:00:00. > :00:00.soon. That is all from the BBC News at Six, goodbye from me. On BBC One
:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight. Claims
:00:10. > :00:19.that this area could lose out on millions of pounds of European money
:00:20. > :00:23.to help repair flood damage. MEPs vote to the government in January
:00:24. > :00:27.saying, could you please ask for money for the UK flooded areas, and
:00:28. > :00:30.so far they have not. Bigger warnings and smaller packs` how
:00:31. > :00:33.tighter laws could help stop smoking Flowering too soon. How the early
:00:34. > :00:37.spring is hitting the UK's daffodil industry And the tourist train
:00:38. > :00:40.bringing a little bit of the seaside to Hull Homeowners and businesses
:00:41. > :00:42.hit by December's floods are missing out on millions of pounds of
:00:43. > :00:46.European compensation money because it's claimed the UK Government
:00:47. > :00:50.doesn't want it. The tourist train bringing ethics of the seaside to
:00:51. > :01:07.Hull. Detailed forecast is in 15 minutes.
:01:08. > :01:10.Homeowners and businesses hit by the floods in December are missing out
:01:11. > :01:13.on millions of pounds in compensation because it is claimed
:01:14. > :01:16.the UK Government does not want it. The tidal surge affected more than a
:01:17. > :01:19.thousand homes and businesses in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and
:01:20. > :01:26.now Euro Mps say money is available to repair the damage. But the
:01:27. > :01:28.Government says it won't be asking Brussels for financial help. Tim
:01:29. > :01:31.Iredale reports. Could our flood hit towns and
:01:32. > :01:40.villages be missing out on millions of pounds worth of European money to
:01:41. > :01:43.help them get back on their feet? In Barrow Haven on the south bank of
:01:44. > :01:51.the Humber they're still counting the cost of December's tidal surge.
:01:52. > :01:54.The local pub has been closed for almost three months while repair
:01:55. > :01:57.work is carried out. They are expecting it to be about half a
:01:58. > :02:05.million, between 450 and ?500,000 worth. It will cost us some as well,
:02:06. > :02:08.there are always going to be things we have forgotten about on
:02:09. > :02:12.insurance. There will be an outlay for us but there we go. One of those
:02:13. > :02:15.things. Back in 2007, there were similar calls for flood hit parts of
:02:16. > :02:19.our area to receive financial help from the EU. I went to the European
:02:20. > :02:27.Parliament on the hunt for our missing millions. Seven years on, I
:02:28. > :02:47.have returned to Brussels where some MEPs are asking once again, what
:02:48. > :02:50.happened to our flood money? We have asked the Lib Dems, MEPs all wrote
:02:51. > :02:54.to the government on the seventh January saying can you please now
:02:55. > :03:02.ask for money for the UK for flooded areas. So far they haven't done so,
:03:03. > :03:06.which is a pity. Last year the EU Solidarity fund paid out more than
:03:07. > :03:08.?300 million to parts of Europe affected by severe flooding,
:03:09. > :03:11.including Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. I asked a leading
:03:12. > :03:14.Conservative MEP why our government wasn't tapping into that emergency
:03:15. > :03:18.fund? The government has made a lot of enquiries about the Solidarity
:03:19. > :03:27.fund, it is there to help victims of major disasters. Where are we not
:03:28. > :03:31.getting it? We have to look at the balance of whether it is a good
:03:32. > :03:35.thing to ask for it or not whether we should be... Surely it is a good
:03:36. > :03:38.thing if it is coming to help people? Not necessarily because by
:03:39. > :03:43.taking that money it may well mean that is coming out of monies which
:03:44. > :03:46.are also going to be paid to us out of the funds. There are a lot of
:03:47. > :03:48.complications about this. Those complications will probably be
:03:49. > :03:51.little consolation for communities who have paid a heavy price for this
:03:52. > :03:54.winter's severe weather. Tim is in live in Barton`upon`Humber
:03:55. > :03:56.this evening. Why doesn't the Government just go ahead and apply
:03:57. > :03:59.for this money? For the origins of this row, you
:04:00. > :04:02.have to turn back the clock 30 years to a time when Margaret Thatcher was
:04:03. > :04:04.Prime Minister and famously handbag other European leaders into giving
:04:05. > :04:09.back some of the money we pay towards the EU. It is that so`called
:04:10. > :04:16.rebate the present government fears asking for help for. The Labour
:04:17. > :04:20.government got some money from Europe in 2007, but not as much as
:04:21. > :04:27.some people wanted. The bottom line is, who is best placed to decide how
:04:28. > :04:30.flood`hit communities like this one receive financial help. Visit
:04:31. > :04:42.Westminster or Europe? The government says it is not Brussels.
