:00:05. > :00:09.Welcome to Look North. Tonight: Turbulence ahead. Fierce
:00:09. > :00:13.for the future of Durham Tees Valley Airport as it's put up for
:00:13. > :00:17.sale. Alcan emergency. A power cut halts
:00:17. > :00:20.most production at the aluminium smelter. Workers are battling to
:00:20. > :00:23.restart it. Winter hits the high ground.
:00:23. > :00:27.Hundreds of home without electricity and schools closed too.
:00:27. > :00:30.And what's this time of year really all about? Look North goes in
:00:30. > :00:36.search of the true spirit of Christmas.
:00:37. > :00:42.It is all about endurance tonight in sport. We the radio commentator
:00:42. > :00:52.gearing up for his 1 thousth match and Sharon planning to take on the
:00:52. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:02.The future of Durham tease valley airport is in serious doubt after
:01:02. > :01:05.its owners, Peel Airports, announced they were putting it up
:01:05. > :01:09.for sale. The airport's seen a big fall in passengers. There are
:01:09. > :01:16.concerns today's announcement could see it close. Our Political Editor
:01:16. > :01:19.Richard Moss is at the airport now. You can see the problem here at
:01:19. > :01:24.Durham Tees Valley Airport. I haven't seen hide nor hair of a
:01:24. > :01:27.passier for a good hour now. There have been times today where there
:01:27. > :01:34.have been more journalists than passengers here. You can put it
:01:34. > :01:39.down to the economy struggling, airport taxs have gone up. Even you
:01:39. > :01:42.pay a �6 fee for limited facilities here. But the company had a runs
:01:42. > :01:46.this airport is not doing enough business and it's put it up for
:01:46. > :01:50.sale. There were some passengers checking
:01:50. > :01:54.in here today. But the simple fact is there's not enough of them. For
:01:54. > :02:00.that reason, Peel Airports is puting it up for sale. We are at a
:02:00. > :02:04.scale which doesn't feet part of the Peel Airports portfolio going
:02:04. > :02:08.forward. We feel there will be a different owner who will have the
:02:08. > :02:13.capability to turn this airport around and take it back to where it
:02:13. > :02:19.should be. Crunching the statistics shows this is an airport suffering
:02:19. > :02:23.more than most. Newcastle Airport has had a relatively gentle descent
:02:23. > :02:28.in passenger numbers to around 4.3 million today. For Durham Tees
:02:28. > :02:33.Valley, it has been more of a nose dive from 900,000 in 2006 to just
:02:33. > :02:37.200,000 this year. But some do want to see this
:02:37. > :02:40.airport survive and revive for the sake of the region's economy.
:02:40. > :02:44.Ultimately, the question is what might replace it? We wouldn't want
:02:44. > :02:48.to see it become an industrial estate or housing estate. Not just
:02:48. > :02:51.because of the impact on the economy but impact on nearby
:02:51. > :02:56.communities who have a live with the airport and wouldn't want to
:02:56. > :03:00.see further housing, more traffic. Isn't this yet further evidence
:03:00. > :03:06.that the loss of infrastructure and jobs in the North East, that this
:03:07. > :03:10.Government's economic plan is a catastrophic failure? The key thing
:03:10. > :03:16.about the future of Durham tease airport is not necessarily who owns
:03:16. > :03:21.it but is it being invested in, expanded, is it working well? That
:03:21. > :03:28.is the key question and the one I know the Transport Secretary easing
:03:28. > :03:30.at N stkpwhrl is the prospect of finding a buyer realistic? We have
:03:30. > :03:34.officially told the public we are selling today. Already we've been
:03:34. > :03:40.talking to a few interested parties who have express add keen interest
:03:40. > :03:45.to look at the options of acquiring this business. There is interest
:03:45. > :03:51.out there. Some hope. But there's no doubt something needs to be done
:03:51. > :03:56.here to pre vent decline becoming, if you forgive the pun, terminal!
:03:56. > :04:00.What flights there are from Durham tease airport will continue while
:04:00. > :04:04.they attempt to try to find a buyer. It is not the news the 100 staff
:04:04. > :04:08.here wanted just before Christmas. The good news is they do find a
:04:08. > :04:11.buyer they may invest in here, bring it back to somewhere where it
:04:11. > :04:16.was before. It is a tough market out there at the moment. If there
:04:16. > :04:22.isn't a buyer, the future for Durham Tees Valley Airport looks
:04:22. > :04:25.pretty bleak. Part of the Alcan aluminium smelter
:04:25. > :04:30.at Lynemouth in Northumberland has been put out of action after a mass
:04:30. > :04:34.yir power cut. Electricity went off in part of the plant this morning.
