:00:00. > :00:12.blustery. Thank you very much. That is all from us. Now
:00:13. > :00:23.North. The headlines tonight: The lunch police checking children's
:00:24. > :00:40.pack`ups for banned food. Hull helps to solve a recruhtment
:00:41. > :01:02.National Powerboat Championships say it may head up the coast next year.
:01:03. > :01:05.On strike ` the construction workers walking out over the state of their
:01:06. > :01:08.toilets. The ?1 million fundraising campaign
:01:09. > :01:22.for guide dogs which has taken nearly 50 years.
:01:23. > :01:37.A school in Hull has tonight changed a controversial policy on p`cked
:01:38. > :01:39.Academy gave 11`year`olds jobs as packed lunch police to check
:01:40. > :01:42.other pupils' lunches for chocolate, crisps and sausage rolls. M`ny
:01:43. > :01:45.parents say it is up to thel what goes in the lunchbox. After we
:01:46. > :01:48.contacted the school today, they changed the policy and said the
:01:49. > :01:50.responsibility for checking pack`ups would now pass to teachers. Phillip
:01:51. > :02:10.The morning ritual of packing lunches for Rachel's two chhldren.
:02:11. > :02:13.A child's lunchbox, inside the sausage roll, chocolate and crisps
:02:14. > :02:23.that will get a warning from the packed lunch policd,
:02:24. > :02:25.a school imposed police force of Year 6 pupils that sends
:02:26. > :02:34.warnings home to fellow students parents for unhealthy food.
:02:35. > :02:47.for their dinner. It is the parents' decision.
:02:48. > :02:57.It is ridiculous. It is not down to staff or children what the kids eat
:02:58. > :02:59.Rachel says her children have been returning home hungry,
:03:00. > :03:07.afraid to eat items which could land them in trouble
:03:08. > :03:11.I would rather pack them up with something than worry it's something
:03:12. > :03:14.At the school today, many parents were unhappy.
:03:15. > :03:17.It is disgusting where they can get ten`year`olds other children's bags.
:03:18. > :03:20.I did not know who is polichng the ten`year`olds. My children, if they
:03:21. > :03:23.see the police coming round, they hide the food so they do not get
:03:24. > :03:27.into trouble. It is wrong, putting them in a predicament that they do
:03:28. > :03:29.not need to be in. It can c`use arguments, as well.
:03:30. > :03:32.The issue of healthy school meals was first highlighted by
:03:33. > :03:34.Jamie Oliver in 2005 when hd managed to remove now infamous
:03:35. > :03:41.Another high`profile incident saw parents feeding children fish
:03:42. > :03:44.and chips and burgers through a school fence in Rotherham as they
:03:45. > :03:48.And it's not the first time Hall Road Academy has hit the he`dlines.
:03:49. > :03:53.At the height of Euro 2012, the school banned football
:03:54. > :04:37.The statement says there has been a huge abbreviation `` radiathon
:04:38. > :04:40.``variation and the types of food brought in for school lunchds and
:04:41. > :04:45.the policy domains but will no longer be policed by pupils.
:04:46. > :04:48.Jo Nicholas is from the Children's Food Trust, a charity which offers
:04:49. > :04:51.advice and training to help kids have a balanced diet. I started by
:04:52. > :04:58.asking her what she made of lunch boxes being checked.
:04:59. > :05:07.I think it is up to every individual school to decide what is best for
:05:08. > :05:12.the pupils and for themselvds. It needs to be done with full `nd
:05:13. > :05:16.proper consultation with parents. Parents have told us that they
:05:17. > :05:21.should choose what goes at ` lunch box. Should the school suspdct that?
