:00:08. > :00:10.Good evening and welcome to Friday's Look North. On the
:00:10. > :00:14.programme tonight - Sheffield United's star striker gets five
:00:14. > :00:17.years in jail. A jury convicts Ched Evans of raping a teenager who was
:00:17. > :00:20.too drunk to consent to sex. We'll have all the reaction from
:00:20. > :00:23.court and from Bramall Lane. Also tonight, snookered - the former
:00:23. > :00:31.world champion Mark Williams comes under fire for a scathing message
:00:31. > :00:34.about the Sheffield Crucible on Twitter. And Carry On Barbara.
:00:34. > :00:44.Bradford hands out a lifetime achievement award for the actress
:00:44. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:57.who shows no sign of stopping. unsettled weekend to come, a
:00:57. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:00.scattering of showers as well. The latest details coming up shortly.
:01:00. > :01:03.First tonight - the Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans has
:01:03. > :01:07.been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of
:01:07. > :01:09.raping a 19 year old woman who was too drunk to consent to sex. The
:01:09. > :01:13.striker, who's a Welsh international, carried out the
:01:13. > :01:16.attack at a hotel following a night out in Rhyl, north Wales. His co-
:01:16. > :01:21.defendant, Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald, was found not
:01:21. > :01:31.guilty of the same charge. Spencer Stokes reports from Caernarfon
:01:31. > :01:32.
:01:32. > :01:36.Crown Court. A Sheffield United star whose career has been brought
:01:36. > :01:41.tumbling down after what happened in a North Wales Hotel nearly a
:01:41. > :01:46.year ago. When the 23 year old Ched Evans arrived in court he hoped he
:01:46. > :01:52.would play against Milton Keynes tomorrow, but then he received a
:01:52. > :01:56.five-year prison sentence for rape. There were emotional scenes in
:01:57. > :02:02.court when the Co accused was found not guilty of the same charge. The
:02:02. > :02:08.courtroom had to be cleared because of the celebrations, but minutes
:02:08. > :02:13.later when the court reconvened Ched Evans was charged. And found
:02:13. > :02:19.guilty. It happened in real last year, the victim had been drinking
:02:19. > :02:26.in this bar and then got in a taxi and a company to Clayton McDonald
:02:26. > :02:34.to the Premier in. Later McDonald called Ched Evans and he arrived.
:02:34. > :02:41.Later both men admitted they had sex with the woman and the
:02:41. > :02:48.defendant was later charged. The judge said he was satisfied to did
:02:48. > :02:52.not set out to commit rape but did commit the crime, she was extremely
:02:52. > :02:58.intoxicated and disorientated and in no fit state to content --
:02:58. > :03:03.consent to sex. She told police she had no memory of the incident. Ched
:03:03. > :03:06.Evans claimed throughout the trial she was not very drunk. In a
:03:07. > :03:10.statement today Ched Evans's lawyer said he is shocked and extremely
:03:10. > :03:14.disappointed with the decision reached today by the jury to
:03:14. > :03:18.convict him of the charge brought against him. He firmly maintains
:03:18. > :03:24.his innocence in this matter and is being advised regarding an appeal
:03:24. > :03:28.of the decision. In sentencing the striker to five years, the judge
:03:28. > :03:33.told Ched Evans that there was no false or injury but possible long-
:03:33. > :03:39.term psychological damage to the victim, whilst Clayton McDonald can
:03:39. > :03:43.now resume his career with port while. Ched Evans is now beginning
:03:43. > :03:50.a five-year prison sentence of which he must serve at least two-
:03:50. > :04:00.and-a-half years. Our reporter trying to us now. Now let's get
:04:00. > :04:02.
:04:02. > :04:07.some reaction from Sheffield. little reaction so far, a short
:04:07. > :04:11.statement on the website, they noted the verdict and say they
:04:11. > :04:15.recognise the seriousness of these events. They wish to respond in a
:04:15. > :04:22.responsible way once they have taken sufficient time to consider
:04:22. > :04:26.the matter fully. No indication of what will be for Ched Evans's
:04:26. > :04:34.future, but a lot of shock and surprise for the way this case has
:04:34. > :04:40.been resolved. Tell us more about the background to Ched Evans.
