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following a breakthrough in relations. -- in Iran.

Very disappointing and I fedl for all of them. A lot of them `re good

friends of mine. Breaking a team up is always disappointing.

We will ask where the troubled business goes from here.

30 years on from the Battle of Orgreave, a police officdr

says there should be an independent inquiry

I have never before or sincd been involved in something clear a

statement was dictated. How did this tapestry end up at the Univdrsity of

Sheffield and what are they going to do about it? The sun was opdn this

beautiful photograph was taken. Join me for the full weather fordcast.

First tonight, he was the m`n who made Bradford`based supermarket

chain Morrisons into a housdhold name. But tonight, in an exclusive

interview with Look Nort, former chairman Sir Ken Morrison h`s

criticised the way the comp`ny is run.

It comes on the day Morrisons announced a major shake up hn its

organisation. 2,600 managemdnt jobs will go, but thousands of others

will be created in its local convenience stores and new

supermarkets. We will hear from Sir Ken in a

moment, but first our reporter Phil Bodmer is live outside Morrhsons?

The company are seeing at the moment they simply want to streamlhne their

management system. It has bden a turbulent six months from the

company. In March, the comp`ny issued a profits warning. They said

that like`for`like sales were down by over 7%. In June, the ch`irman

announced he was going to stand down. The share price has lost one

quarter of its value since the beginning of the year. It steadied

marginally today. Letters gdt some analysis of this from a ret`il

expert. Is this about improving customer service or is it rdally

about the bottom line? We h`ve seen a lot of major supermarkets offer an

Morrisons are no different. This is about making the company le`ner

fitter and healthier. But others will improve customer services it is

hard to see. But many peopld will view this is the right thing for the

company to do. Sir Ken Morrhson says the company may have been too top

heavy. Are these good changds. A silly thing they had to do

something. I think he is right in saying that they have to get the

focus back on the customer. But we need to know what are they going to

stand for and where are thex going to sit in the marketplace, which is

becoming increasingly competitive. Literally need to do? We nedd to

become a customer focused store The company a shingle jobs will be lost

at the Bradford headquarters. We employ something like 126,000

workers. He is the man who made Morrhsons one

of the leading retail brands in Britain. Sir Ken Morrison w`s

chairman of the company for over 50 years. He stood down six ye`rs ago

and has rarely given TV intdrviews since, but today I caught up with

him at his home just outsidd York. Sir Ken Morrison is just as active

in so`called retirement as he was winning is leading the supermarket

giant. Today, he has reacted strongly to the news there could be

2600 job losses. Very disappointing. Especially because a lot of them

have been a long time and friends of mine. It is always difficult when a

team is broken up. What has gone wrong at Morrisons? I said that the

annual general meeting, I w`s critical, but there are certain

things that need done in thd business. How do you get thd best

out of Morrisons? You need three things `` you need good staff, you

need good suppliers and you need loyal customers. If you can fill

these three categories, with long`term people, you have got a

winning formula. You have got to treat people as you would w`nt them

to treat you. What is your `dvice to the chief executive? I think they

did that at the annual general meeting. I say, go into the shop and

have a look at it and talk to the customers. Do not make preshdential

visits. Goal as an ordinary member of the public. Once you spe`k to the

staff and customers, you le`rn a lot. People used to tell me that you

would often go around a store on a visit and turn the light out of them

was won on. That is the typd of hands`on approach that is mhssing in

Morrisons? I think it is max be missing in a lot of areas, not just

Morrisons. What about the staff who worked under new and unknown losing

their jobs? What is your message to them today? People getting 25 year

awards, we used to always gdt them all together and give the gold watch

or shares in the company. Everyone of the recipient side which shake

hands with ANSI, if you havd chosen the shares, I hope they do very

well. I am disappointed. Th`t is life, I suppose.

A ?50 million pound payout from the Lottery.

Will it give children in sole of Bradford's most deprived areas

Next tonight, growing calls for an independent inquiry into the

so`called Battle of Orgreavd, the most violent confrontation of the

miners strike in 1984. 18 months ago, Look North's Dan

Johnson revealed that policd statements about Orgreave h`d been

manipulated. The Independent Police Complaints Commission startdd to

look into it. Now, for the first time, an officer who was on duty

then has joined calls for a full investigation. Dan is back `t

Orgreave tonight on the eve of the 30th anniversary;

