:00:09. > :00:13.Here we are, a very good evening to you from Look North.
:00:13. > :00:18.Humber Bridge bosses say that tolls will drop as the government agrees
:00:18. > :00:22.to write off part of the debt. The board has always charged purely
:00:22. > :00:28.to maintain the bridge and to repay the debt. If the debt is reduced,
:00:29. > :00:32.we won't need that level of income. Police reopen their investigation
:00:32. > :00:36.into a -- de death of a man who died after being thrown out of a
:00:36. > :00:43.nightclub. The last pirate in England. 50
:00:43. > :00:49.years on, a Grimsby skipper tells his story.
:00:49. > :00:55.And the world's newest pop-star, this boy from X Factor, as you have
:00:55. > :01:05.never seen him before. And do not forget to join me for a
:01:05. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:13.Good evening. The after three decades of rising tolls, Humber
:01:13. > :01:17.Bridge bosses have told Look North that they expect charges to be
:01:17. > :01:25.reduced. It follows the news that ministers are planning to write off
:01:25. > :01:29.a large part of the bridge's �330 million debt. The the general
:01:29. > :01:37.manager of the Humber Bridge says that drivers may soon it no longer
:01:37. > :01:41.be paying Britain's highest tolls. The prospect of lower Humber Bridge
:01:41. > :01:50.tolls is welcome news for those who struggle to afford the current
:01:50. > :01:53.charge of �3 each way for cars. Emily, who is 18, is an apprentice.
:01:54. > :01:58.She works for a charity which provides complementary therapies
:01:58. > :02:04.for charity sufferers. -- cancer sufferers.
:02:04. > :02:09.It is tough. For people that not -- that do not get a lot of money, �6
:02:09. > :02:14.could buy you a lot of things. It is an additional tax on people
:02:14. > :02:17.who are already poor. They may have to make adjustments to their income
:02:17. > :02:24.because of their illness. They are accessing treatment across the
:02:24. > :02:27.bridge. It is essential that these tolls comedown. They are stifling
:02:27. > :02:31.services and are preventing people from actors in the treatment they
:02:31. > :02:36.need. Ultimately, the bridge's financial
:02:36. > :02:42.future will be decided on an economic basis. With a handful of
:02:42. > :02:47.proposals already in place to pay off some of the debt.
:02:47. > :02:51.This businessman is offering �100 million for the bridge to be run by
:02:51. > :02:56.a community interest company. Tolls would be reduced to �2 each way for
:02:56. > :03:06.cars. The Humber Bridge board is also quoting a figure of �100
:03:06. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:11.million. The they would reduce the present 22 councillors are to 10.
:03:11. > :03:15.They would reduce the toll to to pass 50. North Lincolnshire council
:03:15. > :03:25.is also looking at buying the bridge in a public-private
:03:25. > :03:25.
:03:26. > :03:32.partnership. It would see tolls reduced to one pound 54 cars. --
:03:32. > :03:36.�1.50. The board has always charge tolls
:03:36. > :03:40.purely to maintain the bridge. If the debt is reduced, I have no
:03:40. > :03:43.reason to suggest they would not reduce the tolls.
:03:43. > :03:50.The final details will be revealed when the Chancellor delivers his
:03:50. > :03:54.Autumn Statement next week. The big question is, can the
:03:54. > :04:00.government really afford to pay off a large amount of this debt?
:04:00. > :04:04.That is the 64,000 dollar question, or to be more precise, the �332
:04:04. > :04:09.million question. What I do not think will happen, the government
:04:09. > :04:13.cannot afford to pay off the whole debt. That is not going to happen.
:04:13. > :04:17.I think ministers will be looking closely at those three proposals on
:04:18. > :04:22.the table, possibly a combination of them, the king of paint --
:04:22. > :04:28.looking at paying about �100 million. The Treasury will take a
:04:28. > :04:32.hit on the rest. The understanding that Lower Bridge tolls would bring
:04:32. > :04:36.more business and more people paying taxes. It is a big gamble,
:04:36. > :04:41.but I am told tonight it is a gamble the government is willing to
:04:41. > :04:46.take. Thank you very much indeed. We will
:04:46. > :04:52.continue to follow the story. In a moment, the grandmother who broke
:04:52. > :04:55.both arms after falling on an uneven pavement.
