:00:00. > :00:00.me, and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you
:00:00. > :00:15.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight...
:00:16. > :00:19.Human remains found in Russia could be the crew of a Hull trawler that
:00:20. > :00:24.sank 40 years ago. The hope is that somebody, somewhere, will be able to
:00:25. > :00:26.lay their relatives to rest in dignity.
:00:27. > :00:28.He wanted 1,000 volunteers to come forward ` tonight Lincolnshire's
:00:29. > :00:31.Police Commissioner welcomes six new unpaid recruits.
:00:32. > :00:34.The Christmas dinner ruined by last week's flooding ` and the business
:00:35. > :00:39.stepping in to make sure the celebrations still go ahead.
:00:40. > :00:48.We meet the man who shares his home with 1,700 gnomes.
:00:49. > :00:53.And there is some dense fog around across parts of Lincolnshire and
:00:54. > :01:02.Norfolk. That will clear up. Join me later for the forecast.
:01:03. > :01:07.Good evening. Families face an agonising wait to
:01:08. > :01:10.learn if human remains which have been discovered in Russia are those
:01:11. > :01:14.of crew members of the Hull trawler, Gaul, which sank in heavy seas
:01:15. > :01:17.almost 40 years ago. 36 men were lost when the ship sank in the
:01:18. > :01:24.Barents Sea off the Norwegian coast in February 1974. Bodies were washed
:01:25. > :01:27.up in the Murmansk region of Russia over the following 18 months and
:01:28. > :01:33.they've now been discovered by scientists. The crew's families will
:01:34. > :01:41.now provide information and DNA to help identify the bodies. Jo Makel
:01:42. > :01:44.reports. Could remains found in northern
:01:45. > :01:47.Russia be those of crew members from this sunken ship, the Gaul? It's
:01:48. > :01:51.thought they washed up on the Murmansk coastline in the months
:01:52. > :01:55.after the ship sank and lay there for decades covered with rocks.
:01:56. > :01:59.There are remains of between five and ten men. The Russian authorities
:02:00. > :02:07.and Humberside Police are now trying to work out if they are from the
:02:08. > :02:12.Gaul. It would be reasonable to assume that bodies from a ship that
:02:13. > :02:18.sank in the area that the Gaul sank in could wash ashore in this area.
:02:19. > :02:22.That is not to say that these remains are the remains of crew
:02:23. > :02:26.members. We have a series of tests to be undertaken before we could
:02:27. > :02:29.make any further comment or establish any more information about
:02:30. > :02:35.that. Relatives of the Gaul crew in Hull have agreed to have DNA samples
:02:36. > :02:40.taken so comparisons can be made. The hope is that somebody,
:02:41. > :02:44.somewhere, will be able to lay their relatives to rest with dignity and
:02:45. > :02:47.in a manner that befits them. We have a rip in the timeline of our
:02:48. > :02:53.family which can never be patched up. I am pleased in one sense that
:02:54. > :02:58.it looks as if this could be a breakthrough. The families I have
:02:59. > :03:01.already spoken to, there is mixed emotions. There is a real feeling
:03:02. > :03:04.that all this could have happened earlier. Questions have always
:03:05. > :03:07.surrounded the fate of the Gaul crew. In 1974 when the ship sank,
:03:08. > :03:11.officials blamed heavy seas. But this was the height of Cold War.
:03:12. > :03:15.Some thought it was targeted as a spy ship. The families hoped for
:03:16. > :03:19.answers when the wreck was found in 1997. Two years later, some remains
:03:20. > :03:24.were exhumed in Russia but they weren't Gaul crew members. And in
:03:25. > :03:29.2002, the remains of four crew men were recovered from the wreck,
:03:30. > :03:33.although no other bodies were found. When a fresh public inquiry in 2004
:03:34. > :03:47.again dismissed the spying claims and found the ship was overcome,
:03:48. > :03:51.some still had doubts. 40 years since the `` since the Gaul left the
:03:52. > :03:55.fish stocks of Hull, its fate is still surrounded by injury. This
:03:56. > :03:58.latest development will bring a mix of emotions for the families and
:03:59. > :04:02.also months of waiting for an answer.
