:00:00. > 3:59:59Thank you. That's all from the BBC News at Six so it's goodbye from me,
:00:00. > :00:07.and Good evening and welcome to BBC Look
:00:08. > :00:10.North. The headlines tonight. A call to regulate free meals and food
:00:11. > :00:27.banks to stop some people taking advantage. I have seen people come
:00:28. > :00:31.in here, with money in their pockets, ?120.
:00:32. > :00:34.A call for improvements ` why cycling in Yorkshire's cities isn't
:00:35. > :00:37.always good for your health. Today there's a call for more cycle
:00:38. > :00:40.lanes like these as figures show the number of casualties on our roads is
:00:41. > :00:43.up by a third. The Tigers' record signing inches
:00:44. > :00:45.Hull City closer to premiership survival.
:00:46. > :00:49.And the blind skier from Lincolnshire hoping for a place on
:00:50. > :00:58.the podium in Sochi. The forecast follows shortly.
:00:59. > :01:08.There are concerns that some people are taking advantage of food banks
:01:09. > :01:11.and free meal services in Hull. Many are independently run by small
:01:12. > :01:17.groups or churches and rely on people's honesty to take only what
:01:18. > :01:20.they need. Now charities are being encouraged to work together and
:01:21. > :01:28.share information to stop misuse and make the system more effective.
:01:29. > :01:35.Sarah Walton reports. A fresh bowl of steaming soup. A
:01:36. > :01:38.welcome sight on a cold day. Every Saturday, the Amazing Grace Church
:01:39. > :01:42.in Hull gives free food to anyone who says they're in need. Not only
:01:43. > :01:46.the alcoholics, the homeless, not only people who are taking drugs. At
:01:47. > :01:54.one point we had somebody who was a student. For some reason he found
:01:55. > :01:58.himself in a difficult situation. It's open to anybody. People say
:01:59. > :02:00.some are taking advantage of that kindness visiting different
:02:01. > :02:06.charities every day so they can save their money for drink and drugs. You
:02:07. > :02:16.hear it all the time. I see people, the same faces going to the soup
:02:17. > :02:21.kitchens where I go. Always the same faces. I see people coming here who
:02:22. > :02:25.have been paid on a Saturday morning and have ?120 in their pocket. There
:02:26. > :02:31.is a church on Princess Avenue and they put bags of clothes out for the
:02:32. > :02:35.homeless. A certain one, he will grab the full bag and then he'll
:02:36. > :02:39.take it to the clothes bank to sell it and then spend the money on booze
:02:40. > :02:43.or whatever he's taking. The worry is that groups like the one here
:02:44. > :02:46.can't spot when people are taking advantage of the system. Now it is
:02:47. > :02:50.being suggested they all come together and cooperate in a far more
:02:51. > :02:53.official way. I think there's an awful lot that the participants they
:02:54. > :02:56.can do about putting their information together on some type of
:02:57. > :02:59.spreadsheet, so it is available through lots of different ways so we
:03:00. > :03:02.can map the provision that is available in the city. Whether that
:03:03. > :03:08.be lunchtime clubs, food banks. That is already being done at some
:03:09. > :03:11.places. Hull food bank is part of the Trussell Trust, a network of 400
:03:12. > :03:15.centres across the country. It says size gives it influence and allows
:03:16. > :03:18.it to work with a wide range of health and social workers who
:03:19. > :03:21.identify those genuinely in need. But others believe there are
:03:22. > :03:24.benefits to a more informal approach. This church runs a small
:03:25. > :03:27.daily drop`in meal and food bank service. It stops abuse by getting
:03:28. > :03:34.to know people first. We don't advertise the fact there is a food
:03:35. > :03:37.bank at Saint Hilda's. People know about it because this church is in
:03:38. > :03:42.the middle of the community, everybody knows where it is. People
:03:43. > :03:46.who have been helped by the church put the word around. While different
:03:47. > :03:49.groups vary in their approach to tackling food poverty, they do all
:03:50. > :03:53.agree that demand for their service is increasing so it's important to
:03:54. > :04:00.have a debate on how the system can be improved.
