09/07/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

New security measures for electronic devices have been introduced

Mike Kelly dad, my wife has a husband. It has completely given me

a second wife. `` life. Duncan Bannatyne tells Look North

why his life And the girl with a social

media hit on her hands. How Jasmine's bright idea is earning

her thousands of pounds, We've been to the Henley Roxal

Regatta for a double celebr`tion. One of our rowing clubs is 050 years

old and enjoying a successful return to the water,

is their very own Olympian. The unions are predicting it will be

one Tomorrow, thousands of publhc sector

workers in our region are protesting Many services, including schools,

libraries, waste collection The unions say they have

no choice but to strike. The Government says, public service

workers have to take their share We'll hear from Conservativd MP

James Wharton, shortly. First, though, our chief reporter,

Chris Stewart, has been to Haltwhistle in Northumberland to

meet one of tomorrow's strikers Sharon Graham, mother of three, and

in three of three. Yes, she has three jobs. In Monday 's eyd in

vigil eight exams, that can be morning or afternoon, or all day. In

Tuesday afternoon, I am at teaching assistant. On Friday, I work in a

cafe. And a full`time mum? Xes. How much do you own, do you mind me

asking? ?700. Not a lot with all three jobs. Her husband works as a

railway signalman, so for w`ges adds up to ?2200 a month. Sharon's main

appraiser County Council, btt every year, the rise in the cost of living

makes it that much harder to get by. We have had one set of pay buys in

the last four years. Four ydars ago, food and gas added its tea was

cheaper. I struggled working part time then, but it was still good. ``

pay rise. But now, I have h`d just one pay rise in the last fotr years

and everything else has gond up And you will lose money by striking I

am, but I hope we will be rdcognised in the jobs that we do and that

would be valued by more than 1% in four years. Sharon will go on strike

again. The game she was plaxing was picked up, and guess what, she did

not pick up enough. So,

what is the Government's response to Earlier, I spoke to James Wharton,

the Conservative MP for I asked him how he could possibly

convince her that she should be I think it brings home the reality

of what we're dealing with. This is about people and the very dhfficult

times in which we find oursdlves. This government inherited at an that

was a wreck the finances were a disaster. It has been difficult to

put it right. We have been trying to help people, cancelling the first

?10,000 for tax. But these `re difficult times and tough ddcisions.

We are going in the right dhrection, but there is still some way to go.

Strike action is not the answer People appreciate it is tough, but

inflation is very highly. Wd feel it more here because of the high level

of public sector workers. There are a number of challenges in the

north`east. Public and priv`te sector it `` public and private

sector workers have felt thhs. There are lots of good signs we are

heading in the right directhon. Hitachi is considering investing

here, steel working which closed is back into side. But, there hs still

some way to go, we are still borrowing ?100 billion per xear to

keep things as they are, to pay bills, to keep the lights on. Do you

agree people have the right to protest? ?7 six 5p per hour, you

might have to decide between food or heating. I don't welcome thd

strikes. They will cause huge problems, inconvenience the children

and families, who may not bd any money themselves. I respect the

right to strike if they want to I am not entirely pleased with the way

the strikes have come about. It is part of being in a healthy

democracy. At the same time, we have to realise there are no easx answers

to these problems. Difficult decisions are needed to put the

economy right. All the signs are, it is working. The regional economy is

growing, things are getting better, but we still have a long wax to go.

Thank you. The level of disruption to services

varies from council to council. For the latest information

on how you might be affected, councils are recommending you refer

to their websites. Tonight we can tell the rem`rkable

story of John Leveson, whosd liver transplant not only gave hil

a new lease of life, but allowed him John, who's from Cumbria,

was diagnosed with He had only months left to live

by the time he received a transplant at the Freeman Hospital

in Newcastle in 2009. The operation not only saved

his life, He's hoping his story will dncourage

others to join the organ donor You could easily mistake

John Leveson for just anothdr middle aged man in lycra, pounding and

pedalling country roads in search of But John's rides are more than that,

they're a celebration of a new life, and of profotnd

thanks to someone who died I am only here because of the

generosity of this person. When an individual signs the organ donor

register and when they die, families's wishes take precddence

over the donor's decision and they have to agree for the organs to be

denoted. Luckily for me, thdy did agree to the organs to be donated. I

am very keen to do whatever I can, to promote this fact, whethdr

through my cycling, or throtgh other means, that being an organ donor

really does, not just changd lives, it gives people lives.

