:00:10. > :00:11.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:12. > :00:15.Three cases lost, only one won in one of the biggest
:00:16. > :00:19.claims for compensation against the Catholic Church.
:00:20. > :00:26.The evidence that I've heard, the men crying in my office about their
:00:27. > :00:31.cases, means that we will ultimately. It is the worst thing
:00:32. > :00:38.you to be called a liar and we don't believe you. Despite a pay-out for
:00:39. > :00:41.one that is disappointment for many at the High Court in Leeds.
:00:42. > :00:43.Death by misadventure - the verdict on three men who died
:00:44. > :00:52.Despite protests, Grimsby's ice rink is to close for good
:00:53. > :00:59.after the council said it can't afford to run it.
:01:00. > :01:00.Standing room only - as church-going falls
:01:01. > :01:10.across the country, worshippers here buck the national trend.
:01:11. > :01:15.And with some very strong winds expected for Friday and into the
:01:16. > :01:21.Christmas weekend join me for the forecast.
:01:22. > :01:34.A High Court judge has today awarded thousands
:01:35. > :01:36.of pounds in compensation to a man abused at
:01:37. > :01:40.Hundreds of men are suing the Catholic Church over historical
:01:41. > :01:42.sex abuse at the St Williams approved school near Pocklington.
:01:43. > :01:44.Three other men today lost their cases for compensation
:01:45. > :01:47.at the High Court in Leeds and another claim will be
:01:48. > :01:51.Our reporter Caroline Bilton is in Leeds this evening, how has
:01:52. > :02:02.With great disappointment, Peter. It certainly has not been seen as a
:02:03. > :02:08.positive outcome by the victims who were here at the High Court in Leeds
:02:09. > :02:12.today. They waited 12 years to bring the civil case for compensation due
:02:13. > :02:18.to legal wranglings over who was responsible to pay this
:02:19. > :02:23.compensation. They have also sat through three successful criminal
:02:24. > :02:27.prosecutions and the victims were hopeful those kids would rule and
:02:28. > :02:29.the favour. One out of four are simply not good enough in their
:02:30. > :02:40.eyes. They are a group of more than 200
:02:41. > :02:45.men are suing the Catholic Church over claims they were abused at a
:02:46. > :02:48.children's home in East Yorkshire over 30 years ago. Today judgment
:02:49. > :02:52.was delivered for the first four cases. Only one claimant was
:02:53. > :03:02.successful, not the outcome these men were hoping for. I am sick to
:03:03. > :03:09.the guts about what has happened the day, not just for me but for the 240
:03:10. > :03:10.other victims. It is not about compensation but about recognise
:03:11. > :03:20.Asian. The home was run by
:03:21. > :03:22.the Middlesbrough diocese It is these two Catholic
:03:23. > :03:25.organisations that the former pupils 249 men are carrying out this
:03:26. > :03:29.litigation but it has started Judgments were handed down
:03:30. > :03:33.here at the High Court in Leeds The judge found only in favour
:03:34. > :03:49.of one of the claimants. Today's judgment does not reflect on
:03:50. > :03:53.the other children 45 cases that could still be heard. Those acting
:03:54. > :04:00.on behalf of victims say they will appeal.
:04:01. > :04:03.It has become a bit of a war of attrition this case and I'm
:04:04. > :04:06.confident that the evidence that I have heard, the men crying
:04:07. > :04:08.in my office about their cases, means we will succeed ultimately.
:04:09. > :04:18.I still have to live the nightmares about this. It is the worst feeling
:04:19. > :04:24.you can have, to be called a liar, we don't believe you. They were not
:04:25. > :04:27.there. Niger was 13 when he was sent to the school. His case is still to
:04:28. > :04:33.be heard. He was one of the boys the former
:04:34. > :04:36.principal James Carragher abused. He has been jailed three times now
:04:37. > :04:39.for physically and sexually The former chaplain,
:04:40. > :04:42.Anthony McCallen, was jailed in January for abusing boys
:04:43. > :04:44.in his care. The home was run by
:04:45. > :04:50.the Middlesbrough diocese Today's judgment has not made Nigel
:04:51. > :04:55.have any hope he will be compensated.
:04:56. > :04:59.They should have been all five should have won.
