:00:00. > 3:59:59a woman has been arrested after three of her children are found dead
:00:00. > :00:08.at their home in South Good evening and welcome to BBC Look
:00:09. > :00:18.North. The headlines: A council cash bailout for the theatre that's run
:00:19. > :00:23.into financial problems. This is a really brave and
:00:24. > :00:28.courageous decision. I might go to London to see a West End show, but I
:00:29. > :00:31.don't rarely think about it up here. And, a campaign to prevent wind
:00:32. > :00:39.turbine construction on a World War Two crash site.
:00:40. > :00:43.We are at Heathrow for the tnveiling of this 76 metre sculpture made in
:00:44. > :00:47.Hull. And, hundreds of fans queue for
:00:48. > :00:52.tickets to see Hull City in the FA Cup final. We were here at 1am,
:00:53. > :00:54.straight from work. I have been queueing all night. It is well
:00:55. > :00:54.straight from work. I have been queueing all night. It is wdll worth
:00:55. > :00:58.queueing all night. It is well worth it. It has been another sprhnglike
:00:59. > :01:01.it. It has been another springlike day today, but will it last? Join me
:01:02. > :01:13.for the detailed forecast. Good evening. One of Hull's best
:01:14. > :01:14.known theatres has been bailed out after finding itself in financial
:01:15. > :01:18.after finding itself in fin`ncial difficulties. Hull Truck has been
:01:19. > :01:27.given ?400,000 by the Arts Council and Hull City Council. ?300,000 is
:01:28. > :01:30.coming from the arts Council. The authority says it will have more
:01:31. > :01:34.control over the theatre to ensure it doesn't run out of money in the
:01:35. > :01:37.future. Hull Truck is expected to have an important role to play when
:01:38. > :01:46.Hull becomes City of Culturd in 2017. Jo Makel reports.
:01:47. > :01:53.It was the scene of jubilant celebrations when Hull heard it had
:01:54. > :01:57.been made the city of culture for 2017. Hull Truck Theatre is seen as
:01:58. > :01:59.central to the regeneration and investment it is hoped that status
:02:00. > :02:03.will bring. But, the theatre's will bring. But, the theatrd's
:02:04. > :02:07.management says it needs extra cash to ensure it can play its p`rt. This
:02:08. > :02:09.is a modern building with running is a modern building with running
:02:10. > :02:13.costs. The amount of money ht costs. The amount of money ht
:02:14. > :02:18.actually takes to make a show is what the funding is for. We have had
:02:19. > :02:20.to slim down a little bit on the amount of work that we can actually
:02:21. > :02:22.produce so that we stabilisd amount of work that we can `ctually
:02:23. > :02:27.produce so that we stabilise a bit. produce so that we stabilise a bit.
:02:28. > :02:31.It is about taking for the future. It is a theatre with a national
:02:32. > :02:34.reputation. Its most recent reduction, a taste of Honey, exceeds
:02:35. > :02:38.its financial targets. But lanagers its financial targets. But lanagers
:02:39. > :02:43.say it needs more productions like this and say that historically it
:02:44. > :02:47.has been underfunded. It is among a national list of theatres which get
:02:48. > :02:49.arts Council England money, but says he gets one of the lowest alount.
:02:50. > :02:50.Figures for the next financial he gets one of the lowest amount.
