:00:04. > :00:11.Hello. Welcome to Thursday's Look North. Tonight, a Government
:00:11. > :00:15.decision not to raise the cost of owning a gun is branded an utter
:00:15. > :00:20.disgrace by a campaigner whose mother was shot dead.
:00:20. > :00:23.Bobbies with the blues. 80% of the police officers in one of the
:00:23. > :00:29.north's forces say they've low morale. They want you as a new
:00:29. > :00:34.recruit. The push to find the next generation of royal naval officers.
:00:34. > :00:39.Raising the Costa Concordia. How one of the north's firms played their
:00:39. > :00:44.part in the salvage of the vessel. And in sport here at
:00:44. > :00:48.Chester—le—Street, Durham were crowned cricket's County
:00:48. > :00:52.Championships. A remarkable achievement for the youngest county
:00:52. > :01:02.side lifting their third title in just six seasons.
:01:03. > :01:09.It's a decision which has been branded an utter disgrace. Bobby
:01:09. > :01:13.Turnbull's been campaigning for tougher gun laws shins his mother
:01:13. > :01:19.and two other family members were shot and killed at their home in
:01:19. > :01:25.County Durham. The Government promised him they'd impose a big
:01:25. > :01:31.rise in gun licenses. But the change has been ditched. MrTurnbull fears
:01:31. > :01:35.that will put public safety at risk. Michael Atherton had a history of
:01:35. > :01:40.Demos particular and drink—related violence. He also had a firearms
:01:40. > :01:45.certificate. On New Year's Day last year, Atherton shot and killed three
:01:45. > :01:49.members of his family before turning the gun on himself. Bobby Turnbull
:01:49. > :01:54.lost his mother, sister and aunt in the shootings. He's been campaigning
:01:54. > :01:59.to toughen gun law ever since. He says the licence fee is too low and
:01:59. > :02:03.putting lives at risk. An increase could fund a tighter system. It
:02:03. > :02:09.could be used for better background checks. I believe if it is generated
:02:09. > :02:15.back into police and firearms departments it could protect public
:02:15. > :02:20.safety. Three months ago at a meeting in London, the Home Office
:02:20. > :02:27.Minister Damian Green promised bucky Turnbull the price would rice. That
:02:27. > :02:32.plan has now been shelved by a Cabinet committee. I am frustrated
:02:32. > :02:38.by this. In the vast majority, people are law abiding. But they
:02:38. > :02:44.have a well funded lobby which can touch decision makers and they've
:02:44. > :02:49.brought their influence to bear. I was expecting to hear there was an
:02:49. > :02:55.increase in the cost of a license. To hear they are delaying it to look
:02:55. > :02:59.at it at a later date is very from you straighting. For them to agree
:02:59. > :03:04.and then go back on their word, it is hard to understand why. The
:03:04. > :03:09.charge for a five—year firearms certificate has replaned the same
:03:09. > :03:14.for over a decade. But there's a lot of work for the police to do if they
:03:14. > :03:21.are to weed out though unsuitable to hold a gun. It costs se £250 to
:03:21. > :03:29.handle each application. They estimated the cost of licenses was
:03:29. > :03:39.£25 million. Yet only 6.4 million were collected in fees. That a loss
:03:39. > :03:44.of £18.6 million loss nor the taxpayer. I think this is
:03:44. > :03:48.ridiculous. I understand at a time of austerity people need to be
:03:48. > :03:53.careful about increasing the cost of anything. But this clearly is low
:03:53. > :03:59.and a review is long overdue. But gun owners say the police figures
:03:59. > :04:05.are inflated and disguise the fact gun control at some forces,
:04:05. > :04:10.including Durham, is inefficient. We are all for paying a fair price for
:04:10. > :04:14.a fair and decent service which protects the public and provides us
:04:14. > :04:19.with a good service. No problem with that. A fair price means the full
:04:19. > :04:24.cost that it costs the police? Yes, if it is a full necessary cost. We
:04:24. > :04:29.don't want to pay for unnecessariburg ok Si or paying for
:04:29. > :04:35.the slip shod service which had de such disastrous results at Durham.
:04:35. > :04:38.The Government has received details from ACPO. We asked the Policing
:04:38. > :04:44.Minister Damian Green for an interview. But he wasn't available.