:05:00. > :05:15.They remain hopeful that the last judgment in the case will be ruled
:05:16. > :05:20.in their favour. It was the time and difficulties involved in bringing
:05:21. > :05:23.evidence that proves this abuse happened that cause these three
:05:24. > :05:30.cases to be unsuccessful, according to one of the solicitors on behalf
:05:31. > :05:34.of the victims today. He is calling for a change of the law and for the
:05:35. > :05:36.justice system to work with victims rather than against them. The saga
:05:37. > :05:40.continues into the New Year. Joining me now is Peter
:05:41. > :05:42.Saunders, Chief Executive of The National Association
:05:43. > :05:44.for People Abused in Childhood. What's your reaction to this award
:05:45. > :06:02.of ?14,000 compensation awarded My heart goes out to those men who
:06:03. > :06:08.have been very badly let down in my opinion. ?14,000 for one of them is
:06:09. > :06:14.still a drop in the ocean. Compared to the suffering and misery that
:06:15. > :06:21.this should have been considered for. And a thrill of compensation
:06:22. > :06:29.not there at all. What we know is that these cases and institutions
:06:30. > :06:32.that are at the heart of the case defend these actions vigorously.
:06:33. > :06:39.They have all the resources in the world to employ the best barristers,
:06:40. > :06:43.the best lawyers, to fight and I think that is really unfortunate
:06:44. > :06:47.that is the waiters as the law stands. If this was an America that
:06:48. > :06:55.those men would probably be looking at potentially damages running into
:06:56. > :07:06.many hundreds of thousands. In this country compensation for these
:07:07. > :07:13.dreadful crimes and miserly. Is compensation almost seen as
:07:14. > :07:20.desperation to get some redress? I think that is what it is. When that
:07:21. > :07:25.is little hope of any more criminal justice, if you like, and of course
:07:26. > :07:28.in many cases that we have about and you have reported on yourselves, the
:07:29. > :07:36.perpetrators are sometimes the longer year. Sometimes they are
:07:37. > :07:42.dead. -- sometimes no longer here. In order to have a sense of closure
:07:43. > :07:47.at the very least these institutions can do is compensate the victim
:07:48. > :07:51.survivors adequately such that not only doesn't acknowledge the very
:07:52. > :07:57.great harm done to them but the money itself will enable them to
:07:58. > :08:03.move on the lives and gets some good therapy and maybe undertake some
:08:04. > :08:10.education and just make life a little bit easier because every day
:08:11. > :08:14.very about survivors living with a degree of misery and pain and
:08:15. > :08:21.memories and I could hear this and the voices of those men that you
:08:22. > :08:24.interviewed outside the court. Very interesting to talk about, thank you
:08:25. > :08:26.very much for your time. We are most grateful to you.
:08:27. > :08:29.In a moment: Military planning - hospital managers prepare for one
:08:30. > :08:38.Illegal cigarettes were found at the scene of a house fire that
:08:39. > :08:40.killed three Polish men in Spalding, an inquest has heard.
:08:41. > :08:42.Investigators say it's likely that carelessly discarded smoking
:08:43. > :08:45.material started the fire last April.
:08:46. > :08:48.There was also evidence that smoke detectors at the property had been
:08:49. > :09:11.On the night of the 30th April, fire devastated Leathercote House
:09:12. > :09:15.The 18th century listed building was being rented out by the room,
:09:16. > :09:22.Witnesses say they'd been drinking heavily all day.
:09:23. > :09:35.It's one of the worst fires I have attended. The court heard that the
:09:36. > :09:39.three men were all four times over the legal drink-driving limit when
:09:40. > :09:42.they died. Witnesses said the men would regularly cover the smoke
:09:43. > :09:47.detectors in their rooms to stop the lambs going off so they could smoke
:09:48. > :09:50.indoors, something that was against the tenancy agreement.
:09:51. > :09:53.The building was so badly damaged, little evidence of how the fire
:09:54. > :09:56.But investigators believe it's likely that a carelessly dropped
:09:57. > :09:59.These illegally imported cigarettes were found in one
:10:00. > :10:01.of the men's bedrooms, and all were known to
:10:02. > :10:05.To be sold legally in the UK, cigarettes must stop
:10:06. > :10:13.Those that were recovered, failed safety tests.
