:00:07. > :00:12.Welcome to Monday's Look North. Could it have been prevented, the
:00:12. > :00:19.inquest opens into the death or of Ashleigh Ewing, the mental health
:00:19. > :00:24.worker killed in a horrific attack. Tributes to the digger driver who
:00:24. > :00:29.died in a water-filled pit. The town where taxi drivers say
:00:29. > :00:34.they are too afraid to work at night. And restrictions on sheep
:00:34. > :00:38.farms they -- dating back to the Chernobyl disasters look set to be
:00:38. > :00:48.lifted. No Brucie bonus at the Stadium of
:00:48. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:02.Light. And the end of the road for She was killed in 2006, in one of
:01:02. > :01:09.the most horrific crimes in this region in recent memory. But was
:01:09. > :01:16.her death presentable? Why was at a Ashleigh Ewing centre loan to visit
:01:16. > :01:20.a man with a violent and disturbed past? An inquest into Ashleigh's
:01:20. > :01:27.death was opened in Newcastle this afternoon by a coroner who
:01:27. > :01:32.immediately criticised the lack of transparency in the case.
:01:32. > :01:38.Five and a half years on, and still her family waits. She was stabbed
:01:38. > :01:44.to death by Ronald Dixon, a man so disturbed he tried to break in to
:01:44. > :01:48.Buckingham Palace to kill the Queen. This is him filmed with his dog a
:01:48. > :01:52.quarter of an hour after he killed Ashleigh. He was on the way to a
:01:52. > :01:56.police station where detectives would learn the full horror of the
:01:56. > :02:05.attack. He stabbed her with a knife and turn it snapped, then he went
:02:05. > :02:09.to fetch another, and another, and another. He has now been sent to be
:02:09. > :02:15.secure institution for life. The mental health charity where she
:02:15. > :02:24.worked was fined �30,000 for failing to ensure her safety. So
:02:24. > :02:29.why do we need an inquest? Neither of those court cases gave
:02:29. > :02:35.Ashleigh's family the chance to ask questions. Questions about why he
:02:35. > :02:40.was suitable to live alone in the community and why Ashleigh was sent
:02:41. > :02:45.on her own to visit him. It has been said that it is crucial that
:02:45. > :02:51.the family have the circumstances of the death more fully explained.
:02:51. > :02:58.The hearing is more important than the conclusion. It was not the
:02:59. > :03:08.first time Dixon's mental health problems had let to violence. There
:03:08. > :03:13.has been an NHS inquiry into the management of Dixon. A lack of
:03:13. > :03:19.transparency was found to be startling by the coroner.
:03:19. > :03:24.Police have tonight name to a man killed at a tragedy in a quarry in
:03:24. > :03:31.Northumberland. 58-year-old David Hume died after his digger fell
:03:31. > :03:37.into a hole which filled with water. This is the do get in which it
:03:37. > :03:42.David Hume or lost his life. Slowly it was driven away from the quarry
:03:42. > :03:46.this afternoon for further inspection. The police and health
:03:46. > :03:50.and Safety Executive was still working on the site today. The
:03:50. > :03:55.victim had been found in deep water and although he was rescued and
:03:55. > :04:02.airlifted to hospital, he was pronounced dead later on Saturday
:04:02. > :04:09.afternoon. Mr Hume was 58, a popular they get in nearby Alnwick,
:04:09. > :04:19.he was part of a group that organised Christmas lights. He was
:04:19. > :04:19.
:04:20. > :04:26.friendly, good humoured and a first rate citizen. A first-class guy.
:04:26. > :04:36.is believed Mr Hume leaves an elderly parents. Today, nobody was
:04:36. > :04:40.
:04:40. > :04:45.available for comment at the A teenager has appeared in court
:04:45. > :04:50.charged with the murder of his stepfather in County Durham.
:04:50. > :04:58.Stephen Macintyre, who was 37, was found at a house in Austen Place in
:04:58. > :05:02.Stanley. He had been stabbed in the chest.
:05:02. > :05:06.Both tunnels under the River Tyne were open to traffic today in a
:05:06. > :05:14.move that surprised early commuters. It means that for the first time
:05:14. > :05:21.the A19 is now a dual carriageway all the way to Northumberland.
