Phillip Norton
BBC News

If you are looking for a handyman, builder or someone to do a few jobs around the house, you might decide to go online to look for recommendations.

However, a BBC Inside Out investigation has found that some fraudulent tradespeople are able to advertise their services on two trusted trade websites, without any experience at all.

I decided to test this out by setting up a handyman profile on Rated People and MyBuilder, after creating a fake website and email address.

I was surprised at how easy it was to award myself a reliable-looking five star rating and positive feedback.

Rated People and MyBuilder have both told the BBC they encourage property owners to do their own homework and check reviews before hiring.

Wartime tunnels which have been closed for around 50 years have been discovered hidden beneath Spurn Point, in East Yorkshire.

Excavations at Spurn Point revealed soldiers' scribbles and drawings on the walls under the base that protected the ports of Hull and Grimsby.

Simon Davies, a military historian, said: "We could have a hundred years of graffiti here."

It is hoped guided tours of some of the tunnels on Spurn could be offered later this year.

A defaced mural in Hull by Bristol graffiti artist Banksy has been restored by a window cleaner after it was whitewashed on Sunday night.

Hundreds of fans have traveled to the city to see the work on a disused bridge.

It shows a child carrying a wooden sword with a pencil attached to the end and the words "draw the raised bridge".

A large protective cover has now been installed over the work by Hull City Council.

Tap here to read more about it.

A 28-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of an elderly man in Waltham, near Grimsby.

Image source, Google

Humberside Police say they were called to a property on Grimsby Road this morning, where the 85-year-old man died.

Officers say his death is being treated as suspicious.

Humberside Police are starting their latest recruitment drive next month.

Last year the Chief Constable said more than 300 new offices would be hired by the force.

During the last recruitment drive, more than 1,500 people applied for jobs.

Four universities in Yorkshire are among 61 institutions across the UK that will be hit with 14 days of escalating strike action by the University and College Union.

The University of Hull, the University of Leeds, the University of Sheffield and the University of York will all be affected by the action that begins on Thursday 22 February. UCU members at the University of Bradford are being balloted to see if they will also take action.

The strike dates are

• Week one – Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February (two days)
• Week two – Monday 26, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 February (three days)
• Week three – Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 March (four days)
• Week four – Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 March (five days)

Jason Fanthorpe restored the mural after it was covered with white paint on Sunday.

Gemma Dawson
BBC Look North

The latest news for East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire:

• Work to protect a Banksy mural on a bridge in Hull has begun
• Office staff are being asked to volunteer on wards at East Yorkshire hospitals
• East Yorkshire's Kyle Edmund has risen to 26 in the world tennis rankings

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

Any showers should clear this afternoon, to leave some bright and sunny spells.

Here's what the forecast is looking like for the rest of the day:

The Foreign Office says there is still no update on the case of Laura Plummer, despite reports in several newspapers that she was about to be released from jail in Egypt.

Image source, Plummer family

The 33-year-old from Hull is serving a three-year sentence for taking banned painkillers into the country.

It was reported last week that she'd been pardoned by the Egyptian president, however there has been no confirmation from either the Egyptian or UK authorities.

Laura's family visited her in prison and say she is being well looked after.

A full-scale replica of the plane Amy Johnson used in her solo flight to Australia is staying in Hull.

There had been plans to move the copy of the Gipsy Moth from its original home at Hull Paragon Interchange, to the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington,North Yorkshire.

After a campaign to keep it in the city, the model will now be moved to St Stephen's Shopping Centre.

People travelling from Hull to Manchester by train will face slower journeys from May.

Five smaller stations have been transferred from the Northern franchise to the Transpennine franchise, meaning the trains will have to stop at extra stations on the route to Manchester.

The move has been criticised by the Hull North MP Diana Johnson, who says the city deserves a better deal.

Anne-Marie Tasker
BBC Look North

I'm at the Scott Street Bridge in Hull, where work has started to protect a mural, believed to be by the artist Banksy.

A plastic covering is being put over the mural as a temporary measure.

It comes after the artwork was defaced over the weekend.

Routine operations are also cancelled to help ease winter pressures.

Vicky Johnson
BBC Look North

Some operations and appointments at two East Yorkshire hospitals are being cancelled from today, as the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust says it is dealing with "unprecedented pressure."

It says more than 8,000 staff are being mobilised to support frontline services at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital.

The Trust says there have been record numbers of emergency admissions of patients with serious and life-threatening illnesses over the past few weeks.

Patients are being contacted if their operation or appointment has been cancelled.

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East Yorkshire tennis player Kyle Edmund is now 26th in the world rankings, after reaching the semi-final of the Australian Open.

Image source, AFP

He exceeded expectations by reaching a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in his career.

This morning Edmund has reached the top 30 in the world rankings.

Soldiers' graffiti from 100 years ago is discovered during excavations of Humber fortifications.

A mural in Hull, believed to be by the artist Banksy, will get a temporary protective cover.

Hull City Council has made the announcement this morning after the artwork was defaced with white paint over the weekend.

A BBC journalist was able to advertise as a handyman on trusted trade sites despite no experience.