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Here are the headlines: And massive police manhunt is under way after a

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second brutal murder, this time in Whitby. Detectives want to trace

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this man. They say he should not be approached.

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Also, more on the crash which wiped out three generations of one family.

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Earn to learn - pupils being paid to study engineering at school.

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Fighting back - for the town that is trying to survive the economic

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gloom. In sport, Carlyle is in that their

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racing spotlight. In memory of that - the footballer

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using Twitter to help fight the disease that helped kill his father.

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Police have launched a massive manhunt tonight for this man after

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two people were murdered in their own home. On Monday an 81-year-old

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man was found dead at his house in Middlesbrough. Today the body of a

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50-year-old woman was discovered at her flat in Whitby yesterday.

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Police say the it urgently want to trace James Allen in connection

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with both murders. They say he should not be approached. What more

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can you tell us? These have been described as two

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and brutal murders carried out in the victim's own homes. The first

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was at Middlesbrough on Monday night where the body of and 81-

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year-old man was found at his home. He had suffered severe head

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injuries. The second murder was here in Whitby. The body of a 50-

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year-old woman was discovered by her sister yesterday. She had also

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suffered from severe head injuries. She was pronounced dead at the

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scene. Police have named a 35 euros man, James Allen, in connection

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with both murders. Earlier we heard from the Chief Superintendent of

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Cleveland Police. We are determined to find James Allen and bring him

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to justice. Anyone who knows where he is should contact us. Do not

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approach them. How dangerous is he? He is very dangerous. Our focus is

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on catching him. This police operation is massively Resort. We

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are committed to catching him. they any link between the victims?

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There was no link between these victims. One of Lytton

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Middlesbrough. The other will love it here in Whitby. Two different

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areas. But police are urging that people should not approach James

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Allen, they must contact the police directly.

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What has been the reaction in the town?

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Would be is the very picturesque. - - would be. Earlier I spoke to some

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of the residents. There is a sense of shock. Totally surprised. We do

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not expect anything like this. do not expect a murder on your own

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street. It makes you very scared. It is not the money, it is the

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feeling that somebody could enter at night when you are sleeping.

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Police say this operation will continue until they find James

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Allen. There will be more on this story on our late bulletin tonight.

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It was an ordinary trip out that ended with a family being torn

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apart. Three members of one family were killed when the car they were

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in hit a lorry in East Durham. Tonight an elderly woman remains in

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a serious condition, while a lorry driver continues to be questioned

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by the police. Our reporter sent us this report.

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Friends came and laid flowers. Three generations of the same

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family were killed within seconds. Grandfather. Granddaughter. Great

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granddaughter. We have a large investigation team working on this.

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This evening police identified those who died. Destiny Reed, 14

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months old. Her mother, at Natalie Simpson, 18. Great-grandfather

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Robert Reed, 75. His wife, 74-year- old Margaret remained sees the ill

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in hospital. A lorry driver is being questioned by the police and

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has been arrested. His vehicle ended up on the golf course which

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runs alongside the road back. The club's order says it is a dangerous

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road. I have be farming in this area for 30 years. I have had

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occasion to pick up injured people because of crashers. The golf

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course owner said if you woke up and down this road you can see lot

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of holes in the hedgerows with accents have taken place. Police

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say it is not an accident blackspot. In the last five years there have

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been nine collisions. That is not will be would class as a dangerous

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road. The family only live a few miles away and would only have been

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in the car a matter of minutes. A seemingly regular car journey

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ending with tragic consequences. I Newcastle engineering company has

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tried to attend school children to take up a career in engineering

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with the promise of cash. Pearson Engineering is giving money to 16

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euros to try to expand the manufacturing sector in the region.

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Since the end of World War II is a Newcastle engineering company has

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made life-saving equipment - mine detectors, detonators for the army.

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Now a lifeline is being offered to Newcastle students. �1,200 will be

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given to each of 30 children who commits to a future in Engineering.

