:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to Thursday's Look North. Tonight on
:00:07. > :00:10.the programme: Are betting shops and money—lending outlets taking over
:00:10. > :00:14.our high—streets? There's concern in Sheffield about the rate at which
:00:14. > :00:18.they're opening up. Also tonight — Little Hamza Khan was
:00:18. > :00:21.found cuddling a teddy but the four—year—old had been starved to
:00:21. > :00:27.death according to medical experts at today's Bradford court hearing.
:00:27. > :00:36.And that's not cricket! Anger as a West Yorkshire club is kicked out of
:00:36. > :00:40.its local league. The blue sky here was taken in West Yorkshire. But
:00:40. > :00:51.what are the next few days looking like? Join me later to find out. Are
:00:51. > :00:55.Yorkshire's high streets in danger of being overrun by betting shops?
:00:56. > :00:59.Campaigners in Sheffield say one new bookmakers is opening every six
:00:59. > :01:02.weeks in the city. They fear independent shops and traders are
:01:02. > :01:06.being crowded out by the big gambling companies. Latest figures
:01:06. > :01:11.show that there are 771 betting shops in Yorkshire. Organisations
:01:11. > :01:14.that work with gambling addicts say the increased profile of bookmakers
:01:14. > :01:20.on the high street is feeding their addiction. And the amounts spent on
:01:21. > :01:23.gambling are massive. Last year, £3.1 billion was gambled across
:01:23. > :01:33.Yorkshire on roulette machines alone. Dan Johnson reports.
:01:33. > :01:37.The opportunities to gamble have increased in the last few years.
:01:37. > :01:41.There is more online and there are more acting chops on the high Street
:01:41. > :01:46.as well. It means more temptation for people like James who was
:01:46. > :01:53.addicted to gambling for 13 years. I had to bet every day. I was probably
:01:54. > :01:58.gambling up to £3000 a day. I had access to many at work. I took a
:01:58. > :02:01.little bit to start with that over the course of oral five years, it
:02:01. > :02:14.ran into hundreds of thousands of pounds. —— course of four or five
:02:14. > :02:22.years. The residents groups say it is just too much. We have gotten
:02:22. > :02:32.issue. We have betting shops opening in specific areas in the city
:02:32. > :02:35.centre. Raise the area, . The local MP shares their concern. Betting
:02:35. > :02:41.shops have changed at the significantly dominated by netting
:02:41. > :02:46.terminals which are gaming machines with very high stakes. People are
:02:47. > :02:51.sucked into losing large amounts of money in small periods of time. That
:02:51. > :02:56.is causing real problems for individuals. Do you see a
:02:56. > :03:00.correlation between the amount of shops, the time the open and people
:03:00. > :03:07.like yourself having a problem with gambling? Yes, I do. The roulette
:03:07. > :03:11.machines, they play a big part in bookmakers expanding. James went to
:03:11. > :03:16.prison and his marriage collapsed. He now has a job and has not gambled
:03:16. > :03:21.for six years. The government says it has given councils more powers to
:03:21. > :03:26.control the numbers of betting shops. Sheffield Council told us
:03:26. > :03:29.they don't go far enough. Derek Webb, founder of the Campaign
:03:29. > :03:36.For Fairer Gambling, joins us now from our Derby office.
:03:36. > :03:44.£3 billion gamble on machines in Yorkshire alone. Is this a big
:03:44. > :03:49.problem? Absolutely. Out of the £3 billion, £100 million was lost and
:03:49. > :03:54.it is from mainly poorer people in some of the deprived areas. It is
:03:54. > :03:57.the most addictive form of gambling and the government has the power to
:03:57. > :04:06.do something about it. You can reduce the stake post then on the
:04:06. > :04:11.left content from £100 to £2. There is evidence, that is academic
:04:11. > :04:15.research, to show this is the strongest addiction form of gambling
:04:15. > :04:21.in the UK. We had done our own research that was commissioned for a
:04:21. > :04:26.polling company. The average amount is put into the machine to start
:04:26. > :04:33.with is £55 and the average amount gambled Perce Bain is £17. You make
:04:33. > :04:38.a living out of gambling, why is this so important to you? I have
:04:38. > :04:43.done very well from gambling, I have retired. I have the knowledge of the
:04:43. > :04:47.ex—tees and they are putting something back in an area that they
:04:47. > :04:52.understand. I have two colleagues working with me, a young gentleman
:04:52. > :05:03.who was addicted at extreme. He allowed him into the betting shop
:05:03. > :05:11.every day in his school uniform. And another man is poacher turned team
:05:11. > :05:14.keep her. This problem is going to increase. The local authorities
:05:14. > :05:15.don't have enough power, the gambling commission is keeping the
:05:15. > :05:31.evidence speak up, write to their MPs, visit
:05:31. > :05:34.our sites, —— visit our website. Thank you very much.
