:00:00. > :00:08.Now it's time for the news where you are.
:00:09. > :00:13.Young Muslims in Yorkshire `re being urged by their religious leaders not
:00:14. > :00:20.The holy month of Ramadan begins this weekend and
:00:21. > :00:23.there are fears that it could spark an increase in young men travelling
:00:24. > :00:30.The BBC Asian Network's Shabnam Mahmood has more.
:00:31. > :00:33.Taking part in the fight in Syria, that is going
:00:34. > :00:37.It's the message that is being put out in mosques across Yorkshire
:00:38. > :00:42.Don't be tempted to join the fighting in Syria.
:00:43. > :00:44.What we are saying, imams up and down the country,
:00:45. > :00:47.is that if you want to help please don't go out there.
:00:48. > :00:50.Don't expose yourself, don't put your lives at risk
:00:51. > :00:55.This is the reason why they're so worried.
:00:56. > :00:58.A so`called recruitment viddo seen by millions on the internet and TV
:00:59. > :01:01.channels, in which British Muslims allegedly fighting in
:01:02. > :01:11.It comes at a particularly sensitive time.
:01:12. > :01:14.This weekend sees the start of Ramadan, the holiest month
:01:15. > :01:17.of the Muslim calendar, when believers observe fasthng.
:01:18. > :01:23.Many mosque leaders fear it could spark an increase in volunteers
:01:24. > :01:32.Thousand of Muslims attend Friday prayers in mosques across Yorkshire.
:01:33. > :01:35.Many more are expected during the month of Ramadan.
:01:36. > :01:39.But just what do they think about Britons fighting in Syria?
:01:40. > :01:42.I think it's good that instdad of going out to fight,
:01:43. > :01:48.it's better for us to do what Islam says and spread peace as opposed to
:01:49. > :01:53.I don't think that's the best way to do it.
:01:54. > :01:55.I am a mother of a teenage son myself
:01:56. > :01:59.and it's not a worry for me whether he is going to be poached as one
:02:00. > :02:03.My worry is more about his dducation or whether he'll be joining groups,
:02:04. > :02:08.There is a lot that us Muslims could do over here in England to help
:02:09. > :02:12.the people over in Syria and there are so many other ways of doing it
:02:13. > :02:17.Muslims who want to do something to help people in Syria are being
:02:18. > :02:22.urged to donate to established aid agencies working in the reghon.
:02:23. > :02:26.Security experts say 500 Brhtons may be fighting in Syria.
:02:27. > :02:32.Police Chiefs say those who do risk being arrested when they return.
:02:33. > :02:38.Shabnam Mahmood, BBC Look North, Leeds.
:02:39. > :02:40.Four men have been given life sentences for the murder of a
:02:41. > :02:44.Bradford man who was shot in the leg and doused in acid in front of his
:02:45. > :02:49.Barry Selby was attacked in his own bedroom in a feud
:02:50. > :02:54.Lee Calvert was sentenced to at least 36 years.
:02:55. > :03:00.Joseph Lowther and Robert Woodhead have minimum sentences of 32 years,
:03:01. > :03:07.while getaway driver Andrew Feather must serve 26 years.
:03:08. > :03:09.An event's been held in Chesterfield to mark six months
:03:10. > :03:12.since a service was set up to help former soldiers acclimatise to life
:03:13. > :03:17.The Chesterfield Veterans htb is based at the Proact Stadium.
:03:18. > :03:20.It's a one`stop shop offering help and advice on finance,
:03:21. > :03:24.It opened in January and is already being hailed
:03:25. > :03:31.In the army you are wrapped in cotton wool a little bit, so when
:03:32. > :03:39.All the different things yot've got to sort out yourself that the Army
:03:40. > :03:47.Some ambulance workers in Yorkshire have voted to go on strike over
:03:48. > :03:50.Members of the Unite union, who make up about 10%
:03:51. > :03:53.of the emergency workforce, will take part in the walkott.
:03:54. > :03:56.It's part of a long`running dispute over shifts.
:03:57. > :03:58.The ambulance service says it's disappointed,
:03:59. > :04:02.Meanwhile the NHS has urged people who fall
:04:03. > :04:07.ill or get injured next weekend to call 111 for advice before heading
:04:08. > :04:12.to hospital, as accident and emergency departments will be busy.