But it was as he lay recovering from prolonged surgery,

he heard of transplant sports and resolved to turn

As a kid, I played racket sports, but I was never that good. H thought

now, being 50, and having a transparent, wouldn't make le any

better. The only thing I hadn't done with cycle. `` transplant.

He's now won gold and silver medals, competed at last year's

World Transplant Games in South Africa and hopes to go again,

My donor was a lady, aged 60, from London. I was able to write to her.

I wanted to say thank you. Ly kids have a dad, no wife has a htsband,

and it has given me a second life. Without the transplant, I would have

died, probably in 2010. However,

John was one of the lucky ones ` There are so many people on the

transplant list at any time, and three Daiei every day. `` dhe. You

don't know if you are going to get an organ. Personally, I would

support a presumed consent, with the ability of an individual to withdraw

their consent and come off the list. A report to go before Durhal County

Council's cabinet next week reveals that the Lumiere festival g`ve

an economic boost to the local The report urges

the Council to re`commission Lumiere 2013 was the third visit of

the festival to Durham and `ttracted 175,000 visitors over its four days,

resulting in more than 20,000 overnight stays in hotels, guest

houses and other accommodathon. The Darlington`based entrepreneur,

Duncan Bannatyne, He is out. Duncan Bannatyne

The quit the Dragon's Den. Darlington`based

is to leave the business investment programme Dragons' Den.

The fitness club tycoon's bden a fixture of the programme

In that time, Mr Bannatyne has invested ?2 million

of his own money, estimating he s broken even with his deals.

Our business correspondent, Ian Reeve, reports.

Dragon's Den. Where real entrepreneurs swap cash for bright

ideas. It is the most ludicrous circus performance I have ever seen.

I have no intention of investing in new, so I am out. Duncan Bannatyne,

the toughest of the so`calldd Dragons. But after ten years in the

den, and investing ?2 million of his own money, he has had enough. I had

had enough, my heart wasn't in it. I just have too many things going on

in my life. The programme w`s firstly entertainment, but ht has

got people interested in business and entrepreneurship. When ht

started, people were asking what equity was, and things like this. As

it has developed, it has become into a proper format. Dragon's Ddn has

also made Duncan a star. His trait of giving daft ideas short shrift

has become the thing of parody. But is that exasperation, if not

rudeness, nearly done. It is can be easily edited `` nearly put on. I am

so kind, they edited it and I change. The upcoming series of

Dragon's Den will be his final one. His focus will now be his fhtness

empire, and we will have he`rd the last of a famous catchphrasd, I am

out. The teenager making a small fortune,

with her hands. Honours bestowed on a coupld

of North East legends, who've made their names on stage,

and on the pitch. And then east west split suls up

tomorrow's weather. Two years ago, Facebook caused an

internet sensation, when it bought the online photo`sharing service,

Instagram, for one billion dollars. Around the same time, a 16`xear`old

girl was stuck at home in Jasmine Summers decided to tse

the time off to develop her own Instagram page, devoted to pictures

of fashionable nails and hahr. Today that site, appropriatdly

enough called Hair And Nail Fashion, is one of the most popular hn the

world with 1.5 million followers. And it is earning Jasmine tdns

of thousands of pounds a ye`r, Andrew Hartley has this

exclusive Look North Report. MUSIC PLAYS

The girl with the world at her fingertips. A social media hit on

her hands. Hers is a viral Hnternet sensation that started with a bug.

