:00:11. > :00:14.Production work is expected to resume shortly following a dramatic
:00:14. > :00:17.fire at a wood processing factory in Northumberland. Firecrews fought
:00:17. > :00:22.through the night to control the blaze at the Egger plant, the
:00:22. > :00:25.biggest manufacturing employer in the county. Sharuna Sagar reports.
:00:26. > :00:30.This was the scene that greeted fire crews as they arrived at
:00:30. > :00:33.Egger's Weyroc site in Hexham at around 10.30 last night. The blaze
:00:34. > :00:43.broke out in the energy plant where wood chips are dried and the oil
:00:44. > :00:44.
:00:44. > :00:47.systems are heated. It was difficult to control because
:00:47. > :00:52.it was in a large building and they did not want to put crews into that
:00:52. > :01:01.building for the safety of the firefighters. We have got the fire
:01:01. > :01:04.from outside. -- we fought. heat was so intense it took more
:01:04. > :01:08.than six hours before crews could even enter the building. Although
:01:08. > :01:10.the factory has had a history of fires, the last one was in 2009,
:01:10. > :01:20.this kind of emergency is considered rare by Northumberland
:01:20. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:28.Fire and Rescue. It is an unusual fire. This type of incident does
:01:28. > :01:32.not come along a lot. It is quite a tricky fire for us to deal with an
:01:33. > :01:39.can be quite dangerous. We have to put strict safety procedures into
:01:39. > :01:44.place. The safety systems worked and no one was reported hurt. It's
:01:44. > :01:48.now time for the investigators to do their job. Fire crews on the
:01:49. > :01:57.left the site a few hours ago and it is too early to determine how
:01:57. > :02:02.the fire started. the structure is still retaining a lot of heat but
:02:02. > :02:05.safety representatives will be meeting on location to work out
:02:05. > :02:13.just how this fire started and what they can do it was stop it
:02:13. > :02:16.happening again. A man has appeared before Teesside
:02:16. > :02:18.magistrates charged with child abduction. The 21 year old, from
:02:18. > :02:21.Hartlepool, is also accused of child grooming and two counts of
:02:21. > :02:25.sexual activity with a child. He's been bailed until his next court
:02:25. > :02:28.appearance. A man is being treated for burns in
:02:28. > :02:31.hospital after he was found on fire in a garden in County Durham. The
:02:31. > :02:34.30 year old was discovered by a police officer on the Woodhouse
:02:34. > :02:37.Close Estate just after 8 last night. He was taken to the Royal
:02:37. > :02:41.Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. The Northumberland County Show has
:02:41. > :02:45.got underway at a new and bigger venue. For years, the show has been
:02:45. > :02:48.held at Corbridge, but now it's been decided to move it a few miles
:02:48. > :02:52.up the Tyne valley to a much larger site at Bywell, on land owned by
:02:52. > :02:54.Lord and Lady Allendale. As well as the usual livestock shows and horse
:02:54. > :03:00.eventing, the crowds were treated to impressive stunts from a
:03:00. > :03:08.motocross team. It has exceeded everyone's
:03:08. > :03:11.expectations. It's a natural fit here, it works well on the site.
:03:11. > :03:19.Everyone has an amazing time and we hope that it will be something that
:03:19. > :03:25.will develop in the future. We hope to grow with the show and maybe
:03:25. > :03:27.expand. And keep attracting big crowds.
:03:27. > :03:35.Paloma Faith will be closing Evolution, Tyneside's biggest music
:03:35. > :03:38.festival, tonight. Thousands of fans have flocked to Newcastle's
:03:38. > :03:41.quayside for the two day event this bank holiday weekend. Nearly 30
:03:41. > :03:44.acts have been on the bill, some big names and some break through
:03:44. > :03:48.artists, including South Shields singer LuluJames, fresh from making
:03:48. > :03:54.her debut tv appearance on BBC's Later with Jools Holland. I came
:03:54. > :04:00.here with a bin bag last year. Now everything is completely different.
:04:00. > :04:10.The progress that we have made has been amazing. Jools Holland was
:04:10. > :04:23.
:04:23. > :04:26.obviously huge, but being at home A Newcastle filmmaker is hoping a
:04:26. > :04:29.recent visit to the Cannes Film Festival will secure the million
:04:29. > :04:34.and a half pound investment he needs to make the feature film of
:04:34. > :04:38.his dreams. Richard Johnstone from 24:25 Films rubbed shoulders with
:04:38. > :04:41.the rich and famous in an effort to win the funding for two of his
:04:41. > :04:43.latest projects - a horror film called Bloodless and a spoof comedy
:04:43. > :04:49.Shortfellas starring top short Shortfellas starring top short
:04:49. > :04:59.actor Warwick Davis. We know what to expect from the
:04:59. > :05:03.market. It is very fast-paced, very hectic. I think we approached up to
:05:03. > :05:06.100 for both and it was very successful. The weather. Some were
:05:06. > :05:11.lucky today, but it's all been on lucky today, but it's all been on
:05:11. > :05:18.the turn, Hannah? Yes, things turning wetter across
:05:18. > :05:22.the region. It will be an unsettled few days as the holidays begin.
:05:22. > :05:26.First thing tomorrow morning, rain could be heavy for a time for North
:05:26. > :05:29.Yorkshire and Cumbria. There will be some brightness in the north-
:05:29. > :05:34.east and Yorkshire, particularly on the coast. Tomorrow afternoon,
:05:34. > :05:44.quite cool by the time of year. Temperatures for most places around
:05:44. > :05:49.14 Celsius. In the West, showery in Cumbria with further showers to