:00:06. > :00:09.Welcome to Friday's Look North: Tonight - is the army the answer?
:00:09. > :00:13.Controversy mounts over a plan to use army medics to help staff
:00:13. > :00:18.Pontefract Hospital's A&E at night. We'll hear from one worried local
:00:18. > :00:22.MP. Also tonight: In from the cold: As homelessness
:00:22. > :00:25.rises, more Yorkshire churches open their doors.
:00:25. > :00:35.Olympic Dreams - can Jessica Ennis regain number one spot when it
:00:35. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:48.matters most? These guys in West Yorkshire were great today. -- the
:00:48. > :00:52.skies. Join me later for the weather.
:00:52. > :00:54.But first tonight: Could drafting in army medics be the solution to a
:00:54. > :01:00.recruitment crisis which has closed overnight A&E services at
:01:00. > :01:03.Pontefract Hospital? It's been shutting its doors at night since
:01:03. > :01:07.November because the Trust says there's a shortage of suitable
:01:07. > :01:10.doctors. Now it says it's asked the Ministry of Defence if it can
:01:10. > :01:12.provide support on a temporary basis. MPs have described the
:01:13. > :01:22.possibility as deeply concerning and today, the Government said
:01:23. > :01:25.
:01:25. > :01:30.there wasn't a shortage of doctors. Doctors and nurses battling to save
:01:30. > :01:36.a life. These are army medics working in an Afghan war zone. Soon,
:01:37. > :01:40.they could be trucked into staff the Pontefract accident and
:01:40. > :01:44.emergency department to keep it open overnight. Since November, it
:01:44. > :01:50.has been shut at night because the NHS Trust that runs it says it
:01:50. > :01:56.cannot recruit enough doctors. Emergency cases have to travel to
:01:56. > :02:00.Wake field instead. When a similar idea happened in Staffordshire,
:02:00. > :02:04.there were protests against it. Using the army is not a sustainable
:02:04. > :02:11.solution. How can the government allowed it to come to this but we
:02:11. > :02:15.don't have enough middle grade doctors to do the job?
:02:15. > :02:19.Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust says the closure of remains a temporary
:02:19. > :02:26.measure and is not budded religion. They say using army medics is only
:02:26. > :02:32.one option being explored. People in Pontefract had mixed feelings.
:02:32. > :02:37.Absolutely disgusting. The army medics are there for the forces.
:02:38. > :02:43.Tell them to take more on. They need to train more up, don't they,
:02:43. > :02:48.if there is not enough. If I need emergency treatment, it wouldn't
:02:48. > :02:55.worry me what sort of doctor it was as long at all -- as long as it was
:02:55. > :02:59.a qualified doctor. Pontefract reflects something that is
:02:59. > :03:07.happening in a number of emergency departments around the country.
:03:07. > :03:11.Nationally, at a middle grade level, we are approximately at 20-25% down
:03:11. > :03:14.on power middle grade doctors. Nobody from the trust was available
:03:14. > :03:18.for interview today but in a statement, be the partner for
:03:18. > :03:24.Health told us things were improving across the country. It
:03:24. > :03:30.said that since May 2010, 3,000 doctors had been trained and
:03:30. > :03:33.recruited in emergency medicine. Until a solution can be found,
:03:33. > :03:37.Pontefract's emergency department is closed from 10pm and night.
