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:00:00. > :00:00.week. Great, Peter, thanks very much.

:00:00. > :00:22.This report is shocking. Frankly, I did not expect it to be as blunt,

:00:23. > :00:24.and I am glad it is. We also look at the extent

:00:25. > :00:27.of child sexual abuse elsewhere. A tale of two cities as

:00:28. > :00:31.Bradford City beat local rivals Leeds to make it through to the next

:00:32. > :00:33.round of the Capital One Cup. Food for thought, the Yorkshire

:00:34. > :00:48.link to what is arguably the A mixture of sunny intervals and

:00:49. > :00:50.scattered showers tomorrow, but what about the weekend? Join me for the

:00:51. > :00:56.very latest. Good evening,

:00:57. > :00:58.and welcome to Look North. There are calls

:00:59. > :01:00.for criminal charges to be brought against senior officials who were

:01:01. > :01:03.in charge in Rotherham, when 1,400 girls were sexually

:01:04. > :01:08.exploited over a 16 year period. John Mann,

:01:09. > :01:10.the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, also wants an independent police

:01:11. > :01:13.force, and not South Yorkshire, Meanwhile, the Prime Minister has

:01:14. > :01:19.added his voice to demands for the Police and Crime Commissioner,

:01:20. > :01:22.Shaun Wright, to step aside. Mr Wright was in charge

:01:23. > :01:25.of children's services in Rotherham We'll report tonight on the scale of

:01:26. > :01:41.the problem, not just in Rotherham, And we'll hear

:01:42. > :01:45.from the man who is now in charge of But, first, our reporter,

:01:46. > :01:56.James Vincent, is in Rotherham Yes. South Yorkshire police under

:01:57. > :01:59.more scrutiny this evening. The IPCC, the Independent Police

:02:00. > :02:03.Complaints Commission, says this report into child sexual

:02:04. > :02:06.exploitation is shocking, and it's writing to the Chief Constable of

:02:07. > :02:10.South Yorkshire police and it wants any evidence of failure is or must

:02:11. > :02:16.conduct to be referred to them so that they can investigate. This

:02:17. > :02:20.report has shocked Rotherham. 1400 children exploited in this town over

:02:21. > :02:26.16 years. It's been in the news all week, and people want to know whose

:02:27. > :02:30.fault it is. The scope of this report into child

:02:31. > :02:35.sexual exploitation in Rotherham has now led for some to call for a

:02:36. > :02:39.criminal investigation. People simply want answers as to why this

:02:40. > :02:43.was allowed to happen. This man's daughter was a victim of child

:02:44. > :02:47.sexual exploitation. They know who they are, they know they've not done

:02:48. > :02:51.their job and if they have anything about them, they shouldn't be doing

:02:52. > :02:57.the job. They need to be brought to task because it is perverting the

:02:58. > :03:00.course of justice. They are offices for the police and also the people

:03:01. > :03:06.in the council are paid to safeguard children. It's not just those

:03:07. > :03:10.terribly affected by grooming. The town has been shamed and people

:03:11. > :03:14.living here at angry. It's disgusting to hear about it,

:03:15. > :03:18.especially the amount it is, it's terrible. To be fair, as a

:03:19. > :03:23.community, we should stick together and not be doing stuff like that,

:03:24. > :03:29.and the council needs to do something, step up. These guys now,

:03:30. > :03:35.they need to quit don't they? They need to quit. From the top to the

:03:36. > :03:40.bottom. We know about Rotherham Council. They need to get their

:03:41. > :03:44.finger out, and start looking after people what they are meant to be

:03:45. > :03:49.looking after, and not just sitting on their backsides. The police

:03:50. > :03:53.commissioner continues to be under pressure to resign. He is a

:03:54. > :03:57.politician without a party and now the Prime Minister is saying he

:03:58. > :04:01.needs to take responsibility. But he's the only person who can decide

