:00:08. > :00:16.North. The headlines tonight: Her eyes were damaged by laser surgery.
:00:17. > :00:20.This woman calls for better checks on clinics. I think it is disgusting
:00:20. > :00:24.that they can offer this on the high street so anyone can walk into their
:00:24. > :00:31.clinics. Campaigners say 40 should be 30. The
:00:31. > :00:38.Government agrees that Lincolnshire is out-of-step on road safety.
:00:38. > :00:41.speed of some the cause is inappropriate.
:00:41. > :00:47.The Blitz stories still emerging - unearthed thanks to war memorial
:00:47. > :00:57.campaigners in Hull. And we're on the hunt for Lincoln's
:00:57. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:07.missing ducks. New line it has certainly been whether for ducks in
:01:07. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:15.East Yorkshire today. Join me for whose eyesight was permanently
:01:15. > :01:18.damaged by laser eye surgery is calling for a change in the law.
:01:18. > :01:22.Tens of thousands of people have the eye treatment every year, many in
:01:22. > :01:27.high street clinics. But it is not regulated in the same way as other
:01:27. > :01:30.surgical procedures. Here is our health correspondent.
:01:31. > :01:34.Several times a day, Sarah Knapp has to stop what she is doing to put
:01:34. > :01:38.drops in her eyes. Laser eye surgery was supposed to help her
:01:38. > :01:48.shortsightedness. Instead she claims it has left her with many other
:01:48. > :01:50.
:01:50. > :01:54.problems. I would get shooting pains, soreness, unbearable
:01:54. > :01:59.itchiness and I have seen an independent specialist in the last
:01:59. > :02:02.two months and I have learnt that they are a result of nerve damage in
:02:02. > :02:05.the right eye. We asked Optimax, who carried out Sarah's procedure, for
:02:05. > :02:15.an interview. They declined but told us in a statement that... Over the
:02:15. > :02:15.
:02:15. > :02:18.past 22 years, they have performed more than 620,000 laser operations.
:02:18. > :02:21.The vast majority of people are delighted with the results. But they
:02:21. > :02:24.add that with all surgery, there can be complications for which remedial
:02:24. > :02:27.treatment is given. Laser eye surgery is not routinely available
:02:27. > :02:30.on the NHS, and Sarah, like tens of thousands of others, was tempted by
:02:30. > :02:32.a cut-price deal. But campaigners have criticised some companies for
:02:32. > :02:42.their aggressive marketing and for playing down any potential
:02:42. > :02:44.
:02:44. > :02:47.side-effects. I made the biggest mistake of my life when I went to
:02:47. > :02:54.have the surgery but I trusted that the surgeon would be honest, would
:02:54. > :02:59.tell me the risks, and this was not true. The surgeons underplay the
:02:59. > :03:02.risks. The high street clinics are businessmen and it is all about
:03:02. > :03:04.profit. While all laser eye surgeons must be qualified doctors, they are
:03:05. > :03:11.not legally required to have specialist qualifications, nor are
:03:11. > :03:15.they regulated by the Government. think it is disgusting that they can
:03:15. > :03:19.offer this on the high street so anybody can walk into their clinics
:03:19. > :03:27.and be offered surgery on your eyes, which are one of your most
:03:27. > :03:29.precious parts of your body, and that it is not regulated.
:03:29. > :03:39.Campaigners hope their experiences will now encourage the Government to
:03:39. > :03:40.
:03:40. > :03:46.share their vision for better regulation of laser eye surgery.
:03:46. > :03:48.Joining me is Mr Millind Pande, a consultant surgeon who carries out
:03:48. > :03:57.laser eye surgery in East Yorkshire. Good evening. Something
:03:57. > :04:00.is going wrong. I think the key to any surgery is to make sure that you
:04:00. > :04:06.are aware of what you are aware of what you're getting into. It is a
:04:06. > :04:12.bit like flying a plane. If you are a good pilot you can land the plane
:04:12. > :04:16.even when there is trouble, so laser surgery is a very successful
:04:16. > :04:20.procedure but the key is to make sure a proper evaluation is done to
:04:20. > :04:25.work out whether a patient is suitable for it or not. And that is
:04:25. > :04:30.not actually happening, anyone can carry out the surgery? Any doctor
:04:31. > :04:34.can, yes. It is something that needs to be looked into, in terms of
:04:34. > :04:37.reinforcing what the training requirements for surgeons are.
