10/03/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

The headlines from us this Friday night: An elderly farmer who shot

a convicted burglar he found on his land in the middle of

I'm live where villagers are debating how far you can go to

defend your land. A man has died and two fire fighters

injured after an explosion rips off What looked like something from a

gas leak because the fire engulfed the whole flat.

On the brink of history - Lincoln City head to London to take

on the mighty Arsenal for a place in the FA Cup semifinal.

We know it's probably a one in 1000 start -- chance, but we believe.

Very confident. I think Lincoln could make it. Everybody is buzzing

and it's a miracle come true. Saturday doesn't look bad, but what

about Sunday? Join me later to find out.

An elderly farmer who shot and injured a man who he believed

was attempting to steal diesel from his farm in East Yorkshire has

83-year-old Kenneth Hugill fired a double-barrelled

shotgun at Richard Stables at the farm near Wilberfoss.

Today, a jury took just 24 minutes to decide that his actions

were justified and found him not guilty of grievous bodily harm.

Our rural affairs correspondent, Linsey Smith, has been

following the case and she joins me from Wilberfoss tonight.

Well, it was 16 months ago that that incident happened and since it has

dominated the life of an elderly couple, Kenneth and Sheila Hugill.

They were in bed and at 2am Kenneth heard noises outside. This is a

house that's been blighted by raw raw crime. He went downstairs to

investigate and took his gun. He said he walked across what he

thought was a vehicle without lights on and it started towards him. He

was terrified and fired two shots, one into the air and one down the

side of the vehicle. Down the side of that vehicle was Richard stables,

who said he was there to hunt rabbits with his dog and the shot

hit him in the foot. Today outside court the family of this elderly

couple criticised the police for what they say was a heavy-handed

response. The police have defended their actions and have said it was a

can of macro appropriate response given that a firearm was involved.

What have local people said tonight? As I said earlier, this is an area

that has suffered from rural crime and they are debating how far you

can go to defend your land and whether the police should be doing

more in this area. I think people should be able to defend their land,

absolutely. He didn't use on due pressure. -- on due pressure. He put

the other shot into the air to frighten them away. Why can't people

keep off other peoples land in the first place and it wouldn't happen.

I spoke to Mr Hugill and his sons today and they said they were

incredibly disappointed that the CPS decided to bring this case. The CPS

have said they thought it was in the public interest considering there

was a firearm involved. That's something that will continue to be

debated here. Thank you. That will have people talking and we are to

get your views. Should people to be able to defend themselves and their

property in situations like this and is there enough support for rural

communities? This is how to get in touch.

A 31-year-old man has died and two fire fighters have been

hurt following a fire and explosion in Hull.

The emergency services were called in to the house in the north

of the city at just after six o'clock this morning and part

of Beverley Road was closed during the rush hour.

There's not much left of the front of this Victorian terraced house.

Some residents say they had a lucky escape.

We were literally in front of the property, as it exploded,

What looked like something from a gas leak, or something.

Because the fire just engulfed the whole flat.

Shortly after fire crews arrived, responding to reports of smoke,

Two adults and a child had already been rescued,

but one man was seriously hurt and died this afternoon.

Two fire officers were treated in hospital for minor injuries.

I don't know what it was like for the firemen inside.

Two of them were really ill on the pavement when they came out

I heard an explosion and I looked out of the back bedroom window

and like a window had sort of collapsed.

There will now be a joint investigation between the police,

fire brigade and Northern Gas networks to try and determine

the cause of this explosion and that's likely to

I've been told if a fire alarm hadn't gone off

before the explosion, warning residents of a problem,

there may well have been more people hurt.

In terms of housekeeping, we would encourage all landlords

to make sure they have regular checks in all the utilities,

that the fire alarms are working, working smoke detectors and most

importantly that residents have a plan, particularly in a building

This major road was closed at rush hour this morning.

The other properties on the terrace have been deemed safe

The focus now will be on finding out how this tragedy happened.

