:00:06. > :00:09.Hello, welcome. Tonight, in the eye of the storm, a
:00:10. > :00:17.lucky escape for youngsters and nursery staff after a freak storm
:00:17. > :00:21.rips off the roof. I cannot stop shaking. The building
:00:21. > :00:27.can be rebuilt, but I am so pleased that the staff and the children
:00:27. > :00:30.were all safe. For sale or closure, over 500 jobs
:00:30. > :00:36.hand in the balance at Northumberland's smelting plant.
:00:36. > :00:40.Police hunt a rapist who not out a man then raked his female friend.
:00:40. > :00:44.And, controversial plans to build our longest suspension bridge in
:00:44. > :00:49.County Durham. A new striker for Middlesbrough
:00:49. > :00:51.ahead of their big game tonight. And, the role models Kabul three
:00:51. > :01:01.injured stars keeping fit by stepping out on the catwalk for
:01:01. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:12.Up to eight young children are lucky to be alive after a freak
:01:12. > :01:16.wind storm ripped the roof off their nursery and blew the ceilings
:01:16. > :01:20.in, scattering debris over Copts and pushchairs. One baby had an
:01:20. > :01:25.escape after being plucked from a pram by a quick thinking member of
:01:25. > :01:31.staff and carried to safety. It happened in Whitehaven, where the
:01:31. > :01:35.owners praised workers for their commitment to the children.
:01:35. > :01:39.Judging by the devastation, children and staff have had a
:01:39. > :01:43.remarkable escape. The brief was ripped free and debris fell into
:01:43. > :01:47.the nursery, staff acted quickly to protect their young charges late
:01:47. > :01:52.yesterday afternoon. I could not believe nobody has been hurt or
:01:52. > :01:57.killed. My husband came home last night, he had photos on his mobile
:01:57. > :02:02.phone, but it was very dark, there were just bits of the street lights,
:02:02. > :02:09.but I could see the debris. When we pulled up this morning, I felt
:02:09. > :02:14.physically sick. I cannot stop shaking. The building can be
:02:14. > :02:19.rebuilt, but I am so pleased that the staff and children are all safe.
:02:19. > :02:24.Eyewitnesses said they had never seen anything like it. This man was
:02:24. > :02:30.won who rushed to help staff and children. We will working away,
:02:30. > :02:35.this massive gust of wind came and shook our doors. The rain started
:02:35. > :02:40.picking up, the pebbles, and we heard a massive crash, car alarms
:02:40. > :02:48.were going off. One of the workers came out of the nursery, she was
:02:48. > :02:56.screaming for help. We gave her a hand. The brief was on top of the
:02:56. > :02:59.car-park. It was horrific. It is incredible, there is a huge gaping
:02:59. > :03:04.hole in the roof, and debris all over the floor. They illustrate how
:03:04. > :03:08.to refine this must have been. A baby was taken from a pram just
:03:08. > :03:13.before this happened and taken to safety. Several moments more,
:03:13. > :03:17.things could have been so much worse. The owners hope to find
:03:17. > :03:27.temporary premises while repairs are carried out, but they are
:03:27. > :03:29.
:03:29. > :03:32.thankful the children were so Was this freakish weather? It was
:03:32. > :03:37.some of the strongest when we have seen so far this autumn, this
:03:37. > :03:43.happens once or twice in a season. Whitehaven is one of the most
:03:43. > :03:49.exposed spots. You can have a look at the radar, this was the scene
:03:49. > :03:56.last night. The storm blew in the heavy wind from the Atlantic, low
:03:56. > :04:03.pressure driving Gideon. -- driving it in. The lurid colours
:04:03. > :04:09.demonstrate the heaviest wind. Our weather station at St Bees Head
:04:09. > :04:15.recorded wind speeds of 70 miles an hour. Very strong indeed. The
:04:16. > :04:19.weather is, over the next few days, I am back in the forecast.
