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Welcome to Friday's Look North. Tonight, calls for a quick

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investigation into the arrest and suspension of Cleveland's top two

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police officers. After three days of questions, the force reveals

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who's now running operations. We've lost two top people from the

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force. We are hurting. That doesn't affect the way we all do the job.

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The growing problem of post- traumatic stress among soldiers and

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the domestic violence it leads to. I am here at the river with the

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biggest cargo ship which has ever sailed into the Port of Tyne.

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And senior service - how old commandos have once again responded

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to the call of duty, but like you've never seen before.

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In sport, May seems like only yesterday, but the new Football

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League season kicks off tomorrow. And we'll hear from the managers,

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including this man who wants to add a promotion campaign to Wembley

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Three days after the two top officers at Cleveland Police were

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arrested and suspended, the force has revealed how it's running

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operations without its senior figures. Sean Price and Derek

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Bonnard were questioned on Wednesday over allegations of

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corruption and bailed. Tonight, one Teesside MP called for a quick

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investigation. Mary Askew has been following developments and is in

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Middlesbrough tonight. We have been asking this question for three days

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but who is in charge tonight? interesting thing is that nobody is

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allowed to stand in as a Chief Constable when there is already a

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Chief Constable on the pay roll. Kevan's chief, Sean Price, is

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getting paid quite handsomely by the force. So the police a body has

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got round this to light by promoting acting, Assistant Chief

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Constable Dave Pickard and bringing in people behind him to help him

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out. It is little surprise that the pace of Broady has been at pains to

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say that amid the turmoil the force is still in safe hands.

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I have absolute confidence in the team, David Pickard, where Shaun

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White and Ann Hall, will lead the team through this quite difficult

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situation we are in, probably unprecedented situation. People

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need to know out there that, despite all the turmoil, despite

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all the terrible things that appear to be happening the 1500 or so of

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police people out there doing the job has not changed and their

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commitment has not changed. We have lost two top people from the force.

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We are hurting. That doesn't affect the way we all do the job.

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All this is costing money, isn't it? It is, and thankfully it is

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money that Cleveland Police has not got. Even before this all kicked

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off, the force was Hamid to make cuts to the tune of �70 million to

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make its books balance. With those -- for those of fear with long

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memories will remember Operation Lancet, another investigation into

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corruption more than a decade ago. It cost millions of pounds and it

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is the prospect of another Bill like that that is causing concern.

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We know it is a difficult time. Police budgets are under pressure.

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It is important at this operation doesn't get out of hand and does

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not start to look like Operation Lancet which cost millions of

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pounds and took far too long. Every pound spent on this investigation

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is a pound they should be spent on von unpoliced intimate Teessider

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safer place. Everybody would agree we won this over and done with as

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soon as possible. Everybody is waiting to see whether or not

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prevent's top two police officers appeal against their suspension,

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and they have until Wednesday to do that.

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Is enough being done to help soldiers traumatised by their time

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in battle when they get home? Linda Adams thinks not. She was attacked

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by her husband Dave after he served in Iraq. One night, he caused

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�35,000 worth of damage to their home at Bedale in North Yorkshire.

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A recent study suggests domestic violence by former soldiers is

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increasing. More on that in a moment, but first Linda's story.

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She says those returning from duty need more help.

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He went to Iraq in 2003, came back in 2004. September of that year, we

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were due to go out with friends and when I returned, I am was met by a

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hint saying you can't go home, the police have been called and

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basically he had obliterated our home. And then Christmassy, --

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Christmas Eve, he actually got physical with me and punched me. So

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I had facial damage and teeth knocked out. It was a shock. And

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the thing is, I didn't hit him back, I didn't throw anything, I didn't

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go for him. I just looked him straight in the face and said, you

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should not have done that. And I turned my back and walked away. I

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have only just recently, in the last few months, found that some of

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the things that he had seen and that had happened. Seen children

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blown up. That must be enough to get to anybody, with the loss of

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two or like army personnel hard. Some psychiatrists and people have

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been to see him, but I don't think they understood exactly what was

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wrong. Every time there has been an incident and I have had to call the

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police and had him taken away, it has been hard. But on the end of

