:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to Friday's Look North.
:00:10. > :00:12.On the programme tonight. Freezing months ahead. Yorkshire charities
:00:13. > :00:20.warn of a difficult winter for families struggling to pay rising
:00:21. > :00:27.energy bills. We are going into people's 's home
:00:28. > :00:30.and they are freezing cold. Also tonight. A hospital is
:00:31. > :00:33.evacuated after a chemical spill. Patients and staff are forced to
:00:34. > :00:38.leave Harrogate Hospital after fumes from an acid leak.
:00:39. > :00:42.And the rugby league World Cup has come to Leeds, the reigning
:00:43. > :00:48.champions New Zealand taking on Papua New Guinea.
:00:49. > :00:51.It has been cold and largely cloudy day. And it is going to be chilly
:00:52. > :01:05.through the weekend. Yorkshire charities have reported a
:01:06. > :01:09.huge rise in the number of people coming forward with concerns about
:01:10. > :01:13.paying their energy bills. Four of the big six energy companies
:01:14. > :01:18.have recently put their prices up by 9% on average, leaving some people
:01:19. > :01:22.feeling unable to cope. In a moment, we'll hear from the MP
:01:23. > :01:31.for Bassetlaw, John Mann, but first Cathy Booth reports.
:01:32. > :01:36.For this man, as for many in Yorkshire, finances are tight.
:01:37. > :01:43.Crippling energy bills are forcing him to make difficult decisions
:01:44. > :01:50.about what his family can afford. We cannot do family trips as much as we
:01:51. > :01:58.used to do. The cost of gas and electricity has been creeping up for
:01:59. > :02:06.some time. The increases mean a typical domestic dual fuel built now
:02:07. > :02:18.cost more than ?1400 a year. Until recently, Billy was paying ?40 a
:02:19. > :02:24.week on a prepaid meter. It is hard to think it could get any worse.
:02:25. > :02:29.People are struggling now to pay gas and electricity. You go into
:02:30. > :02:35.people's homes and they are freezing cold and winter is not even here
:02:36. > :02:44.yet. It is going to get worse. As temperatures continue to drop, the
:02:45. > :02:57.bills keep going up. Everything is going up. Meanwhile, the energy
:02:58. > :03:02.companies say the price of raw materials are to blame for rising
:03:03. > :03:12.bills. For families like Billy's, that is cold comfort. We did ask to
:03:13. > :03:16.speak to a minister from the Department of Energy and Climate
:03:17. > :03:17.Change, but were told none was available.
:03:18. > :03:29.But they did issue the following statement.
:03:30. > :03:36.We're joined now by the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, John Mann. A number
:03:37. > :03:39.of charities have told us of their concerns, is this matched by what
:03:40. > :03:42.you are hearing from your constituents?
:03:43. > :03:49.It is what I am hearing and it is what I am seeing. People are getting
:03:50. > :03:53.caught out. It has got cold and they have not realised, they have
:03:54. > :03:57.forgotten just how Hibees bills are. People are going to payday loan
:03:58. > :04:05.companies more than before, building up credit card debts. It is a
:04:06. > :04:13.frightening scenario if we have a cold winter. Surely your government,
:04:14. > :04:18.when you were in power, has some responsibility. We did not offer
:04:19. > :04:31.much competition first remark it is not competition we need, it is lower
:04:32. > :04:38.prices. If I had had my way, I would have nationalised the energy
:04:39. > :04:44.companies. We are playing for their profits and the huge benefits and
:04:45. > :04:49.salaries of their top executives. You mentioned that you wanted to try
:04:50. > :04:53.to bring back then, nationalise the companies, you could not win a vote
:04:54. > :05:02.on that in Parliament to freeze energy prices for 20 months? We were
:05:03. > :05:14.happy to vote for it, but the government was not. The government
:05:15. > :05:19.does not want a freeze. It will not solve the problems, but it will make
:05:20. > :05:24.a difference in people's pockets. What I am fighting with people now
:05:25. > :05:34.is they want to know how they will pay the bill this month. They won't
:05:35. > :05:40.help now. `` they want. I genuinely worry about the plight of some of my
:05:41. > :05:47.more vulnerable constituents. Thank you.