:10:14. > :10:18.It's not definitive, there is no such thing as a fire safer cigarette
:10:19. > :10:22.in terms of a fire caused by cigarette but the likelihood is a
:10:23. > :10:24.lot less by using shop bought tax paid cigarettes.
:10:25. > :10:30.Lincolnshire Trading Standards says it's a continuing problem.
:10:31. > :10:36.Trading Standards do work really hard to partner with Lincolnshire
:10:37. > :10:37.Police to tackle the issue and it is one that we currently have seven
:10:38. > :10:40.investigations pending for. South Lincolnshire Coroner Murray
:10:41. > :10:42.Spittal told the inquest: "The blood ethanol levels found at postmortem
:10:43. > :10:44.in all three victims would, more than likely, have severely
:10:45. > :10:47.compromised their ability to rouse The coroner's conclusion was
:10:48. > :10:53.that the men died by misadventure. But by habitually disabling smoke
:10:54. > :10:56.detectors, they may have denied themselves early warning of the fire
:10:57. > :11:06.that claimed their lives. The organiser of the opening event
:11:07. > :11:09.of Hull's City of Culture year says Martin Green's comments come
:11:10. > :11:13.after 12 people were killed in Berlin when a lorry was driven
:11:14. > :11:17.into a crowded Christmas Market. 25,000 people are expected
:11:18. > :11:33.to watch a fireworks display The safety of people who come to an
:11:34. > :11:36.event as was paramount and obviously you watch closely events happening
:11:37. > :11:41.in the rest of the world. We have a fabulous relationship with all the
:11:42. > :11:42.blue light services and the security services so this is about good
:11:43. > :11:47.planning. A surge in reports of illegal hare
:11:48. > :11:50.coursing in Lincolnshire has led to police enforcing a special order
:11:51. > :11:52.to disrupt the criminal activity. A dispersal order is in place
:11:53. > :11:55.until seven o clock this evening which means officers can force those
:11:56. > :11:57.suspected of the crime All of the residents
:11:58. > :12:01.of a Lincolnshire care home, which was criticised in a report,
:12:02. > :12:04.have been found The Limes at Scopwick near Lincoln
:12:05. > :12:08.is being shut by its owners following a damning report
:12:09. > :12:11.by the Care Quality Commission. The last of the 19
:12:12. > :12:22.residents moved out today. Campaigners have won their fight
:12:23. > :12:24.to keep a college nursery Hull College initially wanted to
:12:25. > :12:32.close the childcare centre claiming But it's now accepted a business
:12:33. > :12:36.plan which will allow it I'm pleased that they have
:12:37. > :12:41.overturned their own decision and it proves that if you put
:12:42. > :12:43.counterproposals forward, Lots of people in the trade union
:12:44. > :12:47.movement say, oh, you know, it's a done deal and it's
:12:48. > :12:49.going to close and I'm If you do nothing,
:12:50. > :12:53.that's what will happen. In what's one of their busiest weeks
:12:54. > :12:59.of the year, hospital managers in Lincoln say they're almost
:13:00. > :13:02.at full capacity with few beds available...but
:13:03. > :13:04.they do have plans to cope. The national target is for no more
:13:05. > :13:08.than 85% to be occupied. But latest figures show on average
:13:09. > :13:11.90% of beds are taken In Hull and East Yorkshire
:13:12. > :13:27.the figure is above 89%. In Goole and Northern Lincolnshire
:13:28. > :13:30.it's more than 80%. Our Health Correspondent
:13:31. > :13:31.Vicky Johnson has been at Lincoln County Hospital today
:13:32. > :13:34.to see, first hand, how they're Three times a day
:13:35. > :13:41.managers get together at Lincoln County to discuss how
:13:42. > :13:43.many patients they've got and who's This lunchtime out of 467
:13:44. > :13:47.beds at the hospital - But there are patients waiting to be
:13:48. > :13:55.admitted. When we see ambulances queuing
:13:56. > :13:57.up outside hospitals - it's generally because there
:13:58. > :14:07.are delays discharging We want to get the wards to be
:14:08. > :14:11.moving patients as quickly and safely as possible off-site so then
:14:12. > :14:20.we can move the patients and from a accident immensely banned as soon as
:14:21. > :14:23.we can. It's Janet 's job to run round at the hospital several times
:14:24. > :14:28.a day to see which wards if any have vacancies. We find out what patients
:14:29. > :14:33.had been discharged and we update the board and find out what patients
:14:34. > :14:43.are going home and are there any delays above results or scans, we
:14:44. > :14:51.escalated back to the Centre team. The over 65 is make up the largest
:14:52. > :14:54.part of the patient numbers. The frailty ward was officially
:14:55. > :14:56.launched last week but already it's making a massive difference
:14:57. > :14:59.as the the idea is to admit, treat and discharge patients
:15:00. > :15:10.within a day or two at most. Once they come into hospital there
:15:11. > :15:12.at more risk of hospital infections and falls in hospital and
:15:13. > :15:17.decommissioning because they're not as mobile as it would be at home.
