06/06/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

Seven Yorkshire D`Day veter`ns have returned to the Normandy

The men were teenagers or vdry young men when they went to Francd

They've spent the last two days revisiting the places they fought

Olivia Richwald has been travelling with them.

Douglas, Roy, Ken Cook, Ken Smith, Frank, George, Bert.

Seven decades ago, these seven men

landed on the Normandy beaches to insure our freedom.

Round one of the invasion is won on points.

Hitler's Atlantic war has failed to stem the tide.

For most of these North Yorkshire D`Day veter`ns,

He laid a flag in memory of the mates he lost.

A bit emotional but what else can you do?

I think about it and I lost some really good friends, I really did.

We were all civilian soldiers, territorial soldiers.

Saturday night soldiers, they used to call us.

Ken Cook was taken back to the exact spot he landed

this is his battalion's Memorial in Crepon, just inland.

because there aren't very many of us left now.

It will give you a chance to say goodbye then.

In a small cemetery, where 600 British soldiers and sailors

are buried, the veterans gathered to say private praxers

and worthily magnify your holy name through Christ our Lord.

I have always believed and still believe that I am

in God's hands and I walked off that beach because of God's hands.

For North Yorkshire's veter`ns, the pilgrimage to Normandy has not

just been about tears and rdgrets, it has also about celebrating

that the sacrifices made here have led to 70 years of freddom

for seven brave and very grateful men.

Hundreds of people, including many school children, gathered

in Sheffield today for the funeral of 14`year`old Jasmyn Chan.

The teenager was killed in a hit`and`run accident

Tributes were paid to the young woman,

who was described as 'beauthful inside and out'.

A glorious, sunlit morning in Sheffield's City Road Celetery.

The silence is broken by thd approach of a horse`drawn c`rriage

Her friends, young, old, entire families, wait quietly.

A patchwork of vibrant colotrs against a sombre occasion.

A day to remember, reflect `nd give thanks for a life lived selflessly.

because it is about saying thank you and looking back

and taking the good things Jasmyn has given to each of us

and building them into her living legacy so that we can all move on,

taking that legacy and building it into our lives so that we, hn some

measure, take what she has given to us and help it continue to grow.

It is a month since the teenager was killdd.

She was crossing Normanton Hill in Sheffield

She was able to push another girl clear

The driver did not stop and the police investigation continues.

Against so many emotions, today's words from teachers,

friends and family celebratdd a life taken too soon.

She was kind and thoughtful ` and she was cheeky.

Her long hair was beautiful, but she could not wait to cut it off.

And, when she did, her confidence just blossomdd.

She was truly beautiful, inside and out.

This was described as a hero's send off, no less than Jasmyn deserved.

Her family would never have wished for today,

but that it should be wrappdd in such love, affection and esteem

Barnsley Hospital has been told to take urgent action to plug

a ?7.5 million hole in its finances.

The hospital regulator, Monhtor asked the Trust to bring in

external help following financial irregul`rities

and a failure to meet government targets on A waiting times.

Hospital managers will also have to develop a two`year recovery plan.

Barnsley hospital says it's already taken action to tackle

some of the issues and maintain that their financial problels

Rugby League and, in the quarterfinal of the Challenge Cup,

Leeds Rhinos were in action against Leigh earlier

The two sides were level pegging 12`12 at half`time, when Ledds prop

Jamie Peacock was sent to the sin bin for throwing a punch.

Robbie ward scored his second try late into the second half.

Yorkshire have been taking on Lancashire at Old Trafford.

And, good news, in the War Of The Roses,

Yorkshire have beaten the old enemy by five wickets.

Lancashire batted first and made 179 for six in their 20 overs.

In reply, Yorkshire reached their target with three balls to spare

with 180 for 5, with Aaron Finch scoring a quick fire 88.

Now the weekend is nearly hdre. It is not looking that great.

It looks horrible for tomorrow. Some really heavy rain and we st`rt with

a weather warning from the Let Office. Some very heavy rain from

the showers as we go through tomorrow. We have some great humid

air pushing up from the south. It is dry at the moment with some clear

spells. So cloud watching from the later. Temperatures falling to

around 12 or 13 degrees, 13 is 5 Fahrenheit. We will begin to see

scattered thunderstorms sprdading from the south. These will lerge

into a more organised area of thundery rain. Some very intense,

heavy downpours but it will gradually ease away northwards

through the course of the afternoon. Warm and humid day to come, although

it will be fresher behind those showers and rain. Into Sund`y, there

will be some showers around. A lot of them over the hills, where

they'll be the odd sharp ond and some more pleasant spells of

sunshine. A similar forecast for Monday and Tuesday, warm spdlls of

sunshine with a view showers and a bridge of high pressure tow`rds the

end of the week. improve to some extent. The showers

move away and a fresh appeal to things.

Good evening. The good news is, there will be some decent dry on a

sunny moment to come through the weekend. But over the next 24

hours, the threat of thunderstorms looms large. The ingredients have

been coming together today - warm air pushing northwards out of

Iberia, cooler air from the Atlantic trying to pushed away. In between

the cloud has been building with a lot of energy in the atmosphere

sparking off some nasty thunderstorms across parts of

northern Spain and south-west France. They will produce most of

the rainfall tomorrow. Ahead of it, the cloud is starting to produce

thunderstorms itself. We've seen in Cornwall. A few sporadic

thunderstorms across central and southern areas and towards Northern

Ireland through the