:00:06. > :00:09.the programme tonight - the hunt for a missing schoolgirl. Police say
:00:09. > :00:12.they're getting closer to finding the truth. Detectives make another
:00:12. > :00:22.plea for Erika Kacicova to come forward as a 37-year-old man is
:00:22. > :00:24.
:00:24. > :00:29.arrested on suspicion of child abduction. The information from the
:00:29. > :00:34.excellent support from the public who have been making the calls, it
:00:34. > :00:38.is starting to knit together and I feel like we are closing in. Also
:00:38. > :00:40.tonight... The farm where a young boy was tragically killed raises
:00:40. > :00:50.funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance which flew him to
:00:50. > :00:51.
:00:51. > :00:56.And the teenager from Doncaster signed up to a record deal by the
:00:56. > :01:00.man behind Oasis and Primal Scream. And in sport Bradford get their
:01:00. > :01:09.first win back in league one. Three goals in nine minutes - the first,
:01:09. > :01:13.this brilliant effort from Mark Yeates. A bright but breezy day
:01:13. > :01:23.today, what is in store tomorrow? Fewer showers and a light breeze.
:01:23. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:31.the missing schoolgirl from Sheffield say they're closing in on
:01:31. > :01:35.where she might be and they're confident she's still alive. Erika
:01:35. > :01:38.Kacicova has now been missing for a week. Today a 37-year-old man was
:01:38. > :01:41.arrested in Bradford on suspicion of child abduction, and this afternoon
:01:41. > :01:51.her school support worker joined police in appealing for her to come
:01:51. > :01:52.
:01:52. > :01:57.home. Kate Bradbrook joins us now from her school in Darnall.
:01:57. > :02:03.Well, concern continues to grow tonight for 13-year-old Erika
:02:03. > :02:09.Kacicova. Behind me is the school where she went and her house is up
:02:09. > :02:16.the road where she was last seen last Monday. Despite two arrests
:02:16. > :02:21.being made, one this morning, Erika tonight remains missing.
:02:21. > :02:27.Police appealed for help a week after 13-year-old Erika Kacicova
:02:27. > :02:31.vanished from her home in Darnall. The case is being described as
:02:31. > :02:41.critical and pleas were made in English and Slovak for her to come
:02:41. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:04.Monday. On Friday, a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of
:03:04. > :03:07.abduction, yesterday he was released on bail. This morning another man, a
:03:07. > :03:13.37-year-old was arrested on suspicion of child abduction. The
:03:13. > :03:19.information we are getting from the excellent support from the public
:03:19. > :03:27.making the calls through to us, it is starting to knit together and I
:03:27. > :03:35.feel we are closing in. The arrest is most certainly a man known to
:03:35. > :03:42.Erika, and I feel has had some contact with Erika over the last 48
:03:42. > :03:46.hours. Erika had celebrated her 13th birthday, family and friends say
:03:47. > :03:53.they want her to know she is not in trouble and to contact the police as
:03:53. > :04:03.soon as she can. Erika, please, come back with Mum, dad, sister and
:04:03. > :04:04.
:04:04. > :04:10.brother. Comeback. Erika, are you OK? We love you so much, comeback.
:04:10. > :04:14.We want you. Unconfirmed sightings have been reported in Sheffield and
:04:14. > :04:17.Bradford. Several properties in the Bradford area have been searched
:04:18. > :04:23.today as part of the investigation. Detectives say they are not ruling
:04:23. > :04:28.anything out. Well, Erika has been missing before but never for this
:04:28. > :04:32.long which is why there is so much concern. The police say finding
:04:32. > :04:40.Erika is their top priority and urged anyone with any information or
:04:40. > :04:43.think they know where she is to contact them.
