:00:00. > :00:00.a UN school and a crowded marketplace in Gaza. That is all
:00:00. > :00:09.Still waiting, still hoping, still no nearer to coming home.
:00:10. > :00:11.A North East man arrested in India remains there,
:00:12. > :00:20.Profits at Greggs The Bakers jump by a whopping 48%.
:00:21. > :00:23.Easy does it, ?20 million restoration of
:00:24. > :00:29.York Minster's Great East Whndow moves a step nearer complethon.
:00:30. > :00:32.Three of a kind, why these hdentical triplets have been described as
:00:33. > :00:38.And we look forward to the launch of the 27th Stockton Intern`tional
:00:39. > :00:53.In sport, the region hosts one of the most assiduous tournament in the
:00:54. > :00:56.tennis calendar, and a test in international relations. Annie
:00:57. > :01:01.medals just keep on coming. We look back for a another great night at
:01:02. > :01:16.the Commonwealth Games in Gloucester. ``
:01:17. > :01:20.But a former soldier from Northumberland, who was
:01:21. > :01:22.arrested in India while protecting shipping from pirates, is still no
:01:23. > :01:25.nearer to coming home, even though a decision had been expected today.
:01:26. > :01:28.The charges against Nick Dunn and his colleagues were dropped
:01:29. > :01:30.weeks ago, but the authorithes have still not returned their passports.
:01:31. > :01:33.And there are now fears thex could be stuck there for months
:01:34. > :01:37.Ex`paratrooper, Nick Dunn, and five other men, were jahled
:01:38. > :01:41.for possession of allegedly illegal weapons, last October.
:01:42. > :01:43.An Indian judge quashed the verdict earlier this month, and the men
:01:44. > :01:53.should have had their passports returned, but they're still waiting.
:01:54. > :02:03.slightly frustrated. I just want to come home. It has been thred weeks
:02:04. > :02:10.since the case was quashed `nd I am still no further forward to when I
:02:11. > :02:13.will come home. We are still waiting for a decision about when wd can
:02:14. > :02:22.retrieve our passports and belongings. Your guess is as good as
:02:23. > :02:32.mine about the decision. Thdy have nothing against us. They ard still
:02:33. > :02:46.adamant they can keep us here. They can make our lives a misery.
:02:47. > :02:53.Meanwhile, Nick's family ard still feeling the strain. He said, the
:02:54. > :02:58.lawyer was in court and as soon as he heard something, he would let me
:02:59. > :03:07.know. You have been here so many times before now. That is why it is
:03:08. > :03:12.anybody's guess, it could go anyway. I spoke to Nick earlier, and he is
:03:13. > :03:24.obviously a very strong guy. How are you coping? As long as he is
:03:25. > :03:28.mentally strong, that helps me. That helps us carry on.
:03:29. > :03:31.Damian, we heard there about today's court proceedings in India.
:03:32. > :03:44.I spoke to Lisa Dunn, Nick's sister, and she said that the court case
:03:45. > :03:48.today was a waste of time. No decisions have been made and the
:03:49. > :03:54.passports have not been reldased. The passports are only part of the
:03:55. > :03:59.problem. Even if they had them, they would not only be able to fly home
:04:00. > :04:04.on that they would need a ldtter of anti`objection from the terrorist
:04:05. > :04:10.pleased in India. This department has 90 days to provide this letter
:04:11. > :04:14.to say, they have no objecthon, or to lodge an appeal. It looks like
:04:15. > :04:20.they are in no hurry to do dither of these things. They could potentially
:04:21. > :04:25.be there for a couple of months Thank you.
:04:26. > :04:28.They said it had to work, and it seems it has!
:04:29. > :04:30.A year ago, one of our region's biggest success stories, Grdggs
:04:31. > :04:33.the North East based baker, decided on a plan to help it arrest
:04:34. > :04:37.And today, the company reve`led that the changes to its products
:04:38. > :04:44.Profits jumped by 48% to just under ?17 million, in
:04:45. > :04:50.Andrew Hartley is live for ts now, outside the Greggs factory
:04:51. > :04:59.Greggs is a 21st century British High Street phenomenon.
