:00:00. > :00:00.Monday. That is all from the BBC's News at
:00:00. > :00:10.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight:
:00:11. > :00:13.job`seekers hanging on for work but getting big bills, the Government is
:00:14. > :00:23.asked to investigate a high cost phone line.
:00:24. > :00:25.Can we have a debate on how we can stop these exploitative racket to
:00:26. > :00:29.desperate people looking for work? A bus company wants to introduce
:00:30. > :00:35.cameras to keep other drivers out of their lanes.
:00:36. > :00:39.How the home of Dylan Thomas hopes to find the right words to beat Hull
:00:40. > :00:41.in the competition to become City of Culture.
:00:42. > :00:53.Pampered pet pigs getting five`star spa treatment in Lincolnshire. After
:00:54. > :00:56.a pleasant day, we are looking at wet weather on the cards,
:00:57. > :01:12.particularly tomorrow morning. I will be back with a forecast.
:01:13. > :01:14.There are calls tonight for a Government investigation into claims
:01:15. > :01:18.that vulnerable job`seekers are being tricked into calling a premium
:01:19. > :01:20.rate phone line. A number of unemployed people from East
:01:21. > :01:23.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire say they've run up big bills calling
:01:24. > :01:28.what they thought was a recruitment hotline ` but turned out to be an
:01:29. > :01:34.overseas call centre. The Hull North MP Diana Johnson told the Commons
:01:35. > :01:42.they've been victims of a "racket". More from Tim Iredale.
:01:43. > :01:45.These are two of the job`seekers who they phoned what they thought was a
:01:46. > :01:49.genuine recruitment service, but were left with a hefty bill. Sarah
:01:50. > :01:51.is a mum of two from North Lincolnshire. She's looking for work
:01:52. > :01:57.as an admin assistant or receptionist. I received an e`mail
:01:58. > :02:04.from a recruitment agency, asking me to call a number. I was on the phone
:02:05. > :02:09.about 45 minutes, and they said they would give me a call if anything
:02:10. > :02:11.came up. I checked and I had been charged ?20.
:02:12. > :02:16.Mark is self`employed from East Yorkshire. He tells a similar story.
:02:17. > :02:20.It was one more question, one more question, and after each question, I
:02:21. > :02:26.said, is that the last question, and they said, yes, but we have one more
:02:27. > :02:30.question. How much did it cost? I found out later it was ?3 50 minute
:02:31. > :02:33.plus a connection charge. The company in question is called SB
:02:34. > :02:44.Millers, and its operation appears to be based in an overseas call
:02:45. > :02:48.centre. How can I help you? Yes, the number of people have contacted our
:02:49. > :02:51.programme saying there have been calling you and been charged an
:02:52. > :03:02.awful lot of money, and you are not a genuine company offering genuine
:03:03. > :03:09.jobs. Is that true? No. You are genuine? Hello? They would not give
:03:10. > :03:14.me a number for anyone in authority. The e`mail address they gave me has
:03:15. > :03:18.bounced back, saying it doesn't exist. There is no sign of the
:03:19. > :03:22.company's website on the Internet. Can we have a debate on how we can
:03:23. > :03:25.stop these exploitative racket for people desperate looking for work?
:03:26. > :03:30.Today, the matter was raised in the Commons by a Hull MP. If they are
:03:31. > :03:34.sent an e`mail saying there is an opportunity, when this number, a lot
:03:35. > :03:36.of people will bring that number, acting in good faith, then find they
:03:37. > :03:40.are being ripped off. The premium phone line regulator
:03:41. > :03:46.says it is prepared to take action against firms which target the
:03:47. > :03:52.unemployed. We can find people up to ?250,000. Recently, we find a
:03:53. > :03:56.company doing something very similar to this.
:03:57. > :04:00.So those on the hunt for work are being warned they could end up
:04:01. > :04:13.paying a high price for one wrong call. If you have been affected by
:04:14. > :04:32.this, or if you have a view on this, get in touch.
