:00:15. > :00:24.A special Look North debate on the Scottish referendum hears
:00:25. > :00:27.claims that independence cotld be a wake`up call for the North or
:00:28. > :00:31.A special report on the North's Reservists training to take
:00:32. > :00:33.the place of Army Regulars in a landscape from an
:00:34. > :00:37.And she thought she'd never walk again.
:00:38. > :00:40.But now she's doing the Great North Run.
:00:41. > :00:42.In sport, Yorkshire and Durham do each other
:00:43. > :00:51.a big favour at the top and bottom of the county championship table
:00:52. > :00:55.You sack your manager and then the goals start gohng in
:00:56. > :01:07.A speeding driver who allowdd his grandson to kneel on thd front
:01:08. > :01:11.seat of his car, without a seatbelt, has been banned from driving.
:01:12. > :01:14.66`year`old John Naisbitt, from Hetton`le`Hole in County
:01:15. > :01:18.Durham, was caught by a mobhle speed camera in North Yorkshire.
:01:19. > :01:25.Police could not believe what they were seeing.
:01:26. > :01:29.A child appears to be kneelhng on the passenger seat,
:01:30. > :01:35.The driver is lighting a cigarette and speeding at 70 miles
:01:36. > :01:41.The car was being driven by 66`year`old John Naisbitt.
:01:42. > :01:47.Today, he was disqualified for six months and fined ?140.
:01:48. > :01:51.But in court, he argued his grandson was in a booster seat and claimed
:01:52. > :01:59.This is the stretch of road he was driving along,
:02:00. > :02:05.the A59, and this junction has become known as dangerous corner.
:02:06. > :02:09.But as John Naisbitt approached he was speeding, he was lighting up
:02:10. > :02:12.a cigarette and kneeling right next to him on the passenger seat was
:02:13. > :02:18.North Yorkshire Police say this case should serve
:02:19. > :02:24.as a warning to motorists to keep children safe in the car.
:02:25. > :02:26.I've got children myself and I can understand that they want
:02:27. > :02:29.to move about, but it is your duty as the driver
:02:30. > :02:33.of that vehicle to be responsible for the care of that child.
:02:34. > :02:36.If they are not restrained properly, you will be liable.
:02:37. > :02:39.John Naisbitt told the magistrates he has lung cancer
:02:40. > :02:45.He said his wife is severely disabldd.
:02:46. > :02:49.But this was the fourth timd he had been caught speeding in thrde years.
:02:50. > :02:53.Now he is banned from the roads for six months.
:02:54. > :03:06.Police hope this will be a wake`up call.
:03:07. > :03:09.An independent Scotland would be a wake`up call for the North East
:03:10. > :03:12.and Cumbria, according to a leading SNP politician.
:03:13. > :03:15.Christine Grahame made the claim in a special Look North deb`te
:03:16. > :03:18.in Berwick that'll be broadcast later tonight.
:03:19. > :03:20.But critics say a Yes vote in Scotland's referendum,
:03:21. > :03:23.later this month, will harm our region's economy.
:03:24. > :03:29.Here's our Political Correspondent, Mark Denten.
:03:30. > :03:31.The clock is ticking and the polls are narrowing.
:03:32. > :03:33.Scotland is about to make its most important constitutional
:03:34. > :03:40.Here in the north`east and Cumbria, the only part
:03:41. > :03:47.of Britain bordering Scotland, no one gets a vote, but in a special
:03:48. > :03:51.Look North debate in Berwick, people across our region do have a say
:03:52. > :03:56.Yes, if we are successful in boosting our
:03:57. > :04:01.economy instead of just recdiving cuts all over the place which are
:04:02. > :04:06.promised by Conservative and Labour, then we will stimulate the dconomy.
:04:07. > :04:08.It would stimulate the North of England and give it
:04:09. > :04:14.For those opposed to in inddpendent Scotland, they are concerned about
:04:15. > :04:18.There is a real danger that economic`lly
:04:19. > :04:23.We will be in competition with England.
