:00:00. > :00:08.Alex Hardy was 32, a father of two boys.
:00:09. > :00:17.He loved his dog and ultimately died tried to save it.
:00:18. > :00:33.He worked all his life from leaving school. He has left two little boys
:00:34. > :00:41.who are devastated. He went in for his dog and he loved his anhmals. It
:00:42. > :00:50.cost him his life for a dog. Alex was not a good swimmer. He couldn't
:00:51. > :00:52.swim. He jumped in to get hhs dog even though he knew he was putting
:00:53. > :00:56.his own life at risk. Alex's partner, Jo,
:00:57. > :01:08.is herself lucky to be alivd. Very emotional obviously. Wd were
:01:09. > :01:16.concerned for her safety as well. She had ingested quite a bit of
:01:17. > :01:21.water. It is a very difficult location and it proves plenty of
:01:22. > :01:25.challenges for ourselves. Wd need to look after our own safety as well.
:01:26. > :01:28.The crews warn against going in after dogs, which they s`y, as
:01:29. > :01:40.The lifeboat crew say they have been called to a number of inciddnts over
:01:41. > :01:44.the years. They don't appear to be any life belts year. We can't say
:01:45. > :01:47.whether that would have madd any difference last night that ht is an
:01:48. > :01:55.issue that concerns some local people. It's alleged life bdlts had
:01:56. > :01:59.previously been vandalised. They used to be some but they have been
:02:00. > :02:06.taken away. They have to thhnk about the lives. They should bring them
:02:07. > :02:10.back. The kids need to grow up and realise they could save livds.
:02:11. > :02:12.A Sunderland city council statement didn't directly mention
:02:13. > :02:15.It said expressed sympathy with the family,
:02:16. > :02:18.adding it is working closelx to determine the cause of the tragedy.
:02:19. > :02:20.It said the authority has a long stretch
:02:21. > :02:24.of water to look after, which it aims to keep as safe as possible.
:02:25. > :02:25.Alex Hardy, who the police say was from
:02:26. > :02:31.They've been told of their dad's death.
:02:32. > :02:59.Alex was a man, his mother says who would do anything for his f`mily.
:03:00. > :03:02.The Labour leader Ed Miliband has pledged a ?3.5 billion fund
:03:03. > :03:05.for the NHS and extra powers for the English regions in his
:03:06. > :03:08.But the party is also proposing to abolish Police and
:03:09. > :03:10.Crime Commissioners, jobs done by three Labour
:03:11. > :03:13.Today, Vera Baird, Northumbria's Police and Crhme
:03:14. > :03:15.Commissioner and a former L`bour MP, says it's working well here.
:03:16. > :03:17.I spoke to our political correspondent, Mark Denten, who s
:03:18. > :03:24.Why do Labour want to abolish police and crime commissioners? Thd Shadow
:03:25. > :03:30.Home Secretary says basically it simply isn't working. They say the
:03:31. > :03:37.cost could be much better spent on front line policing and the turnout
:03:38. > :03:40.figures for those police and crime commission elections were incredibly
:03:41. > :03:43.low and there has been a lot of scandal and controversy most
:03:44. > :03:47.recently in South Yorkshire with the role of police and crime colmission
:03:48. > :03:53.there. Too much power in thd hands of one person is why Labour say
:03:54. > :03:58.scrap it. This is tricky for Labour because three of the commissioners
:03:59. > :04:09.in our area are Labour. Thex are. To them, Cleveland and Vera Bahrd who
:04:10. > :04:12.is the Commissioner in the Northumbria area. I bumped hnto her
:04:13. > :04:20.today and she was speaking `t a meeting and I asked about this
:04:21. > :04:24.policy. Sometimes you can only sum up your feelings in politics through
:04:25. > :04:33.a very clear hand gesture. How does it feel to be abolished? It is how
:04:34. > :04:39.we started. We started off not supporting them. We have made the
:04:40. > :04:43.best of the job. The structtre is far from perfect and although
:04:44. > :04:56.abolition sounds terminal, what is going to happen is we intend to join
:04:57. > :05:01.in to elect a successor. As it happens, the three Northeastern ones
:05:02. > :05:04.have good relationships with their chief constables. We have done lots
:05:05. > :05:11.of close working together and it is working. It was Ed Miliband's big
:05:12. > :05:16.speech this afternoon and hd is promising more powers for local
:05:17. > :05:20.areas. What is on offer? Ed Miliband has said that the power will be
:05:21. > :05:26.devolved to local government that they were not that many specifics on
:05:27. > :05:32.that. There will be a Senator of the nations and regions as well so the
:05:33. > :05:36.pledge to devolve power to the good of, what we don't know is how much,
:05:37. > :05:40.what powers and when and wh`t potential financial powers we might
:05:41. > :05:53.get in the north`east. We hope to speak to Ed Miliband tomorrow.
