:00:00. > :00:12.But for many it is a dream that remains just that.
:00:13. > :00:15.Not, however, if you are the lead singer of the
:00:16. > :00:19.Louis Tomlinson has already donned the number 28 shirt for
:00:20. > :00:21.And today he became the co`owner of his local club.
:00:22. > :00:25.In a moment we'll report on how the League One club's economic chances
:00:26. > :00:27.have been boosted, but first Tanya Arnold went along to meet Louis
:00:28. > :00:49.Ballet, onner bike. And this picture was taken earlier today. It looks
:00:50. > :00:52.like a lot of fine weather on the way, into the weekend. Join me for
:00:53. > :01:01.the latest. Good evening and welcome
:01:02. > :01:03.to Thursday's Look North. It must be every boy's dreal to one
:01:04. > :01:06.day play for But for many it is
:01:07. > :01:10.a dream that remains just that. Not, however,
:01:11. > :01:12.if you are the lead singer of the Louis Tomlinson has already donned
:01:13. > :01:16.the number 28 shirt for And today he became the co`owner
:01:17. > :01:19.of his local club. In a moment we'll report on how the
:01:20. > :01:22.League One club's economic chances have been boosted, but first Tanya
:01:23. > :01:41.Arnold went along to meet Louis In Central London at the offices of
:01:42. > :01:48.a film company, we got to hdar from One Direction's Louis Tomlinson
:01:49. > :01:53.about why he wanted to own Doncaster's Football Club.
:01:54. > :01:58.I have been a fan since a slall boy. I had seen we had a couple of Cup
:01:59. > :02:02.runs. I saw the passion in the town. To create a buzz like that `gain
:02:03. > :02:06.would be incredible. So, yeah.
:02:07. > :02:10.What do you wavent to give back to the town and the youngsters of the
:02:11. > :02:14.town in doing this? For the youngsters, I want to give back
:02:15. > :02:24.opportunity and hope for th`t. When I was growing up there was ` lot of
:02:25. > :02:28.lead scouts around `` Leeds scouts and Sheffield Wednesday scotts. So
:02:29. > :02:32.it would be great to create the opportunities for the young people.
:02:33. > :02:39.You got the chance to pull on the shirt. Is that what sparked all of
:02:40. > :02:46.this? That was an amazing d`y. I was nervous but I had a great thme.
:02:47. > :02:48.I don't know if that is what sparked it, I think the conversations may
:02:49. > :02:56.have started around that tile. I don't have the best memorx.
:02:57. > :03:03.It was definitely cool when I mentioned it to the boys. They were
:03:04. > :03:08.all cool with it. Obviously Niall is a big Derby fan. He think it is is
:03:09. > :03:14.pretty cool. It is obviously unbelievabld and an
:03:15. > :03:20.honour. Such a big Doncaster Rovers fan myself, and to be involved with
:03:21. > :03:24.John and he is experienced `nd loved in Doncaster. It is great.
:03:25. > :03:30.The full deal to be completdd in the middle of next month. But there is
:03:31. > :03:35.little doubt that today marks a new era for Doncaster Rovers.
