:00:00. > :00:00.Now the latest headlines from Look North.
:00:00. > :00:08.Figures reveal more than a thousand local children are carers
:00:09. > :00:15.Tonight, members of one family open up and tell their story.
:00:16. > :00:19.A householder catches this six-vehicle crash on camera and says
:00:20. > :00:29.Three big Proms concerts coming to Hull.
:00:30. > :00:45.The first time the event's left London in 75 years.
:00:46. > :00:49.Figures obtained by Look North show more than a thousand local children
:00:50. > :00:53.are acting as carers for their parents, and some
:00:54. > :00:58.The numbers have doubled in some parts of east Yorkshire
:00:59. > :01:02.We've shown the figures to the Children's Commissioner
:01:03. > :01:05.for England, who's promised to investigate.
:01:06. > :01:11.Katy Austin met one family who agreed to tell their story.
:01:12. > :01:13.Eight-year-old Marlee from Scunthorpe is making
:01:14. > :01:18.It is just one of the things that Marlee, his nine-year-old sister
:01:19. > :01:21.Megan and four-year-old Maddie do to help her, because Mum
:01:22. > :01:24.is often confined to bed with painful long-term
:01:25. > :01:33.My dad used to help my mum and then, because my dad died,
:01:34. > :01:37.I started helping her, and Megan and Maddie.
:01:38. > :01:40.My eldest, Megan, she can help me in the bath,
:01:41. > :01:42.she'll wash my back, she'll help us when I'm
:01:43. > :01:45.restricted with my movements, I struggle to wash my hair,
:01:46. > :01:47.she'll help me with things like that.
:01:48. > :01:50.Maddie, my youngest, she'll get the washing in and out.
:01:51. > :01:54.Marlee is very strong, so he'll help with lifting things.
:01:55. > :02:05.They should just be living a normal life and should have Mummy and Daddy
:02:06. > :02:06.and they shouldn't have to have the worry
:02:07. > :02:13.But I am proud because they just do it anyway.
:02:14. > :02:15.Research by Look North has found that since 2013,
:02:16. > :02:17.the number of children assessed as young carers by North
:02:18. > :02:22.Lincolnshire Council has doubled from 48 to 97.
:02:23. > :02:25.In North East Lincolnshire the number has gone up from 156
:02:26. > :02:31.to 332 and in the East Riding, it has risen from 64 to 144.
:02:32. > :02:35.In Lincolnshire, the numbers remain steady at around 1,100
:02:36. > :02:39.and Hull City Council was unable to tell is how many young carers
:02:40. > :02:45.Once carers are identified, there is some support out there.
:02:46. > :02:49.We support them to ensure that they have the same
:02:50. > :02:54.We do this by providing them with a young carers needs assessment
:02:55. > :02:57.using a whole family approach to ensure that there isn't
:02:58. > :03:01.excessive levels of care being taken by the child.
:03:02. > :03:04.Caring at home can mean children miss some school
:03:05. > :03:09.Now some schools like this one have trained teachers
:03:10. > :03:13.to identify and help pupils with caring responsibilities.
:03:14. > :03:16.If we do spot those signs, then it means we can invite them
:03:17. > :03:19.along to our weekly young carers group and we can offer them
:03:20. > :03:25.the support in and out of school to help them with their caring role.
:03:26. > :03:28.Back in Scunthorpe, Megan and Marlee have come to a first aid session
:03:29. > :03:33.These children know they might have to use their skills
:03:34. > :03:38.The rise in the number of known young carers is partly due
:03:39. > :03:42.to growing awareness and partly due to changes in the law which entitle
:03:43. > :03:44.them to an assessment, but children's charities say
:03:45. > :03:52.there are still many more out there we do not yet know about.
:03:53. > :03:56.Anne Longfield is the Children's Commissioner, who has a legal duty
:03:57. > :04:01.to promote and protect the rights of all children in England.
:04:02. > :04:03.I asked her how worrying it was that the number
:04:04. > :04:08.of child carers had doubled in some local areas.
:04:09. > :04:17.I would want to look at them and to understand them better.
:04:18. > :04:20.There may be some explanations because there were new requirements
:04:21. > :04:24.for local authorities to register and assess young carers
:04:25. > :04:27.a couple of years ago, so it may be that more are coming
:04:28. > :04:32.forward, but it is something that really is very important and ones
:04:33. > :04:37.Hull City Council has told us they do not know how many
:04:38. > :04:42.I mean, is that wrong or can they not know unless these families
:04:43. > :04:50.Well, they should have a judgment and assessment of how
:04:51. > :04:55.I undertook a study last year that actually estimated that four out
:04:56. > :04:59.of five young carers were not known and did not get support.
:05:00. > :05:02.Four out of five do not get any support.
:05:03. > :05:08.And some children want to keep this under the radar,
:05:09. > :05:10.they are worried that there will be implications for the family
:05:11. > :05:14.and the like, but we know as well there are great inconsistencies
:05:15. > :05:18.For instance, in the south-west, around half of young
:05:19. > :05:26.In the region it is 25%, but that means 75% do not,
:05:27. > :05:30.which is clearly something that needs to be addressed and something
:05:31. > :05:32.that I am really concerned to do something about.
:05:33. > :05:35.But in this part of the world, figures doubled in
:05:36. > :05:42.What should those young people do if any are watching
:05:43. > :05:47.The first thing to do is to say, you are doing a great service
:05:48. > :05:52.there for the family, I know they will appreciate that.
:05:53. > :05:55.But do talk to others about it, do talk to teachers.
