0:00:03 > 0:00:04Welcome to Wednesday's Look North.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06In tonight's headlines -
0:00:06 > 0:00:07The gift of life.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09How a groom thought to be terminally ill gave friends
0:00:09 > 0:00:12the best present of all.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13People power.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Hundreds sign up to solve problems in the North east, away
0:00:16 > 0:00:18from the politics of Westminster.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Camera work.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Expansion plans and 100 new jobs as a Peterlee plant builds
0:00:22 > 0:00:27technology for driverless cars.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29And falling into the sea.
0:00:29 > 0:00:37Millions needed to repair crumbling piers that protect a coastal town.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40In sport, the new West Ham manager David Moyes says he ought to have
0:00:40 > 0:00:43done his homework before taking the Sunderland job.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46And the Eagles go back to school after letting
0:00:46 > 0:00:49slip their favourite trophy.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04When Jack Kane was told he had just weeks to live, he was determined
0:01:04 > 0:01:07to use his remaining time to marry the woman he loves.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10And within days, Jack and his partner Emma Clarke had tied
0:01:10 > 0:01:13the knot in a hospital chapel.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15But Jack, from Billingham, had a perfect wedding gift
0:01:15 > 0:01:18to present to friends at the reception -
0:01:18 > 0:01:22the latest tests showed he wasn't dying after all.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24What was thought a cancerous tumour was in fact a rare
0:01:24 > 0:01:26but survivable condition.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Peter Harris reports.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38Jacquard always planned to marry Emma and apparently terminal cancer
0:01:38 > 0:01:45diagnosis meant it was now or never. You've got two months. As much as I
0:01:45 > 0:01:49thought I was not going anywhere, we then had that time frame where we
0:01:49 > 0:01:52had to squeeze the best times of our life into that time in case the
0:01:52 > 0:01:57worst comes to the worst.We kept hold of the 1% of hope that it
0:01:57 > 0:02:01wasn't what they said it was and it wasn't going to be terminal.Jack's
0:02:01 > 0:02:05problems began when shooting pains eventually led to him being unable
0:02:05 > 0:02:08to use his legs. Tests indicated a tumour on his spine and weeks to
0:02:08 > 0:02:12live. Days later came the wedding but, in the meantime, more tests
0:02:12 > 0:02:18showed it was more likely to be the rear debits disease. He told his
0:02:18 > 0:02:24family and then at the reception, told everybody else.It's not
0:02:24 > 0:02:25terminal. CHEERING
0:02:25 > 0:02:31APPLAUSE The room exploded.
0:02:31 > 0:02:37It went absolutely crazy. Everybody just jumped up and screamed.To Jack
0:02:37 > 0:02:41and Emma. CHEERING
0:02:41 > 0:02:48Everybody burst into tears and were cheering.I'll never forget it.The
0:02:48 > 0:02:53hospital says the original scans indicated a tumour on the spine and
0:02:53 > 0:03:00a definitive diagnosis was awaited. Basically, my legs might come back
0:03:00 > 0:03:03and might not and that's all they can give me. But that's not a
0:03:03 > 0:03:11problem. Life in a wheelchair is not a bad life. There's no difference
0:03:11 > 0:03:15between normal and that. You just adapt full speed can still drive,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18you can still work, you can store have a normal life and live in your
0:03:18 > 0:03:30home.We are lucky. We are lucky we got a second chance.I'm not a
0:03:30 > 0:03:36registrar. You may now kiss the bride. Peter Harris, BBC Look North,
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Middlesbrough. Best of luck.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42A new kind of politics free from the scandal
0:03:42 > 0:03:43and chaos of Westminster.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46That's the aim of a group looking to harness people power to change
0:03:46 > 0:03:49lives in the North East.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Tyne and Wear Citizens already has more than 1,000 people signed up.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53It's aiming to tackle issues like poverty,
0:03:53 > 0:03:59racism and mental health.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02But there'll be no party politics and it won't contest elections.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04It held its first big meeting last night, and our political editor
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Richard Moss was there.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09More than 1,000 people packed into Newcastle's Tyne Theatre,
0:04:09 > 0:04:13not for a band or a comedian, but to talk politics.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15This was the launch of Tyne and Wear Citizens.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18People here want to see change in their community.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20But they're not looking for politicians to do it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22They want to do it themselves.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28People are saying we haven't got time to wait for another election
0:04:28 > 0:04:30or to wait and see what's going to happen with devolution.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Things are too important in our communities right now.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34People are going hungry right now.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36People are struggling day-to-day right now and so the energies
0:04:36 > 0:04:38around people saying, "Right, OK, let's see
0:04:38 > 0:04:40what we can do, let's do something about it now."
