show character fireman sam needs to get with the times that's according to the lincolnshire fire and rescue service for years he was their mascot helping to recruit new fina fighters bots now lincolnshire fire and rescue service say that fineman sound is outdated and non-inclusive and he's putting off potential female recruit firefighters nationally and residents locally have raised some concerns that firemen some doesn't reflect the fire service today in terms of both the job itself and our workforce it's important to us that our open days and community events don't think anyone feel excluded and therefore we took this decision lincolnshire as chief fire officer. fired fireman sam has been getting roasted for it duration does a great job for you as a one writing life as a one to write this new year's eve live act thing you should do is to follow yourself. and lead farmer sam alone this isn't the 1st time that fireman sam has been in hot water many argue that while the show is politically correct and features plenty of female characters it should be renamed to firefighter. no i think

the rain lingers in the east midlands, into lincolnshire, could bea midlands, into lincolnshire, couldy for someone sunday. as that area of low pressure begins to pull away later on sunday, we will get another swathe of strong wind, gusts reaching 45—50 miles per across parts of eastern england. we say goodbye to that area of low pressure and into the new working week, we have another one with a repeat performance. we could see another 70 millimetres of rain over the hills of wales. it has been a wet spell of weather so we could see some localised surface water flooding. across the north of the uk, largely fine with some bright weather and northerly winds making it feel more cool. showers across northern scotland. through the rest of the week it stays pretty u nsettled, of the week it stays pretty unsettled, could turn wet and windy again mid week. hello, this is bbc news, with shaun ley. the headlines. as conservative mps gather for their party conference, the snp say there could be a confidence vote in the government as early as next week, in an attempt to avoid a no—deal brexit. dow

a narrow band of rain stretching from merseyside across to lincolnshire thatis merseyside across to lincolnshire afternoon we have more wet weather heading into south—west england and southern wales. that is associated with this area of low pressure which overnight will bring rain to many areas of england, wales, northern ireland for a time and they will be some strong winds, gusting around coastal counties up to 55 miles an hour. tomorrow, this area of rain will slowly ease for many of us but it will be persistent and will probably loiter across parts of eastern england, particularly into lincolnshire. as that band of rain sta rts lincolnshire. as that band of rain starts to clear through we are looking at another suede of strong winds affecting eastern england and again could get gusts of 45 to 55 miles an hour. so a blustery spell of weather on the way. that is your forecast. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: as conservative mps gather for their party conference, the snp say there could be a confidence vote in the government as early as next week, in an attempt to avoid a no—deal brexit.

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the rain lingers in the east midlands, into lincolnshire, could be a miserable day for some on sundayf strong wind, gusts reaching 45—55 miles per hour across parts of eastern england. we say goodbye to that area of low pressure and into the new working week, we have another one with a repeat performance. we could see another 70 millimetres of rain over the hills of wales. it has been a wet spell of weather so we could see some localised surface water flooding. across the north of the uk, largely fine with some bright weather and northerly winds making it feel more cool. showers across northern scotland. through the rest of the week it stays pretty unsettled, could turn wet and windy again mid week. good evening. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says a caretaker government is becoming more likely every day, as opposition parties consider whether to call a vote of no confidence in boris johnson's government. the scottish nationalists have reiterated their support for a move against the prime minister, to ensure, they say, that britain doesn't leave the eu without a deal on october the

the rain lingers in the east midlands, into lincolnshire, could be a miserable day for some on sunday sunday, we will get another swathe of strong wind, gusts reaching 45—50 miles per hour across parts of eastern england. we say goodbye to that area of low pressure and into the new working week, we have another one with a repeat performance. we could see another 70 millimetres of rain over the hills of wales. it has been a wet spell of weather so we could see some localised surface water flooding. across the north of the uk, largely fine with some bright weather and northerly winds making it feel more cool. showers across northern scotland. through the rest of the week it stays pretty unsettled, could turn wet and windy again mid week. this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm. the prime minister could face a vote of no—confidence as early as next week, according to a senior snp mp, as conservatives gather for their party conference. meanwhile, number ten describes as "a politically motivated attack" borisjohnson's referral to the police watchdog over his links to an american businesswom

