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Smokers and obese people could be given and some NHS surgery if they

do not change their ways. Don't forget to join me for the

updated week ahead forecast. Mothers of seriously ill children

born at Boston hospital in Lincolnshire say they will fight

to keep a full maternity They fear that babies could be

at a risk if services are centralised in Lincoln -

an hour's drive away. But hospital bosses say it

would actually be safer. All these babies were cared

for at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital. But, in future, mums who are risk

of having a difficult birth could he stopped

from having their babies in Boston and told to drive the 35 miles

to Lincoln to give birth instead. That is because plans leaked

to the BBC and later confirmed show that key maternity services

could be centralised. That means that women

with complicated pregnancies and premature babies will have

to drive around one hour # We wish you a merry

Christmas # ... The children at this party

where all cared for by the neonatal This is Naomi,

she is two and a half. She was born very suddenly and early

at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston. My daughter was born floppy

and blue, not breathing. Without that, she would not have

even survived the birth. Like Naomi, Elliott and Erin

were also born at Pilgrim Hospital. And for their parents,

having care nearby was vital. When these decided they were going

to come into the world, And that 15 minutes to get from one

side of town to the other was as much as I really wanted

to cope with, never mind having to try and get in the car

and travel all the way This isn't about us wanting to keep

it at our convenience. This is about us wanting to keep it

because it is our local hospital. And it's not just used

by the people of Boston. It's used by mums in Spalding,

in Skegness, maybe even in Louth, in all these little

towns and villages. Last week, county councillors voted

against the health plans, which could also see

Grantham's A closed. What we are doing at the moment,

we are making our services safe If we don't do that and make

changes that are required, I'm concerned we may not be able

to run these services into the next ten, 15 years

as safely as we should. Well, health managers say

that their services are safe now but they cannot guarantee that

will be the case They say that Lincolnshire's

hospitals are struggling to attract the number of staff needed

for their maternity departments. But, at the moment, a final

decision has not been made. And bosses say that will not happen

until the public has been Lincolnshire County Council has

become the latest group I spoke to leader Martin Hill

and asked him why the council was taking a view when it

couldn't change anything. Well, yes, first of all,

there aren't cuts, actually. The Government, to be fair,

is putting more money in. But the issue we have got is that

some of the proposals which have come out of this recent document

involve unwelcome changes to both One paediatrician at Lincoln County

has said that not making changes to the service puts babies at risk

because of a lack of And the NHS in Lincolnshire

could have an almost ?200 million But you have to remember

the geography of Lincolnshire. So the issues, if you start looking

and maternity services in Boston, for example, you have got to make

sure that where there is a sudden problem, say,

somewhere near Boston, they are going to be able to get

to the right place very quickly. With the greatest of respect,

you are the leader of the council. So, won't people be saying,

why is he involved? We have a duty to represent

and stand up for the This is sort of a pre-consultation

document and we are quite clear that although there are some things

we welcome in this document, there are many things

which we would find unacceptable We have to stand up

for their view as well. I mean, the parents think,

as we have heard today, that the cuts at the maternity unit

put mums and babies at risk. Do you agree with that?

Well, there are two proposals. One is better, and I think you have

to get to the position where babies are born safely but also,

if there is a sudden emergency, that They say that they have not

made a final decision. What would be your

message to them tonight? Well, I think there are some

proposals we would find unacceptable, particularly

at Grantham and Boston hospitals and some of the other issues around

the smaller hospitals. So we would say, think again,

and then I think there can be support for some

of the other proposals. Councillor Hill, very

good to talk to you. We will continue to fall that story

on the programme. -- follow that story.

The Government has defended transferring prisoners involved

Tensions were said to be high at the jail in Hull.

Today in Westmimster, local MPs pressed for answers.

Sarah, why were the prisoners transferred to Hull?

They had to be moved from Birmingham because of the damage done

during that riot on Friday - there need to be repairs.

15 were moved to Hull and some were involved in two

So in the Commons today, Hull MP Karl Turner told

the Justice Secretary that prison officers had told him

What can she do to assure the public and those prison officers

I thank the honourable gentleman for his question.

I have discussed this specific issue of Hull with the head

They were dealt with and that issue is being dealt with across the full

Have there been problems at any other prisons?

There was also a disturbance yesterday at Cardiff Prison

Hull North MP Diana Johnson asked if it had been right to move them,

but the Justice Secretary said in this case it

That is being very carefully managed by the prison service,

who are experienced in dealing with those issues.

There were incidents that were dealt with at HMP Hull.

We are dealing with some very difficult individuals,

but that is being very closely looked at.

The Government's said there are now daily meetings with senior prison

officials across the country keeping an eye out for potential violence.

Obese people and smokers in Hull and East Yorkshire could be forced

to wait for some operations on the NHS if they don't

The idea is designed to cut costs and reduce pressure on services

Margaret has had a lifelong struggle with her weight,

She's concerned that delaying operations for obese people

If someone is in a lot of pain and they are overweight...

If I had to wait for six months to try and lose weight,

I would not have been able to lose weight in that six months.

These plans would affect people who need a non-emergency operation -

Those with a body mass index of 35 and above would be

Meanwhile, their operation would be postponed for six months.

Health managers said it would have real benefits because the outcomes

But money is a factor, too, with the NHS in this area

having to save hundreds of millions of pounds.

The idea's not new - a similar scheme in the Vale of York

And criticisms remain, with some branding it unfair.

We would feel that they should be assessed on an individual basis.

I am sure we would all agree that stopping smoking

The CCG rightfully has an interest in that.

But to use it as a blanket ban to stop patients seeing a surgeon,

The East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group told us

it's looking at a number of measures to improve the health and wellbeing

of patients and address the financial challenges it faces.

A debate remains as to whether delaying treatment

Not surprisingly, a lot of e-mails and texts on this story. Perhaps

some of those tomorrow night at half past six. Now for the forecast with

Paul. Well, it looks as though it will be

quite quiet tomorrow. Brightening up with some nice

sunshine, but a big change It is certainly going to be a very

windy Christmas weekend to come. A little bit of patchy

rain in places. A few breaks filtering up

from the south, perhaps, Lowest temperatures

around four or five. For tomorrow, a cloudy,

possibly damp start. One or two spots of rain but it

will soon become dry and we will see a lot of breaks filtering up

from the south on a freshening Plenty of sunshine

tomorrow afternoon. Sunshine and scattered

showers on Wednesday. A nice day on Thursday, with wind

and rain by the end of Friday. That is it from us tonight. Thank

you for watching. Just a reminder that we will be here in the morning

on BBC One with summaries from Look North from 6:25 a.m.. I will be back

tomorrow night at half past six with Chudley's -- with Chudley's Look

North. Join me The rest of the weekend, some rain

around, windy, but with dry and bright spells.

Heavy weather is brewing, it will not reach us just yet. It will take

a good few days before the stormy weather reaches us. At the moment,

it's just potential, nothing is certain, but it will be different to

what we've had over the last few weeks, it's been so calm. We have a

jet stream raging out of North America making a beeline for the UK.

It has peaked at jet level height, blowing in excess of 200 mph, and it

might whip up to max storms we are watching. Friday had coming close to

northern Britain, and then another one on