:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:09. > :00:10.The headlines from us this Thursday night:
:00:11. > :00:13.The circus in a cemetery - furious reaction over plans to hold
:00:14. > :00:20.an outdoor performance in a graveyard.
:00:21. > :00:28.It makes me physically sick. There is no such thing as doing this
:00:29. > :00:30.respectfully. You are violating a sacred ground.
:00:31. > :00:33.Unacceptable - the European Union issues a final warning to Hull
:00:34. > :00:37.Campaigners start a petition to get speed cameras on the Humber Bridge.
:00:38. > :00:40.And the man who came home to find his locks changed
:00:41. > :00:42.and front door damaged, after police wrongly broke
:00:43. > :01:04.It just doesn't seem right. I was ?470 out of pocket for something
:01:05. > :01:18.nothing to do with me. And I will have all the weather details later.
:01:19. > :01:20.There's been furious reaction to the announcement that a cemetery
:01:21. > :01:23.in Hull will be used as the venue for an outdoor circus.
:01:24. > :01:25.The Depart production has been given permission to perform
:01:26. > :01:28.at Hull's General cemetery in May, as part of City of
:01:29. > :01:31.But the relative of somebody buried in a neighbouring graveyard has told
:01:32. > :01:34.Look North the circus - which claims to offer "haunting
:01:35. > :01:36.sights and sounds" and has performers dressed like ghosts
:01:37. > :01:40.In a moment I'll speak to one of the organisers but first
:01:41. > :01:54.Hull's General Cemetery, a site of historical significance,
:01:55. > :01:58.a place perhaps for contemplation and soon to be a performance area
:01:59. > :02:09.Depart is an internationally acclaimed performance described
:02:10. > :02:11.as a spell-binding and immersive show where circus artists
:02:12. > :02:13.dance above the heads of a roaming audience.
:02:14. > :02:20.I think this is totally abhorrent because what they are doing,
:02:21. > :02:22.they're coming here, they're swinging through
:02:23. > :02:29.They're performing what is tantamount to a circus act and to me
:02:30. > :02:38.This cemetery has been closed for over 40 years but for Johnathan,
:02:39. > :02:40.who has family buried in the adjacent graveyard,
:02:41. > :02:42.using this site as a performance space is disrespectful.
:02:43. > :02:46.There is no such thing as doing this respectfully because you are
:02:47. > :03:15.There is a special monument to the 1800 people who died from cholera in
:03:16. > :03:19.1849. That historical significance is one of the reasons why this
:03:20. > :03:21.performance has been brought here, to open up a forgotten part of the
:03:22. > :03:27.city. This is a site specific piece that
:03:28. > :03:30.has been made from the cemetery So therefore its very basis
:03:31. > :03:34.is that it is incredibly respectful to the place and if you go online
:03:35. > :03:37.and see some of the trailers and some of the comments
:03:38. > :03:40.from the people who saw it in London, that absolutely
:03:41. > :03:41.underlines that. Hull's event in May
:03:42. > :03:43.has already sold out. It would seem this is one piece of
:03:44. > :03:49.art that is going to divide opinion. Earlier I spoke to Beki Bateson,
:03:50. > :03:52.one of the producers of the event. I asked her whether she was
:03:53. > :04:15.expecting the choice of a cemetery Not particularly, but I think you
:04:16. > :04:22.can understand why it would be. But I think that the piece itself
:04:23. > :04:27.celebrates life and death. It is exceptionally respectful of the
:04:28. > :04:36.species and the lives of people who are they. And it is a celebration of
:04:37. > :04:40.life and death. And it's a beautiful magical performance piece. Why can't
:04:41. > :04:45.you do this in a park? Why does it have to be over some pupils loved
:04:46. > :04:50.ones? It's not over them. It's in the space of a cemetery, often near
:04:51. > :04:56.places of nature and there are pathways and delves. There are trees
:04:57. > :04:59.that the performers hang from an performed within. I think the point
:05:00. > :05:08.is that it is about resonating with the stories and the lives of the
:05:09. > :05:11.people in the cemetery. It has Hacked Off a lot of people. I am
:05:12. > :05:17.disgusted. This is nothing short of contemptible. Let the dead rest in
:05:18. > :05:25.peace. Many others similar to that. What you say to those people? It's
:05:26. > :05:35.not circus like you imagine it. Its people hanging in trees, dressing
:05:36. > :05:39.ghostly outfits. It's magical, beautiful and respectful. I would
:05:40. > :05:44.encourage people to go and see it for themselves. It would look just
:05:45. > :05:50.as good and a park, well away from where people are resting in peace. I
:05:51. > :05:54.don't think it would. The skate around the cemetery and the fact you
:05:55. > :05:59.are in that particular place is the thing that causes the resonance and
:06:00. > :06:04.the connection with the theme of the peace. When we did it in London, the
:06:05. > :06:09.guy who worked in Tower Hamlets cemetery where we performed that, he
:06:10. > :06:15.has worked there for 14 years, he was brought to tears by how moving
:06:16. > :06:19.it was. Are people here being oversensitive and not getting into
:06:20. > :06:25.this City of Culture spirit? I don't think they are. If I saw the word
:06:26. > :06:31.cemetery next to circus at the jump to conclusions. But I implore people
:06:32. > :06:36.this is a magical move in meditation of the movements between life and
:06:37. > :06:40.death. It is very respectful and has been made in conjunction with the
:06:41. > :06:43.cemetery. We worked closely with them. Thank you.
