:00:00. > :00:00.stand firm, dismissing talk of a leadership challenge,
:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:00. > :00:19.Labour spark a row after saying only a woman can replace Austin Mitchell.
:00:20. > :00:30.It is discriminating between men and women. That is not what women want.
:00:31. > :00:36.It is sexist. Caught at over 100 miles an hour. Calls for tougher
:00:37. > :00:39.penalties for speeding. Some people ignore penalties. We have to make
:00:40. > :00:45.sure they are punished to the fullest extent of the law. Also: The
:00:46. > :00:50.couple arrested after Nancy fracking protest. And, this six`year`old
:00:51. > :01:51.relives his big day at Wembley. More rain to come. I will be back
:01:52. > :02:00.with the forecast. The local party say its views were ignored. The
:02:01. > :02:07.majority said they would like to see a female selected from an open short
:02:08. > :02:14.list. The worry is that you are restricting across other types of
:02:15. > :02:23.people and characteristics. All`female selection led to the
:02:24. > :02:27.so`called Blair's babes. Labour is the only party to use this system.
:02:28. > :02:28.Figures show they do have the highest percentage of female MPs
:02:29. > :02:40.today. Opponents to all`female candidness
:02:41. > :02:45.argued that they don't address the real reasons why Deraa not more
:02:46. > :02:50.women that want to `` why there are not more women that want to be MPs.
:02:51. > :02:58.It is discriminating between men and women. That is not why women want to
:02:59. > :03:05.be in politics anyway. There has to be some reason behind it. I have no
:03:06. > :03:14.problems with it. I think it is a good idea. Why not? They are both
:03:15. > :03:20.equal. So discount men is a sexist thing. Labour is standing by its
:03:21. > :03:21.decision, saying it is increased `` it is committed to increasing the
:03:22. > :03:38.number of women in parliament. Labour's next Parliamentary
:03:39. > :03:46.candidate for Grimsby will be chosen in the next few months. We can
:03:47. > :03:53.already say that it will be a woman. The former high`profile Labour MP
:03:54. > :04:00.Aramis King was elected from an all woman short list in 1997 `` Baroness
:04:01. > :04:04.King. I asked if it was a good move for Grimsby. I think it is important
:04:05. > :04:13.overall that we have as many women as men going into Parliament. We are
:04:14. > :04:23.very short of that pain. We need to change it. I do think it is a good
:04:24. > :04:25.thing. Some are saying it is artificial and create an illusion
:04:26. > :04:35.that there was a change when their recent. The change depends on the M
:04:36. > :04:39.E. The candidate becoming an MP. People talking about it being
:04:40. > :04:46.illusory. I have sat for many years in Parliament, and the fact is, only
:04:47. > :04:53.one in five overs there are women. It depends if you want women in
:04:54. > :04:59.politics. A Conservative MP, a female, said, I disagree with
:05:00. > :05:02.tokenistic initiatives like Labour's all women short lists.
:05:03. > :05:07.Shouldn't it be the best person for the job? I absolutely agree, it
:05:08. > :05:14.should be the best person for the job, and women are quite capable of
:05:15. > :05:18.doing that job, but the system and the institutional bias against women
:05:19. > :05:22.locked them out. We have effectively had all male short lists for the
:05:23. > :05:29.last 500 years. That is not fair on women. I recognise some individual
:05:30. > :05:36.men might suffer, the same as many women suffered. I would like to see
:05:37. > :05:44.twin constituencies, with one man and one woman. In Grimsby, you could
:05:45. > :05:53.end up with a not so good female MP when perhaps there was affecting my
:05:54. > :05:57.candidate. `` a better male candidate. I don't agree. That
:05:58. > :06:02.implies there was not enough talent at that across both sexes across the
:06:03. > :06:09.tree. There are more than enough capable women there. He getting a
:06:10. > :06:18.lot of mediocre men, Deraa say, in parliament, nobody says a word about
:06:19. > :06:20.it. Very good to have you on the programme.
:06:21. > :06:25.Do you support all women short lists? Do you think it is
:06:26. > :06:58.discrimination against men? In a moment: The rivalry between
:06:59. > :07:02.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire been settled on a German army camp.
:07:03. > :07:05.Tougher penalties are being demanded for drivers who are being caught
:07:06. > :07:07.doing more than three times the speed limit.
:07:08. > :07:10.Police have revealed that a driver was caught doing more than
:07:11. > :07:13.90 close to a school near Boston in Lincolnshire.
:07:14. > :07:17.Another was clocked at 113 miles per hour in a 40 zone on the A17.
