:00:03. > :00:06.Hello, welcome to Look North. In the programme tonight: More
:00:06. > :00:11.customers, more jobs - the American billionaire behind Virgin's
:00:11. > :00:14.takeover of Northern Rock reveals his plans for the bank. Second only
:00:14. > :00:23.to terrorism - that's how seriously transport police are treating metal
:00:23. > :00:26.theft in the region. Don't bank on it - how some of our businesses are
:00:26. > :00:30.being frustrated by a lack of financial help while others are
:00:30. > :00:33.thriving. And the big moment's nearly here. After the success of
:00:33. > :00:36.the Turner Prize exhibition, the winner's about to be unveiled.
:00:36. > :00:40.We're live from the Baltic. In sport Newcastle lost more than just
:00:40. > :00:44.the game at the weekend. Could the Magpies' double injury blow derail
:00:44. > :00:54.their season? And Santa was there, but there was no early Christmas
:00:54. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:02.present for Sunderland's new It was Sir Richard Branson who
:01:02. > :01:07.grabbed all the headlines with the planned takeover of Northern Rock
:01:07. > :01:10.by Virgin Money. But the real dealmaker is this man - a 73-year-
:01:10. > :01:14.old Wall Street billionaire who's pumping in more than five times the
:01:15. > :01:16.amount of money that Sir Richard is. Wilbur Ross will end up co-owning
:01:16. > :01:19.the currently nationalised Newcastle-based bank. He's stayed
:01:19. > :01:29.in the background until now. Our Business Correspondent, Ian Reeve,
:01:29. > :01:32.
:01:32. > :01:35.met him in London where Mr Ross revealed his plans. Wilbur Ross,
:01:36. > :01:40.American investor in distressed companies and an expert in turning
:01:40. > :01:45.them around. His is the big money behind the deal for Virgin to take
:01:45. > :01:50.over Northern Rock. Some though call him a vulture investor, saying
:01:50. > :01:55.he exploits the weak. People use these terms. If we had a bird
:01:55. > :02:02.symbol, it wouldn't be the vulture, but it would be the Phoenix A
:02:02. > :02:07.vulture picks dead meat off a carcass. We are more like the
:02:07. > :02:16.Phoenix, we're trying to help a bird re-create itself out of its
:02:17. > :02:24.own ashes. Mr Ross has big plans for the Rock. He wants to attract
:02:24. > :02:31.750,000 of Virgin's 3 million internet customers and get 250,000
:02:31. > :02:36.of the existing million Rock customers. And if that happens, the
:02:36. > :02:43.new services are vo deuced will see jobs being -- introduced will see
:02:43. > :02:48.jobs being created. Many of the ideas will involve adding staff.
:02:49. > :02:55.will own about 44% of the merged Rock and Virgin money and this is
:02:55. > :03:05.why. He has put �1 hundred million into Virgin Money itself. But now
:03:05. > :03:13.he will pump in about �260 million. The Virgin Group puts in 50 million
:03:13. > :03:18.and an Abu Dhabi investment puts in 50 million. But that leaves a short
:03:18. > :03:25.fall. This is how it is thoughts it will be made up. Northern rock has
:03:25. > :03:32.cashry serves which the bank holds. Wilbur Ross wants to free up �250
:03:33. > :03:38.of that cash and give it to the Government. �150 million of similar
:03:38. > :03:44.cash would also go to the Government. So in part Northern
:03:44. > :03:48.Rock would be paying to buy itself. Mr Ross won't talk about the
:03:48. > :03:52.details of the deal, other than to say he is not hit and return
:03:52. > :03:58.investor. We have no immediate plans for exit. We have been in
:03:58. > :04:03.some situations for many years and we have been in banks for quite a
:04:03. > :04:06.while in the United States and even before that in Japan. The Financial
:04:06. > :04:14.Services Authority has to say yes to all aspects of the deal. If it
:04:14. > :04:18.does, the Rock takeover will go ahead in January. Well Ian is here
:04:18. > :04:22.now. So, if Wilbur Ross is the real money man in the Rock deal, why
:04:22. > :04:28.have most of us not heard of him, until now? If you look at the
:04:28. > :04:33.statement put out by the Government by UKFI, the body set up to look
:04:33. > :04:37.after the Government's hold ngs bank, the statement that Northern
:04:37. > :04:42.Rock was to be taken over made no mention of Mr Ross. The Government
:04:42. > :04:47.feel it it is more palatable to say that Richard Branson will take over,
:04:47. > :04:51.rather than Virgin Money is being taken over and financed by a
:04:51. > :04:58.billionaire investment banker from New York and there is a bit of
:04:58. > :05:03.middle eastern finance. And of course the Virgin brand has an aura
:05:03. > :05:06.of success, we know the planes and trains and is a lot of good will
:05:06. > :05:12.associated with it. The Government helps that will rub off on the new
:05:12. > :05:17.bank and make it a success. Thank you. British Transport Police is
:05:17. > :05:20.making cable theft its second- highest priority after terrorism.
