:00:00. > :00:24.Gym buddy. A twist of fate meant an off duty paramedic was on hand to
:00:25. > :00:30.save Mary's life. In that gym I died. And there was a man who was
:00:31. > :00:34.qualified and able to save my life. And he did. Most of our beaches pass
:00:35. > :00:39.safety standards. But we visit one in West Cumbria to find out why it
:00:40. > :00:44.didn't. BIRDS TWEET.
:00:45. > :00:47.And a date with the dawn chorus for Joanne, the woman who's getting to
:00:48. > :00:52.grips with hearing after decades of silence. In sport, questions about
:00:53. > :00:55.his future for Gus Poyet as he ponders how to deal with Manchester
:00:56. > :01:00.City and the long`term problems holding Sunderland back. And why
:01:01. > :01:01.have Hartlepool slumped from being promotion contenders to worrying
:01:02. > :01:19.about their Football League status? It's racked up losses of hundreds of
:01:20. > :01:23.millions of pounds in the two years since the blast furnace at Redcar
:01:24. > :01:26.was re`lit. But now, the Teesside steel maker, SSI, says it's
:01:27. > :01:29.confident it will finally start to make a profit by the early summer.
:01:30. > :01:32.The Thai`owned plant, which employs almost 1,800 people, has been hit by
:01:33. > :01:36.the higher`than`expected costs of restarting the blast furnace, as
:01:37. > :01:41.well as floods in Thailand, the main market it sells its steel into. Our
:01:42. > :01:47.Business Correspondent, Ian Reeve, reports. Two years since this Redcar
:01:48. > :01:53.blast furnace was fired up again, brought out of mothballs. But it's
:01:54. > :01:57.been far from an easy passage. The business, now Thai owned, has racked
:01:58. > :02:02.up huge losses. It's often not paid suppliers. Its ?90 million business
:02:03. > :02:07.rates bill went unpaid. It survived through the owners' deep pockets and
:02:08. > :02:14.Teeside's affection for steel. A desire to see it succeed. We sit in
:02:15. > :02:18.a place where we are not hated. We are actually supported. The
:02:19. > :02:22.community has steel in its blood. They look at us as part of the
:02:23. > :02:26.history. The support of the community, the suppliers, the
:02:27. > :02:30.workforce, that's essential. Without that, this could never have worked.
:02:31. > :02:34.But there are better times coming. The business should start to make a
:02:35. > :02:40.profit in June. ?? YELLOW The good news is we've done many things. We
:02:41. > :02:43.are very close and very soon we will turn profitable and then, hopefully,
:02:44. > :02:52.you will see accounts which look differently. And that's good news
:02:53. > :02:55.for people like Ron. After 40 years in steel, he missed it unbearably
:02:56. > :02:58.when the blast furnace was mothballed for two years under its
:02:59. > :03:04.previous owner Tata. I was sat at home and that was quite hard
:03:05. > :03:07.actually. I left school and came straight into the industry. To
:03:08. > :03:12.actually be sat at home doing nothing for a year and a half was
:03:13. > :03:17.quite bad. I just did not know what to do with myself half the time.
:03:18. > :03:21.Rasfan is new to steel but after the owners rather wobbly start, he now
:03:22. > :03:26.feels that he and 1799 others are here for the long`term. I think
:03:27. > :03:29.personally myself and everybody else around the plant and around the
:03:30. > :03:34.region, you know, are willing to keep positive. And keep with the
:03:35. > :03:38.correct attitude for the business and fight for it. Now the focus is
:03:39. > :03:44.to ramp up production, to make more steel than ever before. Costs have
:03:45. > :03:49.also been cut. The hope is that profits will now follow. Well, Ian's
:03:50. > :03:54.in our Tees newsroom now. So profits on the horizon. But how many
:03:55. > :04:08.problems has SSI had to overcome to get to this stage? They realised
:04:09. > :04:14.they did more expensive with, initially thought. A contract on the
:04:15. > :04:18.project going bust did not help and was a delay because of industrial
:04:19. > :04:24.action. Through the last two years, the price of raw materials notably
:04:25. > :04:28.coal, which comes from America, Australia and I and all, those
:04:29. > :04:35.prices have risen. And the obscene slab steel, the product they make,
:04:36. > :04:40.remain pretty flat. There are profits on the horizon `` iron ore.
