:01:15. > :01:20.1400 children were sexually abused over 16 years.
:01:21. > :01:23.We also learnt that 12 new victims have come forward.
:01:24. > :01:26.And the repercussions are still being felt in South Yorkshire `
:01:27. > :01:34.There have been a number of significant developments today.
:01:35. > :01:37.South Yorkshire Police say there will be an independent investigation
:01:38. > :01:41.into the force's handling of child sexual exploitation in the town.
:01:42. > :01:44.The Labour Party has suspended four members in Rotherham,
:01:45. > :01:49.including Roger Stone, who stepped down as council leader last week.
:01:50. > :01:53.Last night's BBC Panorama programme named one of the suspected abusers
:01:54. > :02:00.Emma Glasbey has the first of two reports on
:02:01. > :02:11.It's a town shaken by the revolutions of grooming and abuse of
:02:12. > :02:16.children. Today, there were major developments. A week after the full
:02:17. > :02:19.scale of sexual exploitation in Rotherham was made public. This
:02:20. > :02:24.afternoon, the Home Secretary told the House of Commons it's likely the
:02:25. > :02:28.Council will face an independent inspection. My Right Honourable
:02:29. > :02:34.Secretary of State for Communities and Local
:02:35. > :02:36.Government shares my concerns over the failings by Rotherham
:02:37. > :02:48.This includes the inadequate scrutiny by the Council, and the
:02:49. > :02:58.covering up of the information. And this morning, action from labour. X
:02:59. > :03:01.Rotherham council leader and ex`deputy leader had been suspended
:03:02. > :03:08.by the party. Along with serving counselors Gwendolyn Russell and
:03:09. > :03:14.Allie. Today on look North, it was revealed that the Council would soon
:03:15. > :03:18.be facing more questions. The chief executive of Rotherham council and
:03:19. > :03:23.the director of children's services will be before a committee and we
:03:24. > :03:29.will be asking them what went wrong and why no officer of the Council
:03:30. > :03:34.has been held to account. The Chief Constable for the South Yorkshire
:03:35. > :03:37.Police announced today an independent investigation into how
:03:38. > :03:44.his force handled the grooming scandal. He told the committee that
:03:45. > :03:51.it is has been a huge wake`up call and more are tackling exploitation.
:03:52. > :03:57.In 2010, we had three staff who were dealing with child exploitation. By
:03:58. > :04:03.2012, at the time I appeared before you before, it was eight. In 2013,
:04:04. > :04:08.it was eight and now it is 62. Again, I don't suggest, or even
:04:09. > :04:11.begin to suggest, that we are finished with this but we are
:04:12. > :04:15.treating this as seriously and nobody is complacent. The
:04:16. > :04:21.investigation and suspension was announced today followed last night
:04:22. > :04:28.Panorama. One of the suspected abusers that remains a free man was
:04:29. > :04:32.named. He denies the crimes, he said to the BBC.
:04:33. > :04:34.The Home Secretary has accused the police and council officials
:04:35. > :04:37.in Rotherham of a "complete dereliction of duty"
:04:38. > :04:40.in failing to protect hundreds of children from child abuse.
:04:41. > :04:43.So how is this being viewed in the town?
:04:44. > :04:52.Our reporter Tom Ingall is outside the council offices.
:04:53. > :05:02.Tom, what more can you tell us? This story has moved incredibly quickly.
:05:03. > :05:04.We asked this morning the Rotherham council and South Yorkshire Police
:05:05. > :05:06.if they would give us a new interview a new interview we gone
:05:07. > :05:11.from the release of this report. Both organisations to client, but as
:05:12. > :05:16.was said before, both organisations have come under plenty of pressure.
:05:17. > :05:19.Many in the town have said the victims are not being listened to
:05:20. > :05:23.and in the years to come, there may not be enough support for them.
:05:24. > :05:26.It's been a week since the breadth of this scandal was revealed.
:05:27. > :05:29.In this town of 250,000 people are 1400 young
:05:30. > :05:31.Contrasting the silence of officials and stakeholders,
:05:32. > :05:37.On occasions, you've got to remember there could
:05:38. > :05:44.It's still having an effect on my life even now.
:05:45. > :05:55.It's hard, having to walk around your local
:05:56. > :05:58.town and to see faces that you recognise, and getting taxis
:05:59. > :06:03.Charities have warned of the dangers, providing educational
:06:04. > :06:07.resources, but now a member of the original South Yorkshire Police team
:06:08. > :06:12.who investigated the grooming of children says it was not a priority.