:04:19. > :04:25.It is one of the biggest employers in Northumberland, and it is facing
:04:25. > :04:31.closure. The owners of the Alcan smelter, which employs 500 people,
:04:31. > :04:34.have put it up for sale. Rio Tinto is selling 13 aluminium plants
:04:34. > :04:44.across the world, but it has not ruled out closure if there are no
:04:44. > :04:47.
:04:47. > :04:53.It is not just the jobs at the smelter, there are 120 people that
:04:53. > :04:59.work at the power station. We are talking about 650 jobs in total.
:04:59. > :05:02.Rio Tinto, this huge mining company, it bought the aluminium business
:05:02. > :05:08.Alcan four years ago for $38 billion at the height of the market,
:05:08. > :05:13.but now it is looking to divest itself of 13 of these businesses.
:05:13. > :05:19.Sadly, including this one. We got a reaction from the local MP and also
:05:19. > :05:22.from the union earlier. It has been a prominent feature in
:05:22. > :05:28.the south-east Northumberland landscape for nearly 40 years. The
:05:28. > :05:32.aluminium smelter built by Alcan and sold to Rio Tinto could be
:05:32. > :05:37.running gag of time. Rio Tinto has put it up for sale, alongside a
:05:37. > :05:42.dozen other businesses worldwide. If no buyer is forthcoming, the
:05:42. > :05:48.plant will close. It is very difficult news 2 here, but it does
:05:48. > :05:53.not come as a huge surprise. Our stance is clear, we would like Rio
:05:53. > :06:00.Tinto to reconsider the position of the areas they are given to let go.
:06:00. > :06:05.If they cannot do that, we would like them to look for a buyer for
:06:05. > :06:09.this particular site. Alcan is costly, because smelting aluminium
:06:09. > :06:13.uses huge amounts of electricity. The smelter has its own power
:06:13. > :06:18.station next door, but curbs on carbon emissions mean a costly
:06:18. > :06:24.refit was inevitable. That would wipe out the �40 million annual
:06:24. > :06:29.profit. But some government assistance might yet be available.
:06:29. > :06:35.It is a premature announcement by Rio Tinto. The government have said
:06:35. > :06:39.they are coming forward with two potential financial packages for
:06:39. > :06:44.energy intensive industries, such as Alcan. The second will be before
:06:44. > :06:48.Christmas, and that is a package which will sustain employment in
:06:48. > :06:52.energy intensive industries. This financial help might encourage
:06:52. > :06:59.potential buyers to come forward before Rio Tinto pulls the plug on
:07:00. > :07:03.its UK aluminium business. With me is the corporate affairs
:07:03. > :07:09.director of Alcan. You have briefed staff, what have you been telling
:07:09. > :07:14.them? We have explained Rio Tinto's decision to streamline its business
:07:14. > :07:20.in order to concentrate on its top Tia assets. Unfortunately, we do
:07:20. > :07:24.not fall into that bracket, so we face closure or sale. It comes down
:07:24. > :07:29.to the fact, it is a high-cost industry that you are working in,
:07:29. > :07:34.it is not generating enough profit? It is high-cost already, we have
:07:34. > :07:38.very high costs for energy, and we face mounting costs of
:07:38. > :07:43.environmental legislation. That is placing a pressure on the business.
:07:43. > :07:46.How can you address the energy bills? We have looked at
:07:46. > :07:51.alternative sources of energy supply, we have an existing coal-
:07:51. > :07:56.fired power station, we have looked at alternatives, but they are too
:07:56. > :08:00.expensive to run in the UK now. there any sign of a buyer? There is
:08:00. > :08:10.a potential buyer for the power station, we hope that will conclude
:08:10. > :08:13.
