:00:20. > :00:27.lost her life trying to save her friend. And a fine for one of
:00:27. > :00:32.Britain's richest men. Alex was a report on a remarkable
:00:32. > :00:39.new server technique which enabled a man to get behind the wheel after
:00:39. > :00:48.having a brain tumour removed. And find out why a Japanese yen
:00:48. > :00:55.means that business is booming. In sport, the start of the football
:00:55. > :01:05.league season tomorrow. We will be looking at what the season holds for
:01:05. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:16.our clubs. Hailed a hero to the last.
:01:16. > :01:26.The -- the funeral has been held for two girls who died in the River Wear
:01:26. > :01:31.last week. There was a crime at -- a service at Sunderland Crematorium.
:01:31. > :01:41.Tonibeth Purvis died after trying to rescue Chloe Fowler. They got into
:01:41. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:46.trouble near the river -- at the River near Fatfield.
:01:46. > :01:51.Hundreds gathered to say goodbye to a teenager hailed a hero.
:01:51. > :01:57.Remembering Tonibeth Purvis, friend, daughter, sister. Such was
:01:57. > :02:03.her popularity that holy Trinity Church, which sees 300, that she was
:02:03. > :02:08.Daschle was full. She died after getting into difficulties of in the
:02:08. > :02:12.River Wear. Friends have described Tonibeth Purvis as a hero for the
:02:12. > :02:18.attempts to save her friend Chloe Fowler. Despite a rescue attempt,
:02:18. > :02:23.both girls were swept to their death. Mourners heard today Tonibeth
:02:23. > :02:27.Purvis described as a fun loving, happy-go-lucky teenager. You were
:02:27. > :02:36.born in princess and died a hero. Leading the service, the Reverend
:02:36. > :02:41.Canon David Glover who read out many of the tributes. An amazing person,
:02:41. > :02:47.you will always have a place in our hearts.
:02:47. > :02:53.You are my hero. I'm so thankful you tried to save Chloe's life. UI
:02:53. > :03:01.inspiring, you died a hero and always will be.
:03:01. > :03:08.Purvis wanted to make clear that it was just an accident. Nobody should
:03:08. > :03:16.feel any guilt. If there is any consolation for you, it may be in
:03:16. > :03:23.the fact that Tonibeth Purvis died trying to help a friend. She died a
:03:23. > :03:29.hero and most importantly, she died a friend. The church service was
:03:29. > :03:34.followed by a private family ceremony at Sunderland crematorium.
:03:34. > :03:42.Meanwhile, a whole community which has been shaken by the death begins
:03:42. > :03:46.to try to come to terms with its loss.
:03:46. > :03:49.Other news now, and a nurse who abused vulnerable patients at a care
:03:49. > :03:53.home in York has been struck off. Christina Cooper worked at Connaught
:03:53. > :03:56.Court care home in Fulford. She was suspended earlier this year for
:03:57. > :04:01.abusing residents there - all of whom suffered from dementia or some
:04:01. > :04:07.kind of cognitive impairment. She called one man an animal and held a
:04:07. > :04:09.soiled sheet in the face of another. The Nursing and Midwifery Council
:04:09. > :04:13.said she was no longer fit to practise, and that she posed a real
:04:13. > :04:14.risk to the public. She has now been struck off and can't apply to be a
:04:15. > :04:18.registered nurse again for five years.
:04:18. > :04:21.A Tyneside care home which in the past has seen deaths of residents
:04:21. > :04:26.investigated and two staff convicted of assault and neglect, is facing
:04:26. > :04:30.closure. Police began investigations into St Michael's View Care Home in
:04:30. > :04:36.South Shields in 2010 after 16 deaths in the course of a year. The
:04:36. > :04:39.home was then run by Southern Cross. It was taken over by new operators
:04:39. > :04:43.Countrywide Care Homes 19 months ago, but a spokesperson says the
:04:43. > :04:51.home is no longer financially viable and they'll do all they can to help
:04:51. > :04:58.residents find suitable accommodation.
