:00:11. > :00:15.This is Look North. The headlines... MPs debate the future of hundreds
:00:15. > :00:19.of BAE workers facing redundancy. They are effectively moving to a
:00:19. > :00:25.position where the emblematic British aircraft, the cork, the Red
:00:25. > :00:30.Arrows, will be made abroad. death of William Pleasants should
:00:30. > :00:36.be a warning to all door staff is the advice from a former supervisor.
:00:36. > :00:42.On hold. The plans to drill for oil in the East Yorkshire countryside.
:00:42. > :00:49.Join the crowd in Queen Victoria Square later as the Chuckle
:00:49. > :00:54.Brothers switch on detested light. It should stay -- the festive
:00:54. > :01:04.lights. What will the weather forecast look like? Join me to find
:01:04. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:11.Good evening. It has been described as a human and industrial tragedy
:01:11. > :01:17.in the House of Commons today. MPs had debated the future of hundreds
:01:17. > :01:22.of BAE workers facing redundancy in East Yorkshire. 899 people in total
:01:22. > :01:27.will lose their jobs in Brough by the end of the year. Local MPs have
:01:27. > :01:31.told parliament what effect that will have. Here is our
:01:31. > :01:38.correspondent in Westminster. Will anything changed as a result of
:01:38. > :01:43.this debate? Has anything been achieved? It is true to say that
:01:43. > :01:47.BAE and the government had received a powerful and passionate message
:01:47. > :01:53.today about the company in Brough and the human impact of these
:01:53. > :01:58.potential job losses. The impact on grandfathers, fathers and children
:01:58. > :02:01.and the impact on the community. Questions had been raised about the
:02:01. > :02:08.capacity or closing Braque and what it company is doing during
:02:08. > :02:16.consultation. The potential closures were described as both
:02:16. > :02:24.painful and not necessary. This is a company rooted in East Yorkshire.
:02:24. > :02:30.The impact when it departs will be indescribable. Not just on the
:02:30. > :02:35.workforce but the work they do at schools, universities and colleges.
:02:35. > :02:40.Whether by accident or by design, BAE are effectively in a position
:02:40. > :02:46.where the emblematic British aircraft, the Red Arrows aircraft,
:02:46. > :02:53.is going to be made abroad. That is where a serious part of jobs are
:02:53. > :02:56.going now. The company has reiterated the case that these
:02:56. > :03:03.potential losses are for commercial reasons. The slowdown in defence
:03:03. > :03:09.orders. But it will do all it can to mitigate job losses. I am joined
:03:09. > :03:16.by MP, Alan Johnson or stop do you believe that the company when it
:03:16. > :03:20.offers these --. Do you believe these reassurances? They have taken
:03:20. > :03:27.the decision to end the jobs of hundreds of people to impress
:03:27. > :03:34.shareholders. But they should be saying how honourable state can be
:03:34. > :03:40.a. Everybody in that debate have been very supportive but also
:03:40. > :03:48.Conservative MPs. Yes, we are in troubled times but we must do
:03:48. > :03:53.things differently. It used to be a British company. There was a
:03:53. > :03:59.feeling that unlike other countries, all affected by the slowdown, they
:04:00. > :04:04.are not putting skilled workers out of work and not closing facilities.
:04:05. > :04:11.You represent the workforce. What can the Government realistically do
:04:11. > :04:19.to reduce these losses? We must make certain that challenges are
:04:19. > :04:27.made. We must look creatively at the way the consultation is taking
:04:27. > :04:33.place. But it has not been substantial from the company today.
:04:33. > :04:39.They used a role for government. -- there is a role for government. We
:04:40. > :04:47.are looking at putting money into the area to attract business will
:04:47. > :04:57.stop be --. And the drain of resources has already started.
:04:57. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:03.we want highly-skilled jobs for people. We must not have this.
:05:03. > :05:09.is back next week to lobby Parliament against these job losses.
:05:09. > :05:15.We have got one month left before consultation ends. But the feeling
:05:15. > :05:23.is time is running out. We have been talking to residents and
:05:23. > :05:27.Since the cuts were announced in September, workers have fought hard
:05:27. > :05:32.to save their jobs. Today they had the attention of the House of
:05:32. > :05:41.Commons. The closure is an industrial tragedy and 80 human
:05:41. > :05:45.tragedy as well. -- also ate human tragedy. But it offered little
:05:45. > :05:51.comfort to Jackie. She had to sell her house as her and her husband
:05:51. > :05:59.face redundancy. I am not feeling optimistic. We are not being told
:05:59. > :06:08.their rematch. I am hoping to here some news. -- very much. But it is
:06:08. > :06:12.doom and gloom all the time. There is no future. Today's debate comes
:06:12. > :06:19.eight days after a visit by the shadow defence secretary. But
:06:19. > :06:26.despite numerous pledges of support, many people are fearing the worst.
