:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, you're watching Tuesday's Look North.
:00:00. > :00:07.Tonight: Hundreds turn out to welcome Harry to Tyneside.
:00:08. > :00:18.The prince spent time talking to those touched by mental illness
:00:19. > :00:25.and veterans scarred by war. Concerns for a refuge for women
:00:26. > :00:30.when they leave the military. It is when they leave the military. It is
:00:31. > :00:43.a big family and he will want to help and support as much as he can.
:00:44. > :00:45.Concerns for a refuge for women suffering domestic violence
:00:46. > :00:50.A bright future for Kielder's dark skies as the national park cashes
:00:51. > :00:52.in on the sky at night. And the meerkats making a difference
:00:53. > :00:54.to the lives of young people with disabilities.
:00:55. > :00:57.In sport, more St James's misery for Steve Bruce as Newcastle go top
:00:58. > :00:59.of the Championship again and Premier League strugglers
:01:00. > :01:01.Sunderland announce redundancies just 24 hours after thousands
:01:02. > :01:11.of fans watched an open training session.
:01:12. > :01:13.It's a subject that's close to his heart.
:01:14. > :01:15.And today Prince Harry brought his message about mental
:01:16. > :01:18.health to the region meeting veterans scarred by their
:01:19. > :01:20.experiences of war and others whose lives have been affected
:01:21. > :01:27.The prince was in Gateshead and Newcastle as part of a campaign
:01:28. > :01:30.encouraging people to open up about their problems.
:01:31. > :01:32.Our correspondent Peter Harris has been following the Prince and joins
:01:33. > :01:48.Don, Prince Harry has long promoted mental-health causes, partly because
:01:49. > :01:49.of his own experiences in the armed forces. Today was much broader that,
:01:50. > :01:57.though. It is a campaign he jointly supports
:01:58. > :02:00.with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Today, Prince Harry
:02:01. > :02:05.joined sporting legends to promote the work of the heads together
:02:06. > :02:09.mental health charity. It is about speaking out. The important thing
:02:10. > :02:14.about heads together is that it is about saying it is fine to struggle.
:02:15. > :02:18.Speak to somebody about it. Sure a problem. A problem shared is a
:02:19. > :02:23.problem halved. And you will find that most people are just like you.
:02:24. > :02:26.He met people training from the London Marathon from across the
:02:27. > :02:30.country. A bit of banter on the bridge and then off to hear their
:02:31. > :02:34.stories. Supporting mental health charities is something that has been
:02:35. > :02:37.very close to the Prince's heart and coming to events like this and
:02:38. > :02:42.meeting the public and encouraging others to look after their mental
:02:43. > :02:45.well-being. The runners told him of their mental health experiences,
:02:46. > :02:50.including Leanne, who was involved with the charity because of her
:02:51. > :02:54.daughter's problems. With mental illness, nothing is ever quick. It
:02:55. > :02:59.is never a quick fix. It is bidding of the pieces in the puzzle together
:03:00. > :03:06.to try to make a difference. And yet... It breaks your heart. He was
:03:07. > :03:10.really lovely to talk to, completely down-to-earth, extremely passionate
:03:11. > :03:14.about the charity, and it was just really nice being able to speak to
:03:15. > :03:18.him and we are just really happy that he is elevating this great
:03:19. > :03:22.charity. Earlier, the Prince met veterans in Gateshead working with
:03:23. > :03:27.the walking with the wooded charity and later to the headquarters of
:03:28. > :03:31.virgin money, which supports his campaigns, and there he spoke of the
:03:32. > :03:37.issues. I have seen people go from their lowest point, physically
:03:38. > :03:43.shaking or unwilling to leave the house, or even with suicidal pots,
:03:44. > :03:46.to a place of real optimism and resilience in a relatively short
:03:47. > :03:52.space of time. Recovery really is possible. But there was time as well
:03:53. > :03:54.to draw the crowds. He is always a popular draw. This time, though,
:03:55. > :03:56.with a message that matters. Peter, we saw there the Prince
:03:57. > :03:59.was with the region's sporting royalty today as well -
:04:00. > :04:10.but all of them supporting the cause Yes, Jonathan Edwards and Steve
:04:11. > :04:13.Cram. They were your partly to encourage the charity people who
:04:14. > :04:16.were taking part in the London Marathon. It was held here at the
:04:17. > :04:20.quayside because they have been doing training down here, but also
:04:21. > :04:23.the rate to further promote the issue of mental health awareness,
:04:24. > :04:31.and we had a quick word with Steve Cram. We all have... We lose
:04:32. > :04:31.confidence, we have self-doubt, we sometimes get embarrassed about
:04:32. > :04:35.scenarios that we need to put scenarios that we need to put
:04:36. > :04:40.ourselves in. It could be at work, at all. Athletes are no different
:04:41. > :04:44.and they work very, very hard on having a good attitude every single
:04:45. > :04:47.day if they can. Do we managed to achieve that? Of course we don't.
