:00:00. > :00:00.indecent assault against women and children. That's all from the BBC
:00:00. > :00:10.News. Welcome to a later than usu`l
:00:11. > :00:12.Look North. A headteacher accused
:00:13. > :00:18.of having sex with a 13`year`old boy tells a court of her reaction
:00:19. > :00:21.when she heard the accusation. New powers for
:00:22. > :00:23.the region's police forces hn their He's one
:00:24. > :00:25.of the most important designers But few in his home town have
:00:26. > :00:30.heard of Christopher Dresser. A new exhibition in Middlesbrough
:00:31. > :00:32.aims to change that. And how putting cycling
:00:33. > :00:35.on the school curriculum is proving In sport ` on a plate
:00:36. > :00:41.for a leading North Yorkshire And the Commonwealth Games `thletes
:00:42. > :00:45.who've booked a trip to Zurhch She's been described
:00:46. > :01:03.as a "visionary" County Durham headteacher and praised
:01:04. > :01:05.for her "fantastic achievemdnts But today Anne Lakey told a jury
:01:06. > :01:10.of the day her life changed when she was accused
:01:11. > :01:13.of abusing a 13`year`old box, in her The prosecution says she groomed
:01:14. > :01:19.him, with the alleged victil branding her a "
:01:20. > :01:24.disgusting sexual monster" who badly Our News correspondent Peter Harris
:01:25. > :01:29.reports. Described as
:01:30. > :01:35.a visionary headteacher and praised But Anne Lakey's world changed one
:01:36. > :01:42.day in 2012 when an e`mail dropped in the
:01:43. > :02:08.school's inbox alleging she abused She said she felt up to disbelieve.
:02:09. > :02:18.She said the claims were outrageous. She said they were a figment of the
:02:19. > :02:20.boys imagination. She said her instinct was that was to do with
:02:21. > :02:26.money. The boy, now in his 40s, has told
:02:27. > :02:30.the jury he would visit Annd Lakey's home alone at 13 or 14, that he
:02:31. > :02:33.watched her bathe, they had sex and looking back he regarded what
:02:34. > :02:36.went on as disgusting and wrong He claims she later told hil
:02:37. > :02:39.not to tell anyone. He said more than 20 years later
:02:40. > :02:41.after reading media stories about her career in
:02:42. > :02:44.which she spoke of how much she cared for young people he c`me
:02:45. > :02:47.forward with the abuse allegations. The boy was never a pupil of hers
:02:48. > :02:50.and the claims do not relatd to The alleged victim says she's
:02:51. > :02:57.a sexual monster whose abusd badly She says he was a
:02:58. > :03:14."troubled young man." Anne Lakey told the court the boy it
:03:15. > :03:24.was a regular visitor walking the dog. But that was as far as it went.
:03:25. > :03:25.She denies charges of indecdnt assault and indecency with ` child.
:03:26. > :03:34.The trial continues. Northumbria police say they
:03:35. > :03:36.won't hesitate to use new powers Protection orders which are
:03:37. > :03:40.introduced today allow action to be The policy was unveiled
:03:41. > :03:44.at a conference in Newcastld. Our Political Correspondent Mark
:03:45. > :03:47.Denten was there, and joins me now. Mark how big a problem is
:03:48. > :03:49.domestic violence in our region Well the charity Womens' Aid
:03:50. > :03:53.says there's a domestic violence incident reported somewhere in
:03:54. > :03:58.Britain to police every mintte. In other words that's around five
:03:59. > :04:01.incidents during the length of time we've been on air tonight and
:04:02. > :04:06.another 20 before we go off air Across the North East,Cumbrha
:04:07. > :04:07.and North Yorkshire the most recent figures frol police
:04:08. > :04:10.forces show nearly 70,000 domestic I spoke today to
:04:11. > :04:20.a woman who we'll call Eliz`beth. She suffered years of abuse
:04:21. > :04:32.from her former partner. It starts with verbal abuse.
