23/02/2012

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:00:05. > :00:08.Hello and welcome to Thursday's Look North. Tonight...

:00:08. > :00:13.The teacher who set fire to himself after feeling under pressure over

:00:13. > :00:19.exam results. He was and still remains really a much loved, valued,

:00:19. > :00:22.respected member of staff. I want an apology! A top doctor's

:00:22. > :00:26.demand after being hauled in front of his bosses for opposing NHS

:00:26. > :00:30.reforms. 777 lift off! The arrival of a new

:00:30. > :00:33.aircraft is hailed as a big vote of confidence in the North.

:00:33. > :00:38.And how computer games are helping young hospital patients cope with

:00:38. > :00:40.the pain and stress of their illness.

:00:40. > :00:46.In sport, find out what the Newcastle United manager thinks of

:00:46. > :00:56.the re-naming of St James's Park. And we meet the youngster who's a

:00:56. > :01:03.

:01:03. > :01:07.First tonight, an inquest has heard how a teacher set fire to himself

:01:07. > :01:11.in a school car park, because he felt under pressure to get good

:01:11. > :01:16.exam results. David Charlesworth, who taught science at Rossett

:01:16. > :01:18.School at Harrogate in North Yorkshire, died the day after. His

:01:18. > :01:22.wife told the hearing how Mr Charlesworth believed he wasn't up

:01:22. > :01:28.to standard as a teacher and felt he would let his students down. The

:01:28. > :01:31.coroner recorded a verdict of suicide.

:01:31. > :01:34.It was in the early hours of May 11th last year that teacher David

:01:34. > :01:38.Charlesworth set fire to himself in the car park close to the main

:01:38. > :01:45.entrance of Rossett school. Despite suffering 79% burns, he'd managed

:01:45. > :01:49.to get himself home. But he died in hospital the following day. The

:01:49. > :01:53.inquest was told that Mr Charlesworth, a science teacher,

:01:53. > :01:59.felt under pressure to get good exam results. He told his wife he

:01:59. > :02:03.was worried he was not up to standard and might like down pupils

:02:03. > :02:07.studying for high grades. His doctor referred him to a mental

:02:07. > :02:11.health team, but there was a waiting list and no assessment was

:02:11. > :02:14.ever made. Today, Rossett's head teacher paid tribute to a member of

:02:14. > :02:23.staff who cared passionately for the welfare and achievements of his

:02:23. > :02:27.students. From our point of view, he was and still remains really a

:02:27. > :02:34.much loved, valued, respected member of staff. From the Students

:02:34. > :02:39.point of view, he was known well, always had time for every child,

:02:39. > :02:44.whether those children were taught by him or not. He had a perception

:02:45. > :02:50.about, its someone was in trouble off feeling down, he would always

:02:50. > :02:54.find that and, the children said he was a legend. Teachers unions say

:02:54. > :03:00.the case highlights the danger of stress in a demanding profession.

:03:00. > :03:03.It is the latest of a catalogue of incidents, where teachers have

:03:03. > :03:08.found distress of the job unbearable. The teachers bound

:03:08. > :03:14.themselves believing they had nowhere else to turn. It is always

:03:14. > :03:21.distressing hearing the stories. It is not the first, and I doubt it

:03:21. > :03:24.will be the last. A verdict of suicide was recorded. And the North

:03:24. > :03:26.Yorkshire coroner, Geoff Fell, said he would be writing to the local

:03:26. > :03:36.primary care trust raising concerns about Mr Charlesworth's

:03:36. > :03:36.

:03:36. > :03:39.difficulties in accessing mental health services.