:04:58. > :05:02.He is one of the country's richest men. Estimated to be worth more than
:05:02. > :05:06.�300 million. Philip Day controls almost 1000 shops and stalls and is
:05:06. > :05:12.thought to be richer than the Queen. But that does not make him immune
:05:12. > :05:16.from the law. He has been fined �450,000 for the destruction of some
:05:16. > :05:24.of our most beautiful ancient woodland. At the costs on top of
:05:24. > :05:29.that and he has to stump up almost �1 million.
:05:29. > :05:33.Gelt Woods, not far from Brampton in Cumbria. It has taken thousands of
:05:33. > :05:40.years for it to look like this and is loved by visitors. Three years
:05:40. > :05:45.ago, one visitor took this picture. Philip Day paid contractors paid --
:05:45. > :05:51.to build a track through the woods. The next picture taken that was
:05:51. > :05:57.this. Natural England stepped in. A site of special scientific interest
:05:57. > :06:02.had been wrecked. Philip Day lives here, not far from his words. The
:06:02. > :06:09.laws covering FSI s are clear and because he was deemed to be
:06:09. > :06:13.negligent, he would had to plead guilty. Mr Day says he is a
:06:13. > :06:20.conservationist and was horrified when he discovered what the
:06:20. > :06:26.contractors had done. But he says the fine is too big. So the man who
:06:26. > :06:30.controls nearly 1000 stores including Edinburgh woollen Mills,
:06:30. > :06:35.peacocks and others, says he plans to appeal. That is after a judge
:06:35. > :06:39.said in court that he tried to use the power of his wealth to avoid
:06:39. > :06:42.responsibility. The last people to damage this site were the Romans,
:06:42. > :06:50.who cut stone from the cliffs to help build Adrian 's war. And like
:06:50. > :07:00.the Romans, Mr Day -- unlike the Romans, Mr Day is at least carrying
:07:00. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:08.out restoration work. A hospital on Tyneside is carrying
:07:08. > :07:13.out a remarkable new form of cancer surgery which allows brain tumours
:07:13. > :07:22.to be removed through the nose. Traditionally, such operations
:07:22. > :07:24.involves opening the skull which left patients with the risk of
:07:24. > :07:28.developing epilepsy. This new technique is much quicker, more
:07:28. > :07:34.accurate, and the person can quickly return to normal life. This
:07:34. > :07:40.exclusive report contains some brief shots of surgery.
:07:40. > :07:42.Back behind the wheel. Martin Asling, a sales wrap, was able to
:07:42. > :07:49.drive just three weeks after undergoing surgery for a brain
:07:49. > :07:53.tumour. No one wants the top of their head taken off. You get to the
:07:53. > :08:01.stage where even there you have cancer, you think, do I want that to
:08:01. > :08:04.happen? I would not be able to drive for six months plus, really. These
:08:04. > :08:12.are the surgeons at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital who carried out the
:08:12. > :08:15.operation. They had to remove a tumour on the base of the brain the
:08:15. > :08:20.size of a walnut. They are the very first in the UK to work this way.
:08:20. > :08:26.Instead of delving down through the brain, they approached it by going
:08:26. > :08:30.up through the nose. We used to do an operation called craniotomy which
:08:30. > :08:34.involves an incision across the top of the head, removing part of the
:08:34. > :08:40.skull and going round between the two halves of the brain. The risks
:08:40. > :08:45.are higher in terms of stroke and epilepsy. And it is painful, it
:08:45. > :08:49.takes patience a long time to recover. It is a much bigger deal.
:08:49. > :08:56.This is a procedure made possible not just because of the skill of the
:08:56. > :09:00.surgical team here. It is also thanks to the development of a tiny
:09:00. > :09:05.telescopic camera to guide the surgeons. It has made a phenomenal
:09:05. > :09:08.difference. The cameras -- the cameras are now so small they can
:09:08. > :09:11.fit on the enemy telescope which means that all the members of the
:09:11. > :09:17.team can see what is going on which improves the safety of the
:09:17. > :09:21.procedure. These are two doctors with different skills are working
:09:21. > :09:26.together at the cutting edge of surgery. They hope to use the method
:09:26. > :09:30.in ever more compact procedures. This is something we are trying to
:09:30. > :09:36.develop not only in Newcastle, but as technology gets better, there are
:09:36. > :09:42.more and more tumours that we can reach less innovatively. It is an
:09:42. > :09:47.extension of what we have been doing for a number of years. To see Mr as
:09:47. > :09:51.laying make such a good recovery from a new technique for Newcastle,
:09:51. > :09:58.we were delighted. It great advert for the NHS and for Newcastle.
