23/03/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

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to expect armed police patrolling busy areas after yesterday's

MPs return to Westminster and vow that attacks

on democracy won't divide them, or the country.

Parliament represents something, it represents freedom,

it represents democracy and it represents our defiance

of these appalling acts and our determination to carry on.

Faith groups from around our area call for unity.

I wasn't one of the sitting back and letting others do all the work.

Illuminating the past - a 3D version

of Hull's William Wilberforce to tell the story of his

And lots of sunshine on the way, join me that the very latest. -- for

the very latest. Tonight - armed officers on patrol

on the streets of East Yorkshire That is the immediate legacy

of yesterday's terror It's just one of the ways Humberside

police has told Look North it will be stepping up policing

across the force area. Four people died

in London yesterday. The attacker - named

tonight as Khalid Masood - was shot dead outside

the Houses of Parliament. Our political editor Tim Iredale

reports on events inside Westminster and how the attack has affected

the region's MPs As flags flew at half-mast, MPs from

East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire joined colleagues from across the

political divide in a minute's silence to pay tribute to the

victims of yesterday's terror attack at Westminster. Throughout the day,

MPs have been sharing stories of yesterday's events. Cleethorpes'

Martin Vickers was one of the closest to the scene of the

incident. He was outside Parliament at the time. We then heard what we

know no were three shots ring out and within seconds, my colleagues

who were ahead of me in the procession, as it were, had been

told to turn round, run, get out and we were told to get out of the

building as quickly as possible and then, of course, the whole place was

locked in. Despite the sense of shock and fear, MPs were determined

it would be business as usual in Parliament today. The Prime Minister

showed today, on her opposite number have showed today, that the best way

to defeat terrorism is to prove that we will not be moved from our values

and our place. As a former Home Secretary, the former Hull west MP

Alan Johnson knows all about the threat from terror but he described

yesterday's attack as a failure. Parliament represent something, it

represents freedom, it represents democracy and it represents our

defiance of these appalling acts and he didn't succeed, as many MPs were

pointing out this morning. He didn't succeed. He got ten yards into the

gate, with an appalling Trail of devastation and death and terror

behind him, but he didn't succeed in his objectives. Once again, the

questions will turn to just how safe are MPs and their staff both here at

Westminster and their constituencies. Well I think we all

have to be vigilant, we all have to make sure that if there is something

we are suspicious about or if there are actions that perhaps someone we

know is taking and we are worried about it, we report them. It is

incumbent upon all of us to work with the police and the security

services whenever possible. The overall mood here today has been one

of defiance. Security is still very tight but most MPs I have spoken to

so they won't let the actions of any individual change the way they work.

Among the MPs and Parliamentary staff at Westminster

was a delegation from Beverley Town Council.

They were in Parliament for an awards ceremony

The town clerk, Helen Watson, was eyewitness to the security

We went to the event and as the event concluded, the incidents

outside were taking place, so we were taken

Security forces were there, or the emergency services

were around, there were members of staff from Westminster as well

who were very efficient, very effective and they made sure

everybody was looked after and I think the mayor

and I would like to say thanks to them for making sure

everybody was looked after, because there was a real spectrum

Then we were allowed to leave, at about quarter to eight last

night, we left to come back for our homeward journey.

Our thoughts really just go out to the victims and all the families,

for the tragic loss of life and no words can really express

how any of those people must be feeling today.

However Watson speaking about her experience in Parliament during the

terror attack. Here today, the message by police in Lincolnshire

and Yorkshire has been one of reassurance and of the role that our

communities have to back the lead in coming together to support each

other. Across the region, special freight services have been held.