:04:43. > :04:46.In a moment: 100 years on ` we tell the story of a Hull butcher who came
:04:47. > :04:49.under attack in the First World War. With one of the highest rates of
:04:50. > :04:52.smoking in the country, health professionals in Hull says tighter
:04:53. > :04:56.laws on tobacco packaging will help to reduce the number of young people
:04:57. > :04:59.taking up the habit. It comes as plans for bigger health warnings on
:05:00. > :05:04.packets and a ban on flavoured cigarettes were approved by the
:05:05. > :05:07.European Parliament. Stopping young people from ever
:05:08. > :05:21.starting smoking. The focus of tighter EU wide laws on tobacco
:05:22. > :05:25.packaging. Approved today ` larger health warnings on packets. A ban on
:05:26. > :05:32.ten packs ` popular with younger people. And menthol cigarettes
:05:33. > :05:35.phased out. Over 50 young people in our region start smoking every day.
:05:36. > :05:39.A heavy smoker for 30 years, Mo is now getting help to quit at this
:05:40. > :05:47.stop smoking service in Hull. The graphic images had a big effect on
:05:48. > :05:54.her. I think it is scary. I can still remember pictures of a face
:05:55. > :06:01.cancer, and vanity tells a woman, I don't want that to happen to me. I'm
:06:02. > :06:13.part of brands Armistead, over 50% of people smoke. That is double the
:06:14. > :06:19.national average `` on parts of the Bransholme estate, over 50% of
:06:20. > :06:22.people smoke. Anything that will help people to not start in the
:06:23. > :06:33.first place is a good idea. Millions have already been spent
:06:34. > :06:42.stop smoking tv campaigns. But one local MP says these new rules go too
:06:43. > :06:44.far. It is another example of the EU pushing their nose in where
:06:45. > :06:51.Westminster is capable of dealing with it on their own. Youngsters
:06:52. > :06:54.will just get through 20 much quicker than they did the town.
:06:55. > :06:59.And there was scepticism at this Lincoln newsagents too. The health
:07:00. > :07:05.warnings worked when they first came out. Everybody has got used to them
:07:06. > :07:10.that they do not really look at them. Taking effect in 2016,
:07:11. > :07:13.campaigners say the legislation is a milestone in reducing the number
:07:14. > :07:19.Dave Atherton is from "Freedom two Choose" and he joins me now.
:07:20. > :07:29.Of smokers. You must welcome greater warning
:07:30. > :07:38.signs on packages. It is not as if smokers are not aware of the
:07:39. > :07:41.dangers. It is well`known by smokers, they do not need any
:07:42. > :07:46.further warnings from the government, thank you very much. In
:07:47. > :07:49.Australia, packs are almost entirely covered by warnings, and the
:07:50. > :07:56.percentage of teenagers deterred from taking up smoking is far higher
:07:57. > :08:06.than in this country, so it works. There is more teenagers in Australia
:08:07. > :08:10.that's right. `` that smoke. The number of people that smoke has
:08:11. > :08:16.remained constant. Will bigger warnings mean less smokers? No, not
:08:17. > :08:21.at all. It is just nanny state. The only packs I notice these days are
:08:22. > :08:24.the ones without health warnings. If somebody can only get ten cigarettes
:08:25. > :08:42.and a packet, will help them smoke less? No. You sound a little bit
:08:43. > :08:45.negative on these things. Don't you agree, we have heard about the high
:08:46. > :09:03.rate of smoking in the city, we have to do something? If we are talking
:09:04. > :09:11.about the directive, Sweden has the lowest rates of lung cancer. They
:09:12. > :09:23.are making the effectiveness of EC directs reduced `` e`cigarettes. Do
:09:24. > :09:33.you believe smokers are being slowly and surely socially alienate? I
:09:34. > :09:39.think it is a matter of record. We are the only identified minority
:09:40. > :09:41.that are discriminated against. Good to talk to you.
