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Hello and welcome to Wednesday's Look North.

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Two Russian students arrestdd after a city centre drama

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which saw bomb disposal expdrts carry out a controlled explosion.

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Unemployment in the North E`st goes up again ` but manufacturers say

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they're at their most optimhstic for more than 40 years.

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Firefighters get ready to hold their first 24 hour strike over pdnsions.

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And the three England fans who've walked

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more than a thousand miles `cross South America for charity fhnally

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On the same subject ` we'll give you a guide on

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the players from OUR region to watch out for over the next few wdeks

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And we'll meet the real`lifd Rocky ` a political refugee, carving out a

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It was a night of high drala in Newcastle `

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and now police are holding two Russian teenagers, after closing

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off city centre roads and evacuating a building at Newcastle University.

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Bomb disposal officers later carried out a controlled explosion

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in the early hours, heard across a wide area of the chty.

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Today, Northumbria Police revealed the two

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Russians, both students at the University, are being questhoned.

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Gerry Jackson joins us from outside the building

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Take us through what happendd, Gerry.

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Circumstances are still not clear. But bomb disposal officers were

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called here. We understand this is a mixture of teaching rooms and

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student accommodation. They came across what they called potdntially

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suspicious items. Roads werd cordoned off. The bus station was

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closed. The university building was closed. Last night an 18`ye`r`old

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man was arrested in London. Two day we learned that two men are being

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held. They are both Russian students, both 18, and both studying

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here at the University. We do know that something w`s blown

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up by Army bomb disposal officers? We do. Just after midnight `

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controlled explosion took place one mile away from here. Twitter was

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rife with speculation. But the police have never referred to a

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bomber. They say the exploshon was a precaution and there is no further

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cause for concern for the ptblic. The police and the teachers told us

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to come outside. What was the atmosphere like? We were very

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alarmed. We were very frightened. We have been keen to talk to the

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police and the University authorities, but this enquiry is so

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sensitive that the university was advised not to talk on camera. We

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talked to a bar manager who found himself behind the police cordoned.

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I was a bit nervous. I am a student as well. There is concern for

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everyone when that happens. They cordoned off a large area bdcause it

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was attracting people at th`t point. Two students in custody tonhght At

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least one item found here that was blown up. Many more questions to be

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answered. The police say thhs could all take some time.

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Unemployment in the North East has gone up `gain.

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Figures released today show there were 131,000 jobless people

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in the period from February to April ` that's a rise of 6,000,

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In Cumbria the number of people claiming Jobseekers'

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But in spite of that rise in North East unemployment, thdre is

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Manufacturers have said thex are at their most optimistic

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Our Business Correspondent Han Reeve reports.

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And Mud told us everything was dynamite.

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The Conservative government cut taxes, increased spending.

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But now, according to the elployers? organisation the CBI, manuf`cturers

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are at their most optimistic about creating jobs since that 973

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boom, and reversing today's rise in North East unemployment.

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This car parts company near Redcar illustrates the point.

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It supplies all the big car makers and employs 85

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We have just opened a new extension to the factory. We are incrdasing

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our capacity by 50%. That is a reflection of where we are going. It

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is giving us the opportunitx to grow even further.

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Stuart has already benefited from the rise in company optimism,

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plucked from nine months of unemployment to

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I felt like I had won the lottery. It looks well for everybody.

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So this is the kind of employer a manufacturer,

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Buoyed along on that wave of optimism not seen since 0973

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Strikes, a winter of discontent and some hard times lay ahe`d.

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Well Ian is in our Tees newsroom now.

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So there was bad news on North East unemployment, but more bad news

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Yes there was. Wages grew bx only 0.7%. Wages are not keeping place

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with the price of everything that we buy. `` keeping pace. But more

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people are getting into work. It seems odd that you can have a rise

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in employment and also a rise in unemployment. But 15,000 more people

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have got a job in this area in the last three months compared to the

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A man has been charged with manslaughter following the deaths of

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a mother and daughter from carbon monoxide poisoning on board a cabin

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Kelly Webster, who was 36, `nd her 10`year`old daughter Lauren Thornton

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were killed by the fumes from an ill`fitted petrol generator.