:05:22. > :05:28.I think it is all about givhng consistent messages. In the canteen
:05:29. > :05:31.at lunch time pupils cannot have things like confectionery and salty
:05:32. > :05:36.snacks like crisps and sugary drinks. A classy children are taught
:05:37. > :05:42.about healthy eating and it is important for those consistdnt
:05:43. > :05:47.messages. What do you say to parents who regularly put crests and sausage
:05:48. > :05:54.rolls and chocolates in the lunchbox of her son or daughter? We would
:05:55. > :06:00.encourage parents to follow the packed lunch policies of schools
:06:01. > :06:02.where they are in place. I would not say a child should have those in the
:06:03. > :06:08.lunchbox. Who should dictate what's in a
:06:09. > :06:12.packed lunch? Do parents know best Armed police officers have
:06:13. > :06:44.surrounded a house in Hull. The emergency services were
:06:45. > :06:53.called to Beverley Road at just before five
:06:54. > :06:55.o'clock this afternoon. Humberside Police have confirmed that they are
:06:56. > :06:58.currently dealing with an incident A pilot scheme to give school pupils
:06:59. > :07:13.a flu vaccination is being tried out in Lincolnshire.
:07:14. > :07:15.Nurses are visiting all secondary schools to give the vaccine, which
:07:16. > :07:19.is sprayed up the nose rathdr than by injection. It's hoped thd scheme
:07:20. > :07:22.will eventually be introducdd Demolition work has begun at a
:07:23. > :07:27.former hotel in Hull. Hull City Council says The New York Hotel
:07:28. > :07:30.which is opposite the railw`y station had become unsafe. Ht's
:07:31. > :07:33.hoped the area will be redeveloped The Government is to give an extra
:07:34. > :07:39.?2 million to help improve rail services between Lincoln and
:07:40. > :07:41.Nottingham. The additional funding will be used to run faster lore
:07:42. > :07:44.frequent trains. The changes are expected to be made by May next
:07:45. > :07:48.year. The main one
:07:49. > :07:51.for us is that there is a ndw It will be leaving Lincoln puite
:07:52. > :07:56.early in the morning but arriving Whether that's connectivity to other
:07:57. > :07:59.trains, or for people who pdrhaps need to get to work early in
:08:00. > :08:02.Nottingham, or for appointmdnts over that way if they are in bushness
:08:03. > :08:05.meeting clients in Nottingh`m. That's all to the good
:08:06. > :08:08.for businesses and those th`t live, It's claimed Britain is at risk of
:08:09. > :08:19.being left with a "one shot" Army that could never fight in more than
:08:20. > :08:22.one country. The Government wants to double the number of reservhsts
:08:23. > :08:27.while dramatically reducing the regular Army. But with recrtitment
:08:28. > :08:30.much slower than expected the army performed a stunt in the centre of
:08:31. > :08:33.Hull to try to enlist more part timers, who start their service on
:08:34. > :08:36.?36 pounds a day. Crispin Rolfe A PR stunt being abseiled
:08:37. > :08:53.into the heart of Hull. The army in urgent need
:08:54. > :08:54.of reservists, part`time soldiers who'll fhll
:08:55. > :08:57.the gap left by government cuts They'll see 102,000 regular soldiers
:08:58. > :09:00.are being reduced to 82,000 by 020, with an aim
:09:01. > :09:01.of then increasing reserves But is today's recruitment drive
:09:02. > :09:06.an admission that the army hs Overall, the reserves incre`sed by
:09:07. > :09:10.2% last year. We have stoppdd the decline we were experiencing in
:09:11. > :09:12.previous years and a five`ydar programme, we are investing in it
:09:13. > :09:15.and confident to make the ntmbers. That confidence isn't shared by
:09:16. > :09:18.auditors, which is why the `rmy s come to Hull, traditionally one
:09:19. > :09:20.of its strongest recruitment areas. Steve Andrew is about to go
:09:21. > :09:27.for his first week's training. Looking forward to that and seeing
:09:28. > :09:30.where it takes me. Are you disappointed it is not full`time?
:09:31. > :09:46.But it could lead to a full`time job Young people
:09:47. > :09:50.could get great skills and they have The Army's been welcomed here
:09:51. > :10:04.by Hull City Council. But with no full`time jobs on offer,
:10:05. > :10:11.will people be signing up? No, because there are coursds out
:10:12. > :10:16.there like team`building. I was interested in a chef, different
:10:17. > :10:19.opportunity. This is what reservists
:10:20. > :10:33.could be signing up for. them is the government's nedd to
:10:34. > :10:40.create a new cost effective Army by So opportunities
:10:41. > :11:00.for Hull are there but underlying We need to reserve this bec`use of
:11:01. > :11:06.the ad very economical in kdeping spare capacity in peacetime and
:11:07. > :11:16.offer a real opportunity for the young men and women who join them.
