5 billion years, ish "@IndigoDeSilver: nice to see UKIP taking the long view with energy policy, how long …? pic.twitter.com/Cpm3pE3Wyi"

— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) February 19, 2015

As many have pointed out, she may have a point in about 5 billion years. You see, UKIP always take the long view. massive bellowing LOL

— Robert Llewellyn (@bobbyllew) February 19, 2015

.@VAylingUKIP forgets one word 'subsidy' debating renewables. Media go nuts. Miliband forgot the deficit and Cameron his daughter in the pub

— Richard Hilton (@RichardHilton1) February 19, 2015

ACCORDING to Election Forecast, Ukip is sitting in second place in Grimsby, and third in Cleethorpes.

Ukip's Mrs Ayling is 14 points behind Melanie Onn (38 per cent) with 24 per cent, a point ahead of the Conservative's Marc Jones.

In Cleethorpes, Martin Vickers (Conservative) is a single percentage point above Labour's Peter Keith (36 per cent to 35 per cent), with Stephen Harness third with 24 per cent.

Last time out the Grimsby seat was won with 32.7 per cent of the vote to 30.5 per cent, when Mrs Ayling stood as a Conservative, less than 800 votes behind now-retiring Austin Mitchell.

Tetney superstar Ella Henderson has announced she will be performing at this year's T in the Park festival.

The singer tweeted today that she will be performing on the final day of the Scottish festival, which starts on Friday July 10.

The festival will also see performances from headliners Kasabian, Avicii and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Ella tweeted to her 861,000 followers: "Excited to play at @Tinthepark this summer. Can't wait for festival season!"

The announcement comes just before Ella will discover if she has been triumphant at this year's Brit Awards, which take place on February 25.

MONTH-long roadworks are about to begin on the M180.

Traffic on a section of the motorway will be reduced to one lane during the scheme.

The Highways Agency is to carry out bridge repair and carriageway resurfacing works from Monday (February 23).

It means that at times during the project, the eastbound carriageway will be closed from a point 1km west of the River Ancholme bridge, near Brigg, for a distance of 1,500m heading east.

The works will be carried out from 8pm to 6am and traffic will be able to use the hardshoulder while the scheme is ongoing.

Traffic signs will be in place to indicate the extent of restrictions and prohibitions.

The Highways Agency has said the works are expected to last one month or "until completed".

The Humber Bridge Board have today decided to keep tolls frozen for the fourth year running.

The board members met to formally approve their annual revenue budget for the coming financial year.

Tolls on the crossing were reduced in 2012 as part of an agreement with the Government to write off £150 million of historic debt linked to the bridge.

Charges for motorists were slashed from £3 to £1.50 and have remained the same ever since.

Read tomorrow's Grimsby Telegraph for more on the story.

Police have issued a new appeal following the sex attack on a woman in Cleethorpes.

As reported, the woman, aged in her 40s, was assaulted in the early hours of Monday, February 9, by two men in an alleyway between Fuller Street and Manchester Street. 

Further enquiries have been able to establish the route the woman walked before the attack, which took place at around 12.45am. 

Police are now making a further appeal to the public for information. 

Detective Inspector Kevin Foster, who isleading the investigation, said: "The victim in this case is believed to have walked alone for some time, taking a route from Cleethorpes High Street down Isaac's Hill on to Grimsby Road between 11.30pm and 12.45am on Sunday into Monday, February 9, prior to the alleged assault by the two men. 

"She has described them as being aged in their 30s or 40s with one wearing a white T-shirt. 

"We would appeal to any member of the public who may have been in the area and witnessed anything which may be linked to this incident and could potentially assist with our enquiries to get in touch with us. 

"We have specialist officers working on the case and would like to reassure the public that incidents of this nature are rare. Our officers are regularly patrolling the area should anyone have any concerns or information in connection with this incident." 

