:00:00. > :00:08.Hello. Welcome to the programme. Tonight: How safe are Yorkshire's
:00:09. > :00:13.jails? A Look North investigation reveals a big drop in prison officer
:00:14. > :00:17.numbers. We'll ask if there are enough left to keep control.
:00:18. > :00:21.Also tonight: The man in charge of the high`speed rail scheme tells us
:00:22. > :00:30.it COULD be built from Yorkshire downwards.
:00:31. > :00:37.Oh, my God! Warm chewing gum. And, Educating Yorkshire star, Mr
:00:38. > :00:44.Burton, will be here in the studio. And we have had a pleasant day
:00:45. > :00:47.today. The sunshine was pleasant. It will be turning more unsettled this
:00:48. > :00:58.evening. More details later. First tonight, do we have enough
:00:59. > :01:00.prison officers to keep our jails under control? Look North has
:01:01. > :01:04.discovered that numbers have fallen by a fifth in the past few years. We
:01:05. > :01:06.looked at four of Yorkshire's biggest prisons ` Leeds, Wakefield,
:01:07. > :01:13.Lindholme and Moorland. They now employ 280 fewer prison
:01:14. > :01:18.officers than they did four years ago ` that's down by 20%. Last year,
:01:19. > :01:22.officers in those prisons had to deal with 345 incidents of assaults,
:01:23. > :01:26.including fights. The Government says it's confident they have enough
:01:27. > :01:29.staff to keep order. But tonight a former prison officer warns that our
:01:30. > :01:30.jails are becoming increasingly dangerous places to work. Emma
:01:31. > :01:45.Glasbey has this exclusive report. More and more people have been going
:01:46. > :01:48.to jail over the last 20 years. Prisons are almost full, but the
:01:49. > :01:53.number of officers working in Yorkshire 's biggest prisons is
:01:54. > :01:57.falling. Using the Freedom of Information Act, we have discovered
:01:58. > :02:05.that over the last four years in Leeds and Wakefield, 80 prison
:02:06. > :02:12.officers have gone. Elsewhere, they have seen a reduction of 60. They
:02:13. > :02:20.have lit the fuse on a ticking bomb. History shows that it will fail. It
:02:21. > :02:26.is a dangerous job and it becomes more dangerous by reducing the
:02:27. > :02:31.number of staff. It was getting harder when I left and I am sure it
:02:32. > :02:35.is getting harder and harder for the stuff I left behind.
:02:36. > :02:40.There was a stark reminder of how dangerous the job is in 2010.
:02:41. > :02:47.Morland saw one of the worst instances of prison rioting in
:02:48. > :02:53.years. The worst three nights of my career. It was devastating. To feel
:02:54. > :02:59.your place of work has been so violated.
:03:00. > :03:03.The number of attacks and fights at these prisons has fluctuated.
:03:04. > :03:08.Morland has seen a fall but the government statistics being
:03:09. > :03:13.disputed. The under reporting is a problem. They are on the increase
:03:14. > :03:19.because, although they put the stats out, not every assault is reported.
:03:20. > :03:24.It all depends where a reportable assault is and it is down to the
:03:25. > :03:30.governor whether they report assaults to headquarters.
:03:31. > :03:34.No one from the prison service was available for interview but they
:03:35. > :03:39.told us they are reforming and modernising to ensure best value for
:03:40. > :03:42.the tax payer. They say they are committed to maintaining safe and
:03:43. > :03:47.secure prisons with appropriate staffing levels. They also told us
:03:48. > :03:48.arrangements are in place to fill posts from other prisons when there
:03:49. > :03:57.are temporary staff shortages. The Howard League for Penal Reform
:03:58. > :04:00.campaigns for change in prisons. It says cutting the number of warders
:04:01. > :04:07.reduces the effectiveness of the prison system.
:04:08. > :04:12.It is very concerning when officer numbers go down because it affects
:04:13. > :04:18.the ability to do anything useful inside these prisons. If you look at
:04:19. > :04:23.reports from Morland and Lindholme, it is clear that not enough
:04:24. > :04:30.purposeful activity is happening. Nationally, the number of assaults
:04:31. > :04:34.are down. Actually, the fewer number of officers doesn't necessarily mean
:04:35. > :04:38.less control, does it? But what it possibly means is more
:04:39. > :04:44.people locked up in their cells all day with nothing to do. It comes
:04:45. > :04:49.back to the purpose of putting people inside prison. Are we there
:04:50. > :04:54.to warehouse people and let them out and is likely to commit more crime?
