Summary

  • Attempted abduction of girl, 2, in Hedon

  • North East Lincolnshire hit hard by drug and alcohol funding cuts

  • Reduced service on Hull Trains after blaze

  • Beverley's Kyle Edmund beats David Goffin in last 16

  • Live updates on Friday 11 May 2018

  1. NHS Tracker: Check key targets in your areapublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 13 June 2019

    Use our tracker to check whether your local services are meeting waiting-time targets for cancer, routine operations, A&E and mental health treatment.

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  2. Hull FC face St Helens in quarter-finalspublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 13 May 2018

    Holders Hull FC are drawn away to Super League leaders St Helens in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.

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  3. Hull KR 10-28 Wiganpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 13 May 2018

    Wigan Warriors produce a late flurry of tries to beat Hull KR and reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

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  4. Scunthorpe United 2-2 Rotherham Unitedpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Cameron McGeehan levels late on in Scunthorpe's League One play-off semi-final first-leg against Rotherham.

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  5. League One play-offs: Scunthorpe and Rotherham draw first leg - as it happenedpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 12 May 2018

    Relive all the action as Scunthorpe United and Rotherham United draw 2-2 in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final.

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  6. Weather: Here's the weekend outlookpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    It will get cloudy overnight with outbreaks of rain spreading from the west.

    The rain will clear by the morning. Lows tonight of 7C (45F).

    A weather graphic showing the outlook.

    Tomorrow will see a cloudy start for some, but sunny spells will develop through the morning and it should be dry for most.

    Cloudier later, with a few showers spreading from the south. Highs of 15C (59F).

    On Sunday there will be rain at times and it will be rather cloudy.

  7. The sea isn't the best place to park that JCBpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    A JCB being used to work on sea defences at Hornsea has been stranded in the sea for more than three weeks.

    Th JCB and a worker in the water.

    Several attempts have been made to retrieve it without success.

    The contractor that hired the machinery said it was being used at low tide but had to be left there when a mechanical fault occurred.

    Workers looking at the stranded JCB.
    Workers trying to rescue the stranded JCB.

    It is hoped the JCB can be brought back to shore during low tide next week.

  8. Could Channel 4 be coming to a city near you?published at 17:07 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    Three Yorkshire cities are competing to become a base for Channel 4 television and all have submitted their bids today.

    Chanel 4 headquarters.

    Leeds, Sheffield and Hull are all in the running.

    They're up against cities such as Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool.

    A shortlist of potential winners will be released at the end of the month.

  9. Sport: Hull FC through to Challenge Cup quarter finalspublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    Rugby League Challenge Cup holders Hull FC are through to last eight of the competition after a bad-tempered victory at Featherstone last night.

    Rugby League Challenge Cup holders Hull FC arguing with Featherstone players on the pitch last night.

    They ended the match with nine men after a total of six players were sin-binned at Post Office Road.

    They had winger Bureta Faraimo sent off as players clashed throughout the game, which Hull went on to win by 38 points to 20.

  10. Hull Trains fire disruption continuespublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    A number of Hull Trains have been cancelled today because of a fire on one of their trains yesterday and that disruption will continue into tomorrow.

    No-one was injured in yesterday's fire and emergency repairs are being carried out on the train.

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  11. Missing 11-year-old foundpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    An 11-year-old Hull boy reported missing yesterday morning has been found safe and well.

    Police have thanked people for their help in finding Thomas Marshall.

  12. Grieving mum urges Group B Strep test for pregnant womenpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    A woman from Grimsby, whose baby was stillborn, is campaigning for all pregnant women to be tested for a bacteria which could put their babies at risk.

    Kim Poulton looking at a book of photos of her baby.

    Kim Poulton found out she had Group B Strep after losing her daughter Faith in 2015.

    She's since discovered that hundreds of babies in the UK develop the infection every year.

    A picture of a baby's hands.

    Kim now wants more to be done to stop babies being infected and thinks testing is the answer.

  13. Two held over alleged toddler abductionpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    Two men have been arrested in connection with alleged reports that a man tried to grab a child in Hedon yesterday afternoon.

    Police have increased patrols in the area to reassure parents.

    The two-year-old girl was unhurt.

  14. Memorial to victims of WWII bombing raidspublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    A memorial to the estimated 420 people killed in a bombing raid on Hull in the Second World War will be unveiled in the city on Sunday.

    The circular memorial being lowered into place.Image source, Hull City Council

    The raid in May 1941 is thought to have been one of the worst of the numerous attacks on the city during the conflict.

    The Hull People's Memorial, external has been funded by the public for the public and marks the suffering and sacrifice of the citizens of Hull during the Second World War.

    A circular metal memorial with cut out leaves and words written on it.Image source, Hull City Council
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    The Hull People's Memorial is not just a memorial to those who were killed in the city. We want it also to be seen as a commemoration, a mark of our city's respect for those who lived through it all. Hull was the second heaviest bombed place in the UK during both World Wars, a fact which has been 'hidden' from the country for all too long."

    Alan Brigham, Chairman of the Hull People's Memorial

  15. Assistant Wilkinson leaves Grimsbypublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    Grimsby Town assistant manager Paul Wilkinson leaves the League Two club after just over a year in the post.

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  16. Attempted abduction of girl, 2, in Hedonpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    Police have increased patrols in Hedon after reports a man tried to abduct a two-year-old girl, external as she was playing in her garden yesterday afternoon.

    Map of the areaImage source, Google

    The man ran off when the girl's dad disturbed him at about 16:45 on Thursday.

    He's described as about 25-30 years old, 5ft 6ins tall, skinny with short black spiky hair and a piercing to his right eyebrow.

    The man was wearing a red t-shirt and black three-quarter length jeans.

    He was accompanied by another man who's only been described 5ft 8ins tall and of medium build.

  17. Hull KR team news ahead of Challenge Cup tiepublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

    Hull KR are without Danny McGuire and Chris Clarkson for the Challenge Cup tie with Wigan.

    City of Hull Academy duo Owen Harrison and Elliot Wallis come in to replace the injured pair:

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  18. Rail delays between Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Goolepublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 11 May 2018

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    Transpennine Express and Northern Trains services are suspended between Doncaster and Scunthorpe and Doncaster and Goole due to a signalling problem:

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