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normal temperatures. Peter, thank you. That is all from me. Now on BBC

One Welcome to Look North. On the

programme tonight: Care workers in Doncaster begin

a two`week strike over pay They look after people with learning

disabilities ` but say their pay This is the third month, with the

cuts that I've not been able to pay the rent.

We'll be talking to their employer Care UK.

York's free Wi`Fi ` does logging on mean giving up some

A bumper crop for Yorkshire's farmers `as the hot weather brings

There has been more cloud around but changes are afoot. Join me for the

latest. It's becoming one

of the most entrenched privatisation On one side

the care workers employed by a private company to look after

adults with learning difficulties. They say pay cuts mean they can

barely cover basic costs of living. On the other side, Care UK,

the company involved, says Doncaster Council has set the

budget ` and its hands are tied. When this latest walkout ends,

345 days will have passed since the battle over pay began

last September. And workers will have been

on strike for 48 of those days. That?s roughly one in every

seven days for almost a year. As Tom Ingall reports,

it's a dispute that shows no signs What we want? Fair pay! The start of

another strike of Care UK workers. In search of a pay rise. This woman

has worked in health care since she was 16 and she is passionate about

her cause. This is what's left of my life after 15 years. She has

recently had to leave her home and now lives in a box room. You want

owning is not? No, I am losing money. This is the first month with

the cuts and I can't afford to pay rent so I had to get out. Given that

you say you are out of cash because you don't live with your parents,

why are you choosing to support a day of strikes? It is a bigger

picture. We all love the NHS and we don't want to end up like America

where we pay. And we care. Relations between the Unison and Care UK have

been strained since the company took over the provision of some services

in Doncaster. The union want the employees to receive the minimum

wage. They should negotiate to rent `` to get a good standard of pay for

their staff. Will it affect the people? It will eventually because

these people behind me have many years skill and service. They are

already applying for jobs outside Care UK. So their skills be lost.

But even those who took the payments taped up their mouths of this

morning. This issue was about more than how much they get paid. `` they

take their mouths up this morning. Earlier I spoke to Chris Hindle,

the Director of Disability Learning Services

for Care UK, and I put it to him that the company knew it would have

to cut pay as the contract was worth ?7 million and the wage bill alone

was ?6.8 million. It is a statement of fact that

whoever was commissioned to provide this service would have had to do so

at a reduced budget. The budget was set by Doncaster Council and whoever

was awarded the contract would have had to reduce costs. Even the

previous provider went on record to say that they would have had to do

exactly the same. Care UK has made those reductions but have done so in

a way that has protected jobs and protected the final salary pension

scheme. We are protected people's basic pay. There have been no

reductions to basic pay. We are also offers people a transition period

for salaried rejection for that period. The union say that you have

cut allowances. They have a 14 month transition period, but thereafter

they will be worse off. One person said that she would be ?400 a month

worse off. The reality is that Doncaster Council set a

significantly reduced budget. We have to deliver within that budget

and have had to make decisions. We have tried to minimise the effect on

people by protecting basic pay and membership of the generous pension

scheme. We have protected jobs by making redundancies. We have also a

transition payment which means that people in those `` people who have

accepted that will not receive a pay cut for 14 months. Clearly, your

company is in the business of making profit from care. What about the

adults in your care, are you satisfied that they are receiving a

decent level of service given that many people will want to leave your

employment? I'm satisfied that we are giving a good quality of

service. We are improving quality of service. Doncaster Council did not

only want the servers to be delivered within a reduced budget

but also wanted to see continuous improvement through the life of the

contract. Care UK has already made positive changes and will continue

to do that against the backdrop `` against the backdrop of these

unfortunate industrial disputes. Could you live on ?7 an hour? That

is not the matter, the fact is that Doncaster Council budget has been

set and Care UK has had to deliver the service within that budget. We

have set wages to be affordable within that reduced budget. Briefly,

any sign of resolution here? Candi two signs get around a table? We

wanted keep a dialogue open with Unison but the percentage increase

they want does not seem reasonable or sensible to me. So we are open to

having those discussions and we would like to do that. Actually, the

pay review date for a number of our staff is not until October this year

and we will be factoring in these considerations. Thank you. Next,

concern over Yorkshire's Wi`Fi. People are concerned it was

hoovering up private information. We are being assured that

information is being secure and kept safe.