:04:55. > :05:01.Police are to reopen an investigation into the death of a
:05:01. > :05:05.man who was restrained by bouncers at the Lincoln a nightclub. It
:05:05. > :05:11.comes after a jury found that 23- year-old William Pleasants had been
:05:11. > :05:17.unlawfully killed as a night out at the Engine Shed in October 2008.
:05:17. > :05:21.Today, his family have described it as a small step towards justice.
:05:21. > :05:26.It was a night out that ended in tragedy. William Pleasants was
:05:26. > :05:31.thrown out of the Engine Shed venue on Lincoln University's campus by
:05:31. > :05:35.door staff in October 2008. After they go straight in on the ground,
:05:35. > :05:40.he stopped breathing and was taken to hospital, where he later died.
:05:40. > :05:45.At Lincoln Crown Court, an inquest into his death came to its
:05:45. > :05:49.conclusion. It found that William Pleasants died following a lack of
:05:49. > :05:54.oxygen to the brain after a heart attack while he was under restraint.
:05:54. > :06:00.He was also under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Over the past
:06:00. > :06:06.week, the inquest has heard from a range gritters, many who questions
:06:06. > :06:12.the use of force by the door staff. Today, the jury decided that his
:06:12. > :06:16.death amounted to unlawful killing. Lincolnshire police say the verdict
:06:16. > :06:22.raises many questions. I have heard the evidence, and in
:06:22. > :06:26.light of that we are reopening the investigation. I think the inquest
:06:26. > :06:30.also raises several issues around the security industry, as the
:06:30. > :06:34.coroner will make comment on them at a later stage.
:06:34. > :06:40.A pathologist told the inquest that if William had not been restrained,
:06:40. > :06:45.he would not have died. As they left court, William Pleasants'
:06:45. > :06:49.family told us that it was a mood small step towards justice. The
:06:49. > :06:56.police had initially arrested six people, although no charges were
:06:56. > :06:59.brought. Officers say they will be reviewing the case.
:07:00. > :07:03.Jake is live by the Engine Shed in Lincoln right now. What happens
:07:03. > :07:07.next? I think it is important to stress
:07:07. > :07:12.that the inquest is not allowed to apportion blame to any person with
:07:13. > :07:15.regard to a death. So it is now going to be down to the police as
:07:15. > :07:19.the Crown Prosecution Service to review the evidence in this case as
:07:19. > :07:24.decide whether there are any grounds for a criminal prosecution
:07:24. > :07:29.to now take place. Further to that, this evening, the University has
:07:29. > :07:34.issued a statement. It says that its thoughts are with William
:07:34. > :07:39.Pleasants' family at this difficult time, and that we are extremely sad
:07:39. > :07:43.that this young man has lost his life. We will provide all
:07:43. > :07:47.assistance necessary to establish the cause of the death.
:07:47. > :07:52.Thank you very much. Some more news. England Under-21s men have been
:07:52. > :07:56.sentenced to life for murdering a Scunthorpe man in his own home.
:07:56. > :08:00.Teesside Crown Court heard that Roy Bush, who was disabled, died after
:08:00. > :08:06.being punched and stamped on. His attackers then stole his prosthetic
:08:06. > :08:09.leg. Liam Campbell will serve a minimum of 21 years. Joe Harrison
:08:09. > :08:13.from Scunthorpe will serve at least 18 years.
:08:13. > :08:18.New figures have shown a rise in the number of deaths caused by --
:08:18. > :08:23.caused by cold weather. The number of deaths has risen by nearly 1%.
:08:23. > :08:27.Jack Pleasant from Grimsby says he spends more time in the library in
:08:27. > :08:32.the winter to save on heating his home.
