06/03/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

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Good evening, you're watching Monday's Look North.

On the programme tonight: The dangers of air pollution -

researchers in Yorkshire find evidence that poor air quality

doesn't just increase the risk of asthma but can cause it.

These are the particles that go deep into your lungs. You only need a bus

to go past and look at that, it jumps right up.

We'll ask if a five-year plan to tackle pollution in some

of our biggest cities will really make a difference.

Also tonight: The man charged with preventing terrorism

in Yorkshire calls on people to act on "instinct" in a new campaign

I'll have all the weekend's sport as Sheffield Wednesday turn

on the style to open up a five-point cushion in the race

And we'll catch up with the four middle-aged mums who rowed

the Atlantic as they publish a new book about their challenge.

There's been plenty of sunshine today.

How worried are you about the air you breathe in Yorkshire?

Researchers say exposure to air pollution causes asthma.

Scientists from the Institute of Transport Studies

at the University of Leeds found emissions from diesel vehicles don't

just aggravate the condition, they actually cause it.

It's worrying for residents living in a number of our cities

where pollution levels are particularly high.

Our health correspondent, Jamie Coulson, reports.

You can barely see it, but polluted air may be

That's why scientists from Leeds and Barcelona are in Bradford,

looking at the link between childhood asthma

and the kind of pollution levels they've been measuring

When you see it there, over 100,000, is that bad for us?

That is bad for us because these are the particles that kind of go

The other thing I notice about this is you only need a bus to go

past and look at that - it jumps right up.

Isaac has had asthma since he was two.

You just think asthma is brought on by something else,

Nobody's ever said to me that his asthma is linked to pollution.

If somebody did tell me that, obviously I would be up in arms.

At Leeds University, a researcher has fed

This is an air pollution map in Bradford that shows the red

as the highest and the blue as the lowest.

You can overlay these maps with locations of interest,

like all residents' addresses for children you have

Effectively show how much risk someone is exposed to.

The project is not yet complete, but early findings suggest emissions

Nitrogen dioxide and black carbon are significantly linked.

A child could not have got asthma if they were not

exposed, and that has a lot of implications, obviously.

The research is already proving useful.

Bradford, along with West Yorkshire's other councils,

have agreed a low emissions strategy and it includes turning some

of the county's most polluted hotspots in clean air zones.

And this bit makes particularly interesting reading.

There's a commitment to convert an entire fleet

of West Yorkshire buses to meet low emissions standards.

The research from here in Bradford suggests that could prevent around

No consolation for those already affected.

If something could be done about it, that would be fantastic.

West Yorkshire's urban areas have some of the highest levels of air

It is the cause of one in 20 deaths in West Yorkshire.

Now five local authorities here have got together to agree

a Low Emissions Strategy to cut pollution in the next five years.

Some of the many measures include Making Leeds a Clean Air Zone

with the most polluting heavy diesel vehicles discouraged from entering

Working with bus companies and taxi companies to introduce newer,

Making it easier for cyclists and pedestrians.

We're joined now by Professor James Tate from the Institute

for Transport Studies which carried out the research.

