:00:00. > :00:00.worth up to ?2000. That is all from us,
:00:00. > :00:10.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight: The
:00:11. > :00:13.owners of Hull City repeat their threat to sell`up if they c`n't
:00:14. > :00:25.change the club's name. Fans groups hit back.
:00:26. > :00:29.This has never been a campahgn to remove Assem Allam from the club. We
:00:30. > :00:32.just want to preserve our n`me. Claims poor rail links are holding
:00:33. > :00:41.back the economy in Lincolnshire. Passengers stranded as a lock gate
:00:42. > :00:46.tears a gash in a North Sea ferry. It had no alternative. If any
:00:47. > :00:47.captain thinks there is dam`ge, he must stop. It was the right
:00:48. > :00:51.decision. Faster than a racehorse ` the new
:00:52. > :01:00.ladybird facts discovered bx a Hull scientist.
:01:01. > :01:12.And after a windy day, we whll have some sunshine. I will have `ll the
:01:13. > :01:15.details. The owners of Hull City say they
:01:16. > :01:19.have been "prejudiced from the outset" as they try to change the
:01:20. > :01:22.name of the club to Hull Tigers Assem and Ehab Allam have rdsponded
:01:23. > :01:25.to a Football Association committee which is recommending their plans to
:01:26. > :01:29.re`brand the club are rejected. Tonight the future ownership of the
:01:30. > :01:34.club is in doubt with chairlan maintaining he will sell if he can't
:01:35. > :01:43.change the name. Our sports reporter Simon Clark has been followhng
:01:44. > :01:48.developments at the KC Stadhum. Behind these walls today, Htll City
:01:49. > :01:55.plan their response to a decision by the committee to recommend reduction
:01:56. > :01:56.`` rejection of the name to Hull Tigers. The statement had sdrious
:01:57. > :02:35.accusations. Today at Wembley, FA said it was
:02:36. > :02:39.happy with its procedures. Dhab Allam and Assem Allam say that they
:02:40. > :02:44.will sell the club if the n`me change goes against him. Fans want
:02:45. > :02:49.him to reconsider. This has never been a campahgn to
:02:50. > :02:54.remove Ehab Allam and Assem Allam. It is a campaign to preservd our
:02:55. > :03:02.name. We are happy with how Assem Allam and Ehab Allam R.N. In the
:03:03. > :03:12.club. `` run at the club. All the fans are very stuck together
:03:13. > :03:16.and have a strong opinion and the FA has listened. Well done to dveryone
:03:17. > :03:24.involved. But if Assem Allam goes ahe`d, who
:03:25. > :03:28.might buy? The current trend that we see is more investment coming from
:03:29. > :03:32.abroad, so I would expect some sort of investment from either the Middle
:03:33. > :03:38.East or the far east if he does decide to sell.
:03:39. > :03:43.The family says that they whll ballot season`ticket holders hoping
:03:44. > :03:52.that that will give them leverage. But if the FA sticks to that
:03:53. > :03:58.recommendation, this club could be under new ownership by the start of
:03:59. > :04:02.next season. Earlier, I spoke to the sports
:04:03. > :04:06.writer David Conn. I started by asking him if Assem Allam whll get
:04:07. > :04:09.the ?100 million or so he ndeds for the club quickly, if he puts it up
:04:10. > :04:13.for sale. He obviously believes that he would
:04:14. > :04:20.put the club up on the markdt and would put the club up for s`le. But
:04:21. > :04:24.you do have to wonder whethdr he would find a buyer who would pay him
:04:25. > :04:31.the price for the club itself and price enough to get... It w`s ? 2
:04:32. > :04:38.million, as the middle of l`st year, in loans to Assem Allam and his
:04:39. > :04:44.business. In the current clhmate and for a club like Hull City.
:04:45. > :04:48.I gather you were quite impressed by the City Till We Die campaign. Did
:04:49. > :04:55.they perhaps do more and make more of an effort than Mr Allam?
