:00:00. > :00:00.rise. That is all
:00:00. > :00:09.Hello, welcome to Look North. In the headlines tonight: Nearly 400
:00:10. > :00:12.potential victims of the Medomsley abuse scandal come forward. Now the
:00:13. > :00:17.Prime Minister promises support for the Durham Police investigation if
:00:18. > :00:20.it's needed. Still defenceless. As more flooding
:00:21. > :00:23.hits the South West, Morpeth's new flood scheme is running behind
:00:24. > :00:28.schedule ` and millions of pounds over budget.
:00:29. > :00:32.Just horsing around, or something more serious? Official disapproval
:00:33. > :00:38.for the woman who trotted into a supermarket as part of the latest
:00:39. > :00:41.online craze. And the fat of the land ` the North
:00:42. > :00:50.tops a health watchdog's national league table of obesity. In sport,
:00:51. > :00:53.we will be live at the Billingham Forum Leisure Centre for the
:00:54. > :01:07.highlight have already. It is the BBC north`east sports awards.
:01:08. > :01:10.The Prime Minister has promised Government support for the police
:01:11. > :01:13.inquiry into allegations of physical and sexual abuse at a youth
:01:14. > :01:16.detention centre in County Durham. More than 200 men have now come
:01:17. > :01:19.forward after last week's revelations on BBC Inside Out about
:01:20. > :01:24.brutality at Medomsley Detention Centre. The total of potential
:01:25. > :01:35.victims now stands at close to 400. Dan Farthing reports. It is always
:01:36. > :01:40.in my head. It has ruined my life, completely ruined it.
:01:41. > :01:43.Since Inside Out broadcast shocking revelations about the years of abuse
:01:44. > :01:46.at Medomsley, 232 potential new victims have contacted the police
:01:47. > :01:56.and they believe there could be more to come. Medomsley was open for more
:01:57. > :02:00.than 30 years. Potentially there is more victims out there, more people
:02:01. > :02:03.to talk to us. I am delighted that they have had the confidence in
:02:04. > :02:07.Durham Police to come forward and tell us their story. But I am
:02:08. > :02:09.saddened by the fact that so many people have had a bad experience at
:02:10. > :02:14.Medomsley. Kevin Champley from Teesside is one of the scores who've
:02:15. > :02:20.come forward. There was physical abuse every day. You were forced to
:02:21. > :02:25.fight other boys. Sort of like in gladiatorial tournaments for the
:02:26. > :02:30.amusement of officers. The first time I seen a dead body was in
:02:31. > :02:35.Medomsley. It was in a cell. He was just 17 when he was sent to there
:02:36. > :02:40.for fighting in a youth club. It had affected probably all of my life.
:02:41. > :02:46.Obviously you cannot turn the clock back but I feel, if there is people
:02:47. > :02:49.out there who should be punished for it, they should be punished. Two men
:02:50. > :02:53.have already been jailed for raping boys at the youth jail ` they've
:02:54. > :02:59.both since died. But the police aren't ruling out new charges. The
:03:00. > :03:06.priority is the victims. We have to give people a chance to top, and
:03:07. > :03:10.work our way through the 375. My priority is them. We will be talking
:03:11. > :03:13.to suspects later in the year. The jail closed in the late 1980s,
:03:14. > :03:15.having been part of the controversial "short, sharp, shock"
:03:16. > :03:19.programme which was meant to turn young people away from a life of
:03:20. > :03:22.crime. And Medomsley took on a new political dimension today, as the
:03:23. > :03:29.Prime Minister guaranteed Government support for what has become Durham
:03:30. > :03:34.Police's biggest ever inquiry. Some of our smallest police forces are
:03:35. > :03:36.hugely capable but when they are doing large and complex
:03:37. > :03:39.investigations like this, on occasion they need help and support
:03:40. > :03:43.so we should make sure that is available. And that support could
:03:44. > :03:47.well been needed as hard cash ` as the police inquiry will continue for
:03:48. > :03:52.months to come and is expected to cost many millions. Dan Farthing,
:03:53. > :03:56.BBC Look North, County Durham. The Prime Minister was speaking in
