16/04/2012 Look North (Yorkshire)

Hello. Welcome to the programme. Of A Yorkshire village reacts to

tragedy at the National. The owners of According to Pete call for fewer

horses in the race and vow never to We'll be speaking to a top vet

about injuries at Aintree. Look North unveils a confidential report

about the effectiveness of drug treatment centres. And giantkillers

Fev land the prize draw of Wigan in the Challenge Cup after seeing off

Superleague's Castleford Tigers. It has been a fine start to the wake.

This was taken near Temple Newsome in the afternoon. But there is some

But first tonight the man who trained According to Pete - the

North Yorkshire horse killed at Saturday's Grand National - has

said it was a freak accident. The horse suffered a broken shoulder at

Bechers Brook and had to be put down. His owners from Helperby near

Thirsk have said they'll never enter another horse in the race. In

a moment we'll be speaking to a vet who specialises in treating

racehorses but first Ian White has this. Everything all right with

Pete? It was supposed to be a day of celebration. The has one has a

right chance. But for the owners of According to Pete, Saturday's Grand

National ended in tragedy and upset, as a horse suffered a broken

shoulder when it has brought down by another horse when it was

jumping than the Tories Berger's book for the second time go stop

According to Pete's trainer Martin Jefferson was back of the stable's

today. He said there was no other option but to put Dorstone. When

they break bones like that they have got to be humanely destroyed.

He has been a dream to own. We wish that we still had him. We do.

Stuart's Gold Cup winner, Synchronised, was also badly

injured and had to be destroyed. The deaths bring the number of

horses killed and the Grand National and the last 50 years, to

36. And once again there are questions about how safe the race

is. They have done a lot at the course and the jumps are good, the

only fault we can think of is that there are too many horses, 40,

which is maybe too many. Follow laws of racing question whether

changing the Grand National would do any good. If you change that it

would not be the National. It was a very big field. 40 is a lot of

courses. I know that horses do enjoy tackling these courses but

the Grand National in particular is very severe. At Aintree, course

officials have promised a thorough review of everything that happened

in the race, that cost According to Pete his life. It is a sad fact of

racing that horses are put down after suffering from an injury.

Earlier I spoke to Alastair Kay, an equine surgeon at Minster

Veterinary Practice in Poppleton near York to ask him why.

biggest problem is the type of fracture or the loss sustains.

Certainly, different parts of the leg, you can treat horses back to

breeding are racing, but with the fractures we heard about at the

weekend, these tend to be higher on the leg and it is such a heavy

animal that is physically impossible to reconstruct that part

of the leg. Why can you not take the weight of the loss of the leg?

There is a reason, that you cannot sling your horse off the ground.

Our absolutely. One of the biggest problems with slinging dos is that

they developed problems with the lungs and pneumonia, and the

temperament, many horses will not tolerate being placed in a swing

because they might have got less control over what they do. You love

dossers that UK, are you any favour of the ban on horse racing, as some

have suggested? -- you love the horses that you treat. With all

racing and training and with athletes were going to see it at

the Olympics, we have got fine- tuned athletes, and some of those

will have injuries during the competition and we have to take

those into account, and try to come out with the best result for the

owners, trainers, horses themselves and the general public. But racing

should continue? Absolutely, yes. The Labour peer Lord Ahmed of

Rotherham has been suspended from the Labour party. Labour say he is

under investigation after a report in a newspaper in Pakistan that he

was offering a reward for the arrests of President Obama and

George Bush. The comments were reportedly a reaction to the news

that the US has offered a $10 million reward for the capture of a

terrorist leader. Well, Lord Ahmed joins us live now from our

Westminster studio. If you did not to say these words, these are an

incredible misinterpretation, so tell us, clearly, what you said.

spoke about investment in this particular town by people from

Britain, I talk about that. It was a 40 minute speech. If you want me

to do that I am happy to do it, but what I did mention was the legal

war in Iraq and the war crimes committed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I talked about the International Criminal Court and people

responsible for war crimes, whether African, Asian or Western leaders

they should be treated equally and be brought to justice. You have a

reputation for seeing things as they are, should you not have been

more careful bearing in mind where you were? I was born in Pakistan.