:04:40. > :04:45.grew up in Wales, starting as a youth player at Chester City. His
:04:45. > :04:49.career got off the ground when he was taken on by Manchester City in
:04:49. > :04:56.2007. He had a spell at Norwich before he came here to Bramall Lane
:04:56. > :04:59.and Sheffield United in 2009. He moved to this area and it is fair
:04:59. > :05:05.to say his first two seasons playing for Sheffield United were
:05:05. > :05:09.not so impressive. He was hit by injuries and did not make much of a
:05:09. > :05:12.mark but the last few months have been totally different. He has
:05:12. > :05:20.certainly been an important part of the performance by the club this
:05:20. > :05:26.season. He certainly has. 35 goals he has scored this season,
:05:26. > :05:29.averaging nearly eight goal per game. A vital part of Sheffield
:05:29. > :05:34.United's push for promotion, a crucial part of them getting to
:05:34. > :05:40.second place and looking for promotion to the championship. Fans
:05:40. > :05:44.and the club alike are shocked that their star player will not play for
:05:44. > :05:54.them until the end of the season and it looks like he will not play
:05:54. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:03.for them for many years, if ever, in the future. Then later on, we
:06:03. > :06:06.meet the inmate being let out of a prison to stop him reoffending.
:06:06. > :06:09.Two people are being questioned by Police tonight after the death of a
:06:09. > :06:12.teenager in York. It's thought she may have taken drugs. She's been
:06:12. > :06:15.named as sixteen year old Poppy Rodgers. Police say a 21-year-old
:06:15. > :06:25.man is also in a serious condition in York Hospital - he's also being
:06:25. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :06:30.linked with the death. Phil Bodmer has more. A lone police security
:06:30. > :06:36.officer stands behind a cordon as the investigation continues into
:06:36. > :06:41.the death of a 16 year-old girl late last night. Police were called
:06:41. > :06:46.to this house at around a quarter past midnight after a report of a
:06:46. > :06:50.critically ill teenager. She was rushed to York hospital but died in
:06:50. > :06:57.the early hours of this morning despite the best efforts of medical
:06:57. > :07:00.staff who tried to resuscitate her. She was a student and this
:07:01. > :07:05.afternoon the college she studied at said they were sad to hear of
:07:05. > :07:08.her death and that their thoughts are with her family and friends.
:07:08. > :07:13.Neighbours at the scene told that they had not realised what had been
:07:13. > :07:17.happening in the early hours. first thing I knew of it was when
:07:18. > :07:24.my wife shouted to me and told me to come down because there was
:07:24. > :07:29.police activity outside. It was all taped up. Now I have heard what has
:07:29. > :07:35.happened, well, it is just a tragic loss. If it is drug-related, should
:07:35. > :07:41.we have noticed more? It is tragic. The poor child's parents must be
:07:41. > :07:45.distraught. This afternoon the police revealed a 21 the old man is
:07:45. > :07:50.in a serious but stable condition in York hospital. He was taken
:07:50. > :07:54.there by a friend and police are investigating'asked to be death of
:07:55. > :08:00.poppy. A woman was arrested this afternoon and is being questioned
:08:00. > :08:03.alongside a 23 year old man under question of supplying a controlled
:08:03. > :08:06.drug. In six months time - Leeds Prison
:08:06. > :08:09.becomes the first ever publicly run jail to move to a system of payment
:08:09. > :08:11.by results. Essentially, that means that it gets bonuses for stopping
:08:11. > :08:14.prisoners re-offending - or penalties if they fail. Nationally,
:08:14. > :08:24.54% of prisoners on sentences of under a year commit another crime
:08:24. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:32.once they're released. And not just once. Its estimated - on average -
:08:32. > :08:35.they'll commit another fifteen offences. And it costs us all. An
:08:35. > :08:43.estimated ten billion a year! And so, there's a lot riding on places
:08:43. > :08:46.like Leeds being able to do something about it. As they get
:08:46. > :08:53.ready, they gave Joe Inwood exclusive access to see the ways
:08:53. > :08:59.they are already stopping people coming back inside. It is his third
:08:59. > :09:07.time inside. Serving five years on drugs charges, Robert is the sort
:09:07. > :09:10.of prisoner who is hardest to reach. But HMP Leeds thing they have a
:09:10. > :09:17.solution, every day he is released and sent to work at a homeless
:09:17. > :09:21.shelter. In it is brilliant, having been out of society for two and-a-
:09:21. > :09:27.half years is daunting. Having the opportunity to come back into work
:09:27. > :09:32.whilst in prison, before you are released, it did to back into the
:09:32. > :09:36.work ethic. The the prison are hoping a way to stop him
:09:36. > :09:41.reoffending. In six months Leeds will be judged and paid on the
:09:41. > :09:46.number of prisoners they can stop reoffending. Leeds is a public
:09:46. > :09:52.prison, they are not profits for it to lose. So they are bringing in a
:09:52. > :09:56.partner, a new organisation tasked with reducing reoffending. Sharing
:09:56. > :10:00.the rewards and the risks. Prisoners should not be locked up
:10:00. > :10:04.with nothing to do, we should work with offenders to make sure when
:10:04. > :10:09.they are released they will not commit any further crimes and will
:10:09. > :10:13.not come back to prison. That work also takes place inside the prison.
