24/10/2016 Look North (Yorkshire)

Good evening and welcome to Monday's Look North.

These are our top stories tonight: A Sheffield man who attacked

a police officer with an axd during a psychotic episode has been

found guilty of grievous bodily harm.

She is recovering well given the nature and severity of the `ttack.

We hear from the Yorkshire LP who wants more protection

Also tonight: Dealing with diabetes - why Scarborough has England's

joint highest rate for amputations because of complications

And ?30,000 is up for grabs in Wakefield as the Hepworth Gallery

offers a Sculpture prize to celebrate its fifth birthday

I'll have all the weekend sport including a six-goal thrilldr

Tomorrow looks set to be a lovely day, but what about the rest of the

week? Join me for the forec`st. Tonight, a jury have decided

that a 35-year-old man, who fractured a police officer's

skull after attacking her with an axe, had

not meant to kill her. But they have ruled Nathan Sumner

did mean to cause PC Lisa B`tes serious harm in the attack

in the Gleadless area of Shdffield. Our crime correspondent John Cundy

was in Sheffield Crown Court. Lisa Bates is still recoverhng from

her injuries and is likely to need further surgery.

Nathan Sumner who launched his savage attack one evening in April,

the police were called to ddal with a domestic incident at his partner's

flat and Gleadless. Lisa Bates was off-duty, recovering from hdr ordeal

in which one of her fingers was almost severed. She ran down steps

to escape and broke her leg. Nathan Sumner run across the road hnto a

supermarket nearby before bding tasered and arrested. Four officers

were injured in the incident. A short trial at Sheffield Crown Court

heard that Nathan Sumner had been acting strangely in the days before

the incident, swinging an axe around that he kept in his flat. N`than

Sumner always admitted the `ttack on PC Lisa Bates but the jury had to

decide whether his psychotic state he had meant to kill her. In the

end, they cleared Nathan Sulner of attempted murder but found him

guilty of meaning to cause Lisa Bates serious bodily harm. Ht's a

stark reminder of injuries that officers risk every day going about

their daily business and thdy could take the opportunity to remhnd

people that these people, sons and daughters and mums and dads and they

have parents evenings and sports teams like everybody else, but they

go to work as ordinary people, doing an extraordinary job. Officdrs just

these types of injuries on ` daily basis. One West Yorkshire MP is a

parliamentary MP for tougher penalties on those who attack the

police. This is one of the lost serious assaults on police officers

I have seen. We had an incident in Glasgow today where there h`s been

hit and run on two police officers. I'm calling on the Government to do

much more about this. We sedn a reduction in the number of police

officers on the streets meaning they are increasingly vulnerable. Lisa

Bates has thanked colleagues for their support and the soldidrs who

operated on her serious wounds. -- the surgeons.

Next tonight, figures obtained by the BBC show there are around 13

amputations in Yorkshire evdry week as a result of complications

Between 2012 and 2015, there were more than

That's an increase of 18% on the previous three years.

Our health correspondent Jamie Coulson has been

to Scarborough, which has the joint highest rate in England.

His report contains images of injections.

I lost two in 2012 and a further two in 2014.

Dave Campbell has had four toes removed because of complications

The 72-year-old diagnosed was with the condition

more than 20 years ago while being treated for cancer.

In 2012, he developed a blood blister.

It eventually led to his first amputation.

In 2014, another in faction led to a second.

Over the period of the weekdnd, things went from going along nicely

to disaster, because you get to the stage

where they will remove your toes in such a short period,

Dave has to inject insulin five times a day because he's no longer

able to produce enough of hormone to control blood sugar levels.

He developed type two diabetes despite healthy living,

but many people are at greater risk because of her lifestyle

Early diagnosis and managing diabetes are absolutely key

to living with the condition, but serious complications c`n still

occur, which include blindndss, heart problems and stroke,

and here in Scarborough and Ryedale, they have the joint highest rate

Between 2012 and 2015, there were 87 amputations,

That means they were nearly five amputations for every 1,000

Across England, that figure is less than three.

People aren't aware of the complications of diabetes.

There are a lot of hard-to-reach groups that use the medical

facilities and it is not diagnosed quickly enough.

I can hear your pulse flowing through your foot.

Catherine Speak is a podiatrist in North Yorkshire who has `nalysed

why some patients with diabdtes end up having an amputation.

What we see from some of the patients in Scarborotgh

is that they are unfortunatdly not accessing the right professhonal

at the right time, we're not seeing the patients soon enough.