Katie Austin is outside one of the main police stations in Hull at the

moment. What has been the reaction from the police and the public to

the terror attack? Well, Peter, even though the threat

level was already thought to be severe, what happened in London

yesterday has shocked people up and down the country, across the region

and that in the police, who lost the college. There isn't information to

suggest there is immediate threat of a terror attack in East Yorkshire

Lincolnshire, but Humberside's Assistant Chief Constable told us

today his forces responding to the safety concerns that yesterday's

events raised. Armed officers in the

centre of Hull today. The city's main streets

were busy as ever. Humberside police says

you'll be seeing more It is more about using the resources

we have in the right place at the right time, but that will include

seeing armed officers on patrol. Shoppers I spoke to said increasing

police presence is reassuring. I think it's the right thing,

because it is showing them they can't win. But if you stop living

your lives, then you are letting the terrorists win and we can't do that.

Always a good idea to have a police presence, definitely. It's a shame

it has to come to something like this before you see more police on

the beat. The unit which controls armed

police in Lincolnshire The county's police force

hasn't said it'll be increasing its presence

on the streets. The Linciolnshire Police

and Crime Commissioner says his force is already

doing all it can. We've got plans in place, we work

with regional and national colleagues to make sure we protect

the public as much as possible. Amid the talk of security,

there was time for reflection. At Holy Trinity church

in Hull, a special service and a call for the community

to support each other. Particularly today, when praying for

our nation, our city, for a very troubled world. Rain for unity,

really, in the light of what was an assault on all of our freedoms, I

think we'd agree and especially remembering those who died, their

family, their friends and all those affected by it.

Worshippers at Scunthorpe central mosque also remembered the victims

We are horrified and they are very shocked at what happened yesterday

in London. We as a Muslim community here in Scunthorpe and North

Lincolnshire, we would like to condemn what happened and we would

like to share our thoughts and prayers with the people who lost

their lives. And Ammaddiyah Muslims in Scunthorpe

handed flowers to Humberside police. A mark of respect for

their fallen colleague. So a gesture of solidarity there to

the police, who of course lost a colleague yesterday. So really, the

reaction across our area has been twofold. There has been sadness from

everyone I spoke to at the human cost of yesterday's tragic terror

attacks, but repeated assurances from those whose job it is to keep

the public say that they are doing everything they can to protect us.

And also the overriding message is people should stay alert but stay

calm and support each other wherever possible. Katie, thank you very much

indeed. We saw him there briefly

in Katy's report. This afternoon, I met Assistant

Chief Constable Andy McDyer Assistant Chief Constable,

a different force, but still one What is your reaction to the death

of PC Keith Palmer yesterday? Event such as yesterday

are terrible. I'd like to pay tribute to PC

Keith Palmer and to give our sympathies to his family

and to the families of all those Why have you decided to increase

police presence in this area? After incidents such as this,

we review all of our clients, After incidents such as this,

we review all of our plans, so we look at the plans,

for example, in relation to City of Culture events and we look

at what more we can put We will look at where we deploy our

offices across the force so that we ensure we give maximum

reassurance to the public. What types of places

were talking about? Places such as the city centre

in Hull, the centre of Grimsby, Beverley and anywhere else weather

might be a large number Beverley and anywhere else

where there might be a large Will you be using

more armed officers? We will be deploying our armed

officers in those spaces, to ensure we are giving reassurance

to the public. It's not about using more,

it is about putting the right resource in the right place

at the right time. Have any of your office has been

asked to go to London to help out? The region hasn't been asked to

provide any further resources at this point in time to the

Metropolitan Police. There is no information whatsoever

that tells us the Humberside area So why increase what

you announced today? And just briefly, what is your

message to people at home? You heard their the assistant Chief

Constable speaking, asking us to be alert but not alarmed. Are you that

tonight? Do you feel reassured by the police presence? What, if

anything, can communities do to help? Your response to what has

happened and you have heard the stories from our part of the world

and reaction to it. If you want to comment, we will have some before we

finish at 7pm. Thank you for watching. Still ahead

on the programme. When it came to politics, I was never a party man, I

liked to be independent. the new virtual William Wilberforce

telling the story of his Keep the photographs and pictures

coming in. Fozzie Bear took this one off Cottingham, thank you for that.

Another one tomorrow at about the same time. The rumours are it is

going to be nice at the weekend. We can cut out the middleman

altogether, I hope you won't take credit for it.

