:00:07. > :00:10.Look North. Tonight: A jury finds this man
:00:11. > :00:14.guilty of sexually exploiting young girls. Two others are acquitted. The
:00:15. > :00:19.latest live from Teesside Crown Court.
:00:20. > :00:23.The crackdown on organised crime. More than 20 arrests as the police
:00:24. > :00:29.target more than a dozen homes in early morning raids.
:00:30. > :00:33.Are you ready for winter? A special report on how some have made special
:00:34. > :00:39.preparations in case there's a big freeze.
:00:40. > :00:43.And there's 'bearly' room for anything else ` as nearly 500
:00:44. > :00:45.teddies are donated to a lakeland charity shop.
:00:46. > :00:48.In sport ` plenty to keep you occupied before the second Ashes
:00:49. > :00:50.Test. Newcastle are in South Wales, while Sunderland hope to dent
:00:51. > :00:53.Mourinho's title ambitions. And Boro come up against the club's
:00:54. > :01:06.most successful manager. We'll hear from a nostalgic Steve McClaren!
:01:07. > :01:14.He sexually exploited vulnerable young girls. Taxi driver 32`year`old
:01:15. > :01:20.Shakil Munir used Facebook to contact his victims ` who were aged
:01:21. > :01:24.just 13 and 14. This afternoon, after a seven week trial at Teesside
:01:25. > :01:27.Crown Court, he was found guilty of sexual activity with a child and a
:01:28. > :01:32.charge of abduction. Two other men walked free from court. Stuart
:01:33. > :01:42.Whincup has been following the case and joins us from outside court now.
:01:43. > :01:47.The trial heard Shakil Munir had targeted young vulnerable girls. He
:01:48. > :01:51.befriended the girls and offered free lists as a taxi driver. He
:01:52. > :01:57.picked one girl up from her home in the early hours of the morning. She
:01:58. > :02:03.was in her pyjamas and slippers. He drove her around the region. He then
:02:04. > :02:10.took her to a lay`by and had sex with her. He was 32, the young girl
:02:11. > :02:17.was 14. His other victim was just 13. Throughout the trial he said the
:02:18. > :02:21.allegations were false. After 11 hours of deliberation, the jury came
:02:22. > :02:29.back and found him guilty of all charges will stop But two men walked
:02:30. > :02:34.free from court this afternoon? That is correct. Two of the four men
:02:35. > :02:41.walked free from court this afternoon. An 18`year`old, we have
:02:42. > :02:47.pictures of him leaving court. He was cleared of a charge of sexual
:02:48. > :02:52.activity. Another 18`year`old was also cleared of sexual activity with
:02:53. > :02:56.a child. The jury will return to court tomorrow to continue their
:02:57. > :03:01.deliberations on the other remaining person on trial, a 17`year`old youth
:03:02. > :03:08.who cannot be named for legal reasons. Actor you. Thank you. ``
:03:09. > :03:12.back to you. They gathered in the dead of night
:03:13. > :03:15.and then poured onto the streets of County Durham to tackle the gangs
:03:16. > :03:19.involved in organised crime. More than 150 police officers were
:03:20. > :03:25.involved in Operation Orient. Their main target: suspected drug dealers.
:03:26. > :03:28.They smashed down 15 doors and made 20 arrests following their early
:03:29. > :03:31.morning raids across the county. Our News Correspondent Peter Harris
:03:32. > :03:41.joined the operation and sent us this report. It is five o'clock in
:03:42. > :03:49.the morning and the orders are being given out. We intend to target 15
:03:50. > :03:53.addresses, looking for 16 people. Then the police break up into teams,
:03:54. > :04:01.each will take out a different card `` target. Their quarry is suspected
:04:02. > :04:08.heroin dealers. It has taken five months to reach this stage. Then,
:04:09. > :04:15.the front doors start to go on. The suspect here, he is awake now. It is
:04:16. > :04:21.just after quarter past six, the address here was one of 15 across
:04:22. > :04:26.the county. They were all hit at the same time, with the police aiming to
:04:27. > :04:36.arrest approximately 16 suspects. The command centre in Durham, the
:04:37. > :04:40.team waited for news. It can be protracted for these kinds of
:04:41. > :04:47.operation. The community can see the effects already this morning. That
:04:48. > :04:52.is the disproportionate amount of time committed by few people. If we
:04:53. > :04:59.focus on taking those people out of society, it takes a long time, but
:05:00. > :05:03.the results today speak themselves. In the end, 20 arrests today and the
:05:04. > :05:06.police say it proves they mean business.