:09:42. > :09:50.Let us know what you think about this story. If you're a smoker and
:09:51. > :09:54.you couldn't buy them in packs of ten, would that affect your habit?
:09:55. > :09:55.Is is a good idea to cover two thirds of the packaging with
:09:56. > :10:14.warnings? A 25`year`old man has died after
:10:15. > :10:23.what the police have described as a drink`related incident in
:10:24. > :10:26.Scunthorpe. A police investigation is now under way into the
:10:27. > :10:29.circumstances. The man, who has been named locally as Derick Hare, was
:10:30. > :10:33.taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning after attending a
:10:34. > :10:42.house party. He died this morning. Those who knew him have paid tribute
:10:43. > :10:48.to him. He was a lovely boy. Quiet. He was here a few times. He didn't
:10:49. > :10:50.bother anybody. He was well liked. A genuinely lovely little boy. It is
:10:51. > :10:54.such a shame. A plan has been drawn up to tackle
:10:55. > :10:57.the problem of child poverty in Lincoln. The council says that one
:10:58. > :11:06.in four children live in poverty in the city, which is over the national
:11:07. > :11:09.average. They met with other local organisations earlier today to
:11:10. > :11:15.discuss the issue. Motorists travelling to Hull today have faced
:11:16. > :11:23.long delays after a serious accident. There is still some
:11:24. > :11:26.congestion. A car and another vehicle were involved in the crash.
:11:27. > :11:31.Flower growers in Lincolnshire say the industry is the latest victim of
:11:32. > :11:34.the unpredictable weather. The county's daffodil crop has flowered
:11:35. > :11:40.at least two weeks early following unseasonably high temperatures. Paul
:11:41. > :11:44.Murphy reports. Nearly half of the UK's daffodil
:11:45. > :11:52.crop is grown in this fertile corner of Southern Lincolnshire. This is a
:11:53. > :11:55.variety called Spring Dawn. At the moment it's growing too quickly and
:11:56. > :11:59.the industry is nervous. There are just too many flowers on the market,
:12:00. > :12:10.you know. There is a market for all of those flowers, providing they're
:12:11. > :12:13.spread out over about ten weeks. But if they all come in five weeks,
:12:14. > :12:17.there are just too many. Daffodils require a very precise sequence of
:12:18. > :12:20.cold and then mild weather to make them commercially viable. It's fair
:12:21. > :12:24.to say that in recent years, this industry has struggled to achieve
:12:25. > :12:35.that. The changing climate means growers must try to stay one step
:12:36. > :12:38.ahead of the weather. Where we used to look for varieties that were
:12:39. > :12:42.early, we are now tending to look more for varieties that are late so
:12:43. > :12:46.we can extend the season towards the end of April, beginning of May. And
:12:47. > :12:50.retailers also need to keep a careful eye on how the season is
:12:51. > :12:53.going. Daffodils start off in the Scilly Islands and then they come to
:12:54. > :12:56.Cornwall and then currently we're sourcing them from Lincolnshire and
:12:57. > :12:59.eventually towards the end of the season, they will come from
:13:00. > :13:09.Scotland. There will be availability for quite a long period of time but
:13:10. > :13:12.it is where they come to us from. Growers are fearful the market could
:13:13. > :13:15.be flooded with daffodils in the coming weeks. Not great for profit
:13:16. > :13:23.but perhaps good news for those buying for Mother's Day.
:13:24. > :13:30.Still ahead tonight: The goal which gave Scunthorpe their 17th unbeaten
:13:31. > :13:39.game ` so why were the players booed off the pitch last night? We are not
:13:40. > :13:49.going to win every game. More importantly, we are not losing.
