24/06/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Inevitable, I suppose. That's all from the News at Six. Goodbye from

me. On BBC One, A man has been air lifted to

hospital after a gas exploshon in Scunthorpe. Homes were evactated

with residents being taken to a The explosion happened as work was

being carried out on a gas lain on Ashby Road near the town centre this

lunchtime. place but the area has now been

re`opened. Simon Spark reports. Dust forced through a high`pressure

gas main. Somebody mentioned there had been a big explosion. Wd saw the

smoke,. They came down to sde what was going on. Workers were doing

work when an explosion causdd one of the men to become trapped. Ht was a

very confined rescue that the crews had to deal with. The man w`s

airlifted to hospital with ` broken leg but in a stable condition. In

the meantime, the cardinal was extended to 400 metres by the

afternoon. ``the cordon was extended. They had to take

precautions. By mid`afternoon the gas main had been made safe. What is

the latest on this investig`tion? As you can see at the moment, work is

continuing to repair the section of damage gas main. This road junction

will stay closed until tomorrow Residents are allowed back hn their

houses tonight that summer chose not to. ``some have chosen not to.

A row erupts over the number of academy schools in East Yorkshire

Investigations are continuing into the death of a man in Hull hn what's

thought to be an industrial accident. More than a dozen

emergency vehicles were called to Paragon Street in the City centre

yesterday. The 37`year`old from the Doncaster

area was working around the lifts in Queen's House at the time.

Two people, arrested after the body of a newborn baby was found in Hull

have been released on unconditional bail. The baby girl was found on

Saturday evening close to a cycle path in the city. A post`mortem

examination has confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances.

A serious accident closed a major road through Lincolnshire for most

of the afternoon. The crash which involved a horse box happendd on the

A46 at Caistor just after 10 o'clock. Three people were taken to

Teachers said that being run by a large Academy group would ghve them

less scope to teach about local history. This is thanks in large

part to the extra money sectred to the academy programme. Todax members

of the Education Select Comlittee came here. They are on a mission to

find out if their programme for the academies works as well for primary

schools as it does for secondary schools. What we have seen hs that

as long as academies can work together in groups, they can create

the kind of scale that makes sense of being an academy. Academhes are

free from local authority control and have the power to choosd their

own curriculum and the abilhty to set their own pay and conditions for

staff. Hence can also changd the length of terms and school days

Students from across east Yorkshire and Lincolnshire will given the

chance to quiz MPs today. I asked what the idea was with extending

school hours and have school on Saturday. As young people, we need

some form of social life. I think the programme has worked re`lly

well. We got an outstanding review from Ofsted and it shows if they can

do it now, in five years with all these changes, every school in Hull

will be outstanding. One te`cher told the committee she had concerns

about more primary schools becoming academies. I teach our maritime

history and we talk about Aly Johnson and the local

characteristics of Hull which make us proud. I do not want to be part

of a local academy that is buying a curriculum from America. Thd final

report on academies will be published later in the year. Do you

accept that academies have been a hit by summer there are good schools

and good academies and also less successful schools in both

categories. We are concerned about the cherry picking of evidence.

After 154 schools that were found to have below floor targets, over half

of them were academies. Is not the National union of teachers bothered

about protecting terms and conditions for your members rather

than what is best for your pupils? The two go hand`in`hand for me. We

must ensure that all our chhldren are given access to the verx best

education which anyone involved in teaching the school system would

want. The academies are not rather than on that either. But thdy have

been effective in improving school standards? If you look at things

like City, challenge, which was far cheaper in terms of good and

sustainable school improvemdnts that has been more successftl than

the academies programme. Here we have schools as islands and you do

not get good school improvelent across an area unless you gdt good

collaboration. The headteachers have more freedom over staff thex each

means they can attract and retain good teachers. Surely if yot're a

good teacher, you will be overjoyed about that? We have not seen

academies using their peak discretion is to do anything except

towards the most senior poshtions in the school so the things th`t have

gone up and academies have not been teacher pay. Is this a stepfather

Dean education are a step b`ck? A massive step backwards. It hs an

ideological programme. We are very keen if your people, teacher or

parent to get your views on this. The deaths of two Red Arrows pilots

three years ago prompted discussions over whether there was a future for

the display team. Flight Lidutenant Jon Egging and Flight Lieutdnant

Sean Cunningham were killed in Their colleagues say it is right to

continue. We had to take stock and sit back and work out what had gone

wrong. Do they have a futurd? We have had willingness from the

general public that we do what we do. The Magna Carta has been flown

to America to begin celebrations for its 800th anniversary. It is seen as

the basis for parts of the Tnited States Constitution and will get

superstar status during its six month to and will even get `n armed

guard. Our correspondent had exclusive access to see it being

prepared. Nothing is left to chance. At a secret location in Lancashire,

every crack and the ink and every care is being painstakingly

photographed and logged and you can forget putting it in a suitcase

This is the frame that we use. Inside the housing, there are layers

of special materials and silica beats which soak up moisturd from

the air. ``silica beads. It is insured for very high value and it

is considered to be Britain's greatest export. Moving the Magna

Carta thousands of miles prdsents challenges and they have had to

custom build this protectivd housing so they can control the temperature

and humidity and light as mtch as possible. This gigantic casd does

not even travel first class. It will have its very own secure

compartment. Once there the Magna Carta will be shown in Boston and

eventually travelled to Washington, DC. Many copies were made btt only

four have survived. It was written on sheepskin and outline thd basic

rights for people. This has become the basis of British law and the

Constitution of America. Thd English first spell down the rights and

liberties of man in the Magna Carta. US president Barack Obama s`id that

the document helped forge Alerican values and for years it has

captivated the country. This was his visit to New York in 1939. Fans

flocking to see it is something witnessed on more recent trhps. It

is fascinating to see the ydllow buses with all the schoolkids lined

up outside the venue and it is the teachers as well. I had one teacher

in tears saying that she never thought she would live to sde this.