:03:39. > :03:42.Cumbria's Director of Public Health is demanding an apology from the

:03:42. > :03:45.Health Secretary after he was hauled in front of his bosses for

:03:45. > :03:48.opposing government health reforms. Professor John Ashton says he feels

:03:48. > :03:51.bullied by the government. But the Department of Health says it had

:03:51. > :03:55.nothing to do with what happened and the decision to call Professor

:03:55. > :04:01.Ashton in was made locally. It was the letter he never expected

:04:01. > :04:04.to receive. Cumbria's Director of Public Health summoned to see his

:04:04. > :04:11.bosses because of his opposition to the government's Public Health Bill.

:04:11. > :04:13.But today, he remained resolute. He argued it is his role to highlight

:04:13. > :04:20.anything he believes will damage the public health service. And he

:04:20. > :04:26.went further than that. This came from Leeds or elsewhere, and I want

:04:26. > :04:32.an apology, because I feel bullied. That is my position. The British

:04:32. > :04:36.Medical Authority agrees with me. Not looking after narrow

:04:36. > :04:43.professional interests, but saying bullying is unacceptable. This is

:04:43. > :04:47.bullying, to get a letter like that to your house out of the blue is

:04:48. > :04:51.unacceptable. $$WHITR In the original letter sent to professor

:04:51. > :04:53.John Ashton by his bosses at NHS Cumbria, he was told that it is

:04:53. > :04:57.inappropriate for individuals to raise their personal concerns about

:04:57. > :05:00.proposed government reforms. subsequently, NHS Cumbria has

:05:00. > :05:05.released a statement in which it says senior managers are free to

:05:05. > :05:07.express their opinions as individuals. But they should always

:05:07. > :05:13.remain mindful of expressing those opinions on political issues as

:05:13. > :05:17.individuals, not on behalf of the NHS. Professor Ashton served for a

:05:17. > :05:20.year as a Labour councillor in the early 1980s and is a member of the

:05:20. > :05:27.Labour Party. But has worked with politicians on all parties as part

:05:27. > :05:31.of his role in public health. not acting politically, I am acting

:05:31. > :05:36.professionally, drawing on the evidence of what will happen if we

:05:36. > :05:40.go down the road of private health insurance, which is what the

:05:40. > :05:42.building blocks of this are for. Today, the Department of Health

:05:42. > :05:47.said all decisions about Professor Ashton had been made by his

:05:47. > :05:49.employers. A spokesman said there was no need for Andrew Lansley to

:05:49. > :05:59.apologise, because the Health Secretary had simply not been

:05:59. > :06:03.

:06:03. > :06:07.An 18-month-old girl is still critically ill and her twin brother

:06:07. > :06:10.is said to be in a stable condition after a motorbike hit their

:06:10. > :06:13.pushchair in Sunderland. It happened on City Way next to the

:06:13. > :06:17.Doxford International Business Park yesterday. Their mother was also

:06:17. > :06:22.injured. The little girl remains in intensive care at Newcastle's Royal

:06:22. > :06:29.Victoria Infirmary. The boy is being treated at Sunderland Royal

:06:29. > :06:32.Hospital. A thousand workers at the York-

:06:32. > :06:34.based CPP company are tonight anxiously awaiting the results of a

:06:34. > :06:38.government investigation into their employer. CPP provides credit card

:06:38. > :06:42.insurance. But it's currently under investigation by the Financial

:06:42. > :06:44.Services Authority over mis-selling some of its products. North

:06:44. > :06:49.Yorkshire's MP says the investigation's dragging on and

:06:49. > :06:55.that's threatening jobs. But actually it every one of us has

:06:55. > :07:00.a credit card and lots are worried if it gets lost or stolen. That is

:07:00. > :07:08.what CPP's business is about, helping people who have problems.

:07:08. > :07:11.The problem is, the company itself has problems. Those go back to last

:07:11. > :07:13.year when the Financial Services Authority announced an

:07:13. > :07:19.investigation into the way credit card insurance and identity theft

:07:19. > :07:24.products were sold, looking back to 2005. It says the company will need

:07:24. > :07:28.to look again and decide whether customers will need compensation.

:07:28. > :07:38.But the City MPs says the investigation has drawn on far too

:07:38. > :07:39.

