:00:00. > :00:00.Here, on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening and welcome to the late Look North.
:00:00. > :00:08.Nearly 300 jobs go at Nestle chocolate factories as production
:00:09. > :00:14.And we're in the gym in Doncaster, where voters may be about to change
:00:15. > :00:20.So you are voting Conservative for the first time to get
:00:21. > :00:26.There are food banks opening up all over and there's no way this
:00:27. > :00:31.government will want to help us, so we need them out.
:00:32. > :00:33.And we saw all sorts of weather today.
:00:34. > :00:46.First tonight, nearly 300 jobs are to go at four Nestle
:00:47. > :00:52.In York, more than 140 posts will be lost and another
:00:53. > :00:58.Production of the Blue Riband bar will move to Poland.
:00:59. > :01:01.The company insists the decision is nothing to do with Brexit.
:01:02. > :01:07.They have been making chocolate in York for generations.
:01:08. > :01:10.Some of Nestle's best-known products are still made here,
:01:11. > :01:16.But production of other brands moved to Spain and Bulgaria around ten
:01:17. > :01:19.years ago and unions claim production of remaining chocolate
:01:20. > :01:23.and confectionery has halved in the same period.
:01:24. > :01:27.Today came news that Blue Riband will soon be made in Poland,
:01:28. > :01:29.which could mean job losses in Newcastle.
:01:30. > :01:33.At the same time, unions say, 143 jobs are at risk
:01:34. > :01:40.Lots of very sombre faces here as workers have left the factory.
:01:41. > :01:47.But people did say how shocked and disappointed they were to hear
:01:48. > :01:53.A 45-day consultation period between Nestle,
:01:54. > :02:00.People who quite possibly will be losing their jobs
:02:01. > :02:03.through redundancy, they have real uncertainty as to
:02:04. > :02:08.It's a real ageing workforce here at York and people finding jobs
:02:09. > :02:12.in this economic climate is difficult anyway,
:02:13. > :02:16.but when you are of a certain age, it is even more difficult.
:02:17. > :02:19.Nestle say that these proposals are being made to ensure sites
:02:20. > :02:22.operate more efficiently and remain competitive in a rapidly
:02:23. > :02:28.They added they appreciate that this is an uncertain time for employees
:02:29. > :02:32.and will work hard to ensure that all are supported through
:02:33. > :02:36.York's MP, Rachael Maskell, says that she is concerned
:02:37. > :02:39.about the proposals and has asked the government to intervene
:02:40. > :02:49.to protect jobs here at the city's largest manufacturer.
:02:50. > :02:52.A 68-year-old man from Bradford, who this morning became the second
:02:53. > :02:55.person to be arrested over the murder of a teenage girl
:02:56. > :02:58.from Hebden Bridge, has been released from police custody.
:02:59. > :03:01.13-year-old Lynsey Rimer was last seen alive 23 years
:03:02. > :03:07.Her body was found in a canal five months later.
:03:08. > :03:11.A 63-year-old man, who was arrested in November, remains on bail.
:03:12. > :03:15.Police say their inquiry is continuing.
:03:16. > :03:17.Police believe drug dealers in Yorkshire are deliberately
:03:18. > :03:21.contaminating heroin with deadly substances 10,000 times stronger
:03:22. > :03:27.Six people died in drug-related incidents in South and West
:03:28. > :03:32.Police have been testing batches of street drugs and say they've now
:03:33. > :03:36.found traces of fentanil - an anaesthetic - and its much more
:03:37. > :03:40.potent derivative carfentanil - which is used to tranquilise large
:03:41. > :03:49.We often hear that Brexit will affect the way we vote.
:03:50. > :03:53.And that's a big challenge for Labour here in Yorkshire.
:03:54. > :03:57.They have 32 MPs in our region, lots in South Yorkshire and nearly
:03:58. > :04:03.But in last year's EU referendum, almost all of them voted Remain,
:04:04. > :04:07.whilst in 27 constituencies, voters opted to leave.
:04:08. > :04:10.So how will this affect voting patterns now?
:04:11. > :04:14.Emma Glasbey reports from Stainforth, near Doncaster.
:04:15. > :04:18.At 9am, gym work-out for Aidan and Cliff.
:04:19. > :04:23.All is quiet until you mention Theresa May.
:04:24. > :04:26.She'll destroy the country, she will destroy this area.
:04:27. > :04:31.There may be a low voter turnout in the Doncaster North constituency,
:04:32. > :04:34.but there is certainly a passion for politics here.
:04:35. > :04:41.But this is the first time you are going to vote Conservative?
:04:42. > :04:45.It is, purely because it has been a forced election.
:04:46. > :04:48.She has made promises and she has not had a chance to carry them out,
:04:49. > :04:52.so she is coming back to the people to put her back in to give
:04:53. > :04:54.her a stronger majority to get a good deal for us.
:04:55. > :04:57.So you are voting Conservative for the first time to get
:04:58. > :05:08.There are food banks opening up all over and there is no way this
:05:09. > :05:11.government is going to want to help us at all so we need them out.
:05:12. > :05:15.A former mining community, Labour have always been the winners here.
