:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:00. > :00:12.Business booms and Hull sparkles as it become the UK City of Culture.
:00:13. > :00:16.We a had group of four people in this morning that have come from
:00:17. > :00:19.Swansea for the full three days just because it was City of Culture.
:00:20. > :00:22.There is criticism as the last surviving Dambuster is snubbed
:00:23. > :00:30.The former soldier sent a ?4,000 bill for care by hospital bosses
:00:31. > :00:37.It is disgusting that they still think I am an overseas visitor and
:00:38. > :00:46.A sweet start to the New Year - the centuries old tradition
:00:47. > :00:54.still taking place in East Yorkshire.
:00:55. > :01:00.And a cold, sunny day to come tomorrow, but it will be windy for
:01:01. > :01:10.some. I will be back later in the all of the details.
:01:11. > :01:13.This weekend saw a remarkable start to Hull's year as City of Culture,
:01:14. > :01:16.as tens of thousands of people flooded into the city
:01:17. > :01:20.The banks of the Humber were packed as a spectacular fireworks display
:01:21. > :01:23.marked the start of the celebrations on New Year s Day.
:01:24. > :01:25.Hotels were full and businesses say they were inundated with people.
:01:26. > :01:28.In a moment we'll hear from the man responsible, but first,
:01:29. > :01:33.our Culture Correspondent Anne-Marie Tasker has this report.
:01:34. > :01:37.Day three of City of Culture and the crowds keep coming.
:01:38. > :01:41.Tonight, Queen Victoria Square was once again packed with people
:01:42. > :01:43.watching the light and sound spectacular, part of the week-long
:01:44. > :01:52.And that's benefitting businesses across the city.
:01:53. > :02:01.Many cafes and hotels say they have seen a huge increase in custom.
:02:02. > :02:09.We had a lot of people in last night from the made in Hull. They have
:02:10. > :02:13.done the wok. People are coming back with relatives at the weekend just
:02:14. > :02:17.to come and see it. It is just fantastic. We have seen an increase
:02:18. > :02:22.in football in this area, people have been visiting the dock, the
:02:23. > :02:25.fruit market regeneration. We had a group of four people in this morning
:02:26. > :02:29.who had come from Swansea for the full three days just because it is
:02:30. > :02:32.After fighting among revellers on New Year's Eve in Hull,
:02:33. > :02:34.not all the press coverage has been positive.
:02:35. > :02:37.But elsewhere, City of Culture has put the city in the headlines
:02:38. > :02:39.for all the right reasons, telling the whole country
:02:40. > :02:47.We didn't really need the City of Culture to tell us we have culture
:02:48. > :02:51.in Hull, it is just telling the world we have already known. This
:02:52. > :02:56.secret is out. They can come Nyhan cherub with us. It is no longer just
:02:57. > :02:57.hours, we are sharing it with the world.
:02:58. > :03:01.In fact, it's even made it into the news
:03:02. > :03:04.Part of the opening event shows people from Hull posing
:03:05. > :03:07.in their favourite film roles, in a project called Hullywood Icons.
:03:08. > :03:13.It's even got Jim Wardlaw on national TV!
:03:14. > :03:22.Very surreal. I have had university friends and family and staff ringing
:03:23. > :03:27.up and saying, just opening the paper and seeing me there, not
:03:28. > :03:32.realising it was going to be there. Yeah, it has been great. It is great
:03:33. > :03:35.that we are taking holiday Hollywood, it couldn't be better.