Don't be deceived by York's entered attractions. This is a modern city,

one of the first in the country to offer free public Wi`Fi. But being

at the cutting edge can have its difficulties. The scheme is under

scrutiny. Let's give it a try. To use the service, I have to log on

and register either by filling in an online form or by Facebook or

Twitter. The signing `` the registration involves giving away

personal information including my name, my e`mail address and the type

of device I'm using. If you register through Facebook or Twitter anything

displayed on your social media accounts is available to the service

provider. It is what happens to that information which is causing

concern. Privacy campaigners fear it could be used to track our movements

and they are suspicious about big companies wanting to know so much

about us. We don't know why they need to know our names and our

friends names. And the more data that you take the more opportunity

there is to abuse it. There should be more restrained about what

information is taken and we should be a lot more cautious about signing

up to these things until we fully understand what will happen to the

data. But your council wants to reassure us. It says that the

service is similar to what is offered already in coffee shops and

the council's use of data is controlled by law. We have to keep a

certain amount of information to comply with data protection. That is

stored securely and is not being used. The service provider except

that in future, things could change. If we want to expand, local

businesses will be offered opportunities to target walking ``

customers walking by their shops with offers of cheap coffee or a

free doughnut so we will fund that through advertising. This technology

is so new that nobody knows how it will play out in future. So whether

you embrace it or choose not to engage with it at all, is ultimately

up to you. So ` no wholesale hoovering up

of personal data in York. But could that change `

what can we expect in the future? To help us understand more

about data harvesting here is Gavin Wheeldon from Purple Wi`Fi which

installed the software for the York Gavin, make that a bit clearer. If

Purves 's letters `` if privacy settings are open on Facebook and

you are going to be logging on through Facebook, it seems rain

truce. If you think about the weather today, you're probably logon

through Facebook. All we are doing is what has already happened in the

web. It is an ease of logging. But people understand what is happening?

They go to York to shop and there is all those information in the terms

and conditions, they go on for ever and they are mind`boggling. Do

people understand all the people just say yes because they want the

scheme. It is the same if you look at Google or Facebook, any of the

services. If there is `` if you want to use a free service, there is a

trade. Wi`Fi has a lot of legal obligations around it as well.

Making sure that we have got that data is important. There is a quid

pro quo, no commercial enterprises will provide this service for the

council without some payback. Absolutely. There is a cost to the

access point, for the connectivity. There is no such thing as free

Wi`Fi, somebody is paying for it. By giving over data, we were able to

put out timely and local offers from businesses. A loss of us find it

quite annoying, don't we? If you live in York city at 11pm, we know

that you like Peters and you probably will want to shop York and

you will get it 20% discount at a pizza shop, is that relevant?

Probably, yes. Can data be sold on? Can they sell it to third parties?

No. How do we know that, how do we have guarantees. Data is collected

for analytical and legal purposes. It is not taken to be sold on

wholesale. It can be used for advertisers to advertise you

specifically when you are in York with adverts. So if they want to

beat males of a particular age that are in a particular place at that

time, then that data can be used to send that targeted information. What

they will not receive is your e`mail address and contact information. It

is used for those purposes. Is it happening elsewhere, other cities?