:04:41. > :04:45.If they do ramp up production, they will be hit by higher carbon tax
:04:46. > :04:49.bill, the price they pay for being a big energy user and putting carbon
:04:50. > :04:52.dioxide into the atmosphere. OK, Ian. Thanks very much for that.
:04:53. > :04:56.We've all heard stories of people who say they are lucky to be alive.
:04:57. > :04:59.Well let me tell you about this woman. Mary Harris from County
:05:00. > :05:02.Durham collapsed in the gym with an undiagnosed heart condition, that
:05:03. > :05:05.would probably have killed her like her Dad and her Grandad. But an
:05:06. > :05:09.extraordinary series of coincidences means she's still here and very
:05:10. > :05:18.grateful to the man who saved her. And it doesn't stop there. Gerry
:05:19. > :05:23.Jackson has the story. She had no reason to suppose she was anything
:05:24. > :05:26.other than fit and healthy. But by rights, she knows she shouldn't even
:05:27. > :05:32.be alive. The regular gym goer arrived later than normal here.
:05:33. > :05:39.Stroke of luck number one. I arrived at lunchtime rather than the planned
:05:40. > :05:42.early morning session. It's a gymnasium she shares with this local
:05:43. > :05:48.paramedic. He was there later than planned. I felt dizzy, I couldn't
:05:49. > :05:55.breathe, and I felt as if my chest was being crushed in and then,
:05:56. > :05:58.suddenly, nothing. She had been running on this treadmill. When she
:05:59. > :06:05.collapsed, the only other person in here, a few yards away, was Mark. I
:06:06. > :06:09.saw her slumped on the treadmill. The treadmill was still moving. I
:06:10. > :06:15.did what anybody else would have done, I talked to her at first, she
:06:16. > :06:19.wasn't responding. At that point, I realised there was something
:06:20. > :06:23.seriously wrong. She had gone into cardiac arrest. If you are not a
:06:24. > :06:29.hospital or an ambulance, your chance of surviving that are
:06:30. > :06:34.normally around three in the 100. I was basically pounding her chest.
:06:35. > :06:41.Like you see in the movies, she opened her eyes and gasped. It went
:06:42. > :06:45.OK, obviously. Unbeknownst America, she inherited condition that had
:06:46. > :06:51.weakened heart valve. She now knows that's what possibly killed her
:06:52. > :06:57.father, uncle and grandfather. All suddenly, all in middle age. What I
:06:58. > :07:04.was actually told if I was walking around as a ticking time bomb, ready
:07:05. > :07:08.to drop at any point of accession. Not only that, but, even without
:07:09. > :07:13.accession, in the next year, there was a 50% chance I would have died
:07:14. > :07:18.if I had not had this detected and had surgery. Because of this genetic
:07:19. > :07:22.link, it seems Mary's life is not the only one that might be saved I'm
:07:23. > :07:27.Mark's intervention. He's potentially save me and Mike
:07:28. > :07:30.cousin, too. There is a genetic fault and we are all going to be
:07:31. > :07:37.tested for it from this point onward and I think Marcus helped us all. If
:07:38. > :07:41.more of us knew how to perform CPR, the cardiac survival rates would be
:07:42. > :07:46.higher. A few of us can count on having someone like Mark on hand at
:07:47. > :07:50.the crucial moment. How do you thank some of the doing that for you but
:07:51. > :07:58.here's hero and I will never ever forget him.
