:00:00. > :00:08.Headteachers join forces to raise the alarm over
:00:09. > :00:17.A group of senior doctors express concerns about a hospital boss
:00:18. > :00:25.Staff at a controversial site in North Yorkshire say they don't
:00:26. > :00:33.a last ditch defence in their campaign to hang
:00:34. > :00:38.In football - not much to talk about when it comes to the big boys.
:00:39. > :00:41.But two of our non-league teams are on the way to Wembley -
:00:42. > :00:54.with a double date in May for York City and South Shields.
:00:55. > :01:00.It's an unprecedented step, but one that it's claimed, had to be taken.
:01:01. > :01:02.Headteachers in all the state schools in Darlington have joined
:01:03. > :01:04.together and signed a letter warning parents of the funding
:01:05. > :01:12.They've been asked to lobby the Government after the town's
:01:13. > :01:14.schools learned they will lose seve million pounds
:01:15. > :01:18.Some headteachers claim staff could lose their jobs,
:01:19. > :01:23.But the government says school funding across the country has
:01:24. > :01:31.Peter King says he - and the town's other head teachers -
:01:32. > :01:34.felt their voices were not being listened to.
:01:35. > :01:37.That big government departments were unaware of the financial
:01:38. > :01:48.Schools - he says - are now being asked to do a lot more -
:01:49. > :01:58.We think cuts of 7 million, that means big cuts for individual
:01:59. > :02:04.schools. Unless government does a U-turn or change of heart, I think
:02:05. > :02:07.across Darlington and the country it will lead to staffing reductions.
:02:08. > :02:09.More children are now in education so the government
:02:10. > :02:13.But headteachers say they now have to pay increased pension
:02:14. > :02:14.and national insurance contributions for their staff.
:02:15. > :02:17.And that means some schools in Darlington will see their actual
:02:18. > :02:24.Bill Dixon's the leader of the council.
:02:25. > :02:32.This is a lot of money. The schools cannot afford to lose a fifth of the
:02:33. > :02:37.budget so one in five teachers, potentially, one in five classrooms
:02:38. > :02:38.or one in five schools closing. That would mean ten schools would have to
:02:39. > :02:40.go, crazy. Headteachers say school
:02:41. > :02:42.cost continue to rise - while their budget has remained
:02:43. > :02:45.the same for the last seven years. Ministers say they realise schools
:02:46. > :02:48.are facing cost pressures - which is why they're helping them
:02:49. > :03:01.to use their funding The government says funding is at
:03:02. > :03:04.its highest level on record and schools received ?40 billion. It
:03:05. > :03:08.says the system for distributing the money across the country is outdated
:03:09. > :03:13.and unfair and says it is introducing a new formula which will
:03:14. > :03:18.see more than half of the schools in England get a cash boost. That is
:03:19. > :03:20.not the situation here and in schools across Darlington.
:03:21. > :03:22.If the cuts to there budgets continue -
:03:23. > :03:24.headteachers say staff WILL lose their jobs.
:03:25. > :03:36.Almost three months after it was announced
:03:37. > :03:39.that the Chief Executive of the Newcastle Hospitals Trust had
:03:40. > :03:41.been placed on "extended leave," the BBC has learned that a group
:03:42. > :03:44.of senior doctors have expressed concerns about the leadership
:03:45. > :03:50.The revelation comes in tonight's Inside Out programme and a short
:03:51. > :03:58.time ago I spoke to the programme's presenter Chris Jackson.