:06:13. > :06:15.I don't think they were sufficiently organised to deal with the scale
:06:16. > :06:18.Was child sexual exportation a priority?
:06:19. > :06:24.No, it just wasn't treated seriously.
:06:25. > :06:27.I've got to say that, it wasn't treated seriously enough.
:06:28. > :06:31.The Rotherham Women's Counselling Service provides invaluable support
:06:32. > :06:34.for victims of rape, sexual or domestic abuse.
:06:35. > :06:38.They already have a waiting list of six months.
:06:39. > :06:43.The impact of picking up additional referrals with all of the media
:06:44. > :06:46.attention, that's simply going to extend the six`month waiting list to
:06:47. > :06:51.Our attention needs to be 110% with the victims or, as we prefer
:06:52. > :06:58.There is report after report after report,
:06:59. > :07:02.there's suggestions about having reports based on other reports.
:07:03. > :07:05.What I have yet to see is someone actually saying, this is what we're
:07:06. > :07:09.going to do and we're going to fund services that support survivors
:07:10. > :07:16.Seven days since the report, but it could be years before victim
:07:17. > :07:23.feel that they can even start to deal with their experiences.
:07:24. > :07:30.! Tomorrow the focus will come back to Rotherham council. For the first
:07:31. > :07:36.time since the report was released, there is a full cabinet meeting.
:07:37. > :07:41.Many directors will be meeting, with one item on the agenda and that is
:07:42. > :07:46.to discuss the reaction to the report released. The public will
:07:47. > :07:53.also be allowed in the meeting, so it will be interesting. Other public
:07:54. > :07:59.figures have been called to come before the committee and the former
:08:00. > :08:02.Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police will be headed back to the
:08:03. > :08:05.committee next week. There are three MPs
:08:06. > :08:07.for the Rotherham area. One is Labour's John Healey,
:08:08. > :08:11.who has represented Wentworth I asked him if he was ever aware
:08:12. > :08:17.of the level of child abuse being No, I had no idea and the Council
:08:18. > :08:23.didn't brief us on this as MPs and the police certainly didn't talk
:08:24. > :08:28.to us about it. As some
:08:29. > :08:32.of the recent programmes have shown, the police were a big part of
:08:33. > :08:36.the problem in those early years. Extraordinary, isn't it,
:08:37. > :08:39.that it was open knowledge among the taxi drivers and hotel owners but
:08:40. > :08:42.local politicians and even Labour That is what you are paid to do,
:08:43. > :08:46.isn't it? I am a Labour MP, I am proud to
:08:47. > :08:50.be the Labour MP for this area. If I had had an inkling or
:08:51. > :08:53.an idea of the scale and the seriousness of this, I tell
:08:54. > :08:57.you, I would not have let it rest. But there were warnings as early
:08:58. > :09:00.as 2002 and 2003, right under the noses of local officials
:09:01. > :09:05.and indeed the police, yet nothing was done under the tenure of Labour
:09:06. > :09:09.Home Secretary David Blunkett. It says the problem was downplayed,
:09:10. > :09:18.people believed or said that they The police, it was quite clear that
:09:19. > :09:24.they treated the victims as responsible for their own actions
:09:25. > :09:27.when these were children being raped and having illegal sex and they just
:09:28. > :09:32.didn't treat these victims and these Do you think
:09:33. > :09:37.the Labour councillors and The report does not say that is
:09:38. > :09:44.the case. Questions for some of those Labour
:09:45. > :09:52.politicians in leading positions, including those who have been
:09:53. > :09:56.suspended by the party today for investigation, and it raises serious
:09:57. > :09:59.questions about senior council management and very serious
:10:00. > :10:01.questions for the police as well, Only one resignation so far, the
:10:02. > :10:07.former leader of Rotherham Council. Tell me, how can anyone have faith
:10:08. > :10:10.in the integrity of the local politicians and council officials
:10:11. > :10:12.if they are unwilling to take I think what that Labour councillor
:10:13. > :10:17.did was take responsibility I think that was
:10:18. > :10:23.the right thing to do. We've got to rebuild that sense
:10:24. > :10:29.of public confidence in the council, in politics more generally and
:10:30. > :10:31.in the actions of the police. That confidence is most important
:10:32. > :10:35.for the victims of child exploitation and sex abuse
:10:36. > :10:38.is going on still in Rotherham As we said in the House of Commons,
