:00:00. > :00:00.weekend. That is all from us. On BBC One we join the news teams where you
:00:00. > :00:18.are. Good evening and welcome to BBC Look
:00:18. > :00:29.North. The headlines tonight. Drunken criminals to be offered
:00:29. > :00:33.counselling instead of court. Also tonight: Lincolnshire Police says it
:00:33. > :00:35.will investigate the way officers arrested this man.
:00:35. > :00:39.tonight: Lincolnshire Police says it will investigate the way officers
:00:39. > :00:43.New rules to keep dogs on leads in seaside towns. And the man
:00:43. > :00:48.setting—off to pedal his way.round the world.
:00:48. > :00:56.And autumn definitely arrived today, but what are the next few days
:00:56. > :01:11.looking Mike? Join me later to find out. —— looking like. People who
:01:11. > :01:14.commit minor crimes while they're drunk could avoid court if they
:01:14. > :01:17.agree to get alcohol counselling. Humberside Police is starting a
:01:17. > :01:19.trial in East Yorkshire offering conditional cautions, instead of
:01:19. > :01:23.prosecution. But some are sceptical that it will act as enough of a
:01:23. > :01:32.deterrent. Anne—Marie Tasker has the story. It's become an all too common
:01:32. > :01:36.sight. Weekend revellers drinking too much — then fined or sent to
:01:36. > :01:38.court for minor offences. So now Humberside Police is trialling a new
:01:38. > :01:41.approach. Instead of putting offenders through the legal system,
:01:41. > :01:50.they'll be sent for alcohol counselling. The condition that is
:01:51. > :01:55.attached to seeking treatment is not designed to punish, but to address
:01:55. > :01:59.the defend —— offending behaviour, the root cause of it, so it is not
:01:59. > :02:03.there as a deterrent, but as a treatment. Around £11 billion is
:02:03. > :02:06.spent each year dealing with drink—related crimes in England and
:02:06. > :02:09.Wales. It's estimated around 7,000 arrests made by Humberside Police
:02:09. > :02:17.for violence last year were drink related. And in East Yorkshire
:02:17. > :02:22.alone, 166 people were charged with minor drink—related offences. And
:02:22. > :02:26.sending them to magistrates court costs, on average, more than £1,000
:02:26. > :02:29.a day. Humberside's Police and Crime Commissioner is spending £20,000 on
:02:29. > :02:34.counselling services — like this — instead of sending offenders to
:02:34. > :02:42.court. But he denies it's policing on the cheap. It has got nothing to
:02:42. > :02:47.do with price. It is about effectiveness. We have court
:02:47. > :02:50.processes that cost a huge amount of money and police time, that are
:02:50. > :02:55.incredibly inefficient and in most cases, ineffective. The scheme is
:02:56. > :02:58.similar to the seminars already offered by Humberside Police to
:02:59. > :03:02.speeding drivers. But will it work with drinkers? Dawn Wilkinson was in
:03:02. > :03:10.the police but is now landlady at the Windmill pub in Beverley. She's
:03:10. > :03:16.sceptical it will deter everyone. There was no point of counselling
:03:16. > :03:21.for a bit of a brawl, or weaving against a doorway, but they will get
:03:21. > :03:26.around that and if it goes to court after that then they would need to
:03:26. > :03:29.be tackled. The pilot scheme won't be used for drinkers who are repeat
:03:29. > :03:32.offenders or commit serious offences. And if it works, officers
:03:32. > :03:38.in Hull and Northern Lincolnshire will be able to use it in their
:03:38. > :03:41.fight againt drunken behaviour, too. I'm joined now by the former
:03:41. > :03:52.Barrister and MP for East Hull Karl Turner. Good evening. Costs around
