:00:00. > 3:59:59connection with a murdering Belfast back in the 1970s. That is all from
:00:00. > :00:00.the BBC News Good evening. Welcome to the
:00:07. > :00:09.programme. On tonight's Look North: "A shining light". Teacher Ann
:00:10. > :00:12.Maguire's family pay tribute to her as a schoolboy appears in court
:00:13. > :00:16.charged with her murder. Also tonight: The woman from
:00:17. > :00:21.Sheffield found guilty of using drink and drugs to lure young girls
:00:22. > :00:24.into a life of prostitution. And treacherous terrain. Swaledale
:00:25. > :00:51.Mountain Rescue gets ready for the influx of thousands of Tour De
:00:52. > :00:54.France visitors. In a. It has been a grey day. Join me for the details.
:00:55. > :00:58.The family of a Yorkshire teacher who was stabbed to death in her
:00:59. > :01:01.classroom have paid an emotional visit to the school to see the
:01:02. > :01:05.hundreds of messages and flowers left in her memory. Ann Maguire had
:01:06. > :01:08.been a teacher for forty years at Corpus Christi College in Leeds, but
:01:09. > :01:12.was killed just months before she was due to retire. Today her husband
:01:13. > :01:14.and daughters described her as a "shining light" who "brightened the
:01:15. > :01:18.world". Earlier a fifteen`year`old boy appeared at Leeds Youth Court,
:01:19. > :01:21.accused of her killing. Our crime correspondent, John Cundy, reports.
:01:22. > :01:25.A college and community's display of love and affection, made clear today
:01:26. > :01:28.to the family of Ann Maguire. Widower Donald and daughters Emma
:01:29. > :01:33.and Kerry saw the moving tributes for themselves. A father and his
:01:34. > :01:39.daughters hand`in`hand as they remembered a beloved wife and
:01:40. > :01:43.mother. The family made a visit to the church, which has been an
:01:44. > :01:48.important focus in the last few days. On Monday evening, as you
:01:49. > :01:55.know, we had at one stage 600 people there to remember Ann. The family
:01:56. > :01:57.issued their first statement today since Ann Maguire's tragic death.
:01:58. > :02:31.They said: The day for the family had begun
:02:32. > :02:34.with a two`minute hearing in the Leeds Youth Court. The 15`year`old
:02:35. > :02:39.schoolboy accused of the murder was remanded in custody to appear at the
:02:40. > :02:46.Crown Court tomorrow. Also tomorrow, there will be a one`minute silence
:02:47. > :02:51.for Ann before a Wigan rugby game. Ann was born in Wigan. God knows
:02:52. > :03:01.what is going through her family's minds. It is a tragedy. If we can
:03:02. > :03:07.show any level of respect and recognition about what has gone on,
:03:08. > :03:10.I am sure that we will do our best. This afternoon, a consoling arm from
:03:11. > :03:14.the priest as Ann Maguire's family quietly walk away from the scene of
:03:15. > :03:21.the many tributes to the much loved teacher.
:03:22. > :03:24.A twenty`three`year`old woman from Sheffield who used drugs and alcohol
:03:25. > :03:28.to lure vulnerable girls into prostitution has been found guilty
:03:29. > :03:33.of running a child sex ring. Amanda Spencer used the money to fund her
:03:34. > :03:36.own drug and alcohol addictions. Three men accused of related
:03:37. > :03:43.offences have been cleared by a jury at Sheffield Crown Court. Kate
:03:44. > :03:50.Bradbrook is there for us this evening. Kate, what is the
:03:51. > :03:57.background to this? Amanda Spencer, and 23 years old,
:03:58. > :04:04.was from a troubled background. She started to drink and take drugs at
:04:05. > :04:10.an early age. When she was 16, she started to befriend young girls in
:04:11. > :04:14.Sheffield. She gave them drugs and alcohol and was a shoulder for them
:04:15. > :04:20.to cry on. Many of them were from chaotic backgrounds, like she was.
