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Welcome to Look North. Tonight: Speaking out for the first time.

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The Yorkshire woman, raped by a lottery millionaire, tells us how

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she changed the law. Until now, Shirley Woodman kept her identity

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secret. Her attacker, Iowarth Hoare, went on to win �7 million.

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And for I could not believe this had happened. Somebody rang me up

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and said, the man who attacked you has just won the lottery, �7

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million. Shirley's just been awarded the MBE. We'll hear more

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from her in a moment. Also tonight: Gale force winds

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leave 1,500 homes without gas. Residents of Steeton could be

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without heating and hot water for another two days.

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And, the Bradford rockers who played at the Kremlin at the

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request of one of their fans, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir

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It has been a very disturbed start to 2012, with further heavy rain

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and strong winds in the next 24 First tonight, the exclusive story

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of one woman's extraordinary courage and tenacity. Shirley

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Woodman fought a long battle with a rapist who viciously attacked her.

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Her fight made national headlines and set a legal precedent for other

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victims. Iorworth Hoare tried to rape Shirley in Roundhay Park in

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Leeds in 1988. Hoare, who already had a string of convictions for sex

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attacks, was sentenced to life in prison. But, 16 years later, while

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on day release, he bought a National Lottery ticket and won

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more than �7 million. Shirley pursued him through the courts for

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compensation and, in 2008, the House of Lords made a landmark

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ruling in her favour. Shirley, from Leeds, could only previously be

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identified as Mrs A. But now, after being awarded an MBE in the New

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Year's Honours, she's waived her right to anonymity. She and her

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daughter Shelley Wolfson have been speaking to Look North's Joe Inwood.

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I was absolutely frozen with fear. I could not believe this had

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happened. Somebody rang me up and said, the man who attacked you has

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just won the lottery, �7 million. I was absolutely horrified. And it

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seemed so unjust that, not only myself, but other people, other of

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his victims, could not share in some of the money, and take out a

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case of damages against him. And I was being continually told at this

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time that the law of limitations is there, and you will not win, we

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cannot change it. But that was exactly what Shirley Woodman went

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on to do. The law meant wants six years had passed she could no

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longer sue Hoare, the man who had attacked her. But four years and

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hundreds of thousands of pounds of legal costs later, she was in the

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House of Lords changing the law. meant that other people would be

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benefiting from that. At that time, children who had been in care and

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who had been abused, whose employers had realised I was taking

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my case of damages, and as my decision was made, we then you that

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these young people who had been abused so many years later --

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earlier, they would also win their case. It is fair to say this wasn't

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for you or the money? Oh my goodness, no, not at all, it was

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for justice. There was no thought of money at the beginning. In fact,

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it was going for charity and it has gone to charity. War of the money

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went to charity? Yes, all the money has gone. You were involved in

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nominating your mum, why did you do it? She is a woman of dignity, a

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woman of strength. She fought the Law of the land and she won, and

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for that I am so proud to be her daughter, so proud of her. Shirley

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Woodman, MBA p! For how do you feel looking back? It has been a

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fantastic struggle. It was a fantastic struggle, it was a long

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and dramatic one. It was very hard at times. There were days when I

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was despondent, and became a little depressed. But, when we had the

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decision from the House of Lords, there was jubilation. And, over the

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years now, it is three years now, I have settled down. I feel more

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composed about it and I don't mind now being identified as the person

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who took my assailant to court and changed the law.

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Let's talk to Chris Allen, who's the managing partner of Blacks

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Solicitors in Leeds. She had to battle for this. She stuck at it,

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anybody who has been involved in civil litigation will say to you,

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you have good days, terrible days, it goes on and on. The only

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positive is the court made a right decision. It exercised its

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discretion and the right result, 99% of people what she will say the

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right decision was made. But, 99% of people would have given up long

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ago. She was hundreds of thousands of pounds down and costs will

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awarded against her at one time. There are lots of people out there

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with fantastic cases, and they give up because it is incredibly costly

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and wearing, the court process is a slow one. If you get the right

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result at the end, you are lucky. So many people for a way because it

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wears them down. The family make say, let us move on. There are only

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two ways to change the law, do what Shelley did, up or legislation is

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changed. It seemed an impossible task. Anybody under taking that

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course of action has to be a wet it is a long road. If you look at

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legal aid, it is a trend -- trimmed and trimmed. Yes, you can gamble

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your life savings. That is the case, it is tough. An MP well deserved. -

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- An MBE. The funerals have been held today

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of a mother and her two young sons who were murdered by her husband.

