:00:00. > :00:00.let-up. Thank you. That is all from the BBC News at Six. Goodbye. Now we
:00:00. > :00:00.join the the BBC News at Six. Goodbye. Now we
:00:00. > :00:09.join the BBC News teams where you Good evening and welcome to BBC Look
:00:10. > :00:12.North. The headlines tonight: ?? new line Thousands of jobs on the way as
:00:13. > :00:32.a multi`million pound business park finally gets the go`ahead. I live to
:00:33. > :00:37.reaction `` I am live with reaction to a decision.
:00:38. > :00:41.Also on tonight's programme: Due to marry in two weeks' time, but left
:00:42. > :00:42.without a venue following the tidal surge.
:00:43. > :00:46.The Government defends the use of military drones flown from RAF
:00:47. > :00:49.Waddington. And behind the scenes with Strictly
:00:50. > :00:58.Come Dancing's Kevin and Susanna ahead of this weekend's final. Some
:00:59. > :01:07.kids were talking about is and they said, it is that girl from breakfast
:01:08. > :01:12.and Kevin from Grimsby. The five`day forecast follows shortly.
:01:13. > :01:25.It's been described as the biggest economic investment in the area
:01:26. > :01:28.since the Second World War. The Government has given permission for
:01:29. > :01:32.a giant business park for energy companies which will employ 4,000
:01:33. > :01:40.people to be built on the south bank of the Humber. Construction of the
:01:41. > :01:43.Able UK site will start next year with the company telling BBC Look
:01:44. > :01:47.North they will begin recruiting after Christmas. Paul Murphy has
:01:48. > :01:52.this report. This has always been the vision. Now
:01:53. > :01:56.it's to become a reality. A ?450 million site which will make and
:01:57. > :01:59.assemble wind turbines for the North Sea. The company behind the site
:02:00. > :02:15.describes it as a turning point in the economy of the Humber. We're
:02:16. > :02:20.took about 4000 plus local jobs. `` we are talking about 4000 plus local
:02:21. > :02:24.jobs. The North of England have been supplying parts and so on.
:02:25. > :02:27.This 900`acre site has more than a mile of river frontage, a quay will
:02:28. > :02:31.be built to allow turbine transfer ships to pull alongside. Able UK
:02:32. > :02:34.says the site could create between 4,000 and 10,000 jobs Working on
:02:35. > :02:37.building the Marine Energy Park could start as early as January.
:02:38. > :02:55.It's expected to be completed by 2016. It means creating jobs,
:02:56. > :03:05.attracting business, creating wealth. We want more engineers.
:03:06. > :03:09.There is lots of things. A ball UK is promising lots of jobs and says
:03:10. > :03:38.it could have a profound impact on on companies `` Able UK is promising
:03:39. > :03:41.lots of jobs. We have added slots to the premises. ?NEWLINE Able says a
:03:42. > :03:44.number of companies are already in negotiation about moving in here.
:03:45. > :03:47.There have been objections from rival port operator ABP but they are
:03:48. > :04:05.not expected to cause major delays to this project. Earlier, I spoke to
:04:06. > :04:12.Peter Stephenson from Able UK. I started by asking him if this was
:04:13. > :04:19.good news for the Humber. It is excellent news for the Humber. What
:04:20. > :04:27.about the government backing? I am very pleased. How soon before you
:04:28. > :04:35.get started? Ground work will be started in the first quarter of next
:04:36. > :04:41.year. So the construction starts very quickly. Will these be local
:04:42. > :04:44.jobs? Yes. We have been working around here some ten years now and
:04:45. > :04:49.try to give jobs locally where we can. Good news for employment. Can
:04:50. > :04:56.people start getting in touch straightaway? Yes. TUC any problems
:04:57. > :05:06.on the funding? `` do you see any problems. No, we don't. Have you got
:05:07. > :05:19.many tenants lined up and ready and committed to moving? We have a lot
:05:20. > :05:23.of tenants who want to come here. Regarding the jobs, can you make
:05:24. > :05:27.guarantees that the jobs will go to local people rather than people
:05:28. > :05:33.being ferried in, which we have seen so much? We could not guarantee
:05:34. > :05:38.that. We will be employing the construction side. The preference is
:05:39. > :05:46.to use local people. Preference is good, but sometimes we see people
:05:47. > :05:53.shipped in from abroad. No doubt there will be some of that. ABP says
:05:54. > :05:57.they are disappointed that you have chosen to work in conflict with the
:05:58. > :06:03.port rather than for the benefit of the Humber. Those are strong words.
