:00:00. > :00:09.Hello and welcome to Monday night's Look North. In the headlines.
:00:10. > :00:12.Flaming row. Why has this carpet fire been allowed to burn for five
:00:13. > :00:14.months? Why was the chief constable of
:00:15. > :00:17.Cumbria sacked? We have an exclusive interview with
:00:18. > :00:20.Stuart Hyde. Dumped by her local party. But what
:00:21. > :00:29.do the voters feel about the treatment of their MP?
:00:30. > :00:34.And North East rockers Maximo Park release their fifth album. We take
:00:35. > :00:38.frontman Paul Smith home to Billingham.
:00:39. > :00:41.In football ` derby despair and derby delight! Newcastle fans are
:00:42. > :00:42.left wondering where they go from here as Sunderland celebrate back to
:00:43. > :01:02.back wins at St James's Park. First tonight, the trial has just
:01:03. > :01:07.begun of a businessman accused of murdering his wife. Mark Arthur ran
:01:08. > :01:11.a computer services company with his wife Heather, from their home in the
:01:12. > :01:14.Newcastle suburb of Gosforth ` where she was found stabbed to death, last
:01:15. > :01:20.April. Our correspondent, Peter Harris is live at Newcastle Crown
:01:21. > :01:29.Court. What are the facts of the case, Peter?
:01:30. > :01:37.She was a slender in a jazz band in a Newcastle pub. `` singer. The
:01:38. > :01:42.court heard the marriage had been in trouble for some time and she had
:01:43. > :01:49.told her husband that was over. The prosecution alleges he could not
:01:50. > :01:55.handle that and took a knife and stabbed her in the heart. From there
:01:56. > :02:06.he went into the local GP surgery and said, I heart my wife. `` I hurt
:02:07. > :02:10.my wife.. A senior MP is calling for action as
:02:11. > :02:13.a fire in Northumberland is still burning after five months and
:02:14. > :02:16.threatening local residents' water supply. The fire broke out last
:02:17. > :02:19.September, in a huge mound of old carpet stored on land at Thrunton in
:02:20. > :02:22.Northumberland. Putting the fire out risked contaminating the nearby
:02:23. > :02:26.natural water supply, and so it was left to burn. Now the Liberal
:02:27. > :02:30.Democrat MP for Berwick, Sir Alan Beith, says the Environment Agency
:02:31. > :02:36.must clean up the site. Julie Smith reports.
:02:37. > :02:41.This fire has affected daily life here in Thrunton for the last five
:02:42. > :02:47.months. It's now around 85`90% out. But getting this far is down to the
:02:48. > :02:51.daily efforts of the landowner. It's not his waste, but his concern is
:02:52. > :02:59.bigger. He began this effort to protect the natural water supply
:03:00. > :03:06.that lies beneath the land. And now that water is back under threat.
:03:07. > :03:11.There is a massive amount of run`off water and this is the kind of stuff
:03:12. > :03:21.that is coming off. It looks and smells horrific. We are taking
:03:22. > :03:26.preventative measures but we know it is actually percolating through the
:03:27. > :03:33.ground. We asked some way off from the fire but this has, through the
:03:34. > :03:38.depths of this land than the concern is it could percolate deeper into
:03:39. > :03:43.the aquifer which could pull you the water supply. `` Pollock. The
:03:44. > :03:46.environment agency test the water on a weekly basis. And three weeks ago
:03:47. > :03:49.they served an enforcement notice on the site operator Blackwater North
:03:50. > :03:52.East. They have three weeks left to remove all this waste or store it
:03:53. > :03:55.securely. The Berwick MP Sir Alan Beith has
:03:56. > :04:06.engaged the Prime Minister over the fire. And he is calling for a
:04:07. > :04:10.parliamentary debate. The environment agency were responsible
:04:11. > :04:15.for regulating it and it is really their job now to deal with the
:04:16. > :04:19.consequences, of what I feel was a mistaken decision in the first
:04:20. > :04:24.place. The volume of water we have here is going to sink into the
:04:25. > :04:30.aquifer and will affect our water supply. We would then have no water
:04:31. > :04:37.at all and would then have to find ways of bringing a supply into the
