26/01/2012

:00:05. > :00:08.Good evening, welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight: A man

:00:08. > :00:15.whose son was murdered says he'll fight to change compensation laws,

:00:15. > :00:25.after being told he won't get a penny. Why should I be punished for

:00:25. > :00:26.

:00:26. > :00:29.what he's done? I didn't ask to become a victim, but I am a victim.

:00:29. > :00:31.Preparing to protect London 2012. RAF fighters from Lincolnshire in

:00:31. > :00:40.training. A photographer gets an honorary

:00:40. > :00:48.degree for her worldwide achievements. And, before he was

:00:48. > :00:52.famous, Oscar winner Jim Broadbent in a previously unseen film.

:00:52. > :01:02.A changeable few days, the very latest weather later in the

:01:02. > :01:07.A man whose son was murdered by a drugs gang says he'll fight a

:01:07. > :01:12.ruling that he won't get a penny in compensation for his son's death.

:01:12. > :01:15.Adam Vincent was tortured and killed last year. But, because he

:01:15. > :01:21.had a drugs conviction, his father Keith has been told he can't get

:01:21. > :01:24.Criminal Injuries Compensation. But Keith Vincent says the family

:01:24. > :01:31.shouldn't be punished for crimes from Adam's past, as Anne-Marie

:01:31. > :01:35.Tasker reports. All Keith Vincent has now is

:01:35. > :01:39.memories of his son Adam. But he'd hoped he'd get criminal

:01:39. > :01:42.compensation to pay for Adam's burial. But that hope's been dashed,

:01:42. > :01:49.because his son had a criminal record. And government rules say

:01:49. > :01:55.that means he's not entitled to a penny.

:01:55. > :02:00.And why should I be punished for what they have done? I did not ask

:02:00. > :02:05.them to murder my son, I did not ask to be a victim. Dear authority

:02:05. > :02:11.will say they cannot do anything about this? I tried to teach him

:02:11. > :02:17.right from wrong but he got lost from drugs. But, the thing is, I

:02:17. > :02:21.did not ask them to kill my son. So why should I be punished? Adam

:02:21. > :02:25.Vincent was tortured and murdered by a drugs gang, a gang he dealt

:02:25. > :02:28.drugs for to pay for his own heroin addiction. Over the following three

:02:28. > :02:32.months, police found parts of his body in waterways across Northern

:02:32. > :02:35.Lincolnshire CSO. For Adam Vincent's family, and all others,

:02:35. > :02:40.there are strict rules about compensating victims of crime. The

:02:40. > :02:43.awards only compensate "a crime of violence". Their levels aren't

:02:43. > :02:48.discretionary. They're set in stone to reflect specific injuries and

:02:48. > :02:54.circumstances. And they range from �1,000 to �500,000, if you include

:02:54. > :03:02.expenses like loss of earnings. But people in the Vincents' home town

:03:02. > :03:06.of Grimsby say their case should be an exception. They are going

:03:06. > :03:12.through the same as any other family would do, particularly with

:03:12. > :03:17.that crime, if anybody is to compensation, it is them. A I think

:03:17. > :03:20.it depends on each individual and the circumstances. What he has done

:03:20. > :03:30.in his past has nothing to do with him being murdered and his family

:03:30. > :03:35.

:03:35. > :03:45.suffering. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority says: But

:03:45. > :03:48.Keith Vincent says this. Keith's appeal is being backed by his MP

:03:48. > :03:55.Austin Mitchell, who says the family may have to challenge the

:03:55. > :04:00.law itself. If I can change that the laws or other families do not

:04:00. > :04:06.have to suffer and feel, what have I done wrong, I have done nothing.

:04:06. > :04:09.The law should be changed. Joining me live from our studio in Salford

:04:09. > :04:13.is Neil Sugarman, a solicitor who specialises in compensation cases

:04:13. > :04:22.for victims of crime. Why should the government make a payment to

:04:22. > :04:27.relatives when someone is murdered? For the difficulty is these scheme

:04:27. > :04:32.is devised to compensate all sorts of victims of crime, and sadly

:04:32. > :04:37.where there is a homicide and a top ten who goes on to die, the family

:04:37. > :04:42.left behind often want to have their financial dependency look

:04:42. > :04:48.dafter, there are various expenses associated with the death. One can

:04:48. > :04:55.have the greatest of sympathy. The difficulty is the scheme has always

:04:55. > :04:58.had an in-built ability to turn people around for reasons. If the

:04:58. > :05:05.murder victim had been convicted of a drugs offence, in your view,

:05:05. > :05:10.should compensation be paid? think composition should be paid.