Public Wi`Fi and citywide Wi`Fi is becoming more common. Everybody

expects Wi`Fi and if you take York as the example, you have got 7

million tourists every year. The minute they come out of that train

station, the first thing they are going to do is look for Wi`Fi. It is

an amenity, people expect it but nobody is repaired to pay for it. So

there needs to be an exchange of value. And that value is, I know Li

Hua, I know you are here, I will send you something relevant. Thank

you. A first Commonwealth gold

for Yorkshire in the pool as teenager Sophie Taylor triumphs

in the 100m breaststroke to set A man

from Rotherham has been charged with the murder of a guest house landlady

in Bridlington and with ten offences 53`year`old John Heald was

arrested last Friday. Bay Carter, who was 49,

was found dead at the A toddler remains in hospital

after being mauled by a dog A husband

from Bradford has been given a life sentence with a minimum 15 years for

battering to death his young wife, A court heard Dannish Irfan, who's

22, had repeatedly attacked Ridda Zanab with a claw hammer as she lay

in bed, after finding she'd sent It happened last November

at their home. Mrs Zanab was said to have

Westernised views which clashed Plans to knock down Wakefield market

have been approved by the council market has only been open

for six years but councillors say it The land will be sold to the owners

of the nearby Trinity Walk shopping centre ` who are planning to build

a cinema, restaurants and cafes. We're at the halfway point

of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and Yorkshire's medal count is

continuing to increase. Last night we claimed

our first individual medal in the pool thanks to a gritty fight`back

from a rising star of swimming. And another youthful Yorkshire

talent got in on the act this In his first ever competition is

a senior, Nile Wilson from Pudsey His performance in the high bar was

crucial, securing gold for England It is unbelievable,

this whole experience. This atmosphere,

I have never experienced anything The 18`year`old is not

finished yet as the individual Gold also for the girl

from Harrogate. She won the 100m breaststroke

last night in great style. After qualifying in a quick time,

Taylor took the turn in second position so it looked

as if her medal would be silver. But she seemed to gain strength

as the race went on and powered away from her competitors to take

gold and smash the British record. I could see the girl next to me,

I could see she was dying. I thought I had to get stronger so I

just kept going and going. I gave it my all and came out with

the best time and a gold medal. It is always good to celebrate

with your nearest and dearest. Gaby Adcock streamlined the process

by partnering her husband Chris Last night,

they won their match against In the boxing,

Qais Ashfaq showed good timing to see off a tricky opponent

on his way to the quarterfinals. Fellow Leeds fighter Nicola Adams

did not hang around The Olympic gold medallist won

on a unanimous points decision. She looks hungry to be

the Commonwealth Games boxing first And Sheffield's John Lane has

fought back in the decathlon. It is yet to be decided if he joins

the medal winners from Yorkshire. In cricket, Yorkshire lost in

the One Day Cup at Headingley today Adil Rashid and Jack Leaning

combined to give the home side's But Gloucestershire eased

past Yorkshire's total to And find out how this allergy`prone

dog is enjoying his walkies once Next tonight, an extraordinary story

of courage in the face Ian Pratt from Barnsley was

diagnosed with motor neurone Since then he's dedicated his

life to raising awareness of the We?ve spoken to him before

when he began recording videos Now he's just returned from the Isle

of Wight where fundraisers have completed a swim across the Solent

in his honour. Ian joins us

in the studio now. How you doing, Ian? Not too bad.

Where were you first diagnosed. It was ten days after her second

birthday. And you decided to raise awareness and start doing something.

Absolutely. As soon as I was diagnosed, it was important get into

the community. I'm struggling a bit of my voice... We need to raise

awareness of the condition because a lot of people still don't know what

it is. Tell us about the swim. Some people decided to swim in your

honour? A good friend of mine on the Isle of Wight did a swim about two

years ago and others asked me if they could swim in my honour for

next year. So this year, we have done it with 22 swimmers swimming

the Solent. We can also see people in kayaks there as well. There were

22 swimmers, 22 `` 27 kayaks and safety vessels looking after these

wonderful people. What an incredible thing to do. We can see your young

daughter Georgie very excited to be in the studio! What about the impact

on families, it can be quite difficult to deal with. How has it

impacted on your life? It has impacted on every part of my life.

