Leeds headlines 25 August: Leeds train staff to wear body-cams to capture crime

Leeds Headlines 25 August 2023.

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00:00 3. Stories in Brief and Northern is introducing dozens more body-worn cameras for staff working

00:06 at Leeds Station in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour. They won't record all of the time

00:11 but will be used to capture ongoing incidents or to help secure evidence for the British

00:16 Transport Police.

00:18 Next, an incredibly rare copy of one of the first ever UK atlases will be going on display

00:24 at Leeds Central Library. It contains 35 hand-coloured maps of the counties of England and Wales,

00:29 by Yorkshire-born Christopher Saxton in 1579.

00:36 And finally, firefighters in Oddsall were faced with a feline fiasco when they rescued

00:40 a cat that had become stuck down a chimney. The technical rescue unit used high-tech cameras

00:46 and demolition tools to pinpoint the cat. Crew manager Robin Hinsley said the tale had

00:51 a happy ending.

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