:00:01. > :00:04.Hello, welcome to Look North. In the programme tonight:
:00:04. > :00:08.A businessman on trial, accused of paying young girls for sex and
:00:08. > :00:12.running a brothel from his takeaway. Also tonight: We've got Spain AND
:00:12. > :00:20.Brazil! Some of the world's top teams are heading for Newcastle for
:00:20. > :00:24.this summer's Olympics. Amazing! Absolutely amazing!
:00:24. > :00:26.The RSPCA reveals a big rise in the number of animal cruelty cases,
:00:26. > :00:30.with more than 500 convictions in the North last year.
:00:30. > :00:33.And do we need elected Mayors? The Look North hotseats return to allow
:00:33. > :00:36.the public to grill the campaigners. In sport, we'll be saluting the
:00:36. > :00:46.region's latest World Champions, and we'll toast the two Northern
:00:46. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:02.League football teams who're The trial of a Carlisle businessman
:01:02. > :01:07.accused of paying young girls for sex and running a brothel from his
:01:07. > :01:14.takeaway has been hearing from two of his alleged victims. 44-year-old
:01:14. > :01:20.Azad Miah denies eight charges of paying for the sexual services of a
:01:20. > :01:25.chart, child prostitution, and one count of keeping a brothel. Out --
:01:25. > :01:30.Alison was at Carlisle Crown Court. He is a well-known businessman in
:01:30. > :01:33.Carlisle, who ran a takeaway. That now, he stands accused of paying
:01:34. > :01:41.for sex with young girls are recruiting children to work as
:01:41. > :01:46.prostitutes. It is also alleged he used rooms as a brothel. That
:01:46. > :01:52.business has since changed hands. Carlisle Crown Court heard from one
:01:52. > :01:57.woman who said she met Azad Miah when she was just 14. She said he
:01:57. > :02:03.had rather had sex with her than the woman who introduced them. He
:02:03. > :02:08.knew how order he was, she said. He should not have done it. She said
:02:08. > :02:14.she used the money to pay for heroin or alcohol. The woman, who
:02:14. > :02:17.is now 21, also gave evidence in court from behind a screen. The
:02:18. > :02:23.defence barrister argued that while he admitted to having sex with her,
:02:23. > :02:30.it was not until she was older. He also said his client believed he
:02:30. > :02:35.had been in a relationship with her. Stephen Meadowcroft QCs says, as
:02:35. > :02:39.suggested was you there was using him. He formed a relationship at
:02:39. > :02:45.him when you were already a team. The final witness of the day told
:02:45. > :02:53.the court she was 12 when Azad Miah first began to bombard her with 50
:02:53. > :02:57.texts a day. She said he told her it did not matter how alter she was
:02:57. > :03:01.in his country. But the defence said she had made a whole thing up,
:03:01. > :03:11.and there was no evidence of her complaints to the police. He denies
:03:11. > :03:15.all the charges against him and the case continue.
:03:15. > :03:19.Newcastle United fans are already looking forward to seeing European
:03:19. > :03:24.football next season, but the fantastic news today is that some
:03:24. > :03:28.of the world's best teams are coming to St James's Park, as it
:03:28. > :03:34.will be called, for the Olympics. The draw for the group stages was
:03:34. > :03:39.made this morning. Dawn joins us from the ground now. Who are the
:03:39. > :03:46.fans going to be able to watch the summer, then? It is pretty gloomy
:03:46. > :03:51.on Tyneside tonight. There will be plenty of Samba star football to
:03:51. > :03:55.brighten things up. Brazil, Mexico and Spain all be playing here. The
:03:55. > :03:58.ground and will revert to its former name for the duration of the
:03:58. > :04:05.tournament. The draw for the group stages was made at Wembley this
:04:05. > :04:12.morning, and with the help of a few famous footballing faces, including
:04:12. > :04:22.Ronaldo. But this is who will be playing who. On 26th July, Mexico
:04:22. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:47.This is what the football fans thought of the fixtures. Everyone
:04:47. > :04:56.will be watching Newcastle. That is a good thing. Pudding Newcastle on
:04:57. > :05:06.the map. Some exciting football. am Portuguese, so I would like to
:05:06. > :05:10.see Brazil or even Spain. It will be good for the area. Bring some
:05:10. > :05:20.people up and down south he would not normally come this way. It will
:05:20. > :05:23.
