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Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

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Business booms and Hull sparkles as it become the UK City of Culture.

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We a had group of four people in this morning that have come from

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Swansea for the full three days just because it was City of Culture.

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There is criticism as the last surviving Dambuster is snubbed

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The former soldier sent a ?4,000 bill for care by hospital bosses

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It is disgusting that they still think I am an overseas visitor and

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A sweet start to the New Year - the centuries old tradition

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still taking place in East Yorkshire.

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And a cold, sunny day to come tomorrow, but it will be windy for

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some. I will be back later in the all of the details.

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This weekend saw a remarkable start to Hull's year as City of Culture,

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as tens of thousands of people flooded into the city

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The banks of the Humber were packed as a spectacular fireworks display

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marked the start of the celebrations on New Year s Day.

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Hotels were full and businesses say they were inundated with people.

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In a moment we'll hear from the man responsible, but first,

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our Culture Correspondent Anne-Marie Tasker has this report.

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Day three of City of Culture and the crowds keep coming.

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Tonight, Queen Victoria Square was once again packed with people

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watching the light and sound spectacular, part of the week-long

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And that's benefitting businesses across the city.

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Many cafes and hotels say they have seen a huge increase in custom.

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We had a lot of people in last night from the made in Hull. They have

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done the wok. People are coming back with relatives at the weekend just

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to come and see it. It is just fantastic. We have seen an increase

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in football in this area, people have been visiting the dock, the

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fruit market regeneration. We had a group of four people in this morning

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who had come from Swansea for the full three days just because it is

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After fighting among revellers on New Year's Eve in Hull,

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not all the press coverage has been positive.

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But elsewhere, City of Culture has put the city in the headlines

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for all the right reasons, telling the whole country

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We didn't really need the City of Culture to tell us we have culture

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in Hull, it is just telling the world we have already known. This

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secret is out. They can come Nyhan cherub with us. It is no longer just

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hours, we are sharing it with the world.

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In fact, it's even made it into the news

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Part of the opening event shows people from Hull posing

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in their favourite film roles, in a project called Hullywood Icons.

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It's even got Jim Wardlaw on national TV!

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Very surreal. I have had university friends and family and staff ringing

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up and saying, just opening the paper and seeing me there, not

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realising it was going to be there. Yeah, it has been great. It is great

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that we are taking holiday Hollywood, it couldn't be better.

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The press has gone crazy, Facebook has gone crazy. Everybody seems to

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be joining in and having fun with them, which is great, what it is all

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about. Add that to the New Year's Day

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fireworks, with an audience of 25,000 people, with tens

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of thousands more watching along Organisers say 60,000 people came

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into Hull city centre They predict a million extra

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visitors will come during 2017 and with crowds still as big

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as this, even three days in, Martin Green is the

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head of Hull 2017. This afternoon, he was at

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the opening of another event, Earlier, I asked him

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whether the opening had been When you are making work it's only

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50% of a story and it doesn't make We have all been just blown away

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by the emotion and the reaction from the crowds that have come

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to see Made In Hull. I don't suppose you can put a value

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in money terms of the coverage that Hull has had of over the last few

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days, can you? We've got people working

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behind-the-scenes and at the University of Hull

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who in the months to come will put those figures on, but, you know,

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people can work out for themselves the voice, the coverage,

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the noise that has been around Hull, It's looking really good

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for the rest of the year. The thing that has fascinated me

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I think more than most is how emotive shining lights

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on a building can be. I mean, I have seen people in tears

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and I've been reading Well, this, I think,

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was the important decision. We all like lights on buildings,

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but often that's all it is - It was not until I met

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Sean McAllister, the amazing documentary film-maker,

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I thought what would happen if you gave it

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to him, this mechanism. Then by working with the other

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artists, both from Hull and further afield, that is exactly

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what they have done - they have used it to tell

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these emotive stories, some of which we know,

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some of which are new, in vastly different ways as you go

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around the city. And you are right, to see people

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genuinely moved by what's being played back to them has been

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amazingly fulfilling Let me just change the mood

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and ask you about The Sun It has upset and hacked-off

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a lot of people. People get drunk and moon in every

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city on New Year's Eve. Are you cross with the paper,