Anyone with information is asked to call Humberside Police on 101 quoting log number 17 of February 9. Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Firefighterss rescued a puppy in Barton-Upon-Humber that was trapped in a reclining chair on Thursday. The puppy was uninjured after getting caught in the mechanism of the chair. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service used a hacksaw to release the pup, which was left in the care of its owner. The incident happened at about 7pm in West Acridge.

A 49-year-old man has been charged with a robbery from a bookmakers in Grimsby. 

Michael Anthony Rutherford, of Cromwell Avenue, Grimsby, was charged with robbery from the Betfred bookmakers on Victoria Street following an incident on Wednesday night. 

He appeared at Grimsby Magistrates' Court and has been remanded in police custody. He is set to appear in front of Grimsby Crown Court on March 6, but this date is subject to change. 

As reported on www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk, a suspect was arrested after officers were called to reports of an armed robbery. The Humberside Police dog section tweeted: "Last night PD Rosco attended a report of an armed robbery in Grimsby. Suspect made off potentially with a firearm. Suspect located and detained by Rosco."

Council tax payers in Lincolnshire will pay 1.9 per cent more towards services provided by Lincolnshire County Council in the next financial year.

Members of the council have today agreed the budget for 2015/16, which will see the rise in council tax generate an extra £4million.

The increase - the first in five years - equates to an extra £20 a year for an average Band D property.

The budget identifies savings of £30m of extra annual savings, as well as drawing on £22m of the council's reserves to help meet the financial shortfall caused by continuing cuts in Government funding.

Areas where budgets will see little reduction include safeguarding for children and adults, flood risk management, and fire and rescue.

These were areas identified by the public as priorities in the budget consultation exercise.

Executive Councillor for finance and property, Councillor Marc Jones, said: "The budget for the next year takes a sensible and pragmatic approach so we can continue providing the best possible services to people in the face of growing demand and further financial uncertainty.

"Through careful housekeeping, we have built reserves up over the years. When times were better we saved for a rainy day.

"This budget uses some of these funds to meet our financial challenges in the short term, but we can't be complacent. Our savings can only be spent once."

There's the chance to look back on Grimsby Town's last victory over one of the country's biggest teams in tomorrow's Sport Bygones.

Read about the Mariners' narrow 2-1 win over Arsenal back in 1939, and relive a more recent game against the Gunners from 2001.

Plus, there's a trawl through some photos of the area's finest American Football sides, and with the Telegraph Golf Challenge just around the corner, there's a look back at one of the competition's first outings in 1998.

All of this is in tomorrow's Sport Bygones, published every Saturday in the Grimsby Telegraph.

Fire broke out in a Cleethorpes home, after a tea towel was left on top of an electric hob.

Firefighters were called to the incident at 6.55pm tonight.

Thankfully, a householder managed to extinguish the flames before their arrival by immersing it in cold water.

Windows were opened to ventilate the property, and the crew carried out an inspection.

Humberside Police is set to lose its helicopter base next year, when the force joins the National Police Air Service (NPAS).

A spokesman for the NPAS has told the BBC that the existing base at Humberside Airport is expected to close in September 2016.

It comes as the NPAS announced plans to cut 10 of its helicopter bases over the next two years.

Humberside's base is not one of those included in the announcement, as it still operates its own helicopter independently.

However it is due to join the NPAS by the end of next year, along with the Metropolitan police and Dyfed-Powys Police.

The NPAS was launched in October 2012 to co-ordinate the deployment of police helicopters, which were previously operated by individual forces.

The move will see the NPAS operating from 15 bases across England and Wales, with the nearest to this area being at Wakefield in West Yorkshire.

For more on this story keep checking your Grimsby Telegraph.

A whopping £37 million was up for grabs in tonight's Euromillions draw.

So what are you waiting for?

Dig out your ticket and check the winning numbers to see if you have hit the jackpot.

You'll need to match all five balls and two stars to claim tonight's top prize.

Here are the results. Good luck!