:05:23. > :05:29.be amazing! Absolutely amazing! With me now is a former Newcastle
:05:29. > :05:37.captain. Brazil, Mexico Spain. It does not get much better than that.
:05:37. > :05:42.You have got two champions there, and the Football be good. Looking
:05:42. > :05:50.forward to it. Do you think there is any particular fixture that
:05:50. > :05:55.stands out? Mexico and South Korea. The obvious one is Brazil. I think
:05:55. > :06:01.they will come here and play New Zealand, so I would think that
:06:01. > :06:05.would be the one there will capture imaginations. Mark, you were at the
:06:05. > :06:11.Senegal game, so you have had a taste of things to come. What does
:06:11. > :06:17.it mean for the city in terms of finances? There 300,000
:06:17. > :06:21.opportunities for people to come to this fantastic stadium, so people
:06:21. > :06:29.will come and visit the city. that could put a figure on the
:06:29. > :06:36.amount of money? It is. What about tickets? Fans will be rushing to
:06:36. > :06:44.try and get tickets, but you cannot buy Timeline, can you? No, a
:06:44. > :06:49.planning and procedures are being finalised. Hopefully, people will
:06:49. > :06:53.visit the website and buy them earlier in the next month. So you
:06:53. > :06:59.are in good positions to transfer some locally as well? All of the
:06:59. > :07:06.tickets, buy them through the website, because I think it is a
:07:06. > :07:14.risk to buy them near again. What about the woman's again? Terrific
:07:14. > :07:21.for the ladies'! Don't forget the men! They like watching women's
:07:21. > :07:26.football as well, you know! Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium
:07:26. > :07:31.will host a friendly between Great Britain and Brazil for the Olympic
:07:31. > :07:35.tournament. The FA have not confirmed that yet. But the BBC
:07:35. > :07:40.understands it will be part of a double-header on July 20th, and
:07:40. > :07:50.that is with GB's women playing Sweden.
:07:50. > :07:50.
:07:50. > :07:53.An investigation's underway after a body was found at a house in
:07:53. > :07:56.Middlesbrough last night. The discovery was made in Leven Street
:07:56. > :08:04.in the Gresham area of the town just before 11pm. Police are
:08:04. > :08:08.treating the death as suspicious. The 11-year-old boy, impaled on a
:08:08. > :08:14.metal fence for 40 minutes, has been speaking about his ordeal and
:08:14. > :08:20.the man who saved temple stop Jack Humphrey was tricked -- Jack
:08:20. > :08:24.Humphrey was climbing a tree and his arm became impaled on defence.
:08:24. > :08:29.Recovering at home with his family, Jack Humphrey was reliving the
:08:29. > :08:37.terrifying moment he became impaled on a metal fence. I was on a tree,
:08:37. > :08:42.and the branch snapped. I screamed twice and felt the pain for 15
:08:42. > :08:49.seconds. Then James came over and put me on his salt -- shoulder.
:08:49. > :08:55.James had been walking his dog. Eat dog letter's owner to Jack. James
:08:55. > :09:03.came over and put me on his left shoulder. And then he called the
:09:03. > :09:09.emergency services. James held the jack for 40 minutes. He feared any
:09:09. > :09:15.movement would make his injury worse. Jack's father was called and
:09:15. > :09:19.a right to seek police, ambulance to see his son. It was only later
:09:19. > :09:24.he learned of a crucial role played by his neighbour. If the have not
:09:24. > :09:34.been there, we do not know what would have happened. I know he does
:09:34. > :09:38.
:09:38. > :09:43.not want to be seen air is a hero, The RSPCA has revealed the North is
:09:43. > :09:49.the worst area in the country for cruelty to animals. Last year, the
:09:50. > :09:57.number of people convicted top five punchers. More than 450 people were
:09:57. > :10:02.banned from keeping animals in 2011. 22 prison sentences were handed out
:10:02. > :10:12.last year. But there was a fall in the number of dog cruelty cases,
:10:12. > :10:16.
