:00:14. > :00:16.Good evening. The headlines this Friday evening: The death of one
:00:16. > :00:23.Yorkshire serviceman and the repatriation of another, a stark
:00:23. > :00:30.reminder of the sacrifices made. We'll be in both their home towns
:00:30. > :00:34.as two minutes silence is observed. And we're also with injured soldier
:00:34. > :00:37.Ben Parkinson, for the first time in five years able to stand to pay
:00:37. > :00:43.his respects. Also tonight: A funeral with full police honours
:00:43. > :00:49.for the traffic policeman killed on the M1 helping a stranded motorist.
:00:50. > :00:59.And back with the big boys. FC Halifax Town in the first round of
:00:59. > :01:09.the FA Cup. It has been another overcast day today. Will the sun
:01:09. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:19.Good evening. People across Yorkshire paused for two minutes
:01:19. > :01:27.today to mark the sacrifices made by servicemen and women since
:01:27. > :01:33.arriving in Afghanistan in 2001. 33 people from our region have been
:01:33. > :01:38.killed in action. On Armistice Day, we tell you the story of three men.
:01:38. > :01:44.Yes, of the TA soldier Matthew Thornton who was killed on
:01:44. > :01:51.Wednesday. And in North Yorkshire, Matthew Haseldin's name was read
:01:51. > :01:55.out. We also remember those injured. In a moment, Ben Parkinson will
:01:55. > :02:02.walk to a service for the first time. Before that, our first report
:02:02. > :02:05.tonight begins in Barnsley. Private Matthew Thornton in June
:02:05. > :02:09.this year preparing to go to war with the Yorkshire Regiment. He was
:02:09. > :02:14.a volunteer soldier. He went to the front line and paid the ultimate
:02:14. > :02:24.prize. At the going down of the Sun, and in the morning, we will
:02:24. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :02:36.remember them. A we will remember And this morning in Barnsley,
:02:36. > :02:43.hundreds gathered to remember him and all those who have given their
:02:43. > :02:47.lives are serving their country. do have good turnout on Armistice
:02:47. > :02:54.Day in Barnsley, but obviously today, given the sad news about
:02:54. > :02:59.Matthew, or it has been bigger than usual. Private Matthew Thornton was
:02:59. > :03:05.28 and came from the village of tartan. He died in a bomb explosion
:03:05. > :03:10.in Helmand on Wednesday. He was a factory worker. Like to buy or his
:03:10. > :03:17.colleagues and he will be sadly missed. -- like to buy all his
:03:17. > :03:20.colleagues. We put our wish is up to his family and friends. I met
:03:20. > :03:24.his unit in Wales as they trained for their tour of duty in
:03:24. > :03:29.Afghanistan. It was clear these part-time soldiers were ready and
:03:29. > :03:35.willing to go and fight and they knew the potential risks. You would
:03:35. > :03:41.have to be stupid not to be apprehensive. The training
:03:41. > :03:48.mitigates most of the risks. Most, but not all. Back in Barnsley this
:03:48. > :03:54.morning, they recognised private Matthew Thornton's sacrifice.
:03:54. > :04:04.Really proud of them. We hope this is the last one, we know for a fact
:04:04. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:14.it won't be. Family's like Matthew Haseldin's. He was shot in Helmand
:04:14. > :04:21.last Thursday. He was 21. He only joined the Army eight months ago.
:04:21. > :04:28.Much sadness at the pub where he worked before then. He's in very
:04:28. > :04:31.high regard. He was a very nice person. The only time I have seen
:04:31. > :04:37.grown men burst into tears at the bar when they heard the news about
:04:37. > :04:43.Matthew. His body was brought back to the UK yesterday. Matthew
:04:43. > :04:48.Thornton's coffin will be returned next week. Barnsley's Town Hall
:04:48. > :04:56.flag was at half-mast for him today. Two young Yorkshire soldiers killed,
:04:56. > :04:59.two more names to remember. Silence fell across Yorkshire earlier as
:04:59. > :05:09.people paused for Armistice Day to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day
:05:09. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:34.At Imphal Barracks in York, all staff attended the ceremony to
:05:35. > :05:38.remember military personnel who had fallen in active service. Elsewhere,
:05:38. > :05:48.people of all ages gathered at war memorials across our region to mark
:05:48. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:05.the significance of both the date There were many veterans among the
:06:05. > :06:12.