The balls: 4, 10, 14, 37, 46

The stars: 4, 7

PAUL Hurst expects Barnet's other players to step up and show they can cope without their talisman this afternoon.

As reported, John Akinde will sit out today's clash with Grimsby Town through suspension after picking up a second booking in the Bees' defeat to Wrexham last time out.

And while Hurst admits that his absence is 'an encouragement', he's expecting a concerted response from the players Martin Allen sends out.

"Akinde being out has to be an encouragement – of course it has – because he's one of the first names on their teamsheet that you look for," he said. "He's the leading goalscorer in the league and is a big threat.

"It's very rare that you get a player with the presence he has and the speed he has.

"He was a danger in the game here last month – ultimately we dealt with him well, but every time the ball went up to him, you were holding your breath a bit.

"It's a bonus, but that said, if it is Michael Gash that comes in, it's not like you're putting a 19-year-old kid in there. You're looking at an experienced player who's scored goals at this level.

"When you're one of the other players in the team and you're missing that talisman, you want to prove that you can cope without him and I'm sure that will spur Barnet on today."

TETNEY global singing sensation Ella Henderson has been given a prominent slot at this year's T in the Park festival – and now she has her sights set on conquering the US.

The festival announcement, which she disclosed to her 861,000 followers on Twitter yesterday, comes after an eventful few days for the 19-year-old starlet.

Her smash single Ghost has been awarded a platinum certification, she performed the song at the prestigious NBA All-Star Weekend and she has showcased her talents to the nation on a variety of US TV chatshows – during one of which she was presented with Whoopi Goldberg's shoes!

As reported, Ella posted a picture of herself with The View host on Twitter, revealing that she had complimented the comedienne's shows, only for the Sister Act star to give them to her.

Ella tweeted: "Just met this amazing lady @WhoopiGoldberg ... I told her I love your shoes ... So she gave me them!"

It has also been revealed Ella is to play on the final day of the mammoth Scottish festival, T in the Park.

The star has been given a prominent slot at the event, which takes place on the weekend commencing Friday, July 10.

She will play alongside artists such as Clean Bandit, James Bay and Catfish And The Bottlemen.

Headliners for the festival include Leicestershire rockers Kasabian, dance act Avicii and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Ella's date at the Perthshire festival comes amid a summer of busy schedules, not least her support slot with pop veterans Take That.

But the former X-Factor contestant will have her immediate sights set on the looming Brit Awards, which will be broadcast from the the O2 Arena in London on February 25. Ella has been pitted against FKA Twigs, Jessie Ware, Lily Allen and Paloma Faith for the crown of Best Solo Female artist.

Her global hit Ghost has also been named on the list of nominees for best British Single.

But in order to win, Ghost will have to fend off stiff competition from the Grammy-award-winning song Stay With Me by Sam Smith, George Ezra's Budapest and the all-conquering Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson, featuring Bruno Mars.

Voting for those two categories has now concluded and the results will be broadcast live on ITV 1 on Wednesday.

Speaking to US media outlet Entertainment Weekly, she described the moment during which she began to realise just how far Ghost could take her.

She said: "I can remember that night (that Ghost was released), I was about to go on stage to do a gig and I had all my family and my friends with me, and "Ghost" went live onto iTunes and I just remember everyone running into the room and shoving their phones into my face because it had gone straight to number one.

"I was just shell-shocked. I didn't understand or realise how people could have reacted that way and responded to music in that sense as well. It was just so exciting.

"I just remember a big fat grin across my face and I went out and gave a performance that night which was so great because I could announce it and we could all celebrate."

ARSENAL are one of two sides I have always considered to be Grimsby Town's 'bogey clubs' – the other being Wolves.

History does not record much success for our humble club against the Gunners.

In 47 league and cup meetings, Town have won 12 compared to Arsenal's 24, with 11 being drawn.

