:00:09. > :00:12.programme tonight. Censorship, or protecting the public? Newcastle
:00:12. > :00:16.council says it wants to ban payday loan companies from advertising on
:00:16. > :00:19.billboards. Where is mother of three Rania
:00:19. > :00:22.buried? Police say this camper van could hold the key.
:00:22. > :00:27.The zero hours contract debate. Tourism businesses in the Lakes say
:00:27. > :00:30.they're essential. And the Cumbrian char that's turning
:00:30. > :00:33.Northumbrian. A new home for one of Britain's rarest fish as it
:00:33. > :00:37.struggles to survive. In sport we hear from the Durham
:00:37. > :00:41.cricketer hoping for a bash at the Aussies in his home Test match.
:00:41. > :00:51.And we look back on a miserable night of Cup action for three of our
:00:51. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:03.Tonight, payday loan firms under renewed attacks. This time one of
:01:03. > :01:06.our councils is considering banning them from advertising hoardings. A
:01:06. > :01:09.quick look online reveals many of the loan companies have
:01:09. > :01:12.eyebrow-raising interest rates of over 300% per annum, and they've
:01:12. > :01:15.been accused of exploiting desperate people. Newcastle City Council has
:01:15. > :01:21.already blocked one of them, Wonga, Newcastle United's sponsor, from
:01:21. > :01:23.computers in its libraries, and now it wants to go further. But as our
:01:23. > :01:29.Political Correspondent Mark Denten reports, the loan firms say they're
:01:29. > :01:39.being unfairly targeted. St James Park, Newcastle. The new
:01:39. > :01:49.
:01:49. > :01:53.season starts in just a couple of weeks. A new start. Also on the shop
:01:53. > :02:00.as well as the club badge will be the name of its new sponsor. Should
:02:00. > :02:04.it and its competitors be able to promote themselves. Increasingly,
:02:04. > :02:06.councils are saying now. Plymouth City Council has just announced it's
:02:06. > :02:12.banning payday loan firms from advertising. Newcastle Council is
:02:12. > :02:17.now considering following suit for billboards in the city. I do not
:02:17. > :02:21.want payday loan companies to have advertising space in our city. It is
:02:21. > :02:25.the wrong image and people should look to alternatives like credit
:02:25. > :02:27.unions instead. The council is in the process of blocking loan company
:02:28. > :02:30.sites in council owned buildings including libraries. They say Wonga
:02:31. > :02:35.have already been blocked by an internet filter, but isn't that
:02:35. > :02:39.censorship? We are not affecting what people do in their homes but we
:02:39. > :02:43.are seeing in public buildings they should not be able to access payday
:02:43. > :02:46.loan companies, because we are having to pay massive amounts of
:02:46. > :02:49.support for people getting into difficulties because of these
:02:49. > :02:56.companies. But this payday loan company in Newcastle says it's angry
:02:56. > :03:04.at the councils moves. I am a capitalist. I think it is a bad idea
:03:04. > :03:07.and businesses that are legal should be allowed to advertise. But with
:03:07. > :03:15.loans of all shapes and sizes part of the local landscape already,
:03:15. > :03:24.would people in the city really back an ad ban for payday loan firms.
:03:24. > :03:30.agree with that. The people who apply for them can be vulnerable.
:03:30. > :03:35.They are more likely to be enticed into these kinds of situations. I am
:03:35. > :03:38.totally against it and I think the council are right. Wonga say they
:03:39. > :03:44.don't consider themselves a payday loan company but they didn't want to
:03:44. > :03:48.comment on any possible restrictions on their advertising.
:03:48. > :03:51.A man who supplied a Class A drug to a York teenager who later died has
:03:51. > :03:56.been jailed for six years and five months. Luke Carey, who's 25,
:03:56. > :04:00.appeared before York Crown Court. He'd pleaded guilty at an earlier
:04:00. > :04:05.hearing to giving 16-year-old Poppy Rodgers methylamphetamine. Poppy
:04:05. > :04:07.died in April last year after taking the designer drug.
:04:07. > :04:10.Police investigating the disappearance of a former Teesside
:04:10. > :04:16.woman have extended their search to North Yorkshire. Mother-of-three
:04:16. > :04:20.Rania Alayed vanished in early June. Two men have already been charged
:04:20. > :04:23.with her murder. Now detectives searching an area near Thirsk are
:04:24. > :04:33.asking for help in tracing a camper van, they believe to be linked to
:04:34. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :04:41.her disappearance. It's on this stretch of the a 19
:04:41. > :04:46.which is at the centre of this cross-border police investigation.