:07:39. > :07:44.long. Its conclusions are not drawn soon, many people could lose the

:07:44. > :07:49.insurance cover paid for. That is why it is important to get the

:07:49. > :07:53.announcement about. There was concern this week when CPP stopped

:07:53. > :07:59.trading shares on the stock market. It is believed compensation could

:07:59. > :08:04.go up to �100 million, believing it could drive a CPP under,

:08:04. > :08:10.threatening jobs. There is a timebomb ticking here and if it

:08:10. > :08:20.cannot be diffused, the outlook is bleak for CPP and equally bleak for

:08:20. > :08:21.

:08:21. > :08:25.Five years after launching direct flights from Newcastle to Dubai,

:08:25. > :08:28.Emirates Airline has announced a major upgrade to the route. The

:08:28. > :08:33.existing Airbus will be replaced by a Boeing 777, meaning an extra

:08:33. > :08:38.2,000 seats a week. So is it a big vote of confidence in the region?

:08:38. > :08:41.Will they fill the seats? And will the move help our chances of

:08:41. > :08:48.opening a direct route to the USA? Damian O'Neil is live at Newcastle

:08:48. > :08:56.Airport now for us. A lot of questions. Can you answer some?

:08:56. > :09:03.Hopefully. I can tell you that the Airbus, which is the one departing,

:09:03. > :09:12.carries 278 passengers, but the number won carries 428, so it is a

:09:12. > :09:19.generally bigger aircraft. -- but the 777. We asked passengers if the

:09:19. > :09:25.plot was it needed increased. expecting something smarter. I

:09:25. > :09:31.thought it would be more upmarket than it was. Any improvement in the

:09:31. > :09:41.service is good for us. announcement is that it will be

:09:41. > :09:41.

:09:41. > :09:47.increased to a 777. How do you feel about that? Fantastic.

:09:47. > :09:53.So good news for passengers, but what about business? I spoke to

:09:53. > :09:58.Graeme Mason, who said it was great news for the airport and region.

:09:58. > :10:02.increases the chance for businesses to connect a key markets, also

:10:02. > :10:06.opens up huge opportunities for leisure across many parts of the

:10:06. > :10:12.globe. The fact it is bigger with more capacity is a sign of

:10:12. > :10:17.confidence in the airport and region. It highlight the desperate

:10:17. > :10:22.need we have on a transatlantic routes. That is on the agenda and

:10:22. > :10:27.we would say to the government to reduce passenger duty, which is

:10:27. > :10:33.getting in the way. Once the economy recovers, we could have new

:10:33. > :10:40.services to complement the ones to Dubai.

:10:40. > :10:44.Speaking about a transatlantic newt, -- a transatlantic route, we spoke

:10:44. > :10:52.to councillors and one said that this up great could only do some

:10:52. > :10:55.good. Having the larger aeroplane here with the flight to Dubai

:10:55. > :11:00.strengthens the argument on a transatlantic route, showing there

:11:00. > :11:06.is capacity for more business flights and I think this is a great

:11:06. > :11:11.opportunity for the North East economy moving forward.

:11:11. > :11:17.Hopefully this is good news. We will find out in 1st September when

:11:17. > :11:21.the new service begins. Back to the studio.

:11:21. > :11:24.You're watching Look North. Still to come this Thursday evening...

:11:24. > :11:30.Why millions of pounds worth of computer games have been installed

:11:30. > :11:35.in our hospitals. And the weather was mild today.