:05:07. > :05:10.Meanwhile 43 people have been arrested in a major police operation
:05:11. > :05:13.in North Yorkshire. Officers recovered stolen goods, as well as
:05:14. > :05:17.seizing money and drugs, including heroin and cannabis. Operation Hawk
:05:18. > :05:20.is designed to send a stark warning ` that criminal activity will not be
:05:21. > :05:25.tolerated police will pursue anyone intent on breaking the law.
:05:26. > :05:33.Phil Bodmer spent the day with officers in York Scarborough. And
:05:34. > :05:41.early`morning call for the unsuspecting occupants of an address
:05:42. > :05:46.in York. The team of police raid a house in Clifton, on the lookout for
:05:47. > :05:52.stolen goods. We have a systematic search of the address, which is
:05:53. > :05:57.undergoing at the moment. We have recovered some items which we
:05:58. > :06:03.suspect may be stolen. There will be further enquiries throughout the
:06:04. > :06:08.day. This police activity, coordinated from a central control
:06:09. > :06:13.room in York, involves hundreds of officers from all areas of North
:06:14. > :06:19.Yorkshire. Its aim is to make offenders feel the consequences of
:06:20. > :06:22.committing crime. The action sends out a clear message to criminals
:06:23. > :06:27.travelling into North Yorkshire. If they come here to carry out illicit
:06:28. > :06:32.activity, they will find a hostile reception. In Scarborough, traffic
:06:33. > :06:40.officers were out patrolling country road, favoured by criminals as a way
:06:41. > :06:44.of avoiding the main trunk routes. We have intelligence which suggest
:06:45. > :06:50.that the vehicle connected to bringing drugs from Manchester to
:06:51. > :06:57.Scarborough will be on this road. It might not stop for us. Since July
:06:58. > :07:01.the operation has seen more than ?2 million worth of property seized and
:07:02. > :07:07.?750,000 worth of drugs taken off the streets. Back at the address in
:07:08. > :07:12.York, three people are taken in for questioning. They will be taken to
:07:13. > :07:20.the local police station and interviewed. They will be questioned
:07:21. > :07:24.and it will be ascertained what is their relation to the property in
:07:25. > :07:29.the address. This evening the police say more than 40 people and arrested
:07:30. > :07:34.today. They expect more to follow overnight.
:07:35. > :07:37.The inquest into the killing of Christopher Brown has been told
:07:38. > :07:41.there was an official prison report warning of the danger posed by a man
:07:42. > :07:44.who'd then go on a shooting spree. It was written by a prison officer
:07:45. > :07:49.on the day Raoul Moat was released from Durham Jail, where he'd served
:07:50. > :07:52.a sentence for assault. The existence of the report and its
:07:53. > :08:01.contents were first revealed by Look North. Today the inquest heard how
:08:02. > :08:07.prison officer Martin Phillips was given a warning about Raoul Moat by
:08:08. > :08:12.a trusted prisoner, it came on the morning of his release. He told the
:08:13. > :08:14.inquest he went straightaway to fill in as security information report.
:08:15. > :08:29.He wrote... Officer Phillips thought the report
:08:30. > :08:34.was important enough to be handed personally buy into it your officer.
:08:35. > :08:40.But the inquest heard nobody checked with him to see you who his source
:08:41. > :08:44.was. He had not take a box on the front page of the report marked
:08:45. > :08:52.action immediately. The coroner asked him about the box. Officer
:08:53. > :08:59.Phillips said he did not understand what it would convey. Raoul Moat was
:09:00. > :09:04.now on the outside while the report was being circulated. It was passed
:09:05. > :09:11.on three times and after six hours return to a senior officer. By now,
:09:12. > :09:19.Samantha Stoppard was the person at risk. The report also contained her
:09:20. > :09:26.address. However, Mr Hunter did not mark the box action immediately but
:09:27. > :09:30.action within 72 hours. Before that time, Christopher Brown had been
:09:31. > :09:34.shot and killed. Samantha Stoppard shot and seriously injured. PC David
:09:35. > :09:41.Rathband would be and Raoul Moat Richard himself when
:09:42. > :09:45.cornered by the police. The inquest continues tomorrow.
