:00:15. > :00:19.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight: Calls
:00:20. > :00:22.for an inquiry as a flagship school closes after less than two xears.
:00:23. > :00:25.It's completely unprecedentdd and it's extraordinary, in fact. How
:00:26. > :00:29.could you possibly open a school and have it close within 18 months? We
:00:30. > :00:31.need a very thorough and independent enquiry.
:00:32. > :00:33.It was supposed to strengthdn business links but flights from
:00:34. > :00:35.Humberside Airport to Copenhagen are scrapped.
:00:36. > :00:37.After the tidal surge, a promise Boston's tidal barrier will be ready
:00:38. > :00:42.ahead of schedule. And how of the country's most
:00:43. > :00:47.notorious cases is taking a Hull entrepreneur to Hollywood.
:00:48. > :00:53.Rain will continue in places through this evening but it should become
:00:54. > :01:04.mostly dry overnight. Join le later live in Boston for the full
:01:05. > :01:08.forecast. It opened just 18 months ago but
:01:09. > :01:12.tonight there are calls for an inquiry as a Hull secondary school
:01:13. > :01:15.announces it will close bec`use it's claimed there is a lack of students.
:01:16. > :01:18.Around 100 pupils attend thd Hull Studio School in the city cdntre and
:01:19. > :01:21.many of them face having thdir education disrupted following the
:01:22. > :01:26.announcement it will shut at the end of August. The idea of the school
:01:27. > :01:28.when it opened was to focus on business and enterprise and get
:01:29. > :01:45.students ready for the world of work. Caroline Bilton reports.
:01:46. > :01:52.For some students this opportunity is exciting. When it opened it was a
:01:53. > :01:57.pioneer ` just one of seven colleges in the UK to offer a new type of
:01:58. > :02:00.education but in less than two years its closing, leaving the future of
:02:01. > :02:04.some of its 90 students hanging in the balance. I had to check the date
:02:05. > :02:07.on the calendar because I honestly thought it was an April fool's joke.
:02:08. > :02:11.This parent wanted to remain anonymous to protect her chhld's
:02:12. > :02:14.future education. We'd had no warning at all from the school or
:02:15. > :02:18.any of the authorities... Nothing. We were totally in the dark. We
:02:19. > :02:25.don't know what's going on. So we don't know where in Septembdr our
:02:26. > :02:32.child is going to be. The studio school day will not be a 9al to 3pm
:02:33. > :02:36.experience. It's sponsored by Hull College but what is a studio school?
:02:37. > :02:39.It was a new concept in education that started back in 2010. They re a
:02:40. > :02:42.type of academy designed for pupils aged between 14 and 19 and they
:02:43. > :02:45.offer practical skills in the workplace as well as tradithonal
:02:46. > :02:50.academic and vocational studies In a statement the trust that runs the
:02:51. > :02:55.schools says that the closure is down to increased competition across
:02:56. > :02:58.the city. And it has struggled to recruit the number of students
:02:59. > :03:02.necessary to secure its viability. They say they'll work with pupils to
:03:03. > :03:07.help them find an appropriate destination to continue thehr
:03:08. > :03:12.learning. The Department for Education gave ?170,000 to the trust
:03:13. > :03:21.when the school was set up. Some believe an inquiry should t`ke
:03:22. > :03:25.place. This is completely unprecedented. It is extraordinary.
:03:26. > :03:30.How could you open a school, spend a lot of money on it and have it close
:03:31. > :03:35.in 18 months. I think it has national implications. We nded to
:03:36. > :03:39.get to the bottom of this. Ht's aimed to teach them about the world
:03:40. > :03:42.of work ` for students here they're getting a taste of the realhty a
:03:43. > :03:46.little earlier than they wotld have liked.
:03:47. > :03:50.No one from the Hull Studio School, its sponsors or the Departmdnt for
:03:51. > :04:00.Education was available for interview. Earlier I spoke to the
:04:01. > :04:07.principle of the Midland sttdio school which has been rated as
:04:08. > :04:12.outstanding. We were obviously disappointed for Hull and otr
:04:13. > :04:17.colleagues. The studio school model we have found has been very
:04:18. > :04:21.successful. We believe it h`s a future for young people. Yot said
:04:22. > :04:26.the school is less like a conveyor belt, but unfortunately youngsters
:04:27. > :04:30.here want to get on that conveyor belt, they are blaming a lack of
:04:31. > :04:34.numbers coming forward. Why do you think that is? We are finding young
:04:35. > :04:39.people want a different typd of learning. They don't just w`nt a
:04:40. > :04:44.range of qualifications, thdy want skills that will make them had and
:04:45. > :04:49.shoulders above everybody else when it comes to the world of work.
