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Ice cream on campus during protest about cutspublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Katy Austin
BBC Look North, Business Correspondent
Many students at Hull College spent their dinner break protesting against planned staffing cuts and changes to some courses, which they believe will be damaging.
Staff who are members of the University and College Union said they felt intimidated by college emails implying the demonstration could be illegal.
They also thought an ice cream van visit had been timed to "deflect attention" from the protest.
The college said they often organise incentives for staff and students and that it was their responsibility as an employer to highlight possible actions of joining a protest.
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Many of the people involved in today’s protest also took full advantage of the Ice Cream and enjoyed them alongside our staff and students. Feedback was excellent and staff and students have requested that we book the van again. We can confirm our employment solicitors identified participating in an unofficial protest during staffing hours (11am) could result in a breach of contract. A communication was sent to staff to give clear advice on their own responsibility and to make an informed decision to participate."
Hull College Group
Yorkshire's weather: Will tomorrow be warmer?published at 17:26 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
At the risk of you not reading the rest of this amazingly well-crafted update.... yes!
Image source, Tim Green
Tomorrow it'll be a misty start, but temperatures will soon soar to a flag-cracking 25C!
in the words of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer - What a beauty!
You're nicked Knowlespublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
A couple of coppers have been mucking in to help the DIY SOS team in Hessle today.
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Pirate-themed garden is treasuredpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Families who use St Andrew's Hospice in Grimsby are delighted with a new garden designed especially for children.
They say it will make their children's lives that little bit better.
It's been designed by award winning landscaper Jody Lidgard who's originally from Grimsby.
College staff back strike actionpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Hull College Group is planning to axe 231 posts as part of a plan to reduce a £10m budget deficit.
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Basking in Flamborough baypublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
BBC Weather Watchers
Great day to cool off by the coast.
Image source, BBC/garry hornby
That's just what Weather Watcher garry hornby thought too by the looks of it. Flamorough's North Landing bay looks stunning today.
Hull City home game protestpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
A Hull City fans group says it intends to stage another protest ahead of the club's last home game of the season against Cardiff City.
Hull City Action for Change is also calling on fans to boycott the vote on the new membership and ticketing structure.
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WATCH: East Yorkshire mum quits smoking to run through the desertpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Fancy putting on the your running shoes to run 150 miles through the Saraha desert?
Emma Burnett from East Cottingwith did!
She overcame soaring temperatures, blistering pain and exhaustion to conquer the ''toughest race on earth'', the Marathon des Sables:
Carrington through to The Cruciblepublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
BBC Humberside Sport
Grimsby's Stuart Carrington is through to the main draw of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield with a 10-8 qualifying win over Zhang Anda.
Image source, PA
The tournament gets underway at the Crucible Theatre on Saturday.
College says striking isn't the answerpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Hull College Group has said strike action by staff will not help to fix its finances.
Staff today voted overwhelmingly for strike action, external, in a dispute over the potential loss of 231 jobs.
The college, which has sites in Hull, Harrogate and Goole, says the redundancies would secure its future but unions say they would deal a "devastating blow" to students.
College management say they are committed to ongoing talks.
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Industrial action will not resolve the group’s financial and operational issues and we remain committed to an ongoing consultation which seeks to minimise potential job losses and support affected staff. We urge our union colleagues to work productively with us through this process and avoid the inevitable disruption the result of this ballot will cause for our current students and ability to recruit new ones."
Hull College Group, Statement
Hull College staff back strike actionpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at the Hull College Group have voted to back strike action.
Staff and students in Hull joined a protest earlier today over plans to cut 231 jobs and make changes to courses, external.
79% of the staff who voted at the college’s three campuses in Hull, Harrogate and Goole backed strike action. Turnout was 57%.
Staff will meet tomorrow to discuss potential strike dates and to vote on a motion of no-confidence in chief executive, Michelle Swithenbank.
The University and College Union (UCU) said today's vote showed the strength of anger felt.
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The proposals would be deeply damaging for the college, its students and the local community. Staff feel they now have no option but to take strike action to defend jobs."
Julie Kelley, UCU regional official
Rail replacement service due to signal issuepublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
BBC News Travel
Northern is running a replacement bus service between Doncaster and Hull via Thorne North and Goole due to a signalling problem at Goole.
Capitalising on Capital Park's locationpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Plans have been submitted for a new link road to give access to an undeveloped site just off the M62 in East Yorkshire.
Image source, Sterling Capitol
Owners Sterling Capitol say the 22 acre site at Capital Park Goole has the potential to provide up to 1,000 jobs.
The area already houses a Tesco distribution centre, Guardian Glass and the Drax power station facility.
The new road would link the currently undeveloped land to junction 36 on the motorway.
Mark Cavendish: Tour de Yorkshire return for sprinterpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Cycling start Mark Cavendish will make his return from injury at the Tour de Yorkshire next month after recovering from breaking ribs in two high-speed accidents in March.
Image source, BBC Sport
The 32-year-old crashed at 55km/h on stage one of Tirr-eno-Adriatico and then somersaulted over his handlebars in the Milan-San Remo one-day classic.
Cavendish says he's delighted to be back racing sooner than initially thought.
The four-day race, which starts in Beverley, starts Thursday 3 May.
Gas leak at college in Hullpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
A gas leak has closed Marvell College in Hull.
Staff and students are being sent home and the college say they will remain closed for the rest of the day.
The early bird catches the flypublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
BBC Weather Watchers
Thanks to Weather Watcher Marvozzy for this picture of a pied flycatcher enjoying a beautiful spring day in Goole.
Image source, BBC/Marvozzy
Your weather forecast for the rest of the daypublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
A dry, fine and warm afternoon with long sunny spells.
Moderate southerly winds and feeling very warm with a maximum temperature of 22 deg C (72 deg F).
Adding sparkle to the Tour de Yorkshirepublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
A small East Yorkshire vineyard has produced limited edition sparkling wines to celebrate the start of the Tour de Yorkshire in Beverley next month.
Image source, Yorkshire Air Ambulance
The Little Wold Vineyard, in the Yorkshire Wolds near South Cave, has produced just 100 bottles each of ‘Reet Brut Rose’ and ‘Reet Brut White’.
£10 from the sale of every bottle will go to the Tour's official charity partner, Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA).
YAA serves five million people across Yorkshire and carries out over 1,300 missions every year.
The charity needs to raise £12,000 every day to keep the two helicopters flying and is delighted Little Wold is supporting them.
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We cannot thank Little Wold enough for their support”
Abby Barmby, Yorkshire Air Ambulance
LISTEN: Astronaut Helen Sharman talks science in Hullpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
BBC Radio Humberside
Britain's first astronaut Helen Sharman talks to our reporter Amanda White about Hull hosting the British Science Festival later this year:
Hull on the uppublished at 11:52 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Manufacturing and the City of Culture helped grow Hull's economy faster than any other city in Yorkshire during the end of last year.
That's according to research by Irwin Mitchell and the Centre for Economics and Business Research which ranks Hull 8th in a league table, external of the UK's 45 largest cities.
Figures from the last quarter of 2017 show the city's economy grew by 1.5%.