03/04/2017 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

An apology from Sunderland manager David Moyes after he threatens

to slap a female reporter, but there are calls

What we don't need, in football, is role models

sending out a message to

women, "You displease me and I will threaten you with a slap."

Over and out for the last time, a retirement of a helicopter.

Some of our small businesses say they may not survive

And the first elected mayor, we will have a look and the candidates.

In sport - a major rugby tournament is on its way to Tyneside.

And on the football front - the Blues are back on track.

A first goal and a first win in eight games for Carlisle United.

The Sunderland manager David Moyes says he deeply regrets comments

he made threatening to slap a female reporter.

Moyes has already apologised for the comments made

to the freelance BBC sports reporter after the Black Cats home draw

But women's charities on Wearside have called for an FA investigation.

Here's our news correspondent Mark Denten.

David Moyes is under pressure on the field. His team adrift at the bottom

of the Premier League. He's now under pressure of the field, too.

After Sunderland's recent goalless draw with Burnley, he was asked by a

female BBC sports presenter around the owner's appearance at the game.

He said it didn't, but with a microphone still on, he said this.

Getting a bit naughty at the end. Just watch yourself, you might get a

slap even though you're a woman. Careful the next time you come in.

At two-day's press conference head of the game at Leicester, he started

with an apology. It was heat of the moment. I regret the comments I

made. It's certainly not the person who I am. I accept it was a mistake.

I spoke to the BBC reporter who accepted my apology and hopefully we

all move on. The club have known about it for two weeks, I told Ellis

about it two weeks ago. Sometimes these things happen in need of the

moment. An apology from David Moyes but his critics say his words have

already caused considerable damage. Yet again, Sunderland has been put

in the national spotlight as some kind of repository of new and old

men with terrible attitudes to women. The football Association set

standards for people in this country. They tell us they want to

openly support up to women and they have to look at how they keep their

house in order. Today, Gary Lineker also added his thoughts on twitter,

saying: He went on: On the seafront today, fans had their views. It is

quite common play for Williams to be spoken out in the robbers returns of

these phrases used. Yeah, I think we have moved on. I'm very surprised

he's still there. I'm surprised he has not been sacked. You think the

contradictory and? I think so. They should. -- do you think the club

should intervene? Mark, I gather the Football

Association have intervened tonight. Yes, the football Association

tonight has written to David Moyes Askin for observations, as they put

it, following the comments he made last month. No suggestion that it's

part of any kind of formal disciplinary procedure on the part

of the FA. This is part of a group of professional will in any sport,

they say they are deeply disappointed by what David Moyes was

recorded as saying. They say it's now time the FA educated managers. A

full apology from David Moyes but now it appears that this issue is

with football as a whole. Thank you. Public safety will not be put

at risk by the closure of the police helicopter base

at Durham Tees Valley Airport. That's the promise from

Cleveland's Crime Commissioner. Air support for the Cleveland Force

area could now come from Newcastle, The closure of the base

will save around one Stuart Whincup is at Durham Tees

Valley and joins us now Stuart. Around 3000 people signed a petition

against the closure here. The big concern was that that having a

helicopter here, response times would increase. They say it will not

be the case, if anything, the service times will improve and they

can now fly seven days a week. For years, Cleveland's police helicopter

provided a vital service. Stand-by, stand-by. Stop, stop, stop. It

offered rapid response, helping officers catch criminals. Nice

sport. Every weekend, the base was closed. Now in an emergency,

Cleveland Police have to rely on helicopters being sent from other

parts of the country. That has raised concerns about response

times. I can understand concerns, what I want to do is give

reassurance that we are very much a National Service and will support

all of our communities. We will move helicopters and aeroplanes coming in

this year, move them around wherever they need to be. Cleveland's town

commissioner had led a campaign to keep police will -- keep police

helicopters based on Deeside but he now supports the decision to move it

and close the base. Why changes mind? Yell like well, I supported it

when we were in a much healthier financial situation, not facing ?39

million in Government cots. We have a lot of growth areas, such as cyber

crime, domestic abuse, child sexual abuse of those crimes require a

different response and it does not necessarily require a helicopter.