:05:21. > :05:27.Cheers from the workers, and cheers from commuters, too. An end to
:05:27. > :05:32.chronic congestion, truly light at the end of the tunnel. There is
:05:32. > :05:36.going to be no congestion now. queues have been far too long.
:05:36. > :05:43.has been an absolute nightmare at times sitting in the traffic at
:05:43. > :05:51.times. Are you through every day? Yes, five days a week. It will be a
:05:51. > :06:01.big help. For the first 10 motorists on both sides of the
:06:01. > :06:06.
:06:06. > :06:12.Tunnel, there is an added bonus. A �50 a Tyne Tunnel permit. That �50
:06:12. > :06:18.permit will probably help, too. especially would be hard times we
:06:18. > :06:23.are in at the minute, as well. has been a long time coming. I have
:06:23. > :06:29.got to congratulate the people of Jarrow, they have put up with a lot
:06:29. > :06:34.of disruption. The tunnel had to be built. I have been here for four
:06:34. > :06:40.years and working hard for four years. We are proud and happy. A
:06:40. > :06:49.bit sad because we will have to leave but definitely happy today.
:06:49. > :06:54.For the first time, the dual- carriageway is open. Eight is open
:06:54. > :07:01.to the two weeks early, a great early Christmas present for
:07:01. > :07:06.commuters in the North East. It was a dramatic day that helped
:07:06. > :07:12.to secured 2,500 jobs. But tonight, the takeover of Northern Rock is at
:07:12. > :07:16.the heart of a new political row. Labour say that taxpayers have been
:07:16. > :07:26.left millions of pounds out of pocket. But today, ministers say
:07:26. > :07:32.they were forced to sell because of a deal struck by Labour.
:07:32. > :07:37.It is nearly four years since those queues outside the Rock as it came
:07:37. > :07:43.close to collapse. The Virgin Money takeover has safeguarded 2,500 jobs,
:07:43. > :07:49.the Bank's HQ will stay in Newcastle. Did taxpayers get value
:07:49. > :07:55.for that deal? There has been a barrage of criticism from Labour,
:07:55. > :08:02.they say that the Government sold to quickly and cheaply. Today, the
:08:02. > :08:07.Government hit back. Here is the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
:08:07. > :08:13.Northern Rock had to be sold by 2013. Given the hand that we were
:08:13. > :08:20.sold by a deep previous government, we tried to get the best to deal
:08:20. > :08:24.for the tax payer, the consumer and for Northern Rock.
:08:24. > :08:33.But Labour MP, Chi Onwurah, said the Government should not have sold
:08:33. > :08:36.now. We have still got a �400 or �500 million last. They are not
:08:36. > :08:42.committing that that money will be used to pay down the national debt,
:08:42. > :08:52.they are not saying what it will be used for. So, what do the money's -
:08:52. > :08:58.- numbers say? We have put �1.4 billion into Northern Rock. It was
:08:58. > :09:03.sold for �747 million. The last two taxpayers could be up to �650
:09:03. > :09:13.million. Taxpayers could get another �280 million back from the
:09:13. > :09:13.
:09:13. > :09:17.deal. I am sure they are capable of driving a hard a bargain than that.
:09:17. > :09:25.What was the other option? Did we have another alternative? I do not
:09:25. > :09:30.think so. One other big question tonight. Will of Virgin's territory
:09:30. > :09:36.soon covered this place? The answer tonight, no conversations have
:09:36. > :09:42.happened yet with the club but they will definitely happen soon.
:09:42. > :09:45.Still to come, how you help to raise more than the �1 million for
:09:45. > :09:55.Children In Need. And after a rather damp night weather wise for
:09:55. > :09:59.
:09:59. > :10:03.most of us, it turns more interesting later in the week.
