:00:00. > :00:09.Hello, welcome to Friday's Look North. In the programme tonight:
:00:09. > :00:12.Fire breaks out at a huge biomass facility on Tyneside.
:00:13. > :00:17.Around 50 emergency personnel are there, we're live with the latest.
:00:17. > :00:20.Nissan announces 400 new jobs — and the Deputy Prime Minister says
:00:20. > :00:23.Government plans will create more employment in the North East.
:00:23. > :00:29.The derelict care home that residents claim is a death trap.
:00:29. > :00:31.End of the story. Nine libraries in Sunderland will close, but
:00:31. > :00:35.protestors decide to write their own epilogue.
:00:35. > :00:45.And a multi million pound grant promises to restore this theatre to
:00:45. > :00:49.its full glory. It is a weekend off from many
:00:49. > :00:53.footballers, but pulling off his boots last night was an England
:00:53. > :01:02.football star swapping his boots for charity.
:01:02. > :01:08.Teams of firefighters are at the scene of a blaze at a biomass store
:01:08. > :01:18.on South Tyneside. Around 50 fire crew are involved. The fire broke
:01:18. > :01:21.out this afternoon in the biomass fuel storage facility at the Port of
:01:21. > :01:25.Tyne in Jarrow. It's the second time there's been a major incident there.
:01:25. > :01:40.We can go now to our reporter, Peter Harris, for the latest.
:01:40. > :01:45.This is one of those occasions the pictures don't tell the story
:01:45. > :01:50.because it is happening inside. At its height, there have been 50
:01:50. > :01:54.firefighters. To give you an idea of the scale, we are talking about an
:01:54. > :01:59.area the size of two football pitches. It involves wooden pellets
:01:59. > :02:05.and it broke out in South Shields at around 3pm this afternoon. As you
:02:05. > :02:10.mentioned there, it is not the first significant fire here in recent
:02:10. > :02:15.years. There was a fire two years ago other biomass plant. That took
:02:15. > :02:20.24 hours to put out, so we will see if this one is on that scale. I can
:02:20. > :02:24.bring you some significant news which is that time and we're fire
:02:24. > :02:29.and rescue are telling us that no personnel were involved. We take
:02:29. > :02:37.from that that there were no injuries. They say that it is now
:02:37. > :02:42.well under control. It seems it was a big fire, but it appears there
:02:42. > :02:45.have been no injuries. The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick
:02:45. > :02:47.Clegg, has been on Tyneside today, promoting the success of the
:02:47. > :02:51.Government's Regional Growth Fund.It was a good day to visit, because it
:02:51. > :02:55.came at the same time as Nissan, a former beneficiary of the fund,
:02:55. > :02:59.announced 400 new jobs. It's the latest expansion at the
:02:59. > :03:02.plant, which is moving to 24 hour working for the first time in its
:03:02. > :03:06.history Nissan is introducing a third shift to cope with demand for
:03:06. > :03:09.the new—look Note, which it began building last month.
:03:09. > :03:13.The new recruits will allow round—the—clock production to begin
:03:13. > :03:17.from early next year and take the headcount at the plant to more than
:03:17. > :03:20.6,500. Some welcome positive jobs news for
:03:20. > :03:24.the region which continues to have the highest unemployment rate in the
:03:24. > :03:27.country. And, after the Prime Minister's visit to York yesterday,
:03:27. > :03:31.it was the Deputy Prime Minister's turn to visit the region. He was
:03:31. > :03:34.visiting firms on Tyneside which have benefited from the Government's
:03:34. > :03:37.Regional Growth Fund, which aims to help job creation in the private
:03:37. > :03:42.sector. And he revealed that the Fund's being expanded. Richard
:03:42. > :03:46.Thomas reports. He was here to see the biggest of
:03:46. > :03:50.its kind in the world. This site used to be the naval yard at Walker
:03:50. > :03:54.on the Tyne. Now it houses this giant — building the nerve centre
:03:54. > :04:04.for rigs and vessels offshore. 168 new jobs here, paid for, in part, b
:04:04. > :04:08.taxpayer. Just looked behind me, this company
:04:08. > :04:14.has been able to build this fantastic installation here in the
:04:14. > :04:18.north—east. They are going to create hundred and 60 new jobs and protect
:04:18. > :04:24.another 90 new jobs that would have been at risk. We need to get behind
:04:24. > :04:29.things like this to create and protect new jobs. The most important
:04:29. > :04:32.objective of all is jobs. The company's received £3.6 million
:04:32. > :04:35.from the regional growth fund — one of the coalition's flagship
:04:35. > :04:39.policies. And this business, says Mr Clegg, is a great example of how tax
:04:39. > :04:43.payer money is being used to support private sector schemes. Last year
:04:43. > :04:47.however, the National Audit Office said too much cash had been spent on
:04:47. > :04:50.schemes with too few jobs coming in return.
