:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening and welcome to the late Look North.
:00:00. > :00:08.The Leeds mum accused of spying in Rwanda.
:00:09. > :00:12.Her young sons campaign to get her out of jail.
:00:13. > :00:14.Bradford demands better rail services, has the city been shunted
:00:15. > :00:29.I'm settled 24 hours of weather. I will have the details, join me
:00:30. > :00:35.later. -- unssettled 24 hours. The sons of a mother from Leeds,
:00:36. > :00:39.who's been imprisoned in Rwanda, to ask for help in
:00:40. > :00:44.securing her release. Violette Uwamahoro,
:00:45. > :00:46.who is five months pregnant, was arrested after returning
:00:47. > :00:48.to the East African She's been charged with
:00:49. > :00:53.sharing state secrets. Her family say she's been arrested
:00:54. > :00:55.because of her husband's political activities and she's not
:00:56. > :00:57.committed any crime. Eight-year-old Samuel
:00:58. > :01:04.and ten-year-old David write Mother's Day cards for the mum
:01:05. > :01:10.they've not seen for over a month. I miss her lots, because she helps
:01:11. > :01:13.us around the house a lot and whenever we are stuck,
:01:14. > :01:19.she will always help us. Youth worker Violette
:01:20. > :01:22.was arrested on Valentine's Day, after travelling to Rwanda
:01:23. > :01:27.for a family funeral. She's been charged with
:01:28. > :01:29.sharing state secrets She's lived in Leeds with husband
:01:30. > :01:36.Faustin for 12 years. I believe she was just taken
:01:37. > :01:41.because of what I do, Which shouldn't be a problem,
:01:42. > :01:46.because what I do is Which does not involve any
:01:47. > :01:51.violence or anything. So she has just been taken,
:01:52. > :01:56.if I may tell, as a hostage. After years of civil war
:01:57. > :02:04.and genocide in Rwanda, the country is now run
:02:05. > :02:08.by President Paul Kagame. He's been criticised for building
:02:09. > :02:10.the army to assert his authority and using anti-genocide legislation
:02:11. > :02:12.against political opponents. Violette's young sons are now
:02:13. > :02:19.campaigning for her release. I've wrote a letter to Theresa May
:02:20. > :02:26.saying that she is innocent, how much we miss her,
:02:27. > :02:29.and my brother, Samuel, has written a letter
:02:30. > :02:31.to the President of Rwanda, Faustin, who works as a lab
:02:32. > :02:38.technician in Leeds is using his savings to pay for a Rwandan lawyer
:02:39. > :02:42.to represent his wife but he's concerned the lawyer
:02:43. > :02:47.can't act independently. The Foreign Office say
:02:48. > :02:49.they are assisting, but Faustin wants the British authorities
:02:50. > :02:52.to offer more legal support. They have arrested Violette because
:02:53. > :02:59.they want to change their life. And they want to punish
:03:00. > :03:02.all of us, as a family. David and Samuel just
:03:03. > :03:10.want their mum home. Next tonight, more
:03:11. > :03:13.on high speed rail. But for a change, we're not talking
:03:14. > :03:16.about the controversial HS2. Instead, it's a plan to link
:03:17. > :03:18.the cities of the north Today, Bradford has launched
:03:19. > :03:21.a campaign Journey times between
:03:22. > :03:30.Bradford and other cities A train from Bradford to Manchester
:03:31. > :03:36.currently takes around an hour. With Bradford on the Northern
:03:37. > :03:37.Powerhouse rail line, that journey time would be
:03:38. > :03:42.slashed to 20 minutes. that journey time would be
:03:43. > :03:44.slashed to 20 minutes. To go from Bradford Interchange
:03:45. > :03:48.to Leeds it takes 20 minutes. But if Bradford gets
:03:49. > :03:50.this new train stop, that journey would be
:03:51. > :03:52.just seven minutes. While the actual line might be
:03:53. > :03:55.years away from opening, city leaders say it's vital
:03:56. > :03:59.to start planning, now. A little earlier, I asked the leader
:04:00. > :04:02.of Bradford Council, Susan Hinchcliffe, why she believes
:04:03. > :04:09.the city should be on the route. It's really important for Bradford
:04:10. > :04:11.to be connected to the North, not just for Bradford's sake,
:04:12. > :04:15.but for the North's sake. It would be 1.3 billion added
