:00:11. > :00:13.Good evening. for the news where you are.
:00:14. > :00:15.A violent paedophile who made a "hidey hole" in his home
:00:16. > :00:19.to conceal a girl he was abusing has been jailed for 27 years for
:00:20. > :00:25.Michael Dunn, who's 57 and from Redcar,
:00:26. > :00:27.knocked through the wall behind his fridge
:00:28. > :00:32.to create a cavity which he used to hide the girl from the police.
:00:33. > :00:36.Teesside Crown Court heard how Dunn preyed on four victims,
:00:37. > :00:41.raping one aged just ten or 11, over decades.
:00:42. > :00:47.The judge described Michael Dunn as a devious, manipulative
:00:48. > :00:49.and controlling man with a strong urge to dominate.
:00:50. > :00:54.and was violent to two women for several decades.
:00:55. > :01:00.Today, he was jailed for 27 years for those crimes
:01:01. > :01:02.and the rape and sexual assault of two other children.
:01:03. > :01:04.I think that he deserved more than what he got.
:01:05. > :01:07.I think the judge was very lenient, they've been very kind to him,
:01:08. > :01:10.considering he's got away with what he was doing
:01:11. > :01:18.They will serve the rest of their lives with it.
:01:19. > :01:24.One of the victims was just 14 when Dunn began to groom her
:01:25. > :01:27.at his home in Manchester in the early 1990s.
:01:28. > :01:33.He offered her an escape from a sexually abusive home life,
:01:34. > :01:35.but then he too began to rape and control her.
:01:36. > :01:39.When the police came looking for her, she'd hide in this hole
:01:40. > :01:42.created by Dunn at his house, covered by plasterboard
:01:43. > :01:43.and guarded by his two German shepherd dogs.
:01:44. > :01:46.The court heard she moved with Dunn and the other woman
:01:47. > :01:53.eventually settling in a house in Redcar,
:01:54. > :01:54.where he'd lock them in the bedrooms
:01:55. > :01:56.and monitor them with CCTV cameras.
:01:57. > :01:59.The abuse lasted until 2015, when Dunn's crimes were reported.
:02:00. > :02:01.I would applaud the victims and witnesses
:02:02. > :02:05.due to the strength and courage that they've displayed.
:02:06. > :02:07.And equally I would just like to add that, eventually,
:02:08. > :02:14.and more importantly they were all believed as well.
:02:15. > :02:17.At his trial in January, Dunn, who's now 58, was also found guilty
:02:18. > :02:27.of the rape of a ten or 11-year-old girl in the late '70s in Manchester
:02:28. > :02:29.and the sexual abuse of another 14-year-old girl in 1993.
:02:30. > :02:32.That sexual abuse was reported to Greater Manchester Police,
:02:33. > :02:34.but they failed to take any further action,
:02:35. > :02:35.and they're now being investigated
:02:36. > :02:36.by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
:02:37. > :02:38.Passing sentence, the judge said that Dunn posed
:02:39. > :02:48.380 jobs are under threat in County Durham,
:02:49. > :02:50.following the announcement that the Walkers crisp factory
:02:51. > :02:52.in Peterlee has been earmarked for closure.
:02:53. > :02:54.The plant's likely to shut before the end of the year.
:02:55. > :03:01.Our business correspondent Ian Reeve reports.
:03:02. > :03:06.It's one of the most popular of our brands,
:03:07. > :03:11.helped in part by adverts starring former footballer Gary Lineker.
:03:12. > :03:16.But today, the maker of Walkers crisps had some unpopular news.
:03:17. > :03:20.The Peterlee factory is slated for closure - 380 jobs could go.
:03:21. > :03:24.We can make crisps now in three factories rather than four.
:03:25. > :03:27.So that takes us to look at, around the UK,
:03:28. > :03:30.which factory do we need to kind of...can we close?
:03:31. > :03:33.And if you look at where we deliver our products,
:03:34. > :03:36.then 80% of everything we make out of Peterlee is shipped south.
:03:37. > :03:39.And the boss won't be immune - after five and a half years here,
:03:40. > :03:42.her future is just as unclear as those of her workers.
:03:43. > :03:45.Nobody wants to hear this news, but they took it really well.
:03:46. > :03:47.They, I think, understand it, but it is still very shocking.
