:00:06. > :00:10.Welcome to Look North. Tonight, James Allen appears in court. As
:00:10. > :00:13.well as two murders, he is charged with a number of other serious
:00:13. > :00:17.offences. Also tonight, a royal opening for
:00:18. > :00:21.the new unit which puts one hospital at the forefront of cancer
:00:21. > :00:26.treatment nationwide. And the woman who is determined
:00:26. > :00:30.that cancer will not stop her carry ing the Olympic Torch. It is going
:00:30. > :00:36.to be an emotional day, not just for me, but a lot of people that
:00:36. > :00:40.have been here for me. Plus a promise from one of water
:00:40. > :00:42.companies that, however much the drought-hit south wants our water,
:00:42. > :00:46.customers here will always come first.
:00:47. > :00:51.In sport, there is the Champions' League place on the line as
:00:51. > :00:54.Newcastle United play Chelsea. And we are live from what could be
:00:54. > :00:59.Darlington's new ground. And we will meet that former
:00:59. > :01:07.Olympic medallist who is hoping a revived road race will be a runaway
:01:07. > :01:14.He was the subject of a four-day nationwide manhunt involving 100
:01:14. > :01:17.police officers. But today, 36- year-old James Allen made his first
:01:17. > :01:22.appearance in court after being charged with murdering 81-year-old
:01:22. > :01:26.Colin Dunford in Middlesbrough and 50-year-old Julie Davison in Whitby.
:01:27. > :01:32.During his brief court appearance, he made an obscene gesture at
:01:32. > :01:39.magistrates. Mr Allen also faced four other charges, including rape
:01:39. > :01:41.and false imprisonment. After three days of questioning by
:01:41. > :01:45.detectives, James Allen arrived at court this morning charged with
:01:45. > :01:49.murdering two people in their homes. Arrested following a manhunt
:01:49. > :01:52.involving three separate police forces and 100 officers, he was
:01:52. > :01:58.discovered in Leeds early Sunday morning by an off-duty police
:01:58. > :02:01.officer. He has been charged with killing 81-year-old Colin Dunford
:02:01. > :02:05.in Middlesbrough and 50-year-old Julie Davison at her flat in Whitby.
:02:05. > :02:08.They were both found dead last week. Both suffered -- both suffered
:02:08. > :02:14.serious head injuries. The brief hearing lasted less than
:02:14. > :02:18.five minutes. Mr Allen came into court have Cook -- came into court
:02:18. > :02:23.handcuffed to a security guard, speaking only once to confirm his
:02:23. > :02:28.name and date of birth. He faces four other charges of assault, rape,
:02:29. > :02:32.also imprisonment and witness intimidation. As he left court, he
:02:32. > :02:36.directed an obscene gesture to the magistrate.
:02:36. > :02:40.Because of the serious nature of the charges, the case has now been
:02:40. > :02:43.transferred to Teesside Crown Court, where he will appear tomorrow. As
:02:43. > :02:47.James Allen was leaving court, detectives investigating the murder
:02:47. > :02:50.of Julie Davison launched an appeal to find her silver and black
:02:50. > :03:00.Toshiba laptop computer, which is missing from her home. It was, they
:03:00. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:06.said, extremely important that it Parts of it have been likened to a
:03:06. > :03:11.hotel lounge rather than a hospital waiting room. A major new cancer
:03:11. > :03:15.treatment centre has opened at the James Cook Hospital in
:03:15. > :03:19.Middlesbrough, equipped with the latest technology and designed to
:03:19. > :03:24.put patients at ease, part of a �35 million expansion that means the
:03:25. > :03:29.hospital has now amongst the best in Europe for cancer treatment.
