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Live updates on Friday 19 January 2018
Louise Wheeler
BBC Local Live
Good morning and welcome to Local Live for Wednesday 17 January.
My name’s Louise and I’ll be bringing you the latest news, sport and travel from across the area throughout the day.
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Suzy Lawson
BBC Local Live
That's it from me today, but any breaking news will continue to be posted right here overnight.
We'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
Before I go, here are five things we learned today:
Bye for now.
It's very chilly out there this evening, and the strong westerly winds will make it feel even colder.
There have been some spots of sleet and snow and there are likely to be more showers overnight:
It looks like there has been a light covering of snow in parts of East Yorkshire this evening.
There are more snow and sleet showers forecast overnight.
These photos were sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Marvozzy in Goole:
Image source, Marvozzy
Image source, Marvozzy
Tim Iredale
Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
The chair of the group behind £70bn plans to improve transport links in the North says it's the first time organisations are working with "one voice" to bring investment to the region.
A 30-year strategy to improve road and rail links between cities in the north of England has been unveiled in Hull today.
The plan was met with criticism in Hull from the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who claimed the organisation behind the plans, Transport for the North (TfN), doesn't have the powers necessary to bring about the improvements.
But TfN's chairman, John Cridland, said: "For the first time, civic and business leaders and transport operators are speaking with one voice on transport to make sure the North fulfils its potential."
A man from Scunthorpe has been charged after a lorry carrying 20 tonnes of paper overturned, forcing a partial closure of the M3 in Hampshire.
Image source, @SCAS_HARTThe 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.
More than 160 Syrian refugees have been given sanctuary in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire over the past two-and-a-half years, it's emerged.
East Yorkshire has taken the highest number, with 72 people coming to live in the area.
Mohamad Abdeil Wahab (pictured) and his family have settled in Scunthorpe after fleeing Syria and travelling to Turkey.
He says he "lost everything in Syria, but here I found everything":
Quote MessageI found a new home. I found safety for my family."
Mohamad Abdeil Wahab, Syrian refugee
Gill Sennett
BBC Radio Humberside News
The top stories from East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire so far this afternoon include:
Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside - even on a grey January day like this.
We've been getting some great coastal pics from our BBC Weather Watchers today.
Thanks to Bridkid for this photo from Bridlington:
Image source, BridkidRarelesserspotted sent us this photo of the high tide in Hornsea:
Image source, RarelesserspottedAnd is that a glimpse of blue sky we spy in Barton-upon-Humber?
Image source, DimpleTim 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:
Image source, Transport for the NorthNot 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:
Jennifer Bartram
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
It's going to be a cold afternoon with the strong westerly wind giving a significant wind chill.
There's the chance of some sleet or snow showers in places too:
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.
Image source, GoogleThe 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.
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 PoliceShane 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.
An attack in Grimsby which left a man dead is an "isolated incident", according to Humberside Police.
Image source, PAThe 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."
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 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.
Image source, GoogleHe 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...
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".
