31/03/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

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

Accused of trying to abduct their own children now one Lincolnshire

couple says they'll fight to get them out of care They're designed to

protect crops, but some residents want bird scarers banned.

Basically, they sound like a war zone. They wake us up early.

Hundreds turn out to welcome the country's most successful Winter

Paralympian back to her home town. I'm in Bourne where people across

the town have been celebrating Jade Etherington's success.

I never change that snappy, that nappy changed me. `` nappy.

And comedian Jason Manford is left with a ?3,500 bar bill after a gig

in Lincoln. Don't forget the forecast that

follows. A couple from Lincolnshire accused

of conspiring to abduct their own children say they're terrified they

will never see them again. The couple who can't be named had their

children taken into care a year ago, but claim they did nothing wrong. Of

the 37 cases of adoption in the county last year, only two were

carried with parental permission. They face losing their two youngest

to adoption. Tonight one MP has told Look North that major changes are

needed to make the system fairer. Sarah Corker reports The Midlands MP

John Hemming who runs the Justice for Families Campaign Group told me

social workers were under increasing scrutiny after high several

high`profile cases. A garage full of toys, but no

children to play with them. It is almost a year since this couple's

five children were taken into care. The mother says they were told by

social services it was to protect them from future risk of emotional

harm. We have changed their voices to protect their children's

identity. It is hard and painful. I cannot sleep. I am not allowed to

have any contact with my children. It is very hard, that I have to keep

fighting. Your eldest son told the school that he had been hit. Did you

hit him? No. I never hit my children. In April 2013, the

children were taken into care. The couple told me that a court ruled

that the two youngest children should be put up for adoption.

Earlier this month, both parents were arrested on conspiracy charges.

The council says any decision to put a child into care is made with the

best interests of that child in mind. Ultimately, it is a decision

for the courts to make, and one that is not taken lightly. There has been

increasing pressure on social workers since the death of baby P in

2008. Local authorities accused of not acting quickly enough. One MP

says that the system has become so unfair that parents may have their

children taken of them and they should leave the country to avoid

social services. The iMac cannot imagine it is happening in a western

country. Campaigners have raised it in the

European Parliament. So many failed, they have betrayed and mistreated

them, they have given them grief. Cases like this are held in family

courts behind closed doors. This family say they struggle to

understand the system. It has destroyed the life of my children.

Did you try to kidnap them? No. We have never tried doing that. They

have been released on bail until May and the couple told me they do not

know if or when they will see their three sonss again.

Sarah mentioned John hemming there. He told me that social workers were

under increasing scrutiny after several high`profile cases. I think

they are under pressure from Government to do the wrong thing.

Because the courts rely on evidence that is a opinion from the social

workers employed by the local authority and I know of at least one

case where a social worker who recommended that a child be returned

to its parents was actually fired because she had been told not to

send the baby home. That is why it tends to be wrong. There have been

some high profile cases recently, not least that of baby Peter, isn't

this situation inevitable with the pressure social workers have been

under? ? You have recently said that people who find themselves at the

centre of these cases to take their children abroad. Is that a

responsible attitude for a Member of Parliament to take? It depends on

the circumstances. In a case where it is lawful to leave the country, I

know I'm since a baby was born in Spain a week before where somebody

had left because she faced proceedings here. I think the baby

will probably end up safe in the long term. There was a South Korean

couple who were arrested two weeks ago, they were leaving Wales and

trying to get back to South Korea. You think the system acts against

parents because the hearings take place in secret, surely everything

has to be done that can be done to protect the children? You have to

get the balance right. Wrongful intervention is damaging to their

children, too. Every change causes psychological damage. But there are

simple things, if somebody wants to petition the European Parliament,

they should not be punished. It is their right to complain to

politicians. Very briefly, what changes would you like to see which

would stop children being wrongly adopted? There needs to be a quality

of scrutiny in the courts and the evidence has to be done by

independent people, not people who are instructed to say, your answer

is to be guest. Thank you very much. In a moment: Making history ` the

record which has finally been broken after more than a 125 years.

