:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening and welcome to the late Look North.
:00:00. > :00:08.Tonight - two former party leaders say they're ready to fight
:00:09. > :00:13.Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will stand again in Sheffield,
:00:14. > :00:18.Labour's Ed Miliband wants to stay in Doncaster.
:00:19. > :00:19.The generation gap - we'll ask Yorkshire's youngest
:00:20. > :00:24.and older voters what they want from the election campaign.
:00:25. > :00:37.Join me for that live updated forecast.
:00:38. > :00:41.Two of Yorkshire's political heavyweights have told
:00:42. > :00:44.Look North they will stand for re-election in June.
:00:45. > :00:47.As MPs backed the Prime Minister's call for a snap general election,
:00:48. > :00:49.former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and ex-Labour
:00:50. > :00:52.leader Ed Miliband said they would defend their seats
:00:53. > :00:58.James Vincent has been speaking to Mr Clegg,
:00:59. > :01:01.who admitted he gave his decision a lot of thought.
:01:02. > :01:02.Our Liberal Conservative government will take Britain
:01:03. > :01:09.Seven years ago, Nick Clegg was in a posh garden.
:01:10. > :01:14.It was Downing Street, and he was the new Deputy Prime Minister.
:01:15. > :01:19.Cut to 2017, and he is in a lovely, but more modest garden in Sheffield
:01:20. > :01:22.to tell us whether he is standing or not in this surprise
:01:23. > :01:28.Once you knew there was going to be a general election,
:01:29. > :01:29.the next decision was whether you would stand.
:01:30. > :01:35.I thought about it, as everyone should either way.
:01:36. > :01:38.It is a great honour and one should never be flippant
:01:39. > :01:44.It is a very solemn thing to do, to put yourself before thousands
:01:45. > :01:47.of your fellow citizens and say I want to try and represent your
:01:48. > :01:53.I have always taken that duty very seriously in Parliament.
:01:54. > :01:56.There have been some ups and downs for Nick Clegg.
:01:57. > :02:03.He had all the best hashtags and he also had the support
:02:04. > :02:06.of students, because he made a promise on tuition fees.
:02:07. > :02:12.He paid for it when, in the eyes of the students,
:02:13. > :02:18.There were some furious rewriting of placards
:02:19. > :02:21.Politically, Sheffield Hallam is the only bit of yellow
:02:22. > :02:27.Do people here still agree with Nick?
:02:28. > :02:32.He promised they would not increase fees at all,
:02:33. > :02:38.I don't know who will believe in him.
:02:39. > :02:42.I am excited to hear what kind of policies he will bring,
:02:43. > :02:45.what kind of things can be done for the EU and Brexit.
:02:46. > :02:48.With what he said about students last time, and how he sold them out,
:02:49. > :02:56.But looking at the choices we have got, better the devil you know.
:02:57. > :03:06.Well, it is the third big election in three years.
:03:07. > :03:09.Nick Clegg has a majority of over 2000 in Sheffield Hallam.
:03:10. > :03:13.It was cut significantly last time, but in an area where it is estimated
:03:14. > :03:16.more people voted to remain in the EU than leave,
:03:17. > :03:19.he will be hoping to get votes from both Labour
:03:20. > :03:28.The last time we all voted was in the EU referendum.
:03:29. > :03:30.Then, many younger people voted to remain in the European Union,
:03:31. > :03:33.while more older people voted to leave.
:03:34. > :03:35.So will there be a generation gap this time?
:03:36. > :03:39.In a moment Abi Jaeyola reports from the Conservative stronghold
:03:40. > :03:41.of Thirsk and Malton, but first Heidi Tomlinson has been
:03:42. > :03:44.speak to first-time voters in Labour's safest seat in West
:03:45. > :04:01.Sixth form politics students on the cusp of A-levels,
:04:02. > :04:05.and their first vote in a general election.
:04:06. > :04:07.What issues came to the forefront of your mind?
:04:08. > :04:10.I think I am excited about being able to vote for the first time.
:04:11. > :04:15.I am glad to have a chance to vote now I am 18.
:04:16. > :04:20.I am shocked because she said she would not hold one.
:04:21. > :04:23.I'm quite excited to have a vote and state my opinion.
:04:24. > :04:26.So, if we start about the thought of being a first-time voter...
:04:27. > :04:30.I couldn't vote for Brexit though, so now it is my
:04:31. > :04:34.There is the chance, but also the fact
:04:35. > :04:38.that it is kind of a shock election, usually you would have five years to
:04:39. > :04:41.decide who you are voting for and we have got seven weeks.
:04:42. > :04:43.Are you going to make the effort to vote?
:04:44. > :04:47.It is important that young people turn out because this is a chance
:04:48. > :04:51.for us now to pick up where we may have not got what we wanted
:04:52. > :04:56.I was not happy with the Brexit result, so now it's my chance
:04:57. > :05:01.The election has been called not only to build on the Conservative
:05:02. > :05:04.majority in the House of Commons, but also to ensure that
:05:05. > :05:08.Your first vote, can account in this election,
:05:09. > :05:16.I think it is the first time many people our age will be voting,
:05:17. > :05:19.this is a new generation that has been punished particularly badly
:05:20. > :05:24.We have had strangled youth mental health services,
:05:25. > :05:27.the coalition hurt us with tuition fees, and this is the first time
:05:28. > :05:36.I am going to put you all on the spot now and ask you will vote for.
