:00:00. > 3:59:59Putin's That's all from the BBC News at Six.
:00:00. > :00:00.Actions in Ukraine Hello and welcome to
:00:00. > :00:00.Wednesday's Look North. Are we at risk
:00:00. > :00:11.from convicted sex offenders? Claims that probation officers
:00:12. > :00:15.aren't properly trained to deal with Honoured for bravery,
:00:16. > :00:23.the army dog that died alongside her And a school celebrates
:00:24. > :00:29.its 100th birthday with pupils past In sport,
:00:30. > :00:33.we touchdown with the County Durham School invited to play in a
:00:34. > :00:37.European American Football League. Ben Stokes could be about to make
:00:38. > :00:57.his first team come`back for Durham. Talks to try to avert a Metro strike
:00:58. > :01:01.on the night of one of pop concerts our region has seen
:01:02. > :01:04.have broken down tonight. More than 50,000 people, most of them young
:01:05. > :01:08.girls, will be at the Stadium of will be at the Stadium of Light
:01:09. > :01:11.in Sunderland a week tonight to see The strike's been called by members
:01:12. > :01:15.of the RMT union after one of its members was sacked by the Metro's
:01:16. > :01:19.German operators DB Regio for having one of its members was sacked by the
:01:20. > :01:22.Metro's German operators DB Regio Our chief reporter Chris Stewart is
:01:23. > :01:27.at a Metro station in Gosforth now. Chris, are we expecting chaos
:01:28. > :01:46.next Wednesday night then? The Metro managers have met the
:01:47. > :01:49.unions, there is already a plan in place. The RMT represents less than
:01:50. > :01:55.half of the Metro workforce, so trains were always going to run. On
:01:56. > :01:58.the day of the strike we will have a reduced frequency throughout the
:01:59. > :02:01.system and throughout the day. But on the night of the consulate there
:02:02. > :02:04.will be trains between Sunderland and Newcastle every five minutes,
:02:05. > :02:08.that's more than we would normally see. They've clearly done everything
:02:09. > :02:14.they can to protect what they say is a really big deal for our region.
:02:15. > :02:21.What do we know about this worker who's been sacked? Very difficult to
:02:22. > :02:25.find out a lot. He's in his 50s, he works at the metro depot. He has had
:02:26. > :02:28.sickness over a number of years for a number of different complaint.
:02:29. > :02:32.They have been certified either by himself or by a GP. The company says
:02:33. > :02:35.they've tried everything and gone through all the proper procedures,
:02:36. > :02:42.but there came a point where he had to be dismissed. The unions say,
:02:43. > :02:45.rubbish, that's wrong. That the company has used these procedures to
:02:46. > :02:51.simply get rid of this man and he shouldn't have been sacked. I hope
:02:52. > :02:56.you can hear me. Yes. Has either side said anything this evening?
:02:57. > :03:00.I've spoken to the union and they are livid. They say that what was
:03:01. > :03:04.put to them was derisory. They've also spoken a short while ago to a
:03:05. > :03:09.representative from the parent company. We hope to continue talks
:03:10. > :03:14.and reach a successful resolution and will work hard to achieve that.
:03:15. > :03:18.Whatever happens, we will continue to work on our contingency plans to
:03:19. > :03:23.minimise disruption for people in Tyne Wear. Will you improve an
:03:24. > :03:27.offer that they described as derisory? It difficult to say, we
:03:28. > :03:34.need to get everybody back round the table.
:03:35. > :03:37.High risk sex offenders, including rapists and paedophiles, are posing
:03:38. > :03:42.That's the claim being made by probation officers who say they
:03:43. > :03:44.haven't been properly trained and, as a result,
:03:45. > :03:50.In the Durham Tees Valley area, all such cases were being handled by a
:03:51. > :03:54.But under new restructuring plans some sex offenders are
:03:55. > :03:58.now being dealt with by regular probation officers instead.
:03:59. > :04:07.Stuart Whincup has this exclusive report.
:04:08. > :04:09.This is the sex offenders wing inside Durham Prison.
:04:10. > :04:11.It houses rapists, paedophiles and child abusers.
:04:12. > :04:14.When they leave here it's the probation service?s job to make
:04:15. > :04:18.But officers say they haven't been properly trained to deal with
:04:19. > :04:26.them and they worry about the risk they still pose to the public.
