28/11/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)


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On the programme tonight. Tributes pour in for Gary Speed.

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Fans and former team makes pay their respects to the ex Leeds and

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Sheffield United player found dead in his home yesterday.

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He was expect -- respected by every football player. That tells us

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something about the bloke. Also tonight, a big boost to the

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region's economy. A big boost to Trans Pennine chains promises a big

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boost. And we go behind the scenes of a

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new drama about a Yorkshire supermarket syndicate that wins the

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lottery. It has been fairly cloudy today. We

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are settled -- set for a unsettled The family of Gary Speed says they

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are overwhelmed by messages of support and condolence they have

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received. The former player and Sheffield United manager was found

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dead at his home yesterday morning. He was just 42 years old.

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An inquest into the cause of his death took will open tomorrow.

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Today at stadiums around the country, France had been playing

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tribute. In a moment, up report live from his last club. -- fans.

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As you can see here, the tributes are continuing to pour in. There is

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a palpable sense of shock. If you look at these tributes there is a

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common theme. They talk about a legend. Some of the fancier are

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talking about it a man who always had time up for up them. -- fans.

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He went on to play for Everton and Newcastle, but it was at Leeds

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United that Gary Speed made his name.

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24 hours on and there is still a sense of bewilderment. He was one

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of the most respected and well- liked men in the game. He is a

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football at that nobody has a bad word to say about. That is pretty

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remarkable. We would like to pay tribute to his life in general.

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is a shock. I have just come down to pay my respects. I have left a

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shirt down there. He was a legend. It was at Leeds that he started his

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career as part of the midfielder strikers. They won the championship

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in 1992. I trained beside him for six years and I was proud of Gary

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Speed. Every time I saw him, I was proud of him. He was like a father

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figure. I kept saying to people, he was not the most talented when I

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first met him but he trained. think it would help. On Saturday

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afternoon, he appeared on Football Focus. There were no signs that he

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was troubled. The manner of his death has rocked everyone. I was

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shocked and numb. It was something I never expected. 24 hours on, it

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has still not sunk in. He keeps seeing things on telly which remind

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you. Think, this cannot happen to someone so young. You cannot

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comprehend it. He made 312 appearances for Leeds. The club

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says there will be one-minute silence ahead of their game on

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Saturday. It may have been here that Gary Speed started his playing

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career, but it was down at Sheffield United that he finished

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Like you say, Gary Speed's history here has been much more recent.

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Just this time last year he was still manager. This place has

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become a shrine to him today. People are still turning up to pay

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their respects. Today it has not just been Sheffield United fans.

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Other fans have been you to pay their respects. -- been here.

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Gary Speed spent three years at Sheffield United as a player, coach

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and finally manager. That has plenty of time to get to know him.

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I feel so sad about what has happened. I cannot get my head

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round it. I have come to pay my respects to a great man. He is an

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inspiration. I cried all day yesterday and I am not a -- not

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ashamed to admit that. It does not make any sense and it is

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heartbreaking. Gary Speed joined Sheffield United at the beginning

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of 2008 and after retiring became a coach. He was a top-class player

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and he wanted to learn from the bottom up when he became a coach.

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He was like that in his football even though he was 38 and still

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playing, he prepared as though it was the first game of his career.

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Starting last season, he had a brief spell of manager himself

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before leaving to become the proud manager of his nation Wales. I only

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spoke to him last week. The worst part about it is that actually, for

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a hen to feel how he felt before what he done. To be in that sort of

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state of mind. That is the most upsetting bit. Trying to work that

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out. Gary Speed marched on together with Leeds United fans and lit up

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the senses. He started and ended his playing career in Yorkshire,

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and here he is too short life will be long remembered.

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Two clubs with very fond memories of Gary Speed. Let us introduce you

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now to a lifelong friend and agent. I know you have come to the studio

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tonight having spent the day with Gary's wife and his two sons and

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also his mum and dad, because they have genuinely been overwhelmed at

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the support here in the Yorkshire. Yes., particularly his father. He

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felt that something should be said by way of thanks to the Leeds fans

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and of course to the Sheffield United fans. They have genuinely

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been overwhelmed and I can honestly say it is making a small difference.

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They are reading the tributes. Most of them get through to them in one

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format or another. They have asked me to come here and expressed deep

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fact -- deep thanks. I pulled the car over yesterday. I cannot

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imagine how it must be for someone like you. I could not believe what

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I was hearing. That sense of disbelief has continue today. Grown

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men playing their scarves for the beloved football clubs and

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remembering a good guy. That is the main thing. At the moment, our

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industry is played with difficulties in one way or another,

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it is a cliche but Gary was a true role model. -- played. Looking at

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the tributes, any farther with young children wanting to play

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football, they should look at Gary's career as opposed to some of

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the more questionable icons of today. The one thing those tributes,

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those fans will have in common, is that they will have an autograph

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because Gary loved his fans. Some of my bond is memories are watching

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Leeds in Europe when he insisted on being with the fans as opposed to

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enjoying hospitality. Although Gary loved playing football, one of his

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regrets was not to be able to stand on the terraces watching football.