:03:52. > :03:55.1200 pounds a day to put someone through magistrates courts for
:03:55. > :03:59.drinking offence. Isn't this a better and cheaper way of spending
:03:59. > :04:05.taxpayers money? There has to be balanced. I am keen on
:04:05. > :04:09.rehabilitation and they don't think people should be prosecuted for
:04:09. > :04:12.minor offences, but it matters what constitutes a minor offence. If
:04:13. > :04:17.people are behaving badly and anti—socially, spoiling the evening
:04:17. > :04:22.for other people, my constituents expect those people to be dealt with
:04:22. > :04:28.properly, to face the music and to face the music". Someone commits
:04:28. > :04:31.this sort of offence, do you and people watching tonight want to see
:04:31. > :04:37.them prosecuted with harsher set resist rather than going off for
:04:37. > :04:41.some course and counselling? If it is a petty offence like swearing in
:04:41. > :04:46.the street, it probably does not warrant a court hearing, but if it
:04:46. > :04:49.is more serious, if it is affray, which is a serious public order
:04:49. > :04:56.offence, it should be dealt with by way of a court hearing. These
:04:56. > :04:59.offences are always alleged. People should be taken through the courts
:04:59. > :05:04.system and the courts should decide the penalty, in my opinion. I think
:05:04. > :05:11.my constituents, in the main, would agree with me. But isn't better to
:05:11. > :05:14.tackle the behaviour of people and get them off drinking so that they
:05:14. > :05:19.are less likely to do the same thing again, rather than prosecute? I am
:05:19. > :05:22.very much in favour of rehabilitation otherwise you have
:05:22. > :05:25.the revolving door situation where people end up in prison and it costs
:05:25. > :05:30.money and they never get rehabilitated. I understand that
:05:30. > :05:37.point. I am concerned that this might just be about saving money,
:05:37. > :05:40.and if it is serious offences, actual bodily harm or assault, I
:05:40. > :05:46.don't know what constitutes a minor offence, but it is offences like
:05:46. > :05:51.that, absolutely not, it has to be dealt
:05:52. > :06:04.need to see punishment being delivered. I don't think this is
:06:04. > :06:07.satisfactory. We want to hear from you on this story, are cautions for
:06:07. > :06:11.minor drinking offences a good idea? Maybe you think they should all go
:06:11. > :06:26.through the courts? Here's how to contact us.
:06:26. > :06:36.We look forward to hearing from you. In a moment. The new centre teaching
:06:36. > :06:49.people with eating disorders to enjoy food again. Dog owners in the
:06:49. > :06:52.East Riding of Yorkshire are set to face tough new restrictions on
:06:52. > :06:55.letting their pets off the lead in public places. The Council has made
:06:55. > :06:59.a number of changes affecting parks and tourist resorts, after it said
:06:59. > :07:03.that current dog orders were out of date. But some owners say they feel
:07:03. > :07:08.they're being marginalised. Amy Cole reports. Off the lead — but for dog
:07:08. > :07:11.owners access to beaches, promenades and parks in the East Riding could
:07:11. > :07:15.soon become greatly restricted. The council says an urgent review of dog
:07:15. > :07:18.orders was needed as it hadn't been done since 2009. This morning
:07:18. > :07:22.Cabinet members approved a number of proposals which includes that pets
:07:22. > :07:25.must be kept on a lead when being walked on Bridlington and Hornsea
:07:25. > :07:30.promenades. They will be banned from 51 new fenced children's play areas.