:03:37. > :03:43.There has been lots of reaction. We're joined now by the Labour MP
:03:43. > :03:50.for Hemsworth, Jon Trickett. Apparently, you told the trust to
:03:50. > :03:53.get a grip. What do you mean? is not acceptable. We were given
:03:53. > :03:57.five days' notice, no proper explanation, we were told it was
:03:57. > :04:04.temporary. It is not acceptable that these delays are taking place
:04:04. > :04:09.and people are left with no emergency cover. And it is a brand
:04:09. > :04:13.new hospital with a brand new A&E department. Not seen anyone after
:04:13. > :04:17.10 o'clock at night. It is ludicrous. A brand new state-of-
:04:17. > :04:24.the-art hospital and it closes at 10 o'clock. What happens if your
:04:24. > :04:27.child falls ill or your elderly relative at 9:55pm, it is
:04:27. > :04:32.unacceptable. We insist they get a move on and get the hospital open
:04:32. > :04:38.again. What about the trust who say quite simply, they cannot get
:04:38. > :04:42.enough doctors? You can't have a sub-standard service. That would be
:04:42. > :04:46.dangerous. Of course you can't but the truth is that until we got
:04:46. > :04:49.involved as local MPs, they hadn't even considered all the options
:04:49. > :04:55.available to them and there were several. I wonder whether there was
:04:55. > :05:00.a secret agenda to begin to close down really a brand new spanking
:05:00. > :05:05.new facility in Pontefract amongst some of the managers. Is there a
:05:05. > :05:09.shortage of doctors? The government are saying there is a shortage but
:05:09. > :05:16.locally, the management are saying there isn't. The problem is
:05:16. > :05:19.recruitment. I don't want any more excuses. What we want is can do. We
:05:19. > :05:24.want to see these plays reopened, however it is done, as soon as
:05:24. > :05:32.possible. This would help in the recruitment drive. -- this won't
:05:32. > :05:36.help. We want the hospital trust to get behind Pontefract. They built
:05:36. > :05:40.this facility, it is fantastic inside. They have to send the
:05:40. > :05:45.signal that this has a long-term future so that bright young doctors
:05:45. > :05:48.apply for the post and get the place back open. Thank you very
:05:48. > :05:50.much. The sporting career of an
:05:50. > :05:53.international karate champion from York lies in ruins tonight after he
:05:53. > :05:56.was jailed for five years for sex offences against a 13-year-old girl.
:05:56. > :05:58.30-year-old Liam O'Grady, who's a married father of two, had spent
:05:58. > :06:02.months grooming the teenager before committing sexual offences against
:06:02. > :06:12.her in his club in Osbaldwick. Our crime correspondent John Cundy
:06:12. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:19.Liam O'Grady arrived in court in York today, shamed in his community
:06:19. > :06:25.and shamed in his sport. He has studied and karate for England and
:06:25. > :06:29.Great Britain all over the world. A double European champion and black
:06:29. > :06:34.belt force Dan, one of the highest levels. He trained hundreds of
:06:34. > :06:39.children in karate at his club here on the outskirts of York. But no
:06:39. > :06:43.more. York crown Court heard his chosen victim was groomed from Bury
:06:43. > :06:48.many months before he committed the sexual acts in various places
:06:48. > :06:53.including his own home. What he did was not only abusive in terms of
:06:53. > :06:58.the Act he was found guilty for but he was also abusive in the cynical
:06:58. > :07:04.manipulation of this 12-year-old girl. Her courage stands in stark
:07:04. > :07:09.contrast of his represents -- reprehensible pursued of self
:07:09. > :07:15.interest. He abused her position of trust by taking advantage of an
:07:15. > :07:25.innocent girl. He added to her distress by having to put her
:07:25. > :07:32.
:07:32. > :07:36.through a long trial. Tonight, the Liam O'Grady went to jail today,
:07:36. > :07:40.still denying the sex offences which have wrecked his life and his
:07:40. > :07:49.career. Stay with us as we're off down the
:07:49. > :07:53.local. I'm in the pub with good reason. This is one of 10 locals
:07:53. > :07:58.across the city centre that have been transformed into temporary art
:07:58. > :08:06.galleries for one night only. This one is celebrating Sheffield-based
:08:06. > :08:08.war films. Joined me in 10 minutes' time.
:08:08. > :08:12.Next, the growing problem of Yorkshire's so-called hidden
:08:12. > :08:15.homeless. Tonight, churches in Halifax are opening their doors for
:08:15. > :08:18.the first time to rough sleepers. A similar scheme already running in
:08:18. > :08:21.Bradford says its struggling to keep up with the demand. In the
:08:21. > :08:24.last two years, there's been a rise in the number of people accepted as
:08:24. > :08:28.homeless by our local councils. The picture's worst in North Yorkshire
:08:28. > :08:32.where that figure's up by 39%. But West Yorkshire's also seen an
:08:32. > :08:36.increase of 20%. South Yorkshire has seen the smallest increase at
:08:36. > :08:46.just 1%. But charities say that's the tip of the iceberg. Olivia
:08:46. > :08:50.Richwald's at the Salvation Army Hall in Halifax. As you can see,
:08:50. > :08:55.the tables are being set and the food is being cooked in the kitchen.
