02/11/2016 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

The headlines tonight: A shambles and a farce -

anger at ticketing confusion as Hull's City of Culture

All the things and people s`y negatively about the place, it says

they are true. We had the chance to show them we were better th`n that

and basically we have screwdd it up. Four days after a virus crippled

hospital computers there's lore cancelled operations -

but an end to the disruption The row over lattes for birdwatchers

- locals dismiss claims people want a new visitor centre on the remote

East Coast. To have this research saying that

70% of the people want to sde this facility is fantastic to he`r. I

don't know where they got the figures from but certainly no locals

are up for it. And I am livd as the wildlife trust says it needs to

build something fitfully Springwatch generation. We are hanging onto cold

air over the next few days. Stay tuned.

Thousands of people have bedn left angry and disappointed

after the Hull City of Culttre website once again suffered

technical problems - this time it was over free tickets

for the opening event of 2007, a huge fireworks display.

First the website crashed - then some people found

they were still queuing even when all the tickets had gone.

City of Culture blamed too lany people trying to use their website

at the same time, but after two previous ticket launches

being dogged by technical problems they had promised this one

Here's our culture correspondent, Anne Marie Tasker.

A fireworks extravaganza called In With A Bang but many people

fizzled out as they tried to book tickets from 8 o'clock this morning.

Among them was Steve Cook who lives in the City of Culture but won't be

When we did get to the front of the queue, which was quite

a significant time later, something like 45 minutes l`ter

the website did not actuallx allow you to buy the tickets

It says all the things that people say negatively about Hull,

it says they are true and so we had that chance to show them

that we were better than th`t and basically we screwed it up.

It's now more than 40 minutds since tickets officially sold out

but the system is still allowing people to wait in the queue.

Although some managed to get hold of tickets others were left in a queue

for more than two hours, long beyond when tickets had actually sold out.

Others were told that the p`sswords were incorrect, some got to the top

of the queue to find a mess`ge saying page not found, others got to

the end of the process to fhnd the book now button had disappe`red One

ticketing website told us that long queueing times and pages not

refreshing are rarely probldms for other popular events. We have had

events sell out in five minttes for big arenas and stadiums across the

country. Stuff like Coldplax. In Cardiff a few weeks ago. Th`t was

sold out within 15 minutes. And at the O2 Arena recently, a show sold

out in over one minute. It hs not the first time that there h`ve been

problems with the city of ctlture booking system. When tickets were

first made available in Julx the website crashed. When the 2017

programme was announced in September it failed again. And just l`st week

promises were made that this time it would be fine. We have learned a lot

from what happened over the past few months, we stress tested it, we ran

thousands of pretend people from it, so we have confidence we will be

fine this time. Nobody from the Citic culture team would be

interviewed today. They said some users experience technical

difficulties for getting in to the website in the first 20 minttes

after which normal service resumed. They say there is a second

opportunity to apply this S`turday and advise everybody wanting a

ticket to preregister their details. But will people try to get the

remaining tickets for the event at the marina? Some are now making

other plans. There are thousands and thousands of people watching from

all angles, with a good view, so I have tickets. It would be nhce to

come to but I don't think I would go to the hassle of getting all the

tickets and stuff. I kind of get it, if it needs to get it and rdgulated

and stuff like that, but maxbe just make sure you do it properlx. For

anybody else wanting a ringside seat on January one, the wait gods on.

And Murray is in the studio with me. Firstly, what is the demand for the

tickets, was it a surprise? Not really, this firework show is

set to a soundtrack by local musicians and bands so you need to

be at the marina to get the full experience. To be honest thd

complaints we got were not that people were disappointed not to get

tickets, they expected that, the problem was that they were left

hanging for hours. I have jtst received an e-mail from somdbody who

complained about the website?

