:00:00. > :00:15.Hello, good evening. BBC Two, and
:00:16. > :00:17.The boss of Northumbria Health Trust has apologised to patients
:00:18. > :00:22.at the region's newest hosphtal - for long delays in the time it
:00:23. > :00:29.takes to hand over people being taken there by ambulance.
:00:30. > :00:31.Over a nine month period ambulance crews spent almost 3000
:00:32. > :00:33.hours waiting in queues to hand over patients.
:00:34. > :00:36.The North East Ambulance service says its having a knock on dffect
:00:37. > :00:38.on its ability to respond to emergencies.
:00:39. > :00:47.This exclusive report from Inside Out's Chris Jackson
:00:48. > :00:51.It cost ?19 million and it has been heralded as the way forward for
:00:52. > :00:54.But for some, a wait which should only take 15
:00:55. > :00:57.minutes but can last more than two hours just isn't good enough.
:00:58. > :00:59.There is one man who waited in a queue
:01:00. > :01:03.If There was a good six or seven at least
:01:04. > :01:05.with two paramedics per patient in this corridor
:01:06. > :01:11.He was bleeding from the he`d badly and he is in a queue of people
:01:12. > :01:18.An internal report reveals for just one day last month
:01:19. > :01:21.around one quarter of the albulance crews at Cramlington were stood
:01:22. > :01:24.with their patients for mord than half an hour to check in.
:01:25. > :01:29.Other documents I've seen show from a nine-month period
:01:30. > :01:31.almost 2,900 hours were spent waiting.
:01:32. > :01:32.That is the equivalent of
:01:33. > :01:38.an on duty paramedic stuck in a queue for an entire ye`r.
:01:39. > :01:40.Look at a neighbouring hosphtal the RVI in
:01:41. > :01:42.Newcastle, where it is just six days.
:01:43. > :01:55.In a sense it is unacceptable, in my view.
:01:56. > :01:58.We need those ambulances out on the road going to our patients.
:01:59. > :02:01.When you are queueing up the hospitals you are not able to
:02:02. > :02:04.The hospital has been dogged by delays since opening.
:02:05. > :02:09.The Chief Executive David Evans said they are still grappling to solve
:02:10. > :02:13.It has been our main priority in the last year.
:02:14. > :02:18.It is not right at the moment, we want to fix
:02:19. > :02:24.it, I would offer my person`l apologies and the apologies of the
:02:25. > :02:27.trust to anybody who feels disadvantaged or if their c`re has
:02:28. > :02:29.been affected by having to wait for an ambulance handover.
:02:30. > :02:31.The hospital said there are signs of improvement
:02:32. > :02:34.in the delays but with wintdr around the corner, a solution may be some
:02:35. > :02:46.And you can see the full report from Inside Out
:02:47. > :02:48.for the next 30 days, on the BBC iPlayer.
:02:49. > :02:50.The Business Secretary says he doesn't intend to publish
:02:51. > :02:52.the letter which helped sectre investment in Nissan's
:02:53. > :02:56.Greg Clark says he wouldn't reveal details of letters he sent
:02:57. > :02:58.to the firm as they could bd commercially sensitive
:02:59. > :03:03.But he told the Commons that Nissan had been assured the Governlent
:03:04. > :03:05.was pursuing tariff-free tr`de for the car industry after Brexit.
:03:06. > :03:13.Nissan's investment has sectred 7,000 jobs at the site.
:03:14. > :03:15.Teaching assistants in County Durham are to hold
:03:16. > :03:18.They're in dispute with the county council about major
:03:19. > :03:21.changes to their terms and conditions of employment.
:03:22. > :03:23.They say new "term-time onlx" contracts will mean a pay
:03:24. > :03:25.cut of almost a quarter for most of them.
:03:26. > :03:28.The strike has been called for next Tuesday and Wednesday.
:03:29. > :03:30.The council says the changes are necessary to comply
:03:31. > :03:43.A couple who've been married for more than 65 years
:03:44. > :03:46.are being forced to live ap`rt, because a council says one of them
:03:47. > :03:50.doesn't meet the criteria to be looked after in a care home.
:03:51. > :03:53.Ray Lorrison, who's 95, moved into Westoe Grange Care Home
:03:54. > :03:56.when his wife Jessie went into hospital.
:03:57. > :03:58.The 88-year-old had hoped to join her husband,
:03:59. > :04:01.but South Tyneside Council says she is well enough to look
:04:02. > :04:03.after herself at home with the assistance of carers.
:04:04. > :04:11.Jessie and Ray Lorrison in happier times.
:04:12. > :04:13.The couple have been inseparable since
:04:14. > :04:17.But ill-health saw the devoted couple separated after
:04:18. > :04:25.Mr Lorrison is 95 and has Alzheimer's.
:04:26. > :04:35.He was moved into a care hole with his wife
:04:36. > :04:37.-- He was moved into a care home when his wife
:04:38. > :04:39.had to go into hospital for several weeks.
:04:40. > :04:42.Jessie, aged 88, hoped to join him but South Tyneside Council said
:04:43. > :04:45.she did not meet the criterha for the care home and faces livhng alone
:04:46. > :04:48.for the first time ever at the age of 88.
:04:49. > :04:53.He misses her so much he is sitting, waiting
:04:54. > :04:57.Yes, she has got mental cap`city, absolutely, but physical,
:04:58. > :05:01.She just cannot do anything for herself.
:05:02. > :05:04.She would just be a prisoner in that chair if we
:05:05. > :05:33.She spoke to Look North earlier this year about how
:05:34. > :05:35.she avoided the bombing of a lemonade factory
:05:36. > :05:39.Recently she stayed briefly at the care home with their husband
:05:40. > :05:42.Then she was told she would not be allowed
:05:43. > :05:45.back and would instead recehve visits from carers at home.
