:00:00. > :00:00.from the BBC News at Six. So it's goodbye from me. On BBC One we now
:00:00. > :00:00.join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six so
:00:00. > :00:12.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight ` MPs
:00:13. > :00:17.debate whether high`stakes gambling machines should be banned from
:00:18. > :00:22.betting shops. In some ways, what seems to have
:00:23. > :00:25.happened is the most risky type of gambling has become most prevalent.
:00:26. > :00:28.Tributes are paid to two girls critically ill after being hit by a
:00:29. > :00:30.minibus on their way home from school.
:00:31. > :00:35.Up in smoke ` campaigners admit defeat over their plans to reopen an
:00:36. > :00:39.historic railway line. And could a name change for Goole
:00:40. > :00:47.mean more people want to come and visit?
:00:48. > :00:48.And a wet nights developing across most of the region. The latest
:00:49. > :01:00.coming up shortly. Good evening.
:01:01. > :01:04.They generate more than ?1 billion a year for the gambling industry but
:01:05. > :01:07.tonight there are calls for tougher rules on a type of betting machine.
:01:08. > :01:11.Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin is taking part in a debate in parliament to
:01:12. > :01:18.restrict the number of fixed odds machines that allow people to bet up
:01:19. > :01:28.to ?300 a minute. The government says they will look at changing the
:01:29. > :01:32.rules. Sarah Corker has this report. Described as high`speed gambling,
:01:33. > :01:36.these fixed odds games are driving profits and betting `` in betting
:01:37. > :01:44.shops. Place your bets on those numbers. At this bookmakers, these
:01:45. > :01:51.machines are popular. Players can bet ?100 at every spin of the wheel.
:01:52. > :01:55.If you want a quick gamble, play the machine, if you want a longer
:01:56. > :02:02.gamble, horse racing. But some people do get addicted? You can get
:02:03. > :02:07.addicted to anything. Labour have described them as toxic and they
:02:08. > :02:11.wanted to be banned altogether and councils should have greater powers
:02:12. > :02:17.to restrict the number bookmakers in their areas. This is a high`risk
:02:18. > :02:22.machine which is multiplying on our high streets. In some ways, what
:02:23. > :02:28.seems to have happened is that the most recent `` the most risky type
:02:29. > :02:32.of gambling has most prevalent. Councils have powers to tackle the
:02:33. > :02:36.is you and they should make use of it. I am not arguing that that is
:02:37. > :02:44.job done, but we have a review under way. There are over 33,000 fixed
:02:45. > :02:48.odds betting terminals in the UK, making ?1.5 billion for the big
:02:49. > :02:54.bookmakers. That is up to half of their annual profits. You can go
:02:55. > :02:59.back each day and think he will win, but you lose more and suddenly you
:03:00. > :03:04.have nothing. Some people have hardly anything and they Ban it in,
:03:05. > :03:11.hoping they can win something. Should they be banned? No, I don't
:03:12. > :03:16.think so. Bookmakers are limited to four machines are shot. Critics say
:03:17. > :03:19.that they can get round that by opening more branches. They can
:03:20. > :03:27.create clusters of betting shops on the high Street. If they were to be
:03:28. > :03:32.done away with totally, there would be a reduction of 25% of betting
:03:33. > :03:38.shops. It would put some shops out of business? Yes.
:03:39. > :03:41.Earlier, I spoke to Ciaran O'Brien from bookmakers Ladbrokes. I asked
:03:42. > :03:47.him how successful these machines had been.
:03:48. > :03:55.They are very popular with customers and they account for bookmakers ``
:03:56. > :03:59.half of bookmakers' revenue. There are 30,000 of these machines. Are
:04:00. > :04:06.they telling people from poor areas into gamblers on the chance of
:04:07. > :04:12.getting a win for? No, most customers spend what they can
:04:13. > :04:17.afford. Gambling is in decline, according to the National Health
:04:18. > :04:22.Service out before Christmas. But a player can spend ?100 every 20
:04:23. > :04:31.seconds and each machine makes you 825 thousand pounds a week profit.