:04:37. > :04:44.there some people giving laser eye surgery, in your opinion, who should
:04:44. > :04:49.not be doing it? In my opinion there are people doing it perhaps not the
:04:49. > :04:52.way it should be done. Patients need to be seen by the surgeon, they need
:04:52. > :05:01.to be able to communicate, questioned the surgeon, trust the
:05:01. > :05:05.surgeon, and I and part of the laser eye surgery committee which has a
:05:05. > :05:10.qualification. Isn't it still too young for us to know at all if it is
:05:10. > :05:14.safe and works? It has been 20 years now since laser eye surgery has been
:05:14. > :05:19.around and I have been doing it for more than 20 years now. It has come
:05:20. > :05:25.a long way. We know a lot more about it. We know which patients to
:05:25. > :05:28.operate on and not operate on. your son or daughter was suitable
:05:28. > :05:35.for the operation, would you let them have it? Telemark absolutely,
:05:35. > :05:45.but only in good hands. We would like to hear from you. If you have
:05:45. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :05:55.had laser eye surgery what are your friendship. A handshake seals a deal
:05:55. > :05:58.to run Lincolnshire County Council. The Transport Minister is backing a
:05:58. > :06:01.group of campaigners in Lincolnshire who want speed limits reducing from
:06:01. > :06:05.40 mph to 30. People living in several villages between Grantham
:06:05. > :06:07.and Sleaford said the council has not listened to them. The minister
:06:08. > :06:17.agrees, saying councillors are out of step with Government road safety
:06:18. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:24.policy. Years of campaigning resulting in
:06:24. > :06:28.this, a ministerial visit for residents in West will be. The
:06:28. > :06:33.village sits on the main road between Grantham and Sleaford but
:06:33. > :06:37.the speed limit here is 50 mph, and campaigners say that Lincolnshire
:06:37. > :06:43.County Council have rejected their pleas to drop it. We do not want
:06:43. > :06:47.someone to die before we get a speed reduction. That is not the way to
:06:47. > :06:52.achieve policy. What they tell us is they have to balance commercial
:06:52. > :06:57.activity against road safety. Looking across to my house, we have
:06:58. > :07:03.an oil delivery just arrived. You can imagine what it would be like if
:07:03. > :07:08.another HGV came around that blind bend and hit an oil tanker. But how
:07:08. > :07:14.likely is that? Villagers here and in full back between Grantham and
:07:14. > :07:18.Lincoln say that is not the point. Accident statistics have always been
:07:18. > :07:24.a key factor in determining whether or not speed limit should drop but
:07:24. > :07:30.in the last five years here there have only been one slight injury out
:07:30. > :07:35.of 7000 across the county, not enough the council said to change
:07:35. > :07:42.speed limits. But that was before a change of council and other
:07:42. > :07:45.factors. You can see having stood here for the last ten minutes, the
:07:45. > :07:48.speed at which some people go through this village is
:07:49. > :07:53.inappropriate. There are new guidelines for the council to use
:07:53. > :07:57.and I hope they will. But the council says no change. It still
:07:57. > :08:05.wants to balance out the needs of businesses, tourism, commuters and
:08:05. > :08:15.the emergency services. We do not have a 30 mph limit in every village
:08:15. > :08:19.and it is not a precedent to set. We do not have the money for as large a
:08:19. > :08:23.public transport network as we would like. If the minister wants to write
:08:23. > :08:31.us a cheque we would be really grateful. So as a result, the roads
:08:31. > :08:38.are how we all get about. Residents and their local MPs say it is a
:08:38. > :08:42.fight they are not going to give up Another one you might have a view
:08:42. > :08:52.on. Did you think speed limits should be reduced in villages? If
:08:52. > :09:07.