When I was in year 11, I had glandular fever and I spent long

days at home, feeling bored. I had all been a fan of nail varnhsh so I

started a fashion blog. I noticed hair and nails were very popular, so

I started hair and nail fashion and it took off from there. Within

months, she had one and a h`lf million followers and she is now

more popular than some of the world's best known celebrithes. She

has beaten Andy Murray, gamd set and much. She has twice as many

followers as Cheryl Cole, and she is only narrowly behind Madonn`. I

think my page offers the best of the best. I promote other peopld's work.

I have a good relationship with the talented male artist that I have

spotted. Jasmine Summers thd pictures of her new nail varnish

designs attract thousands of views within minutes of being posted. Here

is the proof. Just a few minutes after you posted that picture, and

how many people have seen it? After eight minutes, just short of 20 0

likes, 1968. Goodness me! Most of my followers are based in Amerhca,

Australia. As age, 25 years old Young girls, predominantly. Now

Jasmine who said that Centr`l high school in Newcastle has found a way

to turn that popularity into cash. Firms like this Newcastle `based

headdresses, will pay to post pictures of their products ``

hairdressers. We have peopld and customers all over the world. With

Jasmine's following, which connect with customers worldwide. This is a

lot of money that you have darned. Yes. I pay tax. I have brought an

Audi, some designer handbags. I d charge, maybe, an average of 50 or

?60 per post and I do three or four days a week. I am not that ht at

maths, but we're talking tens of thousands of pounds a year. Yes Not

bad for an 18`year`old schoolgirl. No, he's doing her A`levels. I am

really proud of her. It is `mazing what she has achieved. It h`s

fuelled her passion for economic, which she wants to do at Unhversity

before going into business. I don't know if I am a role model, H hope

people feel inspired and I hope people will watch this and think,

wow, that could be me. Beautiful girl! A wonderful idea. Two

north`east legends One of them is the front man

of one of the biggest rock groups in the world, the other

a footballer whose astonishhng double`save helped his team win

the FA Cup way back in 1973. what it really hectic ten d`ys, you

know, we finished the album in Vancouver, few black home to

Florida, went to Chicago, s`w Jimmy in staying doing their thing. Then

flew to London, to France, `nd the one Lamont 's, and then str`ight

here. And that was before he was lade

an honorary Doctor of Music, It means so much to me, it has been

the overriding thought in mx mind over these last few weeks. Saturday

night there, I was flying along at 1am, it was raining and black it's

harsh, doing a miles an hour, it is a long straight, I was thinking

about my speech. Meanwhile in Sunderland,

Jimmy Montgomery was being honoured, in part for being able to ptll

off this astonishing save Tenancies it means a tremendous

amount. And from the University of Sunderland. To be fair, thex had

given me something that I h`ve loved doing for the last however lany

years. To get this award has been absolutely fantastic. You h`ve had a

life of notable moments. How does this that up? Very high. Thd things

you go through, I think I would watch rather have gone to a cup

final again than standing up in front of the students making a

speech! No, I fully injury debt `` injury did `` injury to it. Two very

different men being honoured. And you were at Hadley.

When you talk about the country's top sporting venues,

you think of the likes of Whmbledon, Wembley, Lord's and Twickenham.

Most of them we've taken yot to over the years,

The Henley Royal Regatta is always an important occasion

But for one of our rowing clubs and one of its members,

It's a quintessentially English occasion.

To share a glass of champers with friends.

Sometimes, they even invite the foreigners in.

Despite the blazers and boaters this isn't just about posh people

from the south. Today, we are celebrating a part of North East

sporting history. This is Hdnley's 175th birthday, what better way to

celebrate the life of teas rowing club? Tees `` the sport is the club.

And to have something like this where every generation of rower in

living memory has chosen to be yesterday, is a great credit to the

club, the people who organised it 150 years is something very special.

To be able to have a crew rowing past is an exceptional honotr. Our

star attraction is the Queen's Road barge. And we have our own Pueen.

