:00:09. > :00:12.Welcome to Look North. Tonight, the cost of getting the message across.
:00:12. > :00:16.Interpreters add millions to the cost of running the NHS in
:00:16. > :00:20.Yorkshire. Also on the programme, a family's grief after a man from
:00:20. > :00:25.Chesterfield collapsed and died three weeks after being told he was
:00:25. > :00:30.fit for work. Be careful what you tweet. A careless comment from a
:00:30. > :00:36.Doncaster man has him fighting in the High Court. And I'm reporting
:00:36. > :00:41.from Church Fenton, the coldest village in Yorkshire where... ALL:
:00:41. > :00:44.It's freezing... The Met office have warnings in place for freezing
:00:44. > :00:54.rain and further snow through Thursday and into Friday. The very
:00:54. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:02.Good evening. Spending on interpreters at most of Yorkshire's
:01:02. > :01:05.Hospital Trusts has rocketed in the past five years according to
:01:05. > :01:11.figures obtained by BBC Look North. Freedom of Information requests
:01:11. > :01:18.have revealed that ten of the region's 12 hospital Trusts saw
:01:19. > :01:24.increases ranging from 30% to, look at that, 900%. More than �9 million
:01:24. > :01:28.was spent in Yorkshire with Leeds accounting for �3.4 million. The
:01:28. > :01:34.research also shows that where the greatest amount used to be for help
:01:34. > :01:44.with South Asian languages, now it's increasingly for those from
:01:44. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:53.Push your head all the way forward SHE TRANSLATES
:01:53. > :01:57.As a diabetic, it's vital that Otto gets his retinas checked regularly
:01:57. > :02:05.to ensure he's in exactly the right position, the Czech born school
:02:05. > :02:10.cleaner needs an interpreter. Martina from Slovakia is one of 170
:02:10. > :02:16.interpreters Leeds Hospitals call upon. We cover about 70 languages,
:02:16. > :02:20.the most popular of those are Urdu, Leeds has a well established South
:02:20. > :02:26.Asian community. We are seeing an increase in the demand for Eastern
:02:26. > :02:29.European languages, so mainly Polish, Czech, Slovak, also quite
:02:29. > :02:37.an increasing demand for the African languages.
:02:37. > :02:43.Most of the time I'm in hospitals. I do home visits with midwives,
:02:43. > :02:47.health visitors and then health carers. Most of the time, it's
:02:47. > :02:52.antenatal appointments, eye clinic, cardiology departments. You don't
:02:52. > :02:57.always have lovely news to tell them so it's challenging, it's
:02:57. > :03:02.difficult sometimes. This service has cost Leeds �3.4 million in the
:03:02. > :03:06.last five years, the biggest spend in the region, but an annual cost
:03:06. > :03:13.is now levelling off they say. For Yorkshire, Huddersfield, Harrogate
:03:13. > :03:18.and Halifax, costs are rising sharply. Yorkshire spent �2,000 in
:03:18. > :03:22.2007-008, �23,000 in 2010-2011, the biggest amount is for Polish.
:03:22. > :03:25.Sometimes people speak good enough English to live their lives but not
:03:25. > :03:30.gad enough to come into hospital and deal with doctors and the
:03:30. > :03:36.stress of that situation. Dealing with diagnosese of things they
:03:36. > :03:40.don't understand, it's important, we don't judge who can ask for an
:03:40. > :03:43.interpreter, if they say they need one, they are entitled to ask for
:03:43. > :03:46.one. Getting a family member to interpret is discouraged because of
:03:46. > :03:50.concerns about the extent of their language skills, their
:03:50. > :03:56.understanding of sometimes complex medical terms or if they may try to
:03:56. > :04:00.protect their relative from a difficult diagnosis.
:04:00. > :04:04.Penny joins us now. A lot of viewers will be wondering why so
:04:04. > :04:07.much is being spent on this and not on frontline Health Services?
