Updates on Friday 12 January 2018
A man who was charged with murder after a woman's body was discovered at a house in Scunthorpe has been remanded in custody.
Image source, Humberside PoliceTamara Sinakova, 61, was discovered at a property on Tamar Walk on Friday evening.
Rojs Avaliani, 36, will appear at Hull Crown Court on Wednesday.
Hull City head coach Nigel Adkins admits he is looking to add more defenders during the January transfer window.
Image source, Allsport/Getty ImagesThree young loanees from Chelsea and academy player Max Clark started in defence in their FA Cup win against Blackburn Rovers.
Despite some players returning from injury to boost other areas of the squad, Adkins admits they need more numbers in defence.
A flood warning is in place in Bridlington this evening.
That means flooding is expected and immediate action is required.
Image source, Environment AgencyWave over-topping is expected because of strong winds in the Harbour Road and North Pier between 20:30 and midnight tonight.
Beverley's Kyle Edmund has pulled out of the Auckland Open because of an ankle strain, a week before the start of the Australian Open.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe British number two had been due to play Chung Hyeon of South Korea on Tuesday.
Edmund hurt his right ankle during the deciding set of his quarter-final defeat by Grigor Dimitrov at last week's Brisbane International.
The 22-year-old will continue to have the injury assessed before the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.
Siemens Gamesa say installing a wind turbine blade in the centre of Hull fulfilled its vision of becoming an active member of the city's business community.
It's been a year since one of their wind turbine blades appeared in Hull's Queen Victoria Square, where it stayed until March as part of the City of Culture year.
The 75m wind turbine blade was the first installation of the City of Culture's Look Up series. It made headlines around the world.
Now it's hoped the blade will get a permanent home at the company's factory on Hedon Road.
It will cost £10.5k to fix the clock on Grimsby Minster.
The clock has be broken for about a year and a half.
Image source, GoogleThe Rev Canon Andrew Dodd is hoping it can be repaired.
Quote MessageWe are working with North East Lincolnshire Council and there are plans to develop St James's Square. We would like to include the repairs to the clock and other parts of the minster as part of that bigger project."
Rev Canon Andrew Dodd
Grimsby Town have completed the signing of Derby County striker Charles Vernam on loan until the end of the season.
The 21- year-old is a former Scunthorpe United trainee and played under Mariners manager Russell Slade on loan at Coventry.
Image source, Getty ImagesVernam is set to be available for this weekend's game against Newport County.
Meanwhile one player who might not be returning to Grimsby Town is midfielder Jamey Osbourne.
He's currently into a second month on loan at Solihull Moors, and Russell Slade admits the situation is currently unclear.
A special "northern forest" is being created along the M62, external between Liverpool and Hull.
It'll take 25 years to plant all 50m trees and will mean more people can go walking in the woods as well as protecting wildlife such as the red squirrel.
Image source, Woodland TrustThe Woodland Trust say planting more trees will improve air quality, reduce flood risks and help wildlife to thrive.
The government has promised £5.7m funding for the project.
Quote MessageThe Northern Forest will complement the planned £75bn of hard infrastructure investment across the M62 corridor. We have shown that we can lock up over 7 million tonnes of carbon as well as potentially reduce flood risk for 190,000 homes.
Paul Nolan, Woodland Trust
Police in Hull are trying to trace this woman, external:
Image source, Humberside PoliceShe was taken ill in Waitrose in Willerby on Friday 29 December at about 13:30 and treated at Hull Royal Infirmary.
But she later discharged herself from hospital without finishing her treatment and now police are trying to trace her to make sure she is safe and well.
The woman is described as being in her 40s, around 5' 3" with long blonde hair in a ponytail.
If you can help, you are being asked to call the 101 number.
Yorkshire Water say work to fix one of Yorkshire's most prone to burst pipes will start this week.
The water main on Burnby Lane in Pocklington has burst 27 times in the last five years, leaving people living nearby without water.
The work will begin on Wednesday and take around four weeks.
Image source, GoogleBurnby Lane will be closed to through traffic and a diversion will be in place along Wold Road.
There will also be traffic lights in place at the junction of Percy Road, New Street and Burnby Lane for two weeks.
Police want help in identifying this man after a car was broken into and bank cards stolen, external.
Image source, Humbeside PoliceIt happened at the Willerby Business Park on 8 November between 06:15 and 07:15.
The cards were used to make contactless payments in Hull.
Officers are asking anyone with any information to contact them on the 101 number.
Here's a look at the top stories across the region this morning:
The front of the old BHS building in Hull has been blocked off as part of work to improve the area.
At the end of last year a homeless charity criticised the public for giving money, food and clothing to the rough sleepers who were camping under the canopy in Hull city centre.
Hull Homeless and Rootless Project (HARP) claimed "people choosing to live like this are making small fortunes from passers-by".
HARP also called on the council to issue prohibition orders to clear groups of homeless people off the street.
Last week the leader of Hull City Council, Stephen Brady told the BBC that transforming Albion Square was the top of his priority list for this year.
Image source, Hull City CouncilThe multi-million pound plans involve creating a new ice arena, shops and housing.
A major road linking Hessle and Anlaby will be closed to traffic from today until March.
Image source, East riding CouncilIt's part of £22m flood prevention work which will protect thousands of homes.
Part of Beverley Road in Anlaby will be closed from the junction of Lowfield Road towards Darley's Roundabout - where the houses begin.
A diversion will be in place via Boothferry Road.
Another rail strike has started across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
Image source, Northern RailAround half of Northern trains in the area have been cancelled today because of strike action.
Members of the RMT union are walking out in a long running row over driver-only trains.
There'll be more disruption with further strike action on Wednesday and Friday.
Find out what the weather looks like for today after a cold and frosty start:
More than 500,000 people visited Ferens Art Gallery in Hull last year.
That's an increase of 309% compared with 2014.
The venue opened nearly a year ago following a £5.2m refurbishment.
It's hosted a number of exhibitions including the Turner Prize and figures show it was the second most visited Turner Prize outside of London.
Good morning, Gill here with all the latest updates on your news, sport, travel and weather on Monday 8 January 2018.
It's a cold start to the day today, a bit like yesterday, as this picture from our Weather Watcher of Goole shows:
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