:10:13. > :10:18.This is the resettlement wing, there are a couple of hundred
:10:18. > :10:23.people here at any time, they are from the local area and secondly
:10:23. > :10:28.they are on short-term sentences. Historically nobody is harder to
:10:28. > :10:34.reach. Where I first joined the role was very much discipline
:10:34. > :10:39.orientated. Now we treat them more like human beings. We are trying to
:10:39. > :10:43.change their thought processes. Trying to get them jobs so it cuts
:10:43. > :10:46.down their chances of reoffending. Through programmes like this
:10:47. > :10:52.graphics workshop they have even done jobs designing because for
:10:52. > :10:57.South Yorkshire police. He it has given me loads of skills, so I am
:10:57. > :11:03.less likely to reoffend. You don't have to commit crime to make ends
:11:03. > :11:09.meet. You can do it by working. really want this to be the last
:11:09. > :11:14.time in prison, I really do. That at the crypt, things for Robert are
:11:14. > :11:22.looking up. The future is looking up, I have opportunities and I
:11:22. > :11:27.would like to go into support work. For all of us. Robert says prison
:11:27. > :11:31.has finally changed his life for the better, but that makes him the
:11:32. > :11:36.exception and not be rule. It is something HMP Leeds will be hoping
:11:36. > :11:41.to change. Now let's talk to Andrew Neilson
:11:41. > :11:51.from the Howard League for Penal Police in York have charged a care
:11:51. > :11:54.
:11:54. > :11:59.What is your take on the work being done? Should they be paid for doing
:11:59. > :12:03.what prisons are supposed to do, stopping people reoffending?
:12:03. > :12:08.know that these opportunities are important in terms of stopping
:12:08. > :12:14.reoffending. The context is that the vast majority of prisoners in
:12:14. > :12:19.England and Wales are not accessing regular positive activity was in
:12:19. > :12:25.prison. They spend most of their time staring at four walls. That is
:12:25. > :12:31.not helping. That is why we have such high reoffending rates.
:12:31. > :12:38.its is a bit of a test case, if it works, it could be rolled out
:12:38. > :12:43.nationwide. -- Leeds. Is something being done to give the prisoners
:12:43. > :12:47.something for the future here? Payment by results is the mechanism
:12:47. > :12:53.the government hope will persuade people to do more. That is the
:12:53. > :12:56.concept behind this project. De has it? A I think everybody agrees in
:12:56. > :13:01.principle that paying people by results in principle is a good
:13:01. > :13:07.thing but practically it can be difficult. There are concerns. Are
:13:07. > :13:12.we in sent advising people to cherry-pick the prisoners they are
:13:12. > :13:20.looking at. Other looking for easy pickings rather than the hardest to
:13:21. > :13:25.reach? Those way you might not hit your targets? There is that concern.
:13:25. > :13:29.There are other concerns around charities, can they engage properly
:13:29. > :13:34.if the payment is at the end of the process? Charities do not have
:13:34. > :13:40.their lot of money or large cash reserves. How can they engage with
:13:40. > :13:50.this? There are hoops which are there, there are issues which the
:13:50. > :14:00.
:14:00. > :14:05.Bath 54-year-old woman has been charged with beating and assaulting
:14:05. > :14:09.and 81-year-old woman in a care home.
:14:09. > :14:14.A protest march has taken place in Sheffield today over plans to close
:14:14. > :14:20.factories which employed disabled people. Four Remploy factories
:14:20. > :14:25.across a region will close. Site in Chesterfield, Worksop, Leeds and
:14:25. > :14:28.Pontefract will also aspire end of the year. The future of workers in
:14:28. > :14:33.Sheffield and Huddersfield is still being considered.
:14:33. > :14:38.UKIP says it is putting up more than 80 candidates for next month's
:14:38. > :14:41.elections in the Yorkshire. That is more than it has fielded before.
