:00:09. > :00:12.First tonight, a story which sounds like science fiction.
:00:13. > :00:15.Researchers at Newcastle University have fitted tiny 3D glasses to
:00:16. > :00:21.a preying mantis, to help them better understand sight.
:00:22. > :00:24.It's hoped their experiments with the insect could help in the
:00:25. > :00:29.Here's our health reporter, Sharon Barbour.
:00:30. > :00:31.It's an extraordinary sight ` a praying`mantis wearing
:00:32. > :00:40.Thought to be the first insects in the world to wear spectacles.
:00:41. > :00:44.But while the idea may seems a little bonkers, the science behind
:00:45. > :00:59.You they are the smallest spectacles in the world. And they are being
:01:00. > :01:05.developed to fit on to these praying Mantis is. And the idea is that the
:01:06. > :01:09.scientists could better understand site. And that will help them to
:01:10. > :01:12.develop vision for robotic technologies in future.
:01:13. > :01:14.They chose the praying mantis because, like humans,
:01:15. > :01:21.it has 3D vision but uses it with a tiny, much less complicated brain.
:01:22. > :01:28.Potentially, they use simpler mechanisms. More 3D. If that is so,
:01:29. > :01:33.it might be easier to implement them into computer robotics.
:01:34. > :01:37.Once the glasses are fitted on with beeswax, the insects seem relaxed as
:01:38. > :01:44.And with a ?1 million research grant,
:01:45. > :01:50.the scientists will now closely monitor the eyesight of the praying
:01:51. > :02:00.mantis in the hope of one day giving that same 3D vision to a robot.
:02:01. > :02:02.A care watchdog has said improvements are needed to one
:02:03. > :02:07.It follows an unannounced inspection of North East Ambulance Trust by
:02:08. > :02:11.The CQC said the Trust was failing to meet four of the six national
:02:12. > :02:15.The Trust's Chief Executive said it's investing,
:02:16. > :02:23.A man who's spent 60 years building up a collection of metal machinery,
:02:24. > :02:26.engines and farm vehicles, has had his eviction delayed.
:02:27. > :02:28.Redcar and Cleveland Council wants to remove Husky Petch
:02:29. > :02:31.from a property in Dormanstown, because of concerns about
:02:32. > :02:39.He's now been given two months to find somewhere else to live.
:02:40. > :02:41.The Euro elections are just three weeks away,
:02:42. > :02:44.and today the Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna launched
:02:45. > :02:47.Labour's North East Euro election campaign, with a warning about the
:02:48. > :02:50.impact leaving the European Union would have on jobs in the region.
:02:51. > :02:52.Speaking in Peterlee, he said business leaders here have
:02:53. > :02:56.told him it's vital to stay in the EU, and their opinions should
:02:57. > :03:08.People can talk about the emotional aspects of the EU but I think we
:03:09. > :03:12.have to make sure it delivers jobs. Frankly, least when we are a member
:03:13. > :03:15.of the EU, we have a strong government. If it is a Labour
:03:16. > :03:19.government, we will be fighting your calls on the battlefields, instead
:03:20. > :03:24.of Nigel Farage and members of the Tory Party, who basically want to
:03:25. > :03:29.walk off the field and allow Britain to lose.
:03:30. > :03:32.And you can see a full list of candidates for the European
:03:33. > :03:34.elections on the BBC Politics website.
:03:35. > :03:36.Berwick's annual "Riding The Bounds" originally protected the town
:03:37. > :03:40.But today's event was the last before Scotland decides whether it
:03:41. > :03:42.wants independence, creating a new international border.
:03:43. > :03:47.Here's our Political Correspondent, Mark Denten.
:03:48. > :03:56.A soggy Derek car park, and men and women on horses about to take part
:03:57. > :04:01.in a 400`year`old tradition. Pillaging and rotting by Scottish
:04:02. > :04:06.invaders, not on their watch. It started as a military patrol when
:04:07. > :04:12.the garrison would check that there were no intruders on the wrong side.
