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The power station accused of harming the environment while

We deal with pellet produces the deal with biomass from areas which

are not protected. Seven people

from Lincolnshire are arrested in an Despite one of the goals

of the weekend, Hull City throw away The country's favourite corner shop

opens its doors again, And I will be back with the week

ahead forecast. It's one

of the biggest power stations in Europe providing electricity to

more than five million homes. But the Yorkshire power station Drax

is being accused of causing environmental damage as it tries to

produce 'greener' electricity. It's converting part

of its operation from burning coal But some campaigners say

it's damaging woodland. Here's our Environment

Correspondent Paul Murphy. Is one of the biggest coal burning

power stations in Europe, it is a big polluter. But it is going to

change. It is hoping to redtce the amount of carbon dioxide it omits.

These pellets come from fordsts that regrow. They can reabsorb the carbon

dioxide. What biomass does ht turns us into a renewable power station.

It preserves the jobs in Yorkshire, and it is dot`mac the biomass is

shipped from the United States. Drax says that it uses trees which are

not good enough for furniture, construction, and it ensures that

the trees are regrowing. But some question the wisdom of burnhng trees

in the first place. When yot burn it, CO2 go straight up the chimney

and into the atmosphere. For a long time, we have been told that we

should not worry, because the forests will regrow. But it is

common sense that trees takd a bit of time to regrow. They can take

decades to neutralise the CO2 that has been put back into the

atmosphere. There are furthdr concerns. Environmental ``

environment list in the United States say that some of the trees

are from sensitive habitats. The biomass industry want you to see an

artificial planted Pond Plantation. They do not want you to seek a

forest like these, in part because anyone can look around here and see

that there is a lot that wotld be lost if these were cut and burned

for fuel. Drax says that all trees are very well policed. We whll only

do with pellet produces frol areas which are not protected, not define

a special habitats. The company is convinced that biomass is bdtter

than coal for the environment. Allen we are delivering 80% savings, so it

is the low carbon fuel. That is why it's good few of us. The government

is using millions of pounds of taxpayers money to subsidisd the

conversion, but despite the concerns, the Minister declhned our

invitation for interview. Well our correspondent Paul Murphy

joins me now, live from Drax. Paul, we've heard Drax deny claims

about harming the environment, how does the company make stre it's

producing more environmentally It tells us that the responsible

sourcing of sustainable biolass is at the very heart of what it does.

It has to be, because that hs the basis on what the government

subsidises it. From next April, they are focusing the mind of thd biomass

industry by introducing a whole raft of tougher measures to ensure the

trees are coming from the rhght place, and the trees are replanted

to replace the trees that are cut down. But the challenge of dnforcing

any policy is that these pellets are being sourced 4000 miles aw`y in a

different country, with different laws and different regulatory

environments. It is difficult for Drax to ensure all the time that

what it is getting here is absolutely sustainable, and it has

come from a safe source, if you like.

And you can see a longer report about this on tonight's inshde Out

We would like to hear from xou on this story. Do you think thdre is a

better way of producing electricity? Thousands of pounds are pledged

for an award winning dog brdeder after all her animals are khlled

in a fire. Seven people from Lincolnshhre

have been arrested as part of an Lincolnshire Police, working with

the National Crime Agency and the International Red Cross executed

arrest warrants at five loc`tions in and around Lincoln today, including

Drinsey Nook near Saxilby. Six men

and one woman have been arrdsted. The youngest aged 25,

the oldest in their sixties. Jessica Lane is in Lincoln

for us now. Lincolnshire police have described

the arrest today at the tip of the iceberg. They say they come as a

result of months of investigation. That work will continue. Thd seven

people arrested will be held at locations around the county. The

allegations are about modern safe Lee slavery. These are people,

living in slavery in servittde. They have been living in cramped, squalid

conditions, they have not bden given access to food, medical card and

water. They have been working for many hours without receiving a

decent day's wage. What we know about the seven people? Fivd of them

are English and is to them `re Eastern European will stop they have

had medical attention, and Lincolnshire police say that

safeguarding these people is their number one priority. When it is

appropriate, they will be qtestioned as witnesses.

Police have been given more time to question two men,

arrested following an armed robbery at a bank in East Yorkshire.

Officers were called to the TSB on Manor Street, Bridlington,

on Saturday morning, after four members of staff were

Police now suspect that the robbers had stayed

Two men ` aged 50 and 27 ` were arrested in connection with

Thousands of pounds has been pledged to help a family who've lost

their home after a fire which killed more than 20 dogs in Hornse`.

The animals were bred at a private house which burnt

Fire fighters say the building was already well alight

when they arrived, and the dogs couldn't be saved.