:05:00. > :05:01.And it was born right here in Newcastle.
:05:02. > :05:04.What happens to Greggs really matters,
:05:05. > :05:11.not least because it employs 20 000 people and has 1,600 stores.
:05:12. > :05:16.But a year ago, it sales were falling and profits were down.
:05:17. > :05:24.So today's figures really are excellent news.
:05:25. > :05:27.It's the food`on`the`go chahn that ate the High Street.
:05:28. > :05:31.With more stores in the UK than McDonalds, Greggs,
:05:32. > :05:37.famous for its pasties and sausage rolls, and a product of the North.
:05:38. > :05:41.Today, it reported a near 50% increase in profits.
:05:42. > :05:46.The chain said, sales rose 3% to more than ?370 million in
:05:47. > :05:48.the first half of the year, helping pre`tax profits reach ?17million.
:05:49. > :05:59.So how has Greggs turned things around?
:06:00. > :06:06.Gregg said this year 's figtre six good, because last year 's figures
:06:07. > :06:12.were bad. Last year it blamdd everything from cold weather to lack
:06:13. > :06:18.of shoppers. There will be relief for staff. This year's figures are
:06:19. > :06:19.not so tasty. So how has it turned things around?
:06:20. > :06:21.It's revamped its stores to help it compete more
:06:22. > :06:26.It's introduced a new coffed blend and a new range of low calorie,
:06:27. > :06:38.I think you know what you are going to get. It is not excited, ``
:06:39. > :06:45.exciting, but it is well prdpared. Better than it used to be. Ht's
:06:46. > :06:51.convenient, tasty, it feels the empty stomach. I've noticed they are
:06:52. > :06:58.trying to go a bit more continental with what they are providing, salmon
:06:59. > :07:02.Jews have moved away from the state and tuna. `` sandwiches. Thdy are
:07:03. > :07:04.crying to attract a bigger `udience. Greggs has simplified
:07:05. > :07:06.its business plan, it now knows It's no longer a bakery,
:07:07. > :07:10.it's a food`on`the`go retailer. So, a range of low fat sandwiches
:07:11. > :07:19.at Greggs of all places, is this Well, it would make a good headline,
:07:20. > :07:27.but I don't think so. Now, whilst it?s true Greggs is
:07:28. > :07:32.already making a million potnds a week from its new range
:07:33. > :07:35.of low`calorie sandwiches, such as cajun chicken in flatbread, no one
:07:36. > :07:41.is claiming this as a revolttion. It?s still selling 2.5 millhon
:07:42. > :07:47.sausage rolls a week, 40 firefighters tackled a blaze
:07:48. > :08:01.at a disused pub in Gateshe`d, It happened at the former Mdtz pub
:08:02. > :08:05.on Ravensworth Road, in Dunston A spokesman said crews
:08:06. > :08:08."faced difficult conditions" and had to work quickly,
:08:09. > :08:10.to stop the fire spreading. It's believed the fire started
:08:11. > :08:13.in the roof. Police and Tyne and Wear Fire
:08:14. > :08:15.and Rescue Service are investigating Cumbria's been named as among the
:08:16. > :08:24.worst counties in England for deaths The Institute of Advanced Motorists
:08:25. > :08:28.has released figures that show 3 more people died,
:08:29. > :08:30.or suffered serious injuries, Only figures for Lancashire and Kent
:08:31. > :08:36.were worse. One Carlisle driving instructor
:08:37. > :08:38.says, He says,
:08:39. > :08:52.bad drivers are the problem. I am out on the road most d`ys and
:08:53. > :08:58.what I see is the number of people using mobile phones, eating and
:08:59. > :09:04.drinking at the wheel, not paying attention and exceeding the speed
:09:05. > :09:07.limit. It is down to the bad system, that you pass the test, and then
:09:08. > :09:13.have your license for ever, without having your driving looked `t again.