:09:46. > :09:50.The funeral of 12`year`old Matthew Hayes has taken place in Sunderland.
:09:51. > :09:53.He was killed after being hit by a bus in Ryhope last Friday. This
:09:54. > :09:57.afternoon more than 300 mourners attended St Matthews Church to pay
:09:58. > :10:01.their respects. Matthew was described as a generous, kind
:10:02. > :10:04.hearted and funny boy ` who loved Dr Who.
:10:05. > :10:07.Police are appealing for information following the discovery of an
:10:08. > :10:11.elderly woman's body in the River Nidd in North Yorkshire. The body
:10:12. > :10:14.was found near the viaduct close to Mother Shipton's Cave at 8.50am this
:10:15. > :10:16.morning. Officers say there's nothing to suggest there are any
:10:17. > :10:23.suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and enquiries are underway
:10:24. > :10:27.to establish the woman's identity. 70 jobs are to go with the closure
:10:28. > :10:30.of a chemical plant on Teesside. The South Korean`owned Lotte Chemical
:10:31. > :10:33.will shut its Wilton PTA facility ` a product that's used in the
:10:34. > :10:36.manufacture of plastics. The company's blaming poor prices in the
:10:37. > :10:39.world market, as well as competition from China. However, Lotte will
:10:40. > :10:46.continue to employ about 170 workers elsewhere on the Wilton site.
:10:47. > :10:51.The Government says it will announce in a year's time whether the A1 will
:10:52. > :10:54.be upgraded in Northumberland. Campaigners have been fighting for a
:10:55. > :10:56.dual carriageway for decades. Today, ministers announced a feasibility
:10:57. > :11:04.study into the road north of Newcastle will report in Autumn
:11:05. > :11:07.2014. At the same time, the Government will announce options to
:11:08. > :11:17.alleviate congestion and tackle problems on the A1 Gateshead Western
:11:18. > :11:19.bypass. We will continue to keep the pressure on, we see it as crucial.
:11:20. > :11:24.We need a proper strategic link between ourselves and Scotland,
:11:25. > :11:27.particularly Edinburgh. We desperately need that. We are
:11:28. > :11:29.pleased that the feasibility study is starting.
:11:30. > :11:33.You're watching Wednesday's Look North. Dawn's here shortly with
:11:34. > :11:37.tonight's sports news. A real toy story. The charity shop
:11:38. > :11:42.that's been left 500 teddy bears in a will. There is a weather warning
:11:43. > :11:51.on the programme. I will be here with all the details later.
:11:52. > :11:54.Right, batten down the hatches ` winter is on its way. And if that's
:11:55. > :11:57.not bad enough, it's worth remembering that severe weather
:11:58. > :12:01.events are becoming ever more frequent. But does that mean we just
:12:02. > :12:05.have to sit back and see what nature throws at us? Or should we be taking
:12:06. > :12:10.matters into our own hands and planning for the worst? Paul Mooney
:12:11. > :12:13.has been to meet people from across the region who have been doing just
:12:14. > :12:25.that for tonight's Look North Report.
:12:26. > :12:33.More sleet and snow on the way. Floods, Gailes, blizzard conditions.
:12:34. > :12:38.In winter, resources can be stretched to the maximum. Take
:12:39. > :12:44.Cumbria county council, they have an annual budget of ?4.4 million for
:12:45. > :12:50.their maintenance programme but with over 4000 miles of roads, they have
:12:51. > :12:56.two prioritise. What if you do not live on a priority road? If you live
:12:57. > :13:08.off the beaten track, you may never see a council greater. `` gritter.
:13:09. > :13:13.So they have built their own snowblower. A group of us decided we
:13:14. > :13:23.needed something better for people. It was being kept very busy. We went
:13:24. > :13:28.out because more than once, we went out 120 times/G, we were very busy.
