:00:16. > :00:19.It was a shocking image - a pet dog left for dead
:00:20. > :00:22.in a woodland grave after having a nail driven through its skull.
:00:23. > :00:25.Today the men responsible faced a court on Teesside to admit
:00:26. > :00:30.They argued that the dog was sick and they were merely trying to put
:00:31. > :00:33.We should warn you, this report from Peter Harris contains upsetting
:00:34. > :00:47.Still alive when discovered, 16-year-old Scamp had been the
:00:48. > :00:50.victim of an attack described as barbaric. Brought here to the woods
:00:51. > :00:56.near Redcar, its owner hammered the nail through its skull. Michael
:00:57. > :00:59.Heathcoat, seen here on the left, thought it was for the best. The dog
:01:00. > :01:04.was sick. He and his friend Richard Finch then buried it. As they left
:01:05. > :01:13.court today, Finch was confronted by a member of the public.
:01:14. > :01:18.don't put a nail in its head! don't put a nail in its head!
:01:19. > :01:19.The dog was knackered. It wasn't my direct macro he then explained his
:01:20. > :01:22.that. friend had said he could not afford
:01:23. > :01:30.that. Was too expensive. It doesn't
:01:31. > :01:32.matter! You don't know what you're talking about.
:01:33. > :01:38.He thought he had no option, and I He thought he had no option, and I
:01:39. > :01:43.thought the same thing. I had told them to go to the vet's,
:01:44. > :01:49.and I did not know he had not been to the vet's, he had been to some
:01:50. > :01:53.idiot in the town who had come up with the wrong price.
:01:54. > :01:56.You could face jail as a result of this.
:01:57. > :02:00.If I faced jail for going in supporting my mates, while he did
:02:01. > :02:03.have to face jail. have to face jail.
:02:04. > :02:07.The court heard when the dog was found in the woods by a passing
:02:08. > :02:11.water, I was still alive, semiconscious, and a vet said it was
:02:12. > :02:15.the worst case he had ever come across. The dog was then put down.
:02:16. > :02:21.The man's old solicitor said they had been extremely naive and had
:02:22. > :02:25.been concerned they would not be able to pay a vet's fee, so they
:02:26. > :02:32.took matters on themselves. They now except that doing so was stupid.
:02:33. > :02:35.Heathcock, it was claimed, had been upset as Scamp's health deteriorated
:02:36. > :02:38.in old age. They will be back for sentencing on March the 1st.
:02:39. > :02:41.The plan by Northumberland Council to loan more than ?8 million
:02:42. > :02:43.to the charity that runs the Alnwick Garden
:02:44. > :02:47.The controversial proposal was being debated as part
:02:48. > :02:49.of the council meeting to fix its budget
:02:50. > :02:55.The Garden - created by the Duchess of Northumberland -
:02:56. > :02:58.wants to build a major new tourist attraction.
:02:59. > :03:00.But a number of councillors are opposed to the loan idea,
:03:01. > :03:07.They began talking at 3 o'clock and were still debating at 7.
:03:08. > :03:11.The vote to agree a 5% council tax increase was no surprise.
:03:12. > :03:14.It's the highest increase for years, with most of it to be spent
:03:15. > :03:21.But the most politically charged topic was the plan for this council
:03:22. > :03:26.to borrow ?8.5 million to then lend to the charitable trust running
:03:27. > :03:31.Alnwick Garden, created by the Duchess of Northumberland.
:03:32. > :03:33.The trust wants to build a new Play Village attraction
:03:34. > :03:37.near the existing Tree House, great for tourism and job creation,
:03:38. > :03:40.according to the Labour group on the council.
:03:41. > :03:47.Critics say it's inappropriate, given that the council has to make
:03:48. > :03:50.cuts of ?6 million this year, ?36 million by 2020,
:03:51. > :03:52.while the Duke and Duchess are one of the wealthiest
:03:53. > :04:06.Residents are unhappy that taxpayers' money going into a
:04:07. > :04:09.pockets of one of the wealthiest man pockets of one of the wealthiest man
:04:10. > :04:13.in Northumberland, never mind the country. It may not be his actual
:04:14. > :04:16.application, but it is the Alnwick Garden, and it should stand on its
:04:17. > :04:17.own, and there has been very little scrutiny.