:04:50. > :04:55.Something has gone wrong because your type of school, there hs a lack
:04:56. > :05:01.of accountability. This school announces it is going after 18
:05:02. > :05:07.months, ?170,000 gone. Therd is no accountability? I disagree, they
:05:08. > :05:12.accountability is the same `s any Academy in the UK. We are hdld to
:05:13. > :05:19.account by Ofsted, they use the same framework. Judging by teachhng and
:05:20. > :05:25.learning and quality of education we provide is the same. We recdived
:05:26. > :05:30.outstanding at our studio school so that proves the model can work.
:05:31. > :05:34.We want to hear from you on this story, maybe you go to the Hull
:05:35. > :05:41.Studio School or you might have an opinion on academy schools no matter
:05:42. > :05:42.where you live. If you want to get in touch, the
:05:43. > :06:06.usual address: Thanks to everyone who got hn touch
:06:07. > :06:13.about the Nu T strike yesterday Across our part of the world, 1 of
:06:14. > :06:17.our schools fully closed with 1 0 partially closed. Just a few of your
:06:18. > :07:19.messages: Flights from Humberside airport to
:07:20. > :07:22.Copenhagen are being scrappdd. Those involved believed one of thd key
:07:23. > :07:24.areas of trade would be the renewable sector. But Scandhnavian
:07:25. > :07:28.Airlines has blamed disappohnting passenger numbers, as Emma Lassey
:07:29. > :07:41.reports. Business as usual for KLM and
:07:42. > :07:43.Eastern Airways. We are verx disappointed they have cancdlled the
:07:44. > :07:51.route but there are other opportunities and we are cldar with
:07:52. > :07:55.KLM and Eastern, it is an exciting time for the airport and thd region
:07:56. > :07:59.itself. When operations beg`n in October last year the deal was seen
:08:00. > :08:02.as a vote of confidence in the local economy. Denmark has pioneered the
:08:03. > :08:05.use of renewable energy, whhch is expanding across the Humber region
:08:06. > :08:08.with business links ever more important. Even this week's news
:08:09. > :08:11.from Siemens confirming its commitment to renewable energy
:08:12. > :08:20.investments in the area has not stopped the airline pulling out
:08:21. > :08:25.Scandinavian airlines has s`id passenger demand was not as high as
:08:26. > :08:30.anticipated. It made it unsustainable to continue flying
:08:31. > :08:33.from Humberside airport. Thd route began at the end of October last
:08:34. > :08:39.year, a five times a week sdrvice using a 50 seat aircraft. There have
:08:40. > :08:44.been 14 cancellations due to weather and technical issues. News service
:08:45. > :08:51.has been cancelled has not gone down well with business passengers
:08:52. > :08:55.arriving today. A lot of people rely on airlines these days to go to and
:08:56. > :09:03.from work. It is a good work `` airport. I hoped this airport would
:09:04. > :09:10.grow as opposed to potential cut backs, but extremely disappointing.
:09:11. > :09:12.We were very excited when they first announced the additional service
:09:13. > :09:19.from Humberside airport to Durope will stop it is very much ndeded. It
:09:20. > :09:22.has been short lived and I think the announcement is unfortunate and it
:09:23. > :09:25.almost coincided with the positive news of the renewable energx sector.
:09:26. > :09:28.With other airline operators using this airport successfully it's hope
:09:29. > :09:37.that Scandinavian Airlines will return at some point in the future.
:09:38. > :09:38.You might also have a view on this story, how damaging is todax's
:09:39. > :09:58.announcement to the airport? Both Humberside and Lincolnshire
:09:59. > :10:01.Police need to make improvelents to the way they handle domestic abuse.
:10:02. > :10:04.That's according to a new rdport which says Humberside Policd has a
:10:05. > :10:07.fragmented and inconsistent approach to dealing with cases.
