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Hello and welcome to Thursday's Look North. Tonight.

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Deal or no deal? Why have plans for a new train building factory been

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hit by delays? Moving to the Met - Cumbria's top

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police officer reflects on the county's "terrible tragedies" as he

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prepares to leave for a new job in London.

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Thousands head for the sun as the big Christmas getaway begins.

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It's going to be about 19 according to one of our friends and we're

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looking forward to having Tapas in the old part and chilled Rose wine.

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And, how the north handed in a mountain of winter coats to help

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those in need this Christmas. In sport, ten goals but only one

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winner - O'Neill tastes victory again with Sunderland. But despair

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for the Magpies as the winless run continues.

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It was a deal that promised to bring thousands of jobs to the

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North. But nine months after it was announced, there's still no word on

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when work on a new railway carriage factory in Country Durham will

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start. Hitachi, the company behind the plant, wanted to sign an

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agreement with the Government by the end of the year. But it hasn't

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happened. And it now looks like it'll be 2015 before production

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does finally begin. The factory at Newton Aycliffe would create 500

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jobs, plus many more in the supply chain.

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In May, the popularity of the rail project was apparent. 600 companies

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signed up to hear the opportunities that Hitachi's carriage-making

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plant can bring. Not everyone was impressed though. Jo Biker has her

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own events management company in North Yorkshire. She regularly

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works for blue chip businesses and registered her interest with

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Hitachi. I felt towards the end when they were finishing off the

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registration process, it was for the construction and engineering

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industries. Their fall for the likes of my services, it was pretty

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much know go. I felt I wasn't able to get through the doors and

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therefore I backed off a little bit. It is a great pity and I hoped I

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would hear back from them, as they did promised they would contact me.

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Other potential suppliers have also yet to hear anything. And they're

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going to be waiting longer than anticipated. The deal to supply

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1,400 new carriages has to be signed with the Government. The aim

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was for the end of the year. But that's not going to happen. It

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could be signed by the end of March next year. But then a 90-day

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judicial review period would kick in, delaying it further. 2015 is

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the mooted date for the first carriages to come out of the new

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factory - 11 years after the project was first proposed. Hitachi

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has been to its main Japanese, European and UK banks to ask for

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cash to fund the scheme. But it's still in talks with other lenders

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for so-called secondary funding. And there have also been planning

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delays for three rail depots around the country that would link in with

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the development here at Newton Aycliffe. Hitachi though says the

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scheme is not in any doubt. And its benefits are still eagerly awaited

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in the region. It definitely is worth waiting for. It has the

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potential of delivering not just direct jobs, but supply-chain jobs.

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Right throughout the region, can get involved in this.

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Potential suppliers though would like the work now. As would 500

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other people waiting for the new jobs that Hitachi said it will

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create in Newton Aycliffe. Well, meanwhile up to 500 jobs

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could be created on Teesside's Wynyard Business Park with the

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building of a huge warehouse. It will be used for distributing

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supermarket chain ASDA's clothing range. The warehouse, on the former

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Samsung electronics site will come on stream in September next year.

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Cumbria's top policeman has been looking back on the terrible

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tragedies which have hit the county as he prepares to move onto a new

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role in London. Craig Mackey, who has landed the job of Deputy

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Commissioner at the Metropolitan police, says he felt "empty" when

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he heard an officer had died during the floods of 2009. And he says he

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was completely devastated by the murderous rampage of west Cumbrian

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taxi driver, Derrick Bird. He's been talking to Mark McAlindon.

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devastating floods we saw across the county. You could not help but

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be moved when you saw the impact it had on real people across the

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county. And we, like everyone else were very much part of that all the

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way through. There have been dark days in the

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five years Craig Mackey has been Cumbria's Chief Constable. It was a

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cold November morning when the news of police constable, Bill Barker's,

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disappearance was announced. Colleagues and friends feared and

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then were faced with the worst. How did he feel when you heard a police

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officer has been swept into the river that night? Very empty. It is

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the called nobody wants, we had lost an officer. The floods of 2009

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tested Cumbria police under Mackey's leadership. A genuine

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civil emergency, with thousands flooded out, communications broken

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and destruction across west Cumbria. But worse was to come. In the

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summer of 2010, a previously unremarkable taxi driver went on

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the rampage, shooting 12 people dead before turning the gun on

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himself. Derrick Bird threw a massive media

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spotlight on west Cumbria and the way the county's emergency services

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were able to respond. Every conceivable human emotion is going

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through your head when you are in the eye of the storm. On a very

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human level, you understand immediately what impact this is

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going to have on the county. And on individuals involved. Each and

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every one of those things people reports are statistics and we

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report as numbers, are people. In the New Year, this well-

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respected chief officer leaves for a new post as Deputy Commissioner

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in the Metropolitan Police. A tough task, but one he's willing to take.

