:00:00. > 3:59:59so it's goodbye from me, and on BBC One, we now join the BBC's news
:00:00. > :00:18.teams where you are. Good evening, and welcome to BBC
:00:19. > :00:22.Look North. The headlines tonight: 's is best The TV show about people
:00:23. > :00:25.on benefits, and the people in Grimsby who say they don't want a
:00:26. > :00:33.second series. Known for the steelworks, or what is left of them.
:00:34. > :00:36.Tonight people here have been telling councillors they don't want
:00:37. > :00:40.the TV programme to affect the reputation of the town. A call to
:00:41. > :00:42.stop parents being penalised by expensive school holiday breaks.
:00:43. > :00:44.Sincere and unreserved ` Lincolnshire's Police and Crime
:00:45. > :00:50.Commissioner apologises to his chief constable. The demands for ?200
:00:51. > :00:58.million to improve the Humber's flood defences If we get the whole
:00:59. > :01:06.thing done, it will dramatically change the future risk of flooding
:01:07. > :01:09.the wound here `` around here. And the mild weather looks set to
:01:10. > :01:18.continue across the week. I will be back later in the
:01:19. > :01:23.programme with a full forecast. Good evening. It's been described as
:01:24. > :01:27.a TV freak show, but some of those taking part in the planned new
:01:28. > :01:30.series of Skint in Grimsby say the town could benefit. People are
:01:31. > :01:33.meeting on the East Marsh estate this evening to discuss their
:01:34. > :01:36.concerns about the programme, which shows how people survive without
:01:37. > :01:40.work. More than 800 people have signed a petition calling for it to
:01:41. > :01:44.be stopped. In a moment, I'll be talking to one man who says he's
:01:45. > :01:52.happy to take part in the programme, but first, this report from Gemma
:01:53. > :02:02.Dawson. This TV show was watched by
:02:03. > :02:06.millions. Skint was based on life on this Scunthorpe estate, but the
:02:07. > :02:09.Channel 4 show proved controversial. Now some people in
:02:10. > :02:18.Grimsby are concerned it could be the featured town in the second
:02:19. > :02:23.series. I really do not want them to fill it in Grimsby. They will
:02:24. > :02:28.portray is it a bad light. It will bring up a lot of issues, but also a
:02:29. > :02:33.lot of stigma. The show can speak for what it is and we will see what
:02:34. > :02:40.happens. At this public meeting tonight, locals have been discussing
:02:41. > :02:42.the show. We do not think it is there that that kind of programme is
:02:43. > :02:47.made about this extraordinary community. It is a brilliant
:02:48. > :02:51.community and it should not be ridiculed or misrepresented. Channel
:02:52. > :03:01.4 has not attended the meeting, because it said it offered...
:03:02. > :03:08.In the West Cliff estate in Scunthorpe earlier, I met Ray from
:03:09. > :03:16.the drop`in centre, who told be most people in this area would not want a
:03:17. > :03:21.second series filmed here. These programmes are not showing a true
:03:22. > :03:24.reflection of the areas. There are a of good and positive things
:03:25. > :03:28.happening that just does not come to the front because people don't want
:03:29. > :03:33.to see all the good things. They point the negative things. They
:03:34. > :03:36.would not have viewers otherwise. But some believed there were
:03:37. > :03:43.benefits to Skint being in Scunthorpe. It has brought the
:03:44. > :03:47.attention of the world, but also the broader issues about how we improve
:03:48. > :03:53.the lives of people in North Lincolnshire. In Grimsby test
:03:54. > :03:57.filming has already taken place. But Channel 4 says it cannot definitely
:03:58. > :04:00.confirm the final location of the next series yet, but many here
:04:01. > :04:03.tonight are hoping it will not be here.
:04:04. > :04:06.Gemma is at the Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe, where the meeting has
:04:07. > :04:14.been taking place. What's been said there?
:04:15. > :04:18.Around 60 people are here at tonight's meeting. Most appear to be
:04:19. > :04:22.concerned about the prospect of Skint being filmed here. They are
:04:23. > :04:26.worried it will only show the negative aspects of the town. But
:04:27. > :04:30.Channel 4 says it will look at the real impact of worthlessness,
:04:31. > :04:37.highlighting some of the social issues that arise. `` that arise.