:04:56. > :05:00.I hadn't seen what Mr Allam has put into the campaign. I understand that
:05:01. > :05:08.the football club's first chairman went to see the subcommitted. But
:05:09. > :05:11.City Till We Die, which was the coalition of support groups, did it
:05:12. > :05:16.all in their spare time, nobody is getting paid. And there werd some
:05:17. > :05:24.very professional people, some very passionate people. They produced a
:05:25. > :05:27.21 page document and a film. They made very coherent argument about
:05:28. > :05:30.the heritage and the football club, but also about the credibilhty of
:05:31. > :05:34.this case that Mr Allam was making, that changing the name to Thgers
:05:35. > :05:43.would give it a great commercial uplift. It is a highly imprdssive
:05:44. > :05:47.job which impressed the FA's committee and I think they have done
:05:48. > :05:51.themselves and football protd. Do you think that Mr Allam will back
:05:52. > :05:58.down and just give up with this threat of walking away?
:05:59. > :06:02.From my conversations with Lr Allam, who is a very successful businessman
:06:03. > :06:05.in Hull ` he has been in Hull since the 1960s, he has built a vdry
:06:06. > :06:08.successful business making industrial generators and I have
:06:09. > :06:19.visited his factory ` I think he prides himself as being a m`n who
:06:20. > :06:22.doesn't change his mind. But the Football Association is the
:06:23. > :06:25.governing body of football, they have made the decision on the
:06:26. > :06:33.credibility of his case, and he says he will walk away. But if no buyer
:06:34. > :06:41.comes at a price that he wants, would he want to sell Hull City He
:06:42. > :06:45.says he is a local person, he bought it for the community, would he want
:06:46. > :06:48.to see it in trouble? I think he would not. Maybe it is time for
:06:49. > :07:06.everyone to change their minds and get on with the job.
:07:07. > :07:09.Contact details we will givd you in a moment if you want to copx ``
:07:10. > :07:12.contact us. You have been commenting on this
:07:13. > :07:16.story on our Facebook page. Lee says: "I would change the n`me if it
:07:17. > :07:20.brings in more revenue. He has not come across well at all, but let's
:07:21. > :07:23.face it, if not for the All`ms we wouldn't be sitting here talking
:07:24. > :07:26.about a name change as therd would be no club." Ian says: "It's time
:07:27. > :07:29.Allam stopped behaving like a petulant child.
:07:30. > :07:33.He always wants his own way and no one is allowed to question his
:07:34. > :07:43.decision. If you want to sell the club just do it. Just stop showing
:07:44. > :07:44.yourself up!" if you want to give us your thoughts, here are the contact
:07:45. > :08:01.details. In a moment: The couple who raised
:08:02. > :08:10.more than a ?100,000 for Hull Royal Infirmary are awarded the British
:08:11. > :08:13.Empire Medal. There are claims poor rail links in
:08:14. > :08:16.Lincolnshire are a barrier to economic growth in the county.
:08:17. > :08:19.That's according to local MPs who want greater investment in services.
:08:20. > :08:22.It comes as campaigners call for more trains to stop at Gainsborough
:08:23. > :08:30.Central, dubbed the worst r`ilway station in Britain.
:08:31. > :08:33.It's been compared to a station you'd find in a war zone.
:08:34. > :08:36.Gainsborough Central needs ` bit of TLC. Some trains would help, too.
:08:37. > :08:42.It's locked up, apart from on Saturdays, when there are three
:08:43. > :08:47.services. The only way that they could save
:08:48. > :08:52.the line from closing in thd 19 0s was to put Parliamentary tr`in
:08:53. > :08:56.service on. That runs at very infrequent times. There are not many
:08:57. > :08:57.passengers using it, and no money to invest in the station or thd
:08:58. > :09:03.services. And yet the station's right next to
:09:04. > :09:07.town centre and its shops. It has been an underused line for a
:09:08. > :09:11.long time and now we have the perfect opportunity to get lore
:09:12. > :09:14.services to the station. We can attract more people into thd town
:09:15. > :09:17.which will be a boost for the economy.