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I have been lucky and privileged to be the Chief Constable of Cumbria

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and to work here with amazing people. This was a different

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opportunity and a point in my life were the opportunity arose and

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thankfully, I have been successful in terms of that process.

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The search for a successor starts now, and whoever it will be will

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A woman's died after a crash in the early hours of this morning in

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Gateshead. It happened on Fellside Road in Whickham. A car and a van

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collided just before 3.30am. The 26 year old woman involved was taken

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to hospital but later died. The 49- year-old van driver suffered minor

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injuries. Police are appealing for witnesses.

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Cleveland Police Authority's been criticised over redundancy payments

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to senior officers. An Audit Commission report says the

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authority inappropriately used delegated powers to approve

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redundancy for senior officers. The report also highlights potential

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overpayments on redundancy packages amounting to �35,000. The authority

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says significant changes have been made and it's seeking legal advice

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about trying to reclaim the overpayments.

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Police are appealing for the public's help to find a man missing

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from his home in South Shields since the weekend. 54 year old,

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Russell Chadbourne, from Whitehead Street was last seen leaving home

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at 8:00am on Saturday morning, December 17th. There have been no

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confirmed sightings of him since and officers have concerns for his

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welfare and state of mind. It's thought he could have travelled to

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Malta. The big Christmas getaway and

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homecoming has begun. Thousands of people are heading out of the North

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for the festive break and that of course means our roads and the

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railways will be particularly busy over the next few days. And of

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course some lucky people are heading further a field for some

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welcome winter sunshine. Adele Robinson is live for us now at

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Newcastle Airport, where it's been a hectic day Adele?

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You wouldn't be able to tell looking at it now with empty cheque

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in desks and no queues to be seen. But at Newcastle Airport today, it

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saw its busiest day of the festive season with just under 120 flight

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coming in and out by the end of the day. That high volume of passengers

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is set to continue over the coming week. With up to 100,000 people

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expected to travel in and out of the airport with between 800-900

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flights in total. On Christmas Day there will be seven flight, and one

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flight going to London Heathrow. That is the only public transport

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link to the capital on that date. While there has been a large number

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of people catching those types of domestic flights, there has also

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been at large number of people heading off to the sun. Earlier I

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spoke to some lucky travellers spending their Christmas in Spain.

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It was red hot last year. We were on the beach last year on Christmas

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Day. They tell us it will be about 19 and we are looking forward to

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eating in the old part and chilled rose wine. No turkey. No turkey for

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you? No, no turkey for me. Are you looking forward to your hotter

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holiday? Yes, definitely. It is not just Spain, have a

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destinations, Dubai and Thailand. It is clear that despite the

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economic difficulties, Newcastle Airport is managing to hold down

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those passenger numbers. This is a robust airport. We are in good

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shape. People need to travel. It is not just for holidays. People live

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around the world and they are coming back for Christmas. The

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students at the north-eastern universities are travelling home

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for Christmas. But there are the lucky people going on holiday. We

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have had flights to Egypt and Dubai. It is not just the planes, it is

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the trains, East Coast Main Line, Virgin and cross country are

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predicting their busiest day tomorrow. East-coast mainline is

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expecting more than 28,000 pre-book passengers. Extra staff will be put

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on duty at stations like Newcastle and York. On the last services to

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South finish on Christmas Eve at 6:30pm and trains won't resume

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until 27th December. The roads will be hardest hit with around 80

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million cars taking to the roads are nationally. The AEA has

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estimated there will be 850,000 cars on our roads today and

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tomorrow, regionally. Prepare as usual, the weather may be mild now

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but it can turn and you return journeys can be different from when

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you set Act. Listen out for all of the local BBC services for a safe

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and happy trip home. Mind those crowds! It was busy

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earlier. Still to come on Thursday's Look

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North: Sport from Dawn, plus - The bridge blunder that's led to red

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faces in Cumbria. What will the roads and the weather

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have in store? I will be back with the weather forecast at the end of

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the programme. A campaign using Twitter and

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Facebook to encourage donations of old winter coats to the homeless

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has been a spectacular success. The Winter Coat Amnesty in the North

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East follows a similar scheme in London. The coats will be handed

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out to people using the Crisis centre in Newcastle this coming

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weekend, from where Adrian Pitches reports.

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This is a mountain of winter coats that had been amassed by donors

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across the North East. This is not all of them. This is clerk, who has

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been organising it. She is sorting them out now. Ashik Ali Claire.

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Tell us about the amnesty, it looks like it has been a success? It has

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been fantastic. It was set up by five local people in the business

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community. We have been relying on friends from Twitter and Facebook

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and it has been a fantastic success. What happens to the Coates now?