:04:03. > :04:05.A little earlier I spoke to former Hull East MP, Lord Prescott, who
:04:06. > :04:15.commissioned a survey of the Gaul wreck in 1999. He gave me his
:04:16. > :04:20.reaction to the news. Well, it is a curious one. Since relatives want to
:04:21. > :04:23.know what happened in the end, the pilot `` the possibility that this
:04:24. > :04:29.could be the remains of people from the Gaul, at least we can address
:04:30. > :04:32.that. Hopefully, they are. Then we can go through the proper
:04:33. > :04:38.ceremonies. How do you think the relatives will be feeling? Will it
:04:39. > :04:43.help? I think it is `` I think it will. It is a highly personalised
:04:44. > :04:47.thing. People want to know what happens to the ship. We now know
:04:48. > :04:52.that because of the enquiries I brought in. But what happened to the
:04:53. > :04:59.crew men who died at sea? If these are the ones, it will bring closure.
:05:00. > :05:03.There will be uncertainty until we know for sure. Can you speed up the
:05:04. > :05:09.procedure so it is done as quickly as possible? I think the Humberside
:05:10. > :05:13.Police working with the Foreign Office and the Russian authorities
:05:14. > :05:18.have done their best. We have not yet completed the full examination
:05:19. > :05:23.to establish whether they are the ones from the Gaul. I want to thank
:05:24. > :05:27.the Russian authorities. I approached the Russian Prime
:05:28. > :05:31.Minister to ask them to open a grave. It did not turn out to be one
:05:32. > :05:36.of the crew men, but they have continued and hopefully we have
:05:37. > :05:41.found that they are the remains and we can give a proper burial. Could
:05:42. > :05:48.you have imagined, when this happened, that we would be talking
:05:49. > :05:53.about it nearly 40 years later? Yes, it is quite remarkable, isn't it? It
:05:54. > :05:56.was the Russian Prime Minister who replace Dashiell explained to me
:05:57. > :06:05.that it was difficult to dig in that part of the country. `` the Russian
:06:06. > :06:10.Prime Minister who explained to me that it was difficult to dig. There
:06:11. > :06:15.were a lot of rocks which are quite common in that part of the country.
:06:16. > :06:19.So after 40 years, I hope the relatives, who are the important
:06:20. > :06:26.ones, feel that if it least it is the Gaul, we can give them a proper
:06:27. > :06:30.burial. Lord Prescott, thank you very much.
:06:31. > :06:32.We will continue to follow that story.
:06:33. > :06:35.In a moment, we're with an unsung hero as he prepares for his night
:06:36. > :06:39.out with Britain's sporting superstars.
:06:40. > :06:44.The first six of what could be 1,000 police volunteers are being welcomed
:06:45. > :06:48.into the Lincolnshire force this evening. The Police and Crime
:06:49. > :06:52.Commissioner Alan Hardwick is asking people to work for free as he aims
:06:53. > :06:57.to manage a shrinking budget while making police more visible across
:06:58. > :07:01.the county. Opponents say the money would be better spent employing
:07:02. > :07:05.police officers. Amanda White reports.
:07:06. > :07:09.PCSOs have become the modern`day bobby on the beat. Criticised by
:07:10. > :07:14.some as policing on the cheap, they're about to get cheaper. In
:07:15. > :07:25.Lincolnshire they want 250 people to do it for free. Volunteer PCSOs are
:07:26. > :07:31.not policing on the cheap. Their presence on the streets of
:07:32. > :07:35.Lincolnshire, starting in 2014, will enhance the policing of this county
:07:36. > :07:38.and will help the county be the safest in which to live. Alan
:07:39. > :07:41.Hardwick is looking to recruit a total of 1,000 volunteers at
:07:42. > :07:44.Lincolnshire Police. 250 of these will be Volunteer Police and
:07:45. > :07:49.Community Support Officers. If this is achieved the cost to Lincolnshire
:07:50. > :07:52.Police will be ?150,000. Today's lunch time panel on BBC Radio
:07:53. > :08:01.Lincolnshire need to be convinced it'll work. Presumably, there will
:08:02. > :08:07.be a cost associated with training them. So it is not as if it is
:08:08. > :08:11.completely cost free. We have very few people who will volunteer for
:08:12. > :08:17.all sorts of other things, why would they want to volunteer to be a PCSO?