:04:16. > :04:18.to our GVA, if Bradford gets put on the mainline train line,
:04:19. > :04:21.which it needs to be. We know very little about
:04:22. > :04:23.the Northern Powerhouse rail line. So, why is now the right time to
:04:24. > :04:27.campaign for a station in Bradford? Well, we need to start
:04:28. > :04:30.now because actually Transport for the North have been
:04:31. > :04:36.listening, as have government. But it's really important that we
:04:37. > :04:39.make sure the case is made now. We're the biggest city
:04:40. > :04:45.in the country not on a mainline. If we need to make the most
:04:46. > :04:50.of the opportunities for the North, then Bradford, and its people,
:04:51. > :04:52.need to be connected What kind of opportunities do you
:04:53. > :04:56.think it could bring to Bradford? Well, first of all, of course,
:04:57. > :04:58.it's the increased trade, 85% of the small businesses
:04:59. > :05:05.in Bradford export. Therefore, they need
:05:06. > :05:08.access to the ports, east and west connectivity is really
:05:09. > :05:13.important for the North. We're right in the heart of
:05:14. > :05:16.the North, so we need to be on that. So, it really makes sense
:05:17. > :05:19.for Bradford and its people to be connected and it makes sense
:05:20. > :05:22.for the whole of the North. And what would be
:05:23. > :05:23.the preferred location? Would it be suburb or city
:05:24. > :05:27.centre for the station? For us, it would be the city centre
:05:28. > :05:30.because, obviously, that is the hub, And we also have an interchange site
:05:31. > :05:36.that could be looked at, to make sure that becomes the centre
:05:37. > :05:39.of the station, for the future. So, for us, it's the city centre,
:05:40. > :05:42.because it's already well-connected As as council, what can you do
:05:43. > :05:47.to make sure that Bradford is seriously considered to be one
:05:48. > :05:49.of these stations? Well, I think this is a really
:05:50. > :05:52.important time for us It's not a quick fix,
:05:53. > :05:57.isn't this campaign. But I'd look back at
:05:58. > :06:00.the past and see that, actually, our forefathers,
:06:01. > :06:02.hundreds of years ago, perhaps, didn't actually put Bradford
:06:03. > :06:05.on the map when it came I don't want us to make
:06:06. > :06:10.the same mistake, now. It's really important that we make
:06:11. > :06:12.the right decisions, not just for today,
:06:13. > :06:14.but for decades to come. So this is a decision now
:06:15. > :06:17.for Bradford but also for the future and we have
:06:18. > :06:19.to put our best foot forward. Councillor Susan
:06:20. > :06:23.Hinchcliffe, thank you. The Kaiser Chiefs are backing
:06:24. > :06:25.Leeds's bid to become European The band lent their support
:06:26. > :06:30.to the campaign at Y17 in York, Leeds is competing against bids
:06:31. > :06:35.from Milton Keynes, A final decision will
:06:36. > :06:45.be made next year. We would love to see, you know,
:06:46. > :06:48.more great bands come through Leeds and have places to play,
:06:49. > :06:51.and places to rehearse. And we think the bid's
:06:52. > :06:53.quite important for that. And that's what it's
:06:54. > :06:55.all about, Simon, isn't it? Putting Leeds on a different map,
:06:56. > :06:57.to a certain extent? I think Leeds, all through our
:06:58. > :07:01.lives, has been growing I still think it's got loads
:07:02. > :07:05.and loads of potential to succeed. And I think everyone from Leeds
:07:06. > :07:07.is so proud of Leeds. Like, when we go round the world,
:07:08. > :07:10.there's always someone from Leeds and they always
:07:11. > :07:12.want to tell you, they're desperate Workers on Northern Rail
:07:13. > :07:18.are to strike for a second day Members of the RMT union took part
:07:19. > :07:22.in strike action last week over plans by the company to introduce
:07:23. > :07:24.driver-only trains from 2018. It resulted in 60% of
:07:25. > :07:32.services being cancelled. Finally, more than 30
:07:33. > :07:34.Roman skeletons, as well as thousands of other
:07:35. > :07:36.artefacts, have been found It's thought to be the largest
:07:37. > :07:42.rural Roman burial ground The remains were discovered
:07:43. > :07:45.amid preparations to build To most people, this
