:00:00. > :00:00.That is all from the BBC News At Six,
:00:00. > :00:10.Hello and welcome to Monday's Look North. Tonight: We'll only close
:00:11. > :00:17.fire stations as a last resort. The new plan on spending cuts at the
:00:18. > :00:20.Tyne and Wear Fire Service. Murdered 18 years ago today, but
:00:21. > :00:27.Kevin Nightingale's killer has never been brought to justice. Now there's
:00:28. > :00:32.a new appeal for help. If anybody knows anything, anything
:00:33. > :00:37.at all on it might be the tiniest piece of information that they might
:00:38. > :00:43.think is irrelevant, please come forward.
:00:44. > :00:47.A charity's bid to halve the number of children in care, here in the
:00:48. > :00:51.North. Farewell to Frank, the popular local radio presenter who's
:00:52. > :00:54.died on his 84th birthday. And how the story of the Pitmen
:00:55. > :00:57.painters has inspired children across the North to create their own
:00:58. > :01:01.artwork. In sport: Sunderland go marching on
:01:02. > :01:07.after beating the Saints in the FA Cup. The Black Cats are now just a
:01:08. > :01:20.game away from a second trip to Wembley this season.
:01:21. > :01:29.It created a wave of anger and fears that lives could be put at risk.
:01:30. > :01:32.Last month, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service announced more than
:01:33. > :01:36.130 jobs losses and the closure of three stations, all in response to a
:01:37. > :01:38.cut of ?9 million in government grants. But today the Fire
:01:39. > :01:41.Authority's come up with revised plans. It says it's listened to
:01:42. > :01:44.public concern, and fire stations will now only close as a last
:01:45. > :01:47.resort. Our Political Correspondent Mark Denten joins us from one of
:01:48. > :01:55.those threatened stations in Sunderland. So Mark, just what is
:01:56. > :02:03.happening with the fire cuts now? A very good question on how revised
:02:04. > :02:08.those plans actually are. This is a somewhat Central fire Station, one
:02:09. > :02:16.of the stations that is slated for closing. This afternoon, the fire
:02:17. > :02:19.Authority has come out with a statement saying it has been
:02:20. > :02:24.listening over the last few weeks to a people have been saying, and they
:02:25. > :02:32.say that there are three changes, number one, they are the shrub or
:02:33. > :02:39.they will only close a last resort `` they will only close three
:02:40. > :02:44.stations as a last resort, and they also say they will save those
:02:45. > :02:51.changes in over a minimum of three years. Hasn't placated the critics?
:02:52. > :02:57.Let's find out. The striker has that placated the critics. `` have that
:02:58. > :03:08.placated the critics? Let's find out. What we saw was a mess. I have
:03:09. > :03:14.never witnessed anything like that before. This was not about the
:03:15. > :03:22.firefighter posts, this was shortly about the three stages of closure.
:03:23. > :03:27.For what ever reason, an option was not taken. They still have to save
:03:28. > :03:32.money. Is there any realistic way they can do that without making
:03:33. > :03:41.dramatic changes? What you need to bear in mind is, the closure of the
:03:42. > :03:47.station will only save ?140,000. Option three was the one with the
:03:48. > :03:53.highest risk of fatalities. It has led to confusion and a workforce who
:03:54. > :04:01.do not know where to go from here. Thank you for joining us. No`one
:04:02. > :04:05.from the fire authority was available for comment tonight, but
:04:06. > :04:11.there has been an angry reaction from Labour MPs. One and he said she
:04:12. > :04:16.is very disappointed by the decision and says it will still put lives in
:04:17. > :04:30.Sunderland at risk. `` one MP. He was murdered 18 years ago today,
:04:31. > :04:33.but it's a crime that remains unsolved. Now, police have launched
:04:34. > :04:39.a fresh appeal for information about the death of Kevin Nightingale, a
:04:40. > :04:42.club doorman from South Shields. Mr. Nightingale was shot on his doorstep
:04:43. > :04:46.after returning from work on the 17th of February, 1996. His family
:04:47. > :04:50.are hoping this renewed appeal for help will bring his killer to
:04:51. > :04:53.justice. Bob Cooper reports. He was only 33 and a father of two
:04:54. > :05:04.children. Described as a lovely`natured man, who idolised his
:05:05. > :05:09.family. Kevin was a lovely man. Heart of gold. Help anybody out, do
:05:10. > :05:14.anything for anybody. Happy`go`lucky, family man. Everyone
:05:15. > :05:20.of her members him his smile. `` remembers him.
