:00:08. > :00:11.Good evening. Welcome Thursday's Look North. Tonight: On strike.
:00:11. > :00:15.Demonstrations are held across Yorkshire, as a thousand schools in
:00:15. > :00:20.the region are hit by strike action over pensions. We're hoping that
:00:20. > :00:23.this will make the Government listen to what we're saying, take
:00:23. > :00:28.notice and see there's lots of working people who believe that we
:00:28. > :00:33.shouldn't be punished. The public sector has to get more in line with
:00:33. > :00:37.the private sector and we're all in dire straits financially. We look
:00:37. > :00:42.at the impact of today's walkout on parents, teachers and businesses.
:00:42. > :00:46.Also tonight, the prom goes on. How students in Doncaster defied
:00:46. > :00:50.the strike to end their schools days in style.
:00:50. > :00:56.We meet the Leeds actor launching the latest Harry Potter film, ten
:00:56. > :01:02.years after the first one. Skies were threatening looking
:01:02. > :01:12.across the area early today. But they should be mostly dry. All the
:01:12. > :01:13.
:01:13. > :01:16.Thousands of public sector workers across Yorkshire have been on
:01:16. > :01:21.strike today, in a dispute over changes to their pension. Schools,
:01:21. > :01:25.colleges and job sen tears cross the region have all been affected.
:01:25. > :01:28.Let's fiebld out what impact today's strikes have had. We know
:01:29. > :01:33.of 983 schools in Yorkshire which were closed or affected. That's
:01:33. > :01:39.just over half the total number in the region. Border Agency staff
:01:39. > :01:43.joined the strike. Leeds Bradford and Robin Hood airpbts were not
:01:43. > :01:46.disrupted. Some job centres were offering a limited service and
:01:46. > :01:53.court cases were delayed. Protests have been taking place
:01:53. > :01:57.across the region - in Sheffield, Bradford, Leeds and York. Begany
:01:57. > :02:02.Hewson has been looking at the disruption caused by the biggest
:02:02. > :02:06.industrial action for many years. They came in their thousands, a sea
:02:06. > :02:10.of people flooding into cities and towns. The colours denoted their
:02:10. > :02:13.different unions, teachers stood side by side with Jobcentre staff,
:02:13. > :02:19.prison workers, coastguards, but all were united in their anger at
:02:19. > :02:23.Government plans to change their pensions. I will pay �30,000 more
:02:23. > :02:28.in pensions till I retire under Government proposals. I'm 48 years
:02:28. > :02:33.old. Somebody at 24 will pay an extra �60,000 more in pension to
:02:33. > :02:36.receive less than they get now. I've been a teacher for only four
:02:36. > :02:40.years. I have hopefully a long career ahead of me. The way things
:02:40. > :02:43.are going at the moment, it's just disgusting what the Government are
:02:43. > :02:46.doing. It's also about little fellas like this and their future
:02:46. > :02:50.as well. We're fighting to protect the future of our kids. We want
:02:51. > :02:56.them to have a decent education and a health service. I don't want to
:02:56. > :03:00.look at my son and when he asked "What did you do to protect my
:03:00. > :03:04.future?" With tens of thousands of workers away from their posts, the
:03:04. > :03:09.impact was felt to varying degrees. At job centres it was pretty much
:03:09. > :03:14.business as usual. Around 200 office staff were absents from
:03:14. > :03:19.their posts in York. Schools and colleges felt the biggest impact.
:03:19. > :03:23.More than half of the schools in the region were closed. Where doors
:03:23. > :03:29.stayed open, parents were relieved not to have to make alternative
:03:29. > :03:33.arrangements. Very relieved. I was -- I have four here today. It helps
:03:33. > :03:37.a lot with child care for a lot of the parents. I'm glad, this school
:03:37. > :03:42.always manages to stay open whatever goes on. I fully support
:03:42. > :03:45.the teachers I must say. Big relief. To send him to school and be with
:03:45. > :03:49.his friends. Though many voice support for today's action, some,
:03:49. > :03:53.particularly those in the private sector, were not impressed.
:03:53. > :03:57.Employees at this Sheffield company don't have such a luxury as a
:03:57. > :04:03.company pension plan. The boss here believes it's high time the public
:04:03. > :04:05.sector took its blinkers off. always had to do it ourselves.
