:00:00. > :00:23.Sunday. Make the most of Saturday because Sunday looks pretty
:00:24. > :00:27.To Hello and welcome to Wednesday's Look North. Tonight. The new
:00:28. > :00:32.Quashqai rolls off the production line. Will it bring even more jobs
:00:33. > :00:35.to Nissan? Caught on tape ` the fake policeman who tries to con traders
:00:36. > :00:38.out of cash. The Princess Royal visits a family butcher and takes
:00:39. > :00:41.away a tasty treat for her father. And another VIP comes North as
:00:42. > :00:45.America's ambassador to the UK arrives on a tour of duty. It is
:00:46. > :00:49.important to get out of the capital city and saw my first trap for 2014
:00:50. > :01:11.is a peer. And we are at Old Trafford.
:01:12. > :01:16.Will it bring more success and more jobs for Sunderland's Nissan car
:01:17. > :01:19.plant? This morning, the first of the new version of the Qashqai
:01:20. > :01:22.rolled off the production line on Wearside. Its predecessor helped
:01:23. > :01:27.push employment and production at the factory to record levels. The
:01:28. > :01:30.plant now employs 7,000 people. And produces half a million cars a year.
:01:31. > :01:33.And, remarkably, a Quashqai is produced every minute. But as
:01:34. > :01:36.Richard Moss reports, the plant's future will depend on the new car's
:01:37. > :01:42.success. His report does include some flashing images.
:01:43. > :01:46.There may have been a flashy countdown on offer to VIPs. But on
:01:47. > :01:51.Nissan's shop floor, real work was taking place. Business as usual
:01:52. > :01:53.perhaps. But this was different. Because workers were assembling the
:01:54. > :01:57.first of the second generation Qashqai. And the world's media were
:01:58. > :02:05.keen to get a look. For all Europe. Even Russia. We all
:02:06. > :02:12.want this car. And I think the new Qashqai has a big future for all
:02:13. > :02:16.markets, especially in Russia. And it was a big day for this man
:02:17. > :02:19.too. Trevor Mann was the Sunderland plant manager when the first Qashqai
:02:20. > :02:22.launched in 2006. He's now based in Japan, but is excited to see
:02:23. > :02:28.Wearside get so much attention. It's a hugely important day for the
:02:29. > :02:32.plant here in Sunderland. This represents a huge investment, ?534
:02:33. > :02:40.million investment in the UK. We tipped the 7000 mark in terms of
:02:41. > :02:46.employees here. Around 2500 of them in this factory are dedicated to
:02:47. > :02:50.producing Qashqai. The new Qashqai has already won an
:02:51. > :02:56.industry award. The key now though is to enthuse drivers as much as the
:02:57. > :03:00.media. Around 500 Qashqai will roll off this prediction line today.
:03:01. > :03:11.There are only a thousand of these vehicles in existence at the moment.
:03:12. > :03:18.This plant produced 1.7 million of the old model. But in 2006 the
:03:19. > :03:22.original Qashqai was seen as a gamble by Nissan. One though that's
:03:23. > :03:25.paid off. We have more than doubled the sales volume compared to our
:03:26. > :03:28.original is expectations. The Sunderland plant was giving quick
:03:29. > :03:34.reaction, moving quickly to allow the supply base to increase the
:03:35. > :03:38.production volume and meet demand. One Qashqai is produced here every
:03:39. > :03:42.61 seconds. It'll be a little longer before we know whether this car will
:03:43. > :04:02.bring even more success and jobs to Wearside. It's an extraordinary tale
:04:03. > :04:06.of attempted fraud. A man pretending to be a Cumbrian police officer
:04:07. > :04:09.trying to con businesses out of money. He claims they owe him cash
:04:10. > :04:12.for adverts they've placed in a police magazine and even threatens
:04:13. > :04:15.them with court action if they refuse to pay up. But the scam
:04:16. > :04:19.didn't work when the fake police officer tried to cheat an optician
:04:20. > :04:21.from Longtown near Carlisle. Alison Freeman explains.