:09:14. > :09:14.People need to take responshbility for driving standards and prevent
:09:15. > :09:16.accidents occurring. Two police firearms officers are
:09:17. > :09:18.being investigated, after they allegedly killed
:09:19. > :09:20.an injured deer with a crowbar. The officers from
:09:21. > :09:22.Durham Constabulary were sent to destroy the deer on a road hn
:09:23. > :09:25.Tanfield Lea last month, but instead of using their guns, they are
:09:26. > :09:28.believed to have struck the deer. The force says the pair havd been
:09:29. > :09:32.moved to other duties, after the deer was "apparently not destroyed
:09:33. > :09:39.in the approved, humane manner" People in Ashington,
:09:40. > :09:41.in Northumberland, are being urged to have their say on plans to
:09:42. > :09:44.invest more than ?70 million pounds The proposals would see part
:09:45. > :09:47.of the town centre, There'll be a new leisure cdntre
:09:48. > :09:52.and library, and Ashington will become the new home
:09:53. > :09:59.for Northumberland County Council. Now, it's taken six years
:10:00. > :10:01.and it's cost ?20 million. But today,
:10:02. > :10:06.the delicate process of putting the Great East Window back into York
:10:07. > :10:24.Minster, finally began, following It is a unique view of the
:10:25. > :10:30.600`year`old masterpiece. Hhgh up above Yorks, the largest medieval
:10:31. > :10:36.window in the world. York Mhnster is the pride of the city and for the
:10:37. > :10:41.last six years, intricate work has been carried out to ensure the
:10:42. > :10:46.building's beauty is maintahned for future centuries. ?20 million is
:10:47. > :10:51.being spent restoring York Minster's great window, the stained
:10:52. > :10:58.glass has been removed, cle`ned repaired and archived. Todax, they
:10:59. > :11:05.began putting glass back into the window. First a protective glazing,
:11:06. > :11:09.followed by the stained glass. It is painstaking work with no qudstion of
:11:10. > :11:14.any being smashed. We are so familiar with working with stained
:11:15. > :11:18.glass, we understand its importance. It's the last thing we would want to
:11:19. > :11:24.do. We would hand in a resignation if it got damaged. I am ple`sed to
:11:25. > :11:30.say it hasn't happened and ht is not an issue. These faces had not been
:11:31. > :11:35.seen in such detail the 600 years. They belong high up in the Linster,
:11:36. > :11:40.but the restoration work has allowed us to view the stained glass in all
:11:41. > :11:45.its glory. Soon these images will be returning to the window. We are 18
:11:46. > :11:50.feet are up and this is a vhew that not many people will get to see the
:11:51. > :11:56.great East window up close will stop this protective glazing will resist
:11:57. > :12:02.UV light and should protect the stained glass for 200 years. It will
:12:03. > :12:07.take another two years to install all the glass. Visitors shotld be
:12:08. > :12:09.getting their glimpse of thd first `` first glimpse of the restored
:12:10. > :12:10.window next year. Plus, they say two's companx,
:12:11. > :12:15.three's a crowd. We meet the identical tripldts,
:12:16. > :12:31.dubbed the little miracles. And the fresher, more unsettled
:12:32. > :12:35.weather continues we will h`ve more details shortly.
:12:36. > :12:38.TV cameras were allowed into Scarborough's oldest intellhgence
:12:39. > :12:41.base for the first time tod`y, as the Prince of Wales paid a visit.
:12:42. > :12:46.The site, at Irton Moor, is an outstation of the main GCHQ
:12:47. > :12:50.site in Cheltenham, and played a key role in tr`cking
:12:51. > :12:57.the famous German battleship, the Bismarck, during World War Two.
:12:58. > :13:04.During the Second World War, this place is vital in the battld of the
:13:05. > :13:11.Atlantic, seeking the Bismarck, and for six years, it tracked and
:13:12. > :13:15.neutralised the dangerous Gdrmany U`boat threat. You have to get an
:13:16. > :13:19.intellectual thrill from solving puzzles.
:13:20. > :13:21.They faced months of stress, worry and hospital appointmdnts
:13:22. > :13:23.Jessica and Liam Posselwhitd, from Guisborough,
:13:24. > :13:26.were told their identical triplets, born at odds of 4000 to 1,
:13:27. > :13:32.They were in fact born earlx, at 28 weeks.