:06:04. > :06:11.I am surprised you have said that. I have never heard that said. They
:06:12. > :06:18.would not work with others. Willis Cooper your plans? They are doing
:06:19. > :06:29.their best to try to do so. We're here now. Why cant you work
:06:30. > :06:34.together? That is a question for APB. Will they scupper your plans?
:06:35. > :06:38.No. Tim Iredale is in Westminster
:06:39. > :06:45.tonight. How much pressure has their been from politicians to get this
:06:46. > :06:50.deal done? We are told that the Prime Minister
:06:51. > :06:53.and the Deputy Prime Minister put pressure on various officials to try
:06:54. > :07:00.to get this sorted out as soon as possible. Many feared we could be
:07:01. > :07:05.talking about a black day for North Lincolnshire's economy. Instead, it
:07:06. > :07:09.is more of a red letter day for the Humber Green dream. Nobody was more
:07:10. > :07:16.relieved than the MP whose constituency covers the site, Martin
:07:17. > :07:23.Vickers. It is a massive boost for the local economy. The construction
:07:24. > :07:27.industry employs hundreds, possibly thousands. Great opportunities for
:07:28. > :07:34.small businesses to get involved in the supply chain. Long`term, further
:07:35. > :07:37.good news in terms of investment and the fact that Northern Lincolnshire
:07:38. > :07:44.and the Humber region is recognised as a major centre for the
:07:45. > :07:46.renewables. We're told David Cameron welcomes this announcement. The
:07:47. > :07:53.government says it is committed to the Humber be in the UK capital of
:07:54. > :07:58.green energy, and the problems between Able UK and ABP, I am told,
:07:59. > :08:03.can be ironed out. ABP is still an important player in the green energy
:08:04. > :08:09.industry because it is such an integral part of the green pop
:08:10. > :08:17.project that hopes to attract Siemens. At last we have an outcome
:08:18. > :08:22.with Able UK. It is a bit like that old song about it is a long, long
:08:23. > :08:27.time from May to December. It certainly felt like that, Peter.
:08:28. > :08:30.Thank you for that. We want to hear from you on this
:08:31. > :08:42.story. You heard from Peter Stephenson that jobs are available
:08:43. > :08:46.from after Christmas. Will you apply? What difference do you think
:08:47. > :09:03.the development will make to the area?
:09:04. > :09:08.A couple from Grimsby have been forced to rearrange their wedding
:09:09. > :09:11.plans, after the venue they booked was severely damaged by the tidal
:09:12. > :09:15.surge. The couple had booked the Reeds Hotel in Barton upon Humber
:09:16. > :09:17.for the start of January, but this afternoon the company confirmed, it
:09:18. > :09:23.has gone into voluntary liquidation. Simon Spark reports.
:09:24. > :09:27.Tim and Amy had planned their wedding day for two years for the
:09:28. > :09:30.third January 2014, but just weeks before their big day, everything had
:09:31. > :09:39.to be rearranged when the venue they'd chosen was flooded by the
:09:40. > :09:46.tidal surge. It was a lovely venue, with the Humber Bridge in the
:09:47. > :09:50.background. I grew up in Batson and a lot of my family still live
:09:51. > :09:55.there. It made sense to Tuesday, as well as being beautiful. But
:09:56. > :09:58.positioned near the banks of the Humber, the hotel took the full
:09:59. > :10:10.impact of the water on the fifth December. We realise that Reeds
:10:11. > :10:15.must've been involved. We have three young children and we wanted a
:10:16. > :10:22.family celebration for our wedding. It has made it very quite stressful.