and sea defences in lincolnshire could be overwhelmed in hornsea tonight, and there is also a warningre advised to avoid using low lying footpaths near beaches. parents should include children in conversations about organ donation, according to the organisation that oversees transplants in the uk. nhs blood and transplant says young patients are waiting on average more than two and a half times longer than adults for similar transplants. our reporter geraint thomas has been following the story of lilly who had a double transplant at the age of 11. my name is lilly kendall. i am 11 years old, and i am waiting for a heart and lung double transplant. at one stage, it looked likely lilly wouldn't even reach the age of 11. she spent herfirst three months in hospital with heart complications. medics advised her family to switch off her life—support machine. they managed to control her condition for nine years, but then, she needed a lung and heart transplant. fewer than five children, across the uk, were on the double transplant waiting list at the time. hearts and lungs, in particular, nee

is not the only place we will see rain, another line of rain working from merseyside across to lincolnshire approaches. a better chance of seeing sunshine and dry weather across western, southern and central parts of scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england as well. the next weather system is rapidly approaching, this swell of cloud you can see on the satellite picture racing across the atlantic. this will bring rain, quite quickly into wales and south—west england. 0vernight, the wet weather pushes northwards and eastwards. we have some fairly tightly packed isobars across the south of england, and we will see the strongest wind overnight, gusts of around 45—50 my mild per hour, a few showers across northern scotland. tomorrow, and settle for england and wales, rain out times. the rain will ease for many of us, but it will be one of those days where the rain doesn‘t wa nt to those days where the rain doesn‘t want to move away from the east midlands and lincolnshire, where it will feel quite cool, miserable and grey. 0therwise, will feel quite cool, miserable and grey. otherw

the rain lingers in the east midlands, into lincolnshire,

stuart fisher, lincolnshire firefighter, died at the age stuart fish, lincolnshire firefighter, diedi know in stuart's early years, breathing apparatus wasn't worn for open—air fires and when you understand it is carcinogens, it is toxins that people are breathing in then, if you want my personal opinion and honesty, i do think it was a contributing factor. in my opinion, there is direct link between firefighters' occupation and cancer. scientists believe that firefighters are twice as likely to die from cancer compared to the general population. if you take firefighters in their clothing, in a hot environment, they are starting sweating and thermal intake or absorption via the skin is automatically increasing and as a result working as a sponge for all of the fire toxins. as tests continue, fire chiefs are coming under pressure to do more to protect their firefighters and acknowledge a potential link to cancer. firefighters are contracting certain types of cancer above the population norm. i accept that and that is a concern. shouldn't something be done now? why are we waiting for m

away from that, thunderstorms across lincolnshire and east anglia going through, and that will move to southern counties of england and wales deny and more rain in those areas but this time the strengthening wind stop away from that, the rain will be persistent across eastern parts of scotland. the winds are lightjust gci’oss scotland. the winds are lightjust across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england so here are few midnight but there could be dense fog in the morning. the fog not as much of an issue in the south because we will have strengthening winds. tomorrow's rush hour could start with gusts in excess of 50 mph in the southern counties again, another wet start. rain on the heavy side once more but slightly more short lived and today and mainly confined to southern counties and east anglia. a damp start across the north of england and eastern scotla nd north of england and eastern scotland and still patchy rain and drizzle continuing, but more so as you brighten up tomorrow in the afternoon largely dry with showers in the west and pleasant enough when you get

ireland going through the later stages of the afternoon, showers to parts of north—east england, lincolnshirew and far between for wales at the south of england but cannot be ruled out. 21 degrees at best in south—east england but most places are falling well short of that and tonight temperatures dip away under clear skies and this area of showers moves out of northern ireland and through parts of scotland, northern england and wales. quite a bit of dry and clear whether either side of that and up and down the uk temperatures quite widely into single figures and rural spots are closer,. a fair amount of sunshine starting on monday, and atla ntic sunshine starting on monday, and atlantic weather systems are gathering in here is the first of their moving injury on monday, rain at times do northern ireland, scotland, the north of england, patching rain, occasionally in wales and south west england, but much of the midlands, east anglia and the south west will stay dry and temperatures recovering a couple of degrees, you will notice that more where you see the brightness but on the whole, more c