Gas`powered cannons, used to scare birds from farm land, should be

banned according to campaigners. There's been an increase in the

number of complaints about devices which local residents say are

disturbing the peace near farms in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. But

farmers say they're a vital tool to keep hungry birds away from their

crops. Our rural affairs correspondent reports.

Noisy but effective. Farmers say they are essential to protect young

crops. For David and his wife, they are causing a headache, literally.

They moved to Lincolnshire for a peaceful retirement. It sounds like

bombs going off, they sound like a warzone. It sounds like they're

coming at you from every which way. They wake us up early, because they

are setting off at the moment from 5:30am onwards. In the garden, you

want tranquil conditions. It can be quite disturbing. The NFU has a code

of practice that says farmers should not use them before 6am or after

10pm. They should place them than 200 metres from sensitive buildings.

They should consider that noise travels further downwind. But they

say in the countryside, what comes first is crops, not quiet. The

countryside is a workplace for the farmers, a farmer's field is no

difference to an industrial unit, it is a manufacturing area, so people

that live in the countryside need to be sympathetic to why farmers are

doing this. But farmers need to be sympathetic to local residents. It

is important that people that live in the countryside get on.

There are online campaigns dedicated to getting the loudest ones banned.

Councils have received at least 170 complaints last year, some are

seeing a big increase in letters about Hamas' use of these devices.

They don't want to play the game. `` farmers' . We can put an abatement

on them. In the fullness of time, we could take court action, we don't

want to do that. The only way of controlling it is to implement a

total ban on them. The Code of Conduct is not working. Date would

like to see other types of bird scares take prominence. Farmers

insist that the countryside is for food production, not peace and

quiet. `` David. What do you think about this story?

Should farmers be allowed to use this type of bird scarer or should

people who live in the countryside be entitled to peace and quiet?

A 23`year`old man has been sentenced to a minimum of ten years for

attacking a man with a hammer outside a nightclub. The man who was

21 was hit on the head during a night out. Chris Bradley from

Lincoln was attempted murder.

Three inmates have been cleared of holding a prison officer hostage at

Full Sutton Prison near Pocklington in East Yorkshire. Feroz Khan, Fuad

Awale and David Watson were found not guilty of holding Richard

Thompson against his will in May 2013. However, Khan and Awale were

found guilty of threatening to kill the officer, and will be sentenced

next week. Council tenants in North

Lincolnshire, forced out of their houses by December's flooding, have

started to return home. On Friday, the Environment Agency held a

meeting with local authorities to discuss how best to protect the area

from future tidal surges. The Head of Housing in North Lincolnshire

says many tenants are choosing to stay in the temporary accommodation

they were moved to. Have have moved out of their homes, the other half

have stayed. It could be more suitable for their time in life to

actually move to that accommodation. Humberside Police are appealing for

witnesses after a woman was killed in a car accident. They were called

at four`o`clock yesterday morning and found a Blue Ford KA car had

left the road near Woodmansey. The 19`year`old driver, who was from

Beverley, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Scandinavian Airlines have begun operating flights between Copenhagen

and Leeds Bradford Airport, just days after the same route was

scrapped from Humberside Airport. When the route into Humberside was

launched, those involved believed one of the main areas of trade would

be the renewables industry. The airline said disappointing passenger

numbers meant the route was stopped after just six months.

Network Rail has announced its investing ?89 million pounds in

North Lincolnshire over the next five years. The money will go

towards work, including the modernisation of signalling systems

and upgrading trains. The company hope the funding will also help

support growth at the Port of Immingham and encourage further

business activity. She is the most successful British

woman in Winter Paralympic history and this afternoon Jade Etherington

has been welcomed back to her hometown in Lincolnshire.

