:00:18. > :00:22.Welcome to Friday's Look North. In tonight's headlines — Work to clean
:00:22. > :00:25.up Sellafield will continue under the management team accused of
:00:25. > :00:27.wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers' money.
:00:27. > :00:31.Derby day disorder. It's revealed a 15—year—old who took part had been
:00:31. > :00:32.drinking at a bar owned by Newcastle United.
:00:32. > :00:35.A warning that European restrictions over e—cigarettes could make smokers
:00:35. > :00:39.return to their old habits. And a Teesside comedian and actor
:00:39. > :00:44.prepares to take to the floor to stay in Strictly Come Dancing. I
:00:44. > :00:49.think my little one will be upset if I get some bad comments, but it
:00:49. > :00:52.should be OK. In sport — more honours for Durham's
:00:52. > :00:56.Championship winning cricketers. And we look ahead to a tough weekend for
:00:56. > :01:08.our Premier League bosses — could Ball still be in charge next week?
:01:08. > :01:12.The private partnership which runs the Sellafield site in West Cumbria
:01:12. > :01:15.had its contract renewed today despite widespread criticism of its
:01:15. > :01:18.performance in the past. Nuclear Management Partners, which is made
:01:18. > :01:21.up of French, American and British companies, is tasked with
:01:21. > :01:29.decommissioning the site, a job that will cost an estimated £67.5
:01:29. > :01:33.billion. The group, which first won the contract to run Sellafield back
:01:33. > :01:38.in 2008, will now stay in charge for another five years. Megan Paterson
:01:38. > :01:41.sent us this report. 70% of the country's most hazardous
:01:41. > :01:45.nuclear waste is stored here at Sellafield, and the contract to
:01:45. > :01:49.clean this site up is worth billions of pounds. It'll stay with Nuclear
:01:49. > :02:00.Management Partners, but improvements must be made. We've
:02:00. > :02:04.decided that extending into a second five—year term was the best decision
:02:04. > :02:07.at this time. It was the best opportunity to allow the improvement
:02:07. > :02:11.programme that has been put in place to educate cold. Sanctions have been
:02:11. > :02:17.imposed and they will continue be imposed. We will absolutely take
:02:17. > :02:19.sanctions against poor performance. The Government hoped introducing
:02:20. > :02:22.private sector expertise in Sellafield's operation would improve
:02:23. > :02:25.the running of the site. But earlier this year the Public Affairs
:02:25. > :02:31.Committee heavily criticised NMP for failing to deliver value for money
:02:31. > :02:36.and for delay in completing work. Unions also raised concern about
:02:36. > :02:42.communications with the consortium. They hope that will improve. It is
:02:42. > :02:46.all about the future for us. But there are issues. We cannot deny
:02:46. > :02:50.that. We have had issues with the major project on the Sellafield
:02:50. > :02:56.site. We will need to see improvements in the future. At the
:02:56. > :03:00.end of the day, we are still dealing with the same organisation. Only
:03:00. > :03:04.time will tell. Craig and around 10,000 others work at the site —
:03:04. > :03:06.it's crucial for the local economy but there's some doubt that
:03:06. > :03:14.community investment by the management partners has reached
:03:14. > :03:19.expectations. If they want to turn the page, if they want to be gained
:03:19. > :03:23.the support of this community, it has got to do what it promised it
:03:23. > :03:28.would do. I would like to see some of these investments. Let's stop
:03:28. > :03:34.decisions about Zumbathon being made 5000 miles away in the United
:03:34. > :03:38.States. —— Sellafield. We want to see a prosperous future this area.
:03:38. > :03:42.Progress on the site will be reviewed before the end of the year.
:03:42. > :03:45.NMP's chairman says the group is well placed to make improvements and
:03:45. > :03:47.to take on challenges — the hope here is the next five years will be
:03:47. > :04:09.brighter than the last. It's a match that a 50 new role by
:04:09. > :04:19.who took part following the time/we're Derby —— Tyne—we're was
:04:19. > :04:24.sinking in a bar owned by Newcastle United.