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the restatement, I have always put, it is not punishment that he needs,

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it is mental health. We have got a long struggle ahead of us. But he

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has given me so much in the past. I am not prepared to back down or

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give up on him now. That was Linda's experience, and it

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seems she's not alone. A new report from the National Association of

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Probation Officers shows more than 8,000 ex-members of the military

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are in prison. And half of veterans given community service suffer from

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post-traumatic stress disorder. Well, the Ministry of Defence says

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it operates a range of measures to tackle mental health issues among

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the armed forces. And according to the Royal British Legion,

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psychological problems among ex- service people are becoming more

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common. We are seeing considerably more people coming to us with

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really complex needs now, as a charity, and those needs are often

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aggravated by psychological problems, things like sleep

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disorder, alcohol and drug disorder, perhaps anxiety order person. But

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also we are seeing an increasing number of people who are showing

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signs of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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A body has been found in undergrowth in Tynemouth. The body,

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which is believed to be of a man in his 50s, was found in Priors Haven

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off Priors Road last night. The police are treating the death as

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unexplained. The brother of Sunderland

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footballer Titus Bramble has been jailed for four and a half years

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after being convicted of rape. Tesfaye Bramble, who's 31, attacked

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a 19-year-old woman at the Vermont Hotel in Newcastle following a

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night out. Around 100 were evacuated from

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their homes after a gas explosion in Hartlepool this lunchtime. Fire

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crews were called to the derelict house in Sheriff Street at around

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1pm this lunchtime. The explosion happened after they arrived. A 50-

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metre cordon was placed around the property and three neighbouring

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streets were closed. One woman is being treated in hospital.

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Upon arrival, we were talking to residents in the street and,

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unfortunately, a gas explosion occurred and one of the residence

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was covered in glass from the explosion. She was treated by the

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ambulance on scene and taken away for precautionary treatment in

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hospital. It is more than the length of two

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football pitches and is the biggest cargo vessel ever to berth at the

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Port of Tyne. The Alam Penting arrived here last night with his

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huge load of, guess what, coal. Damian O'Neill is at the Port of

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Tyne. Welcome to a really lovely evening

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down here at the river. There she is. A very impressive -- impressive

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sight. Fresh from her voyage from America. All day, the cranes have

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been unloading the Skacel cargo of coal, which if memory serves me

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correctly, is something we used to produce here and reasonable amounts.

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It represents a significant milestone for the Port of Tyne.

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She is the Alam Penting and at 229 metres long, well over two football

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pitches, the biggest ever cargo vessel to berth at the Port of Tyne.

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Those with a sense of irony or notes her cargo, 75,000 tonnes of

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Wood from New Orleans. It is the biggest volume of a single cargo

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ever handled on this river, coal that is bound for power stations in

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Yorkshire. It requires about 40 ft depth of water to get any year,

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another record for the Tyne for stock but it is not just for this

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reason they have been investing millions in dredging the river

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recently. It now means the Port of Tyne is capable of handling 80% of

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the world's carrier fleet. The Tyne saw some of the biggest ships in

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our maritime history. This one might not stir the soul, but the

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port believes thinking ever-bigger will secure its future.

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This is the best you you're going to get off this vessel. But if you

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want to see her in full effect, she is expected to leave her birth,

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Sale back down the river and out to see some time on Monday afternoon.

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So if you are in the area and you get the chance, as well worth it.

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Plenty still to come tonight. Jo Jackson on her Olympic dreams, plus

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the artist determined to continue painting despite losing the use of

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his hands. And in the forecast, the weather's

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timings are all wrong. Gorgeous at the moment but a wet weekend coming

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Come riposte but problems with a tin are well-documented. Millions

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of pounds has been spent in the county on flood prevention in

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places like Carlyle and West Cumbria. Today, a �5.5 million

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scheme to protect hundreds of homes and businesses in Penrith was

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officially unveiled. A new wetland nature reserve. A

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haven for wildlife and people. But it is really a huge reservoir which

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will hold a lot of excess water when the Cumbrian rain does its

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worst. In 2005, there was serious flooding in parts of town. It is

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hoped that will not now be repeated. We can never say that budding will

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not happen, but we will reduce the risk in Penrith significantly.

