:00:00. > :00:19.Good evening. First tonight, the at Six, goodbye from me. On
:00:20. > :00:21.Good evening. First tonight, the internationally known Bradford
:00:22. > :00:24.pianist jailed for indecent assaults on boys. John Briggs was bedn found
:00:25. > :00:28.guilty for carrying out the attacks over a 25`year period. The judge
:00:29. > :00:30.said Briggs had abused his position. Also tonight. Could Calderd`le lose
:00:31. > :00:37.its Accident and Emergency department, as NHS bosses look to
:00:38. > :00:41.save millions of pounds? And Louis Tomlinson takes to the pitch for
:00:42. > :00:44.Doncaster Rovers. This is Chatsworth house thhs
:00:45. > :00:47.afternoon, wind and rain tonight, but what about the next few days?
:00:48. > :00:58.Join me for the forecast. Tonight, the career and repttation
:00:59. > :01:01.of West Yorkshire's internationally renowned concert pianist John Briggs
:01:02. > :01:04.lies in ruins, after he was jailed for eight years for indecent
:01:05. > :01:07.assaults on young boys, over a 25`year period.
:01:08. > :01:10.In Bradford, a judge said Briggs, who is 65 and from Bingley, had
:01:11. > :01:15.remorselessly abused two boxs at private piano lessons at his home
:01:16. > :01:26.and three sea cadets from Kdighley. His youngest victim was ten at the
:01:27. > :01:33.time. A thick Tim of his spoke exclusively to others. `` a big Tim.
:01:34. > :01:37.Described as a gifted and stccessful pianist, of considerable st`nding in
:01:38. > :01:44.the community. Would you thd MBE by the Queen 11 years ago for support
:01:45. > :01:48.of Sea cadets `` awarded. As well as a renowned concert pianist, he was a
:01:49. > :01:54.colourful figure, his publicity stunts included once playing on the
:01:55. > :01:59.edge of the Grand Canyon. On another occasion, on top of a summary on the
:02:00. > :02:06.Humber, keeping his sister lastic sex offences hidden. `` sex
:02:07. > :02:10.offences. His thick tombs wdre aged ten to 15, one agreed to be
:02:11. > :02:17.interviewed outside court this afternoon. If this has happdned to
:02:18. > :02:25.anybody else, do not be scared, come forward, the police are there to
:02:26. > :02:30.help. Not hinder. You will be believed, please come forward, it is
:02:31. > :02:35.important. I am just glad it is all over. It has been a terribld time,
:02:36. > :02:42.you have kept locked up in xour mind. Yes, 22 years, and I `m just
:02:43. > :02:47.completely ecstatic at the sentence he got. Thank you! The judgd told
:02:48. > :03:09.John Briggs... It took the jury here at Br`dford
:03:10. > :03:13.Crown Court less than five hours to convicted John Briggs of nine
:03:14. > :03:18.indecent assaults on the five boys, vulnerable toys said to havd
:03:19. > :03:23.respected and almost worshipped Briggs. In return, Briggs rdsult ``
:03:24. > :03:29.relentlessly assaulted and `bused them. A married man of 25 ydars he
:03:30. > :03:32.admitted to the court he had gay tendencies but he denies thd
:03:33. > :03:36.charges, claiming they were a vicious campaign against hil.
:03:37. > :03:41.Tonight, Briggs is beginning an eight`year jail sentence for what
:03:42. > :03:45.the judge said has been his 25 years of grooming and abuse of boxs who
:03:46. > :03:48.trusted him. Tonight, Calderdale Royal Hospital
:03:49. > :03:50.could lose its Accident and Emergency unit under new proposals
:03:51. > :03:52.which would see services concentrated at Huddersfield
:03:53. > :03:58.instead. NHS bosses say the proposals could save them ?40
:03:59. > :04:02.million. It is one of three options. The first option is for Huddersfield
:04:03. > :04:16.Royal Infirmary to keep thehr 24`hour Accident and Emergency unit,
:04:17. > :04:18.while Calderdale would have no A That is the Trust's preferrdd
:04:19. > :04:21.option. It would mean patients from Halifax
:04:22. > :04:23.having to travel at least an extra six`and`a`half miles, taking about
:04:24. > :04:27.15 minutes by road. The second option would be the flip
:04:28. > :04:30.side, Calderdale to have thd A and Huddersfield to lose it.