:04:01. > :04:03.Earlier, I spoke to the Liverpool and Wavertree MP Luciana Berger, who
:04:04. > :04:08.in 2012 made a documentary about people who use food banks. I started
:04:09. > :04:11.by asking Ms Berger if she thought people were taking advantage of food
:04:12. > :04:14.banks. Well, I've visited many food banks,
:04:15. > :04:18.not only in my own constituency in Liverpool, but right across the
:04:19. > :04:24.country, and I have never met any food bank user that has walked in
:04:25. > :04:30.with their heads held high. It is very difficult for people to have to
:04:31. > :04:34.accept the help. People are being referred to food banks because they
:04:35. > :04:38.have got nothing to eat. What do you say to those people who say, yes,
:04:39. > :04:42.but they still have a mobile phone and a television the size of a wall?
:04:43. > :04:45.That is what some people will be saying. The former Lord Mayor of
:04:46. > :04:49.Liverpool said the very same thing on the radio. I invited him to come
:04:50. > :04:53.and see a local food bank and meet people and talk to them. He actually
:04:54. > :04:56.changed his opinion. He met people that don't have mobile phones, and
:04:57. > :05:00.if they had gone, weren't able to put credit on it, and didn't have
:05:01. > :05:03.any luxuries, and people who went without meals in order to provide
:05:04. > :05:07.for their children. You are saying everyone who is there has to be
:05:08. > :05:10.there? It is not a lifestyle choice? It's certainly not a lifestyle
:05:11. > :05:13.choice. There is a challenge that people perhaps aren't aware of the
:05:14. > :05:17.fact that there are hundreds of thousands of people right across our
:05:18. > :05:20.country, not just in deprived areas where you might expect it, but in
:05:21. > :05:24.affluent areas too, who are really struggling to get by. It only takes
:05:25. > :05:27.one thing, a job loss or a reduction in working hours, or an emergency
:05:28. > :05:35.repair, which means they have no buffer and nothing to fall back,
:05:36. > :05:41.they have to go to food banks. The Government already provides a safety
:05:42. > :05:45.net in benefits for essentials. Should we teach people visiting food
:05:46. > :05:48.banks how to manage the money they do have better? It's really
:05:49. > :05:53.important to know that it's not just people out of work ` people in work
:05:54. > :05:58.are having to go to a food bank, too. Jobcentres are having to refer
:05:59. > :06:01.people to food banks because we are seeing an increase in the number of
:06:02. > :06:08.people sanctioned and seeing their benefits taken away from them. I
:06:09. > :06:11.come back to the point, yes, you might get your jobseeker's allowance
:06:12. > :06:16.but you might have to have an emergency repair, like a hole in the
:06:17. > :06:19.roof. With increases in bills, increasing basic costs around food
:06:20. > :06:29.and energy, people are really struggling. Very good to have you on
:06:30. > :06:32.the programme. So is Luciana Berger right that
:06:33. > :06:39.everyone who uses a food bank or free meals service needs to be
:06:40. > :06:42.there? Or if people are abusing the system ` as our report suggests `
:06:43. > :07:01.what needs to change to prevent that from happening?
:07:02. > :07:05.In a moment: Claims that building a supermarket on Lincolnshire's only
:07:06. > :07:13.cattle market would cause "lasting harm."
:07:14. > :07:17.There are calls for Yorkshire's cities to be made safer for cyclists
:07:18. > :07:21.as the region prepares to host this summer's Grand Depart of the Tour de
:07:22. > :07:27.France. Local authorities are hoping the event will inspire more of us to
:07:28. > :07:30.get on our bikes. But figures show that there has been a sharp rise in
:07:31. > :07:41.the number of accidents involving cyclists since 2009. How dangerous
:07:42. > :07:46.are roads in our area for those on two wheels?
:07:47. > :07:49.Recent statistics show there has been a rise in the number of
:07:50. > :07:56.cyclists killed or seriously injured on the road in Yorkshire and the
:07:57. > :08:03.Humber between 2009 and 2012. It rose by nearly a third. There are
:08:04. > :08:06.more people cycling. Campaigners say more people won't get cycling and
:08:07. > :08:11.less road and less road Ahmed Saif. I have been out with cyclists here
:08:12. > :08:17.in Hull, talking to people about problems they face.
