:00:00. > :00:07.child abuse. That is all from the BBC News at six.
:00:08. > :00:16.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight: Final
:00:17. > :00:31.tributes for the rugby league legend Steve Prescott.
:00:32. > :00:33.The fact the church was so busy says so much about what type of bloke he
:00:34. > :00:39.was. A warning to drivers caught using
:00:40. > :00:44.their mobile phone behind the wheel. You are gambling with your life and
:00:45. > :00:45.you are gambling with other people 's lives.
:00:46. > :00:58.Taking to the Strictly stage ` the the hero who jumped into a water
:00:59. > :01:07.filled ditch to rescue a trap motorist. And taking to the Strictly
:01:08. > :01:21.stage. A risk of ice and frost ahead.
:01:22. > :01:26.Hundreds of people broke out in spontaneous applause as the coffin
:01:27. > :01:29.of former Hull FC rugby league player Steve Prescott arrived at
:01:30. > :01:32.church this morning for his funeral. The 39`year`old died this month
:01:33. > :01:38.after he lost his seven year battle with a rare form of stomach cancer.
:01:39. > :01:41.During that time he raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity
:01:42. > :01:46.and retains a special place in the hearts of sports fans across the
:01:47. > :01:57.country. Phillip Norton reports from his home town of St Helens.
:01:58. > :02:03.From clubs of all colours. Family, friends and fundraisers. The
:02:04. > :02:15.sporting world united in applause for Steve Prescott. St Mary's Lowe
:02:16. > :02:18.House church in his native St Helens was packed for the service to
:02:19. > :02:21.remember his life. More than 2,000 mourners, including the England
:02:22. > :02:26.Rugby League team, gathered to say their farewells.
:02:27. > :02:34.We are here to celebrate Steve's life. We have more and and we will
:02:35. > :02:37.continue to do so but we must remember this great person.
:02:38. > :02:41.Steve Prescott was a legend on the pitch for Hull FC, as well as St
:02:42. > :02:45.Helens, England and Ireland. But in 2006, he was given just months to
:02:46. > :02:48.live when he was diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer. He
:02:49. > :02:50.remained defiant, courageously completing gruelling challenges and
:02:51. > :02:54.marathons, raising almost half a million pounds for charity. His son
:02:55. > :03:04.Taylor paid tribute to his dad during the service.
:03:05. > :03:10.When I was five, I made him a promise that I would always do my
:03:11. > :03:15.best and follow my dream of being a sportsman. I would make him as proud
:03:16. > :03:24.of me as I am of him. We will miss him but we will love him for ever.
:03:25. > :03:26.Outside, in drizzle and rain, the crowds remained. Hull FC fans and
:03:27. > :03:42.representatives standing side by side with other mourners.
:03:43. > :03:47.Towards the end of the service, his life was lovingly summed up. Thank
:03:48. > :03:52.you but 39 years of hope and inspiration. We will make sure your
:03:53. > :03:59.name goes on and on. We will let everyone know you were truly one in
:04:00. > :04:09.a million. He was a fantastic bloke. He was one
:04:10. > :04:14.of the best fullbacks I have ever seen. I'm just glad I could come.
:04:15. > :04:24.A private service was held shortly afterwards. A final goodbye to an
:04:25. > :04:31.inspiration and a man whose legacy will live on.
:04:32. > :04:35.In a moment: As unemployment begins to fall in parts of the country `
:04:36. > :04:53.how are these four job`seekers faring in their hunt for work? A
:04:54. > :04:56.woman from Hull whose mother was killed by a texting driver says
:04:57. > :04:59.mobile phones should be switched off completely when behind the wheel.
:05:00. > :05:02.New figures show almost 5500 people in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
:05:03. > :05:04.have points on their licence for driving while distracted. Now a
:05:05. > :05:09.Yorkshire`based charity is calling for phones to be locked away before
:05:10. > :05:13.drivers set off. Driven to distraction. Whether it's
:05:14. > :05:16.the pressure of modern life or the tedium of the traffic, the claim is
:05:17. > :05:22.too many reach for their mobile phone. But the consequences can be
:05:23. > :05:27.severe. Dawn Timming's mother Mary died on an East Yorkshire road.
