:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:08. > :00:11.The death of a four-year-old from Grimsby leads to an investigation
:00:12. > :00:25.into the safety of children around the country.
:00:26. > :00:26.Money to help Hornsea attract more visitors,
:00:27. > :00:39.but some have concerns about flood protection.
:00:40. > :00:49.It is just about making sure that all those procedures are followed so
:00:50. > :00:50.no children are left in danger. The government's communities minister
:00:51. > :01:02.says there is cash for flood And it looks like it will be a cold
:01:03. > :01:03.and frosty week. It will continue into next week. I will be back later
:01:04. > :01:12.in the programme. There's going to be an investigation
:01:13. > :01:16.into how children will be protected across the country,
:01:17. > :01:18.following the death of a four year Poppy Widdison died
:01:19. > :01:22.after being fed drugs Yesterday they were both jailed
:01:23. > :01:31.for thirteen years for child But there's concern that social
:01:32. > :01:38.services in North East Lincolnshire aren't doing enough to protect
:01:39. > :01:40.vulnerable children like Poppy. She was only a little girl
:01:41. > :01:49.but she was born addicted to drugs, and during her short life
:01:50. > :02:02.was let down by many people. Today, the family court concluded
:02:03. > :02:06.Poppy died after being shaken. The report also showed that she had
:02:07. > :02:08.eaten and been exposed to drugs such as heroin, methadone, cat in and
:02:09. > :02:12.sedatives. -- Ghetto mean. Yesterday, her mother Michala Pyke
:02:13. > :02:14.and her former boyfriend John Rytting were each told they'll
:02:15. > :02:18.spend 13 years in prison for child But now questions are being asked
:02:19. > :02:22.as to how Pyke and Rytting - both heavy drug users -
:02:23. > :02:25.could have been so cruel to Poppy without health and social services
:02:26. > :02:27.in North East Lincolnshire knowing. Yesterday Poppy's family
:02:28. > :02:29.on her father's side said services should have spoken
:02:30. > :02:43.to them more. Whilst we as a family do not blame
:02:44. > :02:46.social services will Poppy's death, we acknowledge there were failings
:02:47. > :02:51.on her part -- their part. One failing was a lack of engagement
:02:52. > :02:55.with Poppy's father and asked, the extended family. We had read the
:02:56. > :02:56.service Case review, and a lot of information is new to us.
:02:57. > :02:59.Poppy was born addicted to heroin because of her mother's addiction.
:03:00. > :03:01.No robust protection plan nor parenting assessments were made.
:03:02. > :03:05.There were "meetings" concerning Poppy, but drugs services
:03:06. > :03:11.Her parents separated and Poppy lived mostly with her mother.
:03:12. > :03:17.When she was three, a relative said Pyke was smoking
:03:18. > :03:20.But social workers weren't concerned.
:03:21. > :03:25.In fact, they never even asked Pyke if this was happening.
:03:26. > :03:28.They didn't know Pyke and Rytting were in a relationship or that
:03:29. > :03:31.A week before she died, Poppy stopped going to nursery.
:03:32. > :03:33.The staff wanted to talk to Pyke about it but
:03:34. > :03:38.Poppy died before another one could be made.
:03:39. > :03:39.So what confidence can we have in services
:03:40. > :03:52.I have met with social services this week, and I know that there is a
:03:53. > :03:56.really strong commitment to making sure that tragedies like this do not
:03:57. > :03:59.happen, and over the last two years, there have been significant changes
:04:00. > :04:03.in the local authority in the way that things are done, and it is just
:04:04. > :04:06.about making sure that all of those procedures are followed all the time
:04:07. > :04:09.so that no children are left in danger.
:04:10. > :04:26.Today, the Childen's Commissioner for England said:
:04:27. > :04:30.Over the past two weeks, the BBC has made repeated
:04:31. > :04:32.requests for an interview with North East Lincolnshire
:04:33. > :04:35.Safeguarding Children's Board for an interview.
:04:36. > :04:37.So far they've refused all our approaches but they insist
:04:38. > :04:40.they'll keep working to try to ensure something like this
:04:41. > :04:49.A man from Cleethorpes has been sentenced to 14 years in prison
:04:50. > :04:55.after admitting sexual offences against a girl under the age of two
:04:56. > :05:01.Twenty-eight-year-old Callum Bedford from Lairgate Place in Cleethorpes
:05:02. > :05:04.admitted a number of offences last year including taking part
:05:05. > :05:09.in adult sexual activity with an 18-month-old girl.