:06:44. > :06:45.Should there be entertainment in a cemetery?
:06:46. > :06:47.Is it appropriate, or is it disrespecting the dead?
:06:48. > :06:50.Perhaps you have relatives buried in the General Cemetery in the city?
:06:51. > :07:23.How would you feel if it took place where your loved ones are buried?
:07:24. > :07:26.The mother of a Hull man who was murdered by a serial killer
:07:27. > :07:28.in London hopes a new BBC documentary will keep pressure
:07:29. > :07:34.on those looking into the police investigation into his death.
:07:35. > :07:38.Police in London insisted Anthony Walgate's died from a drugs
:07:39. > :07:40.overdose before his killer went on to poison three other
:07:41. > :07:42.men who were dumped in this London graveyard.
:07:43. > :07:53.Stephen Port has been jailed for the murders but his victims'
:07:54. > :07:55.families want to know why police refused to investigate
:07:56. > :08:07.You found him dead in the street, he hasn't been beaten up,
:08:08. > :08:09.he hasn't been stabbed, he hasn't been shot or anything.
:08:10. > :08:16.They refused to ever investigate it from the very beginning.
:08:17. > :08:19.And the BBC Three documentary, "How Police Missed the Grindr
:08:20. > :08:21.Killer" is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer.
:08:22. > :08:23.A 29-year-old woman has died after the car
:08:24. > :08:25.she was in crashed into a parked car transporter in Grimsby.
:08:26. > :08:28.It happened just before half nine last night on Peaks Lane.
:08:29. > :08:31.The woman, who was a front seat passenger, was pronounced dead
:08:32. > :08:40.The driver of the car suffered leg injuries.
:08:41. > :08:43.The Government has been told it could be taken to a European court
:08:44. > :08:45.unless air quality levels are improved in Hull.
:08:46. > :08:48.The city is on a list of areas that breach pollution limits.
:08:49. > :08:51.It's a problem which is linked to around 40,000 early deaths every
:08:52. > :08:54.year across the UK - with fumes from diesel engines said
:08:55. > :09:10.More from our Political Editor Tim Iredale.
:09:11. > :09:12.It may sound alarming, but we're told vehicle emissions
:09:13. > :09:14.are sending some people to an early grave.
:09:15. > :09:17.Hull is one of 16 parts of the UK highlighted
:09:18. > :09:19.for "persistent breaches" of nitrogen dioxide levels.
:09:20. > :09:23.The A63 Castle Street is one of the problem areas.
:09:24. > :09:33.Taxi driver Dave says politicians have been sending our mixe messages.
:09:34. > :09:39.A few years ago, people were talked into buying diesel cars. People
:09:40. > :09:44.jumped on the bandwagon. I don't feel guilty. We were forced into a
:09:45. > :10:05.situation to buy one. Now they are saying it is bad.
:10:06. > :10:22.I don't recommend a congestion charge, but the situation is drastic
:10:23. > :10:29.enough for us to consider something like that. Vehicles need to get off
:10:30. > :10:33.the streets, so we need something like free public transport.
:10:34. > :10:35.The government could be hauled before the European Court
:10:36. > :10:38.of Justice over air quality levels, but is that such a threat
:10:39. > :10:51.Leaving the EU brings up some concern. We are calling for a UK
:10:52. > :10:59.clean air act to enshrine the right to Brive clean air in domestic law.
