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Welcome to the programme. In the programme tonight: Don't leave us

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in a lay-by in labour. Opposition mounts to plans to reduce maternity

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services in North Yorkshire. Also tonight: Copycat rioters are

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spared jail after attacking a police station.

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Have you been chugged? Calls for regulation of so-called charity

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muggers. And a little too real for comfort.

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A new simulation training unit for health staff gives a hairy biker

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more than he thought he had signed up for.

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Nothing quite so dramatic in sport but plenty to look forward to. We

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will meet the students on the FA Cup trail and find out why the

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Black Cats and the Boro aren't the 300 people packed a public meeting

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in North Yorkshire last night in protest at plans to slash maternity

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and children services at a hospital. Some expectant mothers might have

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to travel nearly 70 miles if changes are made at the Friarage

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Hospital in Northallerton. The South Tees Hospital Trust says the

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moves are necessary due to recruitment problems and new

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standards demanded by the Royal College.

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It has never been straightforward having babies in a rural area.

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Vicky is expecting hers in July. The maternity ward is nearly 40

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miles away but at least they are expecting her. And down as high

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risk this time because of what happened in the previous pregnancy

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so again, at the moment, everything is fine but I'm only in the early

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stages of pregnancy so later on, conditions could happen.

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But the Friarage Hospital may not be available for much longer.

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Vicky's a high risk pregnancy and the trust which runs the hospital

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is proposing that those would-be mums are sent elsewhere. The plan,

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together with others to make children's services day-care only,

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has caused an uproar. There were more than 300 people at a public

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meeting in Northallerton last night. It's all up for consultation but

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that hasn't stopped it being the talk of small communities all over

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the Dales. From here in Hawes, it could mean expectant mums

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travelling much further to hospitals on Teesside in York,

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Harrogate and Leeds. The anxiety, the peace of mind of young,

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expectant mothers having to travel that sort of distance means that I

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think it would completely upset their joyful experience of having a

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birth. Quite clearly, we are going to be entering into the land of

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lay-by births because many will not make it. Mums like Natasha know how

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close things can be even under the existing arrangements. Huffing and

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puffing in the back seat over the hills and dales expert trying not

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to give birth in the car or and I just needed to A&E. And then

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there's the kids. 30 minutes makes a lot of difference if your child

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is having difficulties. I think we could lose out on services like

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that. Last August you might remember riots and widespread

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looting of shops occurred in London and some other cities around the

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country. The North escaped apart from one incident on Wearside.

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Today three teenagers who attacked Washington police station and

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torched a police car with petrol bombs walked free from court.

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Walking away with his family. 17 year-old Jordan Dixon from

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Washington leaves Newcastle Crown Court. Together with 19 year-old

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Jamie Nolan and 17 year-old Nicky Schofield, also of Washington, he

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was convicted of attacking the town's police station. A brick

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thrown through a window showered a PC working inside who suffered eye

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injuries from broken glass. At least two petrol bombs were thrown

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and a squad car destroyed. The prosecutor said this was an attack

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on an arm of the state, an attack on police officers who were

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involved in maintaining law and order needed at this time. The

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intention was extremely bad and foolish but the physical injury was

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limited to one police officer and the cost to the state, less than

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�15,000. The court heard it was a copycat attack from the London at

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riots last year. The judge said there were city's that had

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widespread looting of shops but in this region, it did not occur which

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the people of it should take pride. There was one exception when the

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copybook was blotted and it was plotted by a new three and others.

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That said, it must be kept in two proportion added peeled into

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insignificance when compared with what else was going on. Because the

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defendants had spent time in custody awaiting trial, Dixon and

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Schofield were sentenced to youth offending orders and three-month

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night-time curfews. Nolan was given a 12 month suspended jail sentence.

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They're known as chuggers or charity muggers. The people who

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stop you on the high street and ask you to sign up or send a text to

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make a donation to charity. They are usually employed by agencies

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which are then paid by the charity according to how many donations

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they get. But one of our councils now wants to introduce a bylaw to

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control what it says can sometimes be an intimidating experience for

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shoppers. 30 seconds after parking the car

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and did I know about the snow leopard? Cut to the chase! To help

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say that the snow leopard, I needed to send a text to a number and the

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money would go from my mobile account. I would rather give it to

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my favourite charity, does that bother you? It does not bother me.

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In Newcastle, the council things this operation is exploiting at

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legal loophole because it that chuggers were collecting cash, they

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would need a permit but because no cash is actually changing hands

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here, they don't. My picture there was polite. The council says there

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are those who are not. The chuggers used some extremely aggressive

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techniques, quite manipulative. There can be very emotional about

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the way they present the case to people and I think they often take

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advantage of people's good natures. Here, we give a lot of money to

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charity and I would be worried that local charities would be

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disadvantaged by these techniques. Just around the corner, more

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chuggers. This one is having success. �two for a cancer charity.

