:00:00. > :00:08.rain. A
:00:09. > :00:12.rain. Hello, welcome to Look North.
:00:13. > :00:15.In the programme tonight... A boost for the beaches. The massive
:00:16. > :00:18.new water treatment project coming on line in time for the summer
:00:19. > :00:21.holidays. Also tonight ` better in or out of
:00:22. > :00:23.Europe? We ask the people who represent us in the European
:00:24. > :00:26.Parliament. In the footsteps of their ancestor.
:00:27. > :00:30.Descendants of the man who built this North East landmark journey
:00:31. > :00:33.from Australia to get in touch with their past.
:00:34. > :00:37.And the horse that's wowed the world prepares to tread the boards here in
:00:38. > :00:40.our region. In sport, Carlisle are praying for a
:00:41. > :00:45.Molineux Miracle as their League One survival hopes hang by a thread.
:00:46. > :00:48.We've also the latest on the long jump record row.
:00:49. > :01:01.And we meet Durham's big name signing.
:01:02. > :01:07.It's cost more than ?100 million. And it means some of North
:01:08. > :01:13.Yorkshire's beaches should be in pristine condition for the summer
:01:14. > :01:16.season. With thousands of holiday`makers set to descend on
:01:17. > :01:19.resorts like Scarborough, Yorkshire Water has unveiled a huge, and very
:01:20. > :01:23.expensive, new sewage treatment project. Ian White reports.
:01:24. > :01:28.With a bank holiday weekend fast approaching, there is nothing like a
:01:29. > :01:32.trip to the seaside, but for decades people coming to Scarborough at
:01:33. > :01:38.complaint about sewage in the sea, now there is good news, things are
:01:39. > :01:41.about to get better with a ?110 million investment to clean
:01:42. > :01:47.Yorkshire's beaches. What has been going on here at this pumping
:01:48. > :01:53.station to redesign it to collect storm water in a tank that is 1.5
:01:54. > :02:00.times the size of an Olympic swimming pool. New technology being
:02:01. > :02:04.used means water can be filter to kill bats, meaning it is clean
:02:05. > :02:12.rather than raw sewage that from today is pumped out to sea. `` kill
:02:13. > :02:15.bugs. This is the control panel and when they go live this afternoon,
:02:16. > :02:21.everything will be controlled from here, control all the storm palms,
:02:22. > :02:27.transferred pounds, one thing storm up to the main work for treatment.
:02:28. > :02:31.Customers were willing to pay for this investment, seeing to Yorkshire
:02:32. > :02:37.Water, it is absolutely right we should have a course to boast about,
:02:38. > :02:42.making a difference to everybody, and we would like to encourage
:02:43. > :02:47.families to come and get some of the benefit of that improved bathing
:02:48. > :02:51.water. And the quality Scarborough's bathing water has been
:02:52. > :02:54.the focus of campaigns over the years and one man who has swallowed
:02:55. > :03:01.more than his fair share welcomed the news. I have been in the water,
:03:02. > :03:06.nothing nasty in there, things looking grand, the game is never
:03:07. > :03:12.over, but a good step forward. I want him to play, I think it is
:03:13. > :03:17.money well spent. It is going to improve the area and I think it will
:03:18. > :03:21.bring more people. This the water might not be good enough to drink,
:03:22. > :03:25.but from now on, people visiting the cause can worry a little less about
:03:26. > :03:32.what they are playing in. `` visiting the coast.
