:00:00. > 3:59:59weather on the way. That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye
:00:00. > :00:00.from me, and on Welcome to Look North. On the
:00:07. > :00:09.programme tonight: The children who say they're falling behind at school
:00:10. > :00:20.because of slow broadband speeds at home. Usually the internet crashes
:00:21. > :00:24.and I cannot go onto it and everyone else has and then you are behind in
:00:25. > :00:27.the lesson because you have not learnt what you are supposed to have
:00:28. > :00:30.learned. But are we becoming over`dependent on the internet for
:00:31. > :00:32.learning? We'll talk to an education expert.
:00:33. > :00:35.Also tonight: Morrisons prepares to launch its online delivery service
:00:36. > :00:44.in its Yorkshire heartland, but is it too late to compete with the
:00:45. > :00:47.market leaders? What better than a Yorkshire pudding, but I have found
:00:48. > :00:56.the most expensive one in the country, ?500.
:00:57. > :01:10.There was a rare event with a snow flurry. There is some snow forecast,
:01:11. > :01:12.join me for the latest. First tonight, thousands of
:01:13. > :01:17.Yorkshire school children are falling behind in class because of
:01:18. > :01:24.poor access to the internet at home. That's the claim from campaigners
:01:25. > :01:26.and from children themselves. The latest government statistics
:01:27. > :01:30.show 3% of British households with children have no access to the
:01:31. > :01:35.internet. In Yorkshire that works out at about 25,000 children who
:01:36. > :01:38.can't get online at home. And a survey of teachers has shown 98%
:01:39. > :01:50.think pupils without home computer access are "educationally
:01:51. > :01:54.disadvantaged". As the internet becomes a key part
:01:55. > :01:58.of everyday life, it is also an important learning tool. These
:01:59. > :02:01.children in the Upper Worth Valley are asked to do some of their
:02:02. > :02:09.homework online, but the connection is slow at best and often cuts off
:02:10. > :02:17.completely. Sometimes we need to go on to these maths games and things
:02:18. > :02:21.but usually the internet crashes. We cannot get onto it and everyone else
:02:22. > :02:24.has and then you are behind in the lesson because you have not learned
:02:25. > :02:28.what you're supposed to have learned. I feel like I fall behind
:02:29. > :02:33.really easily. I am getting pretty annoyed because it is a re`occurring
:02:34. > :02:38.thing. You are clicking and waiting for it to reload. I think, maybe if
:02:39. > :02:43.I reload it again it will get better, but it just stays. Broadband
:02:44. > :02:50.speeds are around 1.3 megabits per second. That is lower than the two
:02:51. > :02:55.megabits per second classed as a basic broadband connection. The
:02:56. > :02:58.national average is 14.7. The government is committed to making
:02:59. > :03:01.sure everyone gets at least the basic two megabits broadband
:03:02. > :03:06.connection, even in rural areas where it is much harder in terms of
:03:07. > :03:12.the infrastructure. But the deadline for that promise has slipped from
:03:13. > :03:17.2012`2015 and now until 2017. Campaigners say that looks
:03:18. > :03:21.ambitious. We are intrigued about how that is going to happen. We are
:03:22. > :03:25.talking about communities that get cannot get online at all. Some areas
:03:26. > :03:30.cannot make a call on a mobile phone. This two megabits that is
:03:31. > :03:32.going to appear in a couple of years, it is going to be interesting
:03:33. > :04:01.to see how that is going to happen. The schools have told us when
:04:02. > :04:05.children cannot do the work at home they get the chance to do it in
:04:06. > :04:09.school whenever possible but they admit it is not an ideal situation.
:04:10. > :04:14.They say children are missing out on learning alongside their parents.
