:00:03. > :00:06.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight:
:00:06. > :00:16.Lucky to be alive. A woman is rescued by helicopter after her car
:00:16. > :00:16.
:00:17. > :00:21.fell down a cliff in East Yorkshire. If I just find it incredible that
:00:21. > :00:26.nobody is seriously injured. The Prime Minister is urged to step
:00:26. > :00:31.in and stop the Humber Bridge tolls rising. The bridge was built to
:00:31. > :00:36.unite both sides. Unfortunately they put it will be fair, which is
:00:36. > :00:39.the barrier that is holding back the Humber.
:00:39. > :00:41.The North Lincolnshire invaders costing a water company more than
:00:41. > :00:51.�1 million. And the American tradition loved by
:00:51. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :00:56.teenagers but hitting parents in the pocket.
:00:56. > :01:00.Join me for the weather later in the programme.
:01:00. > :01:06.A woman is tonight being treated in hospital after surviving a 50 foot
:01:06. > :01:10.fall in this car. It happened this morning at a beauty spot close to
:01:10. > :01:12.Flamborough. A passer by raised the alarm after seeing the vehicle
:01:12. > :01:20.close to the cliff edge at Thornwick Bay, sparking a huge
:01:20. > :01:27.rescue operation. Crispin Rolfe is live at the site for us this
:01:27. > :01:32.evening. What more can you tell us about what happened?
:01:33. > :01:38.We are not sure of the why, but be more or less know what the House.
:01:38. > :01:42.You can see where the car has:. It went down the side of the Cliffe
:01:42. > :01:48.face. You can see the idea that that has flattened down on its way
:01:48. > :01:53.down. It did not get as far as the beach, but it effectively ended up
:01:53. > :01:57.by one of those dishes are right there. The good news seems to be
:01:57. > :02:04.that the occupant inside the car has managed to escape many serious
:02:04. > :02:08.injuries. Airlifted to safety by doctors at the base of the Cliffe,
:02:08. > :02:14.it is thought that this local woman could have been here for hours
:02:14. > :02:20.after her car plunged over the edge. She's found at 7am this morning.
:02:20. > :02:28.The car's only of -- occupant, the woman is now being treated for
:02:28. > :02:32.minor injuries. It is a slow process in with it their fire
:02:32. > :02:36.service having to cut the car to get her out. Once that she was
:02:36. > :02:44.airlifted, it is a fairly short trip straight to hospital. She is
:02:44. > :02:54.barely shaken, conches and breathing in the vehicle. The fire
:02:54. > :03:03.service are experts at extracting people in these circumstances.
:03:03. > :03:10.11pm, -- at 11am, the recovery began. It is that it clear how she
:03:10. > :03:14.came to plunge at this popular tourist spot. We heard the
:03:14. > :03:18.helicopter coming over and we had no idea what had happened. I did
:03:18. > :03:23.not know until somebody had told me that that had been on the radio
:03:23. > :03:27.that the car had that gone over. I just find it incredible that
:03:27. > :03:33.nobody is seriously injured. The car looks in good condition
:03:33. > :03:36.considering it has gone over a Cliffe and turned over a few times.
:03:36. > :03:40.Today's Christie has taken almost all the emergency services efforts,
:03:40. > :03:50.but the car and its contents have been recovered for a driver that
:03:50. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:54.has amazing play escaped without serious injury.
:03:54. > :04:04.What have local people made of what has happened?
:04:04. > :04:04.
:04:04. > :04:09.They have been shocked, as have two arrests. They want to put this
:04:09. > :04:14.incident behind them were the saviour is known as a beauty spot
:04:14. > :04:17.rather than an anything else. In a moment:
:04:17. > :04:25.The family of a Second World War hero visit his former base in
:04:25. > :04:28.Lincolnshire. A letter landed on David Cameron's
:04:28. > :04:31.desk this morning calling for him intervene in the decision to raise
:04:31. > :04:33.tolls on the Humber Bridge. It was sent by councillors in North
:04:33. > :04:39.Lincolnshire who have unanimously decided to opposed the price raise
:04:39. > :04:41.which will see cars drivers having to pay �3 for a single crossing.
