:00:00. > :00:07.On the programme tonight: so it's goodbye from me and on
:00:08. > :00:09.We will fight if we're needdd ` Kurds living and working
:00:10. > :00:12.in Yorkshire say they're re`dy to go to Northern Iraq to help
:00:13. > :00:27.I worry about my family. I want to go back. I'm waiting for soleone to
:00:28. > :00:29.call me to go back to fight. We'll get an assessment
:00:30. > :00:31.of the situation from an expert Counting the cost of an EDL march
:00:32. > :00:35.in Rotherham ` traders say it cost them thousands
:00:36. > :00:50.of pounds in lost business. It was like a ghost town. Apart from
:00:51. > :00:57.the police, it was like a rhot area. And find out why she has taken to
:00:58. > :00:59.the skies above North Yorkshire And don't forget to join me for the
:01:00. > :01:12.forecast. But first tonight,
:01:13. > :01:14.to members of the Kurdish community from Yorkshire who say they're ready
:01:15. > :01:18.if needed, to fly out to Northern Iraq to help the fight against
:01:19. > :01:20.Islamic State, also known as Isis. The militant group now controls
:01:21. > :01:24.large parts of Syria and Ir`q. It's responsible for mass khllings
:01:25. > :01:29.and executions, including the beheading of a British aid worker
:01:30. > :01:33.from East Yorkshire and an @merican. Today in Paris,
:01:34. > :01:36.30 countries pledged to fight IS 'by Our communities correspondent
:01:37. > :01:41.Jhangir Ahmed reports. The shockwaves from
:01:42. > :01:46.the battle against Islamic State in Iraq have been felt many miles away,
:01:47. > :01:49.here in Yorkshire, where thousands She just returned to Sheffidld from
:01:50. > :01:56.a visit to her native Kurdistan Her family live 20 miles aw`y
:01:57. > :02:00.from the conflict zone. I've managed to travel back home and
:02:01. > :02:06.visit my parents three times before. But this time it was differdnt
:02:07. > :02:10.because of the crisis and propaganda Last time
:02:11. > :02:15.when I said goodbye to my d`d, he hugged me ever so tight `nd told
:02:16. > :02:23.me this could be our last goodbye. The Islamic State, sometimes known
:02:24. > :02:28.as ISIS or IS, is an extremhst group that has seized large parts
:02:29. > :02:31.of territory in eastern Syrha and Its brutal tactics include lass
:02:32. > :02:38.killings and abductions as well as the beheadings of soldiers,
:02:39. > :02:40.journalists and aid workers. The Kurdish Peshmerga forces are
:02:41. > :02:44.putting up resistance with the help of other countries
:02:45. > :02:46.and now the community in Shdffield Many Kurds have made this area
:02:47. > :02:52.their home away from home. There are a lot of Kurdish
:02:53. > :02:55.businesses here, The Kurdish community realises that
:02:56. > :03:00.what they have to do is intdgrate into society here and also
:03:01. > :03:03.acknowledge that the IS is ` real threat and they will do anything to
:03:04. > :03:07.protect their family back home. This barber shop is run by Kurdish
:03:08. > :03:10.men who have lived in the chty They say they are ready to fight
:03:11. > :03:15.if needed. If the situation worsens,
:03:16. > :03:18.are you going to pack up yotr life They have killed men and wolen,
:03:19. > :03:35.Christian and Muslim. Prime Minister David Cameron says
:03:36. > :03:40.those going out to fight Ishs should be treated differently to those
:03:41. > :03:43.fighting for the terrorist group. I believe it's a good thing,
:03:44. > :03:47.an honourable thing to do, because they go and defend our country, our
:03:48. > :03:59.people, our brothers and sisters. This Kurdish community may be
:04:00. > :04:01.thousands of miles away but they say Well Professor Paul Rogers hs
:04:02. > :04:16.an international studies lecturer This is already happening, cards
:04:17. > :04:20.travelling out to join this fight. What King of effect could
:04:21. > :04:26.potentially have? Probably puite minimal in terms of going to fight.
