:00:28. > :00:29.Welcome to Thursday's Look North. Tonight, two stories which highlight
:00:30. > :00:30.the dangers of cycling on Yorkshire's roads.
:00:31. > :00:33.The family of a Sheffield cxclist killed by a drunk driver condemn his
:00:34. > :00:36.jail sentence of four year. Meanwhile, 83`year`old cyclhng
:00:37. > :00:38.legend Brian Robinson is recovering in hospital after being knocked off
:00:39. > :00:39.his bike in Dewsbury.
:00:40. > :00:41.We will hear from Brian and investigate whether roads are
:00:42. > :00:44.getting riskier for cyclists. Also tonight: The dream deal for
:00:45. > :00:46.Doncaster Rovers is off. One Direction's Louis Tomlinson
:00:47. > :01:09.fails to raise enough money to buy his favourite football club.
:01:10. > :01:15.The it has been another lovdly day. Temperatures rising in Engl`nd
:01:16. > :01:23.parts. Tone for the full forecast later. `` join me for.
:01:24. > :01:26.First tonight, Four years in jail and a six year drivhng ban
:01:27. > :01:29.for the drunk`driver who hit and killed a cyclist in Sheffield.
:01:30. > :01:32.Emma Egan from Dewsbury was also accused of not stopping aftdr
:01:33. > :01:35.Today his widow said she was disgtsted at
:01:36. > :01:38.what she called a far too ldnient sentence for dangerous drivhng.
:01:39. > :01:40.In an exclusive interview she told our crime correspondent John Cundy
:01:41. > :01:43.her two young girls had been deprived of their father forever.
:01:44. > :01:45.He lived for his family and his cycling.
:01:46. > :01:48.But Eric Codling left a widow and two young daughters the morning
:01:49. > :01:51.he was knocked from his bikd and killed by a driver who hs said
:01:52. > :02:01.It took months to believe that he wasn't coming home.
:02:02. > :02:03.He loved his regular Sunday morning cycle ride towards the Derbxshire
:02:04. > :02:07.countryside, but in December he was only two miles from his homd
:02:08. > :02:14.when he was hit by a driver above the drink`driving limht.
:02:15. > :02:23.When the driver was later arrested by the police, she was
:02:24. > :02:37.I could not accept that somdbody at 8:45am
:02:38. > :02:45.on a Sunday morning was twice over the limit and killed hhm.
:02:46. > :02:47.I could not accept that somdbody at 7:45am
:02:48. > :02:50.on a Sunday morning was twice over the limit and killed hhm.
:02:51. > :02:56.At the time of the accident, Emma Egan was said to be drhving
:02:57. > :02:59.at nearly 70mph in pursuit of her boyfriend who had just jiltdd her.
:03:00. > :03:01.She is now said to be profotndly sorry for what happened.
:03:02. > :03:05.She cried in the dock throughout the sentencing hearing.
:03:06. > :03:07.This case was clearly a woman scorned.
:03:08. > :03:10.As you heard in court, she was very upset about thd way she
:03:11. > :03:15.Although she had a choice to actually stop and think twice
:03:16. > :03:24.about doing what she did, she chose to go and have it out with him.
:03:25. > :03:29.The family left court confused and angry at the sentence handed out.
:03:30. > :03:41.She will be out in a couple of years.
:03:42. > :03:45.The family are still devast`ted by the loss of a beloved husband,
:03:46. > :03:54.As John said, Eric Codling was killed last November.
:03:55. > :04:00.And barely a fortnight after the Tour de France left
:04:01. > :04:03.our roads, its Yorkshire ambassador Brian Robinson is in hospit`l
:04:04. > :04:06.after being knocked off his bike just three miles from home.
:04:07. > :04:09.The veteran road racer ` who became the first Briton to finish the Tour
:04:10. > :04:21.de France ` was hit by a car while out riding in Dewsbury yestdrday.
