14/11/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)

Good evening, welcome to Look North. Is it time for a new law to stop a

metal theft? Trains, graveyards, even statues, they have all been

targeted. We will investigate whether the authorities should

crack down harder on people buying stolen metal. There is their

problem now we believe to be tackled with tougher legislation.

Also tonight, what caused the Majestic Hotel blaze? A fire swept

through the best-known hotel harried good. The night-time

filming that is uncovering the Secret Life of lions. The weather

is exactly the same. A dull over the next couple of days. The five-

day forecast coming up. Our top story tonight is the calls

for tough new laws to curb the metal theft. Everything from a

well-travelled to ancient monuments, ancient stones, Yorkshire has

emerged as the metal theft hotspot. South Yorkshire is the worst place

for phone cables to be stolen. -- phone cables been stolen. As MPs

prepare to debate it, businesses are working together to prevent it.

The rail network, street lighting, even be a statue, nothing has been

spared. A plague of modern-day society. Yorkshire is one of the

worst affected regions. Now the authorities are fighting back, BT,

electricity companies, and enforcement officers. Have teamed

up with the police. Because of its industrial past, Rotherham has an

unusually high density of scrapyards. We had metal coming

from Newcastle, we have arrested people coming from East Yorkshire,

Nottinghamshire, we are trying to get them to regulate themselves. We

are trying to drive down the demand for metal coming into South

Yorkshire. The price of metal has rocketed in racing years. Scrap has

never been so valuable. Reputable dealers take a record of customers.

They know what to look out for. are working closely, they resisted

coming out, they are going to e- mail us on a regular basis, telling

us what has been stolen, and to identify stolen material. Despite

these stringent checks, copper cable theft is on the rise in the

region. The railways are one of the hardest hit. In 2009-2010, there

were 224 incidents. That has risen in the last year. It has caused

hours of the day's -- delays, and cost a network while millions of

pounds. -- network rail. It is the infrastructure, the track, the

overhead wires. It seems to be growing, it is their problem we

believe could be tackled with tougher legislation. It is not just

Industry in Leeds that is feeling the effect. The A63 has been

plunged into darkness because thieves have stolen the cables on

the street lamps. Police have appealed for witnesses. It is one

of many investigations until the way -- many investigations under

way. Earlier I spoke to Ian Hetherington,

he represents many scrapyards. The increased cost is seen as the

reason of theft. I asked him what are the reasons? There is demand

for metal of all types. It is coupled with the factor that copper

has become an investment opportunity for many financial

institutions. It is a world price, it changes on a daily basis. It is

extraordinary that thieves should be so well connected to these world

prices. What do we do to stop its? Is it increase the penalties?

all too frequently the valley of the metal is very low. What we are

seeing is a very, very large societal impact. We believe that

all crimes, charges brought against people should be a company with

impact statements. -- company to. It is more than just the Valley of

metal. -- the value of metal. very difficult to stop all of the

fact that source. The easiest way is to go for some of your members,

who are inevitably some of the people who are dealing with this

material. He is that the way forward in South Yorkshire -- is

that of the way for in South Yorkshire? It is clearly a

combination of illegal, unregulated dealers, receiving stolen goods

knowingly, and processing them. Equally the trials will police are

very clear -- the Transport Police are aware that some of the material

is being shipped out of the UK, it is not going all near our trade. In

the long term, the heart of it is that we have a long tail of

unregulated scrap-metal dealers and operating -- dealers operating. We

asked the government to tighten up on the enforcement of these illegal,

unregulated officers. Thank you very much.

Next tonight, you may have thought this is a thing of the past, but

trading standards officers say they have smashed a car clocking racket.

One car had 200,000 miles wide of the clock. The scam went on for

nearly two years, and chipped -- trekked hundreds of people. --

trait. It seemed like a good deal. This

clock reads 97,000 miles, it should have done two years ago. How do you

feel now, you were conned? It has done almost a two years of driving.

It says Robson the art of a year were the driving. -- it has robbed

me out of a year. This man was jailed by 18 months. -- jailed for.

