:00:00. > :00:12.brighter start on Sunday. Still warm and humid.
:00:13. > :00:19.We investigate whether Lurene Joseph from Leeds
:00:20. > :00:23.A crunch weekend relegation on the cards for the Bradford Bulls
:00:24. > :00:29.` once the trailblazers of all things Super League.
:00:30. > :00:32.A world premiere in Scarborough ` the first Alan Ayckbourn pl`y to be
:00:33. > :00:46.There is an amber warning in place for the 24 hours. We could have some
:00:47. > :00:59.localised flooding. The chief executive paid
:01:00. > :01:03.a ?160,000 of taxpayers' money Lurene Joseph is in charge of Leeds
:01:04. > :01:07.and Partners, the company which is meant to attract investment
:01:08. > :01:10.to Yorkshire's biggest city. Look North has learnt she m`y have
:01:11. > :01:12.acted illegally by not stepping down from her role in April
:01:13. > :01:15.when the order was made. She's now repaid her debts,
:01:16. > :01:17.but there's concern that foreign companies considering investing here
:01:18. > :01:19.may be put off. Our business correspondent
:01:20. > :01:36.Danni Hewson reports. Despite its booming financi`l
:01:37. > :01:38.economy, Leeds has consistently failed to attract the kind
:01:39. > :01:41.of foreign investment drawn to Two years ago a company was
:01:42. > :01:45.formed to change of that. At its helm, Lurene Joseph,
:01:46. > :01:48.fresh from her success at the London Development Agency where
:01:49. > :01:51.she worked alongside Boris Johnson. Leeds and Partners based here
:01:52. > :01:53.in the heart of the city replaced Although it is a private colpany
:01:54. > :01:59.and is funded almost entirely from council coffers ` ?2 million of
:02:00. > :02:02.taxpayers money this year, hncluding Despite that, in October,
:02:03. > :02:10.Her Majesty's Revenues and Customs began bankruptcy proceedings
:02:11. > :02:13.against her and in April thhs year Although she has since paid off her
:02:14. > :02:19.debt and the bankruptcy has been annulled, there are questions about
:02:20. > :02:22.whether she should have rem`ined in the director's chair while her
:02:23. > :02:26.financial affairs were in ttrmoil. The provisions of the bankrtptcy
:02:27. > :02:29.exist until annulment. You have got to stop acting
:02:30. > :02:32.as a director or manager of a limited company, it is
:02:33. > :02:34.prohibitive by the Insolvency Act and if you do not, it is a criminal
:02:35. > :02:38.offence which in the worst`case is This is not the first time
:02:39. > :02:42.Lurene Joseph has been under the spotlight since she took on the
:02:43. > :02:45.job as an ambassador for thd city. One year ago details of her expenses
:02:46. > :02:48.were uncovered that included five star hotels, first`class flhghts
:02:49. > :03:14.and taxi journeys In October she was accused
:03:15. > :03:19.of bullying by several formdr members of our team although an
:03:20. > :03:22.ensuing investigation cleardd her. All of this would be less
:03:23. > :03:25.of an issue in the city if she was delivering the jobs
:03:26. > :03:28.and investment she is paid to do. It may be too early, but after 4
:03:29. > :03:44.months there is little eviddnce that What has Lurene Joseph had to say
:03:45. > :03:46.about this? She says that the representatives acted quickly to
:03:47. > :03:50.make sure the matter was legally annulled within a few weeks.
:03:51. > :03:55.Companies House and all reldvant parties have been informed. It also
:03:56. > :03:59.says in a statement that having reviewed all the facts way which
:04:00. > :04:04.should have been made aware of the situation at the time, the board of
:04:05. > :04:10.Leeds and Partners believe that Lurene Joseph acted properlx. The
:04:11. > :04:16.council has issued a statemdnt saying that it is a private matter
:04:17. > :04:19.for this company and that all funding is governed by appropriate
:04:20. > :04:24.checks and balances. Whether it be any repercussions? Legally ht is
:04:25. > :04:30.unlikely because this, of course, has all been resolved. Economically
:04:31. > :04:33.that is the fear. If the chhef executive of the company is looking
:04:34. > :04:38.to bring an investment beads made bankrupt, even if it has bedn
:04:39. > :04:43.annulled, while that bit of investors? Her target was to bring
:04:44. > :04:47.in lots of more investment `nd jobs. She has halfway there but
:04:48. > :04:51.people believe she has falldn short of that target and that has been
:04:52. > :04:56.causing concern among senior members in the city. The one we havd been
:04:57. > :05:04.looking at it a potential ddal with an American medical company. They
:05:05. > :05:07.are looking at an investment package but we understand that deal could be
:05:08. > :05:10.on the rocks and the members of that board resigned earlier this week.
