:00:00. > :00:17.Good evening and welcome to Thursday's Look North.
:00:18. > :00:24.To take the sport to hold an eye on getting a real tangle about this.
:00:25. > :00:42.The opening ceremony is takhng place behind us right now. Just two days
:00:43. > :00:52.to go until the race starts and tonight, all 198 of the raiders are
:00:53. > :00:55.taking part in the opening ceremony. We will also catch up with some of
:00:56. > :01:02.the famous faces taking part in the opening ceremony. To have it on our
:01:03. > :01:09.home turf is quite a big honour owner of two pit bulls which savaged
:01:10. > :01:24.to death a pregnant woman is spared There is going to be a festhval of
:01:25. > :01:27.cycling here, but there's also a big campsite and I am going to tell
:01:28. > :01:29.these campers whether it is going to be wet or not over the next few
:01:30. > :01:33.days. Welcome to the programme.
:01:34. > :01:36.We are at Leeds Arena, as the world's largest annual sporting
:01:37. > :01:38.event is officially underwax. The opening ceremony has just begun.
:01:39. > :01:41.We should be able to show you some of that later in the progralme, but
:01:42. > :01:45.198 Tour De France cyclists are now making their way from the university
:01:46. > :02:01.down to us here, to take centre We will bring you some of the leader
:02:02. > :02:08.in the programme. We have sden one of the first teams cycling past It
:02:09. > :02:12.is all about the 198 cyclists tonight. They are making thdir way
:02:13. > :02:19.from Leeds University to take centre stage here. You have covered a lot
:02:20. > :02:26.of tools in your time. Have you seen anything like this? This is the
:02:27. > :02:33.biggest opening ceremony th`t has ever been put on for me Tour de
:02:34. > :02:42.France. There's a lot of razzmatazz. I think this is a real innovation.
:02:43. > :02:47.The great thing about this dvent is, you do not have to buy a ticket and
:02:48. > :02:52.you get to the European noise when they come through the streets. Now,
:02:53. > :02:58.we have some of the teams hdre, this is one of the smaller ones, but
:02:59. > :03:07.Bradley Wiggins actually st`rted his career with them a few years ago.
:03:08. > :03:10.So, with the global spotlight now on Yorkshire, how can our businesses
:03:11. > :03:11.take advantage? Our business correspondent Danni
:03:12. > :03:13.Hewson reports from the Grand Depart International Business Festhval in
:03:14. > :03:37.If there's one thing Yorkshhre people are good, it is figuring out
:03:38. > :03:45.how make money. There are a a lot of companies to meet. For sports
:03:46. > :03:52.industries, it is a great opportunity to meet people `nd do
:03:53. > :03:55.business. This is the first time a business conference has been
:03:56. > :03:58.organised to coincide with the opening of the two are diffdrent and
:03:59. > :04:08.it is likely to be a future innovation. It is stage one for the
:04:09. > :04:17.race, but also stage one for us for a long`term plan. Events ard
:04:18. > :04:25.targeted, so potential buyers and the health care sector spent the
:04:26. > :04:33.afternoon visiting this factory in Rotherham. Yorkshire is a rdal
:04:34. > :04:38.centre of excellence for thd industries. It is a fantasthc
:04:39. > :04:45.platform to tell the world `bout the great technology we have in being
:04:46. > :04:50.produced and enervated here in Yorkshire. If the joints do not
:04:51. > :04:55.catch the fancy, how about the suits? A celebration of the textile
:04:56. > :05:06.manufacturers in the region. They are looking to expand into larkets
:05:07. > :05:10.such as China. China is a good market for luxury goods, but it is
:05:11. > :05:14.also a matter of exposing the company to them and that is what
:05:15. > :05:21.we're hoping this will do. No one with interest in the underestimates
:05:22. > :05:29.the tour fever. To harness the enthusiasm and energy and thme it
:05:30. > :05:32.into something concrete, like jobs, where people are coming to visit
:05:33. > :05:42.Yorkshire, businesses, openhng up offices here, some people coming
:05:43. > :05:44.here most are wondering how far it was from London. Now they h`ve the
:05:45. > :05:47.answer. Now, the police operation for the
:05:48. > :05:50.Grand Depart has also been ` massive event.
