:00:00. > :00:00.In the next half an hour: Durham's Chief Constable sets out why he
:00:07. > :00:15.wants the government to supply heroin for free. I know what I am
:00:16. > :00:20.saying is controversial, and some auditions don't like it and you it's
:00:21. > :00:22.not like it but let's have the debate.
:00:23. > :00:30.A hundred years on we've a world war one dispatch from the front line in
:00:31. > :00:35.Hartlepool. She wrote me and said, what is that nice? Bang, bang, bang.
:00:36. > :00:38.And as North Yorkshire prepares to welcome the Tour de France we ask
:00:39. > :00:53.one of England's top soccer players to test the route. All, my word!
:00:54. > :01:08.Stories from the heart of the North East and Cumbria.
:01:09. > :01:16.We begin with a radical plan to deal with the problem of heroin abuse.
:01:17. > :01:23.This is from the man who reads Durham police. Make Barton wants the
:01:24. > :01:27.government to supply addicts free of charge. That wiki says dealers will
:01:28. > :01:34.be forced out of business and users would need to turn to cling to feed
:01:35. > :01:38.their habit. Could it work? Make Barton has agreed to report for us
:01:39. > :01:40.on his ideas, beginning in the city where drug users are helped, not
:01:41. > :01:58.prosecuted. Copenhagen. One of the world's
:01:59. > :02:02.wealthiest cities. It was founded as a fishing village. Now it makes its
:02:03. > :02:07.money from finance and trade, and, increasingly, from its film and
:02:08. > :02:17.television industry. It also makes its money from tourists. I have here
:02:18. > :02:23.to see something different. Drug consumption rooms, where addicts are
:02:24. > :02:27.given the injection kits and a safe, clean environment in which to shoot
:02:28. > :02:31.up and if that is controversial, I am going to explain shortly what I
:02:32. > :02:32.think should change in the UK that could be seen as more controversial
:02:33. > :02:36.still. Back home, I have undercover cops
:02:37. > :02:40.who catch the drug dealers and seize stuff like this, more than ?2
:02:41. > :02:45.million worth of cocaine. And the money this particular dealer had in
:02:46. > :02:48.his car boot. I wanted to speak to these officers before leaving for
:02:49. > :02:58.Denmark for their views on drug addicts. Are these people bad? Yes,
:02:59. > :03:06.they are. Let's not forget, one individual I dealt with committed 63
:03:07. > :03:10.burglaries to feed his addiction. 63 victims of crime. It is the children
:03:11. > :03:14.in those houses, in their bed at night worrying they will be broken
:03:15. > :03:19.into again. They make the victims of circumstance but because problems.
:03:20. > :03:22.You have been spearheading the targeting of organised crime groups.
:03:23. > :03:30.How many have you successfully destroyed since 2008? Numinous. ``
:03:31. > :03:35.numerous. In organised crime group is like a business. Tesco wants to
:03:36. > :03:42.sell more product, drug dealers want to sell more drugs. In your view, if
:03:43. > :03:43.there was no money in this business... There would be no
:03:44. > :03:46.business. That last answer convinces me I'm
:03:47. > :03:49.right. But what happens in Copenhagen doesn't destroy the
:03:50. > :03:52.dealers either. The addicts buy their own drugs and then bring them
:03:53. > :04:05.here. We were given extraordinary access. It's a tough watch.
:04:06. > :04:10.If you overdose, there are nurses on hand to save you. The streets nearby
:04:11. > :04:14.are no longer littered with syringes. And if you want to get
:04:15. > :04:25.into recovery, they'll get you help. That last bit is important. Per game
:04:26. > :04:29.is to provide a safe place for consumption and then we want to make
:04:30. > :04:32.relations with these people and the ones who want to get into treatment,
:04:33. > :04:37.get the house, for example, then they can ask those and we have
:04:38. > :04:39.different possibilities that can help them.
