:00:13. > :00:13.Hello and welcome to Wednesday's Look North.
:00:14. > :00:16.A Russian teenager pleads gtilty to making explosives
:00:17. > :00:19.following the bomb scare at Newcastle University in June
:00:20. > :00:24.All five of our police forcds link up in a crackdown on rural crime.
:00:25. > :00:26.The flood prevention scheme that, six years on,
:00:27. > :00:31.The young couple living a 1950s lifestyle.
:00:32. > :00:34.In sport ` Yorkshire are on the brink of winning
:00:35. > :00:37.the county championship aftdr another stunning day at the crease.
:00:38. > :00:41.And rugby league razzamatazz ` Newcastle's St James' Park will
:00:42. > :00:59.The Russian teenager who sp`rked a city centre bomb alert th`t saw
:01:00. > :01:01.roads closed and Newcastle University sealed
:01:02. > :01:06.off has pleaded guilty to m`king an explosive substance.
:01:07. > :01:09.Vladimir Aust appeared at Ndwcastle Crown Court via videolink from
:01:10. > :01:24.Remind us of what happened hn June ` and what happened in court today?
:01:25. > :01:30.The 18`year`old student spoke only to confirm his name and to `dmit the
:01:31. > :01:34.charge of making an explosive substance.
:01:35. > :01:40.This dates back to two separate bomb all arts at the campus over three
:01:41. > :01:44.years back in June. There w`s severe disruption when the campus was
:01:45. > :01:48.evacuated, police sealed off roads around the university as well. The
:01:49. > :01:54.bond is was all squad had to be culled in, and Robert had to sent in
:01:55. > :02:00.to deal with the substances. The `` bomb disposal squad.
:02:01. > :02:03.Vladimir Aust was arrested hn London and another student arrested at the
:02:04. > :02:06.time in Newcastle we believd is still on bail.
:02:07. > :02:08.And do we know what this man's motivation was?
:02:09. > :02:11.He hasn't faced terrorism charges, has he?
:02:12. > :02:19.Although Vladimir Aust was originally arrested on susphcion of
:02:20. > :02:23.terrorism offences, it is offensive under the explosive act that he has
:02:24. > :02:28.admitted to. Essentially making a substance that is commonly tsed in
:02:29. > :02:32.the mining industry. He has not given any more details about exactly
:02:33. > :02:35.what he was planning to do with that substance, it is possible wd will
:02:36. > :02:40.find out more when he returns to be sentenced next month.
:02:41. > :02:42.A man has been charged after the death of
:02:43. > :02:47.Nathan Smith was killed when he was hit by a van as he got off ` bus
:02:48. > :02:50.with his mother in the vill`ge of Boosbeck near Redcar last November.
:02:51. > :02:52.A 23`year`old man has been charged with causing death
:02:53. > :02:54.by careless driving and driving without insurance.
:02:55. > :03:00.He'll appear at Teesside Magistrates Court on Friday.
:03:01. > :03:07.All five of our police forcds, plus the Scottish force and
:03:08. > :03:09.British Transport Police, have been involved in a joint
:03:10. > :03:11.operation that targeted travelling criminals roaming across thd North.
:03:12. > :03:19.More than 250 vehicles were stopped, seven of which were seized,
:03:20. > :03:30.Phil Chapman joined North Yorkshire Police on Operation Checkpohnt.
:03:31. > :03:37.Deep in the Yorkshire Dales, simple stop and check police work hs
:03:38. > :03:40.combined with numberplate recognition technology and teamwork
:03:41. > :03:44.on a massive scale across the North. The theory is by combining the
:03:45. > :03:47.efforts of the seven forces involved, each force will bd able to
:03:48. > :03:51.work smarter, sharing inforlation and targeting criminals wherever
:03:52. > :03:57.they are from wherever they are going. It is like building tp local
:03:58. > :04:06.contacts. I have got good contacts with Sergeant in Cumbria ``
:04:07. > :04:10.sergeants in Cumbria. And also in Cleveland. It is sharing
:04:11. > :04:15.information. What we suffer from a lot is quad bike thefts and Land
:04:16. > :04:20.Rover thefts. So we're lookhng for those people who come in to do those
:04:21. > :04:24.kind of thefts. Some of thel are quite old, they were go into farms
:04:25. > :04:29.and wander around, and if they are not challenged they will take
:04:30. > :04:33.anything that is not bolted down. `` quite old.
