Summary

  • Humberside Police under investigation after murder

  • Big rise in number of Yorkshire and Humber secondary schools in deficit

  • Hull man helps set frozen lake crossing record

  • Campaigners confident over Withernsea plans

  1. Scunthorpe United 1-2 Shrewsbury Townpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Jon Nolan and Stefan Payne score the goals as Shrewsbury come from behind to win at Scunthorpe in League One.

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  2. Birmingham City 3-0 Hull Citypublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Struggling Birmingham City register their first win under Garry Monk with a comfortable victory over Hull City.

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  3. Lincoln City 3-1 Grimsby Townpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Lincoln score three goals in the space of eight minutes as they defeat struggling Grimsby in League Two.

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  4. Salford 24-8 Hull FCpublished at 22:47 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Salford Red Devils score four tries to earn only their second Super League win of the season at home to Hull FC.

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  5. Your top stories across the daypublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Here are today's top stories for East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire:

  6. Students protest over cuts to Hull College teaching hourspublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Degree students from Hull College have held a protest for the second time in four days over cuts to their teaching hours.

    In a statement Hull College said "We fully understand that some students may be unhappy....but we do have a plan."

    Adding that "If we don't make these changes, the future of our Higher Education programmes would be at risk.

    We are confident this new model will provide the learning experience needed to help students gain their degree."

  7. Hull FC fans warned of bad weather on motorwayspublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Highways England are urging drivers travelling from Hull to avoid some Yorkshire motorways and be prepared for the snowy conditions if they're travelling this weekend.

    M62

    There is a Met Office amber warning of snow and ice for most of West and South Yorkshire and other parts of North.

    Highways England have issued their own Amber Warning telling drivers to avoid trans-Pennine roads, including the M62 (J21 to J25), the A628 and A66, as well as the M1 between J35 and J47, the M606 and the M621.

    They say that up to 10cm of snow is expected on higher ground and the warning comes into force from 19:00 tonight until 05:00 on Saturday morning.

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    Drivers should plan their journeys, monitor weather reports and pack a snow kit of blankets, food, water and a shovel if they really need to travel.”

    Richard Leonard, Highways England

  8. Death of missing teenager investigatedpublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    The teenager was found dead in a ditch, 20 miles from home, after his family carried out their own search.

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  9. Weather Watchers: Bit of an overcast daypublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Thank you as always to our Weather Watchers for sending in their pictures today.

    Looks like it's been a bit of a murky day at Sewerby:

    Looking out to sea from SewerbyImage source, Tony the Tiger / Weather Watchers

    And it certainly wasn't weather for going to Cleethorpes beach:

    CleethorpesImage source, Ar / Weather Watchers

    At least this bird has been undeterred in Beverley:

    Goose in BeverleyImage source, nick hedges / Weather Watchers
  10. Sport: Hull FC looking for consistent form at Salfordpublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Hull FC head to Salford tonight in the Super League hoping to find some consistent form from the off.

    Coach Lee Radford

    The Black & Whites haven't scored a try in the opening quarter of any game this season.

    They'll be without a host of key players because of injury and that's certainly contributed to matters according to coach Lee Radford (pictured).

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    If you have a look at last year we had our top 17 on the field pretty frequently early on in the rounds, we certainly did the year before. We haven't quite had that this year so finding some consistency is important"

    Lee Radford, Coach

  11. Arts Council to invest almost £12m in Hullpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    The Arts Council England is going to invest almost £12m in Hull over the next four years.

    Standing room only at Hull's new amphitheatre, built in an old dock.

    Chief Executive of Arts Council England, Darren Henley, told BBC Radio Humberside that they're investing £9m over the next four years in Freedom Festival (pictured), Artlink, Hull Truck, the Humber Museums and Middle Child the theatre company.

    There will also be £2.4m in the Back To Ours festival, £125,000 for the Humber Street Gallery and £55,000 for the Hull Independent Producers Initiative.