:04:40. > :04:42.Some of the addicts agreed to be interviewed. Like Kevin, who makes
:04:43. > :04:45.it clear that this facility doesn't stop crime. As I've said, addicts
:04:46. > :04:58.get free sterile equipment, but bring their own drugs. Where do you
:04:59. > :05:06.get the drugs? It depends. Sometimes I go out and steal from the shops,
:05:07. > :05:13.sometimes I go into the street, you can always make some money on the
:05:14. > :05:15.street. Help someone, maybe cheat some people who come from Sweden or
:05:16. > :05:18.somewhere. Like Curt, who makes it clear the
:05:19. > :05:32.consumption rooms arrived too late to save some. How many friends have
:05:33. > :05:35.you most? Between... Between 50 and 100.
:05:36. > :05:41.And like Anneka, who makes it clear how dangerous it can still be on the
:05:42. > :05:49.street for addicts. If you are not strong you can be `` you can be on
:05:50. > :05:54.the street. It is very hard. I have been lucky many times. I could have
:05:55. > :05:56.been killed. 14 days ago I was raped on the street. It is a very hard
:05:57. > :06:04.street. Anneka is only 22. She's been on
:06:05. > :06:10.drugs since she was only ten. Danica is part of a much bigger problem.
:06:11. > :06:15.She blows ?600 that she gets from the state every month on drugs, and
:06:16. > :06:19.gives it to her drug dealer. I am suggesting is, that ?600 should go
:06:20. > :06:23.towards her recovery so she is free from drugs and we should provide the
:06:24. > :06:26.heroine, the state should provide the heroin and take the ?600 out of
:06:27. > :06:30.the drug dealers pockets. I know there'll be those in high
:06:31. > :06:33.office who'll be angry at me saying this. But I don't want to be the
:06:34. > :06:37.former Chief Constable or the retired Chief Constable who says
:06:38. > :06:46.this ` it's time a serving Chief Constable spoke out. All this work
:06:47. > :06:56.that you have done, argue being accused of being soft on drugs?
:06:57. > :07:00.Sometimes. Politicians will say so, but this is a long`term investment
:07:01. > :07:04.as well as making these areas safe for the people, and working with the
:07:05. > :07:10.tools we have under the given circumstances. We are except that,
:07:11. > :07:16.Denmark is a free country and people are rates to say what they feel.
:07:17. > :07:20.There is good work happening in the UK. We went to Cumbria to see the
:07:21. > :07:27.Gateway project in Carlisle. A charity that helps addicts recover.
:07:28. > :07:32.The coordinator of year, Stewart, was a heroin addict himself. One of
:07:33. > :07:35.his clients was released from his opting to prison sentence just five
:07:36. > :07:44.months ago. He has been clean ever since. What did they think of my
:07:45. > :07:50.idea? I think he has a lot of balls of the dog named me using that
:07:51. > :07:53.word. He seizes from his position and it is the politicians who needs
:07:54. > :07:59.to change their thinking about the law policy on drugs. We did some bad
:08:00. > :08:08.things at certain points, to our families and friends. In society.
:08:09. > :08:12.But we were driven by addiction. When you are driven by addiction you
:08:13. > :08:17.do things you are not proud of. Sometimes you do things you don't
:08:18. > :08:24.want to do, but it is the power of the addiction. It is more powerful
:08:25. > :08:27.than you. We are not bad people. I have the backing of my commissioner
:08:28. > :08:31.but I have my critics. Peter Hitchens of the Mail on Sunday came
:08:32. > :08:34.to meet me in Durham to put across his point of view. He was
:08:35. > :08:37.straightforward. He says the law enforcers have actually helped cause
:08:38. > :08:46.widespread drug abuse by not properly enforcing the laws which
:08:47. > :08:51.already exist. The reason why the police, it seems to me, are foremost
:08:52. > :08:55.in calling for the abandonment of the law is that it is a waste of
:08:56. > :08:59.your time, going around arresting people when the prosecution service
:09:00. > :09:03.would prosecute. If they did then the magistrates would punish. What
:09:04. > :09:09.is the answer? What do you advocate that we change? I am advocating the
:09:10. > :09:15.pursuit of the possessors of drugs rather than the takers of drugs. If
:09:16. > :09:20.anyone is called in possession they are arrested, prosecuted if found
:09:21. > :09:23.guilty and are punished in a deterrent fashion both to deter them
:09:24. > :09:29.from future action and to deter the people from possessing drugs. This
:09:30. > :09:34.is what you do not do. I have 1700 registered heroin addict in my area.