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They will be given to the users of the crisis skylight Centre this

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Christmas in Newcastle. We are hoping everyone who visits will at

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the very least walk away with some warm winter clothing, thanks to the

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generosity of the people from the North East will stop the man behind

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crisis is Peter. What can people expect with all these amazing

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donated goods? The people of the North East have been generous, both

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in terms of coats and other items of clothing, important for someone

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living on the streets or in a hostel. We have had schools to make

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things like Pastor, hats, gloves, everything that someone might need

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he was going through a rough time. A warm winter coat and a food

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parcel will be waiting for all uses of the Centre at Christmas.

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The 60s pop star, Sandie Shaw, made a surprise visit to Sunderland

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today. She's currently in the North East on tour with the Jools Holland

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Band. But she went to Wearside as an ambassador for the homelessness

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charity Centrepoint, to see their new hostel and training centre for

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vulnerable young people. The �1 million purpose-built hostel opens

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next month, providing temporary accommodation for 18 young adults,

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while teaching them basic domestic and life skills.

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We all go on about everybody should have a job, but you need the basic

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skills to be able to do that. These kids in particular, because they

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have not had any structure in their background they need to be able to

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learn to give themselves structure. This is a perfect opportunity for

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that. Sport England has announced more

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than �1 million of funding to improve local facilities in the

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North East and Cumbria. 24 projects will benefit, including �93,000 for

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Blyth Valley Arts and Leisure in Northumberland. The money will

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provide new changing accommodation, suitable for disabled athletes, and

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equipment and storage facilities for the King Edward VI School in

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Morpeth. Now, history tells us that

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Christmas is a time for miracles, so how's this for a lucky escape?

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This calf had to be saved by fire fighters after ending up neck deep

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in mud. It had been born in a muddy field in Cowpen Bewley near

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Billingham, and become stuck. Rescuers using ropes managed to

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free the calf and reunite it with its mother. It's been named

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'miracle'. A controversial new bridge has

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turned into a costly problem of the National Trust in Cumbria. Building

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work had begun at the five years of planning, but was stopped when the

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foundations were found not to support the planned structure. The

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trust admits it is an embarrassing problem.

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The National Trust won't say how much it has cost them so far, but

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it is clearly an expensive problem Bostock it was a big decision

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choosing the new design, trumpeted as in a to bid, it took five years

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to get to the building stage after the last bridge was deemed unsafe.

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Having started the project the Trust has found the design won't

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work because the foundations cannot support it. It is slightly

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embarrassing, the Design came up hasn't worked when we started

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working on site. That happens on many construction sites and we have

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had to be honest and say, it is not working, we would rather build the

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right bridge rather than something that fell over in five years. That

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would be far more embarrassing. We hope our efforts over the last five

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years will help us continue to find the right solution. This follows

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existing path because of the corridor that has been created by

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the current structure. Under the new scheme there would be a series

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of channels beneath the causeway like structure which would allow

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the river to find its own path, like it has in the past. Thousands

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of walkers come here every year. The valley is the gateway to famous

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peaks like Star fell and Great Gable, so the trust's choice of a

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modern design attracted some criticism. Some people were very

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upset about it. It has been said walking across the bridge would

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make you feel as though you were walking along the prom at a more

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come, which is not what you would like to feel like in his wonderful

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landscape. There have been three bridges in the past 100 years, and

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it is hoped the new bridge to replace the current temporary

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structure would be more resilient. But until a solution can be found,

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the temporary bridge will stay in place.

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For most of us, Christmas is a time for a family, but there are some

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people who will be alone this weekend without any food or gifts.

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This is where a Stockton charity is helping women to have problems with

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addiction and other personal issues. This week they have been having a

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party. This is the latest in our series of looking at the true

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spirit of Christmas. Getting ready for the Christmas

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party. This is a charity in Stockton which helps women with

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problems like drugs, homelessness and mental health. People like

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Carla his life has changed a great deal. I am trusted, in a way that I

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never used to be before, with money and in certain positions. People

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know they can rely on me. Work as before I wasn't very dependable.

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She is one of the success stories, from a charity which offers

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education as well and not just at Christmas. It is an open door to

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anyone. It might be a woman whose journey either through addiction or

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another challenging situation is improving and they are rebuilding

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their lives. For the people it might be the first time they have

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come into the centre. People will tell you, they don't have a great

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deal. As well as a Christmas party there is also food parcels and

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presents on offer. The sum, this charity may be the only first is --

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festivities they attend. I haven't got many friends. The staff are so

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lovely and I find it a great comfort. I have had problems with

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depression and my weight. I have never known a place like it. They

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do care for you. It is not just a paid job, they do actually care.

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There is a lot of people that will be alone at Christmas. Been here,

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you don't feel alone, it is just one big family.