:07:59. > :08:03.Police in Cumbria have confirmed a body found in Windermere this
:08:04. > :08:07.morning IS that of missing student Matthew Jordan. Matthew, who was 20
:08:08. > :08:11.and lived in Middlesbrough, went missing in Bowness on Windermere
:08:12. > :08:14.more than two weeks ago. Police have thanked all those involved in the
:08:15. > :08:20.search for Matthew, and say their thoughts are with his family at this
:08:21. > :08:23.very difficult time. A man has this afternoon been found guilty of the
:08:24. > :08:26.murder of a Darlington man whose body was discovered in a shallow
:08:27. > :08:30.grave. Alan's Youngson's body was found last October. He had been
:08:31. > :08:34.missing for two months. His body was found in a wooded area on the
:08:35. > :08:38.outskirts of the town. He had died of head injuries. Daniel Dodsworth
:08:39. > :08:42.who's 28 and of Branksome Green in Darlington has been found guilty of
:08:43. > :08:45.murder at Teesside Crown Court. A man has been arrested on suspicion
:08:46. > :08:49.of murder in Hartlepool. It's after a woman was found with serious
:08:50. > :08:52.injuries in the early hours of this morning. Police were called to an
:08:53. > :08:55.address on Eddleston Walk in the town, shortly after one o'clock. A
:08:56. > :09:01.50`year`old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. A 49`year`old man
:09:02. > :09:04.is being questioned by police. Natalie Bennett, the leader of the
:09:05. > :09:08.Green Party, was in Cumbria ahead of local and European elections next
:09:09. > :09:11.month. She visited Carlisle's new Meals on Wheels service run by the
:09:12. > :09:14.local food co`operative Fair Food Carlisle. It aims to support local
:09:15. > :09:23.producers and supply city residents with locally grown food. Something
:09:24. > :09:27.the Greens say they would encourage across the region. What you've got
:09:28. > :09:29.is good local food that's available immediately that's supporting local
:09:30. > :09:33.producers, helping the local economy, seeing money going round
:09:34. > :09:36.and round in the local economy. And that's one of the things we really
:09:37. > :09:38.need to do, rebuild strong local economies around small businesses,
:09:39. > :09:41.cooperative food growers, small manufacturers, get away from the big
:09:42. > :09:45.multinationals. Money from them, you spend your money in one of the big
:09:46. > :09:49.supermarkets, it whizzes off out of Carlisle, out of the North, off to a
:09:50. > :09:55.London office and all too often into the nearest tax haven. And, of
:09:56. > :10:00.course, we'll be bringing you news from the other parties ahead of the
:10:01. > :10:03.elections on May 22nd. Road signs placed by businesses in the north
:10:04. > :10:09.York moors national park could be forcibly removed, if they are too
:10:10. > :10:12.intrusive. It's thought many signs are unauthorised, with planners now
:10:13. > :10:16.hoping to clarify existing laws and regulations. Phil Connell has more.
:10:17. > :10:21.Blots on the landscape or an important boost to the local
:10:22. > :10:24.economy? In the North York Moors National Park, an increase in road
:10:25. > :10:30.side advertisements has led to growing complaints. In response,
:10:31. > :10:33.planners are taking action. And this week are aiming to enforce stricter
:10:34. > :10:41.regulations to protect the landscape and get rid of inappropriate signs.
:10:42. > :10:44.If you travel along the main road between Desborough and Whitby you
:10:45. > :10:47.come across an enormous number of very large, some decrepit, multiple
:10:48. > :10:53.signs and it's becoming a bit of a clutter. Some of those signs are
:10:54. > :10:57.unauthorised. In fact, we feel a lot of them are. For the owners of this
:10:58. > :11:01.hotel near Whitby the enforcement could mark the end of their sign on
:11:02. > :11:07.the A171. Planners think it's too big but without it, the owners say
:11:08. > :11:10.their business will suffer. We really depend on the passing trade
:11:11. > :11:13.during the summer months. So, if people didn't know we're here, they
:11:14. > :11:17.wouldn't come in so we need something there to say who we are
:11:18. > :11:23.and where we are and what we're doing. The legalities of road signs
:11:24. > :11:29.are complex and open to interpretation. At its meeting on
:11:30. > :11:35.Thursday, though, the planning authority will aim to simplify the
:11:36. > :11:38.regulations. And give businesses clearer guidelines as to what they
:11:39. > :11:42.can and cannot do. For the tourists who visit the North York Moors,
:11:43. > :11:47.signs and their size have left opinions divided. I don't like them.
