15/02/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

The headlines tonight: Police investigate record levels of hate

crime across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire since the Brexit vote.

victimised, people are calling me names.

You kind of get used to it, but, you know, sometimes

when you are on your own you get frightened.

I am even more strongly opposed to an address by President Trump

So far as the Royal Gallery is concerned, and again,

I operate on advice, I do not perhaps have as strong

a say on that matter, it is in a different part

of the building, although customarily, an invitation

to a visiting leader to deliver an address there would be issued

An MP says the House of Commons Speaker should be removed

Eight tonnes of litter collected every day in one city.

Residents say it's making life a misery.

It is not nice for us at all, it is not nice for the residents.

Why should we have to live with all this?

If there were more bins I think there would still be

Volunteers are needed to befriend elderly war veterans in Lincolnshire

to stop them feeling lonely and isolated.

You just get fed up sitting in the house,

You have a laugh and a joke, you take the mickey

It is a really lovely gang, it really is.

Summer rain to come this evening, bright and breezy, join me for the

five-day forecast for later on. Record levels of hate crime have

been reported by police in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

since the EU referendum in June. A hate crime is any attack

which the victim, or anyone else, thinks is based on someone's

prejudice towards them because of their race,

religion, sexual orientation, disability or because

they're transgender. Humberside Police recorded 140

hate crimes between July and September last year -

an increase of 34% compared Lincolnshire Police

recorded 78 hate crimes during the same period -

a rise of 67%. Nationally, 14,000 hate crimes

were reported between July Our correspondent, Vicky Johnson,

reports from Scunthorpe. In the days since the EU referendum,

some members of our community have been telling Humberside Police

about the abuse they face... Stuff that we are seeing is after

Brexit, things like we voted for the thing the EU, you're still here, why

are you here? Basic things along the lines of that is no place in society

for your community, go back to your country. This road in Scunthorpe,

one of the most multicultural streets in the whole of our region.

People of different nationalities and religions seem to rub along for

the most part well together, however, some of those we spoke to

have suffered racial abuse. Abid says the abuse can

be deeply offensive... People call me names, I have been

called a terrorist, you name it, anything under the sun, I have been

called. For Husna - and her family -

the taunting can They just tell you to take off your

headscarf or whatever you are wearing. You kind of get used to it

but, you know, sometimes when you are on your own, you get frightened,

what if they do something to you? Chido, who moved from Zimbabwe 12

years ago, thinks people have become At the beginning it was kind of

difficult but as the years have gone by, things are starting to get

easier because not many people comment or they are adjusting to the

difference that we can all work together as one.

But that's not always the case in Lincolnshire where there's

been great uncertainty since the Brexit vote.

This service of friendship was meant to help heal divisions.

And the police say they're encouraging all victims of hate

As much as it is terrible that these incidents occur at all, it is good

news that people are feeling that Lincolnshire Police can be trusted

with that information and that we will do something about it when they

reported. There has been an increase in the number of hate crimes

reported to both the Humberside and Lincolnshire Police forces, the

number of cases is still relatively low compared to other areas. Becky

Johnson, BBC Look North. We will be asking for your views on this

shortly. Mike Ainsworth is from Stop Hate UK,

an organisation which works to challenge hate crime

and discrimination. I asked him whether an increase

in hate crimes was down The figures absolutely occurred

immediately after the referendum result and from both the official

figures and from our own figures as to what happened in our helpline,

the connection is irrefutable. And do you think these figures

are accurate or is there more going on and maybe hidden

that we do not know about? We know that hate crime

is significantly underreported. Only one in ten hate crimes

against members of the disabled community are reported to the police

and that is reflected across other So it is only a portion

of hate crime that is Do you agree with the Equalities

and Human Rights Commission, who think that a small number

of people used what happened last summer with the Brexit vote to,

and I quote, "legitimise I think they are accurate in that it

did legitimise racism and prejudice. I am not sure I would argue

it is a small number. I think the number of victims

that we see coming forward indicates that there is a problem that needs

to be tackled. Do you think the figures now

will level out or will they continue to rise, especially around

Article 50 time? I think the figures have normalised,

if I can use that word, it's probably the wrong word to use

to do with hate crime, but the figures have gone back

to what we would expect in terms We need to be careful going forward

that we do not allow the way that campaigns are done,

the way that campaigns are run, legitimises people,

and there are simple ways of dealing with that, and I think strong moral

leadership from those in positions of power and the way that the police

have been dealing with these issues means that we do not

have an inevitability that Article 50 will again trigger

a similar rise in hate crime. But we do need to be

proactive to prevent it. A very, very interesting

one to talk about. Mr Ainsworth, thank

you for your time tonight. We want to hear from

you on this story. Do you think the rise in hate crime

can be blamed on Brexit? Do you think politicians need

to be more responsible in their campaigning,

as we've just heard? You might have been a victim of hate

crime and want to get in touch. Here is how to get in touch on the

subject of We will have some of your views on

the telly before we finish at seven o'clock.

