:00:06. > :00:11.Good evening and welcome to Wednesday's Look North. On the
:00:11. > :00:14.programme tonight: The four people from Yorkshire convicted for their
:00:14. > :00:16.parts in a case of modern day slavery.
:00:16. > :00:19.We will hear from a charity helping the young woman to recover.
:00:19. > :00:23.Also tonight: The cost to Sheffield of hosting the Tour de France will
:00:23. > :00:33.reach nearly £1 million, so is it worth it? And yes from Sheffield
:00:33. > :00:39.Council which became the last in our region to approve its share of the
:00:39. > :00:45.funding. It is geared to enter with a sprint finish at Sheffield Arena
:00:45. > :00:49.in nine months' time. And the plants are in, so a historic
:00:49. > :00:54.South Yorkshire treasure is nearly ready for the public once again.
:00:54. > :01:04.A windy day to come tomorrow in coastal areas. More to come in 20
:01:04. > :01:06.minutes. Six people, including four from
:01:06. > :01:10.Bradford, have been convicted in connection with the trafficking of a
:01:10. > :01:15.young woman who was kidnapped and held as a slave. The victim was
:01:15. > :01:19.taken from Slovakia to Burnley where she was beaten, raped and sold for
:01:19. > :01:25.marriage. Police have described it as a case of modern day slavery. In
:01:25. > :01:28.a moment, we will hear from the charity helping the woman to
:01:28. > :01:35.recover. First here's our crime correspondent.
:01:36. > :01:42.The houses in Bradford where the victim of a horrifying ordeal was
:01:42. > :01:47.held prisoner for two weeks in the summer of last year. Began last
:01:47. > :01:52.August in this Slovakian town. A 20—year—old woman on a night out
:01:52. > :01:57.with friends was kidnapped and plied with alcohol by a 44—year—old who
:01:57. > :02:02.had been living in Bradford. He was forced —— she was forced to travel
:02:02. > :02:06.on a court, thinking she was being taken to the Czech Republic to work.
:02:06. > :02:13.Instead, she was taken to London, then Bradford, then a house above a
:02:13. > :02:19.shop in Burnley. There, she was sold to a 34—year—old shop worker. He
:02:19. > :02:28.held her prisoner, allegedly repeatedly raping and assaulting
:02:28. > :02:35.her. It is alleged that she was forced into a sham marriage. He
:02:35. > :02:41.wanted a wife to prevent being deported back to Pakistan.
:02:41. > :02:43.Prosecutors said the case sounded like something from a 19th—century
:02:43. > :02:48.Charles Dickens novel. The woman had been passed around the continent in
:02:48. > :02:52.this country like a commodity, scared and unable to speak English.
:02:52. > :02:58.She could have done nothing to protect herself. This is modern—day
:02:58. > :03:07.slavery in the 21st—century. We must do all we can to support victims and
:03:07. > :03:13.prosecute offenders. The men who held the victim in Bradford have
:03:13. > :03:23.been convicted of trafficking are for exploitation. Two other men also
:03:23. > :03:29.kept the woman in Washington Street. They helped provide a link for sham
:03:30. > :03:37.marriages with people from Eastern Europe. Police were able to release
:03:37. > :03:39.the victim after someone in the community raised the alarm. She
:03:39. > :03:46.later described her terrifying experience. I was so scared for my
:03:46. > :03:52.life. Many times I wanted to run away. Because of what the bad people
:03:52. > :03:56.told me, I didn't know where to run, where to go or I could trust. Was
:03:56. > :04:05.convicted today will be sentenced tomorrow. A final end to the
:04:05. > :04:07.appalling case of a young woman from Slovakia.
:04:07. > :04:10.The Medaille Trust helps victims of trafficking and has been involved in
:04:10. > :04:16.this case. I asked Mike Emberson from the Trust how the woman is
:04:16. > :04:20.coping. Well, obviously everyone reacts differently, but it would be
:04:20. > :04:24.fairly typical for this to be a major trauma in this young woman's
:04:24. > :04:33.life. Her life would have been destroyed, really. Part of our job
:04:33. > :04:41.was to get her help to rebuild her life. It is not the first time we
:04:41. > :04:45.have heard of trafficking in Bradford and elsewhere. How
:04:45. > :04:50.widespread could this be? It is a criminal activity which is
:04:50. > :04:55.underground. It is difficult to get exact figures, but anything up to
:04:55. > :05:01.4000 young women could be involved in something like this. Why didn't
:05:01. > :05:06.she tried to escape or contact the police? It was a very courageous
:05:06. > :05:09.thing she has done to cooperate with the police. Very many people in this
:05:09. > :05:16.situation are absolutely terrified of the people who have trafficked
:05:16. > :05:23.them. Be perhaps fear their own lives or those of their family. It
:05:23. > :05:30.is very difficult to do. How common is it for a case like this to come
:05:30. > :05:34.to trial? This is a tremendous success by the Crown Prosecution
:05:35. > :05:40.Service and the police. Through the courage of this lady. Most cases
:05:40. > :05:42.unfortunately do not come to court. Thank you for speaking with us.