:10:08. > :10:10.Lincolnshire's force was described as being "generally effective", but
:10:11. > :10:18.improvements are still needdd to keep victims safe. We have
:10:19. > :10:26.specialist officers in domestic abuse and victims' services. We have
:10:27. > :10:28.just started a programme to try and identify repeat victims, repeat
:10:29. > :10:32.offenders and serial offenddrs ` those who offend against multiple
:10:33. > :10:36.victims. We are trying to gdt more sophisticated in the way we deal
:10:37. > :10:44.with those and the way we s`fety plan for victims within
:10:45. > :10:48.Lincolnshire. North`east Lincolnshire Council says
:10:49. > :10:53.the scheme to stop bogus callers has reached a milestone. Areas that sign
:10:54. > :10:56.up to be a cold calling control zone are provided with warning shgns and
:10:57. > :11:02.given advice on how to deter and avoid doorstep crime. Three streets
:11:03. > :11:08.in Grimsby signed up this wdek bringing the total number of zones
:11:09. > :11:13.to 100. It is not just a local problem, it is a national problem.
:11:14. > :11:16.Knock on the door, so you h`ve something faulty with your roof
:11:17. > :11:22.guttering and before you know it, Mrs Jones perhaps has handed over an
:11:23. > :11:28.amount of money she can ill afford. They have taken the money, not done
:11:29. > :11:43.the work and work still needs doing, she has to it twice.
:11:44. > :11:50.Hall sitting goalkeeper is still in hospital after last night's defeat
:11:51. > :11:55.to West Ham. On 100 years on, the World War I soldiers finallx laid to
:11:56. > :12:00.rest. The Boston MP Mark Simmons has told
:12:01. > :12:07.blogs nor the flood barrier in the town will be completed earlher than
:12:08. > :12:11.expected. He says work should be finished by 2019. He has sahd he
:12:12. > :12:17.will personally help anyone who is still struggling to get instrance.
:12:18. > :12:25.800 homes and businesses were did by the tidal surge in December. As part
:12:26. > :12:30.of the schoolroom port date, Damien, Harry, Courtney and Mia havd been
:12:31. > :12:36.finding out how the town is four months after the flooding. This was
:12:37. > :12:41.Boston in December, the tid`l surge led to water flowing over w`lls and
:12:42. > :12:44.bridges and into homes and businesses.
:12:45. > :12:48.We caught up with our MP who told us a lot of work is being done to
:12:49. > :12:55.protect people in the futurd. The cost of the barrier and associated
:12:56. > :12:59.works is 100 million. The advice I have received from the environment
:13:00. > :13:04.agency, the body responsibld for building and maintaining flood
:13:05. > :13:09.defences, is that had the b`rrier been in position on December the 5th
:13:10. > :13:18.and sixth last year, no properties in Boston would have flooded. This
:13:19. > :13:24.is the church known as the stump. There is still work to be done here.
:13:25. > :13:28.It took a long time to dry out. We have problem with the woodwork
:13:29. > :13:32.because we don't know how mtch damage has been done. We have the
:13:33. > :13:37.electrics and the sound system still to do and we have the entird heating
:13:38. > :13:42.system in the church. You whll have noticed it is a little bit cold
:13:43. > :13:45.That is because we don't have a heating system. The flooding
:13:46. > :13:52.affected many other students our school. The water came down my
:13:53. > :13:57.street and it was about a cdntimetre until it came into my door. I wasn't
:13:58. > :14:04.affected. It affected some of our friends and family. Some of the
:14:05. > :14:10.clubs we go to were cancelldd. Will it happen again? A deep are` of low
:14:11. > :14:13.pressure pushed across the north of the UK and it forced sea levels to
:14:14. > :14:20.rise. As the low pressure ptshed away, the strong winds dragged it
:14:21. > :14:25.towards the coast and that resulted in the coastal flooding. Thdy could
:14:26. > :14:30.happen again but after the 43 flood defences put in place, and now more
:14:31. > :14:37.work has been done. Work is underway in the tidal barrier and repairing
:14:38. > :14:46.the flood defences. The barrier is due to be finished earlier than
:14:47. > :14:55.expected by the middle of 2019. Well done to them, they did a
:14:56. > :14:57.fantastic job. K is still in Boston, let's go to her for the fordcast.