:11:17. > :11:36.Is the marketing and recruitment pool? ``poor? This is exactly the
:11:37. > :11:45.sort of thing we can sure pdople how exciting it is to be to be `
:11:46. > :11:49.reservist. A former colonel said the move to reserve this is
:11:50. > :11:54.short`sighted and another one said it is like moving from comprehensive
:11:55. > :12:15.insurance to third`party insurance and we wonder if it is army on the
:12:16. > :12:23.cheap question the Mac? ``Army on the cheap? No, in both world war as
:12:24. > :12:35.the reserve has played a crtcial role. Joining the reserves offers
:12:36. > :12:42.huge opportunities to acquire new skills and for leadership and, chip
:12:43. > :12:47.and so on and 70 decorations for gallantry which members of the
:12:48. > :13:14.reserve forces have one in Hraq and Afghanistan has shown just how good
:13:15. > :13:15.they can be. ``have won. Yot may be interested in contacting us about
:13:16. > :13:20.this. construction workers walking out
:13:21. > :13:48.over the condition of their conveniences.
:13:49. > :13:51.Nearly 50 years in the making ` the David Marsden took this looking
:13:52. > :14:24.towards Bridlington from Sewerby. It does not look too bad for the
:14:25. > :14:43.start of the tool bar. Septdmber was the driest on record. ``for October.
:14:44. > :14:56.Thursday will be dry with some sunshine but there could be missed
:14:57. > :15:16.and fog in the morning. ``mhst and fog.
:15:17. > :15:26.The sun rises in the morning just after seven o'clock and the high
:15:27. > :15:33.water in Hull is at half past 1 in the morning. There will be some
:15:34. > :15:58.sunny spells and the risk of 12 showers. ``one or two showers.
:15:59. > :16:03.Thursday will offer a taste of autumn and Friday looks find but
:16:04. > :16:18.then autumn really arrives overnight and it will be unstable over the
:16:19. > :16:20.weekend. One lady has asked you to stop putting your hand in your
:16:21. > :16:36.trouser pocket. See you tomorrow. Trading Standards officers hn
:16:37. > :16:38.Lincolnshire have raided shops and seized hundreds of packets of what
:16:39. > :16:41.are described as legal highs. Scientists at the Universitx of
:16:42. > :16:43.Lincoln are currently testing the powders to check if they contain any
:16:44. > :16:47.illegal substances. Many sililar drugs were made illegal by the
:16:48. > :16:49.government in 2010, and expdrts say manufacturers are making tiny
:16:50. > :16:52.changes to the drugs to get round This is one
:16:53. > :16:59.of 1100 packets seized by Trading Standards in Lincolnshire
:17:00. > :17:00.recently. Sold legally in shops
:17:01. > :17:02.on the high street, now scientists are analysing them to
:17:03. > :17:07.find out exactly what they contain. We have powders and pills
:17:08. > :17:13.and then herbal products. The powders and the pills txpically
:17:14. > :17:15.are stimulants and they are designed The herbal products,
:17:16. > :17:21.tend to be cannabinoids, Known as new psychoactive
:17:22. > :17:30.substances, legal highs are designed to have the same effect
:17:31. > :17:33.as illegal drugs but they h`ve been changed ever so slightly
:17:34. > :17:36.at a molecular level so thex are However, the most recent figures
:17:37. > :17:43.show the number of deaths lhnked to legal highs in the UK rose
:17:44. > :17:47.from 10 in 2009, to 68 in 2012. The concern is these
:17:48. > :17:49.substances are not regulated. Manufactured in premises
:17:50. > :17:59.which have got no quality control, no safety precautions in pl`ce
:18:00. > :18:05.and no`one knows what the short or long term effects of these products
:18:06. > :18:09.are going to be on the user. The owner of one
:18:10. > :18:12.of the places recently raiddd says she only buys from suppliers she
:18:13. > :18:16.trusts and never sells to children. She worries targeting shops
:18:17. > :18:18.like hers will force the sale of legal highs underground,
:18:19. > :18:21.making them even harder to control. The problem is a lot
:18:22. > :18:23.of this stuff is now being sold for easy money under the cotnter
:18:24. > :18:27.by people who are not displ`ying it, by houses that I know of
:18:28. > :18:31.in Boston that are just litdrally Trading Standards said it whll
:18:32. > :18:37.continue to strictly monitor legal highs and if harmful substances are
:18:38. > :18:39.found in seized packets, Organisers of the National Powerboat
:18:40. > :19:03.Championships in Hull say it's possible it won't be held in the
:19:04. > :19:07.city next year. P1 Superstock says Hull City Council has never helped
:19:08. > :19:09.with funding and the event's become to costly to run without support.
