:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening and welcome to the late Look North.
:00:07. > :00:09.Armed police on the streets of Yorkshire as security
:00:10. > :00:12.is stepped up in the wake of the London terror attack.
:00:13. > :00:15.And 29 people are charged with serious sex offences
:00:16. > :00:26.Some fine, dry and sunny weather over the next couple of days. I will
:00:27. > :00:33.be back later in the programme with a look ahead to the weekend.
:00:34. > :00:37.Policing across Yorkshire has been stepped up following yesterday's
:00:38. > :00:42.terrorist attack at Westminster in which five people died
:00:43. > :00:45.There are more armed officers on the streets
:00:46. > :00:47.at railway stations, shopping centres and
:00:48. > :00:49.Our Home Affairs Correspondent Spencer Stokes reports.
:00:50. > :00:54.200 miles north of Westminster, are very visible sign that
:00:55. > :00:56.200 miles north of Westminster, a very visible sign that
:00:57. > :00:58.what happened at Parliament yesterday has had repercussions
:00:59. > :01:02.Armed police on patrol across West Yorkshire and a general
:01:03. > :01:04.increase in the number of uniformed officers mingling with the public.
:01:05. > :01:08.Only to make clear there is no intelligence around and
:01:09. > :01:13.We know the security levels nationally have been at high
:01:14. > :01:23.That hasn't changed, but I think it's right in the wake
:01:24. > :01:25.of such a tragic incident that we provide that reassurance.
:01:26. > :01:28.In Bradford, hints that here too, security has been beefed up.
:01:29. > :01:36.It does benefit people more, them putting on extra control
:01:37. > :01:40.I think it's important to have a safer environment
:01:41. > :01:46.I think that's really important and a good thing.
:01:47. > :01:48.So I think it's quite positive, yeah.
:01:49. > :01:52.Yesterday's incident was startlingly simple.
:01:53. > :01:55.A vehicle driven into pedestrians before PC Keith Palmer was stabbed
:01:56. > :02:01.to death by 52-year-old Khalid Masood.
:02:02. > :02:05.But that simplicity had been foreseen.
:02:06. > :02:09.Just two weeks ago the head of counterterror for Yorkshire
:02:10. > :02:11.and the North East warned of possible dangers.
:02:12. > :02:13.Our threat level has been assessed as severe,
:02:14. > :02:16.which means an attack is highly likely at any time.
:02:17. > :02:18.When we think about what has happened in mainland Europe over
:02:19. > :02:21.the last few months in terms of the horrific attacks with the use
:02:22. > :02:27.of HGVs and knife attacks in Germany and France etc,
:02:28. > :02:31.it is much broader than someone leaving a suspicious package
:02:32. > :02:35.on public transport or something of that nature.
:02:36. > :02:38.The authorities have been preparing for the kind of terror assault
:02:39. > :02:42.These planters in Leeds city centre actually disguise
:02:43. > :02:48.They would make it harder for a vehicle to drive at speed
:02:49. > :02:56.Today has also been a day to pay respects to those who died.
:02:57. > :03:00.Flags flying at half-mast across the county and books
:03:01. > :03:03.of condolence opened, like this one at
:03:04. > :03:08.Inevitably, an attack fuels debate and questions have been raised
:03:09. > :03:10.about whether police should be routinely armed.
:03:11. > :03:13.It's certainly something we are going to have to revisit
:03:14. > :03:16.because what we have to bear in mind is, the general public have a very
:03:17. > :03:18.legitimate expectation that we will protect them.
:03:19. > :03:21.So what is equally important is we protect the very people
:03:22. > :03:26.who are expected to carry out that duty.
:03:27. > :03:29.It's nearly 12 years since terror on this scale
:03:30. > :03:31.claimed lives in Britain, more than a decade
:03:32. > :03:36.But yesterday's Westminster attack will now have political, security
:03:37. > :03:46.The Palace of Westminster was locked down for hours -
:03:47. > :03:49.among those trapped inside most of the regions MPs,
:03:50. > :03:52.as well as children from a school in Rotherham.
