:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to Thursday's Look North.
:00:00. > :00:19.The Newcastle camera that has raised more find than any in England.
:00:20. > :00:21.Thanks for saving me. The man that went under a transplant operation is
:00:22. > :00:22.organising a funding trip. A major military exercise
:00:23. > :00:24.in Northumberland. On mavoeures with the soldiers
:00:25. > :00:37.who are about to join Preying on the seagulls. Is this the
:00:38. > :00:45.solution to sorting out the birds that pester tourists? In sport,
:00:46. > :00:50.another award at Buckingham Palace. If there was a prize for dedication,
:00:51. > :00:52.it could go to the man who has been reporting on his local football team
:00:53. > :01:01.for more than half a century. Newcastle Council's denied claims
:01:02. > :01:04.it's running a campaign against drivers after a single bus
:01:05. > :01:07.lane in the city brought in more Over 60,000 drivers
:01:08. > :01:14.were caught by the camera on John Dobson Street raising five
:01:15. > :01:21.thousand a day for the council. But the council says it's not
:01:22. > :01:23.using motorists as a cash cow. Here's our News
:01:24. > :01:25.Correspondent Mark Denten. As he drives around Newcastle,
:01:26. > :01:36.something annoys him. Still no sign of any warning signs
:01:37. > :01:44.at all at the moment. We are about to turn
:01:45. > :01:46.onto John Dobson street. David was snapped by
:01:47. > :01:55.a camera on the street He has since won his money back on
:01:56. > :02:00.appeal but thousands of other drivers have shelled out because
:02:01. > :02:05.this is the big daddy of bus lanes. It is a record breaker, taking more
:02:06. > :02:13.fines in a single day than any other. It is just 70 yards long, but
:02:14. > :02:17.62,975 fines were handed out to drivers illegally using this bus
:02:18. > :02:22.lane between February and October last year, making a total of ?1.5
:02:23. > :02:38.million or ?5,690 a day. It is part of a wider campaign
:02:39. > :02:40.around the city that seems to be about making the city as
:02:41. > :02:43.unattractive as possible to ordinary drivers. The fact of the matter is,
:02:44. > :02:46.lots of people need to use their cars. The rest of the road is open
:02:47. > :02:49.to the general public but a tiny little bit at the bottom there,
:02:50. > :02:53.which isn't an accident hotspot or congestion hot spot, but apparently
:02:54. > :02:57.they have decided to make this unavailable to the traffic 24/7. The
:02:58. > :03:01.number of the people who were being caught was astronomical. The council
:03:02. > :03:05.should have realised that there was something not right about this. The
:03:06. > :03:09.did not react to the fact that many people, being used to John Dobson
:03:10. > :03:14.Street, were taken by surprised by this bus lane and still find it very
:03:15. > :03:18.difficult to understand why the council would think this is a
:03:19. > :03:24.sensible way of organising the traffic in the centre of the city.
:03:25. > :03:28.Of course, you can change your route to avoid the camera but that is
:03:29. > :03:37.easier said than done. Somewhere on here I need to manage to carry out a
:03:38. > :03:41.3-point turn, bearing in mind if there was not empty space year, it
:03:42. > :03:52.would be difficult. I am not sure I'm going to be able to do it here.
:03:53. > :03:58.A 5-point turn, may be. This is me in an ordinary size car. If I was in
:03:59. > :04:04.a large fan, I would not be able to do this minister at all. -- large
:04:05. > :04:10.van. It is like me in a supermarket car park. Mark joins me. We are
:04:11. > :04:13.talking about a lot of money here. We certainly are. This building
:04:14. > :04:18.behind me here, they were also talking about a lot of money, the
:04:19. > :04:22.amount the council has to save in the next year, ?30 million. Could
:04:23. > :04:26.the use that money that they have got from the fines, or are they
:04:27. > :04:33.using to top that up? The answer they are saying is, no. They can
:04:34. > :04:37.only spend those fines on transport related issues. I have been speaking
:04:38. > :04:41.to a member of the council. It is not about finding people, it is
:04:42. > :04:46.about improving the transport in the city. People who come into the city
:04:47. > :04:50.centre comment by bus. Most of those come up John Dobson Street. You have
:04:51. > :04:57.been accused of running a campaign to make this as unattractive or as
:04:58. > :05:02.possible to motorists. Why should they if you find them? We do not get
:05:03. > :05:10.fined if the baby rules of the road. Tell me one thing you're going to
:05:11. > :05:16.use that for? -- OBE. We have not made our mind up yet but we will
:05:17. > :05:21.spend it in the city centre. On motorists on bus passengers? It
:05:22. > :05:26.might be an improving areas for the whole residence of the city. It
:05:27. > :05:31.would be a delight for me if nobody drove through that. Even when in it
:05:32. > :05:36.is bringing you in over a ?1 million? It is not about the money.