:05:48. > :05:51.The brother of a pizza delivery driver who was murdered in Sheffield
:05:52. > :05:54.last month has said, "Words cannot express our suffering". The family
:05:55. > :05:58.of Thavisha Peiris have spoken about their heartbreak for the first time
:05:59. > :06:01.since the stabbing. Two men have been charged in connection with his
:06:02. > :06:11.murder. Heidi Tomlinson is in Sheffield now. What have the family
:06:12. > :06:14.said? Thavisha's family have travelled
:06:15. > :06:24.from their home in string line car does in Sri Lanka. They are
:06:25. > :06:30.heartbroken over the death of their son. But they feel they want to
:06:31. > :06:34.express their gratitude to all those who have helped them in these tragic
:06:35. > :06:39.circumstances. They also want to thank the media and the public
:06:40. > :06:47.whilst at the same time calling for some privacy. His parents say, we
:06:48. > :06:55.hope no other family goes through what we are facing now. His brother
:06:56. > :06:59.said, he was a wonderful person, my friend, words cannot express our
:07:00. > :07:02.suffering, nothing can bring him back.
:07:03. > :07:08.What is the latest with the investigation.
:07:09. > :07:17.Police now that Thavisha was looking forward to a new career as an IT
:07:18. > :07:28.consultant. Tragically, colleagues find him `` find him here, starved.
:07:29. > :07:33.Two men aged 17 and 25 have been charged in connection with his
:07:34. > :07:36.death. Later on Look North. Jail sentences
:07:37. > :07:38.for antique thieves. Items worth millions of pounds from stately
:07:39. > :07:52.homes were targeted by the robbers. Part of Harrogate District Hospital
:07:53. > :07:55.had to be evacuated this morning after a chemical leak. A major
:07:56. > :07:57.incident was declared and the outpatients department had to be
:07:58. > :08:00.closed. Although no`one was injured, there
:08:01. > :08:04.was disruption to many services. Ian White reports.
:08:05. > :08:08.This was the scene that greeted people arriving for a Haitian
:08:09. > :08:12.appointments at Harrogate Hospital this morning. Firefighters wearing
:08:13. > :08:18.specialist chemical suits at the front of the building. Part of the
:08:19. > :08:24.hospital had to be evacuated when a chemical cold parasitic acid ``
:08:25. > :08:35.parasitic acid was not to be leaking from a container. Fire crews from
:08:36. > :08:40.the area were sent to the incident. No one was injured, but the
:08:41. > :08:48.chemicals at the potential to cause serious harm. This would have caused
:08:49. > :08:56.respiratory discomfort. We had precautions in place. If those
:08:57. > :09:02.safety precautions had not taken place, that is a potential we are
:09:03. > :09:06.looking at. Staff and patients were forced to leave the building when
:09:07. > :09:11.the fire alarm was activated. We have been able to keep full
:09:12. > :09:20.emergency services operating and access to radiology. We have had
:09:21. > :09:26.minor and `` we have had minor implications for our emergency
:09:27. > :09:32.department. Incidents like today's are well rehearsed. Meanwhile, an
:09:33. > :09:38.investigation into how the chemical came to leak is continuing.
:09:39. > :09:43.A North Yorkshire pie maker has created 150 jobs at its new factory.
:09:44. > :09:49.Yorkshire Baker in Norton has grown from a tiny artisan venture when it
:09:50. > :09:53.launched in 2008. At the time it employed just a handful of people,
:09:54. > :09:57.now 200 work here making 20,000 pies every day. Marks Spencer is the
:09:58. > :10:04.company's major client and now it's been bought by the food giant
:10:05. > :10:08.Cranswick. More than 15 old fridge freezers
:10:09. > :10:13.have been flytipped in the Darnall area of Sheffield. The rubbish was
:10:14. > :10:17.dumped on Sunday night, less than three weeks after the community
:10:18. > :10:20.spent two days ridding the area of litter and junk. Sheffield City
:10:21. > :10:24.Council has working with the land owner to try and get the fridges
:10:25. > :10:29.cleaned up. Last year the council prosecuted 14 people for flytipping.