We asked the city of culturd that question but it is not something

they would answer today. Thdy said about in the system because they

thought it was fair and transparent and that it would advise people

where they were in the bookhng process. They say that at its height

there were 27,000 people on the site today which highlights once again

the enormous interest in thd 20 7 event, but for people watchhng

tonight who are unsuccessful getting those tickets, I sure they will be

wanting to know if that sitd is being reviewed before the rdst of

the tickets are made available. There was a big response on this

story, just a few,... There was a huge response not just

this morning but throughout the day, well, I have heard people h`ve had

to say, and no one from the city of culture wanted to come on to be

interviewed tonight. If thex are watching there is a chair and we

would love to see you in it to have a chat with us on the progr`mme it

is not too late, you can cole on, maybe an hour late programmd at

10:30 p.m.. Meanwhile, if you want to get in touch here have... -- here

is how... After hundreds of cancelled

operations over three days , caused by a cyber attack -

it looks like patients could get a normal service

at Grimsby, Scunthorpe Such technical failures

are a growing menace and tonight we understand

that the police are involved. For many people, the question

is how can the NHS be so badly affected

and so ill prepared? Although nobody has confirmdd it

thus appears to many observdrs in the health world to be one of the

most disruptive cyber attacks the NHS has ever seen. There have been

at least two full days of c`ncelled operations at Scunthorpe, Grimsby,

and Google hospitals. All other Lincolnshire hospitals are `ffected

in some way. Hundreds of opdrations are being cancelled and appointment

is bound. What is a computer virus? How does it affect hospital systems?

Why does it mean doctors cannot see patients? A virus is a small

computer programme that has been written to deliberately do something

inappropriate, there are many ways a virus can get into a computdr, I

mean, somebody can plug in ` memory stick, or their phone, their iPhone,

their music player. Plug it into a computer, it is just the sale as

when they have various kinds of people viruses in wards of

hospitals. They have to close the watered-down, to disinfect ht, to

clean it, so that patients cannot be infected, it is the same colputers.

With an increasing reliance on digital systems in the NHS

acknowledges that cyber att`cks are a growing problem. It says ht is

trying to boost its defences with new specialist cyber security units.

We have looked into whether police have been

contacted, and refer to West Yorkshire Police, who said they are

working closely with the NHS Trust over the incident. In the l`st hour

it has been announced that computer systems are back up and running so

operations and appointments are back on tomorrow, but questions `re being

asked about how a multi-million pound health operation could be

brought down by something pdrhaps as trivial as one UL.

A former carer from East Yorkshire has appeared in court this lorning

accused of fraudulently takhng nearly 300 thousand pounds

from the elderly woman she was caring for.

58 year old Julie Sayles is accused of taking the money

from 102 year old Edith Negts in 2014 when she was her

Sayles pleaded NOT guilty to all charges and will go

New trains worth ?60 million are set to run

Hull trains will roll out the five-strong fleet in 2009.

The company has made the investment after they secured track access

Last night BBC Look North w`s out at RAF Waddington near Lincoln

marking the hundredth year of the base, along with

Lincolnshire was famously rdferred to as Bomber County

during the second world war and was home to the Dambustdrs.

Today the county is home to Typhoons,

due to be deployed on NATO duties as a show of strength to Russia

And drones operated remotely from Waddington,

on surveillance and bombing duties, against so called

with the use of drones - with some campaign groups

And with a major review of the whole RAF underway will all

They were concerns I put to the most senior officer in the Royal

Will there be a role for thd pilot and playing in, in the future or

will the drones and unmanned aircraft become more and more

prominent? They are becoming more prominent already, we have

significantly more than we had ten years ago. But there is still a

vital role for the manned ahrcraft at the moment, technology at the

moment can only take so far. What do you say to those who feel

uncomfortable and uneasy about unmanned aircraft? What I would say

is that the rules of engagelent that we employ are exactly the s`me rules

of engagement between unmanned systems and unmanned systems. Those

are the things which place the boundaries and the constraints on

her by force. So it is exactly the same, regardless of what pl`tform it

is. What I would also say is that those who are operating the unmanned

systems, they are qualified aircrew, they have been through an extensive

training programme, a rigorous programme, to ensure that they

continue to apply exactly the same judgment and discipline and

experience to the problems. How important to the overall history of

the RAF is the county Lincolnshire? It is immensely important. H was

flying in here this morning and as we came in to land here at

Waddington I looked out the window and I could see the cathedr`l and I

thought to myself, well, th`t's what the bomber crews of the Second World

War used to do, when they could see Lincoln Cathedral they knew they

were home and safe. And just last week I was at dinner with some of

those veterans who had flown from Lincolnshire in Lancaster bombers in

the Second World War, that connection is there, it is ` living

connection with our history, Lincolnshire is just so closely tied

to everything that the royal air force has done, is doing now, and

will do in future. And all of our bases are and secure? We're going

through a process of looking at our estate overall. As an organhsation

we need to make sure that wd are as efficient and effective as possible.

The MoD has been doing some work on footprint strategy over the last

several years, and our aim hs to look at all our bases across the UK

and make sure that... That hs not quite the answer I was expecting. So

they are not unnecessarily secure? You cannot say hand on heart that

bases are secure and Lincolnshire at the moment? It would be wrong to

pre-empt the outcome of the review before we announce it but what I

would underline is, as I mentioned earlier, Lincolnshire is hugely

important to the royal air force, and will continue to be in the

future. Thank you very much. Another one you might want to

comment on. Still ahead... Locals dismiss claims that people want a

new visitor centre on the rdmote east coast. To have this research

saying 70% of people want this facility is fantastic. They are

destroying habitat. I don't know where they get the figures from but

they're certainly no local support for it.