:08:14. > :08:17.with a successful sale, but there The amount of electricity used to
:08:17. > :08:21.make one tons of aluminium is the amount used by a family home over
:08:21. > :08:27.20 years. It is those bills that are stacking up against Alcan
:08:27. > :08:32.tonight. There has been more bad economic
:08:32. > :08:37.news, it up to 119 jobs will go at a bakery in Gateshead. Allied
:08:37. > :08:43.Bakeries plans to stop production in February. Bread has been baked
:08:43. > :08:48.on site for 75 years. The company says it will retain the 150
:08:48. > :08:51.employees on the distribution side, but it cannot afford to invest in
:08:51. > :08:56.the bread making operation, because of falling sales.
:08:56. > :09:02.The bread market is declining year on year, there is a lot of capacity
:09:02. > :09:06.within the marketplace, so it in a declining market with excess
:09:06. > :09:12.capacity, it is extremely tough for all manufacturers at the moment.
:09:12. > :09:17.The maul -- mood at this time, they are upset, but hopefully we can get
:09:17. > :09:21.jobs for most of these people. That is my job over the next few weeks,
:09:21. > :09:30.to work with the company to try to get more jobs kept within the
:09:30. > :09:38.company, but also try to find work for them.
:09:38. > :09:44.The police are hunting a rapist who not out a man. -- knocked out a man
:09:44. > :09:50.the victim was walking with. It happened in Whitley Bay. The police
:09:50. > :09:54.say it is unusual for a woman to be wrecked by a stranger.
:09:54. > :09:58.It is in this back claim that the woman was raped. She was walking
:09:58. > :10:02.with a male friend after a night out. They were heading for a taxi
:10:02. > :10:06.rank when they were approached by a man who began talking to them.
:10:06. > :10:10.After they turned into the real name of Esplanade Place, the
:10:10. > :10:16.stranger turned violent as they passed behind the Zynk Bar. The
:10:16. > :10:25.rapist knocked out the man, and the woman was attacked. It is a serious
:10:25. > :10:30.crime. Unusual. The victim was restored -- distraught, as you can
:10:30. > :10:35.imagine, as was the Mail. We are appealing for anybody in the area
:10:35. > :10:40.at that time, between 3am and 4am on Sunday morning, to try to get in
:10:40. > :10:45.touch with us. After the attack, the rapist fled in the direction of
:10:45. > :10:55.the promenade. The suspect is in his late 20s, about 5 ft 9 inches
:10:55. > :11:01.
:11:01. > :11:04.He spoke with a local accent. Tests have been carried out on the
:11:04. > :11:09.body of a murdered policewoman who is believed to be from York. The
:11:09. > :11:12.body was found in woodland in West Sussex on Sunday night. It is
:11:12. > :11:17.understood Heather Cooper, and she has been named, had a young son and
:11:17. > :11:21.a baby girl. A school bus driver is to appear in
:11:21. > :11:26.court after the brief of a double- decker was sliced off as it went
:11:26. > :11:29.under a railway bridge. 50 students were on board when it hit the
:11:29. > :11:33.bridge in Darlington in September. Nobody was seriously injured. The
:11:33. > :11:38.police say a man for Stockton has been summonsed to appear before
:11:38. > :11:41.magistrates for an offence of dangerous driving fast plans to
:11:41. > :11:45.create the largest suspension bridge in the country went on show
:11:46. > :11:49.nth bonnet Castle today. The County Durham town could be the
:11:49. > :11:57.site for the record-breaking Bridge, a scheme that, it is claimed, will
:11:57. > :12:01.create jobs and investment. The plan to build the country's
:12:01. > :12:05.longest suspension bridge has been eight years in the planning. The
:12:05. > :12:11.previous scheme were shot down by local opposition. It is back,
:12:11. > :12:17.slightly modified, and smaller, and backed by �300,000 of council
:12:17. > :12:22.feasibility. This is the sight of the proposed bridge, high above the
:12:22. > :12:26.River Tees. It will span 265 metres and, according to the county
:12:26. > :12:31.council, provide economic benefits. You would expect the locals to be
:12:31. > :12:37.in favour. Many probably are, but the people I spoke to today think
:12:38. > :12:42.there are other problems that need addressing before a bridges built.
