:00:11. > :00:12.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight.
:00:12. > :00:20.The mother backing plans for tougher penalties for dangerous
:00:20. > :00:26.drivers after her son was nearly killed on the roads.
:00:26. > :00:29.There are consequences and where there are not consequences it will
:00:29. > :00:32.just continue to happen. Demanding action against the News
:00:32. > :00:39.of the World - Alan Johnson and John Prescott increase the pressure
:00:39. > :00:44.over phone hacking. A public inquiry may not be comfortable for
:00:44. > :00:50.me as home secretary at the time, but that is not the point.
:00:50. > :00:54.would have thought they could have stooped to such levels? I need you
:00:54. > :01:03.to stay calm. Trapped by arsonists in her own home - we meet the Hull
:01:03. > :01:09.woman who is still living in fear. I am live in Barton where thousands
:01:09. > :01:19.have turned out for the annual bike night. And more rain and showers on
:01:19. > :01:19.
:01:20. > :01:22.the way this evening. More details shortly.
:01:22. > :01:24.The mother of a teenager who was left brain damaged in a road
:01:24. > :01:30.accident has tonight welcomed proposals to introduce tougher
:01:30. > :01:36.penalties for reckless drivers. William Horncastle was left in a
:01:36. > :01:38.coma for three days following the crash in East Yorkshire. The Prime
:01:38. > :01:40.Minister, David Cameron, said today he supports moves by the Hull MP,
:01:40. > :01:47.Karl Turner, to increase the maximum sentence for dangerous
:01:47. > :01:54.driving from two to seven years. We'll hear from him in a moment,
:01:54. > :02:02.but first here's our Political Editor, Tim Iredale. You may find
:02:02. > :02:05.some of the images in his report disturbing.
:02:05. > :02:10.When William Crom Castle was involved in a serious road accident
:02:10. > :02:16.last summer, his family feared the worst. He was a passenger in the
:02:16. > :02:22.car being driven on a rural road in east Yorkshire. We think he must
:02:22. > :02:29.have been going too fast and just lost control. He ended up being
:02:29. > :02:33.thrown out of the car. A doctor and a nurse came mint and just got
:02:33. > :02:37.straight to the point, if they said the early reports from the scene of
:02:38. > :02:43.the accident was that he was unlikely to arrive alive from
:02:43. > :02:47.hospital. William was airlifted to hospital where he remained in, for
:02:47. > :02:51.three days. The driver of the cart was initially charged with
:02:51. > :02:58.dangerous driving but later admitted a lesser charge of
:02:58. > :03:03.careless driving. He received a 12 months ban. I think there should be
:03:03. > :03:08.tougher penalties throughout. Careless driving, dangerous driving,
:03:08. > :03:14.it is ambiguous. The true cost of a car accident is the end result,
:03:14. > :03:18.what happens to the victim. Road safety campaigners have long argued
:03:18. > :03:22.that dangerous drivers who cause serious injury should face tougher
:03:22. > :03:27.penalties and today they Hull MP Carl Turner urged the Prime
:03:27. > :03:30.Minister to support his bid to introduce longer sentences. I do
:03:30. > :03:34.believe there is a problem when you have got a high sentence for
:03:35. > :03:40.causing death by dangerous driving but just a two-year sentence when
:03:40. > :03:46.in this case, someone was really permanently damaged and yet the
:03:46. > :03:51.maximum sentences was for two years. Many accidents are not clear cut
:03:51. > :03:54.and driver error is not always to blame, but the families of car-
:03:55. > :04:03.crash victims what a tougher deterrent for those whose reckless
:04:03. > :04:05.actions at the free world calls a lifetime of pain. -- at the wheel.
:04:05. > :04:11.I spoke to Hull East MP, Karl Turner, about his bill a short time
:04:11. > :04:17.ago and asked him exactly what makes driving "dangerous".
:04:17. > :04:22.Dangerous driving is when the standard of driving falls far below
:04:22. > :04:25.the standard of a reasonable, competent driver. You say on your
:04:25. > :04:30.website you want lunatic drivers to be locked up for longer. But many
:04:30. > :04:35.of those involved in an accident are not lunatic. That is not
:04:35. > :04:44.correct, people who drive badly are normally driving carelessly. That
:04:44. > :04:49.is different to dangerous driving whereas people are going at high
:04:49. > :04:54.speed, going the wrong way down a dual carriageway, and generally
:04:54. > :04:57.risking their own life and that of other people. The Association of
:04:57. > :05:01.British drivers said it is not the drivers for should take the blame
:05:02. > :05:06.for the accidents but the inadequate road safety policies.