:08:32. > :08:37.The primary thing is, food is more important than heat, because you
:08:37. > :08:45.can generate a bit of heat by putting extra clothing on. But if
:08:45. > :08:50.you have not got food, you were going to waste away.
:08:50. > :08:54.A Hull grand mother has described the last two mums as a nightmare
:08:54. > :08:59.after tripping over a pavement on the estate where she leads postop
:08:59. > :09:03.Jean Stephenson broker both of her arms in the fall, and is now
:09:03. > :09:07.selling Hull City Council for compensation. But the authority has
:09:07. > :09:14.defended its record after spending more than �1 million fixing
:09:14. > :09:19.pavements in the last year. This is about the only think Jean
:09:19. > :09:26.Stephenson can do on heroin. Seven weeks ago, she tripped on a sunken
:09:26. > :09:31.drain cabals hide her home, breaking both arms.
:09:31. > :09:40.I cannot basically do a lot. I cannot wash myself. I cannot feed
:09:40. > :09:45.myself. It is a nightmare, really. The problem has now been fixed, but
:09:45. > :09:50.Jean is suing the council. It comes at a cost, hitting the taxpayer
:09:50. > :09:56.hard. In the last four years, Hull City Council paid out more than �1
:09:56. > :10:00.million on legal fees and compensation. That is after more
:10:00. > :10:07.than 250 injury claims. Lincolnshire saw almost 200 planes,
:10:07. > :10:12.paying out over �200,000. In East Yorkshire, 280 claims cost the
:10:12. > :10:18.council �280,000. You do not have to look far to find
:10:18. > :10:22.cracks or uneven pavements. And lawyers say if they paving stab --
:10:22. > :10:26.paving slab is raised by more than an inch, that could be enough to
:10:26. > :10:31.trigger a claim. We have got approximately 100
:10:31. > :10:36.claims going against local authorities. If they fail to
:10:36. > :10:40.identify a defect, if somebody is injured, they can be held liable.
:10:40. > :10:46.It is absolutely awful. They are terrible to walk on.
:10:46. > :10:49.A they are terrible. Most of them are terrible. The councils say most
:10:49. > :10:55.of the pavements are well maintained, with �1.3 million spent
:10:55. > :10:59.on repairs last year. But Jean says much more needs to be done.
:10:59. > :11:04.I have ended up like this. If it had been somebody elderly, they
:11:04. > :11:08.could have killed themselves. Now Jean is too scared to go out
:11:08. > :11:15.alone. She hopes legal action will push the council to improve the
:11:15. > :11:20.estate's footpaths postop. Phillipa Hunt works for the charity
:11:20. > :11:23.Living Streets, which campaigns for better pavements across the country.
:11:23. > :11:27.I spoke to her earlier had asked her if she often sees this kind of
:11:27. > :11:36.case. This is the kind of tale we hear a
:11:36. > :11:40.lot. I think what illustrates this is the importance for councils or
:11:40. > :11:46.ensuring that their street are well maintained and kept clear from
:11:46. > :11:51.hazards. We know that all too often pavements are not given the
:11:51. > :11:54.priority that is needed, which is a surprise, given that they are one
:11:54. > :11:59.of the public services that we use every day.
:11:59. > :12:03.But we just heard in the film about compensation figures. This is
:12:03. > :12:08.costing millions of pounds coming out of the public purse. Accidents
:12:08. > :12:11.happen. Should people be more careful?