:11:35. > :11:41.Will it stay that way? I will have a full forecast at the end of

:11:41. > :11:47.tonight's programme. It was the Newcastle icon that

:11:47. > :11:50.became an eyesore. Bolam Coyne, a housing block in the shadow of the

:11:50. > :11:54.famous Byker Wall. It was designed by world-renowned architect Ralph

:11:54. > :11:59.Erskine back in 1970. But 10 years ago, it had become a derelict shell,

:11:59. > :12:02.unloved and abandoned. Now it is providing family homes again and

:12:02. > :12:08.being hailed as the blueprint for the future of affordable housing on

:12:08. > :12:12.Tyneside. When Ralph Erskine unveiled the

:12:12. > :12:19.Byker estate, it seemed like the dawning of a brave new world. And

:12:19. > :12:24.Bolam Coyne was among its jewels. Modern, clean and a far cry from

:12:24. > :12:27.the Byker backstreets it was designed to replace. But in just

:12:27. > :12:34.over 30 years, this is what the dream had become. An empty,

:12:34. > :12:39.dilapidated shell. It fell into disuse, was boarded up. Local

:12:39. > :12:43.people felt the simplest and best that most economic solution was

:12:43. > :12:47.demolition. The reason it survived was that it was awarded Grade Two

:12:47. > :12:50.listed status by English Heritage. Newcastle City Council wasn't

:12:50. > :12:55.allowed to bid for part of a �40 million government pot for

:12:55. > :13:01.renovation. But a partnership led by Your Homes Newcastle, with

:13:01. > :13:03.active involvement of tenants, was. Today, the chairman of English

:13:03. > :13:10.Heritage, Baroness Andrews, officially re-opened the �2 million

:13:10. > :13:14.redevelopment, which 15 families now call home. It has all the space

:13:14. > :13:20.we need. We have caught your area space for the children, you can let

:13:20. > :13:24.them loose to play. You know that the children will go outside. The

:13:24. > :13:29.rent is affordable. And while the tenants plan creches and barbecues,

:13:29. > :13:36.the scheme is being hailed as a blueprint for the future. If you go

:13:36. > :13:42.back to 2000, there were about 2000 empty council homes. There are less

:13:42. > :13:46.than 200 today. We have about 9,000 people on our waiting lists at one

:13:46. > :13:53.solution is to bring back empty properties in two years and this is

:13:53. > :14:01.an ideal example of achieving that. -- bring properties back to being

:14:01. > :14:08.used. We want the right choice at the right rent for the right people.

:14:08. > :14:11.I hope my mother was watching that. She was from that region.

:14:11. > :14:15.Millions of pounds of new equipment is being installed in hospitals and

:14:15. > :14:18.hospices across the country. It is said to be scientifically proven to

:14:18. > :14:22.help young people cope with the pain and stress of their treatment.

:14:22. > :14:27.The latest have been brought in in Newcastle. And the secret of this

:14:27. > :14:30.medical breakthrough? Computer games.

:14:30. > :14:35.They're the sort of games, we're always being told, that are turning

:14:35. > :14:38.our kids into couch potatoes. Yet here's what must be the king of

:14:38. > :14:43.computer consoles being rolled out at the Great North Children's

:14:43. > :14:46.Hospital. And the young patients, like 12-year-old Brad from

:14:46. > :14:53.Hartlepool, who has spent 10 weeks in hospital, thinks it's much more

:14:53. > :14:59.fun than other computer games. is good. This one, you have to

:14:59. > :15:04.challenge your parents are family. It brings your family and friends

:15:04. > :15:10.close the. And you can watch films as well. What's more, this �3,000

:15:10. > :15:16.Fun Centre is actually helping the children's treatment. It is

:15:16. > :15:21.fantastic therapy. It is good to talk and make friends, especially

:15:21. > :15:26.in this environment, being in here a long time, isolated, so it is

:15:26. > :15:30.good to be together and have fun. There are 17 of these units at the

:15:30. > :15:36.RVI alone. And more than 180 across our region. It is costing more than

:15:36. > :15:40.half a million pounds. But not to the NHS. It has been specially

:15:40. > :15:44.designed and paid for by a charity set up to grant once in a lifetime

:15:44. > :15:48.wishes to seriously or terminally ill children. It is a great ice-