:04:27. > :04:33.We are dealing with child rapists, rapists, paedophiles. People who
:04:34. > :04:36.have abused children. The staff qualified but not in dealing with
:04:37. > :04:40.sex offenders. Because we aren't equipped there is a fear we may not
:04:41. > :04:43.pick up on things. Are we opening up a can of worms which in actual fact
:04:44. > :04:48.can cause significant harm to more victims?
:04:49. > :04:52.Durham Tees Valley Probation Trust has its own specialist public
:04:53. > :04:55.protection unit and one of its offices used to be based here
:04:56. > :04:59.Now those highly trained officers have been dealing with all
:05:00. > :05:04.But now, as part of a shake`up of the Probation Service,
:05:05. > :05:07.some of those offenders are being managed by regular probation staff.
:05:08. > :05:10.And they're telling us they don't have the skills, training and
:05:11. > :05:15.For the families of loved ones who have been killed by sex offenders,
:05:16. > :05:25.They'll be more and more victims. I would like people to have to go
:05:26. > :05:29.Mike Hall's 17`year old granddaughter Ashleigh was
:05:30. > :05:32.kidnapped, raped and murdered by a prolific sex offender in 2009.
:05:33. > :05:35.Peter Chapman was supposed to have been monitored by the authorities
:05:36. > :05:39.but they lost him, and more than a year later he killed the teenager.
:05:40. > :05:46.When it happened to Ashley, they blamed an unqualified lass who had
:05:47. > :05:49.been shoved in on the job and didn't know what she was doing. They
:05:50. > :05:53.promised us that there would be a proper shake`up and they'd have
:05:54. > :05:56.qualified people to look after these sort of people. We were promised the
:05:57. > :06:00.Working with sex offenders after they've been released back
:06:01. > :06:02.into the community, is, the union says, difficult and
:06:03. > :06:05.specialised work that shouldn't be carried out by probation officers
:06:06. > :06:16.We are getting messages from staff that they are concerned about the
:06:17. > :06:19.public safety angle, concerned about managing the cases effectively and
:06:20. > :06:23.protecting the public and also how they are going to cope in terms of
:06:24. > :06:25.work load and stress levels. Those anxieties are bringing the probation
:06:26. > :06:40.Responding to our investigation, the Probation Service said...
:06:41. > :06:42.And it says it's introducing lie detector tests for high`risk
:06:43. > :06:45.offenders, with satellite tagging to track their movements.
:06:46. > :06:47.This, it says, will give it one of the world's
:06:48. > :06:50.toughest approaches to managing this group in the community.
:06:51. > :06:53.Probation staff say they've been offered some training,
:06:54. > :07:05.There will be two days of training. That sits badly with me. There is a
:07:06. > :07:09.presumption from senior managers that two days is better than
:07:10. > :07:12.nothing, so really it's a case of shut up and get on with it. Our
:07:13. > :07:17.biggest worry is these people could reoffend and cause further harm to
:07:18. > :07:19.others. If we aren't equipped to deal with that person, are we not
:07:20. > :07:23.These sex offenders have often committed appalling crimes and
:07:24. > :07:26.when they leave prison it is the job of probation officers to
:07:27. > :07:33.Their worry is they're now struggling to do either.
:07:34. > :07:37.Stuart, are these concerns about the training
:07:38. > :07:47.This isn't just one disgruntled employee. We spoke to a number of
:07:48. > :07:51.probation officers and they said these views are held by a number of
:07:52. > :07:56.people. The union says staff in Durham and Teeside are now dealing
:07:57. > :07:58.with around 200 sex offenders cases. The Ministry of Justice made
:07:59. > :08:01.the point this evening that probation officers are
:08:02. > :08:05.well`qualified, well`trained and can deal with any offenders, that
:08:06. > :08:08.includes sex offenders. But we are hearing from officers on the ground
:08:09. > :08:12.that they don't feel they have this training and they worry about the
:08:13. > :08:15.public, worry that something will slip through the net.
:08:16. > :08:18.Police are questioning a lorry driver after a crash
:08:19. > :08:20.on the A66 in Cumbria left a man seriously injured.
:08:21. > :08:23.The collision, involving a lorry and a van,
:08:24. > :08:27.The 60`year`old van driver was flown to hospital in Newcastle.
:08:28. > :08:29.The 35`year`old lorry driver was arrested at the scene on
:08:30. > :08:47.Dean Jackson, from Newcastle, and Damian Burns, from Scarborough,
:08:48. > :08:53.absconded on Monday evening. Jackson, on the left, was on remand
:08:54. > :08:56.awaiting sentence for theft. Burns was serving an indeterminate
:08:57. > :08:59.sentence for knife`point robbery. They are on the run.