:05:34. > :05:38.The mother of the four—year—old Bradford boy who's said to have
:05:38. > :05:41.allowed her son to starve to death, cried in court today. She broke down
:05:41. > :05:45.as she heard details about the condition of his body when it was
:05:45. > :05:49.discovered by police. A jury has heard that Hamzah Khan was left dead
:05:49. > :05:53.in his cot for nearly two years before he was found in September
:05:53. > :05:59.2011. Our Crime Correspondent John Cundy reports on today's hearing at
:05:59. > :06:05.Bradford Crown Court. Home Office pathologist told the
:06:05. > :06:10.court the condition of the remains of Hamza Khan's body had made it
:06:10. > :06:13.almost impossible for him to identify the exact cause of his
:06:13. > :06:17.death. The boy 's mother, Amanda Hutton, who denies his manslaughter
:06:17. > :06:29.by gross negligence claims he died of natural causes on December the
:06:29. > :06:35.15th 2000 and nine. —— 2009. The doctors said he had found the boy's
:06:35. > :06:39.body surrounded by Bekele in food and flies in the squalor of his home
:06:39. > :06:44.which has been described as a test. There was evidence of a nappy
:06:44. > :06:49.infected with flies. He said he could find no evidence of physical
:06:49. > :06:51.trauma on the boy. It was when Doctor Lyle started to describe how
:06:51. > :07:00.there had been little left in turn only that the boy 's mother, Amanda
:07:00. > :07:06.Hutton, began to cry in the dock. Doctor Lyle said it was possible
:07:06. > :07:12.that malnutrition had in whole or in part because of Hamza Khan's death.
:07:12. > :07:17.But he concluded that whatever the cause of the malnutrition, you would
:07:17. > :07:24.have expected a competent parent who have recognised the poor growth and
:07:24. > :07:26.to have sought medical advice. Jury was told that Amanda Hutton will
:07:26. > :07:32.give evidence in her defence from the witness box on Monday as the
:07:32. > :07:36.trial goes into its third week. Later on Look North: It's a big
:07:36. > :07:39.weekend for one of our local athletes. Otley's cycling sensation
:07:39. > :07:46.Lizzie Armitstead isn't leaving any of the preparations to chance.
:07:46. > :07:49.The Leeds based supermarket chain, ASDA has apologised and withdrawn
:07:49. > :07:53.from sale a Halloween outfit called "mental patient fancy dress
:07:53. > :07:56.costume". The item included clothing, a mask, fake blood and
:07:56. > :08:00.meat cleaver. Following criticism from mental health groups, ASDA said
:08:00. > :08:05.it had made an unacceptable error and apologised for the offence it
:08:05. > :08:08.would caused. The supermarket said it would be making a sizeable
:08:08. > :08:11.donation to the mental health charity MIND.
:08:11. > :08:15.The architects who re—designed the Park Hill flats will find out
:08:15. > :08:19.tonight if they've won a prestigious design award. The flats are one of
:08:19. > :08:21.six buildings nationally in the running to claim the Royal Institute
:08:21. > :08:26.of British Architecture's Stirling Prize. The flats are up against the
:08:26. > :08:28.Giant's Causeway visitor centre in Northern Ireland, and a castle in
:08:28. > :08:33.Warwickshire. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Brass
:08:33. > :08:36.Band have raised half the money needed to take them to the National
:08:36. > :08:40.Championship Finals at the Royal Albert Hall next month. Since
:08:40. > :08:44.appearing here on Look North a couple of weeks ago they've had just
:08:44. > :08:47.under £3,000 given to them in donations including from two little
:08:47. > :08:52.girls who donated a week's worth of pocket money.
