:00:03. > :00:05.In the programme tonight: More winners and losers on the jobs
:00:05. > :00:08.lottery. A big drop in unemployment in the
:00:08. > :00:12.North East, but that's little comfort for these workers. 450 jobs
:00:12. > :00:16.are to go at a leading pharmaceutical company.
:00:16. > :00:19.Also tonight: A camping tragedy in the Lakes. A man's died, his wife
:00:19. > :00:23.is seriously ill. The North East drugs trial that's
:00:23. > :00:27.giving skin cancer sufferers a new lease of life.
:00:27. > :00:30.And meet the taxi driver you could listen to all day. He's just been
:00:30. > :00:34.crowned England's best unsung tourism hero.
:00:34. > :00:37.In sport, a new boss for Newcastle Falcons and a some good news for
:00:37. > :00:47.Hartlepool United. And we're tearing up the track as
:00:47. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :00:56.we look ahead to the new speedway The jobs roller-coaster continues.
:00:56. > :00:58.Last week we were celebrating Nissan generating up to 2,000 new
:00:58. > :01:05.jobs on Wearside, tempered by the news that Alcan's Northumberland
:01:05. > :01:06.plant wil close, with the loss of more than 500 jobs. Today, the
:01:06. > :01:09.latest unemployment figures latest unemployment figures
:01:09. > :01:15.revealed a small rise, less than 300 in Cumbria and a welcome fall
:01:15. > :01:17.of 11,000 in the North East, the biggest reduction in the UK. But
:01:17. > :01:21.today also brought the news that the Sanofi pharmaceuticals factory
:01:21. > :01:30.at Fawdon in Newcastle is to close in three years with the loss of 450
:01:30. > :01:38.jobs. Adrian Pitches is at the jobs. Adrian Pitches is at the
:01:38. > :01:44.factory for us tonight. Sanofi is the 4th largest pharmaceutical
:01:44. > :01:49.company in the world. In this country there are 1800 employees
:01:49. > :01:54.and 450 of them feel that their jobs will disappear in three years'
:01:54. > :01:58.time. That is because the buyers of the drugs made here can get them
:01:58. > :02:01.cheaper elsewhere. The workforce streamed home after a
:02:01. > :02:04.morning meeting where the news was broken that the plant is scheduled
:02:04. > :02:11.to close in three years time. It was a shock for the workers and
:02:11. > :02:15.their boss. It was a complete site meeting this
:02:15. > :02:21.morning so everyone was gathered together and I delivered this
:02:21. > :02:28.difficult message and the response was one of shock and devastation.
:02:28. > :02:32.No one wishes this to happen, but this is not anything other than the
:02:32. > :02:35.external factors that are driving us to put this proposal forward.
:02:35. > :02:43.Three years ago, �100m was invested in new production lines. But that
:02:43. > :02:48.money did not safeguard jobs. Obviously disappointed, but there's
:02:49. > :02:53.not much else I can save. I gather they have invested recently? They
:02:53. > :02:59.have been investing all the time, but obviously there are reasons
:02:59. > :03:06.behind it. I'm very disappointed. His three years' notice a comfort?
:03:06. > :03:12.Definitely. It is not like they're shutting the gate today.
:03:12. > :03:16.They're saying the closure wouldn't take effect until 2015. That is
:03:16. > :03:21.obviously to do with the time it takes to transfer lines, get
:03:21. > :03:24.approval and detests. It is not an industry we can close today and
:03:24. > :03:27.stopped it somewhere else on Monday. A 90-day consultation period has
:03:27. > :03:30.now started, but without an upsurge in orders for their products, the
:03:30. > :03:33.workforce will leave for good in 2015.
:03:33. > :03:40.So a real blow for everyone there, Adrian, and all down to factors
:03:40. > :03:45.that have nothing to do with the Fawdon operation.
