:00:00. > :00:00.Campaigners say prices are rising three times faster than wages. That
:00:00. > :00:00.is all from BBC News at Six. It is goodbye from me and we can
:00:00. > :00:12.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight:
:00:13. > :00:20.Watching the detectives ` the new body cameras helping police in the
:00:21. > :00:26.fight against crime. Officers are telling me there are no downsides
:00:27. > :00:30.and that is their word. There is an accurate capture of evidence.
:00:31. > :00:37.There are flood alerts in place as high tides hit the east coast.
:00:38. > :00:39.The tide will be at its highest on the banks of the Humber in 20
:00:40. > :00:42.minutes. The Hull City Haircut that's raised
:00:43. > :00:45.thousands for charity following a wait of more than two years. The
:00:46. > :00:48.Royal selfie that came as a Christmas present for a 12`year`old
:00:49. > :00:51.from Boston. There's more wet weather on the way,
:00:52. > :01:05.but what are the next few days looking like? Join me shortly.
:01:06. > :01:10.The trial of new body cameras by Lincolnshire Police has been
:01:11. > :01:13.criticised by campaigners for civil liberties. 19 devices are being worn
:01:14. > :01:17.by officers in the region which record evidence. It's hoped they'll
:01:18. > :01:23.cut down paperwork and speed up the justice system. But "Big Brother
:01:24. > :01:29.Watch" says it could be a threat to people's privacy. I'll be speaking
:01:30. > :01:37.to them in a few moments, but first, this report from Philip Norton.
:01:38. > :01:46.Caught in the act, a crime in progress. What have you got a pure C
:01:47. > :01:48.leave? While this is a police
:01:49. > :01:51.reconstruction, it shows what the body cameras now being used by
:01:52. > :02:04.officers in Lincolnshire are capable of recording. It offers them
:02:05. > :02:07.protection and it is an accurate capture of evidence. The cameras are
:02:08. > :02:10.said to provide much better evidence than the traditional notepad and
:02:11. > :02:16.pen. In turn, this brings faster convictions as defendants realise
:02:17. > :02:21.the weight of the case against them. We know the technology has
:02:22. > :02:25.accelerated and it is an opportunity to give a better service to the
:02:26. > :02:30.public, capture stronger evidence and reduce the number of complaints
:02:31. > :02:36.and issues with the police. Some senior officers suggest that some
:02:37. > :02:40.scandals could have been avoided if police officers had been equipped
:02:41. > :02:43.with cameras. Body`worn video cameras were first used in Britain
:02:44. > :02:45.by Devon and Cornwall Police in 2006. Strathclyde and Grampian
:02:46. > :02:49.Police have also piloted the equipment in Scotland. In 2011, the
:02:50. > :02:52.force concluded its use may have reduced crime and assaults on
:02:53. > :02:57.officers as well as reassuring the public. Last year saw Staffordshire
:02:58. > :03:00.Police start issuing cameras to more than 1,000 front line officers at a
:03:01. > :03:05.cost of ?350,000 ` the largest investment by any police force in
:03:06. > :03:09.Europe. The cameras themselves will be switched on by the officer, but
:03:10. > :03:14.there are strict rules on the use of the footage. If it's a minor
:03:15. > :03:18.incident or not used for a prosecution, it will be destroyed.