:04:27. > :04:30.The cards within Iraq have very much got their act together now. They
:04:31. > :04:34.were pushed back at the start but they have redeveloped their forces
:04:35. > :04:39.and can probably cope. You can feel hugely for them. They are spread
:04:40. > :04:43.across four countries and it is only an Iraq that the self`governing so
:04:44. > :04:52.it is only natural that comlunities you want to help. It may be
:04:53. > :04:58.counter`productive. What thdy can do to help, there have been tens of
:04:59. > :05:03.thousands of people flying hn. The British community can be re`lly
:05:04. > :05:06.helpful. We heard from the governor was worried about her father living
:05:07. > :05:20.20 males on the fighting. Do you think cards here know what they are
:05:21. > :05:25.getting into? `` Kurds. I don't think so. Kurds have alreadx sorted
:05:26. > :05:29.things out for themselves in the region. I can understand whx people
:05:30. > :05:35.would want to go but I think there are better ways in which thdy can
:05:36. > :05:41.help. I just come back from Afghanistan. Most of the personnel
:05:42. > :05:46.there got the feeling they were heading for Iraq in some sh`pe or
:05:47. > :05:55.form. Is that legally? I thhnk it is unlikely. We have spent manx years
:05:56. > :06:01.in Iraq and Afghanistan. I think it is frankly unlikely that yot will
:06:02. > :06:01.get combat troops going frol Britain unless things deteriorate usually
:06:02. > :06:06.which we hope they won't. Taxpayers in South Yorkshird are
:06:07. > :06:08.counting the cost of a march Protestors demonstrated
:06:09. > :06:12.in the centre of Rotherham on Saturday in the wake
:06:13. > :06:16.of the child sex abuse scandal. The police operation alone cost
:06:17. > :06:19.?750,000 and traders in the town More than 1000 protesters,
:06:20. > :06:29.1500 police officers. As far right groups marched through
:06:30. > :06:33.Rotherham on Saturday, two people It's the second time this ydar
:06:34. > :06:41.the English Defence League have held a demonstration in this town
:06:42. > :06:47.but South Yorkshire Police knew that it was going to be different
:06:48. > :06:50.and was going to be bigger. It was organised in the wakd
:06:51. > :06:52.of the grooming scandal. The police operation
:06:53. > :06:55.at the weekend has cost the South We anticipate there will
:06:56. > :07:00.be further protests. We need to work with local
:07:01. > :07:02.communities and the business community to make them feel safe
:07:03. > :07:05.and have confidence in our response Disruption was significant
:07:06. > :07:15.for many businesses. This shop was counting lost trade
:07:16. > :07:19.on what should have been It was like a ghost town ap`rt
:07:20. > :07:26.from the police. It was like a riot area,
:07:27. > :07:37.it was crazy. It's now three weeks since the
:07:38. > :07:39.Jay Report was published, detailing the full scale of child
:07:40. > :07:50.sexual exploitation in this town. The council leader's gone,
:07:51. > :07:52.the chief executive is to stand down and calls continue to grow for
:07:53. > :07:55.South Yorkshire's Police and Crime And adding to that pressure today
:07:56. > :07:59.was a Home Office minister The fact is he is a lame duck now
:08:00. > :08:04.and is not commanding support I think he's inhibiting
:08:05. > :08:07.the progress that has been lade by other part of the establhshment
:08:08. > :08:10.of Rotherham like the policd and council, who are making steps
:08:11. > :08:19.forward to deal with this m`tter. Police say there was no serhous
:08:20. > :08:23.disorder at the weekend but as the anger over the groomhng
:08:24. > :08:26.and abuse continues, this town is The street busker who's going places
:08:27. > :08:40.` we speak to soprano Rebecca Newman A boxer from Sheffield remahns
:08:41. > :08:54.in a critical condition in hospital after being knocked out in ` fight
:08:55. > :08:58.at Ice Sheffield on Friday night. Jerome Wilson, seen here
:08:59. > :09:03.on the BBC's Wipeout progralme, was carried from the ring when the fight
:09:04. > :09:06.was stopped in the sixth rotnd. His trainer says Wilson has now had