:04:34. > :04:36.This was the latest effort hn the fight against travelling opportunist
:04:37. > :04:40.criminals. What they are behng caught in the wider net being cast
:04:41. > :04:46.across the countryside. We have been bothered all last autumn by people
:04:47. > :04:50.driving across our crops, jtst willy`nilly with no respect for
:04:51. > :04:57.anything. We had was `` suspicions they were looking for dear, and one
:04:58. > :05:08.day they made a mistake and got stuck and we got the vehicld. We got
:05:09. > :05:12.a conviction. The intelligence does work, I know of cases where the
:05:13. > :05:15.police have had a plate number gathered here and they have
:05:16. > :05:19.apprehended somebody else in another part of North Yorkshire. So I think
:05:20. > :05:24.the more knowledge we have `bout these people, the better.
:05:25. > :05:27.Even when Gathering that intelligence means having to stop
:05:28. > :05:34.law`abiding people occasion`lly they seem happy to pay that price.
:05:35. > :05:47.The farmer had a quad bike stolen. They cut a hole in the doors of the
:05:48. > :05:51.building and stole it, and they had an awful lot of sheep stolen by
:05:52. > :05:59.rustling. So there is a lot of work to do but they are doing a fine job.
:06:00. > :06:03.A senior nurse who won ?115,000 in a race discrimination case
:06:04. > :06:06.against the trust which runs hospitals in Carlisle and Whitehaven
:06:07. > :06:11.claims she's been blacklistdd by the NHS in the north of Dngland.
:06:12. > :06:18.At an employment tribunal today Dr Sarina Saiger said she's failed
:06:19. > :06:20.to get permanent work, despite applying for multiple
:06:21. > :06:27.The North Cumbria Hospitals Trust, the NHS trust development atthority
:06:28. > :06:29.and a recruitment firm all dispute the claims.
:06:30. > :06:32.Our reporter Alison Freeman was at the hearing today, and joins me now.
:06:33. > :06:36.Alison, what is the basis for her claim
:06:37. > :06:39.Dr Saiger says the most recdnt example of her being blacklhsted was
:06:40. > :06:42.not making the shortlist for the role of director of nursing
:06:43. > :06:46.at the trust which runs hospitals in Carlisle and Whitehaven.
:06:47. > :06:49.Now, that's the same trust against which she won her claim
:06:50. > :06:52.for racial discrimination and unfair dismissal back in 20 0.
:06:53. > :06:54.She claims she should have been interviewed,
:06:55. > :06:57.as she was more qualified than those who were shortlisted
:06:58. > :07:02.Dr Saiger says this is not an isolated incident.
:07:03. > :07:06.That she believes she has bden victimised after applying for many
:07:07. > :07:09.jobs from director to staff nurse across the north of England since
:07:10. > :07:14.winning that tribunal ` but she has never managed to get permandnt work.
:07:15. > :07:18.She says the NHS is run by a small family,
:07:19. > :07:21.with a friends' network, and that she does not fit into the clique.
:07:22. > :07:24.As a result, she says she has been forced to take
:07:25. > :07:28.on interim jobs in the south of England and even Australia, a long
:07:29. > :07:35.What do the hospital trust, NHS trust development authority and
:07:36. > :07:42.In cross`examination it was put to Dr Saiger that just
:07:43. > :07:46.because she met the criteri` of the job role, it did not mean she would
:07:47. > :07:51.It was also questioned why she had left off her application,
:07:52. > :07:54.the job from which she was dismissed and was the subject of another
:07:55. > :08:04.As we've seen on the nation`l news, the leaders of all three mahn
:08:05. > :08:07.political parties were in Scotland today trying to persuade Scots to
:08:08. > :08:12."Yes" campaigners say it's ` desperate stunt.
:08:13. > :08:16.And in our region, people are trying to figure out what an indepdndent
:08:17. > :08:21.Our political correspondent Mark Denten is on a border trail
:08:22. > :08:35.this week to find out, and tonight he's by the side of Kielder Water.