:04:32. > :04:36.`` ?825 a week. I think that shows you that the return for the player
:04:37. > :04:41.is very high. You need to look at this sensibly. Most players spend
:04:42. > :04:46.about eight to ?10 every 15 minutes. We need to target the problem
:04:47. > :04:53.gambler, not a particular order. Some people say there are too many
:04:54. > :04:58.betting shops in deprived areas. There was limiting numbers and we
:04:59. > :05:06.would be willing to have a dialogue on planning. That is probably a
:05:07. > :05:14.sensible approach. Our bookmakers ruining the high`street? No, not at
:05:15. > :05:20.all. We are about 3% of retail, which is not overwhelming. But what
:05:21. > :05:25.has happened in a few areas is that there is competition because of this
:05:26. > :05:29.lift on supply. We are willing to have a dialogue on planning. Thank
:05:30. > :05:33.you. We want to hear from you on this
:05:34. > :05:36.story. Should there be more controls against these types of machines? Is
:05:37. > :05:43.it too easy to gamble now or should it be left to personal choice? Maybe
:05:44. > :05:45.you play the machines? Maybe you got addicted? Do you think the betting
:05:46. > :06:04.shops are ruining the high`street? In a moment, we'll be live in North
:06:05. > :06:09.Norfolk at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed four
:06:10. > :06:12.people last night. Two 11`year`old girls remain in a
:06:13. > :06:18.critical condition tonight, after being hit by a minibus near Bourne
:06:19. > :06:21.while on their way home from school. The incident happened on the A15 at
:06:22. > :06:28.Thurlby just before four o'clock yesterday afternoon. Both girls are
:06:29. > :06:31.pupils at the Bourne Academy. The head teacher has told Look North
:06:32. > :06:46.it's the worst possible start to the New Year. Gemma Dawson reports.
:06:47. > :06:51.Last night this road was closed for more than four hours. Police
:06:52. > :06:54.carrying out investigation work here after two schoolgirls were hit by a
:06:55. > :07:01.minibus after getting off their school bus. Today, residents told me
:07:02. > :07:06.of their shock. The neighbours told me that they have young children,
:07:07. > :07:10.they were crying. I heard sirens going and I said to my husband, I
:07:11. > :07:17.hope it is not those two little girls that always waved to me. My
:07:18. > :07:20.daughter was on the same bus as the two girls who had the accident but
:07:21. > :07:25.she didn't see anything because she was on the opposite side of the bus.
:07:26. > :07:29.The two girls had just got off the bus and were heading home from
:07:30. > :07:34.school. It was their first day back after Christmas. Both are pupils at
:07:35. > :07:37.the Bourne Academy, which is two miles from here. At the school
:07:38. > :07:44.today, pupils have been offered support and counselling. This is the
:07:45. > :07:50.worst possible start to 2014. To have a tragic accident like this, we
:07:51. > :07:54.are devastated. The chairman of the local parish council told me they
:07:55. > :08:00.have been campaigning for a crossing here. He says that the whole village
:08:01. > :08:06.is devastated. People are concerned that this could happen to two young
:08:07. > :08:14.girls, 11 years old, first year at secondary school. Tonight, people
:08:15. > :08:19.here thinking about the two girls who remain in a critical but stable
:08:20. > :08:23.condition. The emergency services are on the
:08:24. > :08:26.scene of a crash on the A15 at Thurlby near Bourne 24 hours after
:08:27. > :08:32.the two girls were seriously injured in the same area. Four cars have
:08:33. > :08:37.collided. It's not thought there are any serious injuries.
:08:38. > :08:40.Police say they're becoming increasingly concerned for the
:08:41. > :08:44.safety of a Lincoln man who went missing from a hospital last month.
:08:45. > :08:47.Ryan Morgan's family haven't seen the 28`year`old since he left the
:08:48. > :08:53.Peter Hodgkinson Centre at Lincoln County Hospital on 27th December.