:09:07. > :09:11.you want to be in touch, send us a Lincolnshire's chief -- Police and
:09:11. > :09:20.Crime Commissioner will set up an investigation to look into the
:09:20. > :09:24.suspension of the chief constable. Last month, a High Court judge ruled
:09:24. > :09:28.that Commissioner Alan Hardwick was wrong to suspend Neil Rhodes. He was
:09:28. > :09:35.then reinstated. Today the police and the panel for the county set up
:09:35. > :09:39.a task and finishing working group to examine the decision. The PCC
:09:39. > :09:45.would be brave to ignore recommendations. The compass I
:09:45. > :09:49.police and crime Commissioner has been asked to review rules for cycle
:09:49. > :09:52.events in the area. Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness,
:09:52. > :09:54.contacted Commissioner Matthew Grove after several bike races were called
:09:54. > :09:57.off because police refused to support them without road closures.
:09:57. > :10:02.A police spokesperson said they are working with the council and race
:10:02. > :10:04.organisers on the issue. The bishop of Grantham says he is
:10:05. > :10:14.standing down in September to take on new challenges. The Right
:10:15. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:24.Reverend Dr Tim Ellis, who is 59, became bishop in 2006. After a week
:10:24. > :10:27.of deadlock, a deal has finally been done to decide which parties will
:10:27. > :10:29.run Lincolnshire County Council. The Conservatives failed to win an
:10:29. > :10:31.overall majority in last week's elections, and will now share power
:10:32. > :10:35.with the Liberal Democrats and independent councillors. Tim Iredale
:10:35. > :10:37.is our political editor. Remind us of how we got to this position.
:10:37. > :10:42.Thursday voters in Lincolnshire decided that no one party should
:10:42. > :10:46.have overall control of the county council, but after a week of
:10:46. > :10:52.negotiation, tonight we finally have a deal. It was sealed with a
:10:52. > :10:56.handshake today at county offices in Lincolnshire and involves the
:10:56. > :11:02.Conservatives, independent and Lib Dems. The Tories are the largest
:11:02. > :11:06.party. They were three short of an overall majority but they will get
:11:06. > :11:09.those three seats from the Liberal Democrats and at least three from
:11:09. > :11:13.independent councillors, we are told. The council leader, Martin
:11:13. > :11:18.Hill, said the voters of Lincolnshire had given him no choice
:11:18. > :11:23.but to do a deal. We could have run with a minority administration but
:11:23. > :11:26.because we face such difficult challenges we all took the view that
:11:26. > :11:29.we need some stability and continuity, and I could stress that
:11:29. > :11:35.even though we have done an arrangement with some councillors,
:11:35. > :11:41.we will continue to work with all the others as well. What do the
:11:41. > :11:46.other parties get out of the deal? That is always able big question
:11:46. > :11:48.with coalitions. What is in it for us? That is a point we put to the
:11:49. > :11:55.Liberal Democrats and independents today. Why have they decided to
:11:55. > :12:02.share power with the Conservatives? Lincoln itself has a very poor
:12:02. > :12:06.infrastructure road wise. There is gridlock. We have over development
:12:06. > :12:16.of housing and so on. All of those things have been discussed and we
:12:16. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:21.look to a positive way of moving forward. I want to seat Lincolnshire
:12:21. > :12:26.run efficiently. I think it will be clear in the next few days exactly
:12:26. > :12:33.where we are going. We will keep everyone informed. So what if you
:12:33. > :12:37.keep? They of course, won 16 seats last week. They are now the official
:12:37. > :12:41.opposition on Lincolnshire County Council. They will hold their first
:12:41. > :12:44.group meeting tonight to elect a leader. They say they will be a
:12:44. > :12:48.vocal and high profile opposition on the county council, which I suspect
:12:48. > :12:52.is their way of saying they are not just going to sit at the back of the
:12:52. > :12:55.council chamber and play quietly. I am sure.
:12:55. > :12:59.More on this as well on the radio tomorrow lunchtime if you join me
:12:59. > :13:09.from midday. STILTOCOME are being encouraged to
:13:09. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :13:19.shows a family emerging from the Blitz. And I am in Lincoln workshops
:13:19. > :13:24.are being encouraged to stay open later.
