:00:24. > :00:25.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:26. > :00:32.Lincolnshire MP Nick Boles who has cancer says he will stand.
:00:33. > :00:33.German engineering giant Siemens commits to Lincoln
:00:34. > :00:38.The Hull man with depression gets a boost from Princes William
:00:39. > :00:41.and Harry, as he prepares for the London Marathon.
:00:42. > :00:44.As a nation we needed to grip this because talking about mental health
:00:45. > :00:47.He was genuinely open, honest and knowledgeable,
:00:48. > :00:50.and wanted to learn more from us as well.
:00:51. > :00:52.The mystery of Brenda Simpson's Christmas cards that finally arrived
:00:53. > :01:09.For endangered hedgehogs in an East Yorkshire village. A new home. The
:01:10. > :01:14.weather forecast follows in 15 minutes.
:01:15. > :01:18.A Lincolnshire MP who was diagnosed with cancer says he WILL stand again
:01:19. > :01:21.Nick Boles - who represents Grantham and Stamford for the Conservatives -
:01:22. > :01:24.says he's completed his treatment for the disease and is expected
:01:25. > :01:32.Today MPs backed the Prime Minister's call for a snap
:01:33. > :01:36.That means thousands of local activists can begin
:01:37. > :01:38.planning their campaigns over the next seven weeks.
:01:39. > :01:44.More from our Political Editor Tim Iredale.
:01:45. > :01:47.Nick Boles revealed last year that doctors had found
:01:48. > :01:52.In recent weeks he hasn't played an active role in politics,
:01:53. > :01:58.but he did leave hospital to vote in favour of triggering
:01:59. > :02:01.Today he revealed he'd completed his final treatment
:02:02. > :02:03.for non Hodgkin's lymphoma and doctors expect him
:02:04. > :02:06.In a statement he said: "Although my current state of health
:02:07. > :02:09.will prevent me from playing an energetic part in the election
:02:10. > :02:12.campaign, I am confident that if I am re-elected I will be able
:02:13. > :02:15.to resume my duties as Member of Parliament with renewed vigour
:02:16. > :02:25.None of our MPs opposed plans for a snap election when it
:02:26. > :02:29.The only one of our sitting MPs to announce they won t be standing
:02:30. > :02:34.again in Alan Johnson as Labour's candidate in Hull West and Hessle.
:02:35. > :02:38.There is a growing list of names hoping to replace them.
:02:39. > :02:54.And Ukip MEP Mike Hookem - who was famously involved
:02:55. > :02:58.in an altercation says he want sto be party candidate in Grimsby.
:02:59. > :03:06.Amongst our MPs opinion is divided as to whether Brexit will be a
:03:07. > :03:14.dominant issue in the campaign. It is incredibly important for people
:03:15. > :03:18.to be behind that. People will be looking that under a Conservative
:03:19. > :03:24.Government we are seeing cuts to our local schools and our local NHS in
:03:25. > :03:28.crisis. Spare a thought for the thousands of activists working for
:03:29. > :03:33.all the political parties who have been thrust into a political
:03:34. > :03:40.election campaign with no notice. There was not much forewarning. I
:03:41. > :03:45.now have only really a week or so ten days to sort out all the issue
:03:46. > :03:50.around getting an election in hand and under way and the literature
:03:51. > :03:54.prepared and all the volunteers ready to help out and everything
:03:55. > :03:59.else. This is what we can expect of the next few weeks. People knocking
:04:00. > :04:04.on the door and leaflets stuffed through the letterbox from
:04:05. > :04:12.candidates who want our board. -- who want our boat.
:04:13. > :04:14.Earlier I spoke to Victoria Atkins - the Conservative MP
:04:15. > :04:17.for Louth and Horncastle - I asked whether she was surprised
:04:18. > :04:27.I didn't wake up yesterday expecting a general election and was a little
:04:28. > :04:30.bit surprised but we have a ladder chance to think about it and sleep
:04:31. > :04:35.on it and I am really looking forward to the chance. The Prime
:04:36. > :04:40.Minister has said time and again there is no need for an action. Her
:04:41. > :04:44.trust has gone out the window. She has made it clear it was a decision
:04:45. > :04:49.she took very recently and also reluctantly. She thought very
:04:50. > :04:54.carefully about it and if you think back to last summer and the
:04:55. > :04:57.immediate aftermath of the referendum the most important thing
:04:58. > :05:01.was stability for the country. She has achieved that and we have had a
:05:02. > :05:07.rapid economy and having now triggered Article 50 now she feels
:05:08. > :05:14.we need to have this general election to help give her a mandate
:05:15. > :05:22.to into Europe. 17% of East Lindsey voted for Brexit. She has made it
:05:23. > :05:31.about Brexit. -- 70%. You voted to remain. My manifesto promise to
:05:32. > :05:37.those of 15 is that we would hold a referendum and honour the results.
