:00:13. > :00:20.Good evening. The Queen visits York to hand out Royal Maundy money.
:00:20. > :00:29.Thousands line the streets to catch a glimpse of the monarch. Is it the
:00:29. > :00:34.first time you have seen her? When will the power come back on?
:00:34. > :00:38.Hundreds of homes are still without power.
:00:38. > :00:43.While the District holiday town has been hit by the rising cost of fuel.
:00:43. > :00:46.We preview an Easter football programme which could shake play-
:00:46. > :00:51.off hopefuls. With the US Masters getting under
:00:51. > :00:57.way, we are looking for the North's golf stars.
:00:57. > :01:07.After a couple of weeks of extreme weather, I will bring you an Easter
:01:07. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:20.have forecast. Huge crowds lined the streets of
:01:20. > :01:25.York today as the Queen visited the city. The monarch was joined by the
:01:25. > :01:35.Princess Beatrice. It is a special year or the Queen. York is
:01:35. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:41.celebrating 100 years since it got the Royal Charter.
:01:41. > :01:45.It has been leading with history and tradition. For many people, the
:01:45. > :01:53.visit of a monarch is want to be celebrated. Thousands of people
:01:53. > :01:58.were here hours before her Majesty was due to arrive. She has
:01:58. > :02:07.rededicated herself to the service of her country. People who have
:02:07. > :02:17.shown dedication to their communities have been the theme.
:02:17. > :02:18.
:02:18. > :02:26.The enterprising, the socialising, this is upon us.
:02:26. > :02:35.The harmonising, they were all on the streets of York today. It is
:02:35. > :02:43.fantastic. In Canada, it is the same. I saw her when I was a child.
:02:43. > :02:53.She is beautiful. Is it worth coming here? Exactly yes. Is that
:02:53. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:07.the best seat in the house? Yes. Her Majesty bound to tradition and
:03:07. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:26.head into an area up. On words to the minister when the crowds were
:03:26. > :03:36.four or five deep. I don't know when I'll get another chance to see
:03:36. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:46.her. For I saw the Queen. It is 40 years since she came to York to
:03:46. > :03:54.hand out the Maundy money. Much has changed. The warmth of the
:03:54. > :03:59.reception has not changed. Thousands lined the streets for
:03:59. > :04:09.more than an hour before the royal procession arrived. Even if they
:04:09. > :04:12.
:04:12. > :04:22.got a fleeting glance, it has been a grand day out. But she waves?
:04:22. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:36.We said congratulations. My son gave her a card. I was so excited.
:04:36. > :04:46.It was nice to see them. A little later, the worm -- there were more
:04:46. > :04:47.
:04:47. > :04:54.Mormons stolen by a lucky few. was a fantastic day. We are very
:04:54. > :05:04.lucky. A lot of countries envy us. A Diamond Jubilee and the 800th
:05:04. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:16.anniversary of the York getting a royal charter.
:05:16. > :05:17.
:05:17. > :05:27.It was 800 years ago or that King John granted 0 its Royal Charter.
:05:27. > :05:29.
:05:29. > :05:36.Queen Elizabeth I or pinned an exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum.
:05:36. > :05:46.Hundreds lined the gardens as she arrived. She opened a new
:05:46. > :05:48.
:05:48. > :05:56.exhibition. It sure cases the major events that have shaped York.
:05:57. > :06:06.start with the Charter being granted. From there, we cover the
:06:07. > :06:13.
:06:13. > :06:19.people of York, how the people main disintegrates. It was Ken John he
:06:19. > :06:24.granted Yorker Royal Charter in 1212. Before that, that person in
:06:24. > :06:29.charge of the city which has been the sheriffs. He had sole
:06:30. > :06:39.responsibility for collecting taxes. Yorke was strategically important
:06:40. > :06:40.
:06:40. > :06:44.then. There were disagreements between traders and sheriffs. By
:06:44. > :06:52.granting a charter, King John alight the people the right to
:06:52. > :07:02.collect their own taxes. The charter was a legally-binding
:07:02. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:13.charter. In exchange, the citizens made a down-payment plus an annual
:07:13. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:24.sum of �160 each year. It is just us call it financial bargain. --
:07:24. > :07:34.squalid. The significant is the -- significance is that it is the
:07:34. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:44.first crack in the feudal system. This exhibition formed the first
:07:44. > :07:52.steps to democracy, helping the city flourished in the RIAS cents.
