:00:07. > :00:12.Jailed ` the yob who threw a bottle at a car, badly injuring
:00:13. > :00:16.At 24 he should know better and he's a thoughtless, mindless indhvidual
:00:17. > :00:19.who has scarred my granddaughter and I think any parent or
:00:20. > :00:29.A police investigation conthnues into how prescription drugs ended up
:00:30. > :00:34.on the production line of a sweet factory.
:00:35. > :00:36.Why one of World War II's most historic aircraft flew into
:00:37. > :00:41.And it really is a dog's life for Jed ` the seven`year`old
:00:42. > :00:44.lurcher who's been without a permanent home all his life.
:00:45. > :00:50.Just two league games after swapping Wearside for Tyneside in a
:00:51. > :00:53.controversial free transfer, there's an England call`up for Jack Colback.
:00:54. > :00:55.But Colback's old club last night joined his new one `
:00:56. > :00:58.as well as Middlesbrough ` hn the next round of the Leagud Cup.
:00:59. > :01:15.He'd already been banned from pubs for his anti`social behaviotr.
:01:16. > :01:18.But that didn't stop Matthew McCrea from drinking on the streets.
:01:19. > :01:20.And one night in February, he drank so much `
:01:21. > :01:24.15 lagers in all ` that he hurled an empty bottle at a passing car.
:01:25. > :01:26.The windscreen shattered, leaving nine year`old Abbie Keers
:01:27. > :01:30.Today, McCrea ` who was said to be ashamed
:01:31. > :01:34.of what he'd done ` was jailed for the assault, which has left young
:01:35. > :01:41.Richard Thomas reports from Durham Crown Court.
:01:42. > :01:47.Injuries that would require surgery, stitches and six months on,
:01:48. > :01:55.A bottle thrown at their car ` from an entrance to the unddrpass `
:01:56. > :02:00.Abbie was in the front passenger seat,
:02:01. > :02:04.her gran was driving, her mother and younger sister in the b`ck.
:02:05. > :02:10.Matthew McCrea ` seen here in the white shirt.
:02:11. > :02:14.The 24`year`old from Stanley had already bedn warned
:02:15. > :02:20.The court was told although McCrea's actions were reckless,
:02:21. > :02:23.But the judge told him despite his earlier guilty plea
:02:24. > :02:25.a sentence of eight months in prison was appropriate, of
:02:26. > :02:35.When asked if he understood, he nodded and said yes.
:02:36. > :02:38.Looking on from the public gallery, Abbie's mother and grandpardnts
:02:39. > :02:42.They told me after they werd satisfied with the sentence.
:02:43. > :02:45.We are very pleased that he had a custodial sentence and we just
:02:46. > :02:55.At 24 he should know better and he's a thoughtless, mindless indhvidual
:02:56. > :03:02.who has scarred my granddaughter and I think any parent or
:03:03. > :03:08.One of the things that struck me when I met Abbie was that she was
:03:09. > :03:12.She dealt with her injuries in a very brave way
:03:13. > :03:15.and it is a tribute to her that she has carried on so well as
:03:16. > :03:20.Tonight, Matthew McCrea is starting an eight`month sentence.
:03:21. > :03:23.For Abbie though, she'll continue to suffer the consequences of that
:03:24. > :03:38.Was it an accident or was it sabot`ge?
:03:39. > :03:40.Tonight, the police investigation into how
:03:41. > :03:43.prescription pills came to be on the production line of a confectionery
:03:44. > :03:48.The drugs were found among sweets at the Nestle plant in Fawdon
:03:49. > :03:52.The police say, so far, no`one's been arrested.
:03:53. > :03:55.Stephanie Cleasby is live outside the factory for us now.
:03:56. > :04:05.Steph, tell us exactly what happendd.
:04:06. > :04:14.The contaminated batch of sweets was found at Nestle's UK factorx here in
:04:15. > :04:18.Fawdon and we understand th`t pals were found amongst Jelly Tots like
:04:19. > :04:23.these on the production lind last week. The incident was reported to
:04:24. > :04:28.the police on the 21st of Atgust. More than 400 people work at this
:04:29. > :04:34.site and the turnout for thousand items of confectionery everx year.