:05:10. > :05:16.The people affected here are the survivors, the family close to the

:05:16. > :05:22.victim who have to cope with the aftermath. Should this be paid at

:05:23. > :05:27.the full level? What chance do the family have? There is a discretion

:05:27. > :05:31.in the scheme and the ability to refuse a payment is discretionary.

:05:31. > :05:36.They laid down their own internal guidelines as to the severity of

:05:36. > :05:41.the offence which will be taken into account. It is a sensitive

:05:41. > :05:44.subject as one can see by public opinion. Some feel because this is

:05:44. > :05:53.a taxpayer-funded scheme, it is not right for people who have committed

:05:53. > :05:56.a crime to benefit. Others feel the victims left behind a not guilty

:05:56. > :05:59.and should not be penalised. In this case, a father whose son was

:05:59. > :06:08.murdered says he shouldn't be punished for the past crimes of his

:06:08. > :06:14.There may be young people left behind, dependent on the person who

:06:14. > :06:18.has died. They will suffer because of the rules of the scheme. They

:06:18. > :06:23.may have no convicted of offences themselves but they have suffered

:06:23. > :06:28.from the crimes committed by a parent. Many will think that is

:06:28. > :06:38.unfair. It is a contentious aspect of the scheme which many think will

:06:38. > :06:40.

:06:40. > :06:43.need to be changed. How much weight should be given to convictions when

:06:43. > :06:47.the authorities decide victims' compensation? Is it fair that

:06:47. > :06:57.relatives can end up with nothing? You can get in contact in the

:06:57. > :06:59.

:06:59. > :07:09.In a moment: How thousands of heroin users could get therapy to

:07:09. > :07:10.

:07:10. > :07:15.Police in Boston have started a murder investigation. A man's body

:07:15. > :07:20.was found in the river in the Wyberton West Road area of the town

:07:20. > :07:28.yesterday afternoon. Our reporter Jake Zuckerman is live at the scene.

:07:28. > :07:34.What are police saying? Gawk at the moment, details of

:07:34. > :07:38.pretty sparse. I am that the industrial estate just away from

:07:38. > :07:43.these balding road in the middle of Boston. Yesterday, police divers

:07:43. > :07:49.recovered the body of a man from this water away. A call had been

:07:49. > :07:51.made by a member of the public. Today, police confirmed they are

:07:52. > :08:00.treating the man's death as suspicious, and a murder inquiry

:08:00. > :08:05.has been launched. What do we know about the dead man? Police are not

:08:05. > :08:11.yet confirming how the man died but they believe the man is a Polish

:08:11. > :08:14.National. Efforts are under way to locate his family. At the moment,

:08:14. > :08:18.they are still trying to confirm his identity.

:08:18. > :08:21.Police searching for the killers of a teenager found murdered near

:08:21. > :08:24.Sandringham have moved their search away from the royal estate. Alisa

:08:24. > :08:29.Dmitrijeva's body was found at Anmer, on New Year's Day. Today,

:08:29. > :08:32.officers have been searching the seaside village of Snettisham. The

:08:32. > :08:39.local newspaper has produced a video in Russian appealing for help

:08:40. > :08:45.from the area's Eastern European community.

:08:46. > :08:50.She visited the beach car park during the evening of the 30th, and

:08:50. > :08:53.return there in the early hours of the morning. We understand there

:08:53. > :08:59.was a party going on involving members from the Eastern European

:08:59. > :09:06.Community, and she was present at that party. We are obviously keen,

:09:06. > :09:09.anyone in that area who may have seen her, should contact us.

:09:09. > :09:18.GCSE results in Hull are continuing to improve, according to league

:09:18. > :09:21.tables released today. However, the city is still sixth from the bottom.

