15/09/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)

Tonight on Look North: Compensation for alleged victims of abuse. But

disappointment that the police say they cannot prosecute staff at a

care centre in Doncaster. We want the people who have abused my

sister and other vulnerable people brought to justice, named and

shamed, some guilt hung over the heads. Also tonight: University of

life. That's where and this Leeds millionaire went, but he says

working-class kids should aim for the real thing. And the new world

record holder for the biggest number of dialects. It has been a

fantastic weather day across the region, is there more like this on

the way tomorrow? Join me later. Good evening. An NHS trust in

Yorkshire has paid compensation to two mental health patients because

they suffered abuse at the hands of their carers but it has emerged

that there will not be a criminal trial because of the lack of

evidence. Far reaching abuse was described. It includes physical

abuse, the hitting of patients and tipping them out of wheelchairs.

There was mental abuse including a humiliation and force-feeding. We

will speak to a solicitor representing a number of the

mentally disabled people but first he does a were reporter with more.

St Katharine's Hospital looks after people with mental health problems.

Inside it is a day centre for people with mental health

difficulties, the Solar Centre. It is alleged that between 2005 and

2007 some members of staff abused and number of patients there. I

have been speaking do the relative of one of the abused people.

were visiting the Solar Centre the centre which allows her to have

different outlets, activities, meeting new people. What happened

to her? When she was visiting the it twice a week the staff, one

staff member in particular, was repeatedly abusing her. It was very

difficult. We did not find out until the abuse had actually

finished. We could not do anything because the police were

investigating it. It went on for a few years and we were trying to

find out exactly what had happened. What do you think of the way the

case has been handled so far? think the police should have gone

to the family members who had a bit more understanding about the people

who had been abused and what had happened. The patients came home

with marks on their body. At the time we did not know what was going

on because no one had been told but there were definite clues about the

people being abused. We want the people who were abusing my sister

and other vulnerable people named and shamed and some guilt hung over

their heads. The trust says two cases have been concluded and some

others are still in progress so they cannot comment. Because it is

more than five years since the alleged abuse took place it is very

hard to get evidence. Earlier I spoke to a solicitor who represents

several of the families. I asked him for his reaction to the news

that the case had been dropped. am surprised and disappointed. My

clients will be really disappointed to hear that there will be no

opposite of the case. They are interested in bringing the

perpetrators to justice. This way it appears that the abusers will

escape justice. Even the police officers, the statement from the

police says they tried to put together a strong case, they

understand the disappointment, that suggests they went for it. Yes, the

police were content that the case should go forward. I will be doing

everything I can to persuade the Crown Prosecution Service to change

their minds and realise the perpetrators here really should

face a court. Nevertheless, the CPS are experts in this field and are

saying there is insufficient evidence. That is correct. It does

not mean that I agree DIS or that the victim's family are agree.

case that you are bringing is not a criminal case but a case in the

civil law, what do you hope to achieve the air? Quite apart from

the prosecution aspect which is to do with the police and Crown

Prosecution Service, my clients are interested in seeking some form of

compensation payments to help the victims with extra therapy that

they will need to regain the levels of trust that they had in their

carers prior to all this. So that case continues and we will keep in

touch with you. Also tonight, the West Yorkshire music teacher

accused of killing his fiancee and then putting her body in a suitcase

will not be going into the witness box will stop he admits the

manslaughter of Moody-Stuart but denies murder. -- Marie Stewart. He

is accused of murdering her at their home, he said they had an

argument and he "lost it". Police have tapes in which she talks about

the sequence of the 10 -- events, he said his fiancee had an argument

with them during which she started waving her arms around and hitting

him. He grabbed hold of her arms and then the situation snowballed.

He said it was like a nightmare, I just grabbed hold of her throat and

started squeezing. Everything happened so fast it was weird. He

is then said to have hit her over the head with a children's cheer

and stabbed her. He then put her body into a suitcase and put it in

the garage. The prosecution are calling no evidence? We expected to

hear from the defence but his barrister said we call no evidence.

The judge asked the barrister of what the jury might thin fare from

that. He said we have advised the man, verbally and in writing. The

accused sat impassively in the dock. There was more evidence from the

tapes that I was talking about, he described in the police interview

how he tried to clean the carpet in the bedroom. He then put a ruck

over the carpet. He returned a few days later and talked about how the

bloodstain had not gone and all this time his fiancee's body was in

the garage. He said he was not thinking about it. He did not have

to see her so he was not thinking about it any more. His family --

her family told about how she was a beloved mother and sister. She was

said to be utterly in love with him. Mr Linda O'Boyle denies murder but

has admitted manslaughter. -- Mr Lindo. Also tonight, a woman

paralysed by a stroke tells us how she recovered to be there for her

kids. The talk of many conversations, rising tuition fees

and high youth unemployment. It is becoming difficult for youngsters

of today to know what they should do when they have to leave school.

Today 100 school pupils from Leeds got the chance to meet a real life

million Mayor to get some top tips. He said he regrets not going to

university at all and he thinks more people will benefit from

having an academic background. He is now a millionaire and owns 13

businesses. He says he really regrets the fact he never went to

university. I went to university of life which is what I like to save.