:08:18. > :08:21.As a cycle courier in Hull, David Noble knows every lump and bump in
:08:22. > :08:25.the road. He travels around 40 miles a day on roads and cycle routes. In
:08:26. > :08:36.the last year, he's gone through four tyres and five wheels.
:08:37. > :08:39.I'd sooner take a route that's 24 miles, and using the cycle track
:08:40. > :08:42.cuts time off your journey. But when it comes to cost`effectiveness, when
:08:43. > :08:45.you're replacing ?30 tyres and ?60 wheels every day, obviously going
:08:46. > :08:47.the longer way is the cheapest route.
:08:48. > :08:50.This cycle shop in the city says they're repairing more bikes than
:08:51. > :08:54.ever before, something they blame on poorly`maintained roads. We're
:08:55. > :08:57.seeing a lot of buckled wheels, broken spokes, punctures, torn
:08:58. > :09:04.tyres, bent forks ` people having accidents and going over the bike
:09:05. > :09:08.because of pot holes. Hull has one of the highest numbers of cyclists
:09:09. > :09:14.for a UK city, and in 2011, it was named as one of Britain's top cities
:09:15. > :09:20.for cyclists. Events like Skyride have seen growing numbers of people
:09:21. > :09:26.taking part. But that increase in interest has led to an increase in
:09:27. > :09:29.accidents. In Hull in 2010, there were 25 serious accidents involving
:09:30. > :09:34.cyclists. In 2013, it had almost doubled, to 41. With events like the
:09:35. > :09:38.Tour De France coming to Yorkshire this summer, it's hoped it will
:09:39. > :09:41.inspire more of us to get on our bike. Today, a cycling manifesto was
:09:42. > :09:46.launched to encourage the Government to raise its spending on cycling and
:09:47. > :09:50.improve safety. OUr surveys have shown that 60% of
:09:51. > :09:54.people who don't ride a bike have said they would if they felt safer,
:09:55. > :09:57.so the latent demand is absolutely enormous, and the potential good
:09:58. > :10:03.that can do our country is also enormous. In Hull, a cycling action
:10:04. > :10:06.plan is in place which aims to encourage more of us to take up the
:10:07. > :10:19.sport, but campaigners say that won't happen if cycle paths are left
:10:20. > :10:25.like this. If those problems can be overcome, it could have an affect on
:10:26. > :10:30.lots of other services. The survey has shown that if 10% of trips were
:10:31. > :10:41.made by cycle, the sailing to the NHS would be ?250 million a year.
:10:42. > :10:52.Thank you. Always an emotive issue. Another one you might want to
:10:53. > :11:01.comment on tonight. I look forward to hearing from you. A county
:11:02. > :11:04.council decision that could see some Lincolnshire libraries run by
:11:05. > :11:07.volunteers, is to be challenged in the High Court. The campaign group,
:11:08. > :11:09.Save Lincolnshire Libraries, has lodged legal papers which could
:11:10. > :11:13.force a judicial review. The authority says it has to save ?1.5
:11:14. > :11:22.million and insists it's acting lawfully. Lecturers at the
:11:23. > :11:25.University of Hull joined other colleagues across the country in a
:11:26. > :11:28.two`hour strike as part of a continuing row with the government
:11:29. > :11:35.over pay. Trades Unions say members voted to strike because staff have
:11:36. > :11:38.only been offered a 1% pay rise. A body which was found in the River
:11:39. > :11:42.Witham in Lincoln yesterday has been identified as a man who's been
:11:43. > :11:45.missing since the end of last year Ryan Morgan left Lincoln County
:11:46. > :11:48.Hospital in December. His body was discovered by a rower. A postmortem
:11:49. > :11:51.examination will now be held. Two women from Immingham have been
:11:52. > :11:55.given a grant from the Lottery to try and help children in North East
:11:56. > :11:57.Lincolnshire to sleep better. Claire Earley and Carol Batchelor are both
:11:58. > :12:01.parents of severely disabled children who didnt sleep properly
:12:02. > :12:04.until they put in place a strict sleep routine. They claim that even
:12:05. > :12:08.the most chronic sleep problems can be cured by changing habits and now
:12:09. > :12:17.they're running sleep clinics in the area.