:04:22. > :04:28.Olympian, Tour de France pioneer, British side to legend. Bri`n
:04:29. > :04:35.Robinson has been riding bikes all his life. Bantustan bedbound, the
:04:36. > :04:38.83`year`old told his son in law today he wants to be back in the
:04:39. > :05:05.saddle within a month, desphte his injuries. I feel all right. The
:05:06. > :05:09.incident took place on Wedndsday afternoon in Dewsbury. Robinson was
:05:10. > :05:18.coming to the end of his regular weekly ride with friends whdn they
:05:19. > :05:23.hit the car right here. Reshdents tell me this is a dangerous stretch
:05:24. > :05:29.of road. Cars frequently cole round this corner very quickly. This is
:05:30. > :05:33.where the bike finished. He ended up over there on the pavement. The good
:05:34. > :05:40.news is that cyclists are m`de of tough stuff. By the time police were
:05:41. > :05:48.on the scene, Brian Robinson was able to say that this was hhs first
:05:49. > :05:52.accident since 1954. His son`in`law wants him to serve as an ex`mple
:05:53. > :05:58.again. The lesson from this and the legacy from the tour is ple`sed we
:05:59. > :06:06.consider it of other road users Think twice. Look twice. Robinson
:06:07. > :06:09.will not be racing again for a few weeks. But he is not done ydt. Not
:06:10. > :06:11.by a long stretch. Two examples there
:06:12. > :06:13.from a growing number Every year in this country `round
:06:14. > :06:19.19,000 cyclists are killed or Over the last six years,
:06:20. > :06:25.more than 6,000 cyclists have been And 75% of cycling accidents
:06:26. > :06:31.happen at or near a road junction. Joining us now is Lizzie Re`ther,
:06:32. > :06:48.chair of the Leeds Cycling Campaign. It sounds so dangerous? It hs
:06:49. > :06:55.important to point out that the health benefits from cycling also
:06:56. > :07:01.out the risk of injury, but that is no comfort to those who havd been
:07:02. > :07:08.knocked off. How can cyclists detect themselves Admiral junctions? Good
:07:09. > :07:13.anticipation and awareness. Know where you're aiming for in the
:07:14. > :07:20.Junction. And positioning and road position `` hand signalling and road
:07:21. > :07:28.position are important. But the onus is on drivers. Either currently more
:07:29. > :07:36.accidents? Or are there mord people on the roads? The statistics are
:07:37. > :07:40.difficult. It is difficult to compare the number of acciddnts with
:07:41. > :07:43.the number of journeys. But it is reasonable to assume that more
:07:44. > :07:52.people are cycling because of the Tour de France. This wonderful
:07:53. > :07:58.advert for Yorkshire will encourage people to want to get out on two
:07:59. > :08:01.wheels. I think that is right. People should feel encouragdd to
:08:02. > :08:07.cycle. We are working with the police to encourage people to report
:08:08. > :08:12.dangerous drivers work with the council to make sure cycling
:08:13. > :08:16.provision in future is bettdr. But equally people might not have been
:08:17. > :08:25.on a bike for many years or know what they are doing. The mahn advice
:08:26. > :08:33.is for people not to cycle hn the gutter. It is full of potholes.
:08:34. > :08:37.Often, cyclists need to cycle in the middle`of`the`road. Drivers need to
:08:38. > :08:43.be patient and have them tile to make their menu. All of us `re
:08:44. > :08:48.probably cyclists and drivers. It is about understanding each other's
:08:49. > :08:54.needs. Absolutely right. Ond thing that people have suggested would
:08:55. > :08:59.help if the idea of presumed liability. In a collision bdtween
:09:00. > :09:02.two people, the most powerftl and heavier vehicle would be prdsumed to
:09:03. > :09:11.be at fault unless they can prove otherwise. If a cyclist hit a
:09:12. > :09:16.pedestrian, the cyclist would presumed to be at fault. If a car
:09:17. > :09:21.hits a cyclist, the car would be presumed to be at fault. We are in
:09:22. > :09:28.the minority in Europe for not having that law in place.
:09:29. > :09:53.Hannah Cockroft has been aw`rded an honorary degree.
:09:54. > :09:56.A report into the abuse of disabled and vulnerable adults at thd Solar
:09:57. > :09:59.day care centre in Doncaster has criticised how long it took to
:10:00. > :10:02.Today there were apologies to families and the victims.
:10:03. > :10:04.But it has been a long battle for justice.
:10:05. > :10:06.The first allegations were lade in 2007.
:10:07. > :10:08.The Crown Prosecution Service says the evidence wasn't
:10:09. > :10:10.Following a second police investigation in
:10:11. > :10:13.2011, the CPS decides for the second time that no`one will face charges.
:10:14. > :10:15.It wasn't until a third review that eventually
:10:16. > :10:19.This woman is unable to walk, talk or see.
:10:20. > :10:22.Despite her vulnerability, she was abused at the Solar Centre
:10:23. > :10:24.I didn't know what had happened to her.
:10:25. > :10:27.The only said she had been slapped across her face oncd.
:10:28. > :10:31.Last year, two people were jailed for humiliating and assaulthng 2
:10:32. > :10:33.vulnerable and disabled pathents between 2005 and 2007.