:04:33. > :04:39.We will have some off your thoughts before we finish tonight. Thank you
:04:40. > :04:43.for watching this Thursday night. In a moment: Papua New Guinea
:04:44. > :04:51.players bringing the excitement of World Cup competition to a young
:04:52. > :04:55.audience. A bus company is calling for cameras
:04:56. > :05:04.to be used to fine drivers who go into bus lanes in Hull. The city
:05:05. > :05:07.council is looking at how it could enforce the proper use of lanes.
:05:08. > :05:09.East Yorkshire Motor Services says some car and van drivers are
:05:10. > :05:16.illegally blocking the lanes, making buses late. Phillip Norton reports.
:05:17. > :05:24.The morning rush hour in Hull, and one of the bus lanes that could soon
:05:25. > :05:27.be landing motorists with a fine. They're a controversial addition to
:05:28. > :05:31.the road network, but bus companies say more needs to be done to help
:05:32. > :05:43.keep them clear. The lanes really help goes. We would like to see
:05:44. > :06:02.consistent and fair enforcement with the lanes. CCTV and remote
:06:03. > :06:05.enforcement of that type is the fairest way to do it. And that may
:06:06. > :06:08.soon happen. Hull City Council's compiling a report which may see new
:06:09. > :06:12.methods of enforcement such as cameras being introduced. But it
:06:13. > :06:14.comes at a time when other cities such as Liverpool are getting rid of
:06:15. > :06:18.bus lanes altogether. This will allow the traffic to
:06:19. > :06:21.smoothly run through the city, and in that sense it will be more
:06:22. > :06:24.environmentally friendly because I do genuinely believe that bus lanes,
:06:25. > :06:27.in certain parts of the city, actually add to the congestion. Here
:06:28. > :06:32.in Hull, commuters had differing views. I suppose they are trying to
:06:33. > :06:40.help. We have to use public transport. People get the bus to get
:06:41. > :06:45.to work. If they are not the on`time, I don't mind is a car
:06:46. > :06:50.driver. With ?60 fines as a penalty, it could be the solution to keeping
:06:51. > :06:53.buses on time, at the risk of an outcry from cash`strapped motorists.
:06:54. > :06:57.Well, Phillip joins us live from a bus lane in the city now. Phil, how
:06:58. > :07:03.likely is it that Hull will get enforcement cameras in these lanes?
:07:04. > :07:10.Peter, this is still at the report stage. If councillors agreed that
:07:11. > :07:18.more needs to be done to enforce these lanes, powers could be ` `
:07:19. > :07:26.cameras could be installed as early as next year. These lanes tends to
:07:27. > :07:33.run only at certain times of day. Bus drivers say that it is
:07:34. > :07:35.infuriating when they are empty at times when drivers are allowed to
:07:36. > :07:38.use. I spoke to Rupert Lipton from the
:07:39. > :07:43.National Motorists Action Group on this one. I asked him whether using
:07:44. > :07:59.CCTV to police bus lanes was a good idea. It is not as simple as that.
:08:00. > :08:04.In some circumstances, it is appropriate. If motorists did not go
:08:05. > :08:17.into them, there would be no need for cameras. What this is really
:08:18. > :08:22.about is efficiency of road space. Too often, when the bus lane is 24
:08:23. > :08:26.hours, there is only one bus every 20 minutes, it is insanity to have a
:08:27. > :08:32.long queue of motorists trying to get where they are going. At the
:08:33. > :08:37.cameras to keep the buses running just as a revenue generator? To be
:08:38. > :08:41.fair, for some local authorities, I am sure it is the former. There is
:08:42. > :08:45.too much evidence to suggest that when local authorities are given
:08:46. > :08:57.this potential to find people, they use it with too much glee. Too
:08:58. > :09:03.often, it is the ideology, car bad, plus good that gets in the way. As
:09:04. > :09:07.we discussed this, Liverpool is scrapping them. His Liverpool right
:09:08. > :09:14.or wrong? Does it depend whether you are waiting for bus in the morning
:09:15. > :09:17.driving? Look, we will get very interesting evidence from what
:09:18. > :09:22.Liverpool are doing. They are clear it is a trial, which is sensible. We
:09:23. > :09:28.can wreak on being in nine`month time on the back of that experience.
