:00:22. > :00:24.finally giving more choice to women - but it needed private
:00:25. > :00:27.Free parking could end in some towns because of people
:00:28. > :00:46.In a surprise move, Grimsby Town sack manager Marcus Bignot.
:00:47. > :00:48.I'm at Grimsby Town's stadium as they sack manager Marcus Bignot
:00:49. > :00:54.It's believed he may have lost the confidence of its players in the
:00:55. > :01:13.And what does this we can't instore for that detailed forecast. --
:01:14. > :01:19.weekend forecast. than four years but finally Hull has
:01:20. > :01:26.a birthing unit led by midwives The Fatima Allam Birthing Centre
:01:27. > :01:32.cost almost ?500,000, most of which was paid
:01:33. > :01:35.for by the wife of Hull City But although the Hospital Trust had
:01:36. > :01:39.promised to provide the unit, Look North has been told it
:01:40. > :01:43.might not have happened Kate Sweeting's report contains
:01:44. > :01:51.some flash photography. It might look like a hotel,
:01:52. > :01:54.but this is Hull's long awaited midwife led birthing centre,
:01:55. > :01:56.a place where women can have their babies safely with little
:01:57. > :01:59.or no medical intervention. It replaces the Jubilee Birth centre
:02:00. > :02:14.in Cottingham which closed in 2011 The hotel might feel will provide a
:02:15. > :02:29.relaxed environment for the women. The centre is named after
:02:30. > :02:32.Fatima Allam, whife of Hull City owner, Dr Assem Allam,
:02:33. > :02:34.who funded most of the ?470,000 For some mums the unit
:02:35. > :02:54.opened just too late, Again it was delayed it was another
:02:55. > :02:57.three years before it actually open. The other macro hospital trust had
:02:58. > :03:02.to prioritise their investments and there are so many pressures. It's
:03:03. > :03:06.not saying that this is important -- isn't important but against other
:03:07. > :03:10.things it had to be prioritised. We are very fortunate for the support
:03:11. > :03:15.from the family that has enabled us to do this. I don't think it would
:03:16. > :03:20.have happened as quickly as it has done. The midwife yet led unit was
:03:21. > :03:24.promised almost six years ago and it only because private funding that
:03:25. > :03:28.this has been able to be built now. I'm told that the doors opened at
:03:29. > :03:34.eight o'clock this morning, with the first baby is expected to be born
:03:35. > :03:38.here in the next few hours. For some months, the unit open to late but
:03:39. > :03:43.all of those I spoke to said that they would love to use it. I would
:03:44. > :03:47.love to have a homebirth but I'm desperate to use the facilities but
:03:48. > :03:54.she was born a bit too early for that. You wouldn't do your everyday
:03:55. > :03:59.things in front of doctors and midwives. They're doing a great job,
:04:00. > :04:06.they are therefore you obviously, but you need your own time and your
:04:07. > :04:12.own privacy and it's just about mums and babies, right? The unit is only
:04:13. > :04:18.ever the union is only available to women at low risk of convocations.
:04:19. > :04:22.It's hoped the -- convocations. It's hoped it would give women more
:04:23. > :04:30.choice about how and where they have their babies. Work how common is it
:04:31. > :04:32.her babies to use NHS funding services.
:04:33. > :04:36.This is quite common, places like Great Ormond Street Hospital
:04:37. > :04:39.Hospital receive a lot of funding through private donations,
:04:40. > :04:41.and there are more than 100 charities designed to raise money
:04:42. > :04:45.Someone has sent me a tweet today about how the new birth centre
:04:46. > :04:48.in Hull will be funded and staffed from now on.
:04:49. > :04:51.I put that to the trust and it said, "Ongoing running of the centre,
:04:52. > :04:53.including staffing costs, will be paid for as
:04:54. > :04:57.Midwife staffing levels currently fall within the parameters set
:04:58. > :05:01.The creation of the midwife-led birth centre has not increased
:05:02. > :05:04.the number of beds within the labour and delivery suite, and as such,
:05:05. > :05:07.staffing levels and staffing costs will remain the same."
:05:08. > :05:10.Investigations have begun after two bodies were discovered at a house
:05:11. > :05:18.They were found at a house in the village of Lutton,
:05:19. > :05:21.Our reporterr Amanda White is there for us now.