:04:44. > :04:48.The Home Office told us it remained committed to ensuring the taxpayer
:04:48. > :04:53.did not continue to subs die the cost of a gun license. A new plan
:04:53. > :05:00.along those lines would be made public soon.
:05:00. > :05:05.If you have a view on that story log on to the Look North Facebook page
:05:05. > :05:12.and let us now what —— know what you think.
:05:12. > :05:19.80% of police officers in North Yorkshire say they're suffering from
:05:19. > :05:23.low morale according to a survey by the county's Police Federation. The
:05:23. > :05:27.organisation which rep scents rank and file officers says many of its
:05:27. > :05:31.members want paperwork to be cut and more officers recruited to work on
:05:31. > :05:37.the frontline. The Chief Constable on the force says he has a committed
:05:37. > :05:43.and motivated team but the economic crisis is having a knock on effect.
:05:43. > :05:48.John Cundy has this report. As four years of massive police cuts
:05:48. > :05:51.nationally begin to bite, 100 members of the Police Federation in
:05:51. > :05:57.North Yorkshire will tonight tell their Chief Constable of their fears
:05:57. > :06:05.for the future. In my 29 years service in this count I county this
:06:05. > :06:14.is the lowest I've known morale. The a federation poll said 80% saying
:06:14. > :06:19.morale ofs low. 84% were worried by training cuss. We need to deliver a
:06:19. > :06:24.quality service to victims, the vulnerable and offenders. We can't
:06:24. > :06:33.do that if people's heads are down. National police commentators, goes
:06:33. > :06:37.further. I'm hearing there are lots of officers across the country
:06:38. > :06:43.becoming ill with stress—related illnesses. Officers on or off—duty
:06:43. > :06:47.are working 24 seven. We hear when things go wrong. Police officers and
:06:47. > :06:54.our emergency services are running towards that danger. The Federation
:06:54. > :06:59.have been battered. They've not been spoken to or engaged with with at
:06:59. > :07:06.Government level for many years. North Yorkshire's chief scone stab
:07:06. > :07:10.Dave Jones acknowledges the concerns of the federation but says it is to
:07:10. > :07:15.the fore's credit that North Yorkshire has the highest public
:07:15. > :07:21.satisfaction ratings in the country. This is a wake—up call. This is
:07:21. > :07:28.about what's gone on over the last few years. Let's put it right. Maybe
:07:28. > :07:31.not quite an emergency but, for many North Yorkshire police officers, the
:07:31. > :07:38.problems they say are certainly urgent.
:07:38. > :07:42.A 68—year—old man's died in a house fire in Carlisle. It happened in the
:07:42. > :07:49.city's Newton Close. Firefighters say an old armchair was set alight
:07:49. > :07:55.after a match was Di carded into a nearby waste paper bin. The man's
:07:55. > :08:05.not yet been name Cannabis estimate add at £65,000 was
:08:05. > :08:09.found. A tip—off was given to the police. A 50—year—old man was
:08:09. > :08:14.arrested. Officers say remote farms and buildings can be attractive to
:08:14. > :08:19.criminals. Grows of this particular nature are on the increase. Because
:08:19. > :08:24.of the rural nature of the county these derelict buildings are there
:08:24. > :08:29.to be exploited. As long there's key supplies of water and electricity,
:08:29. > :08:33.we are finding these turning up more and more.
