10/02/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

Good evening. There are calls for Yorkshire's

cities to be made safer for cyclists. Local authorities are

hoping hosting the Tour de France will inspire more of us to get on

our bikes. But the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured

in our region rose by nearly a third between 2009 and 2012. So is safety

one of the reasons why only about 1% of commuters cycle to work in Leeds

and Sheffield? In Bradford that figure drops to 0.5%. In York 8% of

commuters use pedal power. Our Tour de France correspondent Matt Slater

has more. Science fiction writer HG Wells once

said that when he saw an adult on a bike he no longer despaired for

humanity. HG would have liked this woman. She's one of a tiny minority

in Leeds who rides to work, even if that means going off`road to get

there. But is Leeds so bike unfriendly?

It's not that different from other cities in the UK. Most of them are

not designed with the bike in mind. We would benefit from each being

more understanding of the other's point of view. On a bike it does

feel quite vulnerable so it would help if drivers are a little bit

more understanding of how it feels to be on a bike.

Only about 1% of journeys in Leeds or Sheffield are made by bike. Is

that any surprise when you consider the safety record? In the last four

years deaths are up by a third. I set off from the traffic lights

and gotto this junction. It is normally quite busy so you are alert

to that. Unfortunately, there was a car coming towards me that turned

right and I hit that and hit my head and broke bits and bobs.

To be fair to Yorkshire's leaders they have committed to spend nearly

?30 million on a cycle superhighway between Bradford and Leeds and

upgrading the canal towpath towards Shipley. We can see real change

taking place but it is from a very low point.

It will take some time to get us where we want to be. 20 mile an hour

zones are a big part of what were trying to do which is trying to

encourage people to cycle in their neighbourhoods. It is not just about

people in Lycra who are keen to cycle into work. It is about making

people feel comfortable cycling from home to the newsagents or to the

local school. They also hope the Tour de France

will inspire us to swap four wheels for two but to many the idea of

turning the region's great city into a cycling paradise is as far fetched

as Wells' War Of The Worlds. Halifax rugby union club has been

mourning the death of one of their players who was killed in a

nightclub attack in Halifax. Andrew Feather, who was 38, was felled and

killed by a single punch at Liquid in the town yesterday. He's been

described as a true gentleman on and off the rugby union field. A

25`year`old man is being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter.

A new exhibition of photographs which capture miners at work has

gone on display at the National Coal Mining Museum near Wakefield. The

portraits were inspired by the work of a painter commissioned by the

Coal Board after the Second World War. Ian White's been for a look.

They say every picture tells a story and every face in this new

exhibition does just that without the need for words. A snapshot of

working life in the last deep pits in Yorkshire. We wanted to records

the industry. People forget that it is still very

current. The portraits by Anton Want were

commissioned by the Coal Board. The pet dust and the dirt at

something to the character. It is a subject which lends itself to

photography. What is lovely is that there are some real life exhibits

here as well. That is you. You wouldn't believe

it. He's done a fantastic job.

I couldn't understand that that could actually be leave. The photos

are on display until early May. At the Winter Olympics, we've heard

tonight that slopestyle skier James Woods suffered a hip injury during

training on Friday but he will compete in the slopestyle event on

Thursday. Our next Olympian in action is Sheffield skier Katie

Summerhayes who takes to the slopes at 6am. She won silver at the last

World Cup prior to the Olympic Games, marking a successful injury

comeback. Don't forget the Superleague Show

returns tonight on BBC One. Join Tanya at 11:25pm for highlights of

Huddersfield's win over Wigan. We'll get the weather in a moment

but three flood warnings are in place in our region tonight. People

living alongside the River Ouse in York off Kings Staith, Queens

Staith, South Esplanade, New Walk, Bishopthorpe Marina, Rowntree Park

and St George's Field have been told to watch water levels. Naburn Lock

is also at risk. Paul's here now. Paul, you've been

doing some research looking at the current flooding in the south of

England. It's received lots of attention.

The pictures are pretty dramatic on the television but when you look at

the numbers of flooded properties it sheds a different light.

Compare these numbers with one early night in December.

Lots more rain to come right across the UK. It is fairly quiet out there

at the moment. One to showers possible. Temperatures close to

freezing point so there will be some icy surfaces. Tomorrow will start

trying but the rain will soon be enter the Pennines and turning to

snow over the hills. There will be sunny spells and a scattering of

wintry showers. More Lane later on Wednesday with the risk of severe

gales on Wednesday night. That's it from us.

Good evening. You have my permission to complain about too many repeats

with the British weather at the moment because yet again it looks as

though our winter weather is set to continue with a repeat of last week.

Sunny spells and scattered showers today and this is the next area of

low pressure pushing in from the west. It influences our weather for

the rest of the week. More rain to come and gales and severe gales to

come. Ice is a possible risk. That means a cumulative total perhaps or

40-70 millimetres and that is an extra two to three inches. It will

exacerbate the flooding we have already got across England at the

moment. The cloud, wind and rain is already pushing in from the west.

There will be a widespread frost. Ice could be a problem first thing

in Northern Ireland. Snow in the hills and maybe in the North East of

Scotland we could see snow at lower levels. Rain through northern

England and Wales and Somerset. Some of that rain could be quite intense

coupled with squally, gusty winds on exposed coasts. In the east it

starts off relatively dry, but it will not be long before the wind and

the rain spreads further east. Up into the North the snow showers

continue on the hills, but by the end of the afternoon we could see

wet snow even at lower levels. A cold day. There is a potential for

some snow showers at lower levels across England and Wales on Tuesday

night and into Wednesday. On Wednesday it is this area of low

pressure which is the main factor in Wednesday's weather. More wet and

windy weather. An early amber warning has already been issued from

the South West. Severe gales are likely as we continue to see some

very wet weather coming into central and southern areas. The strongest

winds follow in behind those showers. In Scotland you are

probably wondering what the