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:00:00. > :00:11.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight: A BBC
:00:12. > :00:14.investigation reveals changes to housing benefit haven't freed up
:00:15. > :00:25.larger homes and have left some in rent arrears.
:00:26. > :00:27.Still in arrears. I go to the kitchen, and I'm struggling and
:00:28. > :00:30.selling stuff. A controversial series about life on
:00:31. > :00:36.benefits ` calls to stop another national network filming in Hull.
:00:37. > :00:40.It's actually not just going to hear people's feelings. It's going to
:00:41. > :00:42.cripple the whole area business`wise, and it's going to
:00:43. > :00:46.make it worse. A call for more arts groups to join
:00:47. > :00:48.in a 100 day cultural festival for Yorkshire.
:00:49. > :00:57.And the obesity epidemic in dogs ` why too many treats are making our
:00:58. > :01:01.pets too fat. And some very promising weather for
:01:02. > :01:09.the weekend. Join me for the forecast in 15 minutes.
:01:10. > :01:14.Good evening. When they were introduced a year
:01:15. > :01:18.ago, changes to housing benefits were supposed to encourage people to
:01:19. > :01:21.move to more suitable homes. But a BBC investigation shows the changes
:01:22. > :01:23.have failed to achieve that in many parts of East Yorkshire and
:01:24. > :01:27.Lincolnshire. Ministers said cutting benefits to families who had a spare
:01:28. > :01:37.room would free up under occupied homes. But in South Kesteven
:01:38. > :01:39.District Council in Lincolnshire, only twenty three households
:01:40. > :01:43.actually relocated. That's just over two percent of those affected by the
:01:44. > :01:46.benefit changes. In Hull, the figure is one hundred and sixty two
:01:47. > :01:53.households, which is just over three per cent. But it has been more
:01:54. > :01:56.successful in the East Riding. 204 households have moved out ` almost
:01:57. > :02:00.seventeen percent. The national average is 6%. Jake Zuckerman has
:02:01. > :02:02.been looking at the impact of the policy critics have dubbed "the
:02:03. > :02:06.bedroom tax". The spare room subsidy, known to its
:02:07. > :02:08.critics as the bedroom tax. A policy, says the government,
:02:09. > :02:11.designed to move benefit claimants with more bedrooms than they need
:02:12. > :02:15.into smaller accommodation more suited to their requirements. But
:02:16. > :02:21.evidence suggests it's failing in that aim, and driving tennants into
:02:22. > :02:25.arrears. Anne Lawton suffers from mental health problems. Changes to
:02:26. > :02:29.the benefits system meant she had to downsize from a two` to a
:02:30. > :02:32.one`bedroom flat. She was lucky enough to find somewhere to move to,
:02:33. > :02:41.but in the meantime, she's been left hundreds of pounds in debt. I'm
:02:42. > :02:47.still in arrears. I go to the soup kitchen, and I'm struggling, and
:02:48. > :02:52.selling stuff. I did have stuff to sell, but I haven't really got stuff
:02:53. > :02:54.to sell now. How am I going to pay back the rent? In North
:02:55. > :02:58.Lincolnshire, 48% of those affected by the so`called bedroom tax are in
:02:59. > :03:00.arrears, the highest rate in our region. In Lincoln, where the City
:03:01. > :03:04.Council is subsidising those affected, that figure is just over
:03:05. > :03:08.7%. In Hull, more than 20% are in arrears. In Hull, they've
:03:09. > :03:16.refurbished more than 70 small flats to try and meet the demand for
:03:17. > :03:24.one`bed accommodation. Been here two months, and it is so great to get a
:03:25. > :03:26.one`bedroom place. It took a lot of stress of me. In North East
:03:27. > :03:32.Lincolnshire, Shoreline Housing Association says its tenants now owe
:03:33. > :03:36.?155,000 in total. We provide as much support with partners as we
:03:37. > :03:40.can, but ultimately, the responsibility does all to be tenant
:03:41. > :03:43.to pay, and regrettably in sick instances where the tenant can't or
:03:44. > :03:46.won't pay, we have little option other than to take some form of
:03:47. > :03:49.action to try to encourage them to pay. But the government rejects
:03:50. > :03:55.accusations that the policy isn't working. If you are the taxpayer,
:03:56. > :04:00.paying for people to be on housing benefits, many of those cannot have
:04:01. > :04:04.spare bedrooms in their house, so how could they be paying for other
:04:05. > :04:09.people do have that? So as I said, you have to look at this from the
:04:10. > :04:10.full 360 degrees. Whatever the government's intentions, in East
:04:11. > :04:14.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, thousands of people like Anne are
:04:15. > :04:19.now in arrears, many with no idea how they're going to pay.