:04:21. > :04:24.She would force them into prostitution and then she would take
:04:25. > :04:31.the money for drink and drugs. Her youngest victim was only 13 years
:04:32. > :04:36.old. We have heard harrowing accounts from these victims. They
:04:37. > :04:45.said they were too frightened to go to the police.
:04:46. > :04:50.What happened in court today? Spencer was charged with offences
:04:51. > :04:57.relating to prostitution. She was found guilty of 16 offences and was
:04:58. > :05:02.cleared from seven. There are another 15 charges outstanding that
:05:03. > :05:07.the jury need to decide about. Three men have been cleared of related
:05:08. > :05:13.offences today. Another man has been found guilty of two sexual assaults.
:05:14. > :05:19.The jury will continue their deliberations tomorrow. The judge
:05:20. > :05:31.said he will accept a majority verdict. Spencer could be sentenced
:05:32. > :05:34.tomorrow afternoon. Later on Look North: Morrisons
:05:35. > :05:43.unveils what it's calling the biggest price cut in a decade.
:05:44. > :05:47.In other news now: Network Rail has apologised to the family of a little
:05:48. > :05:52.girl who died when the car that she was in was hit by a train on a level
:05:53. > :05:54.crossing near Doncaster. An inquest into the death of four`year`old Emma
:05:55. > :05:57.Lifsey from North Lincolnshire concluded her death last December
:05:58. > :06:00.was an accident. But the assistant coroner says the warning lights at
:06:01. > :06:03.the crossing were not bright enough. Taxpayers face the prospect of
:06:04. > :06:06.funding compensation claims by victims of the late Jimmy Savile
:06:07. > :06:10.should money from his estate run out. So far more than 140 people
:06:11. > :06:14.have come forward to claim they were assaulted by him. The current value
:06:15. > :06:17.of his estate is put at ?3.3 million. Health Minister Norman
:06:18. > :06:23.Lamb, said if those funds were exhausted pay`outs would have to
:06:24. > :06:26.come from the public purse. As fire fighters across Yorkshire
:06:27. > :06:29.prepare for more strike action this weekend, West Yorkshire Fire and
:06:30. > :06:32.Rescue say they can't guarantee the same level of service that helped
:06:33. > :06:38.save a number of buildings in Leeds last month. A hundred fire fighters
:06:39. > :06:41.tackled a huge blaze on an industrial estate in Armley. The
:06:42. > :06:46.Tradpak building was destroyed, but several others were saved. There is
:06:47. > :06:51.a warning that with only half the usual cover available, that might
:06:52. > :06:59.not be possible this weekend. I ensure that we will cope. The
:07:00. > :07:07.problem will be if there are any large incidence. There were three,
:07:08. > :07:10.four, or five buildings that were saved by the prompt actions of the
:07:11. > :07:13.Fire Service. Well, members of the Fire Brigades
:07:14. > :07:19.Union will strike tomorrow between noon and five, and will take action
:07:20. > :07:22.again on Saturday and Sunday. The government says fire fighters have
:07:23. > :07:26.one of the most generous pension schemes in the public sector and is
:07:27. > :07:29.calling the strike "unnecessary". The Labour Party has become the
:07:30. > :07:31.latest to launch its local council and European Parliament election
:07:32. > :07:35.campaign for Yorkshire. Senior politicians and activists gathered
:07:36. > :07:38.in Dewsbury for the start of what it says is the fight to overcome a cost
:07:39. > :07:46.of living crisis. Our political editor, Len Tingle, was there.
:07:47. > :07:49.What are the most common issues that are raised? Labour chose to launch
:07:50. > :07:52.their election campaign at a Dewsbury housing association. Their
:07:53. > :07:56.flagship new policy out today ` to curb the cost of finding and renting
:07:57. > :07:59.affordable housing. That is part of a manifesto that they say will help
:08:00. > :08:03.people who are not benefiting from the UK's recent economic growth.
