16/03/2014

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:00:00. > :00:09.There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News

:00:10. > :00:13.Good evening. Taxi drivers in Grimsby claim there has been a

:00:14. > :00:19.significant increase in violence towards them. A new group in the

:00:20. > :00:28.town called Taxis for Change say it is getting so bad that it could lead

:00:29. > :00:33.to a shortage of night time drivers. Roy has been a Taxi Driver for 13

:00:34. > :00:38.years. He says more recently violence has increased. This month

:00:39. > :00:44.he was the victim of an attempted robbery by a. You get people who do

:00:45. > :00:49.a runner. That was the first thing going through my mind. Then I

:00:50. > :00:54.realised it was more than that. I was a key. A colleague of mine came

:00:55. > :01:00.far worse off. Ended up in hospital as a result. I believe we are easy

:01:01. > :01:03.target and are very vulnerable. Police are urging drivers not to

:01:04. > :01:12.pick up people if they think they look suspicious. Groups of people

:01:13. > :01:17.will wake till they get to the destination and they will rob their

:01:18. > :01:21.takings. We see more of that at weekends. Nursing to taxi drivers,

:01:22. > :01:31.if something doesn't look right, don't stop for that person. Group

:01:32. > :01:38.has been found in the town with more than 70 members. They say violence

:01:39. > :01:44.could lead to a shortage of drivers during the night. It is quite bad

:01:45. > :01:49.now. I have been assaulted three times. It is now getting to the

:01:50. > :01:55.stage where people are going to stop going out at my.

:01:56. > :02:01.Right now only drives during the day.

:02:02. > :02:12.I will only pick up people from outside our home or workplace. He is

:02:13. > :02:16.now going to install CCTV inside his cab. Each wants all drivers to do

:02:17. > :02:19.the same. Lincolnshire skier Jade Etherington

:02:20. > :02:22.says she was honoured to lead out Team GB at the closing ceremony of

:02:23. > :02:25.the Winter Paralympics in Sochi this afternoon. It follows a hugely

:02:26. > :02:27.successful games for the partially sighted skier in which she won four

:02:28. > :02:30.medals. The most successful British woman in

:02:31. > :02:33.the history of the Winter Paralympics leads out Team GB during

:02:34. > :02:36.today's closing ceremony in Sochi. Four medals in four separate events

:02:37. > :02:39.was enough for Lincolnshire's Jade Etherington and her guide Caroline

:02:40. > :02:47.Powell to break a record that has stood since 1984. And it could have

:02:48. > :02:51.been more. Illness prevented Jade from competing in her last race, the

:02:52. > :02:55.Giant Slalom, this morning. On Twitter she said she was gutted, but

:02:56. > :03:01.that soon turned to joy when she revealed she had been chosen as the

:03:02. > :03:07.Team GB flagbearer. She said she was honoured to have been selected and

:03:08. > :03:10.hoping she would be well enough. A proud moment for her families and

:03:11. > :03:13.supporters back home. And Jade is due to arrive back in

:03:14. > :03:16.the UK tomorrow. Parts of the A158 in Lincolnshire

:03:17. > :03:20.have been closed in both directions for most of the afternoon because of

:03:21. > :03:22.a crash. The road in Fulnetby was closed because of what police

:03:23. > :03:27.described as a serious accident involving a car and a motorcycle.

:03:28. > :03:31.East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire MPs are urging the Chancellor to invest

:03:32. > :03:34.in the region, ahead of Wednesday's Budget. Many are hoping George

:03:35. > :03:39.Osborne will give the go`ahead to the electrification of the Hull to

:03:40. > :03:45.Selby rail line. MPs from all sides say families in our area need a

:03:46. > :03:51.helping hand from the government. Obviously we want to see the

:03:52. > :04:01.electrification of the real`life. We have some local asks as well as

:04:02. > :04:05.national ones. The big wish list would be killed more social and

:04:06. > :04:09.council housing. That stimulates the whole economy.

:04:10. > :04:13.Rugby league, and Hull FC have narrowly lost to Castleford Tigers.

:04:14. > :04:16.The Black and Whites led for much of the game, but ended up losing 19`16.

:04:17. > :04:19.Football, and Scunthorpe United boss Russ Wilcox says he's relieved to

:04:20. > :04:23.have ended a run of four straight draws with a win at Plymouth

:04:24. > :04:29.yesterday. The Iron extended their unbeaten run to twenty one games.

:04:30. > :04:33.Dave Syers scored this in the 79th minute ` his tenth of the season.

:04:34. > :04:37.Substitute Hakeeb Adelakun then caused the ball to rebound off the

:04:38. > :04:39.Plymouth keeper for the second. The result leaves them second in League

:04:40. > :04:42.Two. You will be able to watch all the

:04:43. > :04:46.highlights from that game tomorrow night, on Late Kick Off which starts

:04:47. > :04:49.at 11:20pm on BBC One. You can then see highlights of the

:04:50. > :05:02.Hull FC game and Hull KR against Wigan after that. That is on the

:05:03. > :05:05.Super League Show at 11:50pm. It has been a fairly blustery day

:05:06. > :05:09.for many of us. We have seen is in decent spells of sunshine. However

:05:10. > :05:13.the cloud has thickened as we have headed through towards the evening.

:05:14. > :05:17.That will stay with us for most of the night. The wind will be breezy

:05:18. > :05:22.from the West. Temperatures dropping back to around eight degrees. Mild

:05:23. > :05:27.start to Monday morning. In the way of cloud and we have seen today.

:05:28. > :05:31.Will be some breaks. For most of us, it will be fairly dull and overcast.

:05:32. > :05:36.Temperatures looking at around highs of ten and 11 degrees. As we head

:05:37. > :05:40.into Tuesday, we might see the odd spot of light rain or drizzle as a

:05:41. > :05:47.weather front moves through. Again, a fairly cloudy day. It will be

:05:48. > :05:50.breezy. Temperatures up to a high of 14.

:05:51. > :06:10.We are back at 10:15pm. Enjoy your evening. Goodbye.

:06:11. > :06:17.Good evening. Apologies for sounding Southeast centric, but it is

:06:18. > :06:21.difficult when London had a high of 20 this afternoon, 68 Fahrenheit.

:06:22. > :06:31.Lovely sunshine across England, Wales and eastern Scotland. Some

:06:32. > :06:34.cloud on west facing coasts, and they struggle to get into double

:06:35. > :06:39.figures. More cloud in the week ahead. Brain from time to time and

:06:40. > :06:44.not quite as warm as we have had in recent days. -- rain. There will be

:06:45. > :06:48.cloud dragging across the country through the night. Showery rain

:06:49. > :06:57.continuing in the north-west of Scotland. The winds will ease down

:06:58. > :07:01.overnight. We start off on a breezy night in Scotland. The rain will

:07:02. > :07:07.intensify for a time as it pushes off into the northern eyes, slowly

:07:08. > :07:08.easing during the afternoon. Elsewhere, a cloudy start to the