:00:06. > :00:09.North. The headlines tonight: Back on track.
:00:09. > :00:19.Rail services to resume within weeks, five months after a landslip
:00:19. > :00:22.
:00:22. > :00:29.destroyed the line. Repairs here will mean an end to misery.
:00:29. > :00:34.Begging on the street - police say many are not what they seem.
:00:34. > :00:37.Lincoln, we have a high proportion of false beggars, if you like.
:00:37. > :00:40.It's Luke Campbell MBE, but what did the Queen say to Hull's gold
:00:40. > :00:50.medallist? And where's Kitty? How an academic
:00:50. > :00:51.
:00:51. > :00:56.from Lincoln helped the BBC uncover the secret life of cats.
:00:56. > :01:06.There has been some torrential downpours, so join me later for the
:01:06. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:12.Five months ago, the railway line at Hatfield looked like this. But today
:01:12. > :01:18.Network rail say repair work will be finished ahead of schedule and the
:01:18. > :01:20.line will reopen in less than a month. A landslip closed the line in
:01:20. > :01:23.February. Since then passengers between Hull and Doncaster and
:01:23. > :01:26.Cleethorpes and Doncaster have had to transfer to coaches at Goole and
:01:26. > :01:36.at Scunthorpe. But, as Crispin Rolfe reports, the service will soon be
:01:36. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:48.back to normal. Repairs almost complete after steel
:01:48. > :01:54.tracks were left twisted unbroken. But landslide closed this railway
:01:54. > :02:02.route completely, meaning 150 replacement bus service is a day for
:02:02. > :02:11.commuters between Doncaster and Scunthorpe. The main problem is the
:02:11. > :02:16.time it takes on the buses. Sometimes we get to college late and
:02:16. > :02:26.that is bad. It is not a bad service. The end of the repairs is
:02:26. > :02:31.finally in sight today. This is where the four tracks are, going
:02:31. > :02:39.through this area. We're now at the stage where we are getting the
:02:39. > :02:42.railway bed letdown. Will this be a permanent solution? It will be.For
:02:42. > :02:48.the last six months, this has been the only way you can travel down
:02:48. > :02:56.this track. It has taken 50 heavy duty diggers to move the earth and
:02:56. > :03:00.sorrow. How many millions has this cost, and who will be paying for it?
:03:00. > :03:09.At least now for businesses at the end of the line in Cleethorpes, the
:03:09. > :03:13.fear of losing some are's tourist trade is easing. Summer is when
:03:13. > :03:22.Cleethorpes is busiest. It is a seaside resort. We hope people will
:03:22. > :03:31.come back to us. Completing this work means that repairs to the east
:03:31. > :03:36.coast main line can also go ahead. significant portion has been closed.
:03:36. > :03:40.It will be a full service from July the 29th, then we can look at the
:03:40. > :03:46.engineering work that has had to be rescheduled. So next month, this
:03:46. > :03:49.track should fully reopen. How much this landslip has cost everyone will
:03:49. > :03:55.only be determined further down the line. Crispin is near the site of
:03:55. > :04:05.the landslip this evening. How much disruption has this caused?
:04:05. > :04:07.
:04:07. > :04:15.The level of disruption has been matched by the level of the
:04:15. > :04:21.landslip. They used to have 2500 passengers every day. The question
:04:21. > :04:27.remains, about the money, there is still not confirmation about what
:04:27. > :04:32.this will cost. We are expecting it to be into the millions. Thank you.
:04:32. > :04:42.In a moment: Why we're all being asked to keep an eye on the state of
:04:42. > :04:47.some of the country's most historic There's a warning tonight that
:04:47. > :04:50.people who're begging in Lincoln may not actually be homeless.
:04:50. > :04:53.Lincolnshire Police say 75% of those found begging were able to give them
:04:53. > :05:01.a home address. But charities in the city say anyone asking for help is
:05:01. > :05:05.doing so for a reason. Gemma Dawson has more.