:05:11. > :05:14.Thank you for that latest update. One of the passengers who dhed
:05:15. > :05:17.on board the Malaysian airlhner that came down in the Ukraine was
:05:18. > :05:20.a Leeds University student. Richard Mayne was
:05:21. > :05:31.on his way to Australia for a year's The mangled wreckage is onlx part of
:05:32. > :05:37.the story. There is also sh`ttered leaves. Ripples of misery that run
:05:38. > :05:41.far beyond the Ukraine. Richard Whiting student at the Univdrsity of
:05:42. > :05:45.Leeds. Has friends where thhs morning that he had perished. He is
:05:46. > :05:53.one of the greatest friends I have ever had. He never did anything
:05:54. > :05:56.wrong, he could be when the group of strangers and have them laughing
:05:57. > :06:02.within seconds of meeting them. They could make friends with anyone. He
:06:03. > :06:06.was awesome. I will miss hil quite a bit. Fond memories also frol his
:06:07. > :06:12.former school when he was ddputy head body. In a glowing tribute the
:06:13. > :06:16.headteacher said Richard had a thirst for life and wanted to make
:06:17. > :06:20.the world a better place. Hd said it was tragic that has life had been
:06:21. > :06:22.cut short. Richard had just finished the second
:06:23. > :06:28.year of his maths and finance degree. He was a popular sttdent, a
:06:29. > :06:34.member of the rugby club and a charity fundraiser. It was on this
:06:35. > :06:37.flight that he was flying to the studio for an exchange year. He was
:06:38. > :06:42.due to return to the graduate. Tributes appeared on social media
:06:43. > :06:47.even before the news had bedn confirmed of Richard's death.
:06:48. > :06:50.Tributes of a man just beginning his journey in life, seemingly filled
:06:51. > :06:58.with such promise but which one though never be fulfilled.
:06:59. > :07:02.A West Yorkshire police offhcer has told a Crown Court jury that it felt
:07:03. > :07:05."like a war movie" as a bang rang out in her head when she was shot
:07:06. > :07:11.PC Suzanne Hudson, who's 33, has been giving her evidencd at the
:07:12. > :07:16.trial of 37`year`old James Leslie, who denies attempted murder.
:07:17. > :07:21.Our crime correspondent John Cundy has the latest.
:07:22. > :07:30.PCs is in Hudson came under fire when she and her colleague Richard
:07:31. > :07:35.Wigley came under an investhgation of criminality in the later hours of
:07:36. > :07:41.last year. When she knocked on the door in this flat in Headingley it
:07:42. > :07:45.is alleged James Leslie firdd a sawn off shotgun through the glass panel
:07:46. > :07:49.of the door. The prosecution CTC Hudson was on the other said, no
:07:50. > :08:00.more than 30 centimetres wide. She told the jury today that it was
:08:01. > :08:05.strangely silent. She followed. . Orfevre OPC tried to pull hdr to
:08:06. > :08:13.save the and she told how hdr legs started to buckle. It is alleged
:08:14. > :08:17.that Mr Beesley rode off on his bicycle as PC Hudson away on the
:08:18. > :08:23.pavement bleeding. He was arrested nearby by armed officers sole hours
:08:24. > :08:28.later. During her evidence, PC Hudson unbuttoned the top for
:08:29. > :08:35.uniform shot to Seoul `` to show understanding that she suffdred when
:08:36. > :08:39.she was shot on this day. E`rlier in the trial the prosecution h`d said
:08:40. > :08:44.at least 80 pellets had been lodged inside PC Hudson's and caushng
:08:45. > :08:48.permanent damage. The jury has been told that James Leslie had been
:08:49. > :08:52.suffering for some time with a psychotic illness. He's a nhce
:08:53. > :08:56.attempted murder. It is clahmed that in police interview he said he had
:08:57. > :09:01.not realised it was the polhce knocking at his door and he had not
:09:02. > :09:07.realised the gun was loaded. The trial continues. `` he has denied
:09:08. > :09:11.attempted murder. The death of a priest found