:12:11. > :12:16.Obviously, you would expect people to be careful. But every local
:12:16. > :12:21.authority has a duty to ensure that their pavements are well-kept and
:12:21. > :12:26.kept free of obstacles. If they do not do that, they will be liable to
:12:26. > :12:30.compensation claims. I think what this shows is that it is a false
:12:30. > :12:35.economy lost to ensure that our pavements are well maintained and
:12:35. > :12:40.kept, and that is going to be such an increasing priority as we start
:12:40. > :12:47.getting into the winter weather. Do you think some people claim to
:12:47. > :12:52.bed early and use it as an excuse? If you think that the vast majority
:12:52. > :12:57.of short journeys are undertaken every day by foot. I think that's
:12:57. > :13:01.really shows the importance of making sure that we put sufficient
:13:01. > :13:07.priority behind ensuring that we have good quality pavements where
:13:07. > :13:10.people want to walk. I do not think you can underestimate how important
:13:10. > :13:16.good quality pavements are for local people, particularly those
:13:16. > :13:20.who are more vulnerable, if you are older or disabled. In these
:13:20. > :13:25.situations, being able to walk on a pavement free of hazards to your
:13:25. > :13:35.local shops really can be a lifeline. The banter with what is
:13:35. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:41.likely to be a cold winter, that is This is usually a controversial
:13:41. > :13:47.subject. What other pavements like were you why? Have you ever fallen
:13:47. > :13:54.on them? Should councils take a greater responsibility looking
:13:54. > :14:04.after pavement better? Do we need to what were we are going? Get in
:14:04. > :14:10.
:14:10. > :14:17.touch. -- do we need to watch where Thank you for getting in touch last
:14:17. > :14:21.night, after we reported about the that fear Intars Pless. He was
:14:21. > :14:25.found guilty of causing the death of a woman in Boston by dangerous
:14:25. > :14:35.driving. He was a convicted murderer in his home country,
:14:35. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:09.Thank-you for those. The impact of thousands of job
:15:09. > :15:14.losses at BAE Systems will be the subject of a debate in the House of
:15:14. > :15:20.Commons tomorrow. In September, the company announced it was losing
:15:20. > :15:30.nearly 900 jobs at its plant in broth. BBC Radio Humberside will
:15:30. > :15:32.
:15:32. > :15:40.have live coverage of the debate tomorrow. - - Brough. We will have
:15:40. > :15:43.a round-up of that debate him Look North tomorrow. Still ahead: Almost
:15:44. > :15:47.50 years after being jailed for piracy, a Grimsby skipper tells his
:15:47. > :15:57.story. And from Scunthorpe to top of the
:15:57. > :16:03.charts, we go back to the roots of the world's newest pop star.
:16:03. > :16:10.Most photographs we get our sense electronics -- and send electronic
:16:10. > :16:20.say these days. -- the most photographs are sent electronically
:16:20. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:30.Hello, your man. Here is the message from Natasha or.
:16:30. > :16:35.She says, I am confused by Peter's age because his skin looks radiant.
:16:35. > :16:40.I am surprised you can see his skin underneath all that make up!
:16:40. > :16:47.The weekend is looking changeable. The next 24 hours look strike with
:16:47. > :16:56.variable amounts of cloud. The wind is coming in from the West. In the
:16:56. > :17:01.breeze, you will probably notice it feels court. It will bring rain
:17:01. > :17:06.barely hours Friday morning. Friday is looking fine with sunshine. Some
:17:06. > :17:12.fairly decent weather to come in the next few days. We had more
:17:12. > :17:18.cloud than I thought today. It has been bright. The cloud may thicken
:17:18. > :17:23.during this evening and overnight. Eight chance of a few spots of rain
:17:23. > :17:29.across more western areas. It will not amount to much. It will be out
:17:29. > :17:37.of the way by first light. Most of us will be dry. Temperatures are
:17:37. > :17:47.around seven or eight Celsius. The sun will rise about 744 am, setting
:17:47. > :17:52.at 3:52pm. It looks as though it will be a very similar to today.
:17:52. > :18:02.Variable amounts of cloud. A fresh south-westerly wind will break the
:18:02. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:07.wind up. There will be spells of sunshine at times. These
:18:07. > :18:13.temperatures are above average for the end of November. We are looking
:18:13. > :18:23.at 12 Celsius. Friday looks fine with some sunshine. Some rain
:18:23. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:29.Saturday night. Daylight Saturday I was just e-mailing my solicitor!
