:00:07. > :00:11.Good evening. Welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:11. > :00:18.The owner of a right that failed injuring seven people in Skegness
:00:18. > :00:21.says it was his worst nightmare. I am live in Skegness, where
:00:21. > :00:25.investigators try to find out what happened.
:00:25. > :00:32.Shopkeepers warn the billion pound trade in illegal cigarettes is
:00:32. > :00:37.putting a huge strain on business. It is a lot cheaper. It is �11 in
:00:37. > :00:41.the shop, and you can get it on the street for �7.
:00:41. > :00:49.The little girl with a royal meeting after being named the
:00:49. > :00:59.bravest in Britain. Her face just lit up.
:00:59. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:09.Good evening. The owner of a fairground ride in Skegness that
:01:09. > :01:15.broke down in mid-air trapping more than 20 people has described the
:01:15. > :01:20.accident as the blackest day in the fair's history. Seven people were
:01:20. > :01:25.left needing hospital treatment after the Surf stopped working at
:01:25. > :01:33.Pleasure Island. Today, health and safety inspectors have visited the
:01:33. > :01:39.site. Siobhan, what have the inspectors been doing today?
:01:39. > :01:45.looks like a fairly normal day except for one thing. The rides are
:01:45. > :01:49.not moving. That is because the park's owner has close the park so
:01:49. > :01:55.that inspections can continue. Officers have been here throughout
:01:55. > :02:00.today try to find out what caused the accident. They have said that
:02:00. > :02:07.the right needs to be completely removed. This is holiday season, so
:02:07. > :02:12.any closures mean a lot of money. The summer season is in full swing,
:02:12. > :02:17.but today these gates are locked. It is after investigations begin
:02:17. > :02:23.into yesterday's accident. It has led to tourists shaken. It will put
:02:23. > :02:28.people off coming. What is safe and what is not? How often are these
:02:29. > :02:35.things being checked. You hope they are being looked after and
:02:35. > :02:39.maintained. We will definitely not go on it now. It is probably a
:02:39. > :02:44.freak accident. The seven people were taken to
:02:44. > :02:49.hospital after this ride broke yesterday. It is still not clear
:02:49. > :02:55.what happened, but this former employee insists safety is up to
:02:55. > :03:00.scratch. Every single morning, I have done quite if you write, and I
:03:00. > :03:06.used to carried -- test them every morning. There are safety people
:03:06. > :03:11.around who check everything. He it is the second time in a week
:03:11. > :03:15.the rights have been scrutinised. A women is still in hospital after
:03:15. > :03:20.her and her granddaughter were injured in Bridlington. There are
:03:20. > :03:25.worries that these events will put people off. You need to remember
:03:26. > :03:32.that this is very rare, it is bad timing. We hope that the people are
:03:32. > :03:37.OK, it is incredibly sad that these things have happened. Albright's
:03:37. > :03:44.like this across the country can still be used safely. The raid --
:03:44. > :03:49.the right has now been made safe. The owners wants to reopen tomorrow,
:03:49. > :03:56.hoping their worst nightmare does not leave a lasting impression.
:03:56. > :04:00.Siobhan, you mentioned the owners, what has been their reaction?
:04:00. > :04:05.owner has been too emotional to speak today, but he has issued a
:04:05. > :04:09.statement. He says he is devastated by what has happened. There is no
:04:10. > :04:17.doubt that he and many others are hoping to put what he described as
:04:17. > :04:21.the blackest day in the side's history behind them. Thank you.
:04:21. > :04:27.In the last five years, 48 people have been injured it on fairground
:04:27. > :04:31.rides in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Keith Carroll is an expert on the
:04:31. > :04:37.right safety and represents fair grounds. I asked him what has gone
:04:37. > :04:45.wrong. I think there has been a mechanical failure. Both the other
:04:45. > :04:48.one, I do not think there has been anything mechanical, it has --
:04:48. > :04:55.something has gone wrong which we do not have the full information.