:03:45. > :03:51.Very much so. �100 million was invested in this plant just three
:03:51. > :03:56.years ago, but with drugs losing their patent and being able to be
:03:56. > :04:01.made by other companies, they can be made a lot more cheaply in the
:04:01. > :04:06.Far East and buyers are going elsewhere. It is sad to think that
:04:06. > :04:11.last week we heard that I'll come will close with the loss of 550
:04:11. > :04:15.jobs. That is almost a 1000 jobs lost in the north-east within a
:04:15. > :04:18.week. A camping trip to the Lake District
:04:18. > :04:21.has ended in tragedy. Chris and Jane Bainbridge from Darlington
:04:21. > :04:24.were staying in a wooden pod at the Quiet Site at Watermillock near
:04:25. > :04:29.Ullswater over the weekend. Mr Bainbridge, an officer with
:04:29. > :04:31.Darlington Council, was found dead, and his wife is seriously ill. It's
:04:31. > :04:35.still not clear what happened, our reporter Alison Freeman has the
:04:35. > :04:39.latest. Chris and Jane Bainbridge had gone
:04:39. > :04:43.for the hassle-free alternative to carrying a tent. Staying in one of
:04:43. > :04:46.these wooden pods at the Quiet Site in Watermillock.
:04:46. > :04:50.But on Monday afternoon Mr Bainbridge was found dead and his
:04:50. > :04:56.wife in a serious condition inside. Early indications were they'd
:04:56. > :05:04.fallen victim to a tragic accident, suffering carbon monoxide poisoning.
:05:04. > :05:08.The exact cause of the fumes has not been revealed.
:05:08. > :05:11.At this time we are helping the police fully with their inquiries.
:05:12. > :05:14.Our condolences go out to the family is concerned.
:05:14. > :05:16.Friends said the couple from Darlington had come to Ullswater
:05:16. > :05:26.for the weekend and were experienced campers. Mr Bainbridge
:05:26. > :05:32.had worked for Darlington Council for 27 years. Chris was a great guy.
:05:32. > :05:37.He worked with us for 27 years. All of the staff here and council
:05:37. > :05:41.members are deeply saddened and shocked by this tragedy. All of our
:05:41. > :05:44.thoughts and prayers go out to his family and to his wife Jane.
:05:44. > :05:47.Camping is growing in popularity with people seeing it as a cheap
:05:47. > :05:52.way to holiday and, although it was seem an apparently safe past time,
:05:52. > :06:01.this is the fifth such death in the past twelve months. Those in the
:06:01. > :06:06.industry are warning potential campers to think and take care.
:06:06. > :06:11.Particularly in the bigger tense, there is so much space you feel at
:06:12. > :06:16.home. People set up stall as though they have their own kitchen. If you
:06:16. > :06:22.have the space that is fantastic, but bear in mind that the stalls
:06:22. > :06:30.used a naked flame, tents are from a ball, even the big tense. You
:06:30. > :06:40.have to have ventilation. Days after the couple were found,
:06:40. > :06:42.but Mrs Bainbridge is in a serious condition in hospital.
:06:42. > :06:44.Raymond Scott, the Wearside antiques dealer who was jailed for
:06:45. > :06:50.stealing a priceless Shakespeare First Folio from Durham University,
:06:50. > :06:52.has died in prison. Mr Scott, who was 55 and from Washington, became
:06:52. > :06:58.famous for his flambouyant appearances at court during his
:06:58. > :07:01.trial. He was pronounced dead after being found unconscious in his cell
:07:02. > :07:05.at Northumberland prison near Morpeth early this morning. He'd
:07:05. > :07:07.served only 20 months of his 8 year sentence, after being found guilty
:07:07. > :07:12.of handling stolen goods and removing stolen property from
:07:12. > :07:16.Britain. The body of a man's been found in
:07:17. > :07:19.the River Ouse at Naburn near York. It's in the area police have been
:07:19. > :07:23.searching for 19-year-old Jordan Sullivan since he went missing last
:07:23. > :07:26.month. They were alerted by a member of staff at Naburn Marina
:07:26. > :07:29.who discovered a body in the water. Formal identification hasn't yet
:07:29. > :07:33.taken place, but a police spokesman said they've notified Mr Jordan's
:07:33. > :07:36.family. Middlesbrough and Gateshead have
:07:36. > :07:40.failed in their bids to be given City status to mark the Diamond
:07:40. > :07:43.Jubilee. It was the first time that Gateshead had made an official
:07:43. > :07:49.pitch to become a city like neighbours Newcastle and Sunderland.
