:00:00. > :00:00.dual fuel customers will go up by more than 9%. That is all from
:00:00. > :00:08.Hello and welcome to Thursday's Look North. Tonight. On the march `
:00:09. > :00:13.teachers walk out closing hundreds of schools across the North.
:00:14. > :00:17.Cyber shock ` how children as young as seven meet strangers they've
:00:18. > :00:21.befriended on the internet. We've an exclusive report.
:00:22. > :00:25.You will be caught! The message from the police to a hoaxer whose call
:00:26. > :00:29.shut down a town centre. And we go behind the scenes of
:00:30. > :00:35.Paradise ` the BBC drama full of romance, revenge and retail.
:00:36. > :00:38.In sport ` Newcastle Utd spearhead a campaign for cheaper tickets for
:00:39. > :00:42.travelling fans ` but it won't stop a supporters' protest ahead of
:00:43. > :00:46.Saturday's game. And ` on your marks, get set, go ` we look ahead
:00:47. > :00:48.to a big weekend of motor sport at the Croft Circuit in North
:00:49. > :01:01.Yorkshire. It's been a difficult day for many
:01:02. > :01:15.parents across our region who've had to make alternative childcare
:01:16. > :01:18.arrangements. Classrooms across the North fell silent because of
:01:19. > :01:27.industrial action by teaching unions. In time and we are at least
:01:28. > :01:31.471 skills were affected and in Cumbria at least 75 when involved.
:01:32. > :01:41.The government condemned the strike.
:01:42. > :01:45.The school day has been and gone here and like all those schools you
:01:46. > :01:52.mention there were no children or learning. We did not see any picket
:01:53. > :02:03.lines but instead teachers came here to Durham city for a rally demanding
:02:04. > :02:07.the government changes its plans. No classes to teach Saudi staff took to
:02:08. > :02:12.the streets instead. I am just angry at the way teachers have been
:02:13. > :02:27.treated. We were told they were unprofessional. No flags on the
:02:28. > :02:31.whole, please. Joe Waddle was marshalling the union throats while
:02:32. > :02:39.his younger brother was becoming a football legend. He fears for the
:02:40. > :02:43.profession. Teachers are becoming more stressed than the wages are
:02:44. > :02:50.falling behind other jobs because we are not getting pay rises. Generally
:02:51. > :02:56.speaking, the workload is going up and protections are being stripped
:02:57. > :03:00.away and teaching is becoming a neglected job. The government says
:03:01. > :03:06.introducing performance related pay allows headteachers to reward the
:03:07. > :03:11.best teachers directly and it says only a minority actually voted in
:03:12. > :03:17.favour of strike action. There has been a very solid time out here.
:03:18. > :03:24.Ostensibly this protest was about pay and pensions but for many there
:03:25. > :03:29.is general discontent. These changes are being pushed from the top
:03:30. > :03:34.without any thought as to what professionals say and now is best.
:03:35. > :03:38.The strike now over, the banners are laid down but not the cause and
:03:39. > :03:44.another strike as possible before Christmas. It was noticeable that
:03:45. > :03:48.some teachers took their children with them but for others that was a
:03:49. > :03:57.difficult day of arranging childcare. Not all schools closed.
