:00:00. > :00:00.building society. That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's
:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to Look North. On the programme tonight: A pensioner dies
:00:09. > :00:11.after a train crashes into his car on a level crossing in North
:00:12. > :00:14.Yorkshire. We'll be live at the scene with the latest on the
:00:15. > :00:21.investigation into the accident. Also tonight:
:00:22. > :00:26.Former Co`op boss Paul Flowers faces a media scrum outside court in Leeds
:00:27. > :00:29.after pleading guilty to drug possession.
:00:30. > :00:32.Anger as security staff stop South Yorkshire pensioners protesting
:00:33. > :00:40.against changes to their travel passes.
:00:41. > :00:45.There is some brightness but we are heading into an unsettled period of
:00:46. > :00:51.weather. Join me for all the details.
:00:52. > :00:56.First tonight, investigations are underway after a pensioner died when
:00:57. > :01:01.his car was hit by a train on a level crossing in North Yorkshire.
:01:02. > :01:05.The accident happened early this morning on the gated level crossing
:01:06. > :01:09.in Scampston near Malton. Passengers on the Scarborough to Liverpool
:01:10. > :01:14.train said they heard a loud bang before the train juddered to a halt.
:01:15. > :01:16.The crash left wreckage strewn across the line. It's the first
:01:17. > :01:19.incident on this particular crossing. But since 2110 there have
:01:20. > :01:22.been eight fatal accidents, including today's. Network Rail have
:01:23. > :01:27.been gradually closing many level crossings and in the past five years
:01:28. > :01:32.230 have shut. But today there are still almost 2,200 of these on the
:01:33. > :01:45.East Coast and Midland Main lines. Phil Bodmer's at the scene for us
:01:46. > :01:50.tonight. This line has now reopened. Trains are running. The focus of the
:01:51. > :01:54.investigation is here. People say the victim who was a local farm
:01:55. > :02:00.worker would have been familiar with this and used this crossing hundreds
:02:01. > :02:04.of times before. The wreckage of a Suzuki car in which a 77`year`old
:02:05. > :02:11.man was killed. The driver died after a trans`Pennine express train
:02:12. > :02:20.struck the vehicle slicing it into. On a remote level crossing just
:02:21. > :02:27.after 9am. Police were called to the scene as was the Fire Brigade. They
:02:28. > :02:36.are working together now to find out exactly what happened. Our thoughts
:02:37. > :02:39.and prayers are with his family. The level crossing requires users to
:02:40. > :02:44.telephone for permission to cross. It is not known whether the phone
:02:45. > :02:48.was used on this occasion. This is the unmanned level crossing where
:02:49. > :02:52.the collision took place. The force of the impact weather train struck
:02:53. > :02:56.the car has split the body of the car into. The train has travelled a
:02:57. > :03:03.further 300 yards before coming to rest further down the track. No one
:03:04. > :03:06.on board the train which was travelling at up to 70 mph was
:03:07. > :03:10.injured although the train driver was treated for shock at the scene.
:03:11. > :03:17.People were alerted to the incident and ran to help. There was a lot of
:03:18. > :03:28.ambulances, police, fire engine, helicopters. It wasn't chaotic. It
:03:29. > :03:34.was clear what has happened. It was traumatic, if nothing else. The line
:03:35. > :03:38.was reopened at 2pm this afternoon as the car was taken away on a
:03:39. > :03:43.recovery vehicle for further analysis. Police have not yet named
:03:44. > :03:46.the victim and say joint investigations into because of the
:03:47. > :03:52.crash are continuing with the help from the rail investigation Branch.