:09:07. > :09:09.an operation on his brain and is A murder investigation's underway
:09:10. > :09:16.after a seriously injured m`n was He was found at a property
:09:17. > :09:21.on Jubilee Road yesterday morning A public consultation's been
:09:22. > :09:47.launched looking at how adults' and children's heart surgerx will
:09:48. > :09:49.work across England. Children's surgery was suspdnded
:09:50. > :09:51.at Leeds General Infirmary last year because of concerns ovdr
:09:52. > :09:54.a high number of deaths. A review then found
:09:55. > :09:57.the hospital to be safe but said it Consultation events will be held
:09:58. > :10:03.around the country including one York's new velodrome opens today,
:10:04. > :10:10.two months later than hoped. It's an outdoor Olympic`sizdd track
:10:11. > :10:13.at York University and it's designed to let more people
:10:14. > :10:16.experience track cycling. Sport England,
:10:17. > :10:19.British Cycling and the university are all involved in the project
:10:20. > :10:28.which has cost around ?1 million. Former soldiers who've been injured
:10:29. > :10:31.in action have taken to the skies today thanks to
:10:32. > :10:34.a gliding club near Selby. The amputees are all members
:10:35. > :10:36.of the British Limbless Ex`Servicemen's Association and were
:10:37. > :10:51.given the flights as a thank you They've come from across thd
:10:52. > :12:37.country. Winded veterans with a taste for adventure. Les
:12:38. > :12:40.noisy engine. It is a Syrian experience. `` serene. The wounded
:12:41. > :12:41.servicemen will be back agahn next year, soaring in North Yorkshire's
:12:42. > :12:47.sky. It's been a long time coming ` after
:12:48. > :12:52.a 13`year wait, cricket's County Championship trophy is back where it
:12:53. > :12:56.belongs, right here in Yorkshire. And what a stitch up `
:12:57. > :13:01.find out why these patchwork quilts were the way to raise money
:13:02. > :13:09.for charity in Victorian tiles. Football and Chesterfield's strong
:13:10. > :13:22.start to the new season continued The newly`promoted side havd made
:13:23. > :13:27.the transition into League One look easy, helped
:13:28. > :13:30.by the division's hottest striker. Ian Bucknell reports
:13:31. > :13:33.on the Spireites and more When Eoin Doyle missed
:13:34. > :13:37.a penalty with his team a goal behind, it looked
:13:38. > :13:42.like it would be has Chesterfield's afternoon but he quickly regained
:13:43. > :13:45.his composure to bring Minutes later,
:13:46. > :13:53.League One's top scorer won It was left to Sam Morsy to put
:13:54. > :14:05.the icing on the spire. They left it late and needed
:14:06. > :14:11.a bit of luck against Rochd`le. The shot took a looping deflection
:14:12. > :14:14.for the game's only goal. In the Championship, Rotherham
:14:15. > :14:19.rescued a point at Bournemotth thanks to Jordan Bowery's injury
:14:20. > :14:22.time header, his first call. Chris Powell sent out a Huddersfield
:14:23. > :14:28.side for the first time on Saturday. It's not an easy job he's inherited,
:14:29. > :14:31.made harder It took town a long time
:14:32. > :14:42.to recover but they did. Still, there was time
:14:43. > :14:45.for a late twist through thdse They weren't going to miss
:14:46. > :14:53.from 12 yards, leaving Hudddrsfield We worked really hard to get back
:14:54. > :15:01.in there. It was just disappointing,
:15:02. > :15:02.they way it ended. It's a mistake that really
:15:03. > :15:12.shouldn't have happened. You can see highlights from all
:15:13. > :15:15.the games on the Football Ldague The Super League Dream Team was
:15:16. > :15:25.announced today and includes seven players from this part of the world,
:15:26. > :15:28.five from Leeds Rhinos and two No one in there from Bradford Bulls
:15:29. > :15:32.who've played their last gale The four`time champions knew
:15:33. > :15:38.their fate weeks ago but bowed out of rugby leagte's top
:15:39. > :15:41.flight with a win. Luke Gale scored four tries
:15:42. > :15:43.for the Bulls as they beat Both clubs are relegated
:15:44. > :15:50.and will start next season There are lots more tries to saviour
:15:51. > :15:54.and a look ahead to the plax`offs It's the last in the series
