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Welcome to Thursday's Look North. Tonight: Staying at home. More than

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half of parents at a Sheffield school withdraw their children,

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after an allegation of sexual assault.

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Also tonight: Kidnapped and chained to a bed. The Bradford man held

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hostage for 20 days while visiting family in Pakistan.

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Entente cordiale. York celebrates the contribution that French air

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men made during the Second World War.

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Temperatures are expected to recover in the next 24 hours. Join

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Good evening, and welcome to Look North.

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Parents have been keeping their children at home, as police

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investigate allegations of a sex assault on a child at a school in

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Sheffield. Greenlands Infant School reopened today, but only 40% of the

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pupils returned. One person has been arrested and released on bail

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in connection with the police inquiry. Some parents say they're

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unhappy with the information they've been given by the school.

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Our reporter Emma Glasbey has the story.

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There were some heated discussions at the gates this morning, as

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Greenlands Infant School reopened. It soon became clear not all of the

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children would be returning to class today. Greenlands Infant

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School was closed earlier this week as police investigated claims of a

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sex assault against a child here. A person has been arrested and bailed.

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Today, all children were supposed to be back in classes. But some

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parents decided to keep their children at home. Today, Sheffield

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city council told us only 40% of the children at the school had

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attended classes today. We had a great meeting, 150 parents turned

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up. We decided not to give our children to this school. Within the

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community, we want answers. school has failed to inform the

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parents fully, to reassure them. The parents do not know what to do.

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Police patrols continue around the school to offer reassurance to

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concerned parents. Meanwhile it has been confirmed the head teacher is

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working from home this week. We have been told the decision has

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been taken because it was in the best interests of her well-being.

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Some parents are planning to keep their children at home tomorrow as

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well. Next week is half-term, giving the community more term --

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time to consider the events of last week. A Bradford man, who was

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kidnapped whilst visiting Pakistan, says he's lucky be alive, after he

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was chained to an iron bed for 20 days by his captors. Malik Iqbal

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says he still has nightmares, and will never visit the country again.

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A local councillor in Bradford says he's concerned that cases like this

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one are on the increase. Spencer Stokes has been to meet Malik Iqbal.

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Safely back in Bradford but Malik Iqbal it is still recovering from

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his 20 day ordeal. Chains were tied to his legs fixing him to a bed

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frame at a house. I did not think I would come out alive from the

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situation. Because, these people, they are not human beings. They do

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not value anybody's life. What they are after his money, or they will

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take your life if you can't pay the ransom. He travelled with his

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family in the summer. He was abducted while visiting a friend.

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Blind folded, he endured three weeks in chains, subjected to daily

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death threats. Thousands of people from Yorkshire go to Pakistani

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every year. But the country is far from politically stable, so the

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Foreign Office has issued a warning. The British Government says there

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is a general terrorism risk across Pakistan with a particular risk of

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kidnapping in this particular city. Hardly reassuring words for anyone

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considering a visit. But it is accepted that kidnappings are a

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growing problem. I am afraid this is only the tip of the iceberg.

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People in the past have approached me and said this has happened but

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they are afraid of reporting this crime. The perception out there

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within the community is a authorities in Pakistan and here do

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not take any sort of action. family have helped to stump up the

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�15,000 his captors demanded. He plans to pay them back but he will

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never go back to Pakistan, and suggests people stay away. I would

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say to people considering taking their kids or going themselves to

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Pakistan, I would say, never ever think about it. Because it can

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happen to anybody. If it has happened to me, it can happen to

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anybody. Malik Iqbal there, ending that

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report from Spencer Stokes. Stay with us.

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No longer open all hours. Despite the protests, Pontefract Hospital's

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A&E department will be closed at The city of York has been

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celebrating the contribution that French air men made during the

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Second World War. 2,500 French air and ground crew were based at

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Elvington, and launched bombing raids on their own country, as well

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as Germany from here. Today, a memorial was unveiled at York

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Minster in their honour, and 1,500 people attended the ceremony. Danny

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Carpenter is live in York. This has been a very significant day?

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Yes, earned an important day not just for York but all of the

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countries we still like to think of as the free world. Those at their

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bases around York were not just populated by British personnel, but

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by New Zealanders, Canadians, Australians and the French. Today

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was their turn to be properly commemorated.

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Out of the stunning blue they came, one of York's most spectacular fly-

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past in years. The French and British aircraft were played --

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paying tribute to the French air men. Who had raced there lies

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flying bombing missions. Losses were heavy, around half were killed.

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In York Minster today they were remembered, in English and French.

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A memorial stone to the 200 French air men who died was given to York

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Minster. To have this memorial in the cathedral, it is there forever.