:05:10. > :05:13.He was identified as part of an international operation
:05:14. > :05:16.against people making and distributing indecent images
:05:17. > :05:24.A court has heard that blood matching that of a murder victim
:05:25. > :05:26.was found on clothing recovered from the home of the man
:05:27. > :05:32.60-year-old Fiona Southwell was stabbed 19 times at Grange Farm
:05:33. > :05:39.Today the jury at Hull Crown Court heard that her DNA matched
:05:40. > :05:43.bloodstains on a pair of jeans discovered in the bedroom of
:05:44. > :05:50.Mr Edwards denies murder and the case continues.
:05:51. > :05:52.Parents in Hedon have been advised to accompany their children
:05:53. > :05:56.to school today or get them to walk in groups after an attempted attack
:05:57. > :06:02.The 11-year-old was pushed over by a man
:06:03. > :06:05.on George Street while on the way to Hedon Primary yesterday morning.
:06:06. > :06:08.She ran away and police say she wasn't harmed.
:06:09. > :06:11.The school and another local primary say they contacted parents
:06:12. > :06:26.Well, I just feel that obviously the children, if you can't walk on your
:06:27. > :06:32.own, it's a bit of a sad situation. My grandchildren are all accompanied
:06:33. > :06:35.there by their grandma or dad. There is anyone that goes by herself
:06:36. > :06:37.up to Preston, and I told her not to go by herself, and try to metres on
:06:38. > :06:40.the way home from school. An East Yorkshire MP,
:06:41. > :06:42.who's also a communities minister, says the town of Hornsea can only
:06:43. > :06:45.benefit from a government grant which is aimed at revitalising
:06:46. > :06:47.the British coastline. Andrew Percy, who's the MP
:06:48. > :06:49.for Brigg and Goole, says the ten thousand pound grant
:06:50. > :06:52.will help draw up a plan for economic growth and job
:06:53. > :06:55.creation in the area. It comes just a week after part
:06:56. > :06:57.of the town's flood defences were breached by the tidal surge
:06:58. > :07:00.and some businesses suffered How well has the town recovered
:07:01. > :07:24.since the tidal surge? Well, Peter, the sea is relatively
:07:25. > :07:27.calm this evening. Well behind the town's sea defences tonight, and it
:07:28. > :07:31.is hard to believe it was just a week ago that where I am standing
:07:32. > :07:34.with absolutely covered in sea water. Today, government minister is
:07:35. > :07:39.here in the town, talking about the future and jobs and what is next for
:07:40. > :07:45.Hornsea, but here on the seafront, many businesses are just trying to
:07:46. > :07:52.get back to profits. The water came all the way into the
:07:53. > :07:54.front takeaway, all the way through, it came into the restaurant at the
:07:55. > :07:55.front... A week since the waves washed
:07:56. > :07:58.into this fish and chip shop, its owners are still
:07:59. > :08:06.accessing the damage. And, you know, we have never ever
:08:07. > :08:10.shut down. We are a seven day a week family, working. And it is just
:08:11. > :08:11.devastating to us. It wasn't just businesses but homes
:08:12. > :08:14.that were flooded as the towns sea Today, by much calmer seas,
:08:15. > :08:17.the government's communities minister announced money to help
:08:18. > :08:19.this town regenerate, and offered reassurances that
:08:20. > :08:33.there's cash to protect the town You have to look at it as not one or
:08:34. > :08:38.another. We are very capable. There is plenty of money to do both, as I
:08:39. > :08:40.have said, because we have put this funding together for coastal
:08:41. > :08:42.defences and we are also spending record amounts of money on flood
:08:43. > :08:42.defences. Ten thousand pounds will
:08:43. > :08:45.help to create a coastal community team who will develop a plan
:08:46. > :08:54.for Hornsea's economic growth. We need to think outside the box, so
:08:55. > :08:57.that when you visit Hornsea with your children and they are playing
:08:58. > :09:02.on a grassed area, they need to have something to do and to interest
:09:03. > :09:04.them, and for you to say, when you leave Hornsea, my, we have enjoyed
:09:05. > :09:05.the day. And other business owners say people
:09:06. > :09:14.need to be encouraged I think every small market town or
:09:15. > :09:18.seaside town, regeneration is essential to keep is all going,
:09:19. > :09:20.really. All the small traders, we need all the help we can get.
