:00:12. > :00:15.issue that we all hope we will never have to face. The Yorkshire man
:00:15. > :00:22.paralysed for over 20 years once a doctor to be allowed to take his
:00:22. > :00:26.life. My wheel has gone, I am worn down, worn out. I'm not getting any
:00:26. > :00:33.younger. I am not convinced any doctor would want to be involved.
:00:33. > :00:38.I'm not sure if I would, really, to do that final act. Also, what the
:00:38. > :00:42.weather has done to Yorkshire because I go gardening industry. One
:00:42. > :00:46.West Yorkshire centre has had to dump a fifth of stock because people
:00:47. > :00:51.are not panting. And a proud day for teenagers as they end our stage in
:00:52. > :00:55.their army training in Yorkshire. Well, some ferocious wind first
:00:55. > :01:05.thing this morning. These wind turbines have been kept busy. What
:01:05. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:18.are the next five days looking like? take the life of someone who wants
:01:18. > :01:22.to die? Paul Lamb from Pudsey has been severely paralysed since a car
:01:22. > :01:26.crash 23 years ago. He is in constant pain and wants to change
:01:26. > :01:30.the law to give him the power to decide whether or not he should
:01:30. > :01:34.continue to live. His case goes beyond assisted suicide. His
:01:34. > :01:40.paralysis is so severe that he cannot take the final steps to kill
:01:40. > :01:44.himself. Today, right die campaigner Debbie Purdy and one Yorkshire
:01:44. > :01:48.Doctor have told us that his wishes go too far.
:01:48. > :01:52.By his own admission, it is a painful and monotonous existence.
:01:52. > :01:56.Paul Lamb from Leeds is confined to a wheelchair with no function in any
:01:56. > :02:01.of his limbs apart from a little movement in his right hand. It is a
:02:01. > :02:11.life he says he no longer wants to live. It's horrendous. I am scared
:02:11. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:19.to death. Of this getting worse. Of me just ending up... Dosed up to the
:02:19. > :02:22.eyeballs. Paul, now 57, is taking up the button of the late Tony
:02:22. > :02:28.McClinton, who suffered locked in syndrome after a catastrophic stroke
:02:28. > :02:34.in 2005. He died last August after losing his legal battle to establish
:02:34. > :02:38.the right to a doctor assisted death. In March, the Court of Appeal
:02:38. > :02:42.granted an order allowing Paul Lamb, who has waived his right to
:02:42. > :02:52.anonymity, to take over his claims. His case is due to be heard next
:02:52. > :02:58.month. My will has gone. I am not getting any younger. I would badly
:02:58. > :03:03.like to see the law changed. In the absence of legislation on assisted
:03:03. > :03:06.dying, it is hoped that the legal case will stimulate further debate.
:03:06. > :03:11.But one medical expert thinks that doctors might be reluctant to take
:03:11. > :03:13.on the responsibility. You would probably find that there are
:03:13. > :03:20.particular doctors that would be happy to be involved in it. They
:03:20. > :03:23.would have two be part of the system that happened. I'm not convinced
:03:23. > :03:28.every single doctor would want to be involved. I don't know if I would,
:03:28. > :03:32.really, to do that final act, I don't know if I could do that.
:03:32. > :03:36.Debbie Purdy from Bradford, who has multiple sclerosis and made legal
:03:36. > :03:39.history by winning her battle to have the law on assisted suicide
:03:39. > :03:43.clarified, says that individuals, not doctors, should be allowed to
:03:43. > :03:48.make their own choice. I would not make somebody else responsible for
:03:48. > :03:58.my death. It would have to be my decision, and also if you change
:03:58. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:06.your mind, it is much harder to suck a lethal poison up than to ask a
:04:06. > :04:14.doctor to inject you. And that means that you have got until the final
:04:14. > :04:18.possible moment to change your mind. Paul used to successfully trained
:04:18. > :04:22.greyhounds, enjoying life to the full. He says that his days now
:04:22. > :04:26.consist of being fed and watered. In England and Wales it is an offence
:04:27. > :04:32.to encourage or assist a suicide or suicide attempt. For Paul, any
:04:33. > :04:38.change to the law cannot come soon enough.