:03:19. > :03:22.But the move to using this type of recording has raised concerns over
:03:23. > :03:31.privacy. But the government says it's a natural progression. Just
:03:32. > :03:36.going out and talking to officers on the beat and talking to people
:03:37. > :03:40.elsewhere in the criminal justice system, people who want evidence to
:03:41. > :03:45.conveying `` get convictions in court, are very much in favour on
:03:46. > :03:52.this. Just like people have become used to CCTV, so I think people will
:03:53. > :04:03.become used to body worn videos on police officers as well. It has cost
:04:04. > :04:06.the police and council in Lincolnshire ?2500 to rent the
:04:07. > :04:10.cameras but if they are cost effective they could be rolled out
:04:11. > :04:13.across the county. The Policing Minister, Damien Green,
:04:14. > :04:16.says it's time for technology to play its part. It's cost the police
:04:17. > :04:19.and council in Lincolnshire ?2,500 to rent the cameras, but if the time
:04:20. > :04:23.savings mean they are cost effective, they could be rolled out
:04:24. > :04:31.across the county. I'm joined by Nick Pickles who's from Big Brother
:04:32. > :04:35.Watch. Presumably, you welcome the body cameras? I think this
:04:36. > :04:39.technology should be used with a basic principle that nobody is ever
:04:40. > :04:45.filmed talking to a police officer without being aware of it. They
:04:46. > :04:48.should not be a secret recording. It can improve accountability of
:04:49. > :04:52.officers and reassure members of the public about the dealings they have
:04:53. > :04:57.with the police. If police have got nothing to hide then they have
:04:58. > :05:01.nothing to worry about? If you talk to a police officer in the street,
:05:02. > :05:08.it is an evidential process and they can write that down. Mike concern is
:05:09. > :05:14.where certain situations, let us say an officer talking to someone about
:05:15. > :05:17.a bereavement, certain situations will not be appropriate.
:05:18. > :05:22.Particularly if you are recording the audio as well as video. There is
:05:23. > :05:25.also the question as to whether officers can access the memory
:05:26. > :05:30.themselves and tamper with footage. If you get those concerns right and
:05:31. > :05:34.it is used in targeted situations, you can improve accountability of
:05:35. > :05:37.the police and help members of the public help them know that they are
:05:38. > :05:44.sure things are being recorded properly. The policing minister says
:05:45. > :05:49.it will help speed up prosecutions and convictions saving the police
:05:50. > :05:53.and court time and money. At is that a good thing? I am wary of trying to
:05:54. > :06:00.say we should have more surveillance because it should save `` may save
:06:01. > :06:04.paperwork. With CCTV, for example, the promised reductions in crime and
:06:05. > :06:09.convictions have not materialised in anywhere near the order of magnitude
:06:10. > :06:13.promised. Let us stick to first principles and make sure the
:06:14. > :06:17.surveillance that goes on happens with everyone's knowledge and
:06:18. > :06:19.consent and it isn't a way of police officers secretly recording people
:06:20. > :06:25.in the street. Good to talk to you. We would like
:06:26. > :06:28.to hear your thoughts. Are you comfortable with the idea you may be
:06:29. > :06:37.filmed whilst talking to a police officer? Your thoughts on this one,
:06:38. > :07:03.the subject of police body cameras being trialled in Lincolnshire.
:07:04. > :07:13.In a moment: A brick attack on a coach in Liverpool Leeds supporters
:07:14. > :07:15.terrified. Blocks of concrete and boulders and everything.
:07:16. > :07:18.Unbelievable! The Environment Agency says it is
:07:19. > :07:21.monitoring exceptionally high tides due along the east coast over the
:07:22. > :07:25.next two days following the massive tidal surge which caused widespread
:07:26. > :07:28.damage on the east coast four weeks ago. More than 1,000 homes were
:07:29. > :07:31.flooded across east Yorkshire and Lincolnshire because of the surge,
:07:32. > :07:35.which was described as the worst in 60 years. Although conditions are
:07:36. > :07:39.not expected to be as severe this time around, the public is being
:07:40. > :07:50.warned to be alert. Emma Massey is by the Humber tonight. How serious
:07:51. > :08:01.is the threat of flooding there? Well, it was high tide in Skegness
:08:02. > :08:06.ten minutes ago. This area was badly flooded about a month ago because of
:08:07. > :08:16.the tidal surge combined with a high tide and strong winds. We're not
:08:17. > :08:20.expecting that tonight, of course, but the water levels are very high
:08:21. > :08:23.and take a look at this. These were the scenes in Bridlington last night
:08:24. > :08:27.when high winds along with a high tide caused the sea to batter the
:08:28. > :08:29.sea wall and its defences. The coastguard was on hand to ensure
:08:30. > :08:32.pedestrians avoided the seafront. And rescue services are asking
:08:33. > :08:38.people around East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to exercise caution
