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into Friday morning and enhance the risk of flooding. That is all from

us, Good evening and welcome to BBC Look

North. The headlines tonight. A report into Hull's flooding two

months on calls for better defences at the city's docks. This has shown

us the vulnerability. I'm at Hull's tidal barrier which stopped

thousands of properties from flooding. A teenager is found guilty

of murdering his grandmother. This has been a horrible crime. Police

praise for the one woman fight against anti`social behaviour. After

her on`screen debut, we meet Scunthorpe's youngest TV star. A

five`day forecast follows. It's two months since the highest tide in 60

years bought flooding to large parts of Hull and tonight a report says

the city needs a better flood warning system and better

protection. More than 150 businesses were affected by the water and

without the tidal barrier 19,000 homes would have been flooded.

However even the barrier only just did its job, the report highlights

how it came within 40 centimetres of being over`topped. Here's our

correspondent, Paul Murphy. This is Hull's Albert Dock ` identified in

today's report as the city's weak point during the tidal surge.

The water which overtopped the defences here inundated hundreds of

local businesses. Including this one which is still recovering. We look

at the rest of the country. Something has to be done. The

rapidly unfolding events of December the fifth were simply not predicted.

The cost of it all is still being assessed. The report says Hull

experienced its highest tides for at least 60 years. That damage was

caused to 149 homes and 155 businesses in the Albert Dock area.

But that Hull's tidal barrier prevented an estimated ?230 million

of damage. There is a sense the city just escaped catastrophe. The

Environment Agency and Hull City Council say there were already plans

to defend this vulnerable Albert Dock area ` but they're being

brought forward as a matter of urgency. We are looking at all

defences for improvement to ensure all future events can be managed.

The report urges greater co`operation and communication

between all the authorities, a familiar theme in a city which is no

stranger to the devastation of flooding. Paul Murphy, BBC Look

North, Hull. Paul is live for us at the tidal barrier in Hull for us

tonight. Paul, just how close did Hull come to a much more serious

situation? Very close indeed. You get a sense of the city's

vulnerability. They need to defend the city and inward investment. I'm

joined now by Philip Winn from the Environment Agency. What have you

learnt? This was the bigegst flood since 1953. We will learn a lot. We

need to get warnings through quickly and we found levels on the coast

were higher than indicated. Is long`term protection possible? A

temporary solution is in place and we will work to put in a full

scheme. The tide came close to the top but the barrier did a great job.

I think we can do some of both town and country but people are our

priority. We want to hear from you on this story. A teenager from Hull

has been found guilty of murdering his grandmother and the attempted

murder of his grandfather. 17`year`old Lewis Dale admitted the

killing but claimed he was suffering the effects of taking the drug

mephedrone. He was convicted by a jury at Hull Crown Court this

afternoon. Emma Massey reports. Lewis Dale as he was found guilty on

a ten to two majority. He admitted stabbing his grandparents. He denied

murder. I thought it would be manslaughter. Humberside Police said

today's verdict was right. There are no winners. I do not feel pleased

and this has been a horrible crime. Council workers have held

demonstrations in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire over salaries, which

unions say, are below the living wage. Some councils, like City of

Lincoln pay their staff the living wage which is ?7.45 an hour. But

campaigners like these in Scunthorpe want local government workers to

receive a ?1 ncrease to their hourly rate. 6000 people can affect

spending and everybody benefits. And last night we were talking about

calls for people working in the public sector in the North, to be

paid less than those doing the same job in the South. Thank you for your

responses... Neekie from Grimbsy says: "I moved to Grimsby from

Portsmouth two years ago and I am doing the same job as a teaching

assistant. I work six more hours a week for ?2000 less a year. I don't

think it's fair. Chantelle e`mailed us to say: "What about people who

want to move onto bigger and better things? I would like to earn enough

to be able to move somewhere like London, but cutting our pay is going

to make things a lot more difficult". Bunty has been in touch:

"It makes perfect sense to pay public sector workers less in areas

of high unemployment. It would undoubtedly create jobs". Around 100

people have been at a public inquiry being held about the Lincoln Eastern

bypass. The aim of the scheme, which is due to get underway later this

year, is to ease congestion. Highways and Planning officers have

been hearing people's objections to parts of the planned road. The head

of a group of six Lincolnshire schools has been suspended and is

currently under investigation. Carol Clare is the Chief Executive of the

Phoenix Family of Schools, which runs five academies in the Boston

area. The organisation has confirmed that she's been suspended following

an allegation from an anonymous source, which is currently under

investigation. Pam Roddis was well`known in Bridlington. She'd

holidayed in the town for one week every month for the past ten years.

Four days later, Pam died of a brain haemorrhage. Police say the theft

can't be linked to her death, but that the stress may have affected

her health. She became close friends with Wendy Clarke. She liked to go

down to the harbour and watch the world go by. A cyclist took her bag

and mobile phone. Four days later, she died.This CCTV footage shows the

cyclist they believe was responsible for stealing her bag.. I we can

catch the male responsible it will help the grieving process. Pam's

friends and family say the incident blighted her final days and it's

important the suspect is caught. He spoiled the last few days of her

life. Pam's friend, Wendy Clarke, ending that report by Tolu Adeoye.

