:00:08. > :00:13.Hello. Welcome to Wednesday's Look North. Tonight, the right to stand
:00:13. > :00:19.and watch football. Should German-style terraces be
:00:19. > :00:24.introduced here? One campaigner who was at the Hillsborough disaster,
:00:24. > :00:30.says definitely not. A war veteran's precious memories - we
:00:31. > :00:38.speak to the soldier who lost both his legs in Afghanistan and has had
:00:38. > :00:42.his prize possessions stolen by burglars. I fight for and my own
:00:42. > :00:47.people, but the only thing I've got, this is the only thing I've got.
:00:47. > :00:54.And the tree of life. The latest David Hockney creation is unveiled
:00:54. > :01:00.at a new exhibition in Saltaire. The Sheffield skyline was cloudy
:01:00. > :01:10.when these shots were taken. More sunshine to come tomorrow. All the
:01:10. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:16.details coming up. Hello, good evening. Tonight, a
:01:16. > :01:20.football fan who witnessed the Hillsborough disaster has been in
:01:21. > :01:26.Westminster trying to persuade MPs not to bring back standing at top-
:01:26. > :01:36.flight matches. Barbara King, who lives in
:01:36. > :01:36.
:01:36. > :01:45.Eckington, says reintroducing The dreadful images that shocked
:01:45. > :01:50.the world and changed English football. 96 Liverpool fans died at
:01:50. > :01:55.Hillsborough. As a direct result of the disaster at Sheffield
:01:55. > :02:05.Wednesday's grounds terraces was banned in the top two leagues and
:02:05. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:14.all seater stands were introduced. It has caused controversy,
:02:14. > :02:19.especially among those who were at Hillsborough,. Football is a family
:02:19. > :02:25.thing. That is how it needs to stay, a family occasion, where we can go
:02:25. > :02:31.out and enjoy a decent football game, and not having to worry about
:02:31. > :02:36.being hurt. It is the football supporters' federation which is
:02:36. > :02:42.pushing terraceing. Standing is allowed in the German league
:02:42. > :02:46.address barriers are installed between rows to stop surges. The
:02:46. > :02:50.FSF is not alone. Don foster is in favour of standing
:02:50. > :02:54.and is trying to get a Bill through Parliament to give clubs the option
:02:54. > :02:57.of bringing it back. What we are proposing is a system whereby you
:02:57. > :03:03.have a safe standing, it means every single person will have a
:03:03. > :03:08.barrier in front of him or her. There'll be a drop-down seat.
:03:08. > :03:15.Barbara met the MP to discuss the issue. She was not convinced by his
:03:15. > :03:20.argument. Don foster is on about passing it on to safety officers to
:03:20. > :03:24.work on it. He has not seen it for himself. They should not pass the
:03:24. > :03:29.buck. I would like to be involved because I was there at Hillsborough
:03:29. > :03:33.when it happened. The Government says it is not supporting the Bill
:03:33. > :03:36.and the prep year league and FA say they are happy with things the way
:03:36. > :03:42.they are. With the parliamentary committee set to debate terraceing
:03:42. > :03:46.next year, the issue is not likely to go away.
:03:47. > :03:51.Martin O'Hara is with us from the Football Supporters' Federation.
:03:51. > :03:55.You are in the Sheffield office, not far from where the awful event
:03:55. > :04:01.happened. Why do you want to stand again? It is not a case of why I
:04:01. > :04:06.want to stand again. At every single football match in the
:04:06. > :04:09.country people are standing. They have been standing for the past 0
:04:09. > :04:13.years. Lord Justice Taylor said we would get used sitting in the seats
:04:13. > :04:18.and enjoy football from there. Unfortunately, that has not
:04:18. > :04:19.happened. People are still continuing to stand all the time.
:04:19. > :04:25.Can you understand why it is such an emotive issue, especially in
:04:25. > :04:30.this part of the world. Trevor Hicks from the Hillsborough
:04:30. > :04:34.Family Support Group says, "there is no case for it. It is a step
:04:34. > :04:40.backwards." What you have to remember is Lord Justice Taylor did
:04:40. > :04:44.not say that standing caused any of the Hillsborough tragedy at all. He
:04:44. > :04:49.focused on policing and poor stadium design and those were the
:04:49. > :04:53.issues for Lord Justice Taylor, not standing. So, we have standing
:04:53. > :04:57.today. We still have it. We have knit the two lower divisions. We
:04:57. > :05:01.don't have it in the upper two divisions, although people do stand.
