:00:07. > :00:08.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:09. > :00:16.Kingston upon Hull could lose out on social care funding to Kingston
:00:17. > :00:19.upon Thames as councils turn to taxpayers to plug the gap.
:00:20. > :00:23.What the Government needs to do is stop
:00:24. > :00:36.playing games with not funding health and social care.
:00:37. > :00:46.The naked artwork and because the worldwide desperation the smack --
:00:47. > :00:50.the cost of a worldwide sensation is going on display.
:00:51. > :00:54.The households facing big bills because of bin thieves.
:00:55. > :00:57.Top dog: The terrier which saved the life of a woman
:00:58. > :01:01.3,000 and counting - the petition calling for the Queen
:01:02. > :01:15.People have been signing it and signing it. People from Australia
:01:16. > :01:16.and Spain and America. I will be back with more information on storm
:01:17. > :01:27.dollars. As evidence mounts of a cash crisis
:01:28. > :01:38.in adult social care, Doris. councils are turning to taxpayers
:01:39. > :01:41.to plug the gap. Most Council Tax bills
:01:42. > :01:43.will rise by three per cent to help pay for care -
:01:44. > :01:46.but new figures show a remarkable gap in how much that
:01:47. > :01:48.will actually raise - and it massively favours
:01:49. > :01:50.richer, southern areas. The Hull MP Alan Johnson has told
:01:51. > :01:52.Parliament it's not fair, as a quarter of adults
:01:53. > :01:55.in his area need care. Tonight a senior Government minister
:01:56. > :01:57.promised to listen to the problems. Our Political Editor,
:01:58. > :01:59.Tim Iredale reports. It's one of the biggest
:02:00. > :02:01.challenges facing the country. How to care for the elderly
:02:02. > :02:03.and vulnerable in areas Picking up his prescription
:02:04. > :02:07.on Hessle Road in Hull is John Lamb who's 85 and has trouble
:02:08. > :02:10.with his heart and kidneys. He's happy with the care
:02:11. > :02:12.he receives, but is worried about reports that some councils
:02:13. > :02:14.are facing a funding crisis. We've paid tax all our life
:02:15. > :02:18.from 15 years of age. What the Government
:02:19. > :02:22.needs to do is stop playing games with not funding
:02:23. > :02:33.health and social care. The Government is allowing councils
:02:34. > :02:35.to add an extra 3% charge, or precept, onto council tax bills
:02:36. > :02:38.this year to pay for social care but it's claimed in many areas that
:02:39. > :02:42.simply won't be enough to cover Areas where they have
:02:43. > :02:45.lots of high value housing Those areas usually have less demand
:02:46. > :02:49.on adult social care. Places like Hull which has huge
:02:50. > :02:51.demand, 27% of the population needing some kind of adult social
:02:52. > :02:54.care, because it's got low value It's estimated that increasing
:02:55. > :02:58.council tax to pay for adult social care in Hull will raise an extra
:02:59. > :03:01.?8 per person. But the same increase
:03:02. > :03:03.in neighbouring East Riding brings And in the London borough
:03:04. > :03:07.of Kingston-upon-Thames it raises Picking up his prescription
:03:08. > :03:20.on Hessle Road in Hull is John Lamb who's 85 and has trouble
:03:21. > :03:23.with his heart and kidneys. He's happy with the care
:03:24. > :03:25.he receives, but is worried about reports that some councils
:03:26. > :03:28.are facing a funding crisis. We've paid tax all our life
:03:29. > :03:31.from 15 years of age. We are living on a shoestring
:03:32. > :03:40.and down south they aren't. They get the quality,
:03:41. > :03:48.don't they, it's not fair. Today Alan Johnson led a debate
:03:49. > :04:00.in Parliament on social care A letter in the day as senior
:04:01. > :04:07.Government minister agreed to discuss the way social care is
:04:08. > :04:16.handled in the city. I am more than happy to meet the Hull council and
:04:17. > :04:25.just today I have contacted Hull council and offered a meeting.