I will go to the golf course now, if you weren't. It will only be a few

hours, won't it? It looks very nice, something to look forward to, the

clocks go forward on Sunday morning, it is Mother's Day as well, so some

lovely weather to come. Here is the head by the tomorrow, dry and sunny

periods but there will be patchy cloud across parts of Lincolnshire

for example for a time and then then this is the weekend, dry, lots of

warm sunshine but it will be quite chilly at night. High pressure

dominating the weather for tomorrow and into the weekend, more cloud,

though, early next week. You can see on the satellite picture, a lot of

dry air has been spinning in from the North Sea, so it is a lovely

enter the day, it has been very sunny deceptiveness and I think this

evening and overnight, it looks largely clear across East Yorkshire

and parts of Lincolnshire. It may well be in the south that you pick

up a little bit of cloud, South Lincolnshire into north-west, and

Stamford Bridge area could have a ground frost, the sun rising at 5:55

a.m., the next high water time in Hull, 3:25 a.m.. So beautiful day

for East Yorkshire and northern parts of Lincolnshire, we will just,

as we say, be clear and sunny. There might be a build-up of cloud through

the morning for a time but even that clears away and it leaves Friday

afternoon everywhere largely dry and sunny. The wind will have eased as

well, so I think in the sunshine, it is going to feel very pleasant.

Along the coast, temperatures reflecting the still chilly North

Sea but inland, 11 or 12, something like that. 11 Celsius is 52

Fahrenheit. Stunning day on Saturday, dry and sunny and becoming

warm after frosty starting places. A bit more cloud on Sunday but it

remains bright. There will be further sunny spells, much more

cloud on Monday. Lovely weather for tomorrow morning and the meeting of

the clubhouse, enjoy. Let's have some more news from around East

Yorkshire Lincolnshire. Natwest is closing

dozens more branches In this area, branches in Bourne,

Sleaford, Horncastle and on Newark Road in Lincoln

will shut in September. Scunthorpe's MP Nic Dakin says

putting his local hospital trust into financial special measures

is "a real blow". The Northern Lincolnshire and Goole

trust is ?30 million in debt. Last week, it announced it had lost

some patient records. Health officials say they're trying

to restore some medical services It s after the loss of the town's GP

surgery last November. A petition has been launched asking

the Government to consider donating the money needed to complete

the International Bomber Command Campaigners say that they should

receive the funding, after a similar grant was awarded

to build a memorial for the Normandy The cycling team run by Sir Bradley

Wiggins say they are surprised and disappointed after being excluded

from next month's tore the Yorkshire. The Olympic champion, who

has since retired, founded the team to develop young British talent.

Last year, he retired from the race in the first stage because of bad

weather. Organisers say the event was oversubscribed and someone had

to miss out. Well, it is Thursday, that means it is time for our weekly

City of Culture what's on guide, here is Kofi Smiles.

The blade's gone, the poppies are very nearly here and Woody

Woodmansey's Spiders From Mars are playing two sell-out gigs.

Marcel Duchamp famously put a toilet on display and called it a work

of art and Fountain 17 have taken inspiration

Then by The Minerva on Hull's Marina, there

It is a Japanese inspired performance for all ages.

Head to the Brynmor Jones library to see stunning portraits

of some of Britain's's most cultural figures.

It's free but it's best to book your place through the Hull 2017 website.

You probably didn't realise that the car park of the Deep

was a place of culture, but hear me out.

All I'm saying is that if you come down here from Wednesday the 29th,

you'll definitely notice that there's something fishy going on.

I said I don't just mean the big shark.

BBC Radio Humberside want you to send in your poems

for a massive art installation, where we are going to take

2,017 poems and hang them on a giant washing line.

All you have to do is write a poem about where you live and send them

you think you are a poet, radio Humberside want to hear from you.

And you if you'd like to see more from Kofi.

about what's coming up as part of UK City of Culture.

