0:00:00 > 0:00:03That's all from the BBC News at Six.
0:00:03 > 0:00:04Welcome to Look North.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07In the headlines tonight:
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Ground-breaking research - an exclusive report on how foot
0:00:10 > 0:00:14specialists are saving lives by diagnosing heart problems.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Also tonight:
0:00:15 > 0:00:17The man accused of murdering his toddler stepson
0:00:17 > 0:00:22almost 50 years ago takes the stand at Teesside Crown Court.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Flooding in Cumbria after the county takes yet another
0:00:24 > 0:00:27battering from the elements.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30And animal refuge - the project providing foster
0:00:30 > 0:00:35carers for dogs caught up in domestic violence relationships.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37In sport, Alan Shearer gives me his reaction to a newly
0:00:37 > 0:00:40announced study exploring possible links between heading
0:00:40 > 0:00:42a football and dementia.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Sunderland forward Duncan Watmore will miss the rest of the season,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48but there was true Britt on Teesside as Assombalonga gets
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Boro back on track.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05First tonight, in what's believed to be the first study of its kind,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08foot experts in the North have been diagnosing serious, often
0:01:08 > 0:01:12life-threatening heart conditions by taking heartbeats
0:01:12 > 0:01:13from patients' feet.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16During routine checks, podiatrists in Durham and Darlington
0:01:16 > 0:01:18have been detecting irregular heartbeats in people,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20potentially saving their lives.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23It's hoped their pioneering project will now be taken
0:01:23 > 0:01:24on across the country.
0:01:24 > 0:01:33Sharon Barbour has this exclusive report.
0:01:33 > 0:01:33Brian this exclusive report.
0:01:33 > 0:01:33Brian was this exclusive report.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Brian was having this exclusive report.
0:01:34 > 0:01:34Brian was having his this exclusive report.
0:01:34 > 0:01:34Brian was having his usual this exclusive report.
0:01:34 > 0:01:34Brian was having his usual diabetic this exclusive report.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39Brian was having his usual diabetic foot checks. At the dieters was
0:01:39 > 0:01:44taking his polls when she heard a worrying sound. -- a podiatrist was
0:01:44 > 0:01:52taking his pulse. His heartbeat was a regular. Brian had no idea that he
0:01:52 > 0:01:58had atrial fibrillation, which, left untreated, can lead to a massive and
0:01:58 > 0:02:02potentially life threatening stroke. It was only found because, in a
0:02:02 > 0:02:08pilot study, the podiatrist at Durham and Darlington hospitals
0:02:08 > 0:02:13started listening for regular heartbeats.We use a Doppler machine
0:02:13 > 0:02:17and listen to the quality that pulse, and while we listen to the
0:02:17 > 0:02:21quality, we can listen to the regularity. Patients with diabetes
0:02:21 > 0:02:27can be more at risk from developing atrial relation. If it goes
0:02:27 > 0:02:33undiagnosed, and can end up getting a severe stroke.So, Brian's regular
0:02:33 > 0:02:36heartbeat was picked up by the podiatrist, and they quickly brought
0:02:36 > 0:02:45it to the attention of cardiologists here at the hospital. And the
0:02:45 > 0:02:50doctors here think the podiatrists' discovery could save hundreds of
0:02:50 > 0:02:58patients.There are something like 150,000 strokes in the UK per year,
0:02:58 > 0:03:0315% of them are a result of atrial fibrillation. And we can prevent two
0:03:03 > 0:03:07thirds, we are talking 10,000 people a year at the risk of dying are
0:03:07 > 0:03:12suffering severe disability. With a simple screening tool, we can
0:03:12 > 0:03:17achieve a lot.Now detectives, Brian's condition is being closely
0:03:17 > 0:03:24monitored and treated.It was news to me. A shock and then the relief
0:03:24 > 0:03:30that all I needed to do was take a little pill each morning and,
0:03:30 > 0:03:36hopefully, that's it. My heart is behaving well this morning.His life
0:03:36 > 0:03:40possibly saved by the podiatrist. It's and I hope this simple,
0:03:40 > 0:03:46effective idea will be rolled out across the country.