:04:22. > :04:26.It was a scam Eric Hagan managed to see through. A caller claiming to be
:04:27. > :04:30.a police officer rang his Longtown shop and tried to con him out of
:04:31. > :04:36.money. He claimed he owed him more than ?100 for placing an advert in a
:04:37. > :04:38.community policing magazine. But Mr Hagan acted extremely quickly,
:04:39. > :04:46.making this recording of the conversation. We should have
:04:47. > :04:51.received that payment from you four and a half weeks ago. You are
:04:52. > :04:56.definitely a policeman? I'll tell you what. You can pop into the local
:04:57. > :04:59.station now. I will serve you with a County Court proceeding.
:05:00. > :05:03.It was very stressful, and I must admit I did have a few sleepless
:05:04. > :05:07.nights. I had two phone calls. One was just before Christmas and one on
:05:08. > :05:11.Saturday just gone. He was absolutely convincing. For the first
:05:12. > :05:17.few minutes, I would have sworn he was a policeman. He sounded like he
:05:18. > :05:21.was in an office, he mentioned his colleagues, his files. It all seemed
:05:22. > :05:24.to work out at first and then gradually everything just fell
:05:25. > :05:28.apart. This was the second time Mr Hagan
:05:29. > :05:32.had been targeted by the conman, so he put his telephone in speaker mode
:05:33. > :05:37.and pressed record on the memo mode on his mobile. The optician also
:05:38. > :05:45.asked police in Carlisle, where the man claimed to be an officer, if he
:05:46. > :05:47.existed. He didn't. The phone call lasted more than seven minutes. The
:05:48. > :05:53.scammer becoming aggressive when challenged.
:05:54. > :05:57.I'll pop into the local station then. Your sergeant will be very
:05:58. > :06:00.interested in talking to you. I am recording this conversation. Are
:06:01. > :06:04.you? Oh! Are you just pleased that you
:06:05. > :06:09.smelled a rat? Yes, definitely. I know it's not a lot of money, but
:06:10. > :06:12.anybody to get one over on you, it's just something you don't want to
:06:13. > :06:16.happen. Mr Hagan says he hopes his actions
:06:17. > :06:20.will help people see they need to be wary of cold`callers and to check
:06:21. > :06:28.anyone asking for money is genuine. So, Alison, what action are the
:06:29. > :06:33.`` So, Alison, what action are the police taking and what's their
:06:34. > :06:39.advice to people faced with this kind of scam? Cumbria police have
:06:40. > :06:49.said they do not investigate this sort of crime, but they have passed
:06:50. > :06:52.the recording on to the National fraud office. The advice from police
:06:53. > :07:03.and trading standards is do not pay cash to anyone who cold calls you.
:07:04. > :07:05.A lorry which crashed on the A697 in Northumberland yesterday afternoon
:07:06. > :07:09.was carrying radioactive waste. A stretch of the road near Thrunton
:07:10. > :07:12.has been closed while the waste is cleared. The Environment Agency and
:07:13. > :07:15.police are working together to deal with what they say is low`level
:07:16. > :07:17.radioactive material from the oil and gas industry.
:07:18. > :07:21.The body of a woman has been recovered from the south side of the
:07:22. > :07:24.Tyne close to the river mouth. The Tynemouth lifeboat was launched at
:07:25. > :07:28.12.30 this afternoon after a report of a body in the sea close to South
:07:29. > :07:31.Shields pier. The RAF Boulmer helicopter was also scrambled. The
:07:32. > :07:38.woman was declared dead on arrival at hospital.
:07:39. > :07:41.Unemployment in the North has risen slightly despite a big fall
:07:42. > :07:43.nationally. 134,000 people are now jobless, that's 1,000 more than in
:07:44. > :07:51.the previous quarter. Our unemployment rate of 10.3 per cent
:07:52. > :07:55.remains the highest in the country. In Cumbria, there was a rise of just
:07:56. > :07:57.six people claiming job seekers' allowance between November and
:07:58. > :08:04.December. There are now 6,363 claimants in the county.