The police say difficult decisions have to be made because of funding

cuts. For the first time in 20 years, no police helicopter here but

Cleveland's crime commission said the closure of the base will save

the fourth around ?1.4 million. He said he has been assured that a

helicopter could be sent from a neighbouring base and be here within

20 minutes. -- the force. This is one of three bases closing across

the country. The National air service has to save several million

pounds from its budget. S Brady professionals in the crew here and

thank them for their service and the service provided in assisting public

safety. The crew here will move to neighbouring bases. Back to uni

studio. Thank you. Shops and businesses

across the region are digesting their new business rates which came

into effect over the weekend. Rates are a government tax

on the rentable value of properties, and have been redrawn for the first

time in seven years. However, many small independent

traders claim they've been hit unfairly -

seeing big rises in their bills - rises that some of them

might not survive. From Yarm, near Stockton,

our Business Correspondent The shop and cafe that Paddy runs

in Yarm has had some From this week, it has seen ?8,000

rise to ?28,000 per year. For us, you've got to turn that into

turnover terms. That is obviously money that

has got to come out of what we make at the end of the year,

you need to times that by turnover and we need to find another

?25,000 turnover to cover that. Paddy's is just one of a number

of independent shops Some of whom may not be

able to survive a rise. I would not be surprised

if there are a number of businesses that will

face that decision. The reality is that it doesn't

tend to happen overnight but, over a four or five year

period, you will find that your sales and your business is not

working in the way it was, you would Jason's ice cream shop

a few doors down has seen a rise of ?11,000 rise up

to A hike that is already

having an effect. That means me and my wife have

to work longer hours. My wife is locally from

the north-east, from We came here to give our children

what they thought would be We find we are spending less time

with them than we thought we would Jason, of course, isn't alone

in being hit by a rise from bills. Across the country,

over half a million More than 900,000 businesses

will see a decrease. And of course, businesses

here in Yarm and elsewhere can appeal over rates

but the process is lengthy. Then there's a ?300 billion

relief fund announced According to the Federation

of Small Businesses, one in five members may consider

closing or selling up and due This region exports more to the EU

than most parts of the UK. And ministers say they're aiming

to maintain a "deep and special" economic relationship with other

parts of Europe. But some employers warn of serious

consequences if there's any Our political correspondent

Luke Walton has been hearing from business with differing

views of the future. Based on Teesside, this German-owned

factory makes car engine components and is part

of a production process that Its materials come

from the rest the EU, vehicles exported back

to the continent. The boss warns any Brexit deal

involving tariffs or other trade barriers could be bad

news for staff here. Our major customers in this country

export the majority of the product that we

supply ultimately. Anything that is going

to create uncertainty, anything that is going to create

delays, anything that is going to change people's minds

about what they're doing long term is going to have a direct

impact on this business. Automotive is one of the industries

that have made the north east particularly

dependent on EU exports. That has brought concern

about what happens if Brexit This is also a region

where most areas voted leave. Here, in Redcar, by

a margin of two to one. Potential obstacles

to the movement of workers as well This Tyneside software developer has

doubled its staff numbers in It says recruitment of qualified

programmers from the rest If we are not able to recruit

these highly skilled people that are coming from those

markets in a fairly simplistic way, which it is right now for Europe,

then we might have to then set up bases in Europe where we have

to employ staff, which means those jobs are not coming into Newcastle,

that output is not going into Newcastle

and the north-east's economy, But for other employers, a future

outside the EU looks bright. This Northumberland plant supplies

specialist piping for industry. It already does a lot

of business outside of the EU. I think coming out of

Europe is going to be a catalyst for us to look at other

markets outside of the As well as still

concentrating on Europe. I can't see any tariffs

on our products. We are a service industry

as well as supplying a product, They want stuff to be

delivered on time. Is that your message,

if industry and business is good enough, it can

thrive in this new world? I am certain of that,

absolutely certain. Our history, our economy

has one revolved around making things which the world

wants to believe. And there's more on how the region's

businesses are reacting to Brexit on Sunday Politics,

now available on the BBC iPlayer. In just over a month,

voters in Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool will be choosing

a new mayor for the area. Whoever's elected as Tees Valley

Mayor on May the 4th will control millions of pounds and have powers

over the economy, skills, But as our Political Editor

Richard Moss reports, it looks like this time,

the victor will be Teesside apprentices

and a woman looking for a job, a very specific job though,

the first Elected Mayor But win and she says jobs for others

will be her priority. there is a target of new jobs that I

need to make sure those jobs are delivered. 25,000 new jobs. I need

to talk to employers, people who will be investing in our economy

going forward. There was no one doing that at the moment. The Mayo

will be able to deliver that strong, clear message. . -- mayor.

Labour are favourites to win here.

But mayoral elections in Teesside haven't always gone

A former police officer, Ray Mallon...

mascot have seen off Labour in the past.

