:00:07. > :00:15.North. Tonight: Day One of the Ashes. Thousands of
:00:15. > :00:20.fans arrive to watch England take on Australia in the fourth Test.
:00:20. > :00:24.from Melbourne. I live over here but my children have taken on the
:00:24. > :00:28.Australian side, obviously. The best side!
:00:28. > :00:34.Also tonight: A stark warning to bikers from the
:00:34. > :00:36.police, after a spate of deaths in North Yorkshire. Treating it like a
:00:36. > :00:39.racetrack leads to people dying on the roads.
:00:39. > :00:48.Top doctors claim the Government's refusal to introduce a minimum price
:00:48. > :00:50.for alcohol will lead to many deaths, here in the North.
:00:50. > :01:00.A unique perspective from an incredible flying machine and it's
:01:00. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:04.not even the real thing. So, it's all eyes on County Durham
:01:04. > :01:09.as the Ashes Test Match finally gets underway at Chester-le-Street. On
:01:09. > :01:13.Day One, thousands of fans arrived to watch England take on Australia.
:01:13. > :01:17.And it's not just about cricket. It is hoped the event will inject �20
:01:17. > :01:26.million into the local economy. Jeff Brown joins us live now, from
:01:26. > :01:34.Chester-le-Street. Jeff, what's the atmosphere been like today? It's
:01:34. > :01:38.been commended. The rain disappeared, the sun shone, 17,500
:01:38. > :01:42.fans loved being a part of cricketing, sporting history, with
:01:42. > :01:45.the Ashes here for the very first time. All that was missing was a few
:01:45. > :01:51.more runs from England but you can't have everything. We had a chance to
:01:51. > :01:56.prove to the world that the North East can put on a show! We came down
:01:56. > :01:59.earlier to catch up with both camps. The overnight rain had just blown
:01:59. > :02:01.away in time for a little cricket-themed entertainment to be
:02:02. > :02:09.set up early doors, in Chester-le-Street Town centre. Not
:02:09. > :02:15.quite Bondi Beach yet but at least the umpires were up early. Show the
:02:15. > :02:19.match ball. You've got an exclusive for the BBC. That's the close-up but
:02:20. > :02:28.it has been chewed a little bit so I apologise. So how to get the sun
:02:28. > :02:32.out? Recruit a town crier, of course. Greetings to townsfolk.And
:02:32. > :02:36.look at our cricket carnival now. Any event worth up to �20 million to
:02:36. > :02:39.the region's economy is worth making a song and dance about. Over at the
:02:39. > :02:42.cricket ground, plenty arriving by car - some grumbles about the number
:02:42. > :02:46.of southbound trains stopping at Chester-le-Street. But the vast
:02:46. > :02:50.majority of the 17,000 sell-out crowd seemed to be in good time to
:02:50. > :02:53.take their seats for the hottest ticket on our patch since the 1966
:02:53. > :03:01.World Cup quarterfinals. But is Durham's first Ashes Test match,
:03:01. > :03:06.their fifth test in a fast-moving decade, destined to be a one-off?
:03:06. > :03:11.No, I think we got it this year when we are still building our way up so
:03:11. > :03:15.what is wrong with getting it in four years' time again? In between,
:03:15. > :03:19.we have international matches every year that up to 2016 were the
:03:19. > :03:24.allegations have been made. I am very confident of continuing down
:03:24. > :03:29.that path. Early impressions of the North East? Nice. Cloudy but nice.
:03:29. > :03:34.Hot fully the rain will hold out. It's brilliant. It's great to be
:03:34. > :03:37.here in the North East. Not before time! What do you think about some
:03:37. > :03:43.of the smaller grounds getting a chance to stage these things? The
:03:43. > :03:50.fact I think it's good for county cricket, the locals, it's good.
