03/03/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

Yorkshire medics lead the way - how brain tumour patients

could have their lives transformed by the robot that can operate

They've given me a light at the end of the tunnel.

I've never been able to say to someone I might be seizure free

Residents affected by the route of the new high-speed line

design an alternative that could stop their homes

Castleford stay top of rugby's Super League

Villagers raise a glass to the North Yorkshire local that's

gone from closure to Pub of the Year.

And it's been a miserable afternoon across parts of the region.

I'll have your weekend forecast later.

First tonight, a Sheffield hospital is to become the UK centre

for pioneering robotic brain surgery which could change the lives

Rosa the robot uses a GPS-like system to map the human brain

and carry out neurosurgery with the kind of pinpoint accuracy

It'll be based at the Royal Hallamshire and today

a fundraising drive was launched to cover its running costs.

Leanne Hall started suffering from epileptic seizures

after developing a brain tumour as a child.

Despite having three open brain surgery operations,

Depending which seizure I've had depends on what I can do that today.

Because I'm not allowed to go the house my own

And if I do too much, I get too tired and then I end up

But there is hope in the form of a robot which carries out

The Royal Hallamshire in Sheffield is the first NHS hospital

Now, I know it sounds like science fiction

It's incredibly clever, it makes a 3-D map of the person's

brain and then can pinpoint extremely accurately

It's much less invasive and it means that recovery times are sped up.

If there is a way we can do complicated brain operations

without having to open the head, without having to send the patient

to intensive care post-operatively, without having to do a general

On top of that, if you add that we can get better quality,

more precise information as well, then it's a bonus.

But they need a quarter of a million pounds to keep

So today a fundraising campaign's been launched

It means Leanne can be treated by the robot,

When I went to Sheffield, they've kind of given me a light

at the end of the tunnel and I've never had the chance to say that

And I just found that amazing, that something can do that.

Rogue traders who forced elderly and vulnerable people

across Yorkshire to part with thousands of pounds

for new driveways have today been sent to prison for more

The paving company headed up by two men from Bradford and Halifax

became the most complained about in the country

following dozens of cases of shoddy and dangerous workmanship.

Here's our home affairs correspondent Spencer Stokes.

Paul Towers arriving at court later this morning before

being sentenced to more than four years in jail.

He and his business partner Robert Morrison ran Resinways -

the most complained about Tarmacing firm in the country in 2014.

Their offences involve forcing a 94-year-old man

who couldn't read his contract due to failing vision to sign it,

failing to refund deposits totalling ?4400, entering into contracts with

an 84-year-old lady who had Alzheimers and describing slippery

Margaret and John Newton from Halifax were victims.

Their drive has now been relaid by another firm.

They were asked to pay before completion.

I think justice has been served to some degree.

For myself and for all the other victims that were part of

Judge James Spencer said, you were motivated by

You decided to exploit these people, you were callous in your approach.

This kind of work is sometimes described as cowboy building.

But that would be a disservice to cowboys.

They were cheap, shoddy jobs and if it hadn't

have been for that we probably wouldn't have had the number of

So they were overpriced, cheap, shoddy,

shouldn't have been done in the first place, but then targeting

these people who probably could ill afford to lose their hard

Towers and Morrison were sentenced to four years three months

each and are expected to serve half that time.

A Leeds man is to serve a minimum of 17 years

in prison after he admitted murdering his teenage girlfriend.

Morgan Banks attacked Sophie Smith at a house in Beeston last October.

Their new baby was there at the time.

Banks, who's 18, was jailed for life at Leeds Crown Court.

Passengers had a lucky escape when a bus caught fire in Mirfield

this afternoon.The Yorkshire Tiger bus was completely burnt

out after the engine fire on Bellstring Lane

in the Upper Hopton area of Mirfield.

Manic Street Preachers are the first act to be announced for Bingley's

The band will headline the first night of Bingley Music Live

Around 15,000 fans attend each day of the three-day

Like the people in Yorkshire so, everything will be all right. --

like the people in Yorkshire say, everything will be all right.

tells us his team are working hard to put a smile on the supporters

faces at tomorrow's clash with play-off rivals Norwich.