:04:26. > :04:28.Many councils are hoping the Chancellor will use next month's
:04:29. > :04:30.budget to dig a little deeper and give them more money
:04:31. > :04:40.So what are the chances the Government will offer councils
:04:41. > :04:52.There was a head from Sajid Javid he might be able to do something about
:04:53. > :04:56.social care about this concern from other councils had they will pay for
:04:57. > :05:02.social care because the dues did not have enough social houses to raise
:05:03. > :05:06.the extra Council Tax. It is easy to band around phrases such as postcode
:05:07. > :05:09.lottery and North-South divide but many would argue that it is clear
:05:10. > :05:15.evidence that the wealthier southern areas are doing better than the
:05:16. > :05:18.north. So that is a real concern for the Government and real pressure on
:05:19. > :05:23.the Government to come up with more money, perhaps the next ones budget.
:05:24. > :05:29.I think we shall still be having this debate. This is all to do with
:05:30. > :05:36.the fact the rich as houses raise a greater Council Tax than other
:05:37. > :05:41.houses. If you go somewhere like Kingston upon Thames, a wealthy
:05:42. > :05:47.suburb of London, some houses worth up to ?1 million. Then you go to
:05:48. > :05:52.somewhere Hull like, Lincolnshire, are part of the world, you do not
:05:53. > :06:03.have houses anywhere near that sort of price. They don't attract the
:06:04. > :06:09.same sort of Council Tax revenue. Baroness Roz Altman is joining me
:06:10. > :06:13.from London. Do you think the current system for paying for social
:06:14. > :06:17.care through Council Tax and increasing Council Tax is right? Or
:06:18. > :06:22.do you agree with Alan Johnson is a just and fair? I agree with Alan
:06:23. > :06:28.Johnson it is not just unfair but is not working. The current social care
:06:29. > :06:34.system is broken. We need a whole new approach. To leave the care of
:06:35. > :06:38.vulnerable and increasing numbers of elderly people to cash-strapped
:06:39. > :06:43.councils who don't have enough budget and have come under
:06:44. > :06:47.increasing pressure is just not able to deliver the kind of decent care
:06:48. > :06:52.that our elderly British people deserve. Do you think we as a
:06:53. > :07:00.society need to do more ourselves? Parents and relatives? Rather than
:07:01. > :07:05.relying on it being done for us by the state. In other words a
:07:06. > :07:09.different mindset? That is part of the solution. We need to have
:07:10. > :07:13.individual responsibility but there are so many older people who do not
:07:14. > :07:20.have families nearby or who do not have families at all. And society
:07:21. > :07:27.cannot just leave them without proper and dignified care. And part
:07:28. > :07:30.of the issue here is that we have this disconnect between the National
:07:31. > :07:36.Health Service and social care system. But in fact when you're
:07:37. > :07:40.dealing with vulnerable older people the distinction between somebody who
:07:41. > :07:46.is not well and has helped lead and somebody who is not well and has a
:07:47. > :07:50.care need pretty artificial. -- health need. We need to integrate
:07:51. > :07:54.health and social care in a way that has not been done in our system. A
:07:55. > :07:57.national insurance system of some kind rather than leaving it to
:07:58. > :08:02.individual local councils were obviously if you rely on taxpayers
:08:03. > :08:09.money the pool areas will have less ability to raise the money but in
:08:10. > :08:18.most cases will have more people who need extra help. It's not
:08:19. > :08:19.distributed right. Very interesting suggestions there. Baroness Altman,
:08:20. > :08:23.thank you for talking to us. What's the answer to
:08:24. > :08:25.the social care crisis? Should families take care of older
:08:26. > :08:53.relatives where possible? There is a warning of serious
