:00:04. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight:
:00:07. > :00:17.Three decades after being given infected blood, a man from Hull
:00:17. > :00:19.
:00:19. > :00:23.fights for his day in court. Sadly many people have gone on to
:00:23. > :00:27.infect their partners. That is unforgivable. It is nothing short
:00:27. > :00:29.of manslaughter. Claims that youth unemployment could be reduced as
:00:29. > :00:32.the Government encourages businesses to take on apprentices.
:00:32. > :00:34.Homeless shelters turn people away due to an unprecedented demand for
:00:34. > :00:40.emergency accommodation. In the last few months there's been
:00:40. > :00:48.around about a 40% rise in street homelessness.
:00:48. > :00:54.And the new 75-mile walking route through the Lincolnshire Wolds.
:00:54. > :01:04.More wintry weather on the way. There could be snow by tomorrow at
:01:04. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:10.Good evening. It was a routine dental operation almost thirty
:01:10. > :01:15.years ago, but it's left one Hull man fighting for a Government
:01:15. > :01:20.apology and more compensation. Glenn Wilkinson was one of 4,000
:01:20. > :01:23.people given contaminated blood by the NHS during the 1970s and 80s.
:01:23. > :01:27.The blood had been donated by American inmates, and had been
:01:27. > :01:30.bought by the NHS because it was cheap. It left Mr Wilkinson, now 47,
:01:30. > :01:33.with hepatitis C. Today, he's launched a national campaign to
:01:33. > :01:43.highlight the issue, and is calling for a full judicial review. He's
:01:43. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:52.been telling Look North his story. It has quite literally devastated
:01:52. > :01:59.my life, everything from employment to how I actor around my family.
:01:59. > :02:04.Glenn Wilkinson has lived with Hepatitis C since his teens. He was
:02:04. > :02:09.given at contaminated clotting agency during an operation. In the
:02:09. > :02:19.1970s and Eighties thousands of people, mainly haemophiliacs, were
:02:19. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:28.given tainted blood. 2000 have died as a result. Hoddle the authorities
:02:28. > :02:31.new people were carrying viruses -- although, they did not inform them.
:02:31. > :02:35.Consequently and very sadly many people have gone on to infect their
:02:35. > :02:41.partners. That is unforgivable. That is nothing short of
:02:41. > :02:47.manslaughter. The blood had come from the United States, from prison
:02:47. > :02:55.inmates, so-called skid Road dollars. In 2009, an independent
:02:55. > :02:59.public inquiry found that UK authorities were slow to react.
:02:59. > :03:03.patients took that product in good faith. It was given to them by the
:03:03. > :03:10.Government through the NHS. They did not expected to be infected.
:03:10. > :03:15.Somebody has to take some level of responsibility. Patients infected
:03:15. > :03:20.are entitled to �20,000 when their first entitled -- develop Hepatitis
:03:20. > :03:26.C. Her second claim of �50,000 is made when that person develops
:03:26. > :03:32.liver disease. They are also eligible for an annual payment of
:03:32. > :03:38.�13,200. My constituent has produced evidence... This afternoon
:03:38. > :03:44.in Westminster, Hull MP Diana Johnson has been debating whether
:03:44. > :03:49.the payment is fair. Criteria is fraught with difficulties for many
:03:49. > :03:54.individuals. As I understand it, only around 20% of those people
:03:54. > :04:00.with Hepatitis C are eligible for assistance under the second stage
:04:00. > :04:04.payment. That needs to be looked at. Campaigners seeking a full judicial
:04:04. > :04:08.review hoped today's debate will highlight their plight, and secure
:04:08. > :04:13.the apology they have been waiting for.
:04:13. > :04:21.If you have his view on this story or experience of it yourself, you
:04:21. > :04:26.can get in touch. Coming up, Council leaders meet to finally
:04:26. > :04:30.agree a plan to share the Humber Bridge debt.
