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

Hello and welcome to Tuesday's Look North.

Tonight - The terrifying moment a partly demolished building

It just looked on real, the scariest thing I've ever seen, thank God

there were no cars or buses or things like this.

Jailed - the man who held four people hostage

Get tested: the message to women at the country's first

cervical cancer roadshow - which came to the north today.

Heavy metal - a north east bridge builder rolls out the longest

And how students from 12 different countries have been celebrating

In sport - a statement from Sunderland Football Club

on the future of manager David Moyes.

And we'll be joined, live in the studio, by one

of our Para track stars - to start the countdown to next

First tonight, drama in a city centre street in Newcastle which one

eye witness described as the scariest thing

The former Odeon cinema building on Pilgrim Street has been under

But late last night the scaffolding around the front

No-one was hurt but investigations are underway to try to establish

Megan Paterson has been at the scene all day and has

As you can see, what has halted at the sight of the former Odeon cinema

in Newcastle. This is a busy part of the city centre and last thing

people were walking down the street, waiting for buses nearby when the

scaffolding supporting the front of the site collapsed, spilling rubble

and dust and debris into the street. As you say, thankfully nobody was

Hampshire last night but still for the people who saw and heard the

collapse of that scaffolding, it was a frightening experience.

Just after 11 o'clock last night, a rumble in the darkness, a tangle of

scaffolding poles dust and rubble, allowed shock for those watching

nearby. It just sounded like a scary noise in that sense. From this point

of view, it looked unreal. It was the scariest thing I'd ever seen.

Thank God there were no cars or buses or things like this. John

Paul's been photographing the building's demolition from the

studio next door and last night's footage was worrying and unexpected.

As I together do I fell on my knees because I thought it was going to

come through the window in that sense. I've never seen anything like

that for myself. The dust everywhere, scaffolding and things

and I think everybody was in shock for ages. Just after it happened.

But then it felt like ages the guys were just out there straightaway to

fix the situation. Thankfully last night no one was injured here but

for the people standing just a few metres away on the opposite side of

the road it was a very frightening near miss. One eyewitness described

a group of white man underneath the building just moments before it

collapsed. Today workers are back on sites dealing with the muddled mess

left behind. The after match still of interest to passers-by. What led

to the scaffolding collapse are still unclear here but the incident

is being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive. The developer

responsible for the site was not available for interview today but in

a statement GDA said they were fully cooperating with the ongoing

investigation. Engineers and surveyors from Newcastle City

Council will all be involved, of the agencies keen to get to the bottom

on this incident and make sure the near miss doesn't happen again.

A nine-year-old boy who'd been reported missing from his home

in Gateshead this morning was found safe and well...

Josh Dinning's parents contacted police after not being able

to find him when they went to wake him for school.

Police launched a helicopter and mounted a river search -

as well as searching the house and surrounding area.

later Josh was found hiding in a drawer compartment

Northumbria Police said they would be carrying out a review

to try and find out why he was missed in

A man who held four people hostage in a bookmakers has been

Alastair Gallow was carrying an imitation sawn off shotgun

and three knives when he took over the Coral bookmakers

The area was sealed off by armed police and a three

Well our News Correspondent Mark Denten is outside

Mark, remind us what happened?

, On January eight this year, Alastair Gallow walked into the

Coral bookmakers in Jarrow holding to to all intents and purposes was a

sawn off shotgun, the gun was not real but the four people inside the

shop when not to know that. We were shown CCTV in court from the

bookmakers and it shows Alastair Gallow walking into the bookmakers

and the staff and customers putting their hands up in terror. One of

them said, I thought I was going to die. At that point Alastair Gallow

told the manager of the shop to trigger the panic alarm, he wanted

that to happen because he wanted armed police to arrive at the scene.

When did he repeatedly asked them to shoot him. A three-hour siege then

institute during much Alastair Gallow gradually release the

hostages that he was holding. But eventually came to an end when armed

police stormed building, they arrested Alastair Gallow and

examined the weapon that he apparently had and found out that at

that point it was actually a fake gun. We have heard more about Catt

galop's mental state at the time. -- Alastair Gallow. His marriage had

broken down, his 14 year marriage. He moved out of the family home at

the start of this year and the court heard he had severe alcoholism and a

personality disorder but in fact, his defence barrister said he was a

perfectly hard-working man that was brought low by the circumstances of

his life at the time. Despite that, a very serious incident? Yes, the

judge said that despite those mitigating circumstances, this was

an absolutely serious event that was happening and a custodial sentence

was the only thing that he could possibly impose on him. Sentenced to

prison for four years but what he said was that Alastair Gallow was

getting help for his health problems.

A Newcastle United player has appeared in court charged

with taking part in a brawl in a nightclub.

Magistrates were told that Rolando Aarons -

who's 21, was involved in a fight with a

The prosecutor said bottles were smashed and thrown at Livello

nightclub and one man was left with injuries.