People still very sensitive about lots of issues. -- people are still.

The Pakistani courts have found a terrorist not guilty with all the

charges put to him. I do not have anything to do with the man. I do

not support him, I have not met him, but you have to be sensitive in

what you say. There are many young people in Bradford, in Yorkshire,

who feel angry because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A but the

Labour Party clearly do not agree. How are you going to re-establish

your reputation, that you did not say these words about George Bush

and President Obama? I respect the Labour Party and abide by all of

its rules. When I came back from Pakistan, I landed, and immediately,

I phoned up Baroness Royle, and I said to her that I had not only

been misquoted and taken out of context but their were lives, I

never mentioned President Obama. I am happy to appear before any

committee. I have been a Labour Party member for 37 years. Later on

Look North: The disabled man who can't find a train to take him and

his scooter to meet the queen. Next tonight, BBC Look North has

obtained a confidential report which shows drug addicts are

spending years at a treatment centre in Halifax with limited

chances of recovery. The study, by Huddersfield University, looked at

the outcomes for heroin and crack cocaine users at Calderdale

Substance Misuse Service. Experts say the results are disappointing

but reflect a national problem. Our Health Correspondent Jamie Coulson

reports. It took away his life, it took away his social interaction

with his family and the use of the heroine eventually killed him.

Marie Richardson lost a son, Keith, at the age of 33, from a methadone

overdose after years of battling addiction. I was hoped that Keith

would get better and stop using drugs but in the last two years and

prayed that God would take him.. The addiction had blighted his

adult life. Now, Look North has got hold of a report carried out by

Huddersfield University looking at what happens to other people who

come here, looking for help, and the results make interesting

reading. It found the majority of people continue to use heroin and

crack cocaine and every year on the treatment programme raises the odds

of recovery by just 7%, and that it would take 10 years before the

chances of recovery even double. The report concludes that, whilst

the services good at keeping people in treatment, those gains and

recovery are very slow. In those two years, someone will have taken

an overdose, or taking suicide, in that 10 years. 10 years is too long.

It is at the same time horrifying and not surprising. Those results,

people not getting off drugs, but at the same time, called ordeal is

not an exception, it is symbolic of what is going on in the rest of the

country. -- called the dial. -- Calderdale. The NHS in Calderdale

But, for Anne Marie, these findings confirm the fears that she has long

held. So on thing needs to be done. The treatment for these people is

too long. It is people's like you are talking about. -- lives. We're

joined now by Dr Michael Ross who spent many years working with drug

users. You had a rather different approach. Some would say that you

were quite behalf with your patients. I did not feel that I was

tough, rather, that I was rigorous, and they would enter into detailed

discussions with the patient to find out exactly what they wanted

to do, to help them achieve that. We will try to get back to Dr Ross,

but at the moment, we're going to have to leave that. We have some

other Newswatch unit. -- news for you now. A man and woman have

appeared in court today charged with the murder of their baby girl.

