16/06/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

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First tonight, developments in the counter`terrorism investigation

Northumbria Police say the 18`year`old man arrested in London

last Tuesday under the Terrorism Act has been charged with two offences `

possession of a bladed article in a public place, and the manuf`cture of

an explosive substance, contrary to the Explosive Substances Act

He's been remanded in custody and will appear before magistrates

A second 18`year`old man, arrested in connection with

the ongoing investigation, remains on police bail.

A speedway meeting in Cumbria had to be abandoned `

because organisers were told an ambulance wouldn't reach an injured

Workington Comets had to call off the remainder of Saturd`y

evening's Premier League match with Edinburgh Monarchs, because its

on`site ambulance had to take one of their team to hospital ` le`ving the

Alison Freeman is in our Carlisle studio for us now.

Very. It has never happened before. The injured rise `` rider w`s being

treated for a suspected broken ankle. Normally they would get a

normal ambulance. Organisers were told the nearest ambulance was 6

minutes away, so they deciddd to take the rider to hospital hn the St

John's ambulance which was on site at that time. But that meant the

event was left without enough medical cover and the rest of the

races had to be cancelled. Workington Comets `` Workington

Comets say this raises more serious questions. I don't want to get

political. I don't want to get politic`l,

but you have NHS cuts now and it makes you wonder what happens

if you have a heart attack `nd If there had been a serious

emergency, because the car was not classed as serious, and somdbody has

a heart attack it will be dhverted. You will not get an ambulance

within an hour, at best. The Allan Taylor service sahd they

would have diverted resourcds there if it was more serious. Unison says

lives could be lost if thesd cuts take place to overnight ambtlance

services and rapid response vehicles in Carlisle and Penrith. Thd service

says those proposals are currently on hold. What do we know about this

nasty sounding outbreak of hllness at a school in Cumbria? We have been

told that all 90 pupils at big inside primary School in Penrith

have been affected with gastroenteritis. Public Health

England says it is trying to work out where the outbreak has come from

but has ruled out on`site food preparation as the source. Parents

are being advised to keep their children at home for at least 4

hours after symptoms have disappeared.

Closing down so`called "tab houses" ` the private homes selling cheap

On their way to school, children call into the "tab houses".

Around 50 are operating throughout Middlesbrough.

Dealing on the doorstep, thdre is no age limit for the customdrs.

The youngest we've had is about seven years old

but there are quite a lot under 12 and we've had talk from somd

headteachers where they've had children addicted by 11 years old.

Organised by criminal gangs making thdm in

factories and transporting them in huge containers across the country.

It is getting a younger generation hooked on smoking.

In Middlesbrough it is estilated just over 30,000 people smoke.

To put that into context, that's enough people to fill every

single seat here inside the Riverside Stadiul.

Now, those big figures mean that Middlesbrough has

the highest number of adult smokers anywhere in the north`east.

When that is all put togethdr the cost of all this in terls

of hospital appointments and doctors visits is put

As part of a crackdown, Middlesbrough Council is sending

officers into pubs, shops and businesses to see if they

I've come to do a routine check for smoke`free legislation.

In some parts of Middlesbrotgh men have some of the shortest lhfe

expectancy in the country and smoking is seen as the main reason.

Smoking accounts for almost half the life expectancy

gap that exists between ours elves and the national aver`ge.

The sale of illegal cigarettes, the councils say,

should not be seen as a victimless crime, especially when half of all

A man who died after taking part in the Great North Swim on Windermere

has been named as Colin Pringle who was 52 and lived in South London.

He became ill during the two`mile swim on Friday, and died later

His death isn't being treatdd as suspicious.

A 12`year`old boy who was injured in a bus crash in County Durham has

50 children from two schools were involved in the collision in Stanley

28 children and both bus drivers were htrt.

The 12`year`old suffered serious head injuries.

A new political party was launched in the region tonight.

Supporters of the North East Party gathered in Durham.

The party is calling for more powers for the region and says it will

stand candidates across the North East at the next General Eldction.

Why should we continue to bd the poor relations of England?

We should be aiming for excellence in this region.

We should be aiming for world`class services.

We should be aiming for an end to unemployment,

an end to poverty in this rdgion, instead of moving along as we are

And the weather turned out nice for many of us.

High`pressure, but it is not plain sailing. There will be a fahr amount

of cloud around tonight and temperatures will hold up double

figures for most of us. There was a lot of cloud around at first

tomorrow morning. Some of it will lift and break. There will be some

sunny spells and despite thd fact we will keep some cloud will bd a

warmer day than today. Tempdratures peaking in Keswick and Carlhsle 22

Celsius. A bit cooler in thd East. Watch out for the showery ottbreaks

of rain coming down from thd North at the end of the day. They could

hold localised but heavy, thundery downpours as we had in tomorrow

evening. On Wednesday and Thursday, a lot of cloud around at tiles. When

the sun comes out we will sde temperatures into the low 20s. Most

places will stay dry. One or two showers coming round the

high`pressure. In a moment, John Hammond will be here with the

national weather and a look at mixed fortunes across the country. I leave

you with one or two showers around and with

more across the UK, here is John Hammond.

A lot of dry weather this week. Some important variations from day-to-day

and place to place. The cloud will come and go and the warmth will

Take today, we were shivering under the cloud in eastern England. . In

stark contrast here, 25 Celsius here. The warmest day of the year so

far. On Tuesday, the map turns orange. That shows higher

temperatures for many of us tomorrow. Not exactly cold

overnight. Under the clearest of the skies, in rural spots, will get down

to six or seven Celsius. For larger towns and cities, will get to double

figures. Dampness in Scotland. It is a cloudy start where you are across

the south and the east of the UK, hang on in there. The sun should

come out and it will