:12:42. > :12:49.This couple, residents of the town. With the economic climate the way
:12:49. > :12:54.it is, it would be better if the money was spent elsewhere. If the
:12:54. > :12:58.county council can find �300,000 for this project, they could have
:12:58. > :13:02.spent his money in better directions. Those include repairing
:13:02. > :13:06.the castle walls or finding a local bus service. The council does not
:13:06. > :13:12.agree. It says the bridge will bring its �1.5 million a year into
:13:12. > :13:16.the local economy. It is not about business opportunities at the side,
:13:16. > :13:20.it is all about bringing people back into the town centre and what
:13:20. > :13:27.they can add to the economy. private sector now has to help fund
:13:27. > :13:31.it. It will take �1.3 million to span the river Tees. Until 1974, a
:13:31. > :13:35.buyer but it did that. Critics of the scheme would gleefully point
:13:35. > :13:43.out it was built by the architect of the Tay Bridge. The collapse of
:13:43. > :13:46.which is probably one of the The collapse of the Discover
:13:46. > :13:51.Leisure group has left caravanners in the North East fuming over what
:13:51. > :13:54.will become of their vehicles. Some owners have caravans which were
:13:54. > :13:57.awaiting service and are now locked up in the company's secure
:13:57. > :14:05.compounds. Others are buying new vans and are wondering what will
:14:05. > :14:08.happen to their deposits. Peter Lugg reports.
:14:08. > :14:12.Discover Leisure has six sites across the north-east but since
:14:12. > :14:18.Saturday all of them, including this one near Darlington, have been
:14:18. > :14:22.closed for business. 270 staff will wait to hear news of their jobs.
:14:22. > :14:26.Unfortunately, for Bishop Auckland couple John and Mary Robinson,
:14:26. > :14:30.their caravan had gone in for a service. It should have been ready
:14:30. > :14:34.for collection at the weekend. There are one or two other caravan
:14:34. > :14:37.owners trying to find out some information. I could tell something
:14:37. > :14:43.was wrong because there was not the normal amount of cars parked
:14:43. > :14:48.outside. When I got to the door I could see the notice. One of the
:14:48. > :14:51.chaps there said they had run into financial problems. So their
:14:51. > :14:57.caravan is stuck somewhere in the compound. They don't owe any money
:14:57. > :15:02.on it. It is their own vehicle. They are hardy couple who like to
:15:02. > :15:08.caravan all winter. And they were hoping to go away this weekend.
:15:08. > :15:12.could probably see where it was and it was a formidable fence, and I
:15:12. > :15:16.would have problems getting over it. How has it affected your travel
:15:16. > :15:25.plans? We plan to take the caravan away with my granddaughter over the
:15:25. > :15:29.next week, but that is on hold now. The administrators say the company
:15:29. > :15:31.has faced a difficult market with depressed demand for high-end
:15:31. > :15:35.consumer goods. They are still trying to sell the business but
:15:35. > :15:45.have closed the doors for a short time while they pursue the officers
:15:45. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:51.-- offers. A customer hotline has Plenty more to come in tonight's
:15:52. > :16:01.programme, including footballers talking fashion. And - homegrown.
:16:02. > :16:03.
:16:03. > :16:06.Durham's David Bellamy fights for It's the country's biggest light
:16:06. > :16:13.festival, and it's coming back to the North East next month for a
:16:13. > :16:15.spectacular four-night display. Lumiere 2011 will take place around
:16:15. > :16:18.the streets of Durham in mid- November, and will feature
:16:18. > :16:21.spectacular installations by artists from around the world, as
:16:21. > :16:24.Damian O'Neil reports. This is what it looked like in 2009,
:16:24. > :16:27.when Lumiere came to Durham for the first time. This particular display
:16:27. > :16:37.will be happening again this time round, and once again it will be
:16:37. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:41.free for all. It's a fantastic opportunity to create something
:16:41. > :16:46.like an open-air art gallery. We take it to all public spaces, like
:16:46. > :16:50.the railways, bridges, and there are a number of great pieces this
:16:50. > :16:54.year, up to 35, and people can wander the streets in any order
:16:54. > :16:58.they feel like and have witnessed the extraordinary transformation.
