19/01/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Martin McGuinness is stepping down from politics for good.

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

4-year-old Poppy Widdison died from neglect.

Today those responsible are jailed for a total of 26 years.

The judge described Michala Pyke as "unfit to be a mother",

after she and her partner fed the girl sedatives.

Knowing they will be behind bars is some consolation and justice for

Poppy, but no amount of time will ever be justice for what they did.

Also on the programme this evening:

A rise in crime across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

with violent crime in the Humberside area up by a quarter.

People are trying to help us where they can, but you feel that they are

limited with what they can do and we feel hopeless.

The giant art work in Hull city centre that doesn't have

When I hear that the entire defences everybody wanted to be a surprise,

that is not good enough. We are enforcing the rules and they should

be applied. They raised money to get her flying

again but now the last airworthy Vulcan bomber

is being put into storage. And will the sunshine this weekend?

Join me for that detailed forecast. A woman who fed drugs

to her four year old daughter, because she was "inconveniencing"

her relationship has been Poppy Widdison collapsed at her home

in Grimsby in June three Today, her mother Michala Pyke

and ex partner John Ritting, were told they subdued and sedated

Poppy so they could indulge Laura Foster reports

from Hull Crown Court. This is how Poppy's father,

uncle and grandparents remember her. As a child who loved playing

with the family dog, eating roast dinners,

the sort of child who'd run into a room and give

everyone hugs and kisses. The last time we saw Poppy

was on her birthday. Pleased to see us

and excited about her We as a family could not have

foreseen what would have Hull Crown Court heard

how Pyke and Rytting had fed Poppy sedatives

because they considered her an incovenience

to their relationship. Pyke also used to abuse

Poppy emotionally, shouting at her, calling her it

and treating her badly. Pyke and Ritting let her live

in a house in Grimsby where drugs It's not yet known exactly

what killed her, but toxicology reports show Poppy had been exposed

and ingested significant amounts of drugs such as heroin, methadone,

ketamine and sedatives for a period of up to six months

before her death. Today, Pyke was sentenced

to a total of 13 years in prison for three counts of child

cruelty and two drug offences. Rytting's also been jailed for 13

years for two counts of child cruelty and

four drug offences. Passing sentence, His Honour

Judge Jeremy Richardson Today, Poppy's uncle, father,

and grandparents left the court, We have waited over three and a half

years for this day and although it does not get any easier

as nothing can bring back the little girl that filled our lives for four

years with joy and a purpose, knowing they will be

behind bars is some consolation

and justice for Poppy. But no amount of time will ever be

justice for what they did. Questions have been asked

of social and health services in North East Lincolnshire

after a review found they'd missed several

opportunities to protect Poppy. Since her death, practices

and processes have been changed. Poppy's mother and her partner

were able to pull the wool it seems So, with the benefit

of hindsight, Poppy And if Poppy wasn't with her mother

and her partner, she would of course But the Widdison family doesn't

blame the professionals, they say the cruelty Poppy suffered

was down to two people's despicable Laura Foster BBC Look North

at Hull Crown Court. The Humberside Police

and Crime Commissioner says he is concerned by a sharp rise

in the level of crime in the area. Keith Hunter says he wants more

officers out on the beat as new figures show violent crime

has increased by a quarter. In Lincolnshire overall crime

has increase slightly. In a moment I will be

talking to Keith Hunter, but first Caroline Bilton

has this report. Dell climb on top of here. You can

see whether footmarks were they look up the cameras. He is a end of his

tether, gangs of youths have made his Laundrette their playground. His

CCTV system being the focus of his attention to track their attention.

One boy can be seen trying to break the camera with a chair while his

friend captures it on the phone. This petty crime is damaging his

business. We're trading 20% down on the year. We know another of regular

customers and users for a long time are too afraid to come in now.