:08:33. > :08:37.The raising of the cruise ship Costa Concordia was the largest ever
:08:37. > :08:41.salvage of a passenger vessel on record. A County Durham company
:08:41. > :08:50.played the key role in the delicate operation. Deepocean from Darlington
:08:50. > :08:52.provided the essential 3D model of the vessel for the salvage company
:08:52. > :08:58.to work from. The operation to raise the Costa
:08:58. > :09:03.Concordia after 20 months on its side was long and complex. It too
:09:03. > :09:08.two hours for the movement of the colossal ship to become visible to
:09:08. > :09:14.the eye and 19 hours in total before it was fully righted. That the 114
:09:14. > :09:18.ton recognise was lifted off the rock is thanks in part to this
:09:19. > :09:25.darnling ton company. It made a 3D image of the Costa Concordia resting
:09:25. > :09:29.on its rocky seabed perch with lasers above the water and echo
:09:29. > :09:33.sounders below. Previously, divers would have gone down and taken
:09:33. > :09:40.different structures which are needed to right the boat to be
:09:40. > :09:46.lifted in. Are previously divers would have taken different sketches
:09:46. > :09:50.of part of the submerged structure. Engineers planned from that. A diver
:09:50. > :09:57.can never see the full bigger picture. He can't take contest. With
:09:57. > :10:03.this, he can build up with squares, a full 3D structure of the whole
:10:03. > :10:08.vessel. The ship will be refloated and scrapped. Darlington expertise
:10:08. > :10:13.is still needed and work goes on. The side of the vessel tilted into
:10:13. > :10:18.the rock, no—one had access to. We are out there at the moment
:10:18. > :10:24.surveying the side of the vessel in towards the island so the engineers
:10:24. > :10:28.can understand the exact shape of the hull before it was buckled by
:10:28. > :10:32.the rock. The company's using the technology it developed in other
:10:32. > :10:37.subsea ways. Surely safe to say nothing will rival its part in the
:10:37. > :10:43.largest salvage of a passenger vessel on record.
:10:43. > :10:53.An investigation's underway after the sit izens Advice Bureau in
:10:53. > :10:57.Newcastle inadvertently released conflict information about some of
:10:57. > :11:03.its client were accidentally made available on the internet. The
:11:03. > :11:09.information commissioners office is looking into the incident. Newcastle
:11:09. > :11:12.CAB say all those affected are being contacted.
:11:12. > :11:20.11 failing Hospital Trusts, including north Cumbria University
:11:20. > :11:25.hospitals, are to have their management teams taken over. The
:11:25. > :11:30.Cumbrian trust is in special measures following the Keogh vi view
:11:30. > :11:34.earlier this year. The trust released a statement pointing to
:11:34. > :11:41.several improvements it has made since being in special measures such
:11:41. > :11:47.a 20 more special consultants and extra #234urss
:11:47. > :11:50.The leader of the UK Independence Party dismissed suggestions the
:11:50. > :11:56.north—east economy would be put in danger if we left the European
:11:56. > :12:02.Union. There were reports Nissan could review its investment plans if
:12:02. > :12:10.Britain left the EU. Nigel Farage said a big plan like Nissan would
:12:10. > :12:15.not withdraw. But they will not do that because we're going to go on
:12:15. > :12:20.trading freely just as Norway, Switzerland and 48 other global
:12:20. > :12:24.countries. The UK is now the biggest export market in the world for
:12:24. > :12:29.France and Germany. They need us far more than we need them.
:12:29. > :12:33.You can see more of that interview with Nigel Farage on Sunday politics
:12:33. > :12:40.this Sunday at 11.00am. Still to come: Geoff's live in
:12:40. > :12:43.Chester—le—Street for those cricketing celebrations.
:12:43. > :12:48.They are still going on. Join me later to find out how this trophy
:12:48. > :12:54.made its way back to Durham. It is beginning to look like autumn. Over
:12:54. > :13:00.the welcomed, at least for some, it will look like summer. Join me later
:13:00. > :13:04.for the detail. They are the next generation of
:13:04. > :13:08.royal naval officers. Some are barely 18. The Navy's looking for
:13:08. > :13:13.them in our region at the very beginning of the student's
:13:13. > :13:17.university lives. The undergrabbed watts are offered a taste of the
:13:17. > :13:23.Navy lifestyle and discipline. In return, it is hoped some will go on
:13:23. > :13:29.to be future leaders in the service. From the Tyne, gry Jackson reports.
:13:29. > :13:36.They could be a few years away from the bridge of a powerful warship.
:13:36. > :13:41.They start off more modestly. We are on HMS example. 20 metres long, she
:13:41. > :13:47.has a full—time navy crew of five and up to 12 look at students abored
:13:47. > :13:51.at any time. They are learning to streer the ship, draw fixes on the
:13:51. > :13:55.charts. They are getting fully involved as well as developing
:13:55. > :13:58.leadership and management skills and developing as fully—rounded
:13:58. > :14:05.characters. That means responsibility. At the wheel with
:14:05. > :14:11.1200 horse power at her fingertips, Northumbria University student
:14:11. > :14:16.Rachel Robinson. Mid—ship, steer. It has increased by confidence. When I
:14:16. > :14:20.joined I was a little shy. Working as a team you get the opportunity to
:14:20. > :14:27.push yourself and take yourself out of your comfort zone. It has a big
:14:28. > :14:36.social side as well. Man overboard. Starboard side. Around 50 students
:14:36. > :14:39.are taken on from the North East von Vriesities at any one time. For now,
:14:40. > :14:47.there's no long—term commitment on either side. What the Navy's looking
:14:48. > :14:53.for is potential. We deploy every Easter holidays days for four weeks
:14:53. > :14:58.and summer holidays for six weeks. They'll spend ten days on board.