:06:12. > :06:14.crowds, as well as school children Emma Glasbey has been at a
:06:14. > :06:19.particularly special Armistice Day service in Doncaster with Lance
:06:19. > :06:25.Bombardier Ben Parkinson and she joins us now. Emma, some very
:06:25. > :06:29.moving scenes there today. Absolutely. Ben Parkinson lost both
:06:29. > :06:33.his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan five years ago. Today,
:06:33. > :06:36.people stopped in the street in Doncaster and watched Ben get out
:06:36. > :06:41.of his wheelchair and walked towards the service at the Mansion
:06:41. > :06:45.House. Spontaneous applause broke out, and then actually stood for
:06:45. > :06:50.the entire service, about 15 or 20 minutes. You're about to see the
:06:50. > :07:00.progress he has made and it is a but -- it is remarkable. It was a
:07:00. > :07:04.moment filled with pride. Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson walking to
:07:04. > :07:14.take his place in Doncaster. Find his ago, he lost both his legs in
:07:14. > :07:14.
:07:14. > :07:20.Afghanistan and suffered brain damage -- five years ago. How did
:07:20. > :07:27.it feel? It has always been a massive goal to stand and pay his
:07:27. > :07:37.respects during the silence. How is your recovery going? Unbelievably
:07:37. > :07:41.
:07:41. > :07:45.well. Still a lot further to go. the age of just 22, Ben was caught
:07:45. > :07:51.up in an explosion last on patrol. He became the most seriously
:07:51. > :07:57.injured British serviceman to survive his wounds. He was never
:07:57. > :08:00.expected to live, so to come this far has astonished everyone.
:08:00. > :08:04.the textbooks written by the medics say you should not be here. He
:08:04. > :08:14.should be lying in a bed, not quite in a vegetative state, but not far
:08:14. > :08:20.off. He just does what he wants. Ben is almost certainly Yorkshire's
:08:20. > :08:24.best known wartime hero. He is a familiar face at events like this
:08:24. > :08:29.one held at Bradford. It was a good opportunity for him to catch up
:08:29. > :08:34.with old friends. I have seen him frustrated with himself a couple of
:08:34. > :08:40.times, but he has carried on fighting. The situation he has got
:08:40. > :08:45.himself in now, it is remarkable. After a very public battle, Benn
:08:45. > :08:50.has not been told he can stay in the army to continue his recovery -
:08:50. > :08:59.- Benn has now been told. He is determined to walk tall without
:08:59. > :09:07.help, and no one would bet against him. Inspirational story. We do get
:09:07. > :09:09.them on this programme. Many of you have been in touch with us today
:09:09. > :09:13.via our Facebook page after seeing those pictures of Ben Parkinson.
:09:13. > :09:19.Jennifer Jensen says it makes her feel humble. Ben is so dignified
:09:19. > :09:28.yet bold in his rehabilitation. Adrian Priestley says, an airborne
:09:28. > :09:32.warrior through and through. Christine Greening writes, good for
:09:32. > :09:39.him. I was in Scarborough Morrisons for the two minutes silence. You
:09:39. > :09:46.could have heard a pin drop. And you can post to comment on a
:09:46. > :09:52.Facebook page 4 send us an e-mail. -- post your comment on a Facebook
:09:52. > :09:56.page or send us. Stay with us, coming up later: Full police
:09:56. > :10:06.honours. Hundreds attend Wakefield Cathedral for the funeral of
:10:06. > :10:06.
:10:06. > :10:12.traffic policeman killed helping others on the M1. 690 jobs could be
:10:12. > :10:15.lost at Sheffield City Council. It has to save �55 million next year
:10:15. > :10:18.because it will get less from the government. Councillors have
:10:18. > :10:24.notified unit that -- unions this afternoon about possible
:10:24. > :10:31.redundancies, while officials are being asked to work out detailed
:10:31. > :10:35.money-saving proposals. It is that time of year again. The nights are
:10:35. > :10:45.drawing in, here comes Christmas. So councils stop to think about the
:10:45. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:57.next financial idea at the end of March. Let's start -- take a look
:10:57. > :11:06.at what they need to save. Inhered two they have got to save �55
:11:06. > :11:16.million. -- India to. The actual cost they have got to save his �40
:11:16. > :11:18.
:11:18. > :11:23.million. How many jobs could be at risk was? May be as many as 690.
