06/03/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

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The father from Hull hoping sport can prevent suicides after speaking

They say that big boys don't cry, all those sort of classic phrases

that mean that men just cannot open up.

Hundreds of people are facing a second night without water

Battling Barbara - the trail blazing boxer from Hull

If I was there today I would be in my glory, just to see someone ask

owing to the gym and working out. cooking up a storm

on the internet. It's not just a packet of beans

these days. It shows that people are looking to try something new. And

don't forget that weekly forecast will follow in 15 minutes.

A man from Hull whose son tried to take his own life

says men need more help to talk about their problems.

Geoff Bielby's son Jonathan is recovering from what his family

The latest figures show that in England,

more than 3,600 men took their own lives.

In the East Midlands, which includes Lincolnshire,

While in Yorkshire and the Humber, there were 422 suicides in men,

meaning our area has some of the highest rates

Geoff has been speaking to our reporter Matt Dean

about his family's experience and how he found support

I was looking forward to the start of the football season.

I got a phone call, dropped everything, and Jonathan has been

Up until then, Geoff Bielby had no idea his son

To him, he was just a carefree lad in his 30s but that day

His partner, his close friends and his family had

That is one of the saddest things, that it's not uncommon for men

They say big boys don't cry, stiff upper lip, all of those sort of

classic phrases that mean that men just cannot open up. But now it need

not be that way thanks to the formation of Blokes United. We want

men to realise that they can talk. And if the door to get lads to talk

it through sport, then great. That is what we're about, opening up for

lads to talk. We have a couple of lads with average age, late 30s,

early 40s, and a few look at them from afar, they have come out of

drugs and Earlier I spoke to Alistair

Campbell, Tony Blair's former spin I asked him why he thinks men

find it so hard to talk We are talking centuries of human

development, and the notion that women are the soft, caring type and

men are hard, breadwinners, fighters and warriors. And culturally, it has

just developed like that. I do think it is changing. The kind of thing

you have been highlighting tonight, these things are happening,

piecemeal, older the country. And I do think there is a change taking

place and if we keep working and campaigning we can get a tipping

point and get real change to the point where people feel they can be

as open about mental health as about physical health. When someone is

down, depressed or wrestling demons, do they just feel terribly isolated

and lonely and on their own? A lot of people do. I can only speak for

myself. When I find very bad depression cop you feel very low in

your mood, you feel lacking in energy and purpose. And ultimately

you start to question whether there is any point being alive at all.

Depression, when it's bad, you feel Depression, when it's bad, you feel

like you are dead and alive at the same time. It is a truly horrible

thing. But I have found that I can thing. But I have found that I

be more open about it with my family be more open about it with my family

and with people I work with and I take medication every day now. And

for years I resisted that. I didn't want to take medication but I take

it now and I feel better. It is interesting, your focus on sport. I

find that doing exercise every day, which I do, that has definitely

helped my mental health. The other thing to understand is that mental

and physical health are often very closely related. If you feel OK

physically, you are more likely to feel OK mentally. That doesn't mean

that you can't be super fit and not have mental health problems, but

physical fitness is important. Very interesting to chat with you. Thank

you for your time, Mr Campbell. All the best. We would like your

thoughts on this. Why do you think men don't talk that much was McGrath

on the subject of mental health and depression. -- why do you think men

don't talk that much? We would be very keen to hear your

views and thoughts on that one. A man has appeared in

court following a series There were a number of reports

of attempted car thefts across Hull and East Yorkshire area

on Friday morning. Police say they're

still searching for a second man Our reporter Matthew

Bone was in court. He appeared at Hull Magistrates'

Court charged with 12 offences, four tells of robbery, but of attempted

robbery, two of assault, one possession of an offensive weapon

and one of session of an imitation firearm. He was remanded in custody

and will go before Hull Crown Court next month. A vicar from wet Wang

has been jailed for sexually abusing a boy 40s ago was working as a

headteacher. The 63-year-old was working in the Bradford in the late

1980s when he committed the offences. He was convicted of two

counts of indecent assault but found not guilty of six similar offences.