:11:48. > :11:52.I don't think they are needed. It's the only way they can advertise and
:11:53. > :11:55.get interest. Fairly noisy signs trying to grab your attention does
:11:56. > :12:01.detract from the surrounding countryside so, yeah, too many can
:12:02. > :12:04.be damaging. The authority says it wants to help local businesses but
:12:05. > :12:15.those who fail to work with them could have their signs forcibly
:12:16. > :12:19.removed. Today saw the publication of the 2014 Good Beach Guide and
:12:20. > :12:23.it's almost a clean sweep for those in our region. The Marine
:12:24. > :12:28.Conservation Charity says more beaches have passed the test because
:12:29. > :12:33.of last year's dry summer. But two in West Cumbria failed. Allonby and
:12:34. > :12:36.Seascale. More on that in a moment. First Hannah Bayman joins us from
:12:37. > :12:47.South Tyneside on one of the 538 beaches recommended for excellent
:12:48. > :12:51.water quality. Hannah. Thanks Jeff, I'm at Sandhaven beach in South
:12:52. > :12:57.Shields one of a record number this year recommended in the Good Beach
:12:58. > :13:03.Guide. Some lovely summary seems almost hear. Dozens of dog walkers
:13:04. > :13:08.enjoying the late evening sunshine and the nearby ice cream parlours
:13:09. > :13:11.are absolutely packed, but despite last year's hot, dry summer not all
:13:12. > :13:14.beaches passed the necessary standards. Our Cumbria reporter
:13:15. > :13:19.Alison Freeman has been to Allonby beach on the Solway coast. It is one
:13:20. > :13:25.of just 14 beaches in the country that failed to meet clean water
:13:26. > :13:31.standards. Enjoying the sunshine. Today's announcement that Allonby
:13:32. > :13:36.has failed to meet European clean water standards was not putting the
:13:37. > :13:41.visitors. Everybody can see if it is a good day. I don't think it makes a
:13:42. > :13:45.lot of difference. It doesn't worry me in the slightest. I absolutely
:13:46. > :13:51.love Allonby. I comes directly with a dog and the children. We've never
:13:52. > :13:54.had a problem with the water. If we thought was a problem, the dog
:13:55. > :13:57.wouldn't be in it. The Good Beach Guide is compiled by the Marine
:13:58. > :14:01.conservation Society using samples taken from the water at different
:14:02. > :14:12.points in the year. Those who look after the designated area of
:14:13. > :14:15.outstanding natural beauty say becks which pass through farmland are to
:14:16. > :14:18.blame for bad readings. They argue the results have been skewed because
:14:19. > :14:21.effluent from livestock gets caught in the bay at high tide in poor
:14:22. > :14:24.weather. I think it is safe. Currently we have a situation where
:14:25. > :14:28.there hasn't been any rainfall for two or three weeks. It's unlikely
:14:29. > :14:35.you would want to swim during the cold conditions. Samples have been
:14:36. > :14:42.taken. It's raining, cold, windy. You know, basically it's about kind
:14:43. > :14:48.of day you would think to have a swim at Allonby with your family. We
:14:49. > :14:54.sampled during dry weather and wet weather so it picks up those
:14:55. > :14:58.anomalies. We pick a real range. One thing which was important this year
:14:59. > :15:03.for the first time, it's actually warning the public when we get heavy
:15:04. > :15:10.rainfall and equality may not be as good. Allonby has been a great
:15:11. > :15:15.resort since the 18th century. Whether you agree with the findings
:15:16. > :15:21.of the Good Beach Guide or not, if the water here fails to come up to
:15:22. > :15:32.standard next year, then by 2016, signs will be erected telling people
:15:33. > :15:36.not to swim in the water. It's a glorious evening here in South
:15:37. > :15:40.Tyneside. I'll be here later in the programme to tell you what lies
:15:41. > :15:49.ahead weather`wise on the east and west coasts and the rest of the
:15:50. > :15:52.region. OK, thanks for now. Imagine hearing the sound of birdsong for
:15:53. > :15:59.the very first time. Then imagine hearing it, after 40 years of being
:16:00. > :16:02.deaf. Well that's just what happened when award`winning BBC sound
:16:03. > :16:05.recordist Chris Watson invited Joanne Milne to hear the dawn chorus
:16:06. > :16:11.at Saltwell Park in Gateshead. Here's tonight's Look North report.