:04:33. > :04:39.Humiliating you in front of people. Then you are getting it or
:04:40. > :04:52.threatened. I was getting abuse on a daily basis. I was let out of the
:04:53. > :04:54.house once a month to pay the rent. Eventually it escalated. I was
:04:55. > :05:02.dragged around the room by the here and punched. My last partner raped
:05:03. > :05:11.me and allowed to other people to sexually assault me.
:05:12. > :05:13.So what would Domestic Violence Protection Orders do?
:05:14. > :05:16.Well at a conference in Newcastle today the region's Police and
:05:17. > :05:21.Crime Commissioners unveiled the new power police have to hand
:05:22. > :05:26.Effectively they would mean police could take action to move
:05:27. > :05:29.a likely domestic offender `way from their likely victim evdn where
:05:30. > :05:39.It gives an opportunity for an officer who thinks there is a risk,
:05:40. > :05:46.but there has not been a crhme, to dry and safeguard the victil by
:05:47. > :05:52.removing, with the consent of a senior officer, the perpetr`tor from
:05:53. > :05:57.the home. That will tell people who are perpetrators, even if they do
:05:58. > :06:01.not commit a crime there and then, the police understand they `re
:06:02. > :06:06.oppressing people and can bd removed. It will also give `n
:06:07. > :06:14.opportunity to give the victim some help and support. They can then
:06:15. > :06:22.decide what they want to do about this behaviour.
:06:23. > :06:24.One more thing ` if people ignore the new dolestic
:06:25. > :06:26.violence orders that will bd considered an offence in itself
:06:27. > :06:29.People could be fined up to ?5, 00 or sent to prison
:06:30. > :06:36.A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 19`year`old
:06:37. > :06:41.She was last seen alive in Middlesbrough in May 2002.
:06:42. > :06:45.The man under arrest is 55 xears old and was taken
:06:46. > :06:50.into custody this morning from an address in Middlesbrough.
:06:51. > :06:53.A taxi driver who left a four`year old girl fighting
:06:54. > :07:19.for her life in South Tyneshde has had his licence revoked.
:07:20. > :07:38.Amir Azad hit a car.
:07:39. > :07:40.A four`year`old suffered serious head injurhes.
:07:41. > :07:42.Azad was fined ?250 and givdn six penalty points, but now
:07:43. > :07:45.South Tyneside Council has revoked his licence to drive a taxi.
:07:46. > :07:49.Plans to build a new nuclear power station in West
:07:50. > :07:52.The Japanese electronics colpany, Toshiba,
:07:53. > :07:55.has acquired a 60 per cent stake in NuGen ` the company that plans
:07:56. > :07:58.to build three nuclear reactors at Moorside near Sellafield by 202 .
:07:59. > :08:00.Copeland's Labour MP Jamie Reed says it could create 21,000 jobs.
:08:01. > :08:03.A full decision on the site will be made in 201 .
:08:04. > :08:05.Cleveland Police has referrdd itself to the Independent Police Complaints
:08:06. > :08:07.Commission following the force's own review into claims
:08:08. > :08:11.The force has already rejected the claims of racism, but h`s
:08:12. > :08:13.accepted that it has some issues to address concerning allegations
:08:14. > :08:17.The matters relate to two sdrving officers and a member
:08:18. > :08:21.Plans to make the people who run our National Parks face elections are
:08:22. > :08:24.proving controversial. For lore than 60 years most of the members of
:08:25. > :08:27.National Park Authorities ` such as the Lake District and the North York
:08:28. > :08:30.Moors National Parks ` have been appointed by local councils. Now the
:08:31. > :08:33.Government says they need to be more accountable. Len Tingle reports
:08:34. > :08:40.For over 60 years independent park authorities have had the
:08:41. > :08:44.responsibility for planning and development. Members are appointed,
:08:45. > :08:51.not elected. That is going to change. Draft legislation whll be
:08:52. > :08:59.published providing election for the park authorities. They will have to
:09:00. > :09:02.put themselves up for electhon. Every four or five years thdy will
:09:03. > :09:08.have to come back to the local people and see, are doing a good
:09:09. > :09:11.job? We should not be compl`cent, but when we did have a constltation
:09:12. > :09:19.on the general public seemed happy with the present system. For too
:09:20. > :09:23.long we have members appointed from beyond the boundaries of thd
:09:24. > :09:29.National Parks. They had little or no idea of what it is like to live
:09:30. > :09:32.and work in the National Park. The implication of the decisions,
:09:33. > :09:35.particularly their planning decisions, can have huge and serious
:09:36. > :09:39.consequences for those who live and work here.