:05:21. > :05:23.But his life was cruelly cut short, when someone shot Kevin Nightingale
:05:24. > :05:27.after work in front of his family home. That was 18 years ago today.
:05:28. > :05:34.Since then, his widow Julie has been living in limbo.
:05:35. > :05:40.The longer it has gone on the harder it is getting for me personally. It
:05:41. > :05:54.is getting harder. Just waiting to see who did it and why. You know? We
:05:55. > :06:01.have had bad health through it all. I lost my job and I have got
:06:02. > :06:07.diabetes. I am losing my sight. It is just... That is what it has
:06:08. > :06:12.done. His sister and Julie have got the same problems.
:06:13. > :06:15.Three people were charged in 2000 and then again 2001 for Mr
:06:16. > :06:18.Nightingale's murder, but the charges were dropped both times. Now
:06:19. > :06:25.police are renewing efforts to find out who is responsible. Detectives
:06:26. > :06:29.were on the murder for several years `` detectives worked on the murder
:06:30. > :06:37.for several years, however, now there is an opportunity to look at
:06:38. > :06:39.anything that happened at the time. Crimestoppers are also offering
:06:40. > :06:43.?5,000 for information that might lead to a conviction. And if anyone
:06:44. > :06:49.out there does know anything, Julie Nightingale has this message for
:06:50. > :06:54.them. If anybody knows anything, anything
:06:55. > :06:58.at all come it might be the tiniest, little piece of information that
:06:59. > :07:05.they might think is irrelevant, please come forward, because it
:07:06. > :07:12.might be a big deal to the police, so please, anybody that has any
:07:13. > :07:15.information, please come forward. A nine year`old girl from County
:07:16. > :07:19.Durham is recovering from emergency surgery, after a beer bottle was
:07:20. > :07:24.thrown through the window of a car she was travelling in. Abbie Keers
:07:25. > :07:26.from Stanley was being driven by her grandmother when the incident
:07:27. > :07:30.happened. Police believe the bottle was thrown at the car from a
:07:31. > :07:56.pedestrian underpass. In a statement her family said:
:07:57. > :08:03.whether this was done on purpose or not, people need to think about the
:08:04. > :08:09.consequences of what they are doing. Throwing anything to `` into a
:08:10. > :08:15.carriageway can have serious consequences.
:08:16. > :08:18.Durham Police are still questioning three men arrested in an armed
:08:19. > :08:22.operation last night in Darlington. The three ` aged 30, 22 and 19 `
:08:23. > :08:26.were arrested in the town's Yarm Road, after the van in which they
:08:27. > :08:29.were travelling was brought to an enforced stop by officers. They're
:08:30. > :08:32.from different locations in the North East, and are being held at
:08:33. > :08:35.separate police stations. A police spokesman said today there were no
:08:36. > :08:37.injuries and went on to reassure people in Darlington this was "an
:08:38. > :08:41.isolated incident." Having the number of children going
:08:42. > :08:44.into care, that's the ambition of a charity being piloted in the North
:08:45. > :08:47.East. Christian philanthropist Sir Peter Vardy is funding the project,
:08:48. > :08:50.which is training church`goers to help families before social services
:08:51. > :09:01.are involved. It comes as the number of children in care in this region
:09:02. > :09:06.soars. Once my husband had gone to prison, at first he left grieving,
:09:07. > :09:13.in a way, and you just feel you are at the end of their tether. `` your
:09:14. > :09:16.tether. Struggling to cope with three
:09:17. > :09:20.children and a husband behind bars, Kate is one of 70 families in the
:09:21. > :09:23.North East who've been supported by Sir Peter Vardy's new charity. They
:09:24. > :09:27.came the night before I went into hospital and kept the middle child
:09:28. > :09:35.for just under one week, so I knew he was safe and happy there, and I
:09:36. > :09:39.could concentrate on me and the baby rather than worrying about where
:09:40. > :09:43.everybody was. It's called Safe Families for
:09:44. > :09:51.Children. It's based on a Christian movement sweeping America. It was a
:09:52. > :09:55.no`brainer that if we could bring this to return, we could support
:09:56. > :10:03.thousands of children and families and obviously save the government
:10:04. > :10:06.billions of pounds. Just have a bit of a discussion. These are some of
:10:07. > :10:12.the things I am concerned about if I am going to embark on this process.