:08:52. > :08:55.It's the second largest athletics stadium in the UK and it's where
:08:55. > :09:01.Jessica Ennis—Hill trained for her Olympic gold. But after a last ditch
:09:01. > :09:04.attempt to save it failed it'll now close at the weekend and be
:09:04. > :09:08.demolished. Campaigners say they're taking legal advice. The council say
:09:08. > :09:17.its now time to look forward. But as Tanya Arnold reports, the new
:09:17. > :09:21.replacement stadium isn't yet ready. The emotions will draw last night as
:09:21. > :09:26.a final attempt to keep Don Valley open was rejected. Jessican
:09:26. > :09:35.Ennis—Hill came from this fantastic arena. Names that have big resonance
:09:35. > :09:44.here. It is a crazy decision because this is about the community in the
:09:44. > :09:48.city region. Campaigners had hoped it would be registered as an actor
:09:48. > :09:51.of community value but the council said failed to meet the Chretien for
:09:51. > :09:59.that because it is induced by enough people and there are alternatives.
:09:59. > :10:09.—— match the criteria. Despite their best efforts the group don't have a
:10:09. > :10:12.business plan, the don't have in that any money. They were seeking
:10:12. > :10:23.another six months for the councils are mothballed that area. This is
:10:23. > :10:28.just phase one. The people behind the project said in a couple of
:10:28. > :10:33.years time we hope to build an indoor track and have fun venue that
:10:33. > :10:37.people are Sheffield can be proud of. There is work to be dead and the
:10:37. > :10:48.transition is not as seamlessly as you would hope. —— there is work to
:10:48. > :10:59.be done. We are looking at a number of potential operators, especially
:10:59. > :11:04.than the question of health. Hopefully, over the next few months
:11:04. > :11:10.we will be talking to people very seriously about a £2 million
:11:10. > :11:13.investment into that as well. As for Don Valley, they are talking about
:11:13. > :11:17.what they put on the site rather than about the stadium.
:11:17. > :11:20.A Bradford cricket club is reeling after being banned from the local
:11:20. > :11:25.Cricket League for allegedly failing to pay its fines and not keeping its
:11:25. > :11:29.pitch up to scratch. The all Asian Manningham Mills club was expelled
:11:29. > :11:31.last week after the League held an extraordinary general meeting.
:11:31. > :11:35.Manningham Mills denies that the club is at fault and it's holding a
:11:35. > :11:46.public meeting to gather the support needed to re—instate itself back
:11:46. > :11:49.into the League. Ian White is there. That is about 100 people here at
:11:49. > :11:54.this meeting this evening that has been hastily called. The message is
:11:54. > :11:59.simple from the protesters, they are saying, look beyond the boundary, it
:11:59. > :12:04.is just not cricket. It had decision that has ripped the heart from this
:12:04. > :12:08.community, they claim. It is a team with a proud history spanning 150
:12:08. > :12:13.years. Manningham Mills Cricket club says to the centre of Bradford has a
:12:13. > :12:24.reputation for bringing on stars of the future. We have two youths in
:12:24. > :12:30.the club who play for Yorkshire. Many people started off their
:12:30. > :12:34.careers here that Manningham Mills. The all Asian club is fighting for
:12:34. > :12:39.survival after being thrown out of the Bradford Cricket league in a
:12:39. > :12:44.vote against them. It followed admissions that squashes were not
:12:44. > :12:51.delivered on time and the clubs facilities and not up to scratch. We
:12:51. > :12:57.found out originally, it was a big shock, we could not believe it. I
:12:57. > :13:07.can't imagine Manningham Mills not playing in the league. It is a
:13:07. > :13:12.shame. The first team captain should have been sat down and they should
:13:12. > :13:13.have addressed it. Many clubs in the league could only dream of the
:13:13. > :13:27.facilities Manningham Mills have a from the grants by sport England.
