:00:00. > :00:10.Hello. Welcome to Tuesday's Look North. In tonight's headlines: New
:00:11. > :00:14.revelations of brutality at a former young offenders centre.
:00:15. > :00:17.More than 100 people contact police. A damning report into a plane crash
:00:18. > :00:30.that left a Sunderland co`pilot and five other people dead. Do never
:00:31. > :00:34.supposed to be all that flight. Police step up their search for a
:00:35. > :00:37.missing York student. We'll have the latest.
:00:38. > :00:40.And wreckless driving. The pair who reached speeds of up to 144mph but
:00:41. > :00:43.avoided jail. In football, new strikers are on the
:00:44. > :00:46.way to both Sunderland and Newcastle.
:00:47. > :00:49.But the Magpies' star man is on his way back to France ` and the fans
:00:50. > :01:06.aren't happy. More than 100 people have now
:01:07. > :01:08.contacted Durham police following yesterday's new revelations of
:01:09. > :01:13.brutality at a former young offenders prison near Consett. The
:01:14. > :01:17.BBC's Inside Out programme heard from some of the dozens of men who
:01:18. > :01:22.were sexually and physically abused at Medomsley Detention Centre in the
:01:23. > :01:27.1970s and 80s. Today, more came forward. Chris Jackson reports. You
:01:28. > :01:39.may find some of the detail in his report distressing. I cried.
:01:40. > :01:46.Paul Davidson's reaction to last night's Inside Out about the abuse
:01:47. > :01:50.scandal at Medomsley. He was sent there as a teenager back in 1974 as
:01:51. > :02:02.punishment for being caught in a stolen car. I was attacked 59 days
:02:03. > :02:07.in a row. Some of the days I was hurt more than once. The worst
:02:08. > :02:20.violence Paul saw was in the prison gym. He was screaming at him and
:02:21. > :02:23.kicking him. And he witnessed other inmates self
:02:24. > :02:38.harming to dry and escape the brutal regime. They were saying they were
:02:39. > :02:43.going to break his leg. I heard the screams.
:02:44. > :02:49.Paul is just one of more than 100 people who have come forward
:02:50. > :02:54.overnight. They had no control over what was happening. There was
:02:55. > :02:55.physical abuse, sexual abuse and mental abuse.
:02:56. > :03:03.Victims are offered counselling to deal with trauma they may have kept
:03:04. > :03:06.secret for all their adult lives. The National Society for the
:03:07. > :03:18.Prevention of Cruelty to Children is also part of the inquiry team.
:03:19. > :03:27.A lot of them have said it is like a hand grenades being thrown into
:03:28. > :03:39.their brain. It is important for those victims.
:03:40. > :03:44.It sends a very clear message that this will be taken seriously.
:03:45. > :03:48.Detectives will follow up the new cases over the next few days. The
:03:49. > :03:51.inquiry is still at an early stage and any potential criminal action
:03:52. > :03:56.isn't expected for many months to come.
:03:57. > :04:00.There is a helpline for anyone who has been affected by the issues
:04:01. > :04:11.raised ` call the BBC Action line on 08000 566 065 or go to website
:04:12. > :04:14.bbc.co.uk/actionline. Police investigating the alleged
:04:15. > :04:19.sexual exploitation of women and girls on Tyneside have now made 21
:04:20. > :04:22.arrests. 15 of those have now been bailed pending further enquiries
:04:23. > :04:26.with an additional six held today on suspicion of conspiracy to rape.
:04:27. > :04:31.Searches have continued at homes Northumbria Police won't say how
:04:32. > :04:37.many potential victims they've identified.
:04:38. > :04:40.A highly critical report was released today into an air crash
:04:41. > :04:46.which left a Sunderland co`pilot and five others dead. It happened as the
:04:47. > :04:52.small passenger plane attempted to land in thick fog at Cork Airport in
:04:53. > :04:55.Ireland in 2011. The list of mistakes and problems highlighted by
:04:56. > :04:58.the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit goes on over more than 200
:04:59. > :05:02.pages. But how about these for starters?
:05:03. > :05:05.Co`pilot Andrew Cantle had exceeded his safe working hours limit and so
:05:06. > :05:08.was suffering from tiredness and fatigue.
:05:09. > :05:12.The aircraft commander, the pilot, hadn't been properly trained.