:03:50. > :03:55.is my spiritual home. We've got to win the series. We can't have
:03:55. > :03:58.Australia, we are going there this winter, having them have the upper
:03:58. > :04:03.hand and fingers got a draw. We've got to win it so we can go to
:04:03. > :04:08.Australia with more confidence. fans have divided loyalties. Aisle
:04:08. > :04:15.from Melbourne. I live over here but my children have taken on usually
:04:15. > :04:21.inside. -- I am from Melbourne. best side. My wife is English.We
:04:21. > :04:26.live in Suffolk. It is four years since Durham were awarded this test
:04:26. > :04:30.match but this has been in the making for 20 years. Let's hope the
:04:30. > :04:34.overnight rain was a blip and that the next five days go without a
:04:34. > :04:41.blip. Among the spectators, one man who
:04:41. > :04:47.played a huge heart in the story, the former typically leader of --
:04:47. > :04:51.deputy leader of the cricket club, Malcolm Pratt. You played a huge
:04:52. > :04:56.part in driving this forward, making sure Durham got round. How proud are
:04:56. > :05:01.you? Very proud. It is a wonderful day for the North East. When we were
:05:01. > :05:04.trying to sell the project, and there was a lot of opposition, I
:05:04. > :05:07.kept saying to people that it would not only be good for
:05:07. > :05:12.Chester-le-Street and County Durham but also the wider region. I think
:05:12. > :05:16.that has been to this weekend. said, there was quite a bit of
:05:16. > :05:22.opposition. How top was it to convince people this was a good
:05:22. > :05:26.idea? Extremely tough. This land was being used by a farmer. There were a
:05:26. > :05:30.couple of not very good football pitches and virtually nothing else.
:05:30. > :05:34.People did not want to see this green area taken away. I don't think
:05:34. > :05:39.they, with respect to them, had the vision to see what could happen. We
:05:39. > :05:46.all see what has taken place. you ever think you would see an
:05:46. > :05:50.Ashes test match here? I think that is a difficult question to answer
:05:50. > :05:54.because I think we probably thought that in some time, because it was a
:05:54. > :06:00.new developments and there was the capacity to build a test match
:06:00. > :06:05.stadium, that sometime down the line we might get one but not a test
:06:05. > :06:10.match, not so sure. What a great week for the region? Marvels.
:06:10. > :06:14.Economically, it will probably bring in 20 million for the North East. --
:06:14. > :06:19.marvellous. Just as important, we are giving a lot of pleasure to
:06:19. > :06:23.cricket lovers. Things very much. That is it from here. I will be back
:06:23. > :06:28.later with more on the cricket and the rest of the sports news.
:06:28. > :06:31.Thank you, Jeff. Two 17-year-old boys have been
:06:31. > :06:36.convicted of the murder of a County Durham man. David Scott, who was 33
:06:36. > :06:39.and from South Stanley, died two days before Christmas last year.
:06:39. > :06:43.He'd been found with stab wounds in a back lane. The teenagers were
:06:43. > :06:47.found guilty of his murder at Newcastle Crown Court. They'll be
:06:47. > :06:51.sentenced next month. The mother of one of them is awaiting sentence for
:06:51. > :06:53.perverting the course of justice. A nurse has been suspended from
:06:53. > :06:58.Scarborough Hospital after claims of inappropriate behaviour with a
:06:58. > :07:02.patient. North Yorkshire Police say they're working with the hospital to
:07:02. > :07:06.investigate the allegation, which involves an 80-year-old woman.
:07:06. > :07:10.No-one was hurt and no arrests have been made.
:07:10. > :07:14.One of our most senior police officers has accused a hard core of
:07:14. > :07:17.bikers of treating parts of North Yorkshire like a racetrack. Last
:07:17. > :07:23.night, a motorcyclist was killed and this morning another was seriously
:07:23. > :07:30.injured. Eleven bikers have died in the county so far this year. Richard
:07:30. > :07:35.Thomas reports. -- John reports. Thomas reports. -- John reports.