:10:34. > :10:35.Some were slapped and punchdd while others were pulled out
:10:36. > :10:38.The convictions were a result of a six`year campaign
:10:39. > :10:44.During which time, the mattdr was investigated twice but dropped.
:10:45. > :10:46.Today, a Serious Case Review criticised the amount
:10:47. > :10:52.The review found that investigations into abuse at the centre took too
:10:53. > :10:55.long, agencies did not effectively engage victims or their famhlies,
:10:56. > :11:02.and it made nine recommendations for apologising to victims and their
:11:03. > :11:09.families and improving training and policies.
:11:10. > :11:11.I feel it is only right that I apologise.
:11:12. > :11:21.It is now seven years since the allegations of abtse.
:11:22. > :11:30.The board accepts that has caused distress and concern to victims and
:11:31. > :11:33.their families. Clearly the Crown Prosecution Service carries quite a
:11:34. > :11:38.bit of blame here. You had opportunities to prosecute `nd did
:11:39. > :11:44.not. , the first thing to s`y is that I I feel for the familhes and
:11:45. > :11:48.apologise to them. I have m`de sure they are aware that the CPS missed
:11:49. > :11:55.these opportunities and we apologise. It is nice to have an
:11:56. > :12:01.apology, but it has taken too long. I would like to think it wotld never
:12:02. > :12:06.happen again, but it probably is happening elsewhere right now.
:12:07. > :12:08.Joining us now is Roger Tholpson, who is Chairof Doncaster
:12:09. > :12:23.The victims here had to wait such a long time, six years, for jtstice.
:12:24. > :12:28.Why? Well, if we had been investigating this today, wd would
:12:29. > :12:33.have immediately done a Serhous Case Review. Seven years ago, thhs should
:12:34. > :12:45.have been a multi`agency investigation. It wasn't an. The
:12:46. > :12:53.agencies did investigate. There has been an apology. But it shotld have
:12:54. > :12:58.been done then. Recommissioned this year ago and are now produchng it. I
:12:59. > :13:04.very much regret this and w`nt to apologise to the families for the
:13:05. > :13:10.delay. They had the trauma of the relatives being abused in stature
:13:11. > :13:14.here at a day centre. Know they have had to wait a long time for a report
:13:15. > :13:23.which might have helped thel to move on. We here that a lot. People are
:13:24. > :13:28.not listened to. Is this professional thinking that they knew
:13:29. > :13:33.best? That has always been the case. We want to move away from that. The
:13:34. > :13:38.culture should be that the key people are the vulnerable pdrson and
:13:39. > :13:43.the relatives. Either sufficient safeguards in place to stop this
:13:44. > :13:52.happening again? No one can say that this will not happen again, but we
:13:53. > :13:57.have put procedures in placd. We hope we will never see the sort of
:13:58. > :14:04.thing again. It was a very serious case of abuse. We saw in thd report
:14:05. > :14:08.that families are not convinced this will not happen again. It is very
:14:09. > :14:14.difficult for them to come to terms with what has happened. All I can
:14:15. > :14:29.say is we are determined to improve safety of services in Doncaster
:14:30. > :14:32.A woman police officer shot at point blank range has begun
:14:33. > :14:50.In other news, the chair of governors at a Bradford
:14:51. > :14:53.School at the centre of a row over Muslim extremism has accused OFSTED
:14:54. > :14:57.Fysal Khan has denied that Carlton Bolling College is pursuing
:14:58. > :14:59.an Islamic agenda and says the accusations ard
:15:00. > :15:02.Mr Khan says OFSTED's methods should be investigated.
:15:03. > :15:04.I think they really need to explain themselves.
:15:05. > :15:06.I suspect it is guilt by association.
:15:07. > :15:08.I think people need to realhse that OFSTED has become
:15:09. > :15:12.Whether Michael Gove has gone are not, the damage has been
:15:13. > :15:19.And now it looks like the s`me in Bradford.
:15:20. > :15:21.The councillors responsible for the controversial closure of
:15:22. > :15:24.Lendal Bridge in York will formally face calls to resign tonight.
:15:25. > :15:29.Council leader James Alexander and councillor Dave Merrett,
:15:30. > :15:32.who was responsible for transport, will both face a vote on whdther
:15:33. > :15:42.The move is part of a Liberal Democrat motion which also
:15:43. > :15:44.calls for the 60,000 motorists fined for crossing Lendal
:15:45. > :15:48.So far, the ruling Labour group has only said the council will reimburse
:15:49. > :15:53.Headteachers should consider letting West Yorkshire police officdrs take
:15:54. > :15:57.their children on holiday during term time.
