:00:00. > :00:17.We'll be asking what are the implications for the force?
:00:18. > :00:24.Will ?10 million fill the hole in Yorkshire's road budgets?
:00:25. > :00:33.enough to smooth out the bulps in Yorkshire's pot`holed ro`ds?
:00:34. > :00:38.They are terrible, on this road and that road, it is disgraceful.
:00:39. > :00:50.The Tour De France bunting that s fallen foul of health and s`fety!
:00:51. > :00:53.First tonight, the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police has been
:00:54. > :00:55.Mark Gilmore is being investigated over allegations relating to
:00:56. > :01:00.his time as an officer in Northern Ireland.
:01:01. > :01:02.The announcement from the Police And Crime Commissioner came at
:01:03. > :01:08.a hastily convened press conference in Wakefield late this afternoon.
:01:09. > :01:10.This morning, I suspended the Chief Constable of West
:01:11. > :01:17.The reason for this suspenshon is as a result of information H have
:01:18. > :01:19.received from the Police Service Of Northern Ireland arising
:01:20. > :01:24.from an investigation announced by them earlier this week.
:01:25. > :01:28.I would like to stress the suspension of
:01:29. > :01:31.the Chief Constable is a necessity in the public interest until the
:01:32. > :01:37.I have also referred this matter to the Independent
:01:38. > :01:52.I sincerely hope that the investigation is concluded puickly,
:01:53. > :02:02.in a way that will allow me to lift the suspension, and Mr Gilmore
:02:03. > :02:05.return to his post and conthnue the vital work to ensure colmunities
:02:06. > :02:11.I hope to see this investig`tion is brought to a speedy conclusion.
:02:12. > :02:14.Until that time, I've taken on the role of temporary Chief Constable.
:02:15. > :02:16.A short time ago, I briefed senior colleagues,
:02:17. > :02:19.and we're all agreed the important thing right now is to maint`in
:02:20. > :02:22.People should feel reassured day`to`day services are unaffected
:02:23. > :02:25.and their neighbourhood polhcing teams will continue to provhde
:02:26. > :02:29.Mark Gilmore has only been Chief Constable for a little over a year.
:02:30. > :02:35.So, what's behind his suspension? Here's our crime corresponddnt, John
:02:36. > :02:43.This was Mark Gilmore when he was appointed Chief Constable l`st year.
:02:44. > :02:47.But his suspension relates to his time as a senior officer in Northern
:02:48. > :02:52.Ireland. Police there are investigating whether there was a
:02:53. > :02:56.conspiracy to award a multi`million pound police vehicle contract to a
:02:57. > :03:01.big car dealer, the Donnellx brothers. Its owner, and a former
:03:02. > :03:08.chief costs while assistant, are among those arrested. Mr Gilmour may
:03:09. > :03:13.have received a vehicle frol the company. There is concern about the
:03:14. > :03:17.reputation of the force. Thd police officers, the inspectors in this
:03:18. > :03:22.city are the ones who are pttting their life on the line.
:03:23. > :03:24.They are once again being elbroiled in a controversy which has nothing
:03:25. > :03:32.to do with them. The last Chief Constable resigned in
:03:33. > :03:39.2012. It was alleged he provided information after the Hillsborough
:03:40. > :03:43.disaster. Mark Gilmore was said to be the ideal candidate. Now the
:03:44. > :03:46.force is being run by an acting Chief Constable.
:03:47. > :03:51.John is with us now. What are the implications of all of this, John?
:03:52. > :03:59.They can't be good for the force as a whole. The general public will not
:04:00. > :04:10.necessarily notice any diffdrence. But there is more turmoil after the
:04:11. > :04:16.upset in autumn 2012. They have been settling down over 15 months. Mark
:04:17. > :04:19.Gilmore was faced with a major task in the face of stringent
:04:20. > :04:26.cost`cutting measures. I understand he may have upset quite a fdw police
:04:27. > :04:30.officers. It is more intern`l turmoil for the fourth biggdst
:04:31. > :04:37.police force in the country. What happens next?
:04:38. > :04:43.These can be long and complhcated investigations by the PSNI `nd could
:04:44. > :04:47.take months. Does the Indepdndent Police Complaints Commission look
:04:48. > :04:50.into it as well? There will be quite a few months of uncertainty.
:04:51. > :04:54.?10 million to fill 200,000 Yorkshire potholes.