:08:36. > :08:43.Just look at that behind me. I guess the big theme here is peace and
:08:44. > :08:47.quiet, but I reckon, bearing in mind today's news, if you listen
:08:48. > :08:52.carefully you can hear the noise, a dull thunder of boots on thd ground,
:08:53. > :08:56.political boots, from that way, north of the border in Scotland All
:08:57. > :09:01.three main party leaders thdre today, all for once campaigning on
:09:02. > :09:06.the same issue, trying to pdrsuade Scots to vote "No". On the third
:09:07. > :09:13.trial of our border trail `` day of our border trail we have bedn in the
:09:14. > :09:14.Kielder area. My report just `` does contain some shots filmed whth a
:09:15. > :09:39.remote camera. Four miles into Kielder Fordst, the
:09:40. > :09:42.Foresters at work felling spruce today working on while that
:09:43. > :09:51.referendum debate rages not far away. There is a border between
:09:52. > :09:55.England and Scotland in Kielder Forest, but you would not know it
:09:56. > :09:59.when you have foundered. It is just a mass of trees out there. But the
:10:00. > :10:03.Foresters who work in this environment cross but order as part
:10:04. > :10:09.of the daily working lives. `` that border. There are times we `re
:10:10. > :10:14.coming off the tarmac road hn England and hitting the fordstry
:10:15. > :10:15.tracks in England and all of a sudden crossing the border. There is
:10:16. > :10:30.no signage. This is a profitable business, and
:10:31. > :10:35.the Foresters are confident it will stay that way, whichever wax the
:10:36. > :10:39.Scots vote next week. I'm vdry relaxed about the whole thing. It
:10:40. > :10:46.isn't going to affect my business at all. We have contracts lined up
:10:47. > :10:50.Government contracts, so thd last couple of months we have lined up
:10:51. > :10:56.sort of ?1 million of work for the next four years.
:10:57. > :11:00.A political reporter, and a vulture. I know what you're thinking, and it
:11:01. > :11:05.wasn't the perfect match. Btt this is one of the main attractions at
:11:06. > :11:16.the Bird of prey Centre. Thd boss has no `` no firm views, but Lindsey
:11:17. > :11:20.of questions. We get probably 4 000 Scottish visitors each year, so
:11:21. > :11:26.obviously if they do get thd independence, will it have ` major
:11:27. > :11:31.impact on tourism in the arda? Probably until maybe a month or six
:11:32. > :11:36.weeks ago, I suppose it nevdr really entered my head. And then wd started
:11:37. > :11:41.thinking, we do buy a lot of our birds, all bred in captivitx, from
:11:42. > :11:43.various centres in the Scottish area. Does anyone know what is going
:11:44. > :11:48.to benefit and what isn't? So, Mark,
:11:49. > :11:50.is there much sense in your rather tranquil neck of the woods of
:11:51. > :12:03.the enormity of next week's vote? I think what you heard therd from
:12:04. > :12:06.the Bird of prey Centre is pity typical, because ironically while it
:12:07. > :12:10.has been a huge debate in Westminster and all with a smacked
:12:11. > :12:16.also Hollywood, I think ironically given that Scotland is so slall ``
:12:17. > :12:20.close, people have only in the last few weeks realised there is
:12:21. > :12:24.potentially huge change comhng, and that huge changes coming whdther it
:12:25. > :12:40.is "Yes" or "No". Six years ago, the River Wansbeck
:12:41. > :12:43.burst its banks and flooded 1,0 0 Today, the town's long`awaited flood
:12:44. > :12:46.alleviation scheme upriver The river, which had to be diverted
:12:47. > :12:50.to allow construction, is bding Good news for local people `
:12:51. > :12:53.and for local wildlife, Six years ago this week, cold,
:12:54. > :12:57.wet misery was visited upon Morpeth in an unusually severe flood that
:12:58. > :13:04.inundated a thousand homes It shouldn't happen again `
:13:05. > :13:06.there are new flood defences in the town itself,
:13:07. > :13:18.and this impressive`looking new dam We have a number of gates on the
:13:19. > :13:21.front of the dam, and in tiles of flood gates will shut and hold the
:13:22. > :13:27.water back. Are you behind schedule? We are a
:13:28. > :13:31.few weeks behind, but as with any construction project we get to catch
:13:32. > :13:34.up and get it finished. `` we are going to.
:13:35. > :13:38.What difference will this m`ke to the people's quality`of`lifd?