:05:38. > :05:41.-- 2015. I took a different view from people in my constituency but
:05:42. > :05:46.that is the nature of democracy and why we had a referendum were each
:05:47. > :05:49.person's vote counted as much as their neighbours. I'm very clear
:05:50. > :05:52.that now we have had the referendum and the result was clear I am
:05:53. > :05:57.supporting the Government and ensuring that we leave Europe. Do
:05:58. > :06:11.you feel that the people of life and Newcastle want another election. --
:06:12. > :06:17.Louth. I can appreciate that people at this stage may be thinking let's
:06:18. > :06:20.get on with it the job of Government but actually we need to have the
:06:21. > :06:26.selection so that Theresa May has the mandate she needs to do the best
:06:27. > :06:38.possible deal not just for the UK but also for Louth and Newcastle.
:06:39. > :06:43.You have a 15,000 majority. You can put your feet up and take it easy.
:06:44. > :06:46.Certainly not. I worked very hard at the last election and hope my
:06:47. > :06:50.constituents think I have worked hard since then. I'm looking forward
:06:51. > :06:53.to getting out and shaking hands and talking to people on the doorstep
:06:54. > :06:58.and winning the trust and winning the vote.
:06:59. > :07:04.There's been a big response following yesterday's announcement.
:07:05. > :07:06.Anne in Bridlington says: 'Well done Theresa May.
:07:07. > :07:09.It's time that people listened and the country needs to draw
:07:10. > :07:11.together behind you because you have to fight our cause.'
:07:12. > :07:14.But Anthony in Sleaford says 'The general election should have
:07:15. > :07:16.been called the day Theresa May took over as PM.
:07:17. > :07:19.She was not voted in by the public and has been running,
:07:20. > :07:21.or trying to run, our country without our votes.'
:07:22. > :07:24.But Gale in Scunthorpe says 'I have never voted Conservative
:07:25. > :07:26.in my life but I will definitely be voting for Theresa May.
:07:27. > :07:29.While Jeremy Corbyn is leader of the Labour Party I will not
:07:30. > :07:35.And you can still get in touch about this one.
:07:36. > :07:38.Perhaps you agree with Gale there and have voted one way
:07:39. > :07:43.all your life but will be changing your mind this time?
:07:44. > :07:46.Are you certain of how you will vote or will the campaign
:07:47. > :08:02.Is this an election about Brexit - or is it
:08:03. > :08:31.In our second look North tonight I will be talking to the Brig and
:08:32. > :08:34.Goole MP. The German engineering giant Siemens
:08:35. > :08:37.says it will spend ? 35 million relocating more of its gas turbine
:08:38. > :08:39.operations to a business The company is expanding its site
:08:40. > :08:43.on Teal Park in what it calls a positive step for the company
:08:44. > :08:46.in the city. Our business correspondent
:08:47. > :08:48.Leanne Brown is here - Well there has been lots of talk
:08:49. > :08:56.about the impact the Brexit vote might have on Siemens in the UK -
:08:57. > :08:59.but this is a sign of their confidence
:09:00. > :09:01.and commitment to the county. The company is one of the largest
:09:02. > :09:03.private employers in Lincoln, manufacture and service a range
:09:04. > :09:08.of industrial gas turbines - in simple terms they're basically
:09:09. > :09:16.engine's that generate power. Of course those parts need servicing
:09:17. > :09:28.- so with this extra investment Service Centre - that will be
:09:29. > :09:32.based at their current They're relocating a storage
:09:33. > :09:37.facility they have in Freeman Road there -
:09:38. > :09:39.so everything is in one place. Building work is set to begin
:09:40. > :09:42.as early as next month and it's hoped to be completed
:09:43. > :09:45.by spring next year - Humberside Police want help to find
:09:46. > :09:52.a missing teenager from Hull. 15-year-old Ben-Anthony
:09:53. > :09:54.Edmonds hasn't been seen since leaving his home
:09:55. > :09:57.on Sunday afternoon. Police say they're worried
:09:58. > :09:59.because of his age and are asking anyone with information
:10:00. > :10:05.to come forward. A woman is in critical
:10:06. > :10:07.but stable condition in hospital following a fire
:10:08. > :10:09.at a bungalow in Skegness. It happened at Finisterre
:10:10. > :10:12.Avenue this morning. Mental health has been in the news
:10:13. > :10:15.this week with Prince William and Prince Harry opening up
:10:16. > :10:17.about their experiences following the death of their mother
:10:18. > :10:20.Princess Diana in a car Paul Plowman from Hull is one
:10:21. > :10:24.of a group of runners - all with mental health issues -
:10:25. > :10:26.who have met, and been supported by, the two Princes
:10:27. > :10:29.as they prepare to take It's part of a documentary
:10:30. > :10:42.on the issue on BBC One tomorrow. I think from my personal point of
:10:43. > :10:46.view it is emotional side. I hate seeing people in emotional or mental
:10:47. > :10:50.torment. It is really sad because it takes you down a very different path
:10:51. > :10:54.in life. The point of the campaign with the marathon is you want to
:10:55. > :10:56.reduce the stigma. A lot of people talk about mental health like it is
:10:57. > :11:11.heavily normal. I spoke to Paul this afternoon.