:03:58. > :04:00.Stephanie Cleasby reports now from one school on Wearside where
:04:01. > :04:01.everyone turned up for work because they agree with the Government's
:04:02. > :04:05.plans. A year five maths lesson ` it's
:04:06. > :04:08.business as usual at Grange Park Primary in Sunderland. The
:04:09. > :04:12.headteacher told her 25 staff to make a choice over whether to go on
:04:13. > :04:14.strike ` all of them decided not to. She agrees with the Education
:04:15. > :04:25.Secretary's proposals, particularly performance`related pay. The overall
:04:26. > :04:32.feeling is that teachers should be paid for how good they are, not how
:04:33. > :04:35.old they are. We are probably in the minority but the situation we are
:04:36. > :04:42.then as we do not have any teachers not performing at the top of the
:04:43. > :04:46.game so we do not have any difficult people perceived as log jamming some
:04:47. > :04:49.of the jobs. In Middlesbrough, parents affected by the strike who
:04:50. > :04:56.were unable to arrange childcare were able to take their children to
:04:57. > :05:01.an activity centre. I think it's quite unfair that some children get
:05:02. > :05:07.to go off school and some do not. I do not like going to school and I
:05:08. > :05:12.would prefer being off. Schools out for thousands because the teachers
:05:13. > :05:16.are taking part in the strike action meaning many had to make alternative
:05:17. > :05:21.arrangements including taking the day off themselves. I have had to
:05:22. > :05:30.take the day off work to look after them. You can take them out for the
:05:31. > :05:37.strike but not for holidays and things which I do not think his
:05:38. > :05:55.fear. `` ends there. I think it is good because you get a day off. Last
:05:56. > :05:58.week, they were a bit upset. We actually had not been putting
:05:59. > :06:05.something on but after so many phone calls we felt we should. It gets the
:06:06. > :06:08.teachers a chance to fight for what they want and what they think is
:06:09. > :06:12.right. Back at Grange Park Primary, after a busy morning learning ` it's
:06:13. > :06:15.lunchtime. These children have been unaffected by today's strike, but
:06:16. > :06:25.plans for a national one`day walk`out before Christmas have also
:06:26. > :06:29.been announced by the unions. At least some children were happy
:06:30. > :06:35.but the government is adamant the strike was unnecessary? The word
:06:36. > :06:42.from the Department for Education was that this strike action was
:06:43. > :06:45.disappointing. The government has also pointed out that only a
:06:46. > :06:50.minority of teachers voted in favour of walking out because when the
:06:51. > :06:57.turned out, many teachers did not actually vote. There has also been
:06:58. > :07:03.criticism of disrupting children's education. The government has
:07:04. > :07:11.mentioned the disruption to parents we have been talking about, having
:07:12. > :07:15.to arrange childcare, and on that point they warned unless there's a
:07:16. > :07:16.meeting of minds there's the risk of more strike action before
:07:17. > :07:32.Christmas. ? Police say they're treating the
:07:33. > :07:35.death of a man whose body was found in Carlisle as unexplained, but not
:07:36. > :07:38.suspicious. The police were called to Currock Road in Carlisle just
:07:39. > :07:43.after 11 o'clock yesterday morning after the body was found by a member
:07:44. > :07:45.of the public. The man has not yet been identified.
:07:46. > :07:48.A North East water park has closed after going into administration.
:07:49. > :07:51.Managers at Wet 'N Wild, in North Shields, which opened in 1993, have
:07:52. > :07:55.called in Price Waterhouse Coopers as administrators. They say the site
:07:56. > :07:58.had operated at a profit for much of the year but faced cash`flow issues
:07:59. > :08:02.going into the winter. Most of the 69 staff are being made redundant
:08:03. > :08:05.and a buyer is being sought. A woman's been arrested in North
:08:06. > :08:07.Yorkshire as part of an ongoing national corruption investigation.
:08:08. > :08:10.The 45`year`old public official was arrested in Malton as part of
:08:11. > :08:12.Operation Elveden which is investigating alleged corrupt
:08:13. > :08:19.payments by journalists for information. The woman was arrested
:08:20. > :08:24.on suspicion of misconduct in public office and conspiracy to cause
:08:25. > :08:27.misconduct in public office. Children as young as seven are
:08:28. > :08:31.meeting up with strangers following conversations on the internet. In
:08:32. > :08:33.just five primary schools in Middlesbrough ` 92 children admitted
:08:34. > :08:38.meeting people after communicating with them online. And the majority
:08:39. > :08:46.of children between seven and nine said they saw no problems with it.
:08:47. > :08:49.One North East charity has described the figures as extremely worrying.
:08:50. > :08:51.Stuart Whincup has this exclusive report.
:08:52. > :08:55.Ashleigh Hall was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a man she met on the
:08:56. > :08:59.internet. Her family hoped her tragic death would serve as a
:09:00. > :09:03.warning to other young girls. But four years on, it says it knows of
:09:04. > :09:16.nearly 100 children in Middlesbrough who've met up with strangers, after
:09:17. > :09:21.speaking online. It is very worrying. It takes many months and
:09:22. > :09:24.years to form friendships and children are making friendships
:09:25. > :09:29.overnight by speaking to people online and thinking it is safe. Some
:09:30. > :09:33.of these people are not children at all and some could be sex offenders.