:05:13. > :05:16.There were mechanical problems with the aircraft. And due consideration
:05:17. > :05:22.hadn't been paid to the weather conditions. Our Chief Reporter Chris
:05:23. > :05:27.Stewart has the story. Andrew Cantle was 27. A fully
:05:28. > :05:32.qualified pilot ` but new to the Belfast to Cork service. He died
:05:33. > :05:37.with his captain, Spanish pilot Jordi Lopez,and four passengers.
:05:38. > :05:41.Three times he'd tried to land ` on the last dry the captain took the
:05:42. > :05:47.engine controls, for some reason putting the power into reverse. It
:05:48. > :05:49.was catastrophic. But then more facts started to emerge. Lack of
:05:50. > :05:55.training, questionable scheduling, maintenance problems, tired pilots.
:05:56. > :05:59.Today Andrew's dad revealed something else.
:06:00. > :06:08.The reason Andrew was flying on flight was because one of the pilots
:06:09. > :06:16.had to go back to Spain. They had ran out of pilots. That is how bad
:06:17. > :06:22.they were. They did not know who was flying. The Irish investigators say
:06:23. > :06:25.it's the most complex inquiry they've had to handle, and eleven
:06:26. > :06:28.separate recommendations will now go to aviation authorities. Manx2.com
:06:29. > :06:33.from the Isle of Man, was the public face of the operation. It went out
:06:34. > :06:48.of existence without ever apologising. I had to ring them up
:06:49. > :06:52.to ask. Andrew Cantle squeezed a lot into life. He was also a lifeboatman
:06:53. > :06:57.` at just 17, he became the RNLI's youngest helmsman. His dad says he's
:06:58. > :07:00.not interested in blaming anyone for his loss ` but instead simply wants
:07:01. > :07:29.small airlines to pay attention to the report into his death.
:07:30. > :07:32.Two men who drove at more than twice the maximum national speed limit
:07:33. > :07:33.have avoided going to prison. 21`year old Daniel Richardson and
:07:34. > :07:38.James Burrow, who's one lunchtime by a police speed
:07:39. > :07:40.camera doing 144mph on the A19 in North Yorkshire. Adrian Pitches
:07:41. > :07:43.reports. This is dangerous driving. 144 mph
:07:44. > :07:46.down the A19 on a Saturday lunchtime.
:07:47. > :07:54.For North Yorkshire police, who filmed the cars on a mobile speed
:07:55. > :07:57.camera, it was unprecedented. Never before have we had to the Eccles
:07:58. > :08:06.travelling so close together on an dual carriageway. `` have we had two
:08:07. > :08:10.vehicles. Richardson, in the lead car, and
:08:11. > :08:14.Burrows had been go karting in Middlesbrough. They were speeding
:08:15. > :08:16.home to Leeds in convoy down the A19 near Crathorne when they were
:08:17. > :08:19.filmed. Such dangerous driving could have
:08:20. > :08:26.meant a prison sentence but the men, neither of whom had any previous
:08:27. > :08:31.convictions, just avoided jail. The chairman of the bench said this
:08:32. > :08:38.was adolescent and selfish behaviour that could have caused the talent
:08:39. > :08:47.is. `` that could have caused fatalities. They were disqualified
:08:48. > :08:57.from driving for three years and ordered to do community service.
:08:58. > :09:10.Police are continuing to search for Megan Roberts. She was last seen on
:09:11. > :09:17.Thursday. The search for Megan Roberts has
:09:18. > :09:25.moved to the river. 30 officers are working on the case. She has not
:09:26. > :09:33.been seen since two o'clock on Thursday morning. She was at this
:09:34. > :09:38.nightclub. It is near the river. That is where today's searches have
:09:39. > :09:42.been concentrated. The search teams have been here most of the afternoon
:09:43. > :09:50.rain stating we searching the river bank. The reason they are here is
:09:51. > :09:56.that this is the last place Megan Roberts was seen before she
:09:57. > :10:02.disappeared. Police say CCTV footage shows Megan Roberts leaving a
:10:03. > :10:15.nightclub and walking to the South side of the bridge. Then the trail
:10:16. > :10:20.goes cold. This group was seen as short time later on the other side
:10:21. > :10:26.of the bridge. At that time Megan Roberts was not with the group.
:10:27. > :10:33.Students have been quick to get the news out.
:10:34. > :10:42.We have been sharing the story on Facebook. We are trying to make
:10:43. > :10:50.students are where to trigger anybody's memories that might have
:10:51. > :11:00.seen something on Wednesday night. Megan Roberts was studying at
:11:01. > :11:05.university and also had a job. All the staff are making it public
:11:06. > :11:10.on Facebook to dry and make everyone aware and keep an eye out for her.
