:00:00. > :00:00.As evidence mounts of a cash crisis in adult social care,
:00:00. > :00:09.councils are turning to taxpayers to plug the gap.
:00:10. > :00:13.3% will be added to most bills, but new figures show a remarkable
:00:14. > :00:17.gap between rich and poor areas in how much it will actually raise
:00:18. > :00:26.The Hull MP, Alan Johnson, who serves an area where a quarter
:00:27. > :00:29.of adults need some care, says it s not fair and today
:00:30. > :00:35.Here's our political editor, Tim Iredale.
:00:36. > :00:38.It's one of the biggest challenges facing the country.
:00:39. > :00:40.How to care for the elderly and vulnerable in areas
:00:41. > :00:48.Today came this warning from a body that represents GPs from East Yorks
:00:49. > :00:55.What the government needs to stop doing is playing games with not
:00:56. > :00:59.The government needs to acknowledge that our population is going to need
:01:00. > :01:02.Unless the government decides to fund this appropriately
:01:03. > :01:05.will have a massive crisis on our hands with health
:01:06. > :01:09.The government is allowing councils to add an extra 3% charge on precept
:01:10. > :01:12.on to council tax bills this year to pay for social care.
:01:13. > :01:15.It's claimed that in many areas that simply won't be enough to cover
:01:16. > :01:24.Areas where they have lots of high value housing
:01:25. > :01:29.Those areas usually have less demand on adult social care.
:01:30. > :01:32.Places like Hull which has huge demand, 27% of the population
:01:33. > :01:36.needing some kind of adult social care, because it's got low value
:01:37. > :01:43.It's estimated that increasing council tax to pay for adult social
:01:44. > :01:46.care in Hull will raise an extra ?8 per person.
:01:47. > :01:49.But the same increase in neighbouring East Riding brings
:01:50. > :01:57.And in the London borough of Kingston-upon-Thames it raises
:01:58. > :02:03.Picking up his prescription in whole is John Lamb whose 85 and has
:02:04. > :02:09.He's happy with the care he receives but is worried about reports that
:02:10. > :02:16.some councils are facing a funding crisis.
:02:17. > :02:19.Paying tax all your life from being 15 years of age up to 65
:02:20. > :02:27.Down south they get the quality, don't they?
:02:28. > :02:30.One campaigner for the elderly says we should all be
:02:31. > :02:35.We need to integrate health and social care in a way that hasn't
:02:36. > :02:43.A national insurance system of some kind rather than leaving it
:02:44. > :02:49.Earlier today, Alan Johnson led a debate in Parliament on social
:02:50. > :02:53.care and later a senior government minister agreed to discuss concerns
:02:54. > :02:59.about the way social care is funded in the city.
:03:00. > :03:01.I am very happy to meet the Hull council.
:03:02. > :03:06.I received a letter and replied within weeks and I'm more
:03:07. > :03:10.than happy to meet and, just today, I have contacted Hull
:03:11. > :03:17.Many councils are hoping the Chancellor will use next month's
:03:18. > :03:20.budget to dig a little deeper and give them more money
:03:21. > :03:30.A toddler is described by police as being in a "very poorly state"
:03:31. > :03:32.in hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a collision
:03:33. > :03:39.The 18-month-old was hit on St Nicholas Drive at around 4:45
:03:40. > :03:46.Police say the child's family are receiving support.
:03:47. > :03:48.The Health Secretary has asked for the overnight closure
:03:49. > :03:51.of Grantham Accident and Emergency to be investigated.
:03:52. > :03:56.The A has had reduced opening hours since last August
:03:57. > :03:58.because of a shortage of doctors, leading to local protests.
:03:59. > :04:01.Jeremy Hunt has stepped in after being contacted
:04:02. > :04:07.People in Hull who've had their wheelie bins stolen,
:04:08. > :04:10.say they're angry at having to pay the council for a replacement.
:04:11. > :04:15.Residents say the cost of around ?30 is unfair when they've been
:04:16. > :04:20.Some who've been affected in the past have started
:04:21. > :04:24.chaining their bins up to stop them being taken.
:04:25. > :04:27.It is the difference between whether you can afford to put gas
:04:28. > :04:32.or electric in or pay half towards your weekly shopping bill.
:04:33. > :04:35.It took them about three weeks before we got another bin.
:04:36. > :04:40.But why should we have to pay when we are paying Council Tax?
:04:41. > :04:46.That should be used to replace anything that is stolen like that?
:04:47. > :05:02.And in a statement, Hull City Council said:
:05:03. > :05:05.It was the event that put Hull on the international map months
:05:06. > :05:10.Thousands of people stripped naked and covered themselves in blue paint
:05:11. > :05:16.The Sea of Hull photo shoot by Spencer Tunick
:05:17. > :05:19.attracted worldwide attention for the city last summer.
