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indecent assault against women and children. That's all from the BBC

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News. Welcome to a later than usu`l

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Look North. A headteacher accused

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of having sex with a 13`year`old boy tells a court of her reaction

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when she heard the accusation. New powers for

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the region's police forces hn their He's one

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of the most important designers But few in his home town have

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heard of Christopher Dresser. A new exhibition in Middlesbrough

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aims to change that. And how putting cycling

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on the school curriculum is proving In sport ` on a plate

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for a leading North Yorkshire And the Commonwealth Games `thletes

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who've booked a trip to Zurhch She's been described

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as a "visionary" County Durham headteacher and praised

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for her "fantastic achievemdnts But today Anne Lakey told a jury

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of the day her life changed when she was accused

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of abusing a 13`year`old box, in her The prosecution says she groomed

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him, with the alleged victil branding her a "

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disgusting sexual monster" who badly Our News correspondent Peter Harris

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reports. Described as

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a visionary headteacher and praised But Anne Lakey's world changed one

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day in 2012 when an e`mail dropped in the

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school's inbox alleging she abused She said she felt up to disbelieve.

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She said the claims were outrageous. She said they were a figment of the

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boys imagination. She said her instinct was that was to do with

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money. The boy, now in his 40s, has told

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the jury he would visit Annd Lakey's home alone at 13 or 14, that he

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watched her bathe, they had sex and looking back he regarded what

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went on as disgusting and wrong He claims she later told hil

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not to tell anyone. He said more than 20 years later

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after reading media stories about her career in

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which she spoke of how much she cared for young people he c`me

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forward with the abuse allegations. The boy was never a pupil of hers

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and the claims do not relatd to The alleged victim says she's

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a sexual monster whose abusd badly She says he was a

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"troubled young man." Anne Lakey told the court the boy it

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was a regular visitor walking the dog. But that was as far as it went.

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She denies charges of indecdnt assault and indecency with ` child.

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The trial continues. Northumbria police say they

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won't hesitate to use new powers Protection orders which are

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introduced today allow action to be The policy was unveiled

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at a conference in Newcastld. Our Political Correspondent Mark

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Denten was there, and joins me now. Mark how big a problem is

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domestic violence in our region Well the charity Womens' Aid

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says there's a domestic violence incident reported somewhere in

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Britain to police every mintte. In other words that's around five

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incidents during the length of time we've been on air tonight and

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another 20 before we go off air Across the North East,Cumbrha

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and North Yorkshire the most recent figures frol police

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forces show nearly 70,000 domestic I spoke today to

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a woman who we'll call Eliz`beth. She suffered years of abuse

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from her former partner. It starts with verbal abuse.

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Humiliating you in front of people. Then you are getting it or

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threatened. I was getting abuse on a daily basis. I was let out of the

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house once a month to pay the rent. Eventually it escalated. I was

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dragged around the room by the here and punched. My last partner raped

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me and allowed to other people to sexually assault me.

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So what would Domestic Violence Protection Orders do?

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Well at a conference in Newcastle today the region's Police and

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Crime Commissioners unveiled the new power police have to hand

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Effectively they would mean police could take action to move

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a likely domestic offender `way from their likely victim evdn where

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It gives an opportunity for an officer who thinks there is a risk,

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but there has not been a crhme, to dry and safeguard the victil by

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removing, with the consent of a senior officer, the perpetr`tor from

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the home. That will tell people who are perpetrators, even if they do

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not commit a crime there and then, the police understand they `re

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oppressing people and can bd removed. It will also give `n

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opportunity to give the victim some help and support. They can then

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decide what they want to do about this behaviour.

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One more thing ` if people ignore the new dolestic

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violence orders that will bd considered an offence in itself

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People could be fined up to ?5, 00 or sent to prison

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 19`year`old

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She was last seen alive in Middlesbrough in May 2002.

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The man under arrest is 55 xears old and was taken

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into custody this morning from an address in Middlesbrough.

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A taxi driver who left a four`year old girl fighting

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for her life in South Tyneshde has had his licence revoked.

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Amir Azad hit a car.

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A four`year`old suffered serious head injurhes.

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Azad was fined ?250 and givdn six penalty points, but now

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South Tyneside Council has revoked his licence to drive a taxi.

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Plans to build a new nuclear power station in West

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The Japanese electronics colpany, Toshiba,

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has acquired a 60 per cent stake in NuGen ` the company that plans

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to build three nuclear reactors at Moorside near Sellafield by 202 .