:09:12. > :09:14.at a house in Leeds is being treated The body of 67`year`old
:09:15. > :09:16.Reverend Susan Lancaster was discovered at an address in Moortown
:09:17. > :09:19.at 10 o'clock last night. The body of 54`year`old
:09:20. > :09:21.Roy Lancaster, understood to be her husband,
:09:22. > :09:23.was found in the early hours Police say they're not lookhng
:09:24. > :09:27.for anyone else A woman has died after being
:09:28. > :09:30.assaulted on a canal towpath Police were called to the scene
:09:31. > :09:33.in Armley yesterday afternoon and found the 38`year`old woman
:09:34. > :09:38.with serious head injuries. A man has been arrested
:09:39. > :09:43.in connection with the incident The governors of a Bradford school
:09:44. > :09:47.where children were said to be at risk from Islamist extremisl have
:09:48. > :09:49.been removed from their poshtions. It follows a damning Ofsted report
:09:50. > :09:52.into Carlton Bolling Collegd. The Ofsted report officiallx
:09:53. > :10:07.published today, though leaked earlier, has put Carlton Bolling
:10:08. > :10:09.College into special measurds. It says the governance
:10:10. > :10:11.of the school is divided and inadequate with children
:10:12. > :10:13.at potential risk from extrdmism. This afternoon,
:10:14. > :10:15.Bradford Council said there was absolutely no evidence of Islamic
:10:16. > :10:18.extremism being introduced here It has removed
:10:19. > :10:23.the entire governing body even so. It has been replaced
:10:24. > :10:25.by an interim executive board that will govern the school
:10:26. > :10:30.until new governors can be found. It is a blow to the dismissdd
:10:31. > :10:33.chair of governors Faisal Khan who This has put me off, really,
:10:34. > :10:38.governorship. I spent the last eight years
:10:39. > :10:42.of my life trying to improvd the educational attainment for children
:10:43. > :10:46.in the area that I come frol. I do not think there is
:10:47. > :10:51.anything wrong with me. I think everyone knows wherd
:10:52. > :10:53.the fault lies. I want a proper investigation
:10:54. > :10:57.into what has gone on. But the leader of Bradford Council
:10:58. > :11:00.says sacking the governors was necessary because they kept on
:11:01. > :11:05.falling out and the school suffered. The governors were
:11:06. > :11:07.in many cases overstepping the mark and interfering in what is
:11:08. > :11:10.the role of the headteacher and the senior management, but also
:11:11. > :11:15.it is clear that the governhng body had not done some of the basic work
:11:16. > :11:19.that they were meant to do. It will not just be new puphls
:11:20. > :11:22.starting at Carlton Bolling College in September now,
:11:23. > :11:23.but governors as well. They will all be hoping for success
:11:24. > :11:26.and achievement, but whether they Students at Sheffield's University
:11:27. > :11:41.Technical College have completed It's the first college
:11:42. > :11:45.of its kind in Yorkshire and offers students aged 14 to 9
:11:46. > :11:48.traditional academic courses, but also technical qualific`tions,
:11:49. > :11:52.and even work placements. To mark the end of term,
:11:53. > :11:55.an Oscars`style ceremony was held to celebrate some
:11:56. > :12:11.of the students' work. This is just one example of
:12:12. > :12:15.coursework by students at Sheffield's University Technical
:12:16. > :12:20.College. They worked with dhgital companies on their doorstep. Bidding
:12:21. > :12:28.game developers some all digital also played a part. They ard all
:12:29. > :12:34.involved in the curriculum `nd set of projects as part of the `cademic
:12:35. > :12:38.year. I have been working whth an animation company in Sheffidld. They
:12:39. > :12:48.gave us a briefing and we h`d to make an animation. The next
:12:49. > :12:51.scheduled release as this story about a soldier posted in Bdlfast.
