23/03/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening. Welcome to the Late Look North.

Humberside Police tell people to expect armed officers patrolling

busy areas after yesterday's terror attack in London.

We will be deploying our armed officers in those spaces to ensure

that we give the reassurance to the public.

Defiant MPs return to Westminster and vow that attacks

on democracy won't divide them, or the country.

Faith groups from across our area call for unity

Some fine, dry and sunny weather to come over

I will be back later for a look ahead to the weekend.

Humberside Police say that armed officers will be

patrolling busy areas after yesterday's terror

It's just one of the ways that the force is stepping up policing.

Five people died, including the attacker,

named as Khalid Masood, who was shot dead outside

Our Political Editor Tim Iredale reports now

on how the region's MPs have reacted to the attack.

As flags flew at half-mast, MPs from East Yorkshire

and Lincolnshire joined colleagues from across the political divide

in a minute's silence to pay tribute to the victims of yesterday's terror

Throughout the day, MPs have been sharing stories

Cleethorpes' Martin Vickers was one of the closest

He was outside Parliament at the time.

We then heard what we now know were three shots ring

out and within seconds, my colleagues who were ahead of me

in the procession, as it were, had been told to turn round,

run, get out and we were told to get out of the building as quickly

as possible and then, of course, the whole

Despite the sense of shock and fear, MPs were determined it

would be business as usual in Parliament today.

The Prime Minister showed today and her opposite

number has shown today, that the best way to defeat

terrorism is to prove that we will not be moved

As a former Home Secretary, the Hull West MP Alan Johnson knows

all about the threat from terror when he described yesterday's

Parliament represents something. It represents freedom.

It represents democracy and it represents our defiance of these

appalling acts and he didn't succeed, as many MPs

He got ten yards into the gate with an appalling trail

of devastation and death and terror behind him, but he didn't

But once again, the question will turn to just how safe are MPs

and their staff both here at Westminster

We all have to make sure that if there is something

we're suspicious about or if there are actions that perhaps

someone we know is taking that we are worried about it

It is incumbent upon all of us to work with the police

and the security services whenever possible.

The overall mood here today has been one of defiance.

Security is still very tight, but most MPs I've spoken

to so they won't let the action of any individual change

Across our area, special faith services have been held today

as communities have come together to support each other.

Our reporter Laura Foster joins us live from Holy

What's been the reaction from the police and the public

They have been left shocked and saddened by happened yesterday. This

spot is 200 miles from Westminster, but when you see the pictures on the

television and when you hear the stories about those who died and

those who were injured, it is hard not to be affected and it is hard

not to think, could it happen where I live? Today the forces have said

there is no information to suggest an immediate terrorism threat in our

area. Humberside Police is taking action.

Armed officers out today in Hull city centre.

Humberside Police says this is something you're

That's something many shoppers find reassuring.

It's always a good idea to have a police presence, yeah, definitely.

It is a shame it has to come to something like this before

If you stop living your life then you're letting the terrorists win

The unit which controls armed police in Lincolnshire is looking

at how it deploys officers across the East Midlands,

but there won't be any more regular officers patrolling in the county.

Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner says that's

because they're already doing everything they can.

We work with regional and national colleagues to make sure we protect

Experts say you should still feel safe where you live.

If we look at the statistics becoming a victim

of terrorism is still very unlikely even in the UK.

So it is still a very, very safe place to live.

Amid the talk of security, flags flew at half-mast

At Scunthorpe Central Mosque, the victims of yesterday's attack

were remembered in prayers and the Imam called

We're very shocked at what happened yesterday in London.

We as the Muslim community here in Scunthorpe north Lincolnshire,

we would like to condemn what happened and we'd

like to share our thoughts and prayers with the people

And Ahmadiyya Muslims gave flowers to Humberside Police

as a tribute to PC Keith Palmer, the officer stabbed outside

At Holy Trinity Church in Hull, the usual prayer service

was extended giving people more time to reflect on the horror

People often like to do something because sometimes words just

simply don't get through, do they, especially

Living in Hull and living in London, this is an attack on our democracy

A mixture of sadness, but reassurance from the authorities who

say they're doing everything possible to keep people in East

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire safe. Their advice is stay calm and report

anything suspicious to the police. I've been speaking to Assistant

Chief Constable Andy McDyer He gave me his reaction

to the death of PC Keith Palmer. Assistant Chief Constable,

a different force, but still one What is your reaction to the death

of PC Keith Palmer yesterday? Events such as yesterday

are terrible. I'd like to pay tribute to PC

Keith Palmer and to give our sympathies to his family

and to the family of all those Why have you decided to increase

police presence in this area? After incidents such as this,

we review all of our plans, so we look at our plans for example

in relation to City of Culture events and we look at what more

we can put in to make them safer. We will look at where we deploy our

officers across the force so that we ensure we give

the maximum reassurance What type of places

are we talking about? Places such as the city centre

in Hull, the centre of Grimsby, Beverley and anywhere elsewhere

there might ablarge number Will you be using

more armed officers? We will be deploying our armed

officers in those spaces to ensure that we're giving reassurance

to the public. It is not about using more,

it is about putting the right resource in the right place

at the right time. So no increase in numbers?

No. Is there any suggestion that this

area is under threat? There is no information

or intelligence to say the Humberside area is under

any increased threat. So why increase what you

have announced today? The threat level remains at severe

for the whole of the United Kingdom What is your message

to people at home? Natwest is closing

dozens more branches In this area, branches in Bourne,

Sleaford, Horncastle and on Newark Road in Lincoln

will shut in September. Health officials say they're working

to bring back some medical services to Wainfleet in Lincolnshire,

following the loss of It will be 30 million Inside debt by

the end of the month. Health officials say they're working

to bring back some medical services to Wainfleet in Lincolnshire,

following the loss of The practice was shut in November

following concerns about safety, NHS managers say they are working

with another provider and will be The practice was shut in November

following concerns about safety, Virtual Wilberforce has been created

by a team of experts to mark the 210th anniversary

of the Slave Trade Act. Tonight, the city's monument to one

of their most famous residents It's a part of the

fabric of the city. It has always been a beacon

of liberty across the region. What we're hoping to do by lighting

it and attracting attention to it is again energising this whole

Wilberforce story. We've got some fine weather to come

over the next couple of days. It remains settled through Sunday,

but by then more cloud. Both Friday and Saturday

will be fine and there Not very much change as we go

through the next few hours. Perhaps a little bit more cloud

creeping into parts of Lincolnshire, Rurally temperatures

will be lower than this. Don't rule out inland rurally

a touch of ground frost. There might be a little bit more

cloud across parts of Lincolnshire, All of us enjoying plenty

of afternoon sunshine and for inland spots it will feel warm

in the afternoon sunshine, Our next news is tomorrow

morning at 6.25am. weather continue into the second

part of the weekend. 1415 degrees. Still quite breezy. Here's Thomas

with the national