0:04:40 > 0:04:42This is a very personal politics too.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Jack from North Shields came to talk about mental health.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I'm here to speak about how some young people with poor mental health
0:04:49 > 0:04:55have had to fight way too hard to get the treatment they deserve.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Racial abuse, though was the focus for Maryam Khan from Newcastle.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02So, hopping onto a bus to the town might seem like nothing to most
0:05:02 > 0:05:04of you in the audience today, but to myself, my family,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07my friends and other Muslim women in particular,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10tasks like these seem like mammoth decisions to make.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Is it worth the risk of being harassed or racially abused today?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16But Tyne and Wear Citizens say this not just about listing problems.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Seeking solutions is vital so, for Maryam, there was a chance
0:05:19 > 0:05:23to ask for action from those who run the metro.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Will you lead the way and set an example and stand up
0:05:26 > 0:05:29against hate crime and lastly, can you set up a meeting with other
0:05:29 > 0:05:31transport providers to meet with Tyne and Weir Citizens
0:05:31 > 0:05:33to address the issues?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Yes, we do have a hate crime policy in public transport
0:05:37 > 0:05:40and we take it very seriously.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43To answer that final question, yes, we'll definitely set up a meeting.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I'm sure the other operators will come along and we will begin
0:05:46 > 0:05:47to tackle this problem.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Citizens groups have had success in other countries
0:05:49 > 0:05:51and parts of Britain.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53And, although the approach feels new, it also looks
0:05:53 > 0:05:57to tap into traditions we may have forgotten.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00This area used to be volatile, full of public meetings
0:06:00 > 0:06:03going on about anti-slavery and so on, and we are
0:06:03 > 0:06:05reviving that tradition.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08But did the audience feel enthused?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Incredible seeing so many people come together
0:06:10 > 0:06:15of different faiths, generations, yeah, and background.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17It was quite emotional.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18I thought was excellent.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Very inspiring, very well-organised.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24And really shows that people in the north-east are committed
0:06:24 > 0:06:25to making some change in the area.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29It's a positive hopeful message and it's what we need to hear.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Of course, enthusiasm will only last if it produces results.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Perhaps it's not surprising that people are seeking a different kind
0:06:35 > 0:06:41of politics to what's currenly going on in Westminster.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Richard's here now.
0:06:43 > 0:06:511,000 people is a good start but what do they hope to achieve?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Their members have looked at three areas they want to have a go at,
0:06:54 > 0:07:01poverty, mental health and hate crime. Pretty big areas. It aims to
0:07:01 > 0:07:03focus on individual changes where they can make a difference. They
0:07:03 > 0:07:08will try to work with the bus providers, the metro to tackle
0:07:08 > 0:07:11racial abuse for someone mental health about trying to get
0:07:11 > 0:07:13commitments from health trusts to improve services for younger people.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19It took Jacquard three GP appointments before he got help for
0:07:19 > 0:07:21his mental health problems. On poverty, they want free school
0:07:21 > 0:07:26meals. They are also looking to get more employers to pay the real
0:07:26 > 0:07:33living wage. They have a meeting with virgin money. They have 3000
0:07:33 > 0:07:39employees in Newcastle. They believe 1000 people can make a difference
0:07:39 > 0:07:42and politics can affect their lives. Quite refreshing. Richard, thank
0:07:42 > 0:07:44you.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Richard, thank you.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49A policeman from Tyneside has been killed while on duty in Canada.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53PC John Davidson, who was 53, died while trying to arrest
0:07:53 > 0:07:56a suspect in Abbotsford in British Columbria on Monday.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59The former Nothumbria Police officer was described by the force
0:07:59 > 0:08:04as a "hero" and "dedicated and devoted" policeman.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08A bus has been destroyed after it went up in flames.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11The fire happened just after nine o'clock this morning on the A693
0:08:11 > 0:08:14in County Durham between Consett and Stanley, near East Castle
0:08:14 > 0:08:16and Pontop Pike, causing the road to be closed.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20The bus wasn't in service at the time and no one was injured.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Tributes are being paid to the Sunderland City Council