:15:18. > :15:21.These patients agreed it would be better to be treated and discharged
:15:22. > :15:30.as quickly as possible. I'm going home this afternoon. What you think
:15:31. > :15:37.about that? I am pleased. The way I've been treated in the I feel it's
:15:38. > :15:40.quite successful 22 go back to the care home.
:15:41. > :15:43.Janet makes her last dash around the hospital around 7pm to see
:15:44. > :15:45.what beds are available for any night time admissions.
:15:46. > :15:56.And this whole process starts all over again tomorrow morning.
:15:57. > :15:59.Thank you very much for watching this Wednesday night. Good to have
:16:00. > :16:10.your company. Still ahead tonight:
:16:11. > :16:12.Grimsby's ice rink will shut And the local church reversing the
:16:13. > :16:22.trend of declining worshippers. This photo of Spurn Point
:16:23. > :16:47.was taken by Ewan Smith. I wonder if polls New Year
:16:48. > :16:56.resolution would be to Wear a tie. -- and New Year resolution for Paul.
:16:57. > :16:59.Let's have a look at the headline. It looks like it will be bright with
:17:00. > :17:04.some sunshine tomorrow and it looks like lovers will be dry. The main
:17:05. > :17:09.emphasis of the next two days is the strength of when. You can see the
:17:10. > :17:13.tightly packed Isa buyers on Christmas Day meaning it will have
:17:14. > :17:18.deals. Also very mild. If that stays the same wooded of temperatures of
:17:19. > :17:21.30 degrees on Christmas Day afternoon making it exceptionally
:17:22. > :17:26.mild. In the short term you can see on the satellite picture there are
:17:27. > :17:30.some good gaps in the cloud. Just the chance or one or two wet showers
:17:31. > :17:34.coming through this evening and overnight but very much the
:17:35. > :17:41.exception to the rule. I suspect most of us will be dry with clear
:17:42. > :17:44.periods. There will be a fairly widespread ground frost.
:17:45. > :17:49.Temperatures will be down from 1 degrees to three degrees in urban
:17:50. > :17:54.areas and perhaps cereal countryside areas. The sun rises in the morning
:17:55. > :17:57.at around about 20 past eight and your next tie what tower in
:17:58. > :18:04.Bridlington is 20 minutes past ten tonight. -- high water time. There
:18:05. > :18:08.will be lots of sunshine and just the chance of one of two fleeting
:18:09. > :18:11.showers through the afternoon, particularly across western parts of
:18:12. > :18:16.Yorkshire but it looks like Lincolnshire will be fine and sunny
:18:17. > :18:19.and so will many eastern parts of Yorkshire. It will be chilly with
:18:20. > :18:27.top temperature is around 6 degrees are seven Celsius. Friday will have
:18:28. > :18:32.widespread deals ahead of a weather front bringing quite heavy rain for
:18:33. > :18:35.a time on Friday afternoon and then the Christmas weekend, a lot of fine
:18:36. > :18:36.and bright weather for some sunshine. Very strong winds and
:18:37. > :18:48.eventually very mild. You're very rude to the woman who
:18:49. > :18:57.wrote about the meteor. It ends more than 80 years of
:18:58. > :19:07.sporting history and the time. The decision was taken at a meeting
:19:08. > :19:10.this afternoon with Councillors blaming the increasing costs
:19:11. > :19:22.of running the venue. What has made the difference today?