:05:37. > :05:41.Is this a badge of honour? Do you go to parties and say, look at us, we
:05:42. > :05:45.have got ?1 million for this? No, it is not like that at all. We had a
:05:46. > :05:51.spike when we first introduced the gate, and that is quite normal. When
:05:52. > :06:03.the BBC asked for the freedom of information request, we just happen
:06:04. > :06:06.to be at the peak. For all I know another camera in another city which
:06:07. > :06:09.is higher. I should say that the council says there has been a 56%
:06:10. > :06:12.drop in the number of fines it has issued from that infamous Camara on
:06:13. > :06:14.John Dobson Street in the last few months. Going forward, basic, people
:06:15. > :06:20.are getting the message that the camera will snap them if they break
:06:21. > :06:26.the rules. Are they doing that or are they staying away from the city?
:06:27. > :06:30.The jury is very much out. Back to you. Thank you, Mark.
:06:31. > :06:33.A coach travelling on the A1 caught fire this morning.
:06:34. > :06:35.It happened around 9.30am near junction 63,
:06:36. > :06:42.There were no passengers on board and the driver got off the vehicle
:06:43. > :06:46.County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service say no-one
:06:47. > :06:51.The incident caused lengthy tailbacks on the A1.
:06:52. > :06:53.Durham Police have been judged the top performing police
:06:54. > :06:55.force in the country, for the third year running.
:06:56. > :06:58.43 forces in England and Wales were assessed
:06:59. > :07:00.by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
:07:01. > :07:04.Durham Police was deemed 'outstanding' at preventing crime
:07:05. > :07:16.All the region's other forces were given an overall 'good' rating.
:07:17. > :07:23.An investigation is underway tonight after a man's body was found in a
:07:24. > :07:27.wheelie bin in a back alley. Officers have not yet released the
:07:28. > :07:30.name of the deceased but his family has been informed. A has been
:07:31. > :07:34.arrested in connection with the death. -- a man has been arrested.
:07:35. > :07:38.Police were called here to Northbourne Street in Gateshead
:07:39. > :07:40.yesterday afternoon after receiving a report
:07:41. > :07:45.expressing concern about a
:07:46. > :07:50.Officers attended the scene and discovered a
:07:51. > :07:54.They are treating the death as suspicious.
:07:55. > :08:00.As you can see, the area has been cornered off.
:08:01. > :08:03.A 64-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the discovery.
:08:04. > :08:04.He remains in police custody tonight.
:08:05. > :08:06.A postmortem examination is currently
:08:07. > :08:08.underway on the victim's body to establish his identity
:08:09. > :08:11.Police have stepped up their presence in the area to
:08:12. > :08:15.I have been told that the cordon will remain
:08:16. > :08:23.A man from North Yorkshire has become only the fourth person
:08:24. > :08:27.in the world to survive a pioneering multiple organ transplant.
:08:28. > :08:30.Adam Alderson, from Preston-under-Scar near Leyburn,
:08:31. > :08:32.underwent a 17 hour operation to replace several organs,
:08:33. > :08:37.He's now recovered and is planning a wedding and a fundraising trip
:08:38. > :08:54.At his worst, Adam was told nothing more could be done and he was sent
:08:55. > :08:58.for end of life care. He was determined not to die at the age of
:08:59. > :09:06.36. He heard about pioneering surgery carried out on the Bob a
:09:07. > :09:10.player. Steve died just weeks later. The same operation was the last
:09:11. > :09:15.chance for Adam. I did not know how long I would have left to live. It
:09:16. > :09:22.was a difficult question to ask but it was as little as two years.