:05:06. > :05:10.disagreed with that entirely. That association have recently contacted
:05:10. > :05:14.me to say that they support this idea provided we're not talking
:05:14. > :05:20.about careless driving. It has to be about dangerous driving and that
:05:20. > :05:25.is what my Bill seeks to do. They also said to as a former lawyer and
:05:25. > :05:31.a politician, do you actually have the expertise and knowledge on road
:05:31. > :05:36.safety to make this noise? thinker to have the expertise. I
:05:36. > :05:42.represent constituents and have had constituents coming to me, who has
:05:42. > :05:45.been victims of dangerous driving. When you speak to the victims,
:05:45. > :05:50.people tend to agree that the law is completely inadequate in
:05:50. > :05:55.relation to this. If you kill someone by driving dangerously, it
:05:55. > :06:02.you potentially get 14 years in prison. If you almost kill them,
:06:02. > :06:06.paralyse them for example, you get a matter of months in prison.
:06:06. > :06:10.There's a massive disparity in the lock and it needs to be filled, in
:06:10. > :06:17.my opinion. I'm pleased that the Prime Minister is now saying that
:06:17. > :06:20.the government will look at this. Should the law be changed to make
:06:20. > :06:23.sentences tougher for dangerous drivers? Should there even be a
:06:23. > :06:26.difference between "dangerous" and "careless" driving? Perhaps you
:06:26. > :06:36.feel anyone who is involved in an accident should receive the same
:06:36. > :06:50.
:06:50. > :06:52.I look forward to hearing from you. In a moment, the �500 million
:06:52. > :06:56.needed to rebuild and upgrade school buildings like this in East
:06:56. > :07:00.Yorkshire. A Lincolnshire farmer has told Look
:07:01. > :07:03.North he feared for his life when an arsonist firebombed his home.
:07:03. > :07:07.An attacker, wielding a hammer and wearing a balaclava, started the
:07:07. > :07:11.fire early yesterday morning. The farm, near Market Rasen, breeds
:07:11. > :07:14.animals for medical testing. A van was also burnt out during the
:07:14. > :07:22.attack. Police have started a nationwide search for the arsonist,
:07:22. > :07:26.who they think could be an animal rights protester.
:07:26. > :07:32.There has been incidents here before as a result of how the farm
:07:32. > :07:35.makes its living, breeding animals used in medical research. We
:07:35. > :07:42.believe this attack is motivated because of that. But whatever you
:07:42. > :07:45.believe, to put people's lives in danger, it is not acceptable.
:07:45. > :07:48.Meanwhile, a woman whose house was set on fire while she slept has
:07:49. > :07:51.spoken of how she's "terrified" to return home. Danielle Hewson and
:07:51. > :07:56.her boyfriend had to be rescued after a sofa and rubbish was set on
:07:56. > :08:01.fire, right outside their front door. It left them trapped in their
:08:01. > :08:11.Hull flat. Siobhan Robbins has been to meet
:08:11. > :08:14.
:08:14. > :08:19.Danielle, and has this report. This is our front door. This is the
:08:19. > :08:22.sole fault,. Melted and charred remains - visual reminders of the
:08:22. > :08:32.weekend's fire. Danielle and her partner escaped without any major
:08:32. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:40.injuries. But the fire has left its mark in other ways. I cannot get
:08:40. > :08:43.any sleep, I'm hardly eating. sofa the arsonist set alight is now
:08:43. > :08:53.just a heap of springs. The flames blocked the door, leaving them
:08:53. > :09:07.
:09:07. > :09:13.helplessly waiting for the fire The damage and the potential danger
:09:13. > :09:19.is clear. This electricity box is completely burnt out. But Danielle
:09:19. > :09:28.managed to escape unhurt. But others on the estate say that our
:09:28. > :09:37.son is a real worry. Laura Coleson has also been awoken by fire.