:04:48. > :04:52.When you don't, you beat up people to turn to and be prepared to
:04:53. > :04:56.discuss it, otherwise by bottling up it can turn into a really big
:04:57. > :05:00.problem. The runners were very impressed with Prince Harry. They
:05:01. > :05:04.also said he was very encouraging about their efforts for the London
:05:05. > :05:07.Marathon and telling them if it got tough, they should make sure to
:05:08. > :05:11.remember that it is a good cause, and he told them they should just
:05:12. > :05:15.enjoy it. I am sure that is rather easier said than done. Absolutely.
:05:16. > :05:18.Thank you very much indeed. A charity which supports victims
:05:19. > :05:20.of domestic violence is concerned for its future,
:05:21. > :05:23.after it was told council funding of more than half a million pounds
:05:24. > :05:26.is coming to an end. Wearside Women in Need will be
:05:27. > :05:29.facing a massive financial black hole when its current grant
:05:30. > :05:31.ends in July. Our reporter Sharon Barbour's
:05:32. > :05:34.been following the story So, Sharon, what's
:05:35. > :05:40.the background to this? Wearside Women in Need has four
:05:41. > :05:43.refuges on Wearside helping more It costs one million
:05:44. > :05:52.pounds a year to run - half of that comes from the council
:05:53. > :05:55.and the rest being raised Now, Sunderland Council says
:05:56. > :06:00.the current arrangements Instead they are going to invite
:06:01. > :06:07.groups to tender for funding - to deliver domestic
:06:08. > :06:12.violence support services. Clare Philipson of Wearside Women
:06:13. > :06:29.in Needs says that leaves people worried service users who do not
:06:30. > :06:33.know when they are going to be helped and don't know when the money
:06:34. > :06:38.is going to come back, so there has been a massive mobilisation in the
:06:39. > :06:43.community but certainly service users are relying on us to help them
:06:44. > :06:48.through particularly traumatic court cases, or court proceedings around
:06:49. > :06:53.children, and they are very worried about where is that person going to
:06:54. > :06:55.go. Will I be able to go back there for help? What is going to happen?
:06:56. > :07:06.and providers are now working more closely together -
:07:07. > :07:11.They say for example last week a partnership between seven councils
:07:12. > :07:20.and nine domestic violence support groups has now secured
:07:21. > :07:23.to help support the victims of domestic violence -
:07:24. > :07:25.and the council thinks this type of partnership
:07:26. > :07:29.Across seven councils and organisations.
:07:30. > :07:31.Doesn't sound like much, is that all the money there is?
:07:32. > :07:34.No, Sunderland Council say they're drawing money together from a number
:07:35. > :07:36.of different sources - So, at the moment they can't say
:07:37. > :07:39.whether their overall domestic violence support budget is going up
:07:40. > :07:50.or down because the funding is still being confirmed.
:07:51. > :07:54.Five people have been arrested after a
:07:55. > :07:57.man was stabbed in broad daylight in Newcastle City Centre.
:07:58. > :07:58.It happened yesterday lunchtime in Princess Square next
:07:59. > :08:03.The man, who's 22 and hasn't been named, is still in a critical
:08:04. > :08:09.A public inquiry into controversial plans for an opencast coal mine
:08:10. > :08:13.close to a Northumberland beauty spot will take place in May.