:07:30. > :07:33.And they will have to be on leads in an additional 31 cemeteries and
:07:33. > :07:38.graveyards in the East Riding. The council says they are partly due to
:07:38. > :07:44.a two month public consultation. The public have said to us that we need
:07:44. > :07:49.dog control measures in place. It went for approval from full council
:07:49. > :07:56.and Potomac of those areas are to be promenades, beaches, and parks,
:07:56. > :08:00.where we have got children fenced play areas. They have not to go in
:08:00. > :08:04.the children's fenced play areas but they can go into the parks, off the
:08:05. > :08:09.lead. That's good news for Nicky Smedley. She lives in Hull but
:08:09. > :08:13.regularly walks Meg near Hornsea where her parents are. But she's not
:08:13. > :08:17.happy that Meg will have to be put on a lead at all times on the year
:08:17. > :08:23.when she takes her to Hornsea promenade. If they want you to put
:08:23. > :08:29.these restrictions in, yes, that is what they want to do, but on the
:08:29. > :08:37.promenade, fight could not take my dog to the seaside, for any reason,
:08:37. > :08:42.then yes, I would not be happy with that. While dinner is served to Meg,
:08:42. > :08:46.the restrictions served to owners may not go down as well. The
:08:46. > :08:55.proposals will be put before full council on October ninth, where they
:08:55. > :08:58.are expected to be approved. You might also have a view on this
:08:58. > :09:11.story, maybe you're a dog owner or do you think that more controls on
:09:11. > :09:14.dogs are the right way to go? There was a reminder of the contact
:09:14. > :09:22.details if you want to get in touch with us. The leader of UKIP on
:09:22. > :09:26.Lincolnshire County Councillor has been suspended from the Party. UKIP
:09:26. > :09:30.has confirmed that Chris Pain will face a disciplinary committee — but
:09:30. > :09:33.the party wouldn't say why he's been suspended. Yesterday, Police
:09:33. > :09:35.announced they were taking no further action against Mr Pain,
:09:35. > :09:44.following allegations he made racist comments on Facebook. More than £9
:09:44. > :09:47.million of extra money is being made available for the NHS in East
:09:47. > :09:55.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to boost services this winter. The Health
:09:55. > :10:16.Secretary Jeremy Hunt has given £8 million to the United Lincolnshire
:10:16. > :10:19.Trust and £! Lincolnshire Police are investigating the conduct of some of
:10:19. > :10:23.their officers after they were filmed arresting a man in his home
:10:23. > :10:26.near Boston. The video which was posted on the internet shows fifty
:10:26. > :10:29.seven year old James Cushway lying motionless on the floor. James's
:10:29. > :10:31.brother claims the officers were heavy handed, verbally abusive and
:10:31. > :10:34.unconcerned for his welfare. The family have now made a formal
:10:34. > :10:39.complaint. Footage that has prompted a formal complaint. Danny Cushway
:10:39. > :10:43.watches the moment arresting officers taunted his brother, who
:10:43. > :10:48.lay on the floor — while a neighbour filmed on his mobile phone. This is
:10:48. > :10:54.a 60—year—old man, with police officers standing around him,
:10:54. > :10:58.taunting him with abuse and taunting him with, we are going to pull his
:10:58. > :11:06.testicles. This just should not happen. It happened at Sutterton
:11:06. > :11:09.near Boston, just over a week ago. Police came to arrest 57—year—old
:11:09. > :11:12.James, who's going through a divorce. He was alleged to have
:11:12. > :11:21.broken a court order forbidding contact with family members. Danny
:11:21. > :11:24.believes police over—reacted. I had to strenuously request by the time
:11:24. > :11:29.got there, with paramedics, that they removed the handcuffs and
:11:29. > :11:35.removed the situation that he was in. As police loosen his handcuffs,
:11:35. > :11:37.James falls silent. Officers appear to believe he is feigning
:11:37. > :11:44.unconsciousness, to obstruct the arrest. Obviously, the officers were
:11:45. > :11:48.dealing with someone who was being noncompliant, which can be very
:11:49. > :11:52.frustrating. You have got four police officers tied up there, who
:11:52. > :11:57.are not able to be elsewhere, dealing with something else. I think
:11:57. > :12:11.people will be dismayed at the language that was used, which, in my
:12:11. > :12:12.view, was not appropriate. Superintendent Maria Staniland of
:12:13. > :12:25.Lincolnshire Police Professional Standards Department said:
:12:25. > :12:30.James was taken to hospital, and then held in police custody. The
:12:30. > :12:32.next day, he was released on bail without being charged. As police
:12:32. > :12:36.investigate, he's staying with family in the south of England. Jake
:12:36. > :12:42.is live at Lincolnshire Police Head Quarters for us tonight. How long
:12:42. > :12:49.will this investigation by the force take? As you heard that report,
:12:49. > :12:52.professional standards department will be carrying out a full
:12:52. > :12:59.investigation into the events surrounding the arrest of James.