:05:28. > :05:33.She'd just been given the all clear from cancer when she was involved in
:05:34. > :05:40.a head on collision. The person that was driving towards
:05:41. > :05:47.Hull was texting on their fallen and lost control of the beer call and
:05:48. > :05:57.hit her head on. `` lost control of the vehicle. Those of us left behind
:05:58. > :06:06.are trying to put our lives back together without that person.
:06:07. > :06:20.A campaign group is calling for people to turn off their mobile
:06:21. > :06:28.phones or pack them away safely. Pro`driving groups insist that
:06:29. > :06:32.hands`free kits as a and people shouldn't have to turn their forms
:06:33. > :06:38.of altogether. The deterrent against using even a
:06:39. > :06:58.hand`held phone isn't great so we would like to see that buying put up
:06:59. > :07:12.to a minimum of ?8,000 `` ?1000. I don't have Bluetooth or anything.
:07:13. > :07:15.If I'm driving, I can ignore it. Of course there are other distractions
:07:16. > :07:17.` cigarettes, food, even passengers. The question being posed by road
:07:18. > :07:28.safety campaigners I would say turn it off, silence,
:07:29. > :07:34.get it away, because the temptation is too great.
:07:35. > :07:36.Earlier, I spoke to John Siddle from the Lincolnshire Road Safety
:07:37. > :07:41.Partnership and asked him whether he thought phones in cars should be
:07:42. > :07:46.banned completely. We talk about mobile phones and we
:07:47. > :07:51.have the disparity here between a hand`held phone and hands`free
:07:52. > :07:55.phones. The same applied to both, they are both as dangerous as each
:07:56. > :08:01.other. People have been eating and drinking
:08:02. > :08:08.behind the wheel for years. I can't see the difference.
:08:09. > :08:12.There is a big difference. Statistically your reaction time is
:08:13. > :08:19.35% slower when you are on the phone and driving than that of a drunk
:08:20. > :08:24.driver. It can't be more dangerous than drinking.
:08:25. > :08:36.If you need to drop your mobile if you are in trouble, you can. You can
:08:37. > :08:41.suddenly sober up. We have found there is a physical
:08:42. > :08:45.distraction. What about a parent with two
:08:46. > :11:27.screaming kids in the back of the car? Would you ban them.
:11:28. > :11:33.A man who jumped into a water`filled ditch to rescue a motorist who was
:11:34. > :11:37.trapped upside down in a crashed car has been described as a hero by
:11:38. > :11:40.police. Andy Stubbs says he went to help after his wife heard the crash
:11:41. > :11:44.near their home in Brothertoft near Boston. He says the road where it
:11:45. > :11:47.happened is an accident black spot and wants the council to make
:11:48. > :11:52.improvements to make it safer. Amy Cole is there. It was purely by
:11:53. > :12:00.chance that the driver got any help at all. Andy and his family were at
:12:01. > :12:04.a remembrance service for someone who had died in a road traffic
:12:05. > :12:10.accident when they heard a noise coming from the ditch. They could
:12:11. > :12:15.see the car in the ditch and that it had started to take on water and the
:12:16. > :12:23.driver was trapped inside. It was pitch black and getting cold. The
:12:24. > :12:30.police say that the driver is very lucky to be alive.
:12:31. > :12:44.It appears that the driver ended up in this ditch, for reasons unknown.
:12:45. > :12:52.There was a car overturned in the dream. I helped to calm him down.
:12:53. > :12:57.His head was above the water so we helped them a little bit until
:12:58. > :13:03.people arrived. Andy reckons that the driver was in
:13:04. > :13:08.the ditch for about 45 minutes. Lincolnshire Police praised Andy's
:13:09. > :13:20.willingness to help. Lotsa people would say that lots of
:13:21. > :13:27.other people would do that but only certain people can step up to the
:13:28. > :13:38.mark. I think he saved the driver's life. We have had about eight or
:13:39. > :13:45.nine incidents of people going into the drain. I have reported this to
:13:46. > :13:54.the council but have had no success in getting anything done. He hopes
:13:55. > :14:01.that the council will now act. Andy has told me that he has spoken
:14:02. > :14:10.to the Highways Agency and the wheels `` they will send out people
:14:11. > :14:16.to look at the ditch. That ditch has more than a ten foot vertical drop.