:04:35. > :04:40.Other popular products such as fruit pastorals are made here.
:04:41. > :05:07.They say that the poll found was as follows... `` pill.
:05:08. > :05:10.So Nestle has confirmed these tablets were found ` why didn't the
:05:11. > :05:16.company recall packets of Jelly Tots?
:05:17. > :05:25.Nestle has said that none of the contaminated batch left the factory,
:05:26. > :05:29.but if food safety expert at Newcastle University told md later
:05:30. > :05:30.that she believes it is concerning that a product recall was not put in
:05:31. > :05:37.place immediately. Whilst it's easier to control
:05:38. > :05:39.the routine food safety within factories, deliberate and m`licious
:05:40. > :05:41.attempts to disrupt food safety is The only thing they can do hs ensure
:05:42. > :05:46.that they test the products that are coming out of the factory and if
:05:47. > :05:49.something goes wrong like this, then In the case of prescription drugs
:05:50. > :05:53.in sweets, I would imagine there is a profound
:05:54. > :06:14.public trust issue because children So Nestle has said there is no risk
:06:15. > :06:18.to the public. They are currently working with the police to
:06:19. > :06:22.investigate how do these prescription pals ended up on a
:06:23. > :06:29.production line of a sweets factory. `` pills.
:06:30. > :06:32.More of the day's news now and former Darlington MP and
:06:33. > :06:34.Labour Minister, Alan Milburn, has delivered a withering attack on
:06:35. > :06:37.what he calls the "deeply elitist" nature of top roles in socidty.
:06:38. > :06:39.The report, from the Social Mobility and
:06:40. > :06:42.Child Poverty Commission ` which he chairs ` suggests companies draw too
:06:43. > :06:44.much on a privately`educated elite, with a largely Oxbridge background.
:06:45. > :06:46.Mr Milburn ` a product of John Marlay Technical
:06:47. > :06:48.School in Newcastle, and Lancaster Unviersity ` says the
:06:49. > :06:55.We know that one third of doctors in training today and roughly the same
:06:56. > :06:58.proportion of lawyers in tr`ining, not yet qualified, come frol a
:06:59. > :07:01.private school background and it is worth remembering that only seven
:07:02. > :07:04.percent of children in our country go to private schools, so there is
:07:05. > :07:11.I think we're scratching it, but I do not think we are breaking
:07:12. > :07:17.Former England cricket capt`in Andrew Flintoff has escaped
:07:18. > :07:20.a driving ban after being c`ught speeding on the M6 near Carlisle.
:07:21. > :07:22.Magistrates in Carlisle werd told Flintoff ` who already had nine
:07:23. > :07:26.points on his licence ` was driving a Bentley at 87mph near Linstock.
:07:27. > :07:28.He was given three more points, and fined ?330,
:07:29. > :07:33.He argued a ban would cause exceptional hardship,
:07:34. > :07:37.because of the effect on others who rely on his charity work.
:07:38. > :07:40.Puffins on the Farne Islands in Northumberland have been hit
:07:41. > :07:43.by a triple whammy of threats which have reduced their population,
:07:44. > :07:46.Heavy flooding of puffin burrows, earlier this year,
:07:47. > :07:48.meant one of the islands fahled to produce any chicks this sumler.
:07:49. > :07:50.The trust says the colony is being increashngly
:07:51. > :07:52.threatened by predators, such as foxes, rats and mink.
:07:53. > :08:01.Disturbance by humans has also been a problem in recent ye`rs.
:08:02. > :08:04.An aircraft carrier ` which was built on the Tyne and served in
:08:05. > :08:07.Bosnia and the Gulf ` was formally taken out of service this morning.
:08:08. > :08:10.HMS Illustrious was in servhce for 32 years and travelled lore
:08:11. > :08:13.The aircraft carrier was decommissioned in a ceremonx
:08:14. > :08:19.The ship ` which was built by Swan Hunter ` will now be sold, but
:08:20. > :08:26.It's a condition we often ilagine affects only adults, but ne`rly
:08:27. > :08:29.2,000 children in the North suffer from serious heart problems.
:08:30. > :08:32.Sadly, some of them don't lhve long enough to even start school.
:08:33. > :08:36.But scientists here are leading the way in understanding why sole hearts
:08:37. > :08:40.It's multimillion pound resdarch funded by the
:08:41. > :08:44.British Heart Foundation, which today launched its own appe`l.
:08:45. > :08:45.Earlier today our health reporter, Sharon Barbour,
:08:46. > :08:54.But first she met Harry who was born with a heart defect.
:08:55. > :09:04.Harry White from Wallsend loves football, especially when hd scores.
:09:05. > :09:06.His fitness is remarkable considering he was born with
:09:07. > :09:22.He has had four operations hn total but he will need more as he grows.
:09:23. > :09:26.You were telling me that after his third operation he had a he`rt
:09:27. > :09:29.attack. He did, we went to the Intensive Care Unit to see him after
:09:30. > :09:32.his operation and when we got there they said he had had a cardhac
:09:33. > :09:34.arrest. Harry's doing so well now though,
:09:35. > :09:37.thanks both to surgeons at the Freeman Hospital, but also ` team of
:09:38. > :09:47.scientists at Newcastle University. In this laboratory, Newcastle
:09:48. > :09:52.University scientists are investigating how the heart develops
:09:53. > :09:57.in the win. What can go wrong, and how you might be able to fix it ``
:09:58. > :10:00.in the womb. Their work is made possible through
:10:01. > :10:03.the millions of pounds of funding from the
:10:04. > :10:13.British Heart Foundation and close Harry's family knew that he had a
:10:14. > :10:28.heart defect and we can spot things like that. Knowing why the heart has
:10:29. > :10:35.problems, that might change the way that the surgeons will think about
:10:36. > :10:39.mending it. I think that we could reduce the incidence of babhes being
:10:40. > :10:42.born with heart defects. We are trying to find out ways that they
:10:43. > :10:46.can prevent this from happening in the first place by understanding the
:10:47. > :10:47.problems and then being abld to prevent them occurring in the first
:10:48. > :10:49.place. Harry ` like thousands of others `
:10:50. > :10:52.is back at school next week, although few can boast of a scar
:10:53. > :10:55.this big, or face the prospdct But he's happy and living
:10:56. > :10:59.a full life thanks to medic`l advances being made in the North
:11:00. > :11:02.East, advances that are helping not just Harry, but many thousands
:11:03. > :11:08.of other children around thd world. Harry obviously doing well there `
:11:09. > :11:11.but, Sharon, tell us more about the work the scientists are doing
:11:12. > :11:22.in the North on heart defects. When you go into these laboratories,
:11:23. > :11:26.it is really quiet but also really exciting and there is such
:11:27. > :11:32.dedication from the scientists. One had worked there for 20 years on a
:11:33. > :11:38.tiny aspect of this research. It is slow and steady progress, m`king
:11:39. > :11:43.tiny advances. The bigger phcture is major advances. Possibly 30 years
:11:44. > :11:49.ago Harry and George McGahan with heart defects would not havd
:11:50. > :11:54.survived. Today as a result of this work and the work of surgeons they
:11:55. > :12:00.can no survived. Here is a good point to illustrate their work.
:12:01. > :12:05.Between 1979 and 2008, the number of children to the age of 14 that died
:12:06. > :12:12.from congenital heart disease has fallen by ADD percent in thd UK so
:12:13. > :12:18.it was 5000 deaths, no less than 900, that is extraordinary. The work
:12:19. > :12:24.as we heard is funded by thd British Heart Foundation, over ?10 lillion.
:12:25. > :12:27.Fantastic support. What the doctors and scientists hope to understand
:12:28. > :12:31.better as wide a heart doesn't develop properly and really try and
:12:32. > :12:34.prevent that from happening in the first place. Great work and let us
:12:35. > :12:37.hope it continues. Drivers fined
:12:38. > :12:39.for flouting controversial traffic restrictions on York's Lend`l Bridge
:12:40. > :12:41.will not be automatically rdfunded. The City of York Council, which
:12:42. > :12:44.introduced the restriction `s a way of tackling the city's congdstion
:12:45. > :12:47.problems, has said it will repay all A traffic adjudicator said
:12:48. > :12:51.the council had "no power" to issue fines bdcause
:12:52. > :12:56.signage and CCTV was inadeqtate About 56,000 fines were issted
:12:57. > :13:00.during the widely criticised trial, but each individual driver will
:13:01. > :13:02.have to apply to have Opposition leaders say the whole
:13:03. > :13:21.affair has been a "debacle" Lendl Bridge has seen many things,
:13:22. > :13:27.but it's own side of these penalty charges continues. A fame worth more
:13:28. > :13:31.than ?1 million were issued by the rejections were in place last year
:13:32. > :13:35.to this April. That money whll be paid back but only if it is applied
:13:36. > :13:43.for. It is unfair what they have done. Everyone should get the money
:13:44. > :13:49.that was wrongly taken from them. It is disappointing but Labour has
:13:50. > :13:55.done. It is completely unfahr. People should have their rights I
:13:56. > :14:06.think York City Council shotld make amends and reimburse people who have
:14:07. > :14:10.been charged for that. How dasy have they made it for people to `pply for
:14:11. > :14:15.this? How widely did they advertise the fact that people can evdn apply
:14:16. > :14:22.to get their money back? Thdre is concern over the resin. We have seen
:14:23. > :14:26.a greater drop in footfall. We have seen the likes of the Tour de France
:14:27. > :14:31.but that has only camouflagdd the problem. The council says the
:14:32. > :14:37.process for repayment is sthll being finalised and will be announced on
:14:38. > :14:45.Look North, the authority s`id. . `` Look North, the authority s`id. . ``
:14:46. > :15:09.in a statement. The Labour spokesman went on to say
:15:10. > :15:12.together. They must find another way together. They must find another way
:15:13. > :15:15.to manage the problems of traffic in Yorkshire.
:15:16. > :15:17.You're watching Thursday's Look North.
:15:18. > :15:18.Mark Tulip's here shortly with tonight's sports news.
:15:19. > :15:22.Left in the lurch ` why seven`year`old Jed has been without
:15:23. > :15:36.I will be with you shortly for the latest weather update.
:15:37. > :15:39.One of the most historic aircraft of World War Two has flown
:15:40. > :15:42.An Avro Lancaster of the Royal Canadian Air Force was there
:15:43. > :15:44.to honour Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski.
:15:45. > :15:46.The Canadian gave his life, attempting to save a colleague
:15:47. > :15:48.when their Lancaster was shot down in 1944.
:15:49. > :15:50.They were on a mission from the airfield `
:15:51. > :16:13.It is 70 years since a Lanc`ster was last heard here. It is a rare
:16:14. > :16:19.survivor of the Royal Canadhan Air Force. This was a tribute to Pilot
:16:20. > :16:27.Officer Andrew Mynarski. He died in 1944. He tried to save a fellow
:16:28. > :16:32.Canadian crew member. He was in the thoughts of the day's pilot. It is
:16:33. > :16:40.very special to do this sort of thing. People say I often speak a
:16:41. > :16:50.lot, but the words are feelhng the right now.
:16:51. > :17:02.Earlier in the day, the last post was hurt. There was a chancd to see
:17:03. > :17:13.the Lancaster up close. I w`s fortunate to see it, then. H had
:17:14. > :17:19.tears rolling down my face. For Betty, the return of the Lancaster
:17:20. > :17:26.was emotional. Her Canadian husband served and would have known Pilot
:17:27. > :17:31.Officer Andrew Mynarski. I had a job getting in and out of the plane
:17:32. > :17:43.They asked me if I wanted to go into the pilot seat. I declined. It was
:17:44. > :17:53.very special for me. I said a prayer for Andy and I gave it a case. More
:17:54. > :18:00.than 1200 at this venue werd based here. 902 got into the night sky but
:18:01. > :18:14.never returned. `` more than 90 . Jed ` a seven`year old lurcher ` has
:18:15. > :18:19.spent pretty much all of his life He'd love a permanent home, but it's
:18:20. > :18:23.estimated he's been overlooked Jonathan Swingler has
:18:24. > :18:36.been to meet him. Meet Jed. He is a seven`year`old
:18:37. > :18:44.lurcher and arrived at this Dogs Trust when he was seven. Do not let
:18:45. > :18:50.this muscle put you off, thdy are only concerned that he will chase
:18:51. > :18:56.rabbits. He spends most of his days in the office with myself. H have a
:18:57. > :19:02.real soft spot for him. He hs my favourite. He spends his daxs in my
:19:03. > :19:07.office. He runs about on thd field and then just sweets in the
:19:08. > :19:12.afternoon. The Dogs Trust estimate he has been overlooked by 14,00
:19:13. > :19:20.potential owners. The reason is these young upstarts. This hs what
:19:21. > :19:29.most people go for. Jed while never try to hide your microphone. 14 of
:19:30. > :19:38.the dogs are not puppies. Wd are looking for people to take on the
:19:39. > :19:49.older dogs. Some people prefer dogs that are past the stage of chewing.
:19:50. > :19:56.So what were people after then a new bit today? It has to be a young dog
:19:57. > :20:00.so that we can train at. If we can give a dog a good home, I think that
:20:01. > :20:06.says a lot better than going to puppies and things like that. 1 ,000
:20:07. > :20:12.people who could have given Jed a permanent home have walked on by.
:20:13. > :20:19.You may not be able to teach this dog new tricks, but he does have a
:20:20. > :20:32.nice temperament. Dogs like Jed often struggle to find a new home.
:20:33. > :20:35.He was the boyhood Newcastld fan who came through the ranks
:20:36. > :20:38.He helped the Black Cats colplete their extraordinary escape
:20:39. > :20:40.from relegation in May before a controversial free transfdr to
:20:41. > :20:46.the Magpies this summer aftdr his contract on Wearside had expired.
:20:47. > :20:56.Now Jack Colback has been called up by England.
:20:57. > :21:04.Some think the decision to lure Jack Colback to Newcastle was ond of the
:21:05. > :21:09.best transfers of the summer. With the friendly against Norway next
:21:10. > :21:13.month and a qualifier against Switzerland, he has been called into
:21:14. > :21:19.the England squad. This does not surprise his manager. He is
:21:20. > :21:24.fantastic. This column has come sooner than I thought, however. But
:21:25. > :21:32.he has been very good pre`sdason. The timing is good for him, he is
:21:33. > :21:38.ready. He was likened by Al`n Pardew as World Cup winner Alan Ball. He is
:21:39. > :21:44.our player but he previouslx played for Sunderland. They have to take
:21:45. > :21:48.the credit for this. It is hmportant for north`east football that players
:21:49. > :21:54.from Sunderland and Newcastle are recognised. He is an import`nt
:21:55. > :21:57.player in that respect. Jack Colback's new club havd been
:21:58. > :21:59.drawn against Crystal Palacd on the third round of the League Ctp next
:22:00. > :22:03.month. Middlesbrough, who've signed young
:22:04. > :22:05.Spurs defender Ryan Fredericks on a season`long loan,
:22:06. > :22:08.have a tough trip to Liverpool and The Black Cats earned their place in
:22:09. > :22:12.last night's draw with a 3`0 victory But it wasn't quite as strahght
:22:13. > :22:17.forward as the scoreline suggests. Head coach Gus Poyet has bedn struck
:22:18. > :22:20.by how much the League Cup final trip to Wembley meant to Sunderland
:22:21. > :22:23.fans, nearly two thousand of whom made the midweek trip to England's
:22:24. > :22:51.second city to see if the club could a controversial t`shirt, was suited
:22:52. > :22:56.and booted for the second round tie. Sunderland were poor in the
:22:57. > :22:59.first half with the hosts f`shioning the better chances
:23:00. > :23:02.and you always sensed the fhrst goal came with just thirteen
:23:03. > :23:07.minutes left. Birmingham fans thought ` probably
:23:08. > :23:10.wrongly ` that they should have had a throw`in but the Black Cats broke
:23:11. > :23:13.up the field and the ball eventually ended up with Adam Johnson who laid
:23:14. > :23:17.the ball off to summer signhng Jordi Gomez who produced one
:23:18. > :23:18.of his long`range specials.Clayton Donaldson tried HIS best to get
:23:19. > :23:21.his side back in it ` but despite the acrobatics xou
:23:22. > :23:24.sensed the tide had turned `nd two goals in a minute late on broke
:23:25. > :23:27.the Championship club's reshstance. Jozy Altidore doesn't score many
:23:28. > :23:30.club goals but he deserved one here, although it was Johnson who
:23:31. > :23:32.finished the move off. And then further signs
:23:33. > :23:34.of the growing understanding between Emanuele Giaccherinh and
:23:35. > :23:36.Connor Wickham, which emergdd during 3`0 possibly
:23:37. > :23:43.a deceptive scoreline but Premier The 3`0 probable route a bigger win
:23:44. > :23:46.in the 3`0 probable route a bigger win in the end than it actu`lly was.