:15:48. > :15:53.breaker, particularly coming into hospital. It must be frightening,

:15:53. > :15:59.so to be able to sit down and play with something and ask someone over

:15:59. > :16:06.you do not know, who is perhaps looking unwell and not so happy, it

:16:06. > :16:09.is a great way to start the day. Apart from the Wii, the Fun Centre

:16:09. > :16:14.contains four hand-held computer consoles and plays DVDs. Mums and

:16:14. > :16:22.dads like it too. When she has chemotherapy, there is nothing we

:16:22. > :16:26.can do, so it can keep us occupied and awake. If the children are

:16:26. > :16:33.relaxed, the children can accept treatment better. That increases

:16:33. > :16:41.the medical side as well, keeping everyone at ease, so yes. So there

:16:41. > :16:45.seems to just one downside. When the kids get better and go home,

:16:45. > :16:53.how many of them are putting one of these on their Christmas list?

:16:53. > :16:55.Santa Claus will need a big sack, will he?

:16:55. > :16:59.They've all served for their country and all have lost their

:16:59. > :17:03.sight. Everyone of one of them has been helped by a charity that was,

:17:03. > :17:06.until now, called St Dunstan's. It is now being renamed to make it

:17:06. > :17:09.easier to reach other ex-service people who might need its support.

:17:09. > :17:12.Hannah Bayman reports from Blind Veterans UK.

:17:12. > :17:16.All former members of the armed forces. And all have battled not

:17:16. > :17:19.only through warzones, but also against blindness. They are here to

:17:19. > :17:22.celebrate a new name for the charity which has helped them, like

:17:22. > :17:27.25-year-old Darren Blanks from Egremont. I have been given the

:17:27. > :17:33.confidence to get from one place to another by myself, showed me how to

:17:33. > :17:37.use the cooker. I have learned to use a computer again, learned to

:17:37. > :17:41.read one of a scanner. The equipment helps, but talking to

:17:41. > :17:44.other members is the best thing. Knowing there is someone on the

:17:44. > :17:49.phone at all times. 90-year-old Dunkirk veteran, Pamela Woodford

:17:49. > :17:55.MBE, is one of the oldest here. have been on holiday with them down

:17:56. > :18:02.to break they and I was collected and taken down and I had a

:18:02. > :18:06.wonderful time. A lot of help indeed. I have had four holidays

:18:06. > :18:11.and five weeks' trading doing different things about the house,

:18:11. > :18:18.how to manage about the highs and in the kitchen. Just taking care of

:18:18. > :18:21.yourself. If you have a relative who has suffered loss of sight and

:18:21. > :18:27.served in the armed forces, encourage them to get in touch,

:18:27. > :18:32.because we know we can help and make a difference. The charity is

:18:32. > :18:41.also keen to help those who have done National Service or surfed in

:18:41. > :18:44.the Territorial Army. -- served. Pupils from a school in County

:18:44. > :18:47.Durham have been taking a break from the classroom to help plant

:18:47. > :18:52.trees around a former mining site near Chester-le-Street. The Lumley

:18:52. > :18:55.Park Burn has been abandoned for the last 40 years. The children

:18:55. > :18:58.from Woodland Primary School were helping the Wear Rivers Trust to

:18:58. > :19:00.restore its natural habitat, so the community can enjoy it again once

:19:01. > :19:03.the trees have matured. Community is -- a community involvement is

:19:03. > :19:09.paramount, because we need the community to look after this once

:19:09. > :19:15.we have done the work. To have the children having pride in the area

:19:15. > :19:20.is good, and they will learn about wildlife.