:11:00. > :11:01.The Government says environmental laws will not be
:11:02. > :11:04.weakened after Brexit, but it's clear that in many of our
:11:05. > :11:12.cities air quality levels need to improve in order to save lives.
:11:13. > :11:15.Earlier I spoke to Doctor Jo Barnes from the University of the West
:11:16. > :11:17.of England who is a specialist in air pollution.
:11:18. > :11:20.I started by asking her how badly a road like the A63
:11:21. > :11:37.It can be significantly bad for those people who have existing
:11:38. > :11:41.respiratory conditions and cardiovascular conditions. Those are
:11:42. > :11:47.particular health concerns. That may also affect people living in areas
:11:48. > :11:50.of high social deprivation, the elderly, children, they are
:11:51. > :11:55.vulnerable groups. Do you think we have made a mistake with diesel
:11:56. > :11:59.cars? There was this drive to buy them. Would you now have them taken
:12:00. > :12:04.off the road? DS, I think we need to go back on that policy and undo that
:12:05. > :12:13.incentive scheme which increased diesel vehicles on our road. We also
:12:14. > :12:16.need to have a scrappage scheme to do that, we need to incentivise the
:12:17. > :12:22.public to give up diesel vehicles, having been incentivised to pick
:12:23. > :12:26.them up in the first place. How could hard our people afford higher
:12:27. > :12:29.taxes and buying a new car, when many of these people bought them in
:12:30. > :12:34.good faith, thinking they were the right thing to do? The government
:12:35. > :12:40.needs to come up with a policy to help people do that. And incentive
:12:41. > :12:48.scheme that is affordable for all sectors of society. It is for the
:12:49. > :12:53.government to work out. Will this pollution contribute to the worrying
:12:54. > :12:58.figures for early death in Hol? Yes, it will contribute to people who
:12:59. > :13:04.have existing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and making
:13:05. > :13:08.those worse. Not just exacerbating existing conditions, but actually
:13:09. > :13:13.creating new conditions as well. We talk about numbers of deaths, but we
:13:14. > :13:20.also need to look at the ill-health, not just the mortality figures. I
:13:21. > :13:25.can hear diesel drivers shouting at the television. What would you say
:13:26. > :13:30.to them? I'm afraid to say they are the most polluting vehicles we have
:13:31. > :13:35.on the road, even the cleanest ones are dirty. We need to be thinking
:13:36. > :13:38.about public health and I'm afraid we do need to be thinking about
:13:39. > :13:44.getting rid of those vehicles. Thank you.
:13:45. > :13:50.Still ahead tonight: The campaign to get speed cameras
:13:51. > :13:52.on the Humber Bridge - those behind it say
:13:53. > :13:59.And the man who came home to find his locks changed
:14:00. > :14:01.and front door damaged, after police wrongly broke
:14:02. > :14:23.The photograph tonight is St Marys Church in Barton-upon-Humber. Thank
:14:24. > :14:37.you for that. Are you in a good mood? Always. The producer has said
:14:38. > :14:45.that your top makes you look like you are in your pyjamas. Thank you.
:14:46. > :14:57.Maybe he could contribute towards a new spring wardrobe. I think it is
:14:58. > :15:05.nice. My grandmother doesn't like you talking about my clothes! Let's
:15:06. > :15:09.move on to the forecast. A mild few days on the way. Tomorrow, dry and
:15:10. > :15:14.my old with some sunshine, particularly through the course of
:15:15. > :15:25.the morning. You can see on this chart, the yellow hues are warmer
:15:26. > :15:29.air and it milder. Monday, it might be that temperatures get into the
:15:30. > :15:33.mid teens. Exceptionally warm for the time of year. More cloud has
:15:34. > :15:39.developed over the last few hours over parts of Lincolnshire. Most
:15:40. > :15:43.places are dry. Were looking at largely dry conditions through this
:15:44. > :15:53.evening and overnight. A lot of cloud around. Particularly over
:15:54. > :16:05.parts of Lincolnshire. Temperature is always higher where we have more
:16:06. > :16:11.cloud around at 7 degrees. We start date with always more cloud in the
:16:12. > :16:15.south-west. Most of us will see some bright or possibly sunny spells
:16:16. > :16:22.through the day, especially over East Yorkshire. Generally more cloud
:16:23. > :16:33.through the afternoon. Not as breezy as it has been. Feeling mild.