Krystal Davison was just seven weeks old when she died in the

early hours of Friday. Today her parents Jessica Marie Hopkinson and

Lee Michael Davison from Pontefract made a brief appearance at the

town's magistrates court. Olivia Richwald was there. Only seven

weeks old, this is the baby girl from Pontefract, who died in the

early hours of Friday, her parents now charged with her mother. --

murder. Doctors were unable to save the baby's life and she died in the

early as a trader. Today, Jessica Hopkinson and the baby's father,

Lee Davison, made their first brief appearance at the town's

magistrates' court. The couple were visibly upset as they were lead

into the court by a security guard. The couple did not acknowledge each

other but spoke quietly to confirm their name and address. The hearing

lasted less than five minutes. Magistrates said the case to Leeds

Crown Court, where it will be held on Wednesday, which will be miss

Hopkins and's 19th Party. -- Miss Hopkinson. The new MP for Bradford

West George Galloway has been sworn into the House of Commons this

afternoon Galloway who represents the Respect party, won a shock

victory in a bye-election two weeks ago with the majority of more than

ten thousand votes. It follows the resignation of Labour's Marsha

Singh. The publisher of the Halifax Courier and Scarborough Evening

News has announced that the newspapers will go from daily to

weekly editions later this year. Johnston press says the move is

part of a relaunch of all of its regional papers. The company, which

also produces the Leeds-based Yorkshire Post and Evening Post,

says more changes are likely. We can go back to Dr Michael Ross, who

pioneered different kinds of work with drug users. You said you had a

You describe it as brutal. What I tried to do was provide a rigorous

and detailed approach, so that by sitting down with the patient, we

could work out a plan that would work for the patient, and find the

help the patient needed to become drugs free and also medication free

as soon as possible. You believe too many people are automatically

put on to methadone, which is a legal substitute. I did not quite

hear that. Methadone has a place and is important as a medication,

but it is not the only one. It is appropriate for some people, for

some people some of the time. But patients need to move on. They want

to move on. Most of from your audience will be surprised to hear

that most addicts hate being an addict. They say they are sick of

it and they want to stop being dependent on substances and they

want help to come off street drugs and then prescribed medication.

Very briefly, the difference in your treatment was that you tested

your patients to make sure they were clean. Absolutely. It is the

mainstay of treatment. I am very disappointed to see that government

policy does not mention testing in the extensive guidelines. To try to

treat drug dependency patients without testing is like offering a

similar service without a set of scales. Thank you.

A disabled man from Keighley is asking for better access on trains

for people who use motorised scooters. David Lamb was badly

injured and was invited to a royal garden party, but he cannot take

his scooter on the train. A special delivery for David and

Geraldine Lambe. An invitation from the Queen to a Diamond garden party.

I got a call from a friend out of the blue about going to the garden

party. I asked my wife if she wanted to go. I certainly did.

bid was injured in an industrial accident and spent months in

hospital after receiving multiple injuries from a fall and he had a

leg amputated. He relies on a powered scooter to get about.

a way of getting around. I cannot walk so far with two sticks.

couple plan to travel by train to London, taking the scooter. But

there is a problem. The scooter is allowed on the train between Leeds

and London, but not on local services between Keighley and Leeds.

There should be something. Northern Rail says it cannot carry scooters

unless they can be folded up and carried on as luggage. David is not

the only disabled person. There are a lot of disabled people. It has

got my back-up. I do not think it should be like that. Northern Rail

said there are valid reasons why they cannot allow motorised

scooters. They are designed to go on the road, shopping centres, but

they are not designed to go up the steep ramps on to train, especially

the incline at the top of the ramp, where they tend to get stuck.

couple hoped to make the date with royalty, but they are exploring

alternative means of transport. Sport. I love to go to the Keepmoat

Stadium, home of Doncaster, it is a friendly club. On Saturday, I

witnessed the worst refereeing performance I have seen. It is not

easy. When I need help, I use these. This is the first example. He was

tripped outside, I know he dived inside. But there is where the trip

took place and penalty was given. The first bad call. I can show you

the next incident. The cross is good. Nothing wrong with this. But,

the goalkeeper is under pressure and the guy in there, with his

hands, effectively throws it into the back of the net. I understand

why Doncaster got upset. They were bad calls, but the result did not

lead to relegation. Some say because of the signing of star

players from Willie McKay. Such as El-Hadji Diouf. They have no

passion for Doncaster. The chairman defended his decision to bring

Willie McKay into the club. It if you look at the last season when we

won a couple of games in 25, we needed a radical change. It was a

last throw of the dice. I knew we would go down anyway. Let's give it

to go. We will lose money and have to start again. I used to aspire to

get into League One when I was in the Conference League. That is why

we liked him, he tells it as cities. Willie McKay is controversial.

