:00:00. > 3:59:59the windscreen first thing in the morning. That is all from us. Now,
:00:00. > :00:00.on BBC One we can Good evening and welcome to BBC Look
:00:07. > :00:09.North. The headlines tonight... The inquest into the death of Red
:00:10. > :00:16.Arrow Sean Cunningham hears about ejector seat concerns dating back 20
:00:17. > :00:20.years. I've been at the inquest, where the
:00:21. > :00:23.ejection seat's maker said it knew of a possible fault 20 years ago,
:00:24. > :00:27.but failed to tell the RAF. Designs for a bridge to re`unite a
:00:28. > :00:34.city and its historic waterfront ` the designs are made public. I think
:00:35. > :00:39.the ambitions need to be raised. I think you need something really
:00:40. > :00:41.startling and beautiful. We are not looking to win architectural awards,
:00:42. > :00:46.readers want something that does the job. `` we just want something.
:00:47. > :00:52.A warning of environmental disaster if fracking for cheap gas isn't
:00:53. > :00:56.properly controlled. And has spring sprung? We look at
:00:57. > :00:59.the effects of the mild winter. And a cold and frosty night, a Met
:01:00. > :01:13.office warning of fog by morning. Good evening.
:01:14. > :01:16.The inquest into the death of a Red Arrows pilot Sean Cunningham has
:01:17. > :01:20.been told of concerns over the safety of ejection seats... Concerns
:01:21. > :01:23.which were not revealed to the RAF. Flight Lieutenant Cunningham died
:01:24. > :01:29.when he was ejected from his sationary plane at RAF Scampton in
:01:30. > :01:32.November 2011. The inquest has been told that the seat's manufacturer
:01:33. > :01:45.Martin`Baker warned foreign air forces about the possible fault 20
:01:46. > :01:48.years ago. Caroline Bilton reports. We are now eight days into this
:01:49. > :01:51.inquest and today was the turn of the employees of the ejection seat
:01:52. > :01:58.manufacturer, Martin`Baker, to answer questions. Flight Lieutenant
:01:59. > :02:08.Sean Cunningham's ejection seat wed off as he sat on the tarmac at RAF
:02:09. > :02:15.Scampton in 2011. A crucial nut and bolt had been over tightened,
:02:16. > :02:25.preventing his parachute from the `` from deploying. Martin`Baker has
:02:26. > :02:30.produced 75,000 seats since 1946. There are currently 5550 mark ten
:02:31. > :02:38.parachutes in service around the world.
:02:39. > :02:43.Martin`Baker were aware back in 1990 that if they not and bolt were over
:02:44. > :02:52.tightened, it could produce a risk to life. They produced a warning for
:02:53. > :03:06.foreign users of the parachutes but failed to warn the RAF.
:03:07. > :03:11.Since the death of Flight Lieutenant Cunningham, the design of the
:03:12. > :03:14.crucial nut and bolt has been changed. It is soon to be lamented.
:03:15. > :03:17.The inquest continues. Caroline is in Lincoln this evening.
:03:18. > :03:27.Caroline, what other lessons have been learnt after Sean's death?
:03:28. > :03:30.There is a bit of a twist in the tale here because after the
:03:31. > :03:33.accident, it has transpired that the guidance given on that crucial nut
:03:34. > :03:39.and bolt and how far it should be tightened was in fact wrong. So
:03:40. > :03:44.although foreign air forces on the advice of Martin`Baker were
:03:45. > :03:47.following incorrect advice, the MoD, following its own guidelines was in
:03:48. > :03:52.promoting a procedure that posed a risk to life and all of this has
:03:53. > :03:57.come to light after the death of Sean Cunningham. Perhaps these new
:03:58. > :04:06.procedures have been implemented since then but we sadly, obviously,
:04:07. > :04:11.have lost and we have seen a man die as a result of this. Perhaps this
:04:12. > :04:17.would not have come to light until now it if it were not for the death
:04:18. > :04:19.of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham.