:08:04. > :08:07.There are still too many people in this country who are facing a cost
:08:08. > :08:10.of living crisis. You only have to listen to people here today to
:08:11. > :08:17.realise the extent of that crisis and how important it is that we take
:08:18. > :08:20.steps to address it. We cannot afford to let this government off
:08:21. > :08:26.the hook... It is not just local council elections being contested.
:08:27. > :08:29.Outside Dewsbury Town Hall, activists and supporters were joined
:08:30. > :08:32.by Labour's candidates for the European Parliament elections `
:08:33. > :08:36.which will be held on the same day. Labour has done well over the past
:08:37. > :08:42.few years at local government level. They have taken control of Sheffield
:08:43. > :08:45.and Leeds. They go into this election only one seat short of
:08:46. > :08:48.controlling Bradford. But at the European elections last time around,
:08:49. > :08:52.it was a disaster. They came second in the polls for the first time and
:08:53. > :08:56.they were down to just one seat. They are hoping to do much better
:08:57. > :09:00.this time. Polling day is in exactly three weeks, on Thursday, 22 May.
:09:01. > :09:04.BBC Look North, Dewsbury. And more information on the parties and
:09:05. > :09:13.candidates can be found on the BBC's Election 2014 website.
:09:14. > :09:16.It is being touted as the biggest price cut by a supermarket in a
:09:17. > :09:19.decade. Today Bradford`based Morrisons announced they were
:09:20. > :09:24.discounting over a thousand items in a bid to win back shoppers. It is a
:09:25. > :09:31.bold move but is it enough? Here is our business correspondent Danni
:09:32. > :09:35.Hewson. There is no denying that the last
:09:36. > :09:41.few years has been tough for Morrisons. Sales have fallen and
:09:42. > :09:45.shopper numbers have dwindled. Their campaigns have fallen short. Now
:09:46. > :09:51.they are gambling that cutting prices will result in dividends. My
:09:52. > :09:58.job is to make sure that the business is good for the future. We
:09:59. > :10:07.used to have antiquated systems and we have been diligently working to
:10:08. > :10:13.update this. We will have 200 shops by the end of this year. We are also
:10:14. > :10:20.going online. We are modernising our systems will stop the next step is
:10:21. > :10:28.to make sure that we offer the best value and that is what we are doing
:10:29. > :10:34.today. Price is the battle ground. More people are turning to discount
:10:35. > :10:46.stores and markets. The cost of food has risen by 10% between 2007 and
:10:47. > :10:51.2012. Do people think Morrisons are on the right path? Yes I do.
:10:52. > :11:09.Everyone should be lowering prices. I like nice, fresh bid. I shop at
:11:10. > :11:16.Waitrose. `` fresh food. Smack has a lot of ground to make up. ASDA has
:11:17. > :11:21.lower prices. And others questioned whether price is the answer. Time
:11:22. > :11:29.will tell what the consumer wants. When you look at the economy, it is
:11:30. > :11:36.getting better. People are perhaps not as price conscious as they were
:11:37. > :11:45.18 months ago. Will it work? If it does, they may not have to worry
:11:46. > :11:49.about the shoppers of tomorrow. This is Easter, a foal abandoned by
:11:50. > :12:01.the road in Leeds. He has been rescued by an animal centre and now
:12:02. > :12:05.he needs a surrogate mum Next tonight: There are just over two
:12:06. > :12:07.months to go until the biggest bike ride in the world arrives here in
:12:08. > :12:11.Yorkshire. And fewer people can be busier than
:12:12. > :12:14.Nicky Roche, at the moment. She is the chief executive of the Tour de
:12:15. > :12:18.France Hub, which is in charge of planning the logistics behind the
:12:19. > :12:23.Grand Depart. And we will be hearing from them regularly over the next
:12:24. > :12:27.few weeks. But first Yorkshire's hosting of the Grand Depart this
:12:28. > :12:30.summer will provide a global stage for many of the region's most
:12:31. > :12:33.beautiful, and dramatic, landscapes. But the rugged beauty of places like
:12:34. > :12:36.the Dales brings its own challenges. Our Tour de France correspondent,
:12:37. > :12:39.Matt Slater, reports from Swaledale where the emergency rescue team has
:12:40. > :12:41.been preparing for any mishaps on the day.