:03:59. > :04:08.We have been told little but this is about the top man at the NHS
:04:09. > :04:12.hospitals in Newcastle, ?1 billion a year to spend. He is the longest
:04:13. > :04:17.serving Chief Executive of any NHS trust in Britain. The silence was
:04:18. > :04:22.broken in two weeks ago when the trust said it is investigating very
:04:23. > :04:26.serious issues. We understand they centre around a trust director who
:04:27. > :04:32.is alleging there has been bullying and abusive behaviour. The trust
:04:33. > :04:39.says putting him on extended leave is a neutral act, we should not read
:04:40. > :04:43.anything into it. What have you seen from the DRS? We saw the minutes
:04:44. > :04:48.from a meeting of senior doctors expressing concern about the future
:04:49. > :04:52.direction of the trust and the workplace culture leading medics say
:04:53. > :04:56.staff or unwilling or unable to speak out because of fears of
:04:57. > :05:01.retribution and intimidation. They are calling for an environment which
:05:02. > :05:05.is blame free but none of the doctors will speak publicly and we
:05:06. > :05:11.don't know if their views represent the whole staff but one clinician
:05:12. > :05:17.who saw the minutes described it as a vote of no-confidence. What has
:05:18. > :05:22.certain then had to say? He is banned from speaking to the press
:05:23. > :05:28.but sources say he categorically denies the allegations of bullying
:05:29. > :05:31.and abusive behaviour saying he has been made to pay the price for
:05:32. > :05:35.standing up to doctors in the past. The trust will not condone any
:05:36. > :05:42.incidence of aggressive management style. What else did they discuss?
:05:43. > :05:48.Insiders tell us there was worried Newcastle could be left on the
:05:49. > :05:51.outside of any discussions about the reorganisation of NHS services
:05:52. > :05:59.because of a difficult relationship between and Northumbria. Sir Len Was
:06:00. > :06:03.opposed to the building of a new hospital in Cramlington so doctors
:06:04. > :06:06.want a closer working relationship with their neighbours and one
:06:07. > :06:12.Newcastle to be at the centre of discussions are not on the
:06:13. > :06:17.periphery. What happens next? The trust has brought in an investigator
:06:18. > :06:19.who will report in the next couple of days so watch this space.
:06:20. > :06:22.You can see more on that story on Inside Out tonight
:06:23. > :06:30.A gunman who shot a 15-year-old boy in the head as he was riding past
:06:31. > :06:32.on a motorbike in Sunderland has pleaded guilty to carrying
:06:33. > :06:36.Steven Thompson admitted firing the shot, as the teenager was riding
:06:37. > :06:38.pillion along Hewitt Avenue in Sunderland last October.
:06:39. > :06:39.It left the victim in a critical condition.
:06:40. > :06:43.Thompson pleaded guilty to causing grevious bodily harm with intent
:06:44. > :06:45.and possession of a powerful, point 25 calibre air rifle
:06:46. > :06:56.It's just over six weeks till May the 4th -
:06:57. > :07:00.the day when history will be made in one part of the north east.
:07:01. > :07:04.People across the Tees Valley will vote for a newly elected mayor -
:07:05. > :07:06.with the winning candidate being given significant powers
:07:07. > :07:12.Well, with many voters still unaware of the election,
:07:13. > :07:15.the minister in charge has travelled to the region to rally support
:07:16. > :07:29.It is an important date that is approaching fast, on the 4th of May
:07:30. > :07:34.the Tees Valley gets its first elected mayor although many
:07:35. > :07:39.potential voters still seem unaware of what May the 4th is about. I
:07:40. > :07:47.would not remember unless it is in my diary. Is it something to do with
:07:48. > :07:52.Star Wars? I don't know. I should do. The newly elected mayor would
:07:53. > :07:56.have certain responsibilities for five council areas, Darlington,
:07:57. > :08:01.Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Stockton and Redcar and Cleveland. It will
:08:02. > :08:05.decide over transport, strategic planning and employment. It is part
:08:06. > :08:09.of the government Northern Powerhouse programme and with the
:08:10. > :08:14.election looming, today the minister in charge was in Stockton to raise
:08:15. > :08:18.public awareness. I think most people will welcome in the North
:08:19. > :08:23.having powers taken away from Westminster from Whitehall and
:08:24. > :08:28.London and brought up here to be determined by a locally elected
:08:29. > :08:33.person and some money from London to support that. In other parts of the
:08:34. > :08:37.north-east there is concern over jobs two firms at risk of losing 800
:08:38. > :08:42.jobs, what is the Northern Powerhouse doing to help those
:08:43. > :08:47.people? The evidence is when people lose their jobs, quickly they have
:08:48. > :08:51.moved people into other employment as we saw with SSI. There were five
:08:52. > :08:57.candidates competing for the vote on the 4th of May, an historic day
:08:58. > :09:05.seeing the Tees Valley play a bigger role in deciding its future.