:10:39. > :10:45.we've got to make sure those victims get the support and a long`term help
:10:46. > :10:48.that they will need in the future, The teenager hoping
:10:49. > :10:58.to be riding high. We meet the Leeds youngster aiming
:10:59. > :11:01.to add another cycling medal to A special assembly has been held
:11:02. > :11:13.at the Huddersfield school attended by a 12`year`old boy who's still
:11:14. > :11:16.missing after being swept out to sea Isaac Nash got
:11:17. > :11:19.into difficulties whilst paddling The search
:11:20. > :11:23.for him is still continuing. After four full days
:11:24. > :11:29.of searching the Anglesey coast, hopes are fading that 12`year`old
:11:30. > :11:34.Isaac Nash will be found alive. The schoolboy
:11:35. > :11:38.from Huddersfield was swept out to His younger brother, Xander,
:11:39. > :11:43.who's ten, was saved from the waves by his father and
:11:44. > :11:47.went back to school this morning, where a special assembly was held
:11:48. > :11:51.for the brother's classmates. I am always proud of the children,
:11:52. > :11:53.but the way they have handled themselves
:11:54. > :11:59.this morning has been superb. And I think, also,
:12:00. > :12:02.the way that Isaac's family have handled themselves
:12:03. > :12:03.and dealt with the situation... I think they've dealt with it
:12:04. > :12:06.with great strength and dignity. And I think that it's helped other
:12:07. > :12:10.people, as well Last night, friends and family held
:12:11. > :12:17.a vigil for Isaac, the children able to grieve in their own way
:12:18. > :12:21.and a chance for Isaac's parents to see the community support mobilized
:12:22. > :12:39.by last week's awful accident. The life boat crew have posted their
:12:40. > :12:46.regrets on Facebook with a special message from Zoe, his family. He
:12:47. > :12:49.said they had been visiting Aberffraw things the child was born,
:12:50. > :12:53.and will continue to visit there. Nick Bentley is
:12:54. > :12:56.the brothers' tae kwon do coach. He says the family are coping
:12:57. > :12:58.as best they can. I have exchanged a few messages with
:12:59. > :13:02.Zoe over the last couple of days. They are coping very well
:13:03. > :13:04.at the moment. Obviously, it is a very difficult
:13:05. > :13:07.time for them and the whole family. They are concentrating
:13:08. > :13:09.on trying to celebrate the 12 years of Isaac's life rather than dwell
:13:10. > :13:13.on the incident that happened. Tomorrow, it's Isaac's closest
:13:14. > :13:21.classmates that will return here to school for the first time,
:13:22. > :13:23.joining the younger ones. So another difficult day in store,
:13:24. > :13:24.particularly That life can be
:13:25. > :13:31.so fragile is a hard lesson at any South Yorkshire's Chief Constable
:13:32. > :13:44.has told MPs that the BBC put his force in "a very difficult
:13:45. > :13:47.position" over a planned search of Sir Cliff Richard's home
:13:48. > :13:49.as part of an investigation The BBC has been criticised
:13:50. > :13:55.for having TV crews at David Crompton told the
:13:56. > :14:01.Commons Home Affairs Committee that the force allowed access
:14:02. > :14:04.because they feared saying "no" The committee's chairman Keith Vaz
:14:05. > :14:12.accused the force of incompetence. Criminals
:14:13. > :14:15.in South Yorkshire must be rubbing their hands with glee with the
:14:16. > :14:18.thought of having to deal with your officers, who will appear to give in
:14:19. > :14:21.at the first possible opportunity. I know you won't accept that
:14:22. > :14:23.because your position before this committee today is that
:14:24. > :14:26.you blame The Met, you blame the BBC, you blame everybody else,
:14:27. > :14:29.but as far as you are concerned, Leeds to New York in less than ten
:14:30. > :14:38.hours ` that's the promise from Leeds Bradford Airport after
:14:39. > :14:41.they announced the launch of new The service will connect with
:14:42. > :14:47.a large number of flights to destinations
:14:48. > :14:50.in the USA and passengers from Leeds will be able to go through American
:14:51. > :14:54.customs in Dublin. It'll be operated by Aer Lingus
:14:55. > :14:57.and it's also hoped the new link will encourage more American
:14:58. > :15:05.tourists to come to Yorkshire. Some BBC channel numbers are
:15:06. > :15:07.changing on Freeview tomorrow If you're
:15:08. > :15:11.in Chesterfield or some parts of South Yorkshire, you might find you
:15:12. > :15:14.lose channels including BBC One. For help and advice
