:00:00. > :00:10.Welcome to Tuesday's Look North. In tonight's headlines: On the eve of
:00:10. > :00:13.the fire strike, our brigades prepare for the walk—out. The union
:00:13. > :00:18.raises concern about the plan to use volunteers. The Windscale Chimney
:00:18. > :00:23.Demolition begins at the site of Britain's worst nuclear disaster.
:00:23. > :00:28.Ray Mallon's stepping down. But will Middlesbrough decide it's had enough
:00:28. > :00:31.of elected mayors? And TV's Starsky treads the boards, playing the
:00:31. > :00:42.father of some rather headstrong daughters. In sport, we are live at
:00:43. > :00:44.the Stadium of Light ahead of Sunderland's first match since the
:00:44. > :00:57.sacking of Paolo Di Canio. Tomorrow is the day when the
:00:57. > :01:00.country's firefighters go out on strike. For four hours emergency
:01:00. > :01:07.call outs will be handled by volunteers. In Teesside, with its
:01:07. > :01:11.heavy industry and chemical plant, there is real concern. Cleveland
:01:11. > :01:14.Fire Brigade says all its near 50 volunteer firefighters and drivers
:01:14. > :01:19.are trained up and prepared to work during the strike, called after a
:01:19. > :01:21.two year dispute over pensions. But the Fire Brigades Union says that
:01:21. > :01:30.will have its risks. The daily check of the fire engines
:01:30. > :01:34.at the Grangetown Station in Middlesbrough. Tomorrow, though,
:01:34. > :01:37.routine will be disrupted. Between midday and four o' clock many of the
:01:37. > :01:41.Cleveland Brigade's firefighters will be on strike. To provide cover,
:01:41. > :01:50.nearly 50 members of the public have been recruited. We would be really
:01:50. > :01:55.worried about the level of that cover, and the training that those
:01:55. > :01:58.people have received, and the dangerous situations that they are
:01:58. > :02:01.potentially going to be in. However, the man in charge of the brigade
:02:01. > :02:09.says the auxiliaries are prepared, and ready to work alongside
:02:09. > :02:15.non—striking firefighters. Obviously firefighting from outside of a
:02:15. > :02:17.building, playing a supportive role to the professional firefighters
:02:17. > :02:20.that are there. We have trained them in health and safety, how to be
:02:20. > :02:24.safe, how to make sure they are safe and their colleagues are safe, and
:02:24. > :02:27.how to do the job that we have asked them to do so they are ready in
:02:27. > :02:30.relation to taking up that limited role. That preparedness aside, all
:02:30. > :02:34.of our region's brigades are asking us to take greater care around the
:02:34. > :02:43.home. Tyne and Wear has even posted these warnings online.
:02:43. > :02:49.The message to the public, to be honest, is that it is a different
:02:49. > :02:56.day. There will be a limited response available in the Tyne and
:02:56. > :02:59.Wear area. At the public can help. Please be extra vigilant. Make sure
:03:00. > :03:04.you have a working smoke alarm on each level of your property. If you
:03:04. > :03:07.are a business, please review your risk assessment to make sure things
:03:07. > :03:10.are safe. But it's on Teesside where tomorrow's focus will surely be.
:03:10. > :03:12.That's thanks to the recruitment of these volunteers, here on a training
:03:12. > :03:16.exercise, rather than bringing retired firefighters back to duty or
:03:16. > :03:17.offering a reduced service, as our region's other brigades are planning
:03:17. > :03:26.on doing. Well, Ian is in our Tees newsroom
:03:26. > :03:29.now. Ian, while people may be concerned about firefighters being
:03:29. > :03:36.on strike, the timing of it could have been worse, couldn't it? Yes,
:03:36. > :03:40.it could. The unions picked just four hours between midday and four
:03:40. > :03:44.o'clock. It is outside of the rush hour and it is also in term time,
:03:44. > :03:48.which reduces the risk of hoax calls. The chief fire officer told
:03:49. > :03:55.me that during the 2002 straight, fire calls dropped by 80% because
:03:55. > :03:58.people were being extra vigilant. Is there a concern on Teeside because
:03:58. > :04:05.of the high number of hazardous sites? We would think it would pose
:04:05. > :04:08.a greater risk on Teeside because it is so industrialised. There are 41
:04:08. > :04:12.hazardous sites, but they have struck a deal with the unions and in
:04:12. > :04:13.the event of a major incident they will leave picket lines and attend
:04:13. > :04:22.to it. Thank you. A lorry driver was taken to hospital
:04:22. > :04:25.after his vehicle tipped over on the A66 in Cumbria this morning. It
:04:25. > :04:27.happened near the village of Troutbeck, between Penrith and
:04:28. > :04:33.Keswick. Police say the HGV rolled over after manoeuvring to allow an
:04:33. > :04:35.emergency vehicle to pass. The 43—year—old driver is not thought to
:04:35. > :04:41.be suffering from life—threatening injuries.