:03:36. > :03:39.The press has gone crazy, Facebook has gone crazy. Everybody seems to
:03:40. > :03:42.be joining in and having fun with them, which is great, what it is all
:03:43. > :03:45.about. Add that to the New Year's Day
:03:46. > :03:48.fireworks, with an audience of 25,000 people, with tens
:03:49. > :03:51.of thousands more watching along Organisers say 60,000 people came
:03:52. > :03:54.into Hull city centre They predict a million extra
:03:55. > :04:00.visitors will come during 2017 and with crowds still as big
:04:01. > :04:03.as this, even three days in, Martin Green is the
:04:04. > :04:15.head of Hull 2017. This afternoon, he was at
:04:16. > :04:17.the opening of another event, Earlier, I asked him
:04:18. > :04:21.whether the opening had been When you are making work it's only
:04:22. > :04:30.50% of a story and it doesn't make We have all been just blown away
:04:31. > :04:36.by the emotion and the reaction from the crowds that have come
:04:37. > :04:41.to see Made In Hull. I don't suppose you can put a value
:04:42. > :04:45.in money terms of the coverage that Hull has had of over the last few
:04:46. > :04:50.days, can you? We've got people working
:04:51. > :04:54.behind-the-scenes and at the University of Hull
:04:55. > :04:57.who in the months to come will put those figures on, but, you know,
:04:58. > :04:59.people can work out for themselves the voice, the coverage,
:05:00. > :05:05.the noise that has been around Hull, It's looking really good
:05:06. > :05:11.for the rest of the year. The thing that has fascinated me
:05:12. > :05:14.I think more than most is how emotive shining lights
:05:15. > :05:17.on a building can be. I mean, I have seen people in tears
:05:18. > :05:20.and I've been reading Well, this, I think,
:05:21. > :05:28.was the important decision. We all like lights on buildings,
:05:29. > :05:31.but often that's all it is - It was not until I met
:05:32. > :05:36.Sean McAllister, the amazing documentary film-maker,
:05:37. > :05:38.I thought what would happen if you gave it
:05:39. > :05:42.to him, this mechanism. Then by working with the other
:05:43. > :05:45.artists, both from Hull and further afield, that is exactly
:05:46. > :05:47.what they have done - they have used it to tell
:05:48. > :05:50.these emotive stories, some of which we know,
:05:51. > :05:52.some of which are new, in vastly different ways as you go
:05:53. > :05:55.around the city. And you are right, to see people
:05:56. > :05:58.genuinely moved by what's being played back to them has been
:05:59. > :06:02.amazingly fulfilling Let me just change the mood
:06:03. > :06:08.and ask you about The Sun It has upset and hacked-off
:06:09. > :06:11.a lot of people. People get drunk and moon in every
:06:12. > :06:15.city on New Year's Eve. Are you cross with the paper,
:06:16. > :06:17.with this headline of 'Scrapital of Culture' and your logo over
:06:18. > :06:23.a woman's bottom? Because it is completely unexpected
:06:24. > :06:28.and completely to form, so the best thing to do
:06:29. > :06:31.is roll your eyes and ignore it. We know the truth, we know
:06:32. > :06:34.this city is great. We know that in some ways we are no
:06:35. > :06:37.different to everybody else and we know that we are also very
:06:38. > :06:40.special so, do you know what? I have got to ask you,
:06:41. > :06:46.you hinted earlier today you have Would you like to
:06:47. > :06:51.tell me what it is? No, because it's one
:06:52. > :06:53.of the surprise things We are here tonight launching yet
:06:54. > :07:00.another part of the programme with the University of Hull
:07:01. > :07:03.and the Brynmor Jones Gallery, with It's going to be a great night
:07:04. > :07:09.for the University and another huge and important addition
:07:10. > :07:13.to the cultural story this year. OK, well, I think that's a, "No,
:07:14. > :07:16.I'm not going to tell you, Peter!" Good to talk to you, Martin,
:07:17. > :07:19.thank you very much indeed. What do you think of the start
:07:20. > :07:27.of City of Culture? Did you watch the fireworks or have
:07:28. > :07:32.you been to Made in Hull? What do you think of
:07:33. > :07:35.the newspaper coverage - The Sun focusing on New Year s Eve
:07:36. > :07:37.drunken fights ahead Here's Kofi Smiles with what's
:07:38. > :08:16.happening this week. 2017 is finally here
:08:17. > :08:20.and here's what we've got Now, remember, you have got
:08:21. > :08:30.until Saturday, 7th January to visit 'Made in Hull',
:08:31. > :08:32.the opening event It's on every afternoon in the city