:04:38. > :04:43.Paul Lamb's lawyer, Saimo Chahal, also represented Debbie Purdy in her
:04:44. > :04:46.battle to get the law clarified. She joins us from London. Does this not
:04:46. > :04:52.go too far? Debbie Purdy believes it does and she has been campaigning
:04:52. > :04:58.for many years. Well, Paul Lamb is a different person from Debbie Purdy.
:04:58. > :05:03.There are many other people in Paul Lamb's situation. He feels,
:05:03. > :05:07.certainly, that this is something that he wants. He is not alone in
:05:07. > :05:13.this wish. Several people are standing behind Paul Lamb, who want
:05:13. > :05:16.exactly this right to be clarified and given to them. It is a lot to
:05:16. > :05:21.ask a doctor, to take someone's life. It goes against everything
:05:21. > :05:30.they stand for, doesn't it? A doctor has a number of duties, one is to
:05:30. > :05:36.relieve and -- unbearable pain. They have said in the past that their
:05:36. > :05:42.life consists of unbearable pain. It is part of the Hippocratic oath to
:05:42. > :05:46.relieve that pain. I take your point, but a lot of people might
:05:46. > :05:51.argue it sets a dangerous precedent to allow a doctor to have the power
:05:51. > :05:54.to kill? Only doctors who wanted to participate in such a scheme would
:05:54. > :06:00.have to do so. So it's not something that could be imposed on doctors
:06:00. > :06:05.that do not wish to participate. That is certainly the situation in
:06:05. > :06:09.other countries, where assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia has
:06:09. > :06:15.been legalised. How far are you and Paul willing to take this through
:06:15. > :06:19.the legal system? I act as his lawyer, I act on behalf of cases
:06:20. > :06:23.that want to pursue cases, it is not my personal case. Always willing to
:06:23. > :06:28.take it all the way. The case is currently at the Court of appeals
:06:28. > :06:34.stage. It may go back to the High Court to decide on the fact and it
:06:34. > :06:37.may go to the Supreme Court if necessary. I think that Paul is
:06:37. > :06:45.willing to go all the way, even to the European Court, to get the law
:06:45. > :06:48.clarified. Thank you very much. Breaking news about children's heart
:06:48. > :06:53.surgery at Leeds General Infirmary. The NHS plans to appeal a High Court
:06:53. > :06:59.ruling that the decision was unlawful. Jamie Coulson joins us
:06:59. > :07:06.now. Another twist in this saga. Can you explain where we are? Three
:07:06. > :07:10.weeks ago, a High Court judge quashed a decision that would have
:07:10. > :07:13.seen children's heart surgery come to an end in Leeds, Leicester and
:07:13. > :07:17.the Royal Brompton. She identified problems that she said went beyond
:07:17. > :07:20.the technical and were fundamental. She refused leave to appeal, saying
:07:20. > :07:24.she did not think there was a realistic prospect of success. That
:07:24. > :07:28.is not the end of the process and there are other avenues available to
:07:28. > :07:31.appeal the decision, and that is where we find ourselves today. NHS
:07:31. > :07:34.England have said it's important to deliver change as quickly as
:07:35. > :07:38.possible. They say they want to keep all of their options open, which
:07:38. > :07:41.includes waiting for details of an independent report that is due to
:07:41. > :07:45.come out at the end of this month. But they have also been advised that
:07:45. > :07:49.there are good grounds for an appeal and this application has now been
:07:49. > :07:53.submitted to the Court of Appeal. We have had some reaction from Stuart
:07:53. > :07:57.Andrew, the MP for Pudsey, a staunch campaigner to keep the unit open. He
:07:57. > :08:01.says he's very disappointed to learn that NHS England have decided to
:08:01. > :08:05.appeal a High Court judgement and he says he hopes he will have an early
:08:05. > :08:08.resolution to the dispute with minimal cost to the taxpayer. What
:08:08. > :08:13.NHS England are doing is seeking leave to appeal. There is no
:08:13. > :08:20.guarantee they will be allowed to do it. Coming up on look North, Harry
:08:20. > :08:23.has been finding out how gardeners can cope with the late spring.