:03:36. > :03:44.So what does the takeover mdan for the Football Club and the town as a
:03:45. > :03:49.whole? Danny is at Hogan's sports bar in Doncaster. Dare I ask, what
:03:50. > :03:53.is the mood at the moment? @s you can tell, it is a mood of
:03:54. > :03:58.celebration in Doncaster. Even before England come to the pitch. If
:03:59. > :04:02.you are not a One Direction fan let's be honest, most of thdse are
:04:03. > :04:07.not but the fact that a loc`l boy did good and putting his money where
:04:08. > :04:19.his mouth is cause for celebration. What is not so popular is the idea
:04:20. > :04:23.INAUDIBLE INAUDIBLE
:04:24. > :04:30.And the fact that there are ?2 million needed to turn the club s
:04:31. > :04:34.fortunes around. Louis Tomlhnson is a worldwide brand, so there is hope
:04:35. > :04:38.that they may do it. It is not the first time th`t the
:04:39. > :04:44.world of sport and celebritx have collided in this way. Elton John
:04:45. > :04:50.taking over as chairman at Watford and Delia Smith yelling frol the
:04:51. > :04:55.director's box at Norwich as they secureded promotion not oncd but
:04:56. > :05:01.twice. And even Robbie Willhams using his fortune to prop up Port
:05:02. > :05:05.Vale. But is it a good investment? In League One, the statistics are
:05:06. > :05:12.not so good with a loss of ?2. million. So why do it? When you have
:05:13. > :05:17.a successful Football Club, you look at Burnley. It is a depressdd place,
:05:18. > :05:20.worse than Doncaster but thdre is a Premier League club it brings
:05:21. > :05:23.everything up. That is what we want to do for Doncaster. I am fdd up
:05:24. > :05:28.with people telling me that Doncaster is a dead beat, South
:05:29. > :05:32.Yorkshire has`been. And Yorkshire could use the boost.
:05:33. > :05:37.Not having a Premiership Football Club is cited as a major re`son for
:05:38. > :05:41.the lack of foreign investmdnt Premier League football puts the
:05:42. > :05:44.city on the map. We saw that with Hull City. Being promoted whll
:05:45. > :05:50.Britaining about an international reputation and then businesses look
:05:51. > :05:54.at that. But any successful brand, successful Football Club will bring
:05:55. > :05:58.local investment to the are`. Is there a catch? Only that the fans
:05:59. > :06:03.are asked to help fund the deal I am sure he is putting in ` lot of
:06:04. > :06:09.money but not me. It may help the club out but not out of our pockets.
:06:10. > :06:14.I think it is good he is not focussing on America, London, places
:06:15. > :06:20.where he is making more mondy. He is putting it back to where he was
:06:21. > :06:24.brought up. So, support for Louis's investment but a long way to go to
:06:25. > :06:29.raise the ?2 million requirdd. But of course that is a headache for
:06:30. > :06:36.another day. Right now, tonhght the focus is on another team. England's
:06:37. > :06:39.crucial match against Urugu`y. Of course everything here, well, they
:06:40. > :06:44.are all up for a great night. Many of them are dressed up. If xou ask
:06:45. > :06:49.them what they think about Dngland's chances, well, let's find ott. Are
:06:50. > :06:55.England going to do it tonight, chaps?
:06:56. > :07:01.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. So, if England get a penaltx, I
:07:02. > :07:06.would like Danny to take it. Cool as a cucumber. Later.
:07:07. > :07:09.In Central London at the offices of a film company, we got to hdar from
:07:10. > :07:12.One Direction's Louis Tomlinson about why he wanted to own
:07:13. > :07:15.Doncaster's Football Club. I have been a fan since a slall boy.
:07:16. > :07:19.I had seen we had a couple of Cup runs. I saw the passion in the town.
:07:20. > :07:21.To create a buzz like that `gain would be incredible.
:07:22. > :07:25.So, yeah. What do you wavent to give back to
:07:26. > :07:31.Chat could become a controlled C class drug. The Government says it
:07:32. > :07:35.is falling into line with other countries in Europe which h`ve a ban
:07:36. > :07:40.in place. In a moment we he`r from a Home Office Minister. But fhrst we
:07:41. > :07:44.have this. At weekends, members of the
:07:45. > :07:49.Sheffield Yemeni community gather to socialise. For hundreds of xears,
:07:50. > :07:57.this the cultural practise for many people from Arabic and east African
:07:58. > :08:06.countries. The plant, known as chat is used in social circles, when
:08:07. > :08:11.chewed it gives a similar effect to amphetamine.
:08:12. > :08:18.The evidence has been that of no medical or social harm resulted from
:08:19. > :08:22.the use of chat. Khat expert, Dr Axel coastlhne has
:08:23. > :08:30.studied the plant for over ten years.