Businesses all along this stretch of being targeted. Even last year, we

have seen a spike in instances from petty crime and vandalism to serious

theft and damage. So, you would say on the ground, yeah, we are feeling

it. The police are trying to help is where they can, but you feel that

they are limited with what they can do. And we feel helpless. We can't

defend ourselves. The Humberside force has seen

the highest rise in crime levels. Figures have risen in north

Lincolnshire, Hull and the east Only north-east Lincolnshire

has seen a fall of 4%. There has been a 2%

rise in crime in the The biggest increases

in the Humberside force region were in violent

crime, a right of 26%. This has been blamed partly

on the way the figures Violent crime now includes

offences committed over the There has been a significant

drop in drug offences, both in the Humberside force area

and in Lincolnshire. I don't think anyone should be

scared by numbers on a Where people should feel rightly

concerned is what their experience ease in

their day-to-day life. . And, this is the reality. One

which for the time being they feel they are stuck with. Well, we saw

him very briefly bear in Caroline's report and this afternoon I spoke to

the Humberside and the policing crime Commissioner. I asked if he

excepts whether there is a worrying upward trend in most crime. Yes, in

certain categories, I certainly do believe there is an upward trend and

I am very concerned by that, yes. Concerned in what way? There is a

big increase in violent crime, it's in there? Violent crime is one of

them where practices have changed. That can affect the numbers on that.

Even in that area, there is an upwards trend and so I am concerned

about anything which affects the people who live in this area and

crime is. Bye drug offences is down. People won't feel that were

watching. Even you don't see this as a success, why? Drug offences are

generally found by police officers when they are investigating drugs.

If the number of recorded drug offences go down it is because the

police's attention is on other things. So they are not reducing

activity in drugs? If there is a reduction of the amount of... Bye

that is a criticism of the police? . No, the police have not been finding

those offensive. One Mac the police need to do more? We need to

prioritise the areas that most affect the people. There is a

growing fashion by police officers and Home Office people to be sniffy

wanting more boots on the ground saying it is old-fashioned. Is this

wrong? Yes, it is wrong. In my view. I'm here to represent the public.

The public tell me all of the time that they want to see boots on the

ground. I support that. I believe it works. The thing is that people feel

with a gut reaction that crime is there on the streets at the moment.

What do you say to those people tonight? I understand their view. I

represent them to get Humberside Police focusing on the issues that

actually affect them in their communities on a day-to-day basis.

Will be singers be better next year? I hope so. We are going to try to

work with partners in different ways to attack this. I hope we can have a

good effect. Buck the trend nationally. Time will tell. Thank

you for coming. We want to hear from you on this

story, are you worried about the crime figures

which we have been talking about? Do you agree with the commissioner

that we should have more Here is how to get in touch. What do

think the problems are in your area? Do you think boots on the ground are

an issue? Not just on but also Lincolnshire. The e-mail address is

just the same. A court has heard that a Hornsea man

accused of murdering a woman who replaced him as a stable hand

hoped that "he might get his job 60-year-old Fiona Southwell

was stabbed 19 times Today the stepmother of 22-year-old

Daniel Edwards told the jury that she told him not to "talk

like that about a woman Daniel Edwards denies murder

and the case continues. A major farming organisation

is calling for the Government to make clear how it will support

farmers after Britain leaves the EU. It comes after delays handing out

European subsidies last year, meant more farmers in Lincolnshire

sought hand-outs from charity - Last year, Richard planned to expand

the pig sheds, on his small mixed ?10,000 in EU subsidy didn't arrive

on time in December 2015, We kept getting letters saying it

will be paid in January or February. We thank God a partial payment and

then another partial payment in June that fact we got a partial payment.

It caused a cash flow crisis. The stress level is very high.

Unnecessary because we had not had our payment. Only a hand-out from a

charity stopped richer from getting badly into debt. The money helps

farmers with their running costs and it is distributed more than 85,000

of them over the last year. The amount given berries on the amount

of farm, but it often runs into tens of thousands of pounds. It must meet

conditions such as farming sustainably, such as with hedgerows.

The RA BIA charity in the Kuchar gave out more than nine to ?1000 to

farmers last year. That is a big rise. Last year was the pinnacle of

a few bad years, I think. Everything was just coming together to create a

time where people were really struggling. What about the future?

The British people voted for change. The Prime Minister's exits speech on

Tuesday did not shed any more light on whether EU subsidies will

continue after 2020. Clarity is needed on this and other issues

according to this person. Planning ahead. Investing in machinery, very

expensive machinery. Two or three years from here. We need to make

sure that with the Government we know where we are, what is coming

and we can invest in our businesses and make sure the industry goes

forward and we can go forward in a profitable manner. Most subsidies in

the latest round of payments have been paid more promptly. Richard is

still catching up on his bills from last year though. Here's hoping that

after Brexit, it will still be possible to make farming pay.