The explosion which killed a man in holed early this morning. -- in

Hull. Now non-league Lincoln City

are just one match away But that match is against

Premier League giants Arsenal. The Imps' success so far

in the competition has captured the imagination of the footballing

world and made stars We'll hear from some of the team's

fans later in the programme, but first our sports reporter,

Simon Clark, is live Just how significant is this

for Lincoln City and their fans? Let me try and put it into context.

Lincoln City were created in 1884. That's just 12 years after the

formation of the FA Cup itself. Through all of that time, the good

times and bad times, they've never reached the quarterfinals until now.

To do it as a non-league side is simply astonishing.

It put Lincoln City into the quarterfinal of the FA

It earned them a match at Arsenal and that's why the world's press

The cup run has been masterminded by this man,

When we step out at the Emirates on Saturday,

we'll have the opportunity, probably, to cause the biggest upset

in what is the greatest cup competition in the whole world.

All my family are flying over tomorrow night and to have them down

to share the occasion with them, my brothers and my son and my

After victory over Guiseley in the qualifiers,

and Altrincham in round one, here they are beating their first

Championship Ipswich were next as Nathan Arnold scored the goal

The then Championship leaders, Brighton, were next,

And that brings us here to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium

The first non-league club to reach this stage for more than a century.

This cup run in numbers - look at this.

?3 million gross for the Imps so far.

53 buses will make their way from Lincoln and there's a football

And that will break a record for the highest number of visiting

The highest number of visitors - a non-league football side!

Dennis Booth played for the club the last time Lincoln enjoyed

It was when Graham Taylor led the team to the fourth division

title with a record points total in 1976.

Dennis thinks this team has eclipsed his.

I think you've got to say they've probably achieved more

I know they're a big non-league side, but what they've

done to get this far, and to beat the sides

they have beaten as well, they've not beaten just lower league

opposition, they've beaten teams in the Championship.

We'd need to get promoted to beat that.

There's sure to be nerves as the Imps face

We'll see some fans at the Lincoln end in a moment. Here's an advance

raiding party! Richard, you have a family connection to announce nor

Lincoln game. My great grandad, Andy Gardner, played for Lincoln for

about ten years. He was involved in the last time Lincoln beat Arsenal

in 1915, a 1-0 win for Lincoln. We've seen the picture of him. A 1-0

win for Lincoln. You would like the same. Of course. Quickly onto one of

the directors, Clive. Coming from South Africa. What's your emotion

coming into this game? What were you thinking on the plane? Unbelievable.

Coming to the Emirates wasn't part of the plan at the start of the

season. Danny and Niki and the team, miracles are possible at Lincoln

City this season. You've surpassed miracle status already. Andrew and

Nigel, what's your prediction? We've got to believe we can win, 1-0. 3-1

Lincoln. You love the confidence! We'll have more Lincoln City fans

for you, but here at the Emirates, history has already been made. First

time in the quarterfinals. If they do the unbelievable and win, they

are at Wembley! Thank you. We'll have more later in the programme,

hearing from fans. Also something a little bit special if you are an

Imps fan. Don't go anywhere. Plans have been announced to remove

a notorious accident blackspot Work on the ?6 million scheme

to redesign the Garrison Road roundabout is expected

to begin next year. There have been more than 20

accidents on the busy roundabout in recent years,

including a fatality The new plans will involve routing

the A63 through the centre of the existing roundabout then

adding extra lanes to the carriageway and installing

new sets of traffic lights in a scheme that it's hoped

will be completed by 2020. Terrible, really terrible. Literally

half an hour on your journey of the morning. The number of horns that

blow, cars on the wrong side blocking the way. Sometimes you are

in fear going around that roundabout. People don't use it

because it's so dangerous. Certainly a long history

of accidents, including an unfortunate fatality a couple

of years ago. From a different perspective,

if this junction here isn't improved at the same time,

or before the Castle Street major improvement takes place,

it will become an even A promotional video has been

made to encourage people to apply for the role

as the new Chief Constable Don't let any preconceived ideas get

in the way of your future. The unusual step has

been taken by the Police and Crime Commissioner,

Keith Hunter, who is urging people to put aside any preconceptions

they may have of the area. The position, which commands

a salary of up to ?160,000, became available after Justine Curran stood

down last month. Still ahead tonight:

The team have left already - Lincoln City get ready

to make FA Cup history. The Emirates provides the backdrop

for the history makers of Lincoln City as they prepare to meet Arsenal

in the quarterfinal of the FA Cup. Tonight's photograph of Beverley.

