:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:00. > :00:11.The MP for Lincoln slams the Electoral Commission and insists
:00:12. > :00:18.he's done nothing wrong over expenses.
:00:19. > :00:30.I am alive in Lincoln, where MP Karl McCartney has hit back over the
:00:31. > :00:32.so-called Battle cars controversy. -- battle bus controversy.
:00:33. > :00:35.Health bosses say they definitely want to close Hornsea's
:00:36. > :00:38.minor injuries unit, despite local opposition.
:00:39. > :00:44.I am devastated. This is a ridiculous situation we find
:00:45. > :00:45.ourselves in, no minor injuries unit in Hornsey.
:00:46. > :00:48.15,000 new homes needed for East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire -
:00:49. > :00:57.We are way below target currently. The figures are growing but the
:00:58. > :01:00.market is taking a long, long time to recover.
:01:01. > :01:03.Fears that new flood defences will destroy the view
:01:04. > :01:15.And settled and windy for the next few days to come. -- unsettled. Join
:01:16. > :01:20.me later for the forecast. Lincoln's MP, Karl McCartney,
:01:21. > :01:22.has said he acted "honestly and properly" when it came
:01:23. > :01:25.to his expenses during Mr McCartney issued a statement
:01:26. > :01:30.today criticising the election watchdog, after it fined
:01:31. > :01:32.the Conservative Party 12 police forces -
:01:33. > :01:39.including Lincolnshire - have asked the Crown Prosecution
:01:40. > :01:43.Service to consider charges in connection with a Tory
:01:44. > :01:45.battle-bus tour in 2015. More from our political
:01:46. > :01:54.editor, Tim Iredale. The 2015 general election
:01:55. > :01:57.was the closest for many years. The Tories and Labour
:01:58. > :01:59.sent their big hitters to Lincoln, The Conservatives also
:02:00. > :02:09.had a battle-bus tour, where party activists travelled
:02:10. > :02:11.the country to support Today, the organisation
:02:12. > :02:18.which regulates party finances, the Electoral Commission,
:02:19. > :02:22.ruled the Conservatives had failed to declare thousands of pounds
:02:23. > :02:25.they'd spend on the battle-bus tour. At the heart of the controversy
:02:26. > :02:28.is whether expenses for the road trip were declared as part
:02:29. > :02:31.of the national campaign, when they should have been
:02:32. > :02:35.declared by the local party. ?70,000 is the highest fine
:02:36. > :02:39.we have ever issued and that represents offences and
:02:40. > :02:46.contraventions across five different areas, so we have never issued
:02:47. > :02:48.findings to that extent before. In a statement today,
:02:49. > :03:02.Lincoln MP Karl McCartney said... 12 police forces -
:03:03. > :03:09.including Lincolnshire Police - have sent files to the Crown
:03:10. > :03:12.Prosecution Service, which must decide whether charges
:03:13. > :03:14.are to be brought against MPs If prosecutions do go ahead,
:03:15. > :03:19.then it could lead to elections Tim is live in Mr McCartney's
:03:20. > :03:25.Lincoln constituency for us tonight. So what happens next
:03:26. > :03:37.in this investigation? The CPS has until June to decide
:03:38. > :03:41.whether charges are to be brought in connection with this matter.
