:00:00. > :00:10.Hello, good evening. look at the
:00:11. > :00:13.First tonight, developments in the counter`terrorism investigation
:00:14. > :00:18.Northumbria Police say the 18`year`old man arrested in London
:00:19. > :00:23.last Tuesday under the Terrorism Act has been charged with two offences `
:00:24. > :00:27.possession of a bladed article in a public place, and the manuf`cture of
:00:28. > :00:31.an explosive substance, contrary to the Explosive Substances Act
:00:32. > :00:34.He's been remanded in custody and will appear before magistrates
:00:35. > :00:38.A second 18`year`old man, arrested in connection with
:00:39. > :00:42.the ongoing investigation, remains on police bail.
:00:43. > :00:45.A speedway meeting in Cumbria had to be abandoned `
:00:46. > :00:49.because organisers were told an ambulance wouldn't reach an injured
:00:50. > :00:54.Workington Comets had to call off the remainder of Saturd`y
:00:55. > :00:57.evening's Premier League match with Edinburgh Monarchs, because its
:00:58. > :01:01.on`site ambulance had to take one of their team to hospital ` le`ving the
:01:02. > :01:06.Alison Freeman is in our Carlisle studio for us now.
:01:07. > :01:24.Very. It has never happened before. The injured rise `` rider w`s being
:01:25. > :01:29.treated for a suspected broken ankle. Normally they would get a
:01:30. > :01:32.normal ambulance. Organisers were told the nearest ambulance was 6
:01:33. > :01:37.minutes away, so they deciddd to take the rider to hospital hn the St
:01:38. > :01:40.John's ambulance which was on site at that time. But that meant the
:01:41. > :01:44.event was left without enough medical cover and the rest of the
:01:45. > :01:49.races had to be cancelled. Workington Comets `` Workington
:01:50. > :01:51.Comets say this raises more serious questions. I don't want to get
:01:52. > :01:56.political. I don't want to get politic`l,
:01:57. > :01:59.but you have NHS cuts now and it makes you wonder what happens
:02:00. > :02:02.if you have a heart attack `nd If there had been a serious
:02:03. > :02:07.emergency, because the car was not classed as serious, and somdbody has
:02:08. > :02:10.a heart attack it will be dhverted. You will not get an ambulance
:02:11. > :02:18.within an hour, at best. The Allan Taylor service sahd they
:02:19. > :02:25.would have diverted resourcds there if it was more serious. Unison says
:02:26. > :02:28.lives could be lost if thesd cuts take place to overnight ambtlance
:02:29. > :02:32.services and rapid response vehicles in Carlisle and Penrith. Thd service
:02:33. > :02:38.says those proposals are currently on hold. What do we know about this
:02:39. > :02:45.nasty sounding outbreak of hllness at a school in Cumbria? We have been
:02:46. > :02:48.told that all 90 pupils at big inside primary School in Penrith
:02:49. > :02:51.have been affected with gastroenteritis. Public Health
:02:52. > :02:55.England says it is trying to work out where the outbreak has come from
:02:56. > :02:58.but has ruled out on`site food preparation as the source. Parents
:02:59. > :03:02.are being advised to keep their children at home for at least 4
:03:03. > :03:08.hours after symptoms have disappeared.
:03:09. > :03:23.Closing down so`called "tab houses" ` the private homes selling cheap
:03:24. > :03:26.On their way to school, children call into the "tab houses".
:03:27. > :03:28.Around 50 are operating throughout Middlesbrough.
:03:29. > :03:32.Dealing on the doorstep, thdre is no age limit for the customdrs.
:03:33. > :03:36.The youngest we've had is about seven years old
:03:37. > :03:39.but there are quite a lot under 12 and we've had talk from somd
:03:40. > :03:43.headteachers where they've had children addicted by 11 years old.
:03:44. > :03:47.Organised by criminal gangs making thdm in
:03:48. > :03:51.factories and transporting them in huge containers across the country.
:03:52. > :03:55.It is getting a younger generation hooked on smoking.
:03:56. > :03:58.In Middlesbrough it is estilated just over 30,000 people smoke.
:03:59. > :04:03.To put that into context, that's enough people to fill every
:04:04. > :04:07.single seat here inside the Riverside Stadiul.
:04:08. > :04:10.Now, those big figures mean that Middlesbrough has
:04:11. > :04:14.the highest number of adult smokers anywhere in the north`east.
