:00:08. > :00:17.North. The headlines tonight. A call for more support for school leavers
:00:18. > :00:18.
:00:18. > :00:22.to keep them off benefits. understand the importance of maths
:00:22. > :00:25.and English and white is beneficial. They were kicked, beaten
:00:25. > :00:27.and attacked with a stick - we're live at the coastal community
:00:27. > :00:35.rallying round to protect its donkeys. Dancing on the streets of
:00:35. > :00:42.Hull - the latest push to become UK City of Culture. We have to prove
:00:42. > :00:52.the city needs it and the city wants it. Protecting the Lincolnshire
:00:52. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :01:02.dialect - the language being saved from dying out. A little bit warmer
:01:02. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:11.tomorrow. I will be back later with teenagers who leave school with poor
:01:11. > :01:13.grades to stop thousands of them ending up on benefits. It's a
:01:13. > :01:16.warning from the youth charity, the Prince's Trust, which says a third
:01:16. > :01:26.of those who get poor grades think they will have to live off the
:01:26. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:41.state. It's a particular problem in Hull and Grimsby where there is high
:01:41. > :01:45.youth unemployment. The Trust says ambitions are being crushed and
:01:45. > :01:48.wants more training for teenagers to get into jobs like building and
:01:48. > :01:51.plumbing. Sarah Corker reports. How do you break the link between
:01:51. > :01:54.poor exam results and joblessness? Research by the Prince's Trust shows
:01:54. > :01:57.those who struggle at school often resign themselves to a life on
:01:57. > :02:01.benefits. Lee Larkin was once one of those teenagers on the dole, leaving
:02:01. > :02:08.school at 14 with no qualifications. He's turned his life around - now
:02:08. > :02:15.running his own plumbing business. From nine to 14, it was probably the
:02:15. > :02:18.lowest period of my life. I didn't realise what I was doing. People 12
:02:18. > :02:23.to much on the fact they have underachieved with qualifications -
:02:23. > :02:25.- people dwell too much on the fact they have underachieved with
:02:25. > :02:28.qualifications. Last month, the Governenment
:02:28. > :02:33.unveiled the tech level - a vocational alternative to A levels,
:02:33. > :02:41.giving students training in subjects like engineering and hospitality.
:02:41. > :02:50.Tax levels will be about recognising high quality.
:02:50. > :03:00.But the Prince's Trust says those who fail at school need more help.
:03:00. > :03:00.
:03:00. > :03:09.In Hull, the figure was below the national average. The same was true
:03:09. > :03:11.in the east riding of. - - the same was true in East Yorkshire. These
:03:11. > :03:14.workshops in Hull encourage teenagers to take apprenticeships in
:03:14. > :03:24.health and social care. But course leaders say there often aren't the
:03:24. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:28.jobs at the end of it. The problem we have is employers affording to
:03:29. > :03:31.take people on as apprentices. Alongside practical skills, students
:03:31. > :03:39.still need basic English and Maths qualifications. At 19, Jess Hunter
:03:39. > :03:45.is re-taking her maths GCSE. I know now it is important. In school, I
:03:45. > :03:50.had the attitude that I would never use ratio. I know now it is
:03:50. > :03:53.something I need to achieve if I can move on to what I want to do.
:03:53. > :03:56.So as teenagers anxiously wait to pick up their GSCE results next
:03:57. > :04:00.week, Lee says whaetever grades you get, there are job opportunities out
:04:00. > :04:02.there. David Walker represents a group of
:04:02. > :04:11.schools and colleges taking a new approach to helping young people
:04:11. > :04:15.prepare for their future careers and he joins me now.
:04:15. > :04:23.Good evening, Mr Walker. Would you agree with the findings of the
:04:23. > :04:26.Princes trust? I think there is a lot of truth in what the Prince's
:04:26. > :04:33.Trust say. I think an awful lot of this comes down to young people
:04:33. > :04:39.having away to relate what they're doing in and colleges, getting an
:04:39. > :04:43.idea of what work is about, and understanding what employers want.
:04:43. > :04:51.We work with over 1400 employees across the UK, and many in the
:04:51. > :05:01.Yorkshire and Humber region. We find that once you give people
:05:01. > :05:09.
