31/05/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

Leeds United have announced that Brian McDermott

says he wants a new structure at Elland Road.

The manager has gone but, rather unusually for football,

this departure all seems fairly amicable.

Brian McDermott's job had been at risk following the takeover

of Leeds United by Italian businessman Massimo Cellino.

So you have been in touch with Cellino and McDermott.

Brian, as is his nature, he is just class all over.

"Look, I want to say thank you very much

"for everything that everybody has done at the club,

He says, "Look, despite the fact I am now going,

"it is just been the most amazing experience."

He has come to an amicable agreement with Brian McDermott

and he just feels that it is his time to try and build the team

for the preseason and bring in a new coach.

He does not want a manager like we know,

he wants coach that would look after the team and team affairs

and not have to worry about anything else.

When the takeover deal was agreed in January, McDermott was sacked

But, four months on, this parting appears to be much more final.

Personally, I would've given him another year.

I know that opinion is divided with Brian but I do not see a manager

in the world who could do better than what he did.

I feel sorry for the guy in one respect

because he worked under difficult circumstances

with everything that was going on behind`the`scenes.

But now is the time for change and it is time to look forward.

He will be missed but hopefully when they bring someone new in

The club's owner, Massimo Cellino, says that McDermott

will always be a friend of Leeds United.

In a statement, he has described him as a great guy,

a great manager and a gentleman to deal with.

Now, in that same statement, Brian McDermott says

he respects that Massimo needs to be fully supported

in putting together his vision for the club.

He then urges everyone to get behind the team and the new owner.

The Leeds United players are now expected

to meet with Massimo Cellino on Monday.

They have not been paid this week because a winding`up petition

means that the club bank account is frozen.

In other news, 12 men are due to appear

before Leeds magistrates on Tuesday following a police investigation

They face a variety of charges, including raping

a girl aged between 13 and 15 and sexual activity with a child.

relate to one female, juvenile victim from Leeds.

Police searching for a missing family

believe they may be on their way to Ireland.

Rosemarie Senior, her partner, Sidney Winson,

three`year`old daughter, Nora Lisa Ward,

and two`year`old son, James Dean Docherty,

were last seen at noon yesterday in Chancery Lane, Retford.

Police say they'd like to contact them

Doncaster boxer Jamie McDonnell is aiming to win a world title

McDonnell will fight for the vacant WBA bantam weight title at Wembley

on the same bill as the bout between Carl Froch and George Groves.

I'm sure the British public will be behind me `

I'm a British fighter fighting for a world title.

So hopefully everyone will get behind me and cheer me to victory.

The winner of last year's Tour de France has been getting to grips

with the Yorkshire stages of this year's race.

Cycling fans have been turning out to watch Chris Froome and some

of his Team Sky colleagues taking part in a practice ride along

The race starts in Yorkshire on the fifth and sixth of July

and Froome's looking forward to getting plenty of home support.

has just been us being here these last few days,

With people recognising us everywhere we go.

Just saying, "Good luck, good luck with July,

For me, it really does fill me with a great sense of pride.

And we'll be bringing you much more of that interview with Chris Froome

Good evening. For tomorrow, it is not looking too bad.

High pressure continues to dominate, so a fairly sunny start.

Through this evening, most of us will be dry.

Just the odd chance of the odd shower.

Overnight, it will be variable cloud.

We'll have clearer skies and temperatures will be low.

Down to around 8 or 9 degrees. They could be so missed forming

where therwinds fairly light. Tomorrow, any missed all clear.

It will start dry and bright. Eastern areas tending to hold onto

the sunshine for longest tomorrow. It was at cloud over

from the north`west. Top temperatures of 20 degrees.

Hello. So far, so good. Most of us have had a dry start of the weekend.

Some of us will be turning wetter tomorrow. For that change we look to

the far north-west of the UK. Overnight into western Scotland,

thicker cloud. Patchy hybrids of rain moving in. Some of that

reaching Northern Ireland late in the night. Elsewhere, dry. Where you

are clear, you will see some patchy mist and fog developing.

Temperatures just over a single figures. There will be a different

look to the weather across the western side of the UK. Western

coast 's of England and Wales, so much sunshine today. More cloud

around, maybe a hint of drizzle. In the evening we will start to see our

bricks of rain. Central and eastern England will see a fair amount of

morning sunshine. Southern and eastern Scotland, a dry start. For

Northern Ireland and western Scotland, not just goal, but rampant

places to begin the day. Easier when you have rain, the temperature held

down. There will be low is in the rain, especially in Northern

Ireland. In the afternoon we'll see more in persistent rain