:14:58. > :15:08.Good evening. It has dry up here but it is chilly.
:15:09. > :15:11.Let's take a look at the gr`phics. As we had through this evenhng,
:15:12. > :15:17.patchy rain will continue in places. It could become heavier and more
:15:18. > :15:22.persistent for a time. As wd head overnight, towards the end of the
:15:23. > :15:26.night most parts should we drive. Temperatures will drop to around six
:15:27. > :15:31.or seven degrees. So it shotld remain largely frost free. Cloudy
:15:32. > :15:38.and a bit breezy as well. Tomorrow morning will be a cloudy st`rt,
:15:39. > :15:42.there could be patchy rain `t first but all parts should be dry as we
:15:43. > :15:49.had through the day. It will feel chilly again tomorrow. Eight or nine
:15:50. > :15:51.degrees. The easterly breezd will make it feel chilly, especi`lly
:15:52. > :15:59.along the coast. For the important Outlook, I have a guest. On Friday
:16:00. > :16:05.we may see the chance for p`tchy rain at first but all parts should
:16:06. > :16:10.clear. Still cloudy, temper`tures around nine degrees. As we go into
:16:11. > :16:13.the weekend it may still be very cloudy especially around thd coast.
:16:14. > :16:19.As we go further inland we lay see some hazy sunshine. Temperatures are
:16:20. > :16:23.warming up to 12 degrees. Unfortunately, as we go into Monday
:16:24. > :16:29.cannot we may see the rain `gain. That is the Outlook. That is the
:16:30. > :16:32.Outlook, I think she did a great job. Thank you very much.
:16:33. > :16:43.job. Thank you Let's thank them all. Damien, Harry,
:16:44. > :16:52.Courtney and Mia. Well done to everyone, youngsters who have been
:16:53. > :16:54.taking part today. A family from Lincolnshire can finally bury one of
:16:55. > :16:59.their relatives who died in World War One. Ten soldiers who wdre
:17:00. > :17:01.killed in October 1914 have been formally identified, includhng
:17:02. > :17:03.Private William Singyard whose relatives live in Heckington. The
:17:04. > :17:10.men served with second Batt`lion, The York and Lancaster Regilent
:17:11. > :17:16.Here's Gemma Dawson: They fought for their country. Many killed hn action
:17:17. > :17:19.with some families unaware of their final resting place. But now the
:17:20. > :17:22.bodies of ten soldiers who have been identified five years after their
:17:23. > :17:28.remains were found during btilding work in France. I can see the
:17:29. > :17:33.resemblance to my father. Particularly around the eyes and
:17:34. > :17:37.around the mouth. Barry provided his DNA and last week he got a letter
:17:38. > :17:43.confirming his relative was one of the dead soldiers. He never even
:17:44. > :17:46.knew about Private William @lfred Singyard, but has spent the last
:17:47. > :17:54.week researching him at his home in Heckington. I felt more of ` bond,
:17:55. > :17:58.more of a closeness. Some s`dness because since it's been confirmed,
:17:59. > :18:00.I've been trawling genealogx websites and trying to find more
:18:01. > :18:08.about his existence, his history, what he did. The Regiment wdre on
:18:09. > :18:13.this road here. Colonel Geofrey Norton is an expert on the Regiment.
:18:14. > :18:17.By nightfall, they were in ` position just south of this little
:18:18. > :18:23.crossroads here. That is whdre the bodies were found on that crossroads
:18:24. > :18:28.in 2009. He's spent the last few years helping to identify the dead
:18:29. > :18:32.soldiers. Without DNA we wotld never have known who any of them were
:18:33. > :18:37.They could have been buried the next year as unknown. It's wrong. This is
:18:38. > :18:40.a wonderful way in which to honour the soldiers who died for us. Now,
:18:41. > :18:43.nearly 100 years after their deaths in this war, the ten identified
:18:44. > :18:59.soldiers will finally be giving us funeral with full military honours.
:19:00. > :19:04.The record producer and rail campaigner, Peter Waterman hs urging
:19:05. > :19:09.the government to speed up production of the High Speed Rail
:19:10. > :19:13.Bill. The first stage of thd ?4 billion project is due to connect to
:19:14. > :19:19.the capital with Birmingham. The second stage will link up whth
:19:20. > :19:23.Manchester and Leeds. He cl`ims many parts of Yorkshire will bendfit You
:19:24. > :19:32.have got to have the whole `rea so it spreads out so Bradford
:19:33. > :19:35.benefits, York benefits, so over in Hull, places like that. It spreads.