:09:58. > :10:05.home in Washington, Mr Astley is recovering. He is looking forward to
:10:05. > :10:11.returning to work. -- in this dazzling. I have had three games of
:10:11. > :10:18.goal. That shows you how nearly back to full fitness I am. My golf with
:10:18. > :10:21.the same rubbish, but it gets me out. -- my golf is the same rubbish.
:10:21. > :10:24.The Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition in Durham has attracted more than
:10:24. > :10:27.30,000 visitors during its first month. Organisers say visitors have
:10:27. > :10:30.come from 22 different countries. They're expecting another 50,000
:10:30. > :10:34.before the event closes in two months.
:10:34. > :10:37.The North East musician Sting is supporting a campaign to redevelop a
:10:37. > :10:41.seaside swimming pool. He's given his backing and a financial
:10:41. > :10:46.contribution to the Friends of Tynemouth Outdoor Pool. They want to
:10:46. > :10:56.redevelop the lido at the end of the Longsands, which used to be a major
:10:56. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :11:03.summer attraction. Now, what is this crane for wartime
:11:03. > :11:09.nostalgia? Hardly a weekend passes without an event bringing crowds to
:11:09. > :11:13.watch classic cars and their 40s fashion is and the musical George
:11:13. > :11:21.Formby and Glen Miller. At that the sound of high octane race cars and
:11:21. > :11:26.you have Croft Circuit's Nostalgia Weekend near Darlington.
:11:26. > :11:32.Let's put you behind the wheel of an Alexis formula three race car. Flat
:11:32. > :11:39.out at 90 mph, break into third through the chicane. Accelerated
:11:39. > :11:43.away. This is motor racing as it used to be in the 1960s and 1970s.
:11:43. > :11:48.You didn't really want to come in contact with anything very solid.
:11:48. > :11:55.You would do yourself an injury. There was no carbon fibre, in those
:11:55. > :12:02.days. There were bits and pieces of road car that you could pick up in
:12:02. > :12:12.your garage. There was some sporting -- classic sporting cars and
:12:12. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:19.saloons. The Helix, Lotus Cortina is, Ginetta s. Your daughter is
:12:19. > :12:23.looking really bored! No, I think they are really enjoying it.
:12:23. > :12:28.passion for classic cars I understand, but when it comes to
:12:28. > :12:38.military vehicles, and all the re-enactment, I am stark! -- I am
:12:38. > :12:41.
:12:41. > :12:46.stark! -- I am flummoxed. We set up a static defence perimeter. We are
:12:46. > :12:54.somewhere within Germany with the Soviet bloc as our enemies. This is
:12:54. > :13:02.an American car -- vehicle, built to last ten weeks, but this one is 70
:13:02. > :13:07.years old. It is part of the military display year. They were
:13:07. > :13:13.totally utilitarian. They could be taken to pieces quickly and mended.
:13:13. > :13:22.This is fairly universal. They were used until the 1950s. Activists paid
:13:22. > :13:26.five, 19 40s fashion 's and a tank fire demonstration, and it has all
:13:26. > :13:30.the attributes of a military demonstration. -- add this
:13:30. > :13:34.Spitfires. Coming up next, why the Japanese
:13:34. > :13:36.have got a thing about our goats. And we're taking off with the
:13:37. > :13:39.competitors pitting their skills against the elements in the Northern
:13:39. > :13:44.Gliding Championships. The conditions were right for them,
:13:44. > :13:51.and they're nice here at the moment, so Hannah's on the roof.
:13:51. > :14:01.I certainly am, Carol. Beautiful summer sunshine here on the roof. I
:14:01. > :14:04.
:14:04. > :14:12.will be back later on with the full buying your socks, material,
:14:12. > :14:15.comfortable socks? In Japan, it is the appeal of mohair socks made by a
:14:15. > :14:22.tiny company in Northumberland. Capricorn Mohair Socks as exported
:14:22. > :14:26.thousands of pairs. Whether they are red, pink, blue, or
:14:26. > :14:31.purple, most of us would not think twice about where a la socks come
:14:31. > :14:37.from. But for Capricorn will let socks in Rothbury, where they are
:14:37. > :14:44.from has proved to be a big selling point. -- Capricorn Mohair Socks.
