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Ricky from the Kaiser Chiefs

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What a picture!

Scarborough's been a profitable place for photographers ever since they invented the seaside postcard.

But one local snapper prefers superstars to sea views…

Sarah Photogirl is one of rock's top photographers.

As a teenager she was never happy with the posters on her bedroom walls - they were never quite good enough, and she wished that she could take her own.

One of her earliest photo shoots was of her sister and her friends outside Scarborough Castle which lasted for a mere three shots!

At university Sarah got more interested in photography and was often to be found in the college dark rooms, skipping lectures.

Hot shots

Her first exhibition comprised of a weird assortment of lecturers, students, family and up and coming York based rock and roll bands.

But her career really took off when she won 'new photographer of the month' in Amateur Photography magazine.

Country field - Blur go wild in the country c/o Sarah Photogirl

This led to her first NME shoot and also the opportunity to photograph Blur.

Other bands and artists followed including Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, Noel Gallagher, The Hives, The Dandy Warhols, The Darkness and The Libertines.

Visit our exclusive web photo gallery of Sarah's work including shots of the Kaiser Chiefs who posed for rock's top snapper.

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• Sarah Photogirl

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Leeds United - bungs and tap ups

Gary Sprake - vilified for being a whistleblower

Former Leeds United goalkeeper Gary Sprake, a member of the legendary Leeds team of the 1970s, blows the whistle on bungs and tapping-up in professional football more than 30 years ago.

He says his manager, Don Revie, and captain, Billy Bremner, tried to bribe opponents.

His story is confirmed by a player from an opposing team.

Football heroes

During the late 1960's and early 1970's Leeds United had a team that dominated football both at home and abroad.

They were fantastic team mates who always played for each other under the watchful eye of their manager - the great Don Revie.

That was the team that placed the city of Leeds firmly on the footballing map.

They were great team mates then, and they still keep in contact with each other now, all that is except for one.

Gary Sprake kept goal for that Leeds team over 500 times - he was a Leeds United legend.

But today he is no longer welcome at he club that made him famous.

In 1977, three years after leaving the club that made him famous, Gary spoke to the Daily Mirror accusing his old manager, the legendary Don Revie, then the England team manager, of involvement in match fixing.

Lion's den

For Gary Sprake, returning to Elland Road after all these years, after the accusations he made about Don Revie, was like entering the lion's den.

Don Revie was a godlike figure at Leeds United

These accusations didn't go down well especially as Don Revie had godlike status at Leeds United.

Inside Out returns to Elland Road to update Gary's story and investigate his allegations further.

We also speak to former Nottingham Forest keeper Jim Barron who has his own corruption story to tell.

But there will be no 'official' return visit to Elland Road for Gary Sprake, the goal keeping legend.

Gary is destined to always remain an outcast at Elland Road.

Links relating to this story:

• BBC Sport - Football
• BBC Panorama - Football Secrets
• Leeds United Football Club

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Rats

Rodent control - you're never more than 10 feet from a rat

Inside Out meets a new breed of pest lurking in Yorkshire.

Meet the super-rat which is immune to most poisons - and is about to become an even bigger problem.

It's said that you're never more than 10 feet from a rat - and half the nation is terrified of them.

But your neighbourhood rat is about to become even more of problem.

Rat boom

There are an estimated to be 70 million rats in the UK - one for each person.

Yorkshire is one of only two places in the entire country where the rat population went up last year.

There are many possible reasons for the rise of the super rat:

* mild winters;

* cutbacks in pest control and rubbish collection expenditure in some areas;

* an increase in takeaway food shops and food litter;

* the biggest reasons is our rubbish - the increase in it and the often careless disposal of it.

Whether it’s throwing our chip paper on the floor or leaving bags of rubbish outside - disease-carrying rodents thrive on it.

Unwanted rodents

Our top tips on dealing with unwanted resident rodents:

* be more careful about rubbish disposal and use less disposable containers to minimise rat presence in the first place;

Rodent control - take preventative measures

* don't leave out piles of rubbish for two weeks or longer;

* use a rat trap. However, the British Pest Control Association says that rats are becoming more intelligent.

Rats have learned that an unfamiliar object, such as a trap, can be dangerous so conventional traps may not be as effective as in the past;

* rodenticide is one option including standard rat poison, but be careful how you use it;

* as a last resort, call in pest control or Rentokil.

Links relating to this story:

• BBC Inside Out North West - Rats
• British Pest Control Association
• The Guardian - Super rats
• Tidy Britain Group

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