:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to Tuesday's Look North. In tonight's headlines: Care
:00:07. > :00:10.workers admit abusing elderly residents at a Cumbrian care home.
:00:11. > :00:14.Their employer calls their actions "deplorable."
:00:15. > :00:16.Playing with their lives on the line.
:00:17. > :00:21.A new rail safety campaign aims to prevent these shocking incidents.
:00:22. > :00:25.Test drive on the Tees. An ambitious scheme to run water taxis up and
:00:26. > :00:28.down the river. And it's decision time. An
:00:29. > :00:31.award`winning photographer chooses the winner of April's weather
:00:32. > :00:35.picture competition. In sport, we meet the former England
:00:36. > :00:38.captain counting down the days to next year's Rugby Union World Cup.
:00:39. > :00:42.And can Sunderland find the point they need to stay in the Premier
:00:43. > :00:43.League? Who better to ask than the fans who've spent a lifetime
:00:44. > :01:04.following the red and whites? Deplorable. That's how the behaviour
:01:05. > :01:07.of three carers who abused residents at a Cumbrian nursing home has been
:01:08. > :01:09.described by their former employers. 23`year`old Chevonne Benson and
:01:10. > :01:15.22`year`old William Bowman from Penrith pleaded guilty to a total of
:01:16. > :01:19.16 charges this morning. Both worked at the Beacon Edge specialist
:01:20. > :01:23.nursing home in Penrith. A third person has already admitted three
:01:24. > :01:27.charges. Our reporter Alison Freeman was at Carlisle Crown Court for us
:01:28. > :01:36.today. Alison, can you tell us what the pair admitted doing?
:01:37. > :01:41.The charges all related to offences that took place at the nursing home
:01:42. > :01:44.last year. The home specialises in dementia care and the defendants
:01:45. > :01:50.were meant to be looking after some of the most vulnerable members of
:01:51. > :01:53.society. There were 16 charges in total. William Bowman admitted a
:01:54. > :01:58.charges which included verbally abusing those in his care,
:01:59. > :02:02.assaulting them, pulling their hair and allowing humiliating photographs
:02:03. > :02:08.to be taken. 23`year`old Chevonne Benson admitted ten charges, again,
:02:09. > :02:11.they included assault and verbal abuse. Calling one man a cabbage and
:02:12. > :02:16.telling another she would be evicted because her rent wasn't paid. The
:02:17. > :02:22.admitted two charges together, one in which they turned off the light
:02:23. > :02:29.of a resident in a `` of a resident's room to frighten her. The
:02:30. > :02:36.oldest of the victims was 96 years old. What are Bupa, who run the care
:02:37. > :02:39.home, saying? In a statement, they said everyone was deeply shocked by
:02:40. > :02:43.the behaviour. They hadn't they could not understand how young
:02:44. > :02:47.people planning a career in care and nursing could behave in this world.
:02:48. > :02:51.They said other carers at the nursing home had reported the abuse
:02:52. > :02:57.so that action could be taken. They apologise to both residents, and
:02:58. > :03:00.their families, saying they are grateful to the police and social
:03:01. > :03:03.services which meant that two people would never get to work with
:03:04. > :03:11.vulnerable people again. What happens next? A third person Claire
:03:12. > :03:16.Strong had already admitted three charges, she along with the other
:03:17. > :03:27.two defendants will be sentenced at the end of October.
