:00:09. > :00:12.Welcome to Look North. Tonight, he shot dead four members of his own
:00:12. > :00:16.family. Here report points to feelings and the mental health care
:00:16. > :00:19.he had received. Turn yourself in, the plea from a
:00:19. > :00:22.mother of a violent sex offender wanted in connection with a
:00:22. > :00:25.pensioner's murder. Disgusted and humiliated, the young
:00:25. > :00:30.mother ordered out of the restaurant for breast-feeding her
:00:30. > :00:37.baby. I think it is a disgrace that some people think that breast-
:00:37. > :00:41.feeding is wrong. It is how babies are meant to get fed. And one man's
:00:41. > :00:44.mercy mission to Africa to help animals blighted by civil war and
:00:44. > :00:49.drought. In sport, the latest transfer news
:00:49. > :00:52.ahead of tomorrow night's deadline. And not quite a century from
:00:52. > :01:02.Collingwood but Durham's cricketers of one match away from another
:01:02. > :01:06.
:01:06. > :01:10.showpiece one-day cup final at Lord's.
:01:10. > :01:14.The first, a report into the care of an ex soldier from Tyneside to
:01:14. > :01:17.shot dead four members of his family has found failings in the
:01:17. > :01:22.mental health care he received. David Bradley killed Peter and
:01:22. > :01:27.Josie Purcell and their sons Keith and Glen in Newcastle in 2006 and
:01:27. > :01:35.was latest -- later sentenced to 15 years. The report into his care
:01:35. > :01:45.said that risks associated with his behaviour were not identified. Our
:01:45. > :01:48.correspondent has been studying the report.
:01:49. > :01:56.Just over five years since those gruesome events that you have just
:01:56. > :02:00.referred to, here at the Strategic Health Authority. The 48 page
:02:00. > :02:05.report has stinging criticisms for parts of the health service and how
:02:05. > :02:10.it worked in Newcastle. First, Gerry Jackson gives us a reminder
:02:10. > :02:16.of those tragic events five years ago.
:02:16. > :02:21.He was a reclusive producer who hoarded weapons in his bedroom,
:02:21. > :02:24.mentally ill enough to shoot four of his own family. David Bradley
:02:24. > :02:28.walked into a Newcastle police station in July 2006 to announce
:02:28. > :02:34.that he had killed his aunt, uncle and two cousins over a five-hour
:02:34. > :02:38.period at their home. The former soldier shot them all with a pistol
:02:38. > :02:43.he had smuggled out of Bosnia 11 years earlier. Unemployed, he had
:02:43. > :02:46.been living with his relatives for years, rarely leaving his room. He
:02:46. > :02:51.had been prescribed anti- depressants but often failed to
:02:51. > :02:54.take them. He faced four murder charges but psychiatrists said his
:02:54. > :02:59.heavy cannabis cadet -- heavy cannabis habit might have
:02:59. > :03:03.contributed to his mental state. He admitted manslaughter with
:03:03. > :03:06.diminished responsibility and was sentenced to a minimum term of 15
:03:06. > :03:15.years. The judge said that in his opinion, it might never be safe to
:03:15. > :03:21.release him. That is the background to this
:03:22. > :03:26.tragic case. What is in the report and what criticisms have been made?
:03:26. > :03:31.Well, there are criticisms and we will come to those in a moment. One
:03:31. > :03:33.phrase sticks out. It says that those actions by Bradley were not
:03:33. > :03:38.those actions by Bradley were not predictable. Having said that, it
:03:38. > :03:48.does emerge from the report that Bradley was seen on three separate
:03:48. > :03:49.
:03:49. > :03:52.occasions over a number of years. Even back in 1997, nine years
:03:52. > :03:58.before the killings, Bradley told mental health teams that he had
:03:58. > :04:02.feelings that he was going to explode with violent outbursts. By
:04:02. > :04:07.the time he was seen in 2006, he was described as at crisis point,
:04:07. > :04:11.but he felt very desperate. What are the findings? It is said that
:04:11. > :04:15.the handling of the care broker Department of Health guidelines and
:04:15. > :04:20.that no one individual was responsible for his care management.