:04:41. > :04:45.It was Britain's worst nuclear disaster. The fire in Windscale Pile
:04:45. > :04:51.Number 1 scattered radioactive debris across Cumbria in October
:04:51. > :04:57.1957. Nearly 60 years after the event, demolition of the 400 foot
:04:57. > :04:58.tall chimney has finally started. Adrian Pitches has this exclusive
:04:58. > :05:04.report from Sellafield. The twin chimneys at Windscale were
:05:05. > :05:09.a symbol of Britain's post—war nuclear confidence. But the fire in
:05:09. > :05:21.Reactor Number 1 in 1957 shattered that dream. This is a replica of the
:05:21. > :05:25.fuel rods used in the reactor in pale number one. One it was in full
:05:25. > :05:30.operation, there would be 70,000 of these, stacked inside these groups,
:05:30. > :05:33.fuelling the reactor. It was designed to produce plutonium for
:05:33. > :05:38.Britain's independent nuclear deterrent. When fire broke out in
:05:38. > :05:43.leading 57, heroic workers used scaffolding poles to shove the polls
:05:43. > :05:46.out and try to dump the fire down. It will be a century after the fire
:05:46. > :05:55.before the clean—up is finally complete. We commenced the
:05:55. > :06:01.decommissioning in 2008. It goes right the way through to 2050. The
:06:01. > :06:04.fuel will be the first to come out of the reactor. But there is also
:06:04. > :06:09.the whole infrastructure around us that needs to be removed and taken
:06:09. > :06:16.back. That will take us to 2050. This is the 400 foot tall chimney
:06:17. > :06:21.for pound of one. Demolition work has finally got underway. It will be
:06:21. > :06:26.brought down, stage by stage, so that one of the last landmarks of
:06:26. > :06:30.will finally disappear. At the top of the 400 foot chimney, demolition
:06:30. > :06:37.work is underway as men cut chunks of concrete by hand. But why does
:06:37. > :06:41.the chimney have to come down? It is an old structure, 70 years old. It
:06:41. > :06:45.is not required any more. It requires an awful lot of care and
:06:45. > :06:49.maintenance which, financially, is not test value for money. We can
:06:49. > :06:52.remove this in a good time scale and that will save a lot of money for
:06:52. > :06:55.the site. Therefore, we are removing a hazard as well. By 2020 the last
:06:55. > :06:57.Windscale chimney will be gone and with it the last visual reminder of
:06:57. > :07:12.Britain's worst nuclear disaster. It was one of the big political hot
:07:12. > :07:15.potatoes — elected mayors. In Middlesbrough, they voted
:07:15. > :07:18.overwhelmingly in favour of having one. But, 11 years on, they're about
:07:18. > :07:22.to decide whether to keep the role, or go back to the old—style set up
:07:22. > :07:26.with elected councillors running the show. Down the road in Hartlepool,
:07:26. > :07:31.they voted to get rid of the mayoral office earlier this year. So will
:07:31. > :07:34.the Boro follow suit? Gerry Jackson's been hearing from both
:07:34. > :07:38.camp, and from the colourful incumbent who'll be stepping down
:07:38. > :07:41.whatever happens. Every day, Middlesbrough's first
:07:41. > :07:45.elected mayor gets a reminder of the town's first ever mayor. But which
:07:45. > :07:48.model do the people want now? It's almost 12 years since Ray Mallon was
:07:48. > :07:52.elected with the strongest mandate of all the region's mayoral
:07:52. > :07:55.elections. He's standing down in 2015 and this week the town will
:07:56. > :08:08.decide whether that will mark the end of the experiment. So, what can
:08:08. > :08:12.a mayor do? Among his powers, to decide the size of the council
:08:12. > :08:17.cabinet and who sits on it. To set the budget and make strategic