:19:10. > :19:12.The Council says it's liaishng with organisers and no decisions have
:19:13. > :19:15.been made. Tolu Adeoye reports. These were the crowds in Hull to
:19:16. > :19:22.watch the national powerboat Championships earlier this xear It
:19:23. > :19:25.was the fourth and possibly last Organisers, Powerboat P1 sax it
:19:26. > :19:32.costs around ?75,000 to stage. Much of the money gods
:19:33. > :19:35.towards ` security, signage, road closures and street cleaning. It
:19:36. > :19:38.says Hull City Council has never helped with funding and wants it to
:19:39. > :19:51.meet 50% of the costs. We would really like to continue to
:19:52. > :19:56.build a relationship with Htll. It is time that the council cale to the
:19:57. > :20:01.party and shared some of thhs with local business.
:20:02. > :20:04.Hull Speed Ahead was paid for by local businesses and races `t the
:20:05. > :20:07.event. Pilot Dave says it would be a massive loss if the race dodsn't
:20:08. > :20:18.It is not just financial, it is about the heritage of the Rhver
:20:19. > :20:25.Humber and it is a great spdctacle and it is free. Officials from the
:20:26. > :20:32.council said they did not think it was appropriate to talk abott this
:20:33. > :20:34.at this time and in a statelent they said that no decisions had been
:20:35. > :20:37.made. A little further up the coast ` and
:20:38. > :20:42.Scarborough is one of the other venues being considered to host the
:20:43. > :20:49.event in Hull's place. A final result of yesterday's referdndum,
:20:50. > :21:00.which asked people living in the East Riding if they wanted Hull to
:21:01. > :21:10.have more control of their `ffairs. More than 96% of those who voted
:21:11. > :21:14.said they didn't want Hull to extend its boundaries to take in places
:21:15. > :21:16.like Hedon, Hessle and Cotthngham. Mark from Hull says "They don't
:21:17. > :21:23.complain when they come across and use our shops and the things we
:21:24. > :21:26.provide like the new theatrd so I think it comes down to snobbery "
:21:27. > :21:29.Patricia in Cottingham disagrees. are East Riding and would lhke to
:21:30. > :21:33.keep some green spaces, not because we are snobs but because we do not
:21:34. > :21:39.want to live in a concrete jungle. Mike in Beverley says "Hull clearly
:21:40. > :21:44.struggle managing a small chty with current funding. So they wotldn t be
:21:45. > :21:48.able to cope with a larger city and The FA has confirmed its decision to
:21:49. > :22:06.reject Hull City's name change is being looked at again. The proposal
:22:07. > :22:09.to change the club's name to Hull Tigers was rejected by the FA
:22:10. > :22:12.council in April. A final ddcision There's a full round of non`league
:22:13. > :22:18.Conference matches tonight. Grimsby Town take on Southport. You can hear
:22:19. > :22:34.that game on BBC Radio Humbdrside. And BBC
:22:35. > :22:44.Radio Lincolnshire have Lincoln City's match with Gateshead. That
:22:45. > :22:49.programme starts at 7.45. The Lincoln branch of the Gtide Dogs
:22:50. > :22:52.charity hope to topple ?1 mhllion of money`raising during Nation`l Guide
:22:53. > :22:55.Dog Week. It's enough to fully train 20 dogs for their entire working
:22:56. > :22:58.life, but they won't be popping the Champagne just yet because they re
:22:59. > :23:01.still ?15,000 short and to get this far has taken 47 years. Simon Spark
:23:02. > :23:13.has been finding out more. You are relying on everybodx else
:23:14. > :23:19.and family and friends and xou feel you are putting on people all the
:23:20. > :23:25.time. Catherine is the mothdr of two grown`up children, an accountant,
:23:26. > :23:34.and registered blind. With her third guide dog to help she is hardly ever
:23:35. > :23:38.in her house. This has turndd me around from being a hermit to
:23:39. > :23:44.someone who is happy to go `nd speak to somebody in a school or ` club
:23:45. > :23:53.and tell them about what it is like to have a visual impairment and that
:23:54. > :23:57.you can have a fulfilling lhfe. This is a big dog with a big strhde.
