:00:00. > :00:00.harshest winters in the Middle East for years strong was in. Draws in.
:00:00. > :00:10.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight.
:00:11. > :00:19.People affected by the tidal surge rebuild flood defences themselves
:00:20. > :00:26.before more high tides. Months of engineering work. We have
:00:27. > :00:29.got to try to do as best we can. Fresh walk`outs by firefighters in
:00:30. > :00:34.their long`running dispute over pensions.
:00:35. > :00:40.The future of the British Army, new Reservists take part in their
:00:41. > :00:48.passing`out parade. And why the Lincolnshire climate is
:00:49. > :00:52.perfect for Hobbits. And it looks like we will have a
:00:53. > :01:02.windy day tomorrow, but it should settle down for Sunday.
:01:03. > :01:07.Good evening. It's a week now since parts of Lincolnshire and East
:01:08. > :01:10.Yorkshire were flooded and residents are being told that hundreds of
:01:11. > :01:13.miles of defences must be assessed for damage before homes will be
:01:14. > :01:16.fully protected again. The Environment Agency, which is in
:01:17. > :01:19.charge of the repairs, says it will carry out emergency work as soon
:01:20. > :01:27.possible and protecting properties will be given top priority. Some
:01:28. > :01:30.repairs have already started ahead of high tides which are expected
:01:31. > :01:33.again on January the 1st. However, as Sarah Walton reports, some people
:01:34. > :01:38.are already worried the work won't be completed in time.
:01:39. > :01:47.The flood defences here protected this area for over 60 years. Now
:01:48. > :01:53.it's a race to repair them. The surge topped, and made a vortex, cut
:01:54. > :01:57.into the back of the bank, until it broke through. It is breached in
:01:58. > :02:02.seven places, up to 50 metres wide, and it is back cut on a further 12
:02:03. > :02:09.places. And this is what happened, acres of farmland farmland flooded.
:02:10. > :02:12.It is too early to tell what damage has been caused to the crop. The
:02:13. > :02:16.next high tide in January is not expected to be as high, but in
:02:17. > :02:23.shadow of the crumbled sea defences, farmers are worried. You are only
:02:24. > :02:28.talking about two and a half weeks until the next high tide. There is
:02:29. > :02:33.Christmas as well. The Environment Agency has authorised an image ``
:02:34. > :02:37.emergency repair in the bridge so we will hopefully get something done in
:02:38. > :02:42.the next couple of weeks. So the water will not come in again. People
:02:43. > :02:49.here have permission to do repairs, but only using this soil here. But
:02:50. > :02:54.too much of it has been washed away to be able to make this back strong
:02:55. > :03:00.again. If we work together and if the funding can be put in place, I
:03:01. > :03:04.can be fairly confident that the necessary temporary repairs will be
:03:05. > :03:07.put in place ahead of the high tides next month. Even the road to the
:03:08. > :03:10.defences has to be repaired. But it's local farmers that are
:03:11. > :03:17.providing the material and manpower. And it's a big job. Well, months of
:03:18. > :03:23.engineering work, to be done before January the 1st. And we have got to
:03:24. > :03:26.try to plug it as best we can until then. Late this afternoon, the
:03:27. > :03:29.Environment Agency arrived to assess the damage. They say emergency
:03:30. > :03:32.repairs along the coast will be made as soon as possible, with protection
:03:33. > :03:40.here in place by Christmas. Then it's a case of waiting and watching
:03:41. > :03:44.what the spring tide brings. Lincolnshire was also badly affected
:03:45. > :03:47.by last week's tidal surge. Millions of pounds is being set aside by the
:03:48. > :03:51.County Council to help pay for Boston's flood barrier, while in
:03:52. > :03:54.South Ferriby on the south bank of the Humber, many people still don't
:03:55. > :04:00.know when they'll be back in their homes. I've been speaking to the
:04:01. > :04:04.leader of South Ferriby Parish Council, Roy Holloway, and asked him
:04:05. > :04:12.how people in the village have been coping.