:03:33. > :03:35.Campaigners say they'll be seeking reassurances tonight that the hunt
:03:36. > :03:38.for a site for an underground store for nuclear waste won't start again
:03:39. > :03:42.in Cumbria. The committee which advises government on how to deal
:03:43. > :03:45.with waste, much of which is stored at Sellafield, is holding a public
:03:46. > :03:48.meeting in Workington. Last year, Cumbria County Council voted to pull
:03:49. > :03:51.out the process to see if West Cumbria might be suitable. Mark
:03:52. > :04:01.McAlindon is in our Carlisle newsroom. Who exactly is holding
:04:02. > :04:03.this meeting tonight? It is being held by Committee on Radioactive
:04:04. > :04:07.Waste Management, CoRWM first job, made up of B block pointed by
:04:08. > :04:13.ministers about looking how best to deal with the country's nuclear
:04:14. > :04:17.waste. The County Council be to the search for a possible store in West
:04:18. > :04:22.Cumbria, which would have been as big as the channel tunnel, the
:04:23. > :04:26.council not satisfied with promises made by government as to when they
:04:27. > :04:29.could pull out and the benefits in return for posting it. Some people
:04:30. > :04:36.fear the government is intent on starting up again, Geoff Betsworth
:04:37. > :04:42.is from the trust. We want CoRWM to know that we are still here. And we
:04:43. > :04:46.are still quite determined that, despite the fact that they are
:04:47. > :04:49.trying to say that geology is possibly OK, we're determined to
:04:50. > :04:52.make sure our point is put that the geology really isn't OK. There are
:04:53. > :04:56.various other reasons. They are looking at reducing the democracy in
:04:57. > :04:58.the area by taking out the County Council. Those against an
:04:59. > :05:03.underground store and not the only ones interested? The trade unions
:05:04. > :05:08.representing nuclear workers wanted the process to continue last year,
:05:09. > :05:12.as did the two district councils in West Cumbria, and CoRWM is not
:05:13. > :05:16.putting the case for government or say where it should be cited, but
:05:17. > :05:21.the chairman said safety will always be the main consideration. Whoever
:05:22. > :05:25.volunteers, it will be on the basis of our best knowledge of at this
:05:26. > :05:28.point that point in time. But then, there is the whole programme to
:05:29. > :05:32.gather the information on the geology and other things, which will
:05:33. > :05:36.then be used to make the safety case. And if the safety case can't
:05:37. > :05:40.be made, then the GDF will not be in that location. That meeting started
:05:41. > :05:49.a few minutes ago and will last into the evening. Back to you. Thank you,
:05:50. > :05:51.Mark. A court has heard that a
:05:52. > :05:54.mother`of`three from Stockton was murdered after attempting to leave
:05:55. > :06:02.her violent husband. Rania Alayed's body has never been found. Today a
:06:03. > :06:04.jury at Manchester Crown Court was told that her husband, Ahmed
:06:05. > :06:08.Al`Khatibi from Manchester, has admitted causing her death, but says
:06:09. > :06:10.he was possessed by a spirit. He denies murder and the case
:06:11. > :06:13.continues. 6000 staff working for South
:06:14. > :06:17.Tyneside Council are to be paid a day late after an apparent bank
:06:18. > :06:20.error. The entire workforce, including teachers, should have
:06:21. > :06:23.received their monthly salary today, but have now been assured they will
:06:24. > :06:26.get it tomorrow. A council spokesperson described the mistake
:06:27. > :06:30.as an isolated incident and said it would investigate to find out what
:06:31. > :06:34.had gone wrong. Large parts of the North East have
:06:35. > :06:41.been given special status in a government attempt to boost
:06:42. > :06:43.manufacturing. From July, the new Assisted Areas status will mean
:06:44. > :06:47.businesses in Tyneside, Wearside, and parts of County Durham and
:06:48. > :06:50.Northumberland will be able to bid for money to invest in new factories
:06:51. > :06:55.and machinery, as well as tax breaks. This time, we've added some
:06:56. > :07:00.areas around Hexham. On Tyneside. Areas around Barnett Castle. In
:07:01. > :07:05.County Durham, where there are important companies that are likely
:07:06. > :07:07.to grow. And we think it is right they too should qualify when,
:07:08. > :07:15.previously, these areas had been thought of as predominantly rural.
:07:16. > :07:19.Its supporters say being in the European Union safeguards thousands
:07:20. > :07:24.of jobs, including those at Nissan. Detractors say the EU costs us a
:07:25. > :07:27.fortune, and interferes in our laws. It's an issue that's dominating next
:07:28. > :07:32.month's elections to the European Parliament. So for our Big Question
:07:33. > :07:35.this week, we're asking ` Europe in or out? And in the first of three
:07:36. > :07:38.special reports, our Political Editor Richard Moss has been to meet
:07:39. > :07:46.the people who currently represent us on the continent.
