:00:00. > :00:00.The main news from around Yorkshire today:
:00:00. > :00:07.Changing the laws of access so children's voices are heard -
:00:08. > :00:09.the mother whose two boys were killed deliberately
:00:10. > :00:14.by their dad takes her campaign to Downing Street.
:00:15. > :00:17.And the polar with the molar - what happens when this big bear has
:00:18. > :00:36.A mother, whose two young sons were deliberately killed
:00:37. > :00:39.by their father in an arson attack at his home in South Yorkshire,
:00:40. > :00:41.is taking a petition to Downing Street this afternoon
:00:42. > :00:47.calling for a change in the law governing access to children.
:00:48. > :00:51.Jack and Paul Throssell died in October two years ago
:00:52. > :00:54.during an access visit to their father Darren Sykes
:00:55. > :00:59.Sykes killed himself alongside his sons.
:01:00. > :01:03.Our correspondent John Cundy reports.
:01:04. > :01:06.Jack Throssell, who was 12, and his nine-year-old brother Paul
:01:07. > :01:09.were lured to their death by their father Darren.
:01:10. > :01:13.He took them to the attic of his house in Penistone to see
:01:14. > :01:16.a new model train set, but Sykes set fire to the house
:01:17. > :01:21.and blocked the three of them in the burning attic.
:01:22. > :01:26.I had flagged it up to everybody - social services, Cafcass,
:01:27. > :01:31.The judge was aware as well, and it is actually in my court case
:01:32. > :01:33.that I said I thought he would either kill
:01:34. > :01:43.He'd threatened to commit suicide a couple of months earlier,
:01:44. > :01:48.and he just wasn't in the right place at the time to have
:01:49. > :01:54.Claire Throssell says her sons had never enjoyed their visits
:01:55. > :01:59.She says judges should be made to listen more directly
:02:00. > :02:04.to the feelings of children when deciding who has access to them
:02:05. > :02:08.This afternoon, Claire will take the petition to Downing Street,
:02:09. > :02:13.signed by more than 40,000 people, demanding a change to family law.
:02:14. > :02:17.What we need to do is to make sure children are at the heart
:02:18. > :02:19.of every decision made, and that they are
:02:20. > :02:25.Jack never had his voice heard until he was in the fire
:02:26. > :02:27.and he said to the firemen, my dad did this and
:02:28. > :02:33.Claire Throssell has been a strong campaigner for more changes ever
:02:34. > :02:38.since she suffered the tragic death of her sons in Penistone.
:02:39. > :02:42.The children's voices must always be heard in these cases,
:02:43. > :02:44.and their wishes and feelings must be taken into account.
:02:45. > :02:47.This afternoon, she takes that campaign just one step further.
:02:48. > :03:03.We will have more on that story on Look North tonight at 6:30pm.
:03:04. > :03:06.A new ?5.2 million trial to improve lung cancer diagnoses is to be
:03:07. > :03:09.Vans carrying screening equipment will visit different
:03:10. > :03:12.The results will be used to plan a national programme.
:03:13. > :03:14.Around 4,500 people are diagnosed with the disease
:03:15. > :03:21.Two West Yorkshire Police officers have been praised for their bravery
:03:22. > :03:24.after rescuing a mother and child from freezing water
:03:25. > :03:31.The woman's car left the road and ended up on its side
:03:32. > :03:34.in a water-filled ditch in South Milford near Selby.
:03:35. > :03:37.The officers jumped into the icy water to free the woman and child.
:03:38. > :03:39.They were taken to hospital as a precaution.
:03:40. > :03:41.The Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns Williamson applauded
:03:42. > :03:49.Schoolchildren who are disabled, able-bodied or have special
:03:50. > :03:52.educational needs have been taking part in the very first
:03:53. > :03:58.The fully-inclusive event is support ed by the Yorkshire
:03:59. > :04:01.double Paralympic gold-medallist Danielle Brown.
:04:02. > :04:07.Yes, welcome to the 4 All Games here in Wakefield.
:04:08. > :04:10.This is an opportunity for children from lots of different backgrounds
:04:11. > :04:14.Some of the children here are disabled and some
:04:15. > :04:16.are able-bodied and some have special educational needs.
:04:17. > :04:20.But they are all having a go at sports, and archery is first up.
:04:21. > :04:22.Let's have a chat with Danielle Brown, the former
:04:23. > :04:25.Paralympic gold medallist who is just the right
:04:26. > :04:28.person to be giving tips on this board, because,
:04:29. > :04:32.Why are you involved in the 4 All Games?