:03:48. > :03:51.So the way people took the news, I couldn't have asked for better.
:03:52. > :03:57.And I'm not surprised because they're a fabulous group of people.
:03:58. > :04:03.is that an employment staging post in the town will be lost.
:04:04. > :04:05.It was a stepping stone for a lot of people in education,
:04:06. > :04:08.from college and school who are leaving, school leavers.
:04:09. > :04:10.And it was a step in the door into employment.
:04:11. > :04:15.And if this goes, it's going to be high unemployment.
:04:16. > :04:19.The Peterlee factory has been here since 1960
:04:20. > :04:26.and once made a famous North Eastern brand.
:04:27. > :04:29.Can I take a few bags of Tudor out my wages?
:04:30. > :04:31.Nothing but the best for you, right, lad?
:04:32. > :04:36.That's long gone, and now the factory could be
:04:37. > :04:44.Two Teesside men have been jailed for four months
:04:45. > :04:47.and banned from keeping animals for life, for what a magistrate
:04:48. > :04:53.described as "a barbaric act which caused untold suffering".
:04:54. > :04:57.59-year-old Michael Heathcock and Richard Finch, who's 60,
:04:58. > :05:02.buried a dog alive after hammering a nail through its head.
:05:03. > :05:04.The men said they killed the animal because it was ill
:05:05. > :05:08.and they couldn't afford to have it put down by a vet.
:05:09. > :05:13.You may find some of the images in Stuart Whincup's report upsetting.
:05:14. > :05:15.They've received threats, had their properties damaged,
:05:16. > :05:22.They arrived two hours before their sentencing was due
:05:23. > :05:26.to avoid confrontations and before the crowd of protestors gathered.
:05:27. > :05:30.I just can't believe it, and I've had nightmares about it,
:05:31. > :05:33.to be honest, because you've got to actually hold that dog
:05:34. > :05:37.and drive that nail through, six times through that dog's skull.
:05:38. > :05:40.And to an animal that you love and you've had as part
:05:41. > :05:44.I just don't know what sort of mentality these people have
:05:45. > :05:47.There's something seriously wrong with these two.
:05:48. > :05:51.That little dog must have suffered hell.
:05:52. > :05:54.Michael Heathcock, here on the left, said his dog was ill
:05:55. > :05:57.and he couldn't afford to have him put down by a vet.
:05:58. > :05:59.So he and Richard Finch hammered a nail through his head
:06:00. > :06:05.The vet who tried to save the terrier described it
:06:06. > :06:07.as the worst case of animal cruelty he'd ever seen.
:06:08. > :06:11.It is very emotive about a horrific act that's happened to an animal
:06:12. > :06:16.and then subsequently hasn't died as a result of its injuries
:06:17. > :06:20.and has been buried alive. As I say, it's terrible.
:06:21. > :06:23.The dog was found in the woods by two walkers who heard grunting
:06:24. > :06:27.and snoring and were distressed by what they discovered.
:06:28. > :06:30.As both men were jailed for four months,
:06:31. > :06:33.there were cheers and shouts of "Justice" inside the court room,
:06:34. > :06:39.No, it was a harrowing thing to sit through, that.
:06:40. > :06:42.It really was, at least it is some form of justice.
:06:43. > :06:49.The chairman of the bench, Frances Linsley, said this
:06:50. > :07:01.was a barbaric act which had caused untold suffering to the dog, Scamp.
:07:02. > :07:04.Now, in the past he's run from Land's End to John O'Groats.
:07:05. > :07:06.And he's also run all the way to the capital
:07:07. > :07:10.from his home in Cumbria to take part in the London Marathon.
:07:11. > :07:12.Now Gary McKee is going further, much further,
:07:13. > :07:17.in his efforts to raise money for charity.
:07:18. > :07:24.I'm running 100 marathons in 100 days for Macmillan Cancer Support.
:07:25. > :07:27.My dad was diagnosed with cancer in 1997,
:07:28. > :07:32.And he would have been 80 years old this year,
:07:33. > :07:42.so 80 and 20, 100, so I decided to run 100 marathons.
:07:43. > :07:48.In 100 days, Gary McKee will run more than 2620 miles.