:12:42. > :12:45.Damp days in the Dales are nothing new. Yorkshire has been living with
:12:46. > :12:49.water ever since the ice age and yet still it comes ` creating holes in
:12:50. > :12:52.the limestone, like those that give Cliff Gate Road its other name,
:12:53. > :12:55.Buttertubs Pass. Farmers used to keep their butter down there in the
:12:56. > :13:04.summer, but this July these potholes could provide a real headache for
:13:05. > :13:10.somebody. It is not the bikers, it will be the spectators. What we have
:13:11. > :13:15.particularly looked at is someone falling down one of the dozen holes.
:13:16. > :13:19.The mountain rescue team are volunteers who get called out 25
:13:20. > :13:26.times a year, usually to help hurt hikers and wayward walkers. But they
:13:27. > :13:30.have never seen a crowd as big as the one that is expected for the
:13:31. > :13:34.Tour de France. They have been out staging a dress rehearsal for a
:13:35. > :13:38.drama they hope no one will ever see. Once we have practised it a
:13:39. > :13:43.couple of times, we will do it at a faster tempo as if we were doing it
:13:44. > :13:49.for real on the day. Practice makes perfect. That is exactly what we are
:13:50. > :13:52.doing now. There could be as many as 50,000 people along the road
:13:53. > :14:02.cheering on Sir Bradley Wiggins and others on the 5th of July. Making
:14:03. > :14:05.sure that everyone goes home safe is the priority. We want people to
:14:06. > :14:09.enjoy themselves, but take care. There is no need to go close to the
:14:10. > :14:13.edges. You can see that the ground is rough and there are some real
:14:14. > :14:16.hazards ` some caverns, some caves, and some steep ground. The message
:14:17. > :14:25.is clear. Enjoy the day, but mind the gaps. This is a beauty spot you
:14:26. > :14:29.do not want to visit. Well joining us now is Nicky Roche, chief
:14:30. > :14:33.executive of the Tour de France Hub. A big job ahead ` what are the key
:14:34. > :14:41.challenges for you with two months to go? It is making sure that
:14:42. > :14:46.everyone is ready. We are expecting large numbers of people from all
:14:47. > :14:51.over the world. It is a fantastic opportunity for the region and we
:14:52. > :15:04.want to make sure that everyone is putting their best foot forward. We
:15:05. > :15:09.are putting information online. This information is for people who are
:15:10. > :15:12.related to the Tour de France, but also people who need to know how
:15:13. > :15:16.they will be affected for business reasons. We saw there an iconic
:15:17. > :15:19.beauty spot, Buttertubs. How worried are you that too many people will
:15:20. > :15:25.turn up to places like this, creating a nightmare for police and
:15:26. > :15:32.emergency services? We are working with the local services to make sure
:15:33. > :15:39.that we know how these large clouds `` clouds can be accommodated. It is
:15:40. > :15:54.all about details. We are working as a team. When people ask what it was
:15:55. > :16:08.like, they will think it was Yorkshire and the UK and did we not
:16:09. > :16:28.do a good job. Look at all the people on the held. `` hill. There
:16:29. > :16:32.is a maximum capacity and the roads will be closed in the morning. We
:16:33. > :16:40.will be watching it very carefully to make sure that we are not
:16:41. > :16:48.overcrowding local areas. Do you think you might have two turn people
:16:49. > :16:53.away? We will have to redirect people. There are different places
:16:54. > :17:00.that you can watch along the route. The tour runs over several hours, so
:17:01. > :17:10.you might want to go to one part and then go to the pub, and then go to
:17:11. > :17:14.another part. A lot of concerns too about road closures. Can you clear