:13:29. > :13:33.A second machine has been added and the locals are reaping the benefits.
:13:34. > :13:39.Some monitors we can get five foot drifts on the drive. `` some
:13:40. > :13:45.winters. The drivers about 100 yards long. When we try to query in the
:13:46. > :13:50.past, it has taken us about three days to get rid of this now.
:13:51. > :13:56.Sometimes the wet stuff can be a bigger problem than the white stuff.
:13:57. > :14:18.Over 20,000 properties are at risk in the North East. The logos of the
:14:19. > :14:26.head`on, with the Environment Agency to come up with a local Flood action
:14:27. > :14:30.plan. We will utilise the above flood plain. That has all the
:14:31. > :14:35.amenities which are required. We have worked in unison with us all.
:14:36. > :14:43.We are able to utilise some of their roof structure, which is storage and
:14:44. > :14:52.also personnel. Once we're happy, we will pass on that information.
:14:53. > :14:56.Prevention is not an option for everyone. A heavy snowfall can be a
:14:57. > :15:03.heartbreaker for the North's farmers. This year we have been down
:15:04. > :15:12.in a sheltered fields. The ones who have lambs out there but shelters
:15:13. > :15:19.up. A storm came and in that field we lost about 30 lambs, and a lot of
:15:20. > :15:28.people lofts a lot of animals. If you use alarm, that is your
:15:29. > :15:33.property. If you lose a you, that is your livelihood. It is back in the
:15:34. > :15:38.Pennines that we find Ray Miller, perhaps the perfect man for all
:15:39. > :15:43.seasons. You meet people and they are waiting for you. They are really
:15:44. > :15:49.friendly. It is part of life of here. When the winter is over and
:15:50. > :16:00.things warm up, Ray provides a vital service for the people, as he plays
:16:01. > :16:01.to a different tune. Let us know how you've
:16:02. > :16:07.winter on the Look North Facebook page. The details on how to log on
:16:08. > :16:11.are on your screen now. Charity shops can be a great place
:16:12. > :16:15.to grab a bargain. The Beckhams recently donated some designer gear
:16:16. > :16:19.to one. And if you're after a teddy bear for Christmas, an Oxfam shop in
:16:20. > :16:24.the Lake District could be the place to go. In fact, they can barely fit
:16:25. > :16:26.any more stock in the shop. That's because they've got almost 500
:16:27. > :16:30.teddies to sell, thanks to the generosity of a local lady, who left
:16:31. > :16:38.her impressive collection to them in her will. Here's Dave Guest. They
:16:39. > :16:43.are cute, they are cuddly and they can be quite costly. These are
:16:44. > :16:53.nursed just teddy bears, these are special teddy bears. We bought these
:16:54. > :16:57.in Germany. If these were to go into a teddy bear auction, it would make
:16:58. > :17:05.in the region between three and ?4000. Not every teddy bear is worth
:17:06. > :17:11.that kind of money. In Oxfam shop, they are awash with things. A local
:17:12. > :17:15.woman left her entire contents of a home in Oxfam shop when she passed
:17:16. > :17:20.away. When volunteers arrived cleared out they were in for a big
:17:21. > :17:28.surprise. Every single room was full of teddy bears. In one room there
:17:29. > :17:35.was about 12 foot square, which was well but deep with teddy bears. The
:17:36. > :17:40.Oxfam volunteers spent time cleaning and sorting out the Bears. They have
:17:41. > :17:45.discovered around 180 Tories, fanatics blinds wider price tickets
:17:46. > :18:01.are more than you would normally expect to see `` toys. People have
:18:02. > :18:06.not group price? No. They also found a number of other rare bears and
:18:07. > :18:12.collectable toys. Since we have been put them on the sale, our takings
:18:13. > :18:16.have been going up. In case you're wondering, all of the Bears don't
:18:17. > :18:24.live timidly at the Oxfam shop. They been secured at other places.
:18:25. > :18:27.Tempting, but I would not let mine loose.