:06:26. > :06:33.The MPs will lobby for anything, I think. But I do not think that they
:06:33. > :06:40.can change business. I cannot see a future for military aircraft
:06:40. > :06:45.production in Brough. I am sure they will do the best that they can.
:06:45. > :06:50.But some staff are positive. Darren and Mark had spent much of their
:06:50. > :06:56.working lives at the site. They spent lunchtime listening as MPs
:06:56. > :07:02.debated the future. After Christmas, whole families will be looking for
:07:02. > :07:07.work. When you have got the local MPs and government debating about
:07:07. > :07:11.the future, it has got to help and we will not give up and we hope the
:07:11. > :07:15.company and the government understands that. We are a very
:07:15. > :07:20.skilled workforce. The government realised that if we lose the skills
:07:20. > :07:24.it is difficult to get them back. Redundancies are expected next
:07:24. > :07:33.spring. Discussions are ongoing and it is hoped the debate will have
:07:33. > :07:37.helped. But workers will continue to fight to stop the cuts. Coming
:07:37. > :07:44.up... Why the death of William Pleasants should be a warning to
:07:44. > :07:48.all other door staff. Plans to drill for oil in East Yorkshire
:07:48. > :07:55.have been delayed after a meeting in Beverley today. Rathlin Energy
:07:55. > :07:59.wants to sink 1.5 miles of boreholes in the ground between
:07:59. > :08:04.Bishop Burton and Walkington. But people want to understand what the
:08:04. > :08:10.impact will be on the environment. Powering cars and heating houses
:08:10. > :08:15.and switching on lights are. We are reliant on fossil fuel. When it
:08:15. > :08:21.comes to extraction, would you want it to happen next to your house?
:08:21. > :08:27.That was the debate here today. A Canadian company wants to drill
:08:27. > :08:31.outside of the damage To do just that. Despite the fact that
:08:31. > :08:38.environmentally it is not good for this area at all, we could use that
:08:38. > :08:43.to our advantage. I do not think we have got the full story. We must
:08:43. > :08:47.understand more about it. We should encourage it because we need more
:08:47. > :08:52.natural resources and to develop them. But we must make sure things
:08:52. > :08:58.are protected. This is the area where the company is seeking
:08:58. > :09:01.permission to drill. They say they have not got plans to use
:09:01. > :09:09.controversial techniques referred to as "fracking", which might have
:09:09. > :09:14.caused her tremors in the North West of England. -- tremors.
:09:14. > :09:21.think we have got rocks present in the sub-surface. We think the fuel
:09:21. > :09:24.has got potential down there. environmental concerns that worry
:09:24. > :09:30.the East Riding of Yorkshire council. His after-dinner they
:09:30. > :09:39.decided unanimously against giving the company began ahead. -- today,
:09:39. > :09:46.they decided unanimously against. - - going ahead. This could actually
:09:46. > :09:48.be a source of pollution for toxins and nasty chemicals. That can be
:09:48. > :09:56.damaging to health and the environment and the whole system
:09:56. > :10:05.will stop a report will be --. report will be commissioned shortly.
:10:05. > :10:10.People will have to wait until the new year for the final decision. I
:10:10. > :10:20.am joined by Professor Afrom Manchester University. He is a
:10:20. > :10:27.professor of Structural Geology. -- Professor macro. -- I am joined by
:10:27. > :10:34.Professor Ernie Rutter. We think that the environmental issues and
:10:34. > :10:40.about the impact on the beat landscape and the potential in
:10:40. > :10:46.stacked on water supplies have been looked at very carefully. We do not
:10:46. > :10:49.think that we will have much of an impact. One correspondent suggested
:10:50. > :10:57.that chemicals might get in the water supply but honestly I think
:10:57. > :11:03.that is nonsense. It will be protected by steel pipes. It will
:11:03. > :11:10.be protected from the greater part of the length and it will not be
:11:10. > :11:14.possible for anything to get sideways into the rocks. But the
:11:14. > :11:21.worry is this is "fracking" by another name and that caused
:11:21. > :11:29.tremors in your part of the world. It is correct that the injection of
:11:29. > :11:31.pressurised to it did cause some small tremors in Blackpool. But
:11:31. > :11:40.that is a different process compared to what has been proposed
:11:40. > :11:47.it. This is about conventional resources. Oil that has migrated
:11:47. > :11:53.and has been collected into reservoir rocks higher up. The
:11:53. > :11:59.quantity of water required for that operation is about 3% of what is
:11:59. > :12:04.required for "fracking". It is completely different. Can we see
:12:04. > :12:14.other villages and areas being targeted like this? You make it
:12:14. > :12:15.
