:00:07. > :00:08.Good evening and welcome to the late Look North.
:00:09. > :00:12.Tonight: A Sheffield man who attacked a police officdr
:00:13. > :00:15.with an axe has been found guilty of grievous bodily harm.
:00:16. > :00:17.And will a legal precedent tsed to clear Chesterfield strikdr
:00:18. > :00:20.Ched Evans of rape mean wom`n are afraid to come
:00:21. > :00:41.A jury has decided that a m`n who fractured a police officer's
:00:42. > :00:44.skull with an axe had not mdant to kill her, but they have ruled
:00:45. > :00:47.Nathan Sumner did mean to c`use PC Lisa Bates serious harm
:00:48. > :00:50.Here's our crime correspondent John Cundy.
:00:51. > :00:52.Nathan Sumner, who launched his savage attack one evening in April,
:00:53. > :00:55.when police were called to deal with a domestic incident
:00:56. > :01:02.Lisa Bates is still off-dutx, recovering six months
:01:03. > :01:06.One of her fingers was almost severed in the attack.
:01:07. > :01:09.She ran down steps to escapd, bleeding from her serious wounds,
:01:10. > :01:15.Sumner run across the road `nd went amok in a supermarket nearbx,
:01:16. > :01:22.Four officers were injured in the incident.
:01:23. > :01:25.A short trial at Sheffield Crown Court heard that Nathan Sumner had
:01:26. > :01:27.been acting strangely in thd days before the incident,
:01:28. > :01:33.swinging an axe around, which he kept in the flat.
:01:34. > :01:36.Nathan Sumner always admittdd the attack on PC Lisa Bates,
:01:37. > :01:39.but the jury had to decide whether his psychotic state
:01:40. > :01:51.In the end, they cleared Sulner of attempted murder,
:01:52. > :01:53.but found him guilty of meaning to cause Lisa Bates
:01:54. > :01:57.It's a stark reminder of injuries that officers risk every dax
:01:58. > :02:00.going about their daily bushness and I'd like to take
:02:01. > :02:03.the opportunity to remind pdople that these are people,
:02:04. > :02:06.sons and daughters and mums and dads, and they have pardnts
:02:07. > :02:08.evenings and sports days like everybody else, but thdy go
:02:09. > :02:11.to work as ordinary people, doing an extraordinary job.
:02:12. > :02:13.Officers risk these types of injuries on a daily basis.
:02:14. > :02:15.One West Yorkshire MP is a parliamentary MP
:02:16. > :02:17.for tougher penalties for those who attack the police.
:02:18. > :02:20.This is one of the most serhous examples of assaults
:02:21. > :02:24.We've had an incident in Gl`sgow today where there has been ` hit
:02:25. > :02:28.I'm calling on the Government to do much more about this.
:02:29. > :02:30.We've seen a reduction in the number of police officers
:02:31. > :02:35.on the streets, meaning they are increasingly vulnerable.
:02:36. > :02:38.Lisa Bates has thanked colldagues for their support and the strgeons
:02:39. > :02:48.A group of female Labour MPs has written to the Attorney Gendral
:02:49. > :02:53.warning that women will be less likely to report rape
:02:54. > :02:55.because of the legal preceddnt set in the retrial of the Chestdrfield
:02:56. > :02:58.Evidence about the sexual hhstory of the complainant was used
:02:59. > :03:01.in the retrial of the footb`ller, who was acquitted this month.
:03:02. > :03:10.This was 2012 - Ched Evans jailed after being found guilty of rape.
:03:11. > :03:14.And this was earlier this month - Evans found not guilty in a retrial,
:03:15. > :03:18.his conviction having been quashed in April.
:03:19. > :03:21.The difference between the two trials, evidence
:03:22. > :03:25.of the complainant's sexual history from two men who had
:03:26. > :03:31.It led to her being questioned in court, not just about thd night
:03:32. > :03:34.in this hotel with Evans, but on intimate details of her sex
:03:35. > :03:40.In a letter to the Attorney General, six Yorkshire MPs have now
:03:41. > :03:42.voiced their concern that this sets a dangerous precedent.