:04:41. > :04:46.The council says the Government's decision, "Simply adds insult to
:04:46. > :04:53.injury for businesses and residents on the Humber." Phil Connell
:04:53. > :04:58.reports. It will celebrate its 30th birthday
:04:58. > :05:03.this weekend, embroiled again in politics. This letter about the
:05:04. > :05:12.latest rise in poll -- toll charges arrives on their Prime Minister's
:05:12. > :05:16.death. -- desk. Today the council raised their objections directly
:05:16. > :05:21.with Downing Street. The letter, signed by all political parties,
:05:21. > :05:27.calls for the tolls to be reduced or abolished altogether. The bridge
:05:27. > :05:31.was built to unite both sides. What the dead was put a toll booth there.
:05:31. > :05:36.That is the barrier that is holding back the Humber. According to
:05:36. > :05:41.research, the abolition of tolls would be is the area's economy here
:05:41. > :05:47.by �1.2 billion. And no charge policy could attract further
:05:47. > :05:51.investment, enhancing the Humber's prospects of being Britain's
:05:51. > :06:01.leading centre of renewable energy. It is a massive ambition that is
:06:01. > :06:01.
:06:01. > :06:10.already on the brink of being realised. Plants are in preparation
:06:10. > :06:17.to build new sites it to support the renewables in jail -- industry.
:06:17. > :06:21.It is crucial investment that business leaders could be -- fear
:06:21. > :06:25.could be jeopardised by bridge tolls. It is important for the UK
:06:25. > :06:30.economy. We're tucking about big developments around here. We need
:06:30. > :06:37.to get people to work to access these jobs. At the moment, the
:06:37. > :06:40.bridge is a barrier. Foreign today, it they hoped that the Prime
:06:40. > :06:43.Minister will find a long-term solution, we know which will find
:06:43. > :06:48.the bridge celebrating future birthdays with no financial
:06:48. > :06:52.pressure. Andrew Percy, the MP for Brigg and
:06:52. > :07:02.Goole, joins me now live from Westminster on this one. Will this
:07:02. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:07.letter make any difference? In one sense, it already has. There are
:07:07. > :07:13.already meetings taking place. We had this Treasury-led review which
:07:13. > :07:17.is looking at a range of options. The Department of Transport renewed
:07:17. > :07:22.the tall rise and they knew about the review, they will not change
:07:22. > :07:27.anything now, while they? They have to put the case to the Department
:07:27. > :07:34.of Transport, but that is their decision at the end of the day. In
:07:34. > :07:38.one sense, as I said, they Treasury-led review is the first in
:07:38. > :07:43.the whole history of the bridge. The EU agree with the decision to
:07:43. > :07:47.raise the tolls? Of course we do not agree. It was not the
:07:47. > :07:55.Government's decision. But the Government approved it. They could
:07:55. > :07:58.have stopped that. The government always gives the bridge board
:07:58. > :08:05.devoted to raise the dolls, because if they did not then taxpayers
:08:05. > :08:10.would have to pay. That demonstrates what is wrong with the
:08:10. > :08:17.whole structure of the bridge. That is why the rich you, something that
:08:17. > :08:21.has not been done before, is looking at all of those issues.
:08:21. > :08:26.are due to meet the Prime Minister to discuss the job cuts. Will you
:08:26. > :08:34.be suggesting to him that the dolls are reduced? Were we'll be talking
:08:34. > :08:38.to him, when we can get the meeting, about the whole impact on the sub
:08:38. > :08:41.regional economy. These are the issues that will come up. I have
:08:41. > :08:48.the letters here that were sent to the Prime Minister. The last line
:08:48. > :08:51.is that they look forward to a prompt response. Will they get one?
