:00:00. > :00:00.independent Scotland. That is all from the News at six,
:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to Wednesday's Look North. Tonight: Concentrating on the River
:00:08. > :00:10.Ouse ` Police searching for the missing York student Megan Roberts
:00:11. > :00:19.think she fell in after a night out with friends. Consequently the
:00:20. > :00:24.strongest and most probably line of inquiry being pursued by the police
:00:25. > :00:30.is that Megan, affected by alcohol, has entered the river. We'll be live
:00:31. > :00:45.in York as police say there's no evidence of foul play. Also tonight:
:00:46. > :00:48.Dame Kelly Holmes joins us to reveal news of another big event coming to
:00:49. > :00:58.Yorkshire this summer. And the cultural side of the Tour de France.
:00:59. > :01:03.Tonight, police searching for the missing York student Megan Roberts
:01:04. > :01:08.say its most likely she fell in the river after drinking with friends.
:01:09. > :01:11.The 20`year`old was last seen on CCTV footage on Lendal Bridge in the
:01:12. > :01:14.early hours of Thursday morning. Police divers have been in the river
:01:15. > :01:17.today, but officers say the chances of finding Megan safe and well are
:01:18. > :01:31.becoming increasingly remote. Our reporter Ian White is in York for us
:01:32. > :01:38.now. Yes well it is almost a week since Megan went missing, she seems
:01:39. > :01:44.to have disappeared without a trace. Sorry, we will try and get back to
:01:45. > :01:48.Ian as soon as we can. Let's look at the background to Ian's report.
:01:49. > :01:56.Specialist police divers set up base in York as they spent another day
:01:57. > :02:02.searching the River Ouse for Megan Roberts. They used every hour of
:02:03. > :02:05.daylight to investigate the water. As speculation grew about what may
:02:06. > :02:11.have happened to her in the national press and on social media sites,
:02:12. > :02:20.police were brought to help rule out some theories, including a message
:02:21. > :02:25.from Megan saying she had a stalker. The most probable line of inquiry is
:02:26. > :02:30.that Megan, affected by alcohol, has entered the river. We will not be
:02:31. > :02:35.able to confirm this to be case until Megan is found. The
:02:36. > :02:40.possibility still exists that Megan is elsewhere, safe and well. But
:02:41. > :02:47.realistically, given the passage of time, such a possibility is
:02:48. > :02:51.increasely remote. Police say Megan has been drinking for several hours
:02:52. > :02:59.before leaving. She was last picked up on CCTV bumping into cycle racks
:03:00. > :03:04.in front of the Maltings pub and then running towards the river. When
:03:05. > :03:09.her friends returned, she wasn't with them. As police officer checked
:03:10. > :03:13.other areas, workers from the charity Missing People were on the
:03:14. > :03:17.streets appealing for help. We are keen to raise awareness of Megan,
:03:18. > :03:21.because she has been missing for a week and getting the word out it
:03:22. > :03:26.important to being able to do that and let as many people know she is
:03:27. > :03:30.missing. One former doorman said alcohol and the river are a lethal
:03:31. > :03:35.mix. The undercurrents are strong and the river's about six metres at
:03:36. > :03:41.the moment. The flow doesn't look too fast at the moment, but it would
:03:42. > :03:46.take a strong swimmer, a sober swimmer, to get out safely. Police
:03:47. > :03:51.said this appears to be a terrible tragedy and said there was nothing
:03:52. > :04:02.to link Megan's disappearance to the Claudia Lawrence case. Claudia
:04:03. > :04:05.Lawrence's mother has written to the Roberts family to offer support and
:04:06. > :04:09.said she understands what they are going through. The search for Megan
:04:10. > :04:15.continues and the police say they're desperate for information and if
:04:16. > :04:20.anyone has anything they can tell them to dial police. Every bit of
:04:21. > :04:27.evidence and a clue is what they need. Thank you. Sorry we had a few
:04:28. > :04:29.technical problems at the start of that report. Doctors have told a
:04:30. > :04:32.specialist conference in Wakefield that tackling obesity is much more
:04:33. > :04:36.complicated than simple telling patients to eat less and exercise
:04:37. > :04:40.more. And did you know that one in four of us are obese and almost 19%
:04:41. > :04:47.of children aged between 11 and 15 ` which is particularly worrying ` are
:04:48. > :04:51.overweight. And in our neck of the woods the number of patients having
:04:52. > :04:57.weight loss surgery in the last five years has increased by 79%. Well, in
:04:58. > :05:00.a minute we'll speak to one married couple who've both had weight loss
:05:01. > :05:03.surgery, but first our Health Correspondent Jamie Coulson has been
:05:04. > :05:10.to see some of the latest techniques being used to tackle the problem.