:13:39. > :13:42.Hopefully it will give the people reassurance that they are going to
:13:43. > :13:48.be perfect `` protected. So the dam has been built to protect
:13:49. > :13:53.Morpeth from being flooded like in 2008, but he is also been btilt with
:13:54. > :13:57.regard to these things, which are extremely threatened. `` it has also
:13:58. > :14:02.been built. Here we are, look at this f`ntastic
:14:03. > :14:06.thing. This is the white cl`wed crayfish, and the crayfish `nd the
:14:07. > :14:11.eels that use this river have their own covert hidden behind thd main
:14:12. > :14:15.structure over there. The converts are in place, so we are
:14:16. > :14:20.essentially putting the rivdr back to its natural alignment. There are
:14:21. > :14:26.no other animals in the divdrse `` we have to make sure there `re no
:14:27. > :14:29.animals in the diversion ch`nnel. It is a strange feeling standing
:14:30. > :14:35.here, at the bottom of what would be the reservoir if the floods came
:14:36. > :14:41.again, and the water could go to the top of those trees. Clearly better
:14:42. > :14:56.than flooding Morpeth as in 200 . The modern Noah who's transporting
:14:57. > :15:00.his ark of animals 40 miles Plus, would you
:15:01. > :15:03.like to re`live the 1950s? We meet the couple who weren't
:15:04. > :15:14.there the first time ` so they're And the latest weather, will it be
:15:15. > :15:15.autumn sunshine all the way, well, probably not. Join me later for the
:15:16. > :15:26.details. A major new interactive website
:15:27. > :15:29.mapping the impact of the First World War on people across
:15:30. > :15:32.County Durham has gone live today. A lottery grant
:15:33. > :15:34.of nearly half a million potnds will help the region mark
:15:35. > :15:37.the centenary of the outbre`k of war The project will allow people to
:15:38. > :15:40.access thousands of original documents
:15:41. > :15:57.and real`life stories about local An insight into the First World War.
:15:58. > :16:01.This website will give people access to thousands of original documents,
:16:02. > :16:09.showing them the impact of the war on their community, and possibly
:16:10. > :16:13.even their own family members. David Beresford's grandfather, a liner
:16:14. > :16:20.from County Durham, was awarded the nation's highest honour for bravery,
:16:21. > :16:23.The Victoria Cross. He was out on a mission with his officer, when his
:16:24. > :16:29.officer was shot through both fires by the Germans. Discarding his rifle
:16:30. > :16:32.and all his kit, he proceeddd to try and carry the officer on his back
:16:33. > :16:37.while trawling through mud for over an hour, still he found a s`fe place
:16:38. > :16:43.to leave him and then get ftrther help. I am very, very proud of the
:16:44. > :16:46.fact my grandfather was the first to win a Victoria Cross for thd Durham
:16:47. > :16:50.Light Infantry. A chance to share stories, but also
:16:51. > :16:54.discover the many as yet untold tales of real people.
:16:55. > :17:00.Behind the website's logo lhes the story of three `` two poppy is a
:17:01. > :17:06.soldier sent from the front line in 1917, the year before he was killed.
:17:07. > :17:10.John hikers sent these popphes from France, he pressed them and wrote on
:17:11. > :17:16.them the names of the battlds where he had been, and sent them to his
:17:17. > :17:21.young wife in Washington. She was my great aunt, my mother's and, and I
:17:22. > :17:26.can remember opening them, being allowed to see them but not to
:17:27. > :17:32.touch, as a child. They `` their survival story is remarkabld.
:17:33. > :17:35.Today holds special significance for many in County Durham, as it is the
:17:36. > :17:41.100th anniversary of the dax in 1914 that the first Durham Light Infantry
:17:42. > :17:46.soldiers arrived in France. It is hoped between now and 201 ,
:17:47. > :17:50.people will explore all the website has to offer, and contributd to it,
:17:51. > :17:58.to help preserve the voices of the past.
:17:59. > :18:01.One of the biggest events in rugby league's calendar hs coming
:18:02. > :18:10.St James' Park has beaten off competition from other stadha around
:18:11. > :18:13.the country to host the Maghc Weekend, an extra round of Super
:18:14. > :18:16.League fixtures aimed at showcasing the sport to a bigger audience.
:18:17. > :18:18.And it could be a big boost for the local economy.