:05:42. > :05:44.Sheffield Council says hosting the Tour de France will cost taxpayers
:05:44. > :05:54.almost £1 million. Stage two of like marketing, road resurfacing,
:05:54. > :05:59.even the fee for race organisers. Councils across the region face a
:05:59. > :06:02.bill of 11 million. Some people are critical of the price—tag but
:06:02. > :06:08.Sheffield council is confident it will be value for money. Our
:06:08. > :06:17.reporter is in Sheffield this evening.
:06:17. > :06:25.It will be six July next year when Yorkshire's stage of the Tour de
:06:25. > :06:33.France ends here at the Sheffield Arena. The tour will come out of
:06:33. > :06:40.West Yorkshire, and then on into Sheffield. They are expecting a
:06:40. > :06:45.sprint finish, but it is a marathon to prepare. Sheffield council is
:06:45. > :06:49.having to put in £900,000. It says the investment is definitely
:06:49. > :06:54.worthwhile. It is not the first time Sheffield
:06:54. > :07:00.has hosted a major cycling event. This was the tour of Britain eight
:07:00. > :07:05.years ago. The Tour de France is something else. The council say it
:07:05. > :07:11.is worth the investment. It is the biggest annual sporting event in the
:07:11. > :07:15.world. Third biggest after the Olympics and the World Cup. We
:07:15. > :07:26.expect 250,000 people to line the route in Sheffield. This is huge.
:07:26. > :07:29.The overall cost is £21 million. The government is putting in 10 million.
:07:29. > :07:38.The rest will be made up by the councils on the route. They can hang
:07:38. > :07:43.their bike up here. In Sheffield, they are getting prepared. This
:07:43. > :07:48.hotel is installing bike racks. 65% of the rooms across the city are put
:07:48. > :08:02.out already. When it last came to the UK in Kent, the estimated
:08:02. > :08:06.economic value was anything up to £40 million. Even if you cut that in
:08:06. > :08:13.half, the financial benefit to the region will be huge. The council
:08:13. > :08:19.reckons those benefits could total £50 million. Not everyone is so
:08:19. > :08:24.sure. There is far more in Sheffield that needs urgent attention. When
:08:24. > :08:27.you look at the tourist attractions and put it will local economy, I
:08:27. > :08:37.think it will more than pay for itself. It is disgusting. Our
:08:38. > :08:49.council always wastes money. No surprise. It is the legacy for
:08:49. > :08:55.Sheffield in terms of the investment in cycling. It is an investment in
:08:55. > :09:03.our future. With nine months left to go, there is likely to be plenty
:09:03. > :09:07.more debate. We cannot overlook one white elephant in the room. The Don
:09:07. > :09:14.Valley Stadium just round the corner from you was built for the world
:09:14. > :09:20.student games and closed last week. The council say roads in this region
:09:20. > :09:28.and across the city has to be resurfaced. In a fortnight, we
:09:28. > :09:30.should get more detail about exactly which streets will be used for the
:09:30. > :09:34.event. It has sparked a lot of debate on
:09:34. > :09:38.our Facebook page. Rachel Linley asks: Why isn't the Tour de France
:09:38. > :09:41.organisation paying for this? I would much prefer it this money was
:09:41. > :09:44.put into keeping our local libraries and community spaces open. Peter
:09:45. > :09:48.Robertshaw thinks: It is great! Let's show off our city, and provide
:09:48. > :09:51.an amazing chance for hundreds of thousands of people to watch and be
:09:51. > :09:53.inspired. And Graham Bacon commented: Wouldn't the money be
:09:53. > :10:00.better spent providing services from the council which have been reduced?
:10:00. > :10:04.Later on Look North: We'll be talking to a new World Champion.
:10:04. > :10:07.Joe Morley from Leeds picked up the title for extreme kayaking. He'll be
:10:07. > :10:15.joining us with his kayak in a few minutes.
