:00:00. > :00:00.Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka. That is all from the BBC News at
:00:00. > :00:10.Welcome to Friday's Look North. Tonight: Could fracking be on its
:00:11. > :00:14.way? The controversial method of extracting shale gas from rock could
:00:15. > :00:20.soon be a reality in two parts of our region.
:00:21. > :00:23.I understand why people are concerned about it. I believed
:00:24. > :00:29.everything I read about it, I would be concerned as well. But it is a
:00:30. > :00:34.well understood process. Also tonight: Masking the danger?
:00:35. > :00:38.The World War II memorabilia it's claimed contain deadly asbestos,
:00:39. > :00:44.particularly harmful to children. And it's Children in Need night!
:00:45. > :00:52.We're live from the Media Museum for a fun`packed evening of fundraising
:00:53. > :00:54.and entertainment. Yes, last year you managed to raise
:00:55. > :01:14.an amazing ?1.5 Good evening and welcome to Look
:01:15. > :01:16.North. BBC Look North can exclusively reveal that the
:01:17. > :01:20.controversial process of fracking ` the extraction of shale gas from
:01:21. > :01:24.rock ` could soon be a reality here in our region. An energy company is
:01:25. > :01:27.planning on putting in two planning applications over the next 12
:01:28. > :01:31.months, one in Bawtry and the other near York.
:01:32. > :01:34.The industry says it could help slow down the rise in energy prices.
:01:35. > :01:38.However, campaigners say it can contaminate ground water and even
:01:39. > :01:41.cause small earthquakes. In a moment, we'll hear from an energy
:01:42. > :01:44.expert but first our Business Correspondent Danni Hewson has been
:01:45. > :01:55.to meet Dart Energy, the company behind the proposals.
:01:56. > :01:59.Up until now, Dart Energy had a relatively low`profile in our
:02:00. > :02:05.region. The main focus of its operations in the UK has been here
:02:06. > :02:11.in the fields around Stirling. But plans have stalled while a public
:02:12. > :02:22.inquiry takes place. So they have turned their attention to North
:02:23. > :02:27.Yorkshire. Some of these areas are thought to be rich in shale gas and
:02:28. > :02:34.Dart Energy has identified two possible sites for fracking to take
:02:35. > :02:38.place. I understand people are concerned. I
:02:39. > :02:43.believe the ripping out red about it, I would be concerned as well.
:02:44. > :02:47.This is our business and we have to get it right.
:02:48. > :03:02.Fracking involves drilling down into the ground to release `` and using
:03:03. > :03:11.water to release shale gas. There is an issue about the local
:03:12. > :03:13.environment impact. Surface water contamination and the amount of
:03:14. > :03:20.transport and infrastructure required all of which lead up to a
:03:21. > :03:27.massive impact for local residents. But Dart Energy says safety measures
:03:28. > :03:35.will have to be met for the drilling to take place.
:03:36. > :03:37.You could only drill a few were sustainable in the community and
:03:38. > :03:43.part of the community. If we are allowed to do what we want to do
:03:44. > :03:48.then I think people will see the local benefits.
:03:49. > :03:54.It has the financial backing of the biggest energy company in the world.
:03:55. > :04:00.Economically, they fracking site could generates tens of millions of
:04:01. > :04:05.pounds as well as potentially bringing down energy bills. But
:04:06. > :04:08.first they have to persuade individuals and councils and that is
:04:09. > :04:11.unlikely to be easy. We can speak now to energy expert
:04:12. > :04:16.Professor Richard Davies from the University of Durham. Are
:04:17. > :04:18.campaigners like Friends of the Earth right to be worried about
:04:19. > :04:26.possible water contamination near fracking sites?
