:00:00. > :00:00.First look at the morning papers on the BBC News Channel in just is a
:00:00. > :00:13.few minutes too. Now Good evening. The leader of East
:00:14. > :00:19.Riding Council is warning Hull to back off over its plans to expand
:00:20. > :00:23.the city. Stephen Parnaby says it looks like a potential hostile
:00:24. > :00:26.take`over. But Hull has hit back saying it needs to expand into
:00:27. > :00:28.places including Hedon, Cottingham and Hessle because its tight
:00:29. > :00:37.boundaries are holding back development. Our business
:00:38. > :00:40.correspondent Sarah Corker reports. The East Riding's pretty market
:00:41. > :00:45.towns and green spaces encircle urban industrial Hull. City leaders
:00:46. > :00:49.say it needs space to grow and want the boundaries redrawn. Now the two
:00:50. > :00:54.neighbouring councils are locked in a war of words. It is a hostile
:00:55. > :00:57.takeover, or a potential one, by the City Council. And there is
:00:58. > :01:03.absolutely no need for it. Isn't this petty squabbling? Well, we
:01:04. > :01:05.didn't start it. Um, and of course, we need to work together, and we do
:01:06. > :01:11.work together. One idea Hull City Council wants to
:01:12. > :01:13.consider is expanding its boundary into the East Riding. Including
:01:14. > :01:18.Hessle, Cottingham and Hedon. Another possibility, a single
:01:19. > :01:22.authority covering the whole of East Yorkshire. There is a dearth of
:01:23. > :01:27.developable industrial land in Hull. I mean, it was an issue with
:01:28. > :01:31.Siemens. We have had to do a lot of work to free up sufficient land near
:01:32. > :01:36.the Siemens development to make it viable. Is this a hostile takeover?
:01:37. > :01:42.Or is this a land grab? Er... The East Riding have been asked to
:01:43. > :01:45.take part in the commission's work. And the only answer we've had so far
:01:46. > :01:49.is the Councillor Parnaby shouting at us from Beverley. It is land on
:01:50. > :01:53.the outskirts of the city that is at the centre of this debate. Hull City
:01:54. > :01:57.Council owns this site near Hedon. And there are plans for an energy
:01:58. > :02:00.park. But it is in East Riding's boundaries. And those living in
:02:01. > :02:04.Hedon don't want it to be swallowed up by the city. We are a separate
:02:05. > :02:08.little market town here. And that is how it should be. I think the
:02:09. > :02:12.services will get worse. The rubbish won't be empted as regular. I think
:02:13. > :02:16.they just want us for the money. Really. But could a change help both
:02:17. > :02:19.councils prosper? If you can increase the overall number of
:02:20. > :02:21.employment opportunities, it is possible you could also get
:02:22. > :02:25.spill`over effect. That might mean you could have benefits to both
:02:26. > :02:29.sides of the boundary. Hull has now set up a commission to look at its
:02:30. > :02:32.boundaries. The East Riding is holding a referendum in September.
:02:33. > :02:38.But ultimately, the government has the final say.
:02:39. > :02:45.I'm joined by the MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart. Good
:02:46. > :02:53.evening. Thank you for coming in. I know you disagree, but can you see
:02:54. > :02:58.Hull's thinking? It is strange to go about it not inviting the east
:02:59. > :03:05.riding to have a position, not consulting, which is what is
:03:06. > :03:13.annoying my constituents. `` East Riding. Doing something to them,
:03:14. > :03:18.rather than with them. What about boundary changes making things
:03:19. > :03:26.prosper, would you just take that out? The thing is having the support
:03:27. > :03:30.of the people. Steve Parnaby is right to ask the people, so there
:03:31. > :03:38.will be this referendum in September and I would add my constituents in
:03:39. > :03:44.the Hedon area, make your vote, you will have a choice on two things, to
:03:45. > :03:48.be part of Hull and have Hull City Council providing services, and do
:03:49. > :03:55.you want places like Hedon airport developed? Many people think that
:03:56. > :03:59.Hull's land grab allows them to exploit the green belt, build on it
:04:00. > :04:07.and is not done in the interests of the people they wish to take over.