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Copeland's Labour MP Jamie Reed says it could create 21,000 jobs.

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A full decision on the site will be made in 201 .

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Cleveland Police has referrdd itself to the Independent Police Complaints

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Commission following the force's own review into claims

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The force has already rejected the claims of racism, but h`s

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accepted that it has some issues to address concerning allegations

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The matters relate to two sdrving officers and a member

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Plans to make the people who run our National Parks face elections are

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proving controversial. For lore than 60 years most of the members of

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National Park Authorities ` such as the Lake District and the North York

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Moors National Parks ` have been appointed by local councils. Now the

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Government says they need to be more accountable. Len Tingle reports

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For over 60 years independent park authorities have had the

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responsibility for planning and development. Members are appointed,

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not elected. That is going to change. Draft legislation whll be

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published providing election for the park authorities. They will have to

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put themselves up for electhon. Every four or five years thdy will

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have to come back to the local people and see, are doing a good

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job? We should not be compl`cent, but when we did have a constltation

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on the general public seemed happy with the present system. For too

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long we have members appointed from beyond the boundaries of thd

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National Parks. They had little or no idea of what it is like to live

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and work in the National Park. The implication of the decisions,

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particularly their planning decisions, can have huge and serious

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consequences for those who live and work here.

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There has been no further information from the Governlent this

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week as to how these changes will take place.

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One of the region's best known nightspots ` and a former f`vourite

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haunt of footballers and business people ` suffered a devastating fire

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this weekend. Cleveland Fird Brigade was called to the Tall Trees Hotel

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in Yarm in the early hours of Sunday morning. The fire crew tackled the

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blaze in the disused nightclub section for around 12 hours. The

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cause is unknown but is thotght to have started underneath the leisure

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section. The site has plannhng permission for the construction of

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330 homes. Some residents in the Tyne Valley

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are bracing themselves for a year's travel inconvenience

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from today after the closurd of The bridge links Ovingham

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village with Prudhoe. Local residents will have to take

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longer journeys via Bywell or Wylam The ?3.2 million project will

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include the removal of the existing road, and refurbishment

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of the bridges' lattice trusses A coastal rescue service has secured

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?245,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to save

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its historic headquarters. Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brhgade

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will use the grant for essential restoration work

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at its Watch House Museum. The repairs will ensure

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the survival of the Grade IH listed building, which has provided

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a base for the service sincd 18 7. Success for two

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of our high`flying athletes. And they call her Bonbon `

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Madam Bonbon. Find out what she was doing to the

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bemused residents of Stockton today. And find out what the first few days

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in July have in store weathdr`wise. He's one

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of the most important designers And his work is said to havd

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inspired many in the fashion world, But few in Middlesbrough `

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the town where he made his name ` Now it's hoped an exhibition

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of Christopher Dresser's work will Middlesbrough's Women's Institute

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have been called in to clean up hundreds of artifacts ` deshgned

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by a man with a big reputathon. He was one of the most important

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designers this country has produced. In the 1880's Christopher Dresser

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provided jobs for redundant ironworkers when he

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set up Linthorpe Art Potterx. But today much of that work is

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forgotten and few it seems know Do you know who that is? I have no

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idea. Who do you think that is? King George. I do not know who it is Is

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that the person on the coins? I do not know.

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As Dresser's work is polishdd and preserved a campaign has been

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launched to celebrate his cultural contribution.

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And an exhibition ` featuring hundreds

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of his designs are now on dhsplay in Middlesbrough's Dorman Mtseum.

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He was experimenting all thd time. Very forward`thinking and shmple

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designs. Some of his work looks so contemporary. You would imagine it

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And that's why Dresser's designs are still sought after todax.

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More than a century on modern manufactures

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like the Italian giant Alessi are still following his plans.

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The Yorkshire leg of the Tour de France gets tnderway

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this week. But never mind the Tour de France ` today saw the start of a

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four`day cycle ride through Northumberland where everybody wins.

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It's the culmination of a remarkable scheme drealed up by

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the head teacher. Our Chief Reporter Chris Stewart got on his bike to

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Part of a school cycling scheme that has given fitter students.

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They are more willing to take risks. They motivate each other. The bikes

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are bought with the help of sponsorship and he maintaindd by a

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local bike shop. We are teaching them mechanics. They are le`rning

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life skills. And the shop whnds future customers. Half the patients

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noticed the change? Self`confidence and fitness levels. She is pushing

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herself more. We have been doing it since last

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year. It makes you feel healthy We have cycle clubs after school on

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Thursdays. And when they are out they `re

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spending in the countryside cafes as well.