:08:05. > :08:07.However, an unlikely part of the economy is being tipped to create
:08:08. > :08:11.jobs and ease unemployment. Our Business Correspondent Ian Reeve
:08:12. > :08:15.reports. It may not look like an economic
:08:16. > :08:19.powerhouse, but this Newcastle film maker is part of the country's
:08:20. > :08:31.fastest`growing industrial sector. This is where work is coming from.
:08:32. > :08:34.The recession was tough but jobs in film, television, music, advertising
:08:35. > :08:39.and software grew by nearly nine per cent in 2012. Creative industries
:08:40. > :08:43.outstripping all others. We certainly feel like it is getting
:08:44. > :08:48.better. We did have a rough ride, a lot of people had a rough ride and
:08:49. > :08:53.did not survive that, but I think they are through the worst. And the
:08:54. > :08:59.figures for the creative economy are impressive. The sector accounts for
:09:00. > :09:02.one in 12 jobs. That's more than two and a half million people. And
:09:03. > :09:06.creativity is worth billions. In the North East, there are about 1,800
:09:07. > :09:09.so`called creative ventures. A figure that hasn't fluctuated much
:09:10. > :09:17.over the last three years. But growth is now expected. We are doing
:09:18. > :09:23.better than we have ever done before. There is lots of work out
:09:24. > :09:29.there. Think we will go from strength to strength as a sector.
:09:30. > :09:32.This film about Manchester United's 1958 Munich air crash was part`shot
:09:33. > :09:36.in the North East and created real jobs. 118 crew members were needed,
:09:37. > :09:46.as well as 216 extras. Sean's Newcastle investment company put
:09:47. > :09:52.money into that film. He's looking to invest in more, and says jobs
:09:53. > :10:01.will be created. Do you ever sit through a credit list at the end of
:10:02. > :10:07.a film? There can be hundreds of people involved. That might just be
:10:08. > :10:11.for 56 weeks, but it can take a year to make a film from start to finish.
:10:12. > :10:14.And given today's slight rise in unemployment in the north east,
:10:15. > :10:27.that's a sentiment that will surely be echoed right around the region.
:10:28. > :10:34.`` for six to six weeks. I'll be the only region to see a
:10:35. > :10:40.rise and unemployment. Now, in the south`west, and in Northern Ireland
:10:41. > :10:47.has seen an increase as well. The overall unemployment rate
:10:48. > :10:55.remains unchanged. People in employment in the North East has
:10:56. > :11:04.risen by 22,000. At the moment, 1 million, 173,000 people in the
:11:05. > :11:09.north`east in work. You're watching Wednesday's Look
:11:10. > :11:12.North. Still to come. We're live at Old Trafford as Sunderland prepare
:11:13. > :11:15.to take on the Premier League champions, Manchester United, in the
:11:16. > :11:18.second leg of their Capital One League Cup semifinal. Plus two
:11:19. > :11:21.special visitors ` Princess Anne on Tyneside and America's ambassador to
:11:22. > :11:25.the UK leaves London for a trip to the North. No shortage of whether
:11:26. > :11:30.either. Overnight tonight, clear, dry and I see before the next band
:11:31. > :11:41.of heavy rain spreads in from the west. Join the litre for more
:11:42. > :11:44.details. `` join me later. The North has welcomed two special
:11:45. > :11:48.visitors today. America's Ambassador to the UK no less fulfilled a number
:11:49. > :11:52.of engagements including a visit here to the BBC. More on that in a
:11:53. > :11:55.moment. First, the Princess Royal's visit to Tyneside. Among her ports
:11:56. > :12:01.of call a family butcher's in South Shields. Peter Harris was there.