:19:23. > :19:27.The short answer is money. In a building next to me that has been an
:19:28. > :19:30.ice rink since 1975 but over the last two years it has become
:19:31. > :19:34.apparent it is costing far too much to run and it is not bringing enough
:19:35. > :19:39.money end. Let's take is back over the events of some of the events of
:19:40. > :19:43.the last two years. In 2009 plans to knock it down and is was started by
:19:44. > :19:46.a petition which had over 32,000 signatures. Later that year in the
:19:47. > :19:51.middle of the debate about its future the ice rink received
:19:52. > :19:56.official recognition for the quality of its lessons from the National ice
:19:57. > :20:00.Skating Association. In June 2014 the ice rinks cooling system failed
:20:01. > :20:06.forcing it to close for months. At that stage the council but Britain a
:20:07. > :20:09.temporary ice plan which they say cost ?200,000 and say they were
:20:10. > :20:12.looking for someone to take over the facility but they have not find
:20:13. > :20:16.someone who can do it without they're still being a council
:20:17. > :20:18.subsidy. This is against the background of continued government
:20:19. > :20:24.cuts this ice rink as a luxury they cannot afford. It's not that were
:20:25. > :20:27.not trying. We've been trying but there was no money to be found and
:20:28. > :20:33.we just didn't have the funding because of the government taking
:20:34. > :20:37.such large amounts of funding now and am talking about 70 million in
:20:38. > :20:40.the last six years and were just finding it very different now to
:20:41. > :20:47.provide the services that we want to. What do people think the impact
:20:48. > :20:52.of this decision will be? There have been some very sad people here
:20:53. > :20:56.today, Peter. Those quite a large protest before the council meeting
:20:57. > :21:00.and a hundred or so people turned out to try to the council 's mind
:21:01. > :21:04.but in the end it was a unanimous decision. There are thousands of
:21:05. > :21:09.visitors made their shrinking share. The people will probably affect the
:21:10. > :21:12.most of the people in the three adult and three junior hockey clubs
:21:13. > :21:18.and other people train here. Those are the people who have nowhere to
:21:19. > :21:22.go now. It will have a major effect. There are at least four or five ice
:21:23. > :21:27.hockey teams who no longer have a home. It is a long way to go to the
:21:28. > :21:36.nearest ice rink from you. The nearest one from Grimsby is Hull.
:21:37. > :21:41.You can't expect people to travel there are three four times a week.
:21:42. > :21:48.You deprive them of their sport and recreational activities. The
:21:49. > :21:50.protesters say they will continue to fight this and they're hoping the
:21:51. > :21:55.scrutiny committee of the council may call this decision and the
:21:56. > :22:01.council says they will continue to look for summer job as place
:22:02. > :22:03.commercially but in reality if that does not happen we're looking at
:22:04. > :22:08.three months and this place will close.
:22:09. > :22:10.Let us know what you think of this story.
:22:11. > :22:12.Have the council made the right decision here.
:22:13. > :22:15.If you're a regularly user of the Ice Arena
:22:16. > :22:21.in Grimsby regularly, how will this news affect you?