:11:11. > :11:29.`` to dry and make everyone aware. What is the latest on the police
:11:30. > :11:33.investigation? We are on the South side of the
:11:34. > :11:43.bridge, the last place that Megan Roberts was seen on CCTV. Our
:11:44. > :11:52.understanding is that she could have taken another route home. She could
:11:53. > :11:58.have gone a third way back towards the city centre. Many fast food
:11:59. > :12:04.outlets would have been open at that time. Benji would have had to go
:12:05. > :12:05.through the city centre and again she would have been picked up on
:12:06. > :12:22.Canada. `` then she would have had As you may have seen, Britain's
:12:23. > :12:27.economy grew by 1.9 per cent last year according to figures published
:12:28. > :12:29.today. The Chancellor, George Osborne, said it showed the
:12:30. > :12:34.Government's long`term economic plan was working. Labour, though said it
:12:35. > :12:38.wasn't a recovery built to last. But what's the economic picture here in
:12:39. > :12:43.the North? Does it mirror the national one? Our Business
:12:44. > :12:49.Correspondent Ian Reeve reports. Catherine and Richard know about
:12:50. > :12:52.recession. They set up their Consett Popcorn Company in 2008, just as it
:12:53. > :12:59.hit. And so they should know if things are getting better. Our
:13:00. > :13:08.business started picking up in April last year. There was a noticeable
:13:09. > :13:15.trend. Our sales in November and December far exceeded previous
:13:16. > :13:18.months. January has been one of the best months we have had. Like many
:13:19. > :13:21.businesses that think the worst is over and the economy much improved,
:13:22. > :13:28.this one's thinking of expanding. And it's not the only one. We are
:13:29. > :13:32.looking for a larger premises. Six months ago it would have been
:13:33. > :13:35.relatively easy to find one on the same site, but now it is virtually
:13:36. > :13:46.civil and we're to look further afield. `` virtually impossible.
:13:47. > :13:49.Turnover here could hit a quarter of a million pounds this year. And the
:13:50. > :13:50.six`strong workforce doubled. That confidence was seen in the last
:13:51. > :13:55.North East chamber of commerce quarterly survey. Its members are
:13:56. > :14:00.the most positive since 2008. It is a sign that businesses in the
:14:01. > :14:07.north`east are motoring. They are investing in their people. They are
:14:08. > :14:11.training more. They are investing in plant and machinery and looking for
:14:12. > :14:14.better premises. And what of house`building and
:14:15. > :14:17.construction ` a real barometer of how the economy's doing? This County
:14:18. > :14:27.Durham company saw last year end with a real flourish. There was a
:14:28. > :14:34.high level of bonus paid across 500 staff. Everybody went away happy.
:14:35. > :14:38.Now some companies and people won't be so optimistic. They'll still be
:14:39. > :14:43.having a tough time. Much of the recovery is still anecdotal. But the
:14:44. > :14:50.positive anecdotes are coming thicker and faster.
:14:51. > :14:54.There's plenty more to come in tonight's programme.
:14:55. > :15:02.The organisers of the Lakes Alive festival say it's on hold this year.
:15:03. > :15:08.The soldiers sharing their harrowing stories on stage.
:15:09. > :15:11.And the showers will turn increasingly wintry over the next
:15:12. > :15:20.few days. Join me later for the forecast.
:15:21. > :15:23.The organisers of the Lakes Alive Festival see is on hold this year.
:15:24. > :15:27.Over the past five years, the programme has seen spectacular
:15:28. > :15:30.events held throughout Cumbria. The free shows were initially part
:15:31. > :15:33.funded by Olympic Legacy money with the rest coming from the arts
:15:34. > :15:36.council and local organisations. But the major funders are no longer
:15:37. > :15:37.contributing as Alison Freeman reports.
:15:38. > :15:43.Its spectacular shows wowed audiences. Lighting up the skies
:15:44. > :15:49.over Derwent Water two summers ago, the Water Fools show pulled in
:15:50. > :15:52.12,000 people over two nights. Despite the performances being free,
:15:53. > :15:54.the economic boost to Keswick was invaluable with many show`goers
:15:55. > :16:00.travelling long distances to attend, staying at nearby hotels and eating
:16:01. > :16:06.in the Town's restaurants. But the Lakes Alive festival, as we
:16:07. > :16:10.know it, has put on hold. Local funding has failed to materialise in
:16:11. > :16:18.the volume it has in the past and Olympic Legacy funding is no more.
