21/11/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)

Welcome to Monday's Look North. On tonight's programme: More

revelations of young Yorkshire girls being groomed for sex by

Asian gangs. The Times newspaper says organisations meant to protect

children aren't doing so, leading to rape and even suicide attempts.

UN up with the story like to go walking to a bridge and jumping off.

-- you end up. We'll hear from the father of one girl who was groomed

and investigate why authorities in Lancashire may have the answer when

it comes to child protection. Also tonight: In a coma after using

a hair dye. Warnings about the use of over-the-counter products after

a woman's severe allergic reaction. And appeals for help as a new top

dog takes his place at Westminster. There was little bit of sunshine

earlier but there is rain on the Good evening. Claims that

authorities in West Yorkshire are failing teenage girls for groomed

for sex by largely Asian gangs. The mother of one girl who attempted

suicide after being raid by a chat -- several men says child

protection agencies were given names but information was not

passed on. In a moment, we'll speak to the chair of the Leeds

Safeguarding Children's Board, and hear claims that authorities in

Lancashire are better organised to deal with the problem. First, John

Candy went to hear from victims whose names we have changed.

Josie lives with her father inky flee. At first, horses were the

lover her life, but then she became addicted to Facebook. -- Keith Lee.

That is when she started to meet older age in teenagers and a

grooming began. She was turning her fair enough, her phone was being

taken off her. -- turning her phone off. And the fact that they have

had sex with her and violated the her. The grooming began when she

was 12. She was taken to lead by she said she met people who seemed

really nice up first. But they got her into drugs. She was white --

raid twice, once by a group of men. The police said they did not deal

with that. In the third case, there was almost tragedy and the Medway.

Just before her 16th birthday, a girl called Currie jumped from this

motorway bridge near Leeds on to the M1. Schubert -- broke her back

and spent two months in hospital, but she survived. She had been raid,

forced into sex with her drug dealer and other men and then

driven to a backstreet abortionist. -- raped. These cases are just part

of the reported catalogue of failures to protect teenage girls

across the country. The government is now having to address the issue

urgently. Grooming girls for sex is not a crime unique to West

Yorkshire. There are suggestions that one

police force is getting better results and seeing a greater level

of commitment the problem. We looked at were carried out by the

Lancashire force. -- work carried out. It is late at night in Burnley.

Police are looking out the safety of vulnerable children and their

checking houses where they think these are vulnerable people might

be. Until five years ago, we didn't know the scope of the problem. It

is across all of society. Studies show that Lancashire has the

greatest level of commitment to tackling such crimes. Their success

rate is put down to good communication with the dedicated

team of police, social workers and NHS staff all working together. An

investigation by the Times newspaper highlights this and

exposes West Yorkshire as being seriously lacking in basic

communication. In places like Leeds and Bradford, even though they had

known of this problem since the late 1990s, the situation is still

the case that at best you will have a monthly meeting where people sit

down and information gets shared. There's no leadership designed to

protect those children are by pursuing an prosecuting the

offenders. West Yorkshire police say they are dedicated to tackling

this sort of crime and have significantly improved their multi-

agency approach. Information- sharing is absolutely vital hungry

are working hard as a partnership to make sure that happens. -- and

we're working hard. We are now able to develop the best response to it.

Without a dedicated full-time team here in West Yorkshire, today's

report suggests that communication will be compromised, leaving no

guarantees for the safety of our vulnerable children. Different

agencies such as the council, the police and probation service are

replicated on a local Safeguarding Children Board, and the chair of

that board in Leeds is Faisal Shahzad. He said there has been no

leadership whatsoever. -- is an held. We have got a grip and we are

looking at a halt range of ways to address it. As we move forward, we

are beginning to seriously tackle this issue. A you have got every

agency represented, the director of children's services, the executive

lead member this children's services, why have they not been

prosecutions? It is relatively new. 15 to 18 months. Obviously, the

police can answer the questions about prosecutions, that is their

job, but the group itself has addressed it and is beginning to

develop new models of practice. We are learning from Lancashire and

Derbyshire. We are looking at what will work in Leeds to make us

better at doing this very difficult job. There is a lack of willingness

by the police and probably by your organisation as well to take action

because the Asian community is involved here. Political

correctness has taken over. Absolutely not. We have good

relationships in Leeds with the Asian community. We know that they

are keen to resolve this issue and worked with us, and the community

will be very helpful as we move forward in finding ways of

addressing it. One of the problems the police have said is that very

often the victims are the people who have to make the complaint, but

there are clear points in place that would allow people like your

organisation to make that complaint on their behalf. Where's the has

not happened? Indeed, people do make complaints and there's a lot

going on behind the scenes which I cannot talk about at this point in

time. From our point of view, lots of people should and do make

complaints and we don't encourage - - we encourage anybody who is

worried to raise the issue with the police, the council, the teacher,

the doctor, someone else they trust, and we can assure them we will look

at it very seriously. We have also spoken to the Safeguarding Children

Board it in Bradford. They say that while they have some good

arrangements, more can be done to get more specialists out and share

information on a daily basis. And there'll be more on this story on

Look North at 10:25pm when I'll speaking to the former MP for

Keighley, Ann Cryer. She raised this issue 10 years ago.