:04:38. > :04:40.hamlet. No one knows what the long`term environmental impact will
:04:41. > :04:43.be. Well, earlier I spoke to the man
:04:44. > :04:47.leading the clean`up operation for the Environment Agency. And I put it
:04:48. > :04:53.to him that leaving the carpet fire to burn for five months was a lot to
:04:54. > :04:58.ask of local residents. We would have liked to get the fire
:04:59. > :05:02.out sooner but had we done so, I honestly believe we would have
:05:03. > :05:09.created more problems for local residents and engage the water
:05:10. > :05:13.supply, so the strategy we have in place I believe to be the correct
:05:14. > :05:19.one, although I do concede it has taken a long time to get to this
:05:20. > :05:23.particular point. It seems as though the landowner has finally got things
:05:24. > :05:30.moving, why did he have to do it on his own? There is a waste operator
:05:31. > :05:36.that is responsible for that waste. We have served notice on the
:05:37. > :05:43.operator. The landowner has taken on the role of doing that. The fire
:05:44. > :05:47.service will fight a fire when there's an immediate danger to and
:05:48. > :05:53.property, and once that danger has been removed, as happened in the
:05:54. > :05:58.early stages, any continued activity has been volunteered by the
:05:59. > :06:04.landowner. Could you not have seen this coming two are you now thinking
:06:05. > :06:11.you should not have given permission in the first place? We had been
:06:12. > :06:15.regulating the site effectively and we were prepared to take the
:06:16. > :06:19.appropriate action. We totally sympathise and it must have been
:06:20. > :06:26.very frustrating but I will say we have tried very hard. We have done
:06:27. > :06:32.an awful lot of monitoring and testing to make sure we weren't
:06:33. > :06:36.getting the right sort of advice. We would have got the fire out sooner
:06:37. > :06:41.if it had been at all possible to do so.
:06:42. > :06:46.The two soldiers who died when their car hit a tree in North Yorkshire
:06:47. > :06:50.have been named. Trooper Mark McKeen, who was driving the car, was
:06:51. > :06:54.23 and from Northern Ireland. His passenger, Private Codie Richardson,
:06:55. > :06:57.was 20 and from Stockton. They were killed when their car left the road
:06:58. > :07:02.in Catterick Garrison just after eight o'clock on Saturday night.
:07:03. > :07:04.Cumbria's former Chief Constable has broken his silence about his
:07:05. > :07:08.year`long suspension from the force, in an exclusive interview with the
:07:09. > :07:13.BBC. Stuart Hyde was investigated after allegations of misconduct `
:07:14. > :07:16.but was cleared of all charges. He's now retired from the force and has
:07:17. > :07:19.been talking to BBC Inside Out's Chris Jackson.
:07:20. > :07:27.For the last year Cumbria's ex`Chief Constable has spent his time walking
:07:28. > :07:30.the fells after an unexpected break. Six o'clock in the evening I
:07:31. > :07:34.received a phone call to say could I go to immediately committee room two
:07:35. > :07:42.and see the chairman of the Authority. Just before midnight at
:07:43. > :07:47.Police headquarters in Penrith he was handed a letter. I was
:07:48. > :07:52.absolutely devastated, they suspended me. I felt as if the world
:07:53. > :07:55.had just dropped out of my life basically.Mr Hyde says no`one told
:07:56. > :07:58.him precisely why he had been suspended. He says he was only ever
:07:59. > :08:01.questioned about one allegation ` using air miles to go on holiday
:08:02. > :08:04.which he had acquired on work business. Mr Hyde said he only
:08:05. > :08:07.discovered what the other allegations were after a report from
:08:08. > :08:10.South Wales police was published. They included spending too much time
:08:11. > :08:13.out of the force area, holding meetings with private contractors,
:08:14. > :08:23.favouring his local pub for meetings and misuse of social media including
:08:24. > :08:27.tweeting this picture of a pie. Nobody has come to me and said,
:08:28. > :08:31.Stuart, we don't like the fact that you have posted a picture of a pie.
