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with to come. That's all from the BBC News at

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Hello and welcome to Thursday's Look North. Tonight: Cleared of all

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charges, the nursery worker, on trial over the death of a three

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year`old girl. Six arrests and more than 50 dogs seized in dawn raids on

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suspected illegal puppy farms. Old and cold.

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The campaign to help elderly people cope with soaring fuel bills this

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winter. And Matthew's big moment. A Tyneside

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skater achieves his season's best at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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We salute the stars of 2013 at our glitzy awards ceremony and Tyneside.

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And not a bad time to launch a football history exhibition, showing

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all your best bits. First tonight: a children's

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assistant has been cleared of all blame over the death of a

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three`year`old girl on her first day at nursery. Sophee Redhead, who's

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24, was found not guilty of the manslaughter of Lydia Bishop by

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gross negligence and not guilty of failing to take care of the child.

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But tonight police have strongly criticised York College, where the

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tragedy happened eighteen months ago, after a jury found it had

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failed to ensure the safety of children in its care.

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Sophee Redhead, hurrying from court with her parents this afternoon,

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after a jury had cleared her of charges that she had faced for the

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past 18 months. You must be very relieved. But still, the tragedy of

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three`year`old Lydia Bishop, the little girl excited before her first

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day of nursery has said, love you, mummy, see you later, but hours

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later, she was dead, strangled by a rope on the site at York college

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nursery a grunt. She should had been `` nursery playground. She was not

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supervised. Today, a jury decided that York college had failed Lydia.

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There are safety precautions had tragically fallen short. The rope

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should never have been left on the slide. It took the jury hear less

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than four hours to clear Sophee Redhead of any blame in connection

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with the blade `` with the death of Lydia Bishop. She was in tears on

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hearing the verdict, but the college itself has been found guilty of

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failing to ensure the health and safety of children at its nursery.

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Tonight, the senior North Yorkshire police investigating officer in the

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case said in a statement: it is more than just a tick box

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which must... York College will be sentenced next week for their

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failings. They said in a statement saying that they were devastated by

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the awful events of September 17, 2012 and deeply regret what happened

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and cannot begin to imagine the pain experienced by Lydia's family and

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everyone affected by this terrible tragedy. Sophee Redhead made no

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comment and she left court, and Lydia Bishop's family hurried away

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as well. In every one's minds, the breeze of what happened to little

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Lydia that terrible September day. The sharper the memories of what

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happened `` the memories of what happened.

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Councils across the North are making thousands of pounds from parents who

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take their children out of school for family holidays. Last year one

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council made nearly ?9,000 in fines. Action is being taken against

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parents whose children are regular truants, as well as those opting to

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take their annual break during term time, when travel is cheaper. It is

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the time of year, when for many people, thoughts turn to the annual

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family holiday. These days I'm a fines can be impressed `` these

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days, fines can be imposed on parent to take their children on holiday

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during term time. Last year, Stockton Council collected almost

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?2000 from parents, but in Cleveland, fines of more than ?8,000

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were imposed. The figure was even higher for durum Council. Those in

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charge of children's education say that cases are looked at

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individually, though parents who blatantly break the law will be

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fined. It is possibly a wake`up call for the family that we are dealing

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with, and also, when the message gets around, it might be a bit of a

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wake`up call to other people, that their children's education, what

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ever it is, is very important for that child. For many parents, the

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cost of a holiday during school breaks can be too expensive. From

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our inquiries, for a family of four, seven days in Spain during the

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school snowbird `` school summer holidays this year would cost him

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his ?4000. For the same holiday in June, the price significantly drops,

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with savings of almost ?1700. We cannot afford holidays during the

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school year and we cannot afford a holiday because of the situation.