:16:12. > :16:15.I'm on a very unusual assignment. I spend a lot of my time recording in
:16:16. > :16:21.tropical rainforests but today I'm in my local park. And I've had to
:16:22. > :16:27.get here very early before any of the wildlife wakes up. And I know
:16:28. > :16:33.from my experiences that here in the north`east, we've got the very best
:16:34. > :16:37.dawn chorus in the world. Can you imagine hearing that for the very
:16:38. > :16:41.first time? NEWSREADER: Joanne Milne hears for
:16:42. > :16:48.the very first time and is overwhelmed. Did you hear those
:16:49. > :16:55.words? Yes. A rare medical condition meant Jo Milne was born deaf. Can
:16:56. > :17:01.you hear that? But after 40 years of silence, cochlear implants mean she
:17:02. > :17:05.can now hear. That's beautiful. And it's worth getting up early for this
:17:06. > :17:10.free concert here in Jo's local park, Saltwell.
:17:11. > :17:15.This is the dawn chorus. It's starting to really build now.
:17:16. > :17:21.There's another blackbird down there. Let's head down towards that
:17:22. > :17:28.other Blackbird. It's a completely different sound away from the hustle
:17:29. > :17:32.and bustle. I just had no idea that what they sounded like. It's just
:17:33. > :17:48.amazing. I might start getting up earlier.
:17:49. > :17:54.It's only been a couple of weeks since you've had your hearing
:17:55. > :18:02.restored. What's that been like as an experience? I'm still on an
:18:03. > :18:05.emotional roller`coaster. Because it's been two`and`a`half weeks and
:18:06. > :18:12.it is not died down in the slightest. I'm very, very high.
:18:13. > :18:19.Every day I'm experiencing more sound every minute, every hour, a
:18:20. > :18:24.new sound. It had been very, very daunting because I'm so used to the
:18:25. > :18:32.quiet silent world. It's very, very loud. I find myself not having to
:18:33. > :18:39.tell people to be quiet because people are just talking exactly the
:18:40. > :18:43.same way. And I don't want to be, you know, like, a bit boring and a
:18:44. > :18:47.bit like keep your voice down but it's not that. It's me. I have to
:18:48. > :18:50.take my time. Do you have a favourite sound yet or one that you
:18:51. > :18:59.have particularly enjoyed? Today, definitely the Blackbird. This
:19:00. > :19:02.morning, definitely. There's been so many which to me, personally, would
:19:03. > :19:08.be like the sound of the instruments, the music, the piano
:19:09. > :19:11.and guitar. And a child's voice. I imagine the voices of your family as
:19:12. > :19:18.well. That was very, very emotional, yes. A child's voice, when you hear
:19:19. > :19:21.that, that has to be one of my favourites, yeah.