:09:40. > :09:41.There has been no further information from the Governlent this
:09:42. > :09:47.week as to how these changes will take place.
:09:48. > :09:51.One of the region's best known nightspots ` and a former f`vourite
:09:52. > :09:54.haunt of footballers and business people ` suffered a devastating fire
:09:55. > :09:57.this weekend. Cleveland Fird Brigade was called to the Tall Trees Hotel
:09:58. > :10:00.in Yarm in the early hours of Sunday morning. The fire crew tackled the
:10:01. > :10:03.blaze in the disused nightclub section for around 12 hours. The
:10:04. > :10:06.cause is unknown but is thotght to have started underneath the leisure
:10:07. > :10:07.section. The site has plannhng permission for the construction of
:10:08. > :10:10.330 homes. Some residents in the Tyne Valley
:10:11. > :10:12.are bracing themselves for a year's travel inconvenience
:10:13. > :10:15.from today after the closurd of The bridge links Ovingham
:10:16. > :10:21.village with Prudhoe. Local residents will have to take
:10:22. > :10:24.longer journeys via Bywell or Wylam The ?3.2 million project will
:10:25. > :10:32.include the removal of the existing road, and refurbishment
:10:33. > :10:34.of the bridges' lattice trusses A coastal rescue service has secured
:10:35. > :10:39.?245,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to save
:10:40. > :10:43.its historic headquarters. Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brhgade
:10:44. > :10:48.will use the grant for essential restoration work
:10:49. > :10:50.at its Watch House Museum. The repairs will ensure
:10:51. > :10:53.the survival of the Grade IH listed building, which has provided
:10:54. > :11:00.a base for the service sincd 18 7. Success for two
:11:01. > :11:05.of our high`flying athletes. And they call her Bonbon `
:11:06. > :11:07.Madam Bonbon. Find out what she was doing to the
:11:08. > :11:17.bemused residents of Stockton today. And find out what the first few days
:11:18. > :11:31.in July have in store weathdr`wise. He's one
:11:32. > :11:33.of the most important designers And his work is said to havd
:11:34. > :11:37.inspired many in the fashion world, But few in Middlesbrough `
:11:38. > :11:42.the town where he made his name ` Now it's hoped an exhibition
:11:43. > :11:45.of Christopher Dresser's work will Middlesbrough's Women's Institute
:11:46. > :11:52.have been called in to clean up hundreds of artifacts ` deshgned
:11:53. > :12:01.by a man with a big reputathon. He was one of the most important
:12:02. > :12:08.designers this country has produced. In the 1880's Christopher Dresser
:12:09. > :12:10.provided jobs for redundant ironworkers when he
:12:11. > :12:13.set up Linthorpe Art Potterx. But today much of that work is
:12:14. > :12:28.forgotten and few it seems know Do you know who that is? I have no
:12:29. > :12:43.idea. Who do you think that is? King George. I do not know who it is Is
:12:44. > :12:46.that the person on the coins? I do not know.
:12:47. > :12:53.As Dresser's work is polishdd and preserved a campaign has been
:12:54. > :12:54.launched to celebrate his cultural contribution.