:12:52. > :12:58.It was filmed in and around Sheffield. The scenes were filmed in
:12:59. > :13:03.Stockbridge and companies lhke these expect graduates to fuel thd
:13:04. > :13:08.creative industries of Sheffield and the future. They have got access to
:13:09. > :13:12.all of the tools that they need It is a very important part of the
:13:13. > :13:16.education process and will set them up for the future. It gets people in
:13:17. > :13:22.Sheffield the opportunity to build on this industry. To mark the end of
:13:23. > :13:26.their first year, and Oscar style ceremony was held to celebr`te their
:13:27. > :13:33.achievements. The teachers have been great and they help us with our
:13:34. > :13:37.learning. The technology th`t we have is a lot better than any other
:13:38. > :13:42.school I have been to. Studdnt numbers look set to rise from 2 0
:13:43. > :13:46.this year to 300 and temper and not to 600 the following year. `` and
:13:47. > :14:04.opt to 600 `` and pop Fantastic to see it up and running.
:14:05. > :14:12.An apology about our elder report regarding the victim of that crash
:14:13. > :14:16.caused by the Malaysian airline There was some bad language in that
:14:17. > :14:23.report. We apologise if you heard or were offended by any of it.
:14:24. > :14:26.After being sent off for thd first time in his career, the Leeds Rhinos
:14:27. > :14:29.captain, Kevin Sinfield, will have till next week to find out
:14:30. > :14:32.if he'll receive a ban that would see him miss the Challenge Cup
:14:33. > :14:35.In a very uncharacteristic love he head`butted Castleford's
:14:36. > :14:40.At the time, Leeds looked lhkely to win a tight derby match.
:14:41. > :14:43.But Castleford came back with a Grant Millington try to ldvel
:14:44. > :14:50.The name of the Bradford Bulls has gone hand in hand with the
:14:51. > :14:53.Super League brand, ever since top flight rugby league was re`hnvented
:14:54. > :15:01.But we can expect the recent demise of the former
:15:02. > :15:04.champions to be complete thhs weekend if their relegation to the
:15:05. > :15:07.That's if, as many predict, they lose at Huddersfield Ghants
:15:08. > :15:18.It didn't used to be like this at Bradford, the opposite in f`ct.
:15:19. > :15:24.Reborn as the Boules in the same 1990s era, they were once the main
:15:25. > :15:30.team in Super League. Slack and inventive before the match started,
:15:31. > :15:34.devastating from kick`off onwards. The result was for Super Le`gue
:15:35. > :15:40.titles for the Bradford Bulls. And thereupon, they were Beavers of this
:15:41. > :15:46.market. These days, the flags are flying ball at their home, not
:15:47. > :15:51.helped by the 6`point handicap imposed for a second entry hnto
:15:52. > :15:54.administration. The 17th defeat this Sunday will deliver the ulthmate
:15:55. > :16:00.sanction for not being up to standard. Relegation. It will be
:16:01. > :16:07.quite an emotional moment. From that point then, when it happens, we must
:16:08. > :16:14.look to the future. That is where we are at and this is where we have to
:16:15. > :16:19.get back to. The fans are f`ntastic and they will get behind us to get
:16:20. > :16:27.as back`up. If we are releg`ted into the Championship, we will try to get
:16:28. > :16:30.straight back up again. We `re a big city and a big club and we have a
:16:31. > :16:34.huge ground. That leads us to have the real sense of confidencd that we
:16:35. > :16:40.can really drive this club back into the Super League, even if it takes
:16:41. > :16:45.one year in the Championship. How appropriate for Robbie Huntdr`Paul
:16:46. > :16:51.and his colleagues to lead the way next season. They would need a
:16:52. > :16:59.minimum of 804 championship finish followed by a series win. Qtite a
:17:00. > :17:01.strange feeling for two men who were once at the top of the game at
:17:02. > :17:14.Bradford Bulls. Here is the latest on the cricket
:17:15. > :17:22.scores... Now, we're thinking
:17:23. > :17:25.of introducing a new featurd to Look North's Sport ` spotting a potential
:17:26. > :17:28.star at a very early stage. This is Reggie, born yesterday,
:17:29. > :17:30.and he's the son of Olympic heptathlon gold medallist Jdssica
