:00:15. > :00:21.Good evening to you. The headlines: A dry run through Lincolnshire. Dry
:00:21. > :00:28.plans for the Torch Relay are put to the test. We were getting
:00:28. > :00:36.prepared as a test. We could not get through, we did not expect this
:00:36. > :00:42.many people. It is crazy. insurance could cost teenagers a
:00:42. > :00:49.job. To put someone under 21 years of age insurance went up to over
:00:49. > :00:53.�5,000. The motorists who are powerless to beat the price of fuel.
:00:54. > :01:03.Heavy downpours, but some sunshine around. The weekend forecast then
:01:04. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:12.Good evening. It is expected to attract thousands of people and is
:01:12. > :01:17.being billed as one of the biggest events of 2012. The Olympic Torch
:01:17. > :01:24.relay will not arrive in our area until June. Hundreds have taken
:01:24. > :01:30.part in a dry run for an 80-mile section. It was designed to put
:01:30. > :01:35.logistics to the test. An hour ago, the full rehearsal arrived in
:01:35. > :01:39.Stamford. What happened? Well, there has been
:01:39. > :01:43.a buzz of excitement here in Stamford for the whole of the day.
:01:43. > :01:47.People began lining this route more than two hours before the torch
:01:47. > :01:51.even arrived. Many people told me they felt this was their chance to
:01:51. > :01:56.get involved with the Olympics and be a part of it. Many told me they
:01:56. > :02:00.felt honoured that their town had been chosen out of everywhere in
:02:00. > :02:04.the country for this rehearsal. Hundreds of people lined the
:02:04. > :02:09.streets to welcome the Olympic Torch to Stamford.
:02:09. > :02:13.Arriving in Lincolnshire for the very first time today, young and
:02:13. > :02:20.old were determined to catch a glimpse. For the lucky few, they
:02:20. > :02:25.got a chance to hold it too. It is very exciting. I thought it would
:02:25. > :02:31.never happen in my life. What was it like to hold it in your hand?
:02:31. > :02:37.Cool! Special. A special moment. Setting off at dawn in Leicester,
:02:37. > :02:44.the torch began its 80-mile journey across the East Midlands. It left
:02:44. > :02:51.under the power of steam. Next stop Loughborough and meltonmo bury. It
:02:51. > :02:56.caught a boat over Rutland Water. This is a rigorous test. It will
:02:56. > :03:02.allow us to do what we have done in all our testing, which is to go
:03:02. > :03:06.away, look at things we may need to refine. That illusive chase for
:03:06. > :03:11.perfection. The torch will light up East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
:03:11. > :03:17.when it goes through Bridlington on June 18th. It will pass through
:03:17. > :03:22.dozens of communities, including Hull, Mablethorpe, Skegness and
:03:22. > :03:30.King's Lynn before it leaves for Norwich. While here it will be
:03:30. > :03:33.abseiled down the Grimsby Dock Tower and take a trip on the
:03:33. > :03:39.Cleethorpes Light Railway. People hope it will bring benefits for the
:03:39. > :03:43.town. We hope it will put it on the worldwide map and encourage tourism.
:03:44. > :03:48.It is the oldest stone town in the country. The festivities will be
:03:48. > :03:55.immense. If this reception is anything to go by, when the torch
:03:56. > :04:01.returns in July, organisers are expecting 10,000 people to be here.
:04:01. > :04:06.Sarah, what is happening with the torch now then? Well, Peter, in the
:04:06. > :04:13.last few moments the torch and the convoy of vehicles have all arrived
:04:13. > :04:19.in the grounds of Burley House, which will play a big part in the
:04:19. > :04:23.relay on July 3rd before it stops off in Peterborough. This was just
:04:23. > :04:26.a dress rehearsal today. The torch will arrive in our area for real in
:04:26. > :04:30.just over a month. Now, if the crowds from today are
:04:30. > :04:33.anything to go by, it's going to be a huge, huge event for the whole
:04:33. > :04:38.country. It certainly is. Thank you very
:04:38. > :04:44.much indeed. Now, in a moment on tonight's programme, from the torch
:04:44. > :04:48.to the sport - the 2012 hopefuls aiming for gold.
:04:48. > :04:52.Hull businesses are calling on the Government to step in to help
:04:52. > :04:56.address the issue of insurance costs for young drivers sms they
:04:56. > :05:01.say that the charge -- drivers. They say that in some cases
:05:01. > :05:06.teenagers are missing out on jobs because employers cannot afford
:05:06. > :05:09.into sure them. Insurers say the number of young drivers involved in
:05:09. > :05:14.accidents is disproportionately high. They are learning how to
:05:14. > :05:21.maintain and repair a car, but many cannot afford the cost to insure
:05:21. > :05:25.one. The majority of these male students at Lindsey college are 17-
:05:25. > :05:32.19 years old. The costliest age bracket.