:05:46. > :05:47.The couple's family have started a petition, calling
:05:48. > :05:49.for the pair to be allowed to continue living together.
:05:50. > :05:51.They have been split up right at the time
:05:52. > :05:55.spend whatever time they have got left, to spend together.
:05:56. > :05:59.This is not right, it is inhumane to do this to somebody.
:06:00. > :06:01.We can't understand how anyone could be
:06:02. > :06:04.This could happen to anybodx's parents or grandparents.
:06:05. > :06:06.In a statement the council said they would not
:06:07. > :06:07.comment specifically on
:06:08. > :06:09.the Lorrison's case but that they tried to make
:06:10. > :06:12.got to live independent lives in their own homes.
:06:13. > :06:14.The couple's family are sayhng they simply want Jessie
:06:15. > :06:31.and Ray to live together for the rest of their lives.
:06:32. > :06:33.Now, for generations it's t`ken a battering from the elements.
:06:34. > :06:38.And Lindisfarne Castle is showing the strain.
:06:39. > :06:41.Windows and walls are taking in water, so the castle's jtst
:06:42. > :06:45.As our News Correspondent Mark Denten reports -
:06:46. > :06:57.At Lindisfarne Castle today they try to move
:06:58. > :07:00.a fragile galleon model, among many other things,
:07:01. > :07:05.because the castle is closing for renovations until 2018.
:07:06. > :07:07.It's been battered by the elements for generations.
:07:08. > :07:12.Windows are leaking and walls peeling.
:07:13. > :07:14.The salts on the walls in the moisture are
:07:15. > :07:16.crystallising, breaking off paint, breaking off plaster,
:07:17. > :07:21.all this is coming down and shattering down.
:07:22. > :07:23.The cracks are being caused by the blistering and
:07:24. > :07:27.this is what we are looking to tackle, what we need to sort out if
:07:28. > :07:34.bit of work done here in about 570 it set her back about ?1,000.
:07:35. > :07:37.This time, the renovations will cost around ?3 million.
:07:38. > :07:39.But before they can even st`rt, 900 objects must be
:07:40. > :07:46.moved from here carefully, very carefully indeed.
:07:47. > :07:49.The National Trust can't just call on a mate with a van.
:07:50. > :07:51.We have a week planned for the move itself.
:07:52. > :07:56.best tides and we hope we get good weather
:07:57. > :07:57.and we will have a week for
:07:58. > :07:59.the move and hopefully that will be OK.
:08:00. > :08:06.John is one of the many voltnteers helping the move go smoothlx.
:08:07. > :08:08.It is the history and handling items hundreds
:08:09. > :08:20.In case you were wondering they have got the galleon
:08:21. > :08:23.boxed safely and if all goes to plan the North East landmark shotld
:08:24. > :08:31.be open again for visitors in March 2018.
:08:32. > :08:47.you are and in? It depends on if you are in the least or the West. Low
:08:48. > :08:53.temperatures around and seasonal averages mean eastern areas are
:08:54. > :08:57.above average and western areas are below average but above average
:08:58. > :09:01.sunshine. A mixed bag for October. In the first week of Novembdr
:09:02. > :09:07.tomorrow, there is a weekend which in store has a generally drx week
:09:08. > :09:14.but a bit cooler and a risk of overnight frost and fog. We are
:09:15. > :09:18.watching out for rain. It is edging from the north. Fairly patchy but
:09:19. > :09:22.misty and damp for many. More rain edging South by the end of the
:09:23. > :09:27.night. Temperatures dropping to five or six Celsius in the North. The
:09:28. > :09:31.northerly breeze will clear any remnants of rain and the cloud,
:09:32. > :09:35.giving us a fine, dry and l`stly sunny day. Despite the sunshine it
:09:36. > :09:41.will not be worn. Temperatures are some degrees down, because of the
:09:42. > :09:45.northerly breeze, typically up to 10 Celsius, Eddie Fahrenheit. Tomorrow
:09:46. > :09:51.and into the night it doesn't stay dry. Very little cloud. When you get
:09:52. > :09:55.shelter from the breeze, a touch of frost is certainly possible, we can
:09:56. > :09:58.see the blue haze on the map. Down to three or four Celsius but cold
:09:59. > :10:04.enough in the countryside for a touch of frost, Wednesday morning.
:10:05. > :10:08.Wednesday itself after a cold start, fine and dry, not a lot of cloud
:10:09. > :10:11.around and maybe the risk of the odd shower clipping the East Co`st.
:10:12. > :10:17.Otherwise a dry picture on Wednesday. Temperatures just
:10:18. > :10:21.scraping up to 10 Celsius at best. High pressure in the middle of the
:10:22. > :10:26.week but that will not last very long. This is up to the north of the
:10:27. > :10:29.UK and it is shunting this out of the way, bringing more cloud and a
:10:30. > :10:35.bit of rain heading into Thtrsday and Friday. As we headed to the
:10:36. > :10:39.weekend it will pick up the cold northerly wind. Thursday, gdnerally
:10:40. > :10:43.speaking, more cloud, espechally in western areas. Patchy rain `t times
:10:44. > :10:47.and breezy in the north-east, as well. Just about scraping into
:10:48. > :10:50.double figures. By Friday if anything it is cooler still with a
:10:51. > :10:55.fair amount of cloud around and still the risk of the odd shower now
:10:56. > :10:59.and again. Temperatures stick at roundabout nine Celsius on Friday
:11:00. > :11:01.afternoon. It also weekend, I will leave you with the summary for the
:11:02. > :11:06.north-east and Cumbria side. Strong northerly winds, some
:11:07. > :11:07.sunshine and also some rain