:02:51. > :02:58.Figures for the next financial year shows Hull Truck getting more than
:02:59. > :03:04.?500,000. The Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough is getting more than
:03:05. > :03:05.?600,000. But, is the theatre attracting the audiences? Wd
:03:06. > :03:06.?600,000. But, is the theatre attracting the audiences? We asked
:03:07. > :03:10.people in Hull the last timd they people in Hull the last time they
:03:11. > :03:21.went to Hull Truck. We have never been. Why not? We seldom go to the
:03:22. > :03:27.theatre. We like going to London to see a West End show, but I don't
:03:28. > :03:35.even think about it up here. I have never been in my life? I have no
:03:36. > :03:39.interest, I'll be honest. Hull Truck's youth Theatre is showcasing
:03:40. > :03:42.young writers tonight, and lore community projects like this will be
:03:43. > :03:45.key to the theatre's future. The City Council has asked for a
:03:46. > :03:46.key to the theatre's future. The City Council has asked for ` revised
:03:47. > :03:51.business plan in return for its extra investment. Some councillors
:03:52. > :03:55.are concerned. I do see that they could be asking for more money, but
:03:56. > :03:57.I hope they see this is an expensive sticking plaster and realisdd this
:03:58. > :03:59.sticking plaster and realised this is an important time to comd
:04:00. > :03:59.sticking plaster and realisdd this is an important time to come up
:04:00. > :04:01.sticking plaster and realised this is an important time to comd up with
:04:02. > :04:03.a better business model to find alternative funding. There hs
:04:04. > :04:03.a better business model to find alternative funding. There is a lot
:04:04. > :04:08.alternative funding. There hs a lot of emotional investment in this
:04:09. > :04:11.theatre, but this is a time when local authorities are trying to find
:04:12. > :04:12.new ways of running leisure facilities. The City Council also
:04:13. > :04:18.needs to find guarantees that it is needs to find guarantees that it is
:04:19. > :04:23.worth the money. Joining me now is a counsellor,
:04:24. > :04:25.deputy leader of Hull City Council. Some people watching might think
:04:26. > :04:27.this is a lot of money to b`il out a this is a lot of money to bail out a
:04:28. > :04:30.theatre. Is that unfair or `ctually theatre. Is that unfair or `ctually
:04:31. > :04:35.quite accurate? I think it is unfair quite accurate? I think it hs unfair
:04:36. > :04:38.because Hull Truck is a significant part of the whole cultural landscape
:04:39. > :04:42.and we need to make sure it's a voice for the future. But there are
:04:43. > :04:46.no blank cheques here, and going forward, we need to make sure they
:04:47. > :04:49.have the right business plan to be sustainable. So, at a time when the
:04:50. > :04:54.council is cutting back on libraries, it is losing jobs, the
:04:55. > :04:56.hands`on history museum is going, people will be surprised th`t
:04:57. > :04:56.hands`on history museum is going, people will be surprised that you
:04:57. > :04:58.people will be surprised th`t you can find ?100,000 for a theatre that
:04:59. > :05:02.a small percentage of counchl a small percentage of counchl
:05:03. > :05:11.taxpayers actually use. But he also found money for the Hull school
:05:12. > :05:14.music service, and money to sustain and keep all our museums. It is not
:05:15. > :05:15.just about council facilities, but just about council facilitids, but
:05:16. > :05:17.about the voluntary sector in just about council facilities, but
:05:18. > :05:17.about the voluntary sector hn the about the voluntary sector in the
:05:18. > :05:20.city. We have invested heavhly about the voluntary sector hn the
:05:21. > :05:24.city. We have invested heavily in the arts and culture in the city.
:05:25. > :05:27.Would it be almost cruelty to see one of the country's top thdatre
:05:28. > :05:34.one of the country's top theatre companies just go? It would, because
:05:35. > :05:38.out of London there are few theatre companies that people have heard of,
:05:39. > :05:42.and Hull Truck is one of those. They need to ensure that some of those
:05:43. > :05:43.people you spread to earlier on to get involved and come to thd
:05:44. > :05:46.get involved and come to the theatre. Yes, the council s`ys
:05:47. > :05:46.get involved and come to thd theatre. Yes, the council says in
:05:47. > :05:49.theatre. Yes, the council s`ys in the statement that they want more
:05:50. > :06:02.control on programming changes. Would that mean less of the Tempest
:06:03. > :06:05.and more What No Pyjamas? It shouldn't be one size fits `ll. We
:06:06. > :06:08.need to make sure that people are willing to go to Hull Truck and feel
:06:09. > :06:12.it is their theatre to get hnvolved it is their theatre to get hnvolved
:06:13. > :06:18.with. But there is a reason we are the City of Culture for 2017. Hull
:06:19. > :06:21.City Council spends the fourth largest amount on culture and arts
:06:22. > :06:22.in the country, and that is something we should be proud of.
:06:23. > :06:22.in the country, and that is something we should be proud of At
:06:23. > :06:24.something we should be proud of. At the nub of people attending the
:06:25. > :06:28.theatre is dropping, so thex have theatre is dropping, so thex have
:06:29. > :06:32.got to change the programming to make it more appealing to those who
:06:33. > :06:34.don't go. Absolutely, but you have to bear in mind there has been
:06:35. > :06:35.don't go. Absolutely, but you have to bear in mind there has bden a
:06:36. > :06:41.significant recession in recent years. People have had less
:06:42. > :06:43.disposable income and Hull Truck has not been immune from that recession.