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We are trying to persuade the cleverest children to go into

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science and engineering rather than history and economics. Five pupils

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from St Cuthbert's School will get the cash to spend on whatever they

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wish. But the school claims Engineering is already an enticing

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prospect. There are lots of opportunities. The next 20 years

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will have great opportunities. Today's visit appeared to have done

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the trick. They are trying to make staff that you good news every day.

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I like electronics more than engineering. Who knows. Some years

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down the line it might be this boy showing off the factory to a new

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bunch of budding engineers. You can find out what other people

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are saying about this story on our Facebook page.

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The UK economy is back in recession. The affects of difficult economic

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conditions are obvious in many parts of our region. Clayton Moore

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has been hit hard. -- Cleator Moor. 10 % of people in that town

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received Jobseeker's Allowance. Around the main square there are

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eight in the businesses. But the remaining jurors in the town are

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determined to try and turn around the fortunes of the town.

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A sure sign of tough times. Cleator Moor's main shopping street has

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been in decline since a supermarkets moved out of town.

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Many other shoppers followed. Businesses have been closing

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steadily over the past five years. It is the worst it has ever been.

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Cleator Moor is slowly dying. Everybody is travelling out of town.

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There are a lot of shops closing. Existing shop orders say they want

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to bite back at the recession. They have been restarted the Chamber of

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Trade and a bidding for money to improve the high street so it is

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not just the Scout signs that attract people in. 10 years ago it

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was a place where people used to come to shop, to spend their money.

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They used to come in the evening to visit the restaurants and pubs. All

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of those are in need of initiatives to improve things. This plot of

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land it is a reason why many businesses think it is time to act.

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It will be their home of a �4 million health centre. They say

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that is the most Investment Cleator Moor has seen in a long time.

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Across the square from the empty shops, one place is bucking the

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trend. Today another new business is moving in to this enterprise

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centre. This company reinvest all its profits keeping rents low.

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now have 28 us as us and the complex. -- 28 businesses in that

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this complex. We are and 95 % full. That is very good. The challenge

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now is for those on the High Street to encourage more entrepreneurs to

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take the plunge. Finding those with no money and the

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nerve to do so will be a challenge. There are some flood alerts in

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place the seeding. Emergency services in County Durham are

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continuing to respond to localised flooding. They attended 30 floodlit

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that calls this afternoon. Police are warning that motorists should

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drive with caution. Hundreds of acres have march on

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Downing Street in a protest over the so-called pasty tax. Organised

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by the Newcastle bakery chain Greggs, 300 people gathered on

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Whitehall to abject to the proposal to put extra VAT on hot snacks.

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Jessie J from a talent show The Voice will be a headline it ashore

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in Northumberland in July. We are told it will be the biggest show

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ever held there. Plenty still to come. News of a

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major cycling race in her area, plus the would be Olympian whose

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marathon journey ended in disappointment.

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Heavy rain is causing problems in parts of the region I will give you

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the full weather forecast at the This time next week, the polling

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stations will be open. Candidates will compete for 210 sees across

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cow -- councils in the area. Our political editor has been sizing up

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the competition. 2012 is a big year for athletes but

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before any Olympic excitement, there is another set of competitors.

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Politicians fighting the local elections. One-third of seats are

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up for grabs across Tyne and Wear, Carlisle, South Lakeland, Harrogate

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and Craven. The whole council is that for election in Hartlepool.

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Labour has been top of the podium for years but the Conservatives and

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Liberal Democrats are scrapping it out for second and third. I don't

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expect it to change much but that will not stop politicians straining

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every sinew. Take Labour. They want to strengthen their hold on the

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councils they already run but after years of trying, they would also

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like to cross the finishing line and take back control of Carlisle.