:13:33. > :13:36.But after seven weeks in hospital, the girls are now home and
:13:37. > :13:45.Their parents call them their three little miracles.
:13:46. > :13:56.Three happy, healthy little girls, who've already taken over
:13:57. > :14:16.It feels like they have conpuered so much. We did have faith, but there
:14:17. > :14:19.were lots of difficulties. Now, we see that didn't matter and we have
:14:20. > :14:25.delightful kids that are kedping us busy and giving us lots of love
:14:26. > :14:29.After months of stress, scans and hospital appointments, Jesshca's
:14:30. > :14:32.But after 28 weeks, when thd time finally came, she hadn't actually
:14:33. > :14:46.We were quite happily coming home in the car from Skipton, having a
:14:47. > :14:51.laugh. We just went in for `n appointment, thinking it won't go
:14:52. > :14:57.long. I was never three days, I went straight to theatre! One minute I
:14:58. > :14:59.was ever a cheque then I was in pink scrubs.
:15:00. > :15:01.But with three children, evdrything just takes that little bit longer.
:15:02. > :15:03.And leaving the house becomds a big job.
:15:04. > :15:08.Then, when you do finally make it out, you?re stopped.
:15:09. > :15:12.People have been so lovely, and so amazing and supportive and generous.
:15:13. > :15:14.Some stop for a chat, some to comment
:15:15. > :15:18.But Liam and Jessica say, quite a few stop them just
:15:19. > :15:32.because they're desperate to have a go at pushing the super`pram.
:15:33. > :15:35.Lovely! I can't understand how they look so fresh.
:15:36. > :15:36.The annual Stockton International Riverside
:15:37. > :15:40.The event, which runs until Sunday, is now in its 27th year,
:15:41. > :15:43.and has grown into a major festival in the cultural calendar.
:15:44. > :15:45.It also provides something of an economic windfall for Stockton.
:15:46. > :15:56.Our business correspondent, Ian Reeve, reports.
:15:57. > :15:58.The opening act from this year's Stockton
:15:59. > :16:01.Called Safe House, tomorrow's show, will be a large scale aerial
:16:02. > :16:03.performance on Trinity Green, that promises to explore
:16:04. > :16:11.For the theatre group behind it it knows a warm welcome awahts
:16:12. > :16:26.When served comes to town, to Stockton, the whole city coles to
:16:27. > :16:31.life. We have always been wdlcomed here. We have done many pieces, lots
:16:32. > :16:36.of installations so people light know us. This is our largest piece
:16:37. > :16:39.Alongside this performance, will be 100 others over
:16:40. > :16:44.27 years on, it's an event that s now embraced by the whole town, with
:16:45. > :16:48.Little wonder perhaps, as they see a marked increase in
:16:49. > :17:01.In economic terms, it brings in visitors from outside the areas and
:17:02. > :17:07.helps us to promote the town. Some people have a negative and outdated
:17:08. > :17:10.impression of the town. It brings around 800,000 to ?1 million of
:17:11. > :17:13.Some of that cash will be spent here
:17:14. > :17:15.Tracy's been in business for three years.
:17:16. > :17:20.But at Festival time, sales boom at her sweet shop.
:17:21. > :17:30.For my business, it is amazhng. It is tenfold. I am open from 8am to
:17:31. > :17:35.11:30pm. When I shut the door, there are still people banging on the door
:17:36. > :17:40.to serve them. There has got to be a time when you shut the door
:17:41. > :17:43.Performances that can amuse, bemuse, challenge, or baffle.
:17:44. > :17:57.But always, for more than a quarter of a century, entdrtain.
:17:58. > :18:00.It was another great night for the region in the Commonwealth Games in
:18:01. > :18:03.Glasgow, despite what Usain Bolt may or may not have said about it!
:18:04. > :18:07.We'll get to Alnwick's Laura Weightman and her
:18:08. > :18:09.stunning silver in the 1500l shortly, but first Nisha Joshi
:18:10. > :18:26.Rising star Nick Miller bec`me a Commonwealth medal winner for the
:18:27. > :18:31.first time last night. He got silver, throwing the hammer nearly
:18:32. > :18:42.70 metres. This is the biggdst milestone of the 21's career so far.
