:00:12. > :00:13.Plans to make the people who run Yorkshire's National Parks
:00:14. > :00:15.face elections are proving to be controversial.
:00:16. > :00:18.For over 60 years, most of the members of National Park Authorities
:00:19. > :00:20.have been appointed by local councils.
:00:21. > :00:22.Now, the government says they need to be more accountable.
:00:23. > :00:35.Our Political Editor Len Tingle has the story.
:00:36. > :00:47.Of the Second World War, thdre was a move to reappear in the shattered
:00:48. > :00:56.economy with a view to redeveloping the countryside. In 1951, the Peak
:00:57. > :01:03.District became the first n`tional park. It was followed in thd next
:01:04. > :01:07.few years by two in Yorkshire. For over 60 years, the park authorities
:01:08. > :01:14.have been elected by the local councils. Members are appointed not
:01:15. > :01:22.elected. This could be set to change. Providing for direct
:01:23. > :01:28.elections for National Parks Authorities. This means thex will
:01:29. > :01:37.have to pick themselves up for election, every four or fivd years.
:01:38. > :01:42.We should not be complacent in the way we run our democracy. Btt the
:01:43. > :01:57.general public seem very happy with our current system. The people who
:01:58. > :02:03.make these dishes and have little or no idea of what it is to work in a
:02:04. > :02:09.national park. These could have huge and serious consequences. There is
:02:10. > :02:11.no further information from the government this week as to how this
:02:12. > :02:14.will be implemented. A convicted burglar has gond
:02:15. > :02:17.on the run from Hatfield Prhson Damian Pearson was sentenced to
:02:18. > :02:20.three and a half years in prison at the beginning of last ye`r.
:02:21. > :02:23.South Yorkshire Police say he has links to Doncaster, particularly
:02:24. > :02:27.the Wheatley Park area. Otley's Lizzie Armitstead s`ys she
:02:28. > :02:31.she was "gutted" not to havd won the Women's National Road Champhonships,
:02:32. > :02:33.after a dramatic sprint finhsh. Armitstead went into the 64`mile
:02:34. > :02:35.race in Wales as favourite, after winning the title last year, but
:02:36. > :02:38.despite breaking away from the pack and leading the way for sevdral
:02:39. > :02:41.miles, she was caught up in the final stretch and be`ten
:02:42. > :03:01.to the line by Laura Trott, It was a case of being aggrdssive
:03:02. > :03:07.all day, but unfortunately, I got caught on the last lap. Are you
:03:08. > :03:16.excited about the Tour de France coming here? Yes, very excited.
:03:17. > :03:22.cycling as well as bad.
:03:23. > :03:26.Former Leeds Rhinos star Kehth Senior has completed his latest
:03:27. > :03:28.and toughest, charity challdnge Senior cycled more than 1,000 miles
:03:29. > :03:31.in eight days, from France to Headingley,
:03:32. > :03:33.to deliver the match ball at today's Rhinos game.
:03:34. > :03:36.To celebrate the Tour de Fr`nce coming to Leeds, the Rhinos
:03:37. > :03:38.wore their new yellow kit, while Senior and his team
:03:39. > :03:42.included stage one of the Grand Depart in their route.
:03:43. > :03:45.On the pitch, there was a whn, a loss and a draw for our tdams
:03:46. > :03:48.The Rhinos just edged out the Catalan Dragons, beating thdm
:03:49. > :03:50.by a single point. Wakefield were held to a dr`w
:03:51. > :03:53.by Hull, thanks to a last`mhnute converted try, while Bradford Bulls
:03:54. > :03:59.were comfortably beaten at Warrington, 50`24.
:04:00. > :04:14.Into tomorrow, it should be a dry and fine day for many others. This
:04:15. > :04:23.evening, most of the showers will fizzle out. It should be drx
:04:24. > :04:28.overnight, with clear sky. Temperatures dropping down to single
:04:29. > :04:37.figures, as low as seven in rural areas. Chilly start to the day
:04:38. > :04:40.tomorrow. The best of the stnshine through the morning. A bit lore
:04:41. > :04:47.cloud building up during thd course of the day, which could bring the
:04:48. > :04:53.odd isolated shower. Temper`tures rising to about 18 or 19 Celsius.
:04:54. > :04:54.The risk of a few showers on Tuesday, but plenty of fine weather
:04:55. > :05:03.fine weather on Wednesday.
:05:04. > :05:13.Good evening. For some of us, there has been some sunshine but we have
:05:14. > :05:18.had showers around. Heavier ones during the morning. Starting to lose
:05:19. > :05:24.their intensity as they moved south. Mainly affecting parts of eastern
:05:25. > :05:27.England. As we keep a shower in the forecast, most places should be dry.
:05:28. > :05:31.Some sunshine around. Feeling warmer. Through the night, it will
:05:32. > :05:36.become fairly chilly with broken cloud giving clearer skies. Towns
:05:37. > :05:41.and cities, temperatures up by dawn. Still in double figures. But in the
:05:42. > :05:45.countryside, it will be cooler than that. A chilly start to tomorrow
:05:46. > :05:51.morning but bright, with sunshine around. We will pick up some areas
:05:52. > :05:52.where there is slightly more cloud. Throughout the afternoon, it