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Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight. Claims

that this area could lose out on millions of pounds of European money

to help repair flood damage. MEPs vote to the government in January

saying, could you please ask for money for the UK flooded areas, and

so far they have not. Bigger warnings and smaller packs` how

tighter laws could help stop smoking Flowering too soon. How the early

spring is hitting the UK's daffodil industry And the tourist train

bringing a little bit of the seaside to Hull Homeowners and businesses

hit by December's floods are missing out on millions of pounds of

European compensation money because it's claimed the UK Government

doesn't want it. The tourist train bringing ethics of the seaside to

Hull. Detailed forecast is in 15 minutes.

Homeowners and businesses hit by the floods in December are missing out

on millions of pounds in compensation because it is claimed

the UK Government does not want it. The tidal surge affected more than a

thousand homes and businesses in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and

now Euro Mps say money is available to repair the damage. But the

Government says it won't be asking Brussels for financial help. Tim

Iredale reports. Could our flood hit towns and

villages be missing out on millions of pounds worth of European money to

help them get back on their feet? In Barrow Haven on the south bank of

the Humber they're still counting the cost of December's tidal surge.

The local pub has been closed for almost three months while repair

work is carried out. They are expecting it to be about half a

million, between 450 and ?500,000 worth. It will cost us some as well,

there are always going to be things we have forgotten about on

insurance. There will be an outlay for us but there we go. One of those

things. Back in 2007, there were similar calls for flood hit parts of

our area to receive financial help from the EU. I went to the European

Parliament on the hunt for our missing millions. Seven years on, I

have returned to Brussels where some MEPs are asking once again, what

happened to our flood money? We have asked the Lib Dems, MEPs all wrote

to the government on the seventh January saying can you please now

ask for money for the UK for flooded areas. So far they haven't done so,

which is a pity. Last year the EU Solidarity fund paid out more than

?300 million to parts of Europe affected by severe flooding,

including Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. I asked a leading

Conservative MEP why our government wasn't tapping into that emergency

fund? The government has made a lot of enquiries about the Solidarity

fund, it is there to help victims of major disasters. Where are we not

getting it? We have to look at the balance of whether it is a good

thing to ask for it or not whether we should be... Surely it is a good

thing if it is coming to help people? Not necessarily because by

taking that money it may well mean that is coming out of monies which

are also going to be paid to us out of the funds. There are a lot of

complications about this. Those complications will probably be

little consolation for communities who have paid a heavy price for this

winter's severe weather. Tim is in live in Barton`upon`Humber

this evening. Why doesn't the Government just go ahead and apply

for this money? For the origins of this row, you

have to turn back the clock 30 years to a time when Margaret Thatcher was

Prime Minister and famously handbag other European leaders into giving

back some of the money we pay towards the EU. It is that so`called

rebate the present government fears asking for help for. The Labour

government got some money from Europe in 2007, but not as much as

some people wanted. The bottom line is, who is best placed to decide how

flood`hit communities like this one receive financial help. Visit

Westminster or Europe? The government says it is not Brussels.

In a moment: 100 years on ` we tell the story of a Hull butcher who came

under attack in the First World War. With one of the highest rates of

smoking in the country, health professionals in Hull says tighter

laws on tobacco packaging will help to reduce the number of young people

taking up the habit. It comes as plans for bigger health warnings on

packets and a ban on flavoured cigarettes were approved by the

European Parliament. Stopping young people from ever

starting smoking. The focus of tighter EU wide laws on tobacco

packaging. Approved today ` larger health warnings on packets. A ban on

ten packs ` popular with younger people. And menthol cigarettes

phased out. Over 50 young people in our region start smoking every day.

