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Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

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The gamble that paid off - thousands of steel workers

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who agreed to a wage cut will return to full pay after helping

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I have made massive sacrifices and I don't just mean in the pay. It was

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certainly worth it. A ambulance on the way

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to an emergency crashes, A murderous and divided town -

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how quoting national newspaper stories has put this vicar

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in the headlines. More than ?100,000 could be spent

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on a special machine to blast chewing gum

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from Hull's new paving. I have literally walked around for

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two minutes and found nearly 100 pieces of chewing gum on the ground

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in Victoria Square. Some bitterly cold air on the way tomorrow.

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Probably the coldest day of the winter season so far. Join me later

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for the forecast. A gamble has paid off for hundreds

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of Scunthorpe steelworkers, who last year agreed to take a pay

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cut in order to ensure the long term That's according to new owners

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British Steel, who today announced that not only are they in profit,

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but soon they'll reverse the three per cent pay cut

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as fortunes improve. It comes as the company,

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who only took over seven months ago, announced dozens more jobs

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at the plant. Our Business Correspondent Leanne

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Brown is at the steelworks now - It doesn't seem long ago since I was

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here talking about job losses but British still managed to turn it

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around. -- British steel. It was a misty murky start,

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but there was nothing gloomy about today for workers

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at British steel. It was a gamble for the unions to

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agree a pay cut but it paid off... There is pride in wearing

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the British Steel logo. There is pride working

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for British Steel. Everybody is in an upbeat mood

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and I don't just mean on the works, in the town,

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in the communities, everybody's upbeat about the success story of

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British Steel. It's their cost saving measures and

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Panther is one still far Hinkley point that the cell to turn things

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around. There are also making steel for Algeria.

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We thought that was just one central commercial

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organisation and it was just one approach, yes.

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As you know we have been splitting it inbetween

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the four major products, the rail business, the rough

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The more bridges, the more skyscrapers, or whatever,

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It's their cost saving measures and contracts like this one -

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providing steel for accommodation at Hinckley point power station

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in Somerset that's helping to turn things around.

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-- They're also making rail track for projects in Algeria and Italy.

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It doesn't seem long ago since I was here

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There's been concern about the future of the Scunthorpe steel

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In October 2015 owners TATA announced 900 job losses.

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In April 2016 Uk-based investment firm Greybull Capital began

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negotiations to take over the company with a promise to invest

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Then In June they officially took over - naming

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And today came announcements of positive financial results,

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with plans to reverse pay cuts and create more jobs.

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With trainee and admin roles available the company

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It's their cost saving measures and Panther is one still far Hinkley

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Coming from a customer service background that could help me. I'm

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looking for a practical way of getting an apprenticeship here next

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year. The company still has a long way

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to go but it's a promising start The industry still faces many

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challenges and as well as continuing to fund new projects around the

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world -- secure new projects the company needs support the Government

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and says it wants assurances that British Steel will be used and UK

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projects. But they say they are continuing to top of the Government

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and the fact they were down in London yesterday and they are on the

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right track. Senior health officials say

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they can give people in Lincolnshire much better care -

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but only if big changes are made. small group of protesters

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were outside a meeting in Sleaford this morning where all proposals

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were being looked at -- this morning where all proposals

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were being looked at - I have asked if we can go and.

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services in Lincoln. I've been in and asked

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if we could go in and They are discussing the options

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for our health care, You know, they're not actually

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allowing us to listen in on what those options may

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or may not be. A "murderous, divided city -

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and the least integrated That's how a VICAR from

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St Botolph's Church in Boston The comments came to light

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after a freedom of information request from a member of public,

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who says he was outraged. The vicar - Reverend Alyson Buxton -

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has been defended by her diocese, who says she and her team work hard

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to celebrate and serve Buxton showing the Princess

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Royal around Boston But an e-mail about the Princess

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agreeing to continue her role as the Restoration Trust's

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patron has shocked a member of contacts I did say we were the most

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murderous and least integrated in the UK

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and needed her gravitas, support, I could not believe my