:05:09. > :05:13.information, they can see it is worthwhile. Are you surprised that a
:05:13. > :05:21.third of those with poor grades think their future looks not good
:05:21. > :05:25.and they were live on benefits? think it is a disappointing thing.
:05:25. > :05:32.It tells us the level of the challenge here, in terms of giving
:05:32. > :05:36.people an insight. You will find the students getting their GCSE results
:05:36. > :05:39.now will be the first that will not simply be leaving. There will be
:05:39. > :05:48.required to do some sort of further training, and I think that can only
:05:48. > :05:58.help. It needs to be the right training. How'd you get somebody who
:05:58. > :05:58.
:05:58. > :06:06.has not done well in their GCSE 's but elated? It is about trying to
:06:06. > :06:14.relate what they do to the subject is, what they want to do. That is
:06:14. > :06:17.the way forward. Very interesting to talk with you. How surprising is it
:06:17. > :06:27.that so many teenagers see their future as living off benefits. Is
:06:27. > :06:50.
:06:50. > :06:54.In a moment: A local supermarket chain comes forward to run some of
:06:54. > :06:56.Lincolnshire's libraries. People from around the world have
:06:56. > :07:00.expressed anger and disgust after two Cleethorpes beach donkeys were
:07:01. > :07:08.beaten and kicked. Businesses have now clubbed together to raise a
:07:08. > :07:17.reward of almost �2,000 to catch those responsible. Jill Archbold has
:07:17. > :07:23.been to Ingoldmells to meet the donkeys' owner.
:07:23. > :07:28.Trusting and docile, donkeys are an icon on the British beach, but an
:07:28. > :07:35.unlikely target for unprovoked filers. One donkey is yet to return
:07:35. > :07:41.to the beach since he was punched and kicked in the head. News which
:07:41. > :07:51.has caused an outpouring of anger. It is good that the public have
:07:51. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :08:05.said, carry on, do not pack up. reward of nearly �2000 is being
:08:05. > :08:13.offered to help find people who the donkey, made of donations from local
:08:13. > :08:17.business owners who were shocked by this news. We are like a big family,
:08:17. > :08:21.and it is like somebody assaulting your best friend as far as we're
:08:21. > :08:29.concerned. It is not acceptable on any level. It has gone viral this
:08:29. > :08:37.week. Everybody is outraged. This nearby sanctuary is a stark reminder
:08:37. > :08:42.of how animal abuse can change the donkey's nature. Most donkeys adore
:08:42. > :08:49.children. They are so soft and gentle with them. If children hurt
:08:49. > :08:54.them, that trust will go. A lot of donkeys do not ever trust again
:08:54. > :08:57.after abuse happens. It is back to Britain as for John and his donkeys.
:08:57. > :08:59.Hopes are high that the culprit can be found.
:08:59. > :09:04.Jill is live on the beach at Ingoldmells. How strong has the
:09:04. > :09:14.public reaction been to these donkey attacks?
:09:14. > :09:22.Well, everybody I have spoken to, it has been a reaction of shock. As you
:09:22. > :09:27.can see, they are such placid creatures. The abuse of trust seems
:09:27. > :09:29.to have been what has upset people so much. It really has had an
:09:29. > :09:39.international reaction. We have had messages from support from all over
:09:39. > :09:40.
:09:40. > :09:50.the world. Thank you very much. We will let you
:09:50. > :09:51.
:09:51. > :09:52.know what happens. The organisers of Hull's bid to become the UK City of
:09:52. > :09:54.Culture in 2017 say local people must get behind them if they're to
:09:54. > :09:57.be successful. This morning an open-air ballet performance was held
:09:57. > :10:03.in the city centre to promote the campaign.
:10:03. > :10:06.A preview of what's to come if Hull is named UK City of Culture. The
:10:06. > :10:12.mini performance from Ballet Loren marked the start of the Back the Bid
:10:12. > :10:15.campaign. Hull has a great chance of winning
:10:15. > :10:19.UK City of Culture, but we have to prove that the city needs it and the
:10:19. > :10:23.city wants it and the people's support is really crucial to that.
:10:23. > :10:31.We are encouraging people today to get engaged with the bid, to back us
:10:31. > :10:34.on Twitter and Facebook, to continue to send in their ideas.