:03:29. > :03:35.Impressive Endeavour unit is attracting patients, staff and now
:03:35. > :03:39.royalty. Princess Alexandra, the Queen's cousin, took a course and
:03:39. > :03:44.nursing before she started to undertake official engagements. Her
:03:44. > :03:49.two interests collided today as she opened the new cancer centre at
:03:49. > :03:52.James Cook Hospital. It comes equipped with an advanced CT
:03:52. > :03:59.scanner and the latest radio therapy technology, making
:04:00. > :04:05.treatment more safe, accurate and effective. Tumours are not square
:04:05. > :04:10.and rectangular, but are oddly shaped, so we have equipment that
:04:10. > :04:15.can follow the shape of tumours, so we can spare surrounding normal
:04:15. > :04:20.tissue. That means less side- effects. And treatment should be
:04:20. > :04:24.less debilitating and patients should recover better. That is the
:04:24. > :04:29.clinical side. What about the emotional?
:04:29. > :04:32.As soon as you walk through the door, you see grass and trees, the
:04:32. > :04:36.idea being to bring outside inside and make patients feel as
:04:36. > :04:40.comfortable as possible going through one of the most traumatic
:04:40. > :04:45.experiences of their life. We have looked at the psychology of this,
:04:45. > :04:51.with colours that have positive effects. We have teachers ceilings
:04:51. > :04:55.where it is local scenery that people can see, places the patients
:04:55. > :04:59.should recognise. -- we have featured ceilings. When our
:04:59. > :05:04.patients walks into one of the treatment rooms, they cannot see
:05:04. > :05:10.equipment. The door or shut quietly, so patients do not feeling closed.
:05:10. > :05:20.It does not make me feel like a patient, but a human being,
:05:20. > :05:24.
:05:24. > :05:27.A man has been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary
:05:27. > :05:31.following a break-in at Durham's Oriental Museum last month.
:05:31. > :05:35.Workless smashed a hole in the wall of the museum and stole two
:05:35. > :05:39.artefacts worth more than �2 million. They were later recovered
:05:39. > :05:44.by police. Lee Wildman appeared before Peterlee Magistrates this
:05:44. > :05:47.afternoon and was remanded in custody for a week. Another man and
:05:47. > :05:50.two women are still being questioned.
:05:50. > :05:54.Plans for a �4 million conference centre on the shores of Windermere
:05:54. > :05:58.have been given the go ahead. The largely glass structure will be
:05:58. > :06:01.built on the site of the Low Wood Watersports Centre. Around 600
:06:02. > :06:05.people can be accommodated in the two-storey drum-shaped building.
:06:05. > :06:09.The group, the Friends of the Lake District, said it was not
:06:09. > :06:14.appropriate, but it was approved by planners today.
:06:14. > :06:17.With a little over 12 hours to go until the polls open, do not be
:06:17. > :06:23.surprised if you get and knock on the door from a politician this
:06:23. > :06:27.evening. Around 200 seats in 10 councils are up for grabs. Labour
:06:27. > :06:31.wants voters to punish the coalition parties for taking us
:06:31. > :06:35.into recession. But one Cabinet Minister believes the North are
:06:35. > :06:40.showing signs of revival. At this time of year, politicians
:06:40. > :06:43.and no stranger to doors, but not usually this out. This Carlisle
:06:43. > :06:48.factory makes them on an industrial scale and does well selling them
:06:48. > :06:52.abroad. No wonder a cabinet Minister was keen to visit. With so
:06:52. > :06:56.much economic gloom around, voters might be tempted to show
:06:56. > :06:58.Conservative councillors at different kind of door. But Michael
:06:58. > :07:03.Gove believe his party deserves credit for preventing an even
:07:03. > :07:07.bigger crisis. We need to keep interest rates low, so that
:07:07. > :07:13.businesses like this can go off. Problems like route -- problems in
:07:13. > :07:17.Europe and elsewhere are holding us. But we have to back entrepreneurs,
:07:17. > :07:21.back investment in education, which this company exemplify is, what the
:07:21. > :07:25.Government is backing and what Labour is attacking. The Liberal
:07:25. > :07:29.Democrats have also had to defend coalition policies. For these
:07:29. > :07:34.elections, the wants to put the message across to be bought for
:07:34. > :07:41.them. The difference we have made in Government has been as a Liberal
:07:41. > :07:45.Democrat. -- to vote for them. some parts of the UK, the
:07:45. > :07:49.Conservatives than an endangered species. People will vote for the
:07:49. > :07:52.Liberal Democrats, because the care about the problems ordinary working
:07:52. > :07:56.people are facing in these difficult and Ince. For Labour,
:07:56. > :08:01.there seems to be a ready-made chance to capitalise on the
:08:02. > :08:06.coalition's problems. But the party insists they are also positive
:08:06. > :08:09.reasons to vote for the councillors. Labour has a positive message
:08:09. > :08:13.across the North East. On crime, jobs and housing, Labour
:08:13. > :08:18.councillors make a difference, not just protecting from a Conservative
:08:18. > :08:23.Government, but my aching a positive change the people's lives.