Plans for a futuristic hover train that could travel from Hull

to Liverpool in 29 minutes have been submitted to transport bosses.

The company behind the plan wants to create the "world's fastest

underground system" across the north of England using trains,

similar to this one, which can reach speeds of 350 mph.

Transport for the North says the plans need more development.

Volunteers say they've removed more than a tonne of rubbish

from an East Yorkshire nature reserve over the weekend.

Lots of plastic waste ended up on Spurn Point

Around 30 volunteers turned up to collect things like polystyrene,

Well done to everyone who volunteer to help there.

Hundreds of people are facing a second night without water after

a burst pipe in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

At least 16 villages have been affected including Binbrook,

The repair work has been made more complicated

because the water main is under a river.

Bottles of water have been delivered to homes that have been affected.

in the Lincolnshire Wolds where a team from Anglian Water

is working to restore the supply to around 16 villages in the local

area, about 1,000 homes that have been cut off

The blisters underneath the river just down the road which is going to

cause significant problems repairing it. What we are currently working on

is providing an alternative supply through the blue pipes you can see

running down the road behind me, which will start to move water back

along the path of the main that is burst and start to restore supplies

to customers today. Around 1000 homes in 16 villages have been left

without water. Getting everything ready for the baby that is due for

six weeks. It is a bit hard to get all the washing done and get all of

the baby clothes prepared. We have bought some bottled water this

morning. That is all we're going to do. Just carry on. It is not ideal.

And it is not ideal that they haven't got water here. That is the

problem. It is not just people affected. At this farm, the herd of

30 pedigree cows and their calves are at risk due to the lack of

water. According to my vet, we have a 12 hour window and we are now well

over 24 hours with no appreciable water for the animals. I am fetching

from the neighbours and trying to keep them watered. Tankers have been

pumping water into the system so some villages do have a low pressure

water supply, but for those who don't, Anglian Water has been

dropping bottles of water and collection points across the Worlds,

like this one here at McAfee. Anglian Water say that it will take

some time to return full pressure to the system so it may be tomorrow

before full supply is our returned to the whole area. That water may be

not back on until tomorrow. There is more on this on BBC radio

Lincolnshire. We'll have the latest on the water situation on BBC One at

10:30pm. Thank you for watching. in Florida's Hall

of Fame alongside Ali. And the beating Chef taking her

place amongst celebrity authors. -- the vegan chef.

Richard Clarke took this at North Ferriby this evening.

He calls it "the Gateway to the City Culture".

Fabulous picture. Thank you very much for that. Good evening, young

man. I've just read one of several here from Jake. Less Paul please,

and more Abi. I have got the Abi habit. That is one for the older

viewers! Nice of you to pop in. Let's have a look at the headlines

for the next 24 hours. It is looking fairly good. Tomorrow, drive the

sunshine with a little ridge of high pressure pushing in from the west.

Let's have a look at that Atlantic synoptic chart. This weather front

will bring some rain. Then more rain on Wednesday morning before clearing

out of the way. That means tomorrow and Thursday are the best days of

the week. Much of the rain this week coming on Tuesday night, which is

good news, of course. You can see the satellite picture, shower clouds

have been pushing down from the north-west. These are fairly

isolated. If you catch one, they could be pretty sharp. They could

take some time to die away. They will continue to push in for a

while, but essentially most places becoming dry with spells. A touch of

grass frost in places where temperatures touch two Celsis. The

time sunrise... And the time of high water... Dues they look set to be a

lovely day. A ridge of high pressure means it's settled, dry and bright

with sunshine although, late in the afternoon, cloud may begin to

increase. Some nice March sunshine. There is a bit of strength in that

Sun right now so it should not feel too bad with that north-westerly

breeze. Highs of around nine Celsius. Tuesday night, wet.