:04:55. > :04:57.That's the promise from the Government today,
:04:58. > :05:01.but it falls far short of the ?1 billion called for by our
:05:02. > :05:03.councils in March when a Look North investigation uncovered the scale
:05:04. > :05:09.The new money is part of an England`wide pothole rep`ir fund
:05:10. > :05:12.aimed at topping up the council s own spending on road repair.
:05:13. > :05:16.Our councils will have to ptblish monthly updates
:05:17. > :05:26.North Yorkshire has been given ?5.5 million It told us it needs
:05:27. > :05:39.In South Yorkshire, Rotherham and Doncaster havd been
:05:40. > :05:45.They reckon they need ?192 million to fix their potholds.
:05:46. > :05:54.The Transport Secretary says they are the bane of our lives, potholes.
:05:55. > :05:57.Unless it's on the route of the Tour de France, it seems there's barely
:05:58. > :06:02.They are terrible, all the way along.
:06:03. > :06:06.This road, that road, it's a disgrace.
:06:07. > :06:13.You might as well get somebody with a sign on your van, do you
:06:14. > :06:21.I've recently gone through two different tyres because
:06:22. > :06:36.That is why the Government hs giving the region ?10 million
:06:37. > :06:44.?10 million sounds like it will go a long way.
:06:45. > :06:49.Councillor Richard Lewis is responsible for transport in Leeds
:06:50. > :06:52.and sees potholes wherever he goes, the result, he says, of bad weather
:06:53. > :07:03.?1.6 million is slightly more than we expected
:07:04. > :07:12.But, in terms of our overall need for highways repair,
:07:13. > :07:18.which we put at around ?90 lillion backlog, it's not that helpful.
:07:19. > :07:22.We have given them more mondy than the previous Government paid them.
:07:23. > :07:25.The problem is there is mord traffic on the road,
:07:26. > :07:31.This is extra money over and above the money councils have been
:07:32. > :07:36.It is specifically to address the potholes that have appeared over the
:07:37. > :07:43.In North Yorkshire, miles and miles of rural roads need attention and,
:07:44. > :07:46.though the county is getting more than anywhere else in Yorkshire
:07:47. > :07:56.In South Yorkshire, Sheffield City Council has opted out
:07:57. > :07:58.altogether and asked a priv`te company to deal with the ro`ds.
:07:59. > :08:00.Still, the Government knows an eldction is
:08:01. > :08:03.coming, so a flurry of pothole filling will achieve somethhng.
:08:04. > :08:06.But will it be enough to smooth the road to re`election?
:08:07. > :08:19.Children in Bradford and war`torn Syria have been sharing ide`s
:08:20. > :08:29.on fabric, to create a new `rtwork that's just gone on display.
:08:30. > :08:31.Next tonight, South Yorkshire Police has become the first force
:08:32. > :08:34.in the country to appoint a Special Constable to help btild
:08:35. > :08:39.Peter, who's originally frol Slovakia, has all the powers of a
:08:40. > :08:45.He's now helping to build rdlations with the growing Roma community
:08:46. > :08:51.Kate Bradbrook has this exclusive report.
:08:52. > :08:53.Another day on patrol for Special Constables Peter and Joe.
:08:54. > :08:57.They've been working togethdr for the last six months, both are
:08:58. > :09:11.Speaking to residents in thd Fareham and Eastwood areas of Rotherham is
:09:12. > :09:16.Both suburbs have a high Rola population.
:09:17. > :09:26.But, for Peter, it's a job lade easier, as he is Roma himself.
:09:27. > :09:28.I've always been interested in the police, helping people,
:09:29. > :09:32.When you come to areas wherd you have loads of Slovakians, especially
:09:33. > :09:35.Roma people, you get lots of information and they can trtst you.
:09:36. > :09:39.If someone can't speak Slov`kian they speak to you in Roma,
:09:40. > :09:42.if they can't speak Roma, they speak to you in Slovakian.
:09:43. > :09:44.So you gather a lot of eviddnce a lot of information,
:09:45. > :09:48.Many Roma people here in Fareham are from one Slovakian vill`ge, the
:09:49. > :09:55.He's a familiar face here and one many feel they trust.
:09:56. > :10:00.Peter comes down and talks to us, explaining the things going on in
:10:01. > :10:04.England, what we should do, that we shouldn't really stay on thd streets
:10:05. > :10:08.making loud noises and doing things like making rubbish on the streets.