:04:35. > :04:39.It still has not been restored. It is the latest blow for workers at
:04:39. > :04:46.the facty. The owners want to close the smelter next year with the loss
:04:46. > :04:51.of 500 jobs. It has its own power station but
:04:51. > :04:56.ironically power is what this place desperately needs tonight. Own e
:04:56. > :05:03.Rio Tinto Alcan say parts of this place have been without electricity
:05:03. > :05:05.today. Why has this had such a big impact? Power went off at the plant
:05:05. > :05:09.just before midnight. Aluminium's produced in pots inside the factory.
:05:09. > :05:15.Production needs to happen at very high temperatures. But when the
:05:15. > :05:21.power was cut, part of the plant started to cool making aluminium
:05:21. > :05:26.production impossible. It is a major operational problem. It needs
:05:26. > :05:31.a continuous supply of electricity. When the electricity is loss it is
:05:31. > :05:35.a major incident. We didn't suffer any injuries. No environmental
:05:35. > :05:37.incidents as a result. Our priority now is to restore the site as soon
:05:37. > :05:40.as possible. All of this is happening at
:05:41. > :05:45.possibly the worst time. Last month, the factory owners announced they
:05:45. > :05:49.wanted to close the smelter with the loss of 500 jobs. There have
:05:49. > :05:53.been campaigns to find a buyer. Could the big power kout finish
:05:53. > :06:00.this place off? It is too soon to consider the long-term impact. We
:06:00. > :06:05.need to restore power as quickly as possible in the safest way.
:06:05. > :06:09.Tonight, Alcan managers say part of the factory still has no power. The
:06:09. > :06:14.other is running at reduced capacity. They are still
:06:14. > :06:19.investigating the cause of the power cut.
:06:19. > :06:23.It is not clear if last night's weather had anything to do with the
:06:23. > :06:28.Alcan power cut. But the gales and snow left thousands of people
:06:28. > :06:35.across Cumbria without power this morning. Cabe bls came town in and
:06:35. > :06:40.around Alston. Mark Macal indone reports from the worst-hit area in
:06:40. > :06:44.the north pin Ian's. In.$$TRANSMIT -- North Pennines.
:06:44. > :06:48.Winner has well and truly arrived in the North Pennines. With it,
:06:48. > :06:54.downed powerlines leaving homes and businesses without electricity.
:06:54. > :06:58.can see the wires there, they are a small wire. With the frost and snow,
:06:58. > :07:01.the build-up on the wire makes the wires really heavy. It stops the
:07:01. > :07:06.wires. It has brought the wires down from right down the valley up
:07:06. > :07:13.to the top. Once we get it isolated and get permission to start we can
:07:13. > :07:18.knock all the ice off the wires. These men are working round the
:07:18. > :07:22.clock to keep people connected. The linesmen have isolated a number of
:07:22. > :07:26.faults in the region around Alston. They believe they can get the power
:07:26. > :07:31.restored. The problem is, with the weather like this, it won't be long
:07:31. > :07:35.before there are problems elsewhere. Later, I met had this local farmer
:07:35. > :07:41.who had to dig sheep out of deep drifts and move them to lower lying
:07:41. > :07:45.land. Electricity north-west has something like 2000 affected
:07:45. > :07:52.customers N Alston today, people are delighted with linesmen's
:07:52. > :07:56.efforts to keep power on. It's been off from 64.30 to 9.156789 both
:07:56. > :08:03.schools were closed. There was no heating. Had had ta to make a
:08:03. > :08:08.decision. A few phone calls around. The guys have worked hard to try to
:08:08. > :08:13.get power restored? They got it on pretty qiblg. Within four or five
:08:13. > :08:23.hours. The way the weather was, it was horrendous. The gritters and
:08:23. > :08:27.snow plou ughs they do a tremendous jobs job. This afternoon, only some
:08:27. > :08:37.houses around Alston and Garrigill were without power. But winter has
:08:37. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:46.Unemployment has risen again in the region. 148,000 people were without
:08:46. > :08:52.a job in the North East in the three-month period from August to
:08:52. > :08:57.October. That's a rise of 12,000 on the previous quarter. 11.7% of the
:08:57. > :09:01.work yors is without a job. In Cumbria, just over 8,700 people
:09:01. > :09:06.claimed jobseeker's allowance last month. Youth unemployment has risen.