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eyes when I saw that. The e-mail was discovered

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by Andrew Hoyle in response to a freedom

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of information request. This sort of rash

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accusation that Boston is a murderous nonintegrated town could

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do a lot of damage in the country But Reverend Buxton could've been

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referring to newspaper So what do people in

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the town think about her Over the years it has been borne out

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that we are, with murders and trouble we have had

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over the last ten years. I have never had such

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rubbish in my life. If you go to other

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towns things happen. When I used to live in Derbyshire

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we had murders occasionly. But I don't think it's

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the most murderous town. In a statement the Diocese

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of Lincoln says, of Boston was making a serious point

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when pointing to the fact that Boston had already received much

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negative media attention for some However there is a long

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association between the Princess Royal and Boston

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and a good understanding of issues facing the town and the parish

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is vitally I've never really taken a great

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deal of note about what people write in e-mails

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because the normal population of the town

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Boston are proud of the Rector and proud

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of the town and know they are

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But Andrew is concerned about the impact

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that Reverend Buxton's e-mail could have.

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And he's worried that a negative image of Boston has been

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We'd like to hear your thoughts on this one.

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Do you think it's unfair for the vicar to face criticism

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Do you think the words "murderous and least integrated" should have

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ever been used in correspondence with the Royal Family -

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Five people have been injured after an ambulance responding

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to an emergency call was involved in a crash with two cars.The

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ambulance had its blue lights on when the crash happened,

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on the A607 at Waddington - at about one O'clock this

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Our reporter Jill Archbold is live for us now.

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The A607 has been closed following a serious collision

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at Waddington with the junction of Vanwall Road.

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The ambulance was answering 909 call. And was travelling south to

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the village when it had a collision of two other cars. Four people were

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taken to the hospital for their injuries and one person predicted

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the Queens medical Centre in Nottingham at what was described as

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serious injuries. Four people including the two crew

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from the Ambulance have been taken A passenger from one of the other

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vehicles has been taken to the Queens Medical Centre

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with serious injuries. One of the ambulances was travelling

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right. When it had a collision. The ambulance was travelling right. If

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anybody has seen the incident please Collison Silicon find out what

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happened. This evening the East Midlands Ambulance Service has said

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it will support the investigation by the police in any way you can. But

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there has been some good news the last hour and a Lincolnshire Police

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say that the people involved have not got a serious injuries as was

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first thought. -- as serious injuries.

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More than ?100,000 could be spent on a machine

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to remove chewing gum from the new pavements in Hull.

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The Hull Daily Mail reports that several methods to get rid

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of the gum are being trialled by the City Council.

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Millions of pounds have spent repaving Hull

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for its culture celebrations - but already it's dotted with gum.

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They've spent millions on trying to make Hull City centre more

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attractive with new paving and street furniture.

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But efforts are being blighted by an old problem - chewing gum.

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Look down and you'll see sticky white and grey splodges dotted

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I can't believe we have spent all that money and it's like that.

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It spoils all the good work that everybody has put into it,

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There are bins close by, rather than spitting it on the floor,

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To see how bad the problem is I'm going to do a very unscientific

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scout around and count the number of chewing gum pieces on the ground

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As I said, not a scientific approach but I've literally walked around

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for two minutes and found nearly 100 pieces of chewing gum on the ground

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And what about the cost of clearing it up?

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The regeneration of the city centre is costing ?25 million.

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The average price of a piece of gum is 3p.

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But every time it ends up on the floor it costs around ?1.50,

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Normal street cleaning doesn't shift it.

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So Hull City Council is trialling new machines in the hope

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A small machine like this one, specifically for gum

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But one, like this, which will steam clean much larger

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The council is able to issue ?80 on the spot fines

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And there's always what Singapore did in the 1990s.

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And in a statement, Hull City Council said while it's

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trialling these machines to get rid of gum, it's reiterating its plea

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to people not to drop it at all - asking them to "take pride

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Another one I'm sure you'll have an opinion on.

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Do you think the council should be spending money on this new machine?