He's the Speaker who's been criticised for speaking out

And tonight it seems that one of our MPs believes John Bercow can

no longer remain in his job as Speaker of the House of Commons.

Lincoln's Karl McCartney has written to fellow MPs saying Mr Bercow's

position in the traditionally neutral role has become

"untenable" after he criticised the US President.

More from our political editor, Tim Iredale.

Order! Order! He is the man charged with keeping order in the House of

Commons but at least one of our MPs believe that John Bercow is out of

order after he said President Rob Wood not be welcome to address

parliament when he arrives in the country later this year. I would not

wish to issue an invitation to President Trumm. Lincoln MP Karl

McCartney has e-mailed fellow MPs urging them to support a motion of

no-confidence in Speaker Burkle, saying that he is not politically

impartial and that his position now untenable. -- Speaker Baracoa. His

rule is meant to be an impartial position and speaking out on such a

politically divisive issue, he has broken the terms of the contract of

which his job is and I am fully supportive of Karl McCartney, he has

made his position untenable. But another MP disagrees. He is entitled

to have that opinion because it is the Speaker of the House of Commons

together with the Speaker of the Lord's and the Lord Chamberlain who

addresses parliament. John Bercow is entitled to have that position. This

is Speaker's Corner where people come to have their issue on the day.

So what is the verdict on whether the House of Commons speaker was

correct wrong to speak out about Donald Trump? Donald Trump is

segregating people, so I think it is the right thing for him to say, for

John Bercow to say. He is bad, but at the same time it will strike more

people to put down their throat and say this is ridiculous. I think

people will make a stand. If Donald Trump wants to come to the UK, let

him come, it is not really John Bercow, is right to speak out and

talk about Donald Trump like that. Parliament is not sitting this week

but when MPs return next week we will no further Karl McCartney has

been successful in persuading his colleagues to support a motion of no

confidence against the speaker. Tim Iredale, BBC Look North, Lincoln.

We will be talking more about this on Look North at 10:30pm tonight.

I will be speaking to the Hull Labour MP Karl Turner

who says the Speaker John Bercow is right to criticise Donald Trump.

If you are interested in that one, half past ten tonight here on BBC

One. Hospital services in Hull

and East Yorkshire have been rated as "requiring improvement"