You will be able to follow this every night every week. They keep

watching and for your company. Still ahead on the programme for seven.

The cold-war bomber which will go into storage as there's nowhere

This is just another step along the long history of XH558 and I am

determined at the end of the day we will be open to the public.

Yeah, Vulcan Howl fans don't miss that coming up in about ten minutes.

Tom took this of Bishop Wilton in East Yorkshire.

Now, let's have a look at the weather.

He spends a lot of time in Spain. Good weather. If you look at my

Twitter feed and I know you like Twitter, there it extraordinary

pictures of snow in Murcia and Almeria. Have a look, Peter. I

mention that because we have a lot of viewers in southern Spain who

watched on Saturday every night. Good morning southern Spain.

It is looking fairly quiet. Just subtle hints that skies may well

start to Brighton. Link and you might brighten up quite nicely as we

slowly had through the course of tomorrow. Uprightness moving towards

Yorkshire. Very persistent area of high pressure. A hint that that

cloud might break at times. Look at the high pressure re-establishing

itself early next week. I think there will be changes by the second

half of next week. Eventually, we should get rain bearing weather

fronts in from the west. Of course, that is all a long way off and these

things as you well know can change. There is the satellite picture. All

very boring at the moment. The best breaks again have been North West

Norfolk with some brightness here. The clouds have been thick enough to

produce drizzle across parts of Lincolnshire. That is the way of it.

Largely overcast. Drizzle and mist in paces. Ground frost in a southern

end. The sun rises in the morning at five past eight. It is a cloudy,

damp start in places. Some fogging southern Lincolnshire. Watch the

back edge of the cloud. If this is right, it brightens up in Grantham,

Lincoln, eventually Louth. It could get all the way up to Grimsby and

Scunthorpe. Always cloudy to the north of the Humber. Let's have a

look at that afternoon temperature. No great shakes. Seven Celsius is

the high. Over the weekend, grey starts. There will be some sunshine

particularly on the early afternoon. Difficult to get right. Just grab

your back, why don't you? You know me, I've done it for 20 years. You

know all the stock phrases. See you whenever. Not tomorrow. Not

tomorrow. It's been revealed that

the iconic Blade sculpture, which has been put up as part

of Hull's City of Culture celebrations hasn't got

planning permission. The story was reported

by the Hull Daily Mail this morning. Now, City of Culture organisers

are applying for retrospective permission for the 75-metre

long wind turbine blade. It's the biggest work of the city

has ever seen and it's arrival at Queen Victoria Square was arranged

to be a surprise. Ten days ago it was transported in darkness to

protect the secret, that since its arrival a second surprise, the play

does not have planning permission. One city councillor says the local

authority should have insisted on planning approval. The rules are the

rules. I didn't right them I didn't rules. I didn't right them I didn't

make them. They've been in place for 30 or 40 years. It is a good

installation. I don't know a single one of my colleagues who would have

voted against it because for the short period of time that it will be

up. The fact is, we can't then apply this to others and then say, oh, it

doesn't matter, it was a surprise. Hull City Council says it was aware

of the project and the process will be followed. Most admiring the blade

today hoped for a quick resolution. I hope they work together and can

sort it out because of the end of the day, that is just a tick in the

box as far as I'm concerned. I think for something like this, it is just

worth bending the rules of bed probably. It is going to take so

long to go into an application as to weather it should or shouldn't of

been. Yet they will be taking it away by then anyway. Moving this

blade into the city centre required meticulous planning. The whole 2016

team -- whole 2017. So is the plan to apply after the presentation so

it was a big surprise. Either way, the blade is there until March.

Thanks to everyone who's been in touch on our story last night

about North East Lincolnshire Council who say they've had to spend

thousands of pounds clearing up after travellers and still can't

Local authorities have a legal duty to provide temporary stopping places

for travellers but despite looking at more than 12,000 sites,

North East Lincolnshire Council says it hasn't got anywhere suitable.

Many of you have been in touch on this one.