:09:35. > :09:39.I have 1200 police officers. You can just see two police officers, go out
:09:40. > :09:44.there and arrest people until it stops. Because that is not
:09:45. > :09:48.practical, Peter. I then told him about a recovering addict I met who
:09:49. > :09:52.was introduced to drugs at the age of 12 by his own mother. I told
:09:53. > :09:56.Peter I did not think that man should be treated as a criminal.
:09:57. > :10:00.This is the interesting discussion of social work which may or may not
:10:01. > :10:03.work in some circumstances, and terrific if it does, but your
:10:04. > :10:08.problem as law`enforcement. You're not a social worker. You're the head
:10:09. > :10:11.of the Durham police force. Your job is the enforcement of the law. The
:10:12. > :10:18.law prohibits the possession of the drugs which are being used and given
:10:19. > :10:21.by an adult to a young person. Your role should be in the telling that
:10:22. > :10:26.adult from daring to do such a stupid criminal thing. When you see
:10:27. > :10:31.my job is to enforce the law, between 18 and 22% of my work is
:10:32. > :10:39.law`enforcement and crime`fighting. 50% of my work is concern for
:10:40. > :10:42.safety. That is what I am in. When you accuse me of being a social
:10:43. > :10:50.worker I approach to be a social worker. As well as a tough law
:10:51. > :10:53.enforcer. The Copenhagen team `` the Copenhagen scheme works because it
:10:54. > :10:57.is based in an area which was already a meeting point for hundreds
:10:58. > :11:01.of addicts. I don't think it is for us but I am adamant that in the UK
:11:02. > :11:07.we should provide heroin as part of recovery. I know what I am saying is
:11:08. > :11:11.controversial in some politicians don't like it. Peter Hitchens
:11:12. > :11:15.certainly doesn't like it. You might not like it but at least let's have
:11:16. > :11:19.the debate. So has Mike Barton got a plan that
:11:20. > :11:28.could work? Let me know what you think. Log on to my blog to share
:11:29. > :11:32.your views. As we remember the events of one
:11:33. > :11:35.hundred years ago, we reflect on the terrible sacrifice of soldiers in
:11:36. > :11:38.the trenches but we shouldn't forget people at home suffered too.
:11:39. > :11:41.Hartlepool suddenly found itself on the front line when German ships
:11:42. > :11:49.carried out a surprise bombardment just a few months into the war. What
:11:50. > :11:51.was it like? I've been privileged to meet someone who was there and I can
:11:52. > :12:13.now share her memories with you. I was in bed with my mother when she
:12:14. > :12:17.said, what's that noise? Bang, bang, bang, was all you hear Violet was
:12:18. > :12:26.just seven when all hell was let loose. On the morning of December
:12:27. > :12:31.16th 1914, Hartlepool suddenly found itself on the front line. Just four
:12:32. > :12:34.months after war was declared, German ships approached the East
:12:35. > :12:45.Coast through the mist and opened fire on an unsuspecting community.
:12:46. > :12:56.The Germans are here, she said they are on the beach. People were out
:12:57. > :13:08.with prams with babies in. We couldn't come round. Now, she said,
:13:09. > :13:13.as I will be killed I will be killed in my own house. That was my mother.
:13:14. > :13:16.She was like that. Violet's family stayed in Hope Street. If they'd
:13:17. > :13:19.ventured out, they would have seen the scale of destruction. This map
:13:20. > :13:27.has never been seen in public before, each green red and black
:13:28. > :13:30.mark is where a shell hit. It shook the population of Hartlepool to the
:13:31. > :13:37.core. We had the biggest navy empire. Houses were being knocked
:13:38. > :13:40.down around us. We couldn't believe what they were seeing.