:04:08. > :04:10.NHS would say that it is frontline health care. It's important that a
:04:10. > :04:14.patient gets the right treatment, the right diagnosis and medicine
:04:14. > :04:17.and knows what to do with it. It's better they have an interpreter so
:04:17. > :04:21.they have one appointment, they don't have to come back again and
:04:21. > :04:25.it's enshrined in legislation, the race relations amendment act of
:04:25. > :04:30.2000, strengthened by the equality act of 2010 which can came into
:04:30. > :04:34.full force last year means there is a duty on public bodies to provide
:04:34. > :04:37.accessible services, that means help with languages. Is there any
:04:37. > :04:45.way they can save money on this? Leeds which is one of the biggest
:04:45. > :04:53.Trusts has about 4 house requests every year. What they do now --
:04:53. > :05:00.24,000 requests. The freelance interpreters are paid through the
:05:00. > :05:03.payroll. That is one way of doing it, although they are freelance.
:05:03. > :05:05.Some computer software is being trialed at the moment meaning some
:05:05. > :05:12.Trusts might be able to pool their resources.
:05:12. > :05:18.We have had some responses from you about this story. A comment on the
:05:18. > :05:23.Facebook page that although Helena is Spanish, she's never asked for
:05:23. > :05:26.an interpreter. An e-mailer in Spain said if an interpreter is
:05:26. > :05:29.needed there, the non-Spanish speaker has to pay for the
:05:29. > :05:33.translation. The family of a man with a serious
:05:33. > :05:38.heart condition says he died three weeks after being told he was well
:05:38. > :05:40.enough to find work. Steven Hill from Chesterfield suffered from
:05:41. > :05:45.heart failure, high blood pressure and diabetes. A health assessment
:05:45. > :05:49.says he was fit for work. His local MP says it's not the first case
:05:49. > :05:54.he's come across. These are some of the last pictures
:05:54. > :05:58.of Steven Hill. He was on a waiting list for heart surgery. Too ill to
:05:58. > :06:02.do his garden or play with his grandchildren, yet despite the
:06:03. > :06:06.medical evidence, a benefits assessor twice declared him fit for
:06:06. > :06:12.work. He successfully appealed the first decision, he didn't have time
:06:12. > :06:16.to do it again. He were like a different person, as if that were
:06:17. > :06:21.the final nail, you know, as if to say, she doesn't believe me. Mum
:06:21. > :06:24.says when he came out, he sat down, looked up and my mum and said, she
:06:24. > :06:30.didn't believe me, she weren't bothered about my heart, she didn't
:06:30. > :06:34.believe me and I do honestly think it knocked his duck off, you know,
:06:34. > :06:39.these assessments, that's what he said "they didn't believe me".
:06:39. > :06:43.Stephen Hill's assessment was carried out here above the
:06:43. > :06:46.Jobcentre. Three weeks later he got a letter telling him that he was
:06:46. > :06:50.fit for work. Three weeks after that, he was dead.
:06:50. > :06:56.A tragedy for his friends and family and a sign, according to his
:06:56. > :07:01.MP, that the whole system is not working. 75% of people who go to
:07:01. > :07:05.appeal on ESA end ungetting the original decision overturned.
:07:05. > :07:10.That's a complete waste of taxpayers' money that we are seeing
:07:10. > :07:14.people go to appeal, going through the whole process, lengthy process,
:07:14. > :07:17.stressful process and then winning. It proves the original system isn't
:07:17. > :07:25.right. The Government really have got to take some serious action.
:07:25. > :07:32.Which is exactly how Steven Hill's family feel after losing a brother,
:07:32. > :07:36.father, grandfather at Christmas. We asked the Department of Work and
:07:36. > :07:46.pensions to come on the programme but no-one was available. Instead,
:07:46. > :07:58.
:07:59. > :08:04.Later in the programme: Supersizing in education. We take a look around
:08:04. > :08:11.Barnsley's school set to be Yorkshire's biggest ever.