:08:39. > :08:43.tonight. The warnings come from the Environment Agency and the weather
:08:44. > :08:50.people. Our main concern tonight is people keep away from the edge. It
:08:51. > :08:54.is dark here. So, they have to keep away from the edge. Last night it
:08:55. > :09:00.was splashing onto the road and tonight it could be higher so it
:09:01. > :09:05.will be more dangerous. Many of the defences have been shored up and
:09:06. > :09:10.rebuilt. There is confidence the repairs are more than sufficient to
:09:11. > :09:15.withstand the high tides. The Environment Agency says people
:09:16. > :09:22.should still be vigilant. People need to be aware. We still have a
:09:23. > :09:26.flood alert in plate `` in place generally around the area and that
:09:27. > :09:31.is to make people aware of the conditions and that people need to
:09:32. > :09:36.listen to the radio and TV and also go on to the Environment Agency
:09:37. > :09:43.website and hook up with the flood line. This flood warning is at the
:09:44. > :09:48.lowest level. This means flooding is possible and people should be
:09:49. > :09:54.prepared. The alerts are on the Humber estuary and the South bank
:09:55. > :09:59.and areas of the Wash. Also, the coast at Bridlington and the tidal
:10:00. > :10:03.part of the River Ouse. Tides are expected to be high again tomorrow
:10:04. > :10:07.but the Environment Agency says they are monitoring things closely.
:10:08. > :10:11.We will continue to follow that story over the next few days.
:10:12. > :10:14.A Lincolnshire care home has been fined ?140,000 and ordered to pay
:10:15. > :10:19.?65,000 costs after an elderly resident spent a night locked out in
:10:20. > :10:22.the freezing cold. Staff hadn't realised 84`year`old Dorothy Spicer
:10:23. > :10:28.was missing from the Whitefriars Care Home in Stamford. She died six
:10:29. > :10:31.weeks later. The Charitable trust, which runs the home, has today
:10:32. > :10:34.insisted that procedures have been tightened up. Our health
:10:35. > :10:38.correspondent, Vicky Johnson reports.
:10:39. > :10:44.Dorothy Spicer had been lively, loving and much loved according to
:10:45. > :10:46.her family. But Alzheimer's meant the 84`year`old needed
:10:47. > :10:50.round`the`clock care. Despite this, she'd been able to walk out of the
:10:51. > :10:56.Whitefriars Care Home in November 2009 without anyone realising. She
:10:57. > :11:06.was found the following morning lying outside. Today, her family
:11:07. > :11:10.gave their reaction. We found it concerning that they had gone to
:11:11. > :11:16.such lengths to prove that they were innocent. We feel it has been a
:11:17. > :11:20.total waste of time and money. We have had four years of heartache
:11:21. > :11:24.whilst we listened to their futile excuses to avoid admitting the
:11:25. > :11:27.truth. Lincoln Crown Court heard how there'd been a catalogue of
:11:28. > :11:36.failures, from poor staff handovers to inadequate checks on residents,
:11:37. > :11:42.and problems with door alarms. The judge said there had been corporate,
:11:43. > :11:48.sister `` systemic and procedural failings and that the fine imposed
:11:49. > :11:51.in no way calculated the value of Mrs Spicer 's life. Today's case was
:11:52. > :11:59.brought by South Kesteven District Council. It sends out a message to
:12:00. > :12:06.care homes that you must put safety of your residence absolutely at the
:12:07. > :12:10.top of your list. It is so important. Careless practices can
:12:11. > :12:13.lead to unfortunate events. The chief executive of the trust, which
:12:14. > :12:16.runs Whitefriars and around 70 other care homes across the country,
:12:17. > :12:26.insisted improvements had already been made. People like me do
:12:27. > :12:30.unannounced checks, turn up at two in the morning and make sure
:12:31. > :12:35.procedures are being observed. We have built more checks and balances
:12:36. > :12:38.and supervision and more management into the system. This hadn't been an
:12:39. > :12:42.isolated incident, the court was told. Management had failed to heed
:12:43. > :12:45.warnings from their own staff just a month before. The home has recently
:12:46. > :12:46.been inspected by the CQC, the health watchdog, and is now meeting
:12:47. > :12:57.all standards required. Police believe a man who died in
:12:58. > :13:01.Hull on New Year's Day may have been the victim of a sustained violent
:13:02. > :13:05.assault. The man, in his 30s, was found lying in this street off
:13:06. > :13:08.Beverley Road at six in the morning. Four men and a woman who were being
:13:09. > :13:19.questioned as part of the murder inquiry were released on bail this
:13:20. > :13:23.afternoon. They have released CCTV footage of Stephen Herbert before he
:13:24. > :13:30.was attacked. We really need to talk to the people on the DVD to come
:13:31. > :13:37.forward and talk to us. People need to tell us what they saw because it
:13:38. > :13:40.is really important to his family. For men and women being questioned
:13:41. > :13:43.as part of that enquiry were released bail today.
