:00:12. > :00:14.The man revealed today as the head of Hull's UK City
:00:15. > :00:17.of Culture programme says the events in 2017 will remove a lot
:00:18. > :00:20.Martin Green masterminded the Olympic torch relays
:00:21. > :00:22.and world class opening ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics
:00:23. > :00:37.The jaw`dropping opening to London 2012, a show that captured
:00:38. > :00:42.the hearts and minds of not only the country, but the world.
:00:43. > :00:47.Today, the man behind all that is in Hull.
:00:48. > :00:51.His new job, overseeing the City of Culture events.
:00:52. > :00:54.We're going to stage 365 days of transformed culture in Hull that
:00:55. > :00:59.will continue to put the city on the map and leave lots behind in
:01:00. > :01:04.terms of physical infrastructure, skills and memories.
:01:05. > :01:07.I think you come with the same ambition `
:01:08. > :01:12.to create something unique, tap into the soul of Hull, and turn Hull into
:01:13. > :01:17.a honey pot, if you like, that makes people go 'I want to go there'.
:01:18. > :01:21.It's being seen as a major coup for the city.
:01:22. > :01:25.As well as the opening ceremonies, he's been head of events
:01:26. > :01:30.A few years ago, a key figure in the opening
:01:31. > :01:41.Also the opening ceremony of the Tour de France in Leeds.
:01:42. > :01:44.And he's no stranger to Hull ` with friends in the city,
:01:45. > :01:48.he's looking forward to bringing the place to life.
:01:49. > :01:52.Every time I talk to him, we get so excited about what
:01:53. > :02:06.the year is going to bring and change the perception of Hull.
:02:07. > :02:08.Mr Green will take up his role in October.
:02:09. > :02:11.Detailed planning for events is set to begin early next year.
:02:12. > :02:15.Earlier I asked Martin Green why he took the job.
:02:16. > :02:17.I've had a connection with Hull for many years.
:02:18. > :02:24.It was part of the decision when they started talking to me.
:02:25. > :02:26.With respect, it's way harder to sell Hull than
:02:27. > :02:37.Once you've done the biggest event in the world,
:02:38. > :02:42.This is another challenge, and one I'm relishing.
:02:43. > :02:44.Will we have an opening ceremony here?
:02:45. > :02:50.Will I see Her Majesty and James Bond parachuting down?
:02:51. > :02:52.I think throwing people from the Royal Family out of
:02:53. > :02:57.Yes, we'll start in a great way and end in a great way.
:02:58. > :03:00.A lot of the concentration is what happens between those two days.
:03:01. > :03:16.We've got two years to the first event,
:03:17. > :03:21.What's interesting is, you think about the Tour de France,
:03:22. > :03:25.Glasgow 2014, there's an appetite for these things?
:03:26. > :03:30.There is, and the Olympic Games took away a lot of that cynicism.
:03:31. > :03:44.Fire crews will work through the night at a huge fire
:03:45. > :03:47.They were called out just before 2pm, with plumes
:03:48. > :03:51.About 15 fire crews have been at the site,
:03:52. > :03:55.National Grid says the power station was on summer shutdown.
:03:56. > :04:05.Travellers have left playing fields in Kirkella near Hull ahead
:04:06. > :04:09.East Riding Council is expected to start a clean`up tomorrow after
:04:10. > :04:18.The East Midlands Ambulance Service ` which serves Lincolnshire ` has
:04:19. > :04:20.significantly improved in the past year ` according to NHS inspectors.
:04:21. > :04:29.It follows critical reports and fines for missing targets.
:04:30. > :04:32.Unions and business experts are supporting a move by one of Hull's
:04:33. > :04:34.biggest employers to move up to 140 to China.
:04:35. > :04:37.Smith and Nephew is a global healthcare company but says
:04:38. > :04:47.Here's our our business correspondent Sarah Corker.
:04:48. > :04:52.City landmark, and a global company with a long history in Hull.
:04:53. > :04:58.Smith's factory makes products used by doctors.
:04:59. > :05:03.It's management division opened in 1998.
:05:04. > :05:08.Now up to 140 of its manufacturing jobs will move to the far east.
:05:09. > :05:14.We have two major manufacturing sites ` Hull and China.
:05:15. > :05:17.We have to utilise those as best as we can.
:05:18. > :05:32.The company's history stretches back to 1856.
:05:33. > :05:39.Today it has annual sales of more than ?2.5 billion
:05:40. > :05:46.For years, British companies have been shifting
:05:47. > :05:54.Smith has already moved some production jobs to the east
:05:55. > :06:08.It sees a bright future, to remain in the UK.
:06:09. > :06:11.In this instance, it makes sense to move some
:06:12. > :06:15.The move will see jobs go here by 2016.
:06:16. > :06:23.Unions hope compulsory redundancies can be avoided.
:06:24. > :06:32.Its products are used in hospitals across the globe, from hip and
:06:33. > :06:36.Increasingly, they'll be made in China while in Hull there will be a
:06:37. > :06:48.Hull City failed to score in their first European game.
:06:49. > :06:50.The game with Trenshun in Slovakia ended in a draw.
:06:51. > :07:00.This was the moment of truth for Hull City.
:07:01. > :07:06.Football matches are often defined by a moment of brilliance,
:07:07. > :07:10.but this one will be remembered for a spectacular miss.
:07:11. > :07:45.You'd put your house on Tom scoring, but he didn't.
:07:46. > :07:48.So the talking point from the fans, like the manager, was the miss.
:07:49. > :08:09.How can you kick it over the bar from there?
:08:10. > :08:13.All to play for in the second leg, and as fans leave they'll be talking
:08:14. > :08:15.about how wonderful this European excursion has been, but also how
:08:16. > :08:37.One or two thundery showers to come in the short term, then dry,
:08:38. > :08:43.but after a bright start tomorrow the showers redevelop.
:08:44. > :08:50.The rest of the night is fairly mild.
:08:51. > :09:08.Showers in western and northern parts.
:09:09. > :09:12.In between, a good deal of fine weather.
:09:13. > :09:17.Heavy downpours on Saturday but hopefully sunny spells in between.
:09:18. > :09:35.Rain for Saturday. Now to John who will take you through the national
:09:36. > :09:40.forecast across the UK. Hello there. You may have to find
:09:41. > :09:46.ways of occupying the children. A lot of rain for some, not so much
:09:47. > :09:50.for others. That was the way in July but overall whelmingly warm. Not as
:09:51. > :09:54.warm as last year but it continues the run of months with higher than
:09:55. > :09:59.average temperatures. The eighth now in a row. On to August, a few
:10:00. > :10:03.showers around. That is across the north and the west. Lots of dry
:10:04. > :10:07.weather between. A mild night at dawn, the temperatures about the
:10:08. > :10:12.mid-teens. You may wake up to sunshine but the general trend
:10:13. > :10:14.through the day is for things to deteriorate across the northern and
:10:15. > :10:18.western parts of England and Wales where the showers will begin to
:10:19. > :10:23.merge into longer spells of rain. Brightness on either side, some
:10:24. > :10:27.places avoiding the showers but a fair few across Scotland and
:10:28. > :10:33.Northern Ireland. Some sunshine between. Then we run into the zone
:10:34. > :10:39.of damp weather across parts of the north of England, to Wales and to
:10:40. > :10:40.the south-west. Some persistent rain. To the south and the east,