Tim Iredale
Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Transport bosses have been in Hull today to unveil a £70bn plan for improving roads and railways across the north of England today.

The 30-year plan includes creating a new rail network, called Northern Powerhouse Rail, which it's claimed would improve links between Hull, Leeds and Manchester:

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Not everyone was impressed with the plans, though, as former Hull MP and ex-Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott made a sudden exit from the launch event in Hull, branding it a "bloody fraud".

Transport for the North, which is made up of politicians and business leaders, said the developments, external could help create 850,000 jobs and boost the economy by £100bn.

As MPs prepare to debate issues with the non-emergency patient transport service in Hull and Lincolnshire, the company behind the service says it is improving.

There have been complaints that Thames Ambulance Service has failed to pick some patients up on time, meaning they have missed appointments, while others have been left stranded in hospital.

Brigg and Goole Conservative MP Andrew Percy is due to hold a debate on the issue in the Commons later.

In the meantime, Thames Ambulance Service has issued this statement:

Laura Foster
Journalist, BBC Look North

Police are still on the scene here in Southburn, near Driffield, this afternoon following the murder of a man in a suspected crossbow attack.

Shane Gilmer died after being found injured at his home on Friday night.

The suspected killer, Anthony Lawrence, was found dead in a camper van parked in a lay-by in the North York Moors on Sunday.

Tributes are being paid to Mr Gilmer and flowers have been left outside his home:

The former Hull Labour MP and ex-Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has walked out of a meeting in Hull today, labelling the body working to improve transport in the north as "a bloody fraud".

Transport for the North was setting out a £70bn plan to improve roads and railways across the north of England.

It said the developments, external could help create 850,000 jobs and boost the economy by £100bn.

Here's what Baron Prescott said outside the meeting:

A £10m University Technical College (UTC) in Hull has had more applications for its courses than the number of places it has available for the next academic year.

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The Ron Dearing UTC, which specialises in science, technology and engineering for students aged between 14 and 19 years old, opened in September.

The college says it has received 325 applications and has 230 places available.

A man from Scunthorpe has been charged after a lorry carrying 20 tonnes of paper overturned, forcing a partial closure of the M3.

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The vehicle also shed about 32 gallons (150 litres) of diesel on the southbound road near junction 12 at Eastleigh on Sunday night. A crash barrier was also damaged.

The man, 50, is in custody accused of driving without due care and attention and failing to provide a specimen and is due before Southampton magistrates.

The road reopened on Monday morning.

Pritti Mistry
BBC News Online, Yorkshire

Tributes have been paid to a man who was killed in a suspected crossbow attack at a house near Driffield in East Yorkshire.

Image source, Humberside Police

Shane Gilmer (pictured) died after being found injured at the house on Friday.

His pregnant girlfriend, Laura Sugden, was also injured, but is said to be in a stable condition.

Mr Gilmer has been described as "a great man" by Ms Sugden's cousin, Toby Miles.

He worked as a housing manager for East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

The authority said it was "flying flags at half-mast as a mark of respect for Shane" and it had arranged for a book of condolence to be opened for staff to pay tribute.

Suspect Anthony Lawrence, 55, was found dead in a camper van parked in a lay-by in the North York Moors on Sunday.

Police say the man died in hospital after he was attacked outside a Halifax Bank on Monday.

An attack in Grimsby which left a man dead is an "isolated incident", according to Humberside Police.

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The 47-year-old victim died in hospital today following an assault outside a bank on Old Market Place yesterday afternoon.

Det Insp Stewart Miller says: "At the current time we believe this was an isolated incident and there is no risk to the wider community.

"Our initial investigations have led us to believe this attack was not targeted at any specific section of the community and we will be increasing patrols in the area."

A man has been charged after a lorry carrying 20 tonnes of paper overturned, forcing a partial closure of the M3.

Image source, @SCAS_HART

The vehicle also shed about 32 gallons (150 litres) of diesel on the southbound road near junction 12 at Eastleigh on Sunday night. A crash barrier was also damaged.

The man, 50, is in custody accused of driving without due care and attention and failing to provide a specimen.

The man, from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, is due before Southampton magistrates.

A murder investigation has been launched in Grimsby following a fatal attack on a 47-year-old man.

Humberside Police say the man was found injured on the pavement outside a bank on Old Market Place yesterday afternoon.

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He was taken to Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital for treatment, where he died this morning.

Police say they are hunting for a man aged 20-45 with dark-rimmed glasses, wearing a beige or grey jacket with a peaked hood.

A murder investigation's been launched after the discovery of a man's body in the centre of Grimsby.

More details to follow...

Those navigating road and rail share tales of jack-knifed lorries, crammed trains and tired eyes.

David Harrison
Journalist, BBC Radio Humberside

There's been controversy at the launch event for the 30-year Public Transport Plan for the North, in Hull this morning.

John Prescott, the former Hull Labour MP and ex-time Deputy Prime Minister, has stormed out of the Transport for North meeting in Hull, labelling it "a bloody fraud with no powers".

The event, at Alexandra Dock, is one of a series of launch events being held today.

The organisation, which is made up of politicians and business leaders, says the 30-year plan is part of proposals to "drive economic growth by transforming travel across the north of England".

Vicky Johnson
Journalist, BBC Look North

Problems with a private ambulance service which provides non-emergency transport in Hull and across Lincolnshire are expected to be debated in Parliament today.

There have been complaints that some patients have missed appointments while others have been left stranded in hospital because they weren't picked up by the Thames Ambulance Group.

Brigg and Goole Conservative MP Andrew Percy is due to hold a debate on the issue in the Commons later.

Thames Ambulance Service says improvements have been made.

Shane Gilmer, who was killed in the attack, is described as a "great man".

The 50-year-old has been charged with driving without due care and attention and failing to provide a specimen.

A three-year-old girl is in a serious condition in hospital in Leeds after being hit by a van in Hull.

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A woman was pushing a pram across Holwell Road, near the North Point Shopping Centre in Bransholme yesterday morning at about 08:30, when a white van ran in to her, the pram and the little girl.

A one-year-old boy and the woman also suffered minor injuries.

The van driver was questioned, but wasn't arrested, say police.

Tim Iredale
Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

An ambitious 30-year public transport plan for the North is expected to be outlined in Hull later this morning.

Transport for North, a group made up of politicians and business leaders, will discuss seven transport "corridors of opportunity" for boosting the region's economy.

The announcement in Hull is one of six events happening simultaneously in cities across the North.

Full details are expected by lunchtime.

Police are warning about icy conditions on the roads in our region:

Officers say the road from New Ellerby to Sproatley in East Yorkshire is currently closed, because a car has skidded on ice and has gone off the road.

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