:19:36. > :19:41.Wealth is spread, that is the great thing about it. Let's hope the
:19:42. > :19:46.people in our region will bdnefit after the Tour de France ard getting
:19:47. > :20:04.access to free bikes and cycle training. This advert was rdleased
:20:05. > :20:12.Lincolnshire's Paralympic skier Jade Etherington has been granted the
:20:13. > :20:15.freedom of her home town. Although 2017 is rooted in Hull it is very
:20:16. > :20:18.much an event for the whole Yorkshire community. We need to work
:20:19. > :20:22.with our neighbouring cities, but also you take the Tour de France as
:20:23. > :20:25.an international event, it's got great scope to pull in masshve
:20:26. > :20:30.audiences and we want to showcase what we're going to be doing in 2017
:20:31. > :20:31.so they come back. Lincolnshire's Paralympic skier Jade
:20:32. > :20:34.Etherington has been granted the freedom of her home town. J`de
:20:35. > :20:37.became the most successful British female Winter Paralympian when she
:20:38. > :20:40.won four medals at Sochi. Bourne Town council voted unanimously last
:20:41. > :20:44.night to give her the honour. Fantastic news.
:20:45. > :20:48.The Hull City goalkeeper, Allan McGregor, is in hospital with kidney
:20:49. > :20:51.damage after a collision th`t led to his sending off at West Ham. Despite
:20:52. > :20:56.the home team winning 2`1, they were booed off by their fans at the end
:20:57. > :21:00.of the game. Leanne Brown rdports. Hull City are still one short of the
:21:01. > :21:04.ten victories that manager Steve Bruce has set as a survival target
:21:05. > :21:06.after last night's result, but there was no shame in defeat. The game's
:21:07. > :21:09.moment of controversy arrivdd in bizarre circumstance when Htll
:21:10. > :21:11.City's goal keeper, Alan McGregor fouled Mohamed Diame, just loments
:21:12. > :21:18.after the West Ham player appeared to control the ball with his hand.
:21:19. > :21:21.It was the referee's assist`nt who instructed that a penalty should be
:21:22. > :21:25.awarded and that was followdd with a red card to McGregor, who w`s hurt
:21:26. > :21:29.in the collision and is still in hospital. Mark Noble converted the
:21:30. > :21:31.penalty for the home team btt they failed to make the most of their
:21:32. > :21:34.numerical advantage and Citx equalised early in the second half
:21:35. > :21:42.when Tom Huddlestone's free`kick cannoned off Nikica Jelavic into the
:21:43. > :21:46.goal. Just six minutes later though, a James Chester own goal gifted West
:21:47. > :21:58.Ham victory, but it was the home side who were booed from thd pitch
:21:59. > :22:02.despite the result. With ten men we were totally magnificent, the way we
:22:03. > :22:06.played the game and still m`de it a spectacle. We played some good stuff
:22:07. > :22:11.tonight, we played better tonight than we did on Saturday and we came
:22:12. > :22:15.away with nothing tonight. Ht is a strange game at the moment, but we
:22:16. > :22:18.go into Stoke confident with that performance and hope we can play
:22:19. > :22:21.some good football. West Hal went above the Tigers in the Prelier
:22:22. > :22:30.League table leaving Hull in 13th place, eight points above the
:22:31. > :22:34.relegation places. A man from Hull who set up his own business telling
:22:35. > :22:39.stories of the city's dark history has not only caught the eye of local
:22:40. > :22:46.horror enthusiasts but also from Hollywood. He will be at an
:22:47. > :22:52.alongside stars about a moddrn`day psychiatrist who begins to feel as
:22:53. > :22:56.though he has been taken ovdr by the soul of Jack the Ripper. We have
:22:57. > :23:06.been taking a closer look at the story. This building was once the
:23:07. > :23:10.Customs house. In here, Robdrt Stevenson, a local man and ` Jack
:23:11. > :23:16.the Ripper suspect worked for many years during the 1860s. Mikd ends is
:23:17. > :23:20.living from his love of history he has a tour and lecture comp`ny which
:23:21. > :23:24.delves into some of the darker sides of Hull, including its links with
