Summary

  • Grimsby couple jailed for manslaughter of homeless man

  • Hull Trains worst for punctuality

  • Sprinklers installed in Scunthorpe's tower blocks

  • Hull Job Centre closed after gas leak

  • Cleethorpes coastguard rescues bus stranded on beach

  • Live updates on Friday 25 May 2018

  1. Hull music festival can expand despite oppositionpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Plans for Humber Street Sesh to expand on to the west side of Hull Marina have been approved.

    Humber Street Sesh

    Permission was granted unanimously subject to some restrictions to address concerns the event would be disruptive to residents in the area.

    Bars will have to close earlier - at 22:30 - music will also finish earlier - at 22:45.

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    With a phasing of the closure on the west side it should draw people out into what was the traditional area of Humber Street Sesh without spoiling anyone's fun. Some residents of course didn't want it at all but we've reached a compromise most people can live with."

    Haroldo Herrera-Richmond, Councillor

  2. How many £1m-plus homes are sold near you?published at 12:16 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Sales of homes in England and Wales for over £1m have hit a new high. How many were sold near you?

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  3. Couple jailed for manslaughter of homeless manpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
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    A couple have been jailed for the manslaughter of a homeless man who was killed in a revenge attack.

    Anthony RichardsonImage source, Grimsby Telegraph

    Anthony Richardson (pictured above), 45, died in hospital after he was assaulted outside a bank in Old Market Place, Grimsby, on 15 January.

    The jury heard Marc Finnie, 44, carried out the attack at the request of his security guard wife Sarah Finnie, 36.

    She had been upset at comments Mr Richardson had made about her after he was thrown out of the shop where she worked.

    Marc Finnie and Sarah FinnieImage source, Facebook

    Marc Finnie (pictured left), 44, has been jailed for eight years and his wife Sarah Finnie (pictured right) jailed for seven years.

    The Finnies, of Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby, were cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter yesterday at Sheffield Crown Court.

  4. Skegness company 'claim' bus found on Cleethorpes beachpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    A bus recovered from Cleethorpes beach during the early hours of this morning belongs to a company in Skegness.

    Bus being recoveredImage source, RNLI/Glenn Peterson

    Skegness Red Cabs, which runs the Red Bus service, told the BBC it belonged to them and they believed it had been stolen.

    Bus being towed awayImage source, RNLI/Glenn Peterson

    Humberside Police officers discovered the bus and assisted the RNLI with the recovery operation.

    An investigation is underway to establish how the bus ended up on the beach.

  5. Hull music festival expansion faces oppositionpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Plans to extend the Humber Street Sesh, an annual music festival on Hull's marina, are being looked at today.

    Child on and adults shoulders watching a band

    Organisers want to use both sides of the marina for this year's event, but the plans have faced opposition from some local councillors.

    They fear the event could be too disruptive for residents in the area.

    The festival has been growing each year and attracted more than 30,000 people last August.

  6. Bridlington Harbour misses out on national awardpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Bridlington missed out on the title of UK Fishing Port of the Year, external at an awards ceremony last night.

    Bridlington Harbour

    Bridlington was one of five coastal towns shortlisted for the award but was pipped at the post by Peterhead in Scotland.

  7. East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire breaking news: Latest updatespublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Latest news, weather, sport and travel from across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.

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  8. Hull Trains services face further disruptionpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Two Hull Trains services have been cancelled so far today...

    The 08:23 service from Hull to London Kings Cross was initially delayed by a train being late from the depot but it then got cancelled.

    Another service, the 11:48 from London Kings Cross to Hull, has also been cancelled due to a train breaking down.

    It follows months of problems for Hull Trains after a number of its trains were damaged:

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  9. Where are the richest households in the UK?published at 09:41 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    The average UK household income, after taxes and benefits are accounted for, is £19,432 per person.

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  10. Sprinklers installed in Scunthorpe's tower blockspublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Almost one year on from the Grenfell disaster, sprinklers have been installed in Scunthorpe's tower blocks.

    It's cost about £800,000 and about five months' work to put a device in every room of every flat in the town's four blocks.

    North Lincolnshire Council was the first authority in the region to pledge to fit the extra safety measures following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

    Donald Ellis, who lives in Princess House, says people were scared after the Grenfell Tower fire killed so many:

  11. Watch: Friday's weather forecastpublished at 09:03 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Abbie Dewhurst
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    Not a great start to the day but the rain should ease.

    Here's my full forecast:

  12. Cleethorpes coastguard rescues bus stranded on beachpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    The coastguard was called out in Cleethorpes in the early hours of this morning after a bus was spotted in the water.

    Bus in water in CleethorpesImage source, Cleethorpes Coastguard/Facebook

    The vehicle was discovered close to the resort's pier just before 03:00.

    Bus being towed by RNLIImage source, Cleethorpes Coastguard Facebook

    A search failed to find anybody on the vehicle or nearby and the bus was eventually towed off the beach by the RNLI.

    Bus being towed by RNLIImage source, Cleethorpes Coastguard Facebook

    It's not clear how it came to be there.

  13. East Yorkshire's puffins celebrated at new festivalpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    The first ever Puffin Festival takes place in East Yorkshire this bank holiday weekend.

    Puffins

    Organised by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, the festival celebrates the thousands of puffins flocking to the cliffs in East Yorkshire to raise their young.

    Children from Flamborough Primary School are due to switch on the Wildlife Trust's live camera this morning and on Monday an artist will create a puffin on North Landing beach.

  14. Today's top storiespublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

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

  15. Couple guilty of killing homeless manpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    Tony Richardson died in hospital after he was attacked outside a Grimsby bank in January.

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  16. Tonight's weatherpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    Paul Hudson
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Plenty of late sunshine at first, but cloud will quickly build as showers start to encroach from the southeast.

    It'll be an increasingly cloudy night with further showers that could be thundery.

    Weather graphic
  17. A63 is safe to reopen after bridge inspectionpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    The engineer inspecting a bridge over the A63, which had been damaged after a lorry struck it and shed it's load, has said the bridge is safe enough for the A63 to reopen.

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    The A63 has been closed for almost four hours and there are long delays in the area.

  18. Improvement for Humberside Policepublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    Humberside Police have improved sufficiently and will no longer require special "engagement" with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, external (HMIC).

    Humberside Police HQImage source, Google

    Humberside Police was graded as inadequate in 2015.

    HMIC say the force has made enough progress in addressing the concerns it raised.

    The force will now be under the normal inspection routine.

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    I think that the decision of HMIC reflects the efforts of our officers and support staff who have been working hard, along with senior leaders, to make sure that improvements are made...there is more to do and we will keep the momentum going as we continue to make even more improvements"

    Lee Freeman, Chief Constable Humberside Police

  19. Controlled explosion of explosive devicepublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    A bomb disposal unit removed an explosive device found in Snaith today and carried out a controlled explosion at another location.

    The device was found at a property on High Street and the road has now been re-opened after it had been closed due to public safety concerns.

  20. Coming up on Look North tonightpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    BBC Look North
    East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

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