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Hello, welcome to Look North. Coming up: The nuclear option. Changes to

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the way the decision will be made on storing our radioactive waste —

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which could impact on Cumbria. In the Archbishop's footsteps. The

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new Bishop of Durham is unveiled. And meet Big Mac. The former

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detective tells Look North how his real life experiences on the streets

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of the North East have been turned into a film.

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In sport, bringing athletics to the streets — world class competitors

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arrive in the region for the Great North Citygames. And we look back at

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an emotional night at St James' Park for Steve Harper with the legends of

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Newcastle and AC Milan. It divided opinion, it pitted

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council against council. And many people thought the whole debate over

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whether or not to build a nuclear waste repository in Cumbria had

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ended in January. That's when the County Council used its veto to stop

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any further discussion. But now the Government has announced a new

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process to find a site to store high level waste — and this time district

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authorities will have decision—making power. Megan

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Paterson's in our Carlisle newsroom now. Megan — a lot of people thought

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this had gone away? Back in January three Cumbrian

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Councils were asked to decide whether to go ahead with the search

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for a nuclear waste store deep underground in Cumbria. Amid

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protests, pressure and intense media interest Cumbria County Council

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voted against the plans over ruling decisions in favour from authorities

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in Allerdale and Copeland — bringing that process to an end because the

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county council had the power of veto.

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So what's changed exactly? The key change in the process

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announced today is decision making power has been given to smaller

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authorities — so district councils will have a far greater say removing

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the need for support from County Councils. That change has been met

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with mixed reaction here, the leader of Cumbria County Council Stewart

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Young said the new process undermines local democracy, a

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concern shared by local campaigners. It is a slap in the face for

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democracy. That is how we see at. Cumbria county council are being

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taken out of the equation, but the idea that Cortland and Alan Peel

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will be able to go ahead on their own. —— Allerdale.

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Presumably that's not a view shared by the people employed in the

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nuclear industry in West Cumbria? No, the people who work with this

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waste every day at the Sellafield Ltd Site in West Cumbria were far

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more positive about the announcement. They see it as a

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commitment to tackling the national nuclear waste problem. It is our

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early days but we are very happy that the country is still serious

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about a thriving nuclear industry. It is welcomed by the workforce

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across the country. So do we know if the District

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Councils will use the changes to go it alone?

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Councils all over the country have until December to register interest.

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I ask a local MP if he thought district councils would make their

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own bed. —— bid. A local borough council could say,

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yes, we are interested, but the ultimate planning decision would

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rest with the National independent planning commission. In the same way

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as Heathrow airport, high—speed rail, other major national

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infrastructure projects. That I think is correct.

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One thing which is certain in all of this, is that 70% of the counry's

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high level nuclear waste is already here in Cumbria, it can't stay here

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forever and whatever is decided next it'll have an impact on people

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living in the county. He's about to take on one of the

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most high profile roles in the Church of England. The Right

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Reverend Paul Butler has been named the next Bishop of Durham. The

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57—year—old replaces Justin Welby who was only in the post for a year

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before being appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Stephanie Cleasby's been

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to meet him — and her report contains flash photography. A warm

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welcome in Durham Cathedral for the man who's got one of the top jobs in

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the Church of England. How did you feel when you got chosen? I was very

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shocked and surprised. Now I am excited. A married, father of four,

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Paul Butler says he supports women bishops but is against same—sex

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marriage in church. As for payday loan companies, he shares the views

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of his outspoken predecessor. I worry desperately about payday loans

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and loan sharks. Being involved in trying to help people with their

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finances, credit unions, financial advice, debt advice, the church is

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running advice programmes. Currently Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham —

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he brings experience to his new role. His focus on children and

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young people will be a real gift to the north—east. Having someone who

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is passionate with a depth of knowledge will be very important to

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us. Poverty is an issue close to his

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heart, like Justin Welby. He is also aware of the high unemployment rate

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in the north—east but unlike his predecessor he expects to be here

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for a good number of years. I will have to learn an awful lot about the

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north—east so I will be out and about meeting people in the

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community. That is a high priority at the beginning. He'll be enthroned

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in the New Year — before making the North East his new home. Stephanie

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Cleasby, BBC Look North, Durham. Plans to put two troubled Cumbrian

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hospitals under the control of a North East trust have been delayed.