:04:50. > :04:54.But the government says for every £1 of tax money given to firms, £6 has
:04:54. > :04:58.come in from the private sector It's so far spent £2 billion on the job
:04:58. > :05:09.scheme and today pledged to spend another £300m. The new workers here
:05:09. > :05:12.aren't complaining. It is possible that this investment
:05:13. > :05:18.has helped the company employ more people. To build up the pool of
:05:18. > :05:21.knowledge which will be used to develop technology further because
:05:21. > :05:23.we are going into harsher environments to get the oil and gas
:05:23. > :05:26.out. Whether this taxpayer backed job
:05:26. > :05:32.scheme was worth it is a judgement for the future. But it has had a
:05:32. > :05:36.tangible benefit on Tyneside. And we had another political big gun
:05:36. > :05:39.paying us a visit today too. The leader of the Labour party, Ed
:05:39. > :05:43.Miliband, came to the Baltic Art Gallery in Gateshead where he spoke
:05:43. > :05:46.to industrialists at the North East Economic Forum, before heading on to
:05:46. > :05:49.Stockton to talk to small business owners. Mr Miliband said his party
:05:49. > :06:01.offers the best way to help the region's economy. It is only Labour
:06:01. > :06:06.talking about the biggest issues facing families, which is the cost
:06:06. > :06:12.of living. That is why we have set out plans to freeze energy bills, to
:06:12. > :06:17.cut small business rate, that is a massive burden on so many small
:06:17. > :06:21.businesses across its region. Also to get our young people working
:06:21. > :06:28.again. All of those things will help the north—east economy.
:06:28. > :06:32.Northumbria Police have launched an investigation after seeing footage
:06:32. > :06:35.of a fight in Newcastle city centre. It's understood to have taken place
:06:35. > :06:39.last month on Newgate Street. The footage shows a man, thought to be a
:06:39. > :06:44.bouncer, fighting with another man. What happens next is too violent to
:06:44. > :06:47.show. Officers want the victim of the assault to contact them. They
:06:47. > :06:50.say a 30—year—old man has already been interviewed in connection with
:06:50. > :06:53.the incident. Police have arrested five men on
:06:53. > :06:57.suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in the Branksome area
:06:57. > :07:03.of Darlington. The body was discovered by a member of the public
:07:03. > :07:06.in a wooded area on Monday. Although no formal identification's been
:07:06. > :07:09.made, police are progressing the investigation on the basis that the
:07:09. > :07:13.body is that of Alan Youngson, who went missing in August. The five men
:07:13. > :07:16.arrested are aged between 28 and 38 and all are local.
:07:16. > :07:19.Part of Scarborough town centre was cordoned off earlier today in a
:07:19. > :07:23.security scare. Dozens of businesses on Westborough in the town centre
:07:23. > :07:27.were closed for more than four hours after a suspicious package was found
:07:27. > :07:30.at the back of a shop. The area was declared safe after an army bomb
:07:30. > :07:35.disposal team carried out two controlled explosions.
:07:35. > :07:40.A man who helped his friend attempt to kill himself has been jailed for
:07:40. > :07:43.12 years. Kevin Howe, pictured here, supplied his friend Stephen Walker
:07:44. > :07:50.with a can of petrol and a lighter shortly before he set himself on
:07:50. > :07:54.fire. The court heard Mr Walker felt suicidal and begged his friend to do
:07:54. > :07:57.it. Mr Walker suffered 95% burns in the incident at his home in Bishop
:07:57. > :08:01.Auckland last May, which followed a heavy drinking session. Jailing the
:08:01. > :08:04.20—year—old, the judge at Durham Crown Court said Howe had taken some
:08:04. > :08:09.delight in knowing what his friend was about to do. Stephen Walker is
:08:09. > :08:13.still in a critical condition in hospital.