:04:08. > :04:10.Is Hull wasting their time? Setting up the way they have is
:04:11. > :04:17.counter`productive. Not working with people I think will put backs up.
:04:18. > :04:25.This referendum is costing ?60,000, another is costing ?40,000, ?100,000
:04:26. > :04:30.of taxpayers' money wasted? Hull City Council should have worked to
:04:31. > :04:37.have a joint approach, did not do that, then this up as a land grab,
:04:38. > :04:42.and I think Stephen Parnaby handled it well, seeing to give the people
:04:43. > :04:50.said. Abie get the MPs together and stop the squabbling? See what the
:04:51. > :04:54.people have to say. And if the people overwhelmingly vote against,
:04:55. > :04:58.that will send a strong message whichever government is in power
:04:59. > :05:03.before and after next May. Thank you very much.
:05:04. > :05:07.Some other news tonight. A man has appeared in court in
:05:08. > :05:10.Beverley charged with the murder of a landlady from Bridlington. Bei
:05:11. > :05:14.Carter was found stabbed to death in a bedroom at her guest house on
:05:15. > :05:17.Friday the 18th of July. John Heald was also charged with ten rapes in
:05:18. > :05:21.Sheffield on the 13th of July. Magistrates ordered him to appear at
:05:22. > :05:24.Hull Crown Court this Friday. Police are increasing patrols in a
:05:25. > :05:28.part of Lincoln after a suspected arson attack. The fire destroyed two
:05:29. > :05:31.flats in Westwick Drive early this morning. No`one was hurt.
:05:32. > :05:35.Lincolnshire detectives want help from the public to piece together
:05:36. > :05:38.the final days of a man found dead in a caravan. The body of Shaun
:05:39. > :05:44.Scholes was discovered at Freiston near Boston at the weekend.
:05:45. > :05:47.A former Education Secretary attended the start of construction
:05:48. > :05:52.work on the new Humber University Technical College. The school for
:05:53. > :05:55.14`19 year olds in Scunthorpe will teach engineering skills, and is the
:05:56. > :05:58.first of its kind in the area. It's very necessary for industry. Because
:05:59. > :06:01.these companies that are supporting this college find it very difficult
:06:02. > :06:09.to recruit technicians and engineers locally. And that is what they need.
:06:10. > :06:12.These are big operators. Maritime experts say Hull could see
:06:13. > :06:18.a shipping boom because of global warming. Ocean experts say Arctic
:06:19. > :06:24.ice is thawing, opening up the shipping route north of Russia. It
:06:25. > :06:27.would mean a cheaper, faster route from one side of the world to the
:06:28. > :06:31.other. The rate at which ice is melting in
:06:32. > :06:32.the Arctic is alarming environmentalists. But presenting
:06:33. > :06:38.opportunities for shipping companies. The breaking ice has
:06:39. > :06:42.opened up routes which have reduced journey times between the East and
:06:43. > :06:46.the West. At the moment, ships travelling between Asia and Europe
:06:47. > :06:50.go the long way round. Through the Suez Canal, with journeys taking
:06:51. > :06:53.around eight weeks. Going via the Northern Sea Route, through the icy
:06:54. > :06:58.waters north of Russia, cuts the journey by a third. Experts believe
:06:59. > :07:03.Hull is the best placed UK port to take advantage. Hull is about the
:07:04. > :07:07.only one I've thought of. And looking at it, because if you come
:07:08. > :07:14.much further south, you might as well go to Rotterdam. Um, so you've
:07:15. > :07:19.got to be relatively far north. You've got to save the big ships
:07:20. > :07:24.that additional day's sailing. Hull has a rich maritime history.
