1. Hull culture company boss steps downpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    The new Executive Director of Hull's Culture Company has quit citing personal reasons.

    The announcement's been made today that Emma Morris is stepping down from her role

    Chair of the Culture Company Lee Corner thanked her for her hard work and said they are preparing for the launch of the new name as they take the brand forward.

  2. Police applications at all time highpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Humberside Police says a record number of people have applied to join the force in its latest recruitment window

    Humberside Police car

    More than 900 candidates applied this month and 4,307 applications have been made since August last year.

    Humberside Police says the response "bucks the national trend" and is hoping to have 400 new officers employed by the end of the year.

  3. Celebration of nursing gets under way in Beverleypublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    The history of nursing in East Yorkshire as being celebrated at the county's archives with a display at the Treasure House in Beverley.

    Old photograph of nursesImage source, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

    The items on show include photos from the early 20th Century, an old nursing certificate and a scrap book from World War Two.

    The council says the East Riding Archives collection highlights the tireless and thankless role of the profession and follows on from International Nurses Day earlier this month.

  4. East Yorkshire farm deaths accidental, inquest findspublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
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    An inquest into how two workers died on an East Yorkshire farm has reached a unanimous conclusion of accidental death with regards to both men.

    Farm at Sunk Island

    Richard Pooley, 36, from Roos, and Alexander Forman, 32, from Sunk Island, died in December 2015 at the farm on Newlands Road, Sunk Island.

    Yesterday, the jury heard how both men drowned when they fell in to a tank of slurry.

    A pathologist told Hull Coroner's Court that the men drowned in the pig manure, but would have been unconscious due to the toxic fumes from the waste.

  5. Transplants in Yorkshire's BAME communities doublepublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    The number of organ donations from Black and Asian communities in Yorkshire has more than doubled.

    Organ donation

    It's thanks to a campaign to get families talking about the issue.

    But doctors say the consent rate is still very low when compared the number of white families agreeing to donation when they lose a loved one.

    In the last year consent for organ donation from Ethnic minority groups in Yorkshire has more than doubled from 16% to over 40%, the rate is 70% in white families.

  6. Tackling gang crime in Grimsbypublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Great Grimsby MP Melanie Onn says tackling gang crime in North East Lincolnshire is a priority.

    The Labour MP has met with the Deputy Chief Constable of Humberside Police, and says the force is working on the issue but more needs to be done.

    Humberside Police
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    My concern is that when I go round and talk to constituents, that they feel if they call the police that they don't always get the response that they're expecting."

    Melanie Onn, Great Grimsby MP

  7. High hopes for Hull's new Farmers' Marketpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Organisers of the first Hull Trinity Farmers' Market, which will be held on Saturday 26 May, say they hope it'll prove a hit with local residents.

    Event in Trinity Square

    The team behind the event, outside Hull Minster, say Trinity Square is the "perfect location" and say they're expecting to host 40 stalls which will offer a range of artisan foods, crafts and gifts.

    Four more dates have also been confirmed over the next four months.

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    It's the last Saturday in each month. We'll take them through until September, see how we go, re-group and if they're popular, it might be something that we'll continue to do."

    Kathryn Shillito, HullBID City Centre Manager

  8. Listen: Gale hopes for Yorkshire Vikings T20 successpublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Yorkshire Vikings begin their One Day Cup campaign away at Durham today.

    You can listen to ball by ball commentary here.

    Head coach Andrew Gale is hoping this is the year the Vikings can finally win the competition:

  9. Residents raise money for life-saving kitpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    A number of unusual items will be auctioned off tonight to raise money to put life-saving defibrillators in some East Yorkshire villages.

    Defibrillator in townImage source, PA

    They include five microlight aircraft flights and the chance to have a ride in a 1908 steam-powered vintage car.

    It's been organised by the family of GP Dr Alan Sykes, who died suddenly last year.

    His widow, Yvonne, says local people have been very generous in donating prizes.

    The auction takes place at Leven Sports Hall at 19:00.

  10. Travel: Road closure in northern Lincolnshirepublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Fuel and meat isn't a pleasant mixture, but that's exactly what's been spilled on the A160 Humber Road westbound.

    It comes after a lorry overturned near Immingham Docks and the A160 is currently closed in the area:

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  11. College staff stage second day of strikespublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Staff at Hull College Group sites in Yorkshire are striking again today over plans to cut more than 200 jobs.

    Hull College staff on strike

    The group, which runs colleges in Hull, Goole and Harrogate, says it needs to make the changes to help deal with faces a £10m deficit.

    But the University and College Union argues the proposals would lead to "fewer learning opportunities for local people".

    College staff staged the first day of their planned 48-hour strike yesterday.

  12. Watch: Personal information 'harvested' onlinepublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    People across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are being tracked on the internet without their knowledge, a BBC Sunday Politics investigation has found.

    Experts say an increasing amount of information about where we shop and who we vote for is being gathered by companies specialising in harvesting data.

    New EU regulations come into force next week aimed at protecting our personal data, but some say they don't go far enough.

    Data expert Thomas Moore explains how personal information is being retrieved and what's being done with it:

  13. New fish farming focus for Humber region?published at 08:59 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Plans to turn the Humber region into a leading area for commercial fish farming will be discussed at the University of Hull later.

    fish in ice

    The Humber is already one of the UK's leading fish producing areas, with a market in Grimsby and several large processing factories.

    Experts from the newly-formed National Aquaculture Centre are expected to tell a conference later about plans to reduce the pressure on wild fish stocks by farming more fish locally.

  14. Beverley's Kyle Edmund in dramatic exit from Italian Openpublished at 08:25 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    British number one Kyle Edmund, from East Yorkshire, saved seven match points before eventually losing to rising German star Alexander Zverev in the Italian Open last 16.

    Kyle EdmundImage source, Getty Images

    Edmund, from Tickton, near Beverley, who moved into the world's top 20 this week, lost 7-5 7-6 (13-11) to the 21-year-old third seed.

    The 23-year-old has claimed eye-catching scalps in 12-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic and Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov this year, helping the Yorkshireman rise into the top 20 for the first time in his career.

  15. Watch: This morning's weather forecastpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Abbie Dewhurst
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    Following a chilly start, it will be a dry and fine day today with long spells of sunshine and some patchy cloud.

    There'll also be a light breeze and highs of about 17C (63F).

    Watch my full forecast here:

  16. Hull's Yeaman comes out of retirementpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 17 May 2018

    Hull FC sign Doncaster half-back Liam Harris for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal while retired centre Kirk Yeaman re-registers.

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  17. Watch: Peter Levy with tonight's Look North headlinespublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 17 May 2018

    Watch the full stories on BBC One at 18:30.

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  18. Watch: Tonight's weather forecastpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 17 May 2018

    Paul Hudson
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    The weather will be staying fine this evening with some late sunshine.

    It will then remain dry through tonight with mainly clear skies and turning quite chilly.

    Light winds and top temperature of 5°C (41°F).

    Here's my full forecast: