:00:00. > :00:10.Good evening. the late news here on
:00:11. > :00:13.The West Cumbrian Labour MP and Shadow Health Minister,
:00:14. > :00:15.Jamie Reed, has attacked the Government today for its record
:00:16. > :00:21.He says thousands of patients taken by ambulance to A departmdnts are
:00:22. > :00:26.having to wait outside for longer than the recommended 15 minttes
:00:27. > :00:29.A Freedom of Information request by the Labour Party of 11 albulance
:00:30. > :00:34.trusts in England found 280,000 delays of more than 30 minutes
:00:35. > :00:41.In the North West, the longest single wait was
:00:42. > :00:50.4.75 hours, and in the North East it was just under four hours.
:00:51. > :00:56.The problem has been caused by the fact that A is bursting at the
:00:57. > :01:00.seams. There are not enough words or staff, this means ambulances have to
:01:01. > :01:04.wait outside hospitals for `long wait outside hospitals for along
:01:05. > :01:07.time. This is making it must impossible to discharge pathents.
:01:08. > :01:09.time. This is making it must impossible to discharge patients. In
:01:10. > :01:12.some cases, hospitals say this is damaging the nickel standards. And
:01:13. > :01:16.ambulance crews have to be `ble to ambulance crews have to be able to
:01:17. > :01:17.get out on the road and to attend more patients.
:01:18. > :01:19.For their part, the Government says patient waiting
:01:20. > :01:22.times were down almost a third by last winter and it says ht wants
:01:23. > :01:25.to focus more on community care to reduce the demand on A
:01:26. > :01:28.A cyclist has died in hospital after being involved in a collision
:01:29. > :01:35.It happened yesterday afternoon on the A6079 near Chollerton.
:01:36. > :01:38.The cyclist, a man in his 40s, was taken to the RVI in Newcastle
:01:39. > :01:42.The road was closed for three hours while policd
:01:43. > :01:50.A protest has been held in Northumberland to highlight
:01:51. > :01:53.the region's dwindling numbers of birds of prey.
:01:54. > :01:56.It coincides with the start of the grouse shooting season, a ltcrative
:01:57. > :01:59.business, which campaigners claim has made birds like hen harriers
:02:00. > :02:15.The hen harriers' future is one of the most controversial issuds of
:02:16. > :02:15.The hen harriers' future is one of the most controversial issues of the
:02:16. > :02:18.countryside. In Northumberl`nd countryside. In Northumberl`nd
:02:19. > :02:24.today, campaigners held a protest march and rally, demanding data
:02:25. > :02:26.protection for this bird of prey. In England, they say the hen h`rrier
:02:27. > :02:28.protection for this bird of prey. In England, they say the hen harrier is
:02:29. > :02:33.now almost extinct. A decline which they blame on the gamekeepers in
:02:34. > :02:34.more than areas, where gross shooting has become a lucrative
:02:35. > :02:38.business. Very angry and frtstrated, business. Very angry and frustrated,
:02:39. > :02:40.because it is a human probldm, business. Very angry and frtstrated,
:02:41. > :02:46.because it is a human probldm, one which we should be able to resolve.
:02:47. > :02:52.We just wish to have the people who should gross behaving in a legal
:02:53. > :02:57.way. The protest here is ond of four being held today across the country.
:02:58. > :03:01.It coincides with this week's glorious 12th, the date on Tuesday
:03:02. > :03:07.that marks the start of the red grouse shooting season. For the all
:03:08. > :03:09.and estates that manage the gross, organised shoots provide a valuable
:03:10. > :03:15.revenue. In the past, they say leading stocks have been decimated
:03:16. > :03:19.by birds of prey. They clail gamekeepers are acting responsibly
:03:20. > :03:24.and say the sport is worth tens of millions of pounds to the role
:03:25. > :03:26.economy. It brings a great deal in terms of not only money dirdctly
:03:27. > :03:31.terms of not only money directly into managing the countryside,
:03:32. > :03:35.providing jobs from `` for gamekeepers, but also visitors come
:03:36. > :03:40.and stay. But as the 12th approaches, the arguments continues.
:03:41. > :03:41.If divisions `` with divisions on both sides getting wider.
:03:42. > :03:44.The World Championships in kettlebell lifting have come to
:03:45. > :03:48.Competitors from as far afidld as Russia have been taking part
:03:49. > :03:53.Originally from Russia, this is now one of the fastest growing sports in
:03:54. > :03:55.the UK and unlike traditional weight lifting, competitors are marked not
:03:56. > :03:59.just on how much they lift, but how many times they can lift it
:04:00. > :04:06.It's the first time an event like this has been held in the UK and the
:04:07. > :04:14.organiser admits to being somewhat biased when choosing the location.
:04:15. > :04:22.To get it into Darlington, ly hometown, is a massive thing for me.
:04:23. > :04:25.Just been working really hard, could have got to Manchester for London,
:04:26. > :04:31.but I really want to bring the sport I love to my hometown of Darlington
:04:32. > :04:33.and get my friends and family and all the spectators watching.
:04:34. > :04:35.A pensioner from Middlesbrough is celebrating after scooping
:04:36. > :04:40.Rachel Gibson Fullerton, who's 80, has enjoyed playing the Lottery
:04:41. > :04:43.since it began, always relying on the same numbers.
:04:44. > :04:45.She couldn't believe when they finally came up in the Thunderball
:04:46. > :04:55.She celebrated the windfall with a cup of tea!
:04:56. > :04:58.and heavy rain and strong whnds are hitting the region.
:04:59. > :05:11.Good evening. The remnants of Hurricane Bertha has brought us some
:05:12. > :05:14.world weather today. A yellow weather warning for the rain is
:05:15. > :05:19.still in force. We will see some further rain tonight. But the winds
:05:20. > :05:24.are the big issue overnight, with gusts of up to six to mph on the
:05:25. > :05:26.coasts, up over the hills. The rain still with us for a time and
:05:27. > :05:28.gradually pushing away the Dast still with us for a time and
:05:29. > :05:30.gradually pushing away the Dast We will see some dry spells by the
:05:31. > :05:37.early hours. Temperatures whll dip early hours. Temperatures whll dip
:05:38. > :05:38.to around 13. Tomorrow, another mastery day, strong winds still with
:05:39. > :05:44.us. At a drier day, some heavy us. At a drier day, some heavy
:05:45. > :05:46.showers for a time, but also some sunny spells in between.
:05:47. > :05:47.Temperatures generally reaching the high teens.
:05:48. > :05:50.We're back with the late news just after 10:15pm
:05:51. > :06:08.here on BBC One. Enjoy the rest of your evening.
:06:09. > :06:13.Hello there. With reports of flooding and wind damage in some
:06:14. > :06:15.parts of the UK, hurricane Bertha has certainly left her mark, in one
:06:16. > :06:16.form