by the Care Quality Commission - There have been past

issues with bullying. But the inspectors found

a better staff culture. They said staff treated

patients in a caring way, But they said the shortage of nurses

was evident and the trust still needed to meet national

standards in A But we need to recognise

that the CQC have raised the bar in terms of what they are looking

for and there has been a huge amount of work going on to get us pointed

in the right direction. I'm confident we are now in a place

where we can actually move Mixed picture on the unemployment

figures out today... In the Yorkshire and the Humber

region, 137,000 people were out of work and claiming benefit

in the last quarter of 2016 - But in the East Midlands,

which includes Lincolnshire, the jobless total was 114,000 -

that's up 6,000. Police activity's continued

at a Lincolnshire firing range after officers began seizing weapons

from the site on Monday. It's after the Home Office revoked

a firearms licence held by an arms dealer on the Skydock

site at Faldingworth. Lincolnshire Police has said it's

working with military experts to seize the weapons

to ensure public safety. There are 45,000 veterans

in Lincolnshire and many of them are elderly and lonely,

and can go weeks without Now a new scheme which is "buddying

up" volunteers with ex-servicemen Organisers say it's a great way

to reach those who need help Every Wednesday, Peter

comes to meet Patrick They've only known each other

a short time but have I enjoy the swapping of stories

and talking about his exploits. He has told me stories about the war

which I never knew, so, no, all of his history

about his exploits with the radio and the Americans and how far

behind they were with some He joined the Army straight

after leaving school and was a signals operator

during the Second World War. I'm one of the oldest ones there,

I think, so very, very few people these days would have gone

to Normandy on D-Day. Patrick has difficulty

walking and can't drive, another reason he's so grateful

he has Peter who can take him out of the house to places such

as the Camaraderie Club in Lincoln, where he can meet other

ex-servicemen and women. He looks forward to it every week

and he's not the only one. Well, my wife died and I

was alone for six years It's the loneliness during the week

- I'm living on my own - and when I come here it is a break

in the week. How do you think you would feel

if you were not able to come I live on my own, I have been

a widow over 20 years, so, you know, If you are not used to seeing people

very often, then walking into a room But the thing about this new scheme

is it enables volunteers to befriend veterans one-on-one and then

they can slowly reintroduce No one likes to admit

they are lonely and especially the veterans, they have that keep

calm and carry on spirit that they've always had

throughout the war. There are 45,000 veterans

in Lincolnshire alone It is hoped that with more

volunteers like Peter, even more elderly veterans can be

helped across Lincolnshire. Laura Foster, BBC

Look North, Lincoln. Let us hope so and let us hope that

the publicity helps them. Good luck to everyone working on that. If you

know a story or think there is a story we should know about, send us

an e-mail and give us a phone call and see if we can get it on the

television. It costs thousands to clean up -

now people living on a Hull estate say litter's making

their lives a misery. Gladys - who was born before

women got the vote - celebrates reaching 105 with a tune

from a brass band. Exactly 6:45pm. Tonight 's

photograph is of Flamborough. Thank you for that one, another one

tomorrow night around about the same time.

It is good that you are wearing this outfit, it prompted a little bit of

chitchat. One viewer has said can you tell Paul, I calmly used-car

salesman. I am not dodgy and certainly do not dress like him. I

will tell you what, who is more untrustworthy, me or a second-hand

car dealer? His final line is, even Darren put you to shame! Well, he

does wear some nice ties, unlike you, Peter! Over the next 24 hours,

looking bright and breezy, we have had 12 degrees across the South of

Lincolnshire this afternoon. Still looks set for 15 or 16 degrees early

next week if all goes to plan, a touch of spring is on the way. There

is the chart on Friday. Looking very nice with the ridge of high

pressure, that means we will be dry. Quite cloudy at times but the Bobby

sunshine Tour, and a lot of fine weather over the weekend. In the

last few hours it has turned out to be very wet across parts of

Lincolnshire. That trend continues on its journey North eastwards. Wet

for a time across Lincolnshire and in East Yorkshire. That rain out of

the way the evening, certainly by midnight and conditions will clear

up. The second half of the night will be dry with clear spells, the

wind will pick up and we will see temperatures are around 4 degrees,

five Celsius. The sun rises in the morning at 7:19am. That is the time

of the next high water. A fairly straightforward forecast tomorrow,

it is bright and breezy with variable cloud and some sunshine.

