:00:00. > :00:00.it's goodbye from me and on BBC One it's goodbye from me and on BBC One
:00:00. > :00:14.we join the BBC's news teams where Good evening and welcome to BBC Look
:00:15. > :00:17.North. The headlines tonight: An inquest into the death of a Red
:00:18. > :00:20.Arrows pilot hears how his team mates watched in horror as he was
:00:21. > :00:23.ejected from his aircraft. Spiralling debts at a failing health
:00:24. > :00:31.trust ` patient groups fear services may have to go to balance the books.
:00:32. > :00:37.They have to reduce services to counteract the huge deficit.
:00:38. > :00:40.Could Lincolnshire beef be heading to China ` the county farmers
:00:41. > :00:42.developing trade links with the Far East.
:00:43. > :00:53.What goes bang in the night? The mystery noise that woke hundreds of
:00:54. > :00:58.people around the Humber. It got gradually louder and louder, walkers
:00:59. > :01:02.all up. It woke me up from a deep sleep, so it was quite loud. Your
:01:03. > :01:17.details forecast in ten minutes. Hello. An inquest into the death of
:01:18. > :01:20.a Red Arrows pilot has heard how his team mates watched in horror as he
:01:21. > :01:23.was ejected from his aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham
:01:24. > :01:26.died when his ejector seat activated, while his plane was on
:01:27. > :01:36.the ground at RAF Scampton in November 2011. His family say they
:01:37. > :01:38.hope the inquest will provide much needed answers. Caroline Bilton's
:01:39. > :01:45.report contains some flash photography. They arrived today
:01:46. > :01:53.looking for answers. Two years ago, their son, brother, friend, fell 200
:01:54. > :02:00.feet to his death. 35`year`old red arrows pilot Sean Cunningham died
:02:01. > :02:07.after the ejector seat of his jet fired as the plane sat on the timer
:02:08. > :02:12.at RAF Scampton. `` sat on the tarmac. His parachute also failed to
:02:13. > :02:15.open. His death was the second in three months for the red arrows
:02:16. > :02:26.display team. Flight Lieutenant John egging died in the August. His
:02:27. > :02:47.family issued a statement saying: Caroline is in Lincoln tonight.
:02:48. > :02:55.What was said at today's inquest? The inquest heard from some of the
:02:56. > :03:00.most experienced pilots. The red arrows themselves. They spoke of
:03:01. > :03:07.their horror as they could only stand by and watch as their friend
:03:08. > :03:14.felt of the ground. One man gave evidence of how he saw Sean
:03:15. > :03:20.Cunningham's arms flailing around. His best friend described how he ran
:03:21. > :03:27.to be by his side, he desperately tried to cut him free but his
:03:28. > :03:33.efforts to save him were in vain. What did the leader of the team say?
:03:34. > :03:41.Hector Montsegur this afternoon, we heard from the boss `` well, Peter,
:03:42. > :03:50.this afternoon, we heard from the boss. Sean had taken the medication
:03:51. > :04:01.night nurse the night before, and that can have an effect on people.
:04:02. > :04:05.He said: He asked if he could speak to the family directly. He said, it
:04:06. > :04:23.has been a nightmare two years: Caroline, thank you.
:04:24. > :04:28.In a moment: The Lincolnshire man who's battling stormy weather to row
:04:29. > :04:31.the Atlantic. Hospitals in Lincolnshire say they
:04:32. > :04:43.must save ?6 million by the end of March. Even if they do they'll still
:04:44. > :04:52.have a deficit of 26 million. Managers say front line services
:04:53. > :04:55.won't be cut. Today an independent patients group has told Look North
:04:56. > :04:58.it has no confidence that the management of Lincolnshire's
:04:59. > :05:00.hospitals will be able to stop its debts spiralling out of control.