:18:19. > :18:29.The Magic Weekend is heading to our region, and for the first time
:18:30. > :18:33.in 15 years top flight action will be played in the North East.
:18:34. > :18:35.All 12 teams battling it out for the Super League trophy will
:18:36. > :18:39.travel here to St James' Park next May, when there'll be six ldague
:18:40. > :18:52.The Games are not friendly latches, we will be doing our best to
:18:53. > :18:58.absolutely knock each other about on this pitch behind us, and one of the
:18:59. > :19:01.biggest assets rugby league has is its physicality and it's honest
:19:02. > :19:04.nature as well, and we want people to experience that.
:19:05. > :19:06.The event's been held at Manchester City's Etihad st`dium
:19:07. > :19:09.for three seasons, but it's not free next year.
:19:10. > :19:12.It might come as a surprise that the North East, famed for its love
:19:13. > :19:24.We have established a tremendous reputation for hosting largd`scale
:19:25. > :19:28.events, which started with the Olympics in 2012, and when xou look
:19:29. > :19:35.at what is going on with thd Falcons, just on the outskirts of
:19:36. > :19:40.the city, it bodes very well for the future, and growth of the sport in
:19:41. > :19:42.terms of spectators. St James' Park also host three rugby
:19:43. > :19:45.union World Cup Games next xear And landing these major events
:19:46. > :19:57.is about much more than what Numbers are predicted to be upwards
:19:58. > :20:02.of 65 thousands over the two days. I think the fans will have an extra ``
:20:03. > :20:03.an excellent experience comhng to the city with everything on the
:20:04. > :20:07.doorstep. Cricket, and it's the second day of
:20:08. > :20:11.vital county championship g`mes for Yorkshire could be champions by
:20:12. > :20:15.as early as tomorrow if they beat fellow title contenders
:20:16. > :20:19.Notts at Trent Bridge, and ht looks Gary Ballance followed Adam Lyth's
:20:20. > :20:24.122 yesterday with an impressive innings of his own `
:20:25. > :20:27.putting together a 64`run partnership with J`ck
:20:28. > :20:30.Leaning before falling agonhsingly short of his century when hd was
:20:31. > :20:36.bowled by spinner Gary Keedx on 99. They continued to pile on the runs `
:20:37. > :20:39.Tim Bresnan hitting 15 fours and a six in a confident knock
:20:40. > :20:43.of 95, before being caught by Riki Wessels, at which point
:20:44. > :20:48.Yorkshire declared on 532`9. They then proceeded to
:20:49. > :20:50.take four quick wickets. Notts need 383 to avoid
:20:51. > :20:54.the follow on. And at the other end of the table,
:20:55. > :20:57.in their relegation battle against Middlesex, Durham are
:20:58. > :20:59.in the driving seat after dhsmissing At stumps they were 28`1
:21:00. > :21:14.in the second innings. And if so, can you remember the
:21:15. > :21:24.fashions and the fads of thd day? Well, one young couple from
:21:25. > :21:26.County Durham have turned their home into a living museum
:21:27. > :21:29.in celebration of the decadd. And it's now earned them a prize
:21:30. > :21:32.for their lifestyle! Martin Forster has been to leet
:21:33. > :21:34.the runners`up of Mr and I wonder how many teenagers
:21:35. > :21:45.would know what to do with this Melanie and Frankie Calland may have
:21:46. > :21:47.come second in the Mr and Miss Vintage competition,
:21:48. > :21:50.but this isn't just something they It's something they do everx day
:21:51. > 1:34:33of their lives. No reason, just a love of the
1:34:34 > 1:34:33music, the style, the homew`res Things were changing, you know,
1:34:34 > 1:34:33after the war, more colours and things were coming in and there was
1:34:34 > 1:34:33more, nicer fabrics and things came through.
1:34:34 > 1:34:33memorabilia for more than 30 years, and now their home is a livhng
1:34:34 > 1:34:33museum. While the couple adlit they get plenty of second looks,
1:34:34 > 1:34:33they say for the most part reactions to their dress sense are positive.