:08:17. > :08:21.decisions. Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, to be a highly visible
:08:21. > :08:29.figurehead, a central motivating force to inspire regeneration and
:08:29. > :08:33.redevelopment, for example. So, who might want to fill his shoes of the
:08:33. > :08:37.people don't abolish the office first? Middlesbrough is a great town
:08:37. > :08:41.with some big challenges. It needs a single point person who is
:08:41. > :08:46.completely accountable so people can hire the right person for the job or
:08:46. > :08:48.fire them if they are not happy. They council based system we will
:08:48. > :08:51.not get that accountability or results. The alternative, the ruling
:08:51. > :08:56.party having all the power the way it was and the way it still is in
:08:56. > :09:02.many parts of the region. In a place like Middlesbrough, that almost
:09:02. > :09:06.certainly means Labour. One—man, with a large personality, can't do
:09:06. > :09:10.all the work by himself. The mayor that we have got now does cooperate
:09:10. > :09:12.with the rest of the council, not just the Labour group, and I think
:09:12. > :09:17.that works. For the future, there are dangers in the system and we
:09:17. > :09:22.need to go back to the leader in cabinet system for Middlesbrough.
:09:22. > :09:25.I'm still undecided. It is cost, really. I think it's going to be
:09:25. > :09:32.more expensive than just having one man as mayor. I'll be voting to say
:09:32. > :09:35.we go back to the way we were. Why? I think it's probably a bit more
:09:35. > :09:40.democratic. And, from the man himself, no recommendation either
:09:40. > :09:43.way. One of the things that frustrates me is when you find
:09:43. > :09:49.senior politicians that retired a decade earlier and they are still
:09:49. > :09:56.commentating. Back—seat drivers? Exactly. You won't get any more of
:09:56. > :09:59.that from me. You might not get any more interviews from the year 2018.
:09:59. > :10:01.North Yorkshire Police have announced plans to build new
:10:01. > :10:05.multi—million pound headquarters in Thirsk. They say the current site,
:10:05. > :10:08.in a grade two listed building in Newby Wiske, is too expensive and
:10:08. > :10:16.difficult to maintain. There are problems with the power supply and
:10:16. > :10:20.parts of the site are empty. It costs us over £1 million per year to
:10:20. > :10:24.maintain. Some of that money needs to be better invested. It's probably
:10:24. > :10:28.a better like owning a classic car. You love them, they are very
:10:28. > :10:31.expensive to maintain and at some point you need to spend your money
:10:31. > :10:33.on a new car, which comes with a better efficiency and a better way
:10:33. > :10:36.of doing business. Thousands of teenagers from across
:10:36. > :10:40.the North have converged on Tyneside for a big jobs and training fair. A
:10:40. > :10:43.range of skills, from snake handling to crime scene investigation, is
:10:43. > :10:47.being showcased at the fair in Newcastle. It's hoped the event will
:10:47. > :10:55.inspire the youngsters aged 14 to 19 as they prepare for the world of
:10:56. > :10:59.work. Snake handling? Unite A new breast cancer drug which has been
:10:59. > :11:02.trialled here in the North has been approved by the NHS and is being
:11:02. > :11:06.launched. The manufacturers of the injection form of Herceptin say it
:11:06. > :11:09.could save the health service £20 millio. It's for patients with an
:11:09. > :11:12.aggressive form of the disease. The new injection is less invasive and
:11:12. > :11:17.drastically cuts patient treatment time.