:04:30. > :04:35.The Prime Minister has said the Government will act to help workers
:04:35. > :04:42.that face losing their jobs at a Grimsby food factory. He was
:04:42. > :04:48.responding to a question about the future of 337 staff at Kerry Foods,
:04:48. > :04:52.during Prime Minister's Question Time and in the Commons.
:04:52. > :04:56.possibility is the extension of the recently announced enterprise zone.
:04:56. > :05:02.Can the Prime Minister give some comfort to my constituents by
:05:02. > :05:07.sympathetically looking at that proposal? He is great -- quite
:05:07. > :05:11.right to speak up for his constituents. I am very happy to
:05:11. > :05:14.look at the idea of expanding the enterprise zone and see what else
:05:15. > :05:19.we can do to help his constituents. North Lincolnshire Council is
:05:19. > :05:23.promising to do all it can to support staff losing their jobs at
:05:23. > :05:27.a mortgage centre in Scunthorpe. More than 200 workers will be made
:05:27. > :05:32.redundant following a decision by the Lloyds Banking Group to close
:05:32. > :05:38.this offers as part of nationwide cuts. We have the new enterprise
:05:38. > :05:45.zones on the Humber bank. That may be in many years, but initially we
:05:45. > :05:50.are trying to look locally in Scunthorpe. Some firms are looking
:05:51. > :05:57.to expand. 200 people is a lot of people T try to find work for. But
:05:57. > :06:02.we will really try. A minister has ruled out making our area a special
:06:02. > :06:06.case when it comes to financial help from the Government. Skills
:06:06. > :06:10.Minister John Hayes has promised a big increase in the number of
:06:11. > :06:19.apprenticeship places in areas of high youth unemployment, such as
:06:19. > :06:24.Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe. With hundreds of workers facing
:06:24. > :06:30.redundancy, these are uncertain times for anybody entering northern
:06:30. > :06:34.Lincolnshire's jobs market. Often it seems there is little hope to
:06:34. > :06:39.school leavers. But these teenagers in Grimsby are finding out about
:06:39. > :06:44.the latest apprenticeship opportunities with local companies.
:06:44. > :06:49.18 year-old Hannah has been recruited by a solar panel from.
:06:49. > :06:55.knew I did not want to go from -- to university. A lot of people do
:06:55. > :07:00.not get jobs after getting degrees. I wanted to get an apprenticeship
:07:00. > :07:04.early because Tom -- you're working and learning at the same time.
:07:04. > :07:10.will be looking to recruit more people. With these more -- new
:07:10. > :07:14.candidates we will be able to push the business forward. When they
:07:14. > :07:20.take on a new apprentice, businesses can claim an incentive
:07:20. > :07:27.of up to �2,500. Apprentices receive a minimum weekly wage of 97
:07:27. > :07:30.pounds 50, almost double the �53 a week they received -- they would
:07:30. > :07:34.receive in jobseeker's allowance. The Government claims that for
:07:34. > :07:39.every pound of their investment into apprenticeships, �18 is
:07:39. > :07:42.delivered into the wider economy. How many apprentices will find
:07:42. > :07:47.genuine long-term jobs? Apprenticeships are definitely the
:07:48. > :07:52.way forward. It gives the young person an opportunity to develop a
:07:52. > :07:55.career, and the employers the opportunity to employ somebody who
:07:55. > :08:01.wants to stay the course, who will develop their career through the
:08:01. > :08:07.employer. A recent report suggested that one in four young people in
:08:07. > :08:10.Grimsby were not in employment, education or training. The hope is
:08:10. > :08:15.that more will find themselves hired rather than fired in years to
:08:15. > :08:20.come. The I have been speaking to the
:08:20. > :08:24.Skills Minister and Lincolnshire MP, John Hayes, who represents South
:08:24. > :08:31.Holland and the Deepings. I asked him with one in four people in
:08:31. > :08:36.Grimsby being out of work, can these apprenticeships address the