:07:49. > :07:52.It's like running to North Africa and back from his Cleator Moor home,
:07:53. > :08:00.When I am running, if I haven't got anybody with me,
:08:01. > :08:06.I think about what I'm doing, who I'm doing it for,
:08:07. > :08:09.it's people who's been affected by cancer.
:08:10. > :08:11.So although I was touched by my dad's story,
:08:12. > :08:13.it's extended into everybody, because cancer does affect us all.
:08:14. > :08:18.In his years of fundraising, Gary has raised more than ?150,000 -
:08:19. > :08:21.priceless support for many Cumbrian families.
:08:22. > :08:24.We give grants to people who are in financial difficulties
:08:25. > :08:28.as a result of their cancer - the average grant is ?350.
:08:29. > :08:31.So if you think back, with the money we use for grants,
:08:32. > :08:34.how many local people has Gary helped over the years?
:08:35. > :08:37.It is just phenomenal, he is number one for me every time.
:08:38. > :08:42.Gary's final run will be the London Marathon in April.
:08:43. > :08:59.when I get out of bed, my knees are a little bit stiff,
:09:00. > :09:03.but after five minutes I'm fine and ready to go again.
:09:04. > :09:04.Despite the gruelling nature of this challenge,
:09:05. > :09:07.Gary hasn't ruled out further adventures in the future.
:09:08. > :09:11.Mark McAlindon, BBC News, Cleator Moor.
:09:12. > :09:15.Well, a beautiful day of sunshine for many of us,
:09:16. > :09:18.and I noticed the gritters were out tonight.
:09:19. > :09:27.Let's get the forecast for overnight and tomorrow now with Jen Bartram.
:09:28. > :09:32.Many parts will have a dry night to come tonight,
:09:33. > :09:35.and as we head into Thursday, we should see some fairly
:09:36. > :09:38.sunny spells after quite a chilly start to the day.
:09:39. > :09:41.Now, this is the picture through the night tonight,
:09:42. > :09:43.we do have some rain pushing into southern part of Cumbria
:09:44. > :09:45.and North Yorkshire, but through the night that's
:09:46. > :09:48.gradually going to ebb away southwards, and I think many parts
:09:49. > :09:52.And with those clear skies we will see a widespread frost,
:09:53. > :09:54.the temperatures dropping down to around freezing or just above.
:09:55. > :09:59.we are looking at a largely dry, frosty start.
:10:00. > :10:02.We should see some good spells of sunshine through the day,
:10:03. > :10:06.the best of the sunshine to be found in western parts.
:10:07. > :10:09.I think, for Cumbria, we may just start to see some showers
:10:10. > :10:16.but generally it's a dry, bright, breezy day tomorrow,
:10:17. > :10:19.with temperatures up to around eight Celsius, that's 46 in Fahrenheit,
:10:20. > :10:24.Then, as we head on into Friday, again, it's a cold, frosty start,
:10:25. > :10:26.there will be some showers across the northern part
:10:27. > :10:28.of Northumberland to start the day, and some further rain
:10:29. > :10:31.pushing in from the south later on in the afternoon,
:10:32. > :10:35.some uncertainty at the moment as to how far north this range
:10:36. > :10:38.is going to get on Friday, but for most parts it looks
:10:39. > :10:41.like a day which will start off dry and bright and then turn
:10:42. > :10:44.a little bit damper later on in the afternoon.
:10:45. > :10:46.Temperatures on Friday around 7-9 Celsius.
:10:47. > :10:48.Then, as we head towards the weekend, there's going to be
:10:49. > :10:52.some wet weather in the forecast for Saturday,
:10:53. > :10:54.turning a little bit drier for Sunday.
:10:55. > :10:55.Here is the outlook for tomorrow, then,
:10:56. > :11:01.and with the national forecast I'll hand you to John Hammond.
:11:02. > :11:04.outlook. A whole load of 11 is. What does that mean? Maybe John Hammond
:11:05. > :11:13.will tell you. We're in for a bumpy ride. The
:11:14. > :11:17.weather chopping and changing keeping us on our toes. Rain never
:11:18. > :11:21.too far away from our crystal ball. There has been rain around today
:11:22. > :11:23.across southern areas. This band of wet weather pushing through Wales
:11:24. > :11:24.and the Midlands. A