:03:53. > :03:57.Network Rail says it is investing millions of pounds to make crossings
:03:58. > :04:00.like this safer with footbridges, underpasses and even electronically
:04:01. > :04:05.powered gates which operate when trains are not running. That all
:04:06. > :04:10.costs millions of pounds. Who is going to pay for it? Local people
:04:11. > :04:15.say this crossing is a lifeline to them. The closure of this crossing
:04:16. > :04:21.was discussed by Network Rail a couple of years ago but didn't come
:04:22. > :04:26.to pass. There will be more on this story on BBC Radio Devon York's
:04:27. > :04:29.breakfast show tomorrow morning. Next tonight, the former chairman of
:04:30. > :04:32.the Cooperative Bank, Paul Flowers, has been fined after admitting
:04:33. > :04:36.possessing drugs, including cocaine. Flowers, who was also a Methodist
:04:37. > :04:39.minister in Bradford, left the bank last June. There were chaotic scenes
:04:40. > :04:41.as he arrived outside Leeds Crown Court this morning, and our report
:04:42. > :04:59.does contain flash photography. Please don't ask me any questions.
:05:00. > :05:04.You won't get any answers. Paul Flowers found himself locked out of
:05:05. > :05:08.court surrounded by the media as he arrived for his hearing this
:05:09. > :05:13.morning. He once headed a national bank earning a six`figure salary. He
:05:14. > :05:17.was a Methodist minister in Bradford for 40 years before resigning last
:05:18. > :05:24.year amidst his drug scandal. Today he finally admitted his shame. It
:05:25. > :05:32.was last November when the sting by the Mail on Sunday newspaper exposed
:05:33. > :05:37.him buying drugs in Leeds. There is a phrase for some people. It is
:05:38. > :05:43.vultures. I really do hope somebody quotes me on that. After months of
:05:44. > :05:47.interviews come he admitted his offences in court at the first
:05:48. > :05:53.opportunity. The hearing before a district judge in Leeds lasted nine
:05:54. > :05:54.minutes. Paul Flowers admitted possessing class A drugs, cocaine
:05:55. > :06:13.and crystal maths and catamenia. `` `` meth. He had been taking cocaine
:06:14. > :06:21.for 18 months before his arrest and appearance in court today. At first,
:06:22. > :06:33.he had promised a fourth statement but it never happened. Anything to
:06:34. > :06:36.say? A barrage of questions but no replies from Paul Flowers.
:06:37. > :06:39.Later on Look North: The developers had high hopes their penthouse pods
:06:40. > :06:44.would attract high`rollers to Bradford's textile quarter. But five
:06:45. > :06:51.years on, why is no`one living in the Velvet Mill rooftop pods?
:06:52. > :06:55.Protestors campaigning against the loss of free rail travel for
:06:56. > :07:00.pensioners and disabled people in South Yorkshire have been stopped
:07:01. > :07:03.from boarding a train in Barnsley. The county's transport authority has
:07:04. > :07:08.limited the use of free passes on many buses and all trains, blaming
:07:09. > :07:11.government funding cuts. Today train operator Northern Rail
:07:12. > :07:15.got tough and used security officers to stop protestors getting inside
:07:16. > :07:21.Barnsley's Transport Interchange. Ian White was there.
:07:22. > :07:29.Back for a sixth time. Men and women angry their free rail travel is
:07:30. > :07:33.being taken away from them. Over 100 protesters have turned out here at
:07:34. > :07:37.Barnsley Interchange. Their plan was to get on a train and travel to
:07:38. > :07:40.Meadowhall but they are going nowhere. There are security men on
:07:41. > :07:44.the doors and police inside the station. The protesters made up of
:07:45. > :07:47.pensioners and people with disabilities had planned to board
:07:48. > :07:50.the train without buying a ticket but security officers even refused
:07:51. > :07:56.to let anyone into the station who had not paid to travel. I thought
:07:57. > :08:02.that was a public right of way. I thought you could get into the bus
:08:03. > :08:06.station. They are working out that we are the awkward squad. Police
:08:07. > :08:10.were keen not to have a repeat of the scenes from a few days ago when
:08:11. > :08:13.the protesters got on a train without buying a ticket. We are
:08:14. > :08:16.rather bemused that we have had five freedom rides and we don't
:08:17. > :08:19.understand why Northern Rail are taking this obstructive attitude
:08:20. > :08:24.today when the protests we are making would benefit Northern Rail
:08:25. > :08:29.as well. They are losing a third of a million pound subsidy with the
:08:30. > :08:33.ending of the rail concessions. We'd have thought they would want to side
:08:34. > :08:36.with us. No one from Northern Rail was available for interview but the
:08:37. > :08:38.company did emphasise that fair dodging is illegal. South Yorkshire
:08:39. > :08:42.Transport Passenger Executive says removing the concessions brings the
:08:43. > :08:45.area in line with the rest of the country and there are no plans to
:08:46. > :08:48.reverse the decision. You can't blame them. It is this demolition
:08:49. > :08:55.government, not coalition government. That is who is to blame.