:08:18. > :08:20.What society wants is more police officers out there on the beat with
:08:21. > :08:28.the powers to stop people from committing crime. The voluntary
:08:29. > :08:37.PCSOs will have the same job as paid officers but they will have `` they
:08:38. > :08:43.will give hours in the week free. There are major reservations about
:08:44. > :08:48.the plan. It is a dire indictment of the way the government has treated
:08:49. > :08:51.the police. It has taken money out of the forces, and we have to look
:08:52. > :08:57.for volunteers I would prefer police officers. But new volunteers are
:08:58. > :09:01.coming forward and they will be officially welcomed into the force.
:09:02. > :09:09.The Deputy Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Force, Keith Smy is at
:09:10. > :09:13.Police Headquarters. Bearing in mind what we just heard, is this policing
:09:14. > :09:22.on the chief `` policing on the cheap? No, not at all. It is an
:09:23. > :09:26.opportunity to invest some upfront money in relation to recruiting,
:09:27. > :09:32.equipment and training volunteers. And thereafter, very quickly, that
:09:33. > :09:40.return on investment is a superb return. For every ?1 spent, will get
:09:41. > :09:48.ten or ?15 back. The aim is to get 1000 volunteers by 2015. How will
:09:49. > :09:52.you find the other 988? We have over 450 volunteers with us already. It's
:09:53. > :09:57.essential number of special constables, police cadets and adult
:09:58. > :10:01.volunteers. This is a new initiative to look at a new type of volunteer
:10:02. > :10:07.to support our police community support officers. If it will cost
:10:08. > :10:14.?150,000, some people would say that it will be better to get police
:10:15. > :10:19.officers. The Commissioner has made it clear that even with a tight
:10:20. > :10:25.budget he will sustain `` sustain the number of police officers and
:10:26. > :10:29.police staff for a few years. He has made additional money available to
:10:30. > :10:35.test this investment. But you would not have chosen this, yet `` it has
:10:36. > :10:42.been forced upon you? No, I disagree. I am an advocate of the
:10:43. > :10:47.engagement of the community in volunteering in public services. I
:10:48. > :10:53.have been a supporter of the special Constabulary for my entire 29 years
:10:54. > :10:57.of service. We have always had volunteers assisting us over a wide
:10:58. > :11:04.range of services. Neighbourhood watch, speed watch... Is it not
:11:05. > :11:07.undermining the existing PCSOs by saying they could get people to work
:11:08. > :11:16.for nothing? Then they will be at risk anyway? No, I'm firmly opposed
:11:17. > :11:21.to that suggestion. Our strategic partners have pledged not to
:11:22. > :11:26.undermine employed staff. This is additional expansion, development of
:11:27. > :11:37.a range of services for our community. Thank you very much. My
:11:38. > :11:41.pleasure. What do you think? Do you think Lincolnshire Police are right
:11:42. > :11:45.to ask for volunteers as a way of dealing with the budget squeeze?
:11:46. > :11:50.Would you be unhappy with underpaid PCSOs working for Lincolnshire
:11:51. > :12:13.Police? If you want to comment on this, contact us.
:12:14. > :12:20.Up to 100 jobs could come to Grimsby as the renewables capital of the UK.
:12:21. > :12:23.Dong Energy has today signed an agreement with ABP to locate its
:12:24. > :12:27.offshore wind operations in Grimsby. It's hoped the move will create jobs
:12:28. > :12:29.and pave the way for a new harbour and pontoon facilities within the
:12:30. > :12:32.town's Royal Dock. The schools inspector, Ofsted, says
:12:33. > :12:36.that some children in the Yorkshire and the Humber Region are lagging
:12:37. > :12:39.behind by the rest of the country. Only 74% of children are at primary
:12:40. > :12:41.schools considered "good" or "better". In the East Riding of
:12:42. > :12:44.Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire more than half of
:12:45. > :12:54.pupils are in schools which are classed as "not yet good". We are
:12:55. > :12:57.getting left behind. If we want to compete as a country, complete
:12:58. > :13:01.economic league and socially, we have to make sure everybody gets a
:13:02. > :13:05.decent education and we have high standards for all. It is not
:13:06. > :13:08.happening everywhere at the moment. The system in general is improving.
