13/02/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

Here on the late Look North: for the news where you are.

Hundreds of mourners gather at York Minster to celebrate

the life of seven-year-old Katie Rough.

And how a project piloted in Yorkshire is helping more

of those in need access mental health services.

And with news of milder weather on the way,

join me for that detailed, updated, live weekend forecast.

Hundreds of mourners gathered in York today

to celebrate the life of seven-year-old Katie Rough

who was killed in the city last month.

As well as a private family service, members of the public

were invited to help remember her short life

and a message from the family thanked people for their support.

From York, Charlotte Leeming sent this report.

Outside York Minster this afternoon, Katie Rough's hearse arrived

were met by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu,

who was leading the thanksgiving service.

Katie's coffin was decorated with characters from one

of the writers she loved the most, Dr Seuss.

Inside the Minster's choir, the congregation joined together

to sing some of her favourite hymns and her uncle, Stephen, held back

tears as he paid tribute to her, describing her as a smart, fun,

beautiful child who will live on forever in our hearts.

Before the funeral, Katie's family released

a video which shows a compilation of photographs

They want people to remember her for what she was like

Three days after the child died, I went and met

And, of course, I've got to know them.

I felt I was speaking to families that I know

rather than to parishioners or churchgoers.

So I really got to know them and also they gave me a lot of

things about Katie, which you could understand.

And I've met her five times, so there was a memory.

She was found with serious neck and chest injuries on a playing

field not far from her home and died later in hospital.

A 15-year-old girl has been charged with her murder.

Her tragic death has affected many communities across the city

and hundreds of people packed into the Minster today

to pay their respects to a little girl they didn't know

It's moved the whole city and there's a couple of other

events on later this week that we're helping with

to raise money for two York charities,

and we just want to remember her as a lovely

little girl and leave a legacy and not remember her

After the service, Katies coffin was carried out

He's Got The Whole World In His Hands with the words

changed to, "He's got Katie in his hands."

And then, as she was slowly driven away for a private

service of committal, there was spontaneous applause.

This personal family tragedy has become

something very public and now her parents are going

to set up a lasting memorial to the daughter

In Leeds, flowers continue to be left at the scene

where a schoolboy was stabbed on Friday.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the incident

and a 16-year-old boy remains in custody.

Meanwhile members of the community are asking people who possess

dangerous weapons to hand them in as Ian White reports.

This is 16-year-old Irfan Wahid,

the latest teenage murder victim in Harehills.

He died on Friday after receiving a single stab wound to his chest

in the centre of this bustling part of Leeds.

Tonight, one of his former teachers told me what he was like.

He was just the happiest, smiliest boy.

He was always desperate to please you.

We worked so hard on his maths ability while

we had him and he just achieved fantastic results when he left

for high school and I just got the enormous feeling

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with Irfan's murder.

A 15-year-old boy was released without charge

but a 16-year-old remains in custody being questioned.

Since Friday, the number of floral tributes being left here

They're worried about gun crime and knife crime so

they have decided to do something about it, leaving this bucket here

with a sign, "Stop the knife crime, simply put your weapon in here."

It's just over a fortnight since another teenager,

Raheem Wilks, the brother of a Leeds United footballer,

And yesterday, another murder investigation was launched

when a man's body was found by an ambulance crew in Harehills.

People who know this area well say something needs

Recently what's been going on around here,

me being a parent myself and having children, it's not something

Me, I usually wouldn't come across as a person who would say

I am frightened, but yeah, I am frightened.

My message to the community is actually that we all know

that East Leeds is not perfect, Harehills isn't perfect,

It is a tragedy that has happened at a young life in our community

has been taken but people from the outside will say

that this is a bad place, this is a bad community.

Harehills is full of wonderful people.

Prayers have been said at the local mosque for Irfan Wahid

and councillors have called on the community to support

Friends of the dead boy hope to hold a vigil on Wednesday.

A brief look at some of the day's other stories.

A teenager who praised the killer of MP Jo Cox has been found guilty

of making a home-made pipe bomb in his bedroom in Bradford.

The 17-year-old, whose room was plastered

with Nazi paraphernalia, was arrested after sharing images

He's been sentenced to a three-year youth rehabilitation order,

which includes counselling with a de-radicalisation expert.

Tesco has promised urgent action after a BBC investigation found that

many advertised promotions had actually inspired. An undercover

reporter was overcharged several reporter was overcharged several

times in stores across Leeds. In some cases, gales were still on

display almost a month after price changes had ended. Tesco says it

will double check the accuracy of pricing at all its stores.

A new scheme, being piloted in Yorkshire,

is helping more of the Muslim community to access

It's hoped that being more able to talk about faith in

the therapy room will encourage more of those in need to seek help

Mental health - famously, it's something we don't like

talking about and in some communities, the stigma is severe.

And it's not actually tackled, it's not actually addressed.

She's had serious depression and to remain anonymous

because she's afraid of what her friends will think.

I just felt I had to constantly keep myself strong

But now a new kind of treatment is being piloted

that brings religion into the therapy room

It's concreted it for me and I feel happy that I can

live my life with my religion and I know that I have

the support from within the Koran, from within Islam.

In the past, faith and therapy have been kept very separate

but this study proved that one can help the other,

particularly in the Muslim community.

A big concern though is that some therapists will feel out

of their comfort zone talking about religion.

People who have experienced services have often felt

that they are not able to talk about that aspect of their identity

and it is like a missing part of what they need to talk about.

People who are Muslims see faith as a resource

for well-being, as a resource for health.

Only 4% of people who access the mental health service are Muslim

and it's thought that there's still a reluctance

I think perhaps Muslims are not recognising that there are mental

health issues prevalent in our community and that is partly

because some people think that when you are facing

mental health issues, you are being possessed by a third party

and that can have deeper consequences because that means

and if you have family around you,

In Islam, all situations are tested and we should not assume

that difficulties that we face in life are punishments...

It's these words, putting the Koran at the heart of

Samia's treatment that have helped her feel better.

It is hoped this could be a blueprint to help people

Well, that's it from me. You up-to-date with the news this

evening. The breakfast broadcasts will be at 6:25am tomorrow morning.

I will leave you with pole and the weather.

Double-figure temperatures in the second half of this week. For cloud

afresh tomorrow, otherwise dry with some hazy sunshine. Watch this

weather sequence them. Two things to note. One or two week weather fronts

coming through mid week. I surpass winning right round the South West.

That is a milder direction. Ten or 11 degrees likely on Thursday and

Friday. We have a lot of low clouds across the Pennines at the moment.

Some in coastal areas in the middle. In the middle slice, it is clear and

in shelter from the breeze, there could be ground frosts. Tomorrow, a

grey start in places. Low cloud breaking up reviewing some sunshine.

7 degrees the high tomorrow afternoon, 45 in Fahrenheit. Still

keen East or Southeast wind. Into Tuesday evening and Tuesday night, a

week weather front will bring patchy rain from the South West and then we

will see extensive low cloud redeveloping first light, Wednesday

morning, it is quite great with a bitter drizzle in places. Wednesday

will be fairly overcast. Brightness in places and at the same time

patchy rain can't be ruled out. That patchy rain into Wednesday night and

then Thursday and Friday, to make most looking days. Try and write

with some sunshine. The at the weekend it will be mild.

Largely dry, perhaps