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Behind me you can see the fun storage reservoir we have great it

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up river. Throughout the town, we have repaired and replaced 675

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metres worth of coal but through the town centre itself. People were

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out enjoying the Reserve today. is absolutely brilliant. We are

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helping the people of Penrith not to be flooded and at the same time

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we are making this fantastic nature reserve, so people in Penrith are

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winning twice over. A quarter is great as long enough as it is not

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damaging your home. Be determined artist left unable to

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use his hands as it battles multiple sclerosis is holding his

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first exhibition after learning to paint again with his mouth. As a

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teenager, Norman Hirst studied at art college block -- before working

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as a professional photographer. Now, after just three years of mouth

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painted, the 65-year-old boss man work is going on display at

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Victoria Lodge Care home in Sunderland.

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Hundreds and thousands of tiny brushstrokes, the remarkable and

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patient wait -- work of Norman Hurst. I have the paintings I did

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when I produce my hands on the wall over there. Once they would have

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all been painted by hand. But MS made that impossible. The on the

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other wall are paintings using a brush in my mouth. Sir it hasn't

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stopped him. There has always been a longing to be able to do it again.

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So when the opportunity came, I thought I would have a go with my

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mouth. A after a highly creative career that included taking some of

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the last photographs of Donald Campbell before his historic Blue

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boat crash, this is now Norman's way of expressing himself. It is

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very difficult to hold a brush steady enough, so I could quite

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easily ruin the painting. paintings are going on display at a

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care home on Friday, 26th August. think it will provide an

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inspiration to people in Norman's situation. If you have MS or any

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other illness, you still have the ability to create something. Other

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people can get satisfaction and even inspiration to do it

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themselves. Then it has done the Another thing incredible is the

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start of the Football League season! It seems like just

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yesterday. Let's start in the Championship. For Middlesbrough it

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is the earliest they have ever kicked off. They finished last

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season strongly after flirting with relegation before Tony Mowbray

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arrived. With 13 fewer players, the fans can be excused for feeling a

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Middlesbrough finished last season on a high. They won their last four

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games. Fans are expecting great things this season, but a baker's

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dozen of players have left. The latest was Julio Arca. The

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financial reality means Tony Mowbray face is what he calls a

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very competitive and unpredictable league with a leaning, young squad.

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We hope to be key -- we hold the key the fitness as good as it is,

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add one or two players as we go along, promotion is not a word we

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need to talk about. We will get a feel-good factor at the Riverside

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Stadium. Tony Mowbray is delighted that Marvin Emnes has extended his

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contract. He hopes that others will do the same. He is a real talent,

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with the ball at his speech he can do things other players cannot. We

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are delighted he sees this as the place where he wants to continue

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his development. Middlesbrough will kick off with a game against

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Portsmouth, at team that was in A solid mid-table finish in League

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One only tells half the story of Carlisle's last campaign. There was

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the Wembley victory in the Trophy final. No wonder there is a

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shortage -- no wonder there is no shortage of optimism. I am really

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optimistic. In the shadow of their stadium, the team make preparations,

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watched over by their manager who is quietly confident. We have some

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good players, players we not out, players we hope will give us more

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strength in depth. They will give us the consistency we are looking

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for to make us got little better than we did last year. That was not

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bad, but with these additions hopefully we have a bit more

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strength in depth. Outside of Greg Abbott's control, a series of

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costly break-ins, with a thief making off with diesel fuel and

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equipment. The value of it is a concern to the club, but also a lot

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more work for us to do at the beginning of the season, Saturday

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is almost upon us and we could do without this work. The money it

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will cost to process the claim, it makes it almost impossible. How can

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we buy players and spend money Updating the facility when we face

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these problems? Hartlepool warmed up for the new season with a

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midweek testimonial match for Ritchie Humphries. It is another

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veteran who is exciting the fans. Nearly 6,000 have snapped up season

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tickets at just �100. Nobby Solano signed in the summer, he has played

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in the Premier League, Champions League, and captained his country

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in World Cup qualifiers. I am very lucky, I did not get any injuries

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during pre-season. I am fine. first team coach believes he has a