I know people who have been to university and a much better than

me and I have learned a lot from them. He came from the backstreets

of reeds and today he was here to tell schoolchildren they could be

successful to if they went to university. With universities

charging fees of up to �9,000 per year, should this millionaire be

encouraging working-class youngsters to run up big bets?

run up debts doing whatever you do in life, I would rather see people

do it by getting an education. he has told me today, I would

rather go to university now. These trainees are some of the best in

the country. They have been taking part in the finals of a competition.

They decided against university and say a practical qualification

rather than an academic one is far better for them. I need to go out

and work in the real world, I think you get more experience doing a

trade rather than university. have got to trade that hopefully I

can go on and do for the rest of my life. I believe youngsters should

get a trade behind them. Not just because I have that experience of

doing well. Once you have got to trade, no one can take that away

from you. Everyone wants a job with good prospects. Whether they decide

to go to university or not, these youngsters now know that hard work

In other news, Rotherham Hospital says they've made improvements to

patient safety after the death of a baby in their care. Grace Houghton

died two years ago from a virus that damaged her heart when she was

seven days old. An inquest heard that vital tests on Grace were not

done quickly enough, despite her mother raising concerns. The

coroner at Grace's inquest recommended the Trust improve

procedures. First and foremost, a take parents seriously when they

say there is something wrong with their chat. Do not just pass it on

as everything is all right because they look OK. Parents do their

children better than anyone in the world. And I would also like an

apology. Police have named a woman found dead in Sheffield last Friday

morning. She was Ildiko Dohany, a 34 year-old Hungarian who'd been

living in Britain for three years. Her body was found at a property on

Claywood Road. Three people have been questioned by police and

released on police bail. Hundreds more midwives are needed in

Yorkshire to cope with the rapid rise in the birthrate, according to

the Royal College of Midwives. The region has seen a 20% increase in

births since 2001, up to nearly 77,000 last year. The RCM says

because of more complex births, at least 370 additional midwives are

needed. A pregnant shire horse had to be rescued from a cesspit in

Doncaster after it fell through a concrete cover. The horse, called

Izzy, was sedated before being lifted out of the seven-foot deep

pit by firefighters. She was reunited with its owners after

being trapped for a whole night. That is awful! It was a happy

ending. No, she is fine. This is a truly amazing story about a woman

from South Yorkshire who defied medial opinion and made a full

recovery from a condition known as locked-in syndrome. Kate Allatt

from Sheffield could only move her eyelids after she was paralysed

from a stroke. She has written a book about her experiences. Stuart

Whincup has her story. Kate and it was fit and healthy when she

collapsed at home. The next thing she remembers, she was in a

hospital bed for three days later. I will cope with tubes in my face.

And an Abbey on. As I lay there, I thought that nothing moved. I then

tried to scream and nothing came out. I was just trapped in my body.

Help us. Eight months later, she and his doctors by making a full

recovery. She accepts that every case of locked-in syndrome is

different but believes a mixture of early intensive therapy and a

feeling of anger that her life was being written off inspired her

fight. I wanted to do that for my kids. They are only six, 9 and 11.

I did not want to be in a nursing home, shut away and seeing them

once a week. It was that raged that fuelled me. It was a got rage, damn

you! I will be home! I will prove too bloody wrong! Kate has become

an author and founded a charity. It helps other family is going through

the same ordeal. -- families. That is a really inspirational story. It

is. The fighting spirit. Before 7pm. Battle of Britain. Hundreds gather

at South Yorkshire's airport to remember the defeat of the

Luftwaffe. And meet the man with the biggest collection of Daleks in

the world. And his very tolerant wife! Do you collect anything

strange? I cannot say on the programme! All this week,

scientists from all over the world have been in Bradford for the 150th

British Science Festival. The guest of honour on the final day was

Professor Lord Winston, the world- renowned fertility expert,

presenter and author. This afternoon, I caught up with him and

asked why science and, in particular, the festival is so

important. Yorkshire has a real need to develop its technological

industries. And what has done so, it has made a substantial

difference to the local economy, in Leeds and Sheffield. And elsewhere.

It is important, certainly. important is it that the public at

large engages with science? All the problems is that we have separated

science from the cultural humanities and in my view, science

has been funded at the expense of the arts. That is a pyrrhic victory

because in the long term, these things are cultural. Science as

well. And if we see it like that, that is its best hope. It is

bizarre. If I told you I had never read, it, you would think something

of that but if I said I did not know what a randomised trial was,

you would think, well, why should you? That is a longer acceptable,

it should be embedded in culture. How important is it that the

science community engages with policy makers and the press and the

public in order to explain ideas and lose this general mistrust?