:07:52. > :08:00.-- years. SN today was about history and tradition but I wonder
:08:00. > :08:10.how many people will treasure today in. One child entrusted me with
:08:10. > :08:11.
:08:11. > :08:21.this letter, it says the Queen. It is my responsibility to for word it.
:08:21. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:33.Sky News has admitted hacking into the e-mail accounts of John Darwin.
:08:33. > :08:39.A not -- a journalist was authorised. Mr Darwin faked his own
:08:39. > :08:48.death in an insurance pension fraud. The evidence was handed to the
:08:48. > :08:56.police. Inquiries are ongoing into how the emails were in -- obtained.
:08:56. > :09:05.48 hours on and hundreds of homes are still without power. As many as
:09:05. > :09:11.80,000 people were hit by power cuts. Much of North Yorkshire is
:09:11. > :09:19.still affected. Some people feel they were not given enough
:09:19. > :09:28.information by electricity supply companies. Mary is 90. She has on
:09:28. > :09:33.two days without power. I cannot keep warm. She learns that
:09:33. > :09:37.Westerdale. Questions are being directed at the power companies.
:09:37. > :09:45.we had known how long the power when be off, we could have done
:09:45. > :09:55.something about it. We have not been able to get any information.
:09:55. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:03.An adviser comes on the line. What you need? I need to keep warm. This
:10:03. > :10:12.is where the calls are handled. They have had 13 times more
:10:12. > :10:16.inquiries than usual. These are the worst areas. Those blue Arrow's
:10:16. > :10:23.represents an electricity sub- station. 1,500 people are effect in
:10:23. > :10:33.the it in that area. There are always things we can do better. I
:10:33. > :10:34.
:10:34. > :10:41.am pleased with our response. We will look at communication. We are
:10:42. > :10:51.personally looking after the 96 and vulnerable customers we have.
:10:52. > :10:54.
:10:54. > :11:04.County Durham, relief. This no is gone. It was difficult, but we just
:11:04. > :11:05.
:11:05. > :11:11.wrapped up warm. We had to get portals ready. I run a slimming
:11:11. > :11:20.world class. The power went off and I had to decide whether I was going
:11:20. > :11:26.to run the class. I was ready to run it by candlelight. The power
:11:26. > :11:36.came on. No such luck for some in North Yorkshire. NorthernPowergrid
:11:36. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :11:43.seat many were connected this afternoon. For care home in
:11:43. > :11:50.Darlington has been warned to make immediate improvements following an
:11:50. > :11:58.unannounced visit by the inspectors. The Care Quality Commission found
:11:58. > :12:04.it failing to ensure people wear protective against mismanagement of
:12:04. > :12:10.medicines. For John Todd losing his wife was
:12:10. > :12:16.hard. The former army mechanic says he is devastated after inhaling
:12:16. > :12:21.asbestos from his overalls. Helene washed his clothes daily when the
:12:21. > :12:26.lead in Germany. He has won a long legal battle with the Ministry of
:12:26. > :12:30.Defence to get them to admit responsibility.
:12:30. > :12:40.She died in 2010 from malignant mesothelioma sudden months after
:12:40. > :12:49.diagnosis. Her husband brought the dust into their warm. They all use
:12:49. > :12:59.does best us. Either heat shields for the exhausts or four-engined
:12:59. > :13:02.
:13:02. > :13:10.covers. -- Ford engine covers. She was killed in the service of the
:13:10. > :13:18.country, keeping me clean. John has various interests, but the pain of
:13:18. > :13:28.his wife's loss still hurts. It was nurses who suggest it be a couple
:13:28. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:37.should claim compensation. He says That the amount of compensation
:13:37. > :13:41.paid is determined by common law principles which takes account of
:13:41. > :13:45.an individual's pain and suffering as well as past and future
:13:45. > :13:49.financial losses and a level of care required.
:13:49. > :13:54.Although it was his wife who started the case, John thought that
:13:54. > :13:56.was it his duty to follow through after she died.
:13:56. > :13:59.The water company United Utilities has been fined �200,000 for
:13:59. > :14:02.polluting a Cumbrian river. Workington magistrates heard the
:14:02. > :14:07.company discharged sewage into the River Keekle from its Cleator
:14:07. > :14:09.treatment works 22 times. The Environment Agency said the
:14:09. > :14:16.incident could have caused significant environmental harm.The
:14:16. > :14:20.firm was also ordered to pay �4,000 in costs. You're watching Look
:14:20. > :14:23.North. Still to come this Thursday evening. Mark's here with the sport.