A 3D version of Hull's William Wilberforce,

which will tell the story of his anti-slavery campaign,

Virtual Wilberforce has been created by a team of experts to mark

the 210th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act.

Hull's monument to Wilberforce will also be illuminated tonight.

As one of Hull's most famous sons, there are statues

of him around the city, but never something different.

For the rest of this year, people in Hull will be able to meet

a more modern and more talkative version of the great man.

210 years after he helped abolish the British slave trade,

his 3-D likenesses greeting visitors both at the train station

and the Wilberforce Museum, but getting his appearance right has

Coming up with a believable figure has been our issue, really.

The portraits aren't as good, aren't as accurate as photographs,

so there was lots of conflicting information about what he

Even though he is computer-generated, an actor

was used to create his voice and movement.

So what's it like playing such a great historical figure?

It didn't really sink in until I started doing

the research and finding out how much of an influential figure

who was with the abolishment of slavery, so it was really kind

of, it became such a huge privilege to play him.

Of the slave trade as Wilberforce knew it has gone but some slavery

This is unfinished business and this is a way of raising public awareness

There are around 13,000 victims of modern-day slavery in the UK

and so as the Wilberforce monument is illuminated tonight,

the great man's fight for freedom goes on.

The 210th anniversary of the slave act and if you want to see William

Wilberforce monument, it will be lit up later this evening.

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

The Westminster attacker is named as British-born Khalid

Masood, who was known to the intelligence services.

Humberside Police tells residents to expect armed police

patrolling busy areas after yesterday's terror attack.

It is more about using the resources we have in the right place and the

right time, but that will include seeing armed officers at on patrol.

That is the assistant Chief Constable and a dire talking to us

on the programme tonight. Let go back to Westminster, Tim Iredale is

there. How would you sum up the mood at Westminster today? Well, I think

it has been defined. Many of our MPs would have come to work here today

feeling shocked and no dead very saddened by what happened yesterday,

but they were determined to get on with their jobs. It was very

interesting listening to the debate in the Commons today, hearing from

some veteran MPs. Edward Leigh, the Gainsborough MP, talked about

Churchill, Attlee and what happened during the war. Parliament has a

long, proud history of seeing off its enemies, whether they are from a

foreign invading force or the modern-day curse of a terror attack

and I think it has been that Dunkirk spirit that has been the order of

the day today. And you think that this week's events will lead to

tighter security for both MPs at Westminster at their workplace and

also back here in the constituencies. What you have got to

remember, as Big Ben strike seven o'clock behind me, is that this is

already one of the most heavily fortified buildings in the country.

As long as I have been covering politics it, there has been a heavy

police presence night and day and many of those officers are armed.

When it comes to constituencies, there is already a big debate about

how safe are MPs following the tragic murder of Jo Cox last year. I

think many MPs will be reluctant to create any more division between

them and the people they represent, even if it means putting them at

risk. Right on cue, Big Ben started, it is 7pm. We were talking about the

police presence and increasing the police presence in our part of the

world and I was talking there at the police station earlier to the

assistant Chief Constable. Your response on the subject and keep

them coming in, we will have some more tomorrow night, everybody is

talking about this story. Mark says, good, I'd have thought we should be

having cover anyway, especially with this being the City of Culture, a

reference to the police being armed. The Beano says Lincoln is a prime

target now that the world knows where the drones are flown from, a

reference to RAF Waddington. This one is anonymous. I think it is all

for her something like this has to happen before an increase in police

presence is issued. It makes you feel much safer and like my children

are also safe. Plus the police officers out are always friendly.

And John is in Lincoln. Do we want the Stasi type society? I think not.

Therefore, these individual acts by deranged fanatics may be a price

that we unfortunately have to pay for the freedoms we enjoy. Keep

those messages of course coming in on the subject of policing and how

we deal with the threat of terrorism. There we are, very busy

night, thank you for watching. More on our stories tonight in the late

look North at 10:30pm. Have a nice evening. If you can join me later,

that would be good, if not, tomorrow at half past six. Good night.