:09:21. > :09:24.The Department for Education figures show that 46% of students

:09:24. > :09:27.in the city achieved five good GCSEs including English and maths

:09:27. > :09:30.last year. In Lincolnshire, the figure was 62%, well above the

:09:30. > :09:34.national average. It's hoped that thousands of long-

:09:34. > :09:38.term heroin addicts in Hull can be weaned-off drugs by giving them

:09:38. > :09:42.therapy and voluntary work. It's already worked for a hundred people,

:09:42. > :09:50.in a city with a well known drugs problem. Here's our communities

:09:50. > :09:58.David Lawson is a changed man. 18 months ago, he was a heroin addict,

:09:58. > :10:03.homeless and constantly in and out of prison. For I was actually

:10:03. > :10:07.living in a shed, with no family, no direction, no job prospects.

:10:07. > :10:10.Physically, very poorly. But the drugs intervention programme in

:10:10. > :10:16.Hull is now helping him and other ex-offending addicts, by offering

:10:16. > :10:19.them a treatment programme, including a home and voluntary work.

:10:19. > :10:28.It's this holistic approach which has got David drug free, and even

:10:28. > :10:34.weaned off methadone, the heroin substitute. I have my own flat, I

:10:34. > :10:38.pay my bills. I am in contact with all of my family which is amazing.

:10:38. > :10:40.I have a 15-year-old daughter who is back in my life. Recovering

:10:40. > :10:43.addicts take methadone under medical supervision because it

:10:44. > :10:50.reduces their withdrawal symptoms. But even this legal drug can cause

:10:50. > :10:53.serious harm, and users can become dependant. This new programme

:10:53. > :10:59.combines group therapy with a gradual methadone detox, leading

:10:59. > :11:07.eventually to complete abstinence. More than 100 users in Hull have

:11:07. > :11:12.now come off drugs using this new approach. The move is towards

:11:12. > :11:17.recovery, to help sustainable change, to be drug three, to live a

:11:17. > :11:23.normal and productive life. We look at people's family situation,

:11:23. > :11:28.housing, benefits, personal confidence and self-esteem. All the

:11:28. > :11:31.pieces of the jigsaw they need to put together. Crack and heroin use

:11:31. > :11:36.here it is double the national average but it has been calculated

:11:36. > :11:41.for every �1 spent on drug prevention, it says around �6, on

:11:41. > :11:44.the crime reduction and on the improvement in health. As well as

:11:44. > :11:47.saving taxpayers' money in the long run, these new projects are also

:11:47. > :11:51.cutting reoffending rates. And it's hoped to detox hundreds more drug

:11:52. > :11:55.addicts in the coming months. The row over the Humber Bridge debt

:11:55. > :11:58.reached the House of Commons today. Earlier this week, the government

:11:58. > :12:02.urged the four councils on the banks of the Humber, to reach

:12:02. > :12:05.agreement on the debt to pave the way for the tolls to be halved. But

:12:05. > :12:08.today, the Conservative MP for Brigg and Goole, Andrew Percy,

:12:08. > :12:18.warned motorists using the bridge not to expect a price fall anytime

:12:18. > :12:23.soon. The Chancellor provided �150

:12:23. > :12:30.million so tolls could be cut. Sadly a Labour council has rejected

:12:30. > :12:36.that offer of meaning our tolls will save -- will remain. What is

:12:36. > :12:38.happening on this matter? I will raise the issue with the Secretary

:12:38. > :12:44.of State for Transport to see whether there is any action he can

:12:44. > :12:48.Owners of a tip near the M62 in East Yorkshire have been given a

:12:48. > :12:51.deadline to reduce its height. Local councillors say the company's

:12:51. > :12:53.been given until early February to reduce its height by ten metres,

:12:53. > :13:00.after residents living near the site, close to Gilberdyke,

:13:00. > :13:06.complained about its size and the smell of the rubbish. The company's

:13:06. > :13:09.asked for a reduction of just four A company which wants to expand its

:13:09. > :13:14.centre for breeding beagles for research near Withernsea in East

:13:14. > :13:17.Yorkshire has been refused permission. The government's upheld

:13:17. > :13:20.an earlier decision by planning councillors. Earlier this month,

:13:20. > :13:30.protestors marched through the centre of Hull to show their

:13:30. > :13:35.