:08:33. > :08:39.centre until 7th January. Plus, for a fiver,
:08:40. > :08:42.you can take 'Pot Luck'. Now, this could be music,
:08:43. > :08:44.film, spoken word - Just rock up to Fruit on Humber
:08:45. > :08:50.Street and see what's cooking. Didn't get that 110-tonne bowhead
:08:51. > :08:54.whale you wanted for Christmas? Well, the Hull School of Art
:08:55. > :08:56.and Design and Hull University students have teamed up for this
:08:57. > :08:59.amazing audiovisual display Get up close and personal with one
:09:00. > :09:05.of the world's largest and longest-living animals,
:09:06. > :09:07.which allowed Hull to become one of the UK's biggest whaling ports
:09:08. > :09:12.during the 18th and 19th centuries. On 8th January, Bridlington Spa
:09:13. > :09:15.have a knees-up in the classiest of fashions as the Manchester Cammarata
:09:16. > :09:19.are joined by young dancers from East Yorkshire
:09:20. > :09:24.in the Viennese gala. Every week this year there will be
:09:25. > :09:26.a new creative challenge. This week, we have been asked
:09:27. > :09:29.to do a self-portrait There are about ten culture
:09:30. > :09:36.points-worth on there, yeah? And if you need even more City
:09:37. > :09:39.of Culture, go to the website A man who says he was abused
:09:40. > :09:56.by a wealthy Lincolnshire landowner says he hopes his case will help
:09:57. > :10:01.others affected by Police have reopened
:10:02. > :10:06.an investigation into Gordon Dawson. The farmer, from Dalby near Spilsby,
:10:07. > :10:10.was found dead with gunshot wounds in 2007, just hours
:10:11. > :10:12.after being confronted by police 30 areas of England,
:10:13. > :10:21.including towns in Lincolnshire, are to get money to build new homes
:10:22. > :10:24.on old industrial land. The Government says work
:10:25. > :10:26.will start on thousands They will be sold to young first
:10:27. > :10:32.time buyers for cheaper The first of the homes are expected
:10:33. > :10:39.to go on sale next year. Campaigners say they are stunned
:10:40. > :10:43.and angry that the last surviving dambuster has been ignored
:10:44. > :10:45.in the New Year's Honours list. There have been calls
:10:46. > :10:49.for Johnny Johnson to be knighted for his role in the raids,
:10:50. > :10:53.which flew out of RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire,
:10:54. > :10:56.and for his charity work. One campaigner says he's written
:10:57. > :10:59.to the Prime Minister Tennis player Andy Murray
:11:00. > :11:09.and comedian Ken Dodd - both knighted in the New Year's
:11:10. > :11:12.honours. But there's disappointment
:11:13. > :11:14.that Johnny Johnson, the last surviving British veteran
:11:15. > :11:30.of the famous Dambusters If you are measuring against
:11:31. > :11:32.contribution to the country or the community, then he should have been
:11:33. > :11:36.The Dambusters raid was one of the most daring
:11:37. > :11:38.of the Second World War, with crews in Lancasters dropping
:11:39. > :11:40.specially-designed bouncing bombs on German dams.
:11:41. > :11:42.Here, at the International Bomber Command Centre near Lincoln,
:11:43. > :11:47.the Dambusters are being remembered, but it's director has
:11:48. > :11:49.told me she believes, at times, the Bomber Boys,
:11:50. > :11:58.including Johnny Johnson, have been forgotten about.
:11:59. > :12:05.There has been the general lack of recognition anyway about all of what
:12:06. > :12:10.bomber commanded, and certainly after the war that was intense. It
:12:11. > :12:13.It took 70 years for them to get any recognition at all.
:12:14. > :12:19.In the past, there has been a petition to get Johnny an honour.
:12:20. > :12:26.I shall feel honoured if I do get the, but it will be for me at all,
:12:27. > :12:31.it will be for the squadron hampered those who gave their lives.
:12:32. > :12:33.Those who receive an honour have been officially
:12:34. > :12:36.In Horncastle today, near to where Johnny was born,
:12:37. > :12:40.people were shocked he's still not been recognised.
:12:41. > :12:46.He should have been put in the Honours List. There are a lot of
:12:47. > :12:50.people in there who I don't believe should be there. We all wouldn't be
:12:51. > :12:53.here today are people like him hadn't gone forward and thought for
:12:54. > :12:56.our country. I think that is the kind of person we do need to
:12:57. > :13:00.But, for now, Johnny will have to continue waiting and see if he's
:13:01. > :13:07.included when the next honours are announced.