:09:06. > :09:11.Which has led to many 16 to 26- year-olds looking to start their
:09:11. > :09:15.own business and escape the jobless ranks.
:09:15. > :09:20.When jewels Quinn finished her degree she refused to countenance
:09:20. > :09:25.unemployment. She started TeaShed from her home in Northumberland.
:09:25. > :09:29.Her tea-selling business is just six months old but on course to
:09:29. > :09:33.turn over�8,000 in its first year. Her advice to those without a job,
:09:33. > :09:38.follow her example. Definitely say give it a government you don't
:09:38. > :09:44.really need a start -up investment if you have a good idea. Buy and
:09:44. > :09:47.sell. Get a market stall. Sell online. You've eBay or Amazon and
:09:47. > :09:52.places like that. It is not always that easy, of
:09:52. > :09:57.course. But with another rise in youth unemployment today, it is
:09:57. > :10:00.becoming an option. Self-employment figures have hit a record high.
:10:00. > :10:05.More than four million people now work for themselves. There are
:10:05. > :10:10.other ways of getting a foothold in the jobs market. Since leaving
:10:10. > :10:14.school at 16 four years ago, Shaun has had just over one month of work.
:10:14. > :10:18.That was temporary Christmas work in a greetings card shop. He is
:10:18. > :10:22.though, doing something that should enhance his employ ability.
:10:22. > :10:31.Volunteer work in a furniture exchange shop in Middlesbrough.
:10:31. > :10:34.Since I worked last Christmas, I got a bit of experience. I'm saying
:10:34. > :10:38.that should, cos most shops are looking for experience. That should
:10:38. > :10:43.be taken into consideration. So, hopefully I have a bit of luck.
:10:43. > :10:47.Every time I apply for a job in the shops. Even if Shaun doesn't find a
:10:47. > :10:53.job soon, experience of volunteering will have been
:10:54. > :10:58.invaluable. It gives him the ability to work in a team of other
:10:58. > :11:03.workers in a similar situation. Volunteering has kept Shaun upbeat
:11:03. > :11:07.when applications are rejected or not even acknowledged. It has shown
:11:07. > :11:16.him what real work is like. I've tried my best to get one. That's
:11:16. > :11:24.all I can do. Try my best. Sunderland could soon have a
:11:24. > :11:29.record-breaking bridge. The Government is giving �8666 million
:11:29. > :11:32.-- �86 million. It will be the tallest bridge in England and Wales
:11:32. > :11:36.with the highest tower reaching more than 600 feet. If remaining
:11:36. > :11:41.land deals are finalised, work should start towards the end of
:11:41. > :11:47.necks year with the bridge completed in 20156789 another �5 56
:11:47. > :11:51.million has been allocated to a northern by Passat Morpeth in north
:11:51. > :11:57.urm eh um ber land. And Bedale in North Yorkshire.
:11:57. > :12:02.Peter Race has resigned after seven months in office. Mr Race announced
:12:02. > :12:11.his departure due to a potential conthribgt of -- conflict of
:12:11. > :12:15.interest. He is the second Chief Constable to resign this year.
:12:15. > :12:19.The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation has funded a new �600,000 hi-tech
:12:20. > :12:23.machine to be used for Cancer Research. The biomarker generator
:12:23. > :12:30.is only the second of its type in the world. It is hoped it will help
:12:30. > :12:33.with the diagnosis of treatment in cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
:12:33. > :12:38.disease. A mother whose son is being kept
:12:38. > :12:43.alive by regular blood transfusions is urging people to give blood.
:12:43. > :12:48.Leon has a rare illness which means his body cannot make red blood
:12:48. > :12:51.cells. He has to have transfusions every three woox. There has been a
:12:51. > :12:58.fall in the number of people giving blood this year.
:12:58. > :13:05.As a baby, Leon's parents were told he was unlikely to live jond his
:13:05. > :13:09.13th birthday. He was only tiny at the time. To be told he had this
:13:09. > :13:14.illness that they didn't have a name for it was so rare and his
:13:14. > :13:20.life span was expected to be 12 or 13 years, it was horrendous.
:13:20. > :13:23.Leon is now 23, a keen football fan, he's studying at the local college.
