:00:06. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight.
:00:09. > :00:11.On the edge. Crisis talks are underway in London tonight after
:00:11. > :00:21.fears the Humber could lose a massive wind turbine deal with
:00:21. > :00:24.Siemens. This is huge. It is vital we have a company like Siemens
:00:24. > :00:28.coming into Hull. Staff are asked to help out at the
:00:28. > :00:31.University of Lincoln as it runs out of accommodation for students.
:00:31. > :00:37.The unique medal from football history on sale at a Hull auction
:00:37. > :00:46.house. And the green fingered gardener
:00:46. > :00:56.who's stayed ahead of the rest for more than 25 years.
:00:56. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:02.The best day of the week is coming up. The details very shortly.
:01:03. > :01:07.Good evening. A crucial meeting is under way right now which is hoped
:01:07. > :01:12.will secure tens of thousands of jobs for the Hull and come back
:01:12. > :01:15.area. MPs and councillors from the city are in talks with the
:01:15. > :01:20.government over concerns that the region might lose out on a massive
:01:20. > :01:25.contract to build wind turbines. The energy giant Siemens has yet to
:01:25. > :01:31.fully signed-up to we deal which could see many thousands of jobs
:01:31. > :01:36.created in the region. Paul Murphy reports now from Westminster.
:01:36. > :01:40.The this is one of the hope Paul's, a long-established engineering firm
:01:40. > :01:45.in Hull which, like hundreds of other companies here, is eagerly
:01:45. > :01:51.awaiting the arrival of the German giant. This is the most exciting
:01:51. > :01:55.development by have ever had in my lifetime in Hull. It is huge. It is
:01:55. > :01:59.vital we have a company like Siemens coming into Hull. It will
:01:59. > :02:05.offer the bedrock of a huge investment. This is what it is
:02:05. > :02:10.hoped Siemens will eventually build, a huge wind turbines factory on the
:02:10. > :02:13.dogs in Hull. Were it ever get beyond artists' impressions? Local
:02:13. > :02:19.councils and businesses are doing all they can to attract business to
:02:19. > :02:24.the area. Last week, that concern reached the heart of government.
:02:24. > :02:27.is vital for the future of our economy and for the area she
:02:27. > :02:31.represents. They government needs to have growth and the economy. To
:02:31. > :02:34.pay off the deficit, we need to grow the economy. This is one
:02:35. > :02:41.brilliant example of how the government can get some Brownie
:02:41. > :02:44.points from making sure the Siemens company comes to Hull and invests.
:02:44. > :02:50.Siemens decision partly hinges on what the UK government can offer it
:02:50. > :02:54.as an encouragement to invest in this country. It requires very
:02:54. > :02:59.clear leadership. It needs of various political parties to step
:02:59. > :03:03.past the day-to-day political rhetoric and work together, and
:03:03. > :03:07.give a long-term solution to the renewable energy situation. That is
:03:07. > :03:13.by putting together a definite, long-term, clear understanding of
:03:13. > :03:16.where the industry is going. present, they ran a variety of
:03:16. > :03:19.grants for beamed -- grants for building turbines factories, and
:03:19. > :03:24.subsidies for producing green electricity. Siemens said it needs
:03:24. > :03:27.more clarity from the UK government on its future plans. Paul's MPs
:03:28. > :03:33.want the government to immediately clarify what sort of grants and
:03:33. > :03:37.subsidies are available, but they say it is also about the things
:03:37. > :03:41.money cannot buy. The government should launch a charm offensive on
:03:41. > :03:46.an industrial scale towards this company. The government will point
:03:46. > :03:48.out that it has already said the Business Secretary to Hull, where
:03:48. > :03:52.he met Siemens managers and reaffirmed his commitment to
:03:52. > :03:56.getting a factory built. We are putting a lot of money into this.
:03:57. > :04:03.It is critical, not just for the Bowmans of the green system of
:04:03. > :04:06.energy, but also for a new wave of industrialisation on the back of it.