:05:01. > :05:04.Vicky Johnson reports. Who would be a hospital manager `
:05:05. > :05:07.having to balance the need to provide safe patient care with tight
:05:08. > :05:13.NHS budgets? Last year, Lincolnshire's hospitals were put in
:05:14. > :05:18.special measures. Too few staff to look after patients properly was an
:05:19. > :05:22.issue. Since more than ?4 million have been invested recruiting nurses
:05:23. > :05:33.from here and abroad. But now they need to save ?6 million
:05:34. > :05:40.before the end of March. In many of our nonclinical areas, we put a hold
:05:41. > :05:46.on recruitment. Regrettably, we are having to put a hold on some
:05:47. > :05:54.training and education. The Hospital Trust is certainly no
:05:55. > :05:58.stranger to debt. Three years ago, it was ?14 million in deficit. But
:05:59. > :06:01.by making savings of 15.5 million, they'd managed to break even by the
:06:02. > :06:05.following year. But they're now firmly back in the red. Even if they
:06:06. > :06:12.hit this year's total savings target, they'll still have debts of
:06:13. > :06:14.26 million. We responded to a discussion we had.
:06:15. > :06:16.Healthwatch, the lincolnshire patients group, say they're now
:06:17. > :06:26.losing confidence in the Trust's ability to manage the finances. The
:06:27. > :06:32.original deficit was misreported. They have come back at least twice
:06:33. > :06:36.with additional deficits, which is making the situation worse each
:06:37. > :06:42.time. It reduces the confidence anyone will have.
:06:43. > :06:47.As a former chair of the trust, David Bowles knows how hard it is to
:06:48. > :06:54.balance the books. For a range of reasons, Lincolnshire is badly
:06:55. > :06:55.treated. This could be a recurring thing.
:06:56. > :06:58.The financial future for Lincolnshire's hospitals looks red
:06:59. > :07:05.rather than rosy, and it's unlikely to improve any time soon.
:07:06. > :07:32.We'd like to hear your thoughts on this story.
:07:33. > :07:37.Lincolnshire Police say the two schoolgirls seriously injured in a
:07:38. > :07:43.collision on the A15 are still in a critical but stable condition. The
:07:44. > :07:50.11`year`olds are being treated at the Queens Medical Centre in
:07:51. > :07:53.Nottingham. They were hit by a minibus at Thurlby near Bourne on
:07:54. > :07:57.Tuesday. Lincolnshire County Council says the speed limit is to be
:07:58. > :08:00.reduced on the stretch of road where the collision happened, although
:08:01. > :08:02.that decision was made before the incident occurred.
:08:03. > :08:04.Yorkshire ambulance staff are being balloted for strike action over
:08:05. > :08:07.plans to change their shift patterns. The Unite union claims the
:08:08. > :08:13.changes could mean paramedics having to work ten hours without a meal
:08:14. > :08:16.break. They also say the new shifts are not "family friendly and will
:08:17. > :08:19.lead to an overtired workforce". The Yorkshire Ambulance Trust says
:08:20. > :08:22.Unite's claims are misleading and factually incorrect.
:08:23. > :08:25.The Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says it was "astonishing"
:08:26. > :08:28.to see the aftermath of the tidal surge which hit East Yorkshire and
:08:29. > :08:32.Lincolnshire in December. He was responding in the Commons to a
:08:33. > :08:35.question from Martin Vickers, the MP for Cleethorpes, who said local
:08:36. > :08:49.people need urgent action to protect their homes. It was astonishing to
:08:50. > :08:53.see that was a 500 year incident. I endorse his few there should be
:08:54. > :08:57.involvement of local people. I am happy for him to write to me and we
:08:58. > :09:05.can negotiate with the Environment Agency. I would encourage them to
:09:06. > :09:08.get local councils involved. A disabled women from Hull says she
:09:09. > :09:11.fears eviction because changes to housing benefits are pushing those
:09:12. > :09:14.with disabilities deeper into debt. Sandra Dove says her family need
:09:15. > :09:23.extra space for her wheelchair and a carer. But since April, people who
:09:24. > :09:31.get housing benefit have been charged extra for every spareroom.