:10:03. > :10:09.Now, its image is one of the most upmarket towns, but even Harrogate
:10:09. > :10:17.has problems with drinkers late at night. One taxi firm's drivers are
:10:17. > :10:20.refusing to work late shifts. Central Taxis have even installed
:10:20. > :10:26.CCTV cameras in their cars. It is not the image most people
:10:26. > :10:31.have of Harrogate. But for Geoff, a cabbie for over two decades, he
:10:31. > :10:37.sees a different side, the town at night. Over the years I have been
:10:37. > :10:44.doing it, the job has got harder and worse. Most recently, he was
:10:44. > :10:49.robbed at knifepoint. What would any body do? I just tried to get
:10:49. > :10:56.away from the scene. And Jeff's experience is not unique. His firm
:10:56. > :11:01.is now planning on putting CCTV in their cars. 40% of the drivers that
:11:01. > :11:06.work for me will not work nights. I have three sons, there is no way I
:11:06. > :11:10.would let any one of my kids out on the streets at night. That is how
:11:10. > :11:18.bad it is. It is hard to know the exact scale of the problem here in
:11:18. > :11:23.Yorkshire. If you get a cab, the driver is almost certainly self-
:11:23. > :11:28.employed. That means if they want to report something, they have to
:11:28. > :11:34.take time off work, that means more money lost. That means that most
:11:34. > :11:39.crimes do not get reported, what we know is just the tip of the iceberg.
:11:39. > :11:44.In an effort to tackle problems caused by a drinking, across the
:11:44. > :11:51.region at Knight Marshal schemes have been introduced. Harrogate has
:11:51. > :11:56.launched its own. Today it enters its third week. Hello? Harrogate is
:11:56. > :12:02.still one of the safest places in our region, but that does not mean
:12:02. > :12:11.it is for late-night cabbies. That is something that street marshals
:12:11. > :12:14.and in part CCTV aim to change. It sounds like good news now.
:12:14. > :12:19.Restrictions on sheep farms in Cumbria, dating back to the
:12:19. > :12:26.Chernobyl disaster, may finally be on the verge of being lifted.
:12:26. > :12:30.Siobhan eight farms are still being monitored and tested for radiation,
:12:30. > :12:34.but the Food Standards Agency could be lifting restrictions next year.
:12:34. > :12:40.For 25 years, David has lived in the shadow of the Chernobyl nuclear
:12:40. > :12:43.disaster, because radiation from it rained down on the Cumbrian fells.
:12:44. > :12:49.With it, came restrictions on the movement of his flock. He is
:12:49. > :12:53.looking forward to returning to normality. It is laughable, really,
:12:53. > :12:59.because at the time they said it we could have a problem for three
:12:59. > :13:06.weeks. That was 25 years later, now. It is going to make life a lot
:13:06. > :13:11.easier. Those restrictions imposed after the nuclear disaster will be
:13:11. > :13:15.subject to a formal consultation. We have new evidence, taken from
:13:15. > :13:21.surveys conducted over the past two years. It shows risks to consumers
:13:21. > :13:31.are very low and even if all of the current restrictions were removed
:13:31. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:36.they would still be very low. average income is often no more
:13:36. > :13:41.than a �10,000 per year, so it is very costly to them. Now is the
:13:41. > :13:46.time to bring an end to it. Protecting consumers remains at the
:13:46. > :13:56.heart of any decision. But farmers are hoping that the effect of
:13:56. > :13:57.
:13:58. > :14:01.Chernobyl on farmers can now be The first batch of local
:14:01. > :14:06.schoolchildren have finished a course instigated by Prince Charles
:14:06. > :14:11.to spark of their interest in business. The scheme was launched
:14:11. > :14:15.in an attempt to attract the workers of the future. Prince
:14:15. > :14:20.Charles has taken more than a passing interest in Teesside's
:14:20. > :14:23.steel industry. He first visited when the blast for all this was
:14:23. > :14:30.mothballed and then last month he met children participating in what
:14:30. > :14:34.is called an industrial cadetship. It was the idea of the Prince. The
:14:34. > :14:41.aim is to get young people interested and encourage them to be
:14:41. > :14:48.the workers of the future. I hope that we have stimulated an
:14:48. > :14:51.interest in manufacturing. If not the steel industry itself.
:14:51. > :14:59.The course included classroom work and trips to see the steelmaking
:14:59. > :15:04.process. That left an obvious impression.