Next tonight, it's divided opinion in South Yorkshire and now residents

affected by the route of the proposed high

speed rail line - HS2 - have only a few more days

One of the main bones of contention has been the proposed demolition

of homes but one parish councillor says he's developed a route

It comes as pressure groups from across Yorkshire meet in Wakefield

Yes, there are tonnes of people upstairs there. There has been a

daylong seminar. It was co-hosted by Wakefield Council and Yorkshire

against HS2. They say that the case for the ruling hasn't been made.

They are discussing that right now. -- the case for the real link. That

notwithstanding, it does seem to be closer than ever. Royal assent has

been given to book the first section between London and Birmingham. If it

gets to Yorkshire, where it will run is still unclear. Particularly in

South Yorkshire. The route was switched from the medal -- medal

over it. That requires many houses to be demolished. That prompted one

resident addictive it won't work -- one resident addictive the drawing

board. The HS2's existing route

is this line here... It starts, as always,

with a line on a map. Andy Fisher believes HS2 would've

been better off sticking But when the proposals changed

to bring the high-speed line within 500 metres of his home,

it got him thinking. The problem is not just

for the residents whose houses are going to be demolished

but really indeed for the people whose houses are not going to be

demolished because they're going to have to live with a 250 mph

railway line passing It avoids the Shimmer estate

at Mexborough and he believes it So, with all due respect,

you're not a railway engineer. Why do you think what you've come up

with is better than the team I've spoken several times

to the engineers at HS2 and I know their technical requirements but,

to be honest, why they themselves haven't been able to come

with a better route I'm The consultation about the precise

route of HS2 through South Yorkshire They have assured me that

I'm not wasting my time and that they will look very closely

at my proposals. Have they said anything

in terms of cost? I know this is not quite your

final, final proposal. Is it going to cost more

than what they're suggesting? A figure that they've quoted

is my previous proposal that I gave to them was going to cost

?200 million more. This is based on the fact that it's

a very, very slightly longer route But I maintain that the level

of compensation they're going to have to pay

is going to be vastly less. And that's because, as Andy's routes

travel further to the east, he believes no homes would need

to be demolished. He also thinks he's got a better

place for a South Yorkshire The present proposal

is for the high-speed line... But there are always

winners and losers when you A valley saved here,

a village avoided there, The problem with this particular

location is that so many people The path taken will be chosen

by people hundreds of miles away. This evening, we've had a statement

from HS2. They say that they welcome feedback and actively encourage

people to take part. A decision on the proposal will be announced by

the secretary of state later this year. Then HS2 will develop the

design plans in conjunction with local communities. You have until

March the 9th to take part in the consultation.

Thousands of Yorkshire women say they are unfairly shouldering

the economic burden of an increase in the age when state

Many now reaching the age of 60 will have to wait another six years

for their pensions and so miss out on up to ?40,000 in payments.

Next week action groups from across the region

will demonstrate outside parliament as the Chancellor

Here's our political editor Len Tingle.

Helen worries she could lose the home in Huddersfield

Susan, also from Huddersfield, is angry she now has

to rely entirely on her older husband's pension.

Both say news of having to wait another six years for their state

I just want to get my pension because I paid into it.

If you paid into a private pension, they couldn't turn

round and say, all right, you're not getting anything.

And they would have informed you of the changes.

You can't plan your life based on what you don't know.

I remember watching George Osborne stand up

in Parliament and give a speech about the new retirement age.

I was so shocked I thought, that can't be right,

that's a mistake, they'll look at that again and then in a couple

of weeks' time he'll be making a difference statement,

Traditionally, pension age for a women was 60,

By next year, it will be 66 for both.

That affects 2.6 million women in particular who lose up

Many until very recently had relied on that to help their retirement.

They've now joined a protest movement of thousands

They've held rallies and handed in petitions.

They say they're victims of a broken promise made as far back

as the 1940s when national insurance funded pensions were

Insured from the cradle to the grave, that is the purpose

But in a statement, the Department for Work

But the women say they won't give up.

Another rally is planned outside Parliament on budget day next week.