:07:25. > :07:29.From fishing and whaling, to shipping goods to and from the UK.
:07:30. > :07:32.Those involved with the shipping industry today said the increased
:07:33. > :07:37.use of the Northern Sea Route could be a welcome new chapter for the
:07:38. > :07:41.city's port. The John Good Group was founded in Hull in 1833.
:07:42. > :07:48.Specialising in shipping and logistics, it's exactly the type of
:07:49. > :07:51.company that could benefit. Hull, as a natural gateway up and down the
:07:52. > :07:56.East Coast, clearly needs to take advantage of that. And tool up to
:07:57. > :07:59.make sure we can capitalise on any such opportunity going forward. By
:08:00. > :08:06.2020, it's believed the Northern Sea Route could be used 60 days a year.
:08:07. > :08:09.If the port of Hull is to be a viable option, experts say get the
:08:10. > :08:12.infrastructure would need to be vastly improved, so that cargo could
:08:13. > :08:19.be distributed efficiently beyond the port.
:08:20. > :08:26.More potential good news for Hull. That is the news tonight. Now the
:08:27. > :08:31.weather forecast with Paul Hudson. Good evening. It looks as if we are
:08:32. > :08:34.in for an unsettled spell of weather over the next few days. Tomorrow has
:08:35. > :08:38.sunny intervals and scattered showers. It is dry at the moment.
:08:39. > :08:42.Quite a bit of cloud at times streaming in from the west. It might
:08:43. > :08:45.be thick enough for the odd shower in places. But most of us will be
:08:46. > :08:48.dry and we will see those temperatures around 13`14 degrees.
:08:49. > :08:51.`` lowest temperatures. Tomorrow, then, a day of variable amounts of
:08:52. > :08:55.cloud. There will be some sunny spells at times. One of two showers
:08:56. > :08:58.from the word go. But sunny spells and, as temperatures rise into the
:08:59. > :09:01.afternoon, we will see those showers turning a little bit more frequent
:09:02. > :09:04.and potentially heavy. But good dryer, brighter spells in between
:09:05. > :09:08.those showers. Top temperatures 20 or 21 degrees. Friday, a fine start.
:09:09. > :09:11.Showers later. Saturday, very unsettled. Heavy and at times
:09:12. > :09:18.prolonged showers. That is the forecast.
:09:19. > :09:21.Paul, thank you. Newsnight has just started on BBC Two with a special
:09:22. > :09:29.programme on the Middle East in crisis. We are back in the morning
:09:30. > :09:31.from 25 past six, as usual. I will see you tomorrow night. Take care.
:09:32. > :09:34.Goodbye. heavy in the north of the region.
:09:35. > :09:45.24-25 Hello again. Will it be happy
:09:46. > :09:48.campers or happy gardeners? You get different responses when you mention
:09:49. > :09:52.rain at this time of the year. I will try to remain neutral and talk
:09:53. > :09:56.of an increasing chance of showers developing tomorrow. There'll be
:09:57. > :10:01.further mentions or rain for Friday and over the weekend. Most of the
:10:02. > :10:05.showers have been over northern parts but they will work southwards
:10:06. > :10:09.through tonight. And at the same time begin to turn heavier as well.
:10:10. > :10:14.Creeping southwards all the while but not reaching south-eastern
:10:15. > :10:18.parts. Starting the day dry with temperatures in the mid to high
:10:19. > :10:22.teens in much of East Anglia, southern England and the Midlands.
:10:23. > :10:30.Showers are beginning to show their hand. One or two in the Bristol
:10:31. > :10:34.channel. And in southern and central England and Wales. Random across
:10:35. > :10:37.Scotland and Northern Ireland, but the odd patch of brighter colour
:10:38. > :10:40.means that some of the showers will be heavy.
:10:41. > :10:44.Injects some heat and energy from the sun and the showers develop more
:10:45. > :10:45.widely as the day wears on.