:00:00. > :00:00.Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:08.The headlines from BBC Look North this Thursday night:
:00:09. > :00:11.Campaigners' anger as health bosses confirm they want to close or reduce
:00:12. > :00:17.services at half of East Yorkshire's minor injuries units.
:00:18. > :00:21.This is a ridiculous situation we find
:00:22. > :00:26.ourselves in now - no minor injuries unit in Hornsey.
:00:27. > :00:28.The MP for Lincoln insists he's done nothing wrong
:00:29. > :00:34.And there are claims the cheapest option flood defences for Hull
:00:35. > :00:39.will block waterfront views, for all but the tallest people.
:00:40. > :00:42.And some more unsettled weather heading our way, some spells of both
:00:43. > :00:45.wet but especially windy weather as we head through the next few days.
:00:46. > :01:01.I'll be back later in the programme with all the details.
:01:02. > :01:05.Half of the Minor Injuries Units in East Yorkshire are to close
:01:06. > :01:08.or reduce their service, in a move which has been condemned
:01:09. > :01:14.Hornsea's unit will close entirely, while patients will no longer
:01:15. > :01:17.be able to just walk in at Withernsea and Driffield.
:01:18. > :01:20.Health officials say they can provide a better service
:01:21. > :01:23.with Centralised Urgent Care units in Beverley, Bridlington and Goole.
:01:24. > :01:32.Protesters trying to keep Hornsea's minor-injuries unit alive.
:01:33. > :01:35.It is really important that we retain the MIU.
:01:36. > :01:37.But it now seems certain that the MIU could be
:01:38. > :01:43.Campaigners are furious with those who have taken this decision.
:01:44. > :01:48.Why do you think you know so much more than we do?
:01:49. > :01:51.The point is that none of these people live in rural areas.
:01:52. > :01:56.They live close to minor injury urgent care centres.
:01:57. > :02:03.The new urgent-care centres at Beverley, Bridlington and Goole
:02:04. > :02:07.would all be open for 16 hours a day, 365 days a year,
:02:08. > :02:10.and would offer a consistent range of advice and treatment,
:02:11. > :02:15.If approved, the three centres would also be supported by low-level
:02:16. > :02:19.minor-injury units at Driffield and Withernsea hospitals, but you
:02:20. > :02:26.According to the plans, Hornsea will have no MIU.
:02:27. > :02:28.We looked at numbers and after breaking them down
:02:29. > :02:31.we saw that many of them could have been treated at
:02:32. > :02:34.home with advice and guidance, many of them were repeat visits
:02:35. > :02:39.for wound and that falls into planned care not urgent care needs.
:02:40. > :02:41.So really it was unsustainable to have another urgent care centre
:02:42. > :02:47.Campaigners are promising further protests like this, if the
:02:48. > :02:56.CCG's governing body approved these plans next week.
:02:57. > :02:58.The Conservative MP who represents Withernsea and Hornsea,
:02:59. > :03:02.Graham Stuart, has led protests against the changes.
:03:03. > :03:11.Protesters have been passionate but in reality only ten patients use
:03:12. > :03:13.this service a day in Hornsea and Withernsea.
:03:14. > :03:16.Is it not a waste of money to keep it open?
:03:17. > :03:21.And it's about planning services and utilising it so we have
:03:22. > :03:25.a health club, that's what happens in Lincolnshire and other parts of
:03:26. > :03:35.The special needs of urban centres are met, why can't the
:03:36. > :03:37.needs of centres like Hornsey and Withernsea?
:03:38. > :03:39.needs of centres like Hornsea and Withernsea?
:03:40. > :03:41.That's what I'm calling for an that's why I'm particularly
:03:42. > :03:43.disappointed that the way the consultation was conducted,
:03:44. > :03:46.I complained to the CCG about it, but despite
:03:47. > :03:49.that it is clear that 90% plus of people
:03:50. > :03:50.in Holderness oppose the
:03:51. > :03:57.Politicians never want to close a hospital or
:03:58. > :04:03.But these changes could actually improve
:04:04. > :04:05.services and stop patchy opening times across the minor injuries
:04:06. > :04:10.You have to remember that the proposal
:04:11. > :04:12.was to close the MIUs at both Hornsea and Withernsea.