:08:11. > :08:19.Next tonight, when you use Facebook and Twitter, do you take care when
:08:19. > :08:23.you type? One Tweet from an accountant in Doncaster has landed
:08:24. > :08:27.him in the High Court. He's appealing against his conviction
:08:27. > :08:31.and his supporters say he's being prosecutesed for making a joke. It
:08:31. > :08:35.can only have taken seconds to compose. But Paul chambers is still
:08:35. > :08:39.living with the consequences of a single Tweet more than two years
:08:39. > :08:42.later. Faced with a snow-bound Robin Hood
:08:42. > :08:45.Airport preventing him travelling to see his girlfriend, he typed to
:08:45. > :08:50.the world, the airport had a week to sort itself out or he was
:08:50. > :08:54.blowing it sky high, a joke which left him with a criminal record and
:08:54. > :08:59.now mounting legal costs. This is the third time this case
:08:59. > :09:01.has been before the courts and yet each time successively higher
:09:01. > :09:06.authorities are essentially grappling with the same questions,
:09:06. > :09:11.was this a menacing message and what context was it sent in? Mr
:09:11. > :09:14.Chambers' legal team suggested a message could not be menacing if it
:09:14. > :09:17.wasn't intended to convey a credible threat. The Crown
:09:17. > :09:21.responded the Tweet was capable of being read as a threat to public
:09:21. > :09:24.safety. It will be another few weeks before we know the outcome of
:09:24. > :09:28.the appeal. Paul chambers left court without comment but his legal
:09:28. > :09:33.team are delighted by the celebrity support they've received. Among the
:09:33. > :09:37.famous faces will being in the public gallery today was Al Murray,
:09:38. > :09:41.perhaps better known by the pub landlord. Are you surprised by
:09:41. > :09:44.this? No, because people understand that Twitter is about being able to
:09:44. > :09:49.express yourself and being able to say possibly the wrong thing, so
:09:49. > :09:54.I'm not surprised at all. Was that phrase a joke do you think?
:09:54. > :09:57.Absolutely, of course it was. It started with the word "crap", it
:09:57. > :10:01.was a joke and the context of Twitter, that's how people talk to
:10:01. > :10:07.each other and unfortunately the law is making itself look really,
:10:07. > :10:11.really silly. He may be celebrated by the famous and have become an
:10:11. > :10:15.unintentional every man, but for Paul, this is all about overturning
:10:15. > :10:21.the conviction which cost him his job, all this from just a handful
:10:21. > :10:28.of words online. It's not the first time son-in-law
:10:28. > :10:32.media's landed someone in trouble - - social media. A woman created an
:10:32. > :10:37.event on Facebook called Wakey Riot. She was cleared of encouraging
:10:37. > :10:47.rioting in November. In January a British man flew into LA airt and
:10:47. > :10:51.
:10:52. > :10:56.Earlier this week, the Attorney General decided not to prosecute
:10:56. > :11:01.the footballer Joey Barton for a series of Tweets about John Terry's
:11:01. > :11:09.trial for alleged racist abuse. On Sunday Barton wrote "I will gladly
:11:09. > :11:13.go to jail for a month in the name of free speech, make me a martyr".
:11:13. > :11:16.Is there a lack of consistency in the way that we are interpreting
:11:16. > :11:20.these Tweets? I think that's the way the public will see it but
:11:20. > :11:22.there isn't really because you have got to start off with the Crown
:11:22. > :11:25.Prosecution Service. The Crown Prosecution Service will absorb the
:11:25. > :11:30.facts on any particular case. When they've got the facts before them,
:11:30. > :11:33.they'll then decide what is the appropriate charge and all these
:11:33. > :11:37.events you've just read out could attract different charges. Once
:11:37. > :11:41.they've decided what the particular charge is, they've then got to look
:11:41. > :11:45.at the code of practice. Once they've got the code of practice,
:11:45. > :11:50.they'll look to essential criteria, one is, is it in the public
:11:50. > :11:54.interest to prosecute and what are the prospects of get ago successful
:11:54. > :11:58.conviction. Presumably this is a growing problem. How do you control
:11:58. > :12:01.social media and the Internet? very hard to control, once someone
:12:01. > :12:05.puts pen to paper, that could result in actions for libel.