:04:13. > :04:17.The initial feeling was basically shock, Peter. People did not realise
:04:18. > :04:23.there was so much water, so fast. Obviously, a lot of people have been
:04:24. > :04:27.running on adrenaline. But I think we have a period of time now when we
:04:28. > :04:31.are getting more and more reaction coming out. And I think people are
:04:32. > :04:36.starting to realise how bad it really was. Dreadful for people
:04:37. > :04:47.there and in other places, right before Christmas. Well, yes. To be
:04:48. > :04:50.honest, in our favour, we have been hanging the drum pretty well, partly
:04:51. > :04:57.because of the nature of the Parish Council, but we are `` we have been
:04:58. > :05:00.talking amongst ourselves and we are concerned about people in
:05:01. > :05:05.surrounding areas, we have not had any contact with them, but we are
:05:06. > :05:10.getting concerned about how they are coping and whether they are managing
:05:11. > :05:14.to collect as much information as we are. Have you had enough help from
:05:15. > :05:20.the local authority and the Environment Agency? I think the
:05:21. > :05:25.initial reaction was pretty slow, but I don't think anyone really
:05:26. > :05:31.expected this force of water. This last week, it has been pretty
:05:32. > :05:37.impressive, to be honest. Everybody has had a really good bit of
:05:38. > :05:41.feedback about the rubbish being collected and taken away
:05:42. > :05:46.immediately. We have had no vermin problems or anything like that. I
:05:47. > :05:50.think I speak for most of the people in the village. How big a job is it
:05:51. > :05:59.now to get South Ferriby back to normal? Well, that is a good
:06:00. > :06:04.question. I don't know. We are village community, and consequently,
:06:05. > :06:09.we have rather large gardens, a lot of us. The gardens have all been
:06:10. > :06:13.devastated. So just about the gardens back on some sort of order
:06:14. > :06:16.will be an achievement. If we can get people back into some sort of
:06:17. > :06:22.accommodation and have sort of normality before Christmas, we will
:06:23. > :06:30.be very lucky. Let's hope so, and we are thinking of the people in South
:06:31. > :06:35.Ferriby tonight. We have followed this story across
:06:36. > :06:37.our area and we will continue to do so.
:06:38. > :06:39.In a moment... The Government announces millions of pounds extra
:06:40. > :06:44.investment for training colleges around the Humber.
:06:45. > :06:47.Members of the Fire Brigades Union across East Yorkshire are out on
:06:48. > :06:52.strike this evening in a continuing row over their pensions. Fire crews
:06:53. > :06:56.walked out just over half an hour ago and will be on the picket lines
:06:57. > :07:02.until 10pm tonight. They'll do the same again tomorrow. Rich Walker of
:07:03. > :07:10.the FBU is at Hull's Clough Road Fire Station. You have had several
:07:11. > :07:15.strikes already, it doesn't seem to have done much good up until man.
