:00:06. > :00:09.Welcome to Monday's Look North. On the programme tonight. Tributes to
:00:09. > :00:19.the Wakefield man killed in a hit and run while on honeymoon in
:00:19. > :00:19.
:00:19. > :00:23.Mexico. He was just a friendly, amiable person. It is so sad,
:00:23. > :00:27.especially on his honeymoon. Also tonight. We meet the little girl
:00:27. > :00:30.whose life was saved after her mum donated part of her liver. And a
:00:30. > :00:40.110 years young - happy birthday to Sheffield's Ralph Tarrant, who is
:00:40. > :00:44.the oldest man in Britain. We are turning back the clock over 20
:00:45. > :00:47.years at Fulford Golf Club with a big-time golf tournament. This is
:00:47. > :00:51.the European Ladies' Amateur Team Championships. It takes place this
:00:51. > :00:57.week. The crowd as assembling for the opening ceremony. Top-quality
:00:57. > :01:02.golf is assured. And what a difference one year
:01:02. > :01:07.makes. This time last year it was the wettest summer for 100 years.
:01:07. > :01:17.This time, the hottest first date is set for the Great Yorkshire Show.
:01:17. > :01:20.
:01:20. > :01:24.Join me live later on. Good evening. Tributes have been
:01:24. > :01:33.paid to a man killed in a suspected hit and run in Mexico, while he was
:01:33. > :01:36.on his honeymoon. 55-year-old Ray Cottam from Wakefield had only been
:01:36. > :01:42.married to his wife Karen for a matter of days when the tragedy
:01:42. > :01:48.happened. She is being comforted by family at their home in Middlestown.
:01:48. > :01:55.They had only just become man and wife. The couple married in West
:01:55. > :02:00.Yorkshire last month. They set off for a luxury honeymoon in Mexico.
:02:00. > :02:06.It was here that 55-year-old Ray Cottam was killed in a suspected
:02:06. > :02:13.hit and run crash. He was well known in Middlestown and also here,
:02:13. > :02:18.where he ran a fish and chip shop. People have remembered a man who
:02:18. > :02:23.would do anything for anyone. was a very nice man. Everybody
:02:23. > :02:31.loved him. Always a lot of cars going to the fish and chip shop. He
:02:31. > :02:35.was very popular. Everybody knew him. More as a friend. He always
:02:35. > :02:40.smiled. He would deliver fish and chips locally. He was just a
:02:41. > :02:46.chips locally. He was just a friendly, amiable guy, it is so sad.
:02:46. > :02:56.Especially on his honeymoon. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
:02:56. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:03.At the betting shop where his widow worked, staff have started a
:03:03. > :03:13.collection for the family. Karen has flown back to England and is at
:03:13. > :03:16.home, being comforted by her family. Appeals are being made for more
:03:16. > :03:19.people to become organ donors. The NHS Blood and Transplant service
:03:19. > :03:22.has begun a campaign called Pass It On. They are encouraging people to
:03:22. > :03:28.talk about donation so that relatives know what to do when a
:03:28. > :03:34.loved one dies. In Yorkshire, 780 people are waiting for a transplant.
:03:34. > :03:37.So far this year 86 people have benefited from a donation. But
:03:37. > :03:40.during the same period, five people have died due to a shortage of
:03:40. > :03:43.organs. As part of National Transplant Week, our reporter has
:03:43. > :03:53.been to meet a North Yorkshire mother who donated part of her
:03:53. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:03.liver to her seven-year-old daughter. Lydia takes nine types of
:04:03. > :04:08.medication three times a day. This seven-year-old's survived cancer
:04:08. > :04:13.and a living organ transplant. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with a
:04:14. > :04:18.rare cancer. It spread to her liver. Her parents were told she had just
:04:18. > :04:23.weeks to live. I cannot put it into words how it makes you feel. You
:04:23. > :04:30.have to get on with it. We made the best of life and went on holidays
:04:30. > :04:39.and did everything to make sure we did not have any regrets.
:04:39. > :04:43.surgeons in Birmingham gave the family hope. They removed various
:04:43. > :04:47.family hope. They removed various organs during a marathon operation.