:04:06. > :04:12.Look North understand that Siemens intends to make a decision before
:04:12. > :04:16.the end of this month. It is also known that there are two rival bids
:04:16. > :04:19.from Germany and Denmark for this factory, something which will focus
:04:19. > :04:28.the minds of all of those involved in this project.
:04:28. > :04:33.And Paul Murphy joins me now from Westminster. How important is it
:04:34. > :04:38.that the MPs send a strong message on this? I think that message will
:04:38. > :04:42.probably take the form of a very loud wake-up call. The MPs believe
:04:42. > :04:47.that ministers here in this department and others are in danger
:04:47. > :04:51.of sleepwalking away from a potentially huge contract. This is
:04:51. > :04:56.on the day that the unemployment figures out released, and pretty
:04:56. > :05:00.dismal reading they make. The MPs are encouraging the government to
:05:00. > :05:03.deliver more transparency in terms of what money is available to
:05:03. > :05:07.Siemens, but also changed their attitude towards the company and
:05:07. > :05:11.appear to be hungrier, to go out there and want this contract to
:05:11. > :05:14.happen. This department issued a statement this afternoon saying
:05:15. > :05:20.they are doing all they can publicly and privately to win this
:05:20. > :05:22.deal. Thank you very much. We will continue to follow that story.
:05:22. > :05:30.In a moment. We're on board one of Yorkshire's
:05:30. > :05:33.best known naval ships as she prepares to be decommissioned.
:05:33. > :05:38.200 new students are facing having nowhere to live when they arrive at
:05:38. > :05:41.Lincoln University this weekend. The campus is struggling to find
:05:41. > :05:46.places for some of the 3,000 freshers due to start in the next
:05:46. > :05:56.few days. It's now having to set up a temporary student village in the
:05:56. > :05:57.
:05:57. > :06:02.heart of the University to cope with the extra number. The man in
:06:02. > :06:05.charge of enrolment at the university is joining me now.
:06:05. > :06:09.Stairs are same on the University's Facebook page that they are worried,
:06:09. > :06:14.they do not know how much to bring with them. Can they be guaranteed
:06:14. > :06:20.there is some way to stay when they arrive on Sunday? Every student
:06:20. > :06:25.that arrives on Sunday will be accommodated. We have plans to
:06:25. > :06:30.extend the provision of long-term accommodation across the city, but
:06:30. > :06:37.we have taken the unprecedented step of developing a new student
:06:37. > :06:41.village fault of Twain on suite cabins for students took living in
:06:41. > :06:49.the first few weeks. Have you taken on more students than you can
:06:49. > :06:53.realistically handle? There are not too many students. The interesting
:06:54. > :06:57.development this year is we have seen our recruitment mushroom
:06:58. > :07:02.significantly nationally and internationally. We are finding
:07:02. > :07:12.that a higher proportion of our intake require accommodation and
:07:12. > :07:13.
:07:13. > :07:16.has historically been the case. you think you did in of
:07:16. > :07:21.preparation? It would always be busy this time with the increased
:07:21. > :07:26.number of students getting in before the fees go up. -- do you
:07:26. > :07:32.think you did enough preparation? We had more than 500 additional
:07:32. > :07:36.hall places. We did all that we can. We were surprised by the late surge
:07:36. > :07:44.in requests for help with accommodation. We housed everybody
:07:44. > :07:49.who had applied to us by 20th August. We are committed to going
:07:49. > :07:59.the extra mile to make sure all of our students are accommodated in
:07:59. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:09.safe, secure accommodation. Thank you for talking to us. The
:08:09. > :08:12.Lincolnshire police have launched a nationwide hunt for a man they want
:08:12. > :08:15.to speak to in connection with the murder of a man in Boston. They've
:08:15. > :08:18.warned members of the public not to approach this man, 37-year-old
:08:18. > :08:20.Stephen Sleaford. Ports and airports have been put on high
:08:20. > :08:28.alert. It follows the murder of father of three Janusz Smoderek,
:08:28. > :08:32.over the weekend. He has violent tendencies, and I would edge of the
:08:32. > :08:36.bone -- I would urge the public not to approach him if they see him.