0:03:46 > 0:03:52It seems like such a simple idea, why hasn't been done before?Medical
0:03:52 > 0:03:56experts generally concentrate on specialities, so podiatrists are
0:03:56 > 0:04:02looking for foot ulcers, they take pulses, but just generally like you
0:04:02 > 0:04:08would on a wrist. So they just didn't pick this up. It was lender,
0:04:08 > 0:04:14here in Darlington, who learned more about atrial revelation, the regular
0:04:14 > 0:04:17heartbeats, and knew that patients were more likely to get it. So she
0:04:17 > 0:04:21launched this pilot project, road and within three months, found ten
0:04:21 > 0:04:25patients with a serious heart condition that they had no idea.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29They also use the Doppler machine, which is really helping them listen
0:04:29 > 0:04:34out for those serious heart conditions.Amazing, thanks, Sharon.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36A grandfather accused of killing his stepson in Stockton
0:04:36 > 0:04:39almost 50 years ago has admitted smacking and shaking the toddler
0:04:39 > 0:04:41but says he never intentionally caused him any harm.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44David Dearlove - who's 71 - took to the witness stand
0:04:44 > 0:04:45at Teesside Crown Court.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48He denies murdering 19-month-old Paul Booth
0:04:49 > 0:04:51at the family's home in 1968.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Phil Connell is in our newsroom in Middlesbrough.
0:04:54 > 0:05:03Phil, remind us of the background to this case.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06This is the eighth day of this murder trial at Teesside Crown
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Court. The jury has already heard from the prosecution who claimed
0:05:11 > 0:05:18David Dearlove murdered all blues back in 1968, 49 years ago at what
0:05:18 > 0:05:23was then the family home in Stockton. The toddler, his stepson,
0:05:23 > 0:05:29was just 19 months old at the time. He died from a serious head injury,
0:05:29 > 0:05:39compatible with being thrown against a fireplace.What happened today?
0:05:39 > 0:05:44David Dearlove, now 71 and lives in Great Yarmouth, today took to the
0:05:44 > 0:05:48witness stand to begin his defence. He was asked about the statement he
0:05:48 > 0:05:53had given to police 49 years ago, following his stepson's death. He
0:05:53 > 0:05:58told the jury that Paul had banged his head on a fireplace while they
0:05:58 > 0:06:02were playing. Is that it was a minor bump and at the time seemed
0:06:02 > 0:06:07perfectly all right. He was then asked why he said he'd the boys, he
0:06:07 > 0:06:12said that was something he did, it was a kind of play, just a little
0:06:12 > 0:06:18shake, he said, and something that Paul had always seemed to like.He
0:06:18 > 0:06:23was asked about that night when Paul died?He said on the night in
0:06:23 > 0:06:28question, a Howard Paul scream, went to his bedroom, and found him lying
0:06:28 > 0:06:34on the bedroom floor. He wasn't breathing, so he opens his mouth and
0:06:34 > 0:06:40gave him the kiss of life. At one stage they, David Dearlove became
0:06:40 > 0:06:45tearful giving his evidence and had to pause for a moment. He has denied
0:06:45 > 0:06:48murder and a second charge of child cruelty. The trial continues
0:06:48 > 0:06:50tomorrow.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57It's not a league any team wants to top -
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Newcastle United has the highest number of football banning orders
0:06:59 > 0:07:02for the third year running.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05According to the Home Office, 111 people were banned
0:07:05 > 0:07:10from St James' Park last season.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13That's more than any other club in the top five divisions
0:07:13 > 0:07:14in England and Wales.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17There was also an increase in the number of bans
0:07:17 > 0:07:18at Middlesbrough and Carlisle United.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Our news correspondent Mark Denten has been looking
0:07:20 > 0:07:21at the statistics and joins me now.