:07:18. > :07:20.The justice system only allows magistrates and judges to impose a
:07:21. > :08:11.their own lives at risk, but putting at risk the lives of everybody
:08:12. > :08:17.around them. On the A1 near Grantham,
:08:18. > :08:19.with a 70 limit, And in a 40 zone on the A17
:08:20. > :08:25.near Boston, two people were caught driving over 100,
:08:26. > :08:28.one clocked at 113, another at 108. While in North East Lincolnshire,
:08:29. > :08:32.one motorist was doing double the speed limit on the A18
:08:33. > :08:36.near Grimsby, again, over 100. While it may be a 40 zone here,
:08:37. > :08:45.this camera has recorded some of the You're always going
:08:46. > :08:52.to have lunatics. The camera's been there a long time,
:08:53. > :08:55.you're coming up to a level crossing and a really busy
:08:56. > :08:58.junction, I'm surprised anyone's There should be another
:08:59. > :09:05.camera this side, I think. Since they introduced
:09:06. > :09:08.the 40mph speed limit, it has Just a few miles away, on this 30mph
:09:09. > :09:17.road near a primary school, There are a minority of drivers who
:09:18. > :09:25.are reckless, and even with the penalties we have, there are
:09:26. > :09:28.some people ignoring them. When that happens, we have to make
:09:29. > :09:31.sure they are punished to The man in the Porsche was fined
:09:32. > :09:36.and banned for six months, but road safety campaigners say
:09:37. > :09:50.there must be tougher punishments to People are getting in touch with
:09:51. > :09:54.this already. Carroll says, should be a total driving ban for life,
:09:55. > :10:01.there is no excuse. Ian says, with such disregard for others, it should
:10:02. > :10:08.be a life ban. Trevor is an HGV driver and says he has a speed
:10:09. > :10:17.limiter at 56 mph. He says, fixed speed limiter to cars.
:10:18. > :10:20.You can go to our Facebook page. If you like our page, you can receive
:10:21. > :10:24.regular updates. A man has appeared in court charged
:10:25. > :10:29.with murder following a shooting in East Yorkshire. Jonathan Smith died
:10:30. > :10:37.of gunshot wounds in Milton last Tuesday. Peter Kite was remanded to
:10:38. > :10:38.appear in court in August. A 15`year`old boy also appeared,
:10:39. > :10:43.charged with assault. A couple in their 60s are to go on
:10:44. > :10:47.trial accused of causing a public disturbance at an anti`fracking
:10:48. > :10:49.camp in East Yorkshire. John Mager,
:10:50. > :10:52.who used to be a director at East Riding Council, and his wife Val,
:10:53. > :10:55.an ex`teacher were arrested last Today they pleaded not guilty to
:10:56. > :11:18.the charges against them. From Greater Manchester to a village
:11:19. > :11:24.in West Sussex, campaigners have been protesting against the use of
:11:25. > :11:28.the shale gas extraction method known as fracking. Protesters set up
:11:29. > :11:35.camp at this site near Walkington in East Yorkshire. They said they
:11:36. > :11:40.feared plans for fracking. Two weeks ago, 30 police officers were brought
:11:41. > :11:45.in to a score to lorries onto the site. John and Valerie Mager were
:11:46. > :11:50.arrested, accused of obstructing vehicles. In court, they pleaded not
:11:51. > :11:55.guilty to the charge of preventing the carrying on of lawful business
:11:56. > :12:01.at the site. The judge set a trial date here for July the 31st. The
:12:02. > :12:07.couple have been granted unconditional bail. They left court
:12:08. > :12:13.without making any comment. The placards carried by their supporters
:12:14. > :12:23.gave a clear message. Thank you for watching. Still ahead:
:12:24. > :12:36.The six`year`old boy with an incurable heart complaint.
:12:37. > :12:48.Tim Atkinson took this picture. Thank you very much for bats.
:12:49. > :12:59.Another picture tomorrow. Good evening. Our regular weather
:13:00. > :13:07.forecaster is away on a course, and that happens to be in Spain. Paul
:13:08. > :13:11.says `` Frank says, Paul doesn't do a bad job but he should be given a
:13:12. > :13:16.permanent job and not just Keeley's standing.
:13:17. > :13:19.He has chosen a good day to be away. There is more rain to come then a
:13:20. > :13:28.gradual improvement through tomorrow. It is all due to this area
:13:29. > :13:35.of low pressure. It will be more settled for Friday and the weekend.
:13:36. > :13:44.You can see all the cloud pulling in from the North Sea. Outbreaks of
:13:45. > :14:02.rain. It started heavy this morning. It could be heavy at times.
:14:03. > :14:14.Tomorrow morning, heavy rain to start with. There will be further
:14:15. > :14:22.outbreaks of rain and drizzle. It will tend to fizzle out and we may
:14:23. > :14:30.get some sunny spells. Temperatures got up to 11 or 12 today. Across
:14:31. > :14:38.parts of Lincolnshire, it could get up to 15 or 16 degrees. After the
:14:39. > :14:45.rain fizzles out, more settled conditions for Friday and the
:14:46. > :14:53.weekend. It would be completely dry. There might be a few showers around.