:09:18. > :09:27.The town does have another train service `` station. This ond has
:09:28. > :09:34.daily trains. But to get for `` from the high street here, it takes 0
:09:35. > :09:38.minutes. So people want better connections between Lincoln and
:09:39. > :09:41.Nottingham and between local stations. People say that journey
:09:42. > :09:50.times are so another 100 ye`rs ago. There is also an application in to
:09:51. > :09:53.get a direct link from Scunthorpe to King's Cross. The government says
:09:54. > :09:58.that it is spending millions of pounds to improve the line. Local
:09:59. > :10:03.MPs though are concerned ye`rs of under`investment have held the
:10:04. > :10:11.county back. We need to revitalise the r`il
:10:12. > :10:17.links. But the area depends on how well we are linked with transport.
:10:18. > :10:21.Road and rail needs to be lhnked in the benefit of Lincolnshire. The
:10:22. > :10:23.government is aware that economic well`being is at the forefront of
:10:24. > :10:26.our minds. While back in Gainsborough, a town
:10:27. > :10:28.with a growing population, Northern Rail says it's working with
:10:29. > :10:36.campaigners to make sure improvements match that growth.
:10:37. > :10:51.This is another story you mhght want to comment on. Do you think our
:10:52. > :10:54.railways are being short ch`nged? A two`year`old boy has died after
:10:55. > :10:57.falling into a pond in East Yorkshire. The toddler was taken by
:10:58. > :11:00.air ambulance to Hull Royal Infirmary yesterday after the
:11:01. > :11:05.incident in Woodmansey near Beverley, but died a short time
:11:06. > :11:12.later. This happened at around ten o'clock
:11:13. > :11:15.at this house. The Ambulancd Service contacted the police after the
:11:16. > :11:22.two`year old boy fell in thd pond. He was taken to hospital, btt later
:11:23. > :11:26.died. At the moment, the de`th is being treated as unexplained. A
:11:27. > :11:31.29`year`old woman was arrested but has been released on bail pdnding
:11:32. > :11:35.further inquiries. It is understood that the family are being hdlped by
:11:36. > :11:39.specially trained police officers and I have been talking to
:11:40. > :11:50.neighbours today, many of whom have only just found out about the
:11:51. > :11:53.tragedy but are very shocked. The University of Hull says it's
:11:54. > :11:56.deeply concerned about the safety of one of its students who may have
:11:57. > :12:00.been aboard the Malaysian Ahrlines flight that has been missing for
:12:01. > :12:03.more than a week. Yue Wench`o is in the final stages of an MSC course at
:12:04. > :12:07.the university's Business School. Someone of the same name and age is
:12:08. > :12:13.on the passenger list for the flight, but it's not been confirmed
:12:14. > :12:16.that it is the same person. The Unite union has announcdd four
:12:17. > :12:19.more strike days in the ongoing dispute with the Yorkshire @mbulance
:12:20. > :12:23.Service. Unite says staff could work ten hours without a meal brdak on
:12:24. > :12:25.some shifts. Managers say steps have been taken to maintain safe and
:12:26. > :12:32.effective services. The next walk`out is planned for Friday.
:12:33. > :12:36.Passengers were left stranddd on board a Hull ferry last night after
:12:37. > :12:39.the ship was forced to return to port. The Pride of Hull suffered
:12:40. > :12:42.minor damage as it left the King George Dock for Zeebrugge. But as
:12:43. > :12:46.Crispin Rolfe reports, experts insist the vessel was right to
:12:47. > :12:51.return to assess the effects of a gouge in the ship's side.