:05:11. > :05:13.Yorkshire, like elsewhere, has a problem when it comes to people
:05:14. > :05:19.being overweight, with around a quarter of the population clinically
:05:20. > :05:23.obese. The bottom bit first. Today experts in o' piecety gathered in
:05:24. > :05:28.Wakefield and were given the chance to see what it is like to weigh 30
:05:29. > :05:33.stone by putting on a special suit. It was just one part of a conference
:05:34. > :05:39.aimed at sharing the latest thinking on combatting obesity. It feels very
:05:40. > :05:44.stifling. I feel like I can't move properly. Very unsteady on my feet.
:05:45. > :05:48.The duty of a doctor or nurse is to find out why the patient is eating
:05:49. > :05:54.more. What has made him eat more and why can't he exercise. What can we
:05:55. > :05:58.provide and what it the `` is the alternative. And that is what we are
:05:59. > :06:05.trying to achieve and not just telling them to eat less. Delegates
:06:06. > :06:08.have come to see how they treat obese tichlt today it is about the
:06:09. > :06:14.theory and this afternoon they will see how it is put into practice.
:06:15. > :06:19.Doctors could see how patients like Mark have benefitted from
:06:20. > :06:26.tailor`made programmes, that offer everything from dietary advice to
:06:27. > :06:31.physio therapy and exercise. More self`esteem and a lot more movement.
:06:32. > :06:36.Starting to lose some weight. It is a long process, but the biggest
:06:37. > :06:40.thing is the activity, increased activity. It is the first time where
:06:41. > :06:49.it is a holistic programme, where it is not just a doctor or a dietician,
:06:50. > :06:55.but you have a specialist dietician and a psychologist and a surgical
:06:56. > :07:03.nurse. You have the whole lot. It is hoped the methods will be adopted
:07:04. > :07:06.elsewhere. Well Kevin and Catherine Falconer from Leeds know all about
:07:07. > :07:10.how difficult it is to lose weight. Their shared love of takeaways and
:07:11. > :07:19.sedentary jobs meant they piled on the weight. Here they are. Tell us
:07:20. > :07:25.what you weighed at your biggest. Myself I was was 25 stone plus. And
:07:26. > :07:30.Catherine? Just short of 20 stone. Tell us how much you have lost? I
:07:31. > :07:35.have 11 and a half stone. Catherine you have lost? Just short of six.
:07:36. > :07:42.Between you that is 17 stone. That is just in less than a year isn't
:07:43. > :07:45.it? Less than nine month. Why surgery, because surgery, I know has
:07:46. > :07:51.had great results, but it is dangerous as well. Very dangerous.
:07:52. > :07:59.But when a professor tells you if you don't get surgery, you will be
:08:00. > :08:04.dead in two years. Some people may say why should we pay for your
:08:05. > :08:08.surgery and why not diet and exercise. Well you're entitled to
:08:09. > :08:14.say that, I have tried to diet, bit wasn't happening. At what point did
:08:15. > :08:20.you decide this must stop? Well, when I realised that I had reached
:08:21. > :08:28.nearly 20 stone, my health problems, they were getting more by the day
:08:29. > :08:35.and I was just... So depressed. Well how do you feel now? I feel like a
:08:36. > :08:40.teenager. Every morning I wake up, I just feel younger. Let's look at how
:08:41. > :08:45.big you were before. We have the photographs. This tells it all,
:08:46. > :08:51.Harry, if you stand up. We can probably both fit in those slam You
:08:52. > :08:58.can have them! Thank you, I'm not sure what we will do g them. You can
:08:59. > :09:02.make a tent out of them. You never even wore these. No, I put more
:09:03. > :09:12.weight on. How will you celebrate. We are going to go Las Vegas and
:09:13. > :09:17.renew our vows. Looking more slender than the first time. Well we went to
:09:18. > :09:22.Las Vegas in January last year, but with being over weight, we couldn't
:09:23. > :09:30.walk, it was too hot and we are going to go back just to enjoy it.