:03:28. > :03:36.A York man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and
:03:37. > :03:40.kidnap. Mark Anthony Thompson, aged 37, was found guilty at Teesside
:03:41. > :03:43.Crown Court of three counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one
:03:44. > :03:47.count of kidnapping. The charges relate to attacks on three different
:03:48. > :03:50.woman. Thompson must serve at least 11 and a half years in prison before
:03:51. > :03:55.being eligible for parole. Now it might seem obvious to us, but
:03:56. > :03:59.doing this is not advisable. But because people haven't got the
:04:00. > :04:01.message and do put their lives at risk, life`saving lessons are being
:04:02. > :04:06.given to children to promote awareness around trains. East Coast
:04:07. > :04:09.has launched the new pilot safety scheme and pupils from Poppleton
:04:10. > :04:14.Road Primary school spent a day at York station, as Cathy Killick
:04:15. > :04:17.reports. It's nail`biting enough simply to
:04:18. > :04:22.watch, yet thousands of people routinely risk their lives on train
:04:23. > :04:29.tracks. These passengers lived, the latest annual figures record more
:04:30. > :04:33.than 40 people that did not. `` trespassers. They were fatalities
:04:34. > :04:36.that were entirely unnecessary. In the time you have been watching this
:04:37. > :04:41.report, about 14 seconds, a train travelling at full speed can travel
:04:42. > :04:48.half a mile. That makes the tracks an obviously dangerous place to be.
:04:49. > :04:51.That's why East Coast are piloting a safety programme for children. These
:04:52. > :04:57.nine`year`olds are among the first students and have come to York
:04:58. > :05:01.station for a lesson in rail safety. It's good to start with the children
:05:02. > :05:05.at a younger age so they can understand how dangerous the railway
:05:06. > :05:09.is. It is not a playground. There are quite a few dangerous risks `
:05:10. > :05:15.trains pass through the station at 30 to 40mph. Getting into the
:05:16. > :05:24.driver's seat is a thrill for the children. But will it be a lesson to
:05:25. > :05:28.remember, too? I asked them what they learned. You're not allowed to
:05:29. > :05:32.go too close to the track. Just in case you fall in and because the
:05:33. > :05:37.barrier is quite high, you might not be able to get out and you may be
:05:38. > :05:46.run over by a train. If you see a yellow line next to the train track,
:05:47. > :05:54.don't cross it. Don't be silly when you are near the side. If the pilot
:05:55. > :05:56.is successful, more children will follow ` spreading the safety lesson
:05:57. > :06:08.and hopefully saving lives. Five Middlesbrough councillors who
:06:09. > :06:11.were deselected as Labour candidates for the 2015 local election have
:06:12. > :06:17.resigned from the party. The five men were deselected in March from a
:06:18. > :06:20.list of approved candidates. They appealed against the decision, but
:06:21. > :06:23.were unsuccessful. Two of the councillors say they have lost faith
:06:24. > :06:26.in the party's local leadership, and will stand as independents at next
:06:27. > :06:30.year's local elections. The Labour party in Middlesbrough now has a
:06:31. > :06:38.majority of just one in the overall number of elected members. `` Labour
:06:39. > :06:42.Party. Now, it brings the whole of Europe
:06:43. > :06:44.together in song. Curious costumes, sometimes dodgy lyrics and frequent
:06:45. > :06:47.accusations of "political" voting ` Eurovision's just a few days away.
:06:48. > :06:50.But another contest's taking place this month closer to home. As our
:06:51. > :06:53.Political Correspondent Mark Denten reports, there'll be less singing,
:06:54. > :06:55.maybe fewer tears and more suits than sequins, but once again your
:06:56. > :07:02.vote counts. It only happens once a year, but the
:07:03. > :07:07.waiting's over. It's time to share the moment, to wave your colours, to
:07:08. > :07:18.show your support. When May comes round, it can only mean one thing.
:07:19. > :07:27.It is local election time. When you just cannot get those policies out
:07:28. > :07:29.of your head. The parties are offering a different policy tunes.
:07:30. > :07:32.Labour controls seven of the councils up for election, including
:07:33. > :07:35.Newcastle, Gateshead and South Tyneside. The party says people
:07:36. > :07:44.should use their vote to protest against local government cuts. There
:07:45. > :07:47.is no recovery in household finances. Many people are worse off
:07:48. > :07:54.than when the Government was elected. And secondly councils and
:07:55. > :07:57.indeed the whole of the North East and Cumbria has taken a battering
:07:58. > :08:01.from this Government. Fiddlers on record players, costumes that turn
:08:02. > :08:04.into wings ` just a couple of things I couldn't find in the manifestos,
:08:05. > :08:07.so what of the other parties? The Liberal Democrats control South
:08:08. > :08:09.Lakeland Council, but they're the official opposition in Newcastle.