plenty of sunshine, the cloud breaking up into yorkshire and lincolnshire.tures widely into the low 20s, we are already seeing higher temperatures in the grampians, 23 or 24. eventually some cloud could work into eastern scotland overnight, on the whole it will be a trying night with clear skies and not as cold as the past couple of nights. —— it will be a dry night. high pressure brings the sunshine over the past few days, heading out into europe, allowing winds to pick up. a southerly wind sees the temperature is rising because the high is moving away, eventually the weather front will edge from the south—west and change the weather, especially saturday night into sunday. ahead of that could increase on the far south—west of england and wales, eventually into northern ireland. elsewhere, dry, lots of sunshine, noticeable south to south—easterly bris, lifting the temperatures across many parts of england and wales. 2425 degrees, but make the most, because things will change. —— 24 or 25. showers arriving tomorrow from the selfless content heavy and injury.

this was a weather watch a picture set in from lincolnshire on tuesday afternoon., for the rest of the week. yes, dry by day, but by nights, cool overnight with a potential for some mist and fog to form. the high pressure is really the driving force behind the story this week. with a weak weather front topping across that high, it is going to bring some patchy rain into scotland, a little more cloud for scotland, a little more cloud for scotland, elsewhere it looks like it is likely to be a promising day with later winds while temperatures fairly uniform, 10— 20 degrees the overall high. as we move out of wednesday into thursday, that frontal system drifted its way into the north sea, the high pressure establishes itself a little further and again things will stay quiet. we could see some early morning mist and fog salutes are clear, but it will do so, and then again it is a promising day. largely dry, light winds around, some sunshine coming through, hires a little warmer in scotland, 19 degrees, 22 possible in the south—east corner. it is a repeat performance on

away from that, thunderstorms across lincolnshire and east anglia going through, and that will move toain in those areas but this time the strengthening wind stop away from that, the rain will be persistent across eastern parts of scotland. the winds are lightjust across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england so here are few midnight but there could be dense fog in the morning. the fog not as much of an issue in the south because we will have strengthening winds. tomorrow's rush hour could start with gusts in excess of 50 mph in the southern counties

across parts of the east midlands and lincolnshire, the rain will linger for most of the day, a miserableore cool and wales. a little bit more cool and fresh for the north but it is here we will see the best of the dry weather and spells of sunshine. sunday evening, as the area of low pressure pulls away, we get another swathe of strong winds, gusts 45—50 miles per. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines. as conservative mps gather for their party conference, the snp say there could be a confidence vote in the government as early as next week, in an attempt to avoid a no—deal brexit. meanwhile downing street reacts angrily as borisjohnson is referred to the police watchdog over his links to an american businesswoman when he was mayor of london. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, promises to replace the government's controversial welfare policy, universal credit, should they get into power. hosts japan make history by beating ireland for the first time with a stunning 19—12 victory at the rugby world cup. now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look

season in the uk and a lot of stuff we don't grow in the uk at all, not too many banana farms in lincolnshiret is about cost as well. here in northern ireland, we have about half of the discretionary income of british households. we are feeling the cost rises because of a no—deal brexit harder than others. it is for things like nontariff barriers, those checks, those delays, and already in northern ireland, over 12 hours behind freshness because the food has extra miles to travel, so for us in northern ireland, our big two concerns are for shoppers, the costs, but as well as the availability on our shelves. how long, then, in the event of a no—deal brexit the rise in prices and lower availability going to last? we need a deal. the amount of food we import it's about 30% of the food we import it's about 30% of the food for the uk has imported from the eu, and we cannot bite our nose off to spite our face. we need that deal. is more dinesh the food we get the eu. -- it deal. is more dinesh the food we get the eu. —— it is more thanjust the food we get. zero tariffs are preferential tariffs beca

