:00:00. > :00:11.A Yorkshire MEP is reported to the French police following a clash
:00:12. > :00:23.One thing I am guilty of is going into that room. I should not have
:00:24. > :00:25.done that and I apologise. Too much focus on renewables
:00:26. > :00:27.and not enough on tourism - the head of Pleasure Island
:00:28. > :00:30.criticises the council A Hull-based Euro-MP has bedn told
:00:31. > :00:48.off by his party but cleared of starting the argument th`t left
:00:49. > :00:52.a fellow Ukip This afternoon Ukip released
:00:53. > :00:59.the findings of an internal report into the row
:01:00. > :01:01.between Mike Hookem and Steven Earlier the president
:01:02. > :01:04.of the European Parliament said he'd asked French Police
:01:05. > :01:10.to investigate what happened. It's still not clear exactlx
:01:11. > :01:14.what happened in that heated exchange at the European Parliament
:01:15. > :01:18.almost three weeks ago. MEP Steven Woolfe spent
:01:19. > :01:22.three nights in hospital after collapsing on the day
:01:23. > :01:25.the altercation took place. Yorkshire and Humber MEP Mike Hookem
:01:26. > :01:29.has admitetd that a scuffle took place but has denied punching
:01:30. > :01:32.Mr Woolfe following an argulent I have stuck by that
:01:33. > :01:38.because it's the truth. Ukip's party chairman today said
:01:39. > :01:41.he considered suspending Mike Hookem but decided to hssue
:01:42. > :01:45.a formal reprimand because he was satisfied Mr Hookem
:01:46. > :01:48.wasn't the insitigator. One thing I am guilty of is rising
:01:49. > :01:52.to the bait and going into that I should not have done that
:01:53. > :01:56.and I apologise to the partx Today the president
:01:57. > :02:03.of the European Parliament Lartin Schulz called for an investhgation
:02:04. > :02:08.by French police because of what he claimed were the serious
:02:09. > :02:11.and possible criminal implications. between the two men
:02:12. > :02:17.diverged substantially. Mr Schulz said medical reports
:02:18. > :02:20.suggested that Steven Woolfd Mike Hookem has hit back, accusing
:02:21. > :02:27.the European Parliament president punched of making declamatory
:02:28. > :02:30.statements which falsely He also claimed those
:02:31. > :02:37.accusations wouldn't have been made without
:02:38. > :02:40.legal immunity the European Parliament offers.
:02:41. > :02:43.Any French police investigation I will welcome because
:02:44. > :02:46.it will once again prove that I am innocent.
:02:47. > :02:50.Steven Woolfe, once seen as a rising star in Ukip and possible
:02:51. > :02:53.leadership contender, has now left the party,
:02:54. > :03:00.It's now down to the French authorities to decide whethdr anyone
:03:01. > :03:06.Roger Helmer is a Ukip MEP for the East Midlands
:03:07. > :03:09.who was in the room when the incident took placd.
:03:10. > :03:12.Earlier I asked him whether it was all getting ` bit
:03:13. > :03:18.I'm not sure it isn't getting more and more embarrassing for the
:03:19. > :03:21.We've now had two investigations, one by the
:03:22. > :03:24.party and one by the Parlialent Standards Committee,
:03:25. > :03:28.are unable to determine what actually happened between the two
:03:29. > :03:32.men and against that background we've had the President of the
:03:33. > :03:36.Parliament and a prominent German MEP, Manfred Weber,
:03:37. > :03:38.who have both said within the
:03:39. > :03:43.parliament hemicycle, that Mike Hookem he hit Steven Woolfe.
:03:44. > :03:47.They have no evidence of th`t and their own report says it
:03:48. > :03:51.is impossible to say exactlx what happened so it is prepostorous
:03:52. > :03:54.that they would make unsubstantiated allegations
:03:55. > :03:59.Are you convinced that Mr Woolfe had not been
:04:00. > :04:03.hit or punched by Mr Hookem because Mr Hookem says he was and this
:04:04. > :04:06.is where there is this discrepancy although maybe we will never know?