:04:13. > :04:17.The funeral of Normandy vetdran Roy Rowbowtham has taken place today.
:04:18. > :04:20.Only three weeks ago, Look North followed the 93`year`old
:04:21. > :04:23.from Bishopthorpe as he returned to the beaches in France.
:04:24. > :04:27.Roy was there to pay his respects to comrades who lost their lives during
:04:28. > :04:33.Today, some of those same vdterans paid their last respects to him.
:04:34. > :04:44.A guard of honour for Roy Rowbotham at his funeral today.
:04:45. > :04:47.Just three weeks ago, despite being in ill health,
:04:48. > :04:51.the D`Day veteran proudly took his place at the 70th annivdrsary
:04:52. > :05:01.A bit emotional but what else can you do but think about ht?
:05:02. > :05:07.I lost some good friends, I really did.
:05:08. > :05:11.We were all civilians soldidrs, territorial soldiers.
:05:12. > :05:14."Saturday Night Soldiers", they used to call us.
:05:15. > :05:17.Born in Sheffield in 1921, Mr Rowbotham served in the Royal
:05:18. > :05:26.His part in the D`Day landings though, ` source
:05:27. > :05:34.It's not just him, it's everyone that has fought
:05:35. > :05:39.I mean you look at the Normandy veterans that have been herd today,
:05:40. > :05:41.standing still straight up at 95 years of age.
:05:42. > :05:44.It's just incredible seeing them do that sort of thing.
:05:45. > :05:48.Today friends and veterans turned out to celebrate
:05:49. > :05:52.the life of a man who's also served as a desert rat in North Africa,
:05:53. > :05:56.followed by campaigns in Korea, Japan and Northern Ireland.
:05:57. > :05:58.But returning to Normandy, though, was
:05:59. > :06:05.He said to me, "even if you chop my legs off I'm going to go".
:06:06. > :06:09.His son said "you're not going, you're not well enough",
:06:10. > :06:16."I am going", and he definitely went.
:06:17. > :06:19.He made his mind up that he was going to go, and he enjoyed him
:06:20. > :06:24.Comrades separated 70 years ago by bombs and bullets on a bdach
:06:25. > :06:29.in France now reunited once again, in spirit at least.
:06:30. > :06:45.Onto the weather. The cricket was cancelled tonight because of the
:06:46. > :06:48.downpours. Let's see if there is any improvement on the way.
:06:49. > :06:51.Tomorrow is looking like a better day.
:06:52. > :06:54.It's going to be a cloudy and damp start with outbreaks of rain,
:06:55. > :06:58.Some broken cloud and some sunny spells.
:06:59. > :07:01.Overnight tonight we still have the rain around but it will become
:07:02. > :07:03.fragmented, lighter and patchier, sinking down to the south.
:07:04. > :07:05.We hold onto the cloud, temperatures down to
:07:06. > :07:09.Tomorrow is going to be clotdy in places, especially across the south.
:07:10. > :07:13.We start to see it brightenhng from the north, broken cloud with
:07:14. > :07:16.Just the risk of a few isolated showers,
:07:17. > :07:19.mainly over the hills in the west as we head through the afternoon.
:07:20. > :07:23.The temperatures tomorrow rhsing up to around 17 degrees, 63 Fahrenheit.
:07:24. > :07:28.For Sunday a mixture of sunny spells with one or two isolated showers.
:07:29. > :07:31.That's it from us tonight, I'll leave you with the summary.
:07:32. > :07:36.temperature again 20. Fewer showers. Most out towards the east.
:07:37. > :07:45.That's the way it is looking. Good evening. For some the weather
:07:46. > :07:50.put on a show today - lightning and hail. For others more of a no-show.
:07:51. > :07:55.Showers at Wimbledon stayed away. They were further west. Torrential
:07:56. > :08:02.downpours with the lightning flashes over East Anglia. Local flooding in
:08:03. > :08:05.for folk. Showers through Glastonbury.
:08:06. > :08:10.Thunder storms over Mid Wales currently. Flashes of lightning will
:08:11. > :08:11.ease away during the night. Wet