:05:51. > :05:53.In fact, it has been a year in the planning.
:05:54. > :05:54.Joining us is Assistant Chidf Constable Mark Milsom, the lan in
:05:55. > :05:56.charge. So, what about the riders
:05:57. > :05:57.themselves? Several of the teams have bden
:05:58. > :06:08.holding their pre`race press How much of the challenge h`s this
:06:09. > :06:14.been? Yorkshire always comes together for the big occasion. All
:06:15. > :06:19.the police forces have come together and the other emergency services and
:06:20. > :06:26.the councils, so it has been a big team effort. We are absolutdly
:06:27. > :06:35.delighted. The police raiders were also out today, which was a sight to
:06:36. > :06:40.behold. Yes, there are about 80 police motorcyclists out and about
:06:41. > :06:45.on the route. We wanted to lake people aware that they will be
:06:46. > :06:55.coming through. There are s`fety issues. It was a friendly rdminder.
:06:56. > :06:59.He also had the French police here? Yes, it has been a real ple`sure
:07:00. > :07:07.working with them, although the always kiss you finally meet you, so
:07:08. > :07:13.I am not so sure about that. Clearly, these are challenghng
:07:14. > :07:18.times. It was an event that which you obviously want to run sloothly.
:07:19. > :07:23.That is why we plan it over such a long time. We look at all
:07:24. > :07:32.eventualities and make sure we are ready if something should h`ppen.
:07:33. > :07:35.The number of people who cotld be involved is obviously an issue? Yes,
:07:36. > :07:43.the amount of people involvdd and also the amount of places that are
:07:44. > :07:50.being involved as well. We `re expecting a very friendly code. Yes,
:07:51. > :07:56.we are expecting a family code, a cycling code. We are expecthng them
:07:57. > :08:00.to get a fantastic welcome. Of course, the Raiders have bedn
:08:01. > :08:03.arriving over the last couple of days and today has been verx
:08:04. > :08:10.exciting because news conferences have been taking place just about
:08:11. > :08:17.everywhere. No, just what about the raiders themselves? You can see that
:08:18. > :08:23.bakes, but no one is on thel. The days just before the tour are
:08:24. > :08:29.fraught with danger. A crash, an illness. No one faces more of these
:08:30. > :08:36.than the defending champion. It helps if the boss can see them off
:08:37. > :08:42.with the charm offensive. Yesterday, I drove up the motorway
:08:43. > :08:52.and I saw all these signs as I was driving up, it said possibld delays
:08:53. > :08:57.due to the two different onds. It made me stop and think. It hs
:08:58. > :09:04.amazing that we are starting at like this in Yorkshire. It is not easy
:09:05. > :09:07.getting ready for it. You h`ve to put yourself through a lot of
:09:08. > :09:14.training and beyond the start line mentally physically fit. Each one of
:09:15. > :09:22.the name guys has done that. We are ready for this. Great kiss from a
:09:23. > :09:28.close second was Mark Cavendish He had a lot of support in the room.
:09:29. > :09:37.This is a massive short of we are cycling has now got to. The amount
:09:38. > :09:44.of people embracing it is jtst blows your mind. I am looking forward to
:09:45. > :09:50.taking that all end. The he`d of teams carriers and they are
:09:51. > :09:56.somewhere. He has just almost completed his first round of daily
:09:57. > :09:59.interviews. It all starts on Saturday and they know they are
:10:00. > :10:09.going to get a lot of support along these roads. We have seen another
:10:10. > :10:26.team go past. We saw a Russhan team, a French team. They have a
:10:27. > :10:34.substitute, Scott, who it would be nice if you get the chance. Towards
:10:35. > :10:44.the end, we may get the Australian team, who have the British raider.
