:00:12. > :00:14.There's a warning tonight that Labour could struggle to hold
:00:15. > :00:16.on to its traditional strongholds in Northern Cities.
:00:17. > :00:19.It follows the party's defeat in the Copeland by-election
:00:20. > :00:22.Pollsters say there's evidence that voters in cities like Hull
:00:23. > :00:26.are becoming increasingly disillusioned with Labour under
:00:27. > :00:28.Jeremy Corbyn's leadership - a charge denied by Mr
:00:29. > :00:39.More from our political editor Tim Iredale, who's report
:00:40. > :00:43.For decades, Labour has been the dominant political force in the
:00:44. > :00:45.One polling organisation suggests the party
:00:46. > :00:50.could be in danger of losing some of its traditional supporters.
:00:51. > :00:53.If you look at areas like Hull, these are areas where over 60%
:00:54. > :00:56.of the population voted to leave the European Union.
:00:57. > :00:59.That disconnect and how Jeremy Corbyn
:01:00. > :01:02.balances the priorities of the north London Islington liberals
:01:03. > :01:06.and the working class areas of the north is
:01:07. > :01:08.a very difficult balancing act for him to make.
:01:09. > :01:12.Labour held off a challenge from Ukip in the Stoke
:01:13. > :01:20.But the party last Copeland in Cumbria to the Conservatives.
:01:21. > :01:23.That was the best by-election result for a governing party since 1966,
:01:24. > :01:25.when Labour won Hull North, after promising to build
:01:26. > :01:29.We asked some voters how they rate Labour now.
:01:30. > :01:32.They are not the same party as they used to be any more.
:01:33. > :01:35.They are not a people's party, as far as I'm concerned.
:01:36. > :01:40.Jeremy Corbyn still has many allies across East
:01:41. > :01:45.His supporters here in the Hull North Labour consitiuency
:01:46. > :01:50.Jeremy was elected with a policy platform and
:01:51. > :01:54.I think we need to see the Labour Party adopt that.
:01:55. > :01:58.The Labour party does have excellent policy to do with health and social
:01:59. > :02:00.care, integreation, getting rid of this crisis and funding it
:02:01. > :02:03.properly and making sure that elderly people are
:02:04. > :02:06.looked after and have a decent standard of living.
:02:07. > :02:09.We need to hammer home those points more because they will
:02:10. > :02:20.I want him to lead and set out very clearly the policies that
:02:21. > :02:27.Policies that are clear about jobs, investing in renewables.
:02:28. > :02:32.Many Labour supporters will be keen to
:02:33. > :02:33.avoid another bitter leadership battle.
:02:34. > :02:36.It is clear the party faces an uphill struggle to win back
:02:37. > :02:44.Two Lincolnshire men rescued the driver from an overturned lorry,
:02:45. > :02:47.after one used his false leg to help smash the front window.
:02:48. > :02:49.The lorry overturned in high winds at Ruskington
:02:50. > :02:53.Lincolnshire's Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Stuart Tweedale
:02:54. > :03:02.He and his friend, Craig Nairn, who lost a leg in a road accident,
:03:03. > :03:08.The driver was pulled shaken, but unhurt, from the cab.
:03:09. > :03:13.I was trying to break the window with a hammer.
:03:14. > :03:15.Craig was doing it with his prosthetic leg.
:03:16. > :03:17.Craig had an accident ten years ago and that
:03:18. > :03:27.I decided that I was going to make use of my leg and try and
:03:28. > :03:30.smash a bit of the glass out as well with my prosthetic leg.
:03:31. > :03:39.I damaged it a little bit but it saved someone's life.
:03:40. > :03:47.The head of a drinks business in Lincolnshire is urging
:03:48. > :03:54.the government to scrap its plans to introduce a sugar tax.
:03:55. > :03:57.Beaver Fruit Farms in Bottesford says many of its drinks would be
:03:58. > :04:00.subject to a new levy and could put an end to further expansion.