:05:21. > :05:24.It costs the country �43 million pounds a year and the North East is
:05:24. > :05:26.the worst hit area. Well tonight's Inside Out programme follows the
:05:26. > :05:35.work of the police's dedicated cable team, Operation Leopard. And
:05:35. > :05:42.it's heard first hand from one of the thieves. Chris Jackson has more.
:05:42. > :05:46.British Transport Police patrolling a cable theft hotspot in bed
:05:46. > :05:52.lington. This as a priority comes second only to terrorism. The
:05:52. > :06:00.Operation Leopard team has made nearly 2 hundred arrests. People
:06:00. > :06:05.like Joe Smithson from Teesside. took copper from the railways, from
:06:05. > :06:11.Billingham. Me friends said, we will do this. I thought I will go
:06:11. > :06:15.along and MEP them. I will give them a hand. It is a crime costs
:06:15. > :06:21.�43 million a year. -- help them. The north-east is the worst region
:06:21. > :06:27.in the country. There has been over three and a half million pounds
:06:27. > :06:32.worth of business lost due the cable theft this year. On a hundred
:06:32. > :06:35.occasions we have had delay to thousands of rail passengers.
:06:35. > :06:43.recent months it has spread to the metro system. But the question is
:06:43. > :06:47.why is it happening more here? There is a high level of
:06:47. > :06:51.unemployment and a lot of mining villages, towns, where we have
:06:51. > :06:58.these mining villages there does seem to be a proportion of the
:06:58. > :07:02.community do tend to be stealing cable. Much of the copper stolen
:07:02. > :07:06.from rail ways ends up being shipped to China, where economic
:07:06. > :07:10.development has led to high demand and petty criminals here are facing
:07:10. > :07:17.tough sentences. Not because of the amount they steal, but the
:07:18. > :07:23.disruption they cause. Joe has been warned he faces jail. I would
:07:23. > :07:31.rather have me freedom than be in jail over a bit of copper. It is
:07:31. > :07:39.not worth it all one. And you can see the full story on Inside Out -
:07:39. > :07:42.tonight at 7.30, here on BBC1. A man's been arrested, after a
:07:42. > :07:45.pedestrian was killed in a bus crash in Newcastle. The 68-year-old
:07:45. > :07:49.woman died in hospital after the accident on Westgate Road yesterday
:07:49. > :07:55.lunchtime. A 53-year-old man's been bailed on suspicion of causing
:07:55. > :07:57.death by dangerous driving. The future of 117 jobs at Cumbrian
:07:57. > :08:01.Seafoods in Whitehaven remains unclear after the business went
:08:01. > :08:06.into administration today. It's been bought by Lion Capital, which
:08:06. > :08:14.owns Young's Seafood. Cumbrian Seafoods was founded in 1997, but
:08:14. > :08:17.moved its main production site to County Durham, ten years later. The
:08:17. > :08:22.Government has said it's doing all it can to persuade banks to lend to
:08:22. > :08:24.businesses. But one County Durham company says it can't get the help
:08:24. > :08:27.it needs. Millennium Hardwoods is struggling to fund an expansion
:08:27. > :08:30.which could create vital jobs at its Shildon factory. It's a
:08:30. > :08:40.familiar problem for many firms, but some have found solutions. Our
:08:40. > :08:41.