:05:01. > :05:05.What you have to understand from there is if you look at the safety
:05:05. > :05:08.figures there's no difference between the safety figures produced
:05:08. > :05:13.for standing at a football ground and sitting at a football ground.
:05:14. > :05:18.The FLA and the police accept there is no difference in safety
:05:19. > :05:26.standards whatsoever. The football league and Premier League say all-
:05:26. > :05:31.seating staid ya has made the game a more family-orientated sport. If
:05:31. > :05:36.we had standing would that make it less so? I don't understand that
:05:36. > :05:40.argument either. Nobody is suching we go from all siting to all
:05:40. > :05:45.standing. What we are suggesting is we have standing areas for people
:05:45. > :05:48.who want to stand. Women and children can still sit at football
:05:48. > :05:52.grounds. We don't suggest they have to go into standing areas. If you
:05:52. > :05:55.stand outside any stadium in this country which still has standing
:05:55. > :05:58.areas, you will see women and children entering those standing
:05:58. > :06:02.areas. They are making the choice to go in there any way.
:06:02. > :06:06.We will have to leave it there. Thanks for joining us this evening.
:06:06. > :06:12.As ever, we would like to hear your views. Also tonight, police in
:06:12. > :06:19.Leeds are asking for help from the city's criminals to help track down
:06:19. > :06:24.a gang of thieves who broke into a -- an injured soldier's home.
:06:24. > :06:28.Lee Midgley stepped on a landmine, when he lost both his legs. In
:06:28. > :06:32.January last year Lee Midgley's life changed forever. He stepped on
:06:32. > :06:36.a mine while serving in Afghanistan. He suffered horrific injuries. On
:06:36. > :06:42.Monday, he returned home from a shopping trip with his fiance to
:06:42. > :06:45.find their house had been broken into. DVDs were taken, a camera and
:06:45. > :06:54.sentimental things like pictures from Afghanistan and his military
:06:54. > :07:00.dog tags. It makes me remember who I used to be. I was fit, fit. I
:07:00. > :07:09.could go anywhere and it's been taken. It's put so much stress on
:07:09. > :07:12.me. I have so much any way that's bad and wrong. Police say they
:07:12. > :07:16.believe people in Leeds's criminal community will know who is
:07:16. > :07:20.responsible. They are asking for their help. The answer for this
:07:20. > :07:24.crime lies with them. They should do the right thing and search their
:07:24. > :07:29.conscience. You know who's responsible. You have to soul-
:07:29. > :07:34.search and do the right thing. did I go over and fight for, to
:07:34. > :07:41.come back home and my own people rob and take what, the only thing
:07:41. > :07:46.I've got. It's the only thing I've got. I was a big, strong lad. I
:07:46. > :07:51.used to be able to defend myself. But now I feel vulnerable. I feel
:07:51. > :07:57.like I can't even protect my own girlfriend, which is my world. I
:07:57. > :08:01.love her to bits. I feel I can't even protect her. What can I do?
:08:01. > :08:11.Can't do nothing! That's been took away from me. Now they have come
:08:11. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:16.and took this away from me. Lee Midgley. It is awful. Let's
:08:17. > :08:20.hope he can get those stolen possessions back. Stay with us. We
:08:20. > :08:25.have more tonight, including fascinating science in Bradford.
:08:25. > :08:30.Come in Amanda. About lutely, lots to see and do
:08:30. > :08:36.here in Bradford, from tantalising your taste buds to the laws of
:08:36. > :08:40.attraction. Join us later from the Festival of Science. Thank you.
:08:40. > :08:43.More news from around Yorkshire. Staff working at two York nurseries
:08:43. > :08:49.which are under investigation say the allegations came out of the
:08:49. > :08:52.blue, and they still don't know what they are. The parents of
:08:53. > :08:56.children at how worth House were given letters by the owner, Lynn
:08:57. > :09:01.Drydal. It said allegations had been made against a number of staff
:09:01. > :09:06.concerning the quality of care and welfare of children. Yorkshire
:09:06. > :09:09.Police and the council say they do not relate to sexual abuse.
:09:09. > :09:14.open is these outstanding investigations, enquiries can be
:09:14. > :09:20.dealt with as soon as possible and we can know what the issues are, so
:09:20. > :09:23.that we can put parents' minds at ease. The authorities have to go
:09:23. > :09:29.through due process, but that creates that period of uncertainty.