:13:08. > :13:09.Paul Walmsley has campaigned for Johnny Johnson to be knighted
:13:10. > :13:12.and written to the Queen and the Prime Minister
:13:13. > :13:15.Earlier, I asked him why he thought Mr Johnson
:13:16. > :13:23.Because he is a war hero, he has done a significant amount
:13:24. > :13:26.of work for charity, particularly in Bristol -
:13:27. > :13:29.The British Legion and the RAF Benevolent Fund.
:13:30. > :13:33.He is an outstanding member of his community.
:13:34. > :13:36.And when you find out on Saturday that he had been overlooked again,
:13:37. > :13:40.Well, I was totally shocked and amazed at the omission.
:13:41. > :13:49.There must be a reason why he has not been awarded before now.
:13:50. > :14:02.I was told earlier last year that recognition of an honour after five
:14:03. > :14:08.years is only put forward in special cases where the guy has
:14:09. > :14:11.done incredible things, and if Johnny Johnson hasn't done
:14:12. > :14:15.incredible things for this country...
:14:16. > :14:19.How does it make you feel when Mr Johnson misses
:14:20. > :14:22.out to a civil servant, say, that earns ?165,000 a year,
:14:23. > :14:31.Well, it's just annoying and it's ridiculous, really.
:14:32. > :14:33.He has done far more for this country, charity,
:14:34. > :14:45.and his community than any of those that have received honours.
:14:46. > :14:47.Now, you have written again, you have written
:14:48. > :14:50.What did you say to her and what is your message
:14:51. > :14:56.I think she should look at this case particularly and recognise that
:14:57. > :15:00.something has gone wrong and she should use her authority
:15:01. > :15:06.and power to put him forward now for a knighthood.
:15:07. > :15:09.Do you think she will overturn this one?
:15:10. > :15:15.I did receive a letter from Buckingham Palace in November
:15:16. > :15:20.and clearly the Queen is very fond of our Armed Services and she has
:15:21. > :15:25.met Mr Johnson at the opening of the memorial to Bomber Command
:15:26. > :15:32.Well, let's hope you get a response from Theresa May.
:15:33. > :15:42.Should Johnny Johnson be given an award?
:15:43. > :15:47.Do the likes of Andy Murray or Victoria Beckham deserve honours?
:15:48. > :15:49.What about entertainers like Ken Dodd, who was given
:15:50. > :16:06.There is the e-mail address and the text number.
:16:07. > :16:09.Still ahead tonight: The army veteran who says he is disgusted
:16:10. > :16:12.after being sent a ?4,000 bill by the NHS.
:16:13. > :16:14.The New Year tradition still taking place centuries
:16:15. > :16:38.It is very nice to be back with you, and happy New Year. Tonight's
:16:39. > :16:40.photograph is a real winner. Tonight's photograph
:16:41. > :16:41.is a real winner. The Deep and the flood barrier
:16:42. > :16:51.like we've never seen them before, Bob, thank you very much indeed for
:16:52. > :16:58.that. More moving pictures of fireworks future in the programme.
:16:59. > :17:03.Paul was filming just around the corner from my flat this morning. He
:17:04. > :17:08.didn't even bother to tell me or get in touch or give me a call.
:17:09. > :17:16.He probably has a good measure of your culinary skills, that is why.
:17:17. > :17:22.I'm sure you could might go a couple -- a cup of tea for you.