:04:47. > :04:51.Four months later, and transplant consultants first removed part of
:04:51. > :04:54.the liver and it was transported to the liver and it was transported to
:04:54. > :04:59.a hospital five miles away and transplanted into Lydia. The use of
:04:59. > :05:05.living donors is not use but this is an unusual case because it is
:05:05. > :05:12.from mother to daughter. What did we do to make you better? What did
:05:12. > :05:15.we do with the cancer? He chucked it in the dustbin! I was
:05:15. > :05:19.apprehensive as you would be with two members of your family going
:05:19. > :05:29.into surgery on the same day. We took them risk because we wanted to
:05:29. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :05:37.give her the best chance of having life. OK? So-so. We look at her and
:05:37. > :05:42.we have hope again. We have an opportunity we would not have, we
:05:42. > :05:48.were told. It is nice to know that she has my liver and it has saved
:05:48. > :05:58.her. Lydia will have to take anti- rejection drugs for the rest of her
:05:58. > :06:01.
:06:01. > :06:08.life, but it is a small price to pay for this family.
:06:08. > :06:10.Later on Look North: We speak to the North Yorkshire camerman who
:06:10. > :06:20.captured this dramatic footage of the Piper Alpha tragedy 25 years
:06:20. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:23.ago. Other news from around Yorkshire. A jockey who was
:06:23. > :06:26.seriously injured during a race last week has had brain surgery.
:06:26. > :06:30.Brian Toomey, who is based in Hambleton in North Yorkshire, was
:06:30. > :06:33.racing in Scotland last Thursday when his horse fell. He has had an
:06:33. > :06:39.operation to reduce swelling on his brain and will be kept sedated for
:06:39. > :06:42.the next few days. There are concerns about prostitution in part
:06:43. > :06:49.of Bradford. 1600 people in Manningham have signed a petition
:06:49. > :06:52.saying it is a major problem there. The police have told BBC Radio
:06:52. > :06:56.Leeds there have been 52 arrests in connection with it, in the last
:06:56. > :06:59.three months. Train services have resumed after months of disruption
:06:59. > :07:03.due to a landslip on the line at Hatfield Colliery in South
:07:03. > :07:05.Yorkshire. 1.4 million tonnes of material moved all four tracks back
:07:05. > :07:11.in February, affecting services between Doncaster, Scunthorpe and
:07:11. > :07:20.Cleethorpes. Hourly trains between Doncaster and Goole started this
:07:20. > :07:25.morning, with a full service expected by the end of the month.
:07:25. > :07:29.We have removed almost 1 million tonnes which has been removed from
:07:29. > :07:34.site to different places and the people involved, train operators
:07:34. > :07:41.and passengers, they have had to get buses for months. It has been
:07:41. > :07:44.significant. The National Railway Museum has had record breaking
:07:44. > :07:46.visitor numbers since the opening of a new exhibition. For two weeks
:07:46. > :07:50.only the six surviving A4 locomotives have been lined up in
:07:50. > :07:52.the great hall. 75 years ago, one of the class, Mallard, set the
:07:52. > :07:56.world steam speed record of 126 miles an hour. Since Wednesday,
:07:56. > :07:59.43,000 people have visited. On Saturday alone, 13,000 came through
:07:59. > :08:09.the door - that was the highest daily total ever recorded at the
:08:09. > :08:14.National Railway Museum. It is 25 years since 167 people died in the
:08:14. > :08:17.Piper Alpha oil rig explosion off the coast of Scotland. Paul Berriff
:08:17. > :08:23.from North Yorkshire was a young photographer at the time. He was
:08:23. > :08:26.there by chance, filming with search and rescue teams. He
:08:26. > :08:29.captured the only pictures in the immediate aftermath of the
:08:29. > :08:37.explosion and he's been speaking to some of the survivors for a new
:08:37. > :08:46.film about the disaster. At this moment there was a massive
:08:46. > :08:52.explosion. When a series of explosions ripped through the Piper
:08:52. > :08:57.Alpha oil rig in 1988, the extraordinary footage was captured
:08:57. > :09:02.by Paul Berriff, a film-maker. He was on board the first rescue
:09:02. > :09:08.helicopter. As we approached, be could feel the heat penetrating the
:09:08. > :09:15.helicopter. I touched the side and it was hot. We were one mile away.