:19:22. > :19:28.# Blackbird singing in the dead of night. Take these broken wings and
:19:29. > :19:33.learn to fly #. It's been absolutely fantastic to hear the birdsong this
:19:34. > :19:36.morning. You've introduced me into another world and it's been an
:19:37. > :19:39.absolutely amazing experience. Thank you. # You were only waiting for
:19:40. > :19:55.this moment to arrive #. Fantastic story. We had a fabulous
:19:56. > :20:08.guest in the studio last night. There he is. He's on the Facebook
:20:09. > :20:13.page. There you go. Fantastic. If only our football teams could be as
:20:14. > :20:16.successful as the basketball team. The Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet
:20:17. > :20:19.was playing a straight bat this lunchtime when asked about his
:20:20. > :20:23.future ahead of tomorrow's trip to Manchester City. The Uruguayan spoke
:20:24. > :20:27.at the weekend of the need to root out deep`seated problems at the club
:20:28. > :20:30.as well as find a way of bringing back a winning mentality. The
:20:31. > :20:33.bookmakers have Poyet down as favourite to be the next Premier
:20:34. > :20:37.League boss to leave their post. So how likely is it that he will remain
:20:38. > :20:40.on Wearside next season, whatever division the bottom club finds
:20:41. > :20:45.itself in? I don't think it's a problem being the favourite for the
:20:46. > :20:49.next favourite to leave or not. It's about what I believe. What I think
:20:50. > :20:52.is needed. And the support that you get. Depending on that, you can move
:20:53. > :20:56.forward and, if not, it's impossible. So we will see. I'm
:20:57. > :21:00.under contract. I'm here. I'm head coach. I'm not manager. There are
:21:01. > :21:05.things I can deal with and there are things which are not my
:21:06. > :21:11.responsibility. Once they are mine, I take it. I run with it. To another
:21:12. > :21:14.manager, feeling the heat just now. A few weeks ago, Hartlepool United
:21:15. > :21:18.were pushing for a place in the League Two play`offs. Now, after
:21:19. > :21:21.five defeats in a row, they are looking nervously over their
:21:22. > :21:24.shoulders at the wrong end of the table. In his first year in the job,
:21:25. > :21:28.it's been a roller`coaster ride for Pools' boss Colin Cooper. As a
:21:29. > :21:31.football manager, when your team is on a bad run, you're always looking
:21:32. > :21:34.to do something different so this morning Hartlepool's first`team
:21:35. > :21:38.squad tried their hand at rugby. Not the sort of approach you might
:21:39. > :21:41.expect with some big Easter games coming up but this first year has
:21:42. > :21:48.been a steep learning curve for Colin Cooper. I know this is what I
:21:49. > :21:52.want to do. And I'd like to think that, over the course of time, I
:21:53. > :21:56.have proved I can do it. I just want to make sure that this group and the
:21:57. > :21:59.supporters and the people at Hartlepool United are not dragged
:22:00. > :22:03.into a messy end of the season. A few weeks ago, Cooper was planning
:22:04. > :22:05.for a shot at the promotion play`offs. Now Pools find themselves
:22:06. > :22:08.just three points above the trap door which leads to non`league
:22:09. > :22:11.football. And the slide began when assistant Craig Hignett left to
:22:12. > :22:15.become Aitor Karanka's number two at Middlesbrough. When Craig was here,
:22:16. > :22:17.yeah, of course, we can bounce off each other. Craig's personality
:22:18. > :22:21.speaks for itself. It's probably no coincidence that, even though I know
:22:22. > :22:23.he's enjoying his job down at Middlesborough, it's probably no
:22:24. > :22:27.coincidence that he has now become the link between Aitor and the
:22:28. > :22:30.players in the dressing down there. So it's a lonely battle at the
:22:31. > :22:33.moment. Cooper has been frustrated in his bid to find Hignett's
:22:34. > :22:38.replacement but he's confident Pools will survive. These lads are working
:22:39. > :22:42.hard for me. They really are. We just have to make sure we find the
:22:43. > :22:45.solution to not losing for the next couple of games because we are more
:22:46. > :22:49.than capable. There's nothing to suggest that we can't get the points
:22:50. > :23:01.on the board this weekend that we need and if that's not the case, we
:23:02. > :23:05.still have two more opportunities. On to cricket, and on the third day
:23:06. > :23:08.of their opening game of the new county season, champions Durham in
:23:09. > :23:15.their second innings lead newly promoted Northants in a
:23:16. > :23:24.Right, one for the dog lovers now. A feature film about border collies