:04:02. > :04:05.if he stays or goes. The reports are shocking from Rob from, and the

:04:06. > :04:08.scale of the abuse that was going on is deeply shocking and I think the

:04:09. > :04:12.Home Secretary was right yesterday to say, having looked at the report,

:04:13. > :04:16.and the fact that the police commissioner was at the time head of

:04:17. > :04:19.Children's Services, that the right decision would be to resign and take

:04:20. > :04:24.full responsible at you for what happened. One news Chris chased the

:04:25. > :04:29.police commissioner, his former colleagues are queueing up to

:04:30. > :04:33.criticise him. It is wilful neglect. If you know that there is child

:04:34. > :04:38.abuse on this scale and of this nature going on, to turn a blind eye

:04:39. > :04:41.to it, and there is a criminal charge that can be brought, and we

:04:42. > :04:44.should use the law against those people. The government has already

:04:45. > :04:49.said it will have an inquiry into what has happened in Rotherham. For

:04:50. > :04:54.many, that is not enough. There is even more pressure on the

:04:55. > :04:58.police Commissioner this evening. In the last hour, his deputy police

:04:59. > :05:02.commissioner, a Labour councillor, has decided she will quit. She is a

:05:03. > :05:09.Labour politician but, of course, after Shaun Wright resigned from the

:05:10. > :05:14.Labour Party, she is saying she can't work with him, and he should

:05:15. > :05:18.have stepped down. No word from Shaun Wright or South Yorkshire

:05:19. > :05:25.police. We asked both for interviews. South Yorkshire police

:05:26. > :05:28.told us there are 173 active child sexual exploitation investigations

:05:29. > :05:31.in South Yorkshire at the moment. 32 of those are based here in

:05:32. > :05:35.Rotherham. Thank you.

:05:36. > :05:39.Well, the report author has insisted that there were no senior figures

:05:40. > :05:41.The report into sexual exploitation in Rotherham tells us that

:05:42. > :05:45.from 2005, it's hard to believe any senior people at the council were

:05:46. > :05:49.So, who held some of the key posts, and where are they now?

:05:50. > :05:51.Our correspondent Jamie Coulson has the details.

:05:52. > :05:54.Well, the report author has insisted that there were no senior figures

:05:55. > :05:57.Now, Roger Stone has been the council

:05:58. > :06:00.leader since 2003, and is the only senior person to resign so far.

:06:01. > :06:04.He said it's "only right he takes responsibility

:06:05. > :06:08.Shaun Wright is currently South Yorkshire's Police and

:06:09. > :06:14.But he managed children's services between 2005 and 2010.

:06:15. > :06:18.He's resisted calls to resign, although he has stepped down

:06:19. > :06:23.Joyce Thacker is the current Executive Director of Children

:06:24. > :06:28.She's already a controversial figure, having removed three

:06:29. > :06:32.ethnic minority children from their foster parents because of their

:06:33. > :06:40.And, today, Rotherham Council gave her its full support.

:06:41. > :06:42.Sonia Sharp is a former Director of Children and

:06:43. > :06:46.She now holds a senior position in Australia.

:06:47. > :06:50.She has said she "regrets every case of exploitation of young girls but

:06:51. > :06:54."feels strongly that their collective efforts led to gradual

:06:55. > :07:00."situation." And Mike Cuff, a former Chief Executive who was in

:07:01. > :07:05.post between 2004`2009, has said he "takes his share of responsibility

:07:06. > :07:11."for the council's failure to prevent the appalling abuse."

:07:12. > :07:13.These are just some of the 52 senior people from the

:07:14. > :07:20.council, past and present, who were interviewed as part of the review.

:07:21. > :07:22.Steve Ashley is the independent chair of Rotherham's

:07:23. > :07:27.A former chief superintendent with Merseyside Police, he took up

:07:28. > :07:32.I began by asking him why no`on else from

:07:33. > :07:35.the council, including the head of Children's' Services, Joyce Thacker,

:07:36. > :07:45.I can't speak for them as to why they're not prepared to speak.