:08:24. > :08:32.is how I get dressed up when I am gardening, which explains why I am
:08:32. > :08:40.not very good X! . Our expert will tell us why we should not get
:08:40. > :08:44.worried, just get cracking. Insurance company Aviva, which has a
:08:44. > :08:48.base in York, has announced 2000 jobs are to go. Most of the
:08:49. > :08:52.redundancies will be in the UK within the next six months. It is
:08:52. > :08:57.about 6% of the workforce. It is unclear how many posts in York are
:08:57. > :09:01.under threat. The company also says that from next year, redundancy pay
:09:01. > :09:05.will be reduced. A man found dead in Leeds on Tuesday died just metres
:09:05. > :09:09.from where his son lay sleeping. 21-year-old Jordan Stapleton was
:09:09. > :09:13.killed by a single gunshot wound to the chest in what is thought to have
:09:13. > :09:23.been a targeted killing. Police have also released a 999 call reporting
:09:23. > :09:36.
:09:37. > :09:40.the shooting made from a phone box who know Jordan and could give us a
:09:40. > :09:44.bit about his background and his family and friends. Anybody that has
:09:44. > :09:48.any grievances against him, anyone that would want to harm him. I feel
:09:48. > :09:52.like the answer would probably be on this estate somewhere. North
:09:52. > :09:55.Yorkshire police have selected a new chief constable. Dave Jones is
:09:55. > :10:00.currently an assistant chief constable in Northern Ireland. He
:10:00. > :10:03.will replace Grahame Maxwell, who retired last year. He is the first
:10:03. > :10:12.appointment of Commissioner Julia Mulligan. It must be approved by the
:10:12. > :10:15.police and crime panel next Thursday. Dave Jones is currently
:10:15. > :10:17.serving in Northern Ireland. As you can probably imagine, in Northern
:10:17. > :10:23.Ireland they have a real focus on community policing. I wanted to make
:10:23. > :10:26.sure that we had somebody like that. He served in Greater
:10:26. > :10:31.Manchester as head of crime, so he has a vast amount of experience in
:10:31. > :10:34.dealing with serious crimes. strong winds have been causing
:10:34. > :10:38.problems across Yorkshire. Some flights were affected at Leeds
:10:38. > :10:44.Bradford airport. It was a wobbly landing for one aircraft earlier
:10:44. > :10:49.today. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. Police have had to cope not part of
:10:49. > :10:52.Leeds city centre at the part of the Plaza hotel was damaged.
:10:52. > :10:57.The Rugby football league has expressed surprise over plans to
:10:57. > :11:02.bring speedway back to Odsal Stadium. In its heyday, Bradford
:11:02. > :11:05.attracted big crowds. But racing stopped their 16 years ago. A
:11:05. > :11:10.planning application has been submitted to the council to bring it
:11:10. > :11:14.back. The RFL, which owns the ground, says it had no contact from
:11:15. > :11:19.anyone about the scheme. A jury has heard how severely
:11:19. > :11:22.disabled patients were assaulted, abused and tormented by staff at a
:11:22. > :11:26.day centre near Doncaster. Former co-workers from the Solar Centre
:11:26. > :11:29.have gone on trial today. There are more than 50 charges relating to
:11:29. > :11:33.incidents involving 17 different patients. Our crime correspondent
:11:33. > :11:40.has this. At the Solar Centre in Doncaster,
:11:40. > :11:42.two years of alleged ill-treatment of daycare patients by three former
:11:42. > :11:48.care assistants and a physiotherapist. They were said to
:11:48. > :11:53.have an atmosphere of intimidation and bullying, which upset other
:11:53. > :11:57.staff who felt unable to speak out. On trial, James Hynes, with 22
:11:57. > :12:02.charges, Susan Murphy with 20 two, physiotherapist Michael Barnard with
:12:02. > :12:09.seven accusations and Julie Burch, three charges. All of the charges
:12:09. > :12:13.are denied. Sheffield Crown Court has heard allegations of beatings,
:12:13. > :12:19.punching, hitting, rough treatment and, in one case, allegedly a
:12:19. > :12:26.patient being locked in a cupboard. 52 charges in all. The accusations
:12:26. > :12:30.dated back to a period between January 2005 and March 2007. The
:12:30. > :12:35.Solar Centre, here in the grounds of Saint Catherine 's Hospital, caters
:12:35. > :12:39.for people with severe mental and physical disabilities. 17 of them,
:12:39. > :12:45.some blind and all unable to have given evidence or to have stood up
:12:45. > :12:48.to their alleged aggressors, were listed as the victims. It had been,
:12:48. > :12:53.according to the prosecution, two years of physical assaults, threats
:12:53. > :12:56.and degrading treatment by the former co- accused. James Hynes is
:12:56. > :13:04.alleged to have boasted about giving one patient a good hiding because he
:13:04. > :13:06.had been aggressive. Susan Murphy, to have hit a 51-year-old woman for
:13:06. > :13:16.ripping up a magazine. After the opening of the prosecution case at
:13:16. > :13:17.