:08:55. > :08:59.The doors open at 7 o'clock tonight. This is the first night of a new
:08:59. > :09:04.pilot project here in Halifax to offer rough sleepers a warm bed, a
:09:04. > :09:08.hot meal and a hot shower. There is space to sleep 10 people tonight.
:09:08. > :09:13.The organisers believe there is a demand for that and more. They have
:09:13. > :09:17.taken inspiration for this project from a similar scheme in Bradford.
:09:17. > :09:25.That scheme has been running for three years. Earlier this week, I
:09:25. > :09:29.spent the evening there. Martin and Andrew are best friends. Martin is
:09:29. > :09:34.from Slovakia and Andrew is from Poland. In recent months, both have
:09:34. > :09:39.fallen on hard times. Both are now homeless and sleeping rough on the
:09:39. > :09:44.streets. Tonight, it is minus four degrees outside but thanks to a
:09:44. > :09:54.project run by Bradford's judges, tonight, Martin and Andrew but have
:09:54. > :09:57.
:09:57. > :10:03.a hot meal and a warm bed. house because no money. I'm living
:10:03. > :10:09.outside may be for four months. It is not good. In Bradford, this
:10:09. > :10:16.winter, there are officially 33 people sleeping rough. That is up
:10:16. > :10:21.by a third by last year. The true picture could be worse. A lot of
:10:21. > :10:24.people are sofa surfing. A few of our guests have experienced quite
:10:24. > :10:29.recent homelessness because they have lost their jobs or their
:10:29. > :10:33.tenancies. The project is run for three months over the winter and
:10:33. > :10:38.more than 60 churches take part. A local mosque also helps by donating
:10:38. > :10:43.food. Flight, the Bishop of Bradford is visiting the project.
:10:43. > :10:49.He says it is absolutely vital. When you see some of the people on
:10:49. > :10:54.the streets, you realise that very quickly, there world for a pot. For
:10:54. > :10:58.some people just like you and me, something goes wrong and it is all
:10:58. > :11:05.gone. This is one way of trying to provide a bit of practical hope as
:11:05. > :11:11.well as help. It is staffed by volunteers. There are only space
:11:11. > :11:19.for 12 and there are always full. This project is very, very good. A
:11:19. > :11:24.big thank you. The big front you for the help, for these people. --
:11:24. > :11:30.a big thank you. This is a much needed service will be. Since the
:11:30. > :11:38.project started, seven of fake guests have died. That is the
:11:38. > :11:43.reality of sleeping rough. You helped set the project up. Tommy
:11:43. > :11:52.that the demand for the project. have been working with this project
:11:52. > :11:56.which gives food parcels out. We have given out 13,000 parcels. A
:11:56. > :12:02.majority of those people experience in homelessness, it is hidden. We
:12:02. > :12:08.do know there is a demand. I need to ask you, this project is great
:12:08. > :12:11.but long-term, nor -- more needs to be done? They have is a passion to
:12:11. > :12:15.eradicate homelessness. We have been running this project for four
:12:15. > :12:21.weeks. We are trying to find out for the situation is, how many pook
:12:21. > :12:26.-- homeless people we have. We are working to eradicate homelessness
:12:26. > :12:30.in Halifax long term. I know you are helping to rehouse people and
:12:30. > :12:34.get them into bed sits. This project gets under way at 7pm
:12:34. > :12:42.tonight and will be running three nights a week for the next four
:12:42. > :12:44.wigs. -- four-week. More news from around the region
:12:44. > :12:48.and police investigating the murder of Amjad Hussein are appealing to
:12:48. > :12:51.Bradford's Asian community to help catch his killer. Amjad was found
:12:51. > :12:56.after a fire at his home in Rylstone Gardens in Undercliffe a
:12:56. > :12:59.week ago. He'd died from severe neck injuries. Police say he had
:12:59. > :13:09.several business dealings in the city and they think that's where
:13:09. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:16.As detectives, we can do as many clever things as we like, forensic
:13:16. > :13:20.work and DNA in the background. But we really need the help of the
:13:20. > :13:24.community to answer questions about his background. Doncaster council
:13:24. > :13:31.have scrapped plans for 4% pay cut for workers earning more than
:13:31. > :13:36.�15,000. Instead the unions have been told the revised offer will be
:13:36. > :13:41.a 2.5% cut for those over 20,000 pound, and a 1% cut for those
:13:41. > :13:46.earning between 15,020 �1,000. There will be no pay cut for those
:13:46. > :13:49.earning less than �15,000. The Attorney-General has attempted --
:13:49. > :13:53.agreed to re-examine the inquests into the death of Kevin Williams
:13:54. > :14:02.who was killed in the Hillsborough disaster when he was fifteens. His
:14:02. > :14:06.mother says he has evidence which suggests her son was still alive
:14:06. > :14:15.for 15 minutes after the coroner said he was dead, and his death was
:14:15. > :14:22.not accidental. The case may now be debated in the House of Commons.