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It is vital to send a clear message to government that the region

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cannot be taken for granted. They have written us off. Lib Dems have

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friendly sold out this region. We need a strong Labour voice to stand

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up for our region and to mitigate it is the worst excesses of this

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Government's cuts. The Lib Dems struggled to get over the Garrick -

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- barrier of being in government last year. This time the hurdles

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look at -- as high but this time they say they offer something

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different. We will listen to people about their problems and we work

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hard on behalf of our communities and that is one reason people need

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to vote for us in local elections. We are not so bowed to ideology but

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think of best solutions for are areas and will be determined to get

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that. Conservatives have upset their part on the local elections

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pretty low this year but that does not mean they are not determined to

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convince you to vote for a Conservative councillor. It is

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important people realise that they are voting for local politicians,

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people who vote for all the things that matter when you stand on the

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doorstep. It is about what happens in your community not nationally

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and voting Conservative delivers better services and better quality

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services at a lower rate for local voters. Faster, higher and longer

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is the aim for athletes but the politicians now, however hard they

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peak -- compete, only the voters can decide.

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That was a nice sporty shot to end Let's start this evening with some

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more exciting news for Cumbria. The Pirelli Rally sets off from

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Carlisle tomorrow night. And the fourth stage of this year's cycling

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race, the Tour of Britain, will set off from the city as well this

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autumn. It'll be the first time since 2005 that the race - which

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features some of the world's leading competitors - has been in

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Carlisle. It will leave on September the 12th.

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Well, the popularity of cycling in the North East and Cumbria

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continues to grow. And now serious riders have a new challenge in the

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shape of the Etape Pennines. It's a gruelling ride which takes place in

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Teesdale and Weardale, as Martin Emmerson explains.

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This is no ride for the faint- hearted. It crosses some of the

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highest roads in Britain and it boasts the sort of climbs that

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wouldn't look out of place in an Alpine Stage of The Tour De France.

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Two time world champion Rob Hayles was among those who tested part of

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the route from High Force. Pretty savage out there today. Very Healy.

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Dead roads and beautiful scenery in between the clouds. It is difficult

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and it will be extremely tough in October.

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The Etape will be on closed roads making it safer for riders.

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would encourage people to put the training in and respect the

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challenge. It is do a ball but it is not one for your first time. I

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would like to say that people can do it but I would like to encourage

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as many to take part as possible but there are challenging hills

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which will require some training. But James Robinson, from the

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organisers IMG, admits it's not for novices. The ride will take place

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on October 7th, beginning and finishing in Durham. It's part of a

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series of events expected to raise �1 million for Marie Curie Cancer

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Care. Sportives like this are growing in popularity. The Cyclone

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in Northumberland attracts around 4,000 riders every year.

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calendar is jam-packed. There are tens of thousands of riders who do

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this at weekends. It is an explosion.

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An explosion because of Britain Now he's spent much of the season

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on the sidelines - in the last few weeks because of a thigh injury -

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but Newcastle United striker Peter Lovenkrands is back in the

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limelight with a novel fund-raising venture in memory of his late

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father who died from Alzheimer's disease at the age of just 61.

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Newcastle's promotion-winning season - a goal against rivals West

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Brom scored by the Danish winger with the Scottish accent, Peter

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Lovenkrands. He was still coming to terms with the death in Denmark of

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his father, Bent, who'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's five

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years earlier. I was about to leave the House to go to the airport and

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they couldn't get out the door quick enough. When I was about to

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go out, my mum was on the phone and told me. It was the worst feeling I

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have ever had in my life. He was such a family man and to suddenly

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see him forget things and he would always remember everything. The

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stories he used to tell us... He couldn't tell us any more. It was

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heartbreaking. Peter's emotional goal celebration captured the

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hearts of the nation. Now, two years on, he hopes a series of

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online auctions helped by the social network site Twitter will

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raise thousands for the Alzheimer's Society. Team mates have already

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rallied round but the wider football world is involved too.