0:07:21 > 0:07:30Mark, the basics first, what is a football banning order?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33These are issued by a court when there's a conviction for a football
0:07:33 > 0:07:38hype and related offence. This could be anything from a pitch invasion,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42an assault on side stadium, it could be throwing a missile. These can be
0:07:42 > 0:07:49quite severe, they can last for up to ten years.Newcastle United at
0:07:49 > 0:07:56that of a table they'd not be? Absolutely. There are 111 banning
0:07:56 > 0:08:00orders at St James' Park last season, when Newcastle were the
0:08:00 > 0:08:06Championship. They also had the highest for the previous two
0:08:06 > 0:08:12seasons, but they have been falling over years. Two of our teams as a
0:08:12 > 0:08:16sole increases, though smaller numbers. Middlesbrough, 33, Carlisle
0:08:16 > 0:08:22United, 18. Better news at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland saw a
0:08:22 > 0:08:27fall on 37 last season, 23 on the latest figures.Woody Newcastle
0:08:27 > 0:08:33United say?A bath majority of those banning orders are a legacy of
0:08:33 > 0:08:44something that happened in 2000 40 -- happened in 2013, the Tyne & Wear
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Derby they were banned for four years, that's why they still appear
0:08:48 > 0:08:52at the top of the table. The police say they take no apology for the
0:08:52 > 0:08:55tough stance they take on the small minority of people who are involved
0:08:55 > 0:08:58in football disorder.Thank you.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01It's been an anxious time again for many people across Cumbria
0:09:01 > 0:09:03as heavy rains throughout the last 24 hours brought widespread
0:09:03 > 0:09:05flooding across the county.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Around 35 homes were affected, mainly in the south of the county,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10while travel on the county's roads and railways has been
0:09:10 > 0:09:11badly disrupted.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Mark McAlindon has this roundup.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17A sadly familiar sight in Cumbria - firefighters pumping out water
0:09:17 > 0:09:21to try to protect homes - this time in Kendal.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23The main road into the Lake District too presenting real difficulties.
0:09:23 > 0:09:31This morning, this was the picture in theheart of Carlisle,
0:09:31 > 0:09:32as the Eden spilled over.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36But thankfully, rainfall was still below the levels of Storm Desmond.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41I think the peak 24-hour rainfall then was around 360mm.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45By comparison, in the last 24 hours that have gone by,
0:09:45 > 0:09:50that total at that location has been around 100, 105mm,
0:09:50 > 0:09:55something like that.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57So it's scales below, but it is still, clearly,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59from what we're seen, been a big issue for
0:09:59 > 0:10:00the county, unfortunately.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Some properties did flood.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Roads were closed, others passable only with care.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Driving conditions on the M6 were tough too for much of the day.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11And railway lines along the Cumbrian coast were also closed,
0:10:11 > 0:10:15with passengers having to take replacement buses.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Across Cumbria this morning, we're told several schools remain closed,
0:10:18 > 0:10:22including this one just outside Carlisle.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25This school was badly hit during Storm Desmond two years ago,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28staff been taking what precautions they can with the front door
0:10:28 > 0:10:31sandbagged and temporary flood guards.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36And a scare for football fans - the pitch at Carlisle United's park
0:10:36 > 0:10:39today submerged, although officials say the game on Saturday
0:10:39 > 0:10:40will go ahead.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Although the long-term forecast can't protected,
0:10:43 > 0:10:48it seems we are in line for some short-term respite.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51The outlook for the next month ahead is probably unsettled conditions.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54In terms of the immediate, next five days, the flood risk is much lower.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59We're hoping we will get a few days where we can recover and that
0:10:59 > 0:11:02water can draw down.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Tonight, the Cumbria Community Foundation has announced that money
0:11:04 > 0:11:09is available for anyone who has been flooded.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20You're watching Look North.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21There's plenty still to come tonight.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Mark's here with the sport.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Plus, the brilliant Bravehearts - some of our region's most
0:11:25 > 0:11:27inspirational children are recognised for their courage
0:11:27 > 0:11:32in the face of illness and adversity.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36After the recent mild but wet weather, something drier and colder
0:11:36 > 0:11:44for the next few days. Germany for the full forecast.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48In cases of domestic violence the focus of help is obviously
0:11:48 > 0:11:49on the people suffering the abuse.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51But family pets can also be affected.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53When women leave a violent relationship, they may move
0:11:53 > 0:11:55into a refuge which can't take in animals.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Now a project has launched in the North East, offering
0:11:57 > 0:11:59foster carers for dogs.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02It's called the Freedom Project and it's run by the Dogs' Trust.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Philippa Goymer has the story.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Gemma suffered three years of abuse at the hands of her partner.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14He had me pinned at 6am in the utility room by the throat.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I couldn't breathe,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19couldn't gasp for air, couldn't shout out for help, nothing.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24He dug a trowel into the side of my neck, and I just stood there.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27And then I just looked at him and I went, "Just do it."