:03:57. > :03:59.response to a question from North West Durham MP Pat Glass. She wanted
:04:00. > :04:02.an assurance that the Durham Police Force would be given sufficient
:04:03. > :04:05.resources for such a major investigation. Earlier, I asked her
:04:06. > :04:13.if she's happy with the progress the police are making. It is the biggest
:04:14. > :04:16.investigation Durham Constabulary has ever undertaken. And they have
:04:17. > :04:19.created a very specialist team and they are determined that every
:04:20. > :04:24.single victim will be seen and will be listened to. And I think part of
:04:25. > :04:27.my job is to make sure that the Constabulary has the resources to
:04:28. > :04:31.ensure that that team stays together until this is complete. I have been
:04:32. > :04:35.contacted by victims who are telling me that they are pleased with the
:04:36. > :04:39.way this is happening and they think that Durham Constabulary are doing a
:04:40. > :04:43.really good job. This is a big ask of a very small force but they seem
:04:44. > :04:47.to be doing very well. Do you think they do need any assistance on this
:04:48. > :04:52.or can they cope? At the moment, things are fine. However, this is a
:04:53. > :04:56.very small force and we are not one of the big boys. It just takes one
:04:57. > :05:00.major incident or a major murder and there will be pressure on the
:05:01. > :05:04.specialist team, it is part of my job to ensure that I talk to the
:05:05. > :05:07.Home Secretary to make sure that this team remains together and is
:05:08. > :05:14.able to take this investigation to its conclusion.
:05:15. > :05:17.So, still more people coming forward with disturbing stories about
:05:18. > :05:20.Medomsley. There is a helpline for anyone who has been affected by the
:05:21. > :05:36.issues raised. Call the BBC Action line on 08000 566 065, or go to the
:05:37. > :05:39.website. Bbc.co.uk/actionline. It's been the South West's turn to
:05:40. > :05:46.experience severe flooding this winter. But Look North can reveal
:05:47. > :05:50.one of the biggest flood defence projects in our region is millions
:05:51. > :05:52.over budget ` and running late. It's now five years since Morpeth, in
:05:53. > :05:56.Northumberland, was deluged and 1,000 homes were flooded. The town
:05:57. > :06:00.won a battle for new defences ` but residents are angry that the project
:06:01. > :06:03.is overspent by ?3 million. And they fear they could be flooded again
:06:04. > :06:05.before the work is finished. Sharon Barbour has tonight's Look North
:06:06. > :06:09.report. Paul Gillie's B and B in Morpeth has
:06:10. > :06:12.been flooded twice ` in 2008 and again in 2012. It is nonsense. These
:06:13. > :06:27.flood defences should have been built two years ago. He's among
:06:28. > :06:30.residents here fed`up that a flood defence scheme to protect his home
:06:31. > :06:34.still hasn't been completed. They need to be pulling their finger out
:06:35. > :06:38.and getting on with it. There is no excuse for them being this late
:06:39. > :06:41.over. I don't accept any of their excuses for why they are not
:06:42. > :06:44.finished. In 2008, when the river Wansbeck here in Morpeth flooded,
:06:45. > :06:48.the water rose so high that it went right over the top of the bridge a
:06:49. > :06:51.thousand homes were flooded. A much needed flood`defence project is well
:06:52. > :06:56.under way, but there's anger that defence walls like this one, at High
:06:57. > :07:02.Stanners, are not finished. People don't sleep at night if times `` at
:07:03. > :07:06.times if there is heavy rain. You see floods in the south of England
:07:07. > :07:10.and think, what would happen if it was here? We should have been
:07:11. > :07:14.protected by now. We have had some delays in building the walls in the
:07:15. > :07:17.town. So in terms of the flood defence scheme, are they working? By
:07:18. > :07:20.the autumn, by November we are expecting them to be complete. The
:07:21. > :07:23.delays are not the only thing worrying residents. They are
:07:24. > :07:29.concerned about the cost, which has gone up from ?21 million to ?24
:07:30. > :07:37.million. Money the cash`strapped Northumberland County Council and