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They are at peace now. Have there been any tears? Some. But, you know,

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some are very hard men. They can cry if they want. Out in the

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sunshine, the five French veterans who had travelled to York, gathered

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with their AER cheeks and ambassador to watch 16 aircraft

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overhead. While hundreds of Service personnel marched past in tribute.

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It was a moving service, it is fantastic to see France and Britain

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working together and remembering together what happened in the

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Second World War. It is really important that it is celebrated

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here today and it was lovely to see so many French people and English

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people together. A lot of these people who gave their help at the

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great risk of their life, like my father, were never recognised, they

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didn't get decorations, they are totally forgotten. There were

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hundreds of people like this. was a day when two countries came

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together in York to remember a shared past and celebrate a united

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future. Dwyer of they were in York, the

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French air men became part of the fabric of the city and in a sense

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they are now going to become part of the fabric of York Minster with

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this memorial stone which marks an emotional bond which has been

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remembered years on. For this was one of the most

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complicated flypasts that has ever taken place in Yorkshire. We were

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lucky enough to have a bird's eye Whilst the parade and pageantry was

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taking place at York Minster, a few miles away another formation was

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about to happen. Over Yorkshire, 9 RAF aeroplanes were getting ready

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They went from Linton took Alvington, appropriately, the base

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so many of the French were stationed during Second World War.

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20 minutes holding pattern, then The then it was back to base and

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Touchdown. And one for the album, a day to remember!

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You obviously had a wonderful time. Are you back down to Earth yet?

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Just about. I have to say it was an absolutely exhilarating experience,

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one a will remember for the rest of my life. More important on this day

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to remember the reason for that fly-past, the sacrifice of all of

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those who fought and flu and died in the Second World War.

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A former police detective has appeared in court charged with

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murdering his partner, who was a policewoman from York. The body of

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Detective Constable Heather Cooper, 33, was found by police in West

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Sussex, on Sunday. Her partner, Peter Foster, 35, was remanded in

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custody after an appearance at Worthing Magistrates Court. Heather

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was a mother of two, who was on maternity leave from her job with

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Surrey Police. 44 MPs have asked the Sun newspaper

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to release all of its records of its coverage of the Hillsborough

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football disaster. The Sun had blamed drunken fans, although the

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official inquiry said it was the result of overcrowding after police

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opened a gate. An e-petition demanding "full disclosure" from

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the paper now has more than 24,000 signatures. The government has

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agreed to disclose all Cabinet papers about the tragedy in which

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96 Liverpool supporters died. The latest figures show a 4% drop

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in crime overall in Yorkshire. In South Yorkshire, the number of

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crimes reported to police has dropped by 7%, compared to last

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year. The force says it's the lowest for 20 years with

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significant falls in violent crime The A&E department at Pontefract

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Hospital is to close at night from the end of the month. The proposal,

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announced just last week, was ratified by the board of Mid

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Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, despite a last ditch appeal from local MP

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Yvette Cooper. She's branded the move a betrayal of promises made to

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local people when the new hospital was planned. Here with the latest

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is our health correspondent Penny Board members were left in no doubt

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about the strength of feeling as they met in at Wakefield this

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morning. Last weekend, the bombshell that the accident and

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emergency department needs to close because of staff shortages. The

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board approved that move today despite an appeal. I urge you to

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rethink this decision. It goes to the heart of the deep distrust

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there is about the intentions of the board, particularly as we know.

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The explanation given is that the Trust's three hospitals have nine

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vacancies who staff any. All attempts at recruitment have failed.

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Temporary staff have covered the situation, but those doctors leave

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in 10 days's time. But for the loan at Pontefract resident on the board,

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that was not good enough. People will fill betrayed on this issue. -

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- feel. Yvette Cooper said such a serious situation should have been

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raised nationally and earlier. has been a difficult day. I didn't

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come into the NHS are to restructure services. The board has

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taken the decision purely on patient safety grounds. We don't

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have enough doctors will stop we have reluctantly decided to make

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this change, and that this is not about money. -- enough doctors..

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Lord Lofthouse said this would never have happened on his watch.

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This campaign... I will not sit back. I will not sit back and

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allowed this. I'm -- I believe that these services are needed.

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Before seven o'clock: Riding high - we catch up with the silver medal-

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winning British Supermoto rider from Barnsley.