:08:14. > :08:16.Campaigners have been fighting to stop the Banks Group
:08:17. > :08:19.from removing three million tonnes of coal from land near Widdrington,
:08:20. > :08:31.More than ?8,000 has now been donated to an appeal set up
:08:32. > :08:33.by the family of a 16-year-old Durham girl, who's virtually
:08:34. > :08:36.Jade Gadd, who appeared on Friday's Look North,
:08:37. > :08:39.has a genetic condition which means she has seizures and her joints
:08:40. > :08:54.Wheelchair access in her home is poor.
:08:55. > :08:55.Durham County Council's offered ?30,000 for modifications,
:08:56. > :08:57.but that's only half the estimated cost.
:08:58. > :08:59.A North Yorkshire primary school with just fifteen pupils
:09:00. > :09:02.Parents and governors at Horton-in-Ribblesdale Primary
:09:03. > :09:05.have been campaigning to keep it open, but the council says it
:09:06. > :09:07.will struggle financially as there aren't enough pupils
:09:08. > :09:10.Meanwhile, parents have reacted with dismay to plans to close
:09:11. > :09:13.a Northumberland middle school, months after they were told
:09:14. > :09:19.between Berwick and Alnwick - say the number of pupils is set
:09:20. > :09:24.to fall sharply, and that means it won't be financially sustainable.
:09:25. > :09:27.Parents say it's a good school and that some children
:09:28. > :09:29.could now face long journeys to be taught elsewhere.
:09:30. > :09:45.For decades, it has been a war of attrition. But since this protest in
:09:46. > :09:49.2004, the number of Northumberland Middle schools has nearly halved. So
:09:50. > :09:56.our parents liked is fighting a losing battle? Middle schools like
:09:57. > :10:01.the one at Belford typically take pupils from the age of nine until
:10:02. > :10:06.protein. This one is run by the Church of England. Ofsted calls it a
:10:07. > :10:11.lose a third of its 100 pupils by lose a third of its 100 pupils by
:10:12. > :10:16.September. That would mean much less funding. Despite that, parents got a
:10:17. > :10:20.governor's letter last October reassuring them that the future of
:10:21. > :10:27.the school was secure. At least that was until a month ago. When they got
:10:28. > :10:30.a second letter, this time from the chair of governors, saying that with
:10:31. > :10:34.the greatest reluctance and regret, they have now concluded that it is
:10:35. > :10:39.in the best interests of the children to close the school this
:10:40. > :10:44.summer. They were also told that despite Ofsted's verdict, Belford
:10:45. > :10:48.had been identified as a coasting school because its standards hadn't
:10:49. > :10:52.improved in the last three years. That was a bit of a shock. I
:10:53. > :10:58.definitely feel angry. People are very upset. Panicking, some people
:10:59. > :11:02.taking their children out now. If you have thought they had better get
:11:03. > :11:07.them into another school as fast as possible. So what might happen?
:11:08. > :11:11.Well, one option would be to expand. This, the village's first school to
:11:12. > :11:14.become a primary. So this would take the children from the middle school
:11:15. > :11:18.up to the age of 11 but it would still mean the 11 to 13-year-olds
:11:19. > :11:23.having long bus journeys at the beginning and end of the day. The
:11:24. > :11:27.high schools would either be Berwick or panic, so that is an extra hour
:11:28. > :11:32.and a half, couple of hours, on the children's day, on top of homework.
