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The headlines tonight: A Warning about the impact benefit cuts could

have on local youngsters. Coming in and out of the factories, the work

dies down. If I lost my benefits, I would not be able to survive.

A Hull school that cost £15 million to build could shut just ten years

after opening. I am here at the Endeavour School which had promised

to offer children in the city a bright future.

There's strong support for a saved library by one of Hull's most famous

daughters. It is the Kindle generation, but this is a place

where children learn how to read. A dramatic display to show just how

destructive illegal fireworks can be.

And don't forget to join me for that all—important weekend forecast. That

is in 15 minutes. Scrapping benefits for under—25s who

refuse work or training will lead to an increase in homelessness in

places like Grimsby, according to one charity.

The Conservatives say young people should be prepared to "earn or

learn", or face losing the dole. And while a leading homeless charity

says it would have a "devastating" effect, the Cleethorpes MP Martin

Vickers says unemployed 16—25—year—olds shouldn't

automatically get a home from the state. Here's our Political Editor

Tim Iredale. This is the East Marsh area of

Grimsby, with a number of people claiming benefits out numbers those

in work. This area was described as one think tank as a benefit ghetto.

According to the Centre for social justice, 51% of the working age

population here rely on benefits. This man is 23 and seeks

job—seeker's Allowance and housing benefit —— claims. He worries that

young people could be the target of the next big welfare crackdown. I am

really trying to get a job as well. I have an interview at a factory

tomorrow. But even still, humming in and out of factories, the work dies

down. If I lost my benefits, it would not be able to survive. David

Cameron has suggested that 16—25 —year—olds who shun education,

employment or training, would lose their benefits under a Conservative

government. One charity claims that that could have a big impact on

places like Grimsby. I think that the impact on areas like the North

of England is potentially devastating. Our members in the area

report that they are already at record numbers of young people

approaching them for help with homelessness. If this goes

we expect to see a significant increase in the number of young

people seeking help with homelessness problems in these

areas. However, many conservatives say that they are simply responding

to widespread concern about the abuse of benefits. This was the view

of some voters in Cleethorpes. I think that some young people could

do more than they do, and in a living. There's always a job out

there, you just have to keep looking and applying for courses on things

that help you get into work. The reality is that if we are going to

meet housing demands over the next generation we cannot be providing

social housing for people who are only 17 or 18, and expecting the

state somehow to pick up the tab. Expect an increasingly heated war of

words from politicians and it comes to the Warren welfare. —— the war on

welfare. I spoke to The Independent columnist Owen Jones, who is opposed

to the changes, and Robert Oxley of The Taxpayers' Alliance, who says

people can't have something for nothing.

I asked Mr Jones if he agreed with the Prime Minister's approach. Not

at all. This will only drive young people into poverty and

unemployment, punishing them for the allure of successive governments to

provide full—time work. government got rid of the

maintenance loans to encourage young people to stay on in sixth form. Is

it fair to almost force youngsters into some form of learning rather

than working? It is absolutely right that these people have to do more in

the current job market. It does not stand you a good chance of getting a

job in today's market. Are people being too picky? Some people need an

extra push to go out and look for work. Other people just need greater

opportunities. Making sure that anyone who is not in work, and 25,

who is going to struggle to get on the job market, is doing something

further to improve the chances. And other people agree with that, once

the Owen? Damian Green, but according to the joseph Rowntree

foundation, there are lots of people applying for the one job —— they may

agree. You cannot drive people onto the streets and into poverty because

of the failure of governments to deal with this huge jobs crisis. But

in the last decade we created 3 million jobs and over 2.5 million of

those jobs were taken up by people who were not worn in the UK. So how

did those people who were younger were not equipped by the education

system to take up those jobs, or they were not willing to take up.

So. So a system which both equips them and make sure that they are

taking up employment available to them, is what is needed. We need to

create skilled work, learning from Germany where they have created

renewable energy jobs. But in Germany they have eased... Do you

accept, Owen Jones, that this is hugely popular with the public? Not

true. The latest poll shows that these measures are not universally

supported. Young people are sending CDs and not even getting a response.

Many of these young people have paid their national insurance and have

been kicked out of work. A lot of young people need that leg up on to

the jobs ladder. Mr Jones is trying to pull up that ladder from people

who have been struggling. The education has so far failed them and

they need further training. Very last word, Owen Jones. The work is

not there and you are punishing people because of successive

government's inability —— successive governments's inability to create

jobs. Should 16—25 year olds be able to

claim housing benefit and unemployment benefits if they don't

earn or learn? You can email us at

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Sunday politics. He will be debating scrapping benefits for young people

who will not work or learn. In a moment: Lincoln Ladies look to go

out on a high as they prepare for their final match.