:08:10. > :08:17.They say the party gives voters value for money. We are defending 18
:08:18. > :08:22.seats in the region this time. We are optimistic of holding all of
:08:23. > :08:26.them and making some further gains. Our message is that this is a local
:08:27. > :08:29.Government election and we are very strong on the ground. We have some
:08:30. > :08:31.brilliant councillors. But could the curiously enthusiastic judges be
:08:32. > :08:34.announcing successes for another party? The Conservatives control
:08:35. > :08:38.Harrogate Council, but are targeting Carlisle, where Labour has a
:08:39. > :08:46.nine`seat advantage. The party says Labour's taken voters for granted.
:08:47. > :08:49.We have had the same old councillors representing the same areas for
:08:50. > :08:53.decades and it really is time for change in the North East. I am
:08:54. > :08:57.hoping that people will go to the polls, look at the good news we have
:08:58. > :09:00.on the economy, particularly in the Northeast with manufacturing, and
:09:01. > :09:03.vote Conservative. So across the region over 800 candidates are
:09:04. > :09:06.waiting for your vote and no`one wants null point. There'll be
:09:07. > :09:12.nerves, there'll be drama, because it's time for making your mind up.
:09:13. > :09:16.You can find out where local elections are taking place in our
:09:17. > :09:20.region on the BBC politics website. And we'll be bringing you more from
:09:21. > :09:24.the parties ahead of the vote on May 22nd.
:09:25. > :09:26.Plenty more to come in tonight's programme. Including the fans' view
:09:27. > :09:30.on Sunderland's roller`coaster season.
:09:31. > :09:38.Could these be a regular sight on the Tees this summer? We join the
:09:39. > :09:41.water taxis on their test drive. I will be here with a full weather
:09:42. > :09:49.forecast as well as revealing this month's winning weather picture.
:09:50. > :09:52.Today has been important in the campaign to bring passenger rail
:09:53. > :09:55.services back to part of Northumberland. The Ashington to
:09:56. > :09:59.Newcastle link closed to all but freight trains 50 years ago. But the
:10:00. > :10:02.people that run the country's rail network have spent the day looking
:10:03. > :10:07.at just how the train service could be brought back to life. Our
:10:08. > :10:11.Political Editor Richard Moss caught up with them. There's tracks and
:10:12. > :10:15.there's trains, but if you want to travel by rail from Ashington to
:10:16. > :10:25.Newcastle, forget it. No passenger services have run here for 50 years.
:10:26. > :10:30.It may be covered with weeds and rubbish, but these other platforms
:10:31. > :10:34.that were last used 50 years ago. `` these are. It is hoping that
:10:35. > :10:44.passengers can catch trains here once again. And that's why these men
:10:45. > :10:47.are gathered in this car park. They've come to look at what work
:10:48. > :10:50.might be needed to get passengers back onto platforms and onto the
:10:51. > :10:54.rail line by 2018. The estimated cost is thought to be ?60 million,
:10:55. > :10:58.but by looking at what's physically left, they'll get a better idea. It
:10:59. > :11:00.will require a lot of detailed engineering and assessments. It
:11:01. > :11:03.gives us a sense of whether or not the infrastructure can be used. That
:11:04. > :11:11.is one of the beauties of the product, the rail is still in
:11:12. > :11:14.existence. This is the route the line could cover ` connecting
:11:15. > :11:18.communities that currently rely on cars and buses to both the Tyne and
:11:19. > :11:21.Wear metro and the centre of Newcastle. One of the managers of
:11:22. > :11:25.Britain's rail network is also here taking a look. He's supportive, but
:11:26. > :11:28.admits there's still work to do. I think what we can do is say how much
:11:29. > :11:32.will it cost and how long will it take? Then we can work with the
:11:33. > :11:36.County Council and local stakeholders to say, can we find the
:11:37. > :11:42.money to actually do the capital costs? And can we work with the
:11:43. > :11:46.train operating company to run the services? So a bit too early to book
:11:47. > :11:49.tickets yet. But there is real optimism that a passenger line for
:11:50. > :11:53.South East Northumberland could soon become more than just a conversation
:11:54. > :11:59.in a car park or a memory from the past.