:08:23. > :08:28.From tomorrow, politicians will be abandoning doors of any kind to
:08:28. > :08:31.await their fate when polls open at seven in the morning.
:08:31. > :08:35.Police Federation members in Cumbria say they will not leave the
:08:36. > :08:40.country bombed -- weed the county vulnerable to crime went up to 100
:08:40. > :08:43.travel to London for a protest march next week. Officers from the
:08:43. > :08:46.region are expected to join colleagues from across the country
:08:46. > :08:51.opposing proposed changes to pay and conditions. The federation says
:08:51. > :08:55.it will not affect their crime- fighting capacity. A Cumbrian
:08:55. > :09:01.service will not be affected. Everyone attending the match are
:09:01. > :09:05.doing so in their own time. -- attending the match. That could be
:09:05. > :09:10.taking rest days or annual leave. The functions will be total the
:09:10. > :09:14.unaffected. It was built with the Premier
:09:14. > :09:20.League in mind. A purpose-built stadium to house Darlington as the
:09:20. > :09:24.club surged towards football's top tyre. Now as it plunges down the
:09:24. > :09:29.League Pyramid in to the ranks of the part-timers, the club plans to
:09:29. > :09:33.leave the 25,000 seater arena on the edge of time and could ground-
:09:33. > :09:41.share with another non-League team. -- on the edge of town. Keith
:09:41. > :09:47.Akehurst is at one place it could I am in one of three of four
:09:47. > :09:51.grounds Darlington could sheer next season. -- could be sharing next
:09:51. > :09:57.year. It offered a bright future. A
:09:57. > :10:00.promise of top-quality football, possibly in the world's top league,
:10:00. > :10:06.but the arena has become a financial millstone for Darlington,
:10:06. > :10:11.dragging it down the leagues. Hindsight is wonderful. It is easy
:10:12. > :10:15.now to say it was folly. At the time, George Reynolds save
:10:15. > :10:20.Darlington Football Club from administration, built the stadium.
:10:20. > :10:26.A lot of people said it was great, welcoming it, but it has proved to
:10:27. > :10:30.be Darlington Football Club's downfall. This is one of the places
:10:30. > :10:38.the group trying to save Darlington is considering ground-sharing next
:10:38. > :10:46.season. It has a main stand and dug out. The directors' box as portable.
:10:46. > :10:50.No executive boxes here. We have to suit what we have. We have
:10:50. > :10:54.resources and hearts and minds and have to put something to them that
:10:54. > :10:59.means we will be in business as Darlington for many years and stop
:10:59. > :11:06.this regular peak and trough of going out of business. For the
:11:06. > :11:12.stadium, it could be a financial windfall. I am shocked and amazed,
:11:12. > :11:18.to tell you the truth. If we can help them out in any way, we
:11:18. > :11:22.certainly will. We have helped other teams in previous years. The
:11:22. > :11:27.fans have to realise that, if Darlington comes here, we will do
:11:27. > :11:32.what we can, but it will not be the arena. Where Darlington actually
:11:32. > :11:36.play next season could depend on which leak they are playing in. The
:11:36. > :11:41.Football Association could still do more than father as punishment for
:11:41. > :11:46.going bust so many times. -- which League.
:11:46. > :11:52.I am joined by the Secretary of this football club. What difference
:11:52. > :11:58.will it make for this football club if Darlington come here?