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The North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust, which runs the

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Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and the West Cumberland Hospital in

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Whitehaven, was put into special measures after high death rates

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triggered a review into quality of care. The hospitals were due to be

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taken over by Northumbria health care NHS Foundation Trust on the

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first of October. But the actions recommended by the report haven't

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yet been carried out, so the takeover has been delayed.

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The unsolved murder of a seven—year—old girl in Sunderland

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over 20 years ago will feature on the BBC's Crimewatch programme

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tonight. Nikki Allan was found dead in the derelict Old Exchange

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building near her home in Wear Garth in 1992. She'd been beaten and

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stabbed. Nikki's mother has been interviewed for the programme, which

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will also feature a reconstruction. Now we know it's not been a great

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start to the football season for any of our clubs But here's something

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that all fans can cheer. After many years of ticket price increases, a

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new survey suggests the game is becoming cheaper to watch. The BBC

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study found the cost of many match day tickets is down — with Newcastle

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United offering the cheapest day out in the Premier League for the second

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season running. Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Carlisle have all

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reduced prices in some categories. Andrew Hartley reports. The players

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may have put on a few pounds. But up in the stands they'd taken a few

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pounds off. Adult tickets for Steve Harper's testimonial last night cut

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to just a tenner — and the biggest crowd of the season so far at St

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James Park. Result! That is why we did that with the tech prices and

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brought the kick—off time forward. We wanted people to buy into the

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concept and I cannot thank them enough for doing so.

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This season average ticket prices across English football's top four

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divisions fell by more than two per cent. And there's been a drop too in

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our region. At Newcastle the price of the most expensive season ticket

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fell by around 20 per cent this year. The price of the cheapest

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ticket remains at £15. Not available for all games by any means — but

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still the least expensive in the Premier League. But some fans still

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feel they're been stung at the turnstiles. It is far too expensive.

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By the time you have finished you have spent £70. The average guy

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cannot afford that. The club tried very hard to make it affordable. I

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am not an apologist for Mike Ashley but if there is one thing this

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regime do well, they're lower prices. I am for that. It is

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ridiculous. You are better watching them at the pub.

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At Sunderland the price of the most expensive ticket fell even more —

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down to £550 — although Sunderland say that's not a like—for—like

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comparison. We have to make football affordable. We know many people

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cannot afford significant prices. We are very conscious of that and I

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want to keep it within the remit of the average football fine. We made a

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decision that we would reduce prices on a number of season cards this

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year and froze the rest of them. Some supporters will turn up

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whatever the costs but that does not mean clubs are immune to the

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reality. That's nowhere more true than at Middlesbrough — which has

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cut the cost of its cheapest tickets. Carlisle has dropped the

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price of its cheapest season tickets. York's put them up a

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fraction. But Hartlepool continues to offer the best value in English

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league football just £150 for a season ticket.

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Still to come, 50,000 happy people in St James's Park. And no time to

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lose. Tony the Fridge finishes his epic run the length of Britain — now

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he's coming back for the Great North Run! And something else turning up

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in time for the great North run is in big that the Atlantic low

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pressure. That will bring wet conditions by Sunday.

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He was known as" Big Mac". A tough cop policing the streets of

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Newcastle in the 1960s and '70s. Now Harrigan, a film about former

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Detective Inspector Arthur McKenzie's experiences, is due to

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premiere at Durham's Gala Theatre. Arthur left the force and became a

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writer three decades ago. In tonight's exclusive Look North

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Report, he tells our arts reporter Sharuna Sagar about the inspiration

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for his first film. Sergeant Halligan is back with us

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next! You will find out exactly what you have gotten into.

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Harrigan could've been called McKenzie — it's based on the memoirs

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of Arthur McKenzie born and bred on Tyneside. I lived down near as a

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child. Nobody does now. This is where they would come to think. I

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was always on the edge of doing something I shouldn't. I needed

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something to give me a little bit of a baked, you know? —— a bite, you

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know. And that came in the form of a chance encounter when he was 16. I

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only went to the police station to go with my friend who wanted to

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join. The guy behind the counter said, you are a big lad, why don't

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you join? And so PC 430 began his new life

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with Newcastle City Police in the early '60s. Then there were no

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radios, no transport and often no back—up. You were in fights all the

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time. Especially on night shift. You are fighting every night. It was

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tough but I loved it. You were known for being a prolific

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criminal catcher. I prayed —— I used to pride myself

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that I could think like them. It was cat and mouse. Quite frankly, I

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liked a lot of the criminals they arrested. Just not what they did.