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Was the person polite enough? he seemed like a nicer bloke.

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donated to reward politeness. have been up to speak to Newcastle

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in a toga and had a meeting and Newcastle has always been reticent

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to work with us and I am not entirely sure why that should be

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because we can offer solutions they want. There are times when the

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chugger will not go or perhaps it is the case that this one knows a

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skinflint when she sees one kicks Mark! The government's bailing out

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the North Cumbria Hospitals Trust to help pay debts built up after

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the construction of the �87 million Cumberland hospital under a PFI

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contract. It will share in a �1.5 billion fund set up for seven

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trusts across the country that are struggling with the financial

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burden of the Private Finance Initiative. Earlier this week the

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North Cumbria Trust announced a takeover by the neighbouring

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Northumbria Healthcare Trust. Two men who were seriously injured

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in a microlight crash in Northumberland have each been

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awarded a six-figure sum in compensation. Jim Martin and Jon

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Kerr crash-landed in trees near Morpeth after their aircraft's tail

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snapped off mid-flight in 2007. The aircraft's French manufacturer

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denied liability but an air accident investigation found that

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aluminium bolts used to attach the tail fin to the plane had corroded.

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Solicitors have now successfully argued that the bolts were

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defective. A new children's drama for the CBBC

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channel is being made in the North East. It is called Wolfblood and

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will be filmed in and around Rowlands Gill. It follows in the

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footsteps of a number of successful children series including Tracy

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Beaker and Byker Grove which were also shot in the North East.

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Wolfblood will be a series of 13 half-hour episodes and will air

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later this year. Schools in West Cumbria are in dire

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need of investment according to the Labour MP for Copeland, Jamie Reed.

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Head teachers in Cumbria and the north-east say that since the

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government scrapped the Building Schools for the Future scheme,

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there has been no extra cash to replace outdated buildings, leaving

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some areas neglected. Netherhall School in Maryport.

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Built in the 1950s and in need of an upgrade. The school missed out

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when the coalition cancelled Labour's Building Schools for the

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Future programme. Yes, it was very disappointing. It was very much for

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us have not just about the condition of the building. Our

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building is in good condition. It is about suitability of the

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learning environment, are really key thing for the west coast of

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Cumbria. That our students can have access to cutting edge facilities.

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The situation for schools in west Cumbria is getting attention at

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Westminster. They are in dire need of significant investment and that

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is why the last government pledged over �60 million through the

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programme and it was tragic when it was taken whether the government

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but the need for investment grows, it has not lessened. It is greater

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than it has ever been. But the local authority says they always

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doubted Labour's scheme would deliver. They're hoping for money

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from the government's replacement programme, due to be announced

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shortly. As far as Building Schools for the Future is concerned,

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expectations were far beyond the ability to produce the benefits to

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the schools on that list. The fact that the government have come along

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with this money, hopefully on, more of our schools will be on that list.

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The government is being blamed for taking so long to come up with a

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new plan for school buildings. Even when they do, the rules will be

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tighter and the money far less plentiful.

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There's more on the story on Sunday Politics at the earlier time of

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11am on Sunday morning here on BBC One.

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Coming up next, a hairy biker gets more than he bargained for. And we

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meet the unpaid volunteer preparing to sooth troubled limbs at her

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third Olympics. Get set for snow, it is going to be

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a really wintry weekend. A new medical training facility

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costing more than �360,000 has been opened in Gateshead by a hairy

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biker. The Queen Elizabeth is a chef Simon King's local hospital.

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He was given at tour of the clinical schools simulation area

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where people are used to train doctors on replica wards and it is

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fair to say that Simon found some World apart from chef, Simon King,

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usual demeanour. It is a remarkable experience. Everything should be as

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real as possible year. The hard treating creases. Adrenalin is a

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healthy thing. When you deal with this, you were used to the feeling.

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Just because it is a dummy does not mean it is less dramatic. I was

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slightly traumatised. So it is wonderful because it is so

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realistic. I found myself holding her hand. The facility cost around

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�360,000. In this training run someone is always watching.

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Students can be monitored and spoken to three this guy a. They

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have their limits. We can adjust the blood-pressure, heart rate and

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speak from another room. Does he have any net? I have lost some

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weight. It is expected hundreds of students will be trained. For Simon,

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the reality stops here. You should have seen your face

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during that. It is very realistic. Here is something sporty. She has

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cared for some other top athletes at Olympic Games. Julie Sparrow is

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looking forward to doing the same this year. She is a physiotherapist.

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She has successfully volunteered for 10 weeks unpaid work at this

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year's Olympics. A bit faster. The most moving

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parties watching the plane being let. To be part of the support team

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and be part of the procession of nations is probably the most

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exciting thing. Olympic experience -- experienced expert in Julie

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Sparrow is keen. I am in an environment that Sir Chips what I

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have always wanted to do. It is phenomenal. Who could forget this?