A heavy smoker for 30 years, Mo is now getting help to quit at this

stop smoking service in Hull. The graphic images had a big effect on

her. I think it is scary. I can still remember pictures of a face

cancer, and vanity tells a woman, I don't want that to happen to me. I'm

part of brands Armistead, over 50% of people smoke. That is double the

national average `` on parts of the Bransholme estate, over 50% of

people smoke. Anything that will help people to not start in the

first place is a good idea. Millions have already been spent

stop smoking tv campaigns. But one local MP says these new rules go too

far. It is another example of the EU pushing their nose in where

Westminster is capable of dealing with it on their own. Youngsters

will just get through 20 much quicker than they did the town.

And there was scepticism at this Lincoln newsagents too. The health

warnings worked when they first came out. Everybody has got used to them

that they do not really look at them. Taking effect in 2016,

campaigners say the legislation is a milestone in reducing the number

Dave Atherton is from "Freedom two Choose" and he joins me now.

Of smokers. You must welcome greater warning

signs on packages. It is not as if smokers are not aware of the

dangers. It is well`known by smokers, they do not need any

further warnings from the government, thank you very much. In

Australia, packs are almost entirely covered by warnings, and the

percentage of teenagers deterred from taking up smoking is far higher

than in this country, so it works. There is more teenagers in Australia

that's right. `` that smoke. The number of people that smoke has

remained constant. Will bigger warnings mean less smokers? No, not

at all. It is just nanny state. The only packs I notice these days are

the ones without health warnings. If somebody can only get ten cigarettes

and a packet, will help them smoke less? No. You sound a little bit

negative on these things. Don't you agree, we have heard about the high

rate of smoking in the city, we have to do something? If we are talking

about the directive, Sweden has the lowest rates of lung cancer. They

are making the effectiveness of EC directs reduced `` e`cigarettes. Do

you believe smokers are being slowly and surely socially alienate? I

think it is a matter of record. We are the only identified minority

that are discriminated against. Good to talk to you.

Let us know what you think about this story. If you're a smoker and

you couldn't buy them in packs of ten, would that affect your habit?

Is is a good idea to cover two thirds of the packaging with

warnings? A 25`year`old man has died after

what the police have described as a drink`related incident in

Scunthorpe. A police investigation is now under way into the

circumstances. The man, who has been named locally as Derick Hare, was

taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning after attending a

house party. He died this morning. Those who knew him have paid tribute

to him. He was a lovely boy. Quiet. He was here a few times. He didn't

bother anybody. He was well liked. A genuinely lovely little boy. It is

such a shame. A plan has been drawn up to tackle

the problem of child poverty in Lincoln. The council says that one

in four children live in poverty in the city, which is over the national

average. They met with other local organisations earlier today to

discuss the issue. Motorists travelling to Hull today have faced

long delays after a serious accident. There is still some

congestion. A car and another vehicle were involved in the crash.

Flower growers in Lincolnshire say the industry is the latest victim of

the unpredictable weather. The county's daffodil crop has flowered

at least two weeks early following unseasonably high temperatures. Paul

Murphy reports. Nearly half of the UK's daffodil

crop is grown in this fertile corner of Southern Lincolnshire. This is a

variety called Spring Dawn. At the moment it's growing too quickly and

the industry is nervous. There are just too many flowers on the market,

you know. There is a market for all of those flowers, providing they're

spread out over about ten weeks. But if they all come in five weeks,

there are just too many. Daffodils require a very precise sequence of

cold and then mild weather to make them commercially viable. It's fair

to say that in recent years, this industry has struggled to achieve

that. The changing climate means growers must try to stay one step

ahead of the weather. Where we used to look for varieties that were

early, we are now tending to look more for varieties that are late so

we can extend the season towards the end of April, beginning of May. And

retailers also need to keep a careful eye on how the season is

going. Daffodils start off in the Scilly Islands and then they come to

Cornwall and then currently we're sourcing them from Lincolnshire and

eventually towards the end of the season, they will come from

Scotland. There will be availability for quite a long period of time but

it is where they come to us from. Growers are fearful the market could

be flooded with daffodils in the coming weeks. Not great for profit

but perhaps good news for those buying for Mother's Day.