:23:58. > :24:08.Hopefully a milestone is just around the corner as this weekend Catherine
:24:09. > :24:17.will be raising money for the start of National Guide Dogs Week. They
:24:18. > :24:26.are hoping to achieve the mhllion pound mark, which will have taken 47
:24:27. > :24:31.years. We do not do the ice bucket challenge and it has taken ` long
:24:32. > :24:33.time to achieve this which hs why it is something that we are very proud
:24:34. > :24:47.of. power station staged an unofficial
:24:48. > :24:53.strike this morning ` over the conditions of the toilets. Lembers
:24:54. > :24:56.of Unite and the GMB union walked out, claiming facilities on site
:24:57. > :24:59.were not fit for purpose ` `nd were causing workers to become unwell.
:25:00. > :25:03.Kate Sweeting reports. These construction workers should be
:25:04. > :25:09.building a new power station at Ferrybridge.
:25:10. > :25:15.Instead they're on strike ` but not over pay.
:25:16. > :25:23.The reason, they say, is thd state some time ` but is now so b`d
:25:24. > :25:43.workers said they had to walk out. I would not put my dog in there
:25:44. > :25:54.There have been a few lads going home with tummy upsets and bugs
:25:55. > :26:01.When you need to go to the toilet and you don't have time to balance
:26:02. > :26:04.the members. By the time we balloted the members, you can imagind what
:26:05. > :26:08.would have happened. The contractor says it's aw`re of
:26:09. > :26:11.the problem and is hoping to resolve bring in new toilets and improve
:26:12. > :26:16.hygeine. They'll return to work tomorrow, when it's hoped bding
:26:17. > :26:19.caught short will no longer be a Let's get a recap of the national
:26:20. > :26:27.and regional headlines. The Home Secretary says a future Conservative
:26:28. > :26:29.government would impose tighter restrictions on people with
:26:30. > :26:32.extremist views. A school in Hull changes its
:26:33. > :26:35.controversial policy on packed lunches that led furious parents to
:26:36. > :26:38.start a petition. Tomorrow's weather: Rather cloudy
:26:39. > :26:42.with some sunny spells and ` risk of a few scattered showers although
:26:43. > :26:47.many places will stay dry. Laximum temperature 18 Centigrade (64
:26:48. > :27:05.Farenheit). James asks what gives a school right
:27:06. > :27:17.to ask parents what they should put in packed lunches. Shirley says she
:27:18. > :27:20.would rather give her child something she knew they would eat
:27:21. > :27:30.rather than have them be hungry all day. Another lady says that parents
:27:31. > :27:33.who put unhealthy stuff and a packed lunch might need educating
:27:34. > :27:41.themselves while Simon says that the duty of the school is to edtcate and
:27:42. > :27:45.not dictate. This spine into mansion boxes is wrong and should bd
:27:46. > :27:55.stopped. Join me if you can later on.
:27:56. > :27:59.The stage is set for the Party Conference Season 2014.
:28:00. > :28:03.Stay with BBC News for the key moments,