:09:21. > :09:22.Whilst some in this town will start making plans to create
:09:23. > :09:24.jobs and increase trade, the Environment Agency continue
:09:25. > :09:27.to make it their job to investigate how and why Hornsea fell
:09:28. > :09:41.Well, just because Hornsea now has a coastal community team, and that
:09:42. > :09:44.?10,000, as a town, it has not been promised any more money. They just
:09:45. > :09:48.came up with a plan of how they would like to spend extra government
:09:49. > :09:51.funding. They now go up against the coastal towns, the likes of
:09:52. > :09:56.Bridlington and Cleethorpes, and make kids to get money from a much
:09:57. > :10:02.bigger part, and they will of course have much competition even just here
:10:03. > :10:05.in the east coast. -- make bids. But today, it was promised that there
:10:06. > :10:10.are millions of pounds of funding available in a pot.
:10:11. > :10:14.When he very much. -- thank you very much.
:10:15. > :10:18.And of course, we wish the Coastal Communities Team the best with their
:10:19. > :10:19.work. We will follow that story and bring you any ideas or plans.
:10:20. > :10:22.Network Rail has admitted it should have consulted with disability
:10:23. > :10:24.groups before submitting plans for a new footbridge over a level
:10:25. > :10:28.Campaigners have criticised the company after a lift wasn't
:10:29. > :10:31.included in the bridge over a railway line.
:10:32. > :10:34.A public consultation is now underway and a decision will be made
:10:35. > :10:47.Some people might not want to go up in a lift and crossover. But when it
:10:48. > :10:53.is cold like today, and the sun is out, you want to get to your
:10:54. > :10:56.destination as quick as possible. So again, it is about having a choice.
:10:57. > :11:01.I don't think is acceptable in this day and age for disabled people to
:11:02. > :11:04.be forgotten. It is disappointing and similar levels, first, that they
:11:05. > :11:06.are not doing anything to make it accessible, but the second and
:11:07. > :11:08.probably most important thing is that disabled people have just been
:11:09. > :11:12.forgotten. I know people will have a view on
:11:13. > :11:13.this one. We will be asking for your comments and just a moment.
:11:14. > :11:15.Earlier I spoke to Nick Sandham from Network Rail.
:11:16. > :11:17.I started by asking whether he thought this
:11:18. > :11:19.was an own goal for Network Rail - planning a bridge
:11:20. > :11:32.We do, and firstly, I would like to apologise to the disability groups
:11:33. > :11:35.in Lincoln for not contacting them properly as we should have done. It
:11:36. > :11:38.was not the right thing to do. We have learned from that and we'll do
:11:39. > :11:41.that better in the future. But why did you get in touch, and
:11:42. > :11:45.why did you actually need to tee why did you think planning a bridge
:11:46. > :11:49.without disability access in 2017 was acceptable?
:11:50. > :11:52.We did try to get in touch with the disability group.
:11:53. > :11:54.No, you try to get in touch with one group and none of the others. They
:11:55. > :11:57.didn't hear from you. We did try to get in touch with a
:11:58. > :12:01.group in Lincoln, as you said. We did not get a response, but...
:12:02. > :12:05.You did not get a response, because they were defunct. It took as 30
:12:06. > :12:14.minutes to find that out. You did not bother.
:12:15. > :12:16.That is right. We should have done better, we learned from that and
:12:17. > :12:18.will apologise for that. So, my original question, why didn't
:12:19. > :12:21.he was acceptable to build a bridge in 2017 without a lift you macro we
:12:22. > :12:24.have worked with our partners in Lincoln and two bridges.
:12:25. > :12:26.I am not talking about the others. Enter about this one. What you are
:12:27. > :12:29.really saying is, if you are disabled, you are going to have to
:12:30. > :12:31.stand and wait at the level crossing. It is as simple as that.
:12:32. > :12:34.On this bridge in particular, we have worked with our partners on it.