:04:33. > :04:34.We are trying to make sport inclusive, so today
:04:35. > :04:37.we have got a range of kids with different abilities.
:04:38. > :04:39.We have able-bodied, we have SEN,
:04:40. > :04:41.and we have physically disabled as well...
:04:42. > :04:44.So they are all here and all playing together,
:04:45. > :04:47.all on a level playing field and competing together.
:04:48. > :04:50.And you did not have this sort of opportunity
:04:51. > :04:54.No, I spent two hours a week in the library instead of PE,
:04:55. > :05:00.So, yeah, I know that sport can be inclusive,
:05:01. > :05:05.Why is it so important for children of different backgrounds
:05:06. > :05:07.to have a go at sports, and also together?
:05:08. > :05:11.You learn so many different skills, the life skills that
:05:12. > :05:13.you need to succeed, and through it you can teach
:05:14. > :05:18.things like confidence, togetherness, inclusivity...
:05:19. > :05:20.We are breaking down barriers here by getting
:05:21. > :05:27.I will let you get back to giving some top tips to the archers here.
:05:28. > :05:29.Later on this afternoon, there is going to be
:05:30. > :05:31.visually-impaired football, which is going to be
:05:32. > :05:35.And there will be plenty more from the 4 All Games
:05:36. > :05:42.A man from Yorkshire has won one of the world's
:05:43. > :05:47.Tom Hollins, who is an anaesthetist at Airedale Hospital,
:05:48. > :05:49.completed the Montane Spine Race along the Pennine Way
:05:50. > :05:51.from Edale to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders
:05:52. > :06:01.Competitors can race nonstop battling extreme weather over some
:06:02. > :06:07.of the most difficult terrain in the country.
:06:08. > :06:10.Tom ran through deep snow, ice, mud, bogs and storm-force winds
:06:11. > :06:16.At the finish, he fell asleep almost as soon
:06:17. > :06:30.And you can see the husband-and-wife team tonight on Look North at 6.30.
:06:31. > :06:35.He will gets his medal there and you will see that tonight if you join us
:06:36. > :06:37.at tea-time. what do you do when your polar bear
:06:38. > :06:41.needs his teeth checked? The Yorkshire Wildlife Park
:06:42. > :06:44.in Doncaster needed a bit of help when Victor had a visit
:06:45. > :06:46.from the dentist, And if you enjoy video like that,
:06:47. > :07:49.there's plenty more every day Just search for BBC Look North
:07:50. > :08:00.Yorkshire and like the page. What was the weather like this
:08:01. > :08:04.morning? Very foggy and very cold. I do not think we will have quite such
:08:05. > :08:09.a foggy night, more of a breeze. The worst will be through this evening.
:08:10. > :08:14.We still have some fog patches in places at the moment. A dry wind
:08:15. > :08:17.with some sunshine, but with that lingering fog it will feel called
:08:18. > :08:22.this afternoon. Here is the chart for the pressure for this week,
:08:23. > :08:31.breezy and cold and drawing air from the cold continent on the southerly
:08:32. > :08:33.breeze. Over the weekend, the Atlantic will implement influence on
:08:34. > :08:36.our weather. Temperatures on the rise. It will get more cool before
:08:37. > :08:39.it gets warmer. Still lingering fog patches and called to the afternoon
:08:40. > :08:44.and one or two Celsius, more cloud in the West and best sunny breaks
:08:45. > :08:50.further east. The weather will still have patchy cloud. Temperature wise,
:08:51. > :08:54.an average for the time of year at five or six Celsius, but much cooler
:08:55. > :08:59.where you have lingering fog through the day, and some spots remaining
:09:00. > :09:02.freezing. Some mist and fog will redevelop through the course of this
:09:03. > :09:07.evening, but as the breeze picks up overnight, it should stop it
:09:08. > :09:10.becoming too dense. Might be some drizzle and always more cloud
:09:11. > :09:13.through the day and the coldest temperatures will be through this
:09:14. > :09:19.evening and there is time to lift a bit before the end of the night. Not
:09:20. > :09:23.such widespread frost tomorrow. Tomorrow, a cold start with
:09:24. > :09:28.sunshine, gradually through the day clouding over from the East.
:09:29. > :09:30.Thank you for that. Wrap up and keep warm if you can. Join us again at
:09:31. > :09:55.6:30pm. Bye-bye. TV: He's not your father.
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