:12:59. > :13:02.This may well take several weeks. There were several officers present
:13:02. > :13:06.as you can see on the video and they will have to be interviewed, and the
:13:06. > :13:13.video will have to be viewed in its entirety, before any decision can
:13:13. > :13:24.made as to what action, if any, needs to be taken. Plans to recruit
:13:24. > :13:27.1,000 volunteers into Lincolnshire Police have been defended after
:13:27. > :13:30.fewer than 50 people came forward in seven months. The idea was announced
:13:30. > :13:33.by the Police and Crime Commissioner, Alan Hardwick, earlier
:13:33. > :13:35.this year. His office says it is confident more people will
:13:35. > :13:39.volunteer. Scrap metal dealers in East Yorkshire face having to pay
:13:39. > :13:42.for licences in order to stay in business. The council wants the
:13:42. > :13:45.licences to help reduce metal thefts. They would cost around £400
:13:45. > :13:57.and only be issued after a police check. Still ahead tonight: if I go
:13:57. > :14:02.back down into here, that is too wet. Finding the perfect conditions
:14:02. > :14:15.for a picky plant that was almost extinct. The 16,000 mile journey in
:14:15. > :14:37.a rickshaw. Keep your photographs coming in. Tonight's picture is
:14:37. > :14:40.entitled 'Rain' at Cleethorpes Club bowling green taken at 5pm last
:14:40. > :14:46.night by Richard Hardy. We will not bore viewers with that. Tell him
:14:46. > :14:56.that I live locally. He can come round for lunch. That is the best
:14:56. > :15:03.for that I have had all day. Let's have a look at the headlines for the
:15:03. > :15:06.next 24 hours. It is a bright start tomorrow. There will be rain or
:15:06. > :15:13.drizzle spreading from the north—west through the afternoon. It
:15:13. > :15:21.is an autumnal feeling day with this weather front coming in from the
:15:21. > :15:27.west, bringing rain. Today we have had a swathe of cloud, 40 miles an
:15:27. > :15:32.hour wind at Bedlington with temperatures of 11 Celsius. That
:15:32. > :15:38.northerly has brought rain to most areas. The rain will pull away
:15:38. > :15:42.quickly through this evening. Gale force winds possible and coastal
:15:42. > :15:47.areas for the next few hours. That wind will moderate overnight. Clear
:15:47. > :15:57.spells developing with temperatures falling to eight Celsius in the
:15:57. > :16:05.West. And the times of sunrise. And the high water times.
:16:05. > :16:13.Not a bad start, with quite a bit of cloud around, but generally bright
:16:13. > :16:19.and dry with hazy sunshine, but it will quickly cloud over. Rain and
:16:19. > :16:27.resort moving south and east through the course of the afternoon. It will
:16:27. > :16:31.become pretty damp and dreary. Top temperatures, still below average
:16:31. > :16:44.for the time of year, 14 Celsius in Hull, and 15 around the Bosch, if
:16:44. > :16:53.you are lucky. —— the Wash. It looks like an unsettled weekend to follow.
:16:53. > :17:03.That is the forecast. Don't go down there. You even get a free Hankey,
:17:03. > :17:06.now, I have noticed. A new treatment centre in Hull could revolutionise
:17:06. > :17:10.the way local people with eating disorders are cared for. It's
:17:10. > :17:15.estimated that more than 2,000 people across the city suffer from
:17:15. > :17:18.some form of anorexia or bulimia. It's hoped the new Evolve Centre
:17:18. > :17:22.will reduce the number of patients having to go outside the area for
:17:22. > :17:24.specialist help. Our health correspondent, Vicky Johnson
:17:24. > :17:28.reports. Claire is 26 and, for more than half her life, she has
:17:28. > :17:33.struggled with eating disorders. In the past she has spent months in
:17:33. > :17:37.hospital, but with a two—year—old daughter and another baby on the
:17:37. > :17:43.way, she is relieved she can be treated closer to home, in Hull. I
:17:43. > :17:52.don't have to worry about going out of the area. And not having to think
:17:52. > :17:59.about situations like, if I have to go into hospital, where would I go?
