19/02/2017

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:00:00. > :00:12.Residents of Chapeltown and Harehills in Leeds have held

:00:13. > :00:15.a meeting in response to the unlawful killing

:00:16. > :00:20.of three young people there in the last three weeks.

:00:21. > :00:21.Two of those who died were teenagers, and parents

:00:22. > :00:23.and community leaders have told Look North they're trying

:00:24. > :00:25.to safeguard their children's lives after decades of failure

:00:26. > :00:31.At Chapeltown Youth and Development Centre, Lutel James works

:00:32. > :00:36.He's spent decades volunteering to help improve outcomes

:00:37. > :00:41.But three local people lost their lives in recent weeks,

:00:42. > :00:49.The generic delivery across the city does not work

:00:50. > :00:49.in areas like Chapeltown and Harehills.

:00:50. > :00:53.The council change, the police change, people talk the right thing

:00:54. > :00:56.at the right time to say, well, actually, they suggest there's

:00:57. > :01:02.If we don't see the change, and people keep promising the change,

:01:03. > :01:05.then the only way we can deal with change is by it being

:01:06. > :01:10.The funeral of 16-year-old Irfan Wahid was held on Thursday,

:01:11. > :01:16.after he was fatally stabbed in Harehills eight days ago.

:01:17. > :01:20.Another 16-year-old boy has been charged with his murder.

:01:21. > :01:22.19-year-old Raheem Wilks was shot on January the 26th

:01:23. > :01:25.in the neighbourhood, and died in hospital from his injuries.

:01:26. > :01:28.And last week, in the same area, another man, as yet unnamed,

:01:29. > :01:32.People here say that their children had been failed.

:01:33. > :01:36.We've been sitting at a table for the best part of ten years

:01:37. > :01:38.with police, the local authority, youth offending service,

:01:39. > :01:44.many other agencies around the table - they've brought no resources

:01:45. > :01:50.They continually feel that we, the community, should be doing it

:01:51. > :01:54.But voluntary doesn't always work, you need resources.

:01:55. > :01:57.It's about safeguarding our children, and being able to create

:01:58. > :02:01.a safe space and being able to say that the city's version

:02:02. > :02:04.of Child-friendly Leeds means for every child.

:02:05. > :02:07.We want to know how we can prevent this happening

:02:08. > :02:12.A neighbourhood in fear for its children and trying

:02:13. > :02:21.A murder investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead

:02:22. > :02:26.The 23-year-old has been named locally as Aseel,

:02:27. > :02:29.and he was either in or near a black Mercedes that he had been driving

:02:30. > :02:32.to a family gathering when he was shot in the chest

:02:33. > :02:37.Nearly 200 people who are against the proposed new route

:02:38. > :02:39.for HS2 attended a meeting in Leeds earlier.

:02:40. > :02:42.Residents in the Woodlesthorpe area say they were not fully consulted

:02:43. > :02:45.about plans for a viaduct and tunnel along the high-speed rail line.

:02:46. > :02:50.Campaigners used drone footage to help residents

:02:51. > :02:55.A consultation on the Government's preferred route for HS2

:02:56. > :02:59.Let's say, for example, you don't think this

:03:00. > :03:01.is going to effect you, because you live in

:03:02. > :03:05.Now you see the drone footage and the maps together,

:03:06. > :03:08.you suddenly realise just how close to your home they'll be tunnelling,

:03:09. > :03:11.or how close to your home the viaduct's going to be.

:03:12. > :03:13.An Iraq war veteran from Leeds has been shortlisted

:03:14. > :03:16.Simon Brown was shot in the face and blinded

:03:17. > :03:22.The 38-year-old was nominated for the Soldiering On award

:03:23. > :03:26.He now works with other blind veterans and uses his experience

:03:27. > :03:34.In sport, the FA Cup quarterfinal draw took place earlier.

:03:35. > :03:37.If Huddersfield make it through their replay

:03:38. > :03:39.at Manchester City a week on Tuesday, they'll

:03:40. > :03:43.Things are looking good for the Terriers after a strong

:03:44. > :03:49.We made sure we pressed from the front.

:03:50. > :03:52.The midfield boys pressed, the boys are up at the back.

:03:53. > :03:55.We can't give these top players time on the ball,

:03:56. > :03:59.because they will pick you off and make you look stupid.

:04:00. > :04:02.So we had to make sure that we concentrated

:04:03. > :04:07.and was aggressive in our closing and repressing.

:04:08. > :04:10.Abbie Dewhurst has the forecast for us.

:04:11. > :04:14.After quite a cloudy afternoon, this evening and overnight will be

:04:15. > :04:18.Patchy rain sinking down towards the southeast,

:04:19. > :04:24.Temperatures not too low, around seven Celsius as the low.

:04:25. > :04:28.It will be a mild but cloudy start to the new working week.

:04:29. > :04:32.Misty at first, and thicker cloud for the west of the region,

:04:33. > :04:37.In any breaks in the clouds in the lee of higher ground,

:04:38. > :04:40.it could feel like 15 Celsius in the sun.

:04:41. > :04:44.Air temperature in towns and cities and under that cloud and drizzle

:04:45. > :04:49.Temperatures returning to normal at the end of the week.

:04:50. > :04:52.That's all for now, we'll be back with the

:04:53. > :04:55.your first Breakfast bulletin tomorrow just before 6:30am.

:04:56. > :05:13.Good evening. It has felt more like spring and winter this weekend. We

:05:14. > :05:14.had