:12:52. > :12:55.Stuck in port late last night. The Pride of York suffered a narrow six
:12:56. > :12:58.foot gouge in its side as it navigated the King George Dock's
:12:59. > :13:01.lock gates. But as repairs were conducted, complaints by passengers
:13:02. > :13:08.that they'd been left stranded as a five hour delay became a 12 hour
:13:09. > :13:16.one. They told us that the boat would be
:13:17. > :13:20.going out at 12:30am. And then they changed that. It was too late for
:13:21. > :13:22.everybody to get transport home And for day trippers to the
:13:23. > :13:27.continent, the overnight ferry's delay means an all too speedy
:13:28. > :13:30.return. We had to go straight back. We could
:13:31. > :13:33.not get off the boat. So for ferry`goers time spent simply
:13:34. > :13:39.on board a floating hotel. This morning though the ferry left for
:13:40. > :13:44.Belgium. It had no water innovative. If any
:13:45. > :13:54.captain thinks there is any damage, he must stop. `` there was no
:13:55. > :13:56.alternative. Safety is the lost important thing, it was the correct
:13:57. > :13:59.decision. Previous ferries the same shze as
:14:00. > :14:02.the Pride of York have all squeezed through Hull's King George Lock over
:14:03. > :14:05.the decades, mostly without incident. But P say last night's
:14:06. > :14:09.accident came after the 180 metre long ferry was scratched by a piece
:14:10. > :14:13.of metal. It left a two metre long scratch, two centimetres dedp in the
:14:14. > :14:22.side of the hull, but one significantly at least six letres
:14:23. > :14:27.above the water line. This is where it scraped thd lock,
:14:28. > :14:33.and you can understand why, because the boat is 25 metres wide, it only
:14:34. > :14:38.has a fee centimetres on either side to clear. The company says that all
:14:39. > :14:40.the repairs have been compldted and they are happy with the state of
:14:41. > :14:43.repair. The ferry company insists this has
:14:44. > :14:46.been a minor incident, and passengers were given the choice
:14:47. > :14:49.whether to still travel. For those day`trippers who have howevdr, it
:14:50. > :15:02.will be a frustrating three days, as this cruise comes straight back
:15:03. > :15:04.overnight from the continent. Still ahead tonight: Why wildlife
:15:05. > :15:13.enthusiasts are buzzing abott ladybirds.
:15:14. > :15:23.We are amazed that they could keep on flying for two hours without
:15:24. > :15:25.stopping. Please send in any pictures that you
:15:26. > :15:45.have. And here is a surprising appearance
:15:46. > :15:53.from the weather. We will gdt an accurate forecast.
:15:54. > :16:05.Yes, it is a nice day, tempdratures possibly 1617 degrees. And xou can
:16:06. > :16:11.see that it will be breezy, this area of low pressure will affect us
:16:12. > :16:17.through Thursday. Wet and whndy weather then. We have had wdt
:16:18. > :16:22.weather today with some showers Still a fewer showers across parts
:16:23. > :16:25.of Lincolnshire, but they whll die away and it looks like a drx night.
:16:26. > :16:34.The breeze will ease down for picking up again and a largdly frost
:16:35. > :16:42.free night with temperatures seven or eight degrees. The sun whll rise
:16:43. > :16:54.in the morning at 706 AM. Hdre are the high tides will stop `` the
:16:55. > :17:01.tides. So, tomorrow, it will be a fine and dry day with decent
:17:02. > :17:06.weather. Some high cloud possibly moving in from the west. Thd
:17:07. > :17:14.temperatures should be around ten or 11 degrees, so 14 or 15 degrees will
:17:15. > :17:21.feel very pleasant. It is possible that it could be 16 or sales `` 17
:17:22. > :17:27.degrees. But then things will go downhill. On Thursday, it whll be a
:17:28. > :17:33.windy day. As the rain moves southwards, it will become very
:17:34. > :17:38.windy. There will be a cold front, so it will be colder on Friday.
:17:39. > :17:47.There will be a frost and also a view showers.
:17:48. > :17:50.I got a message saying that they were worried about the accurate
:17:51. > :18:00.forecast, but they were ple`sed that you were on duty.
:18:01. > :18:05.For the last 15 years they've worked tirelessly, raising more th`n a
:18:06. > :18:08.?130,000 to buy equipment for the Hull Royal Infirmary. Today Ruth and
:18:09. > :18:11.Tony Knowles from Sutton on Sea were publicly rewarded for their efforts.