:12:16. > :12:25.sound like something people. It is -- terrible. But it is for
:12:26. > :12:26.
:12:26. > :12:32.conventional resources. And indeed not all conventional resources.
:12:32. > :12:37.Professor, thank you very much indeed. I would be interested in
:12:37. > :12:47.your thoughts about this. Should people in Walkington and nearby
:12:47. > :12:51.
:12:51. > :12:56.villages be worried about this We will read some of your messages
:12:56. > :12:59.before 7 o'clock. People living on the Ings Road Estate are
:12:59. > :13:04.disappointed with the announcement by the government of �3 million in
:13:04. > :13:08.funding to improve the area. The council says it does not come close
:13:08. > :13:15.to the money lost when plans to regenerate the area was cancelled
:13:15. > :13:20.last year it. It will consult to find out how it should be used.
:13:20. > :13:26.Will we get enough money to do something with this area or are we
:13:26. > :13:36.going to be left like this for many more years? These houses are in
:13:36. > :13:39.
:13:39. > :13:49.such a poor state of repair and it Still ahead: The schoolchildren
:13:49. > :13:49.
:13:49. > :13:56.getting a close-up look at wartime life.
:13:56. > :14:01.Tonight's photograph was taken by Lulu rose Phillips. This is in
:14:01. > :14:04.Cottingham. You might like to know that, following our Digital
:14:04. > :14:07.switchover a couple of months ago some of you found that you were
:14:07. > :14:10."missing" some channels. Well, the power has been boosted to the
:14:10. > :14:20.Belmont transmitter so your reception should be improved from
:14:20. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:23.Sadly, There are still some dodgy pictures from the Belmont
:14:23. > :14:27.transmitter, and there is one of them!
:14:27. > :14:33.Are you sure viewers have not been asked for it to be turned down when
:14:33. > :14:37.you are on? 10 to very much. -- thank-you very
:14:37. > :14:43.much. It will be quite windy, but bright
:14:43. > :14:53.tomorrow. There will be plenty of sunshine, with a few showers later.
:14:53. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:01.You will notice a chill in the earth. - - air. It is definitely
:15:01. > :15:05.changing as we head into December. This weather front here could bring
:15:05. > :15:14.some showers through the course of the after that. It has not been bad
:15:14. > :15:20.today. We have all seen sunshine. The winds will pick up, so a strong
:15:20. > :15:26.and gusty south-west wind. It stays dry until the early hours of the
:15:26. > :15:33.morning. We will see some patchy outbreaks of rain. Lowest
:15:33. > :15:40.temperatures down to six or seven. The sun rises at 7:45am, setting at
:15:40. > :15:46.3:51pm. That overnight rain will be cleared by daybreak tomorrow
:15:46. > :15:51.morning. It looks like a beautiful start, with lots of sunshine. Skies
:15:52. > :15:59.may turn partly cloudy. At risk of a few showers, but I think the
:15:59. > :16:04.exception to that role. Temperatures will take a dip. It
:16:04. > :16:09.will feel quite called out of doors. Nine Celsius is about average for
:16:09. > :16:19.this time of year. Mostly dry on Saturday, some rain Saturday night,
:16:19. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:28.very windy on Sunday. Must be dry I think turning a transmitted down
:16:29. > :16:31.at 6:30pm is a very good idea -- turning the transmitter it down.
:16:31. > :16:38.There are concerns about the training of door staff, following
:16:38. > :16:41.an inquest into the death of a man restrained outside a Lincoln club.
:16:41. > :16:47.A jury found that William Pleasants was unlawfully killed in October
:16:47. > :16:49.2008. One of the staff on duty that night has told BBC Look North it's
:16:49. > :16:52.a tragedy that could happen again. Jake Zuckerman reports.