:04:55. > :05:00.Or should they be doing something useful and productive with their
:05:01. > :05:05.time ` education, training or work? What would you say will be the
:05:06. > :05:09.long`term consequences of fewer prison officers? The longer term
:05:10. > :05:15.consequences of making cuts and cutting officers and not prison
:05:16. > :05:22.numbers `` prisoner numbers, will mean to make prisons less useful and
:05:23. > :05:27.a greater waste of money. The government says its priority is
:05:28. > :05:35.safety and security in prisons, but it acknowledges it needs to reform
:05:36. > :05:41.and give value for money? They are not getting value for
:05:42. > :05:47.money. About half of prisoners reoffend within a year. Instead, the
:05:48. > :05:51.government should look at cutting prison `` prisoner numbers. In the
:05:52. > :05:55.last 20 years, the number of people in prison has doubled and the number
:05:56. > :05:57.`` the government needs to address that.
:05:58. > :06:00.Also tonight: A woman who is critically injured in hospital has
:06:01. > :06:03.been arrested on suspicion of the murder of her two`year`old daughter.
:06:04. > :06:06.They'd been found lying unconscious behind a house in the Marshfields
:06:07. > :06:10.area of Bradford. It appears the girl had suffered a fall. Our crime
:06:11. > :06:20.correspondent, John Cundy, is at the scene with the latest.
:06:21. > :06:24.It is a distressing story. Detectives are trying to piece
:06:25. > :06:29.together what lies behind this terrible incident here. Neighbours
:06:30. > :06:34.have spoken of the woman being a quiet person and of hearing frequent
:06:35. > :06:38.cries of a child coming from the house. It is only today that the
:06:39. > :06:43.full extent of the tragedy yesterday was known.
:06:44. > :06:47.Police alerted by paramedics had gone to the house in Delamere Street
:06:48. > :06:51.at quarter past nine yesterday morning. They found a 36`year`old
:06:52. > :06:55.woman unconscious with her two`year`old daughter at the back of
:06:56. > :07:00.the house. The little girl was declared dead in hospital and a
:07:01. > :07:05.postmortem examination revealed her injuries were consistent with a
:07:06. > :07:08.fall. Her mother, critically ill in hospital, has been arrested on
:07:09. > :07:13.suspicion of her daughter 's murder. The family are believed to
:07:14. > :07:20.have moved from Bradford recently. In the community today is a feeling
:07:21. > :07:24.of shock and disbelief. Everybody is shocked. I am a father
:07:25. > :07:31.and the children are shocked as well. It is sad whatever has
:07:32. > :07:38.happened. People are so shocked and there is general disbelief. Here it
:07:39. > :07:44.is very friendly. I have never had any problem and I have been here for
:07:45. > :07:48.over 20 years in the same house. Police say investigations are at an
:07:49. > :07:51.early stage and they appealed to anyone who might have information to
:07:52. > :07:56.help them to get in touch immediately.
:07:57. > :08:00.The identity of the child will not be released until tomorrow, but the
:08:01. > :08:04.police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with this
:08:05. > :08:09.tragedy. With the mother still lying critically ill in hospital, it may
:08:10. > :08:11.be quite some time before detectives can speak to her to find out exactly
:08:12. > :08:23.what happened here and why. Later: They are on their way to
:08:24. > :08:26.Wembley. How Chesterfield stream on reaching a cup final came true. We
:08:27. > :08:32.look back on an emotional night. Let's look at the rest of the day's
:08:33. > :08:35.news and unemployment in Yorkshire has fallen again. Figures for the
:08:36. > :08:38.three`month period between October and December show there were 240,000
:08:39. > :08:46.people without a job ` that's 8,000 fewer than the previous quarter. The
:08:47. > :08:49.regional unemployment rate is now 8.6% ` the second highest in
:08:50. > :08:53.Britain. A 22`year`old Bradford man is due to
:08:54. > :08:56.appear at the city's Crown Court on Friday charged with the murder of
:08:57. > :08:58.his wife last November. An international arrest warrant had
:08:59. > :09:03.been issued for Danish Irfan after the body of his wife Ridda Zanab was
:09:04. > :09:06.found in her home in Lidgett Green. Mr Irfan was arrested yesterday at
:09:07. > :09:10.Manchester Airport and appeared before magistrates this morning.