Still ahead tonight: Fighting the name change ` the fans who want to

keep 'Hull City' put their case to the FA. We got to say what our

members wanted. The MP for East Yorkshire is in the running for a

very different parliamentary win. Sir Greg Knight's cat Tommy is on a

short list to become Westminster Cat of the Year. The winner will be

decided by a public vote and the result will be announced later this

month. It's a moggy! Do you have a part in Open All Hours? Police have

praised a Hull woman's campaign against anti social behaviour and

drug use on a City Council estate. Mostly fine this evening but another

wet night. Overnight rain will give way to a dry period but then more

rain. Temperatures seven to eight Celsius. Thursday should be

brighter. Ann Hodges has been displaying photos of used needles

and blood stained walls in the block of flats she lives in off Holderness

Road before Hull City Council asked her to take them down because they

were too graphic. The police say it's important people report issues

to them so they can investigate. Jessica Lane reports. Needles in the

stairways, bloodstains on the walls. Look at this chart. Rain tonight

with more rain on Thursday. These just some of the photos taken since

last summer to try and give the Council and police evidence of how

bad things are in the flats. We live here, the things you see on the

pictures are happening here, it's not safe to send grandchildren to

the chute room where we put rubbish. You don't know who or what is

happening. Her neighbour Alice, who is in her 80s, says things have got

worse in the last few months. When I've locked the door and bolted it,

I just daren't answer it, you don't know who's going to be there. It's

not the first time people have taken matters into their own hands. A few

years ago, residents on a Scunthorpe estate got a steel fence built

around their homes to protect them from crime and disorder. It's

important people don't put themselves at risk, say police. But

information passed on can help them to act. So they say Ann did the

right thing, the right way. We have increased patrols and asked

residents to provide information. Police say patrols have increased

around Denaby Court recently in response to reports from residents

and say they'll continue to work with the council to deal with

criminal activity and even evict those who cause trouble. We want to

hear from you on this story ` is it up to us to help the authorities

track down people who commit crime and anti`social behaviour? A man who

was arrested after armed police were called to a village in Lincolnshire

has been charged with two offences. Mark Anthony Hall of Thomas Street

in Sleaford was arrested in Ruskington yesterday for failing to

appear at court in relation to assault offences. He's also been

charged with two cases of leaving petrol stations without paying for

fuel. Plans for a skate park in Lincoln are being opposed by

campaigners. After a search taking years, the City of Lincoln Council

says that land known as Hobblers Hole is the right location. But

opponents of the proposed site argue that it's become a peaceful area for

the whole community. It should remain that way. Two parents from

Hull have described how they feared the worst for their baby who needed

complex heart surgery. Julia was born with a hole in her heart, and

needed to be transferred from Hull's Royal Infirmar 100 miles to a

specialist unit. The medical teams who transferred her in a mobile

intensive care unit are featured in a new BBC series this evening. And

there will be more on baby Julia's story on Children's Emergency Rescue

on BBC Two at eight o'clock. Fans opposed to a proposed name

change by Hull City owner Assem Allam have met with members of the

Football Association. Dr Allam has submitted a plan to change the name

of the Premier League club to Hull Tigers. Fans' groups, including the

"City Till I Die" campaign, have been to Wembley Stadium explaining

why they disagree with the alteration. Our sports reporter

Simon Clark is here, what happened at this meeting? This document was

presented with a video. The name change has caused a storm. We had a

lengthy discussion in which members' views were put. When are we likely

to hear about the FA's decision? Greg Dyke has not said so, sometime

in April? And Grimsby Town will play Cambridge United in the semifinal of

the FA Trophy. The two`legged tie begins at Cambridge's Abbey Stadium

on the 15th of February, before the return match at Blundell Park a week

later. And Lincoln City are playing tonight. The Imps are hoping to make

it two home wins in four days when they take on Nuneaton. BBC Radio

Lincolnshire has commentary in a Sport Special from seven o'clock.

It's one of the most popular programmes on television and the

latest star of BBC One's Call The Midwife is from North Lincolnshire.

At just five weeks old, Annabelle Christian from Bottesford joined

actors like Miranda Hart and her on screen mum, Eastenders star Lacey

Turner, as they filmed scenes in Lincoln. Sarah Walton has more. At

home, seven`month`old Annabella is clearly comfortable in front of a

camera, no surprise for a little girl who made her TV debut as a

newborn, thanks to a contact in the business. My friend has children in

commercials.The filming took place at the Lincoln castle back in July.

Here's Annabella as baby Peter, the newborn son of a woman in prison

played by former Eastenders actress Lacey Turner. You can't have him!

She was lovely and chatty. Like a professional she was paid for her

work and needed just two takes, not letting the fame get to her. She

slept! So is she a Hollywood actress in the making? Maybe! And it may be

a good career choice, she seems to love the camera. Let's get a recap

of the national and regional headlines. Prince Charles meets

flood victims in Somerset ` some have been cut off for more than a

month. The Environment Agency says improving defences is a priority.

Tomorrow's weather: It will be unsettled, and windy with showers

and longer spells of rain. Top temperature eight Celsius. We have

had reactions to the interview. Where will the money come from?

"Scrap HS2". "Maybe if the government did not donate to

overseas countries." "Don't live next to a river." Goodbye.