:13:41. > :13:43.Out on the headland, the coastal battery tried to defend Hartlepool
:13:44. > :13:55.and earned an unenviable place in history. The first soldier to be
:13:56. > :14:00.killed on British soil for over 200 years, the law was a local man and
:14:01. > :14:04.he volunteered out of patriotism in August. He had been in uniform less
:14:05. > :14:10.than three months and he was the first casualties. But it was the
:14:11. > :14:17.civilian population who bore the brunt. They were unarmed and
:14:18. > :14:23.unprepared. It was terrible. Everybody was crying. More than 100
:14:24. > :14:29.died. Some escaped with seconds to spare. It is the very famous
:14:30. > :14:35.bombardment clock, made in Germany of all places. It has been stopped
:14:36. > :14:40.at a few minutes past eight by the piece of shell fragment hitting the
:14:41. > :14:46.clock and stopping the works. That tells us, this was literally
:14:47. > :14:51.invading their homes with courage. Yes, the idea of the Germans coming
:14:52. > :14:54.to your home and trying to kill you is really embodied in this alarm
:14:55. > :15:02.clock. Just at that very moment of time, that bit of metal came from
:15:03. > :15:09.one of these. This is a, or should I say, half of the German 11.2 inch
:15:10. > :15:21.naval shell. Can I see how heavy this is? Just be careful. How this
:15:22. > :15:25.flies through the air, I don't know. These things are hideous.
:15:26. > :15:29.The German Navy brought the front line to British shores. At the same
:15:30. > :15:33.time they bombarded Scarborough Whitby, and they reserved their
:15:34. > :15:36.biggest onslaught for Hartlepool. Leading the attack, a brand new
:15:37. > :15:47.battle cruiser, the Seydlitz, armed to the teeth.
:15:48. > :15:51.In terms of being a fair match, we were hopelessly outclassed.
:15:52. > :15:54.The attack was a failed attempt to goad the British Navy into a sea
:15:55. > :15:57.battle. German propaganda celebrated having caught Britain off guard,
:15:58. > :16:01.back home the newspapers were stunned and raged at the maiming and
:16:02. > :16:05.killing of so many women and children.
:16:06. > :16:10.The Hun had crossed a line, the scene was immortalised by local
:16:11. > :16:15.artist James Clark. His painting hasn't been seen for a while as it
:16:16. > :16:17.sent away for restoration. Later, we'll see it just as the locals did
:16:18. > :16:35.when it was unveiled a century ago. The song is about calling young men
:16:36. > :16:48.to arms, saying the Germans have bombed us, your country needs you.
:16:49. > :16:58.I'm from Hartlepool. To come across a piece that was written at the time
:16:59. > :17:08.about the events that occurred, I think it is amazing.
:17:09. > :17:20.People feared another attack, the mayor issued what was a Great War
:17:21. > :17:23.version of Keep Calm and Carry On. The Germans weren't quite finished
:17:24. > :17:27.with Hartlepool. NAD might have done their worst, but there was another
:17:28. > :17:35.part of the war machine that could still threaten the town. `` the NAV.
:17:36. > :17:49.Bombs could now be dropped from the air, usually at night. Targets were
:17:50. > :17:52.often indiscriminate. Not far away, number 36 air Squadron was
:17:53. > :18:04.scrambled. The night sky was crisscrossed by searchlights. On the
:18:05. > :18:13.ground, a young Violet joined the crowds as they ventured out. The
:18:14. > :18:27.streets were full of people. Everybody was out. Cheering, because
:18:28. > :18:30.the bombs... It was all lit up. The German attacks were as good as any
:18:31. > :18:32.recruiting sergeant. But in Hartlepool the community didn't need
:18:33. > :18:36.any encouragement. The bombardment painting had long been a symbol of
:18:37. > :18:45.pride for Hartlepool and to mark the centenary it's just come back from
:18:46. > :18:51.the conservators. You can see the signs come up. He
:18:52. > :18:54.has done a good job on that. After all the town had been through,
:18:55. > :18:58.perhaps it's no surprise that Hartlepool rallied to the cause when
:18:59. > :19:03.the Government tried to raise war funds in what were called tank
:19:04. > :19:08.banks. Hartlepool was number one in the British Empire, raised the most
:19:09. > :19:15.amount of money of any town. Street collections for tank banks got ?100
:19:16. > :19:25.million from local people in modern equivalent. A population roughly the
:19:26. > :19:30.same size as Hartlepool is today. For Violet's family, the Great War
:19:31. > :19:35.still had one walk`through blow to deliver. Her father was often away,
:19:36. > :19:38.he served in the Merchant Navy. An ordinary day would be shattered as
:19:39. > :19:57.her mother began to read that a's paper. She said, oh, look, she said
:19:58. > :20:01.your dad is gone. Her father's boat had been heading
:20:02. > :20:05.for Middlesbrough when it struck a mine. Hartlepool is a reminder that
:20:06. > :20:08.in the First World War, as well as those who fell in combat, civilians
:20:09. > :20:11.of all ages would pay a terrible price.