:08:36. > :08:39.Please alert the police on 999 if you see him.
:08:39. > :08:42.The number of attacks on ambulance staff in Lincolnshire is down by
:08:42. > :08:45.almost half compared to last year. More than 80 incidents ranging from
:08:45. > :08:49.verbal abuse to physical attacks were recorded between 2009 and 2010.
:08:49. > :08:52.That number has dropped to just under 50 in the last 12 months.
:08:52. > :08:54.More football clubs should be allowed to let their fans stand up
:08:54. > :08:57.for the duration of matches. That's according to a leading supporters'
:08:57. > :09:01.group, which is lobbying for the re-introduction of terraces at top-
:09:01. > :09:05.flight grounds. The campaign comes as Scunthorpe United fights to save
:09:05. > :09:15.its standing area. The future of stadium safety is being discussed
:09:15. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:21.at Westminster this evening. With more, here's Tim Iredale.
:09:21. > :09:26.Long gone are the days when the majority of football fans stood
:09:26. > :09:31.shoulder to shoulder to cheer on their team. The horror of the
:09:31. > :09:36.Hillsborough disaster in 1989 led to a situation where only lower
:09:36. > :09:40.league clubs were allowed to keep standing only areas. Last season
:09:40. > :09:47.when they were playing in a championship, Scunthorpe United
:09:47. > :09:51.were told to remove these terraces, much to the anger of many fans.
:09:51. > :09:55.Rugby league, rugby union, Horseracing, even rock concerts,
:09:55. > :09:59.people can stand up and watch their sport. We are being discriminated
:09:59. > :10:09.against about things that happened to the 80s. In Germany, standing is
:10:09. > :10:10.
:10:10. > :10:17.allowed at many top-flight clubs. Standing is used regularly in many
:10:17. > :10:21.of those grounds. It may be time to look at whether there are ways of
:10:21. > :10:25.moving to more standing in some grounds. Of Risley, without
:10:25. > :10:29.jeopardising safety. What fan who is campaigning against the
:10:29. > :10:33.reduction of terraces is Barbara Kane, a Liverpool supporter from
:10:33. > :10:37.Sheffield who witnessed the Hillsborough disaster, when 96
:10:37. > :10:43.people were crushed to death. they bring this in, they will be
:10:43. > :10:47.another crash. We do not want that. Football is a family thing. That is
:10:48. > :10:50.how we need to stay. A family occasion, where we can all go and
:10:50. > :10:56.enjoy it decent football game without having to worry about being
:10:56. > :11:01.heard. The government says it will consider both sides of the argument
:11:01. > :11:05.before deciding whether more fans can once again enjoy the view from
:11:05. > :11:08.the terrace. I spoke to Martin O'Hara from the
:11:08. > :11:16.Football Supporters' Federation a little earlier and asked him if it
:11:16. > :11:20.really makes a difference if you watch a game stood up or sat down!
:11:20. > :11:24.I would think the average football supporter would say yes, it does
:11:24. > :11:30.matter. It matters both ways. It matters to those who want to stand
:11:30. > :11:34.and to those who want to state. The current situation is that we have
:11:34. > :11:37.both at the same time. The Football Association and Premier League say
:11:37. > :11:44.that bringing back standing would see fewer kids and family-friendly
:11:44. > :11:48.days. Do you go along with that? do not. Nobody is suggesting that
:11:48. > :11:52.families, wives, children, whatever, have to go into his standing
:11:52. > :11:56.section. We are suggesting we have small areas of standing, so people
:11:56. > :12:02.who want to stand can stand in peace and quiet. If people want to
:12:02. > :12:06.sit and be with their families, there is plenty of family areas.
