:00:05. > :00:08.Welcome to Monday's Look North. In tonight's headlines. An inquest
:00:08. > :00:11.jury hears how police found notes threatening suicide and a noose at
:00:11. > :00:15.the home of the gunman Raoul Moat. The policeman shot by Moat
:00:15. > :00:18.announces he's leaving his family home to help his rehabilitation.
:00:18. > :00:27.Also tonight - revamp row, a public meeting over the Duke's grand plan
:00:27. > :00:33.for a Northumberland town. I think it's a load of rubbish. Why? What's
:00:33. > :00:36.wrong with Prudhoe? What's wrong with it?
:00:36. > :00:40.And in at the deep end. We join the sailing crews at a Tyneside college,
:00:40. > :00:43.training for the trip of a lifetime. In sport, we look back at a big
:00:43. > :00:45.weekend of cricket - the good, the bad and the washout!
:00:45. > :00:55.And living the dream - the Northumberland referee off to
:00:55. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:07.It is the one part of the story we don't yet know - exactly what
:01:07. > :01:10.happened between the police and Raoul Moat when the gunman was
:01:10. > :01:13.cornered after his shooting spree. Today, an inquest opened into
:01:14. > :01:16.Moat's death. Over the next four weeks, it should fill in those gaps.
:01:16. > :01:19.Moat shot and injured his former girlfriend, Samantha Stobbart, and
:01:19. > :01:21.shot dead her new boyfriend, Christopher Brown. He also shot and
:01:21. > :01:31.blinded PC David Rathband. Our Chief Reporter, Chris Stewart, has
:01:31. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :01:38.been at the inquest for us. Chris, what have we heard today?
:01:38. > :01:44.This inquest of concentrate on the six hours of the stand-off between
:01:44. > :01:48.Raoul Moat and the police. Today has all been about background, what
:01:48. > :01:51.led to that stand-off. If we thought we know everything
:01:51. > :01:55.there is to know about Raoul Moat, we were wrong. This afternoon, we
:01:55. > :01:57.learned a little more. And we learned it from the man on the
:01:57. > :02:01.right here. Detective Superintendent Jim Napier, who led
:02:01. > :02:08.the investigation into Moat's crimes. He told the jury about a
:02:08. > :02:12.noose which the police found on the loft hatch at his home in Newcastle.
:02:12. > :02:16.And that six notes in which Moat threatens suicide were also found.
:02:16. > :02:18.He also told the inquest that Moat had five children to four different
:02:19. > :02:22.mothers. That he had been arrested by Northumbria Police on 12
:02:22. > :02:26.occasions, but that only one of those, for an assault, led to the
:02:26. > :02:28.conviction for which Moat was imprisoned. Four days after his
:02:28. > :02:36.release, Moat shot and injured his old girlfriend, Samantha Stobbart,
:02:36. > :02:46.and her new boyfriend, Christopher Brown. Then he called 999. What you
:02:46. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:02.are about to hear has never been played outside a courtroom before.
:03:02. > :03:06.I have got two hostages. Where are you? I'll not tell you where I am.
:03:06. > :03:09.Can I confirm who you are? What is your date of birth? 17th June 1973.
:03:09. > :03:13.I am very sorry that what has happened to Sam. But this other
:03:13. > :03:19.idiot in the paper, I heard rumours in Jail about him and Sam. He said
:03:19. > :03:21.he heard the same rumours in jail but he did not believe it is true.
:03:21. > :03:24.After the shooting of PC David Rathband came this call, again,
:03:24. > :03:27.never broadcast before. Are you taking us seriously now? Are you
:03:27. > :03:30.taking me serious now? I have just downed your officer at the
:03:30. > :03:33.roundabout. I am going to destroy a few lives like you destroyed mine.
:03:33. > :03:37.Everything I had, everything, you have taken away, you have taken it.
:03:37. > :03:40.I have got no life. There is nothing left. This is what happens
:03:40. > :03:47.when you push, push and push. Are you proud of yourselves? Does this
:03:47. > :03:50.make you happy now, people are getting hurt now?
:03:50. > :03:53.Much of what has been said today was to provide context for what
:03:53. > :03:57.happened here at Rothbury after Moat was cornered by the police. A
:03:57. > :04:01.key issue is the police use of Tasers in this operation. The
:04:01. > :04:09.coroner has told the members of the jury they will know an awful lot
:04:09. > :04:11.about Tasers before the hearing is over.