:04:07. > :04:13.Well, I certainly saw Mr Woolfe get up and challenge Mike Hookel to come
:04:14. > :04:15.outside so it is absolutely clear that Steven Woolfe was the
:04:16. > :04:21.I then saw Steven Woolfe maxbe ten or 20 seconds later come
:04:22. > :04:24.back in through the door by which he had left.
:04:25. > :04:27.He came in backwards, falling backwards and he was seen to
:04:28. > :04:32.hit his head on a wooden ledge on a glass window and I asstme that
:04:33. > :04:35.any subsequent injury to Mr Woolfe was the
:04:36. > :04:38.result of that blow on the head from his falling down.
:04:39. > :04:41.I can confirm that he did not appear to have been
:04:42. > :04:44.There was no visible bruising, there was no blood on his
:04:45. > :04:47.face, no teeth missing, his tie was not askew.
:04:48. > :04:49.He resumed his seat and
:04:50. > :04:51.continued to speak in a normal voice.
:04:52. > :04:55.So, I can't tell you whether he was hit or not but I can
:04:56. > :05:01.Mr Hookem says today with this internal report that he has been
:05:02. > :05:05.Is that how you see it and can he actually survive this, do you
:05:06. > :05:11.Cleared, he has been critichsed for rising to the bait
:05:12. > :05:15.What he did when he was outside we will not be
:05:16. > :05:20.I think the report which I have just read a few minutes ago
:05:21. > :05:23.I think it was appropriate that Mike be
:05:24. > :05:26.reprimanded for that behaviour for which he has apologised
:05:27. > :05:29.but I attach greater blame to Steven Woolfe who
:05:30. > :05:39.The Grantham and Stamford MP, Nick Boles, has announced that
:05:40. > :05:43.doctors have found a cancerous tumour in his head.
:05:44. > :05:47.He's due to start treatment and has apologised for having to withdraw
:05:48. > :05:50.from a demonstration against reduced hours at Grantham A
:05:51. > :05:58.Prime Minister Theresa May wished Mr Boles well in the Commons.
:05:59. > :06:00.I just want to pay tribute to the member for Grantham
:06:01. > :06:04.and Stamford for the social media messages sent out this mornhng.
:06:05. > :06:07.It shows amazing humour and bravery and we wish him all the verx
:06:08. > :06:10.best and hope he fully recovers from this.
:06:11. > :06:13.Can I also join him in commdnding my honourable friend,
:06:14. > :06:16.the member for Grantham and Stamford, for being willing
:06:17. > :06:21.to be so open about the health problem that he has and we wish him
:06:22. > :06:28.It goes without saying that we also offer him the very best.
:06:29. > :06:31.A double decker bus has caught fire at Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire.
:06:32. > :06:34.Crews from Lincolnshire and Norfolk fire and rescue both attenddd
:06:35. > :06:38.the incident which took place just after 3:00 this afternoon.
:06:39. > :06:40.This footage was taken by a passer-by.
:06:41. > :06:43.Plans to bring together all parts of Lincolnshire to apply for more
:06:44. > :06:45.powers from the Government have been approved by councillors in Spalding.
:06:46. > :06:49.South Holland District Council was the last to decide
:06:50. > :06:53.whether to support the creation of a Greater Lincolnshire Atthority,
:06:54. > :06:56.which would involve an elected mayor.
:06:57. > :07:00.County Councillors rejected the proposals last week.
:07:01. > :07:04.Too much focus on offshore wind and not enough effort
:07:05. > :07:07.on promoting the area - the criticism tonight
:07:08. > :07:11.of North East Lincolnshire Council from the owner of Pleasure Hsland.
:07:12. > :07:15.The Cleethorpe theme park shut today for the final time after allost
:07:16. > :07:20.Bosses blame falling visitor numbers.
:07:21. > :07:23.Melanie Wood is the owner of Pleasure Island.
:07:24. > :07:28.Earlier I asked her why she decided to shut the park down.