Just ten years after opening at a cost of £15 million, a school that

was supposed to improve standards in Hull could close. Endeavour High

School has hundreds of spare places and has been regularly labelled as

underperforming by inspectors. Caroline Bilton is live outside the

school. What's gone wrong there? There has been a

errors. Pure grades, poor reputation. Falling pupil numbers

are all a far cry from what it set out When it opened it was to be the

jewel in the crown of Hull's education system, costing £15

million. To achieve ten years ago. But within

six months cracks began to show. The headteacher resigned and since then

it has been placed in special measures three times, which not

surprisingly has had an effect on its popularity. I do not think that

it is a bad idea that it is closing, because I do not think that it is a

very good school. My son did not get on very well there at all. It has

been struggling for the last three or four years. Their brother goes

there, he is 14 now. He has gone to a college learning school. He has

been struggling with the teachers. I would not send my two boys there. I

walk past their quite a lot and the things that I have heard about it,

the reports on it. The school was built to teach 1,200 pupils but

there are fewer than 400 pupils now at Endeavour.

By 2016 it's predicted there would be just 228 pupils, with the school

facing a £1 million deficit each year. It's since been replaced by

newer, bigger schools and acadamies created under the Building Schools

for the Future programme. Endeavour has struggled to compete,

and today the Council announced that it's once—flagship school is now

under threat of closure. It was hoped that it could be turned

into an academy and no sponsor has come forward so parents have now

received letters saying that the closure needs to be considered. A

period of conversation dashed —— consultation has now started. No

decision on the future has been made. Parents and staff will be

consulted and the results of that will be published in January. With

the decision is made to close the school then it could close in 2015.

A lorry driver from Goole has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for

causing the deaths of two soldiers by careless driving.

Colin Pattison's lorry hit the back of the soldiers' Army Land Rover on

the A66 in Cumbria two years ago. Pattison also received a six—year

driving ban. Hull City Council is taking legal

action to try to prevent a horse—drive. Officials and police

say the event, which often takes place in Hull Fair week, has caused

disruption in the past. The search has begun for a Chief

Constable for Lincolnshire Police. Temporary chief Neil Rhodes, here on

the left with Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick, said

recently that he would apply for the job. Safety experts in Lincolnshire

have blown up a Vauxhall Corsa to demonstrate the dangers of illegal

fireworks. They're asking the public to report

anyone selling fireworks in the county without a licence. They say

it's a problem in the run—up to November fifth. Jake Zuckerman

reports from Waddington. It is a timely warning designed to

grab attention. This afternoon pyrotechnic experts set off a car

full of fireworks. The idea — to demonstrate the potential danger

illegal firework—sellers could cause. What we want to do today is

simulate what would happen in a worst—case scenario, a car—boot sale

scenario where someone selling illegal fireworks, literally at the

boot of the card, unfortunately an accident happens and the car goes up

in flames. This is a stark warning about the potential danger of which

fireworks pose. It's part of a clamp—down by Lincolnshire's Trading

Standards. We always get intelligence about illegal sales of

fireworks. What we would like to encourage people to do is to contact

us a fair bit earlier. With a month to go before bonfire night,

emergency services are keen to get the message across, to make sure

that something like this doesn't happen for real. Jake Zuckerman, BBC

Look North, Waddington. Still ahead tonight: Some people can't stand the

sound of one set of bagpipes — this man says he has more than anyone

else on Earth. Tonight's picture is of the sunset

at Claxby Top. He was a picture that you do not often see on a Friday.

You will have to put up with me today! Baycol bagpipes musical

instruments. How did the work that one out?

Seeing as we have a guest coming on you please their bagpipes, you

probably don't want to say that! The forecast for the next 24 hours

looks like not a bad one. Partly cloudy with some sunshine. The risk

of one or two showers, but basically a ridge of high pressure should be

in charge of our weather. It should be there for much of next week with

some pleasantly warm conditions. Almost an Indian summer next week.

In the short term, it is windy. We have got one or two wet showers

pushing and from the West. They will largely fizzle out. The wind eases

towards dawn and we will see temperatures down to 12 or 13

Celsius. The sun will rise in the morning at ten past seven. A bright

day, variable cloud and some sunshine. The hint of one to light

showers. —— one or two light showers. But otherwise we will see

some sunny spells developing. The breeze will be right to moderate

south—westerly. Temperatures will be generally 17 Celsius. Around the

wash, just a degree higher. Sunday looks nice as well, high pressure in

charge. It may tend to cloud over at times but we are looking at a fine,

bright day. A lovely day to visit the coastal strip. Next week the

emphasis is on a lot of fine, dry weather, and really quite warm for

this time of the year. That is the forecast.

The forecast is always accurate! Nice to see you on a Friday night.

Five—day week, it is the future. She is one of the nation's

best—loved actresses, and earlier this year, Maureen Lipman joined the

campaign to save a small library in her home city of Hull.

I spoke to Maureen earlier visited the library close to her

childhood home in Hull. After protests and petitions the Hull City

Council let volunteers take over its running in order to keep it open.

Lincolnshire county council wants to hand 30 of its libraries to

volunteers to save millions of pounds. The QB 1000 closures

nationwide. —— there could be. If councils are short of money and

three quarters of the population do not use them, should they be cut to

save money and let that money go to vital services? Will it go to vital

services? I do not think it will. I think the library is incredibly

vital. It is a place for the community to meet, for

get—togethers, parties. This one is in lovely surroundings. You can have

all manner of fun here. It should not go. It is not that much money.