:23:25. > :23:28.and their heritage in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders is about to
:23:29. > :23:32.go on tour. It tells the story of the Border Collie through the words
:23:33. > :23:35.of the people who work with them every day. Katie Cole reports from
:23:36. > :23:39.Wooler. One man and his dogs. Border collies have been part of Colin
:23:40. > :23:45.Bamburgh's life since he was a young lad. His family have been
:23:46. > :23:48.shepherding for generations. Colin, along with his dogs, Cap and Scott,
:23:49. > :23:51.share their experiences in the Border Bred: The Border Collie
:23:52. > :23:57.Story. The documentary looks at many aspects of the border collie in the
:23:58. > :24:01.area where it originated. From newborn litters, to the first time a
:24:02. > :24:08.puppy is taken to sheep. This is pure herding instinct. Just balanced
:24:09. > :24:12.with absolute joy. His tail is in the air. For centuries, these dogs
:24:13. > :24:16.have been doing their jobs and we could not do it, I can't state that
:24:17. > :24:19.enough, we could not do this job without these beautiful creatures. I
:24:20. > :24:23.thought it's about time they got recognised for the brilliant dogs
:24:24. > :24:26.that they are, like. The film also tells the remarkable story of Sheila
:24:27. > :24:33.the sheepdog and her involvement in the rescue of American airmen from
:24:34. > :24:39.the Cheviot during World War II. In 1944, a B`17 crashed on Cheviot
:24:40. > :24:42.killing two airmen. Sheila and the shepherd John Dagg along with
:24:43. > :24:46.another man called Frank Moscrop went up to the top of Cheviot and
:24:47. > :24:49.Sheila left the men and then found the surviving airmen, four of the
:24:50. > :24:53.surviving airmen, sheltering in one of the peat hags and brought them to
:24:54. > :24:56.safety. She was awarded the Dicken medal. The film which has been
:24:57. > :24:59.partially funded by Northumberland National Park will be screened in
:25:00. > :25:04.venues around the county over the coming weeks. For shepherds like
:25:05. > :25:07.Colin, they hope that this film will help show people that their reliance
:25:08. > :25:19.on border collies in remote areas like this one is still as important
:25:20. > :25:24.as ever. Very nice. Time now for a look at the weather.
:25:25. > :25:31.It's beautiful here in South Shields. We have seen some surfers
:25:32. > :25:38.out and dog walkers are making the best of it. For tomorrow, first of
:25:39. > :25:44.all, we expected to be a bright day, like today, but with more cloud
:25:45. > :25:48.in the skies. So that's the headline. Let's take a look at the
:25:49. > :25:52.forecast for this evening. Clear skies, beautifully clear. A
:25:53. > :25:57.wonderful chance to see planet Mars glowing brightly red near the full
:25:58. > :26:03.moon tonight. Clear skies allowing temperatures to fall as low as
:26:04. > :26:09.around for Celsius in places. The high 30s in Fahrenheit. A chilly
:26:10. > :26:14.night. `` macro`4 Celsius. Tomorrow morning, through the afternoon
:26:15. > :26:20.things will slowly start to turn a little bit more cloudy to the North.
:26:21. > :26:24.Still light breezes generally blowing from the south`west tomorrow
:26:25. > :26:27.but there is a weak weather system passing to the north and through the
:26:28. > :26:35.afternoon, this could bring more cloud to Northumberland. Top
:26:36. > :26:39.temperature tomorrow, around about 15`16. For many parts, even higher
:26:40. > :26:45.than today. It could be the warmest day we have had so far this spring.
:26:46. > :26:48.The low 60s in Fahrenheit. Over the next couple of days, let's take a
:26:49. > :26:51.look at the outlook as we head towards the bank on a look at the
:26:52. > :26:54.outlook as we head towards the bank, day weekend. In Cumbria, cool and
:26:55. > :26:58.cloudy on Thursday as the weather and continues to cross eastwards.
:26:59. > :27:03.That will clear, though, and on Good Friday, it looks fine and dry with
:27:04. > :27:09.an increasing amount of sunshine. 13 Celsius. For the north`east over the
:27:10. > :27:15.next couple of days after tomorrow, once again cloudy on: Thursday but
:27:16. > :27:19.the long weekend starts and the sunshine returns. Fine and dry for
:27:20. > :27:24.Good Friday and for the north`east and Cumbria, it looks as if holy
:27:25. > :27:27.Saturday will also be fine. We will update you on Easter Day itself and
:27:28. > :27:35.into the bank, they Monday tomorrow. Thanks, Hannah. Sounded quite nice.
:27:36. > :27:41.A decent bank holiday. That's it. Join us again tomorrow if you can. I
:27:42. > :27:44.buy. `` bye bye.