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Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight:

Marching on Parliament ` the teenagers call to lower the age we

can vote A bid for government money after December's floods in Boston.

If people can have sex and families, they should have the right

to vote. The fishermen who say new rules are putting them out of

business. Despite suffering a heart attack, the man who's determined to

reach his sporting goal. He turned his life around and is an

inspiration to people who do the training. A gust of 65 mph, a gusty

night installed with warnings in place, join me for the latest.

Good evening. They can legally smoke, dry a car, join the army and

start a family. So is it time that people under the age of 18 were

allowed to vote? Teenagers from East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have

joined a protest in London calling for the voting age to be lowered to

16. At the moment, young people in England have to wait until they are

18 to take part in elections, but some MPs including Scunthorpe's Nic

Dakin want to reduce the age limit. More from our Political Editor Tim

Iredale. The teenagers who marched on Parliament today have no direct

say on who represents them here. Some, including 16`year`old Thomas

from Hull, believe that should change. Young people in East

Yorkshire should be able to vote. They are under represented and do

not understand that they have the same power. They can influence the

country and realise that politics plays a part in their lives. While

under 18s in England can't vote under rules, 16 and 17`year`olds in

Scotland will be able to vote in this year's referendum on

independence. Some MPs believe the voting age should be lowered across

the UK. Why not have votes at 16? As somebody who has worked with 16 and

18`year`olds, my experience says they have as much sense as older

people at making judgements and they can vote. But would the majority of

young people use their vote? It's estimated that in last year's local

elections, 32% of 18`14 year olds turned out to vote, compared with

72% of over 65s. I asked college students in Goole whether they

wanted to see the voting age lowered? The way that teenagers are

acting in society, putting how the country runs into their hands, it

will go downhill. I think we should decide what happens in our local

community. Why'd you not want to vote? I am too young, really. It

should stay at 18 years old. Labour and the Liberal Democrats are

broadly in favour of lowering the voting age. But many Conservatives

are against the idea. So these would`be voters may have to wait a

little longer before they have their say at the ballot box. Professor Jon

Tonge chaired a commission in 2009 that advised the government against

reducing the voting age. He joins me now from Manchester. Good evening.

But some 16`year`olds are in full time work paying taxes, don't you

think they have the right to elect the politicians who will be spending

their taxed earnings? The majority would not vote. Only a minority

voted at the last four general elections, so those teenagers

marching on Parliament would be better advised having a word with

those teenagers who did not vote. The case would be easier to make if

they bothered to vote. If you are 16 or 17, you cannot buy alcohol,

tobacco, fireworks and you cannot serve on a jury. They can join the

Army, should they not be able to hold to account those political

leaders who are about to deploy them? They do not see front`line

service and they need parental permission, the same as getting

married. They are not full adults and are covered by a child laws. The

big problem is that they would not vote and it would not be democratic

to extend the franchise. The commission that I chaired, the Youth

Citizenship Commission, found that every age category was against

lowering the voting age and the commission found the same. Why is

Labour, in particular, so supportive of the idea? Ed Miliband said they

would legislate on this. It has momentum, this idea. Every political

party supports the lowering of the voting age, but there is no demands

among the 16 or 17`year`olds. They are divided themselves. If you look

at the unpopularity of Parliament and political institutions, the one

thing they like is the voting age. Four out of five of the general

public agree with the voting age being 18. Thank you for joining us.

Do you think 16`year`olds should get the vote because they're able to pay

tax? Or do you think they lack the knowledge needed to make political

decisions? It does vary, it is very different on the Isle of Man and in

Jersey. In a moment... Clearing the way for a ?10 million development

which could create hundreds of jobs. David Cameron's claim that money is

no object when it comes to flood recovery is going to be put to the

test by communities here that suffered flooding following

December's tidal surge. More than a thousand homes and businesses were

damaged but there are fears that the people affected may be forgotten as

the focus turns to the West Country and the banks of The Thames. Jake

Zuckerman has spent the day in Boston which is still recovering

from the worst conditions seen in more than 50 years. This was Boston

town centre little more than two months ago. The highest storm surge

in living memory sent flood water cascading through streets,

overwhelming homes and businesses. Today, volunteers were helping some

of those affected to apply for assistance from the local charity

get Boston back on its feet. What is the most urgent? A cooker, please.

