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Good evening and welcome to Friday's Look North.

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On the programme tonight. Freezing months ahead. Yorkshire charities

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warn of a difficult winter for families struggling to pay rising

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energy bills. We are going into people's 's home

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and they are freezing cold. Also tonight. A hospital is

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evacuated after a chemical spill. Patients and staff are forced to

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leave Harrogate Hospital after fumes from an acid leak.

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And the rugby league World Cup has come to Leeds, the reigning

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champions New Zealand taking on Papua New Guinea.

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It has been cold and largely cloudy day. And it is going to be chilly

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through the weekend. Yorkshire charities have reported a

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huge rise in the number of people coming forward with concerns about

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paying their energy bills. Four of the big six energy companies

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have recently put their prices up by 9% on average, leaving some people

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feeling unable to cope. In a moment, we'll hear from the MP

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for Bassetlaw, John Mann, but first Cathy Booth reports.

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For this man, as for many in Yorkshire, finances are tight.

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Crippling energy bills are forcing him to make difficult decisions

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about what his family can afford. We cannot do family trips as much as we

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used to do. The cost of gas and electricity has been creeping up for

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some time. The increases mean a typical domestic dual fuel built now

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cost more than ?1400 a year. Until recently, Billy was paying ?40 a

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week on a prepaid meter. It is hard to think it could get any worse.

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People are struggling now to pay gas and electricity. You go into

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people's homes and they are freezing cold and winter is not even here

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yet. It is going to get worse. As temperatures continue to drop, the

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bills keep going up. Everything is going up. Meanwhile, the energy

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companies say the price of raw materials are to blame for rising

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bills. For families like Billy's, that is cold comfort. We did ask to

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speak to a minister from the Department of Energy and Climate

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Change, but were told none was available.

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But they did issue the following statement.

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We're joined now by the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, John Mann. A number

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of charities have told us of their concerns, is this matched by what

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you are hearing from your constituents?

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It is what I am hearing and it is what I am seeing. People are getting

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caught out. It has got cold and they have not realised, they have

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forgotten just how Hibees bills are. People are going to payday loan

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companies more than before, building up credit card debts. It is a

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frightening scenario if we have a cold winter. Surely your government,

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when you were in power, has some responsibility. We did not offer

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much competition first remark it is not competition we need, it is lower

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prices. If I had had my way, I would have nationalised the energy

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companies. We are playing for their profits and the huge benefits and

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salaries of their top executives. You mentioned that you wanted to try

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to bring back then, nationalise the companies, you could not win a vote

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on that in Parliament to freeze energy prices for 20 months? We were

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happy to vote for it, but the government was not. The government

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does not want a freeze. It will not solve the problems, but it will make

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a difference in people's pockets. What I am fighting with people now

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is they want to know how they will pay the bill this month. They won't

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help now. `` they want. I genuinely worry about the plight of some of my

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more vulnerable constituents. Thank you.

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The brother of a pizza delivery driver who was murdered in Sheffield

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last month has said, "Words cannot express our suffering". The family

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of Thavisha Peiris have spoken about their heartbreak for the first time

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since the stabbing. Two men have been charged in connection with his

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murder. Heidi Tomlinson is in Sheffield now. What have the family

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said? Thavisha's family have travelled

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from their home in string line car does in Sri Lanka. They are

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heartbroken over the death of their son. But they feel they want to

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express their gratitude to all those who have helped them in these tragic

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circumstances. They also want to thank the media and the public

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whilst at the same time calling for some privacy. His parents say, we

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hope no other family goes through what we are facing now. His brother

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said, he was a wonderful person, my friend, words cannot express our

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suffering, nothing can bring him back.

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What is the latest with the investigation.

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Police now that Thavisha was looking forward to a new career as an IT

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consultant. Tragically, colleagues find him `` find him here, starved.

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Two men aged 17 and 25 have been charged in connection with his

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death. Later on Look North. Jail sentences

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for antique thieves. Items worth millions of pounds from stately

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homes were targeted by the robbers. Part of Harrogate District Hospital

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had to be evacuated this morning after a chemical leak. A major

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incident was declared and the outpatients department had to be

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closed. Although no`one was injured, there

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was disruption to many services. Ian White reports.

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This was the scene that greeted people arriving for a Haitian

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appointments at Harrogate Hospital this morning. Firefighters wearing

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specialist chemical suits at the front of the building. Part of the

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hospital had to be evacuated when a chemical cold parasitic acid ``

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parasitic acid was not to be leaking from a container. Fire crews from

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the area were sent to the incident. No one was injured, but the

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chemicals at the potential to cause serious harm. This would have caused

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respiratory discomfort. We had precautions in place. If those

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safety precautions had not taken place, that is a potential we are

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looking at. Staff and patients were forced to leave the building when

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the fire alarm was activated. We have been able to keep full

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emergency services operating and access to radiology. We have had

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minor and `` we have had minor implications for our emergency

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department. Incidents like today's are well rehearsed. Meanwhile, an

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investigation into how the chemical came to leak is continuing.