:08:54. > :08:55.disruption as a predicted winter Highways England is warning drivers
:08:56. > :08:59.of bad conditions on the roads. The strongest winds
:09:00. > :09:01.are expected in the afternoon. Paul Hudson is here,
:09:02. > :09:17.which areas will be affected? I will show you the graphic. Storm
:09:18. > :09:21.Doris It is still developing off the north-west coast of Ireland. If I
:09:22. > :09:25.show you where the area is of most concern I can focus in and southern
:09:26. > :09:30.parts of Lincolnshire where gusts could reach 80 mph. It could be a
:09:31. > :09:34.little bit further north for a little bit further south but that is
:09:35. > :09:39.the main area where focusing on at the moment. I think the difference
:09:40. > :09:44.with this one is that they are not primarily older higher ground could
:09:45. > :09:47.be a low-lying parts of Lincolnshire. It is during the
:09:48. > :09:54.afternoon as well. The last couple of storms we had Warren when people
:09:55. > :09:58.were in bed. -- we had a one night when people were in bed. That is a
:09:59. > :10:06.danger of traffic disruption and power lines to come down as well. It
:10:07. > :10:11.could be quite a serious one, Peter. We will have the regular detailed
:10:12. > :10:12.forecast is usual in a few minutes. Radio Humberside and radio
:10:13. > :10:15.Lincolnshire will be on the air. A toddler is described by police
:10:16. > :10:18.as being in a "very poorly state" in hospital after sustaining serious
:10:19. > :10:20.injuries after being struck The 18-month-old was hit
:10:21. > :10:24.on St Nicholas Drive at around 4.45 Police say the child's family
:10:25. > :10:32.are receiving support. The Health Secretary has asked
:10:33. > :10:36.for the overnight closure of Grantham Accident and Emergency
:10:37. > :10:38.to be investigated. The A has had reduced opening
:10:39. > :10:40.hours since last August because of a shortage of doctors,
:10:41. > :10:43.leading to local protests. The Health Secretary has stepped
:10:44. > :10:45.in after being contacted We will continue to follow that
:10:46. > :10:59.story as well. An expert predicts businesses
:11:00. > :11:01.moving north to take The biggest change in business rates
:11:02. > :11:04.in a generation is coming, and although the Government says
:11:05. > :11:07.many small firms will pay less, the owner of one tyre fitting
:11:08. > :11:10.business told Look North his bill Our Business Correspondent,
:11:11. > :11:33.Leanne Brown has more. Deflated like some of their tyres is
:11:34. > :11:40.how this company feels after finding out their business rates will rise
:11:41. > :11:44.by 20%. The profit on tyres is very low and you take your wages and the
:11:45. > :11:49.electric and the machinery in the staff you're looking at companies
:11:50. > :11:55.taking a profit of ?5. I think a lot of copies are off to go. Business
:11:56. > :12:00.rates are based on property values were taken to count things like
:12:01. > :12:04.machinery and equipment. They were last set in 2010 saw out of date and
:12:05. > :12:08.being recalculated. There will be winners and losers when the new
:12:09. > :12:15.rights come into force in April. -- rates.
:12:16. > :12:18.In the Commons today Theresa May said there will be help
:12:19. > :12:29.There will be some small businesses adversely affected by this which is
:12:30. > :12:34.why it has the Chancellor to have a look at it.
:12:35. > :12:37.But it's businesses in the south of England that will
:12:38. > :12:39.be the hardest hit - because property is so expensive.
:12:40. > :12:43.One local surveyor say it could lead to big companies moving up north.
:12:44. > :12:49.I do believe that there will be big opportunities. Retailers have
:12:50. > :12:56.downsized. The outgoing heavily online. The North would have to be a
:12:57. > :12:59.lot more economic so that would look at this immediate area as an option.