:07:49. > :07:52.It's Middlesbrough's third failed attempt.
:07:52. > :07:55.Things are returning to normal today after the dramatic eight hour
:07:56. > :07:57.operation that sealed off part of of a seaside town yesterday. Roads
:07:58. > :08:00.were closed and properties evacuated around Saltburn seafront
:08:01. > :08:06.as armed police and bomb squad officers surrounded a woman who was
:08:06. > :08:09.carrying a backpack. The 40-year- old woman was last night detained
:08:09. > :08:17.under the Mental Health Act and has now been released into the care of
:08:17. > :08:20.her family. Stuart Whincup reports. This was the moment the eight hour
:08:20. > :08:30.stand-off ended. As armed police and bomb disposal experts left the
:08:30. > :08:34.seasfront, a 40-year-old local woman was driven away. It was an
:08:34. > :08:37.isolated incident dealing with circumstances we are satisfied we
:08:37. > :08:39.have brought to a safe conclusion. In Saltburn today the police
:08:39. > :08:41.presence remained providing reassurance as people returned to
:08:42. > :08:44.their shops and businesses. Council cleaner Chris Lynn was
:08:44. > :08:54.inadvertently caught inside the police cordon when armed police
:08:54. > :08:54.
:08:54. > :08:59.moved in. There were snipers, it was a bit hairy. A bit frightening.
:09:00. > :09:05.I have seen the woman before, she had been done quite a few times,
:09:05. > :09:07.maybe once a week. I recognised her. The police were called after
:09:07. > :09:09.concerns were raised about the woman's behaviour and claims she
:09:09. > :09:12.was carrying suspicious items in her backpack.
:09:12. > :09:20.Staff at Saltburn's Sea View Restaurant said it was full with
:09:20. > :09:24.dinners when armed police moved in and ordered them all to leave.
:09:24. > :09:29.police came and said, everybody has to leave right now. We asked if
:09:29. > :09:36.people could take things away and they said no. Customers said they
:09:36. > :09:40.weren't leaving and then we all had to get out.
:09:40. > :09:45.The woman was assessed by medical professionals before being released
:09:45. > :09:49.in the care of her family. Police apologise today for disruption, but
:09:49. > :09:54.said it can take no risks with public safety.
:09:54. > :09:57.No criminal charges are expected to be brought against the woman.
:09:57. > :10:00.Nuclear test veterans from our region, who say they were made ill
:10:00. > :10:04.by exposure to radiation in the 1950s, have lost their legal battle
:10:04. > :10:06.to claim compensation from the Ministry of Defence. They're among
:10:06. > :10:11.more than a thousand ex-servicemen involved in British nuclear tests
:10:11. > :10:17.in the Pacific in the 1950s. They later developed illnesses including
:10:17. > :10:19.cancer. The Ministry of Defence has always denied liability. And today
:10:19. > :10:29.the Supreme Court ended their hopes of compensation by rejecting their
:10:29. > :10:34.bid to continue with their legal action. It certainly not about
:10:34. > :10:38.money. I think if you speak to the other people who are there, all
:10:38. > :10:45.they are concerned about is the fact it should be recognised what
:10:45. > :10:47.they did. I think it is disgraceful, you know, I honestly do.
:10:47. > :10:50.A Tyneside woman suffering from advanced, inoperable skin cancer
:10:50. > :10:53.was so close to death she wrote goodbye letters to her children.
:10:53. > :10:57.But she has undergone a sudden and extraordinary recovery after taking
:10:57. > :11:00.part in a North East trial for a new cancer drug for melanoma.