:04:24. > :04:28.On the border particularly, there are investment on both sides,
:04:29. > :04:30.and there is a real danger that businesses will not invest
:04:31. > :04:37.But it is not only independence focusing minds.
:04:38. > :04:40.There are a raft of powers `lready in Scotland, free Universitx
:04:41. > :04:45.tuition, free prescriptions, things we simply don't get.
:04:46. > :04:48.Those of us here who live in England, do you feel aggrieved
:04:49. > :04:50.or disadvantaged compared to Scottish neighbours?
:04:51. > :04:55.Can you show your hands if you feel that way?
:04:56. > :04:58.I should be going to university next year
:04:59. > :05:04.and I will have to pay ?9000 more than those that live 2 miles away.
:05:05. > :05:07.The Scottish referendum is a fortnight tomorrow, a fortnight
:05:08. > :05:09.of fierce campaigning and ddbate about Scotland's future which will
:05:10. > :05:22.As you saw, our Political Editor Richard Moss was chairing the debate
:05:23. > :05:36.Which issues were the main concerns of the audience?
:05:37. > :05:42.There are local concerns, slall businesses in particular.
:05:43. > :05:49.They are worried about the currency, some of them have workers from
:05:50. > :05:55.Scotland, what will be paid them in? Can they take Scottish banknotes?
:05:56. > :05:58.And there are concerns about the imbalances that we heard about. Free
:05:59. > :06:10.personal care, free prescriptions, tuition. Nationalists want to cut
:06:11. > :06:16.business taxes, could be in your businesses from north of thd
:06:17. > :06:23.border. Others might not want to be in an independent Scotland. But
:06:24. > :06:25.there was some sympathy, in the audience, that Scotland is of long
:06:26. > :06:35.way from Westminster. Just like them. There will be changes
:06:36. > :06:39.affecting our region? If thdre is a no vote, more powers will come to
:06:40. > :06:44.Scotland. There was a feeling that something needs to be done for the
:06:45. > :06:45.North of England. Some people wanted the idea of our own referendum
:06:46. > :06:53.revived. And you can see the debate
:06:54. > :06:56.Scotland And Us here on BBC One And you can add your views
:06:57. > :07:02.on Twitter, using the hash tag BBC, More news now, and an 81`ye`r`old
:07:03. > :07:05.man has been charged with mtrder after an elderly woman was found
:07:06. > :07:08.dead in a village in Cumbri`. 80`year`old Meryl Parry was found
:07:09. > :07:10.in a house in The Dale in Ainstable, near Carlisle,
:07:11. > :07:14.early yesterday morning. The man, John Parry,
:07:15. > :07:17.was also found at the scene. He needed medical treatment and was
:07:18. > :07:21.taken to the Cumberland Infhrmary. A foundry in East Cleveland
:07:22. > :07:24.which employs 65 people is to close The foundry, in Guisborough,
:07:25. > :07:28.manufactures steel products. It's owned by the American DSCO
:07:29. > :07:30.corporation. It blames the closure
:07:31. > :07:33.and the loss of jobs on the foundry's manufacture of sm`ller
:07:34. > :07:35.products for which, they sax, Production has now resumed
:07:36. > :07:39.on both lines at It follows
:07:40. > :07:42.an enforced maintenance shutdown Car making ground to a halt
:07:43. > :07:46.on August the 18th, and staff were told to take holiday
:07:47. > :07:49.or do other jobs in the factory Line 1 restarted a week ago,
:07:50. > :07:55.and Line 2 has also now restarted. The world feels far from safe
:07:56. > :07:58.at the moment. Unrest in the Ukraine,
:07:59. > :08:00.religious terrorism in the But the Government has annotnced big
:08:01. > :08:04.cuts to the regular Armed Forces and wants an expanded Territorial
:08:05. > :08:07.Army to play a more prominent role. Some senior figures have crhticised
:08:08. > :08:10.the plan, saying it leaves Is the new Army Reserve a m`tch
:08:11. > :08:15.for the regular soldier? Damian O'Neil sent us this dxclusive
:08:16. > :08:17.report from Croatia, where the 5th Fusiliers havd been in
:08:18. > :08:28.training for a new theatre of war. The town of Slunj sits in
:08:29. > :08:32.the mountains of central Croatia, surrounded by 300 square kilometres
:08:33. > :08:37.of dense, impenetrable forest. It's on the main north`south route
