:00:03. > :00:06.Good evening, and welcome to Look North. On the programme tonight:
:00:06. > :00:09.Back on the agenda. The mother of Ben Needham, who went missing in
:00:09. > :00:12.Greece 20 years ago, is granted her first ever meeting at the Foreign
:00:12. > :00:15.Office. Four years for a drink-drive killer.
:00:15. > :00:21.Jamie Still was killed in Otley on New Year's Eve, knocked down by a
:00:21. > :00:30.drunken reveller. And here come the girls, as the St
:00:30. > :00:34.Leger's Ladies' Day adds a bit of glamour to today's racing card.
:00:34. > :00:44.More rain and drizzle tonight. Something brighter and one Russia
:00:44. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :00:53.come, but the full forecast coming After more than 20 years of
:00:53. > :00:56.fighting, Kerry Needham was today granted her first ever meeting with
:00:56. > :01:01.the Foreign Office over her search for her missing son. We caught up
:01:01. > :01:05.with her as she came out of the 30 minutes' discussion with the Europe
:01:05. > :01:10.Minister. She said the meeting had lifted her hopes of finding her son.
:01:10. > :01:18.She has never given up hope of finding her son, who was only 21
:01:18. > :01:22.months when he disappeared on Kos. It has been two decades of
:01:22. > :01:26.frustration and heartbreak for Kerry Needham. Anniversaries of her
:01:26. > :01:30.son's disappearance have come and gone. Today at least with the
:01:30. > :01:37.meeting here, she feels that the search for Ben has taken another
:01:37. > :01:41.step forward. Her life changed for ever when he disappeared, and for
:01:41. > :01:47.20 years, Kerry Needham has been determined to find her son. He went
:01:47. > :01:52.missing during a family holiday on the Greek island of Kos, in July
:01:52. > :01:57.1991. He was just 21 of sold at the time. Now at the age of 21, this is
:01:57. > :02:02.how he might look. Over the years, Terry has made many emotional
:02:02. > :02:09.appeals for help. He will come back, and then I will just watch him grow
:02:09. > :02:14.up for the rest of his lies. I'm just waiting. Now she is pushing
:02:14. > :02:16.the Government for more resources to investigate a case. Today, she
:02:16. > :02:23.has been in London for a long awaited meeting with the Europe
:02:23. > :02:29.minister. He is aware of the case obviously, from 1991. And he said
:02:29. > :02:35.that he can't imagine what it has been like for us. I asked for a few
:02:35. > :02:42.requests, from governmental status. And he seems to listen, with great
:02:42. > :02:46.interest. And I think that he will do what we have asked of him. At
:02:46. > :02:50.the end of the day, I am just a mum who wants to find her son and needs
:02:50. > :02:57.all the help she can get. And I feel that after leaving a meeting,
:02:58. > :03:01.I will get it now a. Today's meeting has been a long time coming.
:03:01. > :03:05.She wrote to the Prime Minister asking for help. Since then she,
:03:05. > :03:09.she has been pushing for a meeting at the Foreign Office. Now that it
:03:09. > :03:14.has happened, Kerry Needham will no doubt be making sure that the
:03:14. > :03:19.search for her son stays in the public spotlight.
:03:19. > :03:24.Angela Smith is a South Yorkshire MP. She joins us tonight from
:03:24. > :03:27.London. Angela, Kerry Needham is saying she is delighted how them --
:03:27. > :03:33.with how the meeting went. What do you think? I think it went very
:03:33. > :03:40.well. The Minister sat and listened very carefully to what Kerry
:03:40. > :03:44.Needham had to say. He had clearly read very thoroughly the details of
:03:44. > :03:48.Ben's case. And I think that more than anything else, he was
:03:48. > :03:52.absolutely clear that the government will do whatever it is
:03:52. > :03:59.reasonably able to to support Kerry Needham in her search. I have to
:03:59. > :04:02.say, I had been covering the story for 20 years. Kerry Needham's
:04:02. > :04:06.determination has never cease to amaze me. But why on earth has it
:04:06. > :04:10.taken two decades for the government to actually say, this is
:04:10. > :04:15.something we should talk to his mother about? Absolutely, it has
:04:15. > :04:20.taken far too long. I do not think anyone can deny that. What I can
:04:20. > :04:24.say is that we do now appear to have things coming together, quite
:04:24. > :04:29.well now, we have South Yorkshire police working with the Greek
:04:29. > :04:34.authorities, very very co- operatively. And we have the
:04:34. > :04:38.government saying at last that it will do whatever it can to support
:04:38. > :04:42.South Yorkshire Police in the work they are doing. And I think that
:04:42. > :04:45.means, as I have said, we had everything coming together now a.