:15:58. > :15:59.That's the call from the West Yorkshire Police Federation, which
:16:00. > :16:05.It is after the Chief Const`ble of Humberside Police and thd
:16:06. > :16:07.Association of Chief Police Officers said it should happen because it's
:16:08. > :16:13.difficult for policemen and women to get leave during school holhdays.
:16:14. > :16:15.Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft has been aw`rded
:16:16. > :16:18.an honorary degree at the University of Bradford this morning.
:16:19. > :16:21.She was one of eight people chosen by the university for being true
:16:22. > :16:23.inspirations, not only for their work, but for their contribttions
:16:24. > :16:33.I am truly honoured to be here today.
:16:34. > :16:43.It is amazing that the hard work I've put in over the last shx years
:16:44. > :16:46.has been recognised by somewhere so close to my home town.
:16:47. > :17:01.It is Yorkshire and I am proud to be here.
:17:02. > :17:04.The takeover of Doncaster Rovers by One Direction's Louis Tollinson
:17:05. > :17:06.and John Ryan has come off the rails tonight.
:17:07. > :17:08.The duo had been set to rubber stamp the deal tomorrow
:17:09. > :17:11.but a failure to secure ?2 lillion through a crowdfunding projdct has
:17:12. > :17:19.The club is now considering its future.
:17:20. > :17:21.So what went wrong and what exactly is crowdfunding?
:17:22. > :17:41.Last month, Louis Tomlinson and John Ryan were all smiles when they
:17:42. > :17:52.announced their intention to take over Doncaster Rovers. The plan was
:17:53. > :17:58.innovative. They wanted people to pledge money. Some questiondd value
:17:59. > :18:02.for money. For ?10, you would get a thank you message. If you w`nted to
:18:03. > :18:09.meet your hero, he would nedd to shell out ?250. For that, you would
:18:10. > :18:17.get a photograph. The project time was up this afternoon. They had only
:18:18. > :18:23.raised ?757,000. 38% of the total needed. Crowd funding has bdcome
:18:24. > :18:27.increasingly common and can be very effective. This wind turbind and
:18:28. > :18:33.others like it have been buhlt using the method. But in this casd, people
:18:34. > :18:37.get the cash back after thrde years and a nice return on their
:18:38. > :18:43.investment. Were talking about existing turbines which are
:18:44. > :18:47.generating steady returns. Local people have a chance to lend money
:18:48. > :18:59.to that company so they can build more. It is incredibly popular
:19:00. > :19:02.amongst musicians. This band have already passed their target. In this
:19:03. > :19:08.case, fans get a copy of thd album they have helped pay to makd. They
:19:09. > :19:13.say that is the key. People thinking they are getting value for loney is
:19:14. > :19:17.the secret. I have seen othdrs fail because they don't do that. They
:19:18. > :19:23.will do a fan funded project, will rip the fans off and then the next
:19:24. > :19:30.project will feel. Back in Doncaster, it is status quo, not One
:19:31. > :19:34.Direction. All the cash has been returned and the existing owners
:19:35. > :19:41.remain at the helm. That is a shame. Maybe people
:19:42. > :19:49.couldn't afford 250 square to for a photograph. It is only ?5 fhrmly! ``
:19:50. > :19:50.for me. Before 7pm,
:19:51. > :19:52.another legacy of Le Grand Depart. They sprung up all over
:19:53. > :19:54.the place to welcome But what now
:19:55. > :20:06.for the yellow bikes and bunting? You have been decorating our
:20:07. > :20:09.Facebook pages with your iddas, with suggestions from a lasting lonument
:20:10. > :20:36.to a trip to the scrapyard. They peppered the tour routd,
:20:37. > :20:42.turning up here, there and everywhere. What now for all the
:20:43. > :20:49.yellow bikes? Hundreds of wrecks were given away for people to paint
:20:50. > :20:56.if they promise to give thel back. But now there are plans. Thd charity
:20:57. > :21:01.will take them away. Young offenders and volunteers will strip some of
:21:02. > :21:06.them for parts and make othdrs into fully working bikes and send them
:21:07. > :21:10.off to different parts of Africa. Sending the bikes to Africa is just
:21:11. > :21:18.one suggestion. Yapping comhng up with many more.
:21:19. > :21:28.`` you have been coming up with many more.
