:00:00. > 3:59:59struggled with an Australian barrage all tour. Let's hope this guy has a
:00:00. > :00:13.lot Hello and welcome to Look North. A
:00:14. > :00:16.project to install a statue in South Yorkshire to rival the Angel of the
:00:17. > :00:20.North has been given a ?1 million boost from an anonymous local donor.
:00:21. > :00:24.The pledge means construction on the Man Of Steel sculpture ` which will
:00:25. > :00:27.stand on a hill overlooking the M1 ` should start next year. With this
:00:28. > :00:29.exclusive report, here's Tom Ingall. Drop into Rotherham's Advanced
:00:30. > :00:34.Manufacturing Park and the Man of Steel will already tower over you.
:00:35. > :00:42.And this is just the model. The proposed statue will be 13 metres
:00:43. > :00:45.tall. `` 30 metres tall. Now, we can reveal it has received an anonymous
:00:46. > :00:49.?1 million pledge to making it happen. We wanted to make sure that
:00:50. > :00:53.this wasn't just kind of an empty gesture, so we sat down and drew up
:00:54. > :00:57.an agreement with them, and they are very keen to support the project,
:00:58. > :01:00.because they are invested in this region. Their lives and their
:01:01. > :01:03.families lives are kind of invested in the region. Brand`new animations
:01:04. > :01:06.show how the sculpture will sit on the South Yorkshire skyline, clearly
:01:07. > :01:09.visible to the 100,000 drivers who head over the viaduct every day.
:01:10. > :01:14.It's expected to cost around ?3 million. The pledge takes the total
:01:15. > :01:20.amount raised so far, including commitments and materials, to ?2
:01:21. > :01:23.million. Performance Engineering Solutions is just one of the
:01:24. > :01:31.companies who have given time to translate vision to reality. This
:01:32. > :01:35.was just an idea five years ago, there was a lot of people who
:01:36. > :01:39.probably doubted it could be done, but the fact is, there are a lot of
:01:40. > :01:42.people who wanted to be done. Planning permission has been granted
:01:43. > :01:46.for the Man of Steel venture. All being well, he will sit here, gazing
:01:47. > :01:50.out over the valley. This donation of ?1 million isn't just another
:01:51. > :01:54.step in the road. It's a turning point for the whole project. Steve
:01:55. > :02:02.is now confident there will be shovels in the ground in 2014, and a
:02:03. > :02:05.year later, it will be finished. The high`profile boss of Leeds and
:02:06. > :02:08.Partners has been cleared of bullying by an independent
:02:09. > :02:12.investigation. It was Lurene Joseph's job to head up a new
:02:13. > :02:15.organisation to bring investment to Leeds, but around 20 Council staff
:02:16. > :02:18.seconded to her department accused her of bullying. An investigation
:02:19. > :02:21.has rejected the claims. The union UNISON has said it's disappointed by
:02:22. > :02:25.the outcome. A police officer who was shot and
:02:26. > :02:28.seriously injured in Leeds has been discharged from hospital. PC Suzanne
:02:29. > :02:31.Hudson, who's 33, suffered several shotgun wounds in the incident
:02:32. > :02:34.earlier this month in the Headingley area of the city. She will now spend
:02:35. > :02:37.Christmas at home with her family. James Leslie, the 37`year`old man
:02:38. > :02:40.accused of the attempted murders of PC Hudson and her colleague, faces
:02:41. > :02:43.trial in April. In Super League, the future of
:02:44. > :02:46.Bradford Bulls is unclear tonight after Chairman Mark Moore and two
:02:47. > :02:50.fellow directors stepped down from the board. It's because of a row
:02:51. > :02:53.over the transfer of shares in the club and repayment of loans to
:02:54. > :02:56.former directors. It could leave the club heading into the New Year with
:02:57. > :02:58.outstanding debts of around ?500,000.
:02:59. > :03:02.Now, I know there's really only one thing on your mind ` Christmas! So
:03:03. > :03:05.here comes a little reminder of what it's all about. Cathy Killick's been
:03:06. > :03:09.to Halifax Minster this afternoon for a nativity play where everyone
:03:10. > :03:12.gets to play a part. In common with churches across
:03:13. > :03:23.Yorkshire, Halifax Minster was full this afternoon. Around 2000
:03:24. > :03:27.worshippers will attend services here today and thousands more
:03:28. > :03:31.tomorrow. It is easily the busiest time of year for the church. I think
:03:32. > :03:37.for most people, this is when Christmas really begins. When you
:03:38. > :03:41.remember the great Christian story and families come together. People
:03:42. > :03:46.stop work and families travel to be with each other. It is about being
:03:47. > :03:53.with their families, but with the holy family at the same time. Mary
:03:54. > :03:59.is so tired, she can feel inside her about the baby is about to be born.
:04:00. > :04:04.Children were invited to come dressed up to take part in limited
:04:05. > :04:09.to play. It makes a classic scene. One that has been staged on the spot
:04:10. > :04:14.for 900 years. I did time of year often criticised for being too
:04:15. > :04:20.commercial, the children help provide focus for a spiritual
:04:21. > :04:21.celebration. And that's what it's all about.
:04:22. > :04:28.Let's take a look at the weather. celebration.
:04:29. > :04:32.And that's what it's all Very windy conditions, but a decent day
:04:33. > :04:35.tomorrow. Very strong and gusty winds will be accompanied by a few
:04:36. > :04:41.shivers, particularly over high ground, but they will tend to clear
:04:42. > :04:50.way southwards overnight. There is a frost and risk of a icy patches. It
:04:51. > :04:56.will be a dry and Bright Christmas Day, with temperatures just six or
:04:57. > :04:58.seven degrees. And from all of us here, very Merry Christmas to you.
:04:59. > :05:15.Goodbye. Hello. The weather has been a little
:05:16. > :05:20.kinder today to travellers and last-minute Christmas shoppers
:05:21. > :05:25.across England and Wales. Not as bad as we feared across Northern
:05:26. > :05:30.Ireland. We have a warning out across parts of Scott and for that
:05:31. > :05:34.strong wind through this evening. Up to 80 miles an hour across the far
:05:35. > :05:35.north of Scotland for a