:07:38. > :07:41.Environment Agency has to find. Costs are likely to be higher than
:07:42. > :07:44.originally planned, but how much, we don't know. A few percent in the
:07:45. > :07:48.overall budget at the start. Three million on top of 21 million is
:07:49. > :07:52.closer to 10% extra cost. It is. It is a very complex project and when
:07:53. > :08:00.you see the size of the reservoir that we are constructing, it is
:08:01. > :08:03.absolutely enormous. And a small change in the height of that
:08:04. > :08:08.reservoir means a considerable amount of material that we need to
:08:09. > :08:11.put in to top up the dam. The main message for the people of Morpeth is
:08:12. > :08:16.that the scheme will not be stopped. As far as anger is concerned, if I
:08:17. > :08:19.were to let out how I felt it would not be pretty, in all honesty. Rain
:08:20. > :08:22.is forecast for the next several days. Without full protection from
:08:23. > :08:24.flooding in place, residents like Paul can only hope history isn't
:08:25. > :08:38.repeated. The rules are simple. Film yourself
:08:39. > :08:43.downing an alcoholic drink while doing something unusual. Post a
:08:44. > :08:52.video online, and nominate two more people to take up the challenge. It
:08:53. > :08:56.is a new craze which apparently originated in Australia. But when
:08:57. > :08:59.this young lady arrived in her local supermarket on a horse, and downed a
:09:00. > :09:06.fizzy drink, official disapproval quickly followed. Jonathan Swingler
:09:07. > :09:10.reports. 21`year`old `` this 21`year`old
:09:11. > :09:14.women ready to a supermarket as part of the game. Friends nominate each
:09:15. > :09:18.other to do a challenge and down a drink. Normally it is alcoholic but
:09:19. > :09:22.in this case it was a Coca`Cola. The people at Tesco head office give us
:09:23. > :09:25.a statement saying they are aware of the incident. The women in question
:09:26. > :09:28.did not want to be interviewed and told her that her parents are not
:09:29. > :09:34.happy with all of the attention this has generated. The police want to
:09:35. > :09:39.have a word with her. How stupid this could be. What could have gone
:09:40. > :09:46.wrong? The horse is actually sliding on the polished floor. I think
:09:47. > :09:50.someone goes past with a pushchair. If the horse had fallen over, the
:09:51. > :09:54.writer could have entrapped. There is all sorts of things that could
:09:55. > :09:57.have gone wrong. The craze has spread but with some tragic
:09:58. > :10:04.consequences. One man drowned in Ireland. This woman made a video
:10:05. > :10:10.drinking tea. I have never heard anything catch on so quickly in all
:10:11. > :10:14.the years I have been here. It is a bit hot so I cannot let it. Some of
:10:15. > :10:22.them are really funny but my concern is that younger people. `` I cannot
:10:23. > :10:25.neck it. I did not drink a pint of beer but if they are drinking pints
:10:26. > :10:32.of spirits, they don't realise what it is doing to their bodies. It can
:10:33. > :10:38.be fatal. There is concern that teenagers under 18 in our region
:10:39. > :10:42.could be taking part in this craze. Just a passing craze, or a potential
:10:43. > :10:46.threat to life? You can join the debate on our Look North Facebook
:10:47. > :10:48.page ` the address is on your screen now.
:10:49. > :10:52.A man presumed dead after falling overboard from a cruise ship in the
:10:53. > :10:55.South Atlantic has been identified as Wearside journalist Bob Horn. Mr
:10:56. > :10:58.Horn, who was 69, was for decades the Houghton`le`Spring reporter for
:10:59. > :11:04.the Sunderland Echo. He fell from the ship shortly after it left the
:11:05. > :11:07.Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. It's one of our most famous
:11:08. > :11:10.landmarks. But now there are plans to build five giant wind turbines
:11:11. > :11:13.close to Roseberry Topping near Guisborough in east Cleveland. The
:11:14. > :11:16.developers say the wind farm will benefit the community, and has today
:11:17. > :11:20.announced a scheme to offer local people ?5,000 each to help them find
:11:21. > :11:25.a job. But many are not convinced, as Stuart Whincup discovered.