0:08:23 > 0:08:26leader Paul Watson who's died at the age of 63.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28He'd been suffering cancer.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31The Labour councillor played a leading role in bringing new jobs
0:08:31 > 0:08:34and investment to the city.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Our political correspondent Luke Walton reports:
0:08:40 > 0:08:43A one-time shipyard worker, Paul Watson's political mission
0:08:43 > 0:08:46was to regenerate the riverfront and the city that
0:08:46 > 0:08:48gave him his start.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50This ceremony last year to mark the beginning of rebuilding
0:08:50 > 0:08:53at the former Vaux site, one example of his
0:08:53 > 0:08:55forward-looking approach.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Though he never forget Sunderland's past.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02We've got lots of mining heritage in the city,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05so obviously the brewery and the glass-making in fact,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08that are central to our history and our heritage need to be
0:09:08 > 0:09:11encompassed in there, whether it's through works of art
0:09:11 > 0:09:15or types of buildings or indeed naming streets and roads that
0:09:15 > 0:09:16will run through the place.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19A councillor for 20 years, council leader for nine,
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Paul Watson revealed last year he was suffering from cancer.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Today a local Labour MP was one of those paying tribute.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Well, as a person, Paul cared passionately about Sunderland
0:09:30 > 0:09:32and that came through whatever he was talking about,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34whatever he was doing.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37As a politician, he's been a huge figure and a huge driving force
0:09:37 > 0:09:40in our city for two decades now.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Also at the forefront of regional and national bodies
0:09:43 > 0:09:45representing local government, his influence extended
0:09:45 > 0:09:47beyond Wearside.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Though it was in his home city with projects like the new Wear
0:09:51 > 0:09:55crossing, another million-pound scheme he helped bring about,
0:09:55 > 0:09:59where Paul Watson's legacy will continue to be most appreciated.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05Luke Walton, BBC Look North.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Around 9,000 people in Hartlepool are caring for sick children
0:10:09 > 0:10:13or parents without getting the support they're entitled to.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16The figures are taken from the local census but it's thought the real
0:10:16 > 0:10:17number is far higher.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Now a local charity is trying to get more people to register as carers,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23ensuring they get the help and support they need and deserve.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29Stuart Whincup reports.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Shelly has never considered herself a carer.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34She says she has a duty to look after her daughter.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Evie has cerebral palsy and needs 24-hours-a-day
0:10:36 > 0:10:40care, seven days a week.
0:10:40 > 0:10:48I felt like I was in a dark place and didn't know how to let in light.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51I just felt like that I was the only person out there.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I've never had anyone say, "Right, Evie has all these complex needs
0:10:54 > 0:11:01and this is what is available out there for you."
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Shelly's experiences were shared by many here.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07This event was set up to help the 9,000 carers in Hartlepool
0:11:07 > 0:11:13who are not registered and receiving the support they're entitled to.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15A lot of parent carers don't tend to see themselves as carers
0:11:15 > 0:11:19because it's their mum or their dad, so they don't necessarily pick up
0:11:19 > 0:11:21that they actually do above and beyond what the average
0:11:22 > 0:11:25person would be doing.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Simon is one of those who's been helped by the charity.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31At 35, he left his job in London to care full-time
0:11:31 > 0:11:33for his father John, who was diagnosed
0:11:33 > 0:11:37with dementia at 57.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Because of the way dementia is and with the man that's my dad,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43that looks like him, but the man that he was isn't there,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47and every day a little bit more of him goes,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49so generally you are mourning for the person he was every
0:11:49 > 0:11:52single day of the week and that's really hard.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56You've just got to try and shut yourself off to it really,
0:11:56 > 0:12:01and just put your emotions to one side, so you can do the best for him
0:12:01 > 0:12:05to make sure that his days are enjoyable and fun.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Simon says finding help and support can be difficult but it's important
0:12:08 > 0:12:12people know it is out there.