:04:27. > :04:31.The research we have done at Durham University shows that water
:04:32. > :04:35.contamination due to fracking itself is incredibly unlikely. The other
:04:36. > :04:41.processes that are required for fracking such as moving large
:04:42. > :04:46.amounts of water around, dealing with waste water for example, and
:04:47. > :04:58.not sealing Wells rectally can lead to Ken at `` contamination. Is there
:04:59. > :05:04.enough shale gas to minimise the effect of our dwindling energy
:05:05. > :05:13.resources? To get significant amounts of gas out of the ground,
:05:14. > :05:18.you will need lots of Wells. You would need hundreds, possibly
:05:19. > :05:25.thousands. For it to make a difference, there needs to be lots
:05:26. > :05:29.of Wells. The UK doesn't have an abundance of
:05:30. > :05:33.rigs and fracking equipment, so a rapid growth in shale gas production
:05:34. > :05:38.is unlikely, isn't it? That's right. There isn't a supply
:05:39. > :05:45.chain in place. If this does get pushed ahead by the UK Government,
:05:46. > :05:48.it could be five or ten years before any significant activity takes
:05:49. > :05:56.place. So it is important that we carry on doing research like we are
:05:57. > :06:14.doing at Durham University, that is 100% independent.
:06:15. > :06:17.If you own a World War II gasmask, you need to be aware it could be
:06:18. > :06:21.dangerous, especially to children. Campaigners in Leeds got in touch
:06:22. > :06:23.with Look North to warn that the masks contain deadly asbestos.
:06:24. > :06:26.They're concerned that a growing interest in war memorabilia means
:06:27. > :06:29.masks are being traded online and even worn by children who are at
:06:30. > :06:38.greater risk from the cancer`causing fibres.
:06:39. > :06:48.They've become something of an icon and highly collectable but World War
:06:49. > :06:51.II gas masks, while originally made to protect, are now proving
:06:52. > :06:58.extremely dangerous because they contain asbestos. This retired nurse
:06:59. > :07:02.and World War II enthusiast is so concerned that he is campaigning for
:07:03. > :07:08.the sale of vintage gas masks to be banned. They contain the worst kind
:07:09. > :07:14.of asbestos. If a child of ten years old water
:07:15. > :07:19.one masks and inhaled a small number of Vipers, he has five times the
:07:20. > :07:27.risk of developing young cancer compared to an adult, so the risks
:07:28. > :07:35.are quite high. It is what is known as a class one carcinogens.
:07:36. > :07:41.These masks have been treated by experts to make them safe to handle.
:07:42. > :07:46.But there are around 30,000 untreated masks in circulation which
:07:47. > :07:52.could prove deadly. They have asbestos fibres which could leak
:07:53. > :07:57.from this filter. It only takes one fibre to cause cancer.
:07:58. > :08:03.Despite this, gas masks are widely available online with around 500
:08:04. > :08:16.sold every month. They are also used in school history lessons and this
:08:17. > :08:24.content concerns `` this concerns the teaching unions.
:08:25. > :08:28.Tests as early as 2002 proved that the masks were dangerous but it took
:08:29. > :08:34.six years for the Health and Safety Executive in Northern Ireland to
:08:35. > :08:39.issue a warning. No warnings were issued to schools in England and
:08:40. > :08:42.Wales. Further tests confirmed the dangerous but no warnings were
:08:43. > :08:52.issued. The union wants the government to take action. The issue
:08:53. > :09:00.is now due to under be raised `` be raised in the House of Commons on
:09:01. > :09:02.Monday. The Department for Education has
:09:03. > :09:09.been unable to supply us with a statement.
:09:10. > :09:12.Later on Look North: The biggest night of his career ` Huddersfield
:09:13. > :09:21.rugby league's Danny Brough braces himself to lead Scotland into battle
:09:22. > :09:24.against world champions New Zealand. In other news now, and two men have
:09:25. > :09:28.appeared before Sheffield Crown Court via video link charged with
:09:29. > :09:31.the murder of pizza delivery driver Thavisha Peiris. Mr Peiris, who was
:09:32. > :09:46.25, was found stabbed to death in his car on 27th October. 26`year`old
:09:47. > :09:50.Shamraze Khan appeared from prison. The UK arm of Nestle, which is based
:09:51. > :09:53.in York, says it's creating 1600 jobs for young people over the next
:09:54. > :09:57.three years. The company has factories in York and Halifax, where
:09:58. > :10:00.some of the new jobs will be created. There'll also be 300 paid
:10:01. > :10:03.work experience placements. Nestle have factories in both York and
:10:04. > :10:07.Halifax and their chief executive says they have to look to the
:10:08. > :10:13.future. Young people today are in a bit of a
:10:14. > :10:17.Catch`22. On one hand, they can't get a job because they don't have
:10:18. > :10:21.work experience, on the other hand they cannot get work experience
:10:22. > :10:26.because they don't have a job. I think it is our role to help young
:10:27. > :10:29.people get out of that trap. Hundreds of former miners who lost
:10:30. > :10:32.their jobs as a result of the restructuring of UK Coal are getting
:10:33. > :10:34.their fuel allowance reinstated. Today's announcement by the
:10:35. > :10:38.Government follows protests by ex`miners and widows who'd been
:10:39. > :10:40.entitled to free coal as part of their wage and redundancy packages.
