26/12/2011 Look North (Yorkshire)


26/12/2011

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Good evening. We will have all the football results for you in a

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minute, but first, a thalidomide victim from Wetherby who was

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serving a life sentence in the Phillippines for drug smuggling has

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been given a pardon. Campaigners say Billy Burton's health has been

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deteriorating and they are thrilled to hear he will be coming home

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after almost 20 years behind bars. Billy Burton always admitted he was

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guilty of smuggling cannabis, but as a Thalidomide sufferer, his

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health has been a major concern and campaigners felt his life sentence

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was too harsh a punishment. Today, they were delighted to hear the

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news he has been given a pardon. imagine for him it is a momentous

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day, but he is probably try to keep together and taking all in.

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health has deteriorated. I spoke to his partner and care in the

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Philippines and they are all jumping up and down with joy.

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fighting for Billy Burton's release, they must wait to hear when he will

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be freed from prison so he can finally return home to West

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Yorkshire. Racing has gone ahead at Wetherby

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today for the first time in three years. Organisers predicted 13,000

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people would head to the course today for the annual Boxing Day

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meet with another 10,000 expected to turn up tomorrow. In 2009 and

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2010 the races had to be called off because of snow and ice. On to the

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football results now. Meanwhile in the Champions League

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Huddersfield took the honours in their home game against

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In division one another remarkable story. This is the 18th goal for

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this brilliant player. You cannot imagine what that young man is

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worth. A dramatic game between Warsaw and Sheffield Wednesday. --

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Sheffield United will be playing Notts County tomorrow. Let us have

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a look at Division Two. Bradford had a good result. Rotherham are

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Mansfield first with a goal from Matthew Green and Yorke equalised

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after 62 minutes. And now for the weather.

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It is dry and mild and will stay mostly that way. There is a lot of

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cloud and some drizzle towards Western part of the region. It will

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