:00:13. > :00:15.A Lincolnshire couple evacuated from The Gambia say
:00:16. > :00:17.they were threatened by armed soldiers as were taken
:00:18. > :00:23.Gill Thomas and Alan Cupitt - who are from Alford -
:00:24. > :00:26.were just a few days into their holiday when it was
:00:27. > :00:29.feared the army would step in to remove a former president.
:00:30. > :00:31.The pair landed back on Friday, describing the experience
:00:32. > :00:39.It should have been a dream holiday, but instead Gill and Alan's relaxing
:00:40. > :00:48.break away turned into one of the scariest
:00:49. > :00:51.After anxious days waiting in their hotel room for news
:00:52. > :00:53.that they could return home, their taxi to the airport
:00:54. > :00:56.was surrounded by soldiers, threatening them with guns.
:00:57. > :01:05.All of them stood up and pointed their weapons and shouted in the
:01:06. > :01:10.language and all of a sudden the taxi driver sped off through the red
:01:11. > :01:12.light. That was frightening. Because they could have fired without any
:01:13. > :01:14.warning. The couple had travelled to the same
:01:15. > :01:18.resort in the Gambia last year, so when a state of emergency
:01:19. > :01:20.was declared on Wednesday, they felt the atmosphere
:01:21. > :01:28.of the country change. There was no shops or restaurants
:01:29. > :01:35.are banks are garages open. There was nobody is on the streets. Like a
:01:36. > :01:38.ghost town. People crying and wanted to know what was going on. At that
:01:39. > :01:41.point we felt really scared. Many Gambians have fled
:01:42. > :01:44.to neighbouring senegal- military action stepped up
:01:45. > :01:45.after the president, Yahya Jammeh, refused
:01:46. > :01:47.to relinquish power The UK Government told tourists
:01:48. > :01:50.to leave, and with 3000 in the country, extra flights
:01:51. > :02:02.were put on to get them out. We have been too many holidays in
:02:03. > :02:03.the Far East and Middle East but never experienced anything like this
:02:04. > :02:04.before The president today announced
:02:05. > :02:06.he would relinquish power, which many hope will bring
:02:07. > :02:08.calm to Gambia. But Gill and Alan may think
:02:09. > :02:10.about a different holiday Victoria Holland BBC Look North,
:02:11. > :02:16.Alford, near Skegness. There are calls for the East Riding
:02:17. > :02:20.of Yorkshire Council to step in to help private care homes
:02:21. > :02:23.which are in danger of closing. Members of the Labour Party today
:02:24. > :02:26.launched a petition as part of Labour's National Day of Action
:02:27. > :02:30.on the NHS Social Care. In a statement the council says
:02:31. > :02:33.it can't take over any independent business but when care homes decide
:02:34. > :02:36.to close it works to ensure alternative care
:02:37. > :02:48.and support is in place. we are asking the council to
:02:49. > :02:53.intervene as soon as possible when they hear that private care home is
:02:54. > :02:57.ready to close. We don't want elderly people and frail people been
:02:58. > :03:01.given 20 days notice to find someone else to live. In this day and age we
:03:02. > :03:03.think that is outrageous. -- 28 days.
:03:04. > :03:05.Lincoln City followed up their cup success this week
:03:06. > :03:07.with a win last night in the National League.The Imps stay
:03:08. > :03:10.top after a 2-0 win over Dover at Sincil Bank.
:03:11. > :03:13.A first half own goal gave them the league before Terry Hawkridge
:03:14. > :03:24.Scunthorpe's match was off because of a frozen pitch.
:03:25. > :03:27.In League Two Grimsby scored in each half to win 2-0
:03:28. > :03:31.While in the National League North Ferriby are now two points
:03:32. > :03:33.from safety after a 4-2 win at Southport.
:03:34. > :03:35.Hull City play leaders Chelsea tomorrow looking for the win
:03:36. > :03:37.that could lift them out of the Premier League
:03:38. > :03:40.The Tigers will be without midfielder Jake Livermore
:03:41. > :03:50.after he left for West Brom in a ?10 million move.
:03:51. > :03:58.We have confidence in our squad and we play against a league team with a
:03:59. > :04:02.good coach and until now a very good season. But we will have confidence
:04:03. > :04:08.in our squad and our players. And with the weather forecast,
:04:09. > :04:18.here's Owain Wyn Evans. We did see some bright spells are
:04:19. > :04:22.crossed his Georgian literature today. This is however keeping
:04:23. > :04:27.things quite settled. It will be cold one again tonight and
:04:28. > :04:30.temperatures around town don't around minus two Celsius. Where we
:04:31. > :04:34.see these gaps in the cloud we could see some mist and fog forming. A
:04:35. > :04:39.frosty start for some of us tomorrow morning. Watch out for some slippery
:04:40. > :04:43.surfaces. The odd spot of drizzle as possible may be turning to sleet and
:04:44. > :04:46.snow high ground. Afternoon highs of about five Celsius. Quite a quiet
:04:47. > :05:02.weather story. Don't forget the local radio
:05:03. > :05:03.stations. BBC Radio Humberside will have commentary on the football
:05:04. > :05:05.tomorrow. We'll be back tomorrow evening
:05:06. > :05:08.at a quarter past six with a full Don't forget the local
:05:09. > :05:19.radio stations. Good evening. It does not get
:05:20. > :05:22.warmer. If you check the UK as a whole, it has been one of the
:05:23. > :05:28.coldest days so far. The hard frost to come in areas where it stays
:05:29. > :05:32.clear, parts of East Anglia, the south-east, fog across Scotland, at
:05:33. > :05:36.West, a change, showers and parts of Wales and England, some snow on high
:05:37. > :05:42.ground as well. Meanwhile, down under through the early hours, Andy
:05:43. > :05:53.Murray will be getting ready for his next match in the Australian