:08:14. > :08:17.They've been worried about it for years. Now they're furious. A
:08:17. > :08:20.derelict former care home in Gateshead that locals say has become
:08:20. > :08:23.a potential death trap to youngsters. Now it's emerged that
:08:23. > :08:26.intimate, personal details of former residents of the home are lying
:08:26. > :08:33.scattered around those ruins, for anyone to find. And until today,
:08:33. > :08:38.there was nothing to stop intruders. Relatives say they're appalled. For
:08:38. > :08:46.tonight's Look North Report, Gerry Jackson has been to the secluded
:08:46. > :08:52.site, at Winlaton. Abandoned and left to scavengers and
:08:52. > :08:57.vandals. As it seems, are the very personal reminders of people who
:08:57. > :09:00.lived here. A former hospital, the Winalton Care Village went under a
:09:00. > :09:11.number of names and operators during its long history. Jane 's father
:09:11. > :09:18.died here. They are personal details about what happened overnight. My
:09:18. > :09:25.dad 's personal confidential details.
:09:25. > :09:29.This was a former TB Hospital and later a care home. For nearly a
:09:29. > :09:37.decade, it has been empty and crumbling. Developers plan to build
:09:37. > :09:45.more than 30 homes here. Locals say it has become a magnet for children.
:09:45. > :09:49.You can walk into the premises, there are no railings, anyone could
:09:49. > :09:56.fall down a hole and you could be lying there for a while without
:09:56. > :10:01.anybody to come to your aid. This is the biggest building of
:10:01. > :10:07.around ten or 12 in total. Completely open to the elements and
:10:07. > :10:12.goodness knows how many vandals. We have no idea how safe or unsafe it
:10:12. > :10:14.is in there, so we are not going to go any further.
:10:14. > :10:17.But others, of course, have done. They've started fires and ripped out
:10:17. > :10:26.anything of value. There are deep voids under the floor. Yesterday,
:10:26. > :10:33.anybody could wander in. After our filming today, the site owners were
:10:33. > :10:38.complying with their request for tighter security.
:10:38. > :10:50.We were aware of it prior to that and that is why we are working with
:10:50. > :10:54.accounts will to redevelop it. If one of your relatives were named
:10:54. > :11:00.in there and this had been left all these years lying about, how would
:11:00. > :11:04.you feel? I wouldn't be happy, I must admit, but we haven't been in
:11:04. > :11:12.and we weren't responsible for clearing the building. Confidential
:11:12. > :11:17.information. Absolutely. This is your responsibility as well, it is
:11:17. > :11:22.part of the site you own. He said he will hand over items like
:11:22. > :11:34.this to the last care home operators who told us:
:11:34. > :11:41.Well, we've had the good news for Sunderland — 400 new jobs at Nissan.
:11:41. > :11:43.Now for the bad — nine of its public libraries are shutting. About 30
:11:43. > :11:48.protesters are staging a sit—in tonight at a library in the city in
:11:48. > :11:51.protest at its closure. The library is one of nine being shut for good
:11:51. > :12:02.today by Sunderland Council. Andrew Hartley has sent us this report.
:12:02. > :12:07.This is, or rather was, Southwick library, but no longer. It is one of
:12:07. > :12:15.nine libraries closing forgotten night, leaving 11 (the city. Saving
:12:15. > :12:18.the council £850,000. Protesters entered the building before five
:12:18. > :12:28.o'clock this evening and staff were preparing to close. This is too
:12:28. > :12:32.little too late isn't it? It is not, we have been campaigning
:12:32. > :12:37.since June. This is not the beginning. We have lobbied the
:12:37. > :12:43.council twice and had the mass petition. We have gone on for
:12:43. > :12:50.several months now. This is a last resort. I have never protested in my
:12:50. > :12:58.life, but I feel extremely angry over all of these cut and this
:12:58. > :13:03.decision. The doors have closed for the final time. Inside is a bit of
:13:03. > :13:08.the stand—off between 30 protesters and the small number of police and
:13:08. > :13:13.security guards. The council was not able to put up anyone for interview
:13:13. > :13:17.tonight, but told us the cuts are part of savings totalling £110
:13:17. > :13:22.million because of reductions to central government funding. If they
:13:22. > :13:29.had not cut here, they would have had to make the cut. Is promising a
:13:29. > :13:33.more flexible library service, which it claims will reach more people.
:13:33. > :13:37.With the stock market flotation of Royal Mail only a matter of days
:13:37. > :13:40.away, there are growing concerns that rural services could suffer
:13:40. > :13:43.under the new regime. The Government says a six—day a week service will
:13:43. > :13:47.be guaranteed, but the Sunday Politics programme has found real
:13:47. > :13:56.concerns. Farmer Stuart Nelson from the Ingram Valley isn't convinced.