:12:06. > :12:10.Trevor Hicks from the Hillsborough Family Support Group is absolutely
:12:10. > :12:15.again standing and says there is no case for it, and it is a step
:12:15. > :12:22.backwards. I can understand his position. I have been in those
:12:22. > :12:27.positions, most of us have, football supporters, we have been
:12:27. > :12:31.on terraces that have been over packed and how we have felt in
:12:31. > :12:35.danger of our lives at times. We do not want to go back to those packed
:12:35. > :12:40.terraces. If you have people standing, you will always have that
:12:41. > :12:44.risk that something like that or similar could happen again. If you
:12:45. > :12:49.look at the current situation, you have got people standing at
:12:49. > :12:54.football matches. Every match you go to, people stand all the time.
:12:54. > :12:57.We are suggesting we do it in a safe manner. We are asking for some
:12:57. > :13:01.changes to the rules and regulations that allow was to
:13:01. > :13:05.provide safe standing areas. Currently, you have thousands of
:13:05. > :13:12.people standing in between their seat and in front of their seats. I
:13:12. > :13:17.do nothing that is particularly safe. Very good to talk to you.
:13:17. > :13:20.Thank you very much. Do you agree with the Football supporters'
:13:20. > :13:30.Federation that ground should be allowed to have standing areas, or
:13:30. > :13:50.
:13:50. > :13:53.Thank-you for watching. Still ahead tonight:
:13:53. > :13:56.Up for grabs. The unique winner's medal from Hull City's playoff
:13:56. > :14:06.final sold for charity. And the suburban garden which keeps
:14:06. > :14:16.
:14:16. > :14:26.on harvesting awards for its green Tonight's photograph is of a White
:14:26. > :14:33.
:14:33. > :14:43.Good evening, young man. Following on from this plane
:14:43. > :14:43.
:14:43. > :14:48.spotting thing, a fantastic e-mail from Roger Carter. He says, I once
:14:48. > :14:54.sold Peter a new pair of binoculars, I always wondered what he would use
:14:54. > :15:03.them for! You'll be using them tonight!
:15:03. > :15:10.They have done very well, they are Tomorrow will be the best day of
:15:10. > :15:19.the week. He will be pleased to know that the wind will leave.
:15:19. > :15:29.Light winds lot of sunshine. There will be some patchy rain in the
:15:29. > :15:33.West. It will be very unsettled with showers. It is not that bad
:15:33. > :15:38.out there at the moment. The cloud is broken. There is some sunshine
:15:39. > :15:45.around. There is the chance of some showers. Any cloud that is around
:15:45. > :15:55.will melt away. It will be a chilly night. The ride, with long, clear
:15:55. > :15:58.
:15:59. > :16:05.periods. -- dry. The sun will rise in the morning at 6:45am. -- 6:35pm.
:16:05. > :16:13.A chilly start, but it looks like it will be a beautiful day. Could
:16:13. > :16:19.be a bit of patchy mist first thing. A lovely day, and if you're fed up
:16:19. > :16:29.with this wind, there will be very little of it tomorrow. It will be a
:16:29. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:34.south-easterly wind. Temperatures not bad at all. A fine, bright
:16:34. > :16:44.start on Friday. That is followed by a cloudy afternoon with patchy
:16:44. > :16:44.