:09:06. > :09:07.There's growing concern for the safety of people working
:09:08. > :09:11.One worker's told the BBC he's worried every time he goes in.
:09:12. > :09:14.Third Energy's been given planning permission to extract gas from shale
:09:15. > :09:17.rock at a site near Kirby Misperton with operations expected to start
:09:18. > :09:20.Danni Hewson's been given exclusive access to work
:09:21. > :09:26.Every day brings confrontation at this fracking site in Lancashire.
:09:27. > :09:29.Protesters show up to slow work down.
:09:30. > :09:32.In North Yorkshire, the camp is almost empty.
:09:33. > :09:36.But few expect it will stay this way for long.
:09:37. > :09:39.Wherever fracking comes, the community becomes divided.
:09:40. > :09:42.Some people get money out of it and the rest
:09:43. > :09:50.We're starting to see that happen here in Ryedale as well.
:09:51. > :09:53.Whilst work underway on this Third Energy site near Pickering
:09:54. > :09:55.is purely for conventional gas extraction, the spectre
:09:56. > :10:00.Some suppliers say they've been intimidated.
:10:01. > :10:02.Anti-fracking campaigners insist that behaviour won't be tolerated
:10:03. > :10:05.but admit they are boycotting firms that do business with
:10:06. > :10:12.I regard fracking as having significant risks to my
:10:13. > :10:19.livelihood, my business, my environment, my health.
:10:20. > :10:24.As such, I make the personal decision that if anybody deals
:10:25. > :10:26.with the fracking companies, I don't want to deal with them.
:10:27. > :10:29.I'll take my business away from them.
:10:30. > :10:32.And other people must make their own minds up.
:10:33. > :10:35.The company took over operations here six years ago.
:10:36. > :10:38.For them, the controversy surrounding fracking
:10:39. > :10:50.Even this area, working around it, as people have come on with the "F"
:10:51. > :10:55.word, it makes you have to second guess whether you say at times,
:10:56. > :10:57.I work at Third Energy or at Knapton generating station.
:10:58. > :11:00.It does add another factor when you're travelling
:11:01. > :11:06.It is something we really do have to think about now.
:11:07. > :11:16.Rifts certain to grow once fracking begins.
:11:17. > :11:19.A campaign's begun to try to keep lollipop men and women
:11:20. > :11:25.The City Council's cutting all but two of its 55 crossing
:11:26. > :11:30.But, the Gosforth Traffic facebook group is hopeful it can
:11:31. > :11:32.save all the crossing patrols across the city.
:11:33. > :11:42.Soon to be a rare sight on the streets of Newcastle.
:11:43. > :11:46.The majority of the city's school crossing patrols,
:11:47. > :11:49.are being got rid of as the council tries to save millions
:11:50. > :11:54.Jim's worked on this busy crossing in Gosforth for more than 15 years.
:11:55. > :11:59.But when the summer term ends, so does his contract.
:12:00. > :12:05.A kid being hit by a car or bus or wagon.
:12:06. > :12:15.There was a man coming through and the wing
:12:16. > :12:19.That's while I was standing in the middle of the road.
:12:20. > :12:29.Children from four schools use this crossing here in Gosforth.
:12:30. > :12:31.That means Jim sees across the road 200 children every
:12:32. > :12:36.The council gets all of that for about ?5,000 a year.
:12:37. > :12:39.Today, parents and children showed their support for a campaign,
:12:40. > :12:43.started by a local Facebook group, to save Jim.
:12:44. > :12:46.All lollipop men and women across the city need saving.
:12:47. > :12:57.How would you feel crossing the road if Jim wasn't there?