Wednesday morning, a cloudy, damp start but becoming drier and

brighter through the day. Thursday looks nice, Friday cloudy, but mild

and mostly dry. That is the forecast. You made some disparaging

remarks about Spain. Vicky says, how rude issy, saying that Benidorm is

full of purple rinses. Vicky says, I am 26 and I go every year. There is

no purple rinse on my head. I think she needs to get out a bit more. You

like Benidorm, don't you, Peter? I don't take any risks. It is far too

dangerous. Professional suicide! A vegan chef who runs cookery

classes from an East Yorkshire pig farm is joining names

like Mary Berry and James Martin Katy Beskow from Beverley,

who's already been successful with a blog and writing recipes

for supermarkets is hoping to soon become a household name

in the world of cooking. She says she's been surprised

at how well meat and dairy-free food has gone down

in a traditional farming county. Farming is a big part of life

on the Yorkshire Wolds, and these So promoting meat and dairy free

food here could be a hard sell but that is exactly what vegan chef

Katie Bescow is trying to do. It's not just a packet

of beans these days. I think it shows that

people are really looking to try something new,

whether they are from a farming background or eat meat,

and actually, people don't have to be fully vegan to appreciate

vegan or vegetarian food. Her name will soon be on the book

shelves next to Mary Berry and James Martin and her vegan

cookery classes near Do you ever get any

hostility or people really People are always really

determined to try it. And when they give it a go,

they absolutely love it. Famous fans of a vegan

diet include Beyonce So could it take off

in an East Yorkshire People around here seem to like all

sorts of different foods. It's too different

at my time of life. I am a steak and chips man. It might

not be for everyone but with a book deal and thousands of social media

followers, Katie is proving that there is a global appetite for a

meat free menu. Let's hope that Katie can become the new Mary Berry!

There has been an emotional send off for the

The Lincolnshire Poacher has patrolled the coast for 27 years

The boat was replaced by a new state of the art vessel earlier this year.

She's now heading for Poole in Dorset

as part of the reserve RNLI fleet.

27 years, that is amazing. We wish all of our friends in the RNLI

across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire all the very best.

For the first time this year Scunthorpe United are outside

the automatic promotion places in League One.

Their defeat to Fleetwood Town was the seventh game without a win.

Our sports reporter Simon Clark is here with the latest.

What's gone wrong at Scunthorpe lately, Simon?

They have not been playing terribly well.

But even though they lost on Saturday manager Graham Alexander

says he thinks his side got their mojo back and he's

Scunthorpe get an early chance at Charlton tomorrow.

Glanford Park had become a citedal for Scunthorpe United.

They'd gone 26 unbeaten but now it's three losses out of four.

The latest this 2-0 defeat against promotion rivals Fleetwood

were a hammer blow to their ambitions.

It might have turned out differently if this had not been ruled offside.

Today as he prepares his team for the next match at Charlton

tomorrow, manager Graham Alexander has seen an improvement

We are miles better than we have been for a long time. And that gives

you confidence that the players have found their merger again and are

ready to win games. -- there mojo. No argument about the

result for Hull City. Despite taking the lead

through Sam Clucas, the champions of England showed why

they were the best last season You need to fight always. After, we

work to prepare the next game. Grimsby Town took the lead

after winning a first half penalty. Visitors Wycombe then drew level

from an own goal before with Grimsby's Gavin

Gunning down injured. North Ferriby United won their 10th

game of the season against Woking while Lincoln City's lead

in the National League was cut to three points

after a draw at Aldershot. A busy week ahead at

Braintree and Aresenal. People keep saying to me that

Arsenal will be the biggest challenge of

Arsenal will be the biggest challenge of your football career,

but for me, Aldershot and Braintree, I think it is those two performances

which are representations of us, as people.

And Hull Kingston Rovers romped to victory in

the Championship scoring 50 points against Sheffield Eagles

Lincoln city have sold the last of their tickets for the game against

Arsenal at the weekend. That is all 9000 taken.

And rugby league fans might want to re-live Hull FC's

demolition of Huddersfield on Super League Show,

It's a late one at five past midnight, or you can watch it

She's one of the best boxers ever to come from Hull.