They sold on the cards after reducing the declared mileage. One

car had more than 200,000 miles wide of the clock. It was recovered

by Trading Standards officers. There were bonus books for services

that were never carried out. Ruth Andrews, the head of fraud, says it

is very easy to change the clocks. Those people in the know, they can

Clarke these cars a lecturer Jean - - clock these cars electronically.

This is on a modern car? Absolutely, in the old days you had to do it

manually, but now it is done electronically. It is something

that this young father found out to his cost. A saw a bargain, and I

went for it. I should have inquired about it first. It is hoped that

the people duping these people will be made to pay it back.

Coming up later, just days before Children In Need, we will find out

about the sporting project. An inquest has heard that a dropped

cigarette may have caused a blaze at a famous Harrogate hotel which

caused the life -- took be like the one of its staff.

The blaze at the Majestic Hotel happened last year.

It was in the early morning that the fire swept prithee upper

storeys of the hope -- the Majestic Hotel. A 41-year-old kitchen porter

was unaccounted for. His body was found the next day in his room on

the fifth floor. He had died from smoke inhalation. The inquest

opened today. Nigel Butterfield had not had an easy life. He had spent

much of his childhood in care, and Supple's -- suffered from epilepsy

and spinal to be better -- spinal be better. He suffered a fit, and

was taken up to his room. That night the fire broke out. His boss

told the inquest that he was worried about the man of's fits. A

toxicology report revealed he may have taken medication which

affected his ability to respond. The detectives found a nose sign of

arson in his room. -- no sign of arson. Today jurors were taken to

the hotel on a site visit. They will hear evidence for the next

five days. Tributes have been paid to a

volunteer soldier from Barnsley he was killed by a bomb in Afghanistan.

Matthew Thornton, who served with the Yorkshire Regiment, died was on

patrol. He will be a patch rated next Thursday -- the repatriated.

would like to pay tribute to Matthew Thornton. This was a brave

young man, serving his country, I'm sure the whole House will want to

send their best wishes. A taxi driver was sentenced for

wanting to have under-age children to have sex in the back of his car.

Animal-rights activists claimed that dogs it were incinerated in

this plant. The owners have not comment on the on the process.

Plans for a free school in Leeds for children with autism have been

approved. Agree their parents want to open the Lighthouse School. It

will provide education for 50 people with autism. We will be

speaking to some of the patients -- parents later tonight. Images have

been released for renewed power plant in Sheffield. The

construction get -- get under the It is children ended this week and

then we will be visiting projects that have benefited from Your Money.

-- Children In Need. Last year, we Bic -- raised to �1.1 million.

Our first film is from the Keighley Play Rangers. It's a project that

was set up to stop children from joining street gangs. The Rangers

go into schools and host after- school and holiday play sessions.

Here is nine-year-old Owais Majid. My name is Owais, I am nine years

old and my birthday is on 20th November night. I have been born --

been blind since I was born, I was born blind. Everything is black.

Nice big throw. Owais actually came into the

project a few years ago. You would find that Owais, he was desperate

to take part in activities. Perfect.

I think it has given him a believe, really. It is so nice to see how

many friends he has made it -- a belief. It has made a lot of

difference, because I was really bored most of the time before. Now

it is much better. I have started to believe in myself, and I have

believed that I can do things. Like in the park, I used to be really

scared. I wouldn't even go on the swing. We need this project,

because you find that people grow up too quickly and this project

really brings it down to earth and says, you are wreckage, stay a kid

and enjoy yourself. -- You are a kid. They have really made my life

much better than I thought it would be. They have made me much more

confident than I was before. Great stuff.

And on Friday, of course, we'll be looking the fun you've been having

to raise money for Children In Need. Free internet access through wi-fi

has been launched on some streets Amy Garcia and Keeley Donovan will

be live in Pudsey. And if you've been fundraising and would like to

bring your cheques along, get in touch.