:12:58. > :13:04.I would not feel safe. We have no zebra crossing or means of slowing
:13:05. > :13:07.down traffic. It feels the children will get
:13:08. > :13:09.safely across the road. Especially children not
:13:10. > :13:11.accompanied by adults. In a statement, Newcastle City
:13:12. > :13:13.Council blamed Government funding cuts for the move,
:13:14. > :13:15.adding there'll be free training training for volunteers
:13:16. > :13:17.who want to monitor crossing points. But campaigners say they'll keep
:13:18. > :13:25.trying to change councillors' minds. Plenty more to come
:13:26. > :13:28.in tonight's Look North - including money to revamp a Cumbrian
:13:29. > :13:32.town badly hit by floods. And in tonight's Teamtalk -
:13:33. > :13:34.double delight for two of our non league sides
:13:35. > :13:47.who are heading to Wembley. The daffodils are out and it was the
:13:48. > :13:51.spring equinox but there is wintry weather over the next couple of
:13:52. > :13:55.days. Join me later for the Monday night forecast.
:13:56. > :13:58.The country's first heritage action zones have been announced.
:13:59. > :14:00.And two of our areas are in the first ten.
:14:01. > :14:03.It means Sunderland and Appleby in Cumbria will receive money
:14:04. > :14:10.In Appleby three quarters of a million pounds will be used
:14:11. > :14:13.to repair crumbling properties - and more could come from local
:14:14. > :14:22.Our Business Correspondent Ian Reeve reports from Appleby.
:14:23. > :14:29.Daffodil time in Appleby, a town of some charm. Visitor numbers are
:14:30. > :14:33.declining, there are empty shops so this lady is welcome here, the
:14:34. > :14:42.heritage body historic England has decided apple BB -- will be one of
:14:43. > :14:47.ten areas to get cash over ?750,000 and expertise to improve the local
:14:48. > :14:52.economy. We would like to help the town boost its economy, it suffered
:14:53. > :14:57.in the floods last winter and there are properties are still closed as a
:14:58. > :15:01.result. And we think we can work together and help boost visitor
:15:02. > :15:08.numbers which will help Appleby. Crumbling buildings like this hall
:15:09. > :15:12.and empty pub will be improved, the hope is new businesses will come
:15:13. > :15:19.here, create jobs. The money will barely make it into a nice tourist
:15:20. > :15:27.town because we live on tourism. We do need the business infrastructure
:15:28. > :15:34.to be livened up and then we will see results within five years. For
:15:35. > :15:38.Stephen and -- in his butchery and delicatessen, regeneration cannot
:15:39. > :15:43.come quick enough. A lot of small independent shops are closing, quite
:15:44. > :15:47.a few buildings in Appleby are in a bad state at the moment. Flooding
:15:48. > :15:53.affected the town, the town was split in half for a week and a half
:15:54. > :15:57.because the bridge was shut. Appleby was split in half. The flood damage
:15:58. > :16:00.is still being repaired, this latest scheme could go some way to making
:16:01. > :16:07.the town whole again. Highs and lows on this
:16:08. > :16:18.week's Team Talk! The lows - well, our five League
:16:19. > :16:21.clubs managed the grand total The highs - York City
:16:22. > :16:24.and South Shields are Steve - the high point of any
:16:25. > :16:42.footballer's career? Fantastic. Newcastle and Hull? I
:16:43. > :16:44.played twice, still not made a save. Too late now!
:16:45. > :16:47.And they're both there on the same day - Sunday, May the 21st.
:16:48. > :16:49.Shields against Cleethorpes at lunchtime in the FA Vase
:16:50. > :16:51.final, followed by York against Macclesfield
:16:52. > :16:54.in the final of the FA Trophy, after the Minstermen drew one-all
:16:55. > :17:01.at Lincoln on Saturday, wining 3-2 on aggregate.
:17:02. > :17:15.A controversial penalty. Some tough times recently but beaten at a top
:17:16. > :17:22.of the league link inside. He took out one of the stewards. It was that
:17:23. > :17:31.tough. South Shields 2-1 up. What about this goal. That would grace
:17:32. > :17:36.any stage. A massive win. The lads were delighted. 3400, bigger than
:17:37. > :17:44.the crowd in Hartlepool and six other league clubs. It shows making
:17:45. > :17:56.big strides forward. A great day out at Wembley. They are clinical with
:17:57. > :18:00.the finishing. 4-0, 24 games they have won in a row. The management
:18:01. > :18:08.team are proud to be going to Wembley. The recent history is hard,
:18:09. > :18:15.the highs and lows, lots of lows, I think it is an incredible story and
:18:16. > :18:20.we are proud to be part of it. Can you deal with South Shields? That is
:18:21. > :18:26.what we are planning on. We're not going to Wembley for a week and out.