:15:15. > :15:17.on retuning Freeview call Digital UK on 03456 50 50 50 or go to
:15:18. > :15:26.digitaluk.co.uk/retuning. If you're watching on satellite
:15:27. > :15:40.or cable, you'll be unaffected. Now, will the big referendum
:15:41. > :15:42.ballot on Scottish independence Well, there's an argument that parts
:15:43. > :15:48.of Yorkshire are already worse off as a direct result of the government
:15:49. > :15:52.trying to persuade the Scots to stay In the latest of this week's series
:15:53. > :15:57.on the Scottish Referendum, here's Fife on the Scottish east coast
:15:58. > :16:06.glowing in the summer sunshine. It is hard to believe that this
:16:07. > :16:10.in the middle of a coalfield. There's barely a trace
:16:11. > :16:12.of an industry where thousands used In fact, there were once more than
:16:13. > :16:20.50 deep coal pits here in Fife By the '60s,
:16:21. > :16:25.down to a couple of dozen. But the economic blight remains
:16:26. > :16:31.so here in Fife what they are saying is that they need government cash
:16:32. > :16:37.and EU aid just as much as any The whole project is
:16:38. > :16:43.around young people getting involved The money is spent on projects like
:16:44. > :16:47.this, giving desperately needed skills to youngsters who design,
:16:48. > :16:50.build and race electric cars. But here they feel Yorkshire's
:16:51. > :16:55.coalfields have had a better deal. I can name places like Manvers and
:16:56. > :17:00.Wath where they have had investment and taken away the spoiled tips,
:17:01. > :17:05.the old lagoons and build new I don't think in certain parts
:17:06. > :17:12.of the Scottish coalfield Manvers and Wath, the old pit
:17:13. > :17:16.complex in south Rotherham has It is now finding that half
:17:17. > :17:22.the European money it had been relying on to continue the job over
:17:23. > :17:27.the next seven years is being When we first started, we had
:17:28. > :17:32.European money, and it did work. We worked
:17:33. > :17:34.in partnership with the government, It is a question of the levels of
:17:35. > :17:42.deprivation and yet lots of money seems to be going into areas in
:17:43. > :17:46.other parts of Europe which aren't In fact, that cut was nothing
:17:47. > :17:52.to do with Brussels. With just months to go to
:17:53. > :17:57.the referendum, the UK government ordered the switch of hundreds
:17:58. > :17:59.of millions of EU funding It was seen as a demonstration
:18:00. > :18:05.of what benefits the United Kingdom could bring and,
:18:06. > :18:07.with Europe's funding regime fixed for seven years,
:18:08. > :18:09.that Yorkshire money is likely to stay here in Scotland whatever
:18:10. > :18:18.the outcome of the referendum. And we will continue with
:18:19. > :18:21.our look at what the Scottish independence referendum means
:18:22. > :18:25.for Yorkshire tomorrow and Thursday Before seven o'clock: A new twist on
:18:26. > :18:32.home cooking. The West Yorkshire chef growing
:18:33. > :18:35.his fruit and veg just outside Tanya's here with all
:18:36. > :18:54.the latest sports news. We understand that the Leeds Rhinos
:18:55. > :18:57.full`back Zak Hardaker is being investigated for making
:18:58. > :19:01.an alleged homophobic comment. We believe the allegation stems
:19:02. > :19:04.from this incident in Friday's Hardaker served a five`match ban
:19:05. > :19:11.earlier this season after admitting making a homophobic comment
:19:12. > :19:14.during a match against Warrington. Huddersfield Town are expected
:19:15. > :19:17.to decide this evening who they The former Charlton boss
:19:18. > :19:21.Chris Powell is one of three candidates still in contention
:19:22. > :19:23.after a second round of interviews Meanwhile, Oscar Garcia,
:19:24. > :19:27.who was talked to about the vacant head coaches job
:19:28. > :19:31.at Leeds United, has today become In cricket it's been
:19:32. > :19:37.a record`breaking day for Yorkshire and Adam Lyth
:19:38. > :19:40.as they continue to push for victory Lyth celebrated the highest score
:19:41. > :21:32.of his career with 251. Tour continues for Tom at the
:21:33. > :21:34.Sainsbury's School games in Manchester. Providing his kit is dry
:21:35. > :21:39.in time. He is really pleased to be selected
:21:40. > :21:43.and it will be a great experience for them. It is like a little
:21:44. > :21:48.Olympic Village, they get to stay with their teams there is a team
:21:49. > :21:50.manager and there are no parents nagging them.
:21:51. > :21:55.There comes a time when every man has to stand on his own two feet.
:21:56. > :21:59.When is Tom going to start doing his own cycling gear?