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Richard Smith, 37, stabbed his family to death at their home in

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Pudsey a fortnight before Christmas, before killing himself. Our crime

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correspondent John Cundy reports. The funeral cortege arrived at 11am.

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The first car had family mourners, and the coffin of the mother,

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Claire Smith. In the second car, the coffins of her two sons. There

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was a huge turnout at the crematorium for this tragic family.

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This service here was for a young family who were so looking forward

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to Christmas before their terrible tragedy. Richard Smith killed his

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wife who was 36, and his two sons, one was nine and one was aged just

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13 months, before setting fire to the bedroom where he lay down their

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bodies. Still profound shock at what happened to an apparently

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happy family who had enjoyed a night out at the local cricket club.

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After they arrived home, something terrible went wrong at the hands of

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Richard Smith. Tributes which built up outside number 11 showed that

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the boys were Leeds United fans. A full inquest will hope to establish

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what lead of Richard Smith to do what he did here at the family home

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without warning, and apparently on the spur of the moment. Mourners at

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the funeral remained in despair at how this could happen to a young

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family with so much to look forward Later on Look North: Campaigning to

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create a minor miracle. A bid to raise thousands of pounds to help a

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young girl walk unaided for the first time.

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Gale force winds and driving rain have been buffeting Yorkshire today.

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The severe weather conditions have left around 1,500 homes without gas

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in Steeton near Keighley, and our reporter Olivia Richwald joins us

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now live from there. What exactly happened?

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The high winds are wrecked a roof from a gas kiosk, and damaged some

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vital equipment. The gas supply was automatically switched off. The

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problem is 1,500 homes have been affected, they can't restore the

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gas supply until engineers have visited every single home. When are

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people going to get their gas back on? I think we are probably talking

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a day rather than hours, and certainly not tonight. The network

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engineers are already making home visits, and working through the

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evening. The latest information is that this is a drop in centre, they

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are handing out electric fan heaters, prioritising the elderly

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and vulnerable. It is very cold at the moment which is causing

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problems. Everything I have got runs by gas, a gas fire, central-

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heating, cooker. My water. I have nothing. I have three young

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children, the youngest is 18 months, on my own in a three-storey house.

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When not in a position to say exactly when people will get their

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supply back, but we are working as hard and quickly as possible to get

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the supply back on. It is important to say that the general hospital

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has not been affected by this, and there are two drop-in centres with

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the electric heaters, and a second at the leisure centre where you can

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get a hot drink. And we'll keep you updated on this

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story on the late Look North tonight. Join me at 10.25pm for the

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latest from Steeton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested

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on suspicion of murder after a father of two was stabbed to death

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in the early hours of New Year's Day. Joshua Green was attacked on

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the dance floor of the Stars and Mayfair club in Sheffield and died

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at the scene from his injuries. Two police officers who disarmed

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and arrested a man who was carrying a knife on a railway line in Leeds

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have been commended for their bravery. Robert Pedley and Mark

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Movley were called to the scene in Kirkstall in August 2010, after a

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report of a highly dangerous man on the tracks. British Transport

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Police has now officially recognised the way they handled the

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Bradford born painter David Hockney has criticised artists like Damien

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Hirst, saying they should create their own work. He is due to

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exhibit David Hockney: A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy in

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London later this month. The poster reads, all the works here were made

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by the artist himself personally. He has told a Radio Times it is

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insulting for an artist to employ others to make their creations.