:11:33. > :11:36.It is just not acceptable. The diocese of Newcastle and the County
:11:37. > :11:38.Council stressed this is still a consultation exercise. Campaigners
:11:39. > :11:39.want to call a halt before another of his dwindling band of schools
:11:40. > :11:48.disappears. The hugely successful
:11:49. > :11:49.Kielder Observatory The observatory now
:11:50. > :11:57.attracts more than 23,000 visitors every year,
:11:58. > :11:59.and thanks to grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund
:12:00. > :12:01.and the Rural Development Programme there's to be a new observatory and
:12:02. > :12:19.much bigger educational facilities. Even on this belief every morning,
:12:20. > :12:27.Steve is already starting to get ready for the new season at the
:12:28. > :12:31.Kielder village campsite, and so other many accommodation prior to
:12:32. > :12:35.that -- providers, he is grateful for the observatory and the visitors
:12:36. > :12:39.it brings in Ebury year. We have had some very fortunate times where we
:12:40. > :12:43.have had a good of nights despite bad weather, but the colder it is,
:12:44. > :12:47.the clearer it can be. I don't think any of us really expected this to
:12:48. > :12:50.take off any way that it has now as well as this observatory we have now
:12:51. > :12:57.got hotels and bed-and-breakfast facilities. They have got their own
:12:58. > :13:03.kids to promote dark skies. The locals will tell you that Kielder,
:13:04. > :13:06.outside the main holiday season, can become almost deserted, that is why
:13:07. > :13:12.the unexpected thousands of astral tourists have given this whole
:13:13. > :13:15.promote area at such a welcome boost. Particularly as the
:13:16. > :13:19.stargazers tend to prefer coming in the quieter months in spring and
:13:20. > :13:22.autumn. This opportunity and this project allows us to actually
:13:23. > :13:29.develop a classroom for children coming here, so not everybody is
:13:30. > :13:32.crowded in the same building, and it provides the opportunity for lots of
:13:33. > :13:38.different education to take place as well from this particular venue. If
:13:39. > :13:42.it is going to last than it is going to inspire people in the region and
:13:43. > :13:46.we have got to get on board. It is a hearts and minds campaign. We want
:13:47. > :13:50.to really infuse people about how important dark skies are and what
:13:51. > :13:54.better could get people excited and looking at the big old black dark
:13:55. > :13:57.starry sky and using kit like this to look out at the depths of the
:13:58. > :14:05.universe? It doesn't get any better than that. A little ray of sunshine
:14:06. > :14:07.and all from the dark sky. Fabulous news.
:14:08. > :14:09.You're watching Tuesday's Look North.
:14:10. > :14:11.Plenty more coming up, Mark will be here with a look
:14:12. > :14:16.The hospice encouraging more young people to come in as volunteers
:14:17. > :14:26.And this is storm Doris, set to bring strong winds, heavy rain for
:14:27. > :14:27.Thursday. I will the details. Helping people enjoy their lives
:14:28. > :14:33.to the full while learning skills That's the aim of a volunteer
:14:34. > :14:40.scheme run by Eden Valley The Carlisle charity couldn't
:14:41. > :14:44.run without the help of hundreds of volunteers,
:14:45. > :14:48.now it's Young Volunteer Programme is encouraging 17 year
:14:49. > :14:50.olds to join the team. Megan Paterson went to meet one
:14:51. > :15:04.of the young carers. Volunteering here is absolutely
:15:05. > :15:08.amazing. It is so rewarding coming here every week and socialising with
:15:09. > :15:11.people and I wouldn't say that it is a sad place to be because it really
:15:12. > :15:13.is one of the happiest places I have been to.
:15:14. > :15:17.Lily is one of eight young volunteers at Eden Valley hospice.
:15:18. > :15:19.For the last five months, she's spent time in
:15:20. > :15:26.She's picking up skills and leaving her own mark too.
:15:27. > :15:33.I think the young volunteers, when they come, obviously they bring that
:15:34. > :15:36.zest of life with them. They bring their hopes, although dreams, and
:15:37. > :15:37.they are sharing bills with the patients. The patients become very
:15:38. > :15:40.involved. The hospice has around 400
:15:41. > :15:42.hundred volunteers - all are well appreciated
:15:43. > :15:44.here but there's special affection for the young people
:15:45. > :15:50.who've joined the team: It is wonderful because they have
:15:51. > :15:56.all the energy and they have been new ideas and they are very helpful.
:15:57. > :16:00.Any day I get out normally so it is wonderful.
:16:01. > :16:02.As well as building new relationships, Lily is collecting
:16:03. > :16:11.Having some clinical experience is really why I am here because it is
:16:12. > :16:15.very hard to get for people my age because you're not allow into
:16:16. > :16:18.hospitals and stuff so the clinical experience has gone on my personal
:16:19. > :16:22.statement for university and with hopes to become a midwife.