:11:12. > :11:14.There were a couple of things that happened in life with relationships
:11:15. > :11:18.and work in issues like that that sent me off kilter couple of years
:11:19. > :11:24.ago. That was probably the main catalyst for it and then I've been
:11:25. > :11:27.struggling with it since then. Looking at other people and thinking
:11:28. > :11:35.they had it all with jobs and partners. I think there was a lot to
:11:36. > :11:39.do with that. I had hit 30 the era and did not think my life was going
:11:40. > :11:42.away necessarily that my peers were going and there was a lot of
:11:43. > :11:46.comparisons and compare myself to others. Prince William and Prince
:11:47. > :11:50.Harry have spoken out this week. Giving this will help people
:11:51. > :11:54.understand the issues to make them more willing to talk about mental
:11:55. > :11:58.health issues? I hope so. They have been absolutely fantastic for us in
:11:59. > :12:02.our journey. There are so high-profile that they attract so
:12:03. > :12:06.much attention. These are things that are genuine to them and have
:12:07. > :12:12.affected them. If they can speak out and say they have suffered or have
:12:13. > :12:18.sought help then that is great. You met Harry. We met Harry and William
:12:19. > :12:25.and Kate. I spent most of my time with Harry. What did you talk about?
:12:26. > :12:33.He was quite open and honest about his experience in the services and
:12:34. > :12:37.here seen a lot of vets with post-traumatic stress disorder and
:12:38. > :12:40.problems like that. He spoke to us about our problems and about mental
:12:41. > :12:45.health and how to start about in society as a whole. He was genuinely
:12:46. > :12:48.open and honest and knowledgeable and wanted to learn more from us as
:12:49. > :12:55.well so it was quite a surprise. Do you feel better now? The running,
:12:56. > :13:06.the one thing I would stress from this process is, the running has
:13:07. > :13:15.been... Out you didn't startle November? I hadn't done any exercise
:13:16. > :13:20.before. I started in November and have dropped all antidepressants now
:13:21. > :13:26.and so they do the running. That is vital for me. Exercise is crucial in
:13:27. > :13:30.the repair for mental health. I was so this is an overnight cure and
:13:31. > :13:33.will be absolutely fine when to start running but in terms of
:13:34. > :13:38.keeping me on a balanced level and a coping strategy it has been
:13:39. > :13:48.fantastic. It is very good to see. He looked very well. Crossed. Thank
:13:49. > :13:51.you very much, Peter. Cheers. -- fingers crossed.
:13:52. > :13:58.And the first programme in the two part series -
:13:59. > :14:00.Mind over Marathon - is on BBC One tomorrow
:14:01. > :14:10.And see how Paul gets on in the second programme next week.
:14:11. > :14:13.Still ahead tonight: Why Christmas arrived more than a year late
:14:14. > :14:15.for the friends and family of Brenda Simpson.