:18:12. > :18:14.Both were presented with thd British Empire Medal in front of frhends and
:18:15. > :18:16.fellow fundraisers. Our reporter Jake Zuckerman was there to see the
:18:17. > :18:22.ceremony. The unexpected reward for 14 years
:18:23. > :18:28.of hard work. Ruth Knowles `nd Tony Knowles had never asked for any
:18:29. > :18:31.recognition, raising ?130,000 to buy equipment for the hospital, but
:18:32. > :18:38.today they were the centre of attention as they were given a
:18:39. > :18:45.medal. I was really apprehensive this morning when I woke up. I
:18:46. > :18:51.thought, what will be day bring But every minute has been great and I
:18:52. > :18:57.have loved it. When we started this 15 years ago, we never thought that
:18:58. > :19:00.this would happen. We cannot thank people enough for help they have
:19:01. > :19:07.helped us. Their connection began when their
:19:08. > :19:15.daughter Emma was treated for a rain infection. Sadly doctors cotld not
:19:16. > :19:25.save her, but they have helped many others. `` a brain infection.
:19:26. > :19:30.They have helped us by lots of things that are helpful for our
:19:31. > :19:36.patients, not the things th`t the trust might pay for, but thhngs that
:19:37. > :19:40.are really helpful. It is rdally important that people do thhs,
:19:41. > :19:43.because the whole point of living in a community is to help the
:19:44. > :19:48.community. The couple say that they will try
:19:49. > :19:56.and continue to do as much `s they can.
:19:57. > :19:59.A petition has been handed hn to Downing Street on behalf of six men,
:20:00. > :20:03.including three from East Yorkshire, being held in an Indian prison. Ray
:20:04. > :20:06.Tindall from Hull, Paul Towdrs from Pocklington and Nicholas Silpson,
:20:07. > :20:08.who grew up in Cottingham, were providing anti`piracy protection for
:20:09. > :20:19.an American company when thdir ship was detained by Indian authorities
:20:20. > :20:24.last October. We are here because we are trying to
:20:25. > :20:31.get our boys out of jail whdre they are in India. We don't think it is
:20:32. > :20:35.right, but we're not coming to shout and scream. We are asking dhplomats
:20:36. > :20:43.to do the diplomatic thing `nd the best.
:20:44. > :20:46.One of Lincoln's most well`known restaurants, The Barge on the
:20:47. > :20:50.Brayford, has been badly dalaged by fire. Crews were sent to thd
:20:51. > :20:53.historic waterfront area of the city during the early hours of this
:20:54. > :21:02.morning. Police say they ard not treating the blaze as suspicious.
:21:03. > :21:07.A big response to our story of a mother of a Royal Marine who was
:21:08. > :21:12.killed in Afghanistan who s`ys that the British withdrawal from the
:21:13. > :21:15.country is a mistake. Gerald from Lincoln says that the decishon to
:21:16. > :21:56.join: Thank you for those messages.
:21:57. > :22:00.Lincolnshire skier Jade Ethdrington has been celebrating her success
:22:01. > :22:03.over tea with the Prime Minhster. Jade, from Bourne and her gtide
:22:04. > :22:06.Caroline Powell went to Downing Street earlier after arriving back
:22:07. > :22:09.in the UK last night. They became Britain's most successful fdmale
:22:10. > :22:18.Winter Paralympic skiers evdr at the games in Sochi.
:22:19. > :22:22.I think he was very happy to see us and he said that we did the country
:22:23. > :22:28.proud and it was good for us to be here with the team and with our
:22:29. > :22:36.colours, and we had a surprhse from James scored in, which was funny. ``
:22:37. > :22:42.James Cord and. It was a re`lly good day.
:22:43. > :22:49.I am hoping that I will meet her soon.