:16:34. > :16:39.Looking further ahead, it won't be completely dry, but it looks like
:16:40. > :16:45.most of the rain will be overnight on Saturday. Breezy weekend, mild,
:16:46. > :16:58.at times cloudy, then mild weather looking set to continue next week. I
:16:59. > :17:03.think Jack the producer is wrong. Apparently one viewer even thought
:17:04. > :17:17.you looked good when you went down the sewer for country file. I've
:17:18. > :17:24.been cut from Friday's episode. On the Monday- Thursday! -- only.
:17:25. > :17:27.Some drivers who use the Humber Bridge say speed cameras
:17:28. > :17:30.need to be put up to stop other motorists travelling too fast.
:17:31. > :17:32.The limit at the moment is 50 miles per hour.
:17:33. > :17:34.Campaigners say cameras would cut the number
:17:35. > :17:46.Our correspondent Leanne Brown reports.
:17:47. > :17:54.With the Humber Estuary down bellow, many people find driving over
:17:55. > :17:57.the Humber Bridge daunting - - and campaigners say speeding
:17:58. > :18:00.I drove from Hull to Brigg to see what motorists there thought
:18:01. > :18:11.If you don't speed, you don't get caught. That's my opinion. Some
:18:12. > :18:20.people do speed over. I think it would be a good idea. No objection.
:18:21. > :18:30.Good idea. Is a problem, this will solve it.
:18:31. > :18:35.On my way back I decided to see if people stuck to the limit.
:18:36. > :18:47.I have set my cruise control to 50 mph. Cars are overtaking me.
:18:48. > :18:51.For a new speed camera to be installed there needs to have been
:18:52. > :18:54.at least three serious or fatal crashes on the stretch of road
:18:55. > :18:58.But the Humber Bridge Board say in the last year there have been
:18:59. > :19:02.Of course, there are many reasons why an accident might
:19:03. > :19:08.But when it does lanes have to be closed and it can cause huge delays.
:19:09. > :19:16.Obviously the bridge is heavily used, particularly in rush hour. If
:19:17. > :19:22.it is closed, the nearest diversion is 30 miles around. I have some
:19:23. > :19:26.concerns about cameras because they can lead to drivers suddenly
:19:27. > :19:30.breaking and celebrating after they get past the camera.
:19:31. > :19:32.The Humber Bridge Board and the police couldn't
:19:33. > :19:35.But they are meeting tomorrow to discuss if cameras
:19:36. > :19:38.Should there be speed cameras on the Humber Bridge?
:19:39. > :20:02.A man from Grimsby says he's been forced to pay hundreds of pounds
:20:03. > :20:05.to fix his front door after police officers wrongly forced
:20:06. > :20:07.their way into his home while he was on holiday.
:20:08. > :20:10.Humberside Police says officers acted in good faith to an emergency
:20:11. > :20:12.call and have offered to pay off some of the damage
:20:13. > :20:15.Michael Staples says that's not good enough.
:20:16. > :20:24.Last September, Michael spent two weeks unwinding in the Cotswolds.
:20:25. > :20:27.But that relaxed feeling disappeared when they came home and couldn't
:20:28. > :20:36.to force their way into the house, after a woman dialled
:20:37. > :20:41.It's not known where the call came from.
:20:42. > :20:50.When they told me that, I had some feeling towards their predicament,
:20:51. > :20:55.thinking, if it was my mother who cold 999 in my house and collapsed
:20:56. > :21:00.during that nobody tried to get her, then I would be pleased they did
:21:01. > :21:04.what the dead. The police had to break in a second time because the
:21:05. > :21:11.new set of keys didn't work with the new lock. The door was badly damaged
:21:12. > :21:24.and had to be replaced. Michael said Humberside Police owes him ?450.
:21:25. > :21:27.The force did offer to pay him just under half that money -
:21:28. > :21:33.?200 in what's called an exgratia payment.
:21:34. > :21:39.I thought the offer was to risible and I said I would not accept it.
:21:40. > :21:42.But Michael says that's not good enough - and he still doesn't
:21:43. > :21:57.understand why they broke into his house in the first place.
:21:58. > :22:03.Jonathan at the start of the programme and Michael in the
:22:04. > :22:07.previous story got in touch with us, so tonight we told their stories. If
:22:08. > :22:10.you have a story for us, get in touch.
:22:11. > :22:12.Thanks for all the responses on the litter problem
:22:13. > :22:48.Hull's year of City of Culture continues and there are new events
:22:49. > :22:51.Here's this week's round up of what's on -
:22:52. > :22:54.and if you have children over half term you might get some ideas.