:14:16. > :14:18.A new home for endangered hedgehogs in an East Yorkshire village giving
:14:19. > :14:54.We were talking last night about caravans. I will reach one of seven
:14:55. > :14:59.e-mails. -- several e-mails. Linda says iPhone post comments about
:15:00. > :15:02.caravans and fear. To make it even I invite him to stay mine for a week
:15:03. > :15:12.in Mablethorpe. Would you like to stay with lender for a week in
:15:13. > :15:16.Mablethorpe? -- with lender. -- Linda says iPhone and Paul's
:15:17. > :15:25.comments about caravans very under fear. We will see a week and warm
:15:26. > :15:28.front heading down from the North West which will bring perhaps a
:15:29. > :15:33.little drizzle in the morning. Predominantly dry weather looks set
:15:34. > :15:37.to continue which is not good news for farmers and growers. The cloud
:15:38. > :15:41.has been steadily pushing down from the North West during the course of
:15:42. > :15:48.today. It will continue and we will see that process. This cold front is
:15:49. > :15:51.later Friday into Friday night bringing a little drizzle and no
:15:52. > :15:56.more than that. It will introduce a cooler air the weekend but brighter
:15:57. > :16:03.conditions should bring some sunny spells. Next week a proper cold push
:16:04. > :16:06.that may mean showers of a wintry nature. The forecast tonight sees
:16:07. > :16:11.that I'd continue to present the North West, perhaps bringing 12
:16:12. > :16:16.spots of light rain or drizzle. We will see most temperatures around
:16:17. > :16:22.seven Celsius. The sun rises at ten to six in the morning. The next high
:16:23. > :16:31.water time in whole Victoria Dock at quarter to one in the morning. --
:16:32. > :16:37.Hull. That week and warm front might bring a little patchy drizzle and it
:16:38. > :16:42.will be quite dry but some places quite crowded. Hopefully somewhere
:16:43. > :16:46.some cloudy spells. The warm front will bring some milder era ends with
:16:47. > :16:52.two or three degrees up on today with highs of 15 Celsius. A similar
:16:53. > :16:56.sort of day on Friday. It will be mostly dry but rather cloudy with a
:16:57. > :17:00.bit of light patchy rain on Friday night. The weekend looks a bit
:17:01. > :17:06.colder Pirbright was some sunshine and variable amounts of cloud.
:17:07. > :17:18.Mentioning Victoria Dock is not a get out of jail free card. D1 me to
:17:19. > :17:21.reply to Lynda tonight? You're always on for a free holiday. Get in
:17:22. > :17:35.the caravan. Go away. When Brenda Simpson dropped her
:17:36. > :17:38.Christmas cards off at her post office in Ruskington,
:17:39. > :17:39.near Sleaford, in December 2015 she thought it might take a few
:17:40. > :17:42.days for them to arrive. That is - until Easter Saturday -
:17:43. > :17:47.16 months later - when she started getting puzzled calls
:17:48. > :17:49.from her friends across the country. I've got friends, family,
:17:50. > :17:52.acquaintances... Brenda has a long
:17:53. > :17:54.Christmas card list. In 2015, she spent more
:17:55. > :17:56.than ?40 on postage sending I posted them early
:17:57. > :18:05.to avoid disappointment. Everyone thinks it's quite funny,
:18:06. > :18:34.but for me it's quite upsetting. cos you wouldn't be
:18:35. > :18:37.sending Christmas cards From her home village of Ruskington,
:18:38. > :18:40.Brenda sent 82 cards Some went North to Blackpool,
:18:41. > :18:43.Bradford and Rotherham. And some were sent south to London,
:18:44. > :18:46.Devon and St Austell in Cornwall. But they've taken 16 months
:18:47. > :18:50.to reach their destinations. Brenda posted her cards at the post
:18:51. > :18:53.office in her local supermarket. So long after she delivered them,
:18:54. > :18:56.no one has yet been able to explain It's not the money it's
:18:57. > :19:08.the principle of the thing. If you send a Christmas card you
:19:09. > :19:16.expect them to get it. Maybe one might call which is understandable.
:19:17. > :19:21.But for that is a lot of cards to go missing. A hell of a lot.
:19:22. > :19:23.The Royal Mail told us it's investigating.
:19:24. > :19:25.This year I'm not sending Christmas cards.
:19:26. > :19:36.It's not just the stamps, if the cards as well.
:19:37. > :19:39.Bren's now having to explain to dozens of worried
:19:40. > :19:46.The team which runs Hornsea's independent lifeboat say
:19:47. > :19:49.a new tractor to get the boat in and out of the water
:19:50. > :19:52.It was bought with a ?96,000 donation and replaces
:19:53. > :19:54.a number of decades-old tractors that were struggling
:19:55. > :20:02.to cope with driving in and out of the North Sea.