:06:44. > :06:50.not been immune from that rdcession. Do you think it has been managed
:06:51. > :06:52.badly? We have sought some assurances that it will be better
:06:53. > :06:56.managed in future, and we have but one of our own finance officers on
:06:57. > :06:59.the board to ensure there is extra financial rigour added for the
:07:00. > :07:01.future. Thank you for coming in tonight.
:07:02. > :07:04.Do you think the council were right to give Hull Truck the bailout?
:07:05. > :07:06.Perhaps your job is under threat at the authority ` would you r`ther
:07:07. > :07:08.Perhaps your job is under threat at the authority ` would you rather the
:07:09. > :07:11.money was spend safeguarding its services? Should the council have
:07:12. > :07:13.just stayed out of this and left Hull Truck to sort itself ott? Do
:07:14. > :07:30.Hull Truck to sort itself out? Do get in touch with your thoughts
:07:31. > :07:35.In a moment: Plans for Scunthorpe United to make a quick move to a new
:07:36. > :07:48.multi`million`pound stadium. People living near to the site of a
:07:49. > :07:52.crashed World War II bomb in North Lincolnshire are asking a whnd farm
:07:53. > :07:54.and penny to reconsider plans to develop there. It is claimed that
:07:55. > :07:56.the wreck of a Lancaster bolber develop there. It is claimed that
:07:57. > :08:00.the wreck of a Lancaster bolber and the remains of two crew members lie
:08:01. > :08:04.buried in a field where art eg wind power plans to build six new
:08:05. > :08:12.turbines. They'll add to what's already here.
:08:13. > :08:15.Six more wind turbines outside Crowle. But it's where just one of
:08:16. > :08:18.them will be built that concerns Trevor Barker. He fears the
:08:19. > :08:19.developers REG Windpower will disturb a World War Two bomber's
:08:20. > :08:21.crash site, and two Australian disturb a World War Two bomber's
:08:22. > :08:22.crash site, and two Australian crew members whose bodies were ndver
:08:23. > :08:28.members whose bodies were never recovered. The Lancaster is in the
:08:29. > :08:31.field between the two bushes. I am very concerned that we don't
:08:32. > :08:37.interfere with that Iraq at all. Is interfere with that Iraq at all. Is
:08:38. > :08:40.this just a question of sayhng no interfere with that Iraq at all Is
:08:41. > :08:42.this just a question of saying no to this just a question of sayhng no to
:08:43. > :08:46.wind turbines? No, deftly not. It is a question of having respect. Seven
:08:47. > :08:47.men died in all as they flew their Lancaster bomber back to nearby
:08:48. > :08:48.men died in all as they flew their Lancaster bomber back to ne`rby RAF
:08:49. > :08:52.Lancaster bomber back to nearby RAF Sandtoft in April 1945. Thex
:08:53. > :08:55.Lancaster bomber back to ne`rby RAF Sandtoft in April 1945. They were
:08:56. > :09:02.probably the gunners, the mid`upper and the rear. Earnings are
:09:03. > :09:07.commemorated on a memorial, but they have no known grave. Maurice
:09:08. > :09:09.commemorated on a memorial, but they have no known grave. Mauricd Parkin
:09:10. > :09:10.remembers the crash. He was ten at the time, and insists the shte
:09:11. > :09:17.the time, and insists the site should be left alone. One of the
:09:18. > :09:21.lads that died in their celebrated his 21st birthday the night before
:09:22. > :09:24.at my parents home. I do believe that it was his mother that used to
:09:25. > :09:34.come once a year and bring ` bouquet come once a year and bring ` bouquet
:09:35. > :09:36.of flowers. So, what chance that their final resting place will be
:09:37. > :09:46.respected? Whether that means they'll
:09:47. > :09:50.accommodate local wishes relains to be seen. But the hope in Crowle is
:09:51. > :10:05.that if more turbines are built here, they'll leave this resting
:10:06. > :10:08.place undisturbed. Have local people got enough of a
:10:09. > :10:12.case to stop this development happening? Probably not. At least
:10:13. > :10:14.when you turn to the authorities happening? Probably not. At least
:10:15. > :10:19.when you turn to the authorhties in May on may not be concerned, for
:10:20. > :10:20.example the Commonwealth War Graves commission told me they would not
:10:21. > :10:22.automatically consider a crash commission told me they would not
:10:23. > :10:27.automatically consider a cr`sh site to be a war grave. The Ministry of
:10:28. > :10:30.Defence are also in agreement with that. They say that, on the whole,
:10:31. > :10:34.they would only make an objection they would only make an objection
:10:35. > :10:36.when it came to a development that would look to obscure any current
:10:37. > :10:38.would look to obscure any ctrrent operations like radar, for instance.
