:00:07. > :00:07.Hello, welcome to Wednesday's Look North.
:00:08. > :00:09.Tonight: the operation that could change his life.
:00:10. > :00:11.We're with the family of Finley Ingles, the five year-old
:00:12. > :00:14.boy who's travelled to America, where doctors will try to shrink
:00:15. > :00:26.I cannot put into words just how much he needs this surgery. It will
:00:27. > :00:27.change his life. It is what we fought for four months.
:00:28. > :00:29.Also tonight: Anger as traditional school nurse scheme
:00:30. > :00:31.is axed across Cumbria - head teachers say it'll
:00:32. > :00:35.Going for gold: Ramsdens - the Teesside pawnbroker -
:00:36. > :00:43.Why a museum in Moscow is honouring a famous North Yorkshire vet.
:00:44. > :00:46.In sport, we hear from England's new cricket captain
:00:47. > :00:51.And The Magpies cling on to top spot after a thrilling
:00:52. > :01:12.They've travelled around 5,000 miles to the United States for the surgery
:01:13. > :01:17.Five-year-old Finley Ingles from Middlesbrough has a rare brain
:01:18. > :01:21.tumour which can't be operated on in this country.
:01:22. > :01:24.His family say he currently suffers up to 15 seizures a day.
:01:25. > :01:28.A huge fundraising campaign raised a staggering ?200,000 to pay
:01:29. > :01:31.for the ground-breaking surgery in Texas.
:01:32. > :01:34.Stuart Whincup is out there with Finley and the youngster's family,
:01:35. > :01:50.After years of planning and tireless fundraising, they made it to
:01:51. > :02:03.Houston. This trip, they say, is Finley's last hope.
:02:04. > :02:11.Finley's brain tumour can't be removed in the UK because it is too
:02:12. > :02:15.deep, so surgeons here at Texas's Children's Hospital will now use
:02:16. > :02:18.lasers to try to shrink it. It is everything. Just absolutely
:02:19. > :02:23.everything. I can't put into words just how much Finley needs this
:02:24. > :02:26.surgery. It will change his life and that is what we have fought for four
:02:27. > :02:29.months, but it is still quite nerve wracking to know that you're going
:02:30. > :02:35.to hand your child over for a procedure.
:02:36. > :02:39.Finley's online fundraising campaign started slowly, but support quickly
:02:40. > :02:40.grew, as a crusty side, people became aware of his story. --
:02:41. > :02:53.Teesside. Since leaving the UK a fortnight
:02:54. > :02:57.ago, Finley has had daily tests, scans and appointments. Entire days
:02:58. > :03:05.have been spent in waiting rooms, but he does have a way of passing
:03:06. > :03:12.the time. Bob the builder... Can we fix it?
:03:13. > :03:16.More than 1500 people donated to tee's fundraising cause so he could
:03:17. > :03:21.travel from Teesside to Texas for this surgery, and as well as the big
:03:22. > :03:23.cheques from local businesses, there were his classmates and school
:03:24. > :03:29.friends who donated their pocket money. Also, Finley can have the
:03:30. > :03:35.surgery Finley believes good changes lie. -- Finley's family believe.
:03:36. > :03:40.If you come across him, he is an amazing little boy, he is absolutely
:03:41. > :03:43.gorgeous. He just trundles and threw it all. Seizure after seizure,
:03:44. > :03:50.appointment after appointment. He just gets on with it, and... We
:03:51. > :03:55.can't ask for anything more. He is just an amazing little boy.
:03:56. > :04:00.And we'll be following Finley's progress throughout the rest
:04:01. > :04:13.Teachers in Cumbria say plans to scrap the county's school nurses
:04:14. > :04:19.The council says its six school nurses are "unaffordable".
:04:20. > :04:22.It's replacing them with a service based in Carlisle,
:04:23. > :04:25.and schools will have to pay for it from their existing budgets.
:04:26. > :04:33.Here's our correspondent Mark Denten.
:04:34. > :04:40.The school nurse, often cheaply dubbed the nit nurse, but only ever
:04:41. > :04:44.behind her back, used to be a key part of every school. Cumbria still
:04:45. > :04:50.has 11 of them for its 69,000 people, but not for long. The
:04:51. > :04:55.council says the ?927,000 service is unaffordable. It is being replaced
:04:56. > :04:58.by six school-age health coordinators, based in Carlisle.