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with this headline of 'Scrapital of Culture' and your logo over

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a woman's bottom? Because it is completely unexpected

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and completely to form, so the best thing to do

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is roll your eyes and ignore it. We know the truth, we know

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this city is great. We know that in some ways we are no

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different to everybody else and we know that we are also very

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special so, do you know what? I have got to ask you,

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you hinted earlier today you have Would you like to

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tell me what it is? No, because it's one

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of the surprise things We are here tonight launching yet

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another part of the programme with the University of Hull

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and the Brynmor Jones Gallery, with It's going to be a great night

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for the University and another huge and important addition

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to the cultural story this year. OK, well, I think that's a, "No,

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I'm not going to tell you, Peter!" Good to talk to you, Martin,

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thank you very much indeed. What do you think of the start

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of City of Culture? Did you watch the fireworks or have

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you been to Made in Hull? What do you think of

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the newspaper coverage - The Sun focusing on New Year s Eve

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drunken fights ahead Here's Kofi Smiles with what's

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happening this week. 2017 is finally here

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and here's what we've got Now, remember, you have got

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until Saturday, 7th January to visit 'Made in Hull',

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the opening event It's on every afternoon in the city

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centre until 7th January. Plus, for a fiver,

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you can take 'Pot Luck'. Now, this could be music,

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film, spoken word - Just rock up to Fruit on Humber

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Street and see what's cooking. Didn't get that 110-tonne bowhead

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whale you wanted for Christmas? Well, the Hull School of Art

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and Design and Hull University students have teamed up for this

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amazing audiovisual display Get up close and personal with one

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of the world's largest and longest-living animals,

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which allowed Hull to become one of the UK's biggest whaling ports

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during the 18th and 19th centuries. On 8th January, Bridlington Spa

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have a knees-up in the classiest of fashions as the Manchester Cammarata

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are joined by young dancers from East Yorkshire

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in the Viennese gala. Every week this year there will be

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a new creative challenge. This week, we have been asked

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to do a self-portrait There are about ten culture

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points-worth on there, yeah? And if you need even more City

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of Culture, go to the website A man who says he was abused

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by a wealthy Lincolnshire landowner says he hopes his case will help

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others affected by Police have reopened

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an investigation into Gordon Dawson. The farmer, from Dalby near Spilsby,

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was found dead with gunshot wounds in 2007, just hours

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after being confronted by police 30 areas of England,

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including towns in Lincolnshire, are to get money to build new homes

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on old industrial land. The Government says work

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will start on thousands They will be sold to young first

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time buyers for cheaper The first of the homes are expected

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to go on sale next year. Campaigners say they are stunned

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and angry that the last surviving dambuster has been ignored

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in the New Year's Honours list. There have been calls

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for Johnny Johnson to be knighted for his role in the raids,

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which flew out of RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire,

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and for his charity work. One campaigner says he's written

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to the Prime Minister Tennis player Andy Murray

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and comedian Ken Dodd - both knighted in the New Year's

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honours. But there's disappointment

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that Johnny Johnson, the last surviving British veteran

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of the famous Dambusters If you are measuring against

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contribution to the country or the community, then he should have been

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The Dambusters raid was one of the most daring

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of the Second World War, with crews in Lancasters dropping

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specially-designed bouncing bombs on German dams.

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Here, at the International Bomber Command Centre near Lincoln,

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the Dambusters are being remembered, but it's director has

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told me she believes, at times, the Bomber Boys,

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including Johnny Johnson, have been forgotten about.

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There has been the general lack of recognition anyway about all of what

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bomber commanded, and certainly after the war that was intense. It

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It took 70 years for them to get any recognition at all.

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In the past, there has been a petition to get Johnny an honour.

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I shall feel honoured if I do get the, but it will be for me at all,

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it will be for the squadron hampered those who gave their lives.

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Those who receive an honour have been officially

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In Horncastle today, near to where Johnny was born,

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people were shocked he's still not been recognised.

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He should have been put in the Honours List. There are a lot of

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people in there who I don't believe should be there. We all wouldn't be

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here today are people like him hadn't gone forward and thought for

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our country. I think that is the kind of person we do need to

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But, for now, Johnny will have to continue waiting and see if he's

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included when the next honours are announced.

