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Farmers in Lincolnshire say they're having to take the law | :00:08. | :00:12. | |
into their own hands, to try to stop hare-coursing. | :00:13. | :00:16. | |
They say violent criminal gangs are trespassing on their land | :00:17. | :00:18. | |
almost daily to take part in the illegal blood sport. | :00:19. | :00:21. | |
Our correspondent Paul Murphy has this report, which contains images | :00:22. | :00:23. | |
Chasing and killing hares with dogs has been banned | :00:24. | :00:33. | |
But you would not know it from looking at social media - | :00:34. | :00:43. | |
it's awash with footage of those who continue to break the law. | :00:44. | :00:46. | |
What's changing, though, is the level of violence hare | :00:47. | :00:48. | |
coursers mete out to those who try to stop them. | :00:49. | :00:55. | |
They came at me because my vehicle was blocking their exit | :00:56. | :00:58. | |
and immediately started to throw rocks at me with me in the vehicle | :00:59. | :01:01. | |
and hammered the side of my vehicle so they could get past and escape. | :01:02. | :01:07. | |
These hare coursers escaped, leaving their vehicle behind, | :01:08. | :01:11. | |
but came back later to set it alight, possibly to destroy any | :01:12. | :01:16. | |
These actions are creating fear in this community. | :01:17. | :01:19. | |
This woman would only talk if we did not show her face. | :01:20. | :01:23. | |
They have become aggressive, nasty, uncontrollable and intimidating. | :01:24. | :01:31. | |
There are people who are afraid to leave their own home. | :01:32. | :01:39. | |
I've spoken to several farmers here on the Lincolnshire Fens today | :01:40. | :01:42. | |
and although a lot of them have very strong opinions, none of them wanted | :01:43. | :01:47. | |
to appear on camera, or to be identified, | :01:48. | :01:49. | |
and that is simply because they are afraid, | :01:50. | :01:52. | |
they are afraid of the consequences for them and for their families, | :01:53. | :01:54. | |
the reprisals that could come from the hare coursers. | :01:55. | :02:00. | |
We know as a police service, we have got up our game and make | :02:01. | :02:04. | |
best use of our resources, but the farming community | :02:05. | :02:06. | |
It needs to keep itself safe and it needs to assist proactively | :02:07. | :02:13. | |
But hare coursing posts on social media make a mockery of the law. | :02:14. | :02:20. | |
In fact, some coursers take a thrill from being chased themselves. | :02:21. | :02:22. | |
The vehicle in pursuit is being driven by a land owner. | :02:23. | :02:25. | |
It's thought the injured hare in the foot well was being taken | :02:26. | :02:28. | |
away because it might have been used as evidence. | :02:29. | :02:38. | |
This farmer says he is done with relying on the police. | :02:39. | :02:44. | |
He is making police-style stingers to puncture the tyres | :02:45. | :02:46. | |
They would kill us if they could, that sort of thing. | :02:47. | :02:50. | |
In a police force where resources are stretched, these criminal | :02:51. | :03:00. | |
gangs know they currently have the upper hand. | :03:01. | :03:08. | |
It's estimated more than 150,000 people have been to events | :03:09. | :03:12. | |
in Hull in the first days of City of Culture. | :03:13. | :03:18. | |
A giant light and sound show called Made In Hull has drawn visitors | :03:19. | :03:21. | |
to the city centre every night this week. | :03:22. | :03:25. | |
Organisers say they're delighted with how it's been received. | :03:26. | :03:27. | |
I've come all the way from Nottingham to see it, | :03:28. | :03:31. | |
cos I used to come from Hull, and my mum was into theatre things | :03:32. | :03:35. | |
in Hull and I know she'd be so proud of the city tonight. | :03:36. | :03:38. | |
I'd heard about it, but I'm gobsmacked. | :03:39. | :03:42. | |
A petition to get the last British dambuster a knighthood has been | :03:43. | :03:49. | |