:13:50. > :14:00.Conjunction of the moon with Venus at 6.15 this morning taken near
:14:01. > :14:08.Driffield by Trevor Appleton. Hm.
:14:09. > :14:12.Many years ago, Trevor was a weather forecaster, and he was very
:14:13. > :14:18.professional. That is a matter of opinion. If he
:14:19. > :14:22.was overtaken that photograph at six this morning, he has got too much
:14:23. > :14:26.time on his hands. Do you remember Trevor? It is a good
:14:27. > :14:32.job he has a good sense of humour. Hello, Trevor. It looks like it was
:14:33. > :14:35.out of wet, but brighten up with sunshine. Another Atlantic weather
:14:36. > :14:40.fronts will bring ranging from the West. We will have to watch this
:14:41. > :14:46.feature down to the south. It may bring more rain. The precise track
:14:47. > :14:54.is uncertain so stay tuned with your local forecast. It has turned out to
:14:55. > :15:04.be quite a nice day. Temperatures are been hovering about nine
:15:05. > :15:10.Celsius. It's cloud over and Brent spread from the West after midnight.
:15:11. > :15:14.Some persistent rain. A miserable end to the night. Lowest
:15:15. > :15:33.temperatures down to four or five. The sun will rise at around 6:55am.
:15:34. > :15:52.It will be a wet start. It will soon brighten up from the West. One or
:15:53. > :15:57.two afternoon showers. Quite breezy. Above average for February. A great
:15:58. > :16:05.deal of uncertainty for Friday. We are at risk of cloud and outbreaks
:16:06. > :16:11.of them. Sunday looks fine at the moment.
:16:12. > :16:17.What is the betting Alex Deakin will send in a photograph to try get on
:16:18. > :16:21.the show tomorrow? I think he has got better things to
:16:22. > :16:27.do. Sorry, Mrs Deacon, if you are
:16:28. > :16:29.watching. In 1914, it was the first time for centuries that war was
:16:30. > :16:32.brought right onto people's doorsteps.The Zeppelin raids of
:16:33. > :16:42.World War I meant towns and cities were bombed. Feelings ran high,
:16:43. > :16:45.particularly in Hull. In the latest in our World War I At Home series,
:16:46. > :16:49.Jo Makel reports on how German families living here came under
:16:50. > :16:52.attack. The death of Archduke Franz
:16:53. > :16:56.Ferdinand and the stand` off in Europe must have seemed a distant
:16:57. > :16:59.dispute. But on the day Britain declared against Germany, the war
:17:00. > :17:02.was on people's doorsteps. And it was a family who had a butcher's
:17:03. > :17:08.shop in Hull City centre who were among the first to suffer.
:17:09. > :17:12.Within hours of the outbreak of war a Hohenrein shop had been attacked
:17:13. > :17:15.on a perfectly nice afternoon, as a man who had enlisted in the war
:17:16. > :17:21.decided to show his angst against the Germans by smashing the shop
:17:22. > :17:31.window. The Hohenreins were a respectable
:17:32. > :17:34.family of German descent. They were leading philanthropists,
:17:35. > :17:37.they were involved in the cultural activity, everything in Hull. They
:17:38. > :17:41.were part of Hull. Having been born in Britain, having traded in Britain
:17:42. > :17:50.they were now going to be attacked for nothing other than the fact that
:17:51. > :17:54.their surname was German, Hohenrein. ?? new line Anti`German protests and
:17:55. > :17:57.attacks was happening in other parts of Britain and in France. But But in
:17:58. > :18:01.Hull, feelings seemed to intensify as news came of soldiers lost,
:18:02. > :18:09.trawlers sank at sea and the start of the Zeppelin raids. The The war
:18:10. > :18:21.came to Hull, men and women and children especially were being
:18:22. > :18:23.killed by aerial bombardments. For the first time in British
:18:24. > :18:26.history, sustained bombing took place anywhere in Britain, here in
:18:27. > :18:31.Hull. The attacks in 1915 and '16 sparked
:18:32. > :18:40.outrage. And families like the Hohenreins became the focus for
:18:41. > :18:46.hate. This recording from the Imperial War Museum is of George
:18:47. > :18:55.Park. He was a child in Hull during World War I and recalls one
:18:56. > :19:00.anti`German attack. We went looking for German spies.