:04:31. > :04:33.The third option would be to downgrade emergency hospital care at
:04:34. > :04:36.both Calderdale and Huddersfield. That would mean some patients in
:04:37. > :04:40.rural areas facing journeys of up to an hour to the nearest A In a
:04:41. > :04:43.moment, we'll be talking to a local NHS chief about why they've put
:04:44. > :04:52.forward these proposals. First, Phil Bodmer's been getting reacthon.
:04:53. > :04:56.Two hospitals, two A units into macro towns ten miles apart. But now
:04:57. > :05:05.one of those casualties dep`rtments faces the possibility of closures ``
:05:06. > :05:07.in two towns. Michael was rtshed to Calderdale Royal Hospital after
:05:08. > :05:11.suffering a series of heart attacks. The main problem would be if Halifax
:05:12. > :05:17.was closed and I had to go to Huddersfield, the chances are I
:05:18. > :05:25.would be dead before I got there. They are both working, so please
:05:26. > :05:30.leave well alone! At present, Calderdale Royal Hospital sdrves a
:05:31. > :05:38.population of just over 200,000 Huddersfield Royal covers 420,0 0
:05:39. > :05:41.people across Kirklees. The Clinical Commissioning Group says thhs review
:05:42. > :05:46.is not just about A units but a bigger transformation of he`lth and
:05:47. > :05:51.social care across Calderdale and greater Huddersfield. It stresses no
:05:52. > :05:57.decisions have yet been takdn. But unions have expressed reservations
:05:58. > :06:03.about the reasons behind thd review. I think there is another agdnda The
:06:04. > :06:08.underlying figure is ?50 million worth of savings. The devil is in
:06:09. > :06:13.the detail and there is no detail at the moment in the proposals. People
:06:14. > :06:16.we spoke to in Halifax and Huddersfield today were not sure
:06:17. > :06:25.about the idea. If anything happens to the children, having a b`by, do
:06:26. > :06:29.have to have those facilitids. People are coming from Todmorden and
:06:30. > :06:36.it is far to go to Huddersfheld 50 miles. It is the visiting afterwards
:06:37. > :06:43.as well. Politicians have also raised concerns. It is about saving
:06:44. > :06:49.money and not about saving lives. It is all about finances, and we need
:06:50. > :06:53.to fight that and keep the @ in Calderdale Royal Hospital. Health
:06:54. > :06:59.bosses say the review is about changing health needs and ddlivering
:07:00. > :07:02.better value for patients. But at what cost to local communithes?
:07:03. > :07:07.With us now is Dr Matt Walsh, who is the Chief Officer at the Calderdale
:07:08. > :07:11.Clinical Commissioning Group. What is more important, saving money or
:07:12. > :07:17.lives? There is no doubt, it is saving
:07:18. > :07:23.lives. So why in some peopld 's opinion are you putting livds at
:07:24. > :07:28.risk with this ?50 million savings? Let me establish what it is we are
:07:29. > :07:33.talking about, it is a proposal that has been generated by the three
:07:34. > :07:39.providers. It is not a commhssion proposal. Three providers, the
:07:40. > :07:44.hospital, the mental health trust and a community service provider
:07:45. > :07:50.have joined together to propose to was a range of scenarios th`t they
:07:51. > :07:57.think respond to the strategic challenges we have to face `` to
:07:58. > :08:02.propose to others. People think it is about money. Money is part of the
:08:03. > :08:07.issue and when we have done our review, we know we have demographic
:08:08. > :08:13.challenges. The population hs getting older. That has mord complex
:08:14. > :08:20.needs. And the situation financially in the NHS is getting tightdr.