:10:34. > :10:37.This promotional branding will be popping up all over the city - it's
:10:37. > :10:47.hoped it will encourage local people and businesses to get behind the
:10:47. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:52.bid. I think it would be lovely. We have as much right as anybody else
:10:52. > :10:54.to have the City of Culture, haven't we? It will draw people in. It's
:10:54. > :10:59.good for business, for hotels and restaurants and even myself. Let's
:10:59. > :11:01.get Hull on the map. Winning the title would mean
:11:01. > :11:04.investment in the city of around �11 million, leading to jobs and the
:11:04. > :11:14.promotion of the city in the UK and beyond. Hull Truck Youth Theatre is
:11:14. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :11:23.the kind of group that would benefit. We nurture talent here. It
:11:24. > :11:31.would be brilliant for these guys to thrive. We have a great system
:11:31. > :11:36.here. We do not get noticed compared to other cities like Manchester
:11:36. > :11:39.Liverpool. If we did when City of Culture, I think we would become
:11:39. > :11:42.more renowned. Hull needs to see off Dundee,
:11:42. > :11:45.Leicester and Swansea Bay to win the title. The city will find out if all
:11:45. > :11:53.the campaigning has been worth it when the winner is announced in
:11:53. > :11:56.November. Still ahead tonight: As Hull City
:11:56. > :12:06.prepare for the Premier League, we meet the manager who admits he's
:12:06. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:24.living a dream. Most men would give their right arm for it. I was very
:12:24. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:38.Martin Birks took this of Kelby near Sleaford. Fantastic skyline. Thank
:12:38. > :12:43.you for backs, and thank you all for the e-mails. John has e-mailed
:12:43. > :12:52.saying, I have sent you a large August calendar so you can mark of
:12:52. > :12:59.the days until Paul comes back. Act did not realise you could print
:12:59. > :13:03.of an attachment, Peter. He posted it. Don't patronise me.
:13:03. > :13:05.Are you looking forward to him coming back?
:13:05. > :13:10.Yes. On with the forecast. It doesn't
:13:10. > :13:18.look too bad. It will be a little bit warmer than it has been today,
:13:18. > :13:28.and there will be some sunshine around. Any heavy rain will be on
:13:28. > :13:29.
:13:29. > :13:35.Thursday. There has been a fair amount of cloud this afternoon,
:13:35. > :13:45.which has produced a few showers. There is a heavy downpour in the
:13:45. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:55.Louth area at the moment. It looks like a fine, dry night. Values in
:13:55. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:12.the towns and cities are down to around 11 or 12. We start tomorrow
:14:12. > :14:22.with a bit of Apache missed. - - a bit of Apache missed. There is a
:14:22. > :14:24.
:14:24. > :14:34.very small risk of the odd shower. It will be around average for the
:14:34. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:42.time of year. Some places getting up to 21. 21 is 70 Fahrenheit. It looks
:14:42. > :14:46.like a front will push in on Thursday night into Friday. A wet
:14:46. > :14:56.start on Friday, but brightening up with some stars of sunshine. What an
:14:56. > :15:00.
:15:00. > :15:02.warned. See you tomorrow. A local supermarket chain has come
:15:02. > :15:06.forward to offer to run some of Lincolnshire's threatened libraries.
:15:06. > :15:07.Lincolnshire Cooperative has already taken on one library at Waddington
:15:07. > :15:11.near Lincoln, which is inside a chemist's. Lincolnshire County
:15:11. > :15:21.Council wants to hand control of 32 of its 47 libraries to businesses or
:15:21. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:30.community groups to try to save �2 million a year. We have identified
:15:30. > :15:37.five where we think we could accommodate the library. We are
:15:37. > :15:40.willing to talk to any communities about how we can help. We talked
:15:40. > :15:42.about this last night. Thanks to everyone who got in touch
:15:42. > :15:52.with us last night about the future of Lincolnshire's libraries.
:15:52. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:27.Malcolm says the service is already I spoke with the leader of
:16:27. > :16:35.Lincolnshire County Council Martin Hill, and asked him why people
:16:35. > :16:41.should volunteer to run their local libraries. We will still remain with
:16:41. > :16:46.15 full-time libraries. We hope people will help us run the others.
