0:00:00 > 0:00:00Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
0:00:02 > 0:00:05Good evening and welcome to the late Look North.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Tonight, anger over the veto of Leeds' bid to be
0:00:07 > 0:00:10European Capital of Culture.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15Brussels says Brexit means we can't compete.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18And a snub for the South Yorkshire police officer who wants his legal
0:00:18 > 0:00:24costs over Hillsborough to be paid.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27And for many of us overnight we will be seeing clear skies overhead which
0:00:27 > 0:00:31means the temperatures are going right down. I have the full forecast
0:00:31 > 0:00:32live, shortly.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Tonight, Anger as Leeds is told it CAN'T compete for the title
0:00:39 > 0:00:42of European Capital of Culture, because of Brexit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Hundreds of thousands of pounds of both private and public money
0:00:46 > 0:00:48have been spent on the bid, which was only submitted
0:00:48 > 0:00:50a few weeks ago.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53The city's MP said the move was a bitter blow.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Ian White has the story.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Leeds knows you must have an orchestra in order
0:01:01 > 0:01:04to create a symphony.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06There had been a real buzz about the Leeds bid -
0:01:06 > 0:01:11a slick campaign, support from big business, and a pledge to spend
0:01:11 > 0:01:13£62 million transforming the city.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Five UK cities had been in the running to become
0:01:16 > 0:01:21European Capital of Culture 2023, that was until today.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Today the European Commission said...
0:01:32 > 0:01:34A decision that's caused uproar.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37We had no idea, it's come as a complete surprise to us today.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40We didn't have an idea, neither did the other four bidding
0:01:40 > 0:01:42cities cos we've spoken to them today, and neither, apparently,
0:01:42 > 0:01:43did the UK government.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46You look back in the past and countries that are not members
0:01:46 > 0:01:49of the European Union have had capitals of culture.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Bergen in Norway and Istanbul in Turkey.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54But the second thing that is really extraordinary,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58they knew the result of the referendum in June 2016.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Why did they wait till all the bids have been put in,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04all of the work done, to then turn round and
0:02:04 > 0:02:06say, you can't enter?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09It's unacceptable.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11So, what is Leeds going to be missing out on?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Hull is currently the UK city of culture, where being under
0:02:14 > 0:02:18the spotlight has been a massive boost for the economy.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Certainly over the last three years since it was announced
0:02:20 > 0:02:24we'd got that title, £3.3 billion has been
0:02:24 > 0:02:26invested in the city.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Never before in my living memory have we had that sort
0:02:29 > 0:02:32of investment in the city.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Those backing the Leeds bid had hoped for similar riches,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37but with almost half a million pounds of public money now
0:02:37 > 0:02:41seemingly down the drain, serious questions are being asked.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43They're consistently making bad and poor decisions
0:02:43 > 0:02:47with our money as taxpayers, and, as I say, I do think it's now
0:02:47 > 0:02:50incumbent upon the leader of the council to explain herself,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53and I'd go further, I think her position is becoming
0:02:53 > 0:02:55increasingly untenable.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Leeds council leader Judith Blake was unavailable for interview this
0:02:58 > 0:03:01evening but she did release a brief statement in which she said
0:03:01 > 0:03:05that she was shocked and hugely frustrated by the decision.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08She went on to say she remains fully committed to the work that's already
0:03:08 > 0:03:11been carried out to promote Leeds as a centre for cultural
0:03:11 > 0:03:14excellence and diversity.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16It's estimated the whole exercise has cost taxpayers
0:03:16 > 0:03:18in Leeds 30p per person.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22The council says it isn't wasted money as culture in the city
0:03:22 > 0:03:24isn't going to go away.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Meanwhile, talks with the European Commission are set
0:03:26 > 0:03:30to continue to try to find a way to carry the bid forward.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Well, a former Leeds councillor is actually on the European
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Parliament's culture committee.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I asked the MEP John Procter when he first heard the news.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47I thought that Leeds was OK to put in their bid,
0:03:47 > 0:03:51as with all of the other UK cities that had showed an interest
0:03:51 > 0:03:54to central government.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57That was one of the indications, that was also the indication that
0:03:57 > 0:03:59I'd got here from...