Still ahead tonight: The goal which gave Scunthorpe their 17th unbeaten

game ` so why were the players booed off the pitch last night? We are not

going to win every game. More importantly, we are not losing.

Conjunction of the moon with Venus at 6.15 this morning taken near

Driffield by Trevor Appleton. Hm.

Many years ago, Trevor was a weather forecaster, and he was very

professional. That is a matter of opinion. If he

was overtaken that photograph at six this morning, he has got too much

time on his hands. Do you remember Trevor? It is a good

job he has a good sense of humour. Hello, Trevor. It looks like it was

out of wet, but brighten up with sunshine. Another Atlantic weather

fronts will bring ranging from the West. We will have to watch this

feature down to the south. It may bring more rain. The precise track

is uncertain so stay tuned with your local forecast. It has turned out to

be quite a nice day. Temperatures are been hovering about nine

Celsius. It's cloud over and Brent spread from the West after midnight.

Some persistent rain. A miserable end to the night. Lowest

temperatures down to four or five. The sun will rise at around 6:55am.

It will be a wet start. It will soon brighten up from the West. One or

two afternoon showers. Quite breezy. Above average for February. A great

deal of uncertainty for Friday. We are at risk of cloud and outbreaks

of them. Sunday looks fine at the moment.

What is the betting Alex Deakin will send in a photograph to try get on

the show tomorrow? I think he has got better things to

do. Sorry, Mrs Deacon, if you are

watching. In 1914, it was the first time for centuries that war was

brought right onto people's doorsteps.The Zeppelin raids of

World War I meant towns and cities were bombed. Feelings ran high,

particularly in Hull. In the latest in our World War I At Home series,

Jo Makel reports on how German families living here came under

attack. The death of Archduke Franz

Ferdinand and the stand` off in Europe must have seemed a distant

dispute. But on the day Britain declared against Germany, the war

was on people's doorsteps. And it was a family who had a butcher's

shop in Hull City centre who were among the first to suffer.

Within hours of the outbreak of war a Hohenrein shop had been attacked

on a perfectly nice afternoon, as a man who had enlisted in the war

decided to show his angst against the Germans by smashing the shop

window. The Hohenreins were a respectable

family of German descent. They were leading philanthropists,

they were involved in the cultural activity, everything in Hull. They

were part of Hull. Having been born in Britain, having traded in Britain

they were now going to be attacked for nothing other than the fact that

their surname was German, Hohenrein. ?? new line Anti`German protests and

attacks was happening in other parts of Britain and in France. But But in

Hull, feelings seemed to intensify as news came of soldiers lost,

trawlers sank at sea and the start of the Zeppelin raids. The The war

came to Hull, men and women and children especially were being

killed by aerial bombardments. For the first time in British

history, sustained bombing took place anywhere in Britain, here in

Hull. The attacks in 1915 and '16 sparked

outrage. And families like the Hohenreins became the focus for

hate. This recording from the Imperial War Museum is of George

Park. He was a child in Hull during World War I and recalls one

anti`German attack. We went looking for German spies.

There was a house down our street which was suspected of being German,

well, I can't remember what it was, but they threw a piano out of the

window and smashed the house up. This is a list of the prosecutions

that took place at the courts in Hull. There were 50 attacks the

roundabout, they took place around the city. `` there were around 50

attacks in the Hull. The courts took the attacks

seriously and jailed some of the offenders. But The Hohenreins never

made any official complaint. They chose instead to close their shops

and make an announcement in the local paper. They renounced and

abandoned the name Hohenrein and became the very English`sounding

Ross family. They did return to business after the war, as Ross

Butchers. But the conflict had been felt so closely at home, they never

returned to their German name. And if you want to hear more about

the untold stories from the home front, then go to the BBC website

where you'll be able to discover more World War I history from across

the UK. Thanks to everyone who got in touch with us about the Trent

Valley Academy in Gainsborough which is likely to change hands after

serious concerns were raised over its GCSE results.

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the screen now. The closing date is Friday March seventh.