:04:05. > :04:10.We've never had anybody contributing to our pensions. What
:04:10. > :04:14.our pension is is what we pay into it. It's frustrating when we see
:04:14. > :04:17.colleagues in the public sector, who we are paying our taxs to fund
:04:18. > :04:23.their pensions and they are now wanting something to continue, when
:04:23. > :04:26.it's clear the climate out there can't support that. Unions disagree.
:04:26. > :04:29.They're adamant they'll fight changes and promised today's
:04:29. > :04:36.massive turnout is just the beginning if agreement can't be
:04:36. > :04:41.preached. -- reached.
:04:41. > :04:45.In West Yorkshire alone 8,000 members of the NUT were on strike
:04:45. > :04:49.today. Among them was Rachel Williams. She was one of hundreds
:04:49. > :04:53.to attend the mass rally in Leeds this afternoon.
:04:53. > :04:57.Rachel Williams lives in Leeds. She's been a teacher for 13 years.
:04:57. > :05:01.But in all that time, there's never been a more important day than
:05:01. > :05:07.today. I feel like the Government aren't listening. I know for me
:05:07. > :05:12.personally, for example, they're asking me to pay �90 more a month
:05:12. > :05:17.to lose over my career �180,000, for me it's incredibly important.
:05:17. > :05:20.Rachel is one of 3,000 NUT members on strike in Leeds alone today.
:05:20. > :05:24.This is where she's heading. In the city centre, hundreds of people
:05:24. > :05:28.have turned out for a mass rally against the Government's proposed
:05:28. > :05:31.pension reforms. It's been a good day. We were picketing the school
:05:31. > :05:34.this morning. We got a lot of support from people going into work.
:05:34. > :05:40.A lot of people are very angry about what's happening. It's
:05:40. > :05:44.brilliant that we're all out here, together to show how important this
:05:44. > :05:47.pensions problem is. Strikes like this in Yorkshire have affected
:05:47. > :05:51.around a thousand schools today and caused major disruption across the
:05:51. > :05:54.region. The Government has called the strikes irresponsible and
:05:54. > :05:58.premature A cross the country, hundreds of thousands of people
:05:59. > :06:02.disagree and here in Leeds today, the teachers are determined to make
:06:03. > :06:06.sure their voice is hear. Elsewhere in the county, plenty of
:06:06. > :06:10.schools have stayed open. At Bradford Academy, around half of
:06:10. > :06:15.the teachers are on strike, but the school still opened to years eight
:06:15. > :06:18.and nine. Just as well, as today is their maths exam. We wrote to
:06:18. > :06:23.parents explaining that as they came in they were likely to see
:06:23. > :06:27.pickets on the gates. It was their responsibility that they explained
:06:27. > :06:33.that to them. Parents have done what we asked and children have
:06:33. > :06:37.come in for their exams. Rachel has arrived at the rally. She's decided
:06:37. > :06:40.this is more important than being in school today. We hope this will
:06:40. > :06:43.make the Government list ton what we're saying, take notice and see
:06:43. > :06:51.there's lots of working people who believe that we shouldn't be
:06:51. > :06:55.punished. Unions are warning, unless the row's resolved, more
:06:55. > :07:00.demonstrations could take place in Autumn and people like Rachel are
:07:00. > :07:05.fully prepared to support another strike.
:07:05. > :07:10.Earlier I spoke to Craig Whittaker Conservative MP for Calder Valley
:07:10. > :07:13.who speaks for the Government on education and to Ian Murch from the
:07:13. > :07:17.National Union of Teachers. I asked if they thought today's action to
:07:17. > :07:20.make any difference. Eventually the Government will have to listen to
:07:20. > :07:24.these messages. The degree of anger teachers have shown bit size of the
:07:24. > :07:28.vote for the industrial action and the number of people who've taken
:07:28. > :07:33.part, ought to be a real warning to them. We had our pensions altered
:07:33. > :07:36.in 2007. To come back four years later, when we were told they were
:07:36. > :07:39.affordable and stable has made people really angry. Given that
:07:39. > :07:43.you're still in discussions with the Government, aren't these
:07:43. > :07:46.strikes peoplure? Well, we've had three months of discussions with
:07:47. > :07:49.the Government. Nothing better is on the table than it was at
:07:49. > :07:54.beginning of the three months. The discussions were due to finish on
:07:54. > :07:59.Monday this week. We believe they've only been extended because
:07:59. > :08:03.of the threat of industrial action we've made. But, the talks have to
:08:03. > :08:07.produce something different in terms of retirement age, level of
:08:07. > :08:11.contributions and what happens to indexation after people retire,
:08:11. > :08:15.before the unions will give up on the campaign that they're fighting.