:08:38. > :09:18.through the country Britain needs thousands mord
:09:19. > :09:21.part`time soldiers, and the 5th Fusilers have responded by offering
:09:22. > :10:36.specialist roles within its ranks. to be better, stronger, thex have
:10:37. > :10:45.got to be better than the rdst. This visit to Croatia has bden
:10:46. > :10:48.long`planned, but in a world which can sometimes feel more
:10:49. > :10:52.uncertain than ever, it's h`rd not to wonder if joint exercises between
:10:53. > :10:56.Britain and European allies might Do you get a sense of the hhstory
:10:57. > :11:02.of this place just being here? The area we are in at the moment,
:11:03. > :11:06.just to our back here, In that direction, there was a
:11:07. > :11:13.defensive position that was occupied And just to illustrate the shifting
:11:14. > :11:20.alliances in Europe, considdr that while the Croats are training with
:11:21. > :11:23.the British Army, they're also doing so with the people who until quite
:11:24. > :11:29.recently were their sworn enemies. Yes, we had an exercise called
:11:30. > :11:42.immediate response two years ago. Serbs were included. Not an entire
:11:43. > :11:45.troop, but a section. It is a new experience,
:11:46. > :11:50.but it is developing, Modern British army rations are a
:11:51. > :11:55.long way from what British soldiers used to have to eat and are now
:11:56. > :11:59.widely regarded as being very good. In a similar way, the Army reserve
:12:00. > :12:01.bears little resemblance to Regiments like the fifth Fusiliers
:12:02. > :12:05.are now turning out high`qu`lity The big challenge
:12:06. > :12:09.for the ministry of defence and the country is whether or not we
:12:10. > :12:17.can recruit enough of them. And on Friday,
:12:18. > :12:20.you can see the second of D`mian's reports from Croatia when hd'll be
:12:21. > :12:23.looking at how the North`East is faring in the quest to recrtit
:12:24. > :12:25.thousands of part`time soldhers in Now, from the present day
:12:26. > :12:32.to memories of another war. The Royal Canadian Airforce
:12:33. > :12:34.Lancaster that was grounded here last week has finally left
:12:35. > :12:37.the region. The World War Two plane took part
:12:38. > :12:40.in a fly`past over the formdr bomber base of Middleton St George,
:12:41. > :12:43.but developed engine troubld. It had to have one
:12:44. > :12:46.of its four engines replaced. The work was done in a formdr
:12:47. > :12:49.wartime bomber hangar at wh`t is Last week, Vera, one of onlx two
:12:50. > :13:07.Avro Lancasters still flying passed But a flight too far
:13:08. > :13:11.for the former Royal Canadi`n Air An engine malfunctioned
:13:12. > :13:18.and she has been here ever since. A long repair job for the crew
:13:19. > :13:22.of this bomber, but they have been Especially at the airport hdre, we
:13:23. > :13:26.have had the help of so manx people. Just lay people that work
:13:27. > :13:30.here that want to help. We have had volunteers come in from
:13:31. > :13:34.all different areas on the `irport. They have been very helpful
:13:35. > :13:37.to get us going again. David is just one person who has
:13:38. > :13:42.provided expertise It is just a question of fittings,
:13:43. > :13:49.piperwork. All the little fiddly bits
:13:50. > :14:02.really that take the time. That has allowed the Lancaster to
:14:03. > :14:05.finally leave, back to Canada. But taking with her more
:14:06. > :14:07.than she came with. A small but significant itel
:14:08. > :14:10.of Royal Canadian Air Force history She just wondered if you wotld
:14:11. > :14:21.like to take it back with you. It will have a place of honour
:14:22. > :14:28.in our museum. The knife was found in Middlesbrough
:14:29. > :14:31.and belonged to an airman who was His fate is unknown, but solething
:14:32. > :14:45.of him is returning home. Coming up shortly, Mark Tulhp
:14:46. > :14:51.has the latest sports round`up. And we hear from Tim Healy
:14:52. > :14:55.as he rehearses his key rold in tomorrow's Great North Rtn One
:14:56. > :15:09.Million opening ceremony. And tomorrow's weather looks fairly
:15:10. > :15:13.quiet. Join me later for thd forecast.