:07:46. > :07:52.will look like a muddy building site and until now,
:07:53. > :07:54.it was just that. But hiding beneath the dust
:07:55. > :07:57.and dirt is a secret world. The stories from our Roman
:07:58. > :07:59.ancestors who lived here more We've a burial of probably someone
:08:00. > :08:07.who was living on a farmstead in the Roman period,
:08:08. > :08:08.about 1,700 years. It's very exciting, because it's
:08:09. > :08:16.a unique find for West Yorkshire. The number of burials
:08:17. > :08:18.is very unusual. And it gives us a great opportunity
:08:19. > :08:23.to look at a big population. To find this many human remains
:08:24. > :08:26.in a small farmstead is unique and tells us a lot about the people
:08:27. > :08:29.that lived here. We've got ovens, suggesting maybe
:08:30. > :08:35.we've got bread-making. And then to find the cemetery site
:08:36. > :08:39.with possibly 30 graves or so suggests that we've got
:08:40. > :08:44.a settlement close by, as well. As well as 30 skeletons,
:08:45. > :08:46.archaeologists found more than 1,000 pieces of Roman pottery,
:08:47. > :08:52.animal bones and jewellery. Within one of the inhumations
:08:53. > :08:54.that we had on-site, And we've got these are rather nice
:08:55. > :09:00.copper alloy bracelets and bangles. There's a little bit
:09:01. > :09:09.of decoration on this one. There was also some glass beads
:09:10. > :09:12.as well within the burial. Whoever that person was,
:09:13. > :09:14.they were quite important. This spot will forever be marked
:09:15. > :09:18.on Yorkshire's archaeological map. The hope is that further exciting
:09:19. > :09:21.discoveries can be made here, unlocking more stories
:09:22. > :09:23.from our Roman past. Ali Fortescue, BBC
:09:24. > :09:38.Look North, Pontefract. Fascinating stuff. That's it from
:09:39. > :09:44.us, you are fully up-to-date with the latest news. I will leave you
:09:45. > :09:48.with the weather. Good night. It is unsettled unsettled.
:09:49. > :09:53.Divided by low pressure. This pressure will build on Thursday, by
:09:54. > :09:58.the time we reached the weekend, something will be more settled with
:09:59. > :10:01.more sunshine. For the time being overnight, some showers. Those
:10:02. > :10:04.showers will turn into something more persistent, spreading from the
:10:05. > :10:08.south west. Persistent rain for lower levels but as we head higher,
:10:09. > :10:12.we could see some sleet and snow. There is a warning from North
:10:13. > :10:16.Yorkshire and part of the Pennines. Temperatures dropping to single
:10:17. > :10:22.figures. Some ground frost tomorrow first thing. Watch out on your
:10:23. > :10:25.commute. At West Yorkshire, we could see some rain first thing. Looking
:10:26. > :10:29.brighter and drier. It will head further north-east, leaving us with
:10:30. > :10:35.a pretty miserable afternoon. Some heavy and persistent rain with
:10:36. > :10:38.temperatures around 8-10 C. Ten is 50 in Fahrenheit. Thursday, a
:10:39. > :10:45.miserable start but very quickly, things should improve. We should see
:10:46. > :10:48.some nice sunshine by the afternoon. Friday and Saturday looking lovely,
:10:49. > :10:54.temperatures in double figures for most. Ten, 11 Celsius and feeling
:10:55. > :10:57.mild in the lovely sunshine. Sunday, we should still see plenty of
:10:58. > :11:00.sunshine but we may see a bit of rain Sunday afternoon. That's it
:11:01. > :11:02.from the team as Look North, I will leave you with your summary followed
:11:03. > :11:09.gradually improve through Friday and the weekend isn't looking bad.
:11:10. > :11:16.Heavy rain, snow and ice are all in the forecast once again. It was
:11:17. > :11:20.quite a wintry scene today, especially in Scotland. Some very
:11:21. > :11:24.cold looking winter skies here, and we had some snow falling at times in
:11:25. > :11:27.West Lothian. For a while earlier today, there were quite a few
:11:28. > :11:32.showers running through central Scotland, all in that cold air.
:11:33. > :11:38.Right now, we have two areas of cloud, one in northern Scotland and
:11:39. > :11:41.this deepening area bringing heavy rain into south-west England and
:11:42. > :11:42.Wales overnight, with snow over the