:16:44. > :16:49.rain heading in from the West. That I don't know about wind, there has
:16:49. > :16:54.been a lot of hot air this week! I would love to stay and chat, but I
:16:54. > :16:58.am moving on. She is one of your trip's best
:16:58. > :17:03.known naval ships but is about to be decommissioned after 30 years in
:17:03. > :17:08.service. HMS York was involved in delivering aid to Libya, amongst
:17:08. > :17:16.other things. By the end of next year, she will be taken out of
:17:16. > :17:21.service and replaced by newer model. Joshua live from Hall -- from Hull
:17:21. > :17:27.is the HMS York's newest recruit. He admits joining the service is a
:17:27. > :17:34.daunting prospect. When I first joined, and walked up the gangway,
:17:34. > :17:41.I was nervous. They have made me very well -- very welcome. I am
:17:41. > :17:46.starting to get used to it. During its 28 years of service, HMS York
:17:46. > :17:54.has taken part in some of the most high profile operations in recent
:17:54. > :18:00.years, including rescuing stranded Britons in Libya. With the emblem,
:18:01. > :18:05.it is the white rose of Yorkshire. As a Yorkshire man, I am
:18:05. > :18:12.representing myself and Yorkshire and the country, so why am proud of
:18:12. > :18:18.it. After five-and-a-half months at sea, HMS York is in dock for its
:18:18. > :18:21.service. While it allows the crew to visit friends and family, it was
:18:21. > :18:26.the chance to travel the world that drew them to the job in the first
:18:26. > :18:30.place. We went down to the Falklands in July. We had a trip
:18:30. > :18:35.through the Caribbean and the way home. It is the lifestyle. I have
:18:36. > :18:39.done a lot of travelling in the nine years I have been in.
:18:39. > :18:44.York's days are numbered. She will be decommissioned next year, to be
:18:44. > :18:49.replaced by this newer model. For those who sailed on her, she will
:18:49. > :18:52.continue to be a symbol of Yorkshire pride.
:18:52. > :18:58.Thank you for getting in touch after we talked about the changes
:18:58. > :19:01.to our political boundaries. East Yorkshire will lose a constituency
:19:01. > :19:07.under proposals to cut the number of seats in the House of Commons.
:19:07. > :19:10.It could leave current MPs competing for the number of seats.
:19:10. > :19:20.Ian says, it is a pity the Government do not have anything
:19:20. > :19:33.
:19:33. > :19:41.Thank you for those. It has been described as an
:19:41. > :19:47.important part of Hall's football history. -- Hull's football history.
:19:47. > :19:57.It is a medal that belongs to Dean Windass, who sent the Tigers into
:19:57. > :19:59.
:19:59. > :20:04.the Football League in 1990 -- in 2008. Dean Windass has scored at
:20:04. > :20:09.Wembley for Hull City! The moment that secured Hull City's promotion
:20:09. > :20:15.to the Premier League and sealed Dean Windass's reputation as a Hull
:20:15. > :20:20.City legend. It meant celebrations across Hull. This rare piece of
:20:20. > :20:29.club history was sold at auction today to raise money for the local
:20:29. > :20:33.council charity. -- for a local cancer charity. It is a one-off.
:20:33. > :20:39.There is another 15 medals, but they were not all presented to
:20:39. > :20:44.Dean! People say, why did you sell it, but the memories are always
:20:44. > :20:50.there. I am glad it has gone for that sort of money. The auction
:20:50. > :20:56.house was packed. The supporters' club feel that the medal should
:20:56. > :21:03.stay within the city and be available for all the fans to see.
:21:03. > :21:09.All finished at 5,000? This was the lucky bidder, but he was acting not
:21:09. > :21:14.for himself but his boss, the club owner. He was determined to buy the
:21:14. > :21:22.medal. It is a good idea to keep it in the football club. It is good
:21:22. > :21:26.for the fans to enjoy it. They can remember the day we were promoted.
:21:26. > :21:30.International interest from Canada and New Zealand prompted fears the
:21:30. > :21:38.medal might leave the city but now Hull City fans can see it for
:21:38. > :21:43.themselves when it goes on display at their home ground.
:21:43. > :21:50.History will be made this weekend as Sean Bristow will be the 4th
:21:50. > :21:55.player ever to play more than 100 games for both Hull clubs. He is
:21:55. > :22:05.said to leave Hull Kingston Rovers at the end of the season. The game
:22:05. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:13.against Catalan Dragons will be his hundred -- is hundred for the club.