:11:26. > :11:30.Distinctive and iconic. Roseberry Topping provides amazing views
:11:31. > :11:34.across Teesside and North Yorkshire. A patchwork of fields, villages and
:11:35. > :11:39.towns. But this is how protestors claim it will look if the new wind
:11:40. > :11:43.farm development is approved. Anita Johnson has lived in Mount Pleasant
:11:44. > :11:50.for 36 years. The turbines would be built at the back of her house. It
:11:51. > :11:58.would be like having your heart ripped out. I am being serious. I
:11:59. > :12:01.just don't like them at all. Even on a grey day the views from Roseberry
:12:02. > :12:07.Topping are impressive. And protestors say huge, ugly wind
:12:08. > :12:14.turbines would destroy all this. They are going to loom over
:12:15. > :12:17.Guisborough for 25 years. They will destroy the tourism revenue and
:12:18. > :12:19.probably the house prices will fall in the area. The developer, Banks
:12:20. > :12:25.Renewables, says the views from Roseberry Topping already show wind
:12:26. > :12:28.farms and Teesside heavy industry. `` Teeside's heavy industry. They
:12:29. > :12:32.also say it will bring jobs and investment. And it's offering grants
:12:33. > :12:36.of up to ?5,000 to help local people get jobs. If you want to become a
:12:37. > :12:41.chef and can't afford your Chef outfit, you can get a ?300 grant for
:12:42. > :12:45.that. Or if you get an apprenticeship with a local employer
:12:46. > :12:49.wanting to take on a young person, up to ?5,000 can be put towards that
:12:50. > :12:54.salary. The developers know they are in for
:12:55. > :13:00.a battle. The National Trust are also opposed in the wind farm. A
:13:01. > :13:08.final decision will be made by the council and that is expected in
:13:09. > :13:11.April. Coming up next, the health survey
:13:12. > :13:14.that labels most of the region the fattest in England.
:13:15. > :13:18.And we're live from the BBC North East Sports Awards. Plus: Should
:13:19. > :13:21.there be an end to toys for boys ` and girls? One of our MPs claims
:13:22. > :13:28.they reinforce gender stereotypes and could even influence the future
:13:29. > :13:33.careers of young girls. It was another at Lanting low that
:13:34. > :13:37.brought windy weather today. I can offer you something quieter
:13:38. > :13:43.tomorrow. Join me later for your full regional forecast. `` it was
:13:44. > :13:46.another wet and windy low. Our region, it's claimed, contains
:13:47. > :13:49.the fattest of the fat. The health watchdog Public Health England has
:13:50. > :13:52.produced league tables of obesity levels throughout England. And we're
:13:53. > :13:55.top of all three. Copeland, in Cumbria, is the local authority with
:13:56. > :14:04.the most overweight people. Cumbria itself is the fattest County in
:14:05. > :14:07.England. And the North East is the most obese region in the country.
:14:08. > :14:10.Surprised? Well, some people think the way the figures have been
:14:11. > :14:15.collated is flawed. Alison Freeman reports.