:04:59. > :05:04.Schools will have to pay for them out of existing budgets.
:05:05. > :05:08.What we are being asked to do is buy back the school nurse service, but
:05:09. > :05:13.the implication of that is, the service that was previously paid for
:05:14. > :05:16.through financing and health, will be shifting to being paid for by an
:05:17. > :05:21.education budget. Is there a money for heads to say,
:05:22. > :05:24.we can pay for that? It sounds like there isn't.
:05:25. > :05:29.Quite simply, no, there isn't. There has been a 13% fall in
:05:30. > :05:33.November of school nurses since 2010, leaving 2606 NHS nurses across
:05:34. > :05:36.the country, according to recent figures.
:05:37. > :05:42.You know, children are many versions of us. They have mental health
:05:43. > :05:45.problems, stress, emotional concerns, they are victims of
:05:46. > :05:51.bullying, and all of those things, they need support from a health
:05:52. > :05:53.practitioner to deal with. But the County Council says
:05:54. > :05:58.scrapping its school nurses will actually result in a better service
:05:59. > :06:04.for the county's children. We are trying to integrate the whole
:06:05. > :06:07.service and make sure that more people are, I say, responsible for
:06:08. > :06:12.the health of our young people, rather than its just being, oh,
:06:13. > :06:17.well, we will wait until the school nurse comes and they can deal with
:06:18. > :06:20.it. It is everyone's responsibility. I don't like to really imagine
:06:21. > :06:26.children going out without the health care and support that they
:06:27. > :06:31.need, or children having their education impaired by loss of
:06:32. > :06:36.services, but it is quite clear that with fewer teachers, fewer school
:06:37. > :06:40.nurses, we are sailing into very difficult times.
:06:41. > :06:42.Cumbria's school nurses will be replaced from April.
:06:43. > :06:46.A wealthy businessman has told a court that claims he abused boys
:06:47. > :06:52.75-year-old Colin Gregg, from Gosforth in Newcastle,
:06:53. > :06:55.is accused of indecently assaulting four boys over a period
:06:56. > :07:00.Giving evidence at Leeds Crown Court he denied all the allegations.
:07:01. > :07:04.When asked by his barrister if he had ever sexually abused
:07:05. > :07:10.The court has heard Colin Gregg - a former head teacher -
:07:11. > :07:12.had helped build the Gregg's bakery chain, and raise millions
:07:13. > :07:17.He denies nine counts of indecent assault on boys aged 10 to 14,
:07:18. > :07:22.Unemployment in the north east has jumped by 11,000,
:07:23. > :07:25.to stand at 90,000 - that's 7% of the workforce.
:07:26. > :07:30.In Cumbria, 4,650 people claimed JobSeekers' Allowance in January,
:07:31. > :07:34.a rise of about 200 from the month before.
:07:35. > :07:38.And in North Yorkshire, the total stands at 4,540,
:07:39. > :07:45.Council tax in North Yorkshire is going up by almost four percent.
:07:46. > :07:50.The increase means an extra ?45 a year for an average house in band D.
:07:51. > :07:53.Two percent of the increase will go towards paying
:07:54. > :07:58.The Prime Minister has insisted she remains fully committed to plans
:07:59. > :08:02.for a new nuclear power station next to Sellafield amid growing
:08:03. > :08:06.Theresa May was in the Cumbrian constituency
:08:07. > :08:09.of Copeland, ahead of the upcoming by-election there.
:08:10. > :08:12.But she refused to be drawn on whether the Government will match
:08:13. > :08:15.Labour's pledge to underwrite the proposed plant at
:08:16. > :08:20.Yesterday the scheme's main investor Toshiba said it
:08:21. > :08:29.would look to sell its stake before construction began.