:05:54. > :05:55.Police have inspected the kdnnels of an American bulldog breeder who
:05:56. > :05:59.was mauled by two of his own dogs and found the remaining anilals are
:06:00. > :06:02.Stephen Potts was attacked as he walked his dogs through
:06:03. > :06:04.High Pittington in County Dtrham on Sunday night.
:06:05. > :06:06.One of the dogs involved was destroyed by firearms officdrs
:06:07. > :06:13.Mr Potts remains in hospital with serious arm injuries.
:06:14. > :06:16.A man from Gateshead who raped a five`year`old girl has bedn
:06:17. > :06:21.He was brought to justice more than 10 years later
:06:22. > :06:24.after a chance meeting at a bus stop gave his victhm the
:06:25. > :06:30.Patrick Talbot, who's 34 and from Allerdene in
:06:31. > :06:33.Gateshead, denied what happdned but was convicted of rape, attelpted
:06:34. > :06:44.rape and three charges of indecent assault at Newcastle Crown Court.
:06:45. > :06:46.Thousands of patients across Teesside could see their GP
:06:47. > :06:48.surgeries close, following a review by health bosses.
:06:49. > :06:51.The future of six surgeries across the area are under consider`tion.
:06:52. > :06:53.Patients could be moved to neighbouring practices.
:06:54. > :06:55.Hemlington Medical Centre is one of those facing closure
:06:56. > :06:58.and tonight a special meeting will be held to discuss the changes.
:06:59. > :07:01.The centre only opened four years ago at a cost of three quarters
:07:02. > :07:09.Barbara has suffered with ill health for more than a decade.
:07:10. > :07:13.Problems with arthritis, asthma and her lungs means she vishts her
:07:14. > :07:22.The NHS says there are alternative practices a few miles away,
:07:23. > :07:31.though Barbara and her husb`nd say they would struggle to get to them.
:07:32. > :07:44.There is no parking at the surgery. It would be very difficult. I can't
:07:45. > :07:49.walk more than a couple of xards. It hurts me to see the way she is. It
:07:50. > :07:55.has altered her life completely And this is where Barbara and 1 800
:07:56. > :07:57.other patients are registerdd. Supporters say the
:07:58. > :07:59.Hemlington Medical Centre only opened four years ago because there
:08:00. > :08:02.was a great need for it. But now the NHS says it's not
:08:03. > :08:12.attracting enough patients. I believe the NHS have a
:08:13. > :08:17.short`sighted view on this. They say there is no future developmdnt in
:08:18. > :08:22.the area. There are 2114 properties planned for the wider area with
:08:23. > :08:26.around 1300 right on the doorstep virtually.
:08:27. > :08:29.Supporters also make the pohnt that it was only a couple of years ago
:08:30. > :08:32.that the NHS spent three qu`rters of a million pounds converthng this
:08:33. > :08:42.The situation is confusing. The sign says the medical centre is not
:08:43. > :08:50.closing but in a statement of the NHS has told us it could close
:08:51. > :08:54.within three months. It says local views will be taken into account and
:08:55. > :08:58.a consultation process has started. That will end on September 29.
:08:59. > :09:02.Patients have six days to h`ve their say before a decision is made.
:09:03. > :09:05.Jim and Barbara say they want those running the consultation exdrcise to
:09:06. > :09:07.understand how important their surgery is and how much local
:09:08. > :09:11.The question is, will their views, concerns and worries make any
:09:12. > :09:21.Stuart joins us from the BBC Tees newsroom in Middlesbrough.
:09:22. > :09:24.Obviously there's a lot of concern from people worrhed they
:09:25. > :09:40.There was a big campaign to have the medical centre there and it was
:09:41. > :09:45.agreed that people were not using other centres around Middlesbrough.
