:00:00. > :00:11.crash as "absolutely unacceptable". -- booing.
:00:12. > :00:17.A father from Hull who's been trapped in Iraq could be on
:00:18. > :00:21.Kristian Nicholson has only been able to talk to his family via
:00:22. > :00:23.the Internet after his passport was confiscated by
:00:24. > :00:27.Today, he received a six month suspended sentence
:00:28. > :00:33.He got a six`month suspended sentence, which means he can
:00:34. > :00:38.He has to go to the police station tomorrow to pick his passport up,
:00:39. > :00:46.so we're hoping that he'll be home before the end of the week.
:00:47. > :00:49.Canal restorers are hoping to secure a ?3 million lottery grant
:00:50. > :00:57.The Grantham Canal was once a key transport link,
:00:58. > :01:01.Volunteers think they can return it to its former glory
:01:02. > :01:09.200 miles of British canals brought back to life in the last 14 years.
:01:10. > :01:17.Now Grantham's Canal is bidding to join them.
:01:18. > :01:20.We restored disc 2009 when the war started to collapse.
:01:21. > :01:23.John Brydon from the Grantham Canal Society and Stephen Hardy from
:01:24. > :01:26.the Canal and River Trust, taking a look at the success so far.
:01:27. > :01:29.The restoration of the Woolsthorpe Top Lock.
:01:30. > :01:36.This is a completely refurbished block. We want to move down to the
:01:37. > :01:39.next flight, that's the big project ahead of us.
:01:40. > :01:42.Their day may have gone, but Lincolnshire make the most
:01:43. > :01:50.Well the Canal and River Trust is calling for volunteers to help
:01:51. > :01:55.improve waterways around Louth, Sleaford and Grantham.
:01:56. > :02:00.We are likely to see more commercial activity, particularly in northern
:02:01. > :02:06.Lincolnshire whether there is currently trade movement but that is
:02:07. > :02:12.capacity for more. Leisure is still an important part of local
:02:13. > :02:29.economies. If it was developed more, we would have more trade. Pubs are
:02:30. > :02:32.in decline at the moment. The message from other parts of the UK
:02:33. > :02:35.is to make the most of the canal. Wildlife is currently the
:02:36. > :02:37.Grantham Canal's main attraction, but if a ?3 million funding bid can
:02:38. > :02:40.help fix a few significant lock gates, then boat owners might also
:02:41. > :02:59.find it appealing. If we can get beyond these four
:03:00. > :03:01.blocks, that is our initiative. The importance of getting them restored
:03:02. > :03:04.is just so important. Of course, restoring the canal
:03:05. > :03:06.isn't an overnight project. But here,
:03:07. > :03:09.the hope that this waterway can flourish and bring tourism,
:03:10. > :03:19.trade and boats back to Grantham. Football now,
:03:20. > :03:21.and Hull City were taking on Stoke City in their first home match
:03:22. > :03:24.of the Premier League season. They suffered an early setback
:03:25. > :03:27.when James Chester was sent off, but still took the lead through
:03:28. > :03:29.Nikicia Jelavic before half`time. It wasn't
:03:30. > :03:31.until six minutes to go that Stoke Scunthorpe United moved
:03:32. > :03:35.off the bottom of League One The Iron are still looking
:03:36. > :03:40.for their first win of the season, but did manage a draw after
:03:41. > :03:43.Paddy Madden's equalising goal with Fishmongers from across
:03:44. > :03:54.the country are in Cleethorpes this weekend for the annual
:03:55. > :03:56.British Fish Craft Championship. Representing large supermarkets
:03:57. > :03:58.and small shops, they've been competing in various categories,
:03:59. > :04:00.as Jake Zuckerman reports. With a flash
:04:01. > :04:01.of their filleting knives, 50 of the UK's top fishmongers made
:04:02. > :04:05.short work of the salmon, plaice All had come to Cleethorpes to
:04:06. > :04:24.battle for the title of There are various rounds that you
:04:25. > :04:31.can enter. You have two choose any five out of 12 competitions. The guy
:04:32. > :04:33.or lady with the highest score gets the overall winner.
:04:34. > :04:36.This impressive shield is what they'll be hoping to take home.
:04:37. > :04:38.The competition has been going for 62 years
:04:39. > :04:46.I've been doing it for 14 years now.
:04:47. > :04:49.But to have any chance of winning they'll have to get
:04:50. > :04:57.the better of this man, last year's champion, Mike Crates.
:04:58. > :05:02.I was the runner`up 19 times and won it last year for the first time
:05:03. > :05:04.ever, which was very emotional to me and my family.
:05:05. > :05:06.Given the area's fishing heritage, it's perhaps surprising that it's
:05:07. > :05:09.the first time the competition has come to North East Lincolnshire.
:05:10. > :05:11.The festivities continue tomorrow with displays of filleting
:05:12. > :05:40.We have a yellow running for rain. Overnight tonight, the breeze is
:05:41. > :05:45.going to freshen. It will stay dry and be milder than it was last
:05:46. > :05:50.night. We continue to see cloud increasing, rain pushing up from the
:05:51. > :05:53.south, most persistent in Lincolnshire. Lighter and patchy
:05:54. > :06:14.across northern After that cold start this morning,
:06:15. > :06:17.it has been quite a nice day for most of us. We have seen cloud
:06:18. > :06:20.amounts increasing but it is this cloud that is coming in from the
:06:21. > :06:26.Atlantic which is going to bring change in weather. Not too much rain
:06:27. > :06:29.from it, further patchy rain across Northern Ireland overnight, some
:06:30. > :06:32.rain at times across Wales and the south-west, shovelling further
:06:33. > :06:35.east. Far north of England and particularly Scotland, saying drive.
:06:36. > :06:36.Clearer skies, still quite cold,