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A North Yorkshire pie maker has created 150 jobs at its new factory.

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Yorkshire Baker in Norton has grown from a tiny artisan venture when it

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launched in 2008. At the time it employed just a handful of people,

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now 200 work here making 20,000 pies every day. Marks Spencer is the

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company's major client and now it's been bought by the food giant

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Cranswick. More than 15 old fridge freezers

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have been flytipped in the Darnall area of Sheffield. The rubbish was

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dumped on Sunday night, less than three weeks after the community

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spent two days ridding the area of litter and junk. Sheffield City

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Council has working with the land owner to try and get the fridges

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cleaned up. Last year the council prosecuted 14 people for flytipping.

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Three men who handled stolen antiques worth ?5 million from

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stately homes in North Yorkshire and Sussex have been jailed for a total

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of more than 16 years. It follows a year`long investigation by

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Yorkshire's former regional organised crime unit.

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Some of the antiques stolen were described as true pieces of British

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heritage. Our Crime Correspondent John Cundy has this exclusive report

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from one of the halls hit by the conspirators.

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At Newby Hall near Ripon, a crime like something out of an Agatha

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Christie and `` novel. One summer's night seven years ago, a gang raided

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historic Newby Hall. They came on a cross country and they knew what

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they were looking for, something priceless inside this room. This

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Chippendale table, notional value half ?1 million, was seized in the

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midnight rate. It had been crafted by Chippendale personally. The

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present owner of Newby Hall thought he would never see the family's

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treasured possession again. It is very special. When you look at the

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intricate workings on the table, you can see why it is so precious. I was

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absolutely horrified. My father was still alive and I told him in the

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morning and he was shattered. The gang also struck at Sion Hill and

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Firle Place in Sussex. But in September two years ago, the three

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conspirators were hunted down. 14 stolen items of fabulous value were

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recovered from the home of Darren Webster and Brian Eaton. A third

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conspirator, Karel butter, was jailed for six years. `` Carl

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Rutter. I am very relieved. It was often tough stick feeling. I love

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it. `` it was a fantastic feeling. It was a wonderful feeling when it

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came back. To date, the priceless table is back at Newby Hall,

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lovingly restored. Before seven o'clock. A decades long

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mystery is solved. Old photographs finally reveal the secret of the

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missing steam train driver. Now some sports news that's broken

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this afternoon. North Yorkshire's Double Paralympic archery champion

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Danielle Brown has been ruled out of future international Para`Archery

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events, including the Rio Paralympics, following a change in

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classification procedures. Brown, who's from Lothersdale, won

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two silver medals at this week's Para`Archery World Championships in

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Bangkok. The sport's governing body says only athletes with a disability

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which impacts on their archery performance should now be allowed to

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take part. Her disability mainly affects her lower body.

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Meanwhile the Rugby League World Cup comes to Leeds tonight with the

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champions, New Zealand, taking on Papua New Guinea. Tanya joins us now

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live from Headingley. You can probably hear the

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announcements in the studio. It is very loud. But we have a cracking

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game in store tonight. With me is England's Richie Myler who would be

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plying except for his food. `` playing. Great for the leads public

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to see the reigning world champions. Yes, it is exciting. We have not

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seen too much of New Zealand. And Williams? Anybody would want him in

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their team. Tomorrow, it is England against Fiji, how did you see them

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going? It is going to be a tough game. I think they will do the job.

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They have been very clinical in some of the games. They need to start

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stepping up as we get to the business end of this. Yes, they are

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on a good run of form now. They may have to face New Zealand in a

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semifinal, and that will be tough. We are going to turn our attention

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to Halifax. They are hosting a game on Saturday, Tonga against Italy.

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And they also have the FA Cup to look forward to.

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Now it is not then as Rome. In fact, this is a school in Halifax. A

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school which routinely embraces the rest of the world. They staged their

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own version of the rugby league World Cup draw at morning assembly.

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England, naturally, was a big crowd pleaser. But for a town boasting so

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much rugby league history, it feels so right to be bringing the world 's

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best to its doorstep. My grandfather won three Wembley finals for

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Halifax. My mum bought this because we are inspired by rugby. I am going

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to stand next to them while they sing the national anthem. I like

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rugby league and the haka. I've got 600 children performing on the field

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before the game. It is going to be sensational. At the moment, I feel

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very tired. I'm looking forward to them coming along to the game and we

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will get behind them. It is vital for sport to be successful and give

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the public something to shout about. You might not always have the best

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team, but if the players represent the town, people will respect that.