Sometimes they feel that thdy can deal with things themselves and once

it's got out of control, there's very we can

Up to 80% of amputations ard thought to be preventable, but,

for some patients, that includes being ready to take control

Some medical professionals have described the rise in amput`tions

related to the disease as a "diabetes epidemic".

Earlier I spoke with Chris @skew, chief executive of Diabetes UK

Certainly, the rise in diabetes is consistent,

we really have to watch, it has gone up by 65%

Currently there are 4.5 million people in the United Kingdol

with diabetes and we think that could rise to over 5 million by 2025

so this is the fastest-growhng health consideration

How much of this is down to her lifestyle and poor dhet

Those numbers bigger and broadly into people with type one dhabetes,

about 10% of all cases, then people with type two dhabetes,

which make up 90% of all of those cases and of those people whth type

two diabetes, the causes cotld be a mixture of lifestyle,

age, background, family, family, but by far,

the largest cause of type two diabetes is lifestyle,

of which are large part as being overweight.

So if someone is diagnosed with diabetes, can it be reversed

There are some studies at the moment that are looking at weight loss that

do seem to take you back across the diagnosis line and,

of course, for us to maintahn a healthy weight through eating

properly, through having sole exercise within our routines

and making sure we don't get to the point where we're close

We need change, but the good news is that is much that we can do.

We need to change on every level, as individuals we need to e`t more

healthily, look at the fringe meeting and build moderate dxercise

and activity into our daily lives and we need a change

at a Governmental level and through industry.

It is very hard at the moment in our society to take a he`lthier

choice and we really need to look at what it is that driving `t.

We need to look at the reformulation of food, take some of the s`lt,

fat and sugar out and look at how our products are forlulated

and how they are marketed as well of course.

Finally, as individuals, we need to manage diabetes

if we have it as well as we can and we have to get informathon

from health care profession`ls on the risk of type two diabetes

and what we can do to lower that risk.

And Inside Out tonight focuses on Bradford, where a tenth

The city's trying out a pioneering way to target those at risk.

Later on Look North: Keeping it in the family.

Prepare to be impressed tonhght - I want to introduce you to the two

lads from Leeds who are the British trials champions at the ages

More than 40 female Labour LPs have written to the Attorney Gendral

warning that women will be less likely to report rape

because of the legal preceddnt set in the retrial of the Chestdrfield

They made the plea after evhdence about the sexual history

of the complainant was used in the retrial of the footb`ller,

This was 2012, Ched Evans jailed after being found

guilty of rape, and this was earlier this month,

Ched Evans found not guilty in a retrial.

The difference between the two trials, evidence

of the complainant's sexual history from two men who had

It led to her being questioned in court, not just about thd night

in this hotel with Evans, but intimate details about her sex

Six Yorkshire MPs have now `ddressed the concerns that this sets

There are nearly 40 female LPs calling for a change in the law

Like them, Katrina Palin, who works with survivors of sexual

offences, is worried women will be put off from going to the police.

The concern for us would be because the case has receivdd

so much publicity, they will be a perception amongst the general

public and in particular wolen who might be thinking

about reporting that this is a risk for them, that if they come forward

and if they get to court, their sexual history will bd used

against them and put into the public domain in this way.

The type of evidence used in the Ched Evans case has only been

used once in the past 16 ye`rs and while MPs

are worried it will become lore common, many legal experts disagree.

The law as it stands is extremely restrictive.

It is very difficult to introduce evidence of a complainant's previous

sexual history, as it's called, unless the judge is satisfidd

that there would be an injustice if it did not happen, if it

Ched Evans has been back on the football pitch this season

trying to put the last few xears behind him, but his case is likely

to continue making headlines for some time to come.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a fire at a house

in Wakefield in which a father and daughter were killed.

Andrew and Kiera Broadhead died following the blaze on Ash Crescent

The men, aged 24 and 28, were arrested over the weekdnd

on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

The younger man has been released on bail, whilst the twenty dight

A 44-year-old man has been `rrested in connection with a report

of a rape in a taxi in Sheffield at the weekend.

The alleged incident took place around Duke Street,

just off Park Square roundabout area early yesterday morning.

The 25-year-old woman continues to be supported

The man was arrested last night on suspicion

of rape and is in custody being questioned by detectives.

The new Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has taken

Mrs Brabin swore the oath of allegiance in the House

The former Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders actress won

a by-election last week following the death of Jo Cox.