:08:30. > :08:35.It is the Conservative government that is putting nuclear back into
:08:36. > :08:39.the UK. It is the conservative government that has agreed new
:08:40. > :08:43.nuclear build. We recognise the importance of nuclear. Jeremy Corbyn
:08:44. > :08:48.was asked five times in one interview to back more side. He
:08:49. > :08:50.would not do it. It is the Conservative government that
:08:51. > :08:51.recognises the importance of Moorside and the nuclear industry in
:08:52. > :08:53.the UK. Well, the future of jobs
:08:54. > :08:55.in the nuclear industry is just one of the issues in next week's
:08:56. > :08:57.Copeland by-election. Labour is defending a 2,500 majority
:08:58. > :09:00.in the coastal constituency which the party has held
:09:01. > :09:02.for more than 80 years. But a strong challenge
:09:03. > :09:04.from the Conservatives have led Our political correspondent
:09:05. > :09:11.Luke walton has been to Keswick and Whitehaven to follow candidates
:09:12. > :09:13.on the campaign trail. The banners, the leaflets,
:09:14. > :09:16.the pets bearing party colours - it looks like typical by-election,
:09:17. > :09:19.but the result in Copeland The bookies have made
:09:20. > :09:32.the Conservatives favourites, even though this has long
:09:33. > :09:34.been Labour territory, and governing parties don't
:09:35. > :09:36.usually take seats off The Tory challenger is charity
:09:37. > :09:49.worker Trudy Harrison. It is obviously huge ask after 68
:09:50. > :09:50.years of Labour rule, and it is testament to people wanting change
:09:51. > :09:54.here. -- And questions about the area's
:09:55. > :10:01.biggest employer Sellafield have Jeremy Corbyn, for many many years,
:10:02. > :10:04.has campaigned against nuclear. The evidence is there at Hinkley
:10:05. > :10:06.Point C. We cannot afford to have that kind of concern in our
:10:07. > :10:08.community. It would be devastating. But Labour is fighting back,
:10:09. > :10:11.innsisting it not only supports the industry but is willing
:10:12. > :10:21.to underwrite a new Government needs to intervene now to
:10:22. > :10:24.make sure we have security of those jobs and that Moorside actually
:10:25. > :10:29.happens. This corner of West Cumbria is
:10:30. > :10:32.beautiful, but it is also geographically isolated, feeding the
:10:33. > :10:33.feeling among voters that they are too often forgotten by national
:10:34. > :10:35.politicians. A feeling that's heightened
:10:36. > :10:37.by a threat to services The proposals are opposed
:10:38. > :10:40.by all the parties. But Labour candidate
:10:41. > :10:41.Gillian Troughton, a former NHS doctor,
:10:42. > :10:51.points the finger at ministers. We need to make sure we get out and
:10:52. > :10:55.vote Labour and make sure we save our hospital, you know that.
:10:56. > :10:57.But what about that other tricky issue?
:10:58. > :11:01.Is Jeremy Corbyn a help or hindrance to campaign?
:11:02. > :11:06.Jeremy has been up to Copeland twice during this campaign, and I have
:11:07. > :11:09.spoken to him, and we have discussed the issues. This by-election is
:11:10. > :11:12.about what people are telling me on the doorstep. It is about investment
:11:13. > :11:19.in this area. Someone who definitely does see the
:11:20. > :11:21.Labour leader as an asset, at least to her campaign, is the Ukip
:11:22. > :11:24.candidate. We have been knocking on doors in
:11:25. > :11:28.Labour areas, and a lot of them are anti Corbin and have been saying, I
:11:29. > :11:33.am never voting Labour while we have the Jeremy Corbyn, so they are going
:11:34. > :11:34.to ask, because they are also saying, we could never vote
:11:35. > :11:38.Conservative. Majority here voted to leave the EU.
:11:39. > :11:41.But the Lib Dems say the Government's Brexit strategy
:11:42. > :11:46.Hard Brexit has huge implications, and people are only just starting to
:11:47. > :11:51.uncover some of them. So, for example, the government is
:11:52. > :11:53.determined to pull it out of Euratom, which has implications the
:11:54. > :11:55.nuclear industry here. For the anti-nuclear Green
:11:56. > :11:57.party, a constituency dependent on the industry
:11:58. > :12:07.might appear unpromising. We have had MPs for the past 70 odd
:12:08. > :12:11.years who have been pro-nuclear. I think it is time to think about
:12:12. > :12:11.diversifying our economy and providing better economies for
:12:12. > :12:17.people who want a well-paid job. Also standing in Copeland,
:12:18. > :12:18.independents Though it's the ebb and flow
:12:19. > :12:22.between Labour and the Conservatives that's likely to decide
:12:23. > :12:25.this crucial contest. The Teesside pawnbroker, Ramsdens,
:12:26. > :12:28.made its stock market debut today. The Midlesbrough-based business
:12:29. > :12:32.is probably best known for sponsoring the shirts
:12:33. > :12:35.of the town's football club - one of only four UK-based companies
:12:36. > :12:38.to do that in the Premier League. Starting with a single shop
:12:39. > :12:42.on Stockton, it's now worth more Here's our Business
:12:43. > :12:49.Correspondent, Ian Reeve. Mandy has worked for this Teesside
:12:50. > :12:53.pawnbroking business - Ramsdens - for more than 20 years.