:04:20. > :04:20.In a moment... The organisers of the Hull ten`kilometre run promise this
:04:21. > :04:30.year will be a success. A leading mining engineer has told
:04:31. > :04:33.the BBC that if the shale gas industry is not properly regulated,
:04:34. > :04:36.it could lead to an environmental disaster. Last week, the French
:04:37. > :04:40.energy company Total committed almost ?30 million to exploring
:04:41. > :04:43.fracking in parts of Lincolnshire. The Government argues that it would
:04:44. > :04:47.bring huge benefits to the community. However Mike Hill, who
:04:48. > :04:50.worked on a fracking rig in Blackpool that caused a minor
:04:51. > :04:56.earthquake, believes there are real dangers. We'll hear from him in a
:04:57. > :04:59.moment but first Jake Zuckerman has this report.
:05:00. > :05:02."No need to fear fracking" ` that was the message from Prime Minster
:05:03. > :05:10.David Cameron last week as he visited an oil depot near
:05:11. > :05:13.Gainsborough. On the Lincolnshire`Nottinghamshire border,
:05:14. > :05:18.where we have oil extraction and gas extraction taking place right now,
:05:19. > :05:23.people can already see that this is a safe and successful industry and
:05:24. > :05:27.employing local people. That will improve when they moved to exploding
:05:28. > :05:30.shale gas as well. So what exactly does fracking
:05:31. > :05:33.involve? It means drilling down into the gas`bearing shale rock and
:05:34. > :05:36.injecting a mixture of water, sand and chemicals under high pressure.
:05:37. > :05:41.This fractures the rock, releasing shale gas, which flows back to
:05:42. > :05:43.ground level. The area around Gainsborough has been earmarked for
:05:44. > :05:52.exploration by French energy company Total. We need to make sure that
:05:53. > :05:57.shale is extracted responsibly, that it is safe for those extra net and
:05:58. > :06:04.safe for the environment. That is why we are putting in place a very
:06:05. > :06:08.strong regular Tariq framework. `` regulatory framework. But fracking
:06:09. > :06:10.has been blamed for causing two small earthquakes near Blackpool in
:06:11. > :06:13.2011. And environmental campaigners fear it could cause the sort of
:06:14. > :06:16.contamination of water supplies shown in this dramatic footage from
:06:17. > :06:19.the USA. The quiet Lincolnshire village of Laughton sits directly
:06:20. > :06:25.above the type of rock formations that energy companies want to
:06:26. > :06:27.explore. Permission was recently granted to drill for oil on the
:06:28. > :06:33.outskirts of the village. A controversial decision and when it
:06:34. > :06:38.comes to fracking, people living in the village are concerned. I have
:06:39. > :06:41.lived here all my life, it is a nice and quiet village. It could do
:06:42. > :06:45.without it. I am not a great believer in that around a village
:06:46. > :06:48.area like this. The black areas on this map show the parts of East
:06:49. > :06:51.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire where oil companies already hold drilling
:06:52. > :06:54.licences. From next summer, the red areas will be opened up for auction,
:06:55. > :06:57.allowing companies to bid for licences that will give them the
:06:58. > :07:01.rights to explore for conventional oil and gas and for shale gas. The
:07:02. > :07:04.Government will be hoping that anti`fracking protests, like this
:07:05. > :07:06.one near Manchester last week, don't become widespread.
:07:07. > :07:10.Earlier, I spoke To Mike Hill, a senior engineer on the fracking rig
:07:11. > :07:17.which caused a minor earthquake in Blackpool two years ago. I asked him
:07:18. > :07:23.if he thinks fracking is safe. No. But is anything safe? I don't
:07:24. > :07:27.think you can say anything is completely safe. At this point in
:07:28. > :07:36.time, fracking is not safe. A study said that is long as it is
:07:37. > :07:40.regulated, it is safe was the boy should anyone be concerned? Public
:07:41. > :07:43.Health England have come in a little late but as they said in their own
:07:44. > :07:49.wording, providing it is properly regulated, it is not properly
:07:50. > :07:52.regulated. With proper regulation comes in force at and inspection and
:07:53. > :07:57.it is not being inspected or a delicious enforced at all. You say
:07:58. > :08:08.that the monitoring and inspection is not robust enough? Not at all. In
:08:09. > :08:22.layman 's terms, four wells have been drilled and they were inspected
:08:23. > :08:33.zero times. The UK water industry research, the government's research
:08:34. > :08:39.body, say there is no chance of contaminating water supplies. Their
:08:40. > :08:47.official statement was something on the lines of, "is honoured as it is
:08:48. > :08:53.strictly enforce `` as long as it is strictly enforced" . Ground water is
:08:54. > :08:59.at risk of contamination. Councils which allow fracking will be better
:09:00. > :09:05.off and it will provide jobs and money. Can you understand the rush?
