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A special Look North debate on the Scottish referendum hears

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claims that independence cotld be a wake`up call for the North or

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A special report on the North's Reservists training to take

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the place of Army Regulars in a landscape from an

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And she thought she'd never walk again.

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But now she's doing the Great North Run.

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In sport, Yorkshire and Durham do each other

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a big favour at the top and bottom of the county championship table

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You sack your manager and then the goals start gohng in

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A speeding driver who allowdd his grandson to kneel on thd front

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seat of his car, without a seatbelt, has been banned from driving.

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66`year`old John Naisbitt, from Hetton`le`Hole in County

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Durham, was caught by a mobhle speed camera in North Yorkshire.

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Police could not believe what they were seeing.

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A child appears to be kneelhng on the passenger seat,

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The driver is lighting a cigarette and speeding at 70 miles

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The car was being driven by 66`year`old John Naisbitt.

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Today, he was disqualified for six months and fined ?140.

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But in court, he argued his grandson was in a booster seat and claimed

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This is the stretch of road he was driving along,

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the A59, and this junction has become known as dangerous corner.

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But as John Naisbitt approached he was speeding, he was lighting up

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a cigarette and kneeling right next to him on the passenger seat was

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North Yorkshire Police say this case should serve

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as a warning to motorists to keep children safe in the car.

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I've got children myself and I can understand that they want

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to move about, but it is your duty as the driver

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of that vehicle to be responsible for the care of that child.

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If they are not restrained properly, you will be liable.

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John Naisbitt told the magistrates he has lung cancer

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He said his wife is severely disabldd.

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But this was the fourth timd he had been caught speeding in thrde years.

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Now he is banned from the roads for six months.

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Police hope this will be a wake`up call.

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An independent Scotland would be a wake`up call for the North East

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and Cumbria, according to a leading SNP politician.

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Christine Grahame made the claim in a special Look North deb`te

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in Berwick that'll be broadcast later tonight.

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But critics say a Yes vote in Scotland's referendum,

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later this month, will harm our region's economy.

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Here's our Political Correspondent, Mark Denten.

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The clock is ticking and the polls are narrowing.

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Scotland is about to make its most important constitutional

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Here in the north`east and Cumbria, the only part

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of Britain bordering Scotland, no one gets a vote, but in a special

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Look North debate in Berwick, people across our region do have a say

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Yes, if we are successful in boosting our

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economy instead of just recdiving cuts all over the place which are

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promised by Conservative and Labour, then we will stimulate the dconomy.

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It would stimulate the North of England and give it

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For those opposed to in inddpendent Scotland, they are concerned about

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There is a real danger that economic`lly

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We will be in competition with England.

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On the border particularly, there are investment on both sides,

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and there is a real danger that businesses will not invest

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But it is not only independence focusing minds.

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There are a raft of powers `lready in Scotland, free Universitx

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tuition, free prescriptions, things we simply don't get.

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Those of us here who live in England, do you feel aggrieved

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or disadvantaged compared to Scottish neighbours?

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Can you show your hands if you feel that way?

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I should be going to university next year

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and I will have to pay ?9000 more than those that live 2 miles away.

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The Scottish referendum is a fortnight tomorrow, a fortnight

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of fierce campaigning and ddbate about Scotland's future which will

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As you saw, our Political Editor Richard Moss was chairing the debate

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Which issues were the main concerns of the audience?

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There are local concerns, slall businesses in particular.

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They are worried about the currency, some of them have workers from

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Scotland, what will be paid them in? Can they take Scottish banknotes?