:09:46. > :09:51.A lot of money was spent and the doors were open. Those problems
:09:52. > :10:01.would not disappear if it closed according to local people. NHS ``
:10:02. > :10:04.NHS England makes the point that the cities have not done anything wrong
:10:05. > :10:10.and are providing value for money. Carlisle is being rebranded as
:10:11. > :10:13."The City of the Lakes", evdn though It's all aimed at attracting more
:10:14. > :10:17.investment and more visitors. But there's been criticism that
:10:18. > :10:20.the new brand overlooks one of the county's biggest attractions
:10:21. > :10:37.` its Roman heritage. Carlyle has been through rebounding
:10:38. > :10:41.before. The most recent was the Renaissance project which wdre not
:10:42. > :10:45.of money. The sign at the station is the brand that has endured but the
:10:46. > :10:50.great border city could soon be replaced by the city of the Lakes.
:10:51. > :10:56.This is a rebrand to promotd Carlyle as a place worthy of interest. We
:10:57. > :11:02.want to see more investment, we want more economic decisions madd and
:11:03. > :11:08.that is not going to happen so we are getting it in the game. But that
:11:09. > :11:15.is concerned that the rebrand is missing a trick by ignoring the city
:11:16. > :11:20.'s historical past. Critic 's of the rebrand argue if `` it ignores one
:11:21. > :11:26.of the main tourist attracthons North Cumbria has to offer. He gins
:11:27. > :11:35.wall. To have a World Herit`ge Site running through the city botndaries
:11:36. > :11:38.all along the West Coast will help the area. We are close to the Lakes
:11:39. > :11:44.but there is more than the Lakes going on. It is a fantastic county
:11:45. > :11:48.and it would be a shame if ht was just associated with the Lakes. The
:11:49. > :11:53.city of the latest 's have hts own lake nearby and it's called talking
:11:54. > :12:00.time. As per the real Lake District, that is more than 20 miles `way In
:12:01. > :12:08.Australia they talk about Windermere, not Carlyle. Since we
:12:09. > :12:11.are moving from Carlisle to the Lake District and it's not too f`r there
:12:12. > :12:16.definitely is a connection there I think. A lot of people from New
:12:17. > :12:19.Zealand will come to the Lake District and if they had known
:12:20. > :12:25.Carlyle was so near they wotld have added it to the itinerary. The City
:12:26. > :12:29.Council admits finding Carlxle on a UK map can force and businesses
:12:30. > :12:33.outside the region still be problematic. There is optimhsm that
:12:34. > :12:39.the city of the Lakes will `t least resolve that.
:12:40. > :12:44.We meet a teenager who's on a fundraising mission to help
:12:45. > :12:48.We see what goes on behind the scenes to create the world's most
:12:49. > :12:59.And the nights are no longer than the days but it's not all b`d news
:13:00. > :13:06.weather`wise. Join me later for the full forecast.
:13:07. > :13:08.The Princess Royal was on Tdesside this afternoon.
:13:09. > :13:10.She officially launched the Sailability pontoon at the Tees
:13:11. > :13:13.The pontoon is designed to help wheelchair users
:13:14. > :13:15.and disabled sailors board their boats more easily.
:13:16. > :13:17.This morning's visit also h`d a nautical theme.
:13:18. > :13:19.She went to the Scaling Dam Sailing club, near Guisborough,
:13:20. > :13:29.to officially open their tr`ining facilities and safety boat storage.
:13:30. > :13:33.Stephen Sutton became famous after being diagnosed with cancer
:13:34. > :13:36.aged 15 and raised millions of pounds for the Teenage C`ncer
:13:37. > :13:40.He's certainly an inspiration for one teenager from Wearshde.
:13:41. > :13:46.He thought he'd finally beaten the bone cancer he was diagnosed with
:13:47. > :13:50.aged 12, but has just found out that it has returned and can't bd cured.
:13:51. > :13:52.Now, he too is on a fundraising lission.
:13:53. > :14:07.Dylan Knox does not know how long he will live that he knows there is no
:14:08. > :14:13.hope of beating his cancer. He was diagnosed with a rear disease six
:14:14. > :14:20.years ago. Tumours on his hhp and later his lung were removed. For
:14:21. > :14:25.awhile things looked good. @fter the operation they said it was `ll fine.
:14:26. > :14:36.After a while it came back. What went three mind? I was devastated.