:13:35. > :13:38.opposition to the plans by B&K The time is 6:43pm. Still ahead

:13:38. > :13:41.tonight: Before he was famous: we meet the man who starred with Jim

:13:41. > :13:51.Broadbent four decades ago. And the performers who are hoping to get

:13:51. > :14:00.

:14:01. > :14:06.Tonight's picture is of stranded boats at Stone Creek, taken by a

:14:06. > :14:16.key for Batty. If you have a picture you are proud of, send it

:14:16. > :14:17.

:14:17. > :14:27.This is a nice text in your favour, they say there should be a statue

:14:27. > :14:33.

:14:33. > :14:39.There will be some sunshine tomorrow. One or two showers could

:14:39. > :14:44.be on the heavy side. An area of low pressure driving the cold

:14:44. > :14:48.weather across us. A band of showers later on, as for the

:14:48. > :14:53.weekend, Saturday looks straight forward with some sunshine. Sunday

:14:53. > :14:59.will see cloud increasing from the West and there is an increased risk

:14:59. > :15:04.of a patch of sleet or some patchy snow. Details remain elusive at

:15:04. > :15:08.this stage. Hopefully I can confirm that tomorrow. In the short term it

:15:08. > :15:13.is looking a bit more straightforward. Largely dry across

:15:13. > :15:18.our part of the world. A risk of one or two showers, particularly

:15:18. > :15:24.later. An emphasis on fine weather though. Temperatures will drop down

:15:24. > :15:34.to around one degree Celsius. Watch out for icy patches more especially

:15:34. > :15:36.

:15:36. > :15:42.in rural parts. The sun rises at 7:56am tomorrow, the dock starting

:15:42. > :15:46.at 8:35am. Some showers around from the word go but some bright weather

:15:46. > :15:52.none the less. The main showers will be in the afternoon, some

:15:52. > :15:58.could be heavy with hail and sleet. Mixing in for good measure. Cold

:15:58. > :16:02.and fresh south-westerly wind as well. Generally feeling quite

:16:02. > :16:08.chilly with highs in a hole and Lincoln of around six Celsius or 43

:16:08. > :16:18.Fahrenheit. Saturday the best day, Sunday maybe drive but the Sunday

:16:18. > :16:27.

:16:27. > :16:37.We wore the same show at the other night, it was so embarrassing. This

:16:37. > :16:45.

:16:45. > :16:48.e-mail asked if they were buy one Typhoon Eurofighters from RAF

:16:48. > :16:51.Coningsby in Lincolnshire will be on standby throughout the Olympics.

:16:51. > :16:53.It's six months until the opening ceremony takes place and the RAF

:16:54. > :16:56.has been training above Yorkshire today to prepare for any security

:16:56. > :16:59.threat from the skies this summer. Simon Spark reports from RAF

:16:59. > :17:02.Coningsby. A photographer who has travelled to more than 50 countries

:17:02. > :17:06.to help teach photography to women has received an honorary degree

:17:06. > :17:10.from the University of Hull. Over the last days typhoon jets from RAF

:17:10. > :17:13.Coningsby have been just one of the sort used in the exercise over the

:17:13. > :17:17.Yorkshire skies to prepare for security regarding this year's

:17:17. > :17:22.Olympics. Paul Godfrey is experienced in quick response

:17:23. > :17:27.drills, but this latest exercise is about co-ordinating with a book

:17:27. > :17:32.will there force and navy aircraft. We are practising the scenarios

:17:32. > :17:38.which could occur at a large events such as the Olympics. It is no

:17:38. > :17:44.different to the work the tie things do on a daily basis anyway.

:17:44. > :17:48.We are just integrating it with the Army and Navy. Having been

:17:48. > :17:53.responsible the Home Office and police. Behind the build up and

:17:53. > :18:03.excitement, 13 and a half 1000 military personnel are involved in

:18:03. > :18:07.

:18:07. > :18:11.a security operation with a spend The threat lies with terrorism. We

:18:11. > :18:14.have been planning the Olympics Games security on the basis of that

:18:14. > :18:21.threat being at a severe level. I believe it is right to make

:18:21. > :18:27.preparations on that basis. Today, RAF Coningsby is home to around 40

:18:27. > :18:32.typhoons. Each one can be prepared at a moment's notice if a threat to

:18:32. > :18:35.UK airspace occurs during the Olympics. Now they will use this

:18:35. > :18:45.further co-ordinated training as part of the key role to insure a

:18:45. > :18:50.