Good to see you. How bad is air pollution in Yorkshire? There's many

big cities in the UK that have high levels and it's because of all the

traffic. The levels aren't as high as in London, where maybe in parks

the levels are what we are experiencing at our roadsides. At

they are quite high. We used to be told that diesel was the best type

of car to drive, but now is that the big bad wolf? The motor industry has

let us down, the government and the public, because they've been

producing these cars despite having emissions standards in place and

they haven't been getting cleaner. A brand-new diesel car is emitting one

of the key pollutants as 1000 petrol hybrid cars, or 100 standard petrol

cars. Just one diesel car? Just one. If you can imagine replacing a taxi

fleet with petrol hybrid is, you can wipe out a lot of emissions. Our

local authorities doing enough? Leeds is one of the biggest cities

in Europe without a mass transit system. Would that make a

difference? It would. Moving away from diesel. The newest diesel buses

are quite a lot cleaner, but we don't know how they will age. We

should go to electric buses and that would make a huge difference. What

can we do to stop ourselves briefing in this toxic air? If you are a

pedestrian or cyclist you can avoid the busy routes. If you do that, the

pollution levels drop quickly as you go away from the roadside. James,

thank you. And you can see more on that

investigation on Inside Out And BBC News is focusing

on the problem of air You can find out much more online

at bbc.co.uk/soicanbreathe. Next tonight, the man charged

with thwarting terrorist activity here in Yorkshire has called

on people to act on their instincts and report anything they believe

could be linked with a terror plot. The head of the North East Counter

Terror Unit, Clive Wain, has said he wants to root out

all forms of radicalisation that could lead to an individual

or a group carrying out Here's our home affairs

correspondent, Spencer Stokes. Terror has left its mark on

Yorkshire in various ways over the last 12. From the seven slash seven

London bombers, who hatched their plot in Leeds and Dewsbury, to

right-wing extremist Thomas Mair killing Jo Cox, and a man that 17

who became the youngest suicide bomber ever, blowing himself up in

Iraq. It's such incidents the counterterror unit tried to disrupt

and prevent. They're called now is for the public to help. This is

about the general public acting on their suspicions on things that

don't feel all seem right. Could we create a climate of fear where

everybody is watching everyone else? That's not the intention, there's a

balance to be struck. We would all is -- always welcome a call from the

public. Today the counterterror unit released a series of videos urging

the public to report anything out of the ordinary. It's an approach one

expert says is necessary because even without much preparation, some

terror plots can be huge in consequence. The massacre in Paris,

the attacks in Nice, and so many other examples in 2016, they did not

require a lot of financial resources. It did not require a lot

of money or planning. Vulnerable people can be subjected to become

radicalised in a short period of time in this country, on our back

door step. Absolutely, the public need to be vigilant, and they need

the confidence to go with their instinct and act on it. Across the

UK, 13 serious terror attacks have been thwarted in recent years. The

counterterror unit in Yorkshire has played its part. The aim now is

simply to raise that success rate. Later on Look North -

school dinner success. I'm at Ravensthorpe Junior School

and it's official - they have the best school meals

in the country. I know it for a fact

because they also have the best I think it's your

favourite, isn't it? In other news now, and detectives

have launched a murder investigation after a body was found

in a York flat. Officers were called to York railway

station in the early hours of this morning following reports of a man

acting strangely, A body of a man in his 50s

was discovered later A 19-year-old man has been arrested

in connection with the incident A man is being questioned

for a second time over the murder of a West Yorkshire schoolgirl more

than 50 years ago. 14-year-old Elsie Frost

was discovered stabbed to death West Yorkshire Police have confirmed

they've re-arrested a 79-year-old man in Berkshire in connection

with her murder. He's also being questioned

about a separate offence It was a challenge that many

thought was unachievable. Four middle-aged women from York set

off to row the Atlantic, having joined a Saturday morning

rowing club as a hobby. Leaving behind their families,

they competed alongside some of the toughest endurance athletes

in the world. And there were considerable

hardships along Their book, Four Mums In A Boat,

comes out this week and we'll hear But first let's remind ourselves

of their amazing feat. December 2015, and the start

of a journey for four Yorkshire mums The plan, row the Atlantic

whatever it took. They had to row 3,000 nautical

miles, conquering seasickness, pressure sores, a fractured coccyx

and a hurricane along the way. It wasn't all trial

and tribulations. Singing, joking and friendship

got them through it. As I am a recording this,

they are looking at my bottom We were promised some luxuries,

and we haven't got them. Yesterday they put a Mars

bar in front of my face Their extraordinary

experience was filmed and, after 67 days at sea,

their triumphant arrival in Antigua and reunion with their families

made headline news. They were the oldest all-female

crew to row any ocean. It made them world record

holders and an inspiration So let me introduce you to Helen,

Niki, Frances and Janette. I read this book over the weekend

and it's fair to say it's emotional, raw, intimate. Warts and all. But

also laugh out loud funny. It's more than just a diary, it's the story of

the challenge from beginning to end, and the build-up. It is, and it's

about our friendship and also about our lives before we got on the boat.

We are all very different women from different backgrounds and it's quite

nice to know where we come from and how we got to growing the ocean. And

how we got together. It really is about the friendship and it's meant

to be inspirational. We put little things in there to make it

inspirational. The lessons we learned as we went on the journey,

all the mistakes we made! We made lots. And a lot of talk about lady

bits! A lot of laugh out loud moments. A lot of nudity in the

book. That's because the water was constantly splashing you. The

technicalities people don't think about. It was easier not to wear

anything on our bottom halves. Going to toilet on the bucket. You were

always moving. Trying to take things down to go on the bucket was just a

pain. It was easier not to have anything on. You go into detail

about all of that. It's also a journey of your friendship as well.