:08:56. > :09:00.I am very angry. What ever it takes, we are not giving up. Transport
:09:01. > :09:03.bosses say they will meet with protesters tomorrow. Another demo is
:09:04. > :09:18.planned for next week. They were the designer apartments
:09:19. > :09:21.that were supposed to attract executive buyers but five years
:09:22. > :09:24.after zinc and aluminium pods were built on the roof of a Victorian
:09:25. > :09:26.mill in Bradford Look North has learned there's still no one living
:09:27. > :09:30.in them. The penthouse flats on top of
:09:31. > :09:34.Lister's Mill in Manningham have some of the best views in the city
:09:35. > :09:44.but, as yet, there are no plans to encourage people to move in. Spencer
:09:45. > :09:46.Stokes reports. The crowning glory at one of Yorkshire's most ambitious
:09:47. > :09:50.regeneration schemes. Space age structures grafted onto the roof of
:09:51. > :09:53.a grade two listed mill. Back in 2009, developers Urban Splash
:09:54. > :09:56.predicted buyers would pay a little bit extra to live here. I'm
:09:57. > :09:59.confident they will command a premium to the market and will
:10:00. > :10:02.attract a good level of interest. Five years on, they are unoccupied
:10:03. > :10:05.and Urban Splash say they have nothing new to report. One local
:10:06. > :10:09.Councillor thinks they should never have been built. They are rather
:10:10. > :10:12.like a wasp's nests. With all wasps you get a sting in the tail. You
:10:13. > :10:18.shouldn't have monstrosities like that on top of a beautifully formed
:10:19. > :10:21.stone Bradford mill. There are more conventional flats in the mill and
:10:22. > :10:27.Molly was one of the first residents. She doesn't think she
:10:28. > :10:31.will have neighbours in the pods. I can't see anything really happening
:10:32. > :10:35.in the next few years. I think we have to regard them as being an
:10:36. > :10:38.artefact or an art installation. For decades, developers shunned this
:10:39. > :10:42.mill, feeling it was beyond rescue. Back in 2004, Urban Splash stepped
:10:43. > :10:49.in with their own 20 year regeneration plan. Since then, the
:10:50. > :10:58.property market has slumped. Take for example one flat that sold for
:10:59. > :11:02.?140,000 in 2006. It is currently on sale for just ?65,000. A mill expert
:11:03. > :11:07.says search tips have to be expected in long`running projects. When the
:11:08. > :11:11.Victorians were building Bradford, I'm sure it didn't happen overnight.
:11:12. > :11:14.Someone might come to us and say there has been a slump in the
:11:15. > :11:19.textile industry, we have got to stop building. There were slumps and
:11:20. > :11:22.then they started again. I am sure this is one hiccup that Bradford
:11:23. > :11:26.will get over. Urban Splash have had success in Manchester but we are a
:11:27. > :11:30.long way from Manchester physically and financially. It is going to be
:11:31. > :11:35.some considerable time before people seriously look at occupying the
:11:36. > :11:38.pods. With around nine acres of land still waiting to be developed, it
:11:39. > :11:42.lends itself to all sorts of ambitious ideas but it might be a
:11:43. > :11:49.while before any more zinc pods appear on Bradford's skyline.
:11:50. > :11:53.Before seven o'clock: How prepared are we for the fast`approaching Tour
:11:54. > :12:19.de France? A fortnight tomorrow we will be
:12:20. > :12:25.going to the poll in the local and European elections.
:12:26. > :12:55.The Liberal Democrats want one European seat animated `` face a
:12:56. > :12:59.tough time keeping it. Nick Clegg is heavily branding his party as the
:13:00. > :13:03.only one that is for Europe. Campaigning has its problems. At
:13:04. > :13:07.this time of year, the knuckles get a bit sore from the doorknocking.