:04:24. > :04:28.Derby day in April this year, and the police moved swiftly to prevent
:04:29. > :04:32.a full—scale riot. Troublemakers are identified and it is clear that
:04:33. > :04:37.many, if not most of those arrested, have been drinking. We now know that
:04:37. > :04:43.among those was a 15—year—old who had been drinking right here at St
:04:43. > :04:47.James's Palace. The judge said this was a matter of grave concern, that
:04:47. > :04:54.a young person to be jinking here when trouble was expected right
:04:54. > :05:00.opposite —— drinking. He said he hoped his comments to be noted by
:05:00. > :05:04.the owners. And the people who own it by Newcastle United football
:05:04. > :05:10.club. It is a major embarrassment. After leaving here, the boy, and
:05:10. > :05:12.Newcastle fan, was seen throwing bottles and trying to confront
:05:12. > :05:17.Sunderland supporters. Two other boys were given six and eight months
:05:17. > :05:23.detention and training orders will stop the 15 you're old admitted
:05:23. > :05:27.violent disorder. The youth offender panel will now work with him to try
:05:27. > :05:31.to improve his behaviour. What particularly concerned the judge was
:05:31. > :05:36.that the 50 told him that nobody here checked his age and nobody
:05:36. > :05:40.checked if he had ID. The club has failed to comment, but Northumbria
:05:40. > :05:49.Police say they will be making further enquiries.
:05:49. > :05:54.Over 20% of us still smoke in the North East, but increasingly
:05:54. > :05:58.ex—smokers are turning to e—cigarettes. They produce vapour —
:05:58. > :06:00.not smoke — and you can use them in places like bars and restaurants.
:06:00. > :06:02.But next week, the European Parliament will vote on new
:06:02. > :06:05.regulations for e—cigarettes, officially classifying them as
:06:05. > :06:08.medicines. And one Euro MP says that'll simply drive people back to
:06:08. > :06:12.smoking. Here's our Political Correspondent, Mark Denten.
:06:12. > :06:17.It is a sight you don't see today. People smoking in a pub. But this is
:06:17. > :06:20.today and it is absolutely legal. Add it up and astonishingly this
:06:20. > :06:27.small group smoked cigarettes for a total of 170 years. Today they are
:06:27. > :06:36.still smoking, but these are e—cigarettes. I breathe more easily,
:06:36. > :06:41.certainly. I have got my sense of smell back. My wife tells me my
:06:41. > :06:49.complexion is much nicer these days. I wouldn't care to comment on that.
:06:49. > :06:53.I started this and five days later, I wasn't thinking of cigarettes at
:06:53. > :06:58.all. It was that quick. E—cigarettes do contain nicotine. They produce
:06:58. > :07:02.vapour rather than smoke. It's thought 1.3 million people in
:07:02. > :07:04.Britain use them. But health campaigners say new restrictions are
:07:04. > :07:07.needed. If new restrictions on e—cigarettes are agreed by the
:07:07. > :07:14.European Parliament on Tuesday they could be introduced by 2016. People
:07:14. > :07:21.here think that could lead to new restrictions. If they be classified
:07:21. > :07:26.as a medicine, I would immediately need to be looking at taking action
:07:26. > :07:30.next October as much as I possibly can. I don't want to go back, but if
:07:30. > :07:36.I have to, I would have to go back down the smoking Brit. These
:07:36. > :07:42.proposals would involve them being more tightly regulated, subject to
:07:42. > :07:45.approval. My worry is that this will drive them underground and make it
:07:45. > :07:48.more difficult for more smokers to get them, and make them less widely
:07:48. > :07:53.available than conventional cigarettes and I think that would be
:07:53. > :07:58.a mistake. But health campaigners seek new restrictions are needed. At
:07:58. > :08:03.the moment they are not regulated at all. A smoker can buy them and there
:08:03. > :08:07.may not even be nicotine in them, and others could have high levels.