:18:28. > :18:29.Now, it's time to meet another Sportskid in our latest film
:18:30. > :18:34.featuring youngsters who excel at their chosen sport. This week it's a
:18:35. > :18:40.boy from Northumberland who, as Stephanie Cleasby's been finding
:18:41. > :18:49.out, has a spring in his step. I'm Jack Taylor, I'm 13 years old and I
:18:50. > :18:57.love trampolining. Jack's sport requires a huge amount
:18:58. > :19:00.of dedication. Three days a week after school, he travels from his
:19:01. > :19:09.home in Humshaugh to Washington for training, a 70 mile round trip.
:19:10. > :19:14.When I come here, it is like a new me. Because I know nearly everything
:19:15. > :19:18.about trampolining. Louis Murray has started coaching me and started
:19:19. > :19:26.building up my confidence about trampolining.
:19:27. > :19:30.He's started excelling really fast, I could not reach that standard
:19:31. > :19:38.until I was 15 or 16, he is 13, he is excelling. You go really, really
:19:39. > :19:42.high. What goes through your head when you
:19:43. > :19:46.are doing it? Just hopefully I will not land on my
:19:47. > :19:50.neck! I have done that countless times.
:19:51. > :19:55.Jack trains with Kat Driscoll, who went to the London 2012 Olympics
:19:56. > :19:59.with Team GB. He is not scared, he is prepared to
:20:00. > :20:03.try anything, if you have no fear you are onto a winner. Lots of kids
:20:04. > :20:19.will get scared of everything, he has not had that. If he can keep
:20:20. > :20:21.that going, he has a lot to give. He was ranked fifth at his first
:20:22. > :20:26.international championships, which is a great achievement. Hopefully he
:20:27. > :20:32.will progress to the British youth team.
:20:33. > :20:36.The thought of reaching new heights really drives Jack forward. Do you
:20:37. > :20:40.think you might get to the Olympics one day?
:20:41. > :20:52.My mum says if I put enough effort in then I might. My mum wants a free
:20:53. > :20:55.holiday! That was a somersault with the half twist on the end, but I
:20:56. > :21:00.overpowered it and I broke my own cheekbone. People at school started
:21:01. > :21:15.calling me Chipmunk because my cheek was swollen. You should definitely
:21:16. > :21:23.start trampolining, it is great fun. I can see why they get scared doing
:21:24. > :21:31.that. Having no fear, I think that is the key. I did a little bit when
:21:32. > :21:34.I was young. Sunderland boss Gus Poyet knows his
:21:35. > :21:37.side will have to come up with something special at the Stadium of
:21:38. > :21:40.Light tonight against his former club Chelsea if they're to drag
:21:41. > :21:44.themselves off the bottom of the table. The Black Cats slipped back
:21:45. > :21:47.to the foot of the Premier League last night after Crystal Palace beat
:21:48. > :21:51.West Ham. But the optimists might point to the league table at this
:21:52. > :21:54.point two years ago when Martin O'Neill took over. After 14 games
:21:55. > :21:58.Sunderland were on 11 points, which is where they'll be if they can
:21:59. > :22:02.upset the odds and claim three points against Jose Mourinho's men.
:22:03. > :22:07.Obviously he is one of the best, if not the best. Can we beat him? I
:22:08. > :22:12.don't know, but it would be nice. The problem is that we know we are
:22:13. > :22:16.going to have to be very good and even be a bit lucky on the day, and
:22:17. > :22:20.then perform to our best. What I enjoy the most is to be able to be
:22:21. > :22:22.there. That is a great achievement to be leading a Premiership team
:22:23. > :22:27.against world with one of the best managers
:22:28. > :22:29.in the world. Elsewhere tonight, Middlesbrough
:22:30. > :22:32.travel to Derby in the Championship to face their most successful
:22:33. > :22:35.manager Steve McClaren. Back in the Premier League it's the first of two
:22:36. > :22:38.away trips for Newcastle. Swansea first up this evening, followed by
:22:39. > :22:42.Manchester United at the weekend. Mark Tulip looks ahead.
:22:43. > :22:45.It's amazing what a settled team and four wins in a row can do for a
:22:46. > :22:48.side's confidence and league position. After an inconsistent and
:22:49. > :22:51.frustrating start to the season, sixth placed Newcastle face a couple
:22:52. > :22:59.of tough away matches, starting in South Wales, just one point shy of
:23:00. > :23:04.the Champions League places. It is great in Reading keep the run going.
