Tributes to David Hockney's assistant

A studio assistant to the artist David Hockney has died in hospital after being taken from the painter's East Yorkshire home.

House fire mum dies

A mother from East Yorkshire, injured in a house fire which killed her three children, has died.

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Bridlington man charged over OAP murder

A man from East Yorkshire has been charged in connection with the death of a pensioner in a suspected botched burglary.

Llywelyn Thomas, 76, was discovered at his home in Cambridgeshire, on December 18, 2011. He was last seen alive the previous evening.

Today John Smith, 66, of Wold Gate, Bridlington, will appear before Cambridge Magistrates' Court charged with assisting an offender after being arrested yesterday.

Frankie Parker, 25, of Cambridgeshire, and Gary Smith, 20, of no fixed address, have already been charged with murder.

Funeral of tragic blaze mum

The funeral of a mother, injured whilst trying to rescue her three young children from a devastating house fire two years ago, has taken place today.

Samantha Hudson was found cuddling her children in a bedroom as fire engulfed their home in Bridlington. She suffered severe brain damage and spent two years in a specialist care home before she died nine days ago. Sarah Clark reports.

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Tragic mum dies 2 years after blaze claimed her children

A mother who was badly injured two years ago in a fire which claimed the lives of her three children has died. Samantha Hudson, who was 29, had been in residential care recently and died from pneumonia.

Her three children, William, Anthony, and Maddie-Jane, all perished in the fire which ripped through their home in Bridlington as they slept. Jon Hill reports

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Murder case to be re-opened 15 years on

Winnie Deighton was murdered 15 years ago Credit: family photo

Police are to re-open their investigation into the murder of a grandmother 15 years ago, in an attempt to bring her killer to justice. Fifty nine year old Winnie Deighton was found dying on land near her home in Thornton Road, on June 10, 1997.

She had been kicked six times in the head, suffering brain damage, before she was dragged across open ground, sexually assaulted and strangled. Now, Humberside Police's Major Incident Team hopes the public will play a role in bringing her killer to justice.

Inquiry opened into Bridlington windfarm plans

A public inquiry has begun into proposals for a nine-turbine windfarm overlooking Bridlington Bay. TCI Renewables wants to install the 420ft windmills on farmland at Fraisthorpe. Planning officers recommended the plan be refused.

But the company appealed to the Secretary of State when East Riding Council failed to determine the application within the required time. Objectors claim it would be a blight on Bridlington Bay.

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