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Time for the sport and if it is goals you're looking for, we have

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got them. There were 10 last night. Goals

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galore in the two Premier League matches. Newcastle's disappointing

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season continued at the losing 3-2 to West Brom. But Martin O'Neill

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seems to have brought the Midas touch to the Black Cats.

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Five goals, a late winner, even the dogs were supporting the Black Cats

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last night. Nicklas Bendtner has made headlines for the wrong

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reasons recently, but he said Sunderland on the way at QPR and

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then celebrated in front of the fans and the dock. Sunderland

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doubled their lead in the second half but were pegged back as

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Rangers drew level in a four-minute burst. But Martin O'Neill's team

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were not to be denied. Wes Brown's late header meant the manager

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collected his second win in three games. There reach Christmas three

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points clear of the relegation zone. Afterwards, praise for Nicklas

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Bendtner. A great goal, he is a fine player

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in the making, it is up to him. This is a cause we want him to be

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involved in and he responded tonight. I think we have won it

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twice tonight. 2-0 up, in a grid position but we let it slip. But we

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came back strong in the end. A winning goal can make you feel

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anything, but in terms of character, I thought we showed that tonight.

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What a difference a few weeks make, Newcastle, who until recently had

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the best event record, it conceded 14 goals in six games. West Brom

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went ahead, much to do the light of the travelling fans. But they were

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soon back on level terms with a free-kick. In an entertaining game,

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it was the Baggies he's had the lead at half-time. Newcastle puds

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West Bromwich Albion's under severe pressure after the break. Winner --

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Newcastle were brought level again, it seemed they would go on to win.

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But with five minutes left, the winner was trolleyed in. In our

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performance tonight we could have been better. -- volley. We were

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cheap with possession and we want to get that win under our belt. We

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were desperate at times tonight and I think it showed. Sometimes you

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have to be more patient and be more control, especially when attacking.

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We were throwing numbers forward and got caught a couple of times.

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It is something we can reflect on but we still have a good points

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total and we need to take that to Bolton. Worth pondering the Magpies

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still had not won at home since the name was changed in November.

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Bad news for Darlington, Ian Miller has decided to leave. His decision

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comes as many of the players are having to decide their own future

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after a row over wages with the Germans. The caretaker boss has won

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Gete Wami of his last seven games, but could see his squad depleted by

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the time they meet Gateshead in a double header over Christmas and

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New Year. Rugby Union - Richard and Michael

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Mayhew had signed new contracts at Newcastle Falcons. They had signed

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two. Five-year deals after impressing so far. But the

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Newcastle Falcons are in trouble at the bottom of the Premiership and

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the points against Sale on Boxing Day.

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I fill sorry for sportsmen, they don't have a break. -- feel.

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At least they won't be playing in snow this year.

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Not a white Christmas as we had said at the beginning of the week.

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It is the winter solstice to date. It was a unseasonably mild, the

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mildest so far this winter with temperatures hitting 12-13 Celsius.

:24:34.:24:44.
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Beautiful clouds whip this fine weather. The headline for tomorrow,

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and rain clouds on the way. A wet morning although the rain will

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clear in the afternoon. It could be wet it you are heading out to do

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Christmas shopping. It begins in the worst and it is misty and grey.

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It would clear for a time in East but it clouds over in the night

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with the rain splashing its way southwards. It is mild again, not

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quite as mild as last night that temperatures only as low as around

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five or six Celsius with some places even milder to begin Friday.

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In the morning it does not do much for us, it is a wet morning and the

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rain splashing south. Miserable it you are heading out to the shops.

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In the afternoon things brighten with Sunshine behind the main band

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of rain and temperatures lower when the rain has clear. Temperatures

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still on the mild side for this time of year. 6, 7 or eight Celsius

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or most places. Brighter skies and many places. More rain to come in

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the West later in the day on Friday, and it stays unsettled over the

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next few days. Tomorrow, a bit colder but the mild theme continues

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through Christmas weekend. We're not expecting any trouble problems

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with snow or ice or even Frost. Could just have a light frost in

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the countryside first thing on Christmas Eve. But it is a fine

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date for the North East and Yorkshire. Drizzly rain in the West.

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It is the rain that will keep things mild. Degrees is drawing in

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the mild Atlantic air, to Mile for it to snow on Sunday. The big day

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on Christmas Day looks like a wet Christmas in the West, but a cloudy

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Christmas elsewhere. Christmas elsewhere.

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I think we have got that message now, thanks. A last look at

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tonight's headlines: A 14 bomb attacks have left more than 60

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people dead in Baghdad. It is the worst violence Iraq has seen for

:26:52.:26:55.

months. A deal with it that she to make

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railway carriages in County Durham has not been signed nine months

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after it was announced. One of the things we embarked on

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this year was the making of a musical video about the Tyne and

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