:04:20. > :04:21.I'm joined by the Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness Graham
:04:22. > :04:31.Stuart, who's a supporter of the changes to housing benefit. Good
:04:32. > :04:34.evening. Thank you for coming in. Do you accept the changes haven't
:04:35. > :04:39.actually work the macro absolutely not. I found your piece remarkable,
:04:40. > :04:43.and the introduction inaccurate. 6% of people in the first 11 months a
:04:44. > :04:46.fact that have moved out. That is 30,000 homes which were being used
:04:47. > :04:50.by people who didn't need the space. They are now being enjoyed by
:04:51. > :04:54.families previously in overcrowded accommodation. Just in the first 11
:04:55. > :04:59.months. It is triumphant. It is also saving the taxpayer. It doesn't
:05:00. > :05:03.sound it. Not when you listen to your piece, when the BBC lines of
:05:04. > :05:09.this research. You should go and research the people in London, the
:05:10. > :05:13.left`wing orientation of the corporation. It seems ever more
:05:14. > :05:20.present. Go and ask hundreds and thousands of people in overcrowded
:05:21. > :05:23.housing what they think. Ask the thousand families who are living in
:05:24. > :05:26.a house that can meet their needs, rather than picking on and
:05:27. > :05:29.suggesting as you did in your introduction, a falsehood, that it
:05:30. > :05:33.wasn't leaning to people moving out. It is leading to that. It is
:05:34. > :05:39.doing the right thing. It is saving money. I will ask people at home
:05:40. > :05:45.what they think in the moment. Let's read an e`mail from Arthur. He says
:05:46. > :05:49.the bedroom tax is ill thought out, unworkable and divisive policy. That
:05:50. > :05:51.is an e`mail from a viewer. Well, I am not surprised if you keep
:05:52. > :05:56.paddling the entire false those that have happened this evening. The
:05:57. > :06:00.truth is, 30,000 people already are able to move out of overcrowded
:06:01. > :06:05.housing into these homes. You had the ridiculous situation where the
:06:06. > :06:08.taxpayer was subsidising rooms which people didn't need at a time when we
:06:09. > :06:13.had a real shortage of housing. This policy is working. I am 100% behind
:06:14. > :06:16.it, and I am just disappointed that the BBC both nationally and locally
:06:17. > :06:23.should give such a totally biased view of the fact. 30,000 people
:06:24. > :06:27.rehoused in the first ten months. It is a triumph. One more question.
:06:28. > :06:31.Jake reports a lady has made the move but still owes rent and a
:06:32. > :06:35.former home, and is now having to sell family heirlooms to get the
:06:36. > :06:40.money together. What is your message to her? Well, I say again, if you
:06:41. > :06:43.look at the amount of arrears, your viewers, having listened to your
:06:44. > :06:46.introduction, would they think they have gone up or down? Do you know
:06:47. > :06:51.what they did in the last quarter of last year? They went down, an
:06:52. > :06:55.average of 4.1% to 3.9%. The whole picture painted by opponents of
:06:56. > :07:00.this, the left leading media and the Labour Party, is false, and arrears
:07:01. > :07:05.are down, and the number of people in homes who desperately need them
:07:06. > :07:10.is up. It is working. We need to have confidence. I am going to stop
:07:11. > :07:12.you there. Thank you for coming in. Some people have been debating this
:07:13. > :07:15.on our Facebook page. Stephen tells us: "we moved last year because of
:07:16. > :07:19.this bedroom tax after extensive adaptations for my disability. Now
:07:20. > :07:27.all the work has to be done again." Let us know what you think. Have you
:07:28. > :07:37.been affected by the changes? The details are on the screen.
:07:38. > :07:42.In a moment: A bright future ` how the announcements made by Siemens
:07:43. > :07:47.could bring more investment to the area.