And Georgie Arnaz as well. We live and breathe it. I held Ian in most

of his tasks so it consumes me. And the video recording is a legacy for

Georgie? Yes, and she will enjoy it as she grows older. She will be

watching these! The videos will be wonderful. Ian, very inspiring to a

lot of people, what is next? Spring next year, the swim next year they

will have 24 people. It looks like they will be having two events. Just

amazing. Thanks Ian and Catherine. And Georgie has gone off with our

floor manager! He is looking after her.

hot weather means many farmers across Yorkshire have started

It's a welcome turn of events for farms that had crops ruined during

Our correspondent Len Tingle has been to meet one farmer in Thirsk

They have never seen this in Yorkshire usually

We should be starting the harvest next week.

All the more surprising is that these

were the fields a year ago after a winter and spring of torrential

If you go back to winter 2012, we would have been waist deep in water.

This year, we had a wet winter but we got off quite lightly

Then we have had a perfect weather pattern.

We have had rain, sunshine and at present,

The combine harvester is already at full throttle after several years

that saw crop yields down by a third, the worst in living memory.

Mike Wilkinson should know, both his dad and grandad grew crops

So with the sun finally shining, what is he looking forward to?

A normal year, to be honest. As simple as that.

The trouble is, from your point of view, you are

It may not stay that way. That's farming.

At last a smile on the face of arable farmers.

And what will it take to keep it there?

They tell me at least three more weeks of fine weather.

They have all got their fingers crossed.

For many Yorkshire owners, one of the great pleasures of some is

walking their dog. But for this dog, Alfie he had a grass allergy.

He and his owner came `` overcame it with a stylish solution.

This is Alfie and he is a lively chat. A lively boy. But he would not

have been able to enjoy this who until recently because he has a

grass allergy. How bad was his problem? Pretty bad, you have sold

all over his chest and down his back. He has still got a little bit

of the rash (it is better isn't it as Mac is much better. Even that is

much improved from what it was. At least he can come out and enjoy

himself. He is not as sore and itchy and miserable. He is very happy. A

happy chap and very lively. We are enjoying life again. Where do you

get it from, what is it? It is a Lycra bodysuit. This is the only one

they have in stock. Can you could not get this in the UK? No, you have

to order from America. Is it expensive? Not prohibitively. $58.

And it has made a huge difference to Alfie. Huge. We didn't go out for

three weeks at one point. He can come out and play and be happy.

Thank you very much. A simple and stylish solution which means Alfie

can enjoy the fields with the rest of us. Where was his one the? I

don't know. But he would look cute in it.

I have a wolf bodysuit, actually. Let's have a look at these pictures.

Thank you for these pictures. Keep them coming in. The weather is

deteriorating over the next few days. It looks very unsettled.

Tomorrow, some bits and pieces of rain over the Pennines further east

it is set to be dry and bright toward the coast. The front has

brought thicker cloud this afternoon. There have been one or

two showers. There is brightening towards the north and west.

Overnight mostly dry with broken cloud with a few spots of rain

coming into Pennine areas later. The sun rises in the morning at these

times. And these are the high water times. There is a West is split.

Western areas having more clout and some rain. As a general rule, to the

east of the A1, it is fine. But the further west you go the cloudier it

is. These are the top have `` temperatures. A risk of showers

spreading from the West but the weekend looks much more unsettled.

The risk of showers and even some long spells of rain.

That is not so good. Thank you, Paul. Back at ten defies PM I am

cropping up in about 11 hours for the breakfast shift.

`` back at 10:25pm. I leave the ashram, travel halfway

across the world to find my father, Oh, well. As Vashrati says,

gotta keep smiling! We don't tend to use the bathroom

together here. All right, well,

I'll catch you later. This ashram of yours,

it might be a cult. I take it back,

he's definitely Cuckoo's son. MUSIC: "Changing"

by Sigma feat. Paloma Faith