  12. Hull Trains services could be disrupted until 28 Marchpublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Hull Trains will be running an amended timetable from today up to and including 28 March.

    Hull Trains

    The company says one train is still broken after bad weather two weeks ago and another needs a routine maintenance examination.

    This leaves it with only two fully functioning trains when three are needed to run a full service.

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    Our aim is to keep and protect the services that customers tell us are the most important, including the early 05.58 from Beverley and the 08:23 from Beverley and Hull to London King’s Cross as well as the 18:50 back to Hull.”

    Louise Cheeseman, Director of Service Delivery

  13. Humberside Police referred themselves for investigationpublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Humberside Police referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after Shane Gilmer was fatally wounded at his home in Southburn and his partner, Laura Sugden, was injured.

    Shane Gilmer and his partner, Laura SugdenImage source, Facebook

    Earlier we told you the IOPC are investigating the force's response to reports the couple are understood to have made to the police about the main suspect.

    The police have now released a statement:

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    We referred the circumstances of this tragic incident to the IOPC at the earliest opportunity and will continue to support them and our teams throughout their investigation of the circumstances."

    Matt Baldwin, Det Supt

  14. Crossbow death complaints investigatedpublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Shane Gilmer and Laura Sugden had reported Anthony Lawrence to police before he attacked them.

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  15. Weather: Heavy rain with chance of sleet or snowpublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    It will be cloudy this afternoon with fairly widespread rain, some of this heavy and persistent.

    There will be an increasing risk of sleet and snow on hills, especially later this afternoon.

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  16. Your headlines this afternoonpublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Sophia Ewen
    BBC Radio Humberside

    Here are the latest headlines for East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire:

  17. Driver arrested after crash near Selbypublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    A driver is in custody after a collision on the A63 near Osgodby, Selby this morning.

    Collision on the A63 near OsgodbyImage source, North Yorkshire police RPG

    Police were called at 06:40 am this morning after a Nissan Qashqai and a BMW were involved in a collision.

    The driver of the Nissan Qashqai, a 31-year-old woman from Howden,East Yorkshire has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving, driving without due care and attention, and failing to stop after a collision.

    The 40-year-old man driving the BMW was taken to hospital with minor injuries after his car left the road.

    Collision on the A63 near OsgodbyImage source, North Yorkshire police RPG

    The A63 was closed after the collision but has now reopened.

  18. Humberside Police under investigation after murderpublished at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the actions of Humberside Police prior to the death of a man near Driffield.

    Shane Gilmer and Laura SugdenImage source, Facebook

    Shane Gilmer, 30, was fatally wounded after being attacked at his home in Southburn on 12 January. His partner, Laura Sugden, was also injured.

    The IOPC understand the couple made a number of reports to Humberside Police regarding the alleged actions of Anthony Howarth (also known as Anthony Lawrence), their neighbour and the man suspected of murder and attempted murder.

    The IOPC will look at a number of reports made before the murder on 12 January 2018, including the nature of the contact with police, how this was recorded and how the force responded.

  19. Police warning over drug deaths in Scunthorpepublished at 12:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    Humberside Police are issuing a warning to drug users in Scunthorpe after two people overdosed and died.

    The two people who were admitted to hospital had taken what seemed to be either a particularly strong batch or impure mix of heroin, officers said.

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    No one can be sure of the content or mix of any drug not prescribed under the guidance of a GP. Subsequently, drug users are placing themselves at severe risk when taking them. Please be aware”

    John Cram, Detective Inspector

  20. New hotel 'will encourage investment in Bridlington'published at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    The East Riding of Yorkshire Council believes the opening of Bridlington’s new £7m hotel will act as a catalyst for more private investment in the town.

    Premier Inn say their new hotel has created 70 jobs.

    Councillor Richard Burton
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    When you see £7m investment from a branded, quality accommodation and food offer, it often brings others and that's the key"

    Richard Burton (pictured), Councillor at East Riding of Yorkshire