:10:41. > :10:46.The benefit was scrapped when the company went into administration in
:10:47. > :10:50.summer. I wanted to help a very specific
:10:51. > :10:57.group of people who had lost out through no fault of their own,
:10:58. > :11:02.ex`miners who lost their allowance. We have been able to help these
:11:03. > :11:06.people because we are fixing the economy and the public finances.
:11:07. > :11:09.More than 250 firms in Sheffield are being asked to vote on a new flood
:11:10. > :11:13.defence scheme in the Lower Don Valley. Hundreds of properties in
:11:14. > :11:16.the area suffered severe flooding in 2007, leading to the closure of some
:11:17. > :11:20.businesses. If they support the plans, defences
:11:21. > :11:24.will be built along an 8km stretch of the River Don, from the city
:11:25. > :11:27.centre right up to the M1 motorway past Meadowhall but they'll also
:11:28. > :11:39.have to pay some of the costs. Shamir Masri reports.
:11:40. > :11:46.The floods of 2007 left many homes with Flood damage. Rivers breached
:11:47. > :11:57.across the city and one of the worst affected areas was the lower Don
:11:58. > :12:01.Valley. Areas next to the city centre right up to Meadowhall were
:12:02. > :12:05.severely flooded. The industrial heart of the city was quickly under
:12:06. > :12:11.water. Even RAF search and rescue teams were called in to rescue
:12:12. > :12:17.people. Six years on, local businesses have their chance to vote
:12:18. > :12:21.on a scheme which will see flood defences are old and 40 locations
:12:22. > :12:39.along and eight kilometre stretch of the River Don.
:12:40. > :12:45.You need to keep the river clear. It rose above the expected level
:12:46. > :12:50.because there was lots of debris which got caught in the bridges and
:12:51. > :13:16.had a disproportionate effect on the rise of the river.
:13:17. > :13:21.We had about ?14 million worth of damage to machines. It was touch and
:13:22. > :13:28.go whether the company could survive. This scheme is vitally
:13:29. > :13:33.important. The risk of this ever happening again is not only a
:13:34. > :13:36.concern to us but to any future investors in the city.
:13:37. > :13:47.As nurses have one month to decide how they will vote. If majority vote
:13:48. > :14:02.for it, work will begin next year. `` businesses have one month.
:14:03. > :14:05.In rugby league, the World Cup quarter finals get underway in just
:14:06. > :14:08.over an hour at Headingley tonight when Scotland take on reigning
:14:09. > :14:12.champions New Zealand. Another big crowd is expected for the last match
:14:13. > :14:14.that Yorkshire will host in this year's competition. But if you
:14:15. > :14:17.thought that our interest in the game is limited to the venue, think
:14:18. > :14:24.again. He is captain of the Huddersfield
:14:25. > :14:31.Giants and is Super League man of steel but he is the pride of
:14:32. > :14:37.Scotland. With Danny Brough as their leader, Scotland have surpassed all
:14:38. > :14:44.expectations. I have been with the team as they have been preparing for
:14:45. > :14:53.their quarterfinal. He qualifies for the team due to his grandfather.
:14:54. > :15:07.The coaches have their opinions and you've got to respect that. I does
:15:08. > :15:22.want to get on with playing. I'm doing it for my Nanna. I will
:15:23. > :15:29.try and do my bit on Friday. Yorkshire `flavoured Scotland are a
:15:30. > :15:34.tight bunch. They don't tend to lie down for world champions New
:15:35. > :15:40.Zealand. We know we are not near them in the pecking order but we
:15:41. > :15:47.will try although nobody expects us to win. In Scotland wins, it will be
:15:48. > :15:58.banks in a large part to the White Rose of Yorkshire.