:12:05. > :12:09.Obviously times have moved on and nowadays, if you put something on
:12:09. > :12:12.your Facebook or if you actually Tweet, whatever you say will have
:12:12. > :12:17.obviously repercussions and people should be warned that they should
:12:17. > :12:21.be very careful. I think Steven Fry is batting on the side of this
:12:21. > :12:26.gentleman at the moment. How do you interpret that as well and what
:12:26. > :12:29.judges do when they are faced with this situation? The judges want the
:12:29. > :12:32.take into account the relevant criteria of has a crime been
:12:32. > :12:37.committed, is it in the public interest for the case to proceed
:12:37. > :12:42.and the prospects of a conviction. It's strange why Steven Fry and
:12:42. > :12:47.others just take the carve loor view of, this is just a joke and
:12:47. > :12:50.therefore it's not very important - - cavalier. Action such as this can
:12:50. > :12:54.cause anxiety and distress and mayhem and people have to take that
:12:54. > :12:57.on board when they do Tweet and when they do convey these messages
:12:57. > :13:01.and face the consequences. Thank you.
:13:01. > :13:05.A woman who lost control of her mobility scooter and fell into the
:13:05. > :13:09.path of an oncoming train at Barnsley railway station has died.
:13:09. > :13:12.The 73-year-old from Monk Bretton fell off the platform last Thursday.
:13:12. > :13:16.She was trapped under a train for some time before being freed and
:13:16. > :13:19.airlifted to hospital. Police say the injuries were not life-
:13:19. > :13:23.threatening, but her medical condition hampered her recovery.
:13:23. > :13:26.Dozens of people who have spent the night out of their homes because of
:13:26. > :13:30.a gas leak in Scarborough have been allowed back. Residents in the
:13:30. > :13:34.Seamer Road area were forced to leave after a contractor damaged a
:13:34. > :13:40.pipe yesterday. Northern glass network say they'll carry out a
:13:40. > :13:42.full investigation into the leak and they've apologised for the
:13:42. > :13:48.inconvenience -- Northern Gas Network. Arriva put 33 new buses on
:13:48. > :13:52.show this morning. The fleet listen taken to the road in the next few
:13:52. > :13:56.weeks as the company upgrades vehicles. Arriva say the buses are
:13:57. > :14:00.some of the greenest and hope they'll lead to a rise in bus
:14:00. > :14:05.passengers. It's cost �46 million to build, it
:14:05. > :14:09.has 96 classrooms and when complete, the Horizon Community College in
:14:09. > :14:13.Barnsley will be the biggest school in Yorkshire with 2,300 pupils.
:14:13. > :14:18.How do students feel about going to what many people are calling a
:14:18. > :14:22.super school? This week, a few have been given a sneak preview of their
:14:22. > :14:27.new surroundings. An unusual start to the school day.
:14:27. > :14:30.Hats, gloves and high viz vests are necessary when your new school is
:14:30. > :14:34.still a building site. It's officially opening in September,
:14:34. > :14:40.but a lucky few have been seeing inside what will be one of
:14:40. > :14:45.Britain's biggest schools. Bigger than the reception in your current
:14:45. > :14:50.schools, yes... Horizon will replace two older high schools.
:14:50. > :14:53.It's one of the last schools in the country to be funded by the now
:14:53. > :14:56.cancelled Building Schools for the Future programme. So in an age of
:14:56. > :15:00.austerity, Horizon stands out. There won't be schools built like
:15:00. > :15:03.this I don't think for decades. I think the people of Barnsley have
:15:03. > :15:08.been very lucky and it will be a fantastic facility, not just for
:15:08. > :15:13.the young people but for the community. High quality schools
:15:13. > :15:19.like this don't come cheap. Built over 40 acres, it cost �46 million.
:15:19. > :15:25.When it opens in September, 2,300 children will learn here, working
:15:25. > :15:30.in 96 separate classrooms. I can't describe how amazing it is.
:15:30. > :15:37.They've got a theatre that seats 400 people. Everything looks so
:15:37. > :15:41.clear and spacious and really, really big. It's massive. I'd
:15:41. > :15:45.probably end up getting lost. Always sunny in Barnsley, so most
:15:45. > :15:50.of the year we'll be out there having dinner outside as well.