:12:18. > :12:20.Got rid of the telly, for a start. Changed it for soft music playing in
:12:21. > :12:24.the background for him to settle with, and every night we used to
:12:25. > :12:28.turn it down a notch till he used to settle with nothing in the room.
:12:29. > :12:31.After two to three weeks, he was sleeping. It was amazing!
:12:32. > :12:38.And you can see Carol and Claire's story in full on tonight's Inside
:12:39. > :12:52.Out. Still ahead tonight: Orchestrating a
:12:53. > :13:01.win ` the Tigers inch closer to premiership survival. The blind
:13:02. > :13:09.skier from Lincoln hoping for a place on the podium.
:13:10. > :13:21.Keep your photographs coming in. Thank you for that one. There is a
:13:22. > :13:32.bit of Cumulus in the top. How is the man flu, Peter? I heard
:13:33. > :13:35.you went to bed with a hot talk to. Trust you to hear about that. It is
:13:36. > :13:44.too dangerous to exchange peasantry is with you. The headline for the
:13:45. > :13:52.next 24 hours is unsettled. It will quickly turn wet. A bit of sleet and
:13:53. > :14:01.snow through tomorrow afternoon. On this weather friends here, it might
:14:02. > :14:05.turn a bit wintry. It is colder than average. There are showers at the
:14:06. > :14:12.moment in southern parts of Lincolnshire, heading into North
:14:13. > :14:28.Norfolk. We need to get rid of these showers. Watch out for ice on
:14:29. > :14:43.untreated surfaces. Rurally, we could be down to freezing point. The
:14:44. > :14:48.sun will rise about 7:30am. Dry, icy start. The dryness will not last
:14:49. > :15:00.long. Bit of snow above the top of the world. That through really
:15:01. > :15:09.proclaim the top temperatures, well, there will be a cold south`west
:15:10. > :15:12.wind. Five or six Celsius. That is 41 Fahrenheit. Further ahead, wintry
:15:13. > :15:18.showers on Tuesday night and Wednesday, more rain later. A risk
:15:19. > :15:22.of severe gales on Wednesday night. Thursday looks brighter and mostly
:15:23. > :15:35.dry with sunshine. We mentioned insomnia this morning.
:15:36. > :15:46.Somebody said, Paul should make you a video of all his best bits.
:15:47. > :15:52.Well, I have got a new blog that you can read online tonight.
:15:53. > :15:55.Goodbye. Building a supermarket on the site
:15:56. > :15:58.of Louth's cattle market would "cause lasting harm to the town for
:15:59. > :16:01.a generation", according to Lincolnshire County Council. The
:16:02. > :16:05.Cattle market is used for a half a day a week at the moment and a
:16:06. > :16:08.consultation on the future of the site is underway. But any proposals
:16:09. > :16:11.to develop the land by a major supermarket chain will face
:16:12. > :16:14.opposition from the County Council even though another livestock market
:16:15. > :16:17.will be provided if the site is re`developed. Paul Murphy reports.
:16:18. > :16:20.This deli is the kind of independent specialist shop which characterises
:16:21. > :16:23.this rural market town. But that character, according to some, will
:16:24. > :16:26.disappear if a large supermarket is allowed into Louth. People from
:16:27. > :16:33.Grimsby and Lincoln come to Louth because they like the experience.
:16:34. > :16:39.Why don't they stay in Lincoln and Grimsby? Because they like to come
:16:40. > :16:42.to Louth for a day out. And this is the cattle market site which East
:16:43. > :16:48.Lindsey district council is thinking about selling. It says it's had
:16:49. > :16:51.interest from a number of supermarkets. But now the County
:16:52. > :16:55.Council has waded into the debate with a warning for the town. I have
:16:56. > :16:58.seen the devastation that supermarkets cause if they are put
:16:59. > :17:02.in the wrong place and they are not integrated properly into the whole
:17:03. > :17:17.retail offer of a place. I do not want to see Louth go the way of so
:17:18. > :17:21.many towns in this country. One concern is it that this was the age
:17:22. > :17:23.of town place. Campaigners have welcomed the County Council's
:17:24. > :17:31.intervention. We've been very heartened by Colin Davie's comments.
:17:32. > :17:35.He's clearly taken a stand back look at this and said, look, there's this
:17:36. > :17:38.town which is so important to the visitor experience in Lincolnshire.