:15:04. > :15:11.I liked seeing the metal and stuff. And how hot the metal was when it
:15:11. > :15:20.went through each stage. We were given an insight into how
:15:20. > :15:24.business works. We saw how much steel is made per year.
:15:24. > :15:30.The 24 children who finished the course now have a better idea about
:15:30. > :15:35.what goes on in the bed Factory they pass on the way to school.
:15:35. > :15:38.It has given them a better understanding of roles and
:15:38. > :15:46.responsibilities at British Steel. They have an understanding of the
:15:46. > :15:50.skills required to work in this industry. It has been very useful.
:15:50. > :16:00.These children are for Keane. They are not far away from making career
:16:00. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:22.Time it to say thank you to those of you who helped raise an
:16:22. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:28.incredible �1,257,000 for Children In Need. All in all it was a big
:16:28. > :16:35.event. If you missed it, here is a flavour.
:16:35. > :16:45.If as you can see we are dressed for the occasion.
:16:45. > :16:47.
:16:47. > :16:53.We are all set for this year's Children In Need.
:16:53. > :17:00.I am with the choir director. I am very excited. The children
:17:00. > :17:05.have been practising hard and cannot wait to sing.
:17:05. > :17:15.We are very excited. He they are in the finer voice
:17:15. > :17:18.
:17:18. > :17:28.already. Look at all of these How much have we got, Mr bank
:17:28. > :17:35.
:17:35. > :17:45.It has been a fantastic setting. Good night. Playing us out, the
:17:45. > :17:57.
:17:57. > :18:02.The sports news now. Newcastle's record equalling unbeaten run has
:18:02. > :18:07.finally come to an end against Manchester City.
:18:07. > :18:11.But it was not a bad start to the campaign and they may not come up
:18:11. > :18:16.to a -- mob against a better side. Alan Shearer said that they had
:18:16. > :18:21.nothing to fear but they have not defeated Manchester City at home
:18:21. > :18:31.since 2000. They get their opponents at bay for the majority
:18:31. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:40.of the first half. -- kept. And they had their chances. Ryan Taylor
:18:40. > :18:50.just had one of those days. Caught out with the penalty. Mario
:18:50. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :19:01.Balotelli put it away. And this mistake allowed Micah Richards to
:19:01. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:04.add a second for Manchester City. When you look at Manchester City's
:19:04. > :19:11.then she you could tell that the afternoon was probably not going to
:19:11. > :19:19.get much better. Millions of pounds on the bench. Hatem Ben Arfa was
:19:19. > :19:29.back at the ground where he broke his leg. But Sergio Aguero put the
:19:29. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:36.result beyond doubt. Off to Old Trafford next.
:19:36. > :19:41.We are in a great position anyhow. I have no fears going to Manchester
:19:41. > :19:48.United. And we have some key players coming back. That will help
:19:48. > :19:53.with my options. We will aim to give them a good game.
:19:53. > :19:58.This is the top of the premier league. Newcastle will drop to 4th
:19:58. > :20:02.if Tottenham defeat Aston Villa tonight. It is very tight at the
:20:02. > :20:10.bottom. Sunderland are do not want to be stuck down there for much
:20:10. > :20:16.longer. They really needed a victory against Fulham but they did
:20:16. > :20:22.not get it. Martin Jol did them no favours despite the fact he is a
:20:22. > :20:25.close friend of Steve Bruce. But Kieran West what looks like a good
:20:25. > :20:35.deputy in goals. The defence is solid but they cannot score enough
:20:35. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:47.goals. They did have a lead character more back. -- we Qatar
:20:47. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:59.This grievance was off the line from old boy Dickson Etuhu --
:20:59. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:07.clearance. If only this had gone and. Look at the reaction of Steve
:21:07. > :21:12.Bruce. He does need to find a goal scorer.
:21:12. > :21:18.It is very difficult to replace the players we have lost. We have had
:21:18. > :21:25.to deal with that. But we must move on. They're difficult players to
:21:25. > :21:33.replace but Our aim is to keep moving forward.
