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to be lower than average. Make sure you pack your jumpers if you are

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going away. Facing ?60 million cutbacks `

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a thousand jobs, free buses, leisure spending and markets all

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at risk as Kirklees Council tries We've been here as a business since

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1954. It is our bread and butter. We'll find out just how

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realistic the cuts could be. A warning that rail passengers

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could face higher fares and fewer It's his story day on the railway.

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Find out why. And we had a mix of sunny spells and

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scattered showers. I'll be back with your forecast.

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First tonight, to the biggest cuts Kirklees Council has ever faced.

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1000 jobs are under threat as the local authority looks to save ?60

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Even the council leader said today that services run by the council for

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People living in the area can now have their say on

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Batley and Birstall markets could close.

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The council describes them as 'loss`making'.

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Free town buses in Dewsbury and Huddersfield could also be axed.

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And all but two museums would be closed, with funding also being cut

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A pretty grim picture, as our political editor Len Tingle

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Brian Bailey knows a thing or two about cuts and not just from the

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decade he spent slicing ham. His store here has been in the threat of

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closure several times since the public spending cuts started and

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it's now in the firing line again. We've been here as a business since

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1954. It's a busy market for us. Bradley in West Yorkshire has had a

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market in its square since before the Victorian buildings. Birstall

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has its twin. Both are run by Kirklees Council. They say that rent

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for the markets don't meet costs. There are now on a list of potential

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closures to help find savings. Local stallholders don't see it that way.

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It's a bit of a shock. It's my livelihood. Nobody has had the

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decency to let us know what is going on. Potential savings will start

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months of meetings before budget decisions are made. It has never

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been done this way before but other councils are likely to follow its

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lead. The council's conservative opposition has a different view. You

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don't have to close all our markets and children's centres. New

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affecting the way we run services. We should be working with our

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community to make sure that we get proper decision`making. There is a

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long way to go before decisions are made. The only thing that is clear

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is that, unless these cuts are made, councils like this will finish up

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being technically brown cropped `` bankrupt.

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Well, earlier we spoke to Councillor Keith Wakefield, who's the leader of

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neighbouring Leeds City Council, and I began by asking for his reaction

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It's not usually my remit to talk about enabling authorities. I think

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Kirklees Council are one of the first of many who will do so over

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the next few months, mentioning the scale of the challenge they have. We

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have all faced tough decisions. Some may be tougher than Kirklees

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Council, some maybe not as tough, so you really feel for colleagues in

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the public sector who are making difficult decisions like that. How

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do you feel about what you're going to have to do? There are big

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challenges and we have to stay determined and do everything we can

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to protect the vulnerable people like we have done your last few

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years. But it is not an easy challenge and I can't guarantee

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that. Tour de France started in Leeds. Is the city reaping the

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benefits? There's no doubt that the response we have had from the people

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of Leeds and Yorkshire has given us a tremendous boost. What we had was

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the best marketing exercise, advertising that money can't buy.

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Millions on the streets, people immensely proud and emotional about

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what we achieved together. And you've got ambitious plans. You're

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talking about the Commonwealth Games. You mad? No. It's the result

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of this being a huge success and people feel a sense of pride. When

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you go through austerity, people like to come out and happy day

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forgetting all the challenges and problems `` have A.D. , and

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celebrate success. People think we should bet for the Commonwealth

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Games. We had a call this morning for someone who thinks we want to

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bid for the Ryder Cup. We've had people say, keep going, be

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ambitious, because that's what we really need in times of austerity.

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There's the money there to do all this? We have to go to the

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Government and partners, but the determination is there. We want to

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make sure that Leeds and Yorkshire can look forward to big, world`class

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events. Now, there have been more

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developments this afternoon in the investigation into

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Sir Cliff Richard, which is being The veteran pop star has denied any

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involvement in a historical child sex allegation

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that led to officers searching his Police have reacted to criticism

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of the way their search Dan Johnson is outside police

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headquarters in Sheffield Officers emphasising that this

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investigation is still in its early stages. It was a surge that lasted

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about five hours at Cliff Richard's penthouse apartment in the secluded

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development in Berkshire yesterday. Officers recovered a number of items

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that they have been examining today. After that search was publicised to

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media, a number of people have come forward to provide information. We

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don't know any more about who those people are what the nature of the

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information is, whether it relates to the allegation or not.

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It's not exactly clear. We've heard nothing more from Cliff Richard

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since yesterday. The event relates to an event in Sheffield in 1985. It

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was the preacher from the United States holding an event here. It's

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about sexual assault on a boy who was under 16 at the time. But

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Richard said yesterday the allegation was completely false. We

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understand he is still in Portugal, there has been activity there today

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at his villa but he said he would cooperate fully and officers want to

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speak to him, he is willing to do that.