:04:43. > :04:46.A West Yorkshire farm has been receiving messages of sympathy
:04:46. > :04:49.following the death of an 11-year-old boy. Harry Whitlam died
:04:49. > :04:52.in hospital after he was hit by a tractor at Swithens Farm in Rothwell
:04:52. > :04:58.on Friday. It's a popular visitor attraction but the accident happened
:04:59. > :05:05.on the working part of the farm. It is another working way but staff
:05:05. > :05:11.are devastated. Swithens Farm has been receiving messages of sympathy
:05:11. > :05:15.from right across the country over the weekend. It follows the death of
:05:15. > :05:19.11-year-old Harry Whitlam. His mother works at the farm and he died
:05:19. > :05:24.after being hit by a tractor on Friday. The farm is split into, part
:05:24. > :05:28.is open to the public and then there is the working side where the
:05:28. > :05:35.accident happened. Today, it operated as normal at a very
:05:35. > :05:40.difficult time. A farm cannot stop, it must go on. It is full of
:05:40. > :05:48.livestock which have to be cared for 20 47 and fed every day, it must
:05:48. > :05:54.carry on. We are doing our level best. Yesterday, �700 was collected
:05:54. > :05:58.during a fundraiser at the farm and dedicated to Harry. It was a charity
:05:58. > :06:03.event for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance which is poignant because
:06:03. > :06:13.it was the ambulance service that try to save Harry's life couple of
:06:13. > :06:18.days ago. I do not think he is far from our thoughts. The tractor was
:06:18. > :06:21.arrested on dangerous and drink driving. The health and safety
:06:21. > :06:26.executive has confirmed it is investigating the accident and
:06:26. > :06:30.officers have been at the farm and they are now supporting West
:06:30. > :06:37.Yorkshire police with their enquiries. -- the driver of the
:06:37. > :06:40.tractor. This month will mark five years since the campaigning
:06:40. > :06:43.journalist and blogger Adrian Sudbury died from Leukaemia. The
:06:43. > :06:47.27-year-old from Sheffield dedicated the months before his death to
:06:47. > :06:50.raising awareness about bone marrow donation. Well, since his death
:06:50. > :06:53.thousands of teenagers have been inspired to register as donors
:06:53. > :06:56.thanks to an education programme he started. In a moment we'll speak to
:06:56. > :07:01.Adrian's parents Keith and Kay but first here's our Health
:07:01. > :07:06.Correspondent Jamie Coulson. Adrian Sudbury was a reporter who
:07:06. > :07:10.became the story when he chose to use the last few months of his life
:07:11. > :07:13.to campaign against bone marrow donation. The journalist had two
:07:13. > :07:19.types of leukaemia and used his experiences to raise awareness about
:07:19. > :07:25.the disease and its treatment. I was in a unique position to try to
:07:25. > :07:32.change something. A simple solution to a major problem. Adrian wrote
:07:32. > :07:37.about his illness on a blog which invited insight into his life with
:07:37. > :07:42.leukaemia. He later launched a campaign to educate pupils about own
:07:42. > :07:49.marrow donation and that led to Downing Street where he impressed
:07:49. > :07:54.the then Prime Minister. The key issue is to encourage people to be
:07:54. > :07:57.donors and we can move forward with proposals to assist if not Adrian
:07:57. > :08:06.Sudbury then many people who suffer as a result of these illnesses.
:08:06. > :08:12.After I have spoken, you will say I want to give load. The legacy of
:08:12. > :08:19.Adrian lives on. Volunteers speak to young people about being -- giving
:08:19. > :08:24.blood and being donors. Since the launch it has reached 96,016 to
:08:24. > :08:30.18-year-olds over 4300 have signed up as potential donors, more than
:08:30. > :08:36.5400 have joined as blood donors and over 1400 have registered as organ
:08:36. > :08:42.donors. One person who understands the importance of donation is Jane
:08:42. > :08:47.who had a transplant in July last year. It gave me the chance of
:08:47. > :08:50.getting a cure and staying alive without the transplant I would not
:08:50. > :08:56.be here today and my husband would not have his wife and my children
:08:56. > :09:00.would not have their mum. So, the transplant has given me my life
:09:00. > :09:10.back. It is five years since Adrian died but the legacy of those last
:09:10. > :09:11.
:09:11. > :09:18.two months of his life lives on. More than 4000 people have signed up
:09:18. > :09:22.to the bone marrow donor register. We are and it was something that
:09:22. > :09:28.Adrian was really keen to promote when he was so ill because he knew
:09:28. > :09:35.that if people could be informed about the process they actually
:09:35. > :09:39.would act on it and it has turned out to be exactly as he thought.