:04:15. > :04:17.The families here are not alone. Campaigners nationally say the
:04:18. > :04:26.education of half a million British children is suffering because of
:04:27. > :04:33.poor access to the internet at home. You've had plenty to say on the
:04:34. > :04:37.subject. Mike says, we have internet access but I refuse to let my two
:04:38. > :04:39.use it for homework as they use Wikipedia, which is not a reliable
:04:40. > :05:03.source. With us now is Gareth Davies from
:05:04. > :05:06.the education technology company Frog, which is based in Halifax and
:05:07. > :05:13.which recently carried out its own research into this issue. What do
:05:14. > :05:16.you say to those viewers who've told us children shouldn't be using the
:05:17. > :05:22.internet for their homework? What's wrong with an encyclopaedia? There
:05:23. > :05:34.is nothing wrong with an encyclopaedia but children are using
:05:35. > :05:39.Xbox and they have a book to go from, there is no extension
:05:40. > :05:45.capability. There is a raft of information they can get from the
:05:46. > :05:48.internet. 90% of teachers believe that children who do not have home
:05:49. > :05:56.computers are educationally disadvantaged but six 3% of pupils
:05:57. > :06:01.do not have sufficient access. That is the majority. That was a surprise
:06:02. > :06:04.to us. We know we are making a difference in schools and we wanted
:06:05. > :06:07.to make sure that children were benefiting and it was a real
:06:08. > :06:12.surprise that 63% do not have everything they need. You need to
:06:13. > :06:18.know that your children can get everything they need. You need to be
:06:19. > :06:22.a will to take advantage. We are not just talking about slow speeds.
:06:23. > :06:28.There are also families who just can't afford the internet, aren't
:06:29. > :06:31.there? It is not just internet speeds. If there are a number of
:06:32. > :06:38.children in the family they will need a device each. How vital is the
:06:39. > :06:44.internet to children in the 21st`century? It could not be more
:06:45. > :06:49.important. Most industries have gone through huge transformations and it
:06:50. > :06:54.is darting to happen in education. Education is going to transform
:06:55. > :07:04.through this information that it has. We have to have children
:07:05. > :07:07.online. Later: Goodbye Bobby. Former
:07:08. > :07:10.team`mates and managers gather at Leeds Minster to bid a final
:07:11. > :07:14.farewell to Leeds United legend Bobby Collins.
:07:15. > :07:17.Students across the region are being warned of the dangers of nights out
:07:18. > :07:23.near city centre rivers following the disappearance of Megan Roberts
:07:24. > :07:27.in York. Police have been continuing to search for her today. But Megan
:07:28. > :07:32.is not the first student to disappear near water.
:07:33. > :07:35.Today the search for missing Megan Roberts was continuing in York.
:07:36. > :07:41.Student leaders there are raising awareness of the risks of drink to
:07:42. > :07:45.the young. We work closely with the clubs and bars in town to make sure
:07:46. > :07:49.students are safe on a night out. And to make sure they know what they
:07:50. > :07:53.can do if something does happen, who to call and contact if they are out
:07:54. > :07:56.and about. It is an issue of particular relevance to our region
:07:57. > :07:59.with a large number of university campuses. In the student union at
:08:00. > :08:03.York, Megan's disappearance is a time for reflection. The social reps
:08:04. > :08:06.were saying, giving out warnings, saying you need to be sensible
:08:07. > :08:11.tonight, everyone think about whether it is a good idea to be
:08:12. > :08:18.drinking as much. It has made you very aware of other people's safety
:08:19. > :08:21.as well as your own. Looking out for your friends who you are with,
:08:22. > :08:29.making sure you're not just wandering off or other people are
:08:30. > :08:32.not wandering off away. The dangers posed to young revellers partying in
:08:33. > :08:36.the city centre prompted this film featuring the mother of a man who
:08:37. > :08:45.drowned in the River Ouse three years ago. When they said there had
:08:46. > :08:48.been an incident... He thought he would try and swim across the river.
:08:49. > :08:52.Campaigners say Megan's case further highlights the risk of water. Her
:08:53. > :08:59.fate is unknown. Nobody expects a happy ending.