:04:45. > :04:50.And I think that's one of the reasons why Kerry Needham is so
:04:50. > :04:54.pleased with the outcome of today's meeting.
:04:54. > :04:59.The mother of a teenager killed by a drunk driver has described her
:04:59. > :05:04.son's killer's sentence as no where near long enough. Jamie Still was
:05:04. > :05:08.knocked over on New year's Eve in not leave. Max McRae was found to
:05:08. > :05:15.be nearly twice the drink-drive limit. And he was speeding when he
:05:15. > :05:19.hit Jimmy. How do Tomlinson is in Otley.
:05:19. > :05:25.December 31st last year was a busy night here in Otley town centre.
:05:25. > :05:29.Lots of people were out wanting to celebrate and look ahead to 2011.
:05:29. > :05:32.But it was to be the worst year imaginable for one family. That
:05:32. > :05:38.night, Max McRae consumed twice the legal limit of alcohol before
:05:38. > :05:43.getting into his car. In that half hour before his accident, his
:05:43. > :05:49.girlfriend phoned him 12 times pleading with him to get out of the
:05:49. > :05:52.car and hand her the keys. But he chose to ignore her. 21-year-old
:05:52. > :05:57.Max McRae walked into Leeds Crown Court to hear the consequences of
:05:57. > :06:02.his actions eight months ago. It was New year's Eve. He was out with
:06:02. > :06:05.friends in Otley, he drank five pints and a shot and decided to
:06:05. > :06:12.teach his friend how to drive. Behind the wheel, and at speeds of
:06:12. > :06:16.up to 50 miles an hour in a 30s own, he hit 16-year-old Jamie Still, a
:06:16. > :06:19.student at St Mary's School he was out buying some Chinese food. The
:06:19. > :06:24.teenager was thrown into some metal sheeting at the Methodist Church.
:06:24. > :06:29.He died at Leeds General Infirmary two hours later. After pleading
:06:29. > :06:33.guilty to the charges, Max McRae was sentenced to four years in
:06:33. > :06:37.prison and disqualified from driving for five years. Today, we
:06:37. > :06:42.watched her son's killer being sentenced. I should have been
:06:42. > :06:47.juggling my son off at school. We are glad that Max McRae has been
:06:47. > :06:50.sent to prison, and we can now properly grieved over Jamie.
:06:50. > :06:57.hope that anybody tempted to drive the vehicle whilst under the
:06:57. > :07:01.influence of alcohol may think twice. The maximum sentence is 14
:07:01. > :07:05.years. Why four years has been handed down, what is the point of
:07:05. > :07:10.having a maximum sentence if it is not handed down? It would make
:07:10. > :07:14.people stop and think before they drink and drive. In court, Jamie
:07:14. > :07:20.Still's mother gripped a friend's hand, holding back the tears as she
:07:20. > :07:25.heard the details of her son's last minutes. She has vowed to campaign
:07:25. > :07:29.for zero tolerance on drink driving. Included in pre-sentence reports
:07:29. > :07:34.today was a letter from Max McRae to be judged. In it, he said, I
:07:34. > :07:38.deeply regret what happened Iron so sorry, I cannot do anything to make
:07:38. > :07:45.things right. But the family still maintain he has not shown them any
:07:45. > :07:49.remorse. Later on the programme: Give
:07:49. > :07:56.yourself up. Lindsey Scholes died in an arson attack. 10 years on,
:07:56. > :08:01.her mother appeals to her killers. And nine-year-old boy he was badly
:08:01. > :08:05.injured when he was attacked by two dogs vast playing in woods in Leeds
:08:05. > :08:09.has spoken of his ordeal. Eating she looked suffered a broken wrist
:08:09. > :08:15.and cuts to his face and head after being dragged to the ground by the
:08:15. > :08:19.animals -- Ethan Hewitt. Police are trying to trace the dogs.