:05:05. > :05:08.Sat outside a shop in the city. This man has spent more than a year
:05:08. > :05:14.struggling to get by. He insists he doesn't beg, but knows others that
:05:14. > :05:17.Inspector Garthwait from Lincolnshire Police told me it's an
:05:17. > :05:26.issue they've been trying to tackle, because they claim many beggars here
:05:26. > :05:32.are not homeless. In Lincoln, we have a higher proportion of false
:05:32. > :05:36.beggars, if you like. A lot of beggars have an alcohol, drug
:05:36. > :05:38.addiction problem. We would advise not to give money, but to give food
:05:38. > :05:41.and drink. In the past 18 months, Lincolnshire
:05:41. > :05:44.Police say they've dealt with 40 cases of people caught begging on
:05:44. > :05:50.the city's streets. On 30 of those occasions, the person stopped
:05:50. > :05:56.provided an address. The police have taken five individuals to court
:05:56. > :06:01.during that time, with one person going twice.
:06:01. > :06:05.I've spoken to three people sat on the street today. Two told me they
:06:05. > :06:08.are genuinely homeless. The other said he's just got his own place.
:06:08. > :06:12.All denied begging but told me they do rely on handouts from the passing
:06:12. > :06:22.public. But homeless charity workers meeting
:06:22. > :06:29.in Lincoln today insist there's no excuse for begging here. There is no
:06:29. > :06:36.reason why anyone should go hungry or thirsty in this city. We have a
:06:36. > :06:43.project, and we feed and offer drinks and clothing to those who
:06:43. > :06:47.have nothing. They are entitled to benefits whether they have a home or
:06:47. > :06:54.not. Alex volunteers here at St Mary Le Wigford Church. He's been
:06:54. > :06:58.homeless for about a year, but told me he's never needed to beg. I have
:06:58. > :07:06.always seen it as the last straw. I know I will be in a bad place if I
:07:06. > :07:09.ever get to that stage. I try to avoid it at all costs.
:07:09. > :07:19.Police working here in the city say the number of reported cases of
:07:19. > :07:21.begging is now falling. I spoke to Mark Hills from
:07:21. > :07:29.Lincolnshire YMCA and asked him whether these figures will harden
:07:29. > :07:32.peoples' views towards beggars. think unfortunately they will harden
:07:32. > :07:35.views, Peter, which is a great shame because there are people out there
:07:35. > :07:38.who are genuinely homeless, and not everyone is a professional beggar.
:07:38. > :07:42.But 75% of the beggars in Lincoln are naturally homeless, so why
:07:42. > :07:45.should I give them money? I wouldn't be inclined to give them money if I
:07:45. > :07:48.was a member of the public. I would be looking to support them by
:07:48. > :07:51.signposting them to agencies or offering them a tea or coffee, but I
:07:52. > :07:57.wouldn't give them money. So your advice is not to give these people
:07:57. > :08:01.money? Yes. I think it's important, whether they are professional
:08:01. > :08:02.beggars or genuine beggars, they should be signposted to the
:08:02. > :08:07.services. What do you think about those people who are professional
:08:07. > :08:10.beggars who are naturally homeless? They are doing it for a reason.
:08:10. > :08:13.Yeah, they're doing it for money from us. Quite possibly. I think
:08:13. > :08:23.it's important that we try and acknowledge why they are doing it.
:08:23. > :08:23.
:08:23. > :08:26.There is a reason why they're doing it. If they are not genuinely
:08:26. > :08:28.homeless, then they just want our money. Quite possibly, but there are
:08:28. > :08:33.people who aren't begging professionally and do have needs
:08:33. > :08:36.that need to be addressed. Do you believe these figures or do you
:08:36. > :08:46.think the police just want to ward people off the streets? I think the
:08:46. > :08:49.