:21:29. > :22:07.Brittle! Knaresborough went mad with its yellow bikes. The mere loves
:22:08. > :22:12.them. Each one is coded with children's names so we can return
:22:13. > :22:21.them. `` we can return the bunting. The bikes are going to Africa. Oxfam
:22:22. > :22:25.will be making patchwork bl`nket out of the knitting. Spreading the cheer
:22:26. > :22:25.of the Tour de France all over the globe.
:22:26. > :22:29.I love that. Tomorrow should be
:22:30. > :22:34.the warmest day of the year. We will be in here,
:22:35. > :22:38.but in Sheffield the botanical The three day Music in the Gardens
:22:39. > :22:44.event starts there. Our cultural reporter
:22:45. > :23:08.couldn't resist. Today will be the hottest d`y of the
:23:09. > :23:15.year so far. Sheffield botanical Gardens is the place for sunbathing.
:23:16. > :23:19.Very glamorous. This week, that is the added bonus of some mushc.
:23:20. > :23:28.Heaven 17 later on. Some jazz just now. You have picked a good weekend
:23:29. > :23:34.for this. Reader this every year! Only once in nine years that it has
:23:35. > :23:40.rained. In 2012. The Sheffidld Philharmonic playing later. I am
:23:41. > :23:45.told it is like the Last Night of the Proms with added sunshine.
:23:46. > :23:57.Exactly! There will be fireworks. Plenty of tickets available. We
:23:58. > :24:00.expecting 3000 four Heaven 07. Another 4000 over the weekend.
:24:01. > :24:09.Ladysmith Black Mambazo are playing on Sunday. There is always room for
:24:10. > :24:12.more. Come down. We're expecting thousands of people to be ott over
:24:13. > :24:17.the beaches of Yorkshire and the parks. The advice is to slap on the
:24:18. > :24:32.sunscreen. We're listening to some jazz now.
:24:33. > :24:42.I like the sound of that. Hot tomorrow?
:24:43. > :24:53.26 degrees is absolutely right. Look at this spectacular footage. This is
:24:54. > :25:04.caused by strong surface wind. It looks like a twister.
:25:05. > :25:12.That is like Oklahoma! Thank you for sending that `n. This
:25:13. > :25:18.is a fantastic shot looking out over the Vale of York. And check this
:25:19. > :25:21.out! This is a long lens looking over York Minster at sunrisd this
:25:22. > :25:31.morning. Keep the pictures coming in. Tomorrow will be the hottest day
:25:32. > :25:36.of the year so far. Highest temperatures inland, much cooler
:25:37. > :25:42.along the coast. Saturday, ht looks like it will be big thunderstorms
:25:43. > :25:46.moving up from the South. Wd still have to hone in on exactly where the
:25:47. > :25:51.worst areas will be. At the moment, it looks like central and wdstern
:25:52. > :25:57.parts of Yorkshire. Some fl`sh flood and as possible. We have sedn the
:25:58. > :26:05.first poem coming up from France. Many of these will push out to the
:26:06. > :26:09.West. Lots of sunshine around at the moment. ICloud will strain `nd from
:26:10. > :26:18.the size and there is a taste of some thundery showers. Lowest
:26:19. > :26:32.temperatures down to 12 or 03 by five o'clock in the morning. There
:26:33. > :26:49.will be a lot of high`end" hn the morning. Otherwise, dry and bright.
:26:50. > :26:53.`` high end showers. If you don t like high humidity, Scarborough is
:26:54. > :27:06.the place to go. Further inland 25 degrees. 29 for Leeds. It could be
:27:07. > :27:12.that Chesterfield is a hotspot. A beautiful evening. The Met Office
:27:13. > :27:16.have a warning in place on Friday night into Saturday for quite a high
:27:17. > :27:21.risk of severe thunderstorms breaking out. It could result in
:27:22. > :27:26.some surface flooding. The land is obviously very dry so that hs a
:27:27. > :27:31.risk. Some sunshine in betwden the thunderstorms. Further showdrs on
:27:32. > :27:37.Sunday. By that time, a little fresher but still warm.
:27:38. > :27:41.Earlier we told you about Brian Robinson who was knocked off his
:27:42. > :27:44.bike. Some nice tributes coling in. Get well soon. All the best. Wishing
:27:45. > :27:57.Brian a speedy recovery. Here It took less than 90 seconds for the
:27:58. > :28:06.eight-storey building to collapse. Imagine the number of women
:28:07. > :28:08.this industry supports. This World investigates
:28:09. > :28:11.the true cost of fashion. It took less than 90 seconds for the
:28:12. > :28:16.eight-storey building to collapse.