You could forget how she struck gold in the Olympics? `` who could

forget? Like the man said, just incredible. Earlier this ye`r, Kat

Copeland found a new partner. Imogen Walsh took the place of study

Hoskins. The pair are in Ashgrove Sophie Hosking. The pair ard in

super form. And she is back after taking a year off. I needed a bit of

time to reflect on what had happened, and to think about London,

and be really pleased. Then, I could come back into rowing with ` fresh

head, looking ahead towards Rio Everything will have moved on by

2016. It must have been tough, you win an Olympic gold medal, xou have

achieved the highest thing xou can win, in the sport, and all the

publicity. Was that tough to deal with? Yes, I have achieved the

biggest thing that I could have achieved in rowing, and with it

being a home Olympics as well, it was perfect. One thought is, where

do I go from here? Will it dver get better than this? And the ptblicity,

yes, I don't know. I thought I would really like the attention, but I

don't think I really, I didn't really, no. I really liked

everyone's enthusiasm. But H just let rowing, and that's why ht's very

different with all the attention. I just like being on the river with my

friends. Now what are you rdfreshed and ready to take on anything? I

feel I am in the strongest lental place that I have ever been. I feel

I am in a very good position going forward. Having a break has made me

appreciate how lucky I am to be in a position to be able to roam. I love

the sport and I love what I do. Realising that it is a really

powerful thing `` row. What a lovely lass!

On to cricket, and the openhng day of the first Test between England

and India at Trent Bridge s`w Durham all`rounder, Ben Stokes,

Stokes's last appearance in an England shirt ended whth him

breaking his wrist, when he punched a dressing room

Former Durham pace bowler, Liam Plunkett, now with Yorkshire,

of course, added to his Test match tally, taking a

wicket with the help of this catch by England skipper, Alastair Cook.

And even without Plunkett, Yorkshire have continued to dominate

the Championship, Derby with Durham at Headingley

Forced to follow`on, 195 runs behind, Durham closed on.

59`1. I wonder where, Paul was when he was at Henley? He does gdt all

the glamour! Here's a picture which sums up lots

of things about weather tod`y. Thanks for this picture. Lots of

sunny skies. A northerly brdeze whipping up the waves. If you look

very carefully, you will sed some cloud out to sea, heading wdstwards

over the next few hours. It will bring some rain. Tomorrow there is

an East West split. The rain will become heavy at times, especially in

Cumbria. It will be warmer there as well. The cloud is looking out over

the North Sea, edging slowlx our way as we head into the evening. Most

places they fine and dry. Overnight, the cloud begins to thicken over

eastern areas and there will be a few spots of rain. In the Wdst, it

stays dry and clear. Temper`tures down to 8000 years in one or two

spots in Cumbria, more cloud further east, into tomorrow, and East West

split. Many eastern areas h`ve a cool, cloudy day. Outbreaks of rain

become more widespread, somd could be very heavy at times. There is a

yellow warning for areas essentially east of the D1, that is where we are

expecting the heaviest rain `` a one. The bulk of Cumbria, wd keep

the heavy spells and we are sheltered. 21 Celsius tomorrow

afternoon. A real contrast hn fortunes tomorrow, weather`wise

That front is still there on Friday, twisting further west. In

the sea chart to take us into the weekend. `` a messy chart. Showers

on Sunday and Saturday. Lots of cloud in Cumbria, some patchy light

rain. Risk of heavy showers as we head into the weekend. Sunnx spells

in between. A similar picture for the North East. Temperatures into

low 20s and scope the heavy, even under Reid, showers. Thank xou.

Now for a reminder of tonight's headlines:

New security measures for passengers? electronic devices

at UK airports will now affdct all flights.

And in the North East and Ctmbria, thousands of teachers, bin len

and other council staff prepare for a one`day strike over p`y.

and this time the challenge is bigger than ever.

Six young songwriters mark a major anniversary.

It'll be really difficult to write a song for World War I

They're really going to have to put themselves in those people's shoes.

Guys, did that go perfectly? Did we forget the tune?

I just don't want to mess it up There's a lot of pressure.

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