:12:02. > :12:10.The Princess apparently makes her own sausages and it was one product
:12:11. > :12:14.in particular that intrigued her. We told her how famous we were for the
:12:15. > :12:18.saveloy We gave her a hamper, there were no saveloys in the hamper and
:12:19. > :12:21.so she specifically asked for a packet of saveloys to take and try
:12:22. > :12:25.because she thought her father would be very interested in them. They
:12:26. > :12:28.might be having saveloys at Windsor Castle? Maybe. We may have a new
:12:29. > :12:32.customer. I only found out the other day that she breeds her own pigs,
:12:33. > :12:36.which I wasn't aware of. But she was really interested in the whole
:12:37. > :12:40.aspect of what we do. Dickson's butchers has been in the same family
:12:41. > :12:44.for 60 years. And the Dicksons' grandchildren got to meet the
:12:45. > :12:52.Princess. She asked for some sausages for her
:12:53. > :12:55.daddy. The Princess was here as well to ask
:12:56. > :12:58.about the contribution family businesses make to the economy.
:12:59. > :13:02.Although she did pass up on the food until she got to the, now by Royal
:13:03. > :13:06.appointment, saveloys. It was a pleasure to join you, to celebrate
:13:07. > :13:11.60 years of a family firm and to recognise the way in which you
:13:12. > :13:20.maintain the business. It is a challenging area. This was a special
:13:21. > :13:22.day for South Shields as a whole with the Princess Royal also
:13:23. > :13:29.visiting the refurbished mission for seafarers and opening the town's new
:13:30. > :13:37.health and well`being centre. Well, also in the North today, a VIP
:13:38. > :13:38.from across the Atlantic. Matthew Barzun is the American Ambassador to
:13:39. > :13:41.the UK and arrived at Durham Sixth Form Centre amid fairly tight
:13:42. > :13:45.security to address students. He then went on to Durham University
:13:46. > :13:52.before popping into the BBC in Newcastle. He says his visit to the
:13:53. > :14:07.North East is his way of getting to know the country outside London.
:14:08. > :14:11.Phil Chapman reports. The security motorcade might not have been quite
:14:12. > :14:30.as impressive as President Obama's, but the students here were pleased
:14:31. > :14:33.for the visitor. I've always been interested in government and how the
:14:34. > :14:37.world is run and it will be interesting to find out where we can
:14:38. > :14:40.go with the relationship between the United Kingdom and America. Think
:14:41. > :14:44.it's a great opportunity for the north`east, it pinpoints us on the
:14:45. > :14:48.map. He decided to come here of all places, it's a nice little boost for
:14:49. > :14:50.the region. We do have students who are very aspirational but going to
:14:51. > :14:53.university in America. Why has the ambassador come to the
:14:54. > :14:55.north`east? We need the help of the UK, and of the citizens as we try to
:14:56. > :15:01.grow our economy. We are also asking for help in a
:15:02. > :15:05.more basic way. I herewith our specialist in exchange programmes.
:15:06. > :15:14.Come and visit the United States, have a gap year. He also took time
:15:15. > :15:21.to see the sights around Durham. But he is not keen on our weather. How
:15:22. > :15:31.do I put this weather diplomatically? It reminds me of
:15:32. > :15:37.home. It was great to see the cathedral here, and the connection
:15:38. > :15:41.to George Washington, are first president. Celebrating the past and
:15:42. > :15:47.working to the future. He reminded the students in Durham about
:15:48. > :15:57.Churchill coined the phrase special relationship.
:15:58. > :16:01.Sport now and it's D`day for Sunderland who stand on the brink of
:16:02. > :16:04.their first major Wembley Cup final for more than 20 years. They're at
:16:05. > :16:07.Old Trafford tonight defending a 2`1 lead against Manchester United in
:16:08. > :16:11.the semifinal of the Capital One League Cup and Jeff's there live for
:16:12. > :16:20.us now. Jeff. I'm not alone. More than 100 coach
:16:21. > :16:33.loads of fans made the journey here. This evening, Sunderland full have
:16:34. > :16:36.the backing of 9000 fans. The club laid on free travel for fans and
:16:37. > :16:40.these were the scenes this afternoon at the Stadium of Light as dozens of
:16:41. > :16:44.coaches left for Manchester. And there was plenty of optimism to be
:16:45. > :16:53.found among the travelling support. Quietly confident, but it should be
:16:54. > :16:57.a good atmosphere. I hope we win. But I'm pregnant, and two March is
:16:58. > :17:01.the final at Wembley, and the baby is due at the end of February. So
:17:02. > :17:04.there will be a silver lining if we don't get through. They're playing
:17:05. > :17:08.better than they have been. I feel more confident than I did a few
:17:09. > :17:22.weeks back. The team is doing well and on the bus with Gus, let's go.