:16:58. > :17:01.For those President Ahmadinejad days, it doesn't look like any
:17:01. > :17:11.point in the -- for those President Ahmadinejad days, it doesn't look
:17:11. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:17.I am one of the artists, just off 35 of them, I'm from Canada. The
:17:17. > :17:22.water will be pumped from Kingsgate Bridge down the river to the top of
:17:22. > :17:27.the bridge and then it is serviced by one at Maine header and there
:17:27. > :17:34.will be a series of nozzles and then the water cascades over. This
:17:34. > :17:38.will be met at the banks of the River Wear with eight moonlit
:17:38. > :17:43.Sonata and then a colour mix to create the Northern Lights because
:17:43. > :17:50.Durham is a northern city. The Northern Lights are also president
:17:50. > :17:53.-- prevalent in Canada. Lumiere runs in Durham from the 17th to the
:17:53. > :17:56.20th of November. Durham's world famous
:17:56. > :17:59.environmentalist, Professor David Bellamy, has been lending his name
:17:59. > :18:02.to a campaign for home grown apples! He was at Washington Old
:18:02. > :18:12.Hall on Wearside as part of a push to try and stop the disappearance
:18:12. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:24.of the English fruit. Adele And the English national treasure
:18:24. > :18:28.
:18:28. > :18:33.And David Bellamy is a man who really loves his apples. I always
:18:33. > :18:40.eat my apple completely. I don't eat the stalk, but the rest I eat,
:18:40. > :18:45.including the pips. And that is why he is here, to save the British
:18:45. > :18:52.apple. Over the last 40 years, orchards in the UK have declined by
:18:52. > :18:56.95 %. It is a terrible thing, because the amount of creepy-
:18:56. > :19:00.crawlies and wonderful other things live alongside the apple trees.
:19:00. > :19:04.that is what the garden at Washington are going to see a lot
:19:04. > :19:11.more of. They have been given nearly �3,000 in funding to create
:19:11. > :19:15.a new orchard. Happy birthday, English apple! And on his mission
:19:15. > :19:20.to promote apples, David Bellamy has gathered a young following
:19:20. > :19:28.along the way. What are the sort of things he was saying to you? Things
:19:28. > :19:35.about how to save the world and about worms. The worms make a very
:19:35. > :19:41.stinky smell and then they scare away the blackbirds. Worms eat the
:19:41. > :19:45.soil and turn it into the compost and then into the soil. I never
:19:45. > :19:49.knew that. The 80s part of a tour of 15 English orchards to celebrate
:19:49. > :19:59.National Apple Day -- it is part of a tour. And hopefully it will
:19:59. > :20:04.
:20:04. > :20:09.spread some of the Bellamy There is nothing sweeter, is there?
:20:09. > :20:18.If fantastic year apples. Your mum's tree has been producing well.