there are not too many banana farms in lincolnshire, for example.t's about the cost as well. here in northern ireland, we have half of the discretionary income of great british households and that means we will feel any cost rises because of a no—deal brexit harder and sharper than anywhere else. and those cost rises are not just than anywhere else. and those cost rises are notjust about than anywhere else. and those cost rises are not just about things than anywhere else. and those cost rises are notjust about things like customs and tariffs, it is things like nontariff barriers, those checks and delays, and already in northern ireland, we are about 12 hours behind freshness than bolton and birmingham, quite simply because the food has extra miles to travel. so for us in northern ireland, our big two concerns for shoppers of the cost, which we can't afford any of the rises, but as well as that, the availability on our shelves. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening

in the midlands, lincolnshire and the south—east, dry and some sunshine and here it will be particularlyl of us back to normal on friday, whatever normal is. plenty of sunshine around, blustery winds across scotland and that will blow in a few showers here. the temperatures back to where they should be, around 16 in the central belt and a high of 20 in southern parts of england. getting all the sunshine to end the week because of that area of high pressure. that will dominate through the weekend as well. during saturday, we will find this weather system bringing some wet and windy weather across northern parts of scotla nd weather across northern parts of scotland and the remaining cloud and rain will sink further south on sunday. but to the south of that, we keep the high pressure and the sunshine and we have those temperatures back up to the mid 20s again in the south—east of the uk. back to you, fiona. very nice, thank you very much. 00:28:14,116 --> 2147483051:50:51,773 that's all from the bbc news at six, 2147483051:50:51,773 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 so it's goodbye from me mps dema

let's go to east yorkshire and lincolnshire.e, don't be fooled by appearances. it is very low at the moment but this is a river that has a huge tidal range here in boston and this morning it was actually up to where i am standing now, 15 or 20 feet worth of rice but the key to it is this is not just a storm rice but the key to it is this is notjust a storm surge threatening because of the high tide, it is also the amount of rain we have had in recent weeks that is draining this huge catchment of the river. if we get strong winds as well, that triumvirate of forces will come together and make for quite a potent risk and mean that tomorrow morning, there is going to be the risk of flooding although at the moment the environment agency does not believe the water is well over top defences here. they might seep through as they describe it in some places. what has been the reaction of the locals to these warnings?” what has been the reaction of the locals to these warnings? i had to say there isn't really a great sense of urgency here

that area of cloud has been affecting east anglia will break up as it heads into lincolnshire and yorkthis cloud pushes up into eastern parts of scotla nd cloud pushes up into eastern parts of scotland so it will not be as cold last night as it was. the high—pressure that has brought them sunshine is slipping its way into continental europe which is why the winds are picking up. breeze, drawing the warm air across the uk into the start of the weekend. as the weekend goes on, these weather fronts will encroach from the south—west and we may start seeing the cloud increase in western parts of wales and south—west england with a few shoppers arriving elsewhere dry with lots of sunshine around. a fairly noticeable breeze for the south or south—east. temperatures higher in england and south wales, 24, 20 4 degrees, 20 higher in england and south wales, 24,20 4 degrees, 20 or 21 in many places. 0vernight the weather starts to change. showers breaking out which could turn heavy and thundery. then we have got the main band of rain coming in behind that the whole lot pushing from the south—west

stuart fish, lincolnshire firefighter, died at the age of 60 from blood cancer.pen—air fires and when you understand its carcinogens and toxins that people are breathing in, if you want my personal opinion and honesty, i do think it was a contributing factor. in my opinion there is a direct link between firefighter‘s occupation and cancer. scientists believe that firefighters are twice as likely to die from cancer compared to the general public could kill population. if you take firefighters in their clothing in a hot environment, they start sweating. and thermal intake, or absorption via skin, is automatically increasing is kind of working as a sponge for all of the fire toxins. as tests continue, fire chiefs are coming under pressure to do more to protect their firefighters, and acknowledge a potential link to cancer. firefighters are contracting certain types of cancer above the population norm. i accept that, and that is a concern. shouldn't something be done now? why are we waiting for more conclusive evidence to come out when that evidence is already out th