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What do you think when you walk around Hull and see all this chewing

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Many manufacturers have a part to play with biodegradable gum. -- may

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be manufacturers. Still ahead on the programme

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Skegness hits back as it is label what the North Korea -- as it is

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labelled worse than North Korea in a travel guide.

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This picture of Boynton village near Bridlington

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Several e-mails a day telling me that yesterday you were seen eating

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fish and chips in the sunshine and Bedlington, allegedly working but

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that does not appear to be. Take that smug look off your face. I was

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working very hard and the usual questions from everybody. Where is

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your mates? Reply as it hears no mate of mine. -- he has no mate of

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mine. It is bitterly cold. The coldest day of winter so far with

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biting south east winds and there might even be at lead very light

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slow follies. -- a few very light slow laddies. Into the weekend we

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get near normal temperatures are back. -- a few light snow flurries.

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It is pretty grim across Lincolnshire and Northbrook. Skies

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to the north and largely clear. This cloud will push northwards to the

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next few hours and envelop all of us with Mr Ness and fog at lower

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levels. There will be ice. -- envelops all with Mr. Despite all of

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the cloud 02 minus two Celsius. -- mist. The sun will rise at eight

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o'clock and the next high water time in Cleethorpes at 41 minutes past

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four in the morning. Grey and depressing tomorrow with leaden

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skies. With that cloud the maybe some light snow and the odd spot of

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drizzle. I can't see there being any brightness at all. You will really

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notice that south-easterly breeze brings a significant wind chill to

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come. Top afternoon temperatures are one Celsius for Harle and Grimsby

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and zero for the West. -- Hull. Looking into Friday it looks dull

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but a little less cold for the end of the week. Saturday looks dry with

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some sunshine. I want to do more. Labour MPs from East Yorkshire

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and Lincolnshire say they WON'T try to stop Britain

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leaving the EU. It comes on the day

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the Prime Minister pledged to set-out the government's plans

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for Brexit in a formal document - All the Labour MPs in our area say

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they WILL back Brexit when it comes to a vote in parliament -

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subject to certain guarantees - such as the protection

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of workers' rights. More from our Political

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Editor Tim Iredale. Will British workers

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will enjoy the same rights That question has played a big part

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in the debate over Brexit. The Government says workers

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will be protected - Talking down my friend the member

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for Grimsby 's bill to protect European workers' rights that have

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been obtained in this country is the real agenda of the Tory party.

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That's a reference to a bill proposed by the Great Grimsby MP

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Melanie Onn who wants ensure things like paid maternity leave

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and protection for agency and part-time workers are guaranteed

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Here's what voters in her constituency have

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I am not really thinking they will all disappear. I was all for leaving

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the EU. I'm actually a director. Actually I am for fool Brexit. --

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full Brexit. All five Labour MPs in our

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area say they will vote to trigger Article 50 -

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that's the mechanism that will formally lead

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to Britain leaving the EU. But they want certain guarantees

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from the Government. I will be pressing the Government to

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get the very best deal possible for my constituents.

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Conservatives say there's no question of British workers

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We are increasing people's wages they have more money in the pocket

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and what we need to do is to not have the Labour Party playing

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politics with this. The highest court in the land -

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the Supreme Court - has said parliament must rubber

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stamp the result of last year's referendum, but none

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of our MPs look set to vote And Tim is live at

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Westminster tonight. Are you surprised that

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all our Labour MPs say they'll vote in favour of Brexit,

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given the fact that all of them You only have to look at the

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breakdown of results in the EU referendum. 66% of people in

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Scunthorpe, a Labour voting area, voted for Brexit and 67% in Harle

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and 70% in Grimsby. -- Hull. I think it would be a huge error of judgment

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for any Labour MP to defy the will of their constituents and it seems

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all MPs from all sizeable boat in favour of Brexit when it comes to a

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crucial vote on Brexit and House of Commons in a couple of weeks' time

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and that will help Theresa May go to the rest of Europe with a clear

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mandate and finally say to them that we are out.