:09:15. > :09:22.The temperatures were up to 1600 degrees centigrade. Car gearboxes
:09:22. > :09:28.miles at that temperature. You can imagine, having a human being in
:09:28. > :09:34.that. 25 years later, he has made a new film about the disaster. 167
:09:34. > :09:39.men died but there were survivors. No star of them kept it to
:09:39. > :09:47.themselves and many survivors have not told their wives about it --
:09:47. > :09:55.most of them kept it to themselves. I wanted to make that a, from that
:09:56. > :10:02.night. You are under a grill, there is no other word to describe it.
:10:02. > :10:07.The top of my head started to cook. I thought I was going to be burnt
:10:07. > :10:12.to death, I thought I might be drowned. I thought I would sooner
:10:12. > :10:18.drown. I think that is a more peaceful death. It is 25 years ago
:10:18. > :10:24.and I remember it like yesterday. I was 70 yards away from the platform.
:10:24. > :10:30.The heat was intense. People were jumping off. They were jumping over
:10:30. > :10:34.the side. It was horrific. The film is a moving testament to a
:10:34. > :10:40.horrifying episode that lives vividly in the memories of those
:10:41. > :10:48.who were there, Paul Berriff included. And you can see Fire in
:10:48. > :10:54.the Night on BBC Two at 9 o'clock tomorrow. Why these ladies from
:10:54. > :11:04.Austria are helping to put Fulford Golf Club back on the golfing map.
:11:04. > :11:04.
:11:04. > :11:07.I feel like singing. Maybe not. And this man was in his 30s when Fred
:11:07. > :11:17.Perry won Wimbledon. Find out the secret of a long life from
:11:17. > :11:18.
:11:18. > :11:22.Britain's oldest man. Now for the sport here's Tanya. You are hot off
:11:23. > :11:27.the plane from hungry when it Adams has been doing well in the
:11:27. > :11:32.championships. It is her first tournament since
:11:32. > :11:38.the Olympics. She could not have been further away from the 10,000
:11:38. > :11:43.people who watched her win the gold medal. We were in a fixed tent.
:11:43. > :11:47.There was just enough seating for team-mates. You would not have
:11:47. > :11:52.known this championship's was taking place. There were two gold
:11:52. > :11:59.medallists, there was her and the legendary Katie Taylor. She was
:11:59. > :12:02.rusty. She did admit that. She has had an injury. But she came through
:12:02. > :12:12.the tournament seamlessly. This is what she had to say after she got
:12:12. > :12:13.
:12:13. > :12:20.the gold medal. I feel really good. I am really pleased to come back
:12:20. > :12:25.and get a gold medal. She was a tough opponent. She was, I BOX her
:12:25. > :12:30.in the Olympics, in the qualifying stages, and I knew I would be up
:12:30. > :12:34.against it. This week has been superb. It has gone better than I
:12:34. > :12:41.could imagine. I wanted the gold medal and I got what I wanted. My
:12:42. > :12:48.wish came true. And you got back to boxing. That is what I am all about.
:12:48. > :12:54.It is my passion. It is nice to take a gold medal home to England,
:12:54. > :12:59.as well. Looking around, this is a far cry from the XL arena and the
:12:59. > :13:04.Olympic Games, but you focused and you were not put off. Definitely,
:13:04. > :13:08.this is what I like about boxing. It does not matter where I am
:13:09. > :13:14.boxing, it could be in a field and I would perform as well. Now, for
:13:14. > :13:18.me, I have two weeks of rest and back to training camp and back to
:13:18. > :13:24.business and wait for my next tournament. It will be a big year
:13:24. > :13:29.next year. We have the Commonwealth Games, European Championships, and
:13:29. > :13:34.I am hoping to make history in the Commonwealth Games, the first time
:13:34. > :13:39.women's boxing will be there. I hope your mother has run on the
:13:39. > :13:42.mantelpiece for another trophy! She will have to build our new
:13:42. > :13:45.extension in house. Alistair Brownlee returned from an ankle
:13:45. > :13:47.injury to win Saturday's World Triathlon Series race in Kitzbuehel.
