11/11/2013 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Welcome to Monday's Look North. Tonight: eight years for a boy racer

who killed a teenage passenger. Lucy Duggan was in the back seat of

Martin Li's speeding car when the crash happened. Four others were

also injured. Ten years on from the ghost ships

row. Now the company that brought them here says the region's lost out

on hundreds of jobs. A home from home for the families

whose sick children are in hospital. Work begins on a new unit to

accommodate the parents. And freedom for Niall, as Sunderland

prepares to make the former Black Cats chairman a freeman of the city.

And in Team Talk, a remarkable weekend in the Premier League. Happy

days for Pardew and Poyet, Krul gives a Dutch master class at Spurs

and there's redemption for bad boy Bardsley!

Obsessed by speed to such a degree, he killed

Obsessed by speed to such a degree, he killed a teenage girl and left

four others seriously injured. He even used YouTube and Facebook to

post footage of himself tearing around country roads, which we'll

show you in a moment. Tonight, that boy racer is starting an eight`year

prison sentence imposed at Newcastle Crown Court. A judge told Martin Li

he'd ruined the lives of five families including his own. Our

chief reporter, Chris Stewart, has the background story on what is a

truly tragic tale and can exclusively reveal the online

footage has led police to make further arrests.

A video on Facebook with Li showing off at the wheel in his powerful

turbo`charged sports car. A car he'd got insurance for only by lying to

the insurance company, telling them he was in his forties. But then came

a day in summer when he agreed to give a lift to two eighteen`year`old

girls. And it ended here on the A695 near Corbridge in Northumberland. Li

lost control on a bridge and went onto the wrong side of the road,

hitting another car. One of the teenage girls, Lucy Duggan, was

killed. Li's other two passengers were seriously injured. The front

seat passenger was Li's friend, Alex Grove. The court heard that he saw

the speedometer just before the accident showing 130 miles an hour.

In the back`seat were Lucy and Lauren, they were screaming and

pleading with Li to slow down, but he simply ignored them. Also

seriously injured were a mum and daughter in the other car. Li, who's

from Hexham, walked away unscathed. He admitted causing death by

dangerous driving, four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous

driving, and insurance fraud. Watching him sentenced was one of

his victims, Lauren Jewitt. She has now steel pins in her spine and

still required further surgery. The police say the tale is tragic in all

respects. He has only got himself to blame and he has ruined not only

Lucy's family who will never get over this, and never reflect their

loss. But the people who have also got injury to my never get over

them. Tonight, we can reveal that what the police saw online has led

to eight further arrests in relation to other suspected driving offences.

And while Martin Li, who's 22 today, starts his eight`year sentence, that

new investigation continues. Ten years ago, it caused

environmental protests and the start of a four`year legal battle. Able UK

had won a contract to recycle 167 old US Navy vessels at its Graythorp

Yard near Hartlepool. They became known as the ghost ships and the

plan divided the town. In the end though, just four vessels sailed

here and were dismantled. A decade on and the company which brought

them here back in 2003 says that row lost the region hundreds of jobs,

and millions of pounds in wages. Our business correspondent, Ian Reeve,

reports. Sailing into the eye of a storm. Ten

years ago, the first of four so`called ghost ships docked on our

coastline. Brought from the US to be broken up. Protestors said they were

stuffed to the gunwhales with asbestos and toxic nasties, and

greeted their appearance with derision. Today the man who mooned

says his concerns were safety and the principle of America dealing

with its own waste. When you get to the issue about waste coming from

outside the UK, that was a big problem for many people. You have

got to bear in mind that the landfill site where the waste was

going to go is a very imposing sight, very close to residential

properties. But the company that had a contract to break up 167 US ships

says that the protests and delays meant the work went elsewhere, an

opportunity lost. The whole contract would have been worth over 400

million. We ended up with 24 million. It would have been worth 1

million cars and we ended up with 50,000, in steel, the equivalent.