:09:23. > :09:28.Refusing to give up, being stubborn Yorkshireman I am, I turn to the
:09:29. > :09:32.Internet and I followed a guide, Steve Prescott, former England rugby
:09:33. > :09:37.player, Rugby League, who had the same disease as me and one of four
:09:38. > :09:42.people in the world to have gone through this and done very well. The
:09:43. > :09:50.17 hour operation meant 30 people working shifts and the removal of
:09:51. > :09:59.Adam 's stomach, gall bladder, pancreas, appendix and spleen. He is
:10:00. > :10:05.forever grateful to the donor. The reality is somebody has died for me
:10:06. > :10:09.to survive. That is easy to forget and we must thank people that do
:10:10. > :10:16.this selfless act of becoming a donor and I am now back to work full
:10:17. > :10:20.time, eating and drinking as normal. Having a really good social life and
:10:21. > :10:26.living life and enjoying life. That is all thanks to the medical team
:10:27. > :10:32.that believed in me and the procedure. Obviously, my partner, my
:10:33. > :10:36.fiancee, Laura. We are getting married in May this year, I could
:10:37. > :10:40.not have done this without her. She is the most incredible woman. She
:10:41. > :10:48.has been with me at every step of the way. Now Adam is ticking on a
:10:49. > :10:55.gruelling cross rally to raise money for charity. It is a 15,000 mile
:10:56. > :10:59.trek through Europe and into Asia. This Jimmy has seen better days but
:11:00. > :11:10.we are going to get it through. That smack chimney. There are dangers if
:11:11. > :11:17.I get into trouble medically. Adam will be embarking on his next big
:11:18. > :11:18.challenge on July 15. -- this chimney has seen better days.
:11:19. > :11:19.Incredible. 11 towns and cities,
:11:20. > :11:22.including Sunderland, have now put their names forward
:11:23. > :11:25.to become UK City Joining Sunderland on the list
:11:26. > :11:28.are places including Perth, Hereford, Warrington,
:11:29. > :11:29.Portsmouth, Swansea A short list will be announced
:11:30. > :11:33.in July, and the winning The Heritage Lottery Fund has
:11:34. > :11:36.pledged to give the winner Nearly 1,500 troops,
:11:37. > :11:43.including some from France, Denmark and other European countries
:11:44. > :11:46.have been taking part in a major military training exercise
:11:47. > :11:49.at Otterburn in Northumberland. Soldiers from members
:11:50. > :11:59.of Nato are learning how to work best together,
:12:00. > :12:02.should conflict ever break out. Mark McAlindon spent the day
:12:03. > :12:12.watching the Royal Artillery An exercise it might have been. This
:12:13. > :12:17.was nor drama. Emergency and adrenaline in a live firing
:12:18. > :12:21.environment. It is really important for us to be able to train with
:12:22. > :12:26.technology these days we can simulate a lot of our training, but
:12:27. > :12:31.it is really important to bring all of those assets together and train
:12:32. > :12:35.as we would fight. Of course, it tests another level of convocations
:12:36. > :12:46.and challenges us in ways we would not get if we were sat in the class
:12:47. > :12:50.doing it. -- level of complications. The purpose is for countries
:12:51. > :12:54.belonging to Nato to train their trips to work together better,
:12:55. > :12:58.should be ever be needed. It included reservists from the
:12:59. > :13:03.north-east, too. You have to have that balance between civilian life
:13:04. > :13:08.and being a reserve as well. You have to have that fighting balance.
:13:09. > :13:12.There are a lot of the boys who are really good at supporting the
:13:13. > :13:17.reserves. You really have to keep on top of the training. With being a
:13:18. > :13:22.reserve, you are not always there. Exercise like this is massively
:13:23. > :13:26.important for us. The army trains here in Northumberland, as well as
:13:27. > :13:31.Canada and Kenya. Modern technology means it is not all out on the
:13:32. > :13:35.range. These guys might look like they are playing computer war games
:13:36. > :13:38.but this is the cutting edge of British Army training. It is a
:13:39. > :13:43.digital environment that allows them to get as close to real battlefield
:13:44. > :13:48.situations as possible. What we can give the soldiers that we cannot do
:13:49. > :13:59.in the live environment is lots and lots of different capabilities, lots
:14:00. > :14:02.of aircraft, lots of helicopters, lots of guns and rockets, in a way
:14:03. > :14:05.that we simply would not be able to in space and time and within safety
:14:06. > :14:07.restrictions. Some of these trips have spent 26 nights sleeping out on
:14:08. > :14:12.the range, all part of maintaining a well-trained military. -- groups.