:14:58. > :15:04.Every Thursday night during term time drill nights, learning and
:15:04. > :15:11.theiry and basics before putting it into packities. —— practice. It is
:15:11. > :15:18.cosy in here. That teaches the students team work, discipline and
:15:18. > :15:24.have to give and take. I think this forces you to grow up early. You get
:15:24. > :15:30.pushed into the deep end and you have to cope. To show you can get on
:15:30. > :15:35.with 12 other people in such a confined space. For a long period of
:15:35. > :15:40.time. It shows employers you will be fine in the workforce. Like our
:15:40. > :15:44.other armed forces, the Navy has been going through a period of slow
:15:44. > :15:48.con traction. So, while the top brass needs to know junior officers
:15:48. > :15:53.of the future are already being identified, they need to know the
:15:53. > :15:58.Royal navy will a stable, long—term employer. I think we've always been
:15:58. > :16:02.such a significant Navy all other nations have looked up to. We are
:16:02. > :16:07.still building new ships. We are remaining modern. There's no way
:16:07. > :16:15.that will change. We still remain a force to be reckoned with.
:16:15. > :16:20.Looks exciting. So does this. It has been quite a year for Durham
:16:20. > :16:24.cricket. Jeff is in Chester—le—Street for us tonight.
:16:24. > :16:28.Jeff. Snell Carol, if you can hear any singing in the background it is
:16:28. > :16:32.because celebrations are still going on here. Durham have been crowned
:16:32. > :16:37.the King's of English cricket once again. It took them an hour to knock
:16:37. > :16:43.off the runs they needed to beat Nottinghamshire and be crowned
:16:43. > :16:47.county champions for 2013. A remarkable achievement given at the
:16:47. > :16:54.start of the season many experts were tipping them for relegation.
:16:54. > :17:00.This was the moment Durham sealed an eight wicket win over knots, their
:17:00. > :17:07.fifth victory in a row —— over Nottingham. Their fifth victory in a
:17:07. > :17:11.row. They won the County Championship for the third time in
:17:11. > :17:14.six seasons. A remarkable achievement for any club but
:17:15. > :17:18.especially one which had to shed staff because of financial problems
:17:18. > :17:23.and which couldn't afford an overseas star this year. They relied
:17:23. > :17:27.on the locals. Six from this team are from the north—east niece. One
:17:27. > :17:31.from Cumbria. Nine came through the Durham ranks. That makes it even
:17:31. > :17:36.more special. That's the best part about it. They are all local, or the
:17:36. > :17:42.majority. They are all friendly. No airs and graces. It is all
:17:42. > :17:47.home—grown talent. Local lads done proud, made us proud. These guys
:17:47. > :17:52.have had to improve their cricket and quickly. They've been thrown in
:17:52. > :17:56.at the deep end but have responded very well. They seem to enjoy the
:17:56. > :18:01.responsibility. There is a serious amount of tallent in that dressing
:18:01. > :18:06.room. Durham went into day three of the game with all wickets in tact
:18:06. > :18:09.and needing only 69 to win. It looked like the party would be put
:18:09. > :18:14.on hold until tomorrow. Then the skies cleared. By early afternoon,
:18:14. > :18:20.the chase was on. There was never any doubt they would get there. But
:18:20. > :18:24.word got around, the die—hards made a dash for Chester—le—Street. While
:18:24. > :18:31.there were a couple of hiccups, the end came within the hour. It was
:18:31. > :18:35.left to batsman Mark Stoneman to reach the boundary A prude moment
:18:35. > :18:40.indeed. Phenomenal, really. A team effort
:18:40. > :18:46.all year. Someone was going to get that glory moment today. Credit to
:18:46. > :18:50.everyone in the dressing room. To see local youngsters winning games
:18:50. > :18:54.for Durham has been very satisfying. From a captain's point of view to
:18:54. > :19:00.watch them blossom and grow into men.