:09:32. > :09:35.One charity is warning thousands of disabled people are living in fear
:09:36. > :09:38.of losing their homes. Sarah Corker reports.
:09:39. > :09:44.Sandra Dove's home on the Bransholme estate has been specially adapted so
:09:45. > :09:47.she can get around. 18 years ago, the family say they
:09:48. > :09:58.got permission to knock two box rooms into one so they could fit a
:09:59. > :10:00.wheelchair around the bed. The war went across here. You could not get
:10:01. > :10:02.through the door with the wheelchair.
:10:03. > :10:06.And they've got two other rooms for their son and a carer. But now the
:10:07. > :10:10.family say they've been told to pay back hundreds of pounds in so`called
:10:11. > :10:21.bedroom tax, because they have two spare rooms. The financial worries
:10:22. > :10:27.it is causing, you are paying your utility bills and all that.
:10:28. > :10:30.The problem is there's no record of permission from the council to
:10:31. > :10:37.convert the room, so it's deemed as a four`bed house. It is affecting
:10:38. > :10:43.disabled groups as well as other groups. We are finding it very
:10:44. > :10:53.difficult to try and meet needs or individuals.
:10:54. > :10:56.The Government has set aside extra money to help the most vulnerable
:10:57. > :10:59.residents. Hull City Council was given ?707,000 pounds, which so far
:11:00. > :11:03.has helped 3854 households. There's now ?30,000 left in the pot. The
:11:04. > :11:08.council has been allocated a further ?180,000. Whatever the arguments
:11:09. > :11:13.about number of bedrooms, are not a sufficient number of adapted
:11:14. > :11:22.properties for disabled people to move to. The Government says it
:11:23. > :11:29.needs to free up larger houses for families stuck on a waiting list.
:11:30. > :11:34.The government has said anybody who lives in the same house since the
:11:35. > :11:38.1st of January 1996 and continually received housing benefit since then
:11:39. > :11:45.should not have to pay extra for any spare rooms.
:11:46. > :11:48.And the council say that could apply to the Doves ` they've lived here
:11:49. > :11:52.for 30 years. For many others in adapted homes, they must find the
:11:53. > :11:55.extra money find a smaller home. We'd like to hear your thoughts on
:11:56. > :12:04.this story. Still ahead tonight: And the rugby
:12:05. > :12:10.star delivering aid to families in need ` 8,000 miles away.
:12:11. > :12:17.Thunder, an aircraft, or something more sinister? What caused the big
:12:18. > :12:26.bang that woke hundred along the banks of the Humber last night?
:12:27. > :12:31.I heard a high`pitched whine, but that was about 6:45pm.
:12:32. > :12:40.James Barlow took this of North Leverton Windmill south of
:12:41. > :12:46.Gainsborough. Another picture tomorrow night. Good evening.
:12:47. > :12:51.If that ban was us understand, I did not forecast that, did I? Somebody
:12:52. > :12:55.says, Peter goes red when he thinks you are going to see something rude,
:12:56. > :13:07.my wife June seem to see that every night. `` my wife tunes in to see
:13:08. > :13:17.that every night. Tomorrow, dry with some sunshine. It will cloud over
:13:18. > :13:20.from the West with patchy rain. Once it clears, the weekend is looking
:13:21. > :13:31.promising with plenty of sunshine, all parts dry. Last night, allegedly
:13:32. > :13:38.a thunderstorm that I did not forecast. As we head through this
:13:39. > :13:44.evening and overnight, I think it is going to be dry with good, clear
:13:45. > :13:55.periods. The wind will ease later. Lowest temperatures down to one
:13:56. > :14:19.Celsius. The sun will rise at around 8:15am. Tomorrow looks pleasant.