Today he added another dimension to what is going on. Suggesting the

chairman may walk away. I feel sorry for the supporters, I feel

really sorry for John Ryan. I hope he stays with the club. It may not

happen. We know Doncaster will be in League

One next season, will the Sheffield clubs pass them in the opposite

direction? United increased their advantage over Wednesday on

Saturday. It looked like Sheffield United

might slip up in a bid for automatic promotion. Kevin Lisbie

put Leyton Orient ahead. But then Williamson got them back to level.

And Michael Doyle found the bottom corner. Ched Evans added a third.

Sheffield Wednesday could not keep up the chase. They conceded early

on the way it Colchester. A had to make do with a single point, so

they are four points behind United. Chesterfield have been trawling

along the bottom this season. They looked like they might finally sink

when Hartlepool went ahead. But they took three points to keep them

afloat for now. Huddersfield's slide carried on and they are 5th

after losing at Preston. They were for -- Cardiff got a 1-0

win. Bradford were impressive against Northampton. It was down to

one man that sealed them a 3-1 victory. Roth room couldn't build

on their 1-0 lead at shrews brie. Three goals conceded.

There will be more action and news on a Late Kick Off.

One result leapt out of the Rugby League Challenge Cup matches like a

giant up and under. Classy Castleford, beaten by local rivals

Featherstone Rovers. Although Castleford fans will not agree, it

has given the cut such a boost for this afternoon's draw. We thus our

coach Darryl Powell and chief executive Craig Poskitt.

practice the players looked so relaxed and ready to go. We knew it

would be difficult, but we knew we had the players to get the winner.

How much has it helped to boost the players and give them that extra

knowing it was Castleford, the rivalry goes back decades. The of

course it does. It why it was such a big game, there hasn't been one

for such a long time, five years. The fans were desperate for it to

come around and to achieve the success was massive. The Act was a

key try and another one coming up. -- that was. The first one had an

outstanding finish. The crowd was over 4000. I love the name of the

stadium. It is called the Big Fella stadium.

That is sexist! It has a great atmosphere. We are moving on to

Wigan now. We would prefer to meet them in the final. I am sure they

them in the final. I am sure they will have the players fired up for

that one. Which can look at the draw. This is what it is all about.

Some good matches. One of them stands out. It is yours, Daryl

Powell. We have looked after Ryan Chase, an outstanding player. Wigan

have a significant team and we will have to be outstanding to get a

result. The it might be more than 4000 at Wigan.

For a strange reason your voices are a little horse, gentlemen!

He is back. And good news about April, not good

news because it is unsettled, but rainfall and some people want the

rain. This picture is fantastic. It was taken close to Settle yesterday

There will be rain later denied. Tomorrow, back to sunshine and

scattered showers. The area of low pressure which means bad weather

will probably win -- be with us until this time next week. Right

now, there is a lot of cloud. It should break up to an extent. There

will be some wet and windy weather later tonight. There could be some

ground frost before the wet weather, locally heavy rain, putsches in

after midnight, reaching the coast at 5am. They could be ground frost.

It looks like a rotten commute first thing, especially if you are

out at the crack of dawn. The rain will move quickly clear in the

coast by 10am, when the skies will brighten up from the West. Sunshine

and scattered showers. The East, some places will become dry with a

pleasant afternoon sunshine. The temperatures around average. A

little bit cooler across the Pennines, where the showers could

be frequent through the late morning and into the afternoon. Not

too good for the rest of the week with a low pressure in charge.

There will be showers and longer outbreaks of rain. Up to Sunday,

straightforward, with sunshine but also a scattering of locally heavy

and thundery showers. And that will be the way of it for the rest of