:10:30. > :10:32.Three men who handled stolen antiques worth ?5 million from
:10:33. > :10:38.stately homes in North Yorkshire and Sussex have been jailed for a total
:10:39. > :10:39.of more than 16 years. It follows a year`long investigation by
:10:40. > :10:42.Yorkshire's former regional organised crime unit.
:10:43. > :10:45.Some of the antiques stolen were described as true pieces of British
:10:46. > :10:49.heritage. Our Crime Correspondent John Cundy has this exclusive report
:10:50. > :10:53.from one of the halls hit by the conspirators.
:10:54. > :11:02.At Newby Hall near Ripon, a crime like something out of an Agatha
:11:03. > :11:08.Christie and `` novel. One summer's night seven years ago, a gang raided
:11:09. > :11:13.historic Newby Hall. They came on a cross country and they knew what
:11:14. > :11:18.they were looking for, something priceless inside this room. This
:11:19. > :11:29.Chippendale table, notional value half ?1 million, was seized in the
:11:30. > :11:33.midnight rate. It had been crafted by Chippendale personally. The
:11:34. > :11:39.present owner of Newby Hall thought he would never see the family's
:11:40. > :11:43.treasured possession again. It is very special. When you look at the
:11:44. > :11:53.intricate workings on the table, you can see why it is so precious. I was
:11:54. > :11:57.absolutely horrified. My father was still alive and I told him in the
:11:58. > :12:06.morning and he was shattered. The gang also struck at Sion Hill and
:12:07. > :12:10.Firle Place in Sussex. But in September two years ago, the three
:12:11. > :12:19.conspirators were hunted down. 14 stolen items of fabulous value were
:12:20. > :12:28.recovered from the home of Darren Webster and Brian Eaton. A third
:12:29. > :12:40.conspirator, Karel butter, was jailed for six years. `` Carl
:12:41. > :12:50.Rutter. I am very relieved. It was often tough stick feeling. I love
:12:51. > :12:55.it. `` it was a fantastic feeling. It was a wonderful feeling when it
:12:56. > :13:14.came back. To date, the priceless table is back at Newby Hall,
:13:15. > :13:17.lovingly restored. Before seven o'clock. A decades long
:13:18. > :13:23.mystery is solved. Old photographs finally reveal the secret of the
:13:24. > :13:26.missing steam train driver. Now some sports news that's broken
:13:27. > :13:29.this afternoon. North Yorkshire's Double Paralympic archery champion
:13:30. > :13:31.Danielle Brown has been ruled out of future international Para`Archery
:13:32. > :13:39.events, including the Rio Paralympics, following a change in
:13:40. > :13:42.classification procedures. Brown, who's from Lothersdale, won
:13:43. > :13:44.two silver medals at this week's Para`Archery World Championships in
:13:45. > :13:48.Bangkok. The sport's governing body says only athletes with a disability
:13:49. > :13:56.which impacts on their archery performance should now be allowed to
:13:57. > :14:04.take part. Her disability mainly affects her lower body.
:14:05. > :14:07.Meanwhile the Rugby League World Cup comes to Leeds tonight with the
:14:08. > :14:12.champions, New Zealand, taking on Papua New Guinea. Tanya joins us now
:14:13. > :14:15.live from Headingley. You can probably hear the
:14:16. > :14:25.announcements in the studio. It is very loud. But we have a cracking
:14:26. > :14:34.game in store tonight. With me is England's Richie Myler who would be
:14:35. > :14:41.plying except for his food. `` playing. Great for the leads public
:14:42. > :14:52.to see the reigning world champions. Yes, it is exciting. We have not
:14:53. > :15:01.seen too much of New Zealand. And Williams? Anybody would want him in
:15:02. > :15:07.their team. Tomorrow, it is England against Fiji, how did you see them
:15:08. > :15:12.going? It is going to be a tough game. I think they will do the job.
:15:13. > :15:17.They have been very clinical in some of the games. They need to start
:15:18. > :15:23.stepping up as we get to the business end of this. Yes, they are
:15:24. > :15:27.on a good run of form now. They may have to face New Zealand in a
:15:28. > :15:35.semifinal, and that will be tough. We are going to turn our attention
:15:36. > :15:43.to Halifax. They are hosting a game on Saturday, Tonga against Italy.