:08:31. > :08:36.You cannot overdose on it. There are no known moral `` mortalitids.
:08:37. > :08:45.So why is it being banned? The Home Office say: The advisory cotncil on
:08:46. > :08:52.the misuse of drugs who published a government sporp say: Despite the
:08:53. > :08:58.findings, the Home Office is pressing ahead with a ban on the
:08:59. > :09:04.plant from next week. From Tuesday it will be illegal to be in
:09:05. > :09:10.possession of khat. So how will the ban be policed? It will be ` Class
:09:11. > :09:19.C, a lesser level of drug. Ht sits in the same category as Ann bollic
:09:20. > :09:26.steroid. The policing of th`t kind of drug obviously is proportionate.
:09:27. > :09:32.If you are caught chewing chat and in possession of a small amount the
:09:33. > :09:37.police are likely to give a verbal warning. Each time you are caught,
:09:38. > :09:43.the punishment is likely to increase.
:09:44. > :09:47.From a ?60 fine to a court referral. And the maximum penalty for
:09:48. > :09:52.supplying quantities of the plant is up to 14 years in prison. Not
:09:53. > :09:55.everyone is against the ban but those affected are discussing how
:09:56. > :09:59.the communities will replacd the tradition and are worried that the
:10:00. > :10:05.supply of the plant called fall into the hands of criminals.
:10:06. > :10:10.Karen Bradley is a Home Offhce Minister. I asked why the Government
:10:11. > :10:13.had decided to ban the plant that had been chewed socially in
:10:14. > :10:17.Yorkshire for decades. The Government looks at the risk of
:10:18. > :10:22.harm to the users, to the whder community and society. In the case
:10:23. > :10:28.of chat, there is strong evhdence that the UK was lible to become a
:10:29. > :10:32.had been for international trade in chat exports by organised crime
:10:33. > :10:36.gangs. We were keen to make sure that the UK does not find itself in
:10:37. > :10:41.a position where organised crime can use the UK to export chat into the
:10:42. > :10:48.countries that have taken the measures to control khat, including
:10:49. > :10:53.North America and Europe. But does this force the problem
:10:54. > :10:59.under ground? What the commtnity has been it telling me is that the use
:11:00. > :11:02.of chat was marginalising their husbands and sons and taking them
:11:03. > :11:06.from the UK society. They wdre keen to make sure that we took action to
:11:07. > :11:10.help them. This is dividing opinion on this
:11:11. > :11:15.after having spoken to experts, many saying there is no medical dffects,
:11:16. > :11:23.it is no more dangerous than a cup of coffee. According to a rdport
:11:24. > :11:29.chhat has no direct causal link to medical effects? The underlxing
:11:30. > :11:33.ingredient in chat is a controlled substance. They could be subject to
:11:34. > :11:37.the controls that we are introducing this week. Because the users of the
:11:38. > :11:45.product are such a small part of the product are such a small part of the
:11:46. > :11:49.community it is difficult to find significant amounts as therd are not
:11:50. > :11:57.that many people using it. How can you police it? Is it not
:11:58. > :12:01.mostly chewed at home? It is chewed in khat houses.
:12:02. > :12:09.There are individuals leaving their homes to chew it elsewhere we are
:12:10. > :12:13.offering education and making sure that local level policing and local
:12:14. > :12:19.authorities have the tools that they need so that they can help to
:12:20. > :12:26.educate the community. An inquest into the deaths of two
:12:27. > :12:37.fishermen on board a boat in Whitby harbour returned a verdict of death
:12:38. > :12:43.by misadventure. Mark Arries and Moorfields Dye
:12:44. > :12:50.Hospital Moorfields Eye Hospital `` Edward Eyed were killed aftdr
:12:51. > :12:56.lighting a gas cooker to kedp warm. The National Union of Mineworkers is
:12:57. > :13:00.looking at a five`year plan to savele Kellingley Colliery.
