:00:00. > :00:00.The headlines from BBC Look North this Thursday night.
:00:07. > :00:10."Unacceptable" - the European Union issues a final warning to Hull
:00:11. > :00:18.Campaigners start a petition to get speed cameras on the Humber Bridge.
:00:19. > :00:21.Plans to hold an acrobatic performance in a cemetery
:00:22. > :00:29.are described as disrespectful by opponents.
:00:30. > :00:36.It makes me physically sick. There is no such thing as doing this
:00:37. > :00:41.respectfully, because you are violating a sacred ground.
:00:42. > :00:48.And you may be asking, where has winter gone? We are hanging on to
:00:49. > :00:53.the mild air in the next few days. The full forecast shortly.
:00:54. > :00:58.The government has been told it could be taken to a European court
:00:59. > :01:02.unless air quality levels are improved in Hull.
:01:03. > :01:07.The city is on a list of areas that breach pollution limits.
:01:08. > :01:10.It's a problem which is linked to around 40,000 early deaths every
:01:11. > :01:15.year across the UK - with fumes from diesel engines said
:01:16. > :01:21.More from our political editor, Tim Iredale.
:01:22. > :01:24.It may sound alarming, but we're told vehicle emissions
:01:25. > :01:27.are sending some people to an early grave.
:01:28. > :01:30.Hull is one of 16 parts of the UK highlighted
:01:31. > :01:35.for "persistent breaches" of nitrogen dioxide levels.
:01:36. > :01:38.The A63 Castle Street is one of the problem areas.
:01:39. > :01:41.Taxi driver Dave says politicians have been
:01:42. > :01:46.A few years ago, people were talked into buying diesel cars.
:01:47. > :01:56.We were forced into a situation to buy one.
:01:57. > :02:01.Air pollution is responsible for more than 2000 deaths
:02:02. > :02:07.And is said to account for one in 20 premature deaths in the city.
:02:08. > :02:10.Hull City Council says: Away from the A63, the rest
:02:11. > :02:14.of the city compares favourably with other areas.
:02:15. > :02:18.They say they regularly monitor nitrogen dioxide levels at over 50
:02:19. > :02:25.I don't recommend a congestion charge, but the situation is drastic
:02:26. > :02:29.enough for us to consider something like that.
:02:30. > :02:32.What would it take to get Hull people off the street?
:02:33. > :02:34.It would probably take free public transport.
:02:35. > :02:39.Officials in Brussels say that unless pollution levels in cities
:02:40. > :02:42.like Hull don't improve, then the UK could be hauled before
:02:43. > :02:49.But is that really such a threat when we are about to start
:02:50. > :02:55.Leaving the EU brings up some concern.
:02:56. > :02:58.We are calling for a new clean air act that addresses the modern
:02:59. > :03:02.sources of pollution, enshrines the right to breathe clean
:03:03. > :03:07.The Government says environmental laws will not be weakened
:03:08. > :03:10.after Brexit, but it's clear that in many of our cities,
:03:11. > :03:18.air quality levels need to improve in order to save lives.
:03:19. > :03:21.The mother of a Hull man who was murdered by a serial killer
:03:22. > :03:25.in London hopes a new BBC documentary will keep pressure
:03:26. > :03:29.on those looking into the police investigation into his death.
:03:30. > :03:32.Police in London insisted Anthony Walgate died from a drugs
:03:33. > :03:36.overdose before his killer went on to poison three other
:03:37. > :03:39.men who were dumped in this London graveyard.
:03:40. > :03:42.Stephen Port has been jailed for the murders but his victims
:03:43. > :03:46.families' want to know why police refused to investigate
:03:47. > :03:52.You found him dead in the street - he hasn't been beaten up,
:03:53. > :03:54.he hasn't been stabbed, he hasn't been shot, or anything.
:03:55. > :04:06.They refused to ever investigate it from the very beginning.
:04:07. > :04:10.And the BBC Three documentary How Police Missed the Grindr Killer
:04:11. > :04:15.is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer.
:04:16. > :04:17.Campaigners are calling for speed cameras to be put
:04:18. > :04:20.on the Humber Bridge as a way of cutting accidents.
:04:21. > :04:24.Speed limits exist on the bridge at the moment, but there are claims
:04:25. > :04:30.Our reporter Katy Austin is at Hessle Foreshore tonight.
:04:31. > :04:37.What changes do campaigners think speed cameras will bring?
:04:38. > :04:44.Well, this online petition alleges that some drivers push the limit.
:04:45. > :04:46.Of course, speeding isn't the only cause of accidents,
:04:47. > :04:49.but campaigners claim speed cameras would help prevent some collisions
:04:50. > :04:56.Now, the rules are that there needs to have been at least three serious
:04:57. > :04:59.or fatal crashes in three years, to justify a new speed camera
:05:00. > :05:04.The Humber Bridge Board says in the last year there have been
:05:05. > :05:16.A local councillor says crashes do cause disruption, though.
:05:17. > :05:19.He is not sure speed cameras are the answer.
:05:20. > :05:21.The bridge is heavily used particularly in the rush hour
:05:22. > :05:23.and if it is closed, the nearest diversion
:05:24. > :05:27.I think the principle of enforcing the speed limits
:05:28. > :05:31.I have some concerns about cameras because they can lead to drivers
:05:32. > :05:33.suddenly braking and then accelerating once they get
:05:34. > :05:37.The Humber Bridge Board and the police couldn't comment
:05:38. > :05:40.on the idea of putting a new speed camera up here.