:17:15. > :17:19.this up for us? If you live on the route, when can you expect roads to
:17:20. > :17:23.be closed by? Local authorities are telling people when the roads will
:17:24. > :17:33.be closed. That is getting sharper and sharper in terms of when exactly
:17:34. > :17:39.it will be. The expectation is that the roads will be closed to vehicles
:17:40. > :17:45.on Friday and then after the tour begins to run, cyclists will also
:17:46. > :17:50.not be able to use the roads as we will need it for the race. Anne
:17:51. > :17:53.MacGregor got in touch. She runs a vet practice and says: As the roads
:17:54. > :17:58.will be closed our clients will not be able to reach us, so at present
:17:59. > :18:01.we have no idea as to how we are going to cover the emergency service
:18:02. > :18:08.we provide. What do you say to businesses like that? We are
:18:09. > :18:13.planning for that. People need to contact your local authority and
:18:14. > :18:22.there will be information there about how they can operate emergency
:18:23. > :18:25.services. Life comes first. Also, Alex Murray asks: What will a
:18:26. > :18:31.successful Grand Depart look like on Monday morning after race leaves
:18:32. > :18:39.Yorkshire? If you are going, please take your rubbish home with you and
:18:40. > :18:42.use the bends. Let us have a bit of action from
:18:43. > :18:46.last night's football now. Halifax Town have a goal up their sleeves,
:18:47. > :18:49.for the second leg of their play`off semifinal at Cambridge on Sunday.
:18:50. > :18:53.And you never know, it might be enough. In last night's first leg at
:18:54. > :18:57.the Shay, they edged out Cambridge by 1`0. It came from this penalty by
:18:58. > :19:00.Lee Gregory, just seven minutes from time, after a foul on Matty Pearson.
:19:01. > :19:02.But stopping Cambridge from scoring last night may prove just as
:19:03. > :19:06.valuable! We will take the 1`0, one more clean
:19:07. > :19:11.sheet and then we are on our way. Are you thinking about Wembley
:19:12. > :19:14.already? No. Yes, I am. No. I am just thinking about a clean sheet
:19:15. > :19:20.again. We have had a lot recently. We have defended fantastically. We
:19:21. > :19:24.are in everything. We can score goals. We are going to go down
:19:25. > :19:27.there, we are not going to defend, we are going to try to score again `
:19:28. > :19:31.which we can. Barnsley has a rich heritage when it
:19:32. > :19:33.comes to cricketers. There is Geoffrey Boycott, Darren Gough,
:19:34. > :19:38.Martyn Moxon, and Katherine Brunt to name but a few. Don't forget Dickie
:19:39. > :19:41.Bird or we will be in real trouble! Now there are some new stars on the
:19:42. > :19:44.horizon. The under`13's cricket team from Horizon Community College are
:19:45. > :19:49.off to Lords for tomorrow's final of the Lady Taverners Competition.
:19:50. > :19:55.Tanya has the details. I just love cricket. This team that we are in,
:19:56. > :20:00.everyone encourages each other and we are such a good team. So good,
:20:01. > :20:04.that they are in the final five of a competition that around 750 teams
:20:05. > :20:11.started out in. I hope that we win, it would be good if we win. It will
:20:12. > :20:15.be a good opportunity. We are really excited because we were so close
:20:16. > :20:20.last time and we are here this time so it is even more special. Last
:20:21. > :20:23.year, they fell at the final hurdle ` pipped to the North of England
:20:24. > :20:27.spot by a team from Lancashire. But this time, the home of cricket
:20:28. > :20:32.beckons. I have played cricket all my life and I have coached for the
:20:33. > :20:36.last few years and I have never been to Lords. I am not sure if some of
:20:37. > :20:45.the girls realise how big it is. Tomorrow, they certainly will.