:08:32. > :08:35.If they did I would probably have done something about it and if it
:08:36. > :08:38.caused offence I would have removed it. The report concluded there was
:08:39. > :08:41.no evidence of misconduct and made management recommendations for
:08:42. > :08:44.Cumbria Police and Mr Hyde to follow. Maybe, yes, there are things
:08:45. > :08:56.I could have done differently. As the report says there is no evidence
:08:57. > :08:59.of misconduct by me or anyone else. But Richard Rhodes, Cumbria's Police
:09:00. > :09:02.and Crime Commissioner, disagreed with some of the report findings and
:09:03. > :09:06.re`suspended Stuart Hyde. The commissioner wanted me to resign or
:09:07. > :09:10.retire at that point. What sort of signal would that have sent out? An
:09:11. > :09:12.appalling one. I think it would have said, they looked, they searched, we
:09:13. > :09:21.didn't find everything, you were guilty of something and you ran
:09:22. > :09:24.away. Does this process feel like a fair, just system? Absolutely not.
:09:25. > :09:28.No, it doesn't feel like a fair process at all. What it feels like
:09:29. > :09:30.is a one`sided view. People that made allegations, their information
:09:31. > :09:34.and allegations were treated as correct without any opportunity for
:09:35. > :09:37.me to address them and I don't think that is what justice is about.
:09:38. > :09:39.Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner Richard Rhodes told us
:09:40. > :09:47.he'd given detailed interviews about Mr Hyde back in August and did not
:09:48. > :10:05.want to be interviewed again. He gave me a statement saying. ..
:10:06. > :10:11.Mr Hyde says he is proud of the policing work he's done in Cumbria.
:10:12. > :10:14.He's now considering whether to bring further action as a result of
:10:15. > :10:22.the process which he says has taken a terrible toll on his whole family.
:10:23. > :10:34.And you can see Stuart Hyde's exclusive interview with Chris here
:10:35. > :10:37.on BBC One at 7.30. She is the only female Tory MP in
:10:38. > :10:41.the region. The decision to deselect one of our local politicians to
:10:42. > :10:44.stand at the next general election has proved to be controversial.
:10:45. > :10:47.There's been outrage among some constituents that Conservative MP
:10:48. > :10:48.Anne McIntosh will no longer be the Tory Candidate for Thirsk and
:10:49. > :10:53.Malton. The next election will be an
:10:54. > :10:57.interesting one. Anne McIntosh has said she will still try to fight for
:10:58. > :11:02.the seat but she will not be the Conservative candidate. I think it
:11:03. > :11:07.is very wrong and it feels like they are getting rid of her. Would that
:11:08. > :11:15.put you off voting Tory in the future? Yes. Would you vote for him
:11:16. > :11:22.again? Yes, I would. She seemed to spend a lot of time in London. I am
:11:23. > :11:29.not really sure what she has done so I do not have a lot to say. What was
:11:30. > :11:38.she like as an MP? I think she was fantastic. I think it is a bad thing
:11:39. > :11:41.if they get rid of her. The MP in question did not want to be
:11:42. > :11:46.interviewed today but on Friday she was in fighting mood. I do not
:11:47. > :11:51.intend to be thrown aside by a small group. It is for my constituents as
:11:52. > :11:58.a whole to dismiss me if they wish to do so. The chairman of the local
:11:59. > :12:03.party association has rejected allegations he does not like working
:12:04. > :12:07.with women. We want to call for an open selection and we will ask for
:12:08. > :12:14.the best candidate to come forward, male or female. We will just have to
:12:15. > :12:16.wait and see who the candidate is for the Tories at the next general
:12:17. > :12:22.election. You're watching Look North. Still to
:12:23. > :12:27.come, Dawn will join me with a lot to talk about following the
:12:28. > :12:30.Tyne`Wear Premier League derby. Plus, as North East rockers Maximo
:12:31. > :12:40.Park release their latest album, we take front man Paul Smith back to
:12:41. > :12:42.his Teesside roots. January was mild but what will be
:12:43. > :13:02.start of February hold? Maximo Park release their first
:13:03. > :13:06.album today. They met at Newcastle University and have been going for
:13:07. > :13:08.more than a decade. They've sold two million records, have a Mercury
:13:09. > :13:12.Prize nomination and they even played with the Rolling Stones. And
:13:13. > :13:14.they're still based in the region. For tonight's Look North Report,