:09:11. > :09:15.Also in Bradford, two men were arrested this morning on suspicion
:09:16. > :09:19.of the murder of car dealer Sajid Saddique. On Monday, detectives had
:09:20. > :09:22.made fresh appeals for help over the mystery of Mr Saddique who'd
:09:23. > :09:26.vanished after last being seen in Shipley seven years ago. The men
:09:27. > :09:32.who've been arrested are both from Bradford. They're aged 48 and 52.
:09:33. > :09:37.Leeds music festival, Party in the Park, will not take place this year
:09:38. > :09:42.because of "budget pressures". The pop event has been held since 1994
:09:43. > :09:46.at Temple Newsam. It attracts up to 70,000 people. The council said it
:09:47. > :09:50.was no longer feasible without increasing ticket prices or finding
:09:51. > :09:53.a new sponsor. A decision has yet to be made on two other council funded
:09:54. > :10:01.concerts, Opera in the Park and Classical Fantasia.
:10:02. > :10:09.Inspection work has begun on a house that fell into a sink in Ripon.
:10:10. > :10:15.Inspectors have spent the day there, as have the builders owners.
:10:16. > :10:19.No one was injured when the hole opened under the detached house and
:10:20. > :10:23.it is thought to be at `` caused by the gypsum deposits in the land. It
:10:24. > :10:25.is not yet known what will happen to the building.
:10:26. > :10:28.Parents in a north Yorkshire town are demanding answers after it
:10:29. > :10:31.emerged that the entire governing body of one of the county's largest
:10:32. > :10:35.secondary schools has resigned. They say the decision of governors at
:10:36. > :10:38.Richmond School and Sixth Form to quit en masse has led to speculation
:10:39. > :10:42.and concern about what might lie behind the move. So far, none of the
:10:43. > :10:45.governors have explained why they stepped down, but the council insist
:10:46. > :10:54.the education of pupils won't be affected. We are just very concerned
:10:55. > :10:59.for our daughters education. For the management of the school to be so
:11:00. > :11:04.dysfunctional for whatever it has occurred, we don't know what it is
:11:05. > :11:09.why it has happened. We are just very worried as many other parents.
:11:10. > :11:14.It is very rare for an entire governing body to leave so I need to
:11:15. > :11:17.understand why they have gone and I need to understand from the
:11:18. > :11:21.education authority and from the school 's point of view what brought
:11:22. > :11:23.us to this situation so that it can't happen again and we can
:11:24. > :11:29.guarantee the school flourishes. Disability rights campaigners have
:11:30. > :11:31.been demonstrating outside offices of the Department for Work and
:11:32. > :11:35.Pensions and medical assessment centres across Yorkshire.
:11:36. > :11:38.They claim the government's "fit to work" tests, carried out by the
:11:39. > :11:44.company ATOS, are "damaging and distressing" and have led to
:11:45. > :11:48.suicides. Ian White reports. Protesters laid flowers in Sheffield
:11:49. > :11:52.city centre today to remember the people they claim have been driven
:11:53. > :12:01.to suicide by the governments tests. We need to fight back.
:12:02. > :12:06.The work capability assessment was introduced in 2008 by the then
:12:07. > :12:15.Labour government. Medical tests are carried out. You have to pass 16
:12:16. > :12:22.questions out of 20 and they are such stupid questions as, can you
:12:23. > :12:28.put a hat on. On that day I may be able to do those things but the day
:12:29. > :12:32.before maybe I couldn't. In Leeds, demonstrators were
:12:33. > :12:38.threatened with arrest by security staff when they invaded a security
:12:39. > :12:46.centre. This is one of the centres where the assessments are carried
:12:47. > :12:53.out. The company, Aptos says, it's services are compassionate. How can
:12:54. > :12:58.you say to somebody, you are not having `` having any money. Go and
:12:59. > :13:04.suffer and go and find work. They have no right to do this to people.