:13:09. > :13:11.Controversial car parking charges introduced in East Lindsey just
:13:12. > :13:13.seven months ago are being reviewed. It comes after residents and
:13:14. > :13:16.businesses in the area criticised the changes. The District Council
:13:17. > :13:20.says it will consider two`hour free parking and permit schemes as part
:13:21. > :13:24.of the review. Hundreds of thousands of pounds is
:13:25. > :13:27.being spent in East Yorkshire to combat what is seen as one of the
:13:28. > :13:30.most serious health conditions facing the planet. World leaders
:13:31. > :13:35.have been meeting in London to consider how to deal with the growth
:13:36. > :13:38.in dementia cases. In this area many people remain undiagnosed and one
:13:39. > :13:43.Professor has expressed concern that there isn't enough support for
:13:44. > :13:50.people with the condition. Our Health Correspondent Vicky Johnson
:13:51. > :13:55.has more. Dementia is a big problem in Hull.
:13:56. > :14:01.But poor diagnosis rates mean more than half those with the condition
:14:02. > :14:07.do not even realise. In UK's every four microseconds. Today, world
:14:08. > :14:12.leaders have been discussing how to fund research for a cure, and how to
:14:13. > :14:17.prevent it. Crucially, helping those who have dementia to live well and
:14:18. > :14:21.with dignity. This woman and her husband were among the lucky ones.
:14:22. > :14:28.He was diagnosed early. They both get lots of support. We go dancing,
:14:29. > :14:37.we go on trips to Whitby and two places. `` and two places. It is
:14:38. > :14:44.having something to look forward to and knowing the support is there at
:14:45. > :14:47.the same time that helps. Hundreds of thousands of pounds has been
:14:48. > :14:54.committed to improve diagnosis rates and raise awareness. We will also do
:14:55. > :14:57.something around the end of the year about being a dementia friendly
:14:58. > :15:01.city. It is important that if you are in a bank or in a supermarket
:15:02. > :15:06.you can spot the signs of dementia and help somebody do their business.
:15:07. > :15:10.But the system is already under pressure. Some fear that if
:15:11. > :15:15.diagnosis rates increase, it could be at the expense of support with
:15:16. > :15:21.those already with the condition. There are a lot of risks of making
:15:22. > :15:27.diagnosis, perhaps making those who are eligible and anti`Tim entered
:15:28. > :15:35.drug. Not all people with dementia are eligible. `` and anti`dementia
:15:36. > :15:41.drug. Then send them back to their GP when they need more than that.
:15:42. > :15:45.The priority here is encouraging those with the disease to lead a
:15:46. > :15:55.happy and fulfilling life as much as possible.
:15:56. > :16:00.It is 6:45pm. Still ahead, the hotel stepping in to save Christmas dinner
:16:01. > :16:04.for some of our's flood victims. And I am an Alford to find out who
:16:05. > :16:14.shares his home with all of these gnomes.
:16:15. > :16:22.Short objects still to come on the programme tonight. But before then,
:16:23. > :16:36.this is Digby Fenn. Thank you very much for that picture.
:16:37. > :16:40.My grandma has an old cookbook from the 1970s, says this viewer. At
:16:41. > :16:45.Christmas it is not unusual to find Peter slightly tipsy in the studio,
:16:46. > :16:53.not sure if it is the record going round, or himself.
:16:54. > :16:59.That was from 90s `` from donkeys years ago.
:17:00. > :17:07.In the next 24 hours, changing. Patchy rain. A big change in the
:17:08. > :17:13.weather conditions. Goodbye to the high pressure and hello to the West.
:17:14. > :17:18.Westerly 's will dominate the second half of December. At times, we will
:17:19. > :17:21.have heavy rain and strong winds. But it will not be all doom and
:17:22. > :17:26.gloom. There will be some brightness. A big change to more
:17:27. > :17:30.typical December weather. Frog is the main is you at the moment.
:17:31. > :17:39.Across Norfolk, southern part of Lincolnshire. That frog is pretty
:17:40. > :17:42.dense. Do take care on the roads. Very slowly, the cloud will push in
:17:43. > :17:54.from the south`west. The breeze will pick up, too. That should pick up
:17:55. > :18:03.the fog. The sun will rise in the morning at these times. And these
:18:04. > :18:10.are the high water times. A dry start, perhaps a bright start and
:18:11. > :18:16.praises. `` in places. There will be some patchy rain heading in from
:18:17. > :18:21.that direction. Amounts will be small. Most places stay dry.