:11:58. > :12:02.Darlington were to come, that is a big question. Yes, perhaps we would
:12:02. > :12:11.have some benefits that would allow us to do things which we have not
:12:11. > :12:16.been able to do, because of shortage of finances. It would have
:12:16. > :12:24.some positive benefits. You have shared grounds before, with Bishop
:12:24. > :12:28.Auckland, and that went well? point. We had some problems, as you
:12:28. > :12:34.do when you are trying to get games and competitions gone, but all in
:12:34. > :12:38.all, it will end well. So it is something you could seriously do?
:12:38. > :12:45.Yes. We need to find out what is happening with Darlington and at
:12:45. > :12:49.what level. And what League. Then we take it from there, because
:12:49. > :12:56.there will be some ground improvements that need to be done
:12:56. > :13:00.to meet their level of football. We will just have to wait and see.
:13:00. > :13:03.Thank you very much. This all depends on the group hoping to save
:13:03. > :13:08.Darlington getting the finances together to take control of the
:13:08. > :13:11.club. We have heard in the last few minutes that Darlington is on the
:13:11. > :13:15.verge of liquidation yet again because up land creditors meeting
:13:15. > :13:20.on Friday has been cancelled and the fans' group have until noon
:13:20. > :13:24.tomorrow to come up with the money. If not, the liquidator -- the
:13:24. > :13:27.administrator says it plans to liquidate the club. Back to the
:13:27. > :13:30.studio. Plenty more to come, including the
:13:31. > :13:34.sport, and we found out why a former Olympic medal winning
:13:34. > :13:40.marathon runner was getting beaten by a bunch of school children.
:13:40. > :13:50.And what does the weather hold? After look ahead at the end of the
:13:50. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:02.One of a region's water companies has guaranteed at supplies Endon
:14:02. > :14:06.North East will come first even after it out continues down south.
:14:06. > :14:11.There are warnings that another dry winter could mean water
:14:11. > :14:14.restrictions and much of England. But Northumbrian Water say that
:14:14. > :14:22.even if they are asked to supply other areas their customers will
:14:22. > :14:25.still come first. There may be warnings of floods and rainfall
:14:25. > :14:31.records being broken but another dry winter means much of England
:14:31. > :14:39.will suffer as Severe drought again. Drastic measures would then need to
:14:39. > :14:47.be taken. The or it is too early to tell yet.
:14:47. > :14:51.But if we have another dry winter that becomes more likely.
:14:51. > :14:53.Reservoirs are full in our region but if it out elsewhere becomes a
:14:54. > :15:02.long tour problem then the rest of the country could be knocking on
:15:02. > :15:09.our door asking for supplies. The last crisis, in 1995, meant 1,000
:15:09. > :15:15.tankers a day it going from the North East to Yorkshire.
:15:15. > :15:20.Ultimately, if there is a crisis, people will take the water. There
:15:20. > :15:29.is a need to export so much water to the south. I do not think the
:15:29. > :15:35.people of the North can just say, it is ours, you are not having it.
:15:35. > :15:40.I would reassure our customers and the North East England but whatever
:15:40. > :15:44.happens there supplies will be guaranteed and safeguarded.
:15:44. > :15:51.The company says a pipe network transporting water simply is not
:15:51. > :15:55.feasible. So whilst we might be sick of the Reina rate now perhaps
:15:55. > :16:01.we need to hope for more of it if we are not to see water tankers
:16:01. > :16:11.back on the road next summer. -- set off the rain. You can see more
:16:11. > :16:14.
:16:14. > :16:24.of that story on an inside out And you can visit a Facebook page
:16:24. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:32.She has been told that it is likely cancer will take her life but one
:16:32. > :16:37.county Durham Women is determined to carry the Olympic torch. Two
:16:38. > :16:44.years ago Mandi Welsh was left with scars from skin cancer on her face.
:16:44. > :16:52.She is hoping to recover in time to help carry the torch. A 6 1/2 hour
:16:52. > :16:58.operation. 100 stitches. And all 26 lymph nodes removed from the neck.