:14:16. > :14:20.A couple of years ago, this man would have found this task
:14:21. > :14:25.impossible. But he is now `` he has now lost more than half of his body
:14:26. > :14:30.weight. I realised that when your vehicle is overweight, you ruined
:14:31. > :14:36.your tires. My joints were beginning to go. My health was beginning to
:14:37. > :14:42.go. I had to do something. He has got down from 31 stone to just 14
:14:43. > :14:48.stone. Apparently bucking the trend in the county today named the
:14:49. > :14:53.fattest in England. Cumbria's rugged coastline and abundance of trails to
:14:54. > :14:57.what and keep fit on, it has come as a surprise to many that it is the
:14:58. > :15:02.fattest county. Add to that the fact that only a hundred people out of a
:15:03. > :15:05.population of half a million were asked to give their weight and
:15:06. > :15:12.height, some people are questioning the validity of the figures. It is
:15:13. > :15:17.biological implausibility, if you look around you, does that seem to
:15:18. > :15:21.fit? Are 75% of the people walking down the street fact? The answer is
:15:22. > :15:26.no. There are other ways of getting this information. One possibility
:15:27. > :15:30.was through GPs but at the moment we don't have the system in place to do
:15:31. > :15:32.that. The people that GPs measure are not necessarily representative
:15:33. > :15:37.of the whole population. At the moment, we do not have the best way
:15:38. > :15:41.of looking at that data. Deprivation and poverty were blamed for the
:15:42. > :15:45.north`east being labelled the fattest region. And Copland being
:15:46. > :15:51.home to the highest number of overweight people. I am in town
:15:52. > :15:59.every day. I don't see any obese people. There is not that many fat
:16:00. > :16:02.people around here. The data may not be accurate but Public Health
:16:03. > :16:10.England says it is the first time it has been able to get a snapshot of
:16:11. > :16:14.each area's weight problems. Now time for a toy story. This one
:16:15. > :16:17.doesn't have Buzz Lightyear in it ` but MPs in Parliament. Newcastle MP
:16:18. > :16:20.Chi Onwurah says gender specific toys, like dolls for girls, could
:16:21. > :16:23.limit children's future career options. She thinks the issue's so
:16:24. > :16:26.important she raised it in the House of Commons this afternoon. Here's
:16:27. > :16:29.our Political Correspondent Mark, Denten.
:16:30. > :16:33.This place may well bring back a few memories for you. The excitement of
:16:34. > :16:36.walking into a toy shop, that feeling of wondering what to play
:16:37. > :16:38.with, whether you can touch it and more importantly, whether through
:16:39. > :16:47.persuasion, smiles or tantrum, you can persuade your mum or dad to
:16:48. > :16:51.shell out for it. But in this toy shop, still a bit of the pink/blue
:16:52. > :16:55.divide. Toys for girls, and toys for boys. But have we got our toy
:16:56. > :17:01.choices right? Should girls always be presented with cute little baby
:17:02. > :17:05.dolls or boys with rockets? Or should toys be more like this one,
:17:06. > :17:18.targeted at both girls and boys? Today, one local MP called for a big
:17:19. > :17:22.change. Children and parents are not being allowed to choose what toys
:17:23. > :17:25.they want to play with for themselves because they are being
:17:26. > :17:28.told that certain toys are for girls, certain toys are for boys and
:17:29. > :17:32.in particular, girls toys have to be pink. The kind of toys that children
:17:33. > :17:35.play with does influence what carriers they choose. Joanne, the
:17:36. > :17:41.owner of this toy shop, is not convinced. I still believe people
:17:42. > :17:45.will still go towards the toys they want to get, which will be gender
:17:46. > :17:48.specific. And Ray, looking for a toy aeroplane for his great`grandson, is
:17:49. > :17:52.not worried about the gender politics of toys. It is a waste of
:17:53. > :17:56.time. And I think that even at 18 months, he knows exactly what he
:17:57. > :18:00.wants. He does not have to be guided, really. But here is
:18:01. > :18:04.geneticist Theresa looking for something for her son. She is more
:18:05. > :18:09.supportive. You can be attracted to certain sort of toys. We are looking
:18:10. > :18:13.for super heroes because that is what my son is interested in at the
:18:14. > :18:17.moment. But the pink Lego that they have at the moment, my daughter will
:18:18. > :18:20.not touch. 354 million toys were sold last year and whether gender
:18:21. > :18:25.specific or not, we spent nearly ?3 billion on them.
:18:26. > :18:29.Time for sport now. And the team are out and about tonight. And with the
:18:30. > :18:33.Winter Olympics about to get under way, how fitting that we found our
:18:34. > :18:41.own Jeff Brown in an ice`rink. Jeff, what on earth are you doing there?
:18:42. > :18:46.Yes, it is a very good question. You have the Winter Olympics, it is the
:18:47. > :18:50.perfect setting. We are at the Billingham Forum Leisure Centre. It
:18:51. > :18:54.is the 2013 BBC North East Sports Awards. We have athletes and
:18:55. > :18:58.gymnasts won the Academy behind us entertaining the crowd. When the
:18:59. > :19:03.presentation starts, it will be in the middle of the ice rink. The team
:19:04. > :19:09.here, we are all very well wrapped up. I am wearing a vest. We have
:19:10. > :19:12.been looking back at what was a terrific year of sport in the
:19:13. > :19:16.north`east. Some fantastic performances and occasions. We even
:19:17. > :19:20.found ourselves a new world champion. He is about to take part
:19:21. > :19:24.in a prehistoric night`night in Tyneside.