:17:59. > :18:05.The new Evolve Centre was opened by an Emmerdale actress who has
:18:05. > :18:12.overcome anorexia despite a lack of local facilities. He didn't get so
:18:12. > :18:16.much support back then because there wasn't enough people who knew about
:18:16. > :18:19.it. And there was nothing in Hull. If this had been around back then my
:18:20. > :18:27.struggle might have been a lot easier. As well as different rooms
:18:27. > :18:30.for counselling, Evolve Centre has kitchen and dining areas where
:18:30. > :18:36.people can learn how to cope with food again. It will be giving them
:18:36. > :18:41.the life skills, skills to change their behaviour, skills to change
:18:41. > :18:44.what currently gets in the way of them getting on with their lives,
:18:44. > :18:51.and doing it locally, so that they can still interact with and be part
:18:51. > :18:56.of their own life. £500,000 each year is being invested in the new
:18:56. > :19:04.service, but for families, the ambition is to do even more. I would
:19:04. > :19:10.like to have an inpatient unit as well, but we have got this, and that
:19:10. > :19:17.is pretty amazing and very exciting for the city. The new service means
:19:17. > :19:23.that people like Clare will be able to receive specialist, intensive
:19:23. > :19:34.support, at the same time as enjoying family life. Plastic litter
:19:34. > :19:37.which is killing hundreds of sea birds along our coast prompted a
:19:37. > :19:42.large response on look North yesterday. Marine experts say
:19:42. > :19:45.plastic is blown into rivers and onto beaches where it is eaten by
:19:45. > :19:50.birds who can't digest it, and they eventually die. We talked about
:19:50. > :20:08.this. We got a big response after the programme last night. Lynda
:20:08. > :20:18.emailed to say: Krissy says on the text:
:20:18. > :20:43.thank you very much for those. A rare plant that was once on the
:20:43. > :20:47.brink of extinction has been successfully reintroduced in East
:20:47. > :20:50.Yorkshire. The Greater Water Parsnip might not look like much but it is
:20:50. > :20:53.an important native species that needs just the right growing
:20:53. > :20:57.conditions. Modern drainage systems had meant it was almost wiped out
:20:57. > :20:59.but now with some careful work by conservationists its doing well.
:20:59. > :21:02.Surrounded and protected by Reach, it is a long that has not been seen
:21:02. > :21:09.in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire for 25 years. But at this nature reserve
:21:09. > :21:14.near Driffield, the greater water parsnip is again beginning to
:21:14. > :21:19.thrive. It is very much back in its native habitat. Its reintroduction
:21:19. > :21:25.into this natural habitat has not been easy. Its position on the edge
:21:25. > :21:30.of these water beds has proved to be crucial. It has very exacting
:21:30. > :21:35.habitat requirements. It needs marginal shelf which is dry in
:21:35. > :21:41.summer, and wet in winter, so just there is fine, and here is not. If I
:21:41. > :21:50.go back down into here, that is too wet. It needs to be just there. It
:21:50. > :21:56.is quite fussy? You could say that. The problem is it has faced had been
:21:56. > :21:58.trained on modern drainage techniques, but here, more
:21:58. > :22:03.traditional techniques have been used, and the plant has taken root
:22:03. > :22:06.and is beginning to thrive. Attempts to save the plant from extinction
:22:06. > :22:16.were made after small samples of it were found at Halsea Mere. Brian is
:22:16. > :22:23.behind ensuring survival, propagating thousands of plants in
:22:23. > :22:28.his own back garden. It really is an achievement personally, if you think
:22:28. > :22:33.where we are, and these are very important. Just because they are not
:22:33. > :22:38.currently, they are just as important, because they are so rare.