:12:00. > :12:02.It's a bold, ambitious plan that it's claimed will showcase one of
:12:03. > :12:06.Stockton's hidden jewels. A Teesside businessman is looking to run river
:12:07. > :12:10.taxis along the Tees. The boats will travel through Yarm, Stockton and go
:12:11. > :12:14.up to the Tees Barrage. It's hoped the service will be up and running
:12:15. > :12:17.this summer. Our reporter Stuart Whincup went on board as the taxis
:12:18. > :12:23.were taken on their first test drive. Bathed in the spring
:12:24. > :12:30.sunshine, the river taxis are bold, bright and hard to miss. There is a
:12:31. > :12:33.lot of interest, I think it is the jewel of Stockton. Gliding along the
:12:34. > :12:36.Tees, the service promises to showcase the best of Stockton's
:12:37. > :12:42.riverside. It's all the idea of this man ` Lindsay Eccles. We have such a
:12:43. > :12:45.beautiful area here that people need to come and see. He already owns the
:12:46. > :12:51.Teesside Princess and the slightly larger replica of The Endeavour. The
:12:52. > :12:57.river taxis he says will be the perfect addition and help encourage
:12:58. > :13:03.more people to explore the river. Where else can you do this? You come
:13:04. > :13:08.onto the river, the wildlife, it's quiet, the scenery, it is a superb
:13:09. > :13:11.facility. If we just look at it now, a glorious day, we have 80
:13:12. > :13:19.swans in front of us. Dutiful surroundings. `` beautiful
:13:20. > :13:22.surroundings. This is all part of Stockton's masterplan. With work
:13:23. > :13:25.well underway on the ?38 million transformation of the High Street.
:13:26. > :13:28.There's also plans to develop the riverside, organising more events
:13:29. > :13:31.and activities around it. Initially, two taxis will run from the Tees
:13:32. > :13:42.Barrage to Stockton, Preston Park and Yarm. The idea is to get more
:13:43. > :13:49.boats and increase the speed limit from five miles per hour to 15 or 20
:13:50. > :13:52.mph. Then they can run services on a morning and evening, taking people
:13:53. > :13:56.to and from work. It's hoped the first taxis will be running along
:13:57. > :13:59.the river this June. And if the service is success, these bright
:14:00. > :14:11.yellow boats could become a regular feature on the Tees. That would be a
:14:12. > :14:16.nice, relaxing way to get to and from work. But relaxing is far from
:14:17. > :14:19.Sunderland supporters' minds. Sunderland take on West Bromwich
:14:20. > :14:22.Albion tomorrow night, knowing just a point should be enough to secure
:14:23. > :14:26.their Premier League place. Having beaten Manchester United at Old
:14:27. > :14:29.Trafford for the first time in 46 years, it's not surprising the
:14:30. > :14:32.Stadium of Light was buzzing today as a group of loyal fans staged
:14:33. > :14:36.their regular monthly meeting. Most Black Cat fans will think
:14:37. > :14:38.they've seen it all before ` the disappointments, the upsets and the
:14:39. > :14:44.occasional moments of sheer delight like Seb Larsson's winner at the
:14:45. > :14:46.weekend. But the members of the club's Senior Supporters'
:14:47. > :14:55.Association speak from long experience. It has been up and
:14:56. > :15:03.down, I have not been watching since wartime football, 1942 was my first
:15:04. > :15:08.match. `` I have been. I think we would have been safe for Wembley
:15:09. > :15:16.some time ago. It was it worth it? I don't think so. I am a top division
:15:17. > :15:19.man myself. Don't like is being down in the second and worse still in the
:15:20. > :15:23.third. But having been favourites for the drop not so long ago, it now
:15:24. > :15:28.looks as if head coach Gus Poyet has indeed performed a miracle. Not that
:15:29. > :15:37.they're taking anything for granted! One point out of those two games, I
:15:38. > :15:41.am hopeful. Cannot be too confident, because of previous experience this
:15:42. > :15:46.season with various games, but we are hopeful. And Poyet is hopeful
:15:47. > :15:48.he's heard the last of the Ji affair. Reports had suggested their
:15:49. > :15:52.relegation rivals might mount a legal challenge, asking for a points
:15:53. > :15:56.deduction, because, for a time, the Korean didn't have international
:15:57. > :16:04.clearance. The Uruguayan is taking it all in his stride.