:04:20. > :04:27.Still, the report says that Bradley, a man who had no previous
:04:27. > :04:33.convictions, could not have been prevented from doing this. The
:04:33. > :04:38.barrister chaired the investigation. There was nothing to suggest he was
:04:38. > :04:43.about to slaughter four members of his family. He had not actually
:04:43. > :04:47.been violent for quite some time. There had never been anything of
:04:47. > :04:49.this level of violence. There was nothing at all to predict that he
:04:49. > :04:56.was going to do anything remotely was going to do anything remotely
:04:56. > :04:59.like what he did. Health managers are very keen to stress that the
:04:59. > :05:03.mental health services that existed five years ago are not those that
:05:03. > :05:08.exist today. Lessons have been learned. They cannot and they will
:05:08. > :05:16.not rule out another David Bradley. The system, they say, is now better
:05:16. > :05:21.capable of coping with one. Patients who come into contact with
:05:21. > :05:24.our services now get a much more complex and detailed assessment of
:05:24. > :05:34.both their health care needs and their social care needs. Our staff
:05:34. > :05:38.are much better trained in risk assessment and risk-management. We
:05:38. > :05:44.have new ways of doing assessments so that we can get access to the
:05:44. > :05:49.right expertise, consultant psychiatrists, right at the first
:05:49. > :05:53.appointment, which was not there at Mr Bradley's timed. One footnote to
:05:53. > :05:57.this, Bradley was asked if he would contribute to the report and give
:05:57. > :06:02.his perspective on the way he was cared for. He is in a secure
:06:02. > :06:05.hospital and he refused that invitation.
:06:05. > :06:09.The mother of a violent sex offender wanted in connection with
:06:09. > :06:12.the murder of a pensioner from Hexham has urged him to give
:06:12. > :06:18.himself up. Meanwhile, police have released new footage of Graeme
:06:18. > :06:21.Jarman, from near Consett, the focus of a manhunt. Police say they
:06:21. > :06:28.have taken 70 calls about possible sightings. They say they will
:06:28. > :06:31.investigate every sighting. It is five days since Durham Police
:06:31. > :06:37.released a mission -- Missing Persons appeal for Graeme Jarman.
:06:37. > :06:41.He is now the North's most wanted fugitive. He had been monitored by
:06:41. > :06:46.the force as a high-risk sex offender since the 1980s. He spent
:06:46. > :06:54.time in jail for kidnap, rape, armed robbery and indecent assault.
:06:54. > :07:04.Now his 7-one year-old mother from Manchester has released a statement.
:07:04. > :07:09.
:07:09. > :07:13.The man leading the hunt reinforce the message. I am appealing
:07:13. > :07:16.directly to the public and to Mr Jarman to give himself up or four
:07:16. > :07:23.members of the public who have any information or have seen him, to
:07:23. > :07:28.come forward and give us information. Tonight, new CCTV
:07:28. > :07:33.footage of Graeme Jarman, shot as he enters Sainsbury's in Jarman at
:07:33. > :07:37.7:00pm last Wednesday. This is in filmed in Stockton on Friday
:07:37. > :07:41.morning. He speaks to the bus driver and gets off again. Police
:07:41. > :07:45.say that he will engage with the public even though we as a loner,
:07:45. > :07:50.especially in libraries, and charity shops. Judith Richardson
:07:50. > :07:53.was battered to death with a hammer at her home in Hexham on August
:07:53. > :07:58.19th. She was found after her handbag was discovered in a bin in
:07:58. > :08:03.Clayton Street. A hammer like this one was found in a carrier bag near
:08:03. > :08:08.her home. Graeme Jarman has a violent past. Police do not believe
:08:09. > :08:14.he is armed. At this time, I do not believe that he is walking around
:08:14. > :08:18.the streets armed. In the past, he may have committed offences using
:08:18. > :08:23.certain weapons and implements but there is nothing to suggest that he
:08:23. > :08:26.is a real threat in that respect. Despite that, they say the man on
:08:26. > :08:36.the run is still dangerous and should not be approached. They say
:08:36. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:45.Tributes have been paid to a drag racer from Gillingham on Teesside
:08:45. > :08:48.who died at the weekend. 23-year- old Kasey Dixon-Grainger had been
:08:48. > :08:55.competing in an event at York raceway. His family was watching
:08:55. > :08:58.when his car rolled over and burst into flames.