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Paul Walmsley has campaigned for Johnny Johnson to be knighted

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and written to the Queen and the Prime Minister

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Earlier, I asked him why he thought Mr Johnson

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Because he is a war hero, he has done a significant amount

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of work for charity, particularly in Bristol -

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The British Legion and the RAF Benevolent Fund.

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He is an outstanding member of his community.

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And when you find out on Saturday that he had been overlooked again,

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Well, I was totally shocked and amazed at the omission.

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There must be a reason why he has not been awarded before now.

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I was told earlier last year that recognition of an honour after five

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years is only put forward in special cases where the guy has

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done incredible things, and if Johnny Johnson hasn't done

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incredible things for this country...

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How does it make you feel when Mr Johnson misses

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out to a civil servant, say, that earns ?165,000 a year,

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Well, it's just annoying and it's ridiculous, really.

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He has done far more for this country, charity,

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and his community than any of those that have received honours.

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Now, you have written again, you have written

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What did you say to her and what is your message

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I think she should look at this case particularly and recognise that

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something has gone wrong and she should use her authority

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and power to put him forward now for a knighthood.

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Do you think she will overturn this one?

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I did receive a letter from Buckingham Palace in November

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and clearly the Queen is very fond of our Armed Services and she has

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met Mr Johnson at the opening of the memorial to Bomber Command

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Well, let's hope you get a response from Theresa May.

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Should Johnny Johnson be given an award?

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Do the likes of Andy Murray or Victoria Beckham deserve honours?

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What about entertainers like Ken Dodd, who was given

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There is the e-mail address and the text number.

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Still ahead tonight: The army veteran who says he is disgusted

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after being sent a ?4,000 bill by the NHS.

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The New Year tradition still taking place centuries

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It is very nice to be back with you, and happy New Year. Tonight's

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photograph is a real winner. Tonight's photograph

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is a real winner. The Deep and the flood barrier

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like we've never seen them before, Bob, thank you very much indeed for

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that. More moving pictures of fireworks future in the programme.

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Paul was filming just around the corner from my flat this morning. He

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didn't even bother to tell me or get in touch or give me a call.

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He probably has a good measure of your culinary skills, that is why.

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I'm sure you could might go a couple -- a cup of tea for you.

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The weather, it is been quite boring today really. Tomorrow will really

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quite cold, especially along the coast where there is a strong and

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gusty breeze from the north. High pressure continues to dominate into

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the estate. Thursday we will start off on a much colder note, many

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places below freezing. It will be a cold day but another fine one with

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plenty of sunshine. Quite a lot of cloud at the at the moment. This

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cloud is moving down from the north, bringing with it more mild air. It

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will stay dry tonight overnight. It will become windy and along the

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coastline, but it won't be as cold as it was last night, temperatures

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down to four or 5 degrees. So, tomorrow we might start with a

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bit of cloud early doors, but quickly crisp winter sunshine will

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develop. A strong and gusty breeze blowing in along the, potentially

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broad blowing in someone to re-showers. It will feel raw along

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the coastline, in line and it will get up to about 6 degrees, about

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average for the time of year. Really cold on Thursday. We start the day

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with the widespread frost. Plenty of sunshine, though. Miles report

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Friday, with some rain around, then mild at the weekend as well. I

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thought I had gone through with the fine tooth comb. You are letting the

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side down with your Christmas eve traffic. Even you should be able to

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get the forecast right if it is from Christmas Eve! You have one job, all

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you have got is one job! And I can't even manage that! Go away and sort

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it. An army veteran from Scunthorpe

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says he is disgusted at being accused of cheating the NHS

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after he was sent a ?4,000 bill Bosses at Doncaster Hospital say

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Malcolm Roberts failed to prove he is eligible for free care,

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despite being treated They say patients suspected

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of living abroad must now send in ID to stop what's

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called "health tourism". The NHS is facing a budget short

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fall and now the pressure is on hospitals to claw back

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millions of pounds from overseas But when army veteran Malcom Roberts

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received a letter wanting him to prove he was eligible for free

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healthcare, he thought A few months later he got a bill

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for more than ?4,000 for the treatment he'd received

