10/02/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

Police have launched a murder inquiry after a 16-year-old boy

died after an incident in Leeds earlier today.

A number of streets in the Harehills area of Leeds remain sealed off this

A large police cordoned remains in Harehills Lane in Leeds tonight

following a serious assault on a 16-year-old boy this afternoon. The

teenager was taken to hospital with serious stab wounds. A died later.

Forensic officers are expected to remain at the scene for the next few

days as inquiry is to establish exactly what happened continue.

Motorists have been warned to expect some disruption as a result. A

15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in

police custody. Detectives are appealing for anyone with

information to come forward. A woman who was admitted

to a hospital ward and then asked to sleep in a shower room has made

an official complaint Lynne Dexter from Seacroft in Leeds

became seriously ill last Sunday. It comes as figures released today

show the pressure is increasing Our correspondent

Spencer Stokes has more. This is the room you would

have had to sleep in. A private room in hospital, but not

the sort patients might expect. On Wednesday night this week,

68-year-old Lynne Dexter from Leeds was asked if she would mind her bed

being wheeled into a shower room at St James' Hospital

so she could sleep there. I looked at her and I looked

at the room and I just started crying, and I said no,

sorry, I know you're under stress, but the answer is no,

and I couldn't stop crying. Lynne says the ward was full,

people were sleeping in the corridor and the shower room was the last bit

of space, but no place to put someone with asthma

and breathing difficulties. It was damp in there because someone

had had a shower in it that evening. She said it was fully cleaned,

but once somebody has been in a shower, it's not fully

cleaned, is it? In recent weeks, Leeds

Teaching Hospitals Trust, which runs St James',

has struggled with bed availability. Figures show at the start of this

week, out of 1,692 beds available, 1,671 were occupied,

meaning 98.7% were full. Tonight, Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Trust apologised to Lynne Dexter, explaining that during extremely

busy periods, patients sometimes have to be transferred

to what is called a non-bedded area. The trust goes on to say that it

does not regard a large shower area as the right accommodation

for a patient and they're The shower, according to Lynne,

did end up being slept in, I woke up and I went to the toilet

and there was an old lady in the shower room in a bed

and the sister said to me, "I was bullied into putting her

in there," so I said it's Back at home, Lynne says she has no

wish to return to Saint James' and has made a formal complaint

about being asked to sleep York Minster police are being given

the same powers as police officers in the cathedral's area. They have

undergone specialist training and will be able to arrest people should

they need to. The man behind plans to build

a new ?20 million theme park in Scarborough says it would take

the town "to the next level" Flamingoland owner Gordon Gibb

is the preferred bidder to take over the site of the former

Futurist theatre. In an exclusive interview

with BBC Radio York he says his plan would enhance Scarborough

as a visitor attraction A Victoria Cross awarded to a Leeds

soldier for his actions during the Battle of the Somme

will be auctioned off next month. George Sanders won the prestigious

award for gallantry in 1916. It's being sold along with his

Military Cross and other medals. Auctioneers think they could

fetch up to ?220,000. A new advice centre for miners

who worked in the former Selby The new service at Selby Community

Centre will offer ex-miners and their families support on issues

including industrial The last pit in the Selby

Coalfield closed in 2004. Many staff transferred or Lefty

industry altogether. -- left the industry.

13 years later, volunteers say the need for advice and help

We're a port of call for people who feel they're sturggling

with injuries and diseases picked up from the mining industry,

advice what to do next, we have a few gentlemen who have

problems with knees, breathing, vibration white finger.

Sport, and in Super League it was a great start

to the season as Castleford took on Leigh at Home.

They had the game in the back at half-time. -- bag. Castleford 44,

Leeds 16. Meanwhile, Huddersfield Giants

were away to Widnes, winning by 28 points

to the Vikings' 16. In football, couple of results

for you, in the championship, Sheffield Wednesday were at home

to Birmingham, they won 3-0. And in league two,

it was a goalless draw for top of the table Doncaster Rovers

who were away to Newport. Now let's get the

weather with Keeley. Some of us will see some snow

and we do have a warning out for the Pennine chain overnight

tonight and also the North York Moors where we could well see a few

centimetres of snow. In fact, above 200m,

we could see a few centimetres, The first feature passes

through overnight and tomorrow morning then we could have another

spell of snow, especially for high ground as we make our way

through Saturday night into Sunday, just slushy deposits

at lower levels. They will be a mix of rain,

sleet and snow, but they will become much more heavier and widespread

from the east later in the night and on higher ground above 200

metres we could see a few centimetres, slushy deposits

on lower levels and slippery surfaces on lower levels

as temperatures drop Similar conditions -

rain, sleet and snow showers - Snow becomes confined

to the highest ground through the day tomorrow,

but a cold, grey and cloudy Showers which will be more frequent

through the day then another spell of snow,

especially for higher That's it from the week

team here at Look North.