:13:44. > :13:47.Traffic on one of the main routes into Hull has returned to normal
:13:48. > :13:51.after a two`week closure. Spring Bank West was shut so this new
:13:52. > :13:52.railway bridge could be installed. The bridge carries the line to the
:13:53. > :14:07.docks in east Hull. A man is being treated for back
:14:08. > :14:14.injuries after a bus carrying Hull City fans was set upon by a gang of
:14:15. > :14:18.men throwing bricks. Repairing the damage to windows
:14:19. > :14:23.smashed on a day trip to football yesterday. Children were on this bus
:14:24. > :14:28.when it was set upon in Liverpool. Steve Simpson's 11 and 15`year`old
:14:29. > :14:32.son were amongst them. People were talking about the game and listening
:14:33. > :14:37.to music. We looked out of the windows and their war `` there were
:14:38. > :14:44.15 or 20 youths with hoods up throwing bricks at `` bricks and
:14:45. > :14:50.rocks at the bus. It would cost ?4500 to repair the damage but
:14:51. > :14:56.people were hurt also, with one man needing hospital treatment after
:14:57. > :15:03.being hit by a lump of concrete. As for guys got off the bus they were
:15:04. > :15:09.attacked ` kicked and punched and got knives pulled out on them. It is
:15:10. > :15:13.awful. We had gone to a game of football. The bus limped to a pub
:15:14. > :15:18.but when fans felt threatened again, the driver made the decision to
:15:19. > :15:24.leave the area despite the broken windows. No doubt he was frightened
:15:25. > :15:29.as well so he made the decision to move them on to the first motorway
:15:30. > :15:34.services area which was a bit nearer for our coach to collect them from
:15:35. > :15:38.when it came from Hull. Merseyside Police has confirmed it is
:15:39. > :15:43.investigating a report of Chris `` criminal damage to a bus here on
:15:44. > :15:48.Townsend Avenue last night. They are trying to trace those responsible
:15:49. > :15:53.but do not know if they had been to the football match earlier in the
:15:54. > :15:56.day. The assumption was that hooligans associated with Liverpool
:15:57. > :16:06.Football Club were associated with this. I have spoken to a fan today
:16:07. > :16:10.who is convinced a whole fan provoked this. But so much more
:16:11. > :16:19.could have been damaged here than just a few broken windows.
:16:20. > :16:26.Still ahead: Scrambling for pennies. The east Yorkshire children
:16:27. > :16:30.upholding a New Year tradition. A royal portrait with a difference as
:16:31. > :16:48.Prince William shows he is king of the selfies.
:16:49. > :17:01.Another picture tomorrow. We are back to normal, all as normal as we
:17:02. > :17:07.ever are here! Liz says, I think Paul needs to look at Alex Deakins
:17:08. > :17:13.dressed sense. The bank manager look is sexy, she says.
:17:14. > :17:20.Is that another word to describe dull?