:13:05. > :13:11.Protests were held all over Yorkshire today. Demonstrators say
:13:12. > :13:15.they hope the Secretary for work and pensions will now sit up and listen.
:13:16. > :13:20.He's the man who delivered the Olympics. Some say Sir David
:13:21. > :13:24.Higgin's next challenge will be even greater ` delivering HS2 ` the high
:13:25. > :13:26.speed rail line from London to the North.
:13:27. > :13:30.Today, he brought his cabinet to Leeds for the first time to allow
:13:31. > :13:35.business leaders to raise their concerns face to face. He told me he
:13:36. > :13:37.was here to listen and said he'd consider the possibility of
:13:38. > :13:41.beginning construction in Yorkshire, rather than automatically starting
:13:42. > :13:46.in the South. HS2 has the chance to transform this
:13:47. > :13:50.side of the UK. My challenge is that we need a plan for how Yorkshire and
:13:51. > :13:57.Leeds and the surrounding cities will make the most of it.
:13:58. > :14:01.Hundreds of homeowner `` homeowners in our region face decades of blight
:14:02. > :14:07.and they are unable to sell their homes. They want you to build
:14:08. > :14:11.tunnels. In some areas we are but the important thing is getting into
:14:12. > :14:14.cities and making the interconnection work. The
:14:15. > :14:20.submissions will be reviewed by the government over the next six months
:14:21. > :14:25.so C what they `` let us see what they are and I do not want to
:14:26. > :14:29.pre`empt them. I understand this is a difficult issue, but we need to
:14:30. > :14:35.focus on our communications and be clear about the finalisation of the
:14:36. > :14:42.route and how compensation works so that people have the chance to move
:14:43. > :14:46.if they want to. What about the prospect of starting construction
:14:47. > :14:52.here rather than down south? Firstly, it is cheaper to build up
:14:53. > :14:56.here and it is better to spend money earlier so you avoid inflation. As
:14:57. > :15:01.we have seen in Europe with high`speed lines, you can build and
:15:02. > :15:04.start regeneration and the chain can come later. It doesn't stop
:15:05. > :15:09.regeneration in cities that have a plan for it.
:15:10. > :15:14.So starting construction work in this part of the world is a
:15:15. > :15:19.possibility? Absolutely right. As soon as the bill goes through, we
:15:20. > :15:23.should start in Leeds so we can provide certainly for a massive
:15:24. > :15:29.regeneration opportunity that will extend the scale and jobs in Leeds.
:15:30. > :15:33.Business leaders in Sheffield are calling for a shared `` station to
:15:34. > :15:39.be built in the city centre. Are you considering that? I know there will
:15:40. > :15:42.be a submission on that and we will consider that. We will come back at
:15:43. > :15:48.the end of this calendar year on that.
:15:49. > :15:53.Before seven: an arts performance with a difference.
:15:54. > :15:56.We enter a giant ball of human hair in a gallery.
:15:57. > :15:59.Very random! Football now and if you're a fan of
:16:00. > :16:04.Chesterfield, you'll already have the date firmly in your diary `
:16:05. > :16:07.Sunday 30th March. That's because The Spireites are on the way to
:16:08. > :16:09.Wembley for the Johnstone's Paints Trophy Final against Peterborough.
:16:10. > :16:13.Yes, Chesterfield have booked their place there by beating Fleetwood on
:16:14. > :16:16.aggregate by 3`2. Mind you, things didn't quite go to plan last night,
:16:17. > :16:25.in the home leg. Ian Bucknell reports.
:16:26. > :16:33.We are back at Wembley and we thoroughly deserved to be here. We
:16:34. > :16:38.had a brilliant season and we are unbeatable, I think.
:16:39. > :16:45.It ended with Chesterfield on their way to Wembley. They let the tie 3`1
:16:46. > :16:50.from the first dead`end were hot favourites `` from the first leg.