:08:21. > :08:23.The government gave an extr` 35 million to the NHS so is it about
:08:24. > :08:30.bad management? I do not think so. Money has been
:08:31. > :08:34.brought forward to support trgent care services overwinter and that
:08:35. > :08:39.has played out. This is a longer term strategic review. So ldt's talk
:08:40. > :08:45.about the elderly communitids, somebody who lives in hard lidden
:08:46. > :08:50.come we have had an e`mail. He says to get to Huddersfield will take him
:08:51. > :08:56.half a day on three bosses, 20 panel `28 pounds each way on a taxi. It is
:08:57. > :09:04.the difference between getthng there or not. It could be, but thhs is not
:09:05. > :09:12.about closing A services. That could be how it is perceived. The
:09:13. > :09:15.report into urgent care services recommends we look at new and
:09:16. > :09:19.different ways of delivering services. There is good evidence
:09:20. > :09:27.that tells us that drawing together acute services in one place delivers
:09:28. > :09:32.better outcomes for patients. What this also is about, and importantly,
:09:33. > :09:39.this is about enhancing, improving local colleague delivered sdrvices.
:09:40. > :09:45.`` locally. Evidence tells ts the better we do that and the bdtter we
:09:46. > :09:48.care for people out of hosphtal the less likely they are to need
:09:49. > :09:54.hospital services. Thank you. I am sure you have
:09:55. > :09:59.stirred up opinion and that many of you have strong opinions, please let
:10:00. > :10:06.us have them. You can go to our Facebook page.
:10:07. > :10:12.Or you can send us an e`mail. You can also contact us on Twitter.
:10:13. > :10:14.Later on Look North: Have you heard the one about the elephant hn
:10:15. > :10:19.Sheffield? But it isn't a joke. Stay ttned to
:10:20. > :10:20.hear the story of Lizzie, the large lady enlisted to help the Steel City
:10:21. > :10:32.in World War One. A man from Rotherham has bedn found
:10:33. > :10:37.guilty of murdering a father of three after disturbing him hn a
:10:38. > :10:41.burglary. Dean Armitage wokd after hearing noises outside his home last
:10:42. > :10:47.summer and he was hit over the head, punched and kicked by the m`n who
:10:48. > :10:49.had been sitting in his Range Rover on his driveway. He will be
:10:50. > :10:57.sentenced tomorrow at Sheffheld Crown Court. The two Leeds `cademies
:10:58. > :11:00.that are losing their sponsors will be able to deal with the totgh
:11:01. > :11:02.challenges ahead, according to the chair of governors.
:11:03. > :11:08.The charity E`act had been running schools in Seacroft and Rodley. It
:11:09. > :11:12.has now been stripped of its control because of concerns from inspectors.
:11:13. > :11:16.A change like this is a bit of a distraction and we do have to think
:11:17. > :11:21.about the future. So it is ` disappointment. On the other hand,
:11:22. > :11:26.we are resilient people herd and we are faced with tough challenges at
:11:27. > :11:29.the Academy and we are making progress in dealing with those
:11:30. > :11:32.challenges. Three of Yorkshire's councils are
:11:33. > :11:35.setting their budgets. Wakefield Council is debating plans to cut
:11:36. > :11:43.1,400 jobs and increase council tax by nearly two per cent to s`ve 61
:11:44. > :11:47.million. Leeds councillors `re also voting on a rise in council tax and
:11:48. > :11:51.savings that put 200 jobs at risk. People in Rotherham face a rate rise
:11:52. > :11:55.of 1.9 per cent, with the council saying only essential services can
:11:56. > :11:59.be protected. Railway workers at a Yorkshhre depot
:12:00. > :12:02.are to go on strike later in protest at plans to re`grade their jobs
:12:03. > :12:06.Members of the RMT union, at Neville Hill depot in Leeds, will stop work
:12:07. > :12:14.at seven this evening for 48 hours. They are also staging an ovdrtime
:12:15. > :12:17.ban. The union says Northern Rail has "failed to recognise thd complex
:12:18. > :12:19.and demanding role" of the depot staff. Northern Rail said there
:12:20. > :12:32.would be "minimal disruption to train services".
:12:33. > :12:35.Clergy from West Yorkshire `re to fly to Pakistan to help install a
:12:36. > :12:38.new clean water scheme. It is part of a long`term project to
:12:39. > :12:41.improve relationships betwedn Muslims and Christians.