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at Doncaster Hospital I was flabbergasted. I didn't think

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that being a UK resident, an Army veteran, paid all my taxes and

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everything else, that I would get a bill from the NHS for treatments

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which I am entitled to free. Anyone with permenant UK residency

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is eligible for free NHS treatment, but hospitals will ask for proof

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of that eligibility if they suspect a patient lives abroad,

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in order to crack down Malcolm thinks the fact

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he has worked abroad could have raised questions,

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but he says the way his case has It is disgusting the way they have

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treated me. It is disgusting that in spite of the information that I have

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given to them, that they still think I am an overseas visitor and has to

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In a statement, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Trust said:

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Obviously, in this case he is not a foreign citizen and you would hope

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that at least an apology should be forthcoming because I do believe he

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has had rather harsh treatment, as he sees it, which is why, one of the

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reasons, why it has come into the public domain.

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Today, the Patients' Association said the trust should apologise.

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Malcom says he get plenty of support from his local army veterans

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But he's concerned that for some people, an unexected bill

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Malcolm got in touch with us with his story. If you think you have

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something that needs a wider audience, please get in touch with

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us and we might be able to put it on the telly, as always.

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An exotic pet refuge in Lincolnshire is looking after a scorpion

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which caused a London to Edinburgh train to be halted after it crawled

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The Guatemalan scorpion made its surprise appearance

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It was in the bag of a passenger who had just returned

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It has since given birth at the centre in Deeping St James.

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This one being pregnant had stowed away in the Lady's five to try to

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find some dark and secure to have its babies. I suspect that it could

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be pregnant so, this morning, it was a little bit of a surprise.

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Dozens of school children in East Yorkshire have taken

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part in the centuries old tradition of scrambling.

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Shop keepers throw sweets and coins into the street which local children

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A shoulder of mutton, a crown to spend.

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A traditional rhyme that shopkeepers reward with sweet and coins.

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It's a ritual repeated up-and-down Driffield High Street.

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They throw money and sweets and we just grab it.

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I've got loads of sweets and it's been really fun.

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A shoulder of mutton, and a crown to spend.

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It is thought to have started in the 1800s,

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It's all about the community, it's all about shopkeepers giving

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back to the community for local spend.

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I think it's absolutely wonderful, we should keep it going,

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It's special to Driffield and Driffield is a special town.

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We have been here for 25 years and over the 25 years they have

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The sweets on offer may have changed a bit over the years

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but the enthusiasm for the annual scramble is as great as ever.

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Katy Austin, BBC Look North, in Driffield.

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Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.

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Just weeks before official Brexit talks begin and Britain's top EU

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A boost for business as Hull's city of culture year bursts into life.

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Tomorrow's weather, plenty of sunshine but feeling cold,

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especially along the coast with the wind will be strong and gusty Andy

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Goode be a few showers. Top temperatures of six Celsius, 43

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Fahrenheit. Not a response on the City of

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Culture. Christine says watching the highlights on the TDI felt I would

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burst with pride. Fantastic. Can't wait to see what the rest of 2017

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holds for the City of Culture. Chris says I watch them from the warmth of

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my loft window. Marco says all Hull needs now is a replica we'll like

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the London eye, that would be a fantastic idea. Lucy said, awesome,

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so proud. Gary was not so impressed, a few fireworks and some jam

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projectors. Shame you can't get any to see it due to the ridiculous

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traffic scheme we have. It's all a big joke. This is not culture. That

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is happy Gary with that message. Carol says Queen Victoria Square was

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incredible and the fireworks were brilliant. Paul Aiton says the

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people opposed to do the same as Liverpool did to disarm after

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Hillsborough and stop buying it. Another one here, sadly, it is

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typical of the sun to be the opportunists and create negativity

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while the rest of the country is excited about how's year. Thank you

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very much indeed for all of those. It has been an amazing few days for

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Hull has it became the UK's City of Culture. That is it from me at the

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moment. I will be back with the ladies at 10:25 p.m., but let's

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finish with some of the highlights from an unforgettable weekend.

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Goodbye for now. Magical new drama...

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The Worst Witch. Something like this

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could change my life. We're looking for someone

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who can sing, someone who can move.

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