:13:08. > :13:10.Not only the knuckles but as you put the leaflets through the double
:13:11. > :13:14.flap... What sort of reception are you getting? Good. I think in this
:13:15. > :13:18.part of Sheffield there is a sense of optimism about the economy. That
:13:19. > :13:21.is the most important thing for people. That message is encouraged
:13:22. > :13:24.by the performance of people like the Bradfield Brewery in Sheffield.
:13:25. > :13:28.Small farm turned thriving beer bottler. If this campaign has taught
:13:29. > :13:32.us nothing else, it is that there was time for a pint. This is the
:13:33. > :13:37.Nigel Farage moment where he is having a pint. It is the Nick Clegg
:13:38. > :13:40.moment. That is very good. Are you worried about UKIP? You have got to
:13:41. > :13:44.know Nigel Farage over the last few weeks. I am not worried about UKIP.
:13:45. > :13:48.I am worried about the UK leaving the European Union. That is clearly
:13:49. > :13:51.what UKIP is advocating. The Conservative Party is split down the
:13:52. > :13:54.middle. David Cameron's position is totally incomprehensible and Ed
:13:55. > :14:02.Miliband won't lift a finger to say what he believes in. I am the only
:14:03. > :14:06.leader who is prepared to get up, even when it is unpopular, and I
:14:07. > :14:15.know it is, hang on a minute, we can't drift to the exit sign.
:14:16. > :14:22.Europe won't be the first thing people think of if their Lib Dem
:14:23. > :14:26.knocks on the door. The decisions the party has made as part of the
:14:27. > :14:30.coalition will be. The number of Lib Dems has been cut in Sheffield since
:14:31. > :14:35.2010 and it could get worse. You might be one of the only Lib Dems
:14:36. > :14:39.standing in Sheffield. I am not going to put numbers on it. We have
:14:40. > :14:42.to fight for every vote, get on every doorstep, make our case. I
:14:43. > :14:46.acknowledge that doing that is harder than it was in the days of
:14:47. > :14:51.opposition when people didn't really bother too much about what we had
:14:52. > :14:57.done in government. We now have a record we have to stand on. The most
:14:58. > :15:02.important thing is do you look back on what you have done as a party and
:15:03. > :15:05.say to yourself, you have done the right thing for the country as a
:15:06. > :15:09.whole and delivering fairer taxes, a fairer society and I believe what we
:15:10. > :15:12.have done in government shows we have done all of those things. Nick
:15:13. > :15:15.Clegg has been meeting constituents face`to`face and the key to this
:15:16. > :15:21.election might be trying to get them to listen. When we get out there we
:15:22. > :15:24.tell our side of the story and explain that without the Lib Dems
:15:25. > :15:27.there wouldn't be a recovery, we wouldn't be creating a stronger
:15:28. > :15:32.economy, we wouldn't be finishing the job of economic recovery. When
:15:33. > :15:38.we get the chance to do that, people do respond positively to us. Lib Dem
:15:39. > :15:41.revival in 2015? We will fight for every vote and knock on every door
:15:42. > :15:46.and I enjoy campaigning and we have a record to be proud of. That claim
:15:47. > :15:51.will be tested in the next few weeks. You can find out more
:15:52. > :15:55.information about all the parties and candidates on the BBC's Election
:15:56. > :15:58.2014 website. And tomorrow the lead candidates for
:15:59. > :16:04.the European elections from the main parties will be taking part in a
:16:05. > :16:07.special debate. That's The Yorkshire and Humber Debate with Tim Iredale
:16:08. > :16:12.from our Sunday Politics programme at 12 noon on Radio Leeds, Radio
:16:13. > :16:15.Sheffield and Radio York. Now we saw the Deputy Prime Minister
:16:16. > :16:18.there enjoying a pint of Yorkshire's finest beer from the Bradfield
:16:19. > :16:28.Brewery in Sheffield. Well Tom Ingall's there for us tonight ` no
:16:29. > :16:31.doubt also enjoying a pint! Yes he's in High Bradfield as we
:16:32. > :16:35.continue our trip round Yorkshire to see how prepared we are for the
:16:36. > :16:44.Summer's major event ` the Tour de France. Tom.