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Just cannot do it. You are better off paying the fine. If you have got

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a number of children, you are better off paying the fine. I think

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children need a break, parents need a break. I do not think they should

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be fined for doing that. For many parents, it is a moral dilemma, but

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councils say they will enforce the law, and pursue offenders through

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the courts if necessary. With me in the studio now is John

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Hays from Hays Travel. The fact the travel industry increases the cost

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of holidays during school breaks, that is just unfair, isn't it was

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Jamar I am afraid it is supply and demand. We know that if we `` well,

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I am afraid it is supply and demand. It is supply and demand, I am

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afraid. But it turned with a child at school, the travel industry has

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you at their mercy, is there an answer? There are a couple of

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things. The government could help. For example, I am going away next

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week with my family at half term, and paying an awful lot for the

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flights and accommodation, certainly more than if I went this week. It

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would be quite simple to stagger the holiday, so if that half term was

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done every three weeks, then the different schools, different weeks,

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then there would not be such a big peak. That is one thing the

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government could do and it would be quite easy. We as an agent, ten

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years ago, we started a scheme called every school day counts,

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where we try to bring it home that schooldays are important. If parents

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take the kids away during the holidays, they are going to have a

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substantial discount. It has been selected as best practice in

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Parliament. Most councils in the North East are doing it now. We have

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given over ?1 million away in discounts in the scheme. Sounds

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good. White do the rest of the travel agencies not do this? ``

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why. The answer is to contract both. Parents have a nasty dilemma, the

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kids schooling is important, but prices do go up if there is a peak.

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Thank you very much for coming in. Well, that's a story that's got you

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going on the Look North Facebook page. If you'd like to add to the

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debate, why not log on and let us know what you think. The details are

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on your screen now. More than 50 dogs have been seized

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and six people arrested in early`morning raids in East Durham.

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The police and RSPCA officers visited six properties at dawn,

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where organised criminals are said to be running illegal puppy farms.

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Many of the dogs fall ill and some even die once they've been sold.

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Richard Thomas joined today's operation.

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Just after 5:00am they gathered. 70 police and around 30 RSPCA officers.

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Months of planning had gone into Operation Waxbill. The plan was to

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put an end to unlicensed puppy dealing. The raids centred on two

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farms and four houses in the Shotton Colliery and Haswell areas. I have

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got a warrant to search the property.

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At this farm, just one puppy was found together with two adult dogs.

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But as the morning went on, better news.

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This is one of the six addresses that was rated this morning. We are

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told by the police that in the back of this house there are puppies. A

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that is with them now and they were taken away by the RSPCA. `` a

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veterinarian. These operations take time to plan and prepare. We had to

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ensure that we could carry out the operation, and the amount of

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resources that we have had to date demonstrates how seriously we take

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this issue thus record the date `` today demonstrates how seriously we

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take this issue. Officers discovered more than 20

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dogs at this farm alone. And by mid morning, the number of puppies

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seized was 12, together with more than 40 adult dogs. A lot of these

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puppies have died soon after they have been sold, so that is possibly

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12 lives that have been sold. We'll be fined in circumstances, if ``

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what we find in these circumstances, if they are female dogs, there could

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be a litter of nine off of each of those, so we are looking at hundreds

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of dogs that we have potentially taken off the streets today.

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Those arrested have all been questioned under the Animal Welfare

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Act. All the dogs seized are for the moment under the care of the RSPCA.

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Tens of thousands of people die every winter as a result of the cold

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weather, and with energy costs rising, heating your home is not

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getting any easier. Now a group of charities and other organisations is

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trying to do something about it. This week is Cold Homes Week, a

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series of events designed to draw attention to the problem.

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The walls are insulated and the house is not very big, that this

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woman, from Washington, still sometimes struggles to keep warm. My

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scarf keeps me that little bit warmer. If I get too cold, I have

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got some special socks. I usually have my feet in the today so I do

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not get the draft. With energy prices rising, she has, like many of

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us, had to ration her heating. I can bear the cold till about three, and

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then I will put the heat on low, and then about six o'clock, when I am

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getting my evening meal, I turn it up higher than. Now she can share

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her experience with others. An event is being organised here in the city

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said people can exchange ideas on how to beat the cold. The charity

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says it is not about staying comparable, it is about staying

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healthy. For older people, it can be dangerous. If they have a long tomb