:10:13. > :10:15.The charity has trained more than 250 unpaid church volunteers in the
:10:16. > :10:19.North East to help mums like Kate. They provide short term foster
:10:20. > :10:24.homes, taking in children for up to 28 days while parents sort out their
:10:25. > :10:29.problems. Attractive to cash strapped councils.
:10:30. > :10:36.When Peter came to see me, I nearly jumped across desk.
:10:37. > :10:39.In Middlesbrough, looked after children cost the council ?16.5
:10:40. > :10:47.million a year, that's ?43,000 per child per year. But some are bound
:10:48. > :10:51.to question the church's motivation. The suspicion might be that by
:10:52. > :10:57.getting involved in this, you are trying to indoctrinate people. That
:10:58. > :11:01.is not the case. The children we are working with are generally under
:11:02. > :11:04.three. You cannot do much indoctrination with a young child.
:11:05. > :11:09.What we're trying to do is provide support for a broken community.
:11:10. > :11:13.The ambition is huge, but can he deliver? Sir Peter says we'll need
:11:14. > :11:21.to wait a decade before we can judge.
:11:22. > :11:24.And you can make up your own mind by watching Inside Out tonight, on BBC
:11:25. > :11:27.One at 7:30pm. A public meeting's beginning in York
:11:28. > :11:34.about now on the controversial issue of fracking. Dart Energy, which
:11:35. > :11:37.holds the licence for fracking in the area, are meeting campaigners
:11:38. > :11:40.who are against the idea. It involves drilling deep underground
:11:41. > :11:43.to extract shale gas. The government says it'll create jobs and bring
:11:44. > :11:53.cheaper energy in the future. Opponents say it damages the
:11:54. > :11:57.environment. As many as 100 skiers helped shovel
:11:58. > :12:00.through more than 20 feet of snow as avalanche warnings were issued
:12:01. > :12:03.across parts of the Lake District Fells at the weekend. 15 foot high
:12:04. > :12:06.snow drifts covered the Raise mountain near Patterdale, with heavy
:12:07. > :12:08.recent snowfalls covering huts and the mountain side's ski tow.
:12:09. > :12:12.The government's being asked to spend at least ?5 million on fixing
:12:13. > :12:15.North Yorkshire's roads. The County Council says a quarter of its minor
:12:16. > :12:19.roads, that's about 3,000 miles, are in urgent need of repairs, and it's
:12:20. > :12:22.rapidly becoming a crisis. Council leader John Weighell has written to
:12:23. > :12:25.the Transport Minister asking for investment.
:12:26. > :12:30.Still to come on Monday's Look North: Dawn Thewlis joins me for
:12:31. > :12:38.Teamtalk shortly. Plus: How the Pitmen painters are still inspiring
:12:39. > :12:44.young artists 80 years on. And I will be here with a full
:12:45. > :12:50.weather forecast looking forward to the middle of this week.
:12:51. > :12:53.The former BBC Newcastle presenter, Frank Wappat, has died, on his 84th
:12:54. > :12:56.birthday. Frank suffered heart failure at the Royal Victoria
:12:57. > :13:00.Infirmary in Newcastle this morning. Sharon Barbour looks back at his 40
:13:01. > :13:05.years as a radio host. Born in Hebburn, County Durham.
:13:06. > :13:19.There was no mistaking the sound of Frank Wappat on the airwaves.
:13:20. > :13:25.Putting at the heartstrings, and the song features a Wurlitzer organ.
:13:26. > :13:30.For 40 years he broadcast and was BBC Newcastle's longest serving
:13:31. > :13:35.presenter. He was unique, different from anyone else you would hear. He
:13:36. > :13:38.always wanted to do it his way and he always did, and he got this
:13:39. > :13:49.legendary status at the radio stations.
:13:50. > :13:53.But he was more than a radio host. He worked with a number of musicians
:13:54. > :13:56.and bands and was himself a singer. In his late 70s, Frank was still
:13:57. > :14:00.broadcasting, only forced to retire by illness. But for his listeners
:14:01. > :14:07.and those who worked with him, there was only one Frank Wappat. Here we
:14:08. > :14:13.are again, Monday night. There is a phrase from Frank Sinatra, I did it
:14:14. > :14:20.my way, he always does it his way. He died earlier today in hospital in
:14:21. > :14:24.Newcastle, on his 84th birthday. Amazing character with an incredibly
:14:25. > :14:28.loyal following as well. And many thanks for all your tributes to
:14:29. > :14:31.Frank on the Look North Facebook page. If you'd like to add your
:14:32. > :14:36.comment, why not log on? The details are on your screen now.