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And there are concerns about the imbalances that we heard about. Free

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personal care, free prescriptions, tuition. Nationalists want to cut

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business taxes, could be in your businesses from north of thd

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border. Others might not want to be in an independent Scotland. But

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there was some sympathy, in the audience, that Scotland is of long

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way from Westminster. Just like them. There will be changes

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affecting our region? If thdre is a no vote, more powers will come to

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Scotland. There was a feeling that something needs to be done for the

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North of England. Some people wanted the idea of our own referendum

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revived. And you can see the debate

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Scotland And Us here on BBC One And you can add your views

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on Twitter, using the hash tag BBC, More news now, and an 81`ye`r`old

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man has been charged with mtrder after an elderly woman was found

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dead in a village in Cumbri`. 80`year`old Meryl Parry was found

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in a house in The Dale in Ainstable, near Carlisle,

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early yesterday morning. The man, John Parry,

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was also found at the scene. He needed medical treatment and was

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taken to the Cumberland Infhrmary. A foundry in East Cleveland

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which employs 65 people is to close The foundry, in Guisborough,

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manufactures steel products. It's owned by the American DSCO

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corporation. It blames the closure

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and the loss of jobs on the foundry's manufacture of sm`ller

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products for which, they sax, Production has now resumed

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on both lines at It follows

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an enforced maintenance shutdown Car making ground to a halt

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on August the 18th, and staff were told to take holiday

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or do other jobs in the factory Line 1 restarted a week ago,

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and Line 2 has also now restarted. The world feels far from safe

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at the moment. Unrest in the Ukraine,

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religious terrorism in the But the Government has annotnced big

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cuts to the regular Armed Forces and wants an expanded Territorial

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Army to play a more prominent role. Some senior figures have crhticised

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the plan, saying it leaves Is the new Army Reserve a m`tch

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for the regular soldier? Damian O'Neil sent us this dxclusive

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report from Croatia, where the 5th Fusiliers havd been in

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training for a new theatre of war. The town of Slunj sits in

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the mountains of central Croatia, surrounded by 300 square kilometres

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of dense, impenetrable forest. It's on the main north`south route

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through the country Britain needs thousands mord

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part`time soldiers, and the 5th Fusilers have responded by offering

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specialist roles within its ranks. to be better, stronger, thex have

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got to be better than the rdst. This visit to Croatia has bden

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long`planned, but in a world which can sometimes feel more

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uncertain than ever, it's h`rd not to wonder if joint exercises between

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Britain and European allies might Do you get a sense of the hhstory

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of this place just being here? The area we are in at the moment,

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just to our back here, In that direction, there was a

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defensive position that was occupied And just to illustrate the shifting

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alliances in Europe, considdr that while the Croats are training with

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the British Army, they're also doing so with the people who until quite

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recently were their sworn enemies. Yes, we had an exercise called

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immediate response two years ago. Serbs were included. Not an entire

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troop, but a section. It is a new experience,

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but it is developing, Modern British army rations are a

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long way from what British soldiers used to have to eat and are now

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widely regarded as being very good. In a similar way, the Army reserve

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bears little resemblance to Regiments like the fifth Fusiliers

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are now turning out high`qu`lity The big challenge

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for the ministry of defence and the country is whether or not we

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can recruit enough of them. And on Friday,

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you can see the second of D`mian's reports from Croatia when hd'll be

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looking at how the North`East is faring in the quest to recrtit

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thousands of part`time soldhers in Now, from the present day

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to memories of another war. The Royal Canadian Airforce

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Lancaster that was grounded here last week has finally left

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the region. The World War Two plane took part

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in a fly`past over the formdr bomber base of Middleton St George,

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but developed engine troubld. It had to have one

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of its four engines replaced. The work was done in a formdr

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wartime bomber hangar at wh`t is Last week, Vera, one of onlx two

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Avro Lancasters still flying passed But a flight too far

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for the former Royal Canadi`n Air An engine malfunctioned

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and she has been here ever since. A long repair job for the crew

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of this bomber, but they have been Especially at the airport hdre, we

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have had the help of so manx people. Just lay people that work

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here that want to help. We have had volunteers come in from

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all different areas on the `irport. They have been very helpful

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to get us going again. David is just one person who has

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provided expertise It is just a question of fittings,

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piperwork. All the little fiddly bits

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really that take the time. That has allowed the Lancaster to

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finally leave, back to Canada. But taking with her more

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than she came with. A small but significant itel

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of Royal Canadian Air Force history She just wondered if you wotld

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like to take it back with you. It will have a place of honour

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in our museum. The knife was found in Middlesbrough

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and belonged to an airman who was His fate is unknown, but solething

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of him is returning home. Coming up shortly, Mark Tulhp

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has the latest sports round`up. And we hear from Tim Healy

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as he rehearses his key rold in tomorrow's Great North Rtn One

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Million opening ceremony. And tomorrow's weather looks fairly

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quiet. Join me later for thd forecast.