:12:42. > :12:44.The visit will be to an are` of Pakistan where Christians h`ve been
:12:45. > :12:46.persecuted. Emma Glasby reports now on how inter`faith relations here in
:12:47. > :12:52.Yorkshire are reaching overseas The Bishop and the man, different
:12:53. > :12:58.faiths but shared morals and hopes. `` Iman. Different religions have
:12:59. > :13:03.been working together here for more than 17 years and tonight, should
:13:04. > :13:10.Tony Robinson has come to vhsit a mess `` an extra school for young
:13:11. > :13:18.Muslims, five nights a week. This visit is one of many that have
:13:19. > :13:24.taken place in 20 `` and in 201 , he invited a group of religious leaders
:13:25. > :13:31.from Pakistan to the UK. Three clergy, three lawyers and three
:13:32. > :13:37.policemen. They spent a week meeting the police and the courts and other
:13:38. > :13:40.people here and learning wh`t it is like for the Muslim community to
:13:41. > :13:48.live in a majority country `nd to see how well we get on.
:13:49. > :13:53.In Yorkshire, the community links are well`established. Last summer,
:13:54. > :14:07.there was a name for all whhch the Iman is one. `` won. `` football. It
:14:08. > :14:12.is breaking the barriers and misunderstanding that exist in this
:14:13. > :14:18.climate of negativity of Islam in the media and it is time to allow
:14:19. > :14:21.people to come into the mospues By getting together, we have ldarned
:14:22. > :14:26.there is so much in common between our faiths.
:14:27. > :14:31.Muslims believe they have a duty to help others. This mosque is raising
:14:32. > :14:36.money for flood victims in the South of England. And Tony Robinson
:14:37. > :14:42.himself is preparing to visht Pakistan to help deliver a water
:14:43. > :14:46.project. Well, you saw him in that rdport and
:14:47. > :14:49.he is here now. Reverend Tony Robinson, along with Canon Xaqub
:14:50. > :15:02.Masih, who chairs the Pakistan Concern Charity Group. Welcome. What
:15:03. > :15:06.are you planning to do in P`kistan? There will be a ceremony for the
:15:07. > :15:14.water plant we are hoping to install. How important is that? Very
:15:15. > :15:19.important because it will bdnefit the Christian and Muslim colmunities
:15:20. > :15:22.and will have 3,000 people daily with clean water and that is
:15:23. > :15:26.important because it affects their lives. You are building links with
:15:27. > :15:30.Christians and Muslims impacted Stan, it is that in the hopd to
:15:31. > :15:36.improve links here in West Yorkshire? It is about how we are
:15:37. > :15:42.showing people in Pakistan, because we have brought them here two years
:15:43. > :15:47.ago, a group where `` from the town where there had been attacks on
:15:48. > :15:51.Christians, to show them how Muslims live as a minority in a majority
:15:52. > :15:55.country. But they are free to practise their faith, with respect,
:15:56. > :15:59.and we are working together on many projects.
:16:00. > :16:05.Are we getting better at living together? Yes, but there is a long
:16:06. > :16:08.way to go and it is important faith communities are leading the way in
:16:09. > :16:15.terms of people understanding each other, taking down fears and
:16:16. > :16:19.educating each other about faith. What would you do if you have a
:16:20. > :16:24.parent who says, I do not w`nt my child going to a mosque was to mark
:16:25. > :16:29.how do you get around that? `` a mosque? The purpose is to btild
:16:30. > :16:35.relations so they learn frol each other. Christian children whll learn
:16:36. > :16:44.from each other and it is btilding relations Allsop and we havd had the
:16:45. > :16:48.opportunity to work with schools. `` building relations also. We offer
:16:49. > :16:53.visits to parents so they c`n visit the other place of worship `nd see
:16:54. > :16:57.what children will be doing, as part of their educational process. They
:16:58. > :17:01.are better informed and thex understand the people they living
:17:02. > :17:07.with in their communities. Keep up the good work!
:17:08. > :17:20.It is a very good night on the pitch for Chesterfield. The Spirehtes are
:17:21. > :17:22.now top of League Two, after a goal`filled performance last night.
:17:23. > :17:33.And One Direction's Louis Tomlinson takes to home turf for Donc`ster
:17:34. > :17:38.Now, all this week, the BBC is marking the centenary of thd First
:17:39. > :17:41.World War. Our World War Ond at Home project, in partnership with
:17:42. > :17:44.Imperial War Museums, features some very local stories. Today, we are in
:17:45. > :17:48.South Yorkshire, where one very unusual helper was drafted hn to
:17:49. > :17:53.help with the war effort. Hdidi Tomlinson reports.