:12:54. > :13:00.It's changed immensely. Gone up market...does far
:13:01. > :13:09.more than pawnbroking. When I started over 20 years ago, we
:13:10. > :13:13.had tee branches. Now we have over 130 branches. We offered three
:13:14. > :13:18.products, and pawnbroking was the key factor. Everybody used to use
:13:19. > :13:22.pawnbroking. Then we used to did cheque-cashing and if you sales.
:13:23. > :13:24.Now, you can see that we do over ten products and services.
:13:25. > :13:26.Three quarters of Ramsden's business is now in foreign exchange.
:13:27. > :13:28.It changed over ?300 million last year.
:13:29. > :13:30.And figures like that - and future growth -
:13:31. > :13:32.have brought it a stock market flotation today,
:13:33. > :13:45.But is there still something of a stigma about pawnbroking?
:13:46. > :13:51.People who don't understand it, yes, there is. People who use it now,
:13:52. > :13:55.because it is absolutely transparent. It is a loan against an
:13:56. > :13:59.asset, so the person has an asset to start with. They are raising cash
:14:00. > :14:01.against that asset, then they repay the loan and they get that asset
:14:02. > :14:03.back. That happens 80% of the time. Of course, on Teesside,
:14:04. > :14:05.the Middlesbrough-based business It's the football
:14:06. > :14:07.club's shirt sponsor. Something that's sent its logo
:14:08. > :14:18.around the world and brought I think the average figure is about
:14:19. > :14:21.20 million people watch a Premier League football match, so obviously,
:14:22. > :14:26.Ramsden's are enjoying that. The good thing about them is, they are a
:14:27. > :14:30.local company, and so obviously, from local company, they get access
:14:31. > :14:33.to the match day and can bring clients to the executive boxes to
:14:34. > :14:34.enjoy hospitality. They get advertising within the ground.
:14:35. > :14:36.And now Ramsden's is also Middlesbrough's only stock
:14:37. > :14:42.A goal achieved after 30 years in business.
:14:43. > :14:54.You're watching Wednesday's Look North.
:14:55. > :15:06.Birds of prey will be used to scare away goals in Whitley at the --
:15:07. > :15:07.after councillors approved a plan. The move follows so-called goal
:15:08. > :15:08.muggings. You're watching
:15:09. > :15:09.Wednesday's Look North. Dawn's here shortly
:15:10. > :15:11.with all the highlights from last night's football,
:15:12. > :15:13.plus: It's no ordinary circus. With stunning acrobatics
:15:14. > :15:15.and spectacular set designs, the Cirque du Soleil rolls
:15:16. > :15:28.into the North East. Weather-wise, mixed bag tomorrow,
:15:29. > :15:29.but temperatures remain on the mild side. Join me later for the full
:15:30. > :15:32.forecast. From tonight, a Moscow museum
:15:33. > :15:35.is hosting a special tribute The works of vet and
:15:36. > :15:41.author James Herriot - real name Alf Wight,
:15:42. > :15:43.who was born in Sunderland - And the State Museum
:15:44. > :15:49.in the Russian capital has invited staff from the "World
:15:50. > :15:52.of James Herriot Museum" in Thirsk, after they sent material to help
:15:53. > :16:17.with the new exhibition. From the Yorkshire Dales to the
:16:18. > :16:21.world, the work of James Herriot, or Alf Wight, is still popular
:16:22. > :16:27.everywhere. And in return, the World Of James Herriot has had hundreds of
:16:28. > :16:29.visitors. In the next few days, the Russians will be paying tribute to
:16:30. > :16:32.the Yorkshire writer. There is going to be a large and
:16:33. > :16:35.very important exhibition in a museum in Moscow, and so it is
:16:36. > :16:40.fantastic, isn't it? It is just staggering. Dad knew how popular he
:16:41. > :16:44.was all over the world, before he died, thankfully, but still, these
:16:45. > :16:48.new things are happening. Still, the television series is not on
:16:49. > :16:55.prime-time TV, still there is this interest.