How difficult was it writing the book almost two years after the

challenge? Really difficult. It was harder than rolling the ocean! It

brought back a lot of memories. Revisiting things you may be didn't

want to revisit. It also made you remember the great times and makes

you hanker for it because life was very simple on the boat. Frances,

you said you were Fred up with the grey suits, the grey skies, the grey

road, you just wanted some sunshine. You were to aim for this! I was a

little bit fed up with my job. Instead of getting another job, I

suggested we row with the ocean. I wanted to make some memories that

would last forever. I wanted to make some years different to other years.

We had met as a group a few years ago and we instantly got on. We used

to go rowing and go for a coffee and we would laugh to the bottom of our

bellies because we were terrible! The friendship we have formed was

just a total revelation. What a treat for us to spend all that time

together in that wonderful, natural, isolated world. Are you different

women now? The core is the same, but we are stronger, more confident,

more emotional, more honest with each other. Did you have downtime

is? Having experienced such an epic journey, normal life is quite dull!

It's an adrenaline hangover. We were on high alert after 67 days. When

you come back to a safe environment, you have a bit of a crash. We

weren't expecting that. We talk a lot about that in the book and how

we've coped with that, and the consequences of all of that. That's

the main thing we didn't plan for, we planned for everything else, but

not how we would feel. That's been really interesting. The book is out

this week. Thank you so much for coming in. It's not the last we'll

hear from you! Thank you. When it comes to school

dinners, the children at Ravensthorpe Junior School

near Dewsbury are the Their chef, Tracy Healy,

has just been named She wowed the judges

with her serving of lamb kofta with coconut rice,

followed by a rhubarb fool pudding. Today she was back at work, so Ian

White popped down to meet her. It's another busy day

in Tracy Healy's kitchen. Every day, Tracy and her

team prepare 280 meals It's a hectic job, but Tracy can

take pride in knowing she's been Things that are appealing to the eye

as we have as adults. If food looks nice on a plate,

the kids will try it It's all about teamwork

in the kitchen at Ravensthorpe Junior School, and a race

against the clock to get I can't come to Tracy's kitchen

without giving her a hand. I know she'll be delighted with

an extra pair of hands, won't you? I'm going to get you to try and make

this chocolate sauce now, I'll have to just get

you doing something else. Well, I'm not sure, it

does look a bit thin. I think you could help serve

the children at lunchtime. Judges praised the quality

and presentation of Tracy's food. She's a really good cook and she's

really hard-working. As a person, she's

also a nice person. We've got the number one chef,

that is absolutely amazing. It's dinner time and there are some

hungry children to feed. So much better than packed lunches

and home dinners because it's freshly made and nice and warm

and ready to eat. It's actually very good

because the school chef puts so much care and effort into the food

to make the best It's just so nice just to be able

to come into the kitchen and produce food from scratch knowing that

you're using good Putting it on a plate

and the children eating it, enjoying it and saying thank you,

miss, I really enjoyed With award-winning food on offer,

it is hoped more children here will start having school

meals at lunchtime. Wish my school dinners were like

that! Mine work, I loved my school

dollars. -- school dinners. I had pink

blancmange! Sheffield Wednesday consolidated

their place in the Championship play-offs with a thumping win over

Norwich. Leeds also look good

for the play-offs after a win Huddersfield Town lost

but stay in third. Sunshine and stunning

goals at Hillsborough. When the Norwich keeper failed

to clear convincingly, Three more goals for Wednesday

before the fifth and final one, which was arguably as good

as the first. Fernando Forestieri

with the fine free kick. We don't win because one player

performed very well, we win because 14 players performed

really very well. Huddersfield Town had three

quarters of the possession and shots against Newcastle,

but everyone knows the only stat After conceding an early penalty,

they went 2-0 behind when Huddersfield goalie

Joel Coleman couldn't Aaron Moy gave Town hope

from the spot, making it 2-1, but keeper Coleman made a mess again

to confirm Town's first loss In League One, Sheffield United went

ahead early through Mark Duffy and just a few minutes later

it was 2-0. Daniel Lafferty rifling

in this stunning 25-yarder. The Blades sharpening their knives,

but no, they let the lead slip Bradford ended a run of four home

games without a win. Alex Jones bundling home the only

goal, but they all count. And Gary Caldwell finally has his

first win as Chesterfield manager. Reece Mitchell's strike means

