:00:00. > :00:12.Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:13. > :00:14.Police say somebody must have witnessed
:00:15. > :00:18.the abduction of a woman and her young child,
:00:19. > :00:22.They were forced into a car on the seafront, and driven
:00:23. > :00:25.to a secluded lane in a nearby village, where the mother
:00:26. > :00:29.She and the toddler were left at the side of a road nearby,
:00:30. > :00:42.It was, say Cleveland Police, an horrific ordeal.
:00:43. > :00:46.In broad daylight on the seafront in Redcar, a woman and her young child
:00:47. > :00:48.were abducted by the two men around lunchtime on Friday.
:00:49. > :00:51.They were bundled into the back of a dark blue saloon car
:00:52. > :00:54.and driven to the nearby village of Yearby where the woman
:00:55. > :00:59.The ordeal is said to have lasted five hours.
:01:00. > :01:06.At a press conference, the police confirmed they were
:01:07. > :01:10.The victim was screaming for help as she was forced into the car.
:01:11. > :01:14.Both men did rape this woman which makes it even more
:01:15. > :01:19.horrific which is why both these men need to be identified and caught.
:01:20. > :01:24.Lindy O'Hare woman supports victims of rape in the
:01:25. > :01:27.Redcar area and says the victim and her child will now receive
:01:28. > :01:33.It was in broad daylight, they have obviously kept
:01:34. > :01:39.That is unthinkable, the child was there and
:01:40. > :01:49.Police have released descriptions of the two men.
:01:50. > :01:52.The driver is described as white, in his late 20s or 30s,
:01:53. > :01:57.with the word "love" tattooed across his knuckles.
:01:58. > :02:00.The second man is also white, medium build with a local accent.
:02:01. > :02:13.Police say additional officers are now patrolling the area
:02:14. > :02:15.and warn members of the public to be extra vigilant.
:02:16. > :02:18.Despite growing concerns, police hear tonight are trying to reassure
:02:19. > :02:21.They say there is a possibility the victim may have
:02:22. > :02:24.known her attackers but they say incidents of this nature are still
:02:25. > :02:26.relatively rare and believe this to be an isolated case.
:02:27. > :02:28.Throughout the day here that there has been a
:02:29. > :02:37.visible police presence with more police patrolling the streets.
:02:38. > :02:46.A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in York.
:02:47. > :02:49.The police were called after reports of a man with blood on his hands
:02:50. > :02:51.near the railway station in the early hours of today.
:02:52. > :02:55.They later found the body of a man in his 50s in a flat nearby.
:02:56. > :02:57.Durham Police say it's the only option left
:02:58. > :02:59.to cut drugs crime - give some addicts
:03:00. > :03:04.By the end of this year the force says it could give a small number
:03:05. > :03:07.It says that will cut crime and save lives.
:03:08. > :03:10.Critics say the idea will just attract addicts from across the UK.
:03:11. > :03:15.Here's our News Correspondent Mark Denten:
:03:16. > :03:19.Some politicians say there should be a war on drugs - but how to fight
:03:20. > :03:24.In County Durham, both the Police And Crime Commissioner
:03:25. > :03:26.and Chief Constable have long argued against arresting your way out
:03:27. > :03:32.Three years ago the BBC's Inside Out programme took
:03:33. > :03:34.Durham's Chief Constable Mike Barton to Compenhagen where legal
:03:35. > :03:37.consumption rooms allow addicts to have free injections in a safe
:03:38. > :03:42.In Denmark the addicts bring their own
:03:43. > :03:53.drugs but in Durham the police would supply them.
:03:54. > :03:56.Individuals will go to a centre and there they will inject
:03:57. > :03:59.diamorphine and they do that with clean needles and be supervised
:04:00. > :04:04.and there will be a wraparound package
:04:05. > :04:07.to support those individuals, using the recovery community we have
:04:08. > :04:17.The scheme is called heroin assisted treatment or HAT.
:04:18. > :04:19.A heroin subsitute - Diamorphine would be
:04:20. > :04:23.Although there are thought to be around 2,000 heroin
:04:24. > :04:27.The scheme would be targetted at a small number of them.
:04:28. > :04:40.We are trying to prevent crime and it is part of a treatment plan.
:04:41. > :04:43.It is not just providing them with heroin, it is seeking to get off
:04:44. > :04:46.heroin to improve their health and also for the wider community, so
:04:47. > :04:48.they stop committing the crime which funds their habits.
:04:49. > :04:51.But critics say the plans could do more harm than good.
:04:52. > :04:54.You have an obvious consequence where it will draw in other people.
:04:55. > :04:56.The message says you can get free drugs.
:04:57. > :04:58.I think it is a legitimisation of the euthanasia of
:04:59. > :05:02.I know those are strong terms but it is the
:05:03. > :05:05.Durham Police hope to have the new scheme operating
:05:06. > :05:16.A Hartlepool man who sold illegal internet TV boxes has been given
:05:17. > :05:19.a 10-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay a quarter
:05:20. > :05:24.Malcolm Mayes admitted breaching the copyright act.
:05:25. > :05:27.He sold the modified Kodi boxes to pubs and clubs
:05:28. > :05:31.for a thousand pounds, so they could show pay-to-view
:05:32. > :05:36.At Teesside Crown Court he was ordered to pay a proceeds
:05:37. > :05:43.of crime order and court costs totalling ?250,000.
:05:44. > :05:46.Newcastle Airport is warning it could lose nearly one million
:05:47. > :05:49.passengers a year if plans to cut air taxes in Scotland -
:05:50. > :05:53.Figures released today suggest the change could also cost
:05:54. > :05:56.the North East economy hundreds of millions of pounds -
:05:57. > :06:05.Here's our Political Editor Richard Moss.