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If Halifax town's footballers continue their resurgence, they

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could soon have their own cup tie to pose at the Shay. That ranking as

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underdogs will drive them on. The world will be watching Halifax this

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weekend. It has been wonderful through this

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World Cup. Places have really got behind it? Yes, the crowds have been

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unbelievable. Some of the games we have been witnessing as well, the

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talent has been outstanding as well. Tonga versus Italy, but is a massive

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game. Italy have got to win. Yes, when it first came out, the cross

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group games, it was a bit confusing, but we have got a good,

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tough contest now. It is going to be exciting. And there will be a big

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crowd here tonight. Yes, a big crowd, and it will be very loud.

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Everybody in rugby league is buzzing, it is going better than we

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even thought. Exactly. Thanks very much. And Richie Myler as part of

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the commentary team bringing you this game live. We have the England

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game live on BBC One tomorrow. And good news `` And some good news for

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the Sheffield Eagles who have confirmed a deal has been done for

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them to play at Owlerton stadium once again. You'll remember they

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found themselves homeless having played at Don Valley Stadium which

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will be demolished later this month. They had faced having to leave the

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city, but they'll return to their venue where the club was first

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formed nearly 30 years ago. Now here's one for the under`5s!

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Festive celebrations have started early in Sheffield as the stars of

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children's TV film their Christmas panto at the Crucible.

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CBeebies presenters are performing their version of the Dickens classic

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A Christmas Carol. Kate Bradbrook's been joining in the fun.

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SINGING. It is a classic novel and a festive

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favourite. A new version of A Christmas Carol is here at the

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Crucible in Sheffield. It has been really good fun to adapt it so that

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it is appropriate for young children. Some of the original

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elements of the novel would not be quite bright, but I really

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encouraged that we have got a fantastic script. This is the one

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time of year when all the CBeebies characters come to gather. You will

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probably recognise some familiar faces. Some of the actors are here

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having their here and make up done. What do you think? I don't need much

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make up, I'm so handsome. The story has been stripped back at it is just

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the essential parts. The moral about loving your family and caring about

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other people, shading, this version of A Christmas Carol really lets

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that come through. `` sharing. You can see the show next month on the

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CBeebies channel. Mr Maker they are!

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Children In Need date next Friday. We are having our own event in

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Bradford. Do come along between 530 and 930. And we are live on BBC One

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throughout the night. Tell us what amazing things you are doing to

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raise funds this year. What are you doing?

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Nothing exciting this year. All year, the National Railway

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Museum in York has been celebrating the 75th anniversary of Mallard

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setting the world record for fastest steam locomotive.

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But there's been a mystery at the heart of the famous story. No`one

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knew the name of the guard on board that record breaking day. But as

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Cathy Killick reports, the mystery's been solved. Here's the story.

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It was on Mallard that driver Joe Duddington set up a speed record...

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When Mallard steamed into the record books in 1938, she was celebrated

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for being the fastest thing on real. 126 mph was a dizzying speed then. A

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photograph of her crew taken after the record`breaking run mid front

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pages around the world. But while the fireman, driver and Inspector

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were named and creditor, `` and credited, the guard never was. His

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identity remained a mystery until now. This is his family who sported

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a photograph in newspapers. The guard was Harry Croucher. People

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have always asked to the guard was, we did not know, and now we do. It

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is an iconic story. Today, Harry's daughter was the Museum's honoured

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guest. She was ten when he went on the record run. Members of my family

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said that he was strapped in at the back because of the speed, I do not

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know if that was true. Also, he was paid ten shillings for the journey.

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But I am sure he thoroughly enjoyed it. He looks a bit shocked in the

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picture. Yes, he does. He is probably still shaking from the

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experience. He had been in the real reasons he was 14 and retired when

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he was 71. And he was very proud of it. It is applied passed on to his

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family, quite obviously delighted to sheer Harry's story `` share.

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Lovely. At lunchtime, we were doing a bit of

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dancing. Give us some now. How is the weather looking?

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Keep your pictures coming in. It is going to be a cold weekend,

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particularly Saturday night into Sunday. Tomorrow will start off on a

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cold note, six or seven degrees, with a mix of sunny spells and

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scattered showers. Most of the shares will be in the West. On

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Sunday, a ridge of high pressure developing. And then wet and windy

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weather sweeping in from the west, ringing much milder conditions. We

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did have quite a lot of cloud today. Just a few showers continuing this

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evening. Away from the hills, a largely dry night with decent breaks

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in the crowd. Quite chilly conditions. There could just be the

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odd icy patch tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning, a chilly start to

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the day and we will keep that cold field through the day. A good deal

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of dry weather around. Sunny spells breaking through the cloud at times.

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The breeze will not feel particularly strong, but it will

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feel chilly, temperatures around for or seven degrees. Sunday is a

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beautiful day before turning wet and windy on Monday.

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We will have the results of the FA Cup match in the late news. And we

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will join you on Monday. Good night.

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