:08:49. > :08:54.figures are the figures they have come up with. I am not here to
:08:54. > :08:56.dispute those figures. I am here to acknowledge that people do need the
:08:56. > :08:59.support of agencies within the city, and we must treat everybody equally,
:08:59. > :09:03.and signpost people to the right resources. What would you say to
:09:03. > :09:13.those who go and beg when they actually have a house and even a car
:09:13. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:17.and go home? I think it is a shame because they're penalising people
:09:17. > :09:21.that are in need. However, I think the people that are professionally
:09:21. > :09:23.begging also have an issue that needs to be looked at, why they are
:09:23. > :09:26.professionally begging. They're not going to get much sympathy from
:09:26. > :09:29.people watching tonight, are they? No, I acknowledge that. I think we
:09:29. > :09:32.need to make sure we treat people with dignity and respect, and
:09:32. > :09:42.whether they are professional beggars or not professional beggars,
:09:42. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:14.we need to try to provide support to four-year-old girl in Grimsby say
:10:14. > :10:17.she suffered a heart attack, but the cause of her death is still
:10:17. > :10:20.unexplained. Poppy Widdison died on Monday, after being admitted to
:10:20. > :10:23.hospital with serious injuries. Further tests are being carried out
:10:23. > :10:27.to establish what caused the cardiac arrest. Floral tributes and teddy
:10:27. > :10:30.bears have been left outside a house on Ladysmith Road. A 34-year-old
:10:30. > :10:34.woman and 36-year-old man arrested in connection with her death have
:10:35. > :10:37.been released on police bail. A Government inspector has been to a
:10:37. > :10:40.holiday park in East Yorkshire today, to investigate whether East
:10:40. > :10:43.Riding Council acted unfairly when it agreed to evict a group of chalet
:10:43. > :10:46.owners. The properties on Lakeminster Park in Beverley can't
:10:46. > :10:52.be used as a main residence, as the site was only granted permission for
:10:52. > :10:55.holiday homes. Humberside Airport is to offer
:10:55. > :10:58.flights to Denmark from this autumn. The daily service to Copenhagen will
:10:58. > :11:01.be operated by the airline SAS and start in October. SAS joins two
:11:01. > :11:05.other operators at the Kirmington site in a move that it's claimed
:11:05. > :11:09.reflects growing confidence in the Humber economy.
:11:09. > :11:13.Scandanavian airlines have picked up on the fact that there is great
:11:13. > :11:15.opportunity for growth in the Humber region. That's a great investment
:11:15. > :11:18.and a great sign of future development, and if people across
:11:18. > :11:20.Europe are seeing that sort of development in the Humber, that's
:11:20. > :11:23.only got to be good news for us locally.
:11:23. > :11:29.Volunteers in Lincolnshire are being trained to examine the county's
:11:29. > :11:31.listed buildings and identify those which could be at risk. Heritage
:11:31. > :11:41.Lincolnshire has already highlighted almost 350 problem buildings,
:11:41. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:52.raising concern about how they will be maintained in the future. Jo
:11:52. > :11:54.Makel reports. For the past three years, volunteers
:11:54. > :11:55.like Bob and David have been out and about in Lincolnshire, conducting
:11:55. > :11:58.surveys of the county's heritage, examining and photographing
:11:58. > :12:04.buildings like this old water mill in Horncastle to asses their
:12:04. > :12:10.condition. Gutters, and what we can see are
:12:10. > :12:13.sound... Can you see the tiles missing up on the roof, the slates?
:12:13. > :12:20.The authorities can't possibly afford to do a survey of this scale,
:12:20. > :12:27.and people like myself and David are delighted to get involved and learn.
:12:27. > :12:32.It's taught me a hell of a lot about the town. This pilot project has
:12:32. > :12:34.used more than 300 volunteer surveyors. Heritage Lincolnshire,
:12:35. > :12:39.the organisation which has trained them, say it's resulted in an
:12:39. > :12:46.unprecedented amount of information. They'd identified 9,000 heritage
:12:46. > :12:50.assets and the volunteers surveyed 99% of them. One of the conclusions
:12:50. > :12:52.was how rich our heritage is and how people didn't appreciate the variety
:12:52. > :12:58.of it and how special it is. The other outcome was, the picture of
:12:58. > :13:08.heritage at risk is worse than we thought. We thought it was around
:13:08. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:12.4%, but it's around 7%. Much of that concern is about listed buildings.