:11:17. > :11:21.A senior North East Labour MP says his party should scrap plans for a
:11:21. > :11:24.new high speed rail line. Former North East minister Nick Brown says
:11:24. > :11:27.Labour would be better off investing in the existing East Coast line
:11:27. > :11:33.rather than spending £50 billion on the HS2 line. Our Political Editor
:11:33. > :11:36.Richard Moss is at the Labour conference in Brighton where the
:11:36. > :11:38.future of our railways has been discussed. Earlier I asked him for
:11:38. > :11:48.more details.. You will remember yesterday that Ed
:11:48. > :11:51.Balls casts some doubt on labour's commitment to the high—speed rail
:11:51. > :11:55.line. They said they would still support it but there would not be a
:11:55. > :11:58.blank cheque. At the moment it is costing £50 million. The Shadow
:11:58. > :12:00.Transport Secretary came out with a similar line yesterday. But Nick
:12:00. > :12:05.Brown, former Minister for the north—east, said the party should go
:12:05. > :12:09.further and scrap the high—speed rail line. I think we should cancel
:12:09. > :12:13.it. I think High Speed Two is costing far too much money for what
:12:13. > :12:19.it is. My fear is that it will eat is out of all rail investment and
:12:19. > :12:22.other important items of expenditure will not just happen. I am
:12:22. > :12:26.particularly anxious about the East Coast mainline, which is our rail
:12:26. > :12:31.connectivity with the rest of the country. It also requires
:12:31. > :12:37.investment. It would be better to spend money on that. Well, that was
:12:37. > :12:40.Nick Brown. With me now is Ian Wright, the shadow industry minister
:12:40. > :12:45.and MP for Hartlepool. He has a point, doesn't he? £50 million, you
:12:45. > :12:52.could have a Teeside Metro, improve the A1, should Labour scrapped? I
:12:52. > :12:59.always listen to a man I think his approach is sound. But I think we
:12:59. > :13:03.are right, we should not have a blank cheque. It always portrayed as
:13:03. > :13:06.cutting the journey time from Birmingham to London. It should be
:13:06. > :13:12.about increasing capacity across the network. We could have trains being
:13:13. > :13:16.built here, that could feed HS2, so that we could have a proper
:13:16. > :13:20.industrial benefit. Ed Miliband's speech, she went out of his way to
:13:20. > :13:29.talk about fracking, a bit of an open goal when some of them referred
:13:29. > :13:32.to the north—east being desolate. Every MP in the north—east knows
:13:32. > :13:36.that their communities doing the right thing and struggling. What the
:13:36. > :13:39.speech said today was that it doesn't have to be like this,
:13:39. > :13:43.Britain could do a lot better. We listen to you, we hear your concerns
:13:43. > :13:48.and we need to put in place processes... How is he going to
:13:48. > :13:52.create jobs? Things like high touchy bringing investment, giving people
:13:52. > :13:56.more confidence and pay in their pocket will drive the economy. We
:13:56. > :14:01.have great strengths in the region. We are an exporting, outward looking
:14:01. > :14:09.region. One more day of conference to go. Here, the talk is of energy
:14:09. > :14:14.freezers and that rail line. Plenty more to come in tonight's programme.
:14:14. > :14:18.A star from a '70s cop show takes to the stage. We hear from one half of
:14:18. > :14:24.Starsky and Hutch. And pat therapy. Why ponies are on the guest list at
:14:24. > :14:27.a County Durham nursing home. Don't hold your breath waiting for the sun
:14:27. > :14:30.to come out tomorrow, although it should brighten up again later in
:14:30. > :14:32.the week. Join me shortly for the details.