:08:54. > :09:03.His mother says they're extremely worried. Please get in touch with
:09:04. > :09:09.us. We are extremely worried. We love you. We are not upset, just
:09:10. > :09:13.very, very worried for you. It is not the same without you, we cannot
:09:14. > :09:16.go on without you. Let us know that you are well.
:09:17. > :09:18.A Lincoln hospital worker has been cautioned by a NHS tribunal after
:09:19. > :09:22.posting offensive comments about patients and colleagues on a social
:09:23. > :09:25.networking site. Paul Nam worked in the operating theatres and was
:09:26. > :09:31.suspended in 2012 when his online remarks came to light. The caution
:09:32. > :09:35.will stay on his employment record for three years.
:09:36. > :09:39.It has been confirmed that improvements to the A63 in Hull will
:09:40. > :09:44.not be completed in time for the City of Culture celebrations in
:09:45. > :09:47.2017. The MP for West Hull and Hessle, Alan Johnson, says he has
:09:48. > :09:54.received a letter from the Transport Secretary saying the upgrade will
:09:55. > :09:58.not start until late 2016. A 400`metre cordon remains in place
:09:59. > :10:01.at the site of a helicopter crash in North Norfolk. Four American airmen
:10:02. > :10:06.were killed when the aircraft came down near Cley Next The Sea last
:10:07. > :10:11.night. The Pave Hawk helicopter had been taking part in a low flying
:10:12. > :10:15.exercise. Investigations are continuing in to what happened. Our
:10:16. > :10:25.reporter Alex Dunlop is in Salthouse near the scene for us tonight.
:10:26. > :10:30.Whatever the police been saying about the investigation? They are
:10:31. > :10:35.saying it is very much in their hands. Then they will hand over to
:10:36. > :10:40.the American air force crash investigators. The police cordon is
:10:41. > :10:45.still in place. About half a mile that way is where the accident site
:10:46. > :10:50.is. Police have been there all day. The bodies of the four servicemen
:10:51. > :10:58.are still in the body of that wreckage 24`hour zone. For those who
:10:59. > :11:05.are investigating the crash, who may well know these men, it must be a
:11:06. > :11:11.harrowing process. A few hours ago, we were given the latest. There are
:11:12. > :11:17.technical people here, both from the US and the UK military. In addition
:11:18. > :11:21.to that, or we have people who deal with crash sites from both the RAF
:11:22. > :11:28.and the US who will be able to assist in the recovery of the
:11:29. > :11:33.bodies. The Norfolk coroner has been here this morning. She has now given
:11:34. > :11:38.permission for these four bodies to be removed from the side. Astor when
:11:39. > :11:43.that happens, it is down to the crash investigators. `` as to when
:11:44. > :11:49.that happens. I think it is likely to happen tomorrow. Astor how this
:11:50. > :11:56.appalling accident happened, we have no clue. `` as to how this accident
:11:57. > :12:02.happened. This is a nature reserve and it could have been due to pilot
:12:03. > :12:06.error. Investigators are due to the year for the next few days. The cord
:12:07. > :12:12.and will be up until Monday. The area itself, bearing in mind that
:12:13. > :12:15.there are no lots of live ammunition bullets around, the area could be
:12:16. > :12:20.closed to the public for several weeks.
:12:21. > :12:23.Still ahead ` why campaigners say they've reached the end of the line
:12:24. > :12:28.over plans to bring back an historic railway.
:12:29. > :12:30.And could adding "Upon Ouse" to the name of an East Yorkshire town mean
:12:31. > :12:49.more people want to come and visit? Keep the pictures coming in. If you
:12:50. > :12:56.have a photograph you are proud of, send it in. We can show them on the
:12:57. > :13:23.programme. This was taken by Jeff Hall. Thank you very much.