:13:23. > :13:28.He needs blood transfusions every three weeks as his condition
:13:28. > :13:33.deteriorates and he becomes lethargic. But he's living a full
:13:33. > :13:42.life. I need people to give blood to keep me alive. If people don't
:13:42. > :13:50.give blood, I would not be here today. I'm trying to get that
:13:50. > :13:55.message across today to them. Keep me alive. The NHS says just 4% of
:13:55. > :13:59.the eligible population are blood donors. Every Christmas, blood
:13:59. > :14:04.stocks go down. Already 15tkhous fewer people have given blood this
:14:04. > :14:08.year. A lot of people think blood in the blood bank is just there
:14:08. > :14:13.constantly. We'll never run out of it and it's mainly for people
:14:13. > :14:18.who've had an accident or surgical procedure. It isn't. For Leon and
:14:18. > :14:22.other people with different illnesses, blood is their lifeline.
:14:22. > :14:29.Leon literally is dependn't on their donation of their blood to
:14:29. > :14:34.stay alive. Still to come: We go in seven of
:14:34. > :14:38.the real spirit of Christmas. And, a seasonal warning from the rescue
:14:38. > :14:40.teams who don't want to find you stuck on the Fells in conditions
:14:40. > :14:44.like these. As December continues to dish up
:14:44. > :14:47.that wintry mix, the frosty nights could cause us problems. A warning
:14:47. > :14:56.tonight for ice I roads and pavements. I'll have a full
:14:56. > :14:59.forecast shortly. Hundreds of cancer survivors
:14:59. > :15:04.gathered at Newcastle Civic Centre today to pay tribute to a surgeon
:15:05. > :15:11.and his team from the St's RVI Hospital. The oesophagus and
:15:11. > :15:16.gastric unit is the biggest in Europe. Our region has among the
:15:16. > :15:21.highest rates in the world of these types of disease.
:15:22. > :15:25.We have to remember they have had the bravery, sprepbgt and
:15:25. > :15:29.determination to get through that. It is a huge feeling of
:15:29. > :15:34.satisfaction to see so many people so well and so grateful. Today is a
:15:34. > :15:39.wonderful day for all of us. Everybody involved in our unit this
:15:39. > :15:44.provides that help to these patients. I had stomach cancer. I
:15:44. > :15:48.would not be here if it wasn't for him and his team. It is wonderful.
:15:48. > :15:53.We're his surviving team. I've met grandchildren I wouldn't have met.
:15:53. > :16:01.I have met great grandchildren I wouldn't have met. The day before
:16:01. > :16:04.yesterday was my 15th birthday. I'm just a slip of a girl really,
:16:04. > :16:09.aren't I? We've already seen winter's certainly arrived on the
:16:09. > :16:12.high ground at least. Rescue teams in the Lake District are renewing
:16:13. > :16:20.warnings to people planning on going walking over the holiday
:16:20. > :16:25.season. If He may look like just another walker but this man is the
:16:25. > :16:31.eyes and ears for thousands of people who take to the hills of the
:16:31. > :16:38.Lake District in winter. Starting here in Glenridding. Going up...
:16:38. > :16:42.Every day, wherever the weather., a fell top assessor heads for the top
:16:42. > :16:49.of Helvellyn. We measure the wind speeds, wind chill and temperatures.
:16:49. > :16:56.A wind sensor could do that but it can't look at the snow, feel it.
:16:56. > :17:02.What is this snow like? Soft, powdery, solid? A human can do that
:17:02. > :17:06.and put it on the website. It is down to minus 12 wind chill.
:17:06. > :17:11.hours later, in severe winter conditions, John is at the summit,
:17:11. > :17:14.just over 3,000 feet above sea level. When you gets up into these
:17:14. > :17:18.beautiful snow-covered mountains, it is easy to see why so many
:17:18. > :17:22.people are attracted to this scenery here to go for a walk at
:17:22. > :17:26.this time of year. But Mountain Rescue in Cumbria say still too
:17:26. > :17:34.many people are heading into the hills ill-equipped and then end up
:17:34. > :17:38.needing their help. People go out with their sat navs from their cars,
:17:38. > :17:43.holding it in their hands. People will print out from their sat navs.
:17:43. > :17:50.They will not have a map. It is very easy to get to the top of the
:17:50. > :17:54.a mountain. Once you get to the top in mist, there are 36 0 ways off.
:17:54. > :17:58.John is now on the return leg from assessing conditions on the
:17:58. > :18:03.mountain tops. Tomorrow, he'll head upwards again with the aim of
:18:03. > :18:08.keeping people safe in this beautiful national park.