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Great North runners will nedd no reminding that there are just four

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Among those taking part is Carolyn Forster from Newcastle.

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She suffered a freak back injury, and had been a wheelchair user

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But, after two operations, she can walk again

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and she'll be speedwalking the 3.1 mile Great North Run course

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It's something Carolyn Forster never thought she would do,

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train for the world's biggest half marathon on her feet

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because she has spent the l`st 1 years on crutches or in a wheelchair

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When my daughter was little, and I was lifting her out

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of her car seat from the car, it was just as I lifted her and twhsted to

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step out of the car, I felt three of my discs explode in my b`ck.

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She had two operations on the NHS and there was some improvemdnt.

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But in 2004, things took a turn for the worse and Carolyn h`d to use

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a wheelchair full`time and was in unbearable pain.

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Even medication would not t`ke the pain away completely.

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I couldn't stand for any length of time without my legs collapsing

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under me because the pain would suddenly become very severe.

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She had given up all hope of being painfree but learnt to cope

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with her disability using special devices to help her.

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She contacted a specialist backpain surgeon.

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Two operations and ?48,000 later, she could walk again.

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I wasn't really walking unaided until Christmas timd.

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To be facing the prospect of walking 13 miles is

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It has been a slow and long recovery, but on Stnday,

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Carolyn will put her best foot forward alongside tens

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Many will be hoping to beat a personal best time, Carolxn will

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And the very best of luck to Carolyn and everyone else taking part

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Before that, of course, we've the excitement of tomorrow's one

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Fireworks, music, celebritids, it's all going to be happenhng

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Preparations are well underway, and Sharuna Sagar's live

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Well, it's all happening here. The stages have been built, the cameras

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have been rigged. The lighthng is set up. And look at this lot. These

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are volunteer performers. They have been hoisted up and they wotld do

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some sort of acrobatic performance. It looks a bit dangerous to me. And

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quite a lot of men here with high visibility jackets on. You just know

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something big is going to h`ppen. And by big, I mean aspect h`ck ever

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Jordy opening ceremony. Bashcally, the story of the north`east is going

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to be told on and around thd time through music, Art, perform`nce

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narrated by two performers, Jill Halfpenny and Tim Healy. Elha, he

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spoke to me about his involvement. I'm narrating the whole thing

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with the lovely Jill Halfpenny. We are basically the voices of the

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Tyne behind this fantastic score. It is a celebration

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of the history of the Tyne. It will be great and

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the music is haunting, beautiful. There'll not be a dry eye

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on the Quayside, hopefully. his guitar about. And an deck will

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also be here. I don't think they are going to do let's ready to rumble,

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but you never know. If you have not got your ticket already, I'l sorry,

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they've all gone. All 30,000 tickets have gone. Thank you. A busx night

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tomorrow. We will be there `s well tomorrow. It should be good.

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I haven't got my ticket! It's

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a competition with fond memories for Carlisle United who most

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recently won it at Wembley hn 2 11. So perhaps we shouldn't be too

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surprised that the Cumbrians at last got back to winning ways

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with victory in the Mind you they had just sackdd

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their manager. Captain Paul Thirlwell

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and goalkeeping coach Tony Caig took charge of Carlisle for

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their tie with Accrington Stanley. The Cumbrians were looking to pick

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themselves up after Graham Kavannagh's sacking

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and a 5`0 loss to Cambridge. But they seemed to be heading

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for defeat again after the home side took thd lead

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though Marcus Carver's clevdr lob. But within three minutes,

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the visitors were level through Antony Sweeney with

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his second goal of the season. Carlisle then took

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the lead through Kyle Dempsdy. The third goal came

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in slightly strange circumstances. Several players,

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including Billy Paynter, thought he was offside when he headed hn, but

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it was given and Carlilse sdaled `` Carlisle their first win of this

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campaign. York meanwhile are still se`rching

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for their first victory. Keith Lowe possibly should have put

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them in front, But League One side Barnslex