:05:16. > :05:18.But Doncaster saw the biggest vote to leave the European Union
:05:19. > :05:26.Many people in Stainforth are adamant Brexit must be a success.
:05:27. > :05:31.In the local boutique, Guy and Joanna are also talking politics.
:05:32. > :05:50.I think it would be a shame, it's like a building contractor
:05:51. > :05:53.and then they pull out and someone else comes in.
:05:54. > :06:00.I voted Labour all my life, I'm leaning towards Ukip.
:06:01. > :06:02.The local MP, former Labour leader Ed Miliband,
:06:03. > :06:06.campaigned to remain in the European Union.
:06:07. > :06:10.But almost everyone I spoke to in Stainforth voted to leave.
:06:11. > :06:21.I'd just recently moved up, but even I voted Leave.
:06:22. > :06:24.Everyone I spoke to, they voted Leave.
:06:25. > :06:31.At the heart of the community here is the library,
:06:32. > :06:35.run by a charity with a shop and a job club.
:06:36. > :06:37.Are you going to vote, do you always vote?
:06:38. > :06:42.I'm one of these people that don't really understand it,
:06:43. > :06:52.I've never, ever seen one since I've been here.
:06:53. > :07:02.But I do think they need to come out and see and meet the real people.
:07:03. > :07:06.This community turned out to vote on Europe,
:07:07. > :07:10.but will those voters head back to the polls for this election?
:07:11. > :07:12.If any politicians do decide to visit this town,
:07:13. > :07:16.there are plenty of people who would like to talk.
:07:17. > :07:20.Emma Glasbey, BBC Look North, Stainforth.
:07:21. > :07:23.Labour has been unveiling its strategy for Brexit today.
:07:24. > :07:29.Our political reporter James Vincent is here.
:07:30. > :07:38.people? Are Labour going to convince people? Are Labour going to convince
:07:39. > :07:42.people in Stainforth? Stainforth is exactly the type of place where they
:07:43. > :07:47.need to convince them because it is a Labour heartland. It is a place
:07:48. > :07:52.where people were the strongest to leave the EU. They have been
:07:53. > :07:55.unveiling this exit strategy today. They accept that there will be an
:07:56. > :08:05.end to freedom of movement but there has been clarification. That does
:08:06. > :08:09.not mean no movement, they mean managed movement, people with a
:08:10. > :08:14.concrete job offer can come to this country. And any new laws under the
:08:15. > :08:17.Labour government might have a regional dimension. A quota for the
:08:18. > :08:23.amount of foreigners that might be coming to Yorkshire? A balancing act
:08:24. > :08:29.for Labour, because the love clear blue water on either side. If you
:08:30. > :08:34.are the Lib Dems, your message is clear, you like the E. If you are
:08:35. > :08:41.the Conservatives or you skip, then you want to get out -- or Ukip you
:08:42. > :08:48.want to get out. There are many people who voted Labour but also
:08:49. > :08:52.voted to leave or to remain. That is the challenge as we get closer to
:08:53. > :08:56.the election, they will be under scrutiny as to exactly what they are
:08:57. > :08:58.saying about Brexit and their policies.
:08:59. > :09:01.Football, now and Huddersfield Town have secured a playoff place tonight
:09:02. > :09:03.in their push for promotion to the Premier League.
:09:04. > :09:05.The Terriers won 1-0 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
:09:06. > :09:07.Izzy Brown got the all-important goal in the 31st minute.
:09:08. > :09:11.It takes them up to third in the table.
:09:12. > :09:14.In rugby league, the draw has been made for the sixth
:09:15. > :09:18.Leeds Rhinostake on the lowest-ranked
:09:19. > :09:20.team in the competition, Barrow Raiders.
:09:21. > :09:22.And there's a big game for Castleford Tigers -
:09:23. > :09:32.The matches will be played on the weekend of May 13th and 14th.
:09:33. > :09:38.I hope the weather improves somewhat from what it has been today!
:09:39. > :09:46.It has been all over the place and much more of the same tomorrow. Look
:09:47. > :09:51.at the huge hailstones in this photo. We could see wintry showers
:09:52. > :09:55.in the forecast tomorrow. That's take a quick look at the pressure
:09:56. > :09:59.chart and hour winds of funnelling on from the North pulling in Arctic
:10:00. > :10:05.air. But this ridge of high pressure will come in just in time for the
:10:06. > :10:09.weekend. So the weekend is looking largely settled. This evening, some
:10:10. > :10:17.showers, but they will start to be confined to the east Coast. Some
:10:18. > :10:24.rain will fall asleep and snow but to the West, a clearer picture. Ice
:10:25. > :10:31.on untreated surfaces as well. A chilly start of the day but a bright
:10:32. > :10:37.start. On the East Coast, it will be cloudy and we will see the showers
:10:38. > :10:48.on and off during the day. They will start to ease during the afternoon.
:10:49. > :10:56.30 degrees is the seasonal average. -- 13 degrees. A quick look at the
:10:57. > :11:00.outlook, some cloud and rain on Thursday that his touch milder.
:11:01. > :11:02.Temperatures getting back to near normal in time for the weekend.
:11:03. > :11:14.That's it from the late team. Here Good evening. Another cold night
:11:15. > :11:15.lies ahead after what was a chilly day