:00:00. > 3:59:59That's it for now. We're back with the late news at 10. 15pm. Now it's
:00:00. > :00:14.Good afternoon from you. time for the news
:00:15. > :00:17.Good afternoon from you. Hundreds of cyclists took to the
:00:18. > :00:20.streets of Leeds today, raising awareness of safety issues and
:00:21. > :00:23.campaigning for more investment. The council say they have ?30 million to
:00:24. > :00:27.spend creating better facilities and new cycle lanes and the coming Tour
:00:28. > :00:30.De France is a chance to get more people on their bikes.
:00:31. > :00:34.A glorious day for a ride, no matter what your experience. There's no
:00:35. > :00:38.race here, just a point. At the moment, cycling planning seems to be
:00:39. > :00:42.piecemeal, so you will get a little bit of a cycle lane here or there.
:00:43. > :00:46.None of it really joins up and there isn't a network. So when people
:00:47. > :00:49.decide that they want to start riding a bike, there aren't any
:00:50. > :00:53.routes for people to get around. There are lots of cars around and
:00:54. > :00:57.there is not much space to get started. It is very, very dangerous
:00:58. > :01:00.on these roads. There's loads of chips out of the road, you are
:01:01. > :01:10.bouncing all over the place. You are in the way of cars. There's two
:01:11. > :01:15.routes to ride. The first is a loop around town and the second one is
:01:16. > :01:18.out for a picnic. The council have secured ?30 million in grants to
:01:19. > :01:22.improve the cyclists' lot. They recognise there will never be a
:01:23. > :01:26.better moment to get the city on to two wheels. The overall aim is to
:01:27. > :01:29.make it safer. The worst thing that could happen is that people watch
:01:30. > :01:34.the tour and go, fantastic. I will not do it in Leeds because it is not
:01:35. > :01:36.safe. We have lots of money to improve the cycle infrastructure,
:01:37. > :01:40.the so`called cycle superhighway. A 20 mile an hour limits, a bit of
:01:41. > :01:44.cycling along the canal, big money but it is only a start. In a few
:01:45. > :01:47.is when the race for a real cycling is when the race for a real cycling
:01:48. > :01:52.legacy for Yorkshire begins.Big money but it is only a start. In a
:01:53. > :01:55.few short weeks, once the Le Grand Depart has departed, that is when
:01:56. > :01:58.the race for a real cycling legacy for Yorkshire begins. `` A
:01:59. > :02:01.24`year`old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after
:02:02. > :02:04.a woman was shot in Bradford. The incident happened on Longfield
:02:05. > :02:08.Drive yesterday. The 22`year`old woman was with her child at the
:02:09. > :02:10.time. The child was not hurt and the woman's injuries are not thought to
:02:11. > :02:13.be life threatening. Hundreds of Yorkshire ambulance
:02:14. > :02:16.workers have gone on strike this afternoon in a long running dispute
:02:17. > :02:19.over staffing and union recognition. Staff who are members of the Unite
:02:20. > :02:22.union walked out this afternoon and will return at seven tomorrow
:02:23. > :02:24.morning. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust said it was very
:02:25. > :02:28.disappointed with the action. A brand new world record has been
:02:29. > :02:31.set today ` for the fastest toilet in the world Trevor Duckworth's
:02:32. > :02:34.converted toilet took the land speed record at Elvington Airfield. The
:02:35. > :02:37.record was previously held by a Canadian whose motorised toilet
:02:38. > :02:41.reached 55 miles per hour. But today Trevor and driver Shaun Walker beat
:02:42. > :02:45.that record with a spectacular 70.9 miles per hour at the first attempt.
:02:46. > :02:48.70.9 miles an hour is absolutely phenomenal. We didn't expect to do
:02:49. > :02:52.that on the first run. The old record, 55 miles an hour, and we
:02:53. > :02:55.have just blitzed it. Completely. So we are going to do some
:02:56. > :03:05.modifications. We have some more gear to put on it and we reckon we
:03:06. > :03:09.can go quicker. On to sport, and in rugby union,
:03:10. > :03:11.Rotherham Titans kicked off about an hour ago in their championship
:03:12. > :03:15.semifinal second leg against Bristol. They're three points behind
:03:16. > :03:20.after the first leg and the latest score is Rotherham three, Bristol
:03:21. > :03:24.three. Cycling of a different kind now and the build up to the Tour De
:03:25. > :03:27.France coming to Yorkshire is being marked by a range of arts events
:03:28. > :03:30.called the Yorkshire Festival. Last night there was an ambitious
:03:31. > :03:33.show in the centre of Leeds organised by Phoenix Dance ` and
:03:34. > :03:35.it's on again tonight. Here's Spencer Stokes.
:03:36. > :03:39.Bikes, lights and riders combining for a dance display like no other.
:03:40. > :03:42.It's called the Ghost peleton., With dozens of volunteers taking part in
:03:43. > :03:49.a display before an audience of 2000 people, many of whom were not quite
:03:50. > :03:51.sure what to expect. Their collaboration with dance, that
:03:52. > :03:54.really intrigues me, the idea of cyclists being choreographed, I
:03:55. > :03:57.thought it would be really exciting. Accompanied by films and music, the
:03:58. > :04:02.performers spent every afternoon after last week registering. They
:04:03. > :04:06.have given us their time, they have trusted us with their bikes and they
:04:07. > :04:10.have just given it 110%. It is amazing. When the riders are speeded
:04:11. > :04:11.up, you see the full effect, and the whole thing takes place again
:04:12. > :04:24.tonight. Incredible stuff. You have the
:04:25. > :04:31.weather for it. Here is the weather forecast. Good evening the dry and
:04:32. > :04:38.fine weather continuing for the rest of the weekend. Some places turning
:04:39. > :04:43.easy. The temperatures overnight are around 12 or 13 degrees. Some
:04:44. > :04:48.sunshine on Sunday against the morning. There is more in the way of
:04:49. > :04:55.clout as we head through the afternoon, a chance of the odd
:04:56. > :04:56.shower the afternoon. Highs of around 22 or 23 degrees. Things
:04:57. > :05:01.turning were settled next week. around 22 or 23 degrees. Things
:05:02. > :05:04.turning were settled next Thank you for your company. We are back
:05:05. > :05:10.tomorrow with the sport and the rest of the day's news. Goodbye.
:05:11. > :05:20.Good evening. Who needs an expensive holiday? Today at 24 degrees,
:05:21. > :05:21.Suffolk was warmer than Ibiza and Crete. There was