:09:29. > :09:31.Very interesting to talk about. Thank you. Not at all.
:09:32. > :09:38.You might have a view on this story as well. Should there better
:09:39. > :09:59.enforcement on bus lanes? Maybe you think they should be removed?
:10:00. > :10:06.New ratings for hospital trusts put this area in the lowest categories.
:10:07. > :10:10.The Care Quality Commission has ranked all hospital trusts from one
:10:11. > :10:14.to six. Band one means they have a higher risk of providing poor care.
:10:15. > :10:18.Band six is for the best performing trusts. The data used to make the
:10:19. > :10:21.rankings, includes death rates, serious errors and patient surveys.
:10:22. > :10:24.In this area hospitals in Lincoln, Boston, Grantham, Grimsby,
:10:25. > :10:27.Scunthorpe and Goole, are run by trusts in band one. The Hull and
:10:28. > :10:30.East Yorkshire Trust, which runs Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill
:10:31. > :10:32.Hospital at Cottingham, is in band two.
:10:33. > :10:37.A multi`million pound agricultural college could be built at the
:10:38. > :10:40.Lincolnshire Showground. Bishop Burton currently runs agricultural
:10:41. > :10:42.courses at Riseholme College near the showground but says the
:10:43. > :10:46.University of Lincoln has decided not to extend the existing lease.
:10:47. > :10:50.It's applied for funding to develop a new site at the Lincolnshire
:10:51. > :10:58.Showground. The total cost will be ?30 million and we're hoping to get
:10:59. > :11:02.a glance towards that. ` ` we're hoping to get a grant towards that.
:11:03. > :11:05.A Scunthorpe woman accused of stealing thousands of pounds from
:11:06. > :11:08.her disabled daughter wept in court today as she gave evidence. Cathy
:11:09. > :11:12.Watson, seen here in the pink scarf, is accused of four offences of theft
:11:13. > :11:24.and one of transferring criminal property. Her daughter Samantha, now
:11:25. > :11:27.29 years old, was awarded 2.6 million in compensation for medical
:11:28. > :11:30.negligence. In her defence, Cathy Watson claimed her ex`husband,
:11:31. > :11:34.Robert Hills, was the one who dealt with finances and she had no idea he
:11:35. > :11:36.was using Samantha's money to buy houses and cars. The trial
:11:37. > :11:45.continues. Still ahead tonight: The home of
:11:46. > :11:54.Dylan Thomas. How Swansea Bay hopes to beat Hull
:11:55. > :11:57.to become City of Culture. And an unusual girls' night in for
:11:58. > :12:11.Mika, Molly and their owner in Lincolnshire.
:12:12. > :12:16.Keep the photographs coming in. Rainbow over Molescroft Primary
:12:17. > :12:27.School in Beverley, sent in by Matt Britton. K Donovan is here.
:12:28. > :12:39.You have made a new friend to day. Amanda Holden. You were exchanging
:12:40. > :12:45.little twits with her today. I was not. She was on the radio show
:12:46. > :12:50.today. You can tell me later.
:12:51. > :12:55.There is nothing to tell. I will get my own back, doomed worry.