A couple of games have been most painful – the last First Division game we ever played was at Highbury in 1948 when, already relegated, we were thumped 8-0 by Arsenal.

Meanwhile, history also points to the FA Cup semi-final reversal at Leeds Road, Huddersfield, in March 1936.

Town also hold the unwanted record of being Arsenal's biggest league victims at Highbury, losing 9-1 there in January 1931.

The Mariners have only ever played Arsenal twice in my lifetime, and I attended both games – a 4-3 home loss in Round Three of the FA Cup in January 1986, and the 2-0 League Cup loss at Highbury in November 2001.

We have to go a long way back to find Town's last win against the Gunners, and when I say a long way back, I'm talking pre-war here!

After the war ended in 1945, the Football League played one season with Division One and Two teams divided geographically into a North and South league, returning to 'normal' in August 1946.

So Town only played Arsenal four times in three seasons before we finally fell out of the First Division forever – losing three times and managing a 0-0 draw.

Had the war not occurred, so much might have been different for the Mariners as the five seasons leading up it were arguably the best ever years at Blundell Park.

Town had become an established First Division side, reaching the FA Cup semi-final twice in that period.

So in that final season before the war, the Mariners were 15th in the table, and Arsenal seventh when they met at Blundell Park.

Town, managed by Charles Spencer, fielded the following side: Tweedy, Vincent, Hodgson, Hall, Betmead, Shaw (replacing the injured Buck), Boyd, Beattie, Howe, Jones and Crack.

Of the Arsenal team, two players stood out for me – firstly the legendary Ted Drake and secondly Bernard Joy, who was an amateur.

In those days, most players held a semi-professional status, with the majority having to supplement their meagre income from football with a 'proper' job as well.

From the kick-off in front of a crowd of 10,845, the Mariners took the game to Arsenal, with Crack feeding Howe only for Joy to intervene and save the Gunners early on.

Arsenal's first attack was thwarted by Boyd, who then made a good run through the middle.

Drake then showed his class as early as the eighth minute, making a strong run through the Town defence before being brought down just outside the box.

Reporting for the Telegraph that night, the verdict recorded that "for a few moments the spectators feared that a penalty had been given, for Drake had fallen at least a couple of yards inside the area. The referee however placed the ball a foot outside the area and a wall defence prevented the free kick taking effect" – who says diving into the area is a new thing!

From that free-kick, the ball was cleared and "Grimsby carried it at top speed to the other end" where Boyd dribbled his way into the Arsenal box, sidestepping Joy only to see his shot just clear the crossbar.

However, on 11 minutes, in virtually the next Mariners attack, they took the lead!

Shaw sent in a ball close to the goal and the advancing Arsenal 'keeper Wilson was beaten to it by Howe, who almost headed it out of his hands into the net.

Back came the Gunners, but their threats were mostly channelled through Drake down their right, but Hodgson and Betmead were equal to anything he offered "having a fine defensive game."

Town pressed again, and Beattie put himself about following good work by Shaw – feeding Crack, only to be undone by Drury who got a lengthy talking to by the referee for his challenge.

Hall and Shaw were playing brilliantly, feeding the Mariners' forwards – particularly on the right – as the home side pressed for a second.

Beattie sent in a fierce shot which cannoned off Joy, leading to Town appeals for a penalty.

The referee ignored the appeals and waved play on, Arsenal breaking on their right.

The ball was crossed in and Kirchen had no problem putting the ball past Tweedy for the Arsenal equaliser after 17 minutes.

For a while after levelling things up, the Gunners had the upper hand, with Tweedy saving Town from a three-pronged attack of Lewis, Bremner and Drake.

The second half resumed as the first had ended with play fast and end-to-end.

In the opening minutes, Jones saw his shot scrambled away and Hodgson too was denied by Wilson in the Arsenal goal.

The visitors forced three corners in quick succession, but that threat ended when Town were awarded a free-kick.