:07:46. > :07:47.What I can say is this, the director of Children's Services

:07:48. > :07:54.She is very committed to sorting these problems out.

:07:55. > :07:57.I think the report doesn't highlight particular issues

:07:58. > :08:03.And all I can do is talk about people and

:08:04. > :08:09.The report itself says, and I'm virtually quoting, it's hard

:08:10. > :08:12.to believe that any senior people, from the leader of the Council

:08:13. > :08:17.and chief executive downwards or not aware of the problem.

:08:18. > :08:18.That, of course, suggests a cover`up.

:08:19. > :08:27.Everybody knew what was going on, nobody wanted to tackle the issue.

:08:28. > :08:30.No, and I think you've got to look at what level people were at,

:08:31. > :08:32.and what their involvement was at that point.

:08:33. > :08:35.It's totally impractical to think that you can remove every senior

:08:36. > :08:37.manager that is currently working in Rotherham social care,

:08:38. > :08:40.or the police service, for that matter, and then move forward.

:08:41. > :08:45.I do accept absolutely, though, that if people have been found

:08:46. > :08:51.wanting in the past, and that is still a concern, then, of course,

:08:52. > :08:57.All I can say is that in terms of, certainly, the chief executive and

:08:58. > :09:00.the director of Children's Services, they have shown nothing but full

:09:01. > :09:07.They were very supportive of this report.

:09:08. > :09:09.You see, in Rotherham, the one thing they do,

:09:10. > :09:13.and I'm sure you're aware of this, when you go in the town, or in the

:09:14. > :09:18.When they see the senior management of Rotherham Council hiding

:09:19. > :09:24.behind statements, they don't like it and they smell a rat.

:09:25. > :09:30.Rotherham could have been opened up any more than it has been.

:09:31. > :09:34.This report is shocking in its nature, it's, you know,

:09:35. > :09:38.frankly I did not expect it to be as blunt, and I am glad it is.

:09:39. > :09:41.People have to answer for the actions they took,

:09:42. > :09:47.The Chief Executive has been in post, I think, since about 2009,

:09:48. > :09:53.and, when, really, the moves to improve the situation could occur.

:09:54. > :09:57.So, from that point of view, what I'm interested in is are the people

:09:58. > :10:01.we've got now totally committed to moving this issue forward?

:10:02. > :10:08.Would people be listened to if they went to the police?

:10:09. > :10:10.Because one of the suggestions is that there's

:10:11. > :10:14.no support by the council to help them in future anyway.

:10:15. > :10:17.The fact of the matter is that support

:10:18. > :10:26.for post abuse victims, not just in South Yorkshire, at in the whole

:10:27. > :10:29.for post abuse victims, not just in South Yorkshire, but in the whole

:10:30. > :10:32.We rely almost entirely on charity organisations to provide

:10:33. > :10:36.I have written to the Health and Well`being Board to enter

:10:37. > :10:38.discussions with them about what funding there's going to

:10:39. > :10:44.I've no doubt that there will be considerable argument now that takes

:10:45. > :10:46.place about who is responsible for that.

:10:47. > :10:51.What I care about is the fact that 1400 children now need

:10:52. > :10:55.support, and, one way or another, I will fight, I think along with many

:10:56. > :11:03.Well, the issue of child sexual exploitation isn't

:11:04. > :11:07.Police forces across Yorkshire are dealing with

:11:08. > :11:12.West Yorkshire police revealed it's investigating more than 60 cases

:11:13. > :11:15.of child sexual exploitation in the county.

:11:16. > :11:17.Our reporter Phil Bodmer has been investigating the scale

:11:18. > :11:25.The scale of child sexual exploitation in

:11:26. > :11:29.Rotherham has rung alarm bells in towns and cities across Yorkshire.