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Because I'd had enough.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32And he went, "I'll show you just do it," and he shot me
0:12:32 > 0:12:34through the side door.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39Richard Ridley was jailed in June for 13.5 years for a string
0:12:39 > 0:12:46of assaults against Gemma.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Eventually, Gemma was moved to a women's refuge and Dusty
0:12:48 > 0:12:50was taken in by the Freedom Project.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52They'd come and collect Dusty, they'd return as soon
0:12:52 > 0:12:55as I wanted Dusty back.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Anything he needed whilst in that service, they provided.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Dusty went to live with a foster carer like Susan.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02She's based on Teesside, but has worked with the
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Dog's Trust's North Yorkshire branch and cared for many pets
0:13:05 > 0:13:07from abusive homes.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10The majority of time, we have to get the vaccinations up to date.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Which is fine.
0:13:11 > 0:13:18If it's come from a domestic violence background,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21the last thing on the owner's mind is, "I've got to get
0:13:21 > 0:13:22the dogs vaccinated."
0:13:22 > 0:13:25She's probably too worried about the children,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28the dog and the home life.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32This month, the Freedom Project launched across the North East.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Because we're here in Yorkshire, into the North East,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37we were getting a lot of calls into our Yorkshire office,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39people also need our help in the area.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45We knew there was a need for help up here as well.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48After five months, Gemma was able to go back for her beloved Dusty.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51I was an absolute bag of nerves, I thought, "He's not
0:13:51 > 0:13:53"going to remember me or recognise me,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55"is he going to be a OK with me?"
0:13:55 > 0:13:57They opened the door, and his head just -
0:13:57 > 0:14:04I'd say little, but you can see it's not - he tilted his head and looked
0:14:04 > 0:14:07at me with his ears up, I said, "Hiya, baby!"
0:14:07 > 0:14:08And he jumped on me!
0:14:08 > 0:14:12He remembered exactly who I was!
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Some of our region's children and teenagers
0:14:14 > 0:14:16who are battling serious and often life-threatening illnesses were
0:14:16 > 0:14:18honoured for their bravery today.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20The Brave Heart awards acknowledges the struggle they've faced
0:14:20 > 0:14:22in their young lives.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25I was lucky enough to be at St James' Park to meet them,
0:14:25 > 0:14:27and hand out the awards, along with Paralympian Josef Craig
0:14:27 > 0:14:29and Newcastle legend Bob Moncur.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32And our reporter Alison Freeman found out a little bit more
0:14:32 > 0:14:39about some of the winners.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41There are clear
0:14:48 > 0:14:53celebrities for the day. These youngsters were given a taste of the
0:14:53 > 0:14:58highlife with awards and gifts to reward the way they have managed in
0:14:58 > 0:15:03the face of adversity. Among them, ten-year-old Thomas from Carlisle.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07One with holes in its heart, his first operation was just ten months
0:15:07 > 0:15:15old.Very, very proud, yeah! Very proud of him. He had a surgery in
0:15:15 > 0:15:21September last year. It didn't work, but it's and are starting to fail
0:15:21 > 0:15:26again, so we have to get more done. But you would never tell, because
0:15:26 > 0:15:33he's always smiling.When I do PE, I have to drink a lot of water, but
0:15:33 > 0:15:38doesn't affect me that much any more.Grace, 13 from Cramlington,
0:15:38 > 0:15:50was that bone cancer in April. Addict you -- I've had chemotherapy.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54She's recovered so well, she's trouper, pushing herself to try and
0:15:54 > 0:15:59walk by Christmas.It is and is bracing to see these kids, what
0:15:59 > 0:16:05they're going through. It's dislike for them, they get on with it, that
0:16:05 > 0:16:09bravery, that courage, that strength is something you don't see from
0:16:09 > 0:16:15grown man a lot of the time. Eight-year-old Caroline from neck is
0:16:15 > 0:16:21in remission after treatment for a tumour.Just taking every day as it
0:16:21 > 0:16:27comes, just saving the time.Tell us to this is?Arturo. He's my
0:16:27 > 0:16:34favourite teddy and comes everywhere with me. He went to every operation
0:16:34 > 0:16:40and radiotherapy session I've had. He has been on your lap for every
0:16:40 > 0:16:49scan and everything.Would you say he's your best friend?Yes!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Brilliance, and for all I know, the party's still going on!