:09:00. > :09:02.It's one of the 'big four' supermarkets in the UK. But in
:09:03. > :09:06.recent years Morrisons has fallen behind its competitors in the big
:09:07. > :09:08.growth sector, online. So, after a disappointing Christmas, can the
:09:09. > :09:19.launch of their online delivery service revive their flagging
:09:20. > :09:22.fortunes? Morrisons have always prided
:09:23. > :09:25.themselves on being a traditional Yorkshire business, selling
:09:26. > :09:33.traditional food the traditional way. That also meant you could not
:09:34. > :09:37.shop online. Until this month. Slow to act as their rivals prospered,
:09:38. > :09:42.you might think. Not so, say Morrisons. Then we studied everyone
:09:43. > :09:47.else's models we realise that we did not believe that what was being
:09:48. > :09:51.offered was right for customers. Also they were not getting the
:09:52. > :09:55.returns for the shareholders. We accept it has taken us some time but
:09:56. > :09:59.we believe what we have in the market is leading the pack.
:10:00. > :10:03.Sometimes it takes time to get things right. For Morrisons, getting
:10:04. > :10:11.a right has never mattered more. They had a bad Christmas. Sales down
:10:12. > :10:15.5.6%. Shares down even more. They say going online could be the
:10:16. > :10:22.solution. Morrisons estimates 30% of their in`store customers use another
:10:23. > :10:26.supermarket in internet shopping. It is convenient for the older
:10:27. > :10:30.generation. We do not have to go out into the rush looking for things
:10:31. > :10:36.when we can sit at home. We have no choice because all the others are
:10:37. > :10:42.doing at. They have to compete. As Morrisons fans leave the depot, have
:10:43. > :10:47.they left it too late? The supermarket is 58 years old, the
:10:48. > :10:51.online model is only a few years old. I think we have learned a lot
:10:52. > :10:56.of things that I would like to believe we are bringing something
:10:57. > :10:59.that is very much leading the pack. Whether customers agree and the
:11:00. > :11:11.sales slide can be reversed, we will find out in March.
:11:12. > :11:16.A woman from York who kept snakes in small plastic boxes has been spared
:11:17. > :11:20.jail. Pauline Wallace kept 140 snakes at her home and admitted
:11:21. > :11:25.failing to look after the animals and causing unnecessary suffering to
:11:26. > :11:29.a dog. She was given a 12 month supervision order, ?250 fine and
:11:30. > :11:32.banned from keeping snakes for a year.
:11:33. > :11:35.2,000 jobs could be created around Markham Vale after Derbyshire County
:11:36. > :11:38.Council was given over ?14 million to help expand the regeneration
:11:39. > :11:42.site. The money has been given to the council as part of the Sheffield
:11:43. > :11:47.city area regeneration fund, and will be used to develop the site of
:11:48. > :11:50.the old Seymour Colliery. A West Yorkshire arts venue left
:11:51. > :11:55.derelict for more than a decade has been given a ?420,000 grant from the
:11:56. > :11:59.government. A community group was started in 2011 to turn Unity Hall
:12:00. > :12:04.in Wakefield into a music and arts space. More than 200 people have
:12:05. > :12:08.already invested in a community share scheme to help renovate and
:12:09. > :12:11.equip the building. The Grade II listed hall will house meeting
:12:12. > :12:16.rooms, a cafe, gallery and office space. It is expected to open in
:12:17. > :12:19.September. Bradford Council says three bids
:12:20. > :12:23.have been put forward by developers, including one for a swimming pool,
:12:24. > :12:26.for the old Odeon cinema. The building closed 14 years ago. The
:12:27. > :12:30.council says it wants to preserve as much of it as possible but has not
:12:31. > :12:34.ruled out demolishing it if a suitable developer can't be found.
:12:35. > :12:40.The former concert hall and cinema was bought for ?1 late last year by
:12:41. > :12:43.the council. The first public Holocaust memorial
:12:44. > :12:46.sculpture in the north is to be built at Huddersfield University.