And about 2500 man hours of labour `` man years of labour was lost. In

the yard that should've employed 250 workers for five years there is work

going on but it's been done by other companies, renting space. But ship

dismantling could still be done here. We could still take it on that

sad to say, there are not many discerning punters here who are

willing to pay to give the job a good go. The Ministry of Defence are

still sending their ships up to yards which would not do the job

properly according to regulation like in the UK. So were the ships

ever dangerous. This is the main engine room, you can get a real

sense that this is a working ship. It still smells of oil and it is as

if the crew has just left because everything is in pristine condition.

But the ships have long gone broken up recycled leaving only their

memory. Ghosts indeed. A 19`year`old man's appeared in

court in Cumbria charged with a firearms offence, after a police

chase involving a helicopter on Friday. Connor Newall from Wigton

appeared before magistrates in Carlisle this morning. He's accused

of having an air pistol with intent to commit robbery, and of carrying

out two robberies, one in Wigton and one at a Post Office in Kirkbride.

Mr Newall is also accused of dangerous driving. He's due to

appear next at Crown Court in two weeks' time.

Firefighters are tackling a blaze in a Chinese takeaway in County Durham.

At the height of the blaze, there were eight fire engines at the

scene. For businesses have been badly damaged and Saint Joseph's

every school nearby has been closed tomorrow. People are being asked to

stay away. Offices, shops, and city and town

centres came to standstill this morning, to mark Armistice Day. Two

minutes of silence was observed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the

11th month. Graham Moss starts his report from a wreath`laying ceremony

in Carlisle. A very wet parade through the

streets of Carlisle. The focus here was on children from schools across

the city who joined forces with veterans in the act of Remembrance.

My grandad, great grandad, fought in the Battle of Gallipoli. He dug

trenches as well as fighting. It is important, loads of people have died

and we need to pay our respects. Among those taking part the family

of David Murray. He was the 100th British soldier to die in

Afghanistan in 2008. He was 19. I think it's really important to raise

awareness. Because there are so many injured soldiers and veterans, and

they died so we can live in freedom and peace. We need to respect and

remember. Services took place right across the north. Members of the

armed forces in this ceremony at Catterick where among the military

community gratitude that respects are now paid so widely. What is in

many ways quite heartening is to see how it's become, I think, higher

profile in recent years. Whether it's the judges in the X Factor

wearing their poppies, or Robbie Williams wearing his poppy last

night, that is hugely important to all of this. In Newcastle, shopping

came to a standstill as customers fell silent at 11 o clock. And

students across the region stopped their lessons to reflect in their

silence those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. At St Aidan's

School in Harrogate pupils paused from lessons to pay their respects.

The silence was shared right across the region and across the ages.

Work began today on a new home from home for patients' families at

Newcastle's Freeman hospital. Two charities, the Children's Heart Unit

Fund and The Sick Children's Trust, have managed to raise almost two

million pounds to build it. It'll have 18 en`suite rooms, and it's

designed to help families who've had to make the hospital their home

while their child is being treated. Here's our health reporter, Sharon

Barbour. These feet made history and today

former top footballer Alan Shearer's using them to kick off the building

work of the new Children's Heart Unit, family accommodation at the

Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. It is going to make the world of

difference to them. It has got to mean they have got nice, modern

facilities, they can chill out a little bit while their children are

in intensive care. It is a very stressful time for parents so this

should make huge difference. The difference for parents like Laura

and Jack `` Gary from Cheshire, whose son is in intensive care. We

got a phone call at 4am last weekend, something was wrong with

Thomas. Rather than being able to walk to the hospital, you have to

drive. When something is wrong, it is good to be able to get over

straight quickly. The digger has just started up and work is just

about to get underway to build the new family accommodation here for

children undergoing heart surgery here at the Freeman Hospital. But it

is a cloudy day and there is no doubt that a cloud of uncertainty

does hang over the future of the child heart surgery unit here. Here

are the politics, we rise above the politics, we serve our country well

in this area and I am confident this unit is here to stay and expand.