:10:16. > :10:23.and the number of people reported You will have noticed Maggie May
:10:23. > :10:28.only has three legs. She suffered unimaginable cruelty. It is the
:10:28. > :10:33.worst case I have seen by far. It is hard to believe somebody would
:10:33. > :10:39.do that to an animal. When she arrived at the vet, she wasn't an
:10:39. > :10:44.awful way. She had been run over, but rather than get help, and an
:10:44. > :10:52.attempt was made to kill her. She had been stabbed, had her neck
:10:52. > :10:56.broken, and then dumped. She was comatose, cold, collapsed. She had
:10:56. > :11:01.wounds on her head and flanks, and very little hair on her body.
:11:01. > :11:06.Luckily, Maggie May survived, and now has a new home. On this
:11:06. > :11:10.occasion, the men were jailed and banned the keeping animals for life.
:11:10. > :11:15.But her story is one of hundreds of cases the RSPCA and the North of
:11:15. > :11:20.England investigate every year. Saddening of all, this region
:11:20. > :11:30.continues to be the worst place in the UK for animal cruelty. How can
:11:30. > :11:35.it be that we are the worst foe of treating animals? I think it is all
:11:35. > :11:43.about population. We have a higher population in the north-east. Also,
:11:43. > :11:53.the economic climate has an impact. The RSPCA says education and
:11:53. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :11:59.reducing the number of unwanted animals is the best solution.
:11:59. > :12:03.You can have your say on this right now on a were Facebook page.
:12:03. > :12:06.Coming up next: "No one needs to use a foodbank" - an MP's response
:12:06. > :12:09.to our reports on the rising number of people relying on handouts.
:12:09. > :12:19.And they'll drink to that - the very special brew to celebrate a
:12:19. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:30.Wembley final for two of our You might be happy to catch a
:12:30. > :12:31.
:12:31. > :12:36.glimpse of blue skies and sunshine. 20 later for the fall forecast.
:12:36. > :12:40.We told you about the thousands of people who say they are relying on
:12:40. > :12:46.free handouts of food to help make ends meet. Tonight, we need some of
:12:46. > :12:56.the people who have benefited, and why they feel the need help. And we
:12:56. > :13:01.
:13:01. > :13:07.will be hearing from an MP who says A miserable day, a back entrance
:13:07. > :13:12.and desperate people. You or I would do exactly the same if things
:13:12. > :13:21.had got so bad, the only way left to feed our families was through
:13:21. > :13:25.food handouts. This is Darlington food store. The definition of food
:13:25. > :13:30.poverty is a man individual cannot apply themselves with one hot meal
:13:30. > :13:38.a day. There are 60 people in the Darlington area in that situation.
:13:38. > :13:42.I coming here, they can take away a supply of today's at any one time.
:13:42. > :13:48.-- of two days. Cash and food donations are keeping pace with
:13:48. > :13:52.demand. Some major food out that have been quick to recognise the
:13:52. > :14:00.crisis, but their generosity can do little to lift self-esteem. Why
:14:00. > :14:07.have you come today? I do not get paid until next week, I am short of
:14:07. > :14:15.food. It is just a short cut. Just to last me until I get my next Giro.
:14:15. > :14:19.Then I am OK. I do not come every day it is open. Am not one of those
:14:19. > :14:25.that come, I just come if I am desperately short. How does it make
:14:25. > :14:30.you feel to have to come here? glad there is somewhere I can come
:14:30. > :14:37.to get some help. Otherwise they would be starving. I would not be
:14:37. > :14:42.able to cope. I only have �3 the last be a fortnight. Crippling
:14:42. > :14:48.debts have brought Caroline here, after read, utility bills and HP
:14:48. > :14:53.payments, there is little left for food. I was on the sick, had been
:14:53. > :14:56.for a long time, I would foreign medical and they said I was fit for
:14:56. > :15:02.work, I have appealed against it and they have to wait until that
:15:02. > :15:08.comes through. They have reduced my benefit. So I am struggling a
:15:08. > :15:12.little bit. And you found you simply could not afford food?