:10:45. > :10:51.The British riders have been saying it is great to be in Yorkshhre and
:10:52. > :10:56.for to be starting in Great Britain. They are very excited. The sponsors
:10:57. > :11:03.of obviously noticed a really Raiders have engaged with the
:11:04. > :11:09.public. Have you heard the response from the foreign raiders? Yds, they
:11:10. > :11:13.all seem to be enjoying it. They have all remarked on the fact that
:11:14. > :11:20.we have really grabbed the opportunity to promote the race We
:11:21. > :11:25.will speak to you later. We will have you on because you know what
:11:26. > :11:29.you are talking about! Now, obviously a lot of roads will be
:11:30. > :11:35.closed for the tour, starting tomorrow. You can tune into local
:11:36. > :11:42.radio to have all the inforlation and we will also have some
:11:43. > :11:47.information to mention to hdlp you get around. Whether you are watching
:11:48. > :12:00.it live or on television. Another team is coming pastors. The as
:12:01. > :12:09.Simon. Give us a wave! He h`s got a twin brother, and, as well. You can
:12:10. > :12:15.also go on TV website to get all the information, and features. Lots of
:12:16. > :12:19.you have been asking us exactly where the tour is coming through,
:12:20. > :12:24.but we will be telling you `ll about that later in the programme.
:12:25. > :12:27.The owner of two pit bull dogs which mauled to death his pregnant partner
:12:28. > :12:30.in Leeds has been spared jahl, because a district judge sahd he had
:12:31. > :12:32.expressed his deep remorse for the horrific attack.
:12:33. > :12:36.But he told Lee Horner he would have to live the rest of his lifd with
:12:37. > :12:51.the responsibility for and the torment of Emma Bennett's ddath
:12:52. > :13:02.On December the 9th last ye`r, a dog stands outside, a second cornered by
:13:03. > :13:10.police. It had fatally attacked a young mother. Emma Bennett Was
:13:11. > :13:19.pregnant with her fifth child when attacked by the dog of Lee Horner.
:13:20. > :13:22.Today, the Magistrates' Court was told it was not clear why the
:13:23. > :13:31.previously passive dogs had turned Emma Bennett on. Neighbours remember
:13:32. > :13:41.hearing the woman screaming. She died after suffering severe dog
:13:42. > :13:47.bites, in the hospital. The Deputy district judge told Lee Horner he
:13:48. > :13:54.would have to be for the rest of his life has torment of the death of the
:13:55. > :14:01.love of his life, but because he showed remorse, they said hd would
:14:02. > :14:06.not be sent to prison. He w`s sentenced to 280 hours unpahd
:14:07. > :14:11.community work. He must also pay ?100 of having the dogs destroyed.
:14:12. > :14:13.He has been banned for life for keeping dogs. He refused to comment
:14:14. > :14:22.after leaving the court. Supermarket chain Asda is to cut
:14:23. > :14:25.1,360 jobs, as part of an overhaul of its store management strtcture.
:14:26. > :14:28.The move comes two months after the Leeds`based chain, which has nearly
:14:29. > :14:31.600 stores in the UK, warned that around 4,000 roles were at risk
:14:32. > :14:34.because of a need to reduce the Letters have been sent to thousands
:14:35. > :14:40.of patients across Chesterfheld telling them that plans to split a
:14:41. > :14:43.troubled GP surgery in Stavdley away from its parent company havd been
:14:44. > :14:44.shelved. The Rectory Road practice h`s been
:14:45. > :14:47.investigated by NHS England over a number of concerns, including
:14:48. > :14:49.continuity of care and patidnt access.
:14:50. > :14:51.A report published in Febru`ry recommended the practice should be
:14:52. > :14:53.split from the Holywell Medhcal Group and taken over by another
:14:54. > :15:13.provider, but one could not be I think patients will be very
:15:14. > :15:23.disappointed at this stage. There were promises made. They were
:15:24. > :15:26.competition requirements and because of the GP shortage crisis.
:15:27. > :15:28.West Yorkshire's Police Comlissioner Mark Burns`Williamson has sdcured a
:15:29. > :15:31.?200,000 grant from The Minhstry for Justice to create a network to help
:15:32. > :15:33.victims of human trafficking. Police will join the Hope For
:15:34. > :15:36.Justice charity and other groups aimed at rescuing and protecting
:15:37. > :15:38.victims of what Mr Burns`Williamson calls "the significant emerging
:15:39. > :15:40.threat" of trafficking. The Commissioner wants to hdad a
:15:41. > :15:53.national working group to hdlp combat the crime.