science engagement thing is a key to a modern go ahead Society and

without that, we do not understand science and will run into serious

problems. Is there enough emphasis on science in education? Michael

Gove suggests that chemistry, physics and biology should be

taught again as separate subjects? Science isn't unintelligible, it is

very interesting. And it is as interesting as any other enjoyable

procedure without necessarily being very hard. I think we make a

mistake when some teachers argue that science is very hard and

actually science is no harder than studying French or English. Are you

optimistic for the future? I am. And I wrote my book in the spirit

of optimism but there is a very dark side. If we are not clear

about the ethics of what we do, there will be a very serious time

for humanity. If not for the planet. He is an important man. And very,

very clever! Indeed. Hundreds of people have gathered at Robin Hood

Airport this evening to mark Battle of Britain Day. This year the

service is taking place near the Vulcan Bomber, which came to the

airport earlier this year. And the service has just got underway. Emma

Blackburn is there for us. It sounds like it has been quite an

event. Yes, the service has started and you can here the first song. It

is the first time a memorial has been held in this location,

opposite the hangar where the Vulcan Bomber lies. Earlier today,

people got to see the Vulcan Bomber up close and I spoke to the

organiser, who put this together. It isn't often you associate the

Vulcan Bomber with tea and cake but today, we remember the Battle of

Britain in the unusual surroundings of the Falcon hangar at Robin Hood

airport. Organising this is Tony Hunter. You do not often associate

the Vulcan Bomber with the Battle of Britain. Yes and No. A lot of

people do not realise at the Lancaster bomber, which played that

pivotal role, flew 11 years before the first flight of the Vulcan

Bomber. What we're doing is looking at the evolution of British

aviation technology. But we are now celebrating this gentlemen who flew

this aircraft and preserved the freedom of the country. Thank you.

Let me introduce you to 98 year-old Eric Clarke, he was working in

Doncaster during the Battle of Britain. Thank you for joining us.

How important is today? Vitally important to everyone, young and

old. In the climate we are living in, we must remember what the

climate was years ago and at no time to be glorified war in any

respect what we do pay homage to those who served. That is what

today is about. Marking 71 years since the Battle of Britain for all

generations to remember today. Thank you very much. It looks

really interesting. A man from South Yorkshire has broken the

world record for the largest collection of Daleks. I kid you

not! He has hundreds of them, began large. You quite like then? I said

Tom was a strange creation. But compared to that! The Davros of

Doncaster, Rob Hull, first appeared on Look North in 2007 when he had

243 Daleks in his collection. Four years on, he's made it into the

Guinness Book of Records. How many do you think he has now? We dragged

Olivia Richwald out from her hiding place behind the sofa to find out.

Exterminate! If you had the time and the inclination, if you counted

every one, you would get 590. 590 unique Gallic replicas. The huge

one is a prized possession but each one is loved and cherished. Daleks

were the ultimate sci-fi baddies, terrifying children since the 1960s.

Stop it! We are the Daleks! This man's obsession started as a boy.

When I was seven years old, my mother would not by me this Gallic.

And I remember standing there with my fists clenched, saying what I

get older, and will get my own. he has one very big collection and

perhaps the most understanding wife in the world. I just don't like

them. Now you have an army of them in your living room and a world

record holder for a husband. Does he make a clean them? I do that. It

takes me half of the day, dusting each of them individually. Oh, well.

At least he is in the famous book, he keeps good company. I have the

world record for the longest tongue. The size of my natural Afro. The

last time, it was 16 inches. That one makes Davros look quite normal.

I have always been a fan of the Guinness Book of Records. We have

always bought it for our children. But I wonder, will all this make it

worse? I said it would be a divorce if he had another one the size. He

says it's lonely! Exterminate! think he will be lonely very soon

if he gets another! Was that Hong real?! Yes, of course! That was

I know you have been working inside but it has been fantastic outside.

It makes a change! Look at these pictures. This will cheer up

Christopher. Farndell, looking beautiful. And the tower just

sticking out in the valley. Mellow fruitfulness. And the third one,

looking towards Sheffield, the ski village at 6:15am. Very nice, keep

them coming. You can also read my blog. Let's look at the rooftop

camera. It has been stunning today, the sun is setting in the West but

you can see it is beautiful, temperatures of 17 degrees but

ground frost last night. The first of the season. And things are going

downhill. Tomorrow, more unsettled, cloudy with showers or even some

longer spells of rain. As that Atlantic system comes in from the

West and the weekend is looking very unsettled. You can see the

satellite, there is a great, big gap of sunshine across us but we

are looking down the Midlands, cloud beginning to Norwich from the

south so a roundabout 10 minutes left of the sunshine and after a

clear start tomorrow, the cloud will increase and it could thicken

to produce the odd spot of drizzle. Most of us will be dry and we can

see temperatures at eight to grace, that is 46 Fahrenheit. The sun

rising in the morning at 6:41am. And these are the high water

times... Off to a very cloudy start, summed dealt is in the air but it

could be a dry start but not for long. The show us quickly moved

from the south-west, could be heavy ones and through the afternoon an

attempt at some dry and bright weather. And then the showers could

push back and it could be a wet end to the day. Showers and long spells

of rain, that just about sums it up. Quite chilly in Scarborough, 14

degrees and pushing across West Yorkshire, 15 and possibly 16

Celsius in Leeds. Perhaps 17 across eastern parts of South Yorkshire.

The weekend, sunshine and showers, some of which will be heavy. And