:04:38. > :04:41.People here have considered writing to Channel 4, and also making a
:04:42. > :04:44.counter documentary to show the positive aspects of the town.
:04:45. > :04:48.The Reverend John Ellis has been part of the filming in the town, I
:04:49. > :04:54.asked him why he'd agreed to take part.
:04:55. > :04:58.They came to us and asked us, would we co`operate with them? That was in
:04:59. > :05:03.November and we have spent from then until today in discussions from
:05:04. > :05:06.them, and negotiations, to make certain as far as possible that they
:05:07. > :05:11.were going to put a positive image of what we do over on the
:05:12. > :05:19.television. You cannot be sure that they are going to be positive. 800
:05:20. > :05:26.people have signed the petition. 81 thousand in Grimsby, so it is hardly
:05:27. > :05:35.a lot. You think there is nothing to worry about. You always take a risk
:05:36. > :05:40.with any media. Are you not worried Grimsby is going to be seen as a
:05:41. > :05:47.freak show? It will not be shown as a freak show. You are not reducing
:05:48. > :05:51.it. Well, you could change this interview today. You never have a
:05:52. > :05:57.control of what goes on television. You always take a risk. So people
:05:58. > :06:03.down on their block, on benefits, is that the right material on
:06:04. > :06:07.entertainment? I do not see it as entertainment. Anybody who does,
:06:08. > :06:12.that is really sad. But people need to know the conditions in which
:06:13. > :06:16.people in this country, which the Prime Minister himself has now
:06:17. > :06:20.admitted is a wealthy country, the conditions some people have to live
:06:21. > :06:25.in. They have to see it and know it. If they see it as entertainment that
:06:26. > :06:29.is their problem. So for the people who can relate to it, it is a
:06:30. > :06:35.documentary, those who cannot relate to it, in a posh house in Oxford,
:06:36. > :06:42.that is entertainment. I don't care about those people. Is it a good
:06:43. > :06:46.thing or a bad thing for Grimsby? It was not a bad thing for Scunthorpe.
:06:47. > :06:52.It started re`generation of the area. The council has met. It has
:06:53. > :06:58.not been all bad. Will you be watching it? I will be watching this
:06:59. > :07:02.one. What is your message to those who are not happy about it? That is
:07:03. > :07:08.their opinion. I have a different opinion.
:07:09. > :07:14.Let us know what you think about this story. Will this be a freak
:07:15. > :07:18.show about Grimsby, will it help the town or hinder its image, or will
:07:19. > :07:49.some good come out of them taking part in the programme?
:07:50. > :07:56.the stories of the heroism and bravery of World War I.
:07:57. > :08:00.A Lincolnshire head teacher has called for the government and travel
:08:01. > :08:04.companies to get their act together to stop parents being penalised by
:08:05. > :08:09.expensive breaks during school holidays. The issue is being
:08:10. > :08:13.discussed in the Commons today after a public outcry. Now Adrian Reed,
:08:14. > :08:19.the head of four schools in Boston, says enough is enough. An English
:08:20. > :08:22.lesson in full swing at this academy in Boston today, but for parents it
:08:23. > :08:27.is a maths lesson that is needed when it comes to working out how
:08:28. > :08:31.much extra they will be paying for a trip to foreign insurers in the
:08:32. > :08:34.school holidays. With more and more schools starting
:08:35. > :08:38.to set their own holiday times, and families under financial pressure,
:08:39. > :08:42.able are starting to say enough is enough, and really the government,
:08:43. > :08:47.local schools and the travel companies need to get their act
:08:48. > :08:50.together to make sure families can have that important holiday time
:08:51. > :08:55.together without it affecting their education. Today the issue is being
:08:56. > :09:00.debated in Westminster after 160,000 people called for a cap on price
:09:01. > :09:04.rises in school holidays on a petition. We have logged onto a
:09:05. > :09:11.popular all`inclusive holiday website and do dollar done a search
:09:12. > :09:15.for a family flying from Manchester to Majorca in the summer. This is
:09:16. > :09:22.the first one that came up, during the summer holidays it will set you
:09:23. > :09:29.back ?694 per person. A total of ?2776. To do the same search again
:09:30. > :09:36.during school term time, you can go in June for 488 per person, a total
:09:37. > :09:40.of less than ?2000, a saving of more than ?800. Plenty of money for those
:09:41. > :09:45.holiday souvenirs. At the temptation to save that money can come at a
:09:46. > :09:50.cost, in the form of fixed penalties for unauthorised absence. Councils
:09:51. > :09:55.have issued hundreds in the last year. We will do everything we can
:09:56. > :10:02.to persuade parents not to take their children out of school for
:10:03. > :10:05.holidays. They will be delivered this and significantly. Parents in
:10:06. > :10:13.the East Riding tonight said holiday companies are taking advantage. It
:10:14. > :10:18.is ridiculous. We are going away in the Easter holidays and it is
:10:19. > :10:24.costing a fortune. It is completely unfair. One idea could be to stagger
:10:25. > :10:29.UK term plans, a possible solution for cash strapped parents. Certainly
:10:30. > :10:30.a hot potato at the moment. Another one you might want to
:10:31. > :10:39.comment on. Should parents be fined for taking
:10:40. > :10:47.children out of school for holidays in turn times? Maybe you have been
:10:48. > :10:53.fined or you are considering taking children out for a holiday.