:11:23. > :11:29.This is the harsh reality of power. What will you do? It is not
:11:29. > :11:37.decisions any of us want to take, but we have got the workforce, the
:11:37. > :11:42.political will that we will work through and find the budget. We
:11:43. > :11:48.need to ensure we are reducing the impact on jobs. 690 is the absolute
:11:48. > :11:52.maximum we are expecting. We think we can bring you down there were,
:11:52. > :12:02.it is a technical paper we need to put to the government. At least at
:12:02. > :12:06.this puts it into the public realm. Are you going to consult the
:12:06. > :12:15.public? It sounds like you have already made your mind up, six and
:12:15. > :12:19.90 jobs. The need to make a detailed analysis and work out what
:12:19. > :12:23.we need to look at again. It picks out the figures of the jobs that
:12:23. > :12:27.could go under these proposals if we accept them all. That is why we
:12:27. > :12:32.are doing this. We will now go to the public with the detail later in
:12:33. > :12:42.the year to put the proposals to them, asked their opinions and seek
:12:42. > :12:45.their views on things. Thank you for joining us. How academic a
:12:45. > :12:51.these exercises? You start with hundreds of jobs going and it ends
:12:51. > :12:56.up being a fraction of that number. How worried should your arm -- your
:12:56. > :13:04.members be? 750 jobs had disappeared in this city in the
:13:04. > :13:08.last year. Another 690 are at risk. We have to work with that number,
:13:08. > :13:12.we will work with the council to drive that number down to the
:13:12. > :13:16.lowest we possibly can. The conversations we need to have with
:13:16. > :13:21.this council, we need to be talking about enterprising ways of
:13:21. > :13:25.delivering services in the city. We need to be here -- innovative.
:13:25. > :13:32.There are lots of ideas in the trade unions and the workforce
:13:32. > :13:35.about how we can do that. Thank you very much indeed. We have heard
:13:35. > :13:39.from the Sheffield City Council opposition group, the Lib Dems,
:13:39. > :13:48.saying they fear a slash-and-burn approach. We will keep you up-to-
:13:48. > :13:52.A former South Yorkshire Police constable has been jailed for 10
:13:52. > :13:59.years for masterminding Britain's biggest ever VAT fraud. Nigel
:13:59. > :14:06.Cranswick was the director of Ideas 2 Go. He generated paperwork so he
:14:06. > :14:11.could claim back �365 million in VAT from Revenue and Customs. Five
:14:11. > :14:18.other people were convicted for related offences. The company was a
:14:18. > :14:23.complete sham. They set up a company selling mobile phones. It
:14:23. > :14:31.escalated in a short period of time to �527 million worth of trading.
:14:31. > :14:36.They set up a bank account. Be complete company was an absolute
:14:36. > :14:39.fabrication. A man who was jailed for murdering his wife in a post
:14:39. > :14:44.office is to appeal against his conviction. 4-6-year-old Robin
:14:44. > :14:48.Garbutt was found guilty of murdering Diana Garbutt and
:14:48. > :14:56.sentenced to life. He was told he must serve at least 20 years behind
:14:56. > :14:59.bars. Dannatt was found dead in March last year. Today Mr Garbutt's
:15:00. > :15:06.barrister formally lodged an appeal. A a man has been found not guilty
:15:06. > :15:10.of causing the death of a 15-year- old in a road crash. Natalia Wiley
:15:10. > :15:13.died while travelling as a passenger at near Pickering in Dan
:15:13. > :15:17.Reed. Daniel Jeminson was cleared by causing death of dangerous
:15:17. > :15:21.driving. 19-year-old Robert Turnbull has already pleaded guilty
:15:21. > :15:24.to the same charge. Hundreds of police officers have
:15:24. > :15:30.laid to rest one of their colleagues, a traffic officer
:15:30. > :15:34.killed on duty on the M1 last month. Mark Goodlad was trying to help a
:15:34. > :15:37.motorist who had broken down. His funeral took place this
:15:37. > :15:47.afternoon at Wakefield Cathedral where he was given full police on
:15:47. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:55.-- full police on us. He had served for 10 years. Mark Goodlad's family
:15:55. > :16:02.by request in the police car. At Wakefield Cathedral, his widow,
:16:02. > :16:08.Helen, his 14-year-old son receives his father's police hat. His dad
:16:08. > :16:13.was soon to have become a dog handler. His dog was there. He has
:16:13. > :16:17.left us in tragic circumstances so we are here to mourn and here to
:16:17. > :16:22.give thanks for the life of an exemplary police officer. He
:16:22. > :16:28.encompassed everything that was good about a good police officer.