:08:07. > :08:12.But nicotine is still a toxic chemical, so let's put them under
:08:12. > :08:18.regulation like other nicotine products. If the new regulations are
:08:18. > :08:22.agreed by the European Parliament on Tuesday, they could be into just by
:08:22. > :08:26.2016. —— introduced. And you can have your say on this
:08:26. > :08:33.story on the Look North Facebook page. The address is on your screen
:08:33. > :08:36.now. A lorry driver has been sentenced to
:08:36. > :08:42.18 months in prison after being found guilty of causing the deaths
:08:42. > :08:47.of two soldiers by dangerous driving. Colin Paterson, seen here,
:08:47. > :08:49.was cleared of the more serious charge of death by dangerous
:08:49. > :08:55.driving. The accident took place last year. A 40 old soldier and a
:08:55. > :09:03.23—year—old soldier died when their army Land Rover was hit by
:09:03. > :09:09.Paterson's HGV. A County Durham man has been ordered
:09:10. > :09:14.back to prison after having his sentenced increase from 18 months to
:09:14. > :09:17.five years. He was found with a pistol and ammunition. The Attorney
:09:17. > :09:28.General referred the case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly
:09:28. > :09:30.Lenient Sentence Given. Conservative Lord Howell caused
:09:30. > :09:34.outrage when he suggested the "desolate" North East could be the
:09:34. > :09:36.right place for fracking. But it seems hydraulic fracturing is a
:09:36. > :09:40.possibility in our region. Companies already have rights to explore for
:09:40. > :09:43.the shale gas that fracking could unlock. Some think it could provide
:09:43. > :09:45.jobs and cheap energy, but others fear environmental disaster. Our
:09:45. > :09:47.Political Editor Richard Moss reports.
:09:47. > :09:50.The North East has plenty of former coal fields, but actually this is
:09:50. > :09:54.the most likely location for fracking — the North York Moors.
:09:54. > :09:57.There are 11 licences to look for gas in the Thirsk and Malton
:09:57. > :10:02.constituency. But its MP doesn't seem to be as keen on fracking as
:10:02. > :10:07.some of her Conservative colleagues. I take the approach that those that
:10:07. > :10:12.are recommending fracking as being the next dash for gas probably don't
:10:12. > :10:15.have fracking possibilities in their constituencies. I do believe there
:10:15. > :10:18.are very serious environmental issues and I don't believe that the
:10:18. > :10:22.countryside will be left in the same state it currently is in. I think
:10:22. > :10:27.the beauty of the countryside, to me, is absolutely paramount. And
:10:27. > :10:30.others are worried too. This is part of a growing band of anti—fracking
:10:30. > :10:33.protesters in the north. They say they're not eco—warriors, but just
:10:33. > :10:39.ordinary people who've done their research. We've looked at what has
:10:39. > :10:45.happened in the USA, Canada, Australia, and it has been and
:10:45. > :10:49.unmitigated environmental disaster. It affects people 's health, it
:10:49. > :10:54.affects the food chain, it affects the water. We don't feel there has
:10:54. > :10:57.been enough research into this before it goes ahead. But the
:10:57. > :11:00.industry and the Government believe those concerns are unfounded. And
:11:00. > :11:06.one academic expert says the more dramatic claims don't stand up to
:11:06. > :11:11.scrutiny. There isn't any evidence to support fracking itself causing
:11:11. > :11:14.pollution of water supplies. It is not fracking we need to be concerned
:11:14. > :11:19.about. It is all of the other processes, spillages, and the well
:11:19. > :11:23.is that the drill that need to be sealed properly. Fracking itself,
:11:23. > :11:26.the cracking of rock underground, almost certainly does not cause
:11:26. > :11:29.water contamination. As yet there are no planning applications to
:11:29. > :11:33.frack in the north, but if the Government remains keen on the idea,
:11:33. > :11:36.it does seem we could be part of a new dash for gas.
:11:36. > :11:42.And there'll be more about fracking on this weekend's Sunday Politics at
:11:42. > :11:45.11am on BBC One. Every year about 50,000 people in
:11:45. > :11:51.the UK are told they have breast cancer. It's the world's most common
:11:51. > :11:54.cancer in women. Well this month is National Breast Cancer Awareness
:11:54. > :11:58.Month, and one of the people backing the campaign is singer Michelle
:11:58. > :12:02.Heaton from Gateshead. It's a cause which is very close to her heart and
:12:02. > :12:09.tonight she's hosting a Zumbathon in Newcastle.