:14:37. > :14:39.It started as an art class for a group of miners, and ended up,
:14:40. > :14:42.famous the world over. The story of the Pitmen Painters became the
:14:43. > :14:45.subject of books and a Broadway play. This year brings the 80th
:14:46. > :14:48.anniversary of the Ashington group, whose work depicted life in a mining
:14:49. > :14:51.community. Now their legacy is inspiring hundreds of children,
:14:52. > :14:59.who've created their own artwork based on the famous pitmen. Peter
:15:00. > :15:04.Harris reports. It is a desire to learn something. A
:15:05. > :15:08.desire to do a little bit more than what you have been taught in school.
:15:09. > :15:10.It's a story as famous as the paintings themselves. How a group of
:15:11. > :15:12.Northumberland pitmen started an evening class and saw their work
:15:13. > :15:25.become world renowned. 80 years on, that tale of
:15:26. > :15:28.self`betterment is being used to inspire once again. Children
:15:29. > :15:38.creating their own work, of life in the pits. It was a lot about
:15:39. > :15:42.escapism and expressing themselves after a heavy day's work, and I
:15:43. > :15:47.think young people really respond to that. None of us want to be
:15:48. > :15:51.pigeonholed. We want to be seen as having lots of talents and itches
:15:52. > :15:59.anybody can achieve anything. Fred Laidler was one of those
:16:00. > :16:03.pitmen. His son George came to see the children's work for himself.
:16:04. > :16:08.What do you think your dad would have made of it? They all would have
:16:09. > :16:16.loved it, because at the end of the day, they were a bit like children,
:16:17. > :16:20.I suppose, in as much as it was an exciting thing for them to do when
:16:21. > :16:27.they found that they had a talent for it.
:16:28. > :16:32.Somebody went down early on a Monday and lit this fire, which was a
:16:33. > :16:37.roaring fire by the time we got there, and that is where they did
:16:38. > :16:41.their stuff. This project has involved 1300
:16:42. > :16:45.children from across the region learning about the painters and
:16:46. > :16:54.having a go themselves. I have needed a little bit of help with
:16:55. > :16:58.mine! It is really cool, actually. It inspires loads of little kids. I
:16:59. > :17:02.think it is really good and interesting what they did and what
:17:03. > :17:07.they achieved. I have enjoyed it but I think I messed it up a bit.
:17:08. > :17:16.The exhibition at Woodhorn museum in Northumberland lasts all week.
:17:17. > :17:20.They looked good, didn't they? Sport now, and on Wearside, all the
:17:21. > :17:26.talk ` once again ` is about Wembley.
:17:27. > :17:29.Sunderland will find out this evening whether it's Gus Poyet's old
:17:30. > :17:33.club, Brighton, or their former manager Steve Bruce's Hull City side
:17:34. > :17:38.who stand between the Black Cats and a second trip to Wembley this
:17:39. > :17:42.season. That's right. They're already there in just under two
:17:43. > :17:45.weeks for the Capital One League Final, all 31,500 Sunderland tickets
:17:46. > :17:49.sold out, by the way, and if they beat Hull or Brighton in the FA Cup
:17:50. > :17:55.quarterfinal then the semi will be at Wembley as well. Still don't
:17:56. > :18:00.think that's right. What if it's two northern teams? Why drag them all
:18:01. > :18:05.the way to London? It takes the gloss off of the final. But they
:18:06. > :18:15.have to pay for the stadium somehow. You old cynic! And the cost of all
:18:16. > :18:18.these extra Cup ties could go some way to explaining why, 50 years ago
:18:19. > :18:22.to the day since Sunderland played and beat the reigning champions
:18:23. > :18:25.Everton in the FA Cup fifth round at Roker Park in front of more 62,000
:18:26. > :18:29.fans, there were just over 16,000 there on Saturday. But staying up
:18:30. > :18:37.won't get you a statue like Bob Stokoe! You cannot afford it if
:18:38. > :18:43.money is tight. They have been paying for trips to London hotels
:18:44. > :18:52.and transport. The guy covering it on Saturday said it was only ?15 to
:18:53. > :19:00.get in, but if you have a family... There was a debut. And we have seen
:19:01. > :19:04.Craig Gardner do this many times. It shows how valuable he can be to the
:19:05. > :19:18.team. He popped up with the winner this time. Gus Poyet still says that
:19:19. > :19:22.the cop is not his main priority. I would prefer to stay in the Premier
:19:23. > :19:29.League. Apparently you can be more famous. It is better to wind the
:19:30. > :19:32.cup. I do not want any more people knowing me, I think they know me