:05:22. > :05:29.What are the police saying at this stage?
:05:30. > :05:35.well Lincolnshire Police are have told us that the bodies of two
:05:36. > :05:39.people have been found at this property behind me. I'm in the
:05:40. > :05:45.village of Lutton which is just a short step away from Long Sutton.
:05:46. > :05:49.Officers investigating this discovery are linking it to the case
:05:50. > :05:56.of the missing woman Berenice Williams. She has not been seen
:05:57. > :06:01.since March the 25th and there is a very active part of this community,
:06:02. > :06:07.a churchwarden and schoolteacher. Indeed on social media some of her
:06:08. > :06:12.former teachers expressed their dismay and wished for a safe return
:06:13. > :06:16.for her. Someone has confirmed to me that this is Berenice Williams home
:06:17. > :06:19.but police cannot confirm the identity of either of the bodies
:06:20. > :06:24.that had been discovered here today. They cannot say whether or not the
:06:25. > :06:30.only cosmetic body has been discovered here today. They are
:06:31. > :06:31.continuing to do is investigate the disappearance and the discovery of
:06:32. > :06:33.these two bodies in Lutton. A man has been found
:06:34. > :06:35.guilty of the murder Marine Erte's body was discovered
:06:36. > :06:43.at a house in the town last May. Today Gytis Griskevicus
:06:44. > :06:57.was jailed for a minimum of 23 The father of Ryan Smith, who
:06:58. > :07:01.suffered head injuries in a bike class will receive his British
:07:02. > :07:04.Empire medal this evening after championing the importance of
:07:05. > :07:10.motorcycle helmets. Doctor Ryan suffered a brain injury after
:07:11. > :07:13.colliding with a van in 2013. His father Mark has campaigned for a law
:07:14. > :07:17.to force cyclists to wear helmets simply press. -- since the crash.
:07:18. > :07:20.Police officers from East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have joined
:07:21. > :07:22.colleagues from around the country in tributes to Keith Palmer,
:07:23. > :07:25.the officer killed during the terror attack at Westminster last month.
:07:26. > :07:27.Some have travelled to London to attend his funeral while others
:07:28. > :07:29.joined a two minutes' silence at local police stations.
:07:30. > :07:36.They came from all over to remember him.
:07:37. > :07:39.An officer from London - but a colleague to police
:07:40. > :07:49.Eight officers travelled from Lincolnshire in a minibus
:07:50. > :07:52.to pay their respects.12 officers went from Humberside Police -
:07:53. > :07:56.back at headquarters the flag was flying at half mast.
:07:57. > :07:58.And across the area police paid tribute on social media.
:07:59. > :08:14.followed by a two minutes silence. at Lincolnshire police headquarters,
:08:15. > :08:18.A chance for officers to reflect on the sacrifice that PC
:08:19. > :08:30.I think when something as tragic as what happened at Westminster
:08:31. > :08:33.happened people reflect on that and that's absolutely right. Would it
:08:34. > :08:37.mean for me? Where does it mean for my family? When we join the service
:08:38. > :08:42.we swearing oaths, make and affirmation and part of that is that
:08:43. > :08:45.we give of ourselves to protect the public from harm. Sometimes that
:08:46. > :08:50.calls upon us to make the ultimate sacrifice and I hope everyone of us
:08:51. > :08:52.is as brave as Keith was when that circumstance arises.
:08:53. > :08:56.A fitting tribute for a fallen colleague.
:08:57. > :08:58.Car parking charges in some Lincolnshire market towns could be
:08:59. > :09:02.East Lindsey District Council says people are staying too long
:09:03. > :09:04.and blocking up car parks by parking all day.
:09:05. > :09:07.It wants to reintroduce charges for staying more than a few
:09:08. > :09:10.If approved, it would be the third change to parking charges
:09:11. > :09:20.It wants to reintroduce charges for staying more than a few
:09:21. > :09:24.If approved, it would be the third change to parking charges
:09:25. > :09:28.Visitors to Coningsby can leave their cars here all day
:09:29. > :09:30.for free while they pop to the shops.
:09:31. > :09:33.But the council says too many are taking advantage of that.
