28/03/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

The headlines tonight: Anger as a war memorial to thousands

of dead airmen is again targeted by thieves and vandals.

Horrified and are very angry. That people could the face of monuments

to people who gave their lives for this country. -- interface

Free travel jabs and gluten-free food may have to stop as the NHS

not quite as bright tomorrow, turning more cloudy however not all

bad news and turning a fair bit more mild. The full forecast shortly.

There's been a furious reaction in Lincoln to the latest in a series

of attacks on a war memorial to the men of Bomber Command.

This time a flag pole and union flag were stolen.

Over the past few weeks thousands of pounds worth of goods

Veterans and volunteers say they're disgusted.

The International Bomber Command Centre is being built in honour

of those involved with Bomber Command.

It will commemorate the more than 55,000 Bomber Command crew

who've lost their lives during the Second World War.

The majority of the bombing raid sets out from Lincolnshire,

and their actions are credited with dramatically changing

But recently the construction of the memorial has become a target

At some point over the weekend the five-metre white flag pole

similar to this one was stolen from near the entrance here,

along with the Union Jack flag that was flying on it.

I think they are sad people, they are lacking in some

intelligence, lacking in morals, concern and commitment and belief

in what people have done for them in the past.

People like 98-year-old Les Rutherford, one of just two

survivors when his Lancaster was shot down.

Horrified and very angry that people could deface monuments to people

who gave their lives for this country.

There are men up there, several that I knew personally,

And to think of of someone going round there destroying things,

there is a lot of vandalism goes on up there, it shatters me.

Meanwhile staff at the International Bomber Command Centre say security

will now be improved but CCTV systems would simply

Police are concerned for the safety of a mother from Newark and her two

Samantha Baldwin and her sons Louis and Dylan haven't been

The family have connections in Lincolnshire.

Katy Austin is here - what more have police said?

They think Samantha Baldwin is with her sons Lewis Madge, who's

nine, and his younger brother Dylan, who's six.

They were last seen near Nottingham City Centre yesterday.

But they are from Newark, and have connections to both

So it's thought they might have travelled there.

If they have any knowledge or have heard any rumours about where

Samantha and the two boys may be then please get in touch with the

It is very, very important people do so.

A small bit of information might be the

little bit of the jigsaw that helps us find them somewhere.

What else is being done to try and find them?

Nottinghamshire police has a team of 14 detectives on this case.

And they'll be working alongside colleagues

Officers have been talking with people in Newark looking

at CCTV and search teams have been out.

They want anyone who knows where the family could be to call

Crimestoppers on the number on the screen now.

Doctors could refuse to prescribe things like gluten free

bread and sun creams to try to save millions of pounds.

It's because they cost far more to prescribe than they do

being bought by the patient themselves over the counter.

Already in parts of this area patients are being urged

to buy their own paracetamol, which are a few pence in a shop.

Our health correspondent, Vicky Johnson reports.

The NHS has never been under such financial pressure,

and so health officials are looking at where costs can be cut.

Prescription charges is one key area.

Medicines and treatments like gluten-free food

and paracetamol are all currently available on prescription,

but NHS England is going to consult on whether things that are freely

available over the counter should still be offered by GPs.

Lexi Young has coeliac disease which is caused by an adverse

reaction to gluten found in wheat, barley and rye.

Her family's cafe in Hull sell some gluten-free products but she thinks

it is vital basic GF foodstuffs remain free on prescription.

For somebody who may have been poorly for a while and is not sure

what to eat and where to buy, it can give them that

natural first step to go, I will start with this pasta

and then I can try other different types of gluten-free pastas.

It is crucial for anybody who has been diagnosed.

Paracetamol can be bought for as little as 19p per packet,

but if you go to your GP it costs the NHS over ?10 a packet.

Last year the NHS in Hull spent over ?500,000 on these painkillers,

while the national figure was more than 87 million.

Many health groups in our area have already restricted prescriptions

for paracetamol and most of the people we spoke

to in Hull agreed this was the right thing to do.

I think if you need them buy them, that is my perception.

I think paracetamol is so cheap that I do not think that it really needs

I suppose just buy it yourself, with it being so cheap.

Health managers in the East Riding have already changed

the policy on prescribing, and not just for paracetamol,

This will save them ?1.7 million in this financial year alone.

Neal Patel is from the group that speaks for Pharmacists.

I asked him whether he agreed that some products should only be

We are supportive of the fact the NHS is looking at the most

effective medicines and thinking about getting rid of those

where there is limited evidence. We are surprised they have

not looked at other products like homoeopathy,

where there is a very limited evidence for use.

We are also concerned about the fact some patients may be disadvantaged

if the struggle to pay for their medicines,

if they are no longer available through the NHS.

I suppose pharmacists have a vested interest in trying

to protect thier business anyway, don't they?

Pharmacists are about making sure people get access

to the medicines they need, be it on prescription

Our view is that there is a place for those who can

With serious lifelong conditions like coeliac disease,

it is important patients get access to medicines when they need them,

You mention coeliac disease, if you want bread or food

or whatever, you can buy it over the counter now.

Should that really be on prescription?

I understand a lot of people will now see those products,

gluten-free products, in the supermarket shelves,

but it is also true coeliac disease is a lifelong condition and if left

untreated it can cause deficiency problems and even more

But there are plenty of coeliacs who do not get

things on prescription, they buy their own.

I think what we need is to make sure that the balance between people

being able to buy the products they want from a supermarket,

make sure children and people who might not have the ability

to pay for those products are given support through the NHS.

It is important people are treated as individuals rather

than there being a blanket ban on for all these products

What do you think about travel vaccines?

I mean, you are not ill, you're going on an exotic trip,

should they be available for free on prescription?

A lot of vaccines now are not available on prescription

through the NHS and you do have to pay.

There are some that are still available.

The reason they are often available is because the conditions you may

contract if you do not have the vaccine, you would pick up

that treatment through the NHS when people return.

So sometimes it can be a false economy to not vaccinate people.

We vaccinate hundreds of thousands of people for the flu vaccine every

year to make sure we do not have the knock-on effects

Lincoln City are level on points at the top of the National League

after conceding a late equaliser tonight at

The Imps have a game in hand over closest rivals Tranmere.

That is the news, let's get the weather forecast for Wednesday from

Owain. You will see a fair amount

of rain on these charts I'm about to show you,

but fear not, we are positioned in the best place to avoid

the heaviest of the rain Clear towards east overnight,

cloudy and mild and quite breezy. Further spots of rain drifting

across from the west, Much of Lincolnshire remaining

mostly dry and mild. Fairly breezy over the next couple

of days, cloudy as well That is all for tonight. We are back

in the morning from 6:30am. I will be back tomorrow night with

Wednesday's Look North at 6:30pm. Good night.

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