:00:00. > :00:11.A special report on an operation to crack down on illegal money lending.
:00:12. > :00:17.And the future of one of England's grandest country houses is secured.
:00:18. > :00:20.what's the next few days looking like?
:00:21. > :00:32.Join me for the live, updated week-ahead forecast.
:00:33. > :00:35.A specialist police operation's underway in Yorkshire,
:00:36. > :00:41.An Illegal Money Lending Team is cracking down
:00:42. > :00:43.on those who prey on vulnerable people in debt.
:00:44. > :00:49.they say victims have been kidnapped, beaten and raped.
:00:50. > :00:58.Around 150 police and other law enforcement officers
:00:59. > :01:03.They are off to execute warrants across the city.
:01:04. > :01:06.Among them, officers from the Illegal Money Lending Team,
:01:07. > :01:07.who have got an early morning surprise
:01:08. > :01:12.for a man suspected of being a local loan shark.
:01:13. > :01:14.With police back-up, the team arrive at his house in Shirebrook.
:01:15. > :01:20.After a call from his son, he returns,
:01:21. > :01:23.not impressed to see his house being raided.
:01:24. > :01:39.There has been a big effort to crack down on loan sharks -
:01:40. > :01:41.the illegal moneylenders who charge extortionate rates of interest
:01:42. > :01:44.and use violence and intimidation on vulnerable people,
:01:45. > :01:49.This is the start of the investigation.
:01:50. > :01:52.The warrant we conducted this morning will be used
:01:53. > :01:55.to carry out a search, which will help us to
:01:56. > :02:02.At this advice centre in Leeds, they have helped 1,300
:02:03. > :02:05.people in two years, who have found themselves in debt.
:02:06. > :02:07.Many of those are struggling to pay bills or buy food
:02:08. > :02:12.and have become victims of loan sharks out of desperation.
:02:13. > :02:16.Loan sharks are the lowest of the low, they destroy lives.
:02:17. > :02:25.They will trap for life or as long as possible,
:02:26. > :02:31.We had a case recently where the APR we calculated to be
:02:32. > :02:36.In those circumstances, you will never get out of debt,
:02:37. > :02:40.From that perspective, when we are dealing with these
:02:41. > :02:46.illegal lenders, we have seen some of the tactics they use to enforce
:02:47. > :02:48.the debts because we know that those debts are illegal.
:02:49. > :02:53.We have charged people with wounding, with kidnapping
:02:54. > :02:59.This is not a community service, I cannot say that enough.
:03:00. > :03:04.After this morning's raid, the police arrested a man
:03:05. > :03:06.and he was taken away for questioning.
:03:07. > :03:10.Officers seized several bags of evidence, and asked anyone
:03:11. > :03:17.who has been the victim of a loan shark to come forward.
:03:18. > :03:19.South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner,
:03:20. > :03:22.Dr Allan Billings, is at the High Court tomorrow
:03:23. > :03:25.as his former Chief Constable, David Crompton,
:03:26. > :03:28.asks for a judicial review into whether the decision
:03:29. > :03:31.to remove him from his post was lawful.
:03:32. > :03:35.Tonight, the BBC understands that the Police and Crime Commissioner
:03:36. > :03:38.has already run up a legal bill of ?30,000 ahead of the hearings.
:03:39. > :03:43.From Sheffield, David Rhodes sent us this report.
:03:44. > :03:46.This judicial review is being brought by David Crompton
:03:47. > :03:50.against the Police and Crime Commissioner of South Yorkshire
:03:51. > :03:53.Police, Dr Allan Billings, and it's all to do with what happened
:03:54. > :03:59.in the immediate aftermath of the Hillsborough inquest last year.
:04:00. > :04:01.David Crompton issued two press statements
:04:02. > :04:02.in the immediate aftermath of the inquest.
:04:03. > :04:05.Now, Dr Billings said that both of those statements questioned
:04:06. > :04:10.the behaviour of the Liverpool fans in 1989.
:04:11. > :04:13.He says the two press statements further eroded public confidence
:04:14. > :04:23.he felt he had no option but to ask David Crompton to retire or resign.
:04:24. > :04:27.David Crompton feels, effectively, he was removed from office.
:04:28. > :04:31.He is calling on the High Court to basically overturn
:04:32. > :04:35.Dr Allan Billings' decision and say it was an unlawful move
:04:36. > :04:38.by Dr Billings in relation to the decision he made.
:04:39. > :04:40.Of course, all of this comes with a new legal bill.
:04:41. > :04:43.Look North understands that Dr Alan Billings
:04:44. > :04:46.has already paid out ?30,000 in legal fees
:04:47. > :04:53.in relation to tomorrow's High Court hearing.
:04:54. > :04:56.A pregnant Yorkshire woman jailed in Rwanda for six weeks
:04:57. > :04:58.for allegedly spreading state secrets
:04:59. > :05:00.is due to be released tomorrow.
:05:01. > :05:04.Violette Uwamahoro, from Leeds, was arrested
:05:05. > :05:06.in February after travelling to a family funeral.
:05:07. > :05:08.Abi Jaiyeola has been following the story.
:05:09. > :05:16.Just explain the background to this case.
:05:17. > :05:27.She had troubled for the bureau of her father. It was meant to be a few
:05:28. > :05:38.days. Her husband was phoned and told he was arrested for sharing
:05:39. > :05:40.state secrets. He is a political activist, but says that she has
:05:41. > :05:46.never been involved in any of that. What has been the reaction posted at
:05:47. > :05:52.home? The foreign office have been involved in trying to work towards
:05:53. > :05:58.her release. MP Hilary Benn has been involved as well. Her sons run to
:05:59. > :06:04.the premise that the Rwandan president as well, to help with the
:06:05. > :06:08.release of their mother. A judge ruled she should beware least today,
:06:09. > :06:10.as there was no evidence to support the charges against her.