:07:35. > :07:36.How it looks from the Baker's point of view, dangers highlighted where
:07:37. > :07:39.of view, dangers highlighted where police often have to pick up the
:07:39. > :07:42.of view, dangers highlighted where police often have to pick up The
:07:42. > :07:46.number of biker deaths on North Yorkshire's Rhodes has taken a
:07:46. > :07:52.serious turn for the worse. Last night, a 48-year-old biker was
:07:52. > :07:59.killed in a collision with a car. Road deaths, up to this period, has
:07:59. > :08:03.good in 2010 at 11, -- had stood at 11, don't just to last year at this
:08:03. > :08:08.year back to 11. We've got to concentrate on the motor cycling
:08:09. > :08:13.routes and those people who are stupid enough, or reckless enough,
:08:13. > :08:16.to do things like try to create speed records in market towns. We
:08:16. > :08:21.will do everything our power to prosecute them and take licences
:08:21. > :08:25.away. This is the Road between Helmsley and Stokesley, a popular
:08:25. > :08:32.route for bikers. Too often, in the past for speedsters, the scene of
:08:32. > :08:36.death and injury. So we knows the hazards only too well. It is a fast
:08:36. > :08:41.road. It's got good visibility but also areas of hidden junctions. You
:08:41. > :08:45.got a farm entrance to your right. A lot of motorcyclists don't
:08:45. > :08:50.appreciate that fact written to the writing. County's mobile safety
:08:50. > :08:53.cameras have been helping trap from speedsters. Two motorcycles coming
:08:53. > :09:00.towards us. We gauge their speed to see if they are a speeding the
:09:00. > :09:03.limit. You can see from the digital side, we're coming up to the bikes
:09:03. > :09:07.and can get their rear plates as they go away. All three systems are
:09:07. > :09:10.linked together into one so we can capture them coming towards, passing
:09:10. > :09:14.and progressing from the vehicle. Bikers have been clocked at speeds
:09:14. > :09:21.over 100 miles an hour, doing wheelies and standing up in the
:09:21. > :09:24.saddle out on the road. Could have a huge impact on resources. It has an
:09:24. > :09:29.impact on communities also. All those aspects are concerning but
:09:29. > :09:37.mainly it is the tragic waste and loss of life. River's fault it is,
:09:37. > :09:44.the disturbing rise in biker deaths, police are clear about one thing, it
:09:44. > :09:51.is speed that kills. -- River's folders.
:09:51. > :09:55.-- whoever's fault. Campaigners in Cumbria are calling
:09:55. > :09:58.for heavy goods vehicles to be diverted away from two villages, to
:09:58. > :10:01.improve road safety. People living in Warwick Bridge and Little Corby,
:10:01. > :10:04.near Carlisle, want HGVs to be re-routed onto the nearby A689.
:10:04. > :10:10.Local Conservative MP John Stevenson raised concerns on a visit to the
:10:10. > :10:18.area with the Secretary of State For Transport. I think what John
:10:18. > :10:25.Stephenson is pushing for is for this road to be... There has been a
:10:25. > :10:32.petition signed by 6000 people. It means the County Council to apply to
:10:32. > :10:36.the County Council for it to be trucks. There might be other things
:10:36. > :10:43.we can do, perhaps some new signs to take some of the pressures of this
:10:43. > :10:46.road. So we can take the public to other directions. If think there is
:10:46. > :10:50.a case to reduce the heavy traffic going through the villages.
:10:50. > :10:52."You've let us down." That's the message to the Government from 20 of
:10:53. > :10:56.the region's liver specialists. They say the Government's refusal to
:10:56. > :10:59.introduce a minimum price for alcohol will put many lives at risk
:10:59. > :11:02.across the North. But ministers say they simply don't have enough
:11:02. > :11:06.evidence that a ban on cheap booze would work. Here's our political
:11:06. > :11:13.correspondent, Mark Denten. Supermarket booze - the cheap prices
:11:13. > :11:16.are enough to temp most of us but are they killing us too? -- to tempt
:11:16. > :11:19.many of us. Last month, the Government delayed a minimum alcohol
:11:19. > :11:22.price saying that it could hit responsble drinkers. Now, 20 North
:11:22. > :11:24.East liver doctors have hit back. In an open letter released today, they
:11:24. > :11:27.don't mince their words. The doctors say?
:11:27. > :11:29.We are extremely disappointed that the Government has reneged on its
:11:29. > :11:32.commitment to tackle the problems commitment to tackle the problems
:11:32. > :11:35.caused by In the North East, we have the
:11:35. > :11:42.highest rate of alcohol-related hospital admissions. We need the
:11:42. > :11:44.Government to stand firm on its promise. The North East has been let
:11:44. > :11:49.down by this decision. down by this decision.
:11:49. > :11:51.Alcohol advice charities in the down by this decision.