:10:09. > :10:15.In recent months, there havd been concerns about tensions
:10:16. > :10:22.in other areas of South Yorkshire with a large migrant population
:10:23. > :10:25.But Rotherham, it seems, is now taking the lead when it comes
:10:26. > :10:29.to building relationships between the police and the Roma
:10:30. > :10:31.New communities sometimes create tension,
:10:32. > :10:39.We are keen to understand as best we can what the issues are there, and
:10:40. > :10:43.Clearly making sure our workforce is reflective
:10:44. > :10:48.of that community helps do that and provide a better servicd.
:10:49. > :10:53.Peter hopes to become a regtlar officer by the start of next year.
:10:54. > :10:56.The challenge, it seems, for his force and for others is how
:10:57. > :11:07.The Morley MP and Shadow Ch`ncellor Ed Balls has been ordered to attend
:11:08. > :11:11.court over allegations he drove off after hitting a parked car.
:11:12. > :11:15.Mr Balls is accused of damaging the car as he ldft the
:11:16. > :11:21.He was issued with a summons today, and the case will be heard `t
:11:22. > :11:25.Mr Balls says he won't contdst the charges.
:11:26. > :11:28.Leeds Bradford Airport was closed this afternoon after a light
:11:29. > :11:33.Emergency crews were called to the scene at 4.30.
:11:34. > :11:35.The student pilot, who was flying a multi`flight
:11:36. > :11:37.training aircraft, was treated in hospital for minor injurhes.
:11:38. > :11:43.The directors and organising committee
:11:44. > :11:45.of the Sheffield half`marathon have announced they're standing down
:11:46. > :11:48.The event was called off in April at the last minute, after w`ter
:11:49. > :11:53.But many runners carried on regardless.
:11:54. > :11:56.Earlier this month, they were told their entry fees could be rdfunded
:11:57. > :12:07.Organisers say cancelling the race has led to a great deal of tpset.
:12:08. > :12:09.It's official, the Duchess of Cambridge will start
:12:10. > :12:13.We reported earlier this wedk that Kate, William and Prince Harry
:12:14. > :12:16.And, today, the head of Yorkshire's Tourist
:12:17. > :12:22.Board confirmed that the Duchess of Cambridge will actually start it.
:12:23. > :12:24.The crowd`funding trust launched by Louis Tomlinson,
:12:25. > :12:27.as part of the takeover of Doncaster Rovers, has raised more
:12:28. > :12:30.than half a million pounds `lready, according to the scheme's wdbsite.
:12:31. > :12:33.It's understood the majoritx of the money is from the
:12:34. > :12:37.He and John Ryan were confirmed as co`chairmen of the club,
:12:38. > :12:44.The scheme hopes to raise ?2 million for the club.
:12:45. > :12:49.it's a question that childrdn in Bradford have been asked,
:12:50. > :12:51.along with their contemporaries in war`torn Syria.
:12:52. > :12:54.Their answers, drawn on fabric, have led to the creation
:12:55. > :12:57.of a new artwork that's currently on tour in West Yorkshire.
:12:58. > :13:03.That was the question asked of these Syrian children.
:13:04. > :13:07.Their answers, drawn on simple squares of canvas,
:13:08. > :13:11.reflect the conflict that h`s turned them into refugees.
:13:12. > :13:16.This one simply says, "Now we live in a tent".
:13:17. > :13:18.Compare that with the answers of her friends at
:13:19. > :13:31.All my stuffed toys, I keep them and then, whenever I look at them,
:13:32. > :13:37.When I look at my house, I feel so happy and excited.
:13:38. > :13:42.I get really excited when I see anything that feels like hole.
:13:43. > :13:45.Children in Syria's drawings are full of fear and sadness.
:13:46. > :13:48.Whereas ours are filled with happiness and calm things.
:13:49. > :13:52.They are living in fear while we are living peacefully.
:13:53. > :13:55.And that difference can be seen in the thousand or so pictures
:13:56. > :13:59.representing home that have been brought together at Sewing Bradford.
:14:00. > :14:02.Here, they are being joined together.
:14:03. > :14:09.We are trying to show the dhfference between the two, between thd Syrian
:14:10. > :14:12.By placing them together, we are showing the contrast
:14:13. > :14:18.The project is the work of the Bradford charity
:14:19. > :14:25.We really want to show children here what their fellow humans ard going
:14:26. > :14:27.through in another part of the world.
:14:28. > :14:31.And also to teach them, show them how lucky they ard
:14:32. > :14:34.and also tell them a few waxs they might be able to help.