:06:11. > :06:12.We really need her back, she's innocent.
:06:13. > :06:15.It's a good step, but it's not good enough.
:06:16. > :06:18.You don't need to investigate, there's nothing to investigate here.
:06:19. > :06:21.And I think those that said they are investigating,
:06:22. > :06:23.they know they will not find anything.
:06:24. > :06:37.The family are desperate to get her home. What is likely to happen next?
:06:38. > :06:40.The prosecution have five days to appeal against the decision. She is
:06:41. > :06:45.due to be released tomorrow, but will not be allowed to leave Rwanda
:06:46. > :06:47.until those five days are over. The family will be keen to get a home as
:06:48. > :06:51.soon as possible. A new law has come into effect today
:06:52. > :06:54.to try to prevent scam mail. It follows a campaign by
:06:55. > :06:56.Marilyn Baldwin from Chesterfield, whose mother, Jessica,
:06:57. > :06:58.was conned out of ?50,000. The new law stops people sending
:06:59. > :07:00.anything intended to deceive I think we could probably
:07:01. > :07:08.do more around it - prosecution would be good,
:07:09. > :07:10.rather than just threatening them with getting the mail
:07:11. > :07:13.returned to them. We'd like to see tougher
:07:14. > :07:15.sentencing on that. But, on the whole,
:07:16. > :07:22.I'm pretty pleased. After 70 years of uncertainty
:07:23. > :07:26.the future of one of England's grandest country houses
:07:27. > :07:28.is now secure. A preservation trust
:07:29. > :07:31.has stepped in to buy Repairs to the Grade One listed
:07:32. > :07:35.building are estimated Tom Ingall has been to see the scale
:07:36. > :07:42.of the restoration work which lies in store
:07:43. > :07:46.for the new owners. Wentworth Woodhouse is right
:07:47. > :07:52.at the top of the scale. that has been in and out
:07:53. > :07:58.of private ownership. Despite its size,
:07:59. > :08:00.it is practically hidden from view, and has never
:08:01. > :08:02.enjoyed the recognition of Chatsworth,
:08:03. > :08:06.Castle Howard or Newby Hall. Nestling beside the village
:08:07. > :08:08.of Wentworth, it is a treasure
:08:09. > :08:12.almost lost to the nation. Some of the rooms are exquisite,
:08:13. > :08:18.but others don't even have a roof. Over there by the wall,
:08:19. > :08:20.you can see the damage there. Today, I've seen a crack,
:08:21. > :08:25.over the door, in the marble, and over there,
:08:26. > :08:28.on the side of the wall. Because when you buy anywhere,
:08:29. > :08:37.you think, "Oh, it's wonderful." But then, after a couple
:08:38. > :08:40.of days, you start to spot Now the trust has been successful
:08:41. > :08:45.in purchasing the building. ?7 million has been made
:08:46. > :08:47.available from the Treasury We've been given 7.6 million
:08:48. > :08:51.from the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement, and
:08:52. > :08:54.that's to effect emergency works. So we're going to work
:08:55. > :08:56.on the south rooms first, and we're going to throw
:08:57. > :08:58.tarpaulins over the rooms that have got no roofs
:08:59. > :09:00.to protect them, to stop them getting
:09:01. > :09:02.any further damage. Over time, parts of the building
:09:03. > :09:05.will be open for tours and events. don't expect to see
:09:06. > :09:08.the finished article. The total cost
:09:09. > :09:41.of the work that lies ahead The headline is that it will feel a
:09:42. > :09:45.little bit warmer. It will be a little bit warmer tomorrow. Turning
:09:46. > :09:50.brighter, with the risk of showers. Friday and weekend look unsettled,
:09:51. > :09:53.especially if you want a repeat performance of the stunning weather
:09:54. > :10:00.this weekend, you have had it! It looks showery and cool, with low
:10:01. > :10:07.pressure in charge. Some clear gaps, it will turn Misty where those gaps
:10:08. > :10:13.continue. Elsewhere, a lot of clout. Temperatures down to four Celsius,
:10:14. > :10:18.that is 39 Fahrenheit. A lot of cloud first thing, but misty in
:10:19. > :10:22.places. Through the morning, it will break from the south-west and should
:10:23. > :10:25.break up quite nicely. Some sunny spells, but a weak weather front
:10:26. > :10:31.will bring the risk of one or two showers into the West by the middle
:10:32. > :10:35.of the afternoon. Top temperatures, better, 14 Celsius in Leeds and
:10:36. > :10:40.Sheffield. One or two heavy showers moving through, hit and miss, some
:10:41. > :10:46.prices will miss them altogether. Going into Wednesday on, some patchy
:10:47. > :10:54.rain from the south-west, but they will be quite small. Patchy rain,
:10:55. > :10:56.then more later. Potentially warm on Thursday afternoon, but then
:10:57. > :11:00.unsettled on Friday and at the weekend. That is all from us, I will
:11:01. > :11:01.leave you with the outlook and with the national
:11:02. > :11:04.showery on Saturday, dry and brighter on Sunday and if we go back
:11:05. > :11:06.to the temperatures in the next couple days, you see those highs on
:11:07. > :11:19.Thursday. He is John Hammond with the national
:11:20. > :11:27.this cyclone Debbie crashes onto the Queensland coast with violent winds
:11:28. > :11:30.and flooding rains, that will head southwards in the next few days in
:11:31. > :11:36.the direction of Brisbane. We will keep an eye on Debbie. Meanwhile
:11:37. > :11:40.back home, much more tranquil. This beautiful sunset taken from
:11:41. > :11:41.Stevenage and Hertfordshire earlier this evening. Clear