:16:56. > :16:57.An absolutely amazing legacy. Back the great man himself ventured to
:16:58. > :17:00.Russia. In 1961, a long time ago, he took
:17:01. > :17:06.some sheep on a boat to Russia as the vet in charge. He documented it
:17:07. > :17:10.in some of his books. He was able to ring home, and this was unusual in
:17:11. > :17:16.those days, but as I say, he was in this gale, and it was my mum and
:17:17. > :17:18.dad's when it an adversary when he rang, November the 5th, 1961. --
:17:19. > :17:26.wedding anniversary. He had left a card with me for mum to open, and
:17:27. > :17:29.inside, it said" from Russia, with Love".
:17:30. > :17:32.Rather nice. From tonight, a small team from the museum in Thirsk is in
:17:33. > :17:34.Moscow to help launch the exhibition.
:17:35. > :17:39.I got an e-mail from the State Museum in Moscow and it said that
:17:40. > :17:44.they were going to put on an exhibition to celebrate the
:17:45. > :17:47.hundredth anniversary of the life of Alf Wight, James Herriot, and we
:17:48. > :17:53.were absolutely delighted and gobsmacked, really, because it is a
:17:54. > :17:58.tremendous accolade to have James Herriot, Alf Wight, being honoured
:17:59. > :18:02.in Russia. In the stately zein. And at the end of the trip, Ian will
:18:03. > :18:05.be presenting his Russian counterpart with a miniature
:18:06. > :18:06.statuette of Alf Wight, as a permanent reminder of this
:18:07. > :18:23.extraordinary exhibition. What an amazing story!
:18:24. > :18:25.Fantastic. I love the TV series. And now, the sport.
:18:26. > :18:27.England's new cricket captain Joe Root has been speaking
:18:28. > :18:30.for the first time about taking over from Alastair Cook
:18:31. > :18:33.Root was formally introduced as new skipper back
:18:34. > :18:35.on home turf at Headingley where he honed his skills
:18:36. > :18:37.with Yorkshire before becoming an England regular.
:18:38. > :18:39.And the 26-year-old admits captaining his country
:18:40. > :18:57.I've an small kid, you dream of being England captain. You always
:18:58. > :19:00.want to get to the top of your profession, when you are dreaming as
:19:01. > :19:03.a kid, and in more recent times, it has been about being the best buyer
:19:04. > :19:07.I could be within the team and helping support, and now I have this
:19:08. > :19:09.opportunity, it is a huge honour, and I am just really looking forward
:19:10. > :19:12.to putting my stamp on things. It could have been so much better
:19:13. > :19:17.but it could have been worse. With second-placed Brighton
:19:18. > :19:19.also drawing last night, Newcastle's hard-earned point
:19:20. > :19:20.at Norwich - thanks to a late equaliser -
:19:21. > :19:23.WAS good enough to hold on to top But, as you can see,
:19:24. > :19:27.there isn't too much room for manoeuvre with the chasing pack
:19:28. > :19:30.determined not to let the Magpies Another free-scoring thriller
:19:31. > :19:35.between these old rivals. Newcastle United were hoping
:19:36. > :19:38.to steal a march on 2nd placed Brighton and couldn't have wished
:19:39. > :19:41.for a better start against Norwich. Ayoze Perez produced this smart
:19:42. > :19:44.finish after a slide-rule pass from Jack Colback to give
:19:45. > :19:47.the Magpies the lead at Carrow Road Mitrovic spurned the chance
:19:48. > :19:52.to double the advantage before Newcastle gifted the home team a way
:19:53. > :19:56.back into the game. Cameron Jerome outmuscled
:19:57. > :20:03.Jamal Lascelles before setting up Worse was to follow for United
:20:04. > :20:07.and this is a moment Karl Darlow will have nightmares
:20:08. > :20:09.about for weeks to come. His scuffed attempted
:20:10. > :20:11.clearance let Jerome in for an embarrassingly
:20:12. > :20:14.easy second goal. Rafa Benitez was pleased
