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Welcome to Friday's Look North. On the programme tonight, Ben

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battles on - the Doncaster soldier who fought life-threatening

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injuries walks tall as he's told he can stay in the army. I only knew...

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Bed and it always knew it would turn out well. -- Ben always knew

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it would turn out well. Ben and his mum are with us in the

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studio tonight to share their good news.

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Also tonight, these ladies are not for turning. The miners' wives

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boycotting the new Margaret Thatcher film.

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And campaigners rally round to save Barnsley's lesser-spotted Ferret -

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which is close to extinction. this fine weather last? Join me

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later to find out. First tonight, some say he

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shouldn't even be alive after fighting life-threatening injuries

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received in Afghanistan. But today, Doncaster soldier Ben Parkinson has

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won another battle - to stay in the army and keep receiving his rehab.

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Ben and his parents spent an anxious Christmas waiting for the

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outcome of an MoD review which could have seen him discharged from

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the army with his physiotherapy reduced. We'll be speaking to them

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in a moment, but first Emma Glasbey has been taking a look at Ben's

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progress. Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson,

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walking tall again as he continues a remarkable recovery. For more

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than five years he has been fighting back from terrible

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injuries, more recently he has faced a battle to stay in the army

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and keep receiving rehabilitation paid for by the MoD. Today, his

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future is looking more secure. So you have been guaranteed you can

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stay in the Army for the next six months, how does that make you feel.

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I am very proud. I always knew it would be all right. Ben always knew

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it would turn out well. It gives him a chance to achieve everything

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he can. Ben lost both his legs and suffered

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brain damage when he was caught up in an explosion in Afghanistan. He

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was just 22, but became the most seriously injured British

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serviceman to survive his warns. Doctors predicted he would not walk

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or talk again, but they may have underestimated Ben's determination.

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There is something called a Glasgow, score. If you are below a score of

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five, you do not make much recovery. Ben was three. So most of the

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surgeons that were dealing with him thought he would never make

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consciousness, let alone this. As he continues back to fitness,

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2012 is looking bright for Ben. His next step will be training to carry

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the Olympic torch through Yorkshire in June.

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Well, we're delighted to say that Ben and his mum Diane are with us

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now. You must be absolutely delighted.

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You are thrilled, are you not? is,...

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So obviously Ben believes that this rehabilitation is the key to

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getting back his life. Absolutely. What happened, happened. What is

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important is that then gets as far as he can, and it is not just then,

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then it should be leading the way to make sure that all these boys

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get everything that they need, so that they can be active, productive,

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and lead the best lies they can. I know Ben Wood be the first to

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acknowledge, the sergeant-major was putting him through hell.

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Absolutely, but Ben has got support nationwide. Doncaster has also been

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marvellous for Ben, and this is a result for the team. A let us

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explain how far you have come. Today, for the best -- first time,

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you are on what you call your long legs. Full length legs. Which is

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wonderful. Really wonderful. You must be amazed, as the doctors are,

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as to how well rehabilitation has worked. It has been amazing, but we

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always told them that they had no idea what they were dealing with.

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Nobody knows the spirit and the determination of these boys. So we

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were not surprised, we did not perhaps realise just what a fight

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he would have, but we knew he would give it his all.

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And what about the torch? That is so exciting. I am very proud to be

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carrying it. I am also proud of the doctors who helped me.

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Absolutely. It is great that you have got another goal to go for.

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You have got to carry that torch. It is going to be difficult, isn't

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it? No! He is going to get some heavy practice in over the next six

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months. I know Ben said he was pride

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because of all the people who have helped, but we should also remember

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that it has been a fight for other soldiers as well. When Ben carries

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that torch, it is for all those who have been there and some who did

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not come hom a tall. And suddenly. And for their families. We have

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close links with those who have lost their sons, and those who have

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had injuries worst -- worse than Ben's. This is for everybody.

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can imagine the emotion of that occasion.

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Ben, lovely to see you again. Thank you very much.

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Anti-capitalist protesters in South Yorkshire have said they have no

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intention of ending their occupation anytime soon. It comes

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after Sheffield Cathedral threatened legal action if

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protesters don't move from their site within the week. It has been

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the foreground to the city's Cathedral for two months now, and

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is still very firmly here. The cathedral rates concerns after the

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protesters pitched their first tent in November, but now they have sent

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a letter giving protesters their final warning. It has been

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inconvenient, we have had our worship disturb, we believe that

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the site is a danger to the public. But the protesters showed no signs

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of of routine. There may be more tense with -- when the national

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conference comes to the city in two weeks's time.