:16:46. > :16:53.They are not going to be proper libraries, are they? Yes, they will
:16:53. > :17:02.be. They will still be supported by professional library staff. The same
:17:02. > :17:06.services will be provided. People pay their council tax and they want
:17:07. > :17:13.their libraries. Because of the national financial situation, we
:17:13. > :17:16.have to save money. This �2 million is a contribution to that. If that
:17:16. > :17:26.is found from the library service and we will have to look at other
:17:26. > :17:32.areas, such as supporting police or highway maintenance. So library 's
:17:32. > :17:41.IRA costly luxury that very few people are using. - - so libraries
:17:41. > :17:47.are a costly luxury. The service will be enhanced by the use of
:17:47. > :17:53.volunteers. Is your housekeeping as good as it could have in? Lancashire
:17:53. > :17:59.and Cheshire have made savings but not lost libraries. We are hoping
:17:59. > :18:08.not to close libraries. We have already saved �100 million. We are
:18:08. > :18:15.working hard to find savings and freeze council tax. There we are. It
:18:16. > :18:19.is a very emotive subject. People feel very passionately about that.
:18:19. > :18:22.We will continue to follow that story.
:18:22. > :18:24.Research in Hull could make cancer diagnosis faster and more accurate.
:18:24. > :18:33.The technology allows doctors to personalise scans to improve
:18:33. > :18:36.diagnosis and provide more relevant treatment. And scientists at the
:18:36. > :18:46.city's university say it could also be used to detect heart disease and
:18:46. > :18:46.
:18:46. > :18:52.dementia. Amy Cole reports. This temporary scanner at Hull Royal
:18:52. > :19:00.infirmary is already making its mark. Nicky is a former cancer
:19:00. > :19:06.patient. She has been able to use the scanner. I have had so many
:19:06. > :19:09.biopsies and scans, and they were inconclusive. This machine would
:19:09. > :19:13.have meant it would have been apparent straightaway what was wrong
:19:13. > :19:20.with me. The scanner uses small amounts of radiation in order to
:19:20. > :19:25.detect tumours, which in turn improves diagnosis. Scientists at
:19:25. > :19:31.Hull University say they are confident that in future, it could
:19:31. > :19:40.be used to detect other diseases, not just cancer. To be able to have
:19:40. > :19:50.different patients coming in and to be able to make diagnoses, that is
:19:50. > :19:52.
:19:52. > :19:56.what we are working on here in Hull. There is still some way to go before
:19:56. > :20:04.the researchers put into practice. A temporary scanner will be replaced
:20:05. > :20:12.with a permanent one at Castle Hill Hospital. It is a very exciting
:20:12. > :20:19.opportunity for Rose in Hull. By next April, we will be taking on the
:20:19. > :20:26.work. An exciting part is to get into the cardiac and neurological
:20:26. > :20:32.scanning. It is not being done on mainland UK at the moment. All
:20:32. > :20:42.involved in the project say work is helping to put patients at the front
:20:42. > :20:47.of new treatments. N four days' time, Hull City will
:20:47. > :20:51.begin their second spell in the Premier League of English football.
:20:51. > :20:53.The first game is away at Chelsea. The man who led the team to
:20:53. > :20:54.promotion, manager Steve Bruce, gave a frank interview to BBC Radio
:20:54. > :20:56.Humberside's David Burns during the recent pre-season training in
:20:57. > :21:04.Portugal, including his memories of being the Manchester United captain
:21:04. > :21:14.and why he thinks he's a lucky man. I have been fortunate. I was never
:21:14. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:26.that talented as a footballer, but I got lucky. Even now, I am here in
:21:26. > :21:31.Portugal. Most men would give their right arm for it. It is just a dream
:21:31. > :21:41.job. I was very lucky. What age where you when you went to
:21:41. > :21:45.
:21:45. > :21:54.Manchester United? Well, three or four years before that, I was in the
:21:54. > :22:02.third division. What is the hardest part of your job? Picking the team.
:22:02. > :22:12.I am always going to disappoint people. I can only pick 11. I was
:22:12. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:21.from a normal working-class family. I married young and I have two
:22:21. > :22:28.children and I am a grandad now. If we're not playing, on a Sunday I
:22:28. > :22:34.enjoy a pint and a roast dinner. I enjoy going to the cinema, I enjoy
:22:34. > :22:41.TV. I am very content. I am delighted for the supporters and the
:22:41. > :22:51.owners. Michener mistake, it will be really difficult. It is a tough
:22:51. > :22:51.