:08:41. > :08:47.Political Editor, Richard Moss, reports. When many businesses are
:08:47. > :08:50.cutting back, here is one firm keen to expand. Millennium Hardwoods has
:08:50. > :08:55.invested in new equipment and become the first in Britain to
:08:55. > :08:59.produce this type of flooring. But the company needs more money to
:08:59. > :09:04.ramp up production. But after talking to banks, the firm hasn't
:09:04. > :09:10.been offered a single penny. All of the banks are keen to talk us to,
:09:10. > :09:16.but common have said no, but none have said yes. So we're in between
:09:16. > :09:21.a rock and a hard place. I have been in business 32 years and I'm
:09:21. > :09:27.more concerned now than I have ever been. Because we cannot get the
:09:27. > :09:33.finance that we require to do the work that we're trying to do.
:09:33. > :09:41.is little growth on show here in the high street, South shields has
:09:41. > :09:46.its share of closed shop. When this shop look ford help, they found out
:09:46. > :09:53.they were on their own. If you read the papers, there is support. But
:09:53. > :09:57.we have found out that there is little support, if not at all. We
:09:57. > :10:04.found we can't get any more support from the bank we have been with for
:10:04. > :10:09.five years. But some firms have got help. Jarrow brewery struggled to
:10:09. > :10:15.get loans and had to limit production. But it has got a grant
:10:15. > :10:20.from a regional growth fund and will move to a new premises and
:10:20. > :10:26.create 22 jobs. We have been at full capacity and this grant will
:10:26. > :10:34.fast track the brewery and allow us to push on with quadrupling the
:10:34. > :10:38.size of our plant in a regeneration area. So causes for a celebratory
:10:38. > :10:42.drink, but putting the fizz in the rest of the economy will be more of
:10:42. > :10:52.a challenge. The Government says there is room for optimism, but for
:10:52. > :10:55.many the glass looks at best half empty. Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson
:10:55. > :10:58.has been at a school on Teesside helping to promote next year's 2012
:10:58. > :11:00.London Olympic Games. The former paralympic athlete is one of a
:11:00. > :11:02.number of sporting personalities and business leaders that are
:11:02. > :11:11.travelling around the country this week giving inspirational talks to
:11:11. > :11:14.pupils. Fantastic to be involved and I think one of the amazing
:11:14. > :11:17.things about the education programme that has been run it
:11:17. > :11:22.getting young people to think about Olympic and Paralympic values. It
:11:22. > :11:26.is not necessary, it is not about elite sport, but getting people to
:11:26. > :11:31.think about they can be involved with the games. It will be the
:11:31. > :11:35.biggest thing, the biggest sporting vent that will happen in the UK in
:11:35. > :11:38.our lifetime. Our region's would-be X-Factor stars have all made it
:11:38. > :11:40.through to the final of the competition. In last night's semi-
:11:40. > :11:44.final, both Amelia Lily, from Middlesbrough, and Little Mix -
:11:44. > :11:48.with two of the group from South Shields - both picked up enough
:11:48. > :11:52.public votes to see them through to next weekend's decider. Coming up
:11:52. > :11:55.next in Look North, we're live from the Baltic for the latest on this
:11:55. > :12:02.year's Turner prize. And goals and more in sport, including
:12:02. > :12:10.Middlesbrough getting back into the winning habit. As we have sleet and
:12:10. > :12:17.snow to watch out for tonight. Esherblly -- but especially icy
:12:17. > :12:20.roads and pavements. All eyes in the arts world are focussed on
:12:20. > :12:23.Tyneside this evening. The winner of the prestigious Turner Prize
:12:23. > :12:26.will be announced in under two hours. The Baltic in Gateshead's
:12:26. > :12:29.been hosting the Turner Exhibition for the last six weeks. It's only
:12:29. > :12:32.the second time in the award's 27- year-history that it's been held
:12:32. > :12:42.outside London. And our arts reporter, Sharuna Sagar, is there
:12:42. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:49.for us now. Yes I am. This is the calm before the storm. In under two
:12:49. > :12:54.hours one of the four short listed Turner Prize nominees will be named
:12:54. > :13:00.the best contemporary artist in Britain. And their life will change.