:15:59. > :16:01.Now, we know you lot out there are heroes. You must be. Last year you
:16:02. > :16:04.raised a staggering ?1.5 million for Children in Need.
:16:05. > :16:07.And it's time to do it all again. We've got our very own all`singing,
:16:08. > :16:09.all`dancing Children in Need event at the Media Museum in Bradford
:16:10. > :16:38.tonight. Ian and Keeley are there. Yes, welcome to Bradford. It's all
:16:39. > :16:43.happening here. We've got local band Born Thief playing for us right now
:16:44. > :16:46.on our busking stage. And we'll have Bollywood dancers, a brass band,
:16:47. > :16:59.choirs and of course you, our wonderful fundraisers.
:17:00. > :17:03.We have donated all our children's meals today for a donation. That's
:17:04. > :17:11.great. Well done.
:17:12. > :17:13.The band behind us are donating older proceeds of their new single
:17:14. > :17:55.to children in need. what on earth are you doing?
:17:56. > :18:10.We are doing a 24`hour live modelling in the window.
:18:11. > :18:34.Last year, this firm raised ?24,000. They hope to beat that this year.
:18:35. > :18:41.This is North Yorkshire Police's big red key which smashes down doors.
:18:42. > :19:08.They are offering the public a goal for a donation.
:19:09. > :19:21.This is Heather, she works at a tropical butterfly house but she is
:19:22. > :19:38.terrified of spiders, as am I. But the tarantula is about to be taken
:19:39. > :19:48.out of his cage. Get it off me! I will donate ?10 if you do it. Well
:19:49. > :19:53.done! Lots of schools are having
:19:54. > :19:56.non`uniform days. They have gone the whole hog at this school, warts and
:19:57. > :20:32.all. This year i'ts all about raising
:20:33. > :20:35.funds by busking for the bear so we thought we'd issue a challenge to
:20:36. > :20:39.BBC Radio Leeds presenter Georgie Spanswick to see if she could knock
:20:40. > :20:45.out a tune. Let's take a look at how she did.
:20:46. > :20:51.How did you get roped into this? They said the challenge for me on
:20:52. > :20:56.the Breakfast show. I said I would sing if he sang but he never
:20:57. > :21:23.signed. That's not fair. I thought I would do it for the beer. `` do it
:21:24. > :21:28.for the bear. Are you going to take up his singing
:21:29. > :21:43.career now? You answer that question.
:21:44. > :21:47.I don't think so. Maybe not. But at the end of the day it's all
:21:48. > :22:00.about raising money for our Children in Need.
:22:01. > :22:11.The money helps her communication and her balance. Her general
:22:12. > :22:18.well`being. We know that things are really tough. What message do you
:22:19. > :22:30.have for people? Please keep giving. It really helps. You love it, don't
:22:31. > :22:57.you? Tell us why you like riding horses.
:22:58. > :23:16.We did a sponsored silence. You kept quiet for how long? Brilliant. I
:23:17. > :23:18.don't think we could manage that. If you want to donate, call this
:23:19. > :23:38.number. I said I would and ?810 if I could
:23:39. > :23:44.get him in a onesie. He got it monogrammed.
:23:45. > :24:38.I could have worn mine as well! As we head to this evening, it will
:24:39. > :24:47.stay dry over the next couple of days. It will be mostly cloudy and
:24:48. > :24:53.it could be a little bit of drizzle. Unlike yesterday, there wasn't much
:24:54. > :24:59.of a breeze today. As we head through into this evening, it will
:25:00. > :25:14.stay dry. We will have thicker cloud. Temperatures will drop down
:25:15. > :25:21.to around six or seven degrees. There could be a little bit of a
:25:22. > :25:34.frost tomorrow morning. The sun will rise at 7:34am. There could be some
:25:35. > :25:41.patchy fog tomorrow in the morning. It will brighten up particularly in
:25:42. > :26:02.the East. But then cloud continues to some 11 from the north`west. ``
:26:03. > :26:10.continues to And what better cause than a scheme which lets
:26:11. > :26:14.it will turn very cold on Monday and there will be the risk of wintry
:26:15. > :26:32.showers. You did very well doing the weather
:26:33. > :26:34.with us staring at you like that. We will hand you back to Bradford
:26:35. > :26:40.now. From us, good night.