:08:51. > :08:56.I hope so. The Prime Minister and government in general are
:08:56. > :09:00.completely aware of the situation and aware that the Humber has
:09:00. > :09:10.lagged behind the rest of the country. Thank you for talking to
:09:10. > :09:19.
:09:19. > :09:21.us tonight. Police officers from East Yorkshire
:09:21. > :09:31.and one should have joined calls from across the country today to
:09:31. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:35.protest against latest cuts to their budget.
:09:35. > :09:38.Off duty Humberside policemen Ian Springett and Pete Musgrave both
:09:38. > :09:41.travelled to London and take part in today's rally. Like many other
:09:41. > :09:44.officers, they want the Government to look again at a 20% cut in the
:09:44. > :09:47.police budget over the next four years. Humberside Police will lose
:09:47. > :09:49.around 120 officers over the coming year. Lincolnshire Police will lose
:09:49. > :09:54.around 70 officers. We want to send a message to the Government that
:09:54. > :10:02.the proposed changes are too much and too quick and our forces will
:10:02. > :10:06.struggled to deliver to the men and women of the public in Humberside.
:10:06. > :10:09.We represent uniformed PCs in Grimsby. They have come to me with
:10:09. > :10:19.numerous worries and concerns about the speed of the changes and the
:10:19. > :10:23.state of the service at the moment. Police officers from across the
:10:23. > :10:27.country came to London to date to showed their feelings. But the
:10:28. > :10:31.government argues that police reform is necessary and that pay
:10:31. > :10:34.and perks will not be affordable in the years to come. Ministers want
:10:34. > :10:36.police chiefs to use their resources wisely and point to the
:10:36. > :10:43.example of Lincolnshire Police, which announced it would be using
:10:43. > :10:47.volunteers to carry out some forensic work. There is a long and
:10:47. > :10:52.proud history of volunteering in this country and there is a long
:10:52. > :10:56.and proud history of volunteering in policing. That is not policing
:10:56. > :10:59.on the cheap, that is just people volunteering to do their bit within
:10:59. > :11:02.society. But many officers argue that no amount of cuts to red tape
:11:02. > :11:12.and bureaucracy will make up for the fact that fewer officers will
:11:12. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :11:17.on the streets of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
:11:17. > :11:21.Steve Garmston from the Humberside Police Federation told me that cuts
:11:21. > :11:27.will lead to crime levels rising. think there is evidence of that
:11:27. > :11:34.happening already. We have seen a burglary increased in increasing in
:11:34. > :11:39.the last month. Police numbers are falling, and it is too early to
:11:39. > :11:43.link the two, but it I think they are connected. Workers everywhere
:11:43. > :11:49.are seen their pay frozen, why should the police be any different?
:11:49. > :11:53.Partly because we do not have the right to strike. Partly because the
:11:53. > :11:58.level of cuts are aimed at the police service are so much more. We
:11:58. > :12:04.have a two-year pay freeze, but we have pensions, terms and conditions
:12:04. > :12:14.attacked and every other form. Would you like to see more senior
:12:14. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:21.police goal? -- leave to? -- goal on the beat? There has to be a
:12:21. > :12:27.level of supervision. There should be a corresponding decrease in its
:12:27. > :12:32.senior offices -- officers. A what is morale like you might it really
:12:32. > :12:42.is poor. We have had such a large amount of change in such a short
:12:42. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :12:49.amount of time. We had a survey were 98% said their morale had
:12:49. > :12:56.deteriorated considerably. There is a real problem. A If you could
:12:56. > :13:06.strike, you are not elected committee could which you? Know,. -
:13:06. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:11.- know, I would not. -- no. What do you think on this one? How
:13:11. > :13:14.do you think police cuts will affect our local forces? How do you
:13:14. > :13:24.feel about seeing officers protesting like this? Get in touch
:13:24. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:32.Three members of a family, including an eight month old baby,
:13:32. > :13:36.are being treated in hospital after a serious crash in Lincolnshire.