Our reporter Emma Massey is in Hornsea,

All that remains after a fire ripped through this bungalow. Inside at the

time 20 dogs, all of them pdrished. Those who saw it said that the fire

took hold quickly. Two days on, and many people living nearby are

shocked by what happened. At seven o'clock, you could hear dogs usually

yapping, and you could not hear them. Everything was alight. I am

presuming that they have didd. It must be heartbreaking, I did not

know they had so many dogs `t all. I thought they just had a few. The

building was owned by this woman, shown with some of the dogs that

died. But no puppies had bedn bred for some time. The couple do not

want to appear on camera just now, they are too distraught. But they

have said that this is not ` business. This is a family home and

their dogs were part of this family. The Fire and rescue service tackled

the blaze, but they are investigating the cause. We are

trying to establish the cause of the fire. There is not a lot to go on.

What we have to do is speak with the family, and try and put togdther a

timeline of events leading tp to the fire being discovered. Thousands of

pounds of donations have already been pledged by as far afield as

Australia. The family say they are thankful, but nothing can rdplace

what was lost at the weekend. Councillors at the city of Lincoln

Council have approved a new smoking policy. At the moment, council

workers are allowed at cigarette break at their manager's discretion.

It is going to come in next April. You may want to comment on that one.

Thank you for watching us. The time is 6:39pm.

Still only one defeat ` Hull City's good start to the season continues

Everyone at the football cltb is frustrated. But it is still a point.

It is still an early part of the season. They are in the top half of

the league. Open all hours once again `

a special guest for the country s Tonight's photograph is takdn by

Chris Wren. A stratocumulus. I was going to say it was a stratocumulus.

Do you want to upset any more major players? What did Pauline h`ve to

say? I am dealing with the complaints. Lets have a look at the

headline for the next 24 hotrs. It is going to be dry with somd

sunshine. Some rain on the way tomorrow evening and tomorrow night.

That is courtesy of this we`ther front. It is a big change this week,

because we have had easterlx winds. A lot of wet weather to comd this

week. 18 Celsius today. As we had through this evening, it looks like

it will be dry. Mist and fog in the bottoms of the valleys. Vishbility

should be good. Temperatures of 9`11dC. These are the times of high

water. It looks like it's going to be a fine morning. There will be

some patchy cloud floating down from the north`west. Then, apart from the

odd shower, cloud thickens. There is the rain, it holds off into tomorrow

night, then it will sneak sdlf. Just the odd shower in the early evening.

Temperatures 18 Celsius. Looking further ahead, it could be puite wet

for a time, but it will cle`r by Dawn Wednesday morning. The emphasis

is on a good deal of fine and dry weather. That is the forecast. One

person said that he would w`tch in black and white. That is thd only

way they can cope with your shirt. They should watch with the sound

turned down as well. See yot tomorrow.

David Cameron has held talks with senior Conservatives to discuss

barring Scottish MPs from voting on issues that only affect Dngland.

They met at the Prime Minister's country residence, Chequers.

Mr Cameron has said he wants a settlement on the matter to be

reached at the same time as new devolved powers covering tax and

Phil texted to say "I personally think England as a country `re going

to pay even more tax to fund an already stable Scottish life .

Well earlier today I discussed the issue of devolution with

Diana Johnson MP for Hull North and the leader of UKIP

I started by asking whether Scottish MPs should be able to vote on issues

affecting England only. I don't think it is sensible, when xou are

dealing with the constitution of this country, to deal with little

bits in isolation. You have to look at the whole thing. You havd to look

at the whole of the House of Lords. You have to look at how this area

can make decisions for them. That is why I want a constitutional

convention. How do you think you can see devolution happened nattrally?

Eight movement has been started We will see the Welsh and the Northern

Irish and we will continue to seek the Scottish asking for mord control

and power in their own countries. That will potentially lead to the

House of Commons becoming an English house of commons. That is why I

think the country needs to have a debate about the weight that we are

governed, and the roles of these different assemblies in Northern

Ireland and Wales and Scotl`nd, and what we do about England. What I am

anxious about is areas like Yorkshire getting the powers they

need to best fit the requirdments of our local populations. I am not sure

the idea of having an English parliament will ever do that. It is

about bringing things down to a much more local level. It is also about

the money. If the Barnett formula was applied to Yorkshire, wd beget

another ?2 billion every ye`r. `` we would get. It is an impossible

dream, because if it was applied to England, that would mean th`t ? 0

billion per year. That would double our existing deficit. I am

interested in making sure that certain parts of the countrx which

are not getting a fair deal under this government get a fair deal and

I have been fighting for a fair deal for the city of Hull in particular.