:14:41. > :14:44.UKIP holds one of the region's seats in the European Parliament
:14:44. > :14:52.that has never had a local councillor elected in Yorkshire.
:14:52. > :14:56.Elections take place on of May 3rd. We are putting a full team out in
:14:56. > :15:03.Sheffield. All over the region. We're very excited about this. We
:15:03. > :15:08.are really going for broke this time. We think we will do well.
:15:08. > :15:12.it is the sex of the marathon challenge by Jane Tomlinson's
:15:12. > :15:16.family. Mike and Rebecca Tomlinson set off from Newark this morning on
:15:16. > :15:22.the next leg of their trip to London. Be studied in Paris at the
:15:22. > :15:25.weekend. They travelled through France, Belgium, and Yorkshire.
:15:25. > :15:33.However Mike Johnson is suffering with flu and has been lagging
:15:33. > :15:38.behind the rest of the team. Jane did it one day after chemotherapy.
:15:38. > :15:48.That puts it into context. I have just got to finish it. Not
:15:48. > :15:52.
:15:52. > :15:55.finishing is not an option. He will keep going. Absolutely. There are
:15:55. > :15:58.claims that thousands of people in Yorkshire will lose their
:15:58. > :16:02.disability benefits following the latest government-backed
:16:02. > :16:05.legislation. Campaigners have told the Sunday Politics programme that
:16:05. > :16:11.new rules will discriminate against people who have been forced to give
:16:11. > :16:15.up work due to ill-health. How many people does this affect? It is
:16:15. > :16:21.estimated that 30,000 people in our regional no longer be able to claim
:16:21. > :16:27.allowances. The response of the Government is that Incapacity
:16:27. > :16:33.Benefit cost the country a fortune. The bill is more than �135 billion
:16:33. > :16:39.over the past 10 years. The say we cannot go on like this. The changes
:16:39. > :16:44.affect people like this mother of three. She was injured in a car
:16:44. > :16:48.accident a few years ago and broke her neck. She was reassessed for
:16:48. > :16:55.the benefit and was told that she was not entitled to it. There are
:16:55. > :16:59.many more people like her. What is angering many people is the fact
:16:59. > :17:04.that the new rules say that if you have worked, have paid into the
:17:04. > :17:08.system, you can only claim the allowance for one year. But if you
:17:08. > :17:13.have never worked, you can claim it indefinitely. That is likely to
:17:13. > :17:23.cause a heated debate on the Sunday Politics programme at 2pm on Sunday
:17:23. > :17:28.afternoon. Still to come.
:17:28. > :17:37.All the weekend weather, plus carry on, are Iraq. Join me in a few
:17:37. > :17:43.minutes when I shall talk about my career.
:17:43. > :17:46.She looks fantastic. She does.
:17:46. > :17:52.Can you do a Kenneth Williams impression?
:17:52. > :17:58.All, Meechan! Tomorrow is a red-letter day for
:17:58. > :18:04.snooker fans. It is the 35th time the world championship has been
:18:04. > :18:07.held at the Crucible Theatre. But Mark Williams faces a dressing-
:18:07. > :18:10.down for using the social network Twitter to say he hates the venue
:18:10. > :18:17.and hopes the competition moves to China. Our reporter is at the
:18:18. > :18:23.Crucible now. Here we are at the spiritual home
:18:23. > :18:33.of snooker. 35 years of history will be remembered tomorrow when
:18:33. > :18:40.
:18:40. > :18:47.the tournament gets under way. At For the benefit of his followers he
:18:47. > :18:52.then clarified that by saying it is not Sheffield he is against, it is
:18:52. > :18:54.the Crucible itself. Mark Williams the Crucible itself. Mark Williams
:18:54. > :19:00.has been the champion in it the year 20021003. He has already been
:19:00. > :19:06.in trouble for using offensive language on social networking site.
:19:06. > :19:14.I am joined now by our former champion. Peter Ebdon, at you
:19:14. > :19:19.lifted the trophy 10 years ago. What you think of the venue?
:19:19. > :19:22.We know what is a fantastic venue. If they can get back we will do our
:19:22. > :19:26.very best. He later said that he did not been
:19:26. > :19:27.Sheffield. He just read the Crucible. In a way that made it
:19:27. > :19:33.worse. It did.
:19:33. > :19:38.We were trying cleared up for you. In cricket, the mass to the
:19:39. > :19:48.Yorkshire and Essex finally got under way.
:19:48. > :19:54.Phil Jaques speed 126. In reply the visitors are struggling.