:05:20. > :05:23.And today, those volunteers who took part found out when the pictures
:05:24. > :05:36.It was last July when the Sea of Hull took place after photographer
:05:37. > :05:39.Spencer Tunick put out an open call for volunteers to come to Hull -
:05:40. > :05:42.bare all, get painted blue and go out onto the city streets.
:05:43. > :05:51.Among that number were volunteers from 20 countries around the world.
:05:52. > :05:54.And after the event was over, it was heralded as the largest event
:05:55. > :06:02.Today, after a seven-month wait, the news volunteers had waited for.
:06:03. > :06:05.April 22nd will be the day the photos go on display
:06:06. > :06:09.as part of an exhibition at Hull's Ferens Art
:06:10. > :06:16.Together their naked bodies created the sea of Hull -
:06:17. > :06:19.and with the help of an American photographer they grabbed
:06:20. > :06:24.It is Midsummer in the English seaside city of Hull with a
:06:25. > :06:28.temperature rarely climbs over 17 degrees.
:06:29. > :06:31.TV stations in Australia, New Zealand and America were talking
:06:32. > :06:36.about 'Hull' many months before it was the City of Culture.
:06:37. > :06:39.Today it was less of a sea and more of a splash,
:06:40. > :06:42.as some of the thousands who took part last summer painted
:06:43. > :06:49.The community spirit is fabulous and I'm proud to be part of it.
:06:50. > :07:04.The images in which they star will go on display in
:07:05. > :07:07.the Ferens Art Gallery in April - as part of an exhibition that
:07:08. > :07:12.examines how the naked form continues to inspire artists.
:07:13. > :07:15.Four paintings by one of Britain's most highly regarded artists
:07:16. > :07:19.Lucian Freud will be shown including this one called 'Two Men'.
:07:20. > :07:23.Sculptures by Ron Mueck including the 'Spooning Couple' will be loaned
:07:24. > :07:26.to the Ferens and a painting considered Edouard Manet's
:07:27. > :07:29.masterpiece ,which shocked 19th century audiences,
:07:30. > :07:42.This is a really big Steinman exhibition and we hope will attract
:07:43. > :07:48.not just local audiences that audiences from further afield.
:07:49. > :07:52.I think we were hoping to receive about half a million over the course
:07:53. > :07:55.of the year but if things continue to go as they are now we could
:07:56. > :07:59.It's been seven months since thousands of people laid bare
:08:00. > :08:06.in the streets of Hull - now they'll only have to wait a few
:08:07. > :08:15.the gallery says it's already had an president did interest since it
:08:16. > :08:19.opened last month. It is hoped the images and the Skin exhibition will
:08:20. > :08:22.continue to draw thousands more. The singer Calum Scott has
:08:23. > :08:25.missed out on a Brit award The 28-year-old from Hull was
:08:26. > :08:28.nominated for Best British Single for his version of the song
:08:29. > :08:50.Dancing On My Own, Good evening. It will be a stormy 24
:08:51. > :08:55.hours. Let's look at the amber warning area. We are looking
:08:56. > :09:05.especially at southern parts of Lincolnshire. Possibly higher gusts
:09:06. > :09:14.than shown. Windy to the north but not the stormy conditions in the far
:09:15. > :09:20.south. Storm Doris will have its strongest winds into the afternoon.
:09:21. > :09:22.Persistent rain will clear later. Not much wind at first but it will
:09:23. > :09:31.pick-up. Tomorrow, very unsettled with
:09:32. > :09:36.showers or even some longer outbreaks of rain. Potentially a
:09:37. > :09:42.south-westerly gale in the morning. When it since -- tilts around in the
:09:43. > :09:48.early afternoon that is the time when the strongest gusts will
:09:49. > :09:56.arrive. The potential then for some disruption. Temperatures are largely
:09:57. > :09:59.academic in the strong wind. Friday will be mostly dry with some
:10:00. > :10:00.sunshine and patchy rain at the weekend but a good deal of fine
:10:01. > :10:10.weather nonetheless. And your local radio station will
:10:11. > :10:14.have more on the weather situation in the morning and the travel as
:10:15. > :10:19.well. I am back tomorrow so join me then if you can. Good night.
:10:20. > :10:23.some sunshine around and light winds. For more on Doris and its
:10:24. > :10:27.impact, here is the national weather.
:10:28. > :10:37.Good evening, a rough patch weather on the way. Time to fasten your seat
:10:38. > :10:38.belt. A high wind warning from the Met office, an amber one, so pretty