:03:42. > :03:47.Lincolnshire Police has not formally confirmed who if anyone has been
:03:48. > :03:52.investigated as part of the file it has sent to the CPS but Karl
:03:53. > :03:56.McCartney has said he has cooperated with the police. He was not
:03:57. > :04:01.available for interview today but I did speak to him on the phone just
:04:02. > :04:06.before we came on air and he said that neither he nor his election
:04:07. > :04:11.agent have done anything wrong and he hopes this matter will be
:04:12. > :04:13.resolved as soon as possible. Is there a real possibility of some
:04:14. > :04:21.by-elections in some areas, including Lincoln? If you look at
:04:22. > :04:26.today's papers, some of them, you get the impression we will see
:04:27. > :04:31.dozens of MPs in the dock and a load of by-elections. That is probably
:04:32. > :04:36.the worst case scenario for the Conservative Party. I think most
:04:37. > :04:43.legal experts admit that in most cases the most of the Tories will
:04:44. > :04:46.get is a heavy fine. It is very unusual for by-elections or
:04:47. > :04:51.elections to be rerun in this country. Normally it only happens
:04:52. > :04:55.when MPs have been found guilty of a serious criminal offence and they
:04:56. > :04:57.sent to jail. The matter is in the hands of the CPS and we await
:04:58. > :05:04.further news from them. Health bosses have revealed
:05:05. > :05:06.they definitely want to close Hornsea's minor-injuries unit,
:05:07. > :05:07.despite strong opposition The final decision on the future
:05:08. > :05:13.of urgent-care services in the East Riding will be taken
:05:14. > :05:17.next week, but a report out this afternoon recommends there should be
:05:18. > :05:19.three centres based at Beverley, Protesters from Hornsea say
:05:20. > :05:24.they're going to fight on. Our health correspondent,
:05:25. > :05:28.Vicky Johnson, reports. Protesters trying to keep Hornsea's
:05:29. > :05:32.minor-injuries unit alive. It is really important
:05:33. > :05:39.that we retain the MIU. But it now seems certain that the
:05:40. > :05:56.MIU is in its final death throes. Campaigners are furious. That none
:05:57. > :06:06.of these people live in rural areas. They live close to urgent care
:06:07. > :06:09.centres. The new urgent-care centres
:06:10. > :06:11.at Beverley, Bridlington and Goole would all be open for 16 hours
:06:12. > :06:14.a day, 365 days a year, and would offer a consistent range
:06:15. > :06:17.of advice and treatment, If approved, the three centres
:06:18. > :06:20.would also be supported by low-level minor-injury units at Driffield
:06:21. > :06:23.and Withernsea hospitals, but you According to the plans,
:06:24. > :06:34.Hornsea will have no MIU. We looked at numbers and after
:06:35. > :06:46.breaking them down or we saw that many of them could the treated at
:06:47. > :06:51.home, many of them have wound injuries, so there wasn't the need
:06:52. > :07:03.for an urgent care centre at Hornsey.
:07:04. > :07:08.I complained but it is clear that 90% of local people oppose the
:07:09. > :07:10.plans. Today's report also spells out that
:07:11. > :07:13.community and rehabilitation beds would be based only in Beverley,
:07:14. > :07:15.meaning that current community beds at Bridlington
:07:16. > :07:17.and Withernsea would close. Hospital bosses say extra
:07:18. > :07:19.accommodation will be made available in private residential homes
:07:20. > :07:29.for those who need more They will still get the range of
:07:30. > :07:34.support from most -- nursing teams and therapy support. We want to
:07:35. > :07:37.focus on putting more capacity into therapy teams and rehabilitation so
:07:38. > :07:45.that when people are discharged they could be supported back to their own
:07:46. > :07:54.home. Campaigners promise more protests
:07:55. > :07:57.like this. They say they are prepared to take the fight to Jeremy
:07:58. > :08:06.Hunt if necessary. We want to hear from you on this
:08:07. > :08:08.story, some big changes to where you can use the NHS in East
:08:09. > :08:11.Yorkshire. What do you think
:08:12. > :08:15.about the recommendation that the minor-injury
:08:16. > :08:41.unit closes in Hornsea? We look forward to hearing from you
:08:42. > :08:46.as always. Hull City Council has revealed more
:08:47. > :08:49.details about the two proposed In a report the council say it
:08:50. > :08:54.could invest in a new city-centre ice rink in either Bond Street
:08:55. > :08:56.or Colonial Street The council says the current ice
:08:57. > :09:00.arena, which is 30 years old, is coming to the end
:09:01. > :09:06.of its useful life. The lack of transparency shown
:09:07. > :09:11.by the NHS bosses who run Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole hospitals
:09:12. > :09:13.has been criticised by It's emerged that the Trust knew
:09:14. > :09:17.for months about missing patient referrals, but only
:09:18. > :09:19.finally admitted it when they were forced
:09:20. > :09:23.to by a local council. The mistake meant more
:09:24. > :09:25.than a hundred people waiting to see a consultant were never
:09:26. > :09:31.put on waiting lists. I would always expect that
:09:32. > :09:35.if an error has been made that people accept the responsibility
:09:36. > :09:39.of the mistake, own up to it It shouldn't take the trusts
:09:40. > :09:49.being dragged in front of a scrutiny panel with legislation being used
:09:50. > :09:51.to get them there to admit The trust continues to urge people
:09:52. > :09:56.who think they may be There's been lots of interest
:09:57. > :11:01.in this story since we first Thank you for all of your comments
:11:02. > :11:03.and of course we will continue to follow that story.