Ronaldo Aarons and three others, deny violent disorder.

It's a largely preventable cancer that kills two women every day,

but the uptake for cervical cancer screening is at a 19 year low.

More than one in four women in the North East do not attend

the tests and that figure is even higher amongst those

In an attempt to reverse this trend, the country's first cervical cancer

prevention roadshow has come to Tyneside as Sharuna

I was 27 when I got diagnosed with cervical cancer and it came as a

massive shock. I had to have a hysterectomy, chemotherapy,

radiotherapy, obviously it was devastating, really and hadn't

massive impact on me and my whole family. Rachel Kershaw did for one

moment think it would happen to her. But it did. She was young, healthy

and busy, so she didn't have a smear test when she should have. And by

the time she did, the cancer had taken hold. I often wonder... Could

all of those have been prevented if I'd just gone and been on time with

my cervical screening appointment. Cervical cancer is the most common

cancer in women under 35 but cervical screening does prevent up

to 75% of cases. I had my first one last year and then every three years

after that, it's very important. Yes, I think women should have it

done a lot younger as well. They should always go. It's the same as a

man with bowel cancer. I go every two years. I've experienced it

myself, so it was scary but I got through it and had regular

screenings, so I got through that. You're not going to know if there's

anything wrong if you don't get checked. Please, please, please

prevention, prevention prevention. And that's the message the Cervix

Savvy Road show is hoping to drive home in Newcastle, which has the

lowest uptake of cervical screening in the north-east. Last year more

than 30% of women in Newcastle didn't attend a cervical screening

appointment when invited. That's around 22.5 thousand not having a

smear test -- 20 2500 people and the figures are worse for 25-29

-year-old, more than 50% of women didn't get tested. It's a worrying

trend, charity campaigners are trying to reverse. We want to

support women through their concerns and encourage them that it's not

something to be afraid of and it is so important. Those few minutes

could make all the difference and could save your life. Rachel learned

her lesson the hard way but she hoped her traumatic experience will

inspire other women to get screened. I would say to any women, if you get

that invitation to go for cervical screening, don't put it off, just

make the appointment. I know it's a little bit of an inconvenience but

what's that compared to what could happen if you don't go and get

screened. A catholic priest from

the North East has gone on trial accused of repeated sexual abuse

of a teenage boy in Father Michael Higginbottom,

who's been suspended from St Augustine's Church

in Darlington, is alleged to have carried out the abuse on the boy

at Upholland Seminary in Lancashire. Father Higginbottom, who's now 73

and lives in West Farm Road The trial at Liverpool Crown

Court is continuing. After nearly four years of planning

and construction, the ?30 million Morpeth Northern Bypass

has opened today. The route, between the A1

and the A197, is around two and a half miles long,

and will link to the already It's intended to make access

to southeast Northumberland easier. The Pickering based Moorsbus

network says it'll double the number of days it runs,

as it launches its 2017 programme. The non-profit operator runs Sunday

and Bank Holiday routes for visitors and residents

to and through the North York The first services run

on May bank holiday, Next month the Tees Valley

will elect a mayor, who will be given new powers and money to spend

in the region. So what sort of difference

could the mayor make? We've chosen five objects to look

at five areas the role The first is identity -

David Macmillan asks if the Tees Valley is a city region,

where is the city centre? The first thing we're talking about

is the Tees Valley's identity and the object we are using is a

football scarf. Now, it could have been a Hartlepool scarf, Darlington

scarf but maybe it had to be a Middlesbrough scarf. That's because

there's a theory that if you want to have economic success, Middlesbrough

has to be the centre of the Tees Valley. Across all cities we see

high-paid high skilled jobs increasingly wanting a city centre

location and set Middlesbrough city centre is playing that role in the

wider Tees Valley. Middlesbrough Council is certainly keen to

capitalise on the idea, drawing of the multi-million pound plans to

make the time the heart of the Tees Valley. Of course Middlesbrough's

coronation as the city centre of the Tees Valley would be dependent on

other pretty major places agreeing to it and at least one of those

times has a pretty compelling case that it is the real economic

powerhouse. It is Darlington's railways and

engineering industries that created Middlesbrough and the steel

industries. Darlington, I think, sees itself as being the economic

capital. Although proud of the town's recent success, the council's

chief executive is striking a conciliatory tone in the debate.

