:00:08. > :00:12.The woman in charge of children s services in Rotherham has rdsigned
:00:13. > :00:15.after a report published last month revealed shocking levels of child
:00:16. > :00:20.Joyce Thacker is leaving Rotherham Borough Council
:00:21. > :00:22.immediately, following widespread calls for her to go.
:00:23. > :00:25.It's the fourth high`profild resignation over the scandal,
:00:26. > :00:31.It's over three weeks now shnce the report was published, rdvealing
:00:32. > :00:37.the abuse and exploitation of at least 1,400 Rotherham chhldren.
:00:38. > :00:44.Joyce Thacker had been in charge of children's services at
:00:45. > :00:50.Rotherham Council since 2008 and the pressure on her was building, MPs on
:00:51. > :00:56.the Home Affairs Select Comlittee, among those calling on her to go.
:00:57. > :00:58.The perpetrators, did they not carry on raping children in Rotherham
:00:59. > :01:04.No, please, answer the question ` they did or they didn?t?
:01:05. > :01:27.She joins the council leader, chief executive and police
:01:28. > :01:31.Four high`profile vacancies as Rotherham looks to rebuild
:01:32. > :01:38.Next tonight, there've been calls for Yorkshire to
:01:39. > :01:41.be given similar spending powers to those now being promised
:01:42. > :01:44.Full independence was rejected by the Referendum Vote in Scotland.
:01:45. > :01:46.The Prime Minister has promhsed greater powers for England,
:01:47. > :01:50.Our political editor, Len Tingle reports.
:01:51. > :01:53.So if Scotland has control over its own economy, what will that mean
:01:54. > :02:09.So it follows that the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
:02:10. > :02:32.And the timing could not be better for Yorkshire, with
:02:33. > :02:36.Particularly with pictures of the Tour de France on television
:02:37. > :02:39.And in comparison to Scotland, the population here is about the
:02:40. > :02:42.So what does the public in Xorkshire want?
:02:43. > :02:44.This was the population in Bradford today.
:02:45. > :02:47.If they give the power to the people that are up here,
:02:48. > :02:52.I think they'll be able to do more about it than the people in London.
:02:53. > :02:54.Politicians spend too much loney at the moment anyway,
:02:55. > :02:58.so I think probably it is not a good idea to set up anothdr
:02:59. > :03:01.I think there might be some scope for some kind
:03:02. > :03:03.of local bodies to vary tax`tion and raise taxation locally
:03:04. > :03:07.There was just one Council of the North 350 years ago.
:03:08. > :03:09.Today, at least four different Yorkshire
:03:10. > :03:12.bodies might have chunks of power in any town or city across the county.
:03:13. > :03:15.We have lots and lots of laxers of local government.
:03:16. > :03:19.And how do we get that more streamlined and how do we gdt people
:03:20. > :03:21.working between the different parts of Yorkshire?
:03:22. > :03:23.The government has promised that now that the count is over,
:03:24. > :03:26.they will start negotiating with the Scottish Parliament tod`y.
:03:27. > :03:28.There must be plenty of voices in Yorkshire saying,
:03:29. > :03:36.Speaking earlier on Look North, Stewart Arnold,
:03:37. > :03:39.deputy leader of Yorkshire First, called for a regional parli`ment
:03:40. > :03:43.while Peter Box, leader of Wakefield Council, disagreed.
:03:44. > :03:46.If it was put to the people of Yorkshire now we might gdt
:03:47. > :03:49.It makes no sense to have policy micro`managed from a desk
:03:50. > :03:54.Stuart I don't think understands what people really think,
:03:55. > :03:58.which is they don't want more politicians, they do not want
:03:59. > :04:03.How many people would be in this Yorkshire Parliament?
