:00:00. > :00:00.And Theresa May has said she will publish her
:00:00. > :00:41.to Downing Street today, calling for tougher sentences
:00:42. > :00:45.The father of a hit-and-run victim from Leeds is taking petition
:00:46. > :00:47.to Downing Street today, calling for tougher sentences
:00:48. > :00:50.25-year-old James Gilbey died in July 2015, after he was hit
:00:51. > :00:55.Two Bradford men were sentenced to eight years in prison
:00:56. > :00:57.for causing his death. Ian White has the story.
:00:58. > :00:59.25-year-old James Gilbey from Bramley in Leeds
:01:00. > :01:02.He'd been crossing the Stanningley Road in a 40mph zone
:01:03. > :01:09.which was racing with an Audi A5 at 80mph.
:01:10. > :01:11.When the case went to court last year,
:01:12. > :01:14.Majid Malik admitted causing death by dangerous driving.
:01:15. > :01:17.Kaiz Mahmood was found guilty of the same offence.
:01:18. > :01:20.They had both driven off from the scene of the accident.
:01:21. > :01:23.At the end of their trial at Leeds Crown Court,
:01:24. > :01:26.they were both sentenced to eight years in jail.
:01:27. > :01:29.James Gilbey's father Richard has since been campaigning
:01:30. > :01:31.for drivers convicted of racing to face manslaughter charges,
:01:32. > :01:33.to prevent what he sees as soft sentences
:01:34. > :01:38.The change could put dangerous driving offences
:01:39. > :01:44.Death by dangerous driving could increase
:01:45. > :01:47.from the current maximum of 14 years to life in prison,
:01:48. > :01:49.and death by careless driving involving drink and drugs
:01:50. > :01:52.would also increase from 14 years to life in jail.
:01:53. > :01:55.What we really need to focus on, and what we really need to do
:01:56. > :01:58.in conjunction with this increase or potential increase in
:01:59. > :02:03.the maximum sentence, is a review of the sentencing guidelines.
:02:04. > :02:05.They're absolutely critical, because it's those guidelines
:02:06. > :02:07.that determine the judge's measurements
:02:08. > :02:13.of where they impose those sentences.
:02:14. > :02:16.More than 15,000 people have signed an online petition.
:02:17. > :02:19.It will be handed into Number 10 Downing St
:02:20. > :02:21.by the Gilbey family later this afternoon.
:02:22. > :02:23.If nothing else, they hope their son's death could bring
:02:24. > :02:33.about a change in the law. Ian White, BBC Look North.
:02:34. > :02:36.The BBC has learnt of eight possible locations for a parkway station
:02:37. > :02:41.In South Yorkshire, they would be Bramley, Mexborough,
:02:42. > :02:43.Wales, Hooton Roberts, Hickleton, and Clayton,
:02:44. > :02:46.along with Fitzwilliam and Hemsworth in West Yorkshire.
:02:47. > :02:52.Tom Ingall is at one of the proposed sites at Clayton.
:02:53. > :02:58.Yes, this is the picturesque village of Clayton, which,
:02:59. > :03:00.in current thinking, is very close to where the junction
:03:01. > :03:03.between the line that takes trains out of Sheffield to HS2
:03:04. > :03:10.will meet the brand-new HS2 mainline.
:03:11. > :03:13.And it is on the list that has been revealed today of eight possible
:03:14. > :03:16.locations for the Parkway station, where HS2 trains might stop.
:03:17. > :03:18.Now, I'm joined by a local parish councillor
:03:19. > :03:20.and chair of the Joint Rural Parishes Rhonda Job.
:03:21. > :03:22.Good morning. Rhonda, what do you think
:03:23. > :03:24.of these ideas for where the Parkway station might be?
:03:25. > :03:28.Well, I think, if you go back to HS2, when they originally spoke
:03:29. > :03:32.to all the councils with regards to suggestions where
:03:33. > :03:35.they might put a hub station, and where the route might go
:03:36. > :03:39.for HS2, a lot of these locations were mooted then
:03:40. > :03:42.and they were all sifted out, and they were sifted out because HS2
:03:43. > :03:48.felt they were not in an urban location with dense populations.
:03:49. > :03:51.There was no infrastructure or transport links to get to them.
:03:52. > :03:59.But if you are closer to a station than you would be if the station's
:04:00. > :04:01.in Sheffield city centre, and you can access HS2
:04:02. > :04:03.services, that has to be a good thing economically
:04:04. > :04:06.for the area, doesn't it? I wouldn't think so.
:04:07. > :04:09.I mean, if you're in Clayton, that's one of the locations
:04:10. > :04:13.of the eight on the short list, there's about 50 houses here.
:04:14. > :04:17.Well, I can't imagine that these people that live in these 50 houses
:04:18. > :04:20.are going to be very keen, they've bought these houses
:04:21. > :04:24.to be in a rural setting, I think the idea of having a huge
:04:25. > :04:29.car park for 1700 cars and a train station right on their doorstep,
:04:30. > :04:32.I don't think they'll be very happy at all.