:09:39. > :09:44.Keith, you called for a new law requiring schools and colleges to
:09:44. > :09:50.teach people about the importance of bone marrow donation. Should that be
:09:50. > :09:56.the case? Ideally, yes. At the moment the programme is delivered by
:09:56. > :10:00.up to 100 volunteers who are passionate and committed and the
:10:00. > :10:05.students when they are taught by these people are totally engaged so
:10:05. > :10:10.in the long-term the legality will be good but we are growing slowly
:10:10. > :10:17.but we are growing with such successes. Are enough young people
:10:18. > :10:25.aware of the difference they can make? Well, we have a good committed
:10:25. > :10:30.volunteer team and they are joining all the time. They are finding out
:10:30. > :10:34.about the programme, one of the most heartening things is that when
:10:34. > :10:40.people get in touch and so can I join the scheme, they actually have
:10:40. > :10:47.never heard of Adrian and they don't know whether came from. That shows
:10:47. > :10:52.how powerful the message is and how welcome students find it. Schools
:10:52. > :10:55.are getting in touch to say we have heard about you, please deliver the
:10:55. > :11:03.talks and the schools that have been having talks from the outset are
:11:03. > :11:07.still having them four years later. It grows to be part of the culture
:11:07. > :11:12.and it is what students look forward to, the students are saying we have
:11:12. > :11:16.had the fact we now want to sign up to be blood donors, we will go on
:11:16. > :11:22.the organ donor register and will you come into school and examples of
:11:22. > :11:28.saliva so we can go one to the bone marrow register. You are continuing
:11:28. > :11:32.where a June left off but how has it been for uses he died?
:11:32. > :11:37.It is difficult but we do not do this as grieving parents, we do it
:11:37. > :11:41.because it is a good idea. The figures are outstanding but the
:11:41. > :11:45.other figures are already three of the students who had the
:11:45. > :11:50.presentation have registered and have come up as a match and donated
:11:50. > :11:55.and we have saved at least three lives so far. What a legacy. What
:11:55. > :12:02.would he be saying to you now? Keep going. It doesn't mean we don't miss
:12:02. > :12:09.him and we miss him every day. wonderful for us to be able to see
:12:09. > :12:13.him still, we have met people in the same situation as us and have had
:12:13. > :12:16.huge support from people who have also lost children. You become a
:12:16. > :12:24.member of a club nobody wants to join but it is incredibly
:12:24. > :12:28.supportive. So, I can't believe five-year is gone by. What a special
:12:28. > :12:32.young man. Thank you. In other news 350 jobs are being lost at the Rural
:12:32. > :12:36.Payments Agency in Northallerton. Staff have been told they will be
:12:36. > :12:39.offered jobs at sites in Newcastle or York - but some say they won't be
:12:39. > :12:42.able to make the move. The Agency says the decision wasn't made
:12:42. > :12:45.lightly and it will do everything possible to ensure a smooth
:12:45. > :12:47.transition. Two men have been remanded in custody, charged with
:12:47. > :12:50.murdering a man in Scarborough last week.
:12:50. > :12:53.41-year-old Jonathan Binns died in Eastborough on Wednesday - he'd been
:12:53. > :12:55.assaulted. David White, who's 34, and Kevin Pickering, who's 29, will
:12:55. > :13:03.appear in court again this Wednesday. They're also accused of
:13:03. > :13:06.conspiracy to commit robbery, along with two other men. Fire crews have
:13:06. > :13:09.returned to a fire at a Worksop recycling centre that's been burning
:13:09. > :13:13.for more than a week. Local residents have also complained
:13:13. > :13:16.about the amount of smoke still being given off by the blaze on
:13:16. > :13:20.Shire Oaks Road. The fire service had intended to let the fire burn
:13:20. > :13:23.itself out, but will now return to the warehouse to take out the
:13:23. > :13:26.rubbish in stages. A charity that helps young people
:13:26. > :13:29.who've been abused in the Scarborough area is facing closure.
