:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:07. > :00:08.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.
:00:09. > :00:11.The magazine reported to police over claims of a racist article
:00:12. > :00:21.about the Hull City owner Assem Allam.
:00:22. > :00:26.These three remarks are very clearly anti-Arabic. Obscene about his
:00:27. > :00:29.racial origins. Tonight, the magazine has denied
:00:30. > :00:31.racism and said the article classrooms will get hundreds
:00:32. > :00:37.of pounds a year less spent on their education,
:00:38. > :00:48.according to teachers. It is deeply worrying. Schools will
:00:49. > :00:55.have to make decisions, for example to cut subjects.
:00:56. > :00:58.They got naked, they painted themselves blue, and now they are in
:00:59. > :01:00.a gallery for all to see. Hoping to make one last headline -
:01:01. > :01:03.Lincoln City could be promoted back to the league tomorrow after
:01:04. > :01:11.six years in the wilderness. And not a bad story for the weekend.
:01:12. > :01:13.High pressure in charge but a big change next week. Full forecast
:01:14. > :01:18.shortly. A magazine that looks to celebrate
:01:19. > :01:22.the culture of Hull has been reported to the police accused
:01:23. > :01:25.of racism against Hull City Tenfoot City is a free magazine
:01:26. > :01:32.stocked at hundreds of venues across the city and claims
:01:33. > :01:35.to have a readership Humberside Police are investigating
:01:36. > :01:41.a complaint by a reader who says comments made in an article
:01:42. > :01:46.about the team's foreign players and owners are not just
:01:47. > :01:50.derogatory but racist as well. Hull City has tonight told
:01:51. > :02:09.Look North the comments It is in this free magazine that the
:02:10. > :02:20.offending comments were made. An author known as ten foot tiger talks
:02:21. > :02:25.about the season. In it, and number of derogatory terms about the
:02:26. > :02:35.Egyptian heritage of the owner. This man is so angry he has reported it
:02:36. > :02:40.to the police. Specifically relating to his ethnic origin. That is
:02:41. > :02:46.technically racist. Not whether he is a big man, that a man, green
:02:47. > :02:50.hair, but he is of Egyptian back then. This race is Arabic. These
:02:51. > :02:59.remarks are very clearly anti-Arabic. They are being of
:03:00. > :03:04.certain, obscene about his origins. It is being treated as a hate
:03:05. > :03:04.incident and police are investigating. The magazine has
:03:05. > :03:32.depended itself. But one lawyer who has read the
:03:33. > :03:37.article disagrees. And says it can only take one person a vendor for
:03:38. > :03:41.police to take action. It does not have to be the person it is
:03:42. > :03:45.referring to, it can be the person who has read it and feels that way.
:03:46. > :03:52.Harassment, alarm, distress, the three keywords. The step up from
:03:53. > :03:58.that, effectively the fact it is aggravated by the abusive term about
:03:59. > :04:03.race. Tonight, Hull City said the comments are unacceptable and
:04:04. > :04:07.concern, confirmed it has raised the matter with Humberside Police. For
:04:08. > :04:16.further investigation. A statement says, we are duty bound to report
:04:17. > :04:21.incidents of racism and we are participating in the Premier League
:04:22. > :04:26.quality standards and Kick it Out campaign. This is not indicative of
:04:27. > :04:34.the wider community of football. James Kingett is from
:04:35. > :04:36.the Show Racism the Red Card, an anti-racism charity working
:04:37. > :04:38.to remove racism from football. I asked him for his reaction
:04:39. > :04:42.to the article in the magazine. To be completely honest, I was very
:04:43. > :04:48.shocked when I read the comments. And shocked by the content,
:04:49. > :04:54.the language that was used, but also just how unnecessary
:04:55. > :04:58.and unprovoked a response The use of those phrases in no way
:04:59. > :05:07.added anything to the article other than the intention or otherwise,
:05:08. > :05:10.as I think has been used as a defence, to push boundaries
:05:11. > :05:13.and to cause a reaction. The magazine said earlier today,
:05:14. > :05:15.you know, that this In other words, not racist,
:05:16. > :05:21.but distastefully funny. Is a defence that is used a lots