:10:16. > :10:19.Residents from across Yorkshire have joined forces to fight plans to
:10:19. > :10:22.build thousands of new homes, with fears green—belt land is at risk in
:10:22. > :10:25.future. The regional supergroup was launched as many of our councils
:10:25. > :10:29.consider how to meet controversial house—building targets. This follows
:10:29. > :10:35.claims by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England that
:10:35. > :10:38.large areas of protected land are under threat. Our reporter is here
:10:38. > :10:45.with the details. There's no disputing there's a real
:10:45. > :10:48.need for new housing in Yorkshire. Government estimates suggest to keep
:10:48. > :10:55.up with current demand, 133,000 new homes need to be built in Yorkshire
:10:55. > :11:17.before 2021. That's more than 16,000 every year. More than 258,000 people
:11:17. > :11:20.are on local authority waiting lists. So is the green belt at risk
:11:20. > :11:24.as a result? Campaigners estimate 46,000 homes could be built on
:11:24. > :11:27.protected spaces in future and they are getting ready to fight it.
:11:27. > :11:31.There are many campaign groups in this region fighting to protect
:11:31. > :11:40.green belt from development. They have formed a supergroup. We need
:11:40. > :11:48.these green spaces to stop the spread of towns and cities engulfing
:11:48. > :11:55.these green and pleasant land is. Once they build on them, they don't
:11:55. > :12:01.come back. This is green belt land a few miles outside of Leeds city
:12:01. > :12:05.centre. Open countryside which would be protected. However, local
:12:05. > :12:11.councils can release areas have green belt to build on if they
:12:11. > :12:31.decide there is a demand for housing and no suitable Brownfield sites.
:12:31. > :12:39.Leeds City Council dispute that estimate. They argue there are not
:12:39. > :12:44.enough Brownfield sites and some green belt will need to be used. Our
:12:44. > :12:53.view is we should minimise how much green belt land. Can you not avoid
:12:53. > :12:57.it completely? I don't think we can because cities need to grow. If
:12:57. > :13:08.you're not careful, all we will have will be suburban sprawl without
:13:08. > :13:12.green spaces in the inner—city. We need to respect communities and
:13:12. > :13:17.their identities. This week, government inspector is examining
:13:17. > :13:21.plans for developing leads over the next 15 years. With the council
:13:21. > :13:32.claiming 70,000 new homes are needed, the road for green belt is
:13:32. > :13:35.likely to intensify. A family from Killamarsh in
:13:35. > :13:39.Derbyshire has joined a protest at Westminster to call for changes to
:13:39. > :13:40.the way relatives of those who die abroad are treated. The parents of
:13:40. > :13:41.17—year—old 17—year—old Matthew Cryer joined
:13:41. > :13:48.other families at the died on the Greek island of Zante in
:13:48. > :13:58.2008. An inquest in Britain found he'd been unlawfully killed but
:13:58. > :14:05.no—one has been convicted. Evidence from this country could be
:14:05. > :14:10.used abroad and that makes sense. At the moment, it cannot and there is
:14:10. > :14:15.no basis in law. I would like to see more cooperation between countries.
:14:15. > :14:18.The MP for Barnsley Central has been given a new role in the Labour
:14:18. > :14:21.Party. Dan Jarvis has been appointed Shadow minister for Youth Justice
:14:21. > :14:24.and Victims. He had previously served as the Shadow Culture
:14:24. > :14:27.Minister. Major investment has been secured
:14:27. > :14:29.for a regeneration project in the Rossington area of Doncaster. A
:14:29. > :14:33.North American company will provide private funding for an inland port
:14:33. > :14:35.to help speed up the delivery of freight, and ease pressure on
:14:35. > :14:46.coastal ports. Doncaster Council says it will create around 5,000
:14:46. > :14:50.jobs and be complete by 2015. It has taken ten years and more than
:14:50. > :14:53.£3 million but next month the Grade Two listed Wentworth Castle
:14:53. > :14:55.Conservatory at Barnsley will open to the public once more. A
:14:55. > :14:58.spectacular example of Victorian architecture, the glasshouse was in
:14:58. > :15:02.a terrible state until a campaign was launched to save it. And today
:15:02. > :15:13.there was a special moment as planting began. Our reporter went
:15:13. > :15:16.along. At Wentworth Castle Conservatory,
:15:16. > :15:22.they have waited ten years for this moment. Putting in the first planned
:15:22. > :15:31.in the newly restored conservatory. For head gardener, Michael, it is a
:15:31. > :15:34.special moment. These plants are all from the period of the house. They
:15:34. > :15:45.represent different parts of the world. We are very proud. James
:15:45. > :15:50.Buckley was head gardener when the conservatory was built in 1885.