:17:23. > :17:31.The weather, it is been quite boring today really. Tomorrow will really
:17:32. > :17:36.quite cold, especially along the coast where there is a strong and
:17:37. > :17:40.gusty breeze from the north. High pressure continues to dominate into
:17:41. > :17:45.the estate. Thursday we will start off on a much colder note, many
:17:46. > :17:49.places below freezing. It will be a cold day but another fine one with
:17:50. > :17:54.plenty of sunshine. Quite a lot of cloud at the at the moment. This
:17:55. > :18:02.cloud is moving down from the north, bringing with it more mild air. It
:18:03. > :18:07.will stay dry tonight overnight. It will become windy and along the
:18:08. > :18:09.coastline, but it won't be as cold as it was last night, temperatures
:18:10. > :18:29.down to four or 5 degrees. So, tomorrow we might start with a
:18:30. > :18:33.bit of cloud early doors, but quickly crisp winter sunshine will
:18:34. > :18:38.develop. A strong and gusty breeze blowing in along the, potentially
:18:39. > :18:45.broad blowing in someone to re-showers. It will feel raw along
:18:46. > :18:51.the coastline, in line and it will get up to about 6 degrees, about
:18:52. > :18:56.average for the time of year. Really cold on Thursday. We start the day
:18:57. > :19:02.with the widespread frost. Plenty of sunshine, though. Miles report
:19:03. > :19:10.Friday, with some rain around, then mild at the weekend as well. I
:19:11. > :19:17.thought I had gone through with the fine tooth comb. You are letting the
:19:18. > :19:23.side down with your Christmas eve traffic. Even you should be able to
:19:24. > :19:28.get the forecast right if it is from Christmas Eve! You have one job, all
:19:29. > :19:32.you have got is one job! And I can't even manage that! Go away and sort
:19:33. > :19:39.it. An army veteran from Scunthorpe
:19:40. > :19:41.says he is disgusted at being accused of cheating the NHS
:19:42. > :19:45.after he was sent a ?4,000 bill Bosses at Doncaster Hospital say
:19:46. > :19:48.Malcolm Roberts failed to prove he is eligible for free care,
:19:49. > :19:50.despite being treated They say patients suspected
:19:51. > :19:55.of living abroad must now send in ID to stop what's
:19:56. > :19:57.called "health tourism". The NHS is facing a budget short
:19:58. > :20:07.fall and now the pressure is on hospitals to claw back
:20:08. > :20:10.millions of pounds from overseas But when army veteran Malcom Roberts
:20:11. > :20:14.received a letter wanting him to prove he was eligible for free
:20:15. > :20:16.healthcare, he thought A few months later he got a bill
:20:17. > :20:21.for more than ?4,000 for the treatment he'd received
:20:22. > :20:37.at Doncaster Hospital I was flabbergasted. I didn't think
:20:38. > :20:42.that being a UK resident, an Army veteran, paid all my taxes and
:20:43. > :20:44.everything else, that I would get a bill from the NHS for treatments
:20:45. > :20:49.which I am entitled to free. Anyone with permenant UK residency
:20:50. > :20:51.is eligible for free NHS treatment, but hospitals will ask for proof
:20:52. > :20:54.of that eligibility if they suspect a patient lives abroad,
:20:55. > :20:56.in order to crack down Malcolm thinks the fact
:20:57. > :20:59.he has worked abroad could have raised questions,
:21:00. > :21:14.but he says the way his case has It is disgusting the way they have
:21:15. > :21:19.treated me. It is disgusting that in spite of the information that I have
:21:20. > :21:22.given to them, that they still think I am an overseas visitor and has to
:21:23. > :21:42.In a statement, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Trust said:
:21:43. > :21:48.Obviously, in this case he is not a foreign citizen and you would hope
:21:49. > :21:51.that at least an apology should be forthcoming because I do believe he
:21:52. > :21:57.has had rather harsh treatment, as he sees it, which is why, one of the
:21:58. > :22:00.reasons, why it has come into the public domain.
:22:01. > :22:02.Today, the Patients' Association said the trust should apologise.
:22:03. > :22:05.Malcom says he get plenty of support from his local army veterans
:22:06. > :22:09.But he's concerned that for some people, an unexected bill
:22:10. > :22:18.Malcolm got in touch with us with his story. If you think you have
:22:19. > :22:24.something that needs a wider audience, please get in touch with
:22:25. > :22:25.us and we might be able to put it on the telly, as always.
:22:26. > :22:29.An exotic pet refuge in Lincolnshire is looking after a scorpion
:22:30. > :22:32.which caused a London to Edinburgh train to be halted after it crawled
:22:33. > :22:36.The Guatemalan scorpion made its surprise appearance
:22:37. > :22:40.It was in the bag of a passenger who had just returned
:22:41. > :22:51.It has since given birth at the centre in Deeping St James.