Visually`impaired skier Jade won four medals at the Sochi games

earlier this month. Gemma Dawson is live in Bourne tonight where Jade

has been given the freedom of the town. How many people came out to

welcome her? 200 people turned up to see Jade and acts are some questions

and touch those famous for metals. Arriving in style, Lincolnshire's

Paralympian back at her old school to show off her medals. It is great

to see everyone. It reminds me how far I have come. From being here and

started skiing when I was at school and I would tell people and they did

not know what I was talking about and now coming back, it is really

fun. For these students, a chance to chat to her about her recent

success. Is who has been behind her from the start. It is nice to have

her back. Everyone is excited as she is one of ours. She spent months

preparing for the Paralympics with her guide, Caroline. She is visually

impaired so relies on Caroline to guide her around the course. All

this training paid off. In such is the Mothercare one for metals. ``

Sochi, the pair won four medals. I'm very proud. She's not the only

one. In Bourne, 200 people gathered to greet Jade. To think we have such

talent in our area is brilliant. She has done us proud. It brings a lump

to your throat. When you see her, and how nicely she speaks for young

girl. Everyone was so excited to see me and see the medals and gets to

tax them. `` and get to touch them. Then inside for a reception. First

time it has been done, wow, I feel very honoured. There are more

celebrations to come with an open top bus tour on Friday. As you can

see, it has been a busy day. She says she just wants a holiday. I

spoke to her later in the afternoon and asked her what she would do

next. It is a big decision for Jade, we

will have to wait and see what she has decided to do.

will have to wait and see what she The comedian who bought a round for

his audience after turning up late to the gig. A huge cheer went up,

but a lot of us were just saying, is this one of his jokes?

We still have the Jason Manford story to come. He paid ?3500 for

that bill. Paul bought a round of drinks for his loyal readers, that

is ?4 73 you will never get back. You still only for that cup of tea.

`` only. High air pollution warning today.

They'll continue to be bad tomorrow. Weather`wise, a grey start, it will

turn brighter later. It is a stagnant setup and some will have

noticed some Saharan dust on your car bonnets, and that is that the

dust has come from North Africa. It is all happening. It is fine out

there at the moment. Most of us have seen brightness. We are looking to

the South West, there is an active weather front. We will have rain

later tonight. The showery outbreaks of rain push North eastwards, there

could be a clap of thunder, but it won't but down too much rain. Lowest

temperatures coming in at seven or eight Celsius. Eight Celsius is 46

Fahrenheit. The sun will rise in the morning at around 638 am.

It is a grey, damp start. There will be low cloud, mist and fog, the

weather front will move, some patchy rain for East Yorkshire at first,

skies will slowly brighten. Many parts will be dry with some

sunshine. The breeze will just be light and variable. It will just be

light and variable. It'll feel quite pleasant want it right up. `` once.

Similar on Wednesday, a a lot of low cloud at first. It may be reluctant

to clear in places. `` a lot. There's a lead into Friday morning,

some patchy rain. What is that tie all about? That is

Paisley, I am told it is very stylish. The producer says that he

is parents has some `` had someone `` had some wallpaper like that!

It's a record which has stood since 1888, but this weekend Russ Wilcox

broke the longest unbeaten run for a new manager. His Scunthorpe United

side have gone 24 matches since they last lost a game which has propelled

them into second place in League Two. Now, Wilcox says they have to

finish the job with promotion from League Two. Our sports reporter

Simon Clark has been speaking to him.

It was a time when Victoria was on the throne and Marquess of Salisbury

was Prime Minister. This was the first recoding on film ` a scene in

Leeds and the all`England tennis club was born at Wimbledon. ``

recording. So to the Football League whose first champions, Preston North

End had gone the entire season unbeaten, 23 matches. Their manager

had ridden his way into history. The mac know quite a few years where he

was very successful with Preston. He introduced the first team talks, he

really prepared the teams he had. He was strategic, he was the first kind

of manager who would use a blackboard to prepare his side and

he was successful for a long time. That was until this man, Russ

Wilcox, broke the record, 24 matches unbeaten since he became manager. It

is an amazing achievement. For everybody involved, it is the full

group, it is myself and my staff and the players and everyone associated

with the club. Exciting times, we now have to finish the job. Wilcox

record stacks against illustrious managers. Alex Ferguson lost his

first game at Manchester United en`route to 38 titles. Brian Clough

lost his second Nottingham Forest game to Hull City yet still won 11

competitions including two European Cups. And Jose Mourinho lost his

ninth Chelsea game on his way to six trophies. Hard work is the key.

Quality in the group and if we work hard and stay together like we have

done organised, disciplined, there is quality there. It is a positive

time. This is how the league table looks today and the tantalising

prospect of promotion looms ever nearer Glanford Park.