:13:00. > :13:01.They say they've also seen an increase in small shops,
:13:02. > :13:04.because businesses like this one outside the city centre might not
:13:05. > :13:16.I've heard it could be nothing. For a small shop like this might just
:13:17. > :13:20.come in under the radar. I think is good news. We are one of two empty
:13:21. > :13:27.shops in the Avenue. Hopefully some people might come along and take a
:13:28. > :13:29.chance. So when bills arrive through the letterbox there will be some
:13:30. > :13:42.shocks and surprises. It was the event that put Hull
:13:43. > :13:45.on the international map - months before City of
:13:46. > :13:47.Culture even started. Thousands of people stripped naked
:13:48. > :13:49.and smeared themselves in blue The Sea of Hull photo
:13:50. > :13:53.shoot by Spencer Tunick attracted worldwide attention
:13:54. > :13:55.for the city last summer. And today, those volunteers
:13:56. > :13:57.who took part found out Together their naked bodies
:13:58. > :14:04.created the sea of Hull - and with the help of an American
:14:05. > :14:15.photographer they grabbed It is Midsummer in the English
:14:16. > :14:16.seaside city of Hull with a temperature rarely climbs over 17
:14:17. > :14:25.degrees. TV stations in Australia,
:14:26. > :14:27.New Zealand and America were talking about 'Hull' many months before
:14:28. > :14:30.it was the City of Culture. Today it was less of a sea
:14:31. > :14:33.and more of a splash, as some of the thousands who took
:14:34. > :14:43.part last summer painted The community spirit is fabulous and
:14:44. > :14:50.I'm proud to be part of it. All like-minded people. It is really
:14:51. > :14:55.nice to be back. We are promoting skin.
:14:56. > :14:57.The images in which they star will go on display in
:14:58. > :15:01.the Ferens Art Gallery in April - as part of an exhibition that
:15:02. > :15:05.examines how the naked form continues to inspire artists.
:15:06. > :15:08.Four paintings by one of Britain's most highly regarded artists
:15:09. > :15:11.Lucian Freud will be shown including this one called 'Two Men'.
:15:12. > :15:15.Sculptures by Ron Mueck including the 'Spooning Couple' will be loaned
:15:16. > :15:19.to the Ferens and a painting considered Edouard Manet's
:15:20. > :15:21.masterpiece ,which shocked 19th century audiences,
:15:22. > :15:34.This is a really big Steinman exhibition and we hope will attract
:15:35. > :15:38.not just local audiences that audiences from further afield. I
:15:39. > :15:41.think we were hoping to receive about half a million over the course
:15:42. > :15:43.of the year but if things continue to go as they are now we could
:15:44. > :15:47.easily top that. in the streets of Hull -
:15:48. > :15:50.now they'll only have to wait a few weeks to see the art
:15:51. > :16:01.they helped to create. Still ahead tonight: The dog heading
:16:02. > :16:04.to Crufts after saving the life The petition asking
:16:05. > :16:08.the Queen to honour one This photo was taken
:16:09. > :16:33.by Brian in Goole. An extra picture tonight. Lorraine
:16:34. > :16:39.is on holiday in Benidorm and was watching the programme last night in
:16:40. > :16:49.her hotel. This popped up. I looked like I have a good all-round media.
:16:50. > :16:51.-- I have a glow around me. She was not worried about an accurate
:16:52. > :16:59.forecast because she was in Benidorm. We will start with that
:17:00. > :17:04.graphic where they amber warning area is. This illustrates the
:17:05. > :17:09.highest risk area but we can focus in across sad Lincolnshire. Sat
:17:10. > :17:14.Lincolnshire where we think the strongest of the winds, potentially
:17:15. > :17:18.as high as 80 mph. That would be disruptive was not the area of low
:17:19. > :17:23.pressure is a bit to North winds could transfer in that direction.
:17:24. > :17:29.Let's have a look at Storm Doris as it comes in through Thursday. It is
:17:30. > :17:32.really into the early afternoon when they get their south-westerly go
:17:33. > :17:37.round to the west and north-west and we could get those damaging gaffes.