:14:54. > :14:59.Hopefully, there will be some sunshine.
:15:00. > :15:07.I thought there was a lot of arm on display, but I had better be nice to
:15:08. > :15:11.you. Wattage hole and?
:15:12. > :15:23.I have to be nice to you if I want to get an invite to the barbecue.
:15:24. > :15:26.The historic rivalry between Yorkshire and Lincolnshire is being
:15:27. > :15:31.settled on an army camp in Germany. Reserve soldiers have been teamed up
:15:32. > :15:38.with soldiers from Lancashire, part of the reorganisation of the Army.
:15:39. > :15:43.On an army base in Germany in a tin shed, there is a great tent. It is
:15:44. > :15:50.hot and cramped, but it is he is here that battles are planned,
:15:51. > :15:56.side`by`side. It is how the modern army will work in the future. The
:15:57. > :16:02.regulars and reserve will become a singular, integrated force. The
:16:03. > :16:15.reserves come and provide a supporting element. There is no
:16:16. > :16:19.pretence one way or the other. This isn't the first time soldiers from
:16:20. > :16:24.Yorkshire and Lancashire have worked closely together. On the first day
:16:25. > :16:29.of the bottom of the Somme in France, men from both sides of the
:16:30. > :16:32.Pennines died fighting shoulder to shoulder. You could say the War of
:16:33. > :16:44.the Roses has been mentioned a few times. In the sergeant's mess, when
:16:45. > :16:56.training is done, the revelry takes place. We were assured that
:16:57. > :17:00.Yorkshire had a resounding victory. Despite the fact they are from the
:17:01. > :17:05.wrong side of the border, they are a good set of guys and we have got on
:17:06. > :17:09.well. The mystery of defence is increasing the number of reserves to
:17:10. > :17:15.compensate for redundancies in the regular army. That is controversial.
:17:16. > :17:19.Some people believe spare time soldiers can never be as good. It is
:17:20. > :17:23.not about being as good, it is about being good enough. We have to make
:17:24. > :17:29.sure they are competent and can fit in. This was the first joint
:17:30. > :17:36.training exercise. It will set the standard for the future of the
:17:37. > :17:49.British Army. Plenty of response following our
:17:50. > :17:56.interview with UKIP member. They are targeting at least two local seats
:17:57. > :18:39.in next year's general election. Thank you for the messages.
:18:40. > :18:41.The Conservative MP for Boston and Skegness, Mark Simmonds,
:18:42. > :18:44.is fighting back against complaints that he doesn't spend enough time
:18:45. > :18:48.UKIP won half of the votes in his area
:18:49. > :18:51.in last week's euro elections, and will target the seat to try to get
:18:52. > :18:56.Fellow Conservatives are warning Mr Simmonds he will have to work
:18:57. > :18:59.hard in the area if he wants to get re`elected.
:19:00. > :19:08.Her Successful maximums. e,
:19:09. > :19:15.seat in the 2010 General Election, with nearly 50% of the votes.
:19:16. > :19:18.But four years on, are people in Boston still impressed
:19:19. > :19:28.He has been good to us personally. He should be representing Boston
:19:29. > :19:32.instead of gallivanting around the world.
:19:33. > :19:35.As a foreign office minister, much of Mark Simmonds' work is overseas.
:19:36. > :19:37.But just yesterday, the leader of his local Conservative
:19:38. > :19:42.council told Look North he needs to reconnect with people back home.
:19:43. > :19:54.Mark has been continuing to do a lot of work. He hasn't been the best at
:19:55. > :20:02.communicating that work. My message is, get Boston back is your
:20:03. > :20:08.priority. More than 50% of people who voted here in Boston in the
:20:09. > :20:10.European election that UKIP. Now the party is planning to target this
:20:11. > :20:20.seat in next year's general election. So maximums could have to
:20:21. > :20:25.fight to remain MP here. I asked Mark Simmonds if he was
:20:26. > :20:29.worried about losing his seat at the general election.
:20:30. > :20:35.Of course I was disappointed with the results of the elections last
:20:36. > :20:39.week. The conservative vote held up reasonably well. It was the same
:20:40. > :20:42.across the rest of the country. Of course more work needs to be done.