:14:13. > :14:14.They've become known for preying on unsuspecting tourists enjoying
:14:15. > :14:18.But now, the herring gull population in Scarborough and Whitby
:14:19. > :14:22.Birds of prey have been introduced to scare the gulls away.
:14:23. > :14:24.Some nests will be dismantled and eggs destroyed.
:14:25. > :14:31.Our business correspondent Ian Reeve reports from Whitby.
:14:32. > :14:37.Whitby is home to about 4000 herring gulls.
:14:38. > :14:40.Yet, they no longer add to the charm of the town.
:14:41. > :14:42.They are scavengers often swooping on tourists for food.
:14:43. > :14:56.Hawks and falcans are being used to scare them away
:14:57. > :14:58.from the town centre here
:14:59. > :15:00.We have had issues of seagulls mugging people.
:15:01. > :15:03.It has been an ongoing thing since about 2002.
:15:04. > :15:06.Things are getting quite bad for people who visit our
:15:07. > :15:13.We have worked a programme with them and they're going to come
:15:14. > :15:16.across and fly these birds in the harbour areas and the areas
:15:17. > :15:20.The birds of prey are supposed to be a deterrent, and not
:15:21. > :15:29.If something was to take a liberty and get a bit close, it may well be
:15:30. > :15:36.As you can see now, we've got birds out and there are not a
:15:37. > :15:43.Jim, the Harris's hawk disrupted the bird population today.
:15:44. > :15:46.Something welcomed at Michael's fish and chip restaurant.
:15:47. > :15:49.We see them coming over the tops of people when
:15:50. > :15:56.they have their fish and chip boxes and taking them
:15:57. > :16:02.Sometimes they land on the hedge and take it off
:16:03. > :16:06.or if they are on the wall and they have a food at the side of
:16:07. > :16:09.them, they come and knock it off the wall.
:16:10. > :16:16.We have to warn of the customers just to be careful of gulls.
:16:17. > :16:20.The herring gulls' nests will also be dismantled and ecstasy are
:16:21. > :16:30.Necessary, says the council, if man and bird are to live
:16:31. > :16:38.How many kids want to grow up to be scientists these days?
:16:39. > :16:42.Only 15% of ten to 14-year-olds have aspirations to go into science,
:16:43. > :16:46.In response, the BBC's developed a campaign called
:16:47. > :16:47.Terrific Scientific which aims to ignite interest
:16:48. > :16:51.Damian O'Neil's been to a primary school in Newcastle
:16:52. > :17:00.Once I've put it in, you can start to do the temperature.
:17:01. > :17:02.The children are trying to determine which freezes
:17:03. > :17:09.I have read that it freezes quicker when it
:17:10. > :17:24.It came as a surprise to me that the hot one would be faster
:17:25. > :17:26.than the cold one because the cold is more likely
:17:27. > :17:29.Actually, hot was more likely to create a reaction.
:17:30. > :17:31.To test the theory, the children are carrying out
:17:32. > :17:39.I measure up to 225 millilitres of water.
:17:40. > :17:42.Then I am going to use a thermometer to see how cold it is.
:17:43. > :17:57.Do you think the cold water will freeze quicker
:17:58. > :18:02.I personally think the cold water will freeze quicker.
:18:03. > :18:04.OK, we have a cold and our warm water
:18:05. > :18:09.80 minutes later, the water is frozen and the
:18:10. > :18:18.We predicted that the cold water would freeze quicker
:18:19. > :18:21.We were expecting the cold water to be
:18:22. > :18:28.slightly colder, but it turned out the water
:18:29. > :18:30.seemed to be colder when
:18:31. > :18:40.There was a lot more ice in the warm water than the cold
:18:41. > :18:44.It is the second lesson and a series of investigations that
:18:45. > :18:46.children will be making up until the summer.