:04:55. > :05:00.Not a great couple of days. No, not at all. The when would the right
:05:00. > :05:06.had last been checked? It has to have an independent test annually,
:05:06. > :05:11.so it could have been a week before or some time in the last 12 months.
:05:11. > :05:17.It will have also been checked by the operator of the right Daley
:05:17. > :05:23.before operation. If it was checked daily, it looks like something
:05:23. > :05:30.might have been missed. There may have been a mechanical failure that
:05:30. > :05:34.we cannot see, so I can't comment on that. Just today people said
:05:34. > :05:43.they would not go on these right any more. How do you restore
:05:43. > :05:47.people's confidence falls? Many years ago there was a survey which
:05:47. > :05:52.said it was more likely to have an accident on your way to a
:05:52. > :06:02.fairground, be it an amusement park or a travelling fair, and you are
:06:02. > :06:06.on a fairground. It was something like 14 million to one. But when
:06:06. > :06:11.these are back in action, people will not be rushing back on them,
:06:12. > :06:18.or will they? I do not know. We have had rights where there have
:06:18. > :06:23.been accidents before and people just seem to come back on. I would
:06:23. > :06:28.imagine the public may feel that if the right has had an incident, it
:06:28. > :06:38.will have had a proper checks. They may feel it is quite safe.
:06:38. > :06:39.
:06:39. > :06:45.damaging Willett be -- how damaging will it be? It is difficult for all
:06:45. > :06:51.of the industry. None of the industry wants to see accidents,
:06:51. > :07:01.that is why they tried to be vigilant with their testing and
:07:01. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:09.their inspections. It is difficult. Very good to talk to you.
:07:09. > :07:14.A story that we will continue to follow.
:07:14. > :07:19.Or people living in part of an East Yorkshire town wants to split and
:07:19. > :07:23.go-it-alone. It is an illegal trade that costs
:07:23. > :07:29.the government billions of pounds, money it claims could be used to
:07:29. > :07:33.help the economy. Today, a survey of shopkeepers has revealed that a
:07:33. > :07:37.black market in smuggled and counterfeit tobacco is thriving in
:07:37. > :07:41.East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. More than half had admitted that
:07:41. > :07:46.they know about cheek -- cheap imports or fake cigarette being
:07:46. > :07:51.sold. For some, the practice could see then pushed out of business
:07:51. > :07:56.altogether. It is a market costing businesses
:07:56. > :08:00.millions of pounds every year, the sale of illegal cigarettes.
:08:00. > :08:05.Thousands of packets have been seized across the past few weeks,
:08:05. > :08:10.all in an attempt to tackle the problem. Have you ever bought
:08:10. > :08:16.cigarettes on the street? demand is fuelling their sale. I
:08:16. > :08:21.found plenty of people willing to buy them. If you can get it on the
:08:21. > :08:29.black market, everybody is human. I'd buy as many as I can get. They
:08:29. > :08:36.are cheaper. How much cheaper? Three or �4 a packet. There are a
:08:36. > :08:40.couple of girls who are openly sell them out of a rucksack. More than
:08:40. > :08:48.half of the shop owners are aware of the problem, which is costing
:08:48. > :08:51.them hundreds of pounds a week in lost revenue. We pay the taxes, and
:08:51. > :08:59.the people on the streets selling the three pound cigarette, they do
:08:59. > :09:05.not pay any money on it. This is why they are so expensive. A
:09:05. > :09:13.typical packet of cigarettes cost �7. The but �4.24 of that price is
:09:13. > :09:19.excise duty, and �1.16 is VAT. 78% of the price goes to the government.
:09:20. > :09:23.Sometimes that can be up to 90% on cheaper brands.