:14:22. > :14:31.Before 7 o'clock, above a top clash. Camp the Blades cut down Charlton
:14:31. > :14:38.I think we might be asking that very question now. I will try to
:14:38. > :14:42.answer it in a while. It is a very big year, we are into Olympic year.
:14:42. > :14:45.There are 189 days to go until the start of what promises to be a
:14:45. > :14:51.successful games for Yorkshire. We think we have got more than our
:14:51. > :14:53.fair share of gold medal contenders. This Sunday, a special programme
:14:53. > :15:00.called Yorkshire Olympic Dreams goes behind the scenes as some of
:15:01. > :15:04.our top stars and Olympic hopefuls get ready for the a London games.
:15:05. > :15:13.Here is Jess Ennis and her coach Toni Miniechello it setting out to
:15:13. > :15:19.be number one in the world when it matters most. On day 10 of Olympic
:15:19. > :15:23.training, Jess Ennis and her coach have an early start. Seeing him
:15:23. > :15:28.stat there with his laptop open, doing some work, that never, ever,
:15:28. > :15:38.ever, ever happens. I am always here before him. We will arrange to
:15:38. > :15:46.meet at 930. 932 hat means she turned up at 8:55am. -- 9:30am to
:15:46. > :15:49.her means she turns up half-an-hour early! Today's session is about
:15:49. > :15:53.fine-tuning had heard or technique. There is a diminishing return on
:15:53. > :15:57.how much better she can get. You are trying to find it very small
:15:57. > :16:05.margins of consistency of performance, but he was talking
:16:05. > :16:10.about hundreds of a second. Keep it bent. Nope. The thing is, as your
:16:10. > :16:16.leader on comes in, it comes in at like this, it does not push.
:16:16. > :16:24.but that definitely felt like my foot was wrong. It did. Five it was
:16:24. > :16:30.wrong. My foot was up, but delayed is too lengthy. -- But the leg was
:16:30. > :16:35.too lengthy. I need a few more degrees. A slight difference of
:16:35. > :16:43.opinion. Their relationship has changed a lot since she came to him
:16:43. > :16:49.as a shy 11 year-old schoolgirl. She has been a world champion so
:16:49. > :16:54.brings her own opinion. If I am not understanding or agreeing, the same
:16:54. > :16:57.way he thinks, it is good to discuss it. Another tough session
:16:57. > :17:01.comes to an end. Throughout Yorkshire Olympic Dreams, we will
:17:01. > :17:05.keep returning to the pair as they work towards the London Games. Can
:17:05. > :17:11.she master the event she has always struggled with the most? And can
:17:11. > :17:19.have Visio prevent strains from becoming injuries which camp --
:17:19. > :17:22.which could threaten her Olympics? We also concentrate on Sarah
:17:22. > :17:31.Stevenson and find out why the Chinese authorities confiscated the
:17:31. > :17:36.Yorkshire flag from this Strath along -- triathlon champion. I am
:17:36. > :17:41.biased, but it is well worth watching! Leeds United have brought
:17:41. > :17:45.Fabien Delf on a loan back from Aston Villa for a month. His
:17:45. > :17:50.arrival may soften the blow of losing their captain he is close to
:17:50. > :17:55.completing his move to Norwich. There was a demonstration at Elland
:17:55. > :17:58.Road last night protesting at the move. This afternoon, the Leeds
:17:58. > :18:06.United supporters trust put out a statement urging Ken Bates to
:18:06. > :18:09.actively look at selling the club. Look North would like to apologise
:18:09. > :18:14.wholeheartedly for fans of Charlton Athletic, because Yorkshire and
:18:14. > :18:18.Sheffield are out to get them! Charlton probably think they have
:18:18. > :18:22.got it in for them, but that is not the case. In fact, they are well
:18:22. > :18:25.known in football for being one of the friendliest London Clubs you
:18:25. > :18:30.can visit. Last weekend at Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton
:18:30. > :18:35.showed more that a bit of steel themselves. The blade of settled
:18:35. > :18:38.United will be trying to cut down the -- at Sheffield United will be
:18:38. > :18:42.trying to cut down the place between first and second, three
:18:42. > :18:46.different corners of Yorkshire are hanging on to the result. We have
:18:47. > :18:51.looked at this period of fixtures, it is probably on paper one of the
:18:52. > :18:56.most difficult sections of the fixtures we have had all season.