:12:09. > :12:17.So you out there tonight in Newcastle by the name back there ——
:12:17. > :12:19.Zumbathon there... Yes, I have been involved in Manchester, Newcastle,
:12:19. > :12:27.and I am in Glasgow tomorrow personally. There are thousands
:12:27. > :12:33.around the UK. For those people who don't know, you have a very personal
:12:33. > :12:38.reason for raising awareness. Last year added my own thing to prevent
:12:38. > :12:43.breast cancer. I was diagnosed with the gene that gives me an 85% risk
:12:43. > :12:48.of breast cancer and in November I decided to do this exhibition to
:12:48. > :12:55.prevent that risk being so high. I did that pretty quickly. The risks
:12:55. > :13:00.were so high. I was under the impression that I didn't want to
:13:00. > :13:06.wait for cancer to get me, I wanted to get it fast. So that was my
:13:06. > :13:10.fight. That was last year. You had a baby, you had a double mastectomy,
:13:10. > :13:17.you are pregnant again. Don't you feel exhausted? I have to admit, I'm
:13:17. > :13:20.getting close to being exhausted! I am just so excited to be involved.
:13:20. > :13:28.Last year when I went through, I knew about the gene before October,
:13:28. > :13:32.and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There were so many
:13:32. > :13:37.charities and different organisations there for me, so this
:13:38. > :13:41.is the least I could do. I hesitate to say it was part of your identity,
:13:41. > :13:46.but you are glamorous woman and it must have been difficult to make
:13:46. > :13:52.that decision. Do you know what, it was such an easy decision. It was
:13:52. > :13:59.one of the easiest things I've ever done. When you are faced with such a
:13:59. > :14:02.high risk and you have just had a baby and you are married and you
:14:02. > :14:05.want to have more children and be done for your family, why did you
:14:05. > :14:10.have this dark cloud over your head and over your family's Ed? But you
:14:10. > :14:17.are doing something really positive now. It is quite something. It is
:14:17. > :14:21.very high energy and great fun. I think the great thing about it is
:14:21. > :14:24.that in the month of October, if you did come to a Zumbathon as a way
:14:24. > :14:34.in, you will soon get attached to the dancing. I might see you there,
:14:35. > :14:44.then! Please do. My word! Michelle, all of the best you. Thank you.
:14:44. > :14:48.If you need cheering up after all this rain, you could probably do
:14:48. > :14:51.worse than head for the Quayside in Gateshead this weekend. Some big
:14:51. > :14:53.names are lined up at the Jesterval comedy festival on Baltic Square,
:14:54. > :14:57.including Marcus Brigstocke and Ed Byrne. But there's plenty of local
:14:57. > :15:01.talent — tonight it's Geordie Gala Night and tomorrow it's the turn of
:15:01. > :15:05.the Sunderland Psychic, as Damian O'Neil reports. ??NEWLIN If this is
:15:05. > :15:08.the first you've heard of the Jesterval festival, it's because
:15:08. > :15:12.it's all a bit low—key and there's not a huge advertising budget, but
:15:12. > :15:20.that doesn't mean it's just a tent full of nobodies. I'm hosting the
:15:20. > :15:28.Gallatin, Bobby Patterson will be on. He is a fantastic north—east
:15:28. > :15:33.comic. And then later tonight we have Ed Byrne. And then on Saturday
:15:33. > :15:39.I have my own show. There is a website, go and check it out. Jason
:15:39. > :15:43.Cook, creator of the hit TV series Hebburn, is one of the acts in a
:15:43. > :15:47.line—up that wouldn't look out of place at any comedy club. Hebburn,
:15:47. > :15:50.now in its second series, will be recognisable to a lot of people but
:15:50. > :15:52.Jesterval is about showing there's a lot more coming out of the
:15:52. > :15:55.North—East's comedy circuit. Geordies are quite popular at the
:15:55. > :16:05.moment. Ross Noble has always been a legend. He's not a Geordie. Oh, come
:16:05. > :16:14.on, he's a Geordie. He's like our Andy Murray. Do you know you look
:16:14. > :16:21.dangerously like Barry? I try to do that. Tomorrow is Marilyn Monroe
:16:21. > :16:25.day. Do you drive a Dodge Charger? I will! I will net clung on the
:16:25. > :16:29.quayside, just to keep up with the Geordie spirit. If you're watching
:16:29. > :16:33.this you've just missed the start of the first show but there's still
:16:33. > :16:41.time to get to the Geordie Gala and to see Mickey Hutton and Ed Byrne
:16:41. > :16:45.among others at the late show. I don't know about the Sunderland side
:16:45. > :16:47.kick, but I predict there will be some football in the sport tonight.