:13:56. > :14:02.I think the biggest worry is that we don't get it all has to travel out
:14:02. > :14:07.to get it. That is another chore that you don't need. It is a thing
:14:07. > :14:13.that we are paying for and then it is costing money to collect. Where
:14:13. > :14:17.we have already paid for it once. Why should we have to pay again to
:14:17. > :14:20.go and get it? And you can see more on that story
:14:21. > :14:28.on Sunday Politics at 11.15am this Sunday morning. York is to become
:14:28. > :14:32.the first city in the world to use the new system that let us drivers
:14:32. > :14:38.know if there are cyclists near the vehicles. The alert uses electronic
:14:39. > :14:43.tanks fitted to bikes that send a signal to buses to warn drivers.
:14:43. > :14:49.This being used on University transport first, but could be
:14:49. > :14:52.expanded across the city. Too many cyclists are dying on our roads,
:14:52. > :15:01.especially in London and large cities. We think we can save lives
:15:01. > :15:05.and make it safer for cyclists. It will make a big difference to the
:15:05. > :15:10.driver 's ability to detect cyclists coming on the inside and finding out
:15:10. > :15:14.whether cyclists are. Coming up, the £4 million lifeline
:15:14. > :15:17.for one of our best known theatres. And we go through the keyhole for a
:15:17. > :15:28.rare glimpse inside a listed building that's been a home to
:15:28. > :15:37.Bishops for 800 years. No pressure dominates the weekend. Join me later
:15:37. > :15:40.for the details. One of the region's best known
:15:40. > :15:44.theatres has received £4 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to
:15:44. > :15:49.complete its restoration. The Globe in Stockton famously had the Beatles
:15:49. > :15:52.playing on the night JFK was killed. Buddy Holly and the Rolling Stones
:15:53. > :15:55.also played there. A recent attempt to restore the theatre stalled
:15:55. > :16:10.because of funding problems. Stuart Whincup reports.
:16:10. > :16:18.In the shell of this once great theatre a tribute to the Globe 's
:16:18. > :16:21.most famous act. The £4 million lottery grant will help transform
:16:21. > :16:28.the rundown theatre bringing big acts actor Stockton. This is such a
:16:28. > :16:36.wonderful venue. Historically it is in the centre of Stockton. There
:16:36. > :16:42.will be a cascade effect that will regenerate the shops, pubs,
:16:42. > :16:47.restaurants and there will be a great energy in the town. Worked to
:16:47. > :16:54.restore the globe started four years ago, but asbestos, flooding and
:16:54. > :17:00.funding problems led to delays. Is it going to happen this time? It
:17:00. > :17:07.certainly is. We have the money, that is the main thing. Everything
:17:07. > :17:10.is right about this project. It is in the right location, it is a
:17:10. > :17:17.fantastic venue. I can't say any more.
:17:17. > :17:22.They may no longer be able to attract the biggest band in the
:17:22. > :17:26.world, but with a capacity of 2500, developers say they can still
:17:26. > :17:39.attract the names from music and comedy here.
:17:39. > :17:43.That is the biggest crowd Stuart will ever play too.
:17:43. > :17:47.It's been home to the Bishops of Carlisle for 800 years. But what do
:17:47. > :17:50.you do with a Grade One listed castle when the current Bishop
:17:50. > :17:53.decides to move out? Today, visitors have been given a very rare
:17:53. > :17:57.opportunity to look behind the scenes of Rose Castle, near Dalston
:17:57. > :18:00.in Cumbria, where, after a period of uncertainty, there are now ambitious
:18:00. > :18:02.plans for the future. Graham Moss paid a visit.
:18:02. > :18:05.By anyone's standards it's an impressive pile. A fortified house.
:18:05. > :18:09.A private chapel. 16 bedrooms — all set in six acres of grounds and
:18:09. > :18:19.today a very rare chance to peek behind the scenes.
:18:19. > :18:24.Years it has been transformed from a fortress to keep the Scots are they
:18:24. > :18:29.and each generation has changed. In the more peaceful times and the
:18:29. > :18:33.tranquillity of the place now. Rather than the fortress strength.
:18:33. > :18:37.But for a modern Bishop, it's all a bit grand and no longer suited to
:18:37. > :18:40.the needs of the Diocese of Carlisle. When the current Bishop
:18:40. > :18:51.decided to live rather more modestly in Kewick, the future was uncertain.