When do we get the final decision about whether the surgery will

continue here? I believe it could be a year or 18 months. In the meantime

we are getting on with the job. And optimism that had plenty of support

today. I was extremely lucky to be paid for something that I loved

doing, I would have played football anyway. I lived my dream. I think it

is important that I try to give something back. And after his own

daughter's surgery, Graham also welcomes the accommodation. I moved

here to the hospital because of the travelling so I understand how

important it is for parents to have a home or home home from home. That

journey that I had to do was cry, Dick.

You're watching Monday's Look North. Still to come: Team Talk, the

weather and more stories of how last year's Children In Need money was

spent. And will Syd become our Unsung hero for 2013? We meet the

Gateshead Harrier who's been running pretty regularly since the end of

World War Two. I will be here with a full weather

forecast and details of how you can get your paws on everyone's

favourite BBC weather calendar! Now, as a former player, manager and

chairman, Niall Quinn built up a huge affection for both Sunderland

Football Club and the wider community.And tonight at the Civic

Centre the Irishman is being granted the honorary Freedom of the City.

Mark Tulip caught up with Quinn just before the ceremony.

This largely symbolic award is not just to honour Niall Quinn's

achievement at the football club. It also acknowledges his charity and

community work as well as him being a vocal champion of champions. ``

Sunderland. When it was the fact that it was young people, or it was

that I scored a few goals, it typifies what Sunderland has meant

to me and my family. Quinn says his bond with the club and the people

and the city started early on. There was a unique spirit in that dressing

room like no other. It was not because we were all footballers who

got jettisoned in here and like each other, we bought into what the whole

fabric of the city was about. We will hear more from Niall Quinn

tomorrow. He's been a runner since the end of

the Second World War, and for most of that time he's also been a coach

for Gateshead Harriers. Syd Robson is 80 now, and despite a hip

replacement and a pacemaker, he shows no signs of slowing up. Syd is

our third and final sports coach, short listed for the Unsung Hero

category of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

Adrian Pitches reports. Six star jumps. Ready? One! Thursday

night at Gateshead Stadium and Syd is starting the weekly warm up for

his young runners. His own running days started in 1945 when he won

some special prizes. I won two jellies, no one had seen a jelly

during the war. This woman that I knew, she said, I will give you 6p.

I will give you a shilling, one and six, two and six! That is when I

first started. Nearly 70 years later, Syd is still running and

coaching. I will always be involved in this side of it. In the national

side, there is drugs and every thing, I have got to be with the

kids. He is a great encourager for the kids, he has got great sense of

humour as well some lousy jokes! But he looks after the kids, his parents

`` the parents get to know him, they can come to him. He is a

well`respected coach within Gateshead. Not just Gateshead, but

the north`east. And the winner will be announced on Look North tomorrow.

Now, though, we're going to sing the praises of our football clubs, in

Team Talk. This weekend will go down in

history, because all our teams were unbeaten and we're not just talking

about football! In rugby union, Newcastle Falcons won, and so did

our two top`flight basketball teams! It doesn't get this good very often,

does it? And both our Premier League teams won. Can't remember the last

time that happened. Big discussions on which team to start with tonight

so we tossed a coin. It's true! So we'll kick`off with an

astonishing display by Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul, which earned

the Magpies an equally`astonishing win at Tottenham. Maybe it was their

Brazilian style third kit that did it although Newcastle have won seven

games at White Hart Lane in the Premier League. Under normal

circumstances Loic Remy would be grabbing the headlines. He almost

had the ball in the net early on before Yoan Gouffran took the ball

off Brazilian Paulinho and threaded a great pass through to Remy who

went round Brad Friedel to score his seventh goal of the season. He's

become such an important player for Newcastle. But the most important

player for the Magpies yesterday was Tim Krul who made no fewer than 14

saves, more than any keeper in the top flight this season and the most

in a Premier League game since they started keeping those stats in 2006.