:11:30. > :11:33.The journalist who first uncovered the extent of grooming in Rotherham

:11:34. > :11:36.believes the problem extends beyond South Yorkshire.

:11:37. > :11:41.We certainly found very specific examples in Leeds, in Keighley,

:11:42. > :11:47.in Bradford, Dewsbury, where, over a number of years, girls had fallen

:11:48. > :11:53.Attempts had been made by those children, or their family,

:11:54. > :11:57.their parents, to draw attention to it, and we saw records where,

:11:58. > :12:01.unfortunately, those in authority, who had a duty to protect children,

:12:02. > :12:04.had failed to take the action that needed to be taken.

:12:05. > :12:06.In West Yorkshire, police say they are currently

:12:07. > :12:10.investigating 65 cases of grooming but admit the true figure could be

:12:11. > :12:15.much higher, as many victims are simply too afraid to report abuse.

:12:16. > :12:19.There are investigations ongoing across all areas of West Yorkshire,

:12:20. > :12:26.We have 65 live investigations at this moment in time.

:12:27. > :12:29.In the main, they are single offender and single victim, but we

:12:30. > :12:31.have three large investigations with multiple offenders,

:12:32. > :12:35.Do you believe the problem could be higher than the 65 you're

:12:36. > :12:39.Most definitely, in the sense that we're always going to have

:12:40. > :12:45.And I'd ask people in the voluntary sector to encourage

:12:46. > :12:50.The former Labour MP for Keighley first raised concerns

:12:51. > :12:55.about child sexual exploitation back in 2002, but she became frustrated

:12:56. > :12:59.by the reluctance of the authorities to take action.

:13:00. > :13:03.Does she now think the issue is being taken more seriously?

:13:04. > :13:06.We're at least talking about it now, and once you start to talk

:13:07. > :13:08.about something, you start to find solutions.

:13:09. > :13:12.I think we are on the way to finding a solution.

:13:13. > :13:16.And it is all agencies that have to be involved in that.

:13:17. > :13:18.Kirtley's council says it's increasing help for those worried

:13:19. > :13:21.by the report into child abuse in Rotherham.

:13:22. > :13:25.Meanwhile, the Huddersfield MP is calling for a national commission to

:13:26. > :13:34.safeguard young people against this scale of abuse happening again.

:13:35. > :13:37.Ten years ago, a documentary was made for Channel 4

:13:38. > :13:41.which shone a spotlight on child grooming in Bradford.

:13:42. > :13:43.It provoked a huge response, and its original transmission was

:13:44. > :13:46.delayed for several months because it was hijacked

:13:47. > :13:51.It was called Edge Of The City and it uncovered some now very

:13:52. > :14:06.Two mothers, they search for their daughters. They go missing virtually

:14:07. > :14:11.every night. These mothers are too frightened to be identified. Their

:14:12. > :14:20.daughters are too trusting to realise the danger they are heading

:14:21. > :14:25.into. I walked into the room, and there were about six guys in there.

:14:26. > :14:34.One guy wanted sex, he was nasty, forceful, throwing me about a bit.

:14:35. > :14:37.He abused me. That sounds familiar to what we have been hearing.

:14:38. > :14:41.Anna Hall made that documentary and joins us now.

:14:42. > :14:50.That was ten years ago, nothing was done about it, but why? Well, in

:14:51. > :14:52.Bradford ten years ago, there was a significant child protection

:14:53. > :14:57.investigation in Keighley that we followed in that documentary so I

:14:58. > :15:04.started making that in 2002 and 2003. It was transmitted in 2004. At

:15:05. > :15:11.that point, what we found was that social services or firefighting, and

:15:12. > :15:18.that the police were investigating. They had 50... Suspected victims who

:15:19. > :15:23.are coming forward. But, in fact, what they were finding is that the

:15:24. > :15:27.victims, those girls who were being investigated, would not give