In Lincolnshire there are 45 libraries, that could drop to 15.

That is a great saving of £2 million. Is linking in the running

for City of Culture? —— Lincoln? But should be celebrate the fact that

all in tears running the libraries now, or should BBC and that that

not good thing? I think the library is evolving. What would you say to a

bestselling children's author who says that libraries are a drain on

tax payers money. Yes, it is the Kindle generation, but this is the

place where children learn how to read. They take out the extent they

decide what they like and they do not like. They come here and they

make friends. That was a sound bite. If we took his books and take them

outside and trod on them, would he say the same? This place will evolve

into something very special. Is Hull going to be City of Culture? We will

be behind you. I am performing in Sheffield tonight and we have made

the journey easier to stand up for this library. There are a lot of us

about, it is not just me, but we need to get behind Hull, it is

historic and it deserves a break. We salute you for that. We need you to

come back and live here. Don't be ridiculous! Maureen Lipman talking

to me this afternoon at the library. A real legend and of course Hull

born and bred. A reality TV star from Hull says he'll stop being a

bin—lorry mechanic to pursue his music career.

Ryan Mathie has been busking in the city centre today, ahead of his next

X Factor appearance. Now he claims, whatever happens, he wants to keep

playing to the crowds. I have always been behind my city because this is

where I am from. Every little bit helps and it just shows what an

amazing city it is. People have got behind me and that is why am so

proud of my city. 18 years of footballing history

comes to an end tonight. Lincoln Ladies will play Arsenal in

the Women's League Cup in their final game before they change their

name and move to Nottingham. Sarah Walton was there as they set off for

London this afternoon. It was all smiles as the team caught the bus

earlier, but the emotion of the day was clear.

Your mindset is to do well for the history of the club and 18 years

that have been built up. From next season the team will be based in

Nottingham and known as Notts County Ladies. Today, perhaps the closing

of one chapter four Lincoln, but we will be developing and promoting the

game on our move. This is the last time that the team will leave from

this part of the world to compete. Earlier this week the trophy was in

touching distance. But to get their hands on it, they need to get past

Arsenal first. We are the only team that they have not beaten the

season, so definitely there is a psychological thing for us to draw

on when we go into the games. They have always been really close games.

Last year we managed to beat them as well. But they finished third from

the bottom in the women's super league. As we become not county we

want to think about challenging a little more.

But if comes as the Lincoln Ladies finish third from the bottom in the

women's Super League. So while the team prepares for change, Lincoln

Ladies, as they are now, have this one last chance to win big. And in

men's football tomorrow there's commentary of Hull City at home to

Aston Villa on BBC Radio Humberside's FM frequency at three

o'clock. The sports team go on air at 1.30.

Scunthorpe United versus Cheltenham Town is on 1485AM. And Aldershot

Town versus Grimsby Town is on Digital and Web. BBC Radio

Lincolnshire will have commentary on Lincoln's trip to Nuneaton.

Lincolnshire will have commentary on Hull's Olympic gold medallist Luke

Campbell is boxing tomorrow night. He will aim to move up the rankings.

A policeman from Cleethorpes believes he has the world's largest

collection of bagpipes, and he's hoping to prove it with an entry in

the record books. Danny Fleming started collecting the instruments

as a teenager and has spent £10,000 on one set alone. Sarah Corker has

been to meet him. Think of a bagpipe it conjures up

images of tartan, tassles and a thick pair of socks. He has been

playing to visitors year for the last decade. This is where it all

began. This is the first set that I was given by my late father. It was

refurbished in 1973. This is the oldest set I have, which is an

original set. This set is my most expensive, they are valued at about

£10,000 now. These are just a selection of his 105 sets. At the

age of 13, who wanted to join the army and be a pipe. The great thing

about bagpipes is that they can be handed down from generation to

generation. Next week he will be showing off his talents on the

BBC's programme Bargain Hunt. I think it is ridiculous. He just

wants more and more. Once he gets the record, you never know, he might

just sell a few. It is not something you often hear at the British

seaside, he has been getting some odd looks this afternoon. I think it

brings people happy. Brilliant. Other papers usually half 5—10

sets, so he is pretty confident that the record is in the bag.

If you think you have a story then send us an e—mail and include a

contact number. Let's have a recapture of the main

national headlines. Amanda Hutton is jailed for 15 years for manslaughter

and child neglect after luring her son to starve to death. —— after

allowing her son to starve to death. Tomorrow's weather, dry and bright,

some spells of sunshine in the afternoon. Still very warm and

humid. Responses on the subject of

benefits. Paul says, I agree with Martin Vickers, we ride the parents

of these young people? I do not want my taxes to subsidise these wrong

people. There are many people chasing every job, they simply do

not exist, it is not the unemployed's fault. Jobs need to be

created urgently. If they cannot be bothered to go to school or work

then why should you get benefits? Then says that the government needs

to invest in organisations to help young people. Forcing people to do

things never actually works. Have a really good weekend. Look

after yourself. Goodbye.