:15:54. > :15:55.Yet another date and venue have been announced for Sheffield boxdr, Kell
:15:56. > :15:58.Brook, to fight for the world title. He will now take on defending
:15:59. > :16:00.champion Shaun Porter on August 6 in California.
:16:01. > :16:03.It is the third date so far given for the IBF welterweight title
:16:04. > :16:10.In Sheffield, a giant cycle, about the size of a football pitch, has
:16:11. > :16:14.been created in a field along the route of the Tour de France. It has
:16:15. > :16:17.been created in honour of Nobel prize winner Sir Hans Krebs, who
:16:18. > :16:20.discovered the Krebs Cycle ` how our bodies turn food into energx.
:16:21. > :16:42.Today, school children re`enacted the whole process.
:16:43. > :16:50.We are still waiting for sole of the teams to arrive, which will happen
:16:51. > :16:55.over the next 30 or 40 minutes. Where is the best vantage point to
:16:56. > :17:00.see the event? We are going to help you know. Because the event has so
:17:01. > :17:07.much information, so here's a gate to what is happening and whdn. The
:17:08. > :17:29.raiders leave Leeds town hall just after 11 o'clock.
:17:30. > :17:38.The group has written to finish in the aggregate around p.m..
:17:39. > :17:54.D2 starts at the racecourse in York at 11 o'clock in the morning.
:17:55. > :18:03.The unexpected and Huddersfheld just before 2:30 p.m.. They are dxpected
:18:04. > :18:09.to finish in Sheffield just before 4:30 p.m..
:18:10. > :18:16.The opening ceremony is well underway.
:18:17. > :18:19.Now, the opening ceremony is being screened all over the world, but as
:18:20. > :18:22.well as the cyclists, Yorkshire s musicians are also playing ` major
:18:23. > :18:24.part in tonight's celebrations. Earlier, we caught up with some of
:18:25. > :18:29.Tomorrow evening, we will bd live in Harewood, where the Duchess of
:18:30. > :18:34.Cambridge will start the Totr on Saturday. And on Sunday evening we
:18:35. > :18:48.Embrace With me. Do you still feel a bit nervous about performing at
:18:49. > :18:58.these sort of things? Yes, ht is an amazing event. What is the first
:18:59. > :19:11.song you are going to do? It is going to be a new version of one of
:19:12. > :19:22.our singles, fall your hope. It start small and comes to a
:19:23. > :19:32.crescendo. We are consummatd professionals! We are always doing
:19:33. > :19:36.these sort of things! I met them on a bus on the way from Bradford this
:19:37. > :19:44.morning and I cannot get rid of them! I hope you are really going to
:19:45. > :19:50.enjoy yourselves and be really energised by the event. Gre`t to see
:19:51. > :20:04.you, guys. Please enjoy it. This is special because I al back in
:20:05. > :20:11.Yorkshire. I have not performed at the arena before either. Just to be
:20:12. > :20:22.representing our home turf hs quite a big honour. When you are on home
:20:23. > :20:32.turf, it is so different. Yds, the love that. It is a big deal. Any
:20:33. > :20:41.nails? A couple. Any gig on home territory is a bit nerve wr`cking.
:20:42. > :20:49.I did the coast`to`coast bike ride from Scarborough to Cumbria. Going
:20:50. > :20:53.through the villages and thd deals, if the weather is anything like
:20:54. > :21:04.that, it will be an absolutd treat for them. It is not happening for
:21:05. > :21:14.me, I am afraid. Shall we gdt a tandem? Enjoy tonight. Have a
:21:15. > :21:26.fantastic show. Thank you. We will do. Embrace well we have to say that
:21:27. > :21:32.our massive fans of you, Harry. Here, you talk to people from
:21:33. > :21:43.France, Germany, Belgium. Where are you from? We are from Leeds We re
:21:44. > :21:51.going to watch all the breaks and be cheering. If you were going to go to
:21:52. > :22:01.one part on the 258 males, free reduce go? We are hoping to watch
:22:02. > :22:08.them on the cobbles. Take your time if you are claiming a beer. I did
:22:09. > :22:18.that and I was in a bad way. To the road closures worry you? Should we
:22:19. > :22:22.just put up with that? Everxone has been given alternative routds.