:04:18. > :04:20.His voice was added to by a number of others uneasy or downright
:04:21. > :04:29.After a number of strongly worded interventions by councillors, that
:04:30. > :04:33.part of the budget was suddenly withdrawn, at least for now, by the
:04:34. > :04:34.Labour leader of the council himself, who had been defending it
:04:35. > :04:36.up until that moment. The loan proposal will now go before
:04:37. > :04:38.a Risk Assessment Panel. It's not clear when and in
:04:39. > :04:41.what form it might return For now, taxpayers' investment
:04:42. > :04:45.in this big new tourist attraction The parents of a football-loving
:04:46. > :04:54.five-year-old boy with terminal cancer say scans have revealed
:04:55. > :04:58.he has developed a new tumour. Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery,
:04:59. > :05:02.who has neuroblastoma, recently underwent further treatment
:05:03. > :05:08.in an effort to prolong his life. However, on social media tonight,
:05:09. > :05:10.Bradley's parents said scans showed a tumour had developed
:05:11. > :05:13.at the base of his back. They said they are devastated,
:05:14. > :05:17.but are waiting to receive More than 600 jobs have
:05:18. > :05:21.been saved on Teesside, after one of its biggest chemical
:05:22. > :05:23.companies converted its plant The gas - often seen
:05:24. > :05:26.as controversial - is shipped from America and used
:05:27. > :05:30.at Sabic's Wilton site. The company claims the move saves
:05:31. > :05:32.money as well as jobs, at a plant that had been
:05:33. > :05:37.at risk of closure. Our Business Correspondent
:05:38. > :05:41.Ian Reeve reports. The very heart of Teesside's
:05:42. > :05:44.Wilton chemical site. Known as the 'cracker',
:05:45. > :05:47.this plant takes in gases and liquids and turns out ethylene
:05:48. > :05:50.and propylene, the building blocks for many of our everyday items -
:05:51. > :05:55.packaging, shampoo, detergents. And from today the cracker has been
:05:56. > :05:58.modified so that it can process fracked gas,
:05:59. > :06:00.shipped from America. And that, says its company
:06:01. > :06:16.owner, is good news. We have really brought this from a
:06:17. > :06:20.very near-term future, with some concern as to whether or not we
:06:21. > :06:23.would be here in the next year or year and a half, to a position where
:06:24. > :06:26.all of a sudden, we are making plans for the next 20 years.
:06:27. > :06:29.But what if it was fracked gas from this country -
:06:30. > :06:35.probably coming in the years ahead, and possibly more controversial?
:06:36. > :06:42.If those feed stocks all of a sudden come close to us, we will definitely
:06:43. > :06:45.study it, and then see whether or not, within the opportunities that
:06:46. > :06:46.arise, we can use them. The move to US fracked gas though
:06:47. > :06:49.means the 630 jobs here are safe, And Emma, an apprentice,
:06:50. > :07:01.now has good prospects, It has given me a loss of hope and
:07:02. > :07:05.anticipation for when everything gets up and running to its full
:07:06. > :07:09.potential, because it is going to make Teesside the capital that it
:07:10. > :07:15.60 years ago, the Queen visited the 60 years ago, the Queen visited the
:07:16. > :07:17.Wilton site, then owned by ICI. Imperial in name, Imperial in
:07:18. > :07:19.Outlook. An exhibition showing a number of
:07:20. > :07:20.Wilton products... The Queen's visit was a mark of how
:07:21. > :07:23.important the site was. The cracker is now owned
:07:24. > :07:27.by a Saudi Arabian company. But today's news -
:07:28. > :07:29.that the plant is here for another generation -
:07:30. > :07:31.probably merits more They're best friends who are now
:07:32. > :07:40.multi millionaires after scooping Paula Barraclough and Lorraine
:07:41. > :07:46.Smith, from Sunderland, They have been best friends for
:07:47. > :07:58.they've always dreamed of. They have been best friends for
:07:59. > :08:04.nearly 20 years, and now, they are multimillionaires. Paula and
:08:05. > :08:07.Lorraine, who call each other poly and Lolly, skipped over ?50 million
:08:08. > :08:12.on Saturday's lottery draw. It still hasn't sunk in.
