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HULL: A man suffered facial injuries when he was assaulted at a city centre taxi rank.

The man was standing with his girlfriend at the taxi rank outside the Empress pub in Alfred Gelder Street, between 2am and 3am on Sunday.

A group of about ten men, unknown to the victim, began verbally abusing him before one of the group punched him in the face and then a second man struck him.

The victim, 23, suffered severe swelling, bruising and cuts to the face and attended Hull Royal Infirmary for treatment.

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The first offender is 5ft 11in, with short, dark-brown hair, of stocky build and was wearing a blue jumper and dark jeans. He has a tattoo on the left side of his neck.

The second man had black hair gelled down and was wearing a black jumper, dark jeans and a gold neck chain. Both had local accents.

Anyone with information, particularly taxi drivers, should call Humberside Police on 101.

HULL: Police have released this CCTV image of a man suspected of stealing a bike from Hull Paragon Interchange on February 2.

Investigating officer PC Mark Lambert, of the British Transport Police, said: "The victim, a member of rail staff from Hull, had secured his bike in the cycle racks on platform 2.

"When he finished work and returned to collect his bike, he found it had been stolen.

"After viewing CCTV covering the cycle racks, a man is seen waiting on the platform then approaches the member of staff's bike.

"He then cuts the lock before riding off on the bike through the south entrance to the station towards Anlaby Road."

Anyone with information should call British Transport Police on 0800 405040, quoting the reference B4/NEA.