Another picture on Monday. Keeley Donovan is back, I hope she brought

Peter and nice gift. Show it to me. I am the gift! Quite

a few people tweeted me and said I've been away for three weeks and

you are still browner than I am. Very predictable.

It's worth saying that if you're travelling down to London this

weekend, it's going to be really nice weather, and warm. Temperatures

of 17 Celsius. Not bad where we are either. We could get 13 or 14

Celsius in the Ginczek tomorrow. A lot of cloud around, although there

could be some sunshine tomorrow. -- in Lincolnshire tomorrow.

Two fronts affecting us. The first will bring heavy rain at first, but

in between we should get decent weather. Some high pressure

dominating the early parts of next week. A lot of cloud today and it

will stay there as we head overnight and into tomorrow. Mild air as well.

A few spots of rain showing up on the graphics, but generally dry

night, a cloudy night and the night. The cloud insulating the ground.

Eight or nine Celsius. The sun will rise at 6:27am. I've been away for

three weeks and I've forgotten the high water! In the morning is the

best chance of any sunshine. The best will be across parts of

Lincolnshire. Generally tomorrow a lot of cloud around with a few spots

of light rain threatening from the north. In daylight hours, we should

stay largely dry, perhaps a bit cloudy in the afternoon. The rain

will probably arrive in the evening. These temperatures could get up to

13 or 14 Celsius. A wet start to Sunday, brightening up for a time.

Abbey bought me a present just for being on 4-2 days! She has set the

bar very high. Have a nice weekend. Trail-blazing women from Hull

are being celebrated this weekend in the City of Culture's Women

of the World festival. The event, one of a series taking

place around the world, has everything from a red carpet

film screening and debates to a live performance from Hull actors

Maureen Lipman and Lucy Beaumont. Our culture correspondent,

Anne-Marie Tasker, has been to see them getting ready

for the big event. Kicking off the Women

of the World festival, probably Hull's most

famous female face. Do you know what the women do in

Amsterdam? Maureen Lipman, and Hull

comedian Lucy Beaumont, are performing a live episode

from their Radio Four series To Hull Everything I see now is very buzzy,

I've tripped over the propeller in the city square. The turbine blade.

What is that! The good thing is that this city of culture has animated

the place. The WOW festival started life

in London six years ago and now takes part simultaneously in cities

around the world. It debates the issues women face

and celebrates high-achieving women. There'll be talks from Hull women

like boxing champion Barbara Buttrick, Bake Off winner

Nancy Birtwhistle, charity fundraiser the Bee Lady and there'll

be celebrations of the first ever And there's cellist

Gay Lee Westerhoff, who learnt As part of the group Bond,

she had hit records and played with Sting and the Spice Girls,

and says being in showbiz can be Basically you have to stand your

ground because it isn't easy, you come across a lot of sexism and

things in this industry, and how people expect you to be a certain

way or dress a certain way. All those cliches. You have to really

put your foot down and stamp it hard. I am to be the last Viceroy of

India. The weekend's finale is a red carpet

screening of the film Viceroy's House and a Q

with its director, another woman who's made her way in a career

so often dominated by men. The Domesday Book is going to be

on display in Lincoln as part of a major exhibition

later this year. The country's earliest surviving

public record will be in the Magna Carta vault

in Lincoln Castle from The document will be on loan

from its permanent home It's a document of massive historic

significance and it's the first time that it's been exhibited outside

of London for 150 years. So this really is a

once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and it's incredibly appropriate that