:07:16. > :07:19.No, firefighters are bitterly disappointed, but here we are again,
:07:20. > :07:25.time to get the Government to listen to our argument. Firefighters know
:07:26. > :07:28.we do not have the capability to work until we are 60. The public
:07:29. > :07:33.have made it clear they don't want to see firefighters in their late
:07:34. > :07:38.50s up until the age of 60 rescuing them, they prefer to see young, fit
:07:39. > :07:43.firefighters coming to rescue them. And yet, the Government seem to be
:07:44. > :07:47.conveyed the ignoring the argument. Many people are fighting fit at 57
:07:48. > :07:54.or 58 and they cannot retire. Why are firefighters not up to the job
:07:55. > :08:00.at that age? Well, many firefighters will be, but there has been such
:08:01. > :08:04.extensive research into the fitness standards of a firefighter, a
:08:05. > :08:07.front`line firefighter has been compared to front`line operations in
:08:08. > :08:12.the military and we do not expect to see people doing to war in the
:08:13. > :08:16.military, at the age of 55 to 60. The fact is, we have no choice, we
:08:17. > :08:20.will be forced to work until we are 60, and yet we may be able to
:08:21. > :08:26.maintain fitness standard but we have proved that we will not be able
:08:27. > :08:31.to do that. We will be faced with dismissal if we cannot maintain the
:08:32. > :08:35.fitness standards. If these four hour strikes are not getting the
:08:36. > :08:41.Government to agree to talks, what will you do next? Will you strike
:08:42. > :08:45.for a full day? Well, that, unfortunately, seems to be the only
:08:46. > :08:49.option. We do not want that to happen, but what do you do to get
:08:50. > :08:53.the Government to listen to an obvious argument? Firefighters will
:08:54. > :08:57.not be able to work until they are 60. If there was a major emergency
:08:58. > :09:06.in Hull tonight, would you call off the strike you Mac locally, we will
:09:07. > :09:10.recall to duty. If there is anything like the floods we saw last
:09:11. > :09:14.Thursday, firefighters would consider leaving the picket line and
:09:15. > :09:20.going to help the public. Thank you very much.
:09:21. > :09:23.Let us know what you think about this story. Where do your sympathies
:09:24. > :09:26.lie in this dispute? With the firefighters, who say it's wrong
:09:27. > :09:29.that they should be on front line duty beyond 60, or with the
:09:30. > :09:34.Government, who want them to work longer before they can claim their
:09:35. > :09:42.pensions? Your thoughts on the firefighters'
:09:43. > :09:45.strike. A jury in the case of a teenager accused of killing his
:09:46. > :10:03.grandmother in Hull has been discharged for legal reasons.
:10:04. > :10:08.17``year`old Lewis Dale, who lived with his grandparents, denies murder
:10:09. > :10:14.and attempted murder. A date for his retrial will be fixed next Friday.
:10:15. > :10:18.12 Lincoln City supporters have been described today as "a pack of
:10:19. > :10:21.hyenas" by a judge. They were sentenced for their part in a
:10:22. > :10:24.violent clash before a match with Luton Town last season. The men all
:10:25. > :10:29.received ten`year football banning orders and a total of 31 years in
:10:30. > :10:33.prison or young offenders institute. Furniture was thrown during the
:10:34. > :10:41.fight at the Ritz pub in the city and two women received minor
:10:42. > :10:44.injuries. A man who walked out of a
:10:45. > :10:47.Lincolnshire prison last year has been jailed for life after going on
:10:48. > :10:54.a crime spree while on the run. Lease Iris committed a series of
:10:55. > :10:56.offences after absconding from the North Sea Camp near Boston last
:10:57. > :11:00.October. He was the subject of a nationwide hunt and was eventually
:11:01. > :11:03.arrested two months later. Millions of pounds of extra money
:11:04. > :11:06.has been announced for training colleges around the Humber. It's
:11:07. > :11:09.part of a new scheme to improve the skills of local people in readiness
:11:10. > :11:15.for an expansion in the renewables industry. The City Deal will also
:11:16. > :11:25.give our councils more power to make important decisions. Here's our
:11:26. > :11:29.business correspondent, Paul Murphy. Here is where today's City Deal
:11:30. > :11:34.announcement really matters, Hull college is one of those to benefit
:11:35. > :11:37.from extra money, to buy even more state`of`the`art training equipment.