:03:53. > :03:54.Everyone has praised the work of the emergency services
:03:55. > :03:57.and vowed they will not allow the terrorists to prevail.
:03:58. > :04:00.Our reporter Ali Fortescue has the latest on the reaction
:04:01. > :04:08.It's a day that Britain won't forget and one day on,
:04:09. > :04:10.what happened in Westminster has brought calls for unity
:04:11. > :04:16.Across the country there's a sense of shock, there's a sense of fear,
:04:17. > :04:21.But that the same time, we're not afraid.
:04:22. > :04:23.We will not let these terrorists win.
:04:24. > :04:26.We get on with it and that's not about looking after your own,
:04:27. > :04:28.it's simply about doing what's right in difficult circumstances
:04:29. > :04:34.For these nine and ten-year-olds from Herringthorpe Junior
:04:35. > :04:36.School in Rotherham, it was a lucky escape.
:04:37. > :04:39.They were on a school tour when the attack happened
:04:40. > :04:43.and then on lockdown in the Houses of Parliament for three hours.
:04:44. > :04:46.Today, there was a collective sigh of relief from their parents
:04:47. > :04:52.My son has come back here and I'm very sorry for this tragedy.
:04:53. > :04:55.It was just not knowing, not being able to speak to him.
:04:56. > :04:58.That was the worst part of it, but it's been a restless night,
:04:59. > :05:04.I'm just happy that he and everybody, all
:05:05. > :05:08.We can't predict anything like this ever happening, however,
:05:09. > :05:10.I think it is important for children to see how democracy works
:05:11. > :05:15.For Yorkshire's MPs, the grim reality of what happened
:05:16. > :05:20.I could hear a woman screaming that there was a man with a gun.
:05:21. > :05:23.I somehow ran into a cupboard, there was about six others.
:05:24. > :05:26.I believe the other members were members of the House of Lords.
:05:27. > :05:30.I remember getting in there and just feeling absolutely terrified.
:05:31. > :05:33.I think we are really, really struggling with the death
:05:34. > :05:38.I think Nigel Evans said in the chamber today,
:05:39. > :05:41.we see them let people in, we see them checking people's ID.
:05:42. > :05:44.We also see tourists taking selfies with them, things like that.
:05:45. > :05:48.Once again, Batley Town Hall's flag was flown at half-mast today.
:05:49. > :05:51.This is a town that knows all too well, the devastating
:05:52. > :05:56.Last year their MP Jo Cox was murdered in broad daylight.
:05:57. > :05:59.Today, a message of love from her husband.
:06:00. > :06:03.Yesterday there was one act of evil, but there were thousands of acts
:06:04. > :06:06.of kindness and heroism, from PC Palmer, for example,
:06:07. > :06:12.who put his life on the line and died defending people.
:06:13. > :06:16.To the people that were helping people on the bridge.
:06:17. > :06:19.Red, white and blue, the three colours lighting Leeds
:06:20. > :06:21.tonight, a simple message, Yorkshire will stand up to terrorism
:06:22. > :06:24.and will remember those who lost their lives yesterday.
:06:25. > :06:34.In other news, West Yorkshire Police have charged 29 people with a number
:06:35. > :06:40.The offences are alleged to have happened in the Huddersfield area
:06:41. > :06:46.David Rhodes has sent us this report from Huddersfield.
:06:47. > :06:49.Of the 29 people charged by West Yorkshire Police today
:06:50. > :06:52.we know that 27 are male and two are female.
:06:53. > :06:54.They've been charged with a range of alleged offences that supposedly
:06:55. > :06:57.took place between the years 2004 and 2011.
:06:58. > :07:00.West Yorkshire Police say they've been charged with rape,
:07:01. > :07:07.sexual activity with a child, the possession and intent
:07:08. > :07:11.to supply class A drugs, as well as child abduction
:07:12. > :07:14.and the possession and making of indecent images of children.