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in the shin or a chest infection `` long`term infection, or a heart

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disease, it can be fatal. So, how have people been managing to keep

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warm and healthy? We resolved that we would downsize, move into a more

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modern flat, with higher insulation, better roofing insulation. I am

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really concerned about those who need it and it is not there and it

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should be. There is no wonder people are finding it tough. Gas prices

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have more than doubled in real terms over the last ten years. So if

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Lillian still has to wrap up in her efficient home, how must `` how hard

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must it be for others? Still to come on Thursday's Look

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North, tonight's sport with Mark. I cannot say more, really. Plus,

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we're with the proud and emotional parents of figure skater Matt Parr

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as his big moment arrives at the Winter Olympics.

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No real winter weather tomorrow, but it looks like a decent day for us

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for most of us. Changes in the conditions for the weekend. Join me

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later for the full story. Campaigners fighting to establish a

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Care Hotel in York for people with multiple sclerosis are asking for

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help to make their plans a reality. Currently there's no dedicated

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respite centre for MS sufferers between Scotland and the Midlands.

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Now a new charity has been formed to try to give those with the

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condition, and their families, much`needed holidays in York.

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Every day life can be very tough for people with MS, and the idea of a

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Care Hotel, where they can enjoy a break like anyone else, is hugely

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appealing to people like this couple. Brian would travel to such a

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hotel from his home regularly. Just to get away and be looked after. You

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use everything you can. You just have a nice and relaxing week. It

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would benefit me greatly, and a lot of my fronts as well, because there

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really is not the where to go. I cannot walk. I have to go around in

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my wheelchair all the time. You want people there to be able to help you

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with things. If I want a drink or what ever, it has to be done for me.

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MS is eight degenerative neurological condition that affects

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the central nervous system through damage to protective coating around

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nerves, and can cause many problems, including problems with

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the senses, and for those with a more serious kind, it can lead to

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public with the following, seizures and even paralysis. The strike rate

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can lead to problems with swallowing. `` it can lead to

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problems with swallowing. We can get people in and out of bed. There will

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be proper wet rooms in every room. We will have a series `` we will

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have a group of carriers who we have been talking to that can be used as

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a bank of carriers. The charity behind the scheme faces a massive

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task to raise the money that they need without a major financial

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backer. We have estimated that we are going to need about ?2.5 million

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to build the centre that we would like. It is going to be a hotel that

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is fitted up said people in wheelchairs can move about freely.

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`` picked it up so people. It would be great if somebody would be

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prepared to put their hands in their pockets and say, here it is, but we

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anticipate we have got a lot of hard work between now and the eventual

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building of it. The initial cost of establishing a fund`raising shop

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here has been met, and now the real challenge of raising ?2 million to

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create a very different kind of care experience for people with MS and

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their families across the North. Sounds like a great idea. And so is

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this one! A lorry, packed with charitable donations, has set off on

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a 3,000 mile journey to take vital supplies from the North East to

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people caught up in the civil war in Syria. The items were donated to the

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Teesside charity One Nation. It'll take three weeks for the aid to

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arrive in Syria, where it's thought around 130,000 people have been

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killed. The organisers of the charity trip say donations came from

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people on Teesside, Wearside and Tyneside. It's their second trip to

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Syria. There are masked men, gunmen in the

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streets, they are intimidating at times, so you have to make it known

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that you are here for charitable purposes so people do not feel

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threatened or get the wrong impression. It is so sad to see that

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there is so much need. You can see the look in their eyes. What is

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humbling is that a lot of these people will not say, give me, gave

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me, they will not beg, you will have to go to them and give them things.

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The Winter Olympics doesn't formally open until tomorrow, but figure

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skater Matt Parr has already had his moment in the spotlight. And the

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23`year`old was delighted with the outcome, a season's best on the

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biggest stage of all in Sochi this afternoon. For his parents, back on

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Tyneside, seeing Matt reach the pinnacle of his sport was reward for

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years of hard work. Watching with them, was Peter Harris.

