:00:07. > :00:10.Good evening. On Look North tonight, 30 years after the start of the
:00:10. > :00:20.Falklands war, Look North remembers the Yorkshire man who won a
:00:20. > :00:28.posthumous Victoria Cross. charged up and threw himself bodily
:00:28. > :00:33.into an Argentine machine gun pit. It is what elevates people who win
:00:33. > :00:36.the Victoria Cross from other people. Also, the international
:00:36. > :00:39.jewel robbers tracked across Europe by West Yorkshire Police - tonight
:00:39. > :00:42.they are in jail after targeting upmarket stores in Leeds. And
:00:42. > :00:51.danger in small doses - we find out just how much damage these tiny
:00:51. > :00:57.ticks can do to your heart, nervous system and joints. There will be
:00:57. > :01:02.none of last week's warmth. We have a Met Office warning first Noel,
:01:02. > :01:12.particularly affecting the high ground. -- and Met Office warning
:01:12. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:22.Good evening. 30 years after the start of the Falklands conflict,
:01:22. > :01:28.the mother of one Yorkshire hero has spoken about her memories, her
:01:28. > :01:36.pride in her son. Sergeant Ian McKay was awarded and postures
:01:36. > :01:42.Victoria Cross -- a posthumous Victoria Cross. Today we met his
:01:42. > :01:51.mother at home in Rotherham. It lasted just 74 days but Sobhi loss
:01:51. > :01:57.of more than 900 lives. -- saw the loss. None was more courageous than
:01:57. > :02:01.Sergeant Ian McKay from Barnsley. He led his men into a bloody battle.
:02:01. > :02:06.With total disregard for his own safety, he charged a machine gun
:02:06. > :02:12.post. He set fire to himself, probably, for the sake of the rest
:02:12. > :02:16.of the company. He knew that it had to be done. He would be very aware
:02:16. > :02:26.of the fact that he had a lot of young trainees were 10 who he had
:02:26. > :02:29.
:02:29. > :02:34.just put through -- with him. Sergeant Ian McKay issued orders,
:02:34. > :02:39.broke cover and charged the enemy positions. He was posthumously
:02:40. > :02:44.awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery. In 1982, his wife received
:02:44. > :02:50.it on her behalf. 30 years later, his mother is still grateful for
:02:50. > :02:56.the recognition. Very proud and very pleased to receive it. In fact,
:02:56. > :02:58.I have always said it belonged to the Parachute Regiment. He and
:02:58. > :03:03.could not have done what he did without the support of the other
:03:03. > :03:08.man. Back then you publicly condemned the war, you condemned
:03:08. > :03:13.Margaret Thatcher. Do you still feel very strongly about that, that
:03:13. > :03:20.it was not worth the sacrifice? do not think any parent can
:03:20. > :03:28.honestly say it is worth it. I know that a Ian would think I was wrong.
:03:28. > :03:37.But that is just my personal opinion. This military historian
:03:37. > :03:42.has just finished writing Ian McKay's biography. Ian threw
:03:42. > :03:47.himself bodily into an Argentine machine gun appeared with grenades.
:03:47. > :03:52.The grenades exploded. It is what elevates people who will win the
:03:52. > :03:58.Victoria Cross from other people. It is that extraordinary amount of
:03:58. > :04:03.the valour. Today, relatives of those who died in the Falklands war
:04:03. > :04:07.paid their respects at the national memory am -- National Memorial
:04:07. > :04:12.Arboretum. They wanted the world to know their loved ones would not be
:04:12. > :04:15.forgotten. Now the conflict in the Falklands lasted until 14 June,
:04:15. > :04:18.when the Argentinian forces surrendered. We'd love to hear your
:04:18. > :04:28.memories of that time - whether you were a serviceman or woman, or
:04:28. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:42.waiting at home for news of a loved Robbers who stole a million pounds
:04:42. > :04:44.of high class watches from jewellery stores in Leeds, are
:04:44. > :04:52.tonight starting jail sentences after a seven year investigation
:04:52. > :04:55.tracked them to Estonia. The gang of eight is estimated to have
:04:55. > :04:59.stolen jewels valued at more than �160 million pounds in raids across
:04:59. > :05:09.Europe. But today they found themselves in court in Leeds. John
:05:09. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :05:14.Cundy has this exclusive report. They were quicker and roofless.
:05:14. > :05:22.Four plans this Estonian gang struck in four consecutive years in
:05:22. > :05:26.Leeds. Despite four at times. The target was mainly a Rolex watches.