:14:17. > :14:21.It is very dangerous and there are always people like Andy on hand
:14:22. > :14:40.willing to help out. Well done to Andy.
:14:41. > :14:45.Still ahead tonight: Putting on a show at the Blackpool tower ballroom
:14:46. > :14:51.` the Grimsby dancers starring on the Strictly stage.
:14:52. > :15:03.The roar as we came out was just phenomenal.
:15:04. > :15:06.That's a great story. Tonight 's picture now. Tracy Needham took this
:15:07. > :15:27.of Brantingham in East Yorkshire. I have had an e`mail saying that
:15:28. > :15:43.they saw you in a cafe. They say you look better in the flesh.
:15:44. > :15:50.For the next 24 hours it is colder. We will have a frost tonight but
:15:51. > :16:03.plenty of sunshine tomorrow. Just the risk of one or two wintry
:16:04. > :16:11.showers along the coast. The cold front is still across Lincolnshire
:16:12. > :16:19.so still in narrow ribbon of rain pushing out. It will be cold
:16:20. > :16:39.tonight. A widespread frost and watch out for icy patches. The sun
:16:40. > :16:46.will rise at these times. Watch out on the roads first thing.
:16:47. > :17:00.A crisp start but a sunny one. Just the hint of a new wintry showers
:17:01. > :17:11.along the coast. Inland it will be dry but you will notice how cold the
:17:12. > :17:18.air is. We morning has a wet start in places turning brighter. Sunny
:17:19. > :17:27.intervals and scattered showers on Thursday.
:17:28. > :17:38.You should be using their ibid more make up their need is to wet the
:17:39. > :17:42.receding hairline. That got you! The latest figures show a fall in
:17:43. > :17:45.unemployment across the country. But in the Yorkshire and Humber region
:17:46. > :17:48.and across the East Midlands, which includes Lincolnshire, more than
:17:49. > :17:53.400,000 people are still looking for work. Last month we introduced you
:17:54. > :17:56.to these four ` Teri, Stefan, Josh and Jess `who're all hoping to find
:17:57. > :18:08.employment. Four weeks on, Gemma Dawson has been to find out how
:18:09. > :18:17.they're getting on. I'm job`hunting. I wonder if you
:18:18. > :18:23.have any job vacancies. Teri has been unemployed for four years and
:18:24. > :18:28.are starting to give up hope. Since I first met her last month, she has
:18:29. > :18:35.spent hours pounding the pavements looking for vacancies. I have been
:18:36. > :18:47.trying my best but it just gets me down. I can't do any more than my
:18:48. > :18:58.best and I just feel upset. Back at her apartment, Teri admits she's
:18:59. > :19:11.struggling with debt. This is the longest I've ever been
:19:12. > :19:18.between jobs. I don't know what to do. Stephan has also remained
:19:19. > :19:28.unemployed. `` Stefan. It's all right looking
:19:29. > :19:40.for work but if you cannot get anybody to employ you, you have two
:19:41. > :19:46.employ yourself. Josh is also making plans for the
:19:47. > :19:52.future. He is one month into his traineeship and is hoping to work at
:19:53. > :19:59.the builders merchants. I am still the siding which one to
:20:00. > :20:06.choose. Jess is already getting a taste of
:20:07. > :20:11.work. This is her first be helping out at the new primary school. It
:20:12. > :20:16.has been stressful because it is the first day back at work but I have
:20:17. > :20:22.enjoyed it and it has reassured me that working with children is
:20:23. > :20:26.something that I want to do. But these four are still searching
:20:27. > :20:31.for their happy ending as they continue to prepare for work.
:20:32. > :20:36.We wish them well. And we'll continue to follow the four as they
:20:37. > :20:42.try to find a job here on BBC Look North over the next few months.
:20:43. > :20:49.They went to practice their scuba`diving but ended up at the
:20:50. > :21:00.centre of one of the worst storms in history. Now soldiers have been
:21:01. > :21:15.describing how they helped after the typhoon.
:21:16. > :21:28.That is a typhoon coming in over the mountain.