:14:44. > :14:51.The Japanese love UK made a quality products. They only have small feat.
:14:51. > :14:57.We don't do large socks. We only do a size ten. They have appeared in
:14:57. > :15:03.bright -- in fashion magazines and on the catwalks over there.
:15:03. > :15:08.mohair socks are sourced from Angora goats. They are sent down to
:15:08. > :15:13.Leicester where the fleece is fun and listed on traditional machines
:15:13. > :15:18.into a green socks which is then died. It took five months to take --
:15:18. > :15:28.to make all the socks for the last order. It has made a massive
:15:28. > :15:28.
:15:28. > :15:34.difference. We have 56 retailers and most of them ordering -- paying
:15:34. > :15:39.between 100 -- in �700. Until recently, the business was run from
:15:39. > :15:44.home. That proved to be hectic, with the kids around. The kids were
:15:44. > :15:48.saying, daddy, your socks are crazy! They get used to seeing socks
:15:48. > :15:58.around. For now, he's just happy to have them out of his house but hopes
:15:58. > :16:00.
:16:00. > :16:03.more people around the world will one day be wearing his mohair socks.
:16:03. > :16:08.The Northern gliding temperatures have been taking place and the best
:16:08. > :16:12.of our region's pilots have at last in the right conditions to take to
:16:12. > :16:20.the air. It has been happening at Sutton bank. Olivia Richwald had a
:16:20. > :16:24.ringside seat. Surfing across the sky, riding
:16:24. > :16:29.invisible thermals. This is a race that you can't hear. A contest you
:16:29. > :16:34.can barely see. But today, at Sutton bank in North Yorkshire, the spirit
:16:34. > :16:41.is so competitive. It's relaxation, its achievement, you are doing
:16:41. > :16:45.something that is different. It is a challenge as well. But it is just an
:16:45. > :16:49.enjoyable sport or pastime, depending on how seriously you take
:16:49. > :16:53.it. 28 pilots are taking part and I am going to get a better view. We
:16:53. > :16:58.are now at the mercy of the thermals. The annual Northern
:16:58. > :17:02.contest here actually started on Saturday but this is a sport
:17:02. > :17:06.completely dictated by the weather. Until now, it just hasn't been
:17:06. > :17:10.right. We went through all the same motions yesterday, got all the
:17:10. > :17:18.gliders lined up and ready to go, and a huge shower came through and
:17:18. > :17:22.spoiled everybody's farm. In the skies, the pilots judge the thermals
:17:22. > :17:30.to gain maximum advantage. GPS trackers are on board to make sure
:17:30. > :17:36.no one cuts a corner. This is the hundred million -- kilometre race
:17:36. > :17:40.track in the sky. They are going to York and back again. This shows how
:17:40. > :17:44.many pilots set of earlier. They are nearly all back but some of them
:17:44. > :17:50.have had to land in fields. They have all phoned in and they are all
:17:50. > :17:55.safe. What does the winner win? pat on the head! We will probably
:17:55. > :18:02.come up with some sort of prize. But it is because lots of saying they
:18:02. > :18:08.won the race. The competition ends at the weekend. It is not a
:18:08. > :18:15.spectator sport, but a spectacular one.
:18:15. > :18:21.I took my mum gliding for her 65th birthday. Well, a nice man took her!
:18:21. > :18:23.Alligator say, that was brave of you, but it wasn't! Shall we do the
:18:23. > :18:26.sport? Yes, why not.
:18:26. > :18:29.First this evening, is a summer transfer market breakthrough in the
:18:29. > :18:32.offing for Newcastle fans at last? Website quotes from the Lyon
:18:32. > :18:35.President indicate the French club and the Magpies have finally reached
:18:35. > :18:42.an agreement for the transfer of striker Bafetimbi Gomis. The fee
:18:42. > :18:46.seems to have been the main sticking point.