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Sydney 2000, one of the greatest moments of with the greatest

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Olympic suburb. The rowing team in Sydney, when so Steve Redgrave

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competed. I did not look after them but I looked after them in training.

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She was closer than others and she will never forget. I have fabulous

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pictures of them coming off the water. It is the complete converse

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of every chink -- everyone watching them get medals. To see them coming

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off with their medals, that special moments when you have the picture

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no one else has. This year, she will work from the Olympic village.

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I can court with his York. I am all flushed.

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Life is going to borrow her teens. Newcastle and Sunderland are in the

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top eight. On Sunday, the Magpies and their new signing Papiss Cisse.

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Many have left it late but Sunderland have never looked back.

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The Green Nell Gwyn Bevan orach underlined how far the Black Cats

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have come. They got into tomorrow's game in eight police. We have done

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very well. There are a group of teams there which are separated by

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just a few points. That is the most important thing. We would be

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delighted but there is a distance to gawp. If the season ended now,

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Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse would find him in the Europa League. The

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boss has his feet on the ground. are not looking further than where

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we are. We are realistic enough to know that for us to break-up into

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the top four, it would be something extraordinary. There will be a

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tough decision whether to start with Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse.

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This will be held for all for everyone. Whether the start,

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whether they come off the bench. I am looking forward to it.

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Middlesbrough goal looking for their first league win of 2012

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against at Crystal Palace tomorrow. This called from Marvin Emnes.

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Carlisle hammered for nine from Hartlepool. The planned trip to

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Bari was called off this afternoon. It will not have escaped your

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notice but we have four survivors in the Cup. Two of them are from

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Sunderland. The Black Cats play next week in round five. Sunderland

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are in with the wild cats. On a very cold day, the warm glow

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all media attention for the women's football team. It is their reward

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for dispatching another name, Sheffield Wednesday. Everyone wants

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to win. We have the belief we could come this far. Other people might

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not have thought that. The belief within the squad is excellent. If

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we go out there and play our game, there is no reason why we cannot

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win. They warmed up for the tie-up -- Cup tie. They're proud coach has

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been trying to keep their feet on the ground. We're very proud. The

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secret of this team is hard work and they want to succeed. When the

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ball out, they will give 110 %. the Edinburgh again, will they be

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focused? It's the first 20 minutes of them go behind. They sorted it

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out to one former-1. Newcastle Falcons were given a

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major boost with news that Jimmy Gopperth has signed a three-year

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extension. He has had offers from many clubs and has decided to

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commit his future to the Balkans. Newcastle are we to Leicester at

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times tomorrow. And basketball, the leader's head to the Midlands to

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plague was to Wolves. Que may have won seven and a rope since

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Christmas. If you're hoping to take part in this year's Great North Run,

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hurry up. The ballot closes on Monday. I knew there would be a

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comment. We are more than a month into a 2012 and that means it is

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time to reveal the first picture and the calendar. Our January

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weather picture... He is a painter of Clyde Stakes and a member of the

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Cloud Appreciation Society. caught up with iron. I am Malcolm

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Wilson. We run a private architectural practice. I paint

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more than I used to. I have a wonderful life. Skies have always

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been a passion. Particularly clouds. This was quite atmospheric. It is

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where my grandparents came from. It is hard to pick a short list. I

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have got it down to three. They all had different characteristics. I

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picked three and all them were in Cumbria. This was a very

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traditional photograph. You had this lovely for groaned. It

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habitable range of covers -- colours. I picked this one. It had

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a lovely geometric shot. Everything was there. You can see the dawn. It

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was beautifully shot. After looking at all the photographs, it was

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difficult to pick a winner. But whether his this one. It captured

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geometry, drama, that while factor. It is a picture I would have picked

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every single time. Congratulations. Thanks to Malcolm foreseeing that.

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My favourite was the water shot. I can tell you that temperatures

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are dropping this evening. We start with pictures taken this morning.

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The pond here is frozen solid. Spare a thought for Alan. He has

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been out all day. That ice will stay with us. Temperatures from

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last night were minus nine. We start with a warning of its know

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from the Met Office. It will creep end tomorrow. It may cause

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disruption. Why is it coming in? You will have seen on the national

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news pictures of Europe. The air has been brought in on an easterly

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wind. There is mild, moist air coming in and when the two meet,

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that moisture will turn to snow. On Saturday afternoon into Saturday

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evening, it will clear southwards. Ice will be a problem on Sunday

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morning. Meantime, this guy has some clear spells and temperatures

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are dipping away. We could match the temperatures from last night.

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Tomorrow, a dry start every where. Cumbria also has cloud in place.

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Morse know will come in later. It will drive away eastwards. It will

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be patchy in Northumberland. On the tops of hills, 10 centimetres. With

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