:00:00. > :00:09.The headlines from BBC Look North this Thursday night.
:00:10. > :00:13.A major road is shut after a suspected stolen car drives
:00:14. > :00:17.off from police and crashes into a level crossing
:00:18. > :00:30.The road remains closed and a man is in serious condition in hospital.
:00:31. > :00:32.The four hundred thousand pound pay-off to the family of a Hull
:00:33. > :00:35.woman who died 11 years after botched heart surgery.
:00:36. > :00:36.Another damning report for Humberside Police -
:00:37. > :00:39.inspectors say the force is failing vulnerable victims of
:00:40. > :00:56.An unsettled few days, join me for the updated forecast.
:00:57. > :00:58.A major road through Lincolnshire remains closed tonight suspected
:00:59. > :01:01.stolen car has crashed into a level crossing in Lincolnshire
:01:02. > :01:10.It happened on the A158 coast road in Langworth.
:01:11. > :01:13.No train was involved in the accident but rail services
:01:14. > :01:17.between Lincoln and Grimsby have been affected.
:01:18. > :01:21.The driver sustained serious injuries and has been
:01:22. > :01:45.Well, it was 2:30pm and the Vauxhall Corsa overtook traffic waiting at
:01:46. > :01:49.the barrier, it crashed into the barrier, hit the house behind me
:01:50. > :01:55.before crashing into the Royal Mail lorry waiting on the opposite side.
:01:56. > :01:59.The police tell us they believe the vehicle had been stolen from a
:02:00. > :02:05.neighbouring county and fails to stop. The IPCC has been notified of
:02:06. > :02:10.this incident. The barriers were down because a train was approaching
:02:11. > :02:15.the crossing. Luckily, it stopped before the incident but I spoke to a
:02:16. > :02:19.passenger on the train. The police came on board the train and said
:02:20. > :02:23.they had to inspect the tracks because they did not know if the
:02:24. > :02:29.rails were bent or we could continue to Lincoln. There were an emergency
:02:30. > :02:35.services, the air ambulance, fire brigade and if we were a few seconds
:02:36. > :02:42.ahead, it would have hit the train. How long to clear the road?
:02:43. > :02:46.Engineers have been working here all afternoon and evening and got the
:02:47. > :02:50.barriers back in place and they are inspecting the house to see if it is
:02:51. > :02:54.structurally sound. Police tell me they are anxious to get the road
:02:55. > :02:59.reopened because it is a major route to Lincolnshire. The driver of the
:03:00. > :03:01.suspected stolen car, he was airlifted to hospital and remains in
:03:02. > :03:06.condition. Victoria, thank you. 400 thousand pounds has been paid
:03:07. > :03:10.to the family of a young woman from Hull who died eleven years
:03:11. > :03:12.after botched heart surgery. Carrie Wright's brain was starved
:03:13. > :03:14.of oxygen during the operation Carrie Wright's family
:03:15. > :03:30.say she was determined to live her life to the full,
:03:31. > :03:33.despite suffering brain damage during an operation that made
:03:34. > :03:35.everyday tasks like boarding a bus In 2003, aged just nine,
:03:36. > :03:41.she underwent heart surgery in Leeds but mistakes were made that
:03:42. > :03:43.left her unable to walk, barely able to talk
:03:44. > :03:47.and with curvature of the spine Carrie spent years rebuilding her
:03:48. > :03:54.life but in 2014 died unexpectedly from pneumonia and sepsis,
:03:55. > :03:56.infections she was vulnerable Words cannot describe how
:03:57. > :04:03.much I miss our girl. Carrie's surgery was carried
:04:04. > :04:12.out by Nihal Weerasena, The procedure involved putting
:04:13. > :04:17.Carrie into circulatory arrest, At the time it was recommended
:04:18. > :04:20.for no more than 45 minutes but Carrie spent two hours in this
:04:21. > :04:23.state during which time her brain Whether it was arrogance,
:04:24. > :04:35.thinking he could carry on and would still be able
:04:36. > :04:39.to perform it safely? In January, Nihal Weerasena
:04:40. > :04:46.was struck off the medical register as a result of failings in the care
:04:47. > :04:54.he provided to six other patients at the Leeds General infirmary
:04:55. > :04:56.between 2008 and 2012. The Medical Practitioner's Tribunal
:04:57. > :04:59.service ruled he had shown reckless Leeds Teaching Hospitals has
:05:00. > :05:03.apologised to Carrie's family and They say they deeply regret
:05:04. > :05:12.that they failed to offer the standard of care
:05:13. > :05:14.that she and her family Carrie's family have received
:05:15. > :05:20.?430,000 but say it has little meaning as the toll
:05:21. > :05:22.of losing their daughter Humberside Police is routinely
:05:23. > :05:32.failing vulnerable victims of crime, according to a report
:05:33. > :05:34.by the police watchdog. It was also told to improve work
:05:35. > :05:37.to reduce re-offending and that The HMIC findings from an inspection
:05:38. > :05:42.carried out last year come just over a week after the Chief Constable,
:05:43. > :06:02.Justine Curran left the force. I spoke to the new acting chief
:06:03. > :06:03.constable. I asked if he agreed the force requires improvement.