:04:11. > :04:17.We've previously been told that Moat had a grudge against the
:04:17. > :04:22.police. Was anything said about that at today's inquest.
:04:22. > :04:28.He claimed that he had been stopped at the wheel of his car by police
:04:28. > :04:32.185 times. It is worth noting the fact that he was besotted with
:04:32. > :04:37.Samantha Stobbart and said that her decision to push in out of her life
:04:37. > :04:40.meant that she effectively pulled the trigger.
:04:40. > :04:43.Thanks for that. Meanwhile, the police officer
:04:43. > :04:46.blinded by Raoul Moat has said he's moving out of his family home. PC
:04:46. > :04:49.David Rathband was arrested on suspicion of assault at his
:04:49. > :04:51.Cramlington home last month. He says his decision was nothing to do
:04:52. > :05:01.with his recent arrest but to help his continuing rehabilitation. Our
:05:02. > :05:02.
:05:02. > :05:07.Correspondent Mark Denten reports. A highly public figure since he was
:05:07. > :05:09.shot and blinded. And right by his side, his wife Kath. Now PC
:05:09. > :05:12.Rathband says, although he's still married, he'll live seperately from
:05:12. > :05:18.his family as he starts his rehabilitation. Neil knows just
:05:18. > :05:21.what that means. Five years ago, he was a computor games artist. Then
:05:21. > :05:27.diabetes blinded him. Then his marriage broke up. Now he's on a
:05:27. > :05:33.training programme. But it has been a long, hard road. Half the week, I
:05:33. > :05:41.go home and shut the door and I want to scream. But if you keep
:05:41. > :05:46.screaming, eventually, it starts to hurt. If you have that much anger,
:05:46. > :05:55.you bottle it up inside, then it will burst at some point. It has to.
:05:55. > :05:57.When it bursts, it is likely to affect the relationships around you.
:05:57. > :06:03.Neil's now learning how to use specially adapted equipment. But
:06:03. > :06:09.it's not all about tech. Here they say family support's crucial.
:06:09. > :06:13.essential. We do come across people who are isolated and that alone.
:06:13. > :06:23.But any support at the people can have from their families, and it is
:06:23. > :06:27.difficult, it is so valuable. David Rathband has issued a
:06:27. > :06:37.statement saying that his decision is to help his continuing
:06:37. > :06:40.
:06:40. > :06:42.rehabilitation and has nothing to Library staff in a North Yorkshire
:06:42. > :06:45.seaside resort have been praised for their quick thinking after
:06:45. > :06:49.helping police arrest a man wanted in connection with a murder in
:06:49. > :06:51.Hexham. 47-year-old Graeme Jarman, from Consett in County Durham, was
:06:51. > :06:54.recognised while browsing round Filey Library at the weekend.
:06:54. > :06:56.Northumbria Police have been given more time to question Mr Jarman in
:06:56. > :07:06.connection with their inquiries into the killing of pensioner
:07:06. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:17.Judith Richardson. Peter Lugg reports.
:07:17. > :07:21.On Saturday, a member of staff for the library recognised Graeme
:07:21. > :07:25.Jarman and called the police. He is still being questioned about the
:07:25. > :07:30.murder in Hexham of pensioner Judith Richardson. We understand
:07:30. > :07:34.that staff here recognised him from a photograph said to libraries all
:07:34. > :07:40.over the country. They made a Law approach but called the police and
:07:40. > :07:43.kept him under observation. The town's mayor said that there
:07:43. > :07:48.library staff should be complimented for their quick
:07:48. > :07:53.reactions. I think they handled it in a very professional manner and
:07:53. > :08:02.that they should be commended. The pictures of the man kept changing.
:08:02. > :08:07.I think they did a really good job to recognise him. This is a quiet
:08:07. > :08:12.Edwardian seaside resort and an unlikely place for a nationwide
:08:12. > :08:18.manhunt to end. The arrest has made big news among the local people.
:08:18. > :08:24.is very frightening. It is a lovely place. I think he came here because
:08:24. > :08:30.he thought nobody would recognise them. What better place to take
:08:30. > :08:40.refuge, in a quiet town? Northumbria Police have thanked the
:08:40. > :08:45.
:08:45. > :08:47.public and the media for their A son accused of murdering his own
:08:47. > :08:50.father has made his first appearance at Newcastle Crown Court.