:15:55. > :16:02.and is on BBC One at 11:40pl. Now,
:16:03. > :16:07.Friday was one of the best days ever for Yorkshire cricket with their
:16:08. > :16:09.victory in the County Champhonship. We're joined now by Ryan Sidebottom
:16:10. > :16:31.and Jason Gillespie, You proud of the manner in which the
:16:32. > :16:38.team have won? Without a dotbt. It shows we're not just meeting teams,
:16:39. > :16:46.we are dominating games. Thd championships are hard earndd. We
:16:47. > :16:50.play good cricket but it was still the end of the season beford we
:16:51. > :16:55.could say we were champions. He has done very well. It is a testament to
:16:56. > :17:01.himself, he looks after himself well. He is a great example to a lot
:17:02. > :17:08.of the lads. What do you thhnk Jason has brought a Yorkshire as coach? I
:17:09. > :17:14.think the Australian in him, a very tough work hard, play hard. He is a
:17:15. > :17:19.laid`back character. I think he has rubbed off on the players to go out
:17:20. > :17:21.there and perform and they begin simple. It has just been a great
:17:22. > :17:34.team effort, absolutely fantastic. It's very difficult for me to call
:17:35. > :17:37.rulings, but it would have been great to have Andrew out thdre
:17:38. > :17:47.celebrating with us. It wasn't to be. He didn't miss out too luch No
:17:48. > :17:51.one is left in any doubt, Andrew is the coach and that will nevdr
:17:52. > :18:05.change. That will be down in history 2014. I think Adam and Brooks
:18:06. > :18:14.deserve a special mention. They have both been outstanding. They have
:18:15. > :18:19.been absolutely amazing to take that amount of wickets in First Division
:18:20. > :18:26.cricket. It got me crying the other day! I blame him. The trophx made it
:18:27. > :18:31.to Huddersfield over the wedkend and this morning we heard it behng the
:18:32. > :18:39.people's trophy. Where else has it off to? I've heard a whisper that
:18:40. > :18:43.there is a game at Elland Road on Saturday and I think if you of the
:18:44. > :18:52.boys are keen to head down there and show the trophy after. That's all I
:18:53. > :18:56.know so far. It's not yours, Harry? ! .
:18:57. > :18:59.If you think you're any good with a needle and thread,
:19:00. > :19:01.you might want to think agahn after seeing this next report.
:19:02. > :19:05.The Quilt Museum in York has opened a new exhibition of unusual quilts
:19:06. > :19:17.Cathy Killick's been to look at them.
:19:18. > :19:26.Embroidered with patience, skill and care, this is a signature qtilt The
:19:27. > :19:31.names and initials of peopld long dead are scattered across them. But
:19:32. > :19:36.what brought them together `nd why? They were mainly used to rahse funds
:19:37. > :19:42.for churches, chapels and schools. You were asked if you would like to
:19:43. > :19:46.have your name on the quilt and you paid a certain sum of money. Your
:19:47. > :19:58.name was embroidered on the quilt. The court was then made up `nd
:19:59. > :20:03.auctioned or raffled. The chapel in Sheriff Hutton benefited from this
:20:04. > :20:08.quilt. By matching names on Census records, researchers have found
:20:09. > :20:13.photos. This is earnest, who was 11 days old when it was auctioned. And
:20:14. > :20:20.here is Edmund good hand, you still looking headmaster from the school.
:20:21. > :20:26.As well as the quilt is, thdre is a rare chance to see this. It is the
:20:27. > :20:31.oldest signed and dated piece of patchwork in the UK. There `re only
:20:32. > :20:35.four or five like it in the world. It is extremely fragile so
:20:36. > :20:40.volunteers have made a replhca. It is as vibrant as the origin`l would
:20:41. > :20:52.have been nearly 300 years `go. In the original, the initials had faded
:20:53. > :20:55.away. You can see how each patch is tacked onto paper so that on the
:20:56. > :21:01.right side, no stitches are visible. These skills have been
:21:02. > :21:05.handed down over the years some modern quilts are also on dhsplay
:21:06. > :21:11.including a new signature qtilt made to raise money for what elsd, the
:21:12. > :21:21.Quilt Museum. What goes arotnd comes around.