:05:22. > :05:27.to try and justify language and actions that can be
:05:28. > :05:29.viewed as offensive. I think unfortunately
:05:30. > :05:31.it is a big sticking point The presence of this kind
:05:32. > :05:34.of language, the weight of history behind it,
:05:35. > :05:43.the fact it has been used to make people feel different,
:05:44. > :05:48.to make people feel othered, alienateed, it has to be taken
:05:49. > :05:50.into consideration by somebody The magazine have also said people
:05:51. > :05:54.should stop being so sensitive. I think I would encourage people
:05:55. > :05:59.to go back to what the definition of racism is in terms of the legal
:06:00. > :06:02.definition, which is a racist incident is any incident
:06:03. > :06:04.which is perceived to be racist Now, people get very
:06:05. > :06:08.frustrated with that. But actually, it is meant
:06:09. > :06:11.to protect people. The defence that some people should
:06:12. > :06:13.not be offended by this If anyone is offended,
:06:14. > :06:16.we need to regard it This is not a specialist magazine,
:06:17. > :06:20.this is given out to people across the city of culture
:06:21. > :06:23.as they arrive even, For Show Racism The Red Card,
:06:24. > :06:33.we know that magazine will be going into the hands of young people
:06:34. > :06:35.who don't necessarily understand any attempt to be funny, to have banter
:06:36. > :06:38.or anything otherwise. If they see language
:06:39. > :06:40.like that used, they could We accept it is OK to use, and
:06:41. > :06:49.obviously that is not the message. Finally, I have a statement
:06:50. > :06:51.from Hull City. They see the comments
:06:52. > :06:53.as totally unacceptable. We have raised the matter
:06:54. > :06:54.with Humberside Police. What would be your message to
:06:55. > :06:58.Humberside Police tonight, briefly? Just that they investigate
:06:59. > :07:00.the incident, take it seriously. For Show Racism the Red Card,
:07:01. > :07:03.we are not so concerned with whether someone is a racist
:07:04. > :07:05.or not a racist. We believe that often very
:07:06. > :07:07.good-natured people can say It is about learning
:07:08. > :07:11.from the offence you have caused and adjusting
:07:12. > :07:16.your language accordingly. We'd like to hear your
:07:17. > :07:27.thoughts on this one. Canned derogatory comments about
:07:28. > :07:40.background or heritage ever be funny?
:07:41. > :07:51.At you heard such comments as a football match?
:07:52. > :07:59.A teaching union is warning that schools in Lincolnshire could be
:08:00. > :08:03.if proposed changes to the funding formula go ahead.
:08:04. > :08:05.The Government says that figure is misleading,
:08:06. > :08:12.But the NUT is calling for a rethink, claiming
:08:13. > :08:15.the education of thousands of youngsters is being put at risk.
:08:16. > :08:23.In rural Lincolnshire, schools have long complained that
:08:24. > :08:26.when it comes to funding, they lose out to the inner cities.
:08:27. > :08:33.The Government is planning to reform the system, and make it fairer.
:08:34. > :08:40.But the Uk's largest teaching union says it's got its sums badly wrong.
:08:41. > :08:47.We will suffer a ?30,000 shortfall. We will have to lose one class
:08:48. > :08:51.probably. Other than seven new groups, it would have to be six.
:08:52. > :08:58.Then you have mixed age groups across the school.
:08:59. > :09:00.According to the National Union of Teachers, by 2019 Lincolnshire
:09:01. > :09:03.will face a real terms cut to its education budget of nearly
:09:04. > :09:10.That would mean around ?500 less to be spent on each pupil
:09:11. > :09:12.And would equate to loss of just over 1200
:09:13. > :09:25.It is deeply worrying. Schools will have to make decisions to cut
:09:26. > :09:31.subjects. Six from precision, six form provision. That will affect a
:09:32. > :09:38.broad and balanced curriculum. It is fully funded in relation to the
:09:39. > :09:41.schools. We have lobbied hard to be county council that funding should
:09:42. > :09:46.be increased. It is not fair. We don't consider that any school in
:09:47. > :10:03.Lincolnshire should be losing under the proposals.
:10:04. > :10:14.But the Government has dismissed the NUT's figures as misleading.
