:00:00. > :00:16.The Transport Secretary has told Look North he's confiddnt
:00:17. > :00:20.that Lincoln will get more direct rail services to London.
:00:21. > :00:23.The city has just two direct trains per day to the capit`l.
:00:24. > :00:32.Of all the passengers arrivhng at Lincoln station, this man h`s more
:00:33. > :00:35.power than most to improve services in and out of the city. He hs the
:00:36. > :00:45.Transport Secretary. I think it's important we ilprove
:00:46. > :00:48.the services that we can for Lincoln, and I'm looking at a number
:00:49. > :00:51.of areas where I hope to see an improvement for
:00:52. > :00:54.Lincoln, particularly with next year coming up, the Magna Carta
:00:55. > :00:55.celebrations. At the
:00:56. > :00:57.moment, there are just two direct daily services which go frol Lincoln
:00:58. > :01:00.to London. East Midlands Tr`ins has one which leaves just after 7am The
:01:01. > :01:05.East Coast service departs shortly afterwards. Both return frol London
:01:06. > :01:08.in the evening. If passengers don't get
:01:09. > :01:12.that daily surface, they have to East Coast mainline, which runs
:01:13. > :01:18.through Retford, Newark, Gr`ntham and Peterborough, potentially adding
:01:19. > :01:22.more time to their journey. One businessman travels from Newark
:01:23. > :01:28.instead of Lincoln because of a lack of connections. I have to do that,
:01:29. > :01:31.because if I come to Lincoln to get We've got such a growing unhversity,
:01:32. > :01:38.and that's stimulated the economy here in Lincoln. The city is growing
:01:39. > :01:41.and the county is vibrant. Consequently, we need an enhanced
:01:42. > :01:44.rail service to service the needs of The good
:01:45. > :01:52.news is, the Transport Secrdtary's train left Lincoln on time. The bad
:01:53. > :01:55.news is, like most other London bound travellers, he also h`d to
:01:56. > :02:04.change at Newark. Tim is in Lincoln now. Why is the
:02:05. > :02:54.timing of this visit so important? And there have been problems with
:02:55. > :02:57.trains between Lincoln and Sheffield tonight. A signalling probldm at
:02:58. > :02:59.Lincoln Central has meant ddlays of Police could get more power to
:03:00. > :03:21.stop street drinking in North East Lincolnshire, as part of pl`ns to
:03:22. > :03:23.reduce antisocial behaviour. A public consultation has bden held
:03:24. > :03:26.into whether Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham should
:03:27. > :03:28.become "controlled drinking zones". It's
:03:29. > :03:30.a problem that leads to fear among Currently, there are no restrictions
:03:31. > :03:42.on drinking in public here, and that?s something
:03:43. > :03:44.the council wants to change. It affects us in loss of custom
:03:45. > :03:47.loss of revenue. People just won't come to our store because of these
:03:48. > :03:49.individuals on the street. You have to be on your guard.
:03:50. > :03:52.Sometimes, they can be quitd nasty Drinking on the streets oftdn
:03:53. > :03:57.leads to antisocial behaviotr. Now North East Lincolnshire's
:03:58. > :04:00.the latest area wanting stronger powers imposing
:04:01. > :04:02.across the borough to deal with it. The designated public place order
:04:03. > :04:05.the council is in favour of doesn't ban alcohol in public placsd, but
:04:06. > :04:07.gives authorities more power. They can confiscate alcohol if
:04:08. > :04:10.people are behaving anti`socially. If they then refuse to stop drinking
:04:11. > :04:13.and hand over the alcohol, ht can It's causing a nuisance, annoyance.
:04:14. > :04:20.This gives the police power to In Grimsby, the move has bedn
:04:21. > :04:29.welcomed. Definitely agree with it. There are
:04:30. > :04:33.always beer cans thrown all over. It is a problem that needs
:04:34. > :04:35.addressing. It doesn't encourage people to come
:04:36. > :04:41.here. Humberside Police say the
:04:42. > :04:43.consultation will help them understand the scale of the problem
:04:44. > :04:54.and how to tackle it. I spoke to Richard Antcliff from
:04:55. > :04:57.Nottingham City Council, whhch has banned street drinking and now wants
:04:58. > :05:00.to stop cheap alcohol being sold. I Five officers from Humberside Police
:05:01. > :06:19.could face criminal charges after a man died in police custody
:06:20. > :06:21.in Grimsby last year. The death of David Hill, who was 57,
:06:22. > :06:28.has now been referred to thd An investigation into allegdd abuse
:06:29. > :06:33.by Jimmy Savile at an East Xorkshire hospital has concluded therd's no
:06:34. > :06:36.evidence of any wrongdoing. The De La Pole Hospital in Willerby
:06:37. > :07:36.closed 17 years ago. the outlook, hopefully by Sunday
:07:37. > :07:46.most of us will be dry. Alex has more detail now.
:07:47. > :07:52.If you have a barometer wowily have seen the pre low pressure moving in.
:07:53. > :07:58.There will be some sunny spells tomorrow but more downpours.
:07:59. > :08:05.There is a greater risk of seeing thunder and lightening. Here is the
:08:06. > :08:06.low pressure. Most of the showers have been on this wet weather