:08:19. > :08:23.Ethan Hewitt and his friends regularly play in these woods. On
:08:23. > :08:27.Sunday afternoon they built a rope swing, and he did you it was on the
:08:27. > :08:32.swing when he sold dogs coming towards them. They jumped up,
:08:32. > :08:37.pulled into the ground, and began mauling his face and dance. Four
:08:37. > :08:42.days on, Ethan Hewitt can vividly recall how the dogs victim, and how
:08:42. > :08:48.he tried to protect himself. For I curled up into a little ball with
:08:48. > :08:55.my arms around my head, and first of all they started on my head.
:08:55. > :09:00.Then they started on my elbow. And that one hurt. But the one that
:09:00. > :09:05.hurt the most was my eye. It was Ethan Hewitt's cousin he came to
:09:05. > :09:13.the rescue. Set in year-old Matthew wrist injury to himself when he
:09:13. > :09:17.told his cousin away from the dogs and carried him out of the woods.
:09:17. > :09:21.don't know what I did. I cannot thank Matthew enough. If he had not
:09:21. > :09:25.been there, I think that Matthew saved his life. He has been a real
:09:25. > :09:32.hero. In Yorkshire last year, the number of people who went to
:09:32. > :09:37.hospital with dog bites was 881. In West Yorkshire, there were 121
:09:37. > :09:40.cases of dogs being dangerously out of control in public spaces. For we
:09:40. > :09:44.are concerned to prevent anything like this happening to other
:09:44. > :09:48.children in future. And we need to speak with this man as a matter of
:09:48. > :09:53.urgency. Eating Hewitt is expected to make a full recovery. But he
:09:53. > :09:58.says he will not go back to return in their -- play in their woods if
:09:59. > :10:02.there is any chance of the dogs being there. -- Ethan Hewitt.
:10:03. > :10:06.Police are investigating the deaths of a man and woman in Huddersfield.
:10:06. > :10:10.Officers and their bodies after being called to a house in Deighton
:10:10. > :10:13.just before midnight. Tests are being carried out to establish how
:10:13. > :10:17.they died. Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with
:10:17. > :10:21.the deaths. Two men have appeared in court
:10:21. > :10:26.charged in connection with the death of Jason Hall in Leeds. Mr
:10:26. > :10:30.Hall died after being found with debt -- head injuries. 36-year-old
:10:30. > :10:35.Steven Starkey is charged with murder, 37-year-old Paul Carey is
:10:35. > :10:38.accused of assisting an offender. Both were remanded in custody.
:10:39. > :10:46.Journalists in South Georgia had returned to work after eight weeks
:10:46. > :10:50.on the picket line. They were on indefinite strike up -- over job
:10:50. > :10:55.cuts. They have now voted to return to work, and Johnston Press has
:10:55. > :11:00.agreed to resume talks. A campaign by M leads charity to
:11:00. > :11:04.get a brand new bone cancer drug made freely available has been
:11:04. > :11:08.successful. The Bone Cancer Research Trust teamed up with the
:11:08. > :11:14.family of Alex Dawson, who died of osteosarcoma in 2007. They lodged
:11:14. > :11:19.an appeal to the regulators, NICE. NICE has approved the drug for use
:11:19. > :11:23.on the NHS. A mother has pleaded with her
:11:23. > :11:26.daughter's killer to surrender to the police 10 years after her
:11:26. > :11:30.murder. Lindsey Scholes died following an arson attack on a
:11:30. > :11:33.house she was staying at in Royston near Barnsley. In the decade which
:11:34. > :11:39.has passed since, there had been several arrests, but nobody has
:11:39. > :11:45.been brought to justice. Today, Linzi's mother joined police in a
:11:45. > :11:49.special anniversary appeal. That house which has held an
:11:49. > :11:54.murderer secret for a decade. Lindsey Scholes was the innocent
:11:54. > :11:59.victim of an arson attack which has never been solved. Lynsey was left
:11:59. > :12:04.-- fantastic young woman, full of life and loves. She loved her
:12:04. > :12:10.family and friends. 10 years ago, the fire was deliberately started
:12:10. > :12:12.at this house, which led to Lindsey Scholes' debt two days later. A man
:12:13. > :12:16.and a woman had managed to escape from an upstairs window, but she
:12:16. > :12:23.could not get out and suffered extensive burns and smoke
:12:23. > :12:27.inhalation. Today in Royston, her mother hoped -- helped police
:12:27. > :12:31.relaunch their inquiries to find the killer. Think back pleased to
:12:31. > :12:38.what she went through on that night. That pain and fear that she will
:12:38. > :12:44.have been going through, panic. Think. They had no right taking her
:12:44. > :12:53.life. And I want you please to ask yourself, why are you protecting
:12:53. > :12:57.someone who is an arsonist and a killer? Relationships break up. And
:12:57. > :13:01.people do move on and loyalties change. And what we are asking is
:13:01. > :13:09.that one person or more may have a vital piece of information and that
:13:09. > :13:13.they come forward and speak to us, and let us know who is responsible.