:09:29. > :09:39.I think, unfortunately, it creates additional anxiety for Lynn, as
:09:39. > :09:40.
:09:40. > :09:45.much as anything, obviously the parents and the staff and the
:09:45. > :09:52.children. There are 243,000 jobless in
:09:52. > :09:58.Yorkshire and the Humber. That is a rise of 6,000. The unemployment
:09:58. > :10:05.rate stands at.1%, the same as this -- 9.1%. The same as this time last
:10:05. > :10:11.year. Vaubg vaubg vaubg says walking the -- Michael Vaughan says
:10:11. > :10:18.walking the Great Wall of China will be a triumph of. He has a
:10:18. > :10:22.dodgy knee, like me. He is rising money for hospital.
:10:22. > :10:26.His own daughter is a patient. have been in Sheffield for 27 years.
:10:26. > :10:30.My wife worked in a hospital. We had our three kids all in this
:10:30. > :10:33.hospital. I have always been close to kids. I have a Cricket Academy
:10:33. > :10:37.in Sheffield as well. I want to make sure that the hospital stays
:10:37. > :10:41.as it has been for the time I've been growing up. The three kids
:10:41. > :10:45.we've had were treated remarkably well. We are very fortunate that
:10:45. > :10:49.all three of our kids have been very healthy. Today we are here
:10:49. > :10:53.because my eldest has had her tonsils out. I've been here all
:10:53. > :10:57.morning. It's been a great hospital in terms of what they gave us. I
:10:57. > :11:01.wanted to give something back. I wanted to choose a charity,
:11:01. > :11:04.particularly when I finish playing and donate time and try and make a
:11:04. > :11:08.difference. You get involved in so many things without really making a
:11:08. > :11:11.difference. I thought I want to help this hospital as much as I can
:11:12. > :11:17.and raise as much awareness, profile and ultimately money to
:11:17. > :11:21.make sure that it stays to the standard it has for many years.
:11:21. > :11:26.�100,000 already in, target �250,000. So it's going well. How
:11:26. > :11:30.is the training then? Training has been walking the dogs every now and
:11:30. > :11:35.again. I have been busy with the cricket, so I'm hoping the knee
:11:35. > :11:38.will stand the wall of China. I have been delighted with everyone's
:11:38. > :11:43.response, particularly around Sheffield. Obviously mates as well,
:11:43. > :11:49.who backed us. There's plenty more money to be raised. If anyone feels
:11:49. > :11:54.they can doate anything, we do appreciate it. The figure is
:11:54. > :12:00.�20250,000. It is a lot of money. We have got to �100,000. Hopefully
:12:00. > :12:03.we can get there in the next few weeks. How is your little girl?
:12:03. > :12:07.has some ice cream. It is a healer for the tonsils out. She is up and
:12:07. > :12:11.around. They do a great job here. They looked after her. When I had
:12:11. > :12:14.my tonsils out many years ago I can't remember laughing before the
:12:14. > :12:22.operation. They managed to make her laugh before she went in.
:12:22. > :12:28.Thanks. Thanks. Bless him! Honestly a good
:12:28. > :12:36.cause. Sheffield children's hospital, great wall of hospital.
:12:36. > :12:38.A round up of last night's football action, including the Yorkshire
:12:38. > :12:45.Derby where Huddersfield Town came out winners.
:12:45. > :12:52.The David Hockney portraits, part of his latest exhibition in
:12:53. > :12:58.Saltaire. I love David Hockney. I can't wait
:12:58. > :13:01.for that shall we stay in Bradford? The week of scientific debates has
:13:01. > :13:11.been continuing today at the British Science Festival, where
:13:11. > :13:15.
:13:15. > :13:25.Now me and you are going to be guinea pigs ago -- again. It's all
:13:25. > :13:27.
:13:27. > :13:36.about the science of the senses. What is it supposed to taste like?
:13:36. > :13:43.It depends on your genetic make-up. What does it taste like? Anything?
:13:43. > :13:53.I think it tastes a bit like an aspirin. What do you think? It is a
:13:53. > :13:54.
:13:54. > :14:02.bit like that. It's bouquet. What does that make me? I'm not entirely
:14:02. > :14:06.sure! It is amazing how much information you can glean from a
:14:06. > :14:12.little piece of paper like this. There is a man here who can tell me
:14:12. > :14:17.all about the signs of taste. Our presenters in the studio tonight
:14:17. > :14:27.said they could taste aspirin, what does that mean? How well you can
:14:27. > :14:31.taste is genetically determined to a large extent. There is a chemical,
:14:31. > :14:37.if you get a mild bitter taste from it, it means you have one copy of
:14:38. > :14:44.this gene, which is the same with the majority of the population.