:16:58. > :17:04.At just 40 T years old, Mandi Welsh does not know how much longer she
:17:04. > :17:09.has to live. You can see the scar running up
:17:09. > :17:15.behind my ear. This gives me longer with my family. If it meant going
:17:15. > :17:22.through that for them, then it had to be done.
:17:22. > :17:26.She already had cancer on her face two years ago. That left a scar. At
:17:26. > :17:36.the time she was touring the region's schools warming at the
:17:36. > :17:36.
:17:36. > :17:41.potential dangers of sunbeds. That led to her work as an
:17:41. > :17:49.ambassador for cancer research UK. She is now hoping to build up
:17:49. > :17:53.enough strength to walk the few hundred yards holding the flame.
:17:53. > :17:57.Even if I need a walking stick I will do it without everybody else's
:17:57. > :18:07.help. It will be one way of saying to cancer, you cannot stop me
:18:07. > :18:12.carrying the torch. The cancer is classed as Stage 3.
:18:12. > :18:17.Malignant melanoma. Skin cancer which has advanced to the lymph
:18:17. > :18:24.nodes. Doctors say that if it returns again it will be in an
:18:24. > :18:29.organ. It is so unpredictable, who knows.
:18:29. > :18:33.I could have another 10 years. I do not make plans for the future.
:18:33. > :18:40.Until I am told that there is no hope I will carry on and I will
:18:41. > :18:47.fight it. It will be an emotional day. Not
:18:47. > :18:51.just for me, but for lots of people who have been here for me. I will
:18:51. > :18:59.be carrying this torch for everybody that has lost the fight
:18:59. > :19:03.against cancer and everybody that continues to fight it.
:19:03. > :19:08.One a brave woman. You can see full coverage of the Olympic torch
:19:08. > :19:18.journeying through our region of four on Look North. We will track
:19:18. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:27.its progress. It will be quite an Two back football matches tonight.
:19:27. > :19:34.Newcastle United are chasing a Champions League spot. If they win
:19:34. > :19:38.at Chelsea -- if Chelsea win the Champions' League then allow the
:19:38. > :19:43.top three seeds in the Premiership will qualify for the premier
:19:43. > :19:47.Continental competition. Bobby Robson took Newcastle further than
:19:47. > :19:52.ever in the Champions' League so he would have loved the way this
:19:52. > :19:56.season has gone. Some of his old players along with a few familiar
:19:56. > :20:04.faces from Middlesbrough and Sunderland were taking part at a
:20:04. > :20:12.second annual golf day in aid of support a's Cancer Foundation. --
:20:12. > :20:18.the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Foundation.
:20:18. > :20:27.Newcastle are on a roll now. It will be very tough but even a draw
:20:27. > :20:37.Addict son of Champions League football would be fantastic at St
:20:37. > :20:39.
:20:39. > :20:43.James' Park. -- a return. Chelsea were victorious back in
:20:43. > :20:48.December but it might have been different if this air Li'l Carter
:20:48. > :20:57.was a red card instead. And despite the thumping at White in the
:20:57. > :21:02.manager remains upbeat. -- Wigan. To be a point above Chelsea and
:21:03. > :21:07.level with spas at this stage in the season is out standing. We
:21:07. > :21:11.apologise to our fans for a poor 45 minutes but the bottom line is that
:21:11. > :21:18.there is still three games and everything to play for. We're
:21:18. > :21:23.absolutely delighted and will give it our best shot.
