:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:07. > :00:11.Is the government's new simplified benefit system leaving
:00:12. > :00:14.some people at risk of "destitution and homelessness?"
:00:15. > :00:16.Children's Services in Sunderland, labelled inadequate two years ago,
:00:17. > :00:21.now a new company is launched to take on the job.
:00:22. > :00:23.They do it in Finland, but there's condemnation of plans
:00:24. > :00:28.for a booze cruise like this down the River Tyne.
:00:29. > :00:32.The Settle to Carlisle railway line re-opens with a special appearance
:00:33. > :00:38.In sport, no one wants to be an April fool
:00:39. > :00:40.as we approach the business end of the football season.
:00:41. > :00:58.And why the sky's the limit for this trampolining teenager.
:00:59. > :01:00.It's the government's big idea to simplify the benefits system.
:01:01. > :01:03.The scheme, known as "universal credit," brings together a range
:01:04. > :01:08.Newcastle is the first area in the north-east,
:01:09. > :01:11.and one of the first in the country, where it's been rolled out, in full.
:01:12. > :01:14.But there are claims it's leaving some people at risk of becoming
:01:15. > :01:18.Our political reporter, Fergus Hewison, has
:01:19. > :01:24.Neighbours Tracey and Hayley both share a worry - universal credit.
:01:25. > :01:28.Tracey claimed the new benefit after leaving a job last year,
:01:29. > :01:31.but waiting for a first payment took months, and continuing
:01:32. > :01:35.problems with her claim have left her facing financial hardship.
:01:36. > :01:43.I can't give them money back, because I've got
:01:44. > :01:49.It's so degrading, especially when you've worked all your life
:01:50. > :01:52.and this is the way that they treat you.
:01:53. > :01:55.And Hayley has been told she'll have to move from her current benefit
:01:56. > :02:06.If I have to go on this, I could end up being homeless.
:02:07. > :02:08.In a strongly worded submission to an ongoing Work
:02:09. > :02:12.and Pensions Select Committee enquiry, Newcastle City Council has
:02:13. > :02:15.said that universal credit risks putting some vulnerable residents
:02:16. > :02:19.at risk of destitution and homelessness.
:02:20. > :02:22.The submission also condemned the waiting period for making
:02:23. > :02:25.a claim to receiving payments, which is usually around six
:02:26. > :02:29.weeks but often more, as a fundamental problem.
:02:30. > :02:32.The council adds that its housing provider, Your Homes Newcastle,
:02:33. > :02:35.has found that of tenants claiming universal credit, 85%
:02:36. > :02:40.It's been an absolute disaster in Newcastle and they cannot
:02:41. > :02:43.possibly go ahead and roll it out across the rest of the country,
:02:44. > :02:47.knowing that these fundamental flaws in the system exist.
:02:48. > :02:50.But the government says universal credit helps people move into work
:02:51. > :02:54.faster and stay in work longer than the old system.
:02:55. > :02:56.It will make the system far more simple.
:02:57. > :03:01.They don't understand what benefits they are entitled to.
:03:02. > :03:03.It will also encourage people back to work.
:03:04. > :03:06.Newcastle is one of the first areas where universal credit has
:03:07. > :03:09.been fully introduced, but it will roll out over the coming
:03:10. > :03:18.months and years across other parts of the region and the country.
:03:19. > :03:20.And there's more on that story on Sunday Politics,
:03:21. > :03:30.this Sunday morning here on BBC One at 11 o'clock.
:03:31. > :03:32.Almost two years ago, Ofsted inspectors said
:03:33. > :03:35.Children's Services in Sunderland were "inadequate" and that
:03:36. > :03:38.youngsters were being put at risk as a result.
:03:39. > :03:40.Today, a newly-formed company was launched
:03:41. > :03:43.by the City Council to take on that department's services.
:03:44. > :03:47.It's called Together for Children, and it's been created
:03:48. > :03:49.under the direction of the Government-appointed
:03:50. > :03:51.The council says it's already seen some improvements,
:03:52. > :03:57.It was all smiles today as Sunderland launched the company
:03:58. > :04:02.tasked with sorting out the city's children's services.