:13:17. > :13:19.Sheffield Crown Court, witnesses had delayed spring have proved
:13:19. > :13:25.devastating for the gardening industry in Yorkshire. There has
:13:25. > :13:29.been almost a drop of 50% in sales of outdoor plants. One of the
:13:29. > :13:34.country's largest suppliers in North Yorkshire has told look North that
:13:34. > :13:37.customers simply are not buying. They have seen sales fall by 60%
:13:37. > :13:41.compared to last year and another nursery in West Yorkshire has had to
:13:41. > :13:47.throw away 20% of its stock. These are plants that would normally fly
:13:47. > :13:51.off the shelves. Danny Carpenter has the story.
:13:51. > :13:56.In gardening terms, we are already into late spring. The early flowers
:13:56. > :14:00.have come and gone, but these have only gone to the compost heap. They
:14:00. > :14:06.are among thousands of unsold plants in a 13 month cycle of bad weather.
:14:06. > :14:11.According to records kept up this nursery, just four dry weekends in
:14:11. > :14:15.12 months. Two of those were in December. We have been battling
:14:15. > :14:20.mother nature for almost a year. It is a good question, how much longer
:14:20. > :14:25.can it go on? Luckily, we don't have the level of debt that some
:14:25. > :14:32.horticultural as Mrs do. We should be able to ride the storm, but we
:14:32. > :14:37.are desperate for customers to come back out. It's the same story all
:14:37. > :14:40.over Yorkshire. In Richmond, this nursery is one of the biggest. It
:14:40. > :14:47.supplies to garden centres all over the UK. The customers are not
:14:47. > :14:52.selling, so they are not selling. Trade is down by 60%. It has never
:14:52. > :14:56.been as bad as this. The last time that march was not a very good month
:14:56. > :14:59.would be in 2005. Certainly not since then. People have been saying
:14:59. > :15:04.they are desperate to get out and start doing anything in their
:15:04. > :15:08.greenhouses and garden. And they can't with snow on the ground.
:15:08. > :15:12.and his team can still produce plenty of stock. 100,000 flowers in
:15:12. > :15:17.a normal year. The problem is, nobody has been able to plant. The
:15:17. > :15:21.soil is soaking, the nights are cold. A washout summer followed by a
:15:21. > :15:25.freezing winter. The gardeners have stayed indoors. Every time the
:15:25. > :15:30.weather does take a turn, it takes a turn for the worse. This is the
:15:30. > :15:36.damage from last night's wind. More stock ruined. It's the third time
:15:36. > :15:42.this week. Professional growers are eternal optimists. But turnover is
:15:42. > :15:52.�100,000 down. Sales of firewood and pet food are keeping them going. But
:15:52. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:02.without a bit of help from the What about gardeners themselves?
:16:02. > :16:07.Gary has been to see Radio Leeds's gardening guru to see if he can
:16:07. > :16:12.help. I know that you are an expert gardener, have you had any problems
:16:12. > :16:18.this year? Everybody says that we are weak spine. Is that the case?