:21:23. > :21:33.On the BBC Radio York you can hear a full commentary of the York City
:21:33. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:44.We have been talking about London 2012 plenty this week. But we will
:21:44. > :21:50.not see squash at the Games. You may not recognise this man but he
:21:50. > :21:55.is a Yorkshireman, James Willstrop, the current world No. 1. He played
:21:55. > :21:59.an exhibition match year and met some members of a thriving junior
:21:59. > :22:07.club. But what a difference it would make to his sport profile if
:22:07. > :22:11.it could achieve Olympic status. You cannot only imagine what would
:22:11. > :22:18.happen if the top players in this country had chances to win the
:22:18. > :22:24.medals at London. What a prospect for Oz as a sport. And the profile
:22:24. > :22:30.of the game would just skyrocket. That is a very regretful situation
:22:30. > :22:34.for us. The marathon of the North takes
:22:34. > :22:39.place this weekend. And running enthusiasts have another date for
:22:39. > :22:45.their diary - 15th July. It will see the revival of a road race
:22:45. > :22:48.which was once a large community event from the 1920s until the
:22:48. > :22:52.second world war. The Prudhoe Miners Race has been relaunched to
:22:52. > :23:00.celebrate the Olympics with some help from an Olympic medal winner.
:23:00. > :23:04.A double helping of history for these local schoolchildren. The
:23:04. > :23:12.bronze medal was won by running legend, Charlie Spedding, at the
:23:12. > :23:17.Los Angeles Olympic marathon. This cold top, a genuine mining original,
:23:17. > :23:27.marks the entrance to an old Pat. Today they came together for the
:23:27. > :23:29.
:23:29. > :23:34.relaunch of the -- the relaunch of The Prudhoe Miners Race. Always
:23:34. > :23:38.happy to see a new race happening. The opportunity to compete in a
:23:38. > :23:43.road race is always an excellent thing. But I also like the idea of
:23:43. > :23:49.resurrecting a traditional event. My career began with local road
:23:49. > :23:55.races, that was how I got into the sport. So I am very keen to see
:23:55. > :24:03.traditional events revived. It is hoped that the race could
:24:03. > :24:07.become an annual event again. We needed to remember Our roots.
:24:07. > :24:11.For the country and the town. We need to bring this race to the
:24:11. > :24:18.attention of people and celebrate the fact that the Olympics are here,
:24:18. > :24:22.along with the history of the town. It might even inspire these
:24:22. > :24:29.youngsters to become future all Olympians.
:24:29. > :24:34.There cricket, and the rain has stayed away. Durham were bowled out
:24:34. > :24:44.for to Swan hundred and 63 but have produced Warwickshire to 116 for
:24:44. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:57.When it comes to whether I have a mentally written this month off. So
:24:57. > :25:07.Get will still be pretty disappointing over the next few
:25:07. > :25:09.
:25:10. > :25:18.days. Thank you to Archie work man who took this picture. The pictures,
:25:18. > :25:26.a bit of an East-West split. Cloudier form of Yorkshire and the
:25:26. > :25:33.North East. Drying in mist and low cloud from the North Sea overnight.
:25:33. > :25:40.We should avoid frost. Bus thing in the morning, lots of sunshine. A
:25:41. > :25:47.pleasant start in Cumbria. -- first thing in the morning. The Pennines,
:25:47. > :25:55.the dividing line for the weather tomorrow. Temperatures way below
:25:55. > :26:01.the average for this time of year. But it's a lovely called on the
:26:01. > :26:09.Northumberland coast. Across the Pennines however, a gorgeous spring
:26:09. > :26:13.afternoon to come. Light winds and a very nice end to the day in
:26:13. > :26:22.Cumbria. Father-of-four, drizzly rain on the way for much of the
:26:22. > :26:30.North East. -- father for what. Saturday comes and will be really
:26:30. > :26:38.cold. Miserable. Across the Pennines again, just a little bit
:26:38. > :26:43.milder. In between weather systems for a couple of days. Drizzly like
:26:43. > :26:48.rain on Friday, but for many places becoming dry before high-pressure
:26:48. > :26:55.begins to try to build from the north. That will settle things down
:26:55. > :27:00.over the weekend. Generally cool and always cloudy for the North
:27:00. > :27:06.East and North Yorkshire. Brightest in the West. But it does look as
:27:06. > :27:10.though we will see sunshine on Sunday. Things will Brighton, the
:27:10. > :27:19.high will start to clear some of the clouds and we should all see
:27:19. > :27:25.some sunshine by the end of the The main headlines: a coroner has