:04:04. > :04:07.Let's try and work with what we have got and it is working well so far,
:04:08. > :04:11.In other news now, and a man has admitted killhng two
:04:12. > :04:16.Austin Brayford, who's 33, pleaded guilty to murdering Helen D`wson and
:04:17. > :04:21.Police found their bodies in a house near the city centre
:04:22. > :04:26.Brayford will be sentenced `t Leeds Crown Court in October.
:04:27. > :04:28.South Yorkshire councils ard putting in more money to brhng high
:04:29. > :04:32.Last year, the similar Digital Region project, collapsed h`ving
:04:33. > :04:38.Now a new deal has been signed with BT and the project will be run
:04:39. > :04:42.South Yorkshire will pay another ?7 million to try and achieve hts
:04:43. > :04:49.original aim of getting 98% of homes fibre broadband by the end of 2 17.
:04:50. > :04:51.Well, I think it has put us in a good position.
:04:52. > :04:54.Without that investment, we wouldn't be where we are today.
:04:55. > :04:56.Historically, South Yorkshire has always lagged behind.
:04:57. > :04:59.We are always at the bottom of peoples' lists when it comes to
:05:00. > :05:01.investment and infrastructure and what Digital Region did was drag
:05:02. > :05:09.Shop owners in Bakewell say trade is down by 60% since major road
:05:10. > :05:13.Gas mains are being replaced in the town centre and people have
:05:14. > :05:16.been put off going there because of the queues into the town.
:05:17. > :05:19.The National Grid says the work is essential and once it's
:05:20. > :05:30.completed, it won't have to be done again for another 80 years.
:05:31. > :05:34.We are at least 60% down on figures from last year's takings.
:05:35. > :05:39.This is the time of year whdn the kids go back to school, the older
:05:40. > :05:42.generation go on holiday and we can carry on with a good season well up
:05:43. > :05:46.until Christmas to try and lake some money so that if we do have bad
:05:47. > :05:49.weather January, February, we all got a bit of money in the b`nk.
:05:50. > :05:55.The actor who played Boycie in Only Fools and Horses has offici`lly
:05:56. > :05:57.reopened two Chesterfield theatres following a ?700,000 refurbhshment.
:05:58. > :05:59.John Challis began his caredr by performing regularly in Chesterfield
:06:00. > :06:02.and unveiled improvements to the Pomegranate Theatre and
:06:03. > :06:05.The work was funded by the Arts Council and Chesterfield
:06:06. > :06:10.As I say, it's a special place for me, this.
:06:11. > :06:15.Rugby League now and Castleford Tigers were in action tonight
:06:16. > :06:20.But they were comprehensively beaten by St Helens, who scored fotr tries
:06:21. > :06:33.It finished Saints 25 Castldford nil.
:06:34. > :06:34.The Tigers' season isn't ovdr yet, though.
:06:35. > :06:44.Well, it has been a dull and mistx day.
:06:45. > :06:47.It looks like more of the s`me tomorrow, with some patchy drizzle,
:06:48. > :06:51.Sunday a much brighter day, all parts dry with some sunshine,
:06:52. > :06:53.our old friend the high`pressure back in charge.
:06:54. > :06:55.One or two thundery downpours around tonight.
:06:56. > :06:58.They will fizzle out, we will see some drizzle, low cloud, fog
:06:59. > :07:04.Lowest temperatures coming hn at around 12 or 13 Celsius.
:07:05. > :07:06.Saturday, repeat performancd of today, dull, damp and drhzzly.
:07:07. > :07:12.At first we will keep a lot of cloud.
:07:13. > :07:15.There's the cold front and behind that is that patchy drizzle,
:07:16. > :07:20.Sky's may well brighten, the Yorkshire Dales brightening up
:07:21. > :07:22.later tomorrow afternoon, whth top temperatures around 17 Celshus.
:07:23. > :07:26.Much brighter on Sunday with some sunshind.
:07:27. > :07:39.I will leave you with a sumlary of tomorrow's weather but now
:07:40. > :07:41.Hello. Our weather is about to correct