:10:15. > :10:19.Despite assurances from the Government that the funding level is
:10:20. > :10:25.higher than ever, schools like this one is adamant that the new formula
:10:26. > :10:26.will lead to redundancies and affect the quality of education they are
:10:27. > :10:37.able to provide. Thank you for those people who got
:10:38. > :10:49.in touch last night. The story The about children younger than five
:10:50. > :10:57.years old providing care for family Where is the so-called
:10:58. > :10:59.'welfare state'? Gary in Cleethorpes sent this: "I am
:11:00. > :11:03.sat here in disbelief. Children so young shouldn't
:11:04. > :11:05.be expected to have And Conor in Hull says:
:11:06. > :11:08."What an absolute inspiration. Those young children
:11:09. > :11:10.are an absolute credit One of Grimsby's biggest employers,
:11:11. > :11:21.Seachill, has been put up for sale. The announcement was
:11:22. > :11:23.made this afternoon Seachill employs around
:11:24. > :11:37.750 people in the town and is one of leading suppliers
:11:38. > :11:40.of chilled fish in the country. Seachill's Chief Executive says
:11:41. > :11:43.the business is in great shape and this sale will have no direct
:11:44. > :11:46.impact on its employees but Unite union has cold for an urgent meeting
:11:47. > :11:48.with management seeking assurances Vegetable growers in Lincolnshire
:11:49. > :11:51.say they're investing in new technology because they are
:11:52. > :11:53.worried about a shortage As the issue of immigration looks
:11:54. > :11:59.set to play a big part in the general election,
:12:00. > :12:01.some farmers say more jobs could become automated
:12:02. > :12:04.if the Government limits the number of EU migrant workers who are
:12:05. > :12:12.allowed to work in the sector. this will be one of the talking
:12:13. > :12:21.points on Sunday in Sandy Politics. Tim will be be joined by politicians
:12:22. > :12:23.from Lincolnshire to discuss the issues facing the county
:12:24. > :12:38.in the run up to the next Thank you for your company. Still
:12:39. > :12:41.ahead. They got naked and painted themselves blue. Tonight, they are
:12:42. > :12:47.hanging in a gallery and having to make one last headline, Lincoln City
:12:48. > :12:58.could be promoted back to the meat after a six-year absence.
:12:59. > :13:15.We love your pictures, keep them coming.
:13:16. > :13:25.The CEO of Hull, did I see you in there? Will I need to take my
:13:26. > :13:39.glasses if I go and see it? It could have been worse. I am looking
:13:40. > :13:46.forward to seeing it. High pressure in charge. Some patchy rain. The
:13:47. > :13:53.weather from sinking to the south overnight. Just a bit patchy light
:13:54. > :13:59.rain and drizzle. Things tend to brighten up or become a bit clearer
:14:00. > :14:11.first thing in the morning. Tomorrow high waters. Back to the forecast
:14:12. > :14:16.for the weekend. A mostly settled story. Plenty of bright stars
:14:17. > :14:24.around. The cloud will become thick enough to produce light rain and
:14:25. > :14:31.drizzle. But most of us with a dry, pleasant day. In those sunny spells,
:14:32. > :14:37.a bit cooler along the coast, but 11-13 Celsius. That'll feel right,
:14:38. > :14:45.because we will not have as much of a breeze tomorrow. The pressure
:14:46. > :14:52.chart. High pressure very much in charge, OK? Then in this weather
:14:53. > :15:00.front swings our way. On Monday, affecting the temperature. Here is a
:15:01. > :15:03.bar chart. Down the temperatures go, then, by the time we get to the
:15:04. > :15:09.middle of next week. It is going to feel pretty chilly out there. 7-8dC
:15:10. > :15:16.potentially with the risk of wintry showers as well. Peter, we could see
:15:17. > :15:26.snow. At the moment, dusting or some such. The high water, you need to
:15:27. > :15:33.right it bigger. I had Good Friday on the bottom. I had to let that go.
:15:34. > :15:41.I promise to be better next time. Have a nice weekend.
:15:42. > :15:43.They came in their thousands, stripped off and painted
:15:44. > :15:48.Now those taking part in Sea of Hull are about to see the artwork
:15:49. > :15:50.they helped to create - as the photographs are put
:15:51. > :15:53.Our Culture Correspondent Anne-Marie Tasker is at
:15:54. > :16:05.You can, Peter. Here they are. The finished images. You might remember
:16:06. > :16:09.them being taken last July if you look to the Princess key shopping
:16:10. > :16:14.centre, the thousands of participants. Queueing up, waiting
:16:15. > :16:19.for their turn to come through to the gallery. To see if they can spot
:16:20. > :16:21.themselves among the thousands of blue and green bodies.
:16:22. > :16:24.It was an event that put Hull on the artistic map -
:16:25. > :16:26.3200 naked bodies, painted blue and green, flooding
:16:27. > :16:33.If I were to frame a work in my studio, this
:16:34. > :16:37.And today, the artist Spencer Tunick came back to the city to show off
:16:38. > :16:40.the finished works to the people who helped make them.
