09/04/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Good evening. A barmaid frol North Wellington. That is all from us

Good evening. A barmaid frol North Yorkshire has spoken about the

terrifying moment and electronic cigarette exploded into flales in

the pop where she works. Shd is warning others to be aware how they

charge such devices. When she came for just another shift

on Saturday night she did not expect to have a miniature explosion

happened next to her as she was pulling pints. And she did not

expect an online backlash whth nasty comments posted. Back at work in the

same spot where the traumathc events happened.

I had my cigarette charging. It was plugged in, Laura was dealing with a

customer. She was handing over the change and then it exploded. Right

next to me. I was about to get somebody in their change but I ran

away because I felt heat. Then from the initial explosion, a projectile

left the end of the cigarette and struck an unsuspecting customer in

the stomach. The customer w`s unharmed. Laura is aware it was a

lucky escape. If I was servhng the drink next along the counter them

could have gone straight into the back of me, or into my arm. I could

have a bad burns. The companies do not give you any warning as to what

you should or shouldn't do. They just give you a USB dongle. Laura

has been upset at a cool response online. `` cool. It should be fully

looked into. It is there choice We marry dangerous it is smoke

normal cigarettes. `` we know. But now it seems alternatives c`n also

be intentionally dangerous. `` potentially.

A County Durham hotel's been fined ?20,000 for allowing untreated

sewage to flow into a streal. Beamish Hall Hotel in Stanldy has

its own sewage treatment works, which polluted a nearby watdrcourse.

The prosecution comes after Environment Agency investig`tions

revealed that sewage was not being treated effectively before being

discharged into the Beamish Burn. CCTV images showing a man who may be

able to help in the search for Matthew Jordan, have been rdleased

by Cumbria Police. The imagds show a man walking through the church yard

next to the pub in Bowness where 20`year`old Matthew was with friends

before he went missing last month. The man then returns just over ten

seconds later walking in thd direction he originally camd from.

The Liberal Democrats are w`rning that 150,000 North East jobs could

be lost if Britain leaves the European Union. The party m`de the

claim as it kicked off its Duropean election campaign in Newcastle. The

Lib Dems currently have one MEP in the North East, one in the North

West and two in Yorkshire. Voters go to the polls on May 22. The party

believes they have a clear choice. If you want to leave the European

Union, risk our future in the world, vote UKIP. For if you think jobs and

our role in the world is worth fighting for, vote Liberal Democrat.

If you vote Labour or Tory Duro vote will be wasted.

The Prince of Wales has been touring Cumbria today. He began his visit in

the south of the county before moving on to engagements in Penrith,

Caldbeck and finally Workington The Prince says Cumbria is one of his

favourite places. Mark McAlhndon reports. It's little wonder his

royal highness enjoys his trips to this corner of the country ` he s

always guaranteed a warm Culbrian welcome. After a morning medting

hill farmers he arrived in Penrith for tea in a town centre hotel and

to describe his admiration for hill farmers. We cannot and must not turn

our back on the production of food. Then, it was on to Caldbecurck in

the North Lakes to help celdbrate the 15th anniversary of the Northern

Fells Group, a support organisation he helped set up. What we h`ve

discovered is how to identify social needs, social exclusion, in role

areas. `` rural. He is good for the country. He loves

coming out into the countryside He very in all matters. It is keenly

meetings and interesting colmunities like this. His visit in 1998 was the

first one since King John cdnturies ago. It is like buses. You don't

have a visitor centuries th`n three in 15 years.

Here too he spoke to locals about life in the countryside. Thdn

finally it was on to Workington to hear about new services being

offered by the Hospice at Home charity.

It does not look bad. Overnhght should be largely dry. Gaps in the

cloud. Temperatures dipping to as low as five Celsius. By tomorrow

morning, bright spells ahead. The cloud will thicken up and bring

outbreaks of rain. Is that fizzles and moves away south through the

afternoon things dry up. Top temperatures, 14 Celsius. A light

westerly breeze. Tail end of the week, a cold start on Fridax

morning. A fine and dry day. Temperatures just about into double

figures. Mostly dry on Saturday Cloud and rain in the north`west

later on. A full national forecast shortly. I will leave you whth the

summary for tomorrow. Good weekend. If you are travelling

further afield here is a look at the National pig genome. -- National

picture. Most of us will be dry and bright

with some sunshine coming through. That goes for the weekend as well.

Look out for some chilly night. Certainly tonight in the South

temperatures falling away under those clear skies. As low as two or

three degrees in rural areas. Still some patchy rain through parts of

southern Scotland and Northern Ireland early on in the day. But

most of England and Wales have a dry start. Some spells of sunshine

especially across the East, but some mist and fog patches around. They

should not last too long. The main change tomorrow is this rain slowly

creeping across North West England. And eventually we have rain across

North Wales. To the north of that