:18:43. > :18:47.I am very happy with it. I `m not a person who get nervous. I w`lked in
:18:48. > :18:56.the rain, and it eggs you one. `` in the ring. Jess Taylor, from York,
:18:57. > :19:03.will hopefully still be smiling tonight, when her fate will be
:19:04. > :19:06.decided in the final two rotnds She had a string of personal bests in
:19:07. > :19:11.the competition so far, including in the hundred metre hurdles l`st
:19:12. > :19:15.night. Also going for glory, is Chris Tomlinson from Middlesbrough,
:19:16. > :19:24.up against Greg Rutherford hn the final. Earlier today, Jack produced
:19:25. > :19:29.a diving masterclass in qualifying. He made it through to the one metre
:19:30. > :19:33.springboard final in first place, well ahead of his rivals. Hd is one
:19:34. > :19:43.of the favourite to pick up a medal. Boxing, survivor Marshall is still
:19:44. > :19:49.on court `` savanna Marshall is still on course. She is still on
:19:50. > :19:53.course. She's Sunderland put Makro Warren could not hide his
:19:54. > :19:59.disappointment after losing an points this afternoon. The
:20:00. > :20:02.Canadian's late surge sealed a split decision victory.
:20:03. > :20:04.Well in the 1500m Laura Weightman from Alnwick had us all
:20:05. > :20:08.on the edge of our seats as she ran a superb tactical race to
:20:09. > :20:16.Near the back of the field darly on she pushed forward to briefly take
:20:17. > :20:19.the lead at the bell and with Kenyan Faith Kibiegon holding on for gold
:20:20. > :20:24.Laura stormed through to hold off stiff competition from Canada's Kate
:20:25. > :20:27.van Buskirk to cross the line in second place.
:20:28. > :20:30.I spoke to her a little earlier and asked if her incredible
:20:31. > :20:47.I don't really think it has sunk in. I still can't believe waking up as
:20:48. > :20:53.they saw the Commonwealth mddallist. It is your dream. Tonight, when I
:20:54. > :20:58.get the medal putter around my neck, I will believe I have set out
:20:59. > :21:05.what I'd wanted to achieve `` put around my neck. I felt I had a
:21:06. > :21:10.little bit left in that timd, it was pure determination to fight to the
:21:11. > :21:15.line and get that medal, it got me there. It was hardly your mtm to
:21:16. > :21:23.hide her emotions. You went over to her. I heard shouting and s`w her
:21:24. > :21:32.waving. Justice he has stood there, she was in tears and it was very
:21:33. > :21:36.emotional. `` just to see hdr. It was very emotional. I haven't had
:21:37. > :21:41.much time to celebrate, it was a bath and a couple of slices of
:21:42. > :21:45.pizza. I have two say the celebrations because they h`ve
:21:46. > :21:52.another champion ship coming up in two weeks time. So is it sthll full
:21:53. > :21:58.steam ahead? Yes, a bit of rest and recovery, enjoy getting my ledal,
:21:59. > :22:02.and then relaxing and settlhng my emotions. It is such a whirlwind,
:22:03. > :22:09.when you win, especially as it is my first one. Well, Congo Child she is.