:17:23. > :17:25.So a huge army of fans will descend on Old Trafford tonight. Manchester
:17:26. > :17:28.United, of course, without key men like Robin Van Persie, who's
:17:29. > :17:31.injured, and captain Nemanja Vidic, who's suspended. Wayne Rooney has
:17:32. > :17:34.been out for the last three weeks with a groin problem but might play
:17:35. > :17:41.a part tonight. Looked at the headlines in tonight's Manchester
:17:42. > :17:46.evening News. It is not going to be easy for Sunderland. For Sunderland,
:17:47. > :17:49.it's all about keeping their heads on during what's sure to be a
:17:50. > :17:52.nervous 90 minutes with the possibility of extra`time and
:17:53. > :17:56.penalties. But Head Coach Gus Poyet says he's looking forward to seeing
:17:57. > :18:04.how his players react. I like it. This is a special
:18:05. > :18:13.occasion. But be calm enough to play. There is a tension, but not
:18:14. > :18:22.more than normal. Or it will be difficult to play. It will be a
:18:23. > :18:33.great game for me, to keep learning, to see the reaction of players. Gary
:18:34. > :18:47.Bennett is here, he played for Sunderland almost 30 years ago. What
:18:48. > :18:53.is the attitude amongst the players? We are talking about conceding an
:18:54. > :18:59.early goal, and it was the same year. People are talking about
:19:00. > :19:06.Manchester United, but they cannot concealed and other `` they cannot
:19:07. > :19:13.concede another goal. It is evenly balanced. I think Sunderland will
:19:14. > :19:25.get a result. What does it mean as a player to play the? It is a boyhood
:19:26. > :19:30.dream. But you look forward to following the football club, it is
:19:31. > :19:34.excellent for me. Hopefully we can do it tonight. What is the
:19:35. > :19:45.difference between the league and the cup? Is of a different attitude?
:19:46. > :19:50.I think the cup helped us. A good cup run does you no harm. If you can
:19:51. > :20:14.get to Wembley, you can build on that. Thank you for joining us.
:20:15. > :20:17.Sunderland are defending `` Sunderland are 2`1 up from the first
:20:18. > :20:21.leg, so if they avoid defeat tonight, they'll be through to the
:20:22. > :20:24.final. But they could lose and still go through! Away goals count double
:20:25. > :20:28.if the scores are level after extra`time, so only a 2`1 win for
:20:29. > :20:31.United will take the tie into penalties. Sunderland could lose
:20:32. > :20:34.3`2, and go through on the away goals rule! Let's hope it doesn't
:20:35. > :20:37.come to that! There's full match commentary on BBC Newcastle, of
:20:38. > :20:40.course. Highlights on BBC One at 11.15 tonight. And I'll be live from
:20:41. > :20:43.Old Trafford in our late news bulletin at 10.25.
:20:44. > :20:46.Time now for the final film in our Sportskids series. Over the last few
:20:47. > :20:50.weeks we've been meeting youngsters from all over the North East and
:20:51. > :20:53.Cumbria who are mad about sport and this week a teenager from Workington
:20:54. > :20:59.takes centre stage. As Stephanie Cleasby found out, he's making a bit
:21:00. > :21:01.of a splash. Hi, I'm Connor Joyce, and I'm 13
:21:02. > :21:21.years old and my sport is swimming. Connor is more at home in water than
:21:22. > :21:24.on land. He started swimming at the age of four, now he's Workington
:21:25. > :21:29.Amateur Swimming Club's most successful swimmer ever. I'm really
:21:30. > :21:36.competitive. It's just like having that edge over people. When you go
:21:37. > :21:39.to higher competitions, knowing you've done that extra bit of
:21:40. > :21:43.training that could help you win. He's currently ranked fourth in the
:21:44. > :21:47.north west and hopes one day to be just like his hero. Mikaeel Phelps.