:09:34. > :09:36.A rise in internet abuse has seen Cleveland Police set up its own
:09:37. > :09:46.Sexual Exploitation Unit, covering a huge area of offences. It can be
:09:47. > :09:55.photographs of young girls, often not dressed at all. The acts are
:09:56. > :09:58.often of a sexual nature but sometimes violence is taking place
:09:59. > :10:04.between adults and young people and people are watching life. I do not
:10:05. > :10:09.know how anybody would want to do that or watch it but we will find
:10:10. > :10:12.those people. But it's not just adults. Barnardo's says it's had a
:10:13. > :10:15.number of cases where school children have posted inappropriate
:10:16. > :10:23.pictures of other children online. They will send sexualised pictures
:10:24. > :10:27.to a friend or boyfriend or girlfriend and that gets passed on
:10:28. > :10:32.to their friends and then it is out of control. The young person will
:10:33. > :10:37.then not go to school because they are being bullied so they get
:10:38. > :10:40.victimised twice. The rapid advances in technology often leave the
:10:41. > :10:43.authorities playing catch up. And still many children are completely
:10:44. > :10:51.unaware of who is really hiding behined the computer screen. ``
:10:52. > :10:55.behind. More than 600 jobs are likely to be
:10:56. > :10:58.lost at Cumbria County Council over the next three years as the
:10:59. > :11:01.authority tries to balance its books. Despite three years of cuts,
:11:02. > :11:05.the council must save a further ?80 million. Today it unveiled its
:11:06. > :11:09.proposals for meeting those targets, including job losses, cuts to the
:11:10. > :11:14.fire service and a probable rise in the council tax. Mark McAlindon is
:11:15. > :11:18.in our Cumbria newsroom now. Mark, how difficult will this be for the
:11:19. > :11:21.county council? There's no question it's going to be extremely
:11:22. > :11:27.difficult, Jeff. In the last three years hundreds of jobs have already
:11:28. > :11:31.been lost and big savings made. But what we're talking about here is the
:11:32. > :11:35.next three years and the ?80 million of further savings that the county
:11:36. > :11:38.council will have to make. Inevitably, that means more people
:11:39. > :11:42.will lose their jobs ` the authority admits that means more than 600 will
:11:43. > :11:54.have to go. The question is, can the council maintain services and lose
:11:55. > :11:58.jobs? I believe we can. It is not going to be easy and it will not be
:11:59. > :12:05.something we relish but the fact of the matter is we cannot make these
:12:06. > :12:13.sort of statements without losing staff. `` sort of savings. It is a
:12:14. > :12:17.labour intensive operation and it is not possible to do this without
:12:18. > :12:21.employing fewer people. Mark, can you tell us what stays and what
:12:22. > :12:25.goes? Well, the council says it has a list of services it won't cut.
:12:26. > :12:28.Things like elderly care or children's services like children's
:12:29. > :12:34.centres or its support to credit unions and advice agencies. So,
:12:35. > :12:36.where do cuts come from? Well, staff reorganisation will continue, for
:12:37. > :12:43.example, cutting down on senior management. The council is also
:12:44. > :12:51.suggesting increasing the council tax by two per cent, to raise ?1.8
:12:52. > :12:55.million. The tax has been frozen for four years, so that will be like
:12:56. > :13:02.asking people to pay more for less in return. They say it is reasonable
:13:03. > :13:05.to ask people if they will pay more to reduce the cuts, however small an
:13:06. > :13:08.amount. But there will be other cuts and new charges. The council
:13:09. > :13:11.suggests cutting travel subsidies for people over 16 in education, it
:13:12. > :13:15.may charge for on street parking and for residents parking permits. Those
:13:16. > :13:18.ideas have proved controversial and unpopular in the past, so it will be
:13:19. > :13:23.interesting to see how these ideas go down among the wider public now.