:16:28. > :16:33.At the funeral service, the chief constable in his eulogy to Mark
:16:33. > :16:40.Goodlad adopted the immortal words, he shall not grow old the nor
:16:40. > :16:45.become wary, his memory will end Dewar. Never, he said, had a public
:16:45. > :16:51.servant been so aptly named than Mark Goodlad. It is such an
:16:51. > :16:56.ordinary act, an ordinary act of public service. It is not facing
:16:56. > :17:00.the criminal with the gun or the crowd. It is not dashing into a
:17:00. > :17:07.terrorist situation where a bomb might go off. This is what
:17:07. > :17:13.policemen do every day. That is why it is so poignant. His colleagues
:17:13. > :17:17.can say, with justification, it could have been me? Hundreds
:17:17. > :17:21.watched outside. This gentleman gave his life of somebody else,
:17:21. > :17:27.that is the ultimate price you can pay. He was doing his job and he
:17:27. > :17:33.was killed. It is awful. Every time I see a poppy growing at the side
:17:33. > :17:40.of a motorway, I will think of him. The on this day, the chief
:17:40. > :17:46.constable's tribute to Mark Goodlad and his family.
:17:46. > :17:51.Thank you. Before 7pm: harking back to the good old days. The stadium
:17:51. > :17:57.and the Menem that may have changed, but to the Shaymen are hoping for
:17:57. > :18:05.more giant-killing feats -- the stadium and the name may have
:18:05. > :18:14.changed. They have just changed their name.
:18:14. > :18:20.They have put FC instead of Halifax. -- in front of Halifax.
:18:20. > :18:27.Intimidating atmosphere at Hull. New Zealand will have to face them
:18:27. > :18:31.and his childhood hero. It is so split. The we will find out. They
:18:31. > :18:35.have not named at the team yet. When it takes all, pick the cliche
:18:35. > :18:39.you like, England take on New Zealand tomorrow knowing that only
:18:39. > :18:42.victory will do if they will have - - if they want to have another
:18:42. > :18:46.crack a to Australia in the Four Nations final.
:18:46. > :18:52.Buoyed up by a positive performance in defeat to Australia, it was back
:18:52. > :18:57.to hard graft in Loughborough. The reigning world Four Nations
:18:57. > :19:02.champions New Zealand are up next. We know it is going to be really
:19:02. > :19:07.difficult. We have a great coach and we are really fired up. To be
:19:07. > :19:11.at this stage and have a deciding game still in the group stage is
:19:11. > :19:17.fantastic. Both teams will be ready for it. We are expecting a really
:19:17. > :19:22.tough game. We have only one one out of the last 10 against England
:19:22. > :19:32.in England. We know it is going to be a big challenge him. Big home
:19:32. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:39.That is an impossible try! Show, my word!
:19:39. > :19:44.All the talk of promise, England know they need to do more. They are
:19:44. > :19:51.building towards the 2013 World Cup, but this is a team that wants
:19:51. > :19:56.success sooner rather than later. think we are ready. The group, in
:19:56. > :20:00.terms of belief, is ready to go to the next stage. But we have to win
:20:00. > :20:04.the game. It is as simple as that. We have to put in a really good
:20:04. > :20:10.performance against New Zealand. That will give us a great
:20:10. > :20:14.opportunity to get to the next stage. England are still waiting on
:20:14. > :20:18.the fitness of the captain. They will name their side at the last
:20:18. > :20:22.possible moment. Staying with rugby league.
:20:22. > :20:26.Wakefield's Glenn Morrison has been forced to retire. He suffered a
:20:26. > :20:31.seemingly innocuous injury in the first week of pre-season. Medical
:20:31. > :20:34.experts have confirmed he will need major surgery on his left shoulder.
:20:34. > :20:38.He will still be with the club as an assistant coach.
:20:38. > :20:43.In cricket, of Yorkshire are set to appoint Jason Gillespie as their
:20:43. > :20:47.first team coach. If they did 6- year-old fast bowler spent two
:20:47. > :20:51.seasons at Headingley. He will work alongside Martyn Moxon. Yorkshire
:20:51. > :20:55.are expected to confirm his appointment and the rest of the
:20:55. > :21:03.coaching team next week. Football, this weekend it is the
:21:03. > :21:08.first round proper of this season's FA Cup. FC Halifax are back with
:21:09. > :21:16.the big boys and will play Cheltenham on Sunday. -- told them
:21:16. > :21:22.on Sunday. We will give it our best shot. Charlton are an exceptional
:21:22. > :21:28.side. It may be our turn on Sunday Tostock Bobby Hamm has already
:21:28. > :21:35.given up the papers the headlines, to preview the biggest match yet.