:19:33. > :19:39.enough, so I preferred to stay in the Premier League! Look at this,
:19:40. > :19:44.one of Arsenal or Everton will go out in the quarterfinal. And you'd
:19:45. > :19:48.fancy a semifinal against either of the Sheffield teams or Charlton,
:19:49. > :19:52.wouldn't you? Could even be a repeat of the Capital One final with Man
:19:53. > :19:58.City, if they can get past Brighton or Hull. A very disappointing result
:19:59. > :20:02.for Middlesbrough, who passed up on the chance to climb to within four
:20:03. > :20:05.points of the Championship playoff zone allowing Watford to leapfrog
:20:06. > :20:09.them in the table. You've got to score goals to wind games though and
:20:10. > :20:35.Boro haven't managed that in the last five. That gave us a laugh,
:20:36. > :20:38.didn't it? They definitely had the better of a fairly low`key first
:20:39. > :20:42.half and it looked like Jonathan Woodgate had put them in front when
:20:43. > :20:45.he headed in Dean Whitehead's free kick, but it was ruled offside. Then
:20:46. > :20:48.the nightmare began for Ben Gibson. He gave away a penalty after
:20:49. > :20:59.bringing down Fernando Forestieri and Troy Deeney scored from the
:21:00. > :21:02.spot. And you would have thought Middlesbrough would then have taken
:21:03. > :21:05.advantage as Samba Diakite was sent off for this challenge on Whitehead
:21:06. > :21:09.but although Danny Graham scored 27 goals for Watford four season ago
:21:10. > :21:12.the on loan striker couldn't find the net for Boro and just four
:21:13. > :21:15.minutes later Gibson was sent off for a second yellow card after
:21:16. > :21:19.trying to stop goalkeeper Jonathan Bond from taking the clearing kick.
:21:20. > :21:23.A rush of blood ` hopefully he won't do that again ` both sides had
:21:24. > :21:27.chances to score after that but drew a blank ` Boro now without a goal in
:21:28. > :21:36.more than eight hours and Aitor Karanka as sick as a chip after the
:21:37. > :21:47.game as well he might be. It is difficult for me to do the meetings.
:21:48. > :21:52.I said to the players at the meeting, we did not score any goals
:21:53. > :21:58.and we did nothing that I told them in the meeting room. I am
:21:59. > :22:04.disappointed with the job and with the game and everything. He looked
:22:05. > :22:07.miserable. Now, with all the bad weather
:22:08. > :22:10.they've been having down South, it was perhaps no surprise that
:22:11. > :22:12.Carlisle's game against Crawley in West Sussex was postponed. These
:22:13. > :22:16.were the scenes at Broadfield Stadium. Fans had been helping clear
:22:17. > :22:20.water off the pitch but the referee decided it wasn't safe to play on
:22:21. > :22:27.and called the game off three hours before kick off.
:22:28. > :22:30.Better news in League Two, where Hartlepool moved up to eighth, just
:22:31. > :22:33.outside the playoff places, although they'll have to go some, to unseat
:22:34. > :22:36.Southend who're six points ahead of them. Newport dominated much of the
:22:37. > :22:39.first half and Pools saw some frustration set in. Manager Colin
:22:40. > :22:42.Cooper even getting involved before being advised to get back to the
:22:43. > :22:46.dugout. Fortunately, Pools got back to doing their talking on the pitch
:22:47. > :22:50.and a fabulous turn and strike from rising star Luke James put Pools
:22:51. > :22:53.ahead just before the break ` it's his 13th goal of the season ` having
:22:54. > :22:57.veteran striker Marlon Harewood around seems to be helping the
:22:58. > :23:01.youngster. A defensive mix up in the box saw Andy Sandell put the ball in
:23:02. > :23:05.the back of his own net to double Hartlepool's lead and Luke Williams
:23:06. > :23:08.on loan from Boro took advantage of some sloppy defending to score a
:23:09. > :23:13.lovely third goal in stoppage time. Good stuff. Well done to the 126
:23:14. > :23:19.York City fans who made it all the way to Plymouth despite there being
:23:20. > :23:23.no trains. York's top scorer Wes Fletcher put away an early spot kick
:23:24. > :23:28.as Argyle were reduced to ten men after just 11 minutes when Ryan
:23:29. > :23:32.Bowman was fouled in the box. John McCombe scored the first of two
:23:33. > :23:36.goals on the stroke of half time heading in Bowman's cross. His
:23:37. > :23:40.second and this strike from Josh Carson came in the last two minutes
:23:41. > :23:44.of the game, a good way to celebrate his contract extension. York in the
:23:45. > :23:48.top ten for the first time this season.