:13:12. > :13:18.If a building is said to be at medium risk, it means it needs
:13:18. > :13:20.maintenance and conservation work. At high risk, they're in danger of
:13:20. > :13:30.being lost within five years. Buildings Heritage Lncolnshire
:13:30. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:39.considered at medium or high risk included: Every single one of the
:13:39. > :13:42.surveys volunteers did were checked by professionals back at our office,
:13:42. > :13:44.using the photographs volunteers sent in, but we made sure that the
:13:44. > :13:46.training gave very full information about exactly what they're looking
:13:46. > :13:54.for. So we're confident the results are
:13:54. > :13:56.fairly robust. The findings were being shared with other
:13:56. > :14:06.organsiations like local authorities and English Heritage at a conference
:14:06. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:16.in Lincoln today. The big question is where to go from here. In my
:14:16. > :14:18.region, we've already taken their preliminary data. They did great
:14:19. > :14:22.work on churches - we've started to use that, work on higher grade
:14:22. > :14:24.listed buildings - we've started to encompass that in our daily work on
:14:24. > :14:34.the register. Other areas are expected to follow Lincolnshire's
:14:34. > :14:37.
:14:37. > :14:44.lead and use volunteer surveyors in Still ahead tonight: The
:14:44. > :14:48.Lincolnshire inventors who've taken the mobility scooter off road.
:14:48. > :14:58.And what did the Queen say to Hull's Olympic boxer, when she made him
:14:58. > :15:11.
:15:11. > :15:21.Buttercups at Skirlaugh taken by Joe Thank you for that. Another one
:15:21. > :15:31.tomorrow night. Our director tonight is a nature lover, so I am told.
:15:31. > :15:33.
:15:34. > :15:38.Does that mean he is? No, it does not! Alex Deakin, I mentioned his
:15:38. > :15:42.weather application last night. Somebody said, it is really good,
:15:42. > :15:49.more accurate than Paul Hudson. You will have to stop making these
:15:49. > :15:56.e-mails will. The headlines, it is unsettled, and there will be a
:15:56. > :16:05.scattering of showers breaking out later tomorrow after a fine start. A
:16:05. > :16:10.very unsettled looking set-up. Sunday, not looking too bad. We have
:16:10. > :16:16.had some big downpours this afternoon. Hale and thunder gave a
:16:16. > :16:21.prolonged spell of heavy rain, especially across Lincolnshire.
:16:22. > :16:31.There is a clearance coming in from behind. Perhaps some spells of
:16:32. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:52.sunshine to an evening with. Or two morning, with sunshine. Cloud will
:16:52. > :16:59.spill in from the south-west, and perhaps some patchy rain, but mostly
:16:59. > :17:06.dry morning. Those showers get going in the afternoon. The odd heavy one.
:17:06. > :17:15.There will be some sunny intervals in between. And little disappointing
:17:15. > :17:20.for this time of year. 17 or 18. Some rain Friday night. Saturday
:17:20. > :17:30.looks quite cool, breezy and Shari. Sunday looks fine and right with the
:17:30. > :17:36.
:17:36. > :17:44.risk of brain early next week. the programme tonight! See you
:17:44. > :17:54.tomorrow. It's feared nesting birds across Northern Lincolnshire and
:17:54. > :17:58.
:17:59. > :18:01.East Yorkshire could be fooled by new technology. Several apps play
:18:01. > :18:09.recordings of bird songs. The RSPB is warning that will confuse birds
:18:09. > :18:13.which are rearing their young. Amanda White reports.
:18:13. > :18:16.This is a mobile phone app or application - it's a programme that
:18:16. > :18:19.can be downloaded from the internet and allow its owner to play genuine
:18:19. > :18:23.recordings of birdsong at any time, and any place.. The problem is that
:18:23. > :18:30.some bird watchers are using it to lure shy birds out of hiding so they
:18:30. > :18:34.can capture the perfect image. The birds can get distracted. They
:18:34. > :18:44.spend time chasing digital birds and are not defending their territories
:18:44. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :19:00.from real threat. But the app can have its uses. Tools like this are
:19:00. > :19:05.invaluable for helping people learn. The technology is not so new, as
:19:05. > :19:15.many of your viewers may know. You could get all the bad calls on
:19:15. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:24.cassette. - - you could get on the bird calls on cassette. Why stand
:19:24. > :19:30.outside when you can come to hide like this, sit quietly and wait for
:19:30. > :19:37.the birds to come to you? That is what builders. Anything going on?