:09:37. > :09:42.can be worrying because I was in bed when that happened. There is no
:09:42. > :09:46.need for arson. Anyone who thinks it is a bit of fun or it is
:09:46. > :09:54.harmless, is wrong. No-one has been arrested over this fire and it
:09:54. > :09:59.still not clear why it was started. If someone has set it alight to get
:09:59. > :10:01.at Bass, they can always do it again, so it is scary. So while
:10:01. > :10:05.police search for the culprits, Danielle is petrified of returning
:10:05. > :10:10.home. Police are investigating a sexual
:10:10. > :10:12.assault on a teenager in Grimsby last night. It's alleged the 16-
:10:12. > :10:17.year-old was attacked on a path between Laceby Road and the
:10:17. > :10:19.Nunsthorpe estate. It happened at around midnight.
:10:19. > :10:23.The population of migrant workers in Boston remains high, despite the
:10:23. > :10:25.recession, a new report shows. Last year 20 percent fewer overseas
:10:25. > :10:30.workers registered for National Insurance in Lincolnshire, compared
:10:30. > :10:32.with three years ago. But the number in Boston went up.
:10:32. > :10:35.First Hull Train passengers have suffered disruption again today, as
:10:35. > :10:39.more services to and from London were cancelled. The company blamed
:10:39. > :10:47.engine failure for the problems over the last 48 hours. Business
:10:47. > :10:50.leaders in Hull say they hope the issue can be resolved quickly.
:10:50. > :10:55.I think if this continued for a long period of time then businesses
:10:55. > :10:59.would think again about using it. But I think they're doing
:10:59. > :11:02.everything they can to make it a reliable service.
:11:02. > :11:05.It's being claimed the amount of money needed to rebuild and improve
:11:05. > :11:07.schools in East Yorkshire runs into half a billion pounds. It comes as
:11:07. > :11:11.a review is ordered into the state of primary and secondary schools
:11:11. > :11:15.across the county. Labour launched "Building Schools for the Future"
:11:15. > :11:24.in 2004. It had the aim of rebuilding secondary schools across
:11:24. > :11:26.the country. It would have cost �55 billion. But last year that funding
:11:26. > :11:34.was cut by the Coalition. Now, council leaders say their schools
:11:34. > :11:38.are falling into disrepair. Phil Connell has more.
:11:38. > :11:44.1 East Yorkshire school inspectors have declared unfit for purpose.
:11:44. > :11:49.Hornsea School had been in line to benefit for -- from the building
:11:49. > :11:55.schools from the future fund but it was scrapped last year. Since then
:11:55. > :12:01.the school has been left in limbo. It does not look any different from
:12:01. > :12:04.when I was there and that was some time ago. During the floods and in
:12:04. > :12:11.climate whether it that we have, often at the school has to close
:12:11. > :12:16.certain areas. East Yorkshire has 18 secondary-school as and all are
:12:16. > :12:22.experiencing similar problems. Nine of those need rebuilding and the
:12:22. > :12:28.remainder need varying degrees of refurbishment. It is actually
:12:28. > :12:32.ambition, that is something I feel we should hold on to. We need
:12:32. > :12:37.decent school environments to support teachers to teach and young
:12:37. > :12:43.people to learn. Most years this school spends around �65,000 on
:12:43. > :12:48.things like books, paint and sports equipment. But last year at �65,000
:12:48. > :12:54.was spent on patching up the leaking roof. According to the head
:12:54. > :12:58.teacher it is a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. The councillor
:12:58. > :13:01.with responsibility for the young people of the county fields east
:13:01. > :13:06.Yorkshire has been treated unfairly and has ordered a review to assess
:13:06. > :13:11.the problem and launched a plan of action. Neighbouring of authorities
:13:11. > :13:17.she says received more than �400 million prior to the funding being
:13:17. > :13:22.scrapped. We are badly treated in the East Riding and we need to say
:13:22. > :13:25.that it is not good enough and we want more for pupils in the East
:13:25. > :13:30.Riding. The council says it could take 20 years to get the schools up
:13:30. > :13:40.to scratch. In the meantime it seems the only option is to mend
:13:40. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :13:46.and make do. Still to come tonight: Pressure
:13:46. > :13:52.increases on the News of the World. Alan Johnson and John Prescott
:13:52. > :13:57.demand action over phone hacking. Fans of people have come to Barton.
:13:57. > :14:07.The town has well and surely been taken over. Join me later to find
:14:07. > :14:16.
:14:16. > :14:19.out why Barton bike night is so Don't forget to send us in your
:14:19. > :14:23.pictures. Good evening, a young man. How are
:14:23. > :14:32.you? All the better for reading this
:14:32. > :14:38.text. I you are unable to spell out, "I
:14:38. > :14:48.can't sleep"? That is laughing at my lack of
:14:48. > :14:51.