:09:34. > :09:35.People visiting the towns, or working in the towns park
:09:36. > :09:39.You then don't get the turnover of customers for the shops.
:09:40. > :09:42.We really want to use car parking as a mechanism to help drive
:09:43. > :09:45.the economy in the town, for it not to be a hinderance.
:09:46. > :09:48.Parking charges for East Lindsey's market towns were introduced
:09:49. > :09:52.in 2013, but traders say it put off shoppers and they were scrapped
:09:53. > :10:01.Now the council is considering a range of changes to parking,
:10:02. > :10:04.including bringing in charges after one or two hours at free
:10:05. > :10:28.car parks in Alford, Burgh-le-Marsh, Sandilands,
:10:29. > :10:31.But businesses in Coningsby say the free parking has brought in more
:10:32. > :10:33.customers and they're concerned about the change.
:10:34. > :10:36.Well, we have found it really beneficial because of the footfall
:10:37. > :10:39.The two hours, yeah, it's not bad, but I think the charge
:10:40. > :10:43.does tend to put people off if they are going to perhaps meet
:10:44. > :10:44.friends or spend more time in the village.
:10:45. > :10:47.And there's a mixed reaction from those that use the car parks.
:10:48. > :10:52.It's not that long ago that they were giving us two free
:10:53. > :10:54.hours and charging for the rest of the time.
:10:55. > :11:00.Two hours, yes, I can do quite a lot in two hours but it would be nice
:11:01. > :11:02.if we could have just a little bit more.
:11:03. > :11:06.could be in place by the end of May, but the council says
:11:07. > :11:11.could be in place by the end of May, but the council says
:11:12. > :11:13.they would review them again in a year's time to see
:11:14. > :11:20.Earlier, I spoke to James Gilbert from East Lindsey District Council
:11:21. > :11:22.and I asked him if , with hindsight, it had been
:11:23. > :11:27.a mistake to have free car parking in some of their towns
:11:28. > :11:30.As part of the arrangements that we are proposing to introduce,
:11:31. > :11:33.that includes an element of free parking, in fact it includes more
:11:34. > :11:35.free parking than the district has ever had before.
:11:36. > :11:38.This is the third change in five years.
:11:39. > :11:41.People don't know whether there is free parking or there isn't.
:11:42. > :11:59.Have people been abusing free parking in a place like Coningsby?
:12:00. > :12:02.We have had feedback from some town and parish
:12:03. > :12:04.councils and some areas, like Coningsby, where people have
:12:05. > :12:07.been parking in the car parks all day, they're using them
:12:08. > :12:10.as office car parks or as commuter car parks where they've
:12:11. > :12:13.I think the reality is, we provide car parks
:12:14. > :12:14.for the economic benefit of the towns.
:12:15. > :12:17.If people are parked in them all day, they can't be
:12:18. > :12:20.I don't understand this, because a place like Spilsby,
:12:21. > :12:23.there are a lot of vacant shops, empty shops, yet you are now
:12:24. > :12:26.going to start charging after one hour's free parking.
:12:27. > :12:28.That's going to make it harder for traders and businesses to exist
:12:29. > :12:38.There was a charging regime in Spilsby anyway.
:12:39. > :12:41.As part of the changes we are going to be introducing
:12:42. > :12:43.an hour's free car parking, if the changes are approved,
:12:44. > :12:46.and the car parks in the town centre, so actually there is more
:12:47. > :12:51.What about people who are not abusing the policy and traders?
:12:52. > :12:53.They are going to be hit hard by this.
:12:54. > :13:06.The reality is, the car park behind me, if the changes are proved,
:13:07. > :13:13.So I think it's a win-win if the changes are approved
:13:14. > :13:17.Briefly, you say you want to charge on an individual town basis.
:13:18. > :13:20.Why didn't you think about this this time last year?
:13:21. > :13:22.It's not just about charging, this policy, Peter, it's
:13:23. > :13:25.about reviewing all car parking provision in the towns.
:13:26. > :13:27.It's about looking at car parks as a whole, it's
:13:28. > :13:29.about free car parking, it's about when people
:13:30. > :13:32.want to visit the towns, the economies of the towns.