:05:41. > :05:42.But they are meeting tomorrow to discuss the petition
:05:43. > :05:49.and whether cameras would even be possible.
:05:50. > :05:52.There's been an angry response to plans to hold an acrobatic
:05:53. > :05:58.The Depart production has been given permission to perform
:05:59. > :06:01.at Hull's General cemetery in May, as part of City of
:06:02. > :06:05.But the relative of somebody buried nearby says the circus -
:06:06. > :06:09.which has performers dressed like ghosts - is "disrespectful".
:06:10. > :06:16.Hull's General Cemetery, a site of historical significance,
:06:17. > :06:27.And soon to be a performance area for a circus company.
:06:28. > :06:31.Depart is an internationally acclaimed performance, described
:06:32. > :06:35.as a spell-binding and immersive show where circus artists
:06:36. > :06:38.dance above the heads of a roaming audience.
:06:39. > :06:45.I think this is totally abhorrent because what they are doing,
:06:46. > :06:47.they're coming here, they're swinging through
:06:48. > :06:52.They're performing what is tantamount to a circus
:06:53. > :06:58.act and to me, it makes me physically sick.
:06:59. > :07:01.For Jonathan, who has family buried in the adjacent graveyard,
:07:02. > :07:06.using this site as a performance space is disrespectful.
:07:07. > :07:09.There is no such thing as doing this respectfully
:07:10. > :07:15.because you are violating a sacred ground.
:07:16. > :07:18.The cemetery itself has been closed since 1972,
:07:19. > :07:23.but it still holds historical significance here in the city.
:07:24. > :07:26.James Reckitt, the philanthropist, and his family, are all buried
:07:27. > :07:31.here and there is also a special monument to the 1,800 people
:07:32. > :07:41.That historical significance is one of the reasons why this performance
:07:42. > :07:43.has been brought here, to open up a forgotten
:07:44. > :07:49.This is a site-specific piece that has been made from the cemetery
:07:50. > :07:55.So therefore, it's very basis is that it is incredibly respectful
:07:56. > :07:59.to the place and if you go online and see some of the trailers
:08:00. > :08:01.and some of the comments from the people who saw it
:08:02. > :08:05.in London, that absolutely underlines that.
:08:06. > :08:08.Hull's event in May has already sold out.
:08:09. > :08:16.It would seem this is one piece of art that is going to divide opinion.
:08:17. > :08:19.Earlier, I spoke to Beki Bateson, one of the producers of the show.
:08:20. > :08:23.I asked her whether she was expecting the choice of a cemetery
:08:24. > :08:30.Not particularly, but I think you can understand why it would be.
:08:31. > :08:35.But I think that the piece itself celebrates life and death.
:08:36. > :08:38.It is exceptionally respectful of the spaces and the lives
:08:39. > :08:44.And it is a celebration of life and death.
:08:45. > :08:47.And it's a beautiful, magical meditation.
:08:48. > :08:52.Why can't you do your aeriel circus in a park?
:08:53. > :08:56.Why does it have to be over some people's loved ones?
:08:57. > :09:02.It's in the space of a cemetery, often they are places of nature
:09:03. > :09:11.There are trees that the performers hang from and perform within.
:09:12. > :09:14.I think the point is that it is about resonating with the stories
:09:15. > :09:17.and the lives of the people in the cemetery.
:09:18. > :09:28.This is nothing short of contemptible."
:09:29. > :09:30."Go and do your circus in your back yard.
:09:31. > :09:33.Let the dead rest in peace." Many others similar to that.
:09:34. > :09:42.It's people hanging in trees, dressed ghostly outfits.
:09:43. > :09:47.It's magical, beautiful and meditative and respectful.
:09:48. > :09:56.I would encourage people to go and see it for themselves.
:09:57. > :10:00.That was the producer talking to me earlier. Finally, the forecast for
:10:01. > :10:10.tomorrow. Not really feeling like winter.
:10:11. > :10:17.Temperatures are going up and they will continue. Bright spells
:10:18. > :10:21.tomorrow, feeling relatively mild. A largely dry picture across East
:10:22. > :10:24.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire overnight. It is a cloudy across
:10:25. > :10:30.southern, western parts with loads of about 60 resell those outside of
:10:31. > :10:35.town. A chilly start tomorrow but things develop into a pleasant story
:10:36. > :10:42.by the end of the morning with brightness in the forecast. Still
:10:43. > :10:46.mostly dry. A southerly breeze. The next few days we will continue to
:10:47. > :10:49.see dry conditions that the high pressure. Those temperatures by
:10:50. > :11:00.Monday, 12 or 13 degrees. That's it from us. We are back
:11:01. > :11:01.tomorrow and I do is enjoy me for Friday's Look North.
:11:02. > :11:08.forthcoming weekend. Here is Nick Miller with a resume of the National
:11:09. > :11:12.weather picture. Hello, rain for some of us today
:11:13. > :11:16.although it won't make much of a dent in the dry winter so far across
:11:17. > :11:20.much of the UK. A few threatening clouds in Cumbria but more than a
:11:21. > :11:25.threat of rain across the pond for Friday. The wettest weather system
:11:26. > :11:28.of the season is over heading into California, and there have been a
:11:29. > :11:32.few, with copious amounts of rain and lots of mountain snow.
:11:33. > :11:36.Record-breaking wet winter so far in parts of California. In Los Angeles
:11:37. > :11:38.this might be