:03:43. > :03:45.There are nearly 40 female LPs calling for a change in the law
:03:46. > :03:49.The type of evidence used in the Ched Evans case has only been
:03:50. > :03:52.used once in the past 16 ye`rs and while MPs are worried it
:03:53. > :03:57.will become more common, many legal experts disagree.
:03:58. > :04:01.The law, as it stands, is extremely restrictive.
:04:02. > :04:05.It's very, very difficult to introduce evidence
:04:06. > :04:09.of a complainant's previous sexual history, as it's called,
:04:10. > :04:11.unless the judge is satisfidd that there would be an injustice
:04:12. > :04:13.if it did not happen, if it would make
:04:14. > :04:21.Ched Evans has been back on the football pitch this season
:04:22. > :04:23.trying to put the last few years behind him,
:04:24. > :04:25.but his case is likely to continue making headlines
:04:26. > :04:32.Katrina Palin works for a charity which helps rape victims in Leeds.
:04:33. > :04:36.She says she's troubled by recent events.
:04:37. > :04:38.We know from supporting womdn and girls that a major barrher
:04:39. > :04:41.for them coming forward is concern that things like their sexu`l
:04:42. > :04:45.history will be raised in court and made public and used to make it
:04:46. > :04:47.look as if they're lying about the allegations that they ve
:04:48. > :04:53.made, and I just feel that, with a case like this,
:04:54. > :04:56.which has had so much publicity and been in the media so much,
:04:57. > :05:00.it's really going to compound the fears that women may already
:05:01. > :05:04.have and increase that barrher to them reporting.
:05:05. > :05:07.This is quite an unusual case, though, isn't it?
:05:08. > :05:10.And the complainant's sexual history was used because it was so close
:05:11. > :05:12.to the alleged incident itsdlf, so there's no suggestion th`t this
:05:13. > :05:17.will become common practice, so what are your worries thdre?
:05:18. > :05:20.Firstly, there is the perception of women.
:05:21. > :05:24.As I say, we already know, despite the fact this kind
:05:25. > :05:27.of evidence hasn't been used 16 years, it is a major concern that
:05:28. > :05:30.women cited as a reason that they don't want to comd
:05:31. > :05:33.forward, so having something like this out so publicly whll only
:05:34. > :05:39.increase those concerns and compound those fears.
:05:40. > :05:42.I think also there's the perception that the general public may have.
:05:43. > :05:45.It compounds a of common around rape and around behaviours that women may
:05:46. > :05:48.have that try to put the responsibility for the rape
:05:49. > :05:57.on two women rather than onto the perpetrator.
:05:58. > :06:08.I think what we'd really like to see is that there is more movemdnt
:06:09. > :06:13.from Government and at all levels, really, it was looking at consent
:06:14. > :06:16.education to prevent rape h`ppening and also things like it is lade
:06:17. > :06:19.obvious that this kind of evidence isn't often used in court
:06:20. > :06:22.and we would support the motion that the Labour MPs have put forward
:06:23. > :06:26.to the Attorney General arotnd making sure that this type
:06:27. > :06:29.of evidence can't be used routinely and that there have to be vdry
:06:30. > :06:31.exceptional circumstances for a woman's sexual historx ever
:06:32. > :06:41.Two men have been arrested in connection with a fire at a house
:06:42. > :06:44.in Wakefield in which a father and daughter were killed.
:06:45. > :06:46.Andrew and Kiera Broadhead died following the blaze in Stanley
:06:47. > :06:51.The men, aged 24 and 28, were arrested on suspicion
:06:52. > :06:57.The new Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has taken
:06:58. > :07:02.Mrs Brabin swore the oath of allegiance in the House of Commons.
:07:03. > :07:06.The former Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Eastenders actress won
:07:07. > :07:11.a by-election following the death of Jo Cox.
:07:12. > :07:14.The Hepworth Gallery in Wakdfield has launched a prestigious sculpture
:07:15. > :07:16.prize to celebrate its fifth birthday with ?30,000 up
:07:17. > :07:20.It's hoped it will become as well known as the Turner Prize.
:07:21. > :07:40.Cathy Killick's been to see those shortlisted.
:07:41. > :07:43.It's the work of just four `rtists, but they show an incredibly diverse
:07:44. > :07:49.They're in competition for the brand-new Hepworth Prize
:07:50. > :07:54.for Sculpture, worth ?30,000, so high stakes.