:13:24. > :13:38.Extra pictures tonight. A big fat moggy! The producer says, what about
:13:39. > :13:39.the cat is Mike! But the question `` the producer says, what about the
:13:40. > :13:51.cat? Tomorrow cloudy with outbreaks of
:13:52. > :13:57.rain. It will improve slowly. This weather front will bring patchy rain
:13:58. > :14:01.on Friday night. The weekend is looking more settled. A bit colder
:14:02. > :14:07.but dry with some sunshine and frost at night. Now, we have this system
:14:08. > :14:13.pushing up from the south`west. It looks like we are in for a wet night
:14:14. > :14:19.at times. Let us hone in on the details. That rain is already in
:14:20. > :14:22.some western areas. It is pushing north eastwards. Eating for a time,
:14:23. > :14:38.but there could be heavy bursts later on. `` easing off for a time.
:14:39. > :14:44.So the sun will rise at these times. And these are the next high water
:14:45. > :14:51.times. So rather cloudy in the morning. Showery outbreaks of rain
:14:52. > :14:55.pushing down from the North West. As we head through the afternoon, there
:14:56. > :15:00.should be an improvement. Most part becoming dry and brighter. And
:15:01. > :15:10.improving picture through the afternoon. There will be a strong
:15:11. > :15:15.westerly wind. Looking further haired, during daylight hours,
:15:16. > :15:20.Friday is not looking too bad. Dry with some sunshine but it does cloud
:15:21. > :15:25.over. There will some sun `` there will be some sunshine and outbreaks
:15:26. > :15:27.of rain. The weekend is looking very pleasant. But there is a risk of
:15:28. > :15:40.frost at night. There were messages about the shirt
:15:41. > :15:44.and tie. William says, shocking pink does not even come close. I demand a
:15:45. > :15:48.pair of shades, do not wear it again. Goodbye!
:15:49. > :15:52.Campaigners fighting to get the railway reopened between York and
:15:53. > :15:56.Beverley say the plan has gone up in smoke. It comes after East Riding
:15:57. > :15:58.Council voted to allow building on the once`protected route. The
:15:59. > :16:03.council says it was unlikely the ?200 million needed for the scheme
:16:04. > :16:07.would ever be found. Anne`Marie Tasker is live in Market Weighton,
:16:08. > :16:14.which is on the route of the old line.
:16:15. > :16:24.Annemarie, is today Bosman decision really the end of this plan? `` is
:16:25. > :16:28.today? Campaigners have told me that they
:16:29. > :16:34.have one last glimmer of hope in that they have asked the local
:16:35. > :16:40.enterprise Council to maintain `` the local enterprise group to ask
:16:41. > :16:46.the council to maintain protections. The line has been partially built on
:16:47. > :17:00.and after today Bosman decision, the rest could have building as well.
:17:01. > :17:04.Campaigners like a bonfire, claiming plans to reopen in a York to
:17:05. > :17:10.Beverley rail line have big `` have gone up in smoke. A burn their
:17:11. > :17:16.position as East Riding Council does `` decided that some of the rail
:17:17. > :17:20.line can be built on. That route has been protected since 2005. We feel
:17:21. > :17:31.that if the protection is removed and houses. To be built and the line
:17:32. > :17:39.`` if the protection is removed, houses will start to be built. The
:17:40. > :17:45.cost will be too great to reopen it. This was the old stationmaster's
:17:46. > :17:50.house in Market Weighton. But this part of the railway line has already
:17:51. > :17:53.been built on. After this afternoon's decision from the
:17:54. > :17:59.council, the stretch of track between here and York could also be
:18:00. > :18:03.developed. It shouldn't be protected because in some instances, they go
:18:04. > :18:07.across perfectly legitimate development potential land around
:18:08. > :18:12.important towns in the East Riding. We should not prevent the organic
:18:13. > :18:16.growth `` the organic growth of East Riding towns for something which may
:18:17. > :18:21.or may not be a feasible scheme at some point in the future. After the
:18:22. > :18:31.decision, focus will move to the current main route the A1079. Some