:14:51. > :14:54.For the next 24 hours, sunny intervals and scattered showers.
:14:54. > :15:04.Low pressure is dominating which is not what we want at this time of
:15:04. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:11.year. There have been some it sharp showers today. One or two are still
:15:11. > :15:17.left but there is a window of fine weather. Down to the south-west,
:15:17. > :15:21.there is another area of rain which rapidly approaches. Some sunshine
:15:21. > :15:26.and isolated showers in the next couple of hours and then late in
:15:26. > :15:36.the evening, rain will spread from the south-west. It will clear up
:15:36. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:53.quickly, followed by one or two An unsettled day. One or two heavy
:15:53. > :15:59.showers with the risk of thunder tomorrow. Some dryer or brighter
:15:59. > :16:09.spells in between. The breeze is coming from the south. It will not
:16:09. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:21.One or two of the showers will be heavy and the theme continues
:16:21. > :16:31.through to Thursday and Friday. The weekend, some sunshine but showers
:16:31. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:42.I am sure it will Clear. I am just about to tweet. I can spell
:16:42. > :16:48."hideous tablecloth" by the way. What about insomnia.
:16:48. > :16:52.A Hull MP Alan Johnson has criticised the Metropolitan Police
:16:52. > :16:56.for being evasive and lethargic in pursuing the original claims into
:16:56. > :17:00.phone hacking. He says he is supporting a public inquiry into
:17:00. > :17:07.phone hacking at the News of the World even though he acknowledges
:17:07. > :17:11.it could be awkward for him. When I was Home Secretary, both I and my
:17:11. > :17:16.policing Minister was sure that all the evidence had been looked at and
:17:16. > :17:23.those who had been hacked had been informed. What we know now is that
:17:23. > :17:30.the evidence was there from the inquiry five and six years ago. The
:17:30. > :17:34.evidence into the hacking in these terrible cases. Lord Prescott is
:17:34. > :17:44.the former Hull MP and former deputy Prime Minister and himself a
:17:44. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :18:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:18:37. > :18:41.victim of phone hacking by the News I'm told by influential lawyers
:18:41. > :18:46.that there is a part of the legislation that can allow you to
:18:46. > :18:51.have an investigation under such circumstances whilst criminal
:18:51. > :18:55.investigations are under way. I will look into that. You have urged
:18:55. > :19:00.people to boycott News of the World at the weekend. But the owners said
:19:01. > :19:08.in a statement they have already made an unreserved apology. That
:19:08. > :19:14.was years later. Perhaps the News of the World have also apologised.
:19:14. > :19:19.But as each case comes out, they make an apology. But all this
:19:19. > :19:23.evidence was there and they did not give it to the police. Are you
:19:23. > :19:30.saying people should forecourt the newspaper? And just saying if they
:19:30. > :19:34.want to express their view that way, I would agree with them. Do you
:19:34. > :19:38.remember the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield when the editor of the
:19:39. > :19:42.Sun made some terrible remarks about the Liverpool people for
:19:42. > :19:47.which she had to apologise. In that case they boycotted the newspaper
:19:47. > :19:52.and there was quite a collapse and even today far less people purchase
:19:53. > :19:56.the sun. But if advertisers are prepared to show their disgust I
:19:56. > :20:02.think that individuals might want to make their individual protest
:20:02. > :20:08.and not by it. I have never believed anything that is in the
:20:08. > :20:18.News of the world so I do not buy it myself.
:20:18. > :20:19.
:20:19. > :20:28.Lord Prescott talking to me earlier. Contact us to let us know what you
:20:28. > :20:35.think about that. Thank you for all responses on the story about the
:20:35. > :20:40.putting on an opera because a gay character it uses the word, queer.
:20:40. > :20:44.The writers say they are continuing to talk to the school about how to
:20:44. > :20:48.resolve the issue. The head said she decided to cancel the
:20:48. > :20:53.performance because she thought the word was not appropriate and would
:20:53. > :20:58.not want children are using it in the playground. We were clear that
:20:58. > :21:04.we were fine about having a gay character in the play but it was
:21:04. > :21:14.about the language that he used. At no stage was it ever suggested that
:21:14. > :21:48.