:08:36. > :08:43.scale of the problem? In the last year, in Grimsby alone, the number
:08:43. > :08:48.of apprenticeships has grown from 482730. That is a 52% increase. The
:08:48. > :08:52.biggest increase we have seen. It is not the entire solution. We need
:08:52. > :08:57.to grow the economy. We need to give people more opportunities by
:08:57. > :09:03.growing their skills, too. We have seen jobs go at Kerry Foods in
:09:03. > :09:07.Grimsby. Some people may say, what is the point? Kerry Foods said that
:09:07. > :09:11.is due to competitive pressures. We know things are tough for
:09:11. > :09:16.businesses. That is why we want to help businesses to get the right
:09:16. > :09:19.people to do the jobs. Kerry Foods are a very large company. In other
:09:19. > :09:24.parts of that company they are continuing to grow their
:09:24. > :09:32.apprenticeship numbers. It is not all bad news. In Grimsby we are
:09:32. > :09:36.growing apprenticeships. We want to spread opportunity. The average
:09:37. > :09:40.starting salary for a graduate is thought to be �25,000. We young
:09:40. > :09:45.people really give up that opportunity for less than one run
:09:45. > :09:50.the pounds a week with no guarantee of a job at the end of that?
:09:50. > :09:55.average apprenticeship wage is around �93 per week. We
:09:55. > :09:59.commissioned independent research which showed that somebody with a
:09:59. > :10:05.level three apprenticeship would typically earn �100,000 more, that
:10:05. > :10:10.is the same as a degree. What are the guarantees of a job at the end
:10:10. > :10:14.of that? The vast majority Hend up working for the firm they trained
:10:14. > :10:21.in. We certainly know there is a greater chance of getting a job if
:10:21. > :10:26.you have got the right skills. Gaining an apprenticeship, which
:10:26. > :10:30.you have forever, of course, that travels with you, that's Gill,
:10:30. > :10:36.maximises your chances of getting a job, keeping a job, progressing in
:10:36. > :10:41.a job. In this area we rely so much on the public sector. Do you think
:10:41. > :10:46.we need to be made a special case? I wouldn't describe Lincolnshire as
:10:46. > :10:50.a special case. I would describe it as a special place. The people of
:10:50. > :10:55.Lincolnshire have been resolved, the Endeavour, the energy, skills
:10:55. > :11:02.and enthusiasm to do their best, to be their best. Government can help
:11:02. > :11:06.and we will. When we need to stand back, we will also do that.
:11:06. > :11:13.Lincolnshire, top county, now, always has been, always will be.
:11:13. > :11:23.John Hayes, the Skills Minister. Maybe you have got thoughts on this
:11:23. > :11:41.
:11:41. > :11:45.Police in Scunthorpe unreleased two images of a man they want to talk
:11:45. > :11:50.to in connection with a series of from robberies in the town. The
:11:50. > :11:55.images were captured at Coral bookmakers on Monday. All the
:11:55. > :11:59.bookies have also been targeted. The latest robbery was today at a
:11:59. > :12:08.jeweller's. Officers are looking at a possible connection. Firefighters
:12:08. > :12:12.spent much of this morning bringing factory near Pocklington on the
:12:12. > :12:17.control. 45 firefighters and eight engines were at the site. An
:12:17. > :12:21.investigation is underway. Tributes have been paid to Florence Green,
:12:21. > :12:27.the last surviving veteran of the First World War, who has died at
:12:27. > :12:32.the age of one at No 10. She died at at care home in King's Lynn. She
:12:32. > :12:38.served as a waitress in the Women's Royal Air Force and Mana Moray F
:12:38. > :12:44.days. Of course, huge sadness on the personal side. Her family must
:12:44. > :12:50.be, even at her advanced stage, it is still awful to lose a mother, a
:12:50. > :12:53.grandmother, a great grandmother and a great, great grandmother. I
:12:53. > :13:03.think more widely it is a very significant given that she is the
:13:03. > :13:04.