:05:32. > :05:39.This 19 year old earns a car worth �1,000. He pays �3,000 to insure it.
:05:39. > :05:44.He has opted an education rather than an apprenticeship.
:05:44. > :05:50.apprenticeship is the best way, but on that wage you cannot afford
:05:50. > :05:55.insurance. I would prefer to stay at college, work part-time and earn
:05:55. > :06:00.some money. The insurance costs are hitting employers too. This man
:06:00. > :06:05.cannot allow drivers younger than 19 to drive work vans as insurers
:06:05. > :06:11.refuse the risk. It is unfair that the insurance companies tar
:06:11. > :06:15.everyone with the same brush. There are many 17-19 year olds looking
:06:15. > :06:18.for work. They are not all mad- heads. They want to drive in an
:06:18. > :06:23.every day working environment. That is very difficult. The Federation
:06:23. > :06:26.of Small Businesses say they have seen an overwhelming response to
:06:26. > :06:30.the problem of high insurance costs and believe it is causing young
:06:30. > :06:34.people to miss out. They are missing out on the apprenticeship,
:06:34. > :06:38.on the experience to move forward. The Federation of Small Businesses
:06:38. > :06:42.would like to see the Government step in, in conjunction with
:06:42. > :06:46.insurance companies to enable young people to drive at a reasonable
:06:46. > :06:51.rate of insurance. But the Association of British Insurers
:06:51. > :06:54.maintains that the number of young people involved in accidents is
:06:54. > :06:58.disproportionately high. Unless there is other involvement, the
:06:58. > :07:05.stealmate will continue and young people like this will keep paying
:07:05. > :07:10.the price. It's not just insurance costs - fuel prices have today
:07:10. > :07:15.reached a record high, leading to calls for more people to turn to
:07:15. > :07:20.electric cars. Currently there are just five charge points in the
:07:20. > :07:24.whole of Lincolnshire. Cars need charging at least every
:07:24. > :07:30.100 miles. You could not drive from Bridlington to Bourne without
:07:30. > :07:34.stopping. It's a worrying kiss of deja vu.
:07:34. > :07:39.Fuel prices are at record highs and fears of another bout of panic
:07:39. > :07:46.buying due to the continuing threat of tanker drivers striking. For
:07:46. > :07:50.some, electric cars, like this, which do not rely on petrol are a
:07:50. > :07:53.liberating alternative. Electric cars are the future. We are
:07:53. > :07:57.producing electricity domestically. We don't have to import gas or coal
:07:57. > :08:01.or anything like that in future. We are becoming more independent.
:08:01. > :08:05.how do these electric cars compare to regular ones? Well, to buy they
:08:05. > :08:09.are almost twice the price. Once you are on the road they cut fuel
:08:09. > :08:15.bills by about 80%. Emissions are down and if you listen they are
:08:15. > :08:20.also a lot quieter. They do depreshyailt faster. This is really
:08:20. > :08:24.a question of -- depreciate faster. This is a question of green
:08:24. > :08:29.credentials over cash. These cars need charging around every 100
:08:29. > :08:33.miles. At the moment there are only five charge posts in Lincolnshire.
:08:33. > :08:39.Two in Hull and none in the East Riding or northern Lincolnshire.
:08:39. > :08:42.With all that in mind, are people keen to go electric? I would not
:08:42. > :08:48.buy one. There are not enough charging points. You don't get the
:08:48. > :08:52.thrill of driving a car. It is too quiet. The cost of fuel is sky-
:08:52. > :09:00.rocketing. So long as it could fulfil my daily business on a day-
:09:00. > :09:04.to-day or weekly basis, then yes,, yes, I would consider it. Seemens
:09:04. > :09:08.have a fleet of electric cars and charge points in Lincoln. We found
:09:08. > :09:13.it is beneficial in terms of reducing our impact in pollution.
:09:13. > :09:17.We can run these vehicles almost for the same price we would a
:09:17. > :09:20.diesel vehicle. Work is underway to make it easier to charge cars
:09:20. > :09:26.outside London, in the hope more people will choose electric rather
:09:27. > :09:29.than queuing at the pumps. Well, Dr Ben Lane is the managing
:09:29. > :09:34.editor of the website nextgreencar.com. I put it to him
:09:34. > :09:40.that the electric cars are just expensive vehicles for the rich.
:09:40. > :09:45.Well, to some extent it is. I mean electric vehicles can be as high as
:09:45. > :09:49.tpwies the price of a conventional -- twice the price of a
:09:49. > :09:55.conventional diesel vehicle. Certainly, as of today, the
:09:55. > :10:00.purchase prices are very high. It's also true that the whole life costs
:10:00. > :10:03.are higher, even when you take into account the fuel cost is 80% lower.