:19:37. > :19:40.One or two kingfishers. In fairness, with or without
:19:40. > :19:45.questionable tactics, today's weather isn't the best for seeing
:19:45. > :19:48.anything, unless, of course, you're interested in toads.
:19:48. > :19:50.The MP for Great Grimsby Austin Mitchell has left hospital after
:19:50. > :19:53.collapsing at the house of commons earlier this month. The 78-year-old
:19:53. > :20:03.Labour MP spent 11 days at Kings College hospital. He's hoping to
:20:03. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:14.return to the Commons after a week's rest. I spoke to him earlier. He
:20:14. > :20:18.said one thing he has missed has been looked not. Get soon. - - one
:20:18. > :20:20.thing he has missed has been BBC look North.
:20:20. > :20:23.They're normally associated with high-speed adventure but an off-
:20:23. > :20:25.road mobility scooter invented in Lincolnshire is in line for a top
:20:25. > :20:28.award this evening. The TerrainHopper was launched by Sam
:20:28. > :20:31.and Deborah Dantzie, from Legbourne, as an alternative vehicle for
:20:31. > :20:36.wheelchair users to access areas like the beach. Tarah Welsh has been
:20:36. > :20:39.to see their invention. Off the road, and on a mission - to
:20:39. > :20:43.make every terrain accessible to all. What can you use it as?
:20:43. > :20:46.Depending on how deep that water was, it could get through that lake
:20:46. > :20:48.and onto that island. All right, that's brilliant. The idea came
:20:48. > :20:51.about when Sam and Deborah Danzie started a family. They soon realised
:20:51. > :20:59.that pushchairs and their favourite hobby, rambling, weren't a good
:20:59. > :21:08.match. So designer Sam created his own. A disabled friend spotted the
:21:08. > :21:11.potential. She said, "If that was in the shop, I'd buy one." She was an
:21:11. > :21:14.outdoorsy person and she couldn't go outdoors. She told us of many times
:21:14. > :21:17.she's had to be rescued, even by the fire brigade because she's got
:21:17. > :21:19.herself stuck in places where nobody could help. And the TerrainHopper
:21:19. > :21:29.was born. Today, young people with disabilities in North East
:21:29. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:33.Lincolnshire are trialling it. love it. That's just a new challenge
:21:33. > :21:36.for me. I've never been on something like this. But for James to buy one,
:21:37. > :21:45.it would set him back about �11,500. Does the cost mean that only a
:21:45. > :21:49.minority of people can actually get one, though? Yes, it does. We've
:21:49. > :21:51.come across situations where we wish we could do something, but we can't.
:21:51. > :21:54.But this organisation that provides activities for young people says it
:21:54. > :21:57.may apply for funding, so youngsters across the Humber region can go
:21:57. > :22:00.off-road. If it allows them to go across a field, where they've never
:22:00. > :22:03.been before, fantastic. These are made in Lincolnshire, but there's
:22:03. > :22:09.been interest in them from all over the world. In fact, somebody flew
:22:09. > :22:12.here from the Middle East just to give this a test drive. A bumpy ride
:22:12. > :22:20.it maybe, but it's being recognised as the vehicle taking people to
:22:20. > :22:23.places they could never get to before.
:22:23. > :22:26.Olympic Gold medallist Luke Campbell admitted he was "nervous" as he met
:22:27. > :22:30.Her Majesty the Queen today. She presented him with an MBE following
:22:30. > :22:40.his Olympic success last year. Simon Clark has been finding out what they
:22:40. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:49.said to each other. Mr Luke Campbell, for services to
:22:49. > :22:55.boxing. It was a day like know whether for a young man from Hull.