:09:00. > :09:02.It was once the bedrock of East Durham's economy.
:09:03. > :09:04.Yet one by one the many clothing manufacturers
:09:05. > :09:07.there shipped work overseas and made swathes of redundancies.
:09:08. > :09:12.Admittedly it's on a small scale, but a new company has big plans.
:09:13. > :09:13.Our business correspondent Ian Reeve explains.
:09:14. > :09:16.Could this be the dawn of a new industry ?
:09:17. > :09:20.East Durham once saw 5000 people making clothing, before production
:09:21. > :09:24.went overseas to China, Morocco , anywhere that was cheaper.
:09:25. > :09:27.This new venture , making ladies clothes in Peterlee,
:09:28. > :09:33.thinks there is potential to bring it back and create jobs.
:09:34. > :09:39.Our intention is to be in excess of 150 by the end of next year.
:09:40. > :09:43.We are very ambitious about our plans and we believe
:09:44. > :09:48.The new group says there is a trend of bringing production home,
:09:49. > :09:50.as overseas manufacturing costs are rising .
:09:51. > :09:54.Freight charges and import duty are expensive and retailers want
:09:55. > :10:00.Good news for Catherine and her colleagues, who last worked in the
:10:01. > :10:06.If it goes the way it's going now , it will take off .
:10:07. > :10:10.It's going to be one good thing to come back into the north`east.
:10:11. > :10:13.There's a lot of people out there who'd love to
:10:14. > :10:19.I think the prospects will be very good .
:10:20. > :10:25.A lot of people will want to see the English brand back and shops
:10:26. > :10:32.I think a lot of people have missed that.
:10:33. > :10:36.And in the shadow of the new venture a reminder of what's been lost.
:10:37. > :10:40.This factory made suits for Marks Spencer and employed hundreds.
:10:41. > :10:44.Many of whom are undoubtedly willing the new company to succeed,
:10:45. > :10:57.maybe even get a job with it and see an old industry reborn.
:10:58. > :11:01.One in eight men in the UK will at some point in their lives be
:11:02. > :11:06.In the North East 1400 are diagnosed every year ` 400 die from it,
:11:07. > :11:11.The organiser of a race in York dedicated to the cause says not
:11:12. > :11:14.enough men are coming forward to help him highlight the disease.
:11:15. > :11:17.Hairdresser Brian Hughes lost his best friend and running partner
:11:18. > :11:33.Cancer cells multiplying at an alarming rate.
:11:34. > :11:36.Cancer cells multiplying at an alarming rate under
:11:37. > :11:38.the microscope at the Yorkshire Cancer Research Unit.
:11:39. > :11:40.And while the studying continues here in York,
:11:41. > :11:43.there's always the chance prostate cancer can be beaten one day if more
:11:44. > :11:48.Increasingly we find that men are becoming aware of it but they are
:11:49. > :11:52.not getting out and doing things the way women have with breast cancer.
:11:53. > :11:55.If we think what happens to breast cancer treatment and breast cancer
:11:56. > :11:58.diagnosis, because of the dedication of the women and those at risk
:11:59. > :12:01.of cancer, prostate cancer is lagging ten years behind that.
:12:02. > :12:04.The unit is expressly grateful to York hairdresser Brian Hughes,
:12:05. > :12:07.for his work in setting up a Father's Day run in memory
:12:08. > :12:13.Derek, one of my best pals, we used to go marathon running.
:12:14. > :12:16.We'd go out for a run and every five minutes he'd have to go
:12:17. > :12:20.behind the hedge and say, "I'm going for a piddle," he used to say.
:12:21. > :12:23.Derek did die, not of it but with it.
:12:24. > :12:26.He had the operation and found it difficult living with it.
:12:27. > :12:29.Brian has managed to get some celebrity father
:12:30. > :12:32.George Costigan, from the cult 80s film film, Rita,
:12:33. > :12:36.Sue and Bob Too, and currently starring in the BBC One drama
:12:37. > :12:39.Happy Valley, is on stage in York with his son, Niall, this week.
:12:40. > :12:42.A mate in a band that I'm in has got prostate cancer,
:12:43. > :12:46.so I'm very happy to raise awareness of that because men are
:12:47. > :12:49.a bit chicken about gobbing off about it, which they shouldn't be.
:12:50. > :12:52.It's killing people for goodness sake!
:12:53. > :12:55.Sadly, prostate cancer diagnosis are nearly at the same level
:12:56. > :12:59.as those for breast cancer, with 41,000 new cases last in the UK.