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A couple from West Yorkshire trying to raise �50,000 for an operation

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in America to help their daughter walk unaided for the very first

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time. Doctors say the treatment could benefit thousands of children

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with cerebral palsy in the UK, but it is not widely available, forcing

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many families to fund the expense of operation in the States are.

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Seven year-old beef is an angel and rehearsals for the school play. --

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Eve. But she will not make the actual performance because of

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physiotherapy. Why were you so sad? Because I was going to miss the

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school play, why do I always have to miss it? She was born three

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months prematurely, weighing three pts 12 ounces. She has cerebral

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palsy as a result. She cannot walk, crawl or stand without help. She

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has been selected to have an operation in America that could

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help her walk. It will cost up to �50,000. It will be life-changing

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for her. She will be able to gain the independence and be able to

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dance and get herself about by whatever name is.

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The procedure has been approved in the UK, but his is not available

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widely because it has expensive. is sad we cannot do it in this

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country yet, ultimately Britain needs to provide for its children,

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and in the meantime you have got children growing up who would

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benefit from the treatment. So yes, for some of them, they will have to

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travel to the States, and it is were 12. It is scary pitting your

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child through an operation, but think about the other side of the

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coin. Her living losing the ability for the rest of her life is also

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devastating. I have always wanted to walk. Her journey is the fund-

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raising website that her family are determined to reach.

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If you have not eaten enough chocolate at Christmas, we have a

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treat for you. But coming up there for so than pm: We will have a full

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round-up, including new hope for Doncaster Rovers, as they battle to

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beat Barnsley. If you watched the one-off special

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edition of Jim'll Fix It on BBC One over Christmas, you will know that

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one of the stars was eight year-old Joshua Greenwood from Hebden Bridge.

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The programme, presented by Shane Ritchie, fixed it for Joshua at to

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become Willy Wonka for the day. He wanted to design and make his own

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chocolate bar. And he did! Confectionery company Nestle were

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so impressed they are now considering putting it into

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production. We will hear from Joshua in a minute. But here he is

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on a Jim'll Fix It. Please can you fix it for me to be

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like Willy Wonka for one day. would love to visit a chocolate

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factory to see how it is made. me through your designs. There is

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toffee or fudge and side. This is your favourite one? Yes. Shall we

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make this today? I would love that. This is the first ever Treasure bar.

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It is excellent. Well done! I loved chocolate. But

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it is a very competitive market. What makes a great chocolate bar?

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What needs to be in it? I Treasure ba has toffee... Can we say, this

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is the bar that we are talking about. It has toffee, fudge and

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chocolate in it. I think that makes a very good taste. You're probably

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right. I shall taste it to see if you are right.

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Mum, obviously you and I and Harry grew up with Jim'll Fix It. Joshua

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had never experienced it. This had always been a genuine ambition?

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Absolutely, ever since he read the book, a couple of years ago, he was

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fascinated by the whole story. It said his imagination on fire, all

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these wonderful chocolate ideas. To be given the chance to go to the

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factory and create his own chocolate bar, and see it going to

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production, is Brazil -- brilliant. It is wonderful for all stop I love

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the packaging. Did you have anything to do with

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that? It is bright and cheerful. Well, I designed my own rapper, and

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they scanned it into a computer, and made it look better. But it is

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all your design. It really looks bright. I would be tempted with any

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chocolate, but I would be really tempted to buy this. I know I

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cannot give the secret a way, but they were impressed with your

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chocolate, which Harry is eating, and the wrapping. You might find

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your own chocolate bar will be in a shop near you. Do you hope that is

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going to happen? Yes. What is it worth? What do you think

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is a decent price? It is priceless! What was it like being on TV?

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was amazing. And you're on TV again, you know! Yes! Did you have a

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secret ingredient? I think the best bit about your chocolate, and Harry

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is a connoisseur, and has had three pieces, is the crunchy bits inside.

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What are they? Well, it is just toffee and fudge. And you put some

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honeycomb into it is well. We hope the chocolate appears all over the

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world. Thank you very much for coming.