:07:47. > :07:52.SINGING. Brussels. Bountiful, beautiful. And,
:07:53. > :07:56.well, Belgian. A place where it's all too easy, even for someone as
:07:57. > :08:00.professional as me, to get a little distracted. Losing sight of why this
:08:01. > :08:03.city has a significance beyond sweet treats and heady brews. Of course, I
:08:04. > :08:09.mustn't forget the real reason I'm here. Over there is a whole bunch of
:08:10. > :08:16.MEPs. Ah, yes, because Brussels is also the home of the European
:08:17. > :08:20.Parliament. Every five years, we elect a gaggle of MEPs to represent
:08:21. > :08:24.us here. Next month, we'll be voting again. But what sort of MEP does our
:08:25. > :08:28.region need? Time to ask those who've done the job. An MEP needs to
:08:29. > :08:30.be as fully involved in what's going on in Brussels and Strasbourg as
:08:31. > :08:33.possible. I've deliberately sought high office in the socialist and
:08:34. > :08:37.democratic group. Because that gives me greater clout. But haven't you
:08:38. > :08:44.just produced a lot more red tape? No. I think, looking back over the
:08:45. > :08:47.years that I've been here, 30 years now, I've been involved in the
:08:48. > :08:49.adoption of many important pieces of legislation. For example, giving
:08:50. > :08:52.part`time workers full`time rights. Paternity leave, maternity leave
:08:53. > :08:55.improvements. A whole range of legislation that has been of direct
:08:56. > :09:01.benefit to the people I represent. And I'm quite proud of that.
:09:02. > :09:06.We need an MEP who stands up for the North East. Who is not afraid to see
:09:07. > :09:10.what the faults are with the EU. So we believe that we should
:09:11. > :09:13.re`negotiate the relationship. We should put the results of that
:09:14. > :09:17.re`negotiation to people in a referendum, so that they can finally
:09:18. > :09:21.decide whether they want to stay in on the new terms, or whether they
:09:22. > :09:24.want to leave. But actually, if you don't like the EU, you vote UKIP.
:09:25. > :09:27.With the greatest respect to UKIP, they can't deliver anything. They
:09:28. > :09:31.don't have one member in the House of Commons. They never turn up for
:09:32. > :09:34.votes in the European Parliament. So a good Euro`sceptic should vote
:09:35. > :09:36.Conservative. We will take action. UKIP just protest. The most
:09:37. > :09:39.important thing is to always remember that you are here
:09:40. > :09:43.representing people. And whenever anybody gets in touch with me, I
:09:44. > :09:46.really do try hard to assist them. If I'm looking for someone to stand
:09:47. > :09:50.up against the EU, that's not a Liberal Democrat. No, but I'm not
:09:51. > :09:54.going to stand up against the EU. Because as we know, many hundreds of
:09:55. > :09:58.thousands of jobs, 140,000 at least in the North East, are depending on
:09:59. > :10:01.our membership of the EU. And a major part of my job is making sure
:10:02. > :10:09.that legislation is actually fitted to the needs of the North East.
:10:10. > :10:12.You want an MEP who is committed to leaving this organisation. Just look
:10:13. > :10:18.behind us now. The champagne is flowing. Austerity doesn't exist in
:10:19. > :10:21.Brussels. People in the North East and Cumbria are struggling at the
:10:22. > :10:25.moment. If we left the European Union, we would be ?55 million every
:10:26. > :10:28.single day better off. At least other MEPs bother to vote. You only
:10:29. > :10:34.vote four out of ten times. That's not representing people. Look, big
:10:35. > :10:38.votes in the chamber, I am there. But the fact is, I would rather have
:10:39. > :10:42.an MEP who comes out here and vote in British national interest, as
:10:43. > :10:44.opposed to an MEP who hands over powers which should be in
:10:45. > :10:48.Westminster to Brussels. But for now, we are still part of the
:10:49. > :10:51.European Union. So on May 22nd, we'll vote for who to send to
:10:52. > :10:55.Brussels this time round. It'll be up to you to decide whether to
:10:56. > :10:59.choose someone in harmony with the idea. Or a candidate who would
:11:00. > :11:05.rather the UK danced to its own tune.
:11:06. > :11:08.There are eight parties in all standing in the European elections
:11:09. > :11:27.in the North East. And in tomorrow's Big Question, we
:11:28. > :11:29.ask businesses in the region if they think they'd be better or worse` off
:11:30. > :11:38.inside or outside the EU. He built one of our most famous
:11:39. > :11:43.landmarks. And when it was done, he created a tribute to his children.