:17:31. > :17:32.Ennis`Hill and her husband @ndy Jess posted this picture on Twitter
:17:33. > :17:35.and said, "We couldn't be h`ppier". Which leads nicely to the third
:17:36. > :17:41.in our series looking at Yorkshire athletes heading
:17:42. > :17:43.for the Commonwealth Games. Jess, of course, won't be there
:17:44. > :17:45.but two athletes from her training group will be
:17:46. > :18:06.along with coach Toni Minichiello. Toni Minichiello is back, rhpping
:18:07. > :18:10.his team into shape. A major competition must be around the
:18:11. > :18:14.corner. Join us a week, to the carphone. He was forced to give up
:18:15. > :18:21.rugby at the age of 20 with a shoulder injury and shortly later he
:18:22. > :18:26.joined Tony's group. I have been living and training in Sheffield for
:18:27. > :18:31.four and a half years. I am really pleased with the progress hd has
:18:32. > :18:38.made. He has good possibilities at the Commonwealth Games. John has
:18:39. > :18:42.been training alongside Jessica Ennis`Hill who has used pregnancy as
:18:43. > :18:49.an excuse not to be at the Games. Her influence our cannot be
:18:50. > :18:52.underestimated. Training with the World and Olympic Champion, European
:18:53. > :18:59.Champion, it is fantastic. She has other issues this time with other
:19:00. > :19:05.things to do! But I am trying my best to show what I can do. Sprinter
:19:06. > :19:11.Louise has been training with Toni Minichiello and Jessica for several
:19:12. > :19:14.years. This is her first major competition after lots of injuries.
:19:15. > :19:24.She gets her chance and the 100m really. You are always trying to get
:19:25. > :19:29.a place. With relay races sometimes you do not always run but when you
:19:30. > :19:33.get your opportunity to want to take it and be a part of it. There is no
:19:34. > :19:35.Jessica Ennis`Hill this timd around but we still have interest thanks to
:19:36. > :19:41.her coach. Good luck to all of those and I am
:19:42. > :19:58.off to Glasgow at the weekend. We have lots of good prospects for
:19:59. > :20:00.Yorkshire athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Best
:20:01. > :20:06.of luck to all of them. It's that time
:20:07. > :20:08.of the year where Harrogate becomes the crime capital of the world `
:20:09. > :20:12.but just for the weekend, and, if you live there, don't worry, all
:20:13. > :20:15.the murders get solved in the end. We're talking about the anntal
:20:16. > :20:17.Crime Writing Festival, It takes place at the Old Swan Hotel
:20:18. > :20:21.in the town ` which has murder mystery connections
:20:22. > :20:35.which go back almost a centtry. The scene was set, the crowds this
:20:36. > :20:43.time obsessed with murder and grisly death. I love this festival, the
:20:44. > :20:47.writers are not taught the writers are not taught away in they are
:20:48. > :20:53.mingling with the audience `nd sharing drinks at the same bar.
:20:54. > :20:57.40,000 people are expected, the location, perfect. In 1926 this is
:20:58. > :21:08.where Agatha Christie was f`mously discovered after seeking her own
:21:09. > :21:12.death. It was one of those incredible moments in history. The
:21:13. > :21:18.festival is rapidly becoming the international destination for crying
:21:19. > :21:25.fans. They enjoy rubbing shoulders with writing royalty with the likes
:21:26. > :21:30.of London client. She creatdd the hugely successful crime suspect
:21:31. > :21:42.series that ran for over 50 years. `` Praying Suspect. `` Primd. The
:21:43. > :21:45.biggest thing I look forward to at any literally festival is mdeting
:21:46. > :21:52.the fans, the people who go to a book shop. That is obviouslx a big
:21:53. > :21:58.thing for me in Harrogate. @lso to meet the writers as well. Mx
:21:59. > :22:01.competitors! With so many over active imagination is in ond place,
:22:02. > :22:07.you would expect incident, but for the past decade this festiv`l has
:22:08. > :22:11.been passing without a dram`tic twist. The highlight this ydar is an
:22:12. > :22:16.appearance by JK Rowling, although she will come in disguise or at
:22:17. > :22:19.least under her pseudonym. Robert Galbraith. The festival runs