:10:39. > :10:44.operations like radar, for hnstance. It does rather look like locals are
:10:45. > :10:46.wholly reliant on the company's goodwill, if of course they get
:10:47. > :10:47.planning permission. Two renewable energy providdrs
:10:48. > :10:48.planning permission. Two renewable energy providers in
:10:49. > :10:51.East Yorkshire have been given government contracts to provide
:10:52. > :10:55.subsidised power. Dong Energy, which is already building a wind farm off
:10:56. > :10:58.Withersea, will provide electricity from a new site 100 miles off
:10:59. > :11:02.Grimsby. Drax has been given backing for part of its conversion from a
:11:03. > :11:05.coal burning power station hnto a biomass plant.
:11:06. > :11:09.They'll get at least 15 years of subsidy to provide green energy.
:11:10. > :11:10.subsidy to provide green endrgy The tidal surge in December last
:11:11. > :11:13.year caused ?8 million of d`mage The tidal surge in December last
:11:14. > :11:14.year caused ?8 million of damage to year caused ?8 million of damage to
:11:15. > :11:16.roads and infrastructure in Lincolnshire. Councillors and
:11:17. > :11:17.emergency planners are meeting Lincolnshire. Councillors and
:11:18. > :11:19.emergency planners are meethng in emergency planners are meethng in
:11:20. > :11:30.Boston this evening to assess what lessons can be learned.
:11:31. > :11:32.We must continue to invest hn protection. We must continue
:11:33. > :11:34.We must continue to invest in protection. We must continud with
:11:35. > :11:38.flood defence and raise peoples awareness. We must persuade them to
:11:39. > :11:42.take these warnings seriously when they are given, and we must continue
:11:43. > :11:48.to build resilience to this kind of event in the future.
:11:49. > :11:51.Thanks to everyone who got hn touch Thanks to everyone who got in touch
:11:52. > :11:53.over travellers who'd been camping in Skegness over the Easter weekend.
:11:54. > :12:33.Chris in Hull says: A huge sculpture that was m`de at a
:12:34. > :12:36.family run factory in Hull has taken centre stage at the world's busiest
:12:37. > :12:39.airport. It's one of the biggest sculptures ever constructed in
:12:40. > :12:45.Europe and could be seen by a billion people. At 260 feet long,
:12:46. > :12:48.it's bigger that a jumbo jet and had to be transported from Hull to
:12:49. > :12:50.London in small sections. Anne`Marie Tasker was at Heathrow to sde it
:12:51. > :13:03.Tasker was at Heathrow to see it unveiled.
:13:04. > :13:12.It has been for years from conception to completion, and today,
:13:13. > :13:17.Slipstream was officially unveiled. The artist, Richard Wilson, designed
:13:18. > :13:20.this huge sculpture, mirrorhng the flight of a stunt game, but it was
:13:21. > :13:24.actually constructed by a tdam of 60 actually constructed by a team of 60
:13:25. > :13:29.metalworkers in Hull. We have had almost four years of working,
:13:30. > :13:36.crunching numbers, cutting letal, welding and what all the processes
:13:37. > :13:39.to assemble it up in the air on these four of the 11 columns that
:13:40. > :13:42.support the roof. So we have support the roof. So we have
:13:43. > :13:47.Slipstream, and it is a babx being Slipstream, and it is a baby being
:13:48. > :13:51.born today. The statistics for this sculpture are pretty impressive. It
:13:52. > :13:54.is 76 metres long, it weighs 7/ times and it is made up of more
:13:55. > :13:57.is 76 metres long, it weighs 7/7 times and it is made up of lore than
:13:58. > :13:59.500,000 individual pieces. But it is only when you stand next to it like
:14:00. > :14:02.this that you start to get an idea this that you start to get an idea
:14:03. > :14:08.of just how huge it really is. Slipstream began life as 23 massive
:14:09. > :14:12.pieces built at CSI International. It then left Hull, heading down the
:14:13. > :14:19.motorway to be assembled at Heathrow. There has been a strong
:14:20. > :14:26.sense of pride from start to finish. It is nice to see the unit going up
:14:27. > :14:30.and all the activities that are no longer visible, which are in bedded
:14:31. > :14:33.within the final result. And, with the world's media here todax, and
:14:34. > :14:35.within the final result. And, with the world's media here today, and 20
:14:36. > :14:37.million people expected to see it every year, it will be quitd
:14:38. > :14:37.million people expected to see it every year, it will be quite an
:14:38. > :14:41.every year, it will be quitd an advert for Hull's artistic
:14:42. > :14:44.achievements. I came out of the left, and I was just completely
:14:45. > :14:47.blown away. It is the most wonderful sculpture. It just gives you
:14:48. > :14:49.blown away. It is the most wonderful sculpture. It just gives yot that
:14:50. > :14:54.sense of pride, really, that something like that has been made in
:14:55. > :14:58.Hull. The terminal will open to the public in June when the first of an
:14:59. > :15:09.estimated 1 billion people will see the sculpture made in Hull.