:15:14. > :15:16.Great North runners will nedd no reminding that there are just four
:15:17. > :15:21.Among those taking part is Carolyn Forster from Newcastle.
:15:22. > :15:24.She suffered a freak back injury, and had been a wheelchair user
:15:25. > :15:29.But, after two operations, she can walk again
:15:30. > :15:32.and she'll be speedwalking the 3.1 mile Great North Run course
:15:33. > :15:39.It's something Carolyn Forster never thought she would do,
:15:40. > :15:43.train for the world's biggest half marathon on her feet
:15:44. > :15:47.because she has spent the l`st 1 years on crutches or in a wheelchair
:15:48. > :15:53.When my daughter was little, and I was lifting her out
:15:54. > :15:57.of her car seat from the car, it was just as I lifted her and twhsted to
:15:58. > :16:03.step out of the car, I felt three of my discs explode in my b`ck.
:16:04. > :16:08.She had two operations on the NHS and there was some improvemdnt.
:16:09. > :16:11.But in 2004, things took a turn for the worse and Carolyn h`d to use
:16:12. > :16:18.a wheelchair full`time and was in unbearable pain.
:16:19. > :16:22.Even medication would not t`ke the pain away completely.
:16:23. > :16:26.I couldn't stand for any length of time without my legs collapsing
:16:27. > :16:35.under me because the pain would suddenly become very severe.
:16:36. > :16:38.She had given up all hope of being painfree but learnt to cope
:16:39. > :16:42.with her disability using special devices to help her.
:16:43. > :17:04.She contacted a specialist backpain surgeon.
:17:05. > :17:06.Two operations and ?48,000 later, she could walk again.
:17:07. > :17:08.I wasn't really walking unaided until Christmas timd.
:17:09. > :17:10.To be facing the prospect of walking 13 miles is
:17:11. > :17:21.It has been a slow and long recovery, but on Stnday,
:17:22. > :17:23.Carolyn will put her best foot forward alongside tens
:17:24. > :17:29.Many will be hoping to beat a personal best time, Carolxn will
:17:30. > :17:41.And the very best of luck to Carolyn and everyone else taking part
:17:42. > :17:47.Before that, of course, we've the excitement of tomorrow's one
:17:48. > :17:51.Fireworks, music, celebritids, it's all going to be happenhng
:17:52. > :17:55.Preparations are well underway, and Sharuna Sagar's live
:17:56. > :18:12.Well, it's all happening here. The stages have been built, the cameras
:18:13. > :18:16.have been rigged. The lighthng is set up. And look at this lot. These
:18:17. > :18:23.are volunteer performers. They have been hoisted up and they wotld do
:18:24. > :18:28.some sort of acrobatic performance. It looks a bit dangerous to me. And
:18:29. > :18:35.quite a lot of men here with high visibility jackets on. You just know
:18:36. > :18:41.something big is going to h`ppen. And by big, I mean aspect h`ck ever
:18:42. > :18:47.Jordy opening ceremony. Bashcally, the story of the north`east is going
:18:48. > :18:58.to be told on and around thd time through music, Art, perform`nce
:18:59. > :19:10.narrated by two performers, Jill Halfpenny and Tim Healy. Elha, he
:19:11. > :19:18.spoke to me about his involvement. I'm narrating the whole thing
:19:19. > :19:22.with the lovely Jill Halfpenny. We are basically the voices of the
:19:23. > :19:25.Tyne behind this fantastic score. It is a celebration
:19:26. > :19:28.of the history of the Tyne. It will be great and
:19:29. > :19:31.the music is haunting, beautiful. There'll not be a dry eye
:19:32. > :19:58.on the Quayside, hopefully. his guitar about. And an deck will
:19:59. > :20:04.also be here. I don't think they are going to do let's ready to rumble,
:20:05. > :20:08.but you never know. If you have not got your ticket already, I'l sorry,
:20:09. > :20:17.they've all gone. All 30,000 tickets have gone. Thank you. A busx night
:20:18. > :20:20.tomorrow. We will be there `s well tomorrow. It should be good.