:20:18. > :20:20.You keep bringing them in. A it's been great. Transfer news first,
:20:20. > :20:23.and Middlesbrough have completed the signing of Nigerian
:20:23. > :20:26.international striker Bart Ogbeche. The 27 year-old has been given a
:20:26. > :20:29.contract until the end of the season. He'd been a free agent,
:20:29. > :20:36.since being released by the Greek club, Kavala. Tonight, Boro are at
:20:36. > :20:39.It all started with the very first game of the season. Boro, 2-1 up
:20:39. > :20:42.against Portsmouth, but pegged back right at the death. Next time out,
:20:42. > :20:47.at the Riverside, they beat Birmingham City, but since then
:20:47. > :20:51.it's been stalemate. They are still unbeaten on their own patch, but
:20:51. > :20:55.six home games have produced five draws and just that one win - a
:20:55. > :21:00.total of 8 points from a possible 18. Contrast that with their away
:21:00. > :21:10.form - four wins out of five, 13 points out of 15. That's what's
:21:10. > :21:13.kept them right up there with the leaders. Everybody seems to throw
:21:13. > :21:17.statistics at me at the moment but we have only lost one league game
:21:17. > :21:20.in 23, which is nearly half a season, so if we keep that trend
:21:20. > :21:23.gunning we won't be far away. Middlesbrough would have been up
:21:23. > :21:25.against former boss Steve McClaren if he hadn't quit as Forest manager
:21:25. > :21:28.two weeks ago. Instead, former Sunderland assistant Steve
:21:28. > :21:33.Cotterill takes charge for the first time, as Boro look to stretch
:21:33. > :21:37.their record-breaking unbeaten And there'll be full commentary on
:21:37. > :21:39.Boro's trip to Nottingham forest on BBC Tees, where you can also keep
:21:39. > :21:42.up to-date with Darlington's home game against Barrow in the Blue
:21:42. > :21:45.Square Premier. Gateshead against Southport is on the BBC Tyne and
:21:45. > :21:52.Wear website. And you can follow York City against Cambridge on BBC
:21:52. > :21:55.Now, being sidelined through injury is one of the most frustrating
:21:55. > :22:00.aspects of being a professional sportsman. Unable to do what you
:22:00. > :22:03.love, and what you're paid for. But Dawn's been talking to three guys
:22:03. > :22:11.who're using their rehab time to help raise money for Sunderland
:22:11. > :22:13.Football Foundation's charity fashion show.
:22:13. > :22:16.Preparing for a night on the catwalk, Sunderland footballers
:22:16. > :22:19.Fraizer Campbell and David Meyler, and Wearside boxer Tony Jeffries -
:22:19. > :22:24.all old hands at this fashion show lark. I have done the event twice
:22:24. > :22:27.and it is good to meet up with the lads and try on the kit and have a
:22:27. > :22:32.swagger around. It is not something I would pick up if I walked into a
:22:32. > :22:36.shop, but it looks OK. You look a little bit like a country gentleman.
:22:36. > :22:38.I think that's what the lads weren't calling me outside.
:22:38. > :22:42.Although they're used to performing in front of thousands modelling
:22:42. > :22:47.clothes in front of a few hundred is a nerve wracking experience at
:22:47. > :22:57.least for some. When you're up there it is a different ball game.
:22:57. > :23:02.You were out of your comfort zone. It is crazy. You can get nervous.
:23:02. > :23:04.He does not get nervous, I'm not having that. He loves the attention.
:23:04. > :23:07.But its Fraizer's brother Ashford who's been getting all the
:23:07. > :23:11.attention lately, wowing the X- Factor audience in Nu-Vibe. Fraizer
:23:11. > :23:18.was there for the live show at the weekend only to see the boy band
:23:18. > :23:24.voted off. Of course I was disappointed, but I was proud to
:23:24. > :23:28.see my brother and support him. It was a special moment for me to see
:23:28. > :23:31.him on TV doing what he likes to do. But none of these guys have been
:23:31. > :23:34.able to do what they like to do. Fraizer and David have both
:23:34. > :23:39.suffered two cruciate knee ligament injuries and after his last fight,
:23:39. > :23:46.Tony had to have surgery on his hands. I had a hole in this knuckle
:23:46. > :23:50.and its air in the tendon. I had to do some rehab and now it is
:23:51. > :23:55.recovery. I have had injuries like this and I have been boxing 16
:23:55. > :23:58.years, and this is the longest I have been without hitting anyone.