:13:24. > :13:34.Tonight's photograph. Do not forget if you have a picture you are proud
:13:34. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :13:50.awhile. These e-mail says could you ask
:13:50. > :13:53.Peter after last night's dreadful pronunciation... I have made amends
:13:53. > :14:01.and I even played one of the Electric light Orchestra's records
:14:01. > :14:04.of this lunchtime. The headline for the next 24 hours
:14:04. > :14:09.is unsettled. We will have quite a strong wind that it should turn
:14:09. > :14:14.brighter and after the rain we have got this evening tomorrow looks
:14:14. > :14:20.generally a better day but still the risk of some showers. A broad
:14:20. > :14:24.westerly... We get some shelter in this region so not looking too bad.
:14:24. > :14:30.They developed area of low pressure. Some really good rainfall across
:14:30. > :14:36.parts of east Yorkshire in particular. Lincolnshire just drips
:14:36. > :14:41.and drugs. This feature will push out into the North Sea, followed,
:14:41. > :14:45.perhaps by further showery bursts of rain. The showers will not amount to
:14:45. > :14:55.a great deal. Lowest temperatures down to eight or nine degrees. Very
:14:55. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:09.place but through the boarding it should brighten up with Sunny into.
:15:09. > :15:15.A few showers whooshing through South Lincoln but generally
:15:15. > :15:21.speaking, most races are likely to become dry and the coast should
:15:21. > :15:31.season bright or sunny intervals coming through. Just a few days ago
:15:31. > :15:31.
:15:31. > :15:38.we had 23 degrees. Tom temperatures -- top temperatures 14 or 15. 16
:15:38. > :15:41.further side. The outlook looks unsettled. Saturday a bright start.
:15:41. > :15:51.Sunday perhaps not too bad but into next week it is very unsettled
:15:51. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :16:00.Eastbourne now but we watch every single night.
:16:00. > :16:04.What is going on in Eastbourne? Nothing going on there. I have glad
:16:04. > :16:07.that you said that. There is nothing going on down
:16:07. > :16:10.there. It is full of retired people. See
:16:10. > :16:13.you tomorrow. After almost half the stores taking
:16:13. > :16:17.part in late-night shopping in Lincoln pulled out last year because
:16:17. > :16:20.of a lack of trade, another attempt is being made to boost the city
:16:20. > :16:29.centre economy. Longer opening hours and free parking are being used to
:16:29. > :16:33.encourage shoppers to stay in longer on Thursday evenings.
:16:33. > :16:42.Lincoln, alive with shoppers. But to give them more time to spend, shops
:16:42. > :16:48.here are being encouraged to stay open later. I think it would be nice
:16:48. > :16:54.for the students and that and people who work, yes. I thought it was just
:16:54. > :16:58.around Christmas and Easter but apparently it is every Thursday.
:16:58. > :17:01.is a good idea. It gives people time at the weekend not to go shopping.
:17:01. > :17:07.Marks & Spencer and Boots, two of the big-name stores that continue to
:17:07. > :17:11.open until seven every Thursday. But many other shops here choose not to.
:17:11. > :17:18.You have got to have more people to make it worthwhile and we have to
:17:18. > :17:21.have more shops to encourage more people. So I think we will gradually
:17:21. > :17:25.see this increase. We have all the big shops open and I think now we
:17:25. > :17:31.will see some of the small ones joining in. At this sweet shop, they
:17:31. > :17:38.tried opening later in the past but did not make enough money. We will
:17:38. > :17:46.give it a go for a couple of weeks and if it does not take off... You
:17:46. > :17:53.have to look at the costs. We will see what happens. This clothes shop
:17:53. > :17:56.is also going to open later during the lighter nights. I think it only
:17:56. > :17:59.applied during summertime. On the cold winter night it did not work.
:17:59. > :18:02.It is hoped more of the 250 shops here will follow suit, encouraging
:18:02. > :18:08.more shoppers, who will hopefully spend more in the city centre.