:13:33. > :13:34.We're drawing some evidence-based conclusions, which is what we've
:13:35. > :13:38.And it's the most comprehensive review we have ever undertaken
:13:39. > :13:42.Well, we will see what people think who are watching tonight.
:13:43. > :13:44.Mr Gilbert, thank you very much indeed.
:13:45. > :14:00.Well by the way it's not just in the East Lindsey area, car parking
:14:01. > :14:06.changes, some people have been abusing it, is its ability charge
:14:07. > :14:10.for some of them. Boston Road in Spilsbury for example is going from
:14:11. > :14:18.one hour for free to our flower and in charging. Maybe you would like to
:14:19. > :14:29.admit to parking in the car park free all day. Contact me on these
:14:30. > :14:33.details here on screen. We'll have some of those before we finish at
:14:34. > :14:41.seven o'clock. I look forward to hearing from you, as always. 17
:14:42. > :14:45.minutes to seven. Still ahead on the programme just months after being
:14:46. > :14:55.unveiled as Grimsby town 's manager Mark is paid not is sacked. And
:14:56. > :15:08.thousands turn out to watch the first tour of the world's race. --
:15:09. > :15:15.Walters. This is the sunset near Scunthorpe. Thank you Robert for
:15:16. > :15:23.that. I shouldn't really Tavis, but the weatherman is in the front
:15:24. > :15:24.tonight. Because he didn't -- in a grant-in-aid because he didn't get
:15:25. > :15:48.tickets for the Radio 1 weekend. Let's look at the headline for the
:15:49. > :15:52.next 24 hours. It is not looking too bad. Yesterday Hull was hotter than
:15:53. > :15:59.Benidorm but temperatures have collapsed by about 10 degrees. We
:16:00. > :16:01.will have fresh air all week but gardeners are starting to panic
:16:02. > :16:09.because there has not been a lot over Iran. It looks like there will
:16:10. > :16:16.be little if any tomorrow. I'm Thursday this week killing weather
:16:17. > :16:22.front may bring a patch of cloud. For the weekend a mixture of sunny
:16:23. > :16:26.spells and scattered showers. There is the satellite sequins, the clouds
:16:27. > :16:30.became quite promising for a time but we haven't had any showers
:16:31. > :16:36.showing up on the radar picture. These clouds will melt away,
:16:37. > :16:46.increasing amounts of sunshine. Forget the showers, the computer is
:16:47. > :16:53.wrong. The sun rises at ten past six. Your next high water time in
:16:54. > :17:01.Bridlington 5:37am. Tomorrow is fairly straightforward, variable
:17:02. > :17:06.amounts of cloud, some sunshine and all parts look set to be dry. The
:17:07. > :17:11.wind picking up, whistling through the Humber, Grimsby, Hull, you will
:17:12. > :17:17.notice that breeze, but if anything temperatures just a bit above
:17:18. > :17:22.average for this time of year. Highs across East Yorkshire 12 or 13
:17:23. > :17:28.Celsius. Might just nudge up to 14. Yesterday, Hull each, 25 degrees,
:17:29. > :17:38.can you believe that for early April?
:17:39. > :17:43.If it is so straightforward tomorrow, do we need a weather
:17:44. > :17:50.forecaster at all? I suppose we don't need a news
:17:51. > :17:51.presenter either! You need somebody to help you with your music
:17:52. > :17:59.questions. Grimsby Town have announced this
:18:00. > :18:06.afternoon that they've sacked their manager,
:18:07. > :18:08.Marcus Bignot. He arrived at the club in November
:18:09. > :18:11.and has guided the Mariners to a mid-table position, but this
:18:12. > :18:13.afternoon the board have relieved Our reporter Phillip Norton
:18:14. > :18:16.is at the club's ground, Do we know why they've
:18:17. > :18:27.sacked their manager? This has come as a huge shock to
:18:28. > :18:30.fans and staff. The club saying that the first-team's management had been
:18:31. > :18:36.released from their duties with immediate effect. After the
:18:37. > :18:40.promotion back to the football league last season, they said there
:18:41. > :18:46.were aimed a strong ambition to build on that. A clue that the board
:18:47. > :18:51.haven't been entirely happy with the results and the Marcus Bignot's
:18:52. > :18:55.tenure. When he joined he was described as a hungry and ambitious
:18:56. > :18:59.young manager who was head and shoulders above the rest by the
:19:00. > :19:07.chairman. He brought in players with the hope of getting the team to gel
:19:08. > :19:12.and hit the ground running next season, but inconsistency has been
:19:13. > :19:18.the problem. Nine winds, seven draws and 11 defeats from 27 games in
:19:19. > :19:23.charge. Some of the defeats have been heavy but on Sunday the
:19:24. > :19:30.Mariners beat Blackpool 3-1, a result which has led to raised
:19:31. > :19:37.eyebrows about the timing of this. Why has this been raised now?