:11:00. > :11:03.Denise Wilson from Whitley Bay has gone from counting down the days to
:11:03. > :11:10.living each and every day to the full. Our health reporter Sharon
:11:10. > :11:13.Barbour has this exclusive report. Denise, who worked in operating
:11:13. > :11:16.theatres, knew all about skin cancer and when hers spread to her
:11:16. > :11:26.spine she knew there was little there could be done to save her
:11:26. > :11:34.life. Once it was in my spine, that was
:11:34. > :11:40.it really. When they showed me all of the photographs, it was in my
:11:40. > :11:43.never, my lungs and all over the place. Just a very limited time.
:11:43. > :11:46.But she, among patients across the North enlisted, on a trial for a
:11:46. > :11:54.new drug for advanced inoperable melanoma and the results were
:11:54. > :11:59.extraordinary. It's just really happened nearly
:11:59. > :12:09.immediately. Before that I was writing letters and things, you
:12:09. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:15.know, to my children and thinking not of living.
:12:15. > :12:18.The first test I had, all of the tumours had gone and shrunk by it
:12:18. > :12:22.seems hearth. She's among melanoma patients who
:12:22. > :12:25.have a mutant gene that is causing the caner and the new drug seems to
:12:25. > :12:30.be ale to stop it, but those overseeing the trial say it's not a
:12:30. > :12:35.cure. We've had some patients were all of
:12:35. > :12:40.the disease has gone away, but for a lot of the patients who get rapid
:12:40. > :12:43.responses, I warned them that eight-month Standerline, some of
:12:43. > :12:45.the tumour may become resistant. It's been so successful in
:12:45. > :12:49.extending life, the drugs licensing's been rushed through.
:12:49. > :12:52.It's now available in the UK and the NHS will decide on its cost
:12:52. > :12:56.effectiveness later this year. But for patients like Denise, who are
:12:56. > :13:01.alive here thanks to free access in the trial, are allowed to stay on
:13:01. > :13:11.it. For her that really does mean the difference between life and
:13:11. > :13:18.
:13:18. > :13:22.death. Every day it I have the best Still to come in tonight's Look
:13:22. > :13:25.North: The latest on changes at the top at Newcastle Falcons.
:13:25. > :13:32.And aiming for the stars. Well, almost. The would-be rocket
:13:32. > :13:37.engineers learning not to put all their eggs in one basket.
:13:37. > :13:45.Most places finally saw sunshine today, but what does tomorrow's
:13:45. > :13:48.When you take a taxi, do you like to listen to your driver or would
:13:48. > :13:51.you rather just chill out and enjoy the ride?
:13:51. > :13:54.Well, you're about to meet one taxi driver who never shuts up and his
:13:54. > :13:58.passengers don't want him to. Alan Fidler provides tours of the North-
:13:58. > :14:01.East for international visitors who arrive at the Port of Tyne. He's so
:14:01. > :14:04.good at it, he's just won a national accolade as England's best
:14:04. > :14:14.unsung tourism hero. Our reporter Damian O'Neil took his Newcastle in
:14:14. > :14:15.
:14:16. > :14:22.a Nutshell tour and found a man with no shortage of local knowledge.
:14:22. > :14:27.Will start off and go and see the free trade in. They may not be open,
:14:27. > :14:33.but it is the pub with allegedly the eight best view of anywhere in
:14:33. > :14:37.the world. Why do you bring vote here? It is a good place to start.