A woman from chiefly has been left brain damaged and in a coma tonight

after suffering a severe reaction to hair dye. 38-year-old Julian

decade was left to a life-support - - machined three weeks ago. --

Julie McCabe. It is thought she reacted badly to a hair dye. Julie

McCabe had been dyed hair The years and had never had a problem. But a

few weeks ago she suffered a severe allergic reaction. She found

herself suddenly gasping for breath and on her way to the hospital, her

heart stopped beating. She dyed her hair and she couldn't breathe, so

they rushed her down to the hospital and her heart stopped

during that journey. They revived her in hospital but the damage had

been done. A chemical is said to have caused Julie's condition. It

can be found in most permanent hair dyes. In their cases comedies as

can suffer a rare allergic reaction to it. This can be as mind as his

skin irritation or as severe as cardiac arrest. Now, Chile's father

has employed the help of a lawyer to highlight the danger -- Chile's

father. They need to check the ingredients. We would call on the

government to take a much stronger line with this and to introduce an

outright ban on this particular chemical or forced restriction on

sale. A in this woman's case, doctors believe she is unlikely to

recover, but her father still remains helpful -- hopeful. She is

a strong character. If anyone can do it, she can. Later on Look

North: The Terriers take the record. 43 games without defeat and

counting. But controversial campaigner who

advises people how best to kill themselves has presented his be

used at a lecture talk in York. Philip Nitschke has helped people

to die in the past. He criticises laws which go against suicide. He

says he is simply giving information.

Many people say, that is a bit extreme. He has come to York from

Australia to give people information he says they have a

right to. Philip Nitschke advises on how to commit suicide. In 1996,

he helped a man in Australia to die by computer controlled Lee full

injection. -- legal injection. His talk attracted 40 people to York

this morning to attend a suicide. They were given a worktop on

suicide methods. People cannot get their questions answered. They

often become desperate, and desperate people do desperate

things. That is whether, missed method to end their lives is by

hanging. That is grim. You have got to have access to better

information. His ideas alarm others. This man nest his son to a terminal

cancer. He believes it is irresponsible to give suicide

information to people who could be vulnerable. In my job, I meet

people all the time who were depressed, very often people who

were terminally ill who go through her low phase but then bounced up

again afterwards. Are so many people who want to kill themselves

but don't and then afterwards are so glad that they did not. It is

terrible to rob people and their families and friends of their last

days. Although committing suicide is no longer a crime in the UK,

aiding or abetting it is. But Dr Philip Nitschke says that he is

falling short of a crime and just The funeral of a murdered

policewoman from York was held today. Detective Constable Heather

Cooper, who worked for Surrey police, was found dead in woods in

West Sussex last month. Apart Sir, Peter Foster, a former detective,

has been charged with her murder. - - her partner.

The Unite Mick -- union said that more than 400 bus drivers worked

out in strike action. Another two days of strikes are planned. The

company said it ran the majority of services.

It was a record-breaking year for children in Need. People in

Yorkshire raised to �1,761,502 for the charity. Nationally the figure

was �24 million, �8 million higher than last year.

It was fabulous. A couple from Brighouse who originally met

because of the Vulcan bomber have celebrated their golden wedding

anniversary with a tour around the last one still flying.

Helen and Tony Stafford worked at RAF Waddington in the early 1960s,

when he gave her a tour of the aircraft. 50 years on, they have

been back to relive the moment they met.

A relationship forged in a Balkan hang out. Half a century later, the

Cold War bomber still makes an impression. In 1960 Helen and Tony

Stafford both served at RAF Waddington and he was told to show

that the iconic plane. It was not something I wanted to do.

I tried to get out of it. Right from the word go I knew he was not

keen. It was his body language. It must have been the quickest tour

anybody has had. At but the relationship blossomed

and a year later they were married. Now on their golden wedding

anniversary they are reliving the moment they met.

It was the tool of retaliation in the event of a Russian missile

attack, carrying nuclear weapons. It was not designed for happy

endings. It kept nations apart but brought this couple together.

We have learned lady and gentleman who met, having been given a tour

around the Vulcan bomber. Congratulations. We have a little

something for you. How does the tour compare for at --

50 years on? It is much longer, a bit more comprehensive.

What a nice story. Let's move on to sport, because it is Monday. It is

one thing reporting on it, another thing to do it.

Tanya has been put in on her trainers to prove she is not all

talk. Yes, I had spent the afternoon at

the English Institute for Sport and I have to say it is not the most

comfortable afternoon I have ever spent. Let's start with football,

because Huddersfield Town are being presented with a special plaque in

recognition of their amazing feat in breaking the Football League

record for going unbeaten. Golden sunshine on the day that

Huddersfield Town entered the top of the podium. Just one more day

undefeated and Huddersfield would set another Football League record.