:18:46. > :18:51.With the start of the Premier League season still a fortnight away and
:18:51. > :18:53.with the Football League celebrating its 125th birthday, it is perhaps
:18:53. > :18:59.fitting that four league clubs should hold centre stage this
:18:59. > :19:07.weekend. Middlesbrough were the Jekyll and Hyde team last season.
:19:07. > :19:11.How fare this season? New signings are imminent but only a
:19:11. > :19:18.couple of fresh additions to the senior squad so far. The experienced
:19:18. > :19:24.midfielder Dean Whitehead, and a Josef Varga, a Hungarian midfielder.
:19:24. > :19:29.Much will depend on the likes of Marvin Emnes who helped
:19:29. > :19:34.Middlesbrough win against Bordeaux last week. He has to find the
:19:34. > :19:40.consistency that he showed two seasons ago. He got two at the
:19:40. > :19:44.weekend against Bordeaux. Their striker rampaged across the front,
:19:45. > :19:53.causing havoc. It is an area of the page that we need to strengthen. We
:19:53. > :19:58.are working hard to do that. -- an area of the pitch. We need some
:19:58. > :20:03.reinforcements. Tomorrow's visitors ask Leicester. It start but
:20:03. > :20:07.promotion is the aim. Tony Mowbray -- Tony Mowbray and's men may start
:20:07. > :20:11.under the radar. People will be looking at lack of signings at the
:20:11. > :20:16.end of last season. The final results of where the league table
:20:16. > :20:22.finished and yet for all but six or seven weeks of the season, we were
:20:22. > :20:26.at the top last year. We are a good side and we have good players. The
:20:26. > :20:30.key is keeping them fit. We have invested in sports science and the
:20:30. > :20:33.medical department. Hopefully, that'll keep them fit and out on the
:20:33. > :20:41.football pitch getting the results that we enjoyed in the first half
:20:41. > :20:47.the season. The first team squad remains a bit short but Tony Mowbray
:20:47. > :20:52.thinks his side might surprise a few people. The fans are hoping he is
:20:52. > :20:56.proved right. And in the last hour, Middlesbrough
:20:56. > :21:02.have confirmed their third summer signing. The ex-Southampton defender
:21:02. > :21:06.Frazer Richardson. Tony Mowbray has been in charge of
:21:06. > :21:10.Middlesbrough for less than three years but he is 10th in the list of
:21:10. > :21:20.longer serving managers. Right there at number three behind Arsene Wenger
:21:20. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:26.and Paul Tisdale is Greg Abbott. Last season was his fifth in charge
:21:26. > :21:30.of Brunton Park and arguably the toughest. His team flirted with
:21:30. > :21:36.relegation but just had enough to keep them safe. Attendances dropped
:21:36. > :21:42.again, dipping below the 5000 mark. That is a worry so maybe the patient
:21:42. > :21:46.-- the players had to claw back some good well. In the last five or six
:21:46. > :21:52.years, we have improved every year. We have had back-to-back Wembley
:21:52. > :21:58.appearances. We donated well too much on what happened last year. We
:21:58. > :22:03.need the players to work as hard as they can every day in training and
:22:03. > :22:07.when the games are on, produce better performances than they have.
:22:07. > :22:11.The summer saw Greg Abbott sign a new contract albeit just for one
:22:11. > :22:17.year. He knows the importance of making a good start tomorrow at home
:22:17. > :22:20.against Leyton Orient. We are in a four-game season. For games and
:22:20. > :22:25.everyone is full of doom and gloom. For good games and everyone thinks
:22:25. > :22:31.you're going to win the league. So we have to make sure we perform. We
:22:31. > :22:35.have to get the start right, it is absolutely vital. David Amoo and
:22:35. > :22:39.Reece James are the only new arrivals, so what can Carlisle fans
:22:39. > :22:44.expect for the new campaign? everybody buys into what we are
:22:44. > :22:47.doing, and we get a good start, we might be a surprise of the season to
:22:47. > :22:51.a number of clubs. We have an unknown quality in the group.
:22:52. > :22:54.We featured our League Two clubs earlier in the week. Just a reminder
:22:54. > :22:58.that Hartlepool travel to Rochdale, while York host Northampton.