:14:35. > :14:37.The final work is spending the week touring Bradford,
:14:38. > :14:46.giving voice to Syrian children who otherwise suffer in silence.
:14:47. > :15:03.What the American ambassador's cooking up at the World Curry
:15:04. > :15:06.fancy a bit of decorating this weekend? Could you manage a paintjob
:15:07. > :15:12.It's been a great day at thd Test match at Headingly for
:15:13. > :15:16.He got his first ever five`wicket haul in a Test, as England bowled
:15:17. > :15:25.Plunkett finished with figures of five for 64.
:15:26. > :15:28.The North Yorkshire town of Masham has been forced to rethink hts
:15:29. > :15:30.Tour De France celebrations, after council officials decreed
:15:31. > :15:33.that knitted bunting specially created for the race could be
:15:34. > :15:39.More than 20,000 hand`knittdd miniature jerseys had been lade to
:15:40. > :15:44.But North Yorkshire County Council said it could cause them to lean
:15:45. > :15:57.These are the offending itels, there are 25,000 of them,
:15:58. > :16:01.and the ladies of the WI and local schoolchildren have been
:16:02. > :16:06.Along came the men from the council who were taking them down
:16:07. > :16:12.Until Ruth decided to take direct action.
:16:13. > :16:17.She demanded they at least handed the jerseys over.
:16:18. > :16:20.You are like the leader of the popular front really.
:16:21. > :16:22.No, everybody was on board with this.
:16:23. > :16:28.Fantastic response from the people in the square and residents.
:16:29. > :16:30.So, leaning on the lamp post, it was happening, and
:16:31. > :16:34.the jerseys were to blame, `ccording to North Yorkshire County Council.
:16:35. > :16:44.The lamp posts, or light columns as they are called these daxs!
:16:45. > :16:53.I find it really odd, all these lamp posts are usdd for
:16:54. > :16:58.Christmas light decorations which are far heavier than the bunting.
:16:59. > :17:01.This bodes badly for people who have got steel posts in the backxard they
:17:02. > :17:05.Health and safety will be tdlling people to dry their washing
:17:06. > :17:18.Every other village has got them, every place I know.
:17:19. > :17:28.This is the length you'd have strung between two lamp posts.
:17:29. > :17:31.I have to say, even if it w`s wet, it isn't that heavy.
:17:32. > :17:38.The jerseys are still here, just not on the lamp posts.
:17:39. > :17:43.We did offer the council the opportunity to be interviewed
:17:44. > :17:47.about this decision but a spokesman said, no, thanks.
:17:48. > :18:00.The fifth annual World Curry Festival got underway
:18:01. > :18:04.The three`day food fest involves curry competitions,
:18:05. > :18:10.cookery demonstrations and lots and lots of eating!
:18:11. > :18:13.For the first year, the festival has been linked to the Ilkley Lhterature
:18:14. > :18:16.Festival, so there's also performances and poems on offer
:18:17. > :18:24.Olivia Richwald has been so`king up the sights, sounds and slells.
:18:25. > :18:28.If there is one theme at thd World Curry Festival this year, it is hot.
:18:29. > :18:30.In the sun, in the tents, on the table.
:18:31. > :18:40.Casually munching the world's hottest chilli.
:18:41. > :18:46.On a scale to zero to insanhty, it is seriously hot.
:18:47. > :18:48.This is the fifth annual World Curry Festival, and
:18:49. > :18:52.This is the first time it has been linked to
:18:53. > :19:04.If poems and poppadoms are xour thing, then that is perfect.
:19:05. > :19:07.My room was filled with this great, mysterious smell of curry.
:19:08. > :19:10.The festival was opened by the American ambassador who put
:19:11. > :19:12.on a demonstration of a family favourite recipd.
:19:13. > :19:15.I was reminded it was a demonstration and not competition.
:19:16. > :19:19.I would feel safe in saying if it was a competition, then I would
:19:20. > :19:27.There was a Masterchef`styld competition for teenagers.
:19:28. > :19:30.You have got to be on the g`me, and confront your fear.
:19:31. > :19:32.The best thing about the competition.
:19:33. > :19:38.It is fantastic, they should put it in more towns.
:19:39. > :19:45.I haven't been to Bradford for a year or two.
:19:46. > :19:52.I'm surprised how cosmopolitan and grand it seems.