:19:38. > :19:42.There are few theories but the BBC understands that they may have been
:19:43. > :19:45.struggling to get some of the players to sign new contracts. We
:19:46. > :19:50.understand that some players want to leave the club and as some unrest in
:19:51. > :19:55.the dressing room. There is also the possibility that season-ticket sales
:19:56. > :20:00.comes into it. Around now is when they need to get the fans buying
:20:01. > :20:05.season tickets for next season. There is so are possible this
:20:06. > :20:09.agreement between the board and Marcus Bignot regarding the future
:20:10. > :20:14.direction of the club. The club said they will not the announcing
:20:15. > :20:22.anything over the next few days or deciding anything about who will
:20:23. > :20:25.lead the club, but Russell Slade's name has been bandied about as a
:20:26. > :20:32.possible return need to Blundell Park.
:20:33. > :20:35.Hull City have been warned that they can't rely on their rivals
:20:36. > :20:37.dropping points if they want to stay in the Premier League.
:20:38. > :20:39.The Tigers lost 3-1 at Manchester City
:20:40. > :20:41.on Saturday to continue a run of poor away results.
:20:42. > :20:43.Fortunately Swansea lost, so Hull City remain
:20:44. > :20:45.above the relegation places, but their players know they'll
:20:46. > :20:48.have to pick up wins if they want to stay up.
:20:49. > :20:50.Yeah, it's not about anyone else, it's about ourselves.
:20:51. > :20:53.Like I say, we picked six points up in our last two,
:20:54. > :20:56.got us out of the bottom three, but we know there's plenty of work
:20:57. > :21:00.we need to do to pick up points and it's about us winning games,
:21:01. > :21:03.Scunthorpe United have given themselves a chance of promotion,
:21:04. > :21:05.after a win over one of their rivals on Saturday.
:21:06. > :21:08.The Iron won 1-0 at home against Bolton and will secure
:21:09. > :21:11.a play-off spot with three wins from their last four games.
:21:12. > :21:14.Hull boxer Luke Campbell is one step away from a world title fight.
:21:15. > :21:17.The Olympic gold medallist will meet former world champion
:21:18. > :21:19.Darleys Perez of Colombia in a title eliminator at Wembley
:21:20. > :21:24.A victory would make him the number-one challenger
:21:25. > :21:31.Radio 1's Big Weekend event at Burton Constable Hall sold out
:21:32. > :21:37.50,000 tickets were available for the two-day event,
:21:38. > :21:40.which is being held at the end of May.
:21:41. > :21:43.Kings of Leon and Katy Perry are amongst the acts who have
:21:44. > :21:57.If you tried the tickets this morning, I hope you were successful.
:21:58. > :22:02.More acts to be announced in the next week or so.
:22:03. > :22:05.Almost 2000 daffodils made entirely of Lego bricks have been
:22:06. > :22:09.The display in the newly created King Edward Square is part
:22:10. > :22:11.of the City of Culture year to celebrate Easter.
:22:12. > :22:14.The flowers will remain in place until the 18th April.
:22:15. > :22:22.They have sprung up over night, really, haven't they?
:22:23. > :22:26.I just wonder how many man-hours went into making them.
:22:27. > :22:29.There are lots of Lego pieces put together to make it look
:22:30. > :22:34.We haven't got One Big Weekend tickets because we're away
:22:35. > :22:36.so we thought we would come and see the daffodils today
:22:37. > :22:41.For the last 18 months, there've been plans for a new bike
:22:42. > :22:44.race in the Lincolnshire Wolds, and at the weekend, that planning
:22:45. > :23:02.Thousands of people lined the streets to watch professionals
:23:03. > :23:05.Now it's hoped the Tour of the Wolds will become an annual event.