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The children whose lives have been changed thanks to a special burns

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The RMT rail union is warning that rail passengers across Yorkshire

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could be facing higher fares, fewer train services and cuts to

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They say those are some of the ideas outlined in a consultation

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document about the future of the rail network in Yorkshire.

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For a decade, two companies have operated the bulk of train services

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in Yorkshire. Next year, both will be readvertised for a new ten year

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period. The Government wants to get a cut price railway.

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The whole thing starts off by saying we have to learn to do a lot more

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with a lot less. We already have some of the lowest investment in

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real ways in the North. We had to have fears that are affordable for

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local people. I don't believe that this particular document does any of

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that, it feels on every point. As the Government says, Northern Rail

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receives large amounts of public money, the most subsidised in the

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country, with just 66% of revenue coming from passengers. They point

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to a station Lakes last week `` like this. It attracts 200,000 passengers

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every year. It is very much the responsibility of Government in the

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first place to say, we are going to invest so that over time, the actual

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running costs of franchises like Northern Rail will come down.

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Otherwise, you will end up having to pay at the same levels of subsidy,

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so you do need to make a change. The tone of this controversial document

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is that the North can't have everything. Passengers can get new

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trains and stations, but fares will rise significantly under may be less

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staff employed. No decisions have been made yet. The consultation on

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the future closes on Monday. So the railways

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in Yorkshire are already costing There are some interesting figures.

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Every passenger goes ten kilometres, the government is putting in 70p. If

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you can pay to the big operators, it goes through some of the richest

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areas and there is no subsidy. People are paying a lot more for

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their real fears in the south of England. `` rail fares. They say

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there are rail electrification is a good investment. Over 20 or 30

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years, you reap the rewards of that. That gets to the heart of what

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this consultation is about, investment, subsidy, and who should

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foot the bill. A man charged with the murder

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of a woman in Sheffield has appeared The body of 39`year`old Anayat Bibi

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was found at a house on Firth Park 42`year`old Mazhar Nawab appeared

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in Sheffield Magistrates' Court He was remanded in custody

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and is due in Sheffield Crown Court Two other men,

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aged 83 and 20 remain on police bail Barnsley College could be hit

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by a strike. The University and College Union

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says some staff have been forced out, others have had to take jobs on

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lower pay grades, while others still It says the move is

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a botched money`saving measure. Now they're balloting union

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members on strike action. Timbers and masonry from York

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Minster were sold today. The 14th century oak was damaged in a fire 30

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years ago. The auction has become an annual event as old pieces of the

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Minster are sold off to pay for a ?20 million restoration project.

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Children whose lives have never been the same again due to severe burn

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injuries are benefiting from a voluntary service, set up to

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The Burns Club is based at Pindersfields Hospital

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in Wakefield, but is helping young people from across our region.

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It's a chance to make new friends, discuss their problems,

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But a warning that you may find some of the images in Kate Bradbrook's

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13`year`old Khalid is one of many young patients being treated

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here at Pinderfields Hospital for burn injuries.

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The main focus for him is physio and rehabilitation but,

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while the physical wounds will eventually improve with treatment,

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for children, the emotional scars can take longer to heal.

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Aidan, also 13, suffered 60% burns in a house fire which claimed

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He's been left with brain damage and attends a special school.

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He also comes here to the hospital for the Burns Club, an opportunity

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He sees other people with injuries the same as his

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He joins in with everybody, he loves it.

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The club is run entirely by volunteers and,

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as well as regular meetings, it also organises residential camps.

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It all costs money, which is raised through donations.

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It takes up to ?30,000 per year to run the Burns Club.

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It does help them because they just talk about their burn injuries,

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how they had the accident, how they are managing with the treatment

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For families like Aidan's, the service has been a lifeline.

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They'll never forget the trauma they have suffered, but

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Ringside seat ` we're with Sheffield boxer

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Kell Brooks as he prepares for his world title fight in Los Angeles.

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And find out why I have been having a very good today.

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Onto cricket and it's day one of Yorkshire's County Championship

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Yorkshire won the toss and put the visitors in to bat.

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Boxing now and it's nearly crunch time, or should that be punch time,

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for Sheffield boxer Kell Brook who fights for the world title in

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The welterweight is up against American Shawn Porter

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for the IBF title and Shamir Masri has been given exclusive access to

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Boxing in the US is a very popular sport.

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As soon as Sheffield's Kell Brook arrived at this media workout,

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The press were taking a close look at him.

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He's been joined by his dad Terry, mum Julie, and partner Lindsay.

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It's like being at home, all familiar faces.

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We are a few days away now, so it's about keeping chilled, relaxing

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His opponent for Saturday is IBF world titleholder, Shawn Porter.

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He had an interesting warm`up routine, a form of head...

