humberside police says around 20 officers took five minutes off, ahead of starting their shifts. makel has the story. a police pursuit of a very different kind, on the dodgems at health fair. but this video and these photos taken by humberside police officers have led to criticism in some national newspapers. the sun newspaper called it a force farce and claimed there was uproar from local people who saw officers enjoying themselves when they should've been on patrol. the daily mail said there was fury at the officers taking time out. and the daily mirror asked was this well and fun or unprofessional. humberside police said that when the photographs were ta ken police said that when the photographs were taken it was before the crowds had arrived. they say it was not just about showing their human side to engage with the public but also about engaging with the stallholders who had paid for the event to be policed. they're there to protect the public, to ensure their safety and engage with the public as well. at the end of the day we have a national security threat level at severe

for the last year, everybody arrested by humberside police have been asked a simple question.swer yes are offered a rehabilitation programme designed to support military veterans. i thought there would be a really slow uptake, but the longer we have been running, the more uptake there has been. in the last three months, we have had a massive increase, now we have had a massive increase, now we are averaging one day. i am just surprised at how many people we have actually been able to help. over the past year, around 100 people who have come into the custody of humberside police have identified themselves as military vetera ns. identified themselves as military veterans. around half of those have gone to accept help through a rehabilitation programme, and so far, two people have gone on to reoffend. the offer of help is on every cell wall. this message was spotted by ex—servicemen carl deegan, who was arrested but released without charge when he was living with undiagnosed post—traumatic stress disorder. i hated life at the time, and didn't wa nt to i hated life at the time, an

humberside police were called to the incident after a white peugeot van mounted the pavement on st peter'se threatening injuries, and both have been taken to hospital. storm brian has hit the uk with gale—force winds and high seas. gusts of over 70mph were recorded earlier this morning. yellow strong wind warnings are still in place across much of wales, southern england and the midlands. there are seven flood warnings across england, urging "immediate action". clare woodling has been out in storm brian in seaton, cornwall. storm brian is definitely making its mark. all day we have experienced this very strong south—westerly wind forcefully coming onshore and bringing strong waves. we haven't seen any boats out all day, the only person i have seen in the sea is a windsurfer. conditions have felt rather changeable today, sunshine and brightness one moment and then really heavy downpours. the only consistent thing is the very strong wind and we measured it at 50 mph earlier. here in seaton there are two car parks which are out of action because of the floodwater which has come in and the roa

humberside police were called to the incident after a white peugeot van mounted the pavement on st peter'satening injuries, and both have been taken to hospital. speed limits through motorway roadworks in england could be raised from 50 to 60 miles per hour. the proposed changes follow trials which found drivers would feel safer at higher speeds. jon donnison reports roadworks and mile after mile of little orange cones are the bane of many driver's lives. the current speed limit when passing through motorway roadworks is 50 mph, but highways england says that could be increased to up to 60. it follows trials where drivers were fitted with heartrate monitors to measure stress levels, driving through roadworks at different speeds. 60% of participants recorded a decrease in average heart rates in the 60 mph trial zone. in the 55 mph zone, the decrease was 56%. some drivers said they were more relaxed at higher speeds because it allowed them to accelerate away from large lorries. what you find at 50 miles an hour is many trucks have their speed limited to 56, and therefore they try and drive f

humberside police were called to the incident, which involved a white peugeot van, on st peter's avenuethreatening injuries, and both have been taken to hospital. the church of england is to debate holding services of blessing for same—sex couples for the first time. if it's agreed by the church's ruling general synod, the services could be held after a couple has married in a secular ceremony, or formed a civil partnership. i, david, take you, peter, to be my lawfully wedded husband. since 2014, same—sex couples have been able to marry outside the church, but the church of england does not allow their relationships to be blessed. it says there is real and profound disagreement about sexuality. bishops set up a group to spend three years discussing what to do next, but their hand may now have been forced by some in hereford, who voted in favour of prayer and dedication following a marriage or civil partnership. now it will be debated by the church's ruling synod. the proposed service is described as neither contrary to or opposed to the current doctrine and some priests will be able to

humberside police were called to the incident after a white peugeot van mounted the pavement on st peter's suffered life threatening injuries, and both have been taken to hospital. the headlines on bbc news: a huge demonstration in barcelona after the spainish prime minister announced steps to remove the current administration in catalonia. explosives experts were called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria after an audit of chemicals stored in a laboratory. storm brian brings with it gusts of over 70mph as parts of the uk are hit by power cuts and flooding. human rights groups and zimbawe's political opposition have condemned a decision by the world health organisation to appoint president robert mugabe as a ‘goodwill ambassador‘ for the un agency to help tackle non—communicable diseases. zimbabwe's zimba bwe's opposition zimbabwe's opposition said that the health system in his own country has all but collapsed. in his 37 years as bad boy's leader, robert mugabe has been called many things but not many could have expected he would be a world health organisation goodwill ambassador.

humberside police were called to the incident, which involved a white peugeot van, on st peter's avenues suffered life threatening injuries, and both have been taken to hospital. the us and south korea are conducting joint military exercises off the korean peninsula, amid heightened tensions with north korea. the us has says the drills are designed to be a show of sea and air power, to deter north korea from any military action. pyongyang has described the exercises as a "rehearsal for war". among the ships taking part is the uss ronald reagan, the biggest of the us navy's fleet in the asia region. 0ur correspondent mark lowen was on the ship. we've come down here to south korea's second city where the uss ronald reagan earlier today. if i step back, we comes in. you can see there the enormous aircraft carrier, there the enormous aircraft carrier, the uss ronald reagan, that leads the uss ronald reagan, that leads the fleet, stationed injapan. it has a crew of 5,000 and on—board, we had a short time on deck and saw some of the 70 fighterjets and bombers stationed on there. this is one o

humberside police were called to the incident after a white peugeot van mounted the pavement on st peter'sne of the boys suffered life threatening injuries, and both have been taken to hospital. human rights groups and zimbawe's political opposition have condemned a decision by the world health organisation to appoint president robert mugabe as a ‘goodwill ambassador‘ for the un agency to help tackle non—communicable diseases. human rights watch said that — given mr mugabe's record on human rights — it was an embarrassment to give him such a role. a spokesperson for the uk government said the appointment was surprising and disappointing. earlier, i spoke to doug coltart — a human rights lawyer and activist — who lives in zimbabwe. he told me the decision has left many zimbabweans in the country worried. we have a doctor to patient ratio of one two 250,000, many rural patients have to walk over ten kilometres to get to health clinics and there's almost no medicine in many hospitals, and even medical students are treated horrendously and many of them were kicked out of their residences recen