:08:58. > :09:02.A jury at Teesside Crown Court is still considering its verdict in
:09:02. > :09:06.the trial of a man, his son and grandson who are all accused of
:09:06. > :09:16.murder. 45-year-old John Newton from red card died after being
:09:16. > :09:18.
:09:18. > :09:22.fatally beaten. -- Redcar. It is believed a woman who died after a
:09:22. > :09:25.house fire in Carlisle may have fallen asleep while smoking a
:09:25. > :09:29.cigarette. The Fire and Rescue Service was called to grass Moore
:09:29. > :09:34.Street in the City on Sunday. The name of the 56-year-old has not yet
:09:34. > :09:37.been released. She says she feels disgusted and
:09:37. > :09:41.humiliated and claims she has been a victim of discrimination.
:09:41. > :09:44.Charmaine Elliott from South Tyneside was told she was -- was
:09:44. > :09:49.told to leave a restaurant for breast reading -- breast-feeding
:09:49. > :09:55.her six-year-old daughter during a meal with a family. -- with her
:09:55. > :09:58.family. This baby needs feeding every two
:09:58. > :10:02.to three hours. Tiring for her mother but necessary. When she was
:10:02. > :10:06.told to stop breast-feeding, she was stopped -- she was shocked.
:10:06. > :10:09.They had to ask if I was breast- feeding. I said that the walls and
:10:09. > :10:13.they said I could not do that in there. To which I said, I think
:10:13. > :10:18.that is illegal. He said it was his right to refuse me. The family
:10:18. > :10:23.walked out in disgust. She said she was left humiliated. Embarrassed
:10:23. > :10:26.and angry. It was humiliating when he said it in front of everyone.
:10:26. > :10:32.The other people and the restaurant were more than happy. There was no
:10:32. > :10:38.complaint. De Equality Act 2010 came into force last mother -- at
:10:38. > :10:42.last November, giving others the right to breast-feed away from home.
:10:42. > :10:44.It said that providing a lower standard of service to breast-
:10:45. > :10:49.feeding mothers is illegal. Charmaine Elliott believes that
:10:49. > :10:53.this makes what happened to her legal. The Lakeside Inn told me
:10:53. > :10:57.that no one was thrown out or asked to leave but a lady was asked to
:10:57. > :11:01.come out of the restaurant while she breast-fed. In the past, be
:11:01. > :11:04.said they had received complaints. I asked if there was any complaints
:11:04. > :11:12.that evening and they said there was not. The responses I have had
:11:12. > :11:14.on Facebook, everyone is all for breast-feeding. The National Child
:11:14. > :11:18.-- the National Child to trust say that restaurants have a legal
:11:18. > :11:23.obligation not to discriminate against breast-feeding mothers. 85%
:11:23. > :11:27.of people do not have a problem with that. As long as they do it
:11:27. > :11:30.discreetly. Why would not like that to be right in my face but you
:11:30. > :11:37.definitely should be allowed to. is natural and there is no reason
:11:37. > :11:41.why not. As long as it is discreet, I have no objection. If people are
:11:41. > :11:45.offended by it, they should look away or not look. Charmaine Elliott
:11:46. > :11:49.just so happens to be a midwife as well. She wants to be able to tell
:11:49. > :11:53.women that breast-feeding is more acceptable and she says she would
:11:53. > :11:57.like an apology from the restaurant. I'm going to write a letter of
:11:57. > :12:02.complaint. It is a disgrace that some people think that breast-
:12:02. > :12:10.feeding is wrong. It is how babies are meant to get fed, how else?!
:12:10. > :12:14.Still to come: Monday sports desk and we meet a veteran -- a Vet
:12:14. > :12:16.planning a mercy mission to Africa up to treat animals hit by civil
:12:16. > :12:18.war. And it looks like a slight
:12:18. > :12:28.improvement for the weather tomorrow. The weather forecast
:12:28. > :12:35.One child is still in hospital tonight following an E-coli
:12:35. > :12:37.outbreak at a hospital nursery on Teesside. The nursery at James
:12:38. > :12:41.Brooke hospital was closed after more than 20 children suffered
:12:41. > :12:46.sickness and diarrhoea. Six have been confirmed as having the E-coli
:12:46. > :12:49.virus but further tests on dozens of them -- dozens of other children
:12:49. > :12:53.have proved negative. The nursery reopen this morning.