:04:03. > :04:06.However it falls against of backdrop of serious failings.
:04:07. > :04:09.Since 2008 more than ten serious case reviews have been
:04:10. > :04:11.carried out in the city, something that only happens
:04:12. > :04:18.Because of this, the government sent in a children's commissioner
:04:19. > :04:31.They will be able to look at the needs of this community and be a bit
:04:32. > :04:39.more fleet of foot and able to change things. It's something that
:04:40. > :04:43.is a public sector ethos with private sector disciplines grounded
:04:44. > :04:46.in democratic accountability. The council still permission this
:04:47. > :04:52.service but because of the private sector discipline, it's about doing
:04:53. > :04:59.things that you can do quickly and doing things that can be done in a
:05:00. > :05:04.different manner. At the end of the day there may not have been let's
:05:05. > :05:08.not create hassles but this company is focused on doing the best for
:05:09. > :05:10.children in the city and I am pleased they are here and they will
:05:11. > :05:12.be doing that. The company's official launch
:05:13. > :05:15.is today but some of the new staff have been working here for the past
:05:16. > :05:18.year and that the council says has The average case load per social
:05:19. > :05:23.worker was down to 19 in January this year compared to up
:05:24. > :05:26.to 40 in 2015. And more than 90% of child
:05:27. > :05:29.protection visits are completed Compared to just over half
:05:30. > :05:38.being completed in 28 days in 2015. But not everyone agrees
:05:39. > :05:49.it's a good idea. Most independent people in the field
:05:50. > :05:52.are extremely concerned by the government's rushed to privatise
:05:53. > :05:57.Children's Services, a bit like the police Children's Services have
:05:58. > :06:01.enormous legal powers and most people will be very concerned about
:06:02. > :06:05.seeing private companies, being given the right to remove peoples
:06:06. > :06:06.children in extreme cases. The commissioner says it's not
:06:07. > :06:09.a blueprint for all local authorities to follow in the future
:06:10. > :06:11.but the council says it was the drastic step
:06:12. > :06:16.it needed to take. Outline planning permission has been
:06:17. > :06:19.granted for a ?30 million indoor It's claimed it'll
:06:20. > :06:24.create around 350 jobs. Based on the Middlehaven site,
:06:25. > :06:27.close to the Riverside Stadium, it'll have a 170 metre ski slope,
:06:28. > :06:30.as well as shops, climbing walls Building work is expected
:06:31. > :06:35.to start early next year, and it's hoped the centre will open
:06:36. > :06:39.by the summer of 2019. It's a ?30 million
:06:40. > :06:44.private investment. You've got 2.5 million footfall,
:06:45. > :06:48.so 2.5 million people expected to visit this every year,
:06:49. > :06:50.and we've got a massive catchment area, and, obviously,
:06:51. > :06:53.the feedback we've had from the public, people just
:06:54. > :06:57.want this delivering. It's been part of daily life
:06:58. > :07:00.for many people in the region It has its fair share
:07:01. > :07:04.of fans, and critics. And from tomorrow, the Tyne
:07:05. > :07:06.and Wear Metro will be Seven years ago, Nexus,
:07:07. > :07:10.who ran it on behalf of the seven local councils,
:07:11. > :07:13.handed over the rail system But after long-running
:07:14. > :07:17.complaints about the quality of the service, Nexus chose not
:07:18. > :07:20.to renew the contract. There has been a lot of anger
:07:21. > :07:27.in recent years about the Metro. None of us likes taking
:07:28. > :07:30.a replacement bus service. People's responses about the Metro
:07:31. > :07:35.seem to vary on when they travel. It's all right, but sometimes I get
:07:36. > :07:39.stuck at weekends for transport. I'm glad it's changed
:07:40. > :07:52.hands, or changing hands. Every year since 2010, payments have
:07:53. > :07:56.been withheld from DB Regio They've not been doing
:07:57. > :08:04.interviews about their The boss at Nexus says the service
:08:05. > :08:09.was improving under DB Regio. Although it has undoubtedly had
