0:00:00 > 0:00:03he hopes to prove the earnings forecasts wrong.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05Good afternoon.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08The headlines from BBC Look North this Thursday lunchtime.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11There are calls for the government to do more to encourage GPs to work
0:00:11 > 0:00:14in Lincolnshire's countryside.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17They are saying that they are having to wait quite
0:00:17 > 0:00:19a while to get an appointment.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23In some instances up to three to four weeks.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26A pensioner, who dresses as a bee to raise funds for charity in Hull,
0:00:26 > 0:00:30is given the freedom of the city.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Oh, I shall treasure this, really treasure it.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47There are calls for the government to bring forward cash incentives
0:00:47 > 0:00:52to encourage GPs to come to the Lincolnshire countryside.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Villagers who have seen the closure of shops,
0:00:54 > 0:00:58post offices and banks say their way of life is already suffering.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01And difficulty seeing their GPs is adding to the pressure.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Here's our Rural Affairs Correspondent, Linsey Smith.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Quaint, quiet, peaceful.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Life in the countryside may sound idyllic but with a host
0:01:13 > 0:01:17of services closing, it's not always easy.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21The latest challenge can be getting a GP appointment.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24This man recently promised the answer.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Next year he will offer a £20,000 handshake to tempt
0:01:28 > 0:01:33practitioners to rural spots.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35We will do that for 200 doctors every year and that
0:01:35 > 0:01:37will make a real difference.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Councillor Sheila Bibb was a key campaigner for Mr Hunt's handshake.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45But says the scheme should happen sooner for her constituents.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48They are saying that they are having to wait quite
0:01:48 > 0:01:50a while to get an appointment.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55In some instances up to three to four weeks.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Now I know it is different depending on where you go in West Lindsey.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Some surgeries don't have a major problem but some of them do.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03And this is why they do.
0:02:03 > 0:02:10NHS England uses a safe figure of one GP to 1,750 patients.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16The average ratio in Lincolnshire is one GP to 1,900 patients
0:02:16 > 0:02:22and in some practices this is as high as one to 2,400 patients.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24In a statement the Department of Health says...
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Which, for this winter, means no magic solution to the 40
0:02:46 > 0:02:48GPs needed in Lincolnshire or the waiting times.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Linsey Smith, BBC Look North.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53A child has been hit by a car in the Marfleet area
0:02:53 > 0:02:54of Hull this morning.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56The ambulance service attended to treat the 13-year-old.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59The extent of the injuries is not known.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02The collision is said to have happened close to the junction
0:03:02 > 0:03:03of Marfleet Lane and Preston Road.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Motorists can expect delays in the area as police
0:03:06 > 0:03:09continue investigations.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11An East Yorkshire bio-fuel plant has halted production
0:03:11 > 0:03:14blaming government policy.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Vivergo which makes fuel from wheat wants the government to increase
0:03:17 > 0:03:20the amount of bioethanal that's mixed with petrol.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22The company says the uncertainty over whether that will happen means
0:03:22 > 0:03:31150 jobs are at risk.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35What was seen the last few months is the market fall again
0:03:35 > 0:03:35What was seen the last few months is the market fall again and it makes
0:03:35 > 0:03:40more sense to bring the plant off, do the maintenance work well we're
0:03:40 > 0:03:45down and wait and see what happens with Government policy and market
0:03:45 > 0:03:49development beyond that point. There is only song we can keep reducing
0:03:49 > 0:03:54waiting for Government.The Department transport has yet to
0:03:54 > 0:03:55respond.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Business leaders are demanding that infrastructure money,
0:03:59 > 0:04:00outlined in yesterday's budget, reaches the north.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Transport routes are to benefit from £1.7 billion worth of investment.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09There are concerns it won't go far enough.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Well, on these occasions as you know the Chancellor says something one
0:04:11 > 0:04:14day and his relevant secretary of state says something the next
0:04:14 > 0:04:20about how there will be more detail.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24A 1.7 billion fund for transport infrastructure is good but if that
0:04:24 > 0:04:28jam is spread across the Midlands, the North, South and the rest of UK,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31that won't go awfully far.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35A full size model of one of the most important aeroplanes in the country
0:04:35 > 0:04:38has found a new home at the Yorkshire Air Museum.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41The Gypsy Moth plane, which was created by prisoners,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44has been on display at Hull Paragon Station.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47The Ministry of Justice says there were no suitable locations
0:04:47 > 0:04:51within the city and they're "delighted" - it's got a permanent
0:04:51 > 0:04:57home alongside other Amy Johnson exhibits at the museum.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01A 95-year-old pensioner, who dresses as a bee to raise
0:05:01 > 0:05:03thousands of pounds for charity in Hull, has been given
0:05:03 > 0:05:05the freedom of the city today.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Jean Bishop, who is also known as the Bee Lady,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11has been fundraising for Age UK in the city for more