:05:56. > :05:58.We know that schools can make a huge difference in offering support
:05:59. > :06:05.and do talk to other adults that can help.
:06:06. > :06:07.People on a residential street in Cleethorpes have been counting
:06:08. > :06:11.the cost of this high impact crash involving five vehicles.
:06:12. > :06:13.Local people say it was fortunate no-one was hurt.
:06:14. > :06:32.A peaceful street. Until this happened. Taking just seconds to
:06:33. > :06:37.damage five vehicles. And this is the direction it came from. Over a
:06:38. > :06:43.cross road near to a busy corner shop. The speed was horrendous. You
:06:44. > :06:49.could hear it, it sounded like a racing car. Stuart is the owner of
:06:50. > :06:54.this van and a musician in the band. He thought he would not get to his
:06:55. > :07:00.next performance but is more worried by what could have happened. So many
:07:01. > :07:04.children about, if it had carried on down the street, it would have been
:07:05. > :07:11.a fatality. Another damaged car belonged to Stephen. I have seen the
:07:12. > :07:17.video. It is pretty nasty to be honest. Lucky somebody was not
:07:18. > :07:21.killed, but at least nobody was. Police have arrested a 23-year-old
:07:22. > :07:28.man and an 18-year-old woman. The 23-year-old is still in custody.
:07:29. > :07:34.Thankfully there are no casualties but residents are left with the
:07:35. > :07:37.inconvenience. If you want to see those dramatic pictures again, they
:07:38. > :07:39.are on our Facebook page. The Proms, which are one
:07:40. > :07:42.of the biggest music events in the world,
:07:43. > :07:43.are travelling outside London for the first time
:07:44. > :07:46.in more than 75 years Three open-air concerts
:07:47. > :07:51.are being held in July as part Our culture correspondent
:07:52. > :08:00.Anne-Marie Tasker has this. The Proms are one of the biggest
:08:01. > :08:03.dates in the musical calendar. 90 concerts spread across eight
:08:04. > :08:06.weeks that take classical Although there are Proms in the Park
:08:07. > :08:13.events outside London, this summer, a day of the Proms itself is coming
:08:14. > :08:18.to Hull with every piece of music This is the first time we have taken
:08:19. > :08:24.a prom out of London, We are marking the anniversary
:08:25. > :08:30.of Handel's water music. It was performed on the River Thames
:08:31. > :08:35.on barges and we are That is because the venue
:08:36. > :08:44.for the concerts and looks out You cannot do much about it
:08:45. > :08:53.if an ambulance goes past, but the two real ones are high winds
:08:54. > :08:58.because then the music flies away, but we will all have clothes pegs
:08:59. > :09:00.so that will be fine, and if it is hot and sunny,
:09:01. > :09:07.it tends to melt the violins. And for the city's classical music
:09:08. > :09:11.fans, this is a big deal. Paula plays with the Hull
:09:12. > :09:15.Philarmonic Orchestra and says It is exciting for
:09:16. > :09:30.classical music fans. famous and successful,
:09:31. > :09:32.but for classical music fans knowing the Proms will come here,
:09:33. > :09:34.we will witness some high-quality classical music and it is not
:09:35. > :09:37.something we get often. The Proms may be an annual event
:09:38. > :09:40.but Hull's concerts are the only ones in seven decades that are to be
:09:41. > :09:43.held outside of London. Tickets go on sale
:09:44. > :09:49.on the 13th of May. The Proms coming to Hull. Let's get
:09:50. > :09:56.the weather forecast for Friday. We have high pressure in charge over
:09:57. > :09:59.the next couple of days, so that generally keeps things
:10:00. > :10:01.nice and settled. Overnight we could see just the odd
:10:02. > :10:04.spot of drizzle, but as you can see, It will be cloudy, not
:10:05. > :10:09.that cold, ten or nine Celsius our lows tonight,
:10:10. > :10:12.with a bit of a westerly breeze. A fairly cloudy start
:10:13. > :10:15.to the day tomorrow. That said, we will see some
:10:16. > :10:17.brightness, especially As this weather front sinks
:10:18. > :10:21.southwards, the cloud could just get thick enough for the odd spot
:10:22. > :10:25.of drizzle, but dry overall. 14 Celsius, it will be a mild one,
:10:26. > :10:29.but it will be a fairly breezy one. Looking to the weekend,
:10:30. > :10:31.we have an area of high pressure That low pressure gets to us
:10:32. > :10:36.by the time we get to Sunday, so we could see something
:10:37. > :10:49.that is a little bit cloudier That is it from us tonight. Thank
:10:50. > :10:57.you for watching. We are back tomorrow morning. I am back tomorrow
:10:58. > :11:00.night. Join me then if you can. Good night.
:11:01. > :11:03.week for much of the UK and for more about that and the UK outlook, Helen
:11:04. > :11:12.Willetts. The sunshine make such a difference
:11:13. > :11:16.this time of year, only 12 or so degrees under the cloud today but 19
:11:17. > :11:20.in eastern Scotland not far away from St Andrews. Also in north-east
:11:21. > :11:25.England, where we had the majority of the decent sunshine. Even under
:11:26. > :11:29.cloud it was dry for the most part. We have this week whether forgiving
:11:30. > :11:33.showers in the south. This weather front starting to pep up in the
:11:34. > :11:37.North, it'll change the feel of the weather for all of us in the coming
:11:38. > :11:41.36 hours. Through the night very little changes, cloud comes and
:11:42. > :11:46.goes, there will be missed a shallow fog south of the M4. Possibly the
:11:47. > :11:47.odd pocket of ground frost here and there. You can