:18:32. > :18:37.people say cannot serve the population. There is an ageing
:18:38. > :18:42.population around and they will not be able to drive. If they went to
:18:43. > :18:47.get to the main centres, we need a method of doing that and the railway
:18:48. > :18:51.seems to be the sensible answer. But after this decision, it seems that
:18:52. > :18:53.for now the only thing travelling along this old rail line will be
:18:54. > :18:59.riders and walkers. I'm joined now by the Beverley and
:19:00. > :19:05.Holderness MP, Graham Stuart. Good evening. Has the right decision been
:19:06. > :19:09.made today? What you have to remember is that years ago,
:19:10. > :19:15.campaigners went to see the Labour Minister and it was specifically
:19:16. > :19:19.ruled out. So the council are saying that they have to deal with the
:19:20. > :19:23.world as it is rather than as they would like it to be. But they are
:19:24. > :19:29.not ruling out the potential of a line in future. They cannot keep the
:19:30. > :19:34.whole line in aspic. I am disappointed but I understand the
:19:35. > :19:38.pressures they are under and the Labour government categorically
:19:39. > :19:46.ruled it out before. You were urging the minister to look at reopening in
:19:47. > :19:48.2006. Has the Minister let down the fastest`growing `` has the
:19:49. > :19:54.government let down is the fastest`growing population area? I
:19:55. > :19:59.certainly think the last government did. Instead of focusing on lines on
:20:00. > :20:04.the map, what we have got to do, what campaigners have to do, is make
:20:05. > :20:09.the business case. Because where we do make a strong case, then we can
:20:10. > :20:14.make progress. Because we know we were neglected in the area for a
:20:15. > :20:18.long time but in three years, the government has half the Humber
:20:19. > :20:24.Bridge tolls, has built a southern relief road for Beverley and is
:20:25. > :20:28.looking to improve the A63 in Hull. The truth is that if you make the
:20:29. > :20:33.right case and you work hard, and I have been working hard with my
:20:34. > :20:36.colleagues to get the electrification to Selby, then you
:20:37. > :20:40.can get a change. The council has to deal with the world as it is. And
:20:41. > :20:47.that is one in which the last government ruled out the line. But
:20:48. > :20:55.this is a large population area. I use or that the A1079 can deal with
:20:56. > :20:59.the population in the area? There have been improvements to the road,
:21:00. > :21:04.and I would like to see more. In answer to your question just now
:21:05. > :21:09.asked by a local question, we need to make sure that the 1079 can carry
:21:10. > :21:14.local bus services if we do not have a local bus service `` a rail
:21:15. > :21:16.service. The Chief Executive of Lincoln
:21:17. > :21:19.Cathedral has warned of "very uncomfortable" times ahead if
:21:20. > :21:22.visitor numbers don't increase. Phil Hamlyn Williams has said maintaining
:21:23. > :21:28.and keeping the historical landmark running could lead to a financial
:21:29. > :21:36.deficit of ?500,000. But he believes this could be turned around if
:21:37. > :21:41.visitor numbers and revenue double. We have, over the last few years,
:21:42. > :21:46.received a grant from English Heritage. That has now stopped. So
:21:47. > :21:50.now, when I look ahead, I am beginning to see a gap in our budget
:21:51. > :21:58.that could be as big as half ?1 million. So we are addressing it. We
:21:59. > :22:02.have 75,000 paying visitors a year. If we could double that, we can pay
:22:03. > :22:05.our way. Thanks to everyone who got in touch
:22:06. > :22:08.about the possibility of street lights being turned off in
:22:09. > :22:11.Lincolnshire The County Council is looking at ways to save money.
:22:12. > :22:14.Hundreds of street lights have already been dimmed, but now some
:22:15. > :22:16.areas could lose lighting altogether. Here are some
:22:17. > :22:20.suggestions from you on what should be done. Olive says, Why can't
:22:21. > :22:21.councils put solar pods on street lighting and get free lights at
:22:22. > :22:54.night? Thank you for those.