:16:51. > :17:01.One of the stars of the night was the keeper. Chances came and went in
:17:02. > :17:09.the second half. Then, near disaster as they nearly bagged a goal of
:17:10. > :17:16.their own in the dying minutes. Fleetwood's challenge came too late.
:17:17. > :17:22.It was a great game of football. Fair play to Fleetwood. We are
:17:23. > :17:31.delighted to be going to Wembley. I am so proud. I've been in football
:17:32. > :17:36.all my life so I'm a lucky lad. It is a special night for Chesterfield.
:17:37. > :17:43.The game were nervy and the crowd was edgy. We got through in the end.
:17:44. > :17:49.On to Wembley! The last five minutes was a bit squeaky bottom time. It
:17:50. > :17:55.will be great and we will hopefully get the same result in March.
:17:56. > :18:00.Chesterfield sit at the top of league two. These are good times for
:18:01. > :18:04.the team and a win at Wembley will really give the fans something to
:18:05. > :18:09.cheer in March. Well deserved.
:18:10. > :18:11.We did have three other teams in action last night besides
:18:12. > :18:15.Chesterfield. But in The Championship, Sheffield Wednesday
:18:16. > :18:18.lost 1`0 at home to Derby. Barnsley were beaten 2`0 at Wigan.
:18:19. > :18:20.Then again, Bradford City's victory by a single goal over Port Vale did
:18:21. > :18:29.give us something to cheer about. Here it is. A header by Carl McHugh
:18:30. > :18:33.in injury time. And it was certainly worth waiting for. It put an end to
:18:34. > :18:36.City's run of 13 matches without winning, and lifts Bradford up to
:18:37. > :18:39.11th in the League One table. Plans for a statue of the world's
:18:40. > :18:42.first black professional footballer have been unveiled in Rotherham.
:18:43. > :18:45.Arthur Wharton played in goal for Rotherham and Sheffield United in
:18:46. > :18:48.the late nineteenth century. This year marks the 125th anniversary of
:18:49. > :18:52.his signing for Rotherham Town, the club that became Rotherham United. A
:18:53. > :18:56.bronze replica was on display today of the statue that will be built
:18:57. > :19:04.outside the New York stadium by the end of the year.
:19:05. > :19:12.We are embracing in rather run a statement that everyone, whatever
:19:13. > :19:20.class, colour or creed, will accept each other that they are on the same
:19:21. > :19:26.level and have the same opportunities and can live and work
:19:27. > :19:33.together. Collectively, and enjoy life.
:19:34. > :19:38.Just a month to Sport Relief. I can't wait. How's your training
:19:39. > :19:49.going? Very slowly. For those of you who
:19:50. > :19:54.don't know, Harry and I are cycling the root of the Tour de France to
:19:55. > :19:57.raise a bit of cash on a tandem. I will be behind them cheering them
:19:58. > :20:04.on. You won't be having a go?
:20:05. > :20:09.We will see. Someone else taking up the challenge is Daniel Baines.
:20:10. > :20:17.Yes, he is here with his assistant headteacher. Mr Burton, many of you
:20:18. > :20:20.will remember from the award`winning TV series, Educating Yorkshire.
:20:21. > :20:26.Daniel, let me start with you. Tell us about your challenge.
:20:27. > :20:32.I have done it before and that is why I want to do it again because I
:20:33. > :20:40.liked it before. It's good to do it. This challenge is for Sport Relief
:20:41. > :20:49.and you are walking a mile for Sport Relief. You did it in 2010, didn't
:20:50. > :20:55.you? Yes. The Challenger did in 2010... You hadn't been walking for
:20:56. > :21:01.very long, had you? No I had been in my wheelchair and crawling.
:21:02. > :21:04.Your man said you only started to walk 18 months before doing that
:21:05. > :21:16.challenge and he did it with a walker. Yes. How was that? Hard. For
:21:17. > :21:21.long distances so that was difference from what I was doing
:21:22. > :21:24.before. For someone who was not able to walk before it must have been
:21:25. > :21:31.really difficult and this time you are doing the same challenge but
:21:32. > :21:37.what are you doing this time? I'm doing it with only one crutch.