:08:15. > :08:18.Let's talk to Craig Whittaker now in London. Surely, the public
:08:18. > :08:22.sector workers have the right to strike because you're changing the
:08:22. > :08:26.rules midway through the game, aren't you? Well, just look at my
:08:26. > :08:29.mail bag today, the real tragedy about the strikes today are for the
:08:29. > :08:33.50% of teachers that went into school today. Without question what
:08:33. > :08:38.the unions have done today is damage even further the reputation
:08:38. > :08:42.of teachers. It is premature to strike today. The negotiations are
:08:42. > :08:46.still ongoing. And yet, we have this real bully boy tactics over
:08:46. > :08:49.the British public. My mail bag, without question, says that the
:08:49. > :08:53.people aren't on the side of the unions today and that's a real
:08:53. > :08:57.tragedy about what's going on. Doesn't it stick in the throat when
:08:57. > :09:01.MPs are telling public sector workers final salary pension
:09:01. > :09:05.schemes are no longer viable, but you are still enjoying very well
:09:05. > :09:11.funded and very generous, as David Cameron called them, final salary
:09:11. > :09:15.schemes. The ironic thing is we are public sector workers as well. We
:09:15. > :09:20.are very much part of this process. We are part of the huton review. We
:09:20. > :09:24.will come out at the end of this with much reduced benefits through
:09:24. > :09:29.the pension scheme. The main reason is because long-term sustainability
:09:29. > :09:33.of all pensions in the public sector aren't affordable. Not only
:09:33. > :09:37.aren't they affordable in the public sector, but we've seen in
:09:37. > :09:41.the private sector over the last ten years, this process happening.
:09:41. > :09:44.We have to be realistic about making sure the viability and
:09:44. > :09:50.sustainability of pensions for all going forward. If we don't do that
:09:50. > :09:53.now, that won't happen. Ian Murch, Craig Whittaker says you won't have
:09:53. > :09:59.public sympathy. He says his mail bag is full of people saying it's
:09:59. > :10:02.unfair. We've had enormous number of expressions of public sympathy.
:10:02. > :10:05.People understand that you cannot teach in most circumstances until
:10:05. > :10:11.you're 68. That's what we're asking of young teachers. We're asking
:10:11. > :10:14.them to pay �100 more to their pensions, work till they're 68 and
:10:14. > :10:18.get a smaller pension. That's not affordable to them. Craig Whittaker,
:10:19. > :10:22.should it not be the case that MPs pensions schemes should be reformed
:10:22. > :10:27.first and people can follow, you said the example? The example has
:10:27. > :10:31.been set by MPs. We are very much part of the same process as all
:10:31. > :10:34.other public sector workers. Whatever comes out at the end of
:10:34. > :10:38.the negotiations will be what MPs end up with. Just going back to
:10:38. > :10:43.what Ian has just said there, it isn't fair to the public, it isn't
:10:43. > :10:47.fair to the mothers and families that have to take time off work
:10:47. > :10:51.when they are actually already going through those processes, and
:10:51. > :10:54.have been through those processes of making their pensions
:10:54. > :10:59.sustainable. They're not going to wear this public sector pension
:11:00. > :11:03.schemes at the rate and value going forward. Gentlemen, many thanks for
:11:03. > :11:07.joining us this evening. During the day, thousands of
:11:07. > :11:11.teachers took part in the strike action across Yorkshire, that's
:11:11. > :11:14.clearly had an impact on working families. How have parents and
:11:14. > :11:18.pupils coped with a day off in the middle of the week and so close to
:11:18. > :11:23.the school holidays as well? Cathy Killick has been finding out.