:04:46. > :04:50.Detectives have established a white camper van travel this way around
:04:50. > :04:57.the time of Rania Alayed's disappearance. It is thought to have
:04:57. > :05:01.drooled over in a northbound lay-by. Police have already
:05:01. > :05:05.contacted around the hundred and 50 drivers who were known to have been
:05:05. > :05:12.using the road at around that time and they are now anxious to speak to
:05:12. > :05:18.any early morning walkers or people on the Sunday morning that may have
:05:18. > :05:26.noticed an area of disturbed ground or undergrowth. If people have any
:05:26. > :05:30.evidence or information, people can be charged with this moral power. My
:05:30. > :05:40.task is to coordinate the search and continue to look for Rania Alayed.
:05:40. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :05:45.Two people have already been charged with the murder. Both men are from
:05:45. > :05:50.the greater Manchester area. As far as solving the mess of this young
:05:50. > :06:00.woman's whereabouts, police believe the answer to that lies somewhere
:06:00. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :06:11.along this trunk road in North To businesses in the Lake District
:06:11. > :06:15.said they are worried the government may rush through legislation over
:06:15. > :06:21.controversial zero hours contracts. Hotels, restaurants and guesthouses
:06:21. > :06:27.say they rely on the flexibility of the contracts to stay in business,
:06:27. > :06:32.but critics say the contracts are fears and can lead to exploitation.
:06:32. > :06:35.-- are unfair. It's the height of the tourist season, beds are booked
:06:35. > :06:38.and hotels are fully staffed. Many of them with seasonal workers
:06:38. > :06:46.like Victor, who are on Zero Hours contracts so there's no guarantee
:06:46. > :06:53.about if and when they work. It is difficult because you need the money
:06:53. > :06:55.and you need to work and be able to pay bills. You will not have the
:06:55. > :06:59.money ready. Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, is reviewing the
:06:59. > :07:06.use of contracts like Victor's. In the Lake District, the worry is that
:07:06. > :07:12.review might rule out their use, making employing staff tricky.
:07:12. > :07:19.big concern is that Vince Cable may be rushed into creating legislation
:07:19. > :07:23.which does not encompass the variety of work patterns and work load in
:07:23. > :07:27.different industries and communities around the country. It would be
:07:27. > :07:36.extremely hard or even impossible to create a one size fits all
:07:36. > :07:40.legislation package. He is convinced zero hours contracts can work for
:07:40. > :07:46.the tourist industry if employers are responsible, but the Warriors
:07:46. > :07:51.employees could be exploited which is why people need to be aware of
:07:51. > :07:57.what they are entitled to. They are entitled to holidays and may be
:07:57. > :08:00.entitled to statutory sick pay, but most employers, if you have a good
:08:00. > :08:03.work-out in place you want to keep that worker. A decision from the
:08:03. > :08:06.Business Secretary on the next stage of the review is expected in
:08:06. > :08:12.September. The outcome will be keenly awaited by one of Cumbria's
:08:12. > :08:16.biggest economies. The first phase of a �265 million
:08:16. > :08:18.housing development began in Newcastle's west end today. The
:08:18. > :08:23.15-year-long plan is for 1800 homes, a neighbourhood centre and
:08:23. > :08:27.commercial facilities on the banks of the River Tyne in Scotswood. The
:08:27. > :08:31.project's part of a larger scheme to regenerate parts of Newcastle and
:08:31. > :08:34.Gateshead. A breast cancer drug which was
:08:34. > :08:37.undergoing trials in Newcastle, will not be available on the NHS. The
:08:37. > :08:41.National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says it has concerns
:08:41. > :08:45.over the value and effectiveness of Perjeta, which is said to extend the
:08:45. > :08:51.life expectancy of some advanced cases. Further research will be
:08:51. > :08:55.carried out. It's a rare strain of a rare fish,
:08:55. > :08:58.and it's found only in the waters of Ennerdale in the Lake District. But
:08:58. > :09:01.the survival of the Ennerdale Arctic char, which is considered unique
:09:01. > :09:05.because it spawns in streams, not still water, is under threat,
:09:05. > :09:11.because the water it needs for its first stages of life is becoming too
:09:11. > :09:14.acidic. So fish from Cumbria have now been brought to establish a new
:09:14. > :09:24.population in Kielder Water in Northumberland to try to save a
:09:24. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:29.creature which has been around since the ice age.
