28/10/2016 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

In the headlines tonight: and on BBC One we now join

Still celebrating the Nissan decision to stay in Sunderl`nd.

But has the Government offered to underwrite any tariff

Teaching assistants facing ` 25 pay cut converge on County Hall.

The steel centurion - eight feet tall - who'll gu`rd

10,000 crosses will be planted in the North's Field of Remdmbrance

In sport, will the Nissan fdel-good factor on Wearside rub off

on a Sunderland team struggling to get out of first gear?

And we catch up with the professional rugby playdr

told his career is over after an injury on the very

Nissan's welcome decision to invest in its Sunderland plant,

post-Brexit, has prompted a growing chorus of questions about the deal

Former industry minister Anna Soubry - who tried to keep the SSI steel

plant open on Teesside - said today the Government

was talking to Nissan straight after the EU Referendum -

and offering to underwrite any tariffs imposed

But companies in Nissan's stpply chain aren't concerned

about the politics - they're still celebrating

the investment decision which has safeguarded tens of thousands

Our Business Correspondent, Ian Reeve, reports.

For a good news story, Nissan's commitment to Sunddrland

What did the Government prolise the company in return

for the production of two ndw models on Wearside is the

Former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown says a helicopter plant thrdatened

with closure in Somerset should get whatever Nissan got.

This Teesside logistics company takes in Welsh steel by trahn

and transports it by road to Nissan's plant to be pressed

It has invested ?6.5 million in this vast warehouse.

Yesterday's news gives it a return on that.

We have invested heavily in this facility to help support

the automotive industry, in particular Nissan.

This goes some way to proving that we are doing the right thing.

A not so obvious sector says Nissan's news is good news.

Wearside's software industrx employs about 4500 people,

some working on projects for the car giant.

I think the news about Niss`n yesterday is fantastic

for the technology sector and the software sector in

We have seen lots of projects historically when Nissan

and the automotive supply chain have worked with the tech sector.

So, the fact it;s remaining here and growing gives great

opportunities for more work between the two sectors.

This Sunderland software company works on games

and virtual reality, or VR, and is keen to get involved

Car manufacturers are using VR as a visualisation

So, if someone can download an application onto their phone

and put a headset on and sed a car in front of them,

they don't have to go out to the showroom,

Nissan to building cars, suppliers supplying,

and perhaps politicians and the public being told

the terms of any deal between Nissan and the Government.

What assurances DID Nissan receive from the Government

which persuaded it to invest in Sunderland post-Brexit?

The Hartlepool MP, Iain Wright, who chairs the Commons

business select committee, has said he intends to ask

the Business Secretary, Greg Clark, to answer questions about the terms

Terms which other major firls who export to Europe

Earlier I spoke to Mr Wright, and asked him first what HE wants

The Nissan deal will be a kdy part of what we want

There is no detail about thd terms of the deal, welcome

We don't know whether taxpaxers cash has been offered.

We don't know whether this will be applied to other

There could be people, Hitachi, for example,

in the Northeast, who say, one big company, one big Japanese

companies getting something, why can't we be given

There needs to be a lot more transparency.

I don't want to criticise what the Government has dond in one

regard, which is I think there should be targeted

investment like this, not just for our region but actually

for industry across the country to make Britain a competitive

But the terms of the deal h`ve been somewhat chaotic and ad hoc.

Downing Street said this morning, there was no deal, no compensation

Anna Soubry, who was in govdrnment join the last days of SSI,

said today, the Government was planning to underwrite

any tax for Nissan in the light of a Brexit vote.

That a large, black cheque for the Government to write

We don't know what the terms of any deal would be as we move aw`y

We don't know what any sort of tariff will be.

We don't know what the timescales the Government has promised Nissan.

Is this just for the life cxcle of the two new models

Will such a cheque be provided for other companies as well?

That is why I think the Govdrnment does need to answer questions

We want to see the likes of Nissan committing long term to our region.

In terms of what it means for the taxpayer and other

companies in other sectors, we're really in the dark.

300 teaching assistants havd protested outside Durham Cotnty Hall

over plans to cut their pay by a quarter.

Members of Unison and the Association of Teachers

and Lecturers will strike ndxt month over Durham Council's plans to pay

Here's our News Correspondent, Mark Denten.

The roundabout smack bang in front of Durham County Hall.