0:16:52 > 0:16:54The former Newcastle and England captain Alan Shearer has welcomed
0:16:54 > 0:16:57news from the FA of a long-awaited study into the possible links
0:16:57 > 0:16:59between heading a football, and degenerative brain conditions
0:16:59 > 0:17:00such as dementia.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03It'll begin in January and be led by the doctor who claimed that
0:17:03 > 0:17:05another former England striker Jeff Astle died because of
0:17:05 > 0:17:06repeated head trauma.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Alan highlighted the need for more research in his
0:17:08 > 0:17:10recent BBC documentary.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12He's been giving his reaction to Mark Tulip.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Big news, it has been a long time coming but it's great news.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21I'm absolutely delighted that Dr Willie Stewart is involved.
0:17:21 > 0:17:27I know at he's highly regarded and very good at his job.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31He started the whole debate is off after Jeff Astle's death, of course.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37Absolutely, and when you consider what the coroner had said
0:17:37 > 0:17:40with Jeff Astle in 2002, and nothing had been done until now,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43it's a big, big day.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Obviously, Jeff Astle was playing at a time with leather footballs,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49they got heavier when they got wet, your generation played
0:17:49 > 0:17:51with a more modern football.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Do you think there's a big concern for modern-day footballers?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58There is a concern, there has to be, until we can get
0:17:58 > 0:17:59the necessary answers.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03When we were doing the documentary, we found that there was very little
0:18:03 > 0:18:05difference between the balls that were used in the 60s and 70s,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08weight-wise, compared to what they are using now.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12The difference was, footballs back then were a lot heavier
0:18:12 > 0:18:14when they became wet.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18And, of course, you had the big stitching on the front.
0:18:18 > 0:18:24The concern has to be for long-term health, but now, hopefully,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27it won't take too long that we can now have answers.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Finally, Alan, do you think we could look back on today,
0:18:30 > 0:18:3210-20 years' time, as a pivotal day?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Yes, I think this is a huge day for football.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38As I say, it has been a long time coming.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43Delighted that the PFA and the FA have now backed it and we can now
0:18:43 > 0:18:46get the answers that football needs.
0:18:51 > 0:18:57Buys an example there of a documentary having a real impact? I
0:18:57 > 0:19:03suppose we're never know how vital it has been, David has really focus
0:19:03 > 0:19:06the attention on a subject that a lot of people will wanting to know
0:19:06 > 0:19:12answers in the next few years.And parents of young ones buying today?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Absolutely.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Bad news for Sunderland fans this evening.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Forward Duncan Watmore had surgery on his recurring knee injury today
0:19:18 > 0:19:20and will miss the rest of the season.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Better news though, for Middlesbrough, who moved back
0:19:22 > 0:19:24into the Championship play-off places with victory over
0:19:24 > 0:19:25struggling Birmingham at the Riverside last night.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Boro secured a fifth home win of the season as Britt Assombalonga
0:19:28 > 0:19:30scored twice in the first half.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33The club's record signing was on hand when Tomasz Kuszczak
0:19:33 > 0:19:36could only parry Stewart Downing's fierce shot and he latched
0:19:36 > 0:19:42onto Fabio Da Silva's pass for his 11th goal of the season.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Boro are up to sixth ahead of Derby's visit this weekend.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Boro's win did provide some good news for Sunderland,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51because Birmingham are one of the teams down there
0:19:51 > 0:19:54with the Black Cats near the bottom of the Championship.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57The Wearsiders were in a similar position when Peter Reid
0:19:57 > 0:20:00took over as manager in 1995, and after saving
0:20:00 > 0:20:03them from relegation, they never looked back.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Now he's written a book about his time on Wearside,
0:20:06 > 0:20:08and Jeff Brown met up with him in Sunderland city centre
0:20:08 > 0:20:09a couple of hours ago.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Having taken them to two seventh-place finishes
0:20:13 > 0:20:16in the Premier League,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Peter Reid's time at Sunderland was one of the brighter chapters
0:20:19 > 0:20:21in the club's recent history, hence the number of people who have
0:20:21 > 0:20:23turned up here to see him tonight.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Peter, great to see you, got ask you about one
0:20:26 > 0:20:29of your successors, Chris Coleman - what do you think about him?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Well, I know Chris really well.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Great personality, great enthusiasm, and I think you need that
0:20:35 > 0:20:41to lift the stadium, to lift the club up.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44He certainly has the personality.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47He has to breathe confidence into the club somehow,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50because they're not as bad as the results suggest.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53I think he's the right man for the job.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56A lot of fans would like to see yourself as manager,
0:20:56 > 0:20:57was that ever going to happen?