:13:00. > :13:04.Now, 100,000 people have been to the exhibition to see what they
:13:04. > :13:13.think. And soon they will be finding out if they agree with the
:13:13. > :13:16.Everyone has a favourite and everyone's favourite is different.
:13:16. > :13:19.This year the Turner Prize at the Baltic has opened up the world of
:13:19. > :13:28.contemporary art to people who may not normally have been interested
:13:28. > :13:31.in it. I think it is great that it is here in the North East. I do not
:13:31. > :13:36.know what the men who work here many years ago would think about
:13:36. > :13:41.some of their exhibits. But I think it is very interesting and I am
:13:41. > :13:46.glad we have been. It is good to move things away from London and
:13:46. > :13:51.bring them up north, to the naughtiest here. I am no expert in
:13:51. > :13:55.contemporary art but it really has captured my imagination. And have
:13:55. > :14:02.been interested and pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed it more than I
:14:02. > :14:04.thought, I know little about art. For many of us the Turner Prize is
:14:04. > :14:09.synonymous with controversy but this year's short list is less
:14:09. > :14:19.startling and more thoughtful. Take Martin Boyce - his atmospherics
:14:19. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:23.sculptural installation for example and its subtle attention to detail.
:14:23. > :14:26.Or Hilary Lloyd's portrayal of the urban environment using sound and
:14:26. > :14:29.the moving image to examine the every day.
:14:29. > :14:32.Then there is the more accessible paintings of George Shaw - he uses
:14:32. > :14:38.Humbrol enamel paint from his childhood and depicts scenes of a
:14:38. > :14:40.post-war housing estate also from his childhood.
:14:40. > :14:47.And in complete contrast Karla Black's innovative sculpture
:14:47. > :14:57.featuring paper, paint and polythene. All very different - how
:14:57. > :15:00.
:15:01. > :15:06.do you pick a winner? An impossible task I think. An incredible short
:15:06. > :15:10.list. It is down to the brain storming of four members of a
:15:10. > :15:15.distinguished jury. How they make a distinction between painting,
:15:15. > :15:21.sculpture and film, art installation, who knows? It is not
:15:21. > :15:29.an enviable task but exciting nonetheless. Hideous thing will win.
:15:29. > :15:32.I like it to be Martin Boyce. who do you think will win. George
:15:32. > :15:37.Shaw his most accessible to most people so I think he would be
:15:37. > :15:45.favourite. I think the lady that made the pile of paper, she will
:15:45. > :15:51.probably when. It will not be long before the winner is announced. The
:15:51. > :15:55.other winner is the Baltic, and with me is the director, what has
:15:55. > :15:59.at the like hosting this event? has been fantastic. This is what
:15:59. > :16:05.the Baltic has been billed for, a world-class exhibition right here
:16:05. > :16:12.in Gateshead and the response from our visitors has been tremendous,
:16:12. > :16:16.they have really embraced it. the effects been long lasting?