:11:51. > :11:55.Alcohol advice charities in the we would say to the Government, very
:11:55. > :12:00.strongly, is that there is a compelling case for minimum unit
:12:00. > :12:03.price. There is a huge amount of evidence in its favour. We would
:12:03. > :12:06.urge them to introduce it as soon as possible to save lives. At this
:12:06. > :12:14.Blaydon local, landlord Carl supports a minimum price but he says
:12:14. > :12:18.there's a health impact too. Once you buy alcohol at a supermarket,
:12:18. > :12:23.they are not responsible any more for how much you drink. When you
:12:23. > :12:25.drink it, where you drink it. Whereas, we are responsible for the
:12:25. > :12:32.customer that gets in here. Carl's locals are divided over
:12:32. > :12:36.whether they want a minimum alcohol price. Gets up to the individual to
:12:36. > :12:41.decide, you know? How much you want to drink and what price you are
:12:41. > :12:48.prepared to pay. I will still go to the supermarket for my cheap lager
:12:48. > :12:50.as well. You back a minimum price? Yes, I do. Because then people would
:12:50. > :12:53.start coming back to pubs. Government says a minimum alcohol
:12:53. > :12:56.price remains under consideration. Well, Mark Denten joins me now.
:12:56. > :13:06.Mark, despite today's criticism, the Government says it hasn't done a
:13:06. > :13:10.
:13:11. > :13:13.U-turn? They say that the idea of a minimal -- minimum price is still
:13:13. > :13:17.under consideration, they were worried that it would hurt people on
:13:17. > :13:21.low incomes. They say that if you have more income you can take the
:13:21. > :13:24.hit of an increase in price. And they say there will be cuts in
:13:24. > :13:27.supermarket booze from next year anyway because sales will be banned
:13:27. > :13:31.below the level of alcohol duty plus VAT. In other words, you won't be
:13:31. > :13:40.able to pick up a can of ordinary strength lager, Carol, for anything
:13:40. > :13:44.less than 40p. That his action. But Labour is not accepting that.
:13:44. > :13:47.No. Famously Labour said the Government couldn't organise an
:13:47. > :13:50.alcohol policy in a brewery. They say they back a minimum price but
:13:50. > :13:56.interestingly, Labour sources I've spoken to today say there is no
:13:57. > :14:00.guarantee it would be in their election manifesto. So expect those
:14:00. > :14:10.20 doctors and others to keep up the pressure on Ed Miliband, not just
:14:10. > :14:12.the Government. Thank you very much. You're watching Friday's Look North.
:14:13. > :14:22.We're heading back to join Jeff at Chester-le-Street, for tonight's
:14:23. > :14:27.sports news shortly. Also coming up: All eyes on the skies as fanatics of
:14:27. > :14:30.the Vulcan Bomber come together for a very special event.
:14:30. > :14:34.It has been sunny at Chester-le-Street but what does the
:14:34. > :14:40.weather holds? I will be here with a detailed weather forecast for the
:14:40. > :14:42.cricket and the rest of the region. It was the end of an era at
:14:42. > :14:46.Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire today, as a parade was
:14:46. > :14:51.held to mark the disbandment of an army unit that can trace its roots
:14:51. > :14:55.back to before the World War II. Martin Forster was there.
:14:55. > :14:58.It's not the largest number of soldiers ever to be disbanded, but
:14:58. > :15:02.the Royal Signals' history at Catterick goes back to its early
:15:02. > :15:10.days, before World War Two. So today marks the end of nearly a century's
:15:11. > :15:14.history for the Corps, and for Richmondshire. Of Ousely, I'm very
:15:14. > :15:20.proud. I've had a little over two years in command of this fine bunch.
:15:20. > :15:27.We went through a lot of training together, Canada, Kenna, here in UK.
:15:27. > :15:32.We deployed on an operational tour with full brigade. -- tenure. We
:15:32. > :15:35.went to Afghanistan. We work extremely well. We are a very
:15:35. > :15:38.close-knit bunch and it has been wonderful command in them and
:15:38. > :15:42.working with them. The soldiers of 204 Signal Squadron learned they
:15:42. > :15:45.were to be disbanded on their return from service in Afghanistan. It's
:15:45. > :15:51.part of a major restructuring of the army, known as Army 2020, that will
:15:51. > :15:54.see troop numbers reduced by one fifth over the next seven years.
