:00:07. > :00:08.Good evening. significant -- end of the season.
:00:09. > :00:11.Good evening. The family of Ben Clarkson, from
:00:12. > :00:14.Leeds, are waiting for news on the formal identification of a body
:00:15. > :00:17.discovered in the River Foss in York. 22`year`old Ben disappeared
:00:18. > :00:21.after leaving a nightclub in the city three weeks ago. Last night, a
:00:22. > :00:27.body was found around tea`time in the river. Cathy Booth has the
:00:28. > :00:37.details. The body was discovered by police at
:00:38. > :00:40.5pm yesterday. 22`year`old Ben Clarkson went missing on the 2nd of
:00:41. > :00:45.March following a night out. North Yorkshire police said they would
:00:46. > :00:51.formally identified the body until tomorrow or Monday. Last night, then
:00:52. > :00:55.does my girlfriend issued a statement where she paid tribute to
:00:56. > :00:59.him. She said, I am truly heartbroken to have lost the love of
:01:00. > :01:05.my life and I will treasure fond memories dearly. Ben was an amazing
:01:06. > :01:11.partner, son, grandson, brother and uncle. No one will ever replace him.
:01:12. > :01:16.His death comes days after the body of Megan Roberts was pulled from a
:01:17. > :01:20.river. She disappeared after a night drinking in York. It has led to
:01:21. > :01:24.calls for increased safety measures to be put in place along the rivers
:01:25. > :01:30.in the city. The Police Commissioner has set up a meeting on Tuesday to
:01:31. > :01:34.discuss the problem. Representatives from the universities, student
:01:35. > :01:37.unions and the police will all be in attendance. Meanwhile, York City
:01:38. > :01:40.Council has commissioned a protection for the Royal Society for
:01:41. > :01:46.the prevention of accidents. For the family of Ben Clarkson, who must I
:01:47. > :01:52.carry on their lives about him, any changes are too late.
:01:53. > :01:56.More places in Yorkshire could be getting direct trains to London. The
:01:57. > :01:59.Department for Transport says it is asking companies bidding to operate
:02:00. > :02:01.the East Coast line to consider running regular services to
:02:02. > :02:04.Huddersfield, Harrogate and Scarborough. The route is currently
:02:05. > :02:07.run by Government`owned company East Coast Trains, but it will be
:02:08. > :02:10.returned to the private sector next year.
:02:11. > :02:13.Six Yorkshire soldiers have been identified 100 years after they were
:02:14. > :02:18.killed in France during World War One. The families of the men are now
:02:19. > :02:21.planning to travel across the Channel later this year to see their
:02:22. > :02:25.relatives laid to rest. The remains were discovered during building work
:02:26. > :02:28.in a French village in 2009. All the men were serving with the second
:02:29. > :02:36.Battalion the York and Lancaster Regiment when they were killed by
:02:37. > :02:43.German gunfire in October 1914. I think about all the time. Neither
:02:44. > :02:46.we know him, sort of thing, it feels strange that we feel we know him
:02:47. > :02:52.more than we did before. It was just a name and a soldier that died. Now,
:02:53. > :02:55.he is grandad. Football, and in The Championship,
:02:56. > :02:58.Barnsley lost at home to Bournemouth 1`0. Huddersfield travelled to
:02:59. > :03:01.Blackpool, losing 1`0 there. Success at The Keepmoat for Doncaster Rovers
:03:02. > :03:04.` they beat Sheffield Wednesday 1`0. Leeds gained a much`needed win
:03:05. > :03:08.against Millwall, the result 2`1 there.
:03:09. > :03:13.In League One, a home defeat for Sheffield United, who lost 2`0 to
:03:14. > :03:16.Wolves. A penalty by Kieran Agard gave Rotherham a 1`0 win away at
:03:17. > :03:20.Peterborough. Bradford lost two ` one away at Shrewsbury.
:03:21. > :03:22.In League Two, there was a goalless draw between Mansfield and
:03:23. > :03:25.Chesterfield, but York beat Portsmouth away 1`0.
:03:26. > :03:28.You can see all the action from today's matches on BBC One tonight.
:03:29. > :03:34.The Football League Show is right after Match of the Day, at 12.05pm.
:03:35. > :03:38.Sheffield United might have lost their match to Wolverhampton
:03:39. > :03:41.Wanderers, but they did have something to celebrate today ` their
:03:42. > :03:44.125th birthday. The Dinnington Colliery Brass Band turned up to
:03:45. > :03:46.entertain supporters ahead of this afternoon's match. Kick`off was
:03:47. > :03:52.moved to 1.25pm to mark the anniversary.
:03:53. > :03:56.Well done to them! Now a big thank you to everyone who
:03:57. > :03:59.has helped push Harry and Amy's fundraising total for Sport Relief
:04:00. > :04:02.to over ?110,000. Our intrepid duo rode into the English Institute of
:04:03. > :04:11.Sport in Sheffield last night, after their 250`mile tandem tour of
:04:12. > :04:22.Yorkshire. Thanks for all your support along the way.
:04:23. > :04:28.Good evening. The showers we have seen today will continue through the
:04:29. > :04:31.night. They will still be fairly wintry, especially on the tops of
:04:32. > :04:36.the Pennines. Watch out for ice tomorrow morning. It will be a cold
:04:37. > :04:43.night with temperatures dropping back to two or three degrees, less
:04:44. > :04:47.in rural spots. Sunday morning get off to a bright start. There will be
:04:48. > :04:49.some patches of ice, a few more showers in the forecast, but more in
:04:50. > :04:53.the way of sunshine. A quick reminder that tomorrow you
:04:54. > :04:56.can see the second episode about life behind the scenes of one of the
:04:57. > :05:25.great churches of England, in The Minster, at 4.15pm on BBC One.
:05:26. > :05:27.The Wind a lot showers around at the moment, still hale and thunder