:09:23. > :09:31.Officers of the UK Border Agency are constantly patrolling the
:09:31. > :09:35.boards here in Hull. They found 1.5 million cigarettes stored inside
:09:35. > :09:41.concrete blocks. But this is not just a financial issue, it is a
:09:41. > :09:45.healthy one. People are looking for a cheaper deal, and this is not
:09:45. > :09:51.necessarily the bargain you expect. There are content -- problems with
:09:51. > :09:56.the content of the tobacco. Sawdust has been found in them. Mohammed
:09:56. > :10:04.says if the price of duty is not reduced soon, the smugglers will
:10:04. > :10:07.put him out of business. Chris Ogden is from the Tobacco
:10:07. > :10:14.Manufacturers' Association, he told me earlier why he believes the UK
:10:14. > :10:20.is so bad for smuggled and counter pit tobacco and cigarette. There is
:10:20. > :10:27.a simple answer, tax. The UK is one of the highest tax regimes in the
:10:27. > :10:32.world, and it is a charter for the smugglers to come in. As a result,
:10:32. > :10:37.over 20% of cigarettes and 60% of hand-rolling tobacco is avoiding
:10:37. > :10:43.duty in one way or another. But the companies you represent make huge
:10:43. > :10:48.amounts of money. Should you try and do more to stop it? We are
:10:48. > :10:54.doing all we can. If we can call it a fault, it lies with government
:10:54. > :11:01.and tax policy. In the last Budget, the price of cigarettes went up by
:11:01. > :11:06.more than 50p a pack, and hand- rolling tobacco by more than 60p.
:11:06. > :11:11.The but smoking is the largest cause -- cause of much illness.
:11:11. > :11:15.government is right, isn't it, to make it more expensive to stop
:11:15. > :11:21.people smoking? If the government wants to use tax to further its
:11:21. > :11:25.health policy, that is laudable. But it does not work, because it
:11:25. > :11:29.encourages the black market. They also brought down the smoking
:11:29. > :11:35.numbers as well. Smoking numbers have been in decline for many years,
:11:35. > :11:41.but it is levelling off because of the ready supply of counterfeit and
:11:41. > :11:46.smuggled tobacco products available. On an average packet of cigarettes,
:11:46. > :11:52.I gather the retailers and manufacturers make one pound 55.
:11:52. > :11:57.Reduce that big profits, and there will be less counterfeit cigarette.
:11:57. > :12:02.I am not sure way you have that figure from. Well over 80% of the
:12:02. > :12:08.price of a packet of cigarettes is tax, and that goes to the Treasury.
:12:08. > :12:13.If it is a huge market, the tobacco market in the UK is worth �14
:12:13. > :12:18.billion a year, of which the government takes �11 billion in tax.
:12:18. > :12:23.What do you want the government to do? We want the government to take
:12:23. > :12:28.a long, hard look at their tax policy, ideally freeze tax, but we
:12:28. > :12:33.are with them in supporting Revenue and Customs and the border Agency
:12:33. > :12:40.in intercepting smuggled loads, and do all we can to share intelligence
:12:40. > :12:44.and fight this crime. We will throw this one open. How
:12:44. > :12:49.bad is the black market in illegal cigarettes way you are? Do you
:12:49. > :12:55.agree that high taxes are making the problem worse? What can be done
:12:55. > :13:05.to tackle it? Is the tax level too high? How do we get rid of the
:13:05. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:28.An announcement on cuts to RAF and Army personnel is expected to be
:13:28. > :13:33.made tomorrow. It has thoroughly been confirmed that 175 student
:13:33. > :13:38.pilots will be let go from the RAF's flight training programme,
:13:38. > :13:42.affecting trainees and instructors at Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
:13:43. > :13:46.Firefighters say this of action of cruise help save the lives of a man
:13:46. > :13:49.and woman engulf. They were rescued from a fire at his house this
:13:49. > :13:53.morning which had no smoke alarm. Both were treated for smoke
:13:53. > :13:57.inhalation. Smith and Nephew, one of Hull's
:13:57. > :14:02.biggest employers has refused to comment on rumours of a takeover
:14:02. > :14:06.bid today. US company Biomet is thought to be planning to buy the
:14:06. > :14:10.firm for �8 billion. The company employs around 700 people in the
:14:10. > :14:15.city. Still ahead tonight: 60 years on -
:14:15. > :14:25.the couple brought together by a bicycle made for two. Why there is
:14:25. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:32.a Royal meeting for this little girl named the bravest in Britain.