:15:50. > :15:54.Putting nearly 2,500 pupils into a super school has raised eyebrows,
:15:54. > :15:58.but Horizon has been designed differently. We have created the
:15:58. > :16:03.structure of the school so we accommodate that size so there are
:16:03. > :16:05.five separate schools within this school so each skol contains about
:16:05. > :16:09.400 pupils. -- school. Students will be going to the smallest
:16:09. > :16:12.school with the biggest and best facilities.
:16:12. > :16:15.Those facilities will be come plaited by the summer ready for
:16:15. > :16:24.pupils' use in September. When these children return, they'll be
:16:24. > :16:29.in a newly designed smart green blazer, rather than a high viz vest.
:16:29. > :16:32.I wonder if the Head could remember 2,300 names, that would be
:16:32. > :16:36.difficult. How big was your school? 600,
:16:36. > :16:41.something like that. Mine was bigger than that, but not that big!
:16:41. > :16:44.We'll have the latest about Leeds United's manager coming up and the
:16:44. > :16:47.show jumping family from West Yorkshire hoping to get father and
:16:47. > :16:57.son into the Olympics. And plunging temperatures bring out the
:16:57. > :17:01.neighbourly spirit in Yorkshire's A bit of sport now.
:17:01. > :17:06.What is going on at Leeds United? Who knows, they don't tell us
:17:06. > :17:10.everything which is a shame but they have made their first public
:17:10. > :17:16.constructive move today since they sacked Simon a week ago. That is to
:17:16. > :17:20.say that Neil RedFern will remain in charge for at least the next
:17:20. > :17:25.three matches and that starts at home to Brighton on Saturday. Ken
:17:25. > :17:28.Bates has said he'll not be rushed into appointing a replacement for
:17:28. > :17:32.Greyson. You can read into that what you want.
:17:32. > :17:38.You would think that he deserved a chance, he's done well under
:17:38. > :17:41.difficult circumstances at Halifax Town as well. Does he have a real
:17:42. > :17:46.USic chance? Absolutely. There are some telling words used in Ken
:17:46. > :17:50.Bates' answers to the questions put to him today. He used the words
:17:50. > :17:56.dtion demonstrate his abilities", a chance to do that to the team and
:17:56. > :18:00.the board. Cheap as well? Well, I don't know what Neil's salary is,
:18:00. > :18:04.do you? Not in that regard but not having to pay somebody like Neil
:18:04. > :18:09.Warnock and somebody else down the road? Quite possibly, I take your
:18:09. > :18:16.point. And Sven Goran Eriksson who apparently applied. Could be more
:18:16. > :18:19.expensive, we could be wrong but... He did apply, as did an unspecified
:18:19. > :18:23.11-year-old and the 2010 champion of PlayStation, they'll be
:18:23. > :18:26.considered along with Sven Goran Eriksson and many others. The 11-
:18:26. > :18:33.year-old might have more chance than Sven. The answer to your
:18:33. > :18:36.question is Neil Redfern has a real chance now. There are Barnsley fans
:18:36. > :18:39.who think he should have been Barnsley manager years ago and
:18:39. > :18:44.Eriksson will not be considered so we await to see and good luck to
:18:44. > :18:47.Neil for the next three matches for Leeds. Last night's action - I'm
:18:47. > :18:49.afraid the dreams are over for another season. Sheffield Wednesday
:18:49. > :18:58.lost their replay against Blackpool at Hillsborough and with it their
:18:58. > :19:02.chance to take on fr tonne in round five. -- Everton in round five.
:19:02. > :19:08.If the chance from Lowe went in, things might have been different
:19:08. > :19:12.here. Blackpool scored early in the game. That goal there showed their
:19:12. > :19:18.flare. This is the difference between the Championship and League
:19:18. > :19:21.One. Lualua, always a dangerous player. Wednesday made seven
:19:21. > :19:26.changes and they have an important game in Exeter on Saturday.