:16:47. > :16:50.Well done! Newcastle pay their first top—flight
:16:50. > :16:53.visit to Cardiff in over half a century tomorrow. The Magpies are
:16:53. > :16:56.looking to bounce back after successive league defeats, whilst
:16:56. > :16:58.Cardiff go into the match on the back of an impressive win at Fulham.
:16:58. > :17:01.Andrew Hartley reports. Alan Pardew described his team's
:17:01. > :17:06.performance in Monday's 3—2 defeat by Everton, as unacceptable. The
:17:06. > :17:09.Magpies were comprehensively outplayed in the first half at
:17:09. > :17:13.Goodison Park before restoring some pride with two goals after the
:17:13. > :17:16.break. But they could not avoid going down to a second straight
:17:16. > :17:20.league loss — and are currently ranked a lowly 16th in the table.
:17:20. > :17:24.Rumours persisted earlier in the week that Pardew was on the verge of
:17:24. > :17:27.being dismissed but he has insisted it remains business as usual as he
:17:27. > :17:35.focuses on reviving the fortunes of his team. We have got to make sure
:17:36. > :17:40.that we are tighter as a team, that we work as a unit and that we work
:17:40. > :17:43.as one. If we can do that they may have got goals, and that is the only
:17:43. > :17:48.real thing I am leaning on this year. We are looking at the
:17:48. > :17:51.difference in as between the back end of last year. Trust me, the
:17:52. > :17:55.hardest thing in the Premier League scoring goals. Cardiff can also
:17:55. > :17:59.claim to know where the back of the net is — and they're are expected to
:17:59. > :18:02.be unchanged from the team that won at Fulham last time out. Newcastle
:18:02. > :18:05.have no fresh injury worries ahead of the game, and welcome back their
:18:05. > :18:08.Argentinian midfielder Jonas Gutteriez who's not played since the
:18:08. > :18:12.opening match of the season because of a hamstring injury.
:18:12. > :18:15.Caretaker boss Kevin Ball takes charge again this weekend as
:18:15. > :18:19.Sunderland take on Manchester United in tomorrow's early evening
:18:19. > :18:22.kick—off. The Black Cats are still bottom of the Premier League but
:18:22. > :18:28.might have their best chance yet of beating the Manchester giants who've
:18:28. > :18:31.had their worst start for 24 years. The last time Kevin Ball was
:18:31. > :18:35.Sunderland's caretaker boss he came away with a point against Man Utd —
:18:35. > :18:38.no doubt fans would settle for that this time around. But after winning
:18:38. > :18:41.just three league games under David Moyes and losing their last two many
:18:41. > :18:45.will feel there's never been a better time to play United. But
:18:45. > :18:51.Kevin's not playing ball on that one. What Manchester United have
:18:51. > :18:58.done or doing is nothing to do with me. All I am concerned with is what
:18:58. > :19:02.we do. Whatever Manchester United have to do, I am sure they will do
:19:02. > :19:05.it in time. It's thought Sunderland owner Ellis Short will appoint a new
:19:05. > :19:08.boss during next week's international break — a result
:19:08. > :19:11.against Man Utd might swing the pendulum in Ball's favour although
:19:11. > :19:15.he's still had no formal interview for the job. And while his focus is
:19:15. > :19:18.tomorrow's game, like the fans, he'd like to know what's happening sooner
:19:18. > :19:22.rather than later. I am literally seriously just thinking, forget all
:19:22. > :19:27.about everything and just concentrate on Saturday's game. I
:19:27. > :19:30.will take the opportunity then to speak with the board and find out
:19:30. > :19:34.what is happening going forward. That will be the right time. We have
:19:34. > :19:39.got training to plan next week as well. We have to be aware of that.