:13:24. > :13:26.There are also suggestions that the number of fire engines at certain
:13:27. > :13:32.stations in west Cumbria for example, will be cut back to save
:13:33. > :13:36.half a million pounds. The council says the number of fires has reduced
:13:37. > :13:39.in the last ten years and that safety can be maintained despite
:13:40. > :13:43.cutbacks. How has this news been received? I've spoken to Unison, the
:13:44. > :13:45.trade union, and they gave us this statement as no`one was available
:13:46. > :13:48.for interview. Unison will be speaking to our members and stewards
:13:49. > :13:52.during this consultation process. What we are aiming for is absolute
:13:53. > :13:55.fairness across the board, to have as many posts as possible, and for
:13:56. > :13:57.the council to maximise employment opportunities. We want good
:13:58. > :14:00.community services and a good and vibrant local economy. The
:14:01. > :14:08.government says every part of the public sector has to do their part
:14:09. > :14:11.to reduce the deficit. Thank you. The pizza shop workers detained by
:14:12. > :14:12.armed officers in a massive police anti`terror operation in
:14:13. > :14:16.Knaresborough say they're considering legal action.
:14:17. > :14:19.The men were victims of a hoax call to police, and say they've been
:14:20. > :14:22.scared and humiliated by the incident. North Yorkshire Police say
:14:23. > :14:25.they're now trying to find out who's behind the hoax which led to the
:14:26. > :14:32.town centre being sealed off for four hours last night. Ian White
:14:33. > :14:36.reports. It was more like New York and Milan
:14:37. > :14:41.Knaresborough but this live phone footage shows dramatic pictures of
:14:42. > :14:46.armed police surrounding a car and the detaining suspects at gunpoint.
:14:47. > :14:51.They were only workers from a local pizza shop and the victims of a hoax
:14:52. > :15:00.call and they found it a frightening and humiliating experience. I was
:15:01. > :15:11.taken to the police station and they searched me and I cannot explain it.
:15:12. > :15:14.It was really uncomfortable. Today there was no apology from North
:15:15. > :15:21.Yorkshire police and they say the men were not arrested but merely
:15:22. > :15:26.stopped to help web enquiries. We deployed armed officers because of
:15:27. > :15:31.the information we had been given. We'd detailing the men based on the
:15:32. > :15:36.instructions and took them aside for their own safety. The drama unfolded
:15:37. > :15:42.outside the shop on Knaresborough high Street. You can see on a normal
:15:43. > :15:48.day just hope busy their street normally has so you can imagine the
:15:49. > :15:55.disruption that caused. 300 children at a local school were locked inside
:15:56. > :15:59.their building for their safety. We were not told what was going on so
:16:00. > :16:07.there was some anxiety but we locked the doors. Local people angered by
:16:08. > :16:18.the hoax posted messages of support to the shop and on social media
:16:19. > :16:24.networks. It appears it was just one hoax are trying to have an attack at
:16:25. > :16:28.them in some way. The police have launched an investigation to try to
:16:29. > :16:31.find out who was responsible and the shop owners say they are seeking
:16:32. > :16:36.legal advice. Now, it's all about romance revenge,
:16:37. > :16:39.and retail! BBC TV drama The Paradise ended on a cliffhanger. But
:16:40. > :16:43.it's back. With nearly six million viewers, it's one of the biggest
:16:44. > :16:48.dramas to be filmed in the north east in recent years. And in
:16:49. > :16:51.tonight's Look North report, we go behind the scenes. Our entertainment
:16:52. > :16:55.reporter Sharuna Sagar has been to the set in County Durham to find out
:16:56. > :17:09.what happens next and to meet some of the characters.
:17:10. > :17:16.And just when Catherine Glendenning thinks she's got her man. Finally
:17:17. > :17:26.some gratification for fans in the last episode. The audience
:17:27. > :17:36.immediately after eight weeks of well`being, one the... It was a
:17:37. > :17:42.great end to a turbulent series. Catherine gets jilted and I suspect
:17:43. > :17:46.there will be hell to pay. The cast and crew of the period drama have
:17:47. > :17:54.just finished five months of filming. The castle has been turned
:17:55. > :18:02.into the Paradise, England's first department store and the set is more
:18:03. > :18:06.opulent than ever. We have the searched the period and everything
:18:07. > :18:13.we have bought, we have made sure that is absolutely correct.