Not surprisingly, every time we talk about travellers, we get a big

response. Thank you everyone. East Yorkshire tennis

players Kyle Edmund is out The British number two lost in three

sets to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta, and says he's disappointed not

to have been able to repeat the form I can always look for positives

and at the same time I have to be realistic and I am

disappointed at myself. Yeah, I want to do

better all the time. Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore

is having a medical at West Brom The two clubs are understood to have

agreed a ?10 million fee for the 27-year-old after previous

offers were rejected. Livermore joined the club

from Tottenham in 2014. Despite the cold this week has seen

queues outside Museums in Hull And there is even more

on the way in the coming week So, we're three weeks in

and the city of culture is on fire. An art attraction to shout

about as Francis Bacon's screaming Popes exhibition finds itself

a new home here at the Ferens Hull inspired photography

from George Norris is on show at the Hull Central library

from the 23rd of January Dorchester Primary School will be

taking over a pop-up shop this Friday and Saturday in Princes Quay

where they will be filling it with their artistic

responses to made in Hull From the 24th to the 26th

of January, the first festival of 2017 kicks off as Oscar-winning

director, playwright, producer Anthony Minghella will be

honoured and remembered with Q, script readings,

screenings of films, Cold Mountain, The Talented Mr Ripley

and the English Patient here at Milton Hall

the University of Hull. Lisa Ronson, singer, songwriter,

multi-instrumentalist returns to her father's Mick Ronson's home

city on the 25th of January. She'll be filling Fruit

with her electro-pop This week's challenge Hull

is all about sending empowering Now, I'm hiding five of these around

the city and they all come A lot more from him as well as well

as from the brightly coloured flats on the font in a state. Just go to

our website. You might be able to buy

a Red Arrows Lego set in the future, Red 10, Squadron Leader Mike Ling

and his engineer Flight Lieutenant Marcus Ramsden came up with the idea

and have now built a prototype. It will now appear on the Lego Ideas

website where it needs 10,000 votes The Vulcan Bomber is to go

into storage and public since it was grounded

for the final time 15 months ago. But the lease has now

expired on the hangar. When when Vulcan Howl XH558 flew

over the last time,... They wanted back for the growing cargo business.

The trust that looks after the aircraft is appealing for another

?200,000 to put her into storage. It is a huge blow actually. The

revenues that will we bring in to look after the Balkan have been

slashed. I sadly this week had to give a number of rain and colleagues

there notice, but the point is to put the trust now onto a bases where

we can survive. All events held at this hanger and public visits will

stop. Former navigator Andy Marson worked with the Vulcan Howl one with

the sky trust. He says the announcement has come as a shock and

risks losing the goodwill of the supporters. If you keep asking for

more and more money without a tangible result, it is a fact of

life that people will stop giving. People need to see a positive

concrete result early Mac result coming out of it. Many years, Vulcan

Howl bombers were a tear. It marks an anniversary of the Falklands

conflict. The only time Vulcan Howl was used in conflict. That is why

the supporters aid is important to keep history alive. Supporters were

disappointed and angry. It is a shame that it is as got to the point

that it has. The public is not so much money towards and I think they

are now fed up. You just wonder whether they are just can put it

outside and left to rot like a lot of other Vulcans have been. It is

still hope that the visitor centre will still become a result of tea.

But with jobs and the home lost, it is important now to save the

aircraft. Dozens feared dead in Italy as an

avalanche crosses a hotel. Rescuers searching for survivors.

4-year-old Poppy Widdison, died after being fed drugs.

The girl's mother and her partner are jailed for 13 years each.

Tomorrow's weather: Staying grey but largely dry,

but again with a risk of a little drizzle particularly at first.

Brighter skies possible across parts of Lincolnshire later.

We will talk about those crime figures out today. Talk about the

crime commission there. Neal says is talking of streetlights at midnight

partly to blame for this? I think so. It is an ongoing argument, but

the police also have enough stars available to monitor the roads.

Maybe this is why is raising in areas. Don't play the police, what

are the parents doing? Finally, Brian says police want the public to

help them, but then they take no action when they are given

information. So, why should we bother? Plenty of response coming in

on the subject of the crime figures out today. Thank you for watching.

Have a nice evening. Enjoy it. Join me later at half ten, if not,

goodbye for now. When unlocking the secrets of

your past... ..you never know what

the future holds. It's such a rush of history and

walking back in time. How incredible,

to have something like this? I feel he was the kind of guy

I could have got on with. I can't tell you how much

he looks like my dad. Seeing how these things all

fit together.