:10:54. > :10:57.The Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Alan Hardwick, has
:10:58. > :11:02.apologised to his chief constable 12 months after he suspended him. The
:11:03. > :11:06.apology to Neil Rhodes was made this morning. Our reporter Emma Massey is
:11:07. > :11:12.in the newsroom. What has Mr Hardwick said?
:11:13. > :11:15.In his letter to Neil Rhodes, Alan Hardwick says he is sorry for the
:11:16. > :11:19.anxiety caused to him and his family. He says his apology is
:11:20. > :11:22.sincere and unreserved. But he goes on to say that he also intended to
:11:23. > :11:26.act appropriately. Let's just remind us of what this is all about. The
:11:27. > :11:30.saga dates back a year, when the then acting chief constable, Neil
:11:31. > :11:35.Rhodes, was suspended. It started an investigation that cost taxpayers
:11:36. > :11:39.?165,000. Mr Rhodes was reinstated by a High Court judge following a
:11:40. > :11:43.legal challenge. He's since become the permanent chief constable of
:11:44. > :11:47.Lincolnshire Police. In a separate letter to the Police and Crime Panel
:11:48. > :11:50.today, the same panel that requested this apology be made, Mr Hardwick
:11:51. > :11:57.defends the spend of public money and says he would like now to draw a
:11:58. > :12:00.line under this and move on. But the panel says while they welcome the
:12:01. > :12:09.apology to Neil Rhodes, they want to see a separate apology to the people
:12:10. > :12:20.of Lincolnshire. Thank you. Still ahead: The international footballer
:12:21. > :12:24.turned boxer who has now claimed a British title. I would love to tell
:12:25. > :12:28.everybody the story about what I have done and how great I have done,
:12:29. > :12:36.but I have an unbelievable team around B.
:12:37. > :12:49.`` around me. This picture was so good, the
:12:50. > :12:54.directors made it move. Fantastic cloud formation. Paul is back from
:12:55. > :13:00.half term but he is on a baker day today.
:13:01. > :13:05.Yes, he needed a break after the break. It has been a nice day today
:13:06. > :13:10.and we have a couple more on the cards. Tomorrow not too bad and
:13:11. > :13:16.Wednesday fine as well. Tomorrow, a grey start but brightening up. We
:13:17. > :13:21.have some wet and breezy weather through the course of the night. You
:13:22. > :13:24.can see on the satellite picture at the front overnight from last night
:13:25. > :13:30.moving away. Broken cloud behind it so some peasant spells of sunshine.
:13:31. > :13:37.The cloud will thicken this evening, the breeze will strengthen. It will
:13:38. > :13:42.be blustery along the coastline, gusts in excess of 30 mph. But all
:13:43. > :13:55.the wind, cloud and rain means it will be a mild night.
:13:56. > :14:01.A bit of a grey start to the day tomorrow. In the early rain will
:14:02. > :14:08.clear away and it will brighten up quickly. Cloud ceiling and breaking.