:08:10. > :08:14.moments of difficulty, generally the contract
:08:15. > :08:16.has gone well. Every day around 450 trains
:08:17. > :08:18.operate on the system, Day in, day out,
:08:19. > :08:25.the system performs. Janet has been a Metro
:08:26. > :08:27.driver for six years. She had a nasty situation to deal
:08:28. > :08:32.with soon after starting. I'd only been driving
:08:33. > :08:36.for about a month when I had some line breakers seize on,
:08:37. > :08:40.and it caused a fire. I had passengers pulling emergency
:08:41. > :08:44.handles and jumping out on track, Campaigners are calling
:08:45. > :08:49.for ?500 million to be invested in new trains and Nexus says that's
:08:50. > :09:06.essential to the future Janet the driver wasn't driving when
:09:07. > :09:08.she was giving that interview which is why she had her back to the
:09:09. > :09:11.train. Anyway... It's claimed emergency care
:09:12. > :09:13.in Northumberland would have "imploded" last winter
:09:14. > :09:14.without Cramlington's specialist emergency hospital,
:09:15. > :09:16.which was criticised last year for long queues and delays
:09:17. > :09:18.in Accident and Emergency. As Chris Jackson reports
:09:19. > :09:20.in tonight's Inside Out, the Chief Executive David Evans says
:09:21. > :09:23.the hospital is coping Cramlington specialist
:09:24. > :09:32.emergency care hospital. 38-year-old Elizabeth
:09:33. > :09:37.Clark has had a stroke. I think she had a couple of strokes
:09:38. > :09:40.in January, we're just trying Inside Out reported claims last
:09:41. > :09:45.year that the hospitals sometimes couldn't cope,
:09:46. > :09:48.claims denied by the chief executive, but he did
:09:49. > :09:51.acknowledge problems. We have an issue at the moment
:09:52. > :09:56.with the way in which people are accepted into that system,
:09:57. > :09:59.and we've got a lot of pieces An NHS review in November praised
:10:00. > :10:04.the hospital but said it was slow discharging patients and had
:10:05. > :10:06.problems dealing We have largely reduced the number
:10:07. > :10:18.of queues to a few peak times. Put the numbers we've
:10:19. > :10:20.dealt with this winter through our old system,
:10:21. > :10:24.the system what have imploded. It's only because we made the change
:10:25. > :10:27.and introduced the Northumbria to our system that we've managed
:10:28. > :10:32.in the way we have this winter are. Elizabeth is given thrombolysis,
:10:33. > :10:37.a clotbusting drug. The thrombolysis dissolves that clot
:10:38. > :10:40.away and allows the blood flow to get re-established,
:10:41. > :10:42.and, hopefully, salvage some of the area of brain that
:10:43. > :10:46.would otherwise be damaged. Elizabeth was seen quickly
:10:47. > :10:50.but today isn't busy. This isn't at all usual
:10:51. > :10:54.what we've had all winter, it's coming into a queue of 20,
:10:55. > :10:58.25, 30 people waiting to be seen. Last year, the ambulance service
:10:59. > :11:01.told Inside Out there was a problem I think it's getting better so I'd
:11:02. > :11:20.say I'd rate it around seven. But the NHS review in November said
:11:21. > :11:24.some ambulance crews were taking too Our decision-making at the scene,
:11:25. > :11:27.because of lack of paramedics From April, we will have
:11:28. > :11:32.full establishment. Therefore, we would expect
:11:33. > :11:37.to see an improvement. She was already recovering
:11:38. > :11:42.from earlier strokes. Just in the middle of it all, it's
:11:43. > :11:47.too hard to learn to walk again. I recognise the word
:11:48. > :11:58.but don't know what it is. More than 95% of patients were seen
:11:59. > :12:03.today within the four hour target. As demand rises, the acid test
:12:04. > :12:10.will be next winter. And you can see Inside Out,
:12:11. > :12:15.not in its usual Monday slot, Still to come on
:12:16. > :12:22.Friday's Look North. The weekend's sports
:12:23. > :12:24.news with Dawn Thewlis. Flying Scotsman marks
:12:25. > :12:41.the re-opening of the King true to form April -- April is
:12:42. > :12:45.looking true to form with some showers on the way.