:23:25. > :23:29.Jack the Ripper. When you t`ke people through Hull, tell them about
:23:30. > :23:35.the stories, especially when it comes to Jack the Ripper, they
:23:36. > :23:41.affect did buy it. There ard 14 suspects linked to Hull. Mike says
:23:42. > :23:44.in the past he has used his expertise as a Ripper`ologist,
:23:45. > :23:49.someone who studies the Whitechapel murders to write books and `dvise
:23:50. > :23:52.documentary makers. But now he says Hollywood has come knocking on his
:23:53. > :23:58.door. I have been travelling all`round East Yorkshire dohng
:23:59. > :24:03.lectures. The Virtual Tours have yet to take off, but higher not really
:24:04. > :24:05.marketed them. But there have been contracts from Hollywood to help out
:24:06. > :24:11.and advise on several Hollywood movies. Mike says the company has
:24:12. > :24:16.helped him get noticed and his success has been highlighted why the
:24:17. > :24:19.government. He used a ?1000 in new enterprise allowance to set up his
:24:20. > :24:24.company, and according to the government, more than 40,000 people
:24:25. > :24:31.have stopped claiming benefhts to run their own companies since it was
:24:32. > :24:38.launched in 2011. Anybody c`n come with any idea for a business. Mike
:24:39. > :24:44.has come along, he is doing tours across Hull. He came to us with an
:24:45. > :24:51.idea. We have changed that hnto a business plan. For Mike, his buddy
:24:52. > :24:56.of the Ripper began as a hobby after he had to stop work with a heart
:24:57. > :25:04.condition `` heart condition. His love of the past might give him a
:25:05. > :25:11.bright future. That is a great story. Let's have a
:25:12. > :25:13.re`of the headlines: The big six energy companies are to be
:25:14. > :25:18.investigated to see it they are charging customers too much.
:25:19. > :25:23.Calls for an enquiry as a flagship school in hole closes after 18
:25:24. > :25:27.and windy with outbreaks of rain in and windy with outbreaks of rain in
:25:28. > :25:37.the morning. Most places drx in the afternoon. Around nine Celshus.
:25:38. > :25:42.Just be for your e`mails and messages, some good news.
:25:43. > :25:46.Congratulations to the Sund`y politics team who won the Rtby award
:25:47. > :25:54.for the best politics show hn the English regions. Well done to them.
:25:55. > :25:59.Talking about the Hull studho school. I am a student at the school
:26:00. > :26:03.working out of a textbook every lesson is not teaching or ldarning.
:26:04. > :26:08.Richard have been shut down earlier. I was promised so much, it hs the
:26:09. > :26:12.biggest regret me going to that school.
:26:13. > :26:17.Miami people, been there since it opened, going to miss it, the staff
:26:18. > :26:21.have helped to me. Tracy sahd, maybe at the school was marketed better,
:26:22. > :26:27.maybe more schools `` more pupils will have enrolled.
:26:28. > :26:30.It is a bit late to find out about it now.
:26:31. > :26:35.That is on the subject of the Hull studio school.
:26:36. > :26:39.We are talking about flights ending from Humberside airport to
:26:40. > :26:45.Copenhagen. They have only been running for six months. John says,
:26:46. > :26:48.if Humberside airport opened up flights to Paris for weekend breaks
:26:49. > :26:54.or Geneva for winter holidaxs, we would use it. But somehow no one
:26:55. > :26:59.seems to be asking us where we want to go. We don't all want to go to
:27:00. > :27:02.Amsterdam. John says, it was silly expdcting
:27:03. > :27:07.the route to Copenhagen to be a success. Opening its root in winter
:27:08. > :27:11.it would have been more success in the summer with people wanthng to go
:27:12. > :27:16.on holiday. Colin says I went to book flights for a long weekend away
:27:17. > :27:20.for my wife's birthday. I was shocked at the prices. It is
:27:21. > :27:29.no wonder the estimated passenger count was down. Lower your prices.
:27:30. > :27:37.That is it from me. Thanks for watching. Join me tomorrow on radio
:27:38. > :27:39.BBC Humberside at midday. Look after yourself, have a good
:27:40. > :27:46.evening.