0:20:57 > 0:21:00No, I don't think so.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03There's a lot of speculation, a lot of interest in the media.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Not you, but in the media.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09It was never going to happen, As I said before, hopefully
0:21:09 > 0:21:11they have the right manager, and they surely have.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14You took the club to two seventh-place finishes
0:21:14 > 0:21:15in the Premier League,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18fantastic achievement - how did you do it and could
0:21:18 > 0:21:19it ever happen again?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Well, the players did it.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26We had some good players here, and I helped them along
0:21:26 > 0:21:28as the manager, but they can do it again.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32If you look at Burnley now, where they are in the Premiership,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35I think at the time I was Sunderland manager, they were down in maybe
0:21:35 > 0:21:37the third or fourth division.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39So it can happen.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41It's hard work getting the right players in,
0:21:41 > 0:21:42but it can happen.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Peter, good to see you again, thanks for the memories.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46Cheers.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47There's your book.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Good man.
0:21:49 > 0:21:5818 quid.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01But did get his wallet out? The picture stopped at the key moment!
0:22:01 > 0:22:05We had an interview with his dad on last night's Look North and this
0:22:05 > 0:22:06evening the family will be reflecting on the
0:22:06 > 0:22:08England opener Mark Stoneman's gritty half century down
0:22:08 > 0:22:09under against Australia.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Ex-Durham batsman Stoneman, now with Surrey, was making his maiden
0:22:12 > 0:22:15appearance in an Ashes Test series, which got under way with England
0:22:15 > 0:22:17196-4 going into day two, with cricket fans set to stay
0:22:17 > 0:22:18up all night.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20And talking of local heroes.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Gateshead's Elliot Slessor has pulled off a shock at the
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Northern Ireland Open snooker.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25He's beaten the great Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-1 and will face
0:22:25 > 0:22:29fellow North East player Sam Craigie, who's from
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Wallsend, in round four.
0:22:31 > 0:22:38Well done to him.
0:22:38 > 0:22:46I always knew it was Christmas when my Nano bought one of these.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Pointsettias - with their bright red and green foliage -
0:22:49 > 0:22:51have become a fixture in many people's Christmas traditions.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54But the owners of a North Yorkshire plant nursery, which specialises
0:22:54 > 0:22:56in pointsettias, weren't celebrating when their glass roof was destroyed
0:22:56 > 0:22:57by a freak hailstorm.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Yes, thousands of panes of glass were smashed by giant
0:23:00 > 0:23:01hailstones which fell over Ravensworth Nurseries,
0:23:01 > 0:23:02near Richmond, 18 months ago.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Happily, they're now back in business and about to
0:23:04 > 0:23:07ship out a huge batch of the plants in time for Christmas.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Phil Chapman has more.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11The summer hail storm which passed over Richmond in July 2015
0:23:11 > 0:23:14couldn't have picked a much worse target than the fragile glass roof
0:23:14 > 0:23:15of this huge nursery.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17It was a bit of a storm, started around nine o'clock.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21It produced hailstones the size of golf balls.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26You could just hear everything smashing.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I was up the back of my house, you could hear it.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31We lost about every other pane of glass, about 8000
0:23:31 > 0:23:34panes of glass in total, in the whole nursery,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36eight-acre site.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41It was a freak accident, they reckon about a once in 100 years storm.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44But today, the fully repaired nursery was a hive of activity
0:23:44 > 0:23:47as they prepare for Christmas with countless wreathes, trees and,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50of course, pointsettias.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53We had to replace, otherwise we wouldn't be able to grow these,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55because the come from a much more temperate climate,
0:23:55 > 0:23:59much further south.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01So we have to keep the temperature at 20 degrees.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05So without glass, that would be impossible to keep the heat on them.