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Join me later when I will have a story with a happy ending. Hello,

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Billy! Come-on! Sport now, and Sheffield United

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were in League One action at Preston last night. The Blades were

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desperate for a win after surrendering a two goal lead in the

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Sheffield Derby on Sunday. Ian Bucknell has the story of a match

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packed with goals. Sheffield United got off to a

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flying start. Matt Phillips making his full debut took his time and

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picked his spot. But Preston were bounced back into the match. The

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Blades were soon in front again. But, after the break, Preston once

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more pulled level, this time from Ian issue. Now came the test of

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character for Danny Wilson's men. Would this be another opportunity

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missed? This shot found its way through the Preston keeper.

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Sheffield United secured the win, and got their season back on track.

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The Blades go fifth in a League One, just two points behind.

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Now, a couple of weeks ago, we featured Barnsley boy, James Addy,

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who was on his way to represent Great Britain in the world team

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Supermoto competition. And for those who don't follow the sport,

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it's a mixture of track and off- road motorcycling. Well, the great

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news is the British team came second at the World Championships.

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James came into the studio earlier along with his dad, John, who also

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happens to be his mechanic. We asked James how much of an

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achievement second place was. was the first time I had done it. I

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have never had that much pressure in my life before, but it meant a

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lot. I went into the final race knowing we could finish on the

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podium. That is all we wanted to do. Not munch champagne on a podium,

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though, James! -- not much champagne. Let me introduce John,

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the man behind the throne. It was the hardest thing I have ever been

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up against. It was difficult. The first thing I said to him was, why

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do you do that? It is suffering what he went through. We can see

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you at work on the bike, while he stand and watch us. Our use of

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funding? Or do you have sponsors? We have got sponsors. But they only

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give us the cost. James, you told me a secret before we we'll do this

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be Sten but actually, it was your dad who liked it more than you. --

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we wield. My dad farm's most of it! Do you ever fall out? -- My dad of

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funds. Is this a triathlon but motor riding? -- for motor riding?

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A little bit. I noticed a few scratches. Do you worry when you

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see him going round at breakneck speed? I worry about how much it is

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going to cost! You told me you have never seen the start of a race,

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because until they get past that first corner, you don't know if he

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is all right. That is right. That is the worrying part about it. When

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you have got 30 riders all going into the same bend, it is very

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worrying for a dad. Second place, can you improve on that? Hopefully.

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Hopefully I will get invited to do it next here. The team was very

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good this here. Hopefully, next year I will be first. How much is

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this worth? About �10,000. Thank you for bringing him and! -- him

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The latest team to sign up to use Yorkshire as a base ahead of next

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year's Olympics has been announced. The Russian diving team, which

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recently finished second in the medal table at the World

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Championships, will be based in Leeds. Today they held the first of

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their training camps at the John Charles Sports Centre. We decided

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to start preparations earlier. This is the first step. We are here, in

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Great Britain. We will be here in February, and then for the Olympic

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Games. We are not strangers civil stop -- we are not strangers here.

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Now, here's a story with a happy ending. Remember the pygmy goats

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that we featured seven weeks ago when they were stolen from their

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pen at the York Maize Maze? Well, the good news is they have all

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turned up, just slightly worse for wear. Ian White has been to see

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them. It is a pleasure to introduce you

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to these goats. There are backward their mum after a seven-week ordeal.

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They were snatched by thieves. -- back with. The police rang up. They

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said, I think I have got your goads! I'd describe them. -- your

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goats. The golds were found wandering close to fields near in

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industrial estate -- the goats. These goads but in good shape

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despite their ordeal. -- these goat's. We tried to build him up a

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little bit, they are undernourished. They have come round today.

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cried for nearly a week when her kids were taken, but now, this

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really is and bowled good's tale with a happy ending. -- really is

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an old goat's. I am glad they are back.

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Why did they spend all that money on the department then to close it?

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Look at Alastair's picture. Look at that frost! He wanted me to show it

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tonight, just in case anyone is at doubting. Well done, Alastair. And

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here is a second picture. This is in Scarborough. Keep the pictures

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coming in. I have also written about my thoughts. Go to the

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website. There is a lot of cloud compared to today. But tomorrow

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afternoon should brighten up. The breeze will come in from the south

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or south-west in the next few days, so Saturday could see temperatures

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of 16 Celsius. That would be very pleasant. Last night, we got down

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to minus two. The cloud is now rushing in from the West, and

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before long, but ensure there will be a little patchy rain. -- I am

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sure. Eastern and southern parts of our region should be dry tonight.

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We will seek temperatures down to six Celsius. The Sun will rise at

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7:45am. A fairly cloudy start, damp in places especially over the

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Pennines. That all become confined to the northern part of our area.

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Elsewhere, a lot of cloud, but the winds will break that up. There

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will be sunshine especially for eastern parts of our region.

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