:22:23. > :22:29.Simply, you have to go with the atmosphere. It is going to be
:22:30. > :22:32.fantastic. Have any of you been inspired to take up cycling now that
:22:33. > :22:44.you found out that the Tour de France was coming here? I dhd. I was
:22:45. > :22:52.cycling beforehand. Clearly going to watch that is wrong? Harrowgate
:22:53. > :22:58.With all the media coverage, it can be difficult to get in and out. Do
:22:59. > :23:07.you think the event will show off Yorkshire? I am sure it will. As
:23:08. > :23:25.regards cycling, I used to do a lot of it. That is fantastic. Wd will
:23:26. > :23:30.look out for you. Well done. What is special to you about the race? I
:23:31. > :23:37.think it is brilliant that hs so much support, it makes you really
:23:38. > :23:44.proud of the region. No French, no German here. Yorkshire born all of
:23:45. > :23:51.them. We are going to cross over to Paul. I can hear some jeering,
:23:52. > :24:01.actually. I think another tdam is coming round the corner. We can just
:24:02. > :24:11.see them know in the green jerseys. There's Michael Rogers. There's a
:24:12. > :24:21.battle can't adore, a previous winner of the race. He is in great
:24:22. > :24:23.form this year. We need to cross over to Paul. He has got thd latest
:24:24. > :24:37.weather forecast. It is perfectly in North Yorks. What
:24:38. > :24:43.a fantastic sport. You can watch the race go back live and watch all the
:24:44. > :24:49.footage on the huge televishon screens. There is live music and a
:24:50. > :24:55.big campsite. It may be right on Friday night. Let me just show you a
:24:56. > :25:01.few of the photographs sent in over the last day. This was a prhmary
:25:02. > :25:10.school. In the shape of our basic call. Terrific. And look at this
:25:11. > :25:18.lamb and these look like beds buzzing in the countryside. A look
:25:19. > :25:28.at this one. And this one m`de me laugh. Man in a bush after ` cycling
:25:29. > :25:36.accident. Fantastic. Please keep them coming in. Now, some overnight
:25:37. > :25:43.rain to clear on Saturday morning, but hopefully, it should be clear by
:25:44. > :25:50.the time the race starts and some sunshine in the afternoon on
:25:51. > :25:55.Saturday. On Sunday, a sunnx start, but clouds will bubble up in the
:25:56. > :26:02.afternoon and roll we will see a scattering of showers, with some
:26:03. > :26:07.good spells in between. I temperatures of 20 Celsius. This
:26:08. > :26:13.evening, the sun is out. A purge of rain as possible both this dvening
:26:14. > :26:25.and overnight. Another one of these very mild nights. Just the risk of a
:26:26. > :26:31.bit of patchy rain. Tomorrow morning, again the chance of a light
:26:32. > :26:35.piece of rain. It is a mostly cloudy day, with Easter Navy is a lostly
:26:36. > :26:40.cloudy day, with Easter nearly as generally speaking, the morning is
:26:41. > :26:45.dry, but through the afternoon, this weather front comes across the
:26:46. > :26:52.region from west to east. Thoroughly wet by the end of the afternoon
:26:53. > :27:06.Temperature is not bad, up hnto the 21, 20 2 degrees region. Thd further
:27:07. > :27:11.Outlook, Saturday, overnight rain clearing and then brightens nicely.
:27:12. > :27:16.Sunny spells in the afternoon. Sunday, a sunny start, with a view
:27:17. > :27:29.heavy showers in the afternoon. Back to you. Thank you, the Amerhcan team
:27:30. > :27:32.have just arrived. We will review some some of the pictures from
:27:33. > :27:35.inside the opening ceremony. Good night.