:20:21. > :20:24.I haven't got my ticket! It's
:20:25. > :20:25.a competition with fond memories for Carlisle United who most
:20:26. > :20:28.recently won it at Wembley hn 2 11. So perhaps we shouldn't be too
:20:29. > :20:31.surprised that the Cumbrians at last got back to winning ways
:20:32. > :20:33.with victory in the Mind you they had just sackdd
:20:34. > :20:36.their manager. Captain Paul Thirlwell
:20:37. > :20:41.and goalkeeping coach Tony Caig took charge of Carlisle for
:20:42. > :20:45.their tie with Accrington Stanley. The Cumbrians were looking to pick
:20:46. > :20:48.themselves up after Graham Kavannagh's sacking
:20:49. > :20:51.and a 5`0 loss to Cambridge. But they seemed to be heading
:20:52. > :20:54.for defeat again after the home side took thd lead
:20:55. > :20:57.though Marcus Carver's clevdr lob. But within three minutes,
:20:58. > :20:59.the visitors were level through Antony Sweeney with
:21:00. > :21:01.his second goal of the season. Carlisle then took
:21:02. > :21:03.the lead through Kyle Dempsdy. The third goal came
:21:04. > :21:07.in slightly strange circumstances. Several players,
:21:08. > :21:12.including Billy Paynter, thought he was offside when he headed hn, but
:21:13. > :21:27.it was given and Carlilse sdaled `` Carlisle their first win of this
:21:28. > :21:29.campaign. York meanwhile are still se`rching
:21:30. > :21:31.for their first victory. Keith Lowe possibly should have put
:21:32. > :21:34.them in front, But League One side Barnslex
:21:35. > :21:37.were simply too strong. Devante Cole scored their fhrst
:21:38. > :21:39.in the 63rd minute, and Kane Hemmings stunning strike
:21:40. > :21:42.made it 2`0 ten minutes frol time. York have managed plenty of draws,
:21:43. > :21:45.but that first win is still proving In cricket today,
:21:46. > :21:53.mutually benefical victories at either end of the Division One
:21:54. > :21:56.table for Yorkshire and Durham. Five wickets
:21:57. > :21:57.from Adil Rashid helped Yorkshire beat Lancashire at Old Trafford to
:21:58. > :22:00.move a step closer to winning The home side's final wicket was
:22:01. > :22:04.taken fittingly by Adam Lyth, who shared that county record
:22:05. > :22:09.sixth`wicket stand of 296 with Rashid on Day Three
:22:10. > :22:12.of the Roses match. The Tykes eventually won by an
:22:13. > :22:21.innings despite Khawaja's cdntury. But captain Andrew Dall has been
:22:22. > :22:28.banned after an altercation. And their victory did releg`tion
:22:29. > :22:30.threatened Durham a big favour. The reigning champions now climb
:22:31. > :22:32.above Lancashire after winnhng themselves today by 54 runs against
:22:33. > :22:35.title hopefuls Nottinghamshhre. The two sides meet again in
:22:36. > :22:38.Saturday's one`day cup semi`final. While our leading rugby league clubs
:22:39. > :22:40.still have plenty to play for in terms of promotion play`offs
:22:41. > :22:46.and relegation battles, it's only just beginning for Newcastld Falcons
:22:47. > :22:48.with another rugby union se`son Saturday's opening game is ` tough
:22:49. > :22:53.one ` a trip to mighty Leicdster. But are they better
:22:54. > :22:58.prepared this time? On his return to the Premiership
:22:59. > :23:01.with the Falcons last season, director of rugby Dean Rich`rds
:23:02. > :23:03.and his squad were constantly looking over their shoulders,
:23:04. > :23:05.only narrowly keeping ahead With a full pre`season this time
:23:06. > :23:08.and ten new signings, the latest squad does at le`st on
:23:09. > :23:15.paper, and plastic, look stronger. If you look at the signings and
:23:16. > :23:18.the change in coaching personnel, and also the pitch as well,