:13:47. > :13:50.The older of the two Brownlee brothers returned after missing the
:13:50. > :13:54.last two events, and was first to cross the finishing line. Younger
:13:54. > :13:57.brother Jonny had to pull out of the race because of a stomach bug.
:13:57. > :14:06.In rugby league, Castleford Tigers have turned down an offer for Rangi
:14:06. > :14:09.Chase. The stand-off who scored at the weekend during their defeat to
:14:09. > :14:12.St Helens. Castleford have said Salford's offer was way below the
:14:12. > :14:15.valuation they have for the 27- year-old, and also said Chase is an
:14:16. > :14:19.integral part of the club's future. Huddersfield Giants moved up to
:14:19. > :14:21.second place in the Super League after a late win against Hull FC
:14:22. > :14:25.yesterday. Skipper Danny Brough scored the decisive try late on to
:14:25. > :14:28.earn the Giants a 22-16 win. An earlier hit on Luke Robinson saw
:14:28. > :14:38.the scrum half leave the field, Giants coach Paul Anderson was very
:14:38. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:43.unhappy with the shoulder charge. I am sure that will be something we
:14:43. > :14:52.will be discussing when we bring you the action from the weekend,
:14:52. > :14:55.including again tonight between Wakefield and windows macro. Three
:14:55. > :14:57.Yorkshire cricketers have been named in the initial squad for next
:14:57. > :14:59.month's women's Ashes between England and Australia. Barnsley's
:14:59. > :15:06.Katherine Brunt has been selected after returning from injury. Also
:15:06. > :15:09.selected are Lauren Winfield and Danielle Hazell. Unlike the men's
:15:09. > :15:15.Ashes, the women's competition will be decided using a points system
:15:15. > :15:20.over one test match, three one day games and three T20 matches. That
:15:20. > :15:25.is almost all of the sport. You have been deserted this evening. It
:15:25. > :15:34.was tuck getting Harry out of the offers, I'm told, and down to the
:15:34. > :15:41.golf course. He has met some of the finest lady golfers. From all over
:15:41. > :15:49.Europe. Look at the sunshine. It is fantastic. Cue the music. The band
:15:49. > :15:53.comes out right on time. You are seeing the 19 nations of these
:15:53. > :15:58.wonderful lady golfers taking part in the European Ladies' Amateur
:15:58. > :16:03.Team Championships. They are making their way behind the flags. It is
:16:03. > :16:07.remarkable. The first time in over 20 years the club has had such a
:16:07. > :16:12.big event. Is the course ready, is the club are ready? This is your
:16:12. > :16:17.answer. For 20 years, the club hosted a
:16:17. > :16:22.major golf tournament but in 1991 it stopped. This week, the course
:16:22. > :16:27.will showcase women's amateur golf in Europe. The standard is
:16:27. > :16:34.incredibly high. The Good Old Days of Fulford Golf Club, Tony Jacklin,
:16:34. > :16:39.Lee Trevino, Sam Torrance. They won here. And there was Bernard Langer.
:16:39. > :16:47.This is the 17th, where Bernard Langer in 1981 played his third
:16:47. > :16:57.shot from the trees. As you do. COMMENTATOR: He must not make a
:16:57. > :17:00.
:17:01. > :17:05.accidental chip of the tree. He must get the ball. They are
:17:05. > :17:10.applauding because he got it out to be green.
:17:10. > :17:14.The Finland team are highly fancied and they agreed that the return of
:17:14. > :17:19.Fulford Golf Club to the world stage is a welcome one. I remember
:17:19. > :17:25.coming in the early 1980s and it's lovely to see it being used for
:17:25. > :17:32.this event and in such good condition. This is a practice day.