:21:35. > :21:42.It looks different than the last time. New year's date 1990, Halifax
:21:43. > :21:47.Town, one. Manchester City, zero. Any reporters expecting the old
:21:47. > :21:53.track and crumbling terraces will be disappointed. Since the rebirth
:21:53. > :21:57.of the club as a FC Halifax town in 2008, two promotions have gone
:21:57. > :22:03.hand-in-hand with an impressive rebrand. It would now not look out
:22:03. > :22:09.of place in Charlton's division, three leagues above. We are
:22:09. > :22:12.building a nice little club. This is going to put us on the map. The
:22:13. > :22:17.ultimate boss is to get back into the football league. We are trying
:22:17. > :22:23.to build up a solid foundation, both on and off the field. It is
:22:23. > :22:30.just like coming to a league ground. Maybe you should have kept the
:22:30. > :22:35.ground?! It would have been better. Can you not switch the hot water
:22:35. > :22:39.off? I would rather flood the pitch. The weather gods have even been
:22:39. > :22:44.trying to do that already for Halifax Town as the squad prepared
:22:44. > :22:51.this week. Sheffield Wednesday also have to wait until Sunday for their
:22:51. > :22:58.tie. Before that on Saturday, Bradford go to Hampshire to face
:22:58. > :23:00.one of the happened coming names from southern non- league football.
:23:00. > :23:06.Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United are also
:23:06. > :23:09.playing. Bradford City, there is no chance of a penalty shoot-out in
:23:09. > :23:16.this tie. But there might be if they can force a replay against
:23:16. > :23:22.Rochdale. You never know. Can I just plug the highlights for
:23:22. > :23:32.the rugby league. That is on Sunday at 4pm. On BBC Two. Are you sure it
:23:32. > :23:33.
:23:33. > :23:40.is at 4pm? Absolutely sure of. I can't believe she did that!
:23:40. > :23:44.Just ahead of the weather, later tonight we will have Chris Evans
:23:44. > :23:50.presenting a special BBC programme looking back at the life of Jimmy
:23:50. > :24:00.Savile. It is called Jimmy Savile: As It 'appened. It is here on BBC
:24:00. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:10.One at 8:30pm. Dull, drizzly. It will get better
:24:10. > :24:20.over the weekend. We have had some lovely photos. We do not know where
:24:20. > :24:22.
:24:22. > :24:28.it is from. The police do not seem to mind the weather. Keep your
:24:28. > :24:35.photos coming in -- v East do not seem to mind. It has been dull and
:24:35. > :24:39.damp. It will brighten up tomorrow. Rain overnight. A better chance of
:24:39. > :24:46.some sunshine tomorrow before the warm front pushes back up from the
:24:46. > :24:50.south. The satellite picture from today shows it clearly. The cloud,
:24:50. > :24:55.you can see, it is whiter in the West. It is heading our way and
:24:55. > :24:59.will spill its way eastwards this evening. Heavy and persistent rain
:24:59. > :25:05.pushing its way eastwards overnight. It will clear the post by the end
:25:05. > :25:12.of the night. We will keep cloudy skies. Temperatures down to seven
:25:12. > :25:22.to 11 degrees. Winds gusty towards the post. The sun will rise
:25:22. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:28.tomorrow morning at 720 7am. It was set at 4:12pm. Outbreaks of rain
:25:28. > :25:36.near the post. Through the day, the cloud will friend from the West.
:25:36. > :25:40.The West is definitely going to be best. The cloud may well stay with
:25:40. > :25:45.the post in the second part of the afternoon. It will feel warmer
:25:45. > :25:54.tomorrow with just a light breeze. Top temperatures in Scarborough of
:25:54. > :26:02.13 degrees. It is above average for the time of year. Sunday, it is
:26:02. > :26:09.going to turn cloudy again for -- cloudy again. Turning dryer in the
:26:09. > :26:13.afternoon. Still mild, 13 degrees. Thank you. On the 11th day of the
:26:13. > :26:18.11th month, Yorkshire has been remembering its armed forces.
:26:18. > :26:22.Tonight, many remain on active service in Afghanistan. We will
:26:22. > :26:25.leave you tonight with some messages to friends and family back
:26:25. > :26:35.here in Yorkshire are recorded last month at their base in Helmand
:26:35. > :26:39.I would just like to say to my gorgeous wife and friends and
:26:39. > :26:48.family back in Yorkshire, don't worry, I'm safe, they are keeping
:26:48. > :26:58.the busy. All of my love, give us a hard to Milton. I would like to say
:26:58. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :27:05.hello to my husband and little boy. To my little boy, I miss you. I
:27:05. > :27:14.will be back home soon. We will go to the football again. And to my
:27:14. > :27:20.mother, looking forward to seeing you. Just hello to my mum and dad,
:27:20. > :27:29.my sisters, my nieces and nephews. See you when I get back. Things are
:27:29. > :27:39.all right here. I'm having fun. like to say hello to my family back
:27:39. > :27:40.