:14:37. > :14:41.But Dylan Knox is determined not to feel or act like a victim. His
:14:42. > :14:49.inspiration is Stephen Sutton, the teenage cancer patient who died this
:14:50. > :14:54.year after raising millions. I had an iPad of the hospital and I didn't
:14:55. > :15:00.realise somebody was doing charity events to find it. I have bden on
:15:01. > :15:05.the ward and seen kids ill `nd I want to raise money to do something
:15:06. > :15:11.for them. I have donated ?2000 already. A North Sea dip thhs
:15:12. > :15:16.Saturday and an ice bucket `` challenge on Sunday will be amongst
:15:17. > :15:20.his next fundraising events. His supporters promised many more. A lot
:15:21. > :15:27.of teenagers out there in the same position don't know how to cope with
:15:28. > :15:31.a horrible disease like cancer. He is going to be inspirational for
:15:32. > :15:37.them to prove that you have to keep fighting and never give up. You keep
:15:38. > :15:43.going. Dylan will raise mondy for the teenage track `` Teenagdr Cancer
:15:44. > :15:49.Trust. The trust said too m`ny young people were leaving it too late to
:15:50. > :15:53.consult a doctor. If you ard in pain, don't leave it too late. Go
:15:54. > :16:00.straight to the doctors. Only yesterday,
:16:01. > :16:03.it was named the biggest It's been packing theatres with its
:16:04. > :16:46.rich sound and colour for 17 years. Big, bright and a legendary stage
:16:47. > :18:22.show. The This is both a word and this is his
:18:23. > :18:32.main. Burned peacock feathers that we burn and treat. The show is
:18:33. > :18:40.already under way and it has caused a record`breaking stampede.
:18:41. > :18:42.Time for sport now, and three of our football tdams are
:18:43. > :18:47.Jeff is with one of them at the Stadium of Light.
:18:48. > :18:52.Yes, I'm with the one which went all the way last season.
:18:53. > :18:55.Sunderland were beaten in the final of the Capital One Cup
:18:56. > :19:00.But what a day out it was at the national stadium.
:19:01. > :19:02.And so far this season, this competition is
:19:03. > :19:08.3`0 winners at Birmingham Chty in round two, which has set up
:19:09. > :19:13.In the Premier League, it's been a bit of a struggle.
:19:14. > :19:15.So head coach Gus Poyet is hoping victory this evening might just
:19:16. > :19:33.I like this competition. Thdy are special nights. There is also always
:19:34. > :19:39.something to cheer about. It is great for the team to celebrate We
:19:40. > :19:45.have not won a game in the league so it is something we need to sort out.
:19:46. > :19:47.These games give you the opportunity to see things.
:19:48. > :19:49.Well, someone who's seen evdrything Sunderland have done
:19:50. > :19:51.so far this season is BBC Ndwcastle commentator Nick Barnes.
:19:52. > :19:53.Nick, Sunderland haven't bedn bad this season but they
:19:54. > :20:10.No. In a sense, Gus Poyet a is right. They have done OK. That sums
:20:11. > :20:14.it up at the moment. I am not overly worried about them that there is a
:20:15. > :20:20.concern about goal`scoring. And three important games coming up in a
:20:21. > :20:25.row. Swansea on Saturday and stuck in the Premier League. How hmportant
:20:26. > :20:30.is this run of game? They start with Burnley on Saturday and thex should
:20:31. > :20:37.have won on Saturday. There is no more emphasis on the game against
:20:38. > :20:43.Swansea and the following wdek against Stoke. They had such a good
:20:44. > :20:45.run in the cup last week and winning competition and games breeds
:20:46. > :20:51.confidence and they need to win tonight to take into the wedkend.
:20:52. > :20:55.They did not score at Burnldy and they did not win the game. @ few
:20:56. > :21:03.changes tonight? Four or five I suspect. I think we will sed a
:21:04. > :21:09.change in the back. So who knows what could happen. Thanks vdry much.
:21:10. > :21:11.Bad news for the Newcastle boss Alan Pardew,
:21:12. > :21:13.who's lost goalkeeper Tim Krul, striker Yohan Gouffran and weekend
:21:14. > :21:17.They'll all miss tomorrow's trip to Crystal Palace.
:21:18. > :21:18.Tonight, in`form Championshhp club Middlesbrough have
:21:19. > :21:20.a mouth`watering third round tie at Premier League runners`up
:21:21. > :21:24.Liverpool, who will be despdrate to get back to winning ways after
:21:25. > :21:36.The Boro coach knows it will still be a tough game.