:17:21. > :17:22.Have you been Christmas shopping, Peter? Right, let's have the
:17:23. > :17:36.forecast. Wet and windy. Surprisingly enough,
:17:37. > :17:42.it has been a dry month in December across our part of the region with
:17:43. > :17:48.less than 50% of normal rainfall. That came as something of a
:17:49. > :17:54.surprise. But there is some rain to come tonight. Today has been
:17:55. > :17:57.beautiful, hasn't it? But here comes the next weather system piling in
:17:58. > :18:03.from the South West. The wind will pick up and we will see outbreaks of
:18:04. > :18:09.rains Reading north`eastwards. It is a fragmented band of rain and we'll
:18:10. > :18:16.move fairly quickly. The wind will strengthen in the early hours
:18:17. > :18:20.perhaps to gale force on the hills. The sun will rise in the morning at
:18:21. > :18:33.around 8:20am. A bright and windy day with plenty
:18:34. > :18:38.of sunshine. One or two sharp showers blowing in but they will be
:18:39. > :18:45.fleeting. Some places will stay entirely dry but it will be very
:18:46. > :18:53.windy and deed. The wind may touch gale force in some parts. Showers
:18:54. > :19:01.locally heavy and prolonged on Saturday and then it turns wet and
:19:02. > :19:08.windy through Sunday. My fingernails grew over Christmas.
:19:09. > :19:18.I wonder why that was! We will see you tomorrow. Oh, maybe not!
:19:19. > :19:22.One of the most famous hairstyles in Premier league football was cut
:19:23. > :19:26.short in its prime today. Tom Huddlestone had not cut his hair is
:19:27. > :19:33.since scoring his last goal nearly three years ago and he has raised
:19:34. > :19:38.nearly `` thousands of pounds in the process. Today's visit to the barber
:19:39. > :19:41.was prompted by his first goal recently.
:19:42. > :19:46.He took his place in the barber 's chair watched by his girlfriend and
:19:47. > :19:50.a frenzied media. Tom Huddlestone promised not to cut his hair until
:19:51. > :19:57.he scored. He had waited nearly three years for this, his first for
:19:58. > :20:06.the Tigers. At the site `` salon, the hairdresser got to work. The
:20:07. > :20:12.dressing room has never seen anything like this. You raised
:20:13. > :20:17.nearly ?12,500 towards cancer research but that stands at nearly
:20:18. > :20:28.?40,000. On his way to the target of ?75,000. Lance took pride in his
:20:29. > :20:35.work with an audience like this. When it happened and he scored, I
:20:36. > :20:39.got the call and I was honoured. I jumped on the train and came down.
:20:40. > :20:47.Then, with more styling, after nearly two hours of work, the
:20:48. > :20:53.haircut was no more. My family would have left it as it was. They became
:20:54. > :20:59.quite attached to it. I know I had to take a fair bit off. Thankfully
:21:00. > :21:03.it has turned out not too bad. On the pitch, Steve Bruce had no
:21:04. > :21:12.complaints after a 2`0 victory to Liverpool. The second goal was this
:21:13. > :21:18.free kick. City had kept him quite a month ago but not this day. There
:21:19. > :21:23.were a lot of tired bodies from the third game in six days. They stuck
:21:24. > :21:26.at it but we needed to have more freshness and energy if we were
:21:27. > :21:29.going to take anything from Liverpool today. They had to
:21:30. > :21:37.Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup but this streamlined Tom
:21:38. > :21:47.Huddlestone is ready for selection. Scrambling has taken `` has taken
:21:48. > :22:03.place today. Sweets and money have been thrown into the streets for
:22:04. > :22:08.local children to pick up. It is a centuries`old tradition
:22:09. > :22:14.still going strong. For over 250 years children have chanted the
:22:15. > :22:20.Rhine at businesses doorways and in return they get plenty of sweets
:22:21. > :22:24.and, if lucky, sweets. It is quite easy because you just have to look
:22:25. > :22:32.on the ground for a penny sweets and grab it. I have got toothpaste from
:22:33. > :22:37.the dentist and lots of coins. What will you do with all those sweets?
:22:38. > :22:42.Share them with my brothers and sisters. It is fun because you get
:22:43. > :22:50.free sweets and money. Will you be able to eat them all? Mum will let
:22:51. > :22:54.us. In the crowd today where parents passing on the tradition to their
:22:55. > :22:59.children and reminiscing on the times when they used to do this.