:07:48. > :07:50.There's anger in Hull that the city could soon be featured in a
:07:51. > :07:54.television programme about life on benefits. Channel five says it's
:07:55. > :07:58.chosen to feature Hull as one of several locations in the UK. There
:07:59. > :08:05.are fears it could tarnish Hull's reputation so soon after a wave of
:08:06. > :08:09.good news. Caroline Bilton reports. It's been a week where Hull has been
:08:10. > :08:14.basking in good news. The city seems to be riding on a wave of
:08:15. > :08:18.positivity. But for one television programme maker, it's not the
:08:19. > :08:22.positive news they want to focus on. Channel five has chosen to feature
:08:23. > :08:30.Hull as part of programme about life on benefits.
:08:31. > :08:33.Scunthorpe has already been there. It featured in a Channel four
:08:34. > :08:42.programme last year called Skint, which was criticised by some for its
:08:43. > :08:45.negative portrayal of the area. It makes people look like scroungers.
:08:46. > :08:48.At the Goodwin Community College in Hull this morning, where youngsters
:08:49. > :08:51.are given training to help them back into employment, there was real
:08:52. > :08:56.anger that the city could be featured for all the wrong reasons.
:08:57. > :09:00.We just got the City of Culture, which was hard to get, and we won
:09:01. > :09:07.it, and we were grateful. Now, they are going to make whole look like on
:09:08. > :09:11.Benefits Street. Would You Come To Hull? No. It's Not Just Going To
:09:12. > :09:15.Hurt People's Feelings, It Is Going To Cripple The Whole Area
:09:16. > :09:19.Business`wise And Make It Worse. They Aren't Interested In Coming To
:09:20. > :09:24.A City Like All That, Despite Decades Of Economic Woes, Has Pulled
:09:25. > :09:27.Itself Up Eyes Bootstraps. They Are Just Not Interested In That. They
:09:28. > :09:30.Are Not Interested In Hearing About Us As A Community, Because It
:09:31. > :09:33.Doesn't Sell Advertising. That Is Why They Are Making It.
:09:34. > :09:39.It's Touched The Nerve Of Local Politicians Too. Can I Just Express
:09:40. > :09:42.My Dismay That Channel Five seem to be proposing to do a further
:09:43. > :09:46.documentary about people living in benefits in the north, and have
:09:47. > :09:48.chosen Hull? I wonder if we could have a debate on responsible
:09:49. > :09:53.documentary making. Channel five says they are "in the process of
:09:54. > :09:56.filming a show in Hull on the topic of benefits and employment. It will
:09:57. > :10:00.feature as one of several locations in the UK within a series." It's a
:10:01. > :10:03.city that does have high levels of deprivation and unemployment, but at
:10:04. > :10:07.the moment, Hull is in the spotlight for all the right reasons and many
:10:08. > :10:10.people here want to keep it that way.
:10:11. > :10:15.Caroline's in Hull this evening. We've had national TV programmes
:10:16. > :10:18.featuring Scunthorpe and Grimsby recently. Why do Channel five want
:10:19. > :10:22.to come to Hull? Yes, Hull does have a lot to smile
:10:23. > :10:27.about but there is no getting away from the fact that Hull is the fifth
:10:28. > :10:30.most deprived city in the UK and to a television producer in London this
:10:31. > :10:34.would make Hull an ideal place to feature. And let's face it, they're
:10:35. > :10:37.unlikely to come here to the marina, for example, and show Hull's good
:10:38. > :10:41.bits. However, they've chosen the wrong time to do this. There's a
:10:42. > :10:52.real pride in this city now that wasn't perhaps here ten years ago
:10:53. > :10:56.and people want to protect that. For the first time, people in Hull now
:10:57. > :10:58.have something to throw back at the critics. Will a programme of this
:10:59. > :11:03.nature tarnish Hull's current reputation? Will it dent that pride?
:11:04. > :11:07.I don't think so. Well, let's throw that one open. Another story we'd
:11:08. > :11:11.like your thoughts on. Will any good come out of people in Hull taking
:11:12. > :11:15.part or will it hinder the image? Do you think it will harm the city? Or
:11:16. > :11:26.have these programmes been done already and no one will notice? If
:11:27. > :11:28.you want to be in touch, the text number is 81333.
:11:29. > :11:32.Police are trying to find the parents of a little boy who was
:11:33. > :11:35.found wandering on a street in Lincoln. They say the boy is
:11:36. > :11:38.believed to be about two or three and was wearing red slippers.