:18:08. > :18:12.Ten days to gorbgs are you fed up with Christmas already? Or are you
:18:12. > :18:16.really looking forward to the big day? For some, shopping and
:18:16. > :18:20.presents are what it is all about. For others, the festive season
:18:21. > :18:24.means something else altogether. We are are trying to look for the true
:18:24. > :18:34.meaning of Christmas. Here's Peter Harris with the first
:18:34. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:46.This is what it's all about, the shopping, the crowds, the garish
:18:46. > :18:52.lights. You can't beat the lights. This truly is the spirit of
:18:52. > :18:56.Christmas. Or maybe not! You see, the trouble with Christmas is it
:18:56. > :19:00.too often seems to be more trouble than it's worth. Family rows,
:19:00. > :19:05.boozing, all the debt which we are still paying off when next
:19:05. > :19:10.Christmas comes around. We on Look North will find the true spirit of
:19:10. > :19:16.Christmas. I don't like Christmas. That's a
:19:16. > :19:21.bad start. Getting drunk! That's worse. Good will really, bringing
:19:21. > :19:26.society together. That's better. Generally family. That's the spirit
:19:26. > :19:36.of Christmas for me. This lad has it right. You've probably seen the
:19:36. > :19:38.
:19:38. > :19:44.advert. Here's the punchline coming Not sure that would actually happen
:19:44. > :19:48.in real life. But maybe it's the real Christmas spirit. He he just
:19:48. > :19:52.twoopbts give to other people. Some spend their Christmas actually
:19:52. > :19:57.doing just that. We have people who take foreign students away from
:19:57. > :20:01.home, take them home at Christmas time. We have various Carol
:20:01. > :20:06.services in which we ask people to bring little gifts for children who
:20:06. > :20:11.are less fortunate. We have the scouts and scanned snaifian society.
:20:11. > :20:16.Different people joining together. -- Scandinavian society. These
:20:16. > :20:23.people are students in Newcastle. We've raised lots of money, gone
:20:23. > :20:27.out and got shoeboxs and made up gifts for under-prif lijed children.
:20:27. > :20:33.Its as been really good getting people involved, giving money and
:20:33. > :20:42.gifts.. We've made a start. The real spirit of Christmas is out
:20:42. > :20:46.there. And the lights and the shops can just fade away.
:20:46. > :20:51.And in tomorrow's Look North, we'll meet more people who embody the
:20:51. > :20:55.real spirit of Christmas. In sport, we're meeting a man who's
:20:55. > :20:58.busier than Father Christmas. Nearly busier! It is the job many
:20:58. > :21:03.football-mad youngsters dream of doing. Being a commentator. This
:21:03. > :21:11.weekend, BBC Newcastle's Sunderland commentator nick barns will cover
:21:11. > :21:18.his 1 thous th math -- 1,000th match..he began with Carlisle,
:21:18. > :21:28.moved on to Newcastle before moving on to the Black Cats.
:21:28. > :21:30.
:21:30. > :21:34.COMMENTATOR: Larsson with his right foot. In The 99 9th match Nick's
:21:34. > :21:40.comentaited for the BBC. COMMENTATOR: Larsson's surely won
:21:40. > :21:43.it. He began with Carlisle United covering 335 matches with Newcastle
:21:43. > :21:48.United there were over 250. Sunderland, almost 400. Then,
:21:48. > :21:53.there's national radio as well. someone had said to me when I was a
:21:53. > :21:57.young boy this is what you'll do one day, I'd have felt they were
:21:57. > :22:01.living in fantasy world. It is more than just a one-day a
:22:01. > :22:07.week job. Nick's known for his meticulous planning. His big book
:22:07. > :22:11.of notes is looked on in awe by other journalists. You have to know
:22:11. > :22:16.the teams, the players. You have to edit your interviews, do them.
:22:16. > :22:22.Prepare a lot of stuff for sports bulletins, sports programmes.
:22:22. > :22:28.covered more games than I've in. Nick is a professional. Very
:22:28. > :22:32.knowledgeable. A gentleman. With Carlisle United I went to Wembley
:22:32. > :22:39.twice. With Newcastle United champion league. With Sunderland,
:22:39. > :22:47.it's been a rollercoaster, I conic manager, Roy Keane, Mick McCarthy,
:22:47. > :22:51.Steve bruise and now Martin O'Neill. Nick's 1 ,000th match will be this
:22:51. > :22:55.weekend. In I've always tried to be objective in the commentary. I've
:22:55. > :22:59.never tried to dress it up. If Carlisle, Newcastle, Sunderland
:22:59. > :23:06.have been playinging poorly, I don't see the point. There's not
:23:06. > :23:15.point trying to predend a bad game is a good game if it's not. Tell it
:23:15. > :23:22.as it is and you can't go far wrong. She's a world record runner. She's
:23:22. > :23:29.completed 900 races covering 18,000 miles. But now ultra distransrunner
:23:29. > :23:37.Sharon Gayter from Guisborough is atempting to break the men's
:23:37. > :23:41.disstance on a treadmill. Counting down to an epic challenge.