:12:53. > :12:57.The Daily drop-off resumes. After an anxious wait for test results,
:12:57. > :13:02.the majority of children have been given the all-clear. Parents admit
:13:02. > :13:05.that the last two weeks have been difficult. It was worrying for me.
:13:05. > :13:09.Even if you're a nurse and you know little bit, when you hear things
:13:10. > :13:18.like that, you get a panic. But you have to be more sensible about it
:13:18. > :13:22.and keep your eyes open. If you can get over the anxiety, it is just
:13:22. > :13:27.dealing with the situation. I can appreciate that for people who did
:13:27. > :13:31.not have medical knowledge, it would be an anxious time for them.
:13:31. > :13:36.The South Tees NHS Foundation Trust says that 65 staff and children
:13:36. > :13:38.have been tested. Of those, 22 have been tested. Of those, 22
:13:38. > :13:44.developed sickness and diarrhoea. The trust says that it has six
:13:44. > :13:46.confirmed cases of E coli. One confirmed cases of E coli. One
:13:46. > :13:53.child still remains in hospital. An investigation into what caused the
:13:53. > :13:57.outbreak is now underway. He E-coli, it can come from food, it can come
:13:57. > :14:04.from other human beings and farm animals and from swimming Pools.
:14:04. > :14:09.All sorts of places. It is the Health Protection Agency's job to
:14:09. > :14:13.try and discover what the source of this particular outbreak was. Our
:14:13. > :14:17.job was to be as safe as possible as far as the children we look
:14:17. > :14:20.after on a daily basis are concerned. While the investigation
:14:20. > :14:28.continues, Julie says she is relieved the nursery has been given
:14:28. > :14:31.the all-clear. She says her son is happy to be seen his friends again.
:14:31. > :14:35.Hundreds of homes on the Hartlepool's headland are under
:14:35. > :14:39.threat from coastal erosion according to experts. Consultants
:14:39. > :14:43.say millions of pounds needs to be spent on sea defences. One option
:14:43. > :14:47.involves the demolition of a sea wall and promenade next to the town.
:14:47. > :14:56.That has upset residents who wanted removed from the proposals. In
:14:56. > :15:01.meeting tonight will debate the Hundreds of people turned up
:15:01. > :15:08.yesterday to be the first to climb one of the region's most well-known
:15:08. > :15:14.landmarks. The National Trust decided to allow people to climb
:15:14. > :15:18.inside one of its narrow columns yesterday. It was inundated.
:15:18. > :15:23.The River Wear is amongst the top 10 most improved rivers in the
:15:23. > :15:29.country, according to the Environment Agency. In 1965, just
:15:29. > :15:32.two salmon were fished from the river. Last year, 1,500 were caught
:15:32. > :15:36.by anglers. And North Yorkshire vet is
:15:36. > :15:42.preparing to fly to Africa as part of a relief mission to help animals
:15:42. > :15:46.affected by drought and civil war. Stuart Easby expects to be working
:15:46. > :15:50.in Somalia and Libya. These are countries where thousands of
:15:50. > :15:55.animals have been left to fend for themselves because of conflict and
:15:55. > :15:58.a lack of rainfall. He describes himself as a semi-
:15:58. > :16:03.retired country vet, but for the next couple of weeks, Stuart Easby
:16:03. > :16:08.will be working in some of the most dangerous environments in the world.
:16:08. > :16:13.His horses will have to look after themselves. Drought and civil war
:16:13. > :16:18.by the reasons why Stuart's skills as a vet are in demand. Islamic
:16:18. > :16:23.Relief have signed him up to help them ease the suffering of Africa's
:16:23. > :16:29.distressed animals. Unfortunately, animals tend to be victims of an
:16:29. > :16:37.awful lot of political situations. It matters not what, whether it be
:16:37. > :16:45.drought, tsunami Mac or what, if I can help, and use my experience to
:16:45. > :16:49.do that, it is OK to do that. mission will take into Kenya and
:16:49. > :16:53.then through the Ethiopian desert into war-torn Somalia and Libya.
