:00:07. > :00:11.A family court judge has ruled that four-year-old Poppy Widdison
:00:12. > :00:14.from Grimsby died after either being shaken
:00:15. > :00:17.or suffering a blow to the head.
:00:18. > :00:19.Yesterday, her mother and her mother's former partner
:00:20. > :00:22.were jailed for 13 years each for child cruelty
:00:23. > :00:28.into the safety of children across the country.
:00:29. > :00:34.She was only a little girl but she was born addicted to drugs,
:00:35. > :00:38.and during her short life was let down by many people.
:00:39. > :00:45.Today, the family court concluded Poppy died after being shaken.
:00:46. > :00:48.The report also showed that she had eaten and been exposed to drugs
:00:49. > :00:52.such as heroin, methadone, ketamine and sedatives.
:00:53. > :00:55.Yesterday, her mother, Michala Pyke, and her former boyfriend,
:00:56. > :00:59.John Rytting, were each told they'll spend 13 years in prison
:01:00. > :01:06.Poppy was born addicted to heroin because of her mother's addiction.
:01:07. > :01:10.No robust protection plan nor parenting assessments were made.
:01:11. > :01:12.There were "meetings" concerning Poppy,
:01:13. > :01:16.but drugs services weren't always consulted or invited.
:01:17. > :01:20.Her parents separated and Poppy lived mostly with her mother.
:01:21. > :01:25.When she was three, a relative said Pyke
:01:26. > :01:27.was smoking cannabis and ignoring Poppy.
:01:28. > :01:28.But social workers weren't concerned.
:01:29. > :01:31.In fact, they never even asked Pyke if this was happening.
:01:32. > :01:33.They didn't know Pyke and Rytting were in a relationship
:01:34. > :01:38.Now questions are being asked about what confidence can be had
:01:39. > :01:42.in North East Lincolnshire's health and social services?
:01:43. > :01:46.I have met with social services this week, and I know
:01:47. > :01:49.that there is a really strong commitment to making sure that
:01:50. > :01:52.tragedies like this do not happen, and over the last two years,
:01:53. > :01:55.there have been significant changes in the local authority in the way
:01:56. > :01:58.that things are done, and it is just about making sure
:01:59. > :02:00.that all of those procedures are followed all the time
:02:01. > :02:03.so that no children are left in danger.
:02:04. > :02:26.Today, the Childen's Commissioner for England said:
:02:27. > :02:28.Over the past two weeks, the BBC has made repeated
:02:29. > :02:33.requests for an interview with North East Lincolnshire
:02:34. > :02:35.Safeguarding Children's Board for an interview.
:02:36. > :02:37.So far they've refused all our approaches
:02:38. > :02:46.to try to ensure something like this doesn't happen again.
:02:47. > :02:49.Parents in Hedon were advised to accompany their children
:02:50. > :02:51.to school today or get them to walk in groups
:02:52. > :02:54.after an attempted attack on a girl in the town.
:02:55. > :02:57.The 11-year-old was pushed over by a man on George Street
:02:58. > :03:00.while on the way to Hedon Primary yesterday morning.
:03:01. > :03:05.She ran away and police say she wasn't harmed.
:03:06. > :03:07.Network Rail has admitted it should have consulted with
:03:08. > :03:11.disability groups before submitting plans for a new footbridge
:03:12. > :03:16.Campaigners have criticised the company after a lift
:03:17. > :03:20.wasn't included in the planned bridge over a railway line.
:03:21. > :03:22.A public consultation is now underway,
:03:23. > :03:26.and a decision will be made by the city council next month.
:03:27. > :03:30.The money isn't available to build a bridge with lifts,
:03:31. > :03:35.Obviously, we apologise to the disability groups in Lincoln
:03:36. > :03:38.that we haven't had the contact with them that we should have done.
:03:39. > :03:40.But, obviously, the planning application has been made
:03:41. > :03:42.and we will see the outcome ofthat is.
:03:43. > :03:44.Earlier, I spoke to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
:03:45. > :03:48.and asked her if she thought it was acceptable Network Rail
:03:49. > :03:52.had built a bridge that was not accessible to all.
:03:53. > :03:54.It's not acceptable that Network Rail
:03:55. > :03:57.have completely forgotten about, you know, not just the inclusion
:03:58. > :04:01.of disabled people but older people, mums with prams, dads with prams.