:23:41. > :23:46.Go on Sharon! Sharon Gayter is aiming to spend the next seven days
:23:46. > :23:52.on this treadmill. The existing record is 468 miles. To beat it,
:23:52. > :23:57.she'll have to run for 18 hours aa day. I've never run indoors. Never
:23:57. > :24:03.been stationary. It is because everybody means at me. The races
:24:03. > :24:07.are abroad. For once I'm stationary and everybody can command see me.
:24:07. > :24:13.Now a lecturer at Teesside University, Sharon's completed over
:24:13. > :24:19.300 marathons. In 2006, she ran from Land's End to John O'Groats in
:24:19. > :24:28.12 days. That record still stands today. She's raising money for two
:24:28. > :24:31.look charities, Zoe's Place and the Charlotte Wren Forget Me Not Fund.
:24:31. > :24:35.Sharon's making history. She's a fantastic person. I will be running
:24:35. > :24:39.into the sea for the Boxing Day dip on Boxing Day. That will be the
:24:39. > :24:43.only running I'm doing. Unbelievable the amount of miles
:24:43. > :24:47.and times she'll do. Can't believe it. Brilliant. This attempt may be
:24:47. > :24:53.different but the Guisborough's determined to add another world
:24:53. > :25:01.record to the list. It makes it worthwhile when the record goes.
:25:01. > :25:07.The idea is to aim high. Sharon's marathon of marathons willfully end
:25:07. > :25:10.that world record next Tuesday lunch time N Good job she's running
:25:11. > :25:13.indoors than out with all the indoors than out with all the
:25:13. > :25:18.wintry conditions. We saw proper wintry weather
:25:18. > :25:21.earlier on in the programme. Over the next few days, it continues to
:25:21. > :25:25.dish up a December mix. It will stay cold. Some snow showers at
:25:25. > :25:30.times. There are frosty nights which will cause most of the
:25:30. > :25:35.problems in the short-term. Today, we had a rash of showers. They put
:25:35. > :25:39.down some fresh snow on the Cumbrian Fells. Largely dying away
:25:39. > :25:43.this evening. As the skies clear and the winds ease, it is ice to
:25:43. > :25:49.watch out for. Warning for icy roads and pavements anywhere which
:25:50. > :25:53.hasn't been treating -- treated through the coming nights.
:25:53. > :26:00.Temperatures dropping away. Even with patchy cloud, temperatures
:26:00. > :26:05.could fall to sub-zero. Anywhere that had showers could ice
:26:05. > :26:10.over. Cumbrian coast escapes a frost with
:26:10. > :26:14.an on-shore wind. Anywhere else at risk from icy stretches. A cold
:26:14. > :26:19.start tomorrow morning. A few mist and fog patches to wap watch out
:26:19. > :26:23.for. It could take a good part of the morning to clear. Elsewhere,
:26:24. > :26:27.decent sunny spells before cloud thickens up again. It could produce
:26:27. > :26:34.more showers in western parts of Cumbria. Temperatures in the west a
:26:34. > :26:38.shade up on today. More like 4 or 5 Celsius east of the Pennines. With
:26:38. > :26:43.much lighter winds it won't feel as cold as it did today. Tomorrow
:26:43. > :26:48.evening and overnight, we're keeping an eye on cloud, rain and
:26:48. > :26:51.hill snow to the south of us. It could extend towards us. There's
:26:51. > :26:55.some doubt about where the low pressure area goes. It looks like
:26:55. > :26:59.it is clearing to the south of us. We might just see overnight sleet
:26:59. > :27:03.and snow tomorrow night. After that, we pick up cold northerly winds.
:27:03. > :27:10.For Friday and Saturday, temperatures struggle. There will
:27:10. > :27:14.be some wintry showers around. Final yirbgs, a look at tonight's
:27:14. > :27:17.main headlines: Unemployment rises to its highest level for 17 years.
:27:17. > :27:22.With women and young people bearing the brunt of it.
:27:22. > :27:27.The future of Durham Tees Valley Airport is in serious doubt tonight
:27:27. > :27:30.after its owners announced they are putting it up for sale.