:18:50. > :18:56.A photographer who has travelled to more than 50 countries has received

:18:56. > :19:06.an honorary degree. You may not have heard of her, but her work has

:19:06. > :19:10.

:19:10. > :19:13.been published in many leading newspapers and magazines. She talks

:19:13. > :19:15.proudly of her upbringing on a Hull Council Estate. But Lee Karen

:19:15. > :19:18.Stow's photography has taken her around the world. Her most

:19:18. > :19:21.exhibited project features forty two images of women in Sierra Leone

:19:21. > :19:24.- who have a life expectancy of just forty two years old. Today,

:19:24. > :19:32.Lee Karen had an honorary doctorate bestowed on her at the University

:19:32. > :19:37.of Hull. Her work has been used by Amnesty International. I was very

:19:37. > :19:44.curious, I did not know anything about the country, the City or the

:19:44. > :19:51.people on the ground. Today she had an honorary doctorate bestowed on

:19:51. > :19:59.her at the University of Hull. was told if it was not documented

:19:59. > :20:06.then in the eyes of the world it is senseless. Her roots may be firmly

:20:06. > :20:09.in Hull, but it is her work abroad which has won acclaim. Her work has

:20:09. > :20:14.been used by Amnesty International, as well as taking the photographs

:20:14. > :20:21.she has spent time passing on skills to them. I travelled mostly

:20:21. > :20:25.alone. It has been dangerous and insecure. Receiving this report

:20:25. > :20:28.recognises the hard work I have put in and the work I have done.

:20:28. > :20:33.Working freelance for many newspapers, she never knows where

:20:33. > :20:43.she will be signed to next, but she hopes she will always return to her

:20:43. > :20:44.

:20:44. > :20:47.home town. Also on the list of honour was yachtsman Sir Robin

:20:47. > :20:50.Knox-Johnston, he was the first man to make a solo trip around the

:20:50. > :20:57.world in 1969. Rugby league legend Johnny Whitely joined him in

:20:57. > :21:01.receiving an honorary degree from Hull University this week. Thanks

:21:01. > :21:03.for your response to the story that the Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Trust

:21:04. > :21:06.has defended a decision to send three of its managers including

:21:07. > :21:15.chief executive Phil Morley to the United States for a three day

:21:15. > :21:21.The event, on improving corporate culture and leadership took place

:21:21. > :21:24.last week at this hotel in Florida. Michael got in touch to say,' If

:21:24. > :21:27.they were serious about their jobs then they would understand that

:21:27. > :21:30.there is technology like video conferencing. There is no need to

:21:30. > :21:34.leave the desk at all.' David in Lincoln says, 'It seems to

:21:34. > :21:36.me the health authority has it right. The people who use the NHS

:21:36. > :21:39.want the best service from the best trained staff.'

:21:39. > :21:42.Daniel asks, "How dare councils send anyone to Florida at tax

:21:42. > :21:45.payers' expense? It is shocking considering the way they are

:21:45. > :21:52.cutting our essential services.' He's the Lincolnshire actor who's

:21:52. > :21:54.been in Bridget Jones, Harry Potter and now the Iron Lady. But now a

:21:54. > :22:01.film has resurfaced from four decades ago showing a Jim Broadbent

:22:01. > :22:04.before he was famous. The 18 minute film was all shot in Lincolnshire

:22:04. > :22:14.and also features a former Lincolnshire farm worker who Phil

:22:14. > :22:18.