:19:01. > :19:03.There was a house down our street which was suspected of being German,
:19:04. > :19:09.well, I can't remember what it was, but they threw a piano out of the
:19:10. > :19:13.window and smashed the house up. This is a list of the prosecutions
:19:14. > :19:23.that took place at the courts in Hull. There were 50 attacks the
:19:24. > :19:37.roundabout, they took place around the city. `` there were around 50
:19:38. > :19:40.attacks in the Hull. The courts took the attacks
:19:41. > :19:45.seriously and jailed some of the offenders. But The Hohenreins never
:19:46. > :19:48.made any official complaint. They chose instead to close their shops
:19:49. > :19:56.and make an announcement in the local paper. They renounced and
:19:57. > :20:07.abandoned the name Hohenrein and became the very English`sounding
:20:08. > :20:10.Ross family. They did return to business after the war, as Ross
:20:11. > :20:21.Butchers. But the conflict had been felt so closely at home, they never
:20:22. > :20:25.returned to their German name. And if you want to hear more about
:20:26. > :20:29.the untold stories from the home front, then go to the BBC website
:20:30. > :20:34.where you'll be able to discover more World War I history from across
:20:35. > :20:37.the UK. Thanks to everyone who got in touch with us about the Trent
:20:38. > :20:40.Valley Academy in Gainsborough which is likely to change hands after
:20:41. > :21:01.serious concerns were raised over its GCSE results.
:21:02. > :21:07.We are looking for people to have their say about what we do here at
:21:08. > :21:10.BBC Look North by joining our Regional Audience Panel. The group
:21:11. > :21:13.meets three times a year and it's unpaid, although you would receive
:21:14. > :21:17.expenses. If you're interested, you can pick up an information pack by
:21:18. > :21:21.visiting the website. Or you can give us a call. The details are on
:21:22. > :21:23.the screen now. The closing date is Friday March seventh.
:21:24. > :21:27.Scunthorpe United remain second in league Two despite being held to a
:21:28. > :21:31.draw by Bristol Rovers. Some fans booed the players off last night
:21:32. > :21:34.even though the match was The Iron's 17th game unbeaten. Simon Clark
:21:35. > :21:42.reports on the club's promotion chances.
:21:43. > :21:46.They're the couple tearing up league two defences ` Sam Winnall and Paul
:21:47. > :21:48.Hayes, Hayes is wearing the striking pink trousers. Having won two
:21:49. > :21:54.promotions with Iron before, he thinks it can be third time lucky
:21:55. > :21:59.this time. If you ask any claim to go that many games unbeaten, you
:22:00. > :22:03.would snap somebody's handoff. We were disappointed we did not win
:22:04. > :22:06.yesterday, you have to look at the whole picture. We are not good to
:22:07. > :22:13.win every game, but we are not losing, more importantly Not that
:22:14. > :22:17.all went to plan last night, although Winnall was on target with
:22:18. > :22:20.a first half header. It was the late equaliser from Steven Giollespie
:22:21. > :22:22.that hearlded boos from a few at Glanford Park. Expectations had gone
:22:23. > :22:25.through the roof a little. We have to try and keep that night and
:22:26. > :22:28.town, and concentrate. But in town today that frustration
:22:29. > :22:36.was forgotten as fans began to heed Wilcox's words. They have made some
:22:37. > :22:44.decent signings. It is maybe just that our archery. I am quite
:22:45. > :22:48.surprised with Mr Wilcox. He was a good player. Good look to him.