:19:20. > :19:24.Now for the sport. We'll start with some good news for

:19:24. > :19:27.Sunderland striker Frazier Campbell. Out of action for 17 months through

:19:27. > :19:30.injury, he's only started three first-team games since his comeback

:19:30. > :19:34.last month. But he's done enough to be called into the full England

:19:34. > :19:36.squad for the first time. Caretaker boss, Stuart Pearce, has put the 24

:19:36. > :19:39.year-old in the reckoning for the friendly international with Holland

:19:39. > :19:43.at Wembley next Wednesday. He has come back into the Sunderland side,

:19:43. > :19:49.given a real lift. I spoke a few days ago and he was spoken highly

:19:49. > :19:54.of. He has worked fantastically well to get back from injury. He is

:19:54. > :19:59.an exciting young talent. I think he will thrive by coming into this

:19:59. > :20:03.environment with us next week. Newcastle manager, Alan Pardew,

:20:03. > :20:06.says he's sure the fans will be right behind the team, when Wolves

:20:06. > :20:10.head north on Saturday to play in a ground that's undergone a bit of a

:20:10. > :20:13.transformation this week. The removal of the St James's Park

:20:13. > :20:16.signs, at what is now officially the Sports Direct Arena, provoked

:20:16. > :20:20.anger among many supporters. It even led to the matter being raised

:20:20. > :20:23.in the House of Commons. But whatever the fans think about the

:20:23. > :20:26.re-naming, and Pardew does have some sympathy, the Magpies' boss

:20:26. > :20:32.thinks it won't deflect from the team's main task. And that is

:20:32. > :20:38.picking themselves up from that 5-0 defeat by Spurs last time out.

:20:38. > :20:44.changed a while back. It is conduct on the pitch that is important.

:20:44. > :20:49.There might be some upset with this line being taken down, which I can

:20:49. > :20:53.understand from fans point of view. But after that, it is the action on

:20:53. > :20:59.the pitch and fans know all the players can be trusted. We have let

:20:59. > :21:03.ourselves down, but we can bounce back.

:21:03. > :21:07.Into the Blue Square Conference. Gateshead are back on the play-off

:21:07. > :21:16.trail after a 2-1 win at York last night. The result was a blow to

:21:16. > :21:19.The Minstermen remain in fourth, still five points behind Luton.

:21:19. > :21:23.Gateshead are now eighth, just one point outside the play-off zone.

:21:23. > :21:25.We've been hearing about the England football team. In Rugby

:21:25. > :21:28.Union, the former Barnard Castle School and Newcastle Falcons scrum-

:21:28. > :21:31.half, Lee Dickson, learned today that he'll make his first England

:21:31. > :21:36.start in the Six Nations match against Wales at Twickenham on

:21:36. > :21:41.Saturday teatime. It is 2012 and the World Cup test event at the

:21:41. > :21:46.aquatic Centre in London, a diver from Harrogate gave evidence of his

:21:46. > :21:53.growing confidence with an in place of eight place in the individual

:21:53. > :21:57.springboard competition. An eight-year-old Northumberland

:21:57. > :22:01.boy has been making a little bit of golfing history. He's thought to be

:22:01. > :22:04.one of the youngest players in the UK to be entered for a national

:22:04. > :22:07.event, just two years after taking up the sport.

:22:07. > :22:12.Meet Aiden, who's travelled to his local golf course from the family

:22:12. > :22:15.home near Ashington to fulfil some media commitments. The youngster,

:22:15. > :22:18.who doesn't turn nine until the spring, has been attracting a few

:22:18. > :22:21.headlines since being entered for the launch tournament of a new

:22:21. > :22:24.national competition. It is for Under-12s, called the Tiger Cub

:22:24. > :22:28.Tour, with the qualifiers at the South Moor club in County Durham

:22:28. > :22:36.this summer. You are probably the youngest boy taking part. Is that

:22:36. > :22:41.frightening? It is quite an advantage, because everyone will

:22:41. > :22:49.under estimate me, saying I am small. But apparently, I am the

:22:49. > :22:52.biggest long hitter and a 10 around Longhurst. -- under 10. Aiden is

:22:52. > :22:58.coached by dad Philip, who thinks his temperament will stand him in

:22:58. > :23:03.good stead. We do not expect much out of this, but it will be good

:23:03. > :23:10.experience. I said to him to think about playing against himself in

:23:10. > :23:18.three years' time. He replied saying he would give it a go and

:23:18. > :23:21.knows what he needs to do to achieve in the next couple of years.