:11:39. > :11:41.Officers think he may be Eastern European and they want anyone who
:11:42. > :11:44.knows him to come forward. The Environment Agency has met with
:11:45. > :11:47.organisations from East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire to discuss
:11:48. > :11:49.what lessons can be learnt from recent flooding. More than a
:11:50. > :11:52.thousand homes were damaged along the Humber during last December's
:11:53. > :11:55.tidal surge. One resident from Burringham near Scunthorpe, who's
:11:56. > :12:03.still living with her neighbour, hopes action will be taken. The
:12:04. > :12:09.defence needs to be done along the river bank. I think that's the main
:12:10. > :12:12.thing. I hope we have learned our lessons and will do the work that
:12:13. > :12:14.needs to be done. It is a lot of heartbreak.
:12:15. > :12:18.Organisers of a cultural festival marking a hundred days until the
:12:19. > :12:22.start of the Tour De France say they need more groups to come forward to
:12:23. > :12:26.be part of the comes to Yorkshire. Events are being held across the
:12:27. > :12:29.county but just a handful are here in East Yorkshire, and only two were
:12:30. > :12:34.granted any of the funding set aside for the project. Tonight, the
:12:35. > :12:36.organisers have denied that East Yorkshire and Hull have been
:12:37. > :12:42.overlooked, and they want more groups to come forward to be part of
:12:43. > :12:46.the celebrations. A dance display to mark 100 days
:12:47. > :12:50.since the Tour de France will come to the reason. This event last night
:12:51. > :12:54.kicked up a festival running up to the start of the race, involving
:12:55. > :12:59.arts and cultural events across the region. It will involve things like
:13:00. > :13:03.this. This video artwork will be displayed at an art gallery in Hull
:13:04. > :13:09.from me, with help from an ?8,000 grant from the festival organisers
:13:10. > :13:12.Welcome To Yorkshire. I hope the effect of the wider festival will be
:13:13. > :13:17.very beneficial, and that people while they are in this area, will be
:13:18. > :13:20.attracted to come to Hull and see the wonderful museums and other
:13:21. > :13:24.displays that we have here at the gallery. When the tour comes to
:13:25. > :13:28.Yorkshire in July, none of the stages will be in the East of the
:13:29. > :13:33.county. But organisers say the Hull region will benefit from thousands
:13:34. > :13:35.of visitors bringing ?100 million to the local economy. This is the
:13:36. > :13:40.brochure setting out events that will be part of the 100 days of art
:13:41. > :13:43.and culture. In the opening, it says it will span the county, engaging
:13:44. > :13:48.the widest possible audience. Flip through to the map in the middle,
:13:49. > :13:52.and you can see that the 47 events, only three are listed as being in
:13:53. > :13:57.East Yorkshire or in Hull. More are being added, but of those, only to
:13:58. > :14:02.have been successful in getting any funding there were 28 applications,
:14:03. > :14:09.including a performance of A Taste Of Honey, which was rejected. He
:14:10. > :14:13.transforms into a show dog. This play is part of a festival in Hull,
:14:14. > :14:16.also listed as one of the tour's cultural events. But the organisers
:14:17. > :14:20.say they didn't even apply for funding, because they were made to
:14:21. > :14:24.feel it was not worth it. We got the feeling that most of the funding for
:14:25. > :14:28.the big projects would go to those in the leaves and Harrogate area,
:14:29. > :14:33.and that East Yorkshire, while it might be a conduit for people from
:14:34. > :14:37.Europe to that part of the world, it would not necessarily be a stop off
:14:38. > :14:42.point for people going to enjoy the race. Welcome To Yorkshire says it
:14:43. > :14:46.held road shows all across the region, inviting all types of
:14:47. > :14:51.applications. It was always clear that there were different strands to
:14:52. > :14:56.the festival, and that very clearly, it was not just about having events
:14:57. > :15:01.happening where the root of the race is going, although there was one
:15:02. > :15:09.specific strand for that. But everything else was about high
:15:10. > :15:12.quality work, imagination, vision. The organisers are still one groups
:15:13. > :15:20.from East Yorkshire to get involved, and more events will be added to the
:15:21. > :15:24.festival. Still ahead tonight: Hull City say
:15:25. > :15:26.their goalkeeper will miss the rest of the season after this collision
:15:27. > :15:28.at West Ham. And why our unhealthy eating habits
:15:29. > :15:42.could be making our pets too fat. We love to get your photos.
:15:43. > :15:46.Tonight's was taken by Vic Barnes. It is Wootton in North Lincolnshire.