The risk of one or two match hours pushing in from the West but very

isolated features. The emphasis for most of us is on a good deal of dry,

albeit quite windy weather. A look at the top temperatures, once again

into double figures just about everywhere. The exception will be

Bridlington Bay. 10 Celsius across a wide part of our area, 50

Fahrenheit. Cloudy at times first thing on Friday, otherwise dry and

brightening up with sunshine. For the weekend, the emphasis on dry and

reasonably bright weather. Early next week, a taste of spring. That

is the forecast, Peter. I am getting half a dozen complaints from

second-hand car dealer now! You are more popular with the teachers! I

will see you tomorrow. Residents on a Hull estate

say litter is making Around eight tonnes of rubbish

is picked up in the city every day. But one councillor says cutbacks

mean there aren't the resources to deal with a growing

volume of rubbish. This is supposed to be a green space

for families to enjoy and through which children

walk to school. But this area of Bransholme has

become plauged with litter. There is a lot, yes,

it is mainly kids, though, isn't it? If there were more bins I think

there would still be Generally, it is, all over

Hull it is disgusting. On this street the problem

has become so bad, some You know, they are getting sick

of living with rubbish. I mean, you can see the settee,

it must have took more effort dumping that than picking the phone

up and asking the council It is not nice, it is not

nice for us at all, not Why should we, why should we have

to live with all of this? It is getting worse, yes,

and I think it will get worse. What we have got to start telling

people is we are getting so many millions of pounds taken off us

from the government that we cannot deliver what we used

to because we do not Just walking around parts

of Hull's Bransholme estate and the extent of the litter

problem is clear. There is everything from bottles

and cans to a child's car seat It is hoped that an extra

one million people will visit Hull in its City of Culture year

and there is concern that this does And for some of those out

to enjoy the sunshine today, Broken glass, smashed cans on a bike

is just no joke whatsoever and the litter can get caught up

in your spokes and everything, it is a real problem

around here, isn't it? As well as the City of Culture

they are trying to get people out on their bikes and get fitter

and it is harder when there I don't know whether it is education

in schools, I do not know whether that would help,

you know, teaching kids Hull City Council says it has

recruited extra street cleaners for the City of Culture year,

but while the culture of littering continues,

so will sights like this. So, there are the problems

in Bransholme in Hull. You have been contacting

us about the litter This one is from Barbara Rowley,

she's in Bridlington. Anthony Brown sent

this one from Hull. And here are some voluntary litter

pickers in Spalding - You might also have a view on this

story, how bad is the litter What more can be done

to deal with the problem? And how do we deal with these people

that we all see regularly throwing down litter on the ground? There is

the e-mail address and the text number.

Thanks for all your messages after we were talking about councils

raising taxes to help fund care for the elderly and

Most town halls are increasing council tax by up to 5%,

but some say it will not be enough to deal with the

The leader of North East Lincolnshire Council says he's

writing to the government to ask for a review of the way

Thanks for your comments, here are some of them.

It looks to be split down the middle in terms of opinion.

Sue from Lincolnshire has texted, she says, "Shouldn't families

take more responsibility for their elderly?

There's an expectation now that the state should look after them.

Your parents looked after you, don't you owe them some

Do not forget that we listen to all of the phone calls that we get. So

please get in touch. We will return to that again in the

future, I am sure. Yorkshire batsman Joe Root has been

speaking for the first time since being announced

as the new England cricket captain. Root was named as Alastair Cook's

successor on Monday. He said he was excited about taking

up role and was looking forward I can't wait to get stuck into it

and hopefully people will enjoy coming to watch the way we go

about our business. We have got a very exciting group

of players, which is something that is a massive positive for us

moving forward and hopefully people enjoy watching us perform

later on in the summer. There aren't many people who can say

they were born before the Titanic's maiden voyage,

women got the vote and the outbreak However Gladys Wate

from Skegness can. Today she celebrates

her 105th birthday. Simon Spark was

invited to the party. 1912 - a monumental year

when the Titantic set sail, when Al Jolson was one of the most

popular singers, and the year Today she celebrates

her 105th birthday, where the songs of Al Jolson

are replaced with the My mother used to tell me about the

Titanic and she told me the band played abide with me as the ship

sank, that takes some believing but that is what she told me. Today,

home from home for Gladys is in Skegness, sitting alongside her best

friend Mary who was born next order. Even the proprietor of the home is

to be a neighbour. I met her children up here 25 years later and

we all thought that we had not changed one bit, we decided that was

the case! My oldest brother is nearly 85 and still visit his mother

every Sunday, quite an achievement in itself! Just so many things that

Mother has done, from running a choir, to playing for the WIA, what

a laugh we have, she always turned her hand to something. Today was all

about welcoming family and the mayor and a brass band. But there is no

abide with me here, just happy 105th birthday. I am very grateful for it,

very grateful. I love a party. Simon Spark, BBC Look North, Skegness.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE . Thank you.

Lovely, happy birthday to Gladys. I am sure some of the family are

watching. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Let's get a recap of the international

Donald Trump has attacked the US intelligence agencies

and the American media over claims that a number of his campaign team

were in contact with Russian officials in the run-up to last

Police investigate record levels of hate crime across East Yorkshire

and Lincolnshire since the Brexit vote.

Tomorrow's weather: Bright and breezy with sunny spells.

Small chance of a shower, but many areas dry.

On the subject of hate crime, Michelle said she reported her case

last year but it was dropped with evidence gathering weighted against

the victim. How many reports get to God? Andy has said it is so

important that people report hate, we need to know what is really

happening, call 101, do not suffer. Ian has said it is not surprising

there has been a large increase in hate crime numbers in our area. The

Brexit board, promoted by lies about migrant workers and immigration, has

legitimised racial attacks. The irony is that Lincolnshire, in

particular, needs foreign seasonal workers to survive economically.

Thank you for those, when farmers leave

their daily routines behind... Right, here we come, Dorset!

..for a show day.