:22:58. > :23:02.And Berwick are at home in the Scottish League Cup tomorrow after
:23:02. > :23:06.earning a Ramsden's Cup tie at once-mighty Glasgow Rangers.
:23:06. > :23:10.She just failed to make the Olympic final in London last summer, 28
:23:10. > :23:13.years after her father swam in his final Olympics. So can
:23:13. > :23:15.Middlesbrough's Aimee Willmott go one better in the 400 metres
:23:15. > :23:19.individual medley at the World Championships in Barcelona on Sunday
:23:19. > :23:29.and make up for the disappointment of being disqualified in the World
:23:29. > :23:29.
:23:29. > :23:32.trials two years ago? Good luck, to you.
:23:32. > :23:37.Finally cricket - and away from the latest Ashes test, some county
:23:37. > :23:39.championship scores to report. A dreadful start to their match at
:23:39. > :23:43.Lord's for third-placed Durham, who'll host the Fourth test a week
:23:43. > :23:53.today. Middlesex won the toss and bowled Durham out for just 143, with
:23:53. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:04.dropped England bowler Steve Finn Now just before we get the
:24:04. > :24:07.all-important weekend weather prospects, you might remember that
:24:07. > :24:10.Camelot, the Lottery operators, put out an appeal last month about an
:24:10. > :24:16.unclaimed winning lottery ticket on Tyneside. Someone bought a ticket,
:24:16. > :24:24.in Newcastle, which scooped �3,998,105. Let's just call it �4
:24:24. > :24:28.million. Well, four weeks later, the winner has claimed their prize. And
:24:28. > :24:36.I assume because you are still here, it is not new?
:24:36. > :24:39.It may just be that I love my job! But no, you're right.
:24:39. > :24:49.But not that much. Hannah is on the roof enjoying the sunshine. It's
:24:49. > :24:52.
:24:52. > :24:57.roof of BBC broadcast centre in Newcastle. More sunshine over the
:24:57. > :25:00.weekend. July has been confirmed as the warmest, sunniest month for ten
:25:00. > :25:09.years in many of our northern weather stations. Before that, you
:25:09. > :25:14.have to go back to 2003 and then to 1980. Previously, the long hot
:25:14. > :25:18.summer of 1976. Hard to believe that babies born in that heat wave will
:25:18. > :25:23.now be turning 37. There have been a rash of thunder showers across the
:25:23. > :25:27.region. In particular the Yorkshire Dales and the Yorkshire coast. The
:25:28. > :25:32.Teeside coast as well. And also which we coast, they had a number of
:25:33. > :25:38.lightning strike today. But just a few showers over the rest of the
:25:38. > :25:41.weekend. We have seen the worst of the thunderstorms. Through this
:25:42. > :25:46.evening and overnight, most parts will be dry and clear in the
:25:46. > :25:51.north-east. In Cumbria, a few showers and everywhere not quite as
:25:51. > :26:00.muddy as last night. Last night was the more -- warmest night of the
:26:00. > :26:03.year. -- not quite as humid as last night. First thing tomorrow, we are
:26:03. > :26:08.expecting lots of sunshine across the north-east. There will be
:26:08. > :26:12.showers in Cumbria and some of these could be heavy. Possibly thundery,
:26:12. > :26:16.although this is quite unlikely. Most parts will see there is showers
:26:16. > :26:26.start to ease by the end of the afternoon. Temperatures tomorrow not
:26:26. > :26:26.
:26:26. > :26:31.of the glorious 1976 summer, but still, reaching around 21 Celsius.
:26:31. > :26:35.Let that the pressure sequence. We are in between weather systems so
:26:35. > :26:40.things will be largely dry over the region. On Monday, low pressure
:26:40. > :26:44.takes over, bringing heavy rain from the south-west. This should clear
:26:44. > :26:49.for Tuesday. Let's take a look at the outlook for Cumbria. Mostly
:26:49. > :26:52.sunny through Saturday to Monday. Just a few showers. In the
:26:52. > :26:58.north-east, very similar. The temperatures on Monday getting
:26:59. > :27:02.cooler. A slightly higher risk of a shower as well. But lots going on
:27:02. > :27:12.before Monday. Let's take a quick look at some of the events happening
:27:12. > :27:28.