0:24:05 > 0:24:11To us, this may be a festive plant to have on our tables at Christmas,
0:24:11 > 0:24:13but in its native Mexico, it's actually a weed,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16technically, but a weed with a very special story.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18They're called the flowers of the holy night, because there
0:24:18 > 0:24:22was a little girl called Pipita who has no gift for the baby Jesus.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25And her cousin suggested she pick up a bunch of flowers,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28a bunch of weeds, off the side of the road,
0:24:28 > 0:24:29which she made into a bouquet.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33As she put them on the altar, the flowers suddenly burst into red,
0:24:33 > 0:24:38and everyone thought they'd seen a Christmas miracle.
0:24:45 > 0:24:53Yep, popular and our house, they are. Paul, the weather, wet?The
0:24:53 > 0:24:56weather was on the change again today, a lot colder and drier over
0:24:56 > 0:25:02the next few days. Looking at the pictures denied, these two that
0:25:02 > 0:25:07please to see the back of the rain as they bleat over the puddles. And
0:25:07 > 0:25:12it was a great day for rainbows, a classic sunshine and showers date,
0:25:12 > 0:25:18and this one is fairly typical. The next Suker she days will see some
0:25:18 > 0:25:25fair, dry whether, the odd wintry showers, a complete change from the
0:25:25 > 0:25:31last couple of days. Through this evening, some showers, wintry over
0:25:31 > 0:25:36the hills, but that is the exception rather than the rule. Exceptionally
0:25:36 > 0:25:43dry, dry and cold. Temperatures even in some towns down towards zero,
0:25:43 > 0:25:51certainly called enough for a widespread fraud overnight so, as.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Cumbria, up into the Pennines, some widespread icy stretches through the
0:25:54 > 0:25:59night and into tomorrow morning. And icy start for made tomorrow, cold,
0:25:59 > 0:26:05bright start, though. Always the risk of showers, and a little sleep
0:26:05 > 0:26:13and slow over high ground. Misplaces dry Ebright through the day.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Temperatures struggling up to five at the very best tomorrow afternoon
0:26:17 > 0:26:24in that westerly breeze. Into the weekend, we keep this cold,
0:26:24 > 0:26:30northwesterly airflow. Low-pressure over Scandinavia, high-pressure to
0:26:30 > 0:26:39the west, keeping the cold air through Saturday, but mostly dry.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44Through the day after a frosty start, eastern areas seeing blue
0:26:44 > 0:26:52sky. May be showers in the west, and a chilly northwesterly breeze,
0:26:52 > 0:26:58temperatures generally up to six Celsius. Widespread frosts on
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Saturday night, and more of the same on Sunday. Mostly dry, blue skies
0:27:02 > 0:27:07and places, the risk of sleet or snow showers over the hills, and
0:27:07 > 0:27:13colder still with that northwesterly went stronger on Sunday afternoon.
0:27:13 > 0:27:19Although the numbers are similar, a real chill in the air for Sunday. We
0:27:19 > 0:27:21will keep you updated on the forecast through the weekend on your
0:27:21 > 0:27:26BBC local radio station, where you needs get the latest on BBC weather
0:27:26 > 0:27:29app.
0:27:29 > 0:27:37So how will our drive home be after the late shift?Freezing, certainly.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43Right, we'll be careful. We'll seeded 10:30pm, have a good evening.
0:27:43 > 0:27:48Bye-bye.