:12:55. > :12:56.And an exhibition ` featuring hundreds
:12:57. > :13:03.of his designs are now on dhsplay in Middlesbrough's Dorman Mtseum.
:13:04. > :13:12.He was experimenting all thd time. Very forward`thinking and shmple
:13:13. > :13:14.designs. Some of his work looks so contemporary. You would imagine it
:13:15. > :13:18.And that's why Dresser's designs are still sought after todax.
:13:19. > :13:19.More than a century on modern manufactures
:13:20. > :13:31.like the Italian giant Alessi are still following his plans.
:13:32. > :13:33.The Yorkshire leg of the Tour de France gets tnderway
:13:34. > :13:37.this week. But never mind the Tour de France ` today saw the start of a
:13:38. > :13:51.four`day cycle ride through Northumberland where everybody wins.
:13:52. > :13:54.It's the culmination of a remarkable scheme drealed up by
:13:55. > :14:04.the head teacher. Our Chief Reporter Chris Stewart got on his bike to
:14:05. > :14:22.Part of a school cycling scheme that has given fitter students.
:14:23. > :14:30.They are more willing to take risks. They motivate each other. The bikes
:14:31. > :14:39.are bought with the help of sponsorship and he maintaindd by a
:14:40. > :14:49.local bike shop. We are teaching them mechanics. They are le`rning
:14:50. > :14:55.life skills. And the shop whnds future customers. Half the patients
:14:56. > :15:07.noticed the change? Self`confidence and fitness levels. She is pushing
:15:08. > :15:20.herself more. We have been doing it since last
:15:21. > :15:30.year. It makes you feel healthy We have cycle clubs after school on
:15:31. > :15:36.Thursdays. And when they are out they `re
:15:37. > :15:45.spending in the countryside cafes as well.
:15:46. > :15:59.Pardew says the club's decision to scour the European transfer market
:16:00. > :16:02.The Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew says the club's decision to
:16:03. > :16:04.home`grown talent this summdr. United believe France has offered
:16:05. > :16:07.good value for money in the past. Current United full`back, M`thieu
:16:08. > :16:10.Debuchy ` linked with a movd to Arsenal ` and ex`Magpie Yoh`n Cabaye
:16:11. > :16:13.were both in the France starting line`up team this evening, with
:16:14. > :16:16.Moussa Sissoko coming on as a late sub as Les Bleus beat Nigerha to
:16:17. > :16:19.reach the World Cup quarter`finals. It was a good weekend for two of our
:16:20. > :16:21.Commonwealth Games athletes in the British Championships. Victories for
:16:22. > :16:24.Laura Weightman and Niall Flannery will see them compete in thd
:16:25. > :16:26.European Championships strahght after they've gone for gold in
:16:27. > :16:28.Glasgow. Olympic 1,500 metres finalist `
:16:29. > :16:31.Northumberland's Laura Weightman ` had qualified comfortably for
:16:32. > :16:35.yesterday's final and was one of the favourites to be crowned Brhtish
:16:36. > :16:39.champion for the second timd in three years. Morpeth Harrier
:16:40. > :16:43.had qualified comfortably for yesterday's final and w`s one
:16:44. > :16:47.champion Steve Cram, had taken the lead on the penultimate lap but had
:16:48. > :16:50.to dig in during the closing stages to hold off the challenge of Laura
:16:51. > :17:03.Muir and take the title agahn. The top two finish means qualifhcation
:17:04. > :17:13.The plan was to test myself. It was a good battle to the line.
:17:14. > :17:16.The top two finish means qualifhcation
:17:17. > :17:19.summer and that was also thd prize for ex`Gateshead Harrier Ni`ll
:17:20. > :17:21.Flannery who came from behind to lift his first British 400 letres
:17:22. > :17:24.hurdles title. In the final of the flagship 100 metres event,
:17:25. > :17:26.Stockton's Richard Kilty was only the sixth fastest qualifier, but
:17:27. > :17:36.managed to finish fourth behind the winner ` veteran sprinter Dwain
:17:37. > :17:38.Yorkshire`inspired triumph on Tyneside in the Pitmen's Derby.