:16:23. > :16:24.It costs more than ?3million a year to run the hospice,
:16:25. > :16:27.less than 30% of funding comes from the NHS -
:16:28. > :16:34.so fundraising IS crucial but donations of time can be just
:16:35. > :16:44.We estimate that the economic value of our volunteers Saints is around
:16:45. > :16:48.?400,000 per year, but that number does not tell the whole story. It
:16:49. > :16:49.of the volunteers and everything of the volunteers and everything
:16:50. > :16:51.they bring to the work we do. the Young Volunteering Programme
:16:52. > :16:59.so far - all have gone on to study Something Lily hopes
:17:00. > :17:04.to achieve later this year. If you like your winters deep
:17:05. > :17:09.and crisp, then this year has been No such worries for the women
:17:10. > :17:13.of Operation Ice Maiden, though. The final five-strong
:17:14. > :17:16.army team will undertake a thousand-mile trek
:17:17. > :17:18.across Antarctica, pulling everything they need
:17:19. > :17:21.with them, later this year. To prepare them for the minus 40
:17:22. > :17:23.temperatures they're likely to encounter,
:17:24. > :17:26.they've been training in Norway. And team member Lieutenant
:17:27. > :17:28.Jenni Stephenson - North East born and bred -
:17:29. > :17:30.has revealed the answer to what until now has been one
:17:31. > :17:41.of the great unspoken questions. We have each got individual P
:17:42. > :17:47.finals, so that is pretty straightforward, but if we need a
:17:48. > :17:51.little more we will have a little wall and squat behind it and do your
:17:52. > :17:55.business into a bag. We have tissues and then you wrap the bag up and it
:17:56. > :18:02.goes in your pack and you drag that for the rest of the expedition.
:18:03. > :18:07.Newcastle United are top of the Championship again
:18:08. > :18:10.after beating struggling Aston Villa at St James' Park last night.
:18:11. > :18:12.The victory took them a point above promotion rivals Brighton,
:18:13. > :18:17.but Steve Bruce's side didn't make it easy for the Magpies.
:18:18. > :18:26.The flags were out in force for rapper beanie tears, but it was
:18:27. > :18:33.deeper is's side, who have not won a game since the start of the year,
:18:34. > :18:36.who dominated the first half. We had a recurrence of the hamstring injury
:18:37. > :18:39.for this player who has been kept out of action. Just before
:18:40. > :18:46.deadlock. The back of the net was deadlock. The back of the net was
:18:47. > :18:54.eventually found. The loudest cheer was reserved for Henry Lansbury.
:18:55. > :18:59.There were also some red cards. The villain of the piece inadvertently
:19:00. > :19:03.flicked this shot into his own net to put Newcastle two up. The home
:19:04. > :19:08.side took control after that although they had to pull off an
:19:09. > :19:11.impressive save to keep the Iceland midfielder out. United may have
:19:12. > :19:15.scored more but they are getting used to grinding out victories, and
:19:16. > :19:20.it was the result that was important as they prepare to face two of the
:19:21. > :19:21.best teams in the league battle over the next of weeks.
:19:22. > :19:23.So this is how the Championship table looks.
:19:24. > :19:25.Newcastle a point clear at the top and eight
:19:26. > :19:29.It's Bristol City at St James' this weekend then the Magpies face
:19:30. > :19:31.second place Brighton, Huddersfield who're third and fourth
:19:32. > :19:38.Tonight, meanwhile, something's got to give
:19:39. > :19:43.host Gateshead, who've won their last three
:19:44. > :19:47.matches and are now serious play-off contenders.
:19:48. > :19:49.Now it's far from certain whether there'll be any Tyne-Wear
:19:50. > :19:52.If Sunderland's latest relegation battle has been
:19:53. > :19:55.another rollercoaster ride, there've been plenty of ups
:19:56. > :19:57.and downs since they arrived back from last week's training
:19:58. > :20:02.Today's announcement of further job losses
:20:03. > :20:05.to save money at the club - a further reminder of
:20:06. > :20:11.the Black Cats' predicament on and off the pitch.