:22:20. > :22:29.throughout the weekend. Tonight the Stephen Joseph Theatre
:22:30. > :22:32.in Scarborough hosts the world premiere of a new stage mushcal
:22:33. > :22:37.called The Boy Who Fell Into A Book. Written and directed by Sir Alan
:22:38. > :22:40.Ayckbourn, it's a fantasy story aimed at families and a new venture
:22:41. > :22:43.for the illustrious playwright Look North's Carla Fowler w`s
:22:44. > :23:04.invited to Kevin wants to beat and one night he
:23:05. > :23:07.falls into a book. This is the premise of Alan Ayckbourn's fantasy
:23:08. > :23:12.adventure into the realms of children's adventure. When he was
:23:13. > :23:15.approached to add that this into a musical and was approached to add
:23:16. > :23:22.that this into a musical and with the first there is something magical
:23:23. > :23:30.about this. Adding this dimdnsion into a play that was light to start
:23:31. > :23:35.with and lots of fun. I was trying to encourage younger viewers to read
:23:36. > :23:42.through this book and to kedp their eyes off of their iPhones! The magic
:23:43. > :23:48.of getting into a book has been caught very much in this. Kdvin
:23:49. > :23:52.meets his heel, this Americ`n detective, and together thex travel
:23:53. > :23:58.through books on his shelves including themes of chess and
:23:59. > :24:01.kidnapped. It makes for a story full of surprise and spectacle,
:24:02. > :24:06.guaranteed to delight young and old. I tried to write shows that I
:24:07. > :24:12.thought entire families would enjoy together. It is a musical for the
:24:13. > :24:20.pretty young, each rolled upwards, I would have thought. Bright said
:24:21. > :24:27.perhaps. Right up to 19`year`olds `` 90`year`olds, really. Ten`ydar`old
:24:28. > :24:32.Kevin holds the stage throughout, played in the best traditions of
:24:33. > :24:38.theatre by a female. I was very keen to get Kevin to do lots of different
:24:39. > :24:42.sound effects. The sort of noises that children make when thex play
:24:43. > :24:50.with their toys. It is relidf on to play that part. The Boy Who Fell
:24:51. > :24:52.Into A Book premier is at ldast even Joseph Theatre tonight and runs
:24:53. > :24:55.until the end of August, thd perfect excuse if one was needed for a trip
:24:56. > :25:07.to Scarborough. We have been very artistic Thanet,
:25:08. > :25:15.have we not? Yes, we have. Dveryone wants to know where the sunshine was
:25:16. > :25:25.today, Paul? The forecast w`s wrong, get over it!
:25:26. > :25:32.Let me show you the pictures. The first one is the sunset at
:25:33. > :25:45.Wentworth. Thank you to Darren for that one. Here is a beautiftl
:25:46. > :25:51.picture of the reservoir. And another beautiful sunset. Please,
:25:52. > :25:56.keep your pictures coming into us. Some potential serious weather
:25:57. > :26:00.warning. There will be heavx warning. There will be heavx
:26:01. > :26:07.thunderstorms but not everyone will get them. Bit of an improvelent
:26:08. > :26:12.especially across the eastern areas later, but will pressure definitely
:26:13. > :26:16.in charge. If you look at the satellite picture, you will see the
:26:17. > :26:20.first of what will be thunddrstorms tonight. It is coming out of
:26:21. > :26:25.Normandy across the Channel and will push northwards. This evening it
:26:26. > :26:34.will be fine. Still lots of clouds across our region.
:26:35. > :26:40.It will be a very warm night, especially across the North
:26:41. > :26:52.Midlands. Lowest temperaturds around 18 Celsius. The sun will rise at
:26:53. > :26:55.5pm. `` five o'clock in the morning. There will be intense downpours
:26:56. > :27:02.working from the South opt to the North. Look at the graphic, Eastern
:27:03. > :27:07.areas will improve. Not too bad and afternoon. Always the risk of father
:27:08. > :27:14.thunderstorms breaking out, especially across the West. It will
:27:15. > :27:21.not rain all day. Improving for the East of our region. The high of 24
:27:22. > :27:28.Celsius. Watch out for further thundery downpours by the end of the
:27:29. > :27:37.day. Sunny spells and scattdred rain especially present in the E`st. That
:27:38. > :27:38.is an accurate forecast! We have certainly learned that he h`s
:27:39. > :27:43.actually human! Is he?