:13:29. > :13:32.Staff have now written to councillors asking for help. Safety
:13:32. > :13:36.Net has been operating for two years, but has had bids for money
:13:36. > :13:40.from various sources turned down. It says it will have to shut at the end
:13:40. > :13:50.of the month, and that many young people will suffer if the service is
:13:50. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:55.lost. If you could see the kids that come in here, it is heartbreaking. A
:13:55. > :14:03.lot of them, as I say, are more vulnerable to suicide which is why
:14:03. > :14:12.we started Safety Net to help those kids and some of the kids have moved
:14:12. > :14:18.on fantastic. Kids coming in at 15 and 16 that have had absolutely no
:14:18. > :14:21.future and are now getting degrees. More than thirty six million pounds
:14:21. > :14:24.is going towards improving cycling schemes in Yorkshire and the Peak
:14:24. > :14:28.District. West Yorkshire gets the bulk of the money. The Cycle City
:14:28. > :14:31.grants will pay for a new cycle super highway to link Leeds and
:14:32. > :14:35.Bradford. And fourteen miles of the Leeds Liverpool canal tow path is to
:14:35. > :14:42.be upgraded, which will make it the longest continuous cycleway in the
:14:42. > :14:46.north of England. If you look at the long-term health
:14:46. > :14:51.benefits, the investment is worth it. Other cities have seen a payback
:14:51. > :15:00.of ten times on the investment and studies show cycling to work in half
:15:00. > :15:05.your risk of getting diabetes later in life. I am a cyclist. I am
:15:05. > :15:08.thinking of investing in a new one. Save the pennies first though. The
:15:08. > :15:12.government's benefit cap is extended to the whole of Yorkshire from
:15:12. > :15:16.today. Households in Leeds, Bradford and Sheffield are the last to be
:15:16. > :15:20.affected. It's the latest in a raft of reforms to the welfare system. So
:15:20. > :15:22.what does it mean for those on benefit and for the region as a
:15:22. > :15:25.whole? Here's our business and money correspondent Danni Hewson.
:15:26. > :15:28.Of all the benefit changes this is probably the most straight forward
:15:28. > :15:32.and most popular. From today everyone who claims benefit will
:15:32. > :15:35.have the amount they can access capped at �500 a week for couples
:15:35. > :15:39.and lone parents. �350 a week for single people. If you're thinking
:15:39. > :15:43.that's a lot to live on - well few people actually qualify for those
:15:43. > :15:49.kind of sums in fact less than 2,000 across our region will be affected
:15:49. > :15:52.by the cap. When the blueprint for today's benefits system was drawn up
:15:52. > :15:55.in the 1940's it was intended the payments would be a stop-gap
:15:55. > :15:59.measure. But rising unemployment has led to people claiming for longer
:15:59. > :16:03.periods of time - sending our benefits bill soaring - hence the
:16:03. > :16:12.cap. But a Yorkshire charity says that capped figure is nowhere near
:16:12. > :16:17.what's required for a decent standard of living. The research is
:16:17. > :16:24.based on what the public thinks. We all need unacceptable level of
:16:24. > :16:29.living from paying bills to clothing to the food you need so for a large
:16:29. > :16:36.family of a couple, to parents and four kids, the figure is around �740
:16:36. > :16:40.a week. That is some level higher than the �500 in the benefit cap.
:16:40. > :16:44.you're thinking none of this affects you - think again. It's estimated
:16:44. > :16:47.the whole string of benefit cuts will take over a billion and a half
:16:48. > :16:51.pounds out of the region's economy every year. That's an average of
:16:51. > :16:58.�500 per working age person. Money the region sorely needs to get the
:16:58. > :17:05.economy moving. It affects the number of shops available, jobs and
:17:06. > :17:11.services. We all have to pay more, we all pay more because of the loss
:17:11. > :17:16.in benefits. What is important is to break that cycle and get people into
:17:16. > :17:19.work and help the local businesses to grow. While this is the last of
:17:19. > :17:22.the big cuts this year arguably the biggest upheaval is still to come.