:09:31. > :09:33.What is your advice to anyone in the same position that you were in less
:09:34. > :09:38.than a year ago? There is help out tl for people who want to get you
:09:39. > :09:42.know, lose weight. If you see your doctor, they will give you the
:09:43. > :09:48.information you need and you will go to weight management. And keep up
:09:49. > :09:53.your appointments. And keep eating well after the surgery. Yes,
:09:54. > :10:00.definitely. Well done and enjoy that big moments. Can we say a thank you?
:10:01. > :10:05.Yes. To everyone at the hospital, and professor Hodge. I would like to
:10:06. > :10:12.thank my... We need to leave it there, sorry Kevin. We know those
:10:13. > :10:18.who, you want to say thank you to everyone who supported you. Now
:10:19. > :10:21.let's move on. A nursery worker today relived the horror of finding
:10:22. > :10:24.a toddler she'd been looking after strangled in an accident on a
:10:25. > :10:27.playground slide. Sophie Redhead, who's 25, spent several hours in the
:10:28. > :10:30.witness box at Leeds Crown Court. She's denied the manslaughter by
:10:31. > :10:33.gross negligence of three`year`old Lydia Bishop at the York College
:10:34. > :10:39.nursery in September 2012. Our Crime Correspondent John Cundy reports.
:10:40. > :10:46.Lydia Bishop died on her first full day at the York nursery on September
:10:47. > :10:51.17th 2012. She had been under the supervision of a part`time nursery
:10:52. > :11:01.assistant, Sophie Redhead, who was on a bench after a lunch break.
:11:02. > :11:08.Everything seemed to be normal. Miss Redhead cried as she said she ran to
:11:09. > :11:12.the slide seeing something white. It was Lydia's trousers. The girl had
:11:13. > :11:20.been strangled by a rope hanging from the slide. Miss Redhead carried
:11:21. > :11:24.her into the building. The court heard the ropes hat not always been
:11:25. > :11:33.removed from the slide after play and children shouldn't have been
:11:34. > :11:38.allowed there unsupervised. Cross`examined, Miss Redhead denied
:11:39. > :11:43.she had seen Sophie walking past her and said she thought Lydia had gone
:11:44. > :11:47.back into the nursery after playing in a sand pit. She denied failing in
:11:48. > :11:52.her duty. The jury heard that the nursery, who deny breaches of health
:11:53. > :11:58.and safety regulations, had enjoyed good inspection reports since it was
:11:59. > :12:05.opened in 2007. As well as the negligence charge, Sophie Redhead
:12:06. > :12:10.denies failing to take reasonable care of Lydia Bishop. The trial
:12:11. > :12:14.continues. Wakefield has become the first place in the north of England
:12:15. > :12:18.to formally oppose HS2. Councillors have voted against the ?40 billion
:12:19. > :12:21.high speed railway. HS2 would pass through 11 miles of the district,
:12:22. > :12:25.but there would be no station for Wakefield. The council says money
:12:26. > :12:30.should be spent on improving regional rail links, better roads
:12:31. > :12:33.and a new airport for Yorkshire. I think when a council calls for a new
:12:34. > :12:37.airport in the city region, that's ambitious and we believe that the
:12:38. > :12:40.package we have put forward is realistic and deliverable and one
:12:41. > :12:47.that in the long run will make a huge difference to the north. How we
:12:48. > :12:51.are going to stop this migration away from the north and make sure
:12:52. > :12:57.that our young people can live and work in the great cities of the
:12:58. > :13:03.north? I think this proposal is more likely to do this in the long run
:13:04. > :13:06.than HS2. In the rest of the day's news, the Prime Minister has told
:13:07. > :13:09.campaigners demanding an inquiry and an official apology for the handling
:13:10. > :13:12.of the miners' strike that the ones who should really be saying sorry
:13:13. > :13:17.are Arthur Scargill and Neil Kinnock. Confidential Cabinet papers