:12:35. > :12:37.The level crossing and footpath alongside it will remain open, that
:12:38. > :12:41.is true. We think there is a footpath going to be built between
:12:42. > :12:43.the footbridge and the other one on the High Street, which will allow
:12:44. > :12:46.flat access across both the railway and by footpath to the bridge would
:12:47. > :12:48.lift. Many people will not see that is
:12:49. > :12:53.good enough. Tanni Grey-Thompson said things like this should be
:12:54. > :12:56.excessive or from the start. Not waiting for an add-on of money. --
:12:57. > :12:59.accessibility on the start. The problem in this case was that
:13:00. > :13:03.there were no funds available to build the iconic bridge that the
:13:04. > :13:06.city of Lincoln wanted. We presented that if you want to go, and this is
:13:07. > :13:09.a solution we have come up with, but we're waiting for the planning
:13:10. > :13:11.hearing to that and will take forward many steps with our partners
:13:12. > :13:15.in Lincoln. So what we're saying is, disabled
:13:16. > :13:19.access with a live district Spencer? For this bridge, it is, but the
:13:20. > :13:21.level crossing remains open, and the footbridge will be built between the
:13:22. > :13:24.two bridges. Do you think the city of Lincoln
:13:25. > :13:27.council will say yes to those plans? We will see what the planning
:13:28. > :13:29.hearing says, but we will take forward the outcome of that with our
:13:30. > :13:32.partners alike we do. Thank you very much indeed.
:13:33. > :13:34.Let us know what you think of this story.
:13:35. > :13:36.Should Network Rail have installed facilities for disabled people
:13:37. > :13:47.as a matter of course? Should it matter how much it costs?
:13:48. > :13:53.As I hinted there, it is not just disabled people, but those who are
:13:54. > :13:53.in firm also, and those with prams and pushchairs.
:13:54. > :13:56.The e-mail is It is 6:43 p.m.. Thank you for
:13:57. > :14:15.watching. Still ahead tonight: As Donald Trump
:14:16. > :14:18.is sworn in as US President, opinion is divided on the impact
:14:19. > :14:21.he might have on people And he was the first Englishman
:14:22. > :14:25.to dance with one of Russia's top ballet companies -
:14:26. > :14:28.now he returns home to be honoured I hope you had a good day. It has
:14:29. > :14:43.been beautiful. Heather Baross took this today
:14:44. > :14:52.of the City Hall bathed in Sunshine Thank you very much indeed for that.
:14:53. > :14:58.Keep your pictures coming in. Another one on Monday about the same
:14:59. > :15:03.time. Kiva Donovan is here, fresh from, my spies understand, filming
:15:04. > :15:06.down a sewer! Don't laugh at me!
:15:07. > :15:11.Did you come across any rats? I don't need to go down a sewer to
:15:12. > :15:15.come across that! I wasn't referring to you! When I
:15:16. > :15:18.was on a shoot, the researchers looked at my Twitter page with all
:15:19. > :15:22.those pictures of you and he didn't know who you were, and he said, here
:15:23. > :15:26.is that weird man you got all over your Twitter page? Thank you, let's
:15:27. > :15:27.have the forecast. I defended you,
:15:28. > :15:30.have the forecast. I defended you, obviously.
:15:31. > :15:34.A cold weekend, chilly, a couple of frosty nights succumb. Some
:15:35. > :15:38.sunshine, but particularly tomorrow afternoon, a lot more cloud around,
:15:39. > :15:43.which could produce a lot more light rain or drizzle in one or two spots.
:15:44. > :15:46.A lot of settled weather to come. I pressure still dominate and it could
:15:47. > :15:49.hang on in there until probably the middle of next week. So a lot of
:15:50. > :15:55.settled weather, but cool weather to come. The return to overnight frost,
:15:56. > :15:58.and perhaps some font to start next week. This is the satellite picture
:15:59. > :16:03.from earlier. You can see how that cloud burnt away from the south.
:16:04. > :16:07.Plenty of sunshine this afternoon, but clear skies this evening the
:16:08. > :16:12.last overnight lead to a bit patchy fog in some prone locations and also
:16:13. > :16:15.widespread frost. A chilly night, particularly in the countryside,
:16:16. > :16:20.where temperatures will be a few degrees below freezing. The sun will
:16:21. > :16:25.rise in the morning had just gone eight o'clock. Setting again at
:16:26. > :16:31.around 1620. These are your high water times for this evening.