:17:38. > :17:41.The storm is off north west of Ireland at the moment. It is still
:17:42. > :17:46.developing and is quite fine at the moment. The wind has been quite
:17:47. > :17:50.strong to doubt that is easy down. It will not belong to die until the
:17:51. > :17:54.warm front associated that storm pushes across a shelter and
:17:55. > :17:59.Lincolnshire. They have turned out to be quite wet and we will say
:18:00. > :18:05.those empties tonight going down to 5 degrees 06 Celsius. The sun rises
:18:06. > :18:09.at just after seven o'clock and the next high watt in Bridlington is 20
:18:10. > :18:12.past two in the morning. Generally quite a cloudy day tomorrow with
:18:13. > :18:17.showers along grab racks of Rhine. It will not write an all day long
:18:18. > :18:21.but the main element is the strength of wins. Gales late morning in
:18:22. > :18:26.Lincolnshire and then west to north-westerly elsewhere. We are
:18:27. > :18:30.generally talking about gusts of 60 or 70 mph. At the moment it is sad
:18:31. > :18:37.Lincolnshire in the firing line with the winds of more than 70 mph and
:18:38. > :18:40.what are two models I saw had wind speeds of 80 mph. Reasonably mild in
:18:41. > :18:45.the morning and the temperatures will break through the morning but
:18:46. > :18:49.dropped off through the afternoon. 10 Celsius Filey academic about
:18:50. > :18:53.strength of when. Friday looks about as I and mostly dry with some
:18:54. > :18:59.sunshine. A better weekend to follow. Nice to see you ending your
:19:00. > :19:04.bucks and working an extra die this way. I want get double-time. --
:19:05. > :19:15.working an extra day this week. People who have their wheelie bins
:19:16. > :19:18.stolen say they're angry at having to pay Hull City Council
:19:19. > :19:25.for a replacement. One resident said she
:19:26. > :19:27.can't afford to pay ?32 because she's already struggling
:19:28. > :19:29.to cope financially. The council has defended
:19:30. > :19:39.charging for replacements. In the past few weeks and number of
:19:40. > :19:46.residents have had their bends taken and emptied and stolen. But to
:19:47. > :19:52.replace them Hull City council is charging residents ?32 to replace
:19:53. > :19:57.them. One victim said it is unfair. It is lot of money. I'm not working
:19:58. > :20:02.at the moment. I have babies. I am without a bin at the moment. I the
:20:03. > :20:12.police and they said it is up to the council. If they want you to buy ?32
:20:13. > :20:18.you have to pay it. This is a scene of rubbish bags on the floor after
:20:19. > :20:26.the latest there. Nearby people say the charge punishes victims. With me
:20:27. > :20:31.being a single parent it is the difference between you want to put
:20:32. > :20:37.gas pay have to your shopping bill. Why should we have to pay when we
:20:38. > :20:41.are paying Council Tax? Which and after replace anything that is
:20:42. > :20:44.stolen like that? The rubbish is now been cleared up from this communal
:20:45. > :20:48.green area are speaking to people here today they have no idea why the
:20:49. > :20:58.bins have been stolen or where they have ended up. Hull City Council
:20:59. > :21:01.says it considers individual circumstances when it comes to
:21:02. > :21:08.paying for new bends. In a statement they said...
:21:09. > :21:18.With some bends now under lock and key people are taking serious
:21:19. > :21:29.measures to keep the rubbish secure. -- some bends.
:21:30. > :21:42.An English Bull Terrier is up for an award at the prestigious
:21:43. > :21:45.Crufts dog show for helping his owner keep going after she was
:21:46. > :21:47.diagnosed with multiple sclerosis - and saving her life.
:21:48. > :21:50.Bowser and owner Sally Deegan from Scunthorpe are nominated
:21:51. > :22:02.He just a big personality, a big character.
:22:03. > :22:04.For two years Bowser has been Sally's companion.
:22:05. > :22:06.But more than that - she says he's also
:22:07. > :22:17.I have multiple sclerosis so I happily as of remission and periods
:22:18. > :22:21.of relapse. I had a moment with the last was so bad I was unconscious.
:22:22. > :22:33.My husband was out in the garden doing painting and Bowser was out
:22:34. > :22:37.stewing in the paint brushes and being a general nuisance. When he
:22:38. > :22:38.got my husband to come back and it was like we know what is going on
:22:39. > :22:46.and a medical emergency. Now talk. It was Sally's husband Ciaron
:22:47. > :22:49.who decided to get a dog - at the time when they discovered
:22:50. > :22:59.Sally might have MS. Look terriers and not the sort of
:23:00. > :23:02.dog you would associate of being that sort of companion to support
:23:03. > :23:12.somebody particularly with ill and to see it on a daily basis brings a
:23:13. > :23:14.lot of happiness to our life and also a lot of amusement.