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We are not going to go away. We are not occupy in the cathedral, we are

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occupying Sheffield. We want to be a visible presence on the street in

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Sheffield. In Leeds, the presence is now in

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the form of a clean-up, after persistent bad weather made it

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unsafe for residents to stay. Not something Sheffield protesters

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have to worry about now they have set up a second camp. Despite being

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urged to use this as the main base, it is outside the cathedral that

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remains the sticking point. Coming up tonight, we've reaction

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to the most talked about film of 2012 which goes on general release

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tonight. It is of course The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep, and we

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have a very special guest to review On Look North tonight, I will be

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telling you what I thought of Meryl Streep exclamation mark in The Iron

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Lady. Is it really as good as Two men who were arrested in

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connection with the murder of another man at a New Year's Eve

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party in Sheffield have been bailed by police.

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Joshua Green, was attacked at the Stars and Mayfair club and died

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there. Police say the two arrested men - one who's 22, the other who's

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19 - have now been released from custody pending further enquiries.

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There's been a massive rise in drivers caught speeding on the West

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Yorkshire section of the M62 where there are roadworks. Last year

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11,000 people were caught going over 50 miles per hour by the

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average speed cameras. The year before, the same cameras caught

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1,000 people going over 50. Highways Agency officials say

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they're very concerned by the increase.

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The new owners of Clarence Dock in Leeds say they hope to turn around

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its fortunes. The site, next to the River Aire, has struggled to find

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tenants for many of its shops since opening in 2008. Its new owners

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want to replace up to half of the shop units with offices.

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Back in 1984 the wives of striking miners became a force to be

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reckoned with during the angry protests of the year-long pit

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strike. Today in Chesterfield they were demonstrating again.

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They gathered outside the town's cinema just before the first

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showing of The Iron Lady, a new film about the life of Margaret

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Thatcher. They say it airbrushes out the damage her Government did

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to communities in the coalfields. Our Political Editor Len Tingle was

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there. SINGING.

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It has been a while since many of this group first met to demonstrate

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and sing protest songs here in Chesterfield. 27 years ago, they

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were part of the miners' wives action group during the bitter pit

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strike. Tony Bennett, pictured here on the left, was one of them.

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Today, she was protesting again, angered at what she says is a

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Hollywood glamorisation of Margaret Thatcher, the woman she still

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blames for destroying the local pits and her community.

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She may have been the first woman prime minister, but she was not

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representing women are told. Whatever Hollywood says, they have

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no idea of the situation that is happening here.

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Where there is discord, may we bring harmony.

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The film, with Meryl Streep already tipped for an Oscar, gives Margaret

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Thatcher the full Hollywood treatment, as the woman who

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succeeded against all the odds in a man's world.

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Yes, the medicine is harsh, but the patient requires it.

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Mrs Thatcher changed the world. Denationalisation of the

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electricity, gas and all the public services was on the President in

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North America. Now we see its spreading worldwide, and the IMF

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forcing it on some countries. She did not read newspapers,

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wilfully refused to be done. Did not change her mind when it was

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made up, and got on with it. What more can you ask?

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So, that idea that she is a mould- breaking female I can, is not

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shared by the protesters in Sheffield. She put the cause of

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women back 100 years. She is not a woman in the world -- real world.

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She has never suffered like that wives of the striking miners in

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1984. Gentle man, shall we joined the the

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ladies? -- show we joined at the ladies?

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Whatever you think of the film, the accolades are already pouring in

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for Meryl Streep's performance as Margaret Thatcher - she may even

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win an Oscar for it. But we mustn't forget her past impersonators. Step

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forward Leeds lad Steve Nallon, who was the voice of Margaret Thatcher

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in the hit TV show Spitting Image for over a decade. We had a chat

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with him earlier, but first let's listen to him as the Iron Lady in

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this very memorable clip from the show.

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I will have a stake. How do you like it? Rock, please quiz.

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about the vegetables? They will have the same as me.

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It has reinvigorated your career. Well, I still find that line funny.