:12:46. > :12:49.It was, on the face of it, an eccentric plan to stage a booze
:12:50. > :12:52.cruise on the River Tyne, similar to this event in Finland.
:12:53. > :12:54.And it was quickly condemned by police and others
:12:55. > :12:59.The idea was a flotilla of rubber dinghies, containing 3,000 people,
:13:00. > :13:05.would sail from Newburn to the bridges on the Quayside
:13:06. > :13:09.in July, with the occupants enjoying a few drinks on the way.
:13:10. > :13:11.But tonight it looks like it's been scuppered,
:13:12. > :13:13.as it appears no proper permission has been sought, and it
:13:14. > :13:31.To be fair, it looks good. This is what they do in fenland.
:13:32. > :13:36.Over there, they call it a "beer floating."
:13:37. > :13:42.It's not going to happen. There's the river conditions and then
:13:43. > :13:46.there's the drink. Water and alcohol don't mix, for a start. These people
:13:47. > :13:50.are going to go into this unprepared, they are in dinghies
:13:51. > :13:56.which can be affected by the wind, the River Tyne has dangerous
:13:57. > :13:59.currents. The idea came from Ciaran Chapman, unavailable for comment
:14:00. > :14:02.today, saying he's away with the circus but earlier this week he said
:14:03. > :14:08.the drinking element would have been controlled. People will be searched
:14:09. > :14:12.before they go onto the river to make sure they are not drinking five
:14:13. > :14:16.litres of vodka, because that's just ridiculous. It is about having fun
:14:17. > :14:22.but it is more of a social drink, not a night out on the town. Even if
:14:23. > :14:26.those on board are not completely mortal, it still can't happen
:14:27. > :14:30.because under bylaw 96 at the Port of Tyne you'd have to get written
:14:31. > :14:34.permission from the harbour master and submit a proper plan. The portal
:14:35. > :14:40.us today no such permission has been sought. In other words, the whole
:14:41. > :14:44.thing's dead in the water. And events needs planning and it needs
:14:45. > :14:49.to be safe, and unless the organisers can show they have a safe
:14:50. > :14:52.event, it shouldn't happen. That would seem to be that but there's
:14:53. > :14:56.one thing you can do, though. You can go to Finland.
:14:57. > :14:59.And Peter Harris joins us from Newburn, it looks
:15:00. > :15:01.worth a trip to Finland, Peter, but there were good
:15:02. > :15:08.reasons to question its suitability on the Tyne?
:15:09. > :15:15.Completely ridiculous, really. This is where it was meant to start,
:15:16. > :15:18.somewhere here. If you look at those pictures in Finland, they have been
:15:19. > :15:22.corralled into a tight area but this is open river and you can imagine
:15:23. > :15:28.all those rubber dinghies drifting around here. As for the organising,
:15:29. > :15:31.they are apparently considering another location. Northumbria Police
:15:32. > :15:35.tell us they are planning to have a sit down with him but I think you
:15:36. > :15:36.can be sure we won't see those scenes anywhere near here any time
:15:37. > :15:41.soon. OK, thanks very much. Trains are once more running
:15:42. > :15:43.the full 73-mile length of the Settle to Carlisle railway
:15:44. > :15:45.line, from North Services have been disrupted
:15:46. > :15:48.since February 2016 The first train left Carlisle early
:15:49. > :15:53.this morning but a rather more famous engine marked
:15:54. > :15:55.the official opening. Our business correspondent
:15:56. > :16:02.Ian Reeve reports. Flying Scotsman, perhaps the world's
:16:03. > :16:07.most famous locomotive. Today bringing majesty
:16:08. > :16:09.and presents to the reopening For line users Frank and Elaine,
:16:10. > :16:15.not on the Scotsman train but on a regular service this