:12:56. > :13:03.It has been a lovely day today. Rain through tomorrow morning. Heavy at
:13:04. > :13:11.first and a rather windy day. It is courtesy of this front. On Saturday,
:13:12. > :13:18.another band of rain pushing through. Potentially Anastas storm
:13:19. > :13:22.on Monday as well. You can see this mass of cloud. That will track
:13:23. > :13:29.northwards over the next few hours. It will turn increasingly cloudy and
:13:30. > :13:39.increasingly windy. Some wet weather will push up from the south. It will
:13:40. > :13:53.be a mild night. The sun will rise at 7:47am. It will be a bit of a
:13:54. > :13:58.Crotty start. Not a great commute. It will be windy and rainy. The rain
:13:59. > :14:05.will clear away and we will see dry and brighter conditions. The risk of
:14:06. > :14:12.the odd shower in the afternoon. For most places, and improvement during
:14:13. > :14:20.the day. It will be mild as well. Temperatures will make their way
:14:21. > :14:25.into the mid`are high teens. ` ` into the mid`or high teens. The
:14:26. > :14:31.potential for Anastas storm on Monday. ` ` the potential for a
:14:32. > :14:42.nasty storm on Monday. She showed me a little bit of
:14:43. > :14:46.respect, something you could learn from.
:14:47. > 6:09:17I will take note of that. I liked the old days when you didn't
6:09:18 > 2:46:58say boo to a goose. I lead from the best, didn't I?
2:46:59 > 2:46:58To share. See you soon. Next month, Hull will find out if it
2:46:59 > 2:46:58has been named City of Culture for 2017. The hard work will end in one
2:46:59 > 2:46:58final presentation before the judging panel makes their decision.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Hull is one of four cities short listed, but what do we know about
2:46:59 > 2:46:58the competitors? Swansea Bay, Dundee and Leicester are all bidding
2:46:59 > 2:46:58alongside Hull to secure the title. This week, Look North is visiting
2:46:59 > 2:46:58our rival cities to find out more about their bids and the culture on
2:46:59 > 2:46:58offer. Tonight, Caroline Bilton reports from Swansea in South Wales.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Is my journey today takes me from east to west, into a different
2:46:59 > 2:46:58country, to the city by the sea, Swansea. I am here to see an area
2:46:59 > 2:46:58spread over 30 miles of coastline. Unlike the others, Wales has entered
2:46:59 > 2:46:58a joint bid, spread over three local authorities. It takes in the area of
2:46:59 > 2:46:58the mumbles, city of Swansea and East Carmarthen shire. What do we
2:46:59 > 2:46:58know of this area? Most of us probably know it for this, the place
2:46:59 > 2:46:58we send our car tax to. It is the birthplace of Dylan Thomas, the
2:46:59 > 2:46:58poet, and is flagged by some of the most picturesque countryside in
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Wales. This is my first port of call. Wills 's largest indoor
2:46:59 > 2:46:58market. I am going to meet a man who is lived in Swansea or his life. It
2:46:59 > 2:46:58will take the tour of the places he thinks will help Swansea Bay when
2:46:59 > 2:46:58the City of Culture. Hello. Mal Pope is a musician, broadcaster and
2:46:59 > 2:46:58writer, and the lover of all things Swansea. Have you ever had a Welsh
2:46:59 > 2:46:58cake? I have never had a Welsh cake. Whenever I went to university back,
2:46:59 > 2:46:58I would take some with me. This is a place where everybody meets. The
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Welsh and English have come here for years. It is not totally English and
2:46:59 > 2:46:58not totally Welsh. I am getting from you that culture is about people. It
2:46:59 > 2:46:58is about people, food, the way we talk, it is about the music,
2:46:59 > 2:46:58poetry, the pictures, it is about so much more. It was Swansea's most
2:46:59 > 2:46:58famous son Dylan Thomas who captured that in his poems. There are
2:46:59 > 2:46:58reminders of around the city, but this is the best place to learn
2:46:59 > 2:46:58about his work. Do not go gentle into that good night. He is a world
2:46:59 > 2:46:58literature classic figure. We forget that at our peril. Looking back
2:46:59 > 2:46:58through his work, you can see the heart of Swansea as well. He is an