:20:03. > :20:05.The Lego daffodils in Hull City centre that were sold off yesterday
:20:06. > :20:09.People queued for hours to get one of the flowers
:20:10. > :20:11.which were on display in King Edward Square as part
:20:12. > :20:14.They were given away to nearly 2,000 people
:20:15. > :20:23.Burton Fleming in East Yorkshire is welcoming dozens
:20:24. > :20:27.It has become the first hedgehog friendly village in the North.
:20:28. > :20:29.Around fifty of them have been put in gardens across the village.
:20:30. > :20:32.Jill Archbold is there - have they been exploring
:20:33. > :20:43.A quick paint job - and Jason - is one of 50 rescued hedgehogs
:20:44. > :20:53.hedgehog friendly village - where many families are happy
:20:54. > :20:58.to see Burton Fleming's new arrivals up close...
:20:59. > :21:03.The children had never seen a hedgehog live until we started doing
:21:04. > :21:09.this project so we're hoping there will be more out in the wild for
:21:10. > :21:10.people to see and observed and back the old hedgehogs they released it
:21:11. > :21:14.when we were children. And in many of the
:21:15. > :21:16.village's back gardens - local residents have been
:21:17. > :21:23.getting their hedgerows ready... We have put it under the hedge so it
:21:24. > :21:27.can go next door but hopefully it will stay around so we can watch it.
:21:28. > :21:31.It is putting it back to the wild so if it doesn't stay it doesn't stay
:21:32. > :21:33.but at least that is a lot of rough area around here where hopefully it
:21:34. > :21:35.area around here where hopefully it can thrive.
:21:36. > :21:38.Every hedgehog has come from a sanctuary near Scunthorpe -
:21:39. > :21:40.precariously packed yesterday and brought 50 miles
:21:41. > :21:52.Look at the people. The people here are lovely and they are so keen to
:21:53. > :21:54.help and hopefully this lot will be happy and breed. We are putting a
:21:55. > :21:56.new generation back. We are putting a new
:21:57. > :21:58.generation back. And saying goodbye to a rescued
:21:59. > :22:00.hedgehog is all part of the job for sanctuary owner
:22:01. > :22:08.Frank... Our whole purpose in life is to take
:22:09. > :22:16.an injured or sick hedgehog and make it better and written to the wild.
:22:17. > :22:21.The wild animal and not a pet. -- return it to the wild. For me it is
:22:22. > :22:25.the result of hard work and very satisfying.
:22:26. > :22:29.And as the sun sets over Burton Fleming its hoped this
:22:30. > :22:34.village's new residents will walk out into the Wolds.
:22:35. > :22:43.Are they out exploring their homes? Not quite yet. Everyone who has
:22:44. > :22:48.taken home one of those hedgehogs has been told to wait until dusk but
:22:49. > :22:53.I am allowed to let the first of the hedgehogs out in Burton Fleming. It
:22:54. > :22:58.looks like they are probably going to be a bit camera shy. They are
:22:59. > :23:02.deep inside the stroller. It is unlikely they will return to those
:23:03. > :23:06.boxes once they are out in the Yorkshire walls but is hoped they
:23:07. > :23:07.will meet again and breed together and boost the population in this
:23:08. > :23:30.area. -- Wolds. Let's get a recap of the national
:23:31. > :23:32.and regional headlines Fifty days to the general election,
:23:33. > :23:34.the Prime Minister's already on the campaign trail
:23:35. > :23:37.after telling Mps victory would allow her to build
:23:38. > :23:39.a stronger Britain - Labour accuse her
:23:40. > :23:40.of broken promises. 2017-04-19T17:10:02+0000
:23:41. > :23:41.ENDHEDZ-OOV2 Red ?OOV? Lincolnshire MP Nick Boles
:23:42. > :23:44.who was diagnosed with cancer says Lincolnshire MP Nick Boles
:23:45. > :23:53.who was diagnosed with cancer says After a damp start most
:23:54. > :23:57.places should be dry. Polly says I have never voted
:23:58. > :24:06.high's around 15C (59F Polly says I have never voted
:24:07. > :24:10.because they all tell lies. You vote for them because you think they will
:24:11. > :24:16.do a brilliant job and it all go back on their policies. Keith says
:24:17. > :24:20.you can blame David Cameron for this because he jumped ship after he
:24:21. > :24:25.called the Brexit board. He should have seen it through and we would
:24:26. > :24:30.not be in this mess. Julie says Britain needs a firm and fair and
:24:31. > :24:32.assertive Prime Minister. Theresa May is much better qualified in
:24:33. > :24:39.these skills than other party leaders.