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Pardew says the club's decision to scour the European transfer market

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The Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew says the club's decision to

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home`grown talent this summdr. United believe France has offered

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good value for money in the past. Current United full`back, M`thieu

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Debuchy ` linked with a movd to Arsenal ` and ex`Magpie Yoh`n Cabaye

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were both in the France starting line`up team this evening, with

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Moussa Sissoko coming on as a late sub as Les Bleus beat Nigerha to

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reach the World Cup quarter`finals. It was a good weekend for two of our

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Commonwealth Games athletes in the British Championships. Victories for

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Laura Weightman and Niall Flannery will see them compete in thd

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European Championships strahght after they've gone for gold in

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Glasgow. Olympic 1,500 metres finalist `

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Northumberland's Laura Weightman ` had qualified comfortably for

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yesterday's final and was one of the favourites to be crowned Brhtish

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champion for the second timd in three years. Morpeth Harrier

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had qualified comfortably for yesterday's final and w`s one

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champion Steve Cram, had taken the lead on the penultimate lap but had

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to dig in during the closing stages to hold off the challenge of Laura

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Muir and take the title agahn. The top two finish means qualifhcation

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The plan was to test myself. It was a good battle to the line.

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The top two finish means qualifhcation

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summer and that was also thd prize for ex`Gateshead Harrier Ni`ll

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Flannery who came from behind to lift his first British 400 letres

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hurdles title. In the final of the flagship 100 metres event,

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Stockton's Richard Kilty was only the sixth fastest qualifier, but

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managed to finish fourth behind the winner ` veteran sprinter Dwain

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Yorkshire`inspired triumph on Tyneside in the Pitmen's Derby.

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Malton trainer Richard Fahex finally won his first Northumberland Plate

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when the 4`1 favourite Angel Gabrial came out on top ` Fahey's third

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success on Plate Day. Meanwhile the Croft motor`racing circuit near

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Darlington staged three exchting races in the British Touring Car

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Championship. Two of them wdre won by Colin Turkington. He leads the

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drivers' standings ahead of runner`up Gordon Sheddon, who came

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third in the final race. And it's the end of an era for the

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Berwick Bandits speedway te`m. How about this for a football

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celebration? their category of the Danon Nations

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Cup, a major football tourn`ment for 10 to 12`year`olds.

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In a few weeks time it will celebrate it's 27th year. The

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Stockton International Riverside Festival has been described as one

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of the best arts festivals hn the country. Well today the offhcial

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countdown was launched by M`dame BonBon ` one of the event?s star

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performers. Phil Connell went to The one it will be the festhval

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soon. The festival starts on the 31st of

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July. I never plan. Events just emerged. When I was invited, I said,

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of course. The festival is now in its 27th year and attracts `round

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65,000 people. This year organisers are promising

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30 live shows. It is now the 27th year of the

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festival. How important is this event? It is very important. It

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brings a lot of joy to local people. It is important for the

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council. This is the signattre event. Local people love it because

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they see a extraordinary thhngs and they get involved as well. Will you

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be coming to the festival? Xes. And the best advice is, be

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prepared. On the High Street you are never sure who you will meet. I

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always like a good dance. Here is the weather.

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A short while ago the millennium Bridge was tilted to let thhs yacht

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through. This was built in Florida. It is one of the largest prhvate

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yachts ever built. It is visiting ports in Britain before crossing the

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North Sea. Today we saw temperatures up to 20

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Celsius. Coastal areas were cooler. Tomorrow will be mostly dry. The Sun

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will come out from most of ts. There are one or two showers this evening,

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mostly over the hills. It whll be a dry night from most of us.

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To model it looks like a largely dry picture. There will be cloud

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around. There is the outsidd chance of one or two showers. But lostly

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since they drive. Temperatures again at two double 20 's. And ag`in she'd

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cooler on the course. `` ag`in it will be cooler on the coast.

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High`pressure through Wednesday and Thursday.

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More of a Southwesterly bredze over the next few days.

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Many places dry again. Just the odd shower.

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Very soon we will bring you news of our winning June weather picture.

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Here are the main headlines. Rolf Harris has been found guiltx of 12

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charges of indecent assault. And I head teacher accused of having

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sex with a 13`year`old by h`s spoken of her shock at the accusathon.

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That is all for now. Goodbye.

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