:13:27. > :13:30.When we developed this community centre it was about developing the
:13:30. > :13:37.community, developing the cricket and football. This development has
:13:37. > :13:41.gone on since 2006. For the league to say this ground is not up to
:13:41. > :13:46.standard is a shocking statement. There are a number of areas where
:13:46. > :13:50.doubts are raised in your mind as to what has happened here. The club is
:13:50. > :14:05.so powerful and useful in this community, as it is in a deprived
:14:05. > :14:08.area of Bradford. No one from the Bradford Cricket league was
:14:08. > :14:12.available for interview but they said they regretted the situation.
:14:12. > :14:16.But they do say it was not a decision they have taken, it is a
:14:16. > :14:21.decision members of the Cricket league have taken. They need to look
:14:21. > :14:25.to the future and consider all sides of the argument. Rules have been
:14:25. > :14:30.broken. Best tour quickly to Adam who is the team captain for the
:14:30. > :14:34.first—team. What do you hope to get out of the meeting this evening? We
:14:34. > :14:38.would like to lead to reconsider its position. If it were to go to a free
:14:38. > :14:47.vote, we would like clubs to take it seriously. You must be pleased with
:14:47. > :14:54.the support you have to night as Mac it means a lot to the community. The
:14:54. > :14:59.people of Bradford, not just manning him, we would like the league to
:14:59. > :15:03.take this seriously. One other bit of news, George Galloway has
:15:03. > :15:11.intervened and said he is willing to mediate, be the middleman in all
:15:11. > :15:15.this row. It is one of the biggest leagues in the whole country. It is
:15:15. > :15:18.remarkable. Before seven o'clock: Yorkshire's first ever marathon is
:15:18. > :15:33.just weeks away but someone may have peaked too soon. I am ready. I am
:15:33. > :15:38.ready. We are already! And from Punch and Judy to the Sooty Show.
:15:38. > :15:45.England's largest puppet festival comes to Skipton this weekend.
:15:45. > :15:48.In football, I'm afraid Yorkshire will have just a single
:15:48. > :15:50.representative in the last 16 of the Capital One Cup and that's Hull
:15:50. > :16:11.City. Leeds United were the only remaining
:16:11. > :16:17.candidate from our Look North region, until last night's third
:16:17. > :16:20.round match at Newcastle United. Leeds started strongly and hit the
:16:20. > :16:24.bar in the opening stages through Ross McCormack's chip. But
:16:24. > :16:28.Newcastle's Premier League qualities eventually came to the fore, and the
:16:28. > :16:34.Magpies ran out winners by 2—0, to set up a fourth round tie at
:16:34. > :16:37.Manchester City. Super League now and Huddersfield
:16:37. > :16:42.Giants are one win away from their first ever grand final. They reached
:16:42. > :16:46.the semifinal by thrashing Hull 76—18 last week, Leroy Cudjoe with
:16:46. > :16:49.the try that started the rout. But Warrington Wolves are sure to set a
:16:49. > :16:58.sterner test tonight as they've already beaten Huddersfield three
:16:58. > :17:03.times this season. I don't feel any pressure on that. We have excited
:17:03. > :17:08.about going to Warrington. We know it is a fair challenge. The biggest
:17:08. > :17:15.challenge is ourselves in turning it around. This is what it is all
:17:15. > :17:20.about. This is why I play. As a kid you dream about playing in the
:17:20. > :17:23.semifinals and get yourself to Old Trafford.
:17:23. > :17:26.Yorkshire's Ed Clancy has won open pursuit gold on the first day of the
:17:26. > :17:29.British National Track Championships. The two—time Olympic
:17:29. > :17:34.gold medallist took the crown at the Manchester Velodrome in four minutes
:17:34. > :17:38.and 26.015 seconds. Well done to him.
:17:38. > :17:42.And could his fellow GB cyclist Lizzie Armitstead also be in the
:17:42. > :17:44.medals this weekend? Lizzie Armitstead has won World
:17:44. > :17:48.Championship gold on the track before, but never on the road. On
:17:48. > :17:52.Saturday afternoon though, she has a great chance of finally grabbing
:17:52. > :17:56.that rainbow jersey in Florence. You can watch it on BBC television. And
:17:56. > :18:05.Paul Ogden's been looking at Lizzie 's preparations.