:17:32. > :17:37.Do they get nervous? I am sure they will tomorrow. It is nice they can
:17:37. > :17:44.have a couple of practice days. They have probably seen the course
:17:44. > :17:48.quite a bit. We have had practice rounds and it will be good to get
:17:48. > :17:53.going and focus on the job in hand. That Swedish ladies are a
:17:53. > :17:58.formidable team. The forecasters looking good and it is hoped the
:17:58. > :18:03.crowds will turn out in force. The course looks superb and that is a
:18:03. > :18:08.credit to the ground staff. lads come in at five o'clock in the
:18:08. > :18:14.morning. Some of them will go around and cut the greens. What I
:18:14. > :18:21.and the other lad will be doing, areas like this on the green, where
:18:21. > :18:27.it is trying, we will hand water those areas -- where it is dry. It
:18:27. > :18:30.keeps its uniform. Everyone believes that the weather forecast
:18:30. > :18:35.can be believed for the rest of the week.
:18:35. > :18:42.Not a bad opening ceremony. The last of the 19 nations make their
:18:42. > :18:48.way. There is cheering for England, who are one of the favourites. This
:18:48. > :18:55.is a free event. We encourage the public to watch the event. The
:18:55. > :19:02.standard will be fantastic. Please come and watch. What time does it
:19:02. > :19:09.start? It will be on until Saturday, tomorrow it starts at 7:30am and
:19:09. > :19:19.the last time out well before 3pm. Some of these ladies are incredible.
:19:19. > :19:20.
:19:20. > :19:25.They hit the ball farther than I do. -- Harry, most people hit the ball
:19:25. > :19:31.further. You are based just abound here. How
:19:31. > :19:35.good is the standard? The standard is magnificent. These are the
:19:35. > :19:40.future Tour players. This is the final amateur step before they turn
:19:40. > :19:44.to the professional ranks. It is nice that the event is given a bit
:19:44. > :19:50.of colour and the importance with this kind of event, it shows a lot
:19:50. > :19:54.of work has gone into it. It is magnificent. The club is absolutely
:19:54. > :19:59.magnificent, the best condition I have seen in 30 years. We are
:19:59. > :20:06.looking forward to it. Just a word about the ladies in the England
:20:06. > :20:14.side we should look out for. All of them. The Swedish and the Spaniards
:20:14. > :20:20.are quite good. Sweden, Spain, Germany, Italy. So many good teams.
:20:20. > :20:25.Do you expect a big crowd? We would like a big crowd. I would like to
:20:25. > :20:30.say if you have free time and play golf in Yorkshire, come down to
:20:30. > :20:34.Fulford Golf Club. The background to this has been a remarkable build
:20:34. > :20:38.up in the preparation. I have been speaking to the groundsman who has
:20:38. > :20:45.spent a lot of time getting the greens perfect. The scene is set.
:20:45. > :20:49.From early tomorrow morning, come on down. This is a free event. The
:20:49. > :20:58.standard of golf is quite remarkable. From everybody Hay, I
:20:58. > :21:01.will hand you back to the studio. Best of luck to the England team.
:21:01. > :21:05.Next tonight, a tot of whisky and an active youth are what
:21:05. > :21:08.Sheffield's Ralph Tarrant credits for his longevity. He turned 110
:21:08. > :21:12.this weekend and is Britain's oldest man. He enjoyed a party with
:21:12. > :21:17.his family in his home city to mark the day. Tom Ingall has been to
:21:17. > :21:22.meet him. Went to reach 110, a scrapbook of
:21:22. > :21:26.your life is something of a weighty tome. Frequent are the occasions
:21:26. > :21:33.when reporter's knock on your door to ask the secret of a long life.
:21:33. > :21:41.Happy birthday. Thanks. I had a bit of a do at Rutland Hotel. It was
:21:41. > :21:50.quite a nice to from the day until 430. We had a few drinks. I have
:21:50. > :21:58.never been one who would sit in a pub. Give me a glass of lager, my
:21:58. > :22:05.lunch, I am satisfied. I never drink above one. He will confess to
:22:05. > :22:09.a tot of whisky, that no doubt helps when birthdays come with
:22:09. > :22:13.great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. There are many cards
:22:13. > :22:18.to a range and he has had so many telegrams, Her Majesty is
:22:18. > :22:28.practically a pen-pal. When I was young and fit, I did not have an
:22:28. > :22:32.