:18:51. > :18:56.After 800 years of the bishop living here and the castle being ransacked
:18:56. > :18:58.and burnt and rebuilt, for the first time it was facing the possibility
:18:58. > :19:02.of emptiness or being sold. The plan now is that it will become
:19:02. > :19:04.an international Christian centre for reconciliation, bringing
:19:04. > :19:11.together different faith groups for greater understanding.
:19:11. > :19:16.We would love to see this place full of people again. We want to show
:19:16. > :19:21.that it is a place of warmth and Wellcome, hospitality. We want to
:19:21. > :19:25.bring people here to experience the peace and tranquillity that this
:19:25. > :19:29.building has. We want to help them work through their disagreements and
:19:29. > :19:32.divisions and come to a place where they can work together with people
:19:32. > :19:35.they disagree with. Ownership of the building could
:19:35. > :19:45.change in a matter of months with the new centre possibly operational
:19:45. > :19:49.as early as next year. Now it is time for a catch up with the sport.
:19:49. > :19:52.It's fairly quiet on the football front this weekend. There's no
:19:52. > :19:55.Premier League programme, because of the latest round of international
:19:55. > :19:58.matches and that's also caused the postponement of the scheduled games
:19:58. > :20:01.for Middlesbrough, Carlisle and York City. So, in the League, the focus
:20:01. > :20:06.is on Hartlepool United and in the Conference, on the return of a face
:20:07. > :20:10.familiar to fans on Wearside. It's eight years since John Oster
:20:10. > :20:15.left Sunderland under a bit of a cloud. He didn't always live up to
:20:15. > :20:18.his billing, and wasn't helped by a series of off—the—field incidents.
:20:18. > :20:21.Since then, he's been to half a dozen clubs, including Doncaster
:20:21. > :20:24.Rovers and Barnet, but now, at the age of 34, the Welsh international
:20:24. > :20:33.winger's back in the North East, with Gateshead. From what I have
:20:33. > :20:37.seen, it is not too different. There are some good teams in the league,
:20:37. > :20:42.but there are some different teams at the bottom where they are
:20:42. > :20:49.part—time teams. It is not easy for them. The likes of litre —— Luton
:20:49. > :20:52.and Wrexham, there are some big clubs. As a new challenge that I am
:20:52. > :20:55.relishing. Fortunes have certainly picked up
:20:55. > :20:59.since former York boss Gary Mills took charge — four wins in their
:20:59. > :21:07.last five games has lifted them well away from the Conference drop zone.
:21:08. > :21:11.Individually and as a team, the improvement has been fantastic. Four
:21:11. > :21:14.out of five, fantastic run for us. Hartlepool, meanwhile, go to Exeter
:21:14. > :21:23.in League Two, looking for their third away win inside a week.
:21:23. > :21:28.My philosophy is to go away from home, your first point of call is
:21:28. > :21:35.not to lose. If you can come away with something, you have had a
:21:35. > :21:40.positive result. We have to try and continue because it gives you a
:21:40. > :21:43.foothold. You get something. And you can hear full match
:21:43. > :21:46.commentary of Hartlepool's game at the other St James' Park on BBC
:21:46. > :21:50.Tees. Meanwhile in Scottish League Two, Berwick will move within a
:21:50. > :21:55.point of leaders East Stirling if they beat Elgin at Shielfield Park.
:21:55. > :22:00.It was a case of brothers in arms at Ashington Football Club last night.
:22:00. > :22:02.Newly—retired Durham and England cricketer Steve Harmison lined up
:22:02. > :22:05.alongside his two brothers, as a Northumberland team took on a
:22:05. > :22:08.Newcastle United Eleven — which included a World Cup semi—finalist.
:22:08. > :22:12.The Magpies won 8—3, but two charities were the big winners. Mark
:22:12. > :22:15.Tulip was there. Peter Beardsley has played on much
:22:15. > :22:18.bigger stages, but with the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation one of the
:22:18. > :22:21.beneficiaries of the Stephen Harmison Benefit Football Match no
:22:21. > :22:30.surprise to see the ex—Newcastle and England midfielder in the visitors'
:22:30. > :22:35.line—up. Sir Bobby Robson did an enormous amount for me in my early
:22:35. > :22:38.days as a sportsman. The awareness and the money that we can give will
:22:38. > :22:41.be fantastic. James Harmison, a Northern League
:22:41. > :22:43.footballer with Bedlington, had the obvious advantage over his
:22:43. > :22:50.professional cricketing brothers Kent and ex—Durham all—rounder Ben
:22:50. > :22:57.and their elder brother Steve. We followed his career. James is the
:22:57. > :23:03.main driver will stop every single person is probably here because of
:23:03. > :23:08.James. He played alongside them for the length of his career. Hopefully
:23:08. > :23:14.they will enjoy a great night. I have enjoyed playing with them ——
:23:14. > :23:17.with him. No shame in the final score, of course, on a wild and
:23:17. > :23:20.windy night in Ashington, but what about the evening's other big
:23:20. > :23:23.talking point, Steve's retirement from cricket.