I will make it much fairer, not just concentrating on the south `nd

London, but making sure that Yorkshire gets its fair share of

money. That is linked with political reform. We have a London focused

government. We had some e`m`ils after Friday's discussion. Ht has

moved on to having an English Parliament. You may have a view on

that. You can get in touch with us. We will have some of those responses

tomorrow. On Lake programme tonight, I will be talking to Andrew Percy.

He was at the talks with a bra minister today about barring

Scottish MPs from voting on English issues. If you want to be in touch

on that one, you can get in touch. A former Hull City captain says

there is no need to panic even though the club have drawn

their last two games Ian Ashbee described the prdsent

squad as the best there's ever been. He's been speaking to

our sports reporter Simon Clark Hull City visits to Newcastle tend

to arrive when there is bother at This time, a fan revolt

against their manager, Alan Pardew. Today, we invited former captain

Ian Ashbee to view the match, It was a game where Hull City made

a positive start. A possible goal of the month

from Nikica Jelavic. And pushing Jelavic all the way in

that competition is Mohammed Diame. But when Pardew introduced

Papiss Cisse, the match turned. And the Tigers failed to sed out

the game, as Papiss Cisse epualised And yet, with just one defe`t,

Hull City stand ahead of Liverpool, Manchester United and Everton

in the table. Lots of quality players,

no question about that. And that is why people are wanting

six points out of the last two Everyone at the football cltb is

frustrated, but it is still a point. It is still an early part

of the season. And we are in the top half

of the league. We were up twice in the Prelier

league, and it is usually enough to hold on and it is usually enough to

see a game out. Today, we have not,

which is totally disappointhng. I think the crop of players are

far better than what we had. Goals are there for sure,

and it is exciting times ahdad, and I can see many goals in

the season this year for Hull City. It is set up for staying

in the Premier league a long time. And I believe that it will happen,

for sure. So a little work for Steve Bruce

this week, before champions Manchester City visit Hull City on

Saturday. Hull boxer Luke Campbell warmed up

his forthcoming inter`continental title challenge with a stoppage over

Luke won in the seventh round and now faces Daniel Brizwella `t Hull

A pub singer from Scunthorpe is through to

Jake Quickenden was praised by judge Melanie B for his

"passion" and "commitment" following the performance.

Two years ago Jake reached the judges? houses stage

Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association is donating $10,000 to the Canadian

warplane Heritage Museum. The world's last legs like the bombers

through for the last time. `` the world's last lacklustre bombers flew

for the last time this weekdnd. It was a programme that aired for the

first time over 40 years ago, but open all hours is reopening its

doors. It is one of Britain's best loved Common Pleas `` comedhes. Now

filming is underway in Donc`ster. David Jason is owner of the corner

shop. Last year, he spoke to us It is a deal. If I can get you a

serious? I will get you apart. It is a fantastic deal. This is mx

trailer! Man in crowd, that is me. You get your own dressing room with

a lounge. I am trying to le`rn my for words. Soon it was in to make

up. There is a lovely glow to your skin! Are you outdoors a lot? I live

on the Humber. I love you, `nd I love you! They then head to the

famous corner shop. Green bd real. Absolutely. Because the secret of

comedy is actually that you must be real. You may think in your head,

but forget it. This ordinarx terraced street has been

transformed. Thank you for ly personal acting lesson! The worst

thing is the build`up. It is not what you think. Acting lesson over,

it is time to the big moment. We are not allowed to film the scene being

shot. I know he is quite nervous. I am hoping that he remembers his

line! Is absolutely fascinating to see people working. David bdhind me

does not miss a trick. Amazhng. He is across everything, and a real

gentleman. He has not shoutdd at me yet. I did not hear any raised

voices. How did he do? It is tremendously exciting for md. Have I

let you down? I am thinking you are good sport! If this leaks ott to

everyone, you are gone! It will be a few weeks before we find out whether

we have lost our presenter. One of the best days I have ever h`d,

filming that episode of Open All Hours. We will remind you ndarer the

time. Let's get a recap of the

national and regional headlhnes Tesco shares drop to

a ten year low after the supermarket Drax is accused of causing

environmental damage as it tries to A fine and dry morning with sunny

spells, turning cloudy throtgh Talk of the power station, Drax

Peter says that the sustain`ble burning of trees is ideal for the

way forward. Andy says that some people are never satisfied. They

don't want anything except nuclear power. They should be made to get on

a treadmill and produce the electricity themselves. How much

does it cost to get the Nuggets to the UK? Surely this cannot be

economical and green. Anothdr says that he cannot see how it whll work

importing from abroad. Another says that how can it be economic or to

lose thousands of miles across the Atlantic? Another mad energx

policy. One that we will bitterly regret. Carl says that fracking

should be included. Don't forget, that programme, that is on BBC One

in just over half an hour's time. We will have more on the English

Parliament later. We will bd back at 10:25pm. Goodbye.