:11:38. > :11:42.It is hoped it will make students here more employable. Any investment
:11:43. > :11:46.or money put into colleges is always a good thing more towards helping
:11:47. > :11:51.people get qualifications and getting a better job in future. As
:11:52. > :11:54.the city's Minister signed the City Deal with local politicians, he
:11:55. > :11:58.claimed it would make it easier to get money for skills training as
:11:59. > :12:04.well as allowing more big decisions to be made here and not in
:12:05. > :12:08.Westminster. What this eel is about is the businesses around the Humber,
:12:09. > :12:14.the councils, are planning for the long`term. `` this deal. They are
:12:15. > :12:17.saying, we are confident of attracting some pretty important
:12:18. > :12:21.employers, but we need to make sure that they are going to have the
:12:22. > :12:26.workforce with the skills to be able to employ them. The renewables
:12:27. > :12:30.energy industry is the great hope, it already employs hundreds around
:12:31. > :12:35.Grimsby, but of more investment comes in, the region does not want
:12:36. > :12:39.to be facing a skills shortage. The Humber is now waiting on two huge
:12:40. > :12:45.investment decisions. The turbine factory than at the docks, and the
:12:46. > :12:47.marine energy Park on the South Humber bank. Between them,
:12:48. > :12:53.eventually creating thousands of jobs. I am keeping my fingers
:12:54. > :12:57.crossed that we would see the planning permission granted
:12:58. > :13:08.hopefully before the end of this year, and I am sure that they have
:13:09. > :13:12.the back`up. The simple message from the minister is that jobs can be
:13:13. > :13:16.created in the so`called energy estuary. But they will only be
:13:17. > :13:20.filled by local people if they have the right skills and training.
:13:21. > :13:24.Paul's with me in the studio this evening. How important for the
:13:25. > :13:30.ordinary person in the street is this deal for Hull? Most people will
:13:31. > :13:34.not notice anything instantly, it is like the foundations of your house,
:13:35. > :13:37.you do not notice them but they are very important. Many potential
:13:38. > :13:42.investors into this region will tell you it is crucially important that
:13:43. > :13:45.the local workforce has the required amount of robber skills, the right
:13:46. > :13:49.training, they are to invest seriously. I was told today that
:13:50. > :13:54.there are at least five companies circling the Humber at the moment, I
:13:55. > :13:58.up this region, and skills are something they believe is very
:13:59. > :14:04.important to get right. Thanks for watching this Friday
:14:05. > :14:16.night. Still ahead tonight... On parade, the new Reservist who are
:14:17. > :14:19.the future of the British Army. Keep the pictures coming in. Ian
:14:20. > :14:28.Robinson took this of Hartsholme Park in Lincoln. Thank you very
:14:29. > :14:31.much, Ian. Julie Donovan is with us tonight.
:14:32. > :14:36.Good evening. Good evening. A few nights ago, Paul spell his
:14:37. > :14:44.surname wrong. It appeared on the graphic, spelt
:14:45. > :14:50.wrong. He said, you did it! Yes, I spent my afternoons trying to
:14:51. > :14:53.sabotage... What it ought to do now is go
:14:54. > :14:59.through all of the shows and put different names in!
:15:00. > :15:05.This weekend, windy on Saturday, then quieter on Sunday. It looks
:15:06. > :15:09.pretty decent for Sunday. It has been mild today, it will be cooler
:15:10. > :15:13.tomorrow, it will feel cool because the breeze will pick up. After a
:15:14. > :15:19.pleasant started the day, it will cloud over. In terms of wet weather,
:15:20. > :15:24.it will just be a little bit, all courtesy of this front. Some very
:15:25. > :15:28.windy conditions to come through Saturday. We have a band of rain
:15:29. > :15:34.crossing at the moment. It is fairly light and patchy. Any remaining rain
:15:35. > :15:37.will clear the way eastwards, and into the North Sea. Apart from the
:15:38. > :15:42.odd shower overnight, it looks like a largely dry story, but a much
:15:43. > :15:45.cooler one than last night. Temperatures in the towns and cities
:15:46. > :15:49.getting down to four or five Celsius. Lower in the countryside.