:18:47. > :18:48.It is the case of enthusing children about science and giving
:18:49. > :18:50.them that practical experience and also realising
:18:51. > :18:55.You can find out why hot water freezes faster than cold water,
:18:56. > :18:57.plus loads of other cool stuff, at...
:18:58. > :19:14.I think really is some teams with the Magic winning formula. We do you
:19:15. > :19:15.find those? -- where do you find those?
:19:16. > :19:17.Let's start with football - and life isn't getting any
:19:18. > :19:20.Lying just outside the Premier League relegation zone,
:19:21. > :19:23.on goal difference only, Boro will now face Manchester City
:19:24. > :19:27.After Huddersfield took an early lead against City in their fifth
:19:28. > :19:30.round replay last night, Boro might have hoped a giant
:19:31. > :19:33.Normal service was resumed after half an hour though,
:19:34. > :19:35.when Leroy Sane equalised, and the floodgates duly opened.
:19:36. > :19:37.City completed the 5-1 rout in injury time,
:19:38. > :19:40.but Boro boss Aitor Karanka wasn't exactly glued to the action.
:19:41. > :19:42.Did you watch the FA Cup game last night?
:19:43. > :19:57.When you have the quality on the pitch, sometimes you can surprise.
:19:58. > :20:07.so it's important because, especially after the cup and the
:20:08. > :20:09.international break, we have two important games away.
:20:10. > :20:11.It is always important to play at home.
:20:12. > :20:14.Now what do former Newcastle boss Joe Harvey and the late, great,
:20:15. > :20:15.Bill Shankly have in common with Cumbrian sports
:20:16. > :20:18.Well, they're all ex-managers of Workington AFC,
:20:19. > :20:20.a Football League club until 1977, currently battling
:20:21. > :20:22.for a play-off place in the Evostick Premier Division.
:20:23. > :20:25.John was only in charge for three matches, but he's
:20:26. > :20:27.still regarded as a club legend for his 50 years in
:20:28. > :20:37.From his early days as a cub reporter with Cumbrian Newspapers
:20:38. > :20:40.to more recent times as a radio commentator with BBC Radio Cumbria,
:20:41. > :20:56.He doesn't drive a car, so he's had to be adept at catching lifts
:20:57. > :20:58.and using public transport to cover the length and bredth
:20:59. > :21:00.of the country following his beloved Workington Reds.
:21:01. > :21:03.Some news just in, one of my steward pals just tells me that one
:21:04. > :21:06.of the Skelmersdale players has asked where the nearest
:21:07. > :21:09.train station is because he says he had taken time off work to come
:21:10. > :21:11.to Workington and was put on the bench.
:21:12. > :21:13.He wasn't happy and now he's gone home.
:21:14. > :21:15.Walshie's words in print and over the airwaves have kept generations
:21:16. > :21:18.of football fans in touch with his boyhood club.
:21:19. > :21:21.This is a scrapbook that was put together by one of the directors
:21:22. > :21:29.This is the Star office in Oxford Street, Workington.
:21:30. > :21:33.That is the first match report, running
:21:34. > :21:41.We lost the first game 2-0 to Bristol Rovers.
:21:42. > :21:45.Really, a lot of the 50 years have been similar sort of results.
:21:46. > :21:47.That's why I think the high points have got
:21:48. > :21:50.be savoured because you enjoy them so much because there have been some
:21:51. > :22:01.When I first started, you had to knock on the
:22:02. > :22:05.changing room door and get the manager or his assistant to give
:22:06. > :22:07.you the team changes, the Christian names.
:22:08. > :22:09.There was one particular manager, Roy Bentley -
:22:10. > :22:11.ex England and Chelsea, he proceeded to give all
:22:12. > :22:13.the wrong Christian names to his team.
:22:14. > :22:15.I remember the senior reporter in the box
:22:16. > :22:16.was absolutely livid with
:22:17. > :22:18.him and he described him as Dick Bentley,
:22:19. > :22:23.who was a well-known comedian of the time.
:22:24. > :22:25.Despite losing a chairman, manager, and two key players this season
:22:26. > :22:27.the Reds took on bottom club Skelmersdale knowing victory
:22:28. > :22:37.Chance for Skelmersdale into the area.