:22:13. > :22:22.We have had some great wins and some poor losses so it has been a
:22:22. > :22:27.roller-coaster. The majority of it has been enjoyment. Add to that the
:22:27. > :22:33.100 games he played for Hull FC and he joins only a few others to have
:22:33. > :22:43.played more than 200 games for both sides. Next season, he is moving to
:22:43. > :22:47.play for Widnes. Wherever I go from here, I will always hold Hull in a
:22:47. > :22:57.special place in my heart. It is where I grew up as an adult and
:22:57. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:05.where my children were born. Justin Morgan would like his 100 game
:23:05. > :23:10.against Catalan in France to be a win. He has been a wonderful
:23:10. > :23:17.servant for us. Everyone will be working hard to make it an
:23:17. > :23:24.enjoyable day for him. They are all hoping that this will be shorn
:23:24. > :23:29.Briscoe's last game for the club. A win means the chance of a few more
:23:29. > :23:33.games before he goes. The Egyptian Paralympic team are to
:23:33. > :23:41.use Lincolnshire for a base ahead of the Games in London made next
:23:41. > :23:51.year. They will lose -- they will use their the Princess Royal Sports
:23:51. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :23:57.Arena and in Boston. Over 22,000 people, cast their vote
:23:57. > :24:07.in an online poll. Lincolnshire now has the title of Britain's
:24:07. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:21.favourite food spot. Paintings by David Hockney are
:24:21. > :24:27.taking centre stage. There are also images created on computers that
:24:27. > :24:31.have not been seen anywhere else in Britain. It is interesting to see
:24:31. > :24:41.him working with a more urban landscape. He is telling us that
:24:41. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:47.everything is really beautiful, you just have to look a bit harder.
:24:47. > :24:57.Dennis Shaw has won the hole in Bloom competition for the 26th year
:24:57. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:11.in a row. -- Hull emblem. -- Hull In Bloom.
:25:11. > :25:16.Hard work, dedication and a passion for gardening other secrets to this,
:25:16. > :25:22.Holt's best garden. Dennis has built every part of this with his
:25:22. > :25:32.own hands on a shoestring budget. feel as the why and achieving
:25:32. > :25:38.something and enjoying it. I am happy and content with this. Over
:25:38. > :25:44.the years, he has made quite a name for himself. He has even appeared
:25:44. > :25:51.on gardener's World. I have come to the city of Hull to meet a past
:25:51. > :25:57.master of the art of gardening on a shoestring. He is no stranger to
:25:57. > :26:04.awards, either. So far, he thinks he has picked up around 90. It all
:26:04. > :26:09.began at school. This is the first trophy I ever won. My mother was so
:26:10. > :26:14.proud of May because there was a big family of us. These are the
:26:14. > :26:22.recent ones. This was presented to me at the Guildhall last Thursday
:26:22. > :26:27.night. I am a proud man, actually. Along with his wife, he is already
:26:27. > :26:32.planning next year's garden. He is hoping to add more awards to his
:26:32. > :26:35.growing collection. Fantastic achievement, well done.
:26:35. > :26:40.Let us have a recap of the headlines.
:26:40. > :26:43.The dole queue gets longer. Unemployment in the UK hits 2.5
:26:43. > :26:49.million. Talks are under way in London
:26:49. > :26:59.tonight after fears that the Humber could lose a deal with Siemens.
:26:59. > :27:00.
:27:01. > :27:05.Tomorrow's weather - dry, with We will have the latest on those
:27:05. > :27:09.Siemens talks tonight. Talking about football, a response coming
:27:10. > :27:15.in - standing at football matches create a great atmosphere, says
:27:15. > :27:21.Rick. Another man says, they should have
:27:21. > :27:25.terracing on all football grounds, it creates atmosphere.
:27:25. > :27:31.It depends on the size of the club, says another. We must never forget