:23:49. > :23:52.Looks like I did that drawing! And Gateshead's nine game unbeaten
:23:53. > :24:07.run came to an end as they lost 2`0 to Woking.
:24:08. > :24:13.Newcastle basketball is doing well. Just as special was the fact that
:24:14. > :24:17.his proud mum was there, the first time she was there to watch him
:24:18. > :24:28.play, and they were both in tears. She witnessed a tight game in the
:24:29. > :24:31.end. 83 point ` `` 83`77. But Newcastle Falcons came this
:24:32. > :24:34.close to beating Harlequins this weekend. Dean Richards's former side
:24:35. > :24:37.were 12`0 up thanks to two first half tries from Ollie Lyndsay`Hague
:24:38. > :24:41.and Sam Smith. But three penalties from Rory Clegg at his old stomping
:24:42. > :24:45.ground got the Falcons back into it and a try from Alex Tait on the wing
:24:46. > :24:48.then put Newcastle ahead for the first time in the game. Two late
:24:49. > :24:53.penalties from Quins meant Newcastle had to settle for a bonus point.
:24:54. > :24:55.Meanwhile on the first weekend in Rugby League's Championship there
:24:56. > :25:03.were defeats for both Whitehaven and Workington.
:25:04. > :25:10.Time for a look at the weather. There is more unsettled weather in
:25:11. > :25:15.the forecast, but most of us have not seen much snow so far this
:25:16. > :25:19.winter. There has been some on a decent covering on the North
:25:20. > :25:26.Pennines. Thank you to Dave, who snapped this photograph over the
:25:27. > :25:32.weekend. There will not be any snow tonight, not even a frost. Showers
:25:33. > :25:40.and mist developing over the next `` North Pennines also it is very
:25:41. > :25:45.showery in the West at first. Some drier spells tonight, but this is
:25:46. > :25:52.developing for the Yorkshire Dales, North Northumberland and Lakeland by
:25:53. > :26:00.dawn. The low temperature is between seven and five Celsius. Light to
:26:01. > :26:06.moderate slow `` southerly breezes. Worst tomorrow, a little bit of ``
:26:07. > :26:12.first tomorrow, a little bit of brightness in places. The mist will
:26:13. > :26:17.be slow to clear. North Yorkshire will be dry and possibly even bright
:26:18. > :26:21.and places for a time, and further showers are expected in the west
:26:22. > :26:29.later. You will notice the temperatures, nine or ten Celsius,
:26:30. > :26:33.possibly feeling almost springlike. More showery in the West, but here
:26:34. > :26:41.too, there will be some drier spells. A wet and to the day for
:26:42. > :26:47.West Cumbria, Bud Ryerson are most parts on Wednesday. `` but drier for
:26:48. > :26:50.most parts. Heavy rains are returning from the south and west,
:26:51. > :26:55.so a continuation of the kind of weather had during last week. Dry
:26:56. > :26:58.for much of the North East and Cumbria and Wednesday, turning wet
:26:59. > :27:02.and unsettled again, though, on Thursday.
:27:03. > :27:04.Finally tonight a look at the headlines. Blocking an independent
:27:05. > :27:07.Scotland's ability to share the pound could damage business in the
:27:08. > :27:08.rest of the UK, according to First Minister Alex Salmond.
:27:09. > :27:12.pound could damage business And the Tyne and Wear Fire Service
:27:13. > :27:23.says it'll only close fire stations as a last resort. That is it for
:27:24. > :27:27.now. We will be back at 10:25pm. On your birthday as well! You should
:27:28. > :27:33.have been giving your day off. Goodbye.