And you can see more on the story on this weekend's edition

Time to look at all this board. I'm guessing, with that image in the

background, we will be talking super league.

Incredible that you both have coordinated your tie and shoes. This

has taken care and.! You have to flush your shoes. Fantastic.

Castleford remain top of Super League after hammering

It was their biggest ever win over their neighbours,

A big crowd, a local derby and a back story.

Leeds on-loan full-back Zak Hardaker facing his parent club.

It didn't take long for Castleford to set the tone in this match,

one in which both wingers scored hat tricks.

Greg Eden got the first on the other side,

Castleford were pulling Leeds from one side

Luke Gale and Paul McShane orchestrated things in the middle.

Zak Hardaker was never far from the action, either.

Everyone, especially at Castleford, will point out.

But they're playing with real panache and coach Daryl Powell says

he's excited to see what more this can do.

Greg Minikin's hat-trick try was a delight to watch.

They went in at half-time at 30-0 up.

After the break, Zak Hardaker got his name on the scoresheet.

It was 42-0 before Leeds got a point.

Yes, they had injuries but this was a drubbing.

There's a swagger around the jungle right now.

Huddersfield endured a torrid night against Hull.

In a squad of 30, 13 were unavailable to Rick Stone

but he still felt his side gifted the opposition some easy tries.

The Sheffield Wednesday head coach, Carlos Carvalhal, says he's

confident about what his team can achieve this season

They're currently in the final playoff spot and tomorrow host

Norwich who are two places and six points behind them.

Harry has been speaking Carvalhal and got his assessment of the team's

I think that everybody had the feeling that they can do better

Because the competition is very hard, there is not a big

difference between the teams, but we have more points

The most important was that we are in sixth position at the moment.

We are not far away from the fourth place, also.

And we are fighting to a good position, understanding

that we are one of the best teams of the competition,

Did you realise when you came here the special quality

There is something unique about them.

I know the story of the people from this region, about the 80s,

the mines, the things that happened, the problems that the people

felt at that moment, the injustice that they felt.

I know that since that period the people don't have any

A lot of unemployment, a lot of unhappy people,

we know that we can be responsible to make these people more happy

and make them more connected with something very positive.

One final point, is Saturday's game against Norwich extra special?

We are ready, we are prepared, I think we can improve

and upgrade our game and, like the people from Yorkshire said,

In ice hockey, Sheffield Steelers have a weekend

A home win against Coventry tomorrow would keep up their chances

of catching Cardiff at the top of the league.

Steelers then head to Wales for Sunday's Challenge Cup Final

Surprisingly, it's a trophy that has eluded them for more than a decade.

We want to win every trophy that's there.

We are current back-to-back winners of the Elite League and a treble's

never been won because of the toughness of it.

But we're still in that hunt, Manchester play at

home tonight against Cardiff, so we'll see how that result goes.

It's the business end of the season now.

Yorkshire's double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee says he may not

return to triathlon for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Alistair - seen here winning the Leeds triathlon last year -

claimed gold at Rio 2016, defending his title

He says it's impossible to rule out an Olympic return but details

of the course in Tokyo would play a "big part" in his decision making.

It's going to be the case of sitting down, I think,

probably at the end of 2018 and weighing it up, am I enjoying

Do I still feel like I can be competitive to win a medal in Tokyo?

Have achieved what I want to achieve in the long-distance

Is the short distance stuff what really motivates me?

The diving duo gods first place in their first event of the season.

Mostly coordinated yourself. But not between two.

Cast your mind back to 2013 when our Yorkshire neighbours

in Hull were awarded the UK City of Culture 2017.Two months

in and there's already proof that the arts can make a difference.

Hundreds of thousands of visitors have flocked to the city

to enjoy the events, performances, music and galleries.

In a moment we'll speak to the city's cultural ambassador,

but first let's take a look at the highlights so far.

Well, Kofi Smiles is the Face of Hull and will be reporting all year

He joins us from Queen Victoria Square - home of the Blade.

It's made a real difference to the city, hasn't it?