The organisation has raised ?11,000 pounds, which it wants to use to buy

white goods and other essentials for flood victims. People like Kevin

Storr, who lost almost everything. This was the kitchen, we had the

freezer here. We had a Welsh dresser along here. It is kind of hard to

imagine that it was a kitchen. Boston saw more than 500 properties

flooded in December. While there's no exact figure Boston Borough

Council says it's spent tens of thousands of pounds so far, trying

to get things back to normal. In North Lincolnshire more than 300

homes and businesses were damaged. The cost is expected to reach ?1

million. While in Hull more than 300 properties were damaged including

150 homes. Hull City Council says it's spent ?322,000 and that it

doesn't expect to get much of that money back from the government.

Yesterday David Cameron made this promise to flood victims. Money is

no object in this relief effort. Whatever money is needed for it will

be spent. Boston Borough Council plans to hold the Prime Minister to

his word. It's bidding for extra money to help those affected. One

example is council tax discounts and holidays, particularly where people

are living in difficult conditions and some cases, people are not

living in their homes. There are 150 families who are not in their

houses. Here in Boston they are still clearing up after December's

flooding and the community is still rallying around. People are still

concerns that their plight may be overlooked. `` concerned. High winds

have caused problems across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire this

afternoon and conditions could get worse this evening. Our reporter

Amanda White joins me now. How bad have things been? The winds have

been felt the most on the coast this afternoon. There were gusts of 75

miles per hour in Holbeach and 67 miles per hour at Wainfleet near

Skegness. Just up the road 1500 homes lost power at Burgh le Marsh

near Skegness at lunchtime. They all had power restored within two hours.

Further north a woman hurt her head after a number of trees fell on a

van and a car in Grimsby. And also in Grimsby fire fighters had to

dismantle a chimney that was swaying on a Grimsby rooftop before it

collapsed. We have heard tonight's passenger sailing from Hull to

Rotterdam has been delayed. It was due to leave at 8:30pm but will now

leave at midnight. Your local BBC Radio station will have more

information. And Paul Hudson will be here in a few minutes with a full

weather forecast for the next 24 hours. A group of Lincolnshire

farmers are raising money for people flooded in Somerset. They are part

of a group on Twitter called Club Hectare, and they say they've raised

hundreds of pounds so far. They've also arranged to send straw and food

to farmers in the South West of England. Humberside Police and Crime

Commissioner Matthew Grove has confirmed that people living in the

force area will pay nearly two percent more for policing from

April. Mr Grove says the rise will help protect some jobs and allow

investment in new technology. He's pressing ahead despite opposition

from the Police and Crime Panel. An inquiry looking into the proposed

Lincoln Eastern bypass has finished today. Highways and planning

officers have been hearing people's objections to parts of the planned

road. It's hoped the road will ease congestion in the city. Fishermen

say new rules being enforced on the East Coast will put them out of

business and damage the local tourist industry. Changes are being

made to the way sea fish can be caught, which the Environment Agency

says will make fishing more sustainable. But those affected say

the rules are unworkable and will destroy their livelihoods. Kate

Sweeting reports... They've made their living out of the sea for

decades. Shaun Wingham catches the fish and his wife Penny sells it in

her shop. But they say if new fishing rules are imposed, their

livelihood will be lost. It will put a lot of people out of business. It

is very sustainable and it has been going on for years, everything has

been working fine, and now they want to put the rules in, which they have

no right to do. These pictures show the method Shaun uses to catch

things like sea bass. The nets are left overnight for the fish to swim

into. The new rules mean he'd have to stay by those nets at all times,

something Shaun says is impossible. What they are asking us to do is

unworkable and unreasonable. And without the fish that Shaun catches,

there'd be nothing to sell in the shop. It would put us out of

business, we would struggle. We would struggle terribly, especially

in the summertime. We would not be here. And if this type of fishing is

lost there would be a wider impact. David Nowell runs the restaurant at

Tickton Grange in Beverley and says locally caught fish is a big pull

for customers. Quality is the issue, and the local source is very

important to us, it is what the menus are all about. We would have

to completely rethink its if we lost the ability to source locally. In a

statement the Environment Agency told us: It's a position which has

angered local food experts. told us: It's a position which has

angered local It is a box ticking exercise. The fishermen will meet

with the Environment Agency on the 4th of March, in the hope they say

of saving their way of life. Do you agree with the Environment Agency?