:11:23. > :11:27.They'd normally be in the classroom right now. Instead it's an
:11:27. > :11:32.impromptu game of ping-pong on the time table. These sixth formers
:11:32. > :11:35.school in York is partially open. Maths beckons later. But for now,
:11:35. > :11:40.they're kicking their heels in the park. Considering they're working
:11:40. > :11:44.hard, they're working more for less pay and also their pensions seem to
:11:44. > :11:49.have come down to the normal level as well. I think it's definitely
:11:49. > :11:53.justified what they're doing. Elsewhere, parents have had a
:11:53. > :11:57.mountain to climb finding child care or doing it themselves. We're
:11:57. > :12:02.all doing our bit financially, aren't we? So, yeah, that's kind of
:12:02. > :12:05.what I feel. A bit disappointed that they came on strike, if I'm
:12:05. > :12:11.honest. York's tourist attractions have had a good day. For some the
:12:11. > :12:14.strike has been a money spinner, with museums reporting increased
:12:14. > :12:17.attendance. We're very fortunate that we have over 30 visitor
:12:17. > :12:23.attractions for families and children to explore. So we have
:12:23. > :12:28.noticed an increase in calls to our visitor centre. And also different
:12:28. > :12:32.attractions have told us they've seen quite a large increase in
:12:32. > :12:35.calls. The national mining museum near Wakefield proved popular with
:12:35. > :12:40.families looking for an educational day out to make up for closed
:12:41. > :12:44.schools. For thousands of children, though, today has been a term-time
:12:44. > :12:52.treat. The teachers need a rest and all the cuts and stuff, it's just
:12:52. > :12:58.unfair on the teachers. A day off school is pretty cool. Well it's
:12:58. > :13:03.really positive and I'm happy that I got the day off. Tomorrow, it's
:13:03. > :13:07.back to work for teachers and pupils alike.
:13:07. > :13:12.Someone was happy at least. Children and parents in Doncaster
:13:12. > :13:16.didn't let the walkout spoil their prom. The action meant the year 11
:13:16. > :13:19.leavers party would have to be cancelled. Parents and governors at
:13:19. > :13:24.Ridgewood School rearranged their schedules and decided to run it for
:13:24. > :13:28.themselves. It was a school day like no other,
:13:28. > :13:32.not just because it was the biggest social event in the education
:13:32. > :13:42.calendar, but because the leavers' celebration was being run bit
:13:42. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :13:46.parents. It's been very busy. We've all pulled together. We had a
:13:46. > :13:49.meeting last night to put everything in place. Thanks to
:13:49. > :13:53.everybody's support, everybody showed and it's all been great.
:13:53. > :13:58.would have been a disaster not to have this day. Months of planning
:13:58. > :14:01.and hundreds of pounds had gone into this event at Ridgewood School
:14:01. > :14:07.in Doncaster, so parents and governors decided four days ago
:14:07. > :14:10.that this was one thing the strike must not fbgt. -- affect. 36
:14:10. > :14:18.volunteers looked after just over 200 teenagers and they did it for
:14:19. > :14:24.this. Ecstatic! Everyone's buzzing. We were thanking everyone. Yeah
:14:24. > :14:27.thanking everybody. How big a day is today? Massive! One of the
:14:28. > :14:32.biggest days of our lives. They entered school together for the
:14:32. > :14:36.last time. We're not allowed on the school site today, but I'm told
:14:36. > :14:40.pupils are now in the main hall, where there are speeches and awards.
:14:40. > :14:44.It is a scaled down version of original plans because there's no
:14:44. > :14:50.staff present and that has been criticised. If NUT members are not
:14:50. > :14:55.going to do an event like this, it should be covered properly. If it
:14:55. > :14:59.can't be covered properly NUT members are advised to help support
:14:59. > :15:03.an event like this. The head teachers hasn't commented, but
:15:03. > :15:06.governors say they weren't acting as teachers and that health and
:15:06. > :15:11.safety checks were carried out. By midmorning it was time to move to a
:15:11. > :15:17.new venue, on a day when the talk was of teachers not going into
:15:17. > :15:22.school, these pupils certainly left in style.
:15:22. > :15:25.Other news - a man from Worksop, jailed for life three days ago for
:15:25. > :15:29.shooting dead his wife and daughter in America, has filed an appeal
:15:29. > :15:34.against his conviction. Neil Entwistle, who's 32 and met his
:15:34. > :15:38.wife at York University, argued he should get a new trial because
:15:38. > :15:42.police searched his home without a warrant.