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While we have been eating and drinking and watching too much TV,

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it has been a busy time for the footballers.

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The hectic Christmas period has been a mixed bag for our sights.

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The final games to place a There was good work by Billy sharp,

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to give them the early lead. And it was all wrapped up in the last few

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minutes of the game. Simon Grayson needed a win, as they faced Burnley

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at Elland Road. The visitors were reduced to 10 men after 29 minutes,

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but they went behind and it was an open goal that got them level. The

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You can see how important Doncaster Rover's win was, keeping them with

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a shout of safety. Sheffield Wednesday were the only

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one of the teams to win yesterday. They did the damage early, getting

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two goals. Tranmere got one back. Sheffield United boss Danny Wilson

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was mystified to see his side lose at Carlisle. They played well and

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had to come back twice to level the scores and the first half.

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Despite hitting the woodwork more than once, they lost its 3-2,

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ending an eight-game unbeaten run. Huddersfield Town look to wrap up

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all three points when they went 2-0 up. But they seem a little fragile

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at the moment, and it ended up 2-2. The only one of her sights not a

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lost the game of the Christmas period, however. Chesterfield

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picked up a point, and the go head- Expect all three to be in the next

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come the end of the season. At the other end of the table it is a

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tough slog for Chipperfield. Bradford went into their game at

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Rotherham full of confidence. But it was the home side's game, and

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the goalkeeper was at the heart of most of it. Rotherham won it three-

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Yesterday, Bradford had a good Christmas, and are heading back of

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the table. That Bradford City ever.

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He was weeping in the corner. The Bradford and Smokie had a New

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year's Eve they will never forget because they saw it in the company

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of one of the world's most powerful men.

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It is true, they played at the new year party, hosted and in front of

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the Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin. Apparently, so they

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tell me, he has a massive fan of Smokie, and they brought us hits

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like Living Next Door To Alice. Bass-player Terry Uttley and Mick

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McConnell join us now. Are you having us on? It was a very

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highbrow extravaganza, I suppose. All the top diplomats and top

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religious people, businessmen, so it was quite amazing. We did it in

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2004, so it is the second time. you know him well? No, you do not

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get to meet people like that! I have been a fan for years. You

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have just described it as a highbrow performers. Let's have a

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look at your music. How does it fit? Let's see. How does it fit?

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But Vladamir Putin! I wondered what he looked like! He's better than

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But that means it proves he likes it. Apparently Medvedev is a deep

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purple fun. Everyone was dressed up to the nines. It was a real variety

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show. Zuccero was on. What did you play? Could it possibly be, we

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found it now, could it possibly be Yes, we did that one. And there was

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another song of her second album, back in 1976. It is not widely

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known, but the title is, what can I do? In a pure translation, they

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take that as meaning I crave for another vodka. They love it and the

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Russia -- in Russia! It was lovely to see again. Glad to

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We have had an e-mail from the Met Office. They have had drained on 33

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of the last 34 days. -- her brain. Here a couple of pictures. I'm sure

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they will be tidying that up this evening!

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And the river in Otley. We have got a lot more rain to come across the

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Pennines, and some gales It has been a wild day. There will

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be further strong winds in the next 24 hours. That is courtesy of a

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front coming in from the West. You can see how tightly packed the eyes

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of ours are. -- isobars are. This front brought the heavier rain

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and sleet as it came in this morning. The showers were frequent

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moving in from the West, and some snow on the hills. They will get to

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the coast, then become confined to the Pennines, and we will see

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temperatures at around two or three. It looks as if eastern areas are

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off to a bright start in the morning, a cloud is building in the

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West. Showers and longer outbreaks of rain in the western and central

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areas. To the east of the Vale of your kit should be dry, with a bit

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of patchy rain. Allowed Maureen to come for the West and North

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Yorkshire Pennines in particular. - - a lot of rain to come. Thursday

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should see an improvement, when showers dies away. It is all

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happening! Full of joy!

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