:18:27. > :18:29.The pitch will suit us down to the ground. The players in the squad, we
:18:30. > :18:31.are looking forward to it. Well after Aitor Karanka's departure
:18:32. > :18:33.from Middlesbrough last week, his assistant Steve Agnew
:18:34. > :18:35.was in charge for the game against Karanka's old mate Jose Mourinho -
:18:36. > :18:38.and it seems for a lot longer. Chairman Steve Gibson said Agnew can
:18:39. > :18:42.be "the glue to unify the club". They did come unstuck
:18:43. > :18:56.against Man United - I had him for 18 months at Hull. A
:18:57. > :19:00.good number two, good on the training ground and good
:19:01. > :19:03.communicator. The issue is how he handles the transition. Can he
:19:04. > :19:14.handle the separation and become manager? Boro gave it a go. Valdes
:19:15. > :19:23.in great form. Beaten in the header by Fellaini. No one saves these. A
:19:24. > :19:27.tough start. They had to go. 4-4-2 later on and any team under
:19:28. > :19:33.pressure, you will get rewards. Just when they get momentum, they pile
:19:34. > :19:38.forward. You must feel sorry for the keeper. He has been brilliant, a
:19:39. > :19:45.good double save but when you're a goalkeeper that is all people
:19:46. > :19:51.remember. Mourinho celebrating on behalf of his old team-mate. Some
:19:52. > :20:00.suggestion from Ben Gibson he was bitten. Who knows. A lot of fight.
:20:01. > :20:09.We have to have that. Controlled aggression, something we need. And
:20:10. > :20:12.that is Middlesbrough football club. The games against Manchester United
:20:13. > :20:18.will keep us in the Premier league. A game is coming up and the
:20:19. > :20:24.confidence and belief from that performance will take us into the
:20:25. > :20:29.next few games with energy and spirit. Good luck to Steve. The
:20:30. > :20:35.rearranged derby against Sunderland is at the Riverside on Wednesday,
:20:36. > :20:37.April 20 six. The Black Caps could be down if they do not start
:20:38. > :20:45.scoring. -- April 20 six. THIS is what it's like
:20:46. > :20:55.being a Sunderland fan. They started brightly but it was not
:20:56. > :21:04.to be. And the chances they may did not follow Jermain Defoe. A couple
:21:05. > :21:10.of good opportunities. You want them to... Harder to miss the target from
:21:11. > :21:17.there. You can tell from his reaction. You can see why Burnley
:21:18. > :21:27.had not won away. Sunderland need something to happen. One win in 11.
:21:28. > :21:38.It could have been worse. His wife was nodding off, so excited! David
:21:39. > :21:43.Moyes is still in charge. A missed opportunity but also point and I
:21:44. > :21:47.know between now and the end of the season we will win quite a few games
:21:48. > :21:52.but we were always going to have to draw some as well. It was not for
:21:53. > :21:58.want of trying all the players. We did not quite get where we wanted to
:21:59. > :22:03.be today. Does it put extra pressure on you when you know the owner is in
:22:04. > :22:04.the stand watching? Not at all! Said with a smile.
:22:05. > :22:07.Sunderland Ladies, by the way, have been drawn away to Chelsea
:22:08. > :22:09.in Sunday's quarterfinals of the Women's FA Cup.
:22:10. > :22:11.Into the Championship now, and it's three league games
:22:12. > :22:13.without a win and only one goal for leaders Newcastle.
:22:14. > :22:16.But Rafa Benitez seems to think the point picked up at Birmingham
:22:17. > :22:20.on Saturday could prove crucial, Steve?
:22:21. > :22:27.It depends if the glass is half full or half empty. A point picked up on
:22:28. > :22:36.rivals with Brighton and Huddersfield losing. It could have
:22:37. > :22:40.been a big three points. It was borderline but should have counted
:22:41. > :22:45.which would have been another away win. When Newcastle photo, the teams
:22:46. > :22:52.do not seem to take advantage. Two big home games, six points, could be
:22:53. > :22:58.plain sailing. You would think at this stage they will get there. Even
:22:59. > :23:00.if they crawl over the line. Time for the leaders to stand up.