Coming go before seven, we will find out about some really wild

nightlife. How were filming during the hours of darkness helped to

shed new light on how these lions are settling into their new home.

On to sport now and it was FA Cup weekend - a chance for some of the

league's smaller clubs to have their moment in the spotlight. But

also a potential pitfall for the big names - with a few tricky

fixtures on the cards. There were goals aplenty. But would we get an

upset? At stadiums around the country, it

was a weekend to remember. First up Morecambe, where The Shrimpers

first is the else -- against the else. And it was Chris lines who

took the first bite of with a smart finish. Soon after the restart and

Chris O'Grady looked to seal the victory. Morecambe, however, had

other ideas. A helping hand gave them off soft penalty. Firmly

finished. -- a sop penalty. It said that the nail-biting last half-an-

hour, but in the end, Sheffield Wednesday held on. They will be

joined by their nearest neighbours. Evans giving Sheffield United a

comfortable 3-0 win over Oxford. And making it a South Yorkshire

hat-trick, Rotherham, who came from behind to beat non-League Barrow.

No such success for Chesterfield, he went down to Torquay. Finally to

West Yorkshire, where Bradford might have only beaten Rochdale by

one goal, but not a bad way to do it. Huddersfield Town are

unbeatable in the league, but not in the Cup, it seems. They lost 4-1

at Swinton. Finally, Halifax against Charlton, where they were

playing live on TV for the first time ever. And they were making it

a debut to be proud of. Just one goal down, 10 minutes to go. When...

Two down and Halifax were chasing the tide. Q Charlton running away

with it. A red card and two more quick-fire goals -- Kew. It was a

scoreline that if mask a brave Live TV debut from Halifax.

Unfortunately, you don't get the sequel.

On to the draw for the Second Round and Sheffield Wednesday will play

either Maidenhead or Aldershot, while neighbours Sheffield United

have been drawn at home to Torquay. It has to be said, my son was at

the Bradford City game and it was a belting goal, but he had gone to

the toilet at the time! It is always the case.

Now, Doncaster Rovers have already made headlines by signing three

former Premier League players. And it seems they've been trying

for another! But unfortunately it seems ex-Arsenal and France star

Robert Pires doesn't fancy the Dean Saunders revolution. He broke the

news on Twitter - saying he is "happy they think I can help them

but it's not in my plan to play there".

I had a great weekend in London but I was envious, because you were in

Hull. The stage is set for a cracking

Four Nations final, with England facing Australia at Elland Road

next Saturday. You will be there as well.

I well. -- England booked their place with a comprehensive win over

the world champions New Zealand. Leeds winger Ryan Hall scored yet

another stunning try, and was today shortlisted for the International

Golden Boot award. Could offload. - - good. Yet again, somehow Ryan

Hall managed to get the ball down, following two similar tries at

Wembley. He has marked himself out as a world-class wing and has been

earmarked for that prestigious Golden Boot award. His finishing

has been top drawer and that has grab everyone's attention, when you

look at his work elements as well. I can't remember the last time the

winger was nominated for this award, which shows you the impact he has

made. England were composed, patient and in the end, dominant

against New Zealand. The first job is done. We were third favourite

going in, so reaching the final was beyond most expectations but we

have a good sharp. Not beyond the expectations of yourself, though?

You are setting the standards. have got to come back there is no

point going out to do something if you don't think you can do it and

the goals will remain high. Both coaches talk today about wanting a

big crowd at Elland Road. The Aussies know they will get booed

but they don't mind that. That atmosphere generally brings the

best out of the team, but teams draw energy from it and I hope it

is a great game and people talk about it for some time. England

came close at Wembley, maybe this time they can make a bit of history.

Another outstanding dry -- try! Some quality ones for me, but the

one where Brisco to have the ball at the end, it gave you the sense

of relief. He was buzzing at the press

conference today. But as a great night dead.

I think they can do it. -- it was a great night out.

Now, here on Look North you'll remember we've followed the story

of the lions who were rescued from cramped conditions in a zoo in

Romania last year and brought to Doncaster.