:19:25. > :19:26.Suited and booted. On the left, ex`Darlington roofer Stuie Hall, IBF
:19:27. > :19:34.world bantamweight boxing champion since four days before Christmas. ``
:19:35. > :19:42.take part in a historic site night in Tyneside. `` a historic fight
:19:43. > :19:45.night. His opponent at the Newcastle Arena on March the 29th is the new
:19:46. > :19:49.Commonwealth Champion Martin Ward, from West Rainton, near Durham. An
:19:50. > :19:52.all North`East affair ` the first for a World boxing title.
:19:53. > :19:55.The line`up for next month's Clash of the Clans includes an impressive
:19:56. > :19:57.undercard, featuring two of the region's best known fighters,
:19:58. > :20:00.Bradley Saunders from Sedgefield, and Birtley's Jon Lewis Dickinson.
:20:01. > :20:03.But it's the top of the bill clash that's most exciting to the likes of
:20:04. > :20:12.1989 world cruiserweight champion Glenn McCrory. Stuie Hall
:20:13. > :20:18.Stuart Hall is the man who has swapped a wild party lifestyle in
:20:19. > :20:24.Ibiza for a return to professional boxing. His opponent is seeking to
:20:25. > :20:34.become the first world champ from it has been coming for a long, long
:20:35. > :20:40.time. The fact that it is a world title fight makes it so much more
:20:41. > :20:46.worth the wait. Mark Tulip, BBC Look North.
:20:47. > :20:48.With me is a man who was once the region's only world boxing
:20:49. > :20:52.champion. Did you ever think you would see the day went to
:20:53. > :20:57.north`eastern fighters would fight for a world title? I did not. Dreams
:20:58. > :21:01.have come true. Stuart Hall wins the world title, it has been 25 years. I
:21:02. > :21:06.have always wished that someone would do it and I am glad that
:21:07. > :21:10.Stewart did. Never in his first event it is even better, he is going
:21:11. > :21:15.to fight a north`east boxer so north`east boxing is back in the big
:21:16. > :21:18.time. It is great for the region. We are going to have a lot of local
:21:19. > :21:24.boxers on. It is going to be a massive event. It is nearly 25 years
:21:25. > :21:31.since you want your title. Where has the time gone? Exactly. We are still
:21:32. > :21:34.alive. We have never changed. It is amazing that the north`east has had
:21:35. > :21:41.to wait so long for another title. It is. There is always a wealth of
:21:42. > :21:50.talent in the amateur boxing scene. Now we have got lots of hopes and
:21:51. > :21:54.the promoters are coming here, the big guns, we have got good promoters
:21:55. > :21:58.here as well and a good crop of good fighters. He has opened the gates
:21:59. > :22:04.now, Stuart Hall. It is all going to change now. Boxing is going to be
:22:05. > :22:11.here quite a bit and we are going to have a lot of champions. Thank you.
:22:12. > :22:15.It is not just me here. With me now is the director of cricket. It has
:22:16. > :22:20.been an amazing sporting year in the north`east. But in Durham
:22:21. > :22:25.particularly and for you as well. Exactly. This time last year the
:22:26. > :22:31.team was just about written off by all of the critics. We had lost a
:22:32. > :22:37.few players. But the team excelled and came home fantastically well in
:22:38. > :22:41.the championship. In fact, they could have won one or two other
:22:42. > :22:45.trophies as well. They played well throughout the season. There was a
:22:46. > :22:51.hiccup in the middle of the season. You are underplaying that a little
:22:52. > :22:55.bit! You had a heart attack. Fantastic hospital people helped me
:22:56. > :22:59.through it. And I was back in action to witness the last half of the
:23:00. > :23:04.year. The boys really pleased for you as well. If that is the case,
:23:05. > :23:09.thank you very much but they were brilliant. Lots of young cricketers
:23:10. > :23:13.are moving their careers on and it is wonderful to see some people
:23:14. > :23:17.representing England. That was what Durham County was all about to start
:23:18. > :23:22.with. They are fulfilling their dream. I hope you have got your
:23:23. > :23:29.thermals on. You will need it in there tonight. I won't tell you what
:23:30. > :23:35.is underneath. There will be a full report on
:23:36. > :23:41.tomorrow night's BBC Look North. And the late news as well. We will tell
:23:42. > :23:45.you who has won the top award. That is the BBC North East Sports Awards.