If you are a fisher man do you have concerns about getting fresh fish?

`` fishermen. If you want to get in touch with us, here is the e`mail

address. Thank you for watching, it is good to have you. Still ahead

tonight: the mist chances which saw the Tigers drop down the premier

league. `` the missed chances. After a suffering a heart attack we meet

the man whose turned his life around ` to run the London Marathon. It is

6:45pm, keep the photographs coming in. This is Bridlington South Shore

by Jean Button. A great picture, thank you for that, Jean. Let's get

the weather details from Paul. A wild night to come across

Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. The strongest winds have been along the

coast. The strongest winds have been 75 mph but they have eased a little

bit. They will pick back up over the next few hours so there is a warning

in place for widespread gales and gusts of 60 to 70 mph, possibly

higher than that in exposed places. A deep area of low pressure which

you can see with these tight isobars. They will open out a bit so

a better day tomorrow. This will bring more wins later on Friday. You

can see this, look at that, sweeping its way across this. Now we are

looking to the West as the winds picked up once more. Widespread

gales developing, and showers as well which may turn wintry later

tonight. They tend to ease, though. Temperatures are around two Celsius,

36 Fahrenheit. The sun will rise in the morning at 7:26am. Still windy

tomorrow but we will have lost the severe gales. A strong

south`westerly which will blow some gales in from the west. The showers

could gather across the far north of the area. Some of those showers

could be wintry. Let's look at the top temperatures, coming in at six

Celsius. Warnings in place for severe gales in the next few hours.

Thank you, Paul. More than 200 jobs could be created in Immingham after

Tesco announced that it had agreed to build a store in the town. The

?10 million development at the Kennedy Way shopping centre has

finally got under way, after many thought it would never happen. Simon

Spark reports. The centre of this town has started to change. The

Kennedy Way shopping centre has begun its multi`million pound

face`lift, and the smiling faces are as much relieved as happy. Even up

till last week it was not happening. In till we saw the fencing going

up, we thought that. There have been planning and development issues, a

lot of things behind the scenes. Let's look forwards and make it

right for the future. It is going to be of great project. The rain may be

pouring the fact that the safety fencing is up and the demolition has

begun will be a ray of sunshine for many people here. Some feared that

this day would never come but the whole area will now be transformed

before the end of the year. The plans are already up here, our first

glimpse of the change ahead. There are going to be 40,000 square feet

built. Now it has started, how people feeling? For Immingham,

especially, being able to get to Tesco's, will be great. Any

supermarket... It is good. They are stores that attract people so

wherever they are they will attract people. It has been a long time

coming, the sooner the better. Not only will it improve the look, there

will be 200 jobs and hopefully, further investment in the future.

We've had a big response to the story about NHS plans to store

medical records on a new, single database. The NHS insists the system

will be secure, but East Yorkshire MP David Davis says it's too risky

as the Department of Health has a poor record for keeping data safe.

Thanks for all your calls and emails on this one. Ian in Horncastle has

had several medical problems and says:

on this one. Ian in Horncastle has John in Hull disagrees: Stamford

gave us a call from Burstwick: Hull City came off second best against

Southampton in their latest Premier League encounter.

The Tigers lost 1`0 but it was a costly night in more ways than one.

Here's our sports reporter Simon Clark. The signs that this would not

be Hull City's night appeared quite early. Defender Paul McShane was

stretchered off with a serious ankle injury. Steve Bruce had to

re`organise and that handed the initiative to the opponents. Hull

City still had chances, Shane Long with this chance. But into the

second half Southampton made their superiority tell with this goal

after an hour. And it could have been worse. Former Scunthorpe United

player Jack Cork so near. 1`0 it finished and no complaints from the

Tigers. We kept possession too cheaply, in my opinion. We went too

long with the strikers. We kept giving the ball back to Southampton.