:23:15. > :23:16.Bowser has now been chosen as a finalist in the 'Friends
:23:17. > :23:19.for Life' competition at Crufts, which celebrates dogs that make
:23:20. > :23:24.And on today's walk he also made some new friends.
:23:25. > :23:32.When I saw him I thought it was like the cutest dog I have ever seen.
:23:33. > :23:36.Hopefully he will be crowned champion but it really is enough he
:23:37. > :23:37.has won his category and he has been recognised for having such an impact
:23:38. > :23:47.on my life. Bowser certainly seems to be getting
:23:48. > :24:06.used to life in the spotlight. A great story. If you want to put
:24:07. > :24:13.you can. Vote for Bowser if you want at the Crufts website.
:24:14. > :24:14.A schoolgirl has got nearly three-thousand
:24:15. > :24:17.signatures on her petition, which calls for Hull's Bee Lady
:24:18. > :24:37.Jean Bishop, who's 94, has raised more than ?300,000
:24:38. > :24:39.for Age UK by going out with a collecting
:24:40. > :24:43.13-year-old Ellie Broadley thinks she deserves to be a Dame.
:24:44. > :24:47.There's no doubt that Jean Bishop is an extra-ordinary woman.
:24:48. > :24:50.Now well into her 90s and still out collecting for charity.
:24:51. > :24:52.And Ellie Broadley thinks she deserves official recognition
:24:53. > :24:55.I think she is just lovely because ever since I was
:24:56. > :25:02.seen her around town and I just can't believe that she can do that,
:25:03. > :25:07.And she is just lovely and always smiling.
:25:08. > :25:08.She is so dedicated to what she does.
:25:09. > :25:10.An official nomination form has been filled out.
:25:11. > :25:13.And Ellie's started a petition calling on the Government to put
:25:14. > :25:25.She just wanted to get Jean what she deserves.
:25:26. > :25:29.It's amazing, people from Australia and Spain and America.
:25:30. > :25:35.I'm really surprised at how many she's got.
:25:36. > :25:41.She's had a telephone box painted in her honour.
:25:42. > :25:44.She's switched on the city's Christmas lights and even
:25:45. > :25:51.Her biggest national honour was a Pride of Britain Award in 2013.
:25:52. > :25:54.When she also got a big surprise from comedian David Walliams.
:25:55. > :26:03.She's as happy mixing with celebrities and she is with her
:26:04. > :26:17.When it comes down to it they are just ordinary like us.
:26:18. > :26:21.I just say yes and fall in with it and enjoy it, it don't
:26:22. > :26:25.So if you get to meet the Queen you will fall in with
:26:26. > :26:34.Oh, yes, I'll help her to wash the dishes.
:26:35. > :26:43.Calum Scott has been recognised for his song "Dancing On My Own" -
:26:44. > :26:59.A recap of the national and regional headlines
:27:00. > :27:01.The fiance of a children's author is convicted of murdering her
:27:02. > :27:06.The Hull West MP, Alan Johnson, says the city could lose out
:27:07. > :27:08.on social care funding to wealthier places in the south.
:27:09. > :27:13.or longer outbreaks of rain. cloudy with showers
:27:14. > :27:15.Becoming very windy, an amber warning in place
:27:16. > :27:16.with widespread severe westerly gales developing.
:27:17. > :27:28.Robert says there has been a total lack of planning for funding social
:27:29. > :27:32.care. Katrina says perhaps instead of shouting other parties them to
:27:33. > :27:36.get something fixed. Simon says we ought to pay MPs less money and
:27:37. > :27:38.start looking after the elderly who have worked the life and they should
:27:39. > :27:47.receive the care they deserve and need. Admittedly Khan and if not
:27:48. > :27:53.will see you tomorrow. -- join me later if
:27:54. > :27:55.Good job, guys. We totally nailed it.
:27:56. > :28:00.This year, fundraising kits are going to be sent through the post.