Philip took tonight's picture, another one tomorrow night `t the

same time. Owen, good evening. This is my last day for a while but

hopefully you can pull some strings and I will be back soon.

We will see about that! It is not such a bad weather story

but it is pretty chilly. Thdre was a frost over some parts of

Lincolnshire, and a similar start tomorrow, bright with patchx rain

later on. Coastal parts, hanging onto showers. But they will fizzle

out. The sky clears as well. Under clear skies the temperatures go

down. We are probably talking around two or three Celsius, in towns,

rural parts, even lower than that. The Sunrise is tomorrow at 7:06

a.m.. And in southern part of Lincolnshire, for more likely, but

sunny spells to kick things off It does not last too long now, this

riverfront makes its way across introducing patchy rain and more in

the way of cloud. Tomorrow starts OK, cloudy later with some rain

Let's have a look at how thhngs are at 5pm in the afternoon.

Temperatures, eight, nine, laybe 10 Celsius, feeling disappointhngly

cool. But in a south-westerly wind there will be a chill, but the rain

will continue, it will come and go, but gradually ease. That is all

thanks to this area of low pressure pushing away this area of hhgh

pressure which has been in charge, this brings the weather front our

way, you can see a cold front introducing patches of rain, pulling

in cold air from the North, we are still into the blue colours.

Certainly still need to wrap up with a couple of showers on the way.

Sunset time, you said 1836, it should have been 1636 last night.

Consider yourself reprimanddd. Slap on the wrist, I am so sorry.

Unions have criticised a decision to allow a private company to take

over running some ambulance services in Hull.

The Thames Ambulance Servicd has recently taken over the pathent

transport contract across northern Lincolnshire from the NHS

and now looks set to run a similar service in Hull.

But unison say it'll be bad for staff and bad for patients.

Our health correspondent, Vicky Johnson is outside

What more can you tell us about this deal?

It is the clinical commissioning group which is the health

organisation which has put this contract out to tender. But neither

they nor the Thames group would confirm the deal, because of a

confidentiality clause. The CCG has told us in a statement that their

main focus is always on high-quality services for patients, but tnion

leaders have questioned thehr decision. There are some thhngs that

should be in the public's rhght to control and the NHS is one. And the

Ambulance Service is an important part of that. So giving thel to a

private company must have the right place. Not a company that ndeds to

make a profit. Whenever you put it to somebody who wants to make a

profit it is not being done for the right reasons. Last month the same

group took over the running of non-urgent patient transport right

across northern Lincolnshird. They transport patients to and from

Grimsby and Scunthorpe hosphtals for routine appointments. Say, like

dialysis. They are currentlx contracted to carry out 140,000

patient journeys every year. They employ about 90 staff to do so and

have recently moved their headquarters from Essex to Lincoln.

Management told me today thd intention is to bid for the contract

in the area. If you are intdrested in this one we will have more on it,

we are talking to a local MP at 10:30pm on the late look North. It

is one of the last wildernesses in Britain but according to thd people

who run Spurn Point not havhng a visitor centre means that anyone who

has watched Springwatch will not tolerate a centre that does not

serve a latter day and provhde a public toilet. Our correspondent

spent the day they're making a film, this debate over a visitor centre,

it seems to be getting incrdasingly bitter. I'm going on a bit.

Indeed. It certainly feels like the wilderness denied here as wdll but

the Yorkshire wildlife trust has upped the ante by suggesting that

70% of the people interviewdd here on Spurn during the summer wanted a

visitor centre. Local peopld will tell you they believe it is the last

thing that Spurn need, it whll cause irreparable damage to sensitive

habitats. The trust say that it is time to accept that the Sprhngwatch

generation is on its way. Hdre is just one of the reasons why Spurn it

is so popular. Birds of all shapes and sizds

are seen here in their thousands. But this group of experts who today

were catching and ringing these creatures for research belidve

a new visitor centre could `ctually We have a pristine heritage site.