:15:50. > :15:59.It will be a chilly start tomorrow. The sun will rise at 8:11am. Here
:16:00. > :16:02.are the times of high water. Tomorrow morning, a chilly but fine
:16:03. > :16:08.start with some sunshine. The bulk of tomorrow apart from the wind, it
:16:09. > :16:11.will not be too bad. The sunshine will turn hazy, and gradually more
:16:12. > :16:16.cloud will spill in from the West. I'd evening, some wet weather
:16:17. > :16:21.spilling in as well. A blustery wind, it will be gusty, particularly
:16:22. > :16:24.along the coast. Temperatures in some spots will get into double
:16:25. > :16:31.figures, but a few degrees cooler than today. Nine or 10 Celsius. On
:16:32. > :16:35.Sunday, a decent day, particularly through the first half. Dry and
:16:36. > :16:38.bright with sunshine and a lighter reason stop there may be some rain
:16:39. > :16:41.in southern parts later in the day. Tuesday looks nice, wet and winds ``
:16:42. > :16:50.wet and windy for Wednesday. Paul will be very cross about that.
:16:51. > :16:57.He will be very interested in the piece about The Hobbit.
:16:58. > :17:00.I'm glad you said that, not me. The latest batch of Army Reservists
:17:01. > :17:03.have held their passing`out parade in Grantham today. For them, it
:17:04. > :17:07.marks the end of an intensive, two`week training course. For the
:17:08. > :17:10.new Army Reserve, it's the start of a big recruitment push as the
:17:11. > :17:20.regular Army is facing big cuts. John Hess reports.
:17:21. > :17:24.Ready for inspection, these Army Reserve soldiers completed the first
:17:25. > :17:30.stage of their military training at their barracks in Grantham. What is
:17:31. > :17:36.next? What's next? I've got my commando training. They are among
:17:37. > :17:40.many more Reservists that the Government hopes will offset the
:17:41. > :17:49.impact of a squeeze on the military budget. The `` `` the MoD wants to
:17:50. > :17:55.expand the reserve force. But it is doable. We have looked at this
:17:56. > :17:58.training model. Canadians and Americans are it is doable to have a
:17:59. > :18:02.larger percentage of the Army from the Army Reserve. It back the
:18:03. > :18:11.defence minister visits the headquarters of the Army Reserve. We
:18:12. > :18:14.have a good history of the Army Reserve and we want to build on
:18:15. > :18:19.that. These sorts of parades, which show the public what the Army
:18:20. > :18:23.Reserve is about, standing shoulder to shoulder with serving personnel.
:18:24. > :18:30.But the Shadow Defence Secretary fired this salvo. Can we reduce the
:18:31. > :18:33.numbers of Wiggo the troops at the speed and in the quantity the
:18:34. > :18:39.Government are doing, and recoup the numbers of Army Reservists you need
:18:40. > :18:42.two there are issues around that and that is the better the concern
:18:43. > :18:48.people have. Regular Army is being cut by 20,000 within the next seven
:18:49. > :18:52.years. The MoD hopes these soldiers will become a bigger part of
:18:53. > :18:55.written's defence front line. `` Britain's.
:18:56. > :18:59.Hull's MPs have met rail bosses to discuss a proposal to run faster
:19:00. > :19:02.train services in and out of the city. First Hull Trains has
:19:03. > :19:05.submitted a ?90 million plan to electrify the Hull to Selby line,
:19:06. > :19:09.which would cut journey time to London by up to 30 minutes.
:19:10. > :19:15.We talked about this on the programme last night, and thanks to
:19:16. > :19:18.everyone who's got in touch. A big response on this one, just a few of
:19:19. > :19:25.the many. Phil texted in to say...
:19:26. > :19:36.Martin is a hotelier in Bridlington, he says...
:19:37. > :19:57.Thank you for those. Steve Bruce says he is more concerned with
:19:58. > :20:01.winning games and he is with the club's name change controversy.