:23:23. > :23:26.Playing 12 months of the year, so now it is time to quit. Funds were
:23:26. > :23:32.also raised for the Professional Cricketers' Association.
:23:32. > :23:35.In rugby union, Newcastle Falcons are looking forward to a new
:23:35. > :23:39.experience tomorrow, when they play in Romania for the first time in
:23:39. > :23:42.Europe's Amlin Challenge Cup. Dean Richards has made ten changes to the
:23:42. > :23:45.side that beat Worcester in the Premiership last weekend, as the
:23:45. > :23:48.Falcons take on Bucharest Wolves, a team made up of the best players in
:23:48. > :23:52.Romanian club rugby, who're challenging for the national side.
:23:52. > :24:02.They only got together earlier this week, but they'll be no pushover.
:24:02. > :24:10.They don't want to get some tweaking and week out. The regional side
:24:10. > :24:17.makes them a little bit stronger. There is no point going over there
:24:17. > :24:22.if it is going to be easy. You wouldn't do it unless they were good
:24:22. > :24:28.players. I have never been there myself, but I am excited. It is a
:24:28. > :24:31.game that brings excitement because it is a new challenge and a new
:24:31. > :24:34.culture to experience. Finally, there's not long left to
:24:34. > :24:37.nominate someone you know for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the
:24:37. > :24:41.Year Unsung Hero award. Last year's winner in the north east
:24:41. > :24:44.and Cumbria was Peter Crawford, a gymnastics coach from Billingham. It
:24:44. > :24:48.could be someone who's unearthed a real winner or someone who gives up
:24:48. > :24:51.their time to keep a local club going behind the scenes. If you'd
:24:51. > :25:00.like to nominate someone go the website. Closing date is October
:25:00. > :25:07.14th — that's next Monday. By my calendar, that is next Monday. Not
:25:07. > :25:13.long left at all. Now it is time for the weather and I am guessing it is
:25:13. > :25:19.going to be a bit windy? Yes, yesterday we showed pictures of
:25:19. > :25:26.huge waves. It seems some people it is not enough to watch the waves.
:25:26. > :25:33.Thanks for that shot off the North Yorkshire coast. Another shot here,
:25:33. > :25:39.along exposure, the surfer just as mad as the one along the coast.
:25:39. > :25:43.Over the weekend we will keep the wind. Fair amount of cloud for most
:25:43. > :25:49.of the time and some of us will have rented content with. A blanket of
:25:49. > :25:54.cloud that will hang around for most of us. Most places will stay dry and
:25:54. > :26:03.maybe one or two breaks in the crowd. Temperatures into single
:26:03. > :26:10.figures. Temperatures are couple of degrees milder. It is a similar
:26:10. > :26:17.picture tomorrow. A lot of cloud from the word go. Eastern areas will
:26:17. > :26:23.see patchy rain at times. Certainly a damp feel at times. Further west
:26:23. > :26:29.should they try, but brighter spells will be further few and far between.
:26:29. > :26:34.Temperature is nothing to write home about, 13 Celsius at best. It is not
:26:34. > :26:39.as windy as it has been, but the wind is still coming from the cold
:26:39. > :26:43.north—easterly direction so it will still have an edge to it. That is
:26:43. > :26:50.the hitch as we head into the weekend. This low will push the
:26:50. > :26:55.frontal system up from the south and introduce more rain through the
:26:55. > :27:01.second part of the weekend and the beginning of the next working week.
:27:01. > :27:09.If you are out and about, a lot of cloud around. Maybe some light rain
:27:09. > :27:14.at times and still look cold breeze which will ease into Monday. The
:27:14. > :27:19.cloud always thicker in the north—east and the wind always
:27:19. > :27:24.stronger. More widespread rain on Sunday and Monday. If it is any
:27:24. > :27:31.consolation, Tuesday looks drier and brighter. You can keep up—to—date
:27:32. > :27:38.with the BBC weather application. Bring on Tuesday them. That is it
:27:39. > :27:40.for tonight. We will be back at 10:25pm. Good night.