:13:00. > :13:02.Around 11,000 of those will die. It's becoming
:13:03. > :13:06.more common because prostate cancer affects older people and we have
:13:07. > :13:12.Now people like Brian need more men and their
:13:13. > :13:21.And Brian is particularly proud that all the money raised here on June
:13:22. > :13:24.15, Father's Day, will be going directly to Professor
:13:25. > :13:35.Maitland and his team at the Yorkshire Cancer Research UK unit.
:13:36. > :13:37.She was killed with her handler, Lance Corporal Kenneth Rowe,
:13:38. > :13:42.Today, Labrador Sasha posthumously received the PDSA Dickin Medal, the
:13:43. > :13:46.Sasha is in fact credited with saving many soldiers' lives
:13:47. > :13:48.in Afghanistan, by sniffing out weapons and explosives.
:13:49. > :14:01.Filmed in Afghanistan just weeks before their death.
:14:02. > :14:04.Lance Corporal Kenneth Rowe and his faithful dog Sasha helped save the
:14:05. > :14:10.The pair were regarded as the Army's best, finding weapons and explosives
:14:11. > :14:18.Lance Corporal Rowe's bravery has already been recognised,
:14:19. > :14:23.but in London today his yellow Labrador posthumously received
:14:24. > :14:30.A miniature version was also presented to Kenneth's parents,
:14:31. > :14:33.who travelled from Newcastle to accept it.
:14:34. > :14:36.He asked specifically to work with Sasha because he wanted
:14:37. > :14:45.But he will be looking down today thinking that his dog was
:14:46. > :14:51.There's not much better you can get than that.
:14:52. > :14:54.In 71 years, Sasha today became the 65th animal
:14:55. > :14:58.to win the Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of The Victoria Cross.
:14:59. > :15:02.And over the years it has also been awarded top horses,
:15:03. > :15:06.cats and even messenger pigeons used during the Second World War.
:15:07. > :15:11.Many animals in very different roles serve alongside military personnel.
:15:12. > :15:16.They have a very unique role to play.
:15:17. > :15:19.The PDSA Dickin Medal gives us a chance to recognise that
:15:20. > :15:23.and to formally award them for their bravery.
:15:24. > :15:28.On Sasha's be half the medal was received today by Fire, another Army
:15:29. > :15:31.dog that two years ago survived serious injury in Afghanistan.
:15:32. > :15:34.A fitting tribute to the bravery of these loyal
:15:35. > :15:46.They are a huge asset, whether it's for surge or protection capability.
:15:47. > :15:49.They are a huge asset, whether it's for search or protection capability.
:15:50. > :15:52.It is undeniable the work that they do is vital.
:15:53. > :15:54.Lance Corporal Rowe and Sasha died together as they'd
:15:55. > :16:03.The faithful companion with a smiling face.
:16:04. > :16:05.You're watching Wednesday's Look North.
:16:06. > :16:18.Ex`pupils celebrate their old school's 100th birthday.
:16:19. > :16:28.Could do better should be written for tomorrow's weather.
:16:29. > :16:30.Up to 15,000 people are expected to converge
:16:31. > :16:33.on Northumberland tomorrow for one of Britain's biggest farming shows.
:16:34. > :16:37.The annual Beef Expo is taking place in Hexham for only the second
:16:38. > :16:42.Among the stars of the show will be two 15`year`olds who are hoping to
:16:43. > :16:53.Meet Lavender and Kath, surely the most pampered heifers in the North.
:16:54. > :16:56.Groomed to perfection by two young men who form part
:16:57. > :17:00.of one of nine teams in the Young Show Stars Challenge.
:17:01. > :17:06.The highlight of the Beef Expo in Hexham tomorrow.
:17:07. > :17:08.We've got to take these in, clip them, wash them
:17:09. > :17:17.You go to Canada if you win so hopefully...
:17:18. > :17:21.I want them to do well but above it, I just want them to enjoy it.
:17:22. > :17:24.It's not just a competition, they've both done loads together
:17:25. > :17:29.What more can ask for, to go to a job that you love and a
:17:30. > :17:35.Both boys come from farming families and plan careers in the industry.
:17:36. > :17:38.Not the usual choice of a typical teenager.
:17:39. > :17:42.Some people think "farmer" and just give you a bit of a funny look.
:17:43. > :17:46.Everything is all good about it really.
:17:47. > :17:49.I'd much rather be outside than inside, just sat in a stuffy office.
:17:50. > :17:58.You can't make children do things they don't want to do.