:19:00. > :19:06.When he accepted the trophy Paul Collingwood paid tribute to the
:19:06. > :19:10.coach who suffered a fatal heart attack in June. Within a few weeks,
:19:11. > :19:16.he was back here at the club. He was around today to share in this latest
:19:16. > :19:23.success. Some lovely words from Paul saying they did it for you? That's
:19:23. > :19:27.fantastic. It was an unscheduled mid—season break. They just kept
:19:27. > :19:30.playing. They got on to a role in terms of four—day cricket. They
:19:30. > :19:36.haven't stopped. Very nice sentiments but it is all about
:19:36. > :19:40.Durham cricket club not myself. Third title in six years. How does
:19:40. > :19:45.it compare? They are all fantastic. It is all for Durham cricket club
:19:46. > :19:50.and Durham people. So much work has gone in over 21 years. It is
:19:50. > :19:56.wonderful to have that repaid in terms of winning cricket matches and
:19:56. > :19:59.trophies. Congratulations to Geoff Cook and to Durham. Commiserations
:19:59. > :20:04.to Yorkshire having led the table for so long. They'll have to
:20:04. > :20:10.settling for second place. They go into the final game against
:20:10. > :20:17.Middlesex with a lead of 212. On to another Durham team. An interesting
:20:17. > :20:20.sub plot will be how the university based Durham Wildcats fare in their
:20:20. > :20:24.third campaign as a top flight club. They've signed several new players
:20:24. > :20:31.from the American college system. They are aiming for the play—offs.
:20:31. > :20:36.The The new man at the helm Lee Davie has been working them hard in
:20:36. > :20:40.training. It follows the departure of Dave Elderkin who guided the
:20:40. > :20:45.Wildcats to ten victories last season. A massive improvement on the
:20:45. > :20:50.three wins they achieved in the first year. I'll be up there,
:20:50. > :20:56.active. To make sure we are doing things the right way. You'll see me
:20:56. > :21:01.very animated at times. As the year goes on, I'm hoping the guys will
:21:01. > :21:05.take the lead. Come game day it is their team. They have to work
:21:05. > :21:11.together on the floor, find the best way to get the job done. He knows
:21:11. > :21:15.the British game. Well networked. Spent a lot of the summer talking to
:21:15. > :21:20.more experienced colleagues around the country. Picking up guidance.
:21:20. > :21:26.Lee will be fine. He wouldn't have the job if I wasn't 100% sure he was
:21:26. > :21:32.the right man to take us forward. Davy, 32 and from Gateshead will get
:21:32. > :21:37.help from Ralph Bucci who returns for another season with the
:21:37. > :21:50.Wildcats. Of the seven new recruits five are from the UK. Mike Allison
:21:50. > :21:55.and... The first day I got here I walked round the Cathedral and
:21:56. > :22:02.around town. In running errands I've done what a lots of locals do.
:22:02. > :22:09.Really cool so far. With the Wildcats sister team preparing for
:22:09. > :22:14.life in the second league it seems the sport is coming to fruition.
:22:14. > :22:21.In a few minutes' time at 7.00, eight days before the start of the
:22:21. > :22:29.new season the Wildcats take on a USA select team at Newton Aycliffe
:22:29. > :22:31.leisure centre. Snell Steve Harper's raisee new season the Wildcats take
:22:31. > :22:33.on a USA select team at Newton Aycliffe leisure centre. Snell Steve
:22:33. > :22:39.Harper's raised £300,000 for charity. Fans turned out at St
:22:39. > :22:47.James' Park to celebrate his time. Peter Beardsley andy coal as well as
:22:47. > :22:51.Alan Shearer turned out for him. Our region's had a number of winners
:22:51. > :22:57.in the Sainsbury's school games in Sheffield. The biggest youth sports
:22:57. > :23:03.event in the UK. David ion from Newcastle Eastles and Nathanial
:23:03. > :23:11.Patterson from the Bann they ares won gold. And gold for Lucy McKenzie
:23:11. > :23:17.in the 200 metres back stroke. I could see the board. I saw my score.