:08:13. > :08:16.You can't imagine. You can't get your head round it.
:08:17. > :08:18.You always think you know what a lottery won't feel like.
:08:19. > :08:20.But it is nothing like that. Your head is spinning and you can't take
:08:21. > :08:24.it in at all. It is a sickly it in at all. It is a sickly
:08:25. > :08:29.feeling, really, isn't it? Because you can't believe how six numbers
:08:30. > :08:33.can just change your life. Lorraine only bought the Lucky Dip
:08:34. > :08:36.tickets from a newsagent as she was waiting for her bus to work to
:08:37. > :08:41.arrive. The following morning, she checked the numbers.
:08:42. > :08:45.I just went, oh, I am seeing things, I am hallucinating. I started to
:08:46. > :08:48.feel sick. I thought I was going to have a heart attack, and I rang
:08:49. > :08:53.I was on the bed, and the phone I was on the bed, and the phone
:08:54. > :08:58.rang, and rang, and I it said, you had better be ringing to tell me we
:08:59. > :09:00.have won the lottery! And she went, we have!
:09:01. > :09:05.But they say the win will not change them.
:09:06. > :09:09.We are still down-to-earth people, and we will be ourselves. It is a
:09:10. > :09:16.lovely feeling, it is, but once it settles down, we will get back into
:09:17. > :09:20.as much normality as we can. They are planning on celebrating by
:09:21. > :09:24.flying first class to Las Vegas. But Lorraine, who works as a care home
:09:25. > :09:26.cook, says her first purchase will be less glamorous. A new frying pan.
:09:27. > :09:27.Lucky ladies! Now, let's take a look
:09:28. > :09:31.at the weather - Jen, what has Storm Doris got
:09:32. > :09:38.in store for us? Well, we have quite a lot of rain to
:09:39. > :09:43.come over the next 24 hours, and some strong winds and hill snow as
:09:44. > :09:47.well. Let's look at how that pans out through the night tonight. That
:09:48. > :09:51.rain already spreading to all parts. You can see it falling as snow over
:09:52. > :09:56.part of the Cumbrian fells into North Northumberland as well. For
:09:57. > :10:01.most of us, it will fall as rain. Quite a wet night come, temperatures
:10:02. > :10:06.3-4. First thing tomorrow morning, quite a wet rush-hour. Still snow
:10:07. > :10:10.across parts of Northumberland, on and off through much of the day. The
:10:11. > :10:15.rain too will tend to come and go, but the winds whipping up into the
:10:16. > :10:19.afternoon, so gusts widely, anywhere around 40-50 mph. Temperatures
:10:20. > :10:24.around nine Celsius, so it will be a around nine Celsius, so it will be a
:10:25. > :10:28.wet and windy day tomorrow. This storm moves away as we head into
:10:29. > :10:32.Friday morning, and then things are looking much better for Friday is
:10:33. > :10:35.self. Plenty of blue skies, winds will be dying down, and it looks
:10:36. > :10:41.like it will stay dry through much of the day. Temperatures on Friday
:10:42. > :10:46.getting up to 6-8 Celsius, but we have some further wet and windy
:10:47. > :10:50.weather on the way just behind it, hedging in towards the weekend.
:10:51. > :10:53.Saturday looks like it could be fairly unsubtle, quite a lot of
:10:54. > :10:58.rain as well. A similar picture on rain as well. A similar picture on
:10:59. > :11:01.Sunday, temperatures around 9-10. You can get all the latest weather
:11:02. > :11:03.warnings online. The national forecast is next.
:11:04. > :11:07.some sunshine around and light winds. For more on Doris and its
:11:08. > :11:11.impact, here is the national weather.
:11:12. > :11:19.Good evening, a rough patch weather on the way. Time to fasten your seat
:11:20. > :11:20.belt. A high wind warning from the Met office, an