:16:52. > :16:54.On the 4th of October 2008, 23- year-old William Pleasants was
:16:54. > :16:57.celebrating his girlfriend's birthday at the Engine Shed venue
:16:57. > :17:00.in Lincoln. He was thrown out following an argument. After being
:17:00. > :17:04.restrained by door staff, he stopped breathing, and died later
:17:04. > :17:10.in hospital. Yesterday, an inquest at Lincoln Crown Court found that
:17:10. > :17:15.he was unlawfully killed. Katie King was one of the door staff on
:17:15. > :17:23.duty that night. She's always maintained that only reasonable
:17:23. > :17:27.force was used. I believe this should be warning to all tall staff
:17:27. > :17:35.that with them their jobs, doing their jobs in the best where
:17:35. > :17:38.possible, this can happen and they can be blamed for it. -- all door
:17:38. > :17:40.staff. To work as a door supervisor, you
:17:40. > :17:43.need a licence from the Security Industry Authority. Since 2010,
:17:43. > :17:45.those applying need to have been trained how to restrain someone
:17:45. > :17:51.safely. But anyone who obtained their licence before that date
:17:51. > :17:54.doesn't need to have any training in physical intervention. Given the
:17:54. > :17:59.state of training in the industry, could something like this happen
:17:59. > :18:03.again tomorrow? I would hope not, for everyone involved, but it could
:18:03. > :18:06.be possible especially in circumstances are for your man with
:18:06. > :18:12.illegal drugs in his system. The inquest into the death of
:18:12. > :18:15.William Pleasants has highlighted the issue of training. Several
:18:15. > :18:20.issues were raised during the inquest. One is the way door staff
:18:20. > :18:23.are trained. Despite the concern raised in court,
:18:23. > :18:25.door staff do seem to have a good reputation among the public. But
:18:25. > :18:34.following the death of William Pleasants, the security industry
:18:34. > :18:37.could face further scrutiny. It is a difficult job. I think Eddie when
:18:37. > :18:47.OK job. Hilaire stories about them being too big for their boots, but
:18:47. > :18:49.
:18:49. > :18:53.I have never had a problem with them. -- you hear stories.
:18:53. > :18:57.Nearly 20 people who were living on the streets in Lincoln now have a
:18:57. > :19:00.roof over their head thanks to a new homelessness shelter. The Nomad
:19:00. > :19:06.Trust is working with homelessness charity Framework to run the new
:19:06. > :19:16.Pathways Centre on Beaumont Fee. It's one of several ways homeless
:19:16. > :19:19.people in the city are being helped. The festive season gest under way
:19:19. > :19:22.officially tonight as the Christmas lights are switched on in Boston,
:19:22. > :19:30.Grimsby and In Hull. And Anne Marie Tasker's on the balcony of Hull
:19:30. > :19:37.City Hall right now waiting for the big switch-on. There is quite a big
:19:37. > :19:42.crowd there. Yes, absolutely. Thousands and thousands of people
:19:43. > :19:47.are here in Queen Victoria Square, ready for they Christmas switch-on.
:19:47. > :19:57.We have had festive carols and Christmas Parade. The countdown is
:19:57. > :20:05.about to start. Joining me out the chuckle Brothers. Good evening.
:20:05. > :20:12.there. You had a rapturous welcome. How excited are you tibia?
:20:12. > :20:19.brilliant. To be in Yorkshire, it is brilliant. -- how excited are
:20:19. > :20:28.you to be here? Come and see us in the pantomime. You are delighted to
:20:28. > :20:33.be back here? Yes. It is a great place. We can see Father Christmas
:20:33. > :20:39.and the background. Have you given him your Christmas list? Yes. He
:20:39. > :20:49.said I had been a good boy, but he has been a bad boy. I said to you,
:20:49. > :20:52.
:20:52. > :20:58.to make. No presents for you, then. The lady who has the honour of
:20:58. > :21:06.switching on a light his here. She has fostered 320 children in the
:21:06. > :21:13.city. I'm excited? Yes. Any second, you get to press the plunger. How
:21:13. > :21:18.pleased I knew? It is unbelievable. Good luck. We were led to step
:21:18. > :21:25.forward. She is about to do the Duke say. -- we will let you step
:21:25. > :21:35.forward. We will hear her the countdown begins. Three, two,
:21:35. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:48.So that's 8. The Christmas shopping will start. People will be here for
:21:48. > :21:55.a few hours, enjoy a in the celebrations. Lovely. Thank you
:21:55. > :21:58.very much. The lights are on in Hull. They also going on in Boston
:21:58. > :22:01.and Grimsby as well. Some more news now.