:09:06. > :09:15.At this point in the economic cycle, there is a number of councils who
:09:16. > :09:18.are strapped for cash. However, you cannot put money before people's
:09:19. > :09:23.lives, before public health and before the environment. Briefly, if
:09:24. > :09:30.you were living near a fracking plant yourself, would you be
:09:31. > :09:38.worried? Yes, if I was living within 1.5 miles of a fracking well, I
:09:39. > :09:42.would be very worried. Based on studies from America.
:09:43. > :09:46.We'd like to hear your thoughts on this story. Is Mike Hill right to be
:09:47. > :09:49.concerned or are you happy that the Government will have the right
:09:50. > :09:52.regulations in place to make sure Fracking is entirely safe? Is
:09:53. > :09:55.fracking shale gas the right way to produce energy or are you concerned
:09:56. > :10:16.about the effects on the environment?
:10:17. > :10:22.You can hear more from Mike Hill and from the Energy Minister, Michael
:10:23. > :10:32.Fallon, on the issue of fracking on tonight's Inside Out at 7:30pm.
:10:33. > :10:38.A number of jobs could be lost at an egg`packing company in Lincolnshire.
:10:39. > :10:43.Noble Foods says it's consulting staff at its plant at North Scarle
:10:44. > :10:47.near Lincoln. The firm is looking at relocating part of its business to
:10:48. > :10:51.Oxfordshire. A woman's in a serious condition
:10:52. > :10:54.after being hit by a bus in East Yorkshire. The woman, in her 60s,
:10:55. > :10:58.was hit near Castle Hill hospital earlier today. Roads around the
:10:59. > :11:01.incident were closed for much of the afternoon. No`one on the bus was
:11:02. > :11:04.hurt. Work could start as early as next
:11:05. > :11:11.year on a footbridge designed link the centre of Hull with its historic
:11:12. > :11:14.waterfront. At the moment, the two areas are split by the busy A63 dual
:11:15. > :11:21.carriageway, meaning people have to use pedestrian crossings to visit
:11:22. > :11:24.them. Today, the Highways Agency put their plans for the bridge on show
:11:25. > :11:28.but already some of the designs have been described as unacceptable by
:11:29. > :11:38.the man leading Hull's regeneration. Sarah Corker reports.
:11:39. > :11:43.It's one of Hull's busiest roads and is often described as a barrier to
:11:44. > :11:46.growth in the city. It divides the city centre and the marina. And, to
:11:47. > :11:51.solve that very problem, five designs for an iconic footbridge.
:11:52. > :11:59.From the functional... To spiralling, curving structures. They
:12:00. > :12:02.are not particularly inspiring and do not reflect the area in any way.
:12:03. > :12:05.Despite disapointment in the designs, at this jewellery workshop
:12:06. > :12:11.on the marina, they hope the bridge can unlock the waterfront's
:12:12. > :12:15.potential. Not only is it a physical barrier, it is also a mental barrier
:12:16. > :12:20.as well because that road is really busy. It is quite dangerous. I think
:12:21. > :12:22.it needs to be easier to get across. This summer, the long`awaited
:12:23. > :12:28.Government upgrade of the A63 was approved, and includes lowering the
:12:29. > :12:31.road. Anything that we can do that will encourage people to cross from
:12:32. > :12:36.Hull city centre to the proposed development areas will be of benefit
:12:37. > :12:55.to the city, especially with the city of culture. City leaders have a
:12:56. > :12:58.vision of an iconic structure but there is only a budget for a
:12:59. > :13:08.functional bridge. Extra funding has to be found. An extra ?3 million
:13:09. > :13:11.according to the council. I think the options are potentially quite
:13:12. > :13:15.exciting. We have never been closer to realising this scheme. What do
:13:16. > :13:19.you think of the plans for the footbridge? The ambitions need to be
:13:20. > :13:24.raised. You need something really startling and beautiful. We are not
:13:25. > :13:29.looking to win architectural awards, we were one something that does the
:13:30. > :13:32.job. It looks functional, there is nothing wrong with that. And,
:13:33. > :13:36.whatever the final design is, it's hoped a bridge could be in place for
:13:37. > :13:43.the City Of Culture celebrations in 2017.
