25/07/2011 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Hello, welcome to the latest news from BBC Look North.

Representatives from the Royal College of Nursing have been at

Boston Pilgrim Hospital today, offering support to students

withdrawn from wards. Last week all 100 student nurses were taken off

their placements inside the hospital, with immediate effect,

after the Nursing and Midwifery Council said it had serious

concerns. Our correspondent, Vicky Johnson reports.

There'd been no warning that nurse training at Boston Pilgrim was in

trouble, so the abrupt decision last week to end placements has

left students shocked and bewildered. Generally everyone's

quite panicked about it because we don't know what's going to happen

with placements. We don't know when they're going to go back, if we're

going to go back. Some students, who're reluctant to be identified,

were just weeks away from qualifying when they were told of

the concerns about the learning environment. Today union reps have

been at the hospital offering support to students whose training

has disrupted. They just want a explanation. They want to know why.

Their biggest fear is what is going to happen to be in the future? Am I

going to finish my course? Those that started at the beginning of

the year are quite concerned about what their future is going to be.

Many students chose Boston Pilgrim because it's close to home. If they

not allowed to return their future looks uncertain. A large percentage

won't be able to carry on, that's for sure, certainly from my co-hort.

At least 25% at a guess would have to drop out, myself included.

University officials certainly hope that won't be the case. They're

aiming to find alternative placements by the end of this week

for the 15 final-year students who were about to qualify.

They add that they're working hard to ensure other people's progress

on the course isn't jeopardised by what's happened in Boston.

Doctors in Lincolnshire have issued a warning about the dangers of

counterfeit alcohol. Consultants working in Lincoln's accident and

emergency department say they've seen a rise in the number of

patients who've consumed imitation vodka. The counterfeit drinks often

contain methanol, which is more commonly used in cleaning products.

It can cause serious kidney and liver damage and in some cases can

be fatal. Police in Hull have released CCTV

images of the moment a statue commemorating lost fishermen was

taken last Sunday night. The footage shows a group of men

throwing a rope around the statue, before they pull it from its plinth

and it crashes to the ground. The bronze statue weighs around 300

kilograms. A man's in hospital with serious head injuries following an

alleged assault in Grimsby. It happened in the early hours of

yesterday in the Victoria Street area. The man was taken by

helicopter to the Hull Royal Infirmary. Four other men were

arrested. Now let's get the latest weather

The headline for the next 24 hours is a little bit firmer than that,

warm and humid. The risk of one or two thundery showers. This evening,

it brightens from the south. 26 degrees, despite thick cloud. A

warm night to come. Temperatures in Hull, 16 Celsius. It might start

Brighton the morning but generally, paddling crease. A little patchy

rain in places but as their cloud breaks up, we could see a few heavy,

thundery showers breaking out. Hit- and-miss. Some places could well

stay dry. Temperatures very much, of the warm side of normal. We will

see highs and Hull of 24 sources. Across central and southern

Lincolnshire, North West Norfolk, where the highest temperatures will

be. Enjoy it if you can. A higher risk of thunderstorms on Wednesday

but hot and sultry. Much colder, Yorkshire Day has been marked

across the can It's the day for Tykes everywhere to celebrate their

heritage. In Hull the White Rose has been flying above the Guildhall.

A shorter than normal programme, because of industrial action,