:04:15. > :04:17.When that is all put togethdr the cost of all this in terls
:04:18. > :04:20.of hospital appointments and doctors visits is put
:04:21. > :04:27.As part of a crackdown, Middlesbrough Council is sending
:04:28. > :04:31.officers into pubs, shops and businesses to see if they
:04:32. > :04:37.I've come to do a routine check for smoke`free legislation.
:04:38. > :04:40.In some parts of Middlesbrotgh men have some of the shortest lhfe
:04:41. > :04:44.expectancy in the country and smoking is seen as the main reason.
:04:45. > :04:50.Smoking accounts for almost half the life expectancy
:04:51. > :04:54.gap that exists between ours elves and the national aver`ge.
:04:55. > :04:56.The sale of illegal cigarettes, the councils say,
:04:57. > :05:00.should not be seen as a victimless crime, especially when half of all
:05:01. > :05:10.A man who died after taking part in the Great North Swim on Windermere
:05:11. > :05:14.has been named as Colin Pringle who was 52 and lived in South London.
:05:15. > :05:18.He became ill during the two`mile swim on Friday, and died later
:05:19. > :05:26.His death isn't being treatdd as suspicious.
:05:27. > :05:29.A 12`year`old boy who was injured in a bus crash in County Durham has
:05:30. > :05:34.50 children from two schools were involved in the collision in Stanley
:05:35. > :05:39.28 children and both bus drivers were htrt.
:05:40. > :05:43.The 12`year`old suffered serious head injuries.
:05:44. > :05:45.A new political party was launched in the region tonight.
:05:46. > :05:49.Supporters of the North East Party gathered in Durham.
:05:50. > :05:52.The party is calling for more powers for the region and says it will
:05:53. > :05:57.stand candidates across the North East at the next General Eldction.
:05:58. > :06:00.Why should we continue to bd the poor relations of England?
:06:01. > :06:04.We should be aiming for excellence in this region.
:06:05. > :06:07.We should be aiming for world`class services.
:06:08. > :06:10.We should be aiming for an end to unemployment,
:06:11. > :06:14.an end to poverty in this rdgion, instead of moving along as we are
:06:15. > :06:22.And the weather turned out nice for many of us.
:06:23. > :06:38.High`pressure, but it is not plain sailing. There will be a fahr amount
:06:39. > :06:43.of cloud around tonight and temperatures will hold up double
:06:44. > :06:47.figures for most of us. There was a lot of cloud around at first
:06:48. > :06:50.tomorrow morning. Some of it will lift and break. There will be some
:06:51. > :06:55.sunny spells and despite thd fact we will keep some cloud will bd a
:06:56. > :07:01.warmer day than today. Tempdratures peaking in Keswick and Carlhsle 22
:07:02. > :07:04.Celsius. A bit cooler in thd East. Watch out for the showery ottbreaks
:07:05. > :07:09.of rain coming down from thd North at the end of the day. They could
:07:10. > :07:13.hold localised but heavy, thundery downpours as we had in tomorrow
:07:14. > :07:17.evening. On Wednesday and Thursday, a lot of cloud around at tiles. When
:07:18. > :07:22.the sun comes out we will sde temperatures into the low 20s. Most
:07:23. > :07:25.places will stay dry. One or two showers coming round the
:07:26. > :07:29.high`pressure. In a moment, John Hammond will be here with the
:07:30. > :07:31.national weather and a look at mixed fortunes across the country. I leave
:07:32. > :07:36.you with one or two showers around and with
:07:37. > :07:38.more across the UK, here is John Hammond.
:07:39. > :07:45.A lot of dry weather this week. Some important variations from day-to-day
:07:46. > :07:50.and place to place. The cloud will come and go and the warmth will
:07:51. > :07:56.Take today, we were shivering under the cloud in eastern England. . In
:07:57. > :08:04.stark contrast here, 25 Celsius here. The warmest day of the year so
:08:05. > :08:06.far. On Tuesday, the map turns orange. That shows higher
:08:07. > :08:10.temperatures for many of us tomorrow. Not exactly cold
:08:11. > :08:15.overnight. Under the clearest of the skies, in rural spots, will get down
:08:16. > :08:21.to six or seven Celsius. For larger towns and cities, will get to double
:08:22. > :08:25.figures. Dampness in Scotland. It is a cloudy start where you are across
:08:26. > :08:28.the south and the east of the UK, hang on in there. The sun should
:08:29. > :08:29.come out and it will