:22:55. > :22:57.The draw for the first round of Rugby League's Challenge cup has
:22:58. > :23:01.been made live on Radio Humberside. 44 teams are taking part in the
:23:02. > :23:05.first round with Super League sides Hull FC and Hull KR not joining the
:23:06. > :23:14.competition until the fourth round. You can see full details of the draw
:23:15. > :23:18.on the BBC Sport website. Finally, it's been done by the town
:23:19. > :23:22.of Staines in time for London 2012. Now Goole could be about do the same
:23:23. > :23:27.thing ahead of Hull 2017 ` and change its name! The East Yorkshire
:23:28. > :23:30.town is hoping to attract some of Hull's cultural trade, and a local
:23:31. > :23:38.hotelier says rebranding Goole as "Goole Upon Ouse" would help, as
:23:39. > :23:47.Crispin Rolfe reports. An hotelier with a vision for Goole,
:23:48. > :23:52.requiring investment. What I would love to do is have apartments and
:23:53. > :23:55.shops and offices by the dockside and really bring Goole up. But where
:23:56. > :24:05.will the money come for Howard Duckworth's dream? Well from this...
:24:06. > :24:11.The UK city of culture 2017 is Hull! And Howard's suggestion to change
:24:12. > :24:18.Goole's name to Goole Upon Ouse. 70% of the people going to hold macro
:24:19. > :24:29.will go `` to Hull, will go past Bourne Academy. If they see `` if
:24:30. > :24:32.they see a nicer name, they could come. And if you think that sounds
:24:33. > :24:36.radical, it's been done before. After being the butt of Ali G jokes,
:24:37. > :24:43.Staines in Surrey re`branded itself as Staines Upon Thames to benefit
:24:44. > :24:52.from the London 2012 Olympic boom. Changing pool's `` Goole's name is
:24:53. > :24:55.one thing, but there are some restrictions. There are lots of
:24:56. > :24:57.signs to change and potentially a referendum. So two extra words,
:24:58. > :25:05.which, whatever their popularity, could come at a cost. If we did
:25:06. > :25:10.change the name, we would still be known as Goole. As to whether
:25:11. > :25:15.changing the name of the town would change things all that drastically,
:25:16. > :25:21.I am not convinced. It is ridiculous. Why change the name? We
:25:22. > :25:27.have been Goole for so long, what difference would it make? It is
:25:28. > :25:43.modernisation, what difference would it make?
:25:44. > :25:53.You might have a view on that. What would you call Goole? Maybe this was
:25:54. > :25:56.a mistake. Get in touch. Let's get a recap of the national
:25:57. > :25:59.and regional headlines A jury decides Mark Duggan was lawfully
:26:00. > :26:03.killed by police ` an inquest find he did have a gun but threw it away
:26:04. > :26:06.before he was shot. MPs prepare to vote on legislation
:26:07. > :26:14.that could ban high stakes gambling machines from betting shops.
:26:15. > :26:20.Tomorrow's weather, mostly cloudy with showers at first. Turning dry
:26:21. > :26:25.and brighter. Sunny intervals and miles in the fresh westerly wind. ``
:26:26. > :26:31.and miles in the fresh westerly wind.
:26:32. > :26:37.Responses on the fixed odds betting machines. James says it is OK for
:26:38. > :26:42.banks to gamble with billions of taxpayers' money, but get a bailout.
:26:43. > :26:48.But Joe Public mustn't gamble with their own money. He says Blackpool
:26:49. > :26:53.works refused `` Blackpool was refused a casino but there are many
:26:54. > :26:57.in London. Another example of a nanny state. If people are daft
:26:58. > :27:01.enough to put their money in these machines, then so be it.
:27:02. > :27:06.This one is really interesting. Steve says, these machines are very
:27:07. > :27:12.interest `` very addictive. I got hooked on them. I spent ?900
:27:13. > :27:19.in 20 minutes. They ruined my life. I would tell anyone stay away. A
:27:20. > :27:22.message there from Steve. And Nick says, taking away the machines will
:27:23. > :27:28.not solve anything. If people want to gamble, they were
:27:29. > :27:34.gamble. The only way to solve this is to prohibit gambling altogether.
:27:35. > :27:38.Gambling is a personal choice, like drinking or smoking. If you don't
:27:39. > :27:45.have the money, don't do it. Or limit yourself to one day a week.
:27:46. > :27:53.Join me tomorrow if you can. See you tomorrow.