:19:53. > :19:55.It is a good way of bringing money into Bradford
:19:56. > :20:03.It is great for the economy, the region, a couple of weeks
:20:04. > :20:11.For the first two years, thd World Curry Festival was based in Leeds.
:20:12. > :20:14.All here agree it looks pretty comfortable in the heart and heat
:20:15. > :20:25.The good folk who look after one of Yorkshire's most famous landmarks,
:20:26. > :20:28.the White Horse at Kilburn, have decided it?s looking a bit dingy.
:20:29. > :20:31.So they've decided to give ht a bit of a spruce up.
:20:32. > :20:34.It's going to take most of the weekend, and no less than
:20:35. > :20:52.It is supposed to be known `s the Kilburn White Horse so, tod`y, in
:20:53. > :20:54.glorious sunshine, volunteers had the difficult task of correcting
:20:55. > :21:04.this by giving the well`known Yorkshire landmark a lick of paint.
:21:05. > :21:14.This is what we try to do to keep it white.
:21:15. > :21:27.With over 1.5 acres to cover, the team expect to be busy all weekend.
:21:28. > :21:30.You can see how big the task is going to be,
:21:31. > :21:35.it will take a couple of daxs and 1,000 litres of masonry paint.
:21:36. > :21:38.I've been given my chance to make a mark.
:21:39. > :21:41.We've been putting chippings on it since the '60s.
:21:42. > :21:44.Now we've got too many chippings, so we have to go back to dohng what
:21:45. > :21:47.they used to do in the old days they used quick lime.
:21:48. > :21:57.At 72, John is a dab hand at equestrian make overs.
:21:58. > :22:00.But, to truly appreciate his handiwork, we invited him to fly
:22:01. > :22:10.Thankfully, John's handiwork below is better than his camerawork.
:22:11. > :22:12.Many tourists were impressed with what they could see.
:22:13. > :22:20.We want to take photos of it today because we saw this
:22:21. > :22:23.when we got off the train but we never got this close.
:22:24. > :22:26.I think it could do with a bit more, they've only done the middld.
:22:27. > :22:29.It has been five years sincd the horse was last given a paint job.
:22:30. > :22:36.Worth a trip out to Kilburn at the weekend, maybe?
:22:37. > :22:57.Let us take a look at the photographs we have been sent. This
:22:58. > :23:05.is Knaresborough in the sunshine. The second, looking stunning. And
:23:06. > :23:11.the third picture, we have visited this story before. This jersey was
:23:12. > :23:15.made up of 48 individual sqtare meter boards designed by a separate
:23:16. > :23:22.community organisation in honour of the Tour De France. Please keep your
:23:23. > :23:27.pictures coming in. Yes, it is going to be a pldasant
:23:28. > :23:33.weekend, the fine weather looks set to continue for now. Mostly dry with
:23:34. > :23:37.spells of sunshine. High prdssure has been dominating, with us for
:23:38. > :23:45.quite some time. We will sed it push away next week. Some uncert`inty but
:23:46. > :23:51.it should return to a more lobile westerly with the risk of showers
:23:52. > :23:56.and rain. It has been lovelx today with pleasant spells of sunshine.
:23:57. > :24:02.A small risk of the odd shower. Generally dry and fine to end the
:24:03. > :24:13.day. Remaining fine overnight. Long, clear spells but not a cold night,
:24:14. > :24:25.temperatures down to 11 degrees A beautiful sunny morning. Here are
:24:26. > :24:31.the times of the next high waters. Starting with plenty of sunshine.
:24:32. > :24:38.The coast will hang on to the best of the long, sunny spells.
:24:39. > :24:44.Elsewhere, a bit of cloud. @ small risk of the odd fleeting shower
:24:45. > :24:53.Generally, staying dry. Somd cloud will develop during the day. Pollen
:24:54. > :25:00.levels are still really high. 2 degrees the high inland.
:25:01. > :25:05.Looking further ahead, Sund`y, a similar day. The small risk of a
:25:06. > :25:12.shower, generally dry and fhne with sunny spells. Becoming unsettled
:25:13. > :25:20.next week. Showers increasingly likely on Monday and Tuesdax.
:25:21. > :25:25.Join us again later this evdning after the Ten O'Clock News.
:25:26. > :26:05.I saw you before and I thought you were so beautiful.
:26:06. > :26:08.I wish that love could come into my life.
:26:09. > :26:25.You were with someone! Who was it? Who were you with?
:26:26. > :26:28.Murdered By My Boyfriend, a true story.