:16:18. > :16:22.Are probably three weeks. -- weeks behind. We have to try and get that
:16:22. > :16:25.weather right in May. Things like potatoes, they should have gone in
:16:26. > :16:30.on Good Friday, traditional potato planting day. Could not do it
:16:30. > :16:34.because the weather was so bad. I nipped into the greenhouse and put a
:16:34. > :16:40.view into pots. I got them growing, I'm going to plant them next week.
:16:40. > :16:44.I'll be in front. So you can be in front as well. This is the edible
:16:44. > :16:49.cherry. They were clever enough not to flower in March. They are going
:16:49. > :16:55.to probably flower next week. an advantage? Yes. Hopefully next
:16:55. > :16:58.week we will not have frost so we should have a good crop. Flowering
:16:59. > :17:04.plants, people didn't want to plant them during that cold period. There
:17:04. > :17:12.was nothing to stop them planting things like pansies. A wonderful
:17:12. > :17:16.primrose. Things like peas, they are just germinating. I didn't want to
:17:16. > :17:20.sew them outside. That is how they would have been now, but you've done
:17:20. > :17:26.it inside? We have done it inside. We would normally be having rhubarb
:17:26. > :17:32.pies. They are just beginning to grow. With a bit of luck, rhubarb
:17:32. > :17:42.and custard. People say you put the money on your rhubarb. You do, but I
:17:42. > :17:45.
:17:45. > :17:50.prefer custard estimation -- manure. Onions, get them in now. Get
:17:50. > :18:00.cracking. The sun is shining, it's a bit windy, but the soil is right.
:18:00. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:13.gardener wear a suit to prune the roses. My tulips have been under a
:18:13. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:17.blanket of snow. You can hear Joel on Radio Leeds. We will be joined by
:18:18. > :18:27.the country from Leeds who has just been crowned Young Magician of the
:18:28. > :18:28.
:18:28. > :18:32.Year. Today has been a landmark for 250 teenagers who have just
:18:32. > :18:36.completed their first six weeks in the Army. They have been training at
:18:36. > :18:39.the Army Foundation College in Harrogate. Today was their first
:18:39. > :18:46.parade in front of friends and family. After a week's lead they
:18:46. > :18:49.will be back to complete basic training. It is called a passing-in
:18:49. > :18:54.parade and gives these trainee soldiers a chance to show what they
:18:54. > :18:58.have learned. Their families last saw them at civilians in February.
:18:58. > :19:05.It is quite a transformation. Six short weeks ago these young men and
:19:05. > :19:09.women were raw recruits, in Army Times barely ready to lace their own
:19:09. > :19:16.boots let alone perform drills. But already they are starting to look
:19:16. > :19:22.the part. The sergeant's Poots set the mark for shine. Their families
:19:22. > :19:29.are impressed. It's great, absolutely great. My heart was
:19:30. > :19:37.thumping. It is quite difficult to contain the emotion. Very proud to
:19:37. > :19:42.see my son and everyone else's sons and daughters. Transformation?Can't
:19:42. > :19:52.see that yet, but I've heard that on the phone. In conversations we've
:19:52. > :19:55.heard that he's changed already. weeks is just amazing. Passing the
:19:55. > :20:01.parade inspection is just part of what is expected of the young
:20:01. > :20:08.soldiers. In their barracks, the families get to see immaculate kit
:20:08. > :20:12.kept just so. Really proud of him. He has lost a bit of weight, a
:20:12. > :20:22.little bit of weight. He's still chubby in face, he's always been
:20:22. > :20:28.chubby! It's just been tough. Administrating yourself. How do you
:20:28. > :20:35.feel you've done? I've done quite well, it's my best and that is all I
:20:35. > :20:43.can ask for. The reunions are also a chance to pose as families adjust to
:20:43. > :20:49.a soldier in their midst. They are just a few weeks away from service
:20:49. > :20:56.life, provided they can keep in step with the Army's expectations. A
:20:56. > :20:59.proud day for those guys. You will like this, but not a lot. The likes
:20:59. > :21:05.of Dynamo and Derren Brown have given the art of magic a new lease
:21:05. > :21:10.of life. Certainly a far cry from pulling rabbits out of hats. A new
:21:11. > :21:15.generation is breaking through as part of this revival, one of them is
:21:15. > :21:18.17-year-old Sebastian Walton from Leeds. He recently won the Magic
:21:18. > :21:25.Circle Young Magician of the Year a word and he joins us now. How did
:21:25. > :21:29.you come to win it? 17 entered, all begun magicians in Britain, and they
:21:29. > :21:34.went down to the magic circle in London. I went through to the finals
:21:34. > :21:40.and ended up winning it. What got you interested in this kind of
:21:40. > :21:45.stuff? I went on a family holiday. Before that I was interested in card
:21:45. > :21:52.tricks in high school, but when I saw someone else doing tricks to me
:21:52. > :22:02.it fooled me and I thought I liked that. All of these cards are blank,
:22:02. > :22:09.