:23:47. > :23:53.In the end we finished very strongly, so I am very pleased.
:23:54. > :24:10.To cricket, Yorkshire and Dtrham have been locked in a thrilling tie
:24:11. > :24:16.today. It was the quarterfinal of the Royal London won the cup. After
:24:17. > :24:19.the Durham had only muster the 37 from the maximum 50 overs, lost
:24:20. > :24:24.people were expecting the poster when constantly, especially with
:24:25. > :24:31.Gary Ballance and Alex Lees together at the crease. But from a 342, the
:24:32. > :24:38.tykes collapsed and fell well short of their 238 run target, losing 31
:24:39. > :24:40.runs. The Durham with a gre`t comeback and a century from Mark
:24:41. > :25:08.Stoneman proving crucial in the end. Tomorrow there will be an attumnal
:25:09. > :25:15.feel to the weather. Not thhs evening, above. This evening we have
:25:16. > :25:19.clear skies for the beginning of the night with more cloud and r`in to
:25:20. > :25:25.the West. As we head through the night, the cloud moves in from the
:25:26. > :25:29.West and during the early hours of tomorrow morning the line wdll come
:25:30. > :25:34.with it. Heavy bursts for the tail end of the night and it adds up to
:25:35. > :25:39.another mile tonight. Temperatures into double figures. It is ` cloudy
:25:40. > :25:43.start tomorrow morning and there will be showers around. Somd on the
:25:44. > :25:50.heavy side. We cannot rule out the odd rumble of thunder. The odd
:25:51. > :25:55.bright spell as well, but not too many. The showers will not die or be
:25:56. > :26:07.completely. Always the risk of rain, especially in the West. Temperatures
:26:08. > :26:13.remain reasonably mild. A brisk wind tomorrow. Highs of 19 Celsits in the
:26:14. > :26:21.East. A low pressure in charge tomorrow. That moves away as we head
:26:22. > :26:28.into the weekend. High pressure builds through Saturday and into
:26:29. > :26:31.Sunday. This next weather front will come in on Saturday night in the
:26:32. > :26:38.Sunday saw things look quieter for next week. Most places should have
:26:39. > :26:43.fairly dry and bright weathdr on Saturday. One or two showers in the
:26:44. > :26:48.West, but those will be the exception. Most places trying with
:26:49. > :26:52.temperatures in the high tedns. On Sunday it will begin try and bright
:26:53. > :26:59.but the cloud will head in from the West later in the day. Next week,
:27:00. > :27:04.high`pressure returns so we should see plenty of fine and dry weather
:27:05. > :27:09.with the temperatures getting higher and again. Please send in your
:27:10. > :27:17.weather pictures. We would love to see them. Before we go, it would cut
:27:18. > :27:23.made headlines. There has bden able for the Conservative Party `s MP
:27:24. > :27:28.Douglas Carswell deflects to do cat. And then Look North, the yob who
:27:29. > :27:35.threw a bottle at a car, badly injuring a nine`year`old girl is
:27:36. > :28:14.jailed for eight months. John us again tomorrow. Goodbye.
:28:15. > :28:16.Go away if you don't me to speak to you like that!
:28:17. > :28:20.Most schools exclude disruptive pupils.
:28:21. > :28:22.I ain't putting up with this any more.
:28:23. > :28:28.But one school takes them in and promises five GCSEs.