:21:38. > :21:43.Mr Burton, you must be enormously proud of Daniel and an inspiration
:21:44. > :21:49.for the school? Yes, we are utterly bowled over by the achievements of
:21:50. > :21:54.our students. He wasn't able to walk a few short years ago so it is
:21:55. > :21:58.incredible and awe inspiring. Daniel, why do you want to do that
:21:59. > :22:02.challenge? Because there are people and
:22:03. > :22:08.children in the UK and other countries who are less fortunate
:22:09. > :22:13.than me and they don't have some of the basic things that you need in
:22:14. > :22:18.life, like water, food and medication and shelter.
:22:19. > :22:28.I think we have a clip. Yes, this is of Educating Yorkshire.
:22:29. > :22:35.Well chewing gum! Give us five, yeah.
:22:36. > :22:44.It was lovely to put my ham `` hand on warm chewing gum!
:22:45. > :22:48.It had a huge impact on the nation, didn't it?
:22:49. > :22:53.I think so. We went to have `` went into it with our eyes wide open of
:22:54. > :22:58.what we wanted to do. We wanted to improve the perception of teachers
:22:59. > :23:03.and improve possibly the reputation of the area. Dewsbury has had quite
:23:04. > :23:07.a bad reputation for a while in terms of media stories that come out
:23:08. > :23:18.of there. We gave the area a good news story and we are very proud of
:23:19. > :23:22.that. Celebrity teachers help as well,
:23:23. > :23:26.don't they Mr Burton? None of the kids would say we are
:23:27. > :23:30.celebrities! Now, I love the theatre and I've
:23:31. > :23:33.seen a few shows in my time, but here's something I've never seen
:23:34. > :23:36.before. A perfomance inside a giant ball of hair.
:23:37. > :23:47.This must be one of the most unusual artistic performances.
:23:48. > :23:55.She tells me she will teach me everything.
:23:56. > :24:01.This is a one`woman show about black hair and it is performed inside a
:24:02. > :24:05.giant ball of weeks and hairpieces. It's about all of the work and the
:24:06. > :24:13.artistry and the love that goes into that. It is also about the pain that
:24:14. > :24:25.goes into that in some aspects. The history behind it and it looks that
:24:26. > :24:32.beauty and how beauty salons... Long, luscious and flowing straight
:24:33. > :24:34.hair is a big part of that. Not hair that grows up to the sky or
:24:35. > :24:46.collapses in on itself. I meet a girl and she is my age.
:24:47. > :24:51.This giant ball of hair is completely transformed in the
:24:52. > :24:54.performance and the audience is encouraged to explore its textures
:24:55. > :25:01.to help them understand black hair. And exploring new trends. Selina's
:25:02. > :25:04.has worked as a hairdresser for nearly 12 years and she says more
:25:05. > :25:13.and more black women are embracing their natural hair. I have brought
:25:14. > :25:19.`` board relaxes. They are in the back. Most women
:25:20. > :25:27.aren't doing natural hair. They say they don't want any more chemicals
:25:28. > :25:35.in their hair. I decide I want to love my natural hair. You can see
:25:36. > :25:45.this unique performance for free in Leeds until Friday.
:25:46. > :25:53.Do you have someone in your hair throwing oranges?
:25:54. > :26:00.Say that again! Let's get on with the weather.
:26:01. > :26:07.Tomorrow, windy and getting cooler with rain showers. You can see how
:26:08. > :26:16.tightly packed the isobars are packed tomorrow. Temperatures got up
:26:17. > :26:21.to around 11 degrees today. This evening, the breeze will strengthen
:26:22. > :26:28.and outbreaks of rain will spreading from the West. Heavy at times but
:26:29. > :26:31.becoming lighter later. A fairly mild night to come, albeit breezy
:26:32. > :26:47.and damp. Tomorrow morning, a cloudy start
:26:48. > :26:53.with damp and drizzly conditions and another band of rain will sweep in
:26:54. > :26:56.from the west. Bright sunny spells then developing with a scattering of
:26:57. > :27:01.showers in the afternoon and one or two of them could be heavy or
:27:02. > :27:06.sundry. The highest of the temperatures tomorrow morning, but
:27:07. > :27:10.it will cool off through the course of the afternoon. We will keep the
:27:11. > :27:13.blustery wind on Friday and the weekend also.
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