The Jorvik Viking Centre in York has announced it

will reopen at Easter, more than a year after it w`s

The attraction has been closed since last Christmas.

It will open its doors again on the 8th of April.

The Vikings themselves have been upgraded and many will be

animatronic rather than static models.

Let's get all the weekend's sport with Tanya.

I didn't make much of York City on my birthday but Bradford city, six

schools, two very good sides. I had dinner with Stuart McCall on

Saturday night at a dinner `nd he said he went on to his opposite

number Chris Wilder at Sheffield United and asked if you enjoyed it,

and he said no! They went closer -- toe-to-toe.

Billy Sharp got the goalfest under way.

He's in a rich vein of form at the moment.

Bradford have a talented Billy of their own -

Mr Sharpe was quick off the mark at the free kick.

Finally, someone not called Billy got in on the act,

For the first time in the g`me, City took the lead with Timothy

That lead lasted four minutds, Chris levelling the scores `t 3 3.

City nearly grabbed it at the death, but a draw,

Well, if the Bantams or the Blades are promoted,

Rotherham United could end tp replacing them in League Ond.

Their new manager Kenny Jackett says he's taken on his biggest challenge

yet, as he aims to keep thel in the Championship.

It was Jackett required at Rotherham United,

but there is no dressing up the fact that they're in trouble.

It started well as Joe and Richard Wood brought sole

goalkeeping acrobatics out, and when Reading when awarddd

a penalty, Lee's unconventional safe might have had you thinking

it was rather's day, but with just four minutes left

Paul McShane's winner made ht seven defeat in a row.

Disappointed, losing to such a late goal from a corner.

We had a lot of set pieces ourselves and couldn't put one

We're slightly young and naive about winning gamds

We have to learn fast, but I was pleased with the with

the commitment of the players, they were very good.

We've always had to fight, the last few games, so this is not

going to be much different so I think we'll stay.

Not that confident, but I'm hoping, I'm hoping.

If they get a couple of signings in January,

Our four other championship sides all won and are all

Adam Armstrong sent Barnslex on their way to a 2-0

Ryan Kent hit the post and Sam couldn't miss.

This won't win any goal of the season competitions,

David Jones mis-hit his shot, Gary Hooper controlled it

with his face and scored the only goal against QPR.

This cross was turned into his own net by Wolves defender

Huddersfield Town beat Derbx 1- due to an injury time header.

No, it's not an intruding f`n, it's the Huddersfield

The referee sent him to the stands for this,

but if there was a Celebrathon of the Week Award, surely

The England Rugby League captain, Sam Burgess, insists the side can

win the four nations which gets under way this weekend.

The tournament was launched today at Anfield, where

The opening match is New Ze`land against Scotland, then

on Saturday England face Australia in Huddersfield.

Burgess says new coach, Wayne Bennett, has already

Wayne's highly respected across both countries

He's an amazing man and rightly so, he's had success wherever hd's been.

He's brought a great ethos and attitude to our squad,

so I'm really grateful he's part of our team.

And congratulations to Garforth-based motor rachng

Yesterday saw the final racd of the European Le Mans Serhes

at Estoril, and they have won the championship

A brilliant achievement in their debut season.

Two young brothers from Leeds are making a name for themsdlves

on two wheels after becoming British Trial Bike Champions.

Harry and George Hemingway have travelled round the UK compdting,

after first being introduced to the sport when they

It's become something of a family tradition that's been passed

Ian White's been to East Keswick to meet them.

Meet Harry and George, young brothers from east Keswick `ged ten

and eight and already British trial bike champions. The sport involves

tackling obstacles like logs and rocks on their motorbikes whthout

putting their feet on the ground so what is the key to success? You need

to have good balance, reallx. And just technique as well, bec`use you

can't write up a rock and slashed into it because you would gdt up it,

you've got to really up to ht, touch it and go from there. See what

happens. The boys were introduced to the sport by their dad, Dan, another

trophy winner. There really enthusiastic, it's not something I

have to get home and say, come on, boys, let's go out practising. There

are normally a practising when I come home so it was introduced to

them and it's now one of thdir passions as well. Harry and George

have been riding since the `ge of two years old. George is sthll too

young to compete on a petrol bike. It's an electric bike, therd's no

petrol that goes into it. It runs on batteries, so it's silent. Xou can

get them when you're 2.5, when you're really small, and yot can get

into big sizes. Being good `t this sport brands in the family,

following in tracks of their second cousin, the 12 world champion Dougie

Lampkin. Yorkshire is the hdartland of trials so we have 20 loc`l clubs.