:15:50. > :15:56.These photographs help to show how gloriously plants were in its
:15:56. > :16:01.heyday. But in latter years, it became a crumbling structure. Its
:16:01. > :16:12.plight featured on the BBC's restoration programme in 2003. Over
:16:12. > :16:15.500 people donated money to make it possible to restore the
:16:15. > :16:20.conservatory. Without that sort of help, it would not have been
:16:20. > :16:24.possible. Without individual support and commitment, we would not have
:16:24. > :16:29.felt encouraged to keep going for the ten years it has taken. It has
:16:29. > :16:34.been the help from dozens of volunteers like these three people
:16:34. > :16:46.which has made the transformation possible. It will be good for the
:16:46. > :16:57.area. It is fantastic. It is something to be proud of. When
:16:57. > :16:59.besotted with scaffolding before, to see it now, it is fantastic. It is
:16:59. > :17:03.not much of an exaggeration to say that this restoration project has
:17:03. > :17:08.been a decade of blood, sweat and tears. But next month this Barnsley
:17:08. > :17:12.treasure will open once again, meaning that something that was so
:17:12. > :17:25.nearly lost can be enjoyed by generations to come.
:17:25. > :17:28.I loved that jumper! And there'll be much more on the
:17:28. > :17:30.restoration of Wentworth Castle with Tony Foster at Breakfast on Radio
:17:30. > :17:42.Sheffield tomorrow. Before 7pm: Bradford's mirror pool
:17:42. > :17:51.as you've never seen it. Come back and join us because
:17:51. > :17:53.Bradford is vying for an the curry capital and this whole place will be
:17:53. > :17:57.lit up. Football now, and a manager's future
:17:57. > :18:09.rarely depends on the outcome of a second round tie in the Johnstone's
:18:09. > :18:12.Paint Trophy. But last night could prove to be an exception. Sheffield
:18:12. > :18:16.United, who are struggling near the foot of League One, lost at home to
:18:16. > :18:18.a side from the bottom division leaving boss David Weir clinging on
:18:18. > :18:21.to his job. He didn't look happy before the game
:18:21. > :18:25.last night. What followed would not improve his mood. It might have been
:18:25. > :18:34.different, had this curling for the blades gone in. When you are
:18:34. > :18:37.out of form, it feels like you are also out of luck. Hartlepool,
:18:37. > :18:41.struggling themselves in the league below Sheffield United, scored the
:18:41. > :18:48.only goal of the game shortly before half—time. James Poole, unmarked in
:18:48. > :18:52.the penalty area, had time to place his volley. Since David Weir took
:18:52. > :18:57.charge in the summer, his team have won only two of 13 matches. 4000
:18:57. > :19:07.fans made their feelings known last night. His feelings were also on
:19:07. > :19:16.display as he was interviewed by BBC Radio Sheffield's reporter. I was
:19:16. > :19:27.disappointed. The players were equally disappointed. Do you feel it
:19:27. > :19:33.is embarrassing to have this run of results? Yes. I have had no feedback
:19:33. > :19:41.from the hierarchy tonight. Do you resign? No.
:19:41. > :19:47.He has said he will not walk away, but whether he will stay could be a
:19:47. > :19:50.decision is taken out of his hands. There were two other games involving
:19:50. > :19:53.our teams in last night's Johnstone's Paint Trophy. Rotherham
:19:53. > :19:54.United beat York City with the help of a Chris Smith own goal.
:19:55. > :19:56.Johnstone's Paint Trophy. Rotherham United beat York City with the Alex
:19:56. > :20:02.Revell's powerful header completed a 3—0 victory.
:20:02. > :20:05.Chesterfield also progressed to the third round by beating local rivals
:20:06. > :20:12.Mansfield thanks to the only goal of the game by Gary McSheffrey.
:20:12. > :20:21.We are about to meet a new World Champion from Yorkshire and his mum.
:20:21. > :20:24.The sport is extreme kayaking. Joe Morley from Leeds won the event in
:20:24. > :20:28.Austria at the weekend. And if you're wondering exactly what kind
:20:28. > :20:38.of work it involves, here's a bit of a taster for you.