She trained in the same gym as Muhammad Ali and entered

Florida's Boxing Hall of Fame alongside him.

But there's a good chance you've never even heard

Hull's City of Culture celebrations are hoping to change that

by inviting Barbara - who's now 87 years old -

to take centre stage at this weekend's

Our culture correspondent Anne-Marie Tasker has been to meet her.

At four foot 11, Barbara Buttrick was known as the mighty atom,

fighting prejudice as well as opponents in the 30s, 40s and 50s.

She grew up near Hull, she found a newspaper article that started

boxing career. He used a box in the boxing booths around 1914-18. I

thought, if she could box, then so could I. So I bought myself a

harmless thing that you put a football in and made a punch bag out

of it. Then, Barbara headed to London looking for a trainer and

opponents but she ended up touring the boxing booths in travelling

fairground is because the boxing world would not entertain women

fighters. When I was 18 I went to London. I went to box in the Mayfair

gym. After that I used to work on the boxing booths. Nobody would

encourage it. They were so down on it. They would put the other girls

completely off. I used to spar with the men, yes. In 1952, Barbara came

here to the United States, in search of opponents and a professional

boxing licence. And she found them. And in 1937 she beat Phyllis Kugler

to become the world women's boxing champion. She trained in a gym it in

Miami Beach alongside Muhammad Ali. She retired having lost only one

fight. She still supports women's boxing. She came to London in 2012

the seat in the Olympics for the first time in history. It is women

like her who have made it possible for me to box today. Previously

women's boxing was not accepted so I cannot imagine how hard it was for

her to keep pushing, keep training and try to be taken seriously. I owe

a big thank you to Barbara. I never thought that it would develop to the

point where it has now where it has gone into the Olympics. I was very

pleased about that. If I was a kid today I would be a happy kid. In

2010, Barbara became the only woman boxer to be inducted into the

Florida boxing Hall of Fame alongside Muhammad Ali. Acceptance

that she could only have drained of when she first pulled on a pair of

boxing gloves more than seven decades ago. -- only have dreams of.

Barbara's sharing more of her life story at the weekend's Women

of the World festival. What is this event?

It is an event that started in London back in 2010. It is to debate

the issues that women face in the world today and to celebrate their

achievements in the world, also. It has started in London and has

travelled to 17 cities across the world. This year for the first time,

that includes whole, as UK City of Culture. Barbara is coming over from

Miami Beach to speak this Saturday and I will be interviewing her

onstage at City Hall. The comedian Lucy Beaumont will wither, and

Maureen Lipman, the actor, so there is a chance to hear from these women

and to celebrate their achievements. It is part of a worldwide movement.

So there will be other women in Australia, America, debating these

issues at the same time. And Anne-Marie took the former world

boxing champion Johnny Nelson to meet Barbara. And you can see their

other shown that story with him tonight, that is on Inside Out on

BBC One at 7:30pm with Paul, as always.

Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines: Concerns

for thousands of jobs at Vauxhall's UK plants

after it's sold to a French car maker.

A father from Hull is encouraging men to talk

after his son tries to take his own life.

The weather: cloudy with rain at first.

Top temperatures around nine Celsius.

Let's have a look at some of your emails on our piece earlier about

Sophie says the stigma behind male suicide is stupid. It should not be

ridiculed as a feminine thing either, because it is far from it.

We should look after each other. This one is anonymous. Men feel the

need to protect, fight and care for their family so the last thing they

want to do is appear weak to their partners and children. It is really

sad, but men feel the pressure to be hard and not soft. It is seen as a

failure to talk about feelings and emotions. Whoever said that, thank

you very much. David said, men suffer with mental health the same

as women but they receive less funding and consideration than

women. Tricia says talking about mental health is the first step to

eliminating the negative stereotype around mental health. This is an

interesting one from Roy. He says a close friend of mine committed

suicide. We all felt that we had failed him. And talking about that

group, Inside Out, they are doing some great work on this. And we will

have the latest in our late bulletin at 10:30pm on those 16 villages in

Lincolnshire without