:20:15. > :20:16.with his side's response to going behind and Matt Ritchie had
:20:17. > :20:19.already hit the bar when Lascelles redeemed himself with a sweet
:20:20. > :20:22.finish at the far post. Even later chances were foiled
:20:23. > :20:25.by Norwich keeper John Ruddy Brighton were held too last night
:20:26. > :20:31.but wins for their nearest four promotion rivals are keeping it
:20:32. > :20:34.tight at the top. In League Two, there was a welcome
:20:35. > :20:39.return to form for Carlisle United. Victory over the leaders,
:20:40. > :20:41.Doncaster Rovers, keeps the Cumbrians in the third place -
:20:42. > :20:44.but Hartlepool couldn't do them a favour at fourth-placed Luton,
:20:45. > :20:47.in what's become a real battle for that final automatic
:20:48. > :20:54.promotion spot. Doncaster arrived at
:20:55. > :20:56.Brunton Park on the back Carlisle had won just once
:20:57. > :21:01.since the turn of the year. But Nicky Adams' stunning
:21:02. > :21:03.first half volley put Keith Curle's side on the way
:21:04. > :21:06.to three priceless points. They had to fight hard
:21:07. > :21:09.to hold on to the lead, but were just about home and dry
:21:10. > :21:12.when defender Niall Mason turned Rovers pulled a goal back,
:21:13. > :21:27.deep into stoppage time - but the home fans will be
:21:28. > :21:29.hoping their team's wobbles of recent weeks are now
:21:30. > :21:31.firmly behind them. Sadly, it was another miserable
:21:32. > :21:33.night for Hartlepool. They were two-down at Luton
:21:34. > :21:35.within the first 13 minutes, and never looked like avoiding
:21:36. > :21:38.a fourth successive away defeat. A young side - with Middlesbrough
:21:39. > :21:40.Academy keeper Joe Fryer making his debut in goal -
:21:41. > :21:43.did, at least, hold out until late in the game -
:21:44. > :21:45.only conceding a third But Pools are now just two points
:21:46. > :21:57.clear of the drop zone. The draw for the third
:21:58. > :22:01.round of rugby league's Challenge Cup has thrown up
:22:02. > :22:03.two regional derbies. Newcastle Thunder will play
:22:04. > :22:05.Workington Town at Kingston Park. York City Knights are at home
:22:06. > :22:08.to Egremont Rangers and Whitehaven will play away at either West Hull
:22:09. > :22:12.or Thatto Heath Crusaders. And finally after yesterday's
:22:13. > :22:14.success in knocking out two time world champion Mark Williams
:22:15. > :22:18.at snooker's Welsh Open, Gateshead's Elliot Slessor
:22:19. > :22:20.lost his second round tie Now, mention the word "circus",
:22:21. > :22:33.and you'd most likely think of a ringmaster,
:22:34. > :22:35.the big top and the But this particular circus -
:22:36. > :22:39.the Cirque du Soleil - Yes, their latest production,
:22:40. > :22:42.Varekai, opens at the with not a clown or
:22:43. > :22:45.an elephant in sight. It features spectacular sets,
:22:46. > :22:49.stunning acrobatics, and what they call "a whole
:22:50. > :22:51.host of whimsical and Jim Knight's been along
:22:52. > :22:58.to meet some of them. Backstage at the Arena this
:22:59. > :23:00.afternoon, some of the 50 performers from Varaky looked
:23:01. > :23:03.like they were limbering up But of course, that's
:23:04. > :23:06.pretty much what is is, But of course, that's
:23:07. > :23:08.pretty much what it is, when you see the spectacular
:23:09. > :23:20.and extraordinary acrobatics Of course, it is only when you get
:23:21. > :23:23.up close and personal with these performers that you get a real sense
:23:24. > :23:27.of the precision and power. Like that!
:23:28. > :23:29.The show itself is a visual feast, a dazzling combination
:23:30. > :23:31.of acrobatics, music, vivid costumes and mind-boggling
:23:32. > :23:49.I certainly wouldn't advise you to try this one at home!