:13:44. > :13:52.And you can see more of those images and the plans by visiting our
:13:53. > :13:55.website and following the links. Thank you for watching on BBC One
:13:56. > :14:08.this Monday night. Still ahead tonight... The
:14:09. > :14:11.organisers of the Hull ten, the run `` ten kilometre run say it will be
:14:12. > :14:14.a success. And the plants tricked into
:14:15. > :14:27.flowering weeks early by a mild winter.
:14:28. > :14:29.This is the king George Dock. Another picture tomorrow night at
:14:30. > :14:51.the same time. Good evening. A mild winter, that is
:14:52. > :15:02.my job! Maggie says, , " I saw Peter in my local supermarket and saw him
:15:03. > :15:09.eyeing up the reduced items! " fog is the main concern tonight, so
:15:10. > :15:12.allow more time of your commute first thing tomorrow.
:15:13. > :15:16.A different feel for the weather tomorrow. A chilly feel and that
:15:17. > :15:24.mist an Foxley thing `` that mist and fog lifting. We are ahead of
:15:25. > :15:33.this weather front that will bring rain on Tuesday night into
:15:34. > :15:36.Wednesday. It is ideal for mist and fog formation. It has been a nice
:15:37. > :15:40.day almost everywhere today. A lot of sunshine. We have patchy cloud
:15:41. > :15:45.pushing in from the west. That will complicate the fog formation but it
:15:46. > :15:49.will break up. We all have debit is close to freezing, watch for frost.
:15:50. > :15:53.We are respecting that fog to develop with the exception of
:15:54. > :15:55.coastal areas with a gentle onshore breeze full supply should protect
:15:56. > :16:06.those areas. Temperatures at or below freezing in many areas. The
:16:07. > :16:13.sun will rise in the morning at 8:05am. A lot of fog first thing in
:16:14. > :16:21.the morning. That will slowly lift. The exceptions could be coastal
:16:22. > :16:24.areas. It is a chilly feel to most with a moderate south east wind in
:16:25. > :16:28.the afternoon. The top temperatures in the afternoon, they are
:16:29. > :16:37.struggling to stop the average is around seven. We are looking at four
:16:38. > :16:44.Celsius. That is the high. Rain at first, slowly petering out. A lot of
:16:45. > :16:53.cloud and a risk of patchy rain on Thursday. That is the forecast. I am
:16:54. > :17:04.working with posh people this evening, they don't know what and
:17:05. > :17:08.bargains are! `` bent bargains. At 50 acres, it's the size of more
:17:09. > :17:11.than 30 football pitches, making a new solar energy park near Sleaford
:17:12. > :17:14.in Lincolnshire the largest in the county. Its owners says it will
:17:15. > :17:18.generate enough electricity to power 3,000 homes. But concerns are being
:17:19. > :17:21.raised about the growth of the solar industry in Lincolnshire, where land
:17:22. > :17:24.is valued for farming. Here's our Business Correspondent, Paul Murphy.
:17:25. > :17:29.It is the size of 30 football pitches. The largest solar farm
:17:30. > :17:34.Lincolnshire has seen. The company behind it believes solar has
:17:35. > :17:37.fantastic potential in this county. It is reducing the need to import
:17:38. > :17:42.energy from other countries, it is generating clean energy at the point
:17:43. > :17:46.people use it and it is increasing the investment into the local and
:17:47. > :17:49.national energy grid. Connected fully to the grid this week, it is
:17:50. > :17:56.hoped this solar farm will generate enough power for 3000 homes. In
:17:57. > :18:00.fact, the large open spaces in ligature have attracted several
:18:01. > :18:05.solar farms in recent years. There are at least six now operating in
:18:06. > :18:18.the county, from Gainsborough down to Sleaford. Many more are planned
:18:19. > :18:21.or are being built. The Government's ambition is for a
:18:22. > :18:26.tenfold increase in the number of solar farms over the next ten years.