:21:29. > :21:42.We are talking a freight train passed the window and doors for two
:21:43. > :21:48.hours. It was full on. We took shelter in what we thought was the
:21:49. > :21:51.safest structure which was concrete building but we realised the
:21:52. > :21:59.following morning that the roof had been lifted off.
:22:00. > :22:06.This is where they were in relation to the eye of the storm. There were
:22:07. > :22:10.hundreds of miles away but the storm still had power. Now back at their
:22:11. > :22:17.base in East Yorkshire, they are taking stock of the recovery
:22:18. > :22:28.operation. Most of the population live in rough
:22:29. > :22:37.hearts with bamboo panels. `` rough huts.
:22:38. > :22:45.We were clearing trees with machetes. We just did the best we
:22:46. > :22:55.could with what we had. The locals are very resilient.
:22:56. > :22:59.They have been lucky to escape one of the strongest storms in history.
:23:00. > :23:12.This is one training exercise these men won't forget.
:23:13. > :23:15.Volunteers from the Royal Voluntary Service have been told they'll have
:23:16. > :23:18.to compete with high street brands to run coffee shops at hospitals in
:23:19. > :23:21.Goole and Scunthorpe. North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust
:23:22. > :23:30.says asking people to bid to run the catering facilities will improve the
:23:31. > :23:40.service for patients and visitors. Utterly appalled and disgraced that
:23:41. > :23:44.they could even consider this. We are told that hospitals are not
:23:45. > :23:54.having budget cuts so there is no need for this.
:23:55. > :23:58.The Strictly Come Dancing spotlight has been on Grimsby over the past
:23:59. > :24:00.few weeks as 11 million people watch the progress of locally`born
:24:01. > :24:03.professional dancer Kevin Clifton and his celebrity partner Susanna
:24:04. > :24:06.Reid. This week though there was more than just Kevin representing
:24:07. > :24:09.North Lincolnshire. It was a family affair on BBC One as the whole
:24:10. > :24:28.Clifton family starred on the programme. Simon Spark reports.
:24:29. > :24:46.On Saturday's Strictly, Grimsby's on Kevin Clifton and Susannah reads got
:24:47. > :24:58.three tens. Kevin's sister, here on the right, .
:24:59. > :25:06.Kevin and I danced on that floor for many years so it was emotional.
:25:07. > :25:18.The rest of his family were there as well. They are seen here opening the
:25:19. > :25:22.show. They were watching the show back today.
:25:23. > :25:31.I didn't believe it at first. I thought it was a joke.
:25:32. > :25:44.Every time that music comes on now, here stands up on the back of your
:25:45. > :26:05.neck. The Road was just phenomenal. I cannot describe it. `` the roar.
:26:06. > :26:13.Is it too early to dear to hope? As soon as they say his name, my
:26:14. > :26:18.stomach goes... I was so proud. I had a few tears. I think they are
:26:19. > :26:24.doing really well and I think they should win.
:26:25. > :26:37.Fantastic dans on Saturday. It continues next Saturday. Let's get a
:26:38. > :26:42.recap of the national and regional headlines.
:26:43. > :26:47.Two Internet giants are to crack down on Internet child abuse search
:26:48. > :26:49.terms. Hundreds line the streets to pay their respects to the Hull FC
:26:50. > :26:52.star Steve Prescott. Tomorrow's weather: A frosty start
:26:53. > :26:56.with icy patches. Otherwise most places dry with just a small chance
:26:57. > :27:03.of a wintry shower, mainly along the coast. Cold with a maximum
:27:04. > :27:08.temperature four Celsius. We've had a big response on the
:27:09. > :27:16.story about driving with mobile phones. Annie says that phones
:27:17. > :27:22.should be turned off and put in the boot of the car. Our daughter was
:27:23. > :27:27.nearly knocked off her bike. Another correspondent says what about
:27:28. > :27:37.changing the radio station? When is it going to stop? Steve says, nanny
:27:38. > :27:40.state going over the top again. It won't along before the driver is
:27:41. > :27:44.sealed in a separate box away from any distraction altogether. Have a
:27:45. > :28:03.nice evening. Goodbye. 'We wanna do
:28:04. > :28:05.a science fiction series.' CS Lewis meets HG Wells meets
:28:06. > :28:12.Father Christmas, that's the Doctor.