:05:37. > :05:56.In seven weeks' time, shoppers here will be
:05:57. > :05:58.making what might be a more difficult choice.
:05:59. > :06:01.What colour political party to vote for.
:06:02. > :06:05.I am sick to death of hearing about it already.
:06:06. > :06:07.What should they be talking about in this election?
:06:08. > :06:14.For potential voters here, there is one issue they expect
:06:15. > :06:32.55% of people in this area voted in favour of leaving the EU.
:06:33. > :06:36.This is an area that is a traditional safe Conservative
:06:37. > :06:38.seat, but there is still a range of views about what people
:06:39. > :06:40.would like to see from the next government.
:06:41. > :06:44.On this occasion, I am hoping that there will be a bit more power
:06:45. > :06:48.to whoever is in government to sort out the NHS.
:06:49. > :06:51.I would like to see something done about the ?13 billion, ever
:06:52. > :06:59.We have to look at low pay and housing.
:07:00. > :07:02.If you have low pay, you can't afford your housing.
:07:03. > :07:06.There is one issue that everyone here is agreed on.
:07:07. > :07:14.Who will vote in the general election?
:07:15. > :07:17.One question you've asked us today - with just seven weeks left
:07:18. > :07:19.until the election - is how do you actually
:07:20. > :07:32.First of all remind us what turnout was like at the last election? Last
:07:33. > :07:37.time a lot of people than usual, just over 66%, more than any time in
:07:38. > :07:43.the last 20 years since the Blair Labour landslide still nothing on
:07:44. > :07:49.the EU referendum which was 72% of people voting which got people of
:07:50. > :07:54.their suppers engaging in politics. It is a younger vote, the under 25
:07:55. > :08:00.is now putting as much. How do you register to vote? All you do is sign
:08:01. > :08:07.up online, it takes five minutes. You will need your National
:08:08. > :08:10.Insurance number and if you have already registered to vote in the
:08:11. > :08:14.upcoming local elections you won't need to reregister but you will need
:08:15. > :08:20.to if you have no ties and are in a new constituency. The all-important
:08:21. > :08:23.question, the deadline? The 22nd of May, so not long. Thank you.
:08:24. > :08:25.A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder
:08:26. > :08:29.Derbyshire Police were called to a collision between a motorbike
:08:30. > :08:34.The incident took place near the Boot and Shoe Inn
:08:35. > :08:36.in Grassmoor, near Chesterfield, and police said an altercation
:08:37. > :08:43.A 74-year-old man was taken to hospital, where he later died.
:08:44. > :08:49.Sheffield's Jess Ennis-Hill has been made a Dame today,
:08:50. > :08:54.The Olympic gold medal-winning heptathlete received the honour
:08:55. > :09:06.She's been recognised for services to athletics.
:09:07. > :09:15.Now, will the weather forecast to be a winner? I think it will be pretty
:09:16. > :09:22.quiet. Mild tomorrow. This was a real winner on the evening news
:09:23. > :09:27.tonight, the picture from Scarborough. A beautiful sunrise
:09:28. > :09:32.taken at the roundabout 6am. Thank you for sending that ten. Over the
:09:33. > :09:38.next few days I'm not sure there will be too much sunshine. A lot of
:09:39. > :09:45.cloud. Tomorrow is mostly cloudy but mild, a little warm front bringing
:09:46. > :09:48.warm conditions. Friday night into Saturday this brings brighter
:09:49. > :09:52.one front again on Sunday victims one front again on Sunday victims
:09:53. > :09:59.cloud. Throughout pressure is high and that means very little in the
:10:00. > :10:04.way of potential rain. Tonight we have got the weak front which will
:10:05. > :10:07.bring patchy light rain and drizzle from the north-west. Listing is over
:10:08. > :10:16.the Pennines. Lowest temperatures around six or seven. Cloudy and damp
:10:17. > :10:21.on Thursday morning but any rain and drizzle slips upwards. Mr Lutz and
:10:22. > :10:25.it might brighten up in Eastern and south-eastern parts of Yorkshire.
:10:26. > :10:33.Temperatures higher than today, 15 Celsius. Through this evening and
:10:34. > :10:38.Thursday evening into Thursday night, another week weather front
:10:39. > :10:44.will bring patchy rain down but small amounts. A good deal of dry
:10:45. > :10:46.weather. By first light on Friday morning some breaks in the cloud
:10:47. > :10:51.particularly across eastern Yorkshire. Friday looks rather
:10:52. > :10:57.cloudy but mostly dry with a few brighter spells. Brighter but cooler
:10:58. > :11:00.on Saturday. Sunshine. More cloud on Sunday but mostly dry. But as that
:11:01. > :11:01.from us. I will leave you with the summary.
:11:02. > :11:03.going into the weekend as well. A similar story across the UK. Thomas
:11:04. > :11:14.matter has that story. Good evening, before we get to the
:11:15. > :11:20.forecast, I want to show you a map which depicts how dry it has been
:11:21. > :11:25.during the course of April. Brown is below average rainfall, blue is
:11:26. > :11:29.above average. You can see how Brown the map is. Some areas in the south,
:11:30. > :11:30.some counties have only seen a few percent so