:16:19. > :16:30.It is more of a challenge. Economic times are hard. But we will continue
:16:31. > :16:38.to look for opportunities. We know there is a massive love for the
:16:39. > :16:41.events we have had in the past. It's hoped there will be some events
:16:42. > :16:44.under the banner of Lakes Alive. But the festival ` with its huge, free,
:16:45. > :16:52.crowd`pulling events is not happening this year. An Olympic
:16:53. > :16:54.legacy which sadly did not last. And Alison joins us from our
:16:55. > :17:00.Carlisle studio now, Alison, you mentioned Olympic legacy there. Was
:17:01. > :17:09.the funding which formed part of that, always going to end?
:17:10. > :17:19.Yes. Money from various bodies was always going to end. Last year it
:17:20. > :17:22.was able to plug those gaps with money from local authorities and
:17:23. > :17:29.businesses, but this has not been possible this year. They need tens
:17:30. > :17:34.of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands to put on shows like we
:17:35. > :17:37.saw last year and the year before. But Lakes Alive is keen to point out
:17:38. > :17:40.that the street festival that happens in Kendal every year will go
:17:41. > :17:55.ahead this summer. A new production's coming to the
:17:56. > :18:00.region in the spring that's a unique collaboration between theatre and
:18:01. > :18:03.the Armed Forces. Not only is the award`winning play, The Two Worlds
:18:04. > :18:06.of Charlie F, based on the experiences of injured and wounded
:18:07. > :18:11.service personnel ` they also make up the cast.
:18:12. > :18:17.Stephanie Cleasby's been to meet some of the performers at the
:18:18. > :18:20.Theatre Royal in Newcastle. Real soldiers take to the stage,
:18:21. > :18:37.sharing their harrowing stories and their battle scars. I was blown up
:18:38. > :18:40.22 years ago. The Two Worlds of Charlie F is based
:18:41. > :18:44.on the experiences of injured and wounded personnel, who also make up
:18:45. > :18:50.the majority of the cast, like Darren Swift from Cumbria. It
:18:51. > :18:58.started out as a recovery project and it still is that. Some of the
:18:59. > :19:03.younger people are new to the injuries whereas I am 20 years down
:19:04. > :19:07.the line. The lead role of Charlie F is played
:19:08. > :19:11.by trained dancer Cassidy Little. It was while serving on his second tour
:19:12. > :19:19.in Afghanistan in 2011 as a marine that he lost a leg in an explosion.
:19:20. > :19:27.One of the interesting things that happens when you are injured is that
:19:28. > :19:32.you lose a chunk of your ego. I am not talking about the ego that you
:19:33. > :19:38.associate with stardom order looks. I associate eagle with yourself,
:19:39. > :19:55.with who you are. `` I associate eagle with yourself. There is a huge
:19:56. > :19:59.wounded and sick service personnel population. For that good to have an
:20:00. > :20:05.opportunity to see this is important. It is also important for
:20:06. > :20:16.the general public to see this. Regardless of how we feel about war
:20:17. > :20:21.this is about serving. Most importantly it is about the process
:20:22. > :20:25.of rehabilitation. The play starts at Newcastle's
:20:26. > :20:26.Theatre Royal on the 28th of April and will raise funds for the Royal
:20:27. > :20:45.British Legion. Newcastle's star midfielder Yohan
:20:46. > :20:49.Cabaye has surely played his last game for the Magpies ` who take on
:20:50. > :20:54.Norwich City in the Premier League tonight. Cabaye is in Paris having a
:20:55. > :20:58.medical, ahead of his proposed move to Paris St Germain after the clubs
:20:59. > :21:01.agreed a fee of around ?20 million. Not surprisingly, the fans aren't
:21:02. > :21:13.happy about losing their best player ` as Dawn Thewlis reports.
:21:14. > :21:17.The supporters didn't want it, the manager didn't want it, but after
:21:18. > :21:21.the big spending French side put in a bid of ?14 million a move to PSG
:21:22. > :21:24.was almost inevitable. After thrashing out a deal worth nearer
:21:25. > :21:28.?20 million last night, Cabaye got on the plane to the French capital
:21:29. > :21:31.this morning to have a medical and discuss personal terms. He's been at
:21:32. > :21:33.the heart of Newcastle's success this season. Stats show the Magpies
:21:34. > :21:39.win twice as many games with him the team as they do without him. And
:21:40. > :21:45.on the streets of Newcastle the news didn't go down well. As soon as any
:21:46. > :21:59.player is worth any money they just sell him. It will cost four or five
:22:00. > :22:06.positions independent mission. `` four or five positions in the
:22:07. > :22:11.premiership. Our very good bit of business as far as I am concerned.