:11:04. > :11:06.New flood defences along Hull's waterfront need to be more
:11:07. > :11:09.That's the message from residents on one of the city's housing
:11:10. > :11:12.estates, who say the area could be permanently damaged.
:11:13. > :11:15.They're worried that the Environment Agency will only offer the most
:11:16. > :11:18.cost-effective design, which could be a basic wall.
:11:19. > :11:20.Our environment correspondent, Paul Murphy, is on the banks
:11:21. > :11:44.The bottom line is that posh flood defences cost money. These are the
:11:45. > :11:49.defences at Paull, at the luxury end. They are glass so you can see
:11:50. > :11:54.through them, and the theory is that Hull will get miles of concrete
:11:55. > :11:59.defences, which aren't aesthetically pleasing, in a city that is trying
:12:00. > :12:08.to improve its image. Not everybody is happy. Most of the frontages will
:12:09. > :12:12.be bog-standard Environment Agency protection but there are clearly
:12:13. > :12:18.places where there will have to be a bit more money put in and a better
:12:19. > :12:23.provision. I would rather have something that looks nice, without a
:12:24. > :12:28.doubt, but I am pragmatic as well. I know the government keep telling us
:12:29. > :12:32.they have no money so we have to curb. It is like everything in your
:12:33. > :12:37.own life, you have to buy things that you can afford. The Environment
:12:38. > :12:46.Agency have told us tonight that their plans for the Humber defences
:12:47. > :12:50.that came in after the floods in 2013 are still open to consultation,
:12:51. > :12:55.people will be able to view them in a few weeks in Hull. Most people I
:12:56. > :12:59.spoke to have a pragmatic view, they would like is ethically pleasing
:13:00. > :13:01.flood defences but the most important thing obviously for them
:13:02. > :13:07.is to have protection against the sea. -- they would like
:13:08. > :13:15.aesthetically pleasing. The councils missing housing targets
:13:16. > :13:19.- 15,000 extra new homes are needed. The BBC News School Reporters show
:13:20. > :13:43.Kofi how it's done for this week's Keep your pictures coming in. Good
:13:44. > :13:50.evening, young man. I know you have won an award, let me read the
:13:51. > :13:56.citation. Excellence in increasing the understanding of whether among
:13:57. > :14:07.members of the general public. That is your job, isn't it?!
:14:08. > :14:13.It is an award named after the weather presenter on Look East.
:14:14. > :14:18.Shall I increase understanding of meteorology with an accurate
:14:19. > :14:24.forecast? The headline for the next 24 hours is cloudy, a bright start
:14:25. > :14:32.but by the end of the day there may well be outbreaks of rain from the
:14:33. > :14:44.West. Although there will be a number of whether France pushing in
:14:45. > :14:50.-- weather fronts, most of the rain will be to the west of us. We are
:14:51. > :14:54.watching a cold front pushing down from the north-west at the moment.