Spurs threw everything at him but Krul was there every time. Yes, he

said it was the highlight of his career and no wonder. He saved shots

with every part of his body. He thought this save from Roberto

Saldado was his best because the sun was in his eyes and you can't really

argue with that but I thought this one was outstanding. Changing

direction midair for a triple save before Yanga Mbiwa cleared off the

line. You won't see better than that and no surprise all his team`mates

came to congratulate him on the final whistle. To be honest, there

were a lot of shots on target so I was really busy. As a young boy you

dream of games like this, I am over the moon. The defenders showed great

spirit again like last week. If that win for Newcastle was

unexpected, what about Sunderland's victory over the moneybags of

Manchester City? Although maybe we should have seen this one coming!

Because the Black Cats have now beaten City four times in a row at

the Stadium of Light, 1`0 every time. And look who was the match

winner yesterday. Yes, from zero to hero, full`back Phil Bardsley, with

his second goal of the week. On his way out of the club under Paolo di

Canio after that incident in a casino, but with a finish any

striker would have been proud of. It took us by surprise! We gave him

some stick the other day but he had a great day. Wes Brown started and

he was a tower of strength in defence. There were two players sent

off last week. They passed the ball around really well, not quite

Barcelona but it was pretty close. Some great saves as well on his

first league start for Sunderland. The Manchester City offers the most

miserable man in the stadium! Phil Bardsley paid tribute to the manager

afterwards. He has come in and showed great belief in the players,

got the players playing the way he wants us to play. Great credit to

him, I owe him a lot because he brought me back in from the old and

I knew I had to repay him in performances. I will try and do

that. In the Championship, two points

dropped for Middlesbrough or a point gained? They would obviously like to

win their home games but that late equaliser against Watford was the

ninth point they've managed to claw back from losing positions. In fact

Boro went in front, this well worked move finished off by Albert Adomah.

The troops certainly enjoyed that one. They couldn't hold on till

half`time, though. Against the run of play Troy Deeney nipped in for

the equaliser. And after Boro had a penalty appeal turned down, it was

looking grim for caretaker boss Mark Venus when Watford went in front

from a defensive blunder. On`loan defender Daniel Ayala the culprit.

Yes, but it's been a weekend of redemption and it was Ayala

desperate to make amends who headed in from Grant Leadbitter's corner

deep in stoppage time. Venus pleased with his team's resilience but the

jury's still out on whether he should get the job on a permanent

basis. It was a good weekend for all our

teams in FA Cup action as well. League Two Hartlepool United with

the best result, a 3`2 victory over League One Notts County.

And yet another win for Manager of the Month Colin Cooper, his first FA

Cup win as boss. Jack Baldwin put Pools in the lead heading in Simon

Walton's free kick and although County equalised just a minute later

Player of the Month Luke James again put Hartlepool in the driving seat

going into half time. James tapped in his second of the game to give

Pools a 3`1 lead and although Ronan Murray clawed one back for Shaun

Derry's side Pools stood firm for a deserved victory. Conference Manager

of the Month Gary Mills saw his side almost pull off a memorable win

against League Two Oxford Utd. A fabulous strike from James Marwood

followed by a lovely goal from Jamie Chandler saw Gateshead go two up

before an Oxford fight back which saw Danny Rose level the score in

the 90th minute to earn a replay. Not the one who used to play for

Sunderland! There's a replay too for League One Carlisle who might have

expected to do better against Conference South side Boreham Wood.

James Berrett almost stole a victory for the Cumbrians at the death but

his volley hit the side netting. And York earned themselves a replay

against fellow League Two side Bristol Rovers on Friday night.

After taking the lead twice through Ryan Jarvis and that beauty from

Josh Carson the Minstermen found themselves trailing 3`2 with four

minutes left before Wes Fletcher grabbed the equaliser from close

range to save the day. And this is how they came out of the

hat, in the second round draw. The pick of those ties, Hartlepool at

home to the 1987 winners, Coventry City.