So how are they settling in at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park? Well,

night-time filming for the BBC's Inside Out programme has uncovered

some of their secrets. Let's talk to Leeds expert Rae Kokesh from the

African Lion and Environmental Research Trust. How can you tell if

a lion is happy? One of the main things his play behaviour, that is

one of the main things I look out for. -- ease. An animal that is

playing is an animal that is happy, and throughout the night-time

filming at Doncaster, we saw plenty of play, so it was fantastic to see.

You can also hear them as well. I wanted to turn the microphone then,

because before coming back to Look North, I had been working in Africa

and she would often hear this... -- you would. Let's hear this. Does it

show you whether you are happy? ROARING.

That is a bit deeper than you. Can they be happy in a wildlife

park? There is always the ongoing debate, but for me personally,

Doncaster, the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, it is fantastic and when you

compare it to do -- to the conditions in Romania, they have

come on in leaps and bounds. It is to do with their diet but their

enclosure is one of the best I have seen for lions in the country. When

I went to see them when I did the filming, everything from their

condition, they would lead and have lost weight, their fur is a lot

more vibrant and their behaviour in general, you can tell they are

happy. What other things you'd learn? At night time, the real

lions come out. On average, they sleep 21 hours a day, so they do

sleep that night but they are more active around the desk hours. --

dusk. As the air gets colder and it gets lighter, lions will roar, and

they will make use of their territorial behaviour. It can

travel up to five miles away, and this is then saying it, this is our

territory, locating one another, -- this is then saying. We can see

them during the day as well. Is there any question of them being

taken from Doncaster and returning to the wild or would they be killed

by rival lions, Paul Wood A*? combination of both. -- or would

they start. If it is done in a well-managed conservation programme.

-- it can work. That is what by charity is a tempting to do in

Zambia, but the Doncaster Lions are much older -- attempting. Some of

the male lions are very old and they wouldn't stand a chance in the

wild, but they do have the instinctive behaviour. And you see

them still changing while they are there, getting more used to it?

was doing so. Going back to instinct, they wouldn't last very

long if they put a zebra in the enclosure. Forgive me for my

impression. It was fine. And you can see more about the

Doncaster lions on Inside Out at 7:30 tonight on BBC One.

Time for another lion, this time of the weather business.

Can I show you some of pictures. Can I show you some of pictures.

The first one with the sunshine. This was this morning, almost like

a landscape painting. And the second one, very nice, with the fog

in the bottom of the valley, up towards Bradford. Keep the pictures

We have obviously started a new week, but we are stuck in the same

pattern. We had a bit of sunshine on Saturday but on Sunday and for

tomorrow and Wednesday, Doll and damp, with high pressure -- doll.

Feeding in a lot of low cloud from the south-east. But it will change

on Thursday and Friday. Look at all of that low cloud which continues

to feed up from the south-east than anything, it is going to thicken,

producing a little drizzle in places. If you are travelling

across the Pennines now or later tonight, it will be extensive fog,

especially over 900 feet, drizzle wherever you are. As has been the

theme for much of November, it is going to be frost-free. Unusually

mild of this month, loads of 7C, 45 Fahrenheit. The sun will rise at

7:33am and set at four awake pm. -- 4:08pm. Another dreary start to the

day, drizzly Andover cast. As we head through the second part of the

day, it may well be that East End and southern parts brighten up a

little bit but essentially, it is over cast -- Eastern. Nothing to

get excited about temperature wise, they are where they should be in

the middle of November, 10C or so, but Malath over the tops of the

hills. -- lower. A damp start to Wednesday, possibly brighter away

from the Pennines. Patches of rain on Thursday, Friday looks much

brighter and mostly dry. So it improvement.

It will be nice at the weekend. I will pass. A low confidence.

I will pass. A low confidence. Christa will be back tomorrow. And

thank you for all your messages asking about Harry. I n just the

stand-in. I'm pleased to say he's recovered well from a recent

operation and will be back here on the sofa on Thursday November 24th.