:18:08. > :18:14.Gemma is live in Lincoln tonight. It looks quite quiet tonight. Is it
:18:14. > :18:18.likely that more shops will take part this year?
:18:18. > :18:25.Around a dozen of the larger stores here in the city centre do already
:18:25. > :18:31.open later on a Thursday evening, so the Lincoln business improvement
:18:31. > :18:35.group is hoping that the smaller stores will follow suit. A number of
:18:35. > :18:38.independent stores I spoke to today told me they have tried it in the
:18:38. > :18:42.past but they did not get enough customers, although the shops in one
:18:42. > :18:46.report did say they were willing to give it another go. So hopefully
:18:46. > :18:54.more shops will open, that will bring more shoppers, and there will
:18:54. > :18:57.be a boost for the city centre Thanks for your responses after last
:18:57. > :18:59.night's programme when we heard from migrant workers worried about new
:18:59. > :19:02.immigration measures announced in the Queen's Speech. The Government
:19:02. > :19:05.wants to reduce the number of people coming to Britain. Immigration is
:19:05. > :19:07.widely believed to have contributed to the success of UKIP in last
:19:07. > :19:17.week's local elections, especially in Lincolnshire, where the party
:19:17. > :19:50.
:19:50. > :19:55.8,000 Hull City fans joined the promotion-winning team at the KC
:19:55. > :19:58.Stadium for a party to celebrate the club's rise to the Premier League.
:19:58. > :20:03.The trophy was paraded in front of the fans last night before a
:20:03. > :20:06.fireworks display ended the evening. Amanda White was there.
:20:06. > :20:10.The crowd did feel small compared to the thronging masses we had seen at
:20:10. > :20:20.civic reception in the past, but the party at the KC Stadium did have a
:20:20. > :20:22.
:20:22. > :20:25.certain charm. Brilliant. fireworks were stunning. We could
:20:25. > :20:30.have had the civic reception with all of the people of hope but it is
:20:30. > :20:33.great that the fans are here. -- the people of Hull-macro. It was very
:20:34. > :20:43.much a family affair, as players enjoyed the lap of honour denied to
:20:44. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:51.them by a huge pitch invasion after Saturday's game. It is a fantastic
:20:51. > :20:57.day. It is the first time for me. It is a great feeling and absolutely
:20:57. > :21:04.great fans here and players. It is a massive thing to get to the Premier
:21:04. > :21:14.League. Everybody has worked hard all season. We are fully rewarded.
:21:14. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :21:20.The 8000 who were there certainly made their voices heard. -- the
:21:20. > :21:26.fireworks were spectacular but as finales go, the last ten minutes of
:21:26. > :21:29.this Championship season will take some beating.
:21:29. > :21:32.A group trying to raise �250,000 for a permanent memorial to victims of
:21:32. > :21:35.the Hull Blitz have opened their own shop. Hundreds of people visiting
:21:35. > :21:37.every day, some bringing along important World War II artefacts.
:21:38. > :21:40.The bombing in Hull left 152,000 homeless and claimed more than 1000
:21:40. > :21:43.lives. The memorial sculpture, planned for the city centre, will be
:21:43. > :21:51.dedicated to those who died and those who helped in the rescue
:21:51. > :21:59.efforts. The name of the city has now been
:21:59. > :22:04.released as one of the North East city is under attack. There was
:22:04. > :22:10.Catherine, who was 39 weeks pregnant. They had a son, Frederick,
:22:10. > :22:19.and a younger son as well. All five or six members of the family died.
:22:19. > :22:26.It was during some of the city's worst bombing that an Elliott -- Ann
:22:26. > :22:33.Ulyatt's family lost so many members. Her aunt and uncle who ran
:22:33. > :22:41.a pub were told not to use their own cellars for shelter but to go to a
:22:41. > :22:46.public shelter. Shelter was almost entirely destroyed. This photograph
:22:46. > :22:54.came through in our family records... The family story is just
:22:54. > :23:02.one of those being told in an ever-growing exhibition of people's
:23:02. > :23:09.mementos and photographs. Volunteers here say interest in the shop has
:23:09. > :23:14.been remarkable. There was one Saturday where we had 464 people in.