:23:21. > :23:24.Aiden is at the Longhirst club near Morpeth, with his rugby playing

:23:24. > :23:28.elder brother Marcus and golf partner Alex. But what does mum

:23:28. > :23:34.think of it all? It has been overwhelming. I did not know what

:23:34. > :23:42.we were doing, just putting at check in the post and applying. We

:23:42. > :23:48.were inundated with phone calls, so it is good for his confidence. He

:23:48. > :23:53.was shy in the background before. Golf is everywhere in the house,

:23:53. > :24:03.you are vacuuming around balls. You even have the family dog chasing

:24:03. > :24:05.

:24:05. > :24:15.them. So yes, you cannot avoid it. I had a start of 40 years on him

:24:15. > :24:15.

:24:15. > :24:22.and he can hit better than me. sure I could, too. It was 19

:24:22. > :24:32.degrees and Warwickshire today. records broken down south. Not

:24:32. > :24:41.

:24:41. > :24:47.quite as warm, but the warmest day A look at the temperatures today.

:24:47. > :24:56.Just six Celsius on the highest weather station. The Pennines was

:24:56. > :25:04.shrouded in low cloud and mist for much of today. This will show the

:25:04. > :25:10.headline. Thank you for that. The head line is for tomorrow becoming

:25:10. > :25:15.sunny after a wet start. Patchy outbreaks of light rain in the West

:25:15. > :25:24.spread eastwards at times this evening. Through the early hours of

:25:25. > :25:30.the morning, many places becoming wet, but another mild night. These

:25:30. > :25:34.are the kind of temperatures we might expect on a good day during

:25:34. > :25:37.the daytime in February, so a unseasonably warm. Although it will

:25:37. > :25:43.not be quite so spring-like in terms of temperatures tomorrow

:25:43. > :25:47.afternoon, getting an little chillier. Tomorrow morning, the

:25:47. > :25:52.rain spreads from the West, becoming widespread for attacking,

:25:52. > :25:58.but clearing quickly. By lunchtime, bright skies and pleasant weather

:25:58. > :26:04.across the region. Temperatures not bad for the time of year. Down on

:26:04. > :26:08.today, but still feeling pleasant in the sunshine. Instead of South

:26:08. > :26:13.westerly breezes, a north-westerly breeze knocking back temperatures a

:26:13. > :26:17.little. Touring West words across the Pennines and to the lakes, it

:26:17. > :26:23.is fine, dry and bright to end Friday. So pleasant weather

:26:23. > :26:27.tomorrow for being out and about. It should be a good day by the

:26:27. > :26:33.afternoon on the Cumbrian Fells. It could be misty and foggy first

:26:33. > :26:38.thing, but that should clear horrifying end for walkers. Notice

:26:38. > :26:45.the breezes for North Northumberland. 22 miles per other

:26:45. > :26:51.from the North West, -- 22 miles per hour from the North West. But

:26:51. > :26:58.the forward into the weekend, Saturday looking good. The best day

:26:58. > :27:02.of the weekend. Always Cloudiest in the West. Systems sneak in from the

:27:02. > :27:12.West needing to drizzly rain for the rest of the weekend for Cumbria.

:27:12. > :27:13.

:27:13. > :27:17.Thicker cloud, so not looking too Looking great. Thank you. Now a

:27:17. > :27:19.final look at tonight's headlines. RBS, the bank that received the

:27:19. > :27:22.biggest tax payer bailout in history, records another year of

:27:22. > :27:25.losses yet still pays hundreds of millions in bonuses.

:27:25. > :27:27.And an inquest has heard how a teacher set fire to himself after