:11:44. > :11:45.Henry Wake, the man behind Sunderland's Roker Pier, placed
:11:46. > :11:48.plaques and mementoes in a tunnel beneath to immortalise them. And
:11:49. > :11:51.today, family members flew in from Australia for an emotional trip in
:11:52. > :11:56.the footsteps of their ancestors. Peter Harris was with them, and he
:11:57. > :12:04.joins us from Sunderland now. Rather sunny? This is a tribute to the
:12:05. > :12:11.ingenuity of the Victorian engineer who built it. We are 2000 feet out
:12:12. > :12:16.to see here and it feels it. This was an engineer who was also, I
:12:17. > :12:21.think, quite a sentimental man. They are following in the footsteps
:12:22. > :12:27.of their ancestors. This is the tunnel Henry Wake built beneath the
:12:28. > :12:30.iconic Roker Pier. Proud as he was, he brought his children here in the
:12:31. > :12:34.1890s. And immortalised them in stone. Their descendants have flown
:12:35. > :12:42.from Australia to retrace their steps. It's emotional. A little bit
:12:43. > :12:46.teary. But it's nice to be able to walk where my ancestors have walked.
:12:47. > :12:51.And to see such a magnificent structure. And to be here with my
:12:52. > :12:55.dad, because it's his side of the family. So it's just a pity we
:12:56. > :12:59.weren't here sooner with the rest of the family. But it's lovely to be
:13:00. > :13:03.here. And especially to hear the personal touch, with the plaque with
:13:04. > :13:06.the children's names on it. I think it really has brought a sense of
:13:07. > :13:09.belonging, I suppose. Brought it home, the connection. Wake was
:13:10. > :13:13.obviously quite a sentimental man. Placing these plaques to his
:13:14. > :13:17.children in the first place. And it's possible that, behind them,
:13:18. > :13:25.there is more yet to discover. Maybe a time capsule or gold sovereigns.
:13:26. > :13:29.In fact, more tributes and treasures could be found while the pier is
:13:30. > :13:36.being renovated. It's brought it all home. It's almost been a distant
:13:37. > :13:41.story in the family about the pier. And about the great`grandfather. But
:13:42. > :13:43.to actually come in and see it, it's absolutely amazing. And the
:13:44. > :13:47.engineering feats that he must have performed to do this. Absolutely
:13:48. > :13:53.outstanding. I don't know where he got it from. Certainly not in my
:13:54. > :13:58.genes, that's for sure. And it is a remarkable structure. Yet, for Henry
:13:59. > :14:02.Wake's family, coming here was a pilgrimage to admire the skills of a
:14:03. > :14:07.great engineer and his beloved children.
:14:08. > :14:12.I think they were quite moved by all that, and this is being
:14:13. > :14:16.refurbished, will be over the next couple of years, and after a couple
:14:17. > :14:20.of hundred years it has been battered relentlessly by the waves,
:14:21. > :14:25.and the hope is once it is finished, those tunnels below will be open to
:14:26. > :14:35.the public to inspect that piece of Sunderland history. Thank you,
:14:36. > :14:39.Peter. A nice breath of fresh air. Coming up next, so much more than a
:14:40. > :14:43.puppet. War Horse comes to the region. And will opportunity knock
:14:44. > :14:49.for one of these hopefuls? We join the X Factor wannabees at the latest
:14:50. > :14:54.auditions for the show. And it is a no from me. Cloud and rain
:14:55. > :14:58.dominating, then things turning drier, brighter but cooler for the
:14:59. > :15:04.Bank Holiday weekend, join me later for the full forecast.