:08:50. > :08:53.85-year-old Francis Willis went missing from his home in Gateshead
:08:53. > :08:56.last month. His remains were found buried in his garden in Leam Lane.
:08:56. > :08:59.A post mortem examination revealed he'd died as a result of blunt
:08:59. > :09:03.force trauma to the head. 62-year- old Francis Willis junior from Carr
:09:03. > :09:05.Lane in Gateshead was remanded in custody.
:09:05. > :09:08.People opposed to an underground nuclear waste store in west Cumbria
:09:08. > :09:11.have presented a petition to the county council. It calls for the
:09:11. > :09:13.authority and the district councils to withdraw from the discussion.
:09:13. > :09:16.The Leader of Copeland Council, Elaine Woodburn, says the petition
:09:16. > :09:25.will be considered, but the majority view will be the most
:09:26. > :09:28.important. After two months of closure, the
:09:28. > :09:31.maternity unit at Bishop Auckland hospital is resuming service. It
:09:31. > :09:34.means expectant mums will no longer be forced to travel to other
:09:34. > :09:37.hospitals like Durham University or North Tees. The unit was
:09:37. > :09:44.temporarily closed in the summer because a lack of midwives meant it
:09:44. > :09:46.was unsafe to keep the ward open. Rescuers spent more than two hours
:09:46. > :09:49.searching for a man who accidentally sent a Mayday message
:09:49. > :09:52.from his boat on a Cumbrian Lake. Liverpool Coastguard sent out two
:09:52. > :09:55.search boats and members of the Patterdale Mountain rescue team
:09:55. > :09:58.looked for the Lancashire man from the shore. He's said to have
:09:58. > :10:01.apologised profusely when he was found, safe and well, at Howtown.
:10:01. > :10:11.He told rescuers he'd just been showing a friend how to use the
:10:11. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:15.radio system. Each of the bought had it two people on it. So I
:10:15. > :10:22.believe that 10 man-hours were used of research which was unfortunate,
:10:22. > :10:28.but better than that having somebody a loss. It exercises the
:10:28. > :10:35.systems to make sure that their work. But it is obviously something
:10:35. > :10:37.we can do without. But these things do occasionally happen.
:10:37. > :10:40.The developers say it'll transform a Northumberland town. Objectors
:10:41. > :10:44.say it's too big and will ruin it. The town in question is Prudhoe.
:10:44. > :10:45.And the controversial plans have been put forward by the Duke of
:10:45. > :10:47.Northumberland's company Northumberland Estates. Their �20
:10:47. > :10:50.million development includes a supermarket, 150 properties and a
:10:50. > :10:53.new town square. Well, tonight the people of Prudhoe are having their
:10:53. > :11:03.say at a public meeting that started a few minutes ago. Keith
:11:03. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:16.Akehurst reports. Much of the development is on fields behind
:11:16. > :11:18.
:11:18. > :11:26.Front Street. The British Legion will be flattened. A block of five
:11:26. > :11:31.shops will be pulled down and a second block refurbished. I have
:11:31. > :11:36.got five members of staff here, they have all got livelihoods. How
:11:37. > :11:45.do we plan for our business? We try to plan at least 12 months ahead
:11:45. > :11:48.and how can you do that? We do not law we will Bobby in five years --
:11:48. > :11:51.we do not know where we will be in five years.
:11:51. > :11:54.Northumberland Estates put forward plans five years ago. Passed by the
:11:54. > :11:55.old Tynedale Council, they were overturned by a judicial review.
:11:55. > :12:03.Amended proposals before Northumberland Council have
:12:03. > :12:08.attracted 5,000 objections. affects the trade, which is my
:12:08. > :12:13.first concern. And your talking about a large scale development. We
:12:13. > :12:18.believe it is overbearing and out of scale with the town. We are
:12:18. > :12:26.going to lose their view. Apart from that, we will have a road
:12:26. > :12:33.carrying over 2000 vehicles a day. Shoppers, though, seem divided.
:12:33. > :12:39.would do a lot of good for the town. I prefer that the way it is. At the
:12:39. > :12:44.get will be a brilliant idea. of the ideas are good, but it is a
:12:45. > :12:51.shame about the businesses that will suffer. It will not seem like
:12:51. > :12:53.the same place to be. I think it is a bad idea. We need a supermarket,
:12:53. > :12:56.but that is it. Northumberland Estates says, "New
:12:56. > :13:00.investment, employment, growth, an improved town centre and a better
:13:00. > :13:02.choice of shops - this is a very real opportunity for the town at a
:13:02. > :13:12.time of worldwide economic depression". Keith Akehurst, BBC
:13:12. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :13:16.Look North, Prudhoe. You can now buy your own Legoman.