:17:39. > :17:40.Malton trainer Richard Fahex finally won his first Northumberland Plate
:17:41. > :17:43.when the 4`1 favourite Angel Gabrial came out on top ` Fahey's third
:17:44. > :17:45.success on Plate Day. Meanwhile the Croft motor`racing circuit near
:17:46. > :17:49.Darlington staged three exchting races in the British Touring Car
:17:50. > :17:52.Championship. Two of them wdre won by Colin Turkington. He leads the
:17:53. > :17:54.drivers' standings ahead of runner`up Gordon Sheddon, who came
:17:55. > :18:16.third in the final race. And it's the end of an era for the
:18:17. > :18:28.Berwick Bandits speedway te`m. How about this for a football
:18:29. > :18:42.celebration? their category of the Danon Nations
:18:43. > :18:45.Cup, a major football tourn`ment for 10 to 12`year`olds.
:18:46. > :18:51.In a few weeks time it will celebrate it's 27th year. The
:18:52. > :18:55.Stockton International Riverside Festival has been described as one
:18:56. > :18:58.of the best arts festivals hn the country. Well today the offhcial
:18:59. > :19:00.countdown was launched by M`dame BonBon ` one of the event?s star
:19:01. > :19:17.performers. Phil Connell went to The one it will be the festhval
:19:18. > :19:29.soon. The festival starts on the 31st of
:19:30. > :19:38.July. I never plan. Events just emerged. When I was invited, I said,
:19:39. > :19:47.of course. The festival is now in its 27th year and attracts `round
:19:48. > :20:03.65,000 people. This year organisers are promising
:20:04. > :20:08.30 live shows. It is now the 27th year of the
:20:09. > :20:14.festival. How important is this event? It is very important. It
:20:15. > :20:18.brings a lot of joy to local people. It is important for the
:20:19. > :20:26.council. This is the signattre event. Local people love it because
:20:27. > :20:35.they see a extraordinary thhngs and they get involved as well. Will you
:20:36. > :20:39.be coming to the festival? Xes. And the best advice is, be
:20:40. > :20:51.prepared. On the High Street you are never sure who you will meet. I
:20:52. > :21:08.always like a good dance. Here is the weather.
:21:09. > :21:17.A short while ago the millennium Bridge was tilted to let thhs yacht
:21:18. > :21:26.through. This was built in Florida. It is one of the largest prhvate
:21:27. > :21:34.yachts ever built. It is visiting ports in Britain before crossing the
:21:35. > :21:43.North Sea. Today we saw temperatures up to 20
:21:44. > :21:50.Celsius. Coastal areas were cooler. Tomorrow will be mostly dry. The Sun
:21:51. > :21:54.will come out from most of ts. There are one or two showers this evening,
:21:55. > :22:07.mostly over the hills. It whll be a dry night from most of us.
:22:08. > :22:16.To model it looks like a largely dry picture. There will be cloud
:22:17. > :22:29.around. There is the outsidd chance of one or two showers. But lostly
:22:30. > :22:39.since they drive. Temperatures again at two double 20 's. And ag`in she'd
:22:40. > :22:48.cooler on the course. `` ag`in it will be cooler on the coast.
:22:49. > :22:56.High`pressure through Wednesday and Thursday.
:22:57. > :23:07.More of a Southwesterly bredze over the next few days.
:23:08. > :23:25.Many places dry again. Just the odd shower.
:23:26. > :23:49.Very soon we will bring you news of our winning June weather picture.
:23:50. > :23:57.Here are the main headlines. Rolf Harris has been found guiltx of 12
:23:58. > :24:01.charges of indecent assault. And I head teacher accused of having
:24:02. > :24:10.sex with a 13`year`old by h`s spoken of her shock at the accusathon.
:24:11. > :24:13.That is all for now. Goodbye.