:22:52. > :22:56.league. Hopefully, the players will relish the challenge. I think we
:22:56. > :23:02.have some really good young players, who I think will go on to be really
:23:02. > :23:06.good players and really good Premier League players. It is not often you
:23:06. > :23:11.get someone who will pump millions and millions into Hull City. I have
:23:11. > :23:16.really enjoyed the last 12 months. I am delighted for the chairman.
:23:16. > :23:19.Without him, I am not sure there would be a football club, let alone
:23:19. > :23:25.one in the Premier League. You can hear more of that interview with
:23:25. > :23:35.David Burns on his radio programme on BBC Radio Humberside this Friday.
:23:35. > :23:39.
:23:39. > :23:42.Grimsby town and Lincoln city are RAF crews say they're trying to keep
:23:42. > :23:45.noise to a minimum during a programme of night flying in
:23:45. > :23:53.Lincolnshire. Typhoons based at RAF Coningsby are training during the
:23:53. > :24:03.evening to practice flying in the dark. The RAF has apologised to
:24:03. > :24:05.
:24:05. > :24:08.people affected. No pictures today of the meteor. If you take one
:24:08. > :24:12.tonight, send it in. If you don't know what mizzling or
:24:12. > :24:14.rammell mean, don't worry because there are now classes to help you
:24:14. > :24:18.find out. They're words used in Lincolnshire dialect, which some
:24:18. > :24:22.people say is dying out. Gemma Dawson's been to listen to some of
:24:22. > :24:27.those who speak it every day! There's nowt or summat in there.
:24:27. > :24:31.Them are beans, aren't they? stoggies are knarling away, there's
:24:31. > :24:36.a great big hole in that one. sound like a foreign language, but
:24:36. > :24:41.this is home grown. Farmer Wink and his brother have been using
:24:41. > :24:46.Lincolnshire dialect all their lives. When we've gone, we are about
:24:46. > :24:54.the last of it. It'll be dying out altogether, won't it? It's part of
:24:54. > :24:57.our heritage, like the Lincoln Cathedral. Things like that. They
:24:57. > :25:01.spend millions keeping them going. But the dialect, another ten or 15
:25:01. > :25:04.years and we've gone, finished. the past it would've been used more
:25:04. > :25:13.widely. Do people here in Horncastle still understand the Lincolnshire
:25:13. > :25:16.dialect? Have you heard of the word "arrad"? No. Do you know what the
:25:16. > :25:19.word, "arrad" means? Yes, if you live in Lincolnshire it means you
:25:19. > :25:25.are knackered. What about "mizzling"? No idea. Oh, is it
:25:25. > :25:31.raining? Yes. Do you know what the word "rammel" means? Rammel? I do
:25:31. > :25:36.actually but I can't think what it means. Is it to do with junk and
:25:36. > :25:41.stuff like that. Yeah. What about "gawster"? No. You're asking all the
:25:41. > :25:48.wrong questions. You are actually doing it now, laughing. To help
:25:48. > :25:53.those struggling, lessons like this one in Grimsby. There is that much
:25:53. > :25:57.kelter in the garage, I can't get me hoss in there. It's part of a local
:25:57. > :25:59.history project, teaching people about the county's customs and
:25:59. > :26:02.traditions. I think it's very important that we record it, we keep
:26:02. > :26:04.records of it because no amount of my workshops will actually make
:26:04. > :26:09.people speak and use the Lincolnshire dialect that was
:26:09. > :26:13.prevalent 50 years ago. It's getting a bit clammy underneath if the sun
:26:13. > :26:23.gets out a bit more. But back on the farm, Lincolnshire dialect is still
:26:23. > :26:29.
:26:30. > :26:34.these brothers' first language. Any questions? I wonder what the
:26:34. > :26:36.subtitles were like on that piece. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:36. > :26:39.and regional headlines Rail passengers in England face another
:26:39. > :26:49.inflation busting rise in their fares - it's the eleventh year in
:26:49. > :27:14.
:27:14. > :27:21.response on this. Callum said, all I can say is academia is not as
:27:21. > :27:26.relevant as people think, it is experience that matters over grades.
:27:26. > :27:31.Somebody says, I got low GCSE grade 13 years ago, and I currently have
:27:31. > :27:36.two businesses, GCSE grades are not necessarily everything. Richard
:27:36. > :27:41.says, if every employer took one young person on work experience, it