:13:36. > :13:43.Police say their car was on the A1073 bypass near Crowland when it
:13:43. > :13:46.was involved in a collision this morning.
:13:46. > :13:48.Police investigating the deaths of two men found in North Lincolnshire
:13:48. > :13:52.have confirmed they had spoken to one of them about downloading
:13:52. > :13:56.inappropriate images. 44-year-old Craig Harris's body was found near
:13:56. > :13:58.Winteringham last week alongside that of another man. Mr Harris,
:13:58. > :14:08.from Cleethorpes, had been questioned about downloading images
:14:08. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:18.Still ahead tonight: the underwater invasion costing a company more
:14:18. > :14:28.than �1m. And the American tradition loved by
:14:28. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:39.teenagers, but costing parents a Tonight's photo is North Ferriby,
:14:39. > :14:45.taken by John Wharam. Look at that, that is a winner. We will have
:14:45. > :14:55.another picture tomorrow night at the same time. Good evening, young
:14:55. > :15:03.
:15:03. > :15:09.man. The a lot of people were Let us have a look at the headline
:15:09. > :15:13.for the next 24 awards. There has been a bit of cloud affecting us
:15:13. > :15:22.today, but there is some hope that a bit of sun will break through to
:15:22. > :15:29.more off. It should not you can see this low pressure coming in from
:15:29. > :15:35.the east, but it should not affect our region too much. Because of
:15:35. > :15:45.this cloud cover, the temperatures did not get above 15 degrees today,
:15:45. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:54.the average is normal to be 21 at this time of here. So, at some
:15:54. > :16:04.include thickening overnight and bringing in the Lords small shower
:16:04. > :16:08.
:16:08. > :16:14.into east of Lincolnshire. Here are There will be a lot of cloud,
:16:15. > :16:20.particularly towards the coast tomorrow morning. Into the West,
:16:20. > :16:25.the cloud should break and will be a better chance of some sunshine
:16:25. > :16:32.breaking through the air. On the coast, it will still be quite
:16:32. > :16:42.chilly, with the northerly breeze. Inland, it should feel a bit warm
:16:42. > :16:52.or, a bit about 19 or 20 degrees Celsius. On Friday, much the same
:16:52. > :16:56.picture, but there is a rein on its way come the weekend. I got a
:16:56. > :17:06.letter here from an expatriate who watches the short even though he is
:17:06. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:14.based in Spain. The last time I was over there I was watching a
:17:14. > :17:19.gorgeous Spanish blonde on their network doing the weather. A any
:17:19. > :17:21.chance we could get her instead of George Keston helped guide bomber
:17:21. > :17:28.planes from Lincolnshire through raids over Germany during World War
:17:28. > :17:30.As a German speaker, he would secretly fly with crews based at
:17:30. > :17:33.Ludford Magna near Market Rasen, translating intercepted Nazi
:17:33. > :17:36.messages. Today, for the first time, his sister, who survived the
:17:36. > :17:43.Holocaust, visited the site where George was based to see the
:17:43. > :17:46.memorial left in honour of him and his comrades from 101 Squadron.
:17:46. > :17:50.It is a name on a page, George Keston, but for Berta Aronson it is
:17:50. > :17:57.a key piece in the story of her younger brother George, the Jewish
:17:57. > :18:00.boy who fled Nazi Germany, the son of parents murdered in the war. The
:18:00. > :18:05.teenager joined the RAF to avenge their deaths and died fighting for
:18:05. > :18:15.their honour. This is the first time she has visited the village he
:18:15. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:30.was based in. It is quite emotional for me, but it is also an owner. -
:18:30. > :18:35.- I great honour. He was just a young boy. He wanted to get back at
:18:35. > :18:38.their Germans for what they did to our parents.