:18:14. > :18:18.Attention to detail and the colour and scale of things makes for a good
:18:19. > :18:25.six. Is that what sets us apart from other shows? The scale of this is
:18:26. > :18:34.huge with ten massive rooms and the arts Department have been fantastic
:18:35. > :18:37.and have not stopped. Exhausting! But not as emotionally exhausting as
:18:38. > :18:49.the love triangle storyline which now has a new cast member who you
:18:50. > :18:54.may recognise. I allowed to this? He also has a big secret, doesn't he?
:18:55. > :19:01.He has a huge secret but I will not tell you what it is! I get a private
:19:02. > :19:08.tour of the most glamorous department of the store. This is one
:19:09. > :19:12.of the rooms of lead easily and we have displays where the customers
:19:13. > :19:19.can come in and take a look at everything on offer but this is
:19:20. > :19:27.quite separate `` separates all private conversations can take
:19:28. > :19:35.place. They can have their public face on here. Certainly getting more
:19:36. > :19:44.exposure now is this 14`year`old actor. I got the audition a few
:19:45. > :19:48.years ago and I thought, this is massive but it is really good to be
:19:49. > :19:55.set in the north`east, to get jobs appear. I can pop home just 20
:19:56. > :19:59.minutes away. And the new series of The Paradise
:20:00. > :20:05.starts on BBC One this Sunday at 8pm.
:20:06. > :20:10.Newcastle United are spearheading a campaign to reduce ticket prices for
:20:11. > :20:14.Premier League games. They've invited other top flight clubs to
:20:15. > :20:17.agree to a deal which would see Newcastle fans get discounted
:20:18. > :20:21.tickets for away games while away fans travelling to St James Park
:20:22. > :20:27.would get the same discount. Swansea and West Brom have already signed up
:20:28. > :20:31.to the deal. It means Magpies fans travelling to the Hawthorns would
:20:32. > :20:35.pay ?15 instead of ?39 they paid last season. Concessionary tickets
:20:36. > :20:41.would cost just ?5. But it seems the scheme isn't enough to keep everyone
:20:42. > :20:45.happy. Back in 2008, after Kevin Keegan
:20:46. > :20:50.left the club for the third and, probably, final time, the fans took
:20:51. > :20:53.to the streets in protest. Their anger was aimed chiefly at United
:20:54. > :20:57.owner Mike Ashley. Fast forward five years, and some would claim not much
:20:58. > :20:59.has changed. To show their frustration, a number of supporters'
:21:00. > :21:03.groups have got together to organise a protest march through the city,
:21:04. > :21:14.ahead of Saturday's home game with Liverpool. What we are hoping is
:21:15. > :21:19.that many Newcastle fans turn up, whether they attend or have drifted
:21:20. > :21:23.away through disillusionment. It is an opportunity for everyone to come
:21:24. > :21:27.forward and be included in a peaceful march for solidarity to say
:21:28. > :21:30.it is time for change. Meeting up at 10.30, outside the City Hall in
:21:31. > :21:34.Northumberland road, the organisers plan to march past St James's Park,
:21:35. > :21:41.before a rally in Leazes Park ahead of kick`off. The symbolism goes
:21:42. > :21:50.further than that. We are asking people to bring hankies along to
:21:51. > :21:54.wave them when the players run on. On the continent, that means the
:21:55. > :22:00.fans are not happy with the regime. This is nothing to do with the team
:22:01. > :22:03.or the team manager but the regime being overseen by Mike Ashley. And
:22:04. > :22:10.if Mike Ashley did leave, who would they like to see take over? I think
:22:11. > :22:15.that is a discussion for a later date. Right now, the most important
:22:16. > :22:21.thing is getting the fans back together with a united voice and
:22:22. > :22:30.calling for change. We want things to change. Mike Ashley needs to know
:22:31. > :22:33.that the fans are not happy and we have one united voice again and we
:22:34. > :22:37.will take to the streets and do what is necessary.