:20:02. > :20:04.Earlier this week the club submitted a proposal to the Football
:20:05. > :20:11.Association to change the name to Hull Tigers. Satisfaction for Steve
:20:12. > :20:13.Bruce on the pitch, but is there too much distraction off it. Despite
:20:14. > :20:17.Monday night's draw with Swansea, whether Hull City become Hull Tigers
:20:18. > :20:27.or not, the manager insists his focus is on results. It is the least
:20:28. > :20:32.of my worries, the name change. As I said, I am more focused than ever to
:20:33. > :20:36.do the job would was always on the remade, to make sure the club stays
:20:37. > :20:39.in the Premier League. But the ongoing row doesn't seem to have
:20:40. > :20:43.affected the team. Danny Graham scored his first goal for the club
:20:44. > :20:52.at Swansea. And now as they look at their position, Stoke City presents
:20:53. > :20:58.the next challenge. I have to worry about Steven Gerrard. What is
:20:59. > :21:03.happening outside, you know, we have to focus on what happens. But away
:21:04. > :21:08.from the KC, the name change is on the agenda, with the Hull Daily Mail
:21:09. > :21:16.canvassing the public's view. It is an idea to get an in`depth view of
:21:17. > :21:19.how the supporters feel. Whether or not they buy merchandise, just to
:21:20. > :21:23.try and get an overall feel of the mood. And that could be an important
:21:24. > :21:27.factor, with the FA saying they will listen to supporters' groups as part
:21:28. > :21:33.of the name change consultation. We are all for progression and growth,
:21:34. > :21:35.we will never get a better opportunity to be in the Premier
:21:36. > :21:40.League, but please, there is no need to discard our history and our
:21:41. > :21:43.heritage. We can have both. Steve Bruce says he's not prepared to
:21:44. > :21:47.discuss the name change further, as the matter won't be dealt with by
:21:48. > :21:51.the FA until April. But don't expect that to be the end of the matter for
:21:52. > :21:58.now, because what's being seen by some as a distracting debate seems
:21:59. > :22:01.unlikely to go away. And you can can hear commentary from
:22:02. > :22:06.Hull's match against Stoke tomorrow on BBC Radio Humberside. They'll
:22:07. > :22:09.also have Scunthorpe against Wycombe Wanderers in League Two, and
:22:10. > :22:18.coverage of Grimsby against Barnet in the FA Trophy.
:22:19. > :22:20.BBC Radio Lincolnshire will have Lincoln City's FA Trophy match
:22:21. > :22:33.against Braintree Town. Scarborough's Futurist Theatre,
:22:34. > :22:37.which has hosted shows from some of the top names in variety, is to
:22:38. > :22:40.close. The Beatles, Ken Dodd and Morecambe and Wise are amongst the
:22:41. > :22:44.acts to have played at the theatre. It's to be closed for three months
:22:45. > :22:52.in the hope that someone will come forward to run it.
:22:53. > :22:57.And the theatre at the moment tonight is showing The Hobbit film.
:22:58. > :23:00.Fans of the science fiction fantasy The Hobbit are expected to pack
:23:01. > :23:03.cinemas tonight for the official release of the latest film. Now,
:23:04. > :23:06.when Tolkien wrote "The Hobbit, he said he based the creatures' home on
:23:07. > :23:09.his memories of the West Midlands, but scientists say their research
:23:10. > :23:11.shows Lincolnshire was also a major influence, if only because of its
:23:12. > :23:23.climate. Simon Spark has more. It's one of the most anticipated
:23:24. > :23:26.films of the year and the second part of the Hobbit trilogy, The
:23:27. > :23:36.Desolation of Smaug, hits the cinematic screen today. But as if by
:23:37. > :23:40.magic, the Shire of Lincolnshire has become a lot closer to the action.
:23:41. > :23:43.Not only does it look a little similar. If we compare this behind
:23:44. > :23:47.the scenes footage of the first film and do a bit of this with ours,
:23:48. > :23:50.Lincolnshire also, in an ultimate experience for film enthusiasts, has
:23:51. > :23:57.been found to have the same weather too. So, what are we basing our
:23:58. > :24:05.Lincolnshire links with The Shire on? Is it willow tunnels like this?