:22:52. > :22:57.This one being pregnant had stowed away in the Lady's five to try to
:22:58. > :23:02.find some dark and secure to have its babies. I suspect that it could
:23:03. > :23:03.be pregnant so, this morning, it was a little bit of a surprise.
:23:04. > :23:07.Dozens of school children in East Yorkshire have taken
:23:08. > :23:09.part in the centuries old tradition of scrambling.
:23:10. > :23:12.Shop keepers throw sweets and coins into the street which local children
:23:13. > :23:19.A shoulder of mutton, a crown to spend.
:23:20. > :23:28.A traditional rhyme that shopkeepers reward with sweet and coins.
:23:29. > :23:35.It's a ritual repeated up-and-down Driffield High Street.
:23:36. > :23:39.They throw money and sweets and we just grab it.
:23:40. > :23:42.I've got loads of sweets and it's been really fun.
:23:43. > :23:49.A shoulder of mutton, and a crown to spend.
:23:50. > :23:58.It is thought to have started in the 1800s,
:23:59. > :24:08.It's all about the community, it's all about shopkeepers giving
:24:09. > :24:12.back to the community for local spend.
:24:13. > :24:15.I think it's absolutely wonderful, we should keep it going,
:24:16. > :24:21.It's special to Driffield and Driffield is a special town.
:24:22. > :24:24.We have been here for 25 years and over the 25 years they have
:24:25. > :24:32.The sweets on offer may have changed a bit over the years
:24:33. > :24:35.but the enthusiasm for the annual scramble is as great as ever.
:24:36. > :24:40.Katy Austin, BBC Look North, in Driffield.
:24:41. > :24:43.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.
:24:44. > :24:46.Just weeks before official Brexit talks begin and Britain's top EU
:24:47. > :24:56.A boost for business as Hull's city of culture year bursts into life.
:24:57. > :25:03.Tomorrow's weather, plenty of sunshine but feeling cold,
:25:04. > :25:09.especially along the coast with the wind will be strong and gusty Andy
:25:10. > :25:14.Goode be a few showers. Top temperatures of six Celsius, 43
:25:15. > :25:19.Fahrenheit. Not a response on the City of
:25:20. > :25:23.Culture. Christine says watching the highlights on the TDI felt I would
:25:24. > :25:29.burst with pride. Fantastic. Can't wait to see what the rest of 2017
:25:30. > :25:38.holds for the City of Culture. Chris says I watch them from the warmth of
:25:39. > :25:42.my loft window. Marco says all Hull needs now is a replica we'll like
:25:43. > :25:48.the London eye, that would be a fantastic idea. Lucy said, awesome,
:25:49. > :25:52.so proud. Gary was not so impressed, a few fireworks and some jam
:25:53. > :25:56.projectors. Shame you can't get any to see it due to the ridiculous
:25:57. > :26:01.traffic scheme we have. It's all a big joke. This is not culture. That
:26:02. > :26:06.is happy Gary with that message. Carol says Queen Victoria Square was
:26:07. > :26:10.incredible and the fireworks were brilliant. Paul Aiton says the
:26:11. > :26:15.people opposed to do the same as Liverpool did to disarm after
:26:16. > :26:20.Hillsborough and stop buying it. Another one here, sadly, it is
:26:21. > :26:24.typical of the sun to be the opportunists and create negativity
:26:25. > :26:30.while the rest of the country is excited about how's year. Thank you
:26:31. > :26:35.very much indeed for all of those. It has been an amazing few days for
:26:36. > :26:40.Hull has it became the UK's City of Culture. That is it from me at the
:26:41. > :26:44.moment. I will be back with the ladies at 10:25 p.m., but let's
:26:45. > :26:45.finish with some of the highlights from an unforgettable weekend.
:26:46. > :27:06.Goodbye for now. Magical new drama...
:27:07. > :28:04.The Worst Witch. Something like this
:28:05. > :28:04.could change my life. We're looking for someone
:28:05. > :28:05.who can sing, someone who can move.