:10:03. > :10:08.If we were driving in the rain this afternoon from Bridlington the
:10:08. > :10:12.Bourne, we would not be able to do that journey without recharging and
:10:13. > :10:16.hardly anywhere to charge. When will that change? Around 100 miles.
:10:16. > :10:22.There are an increasing number of vehicles which would be able to do
:10:22. > :10:26.that on a full charge. You might be in difficulty when you got to your
:10:26. > :10:32.destination. Most electric vehicle owners recharge overnight at home
:10:32. > :10:37.and possibly top up at the workplace. Those are the most two
:10:37. > :10:42.common scenarios. On the on-street rechargers are there partly as a
:10:42. > :10:45.matter, as a symbol that there is Government support. Yes, electric
:10:45. > :10:50.vehicle owners will need occasional charging on the street. It is not
:10:50. > :10:54.the game-change as many people think. With just five points in the
:10:54. > :11:02.whole of the county, that is not really enough, is it? I don't think
:11:02. > :11:06.it's enough as a signal from the local authority and the Government
:11:06. > :11:12.that those organisations are behind electric vehicles. For most owners
:11:12. > :11:17.hay will re-charge overnight. Six to eight hours overnight. Often at
:11:17. > :11:21.a low cost electricity. They may need occasional top-ups during the
:11:21. > :11:28.day. For most it will be enough. There will be electric vehicle
:11:28. > :11:34.owners vits sitting your part of the world and they may need to
:11:34. > :11:43.recharge. That is true, for them that will be a difficulty.
:11:43. > :11:50.Thank you. Maybe you have an electric car? If you have one, are
:11:50. > :12:00.you happy with it? What measures are you taking to deal with the
:12:00. > :12:11.
:12:11. > :12:15.A complaint made against Humberside Police by the mum of a teenager
:12:16. > :12:21.found hanged at his school is to be investigated. 17-year-old bradli
:12:21. > :12:24.Parkin died at the Lindsey school in Cleethorpes 12 years ago. His
:12:24. > :12:29.mum complained that Humberside Police did not carry out a thorough
:12:29. > :12:34.investigation into his death. Now the IPCC says the force must look
:12:34. > :12:38.into her allegation. A new biofuels factory in Hull has begun to take
:12:38. > :12:43.its first wheat deliveries from farmers in the East Riding. The
:12:43. > :12:48.Vivergo site will be the biggest buyer of wheat in the UK. The plant
:12:48. > :12:52.is running tests before production starts. New figures show 17
:12:52. > :12:55.children in Lincolnshire have been protected following the
:12:55. > :13:00.introduction of Sarah's Law a year ago. It alows parents to find out
:13:00. > :13:05.if someone with access to their children has ever been convicted of
:13:06. > :13:10.child sex offences. After yesterday's flash flooding in
:13:10. > :13:18.Pocklington, businesses reopened today. Streets were sub mefrpblged
:13:18. > :13:25.under 18 inches of water. -- submerged under 18 inches of water.
:13:25. > :13:31.Thank you for watching. Still ahead: Consultants are sent into a
:13:31. > :13:39.Lincolnshire school after pupils miss a GCSEs coursework deadline.
:13:39. > :13:45.We meet the 2012 hopefuls looking to make their mark.
:13:45. > :13:55.Don't forget, if you have a picture you are proud of, send it in.
:13:55. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:10.Tonight's is All Saint's Church at We will do the same on Monday night
:14:10. > :14:20.As they were saying on Twitter last night we would be well in credit
:14:20. > :14:31.
:14:31. > :14:37.here. I tell you that! There will be some heavy downpours.
:14:37. > :14:47.There has been lots sunshine. Low- pressure in charge as it will be
:14:47. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:59.for Sunday. On Monday, Monday night and Tuesday. There have been
:14:59. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:14.thunderstorms in south Lincolnshire. There has been some brightness.
:15:14. > :15:28.
:15:28. > :15:38.Some showers are so big, the me last all night long. A mixed bag
:15:38. > :15:44.
:15:44. > :15:54.first thing. Lincolnshire is the pockets for showers. -- focus. Some
:15:54. > :16:06.
:16:06. > :16:16.big dry brighter spells. A similar forecast for Sunday.
:16:16. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:27.Mrs Roms to steal, my husband and I love in Taunton.
:16:27. > :16:31.See you on Monday. If a teacher has defended her
:16:31. > :16:41.reputation after a school in Lincolnshire admitted some pupils
:16:41. > :16:44.