:04:13. > :04:14.That would mean people would have to travel out
:04:15. > :04:17.of area, and if you look at Withernsea, it's got
:04:18. > :04:21.ownerships in the country, is got an ageing population and a lot of
:04:22. > :04:24.Protesters have said that they will take this
:04:25. > :04:28.Is this something you are going to be pursuing now with Jeremy Hunt?
:04:29. > :04:31.I have spoken to Sir Greg Knight who is also opposed to these proposals
:04:32. > :04:34.and, jointly, we will be writing to the chairman
:04:35. > :04:37.of the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee of the
:04:38. > :04:40.Council, because they have the statutory power to refer the matter
:04:41. > :04:42.to the Secretary of State and to the Independent
:04:43. > :04:46.And Greg and I jointly will be calling upon the committee to
:04:47. > :04:57.Lincoln's MP Karl McCartney has said he acted "honestly and properly"
:04:58. > :05:04.when it came to his expenses during the 2015 election campaign.
:05:05. > :05:06.12 police forces - including Lincolnshire -
:05:07. > :05:08.have asked the Crown Prosecution Service to consider charges
:05:09. > :05:10.in connection with a Tory battlebus tour in 2015.
:05:11. > :05:17.More from our political editor Tim Iredale.
:05:18. > :05:21.The 2015 general election was the closest for many years.
:05:22. > :05:24.The Tories and Labour sent their big hitters to Lincoln -
:05:25. > :05:35.The Conservatives also had a battlebus tour -
:05:36. > :05:36.where party activists travelled the country to support
:05:37. > :05:41.Today, the organisation which regulates party finances -
:05:42. > :05:44.the Electoral Commission - ruled the Conservatives had failed
:05:45. > :05:48.to declare thousands of pounds they'd spend on the battlebus tour.
:05:49. > :05:52.At the heart of the controversy is whether expenses for the road
:05:53. > :05:54.trip were declared as part of the national campaign,
:05:55. > :05:58.when they should have been declared by the local party.
:05:59. > :06:07.?70,000 is the highest fine that we've ever issued and that
:06:08. > :06:08.represents offences and contraventions across five
:06:09. > :06:11.So we've never issued fines to that extent before.
:06:12. > :06:26.In statement today, Lincoln's MP Karl McCartney said:
:06:27. > :06:29.12 police forces - including Lincolnshire Police -
:06:30. > :06:32.have sent files to the Crown Prosecution Service which must
:06:33. > :06:35.decide whether charges are to be brought against MPs
:06:36. > :06:40.If prosecutions do go-ahead, then it could lead to elections
:06:41. > :06:46.Karl McCartney says he acted honestly and
:06:47. > :06:50.properly throughout the election campaign, as did his election agent.
:06:51. > :06:54.The Crown Prosecution Service now has until June to decide
:06:55. > :07:02.whether charges should be brought in connection with this matter.
:07:03. > :07:05.New flood defences along Hull's waterfront need to be more
:07:06. > :07:10.That's the message from residents on one of the city's housing
:07:11. > :07:14.estates who say the area could be permanently damaged.