:14:32. > :14:42.A fantastic story. This photograph is of Gould docks
:14:42. > :14:49.and it was taken by Peter Jones. -- Goole docks.
:14:49. > :14:59.Good evening. I recorded last night's programme to refresh my
:14:59. > :15:00.
:15:00. > :15:07.memory of what Paul Hudson look like. I have seen you're comment.
:15:07. > :15:12.Do you want me to wear a blonde wig?
:15:12. > :15:17.The headline for the next 24 hours is a cloudy one. It looks as if it
:15:17. > :15:22.will be generally dry. Although there will be quite a lot of cloud
:15:23. > :15:28.tomorrow, Friday looks brighter and warmer. The weekend, a good deal of
:15:28. > :15:37.uncertainty. Saturday could turn out to be warm before rain tries to
:15:37. > :15:40.come in from the West. All the cloud on the satellite picture, it
:15:40. > :15:45.has not been thick enough to produce any showers. It has been
:15:45. > :15:50.quite grey for a good part of our region. We keep a lot of cloud for
:15:50. > :16:00.this evening and overnight. Most part should be dry and we will see
:16:00. > :16:00.
:16:00. > :16:09.temperatures down to nine Celsius. The sun will rise in the morning at
:16:09. > :16:14.just after 6 o'clock. I think a predominantly dry picture. A
:16:14. > :16:20.variable amount of cloud. Just like today, there is every chance we
:16:20. > :16:26.will see a few glimmers of sunshine. But a lot of cloud around. The
:16:26. > :16:30.breeze will be a light one from the South East. We will see top
:16:30. > :16:35.temperatures around 16 or 17 Celsius around the cost. Possibly
:16:35. > :16:41.and 19 Celsius if we get some decent rates. Friday looks a nice
:16:41. > :16:47.day, warmer and brighter. All parts should be dry with sunny spells.
:16:48. > :16:52.Saturday looks warm and 22 Celsius are 23 Celsius. Sunday looks
:16:52. > :17:00.unsettled. We will keep you updated with that tomorrow.
:17:00. > :17:09.My local charity shop is selling Paul's last book for �2.99. You
:17:09. > :17:13.will be robbed I would say! My next book is also available.
:17:13. > :17:16.Residents in a part of Goole in East Yorkshire are attempting to
:17:17. > :17:23.split the town in two. Hundreds have signed a petition calling for
:17:23. > :17:25.the area known as Old Goole to be given village status. Sarah Burton
:17:25. > :17:30.has been to the town to find out more.
:17:30. > :17:34.It has been a time for more than a century, steeped in history. But
:17:34. > :17:41.some people living in the all-time have decided they want to go it
:17:41. > :17:48.alone. We seem to be left out. If we had our own community, it would
:17:48. > :17:54.be up to us what we did an hour -- in Old Goole. A lot of old school
:17:54. > :17:56.has not been recognised at all. Residents in Old Goole won their
:17:56. > :18:05.independence back and have handed in a petition calling for the
:18:05. > :18:12.council to make them a village. school has always been here. -- old
:18:12. > :18:18.Goole. We have been here for a lot longer than 2:20am. If all Goole
:18:18. > :18:23.does become a village, the boundary will start here on the Dutch river.