:14:37. > :14:44.You get a good view up the river and you can see the Millennium
:14:44. > :14:48.Bridge. We are now coming up beside the
:14:48. > :14:54.theatre to Trinity House. Trinity House was responsible for the
:14:54. > :15:00.coastal protection and, like houses and other facilities, to protect
:15:00. > :15:05.Mariners. These were arms houses for retired sea captains, the ones
:15:05. > :15:11.who survived to retirement. Also is calling for young boys in Newcastle
:15:11. > :15:17.in the 18th century. Do you talk to your fares about traditional taxi
:15:17. > :15:22.driver stuff, like immigration um politics? I try to stay fairly well
:15:22. > :15:27.clear of all of that. Many of them of foreigners and they may be
:15:27. > :15:34.curious about aspects of British society, but sometimes politics is
:15:34. > :15:38.best left alone. So where are we headed? We are arriving at South
:15:38. > :15:43.Street. This is where George and Robert Stephenson had their engine
:15:43. > :15:51.works. This is where the first steam engines were constructed. It
:15:51. > :15:56.is from here that you can say the railways of the world originated.
:15:56. > :16:00.Now, Blackfriars surviving buildings include a restaurant. The
:16:00. > :16:05.court that runs the restaurant claims that the dining area in the
:16:05. > :16:12.Blackfriars was where the monks would eat and claims their food is
:16:12. > :16:17.the oldest dining room in Britain. He we are, back at the BBC offices.
:16:17. > :16:23.I hope you have enjoyed your trip and I hope I will continue for some
:16:23. > :16:26.years to come. So do we, Alan, you are a star.
:16:26. > :16:29.It's finally arrived - rocket science really has been introduced
:16:29. > :16:31.to the curriculum at some of our schools. A competition, which began
:16:31. > :16:34.at Elvington Airfield near York, today challenges students to build
:16:34. > :16:42.a rocket capable of reaching 800 feet, then get it back to Earth
:16:43. > :16:52.with its rather delicate cargo intact. Peter Lugg reports on one
:16:53. > :16:56.
:16:56. > :16:59.Is this how it started for Neil Armstrong. A misty airfield, some
:16:59. > :17:09.cardboard tubes, a few ounzes of rocket fuel, oh, and of course, two
:17:09. > :17:13.fresh laid eggs. The aid is to represent the astronaut. The
:17:14. > :17:21.padding is to protect the astronaut like you would a real astronaut
:17:21. > :17:25.with a helmet and the seat belt. Once you have done that, the cat
:17:25. > :17:28.shall is like a seat. This is the United Kingdom
:17:28. > :17:33.Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge - or UK Rocks as it's known. Open
:17:33. > :17:38.to any school whose curriculum is reaching for the stars. We are
:17:38. > :17:43.teaching physics, why the rocket will fly. Forces and energy is
:17:43. > :17:47.involved. Also teaching them about Engineering, making a design that
:17:47. > :17:52.they can actually make Campbell actually fly. Not a design that is
:17:52. > :18:02.a fantasy design. We also teaching project management to some extent.
:18:02. > :18:10.
:18:10. > :18:18.On the launchpad Ashville 1 is Their team have to design and build
:18:18. > :18:21.a model rocket. The challenge is to climb 800 feet
:18:21. > :18:24.in less than 45 seconds without breaking an egg.
:18:24. > :18:32.Almost perfect, but if the egg had been an astronaut he'd have had a
:18:32. > :18:37.bit of a sore head. Peter Lugg BBC Look North, Elvington. That is a
:18:37. > :18:43.cracking idea! You have that one ready all day,
:18:43. > :18:46.have undue? Newcastle Falcons confirmed today
:18:46. > :18:49.what we told you last night, that Dean Richards will be the club's
:18:49. > :18:51.new Director of Rugby next season even if they're relegated from the
:18:51. > :18:55.Premiership. He'll take over in August. That's when his three-year
:18:55. > :18:58.ban from the sport comes to an end, after his involvement in the
:18:58. > :19:01."bloodgate scandal". Dawn Thewlis reports.
