug smuggling
• Lord Line owners could be taken to court
• Older people should be an 'urgent priority'
• £50m plan to ease road congestion
• Disabled OAP robbed by teenagers on Christmas Day

The lawyer of a Hull woman jailed in Egypt after taking almost 300 painkillers into the country says she will appeal against her sentence.

Laura Plummer has been transferred to Qena prison in Upper Egypt.

Her lawyer, Mohamed Othman, says he will also appeal the prison move and request that she is imprisoned close to Cairo.

Ms Plummer was sentenced to three years in prison.

She insists they were for her boyfriend (pictured below) who has a bad back and was genuine error.

Hull 2017: UK City of Culture

The Arts Council England has described Hull's year as UK City of Culture as an "unmitigated rip-roaring, awe-inspiring, life-enhancing success."

The UK's second-ever City of Culture tenure has been widely praised, especially for how it has included so many local people.

It is estimated to have provided an economic boost for Hull set to exceed the bid's forecast of £60m.

Image source, Thomas Arran

The year-long programme began with Made in Hull - which bathed many of the city's best known buildings in light installations - and drew more than 342,000 people over seven days.

And the year culminated with the UK's best-known arts award - the Turner Prize - being awarded in the city, with the prize exhibition hosted in Hull's fully refurbished Ferens Art Gallery.

Hopes have been raised that the government will step in to help a Hull woman who's been jailed in Egypt.

Laura Plummer was sentenced to three years yesterday after taking almost 300 illegal painkillers into the country.

She insists they were for her boyfriend who has a bad back and it was a genuine error.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

A largely dry afternoon with some sunny spells - plus take a look forward to this evening and tonight.

A £50m pound plan to ease congestion on East Yorkshire's busiest road has been submitted to the government.

More than 30,000 vehicles use the A164 near Beverley every day and there's often severe congestion where it meets another busy road - the A1079.

The council has put forward a solution following a public consultation and asked the Department for Transport for funding.