:14:55. > :14:59.There will be patchy album rakes very shortly. That particular
:15:00. > :15:09.weather front will be fairly weak. -- patchy outbreaks. The lowest
:15:10. > :15:21.temperatures will be, well, if you have shelter from the wind we could
:15:22. > :15:30.have a touch of ground frost. Sun rises at 6:21am. The cloud will
:15:31. > :15:37.streaming through the day, it should stay dry, just a spot of rain. The
:15:38. > :15:41.rain will then jump across the Pennines and give us some patchy
:15:42. > :15:47.rain by the end of the afternoon tomorrow. There will be a gusty,
:15:48. > :15:54.chilly wind, highest temperatures around 9 degrees. That is 48
:15:55. > :15:58.Fahrenheit. Cloudy on Saturday, the risk of rain later on the day.
:15:59. > :16:05.Somewhat brighter on Sunday, still some patchy rain, with mundane
:16:06. > :16:10.looking mostly dry. After taking the Mickey out of
:16:11. > :16:12.Swindon on Monday, we have had e-mails from people all over the
:16:13. > :16:19.country. "I Have lived in Ireland for years
:16:20. > :16:30.and I always watch your programme. Paul should be a scratch golfer with
:16:31. > :16:36.the amount of time he has off." He says there is a lovely course in
:16:37. > :16:46.Delgany. You would be welcome to play. See you tomorrow or whenever.
:16:47. > :16:48.Figures released to BBC Look North show that no councils
:16:49. > :16:51.in East Yorkshire or Lincolnshire have met their targets for building
:16:52. > :16:54.Each local authority sets annual and long-term targets,
:16:55. > :16:57.but figures show that this area is currently short of
:16:58. > :17:05.The UK is facing what some describe as a housing crisis,
:17:06. > :17:12.Samantha and Archie are preparing for a big move, but it's not been
:17:13. > :17:16.easy to find a new home for their growing family.
:17:17. > :17:19.Samantha's husband works away in the Navy, and while they wait
:17:20. > :17:22.for their brand-new house to be finished on the Kingswood Estate
:17:23. > :17:26.in Hull, the family will have to move back in with Samantha's
:17:27. > :17:28.parents, and she says it's not uncommon.
:17:29. > :17:32.Quite a lot of friends are still renting, even my brothers
:17:33. > :17:34.are saving up and living back with the parents so that
:17:35. > :17:38.They have jumped from, like, a two to a three,
:17:39. > :17:44.And people are buying quite a lot on here and they're selling really
:17:45. > :17:47.quickly so it's getting in and finding that property
:17:48. > :17:50.and making sure you get in there first, really.
:17:51. > :17:53.Figures released to BBC Look North show that over the last five years
:17:54. > :17:55.all of our local councils have missed their targets
:17:56. > :18:02.Combined, that figure should be more than 36,000 between 2011 and 2016.
:18:03. > :18:06.But only 21,000 homes were built during that time.
:18:07. > :18:17.The figures are growing and are improving but the market
:18:18. > :18:23.is taking a long, long time to recover.
:18:24. > :18:25.The main challenges there are capacity of the industry
:18:26. > :18:33.to actually brick-lay and create houses.
:18:34. > :18:35.Over the past few decades we haven't been building enough homes
:18:36. > :18:38.because we have been so reliant upon this one particular
:18:39. > :18:41.way of building homes, which actually means that
:18:42. > :18:44.you have a very small number of very big developers who are able
:18:45. > :18:48.to dribble out the number of homes they build at a very small rate.
:18:49. > :18:50.But some planning applications aren't always welcomed
:18:51. > :18:58.In North Ferriby, some residents say the area's being overdeveloped,
:18:59. > :19:02.and plans for 300 to 500 new houses at this site on the edge
:19:03. > :19:04.of the village have met with resistance.
:19:05. > :19:07.It would increase North Ferriby by something like another third.