:17:54. > :17:57.Deployed to carry soldiers hn the cavalry regiments and to poll
:17:58. > :18:03.artillery, ambulances and stpply wagons, most horses in the great War
:18:04. > :18:10.were sent to the Western front. Receive the elephant filled in for
:18:11. > :18:16.absent horses. `` Lady McReddie elephant. She was loaned to a scrap
:18:17. > :18:21.metal business to poll scrap metal around. Wrote on surfaces wdre
:18:22. > :18:26.scrapped and the government requisitioned the animals so they
:18:27. > :18:31.were put into the war effort. Horses went to the front and they
:18:32. > :18:38.requisitioned circus animals which were not in the war effort. Known as
:18:39. > :18:43.Lizzie, the Indian elephant became a familiar sight on the streets of
:18:44. > :18:48.Sheffield. This is the only footage of her pounding around, shackled to
:18:49. > :18:56.a waiting load with onlookers in toto. `` weighty load. Lizzhe was
:18:57. > :19:03.based here. It was opened bx a vet in 1900 as a multistorey st`bles and
:19:04. > :19:11.horses could get to the top level over ramps, the perfect homd for a
:19:12. > :19:16.heavy, hard`working animal. Stories about the tamed and dependable
:19:17. > :19:19.elephant have passed down generations. Charlie 's father
:19:20. > :19:24.frequently recounted stories about her.
:19:25. > :19:30.She came from a large familx. There were eight others, they used to came
:19:31. > :19:33.`` they used to come down to the main road and follow the eldphant
:19:34. > :19:41.and they would throw things at it and chase after it. And two of the
:19:42. > :19:47.men who were the drivers wotld chase them with a stick and if thdy caught
:19:48. > :19:53.them, give them a thick ear A traction engine got stuck and she
:19:54. > :19:57.pushed it out of the way, that is a massive piece of the quip mdant for
:19:58. > :20:02.an elephant so you have an hdea of how strong she was. 100 years ago,
:20:03. > :20:06.she was doing her bit for the war effort.
:20:07. > :20:13.In World War I, the image of a three tonne `` the image of a circus
:20:14. > :20:23.elephant became routine, Lizzie and her place in Sheffield folklore ``
:20:24. > :20:28.EARNED. We are nursing stories by the hour.
:20:29. > :20:32.This e`mail says, my great`grandfather looks aftdr the
:20:33. > :20:37.elephant. He was called Tholas Hancock and he died before ly mother
:20:38. > :20:44.was born in 1936. Her brothdr, my uncle, that everybody knew `s happy,
:20:45. > :20:48.said it was his grandfather 's job to look after her. Amazing pictures.
:20:49. > :20:53.The BBC has been working with Imperial War Museums on the World
:20:54. > :20:57.War One at Home project. Radio York, Radio Leeds and Radio Sheffheld will
:20:58. > :21:01.also be featuring stories every day. And to be able to see all these
:21:02. > :21:07.features in one place, then go to the website.
:21:08. > :21:10.Rugby League now, and it is a testing time for fans of thd
:21:11. > :21:15.Bradford Bulls, after their prospective owners pulled ott of a
:21:16. > :21:18.deal to buy the club yesterday. Their announcement came aftdr the
:21:19. > :21:20.club was docked six points by the governing body for entering
:21:21. > :21:23.administration. Bradford won their second g`me of
:21:24. > :21:27.the current campaign, the whn came against Wakefield last week. The
:21:28. > :21:30.club's administrator will continue to oversee the running of the Bulls,
:21:31. > :21:35.while the RFL continue talks with other potential buyers. But their
:21:36. > :21:40.coach has today said he is positive his players can claw back their
:21:41. > :21:47.points deficit. We could be back on an even keel by
:21:48. > :21:50.next Friday. We play London on Sunday and if we are back on zero
:21:51. > :22:00.points, we are back with other clubs. If I can keep this group
:22:01. > :22:04.together and we are able to bring a win in, we have a great chance.
:22:05. > :22:07.Football now, and three of our teams were in action last night. @nd it
:22:08. > :22:10.was a particularly good night for Chesterfield.
:22:11. > :22:13.Shamir Masri can tell you more. Chesterfield two points cle`r in the
:22:14. > :22:18.league, they scored four go`ls in seven minutes at Cheltenham. These
:22:19. > :22:24.goals were minutes apart. Three minutes later, this was the third.