:23:06. > :23:15.It may be its first official year, but over the weekend the British
:23:16. > :23:18.cycling Tour of the Wolds certainly attracted attention in Lincolnshire,
:23:19. > :23:23.with 150 men and 110 women, competing at the highest level,
:23:24. > :23:28.in the second round of the HSBC British Cycling Spring Cup.
:23:29. > :23:36.We started off with Louth not having seen it before, a lot of people
:23:37. > :23:42.said, it looks just like the Tour de France. That is what we want, it is
:23:43. > :23:43.a professional bike race, the premiership level of competitors and
:23:44. > :23:53.organisation. I know what you're thinking,
:23:54. > :23:56.how can a bike race be so hard in a flat county like Lincolnshire -
:23:57. > :23:59.well that's why they used Infact the amount of uphill
:24:00. > :24:07.climb in the women's within its 62 mile distance
:24:08. > :24:17.and for the men 5000 feet within their 102 mile race,
:24:18. > :24:20.but when they hit the flat they were travelling at speeds
:24:21. > :24:22.of about 45 miles per hour. Sarah Storey is Britain's most
:24:23. > :24:24.decorated paralympian, and although she didn't race,
:24:25. > :24:26.her team mate, Chanel And they all stayed here
:24:27. > :24:34.at Fleetwood farm in Belchford. Sarah had five vehicles with her and
:24:35. > :24:38.more entourage arrived. So they have that massive camper van and the
:24:39. > :24:39.bikes go in the back. Out over that side is just bikes and bike parts
:24:40. > :24:42.everywhere! In Louth James Matthews took his
:24:43. > :24:54.bike shop on the road to take Couldn't work out what the noise was
:24:55. > :25:01.from our stall around the corner. Everybody was banging on the sides
:25:02. > :25:06.as the bikes went through. It made it sound as if there were ten times
:25:07. > :25:10.more people than were actually there, absolutely fantastic.
:25:11. > :25:12.It's thought it could have generated about a quarter
:25:13. > :25:15.of a million pounds for the local economy and East Lindsey District
:25:16. > :25:18.Council say they're keen to help secure the event for future years.
:25:19. > :25:21.Stage 4 will be held in Lincoln on the 14th May.
:25:22. > :25:32.It was in the Bedlington area yesterday, lots of signs up for the
:25:33. > :25:38.Tour de Yorkshire. -- I was in Bridlington.
:25:39. > :25:42.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines.
:25:43. > :25:45.Thousands of police officers line the streets of London
:25:46. > :25:48.for the funeral of PC Keith Palmer - who was murdered in
:25:49. > :25:51.Hull and East Yorkshire's new maternity unit opens giving
:25:52. > :25:59.It's been largely funded by a private donation.
:26:00. > :26:07.Talking about parking charges, Karl says Skegness doesn't get free
:26:08. > :26:13.parking at all, it seems like a cash cow for the Council.
:26:14. > :26:16.Louth has very little low cost free parking which is required for
:26:17. > :26:25.shopkeepers. It would be a mistake to remove free parking in Louth
:26:26. > :26:30.because the streets would become crammed with cars.
:26:31. > :26:36.Lisa says, they give you something and then take it away. That is how
:26:37. > :26:41.all councils work these days. Peter is in Headon, he says that he
:26:42. > :26:48.agrees with the two hours of free parking. He says people use the free
:26:49. > :26:53.car parking all day, there should be charged two hours.
:26:54. > :27:03.Kate says more excuse for needless meddling, stop tinkering. Lee says
:27:04. > :27:08.many local companies part in the car park areas, limiting the parking for
:27:09. > :27:11.shopping. Big response to that, not
:27:12. > :27:15.surprisingly. Thank you for watching. The late news is at
:27:16. > :27:38.10:30pm. There are times in the life
:27:39. > :27:40.of a nation when the choices we make define
:27:41. > :27:45.the character of our country, times when people stand up
:27:46. > :27:55.and demand real, significant change. we have the chance to shape
:27:56. > :28:00.a brighter future for Britain