:10:23. > :10:27.You can see the way into the hotel is completely blocked off. This
:10:28. > :10:35.well`known local landmark has been family run for steam years. In a
:10:36. > :10:38.statement, they said it has had a catastrophic impact on their
:10:39. > :10:41.business. And this afternoon a statement confirmed the worst
:10:42. > :10:44.possible outcome. It said how the business was unable to recover
:10:45. > :10:48.financially from the cost of the huge amount of work and renovation
:10:49. > :10:51.now needed and that they'd made the very difficult decision that Reeds
:10:52. > :10:54.Hotel is to enter into voluntary liquidation. It said the loss of
:10:55. > :10:58.Reeds Hotel was heart`breaking to the family and is something they
:10:59. > :11:03.hope to move forward from. The company has been unable to pay its
:11:04. > :11:13.debt and has therefore had to call in the liquidator, who will sell the
:11:14. > :11:24.assets then pay out the creditors. The unsecured creditors will be paid
:11:25. > :11:32.later. It is very difficult for everyone. It is a very unfortunate
:11:33. > :11:35.situation. Amy and Tim have still been told they'll get their deposit
:11:36. > :11:49.back, but for the Reeds hotel, this family business, has been literally
:11:50. > :12:00.washed away. A Boston landlord has been found guilty of carrying out a
:12:01. > :12:05.double murder. The man will serve a minimum of 27 years in prison. The
:12:06. > :12:10.body of a missing Grimsby teenager has been found on a beach in
:12:11. > :12:13.Cumbria. 17`year`old Callum Chapman had been staying with a relative in
:12:14. > :12:16.Maryport before he went missing on Sunday. Police say that there are no
:12:17. > :12:18.suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
:12:19. > :12:21.Unemployment in Yorkshire and the Humber has fallen in line with the
:12:22. > :12:24.national trend. The latest figures show unemployment has fallen by
:12:25. > :12:37.6,000 people, which leaves the jobless total at 239,000. In the
:12:38. > :12:40.East Midlands ` which includes Lincolnshire ` it had fallen by the
:12:41. > :12:42.same number, leaving 162,000 people out of work.
:12:43. > :12:50.Some drainage systems in Goole are to be looked at following a report
:12:51. > :12:53.into last year's flooding. East Riding Council found that while the
:12:54. > :12:56.amount of rainfall was not exceptional, there was a failure of
:12:57. > :12:59.pumping equipment. The council and Yorkshire Water met today to discuss
:13:00. > :13:06.the report. They accepted its findings and will now act on the
:13:07. > :13:10.recommendations. Having the agencies working together can only be a good
:13:11. > :13:13.thing for the town. We have seen significant improvements and
:13:14. > :13:20.additional funding since the flooding last year. This can you
:13:21. > :13:38.make it better, I would hope. Still ahead tonight: we catch up
:13:39. > :13:44.with Suzanne and Kevin. Last night's sunset at South Common,
:13:45. > :13:54.Lincoln. Alan Mayo. Good evening.
:13:55. > :13:59.Good evening. Oh, my word. I should have brought
:14:00. > :14:03.my sunglasses. Somebody said, I just had Paul talking about the history
:14:04. > :14:12.of snowmen, it was fascinating, should I get out more? Yes is the
:14:13. > :14:18.answer. Where do the Christmas national this
:14:19. > :14:25.weekend, so there. You are not gone to Lapland are you?
:14:26. > :14:27.Yes. Fine with sunny spells tomorrow. Like with sunny spells
:14:28. > :14:32.tomorrow. They could be a few wintry showers. Tomorrow evening, a few
:14:33. > :14:40.showers could turn to sleet and perhaps a temporary covering of snow
:14:41. > :14:47.in places. That is tomorrow evening. For much of tomorrow, it will be
:14:48. > :14:49.fine. All attention to the west, and very active weather front is
:14:50. > :15:01.knocking on the door of Manchester now. Is bringing strong winds and
:15:02. > :15:05.torrential rain. There might be some localised flooding associated with
:15:06. > :15:18.that. After midnight, it clears up. A few showers could return. The sun
:15:19. > :15:28.will rise at 8:15am and will set at 3:41pm. Tomorrow will be a brighter
:15:29. > :15:34.day with sunshine. There will be some local wintry showers. We will
:15:35. > :15:41.keep our eye on a feature late afternoon and into the evening which
:15:42. > :15:47.may bring some sleet and rain, or even wet snow. Top afternoon
:15:48. > :15:54.temperatures, around five Celsius. When you factor in that wind, it
:15:55. > :15:58.will feel fairly chilling. Further ahead, Friday not to bad. It has
:15:59. > :16:05.worked and windy again on Friday night. That rain reluctant to play
:16:06. > :16:06.on Saturday. Sunday, a return to brighter skies. That is the
:16:07. > :16:21.forecast. You will have two words that `` you
:16:22. > :16:26.will have to wear that. You look like one of Santa's little helpers.
:16:27. > :16:30.The Defence Secretary has defended the controversial use of drones, or
:16:31. > :16:32.unmanned aircraft, in a visit to Linolnshire. Philip Hammond came to
:16:33. > :16:42.see their operation at RAF Waddington, the command centre of
:16:43. > :16:47.the UK drone programme. Cameras were allowed to film inside for the first
:16:48. > :16:51.time, and Jonathan Beale was there. For the first time, we have been
:16:52. > :16:59.able to witness an aircrew prepare for a mission. They climb into a
:17:00. > :17:04.windowless room here. This is flying but not as we know it. This crew on
:17:05. > :17:08.the ground and Lincolnshire is making decisions about life and
:17:09. > :17:18.death hundreds of miles away in Afghanistan. Have you had to fire
:17:19. > :17:22.weapons? It is, `` I have, but it is not something I like to talk about.