:14:09. > :14:14.There could be the odd isolated but generally a pleasant day. `` cloud
:14:15. > :14:20.ceiling and breaking. Today we got up to 10 degrees, very mild. Still
:14:21. > :14:28.mild tomorrow, but not quite so high, at nine or ten. The average is
:14:29. > :14:32.eight degrees for this time of year. A fairly breezy day on Wednesday
:14:33. > :14:37.with the risk of the odd shower but most places dry. Wet and windy
:14:38. > :14:40.overnight Wednesday and then on Thursday it brightens up again with
:14:41. > :14:43.a scarf of showers. Cooler for Friday.
:14:44. > :14:48.An East Yorkshire MP is asking the Government for ?200 million to
:14:49. > :14:51.improve flood defences around the Humber. 1,100 homes in the area were
:14:52. > :14:55.flooded during the tidal surge in December. The MP for Haltemprice and
:14:56. > :14:58.Howden, David Davis, is lobbying the government to provide money for work
:14:59. > :15:02.on the defences. Kate Sweeting reports.
:15:03. > :15:07.For John and Liz Kirk from Yokefleet in East Yorkshire, this caravan is
:15:08. > :15:11.now home. Like almost all of their neighbours, they were flooded during
:15:12. > :15:18.December's tidal surge. It could be several months before they can move
:15:19. > :15:24.back into their house. After 11 weeks, it is just really depressing
:15:25. > :15:27.now, and it gets you down after all this time. 1,100 homes in the Humber
:15:28. > :15:30.area were flooded during December's tidal surge. Now with predictions
:15:31. > :15:34.that extreme weather will become more common, the MP for Haltemprice
:15:35. > :15:42.and Howden, David Davis, is calling for the east coast to be better
:15:43. > :15:46.protected. We are the second highest flood risk in the country and that
:15:47. > :15:51.will get worse as sea levels go up. We have to do something about it.
:15:52. > :15:55.The plan is to raise the height of parts of the river bank which
:15:56. > :15:59.protect thousands of homes from flooding but which were overtopped
:16:00. > :16:04.in December. There are also plans to create water holding areas and to
:16:05. > :16:10.remove some flood defences to allow some areas to flood. This has
:16:11. > :16:15.already been done in a few areas, albeit amid controversy, as many did
:16:16. > :16:19.not want to see that land lost. All of this work would cost more than
:16:20. > :16:22.?200 million, money which would largely have to come from the
:16:23. > :16:28.government. But at a time when much of the UK has been battered by the
:16:29. > :16:35.elements, is securing hundreds of millions of pounds for this area
:16:36. > :16:41.realistic? It is realistic. We are looking forward 20 years from now. A
:16:42. > :16:48.very important area, very valuable assets, so it is right to do this.
:16:49. > :16:53.If it is not done, all this land will just be reclaimed. Nature will
:16:54. > :16:59.take it back again unless we fight it. Liz and John hope to stay in
:17:00. > :17:03.this village for the rest of their lives, and it's hoped if this work
:17:04. > :17:17.is carried out, it will also be saved for future generations.
:17:18. > :17:20.We will continue to follow the floods closely.
:17:21. > :17:23.The last two remaining flying Lancaster Bombers in the world are
:17:24. > :17:27.to fly together in Lincolnshire. A bomber from Canada will arrive at
:17:28. > :17:30.RAF Coningsby in August. It'll fly alongside the Lancaster, operated by
:17:31. > :17:33.the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Last year was the 70th
:17:34. > :17:36.anniversary of the Dambusters raids. The Doncaster Belles and England
:17:37. > :17:39.footballer Sue Smith has been attempting to cycle one of the most
:17:40. > :17:42.arduous climbs in Yorkshire ahead of the Tour De France coming to the
:17:43. > :17:47.area this summer. The Buttertubs Pass in North Yorkshire is a steep,
:17:48. > :17:51.nearly three`mile climb. The route will be one of two mountain climbs
:17:52. > :17:56.on stage one of the 2014 Tour De France, which starts in Yorkshire
:17:57. > :17:58.this July. And you can find out how Sue gets on ` that's on an Inside
:17:59. > :18:07.Out Tour De France special. Former professional footballer
:18:08. > :18:11.Curtis Woodhouse has stunned the boxing world by winning a British