:14:23. > :14:32.The holiday blues hit the tourist industry in Cumbria as traders say
:14:32. > :14:36.the rising cost of fuel is keeping visitors away.
:14:36. > :14:41.On a fine evening, I am out and about with all of you weather for
:14:41. > :14:44.the Easter weekend. An inquest has heard how a soldier
:14:44. > :14:48.from County Durham was killed when his patrol stopped, to allow the
:14:48. > :14:50.Afghan police to take a prayer break. Lance Corporal Jonathan
:14:50. > :14:57.Mackinlay, from Darlington, died in Helmand Province in September last
:14:57. > :14:59.year, leaving a wife and three children. Damian O'Neil reports.
:14:59. > :15:02.The funeral of 34-year-old Lance Corporal Jonathan James Mackinlay,
:15:02. > :15:08.of 1st battalion the rifles, took place in October last year, a month
:15:09. > :15:11.after he died doing the job he loved. He served in Northern
:15:12. > :15:14.Ireland and Iraq before his career took him to Afghanistan, and on
:15:15. > :15:17.September 14th, he was part of a 16-man patrol in Nar-e Saraj
:15:17. > :15:24.district which was made up of British soldiers, Afghan policemen
:15:24. > :15:28.and an interpreter. The Afghans wanted to stop for prayers, and
:15:29. > :15:32.while the patrol was halted, it came under heavy and sustained fire.
:15:32. > :15:34.Jonathan was killed almost immediately. The inquest today
:15:34. > :15:40.heard from three witnesses, including Sgt Tom Fitzgerald, who
:15:40. > :15:49.was the first to reach Jonathan after he'd been hit. He said he
:15:49. > :15:53.detected no signs of life. As he described to the court, the moment
:15:53. > :15:58.the patrol came under fire, his voice cracked and he had to stop
:15:58. > :16:03.for several more minutes to compose himself. At this point, the
:16:03. > :16:06.soldier's mother went out of her seat and went over to console him.
:16:06. > :16:13.The coroner recorded that a lance- corporal was shot by insurgents
:16:13. > :16:16.while on active military service in Afghanistan.
:16:16. > :16:20.The Traders in a Lake District tourist hotspot say their takings
:16:20. > :16:25.are down by up to 50% on last year and they're blaming the rising cost
:16:25. > :16:29.of fuel. Shop owners in Keswick say the price of petrol is deterring
:16:29. > :16:33.people from travelling to Cumbria from other parts of the country.
:16:33. > :16:37.And those who do make the journey are spending less when they get
:16:37. > :16:41.there. Alison Freeman has the story. June Houghton's shop is on a busy
:16:41. > :16:47.street in Keswick. But despite a milder winter, her takings since
:16:47. > :16:56.December are down 30% on last year. She says high fuel prices are
:16:56. > :17:01.hitting her regulars. They are coming but not as often because it
:17:01. > :17:07.is costing so much to get here but once they do get here, they cannot
:17:07. > :17:11.afford to take themselves. They are cutting back like everyone else.
:17:11. > :17:18.Artizan, takings are down by almost a third too and fuel prices are
:17:18. > :17:23.again blamed. They love coming to the Lake District and spending time
:17:23. > :17:27.here. They love coming round a little independent shops but they
:17:27. > :17:30.do not have the money to spend. There has however been no huge drop
:17:30. > :17:32.in accommodation bookings. But B&B owners say their guests are
:17:32. > :17:35.shopping around for the best deal, often online, and spending more
:17:35. > :17:45.wisely when they are here, buying alcohol to drink back at their
:17:45. > :17:46.
:17:46. > :17:51.rooms and not treating themselves in the shops. We are obviously
:17:51. > :17:55.coming out of a recession and I do think people are watching their
:17:55. > :18:01.funds very carefully and planning their trip -- trips in a considered
:18:01. > :18:04.way. Weekends are getting busier and we have seen and not left in
:18:04. > :18:08.visitors to attractions. I am sure this season will pick up from now
:18:08. > :18:11.on in. The full car park at Honister slate mine tells a
:18:11. > :18:19.different story. Despite the eight mile drive bookings for tours are
:18:19. > :18:23.up on last year. But they're not complacent. I think this problem
:18:23. > :18:27.has to be nipped in the bud and quickly before it does untold
:18:28. > :18:30.damage to the tourism industry. We're going into a pivotal year
:18:30. > :18:35.with an expectation that tourism will be down because of the
:18:35. > :18:38.Olympics. If people are having to pay more at the petrol pump, it is
:18:38. > :18:41.a double whammy. The quiet start to the year has been reflected across
:18:41. > :18:44.tourist towns, but many businesses say sales this Easter weekend will
:18:45. > :18:54.be a key indicator as to whether things are going to get better Now,
:18:55. > :18:59.