Yes, I've mentioned some of the attendance figures,

but to add to that, Hull's very own east coast mainline train

service has seen a 17% increase in users in January,

with is amazing for what is normally a really slow month.

Hull Truck Theatre have seen just under 40% of their ticket sales

for the big premier, the Hypocrite, have been bought

by people who have never visited the theatre before and some

Even some chip shops are selling six tonne of fish a day.

So you're in Queen Victoria Square in the centre of Hull,

we obviously can't miss the big object behind you?

The blade - made by hand here in Hull

at the new Siemens factory, it's 75m long.

We had a light projected over there during the say of light. I've been

told that they are running out of things like coffee, food, the floor

has seen so many people visit in such a short space of time that it

is wearing out. It's unbelievable. It's all good, isn't it? The next

two seasons of events have just been launched. What are the highlights?

chance to bring people in. We've got chance to bring people in. We've got

international and national and local exhibitions. One of them is going to

be... One of them will be done by a Leeds resident. One will be done on

the Victoria Dock. It's going to be absolutely fantastic. We will be

able to see more things like the Skin exhibition. It's got to be

amazing. 24 abreast of us covering. 30 new exhibitions. -- 24

exhibitions. There is a special series of programmes about Hull City

of Culture starting this evening. The first will of the biggest

cultural events so far. A North Yorkshire pub

which was saved from closure by locals has been crowned

the best in Britain. People in Hudsdale raised

a quarter of a million pounds to save the George and Dragon

nine years ago. As well as serving pints

the pub also doubles Our business correspondent Danni

Hewson joined the celebrations. Nobody expected awards. In fact,

namely as a goal, just getting enough cash together to the open

George and Dragon was a big enough hurdle. But it reopened and became

the country's first community pub. It's not always been easy, though.

He will never keep everybody happy. We've had to landlords and some

people didn't like something. That's the same with any pop. As long as he

can keep some content, it's all right. It could so easily have been

a different story but the community came together to save this pub and

many have come today to celebrate the popcorn's success. I would like

to present the 2016 Pub of the year. He has done a tremendous job to go

from something that was close into thousand and eight and reopened in

2010. It wins the pub of the year in 2016. Couldn't be better. Over dodgy

people from places as far away as Australia own a little piece of this

community pub. -- over 200 people. It's fun. One of two of the

customers or helpers are a bit dollar. It's OK, she is well-known

and loved. As for the landlord, he's got plans that will keep everybody

happy. We found a little farm in the village. We are hopeful that this

time next year we will have a microbrewery as well. A Phoenix from

the ashes. Not a bad name for the first cake. Does good for her to do,

wasn't it? The writers on you. We saw a lot of rain. The headline

will tomorrow is looking a bit better. Unsettled start. A bit of

rain at first. But largely dry. This area of low pressure was said to the

south of Ireland. Over the weekend, it is looking quite on settled. This

shows an awful lot of cold earlier. But because quite a lot of rain.

This is bright red. It will be cloudy. The temperatures will not

drop too low. The rainbow spread to the north. One to two heavy showers

following. Some of the showers will be quite heavy. Temperatures down at

around 45 Celsius. No risk of frost first thing tomorrow morning. A

rather unsettled start. Your sun rather unsettled start. Your sun

will rise tomorrow at 6:40am. Next tie tied at Whitby at 7:51am. It

will be a cloudy start to the day. There will be some rain in the

morning but it will spread to the north and leave us with a dry

time. Variable and not a cloud. One time. Variable and not a cloud. One

of two brighter and sunny spells throughout the day. Temperatures

make it up to double figures. Light winds of the day tomorrow. On

Sunday, something a little bit more unsettled. Sunday might be a dry

start and there might be some sunshine. But there will be a band

of rain creeping from the south-west. Through the course of

next week, we will see changes day today. There could be a bit of rain

at any point. Tuesday, things are set to turn a bit milder.

We will be back at 10:25pm. Have a lovely evening. Enjoy the weekend.

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What is that? It's like bake a cake,

but we flipped it. Oh, my God, we love flipping.

Cake-a-bake. Cake-a-baking. I love it.

I so love it when this happens. 15 celebrity acts

are coming together