:16:16. > :16:19.sure it will. We already enjoy have a million visitors each year but we
:16:19. > :16:22.have seen lots of new visitors coming through the doors. We feel
:16:23. > :16:27.they had a really good time and they will be back to see more
:16:27. > :16:32.contemporary art here. You were one of the judges, how difficult was
:16:32. > :16:36.it? It is really tricky, the artists are all fabulous. It is a
:16:36. > :16:41.very difficult thing to call. you obviously have made the
:16:41. > :16:45.decision and you know the winner. The decision has been made and it
:16:45. > :16:51.will be announced in the next couple of hours. Give us a clue?
:16:51. > :16:58.cannot let but if you watch later and you will see. In my envelope
:16:58. > :17:08.here, I can exclusively reveal... I am joking, I will have to wait with
:17:08. > :17:11.
:17:11. > :17:14.the rest of you. Time now for a team talk. It has
:17:14. > :17:17.been a weekend of if only his, which meant almost a complete
:17:17. > :17:19.whitewash for our football teams. I say almost, because we did have one
:17:19. > :17:23.winner. So let us kick-off with Middlesbrough.
:17:23. > :17:27.Why not - we can save the misery until later. Beaten by West Ham in
:17:27. > :17:30.midweek - bounced back a great win at Bristol City and a great goal as
:17:30. > :17:34.well. We had to wait until the 90th minute, but it was worth the wait,
:17:34. > :17:36.when Marvin Emnes was brought down in the final minute of normal time
:17:36. > :17:39.substitute Malaury Martin won the argument over who would take a
:17:39. > :17:47.free-kick - just absolutely flew into the top corner beyond David
:17:47. > :17:50.James - nothing he could do about it. Brilliant!
:17:50. > :17:57.Of August 1st goal he scored for Boro was another rocket - agreed
:17:57. > :18:00.weapon to having your armoury. Borough had been lucky, they could
:18:00. > :18:03.easily have given away a penalty but the referee mustn't have seen a
:18:03. > :18:05.Julio Arca handball and Jason Steele was called into action
:18:05. > :18:08.couple of times that managed to survive some late skiers. That
:18:08. > :18:12.result took them up to third in the championship before they slipped
:18:12. > :18:15.back to force after Cardiff's win. So that is our one winner out of
:18:15. > :18:18.the way. Four defeats coming up - starting with Eric Black's
:18:18. > :18:21.Sunderland - the first and last time you will hear that phrase.
:18:21. > :18:24.And the first of our "if onlys" - Martin O'Neill, confirmed as the
:18:24. > :18:27.Black Cats manager at lunchtime on Saturday. Let us hope he's not
:18:27. > :18:29.thinking if only I had not signed that contract. He will be
:18:29. > :18:32.officially unveiled tomorrow afternoon - and watch from the
:18:32. > :18:36.stands at Molineux as Sunderland took the lead managed to lose, for
:18:36. > :18:46.the second week running - the third time in a row they've done that
:18:46. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :18:57.away at Wolves! Born-again Christian. He would not have done
:18:57. > :19:07.something like this. Superb at dive! He won the penalty in in his
:19:07. > :19:13.
:19:13. > :19:23.debt. Fletcher got one there and got 110 minutes from time. Mick
:19:23. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :19:28.McCarthy enjoyed it. What next for Sunderland and Eric Black? I would
:19:28. > :19:34.just have to see what happens, I leave the club on Tuesday and we
:19:34. > :19:39.will go from there. Martin O'Neill is then on Monday with the good
:19:39. > :19:43.players to build on. There is a really strong squad there. They are
:19:43. > :19:47.a good bunch of lads and desperate to do well and I hope Martin will
:19:47. > :19:53.get confidence back into them. He will galvanise them and get them
:19:53. > :19:55.going. And this is what Martin O'Neill is taking on - Sunderland
:19:55. > :19:58.now just one place above the relegation zone, only two points
:19:58. > :20:01.off the bottom of the league. Good luck, Martin!