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This is a tragedy. We cannot even begin to ask the sort of questions

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that will be asked in the future. I know you spoke to someone tonight

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to is a good friend and wanted to send his tribute. Yes. David Batty

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is distraught. Most people know that he is a quiet chap and does

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not take much publicity. But he has made a point of suggesting that if

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I were to come on television, as a result of Roger's request, he would

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like the fans to know that his thoughts are with them as much as

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with Gary Speed's family. Can you please send our thoughts to the

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family? It is good that David Batty has had a chance to make a tribute.

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We were hear some tributes now. There have literally been thousands

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of them pouring in. Many of them from footballing names that are

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famous the world over. Former Wales team-mate Ryan Giggs

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

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But as we have heard from his friend, the most important thing to

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the family are the attributes that are you his fans had been paying.

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Coming up later in this programme, at the biggest strike in a

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generation. More than 900 schools set to close

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in our region. We assess the impact of Wednesday's

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walkout by teachers. The Government has announced plans

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to overhaul the main cross Pennine realigned and it could create

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30,000 jobs and pump �4 billion into the region's economy.

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Yorkshire's business leaders have today welcomed the announcement

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that the line between York, Leeds and Manchester is set to be

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electrified. Here is our correspondent.

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It has come out of the blue. Passengers on the main Trans

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Pennine mind already write in a fleet of new diesel carriages. The

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Government says it now was to make the switch to electric power. It

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will mean faster journeys for thousands of commuters. Passengers

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in York were giving up the idea thumbs-up. Be a travelling today

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for a day out so that would have helped us in a big way. You can get

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to work a bit quicker and hopefully have more of trains. At the moment,

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you deal with a lot of delays and if it means getting somewhere

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quicker it would be a lot better. Network Rail has had plans for the

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-- for years to upgrade the entire line. This scheme will trip -- cut

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the trip from Leeds to Manchester bite 40 minutes. Much faster than

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driving. The trains will be longer and there will be a better chance

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of getting a seat. The plan will help kick-start the region's

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economy, creating jobs and spending power. You bring firms closer to

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market, closer to each other, and give them a bigger labour pool. It

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is that kind of cluttering which actually grows cities. This is no

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quick fix for the region. It is good news. It is part of a brother

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up -- broader package but we need the rest of their package as well

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to bring short-term, mid- term and long term benefits. Work on the

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project could begin as soon as next year, but it is looking likely that

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today's trains will be replaced by a second-hand trains. They will

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come from London commuting trains. This product is not about making

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life easier for up rail commuters. It is due to a last-ditch

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Government attempt to prevent the economy sliding into a downturn. A

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lead to find this line is part of a Evan Davis is the economics editor

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with the BBC and also the host of Dragon's Den, which helps small

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businesses. This is infrastructure project going to make any

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difference to businesses, getting their Cregagh but also benefiting

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from the fall-out from the investment? -- getting there

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quicker. These things work in two ways. Firstly, in the short term,

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up grading, but employs people and kick-starts the economy. In the

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long term you get the supply side effect. Even when the workers are

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all laid off and move on to the next thing, you have a faster train

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which makes it easier for companies to expand capacity and get the job

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done more quickly. That is the more important of the effects, it makes

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the region and companies more competitive. That is a slow-burn

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effect. How long will it be before companies can save, we are more

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competitive than we used to be. -- can say. A Cregagh effect might

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come to small businesses. We have heard about the loan guarantees

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seemed -- scheme. A lot of people have left -- lost out because we

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have been dependent on the public sector. Will it work and will

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businesses to develop? There are a number of schemes that the

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government are looking at and they are complicated pieces of financial

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engineering. There is a need for finance appear. There was a survey

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in the Yorkshire Post today, 36% of companies would consider getting

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money from the high street banks because they do not think they

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would get it. It is a sad indictment. The banks say that no

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one comes to them wanting a loan, because they have been put off

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before it even tried. Part of it is getting banks to lend but part of

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it is getting the message to small businesses that the banks are

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lending, so you can borrow money, expand, have some apprentices, all

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that kind of thing. Particularly as the public sector contracts, the

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private sector must pick up the slack. And I am presenting -- you

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are presenting my cadet -- to date programme from here tomorrow.

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It has been described as the biggest strike in a generation. 900

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schools across Yorkshire will be closed a party closed on Wednesday.

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The worst-hit area is expected to be Barnsley, for 97% of schools

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will be shot. Thousands of teachers will take part in the Walker Art.

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-- the walk out. Teachers were on strike in June but Wednesday's

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walkout will be bigger because this time, head teachers are taking part

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as well and that makes it harder for schools to open. The majority

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will be closed or partially closed. It shows you that really, whatever

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level you are in education, these cuts and these increases in

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contributions are affecting everyone. Christine is a teacher in

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north Leeds he will strike on Wednesday. She says if the new

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pension arrangements go ahead, staff will have to work longer.