:16:32. > :16:35.Tomorrow, cold, frosty start. Some mist and fog might linger, but the
:16:36. > :16:39.best of the sunshine first thing. Cloud already piling in from the
:16:40. > :16:42.east, so it will become more great through the afternoon and there
:16:43. > :16:46.could even be a bit of drizzle and the odd light shower during the
:16:47. > :16:50.afternoon. It will feel chilly, particularly once the cloud has
:16:51. > :16:54.pushed across us. Temperatures struggling up to around 5-6. Feeling
:16:55. > :16:58.chilly out there, and then quite cloudy overnight into Sunday, but
:16:59. > :17:02.some breaks in the cloud, so we could start the day once again with
:17:03. > :17:06.a frost. Sunday doesn't look too bad at all. Dry and bright with broken
:17:07. > :17:09.cloud and some spells of sunshine. Feeling chilly, foggy to start the
:17:10. > :17:15.day is on Monday and Tuesday, but a lot of dry, cool weather.
:17:16. > :17:18.Thank you very much, Keely. Now, opinion is divided tonight on the
:17:19. > :17:19.question of how President Trump will affect our lives here in East
:17:20. > :17:21.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Leading figures in the Muslim
:17:22. > :17:23.community have accused Donald Trump of spreading hate with some
:17:24. > :17:25.of the language he used But others say the new US President
:17:26. > :17:30.will boost business for local firms More from our Political
:17:31. > :17:47.Editor Tim Iredale. I will faithfully execute the office
:17:48. > :17:51.of president of the United States. Grimsby -based journalist Nadia
:17:52. > :17:54.Hussain has followed Donald Trump's wrote to the White House with
:17:55. > :17:58.interest. As a woman and a Muslim, she says she was shocked by some of
:17:59. > :18:01.Mr Trump's rhetoric on the campaign trail.
:18:02. > :18:04.The already sexist people are thinking, that's great, I can say
:18:05. > :18:07.these things because he has just said them. And people who are
:18:08. > :18:11.already homophobic or afraid of the other are now feeling, oh, that is
:18:12. > :18:13.wonderful. If the most powerful man in the world can say it, I can say
:18:14. > :18:18.it too. Donald J Trump is calling for a
:18:19. > :18:23.total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.
:18:24. > :18:26.It was that pledge to ban Muslims from entering the United States that
:18:27. > :18:31.led to a petition over here calling for Mr Trump himself to be banned
:18:32. > :18:36.from entering the UK. There was even a debate in Parliament, where a
:18:37. > :18:41.Lincolnshire MP used a word rarely heard in the corridors of power.
:18:42. > :18:44.And if he met one or two of my constituents in one of the many
:18:45. > :18:50.excellent pubs in my constituency, then they mail their they may well
:18:51. > :18:53.tell him he is a wazzock. So is that really have the good
:18:54. > :18:57.people of Louth would describe the new US president? Just like the rest
:18:58. > :19:01.of the world, Donald Trump divides opinion here.
:19:02. > :19:04.I don't know too much about him, but from what I know, I think he is
:19:05. > :19:08.sexist and racist. I think he will cause a lot of chaos.
:19:09. > :19:14.I am easy with it. The people going round in a panic saying, Brexit,
:19:15. > :19:18.Trump, the world has come to an end, no it hasn't. It has taken a rather
:19:19. > :19:20.amusing turn. Many politicians and pro-Brexit
:19:21. > :19:24.Lincolnshire C Donald Trump's presidency as a good thing.