:22:25. > :22:30.And a fourth from Liam Coopdr capped an incredible couple of minttes
:22:31. > :22:37.They deserve big credit bec`use second half, we withstood a lot of
:22:38. > :22:41.pressure. Sheffield got a late win at
:22:42. > :22:48.Colchester. And rather run had to come from 3`2 down to get a point at
:22:49. > :22:50.Preston. It was 3`all and the Millers remain in the play`off
:22:51. > :22:54.places. Girls used to swoon at David Beckham
:22:55. > :22:57.and David Ginola, but it is perhaps not something you'd expect `t good
:22:58. > :23:02.old Doncaster Rovers. Used to? ! He is gorgeous! H think
:23:03. > :23:05.he is rubbish! But if I mentioned One Direction,
:23:06. > :23:07.then you probably know what we're talking about.
:23:08. > :23:13.It's no surprise to me that fans have been queueing for hours to get
:23:14. > :23:16.in to watch tonight's match. Louis Tomlinson's not just a talented
:23:17. > :23:19.singer. Tonight, he makes hhs debut on the football pitch, and guess
:23:20. > :23:29.what? Instead of the usual crowd of around 100, 400,000 tickets have
:23:30. > :23:33.been sold. I bet none of thdm are fans! Olivia Richwald tried to
:23:34. > :23:37.gate`crash. Never in the history of the sport
:23:38. > :23:46.has a match day crowd looked like this. 95% female, average age, about
:23:47. > :23:53.16, average excitement level, at least ten out of ten. Wedded you
:23:54. > :23:58.come down so early? `` why did. I want to meet Louis Tomlinson really
:23:59. > :24:03.bad, I have tried for three years and it has never happened. H came on
:24:04. > :24:10.three trains from Glasgow and we came at two o'clock. Definitely
:24:11. > :24:14.worth it! A typical day would reserve `` would attract about 00
:24:15. > :24:19.fans but tonight, more than 5,0 0 tickets have sold and the profits to
:24:20. > :24:26.night are going to a childrdn's Hospice.
:24:27. > :24:31.Louis Tomlinson is a local boy, despite his One Direction f`me, he
:24:32. > :24:36.still goes to matches. Tonight's sessional debut, his grandad says,
:24:37. > :24:41.is a dream come true. He will appear in a Rovers shirt in a compdtitive
:24:42. > :24:48.match and he is thrilled about that. But mostly, it is about fundraising.
:24:49. > :24:53.Louis has been training twice a week for more than a month ahead of the
:24:54. > :24:58.match. I have just heard he is not in the starting 11, but he hs likely
:24:59. > :25:09.to, on at half`time and if he impresses the club, this might be a
:25:10. > :25:14.new direction! `2, on. `` to come on.
:25:15. > :25:20.It is Paul Hudson! It is like my book signing ` couple
:25:21. > :25:25.of years ago! I turned up! This is Chesterfield again, the second
:25:26. > :25:33.rainbow. This was last night. And thhs was
:25:34. > :25:41.the nest at six o'clock this morning in Doncaster. `` Venus.
:25:42. > :25:50.Sunny spells and scattered showers after the rain clears. This is an
:25:51. > :25:57.interesting feature, the last day of winter on Friday and this could
:25:58. > :26:03.bring else know over the Pennines. There is a lot of uncertainty. ``
:26:04. > :26:11.ring snow. Showers for the Dales at a time but skies are brightdning. A
:26:12. > :26:28.nice afternoon but wind and rain overnight. This is 5am. Arotnd five
:26:29. > :26:35.Celsius. High water times... A wet start, but the rain will be out of
:26:36. > :26:41.the way by around 8am and then it is a day of Sunny spells with showers.
:26:42. > :26:51.Many places in the East could become dry. These are the top tempdratures.
:26:52. > :26:56.Around nine Celsius for `` nine Celsius. And Friday, the forecast
:26:57. > :27:02.will change. It looks wet whth the risk of some hill snow, sunshine and
:27:03. > :27:07.showers on Saturday, sunny spells on Sunday. Will you sign my umbrella?
:27:08. > :27:11.Whatever you want! That is fine!
:27:12. > :27:15.We will give you that result later, good evening.