:06:06. > :06:08.But behind the bustle, there's worry.
:06:09. > :06:10.Next year Scotland takes control of its air taxes.
:06:11. > :06:12.The SNP - which runs the government there -
:06:13. > :06:17.That could offer long haul passengers like these a saving
:06:18. > :06:20.of at least ?75 per flight north of the border.
:06:21. > :06:27.We live in Cumbria so it is 80 miles to get here anyway
:06:28. > :06:29.so to go a little bit further to go up to
:06:30. > :06:33.We would consider that if there was a significant saving.
:06:34. > :06:42.I think we would do that, it is all about
:06:43. > :06:48.suggest if Scotland abolished air taxes, the impact would be serious.
:06:49. > :06:52.Newcastle could lose between 500 and 900,000
:06:53. > :06:56.passengers a year, threatening services, stalling expansion,
:06:57. > :07:00.and taking ?44 to ?78 million out of the North East economy.
:07:01. > :07:04.The Scottish government have signalled their intention to start
:07:05. > :07:07.reducing the rate of tax from next year so the impact could start to
:07:08. > :07:11.Airlines are already making their decisions about
:07:12. > :07:16.That is why we are urging the government that now is
:07:17. > :07:19.And there's concern in the business community too.
:07:20. > :07:21.This airport deals with freight as well as passengers,
:07:22. > :07:23.a trade that's grown enormously since Emirates began flights
:07:24. > :07:30.It started in September 2007, we
:07:31. > :07:32.were doing ?20 million worth of air
:07:33. > :07:44.That increase in the last ten years, just shows what we can do when we
:07:45. > :07:50.also reflects what will happen if we put it at risk.
:07:51. > :07:52.In the past the government promised it
:07:53. > :07:54.would make sure Newcastle Airport did not lose out.
:07:55. > :07:57.But it says it won't now take action until we've left the European Union.
:07:58. > :08:02.What is the point of talking about a Northern Powerhouse if you
:08:03. > :08:05.impact on one of the most important parts of our regional
:08:06. > :08:11.It is not good enough for the government to say
:08:12. > :08:13.they will look at it after the event.
:08:14. > :08:18.The government says it remains committed to supporting
:08:19. > :08:22.But airport managers fear without action soon damage
:08:23. > :08:29.to their business and the region is inevitable.
:08:30. > :08:32.It's Monday, so we have weather for the week ahead.
:08:33. > :08:40.Saw a few people caught out by the showers today, Paul.
:08:41. > :08:48.certainly was a mixed bag. As we hear through the week, the team
:08:49. > :08:55.remains unsettled. There will be some rain around, some of us will
:08:56. > :09:00.get dry and bright weather and it should remain mild, after tonight.
:09:01. > :09:04.There are few showers around tonight, most will die away in the
:09:05. > :09:11.early hours of the morning. Clear spells and light winds which means
:09:12. > :09:18.temperature will drop down to 2 degrees which could be ground frost
:09:19. > :09:22.for some places. Broken cloud and sunny spells for the morning. The
:09:23. > :09:27.afternoon sees a veil of cloud coming in from the West. Dry and
:09:28. > :09:35.bright from most places through the afternoon. Temperatures are around
:09:36. > :09:40.eight or 9 degrees. We might get 10 Celsius on the east coast. Cloud and
:09:41. > :09:45.rain approach from the West tomorrow night. That comes courtesy of this
:09:46. > :09:53.weather system. It brings in the rain and some hill snow for a time.
:09:54. > :10:00.A wet night for most of us. Heaviest rain clears away by morning. It
:10:01. > :10:05.remains cloudy. For Wednesday, a great start but it should be a dry
:10:06. > :10:12.day. The Clyde should lift and break with most of us getting sunny spells
:10:13. > :10:16.by the afternoon. It should make it into double figures for the
:10:17. > :10:22.temperature. 12 degrees in the afternoon for your work with the
:10:23. > :10:29.West, south-westerly breeze. That is the picture for the middle of the
:10:30. > :10:34.week. -- for York. It remains unsettled for the tail end of the
:10:35. > :10:41.week. Some high pressure in between those weather systems. Certainly not
:10:42. > :10:47.all bad news. Into Thursday, mostly dry. Quite gusty winds in the North.
:10:48. > :10:55.We should see temperatures reaching ten or 11 Celsius. Friday, workload
:10:56. > :11:00.and a mix of rain at times. It should be drier later in the day
:11:01. > :11:02.with highs of 10 Celsius. That's how it looks to the next few days, I'll
:11:03. > :11:07.well and still rather unsettled with some blustery showers around. That's
:11:08. > :11:08.the London forecast and now for the National forecast, over to Nick
:11:09. > :11:22.Miller. North-west France and Plymouth were
:11:23. > :11:27.miles apart weather-wise. This southern flank in north-west France
:11:28. > :11:30.there was a wind gusts of 120 mph which we just dodged. That area of
:11:31. > :11:35.low pressure continues to move quickly south-eastwards so that by
:11:36. > :11:39.tomorrow it is in Italy on its southern flank, stormy in Sardinia
:11:40. > :11:43.and around it strong winds blowing through south-east France. We've got
:11:44. > :11:47.a little bump in the ice bars with lighter winds, a brief ridge of high
:11:48. > :11:50.pressure, things briefly settled going into tomorrow, overnight there
:11:51. > :11:55.are some showers around moving through western Scotland and
:11:56. > :11:57.north-west England and the Midlands, clearing Wales, one or two in the