For the past week, these te`ching assistants have been holding

This was a noisy protest by members of Unison and the ATL,

who will strike next month over council plans to pay them

only during term time, cutting some pay packets

A lot of teaching assistants struggle already to get by.

If we don't strike, will be losing 3000,

We definitely can't afford to do that.

I work three days a week at school and I'll still be losing

potentially up to ?3000 a ydar, which is life changing.

Well, my husband and I will have to re-evaluate all other finances.

Despite some unusual and unexpected sights here,

no one left the council building to offer the protesters

There was some indication of growing sport because,

along with teaching assistants here today, teachers.

It's critical we have teaching assistants,

and good quality teaching assistants with the experience that thdse girls

For those that can manage to function without them,

I think the best you can hope for is a baby-sitting service.

Your child will not be educated on a day that thesd

Nobody is available from thd council to give a response to this

Previously the council said while it values the work

of all teaching assistants, it has a legal and moral obligation

to address the issue of equ`l pay, which could potentially lead

to costly compensation claims in the future.

Meanwhile, the teaching asshstant strike must happen before

On Monday we will know exactly when that date will be.

Hospital bosses on South Tyneside have been criticised for fahling

to properly monitor "at risk" children who used accident

Inspectors said staff at South Tyneside District Hospital

in South Shields didn't properly record data on youngsters at risk

The Care Quality Commission has ordered urgent improvements.

Our health reporter, Sharon Barbour, joins me now.

It is about identifying and monitoring vulnerable children.

There was an inspection of the hospital that remains concerned that

these are about children who may self harm, may be exposed to

alcohol, sexual abuse. Therd was another report that looked `t child

sexual exploitation. An announcement by the sea QC in July showed

improvements have not been lade and a warning notice was issued. The

chief inspector of hospitals told us there was no effective systdms in

place. To identify and protdct children who may be at risk. At the

recording system for childrdn going through accident and emergency was

not good enough. What has the hospital said? They accept the

findings. Urgent work is under way to make improvements.

My first response is that wd accept the findings and we are

working quickly to ensure that the improvements

we have been asked to make by the Care Quality Commisshon

We understand the CQC will be back before the end of the year to make

sure the improvements have been made.

Care for elderly and vulner`ble people in our region needs luch more

support from government, it's being claimed.

Figures seen by Look North show cuts to adult social care totallhng tens

of millions of pounds are being planned

Kyle from Workington is authstic and has a learning disability,

but the future of his care is still undecided.

Neither Cumbria County Council nor the NHS would comment on thd case.

These people can't shout for themselves.

You've got to have a bit of confidence and I've had this

Even through children's services, you fight and you fight

Adult social care is mainly funded by local councils,

so what is the picture in our region?

Cumbria County Council is trying to save nearly

Durham Council is consulting on savings of ?12.5 million next year.

Newcastle City Council is trying to cut more than 18

Redcar and Cleveland is savhng 6.5 million over four years.

Well, this is a huge challenge for the county council.

Because not only have they been having to deal with Governmdnt cuts

over the last six years, which have been very severe,

but you have an ageing population and they are also having to increase

staffing costs due to the introduction of the nathonal

minimum wage, so it is a massive challenge, but we cannot let

down the most vulnerable people in our society.

We did ask the Care Minister, David Mowat, if he would be

He declined, but he did send us a statement pointing out th`t

councils can now raise extr` cash for social care by adding

He added that the Government is aware protecting services

is challenging and is working to support councils making savings.

And there's more on that story on Sunday Politics.

That's on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, here on BBC One.

There's plenty more to come this Friday evening,

including Mark Tulip with the weekend sport, plus...

The Field of Remembrance in Gateshead.

10,000 crosses mark the centenary of the Somme.

It looks like it'll be another mild weekend with plenty of settled

weather. Full details later in the programme.

Work has begun on an imposing statue which will mark the end

The Centurion is 8.5 feet t`ll and the artist is working

with an engineering firm to realise his vision.

But there's a mysterious secret behind the steel soldier -

A mysterious and foggy day on the banks of the Tyne

was the perfect backdrop to what will become a very

The artist John O'Rourke has hidden something in a sealed casket

We can't tell you exactly what because the hidden objdcts John

has placed inside every comlission since the 1980s have been

between him and the artwork and he wants it to stay that

I personally don't like the word time capsule because it implies

What I'd like to think is, I imagine, I think this stedl has

I'd like to think by the tile it eventually needs to be repl`ced

they could replace it identically using whatever

But the cask would remain unopened and would again be inside.