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At Thursday's press conference, three world title fights took

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centre stage, with Porter versus Brook topping

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You can tell from the press conference, the pressure is building

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Shawn Porter is a character of the sport but will there be plenty of

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action to keep UK fight fans a week into the early hours of Sunday?

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If you ain't out of your seat and clapping,

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I plan to do everything right to the best of my abilities on Saturday

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night and I hope the fans in the UK will be rooting for me or Kell.

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I hope they stay up and tune in, because it's going to be a treat.

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Both men are unbeaten but Kell is adamant that it's not him who will

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He's going to bring it and someone has always got to go,

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It's going to be 33 and the new IBF champion of the world,

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Even Kell's grandmother will be watching.

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But one person who can't watch is his mum.

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I don't feel that I could bear to watch him,

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She gets in a really bad way when I'm fighting.

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Especially this fight, the magnitude of this fight, I can't

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All that's left now is an official weigh`in and pre`fight

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Here we are at MG's, this is where I've come

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It's been a grand old day of huffing and puffing on the North

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The volunteers that run the line have realised

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a long cherished dream to open a new platform at Whitby station.

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It means more frequent trains and, as Cathy Killick reports,

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What could be better than a beautiful day in Whitby?

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Arriving by steam train, that's what!

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It's a historic day on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

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The second platform is opening at Whitby so passengers were treated

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to not one locomotive but two, pulling their carriages then

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``posing. Train spotters, this is your money shot.

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We've been planning it for three years,

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working on it now for the best part of a year, as in building it.

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Very exciting, the first time we've had these two

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steam engines together in Whitby station, probably for 50 years.

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To have brought this back when, at one time,

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people might have thought this station had closed, is fantastic.

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The project marks a high point in the co`operation

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between the volunteer`run Heritage Line and Network Rail,

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and means two extra trains a day can run between Pickering and Whitby.

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Network Rail have provided the mechanical expertise.

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As you can see, it's historic signalling is a brilliant idea.

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It will bring more business and to the railway industry and tourism.

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I just love the sound and smell of the smoke.

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I know it probably sounds horrible, but I just love it.

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I just really enjoy going on steam trains.

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It's everything that I wanted in a steam train.

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As a young boy, I really wanted to be steam engine

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Looking at the new timetable, it just makes it so much easier to

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explore both Whitby and the whole of the North York Moors,

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Now there will be thousands of beetles at Harewood House this

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weekend, but not necessarily of the insect variety!

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No, we're talking cars and lots of enthusiasts.

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Joe Inwood can hopefully tell us more.

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Enthusiastic, yes. But I don't know that much about cars. There are

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literally thousands of people here who are not all enthusiastic about

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them, but spending a lot of time polishing them. Let's meet some of

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the characters who are here this weekend.

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I've been into VWs about 15 years. My camper van is where I fit with my

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sister! `` fight. The atmosphere is great. Everybody has a good time and

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enjoys it. There are people of all ages, it's a good laugh.

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As you can see, some real characters here this weekend. Some interesting

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stories behind the cars. A man who can tell us one is this organiser

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here. This is a special VWs year. An old lady whose husband had died had

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this car in the garage. She gave us it as long as it went to a good

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cause. She knew that the festival was a good cause. It isn't just

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about charity, it's about fun as well. It's all about families.

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Everything from cans and fairground rides to dog shows. This isn't only

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for shiny cars, but rusty cars. There is live music, to. We're

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hoping for 15,000 people if the weather holds up. 100,000 people

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have come over nine years. Paul, there, saving thousands of people

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are expected. Let's hope the weather holds!

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The theme of the weather is not a good one for the second half of

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August. This was sent in by Sandy. She is

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receiving an award because of all the 40 graphs that promote the area

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`` photograph. Keep your pictures coming in. Across

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the weekend, a lot of dry weather but it will be blustery and will

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feel cool. Tomorrow, the ruble amount of cloud and lacking in

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sunshine. The best part of the sun is going to be on Sunday, but the

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breeze will increase. We have a yellow alert from The Met Office. We

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had a few showers today. You can see the clouds on the satellite. Some

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have been heavy, not as much as yesterday, and they will ease over

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the next hour. We will have a dry night with long, clear spells.

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Temperatures will get to around 12 or 13 Celsius. The sun will rise in

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the morning at 5:46pm. The next high water in Scarborough will be in an

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hour at 8:37pm. Tomorrow doesn't look too bad, sunny spells the

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further south and east you are. Overall, a lot of cloud, with

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drizzle over the hail is lighter in the day and temperatures of 18 or 20

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Celsius. the good, the bad

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and the soggy-bottomed. I'm Jo Brand and I'm serving up

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an Extra Slice of Bake Off action I'll shine a spotlight

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on all the goings-on in the tent - the good, the bad

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and the soggy-bottomed. And every week, I'll be joined by

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the latest baker to leave the tent.

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