:13:04. > :13:08.last survivor of the First World With subsea a roast temperatures, -
:13:08. > :13:12.- with sub-zero temperatures, homeless shelters have had to turn
:13:12. > :13:17.people away because of the unprecedented demand for emergency
:13:17. > :13:23.accommodation. The Salvation Army estimate there has been a 40 % rise
:13:23. > :13:26.in the number of homeless people nationally. At Lincoln's who was
:13:26. > :13:31.shelter, they have had to put up extra beds to cope with the
:13:31. > :13:35.increase in demand. In Hull, there are more than 60 beds now available
:13:35. > :13:42.after a new shorter was built. Organisers say the rise in numbers
:13:42. > :13:48.means they are still some people they cannot accommodate.
:13:48. > :13:53.I a hot meal on a cold day. The Salvation Army opens up his kitchen
:13:53. > :13:59.to the home was three times a week. A year ago they were serving up to
:13:59. > :14:04.18 people. Today, they fared 51. Many here call it a lifeline.
:14:04. > :14:09.was not open, all these hungry mouths, where will they go? They
:14:09. > :14:14.will go no were, they will go days without food. It is not just about
:14:14. > :14:21.the food. It is a place to shelter, something people say is getting
:14:21. > :14:25.harder to find. You have got to know where to go. They will be
:14:25. > :14:29.wondering what they are due have got. Where can you go? They are for
:14:29. > :14:36.poor and they are turning people away. People go to garden shed,
:14:36. > :14:41.allotments, under bridges. This is not unique to hole. At this place
:14:41. > :14:47.in Lincoln, they have faced turning people away. -- this is not unique
:14:47. > :14:53.to Hull. We will give people sleeping bags, blankets, hot drinks,
:14:53. > :14:58.super. We sometimes send them in the direction of St Mary's, but
:14:58. > :15:02.they are having the problems we are. What causes homelessness fairies.
:15:02. > :15:06.Drugs, alcohol, relationship breakdowns often figure. Some
:15:06. > :15:11.people I spoke to Today became homeless within the last year and
:15:11. > :15:16.directly blamed changes in their benefits. Shelter's say they have
:15:16. > :15:20.anecdotal evidence that economic hardship is playing a role. We have
:15:20. > :15:27.people who have had executive post -- executive positions then find
:15:27. > :15:32.themselves on the scrapheap. They find themselves in a situation they
:15:32. > :15:41.would never have dreamt they would find themselves in. Currently,
:15:41. > :15:46.demand for help is outstripping supply.
:15:46. > :15:51.Thank you for watching tonight. Still ahead: How one woman's
:15:51. > :15:57.determination ended in a new 75 mile walking route through
:15:57. > :16:00.Lincolnshire. That's taking it too far! And the
:16:00. > :16:10.retirement party for one of Humberside Police's longest serving
:16:10. > :16:14.
:16:14. > :16:24.Tonight's photograph is of a cargo ship on the River Humber. Thank you
:16:24. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:38.for that. Good evening. I have one from the driver of a bus saying, I
:16:38. > :16:39.
:16:39. > :16:44.would love to see Paul driving a bus at!
:16:44. > :16:49.You could come along with me! We have got another Met Office
:16:49. > :16:59.barely warning in place. Last night, it got down to minus man at
:16:59. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:10.Scampton. -- minus nine. There could be problems with the commute
:17:10. > :17:15.tomorrow evening. There is a risk of snow later. A warm front trying
:17:15. > :17:19.to get mild air in from the West. It will fail and get pushed back by
:17:19. > :17:27.the Continental air which is currently across. There has been a
:17:27. > :17:32.lot of cloud today. Temperatures have really struggled. It is cold,
:17:32. > :17:37.and pretty cloudy as well. It does not look as though it will be as
:17:37. > :17:47.cold as last night. It will be frosty, with temperatures down to
:17:47. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :17:58.minus four. That is 25 Fahrenheit. Those are your high-water times. A
:17:58. > :18:06.quiet start to Thursday. Gradually, we have that a weather front which
:18:06. > :18:12.will erratically spreading. There is a snow risk at first. I am most
:18:12. > :18:22.concerned about East Yorkshire, perhaps into North Lincolnshire fog
:18:22. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:34.at teatime commute yesterday. -- for that teatime commute. That's
:18:34. > :18:38.A meeting about the Humber Bridge tolls will start in Grimsby shortly.