:20:12. > :20:15.Today's announcement of redundancies comes just 24 hours
:20:16. > :20:17.after a half-term open training session attracted around 5,000 fans
:20:18. > :20:21.It follows a root and branch review of the club's business operations
:20:22. > :20:24.and it's feared dozens of jobs could be lost in the re-structuring
:20:25. > :20:26.overseen by chief executive Martin Bain, who wants a stronger
:20:27. > :20:37.Unfortunate timing but not a surprise.
:20:38. > :20:43.They are clearly in a position where they could get relegated. That is
:20:44. > :20:48.part of the problem. But I think there is a wider issue. I think the
:20:49. > :20:51.arrival of the chief executive in summer was to sort out an ailing
:20:52. > :20:57.football club. We know that the debts are large and we know that
:20:58. > :21:01.Martin Bain has stated publicly already this season that he is
:21:02. > :21:06.having to save money. He has had to cut costs. So this is all part of an
:21:07. > :21:08.ongoing operation, trying to save money and streamline the business of
:21:09. > :21:12.the football club. It would certainly help
:21:13. > :21:14.if the club could pull off yet another great
:21:15. > :21:16.escape from relegation. They can't afford a repeat
:21:17. > :21:24.of the home drubbing by Southampton I think we have just been through it
:21:25. > :21:30.so many times. We are worried about it this season, but a bit of hope, I
:21:31. > :21:35.think. Things can only get better. There are worse teams than others in
:21:36. > :21:38.the Premier League this season. We had that win against Crystal Palace
:21:39. > :21:43.and I thought we may have turned a corner but it hasn't picked up at
:21:44. > :21:47.all. Do you think New York will have done some good? I hope so. Maybe we
:21:48. > :21:52.will come back fitter and more refreshed and plays better football
:21:53. > :21:56.for the rest of the season. Always be positive. Never say die.
:21:57. > :21:58.The players will have enjoyed applause rather than booing
:21:59. > :22:02.And a first trip to New York has left one veteran
:22:03. > :22:03.of relegation scraps in a
:22:04. > :22:09.know each other and sometimes that know each other and sometimes that
:22:10. > :22:13.is very important as well, to get to know each other but little bit
:22:14. > :22:15.better and hopefully it was a very useful and we will have to show that
:22:16. > :22:17.now. And finally County Durham-born
:22:18. > :22:21.referee Mark Clattenburg will continue to referee
:22:22. > :22:23.in the Premier League The Tyneside-based 41-year-old
:22:24. > :22:26.announced his decision last week to become head of referees
:22:27. > :22:29.in Saudi Arabia but he won't leave This weekend he'll take charge
:22:30. > :22:32.of the Premier League game Now, meerkats are always popular
:22:33. > :22:38.with their mischievous antics, But could they also have
:22:39. > :22:42.therapeutic benefits? Well, a North Yorkshire
:22:43. > :22:44.man has been taking his meerkats into care homes
:22:45. > :22:46.across North Yorkshire and the results have been
:22:47. > :23:03.rather heartwarming, Meet me at and her sister cat. Not
:23:04. > :23:06.does cute but very special because they are very peak meerkats. Mia and
:23:07. > :23:12.cat going to care homes to make people smile. Today they are in at a
:23:13. > :23:16.care home for adults with disabilities. Mia therapy is
:23:17. > :23:21.something Joel has just started this year. He says no else is doing it
:23:22. > :23:26.and it is a hacked. I have lived with animals or my life and to
:23:27. > :23:29.coming to a home where they only see animals occasionally but they have
:23:30. > :23:34.never seen meerkats before. Some of the residents can take their eyes
:23:35. > :23:38.off them. This is the first time we have had it and judging by the
:23:39. > :23:41.smiles on everyone's faces, I think it has been a really positive
:23:42. > :23:45.experience and something they will remember for quite a long time. I
:23:46. > :23:49.think there are some people, who you can see they are a lot more animated
:23:50. > :23:53.and focused and they are concentrating on getting enjoyment
:23:54. > :23:57.out of what they are watching. They also go to visit nursing homes and
:23:58. > :23:59.dementia care homes. They always stay in their pen on visits until
:24:00. > :24:16.today. After a bit of a runaround and lots
:24:17. > :24:21.excitement, the meerkats are returned safely to their pen. These
:24:22. > :24:27.are not the only visitors here today. Joe takes all kinds of
:24:28. > :24:30.animals into North Yorkshire care homes, with heart-warming results.