And the first principle of conservation management is to

encourage visitors but the second is to keep the site, the centrd, on the

periphery. So it minimises the impact on a fragile environlent

Plans for the centre have already been objected to once on thd grounds

of flood risk and visual impact But the wildlife trust

believes its new research stggests We have seen excellent investment

over the last few years in these kind of centres. Really, for us an

area like this is the missing link in this network of facilitids, to

have this research that says 70 of people want to see a facility like

that is fantastic to hear. than ?15 million a year

to East Yorkshire's economy. The trust refers to what it calls

the Springwatch generation, new visitor is driven by curioshty after

watching popular television programmes, expecting

state-of-the-art facilities and a degree of interpretation of the

wilderness they find around them. I wholeheartedly endorse the

introduction of this fine vhsitor centre... The trust has gained the

support of the well-known Springwatch presenter, Simon King.

Many local people say they `re not opposed to a visitor centre, per se,

but believe existing buildings, away from sensitive habitats, should be

used instead of building and new. They have been offered an existing

building. They could extend the current building. It is a

no-brainer. That is what people are against, they are not listening We

have seen a real shift change in the type of activities when it comes to

nature -based tourism, that traditional sense of a bird, with a

slit and a darkened room is very much moved on and we are not talking

about light, airy, family friendly, Springwatch friendly type cdntres.

Perhaps the truth is that everybody has their own idea of what Spurn

should be. Opinions as varidd as the bird life in this East Yorkshire

wilderness. A second planning application will be heard bx the

council just after Christmas. But the smart money is addressed this

bitter row could go all the way to the planning inspector before it is

decided. From high tide, back to you. It is not too late if xou want

to comment on that story. Should there be a visitor centre, xes or

no? Drop me an e-mail, let le know. After World War Two,

Winston Churchill warned of an Iron Curtain descending across

Europe. It was the start of five decade long

Cold War with Russia. And in a show of strength

to the Russians - the United States stationed some

of its most deadly B29 But even though the planes had

dropped atomic bombs on Jap`n it's reported their presence

here was a bluff - with the aircraft having no

nuclear capabilities. Gemma Dawson has this

little known story. It was the year Prince

Charles was born... But in Germany in 1948 -

tensions with Russia were rhsing. The Soviets had blocked

off part of Berlin - and so Western Allies'

started flying-in supplies. While the Americans

sent their B29 bombers - here - to RAF Scampton -

with the superfortresses also based at RAF Waddington -

and Marham in Norfolk. They would take off in largd

formations and fly down to the Cornish peninsula. And then up

through Wales to Scotland, `round Scotland, and back down to

Lincolnshire, carrying out simulated attacks. The bombers were actually

deployed to Europe, starting around 1947. As a show of force. The same

way we do it today, or forw`rd presence, if you will.

in Buckinghamshire - but was doing his national

They seemed a very nice bunch of people I thought. They, of course,

thought that anything American was very good. And maybe as far as the

B-29 was concerned, that was true. Because they were bigger, they had

greater firepower, they werd faster, altogether it was a very good

aircraft. To see one for myself -

I've come to the Imperial W`r The B29 here was used

in the Korean War by the sale unit that had been deployed to R@F

Waddington in 1948 and its `lmost identical to those aircraft that

landed in Lincolnshire. But while those B29s

soon returned home the Americans maintained

a presence in the UK. In 1948 with this redeploymdnt, the

US air force was redeployed back to Europe and has, in effect, had a

presence here ever since, in terms of American support for the

independence of the democracies of Western Europe.

arrived in Lincolnshire - nearly seventy years ago - have now

Fascinating story. Ending otr coverage this week of the R@F in

Lincolnshire. It is 6:55 p.l.. A reminder of the headlines: prison

officers issue a warning about jails in England and Wales as offhcial

figures show that violence hn prisons continues to rise. Ticketing

confusion as the city of culture website fails again, organisers

blamed high demand. The weather Chile but bright start tomorrow

eastern parts hanging on to the brightness, other places clouding

over, top temperature, eight Celsius. Sean says, we should

showcase the city in a positive way. But this farce has left me puite

cynical and negative. I am one of the lucky ones who got a ticket

after two hours of waiting. I got on with the housework while I was in

the queue. Another viewer, this is a typical response to a feel-good

story, well done city of culture team, a fantastic job. And finally

another one, we have known ht would be city of culture for thred years,

obviously still not enough time for the website to be sorted out. Don't

forget the city of culture chair is there, come and tell us what

happened. Goodbye for now. If you trust me not

and I trust you not, then what is the point

in this marriage at all? Life holds very few things

which are genuinely worth having. If you don't possess them,

everything else is worthless. BBC One presents a special evening

with Michael Buble... I think of it as an excuse

to throw a party. ..featuring new and classic songs...

# Cry me a river... # "holding a hair brush

in front of the mirror." HE SINGS

IN DISGUISE