:18:24. > :18:28.Across the bridge will be what will remain of the town. By being made a
:18:28. > :18:32.parish, residents say they will get more investment to return all Goole
:18:32. > :18:36.to its former glory. But some people in the area are not sure the
:18:36. > :18:40.idea has been properly thought through. I have not see any
:18:40. > :18:44.costings for this. We do not know if it is going to cost the
:18:44. > :18:48.community more money, whether the council tax is going to go up. We
:18:48. > :18:56.need to have a better understanding of exactly what the whole process
:18:56. > :19:02.entails. There is also people fighting for a Bill to become a
:19:02. > :19:06.city who are not happy. It came as quite a shock. It was a surprise.
:19:06. > :19:10.The harmony we have got for the city has been fantastic. East
:19:10. > :19:20.Riding council is now deciding whether Old Goole will become a
:19:20. > :19:24.village and create new history for this old port town.
:19:25. > :19:28.Thank you for your response after our story last night on how cancer
:19:28. > :19:32.patients would now be able to park for free and some hospitals in
:19:32. > :19:36.northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire. Those who have to attend
:19:36. > :19:40.appointments for more than eight times a month at hospitals in
:19:40. > :19:46.Grimm's May, Scunthorpe and Goole will be able to park without charge.
:19:46. > :19:52.The changes will see the charges call up for most people. That was
:19:52. > :19:58.the story. Thank you for all the e- mails and texts. Here are some on
:19:58. > :20:02.the programme. Les, he says, parking for anybody who has to go
:20:02. > :20:06.to hospital for treatment should be free. John in Lincoln says, people
:20:06. > :20:10.should be thankful that their relatives are only in hospital for
:20:10. > :20:16.a short time and should not begrudge those less fortunate
:20:16. > :20:20.visiting patients with longer term illnesses. John Gregory end the
:20:20. > :20:29.area says, I am happy to pay more for parking if it means someone
:20:29. > :20:34.dying from cancer can park for free. Scunthorpe United have a new face
:20:34. > :20:38.in the form of French player Damien Mozika. The 24-year-old signs a day
:20:38. > :20:45.after the I and secured their place in the second round of the
:20:45. > :20:50.Johnstone Paints Trophy. United also resisted the
:20:50. > :20:55.opportunity to rest his first team, despite playing into extra time
:20:55. > :21:04.with Newcastle next Thursday and then being been involved in our
:21:04. > :21:09.trying game on Saturday. Garry Thompson almost scored his
:21:09. > :21:14.first goal since a long-term injury. The Bard denying him. In the second
:21:14. > :21:19.half, the Iron put all that pressure to good use as Bobby Grant
:21:19. > :21:25.got an opening to score. But he could hardly believe they get their
:21:25. > :21:28.came his way seven minutes later. They settled the tie. They only
:21:28. > :21:35.have little chance came after the Iron fell to deal with a late
:21:35. > :21:42.corner. Today Allendale has gone to bury to sign Damien Mozika on a two
:21:42. > :21:47.year deal. They have signed Shane Duffy for a month.
:21:47. > :21:51.This is a very moving story. Tonight is a special night for one
:21:51. > :21:57.five-year-old girl from Lincolnshire. Sophie Cooper is
:21:57. > :22:02.being given an award for her bravery by Prince Harry. Sophie
:22:02. > :22:10.suffers from cerebral palsy. Simon Spark went to meet her and her
:22:10. > :22:14.family before they left for the capital.
:22:14. > :22:19.Sophie has cerebral palsy level five which is the most severe level.
:22:19. > :22:27.She had epilepsy, and seizures. She has chronic lung disease which can
:22:27. > :22:35.lead to her being oxygen dependence. She has a curvature of the spine
:22:35. > :22:39.and she has problems with her Hibs. So is the premature birth of their
:22:39. > :22:44.first twin children, the Cooper family have had to deal with 24-
:22:44. > :22:49.hour care. As significantly to the brain was the start of Sophie's
:22:49. > :22:53.cerebral palsy. Her twin sister is also mildly affected. It is not
:22:53. > :23:02.something you have learned to cope with, it is something you have to.