:18:12. > :18:15.title. Curtis, from Driffield, played for Hull City and Grimsby
:18:16. > :18:18.Town before switching to boxing. On Saturday, his boxing dream came true
:18:19. > :18:26.on a bill which included Olympic champion Luke Campbell. Our sports
:18:27. > :18:30.reporter Simon Clark was there. Even in his moment of triumph with
:18:31. > :18:32.his family and management team, Curtis Woodhouse faced the media
:18:33. > :18:35.disbelieving what he had achieved. Not many gave the former England
:18:36. > :18:39.under`21 international a chance in the fight game when in 2006, as a
:18:40. > :18:49.Grimsby Town player, he announced he was switching sports. I kind of
:18:50. > :18:54.turned my back on football a little bit, not that I don't like football,
:18:55. > :18:58.it is just something I feel I have done now. Woodhouse was taking on
:18:59. > :19:01.the champion Darren Hamilton, who came with a strong pedigree. And a
:19:02. > :19:05.nice hat. Both men scraped and jabbed, looking for the decisive
:19:06. > :19:11.blow. In the end, the judges were split, but Woodhouse got it. The
:19:12. > :19:17.most remarkable thing for me is that I have done it in 28 fights. A
:19:18. > :19:21.season and a half for an amateur. I would love to tell everybody the
:19:22. > :19:26.story about how great I have done, but I have an unbelievable team
:19:27. > :19:30.about me. What an achievement, what a story for his kids. They will be
:19:31. > :19:33.so proud. In other bouts, Olympic star Luke Campbell thrilled his home
:19:34. > :19:36.crowd with an eighth`round stoppage of Scott Moises, as he builds to a
:19:37. > :19:39.British title defence. And in another astonishing performace,
:19:40. > :19:42.Hull's Tommy Coyle picked himself off the canvas four times to land
:19:43. > :19:44.the decisive punch on Daniel Brizuela of Argentina to retain his
:19:45. > :19:56.IBF international belt. Hull Kingston Rovers earned a late
:19:57. > :19:59.draw in the Super League. They trailed 24`6 at half time but Josh
:20:00. > :20:03.Hodgson scored three minutes from time, before Omari Caro's converted
:20:04. > :20:11.try tied the game in the last minute. It finished 24`24.
:20:12. > :20:19.Hull FC led at 10`6 at half`time thanks to tries from Mickey Payer
:20:20. > :20:23.and Richard Whiting at St Helens. But Saints came back after the break
:20:24. > :20:27.to win 34`22. And you can see all the tries from
:20:28. > :20:34.both those games on tonight's Super League Show.
:20:35. > :20:39.Hull City will reach the quarterfinals of the FA Cup if they
:20:40. > :20:42.beat Brighton in a replay tonight.The Tigers thrashed Cardiff
:20:43. > :20:45.4`0 in Wales this weekend in the Premier League. Manager Steve Bruce
:20:46. > :20:50.says his side can mount a challenge in the FA Cup and fight to stay in
:20:51. > :20:55.the Premier League. And you can hear commentary of the tie on BBC Radio
:20:56. > :21:00.Humberside. It's on all frequencies. Sportstalk is on air now.
:21:01. > :21:14.Scunthorpe United are level on points with Chesterfield at the top
:21:15. > :21:17.of League Two. The Iron thrashed Portsmouth on Saturday by 5`1. David
:21:18. > :21:21.Syers scored the first hat trick of his career as Scunthorpe took their
:21:22. > :21:24.unbeaten run to 16 matches since Russ Wilcox took over as manager.
:21:25. > :21:27.Grimsby Town missed out on a second successive FA Trophy final. The
:21:28. > :21:31.Mariners drew 1`1 against Cambridge on Saturday, losing 3`2 over the two
:21:32. > :21:37.legs. Scott Neilson got the Grimsby goal, but it wasn't enough.
:21:38. > :21:45.We are looking for people to have their say on what we do here at look
:21:46. > :21:50.North by joining our Regional Audience Panel. The group meets
:21:51. > :21:58.three times a year and it is unpaid although you will receive expenses.
:21:59. > :22:06.Order an information pack on our website or by phoning that number.
:22:07. > :22:14.This year is the centenary of World War I. It was a global conflict but
:22:15. > :22:17.its impact was felt in our region. Over the next couple of weeks we
:22:18. > :22:24.will uncover some of the stories of those on the home front ensuring
:22:25. > :22:32.that those who lift, served and diet are remembered. `` those who lived.
