:00:07. > :00:11.Communities across the region have been paying their
:00:12. > :00:14.respects to those who fell during the Great War, which Britain joined
:00:15. > :00:19.They've been remembering thd men, often called a "lost generation ,
:00:20. > :00:27.Phil Chapman has been to two of those communities today.
:00:28. > :00:30.Yarm suffered particularly heavy losses in proportion to
:00:31. > :00:36.A century on, the town turndd out to pay their respects.
:00:37. > :00:42.We all should remember all the sacrifices made by all the people,
:00:43. > :00:50.I came from Torquay to visit my hole town
:00:51. > :00:55.and to pay my respects to all the people who were killed in the war.
:00:56. > :01:00.91 people died in World War I from Yarm, from a population of 300 men.
:01:01. > :01:07.We decided 18 months ago th`t we needed to do something to
:01:08. > :01:11.recognise that and to commelorate those who gave their lives.
:01:12. > :01:14.North Shields, another parade and other community remembering those
:01:15. > :01:19.People helping with the local commemoration project
:01:20. > :01:22.really tried to paint a picture of life on the front.
:01:23. > :01:26.We are taking them back into 1914 when the British @rmy
:01:27. > :01:30.would have been eating corndd beef and hardtack biscuits.
:01:31. > :01:37.They were just men doing a job because they thought it was right.
:01:38. > :01:44.Patriotism, a sense of duty, men who allowed us to live as we live now.
:01:45. > :01:46.Back in Yarm, the commemorations continue tomorrow, but
:01:47. > :01:50.the community determined to ensure the next generation remembers.
:01:51. > :01:52.Tomorrow night there will bd a candlelit vigil here at the
:01:53. > :01:55.Yarm War Memorial, featuring individual glass poppies
:01:56. > :02:08.An 18`year`old girl has died after a red Mini veered
:02:09. > :02:13.off the road and hit a tree in Northumberland early this morning.
:02:14. > :02:18.It happened on the A696 just north of Pontdland.
:02:19. > :02:20.Figures due out this week are expected to show
:02:21. > :02:23.the region's red squirrel population could be expanding, following almost
:02:24. > :02:28.Normally confined to Northulberland and Cumbria, reds have been sighted
:02:29. > :02:31.this summer as far south as Wensleydale in North Yorkshire.
:02:32. > :02:39.Derwent Reservior on the Durham Northumberland border.
:02:40. > :02:41.This is red squirrel territory, but until recently it's been part
:02:42. > :02:47.But this year, with sightings reported as far south
:02:48. > :02:50.as Teesdale and Wensleydale, conservationists believe
:02:51. > :02:57.After over a century of decline the science we're doing at the loment
:02:58. > :03:01.does suggest that red squirrels are no longer losing ground.
:03:02. > :03:04.Again, we're working towards publishing that science in detail
:03:05. > :03:07.at the moment, but this is such an exciting time for red sqtirrels
:03:08. > :03:15.So anyone seeing reds, particularly for the first time
:03:16. > :03:21.No one can be sure what's c`used this recent change in fortunes, but
:03:22. > :03:24.Red Squirrels Northern Engl`nd says a network of more than a thousand
:03:25. > :03:34.local volunteers has been vhtal in keeping the grey squirrel population
:03:35. > :03:35.down, giving the reds a chance to recover.
:03:36. > :03:41.We now have red squirrels in our area and the numbers reportdd to us,
:03:42. > :03:44.to the group and to Red Squhrrels Northern England, has risen
:03:45. > :03:56.It's been another successful weekend for the region at the
:03:57. > :03:59.Commonwealth Games, with a gold a silver, and two bronze medals
:04:00. > :04:04.Hartlepool's Savannah Marsh`ll put the disappointment of the
:04:05. > :04:07.London Olympics behind her to become the first women's middleweight
:04:08. > :04:10.Commonwealth Gold medallist, thanks to a split decision victory over
:04:11. > :04:18."In the blue corner representing England, Savannah Marshall!"
:04:19. > :04:22.And in the men's four by 100 metres relay Teessidd's
:04:23. > :04:25.Richard Kilty secured Silver for England, with a strong third
:04:26. > :04:30.leg, before you`know`who strode away to claim Gold for Jamaica.
:04:31. > :04:33."England lead this, and here comes Bolt.
:04:34. > :04:44.And there were two bronzes: Carlisle's Lauren Smith
:04:45. > :04:46.in the badminton doubles and Harrogate's James Willstrop
:04:47. > :04:53.Time now for the region's weather outlook
:04:54. > :04:59.Well we've seen some very hdavy showers, especially across Cumbria,
:05:00. > :05:03.with some very strong winds by the coast and up over the Fells as well.
:05:04. > :05:05.Through the evening we'll continue to see some heavy showers,
:05:06. > :05:10.Some clearer skies further down to Teeside and
:05:11. > :05:14.Temperatures dipping to 12 to 1 degrees, a few degrees lower
:05:15. > :05:17.in any clearer spots and thd winds will gradually become lightdr than
:05:18. > :05:22.Overnight tonight, up until tomorrow too, a very different feel to
:05:23. > :05:26.There will be some sunshine around, a few showers but they will be well
:05:27. > :05:31.Temperatures 19, 20 degrees but feeling much warmer
:05:32. > :05:36.For Tuesday and for Wednesd`y too we're looking at a great de`l
:05:37. > :05:39.of sunshine around, patchy cloud, the risk of some showers though
:05:40. > :05:42.Especially by the afternoon, Wednesday afternoon more likely
:05:43. > :05:47.Temperatures generally in the high teens.
:05:48. > :05:52.We'll have an update here after the Commonweath Games closing
:05:53. > :06:08.ceremony, but in the meantile, have a good evening.
:06:09. > :06:14.Good evening. Some of us have had a sunny weekend but for others it has
:06:15. > :06:17.not stopped raining for the last couple of days, you can see where on
:06:18. > :06:23.the satellite picture, big swell of cloud, dominating things. Torrential
:06:24. > :06:27.storms, if you see the coverage you can see how much rain there has
:06:28. > :06:29.been, that has caused issues. Thunder