:22:10. > :22:14.You made it an exciting night for us all year. `` welcome graduations ``
:22:15. > :22:23.con graduations. Now, while top class athlethcs is
:22:24. > :22:25.continuing in Glasgow, we've got some top class tennis
:22:26. > :22:27.in the North East. For the first time,
:22:28. > :22:29.the Northumberland Club in the Newcastle suburb of Jesmond,
:22:30. > :22:32.is hosting the prestigious Helvetie Cup, the European qualifying
:22:33. > :22:34.competition for the Junior Fed Cup. And while the focus is
:22:35. > :22:36.on the tennis, with Israel, Ukraine and the Netherlands
:22:37. > :22:39.among the eight nations takhng For the 15 and 16`year`old girls
:22:40. > :22:42.playing here, it's a chance to experience some of the
:22:43. > :22:46.pomp and ceremony that goes along The flags of the eight compdting
:22:47. > :22:51.nations paraded on court, the spectators politely standing
:22:52. > :22:53.for each of the national anthems. It's a huge honour
:22:54. > :22:56.for the Northumberland club to be hosting the event and important
:22:57. > :23:08.for the girls? developement. There are different people `round
:23:09. > :23:12.the country who bid to host this. They decided to send it to
:23:13. > :23:20.Northumberland. We have a bdautiful facility here. It is almost
:23:21. > :23:24.impossible to develop yoursdlf with out our students. It is verx
:23:25. > :23:28.important for them to compete against each other, in circtmstances
:23:29. > :23:29.that they are not comfortable with, and find their way to meet their
:23:30. > :23:33.best attentional. In an ideal world,
:23:34. > :23:36.sport and politics would never mix. In reality,
:23:37. > :23:37.they're inextricably linked. The hostilities in the Middle East,
:23:38. > :23:40.meant a constant but discredt, security presence
:23:41. > :23:41.around the Israeli team. And although squads from Brhtain,
:23:42. > :23:43.Ukraine and the Netherlands stood side by side on the same cotrt,
:23:44. > :23:57.the impact of the Malaysia @irlines Every minute of the news is about
:23:58. > :24:03.Israel and the flight. It is also strange for me and for the girls.
:24:04. > :24:08.They are 15 and 16, but thex are involved. It was a very emotional
:24:09. > :24:13.last two weeks in the Netherlands. I am happy for the countries that they
:24:14. > :24:17.can forget and play tennis `nd enjoy it. It is tough. We are talking
:24:18. > :24:23.about two countries out of dight, involved in a war. It does put
:24:24. > :24:28.pressure on them, but we trx to make it as friendly as possible. It was
:24:29. > :24:32.good to see, last night, thd girls were mixing and talk to each other.
:24:33. > :24:33.There was no animosity betwden any nations.
:24:34. > :24:36.The winners and runners up go on to Budapest next week,
:24:37. > :24:39.for the European finals, thd success of day one means the club h`s
:24:40. > :24:44.already been asked if they'd host the competition next year.
:24:45. > :24:47.Now, I am sure there would have been a few crosswinds. It was a bit
:24:48. > :25:04.breezy. Yes, there is a fresher feel to
:25:05. > :25:13.things. Some evening sun sign shops. Thank you for these pictures.
:25:14. > :25:22.They're worse than gaps in the clouds and if you bright spdlls ``
:25:23. > :25:27.there were a few gaps. Therd will be one or two showers around for a
:25:28. > :25:32.time. The showers do not cldar away completely, and there is an odd one
:25:33. > :25:40.through the night. Temperattres stay in double figures, lows of 02
:25:41. > :25:47.degrees. Tomorrow, it will be a shower rebate, and a fair alount of
:25:48. > :25:55.cloud. `` shall read day. There will be some brighter colours. There
:25:56. > :26:01.could even be able of thunddr. Having said that, there will be gaps
:26:02. > :26:09.and some sunny intervals stop temperatures still 20 Celsits, 0
:26:10. > :26:14.Fahrenheit. The winds are lhght this southwestern is could become
:26:15. > :26:23.gusty at times. Heading to the next two days, low pressure dominates ad
:26:24. > :26:28.it is unsettled. There will be a lot of cloud and banks of rain. Into the
:26:29. > :26:35.weekend, it moves northwards and things pick`up. If you are out and
:26:36. > :26:41.about, some outbreaks of rahn, but bright spells, too. More widespread
:26:42. > :26:49.rain on Friday, but temperatures still in the 20s. Into the weekend,
:26:50. > :26:55.heavy showers are likely, whth a few bright intervals in between. Showers
:26:56. > :26:58.become less widespread, and we see some longer sunny spells ag`in. Keep
:26:59. > :27:12.those July weather pictures coming. Hurrah, longer sunny spells. We need
:27:13. > :27:27.them for the summer holidays. Join us at 10:25pm. Good night.