:16:05. > :16:10.From my point of view, I am very relaxed.
:16:11. > :16:13.Carlisle United fans have spent the Bank Holiday weekend reflecting on
:16:14. > :16:16.the club's relegation to League Two and the words of Blues' chairman,
:16:17. > :16:20.Andrew Jenkins. He's apologised to supporters for what he admits has
:16:21. > :16:22.been a "disastrous" season on the pitch. Mr Jenkins said a combination
:16:23. > :16:25.of budgetary constraints, ill`timed injuries and suspensions, and mixed
:16:26. > :16:29.success in the loans market had played a big part in Carlisle's
:16:30. > :16:32.decline. As the directors seek a solution, fans will just be pleased
:16:33. > :16:41.to see the back of a season, which ended in relegation being confirmed
:16:42. > :16:44.by a 3`0 defeat at champions Wolves. Gateshead chairman Graham Wood is
:16:45. > :16:46.hoping that around 15,000 fans will follow them down to Wembley for
:16:47. > :16:49.their conference playoff final against Cambridge United. There was
:16:50. > :16:52.jubilation at Gateshead International Stadium on Sunday as
:16:53. > :16:55.Gary Mills' side beat Grimsby 3`1 in the second leg of the playoff
:16:56. > :16:58.semifinal in front of 8,000 supporters to reach Wembley for the
:16:59. > :17:02.first time in their history. Victory would see them back in the Football
:17:03. > :17:05.League for the first time in 54 years.
:17:06. > :17:07.Around 9,000 fans turned out to support former Sunderland footballer
:17:08. > :17:11.Jody Craddock's testimonial match at Molineux ` the home of his final
:17:12. > :17:14.club Wolverhampton Wanderers. But typically Craddock, a popular figure
:17:15. > :17:17.in the north east and the West Midlands was more interested in
:17:18. > :17:20.giving back to a cause close to his heart. He's raising money for
:17:21. > :17:31.Birmingham Children's Hospital's cancer unit after his young son Toby
:17:32. > :17:35.received treatment for leukaemia. There will always be the hospital
:17:36. > :17:39.and for me to be able to raise some money and help them out, as they
:17:40. > :17:44.have helped us out a hell of a lot, to give back a little is great.
:17:45. > :17:47.It was a good weekend for some of our rugby union followers. Newcastle
:17:48. > :17:49.Falcons secured their place in next season's Premiership, and the
:17:50. > :17:52.youngsters from Northumberland brought the under`20s national
:17:53. > :17:55.championship home from Twickenham, beating Yorkshire by 39 points to
:17:56. > :17:59.ten in the final. And today, an old England hero was in the region,
:18:00. > :18:01.counting down the days to next year's World Cup.