:23:17. > :23:21.Thought I needed to go faster. Going back to my club. The season's only
:23:22. > :23:27.just started. Training hard for that. Trying to get on to the junior
:23:27. > :23:35.GB squad. Good, yeah, keep my training up.
:23:35. > :23:39.And Durham have struck gold here. Celebrations still going on.
:23:39. > :23:44.Carroll, back to you. Managed to stay focussed there and
:23:44. > :23:50.not join in the celebrations. Not yet! Time for the weather, Paul.
:23:50. > :23:55.I'm looking forward tosome sunshine. Don't disappoint.
:23:55. > :24:03.Zbl We can offer warmer temperatures towards the weekend. This evening
:24:03. > :24:07.sees a very autumnal picture. The colours looking splendid there. For
:24:07. > :24:11.the weekend, some of us may feel more like summer than autumn.
:24:11. > :24:16.Generally drier and brighter than today. Some places will feel
:24:16. > :24:19.noticeably warmer. But, it is never plain sailing. Not the same story
:24:20. > :24:23.right across the region. This evening, a lot of cloud around. And
:24:23. > :24:28.some rain. Still that blankets of clouds. Patchy rain this evening.
:24:28. > :24:33.Most places dry up overnight. Any time of the cloud breaks we could
:24:33. > :24:37.see one or two mist patches forming. Temperatures dipping into single
:24:37. > :24:44.figures under those cloud breaks. Six or seven Celsius at the lowest.
:24:44. > :24:48.The winds easting into a light west to north—westerly breeze. Tomorrow,
:24:48. > :24:54.a dry day for many east of the Pennines. That is where we'll see
:24:54. > :24:58.the best of the brightness. Some decent bright spells. Further west,
:24:58. > :25:07.more cloud. Perhaps thick enough for the odd spot of light drizzle. Many
:25:07. > :25:10.places staying dry. Temperatures—wise, many places
:25:11. > :25:15.sticking in the mid—teens, 15—16 Celsius. So more prolonged sunshine
:25:15. > :25:25.like in North Yorkshire could see 17 or 18 Celsius. Malton, the low 60s
:25:25. > :25:28.Fahrenheit. The winds light from the westerly direction.
:25:28. > :25:32.High pressure building. It doesn't mean wall to wall sunshine or
:25:32. > :25:35.tropical temperatures. But it does mean a fairly settled spell of
:25:35. > :25:40.weather through the weekend and into the beginning of the next working
:25:40. > :25:45.week. If you're out and about over the next fee days, an east/west
:25:45. > :25:49.split. Saturday, cloud in the west. Most places dry. Further east,
:25:49. > :25:54.better chance of the cloud breaking, better chance of bright spells.
:25:54. > :25:59.Temperatures in the high tense Saturday afternoon. A south—westerly
:25:59. > :26:04.wind. The east/west split mapped on Sunday. A fair amount of cloud in
:26:04. > :26:10.Cumbria. Further east, the cloud much more broken, much more in the
:26:10. > :26:13.way of sunshine. In that south—westerly, temperatures 20 or
:26:13. > :26:19.21 Celsius near the north—east coast. That's nudging 70 Fahrenheit.
:26:19. > :26:22.That's the picture for the next few days. Remember to keep your
:26:22. > :26:27.September weather pictures coming. Soon we'll look for the big during
:26:27. > :26:32.that will feature on the September page in the Look North weather
:26:32. > :26:39.calendar. Check out our Look North website.
:26:39. > :26:44.If you need any more information how the weather's shaping up get the
:26:44. > :26:48.latest from the free BBC weather app.
:26:48. > :26:54.Let's indulge ourselves in a night of celebration and return to Jeff at
:26:54. > :26:59.the riverside ground in Chester Le street for the big Newson the
:26:59. > :27:05.cricket. What an amazing summer if you're a
:27:05. > :27:13.cricket fan. England beat Australia here to clinch the Ashes. Now this
:27:13. > :27:20.afternoon, Durham have won this. The highest honour in the domestic game.
:27:20. > :27:26.They've done it with a team mainly made up from the north—east. With
:27:26. > :27:34.apology to our viewers in Yorkshire who were pipped to the title we
:27:34. > :27:44.leave you with this. Durham, champions of 2013.