:18:27. > :18:31.Ministers are also issuing strong guidelines on where they should be
:18:32. > :18:38.built. The real thrust of expansion for solar in the UK must actually be
:18:39. > :18:44.on round field sites, on industrial buildings, on Brownfield land, on
:18:45. > :18:48.commercial buildings and also individual homes. That is where the
:18:49. > :18:50.expansion of solar Nice to be. In Lincolnshire, there is concern about
:18:51. > :19:03.the loss of farmland. Where it is highly visible and 100 or 50 acre
:19:04. > :19:07.sites, where it is taking up food production land, ING beers. The
:19:08. > :19:11.owners of the site say that rather than ruining the land, they will be
:19:12. > :19:17.enhancing it by bringing in beehives and wild flowers to improve
:19:18. > :19:23.pollination. We get this huge pollination benefit on the rest of
:19:24. > :19:26.the farm. About six miles from any development of solar, we see an
:19:27. > :19:33.improvement of ten or 50% of the wider agricultural production. This
:19:34. > :19:37.site sits on low`grade agricultural land, which is just about acceptable
:19:38. > :19:43.to the Government. As the solar industry expands in Lincolnshire,
:19:44. > :19:48.the pressure to the use farmland is looking to increase. An interesting
:19:49. > :19:51.one. Thanks to everyone who got in touch
:19:52. > :19:54.regarding Friday's story about fox hunting. The League Against Cruel
:19:55. > :19:57.Sports has said it will be gathering more evidence this year, following
:19:58. > :20:01.the prosecution of four members of Yorkshire's Middleton Hunt, but some
:20:02. > :20:06.hunts say activists pose a danger to legitimate groups. Not surprisingly,
:20:07. > :20:07.there was a big response after the programme. Just a view of the
:20:08. > :20:40.many... Thank you very much for all of
:20:41. > :20:43.those. Lincoln City will hold a minute's
:20:44. > :20:46.applause for their former striker, Andy Graves, who has died aged 86.
:20:47. > :20:53.Andy played for Lincoln in three spells during the 1950s, scoring a
:20:54. > :20:56.club record of 143 goals. The former miner's career will be celebrated by
:20:57. > :21:03.applause before the match against Woking on Saturday.
:21:04. > :21:08.Steve Bruce said he was disappointed to lose at Norwich with a goal late
:21:09. > :21:12.into the game. Former Grimsby Town player Ryan Bennett headed home the
:21:13. > :21:14.only goal in the game, which saw Tigers' midfield player, Tom
:21:15. > :21:24.Huddlestone, sent off for two cautions. They have to and puffed
:21:25. > :21:28.and had a few corners and free kicks but overall we were very
:21:29. > :21:31.comfortable, our defenders defended well but we conceded in the last
:21:32. > :21:34.minute, which is always annoying. Scunthorpe United could only manage
:21:35. > :21:38.a goaless draw with Wimbledon in League Two. It was enough to keep
:21:39. > :21:42.them top of the table and unbeaten since Russ Wilcox took charge.
:21:43. > :21:44.Grimsby Town are still in the promotion play`off places in the
:21:45. > :21:47.Conference. A late equaliser at Blundell Park against Gateshead
:21:48. > :21:58.earned the Mariners a 2`2 draw. They're now fifth in the table.
:21:59. > :22:01.For a fifth year, Hull will host a ten`kilometre race in memory of the
:22:02. > :22:04.charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson, who was also a student in the city.
:22:05. > :22:07.Last year's race proved controversial when it was reduced to
:22:08. > :22:11.nine kilometres after a bridge on the route was opened. Our sports
:22:12. > :22:20.reporter, Simon Clark, has been to find out about this year's plans.
:22:21. > :22:29.They are getting warmed up for the big one. Hull FC's player was
:22:30. > :22:37.setting off a motley crew, head of the city's ten kilometre race. Last
:22:38. > :22:41.year, the race was reduced to nine, Mrs after a bridge on the route was
:22:42. > :22:45.opened and would not close. The organisers hope that will not happen
:22:46. > :22:52.this year. I think everybody took it very well and understood it was
:22:53. > :22:54.unavoidable in the circumstances. We always had contingency plans in
:22:55. > :22:59.place and hopefully we will not see a repeat of that. Last year's
:23:00. > :23:05.shortened run annoyed some keen runners. But many do not believe it
:23:06. > :23:09.will have an adverse effect this year. I think people work
:23:10. > :23:16.disappointed they were not getting the full distance but on the all I
:23:17. > :23:22.don't think it well except the ship was macro event. I think people
:23:23. > :23:33.understood it was in beyond the control of the organisers. The Hull
:23:34. > :23:37.ten kilometre race, run in memory of Jane Tomlinson, is into its fifth
:23:38. > :23:42.year and has become a premier running event in East Yorkshire.