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Arthur's beat was an adventure, full of characters, crimes and stories

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from the streets begging to be told. So when he retired in 1988, he

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swapped his truncheon for a typewriter. I have drawn upon my

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experience and other cops as well, if people knew what went on at night

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they wouldn't sleep in their beds! A successful 30 year writing career

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followed and Harrigan is his first screenplay.

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I hope that you and your man will understand and forgive me for what I

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had to do. Arthur says he just writes about

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what he knows. I do get the feeling you didn't tell us everything.

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No, you have got to keep something back. You are the keeper of the keys

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for a lot of peoples secrets and that is the way it should be.

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And in tomorrow night's Look North we'll hear from Teesside actor

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Stephen Tompkinson about playing his first lead movie role, as Harrigan.

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"Tony The Fridge" — the endurance fundraiser from Hebburn on Tyneside

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— has finally reached Land's End. He's been running the length of

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Britain with a 7—stone fridge on his back, in aid of the Sir Bobby Robson

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Foundation. The 49—year—old grandad set off from John O'Groats at the

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start of August. Phil Chapman reports.

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He has made it after more than 1000 gruelling models. 40 marathons in 40

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days with a French on his back. —— gruelling miles. —— fridge on his

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back. I wanted to signify the burden of cancer. So I wanted my own burden

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for the journey. As he made his way steadily down the

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country he has endured steep hells, wind, a hip injury, and a bad fall.

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He has it up of five bananas every day, gone through four trainers, and

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developed a shuffling way of running and to minimise impact on his

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joints. The support team say that his ultra—positive attitude has kept

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everybody going. He is a positive and inspirational

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guy who keeps everybody motivated. We need to motivate him in turn. He

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has his dark moments. You can tell. The headphones go on and he just

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wants to be in his own little world. And it was the North East leg which

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proved very emotional. The challenge is about getting through toil and

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struggle every day. It is also about being on your own and missing your

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loved ones. And it is about coming home. Looking forward to seeing my

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friends and family at St James's Park, next to the statue of Sir

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Bobby Robson. It will be very emotional.

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Sir Bobby Robson would be very proud of what Tony has achieved. But how

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does he possibly top this? Believe it or not, Tony, and his French

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intend to do the great North run. —— fridge.

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I bet that has high running costs! Time for the sport now.

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It was the night when the Entertainers took on the

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Invincibles. A legendary line—up of mostly ex—footballers from Newcastle

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United and AC Milan in front of nearly 51,000 fans. They'd all come

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to honour a man whose loyalty to one club over two decades will rarely be

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seen again. Mark Tulip was at St James's Park. An early kick—off for

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an extraordinary crowd — lured to St James's by low ticket prices and

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household names — Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and an Italian a

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little closer to home — Sunderland manager and pantomime villain of the

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night Paolo di Canio. They were up against some much younger players

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still in the game and an assortment of Newcastle United legends, many

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from the famous Entertainers team of the '90s. But none of this would

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have been possible without the goalkeeper, whose loyalty to one

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club and determination to put something back will have made three

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charities thousands of pounds richer. The people really bought

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into it. I cannot thank the supporters enough for tooling up an

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incredible numbers. The invincible is came out on top of the

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entertainers after an impromptu penalty shoot out.

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The match itself finished goalless — thanks in part to a save from the

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now Hull City keeper Mr Harper. A nice change to be picked in the

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starting eleven with friend and former rival Shay Given coming off

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the bench. There were chances to break the deadlock. And the Magpies

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even had the ball in the net here. But Tino Asprilla's effort was ruled

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out. Alan Thompson tried his luck from distance. Then sub Andy Cole,

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who's kept the weight off in the gym since retirement, had two great

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chances of his own in a lively cameo. The most important part was

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that Steve enjoyed his night. We all had a great life in the dressing

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room. Now we will go for a few drinks and reminisce.

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This is an institution here football —— where football is a real passion

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for the north—east. The biggest cheer was a tackle from

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former Pantomime villain Joey Barton on di Canio — who was arguably man

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of the match and played the full 90. Wonder if any of his players sneaked

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in to watch. At the end, no goals — typical Italians — and a penalty

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shoot—out won by Milan thanks in part to?guess who? It was good to

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score a goal, as a mackem against the Geordies. It was a memorable

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night. It was good of him to come along.