:16:16. > :16:18.morning, after 14 months of disruption and bus
:16:19. > :16:21.replacements, they're just happy to have their rather more
:16:22. > :16:25.modest service pack. Yes, I mean, I think it serves
:16:26. > :16:31.the local people better now, and people never seem
:16:32. > :16:36.to go on buses. It's getting back to
:16:37. > :16:40.normal, it's everything. It's been a long time
:16:41. > :16:44.coming as well, and it's According to Richard,
:16:45. > :16:51.the landslip has done more damage Well, I work or three days
:16:52. > :17:00.a month in the friends of the Settle-Carlisle shop
:17:01. > :17:02.at Settle station, and we've certainly found that the takings
:17:03. > :17:05.have been down about 50% compared Putting an end to that has been
:17:06. > :17:10.a feat of engineering. 14 months of work, and a claim that
:17:11. > :17:13.it's been the most challenging It's an inaccessible site,
:17:14. > :17:20.500,000 tonnes of soil and rock were moving down the hillside,
:17:21. > :17:24.you take the railway away, effectively build some piles right
:17:25. > :17:27.down into the bedrock, put in a new concrete platform
:17:28. > :17:30.and put the line back. The Settle-Carlisle line
:17:31. > :17:33.is open for business. It's such an important freight
:17:34. > :17:35.artery, so important for the local community,
:17:36. > :17:37.I'm just delighted it's open. So, for such an important day,
:17:38. > :17:43.an important part of railway history, Flying Scotsman pulling
:17:44. > :17:48.into Carlisle, reinforcing the message that the Settle-Carlisle
:17:49. > :18:08.line is now open. That is on my bucket list, you know.
:18:09. > :18:11.And any old strain. I'll get there eventually, it's not that far away!
:18:12. > :18:12.Premier League strugglers Sunderland and Middlesbrough
:18:13. > :18:14.will hope their players back from international duty with England
:18:15. > :18:17.can help inspire the away wins both clubs need
:18:18. > :18:20.Jermain Defoe's Black Cats are at Watford tomorrow,
:18:21. > :18:22.while Ben Gibson's Boro face the proverbial six-pointer
:18:23. > :18:29.Promoted to head coach after Aitor Karanka's departure,
:18:30. > :18:32.Steve Agnew's had to wait a fortnight for his 2nd
:18:33. > :18:36.Now at his side is the ex-Boro, Newcastle, Leeds, Spurs
:18:37. > :18:37.and Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate.
:18:38. > :18:45.Back at his hometown club, this time as first team coach.
:18:46. > :18:54.He has fitted in very, very quickly. He knows the club and players. And
:18:55. > :18:58.his involvement with the group yesterday was from my point of view
:18:59. > :18:59.was very pleasing and refreshing to see.
:19:00. > :19:01.Woodgate's been on the training ground with another home-grown
:19:02. > :19:03.defender, Ben Gibson, just back from his first call-up
:19:04. > :19:08.to the England squad and determined to keep Boro in the top flight.
:19:09. > :19:17.Playing for your hometown club's a real roller-coaster. The upside
:19:18. > :19:21.higher than your average games. The lows are lower. You can't get away
:19:22. > :19:24.with it. At the end of the season we need to know that it is a positive.
:19:25. > :19:26.Sunday's opponents Swansea were the last team beaten
:19:27. > :19:36.We scored three goals that day, but it is a Swansea team that they have
:19:37. > :19:41.changed the coach, and he is a very good coach. He will have them well
:19:42. > :19:42.organised and they have some creative players.
:19:43. > :19:44.Despite their predicament, bottom club Sunderland's manager
:19:45. > :19:47.David Moyes expects to become the first Black Cats boss to start
:19:48. > :19:49.and finish the same season since Steve Bruce in 2011.
:19:50. > :19:53.He admits, though, that tomorrow at Watford is crunch-time.