:15:54. > :15:58.initial feeling is of Ousely one of sadness because it is your friends,
:15:58. > :16:02.your family, essentially, that are going to be sent away but also the
:16:02. > :16:07.fact that the unit history, the unit is disbanding. Once you get over
:16:07. > :16:11.that, it is actually a joyous occasion, the fact that we can
:16:11. > :16:14.celebrate our history and our existence in this garrison before we
:16:14. > :16:18.all were separate ways together. disbanded squadron will re-form as
:16:18. > :16:24.part of 21 Signal Regiment in 2015. But as they prepare to leave
:16:24. > :16:31.Catterick, today's parade brought out well-wishers of all ages.
:16:31. > :16:38.you get a large army, you only get a small signal pigeon and they get
:16:38. > :16:47.very close. I've lost some friends there. Today, my daddy was marching
:16:47. > :16:57.with the song on. I felt proud of my daddy and he was marching. Because
:16:57. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:06.he does lovely things and he helps me learn. Will fade. -- well fed.
:17:06. > :17:09.It was designed for use in the Cold War, and saw sterling service in the
:17:09. > :17:13.Falklands. Now, the last Vulcan Bomber flying is being helped to
:17:13. > :17:16.stay in the skies - by its little brother! This weekend, the Large
:17:16. > :17:19.Model Association is flying scaled down aircraft at the Yorkshire Air
:17:19. > :17:23.Museum near York, and for the first time it's raising money for the Sky
:17:23. > :17:30.Trust, which hopes to keep the Vulcan airborne as long as possible.
:17:30. > :17:34.Phillip Chapman follows. Our camera gave a unique perspective
:17:34. > :17:40.of the incredible Vulcan Bomber in this guys today. It is not even the
:17:40. > :17:44.real thing. In fact, it is a very expensive version of a classic toy.
:17:45. > :17:50.This aircraft was designed from one of the little kids that as a child
:17:50. > :17:56.you build and are very true to school. Many years ago, I have
:17:56. > :18:03.always been a Vulcan fanatic, many years ago, in the 90s, I built a ten
:18:03. > :18:07.foot 's ban -- wingspan one and then I built this one. I would love to
:18:07. > :18:12.get my hands on one of these flying machines. On a windy day like this,
:18:12. > :18:16.I don't fancy the �20,000 insurance claim that David would put in if I
:18:16. > :18:21.crashed it into a field nearby. The real Vulcan, making an appearance
:18:21. > :18:25.this weekend, costs �2 million per year to keep in the air and that is
:18:25. > :18:30.where events like this coming. Large Model Association, each year,
:18:30. > :18:33.we donate money to charity. The last couple of years before and for the
:18:33. > :18:37.Battle of Britain flight. This year, we decided that the Balkan
:18:37. > :18:42.Association needed the money to try to keep it in the air for the next
:18:42. > :18:47.two years. -- Balkan Association. You have probably already seen the
:18:47. > :18:53.large one in our association and the big one is going to be even better.
:18:53. > :18:57.This weekend is not all about the Vulcan. This, it airline are gone
:18:57. > :19:04.already been built and his son flies it for him. I have been building
:19:05. > :19:07.models of my life. You started a small thing, those of us who are my
:19:07. > :19:12.age can remember all the kids that we all built as youngsters and
:19:12. > :19:15.enjoyed. Looks like there will be something super for all tastes this
:19:15. > :19:24.weekend but no doubt the biggest crowd these will be the Vulcan, big
:19:24. > :19:28.and small. -- crowd-pleaser. My brother had one but that takes
:19:28. > :19:35.the biscuit! Jeff is flying high because of the cricket. We cannot
:19:35. > :19:40.renew down. England have done their best to do. It has been a great
:19:40. > :19:46.occasion. Hardly the most thrilling the's play, that has to be said,
:19:46. > :19:48.especially if you are an England fan. For the locals, there was the
:19:48. > :19:52.disappointing news that local lad, the Durham seam bowler Graham
:19:52. > :20:02.Onions, had failed to force his way into an unchanged England team, who
:20:02. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:07.batted first. Then they lost a lot of the kids. A work in progress from
:20:07. > :20:13.the artist in residence. The International Cricket ground looking
:20:13. > :20:19.an absolute picture, with the weather slightly overcast at times,
:20:19. > :20:23.not an easy decision to bat first. England made a store solid enough
:20:23. > :20:33.start but they lost Joe Root after a review of this decision. Eventually,
:20:33. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:38.he had to go. They slowly got into the stride, to the annoyance of fun.