:18:02. > :18:04.It's a scene Newcastle rugby fans won't forget. Lawrence Dallaglio and
:18:05. > :18:09.their own cup winner, Jonny Wilkinson, parading the World Cup
:18:10. > :18:12.around Kingston Park. Today, Dallaglio was back on Tyneside to
:18:13. > :18:21.mark another milestone in the countdown to next year's
:18:22. > :18:27.competition. 2003 feels like a long time ago, but the impact it had on
:18:28. > :18:31.everyone involved on the whole, great to feel proud as a nation, and
:18:32. > :18:36.as you say coming back with a trophy and beer to share that with the
:18:37. > :18:42.people, I remember that they fondly. `` and be able to. Today is about
:18:43. > :18:46.continuing that celebration, because England will in 500 days' time
:18:47. > :18:50.welcome the world to England and welcome the world to Newcastle, as
:18:51. > :18:53.well. Among the teams appearing at St James' will be South Africa and
:18:54. > :18:57.the New Zealand All Blacks, but tickets aren't cheap ` adult prices
:18:58. > :19:02.ranging from ?50 to ?175. And if you can afford a ticket, they go on
:19:03. > :19:08.public sale from September the 12th. ?15 for children. We are working to
:19:09. > :19:13.make sure that people who don't get in to see the games here are also
:19:14. > :19:17.able to see them around the city on big screens, because we want people
:19:18. > :19:24.to really enjoy the party atmosphere.
:19:25. > :19:29.Kumar Sangakkara's two`match stint for Durham got off to the worst
:19:30. > :19:32.possible start as the top Sri Lankan batsman was out for a second ball
:19:33. > :19:36.duck in his first innings on the third day of their County
:19:37. > :19:39.Championship match with Yorkshire. It left Durham struggling on 70`3
:19:40. > :19:45.chasing Yorkshire's huge total of 589`8 declared. But Mark Stoneman's
:19:46. > :19:48.ninth championship hundred and another big century from Michael
:19:49. > :19:56.Richardson got the home side back into the game. They finished the day
:19:57. > :20:10.on a 361`8, still trailing by 228. It is now time to reveal the winning
:20:11. > :20:17.entry in our April weather picture competition.
:20:18. > :20:20.Our guest judge can normally be found out and about on the Cumbrian
:20:21. > :20:22.Fells, in fact she's an award`winning writer and
:20:23. > :20:26.photographer on the subject of the great outdoors. Paul Mooney caught
:20:27. > :20:28.up with her on a day off at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery in
:20:29. > :20:32.Carlisle. My name is Vivienne Crow and I'm a
:20:33. > :20:34.writer and photographer. I am writing magazine articles,
:20:35. > :20:40.guidebooks, mostly about the Cumbrian Fels. I am out with my
:20:41. > :20:44.camera a lot of the time, normally waiting for good weather, but
:20:45. > :20:47.sometimes it can be more moody to go out on an overcast day with the
:20:48. > :20:55.cloud cover and the showers coming and going ` more drama in the sky.
:20:56. > :20:59.Vivienne is kept pretty busy, but I did manage to get her indoors
:21:00. > :21:00.briefly to cast a critical eye over the pictures of your April weather
:21:01. > :21:11.shots. The month had been dry, on the
:21:12. > :21:19.whole, so April showers are few and far between. Bright skies were in
:21:20. > :21:23.abundance. Vivian narrowed it down to a final three which included a
:21:24. > :21:27.couple of sunsets and surprisingly not a single Lake District shot. A
:21:28. > :21:31.lot of photographers clearly know what they are doing these days. All
:21:32. > :21:34.these people with cameras or phones or whatever ` they seem to know what
:21:35. > :21:37.they are looking for. The runners`up were Stuart Goodman from
:21:38. > :21:41.Weatherall, and his picture was sunset over the Solway Firth. You
:21:42. > :21:48.can see the sun, the colours are lovely and rich and again it is very
:21:49. > :21:51.evocative of the time of year. The other runner was from Cumbria, and
:21:52. > :21:54.his picture was a little bit different to the usual landscape
:21:55. > :21:58.shots, it was a picture of Redcar blast furnace, but the combination
:21:59. > :22:06.of the sun and the smoke from the furnace, it just has a lot of
:22:07. > :22:10.atmosphere. And coincidentally the winning shot was taken just along
:22:11. > :22:13.the road. The winner was James Stoker and his picture was of the
:22:14. > :22:18.beach as taken from Redcar, looking down the beach towards Hartlepool.