:22:22. > :22:25.What do you think of what you've heard? Maybe you are involved in one
:22:26. > :22:34.of the groups. Hull's Ferens Art Gallery now has
:22:35. > :22:37.an opening date following its ?4.5 Visitors will be able to see
:22:38. > :22:48.the gallery's collection Paintings and sculptures started
:22:49. > :22:54.being returned to the building two weeks ago following 15 months
:22:55. > :22:57.of work to improve light Thanks to everyone who got in touch
:22:58. > :23:05.after we told about a new level crossing in Lincoln which has upset
:23:06. > :23:07.disability campaigners. Plans for a new footbridge
:23:08. > :23:10.at Brayford Wharf no longer include Network Rail has defended the plans
:23:11. > :23:14.suggesting people with disabilities Thank you for all the
:23:15. > :23:17.responses on this topic. Phil in North Hykeham says:
:23:18. > :23:20."As my wife is in a wheelchair, we have decided to do
:23:21. > :23:23.our shopping elsewhere. Lincoln High Street
:23:24. > :23:25.is not disabled friendly Steve in Lincoln disagrees: "It's
:23:26. > :23:28.not as if disabled folk Yes, they may have to wait
:23:29. > :23:33.for the barriers, but on the nearby High Street crossing it's often
:23:34. > :23:36.quicker to wait for the barriers And Brooke says: "I have
:23:37. > :23:41.recently lost my mobility, and have begun to appreciate how
:23:42. > :23:43.many buildings and public places are not adapted
:23:44. > :23:46.to people in wheelchairs. They should supply a bridge that can
:23:47. > :24:03.be used by all citizens." Thank you very much indeed for
:24:04. > :24:05.those. For many people Christmas is one of the few times they go to a
:24:06. > :24:07.church service. The number of people
:24:08. > :24:09.going to church in England has But attendance in East Yorkshire
:24:10. > :24:12.and Lincolnshire has remained the same, and in some
:24:13. > :24:14.places even grown. Both traditional and more modern
:24:15. > :24:17.churches in the area say it's because they're adapting to make
:24:18. > :24:19.worship more relevant For many this is what a traditional
:24:20. > :24:30.church should look like but St Nicholas' in
:24:31. > :24:46.Lincoln has had to be We have recently distributed just
:24:47. > :24:48.over 4000 colour post after every mailbox the package. We are also on
:24:49. > :24:52.Facebook. And people say it's brought
:24:53. > :25:01.a new sense of community. In some churches there seems to
:25:02. > :25:06.better bus on them but not here. We are always made welcome.
:25:07. > :25:08.Across the country weekly attendance at Church of England
:25:09. > :25:10.services has fallen by nearly 4% in three years.
:25:11. > :25:12.But in East Yorkshire numbers have held steady,
:25:13. > :25:15.and in Lincolnshire it's actually increased by more than 7%.
:25:16. > :25:22.And it's not just traditional churches here that are growing.
:25:23. > :25:25.Revive Pentacostal Church in Hull has to meet in a school
:25:26. > :25:33.It says services modern services appeal to more people.
:25:34. > :25:39.Any organisation that its historic has a problem that must renew
:25:40. > :25:43.itself. Every business and every church at the same. You must costly
:25:44. > :25:45.being renewed in how your thinking and operating. And asked the
:25:46. > :25:49.question am I been relevant today? And many say they were attracted
:25:50. > :25:56.by the lack of convention I love the wash appear. -- washer.
:25:57. > :26:11.-- washer. --Worship. And many churches agree
:26:12. > :26:14.they don't have to be stuffy. Each year Reverend Matt Woodcock
:26:15. > :26:15.lead carols singers through Hull's Old Town and speaks
:26:16. > :26:18.to people usually more interested in cheap spirits
:26:19. > :26:20.than the holy spirit. Church leaders here say they'll
:26:21. > :26:22.continue to reach out to people in new ways -
:26:23. > :26:25.and hope churches elsewhere can Let's get a recap of the national
:26:26. > :26:37.and regional headlines. German police launch
:26:38. > :26:40.a Europe-wide manhunt for a suspect in the Christmas
:26:41. > :26:42.market terror attack. A court awards thousands of pounds
:26:43. > :26:45.of compensation to a man who claims he was abused
:26:46. > :26:47.at an East Yorkshire school. Tomorrow's weather: Bright
:26:48. > :27:01.and breezy with sunny Alison says "Kids won't have
:27:02. > :27:14.anything to do soon if they keep June says "Such a shame,
:27:15. > :27:17.yet again Grimsby decides to get rid of something good rather than trying
:27:18. > :27:20.to find ways to support Marie says "Just keep taking things
:27:21. > :27:25.away for the kids to do,no wonder they get into bother, Arthur says
:27:26. > :27:27.32,000 people signed a petition This is where I learnt
:27:28. > :27:35.to skate many years ago. Fond memories of the wonderful galas
:27:36. > :27:38.where the top stars appeared The roads we walk have demons
:27:39. > :27:58.beneath them... ..and yours have been waiting
:27:59. > :28:04.for a very long time. What is this? We can't do this.
:28:05. > :28:12.Is this supposed to be a game? I thought this was some
:28:13. > :28:14.kind of... What? ..trick. Of course it's not a trick.
:28:15. > :28:16.It's a plan. What's the very worst thing
:28:17. > :28:20.you can do...