:17:59. > :18:01.Both boys have grown up with it, they love it and it's what you're
:18:02. > :18:09.The love of animals, the countryside, the conservation
:18:10. > :18:13.and the business side, farming is very much in our business.
:18:14. > :18:16.A hard fact that means despite all the love and care,
:18:17. > :18:20.one day these Hereford heifers will no longer be here.
:18:21. > :18:22.They will taste beautiful as well as look beautiful.
:18:23. > :18:36.Horseradish tastes lovely with everything.
:18:37. > :18:39.Past met present at a County Durham primary school today.
:18:40. > :18:42.To celebrate 100 years of teaching on the site at
:18:43. > :18:47.Fencehouses, pupils who attended Woodlea School over the past eight
:18:48. > :18:52.Among them was 92`year`old Nancy, who first went to lessons there
:18:53. > :19:02.Four`year`old Tia is the youngest pupil at Woodlea School.
:19:03. > :19:05.Today she stood next to current pupils, former pupils who left
:19:06. > :19:07.recently, others whose children and grandchildren now attend
:19:08. > :19:16.and those who went here when it was the local secondary school.
:19:17. > :19:25.And here at the end of the line is the most senior ex`pupil of the
:19:26. > :19:37.school, that Nancy. You were a pupil here in 1927. How old are you now?
:19:38. > :19:43.92. What have you made up your day here? It's been lovely to meet old
:19:44. > :19:43.Nancy was one of 50 former pupils celebrating 100 years of a school
:19:44. > :19:57.What it like being hit with your mum in this line`up? Strange but
:19:58. > :20:01.wonderful, because a lot of people don't get the opportunity. I'm just
:20:02. > :20:09.The initial idea is we are a community school, we've always been
:20:10. > :20:14.a community school. To introduce as many people back into school as we
:20:15. > :20:14.could, and to get one person to try and represent every year we've been
:20:15. > :20:16.The historic moment was captured for years to come.
:20:17. > :20:21.One ex`pupil has even returned to teach here.
:20:22. > :20:24.I'm pleased I'm a part of helping other children have lovely memories
:20:25. > :20:37.There was a chance for all ages to share their stories.
:20:38. > :20:45.'s Memory is good and bad, very strict teachers. We've been hearing
:20:46. > :20:48.stories about how they got the cane and they were slapped around the
:20:49. > :20:56.head when you are naughty in class. I've had it a lot easier. My two
:20:57. > :21:04.girls go here. It's a lovely school, I was brought up here with my three
:21:05. > :21:07.brothers as well. It's been a big part of the community. It's really
:21:08. > :21:08.how it used to be when they were at how it used to be when they were at
:21:09. > :21:24.the school. No iPads. Cricket, and Durham all`rounder
:21:25. > :21:26.Ben Stokes could return to first After scoring 97 in an Academy match
:21:27. > :21:32.last weekend, Stokes has made impressive performances
:21:33. > :21:35.for the second team in T20 games, as he recovers from the wrist injury
:21:36. > :21:38.he sustained punching a locker It's hoped he'll now be in the team
:21:39. > :22:06.for Durham's County Championship A career`best from Chris Rushworth.
:22:07. > :22:12.Somerset nanny just 136 for victory. With rain forecast tomorrow, the
:22:13. > :22:12.game could end in yet another draw, which would mean Durham have drawn
:22:13. > :22:16.all five of their matches. They've played in World and European
:22:17. > :22:19.Championships, been national runners`up for the last four years
:22:20. > :22:22.and this autumn have again been invited to compete in a European
:22:23. > :22:25.League organised by the US military. Not bad for
:22:26. > :22:27.a medium`sized secondary school in County Durham, which frequently gets
:22:28. > :22:31.one over big city community clubs. But what's the sport,
:22:32. > :22:48.and which is the school? I'm at the Woodham Academy in Newton
:22:49. > :22:51.Aycliffe. Their football team has enjoyed a remarkable run of success
:22:52. > :22:56.since it was formed to nine years ago. The new head coach at the
:22:57. > :23:00.Academy is Danny Cech, who is desperate to land a Brit bowl
:23:01. > :23:04.national title after those four near misses. But how can he explain their
:23:05. > :23:08.success against the big`city clubs when Woodham can only call upon
:23:09. > :23:13.current pupils and those who left the 11 to 16 school to attend sixth
:23:14. > :23:17.form elsewhere? We like to instil in our students that no goal is
:23:18. > :23:21.unattainable. We have a lot of heart. A lot of these big`city clubs
:23:22. > :23:25.have a much wider field to recruit from, but we've always managed to be
:23:26. > :23:30.successful and have managed to carry that on for a few years. We are very
:23:31. > :23:35.lucky. With some away matches played on the continent, fund is a constant
:23:36. > :23:38.challenge, but the lads love their European adventures. We played in
:23:39. > :23:43.Brussels last year. It's a learning curve when we go away, it's long
:23:44. > :23:47.journeys but we always put out a good score. This multiple things you
:23:48. > :23:54.do, throwing, catching, running, it's got it all. Is it really
:23:55. > :23:59.catching on here in the north? A lot of university teams now play it.