0:12:12 > 0:12:19Stuart Whincup, BBC Look North, Hartlepool.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21100 new jobs will be created in Peterlee next year thanks
0:12:21 > 0:12:24to the technology that will be used on cars that can drive themselves.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27The German company ZF Group will make the essential cameras that
0:12:27 > 0:12:32can detect problems on the road or in the car itself.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37Our business correspondent Ian Reeve reports.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47This is the future, a car that will drive itself.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50And in this Peterlee factory, they are gearing up to provide
0:12:50 > 0:12:51some of its technology, the cameras that
0:12:51 > 0:12:55will help it to see.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58It's very similar to what you do when you are driving and what you're
0:12:58 > 0:13:01doing is using your ears and your eyes and what we're
0:13:01 > 0:13:02doing here is the eyes.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05We are making the camera that is used for automated driving
0:13:05 > 0:13:08to make the detection.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10We also believe that between 2025-30, those automated
0:13:10 > 0:13:14driving features will be on the market for everybody's car.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18The spin off is 100 new jobs that will be created here.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21The demand for camera technology has been explosive in the last couple
0:13:21 > 0:13:25of years and it continues to be.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27The appetite for this technology is huge.
0:13:27 > 0:13:33The workforce will hit 1,000 new workmates for apprentice Ryan,
0:13:33 > 0:13:36also convinced that there is a market for autonomous vehicles.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39I'm confident because of the technology and the features
0:13:39 > 0:13:44of the cars, a lot more safety when you're driving the car as well,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48I think that gives us a lot more incentive to buy the car.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49That's for the future.
0:13:49 > 0:13:57But rather more traditionally today, a union protest at the gates.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59The company doesn't recognise unions, something that rankles.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02THey too, they say, want to come along for the ride.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08Ian Reeve, BBC Look North, Peterlee.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Nearly £9 million of repairs are needed to repair Whitby's
0:14:11 > 0:14:14eroding piers to continue defending the town from the sea.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16The local authorities should have an answer to their pleas
0:14:16 > 0:14:18for money from the EU and the Environment Agency
0:14:18 > 0:14:20by the end of next March.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22But the work's taken on a new urgency, with next year's
0:14:22 > 0:14:26relocation of Stockton's replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28recently acquired for Whitby as a major new tourist attraction.
0:14:28 > 0:14:34Phil Chapman has more.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37For many centuries, Whitby has been sheltered from the full force
0:14:37 > 0:14:39of the North Sea by harbour walls and piers, from early wooden
0:14:39 > 0:14:44examples to present-day extensions added in nearly 1900s.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47But time and tide have taken their toll and it will cost
0:14:47 > 0:14:48millions to put things right.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51There are individual areas where there has been
0:14:51 > 0:14:53some significant failure of the foundations and that's
0:14:53 > 0:14:57a vital part of the work that's got to be done.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00And, yes, the work that's been done on the piers is part of the ongoing
0:15:00 > 0:15:04maintenance and investment that's been made in the whole harbour.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08If it was left to go on for years and years and years,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10there is the serious risk that the piers would fail and that
0:15:10 > 0:15:14would have a very detrimental affect on the harbour and some
0:15:14 > 0:15:17of the properties around the harbour.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21The could lose that protection the piers afford to them.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23To avoid that happening, the full cost will be
0:15:23 > 0:15:25around £8.5 million.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Bids are in for nearly five million from the Environment Agency,
0:15:28 > 0:15:322.7 million from the EU, and £1 million from the marina
0:15:32 > 0:15:34management organisation.