:09:29. > :09:33.It's messing about with nature. Yes, but it's messing about to save a
:09:33. > :09:43.little bit of nature. This bit. These are the fish at four months
:09:43. > :09:44.
:09:44. > :09:51.old. Their parents came from Ennerdale. This particular group
:09:51. > :09:57.only spawn in one feeder stream that comes into Annandale water, and that
:09:57. > :10:01.particular stream had problems with water quality so we grow them here
:10:01. > :10:05.and then gets overly difficult stage before we put them back into
:10:05. > :10:15.Annandale water. Now, they don't look big enough to be even worth
:10:15. > :10:19.saving. But they do grow. Into this! If you're thinking, that looks
:10:19. > :10:24.like a nice meal, you not alone. Because ospreys now populate
:10:25. > :10:28.Kielder, too. And if the char aren't careful, then this latest
:10:28. > :10:38.conservation project will end up not alongside the osprey, but inside the
:10:38. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:48.osprey. This is the trouble. Fish are getting predated Dawn and levels
:10:48. > :10:54.not seen before, but I do not think the level of Osprey will affect this
:10:54. > :10:58.population because they are a deepwater fish. At this point, it is
:10:58. > :11:02.worth telling our fishing friends that if they catch any, to carefully
:11:02. > :11:09.at them. The anglers will pay heed. The ospreys, though? The hope is
:11:09. > :11:13.they'll stick to trout. Coming up next, our
:11:13. > :11:16.longest-standing, or sitting, MP announces he's bowing out.
:11:16. > :11:20.And we launch our summer series charting the rise and fall of our
:11:20. > :11:29.seaside resorts, with a look at the days when a trip to the seaside
:11:29. > :11:33.really was something special. I'll be here what a fool weather
:11:33. > :11:37.forecast for the next few days including for the first three days
:11:37. > :11:40.of test match. The long-standing MP for Berwick,
:11:41. > :11:46.Sir Alan Beith has announced he'll step down at the next election after
:11:46. > :11:48.42 years. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg led tributes to Sir Alan,
:11:48. > :11:51.describing the former deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats as
:11:51. > :11:56.passionately committed to his constituency. Alison Freeman
:11:56. > :12:01.reports. He's the longest serving liberal
:12:01. > :12:09.since Lloyd George. But in 2015, Sir Alan Beith will stand down as the MP
:12:09. > :12:13.for Berwick-upon-Tweed. He made the announcement today - 40 years after
:12:13. > :12:16.he first won the seat for the Lib Dems, by the narrow margin of just
:12:16. > :12:19.57 votes. Ever since then the Conservatives have sought to take it
:12:19. > :12:22.but he's remained popular with constituents. Often seen as mild
:12:22. > :12:26.mannered, Sir Alan is a highly effective politician both locally
:12:27. > :12:30.and at Westminster. He's long campaigned for improvements to the
:12:30. > :12:36.A1 in his constituency and was deputy leader of the party for
:12:36. > :12:42.almost a decade from 1993. Earlier in 1988 he made a failed bid for the
:12:42. > :12:45.leadership, against Paddy Ashdown, then in 2008, he was knighted. Today
:12:46. > :12:48.the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said it was little wonder that Sir
:12:49. > :12:54.Alan commanded the attention of all parties when speaking, because of
:12:54. > :13:00.his longevity as an MP. He said he greatly admired the 70-year-old's
:13:00. > :13:04.passionate commitment to his constituency and to the North East.
:13:04. > :13:10.A series of events to honour Sir Alan's 40 years in politics will be
:13:10. > :13:14.held in Northumberland later this year.
:13:14. > :13:17.Thanks to the return of the sun this summer, many people are enjoying a
:13:17. > :13:22.visit to the seaside without the need for a fleece and an umbrella.
:13:22. > :13:25.There was a time, not that long ago, when a trip to the coast was a
:13:25. > :13:28.magical experience and, for many, it was the highlight of the year.