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I got Thomson to put a number ten on the back here because I had to wear

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that number in my second season next!

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But Shearer still swapped shirts with Baresi. His former strike

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partner, though, had reasons to keep his own. The evening's most poignant

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moment. Substitute appearances for the sons of the late Gary Speed, Ed

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and Tommy. Beneficiaries of the evening, The Sir Bobby Robson

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Foundation, Great North Children's Hospital and Newcastle United

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Foundation. Mark Tulip, BBC Look North, Newcastle.

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As we count down to a great sporting weekend some of the world's top

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athletes have started arriving on Tyneside for the Great North City

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Games on Saturday. The event brings athletics out of the stadium and

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onto the streets giving fans the opportunity to get up close and

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personal with some of the biggest names in the game. Olympic and world

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champions know all about adrenaline but as thrills go a photocall on the

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roof of the Sage in Gateshead is something else! It was breathtaking.

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I worried we might slip, but we had harnesses on! It was awesome. I did

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not do many risky moves, I am thinking about going back up!

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Christine Ohuruogu knows just what it's like to be on top of the world

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after regaining the 400m title at the World championships in Moscow

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last month. The British team captain will be an honorary starter of the

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Great North Run on Sunday but Saturday she's running 150m against

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some of the best on the planet on the specially constructed track on

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the quayside. I can run a 200. And a 400. The 150 really should be a walk

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in the park. But the gills are quite snappy, quite nippy! I don't want to

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come last! I will have to work harder!

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James Desalou was pretty quick on the roof even quicker on the track —

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he goes in the 100m in search of a record. IM this second fastest in

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Britain, behind Linford Christie. One of my goals is to eventually

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take the British record. There is no event like this in the world. A

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unique way to showcase athletics to the British public.

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25,000 spectators watched last years free event — this time round it'll

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be an individual rather than team competition but either way the

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formats a winner with the athletes as well as the fans.

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And if you can't get down to the Quayside you can watch all the

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action from the Citygames here on BBC One on Saturday. As the battle

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for the County championship title hots up Chris Rushworth took five

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wickets to help dismissed Derbyshire. And Yorkshire and in a

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strong position, chasing the first innings total of Sussex of 292. They

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are just 46 behind with six wickets left.

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There are plenty of signs of autumn around. The Halligan flower show

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opens tomorrow. The organisers hope that there will be large crowds to

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see what is on the show. Here is a preview. What ever you are looking

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for, you can find it here. From show gardens to beautiful blooms.

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Inspiration everywhere. There is not a higher standard anywhere in the

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UK. We are very lucky to have it here in Yorkshire. We have had some

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very good growing weather. The only indication is we will get some very

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good displays. Giant vegetables are always a draw.

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But there are extra ambitious plans this year. We aim to set a world

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record for the most dishes made from one giant cabbage. 105 dishes. The

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flower arrangers have been given the task of making displays based on

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television sitcoms. That one has to be last of the summer Wine. This is

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our you being served? It is not just the flowers that come in every

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colour. Recycled class is part of an entirely recycled show garden. ——

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glass. It has been exhausting. Each time I do this I think I will get

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more help ex—Commissioner Mark at my husband has been brilliant! What a

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pleasure, to observe what skill can produce.

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And now the weather. Saturday looks like being decent and bright, but

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all change for Sunday. Temperatures will stay in double figures. A

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west, north—westerly breeze. Tomorrow, a dull start. Patchy rain

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and drizzle. If you get some rain that will be light and intermittent,

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but in damp feel. One of two bright interludes will be the exception

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rather than the rule. The northerly breeze should move the cloud away as

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we head to tomorrow night. The weather front sinking southwards. By

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Saturday, this high pressure bringing the Roy and fine weather.

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—— dry. Big Atlantic depression bringing wet and windy weather. If

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you are out and about over the weekend, make the most of it on

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Saturday. Wet and windy for Sunday. That applies to the great North run.

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The best of the conditions in the first half of the weekend. Sunday,

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cloudy windy and wet. The rain will be on from the word go. As the

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competitors gathered from the start that will already be raining. The

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upside: At least the wind will be behind you for most of the way,

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especially at the tail end of the race.

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