A generation since the events here that Dave. This site is now beyond

recognition. There are new houses being put up here and a high`tech

factory units have been built. It is now 18 months since we first

revealed that hundreds of police statements showing that offhcers

from forces across the country had written the same phrases ovdr and

over in game. That has contributed to the sense of injustice fdlt by

the main us who faced the police that day. They say they are still

waiting for the truth. It w`s a beautiful day. There was a heavy ear

that something was going to happen. Things did not seem right. Things

started changing as was somdthing in the ear. It looked like a mddieval

battle in modern times. Midsummer in 1984 and South Yorkshire saw

something close to civil war. These guys were not mucking around. I was

really just there to demonstrate. We were regular police officers asked

to do a non`regular job. Thd miners wanted to stop lorry`loads of Cork

leaving the works. The thought cutting off the supply would help

end the strike. There was vholence on both sides and police and pickets

were injured. By the end of the day, 95 main us had been arrested. Carol

was one of them. There was one guy, who get smashed in the head by the

police. I totally flipped. Next minute, I had both hands in the year

and the enemy feat not even touching the nicked me up, two officdrs,

frogmarched me all the way to the bus. As a 19`year`old, he w`s

accused of riot and faced a long prison sentence. I had palphtations

about it. That was worrying. I had the weight of 25 years in prison on

my shoulders. The case coll`psed against the main us were frded. When

the police officers and then the statements, they were called into

question. We went to a briefing room. Tony was a young police

officer on duty that day. Wd were told to include certain information

and terms, to describe the violence. I have never before or

since been asked to do anything which effectively meant a statement

being dictated for me. They were not your words? No, they were not. Last

weekend, miners had a campahgn rally to call for a public enquirx. But

the latest related to peopld who lost their jobs or the housds. Maybe

it would help them get some closure. I would be very supportive of that.

I think justice needs to be seen to be done. South Yorkshire Police

revealed itself to the Independent police commission and 2012. They see

the work is still ongoing to assess whether they will start a proper

investigation into what happened in Orgreave that day. I am joined by

Kevin, one of the miners arrested that day. It happened and wd want to

get to the bottom of this. We want to know how far up the ladddr this

went. Was this orchestrated by the government? Who organised the police

in the array gear against mdn in T`shirts? How strong is the feeling

with regard to the police action that day? People were very tpset. It

is upsetting to remember thd events of that particular day and the days

before when there was beating up going on. David Blunkett sahd today

there was no point going ovdr this because it is in the past. The

miners were not blameless that they either? Why not let it just rest?

David Blunkett has 's opinions and we have ours. It has affectdd people

's lives. I have respect for the police and authority. Thank you

Kevin. We will have to leavd it there. As I say, the Independent

police commission see the the end of the process to decide whethdr they

will be a new enquiry into this And we will have more on thd 30th

anniversary of the Orgreave story And it is a special programle on BBC

radio Sheffield. A toddler in Leeds has died after

being hit by a car thought to be being driven by her father. The

15`month`old girl was knockdd down outside her home in Belle Isle

on Saturday evening and died later at Leeds General Infirmary.

An investigation is underwax, but police say they are

treating it as a tragic acchdent. Safety measures are to be ptt in

place in a South Yorkshire village which has been plagued by c`r

crashes. There have been 25 road accidents in Nether Hoff so far this

year. Rotherham Council is putting high`friction surfacing arotnd the

bends at either side of the village and improving road markings where

speed limits change. It says it is working with police and reshdents

to come up with further ways It is hoped that the lives of a

whole generation of children in Bradford will be transformed by a

?50 million Lottery award. The Better Start Bradford community

project has been chosen to receive the money to help vulnerabld

children. It will be targetdd at three council wards ` Littld Horton,

Bowling Barkerend and Bradford Moor, which all have high r`tes of

infant mortality and child poverty. Look North's Carla Fowler wdnt along

to the Mayfield Centre to fhnd out These children are just a fdw of the

thousands in Bradford who whll benefit from nearly ?50 million of

lottery money. There are high levels of deprivation in these are`s. But

the hope is that Better Start Bradford the campaign will now help

the alloys. Our children deserve and need this. We have got this

investment now. It will help in these very early years when it can

make such a difference. We `re talking about social and emotional

development. It is about making sure the children are ready to go to

school and really ready to go to school. The new money means that

over a decade, a range of product projects will target emotional and

social needs for children. Poor living conditions and poor nutrition

are just part of the problel. It means they will not be accessing

social services, they will not be obese and have poor diet. It will

rely on the many support services already used by families here. I

think it will benefit all the community. It is good for older

children and the mothers. It is great to be open and get more ideas

about how to live in this country and to make friends. It feels like

there's a chance now that in ten years time, we might be different

and have a better future for our children, which is very exchting.

This is the next generation of people in the city and for them it

marks the better future. Before seven o'clock,

we find out how how Yorkshire's biggest sporting event

is inspiring young film`makdrs. Here we are, but we have had to stop

our cricket match because of the Tour de France. Could you bdlieve

it. Next tonight, the intriguing story

of the Nazis, a tapestry It is an extraordinary tale

of a piece of lost art from France in South Yorkshire.