:21:33. > :21:37.Three big games on the way for Sunderland. Wigan, then Wolds, then
:21:37. > :21:47.Blackburn. In the Theory they should get something from all those
:21:47. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :21:57.The championship, and Middlesbrough are also having trouble. At least
:21:57. > :22:03.when it comes to turning draws into wins. Six draws from a nine. Still
:22:03. > :22:10.unbeaten at home but 12 points have got away from them. N a four of
:22:10. > :22:15.those games they have been ahead and been pegged back. Scott
:22:16. > :22:20.McDonald scored but Blackpool hit back almost straight away. McDonald
:22:20. > :22:26.is apparently upset about being taken off when he was on a hat-
:22:26. > :22:35.trick. Tony Mawbray said that he was not happy but you could argue I
:22:35. > :22:45.was not happy during the 11 games when he did not score! But they may
:22:45. > :22:52.have found a new goalscoring super hero all. Look at this. A caped
:22:52. > :23:00.crusader at the Riverside. What next? Defeat for Carlisle.
:23:00. > :23:05.Meanwhile Hartlepool are enjoying life away from home. This victory
:23:05. > :23:13.came at Scunthorpe and was their 5th of the season. Not the cleanest
:23:13. > :23:23.finish their but no disguising the happiness. And what about this for
:23:23. > :23:24.
:23:24. > :23:34.an unorthodox pass. Brave, a brave goalkeeping. Very good. As was this
:23:34. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:41.Just one goal and it when Carlisle were defeated at Sheffield United.
:23:41. > :23:51.But they never really looked like getting an equaliser. It could have
:23:51. > :23:52.
:23:52. > :23:56.been worse, they saved a penalty in If that is the football, now on to
:23:57. > :24:02.the trampolining. We do not say that orphan. We have been following
:24:02. > :24:08.the fortunes of Kat Driscoll at the World Championships in Birmingham.
:24:08. > :24:14.She picked up medals in the team and pairs competition. But sadly
:24:14. > :24:19.for her in the Olympic event, the individual final, she aborted her
:24:19. > :24:26.routine after a mistake, and finished last.
:24:26. > :24:36.There was no point aiming for just an OK routine. So I had to go as
:24:36. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:52.bad as I can and it just did not pay off. -- as big as I can. Et
:24:52. > :24:54.
:24:54. > :25:01.And now the weather. It does not look as exciting as it was on
:25:01. > :25:05.Friday night, a damp night ahead. Poor visibility also. That is
:25:05. > :25:11.because the weather is drifting along on a relatively mild
:25:11. > :25:15.southerly wind. Lots of cloud and rain around and it is heading our
:25:15. > :25:20.way in the short term. Later in the week things will turn more
:25:20. > :25:25.interesting. But this evening and overnight, cloud and rain.
:25:25. > :25:31.Especially for Cumbria, into Northumberland later on. Over all,
:25:31. > :25:38.a fairly damp field two things. Misty, murky conditions and poor
:25:38. > :25:44.visibility. Temperatures, lots of cloud, and a southerly breeze, that
:25:44. > :25:50.will keep temperatures above five is Celsius. That takes us into
:25:50. > :25:54.tomorrow. A dull and miserable start. Rain around in places but
:25:54. > :26:00.and improving picture throughout the day. Brighter weather spreading
:26:00. > :26:04.down from the north-west during the afternoon. Most of Northumberland,
:26:04. > :26:13.into time and we're, there should be sunny spells throughout the
:26:13. > :26:18.afternoon. -- Tyne and Wear. Temperatures, similar to today. The
:26:18. > :26:26.other change you will notice is the wind will change from suddenly to
:26:26. > :26:36.north-westerly late in the day. That well below the cloud away. --
:26:36. > :26:39.
:26:39. > :26:43.that will dwarf. More lines on the chart here it means more wind. As
:26:43. > :26:53.we head into Tuesday, a Brighton in scenario. Temperatures in double
:26:53. > :26:53.
:26:53. > :27:01.figures. -- brightening. Thursday and Friday, a fair amount of cloud.
:27:02. > :27:11.But there will be eight gusty westerly wind. Thanks to everybody
:27:12. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:21.Tonight's headlines at Milly Dowler's mother has told the
:27:21. > :27:27.inquiry into press ethics that the hacking of have Potter's phone gave