:15:28. > :15:31.statements. They didn't see themselves as being victims. And,

:15:32. > :15:36.therefore, the police couldn't take the cases forward because there were

:15:37. > :15:42.no complaints. What we've learned now, in the last ten years, since I

:15:43. > :15:47.made that film, is that, as people have come to understand, what is

:15:48. > :15:50.this sexual exploitation all about? It is about the psychological

:15:51. > :15:55.manipulation of really young teenagers. Are we actually

:15:56. > :15:59.frightened of getting to the real issue about who is to blame for this

:16:00. > :16:03.situation as well? You knew about Rotherham. Are we talking about a

:16:04. > :16:12.certain community that may be perpetrating these things? Well, I

:16:13. > :16:16.mean, in 2004, in my film, the cat was out of the bag. In 2004, we said

:16:17. > :16:22.the perpetrators were overwhelmingly Asian. Now, that, in fact, was

:16:23. > :16:27.inaccurate. What we should have said, and what we've learned now is

:16:28. > :16:30.that the perpetrators of these big style gang grooming cases are

:16:31. > :16:34.overwhelmingly British Pakistani. And lots of people will say you

:16:35. > :16:39.can't say that. And we need to be careful about saying that. Of

:16:40. > :16:43.course, we are not saying that is every type of child sexual abuse,

:16:44. > :16:50.but what it seemed to me, as I made that film in 2004, and I knew about

:16:51. > :16:53.this style of grooming in 1996 in Bradford because Barnardos in

:16:54. > :17:01.Bradford had uncovered exactly this pattern 20 years ago. So, my thing

:17:02. > :17:05.was always if there is a pattern that is staring us in the face,

:17:06. > :17:12.let's deal with it, however unpalatable it is. How do we deal

:17:13. > :17:16.with it? What is the answer? In my opinion, the complexity of this

:17:17. > :17:20.crime, there are so many different layers... I've now made three films

:17:21. > :17:25.on this issue. I made a film three years ago, and we went around the

:17:26. > :17:30.country talking to the British Pakistani community and, guess

:17:31. > :17:36.what? Absolutely everybody we talked to was horrified. So, the answer is

:17:37. > :17:40.to engage, youth workers, Imam 's, leaders within the community, women

:17:41. > :17:44.within the community, to help us understand. And that is what hasn't

:17:45. > :17:49.happened, there hasn't been a cultural sociology. What is going

:17:50. > :17:55.on, and why is this being allowed to happen? You are saying about

:17:56. > :18:00.schools, making girls aware of what grooming is. Absolutely. I think we

:18:01. > :18:05.need to go into schools in year five, your six, a seven, and the

:18:06. > :18:09.aid. Most of these young people are in schools. Eventually, they start

:18:10. > :18:13.cropping out but in year seven, they are in schools, and we need

:18:14. > :18:17.specialist youth workers to go to schools.

:18:18. > :18:21.A dramatic night of football, as Bradford City win 2`1 against a ten

:18:22. > :18:36.Join me later to find out what is so amazing about this Yorkshire tree.

:18:37. > :18:38.In other news now, and a 27`year`old South Yorkshire police

:18:39. > :18:41.constable Daniel Cookson, previously based at Rotherham, appeared on bail

:18:42. > :18:45.at Leeds Magistrates Court today charged with causing a 15`year`old

:18:46. > :18:52.PC Cookson, who was charged last week, has been suspended

:18:53. > :18:57.He's accused of the offence between March and November last year.

:18:58. > :19:01.PC Cookson will appear at Leeds Crown Court next month.

:19:02. > :19:04.Drivers fined for crossing Lendal Bridge in York will have to ask for

:19:05. > :19:07.their money back after councillors rejected calls for everyone to be

:19:08. > :19:12.Tens of thousands of fines were issued during a

:19:13. > :19:15.controversial trial closure of the bridge, which has since re`opened.

:19:16. > :19:19.City of York councillors met last night to discuss the refunds.