:19:01. > :19:05.After three years in the wilderness, Dean Richards has chosen Kingston
:19:05. > :19:07.Park as the place for his rugby rehabilitation. A hitherto highly
:19:07. > :19:11.respected coach, his reputation was badly damaged by his involvement in
:19:11. > :19:16.the Bloodgate affair which saw one of his players use a fake blood
:19:16. > :19:21.capsule to feign injury. The former Leicester, England and
:19:21. > :19:24.British Lions number 8 is raring to get back into the game. But the
:19:24. > :19:27.timing of the announcement may not be ideal - the Falcons have done
:19:27. > :19:31.incredibly well under Gary Gold in his short time at the club and may
:19:31. > :19:35.be unsettled enough by the news to take their eye off the ball in
:19:35. > :19:38.their fight against relegation. Richards can't take part in any
:19:38. > :19:41.rugby matters until his ban ends on August 18th including the make up
:19:41. > :19:43.of his management and coaching team, but it's almost certain his old
:19:43. > :19:47.Leicester colleague and Falcons ex England forwards coach, John Wells,
:19:47. > :19:51.will remain in the set up. Should the worst happen and the
:19:51. > :19:53.Falcons do go down, Richards has previous experience to call on. He
:19:53. > :20:00.took over at Harlequins when they'd been relegated to the Championship
:20:00. > :20:04.and led them to promotion the following season.
:20:04. > :20:06.The tapes go up tomorrow night on the new speedway season. The first
:20:06. > :20:09.match in our region sees Redcar Bears host their old rivals,
:20:09. > :20:19.Newcastle Diamonds, in the first leg of their Northern Challenge at
:20:19. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:42.It's a familiar sound, as the bikes rev up for another year of high-
:20:42. > :20:45.speed action around the region's four Premier League tracks.
:20:45. > :20:49.Workington are the late starters - their practice day isn't until
:20:49. > :20:53.Sunday week, but the others have been on parade. Newcastle's Steve
:20:53. > :20:56.Worrall's been joined by his twin brother, Richie. Berwick, who'll
:20:56. > :21:00.stage a Grand Prix qualifying round in June, have installed a new,
:21:00. > :21:03.secondary safety fence, to cut down on injuries. And it was a crash,
:21:03. > :21:07.last September, which persuaded Redcar's number one, Jason Lyons,
:21:07. > :21:11.to head off into retirement. But Gary Havelock is back for another
:21:11. > :21:21.season. It's 20 years since he won the World title which was even
:21:21. > :21:26.before one of his team-mates was born! I'll give it to him, the
:21:26. > :21:33.bloke come right. I will definitely learned a lot on and off the trot -
:21:33. > :21:35.- off the track. He is a great guy. And a lot's been done to the Redcar
:21:35. > :21:43.track in the seven years since Gary's dad, Brian, brought the
:21:43. > :21:49.sport back to Teesside. When I came down here in October
:21:49. > :21:59.2005, this was a derelict site. Look what there is now, a new stand,
:21:59. > :22:02.clubhouse, it's amazing a hard work On to football, and after years of
:22:02. > :22:06.wrangling, Hartlepool United looks likely to be given its Victoria
:22:06. > :22:09.Park home by the owners, Hartlepool Council. The club has tried to buy
:22:09. > :22:12.the ground in the past, but has always been turned down - leading
:22:12. > :22:16.to fears it might leave its home of more than a hundred years. Our
:22:16. > :22:18.Business Correspondent, Ian Reeve, reports.
:22:18. > :22:24.Hartlepool United has twice tried to buy its Victoria Park ground
:22:24. > :22:28.from Hartlepool council. And twice its been rebuffed. But now a change
:22:28. > :22:32.of heart. The council sees the club as being at the heart of a
:22:32. > :22:35.regeneration scheme and is prepared to gift it the ground.
:22:35. > :22:44.For the town's mayor, an enthusiastic fan, it's a way of
:22:44. > :22:49.recognising the economic importance of the club to Hartlepool. They
:22:49. > :22:56.generate about �5 million per year to the local economy and have
:22:56. > :23:01.invested since they have been here. They employed over 300 people, 271
:23:01. > :23:05.of which John Hartlepool based people. They used a lot of
:23:05. > :23:08.Hartlepool companies for their suppliers. For the fans, the hope
:23:08. > :23:14.is that the gift of the ground will quash theories that the club might
:23:14. > :23:18.move elsewhere, frustrated by not being in charge of its own destiny.