:22:00. > :22:05.This is outrageous. How do you know I didn't `` code you know I hung out
:22:06. > :22:13.the washing and he didn't? Younger brother Joel is on his way.
:22:14. > :22:16.One of the judges from Yorkshire has been saying that my brother is
:22:17. > :22:20.better than me and I'm not going to have that. He is not going to be
:22:21. > :22:26.better than me. There were no Red Arrows Road
:22:27. > :22:35.closures today, just a young man with a big dream.
:22:36. > :22:44.That brings back all those happy memories of the Tour de France.
:22:45. > :22:49.Nice to see you on Ageas day. `` Tuesday.
:22:50. > :22:50.Do you struggle to get your five a day?
:22:51. > :22:56.Yes. We all know that fresh fruit
:22:57. > :22:59.and veg are good for us. But one Yorkshire chef has made it
:23:00. > :23:02.his mission to get his five a day Tim Bilton opened the Spiced Pear
:23:03. > :23:06.restaurant near Holmfirth last year. Now he's turned four acres
:23:07. > :23:08.of moorland opposite And he's recruiting the help
:23:09. > :23:12.of local allotment owners, too, High on a hillside in sunny
:23:13. > :23:20.Hepworth, four acres of home`grown This is the vision
:23:21. > :23:24.of restauranteur Tim Bilton. Having trained under celebrity chef
:23:25. > :23:26.Raymond Blanc, he has maintained the ethos of using as much fresh
:23:27. > :23:32.produce in his cooking as possible. Tim brings all the flair
:23:33. > :23:39.of a fancy London restaurant to the table but his roots are firmly
:23:40. > :23:43.here in Yorkshire. Working down in Oxford for
:23:44. > :23:47.Raymond Blanc was an absolute honour and Italy, I have never left
:23:48. > :23:57.Yorkshire. But even the top chefs can do
:23:58. > :24:03.with some gardening tips. So Tim is inviting nyone who grows
:24:04. > :24:07.their own fruit and veg to pop in. He will cook up a free feast as
:24:08. > :24:12.long as they provide the produce. The National Allotment Society
:24:13. > :24:17.is backing his campaign. You get a lot of sort
:24:18. > :24:19.of down`to`earth feeling of actually growing it That is
:24:20. > :24:24.a big thing for me. Someone will give you
:24:25. > :24:33.a plant or some advice. We have got a problem with greenfly
:24:34. > :24:45.and I would love to know how to get rid of that so if I can tap
:24:46. > :24:48.into somebody's knowledge, The celebration
:24:49. > :24:52.of home`grown produce will take place at the Spiced Pear in Hepworth
:24:53. > :24:56.on 8 September. A nice juicy marrow or cultivated
:24:57. > :25:26.cucumber should get you in. I did have a turn of pineapple
:25:27. > :25:31.chunks last night. Does that count? Yes, it does actually. Reasons
:25:32. > :25:39.count. It is a real struggle to have five.
:25:40. > :25:48.Apparently you have two have 7`10. Let's show you some pictures that
:25:49. > :25:54.have come in. The header is looking beautiful, the purples. That is down
:25:55. > :26:00.to how wet it was in August. Keep the pictures coming in.
:26:01. > :26:07.Tomorrow is rather cloudy with sunshine. It is not straight forward
:26:08. > :26:11.because there is lots of clouds trapped under this area of high
:26:12. > :26:15.pressure but at least that means conditions will remain settled.
:26:16. > :26:20.After the glorious start, we got lots of cloud this afternoon.
:26:21. > :26:27.Temperatures levelled off at 19 or 20 degrees. There is a bit of a gap
:26:28. > :26:33.but more low cloud coming up from Norfolk. That will break up and melt
:26:34. > :26:39.away. Clear skies developing overnight before low cloud returns
:26:40. > :26:45.and pushes westwards. There might be the odd spot of drizzle but it is
:26:46. > :26:58.predominantly dry. The sun rises in the morning at around 6:18am. I
:26:59. > :27:06.suspect when you walk up to clear blue skies this morning. There
:27:07. > :27:12.should be some sunny spells particularly through Wednesday
:27:13. > :27:21.afternoon. Just a light breeze. It should feel pleasant along the coast
:27:22. > :27:28.but inland were the sun pops out 21 Celsius is expected. That is
:27:29. > :27:33.slightly above the average. Good news for the one`day international
:27:34. > :27:41.at Headingley on Friday, a full day's play.
:27:42. > :27:46.Amy has just revealed to me that she is partial to the odd figure.