:15:12. > :15:17.The centre gets its share of homeless people with drug and
:15:17. > :15:20.alcohol problems, but the manager believes a recent increase in
:15:20. > :15:24.numbers may be due to changes in the benefit system. We have
:15:24. > :15:28.homeless people who are homeless any number of reasons, but we have
:15:28. > :15:32.probably a larger amount of people who are on benefits, who are
:15:32. > :15:36.suffering from the interest -- increase in rent, reduction in
:15:36. > :15:41.benefits, the change in moving from one benefit to another. A the food
:15:41. > :15:48.store is open for three days every week. Its services are clearly
:15:48. > :15:52.appreciated and for some, they are essential.
:15:52. > :15:56.Earlier today, I spoke to the Conservative MP for Stockton South,
:15:56. > :16:00.James Wharton. I asked him why so many people are having to turn to
:16:00. > :16:04.emergency food help. There is a substantial welfare state in this
:16:04. > :16:08.country, there are millions of people on benefits who do not find
:16:08. > :16:11.themselves needing to rely on food bags. But there is an increasing
:16:11. > :16:15.number in the North East in the country who are struggling. If they
:16:15. > :16:18.find they are struggling and cannot cope, they should seek advice and
:16:18. > :16:23.support are identified what the individual problems are and unsure
:16:23. > :16:27.they are getting the help the needs. Nobody in the UK in the 21st
:16:27. > :16:31.century should need to go to a food bank. If people do, and it is clear
:16:31. > :16:35.that individuals are finding themselves in that position, they
:16:35. > :16:39.should seek the support that is out there, from organisations like the
:16:39. > :16:43.Citizens Advice Bureau, or talking to their local MP. They can come
:16:43. > :16:49.and talk to me about their benefits. But they need food today, they need
:16:49. > :16:53.to feed their families today or tomorrow and the day after.
:16:53. > :16:57.that is something we need to address. If those individuals find
:16:57. > :17:01.themselves in a position, I would strongly advise them to speak to
:17:01. > :17:05.their MP, Citizens Advice Bureau, whatever source they choose to go
:17:05. > :17:09.to... You cannot feel proud that it is your Government's watch when
:17:09. > :17:14.people are having to use food banks more and more. I do not think this
:17:14. > :17:18.is an issue of, this is the Government, it is clearly an issue
:17:18. > :17:21.where some people are falling on difficult times and the benefit
:17:22. > :17:25.system is not responding appropriately or are they are not
:17:25. > :17:29.axing -- Accessing the benefits to which they ought to be entitled.
:17:29. > :17:34.But there is no reason that anyone should be reliant on a food bank.
:17:34. > :17:38.If people are, it means there are problems in those individual cases.
:17:38. > :17:41.If the supporters not there, then there is a wider issue but there is
:17:41. > :17:45.not very much evidence that the supporters not there when
:17:45. > :17:51.individual circumstances are taking into account and when the right
:17:52. > :17:55.advice is given. London has one, so does
:17:55. > :17:59.Middlesbrough and Hartlepool, but does Newcastle also need a directly
:17:59. > :18:04.elected Mayor? Voters are being asked that very question in a
:18:04. > :18:08.referendum. The need to make up their minds by next Thursday. Our
:18:08. > :18:12.political editor Richard Moss has decided to help them by dusting off
:18:12. > :18:18.the Look North hot seats and inviting voters to turn up the
:18:18. > :18:22.temperature on the campaigners. This is great to market and my task
:18:22. > :18:26.is to persuade shoppers to take a moment away from buying bananas or
:18:26. > :18:29.sausages and focus on the vote they have whether to have a directly
:18:30. > :18:39.elected Mayor for Newcastle. They will put the yes and No campaigners
:18:40. > :18:40.
:18:40. > :18:44.through their paces as they got in the hot seat. -- they go.
:18:44. > :18:48.Off we go and unsurprisingly, our canny market shoppers are pretty
:18:48. > :18:53.soon focused on whether a Mayor would offer value for money. Why is
:18:53. > :18:58.all this money being wasted on something that really is not a
:18:58. > :19:03.necessary thing? We estimated that over the four years of the tenure,
:19:03. > :19:07.it would cost upwards of a million pounds. We are cutting services and
:19:07. > :19:11.you cannot afford to waste a million pounds. If you disagree
:19:11. > :19:18.with how much that there is getting paid, you can vote him out of
:19:18. > :19:22.office. There are some who would like to have seen a bit more money
:19:22. > :19:27.spent on giving them the facts. have read one piece of campaign
:19:27. > :19:32.literature, had it through the door. I have not received anything from
:19:33. > :19:38.the yes campaign. The Yes campaign has not been able to pay for a
:19:38. > :19:41.leaflet. On the other side, we have had the councillors at Newcastle
:19:41. > :19:44.City Council funding have paid leaflet going out across the whole
:19:44. > :19:48.city, with really have very false message. You cannot have it both
:19:48. > :19:52.ways. The Government imposed this referendum and that is no good
:19:52. > :19:57.complaining that you cannot find enough supporters to put your point
:19:57. > :20:00.of view. We did not want to spend our money on this, we could have
:20:00. > :20:10.spent it on charity but we have to spend it on this totally
:20:10. > :20:13.