:16:53. > :16:57.These are countries where, in recent years, the suffering of
:16:57. > :17:02.animals has been virtually overlooked as the human population
:17:02. > :17:06.struggles to survive. I would imagine that these animals are
:17:06. > :17:15.seriously impacted at the front end of the back end. They are suffering
:17:15. > :17:19.from severe malnutrition and above all, lack of water. To get them
:17:19. > :17:23.dehydrated and just to a little bit to help one or two, that makes an
:17:23. > :17:27.enormous difference to those individual families. He hopes that
:17:27. > :17:34.by passing on his expertise to others and network of basic animal
:17:34. > :17:40.care can be established. He flies out on Friday.
:17:40. > :17:45.Good luck to him. Four friends who set off on a 570 mile charity bike
:17:45. > :17:48.ride from Newcastle to Paris are back on English soil. The
:17:48. > :17:53.celebrated their successful five- day cycle to the Arc de Triomphe
:17:53. > :18:00.with a triumphant salute on Newcastle quayside. Richard Wylie,
:18:00. > :18:07.the son of Graham Wylie, was set the challenge of raising �20,000
:18:07. > :18:13.for the children's hard unit at a Newcastle hospital. It is a thank
:18:13. > :18:16.you for saving the life of Richard's 60 month-old sister.
:18:16. > :18:23.wanted to do something different and showed the appreciation we have
:18:23. > :18:28.for the children's heart unit. The goal was to get another heart
:18:28. > :18:34.machine, the same one as what saved my sister's life. We are not too
:18:34. > :18:41.far away from that. Fantastic effort! I would love to
:18:41. > :18:51.do that, but the dodgy knee is still giving me trouble. I know it
:18:51. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :18:56.is a Tuesday, but I promised you Both have a Premier League clubs
:18:56. > :19:02.have been hoping to complete business before the transfer window
:19:02. > :19:09.shut. Alan Pardew is on the verge of replacing Jose Enrique with
:19:09. > :19:14.Davide Santon from Inter Milan. He has been on Tyneside today hoping
:19:14. > :19:22.to finalise the deal, with a fee thought to have been agreed. Steve
:19:22. > :19:27.Bruce Wood at like to at -- would like to add a striker. He has put a
:19:27. > :19:32.bed in for Peter Crouch. Judging by the weekend results, Steve Bruce's
:19:32. > :19:37.need would seem to be more pressing. That is because of this man - Leon
:19:37. > :19:40.Best may not be every Newcastle can support a's idea of a first-choice
:19:40. > :19:50.striker, but on his day, he has a knack of being in the right place
:19:50. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :19:54.at the right time. His goals will not pull the wool over anyone's
:19:54. > :20:00.eyes that life after Andy Carroll and Joey Barton will be difficult,
:20:00. > :20:04.but his goals sure what is possible. A very good start. He showed the
:20:04. > :20:08.belief in the team, the fans and the club. We have had a very good
:20:08. > :20:13.start. Steve Bruce must be finding it hard to believe that the new
:20:13. > :20:17.league season is only three matches all. He admits that Sunderland have
:20:17. > :20:25.been short on firepower since Darren Bent's departure. Just one
:20:25. > :20:35.goal scored this season. Asamoah Gyan came to be quite selfish
:20:35. > :20:36.
:20:36. > :20:41.during the recent defeat. It is all well and good talking about it. If
:20:41. > :20:49.you are not producing the results, that is when the pressure comes. We
:20:49. > :20:57.are big enough to deal with that and once the goal start blowing,
:20:57. > :21:01.then we can kick on. We need to go when -- we need one to going of
:21:02. > :21:10.someone's backside. Then we will be OK. The Welsh side had a lot of
:21:10. > :21:14.chances to break the deadlock. Confirmation that Newcastle United
:21:14. > :21:17.have gone into the international have gone into the international
:21:17. > :21:21.break unsexed, with Sunderland break unsexed, with Sunderland
:21:21. > :21:28.seven places and five points further back.
:21:28. > :21:35.Middlesbrough are making no comment about reports linking them with
:21:36. > :21:40.Coventry striker Lukas Jutkiewicz. Middlesbrough have gone ahead and
:21:40. > :21:46.the first half, and with a little more luck, they could and should
:21:46. > :21:51.have won the game. If they had done, they would have gone joint top.