:05:26. > :05:30.They were foot soldiers for an international master mind based in
:05:30. > :05:36.eastern Europe. It was not just here in Leeds where they struck.
:05:36. > :05:40.Armed with what looked like real guns, it is estimated they raided
:05:40. > :05:46.35 other jewellers across the UK during the four years they were at
:05:46. > :05:53.large. The wider organisation, probably linked to the Russian
:05:53. > :05:58.Mafia, raided all over Europe from Estonia. Their vast pickings, never
:05:58. > :06:04.recovered, would probably shipped straight out of the country. But
:06:04. > :06:09.this distinctive clothing, spotted on CCTV, was a key clue for
:06:09. > :06:16.detectives. It was to be found in the wardrobe of one of the gang
:06:16. > :06:22.traced to his home in Estonia. DNA matches were made from cigarette
:06:22. > :06:28.but they had left outside the jewellers in Albion Street. Senior
:06:28. > :06:32.investigating officer like Batley was getting closer to his quarry.
:06:32. > :06:42.They were very professional. They used budget flights to fly in the
:06:42. > :06:45.UK, commit high value robberies and return to Estonia. They believed
:06:45. > :06:50.they would evade arrest. It was initially very difficult to
:06:50. > :06:58.identify them. The gang have now been jailed for a total of more
:06:58. > :07:04.than 80 years. The sense that at clear message that although
:07:04. > :07:07.criminal gangs may be operating in the UK, even though their escape
:07:07. > :07:11.back to the wrong countries, they will be traced, they will be
:07:11. > :07:15.arrested, there will be extradited. And they are likely to receive a
:07:15. > :07:20.substantial prison sentence. The is thought more of the robbers have
:07:20. > :07:26.still to be caught. Detectors now they have broken a hard core of the
:07:26. > :07:29.gang who brought terror to Leeds. - - detectives. Later on Look North,
:07:29. > :07:31.20 years on and still going strong - the theatre company that
:07:31. > :07:41.specialises in performing the classics in northern accents,
:07:41. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:46.Scrap metal dealers are being asked to sign up to a new scheme to help
:07:46. > :07:48.cut metal thefts which are blighting the region. In the last
:07:48. > :07:52.financial year, there were more than 1,500 thefts involving metal
:07:52. > :07:56.in North Yorkshire. That figure jumped to over 4,700 in West
:07:56. > :08:03.Yorkshire. And down in South Yorkshire, that figure is even
:08:03. > :08:13.higher - 4,800. In fact, the value of metal stolen in 2010 in South
:08:13. > :08:19.
:08:19. > :08:24.Yorkshire alone, was almost �6 Another customer arrives at this
:08:24. > :08:30.scrapyard in Doncaster. From today this company is signed up to the
:08:30. > :08:35.new police scheme. No ID, no sale. It will separate the people with
:08:35. > :08:45.nothing to hide from those to have something to hide. That can only be
:08:45. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :08:50.a good thing. 25,000 tons of scrap metal and handled here every year.
:08:50. > :08:55.You'll have an ID for everyone who comes in at the gate. I got my
:08:55. > :09:00.garage broken into and scraps stolen. These are after scrap. Yes,
:09:00. > :09:05.it is a good idea. Metal being stolen first scrap has become a
:09:05. > :09:11.blight on everyday life. In Doncaster last year, the phones
:09:11. > :09:15.were off for days on end when copper cables were taking twice. In
:09:15. > :09:22.Doncaster or self, 85% of scrap merchants have signed up to the new
:09:22. > :09:27.voluntary ID scheme. What about the 15% not signed up? We be leaning on
:09:27. > :09:32.them? Leaning is probably a strong word. We will concentrate our
:09:32. > :09:36.efforts on the spot checks and regular checks that we do anywhere.
:09:36. > :09:39.This idea has already been tried out in the north-east, where come
:09:39. > :09:45.on according to police, it cut of supply routes for people trying to
:09:45. > :09:55.get rid of stolen mettle. With spot checks in place, this could be the
:09:55. > :09:56.
:09:56. > :09:58.start of the fight back against Matt of theft. I'm joined by Ian
:09:58. > :10:01.Hetherington, director of the British Metals Recycling
:10:01. > :10:07.Association. I asked him if this latest
:10:07. > :10:11.initiative would be popular with his members. Yes, Operation Tornado
:10:11. > :10:17.is that trial in the North East originated by ourselves and the
:10:17. > :10:23.police. We're very supportive of it. We believe that intrinsically good
:10:23. > :10:27.quality controls by members and good policing underpin the way to
:10:27. > :10:36.walk a matter of that. Do you think we are likely to see the end of
:10:36. > :10:40.problems with map of that, if there are no markets? -- metal theft.