:23:00. > :23:04.Very wet and sat in the snow, getting your fingers trampled on and
:23:05. > :23:09.hot coins. I used to have a zip that could goal so I could get my money
:23:10. > :23:18.in the front. There were 150 kids or more. They lined us up and gave us a
:23:19. > :23:22.packet of crisps and what else? A bottle of lemonade. We were a bit
:23:23. > :23:28.shifty some of us. We used to go back to the end of the queue. Over
:23:29. > :23:32.30 businesses took part this year. The local dentist did not hand out
:23:33. > :23:40.sweets. They gave toothpaste instead!
:23:41. > :23:45.Lead as a good evening to the children there and Kathleen, the
:23:46. > :23:49.star of the night. At 12 years old, a girl from Boston has taken the
:23:50. > :23:55.photo of a lifetime whilst queueing to hand flowers to the Royal family
:23:56. > :23:59.at Sandringham on Christmas Day. She asked Prince William for a selfie on
:24:00. > :24:03.her man's mobile phone. The response meant that all her Christmases came
:24:04. > :24:08.at once. Prince Edward and Prince William
:24:09. > :24:13.were first out. For Madison and hammam, Christmas
:24:14. > :24:18.day started with some royalties spotting at Sandringham. We got
:24:19. > :24:23.there early so we get front row seats and we watched them walk to
:24:24. > :24:27.church. This was the last time Madison would be able to hold
:24:28. > :24:31.flowers to give to the Royals before she would be too old, but she was
:24:32. > :24:38.not just arms with flowers. She had her man's phone and was encouraged
:24:39. > :24:46.to use it. My man dared me to ask the Queen to have a selfie with me.
:24:47. > :24:50.I said, see if you can get a selfie. Not thinking she would for
:24:51. > :24:56.one minute. Because the Queen was the other side... I had to ask
:24:57. > :25:02.William. I didn't think I would do it but in the end I did. Within a
:25:03. > :25:08.few seconds, her mother 's phone and the story is told of meeting the
:25:09. > :25:12.Royal family became national news. Within William came to me, I gave
:25:13. > :25:23.him flowers and asked him for a selfie. He said, sure. I couldn't
:25:24. > :25:28.believe it. It was surreal. She was so excited she could hardly spit her
:25:29. > :25:33.word that. Since sending the picture into the local newspaper is then
:25:34. > :25:38.made it into seven of the nationals. 2013 was a big year for the selfie,
:25:39. > :25:44.which has become a widely recognised term. What will 2014 bring and how
:25:45. > :25:48.do you top a selfie with Prince William? There are those, of course,
:25:49. > :25:56.who think that the Royals should not be doing it at all. If you are a
:25:57. > :26:00.member of the Royal family and that person turns out to be an unsavoury
:26:01. > :26:04.character or something like that, it doesn't look particularly good for
:26:05. > :26:08.the Royal family. It is not something I wouldn't necessarily say
:26:09. > :26:13.is a good thing to do all the time. For me, I wanted a selfie with the
:26:14. > :26:21.girl who was brave enough to ask. Madison will have to now think of
:26:22. > :26:27.her next target. A few days ago, she got Williams and
:26:28. > :26:31.today she got Simon! The main headlines this Thursday
:26:32. > :26:36.night: Warnings of more flooding is in the south`west of England.
:26:37. > :26:39.Lincolnshire Police say the use of body cameras is helping them in
:26:40. > :26:42.their fight against crime but concerns have been raised about
:26:43. > :26:46.privacy. Tamara, windy with occasional
:26:47. > :26:53.showers although quite a few areas will stay dry.
:26:54. > :27:01.The response on the subject of cameras on the bodies of the police.
:27:02. > :27:10.Paul says, if you have not done anything wrong how can an effective
:27:11. > :27:13.tool be an invasion of privacy? Amelia says, if you are doing
:27:14. > :27:19.nothing wrong what have you got to be concerned about? Another says
:27:20. > :27:25.they provide excellent recorded back`up protecting the public and
:27:26. > :27:29.officers alike. Another says, it is not body cameras people want to see
:27:30. > :27:34.but police officers. It is difficult to find any on the streets these
:27:35. > :27:39.days. Another, I expect people will not complain about the cameras if it
:27:40. > :27:45.helps them. Invasion of privacy? People need to get a grip.
:27:46. > :27:53.Join us tomorrow. Thank you for watching and have a nice evening.