HULL: Sixth-form students interested in politics are being invited to meet Members of the House of Lords and MPs as the University of Hull brings Westminster to the city campus for the day.
More than 300 students from 16 schools across the region will head for the university's Middleton Hall on Friday to the one-day conference called British Politics Today.
They will be given the opportunity to listen to prominent speakers and pose their own questions to a panel of politicians.
Speakers include Baroness D'Souza, Lord Speaker at the House of Lords. She will be joined by Lord Norton of Louth, Professor of Government at the University of Hull, and Alan Johnson, Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle.
Lord Norton of Louth said: "This conference gives potential politics students a wonderful opportunity to develop a fuller understanding of the workings of Parliament.
"We hope that hearing direct from our speakers about their work and their roles will bring politics to life for these students. A politics degree from the University of Hull prepares you for a career in your chosen field. A good number of our alumni are now working in corridors of power.
"For 25 years the politics department at Hull has had a degree dedicated to British politics, which allows students to spend their third year on a placement at Westminster. This gives them an opportunity to gain practical knowledge as well as contacts."
HULL: First TransPennine Express teamed up with the resident Ghost Chasers at Hull Paragon Station to hold magical history tours, allowing access to parts of the station that are usually off-limits to the public.
The tours offered people the chance to explore the former police cells, station cellars and Victorian toilets, while providing the public with a unique opportunity to experience the sights, sounds and smells of bygone times at Hull Paragon Station, the city's main transport link for more than 150 years.
The tours, which were held as part of the Heritage Weekend, included a visit through the tunnel used by Queen Victoria to escape the crowds and safely arrive at the, then named, Station Hotel, adjacent to the station.