:19:26. > :19:29.Megson's not going to risk his best team for a game like that, however
:19:29. > :19:34.humiliating 3-0 is at home but there is a certain closure about
:19:34. > :19:37.being out of the FA Cup now for Wednesday. To say nothing of
:19:37. > :19:41.today's news which is the Sheffield Wednesday Football Club chairman
:19:41. > :19:44.Milan Mandaric having been cleared of charges of tax evasion, Mandaric
:19:44. > :19:48.was charged whilst chairman of Portsmouth Football Club of course,
:19:48. > :19:51.a two week trial at Southwark Crown Court ended with a verdict of not
:19:51. > :19:54.guilty for Mandaric and his fellow defendant, Tottenham manager Harry
:19:54. > :19:57.Redknapp for that matter. There is a clarity now about everything at
:19:57. > :20:00.Wednesday, they are second in the table and can really concentrate on
:20:00. > :20:05.holding on to that. Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town will
:20:05. > :20:10.have something to say about it but it makes the rest of the League One
:20:10. > :20:13.season really interesting. Chesterfield also know who they'll
:20:13. > :20:15.meet in the Johnston's Paint Trophy final next month, it's Swindon
:20:15. > :20:19.which means it will be a clash of the former Sheffield Wednesday
:20:19. > :20:24.heroes because as far as the managers are concerned, Swindon are
:20:24. > :20:27.these days managed by Di Canio meaning Di Canio against Sheridan's
:20:27. > :20:31.Chesterfield because Swindon completed their regional final win
:20:31. > :20:35.last night. An interesting day that will be at Wembley for Chesterfield
:20:35. > :20:39.and all concerned. Amongst the Olympic hopefuls we have more than
:20:39. > :20:47.one Yorkshire family hoping that more than one of their members will
:20:47. > :20:49.qualify, along with the brothers we saw last night. Ian went to meet
:20:49. > :20:54.John at his stables near Huddersfield.
:20:54. > :20:57.John Whittaker is no stranger to the Olympics. He's been to five
:20:57. > :21:03.already and it would have been six if it wasn't for the boycott of the
:21:03. > :21:10.Moscow Games. At the age of 50, plus change, he's not done yet.
:21:11. > :21:15.Olympics is a fantastic experience in itself. It's unbelievable. Just
:21:15. > :21:21.mixes in with the other athletes and the whole atmosphere is
:21:21. > :21:26.unbelievable. To have Olympics in London in your own country is once
:21:26. > :21:30.in a lifetime an opportunity. is John's indoor arena at his farm
:21:30. > :21:34.near Huddersfield. It's essential at this time of year with the
:21:34. > :21:37.fields outside frozen solid. But next week, John and the team will
:21:37. > :21:42.leave the Yorkshire chill behind for the warmth of Spain where they
:21:42. > :21:51.can carry on competing. Son Robert will be there too and he's hoping
:21:51. > :21:55.to make it to his first Olympics. Robert's got a really good chance.
:21:55. > :21:59.He's getting better and better. We try to beat each other, we don't
:21:59. > :22:05.hold back. Yes, we go all out to beat each other. It's good that we
:22:05. > :22:09.are all in there with a shot. John's already achieved the
:22:09. > :22:13.qualifying standard on his horse, but that doesn't guarantee him a
:22:13. > :22:17.place in the Great Britain team. That will be decided by the show
:22:17. > :22:24.jumping selectors. The Whittaker family are hoping they go for a
:22:24. > :22:28.blend of experience and youth, father and son.
:22:29. > :22:31.No sign of Ian on the horses there which makes me feel better about my
:22:31. > :22:36.fear of them. Thank you very much.
:22:36. > :22:40.Do you know what the coldest place in the country was last night?
:22:40. > :22:44.Church Fenton. We decided to send Ian there to investigate.
:22:44. > :22:49.It looks like a picture postcard, but this little village near
:22:49. > :22:54.Tadcaster is making headlines around the globe. We've got friends
:22:54. > :23:01.all over the world and had an e- mail to say, from Western Australia,
:23:01. > :23:04.Perth, mentioned in the western Australia mail, Church Fenton, the
:23:04. > :23:08.most snow and whether she was going to offer to come over and do my
:23:08. > :23:11.shopping I don't know, but she wanted to know if we were all right.