They enjoyed possession and they have three or four gifted

footballers, and on that performance they will have a wondrous career.

The result leaves the Tigers perilously close to the relegation

zone despite victory at Sunderland on Saturday. It's the tightest

battle for years. We have just got to worry about ourselves. We had a

good result at Sunderland but a disappointing one tonight. We need

to keep positive and picked points up where we can. We knew it was not

an easy league. It is the best league in the world. Steve Bruce

gets respite for the League with a Monday trip to Brighton in the FA

Cup. Australian Aaron Finch who won the Man of the Series award joins

the club. Yorkshire's captain believes it is a fantastic coup. He

had a fantastic one day 2020`macro series for Australia. That someone

on board like that is very special. Former prop Gareth Carvell has

re`joined Hull FC after five years away. The thirty two`year`old prop

will be in the squad to play Catalan at the KC Stadium on Friday. Carvell

spent time at Warrington and Bradford between his two Hull

spells. Paralympic wheelchair sprinter Jamie Carter from Market

Rasen has been at a school today trying to youngsters involved in

sport. The 17`year`old, who took part in London 2012, shared his

story with pupils at Witham St Hughs Primary in Lincoln. He also

encouraged the children to set themselves a challenge for Sport

Relief. It is massively important to raise awareness of sport, and be

able to fund them and allow them to do what they want to do. You can

take part in Sport Relief which takes place next month. If you want

to get involved you can go to the Sport Relief website. The address is

on screen now. A runner from Hull who had a heart attack in 2012 is

preparing to take part in this year's London Marathon. Lee

Popplewell has been given the all clear to take part in the challenge

and says he won't let his health scare stop him from taking part in

one of country's biggest sporting events. Jo Makel has been to meet

him. This is warrior training. It's tough, it's intense and it's all the

more remarkable that Lee is doing it. Because just 15 months ago he

was in hospital after a heart attack. I went out for a run but I

started getting chest pains, and I thought it was indigestion. I tried

turning it off but after 500 metres, it spread to my arms and they felt

like they were in vices, and I thought it was something serious.

Before his attack he'd lost about four stone in weight and had started

to get fit. He feels sure if he'd still been in this shape before his

fitness regime, the outcome may not have been so good. Now he trains

nearly every day. As you hate, sync your hips! Former Hull KR player

Iain Morrison puts his though his paces. He has followed the advice of

medical professionals, he could have easily pulled on his slippers and

dressing gown and polls the curtains shot, and that would've been him for

the rest of his life. `` shut. Lee's raising money for the RNLI. Having

completed the Bridlington half marathon last October, he's now

entering the London Marathon, raising money for the RNLI. I

remember watching it and being overwhelmed by people's efforts and

seeing young lads coming out from Afghanistan and Iraq and is see them

doing it, and I thought I would never be able to do that. It is kind

of something I set myself as a challenge. The marathon's in April.

So for now it's back to the warrior training. But getting back his

health is a battle he's already won. A great story, we wish him well.

Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines. The Met

office has issued its first ever read warning for the winter as for

McCain winds batter the country. Local teenagers have marched on

Parliament calling for a lower voting age. The weather is bright

with some voting age. The weather is bright

sunshine but a few wintry showers are possible. I have just heard that

the Ouze Bridge is closed on the M 62 to all vehicles. A response on

the question of voting. Sarah says, I did not have a good understanding

of politics at 16 to be able to vote. If we have the rights to start

a family at 16, why can we not vote? Surely starting a family is a bigger

responsibility than voting for something we would like to see

happen. Paul says, I do not think they have the political knowledge

until adult hood. Matt says that the professor does not know what he is

talking about. I am 16, Peter, and I would vote. Give us the opportunity.

This is from Abbey: I am a politics student and I think we should focus

on getting more 18 to 24`year`olds to vote before lowering it earlier.

Bunty says: The most difficult decision a 16`year`old makes is

which fast food restaurant to use that date, no matter which political

party should rule the country! Hanky for those. Join me tomorrow. Siewert

6:30pm, good night. `` thank you for those.

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