:13:13. > :13:19.She was a big part of my life, and of her brother's' lives. We will
:13:19. > :13:27.never get up part back. But at least if we get our justice today,
:13:27. > :13:31.we can try and move on. But at this moment, we can. Four the last 10
:13:31. > :13:34.years, Lindsey Scholes has been fondly remembered by her family.
:13:34. > :13:38.Detectives firmly believe her killer came from the local
:13:38. > :13:48.community. And they want their help to try and find the person
:13:48. > :13:54.
:13:54. > :14:04.Thank you. Before 7pm -- Harry Gregg's plant Tel has reopened the
:14:04. > :14:06.
:14:06. > :14:16.majestic. -- Harrogate's has reopened the majestic.
:14:16. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:23.And Ladies' Day at St Leger's. How was the racing?
:14:23. > :14:28.And did not see too much of it. I was busy working. Is that what they
:14:28. > :14:33.call it these days? Funny you wonder why did not get that job!
:14:33. > :14:43.And you would -- you would have out staged all the ladies. Have you got
:14:43. > :14:44.
:14:44. > :14:48.a bucket? Shall we do support? -- sport.
:14:48. > :14:54.They rain has not helped Yorkshire's outside chances of
:14:54. > :15:00.avoiding relegation. Somerset resumed on 140 for 3. Yorkshire
:15:00. > :15:07.bowled them out. They have got maximum bowling points at least.
:15:07. > :15:11.Yorkshire closed on 20 without loss. In football, Sheffield United may
:15:11. > :15:15.re-sign striker James Beattie. Danny Wilson confirmed he would be
:15:15. > :15:19.interested in bringing Beattie back to the club. The 33-year-old left
:15:19. > :15:27.Glasgow Rangers and a free transfer last week. The Blades boss has held
:15:27. > :15:31.informal talks with him. On to rugby league, as Halifax and
:15:31. > :15:35.Batley prepared to go head to head tonight in the championship play-
:15:35. > :15:40.off semi-final. Halifax have learnt why their Super League licence
:15:40. > :15:45.application failed in July. The RFL describe it as falling below the
:15:45. > :15:47.standards expected of a Super League club. Halifax had failed to
:15:47. > :15:51.provides a vision determine their marketing, media or commercial
:15:51. > :15:55.plans. Tomorrow night, Wakefield play host
:15:55. > :16:00.to Bradford, and it will be John Kear's final game in charge of the
:16:00. > :16:06.Wildcats. He joined them in 2006, when they looked odds-on to get
:16:06. > :16:12.relegated. He kept them up and has overseen the five and a bit years
:16:12. > :16:19.that have been turbulent. It is sad, but there is an air of
:16:19. > :16:29.contentment from a personal point of you. I feel the club is in a
:16:29. > :16:29.
:16:29. > :16:37.better state than it was when I joined. Meadows are tall! Wakefield
:16:37. > :16:42.will survive! We were staring down the barrel of possible relegation.