But so far no independent wild card candidates have come

What has helped clear the field for Labour and this time is that each

candidate has defined a ?5,000 deposit. Ten times more than

standing as an MP. You have to reach 5% of the vote to get that money

back. And so Labour's main rival

could be a traditional one - Their candidate pushing hard on his

plan to revive the area's Airport. Minor one priority is to buy back

Teesside airport. I want to take it back into the people's ownership and

make a practical solution because what we find at the moment is that

it has been run by Labour authorities, the owners do not want

to run it as an airport. We want to take it back.

This area's transport links are also top priority

The big thing I want to see is a new super bridge with a new crossing at

the River Tees. We need a road and rail crossing combined to create a

Metro group because he's a valley needs a Metro. -- Tees valley.

Ukip have certainly shown they can take

But if their candidate wins - he's promised to trigger

a referendum on whether his new job should be abolished.

We are trying to make sure that career politicians are put to bed.

We have the people well they wanted to be part of this authority is just

as much as we has the British people just as much if they want to be part

of the European Union. The ASCII question, we get the answer. If it

does is as a job, that is all and good. -- we ask the.

Nominations for the Mayor close tomorrow,

But it does now look like a four-way fight - not just for the job,

but also to convince voters to turn out on May the 4th.

Plenty more to come in tonight's Look North.

Jeff's here with Steve Harper for tonight's Teamtalk.

Plus an insight into the life of a young

Northumbrian shepherdess who works in one of our remotest spots.

There is some patchy rain on new way tonight

but with high pressure in

charge, it is a largely dry picture for the rest of the week.

Join me later for your full Monday night

Running a remote farm in Northumberland in your twenties

may not be everyone's idea of a dream life -

She spends more time with her sheepdogs than with humans

and she's so good at training them she's representing England

Our BBC online colleague Julie Cush has made a film

One happy woman there. Brilliant. Now, it's time for Teamtalk. Here

are Jeff and Steve. Plenty of talk already

in the programme about Sunderland manager David Moyes,

apologising for some ill-judged Don't think we've heard the last of

that one. On the pitch, both the Black

Cats and Middlesbrough are really struggling,

Steve? Yes, both teams struggling to score.

That tells the story more than any result will.

Boro did, at least, pick up a point in a goalless draw

at Swansea but this was one they needed to win.

Yes, wonderful ball across the first Negredo. He has to score that.

Swansea is welcome new manager, picked up and then they've lost it

as well. Yes, they halved and profit. Valdes may a few good saves.

There is a spirit and collective myths about Middlesbrough and you

wouldn't rule them out. Change at the top, of course. How much

difference can a new manager make with the same players? The players

will be on board. If you look at Traore. Great player. Swansea knew

he was a threat. The players definitely appear to be with the

menu manager. Important week coming up for Middlesbrough. Can they pull

off a great escape? Yeah, of course I do,

because I think one I'm more than confident,

and so are the players, It's a point on the board and one

point closer to the total we need

to accumulate, and it sets up nicely Only four wins all season for

Middlesbrough. Just five for Sunderland.

No secret as to why they're both struggling.

Like the Boro - the Black Cats can't score.

When I was there last year, there was a great spirit and believe they

would get out. It does not seem to be there this year. There was a shot

that nearly went in and a deflection at the end, that says something that

Jermaine Defoe hardly got a kick. The amount of opportunities

Sunderland had where far outweighed by Watford. Depot picked up this

injury. He played on but given the injury record, that would be

disastrous. -- Defoe. Yes, that would be final straw. Jordan

Bickford has been the one shining light for them, making saves like

this could keep them up. -- Pickford. He is proving weekend and

we cannot he can perform at that level. The top teams will be

monitoring him for the of the season. They certainly well. What

did David Moyes make of it all? Yeah, well, we knew it was a game

we had to get the results and points The players gave everything they

could to try and do so and will try Do you still have the belief

you can keep them up? Until it is mathematically

impossible, we will do everything to keep going and try and win

the games we need to. The problem is neither

Sunderland nor Boro look like winning games right now,

Steve. Sunderland have got five winnable

games out of nine. Even that may not be enough. This time next week, we

will know more. So it's looking more and more

like two-down, one-up, with Newcastle now ten points clear

of third-placed Huddersfield How many times have

we said this, Steve? Not the greatest game,

but winning is what counts when you're trying to make it back

to the Premier League. It has been one criticism of them

this season when they haven't played well, they have lost rather than

being able to dig out a result but they did that on Saturday, and one

of the best. Great away record. At home, it has always been a fortress

but not this season. Yes, a bit unlucky with the ricochet hair and a

great finish but that would have had the walls rattling at home. Widening

yes, and Wigan nearly went ahead. Manager will not be happy with that,

unmarked, clear head at goal there. Matt Ritchie is Premier League

quality, look at this finish. Do they need more? Yes, they need to

spend more, get the players in and they need a new corner flag as well.