:16:45. > :16:49.I wish I was drinking tonight but it is whiskey because it is cold. If it
:16:50. > :16:56.wasn't raining, this would be a fantastic view. A very famous view
:16:57. > :17:01.and hard to believe we are seven miles from Sheffield city centre. Is
:17:02. > :17:05.this `` it is this image that Yorkshire would like to promote.
:17:06. > :17:09.This pub has plenty going on but first, before we talk to the
:17:10. > :17:15.landlord, let us look at what is happening down the road. The wheel
:17:16. > :17:19.is already rolling. In the park, the flower beds are being planted up in
:17:20. > :17:24.the colours of the French flag. This will be one of the official
:17:25. > :17:28.spectator hubs to the delight of the parish council. It is a tremendous
:17:29. > :17:34.opportunity for Sheffield and the Paris. `` parish. Some will be
:17:35. > :17:40.concerned about the road closures and things like that but on the
:17:41. > :17:49.whole, it is good for Sheffield and the village. The bike ride, I love
:17:50. > :17:55.it. Like so many miles of Yorkshire road, it supports fresh tarmac stop
:17:56. > :17:59.other roadworks still need to be finished. There is for villages on
:18:00. > :18:05.this stretch of Tour de France route expecting thousands of visitors.
:18:06. > :18:15.John White joins me. How will you squeeze a whole weekend of business
:18:16. > :18:19.going `` into two hours of cycling? We hope it will go on for a week
:18:20. > :18:28.with the tourists and enthusiasts and we will get everybody fed. Are
:18:29. > :18:34.we spreading ourselves to Finley? Don't underestimate the power of the
:18:35. > :18:39.torch and to get it is a huge achievement. It is going to be big.
:18:40. > :18:52.You think you will dine out of this for five years? We will. All your
:18:53. > :18:59.event is licensed and ready to go? We are and we are ready to go. Let
:19:00. > :19:03.us hope the weather will improve. In sport, Leeds United have been issued
:19:04. > :19:05.with a winding`up petition by a company linked to the club's former
:19:06. > :19:09.Managing Director. David Haigh led a takeover at Elland
:19:10. > :19:12.Road in 2012 and earlier this year, tried to buy the club again with
:19:13. > :19:16.another group. Sport Capital loaned Leeds almost ?1 million and the
:19:17. > :19:19.deadline for repayment has passed. The petition will be considered at a
:19:20. > :19:24.hearing in London on June ninth. Cricket now. And on the final day of
:19:25. > :19:28.their County Championship match at Durham, the hosts have dug in to
:19:29. > :19:32.frustrate Yorkshire, I'm afraid. Yorkshire have been bowling all day
:19:33. > :19:37.to try and force a positive result. First they pegged Durham down to a
:19:38. > :19:40.first innings 388 all out. And even more wickets fell in the second, as
:19:41. > :19:44.Durham followed on. But it wasn't enough. Durham's second innings
:19:45. > :19:50.stood at 100 ` four at the end of their overs. And the match has,
:19:51. > :19:52.after all, finished in a draw. Seven swimmers from Yorkshire have
:19:53. > :19:56.been picked to represent England at this summer's Commonwealth Games in
:19:57. > :19:59.Glasgow. They include Ellie Faulkner from Sheffield who swam freestyle
:20:00. > :20:03.for Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics. Joe Roebuck from Rotherham
:20:04. > :20:08.will be one of the most experienced members of the squad. He's
:20:09. > :20:15.determined to make up for under performing at the London Games. When
:20:16. > :20:20.it comes to the Olympics, I had an upset and was in hospital. I
:20:21. > :20:24.couldn't deliver my best performances which really bugged me
:20:25. > :20:31.because I was going in with a shot at a medal. I am really looking at
:20:32. > :20:33.that. I have been focused on the Commonwealth Games.