:23:14. > :23:20.People have donated so much and in its own right it has become a
:23:20. > :23:27.memorial. But the aim is still to raise �250,000 to create this
:23:27. > :23:30.sculpture on the site of the bond or dental building. A memorial exist in
:23:30. > :23:36.northern cemetery where a mass grave was created for more than 300 of
:23:36. > :23:40.those killed, but they feel the wartime community of Hull deserves
:23:40. > :23:45.more recognition. They did everything themselves, nobody came
:23:45. > :23:53.in to help them very much, and if it was not for the people of Hull then,
:23:53. > :23:57.we would not have the people of Hull now. For quite a few years there was
:23:57. > :24:02.a plaque in the pavement, but people walk over it, they do not know it is
:24:02. > :24:08.there, and to have this memorial is fantastic. They have a way to go.
:24:08. > :24:11.They have so far raised between �15,000 and �20,000. Each new
:24:11. > :24:20.donation here, whether money, objects or stories, they say will be
:24:20. > :24:27.used to keep the memories of Hull's war alive.
:24:27. > :24:30.The memorial for the city centre of Hull. We will follow their progress.
:24:30. > :24:32.To some they are an eyesore but to others they have been a familiar
:24:32. > :24:38.sight in the centre of Lincoln for years.
:24:38. > :24:42.Now a flock of distinct to looking Muscovy ducks have gone missing from
:24:42. > :24:45.the Brayford pool. Lincoln's Brayford pool has always been a
:24:45. > :24:50.great attraction for our feathered friends.
:24:50. > :24:53.Just today we were graced with swans. Also ducks and pigeons. But
:24:53. > :25:01.they used to be a certain duck that had become particularly well-known
:25:01. > :25:05.to this area. Not a pretty one, in fact a pretty ugly one, and it was
:25:05. > :25:08.not native to this country and it used to attack the swans, but it was
:25:08. > :25:13.here and they were here in large numbers, and now they have
:25:13. > :25:17.disappeared. This is the duck I'm talking about, the Muscovy duck,
:25:17. > :25:23.also known as the turkey duck, but this couple are at a seal sanctuary
:25:23. > :25:29.in Mablethorpe. These petty killer birds are native to Mexico and South
:25:29. > :25:39.America. The larger one with the red around his face is the mail and the
:25:39. > :25:47.smaller one is the female. They like cold temperatures. These areas,
:25:47. > :25:53.where it is quite cool, is ideal for them. So back in Lincoln, it was
:25:53. > :26:00.time to track them down. I have not seen them for a long while. I have
:26:00. > :26:05.seen them before, but not recently. There was more hope why the boats.
:26:05. > :26:13.They are probably still around, may be hiding, maybe nesting. And he was
:26:14. > :26:18.right, because we saw a miraculous reappearance. There is one there,
:26:18. > :26:23.there is another one over there, they are still here. The problem is
:26:23. > :26:27.solved and they are still part of Lincoln.
:26:27. > :26:34.If you have a story you want us to look at and investigate, drop me an
:26:34. > :26:38.e-mail. Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.
:26:38. > :26:39.Coalition plans for childminders to look after more children are in
:26:39. > :26:42.doubt after the Deputy Prime Minister questioned them.
:26:42. > :26:44.A woman whose eyesight was damaged by laser surgery calls for better
:26:45. > :26:54.checks on clinics. Tomorrow's weather. A cloudy and
:26:54. > :27:01.damp start. Brightening up later. A few showers are possible. Top
:27:01. > :27:05.temperature around 16 Celsius. Weighing in Scunthorpe says, I had
:27:05. > :27:12.laser eye surgery two years ago and it is the best money I ever spent.
:27:12. > :27:18.Another viewer says, I had it four years ago. It has been fantastic.
:27:18. > :27:23.Also on the subject of speed limits, speed limits do not need lowering in
:27:23. > :27:28.the majority of cases. It will produce more accidents and cost the
:27:28. > :27:32.economy was having little or no impact. This is from Allen, who has