:12:47. > :12:50.The six shapes will be made from more than six million buttons and
:12:51. > :12:53.cast in bronze. The buttons were collected in Kirklees for an art
:12:54. > :13:06.installation in 2006, each button representing someone who was killed
:13:07. > :13:10.in the Holocaust. The original exhibition was haunting
:13:11. > :13:13.and powerful, designed to make us think, and it was so popular that
:13:14. > :13:17.after it went on display it toured the country. The buttons were
:13:18. > :13:22.collected by people from West Yorkshire, many of them school
:13:23. > :13:27.children, and the date was announced those buttons are to be transformed
:13:28. > :13:32.into a permanent Holocaust memorial. They will be made into six huge
:13:33. > :13:36.sheets and cast in bronze and put on permanent display at Huddersfield
:13:37. > :13:40.University. We are going to be using six very large teardrop forms which
:13:41. > :13:43.are going to be placed on the main concourse at the University of
:13:44. > :13:46.Huddersfield. On the surface of these huge teardrops, some of which
:13:47. > :13:49.will be in entirety and some of which will be broken up, we are
:13:50. > :14:03.casting the six million`plus buttons onto the surface and containing them
:14:04. > :14:08.inside. More than 6 million Jewish men, women and children were killed
:14:09. > :14:12.during the Holocaust. Each of the buttons represented one person. The
:14:13. > :14:16.new sculpture will ensure the horrors that happened more than
:14:17. > :14:20.seven decades ago are never forgotten. It will take about the
:14:21. > :14:27.mag years to raise the funding and complete the work.
:14:28. > :14:30."He was a winner". Just one of the many tributes paid to the former
:14:31. > :14:33.Leeds United captain Bobby Collins as family, friends and former
:14:34. > :14:39.team`mates gathered today for his funeral. Collins played for Leeds
:14:40. > :14:42.for five years in the sixties. He also went on to manage Huddersfield
:14:43. > :14:45.and Barnsley. The "Wee Barra", as he was nicknamed, was just five foot
:14:46. > :15:04.three, but he certainly left his mark wherever he went.
:15:05. > :15:09.To me, and I think my team`mates would agree, from the point of view
:15:10. > :15:15.of Leeds United, he is the most important player ever to have walked
:15:16. > :15:24.through the gates. He was such an influence on us. His character, his
:15:25. > :15:28.professionalism, everything. People use rate far too often, but this man
:15:29. > :15:49.was a great player, a great footballer. Bobby was a winner, and
:15:50. > :16:01.he never backed down. The players's hero. A privilege to be able to try
:16:02. > :16:06.to put across what Bobby was to me. He did a lot for me. By listening to
:16:07. > :16:14.him, the knowledge that he had, the values that he had, they helps me to
:16:15. > :16:25.become a football player and I think a professional. That is what I
:16:26. > :16:33.learned. He set an example for many players. I learned a lot from him. I
:16:34. > :16:40.think his legacy was the great team that followed him when he left the
:16:41. > :16:43.club. I think only ex`footballers can talk and make tributes to
:16:44. > :16:48.footballers and ex`colleagues and I think he would have been absolutely
:16:49. > :16:51.proud of those players that he helped to bring through and what
:16:52. > :17:02.they were saying about him. It was very nice. He would be very pleased.
:17:03. > :17:05.Incredibly moving tributes to Bobby Collins.
:17:06. > :17:10.Before 7pm: Find out why swimming's superstars are getting together in
:17:11. > :17:13.Sheffield this weekend. Rebecca Adlington, Mark Foster and Karen
:17:14. > :17:16.Pickering are amongst the elite athletes taking part in a world
:17:17. > :17:24.record attempt for a very special cause.
:17:25. > :17:39.I have a mouth`watering treat. It will cost ?500.