:13:28. > :13:33.Resorts like Whitley Bay, Redcar and Scarborough would be heaving with
:13:33. > :13:36.tourists and day-trippers. But then came the era of cheap air travel,
:13:36. > :13:40.and foreign holidays took over. Throughout this month on Look North
:13:40. > :13:43.we're looking at the health and history of our coastal resorts.
:13:43. > :13:53.First, Peter Harris looks back at the glory days, when an English
:13:53. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:11.Fantastic. Like going to heaven. To us it seems like all our birthdays
:14:11. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:17.had come at once. For some, these were the days they had dreams of.
:14:17. > :14:25.The site of the sea once a year and the results we once took for granted
:14:25. > :14:35.were magical back then. Sometimes we used to just stand on the promenade
:14:35. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:45.and look out to the sea. We'd run down, get wet and come back and die
:14:45. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:56.off. Heaven. -- dry off. Scarborough had probably been the first and then
:14:56. > :15:03.the railways brought the coast within reach of all. The Victorians
:15:03. > :15:11.were convinced of the therapeutic value of CERN bathing water. -- sea
:15:11. > :15:20.air. Initially, these places were just for posh people but later the
:15:20. > :15:27.working classes came. There's nothing wrong with donkey rides.
:15:27. > :15:33.What always amused me was there was a fish and chip shop, and the queues
:15:33. > :15:36.for that place would be halfway down the street, but the locals had a
:15:36. > :15:44.special hatch at the back where they could go and get served
:15:45. > :15:49.straightaway. And then the Scots started coming. The Glasgow fair
:15:49. > :15:56.fortnight it was called and every weekend for decades and the
:15:56. > :16:06.colonised Whitley Bay. What I remembered was getting on a special
:16:06. > :16:09.train from Glasgow bound to Whitley Bay. There is confusion over the
:16:09. > :16:17.seats and over the fact that they will be stuck on this without so
:16:18. > :16:26.much as a cup of tea for four hours. Thousands of people, completely fool
:16:26. > :16:33.and people sleeping in tents and things like that. I remember having
:16:33. > :16:43.a fantastic time. It was all about going and playing the penny
:16:43. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:51.machines. I remember sitting on the beach. I remember my mum and dad
:16:51. > :16:57.saying, here it comes, and then we all headed back up to the
:16:57. > :17:05.guesthouse. It was just a great place and are very fond unhappy
:17:05. > :17:14.memories. -- fawned and happy. It was an age when there was no other
:17:14. > :17:24.choice, but for a week or two, they were the promised land. That was our
:17:24. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:28.moment of the year. Happy days. I loved that shot of the
:17:28. > :17:32.two older ladies paddling with their coats on. Next week, Peter will be
:17:32. > :17:39.looking at the rise of the Costas, which left our beaches empty, and
:17:39. > :17:42.Benidorm's full to bursting. You're bursting with excitement because the
:17:42. > :17:46.Ashes is driving you nuts. Less than two days to go and Ashes fever is
:17:46. > :17:48.starting to grip the region. Today both England and Australia were at
:17:48. > :17:51.Durham's International cricket ground to have their first practice
:17:51. > :17:54.sessions and check out the facilities. But, as has often been
:17:54. > :17:59.the case with this fascinating Test series, controversy was never far
:17:59. > :18:03.away. Mark Tulip reports. Firstly, let's hope the North-East
:18:03. > :18:06.weather hasn't peaked too early. Here were the Aussies, still two
:18:06. > :18:09.down in the series having been foiled by the Manchester rain,
:18:09. > :18:12.bathing in the Chester-le-Street sunshine this morning. After lunch
:18:12. > :18:15.it was even better when England held their practice session. But both
:18:15. > :18:18.teams were followed all the way to the ground by another controversy.
