Workers angry over limitations on sick pay provision are picketing outside a waste management company in Hull today.

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They say they're being treated unfairly by FCC Environment, and the company is refusing to extend its sick pay scheme that it provides to office workers and supervisors to cover workers on the frontline .

The action will go on for two weeks and will see pickets at the Wilmington and Driffield waste recycling sites.

The union Unison is backing the strike action.

Hull City Council says it is supporting both parties to reach the quickest resolution and to maintain services for residents.

An FCC Environment spokesperson said “we have had a further meeting with the union to try to resolve the situation.

"Our offer is a fair offer and it still stands".

Water grid is part of a proposed £800m investment by Anglian Water to reduce the risk of drought.

Hull's last "sidewinder" fishing trawler, the Arctic Corsair, has opened for the season this week.

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Visitors can now get a guided tour of the trawler before it goes into storage at the end of the year.

Major restoration works are due to begin on the vessel later in the year, during which time it will be closed to the public.

The renovations are part of the £27.4m development of Hull's maritime attractions.

The free tours will be held every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

The government's announced that victims of the contaminated blood scandal will be given legal aid to prepare for an upcoming public inquiry.

Thousands of NHS patients were infected with Hepatitis C and HIV in the 1970s and 80s.

Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith told the Commons that the free legal advice, for the consultation stage, will mean victims can help frame the inquiry.

The Labour MP for Hull North, Diana Johnson, who has campaigned on the issue welcomed the news and said the inquiry must be wide-ranging.

England cricket captain Joe Root has been speaking about the implications for cricket of the scandal that's rocked Australia's national team.

Sheffielder Root, says what counts is how fans want to see the game played.

He begins by speaking about the former Australian Captain Steve Smith and his 12-month ban over the fiasco:

Former Yorkshire cricket captain Darren Lehmann is to quit as head coach of Australia at the end of the current Test series against South Africa.

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The 48-year-old announced the decision during an emotional press conference in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that has seen skipper Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner banned for a year.

Lehmann, who was cleared of any wrongdoing by Cricket Australia, had said on Wednesday he would not resign.

Darren Lehmann played for Yorkshire between 1997 and 2006 and was hugely popular at the club, averaging 68.76 runs a match.

About 20 workers in Hull have begun a two-week strike after taking action earlier this month.

The top stories from across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire this lunchtime include:

• Second strike in a week on Northern trains
• Grimsby MP wants more support for fish factory workers at risk of losing their jobs
• Hull A&E is still feeling the strain

The timings for the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire bike race have been announced.

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The men's race will start at Beverley market place at 13:50 on Thursday 3 May - the women's race will also start in Beverley at 08:40.

The men's race will last four days and the women's two days as they ride across Yorkshire to places including Barnsley and Scarborough.

The event will finish on The Headrow in Leeds on Sunday 6 May at approximately 17:10.

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Visitors interested in Hull's maritime history can now take a free tour around some of the key sites.

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It's being offered as part of the city's maritime development project.

The tour will run from Monday 2 to Sunday 8 April and will give visitors the chance to find out more about different sites including the Maritime Museum and the North End Shipyard.

A Hull youth project is organising a major music event in the city this summer.

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Bands including The Horrors and Slaves will play at Zebedee's Yard (above) in the city centre.

It's been put together by The Warren Centre, which provides help for disadvantaged young people.

Stewart Baxter from the charity says the venue will give people an amazing experience.

The event is being held on Saturday 9 June.

This afternoon will continue to see some sunny spells, although there is a greater risk of showers developing, especially by the evening when some may be heavy, perhaps with hail and thunder.

England's oldest man, Bob Weighton, is 110 today.

Bob Weighton was born in Hull and now lives in Hampshire.

His family are travelling from all over the world to mark the occasion with him.

House prices have gone up 4.1% in Yorkshire and Humberside over the last quarter, according to Nationwide's House Price Index.

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The average price of homes in the area has rose to £156,954.

The change across the country is up to 2.5%, while in London house prices fell by 1%.

Hospital managers in East Yorkshire are asking people to avoid unnecessary trips to A&E over the Easter weekend.

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust says emergency departments in Hull are still under extreme pressure.

The trust is also asking people to check in on elderly relatives in the run-up to the holiday weekend.

Grimsby Labour MP Melanie Onn says she'll do all she can to support nearly 400 workers at the town's Five Star Fish factory whose jobs are now under threat.

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The company's revealed it's now consulting about the closure of the plant after failing to turn the business around.

It said "no final decision" has been made about the future of the business which it described as "heavily loss-making".

Melanie Onn says she hopes staff can be found work elsewhere and she'll be talking to the government about what support they can give:

A spokesperson for Marks & Spencer said: “We’ve been working closely with 5 Star Fish and will move our coated fish business to another M&S supplier".

Alina Jenkins
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A frosty start and then some sunshine this morning with just the odd shower.

Greater risk of showers later with a top temperature of about 9C (48F).

Here's my full forecast:

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BBC News Online

Two horse skeletons and the remains of a chariot dating back to the Iron Age found in East Yorkshire could go on permanent display.

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The archaeological finds were unearthed from a housing development in Pocklington and plans are being drawn up to display the excavations at the nearby Burnby Hall Gardens and Museum.

The hall is currently owned by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, which uses it as offices, but a charitable trust which runs the gardens is in discussions to buy the building.

Peter Rodgers, assistant estate manager at Burnby Hall Gardens, says if the sale goes ahead Burnby Hall could be turned into a heritage centre.

Strike action continues on Northern trains today, affecting services in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

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Workers from the RMT Union are walking out for the second time this week, after a similar strike on Monday, in an ongoing dispute over plans to remove guards from trains.

Northern rail is running a reduced service, with some some bus replacements available.

Once the heart of Britain's busiest fishing port, this forgotten area could see a new lease of life.