:15:47. > :15:53.Thank you very much for that. We will have another picture on Monday.
:15:54. > :15:58.Good evening. How are you? Very well. I understand your weather show
:15:59. > :16:02.is one`year`old this weekend. Somebody in broadcasting said they
:16:03. > :16:08.didn't think it would last many weeks. Me, actually. Me as well! We
:16:09. > :16:14.have cloud spot is on this weekend, and you are a special guest, Peter.
:16:15. > :16:21.I know, this is a downhill part of my career, appearing on the weather
:16:22. > :16:26.show. Stevie Wonder and Bryan Adams, as well. What else do you want on a
:16:27. > :16:29.weekend? Let's look at the next 24 hours. Very promising. British
:16:30. > :16:32.summer Time starts on Sunday morning, and there will be some very
:16:33. > :16:39.pleasant sunshine developing. Inland, it will become warm, chilly
:16:40. > :16:42.along the coast. Drier air comes from the continent over the next 24
:16:43. > :16:48.hours. That will mean the weekend is looking very promising. It has not
:16:49. > :16:54.been a bad day, actually, better than we thought across parts of
:16:55. > :16:58.Lincolnshire. There has still been a keen easterly breeze. A lot of cloud
:16:59. > :17:02.further north. That will come and go overnight. There might be a bit
:17:03. > :17:06.patchy rain from the south`east for a time later. Clear spells
:17:07. > :17:11.redeveloped, a bit of low cloud further north, misty nurse in places
:17:12. > :17:16.where the lowest temperatures are down to six Celsius or 43
:17:17. > :17:21.Fahrenheit. The sun will rise in the morning at around 5:43am. Whole
:17:22. > :17:28.Victoria Dock at four minutes past five in the morning. A grey starting
:17:29. > :17:34.places. Patchy fog and mist will clear, turning Sunny quite quickly
:17:35. > :17:37.across The Wash. Sunshine pushes northwards. By lunchtime or shortly
:17:38. > :17:42.afterwards, much of our area will be bright, with good deal of sunshine.
:17:43. > :17:47.Let's look at the top afternoon temperatures. A cool breeze along
:17:48. > :17:54.the coast. Highs of just nine Celsius. Inland, 12 or 13. Further
:17:55. > :18:01.west, 16 or possibly 17 inborn. That is 63 Fahrenheit. Sunday looks good
:18:02. > :18:06.too. A grey starting places, the sun comes out, and temperatures in
:18:07. > :18:11.western parts again are 15 or 16 degrees. Get your shorts out. That
:18:12. > :18:15.is a kiss of death, if you mention that. Six o'clock on Monday on radio
:18:16. > :18:24.Lincolnshire and six o'clock on Saturday. You're going head`to`head
:18:25. > :18:29.with the man from the Cloud Appreciation Society. That is not a
:18:30. > :18:32.joke, as well. Have a good weekend. One of the key figures behind
:18:33. > :18:36.bringing the Siemens Green Port to Hull says it's just the beginning of
:18:37. > :18:39.more investment and jobs. The energy company announced this week that it
:18:40. > :18:40.was investing hundreds of millions of pounds in the Humber.
:18:41. > :18:42.more investment and jobs. The energy company announced this week that And
:18:43. > :18:49.there's now a huge sense of optimism for the future. Here's our Business
:18:50. > :18:55.Correspondent Paul Murphy. It has been a momentous week in
:18:56. > :18:59.Hull. The ?310 million investment by Siemens will mean more than 1000
:19:00. > :19:06.wind turbine jobs are created into factories on the Humber. And it is
:19:07. > :19:10.claimed that is only the beginning. Optimism breeds success, so I think
:19:11. > :19:13.the scale in terms of the offshore wind side of things will be very
:19:14. > :19:17.big, and we haven't seen what will come from that. I am confident the
:19:18. > :19:20.announcements we have had today will be followed by others in the future
:19:21. > :19:26.which will support that, but also putting Hull very truly on the map
:19:27. > :19:30.in respect of being a city where things are happening. This was a
:19:31. > :19:34.last big industry here, employing thousands. It collapsed after
:19:35. > :19:39.political argument over fishing grounds. The trawlers used to come
:19:40. > :19:44.in there. For former trawler men like Ken, news a big investment lift
:19:45. > :19:49.his spirits. It is brilliant news. This town is going to be buzzing
:19:50. > :19:53.again, like it was in the 60s, 70s and 80s, with the fishing industry.