:22:50. > :22:52.Hull City's George Boyd has been charged with misconduct by the FA
:22:53. > :22:55.after allegedly spitting at Manchester City's Joe Hart. Boyd has
:22:56. > :22:59.until tomorrow evening to rdspond to the charge, which was not sden by
:23:00. > :23:04.match officials but caught on camera during the Tiger's 2`0 defe`t
:23:05. > :23:07.against City over the weekend. Two of our local football tdams are
:23:08. > :23:11.playing this evening. Lincoln City travel to Braintree. There will be
:23:12. > :23:17.full match commentary on BBC Radio Lincolnshire with the build up
:23:18. > :23:19.beginning at seven o clock. While Grimsby Town make the trip to Forest
:23:20. > :23:29.Green Rovers. BBC Radio Humberside will be following that match which
:23:30. > :23:33.kicks off at 7:45pm. The draw for the fourth round of the
:23:34. > :23:36.Rugby League Challenge Cup has been made. Hull FC will play the Salford
:23:37. > :23:45.Red Devils, whilst Hull Kingston Rovers take on Warrington. Both of
:23:46. > :23:48.those matches are home games. Research lead by the University of
:23:49. > :23:51.Hull has revealed surprising new facts about ladybirds. The tiny bugs
:23:52. > :24:01.don't care about their size ` they can fly faster, higher and for
:24:02. > :24:05.longer than was originally thought. They have long been a gardener's
:24:06. > :24:08.favourite ` feasting on pests like greenflys and adding a splash of
:24:09. > :24:14.colour to the average British garden. There are 46 differdnt
:24:15. > :24:18.ladybird species in Britain. The most common is the seven` spot.
:24:19. > :24:21.Their colour and pattern helps to protect them by warning potdntial
:24:22. > :24:25.predators. Now a new study lead by Hull
:24:26. > :24:35.University has shown that l`dybirds can pack quite a punch in the air.
:24:36. > :24:42.We built a very basic piece of equipment, like a Perspex ctbe, and
:24:43. > :24:46.we watch how they were flying and we were amazed that they could fly for
:24:47. > :24:53.two hours without stopping. They might not look very aerodyn`mic but
:24:54. > :24:59.they are very strong at flyhng. Research is have found that
:25:00. > :25:07.ladybirds can reach the samd speed as a racehorse. They can also fly at
:25:08. > :25:13.heights in excess of 3600 fdet, about the height of Ben Nevhs.
:25:14. > :25:19.So this is an insect hotel `nd this is where insects like ladybhrds will
:25:20. > :25:24.hibernate. Staff at this park were exchted
:25:25. > :25:29.about the findings. It will be great to tell the children, because it
:25:30. > :25:32.inspires them. It is great for the staff, because we see them dvery day
:25:33. > :25:35.and to learn something new hs amazing is op.
:25:36. > :25:38.Aside from the fun facts, researchers believe the information
:25:39. > :25:42.can help to explain the raphd spread of the invasive harlequin l`dybird,
:25:43. > :25:47.which settled in the UK frol Asia in 2004.
:25:48. > :25:53.It has already spread to many consonants. Just having better
:25:54. > :25:57.estimates about them helps ts to know how far there are likely to
:25:58. > :26:01.spread in the future. So thdy may be no bigger than a fingertip ` but now
:26:02. > :26:13.we have a better idea of just how quickly and how far these most
:26:14. > :26:23.colourful of beetles can flx. It is 6:55pm. Russia formally takes
:26:24. > :26:29.over Crimea, America says that it is a land grab. And the owners of Hull
:26:30. > :26:35.City say that they will sell if they cannot change the name. Thex say
:26:36. > :26:39.that there is prejudice. And tomorrow will see top
:26:40. > :26:46.temperatures of 16 Celsius, a warm day.
:26:47. > :26:52.Some comments about Hull City. One man says that they should not be
:26:53. > :27:02.allowed to change the name, anyone who is allowed to put that luch
:27:03. > :27:06.money into the team should be allowed to change the name. Another
:27:07. > :27:10.person said that they must be allowed to continue with thd team.
:27:11. > :27:15.Another commentator says th`t they should have the right to do call the
:27:16. > :27:20.team what they like. One other commentator says that what they have
:27:21. > :27:26.done it for standing up with the heritage of the club is gre`t.
:27:27. > :27:33.Another person says that thdy should be allowed to call them Hull City
:27:34. > :27:41.Tigers. I would change the name if they want more revenue. If they
:27:42. > :27:43.walk, then we are doomed. Join me if you can tomorrow. Good
:27:44. > :27:46.night.