:22:38. > :22:40.Good news for Sunderland fans ahead of new Head Coach Gus Poyet's first
:22:41. > :22:44.game in charge. The Uraguyan confirmed today that striker Steven
:22:45. > :22:46.Fletcher is back in the squad to face Swansea after recovering
:22:47. > :22:49.earlier than expected from a shoulder injury. Meanwhile a player
:22:50. > :22:52.frozen out of the first team picture after falling foul of Paolo di
:22:53. > :22:55.Canio's regime has been offered an olive branch by the Italian's
:22:56. > :22:59.successor. Full`back Phil Bardsley has had the slate wiped clean after
:23:00. > :23:12.a late`night casino visit and an ill`judged comment on social media.
:23:13. > :23:17.We need to focus on players who want to be there and he has one of those
:23:18. > :23:31.players and I am sure he will help us a lot. I will give him a chance.
:23:32. > :23:37.It is important we try hard to forget about that and see how he
:23:38. > :23:39.reacts. I hope you can be one of the best players here.
:23:40. > :23:42.Former Sunderland defender Pascal Chimbonda could be offered a short
:23:43. > :23:44.term contract with Carlisle Utd. Carlisle boss Graham Kavanagh played
:23:45. > :23:47.alongside Chimbonda during their time together at the Stadium of
:23:48. > :23:51.Light, and the 34`year`old ex`France international has been training with
:23:52. > :23:53.the Cumbrians. Chimbonda has been turning out for non`league side
:23:54. > :24:05.Market Drayton to stay fit after leaving Doncaster Rovers last year.
:24:06. > :24:10.Here there's one for motor sport fans because these supercars are
:24:11. > :24:14.coming. One of the biggest weekends in the region's motor racing
:24:15. > :24:18.calendar than the organisers are promising a double bill to the
:24:19. > :24:23.member. Saturday sees the final round of the British rallycross
:24:24. > :24:30.championship followed by the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
:24:31. > :24:34.He drives a bus for a loving but his real passion is rallycross. After
:24:35. > :24:40.racing all over Britain and Europe this season he is looking forward to
:24:41. > :24:50.the finale on his home circuit. In rallying, the cards can have 300
:24:51. > :24:56.brake horsepower. Twice as much speed of the start. It is a very
:24:57. > :25:02.good sport to watch. All the rallycross circuit is in the UK are
:25:03. > :25:08.in the south so what is the only chance northerners get to see the
:25:09. > :25:12.sport. While many cameras will be on the racing, one competitor will also
:25:13. > :25:20.be putting on a stunt show on Sunday. He first entertained the
:25:21. > :25:27.crowds on a garden tractor in 1986 at just seven years old. I normally
:25:28. > :25:38.drive for top gear and we do stunt shows all around the world. `` Top
:25:39. > :25:44.Gear. In terms of raw acceleration these are the fastest cars you will
:25:45. > :25:50.see all year and usually get a sense of what 600 brake horsepower and is
:25:51. > :25:58.all about. That is about four times more than the average road car.
:25:59. > :26:13.Time for the weather. It is looking very clear tonight in
:26:14. > :26:17.parts of the region. This means a hard when terrorism and store but
:26:18. > :26:30.tonight the clear skies means Folgers forming. `` fog is forming.
:26:31. > :26:37.Fog will be forming in low`lying areas and it could be lingering. To
:26:38. > :26:43.my old for Frost with temperatures around eight Celsius. First thing
:26:44. > :26:50.tomorrow, all for much of the York region which will clear but showers
:26:51. > :26:56.will be affecting the region later in the day. Cumbria is the first to
:26:57. > :27:07.see the showers and they are never far away. It will be shown only in
:27:08. > :27:14.the West and across the Pennines, 14 Celsius the hide. Temperatures above
:27:15. > :27:18.average for this time of year despite the distinct lack of
:27:19. > :27:24.sunshine. Continuing to lean across the region and wet on Saturday for
:27:25. > :27:31.most of us with the lane heaviest in the West and a really wet afternoon
:27:32. > :27:40.in Carlisle. Feeling pleasantly mild.
:27:41. > :27:45.You are not joining me for the late news? Goodbye.