:18:59. > :19:05.Easter I remember last Easter the weather was scorching.
:19:05. > :19:09.I cannot remember last Easter but it was nice. Are you one of those
:19:09. > :19:17.people who can work out when Easter is going to be? I am not good at
:19:17. > :19:27.that and use the calendar! I don't know. Stick to football
:19:27. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:33.full stop Now, Easter is often make or break time for football clubs at
:19:33. > :19:36.both ends of the league table, let alone one of the busiest weekends.
:19:36. > :19:39.It's often a defining period and this year European and promotion
:19:39. > :19:41.play-off ambitions will be tested. Keith Akehurst looks ahead to the
:19:41. > :19:43.packed holiday programme. After brushing aside Liverpool,
:19:43. > :19:52.Newcastle travel to Swansea tomorrow. A team who've won many
:19:52. > :19:57.friends for their attractive style of play. Swansea are playing an
:19:57. > :20:00.open game. They look to stretch the pitch but they give you chances as
:20:00. > :20:03.well and we have to try to take them. Newcastle are aiming for
:20:03. > :20:05.their fourth consecutive win against a side that have beaten
:20:05. > :20:08.Manchester City and Arsenal at home. On Easter Monday, United entertain
:20:08. > :20:12.Bolton who've had three straight wins in their bid to avoid
:20:12. > :20:17.relegation. Sunderland should be confident after their excellent
:20:17. > :20:20.result at Man City. Unlucky to be pegged back to a draw by two late
:20:20. > :20:25.goals. Now, it's free scoring Spurs at the Stadium of Light, another
:20:25. > :20:32.Champions League contender. On Monday, they play Everton for the
:20:32. > :20:35.fourth time this season, hoping to make amends for their F.A. Cup exit.
:20:35. > :20:39.Middlesbrough have slipped out of the Championship's top six and meet
:20:39. > :20:42.two play-off rivals in three days. Only five points separate fifth
:20:42. > :20:51.from ninth and Boro need at least one win over the two cities of
:20:51. > :20:55.Cardiff and Hull. It really could be a pivotal weekend. In League One,
:20:55. > :21:05.Carlisle are on a great run of four wins and three draws that've taken
:21:05. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:10.them into a play-off place. have to keep the for going and I
:21:10. > :21:15.think the way we're going, you tend to think they're not going to get
:21:15. > :21:20.beat. It would be massively important to get us into the six.
:21:20. > :21:23.It could be a genuine threat. Hartlepool will hope their good
:21:23. > :21:26.away form continues at Colchester. Eight wins and six draws in 20
:21:26. > :21:31.games mean they have one of the best travelling records in the
:21:32. > :21:34.League. In the Conference Premier,
:21:34. > :21:38.strugglers Darlington still face an uphill battle for survival on and
:21:38. > :21:42.off the pitch while Gateshead have their work cut out to join York
:21:42. > :21:44.City in the play-off places. Their holiday programmes kick off on
:21:44. > :21:49.Easter Saturday with Grimsby, Barrow and leaders Fleetwood Town
:21:49. > :21:55.the visitors to our three clubs. Berwick, though, are away at Annan
:21:55. > :21:59.in the Scottish Third Division. The eyes of the golfing world will
:21:59. > :22:02.be trained on Augusta for the rest of this week as Tiger Woods
:22:02. > :22:05.launches the next stage of his comeback at the US Masters. But
:22:05. > :22:09.come the summer, the Rory Mcllroy of the future will have a chance to
:22:09. > :22:13.strut their stuff here in the North East. Mark Drury reports from
:22:13. > :22:16.County Durham. It may not be The Masters, but a
:22:16. > :22:20.little closer to home, our region's amateur golfers are being given
:22:20. > :22:29.something else to look forward to. A new tournament at Europe's
:22:29. > :22:32.longest golf course, and it's here in Hurworth. Then there are the
:22:32. > :22:41.masters of the competition for amateur golfers across our region.