:15:42. > :15:46.We were Spelbound then... And so was he. The Harry Potter star from
:15:46. > :15:56.Leeds tells us about his amazing decade in the movies.
:15:56. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:00.And not to be sniffed at, art for dogs goes on show in Yorkshire.
:16:00. > :16:03.England's cricketers are in Yorkshire for the second one-day
:16:03. > :16:06.international tomorrow, when they take on the Sri Lankans at
:16:06. > :16:10.Headingley. Quite exciting, an important match for the club to
:16:10. > :16:17.host, particularly after missing out on all of this summer's Test
:16:17. > :16:21.matches. 17,500 fans will fill Headingley.
:16:21. > :16:24.We knew this year was going to be difficult because we only had a
:16:24. > :16:29.one-day international. We haven't got a Test match. This year we're
:16:30. > :16:34.going to still post a loss, even after tomorrow's event. But it will
:16:34. > :16:40.be a small loss compared with what we had last year. We budgeted for
:16:40. > :16:46.that. We knew that. We've cut our cloth accordingly. We may have been
:16:46. > :16:51.Murrayed yesterday, he took us off air, next week we will be going
:16:51. > :16:54.potty when the final film in the Harry Potter series is released.
:16:54. > :16:59.It's release aid week tomorrow. You might not know that a young actor
:16:59. > :17:03.from Leeds had a role in the film, Matt Lewis, who played Neville
:17:03. > :17:07.Longbottom, popped into the studio for a chat yesterday. Let's see him
:17:07. > :17:13.in action in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. You're
:17:13. > :17:17.sneaking out again, aren't you? Listen... You're looking back at
:17:17. > :17:21.that, Matt, what do you think when you see that? Well, erm, it's so
:17:21. > :17:24.bizarre. I'm in the a big fan of watching the old ones. They're
:17:25. > :17:28.great films and they're so well done. Seeing myself like that is
:17:28. > :17:33.hard work. You're 22 now. Yeah. It's difficult. My dad always
:17:33. > :17:38.sticks them on at Christmas. They're always on BBC. I can't
:17:38. > :17:41.stand it. It. I don't like it. It's like home videos on national TV.
:17:41. > :17:46.When you look back to believe where you are now and the huge success,
:17:46. > :17:50.you wouldn't have had any idea when you were young. No, not at all. I
:17:50. > :17:56.was a fan of the books. I knew they were going to be big, you know, but
:17:56. > :18:00.not on the scale that it's become. I had no idea that I'd be here 10,
:18:00. > :18:05.11 years later. Remind us how you came by the role. To get a role in
:18:05. > :18:08.the first film was a coup any way. Definitely. Since I was five, I
:18:08. > :18:13.were around Yorkshire and various things. They had an open audition
:18:13. > :18:16.at the Queen's hotel in the town. I went along, queued for hours and
:18:17. > :18:21.yeah, I was in the audition for about two minutes, if that and got
:18:21. > :18:24.very lucky. It has been so massive. Presumably the publicity and
:18:24. > :18:29.everything like this for the final film will be huge for you guys.
:18:29. > :18:34.Yeah, we're going to be busy. Going out on this one, the one with the
:18:34. > :18:38.most action than any of the others. We've tried to achieve something
:18:38. > :18:41.epic with this. I'm looking forward to it. We've got great plans for
:18:41. > :18:45.the premiere. We have Trafalgar Square instead of Leicester Square
:18:45. > :18:48.this year. That's going to be the first time a film premiere has been
:18:48. > :18:52.in Trafalgar Square. Then I'm off to North America, then New York is
:18:52. > :18:56.the first stop. We don't want tomorrow bairs you, but you came
:18:57. > :19:04.into Look North ten years ago. We've changed over the years, but
:19:04. > :19:09.you have as well. Juf a bit. ARCHIVE: Yes, because it's like, he
:19:09. > :19:13.is an orphan. But he is clumsy and so am I. That was quite easy.
:19:13. > :19:21.see another clip, because this is a key moment in the film, when you
:19:21. > :19:24.actually have to stand up... wanted you to appreciate the change.
:19:24. > :19:31.Do you remember being interviewed by two people dressed like that?