:18:56. > :19:01.But nothing scares us at the moment. We both expect to be challenging at
:19:01. > :19:07.the end of the season. They have had at fantastic start and have not
:19:07. > :19:13.blipped a couple of times and only got a couple of losses. They are
:19:13. > :19:16.very good. But there are still 20 games to go. The confidence and
:19:16. > :19:20.psychological boost will be more significant than anything.
:19:20. > :19:24.Sheffield United and Charlton is a fixture which already sounds as if
:19:24. > :19:28.it will fit into the championship next season. Unless Sheffield
:19:28. > :19:34.Wednesday at Huddersfield Town can do something about it. Whatever
:19:35. > :19:41.happens in south-east London tomorrow. In the skeleton,
:19:41. > :19:50.Sheffield, Shirley Redman has picked up a another podium position.
:19:50. > :19:55.What will you be doing at 5pm on Sunday? I am hoping -- I am helping
:19:55. > :19:59.a cookery school... What you want me to say is I will be watching
:19:59. > :20:09.Yorkshire Olympic Dreams. But I will be recording that! I will be
:20:09. > :20:15.
:20:15. > :20:21.Finally, we are after the pub. you getting them in? I certainly
:20:21. > :20:25.will! We have already brought to the tale this week of the landlord
:20:25. > :20:31.who has installed as self-service pumps. I thought that was sexist,
:20:32. > :20:38.there should be one for gin-and- tonic as well! Tonight, we have got
:20:38. > :20:43.10 of mac -- 10 at locals who have been turned into galleries. The Pub
:20:43. > :20:48.Scrawl is an opportunity for local artists to show off their work and
:20:48. > :20:56.perhaps even pick up a commission. Our reporter is live at a
:20:56. > :21:04.Washington hotel. It is how around! It is a tough kid being in a pub.
:21:04. > :21:11.This is not my usual choice of drinking partner, he is like --
:21:11. > :21:18.like a conversation. This one finishes -- this pub has got the
:21:18. > :21:24.work featured of Warp Films, one of the most powerful film companies in
:21:24. > :21:29.the area. When it is a part not apart? When it is an art gallery,
:21:29. > :21:36.or maybe even a greengrocer's. People may or may not know, the
:21:36. > :21:43.Bath Hotel used to be a crisis in the mid- 18th century. I thought,
:21:43. > :21:48.what a great idea, I will install a greengrocer into a pub. This man is
:21:48. > :21:52.a Sheffield calligrapher and one of 10 artists putting their work on
:21:52. > :21:59.show in city pubs tonight. We have got a delivery van there, and on
:21:59. > :22:03.the lemons, bitter and twisted. Sheffield has always welcomed art.