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even managed to get a signed Tottenham top and gloves from Aston

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Villa as well. The most coveted prize up for auction is a VIP trip

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to the sold-out Manchester City game. Before that, though, a tough

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trip to Wigan and with his rehabilitation still not complete,

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another nervous afternoon on the She was aiming for her Olympic

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dream. At the age of 33, Alyson Dixon competed in the London

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Marathon on Sunday. She was among several athletes aiming to clinch

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the last British place on the Olympic team.

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Alyson needed to smash her personal best and a bit more to qualify and

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she's had the whole of the region rooting for her. Adele Robinson

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Just days after returning from her recent altitude training in Kenya,

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Alyson is in London. Her race is under way for the last British spot

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on the Olympic marathon team. And only her second London Marathon

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ever. This is the biggest challenge of her running career so far.

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was very relaxed this morning and focused. She knew there was a job

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to be done. She prepared physically and mentally. She needs to complete

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it in at least two hours and 30 minutes. Sheet always realised

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making the Olympics is a big task although a dream. -- a big ask.

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mile 22, cramp set in and she knew she would not make the time. On the

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other side of the river by London bridge, her family waited for her

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return. The first. We saw how was about 12 1/2 miles. She looked very

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relaxed. People were saying, who is it? We said it was a daughter and

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they said that we must be very proud. We are. -- the first time we

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saw her. I didn't do the performance I thought I was capable

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of but otherwise I am quite at beat. It is a marathon running and these

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things happen. Up until about 23 miles, I was on for a good run and

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a good Pb but my legs started to plant -- cramp on us and that was

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pretty much over. Her final time was two hours 35 minutes and 45

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seconds. She came 24th in the women's elite race and the 7th

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British woman to finish. Back at home in Sunderland, her Olympic

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dream over for this year, Alyson is recovering and reflecting. I am

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still a bit sore but I am OK other than that. I went over things a few

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times in my head and tail I got those crumbs there was nothing more

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I could have done. Have you been for a run since? No. I am

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struggling to walk! She has to weeks' rest and next dishy make

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enter other championships and then around the corner the Commonwealth

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Games. It has been a dream since I Fingers crossed for 2016.

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The weather is playing havoc with the Tonight's scheduled League Cup

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speedway fixture between the Redcar Bears and the Newcastle Diamonds at

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the South Tees Motorsport Park has been postponed because of a

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This where there is showing no signs of stopping.

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No, not until the early hours of tomorrow morning and a wet night to

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Thank you for that photograph from 10 year-old Dewar. -- fewer. This

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carouse is calling out to challenge other males for a fight to win the

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heart of a female black grouse on North Northumberland will get a

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real soaking with a strong wind slowly easing. A very wet night for

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the Cumbrian fells as well, possibly with a bit of sleep for

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A real change in the weather. Spring returns, the sunshine is

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back, the rain clears southwards. Cumbria will get the best of the

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northern sunshine tomorrow. One or two showers developing through

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Friday teatime in North Yorkshire but generally it dry and brighter

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day to come. -- a drier and by Of the Windsor have finally dropped

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on Friday. They will ease overnight tonight. The very best of the

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sunshine will be over the Cumbrian fells and lakes. Over the next few

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days, low pressure it is in charge. High-pressure tries to dominate but

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it does not manage. Through Saturday and Sunday, things turn

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more unsettled. Look at the squeeze on the isobars. Wet and windy to

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end the weekend and Sunday looks Let us go back to our top story.

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Police have launched a massive manhunt after two people were

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murdered. Let us go back to Whitby. Yes, to brutal murders were carried

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out in the victim's home. The first in Middlesbrough on Monday night at

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10:50pm. The body of Colin Dunsford was found at his home. He was found

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with severe head injuries as a result of a serious attack. The

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second murder was in Whitby and flats behind me in church square.

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50 year-old Julie Davidson was also found with severe head injuries.

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They are looking for 35 year-old James Allen in connection with both

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murders. People have been told not to approach him.

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