:14:44. > :14:49.Normal taste, I'm afraid. Before we go any further, I have to ask you
:14:50. > :14:59.about your make-up. What exactly is it? This is to explain how the
:14:59. > :15:08.sense of taste works. They have been testing the basic tastes. But
:15:08. > :15:18.for every other flavour that you know, you need your nose as well.
:15:18. > :15:25.You get an air movement to your nose -- nasal cavity. We must move
:15:25. > :15:29.on because this doctor is going to tell us all about the laws of
:15:29. > :15:38.attraction. Yes, there are various traits that come up again enter
:15:38. > :15:43.again. Things like facial symmetry, masculinity or femininity. There is
:15:43. > :15:48.lots to see and do here. This is a little experiment which you can
:15:48. > :15:56.take part in this evening if you come along. I can have my picture
:15:56. > :16:04.taken just like that... Cheese! Any minute now, something hideous will
:16:04. > :16:09.happen. One minute, a radiant beauty, and the next, the face of a
:16:09. > :16:19.chimp! Unbelievable! Come and try it yourself if you're brave enough.
:16:19. > :16:21.
:16:21. > :16:29.It goes on till 10pm this evening. Apparently, your average. Thank you
:16:29. > :16:39.is so much! I think the laws of attraction is the man with a husky
:16:39. > :16:41.
:16:41. > :16:51.voice! I think he has been charting. -- shouting. I am told it is a
:16:51. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:03.severe case of man through. -- flu. Our Championship teams had the
:17:03. > :17:05.night off, leagues one and two produced some important results
:17:05. > :17:10.last night. But our two big Sheffield clubs are probably
:17:10. > :17:20.wishing they hadn't bothered now. Such a one-sided derby. The triumph
:17:20. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:29.was very much on town's side. Early chances went on taken. Sheer muscle
:17:29. > :17:39.power made it three-L the Huddersfield before half-time. A
:17:39. > :17:47.
:17:47. > :17:57.score the second half but the town's first away win. It became
:17:57. > :18:02.five-nil to Stevenage before some pride was restored. By contrast,
:18:02. > :18:12.the lookout for Chesterfield fans with the spring in their step after
:18:12. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:29.his second win. -- a second wind. A late free-kick brought in the
:18:29. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:37.equaliser and Rotherham's single point keeps them in place.
:18:37. > :18:44.Equalisers through terrific strikes. The home side grabbed the call
:18:44. > :18:48.winner, leaving Bradford 22nd in the league table. In Rugby League,
:18:48. > :18:51.it's less than a week since his last game in charge of Wakefield
:18:51. > :18:54.Wildcats and John Kear has already found a new job. He was introduced
:18:54. > :18:58.this morning as the new coach of Championship side Batley Bulldogs.
:18:58. > :19:01.It's Kear's first part-time job in more than 20 years and he says it's
:19:01. > :19:09.a new challenge that will also give him more time for life outside of
:19:09. > :19:15.Rugby League. I wanted to coach because I love coaching. This
:19:15. > :19:22.allows me to do that and also explore different avenues. It is a
:19:22. > :19:32.full-time demand, I can have a look round and see what is out in the
:19:32. > :19:33.
:19:33. > :19:36.world. Now motorsport, and in trials riding, this weekend it's
:19:36. > :19:39.the world team championships in in Italy. And for the first time in
:19:39. > :19:41.history, the Great Britain team, from manager through to all four
:19:42. > :19:45.riders, are Yorkshiremen. This is the Great Britain trials team who
:19:45. > :19:49.are set to take on the World This weekend. For the first time in the
:19:50. > :19:53.history of the team competition, all four riders and even the
:19:53. > :20:00.manager of from Yorkshire, representing Selston, Leeds and
:20:00. > :20:03.Scarborough. Trials riding is not a motor sport associated with speed.
:20:03. > :20:11.This sport demands balance, technique and control to navigate
:20:11. > :20:21.the bike over challenging obstacles without putting a foot wrong.
