14/04/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

Paramedics in Yorkshire are warning that users of the banned drug Spice

are putting themselves and health staff at risk by taking the drug.

They say the unpredictable effects of it on users is making their job

harder and putting them at risk of assault.

Cathy Killick has more on this story - a warning, her report contains

In Leeds city centre, Spice isn't hard to find.

Adam and Derek use it regularly, despite its unpredictable effects.

A really, really, really bad trip on a certain type of Spice,

which is a little bit rare, is where your heart's pumping

out your chest and you feel like you're going to,

you know, your heart's going to explode.

Since the ban's came in, I think it's easier to get hold

The drug sometimes causes users to enter a zombie-like state,

but it can also cause psychotic episodes that paramedics find

Spitting, biting, punching, kicking, those kind of things

are what paramedics have to put up with.

for people to realise that, actually, this substance,

whatever it is you're taking, you've no idea

And unfortunately, that's what we are seeing.

At the Lighthouse Project in Leeds, users themselves also

I was a heroin user 17 years ago, I've been cleaned up about 17 years.

It's gone underground, if you like, and, anecdotally,

I think supply is still readily available, and, unfortunately,

That's created a toxic trap, with users succumbing very quickly

to its extremely addictive properties and straining health

Cathy Killick, BBC Look North, Leeds.

Three people have died in South Yorkshire following what's

South Yorkshire Police have issued a warning following the deaths

of two men aged 33 and 40 in Barnsley, and a 47-year-old woman

Two further men have been arrested on suspicion of supply

A large area of parkland in Leeds city centre remains cordoned

off by police tonight following an assault in the early

Police were called to the Woodhouse Moor area,

at around 4am after reports that a woman, thought to be

Forensic experts are expected to remain at the scene overnight.

Sheffield is celebrating its 40th World Snooker Championship today.

The Crucible Theatre has hosted the tournament since 1977

and the contenders for the trophy this year have been gathering

James Vincent has been in Sheffield for a look.

What do you call a group of snooker players then?

Yeah, let's go with a frame of snooker players.

16 of them are out in the sun today to mark

the 40th anniversary of the World Snooker

Looks like you needed a frame to wrangle them all together.

They're inside the home of snooker for the pre-tournament media day.

Ding Junhui has lived in the city for ten years now.

He says this is a home tournament for him.

Yeah, it's great city, and I love this.

It is not much chance, the players can play the home towns

I love the people, people in Sheffield, it's nice,

and this is special for me, because, you know, I love here,

In a few hours' time, we will have 17 days of world-class

They have been here for four decades.

You know what they say, life begins at 40.

We will have at least ten more years of the World

If it moved from here, it would lose a bit of prestige

and what the tournament is, you know.

If you speak to anyone, saying the World Championship Snooker,

everyone knows it's played at The Crucible.

If it was to move, it would be a shame.

Great news, as you say, for an extra ten years

we're having it here, which is fantastic.

Earlier this evening hundreds turned out to welcome some of the legends

of the game, as they walked down the "green" carpet,

Sheffield's putting on a bit of a show this year

The next two weeks - well, they're up to the players.

James Vincent, BBC Look North, Sheffield.

In tonight's Championship football, Leeds United remain in the play-offs

after a nail-biting night at St James's Park.

After a first half in which neither side could find an opening,

Leeds were caught out when Newcastle's Lascelles headed

the ball over the line, despite the efforts of Green.

But Leeds pressed for the equaliser and their persistence paid off.

In the very last minute of extra time, striker

Leeds United take back fourth place in the table.

Elsewhere in the Championship, Huddersfield Town won

Rotherham got a 1-1 draw at home to Birmingham,

and Sheffield Wednesday beat Cardfiff, 1-0.

In League One, Bradford beat Oxford, 1-0.

Chesterfield suffered a 4-0 home defeat to Southend,

And in League Two, Doncaster drew 1-1 with Colchester.

No let's take a look at the weather with Paul Mooney.

And the Easter weekend is nearly upon us -

Well, any remaining showers will tend to die away

Clear spells developing, and under those clear

skies and lighter winds, we will see temperatures dipping

to a fairly chilly 2 C or 3 C in one or two spots.

So, a bit of a nip in the air firs thing tomorrow, and it's a day

So, a bit of a nip in the air first thing tomorrow, and it's a day

Most places will have decent sunny spells,

one or two showers coming through on that brisk

north-westerly wind, which will make it feel quite cool.

Top temperature only around 11 C, 52 F.

For Easter Sunday, a lot of cloud around, outbreaks of rain

That is the way it's looking, I'll leave

Good evening. I don't think everybody was a happy bunny today

with the weather. We had some rain. Some of it was on the