:15:10. > :15:15.That is a great story. Still ahead tonight: The local pilot who who's
:15:16. > :15:27.become one of the top stunt flyers in Europe.
:15:28. > :15:32.We have got some amazing stunt flying pictures coming up in a few
:15:33. > :15:55.minutes. We are just a few days away from a
:15:56. > :16:02.new comedy where a BBC weatherman gets sacked.
:16:03. > :16:07.And the weather for the region: it has been another lovely day. We
:16:08. > :16:13.managed 17 Celsius in Lincoln, 3 Fahrenheit.
:16:14. > :16:16.Tonight will be cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain spreading
:16:17. > :16:17.north`eastwards, clearing l`ter outbreaks of rain spreading
:16:18. > :16:18.north`eastwards, clearing later with mist and fog patches developing in
:16:19. > :16:28.places. The coast will see ` scene places. The coast will see ` scene
:16:29. > :16:33.missed later in the afternoon. Over the weekend it turns very unsettled.
:16:34. > :16:35.Tomorrow looks like a nice day. You can see the cloud coming into the
:16:36. > :16:37.south`west. Has been some r`in can see the cloud coming into the
:16:38. > :16:37.south`west. Has been some rain in south`west. Has been some r`in in
:16:38. > :16:42.Boston over the last few hours. Boston over the last few hotrs.
:16:43. > :16:44.Longer outbreaks of rain for a time overnight, but it will be f`irly
:16:45. > :16:48.overnight, but it will be fairly fragmented, this weather front, and
:16:49. > :16:53.will play most parts by dawn. There will be some low cloud, mist and fog
:16:54. > :16:56.left in its way with temper`tures around nine or 10 Celsius, so
:16:57. > :17:09.another mild night to come. The sun rises in the morning at 5:42am. Any
:17:10. > :17:12.fog and low cloud will break up through the morning. Pleasant
:17:13. > :17:16.conditions, bright with sunny spells. One or two showers could
:17:17. > :17:22.develop through the afternoon. Later, there is a hint of some scene
:17:23. > :17:37.missed beginning to push into coastal areas. `` sea mist. Cooler
:17:38. > :17:40.along the coast and inland. Friday will be cloudy and cooler. The
:17:41. > :17:54.weekend and much of next week looks unsettled.
:17:55. > :17:59.They are top of the league and heading for promotion, but hf their
:18:00. > :18:03.chairman gets his way Scunthorpe United will also have a new home.
:18:04. > :18:06.Peter Swann has been explaining to supporters why he wants the club to
:18:07. > :18:08.move into a brand new ?18 million stadium only 25 years after their
:18:09. > :18:18.existing home was opened. Otr sports existing home was opened. Our sports
:18:19. > :18:24.reporter Simon Clark has more. It was a packed room last nhght
:18:25. > :18:24.reporter Simon Clark has more. It was a packed room last night, and
:18:25. > :18:28.not a single football was khcked. not a single football was khcked.