Lincolnshire-born George "Johnny" Johnson was part of 617 squadron | :03:50. | :03:58. | |
which was formed at RAF Scampton near Lincoln in 1943. | :03:59. | :04:00. | |
The campaign surrounding a knight hood for George "Johnny" | :04:01. | :04:08. | |
Johnson, the last remaining British Dambuster, continues | :04:09. | :04:13. | |
to gather momentum like a bouncing bomb itself, with campaigns | :04:14. | :04:15. | |
complaining that he's been snubbed from this year's honours list. | :04:16. | :04:18. | |
But what evidence is there to show he could have been snubbed, | :04:19. | :04:24. | |
and is it that simple to be awarded a knighthood for being the last | :04:25. | :04:27. | |
It was Wing Commander Guy Gibson who led the Dambusters raid. | :04:28. | :04:34. | |
He was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1943 and died | :04:35. | :04:37. | |
Aviation Engineer Barnes Wallis, the inventor of the bouncing bomb, | :04:38. | :04:47. | |
did receive a knighthood for work and services to his country in 1968, | :04:48. | :04:50. | |
Johnny Johnson aimed and dropped the bombs and was one of 34 awarded | :04:51. | :04:55. | |
the distinguished flying medal for his part in the raids. | :04:56. | :04:57. | |
The rules state you have to be active in the areas | :04:58. | :05:00. | |
for which you're being nominated so strictly speaking, | :05:01. | :05:02. | |
Johnny's achievements with regards to the Dambusters happened many, | :05:03. | :05:04. | |
many years ago, but he is still active within the communtiy | :05:05. | :05:06. | |
and doing charity work, so it depends how strictly | :05:07. | :05:09. | |
the Cabinet Office want to enforce that rule. | :05:10. | :05:19. | |
The time frame from nomination to award can take up to two years, | :05:20. | :05:22. | |
campaigner Paul Walmsley, who we spoke to on Tuesday, | :05:23. | :05:25. | |
officially nominated Mr Johnson in November 2015, | :05:26. | :05:28. | |
an application that doesn't expire until June. | :05:29. | :05:31. | |
But it didn't make this New Year's list So, as ambassador | :05:32. | :05:35. | |
for the RAF Air Cadets, Carol Vordeman, who's | :05:36. | :05:37. | |
also met Johnny Johnson, has also submitted an application | :05:38. | :05:39. | |
and started a petition which has gained over | :05:40. | :05:41. | |
Not only was he part of 617 squadron, he has worked | :05:42. | :05:56. | |
tirelessly for children and charities ever since. | :05:57. | :05:58. | |
He's one of the most charming people you could hope to meet | :05:59. | :06:01. | |
and if anybody has given public service to this country, | :06:02. | :06:04. | |
I shall ask with humility, Your Majesty, if I can dedicate it | :06:05. | :06:15. | |
to the 55,573 air crews that gave their lives for their countries | :06:16. | :06:18. | |
during the war, and that is the way I think it should go. | :06:19. | :06:32. | |
Now the weather forecast with Keeley Donovan. | :06:33. | :06:37. | |
A lot of usable weather to get out and about, | :06:38. | :06:43. | |
but it will be fairly cloudy and settled because high | :06:44. | :06:45. | |
The best chance of brightness will be tomorrow. | :06:46. | :06:50. | |
At the moment, a lot of cloud, producing some patchy rain | :06:51. | :06:53. | |
and drizzle, a grey night to come, but not an especially cold | :06:54. | :07:00. | |
temperatures around four or five Celsius. | :07:01. | :07:02. | |
Tomorrow might get off to a grey note, but I'm hopeful we should see | :07:03. | :07:05. | |
bright and sunny spells spreading down from the north, | :07:06. | :07:07. | |
more likely across northern parts, so at times I think it will be | :07:08. | :07:10. | |
overcast, temperatures at seven or eight Celsius. | :07:11. | :07:12. | |
A similar day on Sunday, fairly cloudy conditions, | :07:13. | :07:14. | |
That's it from me. We're back tomorrow evening at 5:30pm. Bye-bye. | :07:15. | :07:37. | |
Good evening. The weather has been turning milder and also cloudier | :07:38. | :07:43. | |
through the course of the day. | :07:44. | :07:44. |