:14:32. > :14:37.Now, four—legged friends aren't what you'd normally expected to find in a
:14:37. > :14:41.care home, but one in County Durham is welcoming animals at visiting
:14:41. > :14:47.time. Miniature ponies are the latest guests at Hollie Hill Nursing
:14:47. > :14:59.Home in Stanley. It's part of a therapy programme to promote well
:14:59. > :15:03.being. Meets the most unusual visitors to
:15:03. > :15:07.Hollie Hill Nursing Home so far. They bring with them a raft of
:15:07. > :15:11.psychological benefits. For some of them it is the very basic seeing
:15:11. > :15:15.something unusual going on in their living room. For others, it is
:15:15. > :15:22.possibly a reminder of something they did in the past. Some residents
:15:22. > :15:25.kept horses themselves. The American miniature horses are from a centre
:15:25. > :15:30.in Darlington, which have seen a rise in the number of care homes
:15:30. > :15:34.signing up for visits. It's one of those ideas that many people thought
:15:34. > :15:40.was mad and would not work. And it is just, from day one, is absolutely
:15:40. > :15:44.snowballing. Welcomed by all residents, particularly former
:15:44. > :15:49.blacksmith Cyril. The one you were stroking, did you like it? Was it
:15:49. > :15:56.bringing back memories? Beautiful, wasn't he? It is very brave of you
:15:56. > :16:08.to bring him in. Supposing he does a wee? It is wonderful. It must be
:16:08. > :16:13.terrible if every day is the same. Additional funding has been secured
:16:13. > :16:16.by the home, so activities like pet therapy can continue. It is hoped
:16:16. > :16:22.this will not be the only time residents hear the pitter patter of
:16:22. > :16:26.tiny hooves. One of the stars of the Seventies
:16:26. > :16:29.cop show Starsky and Hutch is appearing in the musical Fiddler On
:16:29. > :16:32.The Roof at Theatre Royal in Newcastle over the next five nights.
:16:32. > :16:36.Paul Michael Glaser is playing the lead role in the show which has been
:16:36. > :16:43.directed by Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood.
:16:44. > :16:49.Rehearsing for his latest starring role, Paul Michael Glaser has grown
:16:49. > :17:00.a beard for the part of Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof. When I decided
:17:00. > :17:05.to do this, I thought, that is a good excuse not to shave. It is a
:17:05. > :17:09.classic, probably one of the most beautifully written musicals in
:17:09. > :17:13.theatre. The actor is of course best known for playing David Starsky, one
:17:13. > :17:18.half of the detective duo in the '70s TV series Starsky and Hutch.
:17:18. > :17:28.It's a character he looks back on fondly. He just had Sony levels to
:17:28. > :17:33.him. Let's say I had the freedom in the role to play all of those
:17:33. > :17:42.levels. That is what made it enjoyable. What do you remember most
:17:42. > :17:48.about that time? Being younger. You know, we all tend to look back on
:17:48. > :17:52.the past, and the nostalgia makes it all very lovely. There were good
:17:52. > :17:54.times and bad times. It was a real roller—coaster ride. Fiddler On The
:17:54. > :17:57.Roof has been choreographed and directed by Strictly Come Dancing
:17:57. > :18:00.judge Craig Revel Horwood. Paul plays a Jewish father whose
:18:00. > :18:08.headstrong daughters want to choose their own husbands, breaking with
:18:08. > :18:13.tradition. Obviously Craig Revel Horwood is known here as a judge on
:18:13. > :18:17.Strictly Come Dancing. It can be quite mean to contestants. Has he
:18:17. > :18:22.ever been mean to you? What is he like as a director? No. He's very
:18:22. > :18:26.good as a director, very creative and supportive. Great. Newcastle's
:18:26. > :18:28.Theatre Royal is the third stop in a UK tour of more than 20 cities. The
:18:28. > :18:41.show runs until Saturday. Good to see him happy! Time for
:18:41. > :18:44.sport now and, less than 48 hours after sacking Paolo Di Canio,
:18:44. > :18:49.Sunderland are back in action at the Stadium of Light. I don't know if
:18:49. > :18:54.Jeff is going for the top job, but he is there for us tonight. Thanks
:18:54. > :19:02.Carol an intriguing night ahead of us here and we're not just talking
:19:02. > :19:06.about what happens on the pitch. Peter Brown managed by Sir Alex
:19:06. > :19:09.Ferguson's son, and at stake is a place in the Capital One Cup. It
:19:09. > :19:15.will be interesting to see the fans reaction to the sacking of Paolo Di
:19:15. > :19:20.Canio. He was forced out by player power, despite being popular with a
:19:20. > :19:25.lot of supporters for his hardline approach, his charisma and the fact