:18:18. > :18:22.This time, reports in the Australian media that an investigation was to
:18:22. > :18:25.be held into whether some players were using silicone tape on their
:18:25. > :18:28.bats to trick the Hotspot technology which can usually confirm whether a
:18:28. > :18:32.batsman has actually hit the ball. The International Cricket Council
:18:32. > :18:39.and players on both sides rubbished the claims. So what do the Aussies
:18:39. > :18:46.think of a ground preparing to host its first Ashes Test? They have been
:18:46. > :18:49.good. The nets were nice out the back and the dressing rooms and the
:18:49. > :18:57.ground are and the ground are good, so it is nice to a different ground
:18:57. > :19:00.and not such a big stadium to play a test match. Friday could be red
:19:00. > :19:03.letter day for Gateshead-born seam bowler Graham Onions, a Durham
:19:03. > :19:07.stalwart just shy of his 31st birthday. Bad luck and injury have
:19:07. > :19:14.confined him to just nine Tests. If he makes this final 11 for this
:19:14. > :19:19.match, it would surely top the lot. Definitely. 2009, I played my second
:19:19. > :19:26.game here but to play against Australia on Friday in front of my
:19:26. > :19:29.family would be amazing. It would be a dream come true. These are just
:19:29. > :19:35.some of the Australian players standing between England and a
:19:35. > :19:38.series victory. Even the England players would welcome five days of
:19:38. > :19:42.weather like this come Friday. Now, as well as the current players,
:19:42. > :19:46.you can always catch up with some of the biggest names from the past,
:19:46. > :19:49.whenever Test match cricket is in town. So many of them, these days,
:19:49. > :19:58.working in the media. And Katie Gornall is in Chester-le-Street with
:19:58. > :20:07.a real superstar, right now. Katie. I'll introduce you just a minute but
:20:07. > :20:11.you join me here and how's about this for a view? There is Durham's
:20:11. > :20:17.ground, eagerly anticipating the start of the test just four days
:20:17. > :20:25.away. Here to talk about it all is the hero from 2005, Freddie
:20:25. > :20:28.Flintoff. England already the team they are coming into this but can
:20:28. > :20:37.they win the team they are coming into this but can they when they see
:20:37. > :20:42.these outbreaks? They want to win the series and when well. England
:20:42. > :20:46.will be wanting to improve on the performances so this will be
:20:46. > :20:53.fiercely contested an all outcomes are possible. They would absolutely
:20:53. > :21:03.love to win the series outright. How does it compare to you when in 2005?
:21:03. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:09.England are very strong although not playing to their full potential, and
:21:09. > :21:13.it is different. You can only play against what is in front of you.
:21:13. > :21:18.Engel and want to show they are a better side and probably better than
:21:18. > :21:26.they have shown in the last few weeks. A bit of a road growing about
:21:26. > :21:33.Silicon Cape being used to evade hotspot technology. -- tape. What
:21:33. > :21:38.was your reaction? It sounds like a bit of nonsense. It is quite a slow
:21:38. > :21:44.news week so we will take some pictures of them having a cigarette
:21:44. > :21:50.and so on, but we should be focusing on what has been a great series so
:21:50. > :21:55.far. A lot of excitement. We will let you go to prepay for a radio
:21:55. > :22:00.show and you can hear more from him tonight on radio five live.
:22:00. > :22:03.Well worth a listen. Away from the Ashes, but still with cricket, there
:22:03. > :22:06.was disappointment for Durham last night. They missed the chance to
:22:06. > :22:09.make T20 finals day for only the second time, after a heavy
:22:09. > :22:13.quarterfinal defeat at Northants. Kyle Coetzer, who played for Durham
:22:13. > :22:17.in their one-day Cup final win at Lord's in 2007, hit a rapid 44 to
:22:17. > :22:23.put the home side on their way to a daunting 20-over total of 183 for
:22:23. > :22:26.four. And despite an unbeaten half-century from Ben Stokes, which
:22:26. > :22:36.included four sixes, Durham were never really in the hunt, under the
:22:36. > :22:40.
:22:40. > :22:43.Northampton floodlights, falling 36 runs short on 147 for six.
:22:43. > :22:45.On to football, and on BBC Radio Cumbria tonight you can follow
:22:45. > :22:49.Carlisle's fortunes against Blackburn Rovers in the Capital One
:22:49. > :22:53.League Cup. Let's hope they fare better than three of our teams, who
:22:53. > :22:58.fell at first hurdle last night. If you're a Boro fan, it doesn't get
:22:58. > :23:01.much worse than this. A crowd which dipped below 7000. A second
:23:02. > :23:04.successive home defeat to start the season. And ten years after they won
:23:04. > :23:08.this competition, an embarrassing Cup exit at the hands of Accrington
:23:09. > :23:12.Stanley. If your manager Tony Mowbray, where on earth do you go
:23:12. > :23:16.from here? It wasn't as if Boro didn't have enough chances to win by
:23:16. > :23:20.a hatful. Official stats showed 31 attempts on goal, but this one, from
:23:20. > :23:22.Lucas Jutkiewicz, was the only one that counted. Stanley, now managed
:23:22. > :23:26.by former England striker James Beattie, had five attempts,
:23:26. > :23:30.including this one - a header from Marcus Carver which was judged to
:23:30. > :23:35.have crossed the line. When you waste opportunities like this, you
:23:35. > :23:39.just know it's not going to be your night. And, sure enough, nine
:23:40. > :23:46.minutes from time, Piero Mingoia smacked home Stanley's winner. Yes,
:23:46. > :23:49.Accrington Stanley. A name, and a night, Boro won't forget in a hurry.