:19:20. > :19:21.The Labour majority voted to give the money back only

:19:22. > :19:38.After the debacle, we should have seen everybody given their money

:19:39. > :19:39.back. That is what they should have done. It is disappointing Labour

:19:40. > :19:41.have not done that. I'm guessing they're still

:19:42. > :19:42.celebrating in Bradford after knocking Leeds United out

:19:43. > :19:45.of the Capital One cup. It was a famous night at

:19:46. > :19:47.Valley Parade as the League One side beat their

:19:48. > :19:49.Championship neighbours two one. The fans turned out in their

:19:50. > :19:53.thousands for this local derby. You'd have to go back to

:19:54. > :19:56.when grandma and grandpa were kids for the last time Bradford beat

:19:57. > :19:59.Leeds at Valley Parade. Lead started well

:20:00. > :20:01.but this rash challenge from Luke Murphy was the first of two

:20:02. > :20:04.yellow cards that would see him It wasn't one`way traffic

:20:05. > :20:16.from that moment on but the side piled on the pressure getting

:20:17. > :20:19.ever closer to scoring that elusive But then Leeds broke

:20:20. > :20:23.for the first time in a long time. They had a few players

:20:24. > :20:25.in the Bradford half. Two minutes later,

:20:26. > :20:28.Bradford were level. Two minutes after that,

:20:29. > :20:32.they were ahead. Fantastic game, great result,

:20:33. > :20:51.coming back from 1`0 down, Such different emotions for Leeda

:20:52. > :21:20.the pressure mounts of the manager. it wasn't good enough

:21:21. > :21:22.in certain areas. Shouldn't of been appointed

:21:23. > :21:25.in the first place. He might be a good youth coach,

:21:26. > :21:28.but he's not a good manager. It was a result that had these

:21:29. > :21:38.fans dreaming of Wembley again. Their reward is

:21:39. > :21:41.a not very glamorous trip to MK Dons who, of course, knocked Manchester

:21:42. > :21:43.United out of the competition. The pick of the ties sees

:21:44. > :21:45.Sheffield Wednesday take on the Premier League champions

:21:46. > :21:49.Manchester City at the Etihad. Sheffield United go to Leyton Orient

:21:50. > :22:05.and Doncaster are away to Fulham. Yorkshire are no longer in the

:22:06. > :22:06.one`day cup. They would beaten at home by Durham this afternoon. I

:22:07. > :22:11.can't believe this! 4 wickets

:22:12. > :22:13.for Richard Pyrah helped Yorkshire And with a victory target of 238,

:22:14. > :22:17.the successful chase was largely down to this pair,

:22:18. > :22:19.Gary Ballance and Alex Lees. They put in a partnership of 75 for

:22:20. > :22:22.the third wicket. Lees was out for 49 and Ballance

:22:23. > :22:24.continued on to make 61. But once they'd been separated

:22:25. > :22:37.it all came apart, I'm afraid. For the record, Yorkshire were all

:22:38. > :22:39.out for 206. Durham progress to the semifinals.

:22:40. > :22:41.Harry, you're a history man, did you know that Yorkshire has

:22:42. > :22:46.Many say it's the world's most famous apple.

:22:47. > :22:51.It's one of the oldest surviving varieties of eating apple

:22:52. > :22:58.and was raised 300 years ago at Ribston Hall near Knaresborough.

:22:59. > :23:17.Today I will need eight Ribston Pippin. Along with... Flower, cream,

:23:18. > :23:22.butter, sugar, and a pinch of salt. And this is an apple with a story.