:10:41. > :10:48.would love to think so. But that may be a little idealistic. What
:10:48. > :10:54.we're hoping to do here is to reduce the opportunities for
:10:54. > :11:00.thieves to dispose of their material. Would an end to so-called
:11:00. > :11:05.cash sales be the best way to stop a matter of that? No. I ban on cash
:11:05. > :11:11.on its own will do absolutely nothing. Our concern is that it may
:11:11. > :11:16.well be badly implemented. It may well increase the illegal sector
:11:16. > :11:19.and the opportunities for thieves to dispose of this material. We do
:11:19. > :11:24.not believe it will make a difference if it is done in
:11:24. > :11:33.isolation from all the other measures, such as those being tried
:11:33. > :11:36.out under the Operation Tornado on Up to 50 new jobs should be created
:11:36. > :11:39.as part of a plans to develop a �300 million multi-fuel generator
:11:39. > :11:45.at Ferrybridge power station in West Yorkshire. The venture is a
:11:45. > :11:47.joint project between SSE plc and Wheelabrator Technologies. Work on
:11:47. > :11:50.the facility, which will use a range of waste-derived fuels to
:11:50. > :11:53.generate electricity and heat, is due to start later this year.
:11:53. > :11:55.The Labour Party has launched its regional campaign for the local
:11:55. > :11:58.elections. Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham was in Sheffield this
:11:58. > :12:03.morning campaigning against Government changes to the NHS and
:12:03. > :12:10.cuts to numbers of police officers. The vote to elect new councillors
:12:10. > :12:16.takes place on May 3. Recent events have shown this
:12:16. > :12:20.Government to be completely out of touch. Taxing foods is symbolic of
:12:20. > :12:26.a Government that does not have a clue about how ordinary people live
:12:26. > :12:30.their lives. They are Tokely out of touch. That budget, this is a
:12:30. > :12:34.Government with its priorities completely wrong. This election is
:12:34. > :12:36.a chance to send that message to them. Walkers are being urged to
:12:36. > :12:44.take extra care in the Yorkshire countryside to avoid being bitten
:12:44. > :12:47.by ticks, which can lead to serious illness. They can transmit a
:12:47. > :12:57.condition called Lyme Disease, which can damage the heart, nervous
:12:57. > :13:03.
:13:03. > :13:08.system and joints. We do not want Her tears that time of year. The
:13:08. > :13:13.weather is improve Ming and people are heading into the hills to take
:13:13. > :13:18.advantage of the countryside. -- improving. People have to be aware
:13:18. > :13:24.of the dangers that a lurking in the undergrowth. They are 15 times
:13:24. > :13:29.of take that feed on humans. Some carry Lyme Disease which can lead
:13:29. > :13:36.to a debilitating illness. needed a wheelchair, I was
:13:36. > :13:44.bedridden for months on end. Helen was bitten by an infected take in
:13:44. > :13:49.1997 and seven for 13 years before being diagnosed with Lyme Disease.
:13:49. > :13:57.-- suffered for 13 years. I was unable to walk and unable to join
:13:57. > :14:02.in family activities. I gave up teaching. It senses passing mammals
:14:02. > :14:09.and passes on the disease while feeding. They estimate 3000 people
:14:09. > :14:11.a year in the UK are infected in this way. These are the second
:14:12. > :14:17.stage of the life-cycle and they are so small that people don't know
:14:17. > :14:22.they have been fit -- bitten. has a charity that focuses on Lyme
:14:22. > :14:28.Disease. She was paralysed after being bitten by a tick. She wants
:14:28. > :14:33.people to be aware of the dangers. It is a good idea not to be bitten.
:14:33. > :14:40.Try and pork in the centre of past rather than in the undergrowth, use
:14:40. > :14:46.a good repellent and cover-up as much as possible. -- Try and walk
:14:46. > :14:56.in the centre of a path. For those like Helen that have suffered, the
:14:56. > :15:01.message is to urge caution rather than fear. Be aware, not worried.
:15:01. > :15:06.don't like that. We have had fabulous weather but it
:15:06. > :15:13.is not going to last. That nice weather may have been getting
:15:13. > :15:18.people into the hills of. It is a different story this week. We have
:15:18. > :15:27.a weather forecast NATO and snow is on the way.