:20:34. > :20:37.He was the official artist at the 2012 Olympics and he's painted the
:20:38. > :20:40.Queen ` how do you top that? Well Darren Baker's latest project
:20:41. > :20:43.is aiming at giving something back. The Huddersfield artist has
:20:44. > :20:48.illustrated a children's book which was written by his wife, all profits
:20:49. > :20:51.going to the Princes Trust. Darren and Abigail are with us now
:20:52. > :21:05.along with another special guest, Albert. You are very noisy. Tell us
:21:06. > :21:10.about Albert and the book, Albert the Handy Dog. It was inspired by
:21:11. > :21:18.Albert and his capers when we were building our first home. We have
:21:19. > :21:24.this idea to write a book. Abigail Brent Tate and I illustrated and now
:21:25. > :21:32.we are set up with a book to help the Princes trust. Why did you write
:21:33. > :21:39.the book? It came to our daughter's birthday and we decided we would
:21:40. > :21:43.make something. I wrote it. One of the great things is you are trying
:21:44. > :21:48.to give something back because Bradford College means a great deal
:21:49. > :21:53.to you. Tell us about that side of your life. 15 years ago I left
:21:54. > :22:02.Bradford College and had a great experience there. I wanted to put
:22:03. > :22:05.something back. Through Albert, I am hoping to do something. I'm a
:22:06. > :22:16.crudely painted the Queen. I am so blown away. It is unbelievable. What
:22:17. > :22:22.was she like? Wonderful. It was a week after the royal wedding.
:22:23. > :22:37.Abigail was there and it was remarkable. Was Albert there? You
:22:38. > :22:42.were chatting about dogs, won't you? What has been the most difficult
:22:43. > :22:53.challenge? Alberts. Lots of dog estates. `` biscuits. How long would
:22:54. > :23:02.it take you to create something like this? This talk 200 hours. From
:23:03. > :23:07.beginning to end, there was a lot of time creating it. What is incredible
:23:08. > :23:12.is they look like photographs. It is hard to distinguish the two. It is
:23:13. > :23:20.something I have been detailing for years. I was going to ask you to
:23:21. > :23:26.pate Harry and myself and then I looked at your price tag. 90 grand?
:23:27. > :23:34.I have my Yorkshire rates. Thanks very much.
:23:35. > :23:36.Can you remember when we went to lunch with the Queen at Haywood
:23:37. > :23:44.house. She took your breath away. Let me show you three pictures that
:23:45. > :24:05.came in. Some ominous looking skies there.
:24:06. > :24:12.The conditions are turning very unsettled. We will have some patchy
:24:13. > :24:19.outbreaks of rain. The weekend is looking pretty poor. Tomorrow,
:24:20. > :24:30.rather cloudy with some patchy rain. It will be difficult to get the
:24:31. > :24:33.details right. We have a number of showers across parts of the
:24:34. > :24:39.Pennines. They will continue for some time pushing eastwards.
:24:40. > :24:47.Eventually, they should become few and far between. Temperatures down
:24:48. > :24:57.to nine Celsius. The sun will rise in the morning at 5:17am. A mixed
:24:58. > :25:02.bag tomorrow. Some drier and brighter weather towards the coast.
:25:03. > :25:06.Showers for Western South Yorkshire and it is later in the day when we
:25:07. > :25:13.will see the showers becoming more organised. The best of the dry and
:25:14. > :25:26.bright weather will be towards that East Coast. The top temperatures
:25:27. > :25:31.now. Highs of 13 Celsius. A little bit further ahead, some rain to come
:25:32. > :25:34.for Thursday night. Friday is a brighter day. Shower clouds will
:25:35. > :25:38.develop on Friday afternoon. There is the risk of some thunder and some
:25:39. > :25:42.very wet weather developing through Saturday and further outbreaks of
:25:43. > :25:49.rain to come on Sunday. That is the forecast.
:25:50. > :25:55.That is as far as we go. I will be back for our late news at 1020 5p.
:25:56. > :26:21.Goodbye. `` 10:25pm. 'This is the story of Nick Clegg -
:26:22. > :26:26.a man entrusted by a nation 'to act upon the policies
:26:27. > :26:30.he proposed.