:20:38. > :20:43.The aerial view was equally pleasing for Durham and England fans. The
:20:43. > :20:50.commentators still had time to tell lovely ghost stories. Kevin
:20:50. > :20:58.Pietersen had to exit stage right. Next to go was the captain. Ian Bell
:20:58. > :21:01.was not distance -- destined for a big cry the same. Although
:21:01. > :21:08.Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow reviewed his dismissal, he was soon on his
:21:08. > :21:18.way. Stuart Broad sums up the late afternoon collapse. The Wellcome
:21:18. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:22.fund is shining on the trillions. -- welcomes fun. England resume
:21:22. > :21:25.tomorrow on 230 849. On to football. Just two games into
:21:25. > :21:27.the new season, Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray is already
:21:27. > :21:31.feeling the heat. Beaten by Leicester City last weekend, and
:21:31. > :21:34.then dumped out of the Capital One League Cup by Accrington Stanley
:21:34. > :21:37.midweek, it is hardly the best preparation for tomorrow's trip to
:21:37. > :21:46.Charlton. But new signing Albert Adomah is in the squad and Mowbray
:21:46. > :21:51.is hoping he'll give the Teessiders a lift. We haven't won any of the
:21:51. > :21:56.first two games. We have to rebound this weekend. We have to go to
:21:56. > :21:58.Charlton, a tough game, and try and get the points. You know, then we
:21:58. > :22:02.will be looking a lot rosier for the home game.
:22:02. > :22:05.Elsewhere, Carlisle boss Greg Abott says their Capital One Cup win over
:22:05. > :22:12.Blackburn has helped draw a line under last weekend's 5-1 hammering
:22:13. > :22:14.by Leyton Orient. Not a great way to start the season.
:22:14. > :22:15.start the season. Tomorrow, the Blues go to
:22:15. > :22:19.start the season. Tomorrow, the Blues go to In League
:22:19. > :22:20.Two, York City go to Dagenham, while Colin Cooper's first home match as
:22:20. > :22:23.Hartlepool manager is against Southend.
:22:23. > :22:24.And Berwick Rangers open their Scottish Division Two campaign at
:22:24. > :22:27.Scottish Division Two campaign at Clyde.
:22:27. > :22:30.Newcastle United take on the Portuguese side, Sporting Club
:22:30. > :22:33.Braga, at St James' Park tomorrow, in what is their only pre-season
:22:34. > :22:38.home game. Tomorrow is, of course, Sir Bobby Robson National Football
:22:38. > :22:41.Day. 150 events to celebrate the life of the former Newcastle boss
:22:41. > :22:48.have been lined up by the Football Association, which is in its 150th
:22:48. > :22:57.year. Among many players who owe so much to Sir Bobby, is the Magpies'
:22:57. > :23:03.defender, Steven Taylor. Absolutely, for him to be given the opportunity
:23:03. > :23:07.to play my debut -- to give me the opportunity to play my debut. I will
:23:07. > :23:15.never forget what a legend he was. He deserves the respect that he has
:23:15. > :23:17.around the whole country. Steven Taylor at the launch of a bar if
:23:17. > :23:20.you're wondering what he's doing the pub.
:23:20. > :23:24.Spennymoor Town fans will have no problem keeping up with the away
:23:24. > :23:27.team this season. Their new strip was unveiled today and, as you can
:23:27. > :23:31.see, it's a rather eye-catching shade of bright pink. The club
:23:31. > :23:33.offered a vote to fans on what the away colours should be, and pink was
:23:33. > :23:37.the clear favourite. One of Spennymoor's sponsors has also had
:23:37. > :23:44.one of their trucks painted pink, and the club has linked in with
:23:44. > :23:50.Cancer Research to hold fundraising events throughout the year. There
:23:50. > :23:55.was blue, orange and pink and pink was the landslide winner. Have the
:23:55. > :24:00.lads got a sense of humour? The only did on Tuesday but it's for a great
:24:00. > :24:05.cause. Cancer and there is close to a lot of people's Hearts, myself as
:24:05. > :24:13.well. I lost my cousin and also the German lost his mother so it is a
:24:13. > :24:16.great cause. -- Vici lawman. -- the cheer man.