:22:09. > :22:18.OK? Yeah.Grab anyone you want. Anyone? Anywhere you like.You're
:22:18. > :22:26.welcome. It is important that that doesn't rub off. Argue a doctor by
:22:27. > :22:32.any chance? If I take your card like this and spin it, it vanishes.
:22:32. > :22:42.look at that. To get it back you take the card and just go one, two,
:22:42. > :22:42.
:22:42. > :22:47.three. And it's back!I'm going to leave it under the glass. Now, I'm
:22:47. > :22:57.going to do the same thing with a different card. I'm going to write
:22:57. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:08.said in my -- Seb in my best handwriting. You can see that. All
:23:08. > :23:18.right, let's just recaptured. -- recaptured. Watch closely. I'm going
:23:18. > :23:23.to take the cards like this. little wiggle. Go one. How did you
:23:23. > :23:31.do that? That is extraordinary. Do you have to choose your victims
:23:31. > :23:35.carefully? I imagine you need a lot of charm and charisma. You get the
:23:35. > :23:44.odd person, but YouTube are brilliant. It takes you around the
:23:44. > :23:49.country, doesn't it? Last November I performed at the Royal Variety
:23:49. > :23:59.Performance after-show party. you for coming in. Here is another
:23:59. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:04.magician. Very strong winds. Use that plane at the airport. Hi
:24:04. > :24:12.Bradfield had a gust of 78 mph this morning, which is pretty
:24:12. > :24:18.exceptional. We got the sand blowing off the fields in East Yorkshire
:24:18. > :24:23.into North Yorkshire. You can see sand dunes in some areas. These were
:24:23. > :24:31.sent by the forecaster and she thought that was a beautiful cloud.
:24:31. > :24:39.Keep the pictures coming in. Let's have a look at those top wind speeds
:24:39. > :24:45.from breakfast time. Some gusts of 60 mph, that is a severe gale. It
:24:45. > :24:49.was a good job the trees weren't in full leaf, there would have been a
:24:49. > :24:59.lot of problems if we had been three or four weeks further down the line.
:24:59. > :25:02.
:25:02. > :25:06.Tomorrow it will be a damp start, it Saturday, dare I say a good day for
:25:06. > :25:13.getting in the garden. There will be some patchy rain later on. There
:25:13. > :25:19.will be one or two showers at the moment. They are losing their
:25:19. > :25:22.intensity as they cross into South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. There
:25:22. > :25:30.are some sunshine but still a strong wind, that will ease overnight as
:25:30. > :25:32.rain pushes down from the North West. The temperatures will be down
:25:33. > :25:42.to four degrees or five degrees across north-western parts of
:25:42. > :25:47.Yorkshire. The sun rises at 5:58am. A damp start, especially for South
:25:47. > :25:54.Yorkshire. Further north it should quickly become dry and the skies
:25:54. > :25:59.will brighten. The afternoon is quite pleasant, one or two showers
:25:59. > :26:04.are possible. There will be a cool breeze in Scarborough, highs of