:07:15. > :07:19.We also know that there are 18 alleged victims
:07:20. > :07:25.All of the victims were supposedly aged between the ages of 11 and 17
:07:26. > :07:28.and all lived in the Huddersfield area when these alleged offences
:07:29. > :07:34.All of those charged by West Yorkshire Police will appear
:07:35. > :07:38.at Huddersfield magistrates on the 12th of April.
:07:39. > :07:40.A suspected burglar has died after getting trapped
:07:41. > :07:45.Police believe the man removed roof tiles to break
:07:46. > :07:48.into Rowlands Chemists in Queensbury near Bradford.
:07:49. > :07:51.They're treating his death as an accident and think
:07:52. > :07:53.he was asphyxiated after his clothing became caught.
:07:54. > :07:57.His body is thought to have been in the roof-space for several weeks
:07:58. > :08:00.before being discovered by members of staff.
:08:01. > :08:03.A pregnant woman from Leeds has appeared in court in Rwanda
:08:04. > :08:05.on charges of spreading state secrets to undermine
:08:06. > :08:10.Violett Uwamahoro, a Rwandan-British youth worker,
:08:11. > :08:16.Her husband, who is an opposition activist,
:08:17. > :08:20.He and her two sons have asked the UK Government to intervene,
:08:21. > :08:26.saying they fear the trial is fixed and cannot be fair.
:08:27. > :08:28.NatWest has announced it's closing ten high street branches
:08:29. > :08:34.Ten branches across the two counties will shut down by October.
:08:35. > :08:37.NatWest says there's been a big fall in the number
:08:38. > :08:39.of customers visiting branches, as more people choose
:08:40. > :08:42.to do their banking online or on their mobile.
:08:43. > :08:45.It says it's created a specialist task force to help customers
:08:46. > :08:51.The cycling team run by Sir Bradley Wiggins says it's
:08:52. > :08:54."surprised and disappointed" after being excluded from next
:08:55. > :08:59.The five-time Olympic champion, who's retired, founded the team
:09:00. > :09:04.But it's been omitted from the race, which runs from April
:09:05. > :09:11.Race organisers say the event was oversubscribed.
:09:12. > :09:15.One Rugby League result to bring you.
:09:16. > :09:18.In tonight's Super League match, it finished Wakefield Trinity 28,
:09:19. > :09:41.Some nice spring sunshine to come over the next couple of days because
:09:42. > :09:46.high pressure is in charge. A fine, dry day and we will enjoy some
:09:47. > :09:51.lovely spring sunshine. As high dominate over the next few days and
:09:52. > :09:55.into next week, but at this time of year when we have very little cloud
:09:56. > :10:01.we may have warm sunshine during the day but by night it can be chilly.
:10:02. > :10:06.There is the risk of some frosty nights. If you live close to the
:10:07. > :10:10.coast, it is quite cool at this time of year so temperatures will
:10:11. > :10:15.struggle. But in the sunshine, feeling pleasant. Little change at
:10:16. > :10:20.the moment. Mr Cross the hills and there could be some low cloud here
:10:21. > :10:24.as well. It is going to be a cool night, so a touch of ground frost is
:10:25. > :10:30.possible, anywhere apart from the coast. But inland, temperatures
:10:31. > :10:35.could dip to freezing or below. So it chilly, frosty start tomorrow.
:10:36. > :10:40.More cloud threatening parts of South Yorkshire and the North
:10:41. > :10:45.Midlands, but generally a fine, dry day, plenty of spring sunshine. In
:10:46. > :10:52.the afternoon away from the cool coast, it will feel quite pleasant.
:10:53. > :10:56.Warm in the sunshine. 11 to 13 degrees. Cooler along the coast with
:10:57. > :11:00.the villains of the sea. Similar day on Saturday, cloud the Sunday. Here
:11:01. > :11:04.is the part of the weekend. 1415 degrees.
:11:05. > :11:10.Still quite breezy. Here's Thomas with the national picture.
:11:11. > :11:15.Good evening. Some good news on the weather front of this evening. The
:11:16. > :11:19.weekend is looking sunny for most of the UK. We have got clear skies
:11:20. > :11:20.across the country and it promises to be a sunny day