:07:29. > :07:34.It just got to the point where the business was no
:07:35. > :07:40.We have tried hard for many years to make it work and it wasn't and it
:07:41. > :07:44.just came to the point where enough was enough.
:07:45. > :07:49.But other similar sorts of venue and outfit managed to
:07:50. > :07:53.You had a good position, a great position, you can't really
:07:54. > :07:58.It certainly played a large part of why
:07:59. > :08:01.we haven't succeeded, being on the north-east coast.
:08:02. > :08:04.We do get it a lot harsher than other places.
:08:05. > :08:07.I do believe we have a micro climate at Cleethorpes.
:08:08. > :08:13.But you are right, it's not the only contributing factor.
:08:14. > :08:19.We don't have the financial support that a
:08:20. > :08:22.lot of the other big theme parks have.
:08:23. > :08:26.Sadly, it wasn't enough to keep the business going.
:08:27. > :08:30.Do you think that businesses in the resort get enough
:08:31. > :08:33.support and backing from the local council?
:08:34. > :08:43.I do believe that Cleethorpes lacks a lot
:08:44. > :08:49.There is no budget for tourism, or rather
:08:50. > :08:52.there is a very small budget for tourism.
:08:53. > :08:55.I do think Cleethorpes has suffered as a result of that.
:08:56. > :08:58.There has been a lot of time, money and
:08:59. > :09:02.effort put into renewables hn the area and that is very commendable
:09:03. > :09:06.but unfortunately I think tourism has suffered as a result.
:09:07. > :09:08.This is very, very sad for the resort,
:09:09. > :09:13.What would you say then to the council with regard
:09:14. > :09:17.finger out on tourism and backing tourism?
:09:18. > :09:20.I think they need to get out there and talk to
:09:21. > :09:23.businesses, talk to the people involved in tourism, and find
:09:24. > :09:26.out what is going on, find out what we can do togdther
:09:27. > :09:30.to make Cleethorpes the place people want to visit.
:09:31. > :09:34.There are so many places out there, we need to be at the forefront of
:09:35. > :09:37.people's minds when they ard considering a day out and at the
:09:38. > :09:42.Thank you very much indeed for your time.
:09:43. > :10:01.The weather is next. It has been another lovely `utumnal
:10:02. > :10:05.day with 15 degrees in Skegness this afternoon and it looks like tomorrow
:10:06. > :10:10.will be a nice day. Variabld cloud and some sunshine. The weekdnd is
:10:11. > :10:13.looking good but by Sunday lorning, the folk could become a problem
:10:14. > :10:17.That should clear drink the afternoon. At the moment, it is
:10:18. > :10:21.quiet out there. The breeze is picking up but all parts ard dry.
:10:22. > :10:28.Temperatures down to seven or 8 degrees. Tomorrow, a dry dax again
:10:29. > :10:33.with variable and sometimes large amounts of cloud but there will be
:10:34. > :10:35.sunny breaks. The wind will pick up. You will notice a fresh wind with
:10:36. > :10:41.top temperatures in the aftdrnoon of 14 Celsius. Cloudy but dry on
:10:42. > :10:49.Friday. Not a bad weekend btt an increasing chance of fog.
:10:50. > :10:56.In the morning, there will be more news, weather, traffic and sport on
:10:57. > :11:01.your local radio station. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night.
:11:02. > :11:10.looking very promising indeed. Nick Miller has the National forecast.
:11:11. > :11:17.If you like your forecast to include cold weather, this is not for you.
:11:18. > :11:22.Temperatures have been heading up, helped by sunshine showing off the
:11:23. > :11:26.autumn colours. 19 Celsius in Cheshire. Scotland, Northern Ireland
:11:27. > :11:29.and Wales got to 16 or above. The mild hour feeding around high
:11:30. > :11:33.pressure from the Atlantic will continue for the rest of the week
:11:34. > :11:36.into the weekend, even the start of next week. Not a huge amount of
:11:37. > :11:37.sunshine with