:13:15. > :13:18.arts reporter Sharuna Sagar has taken lead singer Paul Smith back to
:13:19. > :13:24.his Teesside roots. And there's even a guest appearance by Boro legend
:13:25. > :13:30.Bernie Slaven! Paul Smith may well be the first
:13:31. > :13:39.rock star to come from billing on. He left Teeside for Tyneside 15
:13:40. > :13:43.years ago. The spiral walkway in the middle of the town centre is still
:13:44. > :13:50.here. I used to run up and down less. How does it feel to be back
:13:51. > :13:55.here? It feels good to be back. It feels like a part of me is here and
:13:56. > :14:00.it is nice to be back and to bump into people I used to know, and
:14:01. > :14:06.everybody seems very friendly and that is something I associate with
:14:07. > :14:08.the town. That includes the industrial landscape on the
:14:09. > :14:14.outskirts going towards Middlesbrough. This inspired him
:14:15. > :14:21.first as an art student and now as a musician. The things I like songs
:14:22. > :14:28.about are essentially everyday things I try to elevate into a thing
:14:29. > :14:35.of beauty, maybe things not seen as beautiful initially. My artistic
:14:36. > :14:45.life began around here. And so did his other obsession. Football, and
:14:46. > :14:56.in particular, legendarily slake `` legendarily striker Bernie Slaven. A
:14:57. > :15:03.lot of my childhood was based around being Bernie Slaven in the
:15:04. > :15:07.playground and timing on a sixpence. There was a linked with football and
:15:08. > :15:12.musicians, especially the front man, centre forward. We have a better in
:15:13. > :15:20.common but obviously he is more talented as we have established. His
:15:21. > :15:27.posters would eventually be replaced by those of musicians and the rest
:15:28. > :15:34.is history. With a new record and an international two eminent, life
:15:35. > :15:42.revolves around the band. I did a cover of a Fall song called
:15:43. > :15:46.Edinburgh man but we have called Middlesbrough man. The new album is
:15:47. > :16:06.their most North East and yet. This album emphasises that we have
:16:07. > :16:11.travelled the world. We do a strange thing for a living but we have roots
:16:12. > :16:17.in the city. It must heart being called a Geordie band but coming
:16:18. > :16:21.from Teeside? I was initially dispossessed but at the same time
:16:22. > :16:32.the band was formed in Newcastle is the band is a Geordie band. Will you
:16:33. > :16:37.ever leave the Legion? `` region? I think it is probably too late. I
:16:38. > :16:44.enjoy living there and do not need to be anywhere else.
:16:45. > :16:46.On to sport now, and on Tyneside and Wearside they're still talking about
:16:47. > :16:59.that Premier League derby. And I would imagine, no matter which
:17:00. > :17:03.side you support, they'll be talking about this one for a long time to
:17:04. > :17:06.come, Dawn? Well, if you're a Newcastle fan, you're wondering if
:17:07. > :17:10.there's anything left to play for, over the next four months. And if
:17:11. > :17:13.you're a Sunderland fan, you'll be enjoying life right now, especially
:17:14. > :17:16.if you've got yourself a Cup final ticket! Yes, they went on sale
:17:17. > :17:19.today. Perfect timing, after Saturday's thumping 3`0 win at St
:17:20. > :17:23.James's Park, the first time the Black Cats have done the double over
:17:24. > :17:28.the Magpies since the 1966`67 season. Before you say it, I know
:17:29. > :17:32.you weren't born then! I was actually! And the first time they've
:17:33. > :17:35.won three derbies in a row since 1923. When those Sunderland fans
:17:36. > :17:38.would have had a long journey home, because the Tyne Bridge hadn't even
:17:39. > :17:41.been built then! Here are some Sunderland fans who enjoyed this
:17:42. > :17:44.latest win, though ` from the left, ex`players Jody Craddock, Michael
:17:45. > :17:48.Proctor and Darren Holloway, all in the away end, and keen to make the
:17:49. > :17:51.most of their team ending what had been a long period of Newcastle's
:17:52. > :17:54.derby dominance? Well, Newcastle were on top for a long period,
:17:55. > :17:57.either side of the Millennium, weren't they? Up until the 3`0
:17:58. > :18:01.defeat at St James's last season, they had nine wins and nine draws
:18:02. > :18:05.from 21 Premier League derbies, but Sunderland are now unbeaten in the
:18:06. > :18:09.last five, and the way Gus Poyet has them playing at the moment they were
:18:10. > :18:24.far and away the better team on Saturday.