:19:54. > :20:01.We can bring back the story about Mark Williams now.
:20:01. > :20:07.We have put another shilling and the meter.
:20:07. > :20:11.Peter, you enjoyed playing at the Crucible? Yes, it is a fantastic
:20:11. > :20:15.atmosphere. When you are a youngster you dream of coming to
:20:16. > :20:21.the Crucible. It was a highlight of my career. I would love to do it
:20:21. > :20:26.again. Fingers crossed for you. When you play? I have got a tough
:20:26. > :20:31.game on Monday and Tuesday against Ronnie O'Sullivan. Is your heart
:20:31. > :20:36.you might be you step out here? Absolutely. It has to be. My
:20:36. > :20:44.preparation has gone well. I have been feeding for almost by Matt.
:20:44. > :20:51.Cleanly? Yes, it has been a massive help. It has made the world of
:20:51. > :21:01.difference being at the end. I had difference being at the end. I had
:21:01. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:09.vegan for life now. Mark Williams Fauna from world snooker.
:21:09. > :21:19.Fauna from world snooker. I understand that the governing
:21:19. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:26.body will be making an investigation. Thank you.
:21:26. > :21:29.Her laugh was one of their assets. She had a few more as well. Barbara
:21:29. > :21:35.Windsor is one of the treasures of stage and screen. Tonight she is
:21:35. > :21:41.being on words. Who can forget that Carry On films?
:21:41. > :21:50.Still an institution. Her role in EastEnders was
:21:50. > :21:53.brilliant. She is really talented. You better this afternoon. Matron!
:21:53. > :22:01.Awards pop up for Barbara Windsor all time.
:22:01. > :22:07.She has also won awards for her stage shows.
:22:07. > :22:16.Who will ever forget EastEnders? will have that child taken away
:22:17. > :22:24.from you? You are not fit to be a father! They would never happy on
:22:24. > :22:34.EastEnders. They used to say, know. Then I had a little club in the
:22:34. > :22:40.
:22:40. > :22:47.East End. I did buy at and I sang. The casting director it was there.
:22:47. > :22:55.I was enjoying myself. She thought I was vulnerable. She went back to
:22:55. > :23:01.EastEnders. Were they up Carry On films are the
:23:01. > :23:07.ones that you look back on what the most affection? Absolutely. Those
:23:07. > :23:14.people were fantastic. They were similar. They all came from theatre.
:23:14. > :23:19.There was never any bad feeling. It never materialised match. It was
:23:19. > :23:25.great to work with these wonderful people. You had to know your lines.
:23:25. > :23:35.One take, two takes. No more than two lactate. If it went to three
:23:35. > :23:38.
:23:38. > :23:48.takes there were meetings. On stage, on screen, on television. Can we
:23:48. > :23:58.have a laugh? Oh gosh! I had to learn it not to laugh on EastEnders.
:23:58. > :24:00.And there will as well! You have been doing you're said James laugh!
:24:00. > :24:10.been doing you're said James laugh! I'd do that when I hear the weather
:24:10. > :24:22.
:24:22. > :24:28.forecast. This is Sheffield having Keep the pictures coming in.
:24:28. > :24:37.Sunny spells and scattered showers tomorrow. There will also be
:24:37. > :24:42.showers. Another system comes in from the south-west early next week.
:24:42. > :24:46.More rain to come. There have been some lively showers around. Some
:24:46. > :24:52.places have managed to avoid them all together and stay dry with some
:24:52. > :24:59.sunshine. It is a mixed picture this evening. Scattered, locally
:24:59. > :25:09.heavy showers. The odd crack of thunder. Some showers may persist
:25:09. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:24.all through the night especially There will be a few showers from
:25:24. > :25:29.the word go tomorrow. Elsewhere there will be some bright sunshine.
:25:29. > :25:39.Showers will break out through that afternoon. There will be some
:25:39. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:50.thunder once more. A light westerly breeze. Highs of 12 Celsius.
:25:50. > :25:57.Sunday looks very similar. One and settled there again. There will be
:25:57. > :26:04.some sunshine around. Some of the showers will be heavy. A risk of
:26:04. > :26:07.thunder. Another weather system pushes and from the South West.
:26:08. > :26:13.Monday may get off to a dry start. Rain will spread in from the West
:26:13. > :26:17.later on Monday. At front still with us on Tuesday. Quite a lot of
:26:18. > :26:24.rain fall to come, especially early next week.