:15:05. > :15:09.It's enchanting and emotionally gut`wrenching. Millions of people
:15:10. > :15:13.have already enjoyed the stage production of War Horse, the story
:15:14. > :15:16.of a young man's battle to bring his beloved horse home from the Great
:15:17. > :15:20.War trenches. Tonight is its North East premiere. An especially
:15:21. > :15:23.exciting opening night for three of the leading actors. And how
:15:24. > :15:28.realistic are those horses! Gerry Jackson sent this report from
:15:29. > :15:38.Sunderland. It's been a phenomenon. In the West
:15:39. > :15:41.End, America, even Germany. The requisitioned war horse Joey and
:15:42. > :15:45.young Albert's mission to bring him home alive. The realism of the
:15:46. > :15:52.horses is one of the show's triumphs. And even in a Sunderland
:15:53. > :15:56.street, you can see why. The lead role of Albert is played by Gosforth
:15:57. > :15:59.lad, Lee Armstrong, just happy to be here. When he's not being upstaged
:16:00. > :16:04.by the horse. ?? YELLOW After a while, you just start to love doing
:16:05. > :16:08.the show. I think that's part of my job. And part of everyone in the
:16:09. > :16:11.show's job is to keep it alive and exciting and fun. Each night is
:16:12. > :16:14.slightly different. And it's the same with the horse. The horse, as
:16:15. > :16:17.you see, is interested in you. LAUGHTER. And getting to bring it
:16:18. > :16:21.home to the North East and Sunderland is great for me.
:16:22. > :16:25.Over five million people worldwide have already seen this production.
:16:26. > :16:28.But with three of the leading actors from the North East, it's a big
:16:29. > :16:32.night. Helen MacFarlane from Cramlington left drama school three
:16:33. > :16:36.years ago. Now she's one of the puppeteers, as they are called, that
:16:37. > :16:41.bring young Joey as a foal to life on stage. I was overwhelmed to get
:16:42. > :16:45.the audition. But it is absolutely life changing. Everyone who works on
:16:46. > :16:48.War Horse leaves with a lifelong appreciation and love of horses.
:16:49. > :16:53.Because they are absolutely incredible. And when you start
:16:54. > :16:57.researching them and working with them, that's when you really realise
:16:58. > :17:00.how amazing they are. Running and playing like a thread throughout the
:17:01. > :17:06.show, the song man, also known as Durham folk veteran Bob Fox.
:17:07. > :17:10.The only problem for me is that I have to sing in a Devon accent.
:17:11. > :17:16.Because the whole story is set in Devon. I don't know how convincing
:17:17. > :17:20.my Devon accent will be here in the North East. I think there may be a
:17:21. > :17:24.few northern vowels coming through. It's like this thing has been
:17:25. > :17:28.waiting for me all my life, and I've been waiting for it. The much
:17:29. > :17:38.anticipated emotional, uncanny War Horse runs until May the 17th.
:17:39. > :17:47.A couple of people from here to see that tonight. And it looks good.
:17:48. > :17:52.Very convincing horses. And you have news for Carlisle and it is not good
:17:53. > :17:55.news? It is not. Carlisle United's hopes of League
:17:56. > :17:58.One survival are hanging by a thread. The Cumbrians went into
:17:59. > :18:02.their game in hand at Crawley last night needing a win to give them a
:18:03. > :18:04.realistic chance of avoiding relegation. But despite a battling
:18:05. > :18:08.goalless draw, even victory at champions Wolves this weekend might
:18:09. > :18:11.not be enough to keep them up. Manager Graham Kavanagh was willing
:18:12. > :18:14.his side to score. But after a claim for handball, this was the closest
:18:15. > :18:18.Carlisle came to a winner. Liam Noble hitting the bar. Before a shot
:18:19. > :18:22.hit the side netting. Applause for the fans at the end and then that
:18:23. > :18:25.long journey home. So to put it simply, Carlisle must win at
:18:26. > :18:28.champions Wolves and effectively, because of their inferior goal
:18:29. > :18:30.difference, hope that both Crewe and Tranmere lose at home. We're back to
:18:31. > :18:33.miracles again. Reformed Darlington are continuing
:18:34. > :18:37.their long journey back to the Football League. Tonight, the
:18:38. > :18:40.Quakers take on Lancashire club Ramsbottom United, who've beaten
:18:41. > :18:43.them twice this season in a play`off semifinal. The winners at Heritage
:18:44. > :18:46.Park in Bishop Auckland will take on Bamber Bridge on Saturday in the
:18:47. > :18:48.play`off final of the Northern Premier League Division One North.