0:03:59 > 0:04:01From the commission in Brussels.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04I sit on the culture committee, as it happens, of the parliament,
0:04:04 > 0:04:10and I thought that everything was OK for Leeds to push ahead
0:04:10 > 0:04:14and all of the UK cities to move forward with their respective bids.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17If you sit on the board for culture and you didn't know about it,
0:04:17 > 0:04:21how on earth were Leeds opposed to know about it before they spend
0:04:21 > 0:04:22hundreds of thousands of pounds on the bid?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Exactly so, exactly so.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26We've had the culture committee this week, in actual fact.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28It's committee week here in Brussels.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32We regularly get updates and reports on the capital of culture and how
0:04:32 > 0:04:35matters are progressing.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38So this has come as a complete shock to me today.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41And I'm pretty outraged, actually.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44A spokeswoman from the European commission said that the decision
0:04:44 > 0:04:47to nominate the UK as host was taken in 2014, before we decided
0:04:47 > 0:04:50to leave the EU.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53So, isn't it fair enough if we want out we shouldn't get any
0:04:53 > 0:04:55of the perks that go with being in Europe?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59The referendum, in terms of the UK leaving the European Union,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02was held some time ago.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Everybody in the commission has known this.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Why on earth has it taken a year for them to come forward
0:05:10 > 0:05:12and let us know this?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Do you have any powers, anything you can do?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Well, I'm certainly getting in touch with the Commissioner who's
0:05:17 > 0:05:20responsible to say what on earth is going on?
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Why did the UK not know about this sooner?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27It seems a little curious to me that, in these crucial times
0:05:27 > 0:05:33of Brexit negotiations this comes about as a major, major issue.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36It could have been notified previously.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39And I think it clearly should have been.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42The commission have got a lot of questions that they need
0:05:42 > 0:05:45to answer in this regard.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner has refused
0:05:47 > 0:05:51to pay the legal costs of former South Yorkshire police officer,
0:05:51 > 0:05:56David Duckenfield, who faces charges over the Hillsborough disaster.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Mr Duckenfield has already received over £7 million in public money
0:05:59 > 0:06:06to pay his legal fees and Dr Alan Billings says it
0:06:06 > 0:06:08would be inappropriate to fund his latest request.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13David Rhodes has this exclusive story.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18So, what exactly has David Duckenfield asked for?The Crown
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Prosecution Service want to charge David Duckenfield with manslaughter
0:06:21 > 0:06:25of 95 people due to gross negligence. The first part of this
0:06:25 > 0:06:30process is what the CPS need to do is get a stay of prosecution against
0:06:30 > 0:06:33David Duckenfield lifted at the High Court. That is ongoing. The second
0:06:33 > 0:06:38part of the process would be to hold a criminal trial in relation to
0:06:38 > 0:06:41these allegations the CPS have brought against David Duckenfield.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45David Duckenfield simply wants the South Yorkshire Police and Crime
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Commissioner to pay all of his legal fees in relation to those two legal
0:06:49 > 0:06:52processes. Dr Alan Billings has looked at the budget of South
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Yorkshire police and said we are under a lot of pressure financially,
0:06:56 > 0:07:01David Duckenfield has received over £7 million already for his legal
0:07:01 > 0:07:03defence relating to Hillsborough, and the Police and Crime
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Commissioner simply said I am not willing to pay this to him.He said
0:07:07 > 0:07:11no. Does that decision impact on policing today?This decision has
0:07:11 > 0:07:18been described to me as unusual. The police superintendents association
0:07:18 > 0:07:22says this sends a message to it every police officer that they may
0:07:22 > 0:07:26not be supported in the future. I understand Dr Alan Billings has
0:07:26 > 0:07:29other applications from other police officers relating to criminal
0:07:29 > 0:07:32charges brought against them relating to Hillsborough. More on
0:07:32 > 0:07:34that as soon as we get it.Thank you.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36The widower of murdered Leeds teacher, Ann Maguire,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38says the inquest into his wife's death has failed to
0:07:38 > 0:07:40answer his questions.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42A coroner concluded yesterday that the 61-year-old teacher
0:07:42 > 0:07:47at Corpus Christi school was killed unlawfully in 2014.