:21:22. > :21:24.I like the idea of sponsoring a patch!
:21:25. > :21:26.I remember a few years ago walking in the
:21:27. > :21:29.middle of York, in my usual miles away state when I heard her voice.
:21:30. > :21:31.Since then I have watched her career blossom.
:21:32. > :21:35.To others, she is the people's soprano.
:21:36. > :21:38.She has sold thousands of albums and I have introduced her on st`ge many
:21:39. > :21:43.She's also sung with Russell Watson and Aled Jones.
:21:44. > :21:45.And yesterday she launched her latest album Dare To Dream.
:21:46. > :21:50.We'll chat to her in a moment, but first here she is singing
:21:51. > :22:03.# You will see if you only dare to dream
:22:04. > :22:30.Rebecca joins us now. He didn't draw up any musical family. You had
:22:31. > :22:37.classical music in the housd. So how did you become a soprano? H`rry has
:22:38. > :22:40.done an introduction about how I performed on the streets whdn I was
:22:41. > :22:47.at university in York. The only classical thing in my house was the
:22:48. > :22:51.Star Wars soundtrack! But I had this voice that didn't fit into `ny other
:22:52. > :22:56.kingdom genre. I used to sing pop songs with my friends and I could
:22:57. > :23:02.tell that I could sing in ttne, but it didn't fit in until I discovered
:23:03. > :23:09.the Phantom of the Opera th`t I discovered I had a soprano voice. Is
:23:10. > :23:20.it hard to make a living? It is very hard work. You can do it unless it
:23:21. > :23:24.is your passion. `` can't. Xou wouldn't be able to do it if you
:23:25. > :23:28.didn't have the will. A big part of the reason I am still doing it is
:23:29. > :23:35.because of the support I have had. I've done it all over the UK and
:23:36. > :23:41.abroad. It keeps you going to see the reaction that people have.
:23:42. > :23:52.Durham are very kind to me. You found a middle ground betwedn pop
:23:53. > :23:56.music and highbrow Opera. Dtrham is a great place to get in touch with
:23:57. > :24:01.the people. I have listened to the kind of music they want to listen to
:24:02. > :24:07.and the title track is actu`lly my own song. There are a coupld of my
:24:08. > :24:10.own songs and some lesser`known songs. They want new music hn the
:24:11. > :24:16.genre. They want something lore accessible. They want a bridge for
:24:17. > :24:21.people discovering more abott classical music. I'm looking forward
:24:22. > :24:23.to listening to it. I do th`t singing but I don't go on about it!
:24:24. > :24:56.I got a few pictures. Look `t that! This is a beautiful sunrise in
:24:57. > :25:08.Bradford. The next one is Wensleydale looking pretty `s ever.
:25:09. > :25:13.Keep your pictures coming in. Tomorrow will be an overcast start.
:25:14. > :25:19.High pressured to the north`west but we have a gentle run from the east
:25:20. > :25:25.which will mean low cloud and fog by night which will slowly cle`r.
:25:26. > :25:29.Instability today which means there has been heavy showers. Thex have
:25:30. > :25:33.come through West Yorkshire over the last few hours and we have had
:25:34. > :25:39.temperatures of 18 Celsius. There will continue westwards and fizzle
:25:40. > :25:45.out. Overnight, it looks set to be dry. The low cloud over night could
:25:46. > :25:54.produce the odd spot of drizzle but the mild might with the lowdst
:25:55. > :26:02.temperature of 12 or 14 Celsius In murky end to that night. Thd sun
:26:03. > :26:13.rises at 6:40am and the next high water is 10:17pm. It's a slow start
:26:14. > :26:24.whenever you are. They could be held fog `` there could be hill fog. Low
:26:25. > :26:27.cloud will break up mist and fog in the afternoon looks brighter. There
:26:28. > :26:39.are still cloud around which might produce light showers. It is
:26:40. > :26:50.definitely an improving picture 16 Celsius is expected in Scarborough
:26:51. > :27:00.and 19 or 20 Celsius inland. There should be brightness towards the
:27:01. > :27:07.coast. Wednesday to Friday or similar `` are similar, but the very
:27:08. > :27:15.quiet conditions look set to continue.