:23:46. > :23:51.Personality of the year. Those of you with a nervous
:23:52. > :23:56.disposition might want to turn away now.
:23:57. > :24:01.disposition might want It was a nice day for ducks. That is
:24:02. > :24:04.the rain arriving for the big gathering later in the month. As
:24:05. > :24:09.well as rain today, gusty winds. The gas came in the early hours of the
:24:10. > :24:14.morning but through the afternoon exposed parts hit the low 50s,
:24:15. > :24:17.inland it was a little bit lighter. Over the next few days, unsettled
:24:18. > :24:21.weather, tomorrow is an improvement, bigger and brighter, more rain
:24:22. > :24:27.spreading up from the south tomorrow night. Things dry up on Friday. It
:24:28. > :24:35.is up and down. This is the low pressure system that brought us
:24:36. > :24:37.today is wet and windy weather. There is Bill outbreaks of rain as
:24:38. > :24:40.we head to this evening. The shoppers will become less widespread
:24:41. > :24:42.overnight but they will not die away completely although there will be
:24:43. > :24:45.some drier interludes at times. Temperatures will get down to four
:24:46. > :24:51.or five Celsius. Those very strong just the southeasterly winds will
:24:52. > :24:54.start to ease. Still a few showers around first thing tomorrow morning.
:24:55. > :24:58.Especially in the Pennine areas, they will die away, some places will
:24:59. > :25:02.have a drier picture for the afternoon, a few bright spells and
:25:03. > :25:05.sunshine and Sunderland and Whitehaven as we head into the
:25:06. > :25:10.afternoon, temperatures will peak at eight Celsius. With drier weather
:25:11. > :25:14.and much lighter winds, it should feel a whole lot more pleasant
:25:15. > :25:17.tomorrow but as I said, more rain on the way tomorrow night as this next
:25:18. > :25:22.low comes in. That could eastwards through the course of Brady into the
:25:23. > :25:26.weekend the lows just keep coming. Bringing bands of wet and windy
:25:27. > :25:31.weather one after the other. If you are out and about over the next few
:25:32. > :25:34.days, expect one or two early showers on Friday, it should dry up
:25:35. > :25:38.through the day, more wet and windy weather on Saturday and the showers
:25:39. > :25:44.are fewer and further between on Sunday. Breezy at times but the
:25:45. > :25:50.winds are coming from south or westerly directions. Rain or showers
:25:51. > :25:54.around in the north`east. Probably escaped the worst of the showers
:25:55. > :25:57.east of the Pennines as the winds coming from a westerly direction for
:25:58. > :26:04.a good part of the time. We will keep you bang up to date on the
:26:05. > :26:09.local radio station. If you have got washing hanging about, it is good to
:26:10. > :26:39.get it out now before the rain starts. Have a good evening.
:26:40. > :26:41.NICK CLEGG: Are you in, or are you out?
:26:42. > :26:47.That's the real question at stake at the European elections on May 2 nd.
:26:48. > :26:55.even though that would wreck the recovery and destroy jobs.
:26:56. > :26:58.The Conservatives are now openly flirting with exit,
:26:59. > :27:01.and the Labour Party, well, they just don't have the courage
:27:02. > :27:08.they wouldn't lift a finger to help keep Britain in the EU
:27:09. > :27:12.So I'm asking you to vote for the Liberal Democrats,
:27:13. > :27:19.in for the sake of British prosperity and jobs.
:27:20. > :27:23.I'm in because we set the global standards
:27:24. > :27:29.95% of everything we use, we eat we heat ourselves in, comes in by sea.