:14:20. > :14:23.Some sunshine, it will cloud over. Not as heavy as the rain was last
:14:24. > :14:32.night. Top temperatures close to average for this time of year.
:14:33. > :14:46.Outbreaks of rain and drizzle on Friday night. The weekend is looking
:14:47. > :14:51.very nice. Monday should be present with sunny spells.
:14:52. > :14:57.Anything else you want to forecast tonight?
:14:58. > :15:03.DVRs move for you, Peter? Good night.
:15:04. > :15:07.Business leaders from China are in Lincolnshire to discuss trading
:15:08. > :15:17.opportunities with farmers and rural industries. The Chinese delegation
:15:18. > :15:21.wants to buy beef from the county. Paul Murphy reports.
:15:22. > :15:25.There's always been a high demand for Tony Lockwood's high quality
:15:26. > :15:35.beef. But now there's interest from one of the biggest markets in the
:15:36. > :15:40.world. The Chinese have taken quite a shine to the cattle on this small
:15:41. > :15:45.Lincolnshire farm. On a personal level, we found them very open and
:15:46. > :15:50.inviting, and very interested in everything we were doing. They seem
:15:51. > :15:54.very open`minded. Would you encourage other farmers to think
:15:55. > :15:59.about this? Oh, definitely, yes. I think we could transfer a lot of
:16:00. > :16:02.what we're doing to help them and sellers to product at the same time.
:16:03. > :16:07.The Chinese are no strangers to Lincolnshire. There are already more
:16:08. > :16:10.than 1,500 Chinese students at Lincoln University, spending ?30
:16:11. > :16:12.million per year. There's heavy investment in high tech companies
:16:13. > :16:23.like Dynex, which makes components for China's railways. And it all
:16:24. > :16:27.comes as Britain attempts to forge an EU ` China Trade agreement which
:16:28. > :16:29.the Prime Minister believes will be worth tens of billions of pounds.
:16:30. > :16:35.Lincolnshire's farming industry is being urged to get involved in this
:16:36. > :16:39.strengthening relationship. They are trying to improve their own farming
:16:40. > :16:42.industry and are looking to talk to Lincolnshire farmers to see how they
:16:43. > :16:47.do it, and perhaps set up a cooperative project. I think it is
:16:48. > :16:51.an opportunity for Lincolnshire to showcase what they do best, and
:16:52. > :16:54.another at Unity for the Council to be seen on a worldwide stage.
:16:55. > :16:56.The delegation of Chinese investors arrived in Lincoln last this
:16:57. > :17:01.afternoon to talk business. They're thoughts summed up by an
:17:02. > :17:06.interpreter. They are very interested in making friends and
:17:07. > :17:13.also, they are representatives of other cultures, and Lincoln is an
:17:14. > :17:15.agricultural area, so that is why they come here.
:17:16. > :17:18.China is a nation hungry for Western produce and expertise, and if all
:17:19. > :17:25.goes to plan, then Lincolnshire beef will soon be the menu in the Far
:17:26. > :17:29.East. The US Air Force has begun to remove
:17:30. > :17:36.the bodies of four American airmen, who died in a helicopter crash in
:17:37. > :17:39.north Norfolk. British and American investigators are trying to
:17:40. > :17:41.establish what caused the Pave Hawk aircraft to come down at
:17:42. > :17:44.Clye`next`the`Sea during a training exercise on Tuesday night.
:17:45. > :17:51.Debbie Tubby is at Salthouse near the scene. Debbie, this is a
:17:52. > :17:59.delicate operation, what are the police and US Air Force saying? As
:18:00. > :18:03.you can see 48 hours after the crash, the police are still here,
:18:04. > :18:08.the road is still closed and the cord and is still in place. The four
:18:09. > :18:12.dead crew members have been taken away on what has been a very
:18:13. > :18:16.difficult day for those involved. American air force staff have been
:18:17. > :18:22.working on the crash site, coping with the rough terrain and the
:18:23. > :18:30.weather. The service was held in the church and prayers were said.