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You were the famous impersonator of Margaret Thatcher. Have you seen at

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the Young pretender, Meryl Streep? How is she? She is fabulous, she

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does capture it. I was really impressed. There are moments where

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she is damn good. Was she an easy voice? Well, I

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remember in my grandmother's Harris, Mike Yarwood. He was on the

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television, and he attempted Margaret Thatcher. He was not that

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great. So I was about 14, and I thought, I will have a go at this.

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And see what it sounds like. My voice had just broken, so that is

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why I could do it. Here is a clip from the film. It

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was not universally liked by those trying to get her into power.

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That had has got to go. And the polls. But the main thing is your

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voice. It is too high and has no authority. I may be persuaded to

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surrender the hat, but the polls are absolutely non-negotiable. --

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the pearls are absolutely non- negotiable. That is the tone we

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want to strike. She is very impressive, but you

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reckon Margaret Thatcher had three voices. Can you give us an example?

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Well, the interview voice was very, very slow, some might even say sexy,

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if we can say that on a Friday night. The other voice was the

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House of Commons! We shall win the next election! And my favourite,

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and I based the Spitting Image character, was, the right

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honourable gentleman does not understand the nature of fiscal

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policy exclamation mark HE shouts. We are not -- I have forgotten just

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how distinctive that voice is. But also, Spitting Image. Have we

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time for one more clip? Although I work a 20 our day,

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organising the affairs of Britain, nothing I do gives me greater

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pleasure than that simple domestic ritual of waking my husband. Come

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on, are you going to live there all day?

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I had totally forgotten that. Are we going to see you dressed in

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blue suits yourself again? I would love to. If somebody wants me to do

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it, I would be happy to do it. We would happily have you every

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Friday evening, but for the moment, Mr Steve Nallon, the original

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Margaret Thatcher, thank you. So, will you be going to see the

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film, and what do you think to the Chesterfield boycott? You can post

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a comment on our Facebook page at BBC Look North Yorkshire or you can

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send us an email. Or you can tweet us on Twitter, where you can follow

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us as well. Before 7pm:

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A sweet story from York where the city's chocolate industry is being

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promised its own version of the Jorvik Centre.

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And why South Yorkshire's only four-legged journalist is being

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shown the door. It's one of the most eagerly

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awaited weekends in the football calendar, the third round of the FA

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Cup. There is magic this weekend, but are there any big chances.

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as ever, Yorkshire's clubs have some real giant-killing

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opportunities, with Arsenal in Leeds' sights and fourth tier

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Bradford taking on Championship side Watford. With a look ahead to

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a packed weekend, here's Joe Inwood. When Bradford face of what food,

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they have one thing in common both are languishing at 18th in the

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league. The difference is that what food are in the championship and

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City are two divisions below in League Two. We waited in the last

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round to see who we were going to get an be found out it was Watford.

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If we put in a good performance, it is waiting to see who we get in the

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next round. The aim was to get there and the next challenge is to

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do ourselves justice and play like we have been doing and get into the

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hat for the 4th round. Before talk of that, there is the trip down the

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M1. The other Saturday fixtures are home draws. Any giant-killing will

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take place on Sunday or Monday. Wednesday take on West Ham. I know

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that they pay one player what we pay the whole squad. It is a David

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and Goliath. Bradford City are usually out of the FA Cup by now

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and have not taken part in the third round since 2004, so one

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thing is certain, they would enjoy In other football news, our teams

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have won a hat-trick of awards from the Football League. Huddersfield

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Town's Jordan Rhodes has won Player of the Month in League One. The

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striker has kept on scoring as his team has started to struggle. He

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scored all four Town goals against Sheffield Wednesday last month.

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Sheffield United manager Danny Wilson was named Manager of the

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Month for League One following a string of good results that have

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taken his side up to third. And Phil Parkinson is December's top

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manager in League Two. He helped Bradford City out of the relegation

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zone with three wins. Now, York is a city which owes much

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to the humble chocolate. It has long been associated with the likes

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of Terry's, Rowntree and and Nestle. They brought jobs and prosperity,

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and even today could still bring something new, because York could

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soon have a new tourist attraction based on its sweet memories. Peter

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Lugg's been given an exclusive preview.

