08/02/2014

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:00:00. > :00:08.And we look ahead to the new Super League season which kicks`off

:00:09. > :00:11.Welcome to Saturday's Look North. tonight

:00:12. > :00:14.Welcome to Saturday's Look North. West Yorkshire snowboarder Jamie

:00:15. > :00:18.Nicholls has finished sixth in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. He was

:00:19. > :00:23.pushed out of the medal places in the slopestyle event earlier. He was

:00:24. > :00:30.being supported back in West Yorkshire and his family invited

:00:31. > :00:36.James Vincent to watch him compete. A cup of tea, but the telly on and

:00:37. > :00:58.watch your brother try and get a gold medal. Come on! Yes! Jamie was

:00:59. > :01:04.eventually nudged down to sixth place but there was family pride

:01:05. > :01:09.both in West Yorkshire and in Eastern Europe. Fantastic. So, so

:01:10. > :01:15.pleased for him. He has done really well. I am happy. I cannot believe

:01:16. > :01:20.it. I am happy that we made it to the finals and we got a top ten.

:01:21. > :01:23.Can't be more happy than that. Police are appealing for witnesses

:01:24. > :01:27.to a road traffic accident in Halifax last night in which two men

:01:28. > :01:32.were killed. The accident happened on Ovendon Road when a VW Golf

:01:33. > :01:35.collided with a lamp post. A 20`year`old and a 19`year`old from

:01:36. > :01:39.Queensbury died as a result of the impact. A rear seat passenger was

:01:40. > :01:41.taken to hospital with serious injuries.

:01:42. > :01:45.A woman who suffered a fractured skull when she was blown over by

:01:46. > :01:47.strong winds around the base of Leeds' tallest building has called

:01:48. > :01:52.for emergency measures to control gales in the area. It comes as the

:01:53. > :01:55.owners of Bridgewater Place reveal detailed plans of how they intend to

:01:56. > :01:59.remedy the problem. The plans include four perforated metal

:02:00. > :02:02.baffles to slow wind speeds on Water Lane and a glass canopy around the

:02:03. > :02:06.bottom of the building. Janet Heaton is still off work following the

:02:07. > :02:15.incident in December. She says more urgent work is needed. I very

:02:16. > :02:19.concerned that they do not seem to have any interim plans. It will be

:02:20. > :02:24.two years before these are in place. What will they do in the meantime?

:02:25. > :02:28.Do we just have to take our chances and risk being blown away again?

:02:29. > :02:31.That is not good enough. The new Super League season got

:02:32. > :02:34.underway last night and the Huddersfield Giants made a great

:02:35. > :02:37.start against reigning champions Wigan Warriors. The star for

:02:38. > :02:40.Huddersfield was 25`year`old winger Jermaine McGillvary who scored three

:02:41. > :02:44.of the Giants' five tries. The final score was Wigan eight, Huddersfield

:02:45. > :02:47.24. The rest of the Super League have to wait another week for their

:02:48. > :02:50.first matches. In boxing, British Champion Kid

:02:51. > :02:53.Galahad has announced he'll be fighting for a European title next

:02:54. > :02:56.month in his home`town. The super bantamweight from Sheffield's Ingle

:02:57. > :03:00.gym, will face Spaniard Sergio Prado for the vacant European title at

:03:01. > :03:08.Ponds Forge. The fight will take place on the 22nd of March.

:03:09. > :03:10.If you're out and about you will want to know what the weather is

:03:11. > :03:20.doing. It is a very windy afternoon. We

:03:21. > :03:25.have showers creeping in from the West as we go through the afternoon.

:03:26. > :03:34.They are likely to be heavy and thundery and possibly wintry. A

:03:35. > :03:39.strong and gusty southerly breeze. Through this evening, it stays windy

:03:40. > :03:51.and showers will continue. They stay with us on and off overnight. It

:03:52. > :03:55.stays breezy overnight. Frost free. A showery start your day tomorrow.

:03:56. > :03:58.The best of the sunny spells later in the afternoon.

:03:59. > :04:01.We are on later than normal this afternoon. So it off after 7pm.

:04:02. > :04:09.Goodbye. afternoon. So it off after 7pm.

:04:10. > :04:14.evening. -- the winds will ease Good afternoon. It is yet another

:04:15. > :04:15.stormy day to day with heavy rain around and very strong