:23:01. > :23:02.Not a good weekend for our League Two clubs.
:23:03. > :23:04.But what about Gateshead's chances of returning
:23:05. > :23:05.to the Football League via the play-offs?
:23:06. > :23:08.They're one of the form teams in the National League ahead
:23:09. > :23:10.of tomorrow night's home game against Guiseley and could
:23:11. > :23:17.But they left it late on Saturday didn't they Steve?
:23:18. > :23:26.Seven wins out of eight, great form. Nothing better than a stoppage time
:23:27. > :23:32.winner. Against Woking which helped York. Carlyle, it is unravelling.
:23:33. > :23:37.600 minutes without a goal. The fans are not happy. The decision to sell
:23:38. > :23:44.the leading scorer looks like a poor decision. And Hartlepool one step
:23:45. > :23:48.forward and two back. The winner Cambridge gave them a 9-point
:23:49. > :23:53.cushion. They can plan the next year. Thank you very much.
:23:54. > :24:06.Carol has arrived. We will move the weather. I had something to offer
:24:07. > :24:13.there! Prepare for winter. Spring equinox but it will feel more like
:24:14. > :24:45.winter over the next couple of days. These are the pictures...
:24:46. > :24:52.Some springlike shots and we have more daylight than night-time but
:24:53. > :24:56.try telling the whether it is spring because the next few days will be
:24:57. > :25:02.wintry, and things quietened down later on in the week. A cold feel to
:25:03. > :25:06.things and in particular tonight, clear spells and scattered showers.
:25:07. > :25:13.Some showers will have sleet and snow in amongst them. In between the
:25:14. > :25:18.shower clouds the temperatures will drop down close to or around
:25:19. > :25:23.freezing them even in towns and cities, only a degree or so above
:25:24. > :25:29.freezing. Icy patches and a brisk wind making it feel colder. A cold
:25:30. > :25:35.start tomorrow, generally dry and bright but showers will get going
:25:36. > :25:40.again through the day. Most of the sleet and snow will be on the hills
:25:41. > :25:47.and at lower levels showers of rain, hail and thunder as well. A bitterly
:25:48. > :25:51.cold day, temperatures around six Celsius and with gusty wind it will
:25:52. > :25:59.feel quite raw, not very springlike tomorrow. We're watching this area
:26:00. > :26:04.of low pressure and the weather front coming in tomorrow night and
:26:05. > :26:08.into Wednesday. One of two problems and as that clears away, high
:26:09. > :26:14.pressure builds towards the end of the week quieting things down. It
:26:15. > :26:19.will kill a lot of the showers off heading towards the weekend.
:26:20. > :26:25.Tomorrow, sunshine and showers, some heavy and sundry, wintry on the
:26:26. > :26:29.hills. Overnight into Wednesday morning, we are watching thicker
:26:30. > :26:33.cloud, outbreaks of rain and potentially first thing on Wednesday
:26:34. > :26:37.some snow on lower levels but through the day temperatures pick up
:26:38. > :26:43.to five to seven Celsius and turning back to rain. Through Thursday and
:26:44. > :26:48.Friday, as high pressure starts to build, it kills most of the showers
:26:49. > :26:52.off, dry, bright weather, temperatures hitting double figures
:26:53. > :26:57.by the end of the week by day but some chilly and frosty nights, a
:26:58. > :27:04.range of temperatures from night-time to daytime. The showers
:27:05. > :27:08.will die out towards the weekend. Tonight, a more detailed look at the
:27:09. > :27:15.weather for the week ahead. You can keep up-to-date with the BBC weather
:27:16. > :27:19.app. You looked excited when the weather changes. New things to say!
:27:20. > :27:58.That is it from us. Good night. Bye-bye.
:27:59. > :28:01.The 24-year-old man has been charged with murder.
:28:02. > :28:04.You made sure an innocent man is charged!
:28:05. > :28:07.What gives you the right to say that he's innocent?