:20:12. > :20:16.Sadly, as time marches on, there are fewer and fewer chances to hear
:20:17. > :20:24.those stories first hand. It's a privilege to cherish.
:20:25. > :20:30.It must have been strange to see the walk on to your doorstep. Yes,
:20:31. > :20:38.that's right. I can remember it as if it was yesterday. It's funny
:20:39. > :20:39.that, isn't it? Now, Second World War I cannot remember much about
:20:40. > :20:48.that! Even in tough times, there are
:20:49. > :20:53.stories to make you smile. I've more of my chat with the wonderful Violet
:20:54. > :20:56.on my blog. There is a whole lot more to discover about how the Great
:20:57. > :21:01.War affected the North East Cumbria and the rest of the UK. Log
:21:02. > :21:05.on to the BBC's World War One at Home website.
:21:06. > :21:09.This summer, we'll see a much more welcome invasion as North Yorkshire
:21:10. > :21:15.plays host to the Tour De France. Some say it's the hardest challenge
:21:16. > :21:18.in world sport. But just how tough? We've asked England footballer Sue
:21:19. > :21:21.Smith to swap her boots for pedals to see if she can complete one of
:21:22. > :21:36.the most arduous parts of Yorkshire's grand depart.
:21:37. > :21:42.I've been playing football for nearly 20 years at the top level. I
:21:43. > :21:46.must be pretty fit. I train every day, working on endurance, speed and
:21:47. > :21:48.stamina all for that 90 minutes on a Saturday. I've played for four
:21:49. > :21:53.different clubs including Doncaster, Leeds and Lincoln and won 93 England
:21:54. > :21:57.caps. But what if I was to swap my ball for a bike? Could I cope with
:21:58. > :22:02.the fitness demands that a totally different sport would throw at me?
:22:03. > :22:07.I'm about to find out. I've taken up the challenge of cycling 3.8
:22:08. > :22:11.kilometres. Doesn't sound very far. In fact, it's not even two and a
:22:12. > :22:15.half miles. But this is the dreaded Buttertubs Pass in North Yorkshire.
:22:16. > :22:20.Where the elite Tour de France riders will compete in just five
:22:21. > :22:24.months' time. And I want to see if I can not only complete it, but get up
:22:25. > :22:28.in a time proper riders won't laugh at.
:22:29. > :22:33.For a novice like me, the National Cycling Centre in Manchester is a
:22:34. > :22:44.daunting place to come. Especially when Team GB are training. But at
:22:45. > :22:51.least it's warm and dry. I'm joined by Dean Downing. He is a multiple
:22:52. > :22:57.race winner. As he warms up, I'm struggling to keep up. I'm not sure
:22:58. > :23:09.I will catch him. What have I let myself in for? You will be out on
:23:10. > :23:15.your own. You still have to concentrate on keeping your speed at
:23:16. > :23:29.a decent pace. If you stop pedalling up there, you will go backwards! The
:23:30. > :23:40.gears are different. We only have one gear on the track. The claim in
:23:41. > :23:48.general strikes fear into most cyclists. Sadly, I am off to
:23:49. > :23:53.Australia, so I will be out there for a few weeks 14 training, but I
:23:54. > :24:00.will be checking to see how you are doing. So, I am on my own. I am
:24:01. > :24:12.going to need a bike. My fitter James puts stickers on all my
:24:13. > :24:26.joints and a beam of light tracks their movements. I thought it was
:24:27. > :24:30.going to be a nice session. You are probably on in intermediate
:24:31. > :24:34.pedalling technique. Your training most of your momentum. `` you are
:24:35. > :24:44.maintaining. With just a few weeks before my
:24:45. > :24:53.attempt, I really need to get out on the road. Combining time on the bike
:24:54. > :24:58.and training is not proving easy. I wonder how my friend, Dean, is
:24:59. > :25:04.getting on. Hello, Sue, pretty hot here. Hope the road bike is treating
:25:05. > :25:08.you nice. Hope you're getting used to the gears. Speak to you soon.