:06:04. > :06:05.I asked if he agreed the force requires improvement.
:06:06. > :06:08.Of course were disappointed but we do not argue with it.
:06:09. > :06:11.There are areas we need to improve on but we are pleased HMIC
:06:12. > :06:14.Why has the force not improved since last year?
:06:15. > :06:17.You will say improvements have been made since but the chief constable
:06:18. > :06:20.told me that last year and here we are again.
:06:21. > :06:28.HMIC will say improvements have been made and we are rated as good
:06:29. > :06:30.in some important areas around preventing crime, tackling
:06:31. > :06:33.anti-social behaviour and keeping people safe and other key areas
:06:34. > :06:38.The crime commission says it is a failure of leadership
:06:39. > :06:42.at the highest level, that is not just the departing chief
:06:43. > :06:52.Of course, absolutely and we are not frightened
:06:53. > :06:54.of accountability and we share a collective resonsibility.
:06:55. > :06:57.We are committed to making sure we work with the staff we have got
:06:58. > :07:01.who do really tremendous things on a daily basis to ensure we put it
:07:02. > :07:04.right and we all ready have fixed that and it has been acknowledged.
:07:05. > :07:07.Was the previous chief constable the wrong person for the job?
:07:08. > :07:09.Justine Curran was a committed and dedicated public servant.
:07:10. > :07:19.Acting Chief Constable Garry Forsyth from Humberside Police,
:07:20. > :07:26.and Lincolnshire Police were rated as good in the same inspections.
:07:27. > :07:28.The changing tidal patterns over the past 30 years have created
:07:29. > :07:33.a new island in the middle of the Humber.
:07:34. > :07:35.It's been named Whitton Island and has become home
:07:36. > :07:42.It will be protected by the RSPB and turned into a nature reserve.
:07:43. > :07:44.Our environment correspondent Paul Murphy reports.
:07:45. > :07:48.The RSPB describes it as island paradise for wildlife.
:07:49. > :07:51.Just off the north bank, here in the upper reaches
:07:52. > :07:55.of the Humber Estuary, lies Whitton Island,
:07:56. > :07:57.Britain's newest nature reserve, looking at its best
:07:58. > :08:05.We have got fantastic views of Marsh Harrier...
:08:06. > :08:08.We can't go on it just yet but at the nearby Blacktoft Sands
:08:09. > :08:13.reserve they're excited to be taking control of Whitton.
:08:14. > :08:16.Islands are just great refuges for wildlife.
:08:17. > :08:18.Things like the pink-footed geese that come in winter.
:08:19. > :08:24.We get up to 2% of the world's population.
:08:25. > :08:25.Breeding avocets, breeding Marsh Harriers,
:08:26. > :08:32.You know, it is all part of trying to make things better along
:08:33. > :08:38.Whitton Island has only existed for around 30 years.
:08:39. > :08:42.Starting as a mudflat, it slowly formed as the shifting sands
:08:43. > :08:48.It's now more than a mile long and shows every
:08:49. > :08:53.And as it grows so does its bird population.
:08:54. > :08:56.You get a lot of birds from Arctic areas coming into winter.
:08:57. > :09:04.Then there is a big change around and you get all the summer migrants
:09:05. > :09:09.coming up from Africa, areas like that.
:09:10. > :09:12.Any form of extension to this area is bound to be
:09:13. > :09:24.We've had special permission to film above this sensitive area,
:09:25. > :09:27.which the RSPB is now leasing from Associated British Ports.
:09:28. > :09:30.Habitat improvement work will begin later in the year to make Whitton
:09:31. > :09:34.even more attractive to visiting birds.
:09:35. > :09:48.Some fantastic pictures taken from an aerial camera. There are more on
:09:49. > :09:54.our Facebook page. Now, the forecast for Friday, the details come from
:09:55. > :09:59.Paul. Conditions are quieting down, it was quite windy but it is easing.
:10:00. > :10:07.Raina tomorrow after a largely dry start. Friday afternoon, more rain
:10:08. > :10:11.potentially on Saturday. The wind continues to ease, there might be a
:10:12. > :10:20.touch of ground frost, lowest temperatures around to and through
:10:21. > :10:23.four. Bright mist first thing, a dry start, we will see rain through the
:10:24. > :10:28.morning into South Lincolnshire, the rest of the region turns wet late in
:10:29. > :10:34.the morning and into the afternoon. It turns wet across all parts.
:10:35. > :10:41.Temperatures coming in at 7 degrees. Further ahead, more rain to come on
:10:42. > :10:46.Friday, Saturday May be quite wet as the weather front produces more
:10:47. > :10:51.rain, especially across eastern parts of the area. Something better
:10:52. > :10:55.on Sunday, brighter skies. That is it from us. Thank you for watching.
:10:56. > :10:58.We are back in the morning and I am back tomorrow night at 6:30pm.
:10:59. > :11:03.Goodbye for now. weekend, we have more rain in the
:11:04. > :11:09.forecast. Rain at times this weekend, not all the time.
:11:10. > :11:17.Good evening. Things are turning more unsettled today was not bad.
:11:18. > :11:20.The sun was setting the moon was putting in appearance, this lovely