:15:27. > :15:37.Coming up, bringing the bosses to account. We see what the balls are
:15:37. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:47.20 years ago, was a radical concept. Today, it is part of our dramatic
:15:47. > :15:56.furniture. The company specialises in classical works by with Mosman
:15:56. > :16:02.voices, -- northern voices, and unusual venues, it has won a
:16:02. > :16:11.tremendous acclaim. Barrie Rutter joins us now. He is well known in
:16:11. > :16:19.bringing people in to act. critics were snooty about it but in
:16:19. > :16:23.the last 20 years, attitudes have changed. Broadside is likely to get
:16:23. > :16:32.a five-star review like anybody else. They have opened the door to
:16:32. > :16:36.people who don't necessarily speak with any accent. If you have got
:16:36. > :16:46.that voice at your disposal, you don't get stuck playing certain
:16:46. > :16:46.
:16:46. > :16:52.roles. If you want to be a northern hamlet or a Welsh hamlet or a
:16:52. > :16:57.Jamaican, Northern broadside is the place you can do it. That is not a
:16:57. > :17:02.bad accolade. I watched that programme last night and he was
:17:02. > :17:09.terrified when he came in with you doing a fellow. I was terrified
:17:09. > :17:19.because you don't want it to fail. I had never met him before. He had
:17:19. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:26.learnt the last speech of a fellow. -- Othello. I got Lenny Henry to
:17:26. > :17:36.play it. He was doing this Shakespeare programme and bream
:17:36. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:47.that. I told him we -- I told him he had to play Othello. Do you
:17:47. > :17:52.think because of its reputation, that is why you can persuade big
:17:52. > :17:57.names to participate? Partly but you will be pursued -- surprised as
:17:57. > :18:02.some of the names that won't talk because they don't want to do 12
:18:02. > :18:12.weeks on tour. They certainly don't want to go to Skipton cattle
:18:12. > :18:12.
:18:12. > :18:20.markets. They are losing out. have got more and more respect for
:18:21. > :18:27.the actors that do want to join us. Lenny came on a company wage. The
:18:27. > :18:32.fact that it went to the West End was a happy accident. Go back 20
:18:32. > :18:42.years and I have been reading a quote from you. You said forget 20
:18:42. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:48.years, you were lucky to last for two. You thought two years and I
:18:48. > :18:53.will be happy, I might have shown them one or two things. You have to
:18:53. > :19:00.go through a bureaucracy to get the idea of the ground and having done
:19:00. > :19:05.that, I thought, why do I go? Year two was never a probability. The
:19:05. > :19:10.fact that it took off, there was the seed to go on. Brian Glover,
:19:10. > :19:19.who was in the first production, he said that I had to do this again.
:19:19. > :19:25.Where does it go from here? Do you keep on keeping on? We have three
:19:25. > :19:35.years more grant so we are going up to 20th April 15. Whether this
:19:35. > :19:40.
:19:40. > :19:44.Government destroys the arts in the Thank you. You have brought
:19:44. > :19:49.pleasure to hundreds of thousands of people and people who would also
:19:49. > :19:56.not go and see Shakespeare. Long may you continue. Thank you. He has
:19:56. > :19:59.a great voice as well. It has been another busy weekend
:19:59. > :20:04.and we are getting to the business end of the football season.
:20:04. > :20:08.Interesting times in the world of rugby league as well. Things and
:20:08. > :20:12.faulting at the Bradford Bulls. They say they are quarter of a way
:20:12. > :20:16.to getting the �1 million they need to stay afloat. They announced they
:20:16. > :20:21.would go bust if they can't raise the money in four weeks. The crisis
:20:21. > :20:26.came after their bank cut their overdraft limits.
:20:26. > :20:33.Monday morning, we are approaching threatening a quarter of a million
:20:33. > :20:39.said that is an improvement. It has been a heck of an effort. It has
:20:40. > :20:47.been tremendous. It is the length and breadth of the Hartland from
:20:47. > :20:52.Merseyside to mum be set -- to Humberside. There is no way we are
:20:52. > :20:57.going to take the money it generously offered by the public
:20:57. > :21:01.unless we are certain that the totality, the quantum of that money
:21:01. > :21:10.is sufficient to overcome these challenges. Her way is that money
:21:10. > :21:16.going? -- where is that money going? First of all will be the
:21:16. > :21:20.taxman and beyond that, it is about paying the day-to-day costs of
:21:20. > :21:26.running a professional sports club. You can do that if you reach this
:21:26. > :21:35.target? Yes. Her can you be so sure? Because we have precise
:21:35. > :21:41.numbers. -- how can you be so sure? When you get to the million, what
:21:41. > :21:46.can you assure your fans about going forward? It is obvious that
:21:47. > :21:50.any commercial organisation, in order to survive, cannot have its
:21:50. > :21:55.expenditure in excess of its income unless it has some sort of
:21:55. > :21:59.benefactor. The position at Bradford is the same as it has
:21:59. > :22:02.always been. We are happy to getting into conversations with
:22:03. > :22:08.individuals who want to put forward a proposal about how they can
:22:08. > :22:13.better, with more resource, take the club forward. There is not a
:22:13. > :22:20.queue at the moment. You can hear the thoughts of Brahma -- Brian
:22:20. > :22:24.Noble and Mark Flanagan on the Super League Show at 11:35pm.