:18:49. > :18:51.It would mean successive promotions, six years after Darlington nearly
:18:52. > :19:02.reached the third tier of English football. We said we'd try to get
:19:03. > :19:06.two promotions within our first three years of taking over the
:19:07. > :19:09.football club. So, to keep the fan base, keep the interest, and the
:19:10. > :19:13.playing standard as well. We've achieved that up to now. But it's
:19:14. > :19:16.all about what we do on the evening now. And hopefully this place will
:19:17. > :19:20.be full, it will be a sell`out. It will be a great atmosphere and
:19:21. > :19:23.hopefully we can put in a massive performance. Good luck to Martin and
:19:24. > :19:26.the lads. Now, for the best part of a decade,
:19:27. > :19:30.Middlesbrough's Chris Tomlinson has been the outright or joint British
:19:31. > :19:34.record holder in the long jump. It's a title he lost to Olympic champion
:19:35. > :19:37.Greg Rutherford last week. But as Mark Drury reports, Tomlinson thinks
:19:38. > :19:40.it's a new record that shouldn't be allowed to stand.
:19:41. > :19:42.Last week at a small meeting in San Diego, Greg Rutherford jumped eight
:19:43. > :19:45.metres 51. 16 centimetres further than the record he and Chris
:19:46. > :19:49.Tomlinson previously shared. It was a feat that was applauded by the
:19:50. > :19:52.Middlesbrough man on Twitter. But that was before he saw what he
:19:53. > :19:56.regards as some pretty damning evidence. Lots of people were
:19:57. > :20:04.texting me. Contacting me on WhatsAPP and Twitter. It was
:20:05. > :20:07.pictures of Greg's jump. And what it basically shows is that Greg's foot
:20:08. > :20:11.is not marginally over the plasticine, but significantly over
:20:12. > :20:16.the plasticine. Probably four or five centimetres or so. Chris is
:20:17. > :20:20.aware that people may think that any complaint he makes are those of a
:20:21. > :20:24.sore loser. But he thinks the integrity of his sport is at risk.
:20:25. > :20:28.People might sort of sit around and say, Chris Tomlinson is bitter. It
:20:29. > :20:32.is sour grapes. But what else am I meant to do? Someone has come out
:20:33. > :20:37.there and had a jump. And it is better than I've ever jumped before.
:20:38. > :20:41.But, you know, am I meant to sit back and clap my hands and say,
:20:42. > :20:43.yeah, amazing jump? When it is clearly obvious that it is an
:20:44. > :20:48.illegitimate jump. British Athletics say they won't comment on individual
:20:49. > :20:49.cases. The US Track and Field Association maintains the jump was
:20:50. > :20:57.legal. In cricket, Yorkshire slipped to an
:20:58. > :21:03.astonishing seven wickets defeat at Lord's, as Middlesex successfully
:21:04. > :21:09.chased a massive 472 to win. Just 30 short of the highest run chase in
:21:10. > :21:11.the county game. Next up for the Tykes is a trip to
:21:12. > :21:15.Chester`le`Street, starting on Sunday. The first chance Durham fans
:21:16. > :21:18.will have to see their new signing Kumar Sangakkar. The Sri Lankan
:21:19. > :21:22.wicket keeper and batsman has scored more than 11,000 Test match runs. He
:21:23. > :21:25.joins Durham for two matches, ahead of his country's international
:21:26. > :21:29.series with England. They are a great team to play for. They've had
:21:30. > :21:32.a wonderful record as a county team. And they've got some really big
:21:33. > :21:36.names, especially in recent times, in their dressing room that played
:21:37. > :21:40.for England. I think it will be a great experience for me to be part
:21:41. > :21:45.of that. Durham have had some great batsmen. Dean Jones, David Boon.
:21:46. > :21:50.Where does this guy rank? He's right up there with the best of them. One
:21:51. > :21:54.of the best in the world. Averages not far under 60 in Test cricket and
:21:55. > :21:58.there aren't many in the world who have ever done that. He's a great
:21:59. > :22:00.player and we're delighted to have him here.
:22:01. > :22:03.And back to that shock Yorkshire defeat. Middlesex batsman Chris
:22:04. > :22:06.Rogers, with an unbeaten 241, made the seventh highest individual score
:22:07. > :22:14.in the fourth innings of a first`class match. About that? I
:22:15. > :22:19.don't know what you mean! LAUGHTER. It's the 21st Century version of
:22:20. > :22:23.Opportunity Knocks. And today, the opportunity came to the North East.