:21:51. > :21:57.Financially, we are not flush with money. It is a balancing act. I
:21:57. > :22:01.would hope that we can make something happen. And the fund area
:22:01. > :22:07.of the pitch, we need to make something happen, whether through a
:22:08. > :22:13.permanent signing of through a loan deal. Barry Robson would thank me
:22:13. > :22:18.for sticking him back in midfield rather than chasing around up front.
:22:18. > :22:23.The Carlisle manager Greg Abbott will be forced to make a few
:22:23. > :22:27.changes when they take on Aldershot this evening. Injuries, loan
:22:27. > :22:31.agreements and international call- ups have taken their toll. Lee
:22:31. > :22:41.Miller, who grabbed both goals on his debut, is cup-tied, having
:22:41. > :22:42.
:22:42. > :22:46.represented by a in the first round. -- represented Middlesbrough.
:22:46. > :22:52.Hartlepool will be looking for all made their second win of the season
:22:52. > :22:57.in the Carling Cup. There will be full match commentary of Carlisle's
:22:57. > :23:02.Carling Cup game. In yesterday's football, victory
:23:02. > :23:07.for Gateshead was not enough to leapfrog Joint Conference Premier
:23:07. > :23:11.leaders Wrexham. A surprise home defeat for York City saw them slip
:23:11. > :23:15.down the table. While Durham's hopes of winning
:23:15. > :23:19.their third title in four years have faded, they are just one win a
:23:19. > :23:29.way of reaching another limited- overs Cup final at Lord's after
:23:29. > :23:30.
:23:30. > :23:34.victory over Surrey. Paul Collingwood got in on the act. He
:23:34. > :23:41.fell, trying for the big hits that would have taken him to a deserved
:23:41. > :23:46.century. He had helped Durham to their highest limited-overs total.
:23:46. > :23:56.Surrey were struggling, but a spirited fightback saw Durham
:23:56. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:05.pleased to see the back of this man. They confirmed their place in the
:24:05. > :24:11.semi-finals with an away tie this week.
:24:11. > :24:15.Will the weather hold up for cricket? I am not so sure.
:24:15. > :24:25.The Met Office have just released some provisional figures saying,
:24:25. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:37.surprise surprise, August has been We have seen some cracking August
:24:37. > :24:42.weather pictures. He is playing the waiting game there on the outskirts
:24:42. > :24:50.of Newcastle. Someone else used a chaotic evening sky over Ullswater
:24:50. > :24:55.to his advantage. Soon, we will be asking hour whether judges to
:24:55. > :25:00.choose the winner. Tomorrow, after a disappointing day to day, it
:25:00. > :25:06.looks like a slight improvement. It looks like a drier, somewhat
:25:06. > :25:10.brighter picture. Temperatures still on the cool side. There will
:25:10. > :25:18.be some showers across parts of Northumberland. Most places will
:25:18. > :25:27.have a dry night. Those showers should die away. Temperatures
:25:27. > :25:31.dipping back into single figures. We will be shared -- we will be
:25:32. > :25:37.sheltered from that light, northerly breeze. I would not rule
:25:37. > :25:47.out the odd, passing shower near that North East coast. It will be a
:25:47. > :25:50.
:25:50. > :25:59.dry a picture. -- and prior picture. The winds will be fairly light
:25:59. > :26:05.tomorrow. We have high pressure coming in. Nothing changes very
:26:05. > :26:08.quickly over the next few days. By the tail-end of the working week,
:26:08. > :26:16.low pressure out in the Atlantic starts to spread this weather
:26:16. > :26:24.system end there. That will change things by Friday. Most places dry
:26:24. > :26:28.and bright by Thursday. On Friday, many places will stay dry. Later in
:26:28. > :26:38.the day, that thick cloud and the North and West will produce some
:26:38. > :26:39.
:26:39. > :26:43.patchy rain. -- in the north and west. Keep your weather pictures
:26:43. > :26:49.coming. We are heading towards the end of August, you still have time
:26:49. > :26:56.to e-mail them to us. You can find out on the website exactly what we
:26:56. > :27:02.are after. What size, what lay out. You can post them to the usual
:27:02. > :27:06.address. Keep those pictures coming. That is the way things are looking.
:27:06. > :27:08.A last look at the headlines. Housing experts warned of a whole
:27:08. > :27:13.Housing experts warned of a whole generation who may never be able to
:27:13. > :27:18.buy their own home. Ownership levels drop to the lowest since the