:23:50. > :23:53.Expect the impossible becoming possible. There is a storyline where
:23:54. > :24:01.it touches everybody in a certain way. But also, the spectacle, the
:24:02. > :24:03.eyelevel acrobatics, and just a feast of colours for the eyes. It is
:24:04. > :24:06.just an amazing experience. Little Emily, from Leeds,
:24:07. > :24:09.fell in love with it so much, she literally ran away from home
:24:10. > :24:21.to join the circus at I never expected to get offered a
:24:22. > :24:25.contract so young. That was an emotional time for me and my parents
:24:26. > :24:28.and my family, the fact that I had to pack my bags and moved to the
:24:29. > :24:33.other side of the world. That was really difficult.
:24:34. > :24:39.It is such a beautiful feeling to be able to perform and show a full
:24:40. > :24:42.audience of people what we can do and what we do for a living, and it
:24:43. > :24:42.was the best decision I have ever made.
:24:43. > :24:44.Varaky's mystical characters will be spinning through the rafters
:24:45. > :25:00.Wow! Takes your breath away. And from Cirque du Soleil, the cos
:25:01. > :25:06.that is French for the Sun... Very good! First time this year, I
:25:07. > :25:09.have felt the warmth of the sun. I have seen a few people mention the
:25:10. > :25:14.words spring recently. I think it is a little bit early to
:25:15. > :25:21.mention spring! Just to underline my view, look at this shot taken
:25:22. > :25:24.yesterday and achieve yet. Dramatic ice build-up there, looking like
:25:25. > :25:28.Cupid's wings on Valentine's Day. And meanwhile, on the Cumbrian
:25:29. > :25:35.fells, things were a bit more thought out, and next year of
:25:36. > :25:39.sunshine and shave there. -- shade. Tomorrow, bit of a mixed bag
:25:40. > :25:43.weather-wise. Some bright spells, some blue skies. A fusion hours
:25:44. > :25:48.likely as well, it will be breezy, but the temperatures will stay on
:25:49. > :25:52.the mild side, and they will stay that way over the next few days.
:25:53. > :25:55.Tonight, a lot of cloud around at first, showery outbreaks of rain
:25:56. > :25:59.through the evening. Most of that will die away as we had through the
:26:00. > :26:04.night. Many places will have a dry night, with clear spells, and even
:26:05. > :26:06.with those clear spells, brisk south-westerly breeze picks up, so
:26:07. > :26:15.temperatures should not drop lower than 5-6 Celsius. Tomorrow, mostly
:26:16. > :26:19.dry to start. Cloud around, which will be accompanied by a few showers
:26:20. > :26:23.over the Pennines, for instance, through the day. To the tail end of
:26:24. > :26:26.the afternoon, so more widespread brain comes in across Cumbria.
:26:27. > :26:32.Eastern areas will hang on to the best of the brightness tomorrow, but
:26:33. > :26:35.it will be quite easy and gusty, a West or south-westerly wind at
:26:36. > :26:42.times. Tebbit is, like today, up to 9-10 best. That is the way it looks
:26:43. > :26:46.tomorrow. Towards Friday, little ridge of high pressure starts to
:26:47. > :26:50.build temporarily. That keeps things fair for Friday. The weekend sees
:26:51. > :26:56.these weather fronts being driven in by that Atlantic lowered to the
:26:57. > :27:00.north. Things more unsettled, a few lines on the chart indicating it
:27:01. > :27:04.will be breezy at times. Friday, mostly dry, much lighter winds, so
:27:05. > :27:09.it should feel warmer. Temperatures again making it a double figures for
:27:10. > :27:12.most of us. Saturday sees thicker cloud coming in, bringing patchy
:27:13. > :27:17.rain at times, especially in the West, and the south-westerly breeze
:27:18. > :27:21.starts to pick up again as well. It should stay frost free as we had
:27:22. > :27:25.through Saturday night into Sunday, by which time, it is back to
:27:26. > :27:29.generally dry and brighter, the wind is a bit lighter, top temperature
:27:30. > :27:30.around ten. We will treat you updated on your local radio station
:27:31. > :27:36.and our clap. Thank you. It wasn't just the sun! I
:27:37. > :27:39.saw the little shoots coming through!
:27:40. > :27:40.It is trying, it is trying. That is it. We will see you
:27:41. > :27:58.tomorrow. Goodbye. when farmers leave
:27:59. > :28:01.their daily routines behind... Right, here we come, Dorset!
:28:02. > :28:05...for a show day.