:23:18. > :23:23.If you rent a growled, there is only so far you will go before you
:23:23. > :23:28.think about putting money into somebody else's property. If the
:23:28. > :23:34.club want to progress further forward, then we really need to be
:23:34. > :23:41.looking at developing that crowd. Relief amongst the fans will be
:23:41. > :23:46.palpable. There is so much history here. This is the place where Brian
:23:46. > :23:50.Clough put his managerial teeth. The ground was bombed by Zeppelin
:23:50. > :23:53.in the First World War, and at that prompted their club to demote
:23:53. > :23:56.compensation from the post-war German government. Covenants will
:23:56. > :24:06.be placed on Victoria Park to ensure football is always played
:24:06. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:19.here. And the deal will be voted on And now the weather. After today's
:24:19. > :24:21.warm temperature, I am going to get the winter tyres of my car.
:24:21. > :24:25.the winter tyres of my car. I'm hoping we have seen the last of
:24:25. > :24:32.the snow. It has been pleasantly mild for many places with
:24:32. > :24:37.temperatures staying above average. In lovely sign of spring, a Lady
:24:37. > :24:43.Birdwood that sunshine glinting off her back. Thank you very much for
:24:43. > :24:49.that picture. Tomorrow, bright spells for the
:24:49. > :24:54.north-east and cloudier in the West. Cloudy put Cumbria, one or two
:24:54. > :24:58.spots of drizzle here, but generally an overcast night with
:24:58. > :25:03.temperatures mild as a result between four and seven Celsius.
:25:03. > :25:09.Light winds in the morning from the south or south-west. A mild start
:25:09. > :25:14.tomorrow with sunshine in the east, in the West it is gloomy with one
:25:14. > :25:21.or two spots a drizzly rain and mist over the hills and fells. Hill
:25:21. > :25:24.fog lingering through the morning. In the north-east through the
:25:25. > :25:31.afternoon a fine skies, a top temperature here a little bit
:25:31. > :25:36.cooler. The average temperature for this time enlarges around eight or
:25:36. > :25:41.nine degrees Celsius above that for much of the reason, but average for
:25:41. > :25:46.the Cumbrian coast. This should lift for the fells by the middle of
:25:46. > :25:53.tomorrow afternoon. South-westerly breeze continues, but the weather
:25:53. > :25:58.changes from Friday. High pressure giving way to a low pressure system
:25:58. > :26:04.bringing rain possibly on Friday. We need the rain for the gardens,
:26:04. > :26:09.they need watering. That spills its way eastward to the end of Friday.
:26:09. > :26:14.A little bit, possibly for the weekend and mothering Sunday. Some
:26:14. > :26:18.more detail for Friday and Saturday, find any rainfall Carlisle and the
:26:18. > :26:27.rest of Cumbria. It is cloudier the the rest of the region but since
:26:27. > :26:31.they mostly dry. Behind that band of rain, cold air. We should also
:26:31. > :26:36.see bright spells, but heavy showers particularly Saturday
:26:36. > :26:42.morning in the West. Showery elsewhere, but probably not quite
:26:42. > :26:47.the same intensity. Mother's Day looks mostly bright. We will be at
:26:47. > :26:52.dating year every evening this week, but for the moment, if you are
:26:52. > :26:59.taking mum out on Sunday, the weather is looking pretty good.
:26:59. > :27:03.Jupiter and Venus still on a beautiful display. Look to the West
:27:03. > :27:08.shortly after sunset probably Saturday night the best night to
:27:08. > :27:13.Saturday night the best night to spot those two planets.
:27:13. > :27:17.A final look at the headlines, 22 children from Belgium have been
:27:17. > :27:21.killed in a horrific crash in Switzerland coming back from a ski
:27:21. > :27:24.trip. And there has been a big drop in
:27:24. > :27:28.unemployment in the region but one of the world's biggest