:19:54. > :19:59.This could be as big as that, if not bigger. In the wake of the old
:20:00. > :20:05.maritime industry here, a new one is emerging. Siemens is, according to
:20:06. > :20:09.one local MP, the biggest fish that Hull has ever landed. And the
:20:10. > :20:14.challenge now for communities all around the Humber is to make the
:20:15. > :20:18.most of the hand they have been dealt. We should never lose sight of
:20:19. > :20:22.the importance of the Humber. It has always been very successful. The
:20:23. > :20:26.decline of the fishing fleet and the industry hit Hull very hard, but we
:20:27. > :20:30.have actually always been very successful in maximising our key
:20:31. > :20:34.asset, which is the Humber. The first judge could be advertised
:20:35. > :20:41.soon. Construction work on the new factories will begin within months.
:20:42. > :20:44.The end of a very successful week for the Humber area.
:20:45. > :20:47.And there'll be an in`depth look at Siemens coming to the Humber on this
:20:48. > :20:55.weekend's Sunday Politics. That's from 11:15 on BBC One.
:20:56. > :20:58.The RAF's "Dambuster" squadron, which used to be based in
:20:59. > :21:01.Lincolnshire, has been disbanded as its Tornado aircraft are withdrawn
:21:02. > :21:04.from service. A special ceremony took place today at the famous 617
:21:05. > :21:15.Squadron's most recent base, Lossiemouth in Scotland. It'll be
:21:16. > :21:24.reformed in 2016 at its new location at RAF Marham in Norfolk.
:21:25. > :21:27.A few minutes ago, I told you about a little boy who had been found
:21:28. > :21:30.wandering in the streets of LinkedIn. The police have just told
:21:31. > :21:35.us that his father has contacted them, and they have now been
:21:36. > :21:39.reunited. Now, it is a rare but serious
:21:40. > :21:42.injury, and a collision with an opponent on Wednesday night has left
:21:43. > :21:45.Hull City's goalkeeper in hospital for at least another week. Alan
:21:46. > :21:49.McGregor suffered kidney damage during the game against West Ham
:21:50. > :21:52.United and will probably miss the rest of the season including the FA
:21:53. > :21:54.Cup semifinal at Wembley. More from our sports reporter Simon Clark.
:21:55. > :21:58.This was the incident which robbed Hull City of Allan McGregor for the
:21:59. > :22:02.rest of this campaign. The impact bought West Ham a penalty and
:22:03. > :22:11.McGregor a red card, but it's the impact on his health that most
:22:12. > :22:15.concerns manager Steve Bruce. I went to see him yesterday in the high
:22:16. > :22:22.dependency unit in London in hospital. He is in a lot of pain,
:22:23. > :22:27.and we obviously hope he is going to come through it. We expect him to be
:22:28. > :22:31.in hospital for the best part of the week. The lads send him their best
:22:32. > :22:38.wishes, and hope him a speedy recovery, but it does not sound good
:22:39. > :22:40.for him. But equally, I think if the referee had seen the handball
:22:41. > :22:44.before, I don't big it would have got to that stage. The Tigers could
:22:45. > :22:47.make changes looking for the magic formula that will give them their
:22:48. > :22:53.10th win following win number nine at home to West Bromwich last week.
:22:54. > :22:58.Former player Kevin Kilburn and things despite this setback, the
:22:59. > :23:02.Tigers are separate vintage year. Steve Bruce knows exactly what is
:23:03. > :23:06.needed to stay in the league. He has the live area size of various
:23:07. > :23:10.clubs. I think this will be his defining moment, especially as a
:23:11. > :23:17.Hull manager. It will be a defining moment when he finally achieves
:23:18. > :23:25.safety. Today is the last day for its season`ticket holders to vote on
:23:26. > :23:28.proposals for a name change. They will continue this campaign without
:23:29. > :23:32.their rock at the back, but in Stephen Harper, they have a more
:23:33. > :23:36.than capable deputy as they had for Stoke City looking for something to
:23:37. > :23:39.secure their Premier league future. BBC Radio Humberside will have full
:23:40. > :23:43.commentary of Hull City's trip to Stoke City tomorrow, you will be
:23:44. > :23:46.able to hear that on their FM frequency. Build`up starts at 1:30.