:04:01. > :04:02.Lincolnshire's sugar beet farmers say any tax on sugar would also
:04:03. > :04:09.Our business correspondent Leanne Brown has more.
:04:10. > :04:11.Bottles of sparkling juice and cordial from this family-run
:04:12. > :04:13.business are shipped all over the world.
:04:14. > :04:16.The owner says their flavours are hugely popular and it would be
:04:17. > :04:18.difficult to change their recipe's to include less sugar.
:04:19. > :04:35.If we make the ginger beer without sugar, it does not
:04:36. > :04:44.We use sugar as a sweetener but we do not use too much of it.
:04:45. > :04:46.He says any extra tax could holt development at this factory -
:04:47. > :04:49.and using artificial sweeteners instead insn't an option.
:04:50. > :05:03.My products are natural, which sugar is.
:05:04. > :05:05.We do not use anything artificial here and we do
:05:06. > :05:09.60% of the uk's sugar comes from sugarbeet and Lincolnshire
:05:10. > :05:11.is one of the largest producers of the plant.
:05:12. > :05:15.Growers say the sugar tax is a concern because the industry
:05:16. > :05:18.is so important to the local economy.
:05:19. > :05:28.60% of the UK sugar comes from sugar beet. Growers save the sugar tax is
:05:29. > :05:29.a concern because the industry is so important to the local economy.
:05:30. > :05:35.It seasonal employment for our staff here for harvesting.
:05:36. > :05:44.We harvest right through to February.
:05:45. > :05:46.We grow about 500 hectares each year, 7000
:05:47. > :05:47.tonnes of sugar beet into the
:05:48. > :05:51.We have been growing that for a number of years.
:05:52. > :05:55.When it leaves the farm it comes here to Newark to be turned
:05:56. > :05:57.into well known products like Silver Spoon.
:05:58. > :06:02.They say that sugar is the wrong target.
:06:03. > :06:05.If you want to avoid obesity and maintain your weight, it
:06:06. > :06:08.It is about calories in and calories out.
:06:09. > :06:10.Focusing on one ingredient is misleading.
:06:11. > :06:13.I do not think it will have the impact that the Government
:06:14. > :06:17.The Spring Budget will have more details on the sugar tax.
:06:18. > :06:19.Companies like this fear they will be left with a bitter
:06:20. > :06:28.Those are the main stories this evening. Let's have a look at the
:06:29. > :06:32.weekend weather forecast now. We saw some lovely sunny
:06:33. > :06:37.spells across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire today,
:06:38. > :06:40.but we are in for a change as we Here comes the rain
:06:41. > :06:43.pushing in from the west. We will have a noticeable
:06:44. > :06:45.south-westerly wind. I'm afraid, off to a cloudy
:06:46. > :06:50.start to Saturday. Outbreaks of rain continue
:06:51. > :06:51.tomorrow morning. As we move into the afternoon,
:06:52. > :06:54.I think there is room for something brighter across much
:06:55. > :06:56.of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Those south-westerly winds
:06:57. > :07:05.remain pretty strong. Sunday and here comes another
:07:06. > :07:18.weather front pushing in from the Some showers on Monday and Tuesday.
:07:19. > :07:23.That does it from us. We will be back tomorrow evening at 20 past
:07:24. > :07:26.five. For updates, go to your local radio stations. Have a lovely time.
:07:27. > :07:31.Good night. few days it is that the stay miles.
:07:32. > :07:40.Outbreaks of rain at times particularly as we head into Monday.
:07:41. > :07:46.A much calmer day today after the nasty storm yesterday. Let's look at
:07:47. > :07:49.your pictures, tranquil from Hampshire, on the edge of the new
:07:50. > :07:58.Forest. Nice cumulus clouds from Hartlepool. Still a bit stormy, that
:07:59. > :08:06.sea. We are starting to get more pictures of bass coming through. The
:08:07. > :08:11.1st of March, the first day of meteorological spring. We like it in
:08:12. > :08:15.three months blocks. This weekend, things are going downhill again.
:08:16. > :08:16.After this day, where we had the sunshine,