:16:41. > :16:42.Maybe they will see a purpose to my madness.
:16:43. > :16:45.It has moved that a lot of people. It is wonderful.
:16:46. > :16:48.I leave a city like Hull and I don't really know until afterwards
:16:49. > :16:53.I think they have had a great experience.
:16:54. > :17:02.Last July - at dawn - people from 20 countries stripped
:17:03. > :17:04.off, to take part in the largest nude art installation
:17:05. > :17:10.You can see, I am actually just here.
:17:11. > :17:13.But how does it feel to think you could be
:17:14. > :17:17.on show to the public - naked - forever?
:17:18. > :17:20.I will one day bring my little boy to come and see it.
:17:21. > :17:23.It gives you goose bumps and you feel like a celebrity.
:17:24. > :17:26.You never once felt self-conscious. When you are doing it.
:17:27. > :17:29.I felt it was one of the most brilliant things I have
:17:30. > :17:33.Never done anything like it before, probably never will again.
:17:34. > :17:35.Sea of Hull is on show alongside work by great
:17:36. > :17:38.artists like Edouard Manet, Lucian Freud and Ron Mueck.
:17:39. > :17:42.The gallery's curator stood alongside Spencer Tunick as he took
:17:43. > :17:44.the photos for this exhibition - seeing them displayed has
:17:45. > :17:51.When all the people had to lie down on the street, it was amazing.
:17:52. > :17:55.You could just hear the gulls crying overhead.
:17:56. > :17:57.It made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
:17:58. > :18:01.Seeing these finished works brings that all back.
:18:02. > :18:04.It is a very proud moment for us here.
:18:05. > :18:07.The show gets its big reveal tomorrow.
:18:08. > :18:11.There's even a chance to pick your favourite sea
:18:12. > :18:13.of blue naked people - and if the gallery
:18:14. > :18:15.raise enough money through crowdfunding -
:18:16. > :18:32.These are the extra pictures you can choose from. There are peepholes
:18:33. > :18:37.here. You pick your favourite image from the Sea of Hull, right it down
:18:38. > :18:40.on a card, and pop it in the box. If you are lucky enough to be among the
:18:41. > :18:42.favourites, you may see your favourite image from Sea of Hull
:18:43. > :18:52.displays on the walls here for ever. Well done to everyone who took part
:18:53. > :18:55.last July. Lincoln City can create club history
:18:56. > :18:58.tomorrow by securing their return to the Football League
:18:59. > :19:00.after a six-year absence. They're expecting their biggest
:19:01. > :19:05.attendance in years when they take Our Sports Reporter Matt Dean
:19:06. > :19:08.is at Sincil Bank. What do they have to do
:19:09. > :19:22.to achieve promotion? Peter, a wind tomorrow here would do
:19:23. > :19:28.it. The players need just two points from their remaining three fixtures
:19:29. > :19:31.this season to confirm legendary status in this city and cap one of
:19:32. > :19:33.the most memorable seasons in the club pass history.
:19:34. > :19:35.The National League table shows Lincoln City are firmly in control.
:19:36. > :19:40.They had the table with a five point lead over their closest challengers,
:19:41. > :19:43.Tranmere, and have a game in hand on them.
:19:44. > :19:44.As a demanding season reaches its climax.
:19:45. > :19:48.Tomorrow's game is the Imps' 59th game of a remarkable season.
:19:49. > :19:50.Which has already provided lasting memories from the FA Cup.
:19:51. > :19:53.But many feel promotion this week would be even more meaningful.
:19:54. > :19:57.We know it is a life changing opportunity.
:19:58. > :19:59.We know that the most successful people in this
:20:00. > :20:03.world are people that, when they have a life
:20:04. > :20:05.changing opportunity, they take it with both hands.
:20:06. > :20:12.We will be looking to take the opportunity
:20:13. > :20:19.Sincil Bank has already staged some big
:20:20. > :20:25.But the club is preparing for its largest crowd
:20:26. > :20:29.We are expecting just short of 10,000, which is the capacity.
:20:30. > :20:32.Obviously, we can concentrate on getting everything ready
:20:33. > :20:35.for the big game and hopefully everyone will be here
:20:36. > :20:39.Wherever you go in this great city, you are left in little doubt
:20:40. > :20:45.that the supporters everywhere have been given an almighty buzz.
:20:46. > :20:47.But this tattoo parlour had supporters wanting to make
:20:48. > :20:49.the memories of the season last a lifetime.
:20:50. > :20:59.We are mainly seeing a lot of the badges themselves.