:19:54. > :20:03.This is it now, isn't it? We are into April and in May, that will be
:20:04. > :20:08.important for us. If we can win some games in April, that's good, it'll
:20:09. > :20:10.give us a chance. It has been done here before and we will have to do
:20:11. > :20:11.it again. As for his top scorer,
:20:12. > :20:13.Jermain Defoe, what about speculation that he can leave
:20:14. > :20:20.Wearside if the club get relegated? We are not down and we are not
:20:21. > :20:23.planning to go down we are planning to stay up. If we don't stay up, we
:20:24. > :20:25.will answer those questions later. It's top versus second bottom
:20:26. > :20:28.in the Championship tomorrow when promotion chasing
:20:29. > :20:29.Newcastle United take on relegation threatened
:20:30. > :20:33.Wigan Athletic at St James Park. Rafa Benitez says the Magpies
:20:34. > :20:35.are treating the last eight Newcastle top the table by just
:20:36. > :20:41.a point and will be expected to beat the Latics who're seven
:20:42. > :20:44.points from safety. But while Newcastle have struggled
:20:45. > :20:47.against some of the bottom clubs this season the boss says he isn't
:20:48. > :20:50.worried about his players not We were feeling this
:20:51. > :20:54.pressure from day one, every single team playing
:20:55. > :20:57.against Newcastle United was giving Now I think the other
:20:58. > :21:02.teams, they realise how important their position is,
:21:03. > :21:05.and they will see every time they drop points could be a problem
:21:06. > :21:09.so they will start feeling the pressure that we have been
:21:10. > :21:16.already feeling the whole season. In League Two, meanwhile,
:21:17. > :21:18.it's crunch-time at both Can play-off chasing Carlisle
:21:19. > :21:22.end their slump at Yeovil? Commentary with James
:21:23. > :21:25.Phillips on Radio Cumbria. And Ivan Ash will have
:21:26. > :21:29.all the action on BBC Tees DAB from fourth bottom Hartlepool
:21:30. > :21:47.against third placed Portsmouth. Congratulations to Lucy Bronze. This
:21:48. > :21:54.header was enough to give Man City women a 2-0 victory, so now they
:21:55. > :21:55.become the first English team to reach the Champions League semifinal
:21:56. > :21:57.since 2014. It's 50 days to go until rugby
:21:58. > :22:00.league's showpiece event Magic Weekend which will be held
:22:01. > :22:02.at Newcastle's St James' Park This afternoon players and coaches
:22:03. > :22:06.from Newcastle Thunder hosted a training session for youngsters
:22:07. > :22:08.at Kingston Park to promote the event which sees all 12
:22:09. > :22:10.Superlegue teams play over Thunder will help get
:22:11. > :22:14.the proceedings under way on the Friday when they play local
:22:15. > :22:17.rivals York City Knights. Playing York on Friday
:22:18. > :22:19.in the lead-up to Magic, it's usually our biggest game
:22:20. > :22:22.of the year, with the biggest crowd, and it's just a great event,
:22:23. > :22:25.and it really kicks off that It's helped us a lot
:22:26. > :22:28.within the community. Schools are more open to us coming
:22:29. > :22:31.in now because the Magic weekend's given the sport,
:22:32. > :22:33.as a whole, a lot more recognition. It's opened a lot of doors to us,
:22:34. > :22:37.which, off the back of that, has enabled us to get more kids
:22:38. > :22:40.playing the game, which has been Teenager Jack Taylor,
:22:41. > :22:45.he's the latest success story to emerge from
:22:46. > :22:48.the Apollo Trampoline The 16-year-old from
:22:49. > :22:51.Queen Elizabeth High in Hexham has just become
:22:52. > :23:18.U19 British School's Champion The Apollo club is no stranger to
:23:19. > :23:22.success, producing a number of youth and full internationals over the
:23:23. > :23:26.years and 16-year-old Jack Taylor is the latest to hit the headlines,
:23:27. > :23:31.winning the national schools Under 19 championship at the age of 16.
:23:32. > :23:35.And the teenager admits he got into the sport almost by accident. My mum
:23:36. > :23:41.said I had too much energy as a kid and she took me down to the leisure
:23:42. > :23:45.centre. When they couldn't teach are many more at the centre, he was
:23:46. > :23:52.taken on by British gymnastics coach Mike Johnson -- Mike Johnson, and he
:23:53. > :23:57.hasn't looked back. Were talking about the Olympics one day. The way
:23:58. > :24:00.he's training, I can't see any reason why it wouldn't happen,
:24:01. > :24:04.providing it goes the way it has been so we are hopeful on that one.