:18:38. > :18:43.The council is meeting to agree a plan to share the remaining bridge
:18:43. > :18:49.debt. If the plan is approved, it should mean plans to reduce the
:18:49. > :18:55.Bridge tolls can start moving ahead. Leanne Brown is in Grimsby. What
:18:55. > :19:01.are we expecting to happen in this meeting?
:19:01. > :19:05.We are expecting the deal to halve the tolls on the Humber Bridge to
:19:05. > :19:09.finally be rubber-stamped. It follows months of uncertainty. You
:19:09. > :19:15.may remember it was in November when the Chancellor announced he
:19:15. > :19:22.would take on half of the Humber Bridge's debt. That was under the
:19:22. > :19:25.condition that all four councils to con the remainder of the debt. They
:19:25. > :19:35.include North East Lincolnshire Council, East Riding Council and
:19:35. > :19:41.home -- and Hull City Council. The plan was for a 25 % split share --
:19:41. > :19:49.a 25 % split between the four. The leader of the council here, Chris
:19:49. > :19:52.Shaw, did not accept this. On Friday, there was a breakthrough.
:19:52. > :20:00.Councillor Chris Short changed his mind and said he would go forward
:20:00. > :20:04.with the split. That means a deal can go through now. He said that
:20:04. > :20:07.had to be under the understanding that it was with the utmost
:20:07. > :20:11.priority that it was look at that Humber Bridge tolls are scrapped
:20:11. > :20:17.for those travelling to hospital. Thank you very much. We will let
:20:17. > :20:20.you know the outcome of that meeting in our late bulletin. Thank
:20:20. > :20:25.you to everyone who got in touch about a woman who was spared jail
:20:25. > :20:29.after getting drunk with her 11- year-old son. The woman has been
:20:29. > :20:32.given a 12 month community and supervision order. A barrister is
:20:32. > :20:38.calling for a debate on whether to sterilise those parents who will
:20:39. > :20:48.not get help to overcome their addictions. Lots of strong views on
:20:49. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :21:16.A new 75 mile trial for cyclists and ramblers and horse riders is
:21:16. > :21:21.opening in Lincolnshire. The Linsey Trail has come about after four
:21:21. > :21:28.years of hard work by a woman from Market Rasen. Sheila Brookes will
:21:29. > :21:32.see her dream become a reality. Lindsay Smith has more.
:21:32. > :21:40.Picturesque pathways, tranquil Fords and an abundance of peace and
:21:40. > :21:44.quiet. The Linsey Trail is his 75 miles circular route. It is the
:21:44. > :21:50.work of Sheila Brookes, a keen rider of pony driven carriages. She
:21:50. > :21:57.spent months searching for pathways wide enough to take care carriages.
:21:57. > :22:03.We pored over a lot of maps. We went to see if the roots would go.
:22:03. > :22:09.Sometimes, it didn't. On one occasion, I was leaning out so far
:22:09. > :22:14.to keep a carriage uprights that I said, if we did it again I wanted a
:22:14. > :22:23.trapezium on the back! The trail starts at Willingham Woods near
:22:23. > :22:27.Market Rasen. It takes in Louth, Horncastle and rugby. -- Wragby.