:24:16. > :24:18.In other sport, good luck to Newcastle Falcons in tonight's
:24:19. > :24:28.finals of the Premiership Rugby Union Sevens, and to Berwick
:24:28. > :24:31.the age of 57, after battling cancer. Nixon, nicknamed the
:24:31. > :24:36.Ferryhill Flyer, was runner-up in the 2007 BDO World Championship. If
:24:36. > :24:43.you're looking for other sport, good luck to Newcastle Falklands who are
:24:43. > :24:49.in the finals and the team hosting a world speedway Championship
:24:49. > :24:52.tomorrow. If you're coming here for the cricket, let's hope for better
:24:52. > :24:56.show from England. He sounds a bit disappointed. There
:24:56. > :25:03.will be trouble. Hannah, the will be trouble. Hannah, the
:25:03. > :25:07.weather? We got it right and as forecast it brightened up. Look at
:25:07. > :25:11.these kind May, five of them, not just one for the five test. All
:25:11. > :25:15.turning into cricket things including a ball! Our headline for
:25:15. > :25:19.the next few days, sunshine and just a few showers which could hamper
:25:19. > :25:22.play on Sunday. Through this evening and overnight, it is try and find
:25:22. > :25:28.across the region for much of the night. Clothing overdoes the little
:25:28. > :25:34.that towards dawn with one to showers possible in Cumbria. --
:25:34. > :25:39.cloudy overnight little bit towards dawn. First thing tomorrow, we're
:25:39. > :25:44.expecting lots of sunshine across the region but also frequent showers
:25:44. > :25:47.arriving from the West. Those showers should stay away from
:25:47. > :25:52.Chester-le-Street for the second day of the fourth test but there is
:25:52. > :25:57.possibly a 30% risk of one or two of them making their way to the ground.
:25:57. > :26:01.Let's take a tour of the afternoon temperatures. Just down on today.
:26:01. > :26:06.It's the high 60s in Fahrenheit. Just a touch cooler on the
:26:06. > :26:10.Northumberland coast and as we tour westwards, things are quite
:26:10. > :26:15.changeable in Cumbria. Showering but Rumsfeld country. Quite a changeable
:26:15. > :26:18.day on Saturday. Across Cumbria, or for the weekend, we're expecting
:26:18. > :26:22.Saturday to be the best day. Sunday turns increasingly showery, as does
:26:22. > :26:26.Monday, particularly on Sunday morning when some of those showers
:26:26. > :26:32.could be heavy, maybe with the Rumble two of thunder -- a rumble or
:26:32. > :26:35.two of thunder. Sandia and is brighter and drier. Across the North
:26:35. > :26:38.East, than they could also be a wet day, particularly early on. Things
:26:39. > :26:43.should dry through Sunday afternoon and Monday looks largely fine and
:26:43. > :26:49.dry, particularly for County Durham. What does all this mean for the
:26:49. > :26:52.cricket? Let's take a look in detail at day two. We're expecting a bright
:26:52. > :26:55.start for tomorrow. The best of the sunshine will be in the morning but
:26:55. > :26:58.increasing amounts of cloud later in the day, as I say, with about a one
:26:58. > :27:04.in three chance that there will be an afternoon chopper. Still, the
:27:04. > :27:07.odds are for Saturday to be dry, not so on Sunday. Let's take a look at
:27:07. > :27:09.the forecast for the third day. Much more showery first big in the
:27:09. > :27:14.morning after overnight rain. It could be the afternoon before that
:27:14. > :27:16.clears. Possibly some disruption to play. Monday and Tuesday of the test
:27:16. > :27:22.look a lot brighter and drier. Carol.
:27:22. > :27:24.Thank you, Hannah. Now, for a last look at tonight's headlines.
:27:24. > :27:25.An investigation begins into the Government's controversial
:27:25. > :27:28.billboards telling illegal immigrants to 'go home'.