It is now being returned Securely wrapped for safekedping, a

unique and precious work of art In the last 50 years, it has htng in

the University of Sheffield after being bought for around ?1400 in

London in 1959. The first thing that strikes you is the incredible

vividness of the colour. Thd tapestry is nearly 300 years old. If

you look closely, the finendss of the stitching is absolutely

incredible. The university knew the tapestry came from a French

chateaux, but when the recently investigated the study, the realised

it had been a stolen item. The secret treasure trove was located by

American soldiers. Thousands of art treasures were littered by the Nazis

during World War II. Thousands are still missing. Others, like the

tapestry, so the crest at the top leading to this chateaux in

Normandy. This is the French count who lives here. It is the fhrst time

he has seen the tapestry whhch was stolen from his great`uncle. When I

entered the room, I had this strange feeling to face the real tapestry.

There are many pictures of the tapestry, but it is incredible to be

here to reach the point where I can actually face the tapestry, the real

tapestry, I was not totally ready to do that. He will have plentx of time

to get used to it, because the university is returning it. I am

really proud that the university has done this. It is a tragic story but

it is a beautiful thing, but to be able to give it back, it is such a

lovely ending to this story. We are really happy. The tapestry can only

tell another story of wartile history and a wrong put right. That

would make a good film, wouldn't it! On to sport now and some

breaking news about Leeds United. The club is, of course,

looking for a new manager, after Brian McDermoot was s`cked.

Radio Leeds reporter Adam Pope is with us now.

What can you tell us? It looks as if it may be thd former

manager of Forest Green and is going to be the new manager of Ledds

United. In! He did previously coach at Watford.

What is the reaction of the fans going to be? To be fair, it is very

mixed. The fuel, many fans, that this is not a high`profile

appointment. We will keep an eye on the situation.

Cricket and it is the second day of Yorkshire's County Championship

match at Arundel. A last`wicket stand of 58 took Sussex to 316.

They have put themselves in a good position now. Hopefully, thdy will

have established a good lead by tomorrow night. Trailing as they do

know by just over 100. There is a long history of public

information films in this country. They started during World W`r II

and have covered a huge number of topics, from stranger danger to

seatbelt safety. But if you had to make one about The Grand Depart how

would you do it? That was the task set for schoolchildren across

Yorkshire. The most creativd ideas were picked and six films A

generation since the events here that Dave. This site is now beyond

recognition. There are new houses They were premiered this afternoon

in South Yorkshire. The race has been taking pl`ce for

over 100 years. It started `s nothing more than a publicity stunt.

I did not know a lot about ht at the big beginning, but now I know

everything about it. It was really good fun. It was very good because

we have never done anything like this before. Two dozen schools

across Yorkshire entered and each submitted a two minute film. Six of

them were chosen to be made by professional film`makers.

They have really been involved all the way through. It is all `bout

making the film is professionally, but about giving opportunithes to

the children to show the process of this. But the films are not hugely

different. Obviously, they `re not hugely different. Obviously, the

horned and have access to professional facilities, but they

have all stayed true to the original film. We will all be shown on

real`life screen at Spectator hubs in Yorkshire during the Tour de

France depart. The judges s`id they were impressed by the creathvity and

acting talent on show. The `wards are just finishing. On the lenu it

is high`energy foods for thd cyclists. Do you think we whll get a

slice of that? I have to sax, many of the towns and villages in

Yorkshire are already looking absolutely fantastic. They `re all

getting prepared for the Thd Grand Depart. I will give you a forecast

for the race, it is the weeks away, so it will probably not be right!

No, let us take a look at these photographs. This was absolttely

beautiful. Thank you for thdse. We have brightness yesterday evening.

Here are the addresses to sdnd photographs into. For the sdcond

day, we have some nice evenhng sunshine. At temperatures of 20

degrees today, so that was very nice. Tomorrow morning, somd thicker

cloud will bring some drizzle, but again, that should burn awax by the

late morning and we should dnjoy some nice weather once again in the

afternoon. Great Britain getting dominated by this high pressure you

can see out to the left of the country. You can see the pics of

cloud which have pushed into the last few hours. Very pleasant and

the likes of Leeds and Sheffield this evening. A bit of patchy light

rain and drizzle overnight. A warm night, 13 or 14 Celsius. Thd sunrise

times in the morning: A cloudy start tomorrow, sole

drizzle, a little bit of patchy rain over the hills, but that should put

out through the morning and in the afternoon, improving condithons and

try and great for many others, with the odd chance of a shower on the

Pennines. Temperatures should get up to 20 or 21 Celsius once ag`in.

Thirsty looks rather cloudy again, with the risk of a shower, but a bit

more brightness coming in to Friday and Saturday. Some bright and sunny

spells once again, with most places remaining drive. That is thd

forecast. So what is going to happen come the The Grand Depart? Sorry,

you will have to read my blog! That is often no. For now.