The Tour de Yorkshire 2018 is well under way!
The women's race set off from Beverley just after 08:50 this morning and the competitors are due to get to Doncaster just after 12:00
Then the men's race is due to get started back in Beverley at about 13:50.
Why not head over to our live page for all the latest from the race?
A new EU rule could mean "lights out" for theatres across our region, it's being claimed.
Due to environmental concerns, The European Commission is considering banning tungsten bulbs and light fittings by 2020.
But some theatres say the cost of replacing lights would be "crippling", with the New Theatre Royal in Lincoln saying it would cost about £150,000 to replace its lights.
Both the East Riding Theatre in Beverley and the Embassy Theatre in Skegness say it would cost them "tens of thousands of pounds" to replace their lights.
Quote MessageIt's very hard to make ends meet as it is because we're an independent. We just don't have the funds to replace all the lighting in the theatre. I don't think we'd be able to survive, I think that would be it. If this was put into place, it would close us down."
Natalie Hayes Cowley, Artistic Director, Lincoln New Theatre Royal
The crowds of yellow and blue are gathering in Beverley to enjoy day one of the Tour de Yorkshire.
Last year, organisers decided to add an extra day to the tour which has attracted some big names from the cycling world.
Sir Gary Verity, Welcome To Yorkshire chief executive, said it was a very simple decision to make the race bigger and better.
The women's race is under way, and there's a full day of action ahead as this year's Tour de Yorkshire kicks off.
But will you need a brolly or a sun hat... or both?
As always, BBC Look North's Paul Hudson has the answers:
Why just use flags for bunting when you can put up Yorkshire puddings?
In the last few minutes, the women's race on the first day of this year's Tour de Yorkshire got under way.
Don't forget you can keep up-to-date with all of the action by clicking here:
Polling stations have opened this morning for voting in local elections across our region.
A third of the seats on City of Lincoln Council and North East Lincolnshire Council are up for grabs.
Meanwhile, it's the first all-council election in Hull for some time.
Polling stations will be open until 22:00 tonight.
Here's what the start line looked like a few minutes ago in Beverley ahead of Stage 1 of this year's Tour de Yorkshire.
Fourteen people have been fined a total of over £10,000 for dumping rubbish in Hull.
Image source, Hull City Council.The offences included an abandoned caravan, dumped mattresses and bags of waste left in gardens and streets.
Hull City Council say not only does fly-tipping blight an area but it's "hazardous to people, animals and the environment".
We're around 20 minutes out from the start of Stage 1 of 2018's Tour de Yorkshire here in Beverley.
The teams are signing in as crowds begin to build.
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The Tour de Yorkshire cycling race gets under way later today with four days of exciting road racing across the region.
Today's start line is at Beverley in East Yorkshire.
Last night, the riders who are taking part gathered at Leeds Civic Hall for the eve of tour press conference and launch party.
Top men's rider Mark Cavendish, who missed last year's race, says he wasn't sure he'd make this year's race either:
Final preparations are being made in Beverley this morning ahead of the start of this year's Tour de Yorkshire.
Image source, SWPix.comThe ceremonial start of the women's race is due to get under way at 08:40, with the men setting off just before 14:00 this afternoon.
Last year's event is thought to have generated about £64m for Yorkshire's economy, with more than two million people watching the race.
Get all the very latest from along today's Tour de Yorkshire race route right here.
Like many towns and villages across East Yorkshire, people in Etton have been getting ready for tomorrow's Tour de Yorkshire.
Josie and Trevor Bugg sent us these pictures:
Image source, Josie and Trevor BuggIf you are in the area tomorrow you're being warned to expect some road closures in the East Riding, as the Tour de Yorkshire passes through the area.
The women's race which leaves Beverley at around 08:50 will head through Etton at around 09:16.
The men's race leaves Beverley at 13:50 and is expected to arrive in Etton at around 15:31.
The bunting's up, the riders are set to go but will the sun be shining?
Paul Hudson gives us a special forecast for Stage One of the Tour de Yorkshire 2018:
Hull KR sign young St Helens hooker Aaron Smith on a one-month loan as cover for Shaun Lunt.
Read MoreBritish cyclist Mark Cavendish has his sights set on a win at tomorrow's first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire.
The 32-year-old Team Dimension Data rider hasn't raced since breaking a rib in a crash at Milan-San Remo on 17 March.
Image source, Getty Images"There are sprint opportunities on the first day and the third day I will be looking to make the most of," Cavendish told BBC Radio 4.
The race which has been extended to four days this year and starts on Thursday in Beverley.
Cavendish's team-mate Serge Pauwels won the third edition of the event last year.
Phil Morley will appear before magistrates next month alongside a former chief nurse.
Read MoreThe police say they are not treating the death of a woman, whose body was recovered from the River Derwent at Stamford Bridge a week ago, as suspicious.
A file is being prepared for the coroner.
The police say they will not be releasing the woman's name.
You can get just about anything you want in blue and yellow this week.
World class cyclists and thousands of visitors will head to East Yorkshire tomorrow for first stage of this year's Tour de Yorkshire.
In Howden school children have been decorating T-shirts.
Shops in the town are showing their racing colours, not just with bunting, but with cakes:
It's the first time the Tour has ever visited Howden and it looks like people in the town are getting pretty excited:
British number one, Beverley's Kyle Edmund progressed to the quarter-finals of the Estoril Open with a straight-set win over teenage wildcard Alex de Minaur.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 23-year-old Edmund, seeded third at the clay-court event, won 6-2, 7-5 against the Australian.
The world number 23 will play Joao Sousa or Pedro Sousa in the last eight.