:21:37. > :21:48.They are one of the better teams in the Premier League and Europe. They
:21:49. > :21:54.were brilliant last season. The most important thing is that we think we
:21:55. > :21:56.can win the game. On to cricket, and a swift repeat
:21:57. > :21:59.of Saturday's one`day cup fhnal at Lord's, with Durham taking
:22:00. > :22:07.on Warwickshire again, this time A bit tougher for Durham thhs time.
:22:08. > :22:14.They were roll out for 201 today. Warwickshire rating `` reaching 77
:22:15. > :22:17.for one in reply. The champhons Yorkshire will resume tomorrow on
:22:18. > :22:19.241 to nine against Somerset at Headingley.
:22:20. > :22:23.And another reminder that the search is on to find thd
:22:24. > :22:27.Our "Unsung Sporting Hero" winner will be announced at the BBC North
:22:28. > :22:30.East Sports Awards at the Bhllingham Forum Theatre in November.
:22:31. > :22:34.all one word, to find out more about how to put someone forward.
:22:35. > :22:37.You can also call 0845 308 8000 to have a nomination form postdd out.
:22:38. > :22:40.Calls cost up to 5p a minutd from most landlines and an addithonal
:22:41. > :22:49.Calls from mobiles may cost considerably more.
:22:50. > :22:53.The last day we'll send out forms will be Friday, October the 17th,
:22:54. > :22:59.and nominations will close on Monday, October the 20th.
:23:00. > :23:08.That's it from the Stadium of light. Commentary from here on BBC
:23:09. > :23:14.Newcastle. We'll have the rdsults on the late news at 10:25pm. Hd feels
:23:15. > :23:32.the cold. He's got that scarf on. It is definitely autumn now. This
:23:33. > :23:36.picture is of the equinox. Tomorrow the blanket of cloud we had today
:23:37. > :23:41.will have cleared. Some sunshine but it would feel that warm tomorrow in
:23:42. > :23:44.the North West. The front is clearing the way to the south and
:23:45. > :23:48.bringing the rain with it. This next one has come down this evenhng but
:23:49. > :23:55.by the end of the night that second band of rain will have cleared.
:23:56. > :24:01.Temperatures by tomorrow morning dipping into single figures. The
:24:02. > :24:06.south`westerly breeze turns more north`westerly. Tomorrow morning
:24:07. > :24:10.that breeze will blow the l`st remnants of the overnight cloud and
:24:11. > :24:13.rain away and will leave a try and break today. Some patchy cloud
:24:14. > :24:18.around but decent right spells of sunshine for many of us. Despite the
:24:19. > :24:24.sunshine it's never going to feel that warm tomorrow. A top
:24:25. > :24:28.temperature of 16 or 17 Celsius The breeze will make it feel quhte cool
:24:29. > :24:32.as it stripping down from that north`westerly direction.
:24:33. > :24:37.High`pressure keeps us mostly dry tomorrow. These weather fridnds come
:24:38. > :24:44.around the high towards the end of the week introducing a lot of cloud
:24:45. > :24:48.around. By the weekend, the high is starting to build again and keeping
:24:49. > :24:52.us mostly dry. If you are ott and about over the next few days, it is
:24:53. > :24:59.dry and breadth of many of ts tomorrow. More cloud on Thursday.
:25:00. > :25:03.The cloud thick enough to bring some rain in western Nereus. As we head
:25:04. > :25:07.towards the end of the week and into the weekend, Friday will be brighter
:25:08. > :25:13.with temperatures making it into the high teens. A similar picture as we
:25:14. > :25:18.head into the weekend as well. Certainly not all bad news. Keep
:25:19. > :25:26.your September weather picttres coming in. To find out what we are
:25:27. > :25:35.after, check out the websitd. Now for a look
:25:36. > :25:37.at tonight's headlines: America, along with Arab allies has
:25:38. > :25:40.launched air strikes inside Syria Dozens of fighters are
:25:41. > :25:46.reported to have been killed. And a man has died after julping
:25:47. > :25:50.into the sea to save his dog. Alex Hardy, who was 32, drowned
:25:51. > :26:05.off the coast of Sunderland. That is it from us tonight. Jeff
:26:06. > :26:09.will be reporting into the late night Newsnight for the will. Join
:26:10. > :26:13.in if you.