:18:31. > :18:33.Candles were lit. I thought it was appropriate to contact the wardens
:18:34. > :18:40.and say we would come in here, given the tragedy of the helicopter
:18:41. > :18:46.crash. We met this morning to do morning prayers, but focused on the
:18:47. > :18:54.four aircrew that were killed and their families and friends and
:18:55. > :19:01.colleagues. The investigation does continue. The marshes could be
:19:02. > :19:05.closed for several weeks. The red behind the is due to open on
:19:06. > :19:08.Monday. Staff that have been working here today can go home tonight
:19:09. > :19:11.knowing they have done a very difficult job, but also hopefully
:19:12. > :19:15.giving some comfort to those families involved. Thank you.
:19:16. > :19:18.A proposal to give local authorities greater powers to decide on the
:19:19. > :19:24.types of gambling machines in betting shops has been thrown out in
:19:25. > :19:28.the Commons. The Labour MP for Scunthorpe Nic Dakin wanted councils
:19:29. > :19:31.to be able to restrict the number of "fixed odds machines" that allow
:19:32. > :19:34.people to bet up to ?300 a minute. But last night the Planning Minster
:19:35. > :19:36.and MP for Grantham and Stamford Nick Boles said councils already
:19:37. > :20:08.have the power to intervene. A Lincolnshire man who's trying to
:20:09. > :20:11.row across the Atlantic says he's won't give up despite being battered
:20:12. > :20:16.by 13`foot high waves and nearly capsizing several times. Luke Birch
:20:17. > :20:19.from Doddington and his friend Jamie Sparks are taking part in the
:20:20. > :20:26.Talisker Atlantic Challenge, which is described as the world's toughest
:20:27. > :20:30.rowing race. Several boats have already been forced to give up after
:20:31. > :20:39.severe storms. Jill Archbold takes up the story.
:20:40. > :20:42.It's been their home for 36 days, but these two best friends are now
:20:43. > :20:57.mid`way through an attempt to row their boat across the Atlantic. They
:20:58. > :21:00.are sailing into strong winds. If Luke Birch and Jamie Sparks complete
:21:01. > :21:04.the race ` they will become the youngest pair to row the Atlantic.
:21:05. > :21:10.But weather conditions are making it a dangerous journey. We almost went
:21:11. > :21:23.over twice. It is nerve wracking. Even if we do go over, I know it
:21:24. > :21:27.will be fine. It is just a lot of highs and lows. A long way from home
:21:28. > :21:30.comforts, the pair saw their only matress washed overboard, but say
:21:31. > :21:37.support from family back in Lincolnshire is keeping them going.
:21:38. > :21:44.They don't have access to Facebook, but we will read messages out over
:21:45. > :21:46.the phone. While the laptop was working, we could send e`mails with
:21:47. > :21:50.messages for them. For those watching nervously at home, they can
:21:51. > :21:53.track every stroke of the boat's progress. And victory is in sight `
:21:54. > :22:04.this duo are currently holding second place in the pairs race.
:22:05. > :22:09.I can't imagine being in that boat in the middle of the Atlantic at the
:22:10. > :22:11.moment. Good luck to them. A rugby star from East Yorkshire has
:22:12. > :22:14.delivered much`needed hospital and schools equipment to his home
:22:15. > :22:17.country of Papua New Guinea. Hull Kingston Rovers' Stanley Gene has
:22:18. > :22:20.lived in England for nearly 20 years but through his own charity he
:22:21. > :22:31.provides aid to remote and deprived areas. Here's Simon Clark.