:18:38. > :18:47.George was based at RAF Ludford and flew with the 101 Squadron,
:18:47. > :18:50.blocking Nazi radio signals. But their jobs were high risk. Their
:18:50. > :19:00.squadron lost more men than any other. In 1944, George's plane was
:19:00. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:11.shot down. He was just 18. What they did was absolutely incredible
:19:11. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :19:21.and inspirational. The bravery the it showed was and slowly remarkable.
:19:21. > :19:25.This is the first time that Berta has seen the memorial which honours
:19:25. > :19:28.her brother and the others killed in 101 Squadron. Until a few months
:19:28. > :19:38.ago, she thought George was only remembered by a war grave in
:19:38. > :19:40.
:19:40. > :19:47.Germany. Until now, it is a name and a story. But now it is visual.
:19:47. > :19:56.It is official that his memory is remember it, as the soldier and as
:19:56. > :20:01.a human being who fell. For more than 60 years, his family knew
:20:01. > :20:04.nothing about his connection with Lincolnshire and, for the first
:20:04. > :20:09.time, they have been able to return here to see that he has not been
:20:09. > :20:12.forgotten. They are no bigger than a 10p piece,
:20:12. > :20:15.but they are costing one water company a fortune. Zebra mussels,
:20:15. > :20:18.which are native to Russia, have invaded the River Ancholme and have
:20:18. > :20:22.multiplied so much that they are now blocking a water filtering
:20:22. > :20:26.plant near Brigg. In just one square metre, as many
:20:26. > :20:30.as as 10,000 shells can be found. It means six tonnes of mussels are
:20:30. > :20:40.clogging up the system every month. And the problem is costing Anglian
:20:40. > :20:47.
:20:47. > :20:56.Water more than �1m. The view me appear serene, but the situation is
:20:56. > :21:06.not that way. Thousands of these Zebra mussels are blocking up the
:21:06. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:12.system. Most of the what it is treated at this site. Millions of
:21:12. > :21:19.litres of what others are treated here every day. This is a first
:21:19. > :21:29.step in turning river water into drinking water, but these Zebra
:21:29. > :21:30.
:21:30. > :21:34.mussels shells are blocking up the filtration systems. They are called
:21:34. > :21:39.an invasive species, because they are not native to the United
:21:40. > :21:49.Kingdom. They also cause a lot of problems with our ecosystem. The
:21:49. > :21:53.first came to the country attach to Russian bought its 200 years ago.
:21:53. > :22:00.Many invasive species come because there is that an environmental
:22:00. > :22:06.window of opportunity for them. In this case, they have just taken
:22:06. > :22:12.over. A Anglian Water say it will not cost consumers anything for
:22:12. > :22:14.this problem to be fixed, but it is feared these creatures will
:22:15. > :22:17.continue to multiply under the surface.
:22:18. > :22:21.Mussels from Russia are not the only animals to be outstaying their
:22:21. > :22:24.welcome in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It is estimated there
:22:24. > :22:31.are more than 10,000 alien species in Europe and the cost of dealing
:22:32. > :22:34.with them in the UK reaches �1.7 billion a year. Our rural affairs
:22:34. > :22:39.correspondent Caroline Bilton has been taking a look at some other
:22:39. > :22:42.invaders that have made their home here.
:22:42. > :22:46.Lurking beneath our waters and stalking our shores. East Yorkshire
:22:46. > :22:48.and Lincolnshire has its fair share of predators.
:22:48. > :22:51.First up is this hairy-clawed crustacean, the Chinese Mitten Crab
:22:51. > :22:54.Thought to have been brought over here from China, it is breeding in
:22:54. > :23:02.vast numbers in the Humber, burrowing into river banks and
:23:02. > :23:04.causing serious damage to our flood defences.
:23:04. > :23:08.Another clawed critter causing chaos is the Giant American
:23:08. > :23:12.Crayfish. This six-inch killing machine eats almost anything in its
:23:12. > :23:17.path. Introduced in the 1970s and bred on farms for the restaurant
:23:17. > :23:24.trade, they are now breeding in our waterways here.