:23:47. > :23:47.Scunthorpe United's match at home to Wycombe Wanderers will be on their
:23:48. > :23:51.AM from 3:00. Wycombe Wanderers will be on their
:23:52. > :23:55.AM from And Grimsby Town's trip to Hereford United will be on digital
:23:56. > :23:58.and online. On BBC Radio Lincolnshire, there will be full
:23:59. > :24:00.commentary of Lincoln City's game at Tamworth with build up from two.
:24:01. > :24:03.Lincolnshire, there will be full commentary of Lincoln If you're a
:24:04. > :24:04.rugby league fan, the build up to Hull FC's home game against Salford
:24:05. > :24:14.is on BBC Radio Humberside now. And on Sunday, there will be
:24:15. > :24:18.commentary of Hull Kingston Rovers' home match against Wakefield. Enjoy
:24:19. > :24:21.your football and rugby league. It seems dogs are becoming fat
:24:22. > :24:27.because of our unhealthy eating habits. More than half of pet owners
:24:28. > :24:30.in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire admit to feeding their dogs high fat
:24:31. > :24:35.treats. A national charity says it's leading to an obesity epidemic.
:24:36. > :24:39.Leanne Brown has been to meet one dog on a diet.
:24:40. > :24:50.It's weigh`in day for Zed the border collie, who's got a bit of a sweet
:24:51. > :24:55.tooth. He weighs 45.8 kilograms today. We used to have a neighbour
:24:56. > :24:59.that used to sit out in the garden with a cup of tea and biscuits and
:25:00. > :25:04.cakes and vest that and the other, and he used to go and demolish them.
:25:05. > :25:07.Zed weighs around seven stone ` that's twice the average border
:25:08. > :25:09.collie. But he's not alone. Dogs across the country are being fed
:25:10. > :25:16.left over take`aways, biscuits, chips and even booze. 51% of owners
:25:17. > :25:20.in Yorkshire and the Humber give their dogs fatty treats. In the East
:25:21. > :25:23.Midlands, it's 54%. But Scotland tops the lardy league table, with
:25:24. > :25:28.72% feeding their dogs unhealthy snacks. The pet charity PDSA says
:25:29. > :25:40.owners simply don't realise they are causing any harm. A lot of pet
:25:41. > :25:45.owners think they are making their pets happy by giving them their
:25:46. > :25:51.food. What they don't seem to realise is, the health problems it
:25:52. > :25:55.can have. It can cause diabetes, it can cause arthritis, and heart
:25:56. > :26:02.disease. They are actually killing their pets with kindness by giving
:26:03. > :26:08.them these extra foods. The charity have today launched this video to
:26:09. > :26:14.get the message across. And to show what their pet fit club has done for
:26:15. > :26:23.Ruby the Jack Russell. But it's going to be a difficult task for
:26:24. > :26:26.Chris and Zed. Because of my disability, I'm becoming more and
:26:27. > :26:29.more it mobilised. So as much as I would like to, I can't go out as
:26:30. > :26:36.much. He's hoping chasing a ball will get rid of some of the bulge.
:26:37. > :26:41.The time is five minutes to seven. Let's get a recap of the national
:26:42. > :26:45.and regional headlines. There's a new surge area for the
:26:46. > :26:50.missing Malaysians light, and for the first time, spotter planes
:26:51. > :26:53.flying debris. A BBC investigation reveals changes to housing benefit
:26:54. > :26:55.haven't freed up larger homes, and that there are some in rent
:26:56. > :27:00.arrears. A grey starting places, spells of
:27:01. > :27:07.sunshine by afternoon. Temperatures tomorrow getting up to around 16
:27:08. > :27:11.Celsius, or 61 Fahrenheit. We were discussing housing benefit
:27:12. > :27:14.there. Jenny says, my flat is too small for my girls and me, but I
:27:15. > :27:19.would never want to force someone out of their home and face financial
:27:20. > :27:22.hardship. I live on my own in a two`bedroom house. Not moving
:27:23. > :27:27.because my grandkids might want to come and stay. Peter, the MP, needs
:27:28. > :27:30.to get into the real world. There are many people who would like to
:27:31. > :27:37.move, but there aren't enough suitable houses for them. I think
:27:38. > :27:41.arrears accrued after applying to downsize and should be scrapped.
:27:42. > :27:44.After all, it is not the tenant's fault there is nowhere to move to.
:27:45. > :27:46.Thank you for watching. Have a good weekend. I will see one
:27:47. > :27:48.Monday. Good night.