:18:25. > :18:36.Adam Johnson was double marked but still manages to get the penalty.
:18:37. > :18:43.The charismatic Italian just laughed at him and this is certainly the way
:18:44. > :18:45.to take a penalty. The hand biting is meant to signify a life between
:18:46. > :19:06.the teeth. Adam Johnson again, man of the
:19:07. > :19:11.moment. They are really working for each other and it ended up being an
:19:12. > :19:16.absolutely great call from somebody who does not really score that
:19:17. > :19:21.many, but the celebrations were muted. For Newcastle, the question
:19:22. > :19:24.was how would they cope without their most influential player Yohan
:19:25. > :19:28.Cabaye and top scorer Loic Remy who was suspended. And the answer was
:19:29. > :19:33.not very well, if Saturday was anything to go by. Life after Cabaye
:19:34. > :19:36.is going to be tough. Just as well they had a good first half of the
:19:37. > :19:39.season. Plenty of togetherness before kick off but with the injured
:19:40. > :19:43.Coloccini and Gouffran missing as well it meant they were relying on
:19:44. > :19:53.their second top Derby scorer Shola Ameobi to shine. He didn't. Only one
:19:54. > :19:57.goal in the last seven derbies. Cheick Tiote was at least on target
:19:58. > :20:00.but new loan signing Luuk de Jong could only manage a couple of weak
:20:01. > :20:03.shots in Mannone's general direction. The frustration started
:20:04. > :20:07.to show. Tim Krul and Davide Santon in the bottom left of the picture
:20:08. > :20:12.here having a set`to after Johnson's goal. Not a good sign. Even when
:20:13. > :20:16.Hatem Ben Arfa was given space he was largely ineffective. Mike Ashley
:20:17. > :20:19.and Joe Kinnear weren't at the game but got plenty of stick as did
:20:20. > :20:22.Manager Alan Pardew whose pained expression said it all. Best player
:20:23. > :20:26.sold, no replacement, one hand tied behind his back. Kinnear hasn't made
:20:27. > :20:29.a single permanent signing yet! As for the fans, eighth in the league
:20:30. > :20:39.seems to count for little after a second 3`0 derby defeat running.
:20:40. > :20:48.We sell him for 20 million, no investment. Enough is enough. We
:20:49. > :20:53.have lost a good player and we have a player who scored most of our
:20:54. > :20:57.goals on the bench and we have to find a back to basics element to our
:20:58. > :21:04.game to make sure the second half of the season matches the first as best
:21:05. > :21:11.we can. They came out and dominated the game and to be honest they
:21:12. > :21:15.deserved to win. There does not seem to be any heart in the team any
:21:16. > :21:28.more. Get the club sorted and put some money back at the club. The
:21:29. > :21:37.three points are massive but to when at your rival's on end, it is
:21:38. > :21:41.massive for us. We are going to go to Wembley and after that we will go
:21:42. > :21:55.higher up the league, hopefully you rock. `` Europe.
:21:56. > :21:58.Into the Football League now and if Middlesbrough are going to close in
:21:59. > :22:01.on the play`off places they're going to have to string a few wins
:22:02. > :22:04.together, aren't they? Yes, that's after Boro could only manage a
:22:05. > :22:07.goalless draw at Doncaster leaving them nine points adrift. Aitor
:22:08. > :22:11.Karanka has watched his side pick up just two points from the last three
:22:12. > :22:14.games and has threatened to drop players who don't follow his
:22:15. > :22:18.tactical plan. Curtis Main had one of Boro's few decent chances. But
:22:19. > :22:21.the home side's Chris Brown wasted surely the best opportunity.
:22:22. > :22:24.Talking of wasted chances, Dawn, Carlisle travelled to fellow League
:22:25. > :22:28.One strugglers Bristol City and took a first half lead thanks to Brad
:22:29. > :22:31.Potts's free`kick. But City sub Marvin Elliott scored two goals in
:22:32. > :22:36.quick succession to turn the game around.
:22:37. > :22:41.In League Two, though, a great win for York City against promotion
:22:42. > :22:44.hopefuls Fleetwood. Conor McLaughlin flicked a corner past his own
:22:45. > :22:48.goalkeeper to gift the Minstermen the lead just before half`time.