:23:24. > :23:26.Our next suspect looks like a giant rat, biu it it is in fact a coypu.
:23:26. > :23:29.Imported to Britain from South American for fur farming, stories
:23:29. > :23:31.of them being on the loose in Lincolnshire were circulating just
:23:31. > :23:35.last year. Finally, you might not get close to
:23:35. > :23:39.a coypu, but you may well come face to face with one of these, the
:23:39. > :23:42.average house mouse. It has become a common pest in homes up and down
:23:42. > :23:46.the country and is thought to be the first species to be introduced
:23:47. > :23:55.to Britain. They are all here living among us. It is just that
:23:55. > :24:00.some have outstayed their welcome. It started in America, but now the
:24:00. > :24:02.school prom is costing parents here dearly. With girls demanding
:24:02. > :24:07.dresses, spray tans, hairdressers and even eyelash inserts, they can
:24:07. > :24:14.end up spending around �500 on that single night out. Anne-Marie Tasker
:24:14. > :24:18.has been finding out why prom nights have become such a big event.
:24:18. > :24:21.Some girls say it comes only second to their wedding. And for many,
:24:21. > :24:25.getting ready for prom night starts many hours, if not months, before
:24:25. > :24:35.the event. Sophie Shields is leaving David Lister School in Hull
:24:35. > :24:39.next week, but booked her prom dress back in November. I saw it in
:24:39. > :24:48.the window and I was like, up I want no one mum.
:24:48. > :24:55.Hiring it for one night costs �200. The mums and a lot easier to deal
:24:55. > :24:59.with, sometimes the fathers come in and say, how much exclamation mark
:24:59. > :25:03.however, I have not seen one father not coming back the next day with
:25:03. > :25:06.the money. With acrylic nails and eyelash
:25:06. > :25:07.inserts already paid for, Sophie and her mum's next stop is the
:25:07. > :25:10.hairdressers. Including her new hair extensions,
:25:10. > :25:13.it has cost almost �100. School proms started life in America, but
:25:13. > :25:17.over the past decade, they have caught on here. Children as young
:25:17. > :25:25.as eleven are having proms, but for those leaving school at 16, it is a
:25:25. > :25:35.big deal. It is one of the more special days and I will ever have,
:25:35. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:40.except for my date my wedding. think she deserves it. I think it
:25:40. > :25:46.is a bit extreme and obscene that in some people's eyes. It does
:25:46. > :25:49.sound a lot of money, but I work hard, so why not.
:25:49. > :25:52.The weather brought some wardrobe challenges. And with every
:25:52. > :25:55.limousine in Hull already booked up, Sophie and her friends travelled by
:25:55. > :26:03.vintage bus. It took her teachers six months to organise the big
:26:03. > :26:13.night. I think there is an expectation that they want to
:26:13. > :26:14.
:26:14. > :26:20.celebrate their years at secondary school. It is amazing. Everyone
:26:20. > :26:23.just looks beautiful, even their boys. It is a lot of money, but
:26:23. > :26:26.they think it was well worth spending.
:26:26. > :26:29.The 80 school leavers voted for their prom king and queen, then
:26:29. > :26:39.they enjoyed a night of dancing and celebration. It may have cost
:26:39. > :26:39.
:26:39. > :26:45.hundreds of pounds, but each said it was worth every penny. Is it me,
:26:45. > :26:47.or am I just be grumpy old man? Let us get a recap of the national
:26:47. > :26:53.and regional headlines. The hacking scandal forces Rupert
:26:53. > :26:57.Murdoch to drop his bid to take full control of BSkyB. A driver
:26:57. > :27:07.whose car fell off a cliff in East Lincolnshire is recovering in
:27:07. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:22.hospital. We have got responses to it the earlier story about the
:27:22. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:30.police. In this one, at this e-mail says, they should worry more - -
:27:30. > :27:38.they should join the Army or the local services. They do not know