0:15:34 > 0:15:40Long before these pier extensions were constructee,
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Long before these pier extensions were constructed,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43the Whitby-built Endeavour carried Captain Cook and his crew
0:15:44 > 0:15:45to Australia in the 1760s.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Next Easter, the Stockton-based replica of the ship is moving
0:15:47 > 0:15:49to Whitby and all fingers are crossed at least
0:15:49 > 0:15:52a decision on harbour funding will be made by then.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55And the new owners of the vessel intend to make it a major tourist
0:15:55 > 0:15:58attraction here in the heart of Whitby but it's hoped the harbour
0:15:58 > 0:16:01walls and the harbour itself can eventually be in a good enough
0:16:01 > 0:16:04condition to a fitting backdrop.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07If the Endeavour is moored in the basin down at the end
0:16:07 > 0:16:11of the bridge there, again, so many more people
0:16:11 > 0:16:17will remember Whitby as a special place to come to.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20If all the money that we've generated by the harbour
0:16:20 > 0:16:23was actually put into the harbour, as it should've been
0:16:23 > 0:16:31done, we wouldn't be in this situation now.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32Phil Chapman, BBC Look North, Whitby.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33You're watching Look North.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Later in the programme.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Dawn joins me with the latest sports news.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39And a chance to see a medieval masterpiece at its best.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41The Great East Window of York Minster as you've
0:16:42 > 0:16:47never seen it before.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Will have a bit of colour in the weather. Join me shortly for the
0:16:51 > 0:16:52full forecast.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58It was one of the most dramatic sights in the wake
0:16:58 > 0:17:01of Storm Desmond two years ago - the bridge at Pooley Bridge
0:17:01 > 0:17:03in the Lake District completely washed away,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06cutting communities in two.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10But tonight, people living there will see for the first time
0:17:10 > 0:17:12the proposed design for a permanent bridge to replace the temporary
0:17:12 > 0:17:15crossing on Ullswater.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Mark McAlindon reports.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21The old sandstone structure stood here for 250 years before the weight
0:17:21 > 0:17:24of water washed it away.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27What it left behind became one of storm-bashed Cumbria's
0:17:27 > 0:17:30most startling images.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32It then took 16-weeks to slide a temporary
0:17:32 > 0:17:35crossing into place and now, two years on, we can reveal
0:17:35 > 0:17:39how a new, permanent crossing is likely to look.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41It's modern.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45It's got fairly graceful curves.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48One of the good things they've done is where the footpath is on either
0:17:48 > 0:17:50side of the bridge they're going to make them bulge
0:17:50 > 0:17:53in the middle so there will be room for people to stand
0:17:53 > 0:17:54and take photographs.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Miles MacInnes has already had a sneak preview,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58but round about now, people at a public meeting
0:17:58 > 0:18:01in Pooley Bridge will see the proposed design themselves.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03It's good that it's been pushed forward and we're actually
0:18:03 > 0:18:08going to get an iconic bridge to last 250 years plus hopefully.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12But, and there is a but, building a bridge on the same site
0:18:12 > 0:18:14means road closures and disruption.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16So, how long?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18We're going to be starting work next year.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22We would hope to be completed, new bridge in place and out
0:18:22 > 0:18:29of Pooley Bridge, contractors wise, by sort of mid-to-late 2019.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Back in the village, shop owner Darren Todd
0:18:32 > 0:18:35is worried about that, but thinks it can be overcome.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39With the right sort of media marketing, use of webs,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42local papers and things to say that you can still get here,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45then it might not affect us as much.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47The county council has promised to do that.