:22:32. > :22:42.idle moment. I loved swimming. I once tried to swim from Scarborough
:22:42. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:51.South. I got pulled over with the coastguard. Have you put the tea
:22:51. > :22:57.in? Yes. A in 2008, we filmed Ralph and his wife as they filmed their
:22:57. > :23:07.wedding anniversary, becoming the longest married couple until her
:23:07. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:13.death at 102. It is an achievement. I do not think one in a million. I
:23:13. > :23:23.am second in line to be the oldest man in Europe. It has been an
:23:23. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:28.longer and rich life. And I can only at the words so far.
:23:28. > :23:34.Absolutely wonderful. Happy birthday from everybody head. It
:23:34. > :23:38.has been a hot weekend. We have the Great Yorkshire Show tomorrow and a
:23:38. > :23:44.lot of sunshine tonight. It is a different picture there from last
:23:44. > :23:51.year. What a pleasure to be here wearing
:23:51. > :23:55.a T-shirt. My shorts will be on tomorrow. In June last year, it was
:23:55. > :24:00.the wettest on record and we were in the middle of the wetter summer
:24:00. > :24:05.for a century. We can remind ourselves how bad it was at the
:24:05. > :24:09.show last year. Last year was the wettest summer in 100 years with
:24:10. > :24:13.many events cancelled, which cost millions to the local economy. The
:24:14. > :24:20.Great Yorkshire Show, the largest agricultural show in England, was
:24:20. > :24:26.the biggest casualty. Never before had it been cancelled because of
:24:26. > :24:31.adverse weather conditions. A 154th show has been cancelled for
:24:31. > :24:35.the next two days. It is because of this, there was a deluge this
:24:35. > :24:38.afternoon. The decision came before we went
:24:38. > :24:43.live on air at the end of the first day and it followed another
:24:43. > :24:50.afternoon of torrential rain, which caused the parking facilities to
:24:50. > :24:54.become unusable. The cancellation cost �2 million. This year,
:24:54. > :24:57.organisers left nothing to chance. This is how they improve things.
:24:57. > :25:03.This is how they improve things. More than three miles of temporary
:25:03. > :25:10.roads, almost 13,000 tons of stone and five-and-a-half 1,000 metres of
:25:10. > :25:17.and five-and-a-half 1,000 metres of drainage. There is 170 acres of
:25:17. > :25:22.extra parking. There is better access and we have drainage to make
:25:22. > :25:26.sure we get water away. We have done housekeeping and maintenance
:25:26. > :25:32.exercise is to make sure that if rain falls, it gets away so that
:25:32. > :25:38.people can get in and out quickly. This year could be no it -- could
:25:38. > :25:46.not be more different. The organisers are confident that if
:25:46. > :25:50.heavy rain returns, a repeat of last year will not happen again.
:25:50. > :25:57.There are winners and losers. People selling umbrellas made a
:25:57. > :25:59.fortune last summer. The person selling hats nearby it is ordering
:25:59. > :26:04.selling hats nearby it is ordering extra. It will be a fantastic
:26:04. > :26:11.forecast. If you like it hot, tomorrow could
:26:11. > :26:18.be one of the hottest parts to the show on record. 28 degrees. If you
:26:18. > :26:23.do not like the heat, Wednesday does look cooler and cloud. It will
:26:23. > :26:31.still be dry. You might enjoy that. If you like it in between, first
:26:31. > :26:41.day, brightening up later. This evening, sunny, overnight dry with
:26:41. > :26:44.
:26:44. > :26:49.clear spells. Cloud and missed will increase later. -- mist. Tomorrow,
:26:49. > :26:54.it will be a grey start. Less extensive than this morning and
:26:54. > :27:04.burning of quickly. It looks like unbroken sunshine for everybody
:27:04. > :27:05.
:27:05. > :27:12.through the morning. We can look at the temperatures. It could get up
:27:12. > :27:16.to 29, making it the hottest day of the year so far. Do not forget your
:27:16. > :27:22.suncream and your hat. Wednesday, cloudy, brightening up on Thursday.
:27:22. > :27:26.On Friday, it might turn out to be the hottest day of the year. The
:27:26. > :27:31.temperature you can see is conservative and it might get up to
:27:31. > :27:35.30 degrees in some areas on Friday afternoon. The good news is that
:27:35. > :27:41.afternoon. The good news is that the beer tent has opened early.