The artwork everyone will sde is being proudly created

Something where you can really say you're proudly worked

Also the guys behind were working away at something they can

tell their children may havd actually worked on the projdct

It's good knowing that once it's finished it will be around for quite

some time and lots of peopld will see it.

We work very hard over the last few years, regenerating the are`.

I just think this is just the icing on the cake, is it not?

With its secret contents tightly sealed inside,

the finished Centurion will be unveiled early next year.

Our Premier League clubs are both hoping it will be

Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka wants to mark his 150th gamd

in charge with Boro's first home win of the season.

David Moyes's Sunderland ard close to breaking records for thehr bad

No win home OR away, and just two draws.

Not many expect three points from Arsenal's visit

tomorrow lunchtime but, after the week Moyes has just had,

Knocked out of the League Ctp, the manager sent to the stands

and an FA misconduct charge to answer and a team stranddd

in Southampton for the night after their flight home

It's been another difficult week for Sunderland

The players are positive because they know they're

They do know that things will change.

We've had a real bit of misfortune in the two goals we've lost

Sunderland have now equalled the worst start

Is this the job David Moyes expected?

Sometimes things aren't alw`ys the way you might have

What hasn't changed is that every ground, we fill it

I think there will be nearlx 45 000 at the game tomorrow.

That game is against joint leaders Arsenal, the team Sunderland have

beaten once in 25 Premier League games.

Everyman and their dog doesn't think we have a chance.

But in many ways maybe therd's less pressure on us playing Arsenal

was it gives us a chance to try and play and see if

Middlesbrough got a good pohnt at Arsenal last week that h`ven t

won in the league since beating Sunderland in August.

One day we will win again and hopefully this

It is not the final, a really important game.

Tomorrow's game with Bournelouth will be the manager's 150th

in charge he has been reflecting on his time at the club.

I knew, to come here was the best decision.

I trust more him and the club and everything.

Now there's a tough test for leaders Newcastle United

They're at Preston, who've been unbeaten against three of the top

Magpies striker Dwight Gayld's a major injury doubt.

And United boss Rafa Benitez is expecting a much tougher game

than in mid-week when his shde beat an under-strength Preston 6,0

But did the Spaniard expect to be three points clear at the top before

My priority, my target, is to be at the end of the season.

Now we are there so we have to enjoy it.

In the beginning, I felt we could do a little better.

The reaction has been quite positive.

The main thing is to stay there as much as we can.

In League Two, 2nd placed C`rlisle can extend their record-bre`king

unbeaten start to 15 games `t home to Crawley, while

Commentary on Radio Cumbria and BBC Tees respectively.

He'd only recently got back to full fitness and was starting to play

some of his best rugby again - but then came the shocking

news that, at the age of just 27, he had to stop.

Doctors had told Newcastle Falcons prop forward Taione Vea that,

after suffering a spinal injury on the opening day of the sdason,

it was simply too dangerous to carry on playing.

He has played rugby since the age of 12.

Now Taione Vea has to get used to life as a spectator.

Knowing you are out there a couple of months ago, out there pl`ying,

and then seeing everyone do what you would normally

In September, a tackle in this match against Sale saw him brieflx

I could see hom holding my hands in the air

I thought, give me a few minutes, and I'll be all right.

What was it like when you wdre told you have to stop playing?

They said, you pretty much have to stop.

We can't guarantee anything out of you coming back,

I didn't know what I could have done.

As somebody who comes to thd club and had potential to be one

of the best players in the premiership and sadlx it s

He was one of my close friends in the team.

He told me he was almost pr`ying for a miracle in the end for studies

of time you'll come together as a team.

Hopefully we can make it as easy for him has possible.

Since the retirement was announced this week he has been

The amount of people who go out of their way to take time ott

of their day to wish you well for study makes you realise

you did have a part in the experience of rugby.

Have you decided what you want to do next?

Knowing I can still be around the boys.

I am really happy for them and really happy I got to know them.

We are planning on doing a bit of travel.

I need a bit of time to relax and just accept

And the Falcons, who are at Wasps on Sunday, are hosting a benefit

Now at last some better news for Durham County Cricket Club

it's had to cope with releg`tion and points deductions imposdd

after the club accepted a financial bailout.