:17:23. > :17:30.It is what we do. I you confident you have not hit civilians?
:17:31. > :17:46.Absolutely. The MoD has allowed cameras into the MoD headquarters.
:17:47. > :17:57.The RAF say this is proof of how civilian casualties are avoided.
:17:58. > :18:03.Missiles are diverted to avoid collateral damage. Mistake had been
:18:04. > :18:10.made. Drones have killed civilians. There has been one incident in which
:18:11. > :18:14.we are aware of civilian casualties out of over 400 uses of weapon
:18:15. > :18:21.systems by remotely piloted aircraft. There have been incidents
:18:22. > :18:26.involving land aircraft. I am afraid the nature of war fair, you cannot
:18:27. > :18:35.guarantee 100% that there will not be natural damage. The military
:18:36. > :18:40.shuns the word drone. They insist there is always a person in charge.
:18:41. > :18:45.This may be the future of warfare. The debate about their use has only
:18:46. > :18:49.just begun. Another one you might have a view
:18:50. > :18:51.on. The largest storm water tunnel in
:18:52. > :18:59.Yorkshire has nearly been finished in Bridlington. It's been built as
:19:00. > :19:05.part of a ?40 million Yorkshire Water project to improve water
:19:06. > :19:08.quality at the town's two beaches. A specialist boring machine has been
:19:09. > :19:12.used to construct the tunnel over the last ten months. It's 800 metres
:19:13. > :19:20.long ` two metres wide and will help drain away waste water. Never had a
:19:21. > :19:24.boring machine on the programme before.
:19:25. > :19:26.Thanks to everyone who got in touch about the two North East
:19:27. > :19:29.Lincolnshire villages who're getting high speed broadband. Residents in
:19:30. > :19:32.the Stallingbrough area were left out of a Government scheme to bring
:19:33. > :19:37.fast internet access to rural areas. But that didn't deter them ` and
:19:38. > :20:11.they've now done a deal with a major provider.
:20:12. > :20:15.Farmers in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire say their business is
:20:16. > :20:19.only just recovering from the wettest summer in a century last
:20:20. > :20:22.year. The counties provide a third of the country's salad and veg.
:20:23. > :20:26.Farmers say perfect conditions this year have kept them from catastrophe
:20:27. > :20:34.but there is still some way to go, as Crispin Rolfe reports.
:20:35. > :20:52.Coming off the conveyor belt. At this time of year production goes up
:20:53. > :20:55.from three tonnes a day to 100. Fortunately, this season it's a
:20:56. > :21:01.bumper crop, compared to last year's horror show ` the weather creating a
:21:02. > :21:16.perfect storm for farmers. It rained all summer, we could not harvest, it
:21:17. > :21:20.was a nightmare. . So for an industry which had been bracing
:21:21. > :21:22.itself for more of the same ` relief.
:21:23. > :21:28.And with more supply this year, hopefully lower prices for shoppers.
:21:29. > :21:36.It is peak parsnip harvesting time right now. This machine is running
:21:37. > :21:39.constantly until Monday. This is in contrast to last year, when wet
:21:40. > :21:47.weather and freezing conditions ruined half of this farm's crop. In
:21:48. > :21:50.Lincolnshire, a similar story of regrowth. The county provides almost
:21:51. > :21:57.a third of the UK's vegetables and salads. Though grower Mark Nundy
:21:58. > :22:06.says it'll be another year before they can recover fully from 2012. If
:22:07. > :22:09.we get a year like last year, the is really difficult. This year, we have
:22:10. > :22:14.recovered a bit. We will see benefits next year. For farmers on
:22:15. > :22:17.the Humber, though, that recovery remains a long way off after this
:22:18. > :22:27.month's tidal flooding and the potential for more next year. It's a
:22:28. > :22:30.harsh reminder for an industry so reliant on the weather, despite
:22:31. > :22:33.otherwise almost perfect conditions. With the big final just a few days
:22:34. > :22:48.away, Grimsby's Kevin Clifton says he's proud to have put his home town
:22:49. > :22:51.on the map. He will partner BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid in
:22:52. > :22:54.the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday night, with rehearsals for
:22:55. > :22:57.their last routine now well under way. They took time out from their
:22:58. > :23:00.gruelling schedule to speak to our reporter Phillip Norton.