:13:18. > :13:19.recently made public under the routine 30 years rule gave some
:13:20. > :13:22.indication of what Margaret Thatcher's Government knew and
:13:23. > :13:26.planned just before the strike started in 1984. But a new campaign
:13:27. > :13:30.launched in the House of Commons today by Barnsley East MP Michael
:13:31. > :13:33.Dugher says that is not enough. Let's publish the communications
:13:34. > :13:37.between the then government and the police to see exact think extent of
:13:38. > :13:42.political interference in the police in the conduct of that strike and
:13:43. > :13:46.let's get that transparency so we can have some answers about what was
:13:47. > :13:52.a very dark chapter in our history 30 years ago. If anyone needs to
:13:53. > :13:56.make an apology for their role in the strike, it should be Arthur
:13:57. > :14:00.Scargill for the appalling way he led that union and if other people
:14:01. > :14:04.want to ask about their role, there was the role of the leader of the
:14:05. > :14:17.Labour Party who at the time never condemned the fact that they
:14:18. > :14:21.wouldn't hold a ballot. Barnsley central library will be demolished,
:14:22. > :14:25.despite a campaign to save it. The council does plan to build a new
:14:26. > :14:28.library in the next three years, but campaigners say it won't be as good
:14:29. > :14:32.as the existing one. They formed a human chain around the town hall to
:14:33. > :14:36.protest against the decision. Very angry at the decision to pull the
:14:37. > :14:39.library down and I believe that it's time for the rest of the council to
:14:40. > :14:43.listen to the large numbers of people in the town who are opposed
:14:44. > :14:45.to demolition. We got over 13,000 people signing our petition ` the
:14:46. > :14:49.biggest petition in Barnsley's history. I think councillors should
:14:50. > :14:57.listen to the people and not listen to their Labour leaders. Before 7
:14:58. > :15:00.o'clock: Dame Kelly Holmes joins us. A star of the Commonwealth Games
:15:01. > :15:04.herself, she reveals where the baton will come in this region in June And
:15:05. > :15:12.cycling meets culture ` the launch of a 100 day Yorkshire Festival
:15:13. > :15:16.ahead of this year's Tour de France. Football now and last night's games
:15:17. > :15:19.had a bit of everything. There were punch`ups, red cards, penalties and
:15:20. > :15:23.even some goals. Here's Ian Bucknell with a selection of the action.
:15:24. > :15:35.Doncaster thrashed fellow strugglers Charlton 3`0 last night. Meite got
:15:36. > :15:38.the Rovers rolling with a tap in after good work by Duffy. Minutes
:15:39. > :15:42.later, Sharp was brought down by the last defender, who got sent off.
:15:43. > :15:45.Brown made no mistake from the spot. Duffy found space and a fine finish
:15:46. > :15:48.to complete the scoring. Doncaster are now three games unbeaten and
:15:49. > :15:50.move four points clear of the relegation zone. Sheffield
:15:51. > :15:56.Wednesday's unbeaten run now stands at nine games. Cope put The Owls
:15:57. > :16:02.ahead. An equaliser soon followed, before Coke appears to be stamped on
:16:03. > :16:05.by Millwall's Lowry. That triggers a dust up between both sets of
:16:06. > :16:10.players. Meanwhile the match finished 1`1. Kebe casually gives
:16:11. > :16:14.the ball away as Leeds United helped Ipswich take the lead. A howler by
:16:15. > :16:18.Kenny in goal completes the pantomime. McCormack went on to
:16:19. > :16:25.equalise after a foul on Stuart and it finished 1`1. Jennings's cross
:16:26. > :16:31.was calmly converted by Proschwitz to put Barnsley in front. Blackburn
:16:32. > :16:36.scored twice to take the lead, but after Lawrence was fouled, O'Grady
:16:37. > :16:38.made it 2`2 from the spot. Finally, in the Championship, Woods' goal
:16:39. > :16:47.couldn't stop Huddersfield losing 2`1 at Bournemouth. Agard broke
:16:48. > :16:52.through the Tranmere defence to set up Revell's opener for Rotherham.