:04:02. > :04:05.In this day and age, you know, it's appalling because it means
:04:06. > :04:08.disabled people are excluded from using the public transport
:04:09. > :04:12.system, excluded from work and having a social life.
:04:13. > :04:16.And I think, as part of any programme going forward,
:04:17. > :04:20.accessibility has to be part of the budget.
:04:21. > :04:23."We'll do it in five or ten years' time,"
:04:24. > :04:26.because, if we're being honest, the budget will never be available.
:04:27. > :04:29.Network Rail have said that it was too expensive to
:04:30. > :04:36.but they will do it when the money becomes available.
:04:37. > :04:39.Well, you know, lifts and footbridges such as this
:04:40. > :04:45.and, you know, the reality is it is expensive.
:04:46. > :04:47.But the Department for Transport have a pot of money
:04:48. > :04:51.which doesn't go as far as it needs to.
:04:52. > :04:53.If we're serious about genuinely including disabled people,
:04:54. > :04:58.it has to be part of the beginning of the process.
:04:59. > :05:05.is that, actually, disabled people have been forgotten.
:05:06. > :05:08.It is seen as very much as an add-on,
:05:09. > :05:11.and it's only when they've been called out on it that
:05:12. > :05:13.they've actually recognised that they'd forgotten about inclusion.
:05:14. > :05:24.I mean, where I live, and the train station I use
:05:25. > :05:28.to commute to London every single week is not accessible.
:05:29. > :05:31.I have to push up a very steep ramp, and I can barely do it.
:05:32. > :05:34.I have to say, Network Rail, at times, can be very good.
:05:35. > :05:36.Some of the train companies can be very good.
:05:37. > :05:43.So I think there needs to be a major look
:05:44. > :05:47.at how rail works for disabled people in the country.
:05:48. > :05:50.You know, as a wheelchair user, I'm meant a book 24 hours in advance,
:05:51. > :05:54.that someone can get you on and off the train.
:05:55. > :05:56.Is that we really where we want to be in a modern society?
:05:57. > :06:02.Baroness Thompson, thank you for sharing your views this evening.
:06:03. > :06:04.In football, Lincoln City are now five points clear at the top
:06:05. > :06:09.The Imps beat Dover Athletic 1-0 at Sincil Bank this evening.
:06:10. > :06:13.Almost 21,000 people have visited the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull
:06:14. > :06:18.Last Friday, the public were allowed in for the first time following
:06:19. > :06:26.Hull City Council say the response has been fantastic.
:06:27. > :06:34.We're looking at a very cold and frosty night.
:06:35. > :06:36.That's because we've got clear skies out there.
:06:37. > :06:39.We might also get a little bit of patchy fog
:06:40. > :06:44.with temperatures rurally dropping a few degrees below freezing.
:06:45. > :06:46.Temperatures holding just above freezing along the coast.
:06:47. > :06:49.So, tomorrow, a cold, frosty start to the day.
:06:50. > :06:52.Some of that fog might linger, otherwise plenty of sunshine.
:06:53. > :06:55.But you can see how cloud extends westwards throughout the day.
:06:56. > :06:58.Clouding over, perhaps even a little bit damp in places.
:06:59. > :07:01.The old spot or two of drizzle is possible through the afternoon.
:07:02. > :07:06.temperatures only getting up to around 5 or 6 degrees.
:07:07. > :07:09.A frosty start again on Sunday, but a fine, dry day -
:07:10. > :07:13.The fine, settled weather continues through the first half of next week,
:07:14. > :07:26.Thank you very much. That's it from the late team here. We'll be back
:07:27. > :07:31.tomorrow at 520 B. Have a great weekend. Goodbye.
:07:32. > :07:37.feel cooler. Can we keep it going until the start of the new week? I
:07:38. > :07:38.suspect we can. Unconfirmed about -- concerned about the fog around. Here
:07:39. > :07:49.is Helen with the national picture. Good evening. The weather is upon
:07:50. > :07:52.us. The cloud has made all the difference this week in particular.
:07:53. > :07:57.We have had some wonderful weather watcher pictures, this is Marlowe in
:07:58. > :08:04.Buckinghamshire, this was Conwy earlier in the day. Some areas still
:08:05. > :08:05.have the cloud. What a difference that makes. Edinburgh, the