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We've had a big response to our story about Martin Hill, the leader

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of Lincolnshire County Council, who wants to hold a referendum

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to scrap seven district councils - and replace them with a unitary

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authority for the whole area.Brian says: "The County Council has been

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promising to repair footpaths in our area for over

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What would they do to the rest of the county if they were in

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This from Karen: "Why don't we get rid of Lincolnshire

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County Council and give powers to local councils?

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It could reduce taxes, increase wages for council workers,

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We will return to it again in a few weeks' time.

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The Hull City coach says he and his entire team will visit

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Ryan Mason in hospital in London at the weekend as the player

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continues his recovery from a fractured skull.

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The midfielder was injured during the game against Chelsea on Sunday.

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Ahead of their EFL Cup semifinal match with Manchester United,

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Head Coach Marco Silva refused to be drawn on weather Burnley had

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bid ?10 million for Robert Snodgrass.

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He said the team was focusing on other things:

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At this moment, the most important we need to support the player,

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support his family is the most important at this moment.

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Of course, it is not an easy moment for us, like a team but you need to

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be strong, to be together and to keep together all the players and

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support Ryan is the most important at this moment.

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People in Skegness have reacted angrily to national

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newspaper coverage linking the seaside resort

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to North Korea and Syria on a list of the world's WORST

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It refers to an article written by holiday website,

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Destination Tips, which describes the town as "a pile of dirt".

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Those living there have cold it an out of date

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Improvements are under way in Skegness but they won't come quickly

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enough to impress one website. That is because Skegness has been listed

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as one of the worst holiday destinations in the world. But what

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is particularly stinging is that it has been listed amongst places in

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countries accused of systematic human rights abuses and others which

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are war zones and currently experiencing a humanitarian crisis.

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The website cold Destination Tips says it has compiled its 11 West

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places based on high crime rates, or high elements of pollution or

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political corruption. It includes Damascus and Syria. At number nine

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between Bangladesh and Papa New Guinea is Skegness which are

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described as a pile of dirt bordering the North Sea with the

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rundown amusement park. It continues that this is one of the worst travel

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destinations in the world not for a safety standpoint but you will be

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let down if you visit. The Leicester was published in 2014 that is only

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now being grabbed by many national newspapers. The mere Skegness has

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reacted. -- mayor. The comparisons are ludicrous and it is mainly to

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create generate interest in the website by making ridiculous

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comparisons were some of the worst places on the planet. It also

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surprised people in the tourist information. It is totally the

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opposite of what people say to us. Outside people are passionate. Who

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is doing the packing? Have the newspapers nothing to write this

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week? When it is summertime and it all those people can't be wrong.

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This is how East Lindsey District Council like to murky Skegness.

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Destination Tips have not got back to our request to top. If you're in

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Skegness and you might like to comment on that.

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

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Rough sleeping described as a national scandal -

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as latest figures show it's doubled in England since 2010.

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Thousands of Scunthorpe steel workers who took a pay

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cut to save their jobs are told their gamble paid off -

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Tomorrow's weather: Mostly grey and bitterly cold,

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with a few light snow flurries possible and patchy hill fog.

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Maximum temperature around 1 Celsius.

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The wind chill will make it much colder mad. Talking about chewing

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gum in Hull. Frank says full-time litter wardens with a fixed penalty

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powers. That will soon cure them. Treasurer says -- Trevor says these

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lowlife animals who threw chewing gum and pavements are on a par with

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dog owners who do not clean up mess from their pets. And he says it is

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not only Hull. You should take a look at the new pavements are the

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for in Grimsby. It is disgusting, chewing gum everywhere. Several

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people all saying the police should get CCTV to identify and prosecute

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and fine heavily whenever they can. Thank you for watching and have a

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nice evening. Moderate P seven Brundle will be talking about the

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good news from British Steel. -- more at half past seven.

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RADIO: 'The UK has voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48.

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'Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrated the result, declaring that

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'dawn was breaking on an independent nation.' Ugh!

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'is expected to resign later this morning.'

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