Yes, look at this. A lot of things are still

things he can improve, and a lot of things

If you see Brighton winning 1-0 and you see who is

The main thing is we get three points and in this mini league of

eight games, now seven, we are in a good position

If the other teams make mistakes, fine.

For us, we have to concentrate on ourselves.

In League Two, a third defeat in a row for Hartlepool

means their season is going down to the wire.

But there's fresh hope - at last - for Carlisle!

It has. Just when you think they're going to be dropping out of the

play-offs, seven games without a win, a very impressive, dominant

performance from them. The first goal... How much of that prey on you

when you haven't scored? Yes, that would have given a huge lift. You

can see that by then going on to win the game. The players return and

hopefully a strong finish. Great finish there from Reggie Lamb. Yes,

Hartlepool looking good as well. And Portsmouth as well. Look at this,

this gave them a 5-point cushion. Is that enough? Not enough. They had to

win a few more games for me. Disappointing.

Thanks again, Steve, see you next week.

Well, we might be a football mad region, but Newcastle has managed

to pull off another rugby coup, after being chosen to host

European rugby union's showpiece weekend in 2019.

St James Park which hosted Rugby Union World Cup games in 2015

and will stage rugby league's Magic weekend next month

for the third year running will be the venue for

the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals

Newcastle Falcons' Kingston Park Stadium will host the European

The European cup final weekend is one of the biggest events

We look forward to that. Great news for the ground, isn't it? Now, my

favourite man of the moment, Paul, how is the weather looking?

Yes, April showers in the words of our problems but it was really

brightening up through the weekend there. Now, the next few days, not

quite as bright but mostly dry. I pressure in charge. A fair amount of

cloud at times but that cloud should help keep was largely frost free

overnight. Now, there are some rain around tonight. The crowd are

sticking up at the minute. This will front brings and patchy rain in from

the west through the night. Light and intermittent, starting to clear

away at the tail end of the night. Temperatures underneath all that

cloud much milder than that night, nothing less than six or seven

Celsius. Seven Celsius is 45 Fahrenheit. For tomorrow, a cloudy

start but the crowd will start to break up very readily through the

morning as the last remnants of the overnight rain cleared away. Good

sunny stills behind that. Someone still the sun built in for the

afternoon staying bright blue skies and sunshine from most of us from

time to time. There will be quite a brisket, at times, north-westerly

breeze and it will feel a bit fresher than it was today.

Temperatures typically up to around 12, maybe even 13 Celsius at best

tomorrow afternoon. A bit cooler than it was today but, with some

sunshine, it should be a pleasant afternoon. As I said a minute a gay,

high pressure in charge. -- ago. That is off to the west of Ireland,

feeding in a fair amount of cloud. Keeping things generally dry as he

had to the end of the week. Even to the weekend, would like it will hang

on in there, that high. Looking to Wednesday, another was the dry day,

firm and temperatures at around 12-13 C if you're lucky in the

north-westerly breeze. Keeping a fair amount of cloud as he heads to

those they. A bit of a break in the cloud, area scenes and blue skies

and sunshine at times. Temperatures up to around 13 Celsius at best.

Importantly it is time of year, that cloud should help prevent any

overnight frost. Remember, since it is Monday night in a close and week

at the weather for the week ahead on tonight's late look north. Have you

noticed daffodils are everywhere? A ride this springtime. I'm sure

someone will tell of the significance of that out there.

That's it from us tonight. Goodbye. As she tries to distance herself

from her party's controversial past, we follow the money and ask,

"Who's funding her campaign?" Stacey and Chris are preparing for

marriage by spending a few days living alone with

their in-laws to be, and asking them all kinds of

questions. Did you get a kiss on

the first date? No. What does their in-laws' marriage

tell them about each other's I expect you'll want to become

a schoolmaster, sir. That's what most of the gentlemen

does that get sent down for indecent behaviour.

Evelyn Waugh's classic novel. Have you ever been in love,

Mr Pennyfeather? No, not yet. The fire escape is very dangerous

and never to be used.