The match against Nottingham County came to life in the second half, at

a cross by Jack Hunt met by the head of Jordan Rhodes. Alan Lee was

sent off and Jordan Rhodes scored his 13th of the season. As the ball

went into touch from the kick-off, Huddersfield Town went into the

record books. Huddersfield Town are unbeaten in longer than any team in

the Football League. You have all made a massive

contribution. We have the record, we came against

a very resilient side today. Saturday was a time to savour for

Huddersfield Town but the rest of the season is about the future and

turning consistency into a place in Championship -- the Championship. A

difficult half at trendier. The Owls got a late winner and they are

just two points behind Huddersfield. Sheffield United are chasing as

well. They got I want-0 win against Carlisle. A dicey back pass, then

your goalkeeper jumps over the ball. Chesterfield lost 5-2 at the bottom

of League One. In the championship, Barnsley got the better of

Doncaster Rovers. Leeds United are enjoying life at the other end of

the table. They came back to beat Burnley with two cool finishes from

Robert Snodgrass. A tale of three penalties at Valley Parade, all of

them handball decisions which were a little harsh. Bradford's turn,

and then the Bantams got another penalty but it was not converted.

In squash, James Willstrop won his first tournament in two years. The

world No. 3 beat Egypt's Karim Darwish 11-5, 11-9, 11-4 to win the

Hong Kong Open. It completed an amazing week in which he did not

drop a single game. Ice hockey, and Mark Thomas was the

hero for the Sheffield Steelers, scoring an overtime win as they

beat the Nottingham Panthers 3-2 at the Arena in front of their largest

crowd of the season. This afternoon I have been well and

truly put through my paces alongside heptathlete Jessica Ennis.

A few of us were given a chance to taste what it is like to be an

athlete and I am not sure that I like it.

You can go at your own pace or push yourself. With some trepidation I

took my place alongside some other journalists for some circuit

training. 3, 2, 1, girl! -- go. Reach up and

touch your heels. They are at the bottom of your feet, Tanya. That is

almost there! We did a mix of timed exercises with not much rest in

between. Then we got to do it all over again, for longer. It is easy

because that circuit is a bit smaller than normal. I think you

coped very well. You are trying to make me feel bad, aren't you?

You did OK. -- no! What will hurt in the morning? My muscles will

heard from the jumping. But it exercises all of your body. -- will

hurt. Happy place. Fish-and-chip shop in Leeds. I am sure with

another seven or eight years we could have her ready. I am off home

now for a nice soak in a warm bath and I may or may not be with you

tomorrow depending on whether I can move.

The cameraman said that you only did a few seconds at a time when

the camera was switched on. Don't even try it!

There have been some interesting changes in Parliament.

A Yorkshire's latest member has just taken his place. He is a bit

different in that he has a cold, damp nose, and he wags his tail,

but his expenses claims are pretty low.

The newest and youngest member of parliament gets ready to start his

new career. Cosby is David Blunkett's latest guide dog.

My first was back in 1987 and he was also a curly coated retriever

cross, very similar to Cosby. He was with me for about a year before

his death. Cosby is in good footsteps, with Lucy, and then

Sadie. It is not easy being a guide dog,

specially bred, walked by volunteers and then 18 months at

training school. This new centre has opened on the outskirts of

Manchester as the northern headquarters of Guide Dogs for the

Blind. Through every dog the charity has to raise over �50,000.

-- for every dog. You would think in the days of digital gadgets, the

days of the dog would be numbered. It is not much fun cuddling a

gadget. They are excellent companions. At the computer has not

been invented yet it can take on board all the permutations. It is

not as simple as walking in a straight line. Do you like dogs?

would not like -- I would not have a guide dog if I did not because

you have to care for the dog as well, make sure it is fed and

groomed. When you know -- when it knows that you care, it will start

to care for you. His old dog Sadie is enjoying a well-earned

retirement with a dog loving family in the Derbyshire countryside.

It is a really important week because some interesting weather is

We had some bright sunshine in Robin Hood's Bay. This was taken in

Shepley. It gives you an idea of how deep the fog was. Beautiful

walking conditions yesterday afternoon. Tomorrow, put up with

the miserable weather because the weather front bringing this rain

and drizzle will at last move below cloud and mist out of the way. --

below cloud. -- the low. In the short term, a lot of cloud around

there. It looks like the mist and fog will develop readily and we had

some rain in the West. At the moment most places are dry but the

cloud is thickening from the south. Extensive hill fog, could be

problems at Leeds-Bradford Airport. Temperatures down to six or seven

degrees Celsius. The sun will rise in the morning at 7:45am, setting

at 3:59pm. It is a dreary day on Tuesday, outbreaks of rain from the

word go in the West and gradually through the course of the morning

the rain and drizzle will spread eastwards. In the afternoon it

turns drier, possibly brighter on the top of the Pennines before the

sun sets. But for much of the day it is very disappointing.

Temperatures of around 10 Celsius in Scarborough, across the Pennines