:24:05. > :24:09.You have to be fearless in this sport and Jack is certainly that but
:24:10. > :24:14.it comes at a cost. Earlier last year, I was in a competition, I was
:24:15. > :24:20.just warming up, and my back just gave way. We went to the hospital to
:24:21. > :24:26.get an X-ray and I broke a joint in my back. But Jack has quite
:24:27. > :24:31.literally bounced back and makes his achievement this season even more
:24:32. > :24:37.impressive. He isn't the only success story. Caitlin Turnbull is
:24:38. > :24:44.under 11 national champion while Georgia Green is autistic disability
:24:45. > :24:48.Champion. And with Olympian Kat Driscoll also training at the club,
:24:49. > :24:53.you wouldn't bet against the club producing a few more Olympians
:24:54. > :24:59.sooner. He was so laid back. Time for the weather now.
:25:00. > :25:08.Is it April showers? Yes, true to form, we have some showers in the
:25:09. > :25:12.forecast. This is a nice scene in Cumbria captured by our weather
:25:13. > :25:16.watcher. On the weekend, a few showers around but some sunny spells
:25:17. > :25:20.as well especially on Sunday and throughout the weekend it'll
:25:21. > :25:26.continue to be fairly mild. Let's set the scene first of all. This
:25:27. > :25:30.pressure chart shows you there's all low pressure on Saturday, but this
:25:31. > :25:34.high as building in from the south squeezing the showers away. Things
:25:35. > :25:39.become dry and bright and fairly settled. Some showers around through
:25:40. > :25:42.the night in Cumbria but not many of them making their way across the
:25:43. > :25:52.Pennines. It'll be a cloudy night and the showers we do have are
:25:53. > :25:57.fairly light. So, Saturday is that story of sunny spells and scattered
:25:58. > :26:01.showers. The showers heaviest across Cumbria. We could have some hail and
:26:02. > :26:05.thunder as the day wears on but in between the showers there will be
:26:06. > :26:09.some good spells of sunshine. By around 4pm, the temperatures across
:26:10. > :26:14.Cumbria are around 10-12, a little bit cooler than they have been but
:26:15. > :26:18.still fairly decent in the sunshine. The showers continuing here and
:26:19. > :26:23.there, in between the showers where you get the sunshine, it'll feel
:26:24. > :26:27.pleasant. Heading through Saturday night and into Sunday, that is when
:26:28. > :26:30.the high pressure build in. The showers get squeezed away, there
:26:31. > :26:36.will be clear spells to be had as well. Under the clear skies, we
:26:37. > :26:40.could see some mist and fog. Temperatures down to 6-7 but in some
:26:41. > :26:43.sheltered spots, we could see a touch of frost to take us into
:26:44. > :26:48.Sunday morning. Sunday is looking like the better day of the weekend,
:26:49. > :26:54.if you like dry and bright weather. Good spells of sunshine, not too
:26:55. > :26:58.much cloud, just some isolated showers, and the temperatures
:26:59. > :27:05.getting up to around 11-12, possibly 13. Again, with just a light breeze,
:27:06. > :27:10.it'll feel pleasant. Heading into next week, things stays settled with
:27:11. > :27:13.Monday is another day where high-pressure dominates with a fair
:27:14. > :27:18.amount of cloud at temperatures in the all low to mid teens. She's day,
:27:19. > :27:22.a little bit of rain for a time in the morning. Summing up, over the
:27:23. > :27:26.weekend and into the start of next week, a decent one for Cumbria with
:27:27. > :27:31.a few showers around on Saturday, some of those fairly heavy. Similar
:27:32. > :27:36.picture in the North East, best day is Sunday.
:27:37. > :27:43.Thank you, nice to see you in the studio, not just on a little box on
:27:44. > :27:45.the wall. Thank you, and see you on Monday. Goodbye.