:17:22. > :17:32.Universal Credit - which rolls all separate benefits into one single
:17:32. > :17:35.payment begins in October. Before seven o'clock... We'll look
:17:35. > :17:42.back on the weekend's sport and we'll also hear from a musician
:17:42. > :17:45.called John Lennon... # The pubs have closed, we will send you on a
:17:45. > :17:55.course. This is 15-year-old John Lennon McCullagh from Doncaster, and
:17:55. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:08.Sounding good. Now for the sport here's Tanya. We've just had the
:18:08. > :18:12.second full weekend of football league fixtures with a few of our
:18:12. > :18:15.sides experiencing a stuttering start to the new season. But we do
:18:15. > :18:22.have a couple of teams who are having a better start to their
:18:22. > :18:27.league campaigns. Shamir Masri starts with Leeds United. The trip
:18:27. > :18:34.to Leicester was a cagey affair both defences dominated the majority of
:18:34. > :18:38.the game. Leicester hit the woodwork but United came home. Huddersfield
:18:38. > :18:43.will hope James Vaughan carries forward his form, he scored his
:18:43. > :18:49.third league goal against QPR. Shaun Wright Phillips levelled the
:18:49. > :18:56.tie. Though both had chances to win it. It ended in a draw.
:18:56. > :18:59.Bradford City recorded their first win in league one, they scored three
:18:59. > :19:05.in nine minutes. Mark Yates scored his first against
:19:06. > :19:12.Carlisle with a great strike. Wells continued his good form and deserve
:19:12. > :19:16.to put the second home for Bradford. James Hansen added a third.
:19:16. > :19:24.Gary Jones competed the rout in the second half attacking in a cross to
:19:24. > :19:33.make it 4-0. Chesterfield continued their 100% start.
:19:33. > :19:38.Roberts forced a shot into Cheltenham's goal. They are joint
:19:38. > :19:41.top. Log on to the BBC iPlayer for the highlights programme. Well the
:19:41. > :19:44.football's just underway but the rugby league season's coming to a
:19:44. > :19:47.climax with Huddersfield Giants at the top of Super League. They
:19:47. > :19:51.powered past Wigan in the second half on Friday night to win 30-12
:19:51. > :19:54.and they're top of the table by a point. With three games to go,
:19:54. > :20:02.they're closing in on the League Leaders Shield and the chance to
:20:02. > :20:07.finish top of the rugby league pile for the first time in 81 years.
:20:07. > :20:13.I would like to say we are not looking at it but we are. It is in
:20:13. > :20:17.the back of your mind. This is the first opportunity so you would be
:20:17. > :20:22.lying if you said you were not looking further down-the-line to
:20:22. > :20:26.pick up silverware. There are three games left, it will be tough.
:20:26. > :20:29.you can hear more from Eorl and see the highlights of all our teams on
:20:29. > :20:32.the Super League Show. That's on BBC One tonight at 11.20.
:20:32. > :20:35.Nearly two million pounds has been given to sports clubs in Yorkshire
:20:35. > :20:38.from the Olympic and Paralympic legacy fund by Sport England. West
:20:38. > :20:41.Riding Sailing Club in Wakefield has received fifty thousands pounds to
:20:41. > :20:44.fund a new boathouse and race box. Other groups receiving money include
:20:44. > :20:47.the New Earswick Bowls Club, Brodsworth Miners Welfare and
:20:47. > :20:56.Barnsley Gymnastics Club. The money has been given so local clubs can
:20:56. > :21:00.improve facilities. It will make a great difference to
:21:00. > :21:06.grassroots sport, local clubs do a great job providing opportunities
:21:06. > :21:09.but it is a bit of help to make sure the facilities are up to standard.
:21:09. > :21:13.That is it from me. It is a busy studio tonight.
:21:13. > :21:16.Now you may remember last April, we featured the residents of St John's
:21:16. > :21:26.House, in Kirk Hammerton who were aiming to become the oldest choir in
:21:26. > :21:28.
:21:28. > :21:32.the world? # Moon River wider than a mile! #
:21:32. > :21:35.Wel,l the good news is, they are now Guinness World Record holders! The
:21:35. > :21:41.13 members, whose average age is 91, have today been officially
:21:41. > :21:45.recognised as the World's Oldest Choir, congratulations to them all!