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Rowntree's chocolate girls at work in the 1930s, part of an archive of

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memories soon to become a popular visitor attraction in the centre of

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York. The City is where the UK's love and affection for chocolate

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and confectionery was born. Rowntree's and Craven's and Terry's

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all started here. So this will be part of the new attraction space.

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With the help of the Nestle archive, a treasure trove of aka Fat --

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artifacts has come to life. Packaging, dating back to the early

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days of the company. Film footage, paperwork, and memorabilia. This is

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a tin of chocolate that was sent to soldiers fighting in the First

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World War by King George. And here we have the chocolate, still inside

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and intact. And then there are the films, images familiar to the

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thousands of York families who either put in a shift, all who knew

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someone who worked at the chocolate Factory. They made chocolates by

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hand, piecework. So if I saw anything I wanted, then we would

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work like the clappers. Over 200 of those old acetate films were made

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and yet only a few have ever been found. Perhaps you have one in your

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loft. Or perhaps this is you on the chocolate production line. Either

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way, the people here would love to hear from you.

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As the chocolate correspondent, I would love to preview that.

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wonder you live in York! Now, we all love a bit of gossip

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don't we? The celebrity magazines survive on it, but one secret

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reporter working on a Barnsley newspaper has caused offence once

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too often. His column, known as The Ferret due to his knack of rooting

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out juicy details, may now be facing the chop. Heidi Tomlinson

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went to investigate. Hears the mystery columnist on the

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Barnsley Chronicle known to readers as "the ferret", who loves nothing

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more than to sniff out some gossip. He writes all sorts of random stuff,

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from solicitors selling eggs to councillors holidays in Benidorm,

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but this tittle-tattle occasionally gets the paper into a bit of bother.

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The new editor is having a stern word with the furry reporter.

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the time may have come to put you down, I'm afraid. You have not got

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much to say for yourself, have you? People tend to take themselves too

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seriously and there has been the odd occasion when something that

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has been quite light hearted, not nasty, but you get some people who

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resort to sending a solicitor's letter, because you have

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embarrassed them. So who is "the ferret"? I cannot reveal the

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identity, that would ruin the illusion. The mysterious, often

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biting correspondent, can offend and amuse, but should he stay or

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go? It would be a shame if he went because it adds humour. It has been

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about the same person many times. Consequently, I think we will not

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miss it, put it that way. I like it, it is one of the first things I

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read. Can this cheeky tell-tale survive? Contact the Chronicle if

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you feel strongly. It is time to let the readers decide.

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As the people who buy the newspaper, they should decide. The director

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wanted to put the lights down and to say, introducing our very own

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ferret. That is not very nice. would not have been funny because

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our new year's resolution is to be nice to each other. It has lasted

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two days. Let's start again on The beautiful sun rise for the

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golfers on the golf course this morning and the Millennium Bridge

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in York, a bit flooded at the moment but levels are slowly going

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A bit of an improvement this weekend. It will not win any awards

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but there will be quite a lot of cloud at times and a few showers.

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The best of the weather tomorrow will be along the coast. The broad

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West to south-westerly coming through. This warm front will bring

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drizzle on Sunday but all in all not looking too bad. You can see

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the cloud increasing this afternoon. We have drizzle and hill fog across

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the Pennines right now. It will be fairly murky, especially in the

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Pennines and the Yorkshire moors. Light rain and drizzle feeding him.

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It will be a small amount, not adding to what is in the river

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catchment areas. It will be dry by Not too bad a start in the morning.

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It is a day of a variable, often large amounts of cloud, thickest in

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the West, where we have a few showers coming through on a

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westerly wind. To the east, the best of the weather. Dry and bright

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with sunny spells. Fairly strong winds tonight and tomorrow but

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nowhere near as windy as the other night.

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A further outlook for Sunday, a bright and dry morning. Patchy

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light rain and drizzle possible through the afternoon in the West.

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Monday, a damp start but brighter later. You would have made a

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fantastic Spitting Image puppet. Would I? Just a little one.

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resolution has failed already! Thanks for all your comments about

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The Iron Lady. Here's a sample of your views on our Facebook page.

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Josie Clark says, "I absolutely and totally supported Mrs T and felt

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The Iron Lady did a fair job. You cannot always get it right and she

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made this country respected throughout this world. What did

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Blair and Brown ever do except line their pockets on the gravy train"?

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