:22:12. > :22:22.After what happened in the last transfer window, it could be a good
:22:23. > :22:26.thing. If you do not want to play for Newcastle United, get somebody
:22:27. > :22:42.who does want to play for Newcastle United. He has got a great role of
:22:43. > :22:51.this football club. Taking him out at this time will leave as
:22:52. > :22:55.vulnerable. Dutch striker Luuk de Jong is on his
:22:56. > :22:59.way to Tyneside for a medical tomorrow, initially on a loan basis
:23:00. > :23:02.with a view to making the deal permanent in the summer, but he wont
:23:03. > :23:06.replace Cabaye. How much the talismanic midfielder's loss will be
:23:07. > :23:07.felt by the rest of the squad may be evident tonight when they take on
:23:08. > :23:13.Road. Commentary on BBC Newcastle with
:23:14. > :23:16.Mick Lowes and John Anderson. Well at lunchtime on Saturday it's
:23:17. > :23:20.the Tyne`Wear derby ` and both clubs could have a new face in the squad.
:23:21. > :23:22.Sunderland are hoping to tie up the signing of Argentinian international
:23:23. > :23:25.striker Ignacio Scocco. The 28`year`old has been playing for the
:23:26. > :23:28.Brazilian club Internacional. A fee's been agreed, and if Scocco
:23:29. > :23:32.comes through a medical, the Black Cats hope he'll bring them the goals
:23:33. > :23:38.they've been missing this season. If we keep playing the same way and he
:23:39. > :23:52.is involved we expect him to do something special. If we can have
:23:53. > :23:58.him for Saturday it will be a great game to make his debut.
:23:59. > :24:01.In the Championship, Middlesbrough have loaned out striker Lukas
:24:02. > :24:03.Jutkiewicz to Bolton for the rest of the season. Boro are at home to
:24:04. > :24:07.Wigan tonight. Carlisle will hope that having the
:24:08. > :24:09.weekend off gets them back to winning ways in League One.
:24:10. > :24:12.Hartlepool travel to Wimbledon hoping to build on victory over York
:24:13. > :24:15.City, who take on Chesterfield in League Two.
:24:16. > :24:18.As far as Ashes cricket is concerned, England's women have been
:24:19. > :24:23.doing far better than their male counterparts. Just one T20 victory
:24:24. > :24:25.from the last three matches of the multi`format series will secure the
:24:26. > :24:28.tourists victory over Australia. Durham`born Yorkshire all`rounder
:24:29. > :24:37.Danni Hazell admits it's been a tough battle.
:24:38. > :24:43.That just proves how two good teams playing together and how close it
:24:44. > :24:49.has been. They have been close games. We are looking forward to the
:24:50. > :24:52.next one. It is a matter of getting over the line. It is a matter of
:24:53. > :25:01.getting that effectively under our belts and getting the Ashes.
:25:02. > :25:19.Typical January weather. month we will notice the winds
:25:20. > :25:35.turning easterly. That'll make it feel colder. We could see a few
:25:36. > :25:38.flakes of snow. Things get complicated at the end of the week
:25:39. > :25:56.when this weather front comes in from the West. This evening and
:25:57. > :25:59.overnight there is a lot of cloud. Temperatures will not change a great
:26:00. > :26:10.deal from the sort of figures we have had through the day. There may
:26:11. > :26:24.be the odd icy patch. Tomorrow a lot of cloud. Showers in Eastern areas.
:26:25. > :26:36.Some of them will be wintry. Best chance of brighter spells, West
:26:37. > :26:42.Cumbria. Tomorrow night there is a mixture of clear spells and wintry
:26:43. > :26:53.showers. There will be an ace risk. There is an Met office warning. `` a
:26:54. > :27:02.risk of ice. And an Met office warning for snow on Friday. A couple
:27:03. > :27:04.of dry days on the whole before that rain comes in from the West on
:27:05. > :27:23.Friday. The latest official figures show
:27:24. > :27:28.Britain's economy grew in every quarter last year.
:27:29. > :27:31.And more than 100 people have contacted the police following
:27:32. > :27:39.allegations of brutality at a Young offenders prison in County Durham.
:27:40. > :27:44.That is all for now. Goodbye.