:23:19. > :23:21.being a 3G pitch as well, and look at the quality of the signings as
:23:22. > :23:25.well I think you'll appreci`te that actually there will be a se` change
:23:26. > :23:29.in terms of how we will plax. It was difficult to play rugby last
:23:30. > :23:32.year on the pitch, but this year, The quality of the players will
:23:33. > :23:39.dictate that, the quality of the pitch will dictate that and the
:23:40. > :23:47.quality of the coaching that it out. So how confident is the skipper
:23:48. > :23:53.that things will only get bdtter? Probably a completely different
:23:54. > :23:55.place from where we were It was always going to be h`rd
:23:56. > :23:59.coming up from the championship in terms of the recruitment side
:24:00. > :24:02.of things and how late we fhnished But this year, Dean has signed some
:24:03. > :24:06.quality players, there's a lot of them coming in and are going to
:24:07. > :24:10.add a lot of quality to the squad. As long as we make big strides
:24:11. > :24:13.from where we were last year, And as long as we go into the game
:24:14. > :24:18.with confidence and belief that we The owners of Newcastle Racdcourse
:24:19. > :24:22.say they're still confident a new ?10 million all`weather floodlit
:24:23. > :24:24.circuit will be able to host races. The British Horseracing Authority is
:24:25. > :24:26.blocking the move because rules state that each day's
:24:27. > :24:29.racing programme must include two races over
:24:30. > :24:31.a distance longer than the proposed track could accommodate, and the BHA
:24:32. > :24:34.has refused to grant an exelption. But the racecourse's owners say they
:24:35. > :24:53.are committed and confident that the We shall see. Thank you verx much.
:24:54. > :24:58.Time for the weather. Tomorrow's begin bent?
:24:59. > :25:28.Thanks for the photographs. He is a sign of things to come over the next
:25:29. > :25:36.few days, the leaves are beginning to turn off tunnel `` autumnal.
:25:37. > :25:43.Today, some cloud around. Btt it did break and give us some sunnx spells.
:25:44. > :25:46.Temperatures peaked at 21 Cdlsius in Carlisle this afternoon. Thhs
:25:47. > :25:51.evening, we will keep a fair amount of cloud overnight. But it should be
:25:52. > :25:56.largely drive. Some misty conditions and fog patches here and thdre.
:25:57. > :26:09.Temperatures for most places in double figures. Tomorrow, a bit of a
:26:10. > :26:12.grey and misty start. Just like this morning. A lot of low cloud and
:26:13. > :26:19.missed and poor visibility. But it should lift and clear during the
:26:20. > :26:23.day. Some sunshine for most of us and staying pretty warm. It would
:26:24. > :26:30.not surprise me if somewherd in Cumbria again hit 21 or 22 Celsius.
:26:31. > :26:36.It'll be a shade cooler on the north`east coast. High pressure has
:26:37. > :26:42.been keeping the weather fahrly settled over the last few d`ys. It
:26:43. > :26:45.hangs on for a while, but things become more complicated tow`rds the
:26:46. > :26:53.end of the week as that weather front comes in from the North. That
:26:54. > :27:01.law develops to the north of the UK. Next few days, most places dry, some
:27:02. > :27:08.broken cloud, had small clotd on Friday, especially later in the day.
:27:09. > :27:12.We will see that brain the size words on Saturday. Most places will
:27:13. > :27:18.dry up again on Saturday. `` that brain.
:27:19. > :27:27.Feeling fresher for the weekend again. Keep your pictures
:27:28. > :27:42.Thank you very much. That is it for now. We will be back at 1024.
:27:43. > :27:48.Barbican join us. Goodbye.