:19:39. > :19:44.There are scheduled to be sorted out and I need to be knowing who is
:19:45. > :19:48.going to do that. That is why I said so tight Saturday, then look at the
:19:48. > :19:51.future. And from five o'clock you can hear commentary on Sunderland v
:19:51. > :19:56.Manchester United with Nick Barnes and Gary Bennett.
:19:56. > :19:59.can hear commentary on Sunderland v Manchester United with Nick
:19:59. > :20:03.In the Championship Middlesbrough are just four points above the
:20:03. > :20:06.relegation zone and need a win at home to third bottom Yeovil to ease
:20:06. > :20:09.pressure on Tony Mowbray. Carlisle, who've won their last three games
:20:09. > :20:14.under new manager Graham Kavanagh, could jump up to 11th in League One
:20:14. > :20:17.if they beat Shrewsbury. And in League Two strugglers Hartlepool
:20:17. > :20:21.have a tough test away at third place Mansfield while York make the
:20:21. > :20:25.long trek to Torquay. Two of Durham's cricketers picked up
:20:25. > :20:28.national awards last night on the back of club honours this week.
:20:28. > :20:31.Ashes—bound all—rounder Ben Stokes was named Young Player of the Year
:20:31. > :20:35.by the Professional Cricketers Association. While his team—mate,
:20:35. > :20:39.Graham Onions, won the County Championship Player of the Year
:20:39. > :20:41.award after taking 70 wickets. Meanwhile Durham captain Paul
:20:42. > :20:46.Collingwood says next season could be his last as a player. The former
:20:46. > :20:54.England one—day and T20 skipper will coach Scotland this winter as he
:20:55. > :21:02.looks to the future off the field. Scotland have to qualify for the
:21:02. > :21:07.World Cup and the one at home, so a lot to do. One month in Dubai and
:21:07. > :21:10.one month in New Zealand. To me it is a great opportunity. I have got
:21:10. > :21:18.to look at different avenues for what I want to do further down the
:21:18. > :21:21.line. I will be 38 next season, so it probably will be time to hang the
:21:21. > :21:26.bits up and stop but you never know what will happen. We will wait and
:21:26. > :21:29.see how the year goes, C had the body is responding.
:21:29. > :21:32.In Rugby Union's Premiership Newcastle Falcons have a huge game
:21:32. > :21:35.away at bottom side Worcester. The Falcons, who narrowly lost to
:21:35. > :21:38.Gloucester last weekend, could drop into the bottom spot if they come
:21:38. > :21:42.away from Sixways empty handed — it's proved an unhappy hunting
:21:42. > :21:45.ground in the past. And thousands are heading up to
:21:45. > :21:48.Kielder in Northumberland for the Run Bike Run event tomorrow and the
:21:48. > :21:56.fourth Kielder Marathon on Sunday — and so far the weather's set fair!
:21:56. > :22:00.So far. He describes himself as an unlikely
:22:00. > :22:03.dancer. Not many big men from Grangetown near Middlesbrough, he
:22:03. > :22:07.says, are known for their tango and salsa skills. But Teesside actor
:22:07. > :22:10.Mark Benton has already wowed the judges in this year's Strictly Come
:22:10. > :22:15.Dancing. This weekend it gets serious as the first competitors are
:22:15. > :22:18.voted off the programme. Our reporter Stuart Whincup was allowed
:22:18. > :22:28.behind the scenes at Strictly and caught up with Mark and his partner.
:22:28. > :22:35.When I stood by that little screen for the tangle, I was just
:22:35. > :22:41.petrified. There are so many things going through your head. It was all
:22:41. > :22:51.a blur, really. It's a whirlwind, and then before you know it, you
:22:51. > :23:01.are. —— you are off. My partner is great. "Left, Right, left. Have fun.