:19:25. > :19:28.We have a good relationship as a country with the US. I think our
:19:29. > :19:32.relationship will strengthen, particularly in the Prime Minister's
:19:33. > :19:35.statement this week around Brexit. Trump was a big supporter of that,
:19:36. > :19:40.and helping us to get the right deal for the future for global trade is
:19:41. > :19:44.going to be incredibly important. So, it is fair to say the jury is
:19:45. > :19:48.out and President Trump. But love him or loathe him, this is a man
:19:49. > :19:57.that will dominate global politics for the sealable future. --
:19:58. > :20:01.foreseeable future. People of a certain age may have
:20:02. > :20:02.spotted Robert Wyatt from Soft Machine there. Minding his own
:20:03. > :20:04.business when Tim met him. And Tim will be discussing how
:20:05. > :20:06.Donald Trump's presidency could affect people here on this
:20:07. > :20:08.weekend's Sunday Politics. Guests include the Northern
:20:09. > :20:10.Powerhouse minister Andrew Percy. Thanks to everyone who got
:20:11. > :20:20.in touch after we told you that the Humberside Police
:20:21. > :20:22.and Crime Commissioner was concerned by a sharp rise in the level
:20:23. > :20:27.of crime in the area. Keith Hunter says he wants more
:20:28. > :20:29.officers out on the beat as figures show violent crime has
:20:30. > :20:38.increased by a quarter. You will remember the crime
:20:39. > :20:42.commission was in the studio with me last night and had some strong
:20:43. > :20:43.words. Thanks for the comments after the programme snipe. Here are a few
:20:44. > :20:55.of them. Howard in Waltham blames
:20:56. > :21:18.the cuts in police numbers. Thank you very much indeed for
:21:19. > :21:21.those. A father and son have won compensation from Humberside Police
:21:22. > :21:25.after being unlawfully turned away from attending a football match at
:21:26. > :21:31.Grimsby town last year. They were on board a coach of Wrexham supporters
:21:32. > :21:35.travelling to a league game in March, but were told to return to
:21:36. > :21:36.Wales amid concerns of disorder. Our sports reporter Matt Dean is here
:21:37. > :21:42.with us in the studio now. What happened?
:21:43. > :21:47.Well, this coach was stopped by Humberside Police at a service area
:21:48. > :21:50.on the A180, about half an hour away from Cleethorpes, where they were
:21:51. > :21:53.heading to Grimsby to see their team in action. They were held for about
:21:54. > :21:58.an hour. No arrests were made, but they were ordered to turn around and
:21:59. > :22:00.head back to Wrexham. One supporter on board the bus had recently
:22:01. > :22:07.undergone hip replacement surgery. I got on the coach because I
:22:08. > :22:11.couldn't have sat in a cramped car. The lads were helping me on and off
:22:12. > :22:15.the bus with my crutches after being cooped up in the house for two
:22:16. > :22:17.weeks. I thought it was a day out. I didn't think I was any threat or any
:22:18. > :22:22.danger. How many fans were involved in this
:22:23. > :22:28.incident? Mark, who we heard from there, was one of around 60
:22:29. > :22:32.supporters on the bus, around 35 of whom were issued with dispersal
:22:33. > :22:36.order notices. They were given by police when they think people will
:22:37. > :22:39.behave in an anti-social way. Compensation has been given to two
:22:40. > :22:43.supporters who don't wish to be identified or say how much they have
:22:44. > :22:44.been awarded, but it is hoped that football fans everywhere will now be
:22:45. > :22:53.treated differently because of this. We are still seeing too many
:22:54. > :22:56.examples of harsh treatment of fans, and unfortunately, this is
:22:57. > :22:59.indicative of just that. To us, it was more or less immediately obvious
:23:00. > :23:04.that the police had overreached their powers and effectively had
:23:05. > :23:07.treated a whole group of people as a problem.
:23:08. > :23:11.The spokesperson for Humberside Police has told us they are except
:23:12. > :23:16.the claimant should do not have been issued with the notices, and say
:23:17. > :23:18.they have put additional training in place for the commanders who make
:23:19. > :23:30.decisions around dispersal orders. Thank you very much indeed for that.
:23:31. > :23:32.Hull City have confirmed that they've sold midfielder
:23:33. > :23:33.Jake Livermore to West Bromwich Albion.
:23:34. > :23:36.The two clubs are understood to have agreed a ten million pound
:23:37. > :23:39.fee for the 27-year-old after previous offers were rejected.
:23:40. > :23:40.Livermore joined the club from Tottenham in 2014.