:23:01. > :23:02.It's just after nine o'clock in the morning.
:23:03. > :23:06.Susanna Reid has already been on air for three hours presenting the BBCs
:23:07. > :23:13.Breakfast programme, but her day is only just beginning ` a new dance
:23:14. > :23:15.routine awaits. Nail it follows on Saturday. Bring is that trophy.
:23:16. > :23:18.Her performances with Grimsby's Kevin Clifton have captivated the
:23:19. > :23:22.viewers and the judges on Strictly Come Dancing. It has been
:23:23. > :23:27.incredible. It has been much more intense than I anticipated. It has
:23:28. > :23:36.been fun, exciting, incredibly hard work and very enjoyable. It has been
:23:37. > :23:40.brilliant. Now for our next couple. It is Susanna and Kevin from
:23:41. > :23:47.Grimsby. Her performances with Kevin Clifton have captivated the viewers
:23:48. > :23:56.and the judges. It has put Kevin and his town in the spotlight. I like
:23:57. > :24:00.the Grimsby is getting talked about. We were out having a coffee the
:24:01. > :24:04.other day and some kids were talking about is and they said to their
:24:05. > :24:11.teacher, it is that girl from breakfast and thingy from Grimsby.
:24:12. > :24:16.Grimsby is more famous than me. And the partnership saw Susanna make
:24:17. > :24:25.her first visit to the town. I was welcomed with open arms. I had a
:24:26. > :24:31.thorough ball `` thoroughly enjoyable time. Surely it is not
:24:32. > :24:36.long until you get the keys to Grimsby. There will be statues,
:24:37. > :24:38.Kevin from Grimsby. He hasn't so for Grimsby.
:24:39. > :24:41.They've come close to crashing out, surviving thanks to the public vote,
:24:42. > :24:44.so they're not taking support from the people of Grimsby for granted `
:24:45. > :24:51.car stickers among methods being used to gain crucial votes. It moves
:24:52. > :24:56.is when we read messages from people, and make every moment worth
:24:57. > :25:12.while. I would act as a massive thank you. Support has been insane
:25:13. > :25:18.and really nice. It is lovely. It means a lot.
:25:19. > :25:22.As they face the paparazzi, fingers are crossed. The final awaits ` and
:25:23. > :25:31.Grimsby is hoping they'll tango to the title. Good luck to them for
:25:32. > :25:33.Saturday night. Let's get a recap of the national
:25:34. > :25:37.and regional headlines. Sentenced to 35 years ` the rock
:25:38. > :25:40.star Ian Watkins is jailed for a string of horrific sex attacks on
:25:41. > :25:44.very young children. Thousands of jobs on the way as a multi million
:25:45. > :25:56.pound business park finally gets the go`ahead.
:25:57. > :26:01.Let's go back to our top story about the new marine energy park in North
:26:02. > :26:10.Lincolnshire Paul is live in North Killingholme tonight next to where
:26:11. > :26:14.the site will be built. Paul. How big an impact will the
:26:15. > :26:17.announcement have on the area? I think it will do nothing less than
:26:18. > :26:24.placed the Humber at the very centre of the European wind energy stage.
:26:25. > :26:28.That is important. Investors will be looking at this project and other
:26:29. > :26:32.possible projects around the Humber, and wanting to know how they can get
:26:33. > :26:38.involved. There will be squabbles along the way but the reality is,
:26:39. > :26:43.this is happening, recruitment for the construction phase of the huge
:26:44. > :26:47.project here on the south Humber bank begins in January.
:26:48. > :26:52.Paul, thank you. Jonathan from Horncastle says, excellent news for
:26:53. > :27:00.Lincolnshire, and shows the potential for many skilled green
:27:01. > :27:06.jobs in the renewables industry. Lucy in Lincoln says, great news,
:27:07. > :27:11.now what about a direct rail link to London, putting the Humber region on
:27:12. > :27:15.the map. Bob says, hardly anyone in this area will get a job, it will go
:27:16. > :27:20.to outside contractors. Of course, I put that point to Peter Stevenson.
:27:21. > :27:23.Tony said, ABP should butt out. This country need to get its act together
:27:24. > :27:30.with regards to speed in planning and control. Jeff says, while Hull
:27:31. > :27:39.have been messing about with culture, Lincolnshire Council is
:27:40. > :27:43.adding something useful. Thank you for the messages. Thank you for
:27:44. > :27:46.watching. Good night.