:13:16. > :13:20.It was part of a controversial sculpture in Newcastle city centre
:13:20. > :13:30.taken down in 2008. Now, the city council has put it up for sale on
:13:30. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:39.Ebay. So far there have been 18 bids for the Legoman, with the
:13:39. > :13:44.current bid standing at �206. The auction will run for another nine
:13:44. > :13:48.days. You're watching Look North. Still
:13:48. > :13:51.to come tonight. A Tyne landmark gets a makeover. Ocean's 11 - the
:13:51. > :14:01.sailing crews training on Tyneside to meet the demands of a round the
:14:01. > :14:04.
:14:05. > :14:08.world race. When the Gateshead Millennium
:14:08. > :14:11.Bridge opened 10 years ago, it became an instant icon for the
:14:11. > :14:14.region. Just about everybody loved it. But there was one thing a lot
:14:14. > :14:18.of people didn't like. The piles, set into the water below, to guide
:14:18. > :14:20.shipping down the River Tyne. Well, in the blink of an eye, or at least,
:14:21. > :14:23.over the next few weeks, those piles will disappear. And no-one
:14:23. > :14:28.will be happier than the architect who designed the bridge. Damian
:14:28. > :14:31.O'Neil reports. 10 years on the Millennium Bridge
:14:31. > :14:35.is now as much a part of the quayside as is bigger more
:14:35. > :14:44.established crossing further upstream. Even let it if it is that
:14:44. > :14:54.your favourite, most people do like it. But not many people like the
:14:54. > :14:55.
:14:55. > :15:03.lumps of metal rising out of the water. They were installed on the
:15:03. > :15:13.order of their port of politic. They are not complimentary. --
:15:13. > :15:13.
:15:13. > :15:20.They are being removed, how do you feel about that? I have to see it
:15:20. > :15:27.is a real delight. I will be sending my photographer back. I
:15:27. > :15:34.think it is good. We always felt that they would be removed at some
:15:34. > :15:39.point. Our engineers thought they were a bit of overkill. The piles
:15:39. > :15:44.have never been popular. Although it is not official that they will
:15:44. > :15:54.be removed, and announcement is expected next week. Hopefully, the
:15:54. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:01.Millennium Bridge will finally be seem as it was meant to be.
:16:01. > :16:03.The Bridge, of course, keeps you out of the water. So why would you,
:16:03. > :16:06.willingly, plunge into freezing temperatures and face waves up to
:16:06. > :16:09.five feet high? That's what sailing crews from around the world are
:16:09. > :16:12.doing at a training centre in South Tyneside. The indoor course at the
:16:12. > :16:15.college in South Shields is preparing sailors for the world
:16:15. > :16:25.famous Volvo Ocean race, formerly the Whitbread Around The World race.
:16:25. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:29.Here's Adele Robinson. Thousands of miles ahead of them,
:16:30. > :16:32.sailing over the world's most treacherous seas. For these crew
:16:32. > :16:42.members, this training could prove prove the difference between life
:16:42. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:49.There have been incidents where people have gone overboard. People
:16:49. > :16:52.have lost their lives and boats have had to be abandoned. What they
:16:52. > :17:02.learn here is very important. We try to make this as realistic as
:17:02. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:12.possible. And this has been what they are preparing for. The Volvo
:17:12. > :17:16.Ocean race, three people have died taking part. It is renowned for its
:17:16. > :17:26.physical endurance and unpredictable conditions. Skipper
:17:26. > :17:27.
:17:27. > :17:32.Nick is well-versed. The board I was on was sinking. We had to do a
:17:32. > :17:39.transfer at sea on to another board. The one thing you cannot assimilate
:17:39. > :17:43.is the stress involved. We go through the mechanics and it is
:17:43. > :17:50.left up to the people to be level- headed and put in what we have
:17:50. > :17:58.learned. The teams simulate reactions and true-to-life
:17:58. > :18:08.conditions. All to prepare them for some of the world's most
:18:08. > :18:09.