:19:08. > :19:09.We are doing our bit, all the other villages
:19:10. > :19:12.are doing their bit, but an extra 500 on top of that
:19:13. > :19:19.Samantha and Archie will move into her parents' house next month,
:19:20. > :19:22.and the family will hopefully move into their new home later this year.
:19:23. > :19:30.But like many other people across East Yorkshire
:19:31. > :19:32.and Lincolnshire, buying when not enough are being built
:19:33. > :19:39.Joining me now is Julian Taylor, who's campaigned against
:19:40. > :19:41.a development of 119 houses in South Cave near Hull,
:19:42. > :19:43.which has recently had planning permission turned down
:19:44. > :19:57.In South Cave the developers wanted to build only 119 houses, a quarter
:19:58. > :20:04.affordable. It wouldn't really increase the village by very much.
:20:05. > :20:08.We are not against development and there has already been planning
:20:09. > :20:13.permission given for over 200 houses in South Cave but there are
:20:14. > :20:19.pragmatic reasons for not holding on that land, the most important being
:20:20. > :20:26.that there is a massive flood risk. South Cave has flooded seven times
:20:27. > :20:34.in three years and if you know that area... Do you think it is better
:20:35. > :20:40.that Brownfield sites in Hull and developed, so that you can live in a
:20:41. > :20:48.nice place and other people don't. There are enough Brownfield sites
:20:49. > :20:52.for... What about people who would like to live in a nice place like
:20:53. > :20:56.South Cave? There is planning permission for over 200 houses. The
:20:57. > :21:02.application we talked about in the local plan has already been given
:21:03. > :21:06.permission within South Cave. This was an additional allocation above
:21:07. > :21:16.those numbers. Is this typical NIMBY is? That that word is almost like a
:21:17. > :21:23.bullying tactic. I am wondering if he pull at home art -- people at
:21:24. > :21:32.home thinking, he doesn't want more homes his nice area. I say again,
:21:33. > :21:39.there will be 200 new houses. You don't want 119? There are over 200
:21:40. > :21:44.given permission but it has to be in an area that wouldn't affect the
:21:45. > :21:53.village itself... East Riding Council have set a target of
:21:54. > :21:59.thousands and if people keep knocking bees back they won't meet
:22:00. > :22:02.the target. There has been the allocation for the numbers required
:22:03. > :22:05.in South Cave so we are not against building but it should be
:22:06. > :22:15.inappropriate places that don't affect the village in... There are
:22:16. > :22:18.fields and areas that have already been identified that we are quite
:22:19. > :22:21.comfortable with. You might also want to be
:22:22. > :22:23.in touch on this story. Should we build more
:22:24. > :22:32.on greenfield sites? Hull City's Harry Maguire has been
:22:33. > :22:35.overlooked by England for their forthcoming matches
:22:36. > :22:38.with Germany and Lithuania. The defender had been tipped by head
:22:39. > :22:41.coach Marco Silva to become the club's first-ever player
:22:42. > :22:43.to receive a senior England However, despite his omission,
:22:44. > :22:48.Silva still wants him to maintain his high
:22:49. > :22:58.standards this season. Harry is a young player,
:22:59. > :23:00.need to work hard all the days to improve like he improved the last
:23:01. > :23:05.months, and after we will see, but I'm sure I don't need to say
:23:06. > :23:11.nothing for him because he knows like we work and I know him
:23:12. > :23:13.and he need to The first poppies have
:23:14. > :23:16.been installed at the The sculpture, called
:23:17. > :23:19.Weeping Window, will feature thousands of handmade ceramic
:23:20. > :23:21.poppies and commemorate those It will go on display for seven
:23:22. > :23:27.weeks when completed. There has been a big announcement
:23:28. > :23:31.today about a top name to play at Radio 1's Big Weekend
:23:32. > :23:49.in Hull in May. The next artist who is going to be
:23:50. > :23:54.performing at Radio One's Big Weekend in Hull. Good morning, Katy
:23:55. > :24:07.Perry! This is exciting, you are coming to the Big Weekend. There is
:24:08. > :24:09.a picture of New York on this, but not to be confused with Hull.