:22:19. > :22:23.Connell has been to meet. They were filming from off the road. This is

:22:23. > :22:29.the last thing Bill Franklyn had expected, a film about farming in

:22:29. > :22:34.the Lincolnshire has stirred golden memories. He features in several

:22:34. > :22:43.scenes, and alongside him is an unknown kid -- Jim Broadbent. 26

:22:43. > :22:49.years old and given just a few lines to deliver. Well, I thought

:22:49. > :22:58.he was one of the workers to tell you the truth. He was just dressed

:22:58. > :23:04.like one. Nothing special about him but a great fellow. His first

:23:04. > :23:09.official film was in 1978, but this was filmed two years earlier. Up

:23:09. > :23:14.till now it has only been seen by a handful of people. Since then Jim

:23:14. > :23:18.Broadbent has become an A-list Hollywood actor, but is current

:23:18. > :23:24.film sees him play Denis Thatcher. It is his performance in

:23:24. > :23:28.Lincolnshire which has now got people talking. In provides a piece

:23:28. > :23:33.in the jigsaw where you find out about someone's career. Starting

:23:33. > :23:38.off predominantly on stage, now we can actually see him in an early

:23:38. > :23:47.part of his career in a film. all his early co-starred there has

:23:47. > :23:54.been recent fame and recognition to. He thought I was famous. He asked

:23:54. > :23:59.for my autograph. I signed for him. For 36 years since their

:23:59. > :24:07.extraordinary meeting, a staff from his -- a card from his famous co-

:24:07. > :24:14.star arrived on his birthday. A co- star from a time when Oscar's

:24:14. > :24:18.ambassadors were still just dreams. A great story. Some of the stars of

:24:18. > :24:20.Radio 1 and talent from this area are about to take to the air for

:24:20. > :24:24.four nights of special programmes being broadcast from Hull. The

:24:24. > :24:34.first event is about to start at the Adelphi club in the city and

:24:34. > :24:37.

:24:37. > :24:45.Leanne Brown has been to meet one of the acts. I make the music using

:24:45. > :24:52.compete -- computers, lots of time spent over a computer. He has got a

:24:52. > :24:56.big day, -- coming up on BBC Radio 1. An amazing opportunity, I want

:24:56. > :25:04.to put Hull on the map and be a part of it and do my best. Try not

:25:04. > :25:09.to get too worried. Just do what I do. The same low, Nick Grimshaw and

:25:09. > :25:16.others will be broadcasting live from across the city. Starting

:25:16. > :25:23.right here. 20th January 12 has been all about new music, this is

:25:23. > :25:29.our grand finale, but there is a long history of music. For local

:25:29. > :25:37.people. Giving great opportunities for an international line-up. All

:25:37. > :25:45.of the events are free. In it is thanks to a BBC programme focused

:25:45. > :25:49.on Humberside that some bans have been put forward. The weekend in it

:25:49. > :25:57.airplay, a live session. We can then recommend it goes to a

:25:57. > :26:06.festival. They will follow in the footsteps of bands like pop, Oasis

:26:06. > :26:13.and Franz Ferdinand to have all played here. -- pop. Radio 1 is a

:26:13. > :26:19.worldwide thing, for Hall to get this is brilliant. Who knows, next

:26:19. > :26:23.time we could see this lot playing a much bigger stage. And you can

:26:23. > :26:26.hear Radio 1 Live in Hull for the next four evenings. And videos of

:26:26. > :26:29.some of the events will be streamed live on bbc.co.uk/radio1 BBC Radio

:26:29. > :26:31.1 Live in Hull 97-99 FM bbc.co.uk/radio1.

:26:31. > :26:34.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines. A

:26:34. > :26:36."sickening" catalogue of abuse by a teacher, a new report blames the

:26:36. > :26:39.school for failing to act on warnings.

:26:39. > :26:42.A man whose son was murdered says he'll fight to change compensation

:26:42. > :26:44.laws, after being told he won't get a penny.

:26:45. > :26:54.Tomorrow's weather: Sunny intervals and scattered, wintry showers. Top

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:26:56. > :27:01.temperature 6 degrees Celsius, that's 43 Fahrenheit. Lots of

:27:01. > :27:06.response on the compensation story. 1 St "I can see the point when

:27:06. > :27:10.thumb I left behind, but I don't see when it should be for parents

:27:10. > :27:14.with financial responsibility." it will not bring them back. Sarah

:27:15. > :27:20.says, "he should not get compensation as Adam broke the law.

:27:20. > :27:24.It was wrong to murder him but the money will not bring him back." and

:27:24. > :27:31.other says, "why should they pay the family whose son was involved

:27:31. > :27:35.in criminality." another says, "My Brother George was murdered in 1995