:21:48. > :21:50.Winning 18 or 19 Olympic gold medals, breaking lots of world
:21:51. > :21:57.records as well. Going five years without missing one day of training
:21:58. > :22:00.is a big deal. His greatest achievement so far has been winning
:22:01. > :22:02.the 100m breast stroke in the Scottish Nationals, making him the
:22:03. > :22:09.fastest 13`year`old in Great Britain. This is all the more
:22:10. > :22:17.impressive considering the pools he competes in are twice the size of
:22:18. > :22:23.the one he trains in. Connor is one of the top prospects in Cumbria and
:22:24. > :22:28.the North West region. He is on a par with a best in Great Britain at
:22:29. > :22:31.the present time. He should be really proud of what he has
:22:32. > :22:36.achieved. We are at the swimming pool. Connor is powering ahead to
:22:37. > :22:39.reach the top of his sport. But there are times when the going gets
:22:40. > :22:43.tough. I've wanted to quit a lot. But they've told me, you've trained
:22:44. > :22:48.really hard for this, don't throw it away. I just wasn't enjoying it at
:22:49. > :22:52.times. It is hard getting up in the mornings.
:22:53. > :22:55.Back in the fast lane and a successful 2013 resulted in being
:22:56. > :22:59.selected for the England talent team.
:23:00. > :23:09.I would like to see him achieve what he wants to do, and that is to get
:23:10. > :23:15.to the Commonwealths. And you'll be there cheering him on. Connor may
:23:16. > :23:24.come from a small club, but is determined to make a big splash.
:23:25. > :23:25.Good luck to him. And to Sunderland as well. What will the weather be
:23:26. > :23:40.like? We start of tonight with a very
:23:41. > :23:47.quiet weather picture. A misty January morning. The weather is
:23:48. > :23:52.anything but quiet overnight tonight. It starts off mostly dry
:23:53. > :24:01.tonight, just a passing shower. But there will be some patchy frost
:24:02. > :24:06.under clear skies. There will be some showers around at first this
:24:07. > :24:12.evening, but they will die away. Under the clear spells, that is
:24:13. > :24:18.where we could see some frost and icy patches before this band of
:24:19. > :24:28.heavy showers starts to move across Cumbria. But brain could be heavy
:24:29. > :24:38.and boundary. `` that rain. The wind will pick up as well, gusty. The
:24:39. > :24:44.rain quickly moves away and behind it, we have got brighter spells. The
:24:45. > :24:56.showers will have sleet and snow in amongst them. There could be a
:24:57. > :25:04.covering of snow on the cheap yet is `` the Cheviots. It will feel colder
:25:05. > :25:14.despite the sunshine for Merry tomorrow afternoon. `` for many. On
:25:15. > :25:22.Friday, at the next frontal system comes in from the west, bringing
:25:23. > :25:26.another spell of wet and windy weather. That clears away, but by
:25:27. > :25:33.Sunday, another active system moves across. Heavy rain and gusty wind
:25:34. > :25:38.for the second part of the weekend. Heavy rain on Friday for parts of
:25:39. > :25:45.Cumbria, dryer on Saturday, more wind and more rain on Sunday. A
:25:46. > :25:51.similar picture for the north`east. Feeling cold as well.
:25:52. > :26:20.Thank you. And we will be back with the late news at 1025. Bye`bye.
:26:21. > :26:23.We all have hopes and fears for the future
:26:24. > :26:27.and for the lives our children and grandchildren will lead.
:26:28. > :26:31.I want to build a Britain where everyone feels secure,
:26:32. > :26:35.so our long-term economic plan is building a stronger,
:26:36. > :26:40.more competitive economy and securing our country's future.
:26:41. > :26:44.We're reducing the deficit so we deal with our debts,