:19:25. > :19:32.that they beat Newcastle 3—0. Here is what Alan Pardew had to say about
:19:32. > :19:38.him this afternoon. With my union hat on, I was disappointed. Because
:19:38. > :19:45.he has attacked the job with his passion and enthusiasm. It hasn't
:19:45. > :19:51.worked out. So, there is some sympathy for him and the club. I'm
:19:51. > :19:55.not going to throw any criticism on what he did in Sunderland. He
:19:55. > :20:03.entered that with good faith. He did an honest job, one that he thought
:20:03. > :20:09.was right. I am sad to see him go. Someone who saw every ball kicked
:20:09. > :20:13.under the regime is Sunderland correspondent Nick Barnes. Margaret
:20:13. > :20:18.Byrne said that it became obvious it was not working. Is that fair
:20:18. > :20:23.enough? Anything, it was an understatement. I think it was clear
:20:23. > :20:28.two three weeks ago. The public criticism of John O'Shea, of all
:20:28. > :20:34.people, who has been under Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, I think
:20:34. > :20:40.that underlined that the cracks were appearing. They gradually got wider
:20:40. > :20:44.and this weekend it all fell apart. Former coach Kevin Ball is in
:20:44. > :20:48.charge, still a popular figure. Is there anything he could do to get
:20:48. > :20:52.the job, and would he wanted? I am not sure he would want it. He has
:20:52. > :20:56.been here a lot of years, since he was a player. He's been in charge
:20:56. > :21:02.before as a player. He denied Manchester United title at Old
:21:02. > :21:07.Trafford. He won against Fulham. I don't think he will want the job in
:21:07. > :21:12.the long run, but it is in safe hands for the time being. Gus Poyet
:21:12. > :21:17.is odds—on with a lot of the bookies. What do they need? I think
:21:17. > :21:23.they need a manager with steel. Somebody that can inject a bit of
:21:23. > :21:27.grit into the side. They have the fight against relegation, even after
:21:27. > :21:30.five games. The list of games coming up, they need a bit of steel. I
:21:30. > :21:33.think they need that sort of manager. His name has been
:21:33. > :21:36.mentioned, there is talk of him being offered the job already, but I
:21:36. > :21:41.believe that is nonsense. They will take their time. It may be the
:21:41. > :21:45.weekend before an appointment is made. I will let you get into the
:21:45. > :21:49.commentary position for tonight 's game. Changing sports, and on onto
:21:50. > :21:53.basketball. We looked ahead to the start of the season of the Durham
:21:53. > :21:57.Wildcats. Tonight it is the return of the most successful club in
:21:57. > :22:00.British basketball history. Newcastle Eagles have won the title
:22:00. > :22:04.in five of the last eight seasons and twice they have done the clean
:22:04. > :22:11.sweep. Last season, they finished up with nothing and hat to watch
:22:11. > :22:14.Leicester take the honours. My expectation of them is greatness.
:22:14. > :22:17.The words of Eagles player—coach Fab Flournoy, who spent a long, hot
:22:17. > :22:20.summer brooding over his side's failure to win any trophies —
:22:20. > :22:23.although many clubs would have been delighted with three runners—up
:22:23. > :22:27.finishes. This is why the New Yorker can afford to raise the bar so high
:22:27. > :22:31.for his troops. The Eagles have won the league five times, in addition
:22:31. > :22:34.to five play—off titles, five BBL Trophies and two BBL Cup triumphs.
:22:34. > :22:44.That's 17 trophies in the last nine seasons. Here's Flournoy unveiled a
:22:44. > :22:47.new team name and his squad for the coming season, with several of the
:22:47. > :22:52.new faces former Eagles players. We know the history of The Eagles,
:22:52. > :22:56.historically they are the best team in the British league. Losing is not
:22:56. > :23:00.acceptable here. It was not acceptable when I was here, and I am
:23:00. > :23:04.sure it is not going to be acceptable. I was disappointed, but
:23:04. > :23:11.not disheartened. At times, you need that. I am take into my comics and
:23:11. > :23:16.superheroes. With every great superhero you have to have the great
:23:16. > :23:21.villain. Without The Joker, Batman cannot be great. We have do have the
:23:21. > :23:26.lens and teams out there. After a season playing in Slovakia, what is
:23:26. > :23:30.the best thing about returning to Tyneside? I know I will get my money
:23:30. > :23:36.on time! The worst thing about coming back to Tyneside? It's cold
:23:36. > :23:41.here. The weather is just... You don't notice it when you are here,
:23:41. > :23:45.but it is likely to be rain and cold.