:24:31. > :24:35.But there's something strangely relaxing about watching meerkats and
:24:36. > :24:42.their antics. Near therapy could be the next big thing. I think I prefer
:24:43. > :24:52.the meerkats to the snakes. Me too. Time for the weather. It has felt
:24:53. > :24:57.quite like spring, but I gather dastardly Doris is on her way. Yes,
:24:58. > :25:01.there is the into Sunday, turning things much more wintry. This
:25:02. > :25:05.evening, we have some rain and strong winds pushing in from the
:25:06. > :25:08.west, so a wet and windy night to come. Some heavy and persistent rain
:25:09. > :25:14.for a time. That should clear through by the time we get to dawn
:25:15. > :25:17.on Wednesday morning. Temperatures down to around six Celsius. So we
:25:18. > :25:22.start the day on Wednesday. It is quite a bright and breezy day.
:25:23. > :25:25.Feeling a bit colder tomorrow, but we should see some spells of
:25:26. > :25:28.sunshine and some showers being pushed in on that breeds will stop
:25:29. > :25:33.mostly light. I think most of us will have a dry day tomorrow.
:25:34. > :25:36.Temperatures will get up to a high of around nine Celsius, some not
:25:37. > :25:41.quite as warm and we will have that breeze as well which it will take
:25:42. > :25:44.the edge off those temperatures. It is Wednesday night and on into
:25:45. > :25:48.Thursday that we are watching this area of low pressure named by The
:25:49. > :25:53.Met office as storm Doris. It will bring some fairly destructive
:25:54. > :26:00.weather conditions through the night on Thursday, so what are we
:26:01. > :26:05.expecting? Some strong winds. Gusts of around 50-60 mph and there will
:26:06. > :26:08.be some snow on the health as well. Around 5-10 centimetres. I will show
:26:09. > :26:11.you where we are expecting the worst of the weather. This is the snow.
:26:12. > :26:14.Overnight on Wednesday and into Overnight on Wednesday and into
:26:15. > :26:19.thirsty we are expecting it over higher ground. Over the North
:26:20. > :26:22.Pennines, we could see 10-20 centimetres, so The Met office has a
:26:23. > :26:27.yellow warning in force. In addition to the snow, we have the strong wind
:26:28. > :26:34.as well. A yellow warning across Cumbria. 50-60 mph. And we also have
:26:35. > :26:40.an amber be prepared warning down here as well so this is destructive
:26:41. > :26:44.wind and could cause some problems. Through Wednesday night and on into
:26:45. > :26:47.Thursday, we start off dry but here comes the storm moving in during the
:26:48. > :26:52.night on Wednesday and bringing that snow first of all still rained down
:26:53. > :26:55.to the lower levels as well and the temperature is around four Celsius.
:26:56. > :26:59.That rain is with us first thing on Thursday morning. The snow will
:27:00. > :27:02.continue to fall for a time and the winds are picking up as we go
:27:03. > :27:09.through the day. So it is staying windy. We lose the wet weather as we
:27:10. > :27:12.head into Thursday afternoon, but the strong winds still picking up
:27:13. > :27:15.and it is going to be feeling really cold. Temperatures around nine
:27:16. > :27:19.Celsius, backed by the North East by Celsius. So that if Thursday. That
:27:20. > :27:24.clears away by the time we get into Friday. Friday is looking like a dry
:27:25. > :27:27.and bright day on the whole. It will be cold and the changeable weather
:27:28. > :27:33.continues into the weekend. It turns wet and windy once again. I almost
:27:34. > :27:35.wish I had not asked. It is a case of baton down the hatches and get
:27:36. > :27:40.the thermal and ease out again. I am the thermal and ease out again. I am
:27:41. > :27:54.afraid so. That is all for tonight. Goodbye for now.
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