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Striking is a difficult decision for a teacher because we are here

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for the benefit of the children. I want to support my younger

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colleagues, he will have to work in the classroom until they are 68. I

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think that is unreasonable. In terms of the teacher pension scheme,

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there have been two recent Oddy -- audits which have said it is

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sustainable. We are not a burden on the tax payer. There are no lessons

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on Wednesday. Inconvenient for parents, but the majority we spoke

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to seemed to be backing teachers. am disappointed that the school

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will be closed but I support the teachers. They work extremely hard.

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It is our greatest living people have to work until 68. A dash out

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rages that people. A lot of people will have to arrange childcare.

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Most teachers will show their feelings on Wednesday when they are

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expected to walk out in vast numbers.

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In the last few minutes the Ministry of Defence has said a

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soldier killed in Afghanistan yesterday it was from Leeds. Our

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reporter joins us from the newsroom. It is only in the last 20 minutes

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but the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the latest soldier killed

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in Afghanistan is Sheldon's do from Leeds. He was on patrol when he was

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caught up in an explosion. He was airlifted to the field hospital at

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Camp Bastion but declared killed in action. His family have paid this

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tribute to him. They say Sheldon was loving, caring and affectionate.

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He loved being in the army. He was a big lad with a big heart and

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words cannot express how much she will be missed. -- he will.

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A man has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years for what a court heard

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was the savage and sent us murder of his friend in Scarborough.

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Former landscape gardener, Gary VIA, who was 48, was found dead. He had

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been attacked by John Stanford. Police said they may never know why.

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A 75-year-old woman has been attacked by another woman in the

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Leyburn area of North Yorkshire. She was hit on the head four times

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before her handbag was stolen. Police are asking for help to trace

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the suspect he is believed to be in for 40s.

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Coming up... And a supermarket syndicate wins

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the lottery in Kay Mellor's latest TV drama.

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I do not think that was your fault! They were not supermarket workers.

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We have something about a school and a good drama.

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Why do we talk about sport? -- why don't we.

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How do Spade Town face a big match this season when they face trodden.

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There was a battle for Yorkshire pride at Elland Road. The

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celebration was definitely a mistake but one they were happy to

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repeat when they netted a second. A cracking free-kick got Leeds back

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in the game but that is all they got thanks to looks do's heroics.

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Sheffield Wednesday made it eight home wins in nine starts. Not quite

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how they practise dead but good enough to beat Leyton Orient and

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are now second in the table. -- practised it.

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Sheffield United could have been home in time for Strictly Come

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Dancing! Bradford are deep in trouble in a

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leak to. A draw at Gillingham still has to be considered a point gained.

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It is the party season so time for an off-the-shoulder number. Brett

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Williams' finish was ruled out because he opened the scoring in

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the 20th minute. It is not your day when a complete mess becomes an

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when a complete mess becomes an assessed. -- assist.

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Three of Yorkshire's stadiums are to us -- hole matches in the Rugby

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World Cup in 2015. Games will be played at the Shay in Halifax, by

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Galpharm and Headingley in Leeds. She has ridden for some of the

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biggest names in television. Her stories for Coronation Street and

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Brookside and her drama, Band of Gold, have been watched by tens of

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millions of people. Now, Kay Mellor is working in her home city. She

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tells the tale of a group of supermarket workers whose lives are

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completely changed when they win the lottery.

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Making a big drama in Leeds. Glamorous, it is not. It is a cold,

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cavernous warehouse where the BBC's latest Kay Mellor production is in

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big swing. -- is in swing. It is absolutely freezing! I have a

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thermal vest and long johns. I was wearing tights the other day and I

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usually wear two pairs of socks. That is where the heater is and I

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will go there with a cup of tea. Kay Mellor has got some well-known

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faces. We took Matthews are playing Lottery winning brothers. -- two

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Matthews. He gets to drive a Ferrari! I get a Volkswagen Golf. I

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get a decent house. Kay Mellor is Yorkshire's best-known screen

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writer. She writes about what she knows best from comedy to period

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pieces. This is a story for modern times. As life and society changes,

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different ideas come from that. You know, what about the times we are

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living in right now? How many people have said to me recently,

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you never know, it might win the lottery, as a last ditch attempt.

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It is becoming a phrase used more and more. The syndicate --

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Syndicate will be on our screens in Sometimes I feel like the weather

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It is going to be a very unsettled and windy week. There will be rain

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around as well. Active weather systems coming later tomorrow.

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There could be squally winds on the heavy rain coming through during

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tomorrow afternoon with deals in places. -- deals. The cloud will

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produce some light rain or drizzle. It is mostly dry at the moment. The

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cloud will continue to begin over night. Bits and pieces of rain and

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drizzle, not amounting to a great deal. It will be frost free. The

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sun will rise at 7:57am. Mostly cloudy day to come, windy in the

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morning with a patch of rain or drizzle. We are away from the

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active cold front. We will have a short spell of very heavy rain, and

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there could be some thunder. As the weather goes through there will be

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squally wind on it. Some gale-force wind to come in exposed places.

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Technically, it is mild. That is academic, with the wind. Wednesday

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looks dry, bright with some sunshine and the chance of some

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