:18:09. > :18:15.inhospitable seas. The pull can generate waves, wind,
:18:15. > :18:20.rain, dark this. It does not get as rough as the Southern Ocean, but it
:18:20. > :18:24.does give them a feel for it. This is one of the best facilities
:18:24. > :18:34.available. The cruiser will experience hunger and sleep
:18:34. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:47.deprivation, but this training may Not my idea of fun.
:18:47. > :18:53.It looks horrendous. Plenty of people got better over
:18:53. > :18:56.the weekend! What a disappointment.
:18:56. > :18:58.Let's start with cricket and a mixed bag of results and non-
:18:58. > :19:01.results for Durham, Yorkshire and England over the weekend. While
:19:01. > :19:04.Yorkshire look almost certain to be relegated after bad light forced a
:19:04. > :19:06.draw at Edgbaston, Durham's win at Hove keeps alive their hopes of
:19:06. > :19:12.Hove keeps alive their hopes of winning the Division One county
:19:12. > :19:15.title. Both their rivals play their game in hand this week. Sadly,
:19:15. > :19:17.Durham's hopes of another Lord's Cup final, though, have been dashed.
:19:17. > :19:21.Here's Mark Tulip. Durham fans were hoping to book
:19:21. > :19:23.their tickets for a first Lord's their tickets for a first Lord's
:19:23. > :19:26.one day cup final since 2007. Until his runout Dale Benkenstein had
:19:26. > :19:29.held the innings together after the visitors had lost four early
:19:29. > :19:33.wickets. You always had the feeling, though, that 219 wouldn't be enough.
:19:33. > :19:36.And Somerset at times seemed to be cruising towards their target. When
:19:36. > :19:39.the rain came, it was too late to save Durham with the match
:19:39. > :19:41.eventually awarded to Somerset by 39 runs, using the Duckworth-Lewis
:19:41. > :19:44.calculation. Back home at Chester- le-Street, on Saturday, the
:19:44. > :19:48.brollies didn't go up until 3 o clock. And most of the capacity
:19:48. > :19:52.crowd stayed for an hour or two longer in the vain hope of seeing a
:19:52. > :19:55.result of some kind. It was a still proud day on his home ground for
:19:55. > :19:59.Ben Stokes despite this spilled catch, and Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan
:19:59. > :20:02.put the brakes on India at the end to keep the score well below 300.
:20:03. > :20:06.But despite the rain and the queues for the loos more useful experience
:20:06. > :20:10.for a venue which will host an Ashes Test in 2013. Mark Tulip, BBC
:20:10. > :20:12.Look North, Chester-le-Street. Football now, and in League One
:20:12. > :20:21.Hartlepool leapfrogged Carlisle in the table after a win at Victoria
:20:21. > :20:26.Park which takes them up to sixth. Exeter's fans had made the long
:20:26. > :20:30.trek from Devon. Their hosts gave a debut to number 12, ex-Sunderland
:20:30. > :20:36.defender Stephen Wright. The early opening goal was a case of if at
:20:36. > :20:39.first you don't succeed, try, try and try again. Gary Liddle finally
:20:39. > :20:42.forcing the ball in. Pools left it late to make the game safe, Nathan
:20:42. > :20:45.Luscombe preserving their unbeaten record in the league. Meanwhile the
:20:45. > :20:49.Carlisle manager Greg Abbott felt his side made it too easy for
:20:49. > :20:52.leaders MK Dons, who already led 2- 0 when Lee Miller got the Cumbrians
:20:52. > :20:57.back into it. Full back Dean Lewington made it 3-1 for the
:20:57. > :21:00.visitors. Carlisle will now look to bounce back as they begin the
:21:00. > :21:02.defence of their Football League Trophy at Accrington tomorrow night.
:21:02. > :21:09.Meanwhile two goals from Gateshead's Kris Gate at home to
:21:09. > :21:11.Alfeton keep them joint top of the Conference Premier.
:21:11. > :21:21.It was a disappointing start to rugby union's Premiership season
:21:21. > :21:22.
:21:22. > :21:25.for Newcastle Falcons. A break from Sam Vesty put Matt Cararro through
:21:25. > :21:28.for Bath's try, the only one of the match, and while the Golden Boot of
:21:28. > :21:31.Jimmy Gopperth kept the Falcons in the game at the break, Bath's
:21:31. > :21:35.defence kept the home side out in the second half while Vesty's
:21:35. > :21:38.kicking ensured Newcastle didn't even come away with a bonus point.