0:05:11 > 0:05:13than a quarter of a century.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Laura Foster reports from today's celebrations.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20She has raised more than £100,000 for charity,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22carried the Olympic torch, met the Queen and won
0:05:22 > 0:05:24a Pride of Britain award.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27This morning Jean Bishop was dressed up for today's ceremony
0:05:27 > 0:05:29but she hadn't quite twigged the significance of
0:05:29 > 0:05:31what she was off to.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Are you excited?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Yes, when I get home for a cup of tea.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38The freedom of the city is the highest accolade
0:05:38 > 0:05:40a local council can give.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Previous winners include Nelson Mandela, politician
0:05:42 > 0:05:49John Prescott, Bishop Desmond Tutu and the actor Tom Courtenay.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52It doesn't give Jean any powers to herd sheep or anything like that.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Hull City Council says if Jean wants to do that they won't stop her.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Oh, this is lovely.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01After a long-awaited cup of tea, Jean told me that this award
0:06:01 > 0:06:04is the icing on the cake.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I was choked.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I could not look at them because I think tears
0:06:09 > 0:06:10would fall down my face.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12I was so grateful.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18I never expected anybody to know me like that.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I mean, you don't think of people knowing you all over, do you?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Well, I don't.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Her family said they were touched by the award.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28So proud, you know.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30It's so emotional.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Everybody was saying good words about me mother.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35It was really, really good.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37You tend to take things for granted.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40What she has actually achieved is incredible and to be only
0:06:40 > 0:06:44the second lady in 130 years to receive this award, is well,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48mind-boggling really.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51You would think now she has turned 95 and received the highest honour
0:06:51 > 0:06:54possible she might give fund-raising a rest.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56No, nothing stops me.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01It's just one of those things.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I go collecting, I got a prize and go collecting again.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05It's just in my life.
0:07:05 > 0:07:11Laura Foster, BBC Look North.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14An exclusive screening of the Doctor Who Christmas episode
0:07:14 > 0:07:17and The Highway Rat will be taking place in Hull next month.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20The final appearance of Peter Capaldi as the Doctor
0:07:20 > 0:07:22will be shown on BBC One on Christmas Day.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Those who can't wait can catch a special viewing.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28There's also an exclusive preview of an animated version
0:07:28 > 0:07:31of the classic book The Highway Rat.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34The ballot for tickets opened this morning at 9am
0:07:35 > 0:07:36and runs for ten days.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41Visit here for more information.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Now a look at the weather forecast with Owain Wyn Evans.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47Hello, hello.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50It's been quite breezy or blustery so far today across
0:07:50 > 0:07:52East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Moving forward, we are hanging onto the breezy conditions.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58What we will see this afternoon essentially is a mixture
0:07:58 > 0:08:01of bright spells and showers.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Yes, plenty of sunny spells, especially across
0:08:03 > 0:08:07parts of Lincolnshire.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09You can see a concentration of showers, probably more likely
0:08:09 > 0:08:11across part of East Yorkshire but really where ever
0:08:11 > 0:08:15we are we are at risk of seeing a few showers this afternoon.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Now temperatures will get to about ten to 12 Celsius,
0:08:17 > 0:08:18still quite breezy.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21It will feel cooler than this if you are out and about, of course.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Temperature start to dip as we head towards the end
0:08:24 > 0:08:27of the day and overnight.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30It will be dry overnight as you can see behind me,
0:08:30 > 0:08:31nothing much in the way of rain.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33We will see some clear spells.
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Temperatures going right down.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Down to about three Celsius around town.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Outside of town, probably below freezing.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41That leads us into a cold start to the day tomorrow
0:08:41 > 0:08:42but it will look lovely.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44We will be opening the windows, opening the curtains,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47seeing some lovely blue sky and we will hang onto that
0:08:47 > 0:08:50for the best part of the day.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Temperatures, as you can see down a notch compared to today.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I think we will probably be at six or seven Celsius.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58That is because we are in a colder air mass.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00There is low-pressure up here siphoning down the colder air
0:09:00 > 0:09:03and pushing away that milder air towards the continent.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Over the next few days we will hang on to that colder air mass.
0:09:06 > 0:09:12See you soon.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Do wrap up warm.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15That's all from the lunchtime team.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Peter's here at 6.30.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23Before then you could catch up with the latest news on your BBC local
0:09:23 > 0:09:28radio station. Do have a lovely afternoon what ever you plan to do.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Goodbye.