:23:23. > :23:27.It's one of the oldest varieties of eating apples, and it was grown

:23:28. > :23:35.right here in Yorkshire. And this tree is the grandchild of the

:23:36. > :23:39.original. In 1709, Sir Henry grew the first Ribston Pippin Apple. More

:23:40. > :23:46.than a century later, Richard Cox used these seeds to grow his famous

:23:47. > :23:50.Cox Orange Pippin. This portrait in Redstone Hull shows the original

:23:51. > :23:56.Pippin tree. It was damaged in a storm and sprouted at the sides. For

:23:57. > :24:00.Yorkshire, it's important because so much these days, people are

:24:01. > :24:07.increasingly aware of where their produce comes from and to be able to

:24:08. > :24:12.trace something like an apple back to 300 years ago is important

:24:13. > :24:15.because you get taste that you don't get now, textures you don't get now,

:24:16. > :24:18.and that is part of it, exploring the history and heritage. There's a

:24:19. > :24:26.million thing you can do with apples but one recipe was especially

:24:27. > :24:33.popular with the Georgians. Here we are next to the Ribston Pippin tree,

:24:34. > :24:37.and we are making a phrase with Pippins. We have peeled it and

:24:38. > :24:41.pan`fried it with some butter, and we are going to pour the batter into

:24:42. > :24:47.the pan. We take the apple, slice it down, and place it on top of the

:24:48. > :24:50.batter into the pan because we've got to lift this tiny pancake. Flip

:24:51. > :25:00.it over, and there we go. There is our pudding, ready to eat. Try a

:25:01. > :25:08.bit. What do you think? It is really, really good. Beautiful. It

:25:09. > :25:12.is amazing. We are about to taste it for

:25:13. > :25:14.ourselves. It's a day old. Will I lose my teeth in it?

:25:15. > :25:17.You can find out more about the Ribston Pippin apple

:25:18. > :25:19.at the Harrogate Flower Show, which starts on the 12th of September.

:25:20. > :25:28.Here is this beautiful pancake. That is very tart! It's very nice.

:25:29. > :25:45.Lovely. Do you want your denture cream?

:25:46. > :25:49.Quite tart. Oh, they are sharp. Let's have a look at the pictures

:25:50. > :25:58.that have come on over the last when he four hours. `` the last 24 hours.

:25:59. > :26:05.This isn't great television when I'm eating! Thank you for your pictures.

:26:06. > :26:15.Tomorrow, it is unsettled, breezy and showery, most of the showers in

:26:16. > :26:18.the west and north, and you can see that the wind will be quite strong

:26:19. > :26:22.but the weekend isn't looking too bad, and we are looking at an

:26:23. > :26:27.improvement next week as the summer returns! Tomorrow's showers for the

:26:28. > :26:31.West, that is a line that came through this afternoon, but it is a

:26:32. > :26:36.lovely evening with lots of sunshine around, dry and mainly sunny, but

:26:37. > :26:40.later the cloud will thicken with a few showers coming into the

:26:41. > :26:44.Yorkshire Dales, in particular. Further east and south, Stein dry

:26:45. > :26:53.with lowest temperatures coming in at 12 or 13.

:26:54. > :26:59.A bright and breezy day to come tomorrow, most of the shower Bob

:27:00. > :27:06.activity in the Yorkshire Dales and further south across the Pennines.

:27:07. > :27:09.Later, those showers gang up, becoming more frequent, and they

:27:10. > :27:14.might push eastwards, all the way towards the coast. It could become

:27:15. > :27:25.showery in the West at times. The showers are driven on by a fresh

:27:26. > :27:29.wind. Saturday, a few showers in the West, otherwise mainly dry. Sunday

:27:30. > :27:35.is the best a of the weekend, and next week is looking very promising.

:27:36. > :27:40.Glad to hear it. Try the pancake. Take it home for the kids.

:27:41. > :27:46.And what about the football last night? Best day of my life, just

:27:47. > :28:15.about. First time they have won at Valley Parade since 1932.

:28:16. > :28:17.Go away if you don't me to speak to you like that!

:28:18. > :28:21.Most schools exclude disruptive pupils.

:28:22. > :28:24.I ain't putting up with this any more.