:23:43. > :23:44.After the problems of last, the organisers say they have
:23:45. > :23:47.contingencies in place that, if anything goes wrong, this year ten:
:23:48. > :24:01.That is will mean ten kilometres. It will be the 8th of June.
:24:02. > :24:04.Across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, there are signs that
:24:05. > :24:07.spring has started to make an appearance. Some plants are
:24:08. > :24:11.flowering almost three weeks early, and newborn lambs are already being
:24:12. > :24:14.put out to grass because of the mild temperatures. Amy Cole has been
:24:15. > :24:18.discovering the tell`tale signs of spring.
:24:19. > :24:22.Everywhere you look, there are hints of spring, although you might not
:24:23. > :24:26.have realised it. At Burton Agnes Hall near Driffield, the aconite
:24:27. > :24:31.plant has already started flowering. It's three weeks early, as are the
:24:32. > :24:35.snowdrops. But there's something even more exceptional. The rosemary
:24:36. > :24:43.bush, as Jeremy Palmer, the estate's head gardener, explains.
:24:44. > :24:47.It is flowering a lot earlier than we would expect. In the 15 years I
:24:48. > :24:50.have been here, this is the first time I have seen it flower at this
:24:51. > :24:53.time of year. It's not just the flora but the fauna that's
:24:54. > :24:56.flourishing, too. At this farm in Beswick in East Yorkshire, the pet
:24:57. > :25:00.ducks have already started hatching eggs and the newborn lambs are being
:25:01. > :25:08.put out to grass. They would normally stay in for ten to 14 days,
:25:09. > :25:16.but they are going up that they be gold. We have a pair of born last
:25:17. > :25:19.weekend and they are already out. Chris Hickman is an expert in the
:25:20. > :25:22.changing seasons and thier effects on wildlife. At this woodland in
:25:23. > :25:25.Grantham, birds are nesting and that, he says, can be risky.
:25:26. > :25:29.What this may mean is that if the young hatch too soon and then there
:25:30. > :25:33.is a long period of cold like we saw in 2013, there may be a lack of food
:25:34. > :25:36.or it might be so cold that the young could die. Back at Burton
:25:37. > :25:45.Agnes, there are further indications of warmer weather. This plant hails
:25:46. > :25:48.from Madeira, a warmer climate. I told they had not had to cover the
:25:49. > :25:53.plants up this winter because of the warm temperature. As you can see,
:25:54. > :25:56.there is a bit of frost on the leaves but that is not a problem.
:25:57. > :26:00.However, it could be if the temperature drops below freezing
:26:01. > :26:16.during the day for a number of days. Then they might have to get cautions
:26:17. > :26:18.`` have to take precautions. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:19. > :26:21.and regional headlines. The Liberal Democrats suspend Lord
:26:22. > :26:23.Rennard after he refused to apologise over sexual harassment
:26:24. > :26:26.claims. The inquest into the death of Red
:26:27. > :26:31.Arrow Sean Cunningham hears about ejection seat concerns dating back
:26:32. > :26:33.20 years. Tomorrow's weather ` mist and fog
:26:34. > :26:35.slowly lifting into low cloud. Tomorrow's weather ` mist and fog
:26:36. > :26:38.slowly lifting into A chance of sun on higher ground and along the
:26:39. > :26:50.coast. A maximum temperature of four Celsius. That's 39 Fahrenheit.
:26:51. > :27:03.A big response on the subject of fracking. One woman says they could
:27:04. > :27:11.be risks, and their only financial interests, at them risk of
:27:12. > :27:17.environmental issues. Kevin says, how can anyone think
:27:18. > :27:21.that destroying the ground beneath our feet would end well? They need
:27:22. > :27:37.to use a bit of common sense. Tony said, I own a farm and we would
:27:38. > :27:42.welcome it. We need the gas. Join me tomorrow on Radio
:27:43. > :27:46.Humberside. Look after yourself. Good night.