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If the tension was a stomach churning in Sochi, it was unbearable

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back home. Jill and Steve have travelled thousands of miles to

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support their son's career, and all for this moment. First up, the

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four`time ridges champion started skating at the age of seven. Awful!

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I cannot wait till it is over. You want to see it. It is like watching

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a car crash. You want to look but you do not want to look. Matt was

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the first man on the ice today, the first mailed written on this level

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for 16 years. A four`time British champion, he did not waste his big

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moment. Yes! Oh, he held it together. Yes!

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It is what he has aimed for since he was a boy, and he has got there the

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I'm shocked. I am so sorry. We are so grateful to all of the people

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that have helped him, from Francis Smith at the ice rink it `` giving

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him three things, working with him so he had potential to move on. I

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cannot say anymore, really. Seasons passed. His adventure might end

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here, but he will forever be an Olympian.

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But a bit choked there, watching that one. He is a lovely lad and he

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came in the other day to chat to us. Fantastic. Well done to him. Rest of

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the sport while I recover. They're eighth in the Premier League

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and have just parted company with their unpopular director of

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football. But Newcastle fans in truth have needed cheering up this

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week. Chiek Tiote's joined a long injury list following the latest

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derby defeat and a transfer window, which saw the club's star player

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leave without being replaced. So what better antidote than a new

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exhibition, charting highlights from the Magpies' long history.

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He knows what it's like to wind a major trophy. Former Newcastle

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skipper Bob Moncur was one of the first to look round the Toon Times

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exhibition commissioned by the NUFC Foundation. A Fairs Cup replica and

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plenty of photos for a memory that really doesn't need jogging. I came

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here in the 1960s as a boy, and obviously, there were some great

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players here. Joe Hardy became the manager very quickly, and I think he

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was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, because he actually

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managed to wind some trophies! Director of football Joe Kinnear's

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inglorious departure from the club on Monday night is unlikely to

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feature in future exhibitions. Manager Alan Pardew insisted he was

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sorry Kinnear had lost his job but hinted he may have a bigger say on

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new recruits during a summer overhaul in the next transfer

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window. We have got a list, as we did in the last window, and we

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worked towards that list, and obviously, we have got a lot of work

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to do, because over the summer, we have got a few players out of

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contract, we have got one or two areas that we really need to

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strengthen. Pardew's more immediate concern is

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to pick up the team's spirits after Saturday's derby defeat and Cabaye's

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departure. I think the club is stable at the moment. We were doing

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well. I think Allen said, you have got to wish him good luck, because

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he has done well this season. The whole club are obviously hurting at

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the moment, that it is something that we have experienced before. It

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is defeat, and it is important after defeat how you react, and we are

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looking for a very positive reaction, Saturday afternoon. ``

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reaction on Saturday afternoon. A Kevin Keegan fan as a child,

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Ameobi was at the exhibition, which opens to the public at Newcastle's

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Discovery Museum, on Saturday, with younger brother Sammy and defender

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Paul Dummett. Ex`players included a man who felt at home with the

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Victorian memorabilia and had this message for the current generation.

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Let's see Newcastle go out onto the pitch and earn the rights to wind

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the game, and if you do that, you are doing something right.

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Free admission, by the way. Meanwhile, Newcastle are widely

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reported this evening to have suspended reserve team coach Willie

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Donachie following an alleged altercation with an under`21s player

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after Monday's derby defeat at Sunderland.

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Now, as we were hearing from Jeff and Dawn in last night's Look North,

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the BBC's annual North East Sports Awards took place last night at

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Billingham on Teesside. The top prize, Sports Personality of the

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Year, went to Darlington's World champion boxer Stuart Hall.

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Where else to hold an awards ceremony as the Winter Olympics

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begin? Of course, an ice rink. The event at Billingham' Forum Leisure

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Centre attracted hundreds of sports fans and many of the region's top

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performers in a celebration of 2013. And what a year! European athletics

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at Gateshead, and the Ashes cricket at Chester`le`Street. The top prize

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` Sports Personality of the Year ` went to Darlington boxer Stuart

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Hall. He became the region's first world champion in 25 years when he

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won the IBF world bantamweight title.