0:18:47 > 0:18:54Mark McAlindon, BBC Look North, Pooley Bridge.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Now, this isn't your average window repair job.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Centuries-old stained glass panels have been cleaned and restored,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02and are now being put back into the Great East
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Window at York Minster.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06It's part of a multi-million pound project to restore
0:19:06 > 0:19:09the vast medieval window.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Luxmy Gopal has been along to take a look.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15The finishing touches before fitting this 600-year-old glass
0:19:15 > 0:19:19into the biggest medieval stained glass window in the country.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23The panels at York Minster's Great East Window has been restored
0:19:23 > 0:19:25and are finally being returned.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29For those behind the project, it's been a long road to get here,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31starting nearly a decade ago when the stained glass
0:19:31 > 0:19:34panels were removed.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Now the restoration scheme, one of the biggest of its kind
0:19:37 > 0:19:41in Europe, is a step closer to completion.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Gosh.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45So what do you think, your first glance at it?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Incredible to see it at such close quarters.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Yes.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50A view most people have never ever got.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Absolutely.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53As part of the work, the window has been double glazed
0:19:53 > 0:19:57with a layer of UV-resistant glass put in to protect the stained-glass
0:19:57 > 0:19:59panels from the elements.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02As you can imagine, this is not a job for people
0:20:02 > 0:20:03who are scared of heights.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Each stained-glass panel is carried up by hand up all the flights
0:20:06 > 0:20:11of stairs and then delicately placed in each section.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13It's like a giant jigsaw puzzle 80 feet in the air.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16And the pieces of that jigsaw were meticulously restored
0:20:16 > 0:20:20by specialists taking more than 92,000 man hours
0:20:20 > 0:20:24after an £11 million project helped by lottery funding.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27It was probably one of the most intricate projects that we'll ever
0:20:27 > 0:20:31attempt because we actually dismantled every single panel
0:20:31 > 0:20:35so that we could clean, repair and indeed examine every
0:20:35 > 0:20:38single little fragment of glass, so it was very
0:20:38 > 0:20:41time-consuming, very meticulous.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45And, on the other hand, very rewarding.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Over the next eight weeks, the final panels will be put
0:20:48 > 0:20:52into place so this part of Minster can once again serve its purpose.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56It's a very important space of the Minster, the Lady Chapel,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59where morning prayers take place.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Prayers haven't happened here for over ten years or so,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06fully cleaned and restored stonework, restored glass
0:21:06 > 0:21:09is going to be very important for worship here and of course
0:21:09 > 0:21:12for visitors coming to look at this magnificent building.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17This window has gazed out onto York for the past 600 years and the work
0:21:17 > 0:21:20being done will help to keep it stable and safe for hundreds
0:21:20 > 0:21:21more years to come.
0:21:21 > 0:21:29Luxmy Gopal, BBC Look North, York.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Beautiful. Now it's time for sport.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Let's start with basketball and top of the table Newcastle Eagles
0:21:36 > 0:21:38are at home to Surrey Scorchers on Friday night.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41It's a chance for the team to bounce back, after losing their grip
0:21:41 > 0:21:43on the BBL Cup last weekend.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45To help them recover from the loss of their favourite trophy,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49they've been back to school, as Jeff Brown reports.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52When you talk about a dramatic finish, not too many
0:21:52 > 0:21:54are as gripping as this one.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58One point ahead with just seconds to go in the BBL Cup quarterfinal,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01the Eagles lose possession and, within the blink of an eye,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Cheshire Phoenix snatch an unlikely victory.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07This, against a Newcastle side which went into the game
0:22:07 > 0:22:10with a record of played five, won five.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Who had won the Cup for the past three seasons.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17And who had reached the final in each of the past six years.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22It was the last seconds of the game that got away from us.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26And that was me, as a player, but, equally, there was a last couple
0:22:26 > 0:22:31of minutes that got away from us because we were up by 11 points.
0:22:31 > 0:22:37And that hurt bad.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44If the pain is still there, well, it didn't show on a visit
0:22:44 > 0:22:47to Gosforth Junior High Academy in Newcastle.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51All part of the Eagles' Community Foundation's Hoops
0:22:51 > 0:22:53for Health campaign.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57This latest venture, a tie up with Northumbrian Water
0:22:57 > 0:23:00to promote the value of staying hydrated and avoiding sugary drinks.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04New boy Jaysean Paige is one of this season's real success stories.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06The New Yorker was in big demand.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08So why choose Tyneside?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Proud history of the team.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Just going over the history and Fab having some background,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17one of my old college coaches.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20He played for one of my former coaches that I played
0:23:20 > 0:23:23for when I was in college, so it makes it a lot easier
0:23:23 > 0:23:26when you have somebody there that tells you good things about it,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28so it makes it a lot easier when you know what you're
0:23:28 > 0:23:29getting yourself into.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32And things like this, it this all new to you, coming
0:23:32 > 0:23:33to schools and doing coaching?