And in the Scottish Cup, a 3`1 win over the part`timers of Culter has

earned Berwick a second round tie at home to Dumbarton.

And the wins just kept on coming. Newcastle Falcons beat London Irish

29`21 in the Anglo Welsh Cup yesterday and there was a try at

Twickenham for Darlington Mowden Park Sharks' fly half Katy McLean,

who captained the England team for the first time in a year, in a 40`20

win over France. When the primary school teacher told her reception

class she was going to be on TV they asked her if it was X Factor! It was

on a big stage I suppose, only a lot better than the TV show. Of course

it was! It's Pudsey's favourite charity and

last year here in the North East and Cumbria, you helped him raise more

than ?1.3 million for BBC Children In Need. As part of the build up to

the big day this Friday, we've been to see how some of that money is

helping children in our region. I've been to an after`school club on

the Jubilee Fields Estate in Shildon County Durham, to film with the

youngsters. It was funded by your generous donations. My name is Kelly

and this is my club! We come here Tuesday 's, Wednesdays and Fridays

and it is always so much fun. These kids here are on the computer and

playing some games, different games. And these kids are playing Twister!

Really hard, this game. And over here, my friend has made a

crocodile. I have made a little fish which swims around in its ocean. Now

we are going to show us our sports hall. Let's go!

I am being slipping on the chaplain, we are having so much fun and

laughing all the time. `` on the trampoline. The Children In Need

funding makes a massive amount of difference. If it was not for them,

this project would not happen. I like coming here because they

normally have, like, all the pool table and two basketball bits and

you are allowed to jump on the Bounty Consul. They have big yellow

balls, they have a football, it is perfect! `` allowed to jump on the

bouncy castle. We are in a deprived area, the top 10% of the deprived

areas in the country. High unemployment and low unemployment ``

and low employment, children are on free school meals. It is meaning

that people can go to France and the theatre, things that moment don't ``

mum and dad can't do. We are going to buildings, anything you want. It

is a hope for the children of the estate. There is nothing else on

this estate, there is a shop and this building. It is somewhere that

they can call their own. I would say it is like winning the lottery,

opening that letter from Children In Need and getting the money, it is

like winning the lottery. It is a very nice place, this place.

Thank you very much indeed to all of the children and grown`ups and

Pudsey at the Jubilee field centre. As he has been hard at work today,

he has been out and about in Penrith selling BBC Children In Need whether

calendars. Around ?1000 taken there in Penrith. We are going to be

touring the rest of the region through the rest of the week, I will

be in Durham market place tomorrow between 12 noon and 2pm. Pop along

to get your paws on your calendar! It was miles today, it is going to

be colder tomorrow. Right sunshine to make up `` bright sunshine to

make up for today. It'll be a mild night, one or two showers further

south. These will clear with clearing skies by dawn, temperatures

as low as five Celsius. First thing tomorrow, just a little bit of mist

is possible for the Vale of York. Elsewhere, one or two fleeting

showers possible but then by lunchtime, a clearing picture, a

beautiful autumnal day developing. Long spells of some in the East and

West. Let's take a tour through Tuesday afternoon. It is looking

good, top temperature 10 Celsius. Breezes from the west or Northwest.

Nine Celsius in much of the north`east. Tossing the Pennines, it

is going to be a fine day in Cumbria. `` crossing the Pennines. A

long spell of sunshine in the West, very pleasant day indeed with a

ridge of high pressure settling the weather over the next few days. Not

just tomorrow but Wednesday and Thursday will be largely dry with

increasing spells of brightness on Thursday. One or two showers

overnight possibly on Wednesday into Thursday, during the hours of

darkness, and quite strong winds as well in Cumbria. This clears for a

dry day on Thursday. And in the north`east, sunny here, across the

region for much of Wednesday and Thursday again as well. Colder than

it was today but not quite as cold as it was over the weekend. How do

you get your paws on the BBC weather calendar? Here are all the details.

Every penny goes to good causes like we saw there in 20 Durham. `` County

Durham.