:23:45. > :23:50.Durham may have already claimed this year's County Championship title but
:23:50. > :23:54.they still have to play Sussex in the final game of the competition.
:23:54. > :23:57.After picking up their third County Championship title in six years
:23:57. > :24:00.against Notts in front of a home crowd at Chester—Le—Street last week
:24:00. > :24:03.they've found it tough going at Hove. Local lads Mark Stoneman and
:24:03. > :24:06.Scott Borthwick both reached the milestone of a thousand Championship
:24:06. > :24:24.runs this summer though as Durham struggled to 164.
:24:24. > :24:30.That's all from the Stadium of Light. There is full match
:24:30. > :24:32.commentary on BBC Newcastle. We will have the best of the action on
:24:32. > :24:42.tomorrow's Look North. Did you hear that Eagles player
:24:42. > :24:45.saying it is usually wet and cold? We haven't had heart to tell him
:24:45. > :24:49.that this is better than it has been for a long time, this summer. You
:24:50. > :24:52.would be culled as well, if you run about in your vest and pants. ——
:24:52. > :25:03.cold. We saw temperatures peak at 20 in
:25:03. > :25:08.Keswick. This just about sums up the weather, a lot of drizzle clinging
:25:08. > :25:13.to the dandelions. Tomorrow, mostly the same. Cloudy for many. A cheap
:25:13. > :25:17.rain and drizzle around. Generally fairly misty conditions. You can see
:25:17. > :25:21.that blanket of cloud over the top of us today. You can see the blue on
:25:21. > :25:25.the radar indicated where the rain and drizzle was. It wasn't
:25:25. > :25:29.particularly heavy, but there was a damp feeling to things, especially
:25:29. > :25:34.across Northumberland. We hold onto that patchy drizzle as we go through
:25:34. > :25:39.the evening. A lot of cloud, misty conditions. When the cloud does
:25:39. > :25:43.break, we will see fog patches forming. The upside is, once again,
:25:43. > :25:50.fairly mild. The temperatures stay in double figures, 12 Celsius, 54
:25:50. > :25:55.Fahrenheit. A great start for most of us. There will be patchy rain and
:25:56. > :26:00.drizzle around. It is mostly in the east. The West, Cumbria is seeing
:26:00. > :26:06.some breaks. The breaks will be few and far between, but where the sun
:26:06. > :26:10.does come out we will see highs of about 18 or 19 Celsius. That is the
:26:10. > :26:21.mid—60s Fahrenheit. Cooler across those thicker areas, the thicker
:26:21. > :26:24.cloud in the East. So, that is the picture for tomorrow. This weather
:26:24. > :26:28.front is what is producing the thickest cloud and the patchy rain
:26:28. > :26:32.and drizzle. It hovers around for the next day or so. By the end of
:26:32. > :26:36.the working week and into the first half of the weekend, things start to
:26:36. > :26:41.brighten up. By the second half of the weekend, this could be heading
:26:41. > :26:46.our way. In the meantime, a lot of cloud around. Thursday sees the
:26:46. > :26:51.cloud begin to broken places. Temperatures are typically in the
:26:51. > :26:55.mid teens. Friday and Saturday, largely dry. There will be gaps and
:26:56. > :27:03.some blue skies and sunshine. Where the sun comes out for any length of
:27:03. > :27:07.time, could see 18 or 19 Celsius. Keep your weather pictures coming,
:27:07. > :27:14.send them to the usual address or check out the website.
:27:15. > :27:19.Thanks Paul. Finally tonight a look at tonight's main news. Ed Miliband
:27:19. > :27:23.has promised Labour will freeze gas and electricity prices for 20 months
:27:23. > :27:25.if it wins the next election. And the north's fire brigades are
:27:25. > :27:29.preparing for tomorrow's four—hour strike. The Fire Brigades Union says
:27:29. > :27:34.plans to use volunteers during the walk—out are risky.
:27:34. > :27:39.That is it from us tonight. We will be back at 10:25. See you then.
:27:39. > :27:40.Goodbye.