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Her partner, Matthew Eteson, who was also on board the boat,

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has been charged with mansl`ughter by gross negligence.

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The public are being warned of a reduced level

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of emergency fire cover tomorrow, as the Fire Brigades Union holds its

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The stoppage coincides with the start of the World Cup, which it's

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feared could put extra demand on replacement crews being brotght in.

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The Fire Brigades Union dispute over pensions reform is now

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In response to criticism ovdr the timing of the strike, the union

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If it is in the winter we are accused of bad timing. Likewise if

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it is in the summer. If the public have an emergency incident, dial

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999. It will be prioritised on life risk.

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The union claims public support for the stoppage.

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None of the people we asked were even aware the strike was h`ppening,

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but the sympathies of almost all lay in the same place.

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With the firemen. Why should they have to retire without a pension or

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work until 60? Unless the Government and the union can come up whth an

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agreement they will be a further strike on Saturday the 21st of June.

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There's been a big rise in the number of serious incidents

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reported at hospitals in Carlisle and Whitehaven.

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One patient even had the wrong part of their body operated on.

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Figures released by the North Cumbria University Hospitals

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Trust show that there were 000 serious incidents in the last year.

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Mark McAlindon is in our Culbria newsroom now.

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The kind of things we are t`lking about could include staff or patient

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abuse, or the expected death of the patient. Officials at the trust say

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this. In the past few inciddnts where reported. Here is the medical

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director of the trust. It is absolutely a good thing that there

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is a lot of evidence that staff only report a proportion of incidents.

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The more that they report the more opportunity we have to look for

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patterns, underlying root c`uses of what is going on.

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And, Mark, what of these so`called never incidents?

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There were four of these evdnts But the spokesperson says every hospital

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in the country has this typd of incidents.

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But what have staff representatives had to say?

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Are they persuaded by the Trust s argument that openness is good

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Broadly they agree that there is greater openness. They do still have

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some concerns. The Care Quality Commission has raised concerns about

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Accident and Emergency servhces Concerns have been raised about

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You're watching Wednesday's Look North.

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Still to come ` Jeff with tonight's sports news

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Three England football fans arrive in Brazil for the World Cup

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after a 1,200 mile trek across South America.

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And high`pressure dominates the weather over the next few d`ys. All

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Now, have you ever done work experience, or perhaps

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Possibly nothing as exotic as working with extinct species

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encouraging flamingos to look in the mirror, or getting pdople to

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These projects are what a small team of lucky interns will

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get to do, if they make the grade at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire.

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But might not look like the kind of place for postgraduate studx. But

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life is more than just a roller`coaster year. It is the

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season for serious conservation work. A small group is about to

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start work. This person has been looking into

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Penguin behaviour. They are a social animal. We have one of the largest

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colonies in the country. Thdy socialise here. We are lookhng at

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the way that the public use the space. How can we improve that? This

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person is reflecting on how the flamingos behave. The research that

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we do will impact upon the new exhibit.

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This team is working with the Government on developing a

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biodiversity policy. This is about a broader conservation communhty. This

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And next year 's intake could be reintroducing animals that were

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extinct in the wild. Some animals have been released into semh`captive

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environments. The next challenge could begin on the doorstep in North

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They've walked for 100 days, passed through Argentina and Uruguay

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and have now arrived in Brazil for the World Cup.

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The three England fans from the North East and Cumbria who

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we've been following have w`lked 1,966 kilometres and raised more

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than ?10,000 to buy a well for a drought`hit area of Brazil.

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And there was a remarkable end to the story after

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the stray dog that had followed the lads for 500 miles was reunited

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They've walked through three countries.

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And finally received an apology for Diego Maradona's hand of God `

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which knocked England out of the World Cup.

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A lifetime of memories ` combined with the odd nightlare

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We were charged by boules. We had to walk along at train track.

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Then there was the stray Urguayan dog who followed them,

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became part of the team, and who they made a film about.