:17:40. > :17:43.Did he order room service? With the start of the new Super
:17:44. > :17:45.League season just over a week away, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have
:17:46. > :17:48.today been told their stadium will have to operate at a reduced crowd
:17:49. > :17:51.capacity, until some urgent structural repairs have been
:17:52. > :17:54.completed. It follows the recent review of the stadium's safety
:17:55. > :17:57.certificate. Until the works are complete, the Wildcats will only be
:17:58. > :18:01.allowed maximum home crowds of 5,300 spectators. Tonight the club is
:18:02. > :18:14.calling on volunteers, particularly builders or engineers, to help them
:18:15. > :18:17.achieve the safety levels. When Sheffield and GB swimming ace
:18:18. > :18:20.Lewis Coleman's mum was diagnosed with leukaemia, he says it "rocked
:18:21. > :18:23.his world". Chemotherapy was unsuccessful so she was entered into
:18:24. > :18:26.a clinical drugs trial and had a bone marrow transplant. Afterwards,
:18:27. > :18:30.Lewis was so determined to do his bit for cancer research he decided
:18:31. > :18:32.to organise a charity swim and so this Saturday at Ponds Forge in
:18:33. > :18:34.Sheffield top`level athletes, including Mark Foster, Karen
:18:35. > :18:38.Pickering, Rebecca Adlington and Hannah Miley, will each swim 100
:18:39. > :18:50.metres in an attempt to smash the world record of one hour and 37
:18:51. > :18:57.minutes. Lewis is with us now. How is your mum? We got some really good
:18:58. > :19:01.news on Tuesday. We got some green lights for her treatment. She is
:19:02. > :19:06.doing well. We have a picture of you and your lovely mum. You are
:19:07. > :19:15.obviously a close family. How did you feel? Devastated. It was such a
:19:16. > :19:20.tough thing to take on. They were living in Belgium when I found out.
:19:21. > :19:24.I thought, you have to do something. I got my head into training and I
:19:25. > :19:29.thought, I am going to do this event, so I have put my emotion the
:19:30. > :19:37.training. You started organising this last summer. Tell us about it.
:19:38. > :19:41.I am getting 100 swimmers together they will swim 100 metres and we are
:19:42. > :19:48.trying to break began as world record of one hour 37 minutes as top
:19:49. > :19:51.I am starting with some swimming clinics trying to get children
:19:52. > :19:57.involved and raise awareness for leukaemia research. You have some
:19:58. > :20:01.big names on board. How easy has it been to persuade them? Everyone I
:20:02. > :20:09.have asked has been great, really supportive. All the swimmers are a
:20:10. > :20:16.really good community and they have all been really helpful. Tell us why
:20:17. > :20:19.he wanted to do this. My mum started off on chemotherapy and
:20:20. > :20:24.unfortunately that was unsuccessful so she went on to a clinical trial
:20:25. > :20:29.and these trials are not readily available in the UK, only 6% of
:20:30. > :20:33.patients can get access, that was a shocking figure for me. Without the
:20:34. > :20:40.trial it is unlikely my mum would be with us today. I thought, I have to
:20:41. > :20:44.raise awareness, raise money so that more people can get a second chance.
:20:45. > :20:53.You're trying to break a world record which will be a tall order.
:20:54. > :21:01.How do the swimmers very? It starts with my little brother, who is ten.
:21:02. > :21:09.He does a little bit of swimming. It is mainly professionals. You are
:21:10. > :21:17.finishing. Yes. I have given myself the last leg. What does my mum think
:21:18. > :21:23.`` your mum think? She is very proud. I am happy I have given her
:21:24. > :21:29.something to be proud of. Let us look at your T`shirt. These are
:21:30. > :21:36.available. You can watch Lewis and his colleagues. There are tickets
:21:37. > :21:43.available. You can buy tickets and T`shirts on the day. Come down and
:21:44. > :21:52.get involved. Good luck. Congratulations for organising it.
:21:53. > :21:58.What would you do to treat a special lady if you had a spare ?500 kicking
:21:59. > :22:03.around? I do not have a spare ?500. Buy her
:22:04. > :22:08.a new dress? Some new jewellery? Makeup? Or offer her a Yorkshire
:22:09. > :22:14.pudding for tea! Are you serious?