:22:01. > :22:03.A Lincolnshire engineering company has won a 1-million-euro contract
:22:03. > :22:06.to supply wind turbine components to China. BGB engineering, which
:22:06. > :22:10.employs more than 100 people in Grantham, already supplies power
:22:10. > :22:13.conversion units to US and European turbine manufacturers.
:22:13. > :22:20.Work is to be carried out in Skegness in preparation for next
:22:20. > :22:23.year's summer season. �600,000 will be spent improving the foreshore
:22:23. > :22:27.and creating a nature and wildlife area. It's hoped it will attract
:22:27. > :22:30.more investment to the area. New Hull City boss Nick Barmby says
:22:30. > :22:35.he hasn't been tempted to tinker with the team much since taking
:22:35. > :22:45.over. Barmby, who led the Tigers to a 2-0 victory at Derby County last
:22:45. > :22:46.
:22:47. > :22:51.week, says he'll take small steps to imposing his ways. This what we
:22:51. > :23:00.have and the players, they want to learn and get better -- the squad
:23:00. > :23:03.we have. There's not a major change. If you are going to do that, you do
:23:03. > :23:06.it with baby steps. On last night's programme, we told
:23:06. > :23:09.you about a Hull grandmother who is suing the council after tripping
:23:09. > :23:13.over a pavement on the estate where she lives. Jean Stephenson broke
:23:13. > :23:16.both of her arms in the fall, and is demanding compensation from Hull
:23:16. > :23:23.City Council. The authority has defended its record after spending
:23:23. > :23:33.more than �1 million fixing pavements in the last year. Thank-
:23:33. > :24:03.
:24:03. > :24:05.you for the emails and messages. Collecting memorabilia might be a
:24:05. > :24:08.hobby for many people, but one Lincolnshire couple have turned
:24:08. > :24:18.their passion for the Second World War into their very own mobile
:24:18. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :24:23.museum. Visiting schools with two tonnes of weapons, clothing and
:24:23. > :24:31.toys, they help pupils get a hands- on understanding of life during the
:24:31. > :24:34.war. Simon Spark's been to meet them.
:24:34. > :24:42.If you had enough memorabilia to start your own museum, would you do
:24:42. > :24:49.that? Well, this couple have done. They have set up a mobile museum
:24:49. > :24:59.which tours schools. At this primary school today, the pupils
:24:59. > :25:04.
:25:04. > :25:08.are excited. This is a German egg grenade. This is 100 years old. It
:25:08. > :25:16.started when I was about the same age as their children. I started
:25:16. > :25:25.collecting bits-and-pieces. It grew and grew.. My wife and I have
:25:25. > :25:31.collected and paid for the bulk of this. It is quite a collection.
:25:31. > :25:35.children love this. It is hands-on. Most museums they go to, everything
:25:36. > :25:43.is behind glass. We come into schools, transform the hall and
:25:43. > :25:46.they get a real feeling for it. They can pick up things, try things
:25:46. > :25:56.on, they can handle genuine artifacts from the Second World War.
:25:56. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :26:05.They really love it. I got to hold a grenade which was really cool!
:26:05. > :26:09.was shocked. Some of the soldiers from World War II said the best
:26:09. > :26:13.weapon they had was their helmet. The amount of items on display have
:26:13. > :26:17.a weight of two tons and take hours to set up. But at the end of their
:26:17. > :26:25.two-day tour, they will go home for a nice cup of tea and watch some
:26:25. > :26:28.war films, apparently. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:28. > :26:31.and regional headlines. Actress Sienna Miller and author JK
:26:31. > :26:35.Rowling speak out about their treatment at the hands of the press
:26:35. > :26:39.at the Leveson inquiry. MPs debate the future of hundreds
:26:39. > :26:41.of BAE workers who are facing redundancy.
:26:41. > :26:45.And tomorrow's weather. A dry, sunny start. Turing partly cloudy,
:26:45. > :26:52.with a risk of a few showers in the afternoon. Feeling colder. Maximum
:26:52. > :26:56.temperature 10 degrees Celsius. That's 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
:26:56. > :27:06.We were talking about the possibility of drilling for oral or
:27:06. > :27:07.
:27:07. > :27:13.gas in Walkington. Response coming in -- or oil. This one saying, why
:27:13. > :27:18.are we not drilling for our own oil? We need your industry we can
:27:18. > :27:23.get. Someone else said, there is allegedly lots of coal underground,
:27:23. > :27:28.what is wrong with using it? He said, if there is all at Walkington,
:27:28. > :27:33.yes, it should be extracted and save everybody in the UK a fortune