:19:31. > :19:35.You think I would! My memory must have been erased. It hasn't scarred
:19:35. > :19:39.you for life? Not quite. It must be a slightly sad time for you,
:19:39. > :19:43.because it's the end of an ear ya. Yeah, it is. When you're working
:19:43. > :19:47.together for people for so long, it's going to be sad that we've
:19:47. > :19:50.finished now. At the same time, it's like leaving school. I've been
:19:50. > :19:54.there for such a long time, now I'm ready to move on and dot next
:19:54. > :19:59.chapter of my life. It's as exciting as it is being sad.
:19:59. > :20:06.wish you well and thafrbgz thanks for coming in.
:20:06. > :20:10.Cheers. That was one we made earlier, wasn't St it? -- wasn't
:20:10. > :20:17.it? I am looking forward to the film. We've seen them all.
:20:17. > :20:21.haven't seen any. That will be one for the DVD box set. Harry Potter
:20:21. > :20:24.all the way. Modern art isn't always to
:20:24. > :20:28.everyone's taste. Damien Hurst's pickled animals or Tracey Emin's
:20:28. > :20:33.messy bed have divided people over the years. What do you think man's
:20:34. > :20:40.best friend would make of it all? Art for dogs is just one of the
:20:40. > :20:44.ideas behind West Leeds Festival. This year's West Leeds Festival has
:20:44. > :20:49.gone to the dogs. This is the latest gallery space. It's art for
:20:49. > :20:55.those with a nose to the ground. Each poster supposedly irresistible,
:20:55. > :21:00.that by the way, is another dog's bottom. Will our specially
:21:00. > :21:07.commissioned panel of poochs be impressed? Let's meet the judges.
:21:08. > :21:13.Mr Jez, bubbles, Tia, Tigger, Merlyn and Arthur. That's little
:21:13. > :21:17.Jack Russell Gemma and that's Rosy. First up is seven-year-old German
:21:18. > :21:23.shepherd Merlyn. He's a local and is very familiar with these
:21:23. > :21:29.lampposts. No surprise he sniffs out something new. Arthur gives the
:21:29. > :21:35.picture a glance or two. Mr Jez finds a more interesting smell.
:21:35. > :21:40.Bubble sz keen, as is Gemma. So keen in fact I suspect there's some
:21:40. > :21:44.cheating going on. He's taken a bit of interest especially as they're
:21:44. > :21:48.peanut butter on them. I think it's wonderful. The dog thinks it's
:21:48. > :21:52.wonderful too. It's fun and nice to have something in our local park.
:21:52. > :21:55.We come here all the time. I don't think the dogs know what's going on.
:21:55. > :21:59.I think it's more for humans. sure there will be an occasional
:21:59. > :22:03.dog that maybe lifts a leg to show its appreciation. I think mainly
:22:03. > :22:09.this is for the owners really. It's a bit tongue-in-cheek. We have a
:22:09. > :22:12.sense of humour at the festival. It's a festival renowned for being
:22:12. > :22:17.quirky. They once put prison photographs on the outside of the
:22:17. > :22:24.jail, created a knitted shed. These were canal dancers. 2,000 people
:22:24. > :22:27.helped create a string of Y-front bunting and and this was a weird
:22:27. > :22:31.puppet hobbit gl. This year a Symphony Orchestra will perform on
:22:31. > :22:37.a stage in the middle of this pool and yes, you'll be able to spin
:22:37. > :22:40.around them. Pets, however, will not be well kol. If you want a
:22:40. > :22:45.cultured canine, these images will be adorning lampposts throughout
:22:45. > :22:49.July. They don't look overly impressed.
:22:49. > :22:53.What will they think of next. say it's for the owners, it's a bit
:22:53. > :22:57.Lowdown, I would say. If you're looking for something to
:22:57. > :23:00.do this weekend, theatre companies, dance schools and even us here at
:23:00. > :23:05.the BBC in Yorkshire are preparing to open our doors to show you what
:23:05. > :23:09.we do. It's part of a new free evebt this Saturday called the
:23:09. > :23:13.quarry hill festival, which celebrates the cultural industry
:23:13. > :23:19.around us here in this part of Leeds. How about this? This is
:23:19. > :23:25.human beat boxing. You can have a go at it yourself
:23:25. > :23:29.over at the Wardrobe Bar. Harry, you wonder where he was, there he
:23:29. > :23:34.is. He couldn't resist a dabble himself. He's being put through his
:23:34. > :23:37.paces and taking his clothes off as he went. How about a tour of the
:23:37. > :23:41.Northern Ballet theatre. If you want to know what we do, come over
:23:41. > :23:46.to the BBC and take a look behind the scenes.