:23:02. > :23:07.It is something that happens. Are you Locking yet? Managing comes
:23:07. > :23:12.with strict routine an organisation, whole cupboards are dedicated to
:23:12. > :23:18.supplies and medication. But it has all become part of family life.
:23:18. > :23:26.girls love each other unconditionally. They are very in
:23:26. > :23:28.June and we like what -- we know what she likes. But it is how
:23:28. > :23:36.Sophie has managed with all the care she needs that prompted them
:23:36. > :23:38.to enter her for an award to recognise her bravery. It is just
:23:38. > :23:44.insurmountable the amount of thing she has had to go through. The
:23:44. > :23:49.least she could get was an award to say, Sophie we are proud of you.
:23:49. > :23:53.And the fact that she is more -- smiling as well. The judges
:23:53. > :23:57.unanimously agreed, Sophie has won the Bravest Child Award. She will
:23:57. > :24:02.receive it at a ceremony in London this evening where she will get to
:24:02. > :24:08.meet Prince Harry. I did mention to it to her. We're going to see
:24:08. > :24:13.Prince Harry, how lucky are you? As soon as I said that, her face lit
:24:13. > :24:19.up. She knows who Prince Harry us. She will have a private meeting
:24:19. > :24:25.with the Prince before collecting her award.
:24:25. > :24:29.Sophie meeting Prince Harry tonight. A couple from Hull has been
:24:29. > :24:39.celebrating the 60th anniversary after being brought together by a
:24:39. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:50.bicycle. When Biomet met Mike -- when juggler met Mike for the first
:24:50. > :24:55.time, he turned up with a tandem!. The back brake used to be there.
:24:55. > :24:59.For 60 years they have done everything in tandem - marriage,
:24:59. > :25:04.kids and now retirement, all because of a bike Mike turned upon
:25:04. > :25:14.on their first date in Hull all those years ago. I lived on the
:25:14. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:28.other side of Hull. He said I will pick you up. There is the Tandem!
:25:28. > :25:37.Cheers. Nowadays 80 sealed like and 80-year-old Vera stick to tea for
:25:37. > :25:42.two. When I rolled up and I saw her in the stress, I thought fancy
:25:42. > :25:47.putting that lot on to ride at random on. You managed it all right.
:25:47. > :25:51.We have been married 60 years. in the 1950s, bicycles were a far
:25:51. > :25:54.more common means of transport. But turning up with a tandem would
:25:54. > :25:59.still have been seen at a little out of the ordinary. But at least
:25:59. > :26:05.that Lady template for future family life. The story about Mum
:26:05. > :26:11.and Dad meeting is quite a story. We think it is a lovely story. As
:26:11. > :26:15.we were kids, we always cycled everywhere. 60 years on and the
:26:15. > :26:19.celebrations have meant royal recognition and a party with a
:26:19. > :26:29.surprise tandem in tow. So this was 19 great-grandchildren, because of
:26:29. > :26:32.
:26:32. > :26:39.a bicycle made for two. -- so there is all because.
:26:39. > :26:42.Time is the end of the programme: Here are the headlines: Hopes for
:26:42. > :26:46.justice far the family of Yvonne Fletcher say one of the men wanted
:26:46. > :26:49.for her killing may still be in Libya. And the Skegness ride which
:26:49. > :26:55.injured seven people will be removed as the owner of the
:26:55. > :26:57.pleasure Beach says the accident was his worst nightmare.
:26:57. > :27:05.It will be dry with some sunny intervals tomorrow. Top
:27:05. > :27:14.temperatures better at around 18 Celsius.
:27:14. > :27:18.A response coming in on cigarettes. Smoking has been going on for years.
:27:18. > :27:23.Black-market cigarettes are the only way.
:27:23. > :27:28.Smokers cost the NHS �1.7 billion. Smokers and produce �7 billion in
:27:28. > :27:34.revenue. If all the smokers stop smoking, all the non-smokers would