:22:41. > :22:46.They will be named the best amateur in the North of England. This is a
:22:47. > :22:51.fantastic test of golf here. As it matures, it will grow to be a
:22:51. > :22:56.fabulous golf course. We're looking to try and attract big golf
:22:56. > :23:02.tournaments to the North East. We haven't had one for such a long
:23:02. > :23:07.time. It would be nice for the North East to get something back.
:23:07. > :23:10.We haven't had anything for that and it would be nice to get
:23:10. > :23:13.something back in the area. Knight is Rockliffe Hall's Director
:23:13. > :23:20.of Golf. He hopes the Northern Masters can establish itself on the
:23:20. > :23:28.calendar as a major event. It has always been our goal to hold a full
:23:28. > :23:38.tour of it. You have to start somewhere. We did a cruel way to a
:23:38. > :23:39.
:23:39. > :23:44.last year and again this year. -- trilby tour. We're talking to the
:23:44. > :23:52.PGA and the Women's PGA. tournament will be held on 19
:23:52. > :24:02.August, when hopefully, the weather will be a little better than this.
:24:02. > :24:09.Such we have all been talking about it, the weather. During the script
:24:09. > :24:19.check, our weather girl was engulfed by East! Have things
:24:19. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :24:25.engulfed by East! Have things A glorious evening tonight and I
:24:25. > :24:28.have come out to make the most of the late -- late sunshine. Heading
:24:28. > :24:34.into the bank holiday weekend, it will not be as bright as earlier
:24:34. > :24:37.today. Our picture shows the Shun shine came out today to melt away
:24:37. > :24:41.the snow but it will be the sunshine we wave goodbye to over
:24:41. > :24:47.the next few days. It is looking cloudy for most of the Easter
:24:47. > :24:51.weekend. Also attach wetter at times and rain increasing into
:24:51. > :24:58.longer spells by Monday. Add on not be as chilly as it has been this
:24:58. > :25:02.week. We have lost that biting wind. With a first cap for this evening,
:25:02. > :25:06.you can see her disguise have clear at the Mollet. Tonight, the cloud
:25:06. > :25:12.will cascade across the border from Scotland and that will stop a
:25:12. > :25:16.temperatures from dropping to par. To the says, they could be looking
:25:16. > :25:25.at temperatures below freezing. Here, it will stop at around 4
:25:25. > :25:29.Celsius. With all the cloud around, over night, heading into tomorrow,
:25:29. > :25:33.quite a dull start to the day. We never really shift that cloud
:25:33. > :25:38.through Good Friday. Pretty grey through the day with one or two
:25:38. > :25:43.later flashes a brightness. Just one or two showery outbreaks of
:25:43. > :25:48.rain blowing in from the west as well. For most of us, the majority
:25:48. > :25:52.of the day will be cloudy but dry. Top temperatures on a par with
:25:53. > :26:01.today, around 10 Celsius. We will have a repeat of that going into
:26:01. > :26:05.tomorrow. Into the weekend, here is the pressure charts. Saturday, we
:26:05. > :26:12.have this cold front coming down. It will bring a little bit more
:26:12. > :26:18.rain into the north-eastern Cumbria. Mainly dry on Saturday. Sunday, the
:26:18. > :26:24.rain takes hold in the east of the region. The wet weather makes more
:26:24. > :26:29.of an impact then and on Monday, the next lot of rain sweeps in from
:26:29. > :26:33.the West later on. Up we are looking at increasing amounts of
:26:33. > :26:38.grain through towards the end of your bank holiday weekend. In
:26:38. > :26:42.summary, Good Friday and Saturday mostly dry it with a little bit of
:26:42. > :26:48.grisly end. Temperatures will stubble into double figures for
:26:48. > :26:51.some of us. Into Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, chances of
:26:51. > :26:57.rain increase and it could be quite persistent and headed by Easter
:26:57. > :27:06.Monday. Make the most of it any brightness and I whether you see.
:27:06. > :27:16.Keep your umbrella handy. From us, on an icy evening, we will make the
:27:16. > :27:17.
:27:17. > :27:19.most of it. Have a great Easter Now for a last look at tonight's
:27:19. > :27:22.headlines. A hosepipe ban has been introduced
:27:22. > :27:26.across parts of southern and eastern England after two of the
:27:26. > :27:30.driest winters on record. And thousands of people lined the