Hull KR achieved their first Silly mistakes were responsible for

Hull City's defeat at the weekend, that's according to manager Steve

Bruce. The Tigers lost 1`0 away to Stoke with Peter Odemwingie scoring

the only goal in the second half. It means Hull have taken just three

points from the past 15 and are now four places above the relegation

zone. Hull KR achieved their first

back`to`back wins of the season, when they thrashed Wakefield

yesterday. This was the Robins' first try which was scored by

Neville Costigan. They went on to score seven more to beat the

Wildcats 44`6. It leaves them tenth in the Super League.

We've had a big response to the story that Hull could soon feature

in a television programme about life on benefits. Channel five says it's

chosen to feature Hull as one of several locations in the UK, but

there are fears it could tarnish the city's reputation. Big response on

this one. Sue in Hull sent this by text: "I am sick of southerners

trying to put Hull down. Everywhere in the country has deprived areas.

Why are ours always highlighted by narrow`minded snobs?" Simon in

Driffield sent this: "Channel five can get lost. Why do the

London`based media have such a low opinion of Hull when others,

including big, worldwide businesses, obviously disagree?" Simon referring

to Siemens there. But Michelle from Hull disagrees. She says: "A show

like this would show how much we have achieved as a city. From a low

start to City of Culture. It may not be pretty, but it is Hull. Be

proud." An agricultural college in East

Yorkshire opened its gates to thousands of visitors yesterday.

Bishop Burton College welcomed 6,500 people to see new`born lambs on its

working farm. College staff say it's a good opportunity for young farmers

to demonstrate their skills. We're behind closed gates for a lot of the

year, so it is nice to open up and let people see what we cover here.

Today is all about farming, it is great that people can come and see

what farming is about. I'm sure you had a good day there if you went.

The comedian Jason Manford has been left with a bar bill of ?3,000 after

promising to buy an entire audience a drink. He realised he was running

40 minutes late for the sell`out show in Lincoln at the weekend so

offered to pick up the tab as an apology. Jessica Lane has more. I

never changed so that nappy, it's changed me. Have you heard the one

about the comedian who bought his Hull audience a drink? Well, it's no

joke. Although, on Saturday night, many thought it might be. Huge cheer

went up, but a lot of us thought, is this one of his jokes? But it

wasn't. Thank you, Jason. It showed respect for his followers and I

think that is the biggest thing. Jason Manford had already performed

here on Friday night. Then he went home to see his family in

Manchester, which is what made him 40 minutes late. So he phoned to

apologise and make the offer to buy everyone a drink. The comedian

posted a picture of all the drink receipts on Twitter and said the

pricy round seemed like a good idea when he made the offer. But staff at

the Engine Shed have decided to give him a discount. We couldn't believe

it, it is the first time someone has done that. We matched his generosity

by reducing the bill by quite a significant amount. ?3000 he will

pay. It may have ended up costing him, it was not just his jokes that

left a smile on the faces of the 835 people in the audience.

Eye would love to know what his fears.

Scientists warn that crops motor health and homes will be threatened

by global warming. A couple accused of attempting to abduct their own

children say they will fight to get them out of care.

Tomorrow's weather ` a grey and damp start with mist and fog, but it will

slowly brighten up with sunny spells and just a small chance of a shower.

Top temperature 14 Celsius. `` 16 Celsius.

We were talking about bird scariness. Roger says I feel

unsympathetic to the folks complaining about scare is, if you

decide to live next to farms, you can expect all the things that come

with rural life. They were the usual comments saying it is the country,

what do you expect? If these viewers had to listen to

the equivalent of a firework display every few minutes all day, every

day, from 5:30am till dusk, would they be happy to put up with that?

The countryside looks as good as it does as a consequence of the

farmers' efforts, it is not some escape to the country fantasy.

It is a working environment in which sites and sounds need to be

accepted. Tony says that the bird scares would

be fine if they were used just in how was daylight. The one behind us

goes off all night. Thank you for those.

Join us on the radio tomorrow if you can. Have a nice evening. See you

tomorrow.