:24:06. > :24:09.No, we're talking scientific fact. Sort of. Using the latest climate
:24:10. > :24:12.model, which can simulate weather conditions on our own and other
:24:13. > :24:14.planets, scientists from the University of Bristol found that
:24:15. > :24:26.Lincolnshire and Leicestershire's weather was the most similar to that
:24:27. > :24:30.of Middle Earth. The main thing we did is, we had to think about the
:24:31. > :24:35.geography, where continents were, we had to make some inferences with
:24:36. > :24:40.what Tolkien did not is a surly say explicitly. Lincolnshire looked
:24:41. > :24:44.particularly like it. It was that sweet spot of being wet but not too
:24:45. > :24:47.wet. Cold but not too cold. It could explain our bond with Middle Earth
:24:48. > :24:51.here in Thorpe on the Hill, where they've built their own Hobbit house
:24:52. > :25:02.for their own little Hobbits. They even have their own Smaug the
:25:03. > :25:09.Dragon. That's on the top, there is a window at the back. You are
:25:10. > :25:14.standing on the fire! But it is widely believed to clean based
:25:15. > :25:17.Middle earth on his wanderings in the West Midlands force it will not
:25:18. > :25:23.be the first time that science has rewritten the history books.
:25:24. > :25:25.Kevin Clifton, the dancer from Grimsby, is making final
:25:26. > :25:31.preparations for tomorrow night's Strictly Come Dancing semifinal with
:25:32. > :25:36.his dance partner, Susanna Reid. And he's very confident, having just set
:25:37. > :25:40.a new world record. Kevin has danced 77 "drunken sailor" steps in just 30
:25:41. > :25:52.seconds and in doing so is now in the Guinness Book of Records. That
:25:53. > :25:54.was done last night. So, good luck to them for tomorrow. But tomorrow
:25:55. > :25:58.Kevin must impress the Strictly judges and win a place in the final.
:25:59. > :26:07.And he goes into the semifinal with the backing of his hometown.
:26:08. > :26:12.Good luck to Kevin and Susannah on Strictly Come Dancing. Everyone in
:26:13. > :26:18.Grimsby is rooting for you. You have put Grimsby on the map for the
:26:19. > :26:21.dancing scene. Come on, Kevin! I want to wish them all the best and I
:26:22. > :26:31.hope they win. By keeping my fingers crossed. Good luck, Kevin. We hope
:26:32. > :26:34.you win! It would be unfair to pray for you to win, but all the best for
:26:35. > :26:41.Saturday and thanks for putting Grimsby on the map. , good luck,
:26:42. > :26:45.Kevin. We want to wish you the best of luck on Saturday night, keep
:26:46. > :26:48.dancing! Good luck to them for tomorrow night. Let's get a recap of
:26:49. > :26:51.the national and regional headlines. The Government is accused of turning
:26:52. > :26:55.its back on Syria's refugees by not offering any a safe haven here.
:26:56. > :26:57.People affected by the tidal surge rebuild flood defences themselves
:26:58. > :26:59.before more high tides predicted in January.
:27:00. > :27:02.Tomorrow's weather, a dry, bright and chilly start with the best of
:27:03. > :27:13.the sunshine through the morning. Clouding over and rain again later.
:27:14. > :27:19.A high of ten Celsius. Talking about firefighters' strike,
:27:20. > :27:24.Peter says, due try and carry and 18 stone man down a ladder, you have no
:27:25. > :27:26.idea. Another one, if we don't give firefighters the credit they
:27:27. > :27:32.deserve, these brave men and women save lives. In the USA, they have
:27:33. > :27:37.hero status but in this country, the cut their pay and pensions. It is a
:27:38. > :27:43.joke. I did five years in the fire service Thomas is Lee, trust me, it
:27:44. > :27:45.beats working for a living! Thanks for watching, have a peaceful
:27:46. > :27:50.weekend, see you on Monday.