:18:22. > :18:27.Afternoon temperatures will feel quite chilly even though values are
:18:28. > :18:33.above where we have been today. There will be a blustery south`west
:18:34. > :18:37.wind. Friday not looking too clever. Cloudy with further outbreaks of
:18:38. > :18:43.rain. Saturday will be the best day of the weekend. That is the
:18:44. > :18:49.forecast. You can drive me to drink, working with you every night!
:18:50. > :18:56.I thought you were about to show and a bad thing picture. I got of quite
:18:57. > :19:01.likely `` quite live `` I got of quite like to leave.
:19:02. > :19:12.The winner of the unsung is `` the Unsung Hero award is Neil Kelsey. He
:19:13. > :19:14.will take his place at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year
:19:15. > :19:23.ceremony which is being held in Leeds on Sunday night.
:19:24. > :19:27.Today's school assembly at Bricknell Primary and guest of honour is
:19:28. > :19:32.Unsung Hero award winner Neil Kelsey. He coaches at the school and
:19:33. > :19:38.the children have much to say about him and his prospect of winning the
:19:39. > :19:42.Unsung Hero award at Sports Personality of the Year. I think he
:19:43. > :19:49.will do well, he has a good chance. Really good. Excellent. I think he
:19:50. > :19:56.has a really good chance of winning because he is a really good coach. I
:19:57. > :20:04.think he will definitely do well. It will be exciting for everyone to
:20:05. > :20:10.watch and exciting for him as well. Neal Kelsey won the award for years
:20:11. > :20:15.of dedicated service to basketball in Hull and the East Riding of
:20:16. > :20:19.Yorkshire. He is bouncing with delight at the prospect of beating
:20:20. > :20:25.stars like Jessica Ennis`Hill and Sir Bradley Wiggins at the sports
:20:26. > :20:27.personality awards in Leeds. I'm looking forward to it. My son is
:20:28. > :20:30.coming with me. personality awards in Leeds. I'm
:20:31. > :20:37.looking forward to it. My son is We are sports fanatics and we will have
:20:38. > :20:43.a wonderful day. Today, Bricknell Primary gave Neal a wonderful
:20:44. > :20:46.sendoff before his big day. He is engaging children who may not be
:20:47. > :20:53.naturally sporty and may not be what Ashton may not want to be involved.
:20:54. > :20:56.He is also incredibly good at taking the gifted and talented children and
:20:57. > :21:02.turning them into enthusiastic sportspeople. Whether he wins on
:21:03. > :21:15.Sunday or not, with these pupils, Neil Kelsey is already a winner.
:21:16. > :21:19.Good luck to him for Sunday night. You can see the BBC Sports
:21:20. > :21:27.Personality of the Year on Sunday from 7:40pm. It is from late this
:21:28. > :21:33.year. Hull City has confirmed that it has
:21:34. > :21:37.sent a letter to the FA asking for a name change. Assem Allam, the owner,
:21:38. > :21:42.has confirmed he wants the club to be known as Hull Tigers from next
:21:43. > :21:50.year despite fan protest. The rivers or we will be considered in April. A
:21:51. > :21:55.baby `` the proposal will be considered.
:21:56. > :22:01.A baby penguin has been born in Texas.
:22:02. > :22:06.The baby, Gentoo, will join other penguins in the polls next year. It
:22:07. > :22:12.is a nervous wait. In the first few days, any baby animal is delicate.
:22:13. > :22:19.But the news that we have hatched a baby check is exciting but we have
:22:20. > :22:26.to wait until things develop. Last week's floods caused problems
:22:27. > :22:31.for people in this region but many have been heartened by the kindness
:22:32. > :22:35.they received from strangers. Dozens of pensioners will serve Christmas
:22:36. > :22:42.dinner by a local hotel after the Age UK centre had to close because
:22:43. > :22:50.of flood damage. In the surroundings of Hull's Royal
:22:51. > :22:55.hotel, the food has been donated. Nowadays, it is easy to focus on
:22:56. > :22:59.profit but there are other things which are extremely important. We
:23:00. > :23:03.work with various other people throughout the year in terms of the
:23:04. > :23:09.local community. Today's diners are especially grateful. I did think,
:23:10. > :23:15.someone has put in a lot of effort. They were saying do it after
:23:16. > :23:18.Christmas, but it's not the same. People are tucking into turkey here.