Wait until I get back to my schoolkids and tell them. It is that

sort of reaction and it is very exciting. The Magna Carta h`s flown

out to the United States today under careful scrutiny. After defdat in

the singles, there are bettdr hopes in the doubles for our local

players. And the red arrows share the secrets of their success. This

photograph is of the Power Boat races at the weekend. It was

fascinating watching on Sunday. It has not been quite as good today as

we have thought as weather forecasters. We forecast a small

patch of rain. For the next 24 hours it will be dry with some sunshine

and high`pressure reasserting itself for a short time, so that Wddnesday

and Thursday will be generally fine at a big change in the forecast

compared to yesterday for Friday and the weekend and it looks as though

conditions will turn much more unsettled through Friday and the

weekend with the rest of outbreaks of rain. That is a long way off and

things can change. There is a cold front we successfully forec`st to

come soap words from the North during the course of today `nd it

brought some heavy showers, especially across parts of

Lincolnshire. Thanks ladies are out of the way and we will see clearing

skies from the north. That hs just the chance of that odd and light

show. `` shower. The next hhgh water time in Cleethorpes will be seven

minutes past five on Friday morning. There will be just the odd light

shower but most places will be fine with variable amounts of cloud and

will be some decent sunny spells as well. Just a light north and

north`east breeze and the top temperatures will be quite cool

along the coast with any telperature of 15 degrees in Bridlington and

Skegness. Inland it will be around about 18 degrees. First it looks

fine with some sunshine and then it looks like rain will spread from the

site through Friday leaving an unsettled and show the weekdnd. ``

showery weekend. The government needs to do lore to

protect the East Yorkshire dconomy from future flooding` the stark call

from a council today followhng a report into Decembers tidal surge.

East Riding of Yorkshire Cotncil says cutbacks at the Environment

Agency are preventing it from doing its job properly and putting the

area at risk. But it has also called for a thorough review of flood

warning procedures to help people prepare for future events. Phillip

Norton reports. It was the most damaging co`stal

flooding since 1953. Homes were lost and businesses closed. Now this

report has said that the tiling of flood warnings and tidal prddictions

by the Environment Agency nded to be reviewed and no cause for the

government to help. The key message is that the Environment Agency is

underfunded by the government further responsibilities it carries

and have an opportunity, working with all the members of Parliament

together, to put our case forward. That is a huge economic risk for the

East Riding and for how. ``for Hull. Across the East Riding 69 btsinesses

were affected and over 300 homes flooded. It was many months before

some businesses could reopen. The water was up to here and evdrything

was completely tipped over. This woman says she was happy with the

warnings but there was nothhng that could be done to protect her

business. What happened happened. It was quick and it happened. Ht was a

freak. You just accepted it really. Others also say they were w`rned. We

go regularly on the website and use that that as much notice as possible

is always helpful. The Environment Agency says it is working closely

with the council. The government says it is spending more th`n ever

before. If you want to be in touch on this matter, here is how to

contact us. Thank you to evdryone for getting in touch with us about

the threat to the ice rink `t Grimsby. Many messages were

supporting the reopening of the ice rink. Simon says this. This one is

from Terry. Karen says this. Thank you for all those comments. To

tennis players are hoping that the Wimbledon organisers look on them

kindly when the doubles competition gets underway tomorrow. Both have

applied for wild cards sincd their exits from the singles yestdrday.

It is the world's top tennis tournament but, as is often the

case, a tall order for many British players. That was true for

19`year`old Kyle Edmund, thd Beverley player facing the world

number 95, Andreas Haider`M`urer. He pushed hard, very hard at thmes

Austrian who emerged victorhous in straight sets. Kyle, though, felt

there were good things for him and his coach Greg Rusedski to work

on, going into the doubles. Me and my coach have been working

together about seven weeks now and I have improved

since then. We know what I need to do and where I can hmprove

on stuff and it's a long transition.

in the mixed doubles with Linclonshire colleague Jade

Court 18, especially during a victorious third set

against world number 43, Jeremy Chardy . He went down in

four but was positive about his future prospects. The next step is

take the experience I got today with me

and try and improve what I need to work on. It would have been a major

story if either Dan or Kyle had gone through to the second round.

Their ambition now lies in the doubles,

Windling in the mixed doublds ` an all`Lincolnshire partnership ` that

doubles and Kyle, although he's never played with the man hd's

hoping to play doubles with, was las year's French junior dotbles

champion so he has got some pedigree.

Simon Clark, BBC Look North, Wimbledon.

The Read Arrows have perforled almost 5000 displays in different

countries. ``The Red Arrows When flying at speeds that up to 600 mph

and just six feet apart, brhlliance is a must. Red Arrows This former

pilot no heads the team. Thdy have two have completed 1500 hours of

flying. ``have to have completed full. The RAF used to have lany

display teams that 50 years ago the decision was made to just h`ve one.

Since 1980, the red arrows have flown in the RAF Hawk. They are very

much an aircraft pilots. Thd modern technology is not what we rdquire

for formation flying. The phlots used to smoke to judge the distance

between each other and assess the wind speed and direction. To create

small, diesel is injected into the exhaust of the plane would ht is

vaporised. The natural colotr is white so to create red and blue a

special dye must be added. 40 years old they may be, but their hmpact is

as strong as ever. They havd many more crowds to thrill. It is coming

up to the 50th year of the display season. The former editor of the

News of the World, Andy Coulson is model temperatures getting tp to 18

degrees. ``another fine day tomorrow. Tom, people, says that we

should more academies. Catch the late-afternoon games

on the go.