:25:09. > :25:26.Good luck. This is the picturesque Dales
:25:27. > :25:29.village of Hawes. In just over four months' time, this North Yorkshire
:25:30. > :25:33.beauty spot will be heaving with visitors from all over the world.
:25:34. > :25:37.But I'm not here to admire the views. After a three`hour journey,
:25:38. > :25:40.I'm about to swap my car for a bike. But first I need to limber up for
:25:41. > :25:44.the challenge ahead. This actually sounds like I'm getting my excuses
:25:45. > :25:47.in early, but I don't feel like I've done enough training for this. I'm
:25:48. > :25:50.just hoping my football training and my winning mentality will get me
:25:51. > :25:54.through this. Here goes! If I'm to make it to the top of the
:25:55. > :25:56.Buttertubs Pass, I'm going to have to climb 732 feet. That's a lot of
:25:57. > :26:07.peddling. Oh, my Word!
:26:08. > :26:12.Early on in the climb, what's coming back to me is the advice I was given
:26:13. > :26:17.about not putting in too much effort to start off with, but it's really
:26:18. > :26:20.steep. This is tough. This winding route with stunning
:26:21. > :26:25.views is Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson's favourite stretch of
:26:26. > :26:28.Yorkshire road. I'm certainly not travelling as fast as him and sadly
:26:29. > :26:37.too preoccupied to enjoy the majestic scenery. Look at this bad
:26:38. > :26:41.boy! But I'm not just battling the road,
:26:42. > :26:45.I've set myself a goal of getting all the way up in less than 18
:26:46. > :26:50.minutes. The stop watch is ticking away, and I'm up against the clock.
:26:51. > :26:56.How far do you think is left? The average gradient on Buttertubs is 6%
:26:57. > :27:00.and in one part it's 20%. But there's some surprising relief I
:27:01. > :27:06.hadn't expected. This downhill bit's amazing.
:27:07. > :27:22.I am the minutes away from the end. I really need to put all I have left
:27:23. > :27:52.into those pedals. Blimey, that was hard work. At last,
:27:53. > :27:56.the finishing line. I've made it. And finally a chance to enjoy the
:27:57. > :27:59.amazing scenery. My reward for completing this incredible climb in
:28:00. > :28:06.a time of 15:24, not too bad for a novice.
:28:07. > :28:17.I just heard your time, that is pretty impressive. It's pretty about
:28:18. > :28:25.third place, congratulations. I will speak to you soon. Cheers, goodbye.
:28:26. > :28:30.I have done Buttertubs Pass. I am really pleased. Just think of the
:28:31. > :28:36.riders, they will have to do so much more, 190 kilometres in one day. I
:28:37. > :28:41.did just one small part of that, and that was hard enough.
:28:42. > :28:44.Next week: The NHS hired private paramedics for our ambulance
:28:45. > :28:49.service, but did they carry out a proper health check? See you next
:28:50. > :29:06.Monday. Till then, from Durham, goodnight.
:29:07. > :29:12.Hello, I'm Ellie Crisell with your 90 second update. Two women and four
:29:13. > :29:14.dogs have been found shot dead at a house in Farnham. An 82-year-old dog
:29:15. > :29:19.breeder has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He's been named
:29:20. > :29:21.locally as John Lowe. Dave Lee Travis is to face a
:29:22. > :29:23.locally as John Lowe. re-trial over two charges of
:29:24. > :29:25.locally as John Lowe. indecent assault and sexual assault.
:29:26. > :29:28.The former Radio One DJ was cleared of 12 other offences earlier this
:29:29. > :29:31.month. He said his "nightmare goes on".
:29:32. > :29:35.They call it a living hell. These They call it a living hell. These
:29:36. > :29:37.are the faces of men, women and children desperate for food. More
:29:38. > :29:42.than 20,000 are trapped in a bombed-out area in Syria. Just 0
:29:43. > :29:43.packets of food made it in today. We've a special report at