:04:13. > :04:16.These days, many of the writers checking the boundary for marauding
:04:17. > :04:25.Scots are, well, Scots. Why are you here? To invade, as usual! But with
:04:26. > :04:31.Scotland's independence vote months away, today's event has a different
:04:32. > :04:34.edge. 60% of the hinterland of Berwick is on the other side. If
:04:35. > :04:39.that became another country, life would change you significantly. It
:04:40. > :04:46.is 10:30am, lead by a Scottish piper, their vehicle, to patrol the
:04:47. > :04:48.border. We would prefer to be amicable with anybody on either side
:04:49. > :04:52.of the border, which is what we are doing today. We have a great
:04:53. > :04:57.relationship so whatever happens next year, the relationship will
:04:58. > :05:03.still stand. The bones are written between England and Scotland for the
:05:04. > :05:06.400 and time. Who knows, by the 406th, a little bit of Borders
:05:07. > :05:09.culture could have a new international role.
:05:10. > :05:11.On to football, and Gateshead's bid to regain
:05:12. > :05:15.their place in the Football League, after more than half a century.
:05:16. > :05:18.Tonight they were at Grimsby, in the first leg of the Conference
:05:19. > :05:31.And what a second leg we have got in prospect on Sunday afternoon after
:05:32. > :05:34.this match finished one apiece. And it was the visitors that took the
:05:35. > :05:39.lead first. It looked as though Colin Larkin had overrun his
:05:40. > :05:42.position but suddenly he cut the ball back for a splendid opening
:05:43. > :05:49.goal. After no more than six minutes. Cue the Grimsby fightback.
:05:50. > :05:57.It was inevitable and it came from Craig Disley, it wonderful header.
:05:58. > :06:02.One`to`one was how it stayed. Not that it looked like it could stay to
:06:03. > :06:07.that for much longer because Grimsby peppered away. But they could not
:06:08. > :06:12.break Gateshead's resolve. A great second leg in prospect and one of
:06:13. > :06:19.these two teams still in with a chance of booking a place at the
:06:20. > :06:22.stadium. Good luck to great tent and `` it said.
:06:23. > :06:26.And congratulations to the England women's union rugby captain,
:06:27. > :06:28.Katy Mclean, who received her MBE for services to the sport,
:06:29. > :06:31.at Buckingham Palace today. The 28 year`old fly`half from
:06:32. > :06:34.South Shields who plays for Darlington Mowden Park Sharks has
:06:35. > :06:37.won 64 caps, combining her playing career with teaching in Sunderland.
:06:38. > :06:41.I don't think the weather would win too many awards today, but what
:06:42. > :06:43.about Friday and the weekend? Here's Hannah Bayman.
:06:44. > :06:43.about Friday and the weekend? Here's Hannah Bayman.
:06:44. > :06:50.Thanks, Jeff. It was very calls today. The temperatures closer to
:06:51. > :06:54.February, rather than the first day of May. Tomorrow, brighter weather,
:06:55. > :06:58.and still cool for the time of year. Some sunshine first thing and then
:06:59. > :07:03.it will become widespread. Bright, blue skies, and the highest
:07:04. > :07:09.temperatures are likely to be in the West. Cumbria will see those
:07:10. > :07:13.temperatures rising to 13 Celsius. Still cool, on the Northumberland
:07:14. > :07:17.coast, with brisk breeze is of the North Sea. Over the next couple of
:07:18. > :07:22.days, high pressure keeping things settled for a time. Saturday is a
:07:23. > :07:26.good start to the bank holiday weekend. Bright spells, but turning
:07:27. > :07:28.cloudier on Sunday with drizzle in the West. Now a reminder of the
:07:29. > :07:33.forecast. on that at the moment, that there
:07:34. > :07:41.will be some sunshine around. More on that in the national forecast.
:07:42. > :07:46.Our weather is taking a turn for the colder. You would be forgiven for
:07:47. > :07:51.thinking that does not bode well for the Bank Holiday Weekend. But as we
:07:52. > :07:52.go through the weekend, temperatures will be performing a U-turn, and
:07:53. > :07:54.recovering, as