:17:39. > :17:41.It's one of the jewels of the county. To protect it is a very
:17:42. > :17:45.important part of policy. No`one from East Lindsey district council
:17:46. > :18:10.was available for interview. But their spokesman said:
:18:11. > :18:16.so the council also says it will build a replacement livestock market
:18:17. > :18:20.if it goes ahead. Like all of these things, it boils down to money. This
:18:21. > :18:23.site could be worth at least ?12 million to East Lindsey district
:18:24. > :18:29.council. They'll tell you that at a time when budgets are tight, that's
:18:30. > :18:33.a lot of public services. There is much at stake in this historic town.
:18:34. > :18:38.It will all be discussed at a special council meeting later this
:18:39. > :18:41.week. Paul is back from Louth and with me now. What evidence is there
:18:42. > :18:45.to suggest that a supermarket ` should one come to Louth ` might
:18:46. > :18:50.actually benefit the town? Every town is different. The study is
:18:51. > :19:03.being done by the University of Southampton, looked at a three`year
:19:04. > :19:10.study and showed that people will go into towns as well as the retail
:19:11. > :19:13.centres. The fear in Louth is people will go to the supermarket, then not
:19:14. > :19:17.bother going into the centre of town.
:19:18. > :19:23.Thank you. Another one you might want to comment on.
:19:24. > :19:26.Thanks to everyone who got in touch with us about the Humberside Police
:19:27. > :19:30.and Crime Commissioner who says he needs an increase in the police
:19:31. > :19:34.budget. Matthew Grove wants the money residents pay for police to
:19:35. > :19:37.rise by just under two percent. The money will go towards new technology
:19:38. > :19:41.which he says will mean officers can spend more time on the streets.
:19:42. > :20:07.Plenty of responses from you on this one.
:20:08. > :20:13.Hull City are closing in on the ten wins that Manager Steve Bruce said
:20:14. > :20:16.they needed to stay in the Premier League. They head into tomorrow's
:20:17. > :20:24.match with Southampton after taking a seventh victory at Sunderland. Our
:20:25. > :20:27.sports reporter Simon Clark explains how the Tigers' multi`million pound
:20:28. > :20:39.strike force has turned around their fortunes. Smiles for Steve Bruce. He
:20:40. > :20:43.has now done the double over them. He was helped by another Sunderland
:20:44. > :20:45.red card, this time handed out to Wes Brown. Tom Huddlestone couldn't
:20:46. > :20:49.capitalise. Soon after, the impressive Shane Long could. Long
:20:50. > :20:52.might have had a second. The post to Sunderland 's rescue. Hull City paid
:20:53. > :20:57.close to ?15 million in the transfer window, a mind`boggling amount for
:20:58. > :21:00.this club and this is what it buys. Jelavic scoring his first to add to
:21:01. > :21:08.Long 's earlier strike and that's the Tigers up to 27 points. Still
:21:09. > :21:11.only four above the drop zone but seemingly heading in the right
:21:12. > :21:27.direction before tomorrow's match with Southampton. They have done
:21:28. > :21:47.fantastically well. It helped spirit enormously. Southampton lost the
:21:48. > :21:52.weekend. It was a learning curve for us. Hopefully, we can build on that
:21:53. > :21:59.and it will be a different story this time round. We have got a few
:22:00. > :22:04.new players in. We expect a different outcome. Steve Bruce did
:22:05. > :22:07.not mince his words today, saying that Southampton are the best team
:22:08. > :22:12.in the Premier League outside the traditional elite, a measure of how
:22:13. > :22:25.hard things might be tomorrow. If the Tigers were to win, I will be
:22:26. > :22:29.eight victories this season. Scunthorpe United remain second in
:22:30. > :22:33.League One after a draw with leaders Chesterfield. Leading striker Sam
:22:34. > :22:36.Winnall put the Iron ahead with a shot at close range but a second
:22:37. > :22:41.half penalty was enough to give the visitors a point which keeps them
:22:42. > :22:45.top of the table. Hull FC chairman Adam Pearson has
:22:46. > :22:51.been outlining his ambitions for the club ahead of the new season. Hull,
:22:52. > :22:54.who defeated Hull Kingston Rovers in one of their pre`season matches,
:22:55. > :22:58.start life under new coach Lee Radford against the French side
:22:59. > :23:06.Catalan Dragons at the KC Stadium on Friday night. I did not really think
:23:07. > :23:16.there was enough discipline in the squad last year with regard to
:23:17. > :23:21.training and particular standards. I have been very impressed with what
:23:22. > :23:23.he has done. I could not asking to settle into the job better.