:07:15. > :07:17.They're worried that the Environment Agency will only offer the most
:07:18. > :07:21.cost effective design - which could be a basic wall,
:07:22. > :07:54.Hull has a spectacular views across an estuary. Just imagine replacing
:07:55. > :07:58.them with 6-foot concrete walls that would be higher than I am. That is
:07:59. > :08:06.what some period where it agency is proposing. There are alternatives
:08:07. > :08:11.though. Here in pool a glass wall has been set up. The question is
:08:12. > :08:15.about cost. That will have cost a bit more than regular flood
:08:16. > :08:19.defences. The question for some then is whether or not you want flood
:08:20. > :08:19.defences versus scenic views and the answer for many
:08:20. > :08:23.is easy. I'd rather have something that looks
:08:24. > :08:25.nice, without a doubt. But I'm pragmatic
:08:26. > :08:27.as well - I know the Government keep telling us
:08:28. > :08:30.they've no money, you know? It's like everything
:08:31. > :08:33.in your own life - you have to buy things
:08:34. > :08:35.that you can afford. Most river frontage
:08:36. > :08:38.will be bog-standard Environment Agency basic
:08:39. > :08:41.standard protection. But, there are clearly -
:08:42. > :08:44.we've got the view over your shoulder - there are clearly places
:08:45. > :08:47.where there is going to have to be a little more money put
:08:48. > :08:55.in and a better provision. Well the Environment Agency has told
:08:56. > :08:58.us tonight that their plans for the Humber defences,
:08:59. > :09:00.which followed in the wake of 2013's tidal surge,
:09:01. > :09:02.are still open to consultation - and will go before
:09:03. > :09:09.the public next month. I'm sure there is some brig over
:09:10. > :09:10.here but that is what people will be looking for particularly when it
:09:11. > :09:14.comes to negotiating with the comes to negotiating with the
:09:15. > :09:18.Government over those crucial costs. And taking a look at whether or not
:09:19. > :09:19.there could be, certainly in areas like this, some sort of scenic
:09:20. > :09:23.solution. The first poppies have
:09:24. > :09:27.been installed at the The sculpture called
:09:28. > :09:30.'Weeping Window' will feature thousands of handmade ceramic
:09:31. > :09:32.poppies and commemorate those There has been a big announcement
:09:33. > :09:40.today about a top name to play at Radio One's Big Weekend
:09:41. > :09:49.in Hull in May. Katy Perry will join
:09:50. > :09:55.Little Mix and Kings of Leon for the weekend festival to be held
:09:56. > :10:07.at Burton Constable Hall. And we'll let you know when tickets
:10:08. > :10:08.are available for that. Let's take a look at the
:10:09. > :10:13.We had a few spots of rain through this evening.
:10:14. > :10:15.A few more tomorrow, but the general theme is one
:10:16. > :10:18.of an unsettled weekend with some spells of wet and windy weather.
:10:19. > :10:20.Out there at the moment any remaining patchy rain and drizzle
:10:21. > :10:24.will clear away, and actually a fine night but a chilly one with clear
:10:25. > :10:27.spells, and a touch of frost is quite possible out in the
:10:28. > :10:31.countryside where temperatures could dip back to around three degrees.
:10:32. > :10:34.So, tomorrow, a chilly start to the day, perhaps some morning
:10:35. > :10:37.sunshine but you can see how cloud increases from the north.
:10:38. > :10:40.A little bit of patchy light rain or drizzle is possible, some
:10:41. > :10:45.It will be rather blustery tomorrow, a fresh to strong south-westerly
:10:46. > :10:50.Not a total wash-out, but further spells
:10:51. > :10:56.of wet and windy weather for the weekend.
:10:57. > :11:03.That's it from us for tonight. We are back tomorrow. Good night now.
:11:04. > :11:10.there will be rain around, most occurring overnight.
:11:11. > :11:15.Good evening, quite a range of whether an offer earlier today in
:11:16. > :11:18.the north and north-west of the UK quite a lot of showers around,
:11:19. > :11:22.lively ones, little bit of sunshine in between. The best of the sunshine
:11:23. > :11:26.to be found at the other end of the country towards the south-east in
:11:27. > :11:30.Kent, lovely picture here from one of our weather watchers. A range of
:11:31. > :11:34.temperatures, too. 17 degrees for a few, on the other side of the
:11:35. > :11:38.weather front, only seven or 8 degrees. Showers in the north and
:11:39. > :11:42.west. The fresh air will win out over tonight coming in behind the
:11:43. > :11:43.cold front, which isn't bringing much rain but it will bring