2:46:59 > 2:46:58important part of our culture because he reflects our culture.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Well, you have brought me to the top for our final place. What have you.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Yeah. This really shows sitting nicely. ` ` this really shows the
2:46:59 > 2:46:58city nicely. It is looking out to the rest of the world, not looking
2:46:59 > 2:46:58inwards. His enthusiasm seems to be shared by many here. It is captured
2:46:59 > 2:46:58here on this dissent while. The city centre that, to be honest, has seen
2:46:59 > 2:46:58better days. That does not seem to be stopping people from believing
2:46:59 > 2:46:58that they can become City of Culture. People are coming to
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Swansea. Things have changed. There is regeneration, especially on the
2:46:59 > 2:46:58seafront. It would be well deserved. The football team has played in
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Europe. We can raise our profile. Dylan Thomas himself described it as
2:46:59 > 2:46:58an ugly town. Swansea, like Hull, has problems. It has boarded`up
2:46:59 > 2:46:58shops, unemployment. That is what makes his competition interesting,
2:46:59 > 2:46:58because it is not necessarily about the Posh galleries and museums.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Swansea Bay's bid is about its people. That is something Hull can
2:46:59 > 2:46:58compete with. My trip here has shown me that perhaps we are on a more
2:46:59 > 2:46:58level playing field than we think. I agree with Caroline. If we have
2:46:59 > 2:46:58any competition, it probably is Swansea. We will be at Leicester
2:46:59 > 2:46:58tomorrow night about the same time. Lots of you got in touch with us
2:46:59 > 2:46:58overnight about wind farms. East Lindsey district council says
2:46:59 > 2:46:58planning applications it has rejected have been overturned by
2:46:59 > 2:46:58central government, with little regard for the local impact. The
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Government says the views of local communities should be listened to.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Thank you for your messages on this. It's just days now until the start
2:46:59 > 2:46:58of the rugby league World Cup and today school children in Hull got
2:46:59 > 2:46:58the chance to find out what the excitement is all about. The players
2:46:59 > 2:46:58of Papua New Guinea took assembly at Stockwell Primary and it's a day
2:46:59 > 2:46:58no`one will forget. Simon Clark was with them.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58If they play as well as they sing, Papua New Guinea could go a long way
2:46:59 > 2:46:58in the World Cup. Children from Stockwell Primary were enchanted by
2:46:59 > 2:46:58the Kumuls, and responded with an East Hull Haka. It's a day they'll
2:46:59 > 2:46:58never forget. It has been incredible, actually. I've always
2:46:59 > 2:46:58wanted to meet someone who is very famous. It is been so good to make
2:46:59 > 2:46:58them. Awesome. . It has been great. We will never forget this day. We
2:46:59 > 2:46:58enjoyed it so much. Business followed for the players on the
2:46:59 > 2:46:58training pitch under the watchful eye of coaches Mal Meninga, the
2:46:59 > 2:46:58former Australian star and Adrian Lam, once of Wigan, and one other
2:46:59 > 2:46:58interested observer. The boys have played really well. I am sure Papa
2:46:59 > 2:46:58New Guinea will come out winners on Sunday. Meninga also held a coaching
2:46:59 > 2:46:58master class. Well, who wouldn't want to know what made a player who
2:46:59 > 2:46:58could do this tick? You have to have a strong work ethic. You have to be
2:46:59 > 2:46:58courageous in your decisions. They said they are going to the schools
2:46:59 > 2:46:58so it'll be great for the kids that are interested in rugby league. It
2:46:59 > 2:46:58might even bring some new youngsters to the game. It's really good. To
2:46:59 > 2:46:58come here and have the opportunity to speak to guys of this calibre,
2:46:59 > 2:46:58who have been at the very top of the game, it's a great opportunity. The
2:46:59 > 2:46:58indications are that upwards of 6000 tickets have been sold already. This