:22:03. > :22:07.All of the pubs have been completely on board with this. It
:22:07. > :22:10.shows that art does not necessarily have to be in galleries. All sorts
:22:11. > :22:18.of work will be on display across the 10 pubs, with organised tours
:22:18. > :22:26.running between them. Behind the festival, Sheffield's very own --
:22:26. > :22:30.very first illustrator of the stars. Most people would be in pubs rather
:22:30. > :22:34.than art galleries, so that is where I started my work. People
:22:34. > :22:39.would be merry, shall I say, and make a decision on art that they
:22:39. > :22:43.would not in a gallery. Pub-goers in Sheffield tonight, be prepared
:22:43. > :22:49.to be surprised, but be careful you do not come home with a hangover
:22:49. > :22:52.and something that he thought looked good at the time. That is
:22:52. > :23:00.what is going on at some of the other pubs. Back in the Washington
:23:00. > :23:04.Hotel, Warp Films art doing some memorabilia. You might know it Four
:23:04. > :23:09.Lions, and so you'll know about the stuffed Crowe. They have got a map
:23:09. > :23:13.here, the locations they have featured across the city. That is
:23:13. > :23:19.not all. Later on, they will be a chance to meet some of the actors
:23:20. > :23:28.involved in their films, most notable of this is England, set in
:23:29. > :23:32.the 1980s. It has a 1980s feel, soaked this bike is here for that.
:23:32. > :23:36.This is a reiteration of one of the key set from that TV series, set in
:23:36. > :23:40.the 1980s, a fantastically comfortable sofa, and sitting on it
:23:41. > :23:46.are two very important guests. Shane Meadows, director of the film,
:23:46. > :23:55.and Mark from Warp Films. What are you doing showing off your wares
:23:55. > :23:59.here? We started it here. We started in this pub 20 years ago.
:23:59. > :24:04.All of the gang from the record company, Warp Records, we used to
:24:04. > :24:08.sit in his room after training and a man sponsored us. But then when
:24:08. > :24:13.people approach us, he chose the pub but it was perfect for us. It
:24:13. > :24:18.has been always connected to music it has got a great deal. It could
:24:18. > :24:25.not have been a better location. What do you think, as a film
:24:25. > :24:29.direction -- director, showing off your art in a pub? It is incredible.
:24:29. > :24:34.I think the thing that I always loved about making films, the great
:24:34. > :24:39.things I always thought about films is that you could buy, my art, for
:24:39. > :24:46.a tenner at a shop. If you like a Picasso, you would have to struggle.
:24:46. > :24:52.You are better than the castle Exmouth -- you are better than
:24:52. > :24:56.Picasso! Art should be accessible for everyone, you can buy at �200
:24:56. > :25:01.million film for a tenner. The ethos of this fit into something
:25:01. > :25:07.that I have always loved, that art should be accessible to everyone.
:25:07. > :25:10.What better place than a sofa and TV in your local boozer? There is a
:25:10. > :25:20.celebratory ale that has been brewed for this festival. Or while
:25:20. > :25:21.
:25:21. > :25:27.you check out the art, I might I think that is an absolutely, I
:25:27. > :25:37.know we are not meant to be biased, but that is a brilliant idea. I you
:25:37. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:46.going to the pub? Will you be I have got a nice picture for year.
:25:46. > :25:53.I know you like Whitby. Another very atmospheric one. This one is a
:25:53. > :25:58.nice, I don't know whether it is sunrise or sunset. Tomorrow, a damp
:25:58. > :26:02.start. Brighter later, all in all not too bad a weekend. The main
:26:02. > :26:08.feature, not for the first time this winter will be the strength of
:26:08. > :26:15.the wind. There could be gales tonight and tomorrow. It is
:26:15. > :26:22.miserable affair at the moment. Overcast, mist and fog over the
:26:22. > :26:26.fields and hills. The wind could pick up, girls in exposed places,
:26:26. > :26:36.in the Pennines and -- gales in exposed places, in the Pennines and
:26:36. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:44.other areas. The sun will rise in the morning at 8:10am. Setting at
:26:44. > :26:48.4:26pm. It is going to be a slow start tomorrow, a cloudy and damp
:26:48. > :26:52.start of drizzle and patchy light rain. A slow improvement, very slow
:26:52. > :26:57.improvement, edging down from the north-west during the day. The
:26:57. > :27:03.afternoon should be brighter, sunshine and one or two showers. It
:27:03. > :27:09.remains windy, with alert -- locally gale-force westerly wind.
:27:10. > :27:17.Temperatures just above average but it might feel a little bit more
:27:17. > :27:21.chilli. A similar story on Sunday with some rain at first. That clear
:27:21. > :27:27.through the morning, and then Sunday afternoon is looking quite
:27:28. > :27:33.promising and one or two showers. They could be win three over the