:16:42. > :16:48.So many games we had included St Helens, Leeds, Bradford. We played
:16:48. > :16:56.really well. We managed to escape relegation. I feel we have
:16:56. > :17:06.progressed, despite lots of topsy- turvy situations and sad situations.
:17:06. > :17:09.
:17:09. > :17:18.John had to guide the club when some people died. When you reflect,
:17:18. > :17:23.Adam and Liam, they it ripped their heart and soul out, and it was
:17:23. > :17:28.really difficult. You can put things into perspective, money
:17:28. > :17:32.troubles against a loss of life, that is nothing. They have been
:17:32. > :17:41.some tough times, but there have been great times as well. A roller
:17:41. > :17:45.coaster is an accurate description. Having won the Challenge Cup, John
:17:45. > :17:51.is happy to step out of the limelight for a while. Will we see
:17:51. > :17:56.him in Super League again? I hope so, at some stage. That's down the
:17:56. > :18:05.line. The jobs are all taken up, anyway. It will do me good to have
:18:05. > :18:09.a look apply for elsewhere. -- it will do me good to have a look at
:18:09. > :18:15.life elsewhere. Will you be emotional about final whistle?
:18:15. > :18:19.will be. I think you would be inhuman not to be. I think I have
:18:19. > :18:26.to accept that. An element of dignity and respect has to be
:18:26. > :18:31.attached to it. I will be respectful and dignified.
:18:31. > :18:36.It was quite something to get him to talk about himself. He was all
:18:36. > :18:41.for talking about the players. We meet lots of different people in
:18:41. > :18:51.our job. He is one of the nicest guys in sport.
:18:51. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :18:56.A absolutely, and so enthusiastic. Thank-you.
:18:56. > :19:00.It is your last chance to nominate someone for the Yorkshire Community
:19:00. > :19:04.Hero Awards. Previous winners include Ernest Hibert, who provides
:19:04. > :19:09.food for homeless people in Wakefield, and Val Lepedat, who set
:19:09. > :19:13.up a care centre for people with cancer. What a wonderful legacy she
:19:13. > :19:18.left. You have until Sunday to nominate anyone you think has made
:19:19. > :19:28.a difference in your area. If you what to put someone forward,
:19:29. > :19:38.
:19:38. > :19:42.One of Yorkshire's most famous hotels has risen from the ashes and
:19:42. > :19:49.reopened. I remember going to this on the day of that enormous fire in
:19:49. > :19:54.how good. It has taken more than a year to repair the damage. It has
:19:54. > :20:00.cost a fortune. It is truly magnificent. You could say, bit of
:20:00. > :20:04.a clue here, it is majestic. Past staff and guests have trawled
:20:04. > :20:14.advice and them is for a new exhibition, which is open to the
:20:14. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:29.Opened in 1,900, described as the finest hotel of the world's
:20:29. > :20:36.greatest bar. Ravaged by fire in 1924, bombed during the war, then
:20:36. > :20:41.this, a fire in 2010. The burning building evacuated but kitchen
:20:41. > :20:47.porter Nigel Butterfield lost his life. From the ashes, this
:20:47. > :20:55.exhibition charts the journey of the Majestic. This was a bellboy in
:20:55. > :21:05.the 19 forties. He is wearing a new uniform, ready for royalty. 1949,
:21:05. > :21:10.and we all got new uniforms. Princess Elizabeth was in one left,
:21:10. > :21:18.right up Prince Philip in the other left. This letter from Clarence
:21:18. > :21:22.House thanks the hotel. These maps were salvaged from a cross German
:21:22. > :21:26.bomber. The majestic was in that seat target, highlighted here in
:21:26. > :21:34.red. These ladies helped to clear up after a bomb landed in the hotel
:21:34. > :21:39.grounds. We were sweeping it up. The photographers came. A we are
:21:39. > :21:47.part of history! I think they eat Majestic has always been a
:21:48. > :21:52.fundamental part of Harrogate's business. When you merely lose
:21:52. > :21:59.something, it makes you think a bit more about it. It is not known
:21:59. > :22:07.exactly what caused last year's fire. The damage was extensive, but
:22:07. > :22:12.after 111 years of history, the Majestic survives.
:22:12. > :22:17.Looks fabulous. I could do with afternoon tea.