:18:29. > :18:38.Claire says, where was the sunshine in Long Sutton, was this another
:18:38. > :18:42.dodgy forecast? It was the cloud's fault. Nothing
:18:42. > :18:46.to do with the forecast. There are fears tonight that the
:18:46. > :18:48.closure of a Norfolk coastguard station will leave part of the
:18:48. > :18:52.Lincolnshire seafront more vulnerable. The government
:18:52. > :18:55.confirmed yesterday that the station at brake mac -- at Great
:18:55. > :18:59.Yarmouth will shut at the coastguard in Bridlington will be
:18:59. > :19:04.responsible for Lincolnshire. Some fishermen say it is compromising
:19:04. > :19:08.safety. It is that heart of England's
:19:08. > :19:12.shellfish industry. Is what has that been some of the world's most
:19:12. > :19:15.treacherous. Safety around the Wash has been the responsibility of this
:19:15. > :19:20.coastguard station up until now, but the closure has been confirmed
:19:21. > :19:24.as part of government cuts. Unbelievable. It is the most
:19:24. > :19:34.important coastguard station we have. That stretch of water is most
:19:34. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:43.dangerous. All in activity going on out there, it is the busiest
:19:43. > :19:46.stretch of water. -- all the activity. My concern is that
:19:46. > :19:50.someone in Southampton will take their phone call and they will not
:19:50. > :19:52.be aware of what is going on. Humber Coastguard based at
:19:53. > :19:56.Bridlington currently covers the coast than from Berwick to police
:19:56. > :20:00.its, whereas great charm of's station covered Lincolnshire and
:20:00. > :20:10.Norfolk. Bridlington will share that duty with Southampton on a 24
:20:10. > :20:11.
:20:11. > :20:17.hour basis. We still need to see more reassurance that Humberside
:20:17. > :20:21.can cope with an extended need. government's original plans to
:20:21. > :20:27.streamline the service had been cut back. Modernising it claims better
:20:27. > :20:32.technology, improved safety he ate fewer stations. Great Yarmouth's
:20:32. > :20:39.will go in 2015, leaving postal users to hope that modernisation
:20:39. > :20:45.does what it says. -- postal users. Grimsby's university centre will be
:20:45. > :20:50.officially opened tonight. The �20 million development will offer
:20:50. > :20:53.higher education courses. It ranges from science labs to radio and TV
:20:53. > :20:57.studios. Hull has two new nature reserves.
:20:57. > :21:02.The new status has been given to the site at Rockford Fields at
:21:02. > :21:05.Noddle Hill. It means rare plants and animals which live in the area
:21:05. > :21:11.will now be protected. Scunthorpe United suffered another
:21:11. > :21:17.defeat last night in the FA Cup. They lost 1-0 to Wimbledon. It was
:21:17. > :21:21.a good night for a Grimsby Town, as they beat League Two side Port Vale.
:21:21. > :21:25.The 1-0 win means they will take on Salsbury in the second round.
:21:25. > :21:30.He was the last man in England to be convicted of piracy on the high
:21:30. > :21:36.seas. And now a skipper from Grimsby has told his story for the
:21:36. > :21:41.first time. Alwyn Call spent five years in prison after a drunken
:21:41. > :21:51.prank 45 years ago, when he and four crew members to cover the
:21:51. > :21:52.
:21:53. > :21:59.Grimsby trawler, the Loveden. Alwyn Call, known as Olly, spent
:21:59. > :22:02.most of his time at sea. Today, he is a respected skipper, but back in
:22:02. > :22:07.1966 while sailing off the coast of Grimsby on the Loveden trawler, he
:22:07. > :22:11.had a very bad idea. We were looking at each other across the
:22:12. > :22:19.table, laughing and drinking, and I said, shall we take this bloody
:22:19. > :22:25.ship over? We went on the bridge, went to see the skipper and said,
:22:25. > :22:29.we are taking the ship over. He said, don't be daft. We had a rope
:22:29. > :22:34.and we tied him up, then tied up the mate and a cook and there was
:22:34. > :22:37.no turning back. Olly and four other crew members sailed to jemmy
:22:38. > :22:42.to escape, but they were caught. The five men were brought back here
:22:42. > :22:47.to Grimsby dock and charged with piracy. Orly spent five years in
:22:47. > :22:52.jail, but the judge said he was lucky to escape the death sentence.