:20:38. > :21:18.I am on my knees as a mark of respect. This is a fantastic event
:21:18. > :21:24.to win. How do you do it? You just have to slide off and paddle as fast
:21:24. > :21:32.as you can! You are six foot three, is it tight inside? It is, but you
:21:32. > :21:42.need it to be like that so you can control the
:21:42. > :21:49.possible. Your parents have sacrificed a lot? Yes, the whole way
:21:49. > :21:56.through my career. They have driven me around the country and sorted me
:21:56. > :22:05.out with a car in later life. To think that your lad has out—paddled
:22:05. > :22:15.150 other competitors, you must be so proud? Very proud. I know you
:22:15. > :22:21.watched it lies in your living room on the internets. Was it like? Nerve
:22:21. > :22:25.wracking. We daren't look. When he got to the bottom, we were jumping
:22:25. > :22:37.up and down and screaming. It was fantastic. It is a scary thing to
:22:37. > :22:49.watch, I imagine? It is, but we have every confidence in him. Didn't you
:22:49. > :22:53.downsize for him? We did, but it is no different to what other people do
:22:53. > :22:58.to get their child is to university. When you know you're child has a
:22:58. > :23:05.talent, you do you can get behind them. This belt is proof of our
:23:05. > :23:10.fantastic achievement. We look forward to seeing you again next
:23:10. > :23:13.year when you get your world champion title again.
:23:13. > :23:20.Bradford third year running. To mark the
:23:20. > :23:23.launch of the bid, City Park's mirror pool is being turned into a
:23:24. > :23:26.huge pot of ingredients. The event coincides with another arts event
:23:26. > :23:29.celebrating the work of writer Sylvia Plath, using state of the art
:23:30. > :23:43.video projection. It promises to look amazing. Our reporter is in
:23:43. > :23:48.Bradford to tell us more. Nothing goes according to plan on
:23:48. > :23:52.live television. It is supposed to be lit up behind me but it is not
:23:52. > :23:57.ready yet. There have been technical problems. One of the other big
:23:57. > :24:07.events that is happening is the bid to become curry capital of the UK.
:24:07. > :24:12.We want to make it a hat—trick. It would be a fantastic achievement to
:24:12. > :24:26.win for a third year running. We have done something special this
:24:26. > :24:35.year. There will be a new flavour of crisps to celebrate. Why is this
:24:35. > :24:38.title so important? No one has ever won it three years running. We have
:24:39. > :24:45.worked really hard. We really want is. It is also about the economy? It
:24:45. > :24:48.is. Also encouragement for other restaurants to work hard and
:24:48. > :24:59.showcase exactly what we can do. We all know that Bradford is the place
:24:59. > :25:05.to come for a good curry. Bradford are the rightful owners! You are one
:25:05. > :25:13.of the artists involved in light display this evening. It is based on
:25:13. > :25:24.a quote by Sylvia Plath. We wanted to create an artwork that referenced
:25:24. > :25:29.how Bradford city uses this pool. Are you confident it will happen
:25:29. > :25:34.this evening? It is all starting. As it gets darker, it gets brighter and
:25:34. > :25:38.brighter. This is the preview. Tomorrow night, please come and walk
:25:38. > :25:44.through this. Exist in the projections.
:25:44. > :25:50.Don't you get frustrated when you can't see what they are talking
:25:50. > :25:59.about? ! I hear that you were upstaged by
:25:59. > :26:07.some arrows last night? This tells its story. Red sky in the
:26:07. > :26:11.morning, shepherds warning. There are coastal gills only way for
:26:11. > :26:17.Scarborough. The first northerly of the season with high pressure to the
:26:17. > :26:22.west, so a lot of dry weather tomorrow. You can see the shower
:26:22. > :26:27.clouds gathering over north—east Scotland. They will
:26:27. > :26:30.way southwards. Mostly dry and clear at first this evening. Showers
:26:30. > :26:39.driven on by what will be a deal force northerly across —— along the
:26:40. > :26:47.coast. Temp goes down to five or six degrees. The sun will rise in the
:26:47. > :26:53.morning. There will be showers from the word go and eastern areas.
:26:53. > :26:58.Further west, a lovely start. Eventually, shoppers will come some
:26:58. > :27:07.way inland. Fairly frequent showers to the West. A cold feeling. Are you
:27:07. > :27:21.ready for this? Let's check out the window arrows. Some very strong
:27:21. > :27:28.gales. There will be a significant wind—chill. There is the warning for
:27:28. > :27:38.the coasts. Could be some flooding, but not a big deal. Risk of some
:27:38. > :27:40.drizzle at the weekend. We are back at 10:25pm. Enjoy your
:27:40. > :27:42.evening. Goodbye.