:18:05. > :18:06.You get an Olympic medal and you think you get an Olympic medal
:18:06. > :18:12.anything that is is still a big struggle.
:18:12. > :18:16.Lizzie Armitstead still speaks on this Yorkshire. Even though her
:18:16. > :18:20.routine racing career happens mostly on continental Europe these days.
:18:20. > :18:25.Like this one in Brittany, during the build—up to the world
:18:25. > :18:29.championship. And having warned that British champions jersey again since
:18:29. > :18:35.June this year, the whole cycling world is looking forward to another
:18:35. > :18:45.amateur dead showdown —— Lizzie Armitstead showdown. You need a good
:18:45. > :18:54.day to beat the Dutch cyclist. She is consistently the best. The funny
:18:54. > :19:02.thing is for most of the racing year Lizzie is the overseas staff this
:19:02. > :19:06.Dutch team. She will be racing for Team GB against some of her mates in
:19:06. > :19:12.Netherlands colours will stop knowing the opposition is useful for
:19:12. > :19:17.the long—term. Everything I do is aimed towards the Olympics,
:19:17. > :19:20.definitely. That is why if you have a bad race you have to learn from it
:19:20. > :19:27.and takes dark and not get too disheartened because there are big
:19:27. > :19:31.as that bigger goals. The BBC is the place to enjoy the colour and drama
:19:31. > :19:34.of a great race into skinny on Saturday. Online from one o'clock,
:19:34. > :19:40.then on the television from two o'clock on BBC One.
:19:40. > :19:46.Former Leeds United player Eddie Gray has been added to football's
:19:46. > :19:48.prestigious Hall of Fame. Gray who played for Leeds for 18 years was
:19:48. > :19:53.inducted at a ceremony at the National Football Museum in Salford
:19:53. > :19:55.last night. He follows in the footsteps of Leeds icons John
:19:55. > :20:03.Charles, Jack Charlton, Billy Bremner, Johnny Giles and Don Revie.
:20:04. > :20:10.It is a great honour. I joined Leeds over 50 years ago and I watched all
:20:10. > :20:15.the great players playing. To be in the Hall of Fame and look at this
:20:15. > :20:18.names that are in it. It is a reflection on the players I played
:20:18. > :20:21.with. I was very lucky to play with great players and that is a great
:20:21. > :20:25.help when you play for all. Now we've grown up with the Muppets
:20:25. > :20:28.and Sesame Street. I think my favourite was Cookie Monster! But
:20:28. > :20:34.there's nothing like watching a proper live puppet show. And if
:20:34. > :20:38.you're in Skipton this weekend you'll have plenty of choice.
:20:38. > :20:41.England's largest puppet festival gets underway with everything from
:20:41. > :20:45.traditional Punch and Judy to a giant puppet parade. The three—day
:20:45. > :20:50.festival will see 30 companies from across the world giving more than 80
:20:50. > :20:56.performances. We pulled a few strings to get Spencer Stokes an
:20:56. > :21:01.early preview. What a cast of characters. It looks
:21:01. > :21:09.like our newsroom. These are not going to be coming out over the
:21:09. > :21:15.weekend by hundreds of others are. You are the festival director and
:21:15. > :21:21.you are expecting thousands. It is a phenomenal presale, more than 90% of
:21:21. > :21:25.all available tickets have sold out in advance of the festival
:21:25. > :21:31.happening. One of your puppet friends seems to have arrived. This
:21:31. > :21:38.is Bush baby from Norway. He likes being in Skipton. My Norwegian isn't
:21:38. > :21:43.that good! What do you think of Yorkshire, Bush baby? He seems quite
:21:43. > :21:51.happy. I have never interviewed a puppet before! We have puppets from
:21:52. > :22:00.all over including Germany. You are doing the smelliest puppetry of all.
:22:00. > :22:05.Her puppets are her feet. Lots to talk to Daniel. What would make
:22:05. > :22:22.anyone turn their feet into the pits? This is a special thing.