:18:29. > :18:33.More than 200 fans hung on dvery word from the chairman Peter Swann
:18:34. > :18:38.as he detailed new plans for the stadium. It would, he says, cost ?80
:18:39. > :18:41.million paid for over ten ydars Although he could not confirm the
:18:42. > :18:43.location, it could open as darly Although he could not confirm the
:18:44. > :18:49.location, it could open as darly as next year. It is a secret in a way,
:18:50. > :18:51.but we have to wait for the planning to go in and confirm everything. But
:18:52. > :18:53.to go in and confirm everything But there are exciting plans. The people
:18:54. > :18:55.we are working with our great there are exciting plans. The people
:18:56. > :18:56.we are working with our gre`t to work with, and hopefully the
:18:57. > :18:57.we are working with our great to work with, and hopefully thd next
:18:58. > :19:01.work with, and hopefully the next three or four weeks it will come to
:19:02. > :19:02.before. This is where United hope to play in the not too distant future.
:19:03. > :19:05.A ground and facility offering play in the not too distant future.
:19:06. > :19:08.A ground and facility offerhng a match day facility better than what
:19:09. > :19:15.is on offer now. It was a message fans welcomed. It looks good to me.
:19:16. > :19:23.It really, really does. It hs very positive. We know now where it will
:19:24. > :19:27.be, though he didn't tell us directly. This will be Scunthorpe's
:19:28. > :19:37.third stadium. The first was the famous old Showground. In 1988,
:19:38. > :19:39.Scunthorpe trailblazer when Princess Alexandra opens Blandford P`rk,
:19:40. > :19:42.Alexandra opens Blandford Park, England's first new stadium for 40
:19:43. > :19:44.years. Now, Peter Swann likens England's first new stadium for 40
:19:45. > :19:48.years. Now, Peter Swann likens his vision to bother United's Stadium,
:19:49. > :19:53.who are now attracting upwards of 8000 rounds in `` fans in ldague
:19:54. > :20:01.8000 rounds in `` fans in league one. We hope we can make our ground
:20:02. > :20:02.as individual as we can. It is a very individual steel `based
:20:03. > :20:07.project, which we are excited about. project, which we are excited about.
:20:08. > :20:09.Scunthorpe United feel they are a club on the move, and if they
:20:10. > :20:09.Scunthorpe United feel they are a club on the move, and if thdy get
:20:10. > :20:14.club on the move, and if they get something this Saturday, not long
:20:15. > :20:20.from now, it could be coming back to a home like this.
:20:21. > :20:25.Dozens of bands camp outside a home like this.
:20:26. > :20:26.Dozens of bands camp outsidd the KC Dozens of bands camp outsidd the KC
:20:27. > :20:28.Stadium as season`ticket holders got the chance to secure that sdats
:20:29. > :20:28.Stadium as season`ticket holders got the chance to secure that seats at
:20:29. > :21:08.the FA Cup final at Wembley. Will and his dad are first in line.
:21:09. > :21:11.Jez has been waiting for 14 hours. A bit cold, but it is well worth it.
:21:12. > :21:14.It is the first time the cltb bit cold, but it is well worth it.
:21:15. > :21:15.It is the first time the cltb has ever reached the final of the FA
:21:16. > :21:19.Cup. Some of these people have ever reached the final of the FA
:21:20. > :21:21.Cup. Some of these people h`ve been here since the middle of the
:21:22. > :21:21.Cup. Some of these people have been here since the middle of thd night.
:21:22. > :21:27.here since the middle of the night. But they are all here queuehng round
:21:28. > :21:32.the corner, already for when these doors open in just one minute's
:21:33. > :21:40.time. And, finally, they had their reward. Well worth the wait. I can
:21:41. > :21:43.go home to bed now. A ticket is guaranteed for every season pass
:21:44. > :21:45.holder, but those that succdeded today can now relax and dream of cup
:21:46. > :21:53.today can now relax and dre`m of cup glory.
:21:54. > :21:54.Lincolnshire's Tom Bennett hs glory.
:21:55. > :21:57.Lincolnshire's Tom Bennett is one of the top aerobatic pilots in Europe,
:21:58. > :22:02.entering competitions in front of thousands of people across the
:22:03. > :22:05.world. He spends his spare time practicing his flying at Wickenby
:22:06. > :22:10.airfield near Lincoln as Sarah Corker reports.
:22:11. > :22:12.Flying at speeds of 250 miles Corker reports.