:16:53. > :16:55.Revell powered home a second after the break as the Millers won 2`1 to
:16:56. > :16:59.strengthen their position in the play`off places. No goals at Valley
:17:00. > :17:04.Parade, but there was controversy. Bradford's Bennett raised his hands
:17:05. > :17:09.and Kilkenny's legs gave way. Both players sent off. And finally
:17:10. > :17:17.Chesterfield went back to the top of League Two after beating York City
:17:18. > :17:21.2`0s with goals from and Roberts. Now the Olympic torch relay was a
:17:22. > :17:25.huge success travelling the length and breadth of the land ahead of the
:17:26. > :17:29.London Games. And today we've learned there's to be a baton relay
:17:30. > :17:32.as a curtain raiser to the Commonwealth Games in July. Will the
:17:33. > :17:36.Queen's baton relay be able to recreate some of that Olympic torch
:17:37. > :17:39.magic? Once again local people will be chosen to be baton bearers. And
:17:40. > :17:43.here in Yorkshire, Sheffield and the Peak District get it first on June
:17:44. > :17:48.1st ` with the focus on cycling and boxing. It comes to Leeds on June
:17:49. > :17:52.12th ` with a schools sporting event planned for the John Charles
:17:53. > :17:59.Stadium. Commonwealth and Olympic Gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes
:18:00. > :18:04.joins us now from Salford. Now, the buzz and excitement we felt around
:18:05. > :18:08.the Olympic torch relay was incredible. Do you think that we can
:18:09. > :18:13.re`create that feeling again? Yeah, I think the excitement of the
:18:14. > :18:21.Commonwealth Games will build when the queen's Baton reaches England on
:18:22. > :18:26.31st May. I think what people should know it is very different this one.
:18:27. > :18:31.They actually have the events at locations and are trying to bring
:18:32. > :18:36.the spirit of the sport and community together at these
:18:37. > :18:40.locations. There is 15 regions around England that were hit. It
:18:41. > :18:43.will be different, but what is important is we want people to be
:18:44. > :18:48.aware that the Commonwealth Games is happening in Scotland, yes, but Team
:18:49. > :18:55.England are there in force. We are England is our slogan and we want to
:18:56. > :18:58.show them how good we are. I was involved with BBC coverage over a
:18:59. > :19:03.number of the Commonwealth Games and they're very exciting games, because
:19:04. > :19:08.they give the chance to athletes who are knocking on the door of the
:19:09. > :19:12.Olympics to get a real platform? Yes, you're correct. We break down
:19:13. > :19:19.into seven nations for the Commonwealth Games and Team England,
:19:20. > :19:26.being the largest, of the nations and the largest mmonwealth nation,
:19:27. > :19:34.we have the opportunity to have more people selected. There is 17 sports
:19:35. > :19:45.and 18 if you include diving. It allows more participants. If you
:19:46. > :19:48.think of the split of nations. It is the only other multi`sport games
:19:49. > :19:54.outside the Olympics and not many people have the opportunity. This is
:19:55. > :20:00.giving a massive platform for up and coming people to show who they are
:20:01. > :20:11.and for established people to get the medals. You have sold it
:20:12. > :20:14.brilliantly as usual. Thank you. A flash mob of singers, artists and
:20:15. > :20:18.performers have helped launch the programme for the Yorkshire Festival
:20:19. > :20:21.which will herald the Tour de France in July. Details of Festival events
:20:22. > :20:24.have been revealed and include plays, concerts, monumental works of
:20:25. > :20:31.art and even a bit of knitting! What can we expect? Cathy Killick's been
:20:32. > :20:38.finding out. It is noisy, colourful and wacky and that is just the
:20:39. > :20:44.launch. Performs came to Leeds to publicise the festival. There is a
:20:45. > :20:49.one hundred day festival will be for everyone and everybody. It is
:20:50. > :20:53.inclusive and not just high`brow arts stuff. But stuff that is fun
:20:54. > :20:57.and most of the events are free. What can we expect from the
:20:58. > :21:03.festival? 47 events have been commissioned to be part of it and it
:21:04. > :21:11.will run for 100 days from 27th March to 6th July. It will have the
:21:12. > :21:20.ghost peloton, dancers will do a cycle dance through Leeds. A
:21:21. > :21:35.sculptor will made a new sculptor and there will be a new parade in
:21:36. > :21:39.April. That is not all. This lot are called Hope and Social and this is
:21:40. > :21:46.the official festival song. They're created something called a band
:21:47. > :21:53.anyone can join and it will play 12 concerts. The idea is to take part.