:20:21. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:29.you ride over obstacles and you don't put feet down, but if you put
:20:29. > :20:34.them down you are out. The trial has not been won by the GB team
:20:34. > :20:43.since 2003, so how do they rate their chances in Italy this
:20:43. > :20:51.weekend? It is a special event. Representing Great Britain is a
:20:51. > :20:59.special opportunity. I've had a very successful career, I'm still
:20:59. > :21:04.very motivated to win the event and be part of the team. I'm ready to
:21:04. > :21:08.lead another winter my list. thing that the Great Britain team
:21:08. > :21:12.has that is unique is that we get on really well together.
:21:12. > :21:18.represent Great Britain and be from Yorkshire, all of us, it is
:21:18. > :21:23.something to be proud of. The team of four who trained together on a
:21:23. > :21:28.regular basis are headed by legend of the sport. Great Britain's first
:21:28. > :21:36.ever trials champion. It is a fantastic achievement for the whole
:21:36. > :21:40.team. All of these riders have won championships, European and world.
:21:40. > :21:45.They are a great bunch of lads, really determined. We will do
:21:45. > :21:55.really well this weekend. Let's hope they it Yorkshire grip see
:21:55. > :21:56.
:21:56. > :22:01.some return with the world title. - - they Yorkshire grit. I don't want
:22:01. > :22:05.to appear smug, but Harry and I have been doing a bit of a Twitter
:22:05. > :22:15.campaign and it has happened. Congratulations to John the best
:22:15. > :22:16.
:22:16. > :22:26.two has had his first full England call up. -- Johnny Best. Thank you
:22:26. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:37.very much. I think it is time to move on. We always love a new work
:22:37. > :22:45.by a David Hockney. He has been controversial in his time. I love
:22:45. > :22:55.this one as well. Yes, his latest creation is in a garret at his
:22:55. > :23:00.beloved Salts Mill in Saltaire. -- in a gallery. A off the back of a
:23:00. > :23:04.lorry and out of a tube. Not a glamourous arrival for work by a
:23:04. > :23:08.Bradford born David Hockney. Salts Mill took delivery of the pictures
:23:08. > :23:14.last week. They measured 27 ft in length and show at a stretch of
:23:14. > :23:21.road in Bridlington through the changing seasons. David is
:23:21. > :23:31.celebrating what a lot of us feel would time. -- a lot of us feet all
:23:31. > :23:33.
:23:33. > :23:38.the time. -- see. When David Hockney discovered that work when
:23:38. > :23:42.we did -- digging up this road, he invited them round for a cup of tea
:23:42. > :23:52.to persuade them that it was really important to put the road back just
:23:52. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:07.He just sees things so perfectly. His eyes, in his painting and his
:24:07. > :24:12.photography, it is just Yorkshire, it is the essence of Yorkshire.
:24:12. > :24:21.really do like some of his stuff. And other staff I don't like, but I
:24:21. > :24:25.think that might be the sign of a good artist. Also on display at art
:24:25. > :24:35.David Hockney's recent portraits of family and friends. These images
:24:35. > :24:46.
:24:46. > :24:56.The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from now intervene year and
:24:56. > :25:06.is well worth a look. -- into the new year. I just love it. I'm so
:25:06. > :25:19.
:25:19. > :25:24.You are scaring me! This is serious, Paul. I'm told that summer is over
:25:24. > :25:32.efficiently and tonight it is a frost? Yes, a ground frost tonight,
:25:32. > :25:40.definitely. Tomorrow will be the best day of the week. Like winds
:25:40. > :25:46.tomorrow. Two pictures to show you before we get on to the forecast.
:25:46. > :25:56.This one is lovely. The second one is near Barnsley. A lovely rainbow
:25:56. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:12.Tomorrow, a lovely day. Make the most of it. This next system will
:26:12. > :26:17.bring patchy rain in from the West during Friday and a weekend is
:26:17. > :26:22.dominated by showers, some sunshine, but also the risk of one or two
:26:22. > :26:27.longer spells of rain. We have got a week, cold front over the top of
:26:27. > :26:33.Skipton where it has been drizzling all afternoon. That will gradually
:26:33. > :26:41.push away southwards. Colossal sunshine towards the coast. Any
:26:41. > :26:47.drizzle across the Pennines will fizzle out and it will become dry
:26:47. > :26:54.and clear. By the end of the night, we are looking at three degrees in
:26:54. > :27:01.some sports. The sun rises in the morning at 6:39am. Those are your
:27:01. > :27:08.high water times. A lovely day, a chilly start, dry with long spells
:27:08. > :27:18.of sunshine. Some patchy cloud later. In very light breeze from
:27:18. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:31.the south-east. 18 degrees in Leeds and York. It turns unsettled