0:07:47 > 0:07:4915-year-old Will Cornick is serving a life sentence for it.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55But Mr Maguire says all the evidence still hasn't been heard.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Well, the questions asked all the same questions we set off with.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04Exactly what were the true and false circumstances in existence
0:08:04 > 0:08:10at the time Ann was murdered?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12The Chancellor and the Prime Minster have been in Leeds promoting
0:08:13 > 0:08:14yesterday's budget.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17They visited Leeds College of Building to see how
0:08:17 > 0:08:19their apprentices are being trained.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Philip Hammond and Theresa May are promising to build more houses
0:08:22 > 0:08:25to help people get on the ladder but also boost the economy.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28They had a look round the College with its students.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31We need to build more homes, that's why we're putting
0:08:31 > 0:08:33financing into the housing, more financing support
0:08:33 > 0:08:36into the housing market, why we're going to ensure councils
0:08:36 > 0:08:39can build council homes, why we will ensure there
0:08:39 > 0:08:46is land supply available to build those homes.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49And that we have the bricklayers, the electricians, the roofers
0:08:49 > 0:08:50that we have for the future.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53That's why it's so good to see at Leeds College of Building those
0:08:53 > 0:08:56skills being taught to a generation so they can go out there
0:08:56 > 0:08:58and build the homes we need.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00The presenters who will host next week's MOBOs in Leeds
0:09:00 > 0:09:01have been announced.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04The Music of Black Origin awards is returning to the city
0:09:04 > 0:09:05for the first time since 2015.
0:09:05 > 0:09:084music presenter Maya Jama will be the youngest person
0:09:08 > 0:09:12ever to host the MOBOs, when she takes to the stage
0:09:12 > 0:09:16alongside former JLS member Marvin Humes.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24And I will be there on the red carpet. How is the weather?
0:09:24 > 0:09:30The weather is turning colder. You can feel it already. Chuck and an
0:09:30 > 0:09:33extra layer tomorrow and maybe even scrape the windscreen because her
0:09:33 > 0:09:38many of us we will see scenes like this. It is going to be a cold day
0:09:38 > 0:09:41but busy dry and actually that is the forecast for this evening as
0:09:41 > 0:09:45well. We have seen a few showers and if we look at the winds, if we
0:09:45 > 0:09:49chased them up, they seem like they are westerly but they are coming
0:09:49 > 0:09:55from the north. Yes, the cold air will be flooding down over us
0:09:55 > 0:09:59especially tomorrow and Saturday so that is why temperatures are going
0:09:59 > 0:10:04down. Looking at the map for today, it is looking largely dry with a few
0:10:04 > 0:10:10showers creeping into Pennine areas. For most, it'll be dry. Temperatures
0:10:10 > 0:10:15outside of town especially in North Yorkshire down to minus two, minus
0:10:15 > 0:10:19three, maybe even minus four. Certainly cold as we look towards
0:10:19 > 0:10:23tomorrow morning. Where we have seen these scattered showers we might see
0:10:23 > 0:10:27some icy patches, first thing, especially the Pennines, North York
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Moors but it is looking all right with plenty of spells tomorrow,
0:10:31 > 0:10:36clouding over at times with just the odd shower here or there.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Temperatures a notch down compared to today with highs of 6-7 at best
0:10:40 > 0:10:46tomorrow across Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. So, we are certainly
0:10:46 > 0:10:50feeling colder over the next few days and temperature wise we will
0:10:50 > 0:10:55not get better than five or six ulcers over the weekend. You can see
0:10:55 > 0:10:58the weather icons behind us. There is some blue skies so there will be
0:10:58 > 0:11:03a lot of dry weather around but certainly feeling cold. That is your
0:11:03 > 0:11:03lot