it's coming here to Lincoln. Lincoln is one of the great medieval

cities, the castle was commissioned by William the Conqueror and it's

a fantastic opportunity for Domesday to go on display as part of this

exhibition The Domesday book on display from

May until September. Many of you have been

in touch about last night's The East Yorkshire MP,

Sir Greg Knight, said there were too many cycle lanes and they're causing

congestion and pollution in our towns and cities by forcing

drivers to slow down. Cycling groups disagreed, saying his

comments are simply wrong. Hull City goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic

feels they'll need to win almost half of their remaining games

to avoid relegation Speaking ahead of tomorrow's

home game with Swansea City, the Swiss-Bosnian was asked

if they could afford not to beat one of their relegation

rivals this weekend. I don't think we need

40 points to stay in We're one point near the 36

so we have to take the point. But I wish we can take the three

points and I think we're Cleethorpes Town play the first

leg of their semifinal Kick-off is at 3pm and you can

listen to commentary Back to the FA Cup now,

and we've heard what it means to Lincoln City,

but what about the thousands of fans who'll be following

their progress tomorrow? Gemma Dawson has been speaking

to Imps supporters ahead of their historic FA Cup

quarterfinal clash with Arsenal. At Sincil Bank this morning,

fans watched as players boarded the team bus,

ready for one of the biggest games And amongst supporters at

the ground, a real sense of belief. I'm feeling very

confident, actually. Arsenal are obviously under a lot

of pressure at the moment That's it, the players are now

on their way with many of the fans getting ready to join them

at the Emirates tomorrow. Also heading to London,

Michael and his dad Jonathan. They've been spotted at games this

season wearing red and white wigs with their faces painted

and their home-made FA Cups. I think everyone in the family

is just buzzing and it's like, Well, it might feel like a miracle,

but for Louis it means It's a memory he'll cherish

for the rest of his life. It's at a big stadium,

local team playing. I'll enjoy every moment

of it as much as him. But Imps fever isn't just

confined to the city. On the other side of the world,

Kane has been following the club's progress online from his home

in New Zealand. Most weekends, it's a Sunday

morning start for me, It is a challenging time,

but with all the media and Facebook and stuff,

you want to feel part of it. Also feeling part of it,

children in Tattershall who have swapped their school uniforms today

for the team's colours. We're so excited about the progress

that Lincoln City have made in the league and the FA Cup

that we wanted to do And it's not just children

wearing red and white. In Lincoln, the Westgate water

tower has been lit up. Another reminder of the Imps'

historic achievement. Don't switch off yet, there's more

in a moment. Let's get a recap of the national

and regional headlines. A drug addict is convicted

of crashing a car into a family, killing two of them,

during a police chase. An elderly farmer who shot

a convicted burglar he found on his land in the middle

of the night is cleared A mostly cloudy day,

although there will be some brighter spells,

perhaps some sunshine Talking about that story and whether

you would protect your own land. Pete says having had intruders on

our property in Boston, I take my hat off to this gentleman because

the stress this caused my wife and I, they deserve all they get.

Somebody else's I applaud the actions. Malcolm says the CPS has

overreacted, the farmer was in the middle of nowhere in fear of his

well-being, he has the right to defend himself. Tracy says defence

should only happen within the law, guns should not be permitted. Jill

says of course you should be able to defend your own and. Keep out, that

is the best policy. Thank you for all of those. That's it from us.

We'll finish with something a bit special ahead of tomorrow's game.

Some famous words read by the actor Colin McParland. Fingers crossed to

Lincoln City tomorrow. -- Colin McFarlane.

'T is not too late to seek a newer world

Push off, and sitting well in order smite

The sounding furrows for my purpose holds

To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths

Of all the western stars, until I die.

And Lincoln City, with a minute to go...

It may be that the gulfs will wash us down

It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles

And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.

Tho' much is taken, much abides and tho'

We are not now that strength which in old days

Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are

One equal temper of heroic hearts

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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