Darlington is in the top ten areas of the country with the fastest

growth rate at the present time. I don't think the debate is really

about a centre, the Tees Valley is unique in being polycentric, there

are five times, five places all with their own unique contribution to

make. Whatever the Tees Valley city centre is, if there is one at all,

the mere will have to ensure the benefits from it are spread across

the whole region. You can see the film in full and get

all the latest on the election It's not clear whether two Cumbrian

foods protected by Europe will have Under the EU both traditional

Cumberland sausage and Lakeland Herdwick can currently only be

marketed if they meet Some producers are concerned

there may not be an automatic carry over of the existing designations

after the UK leaves. The Government says it'll work

to ensure these products "continue to benefit from protection

in the future". You're watching

Tuesday's Look North. Jeff Brown joins me shortly

with tonight's sports news. Culture Club - the students sharing

their traditions with Teesside Weather-wise the global theory in

the next few days but does stay mostly dry. Join me for a and update

shortly. A famous Darlington bridge builder

has finished manufacturing the longest girders ever made

in its factory. Cleveland Bridge has fabricated

the fifty-metre lengths Today it loaded them out

in preparation for the 300-mile Our Business Correspondent

Ian Reeve reports. Since 1877, Cleveland Bridge has

built some of the world's most notable structures. Hong Kong's

bridge and Wembley Stadium amongst them. But this is something

different from the Darlington company, the longest bridge girders

it's ever made. Destined for a road project in Scotland. The thing about

this for us is that there are the longest single girders that we've

produced in the factory and transported at 50 metres,

approximately six metres longer than our previous record. The project

reflects the buoyant state the company is in after a bumpy couple

of years. It has its eyes on bidding for HS two work and is making a

profit. Things are looking right for the company. We are pleased when we

are at the moment and I know the management team are pleased with the

direction we're going and we got a lot of good opportunities out there

to capitalise on the work we've done in the factory. The giant girders

coming out of the factory will take two days to get to Aberdeen. Driver

Bob going at 30 miles an hour would be the most popular man on the road.

What has been the reaction of the road users? Horns blowing. I

suppose, what can you do, it's our job? A little inconvenience is

surely in order just to see this record-breaking job made by a famous

northern name. Students from twelve different

countries have spent the day at a Teesside primary school as part

of a project to celebrate The students - from

New College Durham - have been working with pupils

from Wynyard Primary School - sharing their countries' traditions

in things like food and dress. The students from many different

parts of the world arriving at when primary school this morning to share

and celebrate their cultural differences. It's a special day of

learning, organised by new College Durham and one that seems to leave a

lasting impression. They have a passport which they take on the

clash and underwritten a meet somebody from a particular country

they get to colour in the fight and they get that stamped at the end of

the day. By the end of the day they've crossed continents, they've

been to, this year we've got 12 different countries represented.

Several students sharing their stories are refugees, displaced last

year from the camps in Calais. This girl is from Turkey and was today

sharing a well-known Turkish recipe, popular with children wherever they

live. I hope they will remember this one day. How have the biscuits gone

down? We are doing well. They like them. How many times of different

traditional clothes do you have? And pupils had all kinds of inquisitive

questions. Foremost is the first time they've met people from

countries like Libya, Japan and Korea. Their clothes, they're like

totally different. They've got traditional but we haven't. So it's

just really different. It's not everyday you going to find people

who come from Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan. We speak Arabic

language in Libya and here they speak English, so they get excited

like how can we say that or do that. To finish there were songs from

around the world. A date to accept and celebrate the world's many

different cultures. A top hat and tails could be

regarded as traditional. Not often worn! On to sport. More development

on the David Moyes story. His comments to our BBC reporter Vicki

Sparks. Sunderland have put out a statement confirming that David

Moyes will not be sacked for seeing that Vicki Sparks might get a slap

after a post match interview. They called the incident wholly

unacceptable and said such actions are not condoned or excused in

anyway. David recognise this immediately, proactively bringing

the matter to the attention of the chief executive and apologising to

the reporter. The club also spoke with both a senior figure at the BBC

and the reporter personally, expressing its profound regret. The

statement went on to say the swift and decisive action taken by the

club and the manager ensured it was resolved to the satisfaction of the

reporter on the BBC. The club continues to fully support David in

his role as manager of Sunderland AFC. After all the upheaval in the

past 48 hours, maybe David Moyes can start thinking about the ball again

but the pressure on him tonight is no less intense. The Sunderland

manager takes a site of the home of the reigning Premier League

champions a rejuvenated Leicester City. Like the Black Cats, the Foxes

where deep in relegation trouble. This defeat at the Stadium of Light

back in November another nail in the coffin of head coach Claudio

Ranieri. But while Sunderland hit rock bottom and stuck by their boss,

Leicester did the unthinkable and ditched the Italian who had led them

to glory. Craig Shakespeare came in and city have since won five in a

row and they have a Champions League quarterfinal against Atletico Madrid

next week. Leicester at the moment are in good form, they have a lot of

big games coming up. You have to hope that we can maybe catch them on

an off night. As you can see, the sort of got back to more like the

form they were in when the won the Premier League last year. It was a

campaign kicked off with a thumping 4-2 win on Sunderland's previous

visit to the King Power Stadium. Including that game, the Wearsiders

last 30 away Premier League matches have brought them just five wins.