:15:44. > :15:57.And they also have the FA Cup to look forward to.
:15:58. > :16:01.Now it is not then as Rome. In fact, this is a school in Halifax. A
:16:02. > :16:07.school which routinely embraces the rest of the world. They staged their
:16:08. > :16:16.own version of the rugby league World Cup draw at morning assembly.
:16:17. > :16:25.England, naturally, was a big crowd pleaser. But for a town boasting so
:16:26. > :16:32.much rugby league history, it feels so right to be bringing the world 's
:16:33. > :16:40.best to its doorstep. My grandfather won three Wembley finals for
:16:41. > :16:46.Halifax. My mum bought this because we are inspired by rugby. I am going
:16:47. > :17:05.to stand next to them while they sing the national anthem. I like
:17:06. > :17:09.rugby league and the haka. I've got 600 children performing on the field
:17:10. > :17:14.before the game. It is going to be sensational. At the moment, I feel
:17:15. > :17:20.very tired. I'm looking forward to them coming along to the game and we
:17:21. > :17:24.will get behind them. It is vital for sport to be successful and give
:17:25. > :17:28.the public something to shout about. You might not always have the best
:17:29. > :17:35.team, but if the players represent the town, people will respect that.
:17:36. > :17:39.If Halifax town's footballers continue their resurgence, they
:17:40. > :17:50.could soon have their own cup tie to pose at the Shay. That ranking as
:17:51. > :17:54.underdogs will drive them on. The world will be watching Halifax this
:17:55. > :18:03.weekend. It has been wonderful through this
:18:04. > :18:09.World Cup. Places have really got behind it? Yes, the crowds have been
:18:10. > :18:14.unbelievable. Some of the games we have been witnessing as well, the
:18:15. > :18:24.talent has been outstanding as well. Tonga versus Italy, but is a massive
:18:25. > :18:31.game. Italy have got to win. Yes, when it first came out, the cross
:18:32. > :18:36.group games, it was a bit confusing, but we have got a good,
:18:37. > :18:41.tough contest now. It is going to be exciting. And there will be a big
:18:42. > :18:54.crowd here tonight. Yes, a big crowd, and it will be very loud.
:18:55. > :19:00.Everybody in rugby league is buzzing, it is going better than we
:19:01. > :19:08.even thought. Exactly. Thanks very much. And Richie Myler as part of
:19:09. > :19:15.the commentary team bringing you this game live. We have the England
:19:16. > :19:23.game live on BBC One tomorrow. And good news `` And some good news for
:19:24. > :19:27.the Sheffield Eagles who have confirmed a deal has been done for
:19:28. > :19:30.them to play at Owlerton stadium once again. You'll remember they
:19:31. > :19:33.found themselves homeless having played at Don Valley Stadium which
:19:34. > :19:37.will be demolished later this month. They had faced having to leave the
:19:38. > :19:47.city, but they'll return to their venue where the club was first
:19:48. > :19:51.formed nearly 30 years ago. Now here's one for the under`5s!
:19:52. > :19:54.Festive celebrations have started early in Sheffield as the stars of
:19:55. > :19:57.children's TV film their Christmas panto at the Crucible.
:19:58. > :20:00.CBeebies presenters are performing their version of the Dickens classic
:20:01. > :20:05.A Christmas Carol. Kate Bradbrook's been joining in the fun.
:20:06. > :20:19.SINGING. It is a classic novel and a festive
:20:20. > :20:23.favourite. A new version of A Christmas Carol is here at the
:20:24. > :20:27.Crucible in Sheffield. It has been really good fun to adapt it so that
:20:28. > :20:31.it is appropriate for young children. Some of the original
:20:32. > :20:36.elements of the novel would not be quite bright, but I really
:20:37. > :20:46.encouraged that we have got a fantastic script. This is the one
:20:47. > :20:51.time of year when all the CBeebies characters come to gather. You will
:20:52. > :21:01.probably recognise some familiar faces. Some of the actors are here
:21:02. > :21:09.having their here and make up done. What do you think? I don't need much
:21:10. > :21:15.make up, I'm so handsome. The story has been stripped back at it is just
:21:16. > :21:20.the essential parts. The moral about loving your family and caring about
:21:21. > :21:28.other people, shading, this version of A Christmas Carol really lets
:21:29. > :21:36.that come through. `` sharing. You can see the show next month on the
:21:37. > :21:46.CBeebies channel. Mr Maker they are!