:22:38. > :22:42.Rescued from the brink of extinction, the greater water
:22:42. > :22:46.parsnip is again making its presence felt with East Yorkshire playing an
:22:46. > :22:55.important role in securing its future. Hull Kingston Rovers'
:22:55. > :22:58.skipper Michael Dobson has been cleared to lead the club in their
:22:58. > :23:09.play—off knock—out game at St Helens. The Robins have already
:23:09. > :23:12.beaten St Helens three times this season with a cup victory and two
:23:12. > :23:14.league wins. Dobson, who leaves at the end of the season, remains key
:23:14. > :23:16.to Rovers' success. Michael is such a professional. It is all about the
:23:16. > :23:19.team, trying to get the boys playing the best they can, and that Michael
:23:19. > :23:30.can stay for another couple of weeks, everyone will be glad. A
:23:30. > :23:34.horse rider from Lincolnshire has been selected for a World
:23:34. > :23:37.Championship event in France. Alex Postolowsky from Market Rasen was
:23:37. > :23:43.successful at the Burghley Horse Trials when she had the the best
:23:43. > :23:45.time for a new rider at the event. Now she'll go to France later this
:23:45. > :23:47.year to compete in the three—day eventing championships for young
:23:47. > :23:51.horses. Well done to Alex. It's a journey of more than 16,000 miles
:23:51. > :23:54.and could take more than a year. Today Luke Parry from Eastrington
:23:54. > :24:05.near Howden has set off around the world on a rickshaw. Crispin Rolfe
:24:05. > :24:08.has been to meet him. This is what I can take with me. That is all that I
:24:08. > :24:18.can take a one year. That cushion, a sleeping bag, that makes
:24:19. > :24:24.a good cushion for a passenger. Now it is by rickshaw that Luke Parry,
:24:24. > :24:31.from Yorkshire, is travelling the world. I can take passengers and if
:24:31. > :24:36.they want offer me something to eat or something to stay, then that is
:24:36. > :24:40.great. His journey will take him from Howden to York before going to
:24:41. > :24:46.mainland Europe, and he plans to travel through Iran and India before
:24:46. > :24:51.crossing to United States and a 16,000 mile journey which could take
:24:51. > :24:58.more than 18 months to complete. What do his mum and dad think of it
:24:58. > :25:06.all? I did say that I would come with him but he started to look a
:25:06. > :25:11.bit worried! He has given us an invitation to meet up. And so to the
:25:11. > :25:15.big sendoff at his old school, where he is repaying his geography teacher
:25:15. > :25:20.for all those lessons that helped encourage pupils with their studies.
:25:20. > :25:24.Students can have that running dialogue with him as he is visiting
:25:25. > :25:31.different locations and can question him about the topical bits that come
:25:31. > :25:37.up in their curriculum. What are your thoughts? I cannot wait to get
:25:37. > :25:41.on with my big adventure and I am grateful for the support from the
:25:41. > :25:50.school. And that this look on his way, his first challenge, the
:25:50. > :25:56.British weather —— that is Luke on his way. That is the first testing
:25:56. > :26:01.part of it, but I am sure that there will be better days at. Soon he will
:26:01. > :26:13.be its heading south for the winter, picking up passengers as he goes.
:26:13. > :26:15.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines, which
:26:15. > :26:19.contain flashing images. Coronation Street's Michael Le Vell is cleared
:26:19. > :26:23.of all rape and child abuse charges. People who commit minor crimes while
:26:23. > :26:26.drunk could avoid court if they agree to counselling, in a trial by
:26:26. > :26:28.Humberside Police. Tomorrow's weather forecast. A dry bright start
:26:28. > :26:31.with some hazy sunshine. Clouding over with patchy rain or drizzle
:26:31. > :26:43.later. Maximum temperature, 15 Celsius. A big response on the
:26:43. > :26:48.story. John has said on Twitter: the police commissioner is going soft on
:26:48. > :26:53.crime. And many people who drink too much have mental health problems and
:26:53. > :26:59.locking them up will make them worse. They need help. And a driver
:26:59. > :27:03.has to pay £100 for a driving seminar. Does that mean that drunks
:27:03. > :27:07.will have to pay the same amount for counselling instead of going to
:27:07. > :27:12.court? These schemes are obviously fairly similar. Alex has e—mailed,
:27:12. > :27:14.the thought of people committing minor crimes whilst drunk is
:27:15. > :27:22.observed. Keith has said that Matthew Grovess' election slogan
:27:22. > :27:25.was, the criminal must pay. He highlighted drunken behaviour as
:27:25. > :27:33.being his target for tough, unit of action. He makes it up as he goes
:27:33. > :27:37.along. David says, get them into the cause, they put enough strain on the
:27:37. > :27:44.NHS in accident and emergency, and this must be tackled. That's all
:27:44. > :27:44.from me for now. Have a nice evening. See you tomorrow.