:22:27. > :22:35.There are not many trails of this kind around. It is hoped the Linsey
:22:35. > :22:39.Trail will attract tourists. We are aware that Moffatt have a carriage
:22:39. > :22:49.driven rude. Lincolnshire is leading the way a little bit in the
:22:49. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :22:57.East Midlands. -- we are aware that Northorpe have a carriage driving
:22:57. > :23:07.routes. Chris Kerr runs a hotel on the route and says it can only be
:23:07. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:14.good for business. People will get benefit from it. Anybody supplying
:23:14. > :23:20.food on the routes, whether it is bistros or coffee houses.
:23:20. > :23:25.Linsey Trail may have been inspired by Sheila's ponies, but it can also
:23:25. > :23:33.be enjoyed by ramblers, cyclists and horse-riders. It is all set for
:23:33. > :23:36.a grand opening in April. Grimsby Town are through to the
:23:36. > :23:43.quarter-finals of the FA Johnstone's Paint Trophy after a 2-
:23:43. > :23:47.1 win last night. The Mariners 1 against Bath City after goals from
:23:47. > :23:52.Anthony Elding and Rob Duffy. The owner of Hull City has revealed
:23:52. > :23:59.that he considered pulling out of the deal to buy the club. Speaking
:23:59. > :24:02.to me earlier on the radio, Dr Assem Allam explained as his
:24:02. > :24:10.accountants went through the finances, they uncovered tens of
:24:10. > :24:20.millions of pounds worth of debt. Everybody I talked to, they said,
:24:20. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:28.no, thank you. It was football on nothing. I had to continue.
:24:28. > :24:34.talks about many other things, including the offside rule. You can
:24:34. > :24:39.hear the interview by going to our website.
:24:39. > :24:44.An unusual retirement party was held this morning for one of
:24:44. > :24:47.Humberside Police's longest serving staff members. This man, Ross! He
:24:47. > :24:52.has been involved in everything from missing person searches to
:24:52. > :24:57.monitoring football matches. Crispin Rolfe met him.
:24:57. > :25:03.He likes to put on a brave face, but don't believe a word of it.
:25:03. > :25:08.Ross is really a pussycat. This Humberside Police horse has been
:25:08. > :25:13.chomping and criminals for over 15 years. But now it's spur hanging up
:25:13. > :25:17.time. He is the bravest horse I have ever known. There is nothing
:25:17. > :25:23.he will not go into. He does not like donkeys! When not having his
:25:23. > :25:29.reputation ruined, Ross has led the thin blue line on night out in
:25:29. > :25:39.Beverley and Hull. He has kept crowds under control and dealt with
:25:39. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:53.protests across the area. It is quite intimidating going to protest.
:25:53. > :25:57.Ross broke down so many barriers. He has also had to create them, at
:25:57. > :26:06.grounds like Glanford Park. Mounted divisions are under threat. Some
:26:06. > :26:16.forces have got rid of them mounted divisions. They do still have a big
:26:16. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:24.part to play in modern policing. Fortunately, Ross's writing days
:26:24. > :26:29.and now over. Having served his time, he is retiring to the Horses
:26:29. > :26:34.Trust in Buckinghamshire. I suspect he may miss all the attention.
:26:34. > :26:39.A reminder of the headlines. A victory for football manager
:26:39. > :26:42.Harry Redknapp, cleared of charges that he tried to hide nearly
:26:42. > :26:47.�200,000 from the taxman. Three decades after being given
:26:47. > :26:57.infected blood, a man from Hull calls for an inquiry into why the
:26:57. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:06.government allowed it. Talking about apprenticeships, this
:27:06. > :27:14.from J. Where did he get the �193 a week? I am doing an apprenticeship
:27:14. > :27:17.which pays me �150 a week. �50 of that goes on petrol. Jenny says,
:27:17. > :27:21.apprenticeships provides struggling local businesses with the means of
:27:21. > :27:27.cheap labour for three years. There is still a massive lack of real
:27:27. > :27:32.jobs available. Katie says, I am on an apprenticeship. I enjoy working