:23:01. > :23:04.Have fun!" She's great. From Waterloo Road, Dr Who and
:23:04. > :23:09.Hustle, Mark's used to big primetime productions — but nothing like this.
:23:09. > :23:19.Now surrounded by pop stars, models, glitz and glamour, you have to ask,
:23:19. > :23:24.why did he sign up for Strictly? I have asked myself that many times. I
:23:25. > :23:30.think it was a few things, really. I have always steered clear of reality
:23:30. > :23:38.television because I am a bit shy about the celebrity part of all. I
:23:38. > :23:44.just stop, why not, have a go. Also, you have to learn to do something.
:23:44. > :23:52.Mark is partnered by the Lithuanian world champion. He is a really,
:23:52. > :24:00.really funny guy. No matter what had hit him, he tries and does it, he
:24:00. > :24:06.never complains. He says, OK, I will do it. It is a pleasure working with
:24:06. > :24:18.them. I have really enjoyed it. But I be ready for the judges? —— are
:24:18. > :24:27.ready. Craig... His comments, it's all part of the programme. I think I
:24:27. > :24:30.will just take it on the chin. After all of that time training together,
:24:30. > :24:39.they are actually beginning to sound like each other. Hi, my name is Mark
:24:39. > :24:55.Benton. I am an actor. This is my tangle face. She is now a fully
:24:55. > :25:00.fledged football fan. There you go. I have not introduced to
:25:00. > :25:09.Middlesbrough pies yet. What's that? A delicacy. Already, the
:25:09. > :25:17.outsiders have become unlikely challengers.
:25:17. > :25:23.Well, when he is not eating pies, he is the voice of ABC radio Tees and
:25:23. > :25:32.will be on their morning show every morning during Wrigley. Is it going
:25:32. > :25:41.to be nice this weekend? Yes, it is! It took this photographer all
:25:41. > :25:46.summer to get this beautiful long exposure shot of the sun as it rose
:25:47. > :25:50.and set from June to October over the skies in Newcastle. It shows
:25:50. > :25:55.what a great summer we had. And there will be more warm sunshine
:25:55. > :26:01.over the weekend, settling with some sunshine on Saturday. This evening,
:26:01. > :26:06.the rain finally clears away. It will stay quite cloudy in the West
:26:06. > :26:12.and it will be mild. Temperatures will be low, around 11 degrees. I'll
:26:12. > :26:17.start to Saturday and increasingly, a sunny day to come, especially
:26:17. > :26:21.across North Yorkshire and the north—east. A little bit cloudy at
:26:21. > :26:26.times, possibly up here as well, but some brightness should break through
:26:26. > :26:32.as well. Do tomorrow afternoon, it is likely that it is going to be the
:26:32. > :26:37.most sunny in North Yorkshire. 17 degrees possible, feeling very
:26:37. > :26:41.pleasant. Mostly light winds, and as we go north and west, it is settled
:26:41. > :26:46.as well, average of high pressure keeping the weather pleasant. So,
:26:46. > :26:52.across the region, it stays dry through Saturday, things will be
:26:52. > :26:54.starry overnight, but then increasingly cloudy on Sunday,
:26:54. > :27:01.especially in Cumbria, with outbreaks of drizzle. Possibly
:27:01. > :27:06.heavier rainfall on Monday as low pressure takes over from high. A
:27:06. > :27:10.bright weekend across much of the north—east, a little bit cloudy on
:27:10. > :27:15.Monday, but it stays dry. And notice the temperatures. It is mild for
:27:15. > :27:20.this time in early October. 18 Celsius, 64 in Fahrenheit. Starry
:27:20. > :27:26.skies tomorrow, so if you like to take advantage of them, head to
:27:27. > :27:31.Morpeth for the Astronomy Open Mind. The conditions could not be better,
:27:31. > :27:34.light and clear with low wins for all of those stargazers.
:27:34. > :27:38.light and clear with low wins for Thank you. That is all from Look
:27:38. > :27:40.North today. We'll be back at half—past ten for our late bulletin.
:27:40. > :27:45.Have a great weekend!