:21:47. > :21:52.Children In Need date next Friday. We are having our own event in
:21:53. > :22:04.Bradford. Do come along between 530 and 930. And we are live on BBC One
:22:05. > :22:08.throughout the night. Tell us what amazing things you are doing to
:22:09. > :22:15.raise funds this year. What are you doing?
:22:16. > :22:18.Nothing exciting this year. All year, the National Railway
:22:19. > :22:21.Museum in York has been celebrating the 75th anniversary of Mallard
:22:22. > :22:25.setting the world record for fastest steam locomotive.
:22:26. > :22:31.But there's been a mystery at the heart of the famous story. No`one
:22:32. > :22:36.knew the name of the guard on board that record breaking day. But as
:22:37. > :22:44.Cathy Killick reports, the mystery's been solved. Here's the story.
:22:45. > :22:49.It was on Mallard that driver Joe Duddington set up a speed record...
:22:50. > :22:56.When Mallard steamed into the record books in 1938, she was celebrated
:22:57. > :23:03.for being the fastest thing on real. 126 mph was a dizzying speed then. A
:23:04. > :23:07.photograph of her crew taken after the record`breaking run mid front
:23:08. > :23:13.pages around the world. But while the fireman, driver and Inspector
:23:14. > :23:17.were named and creditor, `` and credited, the guard never was. His
:23:18. > :23:25.identity remained a mystery until now. This is his family who sported
:23:26. > :23:32.a photograph in newspapers. The guard was Harry Croucher. People
:23:33. > :23:43.have always asked to the guard was, we did not know, and now we do. It
:23:44. > :23:53.is an iconic story. Today, Harry's daughter was the Museum's honoured
:23:54. > :23:58.guest. She was ten when he went on the record run. Members of my family
:23:59. > :24:04.said that he was strapped in at the back because of the speed, I do not
:24:05. > :24:10.know if that was true. Also, he was paid ten shillings for the journey.
:24:11. > :24:17.But I am sure he thoroughly enjoyed it. He looks a bit shocked in the
:24:18. > :24:21.picture. Yes, he does. He is probably still shaking from the
:24:22. > :24:27.experience. He had been in the real reasons he was 14 and retired when
:24:28. > :24:32.he was 71. And he was very proud of it. It is applied passed on to his
:24:33. > :24:43.family, quite obviously delighted to sheer Harry's story `` share.
:24:44. > :24:54.Lovely. At lunchtime, we were doing a bit of
:24:55. > :25:00.dancing. Give us some now. How is the weather looking?
:25:01. > :25:35.Keep your pictures coming in. It is going to be a cold weekend,
:25:36. > :25:42.particularly Saturday night into Sunday. Tomorrow will start off on a
:25:43. > :25:46.cold note, six or seven degrees, with a mix of sunny spells and
:25:47. > :25:51.scattered showers. Most of the shares will be in the West. On
:25:52. > :25:59.Sunday, a ridge of high pressure developing. And then wet and windy
:26:00. > :26:13.weather sweeping in from the west, ringing much milder conditions. We
:26:14. > :26:16.did have quite a lot of cloud today. Just a few showers continuing this
:26:17. > :26:20.evening. Away from the hills, a largely dry night with decent breaks
:26:21. > :26:26.in the crowd. Quite chilly conditions. There could just be the
:26:27. > :26:43.odd icy patch tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning, a chilly start to
:26:44. > :26:51.the day and we will keep that cold field through the day. A good deal
:26:52. > :26:56.of dry weather around. Sunny spells breaking through the cloud at times.
:26:57. > :26:59.The breeze will not feel particularly strong, but it will
:27:00. > :27:05.feel chilly, temperatures around for or seven degrees. Sunday is a
:27:06. > :27:12.beautiful day before turning wet and windy on Monday.
:27:13. > :27:18.We will have the results of the FA Cup match in the late news. And we
:27:19. > :27:20.will join you on Monday. Good night.