:13:01. > :13:07.Michael Fallon made it clear he was not ruling this plan out.
:13:08. > :13:13.And there are preparations being put in place to ensure that the health
:13:14. > :13:21.services can be put in placd to cope with demand for issues for the Le
:13:22. > :13:29.Grand Depart. We have had a call about an elderly
:13:30. > :13:34.lady who had a fall... Yorkshire Ambulance Service deals with 2, 00
:13:35. > :13:38.call as day. Anything from trips and falls to serious accidents. For
:13:39. > :13:42.them, planning for the Tour de France poses a challenge, how to
:13:43. > :13:46.cope with normal demands and deal with a swell in the populathon.
:13:47. > :13:51.Medical cover at hotspots on the route will be provided by the event
:13:52. > :13:57.organisers but Yorkshire Ambulance Service are to corp the rest of the
:13:58. > :14:01.county, saying that protecthng the public comes before anything.
:14:02. > :14:06.Saving lives is more import`nt than the race. There are instancds where
:14:07. > :14:09.if we have to make the call, that there is a process by which we can
:14:10. > :14:16.make the decision with our partners. That is what we would do if we felt
:14:17. > :14:21.that patients were put at rhsk. The last time there was a bhke race
:14:22. > :14:26.of this size in the country, thousands were on the streets.
:14:27. > :14:33.There was pressure on services. The tour is coming to the town of Harrow
:14:34. > :14:37.gait on two consecutive days. With thousands of visitors expected and
:14:38. > :14:42.road closures enforced. The hospital is to increase staffing
:14:43. > :14:46.and put plans in place for patients with long`term conditions. Some
:14:47. > :14:50.women due to give birth will be brought in early.
:14:51. > :14:55.. It is a challenge but we have good plans in place. For the numbers
:14:56. > :14:59.predicted to come, the plans that we have are appropriate for thd numbers
:15:00. > :15:05.that we could attend and thd numbers we are likely to see.
:15:06. > :15:10.Paramedics on bikes will be deployed in areas where access is an issue,
:15:11. > :15:14.including in Harrogate. We have everything that we need We
:15:15. > :15:21.can go straight to and deal with the casualties.
:15:22. > :15:27.But Dr John cramp tonne represents the GPs across North Yorkshhre.
:15:28. > :15:32.Practises have issue as to how they will get around to see their
:15:33. > :15:39.patients. And those who havd forgotten medication, who are
:15:40. > :15:43.unwell, I am not sure how this will affect general practice. We have all
:15:44. > :15:48.organisations involved for several months in the preparation for the
:15:49. > :15:51.tour. Making sure that patidnts can access services and staff are able
:15:52. > :15:56.to get into work. There are just 15 days until Le
:15:57. > :16:07.Grand Depart, when all of the plans will be put to the test.
:16:08. > :16:14.Still to come: Headingley provide as homecoming for the Yorkshird trio in
:16:15. > :16:20.England's Test Match team tomorrow. And the Tour de France, inspiring
:16:21. > :16:26.another art form ` ballet on bicycles. It can only happen in
:16:27. > :16:31.Barnsley. And Leeds United confirmed the
:16:32. > :16:35.appointment of David Hockad`y. He was the manager of the confdrence
:16:36. > :16:42.team, Forest Green Rovers until October of last year. He signed a
:16:43. > :16:48.two year contract. And we spoke to him earlier and began by asking if
:16:49. > :16:50.David Hockaday answered all of the questions surrounding his
:16:51. > :16:55.appointment. There have been key questions, not
:16:56. > :17:00.least Dave who? He has been forthright to say that he whll earn
:17:01. > :17:06.their respect, that the plaxers will earn his. That they will know what
:17:07. > :17:15.he is about. But the big qudstion, everybody has been asking is how
:17:16. > :17:19.much influence Massimo will have on the footballing affairs, David
:17:20. > :17:22.said... I pick the team. All of the footballing matters are with me The
:17:23. > :17:26.financial stuff is with the President. I will work with my
:17:27. > :17:32.players. We have talked abott identifying areas where we feel we
:17:33. > :17:36.need to improve. We will sit down, and we have had many hours `lready
:17:37. > :17:40.talking about that, and between us, it will be between us, we whll bring
:17:41. > :17:44.the players in. Can he change the squad in terms of
:17:45. > :17:49.buying key players? They st`rted to bring in deals to bring in new
:17:50. > :17:55.players ahead of the new se`son The other aspect is who will he hang on
:17:56. > :18:05.to? There is question over the future of Ross McCormack. M`ss mow
:18:06. > :18:11.Cilliano is absolute that hd will not be going cheaply and unless a
:18:12. > :18:16.major team comes in, he is staying at Elland Road.
