Jamie's key role in Thatcher funeral
A Bridlington soldier will form part of the procession for Baroness Thatcher's funeral tomorrow.Senior Aircraftman Jamie Straker, 23, of the Queen's Colour Squadron RAF, will be one of two cap...
View ArticleChild taken to hospital after car crash in Driffield
A five-year-old child has been taken to hospital after an accident involving a silver Renault Megane.Police and an ambulance were called after the five-year-old was involved in a collision with a car...
View ArticleVideo: Birds released at RSPB Bempton Cliffs
Half a dozen birds have been released after being nursed back to health following last month's violent storms. Razorbills, guillemots and a puffin were looked after by staff at the Sealife Centre in...
View ArticleDeath sentence gran grew up in East Yorkshire
A grandmother facing execution by firing squad after losing her appeal against a death sentence for drug smuggling in Bali is believed to have grown up in Bridlington.Lindsay Sandiford, 56, was...
View ArticleLive updates: Wolves v Hull City
Hull City can take another massive step towards automatic promotion tonight with three points at struggling Wolves. Follow our live updates throughout the evening and see pictures and a match report at...
View ArticleHull FC cheerleaders get ready to tumble in American championships
AFTER perfecting their pyramids, a team is jetting off to America to compete against some of the world's best cheerleading squads.The team, which support Hull FC, is part of the Diamond White Stars and...
View ArticleLuke Campbell ready to make call on big-time professional boxing offers
OLYMPIC Gold medalist Luke Campbell is weighing up offers from two rival big-time boxing promoters – and says he'll make a decision on his next career step by the end of the week.Campbell has not boxed...
View ArticleBruce's relief as Hull City ride luck to stay on course for Premier League
STEVE Bruce admitted his relief after Hull City rode their luck to take another step towards the Premier League.The Tigers were beaten 1-0 at Wolves last night but held on to their six-point advantage...
View ArticleHull City beaten at Wolves - but stay six points clear in Premier League race
Hull City remain six points clear of Watford in the race for the Premier League, despite a 1-0 defeat at Wolves. Kevin Doyle's second-half strike was enough to give struggling Wolves a relegation...
View ArticleRichard Whiting happy to see Hull FC grinding out scrappy wins
RICHARD Whiting believes Hull FC are starting to show their strength and resolve – pointing to Saturday's win at Salford as evidence.The Black and Whites' third successive victory may not have been...
View ArticleThree East Riding schools recommended for closure
East Riding primary schools at Dunswell, Gembling and Langtoft are recommended for closure despite campaigns to save them.In a report to go before East Riding Council's cabinet on Tuesday, officials...
View ArticleHull school crowned the Rock Challenge champions
STUDENTS from a west Hull secondary school have won a performing arts competition for the second year running.Kelvin Hall School has been crowned Rock Challenge champions at the Hull Arena.Eighty...
View ArticleWest Hull residents' plea over illegal traveller pitches
A FED-UP resident is calling on Hull City Council to do more to tackle the problem of travellers pitching up illegally close to homes.Travellers have moved on to land close to their homes in the...
View ArticleOnly the clueless will dance on Thatcher's grave
Opinion by Mail columnist Ian Midgley.Today was always set to be a battle of ideologies, of two vehemently opposed sides who hated each other with a passion.On one side, the followers of a world figure...
View ArticleMD crushed by faulty truck called for help
THE managing director of a construction company called employees for advice shortly before he was crushed to death by a faulty tipper truck, an inquest has heard.Married father-of-two Ian Woolfitt, 65,...
View ArticleUK's best sausage rolls - official!
THEY went head-to-head with the UK's most prestigious pies.And East Riding sausage rolls triumphed for taste and texture.Now it is official – Drewton's Farm Shop, near South Cave, makes the best...
View ArticleHull serial burglar admits more than 50 break-ins
A PROLIFIC burglar, who had a "catastrophic effect" on his community, has confessed to more than 50 house break-ins stretching back more than a decade.Daniel Davies, 25, has admitted committing 56...
View ArticleTributes to Dawn Warburton, found dead at Hull flat
FRIENDS have paid tribute to a mother found dead in a flat in the Avenues.Dawn Warburton, 40, has been described as "a laugh a minute" and "full of fun".Her body was discovered in the flat in...
View ArticleSex attacker struck as victim rang 999
A WOMAN was dragged off the street by a deranged sex attacker while she was on the phone to a 999 operator, pleading for help.Police raced to Myton Bridge after the 23-year-old student was heard...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher's funeral - updates and reaction
The funeral of Margaret Thatcher is being held at St Paul's Cathedral. Follow live coverage here.
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