:22:15. > :22:22.I sure am! The most expensive Yorkshire pudding ever made has been
:22:23. > :22:32.unveiled today. Price tag ?500. I think I would rather have
:22:33. > :22:35.diamonds. It is not often the Yorkshire
:22:36. > :22:40.pudding fainted sells the centre of press attention. This is no ordinary
:22:41. > :22:47.Yorkshire pudding. It will set you back ?500. Lovingly created by Adam
:22:48. > :23:01.Smith, it has got all the ingredients to make it deep into
:23:02. > :23:08.your wallet. We have baked truffle, Yorkshire beef, and truffle source.
:23:09. > :23:12.They say you have to pay for the best, but will the management put
:23:13. > :23:18.their money where their mouth is? I love Yorkshire pudding. Would you
:23:19. > :23:25.pay ?500? If it was like the one today, maybe. Seeking expert advice,
:23:26. > :23:30.I took a top food writer away from that that prefers for a private
:23:31. > :23:35.chat. This is the life. I have a special treat. I know you like
:23:36. > :23:42.Yorkshire puddings. Do you fancy that? You have written books about
:23:43. > :23:49.Yorkshire puddings. What is so special about the Yorkshire pudding?
:23:50. > :23:56.I think it is its simplicity. This is not simple looking. To me, it
:23:57. > :24:04.evokes home and comfort. Memories of childhood. It is in our hearts. If
:24:05. > :24:09.someone really going to pay ?500 for a Yorkshire pudding? I think
:24:10. > :24:15.somebody might. To get teased this is a one`off, it is unique. `` to
:24:16. > :24:27.get to taste this. That is amazing, gorgeous. What is this? It is for
:24:28. > :24:39.you. A ?500 bill. You must be joking. Harry can pay for that. He
:24:40. > :24:45.will never know. He is off today. What a life he leads.
:24:46. > :24:58.I could eat for a year for ?500. We have some good news. This CE goal
:24:59. > :25:04.who went missing in North Yorkshire at the weekend has been found that
:25:05. > :25:21.smack sea eagle. The bird caused a media sensation
:25:22. > :25:29.when she flew away on Saturday. We have had some excitement, the
:25:30. > :25:40.first flurries of winter. That was South Yorkshire. A thick covering.
:25:41. > :25:55.We have had another sighting of some snow. That looks like an eighth of a
:25:56. > :26:01.centimetre of slush. Blink and you miss it. Tomorrow, their headline is
:26:02. > :26:07.cloudy, turning wet and windy through the afternoon. A chance of a
:26:08. > :26:13.bit of snow above 1000 feet for a short time. Another Atlantic area of
:26:14. > :26:16.low pressure, and behind it clear whether so the weekend will brighten
:26:17. > :26:23.up but there will be a number of scattered showers. Especially over
:26:24. > :26:29.the hills. It has been a dreary day today. We have had some patchy rain,
:26:30. > :26:35.drizzle and a little light snow and sleet especially across both
:26:36. > :26:38.Yorkshire and parts of Derby. There will be patchy rain giving slight
:26:39. > :26:45.accumulations, chiefly over the hills. Further east it is drizzle
:26:46. > :26:54.and like rain. A chance of icy patches especially over the hills.
:26:55. > :27:02.The sun will rise in the morning at 7:55am. It is a cloudy day tomorrow
:27:03. > :27:08.with a few wintry showers at first that will move away. Skies might
:27:09. > :27:12.brighten later in the morning with a few glimmers of sunshine. The cloud
:27:13. > :27:17.will thicken through the afternoon. The rain sweeps in from the west and
:27:18. > :27:26.on the highest ground there may be a short spell. Top temperatures with
:27:27. > :27:35.the freshening south`westerly wind, five or six degrees. The weekend
:27:36. > :27:47.much brighter with showers. I apologise for the wrong
:27:48. > :27:51.pronunciations! We will be back at 10:25pm.