:18:17. > :18:23.I think I can do something big for this.
:18:24. > :18:27.I can keep my word and keep McCormack with the fans. He has
:18:28. > :18:31.promised to stay in the are`. I think to keep him in here, he is a
:18:32. > :18:38.beautiful player. That sounds good, will it kdep the
:18:39. > :18:47.fans happy? They want more? Simon says this: The biggest club outside
:18:48. > :18:52.of the Premier League, we appoint a 56`year`old non`coach, that they
:18:53. > :18:56.want better. But others are saying he could be inspiring.
:18:57. > :19:00.But this is happening and the fans will have to get used to it and give
:19:01. > :19:05.him a chance. That is not the end of the story.
:19:06. > :19:10.Cricket and England have bedn training at Headingley ahead of the
:19:11. > :19:15.start of the second Test. Lham Plunkett played his first Tdst Match
:19:16. > :19:19.for England earlier this month. Also play wering Gary Ballance and
:19:20. > :19:27.Joe Root. Looking forward to playing in front of a home crowd at
:19:28. > :19:32.Headingley. England's cricketers getting used to
:19:33. > :19:38.the turf ahead of a Test tolorrow. For Joe Root and Gary Ballance, the
:19:39. > :19:42.familiarity of the home grotnd should be a plus for the hole match
:19:43. > :19:47.against Sri Lanka. It should be great. Here thd crowds
:19:48. > :19:53.are supportive. So it should be fun. I hope! The sun is out. I hope that
:19:54. > :19:58.I get a chance to play. It will be my second Test Match here. The
:19:59. > :20:02.tedding `` the Headingley crowd are entertaining. That is great. You
:20:03. > :20:06.want that atmosphere. That buzz from the crowd. It is something that you
:20:07. > :20:11.feed off. Hopefully they will be here in force.
:20:12. > :20:16.For Yorkshire, the Test is not the prestige of hosting an international
:20:17. > :20:22.it is vital to the club's fhnances. If people don't support the Test
:20:23. > :20:26.Match here at Headingley, whth nine or ten international venues in in
:20:27. > :20:30.the country, it could be taken away from us post 2019. It is important
:20:31. > :20:34.that people want the Test M`tch cricket at Headingley and to come
:20:35. > :20:40.and support. With debts of about ?20 million and
:20:41. > :20:45.Yorkshire talking about a slall deficit for 2014, it is hopdd that
:20:46. > :20:51.some decent weather and a good crowd will provide a much`needed boost for
:20:52. > :20:56.the club's coffers. Well a decent forecast would help.
:20:57. > :21:00.Hudson has promised me he whll give us one. We have heard about your
:21:01. > :21:06.preparations for the Tour dd France with the 100 Day Arts Festival. And
:21:07. > :21:11.cycling themed events are t`king place all over Yorkshire. In a
:21:12. > :21:17.Barnsley school they have created a new art form. Bicycle ballet.
:21:18. > :21:31.Here is Tom. Off we go. Through the sequdnce
:21:32. > :21:36.Fill it out nice and big. Hdre lies bicycle ballet... I was aware that
:21:37. > :21:40.the Tour de France was coming. My own children were creating `nd
:21:41. > :21:44.playing a dance on their bikes. The control is the most difficult.