:21:00. > :21:01.The designs we did, they are still going.
:21:02. > :21:07.There is also some script that we have written about the Imps
:21:08. > :21:14.Now, it is down to the Lincoln City players to make their biggest mark
:21:15. > :21:20.Promotion tomorrow would be the club's first since 1998.
:21:21. > :21:27.The trophy will be here tomorrow, ready to be presented should
:21:28. > :21:31.promotion the clenched. If it does not happen this weekend, they have
:21:32. > :21:36.two further opportunities, away at Maidstone United and away at
:21:37. > :21:40.Southport on the final day of the season. We hope it does not come to
:21:41. > :21:43.that because there is a feeling in link in that they have to do it in
:21:44. > :21:46.front of the home supporters tomorrow.
:21:47. > :21:49.And of course, you'll be able to listen to commentary from that
:21:50. > :21:51.game and others by going to your BBC local radio stations.
:21:52. > :22:00.And the Lincoln City game gets the weekend underway at 12.15.
:22:01. > :22:03.A road safety sign that was misspelt outside a school in Winterton
:22:04. > :22:10.Photos of the spelling mistake had been shared widely on social area.
:22:11. > :22:13.North Lincolnshire Council says it was quickly corrected
:22:14. > :22:16.and the contract with the company that carried out the work
:22:17. > :22:29.They're two colours that can only mean one thing -
:22:30. > :22:33.that the Tour De Yorkshire is on it's way!
:22:34. > :22:37.And with just a week to go until the start of this years
:22:38. > :22:40.race in Bridlington - decorations are already up in some
:22:41. > :22:50.Pocklington is a murky town ready for its first taste
:22:51. > :22:53.of the Tour de Yorkshire - the owners of this ice cream parlour
:22:54. > :22:56.have welcomed the challenge of finding a recipe that stays true
:22:57. > :23:05.First of all, we thought, blueberries. But blueberries go
:23:06. > :23:11.purple. We have what we call a Cinderella toffee. That is blue.
:23:12. > :23:13.Everyone is coming, they are saying, two of Yorkshire. It is unique and
:23:14. > :23:18.everyone wants to try it. Last year's race passed
:23:19. > :23:21.through nearby murky Weighton - but many business owners
:23:22. > :23:34.here are preparing to welcome When you see the facts and advice,
:23:35. > :23:38.it makes you proud to be here. It is a beautiful place and we don't get
:23:39. > :23:39.enough visitors at the moment. And the yellow and blue
:23:40. > :23:42.displays are growing - this local crotchet club is knitting
:23:43. > :23:54.woollen bunting and figures We are hoping to cover three major
:23:55. > :24:01.streets. I have estimated around 50 or 55 lamp posts. We hope people
:24:02. > :24:05.will come to Pocklington, watch the bags, and stay in the town to see
:24:06. > :24:09.what we have to offer. And although the professionals will be on
:24:10. > :24:17.high-tech light, it could be this one that attracts the most
:24:18. > :24:23.attention. , hi Tec bicycles. This has been built in television of the
:24:24. > :24:24.tour coming to Pocklington for the first time.
:24:25. > :24:26.Riders start stage one in Birdlington next Friday and even
:24:27. > :24:29.with a week left to decorate Pocklington - is one
:24:30. > :24:43.The race starts Friday lunchtime next week.
:24:44. > :24:45.Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines
:24:46. > :24:47.During election campaigning the Prime Minister says
:24:48. > :24:50.the current spending on foreign aid - despite pressure from within her
:24:51. > :24:54.A magazine is reported to police over claims of a racist article
:24:55. > :24:56.about the Hull City owner Assem Allam.
:24:57. > :24:59.It'll be a fairly chilly start to the day, but dry for most
:25:00. > :25:12.Feeling a little cooler, highs of 11C.
:25:13. > :25:25.The magazine, the response, ignorance disguised as humour.
:25:26. > :25:29.Symptomatic of modern society. I am sure Humberside Police have better
:25:30. > :25:35.things to do. Whatever happened to free speech? Martin says, one man
:25:36. > :25:41.has made a complaint, it is now headline news? If that one person
:25:42. > :25:44.had not reported it, no one would have noticed and we would be getting
:25:45. > :25:51.on with something else. I get tired of professional moaners. Thank you
:25:52. > :25:56.for the messages all week. We read and listen to every single one. Have
:25:57. > :25:57.a good, peaceful weekend. I will see you on Monday. Take care, good
:25:58. > :26:03.night.