10/01/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

Welcome to the late Look North. for the news where you are.

Tonight: Police name the seven-year-old girl who died

after being found seriously injured in York.

And claims cuts to funding could have a catastrophic impact

And a very windy night developing with a warning

from the Met Office for gales, locally severe gales in places.

I'll be back later in the programme with your full life forecast.

Witnesses have described the moment a distraught mother

found her daughter dying on a playing field in York.

Seven-year-old Katie Rough was seriously injured

following an incident yesterday afternoon and died

A 15-year-old girl has been arrested.

Tonight, North Yorkshire have continued to question A15 -year-old

girl in connection with this incident and sheep remains in

custody overnight. Katie Rough's death has left in your community in

shock this evening and a family mourning for their beloved daughter

feel has been totally and utterly feel has been totally and utterly

out of their control. Throughout the day, people

paid their respects to the little girl who suffered fatal injuries

in the Woodthorpe area of York Seven-year-old Katie Rough was found

down a track on Alness Drive. Her distraught mother was seen

crying on her knees in the street. Police cordoned off this quiet

cul-de-sac while they carried That was obviously

the mother of the daughter. So I put my shoes on and went

to go up the alleyway. I got halfway up and I could see

the body lying on the field but the police were already there,

attending. Katie was taken to hospital with

serious injuries but later died. Amongst the flowers,

which were laid at the scene, "Night night, my darling princess

Katie, love Nanna and Grandad." A 15-year-old girl has been arrested

in connection with the incident and is being questioned

by North Yorkshire Police. Specially trained officers

are supporting the victim's family at this extremely difficult

time for them. Clearly, the circumstances require

the investigation to be conducted The tragic news has been met

with shock and disbelief from those She was a very close friend

to my daughter and a truly unique, Respect their family,

beautiful family. Both involved are so young and it's

such a shame because she's not even started her life,

really, has she? In a statement tonight,

the headteacher of Local churches are being asked

to lend their support. Tonight, the teenage girl remains

in custody while police continue their investigations

and Katie's family and friends desperately try to come to terms

with their tragic loss. Michelle Lyons, BBC

Look North, York. A BBC Yorkshire investigation has

found that schools in our region have lost almost ?9 million

from their budgets In some cases, the reduction has

lead to redundancies and increased class sizes,

as Dave Edwards reports. This thing is to do

with linear equations. Silas is 13 and goes to Brickhouse

High School in Calderdale. When he started his Year Nine maths

lessons, he noticed something It looked more like a university

lecture theatre with one It's quite difficult

because there are so many people around you and you're distracted

to talk to them a lot more and you're not focusing

as much on the lesson, And you've not got much room

to put your stuff in front of you, which makes it confusing

and dropping things and stuff. Everyone just agrees it's

too much for one class. There's no legal limit

to the size of the class. Headteacher Liz Creswell says

the move was prompted by changes to the GCSE maths exam

and difficulties recruiting She says the school,

like many others, has had to make Teaching unions are worried cuts

across the country will mean more children are taught

in super-sized classes. I'm a maths teacher myself,

actually, and I would find that I understand that they are the top

set of maths but I still think that they would learn an awful lot

more if they were in Keeping control of them

will be more difficult. There's only one adult

in the class with them, is my understanding,

so it would be difficult to ensure they're all safe,

and the NUT's position is that it's unacceptable to have

a class of more than 30. When budgets run low,

bigger classes aren't the only thing Other schools have told me

they're having to cut back on things like books,

equipment and even teachers. Ofsted inspectors say 37 staff have

left this school since September 2015 without being replaced

because of financial difficulties. Broadly speaking, changes

to the Government's funding formula mean rural areas will get slightly

more money for schools The Bradford Schools Forum,

which includes head teachers Potentially catastrophic

impact on certain schools. Immediately, I think just

you look at that and think, We asked the Government

for an interview but they said They did tell us school funding

is at its highest level on record, with over ?40 billion

being invested in 2016-17. But the National Audit Office says

that isn't keeping up with rising pupil numbers and higher costs

of staff pensions and In the end, it's the children

who are affected when A number of hospitals in our region

are reporting unprecedented levels of demand as they continue to try

and cope with winter pressures. While some have been forced

to cancel planned operations, others have been placed on a high

level of alert, as our health correspondent,

Jamie Coulson, reports. On New Year's Day, Pat McIntosh

was taken to A in Dewsbury When she and her family arrived,

they say that they were confronted with chaotic scenes as staff

struggled with demand. The trust say they are doing

what they can to relieve pressure, but Pat faced a 19-hour wait before

a bed became available. It was just so chaotic,

queueing and waiting. And they were trying

to do their best but it just... Winter pressures at

hospitals are nothing new. Two years ago, Scarborough Hospital

was forced to declare a major incident when they were no longer

able to cope. This year, many trusts say

that they are operating under At these hospitals,

like elsewhere in the NHS, they say that they are experiencing

unprecedented levels of demand. We understand that last week

at St James's Hospital, there were two days when there

were no beds available for patients Last week, Rotherham Hospital

spent a day and a half at the highest level of alert,

which means there is the potential for some patient

care to be compromised. And Airedale Hospital has been

cancelling all nonurgent operations Over the past few months,

the departments have unfortunately become busier,

more overcrowded, and figures are clear that they show that

unfortunately our performance is probably the worst

in over a decade. Last week, I met a constituent

whose husband died... Sheffield MP Louise Hague believes

people are being let down by a system in crisis

after a constituent died after waiting for an ambulance

for two hours and 40 minutes. It is not an exaggeration to say

that the NHS is in crisis now. We have heard that from NHS leaders

right down to people People are struggling to get

the most basic services. Yorkshire Ambulance Service

say that they are aware of the incident and are liaising

with the patient's family. Meanwhile, the message to patients

who do not need urgent hospital treatment remains

to seek help elsewhere. The pressure on hospitals

remains intense and winter Bradford-based supermarket Morrisons

has posted an almost 3% rise The supermarket had its strongest

festive sales growth for seven years but today announced it was pulling

out of plans to build a new store Five Yorkshire post offices

are among 300 nationally Branches in Huddersfield,

Rotherham, Pontefract, Pudsey and Ossett may be franchised

in order to maintain services. The Post Office blames the high cost

of prime high street Very windy overnight and it will be

increasingly cold and wintry. We have a warning in force, the risk of

gales developing overnight. And also to the east of high ground as well.

I imagine, through the last part of the night and into tomorrow morning,

the Pennine chain may well have disruption. A bit patchy rain

through the second half of the night as well. Temperatures falling back

to five or 6 degrees. A very windy rush-hour. That warning still in

force. As we head to the day, it will remain blustery. Not too many

showers. Most focused in the Northwest. But for many parts away

from the hills, a good deal of dry and bright weather with some

sunshine. Temperatures lifting the seven or 8 degrees. Getting colder

from Thursday onwards. A very frosty start to Thursday. Some is both

scattered showers. A strong north, north-westerly wind on Friday. That

wind driving in snow showers to eastern parts. Remaining cold

throughout the weekend and then quietening down.

of the week, and to start the weekend as well. For more on that

snow situation, over to Jay Wynne now.

Quite a lot going on over the next few days. The strong north-westerly

wind will drag some really cold Arctic air across our shores full

stop that will be with us for the next few days. And there will be

some wintry weather and it will be a cold end to the week. In the

short-term, the strong winds pushing the rain away from Scotland. The

winds really picking up in the north and west with frequent showers

following into Scotland and Northern Ireland, some of them wintry over

the higher ground. It will be particularly cold in the wind, which

will be a key feature of things