:22:49. > :22:52.Fleetwood equalised in the second half but just when a draw looked the
:22:53. > :22:55.likeliest result, Wes Fletcher popped up with a late winner to the
:22:56. > :22:58.delight of manager Nigel Worthington.
:22:59. > :23:00.Hartlepool manager Colin Cooper, meanwhile, was pleased with his
:23:01. > :23:04.side's clean`sheet at home to Scunthorpe, who'd started the day
:23:05. > :23:07.second. The game swung either way but a solid point for Pools, who'd
:23:08. > :23:11.sold Jack Baldwin to Peterborough on transfer deadline day.
:23:12. > :23:14.All Saturday's games were affected by the wind, weren't they, including
:23:15. > :23:17.the Conference Premier match at Gateshead, who beat Kidderminster
:23:18. > :23:29.3`1 to keep their promotion hopes very much alive. Do you think he
:23:30. > :23:32.meant that! Before we leave football, some sad
:23:33. > :23:37.news to report, with the death of former Newcastle United winger Nigel
:23:38. > :23:40.Walker, at the age of just 54. He also played briefly for Sunderland
:23:41. > :23:42.and for Blyth Spartans, who'll hold a minute's applause before
:23:43. > :23:46.Saturday's home game with Witton Albion.
:23:47. > :23:50.On to basketball, and a great win for Durham Wildcats in the BBL. They
:23:51. > :23:53.beat high`flying Leicester for the first time in a 95`79 victory which
:23:54. > :23:57.dents the Riders' chances of retaining their championship title.
:23:58. > :24:00.It came after Newcastle Eagles had narrowly beaten the Riders 86`84 on
:24:01. > :24:06.Friday night to avenge their cup final defeat. In a niggly game the
:24:07. > :24:10.Eagles staged a late rally to join the Riders in second place in the
:24:11. > :24:13.table, and there was drama at the final whistle as emotions spilled
:24:14. > :24:24.over on court, not least with former Eagle turned Riders star Drew
:24:25. > :24:33.Sullivan. There's not much love lost between two teams.
:24:34. > :24:43.It will be a little bit quieter tomorrow. Across the region, we're
:24:44. > :24:47.expecting things to become drier. First thing this evening, clear for
:24:48. > :24:59.a time in the east with some showers developing and it is the West that
:25:00. > :25:02.will see the rainfall first. We definitely are not expecting snow at
:25:03. > :25:09.lower levels with temperatures not even hurting freezing, probably
:25:10. > :25:22.around four Celsius. Briscoe winds from the south keeping it generally
:25:23. > :25:27.mild. First thing tomorrow, rain for a time, just a dusting of snow for
:25:28. > :25:35.the very tops of the Hells but generally and improving picture. ``
:25:36. > :25:42.hills. Increasingly, just some isolated showers. Top temperatures
:25:43. > :25:49.around seven Celsius so cooler than it was today, not bad for the time
:25:50. > :25:55.of year. Brisk winds for the South and West words it should be fine and
:25:56. > :26:04.dry for the afternoon. This is the big picture and this does not last.
:26:05. > :26:09.The isobars are tightly wrapped around these weather systems as they
:26:10. > :26:15.sweep them from the West. The closer and tighter the line is the stronger
:26:16. > :26:19.the winds. This clears for Thursday and the isobars slacken with lighter
:26:20. > :26:24.winds as we head towards the end of this week. What does that mean in
:26:25. > :26:31.detail for the towns, cities and villages by region? Lets look West
:26:32. > :26:37.first of all. We are expecting it to be a wet day with strong winds from
:26:38. > :26:41.the South blowing in those spells of rain, falling asleep for a short
:26:42. > :26:50.time over the tops of the Cumbrian fells. Writer on Thursday with the
:26:51. > :26:53.risk of some isolated showers. In the north`east, the rain lighter on
:26:54. > :26:57.Wednesday and perhaps the sunshine and more widespread on Thursday.
:26:58. > :27:04.That is the way the weather looks for most of this week, try tomorrow
:27:05. > :27:07.and wet on Wednesday but improving on Thursday. It looks as though
:27:08. > :27:09.low`pressure stays in charge until the end of the week and staying
:27:10. > :27:22.unsettled. The late news after 10pm tonight and
:27:23. > :27:25.slightly different today! We will test you tomorrow!