:21:54. > :21:59.They will come in their droves and come to our free events and find
:22:00. > :22:06.pieces of fun and activity in places they have never been before. This is
:22:07. > :22:11.Beryl Burton, a Yorkshire woman and winner of seven world titles and
:22:12. > :22:18.this is Maxine Peak, who is writing a play about Beryl, which is part of
:22:19. > :22:23.the festival. I hope I can do Leeds and Beryl and the idea and the
:22:24. > :22:30.cycling fraternity proud with the piece. Thank you. There is something
:22:31. > :22:38.for everyone. It is Yorkshire's ?2 million party, so be there, or miss
:22:39. > :22:42.out. If you want more information about exactly what's going on and
:22:43. > :22:49.where ` there are full details on your local BBC website. Now Paul
:22:50. > :22:55.normally reads the Daily Express. Day he was in the Times. That is a
:22:56. > :23:03.slur. Page four of the Times. I used some big words. Did you manage it.
:23:04. > :23:08.Let me show you something more interesting. They lifted it from my
:23:09. > :23:16.blog. You two did your first tandem bike ride. 13 miles. 13.5 actually.
:23:17. > :23:22.But where did you get that helmet from and what were the padded
:23:23. > :23:31.underpants like? Well that was taken outside Rotherham. Keep the pictures
:23:32. > :23:36.coming in. And you can read that fabulous blog. There is a warning of
:23:37. > :23:41.the potential of a bit of ice, chiefly across higher level routes.
:23:42. > :23:47.Colder air is pushing in from the east. Tomorrow, cold, some patchy
:23:48. > :23:52.rain and a little light sleet or snow. But it won't amount to much.
:23:53. > :23:57.The risk is ice over high ground. The easterlies will come in and by
:23:58. > :24:02.the end of Friday the south`westerly will push in with more wind and
:24:03. > :24:08.rain. Of course, it has been a dreary day today with patchy rain at
:24:09. > :24:12.times. As we head through the night, although there will be a drier
:24:13. > :24:20.spell, we will see further shourt and `` showers and some light sleet
:24:21. > :24:26.and snow and icy patches. Lowest temperatures around zero to three
:24:27. > :24:33.Celsius. The sun will rise in the morning at 7.57 and your high water
:24:34. > :24:38.times are here. It is another dreary, dank winter's day. Over cast
:24:39. > :24:45.with patchy rain and some sleet and light snow over the hills. Later it
:24:46. > :24:50.may give longer breaks of rain. There might be a centimetre over the
:24:51. > :24:56.hills. But it is not an issue. The top temperatures, feeling chilly,
:24:57. > :25:03.highs of around four Celsius, that is 39 Fahrenheit. Friday, cloudy
:25:04. > :25:08.with heavy rain and strong winds sweeping in from the west. The
:25:09. > :25:12.weekend bribinger. `` brighter. You will be pleased to haerp it didn't
:25:13. > :25:15.rain. As forecast. No, you said it was going to rain. I will see you at
:25:16. > :25:34.10. 25. Good night. 'The cost of living crisis goes
:25:35. > :25:39.deep into people's lives, 'deep into the way
:25:40. > :25:42.our country is run, 'deep into who our
:25:43. > :25:45.country is run for. 'the solutions need
:25:46. > :25:51.to be deep as well.' I opened a pub six years
:25:52. > :25:53.ago in Hackney, about ten minutes'
:25:54. > :25:55.walk from my house. One of the things that
:25:56. > :25:57.really struck me was that most of the beers that we
:25:58. > :25:59.sold weren't London beers. They were international beers,
:26:00. > :26:02.UK beers, but from further afield. "Wouldn't it be really great
:26:03. > :26:06.to open our own community brewery "right here in the heart of London,
:26:07. > :26:09.in Hackney?"