:22:13. > :22:14.Flying at speeds of 250 milds an hour, rolls, twists and turns ` all
:22:15. > :22:21.against the clock. This is `ir against the clock. This is `ir
:22:22. > :22:22.racing. In the cockpit is Lincolnshire's Tom Bennett, seen in
:22:23. > :22:34.action here in Croatia. It is action here in Croatia. It hs just
:22:35. > :22:35.really great fun. It is the position, flying quite close
:22:36. > :22:35.really great fun. It is the position, flying quite closd to
:22:36. > :22:37.pylons and getting in the track, position, flying quite close to
:22:38. > :22:39.pylons and getting in the track and pylons and getting in the track and
:22:40. > :22:42.trying to be the fastest. His efforts earned him a second place in
:22:43. > :22:44.Red Bull's Challenger Class ` a series set up to develop future
:22:45. > :22:49.talent. Let's hear it once again series set up to develop future
:22:50. > :22:51.talent. Let's hear it once `gain for talent. Let's hear it once again for
:22:52. > :22:54.Tom Bennett, the second placed man. Tom's based at Wickenby airfield
:22:55. > :23:01.near Lincoln. And flying runs in the family. My dad was a pilot before I
:23:02. > :23:05.was born. The moment I found that out, I was infused with it. It is a
:23:06. > :23:09.massive passion for me. I would make all the model aircraft, go to a
:23:10. > :23:12.training cadets. A career p`th that led him to work as a commercial
:23:13. > :23:15.pilot and instructor before trying his hand as a stunt pilot, ` day job
:23:16. > :23:18.his hand as a stunt pilot, a day job that involves navigating through a
:23:19. > :23:19.slalom course of inflatable pylons with judges watching for prdcision,
:23:20. > :23:28.with judges watching for precision, and his parents watching nervously.
:23:29. > :23:32.Initially it was quite worrxing and his parents watching nervously.
:23:33. > :23:33.Initially it was quite worrying. I Initially it was quite worrying. I
:23:34. > :23:37.did a little bit of aerobathcs did a little bit of aerobathcs
:23:38. > :23:42.myself, but only at a very basic level. I did understand what he was
:23:43. > :23:45.doing, but he quickly got completely beyond me. His mum worries more
:23:46. > :23:45.doing, but he quickly got completely beyond me. His mum worries lore will
:23:46. > :23:48.beyond me. His mum worries more will stop she frets a bit with hhs
:23:49. > :23:49.stop she frets a bit with his vertical manoeuvres at high speed.
:23:50. > :23:50.Maneouvres he'll be performing vertical manoeuvres at high speed.
:23:51. > :23:53.Maneouvres he'll be performhng at Maneouvres he'll be performing at
:23:54. > :23:56.his next race in Poland in July ` a hobby that's developed from playing
:23:57. > :24:05.flying games on the computer as a kid ` to a full time job as one of
:24:06. > :24:08.the world's best aerobatics pilot. We would love to see him flx through
:24:09. > :24:10.the Humber Bridge. Well done to We would love to see him fly through
:24:11. > :24:13.the Humber Bridge. Well dond to Tom, amazing flying there.
:24:14. > :24:16.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.
:24:17. > :24:20.A mother is arrested after three of her children are found dead. They
:24:21. > :24:23.are all thought to have had a life limiting condition.
:24:24. > :24:32.Hull City Council defends a cash bailout for a theatre that's run
:24:33. > :24:37.into financial problems. There is a reason that we are the
:24:38. > :24:40.city of culture and some figures published this week show that Hull
:24:41. > :24:42.City Council spends the fourth largest amount on culture and art in
:24:43. > :24:47.the country. That is something we the country. That is something we
:24:48. > :24:49.should be proud of. Tomorrow cost macro weather, a mostly fine
:24:50. > :24:52.should be proud of. Tomorrow cost macro weather, a mostly find and
:24:53. > :24:59.bright day with top temperatures in the afternoon reaching 15 Celsius.
:25:00. > :25:02.Response on the subject of Hull Truck Theatre. Steve says, " if this
:25:03. > :25:04.place isn't making money thdn Truck Theatre. Steve says, " if this
:25:05. > :25:12.place isn't making money thdn close it. I don't want my council tax use
:25:13. > :25:15.on non`entities closed. ". David says, " cheap at half the price. We
:25:16. > :25:21.says, " cheap at half the price We have driven up from Lincoln for many
:25:22. > :25:24.a performance. " Jason says 100 thousand pounds could have gone to
:25:25. > :25:28.business rate reductions or potholes, we already have a theatre
:25:29. > :25:33.in the city. Thank you for your comments. Good evening.