Scunthorpe United remain second in league Two despite being held to a

draw by Bristol Rovers. Some fans booed the players off last night

even though the match was The Iron's 17th game unbeaten. Simon Clark

reports on the club's promotion chances.

They're the couple tearing up league two defences ` Sam Winnall and Paul

Hayes, Hayes is wearing the striking pink trousers. Having won two

promotions with Iron before, he thinks it can be third time lucky

this time. If you ask any claim to go that many games unbeaten, you

would snap somebody's handoff. We were disappointed we did not win

yesterday, you have to look at the whole picture. We are not good to

win every game, but we are not losing, more importantly Not that

all went to plan last night, although Winnall was on target with

a first half header. It was the late equaliser from Steven Giollespie

that hearlded boos from a few at Glanford Park. Expectations had gone

through the roof a little. We have to try and keep that night and

town, and concentrate. But in town today that frustration

was forgotten as fans began to heed Wilcox's words. They have made some

decent signings. It is maybe just that our archery. I am quite

surprised with Mr Wilcox. He was a good player. Good look to him.

Hopefully, we will get back up again. Good luck to them. I hope

they carry on and be successful and give some thought a good name. Let

us enjoy it and get behind the players and the manager and give

them the boost to keep on this good run. It is the nature of promotion

changes that every now and again a match comes along that is not going

to plan. With matches still to come, there is every possibility this club

could go 19 matches unbeaten. Good luck to Scunthorpe.

Despite scoring in the ninth minute at Southport last night, Grimsby

Town suffered a 2`1 defeat. The Mariners are ninth in the

Conference, four points off the play`offs but with several games in

hand. They're already successful in Mablethorpe, Cleethorpes and

Bridlington, and now it's hoped that a land train will bring more

visitors and money into Hull City Centre. The man behind the idea

thinks a tourist train can bring day trippers further into the city.

Amanda White has been to find out more. Prepare for a little

adventure. Let me take you by the hand and take you through the

streets of Hull. I will show you something that will change your

mind. Come in, Amanda. Former trawlerman and author Mally

Welburn will be taking his train between The Deep and Hull City Hall

with the aim of keeping visitors longer in the city. They will see

the great buildings we have got to offer, they will see our cobbled

streets, and I just can't wait. I think it is the next big thing in

Hull. I love it. It is fantastic. So rich is Hull's transport heritage,

there is a museum devoted to it in the city. The city has never had a

land train before. The man who will be driving it used to drive this bus

for a living. As one of five people being employed

on this project, it's a happy end to a long job search for former bus

driver and trucker Mike. Really excited. Looking forward to getting

going. After being employed for a number of months, it is exciting to

get going and to get work again. The venture has been kick started by

the ENRG project which aims to get more entrepreneurs up and running.

We are delighted to help. I'm sure he is a man that can make something

a success. Hull is beginning to embrace the quirky. Molly

celebrating her 19th birthday with a rickshaw ride. It is really good,

especially for young people, because it is exciting. It is different for

is it isn't allowed on the road into the weekend, but this is a small

train with big ambitions to breathe extra life into its new hometown.

There we are. We hope it is a big success.

Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.

Fighting breaks out at the Old Bailey as the men who killed Lee

Rigby are sentenced to a life behind bars.

Claims the region's missing out on millions of pounds of European money

to help repair flood damage. Talking about cigarettes, big

response and packaging. Jake says, I am 17 and I have been smoking since

the age of ten. I don't think the bigger warnings will do anything. I

think selling Tampax will affect young smokers `` selling ten packs.

Alan said, selling cigarettes in packs of 20 is unfair on the smoker

desperate for a smoke but only has the price for ten. Dave says, I am a

sanctimonious ex`heavy smoker who quit following health problems.

However, warnings would not stop me and will not stop the majority of

other smokers. It is a strong drug. Andy says, the government only

half`heartedly wants people to stop because of the tax revenue. Thank

you for those. Have a nice evening.