21/01/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

A Lincolnshire couple evacuated from The Gambia say

they were threatened by armed soldiers as were taken

Gill Thomas and Alan Cupitt - who are from Alford -

were just a few days into their holiday when it was

feared the army would step in to remove a former president.

The pair landed back on Friday, describing the experience

It should have been a dream holiday, but instead Gill and Alan's relaxing

break away turned into one of the scariest

After anxious days waiting in their hotel room for news

that they could return home, their taxi to the airport

was surrounded by soldiers, threatening them with guns.

All of them stood up and pointed their weapons and shouted in the

language and all of a sudden the taxi driver sped off through the red

light. That was frightening. Because they could have fired without any

warning. The couple had travelled to the same

resort in the Gambia last year, so when a state of emergency

was declared on Wednesday, they felt the atmosphere

of the country change. There was no shops or restaurants

are banks are garages open. There was nobody is on the streets. Like a

ghost town. People crying and wanted to know what was going on. At that

point we felt really scared. Many Gambians have fled

to neighbouring senegal- military action stepped up

after the president, Yahya Jammeh, refused

to relinquish power The UK Government told tourists

to leave, and with 3000 in the country, extra flights

were put on to get them out. We have been too many holidays in

the Far East and Middle East but never experienced anything like this

before The president today announced

he would relinquish power, which many hope will bring

calm to Gambia. But Gill and Alan may think

about a different holiday Victoria Holland BBC Look North,

Alford, near Skegness. There are calls for the East Riding

of Yorkshire Council to step in to help private care homes

which are in danger of closing. Members of the Labour Party today

launched a petition as part of Labour's National Day of Action

on the NHS Social Care. In a statement the council says

it can't take over any independent business but when care homes decide

to close it works to ensure alternative care

and support is in place. we are asking the council to

intervene as soon as possible when they hear that private care home is

ready to close. We don't want elderly people and frail people been

given 20 days notice to find someone else to live. In this day and age we

think that is outrageous. -- 28 days.

Lincoln City followed up their cup success this week

with a win last night in the National League.The Imps stay

top after a 2-0 win over Dover at Sincil Bank.

A first half own goal gave them the league before Terry Hawkridge

Scunthorpe's match was off because of a frozen pitch.

In League Two Grimsby scored in each half to win 2-0

While in the National League North Ferriby are now two points

from safety after a 4-2 win at Southport.

Hull City play leaders Chelsea tomorrow looking for the win

that could lift them out of the Premier League

The Tigers will be without midfielder Jake Livermore

after he left for West Brom in a ?10 million move.

We have confidence in our squad and we play against a league team with a

good coach and until now a very good season. But we will have confidence

in our squad and our players. And with the weather forecast,

here's Owain Wyn Evans. We did see some bright spells are

crossed his Georgian literature today. This is however keeping

things quite settled. It will be cold one again tonight and

temperatures around town don't around minus two Celsius. Where we

see these gaps in the cloud we could see some mist and fog forming. A

frosty start for some of us tomorrow morning. Watch out for some slippery

surfaces. The odd spot of drizzle as possible may be turning to sleet and

snow high ground. Afternoon highs of about five Celsius. Quite a quiet

weather story. Don't forget the local radio

stations. BBC Radio Humberside will have commentary on the football

tomorrow. We'll be back tomorrow evening

at a quarter past six with a full Don't forget the local

radio stations. Good evening. It does not get

warmer. If you check the UK as a whole, it has been one of the

coldest days so far. The hard frost to come in areas where it stays

clear, parts of East Anglia, the south-east, fog across Scotland, at

West, a change, showers and parts of Wales and England, some snow on high

ground as well. Meanwhile, down under through the early hours, Andy

Murray will be getting ready for his next match in the Australian