:23:46. > :23:56.It's all for free, but you do have to book. For more information or to
:23:56. > :23:56.
:23:56. > :24:00.guarantee your place on the tour call this number: a lot of you have
:24:00. > :24:05.been getting in touch about the strike action today via Facebook.
:24:05. > :24:08.There's a range of views. One here Ian says "At what point will the
:24:08. > :24:14.public sector wake up and notice that we are in a recession and that
:24:14. > :24:17.they are much better off than those in the private sector?" Christine
:24:17. > :24:23.says "It's greed. The more people get the more they want. At least
:24:23. > :24:27.they're in work and are able to strike unliked the millions of
:24:27. > :24:30.unemployed." Another one said "Well done to the people who went on
:24:30. > :24:38.strike. At least you've had the guts to stand up for yourselves.
:24:38. > :24:43.Maybe others will follow suit" Louisa says "I'm sure if you could
:24:43. > :24:47.lose over �240,000 you would strike too. Stephen said "They're getting
:24:47. > :24:52.paid too much to get a pension like that. I'm in the private sector and
:24:52. > :24:56.have to pay �250 a month for my own pension." Valerie says "Well done
:24:56. > :25:02.to the strikers, stand up for your rights the politicians get �64,000
:25:02. > :25:06.and have a good pension. Also they claim travel expenses K normal
:25:06. > :25:09.workers claim anything towards getting to work, meals, drinks? I
:25:09. > :25:14.believe this Government is strangle ordinary people.
:25:14. > :25:21.Thank you for your views. Mr Paul is here. You didn't get the e-mail
:25:21. > :25:26.about the colour code again? today Paul. I've bought a ticket to
:25:26. > :25:30.the one-day international. Are you going? No, I'm going to be here.
:25:30. > :25:35.LAUGHTER That's so not true. It is actually
:25:35. > :25:40.true. I'm in the no drinking stand. There is justice in this world!
:25:40. > :25:50.sounds riveting. Now the forecast. It's looking very nice. For those
:25:50. > :25:51.
:25:51. > :25:55.of who are -- you who are awake, it should say Fri, not Sats. There's a
:25:55. > :26:00.should say Fri, not Sats. There's a 10% chance of catching a shower. It
:26:00. > :26:05.goes for most of us, sunny start, clouding over later. It's a
:26:05. > :26:10.pleasant end to the day here in West Yorkshire. A bit of cumulus
:26:10. > :26:14.type one there. There are bigger clouds across North Yorkshire
:26:14. > :26:18.bringing thunder storms. Very pleasant for west and south
:26:18. > :26:22.Yorkshire. Let's lock at the chart for tomorrow: High pressure in
:26:22. > :26:25.charge. But I think although we get off to a sunny start, the next
:26:25. > :26:30.couple of days, quite a bit of cloud builds up, especially into
:26:30. > :26:34.the afternoon. It looks settled. Breeze will be very light an the
:26:34. > :26:39.fine weather lasts into Monday and possibly Tuesday before the poor
:26:39. > :26:41.weather returns next week. You can pick up those speckled clouds
:26:41. > :26:45.across more eastern parts of Yorkshire there. That's brought
:26:45. > :26:50.some heavy showers this afternoon, the odd clap of thunder has been
:26:50. > :26:53.reported. They continue for the next few hours. For west and south
:26:53. > :26:57.Yorkshire it's a lovely end to the day. Everywhere dry and clear
:26:57. > :27:02.overnight. We'll see lowest temperatures down to seven Celsius,
:27:02. > :27:08.that is 45 degrees Fahrenheit. So the sun will rise in the morning,
:27:08. > :27:12.4.39am, setting at 9.40pm. A glorious start to Friday with
:27:12. > :27:15.largely unbroken sunshine, clear blue skies. I think if you watch
:27:15. > :27:19.the graphics, you can see the shadows growing, it means we head
:27:19. > :27:22.for a cloudy afternoon, the risk of the odd light shower, most will be
:27:22. > :27:26.dry, further bright or sunny intervals and temperatures of 19
:27:26. > :27:33.degrees, similar for the weekend. Looking pleasant. What type of