:22:19. > :22:26.The composition is perfect. Basically, you look at it and think,
:22:27. > :22:30.although it is a grim day, you think you want to be there and walking
:22:31. > :22:34.along the beach. It is a typical April scene, you have the threat of
:22:35. > :22:37.showers, although we have not had so many showers, but there is the
:22:38. > :22:39.threat. Congratulations to James for that picture. It is a really good
:22:40. > :22:59.picture. Well done to James and to all of our
:23:00. > :23:05.photographers. Thank you. That winning picture will become part of
:23:06. > :23:10.next year's children in need calendar.
:23:11. > :23:17.The next few days, outbreaks of rain across the region, particularly in
:23:18. > :23:23.Cumbria. Our headline, through the evening were expected to be dry at
:23:24. > :23:27.first, but it is not long before it starts to cloud over. Rain moves
:23:28. > :23:33.into the West, widespread free time, it'll splash South and East. Most
:23:34. > :23:40.places are dry, with temperatures no lower than seven or eight at dawn.
:23:41. > :23:46.Reasonably mild tomorrow, and we are looking forward to a bit of early
:23:47. > :23:51.sunshine. In Cumbria, it starts to cloud over through the morning with
:23:52. > :23:56.further outbreaks of rain splashing in from the West. It becomes
:23:57. > :24:05.widespread once again through the afternoon, heavy freight time in the
:24:06. > :24:13.Dales. Taking a tour through the... Temperatures not too bad, around 13
:24:14. > :24:19.Celsius, but little sunshine. Brisk breeze is rolling in further spells
:24:20. > :24:28.of rain. In Cumbria, a touch cooler, it will not feel very springlike on
:24:29. > :24:32.the coast. The big picture, pressure is low over the next few days to
:24:33. > :24:39.come, so the rainfall tomorrow and then a complex area of low pressure
:24:40. > :24:44.crosses the UK through Thursday, heavy rain and strong breezes, as
:24:45. > :24:47.well, a squeeze on the isobars. It looks like we might get brighter
:24:48. > :24:53.weather for a time on Friday and Saturday, but into the weekend a low
:24:54. > :24:57.pressure system threatens to bring further rainfall, particularly in
:24:58. > :25:04.this time for the North East. What will that mean for the detail? Let's
:25:05. > :25:12.take a look around Cumbria. Thursday is gloomy and greed. Reasonably
:25:13. > :25:18.mild. No sunshine for many. `` grey. We do get blue skies on
:25:19. > :25:24.Thursday, but blustery showers behind the main band of rain. In the
:25:25. > :25:29.north`east, similar here, we will get the worst of the on Thursday.
:25:30. > :25:36.Heavy rain, particularly further North, really hammering down and on
:25:37. > :25:43.Friday bright skies, but a risk of showers. We know the weather would
:25:44. > :25:47.be fantastic, but if you fancy braving it with your camera, here is
:25:48. > :25:55.the address to send your photos, we look at all of them. Or if you go to
:25:56. > :26:04.the website, you can e`mail them to pass that way.
:26:05. > :26:06.A look again at the headlines: Former broadcaster Stuart Hall
:26:07. > :26:09.pleads guilty to indecently assaulting an underage girl but
:26:10. > :26:12.denies 20 other charges. And care workers admit abusing
:26:13. > :26:19.elderly residents at a Cumbrian care home. Their employer says their
:26:20. > :26:27.actions were "deplorable." That's it from us, don't get the
:26:28. > :26:32.latest news at 10:25pm. `` don't forget.