:22:38. > :22:42.The ball broke through into the area.
:22:43. > :22:50.And this is when you know it's not going to be your night.
:22:51. > :23:03.That just sums up Workington's night.
:23:04. > :23:06.Difficult job coming up after you've lambasted your team
:23:07. > :23:09.after a performance like that - you've got to come and be civil
:23:10. > :23:15.Measured views right after a game like that, it's
:23:16. > :23:20.I know that they will respond in the right way.
:23:21. > :23:23.We will put it behind us and put a positive
:23:24. > :23:28.fans deserve it to see a more spirited performance that they know
:23:29. > :23:39.And as for our evergreen 70-year-old, if not another 50 years
:23:40. > :23:48.Someone else who's just picked up an award is Newcastle Eagles'
:23:49. > :23:54.He was presented to Prince William at Buckingham Palace today,
:23:55. > :23:57.where he was made an MBE for his services to basketball.
:23:58. > :24:00.The 43-year-old American is the most successful coach in the history
:24:01. > :24:03.of the domestic game, with the club having picked up 24
:24:04. > :24:11.national titles in the 13 years he's been in charge.
:24:12. > :24:22.What a lovely guy he is. A nice, big smile there. He was enjoying it. Now
:24:23. > :24:26.it's time for the weather. Tonight, some fantastic pictures of the
:24:27. > :24:34.Northern lights. Many of you spotted this last night. Thank you to our
:24:35. > :24:41.Weather Watchers. Lovely green colours. This is stunning. Thank you
:24:42. > :24:47.very much for that, too. This one was sent in by Ian this morning.
:24:48. > :24:52.Some lovely pictures. Tonight, there is still a chance of seeing the
:24:53. > :24:57.aurora but too much cloud around. There will be some rain at times and
:24:58. > :25:02.quite breezy as well. The breezy day today but that will die down a bit
:25:03. > :25:06.as we head into the night. Some outbreaks of rain in parts of
:25:07. > :25:11.Cumbria and north Northumberland as well. On the whole, a dry night with
:25:12. > :25:17.clear spells here and there. Temperatures dropping down to three
:25:18. > :25:21.Celsius. Friday morning, that area of rain across northern parts but
:25:22. > :25:27.elsewhere, dry and bright start the morning. If your amount of cloud
:25:28. > :25:30.around but it is not going to last. Friday afternoon, this area of rain
:25:31. > :25:36.pitching in from the south. Let's take a look at things at three
:25:37. > :25:41.o'clock on Friday. Cumbria look stride but some sunny spells
:25:42. > :25:45.breaking through the crowd. Temperatures of nine Celsius. More
:25:46. > :25:49.in the way of cloud. Temperatures around seven or eight Celsius.
:25:50. > :25:54.Fairly light and gentle breeze from the east. That rain does push in
:25:55. > :26:00.into Friday night. Eventually it will spread to all parts. Light and
:26:01. > :26:03.patchy at first but becoming more persistent and heavier. That breeze
:26:04. > :26:08.picking up during the night. Temperatures dropping down to five
:26:09. > :26:13.Celsius. Saturday is a day where we will see rain. Initially through
:26:14. > :26:16.northern parts during the morning. There will be a brief respite where
:26:17. > :26:23.we see some fairly dry weather with a lot of cloud around. The rain
:26:24. > :26:28.moves in later on in the day. The rain is on and off in temperatures
:26:29. > :26:31.up to nine Celsius. The breeze picking up through Saturday. Moving
:26:32. > :26:36.into Sunday and it looks like the better day of the weekend. Quite a
:26:37. > :26:41.lot of cloud around and the temperature is not higher than eight
:26:42. > :26:45.Celsius. Outbreaks of rain and we keep that unsettled theme with our
:26:46. > :26:50.weather as we head into next week. Thank you very much. That is your
:26:51. > :26:57.gardening plans off this Saturday. I will leave it until Sunday instead.
:26:58. > :27:19.That is it from us tonight. Good night.
:27:20. > :27:21.WHISTLING: Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II
:27:22. > :27:26.the gap between the richest and everyone else
:27:27. > :27:36.And while the funding for our schools and hospitals is being cut,
:27:37. > :27:41.many of the largest companies and wealthiest individuals