:20:46. > :20:48.Staff at an animal rescue centre are appealing for help to raise a
:20:49. > :20:52.two`week`old baby. Easter, the foal, was found near the White Rose Centre
:20:53. > :20:56.in Leeds. He had been abandoned at just one day old. But there's a
:20:57. > :21:00.happy ending to this one, as Danny Carpenter reports.
:21:01. > :21:04.There is nothing quite so cute as a baby, no matter what the species.
:21:05. > :21:09.But Easter obviously did not appeal to his original owners. At just
:21:10. > :21:13.one`day`old, he was abandoned by the roadside and left to die. He was
:21:14. > :21:17.taken by police to Hope Pastures where they are trying to keep him
:21:18. > :21:24.alive. In the absence of Easter's mum, 21`year`old Danny has to be the
:21:25. > :21:27.daddy. Feeds are hourly. With fellow volunteer Sophie, they have been
:21:28. > :21:33.caring for the foul around the clock. He is worth it. He is
:21:34. > :21:37.absolutely lovely and we love him to bits. If he can grow up to be a
:21:38. > :21:41.horse that lives for 30 years and has a happy life, a couple of months
:21:42. > :21:45.of our time is so small in comparison to the life he might
:21:46. > :21:49.have. They are hoping to find a brood mare for him. Tilly here is
:21:50. > :21:53.keen to foster him, but he really needs a mother's milk. What he needs
:21:54. > :21:58.is a horsey friend to teach him how to be a horse. Tilly is very
:21:59. > :22:03.maternal and has taken a shine to him, so we're hoping that she can
:22:04. > :22:06.mother him. From a desperate first`day, through a difficult two
:22:07. > :22:10.weeks, Easter is already defying the odds. And who now would bet against
:22:11. > :22:25.him making it through. Things are starting to look good. Danny
:22:26. > :22:41.Carpenter, BBC Look North. Now it is time to get the weather.
:22:42. > :23:01.There were bad storms yesterday. This picture was taken at 7pm. Here
:23:02. > :23:19.is another photograph from Leeds. This one is from Sheffield. But look
:23:20. > :23:30.how beautiful dresses. `` this is. Let us look outside. The rain is
:23:31. > :23:38.just stopping in Leeds, temperatures five Celsius. But the good news is
:23:39. > :23:48.that better weather is on the way. Tomorrow, the cloud will break and
:23:49. > :23:56.there will be some sunshine. The sunshine will follow. Saturday will
:23:57. > :24:01.be a beautiful day. That should last for the whole bank holiday weekend.
:24:02. > :24:12.Perhaps on Sunday there will be a little bit of rain, but other than
:24:13. > :24:27.that it looks nice. There is some mess and fog over the hills
:24:28. > :24:36.tonight. `` mist. The lowest temperatures, five Celsius. The sun
:24:37. > :24:45.will rise in the morning at these times. A slow start in the morning,
:24:46. > :24:53.but breaks will soon arrive in North Yorkshire and filter southwards. The
:24:54. > :25:05.afternoon looks pleasant. Some good sunny spells. There will be a cold
:25:06. > :25:24.breeze along the coast. But quite pleasant and the sunshine. `` in the
:25:25. > :25:25.sunshine. We cannot blame the weatherman when the weather is not
:25:26. > :25:52.good. That is all from us. Goodbye. 'The last two generations have been
:25:53. > :25:55.robbed of an opportunity 'And yet it has greater impact
:25:56. > :26:00.on our everyday lives than anything 'We need to put this issue
:26:01. > :26:03.to bed now, 'and not leave it
:26:04. > :26:05.for another generation.' I want a Britain that is free
:26:06. > :26:10.to control its own destiny.