:22:55. > :23:01.Luke Campbell received his MBA following his gold at the Olympics.
:23:01. > :23:05.He and her Majesty had plenty to say. We had a bit of a chat. She
:23:05. > :23:10.said, unfortunately, it is not a gold medal I am giving you, and she
:23:10. > :23:17.laughed. She asked about my training and how I am getting on. It was a
:23:17. > :23:26.humbling experience. It was a proud moment. A world win 12 months began
:23:26. > :23:31.in little Rania where he claimed a title - - a world win to 12 months
:23:31. > :23:41.began in Lithuania. It began in this academy in Hull, under the tutelage
:23:41. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:48.of Mick Bromby. Really proud. I am proud. He truly deserves it.
:23:48. > :23:56.shows the power of the gold medal. He gets to meet the Queen, that is
:23:56. > :24:02.another honour and a great experience. Luke makes his
:24:02. > :24:12.professional debut at Craven Park next month. Quite a year for Luke
:24:12. > :24:17.
:24:17. > :24:21.Campbell, MBA. We share our homes with over ten
:24:21. > :24:24.million cats, but how much do we really know about what our pets get
:24:24. > :24:28.up to when we aren't looking. Well, a scientist from Lincoln has helped
:24:28. > :24:31.the BBC in a new study where cameras were fitted to 50 cats.
:24:31. > :24:34.This is Deany, and up until now he's been very happy knowing that we know
:24:34. > :24:37.very little about his secret world. But guess what, Deany - we're about
:24:37. > :24:47.to find out exactly what you and your feline friends, yes you, have
:24:47. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :24:58.months of work with scientists from the University of Lincoln. Every cat
:24:58. > :25:06.owner will ask you, what do you think my cat does when it leaves the
:25:06. > :25:10.cat flap, all, is it true they going to other people 's homes? We did not
:25:10. > :25:15.have the information. This was a nice opportunity to get some data
:25:15. > :25:18.and be able to answer those questions. One person who
:25:19. > :25:27.understands cats better than most of us is Jain Kidd. She runs one of the
:25:27. > :25:32.country's only cat retirement home in Osgodby. He's putting his smell
:25:32. > :25:39.on to you. It shows you are one of the gang. All of the cat here have
:25:39. > :25:45.different personalities. You get the dominant ones. They are effective,
:25:45. > :25:48.cuddling lot. I think they get up to all sorts we do not know about.
:25:48. > :25:56.on the television or radio today and you will be hard pushed not to see
:25:56. > :26:04.or hear about cats. That is about - - that is because of the level of
:26:04. > :26:14.interest, and the amount of exposure as a result of making this
:26:14. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:18.programme. It is fantastic.The full extent of what they've discovered is
:26:18. > :26:21.best for you to watch and find out, but let me tell you Oscar, I've
:26:21. > :26:24.heard about breaking and entering, theft of food, fighting - the list
:26:24. > :26:29.goes on, so those innocent little faces won't work anymore. You can
:26:29. > :26:33.watch Horizon's: The Secret Life of The Cat tonight on BBC Two at nine
:26:33. > :26:36.o'clock. Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines:
:26:36. > :26:39.Jailed. Dale Cregan, the drug dealer who
:26:39. > :26:44.murdered two policewomen and a father and son, is told he will die
:26:44. > :26:54.in prison. Five months after tracks were destroyed by a landslip,
:26:54. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :27:06.engineers say rail services will what you would do if you saw someone
:27:06. > :27:11.asking for money in the street. We were talking about beggars. Except,
:27:11. > :27:17.I gave money to a homeless person and wish I didn't. In Beverly, you
:27:17. > :27:22.can see beggars sat on the pavement saying, no food or home, yet they
:27:22. > :27:25.sit rolling cigarettes and have a mobile phone. Bethany says, I feel
:27:25. > :27:30.bad walking past homeless people but never give them money. Somebody
:27:30. > :27:36.said, a lot of people in Hull legging formerly a drug users, and