:23:19. > :23:25.People who thought their Christmas dinner had been cancelled. Several
:23:26. > :23:29.feet of water flooded Hull City centre on Thursday night. The Age UK
:23:30. > :23:36.centre was one of the victims. We had six parties books `` are booked
:23:37. > :23:39.and people `` hundreds of people who would have been attending. We have
:23:40. > :23:43.been able to get people down to the hotel. It is wonderful, the
:23:44. > :23:49.community spirit that has enabled people to pull together and give old
:23:50. > :23:53.people a meal before Christmas. There are other examples of how the
:23:54. > :23:58.weather has brought out the best in people. In Boston, food parcels have
:23:59. > :24:06.been put together and presents donated for those suffering. There
:24:07. > :24:10.is a presentation at the Christmas dinner for the best`known
:24:11. > :24:17.fundraiser. But the ladies are also grateful for the meal. When they
:24:18. > :24:21.said we could have it in the town, it was lovely, everybody cheered up.
:24:22. > :24:26.Once I take this costume off, I will enjoy my dinner. And thanks to the
:24:27. > :24:32.kindness shown here, she's not the only one.
:24:33. > :24:38.Well done to the hotel. Lots of people enjoy hobbies when they get
:24:39. > :24:43.home from work. Some people enjoy football and lots of people are
:24:44. > :24:50.collectors. But very few are like Ron Broomfield.
:24:51. > :24:56.Meet Ron Broomfield. No one is a bigger fan of these little men with
:24:57. > :25:02.pointy hats than him. Gnomes are fantastic. Always happy`go`lucky.
:25:03. > :25:08.You go around, never know what you will find. Different characters. Ron
:25:09. > :25:13.takes pride in his collection and he says many people come to see his
:25:14. > :25:21.gnomes. He has got big ones, small ones and even royal ones. I feel a
:25:22. > :25:28.tad underdressed to be in the company of no royalty. Ron has 1700
:25:29. > :25:34.gnomes and he has been collecting them for 50 years. Ron even keeps a
:25:35. > :25:41.record of all his gnomes. But there are still a couple he wants. There
:25:42. > :25:47.were two doing the leapfrog. And there were some tug`of`war gnomes
:25:48. > :25:50.which I was hoping to get. I always keep looking out to see if I can
:25:51. > :25:58.find something a little different to what I have got. I think it is it
:25:59. > :26:05.obvious what Ron will be looking for for Christmas. He assures me there
:26:06. > :26:12.is room for a few additions. And well done to Ron and Gemma. And
:26:13. > :26:17.good evening to Ron's neighbour. Let's recap the main headlines.
:26:18. > :26:23.?21 million fine for putting staff under too much pressure at Lloyd's.
:26:24. > :26:30.Families which you learn if human relic `` human remains discovered in
:26:31. > :26:38.Russia are members of the goal which sank 40 years ago.
:26:39. > :26:42.Becoming dry and bright. Temperatures around nine Celsius. A
:26:43. > :26:48.change coming to rain. The volunteers that we were talking
:26:49. > :26:50.about earlier from Lincolnshire Police.
:26:51. > :26:57.Terry says, of course this is policing on the cheap. They are not
:26:58. > :27:04.even trained properly. Sarah says I was a police constable
:27:05. > :27:08.on Humberside. They are a massive past of the police family. `` a
:27:09. > :27:15.massive part. But we need more officers as well. Laura on twitter
:27:16. > :27:20.says that the volunteer PCSO has the same pressures as paid staff, it is
:27:21. > :27:24.criminal. This is not `` this is anonymous,
:27:25. > :27:29.from a PCSO. I do not agree with volunteers, we
:27:30. > :27:33.get slated enough and not being a proper copper.
:27:34. > :27:38.And finally, the authorities can say what they like, but this is policing
:27:39. > :27:45.on the cheap. What next, cardboard Bobbies? Join me on the radio if you
:27:46. > :27:52.can. Good night.