There followed a lull in the game as both teams had been giving it their all, but then the Mariners came close again as Betmead intercepted the ball and let fly – only to be denied close to the upright by Wilson again.

Both sides continued to press for the winner but play was becoming more erratic with individual efforts rather than good team play.

Arsenal were better than Town in this department as they had the more gifted players.

However, both Drake and Kirchen were unable to finish, with the former missng an open goal when Tweedy had been drawn by Kirchen.

Finally very late on, Howe again tested Wilson with a hard drive, but Wilson's parry was met by Boyd who, coming in from the wing, looped a dropping shot into the Arsenal net beyond Wilson to secure the win and two points for the Mariners.

Town finished the season in a comfortable tenth position as an established First Division side, but suffered tragedy in a cup semi-final defeat to Wolves in front of a still record crowd of 76,962 at Old Trafford.

Arsenal finished fifth and were knocked out of the cup in the third round. Who knows where we would have been today had that war not taken place?

So there you have it, it's nearly 76 years since Town beat Arsenal – let's hope it's not another 76 before they do it again!

HERE is another selection of your paw-fect dog selfies.

From being dressed to impress to simply posing for the camera, your adorable pooches have been giving us plenty of laughs and aahhs.

The Grimsby Telegraph has teamed up with Mariners Choice and Challenge Premium Products, to give you and your dog a chance to win some of the delicious fishy dog treats made by the company every month!

Together we have launched the Dog Selfie Competition that will run alongside our Poo-lution campaign with North East Lincolnshire Council, which aims to keep our streets free of dog mess.

The company, whose products are developed by a Grimsby-based team of dedicated dog owners and breeders along with seafood and dog nutrition experts, offers a range of 100 per cent natural, fresh fish-based treats and natural fresh salmon dog food, and will be helping us decide which lucky dog will be in with the chance of winning each month.

The company are associate members of the National Federation Of Fishmongers and their locally-sourced products are so good they even feed best in show winners at Crufts.

To find out more about the Mariners Choice and Challenge Premium products follow them on Twitter @towerpet or find them on Facebook by searching Mariners Choice and Challenge Dog Food or you can visit the company websites at www.marinerschoicepetco.co.uk or www.challengedogfood.com

If you want to be in with a chance of winning, send your dog selfies to pictures@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

A TREE has been planted during a special hospital memorial service to remember a former NHS employee.

June Flint, 52, worked at Grimsby's Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital for 20 years in various posts, starting in catering, the Hospedia team and latterly as a health care assistant before she died in January 2013.

June was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2011 but remained positive throughout treatment.

Her family describe her as "brave, inspirational and scatty".

Husband Barry Flint, 60, said his wife was never one to look for the easy way out of a situation and worked hard throughout her life.

He added: "I have so many fond memories of her and all of them make me laugh in some way."

June died in Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, surrounded by family.

She was a keen fundraiser and had raised money for Grimsby hospital and the Anthony Nolan Trust.

To keep her memory alive, her former colleagues agreed a tree should be planted in the courtyard of the hospital's Marks and Spencer café, along with a plaque engraved with "this tree is dedicated to June Flint, good friend and colleague".

Mark Lawrence, a staff nurse who worked with June, said: "June had the sort of personality that raised your spirit when you saw her on duty. This tree is the least we could do to show how much she meant to everyone.

"A collection went around her friends at work which helped to pay for the tree and proceeds left over, which came to £300, have been donated to the Anthony Nolan Trust."

A memorial service led by hospital Reverend Anne McCormick was held around the tree as it was blessed in front of June's family and friends.

She is survived by Barry, daughter Kim, sons Shaun and James and two grandchildren.

In addition to the tree, Barry has split the remains of June's fundraising account between Castle Hill and Grimsby hospitals giving them each £1,500.

He said: "It felt only right to donate the funds to the places June knew well and spent her entire career and final days at.

"I want to thank all her old colleagues for getting this tree planted in June's name it will be a meaningful icon for many years."