:24:10. > :24:12.Katy Perry will join Little Mix and Kings of Leon
:24:13. > :24:14.for the weekend festival, to be held at Burton Constable Hall.
:24:15. > :24:18.More details on how you can win free tickets for the event will be
:24:19. > :24:27.And we will let you know when the tickets are available to grab.
:24:28. > :24:29.On a Thursday we always look at the week ahead
:24:30. > :24:33.This week Kofi doesnt get very far before junior reporters
:24:34. > :24:35.from Archbishop Sentamu Academy Kaci and Ben take over,
:24:36. > :24:37.as part of today's BBC News School Report day.
:24:38. > :24:39.There's just a few weeks left of season one...
:24:40. > :24:43.We can take it from here, mate, you can take a break.
:24:44. > :24:50.And here's what's happening this week in City of Culture.
:24:51. > :24:53.Come to the Guildhall to see a new play called Defiance.
:24:54. > :24:55.It's a collaboration of two generations of theatre makers,
:24:56. > :24:57.Hull Truck Youth and Act III, a group of actors
:24:58. > :25:02.The first of four exhibitions as part of Hidden Voices opens
:25:03. > :25:06.on Saturday the 18th at St Mary's Church.
:25:07. > :25:09.It shows the creative talents of 60 homeless people who come here twice
:25:10. > :25:25.Eastfield Primary School have the keys to their own
:25:26. > :25:29.It will feature recycled artwork and two eco-friendly go-karts.
:25:30. > :25:31.Come and check it out this Saturday from ten till two.
:25:32. > :25:34.A brand-new production of La Boheme comes to Hull.
:25:35. > :25:36.It is one of the most romantic operas ever written.
:25:37. > :25:39.And it guest-stars a local dog called Harry, who won the chance
:25:40. > :25:41.to take part in the show with his owner Samantha.
:25:42. > :25:44.This week's Challenge Hull comes from the National Citizen Service,
:25:45. > :25:46.who are asking us to let the rhythm move our feet.
:25:47. > :26:18.If you want more culture, head over to bbc.co.uk/hull2017.
:26:19. > :26:27.Marvellous job by all of the young people today.
:26:28. > :26:30.If you want to see more of what young people around the region
:26:31. > :26:33.and the rest of the country have been doing for the 11th annual
:26:34. > :26:35.BBC News School Report, head to bbc.co.uk/schoolreport.
:26:36. > :26:40.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.
:26:41. > :26:46.The government rejects the call for a second referendum on Scottish
:26:47. > :26:52.independence. Lincoln's MP Karl McCartney says he
:26:53. > :26:54.acted honestly and properly with regard to his expenses in the last
:26:55. > :26:56.general election campaign. Tomorrow's weather -
:26:57. > :26:58.a bright start, soon clouding over with a risk of some patchy rain
:26:59. > :27:14.later, although many Response on the minor injuries unit.
:27:15. > :27:20.I think it is disgraceful, the attacks on our NHS community
:27:21. > :27:24.services. Bit by bit it is being sabotaged.
:27:25. > :27:27.The government talk about pressure being taken off the hospitals, but
:27:28. > :27:36.not in Hornsea. The more hospitals -- the few
:27:37. > :27:40.hospitals there are, the more pressure on existing hospitals and
:27:41. > :27:46.the longer the waiting times. It was the most beautiful view
:27:47. > :27:51.I've ever been through. For one second, I was swimming on my
:27:52. > :27:56.back, and I was looking to the sky. I was swimming across
:27:57. > :28:02.the Aegean Sea. I was a refugee,
:28:03. > :28:18.going from Syria to Germany. MasterChef is back, to find the
:28:19. > :28:22.country's best home chef. The MasterChef kitchen is alive once
:28:23. > :28:27.more. Come on, let's go! That's one of the hardest things
:28:28. > :28:34.I've ever had to do in my life.