:23:11. > :23:16.It's freezing here in Church Fenton, snow at the weekend followed by icy
:23:16. > :23:20.conditions and temperatures falling to minus 12 last night was making
:23:20. > :23:24.life miserable for the people who live here. The main roads have been
:23:24. > :23:27.gritted but side streets and pavements are still treacherous.
:23:27. > :23:33.Norma Rose is 8 2 and is looking after her 88-year-old neighbour
:23:33. > :23:36.Joan who doesn't want to risk going outside in the bad weather.
:23:36. > :23:41.tests your confidence because when you're locked in the house and
:23:41. > :23:46.can't get out and you're used to going out and being an outdoor
:23:46. > :23:56.person, it's very, very difficult. We don't go out when it's icy, we
:23:56. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:05.just rely on our neighbours and each other. We are war time people.
:24:05. > :24:08.That's why we are tough. This man came from Doncaster to clear his
:24:08. > :24:13.sister's drive. My golf course is closed which is why I'm here
:24:13. > :24:18.shoveling snow instead of hitting a ball. At the village shop, the cold
:24:18. > :24:24.snap is what everybody is talking about. Have you built some snowmen?
:24:24. > :24:29.Yes. And children at Kirk Fenton School are proud of the snowmen
:24:29. > :24:33.they've created. It's got Olivia's hat and someone else's scarf and a
:24:33. > :24:36.long nose. We made a head that was too big and couldn't lift it so we
:24:36. > :24:40.had to start again. While the snow and ice is a pawn for many, this
:24:40. > :24:50.lady had a message for Paul the weatherman. Keep it coming, that's
:24:50. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:03.-- while the snow and ice is a pain for many, this lady has a message
:25:03. > :25:06.for many, this lady has a message for Paul the weatherman.
:25:06. > :25:14.The Met office have produce add graphic which we are going to see
:25:14. > :25:20.of the areas which are at risk from snow. It's probably a bit small but
:25:20. > :25:26.most areas at risk with one or two spots up to 10cm, pointing out that
:25:26. > :25:30.that is over a longer time period, late on Thursday and into Friday.
:25:30. > :25:34.Let's have a quick look at the first picture. It's very nice
:25:34. > :25:37.indeed, just enough to show you Fountains Abbey and the lake is
:25:38. > :25:43.beginning to freeze over. The important forecast now. We have a
:25:43. > :25:46.warning in place for freezing rain and the risk of some snow. That
:25:46. > :25:50.covers a period through tomorrow and through Friday as well.
:25:50. > :25:55.The headline sums it up, icy rain and snow. It's this weather front
:25:55. > :26:00.that's trying to get in from the west. It will be pushed back by the
:26:00. > :26:03.cold continental air. We have got a lot of cloud at the moment. Good
:26:03. > :26:08.breaks across the Pennines into Leeds. The temperatures are falling
:26:08. > :26:12.away. Now last night was the coldest February night since 1991.
:26:13. > :26:18.We are not going to get as cold as that tonight but we could Cee Loest
:26:18. > :26:21.temperatures down to around about minus six across parts of the
:26:21. > :26:31.Pennines. Too much cloud elsewhere for double figure negative
:26:31. > :26:36.
:26:36. > :26:41.I think tomorrow we are off to a mostly dry start. It's a cloudy day.
:26:41. > :26:47.Watch this weather front staggering in from the north-west, so we get
:26:47. > :26:50.freezing rain coming into the north-western areas. York eastwards
:26:51. > :26:56.is where there is a risk of snow through tomorrow afternoon. To the
:26:56. > :27:00.west, a laelly awkward mix with some snow, freezing rain, so the
:27:00. > :27:05.gritters will have a problem. -- really awkward mix.
:27:05. > :27:15.Make a note of the snow, it could affect eastern areas for the
:27:15. > :27:17.
:27:17. > :27:21.Tomorrow night into Friday it looks like this area of snow could push
:27:22. > :27:25.back westwards so it could be the west of our area to be at risk from
:27:25. > :27:29.snow Thursday night into Friday as eastern areas dry up to a certain
:27:29. > :27:34.extent. As you can see, it's a complicated forecast, but the risk