:22:22. > :22:27.What, I years may feet. Here is the body who creates in front of your
:22:27. > :22:33.eyes a character and performing with her feet. How does that go down with
:22:33. > :22:37.the audiences? It is something that is so unexpected, having people
:22:37. > :22:43.think, I have never seen anything like this. This is going to be very,
:22:43. > :22:48.very special. It will be the highlight of this festival. He will
:22:48. > :22:53.be in Skipton with about 500 other puppets over the weekend. They are
:22:53. > :22:59.getting ready. Some of the events are free. No strings attached!
:22:59. > :23:03.It's now just three weeks to the first ever Yorkshire marathon. You
:23:03. > :23:08.may remember a few months ago we introduced you to the White Rose
:23:08. > :23:13.Runners. All ladies, all with a story to tell about why they want to
:23:13. > :23:18.run 26 miles. They are also my training partners. But more than
:23:18. > :23:26.that, my inspiration. They have never run a marathon before.
:23:26. > :23:34.Everyone of them has a story to and, boy, can they talk! I am concerned
:23:34. > :23:38.about my what the bits wobbling. We are going through so many injuries
:23:38. > :23:42.at the moment. We have been going since April, we have gone through
:23:42. > :23:47.shin splints, hit problems, we have them taped up. But they turn up
:23:47. > :23:50.weekend, we can still smiling and we have increased the miles gradually
:23:50. > :24:01.each week. Each time are still smiling. Let me introduce you to
:24:01. > :24:04.just three of the runners. Even at that had made double mastectomy I
:24:04. > :24:10.was feeling low and I decided to take up running. Training for the
:24:10. > :24:17.marathon has made me feel great, exhausted map that great. I lost my
:24:17. > :24:23.sister to breast cancer. This year I am challenging myself to run a
:24:23. > :24:26.marathon. I remember when my sister could not get out of bed because of
:24:26. > :24:36.the disease of the disease services at great challenge for me. I would
:24:36. > :24:42.like to increase might total. I lost my dad to cancer in 2011. The care
:24:42. > :24:47.he received through the Sue Ryder Hospice made me run. This seemed to
:24:47. > :24:53.be the perfect challenge and here we are with three weeks to go. We have
:24:54. > :25:19.friends of 13, 16 and 20 two miles in the bag. Still, they never stop
:25:19. > :25:23.talking. I am useful! I am with the incredible White Rose Runners.
:25:23. > :25:44.Absolutely fantastic. They have got a really, really
:25:44. > :25:54.special picture to show you. That is the reflection of light through ice
:25:54. > :26:02.crystals so that is about 35,000 feet up in the sky. Keep those
:26:02. > :26:07.pictures coming up. Some nice weather to come over the next few
:26:07. > :26:12.days. Tomorrow it will start cloudy but the sun will break through
:26:12. > :26:15.courtesy of hype pressure keeping this weather system at bay, said bad
:26:15. > :26:18.weather across Portugal. That is keeping it at bay and it means
:26:18. > :26:24.weekend and perhaps Monday we'll be fine. We're watching this week
:26:24. > :26:27.weather front, it is lit thing up the western side of the country and
:26:27. > :26:31.this could bring patchy rain especially for the Pennines
:26:31. > :26:39.overnight. No further east than Leeds, I don't think. It is dry with
:26:39. > :26:43.clear spells further east. We will see temperatures coming in at around
:26:43. > :26:49.nine Celsius. So the sun will rise in the morning at seven o'clock and
:26:49. > :26:54.the high water time is 10:25am. A lovely day along the coast with some
:26:54. > :26:59.sunshine. Quite a bit of cloud in the west and a damp start but any
:26:59. > :27:02.patchy rain will soon clear away. Skies will brighten up to by the
:27:02. > :27:08.time we get to tomorrow afternoon it is very nice. Some decent spells of
:27:08. > :27:12.sunshine coming through. Breezes will be light to moderate. Top
:27:12. > :27:23.temperatures from which the two Scarborough about 15 degrees. ——
:27:23. > :27:28.from Whitby. The weekend, I bring good news because it is fine, bright
:27:28. > :27:31.with good spells of sunshine. It will be breezy along the coast and
:27:31. > :27:33.that will take the edge of the temperatures but we will settle for
:27:33. > :27:41.that. We are more interested in Pontefract
:27:41. > :27:47.than Portugal!