So today's announcement that England fast bowler Mark Wood's signed

a new three year deal will have boosted morale at the Riverside

And it was a good day for Wood's county teammate Ben Stokes whose two

wickets helped England's fightback on the first day

Volunteers have started planting crosses for the North's Field

of Remembrance, honouring those who lost their lives

For the fifth year running, the event is being held

at Saltwell Park in Gateshe`d. And by Remembrance Sunday,

the Royal British Legion saxs the parkland will be a sea of ten

The Field of Remembrance returns to Saltwell Park.

This is the only place in the North hosting such an event.

It has an extraordinary feel to the place when people ard working

Everyone feels a sense of ptrpose and sense of community,

remembering the losses and sacrifices of the service men

It's a way that the north-e`st can come together.

This year, to mark the centdnary of the Somme, a special patch

in the middle of the field will host nearly 3000 crosses to reprdsent

just some of the North East lives that were lost in the Apple.

I had the great uncle who died on the first day,

It's strange that my grandad named one of his sons after this brother

who died and he was killed in the Second World War.

Brings back thoughts of what they went

They've never been out of their village, their are`,

going to different countries to fight for their country.

My great grandfather, Joseph McGettigan, was killdd join

And his brother Robert was killed in the first three days

It's important for me and mx family to remember the sacrifice that

A lot of my family died in the Somme.

I think it's really important that young people show how much ht means.

What do you think when you see all of these crosses here?

A lot of people have sacrificed their lives for freedom.

A special ceremony will be held tomorrow morning to dedicatd this

After that, members of the public will be invited to come down,

plant across, to pay their respects and remember every service lan

Very impressive. One last phece of news before we head for the weather.

Controversial plans by Englhsh Heritage to revamp Clifford Stour

have been approved. It the visitor centre being built at the b`se of

the tower and knew viewing platforms being put place. It is said the work

will be a blot on York's historic landscape that the council says it

will improve visitor experidnce Now time for the weather.

Very mild and cloudy this wdekend. We have had a mild week.

Temperatures this week well into the mid-teens. That continues over the

weekend. As well as being mhld, we have a fair amount of cloud which

will bring light rain. We are at risk of seeing patchy mist `nd fog

by the morning here is the pressure chart. We have high pressurd in

charge. A weather front overnight will bring some clout. High pressure

stays that over the weekend was not until Monday we will see thdir next

cold front bringing cooler weather into the middle part of next week.

This evening and overnight, clear spells to start off with. It could

feel quite chilly in the first part of the night. The cloud will

increase and we may see outbreaks of drizzly rain. Temperatures overnight

ranging between seven and 10 Celsius. A misty, murky start to the

morning, especially across the Cumbrian fells. North-eastern parts

more likely to have brighter spells during the morning. Generally it is

looking like a cloudy day whth outbreaks of rain at times.

Temperatures tomorrow doing fairly well, 13, 14 degrees. It will feel

pleasant where we get the stnshine. The winds from the West as well put

up in Cumbria week could sed spits and spots of drizzly rain in the

afternoon but generally it hs a cloudy story. Through Saturday night

and into Sunday, still rain continuing and further patches of

mist and fog by the time we get to Sunday morning. Cloudy all through

the weekend. Temperatures overnight Saturday and into Sunday dropping

down to nine, 10 degrees. Wd have the mist and fog initially. Once

again looking like a decent day The cloud will break in places to see

Sunny spells. In the where some outbreaks of rain. Temperattres on

Sunday around 14 degrees once again, 57 Fahrenheit. Into Monday, it is

Halloween on Monday. We will have some outbreaks of rain. Oncd again

fairly drizzly. The sunshind for breakthrough into the afternoon

Temperatures around 12, 13. Summing up the weekend, it is looking like a

fairly benign weather picture. Fairly mild. Temperatures around 13,

14. Lots of cloud around. Wd will see outbreaks of rain. Sund`y will

be their best day for getting out and about. The best thing about

Sundays we'll get an extra hour in bed because the clocks go b`ck at

two o'clock in the morning. We will all enjoy a nice lie in on Sunday!

You know what I mean! Have ` great weekend. Have a great lie in.

Goodbye. It took us once to get through

the novel Anna Karenina. It was used to help my friend

with depression, and finishing as we went

to sleep at night. tapping each letter through the wall

that divided our cells as we served life sentences

in solitary confinement. We promise to encourage

others to dream big Why do you want to go to

Great Britain? Because it is Great Britain,

you see? Great. Come home straight after

computer club. I will!