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I did not even know I was getting an award! Honest! This is a proper

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surprise! I thought I had just been invited. I am flabbergasted. What

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does it mean, when you hear, world champion Mister Mark it is a short

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rope world champion? It is everything. I am getting `` when you

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hear, world champion? It is everything. I put my heart and soul

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into the fight and things like this do not happen to people like me.

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Last year's County Cricket champions Durham picked up the Team Award. And

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in the year he recovered from a heart attack, their former head

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coach Geoff Cook the Jackie Milburn award for lifetime achievement.

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Durham and England all`rounder Ben Stokes shared the Performance Award

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with Garrick Porteous the Morpeth golfer, last summer's British

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Amateur Champion. Swimmer Josef Craig won the Disabled Award,

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Gymnast Shanice Davidson the junior. The Sporting Inspiration Award went

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to Gill Prescott, World Masters Champion, from Durham Rowing Club.

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Talking of plaudits, the Newcastle Eagles Player`Coach, Fab Flournoy,

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will set a new all`time appearance record in the British Basketball

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League this weekend. The 40`year`old American equals the 540 appearances

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set by former Eagles player Pete Scantlebury when he plays against

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the Sheffield Sharks tomorrow, and should set the record outright on

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Sunday at Glasgow Rocks. But Flournoy, here watching a women's

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university match at Newcastle's Sports Central, is in no mood to

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celebrate as he ponders the implications of UK Sport's decision

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to withdraw its ?7 million funding for Olympic basketball.

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It is a devastating blow. You know, basketball has made great strides

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over the past five, six years stop it is kind of `` six years. It is

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kind of hard that a sport that reaches so many people on so many

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different levels, that there is no funding at all. It is just going to

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put more pressure on local clubs. It is just ridiculous. But it is just

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one battle, another battle that everyone in basketball is going to

:24:54.:24:58.

have to fight. And we will have a full weekend preview tomorrow.

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have to fight. And we will have a Time for the weather. I do not want

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to tempt fate, but I think we have been getting off lightly compared to

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what is going on in the south. Most places today had some dry and bright

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weather on the with some blue skies, like these over the Tyne

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Valley. Thank you to John for this shot. Tomorrow, most places will

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have some decent sunshine, and the odd passing shower. It will not be

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too windy. We have got rain on the way, working its way up from the

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South as we speak. I do not think it will quite make it up to the

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Scottish Borders, but most places will see some fairly heavy bursts of

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rain and some snow amongst it for a time, before it starts to dry up

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again late `` later. We will see one or two icy patches underneath that

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cloud. A couple of degrees milder there. The northwesterly breeze

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should clear the more persistent rain away very quickly tomorrow

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morning. The cloud will lift and break and most places should see

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some decent balls of sunshine. One or two passing showers, but they

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should not be too bad. There will be a noticeable south`westerly breeze,

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that's not too windy tomorrow. It all changes tomorrow night, because

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we are getting that next Atlantic flow coming in from the West, and it

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will dominate things over the weekend. Things will be quite

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changeable as we head into Sunday. Not as bad as it will be in other

:26:41.:26:44.

parts of the country. Tomorrow, there will be a fair amount of cloud

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at times in the West, but mostly dry through the day in that westerly

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breeze. Temperatures up to seven or eight degrees at the very best.

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Saturday we have got more persistent rain coming in from the West. The

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rain will be more showery on Sunday morning, and still one or two

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heavier ones west of the Pennines. It is a similar picture for the

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North East. Sunshine for tomorrow. The westerly breeze will keep things

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reasonably mild. The rain will be more showery on Saturday and the

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showers will be fewer and further between on Sunday. You can keep an

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up`to`date on the forecast and the free BBC weather app. That is the

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way it is looking tonight. That is it for us. Boys only tonight. Are we

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still boys Mister Mark we are back tonight at ten `` still boys? We are

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back at 10:25pm tonight. Goodbye.

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