0:23:33 > 0:23:37No, I'm used to talking to kids and doing stuff like this and it's
0:23:37 > 0:23:38always good for them.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Showing them the right things and trying to get
0:23:40 > 0:23:41them on the right path.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45It's good to get back and come and see the kids and see the smiles
0:23:45 > 0:23:52on their faces and stuff like this.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54The former Sunderland manager David Moyes has been talking
0:23:54 > 0:23:56about his latest challenge - keeping West Ham in
0:23:56 > 0:23:57the Premier League.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Moyes, who left the Stadium of Light after the Black Cats' relegation
0:24:00 > 0:24:03in May, admits he has a point to prove but says he should never
0:24:03 > 0:24:06have come to Wearside.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09For me, I didn't do enough due diligence.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12You know, when I look back, I would have to say,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I started at Preston, which was very good.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17I was fortunate enough to get a job at Everton.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Everybody knows about the ten years there.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22From that I got a great opportunity to manage Manchester United and then
0:24:22 > 0:24:25I wanted to try something different and I went to Spain and had
0:24:25 > 0:24:26a great year in Spain.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Really enjoyed my time.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31I came back and I made a poor choice in the club I chose.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32I want to get back.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33I want to win.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35I want to get back to showing exactly what I'm about,
0:24:35 > 0:24:44and West Ham I think is as good a club as any to do that.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Lets her peers more luck than he did at Sunderland. That lets hope he has
0:24:49 > 0:24:53more luck than he did at Sunderland. Time now for a look at the weather..
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Last night we said was an ideal night to spot the Northern lights
0:24:57 > 0:25:01and you have not disappointed with your pictures. A couple of crackers.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09This is a dramatic view of the aurora borealis. Hadrian 's Wall's
0:25:09 > 0:25:16country, a similar green colour in the breaks in the cloud. Today, a
0:25:16 > 0:25:24lovely shot from Jill. It looks like a rainbow except the light is
0:25:24 > 0:25:31refracted so there's tiny particles in the mist. Hence the white-collar.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Tomorrow, it looks like early rain will clear. Are mostly bright and
0:25:36 > 0:25:47breezy day across the country -- white-collar. -- white colour. More
0:25:47 > 0:25:51persistent I think in Cumbria than further east. We're not expecting
0:25:51 > 0:25:56huge amounts of rain. Low cloud, missed, damp conditions, but the
0:25:56 > 0:26:00upside is it keeps us frost free with temperatures a few degrees
0:26:00 > 0:26:04above freezing for the coming night. With a combination of that crowd and
0:26:04 > 0:26:07a brisk westerly wind, we had in tomorrow morning and the cloud
0:26:07 > 0:26:11starts to break and the rain starts to Peter out as it moves away
0:26:11 > 0:26:15southwards and we are in for a Friday. Good sunny spells through
0:26:15 > 0:26:20the date with patches of cloud here and there. The brisk wind will ease
0:26:20 > 0:26:23off. Unnoticeable breeze but not too windy for the afternoon with
0:26:23 > 0:26:30temperatures around about 11-12. That's 54 Fahrenheit. More cloud and
0:26:30 > 0:26:37rain on tomorrow night. That looks as if it will clear away to leave
0:26:37 > 0:26:41drier brighter weather on Friday. This looks as though it stays to the
0:26:41 > 0:26:45south, and as we head into the weekend, dry weather but fairly cold
0:26:45 > 0:26:50across north-westerly areas. High-pressure to the west, low
0:26:50 > 0:26:54pressure to the east and the pressure gradient in between
0:26:54 > 0:26:58supplying brisk and cold north-westerly winds. The early rain
0:26:58 > 0:27:03on Friday players are going to leave us dry. Blue skies with sunshine. A
0:27:03 > 0:27:08shade cooler. Temperatures struggling to make double figures.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Then, into the weekend, the wind turns north-westerly. That is when
0:27:12 > 0:27:18the temperatures struggle a bit. 8-9 on Saturday afternoon. Dry weather.
0:27:18 > 0:27:24Blue skies. The odd coastal shower, though. On Sunday, the wind gets
0:27:24 > 0:27:29stronger. A bitterly cold winter. We are sheltered from the wind through
0:27:29 > 0:27:31the weekend, but plenty of blue skies.
0:27:33 > 0:27:39Its remember weekend, of course, isn't it? That is it from us this
0:27:39 > 0:27:44evening. We are back at 10:30pm. Bye-bye.