:04:33. > :04:34.Rhonda, thank you very much indeed. Thank you.
:04:35. > :04:39.Not only do they pin down the route options for this part of the world,
:04:40. > :04:41.but they're due to start building the section between London
:04:42. > :04:49.Tom Ingall they are speaking in Clayton.
:04:50. > :04:54.Speaking in the last hour HS2 responded to residents' concerns.
:04:55. > :04:57.We'll be looking to find the best available sites and,
:04:58. > :04:59.when we do that, we'll take into account all types of concerns
:05:00. > :05:02.like the access to the station, whether there's roads or public
:05:03. > :05:04.transport that can get people there easily and quickly,
:05:05. > :05:06.but also the environmental consequences of putting a site
:05:07. > :05:11.there, property impacts, all that type of thing.
:05:12. > :05:15.North Yorkshire is now the front line in the fight against fracking,
:05:16. > :05:18.that's according to those living in a protest camp close
:05:19. > :05:26.Third Energy is expected to move ahead with its plans to carry out
:05:27. > :05:28.the controversial drilling technique within months.
:05:29. > :05:30.The government says shale exploration is crucial
:05:31. > :05:41.Our business correspondent, Danni Hewson, reports now on 24 hours
:05:42. > :05:53.What is quickly apparent is the support this camp is receiving from
:05:54. > :05:59.within the local community, donations of logs, third son water
:06:00. > :06:03.and many willing hands. Protesters are trespassing. -- food and water.
:06:04. > :06:09.But there are local tensions. But many campaigners thought this was
:06:10. > :06:12.always the next step. We want to campaign in the courts on
:06:13. > :06:18.environmental grounds, but whilst we're here, people want to show it
:06:19. > :06:22.is the only way to say nope lately, respectfully, so the locals is very
:06:23. > :06:30.strong. We've come basically because we locally and we don't agree with
:06:31. > :06:33.fracking. And everybody is out here doing their very best and it is
:06:34. > :06:38.cold, wintry and miserable and we just thought we'd give a little back
:06:39. > :06:41.to help them, because we can't come and sit here because we are too busy
:06:42. > :06:45.but we thought it would be nice to come and give them some warm food.
:06:46. > :06:52.But it has only been one month and those one side are preparing for a
:06:53. > :06:57.long campaign, Wi-Fi, 3D, sturdy structures going up, as night falls
:06:58. > :07:00.and visitors return to warm homes, I Chris Bush remaining on their
:07:01. > :07:05.aspirations. Wherever there has been a protection camp there has been
:07:06. > :07:09.success. We have optimism, we do believe we are going to be
:07:10. > :07:12.successful, I wouldn't think they would be camping here in winter
:07:13. > :07:19.thought we thought we were not. The ball. But the company that has
:07:20. > :07:27.invested time and money. Have any truck with their concerns. With
:07:28. > :07:31.genuine concerns, I respect them, but they should come and see us, as
:07:32. > :07:36.so many of the locals in the area have. And after they have been to
:07:37. > :07:41.see us and we have explained what they will do, 99% of them leave
:07:42. > :07:44.happy and assured that what we are going to do is going to be done
:07:45. > :07:45.safely. Both sides are determined and the
:07:46. > :07:57.next few months will tell the story. It was foggy today, and it is all
:07:58. > :08:00.changing pressure might it certainly is.
:08:01. > :08:05.Not the best start to D-Day for the of your, but patchy fog for many
:08:06. > :08:09.places, then clearing now. The outlook for the rest of the
:08:10. > :08:14.afternoon is it will be quite nice. Plenty of sunshine, but make the
:08:15. > :08:20.most of it as it will turn quite cloudy and cold. Looking at the man,
:08:21. > :08:25.plenty of sunshine to be enjoyed. And feeling pretty mild if you are
:08:26. > :08:30.sat in the sun, comparatively speaking of course, highs of seven,
:08:31. > :08:34.eight maybe even 9 degrees. But the cloud starting to edge up to watch
:08:35. > :08:37.the north and with it comes very cold out. From eastern Europe, where
:08:38. > :08:42.we have been hearing and reading in the news about these really cold
:08:43. > :08:47.temperatures, we will get those overnight tonight. Widespread frost
:08:48. > :08:53.will develop, minus one or two in towns and cities, dropping even
:08:54. > :08:59.lower than that in rural spots. Crisp and I start tomorrow, cloudy
:09:00. > :09:07.conditions, hanging onto ice and frost for many places. But the wind
:09:08. > :09:13.chill factor in, it will feel very cold. We could reach one or two but
:09:14. > :09:16.that risk southerly wind will add brisk chill to the weather. Then
:09:17. > :09:23.things turn milder towards the weekend. Friday looks cloudy,
:09:24. > :09:26.Saturday looks unsettled, but things turning milder and on Sunday it
:09:27. > :09:32.looks pretty decent, plenty of sunshine and staying dry.