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team that will surprise many. The former Newcastle winger will be a

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major influence. He brings fantastic experience and technical

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ability and has also been a big influence on our players. Anyone

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who has been in the game and get the chance to play with someone

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like him get a great opportunity. He is a very talented player. On

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many levels it is fantastic. All the action on your local BBC

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radio station. Elsewhere, there has been a lot of new faces at the

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Stadium of Light, so much so that Steve Bruce is now at women -- is

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now trimming his squad, with Steed Malbranque leaving. George

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McCartney is in talks with another club. There is two other boys who

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need to go and play. We will see what develops. There is a long way

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to go. Certainly, with some of them, we are listening to offers. Players

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need to play and some of our players will be restricted.

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cricket, Yorkshire drew their four- day game with Hampshire. Michael

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Carberry was unbeaten on 300. Durham who take on Hampshire drew

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their match with Nottinghamshire after Paul Collingwood signed a

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three-year deal. That ends speculation about Paul

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Collingwood's future. If the London Olympics had taken place just after

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Beijing, then swimmer Jo Jackson would have been a shoo-in for a

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wedding -- for a medal. But just as she was hitting the heights of her

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career in 2009, she had problems with her health. She is however

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determined to keep her dream alive. It was at the Beijing Olympics that

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Jo Jackson burst onto the world stage. Her bronze medal was no

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flash-in-the-pan. The year after, she won three freestyle medals. She

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smashed that two world records. Brawn was the biggest meat with

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medals I have done. -- Rome was the biggest meet. I came off so happy.

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Back home, the family followed the success, and they supported the

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swimmer when her future came under threat. About two years ago, the

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asthma started to deteriorate. She had problems with her breathing she

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could not shift will stop training was not possible. Her ribs kept

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popping out. She could not train at all. It was frustrating because in

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her magic to the good -- in her mind she wanted to continue.

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there a point where she thought about quitting? There was, and it

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is her decision, but I am ready to support her again. The training is

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so disheartening when she cannot get the results. She has had a lot

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of bad times, but a lot of good as well. Us parents will celebrate

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with her when she succeeds. past two years have been a struggle.

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Now her career appeared so be on the mend. -- appears to be. 2012 is

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firmly in her sights. All Olympics do not have done -- having Olympics

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in Britain does not happen very often and knowing there will be

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thousands of people watching us, it is really great. Hopefully I can go

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to the trials and qualify. After next year, whatever happens, that

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will be it. She will be 25 next year, coming to the end of her

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swimming career. To finish at the Olympics in her home country would

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put the icing on the cake, it would be a really nice end to her career.

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Good luck. Once you are Marine -- or once a marine, always a Marine.

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That is the motto of the Royal Marine Commandos. And a group of

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pensioners are proving it. They will put on a special display our

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daredevil rate. -- of daredevil activities. Training for special

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operations. These retired Marines are preparing for tomorrow's one-

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off fund-raising events. We are trying to raise money for the Royal

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Marine charity. The target is to help brothers who are serving. We

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will raise �6 million by 2014. choreographer was in the Royal

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Marines motorcycle display team. 40 years on, the idea of using ability

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scooters seemed obvious. They need help to get back into society, even

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to help them to get somewhere to live. The team here will be double

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in numbers, so expect the unexpected from 2pm. What a great

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unexpected from 2pm. What a great idea. Now the weather. I gather we

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are in for a rough weekend? I am afraid so. It is a beautiful

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evening. I cannot tell you it will last into the weekend because if

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you look at Headline, there are bake heavy showers, which will make

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their presence well and truly felt. Look at the pressure, you can see

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from Saturday the showers will push up from the south. On Sunday, just

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as it looks like Mable clear, -- looks like they will clear. The

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message is to get maggots -- get out and make the most of the

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sunshine. There will be a dry night tonight. A lot of cloud will be

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coming in. You will see the ominous blue blobs by the end of the night.

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They will be moving up from the south. The rain will set him

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heavily. -- set in heavily. Some places will get two inches of

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rainfall. Temperatures will be unsurprising laid down on today. --

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will be down on today. The showers will come down from Scotland later

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in the day. Northern parts of the region will be prone to those. You

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