2:46:59 > 2:46:58brand`new North stand looks like it has sold out for the game. When Papa
2:46:59 > 2:46:58New Guinea take on France on Sunday, the city of Hull is ready.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Good evening to those pupils, who I am sure will be tuned in. What a
2:46:59 > 2:46:58treat for you meeting those players. A senior aircraft man from RAF
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Coningsby has won the RAF's photograher of the year competition.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Graham Taylor has been with the RAF for four years and only treated
2:46:59 > 2:46:58photography as as a hobby before that, but now he's beaten off stiff
2:46:59 > 2:46:58competition for the top accolade. He says his photos draw on messages he
2:46:59 > 2:46:58wanted to get across about the RAF. It is quite humbling experience I
2:46:59 > 2:46:58suppose. I wasn't expecting it. One of my favourite shots was of a
2:46:59 > 2:46:58typhoon in the Middle East. I wanted to show it was a 24`hour force. My
2:46:59 > 2:46:58other favourite is one of a Spitfire. I wanted to make it look
2:46:59 > 2:46:58alive, make it jump out the screen. It just fell into place. Very look
2:46:59 > 2:46:58it, really. Well done to Graham. After buying one micro`pig that
2:46:59 > 2:46:58turned into an 18`stone beast you'd think Janey Byrne from Lincolnshire
2:46:59 > 2:46:58would avoid pet pigs in the future. But instead, she bought another one,
2:46:59 > 2:46:58and that's also grown up to be a full`sized pig. Amanda White has
2:46:59 > 2:46:58been to meet Janey and her animals. Meet Mica, the 18`stone micro`pig,
2:46:59 > 2:46:58whose owner Janey was so unfased by her unexpected size, she bought her
2:46:59 > 2:46:58a friend. This is Molly. Come on, girls. Molly is supposed to be a
2:46:59 > 2:46:58micro peak as well. And together, the three ladies of
2:46:59 > 2:46:58the house enjoy quality together time. We had a pamper session. It
2:46:59 > 2:46:58was beautiful. I had a drink of wine. I had the nail varnish out. I
2:46:59 > 2:46:58did her nails, hair trotters. I cleaned their ears, moisturise them.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58They love it. Then they had a little Massad, and then we lie down
2:46:59 > 2:46:58together by the fire. ` ` they had a little Massad. But what about the
2:46:59 > 2:46:58man in the house? I wouldn't say it was relaxing. They are not the
2:46:59 > 2:46:58quietest of animals. They are always moaning and grunting. Don't be
2:46:59 > 2:46:58naughty. With a couple of animals like this, you will never be short
2:46:59 > 2:46:58of the talking point. One thing is for certain, these girls are not on
2:46:59 > 2:46:58the menu. Bacon is not allowed in the house. The I hate it.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Molly and Mica might not have been spared the nail varnish, but at
2:46:59 > 2:46:58least they'll never fear the butcher. Heaven help us. Don't
2:46:59 > 2:46:58forget, if you have a story you think we should know about, send me
2:46:59 > 2:46:58an e`mail at the usual address. Let's get a recap of the national
2:46:59 > 2:46:58and regional headlines: Portuguese Police reopen their investigation
2:46:59 > 2:46:58into the disappearance of Madeline McCann five years after they
2:46:59 > 2:46:58originally closed it. Hull MP calls for a Government
2:46:59 > 2:46:58investigation into high cost phone lines targetting job`seekers.
2:46:59 > 2:46:58Big response on the subject of bus lanes. Stephen says, but cameras up
2:46:59 > 2:46:58and find every single one who uses them illegally. Jason says, my
2:46:59 > 2:46:58belief is the only thing the council is concerned about is hoovering up
2:46:59 > 2:46:58more money from the pockets of motorist. When says, motorists are
2:46:59 > 2:46:58getting taxed more and more and we are having more road space taken
2:46:59 > 2:46:58away for most, I would love one of the councillors to do my commute to
2:46:59 > 2:46:58work, it takes ten minutes in a morning, and anywhere between 40
2:46:59 > 2:46:58minutes and 90 minutes to get home at night. Thank you for those. We'll
2:46:59 > 2:46:59have some more tomorrow night. Enjoy your evening. Good night.