:16:44. > :16:51.Some have been sent to Peele Community College to complete their
:16:51. > :16:58.GCSE coursework. The teacher is at a loss as to why these accusations
:16:58. > :17:03.have been made. Two Long Sutton students are now
:17:03. > :17:12.cramming. 3 the other lessons are suffering so they can finish
:17:12. > :17:21.English coursework. Peele Community College said the aide discovered
:17:21. > :17:31.he'd things had not been done. have such a short time to do it. It
:17:31. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:39.is wasting a Robert -- opportunity to do what he wanted. The exams are
:17:39. > :17:45.at the end of May. 32 peoples face extra pressure. The college says it
:17:45. > :17:49.is doing all it can to get them back on track. Following the
:17:50. > :17:59.resignation of an English teacher, he it became clear we did not have
:17:59. > :18:03.enough coursework for examination boards. We thought all the
:18:03. > :18:13.assessments had been marked. This is not be case. This comes despite
:18:13. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:48.the latest Ofsted reports praising Speaking to BBC Look North, the
:18:48. > :18:57.academy said she had been given a positive reference by her former
:18:57. > :19:05.All employer. Peele Community College is an improving school.
:19:05. > :19:15.Half of its peoples received very big grades. It does seem this year,
:19:15. > :19:15.
:19:15. > :19:25.the son of those pupils will have to work extra hard.
:19:25. > :19:28.
:19:28. > :19:38.Thank you for your it meets. -- four Conservative MPs from
:19:38. > :20:04.
:20:05. > :20:09.Yorkshire have tried to do the Hull City face their last home game
:20:09. > :20:19.of the season tomorrow against Nottingham Forest. It is possible
:20:19. > :20:29.for them to get into the play-offs. Mike White is live on Radio
:20:29. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:40.Humberside. They probably have not got it all to play for. They can
:20:40. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :20:50.still do it. They have a team of them in Middlesbrough. The fat lady
:20:50. > :21:00.is not singing. We have had her text from an optimistic Hull City
:21:00. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:12.fan. Big debates or card and we can get into the play-offs -- defeats.
:21:12. > :21:22.What about her non-League sides? Another season in the Conference
:21:22. > :21:25.
:21:25. > :21:35.for Grimsby Town. Scunthorpe? can still go down mathematically.
:21:35. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:52.He is expected they will stay in number one. There is commentary on
:21:52. > :21:52.
:21:52. > :21:56.all be fit all games on BBC radio or Humberside.
:21:57. > :22:06.Hopefuls from the East Lincolnshire are making their final preparations.
:22:06. > :22:13.Some athletes can concentrate on challenging for the medals.
:22:13. > :22:21.They have been throwing bar, Rawling hearts and swimming fast.
:22:21. > :22:28.Three talented young people are closing in on their Olympic dreams.
:22:28. > :22:38.Next month, he has to thought the qualifying distance for the
:22:38. > :22:40.
:22:40. > :22:46.Olympics and won the trials in June. No messing around. You have to keep
:22:47. > :22:55.in good shape. Throwing anything 75 metres is hard enough, but when you
:22:55. > :23:01.pick one of these up, you realise what skill and ability it needs.
:23:01. > :23:11.24-year-old Emily Taylor is waiting on selection. She is in a great
:23:11. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:22.position to qualify. I am new to the squad so why have tried my best.
:23:22. > :23:31.I think it has paid off. Lizzie Simmonds is the daughter of Lincoln.
:23:31. > :23:41.She just needs to warn her skills. It is great to be thinking about
:23:41. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:46.the games and not just the trials. All the focus is on the gains.
:23:46. > :23:56.it is gratifying to know or that for this all-important Olympics,
:23:56. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:04.local talent is coming to the fore. All were hopefuls working hard.
:24:04. > :24:14.You might remember clear Lomas. She lost the use of collects but is
:24:14. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:21.learning to walk again -- clear. She is the first person in the UK
:24:21. > :24:27.to trial this pioneering robotics suit. This Sunday, she will take
:24:28. > :24:35.part in the London Marathon. It could take her three weeks. It is a
:24:35. > :24:42.huge thing for me on the first day. It is bound to be tougher when you
:24:42. > :24:52.have not got as many people. I have a lot of friends. They will be
:24:52. > :25:02.
:25:02. > :25:06.pushing me on. Amazing. Formula One bosses insist the race
:25:06. > :25:09.in Bahrain will go-ahead despite protests.
:25:09. > :25:16.Hundreds turn out in Lincolnshire to get a glimpse of the Olympic
:25:16. > :25:26.torch. Saturday, a sunny spells. Some will
:25:26. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :25:43.be heavy in the afternoon. It will feel mild.
:25:43. > :25:52.How are people who live in flats or houses without garages meant to
:25:52. > :26:01.charge the electric cars? Another says I have an electric car. No
:26:02. > :26:08.road tax, low or insurance. That is great. There is a police or the
:26:08. > :26:13.electric car in the city. Or rural areas, I would say no.
:26:13. > :26:19.I would not buy an electric car because there is nowhere to buy or