:20:43. > :20:46.The government has had to take difficult decisions, to reset the
:20:47. > :20:53.economy after the shambles we inherited. Is being a Foreign Office
:20:54. > :20:56.minister advantage it `` an advantage to your career but a
:20:57. > :21:04.disadvantage to the Boston in Skegness area? I am a committed
:21:05. > :21:08.member of Parliament as was a committed government minister. I am
:21:09. > :21:21.proud to be the first MP to be elected to Boston who has ever been
:21:22. > :21:24.a government minister. I'm very much hope it will continue. Your own
:21:25. > :21:46.leader of the Council says, get Boston back as your priority. Is it
:21:47. > :21:53.fair? Of course there will be exchanges of thought. I have been a
:21:54. > :22:01.committed MP since I was first elected. I am delighted and proud to
:22:02. > :22:03.be a government minister, and I will continue to represent my
:22:04. > :22:07.constituency and country as long as people want me to do so. Looking at
:22:08. > :22:13.these messages, they do not end you are visible enough. Well, I live in
:22:14. > :22:23.the constituency. I am here every weekend. I have a large
:22:24. > :22:29.constituency. I do what I can in the context of my ministerial
:22:30. > :22:35.responsibilities. I hope everyone will continue to support me. Another
:22:36. > :22:38.message, I would like to see UKIP represent is because the main
:22:39. > :22:41.parties are ignoring people 's views.
:22:42. > :22:47.You are in trouble if many people think like that. I don't share
:22:48. > :22:51.that. The simple choice in the next election will be between putting
:22:52. > :23:12.David Cameron in Number ten or Ed Miliband. Will you be the Boston MP
:23:13. > :23:19.after 2015? I hope so. Thank you. There we are. If you are in Boston,
:23:20. > :23:28.you have heard the response there, you might want to comment on that.
:23:29. > :23:33.A painting by David Hockney has failed to sell at an auction in
:23:34. > :23:43.London. The abstract picture called Tiger had a reserve of ?40,000. The
:23:44. > :23:45.bidding stopped at ?35,000. The wet weather means at Beverley
:23:46. > :23:47.races will not take place this evening. It has been called off
:23:48. > :23:56.because the course is waterlogged. For a six`year`old Hull City fan,
:23:57. > :23:59.leading his team out at Wembley in Freddie has
:24:00. > :24:03.an incurable heart condition. Today he's been looking back
:24:04. > :24:20.at the big day and spoke to Reliving the moment Freddie got his
:24:21. > :24:26.wish, walking onto the Wembley pitch with Curtis Davies for the FA Cup
:24:27. > :24:32.final is a moment he will never forget. The atmosphere was amazing.
:24:33. > :24:37.For Freddie to do what he did was wonderful. Brilliant memory.
:24:38. > :24:42.Six`year`old Freddie as an incurable heart condition which could end his
:24:43. > :24:49.life at any moment. We don't know how long he's got left. Everything
:24:50. > :24:54.that he does matters. This is just amazing. Freddie got to meet plenty
:24:55. > :24:59.of big names, although he didn't realise it at the time. I didn't
:25:00. > :25:09.know was him. I didn't know was Prince William. What did you think?
:25:10. > :25:12.I was like, tell me you didn't know who that was, and he said, I just
:25:13. > :25:18.thought it was a strange man walking by. The exposure has had an
:25:19. > :25:24.unexpected side`effect. He thinks he's famous. People stop is all the
:25:25. > :25:28.time, there is Freddie off the television, everywhere we go. I
:25:29. > :25:33.mean, not everywhere, but just like prior mark. Last time we spoke to
:25:34. > :25:43.Freddie, his biggest worry was what would be a packed lunch. Well? I
:25:44. > :25:47.don't like the muffins you gave me. The you like anything? I liked the
:25:48. > :25:51.Mars bar. His next adventure is riding in a speedboat. The matter
:25:52. > :25:58.what they are doing, this family enjoys every moment they have
:25:59. > :26:02.together. Letters hope Prince William isn't
:26:03. > :26:06.watching. Recap of the headlines. Nick Clegg
:26:07. > :26:10.tells his supporters to stand firm, dismissing talk of a leadership
:26:11. > :26:12.challenge. Labour sparked a row after seeing only a woman can
:26:13. > :26:32.replace Austin Mitchell in Grimsby. Response on the women short lists.
:26:33. > :26:35.Julie says, I wouldn't want to be elected because I am a woman,
:26:36. > :26:39.sectors and gone mad. Brian says, if anybody else came up with the idea
:26:40. > :26:49.of one sex shop was, they would be accused of sexism. `` one sex short
:26:50. > :26:57.list. Chris says, if I was a potential male Labour candidate for
:26:58. > :27:07.Grimsby, I would put in a claim of sexual discrimination. Somebody else
:27:08. > :27:49.says it is patronising to women. Have a good evening. Goodbye.
:27:50. > :28:05.The very nature of the American personality was defined.
:28:06. > :28:07.Ray Mears explores the land behind the Hollywood legend
:28:08. > :28:11.and discovers the wild that made the West.