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were simply too strong. Devante Cole scored their fhrst

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in the 63rd minute, and Kane Hemmings stunning strike

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made it 2`0 ten minutes frol time. York have managed plenty of draws,

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but that first win is still proving In cricket today,

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mutually benefical victories at either end of the Division One

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table for Yorkshire and Durham. Five wickets

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from Adil Rashid helped Yorkshire beat Lancashire at Old Trafford to

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move a step closer to winning The home side's final wicket was

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taken fittingly by Adam Lyth, who shared that county record

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sixth`wicket stand of 296 with Rashid on Day Three

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of the Roses match. The Tykes eventually won by an

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innings despite Khawaja's cdntury. But captain Andrew Dall has been

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banned after an altercation. And their victory did releg`tion

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threatened Durham a big favour. The reigning champions now climb

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above Lancashire after winnhng themselves today by 54 runs against

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title hopefuls Nottinghamshhre. The two sides meet again in

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Saturday's one`day cup semi`final. While our leading rugby league clubs

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still have plenty to play for in terms of promotion play`offs

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and relegation battles, it's only just beginning for Newcastld Falcons

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with another rugby union se`son Saturday's opening game is ` tough

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one ` a trip to mighty Leicdster. But are they better

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prepared this time? On his return to the Premiership

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with the Falcons last season, director of rugby Dean Rich`rds

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and his squad were constantly looking over their shoulders,

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only narrowly keeping ahead With a full pre`season this time

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and ten new signings, the latest squad does at le`st on

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paper, and plastic, look stronger. If you look at the signings and

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the change in coaching personnel, and also the pitch as well,

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being a 3G pitch as well, and look at the quality of the signings as

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well I think you'll appreci`te that actually there will be a se` change

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in terms of how we will plax. It was difficult to play rugby last

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year on the pitch, but this year, The quality of the players will

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dictate that, the quality of the pitch will dictate that and the

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quality of the coaching that it out. So how confident is the skipper

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that things will only get bdtter? Probably a completely different

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place from where we were It was always going to be h`rd

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coming up from the championship in terms of the recruitment side

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of things and how late we fhnished But this year, Dean has signed some

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quality players, there's a lot of them coming in and are going to

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add a lot of quality to the squad. As long as we make big strides

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from where we were last year, And as long as we go into the game

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with confidence and belief that we The owners of Newcastle Racdcourse

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say they're still confident a new ?10 million all`weather floodlit

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circuit will be able to host races. The British Horseracing Authority is

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blocking the move because rules state that each day's

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racing programme must include two races over

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a distance longer than the proposed track could accommodate, and the BHA

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has refused to grant an exelption. But the racecourse's owners say they

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are committed and confident that the We shall see. Thank you verx much.

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Time for the weather. Tomorrow's begin bent?

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Thanks for the photographs. He is a sign of things to come over the next

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few days, the leaves are beginning to turn off tunnel `` autumnal.

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Today, some cloud around. Btt it did break and give us some sunnx spells.

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Temperatures peaked at 21 Cdlsius in Carlisle this afternoon. Thhs

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evening, we will keep a fair amount of cloud overnight. But it should be

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largely drive. Some misty conditions and fog patches here and thdre.

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Temperatures for most places in double figures. Tomorrow, a bit of a

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grey and misty start. Just like this morning. A lot of low cloud and

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missed and poor visibility. But it should lift and clear during the

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day. Some sunshine for most of us and staying pretty warm. It would

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not surprise me if somewherd in Cumbria again hit 21 or 22 Celsius.

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It'll be a shade cooler on the north`east coast. High pressure has

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been keeping the weather fahrly settled over the last few d`ys. It

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hangs on for a while, but things become more complicated tow`rds the

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end of the week as that weather front comes in from the North. That

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law develops to the north of the UK. Next few days, most places dry, some

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broken cloud, had small clotd on Friday, especially later in the day.

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We will see that brain the size words on Saturday. Most places will

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dry up again on Saturday. `` that brain.

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Feeling fresher for the weekend again. Keep your pictures

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Thank you very much. That is it for now. We will be back at 1024.

:27:28.:27:42.

Barbican join us. Goodbye.

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