:22:24. > :22:28.It is an anxious time of year for football fans and clubs like with
:22:28. > :22:32.fixtures running out for some and others looking to secure their
:22:32. > :22:38.League status. Also have for those that have ambitions to move up a
:22:38. > :22:46.level. Leeds United are without a home win
:22:46. > :22:52.in their last four matches. The manager said it was their worst
:22:52. > :22:56.performance. The play-offs now look like a long shot. Barnsley are nine
:22:56. > :23:02.points clear of the drop cent despite losing at Ipswich.
:23:02. > :23:08.Doncaster Rovers future is under threat after the 3-1 defeat against
:23:08. > :23:15.Birmingham. It leaves them six points shy of safety.
:23:15. > :23:24.In League One, the rivalry seems to be intensifying each week. Two
:23:24. > :23:30.goals from Gary gave Sheffield Wednesday believe -- the lead. The
:23:30. > :23:36.Blades reclaimed second spot after their 1-0 win at Hartlepool.
:23:36. > :23:41.Huddersfield were resigned to their first defeat after conceding at
:23:41. > :23:45.injury time. With a game in hand, they could still make a late push
:23:45. > :23:52.for that second automatic promotion place if the Sheffield clubs drop
:23:52. > :23:56.points. Chesterfield's quest for League One survival looks doomed.
:23:56. > :24:00.They conceded four against Scunthorpe. They are 10 points from
:24:00. > :24:05.safety. In League Two, Rotherham beat
:24:05. > :24:11.Hereford by a single goal. Bradford remain just above the relegation
:24:11. > :24:18.places after a 1-0 loss against Plymouth. They have a four point
:24:18. > :24:23.buffer between them and dropping out of the Football League.
:24:23. > :24:33.It will be a tense one at the top of League One. It would be a
:24:33. > :24:39.
:24:39. > :24:49.What about Bradford Bulls? Quarter of a million is quite a lot.
:24:49. > :24:54.They have done amazingly well. They need 1 million. If they get to half
:24:54. > :25:00.a million, there will be a huge auction. There may have the game
:25:00. > :25:06.against Leeds. A full house and it can bring a lot of money end.
:25:06. > :25:11.Also, what did Brian Noble say? You will have to watch the Super
:25:11. > :25:21.League Show. She is not giving anything away. It
:25:21. > :25:21.
:25:21. > :25:27.is no secret, I thought it was 1st April today as we have snow in the
:25:27. > :25:34.weather. Let's cheer ourselves up first of
:25:34. > :25:44.four. It was a beautiful weekend. This is a Filey taken this morning.
:25:44. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:53.Here we have Hebden Bridge. Finally, Today, we have seen temperatures
:25:53. > :26:01.around average. Tomorrow it is going to feel called and it will be
:26:01. > :26:11.quite a wet day. -- called R. We have this wet front and it will be
:26:11. > :26:16.feeling cooler. You can see on the Saturday night -- satellite picture,
:26:16. > :26:21.he is where the weather is coming from. We have occasional showers at
:26:21. > :26:31.times and temperatures by the end of the night will have dropped down
:26:31. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:42.to four Celsius. Looking at the There may be some brightness first
:26:42. > :26:49.thing tomorrow and we will see some showers developing. The rain will
:26:49. > :26:54.be heavy at times. Later in the afternoon, it will start to turn to
:26:54. > :27:01.sleet and snow. It will feel bitterly cold tomorrow.
:27:01. > :27:06.Temperatures struggling at around seven Celsius. With this north
:27:06. > :27:12.easterly wind, it will feel close to freezing. That snow will push
:27:12. > :27:22.its way it self woods. The Met Office have a warning for the
:27:22. > :27:23.
:27:23. > :27:33.higher ground. -- pushing his way We have sunny spells and scattered
:27:33. > :27:37.