:21:45. > :21:56.Obviously, the gracefulness which, I think they have had a good crack at,
:21:57. > :22:01.actually! Louise taught her choreography across Yorkshire,
:22:02. > :22:06.bringing a two`wheeled interpretation of Giselle to life.
:22:07. > :22:10.We have done little routines and we have been going around in chrcles,
:22:11. > :22:18.doing duets. Boys like to be out on the bicycles,
:22:19. > :22:26.not dancing? BMX! That is your thing? Yeah but this is unusual and
:22:27. > :22:37.something different. No ramps in Giselle snshgs No! I can't work out
:22:38. > :22:45.what this is closest to, cycling pro fishency, or T'ai Chi but however,
:22:46. > :22:52.it does look great. Now timd for the final performance. New art farm
:22:53. > :23:01.aside, I am not sure that the yellow jersey will be swapped for ` pink
:23:02. > :23:08.tutu any time soon! You and me on the tandem, poetry in motion! If you
:23:09. > :23:14.are going there, give us a cheer! Lovely to meet pupils at Huntingdon
:23:15. > :23:20.Primary School, they were doing a little paper, and grilling le. Thank
:23:21. > :23:26.you for welcoming me so nicdly. I don't know why you are here, I did
:23:27. > :23:33.both jobs last night. Quality, not quantity! Now, the
:23:34. > :23:39.pictures coming in, that is Win Hill. A glorious sunset there. Thank
:23:40. > :23:45.you very much, Mark. Look at this. Looking to correspondent Castle
:23:46. > :23:54.Hill. That was at 9. 30pm. @ stunning sunset. And that is a good
:23:55. > :24:01.one from Holmfirth. Thank you very much.
:24:02. > :24:06.So I am the bringer of good news. Lots of fine weather. Great news for
:24:07. > :24:10.the Test Match at Headinglex. Dry and warm with sunshine. High
:24:11. > :24:16.pressure in charge there on Friday and for the weekend and the first
:24:17. > :24:20.half of next week. Some clotd around but also good spells of sunshine
:24:21. > :24:26.arched it is a bright evening. Some cloud. A chance of the odd light
:24:27. > :24:32.showers over the Pennines in the next couple of hours. For most of us
:24:33. > :24:36.it will be fine. Dry with clear periods A light breeze from the
:24:37. > :24:44.north. Maybe some mist. But most of us fine with temperatures coming in
:24:45. > :24:54.at 10 or 11 Celsius. So the sunrise in the more than at about 4.35am.
:24:55. > :25:00.The next high water tide is at 10.39.00am. A bright day tolorrow
:25:01. > :25:06.with variable cloud. Lots of sunshine. Many of us in the morning
:25:07. > :25:11.waking up to blue skies. Cloud coming through at times. But bright
:25:12. > :25:18.with lots of sunshine. You will need the factor 50 at Headingley. The
:25:19. > :25:27.strong sunshine to come with a light northerly breeze. On the co`st it is
:25:28. > :25:31.gentle on the shore breezes. On the coast 16 Celsius, inland, 22
:25:32. > :25:36.Celsius. Very nice. Get yourself off to the Test Match
:25:37. > :25:40.at Headingley and nothing to change things over the weekend. High
:25:41. > :25:45.pressure in charge. So dry Saturday and Sunday. Some patchy clotd. A
:25:46. > :25:51.good deal of sunshine. Tempdratures 21 Celsius. The average for June is
:25:52. > :25:56.about 21. Very nice. A light north`west breeze. Earlier, fine
:25:57. > :26:04.with a chance of one or two showers towards the middle of the wdek.
:26:05. > :26:11.I'm off to watch the football! See you later! He has gone! That is what
:26:12. > :26:14.we are going to do. We will see you later on tonight from 10.35pm. Enjoy
:26:15. > :26:18.the football. Goodbye.