:20:01. > :20:04.Newcastle slipping as well - down to 6th, and they will be 7th if
:20:04. > :20:07.Liverpool win at Fulham tonight. The Magpies beaten 3-0 by Chelsea
:20:07. > :20:10.on Saturday, losing for only the second time in the Premier League
:20:10. > :20:14.this season - their first home defeat since March but, once again,
:20:14. > :20:23.it was a case of if only - this time, if only referee Mike Dean had
:20:23. > :20:31.been playing by the same rules as the rest of us! That has to be an
:20:31. > :20:36.male don red card. Absolutely. He thought so. It would have changed
:20:36. > :20:43.the whole complexion of the game. What again it was, a great penalty
:20:43. > :20:50.save. The goalkeeper was in superb form. You have to hope they hang on
:20:50. > :20:54.to him in January. Apparently it is bad luck to change the name of your
:20:54. > :20:59.house, and it could be bad luck to change the name of your stadium
:20:59. > :21:03.because nothing seemed to go right for it Newcastle, in terms of
:21:03. > :21:08.action and injuries. They hit the bar and post and had significant
:21:08. > :21:18.injuries. The Elysee one point from these is pre-Games and everyone was
:21:18. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:29.hoping for when, it is going to be tough now. Just one of those days.
:21:29. > :21:37.It was one of those days for as. From the 4th minute, nothing looked
:21:37. > :21:45.right. I Louise -- I lost both said to have sways -- which was a hell
:21:45. > :21:49.of up law. He Chelsea celebration was galling. The manager was being
:21:49. > :21:54.dignified and fair play to hand, some of his other staff need to
:21:54. > :21:58.look at themselves. -- fair play to him.
:21:58. > :22:02.It was of course FA Cup weekend as well - two of our teams hoping to
:22:02. > :22:06.make it into the third-round draw of - the chance to be paired with
:22:06. > :22:09.one of the big boys and that brings us to our third if only - if only
:22:09. > :22:12.Gateshead had beaten Tamworth, they would have been looking at a trip
:22:12. > :22:14.to Goodison Park because an away tie at Everton is what Tamworth
:22:14. > :22:17.landed in yesterday's draw! Going behind and having Chris
:22:17. > :22:19.Carruthers sent off hardly helped the home side's cause but keeper
:22:19. > :22:23.Jak Alnwick atoned for his earlier mistake. When Nathan Fisher
:22:23. > :22:26.equalised on the hour it looked as though Gateshead would be in the
:22:26. > :22:29.hat for the third round. But Alnwick's day was about to end on a
:22:29. > :22:31.low note as his fumble allowed Tamworth to scramble the ball home
:22:31. > :22:37.leaving Gateshead to concentrate on their promotion campaign. Really
:22:37. > :22:40.and fought it was really unfortunate.
:22:40. > :22:50.Meanwhile Carlisle didn't fare any better at League One leaders
:22:50. > :22:50.
:22:50. > :22:53.Charlton. Having lost 4-0 in the league, the Cumbrians fell behind
:22:53. > :22:56.to defender Michael Morrison's goal and, righted the death, the home
:22:56. > :22:59.side secured their safe passage with the second from Jason Euell.
:22:59. > :23:02.Just the big three left in the competition now - Newcastle a home
:23:02. > :23:05.to Blackburn, who knocked them out of the Carling Cup last month.
:23:05. > :23:07.will fancy that one, though, as will Middlesbrough, at home to
:23:07. > :23:10.Shrewsbury, and Sunderland face a trip to Peterborough.
:23:10. > :23:14.So, in football, we mostly talk to their losers, but we had a couple
:23:14. > :23:18.of great winners elsewhere, Dawn? We certainly did. In basketball,
:23:18. > :23:21.Newcastle Eagles are through to the final of the BBL Cup after beating
:23:21. > :23:23.Leicester Riders 71-63 in the semis. And there was a narrow but a vital
:23:23. > :23:26.win for the Falcons in rugby union's Premiership. Bottom-of-the-
:23:26. > :23:29.table Newcastle came from behind to beat Gloucester by a single point.