:23:05. > :23:08.I think going to Manchester United, you would like that momentum. You
:23:09. > :23:12.would not like to get beat at Swansea and lose our momentum. It
:23:13. > :23:17.would make it that much harder. We have a tough game first. So far so
:23:18. > :23:25.good on the injury front, and competition for places is a welcome
:23:26. > :23:30.headache. Steven Taylor and have them ben arfa are not playing at the
:23:31. > :23:35.moment. They are desperate to play. We have real competition for
:23:36. > :23:37.places, that does bode well. In the Championship, Steve
:23:38. > :23:41.McClaren's Derby, who've only lost once in the two months he's been in
:23:42. > :23:44.charge, host McClaren's old club Middlesbrough, where he made his
:23:45. > :23:52.name as a manager. They were great times. Europe, league cup final.
:23:53. > :23:59.When we look back, what a tremendous achievement that was by everybody.
:24:00. > :24:04.Steve Gibson takes a lot of credit for that. The success was great to
:24:05. > :24:07.see and I enjoyed that. It was great for the community. Mark Tulip, BBC
:24:08. > :24:11.Look North. And you can listen to live match
:24:12. > :24:13.commentary of all those games on your local BBC Radio station.
:24:14. > :24:17.Berwick Rangers, meanwhile, slipped to second bottom in Scottish League
:24:18. > :24:32.Two last night after losing 3`1 to Stirling Albion who go second top of
:24:33. > :24:45.the table. We start our forecast is heaving with a weather warning for
:24:46. > :24:50.Dale and wind. `` Gailes. There is a warning. It will last until tomorrow
:24:51. > :24:58.to time. Tonight it is driving clear spells. Notice the rain already to
:24:59. > :25:02.the north and that will slowly start to spill its way southwards. It will
:25:03. > :25:07.cross our region in the early hours of the morning with strengthening
:25:08. > :25:19.winds. Westerly gales through the early hours will stop. It will
:25:20. > :25:24.really batter the west Coast of Cumbria. The winds will last a
:25:25. > :25:33.couple seconds but could be damaging. These could be between 60
:25:34. > :25:38.and 80 miles an hour. The low temperature around
:25:39. > :25:42.Celsius the most part first thing tomorrow morning. The rain is
:25:43. > :25:47.widespread through tomorrow morning. It lasts until late morning
:25:48. > :25:54.as well. By lunchtime, it will start to ease and clear. Notice that
:25:55. > :25:59.behind the main band of rain, there are some snow showers. It is mainly
:26:00. > :26:03.distributor for the northern hills. The Pennines and achieve its could
:26:04. > :26:12.get some showers. We don't expect snow to be an issue at lower levels.
:26:13. > :26:17.The winds are up at 20 miles an hour. East Coast will take a
:26:18. > :26:21.battering. The Cumbrian coast will be lighter winds by the end of the
:26:22. > :26:27.afternoon. Top are which is tomorrow of eight or nine Celsius. It will
:26:28. > :26:32.not feel pleasant out there at all. A real wet and wild started the and
:26:33. > :26:38.through the afternoon. It will start to ease after that. High pressure
:26:39. > :26:43.takes over on Friday. Bad weather system brings in the wetter weather
:26:44. > :26:48.but eases away and stop we are in for a crisp and clear day on Friday.
:26:49. > :26:53.On the weekend it will be quite cloudy. It could bring a few
:26:54. > :27:04.showers, maybe on Saturday, but the winds ease. A calmer weekend after a
:27:05. > :27:11.windy day tomorrow. What does that mean in terms of detail for our
:27:12. > :27:16.towns? It will be drier, but cold. Just one degree above freezing on
:27:17. > :27:20.Friday in Cumbria. Gloomy on Saturday and very similar in the
:27:21. > :27:29.north`east. A little bit of sunshine on Friday. That's how it looks. An
:27:30. > :27:38.amber weather warning coming into force in the early hours of tomorrow
:27:39. > :27:44.morning. Thank you very much. That is it from us. Join us later on.