:22:17. > :22:22.Scones and cream Trey! Very civilised.
:22:22. > :22:26.I bet it was not scones that was being enjoyed in Doncaster today.
:22:26. > :22:31.It is one of the classics, and is Britain's oldest and richest flat
:22:31. > :22:37.race. I have a thoroughly good time when I go to the St Leger, which
:22:37. > :22:41.runs at Doncaster on Saturday. Today it was the girls chance to
:22:41. > :22:48.take centre stage for Ladies' Day. Always a highlight, and thousands
:22:48. > :22:56.arrive to enjoy a spectacle. A we sent him!
:22:56. > :23:06.The band played, the sun shone and the crowds converged on the lawns,
:23:06. > :23:12.
:23:13. > :23:18.as Doncaster are dressed up for the You cannot come here and not have a
:23:18. > :23:25.flutter. If you want to back a winner, you have to study the form.
:23:25. > :23:29.Trackside, the thoroughbreds are paraded for the punters. In the
:23:29. > :23:34.Champagne Bar, the fashion Easters sit Pym's and watched the world go
:23:35. > :23:44.by. Have you come for the racing are to look at the Ladies'?
:23:44. > :23:54.Ladies. Definitely be the ladies. Will you be when yesterday? Yes.
:23:54. > :24:01.Are you feel a lucky? Ferry. I do not know. Malloch has just changed!
:24:01. > :24:07.That's one way to upset the wife. Alongside their hands and heels,
:24:07. > :24:17.though St Leger is a big event and has an impact on the local economy.
:24:17. > :24:20.We cater for over 10,000 people. It is incredibly important to the town.
:24:20. > :24:26.Be is this wise, it is one of the best of the year. Ladies' Day is
:24:26. > :24:31.very popular. Saturday is massive. It is on a par with the Grand
:24:31. > :24:36.National. Business is tremendous. If for most, today was about fun
:24:36. > :24:43.and a chance to let their hair down. Are you going to behave today?
:24:43. > :24:49.We would like you to come with us. Is at an imitation? We would like
:24:49. > :24:51.you to join us when you put the microphone and the camera down.
:24:51. > :25:01.That's an offer we cannot refuse, Keith!
:25:01. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:09.Why were you not there, Christa? I is suggesting I am not a lady?
:25:09. > :25:17.Not at all! She'll be there on Saturday. I have
:25:17. > :25:22.never been on Ladies' Day. And Armley go on Saturday. -- I
:25:22. > :25:31.normally go on Saturday. Statistically, Yorkshire has had a
:25:32. > :25:41.quite a bit of rain. Doncaster is quite a dry spot. I have not a clue.
:25:42. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:57.I will show U2 pictures. The first It has rained on and off all week.
:25:57. > :26:05.This is a second. What a contrast. The headline is a damp one at first,
:26:05. > :26:08.but it will turn bright and eastern areas could be warm. 22 degrees.
:26:08. > :26:11.Low-pressure but takeover. Not a write-off, but there will be
:26:12. > :26:18.weighed. Some sunshine thrown in for good measure. Monday and
:26:18. > :26:27.Tuesday, there could be severe gales, a risk at least. But cloud
:26:27. > :26:31.melts away. Clouds and rolling back into the Pennines. It will turn
:26:32. > :26:35.damp and drizzly. We are expecting some rain and drizzle to push up
:26:35. > :26:45.from the south-west. Some persistence stuff across northern
:26:45. > :26:46.
:26:46. > :26:52.areas. Light and patchy. 13 Celsius below. The sun will rise at 620 9am,
:26:52. > :26:58.starting at 7:37pm. Misty over the hills with outbreaks of rain and
:26:58. > :27:02.drizzle. Slowly, the rain should move away into the North Sea. Bit
:27:02. > :27:07.of an improvement developing. As we head into the afternoon, it is
:27:07. > :27:12.brighter and warmer. Headingley should get a good deal of play. The
:27:12. > :27:18.Pennines may go down held later. Basically, a better picture after
:27:18. > :27:24.what will be a damp and dreary start. We are looking at top
:27:24. > :27:34.temperatures of 21 of 22 across eastern parts of Yorkshire.
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