:23:49. > :23:53.It's also two defeats in a row for Middlesbrough old boy Colin Cooper,
:23:53. > :23:55.in his new role in charge of Hartlepool, though Pools were up
:23:55. > :23:59.against Championship side Nottingham Forest, coincidentally, another of
:23:59. > :24:02.Cooper's former clubs. One-up at the break, Forest's next two goals owed
:24:02. > :24:05.much to their Sunderland connection - former Black Cat Greg Halford
:24:05. > :24:10.heading in the second, and one-time Wearside favourite Andy Reid setting
:24:10. > :24:14.up their third. Pool replied with their first of the season - a
:24:14. > :24:18.consolation header from defender Neil Austin.
:24:18. > :24:21.Over at Bootham Crescent, York City gave an early headstart to another
:24:21. > :24:24.Championship team, Burnley, and never looked like catching up.
:24:24. > :24:27.Manager Nigel Worthington was pleased with the effort, but saw the
:24:27. > :24:33.Minstermen fade away towards the end as the Clarets strolled into round
:24:33. > :24:36.two. Also last night, Newcastle played
:24:36. > :24:39.out a 1-1 draw in their friendly with Rangers. This evening,
:24:39. > :24:49.Sunderland were in Denmark to meet the Danish League leaders, FC
:24:49. > :24:52.Mitilland. They are leading with a goal from Alan Johnson. Left out of
:24:52. > :24:56.the side was Irish winger James McClean, who's understood to be on
:24:56. > :24:59.the verge of joining FA Cup winners Wigan. The 24-year-old was an
:24:59. > :25:03.instant hit under Martin O'Neill, but suffered a drastic dip in form
:25:03. > :25:13.last season. Thank you. Have you contained
:25:13. > :25:19.
:25:19. > :25:24.yourself now? Two more days to go. test match. The next few days has
:25:24. > :25:29.sunshine and just a few showers. First thing tomorrow, bright skies
:25:29. > :25:36.across parts of Yorkshire and there will be clear spells across much of
:25:36. > :25:43.the Legion with temperatures dropping to around 10 Celsius. Not
:25:44. > :25:51.quite as cool as it was last night with temperatures in the low 50s in
:25:51. > :25:55.Fahrenheit. Just a bit clothier in Northumberland. We are expecting the
:25:55. > :26:05.warmth of the day to build a scattering of showers, falling just
:26:05. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:11.about anywhere. Warren in between the downpours at around 22 Celsius.
:26:11. > :26:18.Light winds and bright skies with the few showers and several are in
:26:18. > :26:23.Cumbria. Quite changeable through the day tomorrow. A mix of sunshine
:26:24. > :26:30.and showers tomorrow and tomorrow evening, more general rainfall which
:26:30. > :26:35.will bring a wet start to Friday. The rain clears first thing on
:26:35. > :26:42.Friday so bright skies by the end of the afternoon and warm inland.
:26:42. > :26:47.Through the start of the weekend, things will stay dry and settled but
:26:47. > :26:53.cooler than of late. All change again on Sunday. Across the
:26:53. > :27:01.north-east, bright skies by the end of Friday and cooler and just a bit
:27:01. > :27:06.clothier on Saturday. He is the forecast for the cricket. On Friday,
:27:06. > :27:12.we are expecting it to be a wet start but that clears by the time
:27:12. > :27:22.the players take to the field with bright skies blue until tea-time.
:27:22. > :27:22.
:27:22. > :27:25.Looking good for Saturday but on headlines. The new Governor of the
:27:26. > :27:28.Bank of England, Mark Carney, says interest rates will remain at their
:27:28. > :27:31.record low at least until unemployment falls to 7%.