31/05/2014

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:00:00. > :00:08.Now on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.

:00:09. > :00:10.The lowest paid workers at Hull City Council are still not

:00:11. > :00:14.being paid the living wage more than a year after the authority said it

:00:15. > :00:20.Senior councillors say unions didn't want the issue included in pay

:00:21. > :00:23.negotiations, but union officials say it should be introduced.

:00:24. > :00:34.The GMB union protesting in Hull today, part

:00:35. > :00:44.of a campaign to encourage retailer Next to pay workers a living wage.

:00:45. > :00:46.They warned Hull City Council could be next.

:00:47. > :00:48.The GMB is nationally campaigning against Next,

:00:49. > :00:51.and local authorities and other multinational companies who are

:00:52. > :00:59.Some of them are avoiding paying tax and not paying their workface

:01:00. > :01:01.Employers are obliged by law to pay the minimum wage,

:01:02. > :01:07.A living wage, which is based on the basic cost

:01:08. > :01:26.117 local councils have agreed to pay the living wage to

:01:27. > :01:30.their employees and just over one year ago, Hull City Council said it

:01:31. > :01:34.The commitment from ourselves as the Labour administration is to uplift

:01:35. > :01:38.the lowest paid staff in Hull, which is the right thing to do and

:01:39. > :01:42.14 months on, and with the cost of living

:01:43. > :01:45.continuing to rise, the authority still hasn't brought in the policy.

:01:46. > :01:49.The union has asked us to take that particular part of the terms and

:01:50. > :01:52.conditions proposal off the table and it is not as daft as it sounds

:01:53. > :01:58.because what they are saying is that most people would have benefited

:01:59. > :02:00.from that increase that we are proposing.

:02:01. > :02:04.to lose working family tax credits with a partial implementation

:02:05. > :02:08.so they have asked us to take it off the table and bring it back

:02:09. > :02:11.when we are in a position to implement it in full.

:02:12. > :02:14.The GMB maintain the living wage is needed but accept

:02:15. > :02:17.That may be an unfortunate situation but that

:02:18. > :02:22.When you get to a threshold, there are always winners and losers and

:02:23. > :02:26.that may well be the case but for the vast majority of people, they

:02:27. > :02:30.Both the unions and the council agree that the

:02:31. > :02:35.But many of those who work in the lowest paid jobs with

:02:36. > :02:38.the authority will be wondering just how long it will take.

:02:39. > :02:41.Campaigners fighting to stop 30 Lincolnshire libraries from being

:02:42. > :02:44.run by volunteers rather than the council have set up a fighting fund.

:02:45. > :02:47.Save Our Lincolnshire Libraries Group is going to court in July to

:02:48. > :02:50.They've received a donation of ?1,000.

:02:51. > :02:53.Lincolnshire County Council says the changes will save ?2 million

:02:54. > :02:57.In Rugby League, Hull FC ended a run of four straight

:02:58. > :03:00.defeats as they won away at the London Broncos this afternoon.

:03:01. > :03:03.Callum Lancaster and Joe Westerman scored two tries each

:03:04. > :03:07.It was Hull's first away win for nine months.

:03:08. > :03:10.Hull Kingston Rovers can move into the top eight in Super League

:03:11. > :03:15.The Robins are unbeaten in their last three matches and scored nine

:03:16. > :03:18.tries during last week's win over the London Broncos, but they're

:03:19. > :03:23.aware how difficult tomorrow's trip to Castleford will be.

:03:24. > :03:26.They are a little Jack in the box, to be honest.

:03:27. > :03:29.Fourth at the minute, playing outstanding rugby because they are

:03:30. > :03:31.playing smart, great completion rates, don't miss many tackles.

:03:32. > :03:34.Don't give away many penalties and if they have got

:03:35. > :03:38.the ball all the time, they are going to score and play well.

:03:39. > :03:41.They have scored some surprise wins and no one can knock them

:03:42. > :03:45.because they deserve to be where they are and we know it is going to

:03:46. > :03:49.Lincolnshire rider Guy Martin has finished second in the TT Superbike

:03:50. > :03:51.race on the Isle of Man this afternoon.

:03:52. > :03:54.Michael Dunlop from Northern Ireland was the winner of the 226`mile race.

:03:55. > :03:58.It was Guy Martin's 14th podium finish and he says he has no

:03:59. > :04:03.complaints after being beaten by his younger rival.

:04:04. > :04:10.I will go to bed tonight, I could not have done any more.

:04:11. > :04:16.I was having moments, front end, sliding in the rear,

:04:17. > :04:21.it is not like, I should have done this, could have done that.

:04:22. > :04:24.If ifs and buts were pots and pans we would all be scrap

:04:25. > :04:38.As we head to this evening, a fair bit of cloud, the odd risk of

:04:39. > :04:41.shower but for most it will be dry and overnight will have variable

:04:42. > :04:45.Where we have clearer skies, temperatures will drop

:04:46. > :04:50.There could be a little bit of mist tomorrow morning.

:04:51. > :04:53.Tomorrow morning has a fine start, dry, bright, plenty of sunshine,

:04:54. > :04:56.the further towards the coast you are you will hold onto

:04:57. > :05:19.Hello. So far, so good. Most of us have had a dry start of the weekend.

:05:20. > :05:24.Some of us will be turning wetter tomorrow. For that change we look to

:05:25. > :05:26.the far north-west of the UK. Overnight into western Scotland,

:05:27. > :05:31.thicker cloud. Patchy hybrids of rain moving in. Some of that

:05:32. > :05:36.reaching Northern Ireland late in the night. Elsewhere, dry. Where you

:05:37. > :05:38.are clear, you will see some patchy mist and fog developing.

:05:39. > :05:41.Temperatures just over a single figures. There will be a different

:05:42. > :05:45.look to the weather across the western side of the UK. Western

:05:46. > :05:50.coast 's of England and Wales, so much sunshine today. More cloud

:05:51. > :05:53.around, maybe a hint of drizzle. In the evening we will start to see our

:05:54. > :05:56.bricks of rain. Central and eastern England will see a fair amount of

:05:57. > :06:00.morning sunshine. Southern and eastern Scotland, a dry start. For

:06:01. > :06:04.Northern Ireland and western Scotland, not just goal, but rampant

:06:05. > :06:10.places to begin the day. Easier when you have rain, the temperature held

:06:11. > :06:12.down. There will be low is in the rain, especially in Northern

:06:13. > :06:13.Ireland. In the afternoon we'll see