:23:41. > :23:48.Very good proposal for him. And a very good proposal also when the
:23:49. > :23:53.deal closes. Were we need in these moments is to find one quick price
:23:54. > :23:55.for the player, and we need to find this in the next days, because he is
:23:56. > :23:59.an important player. Hull's pavement fish trail
:24:00. > :24:01.is being relaid after more Sections of the trail
:24:02. > :24:04.were removed last year ahead The trail, which was first laid out
:24:05. > :24:09.in 1992, features life-size fish, A ballet dancer from Hull who has
:24:10. > :24:15.become an international star has received an honorary degree today
:24:16. > :24:24.from the city's university. Xander Parish started
:24:25. > :24:26.dancing at the age of 8 at the Skelton Hooper School
:24:27. > :24:29.of dance in Hull - he's now performing
:24:30. > :24:42.with Russia's Mariinsky ballet. The mesmerising moves of Xander
:24:43. > :24:44.Parish. He is a dancer who has become internationally renowned in
:24:45. > :24:53.the ballet world, becoming the first ever Britain to dance for Russia's
:24:54. > :24:57.Mariinsky ballet company. And he grew up in East Yorkshire. His role
:24:58. > :25:00.takes into stages all over the world. Today, ketamine to this stage
:25:01. > :25:04.in hole to receive an honorary degree from the city's University.
:25:05. > :25:07.-- whole. I am absolutely delighted and
:25:08. > :25:11.honoured to receive this degree. Particularly in the year of City of
:25:12. > :25:15.Culture here in hell, it is a great privilege and wonderful to be
:25:16. > :25:20.acknowledged for what I'm doing in the arts. -- here in Hull. I really
:25:21. > :25:24.very honoured indeed. This is where it all started for
:25:25. > :25:28.Xander. At the age of eight, he joined this dance school in Hull. He
:25:29. > :25:32.went from here to the Royal Ballet before being invited to join the
:25:33. > :25:37.Mariinsky Theatre. As a ballet dance are working in
:25:38. > :25:41.Russia from Hull, I think I'm only whole's only cultural export to
:25:42. > :25:45.Russia! And they want to fly the flag for my city and country as
:25:46. > :25:49.well. Today's ceremony provided a brief
:25:50. > :25:53.break from dancing. Tomorrow, he'll be back performing at the Coliseum
:25:54. > :25:54.in London, before flying back to London on Sunday continue flying the
:25:55. > :26:01.flag for Hull. Well done to him. Tonight, the
:26:02. > :26:13.second part of the programme showcasing the best of the Yorkshire
:26:14. > :26:19.Wolds is on BBC One. The adventurer Paul Rosas exploring a 79 mile
:26:20. > :26:22.walking trail. Tonight, he'll be covering the stretch between market
:26:23. > :26:25.waiting in the North Sea coast. That is in just over half an hour's time.
:26:26. > :26:32.Half past seven here on BBC One. Let's have a reminder of the main
:26:33. > :26:35.national and regional headlines tonight.
:26:36. > :26:39.Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States
:26:40. > :26:46.and promises to put America first. The death of four-year-old Poppy
:26:47. > :26:49.Widdison from Grimsby leaves to an investigation into the safety of
:26:50. > :26:51.children across the country. Tomorrow's whether, after some
:26:52. > :26:55.initial Sun sign, slowly coming over. Temperatures, 5-6.
:26:56. > :27:03.Talking about that planned bridge with no lift, David says, it is
:27:04. > :27:06.quicker for people with or without disabilities to wake the crossing to
:27:07. > :27:09.open than it is to use lifts on the bridge.
:27:10. > :27:13.Alan says, there are stations without disabled access, struggling
:27:14. > :27:14.to fund lifts and ramps, so why are we discussing level crossings with
:27:15. > :27:19.lifts? Karl says, people don't use the
:27:20. > :27:21.bridge on the High Street. I use it, but too many able-bodied people are
:27:22. > :27:25.just too lazy. And finally, Barry says, this is not
:27:26. > :27:29.just an issue affecting those with disability. What about mums and dads
:27:30. > :27:34.with prams? Or the elderly who may not be able to climb stairs? I did
:27:35. > :27:35.mention that when I was talking a few minutes ago. Thank
:27:36. > :27:40.you for all the messages, not just a night, but throughout the week.
:27:41. > :27:41.Have a peaceful weekend and look after yourself. I will see you on
:27:42. > :27:45.Monday. Good night.