:21:45. > :21:48.There is hope for us all. And talking of singing - our next guest
:21:49. > :21:51.is set to take the music world by storm. He's 15, he's named after
:21:51. > :21:55.singing legend John Lennon, his influences include Blues and Bob
:21:55. > :22:02.Dylan, and he's recently been signed by the man behind Oasis and Primal
:22:02. > :22:05.Scream. John Lennon McCullagh - yes, that is his real name - is from
:22:05. > :22:13.Doncaster and he's getting rave reviews from his gigs locally. He
:22:13. > :22:18.and his manager - dad John - join us now. John Junior and John senior.
:22:18. > :22:25.This is so exciting because you did not take the guitar up until
:22:25. > :22:33.recently. No, not until I was 12. started writing songs last year. Bob
:22:33. > :22:39.Dylan. When I was 12 I heard it on the radio and that was it. It
:22:39. > :22:47.changed my life. Dad, you have a talented than but I believe you were
:22:47. > :22:53.into music yourself. I tried a little bit, I wrote a fuse songs.
:22:53. > :22:57.Something has passed over onto him. And he is writing his own material
:22:57. > :23:04.and that isn't easy. It is unbelievable. He is writing his own
:23:04. > :23:11.song. I could never do that. Tell us about the moment you were discovered
:23:11. > :23:18.because it is like a fairy tale. Yes, amazing. I always... I never
:23:18. > :23:24.thought it would happen. He said I will sign new. This is Alan McGee
:23:24. > :23:29.who discovered the Libertines and Oasis. It was amazing. Such an
:23:29. > :23:35.honour to work with Alan McGee. Your songs have a political commentary.
:23:35. > :23:41.You're quite astute for someone so young. Yes, well, I was brought up
:23:41. > :23:49.in a mining village in Doncaster and I wrote about what I saw. It all
:23:49. > :23:56.comes from there. You have a tour coming up and an album. Yes, the
:23:57. > :24:03.single is out on September 16. album is out on October 14. I am
:24:04. > :24:10.playing a gig on the 29th of November. And that your dad keeps
:24:10. > :24:15.your feet on the ground. Yes, just a bit! We will hear from you in a
:24:15. > :24:20.moment. First, the weather forecast. Some pictures to show you from the
:24:20. > :24:26.course of the weekend. This is a dramatic sky before sunset
:24:27. > :24:33.yesterday. The second picture is a nature reserve sent in by Beverley.
:24:33. > :24:43.The third picture is Ilkley Moor. Lovely fluffy clouds. You can keep
:24:43. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :24:51.hail and thunder in places, there will be one or two tomorrow but
:24:51. > :24:57.lighter in nature and not as many. The breeze will be lighter, a fair
:24:58. > :25:03.amount of cloud so not such good sunny spells. As we make our way on
:25:03. > :25:08.Wednesday, a week whether future, a warm front and temperatures on the
:25:08. > :25:13.rise in the humid spell of weather by the end of the week. The
:25:13. > :25:20.satellite picture shows the mottled effect, the shower clouds and some
:25:20. > :25:25.have been heavy, hail and thunder in places. They will clear await used
:25:25. > :25:35.wood, clear skies spreading from the West. An ideal night for the meet
:25:35. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :25:47.your shower. The temperatures falling back to single figures. More
:25:47. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:55.-- the sun rises: The odd patch of mist around, otherwise a fine day
:25:55. > :25:58.with plenty of sunshine, Cloud spilling up from the south, turning
:25:59. > :26:02.cloudy, quite cloudy and the cloud could be thick enough to produce
:26:02. > :26:09.showers. Many places will avoid them. The breeze will be lighter
:26:09. > :26:15.through the day, temperatures up a notch, 19 or 20 degrees. A similar
:26:15. > :26:18.day on Wednesday. Heavy showers on Thursday. Great stuff. Well that's
:26:18. > :26:28.about it from us - we leave you tonight with the sound of John
:26:28. > :26:38.Lennon McCullagh. Hopefully he will come back and CS. What a talent.
:26:38. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:18.took as for a ride, believe me it is a North South Divide. I am not
:27:18. > :27:24.saying that, I am not that cool but there is more to life than the books
:27:24. > :27:29.I read in school. The factories have closed down, what is left from a I