You can go along to the clubs from the age of four and start rhding and

having a go over some reallx small obstacles. You don't have to do the

really big stuff like the boys, but you build up to that. If yot want

proof of how good at George and Harry are, look at all thesd

trophies and these are just from this year! The boys are aimhng for

European and world titles in the future. Just remember where you saw

them first. I can relate to that as soon as I

heard the name Lampkin. Those who used to watch Grandstand will

remember the Lampkins domin`ting everything. They have been trained

well. ?30,000 is up for grabs

in Wakefield - if you're a world The Hepworth Gallery

is offering a sculpture prize They hope it will become as well

known as the Turner Prize, and will encourage the best

sculptors in the world Four artists have been short listed

for the prize. Cathy Killick's been

to see their work. It's the work of just four `rtists,

but they show an incredibly diverse They are in competition

for the brand-new Hemsworth Prize for Sculpture, worth ?30,000,

so high stakes. We have been celebrating

the importance of sculpture in this region for five years

at the Hepworth, a lot longdr at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

in Leeds, but we were surprhsed to find there was no major

prize for an artform that we excel in in this cotntry,

so we thought we ought to do First, but in no particular order,

Helen Marten, the youngest competitor, and her work pl`ys

with the idea of dimensions. So is this sculpture of a shirt

blowing in the wind one, And is this a painting

or a sculpture? It's reminiscent of

an archaeological dig Whatever, it's mind-boggling

and impossible to imagine how It's probably one of the most

logistically complex Her exhibition alone comprises

15 tonnes of material, seven articulated trucks brhnging

that here to Wakefield. Our third shortlisted artist

is Stephen Claydon. His work includes sound and smell,

but it's very subtle. His miced-up busts emit a low

throb like a heartbeat, but it's actually the sound

of the lamp beneath Born in 1942, David Medalla

is the oldest artist, yet his sculptures have

a childlike exuberance. His bubble fountain evolves over

time and so will his blank canvas, as anyone is invited

to leave their mark in stitches The winner will be announced next

month and there is a public vote, ?30,000 is first prize. I think we

should have a go! Let's have a look at your phctures.

The beautiful landscape with if you raise of sunlight. An alternative

view of York Minster. A little bit of sunshine. Keep your picttres

coming in on the website. Wd've got over 100,000 weather watchers on

that ever-growing website. For the next 24 hours, some fog patches at

first tomorrow then looks sdt to be dry and bright with long spdlls of

sunshine and then meteorologically, quickly change coming through

midweek with high pressure repositioning itself over France and

Belgium and we will have a run of southwesterly winds so quickly

little cloud over the Pennines winner could be thick enough for a

bit of drizzle, but a some `reas towards the coast will have the best

of a dry and bright weather. In fact, much of this week looks set to

be predominantly dry, so it will be a fine end to October. A lot of

cloud, won or two showers on the radar but most of us have bden dry.

This evening and overnight, most of us will find that a lot of the cloud

will break up, long clear pdriods developing and many of us dry so

some fog patches with the lhght wind. Through the Vale of York and

the Trent Valley and the Pennines and there could be a ground frost

across rural parts of west `nd North Yorkshire, lows around thred

Celsius. A light and variable breeze by dawn. The sun rises at 7:54am and

sets at 5:46pm and the next high water is at 12:40am. They whll be

fog patches first thing in the morning, perhaps slow to cldar

through the Vale of York. They will do so elsewhere. It is dry `nd

bright elsewhere with some sunshine and I think really it could be the

best day of the week with plenty of blue sky and a good deal of sunshine

around and just a light, northeast breeze, top temperatures in

Scarborough roundabout will Celsius. Where we get some good, sunny breaks

in mind, we're looking at hhghs of 13 Celsius, 55 Fahrenheit. We get

that changing wind direction on Tuesday night so on Wednesd`y they

will be quite a bit of cloud coming up from the southwest but it should

Ken to break up from time to time, eastern parts of Yorkshire lost for

some sunshine on Wednesday `nd that is the way of it through Thtrsday

and Friday, panning areas qtite cloudy with a little drizzld by

generally a dry picture continues with the best of the brightness for

eastern parts, especially towards the coast. That's the forec`st.

Come to the Hackworth with le and I'll show you some art and culture.

We're back at ten o'clock. Bye-bye. Saving Africa's Elephants:

Hugh and the Ivory War, starts. .