:22:32. > :22:36.This is how we know Stanley Gene, a Hull Kingston Rovers luminary, who
:22:37. > :22:39.was also played for Hull FC. He returned home to Papa New Guinea
:22:40. > :22:43.this year, taking with him a lorry load of goods to remote
:22:44. > :23:01.communities, donated by the people of East Yorkshire. It gives you
:23:02. > :23:12.goose bumps. The container made an eight`hour journey from the port to
:23:13. > :23:17.the villages. The students and people in the villages are so
:23:18. > :23:24.appreciative of things it does seem ordinary here. Stanley delivers to
:23:25. > :23:28.hospitals and schools. Electricity is unreliable. There is one single
:23:29. > :23:37.Rd running through the village. People here do not have a lot. There
:23:38. > :23:47.are library books here. It is a real blessing. Thank you, Stanley. Stan
:23:48. > :23:50.is now carving out a career in England as a coach, but thoughts of
:23:51. > :23:54.helping those at home and never far away.
:23:55. > :24:00.It roused people from their sleep from Cottingham to Cleethorpes. But
:24:01. > :24:08.what was the big bang heard by many at 3.45 this morning? On social
:24:09. > :24:18.media, the speculation's ranged from one big thunderclap to a typhoon
:24:19. > :24:24.going supersonic. It got gradually louder and louder, will close. The
:24:25. > :24:27.cat went crazy. We had a customer who thought it was an explosion.
:24:28. > :24:30.A big bang in the early hours heard by Jim, and then kennel keeper John.
:24:31. > :24:38.But with locals successfully checking to see industry wasn't to
:24:39. > :24:45.blame, the questions started. What caused a loud bang across the Humber
:24:46. > :24:51.at 3.45 this morning? It woke me up from a deep sleep, so it was quite
:24:52. > :25:02.loud, but it was only the ones. When in doubt, turn to Twitter. Jenny
:25:03. > :25:07.Adams said she had e`mailed as well as head. Brilliant bright light,
:25:08. > :25:17.just like a nuclear explosion. It looked all my solar lights. Was it a
:25:18. > :25:22.solar flares? So was the shortest storm in history? Solar flares are
:25:23. > :25:28.silent, so the MoD say no. This was the weather forecast last night. No
:25:29. > :25:35.mention of thunder by the Met Office before or since. There is one other
:25:36. > :25:40.alternative. It could have been a small meteorite bought astroid
:25:41. > :25:47.coming into the atmosphere and grazing through it. Imagine a plate
:25:48. > :25:55.been skimmed across a pond. Bit fanciful, but that's the sort of
:25:56. > :26:02.idea of how you could get it. Possibly a meteor. Problem solved?
:26:03. > :26:03.Hardly, but it is a possibility. The question remains, what will wake you
:26:04. > :26:09.up tomorrow morning? Let's get a recap of the national
:26:10. > :26:12.and regional headlines. The Metropolitan Police says it
:26:13. > :26:15.needs to do better in black communities in the wake of the
:26:16. > :26:19.Duggan inquest. An inquest into the death of a Red Arrows pilot hears
:26:20. > :26:36.how his team mates watched in horror as he was ejected from his aircraft.
:26:37. > :26:45.We were talking about hospitals and Lincolnshire that need to save ?6
:26:46. > :26:49.million by the end of March. Daniel said, good idea to get rid of
:26:50. > :27:00.overpaid managers, I am sure a matron could run hospitals better
:27:01. > :27:04.and cheaper. Kate said, if they make any more cuts, they were not built
:27:05. > :27:08.to provide the services required. Susan says, we do not need another
:27:09. > :27:18.change in management, we need enough money to bail to run the trust. This
:27:19. > :27:25.one is anonymous. It says, I work at a hospital Lincolnshire, and we have
:27:26. > :27:30.five staff on for 32 patients. We borrow essential equipment from
:27:31. > :27:37.other wards as we do not have any. Finally, Becky says, totally unfair
:27:38. > :27:43.to ask a hospital to cut back. They do a brilliant job.
:27:44. > :27:53.Thank you for those. Have a nice evening. Goodbye.
:27:54. > :28:14.TOM: # And if there's anybody left in here
:28:15. > :28:17.# That doesn't want to be out there... #