1:34:34 > 1:34:33Fashion is a merry ground, dvery ten or 20 years it just revolves. ``
1:34:34 > 1:34:33merry`go`round. People laugh at things, they say I will nevdr wear
1:34:34 > 1:34:33that, yet you do at some period in your life. You may laugh at it, but
1:34:34 > 1:34:33you will where it eventuallx. But a few ground rules here ` not
1:34:34 > 1:34:33everything post`1950s is unwelcome. Open cupboards and you WILL find
1:34:34 > 1:34:33a few mod cons hidden away here Of course, it is the 21st`cdntury. I
1:34:34 > 1:34:33don't think we'd like to go back and live it. Nice to choose and have
1:34:34 > 1:34:33your modern things as well. aspect for the Callands. Thdy run a
1:34:34 > 1:34:33fancy dress shop in Consett, and say they are now planning to
1:34:34 > 1:34:33expand their vintage range. Though don't expect any of
1:34:34 > 1:34:33their cherished originals collection I bet the summers were back back
1:34:34 > 1:34:33then `` better back then as well! Sunshine has been a feature over the
1:34:34 > 1:34:33last few days, and cast your mind back to Sunday, the great North run,
1:34:34 > 1:34:33because the triathlon was in full flow as well. Peter Bailey tells us
1:34:34 > 1:34:33the participants swam a mild in Ullswater, did a 30 mile cycle
1:34:34 > 1:34:33ride, and then a 9 mile run uphill. Thanks for the picture, Petdr.
1:34:34 > 1:34:33Lovely sunshine there. Tomorrow it will be a misty start like we have
1:34:34 > 1:34:33had over the last few days, but eventually the sun will comd out for
1:34:34 > 1:34:33many of us. The sun came out for most of us today, there was some
1:34:34 > 1:34:33cloud around but it was fairly hatchery, fairly tenuous, blue skies
1:34:34 > 1:34:33the order of the day. `` patchy This evening, again we will have
1:34:34 > 1:34:33largely clear skies, just a few patches of cloud, and that will
1:34:34 > 1:34:33allow some mist and fog to reform. The temperatures in the towns and
1:34:34 > 1:34:33cities probably staying in double figures, but like the last few
1:34:34 > 1:34:33nights one to outlying areas may be dipping down to five or six Celsius.
1:34:34 > 1:34:33So it should we start tomorrow, but the mist and fog patches once again
1:34:34 > 1:34:33will live through the morning and we will see some good sunny spdlls
1:34:34 > 1:34:33Best of the sunshine through the morning in Cumbria. Some patchy
1:34:34 > 1:34:33cloud in eastern areas, and a little bit more cloud than today.
1:34:34 > 1:34:33Temperatures not quite as w`rm, but we must `` we should still see 9 or
1:34:34 > 1:34:3320 Celsius in the West. Agahn, that night southeasterly breeze though
1:34:34 > 1:34:33keeping things a touch cooldr along the East Coast. `` light brdeze As
1:34:34 > 1:34:33we head towards the tail end of the week there will be subtle changes.
1:34:34 > 1:34:33This is delayed breeze will `` we will probably see more of the `` in
1:34:34 > 1:34:33the way of cloud as we head into the weekend, but it is not all bad news.
1:34:34 > 1:34:33Increasing amounts of cloud as we had through the rest of the week, so
1:34:34 > 1:34:33temperatures not quite as w`rm as they have been. Unless sunshine for
1:34:34 > 1:34:33the weekend as well with cloudier skies generally, western parts
1:34:34 > 1:34:33hanging on to the best of the blue skies, but it is swings and
1:34:34 > 1:34:33roundabouts with more cloud around it should not be as cold ovdrnight
1:34:34 > 1:34:33and any mist and fog should become less extensive as well with a bit
1:34:34 > 1:34:33more cloud cover. We will rdveal the oldest winner of the weather picture
1:34:34 > 1:34:33competition very soon right here, in the meantime if you think you have
1:34:34 > 1:34:33the September picture that should feature in our calendar, we would
1:34:34 > 1:34:33love to see it. Check out the website for more details. Wd will
1:34:34 > 1:34:33keep you more `` fully updated either via the weather app or on BBC
1:34:34 > 1:34:33local radio. Pick up your rubbish, come `nd join
1:34:34 > 1:34:33us, because we are going to sign you up for that triathlon! Now xou have
1:34:34 > 1:34:33said it, you have to do it. It happened for me for the great
1:34:34 > 1:34:34North run, you mention it, xou have to do it! Night.