:22:52. > :22:57.It was only after we got caught we realised how serious it was. The
:22:57. > :23:00.any person did not see it as a joke was a joke. He would not accept it
:23:00. > :23:06.as a drunken escapade. His story is been recorded here at Grimsby
:23:06. > :23:10.library. I have never come across a story about piracy. To have the
:23:10. > :23:18.last bright reds here in Grimsby, it is unique. It is a fear that
:23:18. > :23:22.Olly has been able to tell his story. -- to have the last private
:23:22. > :23:30.here in Grimsby. He has been able to tell how he made good, if you
:23:30. > :23:40.like. Olly says his biggest regret is the hurt he caused. When that
:23:40. > :23:45.Mayday came out, and then silence, although victims, my mother and
:23:45. > :23:53.brother, they must have been wondering what had happened. It
:23:53. > :23:57.wasn't a very nice thing to do. Full of regret. Olly would be like
:23:57. > :24:04.to remembered as the fishermen he now is, not the drunken pilot he
:24:04. > :24:09.once was. -- bright red. The winner of the Australian X
:24:09. > :24:12.Factor Reece Mastin has been dubbed the pride of Scunthorpe. The 16-
:24:12. > :24:15.year-old grouping Lincolnshire. He has been doing round of interviews
:24:15. > :24:21.for the national press, and his single has gone straight to the top
:24:21. > :24:31.of the Australian download chart. His talent was spotted in
:24:31. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:41.Scunthorpe at a very early age. This is what a modern pop sensation
:24:41. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:52.and X Factor winner looks like. And this is what he looked like six
:24:52. > :24:54.
:24:54. > :25:00.years ago when performing in a competition at school. He was nine
:25:00. > :25:06.or 10. He knew what he wanted to do and he could perform well. One year,
:25:06. > :25:15.he did Robbie Williams, and he was fantastic. He was just like he is
:25:15. > :25:22.today. He had that X Factor them. He was comfortable on the stage. I
:25:22. > :25:25.am not surprised in some respects, because it was so good.
:25:25. > :25:31.excesses caused a sensation among the next generation of pupils.
:25:31. > :25:39.was amazing and it will inspire everyone at the school. Amazing. It
:25:39. > :25:47.is weird to be in the school where he has been. Well done, a race! We
:25:47. > :25:53.think you are amazing! Please come back!
:25:53. > :25:59.He has been officially invited to perform here. Rees said he may come
:25:59. > :26:04.back to Scunthorpe. We have the excellent venue we did Lincolnshire,
:26:04. > :26:13.which would be an ideal venue if he wished to perform. I hope we can
:26:13. > :26:19.see if he will, and perform. I am trying to come back to Scunthorpe.
:26:19. > :26:29.My grandparents still live there with my uncle. We still have family
:26:29. > :26:29.
:26:29. > :26:35.there, they have been watching the show. And what a show he gave them.
:26:36. > :26:40.Fantastic story. Let's hope he gets to play in Scunthorpe. Let's have a
:26:40. > :26:45.recap of the headlines. The parents of the misaligned -- of the missing
:26:45. > :26:55.girl Madeleine McCann hit out at months of media intrusion. Humber
:26:55. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:05.Bridge managers say they expect the We heard that story of Jean and the
:27:05. > :27:09.pavements. Big response. Somebody said, how do -- how did people
:27:09. > :27:16.managed on cobbled streets? They never put in a claim when they fell.
:27:16. > :27:21.Deal with it. Simon said, blame culture should be banned. I walk my
:27:21. > :27:26.dogs every day and I never fall over. Rachel said, people should
:27:26. > :27:30.look were they going, more and more people will be falling just to take