:21:48. > :21:51.Lizzie Simmonds say she is not expecting to win a medal at the
:21:51. > :21:58.World Championships at the end of the month but admits it would be a
:21:58. > :22:03.bonus. She said she is on track for London 2012 after call of the --
:22:03. > :22:09.qualifying for the world of late in Shanghai. It is the last major it
:22:09. > :22:15.event before the Olympics. I have no expectations. I just want to
:22:15. > :22:21.enjoy my slimming. I know I am in good shape -- slimming. I want to
:22:21. > :22:26.give it everything and that is all I can ask for.
:22:26. > :22:30.Fingers crossed. Around 15,000 visitors have begun
:22:30. > :22:34.arriving at the market town of Barton for the annual bike night.
:22:34. > :22:40.It is one of the biggest events of its kind in the country and Joe
:22:40. > :22:47.Makel is they tonight. What does it mean for the town?
:22:47. > :22:52.Well, as you can see, Peter, it creates a huge buzz. There are
:22:52. > :22:57.thousands here already. They all come to enjoy the fun that is
:22:57. > :23:02.around these bikes. It also creates a big economic spin-off because the
:23:02. > :23:07.town reckons it makes over �100,000 for local businesses and that is
:23:07. > :23:13.partly why locals embrace this event every year even though it
:23:13. > :23:23.completely takes over. Barton, a small market town nestled
:23:23. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:38.on the Humber bank but once a year But and bike night is in its 15th
:23:38. > :23:43.year and attracts thousands to the town. I was up before six this
:23:43. > :23:49.morning. I was putting the barriers across. Then we go around the town
:23:49. > :23:55.setting up the road closure signs. It has taken weeks and months of
:23:55. > :24:02.preparation but local people embrace it. It also brings in over
:24:03. > :24:08.�100,000 to the town. It is very busy. It is a marvellous thing.
:24:08. > :24:14.Anything for Barton is good. brings as messing -- revenue and
:24:15. > :24:20.that is the main thing. Love it! With just as many families as bike
:24:20. > :24:26.is coming tonight, there is a lot to delight the crowds. It gets
:24:26. > :24:31.people who haven't been involved in trying thinking that it is a good
:24:31. > :24:40.sport. We came last year for the first time and we were staggered by
:24:40. > :24:46.the numbers. It was full of people interested in buying a bike. They
:24:46. > :24:52.are normally a chilled out crew who enjoy a chat and a meet. It brings
:24:52. > :24:57.over a good image for bikers. They have had a rough deal. Whether you
:24:57. > :25:02.like your bike customised or classic, a scooter what a super,
:25:02. > :25:08.there is something in Barton for you tonight. I'm joined by the man
:25:08. > :25:16.who has made this possible, Barry, how many people have you got here
:25:16. > :25:21.tonight? About time -- 10,000 in the town I think and more on the
:25:21. > :25:29.perimeters. Close to 15,000. Doesn't this -- does this make it
:25:29. > :25:35.the biggest one ever? I think it is, yes. What makes it a special event?
:25:35. > :25:40.A good question. It is popular with all the people. They come to see
:25:40. > :25:48.that bikes and the great party atmosphere. It has become a family
:25:49. > :25:54.event as well, hasn't it? Yes we have as many bikers as none bikers.
:25:54. > :26:00.Are you thinking about next year already? We will have a rest and
:26:00. > :26:06.aside from there. Thank you and enjoy the evening. This does on
:26:06. > :26:11.until 10 o'clock this evening. From me, it is back to you.
:26:11. > :26:16.Let's have a recap of the main national and regional headlines: A
:26:16. > :26:24.public inquiry is promised into the News of the of world's phone
:26:24. > :26:34.hacking scandal as Rupert Murdoch's says the allegations are deplorable.
:26:34. > :26:37.
:26:37. > :26:42.Plans for tougher penalties for The response coming in on the
:26:42. > :26:49.subject of dangerous driving. Daniel says that careless driving
:26:49. > :26:53.is dangerous. This is from Josh who says they are
:26:53. > :26:58.both the same. If you commit an offence on the road, he says,
:26:58. > :27:02.people should pay whether it is dangerous or careless.
:27:02. > :27:07.Another, I don't think seven years is enough and I am sick of seeing
:27:07. > :27:12.people using mobiles when driving. What happened with that law?
:27:12. > :27:17.Another, two years seems enough for careless driving.
:27:17. > :27:21.Drivers not looking out for cyclists is dangers and careless.
:27:21. > :27:27.Another says if you are driving carelessly it makes it dangerous so
:27:27. > :27:30.the sentencing should be the same. Tougher sentences should be given