:20:13. > :20:17.unnecessary campaign. Our next questioner is Doreen. I would like
:20:17. > :20:22.to know what kind person it is we are going to have as Mayor.
:20:22. > :20:27.beauty is, it does not have to be anybody, political party, it is
:20:27. > :20:32.open to anyone to stand, and that present, the only person that can
:20:32. > :20:38.be elected as the leader of Newcastle City Council is a leader
:20:38. > :20:43.of the ruling group, selected by 20 or so councillors. They are not
:20:43. > :20:50.setting out at all what the extra powers will be for the Mayor,
:20:50. > :20:54.because there are none. Ahmed is keen to know what they could do for
:20:54. > :20:59.people who have to cope with drunken anti-social behaviour.
:20:59. > :21:03.feel you cannot get anywhere because there are so many obstacles.
:21:03. > :21:06.There is a partnership between the police and the local authority that
:21:06. > :21:10.will sort this. Whether you have a Mayor or not does not make any
:21:10. > :21:15.difference. A Mayor would have no influence over planning or
:21:15. > :21:20.licensing. One of the biggest concerns for the Mayor of
:21:20. > :21:23.Middlesbrough was crime. The people they elected him to work with the
:21:23. > :21:27.police and the other agencies to sort crime out and that is what Ray
:21:27. > :21:37.Mallon has done in the old bread, and we want to see that replicated
:21:37. > :21:38.
:21:38. > :21:43.in Newcastle to reduce crime. -- in Middlesbrough. And this man is more
:21:43. > :21:48.interested in the spending of a penny, rather than pounds.
:21:48. > :21:52.Inconvenient pilots. Why are they all closed down? We have heard
:21:52. > :21:56.other people making this point, there are no public conveniences in
:21:56. > :22:00.the centre of Newcastle. With an elected Mayor, you could speak to
:22:00. > :22:03.them personally and get them to change the policy. My colleague has
:22:03. > :22:06.said one of the key points about the elected Mayor is a become a
:22:06. > :22:11.champion for the city, the deal with ministers and go travelling
:22:11. > :22:14.internationally. I rather fear that a Mayor like that would not really
:22:14. > :22:20.have time to see you about the closure of the toilet. I would like
:22:20. > :22:23.to think he might, but I suspect he probably would not. Are campaigners
:22:23. > :22:27.have been well and truely grill. We will find out if the voters are
:22:27. > :22:31.sold on the idea of a Mayor on May 3rd.
:22:31. > :22:34.I hope they are a bit happier now they have been able to put the
:22:34. > :22:40.questions to them. You are limbering up for sport tonight.
:22:40. > :22:43.Quite literally, almost. Congratulations to the Deerness
:22:43. > :22:48.Valley Acro-Gymnastics Club from Ofcom were in County Durham, who we
:22:48. > :22:52.have featured a few time -- a few times on the programme. 11 of the
:22:52. > :22:56.team went to the United States for the World Championships in Florida
:22:56. > :23:00.and the senior men's group of Jesse Heskett, Matthew Evison, Dorian
:23:00. > :23:06.Walker and Richard Hurst followed up the British and European titles
:23:06. > :23:09.by sharing the gold medal with the Chinese team. Well done to the boys.