:23:24. > :23:27.Adam Pearson, who will be explaining more of his plans on the Super
:23:28. > :23:39.League show tonight, which starts at 11.20 here on BBC One.
:23:40. > :23:43.Lincolnshire skier Jade Etherington has told Look North she's hoping for
:23:44. > :23:46.a podium`finish at the Paralympics. The 22`year`old began skiing on
:23:47. > :23:50.family holidays ` and has now been selected to represent Team GB in
:23:51. > :23:54.four events at Sochi. She has less than 5% vision in each eye ` so
:23:55. > :24:01.needs a guide to help her compete. Gemma Dawson has been to meet her.
:24:02. > :24:08.Speeding down the slopes one after another. Watching it, it's hard to
:24:09. > :24:12.believe that Jade ` in the orange hat ` is partially sighted. So she
:24:13. > :24:22.relies on Caroline in front to guide her around the course. She wears
:24:23. > :24:28.black so I can see her in contrast to the snow. In our helmets, we have
:24:29. > :24:32.Bluetooth headset and can talk to each other. My site was pretty
:24:33. > :24:37.stable when I was younger. Ever since I was 17, I started to lose my
:24:38. > :24:42.site. That is when I got into skiing, and it really helped me cope
:24:43. > :24:45.with the sight loss, and it was a silver lining.
:24:46. > :24:47.Today, Jade's been doing some final interviews in Lincoln. Before
:24:48. > :24:56.heading to a holding camp tomorrow, where she'll prepare to compete in
:24:57. > :25:05.four events in Sochi. My aim has always been the sodium `` podium in
:25:06. > :25:10.Sochi. I can't believe it is nearly here. I remember when it was 3000
:25:11. > :25:13.days away and now it is 25. I have always claimed to be on the podium,
:25:14. > :25:16.no matter what colour. Yesterday, Team GB picked`up their
:25:17. > :25:22.first medal at the Winter Games. Jenny Jones, here taking bronze in
:25:23. > :25:24.the slope style snowboarding event. Jade's now hoping for a similar
:25:25. > :25:28.result. This afternoon, she caught up with
:25:29. > :25:41.two of her sisters in Lincoln. And they couldn't be prouder. It is
:25:42. > :25:46.exciting hearing about the place she has been to. Method of a bit jealous
:25:47. > :25:49.but it is really good. I am public to cry, but I will feel proud of
:25:50. > :25:54.her. She has achieved something amazing. She is representing Great
:25:55. > :25:58.Britain. She should be proud. So now there's just time for a few
:25:59. > :26:14.final practice runs before Jade and Caroline compete. Incredible. We
:26:15. > :26:20.wish Jade well. I'm sure she. We wish Jade all the best.
:26:21. > :26:24.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.
:26:25. > :26:30.Thousands of homes are at risk in the Thames Valley.
:26:31. > :26:32.There is a call to regulate free meals and food banks to stop some
:26:33. > :26:52.people from taking advantage. Response on the subject of food
:26:53. > :27:06.banks. Thanks for the messages. Paul says, I think genuine people who
:27:07. > :27:12.need the food bank... Sally says, I am a professional. We do not just
:27:13. > :27:16.hand out vouchers. Somebody else says, if people have a mobile phone,
:27:17. > :27:22.they should not be entitled, because if they can afford a phone, they
:27:23. > :27:26.should afford food. Bridget says, there are genuine cases where people
:27:27. > :27:33.need help, but many abuse the system. Beryl says, people who
:27:34. > :27:37.attend food banks are given food for only three days and put in touch
:27:38. > :27:42.with the correct agency according to their needs. Thank you for those.
:27:43. > :28:16.Have a nice evening. Goodbye. # I tremble
:28:17. > :28:36.Commencing AC-12 investigation of DI Lindsay Denton for suspicion