:22:55. > :23:00.We are soaring through February as the second city of culture
:23:01. > :23:16.Here are three recommendations for some family fun.
:23:17. > :23:18.Hull scrapstore are running an educational craft workshop
:23:19. > :23:25.Swerby Hall have a whole week worth of activities lined up
:23:26. > :23:34.And Simon Callow joins a new look London Chamber Ensemble
:23:35. > :23:40.Back To Ours kicks off from 22nd - 26 February.
:23:41. > :23:42.The first of three festivals over various locations in Hull.
:23:43. > :23:48.Gigs from the Pigeon Detectives, comedy shows and screenings of films
:23:49. > :23:59.Celebrate the life Basil Kirkton, from 17-19 February.
:24:00. > :24:05.He was one of the most prolific minds in experimental
:24:06. > :24:08.music and this festival, Mind on the Run, is all about him.
:24:09. > :24:10.This gives music lovers an opportunity to immerse themselves
:24:11. > :24:13.into his intriguing life and hear some of the music he created
:24:14. > :24:15.and performed by some of today's musical innovators.
:24:16. > :24:17.Running until 21 March at the Street Life Museum,
:24:18. > :24:19.the fabulous felines exhibition is devoted to Edwardian theatre
:24:20. > :24:21.performer and postcard artist, Violet Roberts.
:24:22. > :24:24.Hull Children's University are challenging you to draw
:24:25. > :24:32.It can be from memory or by going to see it.
:24:33. > :24:34.Just make sure you upload it using the hashtag challengehull.
:24:35. > :24:36.And if you want to see more about Basil Kirchin,
:24:37. > :24:39.and more from Kofi, go to our City of Culture website
:24:40. > :24:51.Yesterday we met Gladys Waite from Skegness -
:24:52. > :24:55.she is 105 and we were invited along to her birthday party.
:24:56. > :24:58.Well, while we were there she read us a poem that
:24:59. > :25:03.she had written herself about her life in Lincolnshire.
:25:04. > :25:13."Yellow-bellied I'm proud to be, to live in a county next to the sea.
:25:14. > :25:17."When people tell me it's dull and flat...
:25:18. > :25:22."it makes me cross, it's not all like that!
:25:23. > :25:32."The sunset skies, each flower and tree.
:25:33. > :25:37."Lincoln Cathedral on the hill stands high.
:25:38. > :25:44."Tattershall Castle, Crowland Abbey, reach for the sky.
:25:45. > :25:55."We are really quite a happy lot, contented with the life we've got.
:25:56. > :25:57."Living at peace 'twixt world and sea.
:25:58. > :25:59."Is there anywhere else you'd rather be?"
:26:00. > :26:12.That's just a bit of Gladys' poem - if you want to hear it all then go
:26:13. > :26:21.Just go to Facebook and search for BBC Look North.
:26:22. > :26:27.I watched it this afternoon and it's great. Thanks to her.
:26:28. > :26:30.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines:
:26:31. > :26:32.There are fears for the future of thousands of jobs
:26:33. > :26:34.at Vauxhall's UK plants - crisis talks are held
:26:35. > :26:39.There's angry reaction to plans for a circus at a cemetery in Hull -
:26:40. > :26:41.one man writes to the authorities, calling it "abhorrent"
:26:42. > :26:45.Tomorrow's weather: A dry day in general, with the best of any
:26:46. > :26:46.sunshine towards the east coast during the morning.
:26:47. > :26:54.It'll be another mild day with a maximum temperature of 11 degrees.
:26:55. > :27:00.I think the planned circus performance in the cemetery is
:27:01. > :27:04.appallingly bad taste. Cemetery is not the kind of place for this type
:27:05. > :27:09.of entertainment. There are various performance
:27:10. > :27:13.artists in Grantham during the festival last year, I don't remember
:27:14. > :27:17.hearing any objections. Regarding circus in the cemetery,
:27:18. > :27:23.the word cemetery means sleeping place, it is a space of sanctity,
:27:24. > :27:26.not a circus tent or a place of theatre.
:27:27. > :27:30.Why can't people show some decorum? Cemeteries are not for
:27:31. > :27:36.entertainment. I would pay money to see this show in the cemetery in
:27:37. > :27:41.Hol. It looks tasteful. Once again, the do-gooders want to spoil things
:27:42. > :27:43.for everyone. A lot of people commenting on that. Thank you. Join
:27:44. > :27:45.me for the late news.