:21:38. > :21:43.Now, the Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, and one man who's going to
:21:43. > :21:46.be at the centre of the action is Ashington referee Dave Pearson. We
:21:46. > :21:55.caught up with him at Gosforth Rugby Club before he flew off to
:21:55. > :21:57.He's sin-binned the now England manager and he's one of the
:21:57. > :22:01.country's top referees officiating in the premiership and at
:22:01. > :22:05.international level. In the last World Cup, he was video ref and ran
:22:05. > :22:11.the line. But this time, Dave Pearson, sporting his new Maori-
:22:11. > :22:14.inspired black England kit, is in the middle. He'll referee four pool
:22:14. > :22:20.games to begin with - Romania v Scotland, Japan v Tonga, Russia v
:22:21. > :22:30.USA and Georgia v Romania. So which is he looking forward to most?
:22:31. > :22:32.
:22:32. > :22:37.first one. We put a hard worker him -- we have put it the hard work in
:22:37. > :22:40.it and I cannot wait to get started. Like the players, if he performs
:22:40. > :22:43.well, he could find himself in the knock-out stages and, although he's
:22:43. > :22:46.45, Dave has to make sure he's as fit as the players as well.
:22:46. > :22:53.Training the Northumberland referees has helped get him into
:22:53. > :22:58.shape. We have to be very fit. We know where GP s systems on the
:22:58. > :23:05.pitch to track our movements. We can run up to eight kilometres on
:23:05. > :23:08.While rugby referees don't have to put up with the same amount of
:23:08. > :23:14.abuse and back chat as their football counterparts, it's not an
:23:14. > :23:24.easy ride, so what is the upside of being the man in the middle? I have
:23:24. > :23:25.
:23:25. > :23:32.the best seat in the House and I get him for nothing. It is superbly.
:23:32. > :23:36.They alter met would be to referee the final? It would be. But I am an
:23:36. > :23:39.Englishman and hopefully England will be in the final.
:23:39. > :23:42.In boxing, a points victory in his tenth professional fight for ex-
:23:42. > :23:45.Olympic medallist Tony Jeffries in Doncaster. But the Sunderland
:23:45. > :23:52.super-middleweight, who had a cut eye for nearly half the bout,
:23:52. > :23:54.failed to impress and was branded too predictable by his own promoter.
:23:54. > :23:57.Meanwhile, after a bright start, Darlington roofer Stuey Hall, here
:23:57. > :24:07.on the right, lost his bantamweight title fight on points to Jamie
:24:07. > :24:08.
:24:08. > :24:14.McDonnell at the same venue. That was a big disappointment. But
:24:14. > :24:24.he has got a Lonsdale Belt. He has defended his title three times.
:24:24. > :24:34.defended his title three times. It is turning up wet overnight and
:24:34. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:57.The weather will ruffle a few feathers tomorrow. It is going to
:24:57. > :25:07.get very windy this week. It will term wet tonight as well, from the
:25:07. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:22.West. By their early hours, most places will be very wet indeed. We
:25:22. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:36.could have up to and enjoy even more. -- 01 inch of rain. We could
:25:36. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :25:47.have winds of 20 miles an our in places. The gusts could be up to 25
:25:47. > :25:55.mph. A very wet start to the day tomorrow. A really miserable start.
:25:55. > :26:00.The wind will come from the West, South West. They could easily cause
:26:00. > :26:10.problems for high-sided vehicles. By teatime, the rain will have
:26:10. > :26:10.
:26:10. > :26:16.cleared well. These are the sustained wind speeds, but there
:26:16. > :26:26.gust so will be even stronger. Very unsettled over the next few days.
:26:26. > :26:27.
:26:28. > :26:35.This is the big picture. Isobars packed tightly together. It was
:26:35. > :26:43.stay windy through Wednesday, but thirsty will be a, a day. --
:26:43. > :26:53.Thursday. On Friday, another weather system it sweeps in from
:26:53. > :27:03.the north. Thunder showers for the West are possible on Thursday.
:27:03. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:15.Thank you very much. Now a final look at tonight's headlines. The
:27:15. > :27:18.first batch of free schools are opening. The Government denies
:27:18. > :27:21.they're for the privileged few. Paid for by the state, they're run
:27:21. > :27:24.by organisations like charities, faith groups and parents. The