They are in need of another miracle. While there still a mathematical

chance we have to keep going. I always said that this was good to be

a pivotal week because we had two away games. Whilst we had to win one

of them and it has changed. We didn't win the first one, we tried

and the players did what the good, we just came up a little bit short

on it. We've got to try and win the next one. Sunderland skipper John

O'Shea will miss tonight the match because of the death of his father.

We send our condolences to him. Good luck to York city tonight, a win

against Bromley would take them out of the national league relegation

zone. It's exactly a year to the start of the 2018 Commonwealth

Games, the last ones were held in Glasgow and this young woman picked

up medal. Wheelchair racer Jade Jones from Deeside. One of the

highlights of your career and you went to Rio Paralympics last year

and it's different event the Commonwealth Games because the

Paralympic games are part of the same event. Commonwealth Games is

always different, not like anything we normally do, so pretty exciting

that we are combined, it changes the atmosphere, which is exciting and

next year there will be even more Paralympic events which is

incredible. The next games in the Gold Coast on Australia. 25 degrees

there today, bit different to Glasgow when you won your Brandsma

now in 2014. It was pouring down! A little bit of a difference -- in

Glasgow. We will have to work on that but that's something that team

England has under control and working on preparing all of us and

getting is ready to go. He was Glasgow, was it good? It was good,

probably the best experience I've had on a world stage. It was my

first senior medal so nothing will ever really compare to that and to

be so close to home when that happened was amazing. Exactly a year

to the start of 2018 games. When disqualification start? Any time

from now till October we have to qualify and head certain standards

in different events and different times, that sort of stuff. There's a

lot of pressure going into it, especially coming off the back of a

medal a few years ago. It will be tough but looking forward to it.

Looking forward to the wheelchair racing, which you know you're good

at but branching out into another event as well? That's right, I was

wanted to have a go at triathlon for as long as I can remember and after

the last games I thought now was the right time to have a little go and

see what I feel like. I'm really enjoying it, it's different, very

different, had to learn how to swim and it's all very different, but

it's exciting and I'm enjoying it. That's a Commonwealth event as well?

That's an event as well because there are branching out on behalf of

more events there for the Paralympic sports, so we're having at triathlon

as well. Can you double? Hopefully, that's the plan, I'll see how it

goes and take this year as it comes and do my first triathlon in me, so

it would be exciting to see how that goes and I'll go from there. We wish

you all the best and will follow it with interest. I just had to squeeze

in there. It's time for the weather. How are we looking? Today was

another stunner. Still a little bit of a chill if

you're not out and about in the sunshine. April has given a sombre

Wrighty so far. I can let you tell the full story so far.

We won't see any dramatic changes in the weather in the next few days

with high pressure in charge. Should stay mostly dry but the cloud will

come and go, so some shuns showing but Sunday is not an awful lot of it

-- some sunshine showing. Tonight we should stay frost free, some cold

spells in the early part of the night but the clothing cuisine from

the north-west and it could be thick enough to produce the odd spot of

light rain and drizzle over the hill but most places staying dry and

there will be enough cloud and bees to keep as frost free. Temperature

is now lower than six Celsius, which is 43 Fahrenheit. A cloudy start for

many others tomorrow, should be mostly dry and there will be a few

bricks in the cloud but I think those sunny intervals will be fewer

and further between than the last few days. A bit of a chilly feel in

the breeze and the shade. Keep the north-westerly wind and temperatures

tomorrow peaking at roundabout 12 Celsius which is 54 for a night. I

pressure dominating the chart as we head through the middle part of the

week and towards the weekend, some subtle changes as the centre of the

high-pressure drifts further east, we start to see a change in wind

direction and start to lose that chilly north-westerly and pick up a

very light south-westerly, so that should cause a couple of subtle

changes in our weather. The next couple of days, largely dry but

largely cloudy as we head through Wednesday and Thursday was that

temperatures typically up to about 12 Celsius by day and high enough to

stay frost free overnight. Subtle changes in the wind direction take

effect as we head through the end of the week and especially into the

weekend with the south-westerly breeze were more likely to see the

clouds start to break times and more likely to see the temperatures, the

daytime temperature started increase as we head into the weekend, so 1314

Celsius is possible by the weekend but with the clear skies, the

night-time temperatures might turn a little bit chillier. Stay tuned for

the latest forecast and we'll keep you updated on new BBC local radio

station and you can keep bang up to date on the BBC weather app.

We will have champagne and canap s at words. We like that but never

mind. That's it from us tonight. Goodbye.

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John, John, you've got mud all over your pants. Come here.

I've got spit on them now, haven't I?

Leave it, I'll get it off in the bogs. Animal.

This programme is what the BBC calls a special.

That means I've splashed out on a new bra.