The Spireites are now High time for an inspiring

escape from relegation. Leeds, who beat Birmingham

on Friday, sit fourth Doncaster remain top of League Two

after their 0-0 draw at Crawley. The chief executive of Leeds Rhinos,

Gary Hetherington, says the club won't make any knee-jerk decisions

following their defeat They were thrashed 66-10,

but in an open letter to the fans Hetherington says the next month

is important and that they'll take stock of everyone's

performance after that. Former Rhinos player Jamie Peacock

gave his reaction to the letter. I think we've got to remember we're

four rounds into Super League and I think the tone of that letter

is yeah, we understand some things aren't right,

the performance was humiliating. It's not the way we want to be,

but give us another four weeks. Let's get to nearly Easter and judge

us then, when we've had time to perhaps get our full squad out

on the pitch and we've had two And Jamie was talking

on the Super League Show, which you can see tonight,

or maybe at your leisure, from In ice hockey, the Sheffield

Steelers lost the Challenge Cup final to the Cardiff Devils last

night. The Steelers were leading 2-1

at the end of the first period, but Cardiff scored twice to win

the match 3-2. It was a disappointing weekend

for the Steelers as they also lost That is your lot. Here's a question.

Do you bring in your dustbins as soon as the bin is empty? I do

because I'm worried about the neighbours pinching them and you

have to pay for them. Where do you live? Do you? My husband is very

good at that, I have him well trained. We are very slack. I leave

them for two weeks. There is a reason for the question. In

Yorkshire, anonymous letters have been sent to some residents accusing

them of being lazy and leaving their bins in public view.

It's a sleepy North Yorkshire village where outbursts of anger are

pretty rare. Recently, though, the issue of household bins in

Osmotherley has triggered strong words and a series of mystery

letters. The anonymous letters are being sent to residents in the

village who are leaving their bins in areas like this. Eighth letters

have so far been sent with a quayside postmarked the only clue as

to who and where they've come from. It's a quiet village, there's not a

lot else going on. For someone to have that bubbling resentment around

something as innocuous as wheelie bins is quite surprising. A lot of

people think it's absolutely ridiculous and who has the time to

even do this. In the letters, the sender makes their feelings felt,

writing... Michael has received not just one,

but two of the anonymous letters. The second letter is offensive. The

concern is there's a third and fourth and they get more offensive

and threatening. No who it's from? Not at all. The village is watching

and waiting to see what happens next.

It's a good job I don't live in that village! They would not like me. I'm

one of the lazy people. You've admitted that to half a million

people. But it is bin night tonight! And you're in the posh end of town.

I let down the area. When all the bins are lined up, I check which is

the cleanest... We are live on air! Let's have a

look at a couple of pictures that have come in over the last 24 hours.

The first one is beautiful. The second picture is stunning.

If you have any pictures, you can send them to me.

Let's have a look at the headline for the next 24 hours. Not looking

bad and Tuesday and Thursday will be the best days of the week. Dry with

sunshine. Let's follow the sequence. This weather front will bring us

rain after dark tomorrow. It will rain on and off through Tuesday

night, and then some drizzle and light rain on Wednesday morning.

Wednesday afternoon looks good and then Thursday looks good with

sunshine. A changeable week. One or two showers on the radar and they

will continue to feed down from the north-west. They will be fairly

stubborn to clear. Eventually they will do so, apart from some brushing

back into the South Yorkshire Pennines and the Peak District.

Temperatures down to one Celsius. Icy patch is possible. The sun rises

at around 6:41am. Tuesday is a nice day. One or two showers in the Peak

District first thing, but they will fizzle out. The rest of us dry and

bright with variable cloud and sunshine. The breeze backing off

ahead of the next weather front. It should be a fine end to the

afternoon. Temperatures not bad. A bit of strength in the March

sunshine now. That cloud will build on Tuesday evening. It will be wet

on Tuesday night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. One or two heavy

bursts. That weather front still around first thing Wednesday. A dull

and damp start. The afternoon should be better. Thursday looks a nice day

with some sunshine. Fairly overcast, but temperatures on the rise. Mild

on Thursday and Friday. That is the forecast. Nice to feel

on Thursday and Friday. That is the forecast. Nice to feel a

bit of warmth! Spring is on the way. Amy is back at 8pm and 10pm. From us

all, enjoy the rest of your evening. Goodbye.