:22:33. > :22:40.It claimed the lives of over 16 million people. A conflict on a
:22:41. > :22:47.global scale. But it impact was felt right here on our doorstep.
:22:48. > :22:53.From major cities to towns and villages, World War I touched almost
:22:54. > :22:56.everyone's life in some way or another and he is too channelling
:22:57. > :23:02.incher, there were tales of bravery, of courage and endeavour.
:23:03. > :23:03.Over the next week here on the BBC, we are going to be unearthing some
:23:04. > :23:17.of those incredible stories. There are some amazing human stories
:23:18. > :23:21.of everyday life and how this heroism manifested itself in
:23:22. > :23:25.different ways. The boys and girls who managed to survive the bombings.
:23:26. > :23:31.The women who protected the home front. The mounted soldiers who
:23:32. > :23:34.protected the East coast. It is a really diverse story about everyday
:23:35. > :23:47.life and how the heroism shone through. And never was there a more
:23:48. > :23:50.five example of bravery than the Grimsby Chums, a battalion made of
:23:51. > :23:56.friends and colleagues who joined up together and gave their lives
:23:57. > :24:02.together. It wiped out a whole echelon of society and in a small
:24:03. > :24:07.place like Grimsby it must have been devastating. All the young men of
:24:08. > :24:12.their generation just wiped out. From those who gave their lives to
:24:13. > :24:17.those who gave the orders, we will hear this man's story, William
:24:18. > :24:20.Robertson, who started life in a small village in Lincolnshire and
:24:21. > :24:31.who became the only man to rise through all the ranks in the Army.
:24:32. > :24:42.On his death, hundreds attended a memorial at Lincoln Cathedral. Today
:24:43. > :24:46.few know his story. Today we will go to a school named after him and see
:24:47. > :24:50.that his memory is alive. The telling of these stories has been
:24:51. > :24:54.made possible as a result of a special partnership between the BBC
:24:55. > :24:57.and the Imperial warmly serums. Rare material from the archives has been
:24:58. > :25:07.dug out to bring extraordinary scenes to life, but this is not just
:25:08. > :25:16.a story on film. `` the Imperial War Museum 's. They threw a piano out of
:25:17. > :25:21.the window and smashed the house of... We know little about some of
:25:22. > :25:25.the First World War history of the area and what these pieces for BBC
:25:26. > :25:31.Radio have done is uncovered some of the gems.
:25:32. > :25:35.100 years may have passed since they made their sacrifices on the front
:25:36. > :25:40.line, since the hardships and heartache was felt on the home
:25:41. > :25:44.front, but thanks to the special project, the stories of the men and
:25:45. > :25:55.women in World War I to be once more. `` are to be told once more.
:25:56. > :25:59.Incredible, the old pictures there. There will be another film tomorrow
:26:00. > :26:03.night. If you want to find out more, go to the BBC website, where you can
:26:04. > :26:08.discover more World War I history from across the UK. A B cup of the
:26:09. > :26:15.main national and regional headlines.
:26:16. > :26:21.More than 20,000 people with no food, shelter or way out in Syria.
:26:22. > :26:25.Look North East told that a controversial TV Seabees could help
:26:26. > :26:34.turn Grimsby's fortunes around. People need to know the conditions
:26:35. > :26:41.in what should `` in which people in this region live.
:26:42. > :26:49.Tamara's forecast, a cloudy, damp start, brightening up with some
:26:50. > :26:53.showers later on. Responds on whether there should be
:26:54. > :26:59.a second series of Skint set in Grimsby. James says, we do not want
:27:00. > :27:07.another series. It is just shock tactics for viewing figures. It is a
:27:08. > :27:12.misrepresentation of 99% of good old Grimsby people. Another viewer says
:27:13. > :27:17.that Grimsby has always been the butt of jokes, including being grim
:27:18. > :27:22.and smelling of fish. The programme would no doubt this represented
:27:23. > :27:27.area. Roger says Channel 4 pretends the areas are documentaries but they
:27:28. > :27:31.are really great sneer shows for posh southerners. Bill says, I have
:27:32. > :27:37.moved to Lincolnshire from London. I can assure you no matter how much
:27:38. > :27:43.this programme denigrates Grimsby, it cannot lower the southerners'
:27:44. > :27:46.opinion of the area and its people. Quite strong. Good night.