:23:29. > :23:32.Their first try came from Gloucester Old Boy Jordi Pasqualin,
:23:32. > :23:35.out to prove a point against his old side. And big ex-Blaydon centre
:23:35. > :23:43.James Fitzpatrick scored his second try in two games charging through
:23:43. > :23:46.the gap - no stopping him! And there were 16 points from the boot
:23:46. > :23:54.of fly half Jimmy Gopperth, who has scored 100 so far this season. It
:23:54. > :23:57.is just their second league win. Finally, the special tributes to
:23:57. > :24:00.Gary Speed may have been postponed until the Swansea game on 17th
:24:00. > :24:03.December so his widow Louise can be there but anyone who was at
:24:03. > :24:06.Saturday's game against Chelsea cannot fail to have been moved by
:24:06. > :24:14.the emotional scenes before kick- off as Gary Speed was remembered by
:24:14. > :24:18.friends, players, coaches and fans alike. The former Newcastle
:24:18. > :24:28.midfielder who played at St James's Park for six years died just over a
:24:28. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:34.week ago at the age of 42. Those special tributes will now take
:24:34. > :24:39.place on 17th December. Thank you very much. Just ahead of the
:24:39. > :24:44.weather, many of us have had the first taste of winter. Cumbria has
:24:44. > :24:50.borne the brunt of it, the police report a number of incidents. Some
:24:50. > :24:54.heavy snow and sleet showers over the weekend. One wintry conditions
:24:54. > :25:02.in Penrith, with sleet showers leaving a slushy covering on roads
:25:02. > :25:06.and pavements. Great - it is back! Most of us to read it but not all
:25:06. > :25:12.of us, the skiers had been itching for this to happen. Thank you for
:25:12. > :25:16.this great shots. Making the most of the wintry conditions. More
:25:17. > :25:21.sleet and snow showers overnight. Some widespread icy stretches to
:25:21. > :25:26.Some widespread icy stretches to watch out for as well. A rash of
:25:26. > :25:31.sleet and snow showers sedate, the West got the brunt of it, across
:25:32. > :25:36.Cumbria and on the Pennines. In between those shower clouds will
:25:36. > :25:40.see the ice forming. Roads and pavements that had been treated
:25:40. > :25:48.might well have the sort washed away with the shares. Shares become
:25:48. > :25:53.less widespread as we head through the night -- showers. It is cold
:25:53. > :25:57.enough anywhere for a touch of frost, so everywhere could see ice
:25:57. > :26:03.forming through the course of the night and into tomorrow morning.
:26:03. > :26:07.The cold start tomorrow, the frost will lift slowly. Best of the week
:26:07. > :26:13.winter sunshine end the east. The showers will be few and far between
:26:13. > :26:19.in the West. The cloud will thicken up again, bringing in sleet. Even
:26:19. > :26:26.with sunshine, the temperatures will struggle. Westerly winds are
:26:26. > :26:31.lighter than they have been and temperatures will be around four.
:26:31. > :26:36.Tomorrow night - this weather system comes in from the West.
:26:36. > :26:42.Sleet and hail and snow amongst it. Blustery winter showers on
:26:42. > :26:47.Wednesday, then it becomes wet and windy from the West on Thursday.
:26:47. > :26:53.Tomorrow will see many places dry and bright but cold. A wet night on
:26:53. > :26:55.Wednesday. First Steele looks wet and windy as well, cold again by
:26:55. > :26:59.Friday. -- thursday looks wet and Friday. -- thursday looks wet and
:26:59. > :27:04.windy. A last look at the headlines. France and Germany want a new
:27:04. > :27:08.treaty to tackle their eurozone crisis with are without Britain.
:27:08. > :27:14.Wilbur Ross the billionaire behind the takeover of Northern Rock says
:27:14. > :27:18.he hopes to attract new customers and create jobs. Tomorrow - we have
:27:18. > :27:22.the first of two special reports into the future of the Territorial
:27:22. > :27:30.Army. Our reporter travels to Cyprus but the Fusiliers for their