Sporting legends and journalists were among those who paid tribute to "voice of Yorkshire cricket" Dave Callaghan at his funeral.

"Cally", 63, who died on 12 March after a heart attack, had worked for BBC Radio Leeds and Look North.

Hundreds of people, including cricketers and former colleagues, attended the ceremony at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Wetherby.

Former umpire Dickie Bird had lunch with him on the day he died and described him as a "marvellous person."

Mostly dry for East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire this afternoon, with some sunny spells.

The south-westerly breeze will ease.

Two people have been interviewed following a raid at a vet centre and kennels in North East Lincolnshire, say Humberside Police, but no arrests have been made.

More than 100 cats and dogs were taken away from the 4 Paws site in South Killingholme yesterday.

Hull's landmarks are going to be bathed in colour when a permanent light installation is officially switched on next month.

The coloured lighting in and around Queen Victoria Square has been designed by the artist who brought The Blade (pictured) to Hull as part of the City of Culture celebrations last year.

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Lucky people who were in the city centre last night got a preview of the display, as a technical test was carried out.

The lights will be officially switched on on Thursday 5 April.

Headteachers from some of Hull's primary schools say they no longer have the resources to look after children with special educational needs (SEN).

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They have written to the Education Secretary to say they are finding it "virtually impossible" to deal with the influx of challenging children.

The National Union of Teachers says more than 500 of children in Hull aged four and under have been identified as displaying "high needs" or SEN - a figure which has grown in recent years.

In the letter to Damian Hinds, the heads have demanded a £5m increase in high needs funding.

A Department for Education (DOE) spokesperson said:

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Local Democracy Reporter - North Lincolnshire

Plans to remove a major roundabout near Grimsby and replace it with a junction have stalled again.

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The plans would see the Toll Bar roundabout on the A16 in New Waltham removed and replaced with traffic lights at a cost of £2.1m.

The plans were approved by North East Lincolnshire Council in January, but will now go back to the council's cabinet after the petition calling for an underpass or overpass to be considered instead was voted through.

Humberside Police say they believe a fire on a Hull estate this morning was started deliberately.

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Officers were called to reports of a fire on Woodbine Close on the Fountain Road Estate at about 03:50.

The force is appealing to anyone with information to come forward.

No one was injured.

Any rain around should clear, but it'll be mostly cloudy and breezy.

Alina Jenkins has the forecast:

Investigations are continuing today after more than 100 animals were taken away by the RSPCA from a veterinary centre in North Lincolnshire.

The dogs and cats were taken away from 4 Paws in South Killingholme during a raid yesterday.

A Humberside Police officer who lied about viewing CCTV footage in a rape case has been dismissed.

Detective Constable Emyr Davies was found guilty of gross misconduct by an independent panel following a two-day disciplinary hearing.

He was cleared in relation to two further allegations.

Detective Superintendent Matt Baldwin said: "We welcome the panel's decision. Providing the best possible service to victims is at the heart of everything we do and the actions of Mr Davies fell well below that standard."

A local plan has been agreed in North East Lincolnshire, which could see 13,000 homes built over the next 14 years.

The plan was agreed at a meeting of North East Lincolnshire Council last night.

The authority claims it could create 9,000 jobs.

Among the applications is a development for nearly 200 homes in Waltham, Grimsby.

Hull's three MPs are meeting rail operator TransPennine Express today over timetable changes which will increase journey times to the area.

From May, Transpennine wants to add more stops to its Hull to Manchester service.

The Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce claims it is a 'downgrading' of the service.

The company says passengers will get a better deal as there will be more trains including in the evening and at weekends.

Investigations will continue today after more than 100 animals were rescued by the RSPCA from a veterinary centre in North Lincolnshire.

The dogs and cats were taken away from 4 Paws in South Killingholme during a raid yesterday, supported by officers from Humberside Police.

The RSPCA says it wants people who have been affected by the events at the centre to get in touch.

Yorkshire cricket star, Ryan Sidebottom, has paid tribute to BBC commentator Dave Callaghan, whose funeral takes place later today.

Dave, known as "Cally," died last week at the age of 63.

Ryan says he was more than a voice on the radio, he was a member of the squad:

DC Emyr Davies is found guilty of gross misconduct after a two-day disciplinary hearing.

The surface of the A180 in North East Lincolnshire will be replaced in an attempt to reduce noise.

The top stories so far today include:

• Patients at hospitals in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole are dying at a higher rate than expected, figure show
• Police raid an animal rescue centre in South Killingholme
• "Britain's noisiest road" is set to become a lot quieter
• Humberside Police has been told improvements are needed
• Cleethorpes is to get a £10m investment

It will be dry through much of tonight with clear spells.

However, cloud will thicken and the breeze will pick up.

Some light rain arriving from the west towards the end of the night:

It has been called Britain's noisiest road, but now it's hoped the A180 in North East Lincolnshire will soon be a little quieter.

Highways England has confirmed that £10m will be spent on replacing the noisy concrete surface of the road in a bid to cut noise like this:

Work on the project could start later this year.

Cleethorpes' Conservative MP Martin Vickers was informed of the work in a letter from Transport Minister Jesse Norman.

The Scunthorpe manager talks poor form, and his 2nd anniversary with Chris Cooper.