:22:24. > :22:26.X Factor fever hit Tyneside, with long queues of hopefuls lining up
:22:27. > :22:29.outside the Sage Gateshead from first thing this morning. That's
:22:30. > :22:32.right. It was the first stage of auditions for the talent show. And
:22:33. > :22:35.despite the chill in the air, there was no shortage of willing
:22:36. > :22:38.participants. Colin Briggs, who should probably have known better,
:22:39. > :22:45.went along to meet some of them. This is where they want to end up.
:22:46. > :22:48.Sell`out, headline artists. But this is where the hope the road to
:22:49. > :22:52.stardom will begin. One chilly morning, in a line at the side of
:22:53. > :22:55.the Sage Gateshead. Of course, the thing is that many want to be
:22:56. > :22:59.called, but very few are chosen. We do have a great track record in
:23:00. > :23:03.this. The show, this is its ten year. And we've already had three
:23:04. > :23:07.winners. I wonder, is there going to be a fourth in this queue? Hold on
:23:08. > :23:16.to your hat. If you drop it, they'll sing. SINGING.
:23:17. > :23:24.This brother and sister act got through. Separately.
:23:25. > :23:30.#..rose in your eyes... #. And you. # I won't give up on us... #.
:23:31. > :23:37.Some travel in hope. How did it go? Yeah, I got through.
:23:38. > :23:42.Fantastic. What did you sing? All Of Me. And what did they say to you? It
:23:43. > :23:45.was good. I've got to come back at three o'clock for the second
:23:46. > :23:49.audition. If I get through there, I've got to come back tomorrow. From
:23:50. > :23:56.level two, level three, level four, in front of Simon Cowell. Some have
:23:57. > :24:00.been here before. And Louis Walsh. Three respective nos. One big
:24:01. > :24:05.massive yes. From Cheryl Cole. As I'm here, I thought, give it a go.
:24:06. > :24:08.I've got Adam behind the camera. He's brilliant behind the keyboard.
:24:09. > :24:16.You're talented! Come on, I need your help. Come on, Adam! Why are
:24:17. > :24:23.you walking away?! He will still be at that stage do.
:24:24. > :24:30.`` stage door. That was like my camera work. And how is the wetter?
:24:31. > :24:39.`` weather? Cloudy and wet, but drier and
:24:40. > :24:43.brighter by the weekend, but cool temperatures. A blanket of cloud
:24:44. > :24:48.across the region and much of the country today, many places with dry
:24:49. > :24:55.weather, but heavy showers got its act together through this afternoon,
:24:56. > :25:00.giving some localised flooding in places where dreams are not coping.
:25:01. > :25:05.Still some heavy outbreaks along that line of showers overnight and
:25:06. > :25:12.either side of it, so damp night, Misty, poor visibility, low cloud,
:25:13. > :25:18.and tomorrow morning I cloudy and wet start for many, the rain will be
:25:19. > :25:25.heavy, more especially in eastern areas, west of the Pennines drier,
:25:26. > :25:29.through the course of tomorrow, drier weather spreading from the
:25:30. > :25:34.north, so the rain becomes more intermittent, but temperatures
:25:35. > :25:36.struggling into double figures. Drier in parts of Cumbria, single
:25:37. > :25:40.figures for many parts of the north`east where
:25:41. > :25:44.figures for many parts of the and cold north`easterly wind adding
:25:45. > :25:49.to the cool field. In towards the weekend, the front moves to the
:25:50. > :25:52.south, introducing high pressure which will bring fine and dry
:25:53. > :25:59.weather over the Bank Holiday weekend, but from the north it is
:26:00. > :26:05.cool air, and cold enough for a touch of frost overnight, some fine
:26:06. > :26:09.dry weather, more cloud on Friday and Saturday, but generally dry on
:26:10. > :26:16.Sunday and watch out for low temperatures, and gardeners be weird
:26:17. > :26:22.of overnight frost. `` gardeners beware.
:26:23. > :26:30.You could never say never cast a cloud until May is out. I said at
:26:31. > :26:33.last week when you're not here. Well I never. Good night.