:23:58. > :24:02.It gets a bit frustrating. Hopefully it will heal up better
:24:02. > :24:07.and be stronger and I'll be back and flying and winning titles next
:24:07. > :24:11.year. And it's that positive mental attitude they all rely on to get
:24:11. > :24:15.through the tough times. Little things felt like when the manager
:24:15. > :24:20.tells you are looking sharp. It is a long slog when you are injured.
:24:20. > :24:24.Especially when you have operations and complications, but you have to
:24:24. > :24:29.take your time and take little baby steps, because if you look at it as
:24:29. > :24:32.a big scale thing it can get you down. I'm a professional footballer
:24:32. > :24:38.in the Premier League, my brother has been on the X Factor, so I can
:24:38. > :24:41.only say I'm a happy person. If you see Tony Jefferies in the
:24:41. > :24:51.supermarket car-park, don't take his space, because he sounds a bit
:24:51. > :24:55.ready. Hannah, you gave us a hint Calder, I'm afraid, but let's take
:24:55. > :24:59.a look. A great picture to start us off. Dramatic scenes on the coast
:24:59. > :25:04.at Whitehaven. We saw the damage caused at the Nursery in land and
:25:04. > :25:11.he was the scene yesterday. This was on the coast in Cumbria and the
:25:11. > :25:15.strong winds blew up the waves. The winds get calmer, but it calls down
:25:15. > :25:19.during the weekend we are in for the first widespread frost.
:25:19. > :25:23.Overnight, clear spells for the North, one or two showers in the
:25:23. > :25:27.west and south, but by dawn most places are dry and it is chilly.
:25:27. > :25:31.One or two spots could get across tonight with temperatures as low as
:25:31. > :25:36.three Celsius and still fairly strong westerly winds. It will be a
:25:36. > :25:40.chilly day tomorrow. But a great day if you don't mind the cold and
:25:40. > :25:44.you are wrapped up warm, lots of sunshine and any showers will clear
:25:45. > :25:49.away and we are in for long spells of sunshine. Let's take a tour
:25:49. > :25:53.through Wednesday afternoon. Tea time, chilly, nine or 10 Celsius
:25:53. > :25:56.may be getting up to 11 for parts of the Vale of York, but generally
:25:57. > :26:00.the temperatures were a below average. Just seven Celsius, which
:26:00. > :26:03.will feel really chilly and really brisk north-westerly breeze is
:26:03. > :26:07.better not as strong as they were but enough to take the edge of the
:26:07. > :26:11.temperatures even more. Lots of sunshine for the northern lakes,
:26:11. > :26:15.but here as well the temperatures are low for October. Then clear
:26:15. > :26:18.skies overnight tomorrow and into Thursday which will give us the
:26:18. > :26:23.first widespread frost of the season across the north-east and
:26:23. > :26:28.Cumbria. The clear, starry skies overnight allowing temperatures to
:26:28. > :26:32.fall away, so we should get our de icing tools ready. We are likely to
:26:32. > :26:36.be scraping the windscreens in the morning the temperature slipping to
:26:36. > :26:40.freezing overnight. A frosty start, but a bright day to come. Just one
:26:40. > :26:44.or two patches of cloud on Thursday and it all turns a little bit
:26:44. > :26:47.wetter and windy again from the West on Friday. As ever, it is
:26:47. > :26:51.Cumbria getting the brunt of the rain and the north-east is likely
:26:51. > :26:56.to be cloudy and it stays dry up for longer. That sets the scene for
:26:56. > :27:00.an unsettled weekend with strong winds and showers, so tomorrow and
:27:00. > :27:03.Thursday looking like the best of the week. That is if you don't mind
:27:03. > :27:10.the cold or the slippery pavements were likely to have first thing on
:27:10. > :27:13.Thanks Hannah. Now for a final look at tonight's headlines: Soaring
:27:13. > :27:17.energy prices have driven inflation up to a three-year high. And a
:27:17. > :27:19.freak wind storm has ripped the roof off a nursery in West Cumbria