:07:55. > :07:56.We were surprised to find there was no major prize
:07:57. > :07:58.for an artform that we excel in in this country,
:07:59. > :08:01.so we thought we ought to do something about that,
:08:02. > :08:13.First up, but in no particular order, Helen Marten.
:08:14. > :08:15.She's the youngest competitor, and her work plays with
:08:16. > :08:19.So is this sculpture of a shirt blowing in the wind one,
:08:20. > :08:22.And is this a painting or a sculpture?
:08:23. > :08:30.It's reminiscent of an archaeological dig
:08:31. > :08:41.Whatever - it's mind-boggling and impossible to imagine how
:08:42. > :08:44.Our third shortlisted artist is Steven Claydon.
:08:45. > :08:49.His work includes sound and smell, but it's very subtle.
:08:50. > :08:51.His miced-up busts emit a low throb like a heartbeat,
:08:52. > :08:54.but it's actually the sound of the lamp beneath
:08:55. > :08:58.Born in 1942, David Medalla is the oldest artist,
:08:59. > :09:03.yet his sculptures have a childlike exuberance.
:09:04. > :09:05.His bubble fountain evolves over time and so will these blank
:09:06. > :09:08.canvases, as anyone is invited to leave their mark in stitches
:09:09. > :09:11.The winner will be announced next month and there is a public vote,
:09:12. > :09:36.It will be another predomin`ntly dry week across Yorkshire and the north
:09:37. > :09:41.Midlands. Meteorologically, things are changing. After a fine `nd
:09:42. > :09:46.lovely day tomorrow, the jet stream is on the move at last and will
:09:47. > :09:50.position itself to the north of us, meaning high pressure to thd south
:09:51. > :09:55.ensures quite a lot of dry weather, as I can show you on the ch`rt for
:09:56. > :10:02.Tuesday. We're going to get rid of these. It has dominated the quarter.
:10:03. > :10:06.Any weather fronts are going to be weak indeed. A bit of drizzle for
:10:07. > :10:09.the Pennines and elsewhere on Wednesday, elsewhere the best of the
:10:10. > :10:14.sunshine towards the East Coast and it will be quite windy. By now, it
:10:15. > :10:19.is quite there was light showers but most of us dry with clear pdriods. A
:10:20. > :10:23.touch of frost possible and western areas, lows of three Celsius and fog
:10:24. > :10:28.in the Vale of York which could take a couple of hours to clear hn the
:10:29. > :10:32.morning. Then it is a dry and bright day. There will be some patchy cloud
:10:33. > :10:38.around but there will be pldnty of sunshine in many places, top
:10:39. > :10:42.temperatures around 12 Celshus. As we head through Tuesday evening and
:10:43. > :10:45.Tuesday night, that's when we get the wind to change and we gdt the
:10:46. > :10:52.wind coming in from the west, southwest. It will bring quhte a bit
:10:53. > :10:56.of cloud so on Wednesday morning, it is frost-free. The best of the
:10:57. > :11:00.brightness across central and eastern areas and quite mild weather
:11:01. > :11:01.when the sun comes out. That's it from us. I'll
:11:02. > :11:04.weekend, more of the same, mainly dry and feeling very mild. Now your
:11:05. > :11:12.national weather. Good evening, major changes in the
:11:13. > :11:18.weather over the next couple of days, the result being it will turn
:11:19. > :11:22.milder by day and also by night A breeze picking up, a westerly,
:11:23. > :11:26.something we have not seen much of this month. But there will not be a
:11:27. > :11:30.great deal of rain around. We did have rain today across the
:11:31. > :11:35.south-west, leaden skies in Bristol, not much of a sunset here, but the
:11:36. > :11:47.different North of the border. Fiery skies here and it is turning chilly,
:11:48. > :11:49.a frost in the Highlands. Underneath the clear skies. Across Southern
:11:50. > :11:52.parts of England into the Midlands and parts of Wales, more cloud.
:11:53. > :11:54.Patchy rain towards the South East. Heavy at at times along the South
:11:55. > :11:57.coast but temperatures do not fall much. Northern Wales and Northern
:11:58. > :12:02.England, a different story. Frost not just in Scotland, also in
:12:03. > :12:03.Northern Ireland. And we will find fog forming as