:24:00. > :24:16.There's a very competitive university division appear. It's
:24:17. > :24:21.gone from strength to strength. We've got some very cute pictures
:24:22. > :24:24.coming up. Three new arrivals have been shown to the outside world for
:24:25. > :24:29.the first time. The Sumatran cubs were born at flamingo land near
:24:30. > :24:33.Malton in March. Until now, they've been kept inside with their mother
:24:34. > :24:38.but we are finally seeing them released into their outdoor
:24:39. > :24:48.enclosure today. Sadly, just in time for the rain!
:24:49. > :25:00.We've had loads of Bluebell pictures today. This is one of the few. Those
:25:01. > :25:04.at the coast. Thing is clouding over overnight, heavy rain for most of us
:25:05. > :25:09.tomorrow, a lot of cloud and feeling cooler as well fine end to the day,
:25:10. > :25:12.temperatures up to 20 Celsius this afternoon. Most places dry through
:25:13. > :25:15.the evening but cloud starts to thicken up from the south`east
:25:16. > :25:22.through the night and rain starts to spread up from the south by the tail
:25:23. > :25:26.end of the night. The wind turns into that cool north`easterly
:25:27. > :25:29.direction, accompanying the rain. That heavy rain will spread north
:25:30. > :25:33.and west through the morning, right across the region. You can see the
:25:34. > :25:37.bright colours appearing, the greens indicating some heavy
:25:38. > :25:42.bursts. The afternoon, I don't think we will see much in the way of
:25:43. > :25:45.brightness but we might see the rain become a bit more intermittent.
:25:46. > :25:48.Perhaps a few dry interludes developing through the second half
:25:49. > :25:55.of the day. Temperatures well down on the figures today. It's going to
:25:56. > :26:00.feel cooler with all that cloud, rain and that cool north to
:26:01. > :26:04.north`easterly wind. That is the picture for tomorrow. Low pressure
:26:05. > :26:07.in charge of that weather system, bringing the cloud and rain. Friday,
:26:08. > :26:11.the low pressure keeps control of the weather and it's never far away
:26:12. > :26:18.for the weekend either. And it's never far away for the weekend
:26:19. > :26:22.either. Unsettled. Tomorrow, most of us will see lots of cloud, heavy
:26:23. > :26:26.rain and temperatures in the low teens at best. Friday, still some
:26:27. > :26:29.rain around, temperatures aren't a great deal better but at least the
:26:30. > :26:36.rain will be a bit more intermittent. The showery theme
:26:37. > :26:41.continues as we head into the weekend. Still some heavy showers,
:26:42. > :26:44.maybe even a rumble of thunder in amongst them. Temperatures slowly
:26:45. > :26:47.start to recover back up towards the high teens as we head through the
:26:48. > :26:52.weekend. Showers never that far away. We show some of your weather
:26:53. > :26:57.pictures on Look North and put some on the gallery pages on the website.
:26:58. > :27:02.Come the end of the month, we choose one as our winner. That winning
:27:03. > :27:06.picture will feature in next year's Look North calendar. You can keep an
:27:07. > :27:16.up to date with the latest forecast on the free BBC weather app.
:27:17. > :27:18.Now for a look at tonight's headlines.
:27:19. > :27:20.Auction site eBay is forcing users to change their passwords
:27:21. > :27:28.after a cyber`attack compromised its systems.
:27:29. > :27:35.Talks to try to avert a Metro strike on the night of one of the region's
:27:36. > :27:39.biggest pop concerts have broken down. I've got a feeling I'm going
:27:40. > :27:43.to have some prescriptions thrown at me! I will make this very quick.
:27:44. > :27:56.Good night. that is to find that one item
:27:57. > :28:01.that's going to change their life. Flames are beautiful. Made
:28:02. > :28:06.nice money, that did. Nice money. ?200,000?
:28:07. > :28:09.HE LAUGHS