:22:49. > :22:55.Hopefully, we will get back up again. Good luck to them. I hope
:22:56. > :23:01.they carry on and be successful and give some thought a good name. Let
:23:02. > :23:03.us enjoy it and get behind the players and the manager and give
:23:04. > :23:11.them the boost to keep on this good run. It is the nature of promotion
:23:12. > :23:18.changes that every now and again a match comes along that is not going
:23:19. > :23:25.to plan. With matches still to come, there is every possibility this club
:23:26. > :23:28.could go 19 matches unbeaten. Good luck to Scunthorpe.
:23:29. > :23:36.Despite scoring in the ninth minute at Southport last night, Grimsby
:23:37. > :23:39.Town suffered a 2`1 defeat. The Mariners are ninth in the
:23:40. > :23:42.Conference, four points off the play`offs but with several games in
:23:43. > :23:44.hand. They're already successful in Mablethorpe, Cleethorpes and
:23:45. > :23:47.Bridlington, and now it's hoped that a land train will bring more
:23:48. > :23:51.visitors and money into Hull City Centre. The man behind the idea
:23:52. > :23:56.thinks a tourist train can bring day trippers further into the city.
:23:57. > :24:12.Amanda White has been to find out more. Prepare for a little
:24:13. > :24:16.adventure. Let me take you by the hand and take you through the
:24:17. > :24:22.streets of Hull. I will show you something that will change your
:24:23. > :24:25.mind. Come in, Amanda. Former trawlerman and author Mally
:24:26. > :24:29.Welburn will be taking his train between The Deep and Hull City Hall
:24:30. > :24:33.with the aim of keeping visitors longer in the city. They will see
:24:34. > :24:41.the great buildings we have got to offer, they will see our cobbled
:24:42. > :24:50.streets, and I just can't wait. I think it is the next big thing in
:24:51. > :24:54.Hull. I love it. It is fantastic. So rich is Hull's transport heritage,
:24:55. > :25:00.there is a museum devoted to it in the city. The city has never had a
:25:01. > :25:04.land train before. The man who will be driving it used to drive this bus
:25:05. > :25:08.for a living. As one of five people being employed
:25:09. > :25:16.on this project, it's a happy end to a long job search for former bus
:25:17. > :25:19.driver and trucker Mike. Really excited. Looking forward to getting
:25:20. > :25:25.going. After being employed for a number of months, it is exciting to
:25:26. > :25:29.get going and to get work again. The venture has been kick started by
:25:30. > :25:37.the ENRG project which aims to get more entrepreneurs up and running.
:25:38. > :25:45.We are delighted to help. I'm sure he is a man that can make something
:25:46. > :25:47.a success. Hull is beginning to embrace the quirky. Molly
:25:48. > :25:52.celebrating her 19th birthday with a rickshaw ride. It is really good,
:25:53. > :26:00.especially for young people, because it is exciting. It is different for
:26:01. > :26:05.is it isn't allowed on the road into the weekend, but this is a small
:26:06. > :26:14.train with big ambitions to breathe extra life into its new hometown.
:26:15. > :26:16.There we are. We hope it is a big success.
:26:17. > :26:19.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.
:26:20. > :26:22.Fighting breaks out at the Old Bailey as the men who killed Lee
:26:23. > :26:26.Rigby are sentenced to a life behind bars.
:26:27. > :26:28.Claims the region's missing out on millions of pounds of European money
:26:29. > :26:52.to help repair flood damage. Talking about cigarettes, big
:26:53. > :26:56.response and packaging. Jake says, I am 17 and I have been smoking since
:26:57. > :27:01.the age of ten. I don't think the bigger warnings will do anything. I
:27:02. > :27:12.think selling Tampax will affect young smokers `` selling ten packs.
:27:13. > :27:17.Alan said, selling cigarettes in packs of 20 is unfair on the smoker
:27:18. > :27:21.desperate for a smoke but only has the price for ten. Dave says, I am a
:27:22. > :27:27.sanctimonious ex`heavy smoker who quit following health problems.
:27:28. > :27:30.However, warnings would not stop me and will not stop the majority of
:27:31. > :27:35.other smokers. It is a strong drug. Andy says, the government only
:27:36. > :27:45.half`heartedly wants people to stop because of the tax revenue. Thank
:27:46. > :27:46.you for those. Have a nice evening.