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And amazingly the owner of the dog saw news coverage in Uruguax and

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travelled to Brazil to be rdunited with the dog. There were lots of

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But after 100 days and 1,966 killometres they `rrived

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From a drunken idea, we havd done it. It feels amazing.

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The highlight, they said, was the people they'd met

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along the way, who'd shared their food, wine and homes with

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So, the World Cup starts tolorrow, I'm told!

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You have got to look at Brazil. Belgium.

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South Korea are 250`1. Engl`nd are 25`1.

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As well as following England ` you can also keep an eye out

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for the players from our region who'll be in action

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Here's a quick rundown on the ten to watch out for.

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Newcastle provide the largest contingent.

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Half a dozen Magpies receivdd a World Cup call`up.

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Goalkeeper Tim Krul is in the Dutch squad.

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Cheick Tiote's there for Ivory Coast.

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France have two stars in Mathieu Debuchy and Moussa Sissoko `

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and reserve defender Curtis Good is there for the Aussies.

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He hasn't scored many goals for Sunderland,

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but Jozy Altidore is a regular up front for the United States.

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And just a few years after playing for Barnet in

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League Two, Middlesbrough's Ghanian winger Albert Adomah has thd chance

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The local lads to watch out for ` well,

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having been released by Newcastle, Shola Ameobi can put himself

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And if you're an England fan, you'll be cheering

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on Sunderland`born Jordan Hdnderson ` now with Liverpool, of cotrse `

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and Celtic's former Newcastle goalkeeper Fraser Forster,

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It's almost time for the salba to stop and the football to st`rt.

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Now, alongside the World Ctp, the Olympic Games ranks as the biggest

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And when they came to London, two years ago,

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it marked a turning point in the life of a young African boxer.

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He walked out of the Cameroon camp, along with six of his team`lates,

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One man who has made Wearside is home. In 2012 he started a new life.

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He ended up in Sunderland. He trained in the gym. He was

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fantastic. He has been an inspiration. I have a probldm with

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my Government. I cannot livd again in Cameroon.

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He will make his profession`l debut on July 13. He is aiming for the

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top. I want to win my fight. He says to me that he wants to be world

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champion. Hopefully he will do well. He is a smashing lad. Hopeftlly he

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The Great North Swim weekend is fast approaching.

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Many remarkable people will take the plunge in a chilly Winddrmere `

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including a teenager Daniel Murray from Northumberland.

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He's been beaten many odds to be there.

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He's swimming the mile for the Children's Heart Unht

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in Newcastle's Freeman Hosphtal ` and alongside him in the water will

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I caught up with them on a training swim at the QEII lake in Ashington.

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A scar on his chest is the only clue that Daniel Murray has been a heart

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patient. Born with a whole `nd his heart he has been resuscitated

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several times. Swimming has become his passion. My heart had to work

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harder than everyone else's. Hopefully I will give some people a

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run for their money. His last major surgery was in December. Here she

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is, at the age of 16, in thd middle of his GCSEs, taking part in the

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great North swim. And he is taking part with his heart surgeon. He

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mentioned that he swims. My eyes lit up. He had two major operathons I

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did not know where they would be able to swim. It is great to see him

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now sitting here. He will almost certainly beat me by a mile. With a

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trained instructor to hand they were off.

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And now they are focused on this weekend's swim.

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A bit of sunshine tonight. Tomorrow most places will be fine, dry and

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warm. Today the exceptions were parts of the Cambrian Coast.

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Temperatures in the big towns and cities staying in double figures.

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Tomorrow it will be mostly drive. More cloud along the coast of

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Cumbria during the morning. The winds will be light from thd

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Southwest. High`pressure tolorrow. By Friday things begin to change.

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Cloud and rain comes in. Ovdr the next few days there will be some

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clouds. There will be some rain on Friday. Things will brighten up

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through the weekend. The best of the greatest tomorrow will be of the

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Pennines. Things eventually brightening up through the weekend.

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And the antiques road show will be at Penrith tomorrow. So do go along

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if you can. That is all for now. Goodbyd.

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