:23:09. > :23:14.Football, and next month, to Northern League clubs meet in the
:23:14. > :23:18.FA Vase final at Wembley. Dunston and West Auckland might be rivals
:23:18. > :23:22.but they have come up with an unusual way of marking the big day,
:23:22. > :23:25.commissioning a specially brewed beer. Joining them was Stephanie
:23:25. > :23:30.Lloyd. A special brew for a very special
:23:30. > :23:35.occasion. The first all Northern League final of the FA Vase, and it
:23:35. > :23:39.would also be the first time that two North East sides have met at
:23:39. > :23:47.Wembley since 1954. So what better way to celebrate and what a
:23:47. > :23:51.specially named Beer, called League Of Our Own? The film never goes. It
:23:51. > :23:58.is the most special of occasions. Walking to Wembley, anyone would
:23:58. > :24:07.tell you, it is such a unique feeling that the teams at Wembley.
:24:07. > :24:12.But there is no bitter rivalry here. When the game kicks off, he might
:24:12. > :24:19.not be a friend during then, but afterwards, we will reflect on the
:24:19. > :24:25.game regardless of the result. is good for their it will began the
:24:25. > :24:28.area, it will be an awesome day out. For supporters of both clubs.
:24:28. > :24:36.new beer was turned around in just two weeks by a brewery in
:24:36. > :24:41.Northallerton. We had to put the a into 700 bottles. Myself and my
:24:41. > :24:46.wife were sticking labels on the bottles last night. So, it has been
:24:46. > :24:50.very hectic to try and get it done. It is nice to be able to help.
:24:50. > :24:54.the Wembley final and a three weeks away, excitement is building, they
:24:54. > :25:01.hope a crowd of 10,000 will turn out. Meantime, raise a bottle to
:25:01. > :25:06.celebrate. I have not tasted it yet, but I am
:25:06. > :25:09.sure it will be good. Paul, we are not going to bother
:25:09. > :25:12.that you tonight, it is just going to rain!
:25:12. > :25:17.But not everywhere and not all the But not everywhere and not all the
:25:17. > :25:20.time. Let us take a trip along the coast
:25:20. > :25:27.to start with. Last night, this was the scene on the Northumberland
:25:27. > :25:34.coast. This lovely shot, thanks to James for that. Different
:25:34. > :25:36.perspective on an April sunset, looking across the sole way.
:25:36. > :25:42.Captain Kirk and his little friend look as if they are looking for
:25:42. > :25:46.some blue-sky. -- Captain Cook. You will struggle over the next few
:25:46. > :25:50.days because most of us will see rain and wet and windy weather.
:25:50. > :25:54.Today, it was another day of showers. You might have been lucky
:25:54. > :25:59.and missed them, but there were some heavy ones, especially during
:25:59. > :26:02.the afternoon. Most of them will die away overnight. Parts of
:26:03. > :26:07.Northumberland might see the showers lingering longest. Many
:26:07. > :26:13.places dry and with some clear spells and missed the patches,
:26:13. > :26:18.temperatures under the clear spells into three or four Celsius. At the
:26:18. > :26:22.turn necked in the air tomorrow morning but are mostly dry stuff. -
:26:22. > :26:27.- habit of and net. Then the next band of cloud and rain marches are
:26:27. > :26:33.from the south. Some heavy rain, especially as we head into the
:26:33. > :26:39.afternoon, especially across North Yorkshire. Temperatures on paper
:26:39. > :26:43.looks similar to the last few days. 10 or 11 Celsius. That easterly
:26:43. > :26:48.wind tomorrow will be a lot stronger than it has been recently,
:26:49. > :26:53.making it feel colder. If you avoid the worst of the rain, I think it
:26:53. > :26:57.will reach you eventually as that low pressure pushes away to the
:26:57. > :27:01.North East, keeping as very wet. And still some heavy rain around on
:27:01. > :27:06.Thursday. Gradually pulling away towards the tail end of the week
:27:06. > :27:08.and things will start to improve. So heavy showers, thundery ones, on
:27:08. > :27:14.Thursday. Less widespread on Friday Thursday. Less widespread on Friday
:27:14. > :27:18.and perhaps drier for the weekend. Rubbish, it is just rain! Let us
:27:18. > :27:21.have a look at the headlines. They have been calls for Culture
:27:21. > :27:24.Secretary Jeremy Hunt to resign after links between the Murdoch
:27:24. > :27:27.empire and the Government came under scrutiny under the Leveson
:27:27. > :27:31.Inquiry. And a businessman from Carlisle is