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beamish is the living i museum of the north and county durham, and its latest attraction is this 1950sint?- get here to this point? a lot of money — get here to this point? a lot of money from _ get here to this point? a lot of money from the - get here to this point? a lot of money from the national| of money from the national lottery heritage fund. the pandemic— lottery heritage fund. the pandemic almost - lottery heritage fund. the pandemic almost threatened this project. as visitor numbers collapsed in the museum temporarily closed. but it has finally opened. helped by almost £1 million from the culture recovery fund and the generosity of locals. the detention _ generosity of locals. the detention to _ generosity of locals. the detention to detail- generosity of locals. the detention to detail is i generosity of locals. tue: detention to detail is just brilliant where does it come from? ., ., , ., , ., from? the ma'ority of items a lot of these i from? the majority of items a lot of these places _ from? the majority of items a lot of these places have i from? the majority of items

danjohnson, bbc news, in county durham. been very serious and now looking at eunice looking at southwest england and south wales and very rarely we get a red weather warning as we were just explained by chris. as we mentioned, storm eunice is set to hit hardest in the south west of england. let's talk to our correspondent in cornwall, jenny kumah. what has been happening there? it's what has been happening there? it�*s been fairly calm here as people have been fairly calm here as people have been making preparations. we have heard that dozens of schools have announced that they will not be opening tomorrow. earlier today, we had that red warning of wind made by the met office and that is to hit at around 7am in the morning tomorrow. that combined with the high spring type is what some weather experts are describing as a beast of a weather system. the concern is that there is a risk of debris, flying debris, and power lines and trees coming down. they are also warning of severe travel disruption. so the advice is to not trav

already snow in county durham. that is why the gritting — snow in county durham.hat, — update at 8am, did you learn much from that, are you still can? we are still confident _ from that, are you still can? we are still confident here, _ from that, are you still can? we are still confident here, we _ from that, are you still can? we are still confident here, we have - from that, are you still can? we are still confident here, we have done i still confident here, we have done work— still confident here, we have done work throughout— still confident here, we have done work throughout the _ still confident here, we have done work throughout the night - still confident here, we have done work throughout the night to i still confident here, we have donej work throughout the night to build up work throughout the night to build up the _ work throughout the night to build up the salt— work throughout the night to build up the salt levels, _ work throughout the night to build up the salt levels, the _ work throughout the night to build up the salt levels, the forecasts i up

our education editor branwen jeffreys has been to a primary school in county durham to see how pupilsger separates class bubbles. all part of a plan to put back the fun. we have got music lessons going back on and singing and trying to get out to visit other schools and football tournaments, and all of those things that haven't been going for a long time now. we have to make sure that they are settled, they are ready to learn, and thatjoy is back, and once we have got our routines in place, the academic learning will come. so what is this beautiful rainbow? because this is what covid meant to them. this is me injail, because i felt trapped in lockdown. what are you saying about covid with your flies around with your flaming trash can? it is trash. at times, they were scared or angry. everyone would have been really scared in case they got it. missing their family and friends. and this is my little . sister, and she doesn't know what's going on. 2020 was a hot mess. a hot mess. but this school has a full—time mental health expert. i think lots of us have felt trapped in the last two ye

it's led to difficult driving conditions in county durham.ur related accident, it is not safe. this flight into heathrow had a bit of a bumpy landing. many others have been cancelled. rail companies have been advising people not to travel, and large parts of the network have been shut anyway. if people do need to travel, they should first of all be prepared for very long delays and secondly check with their train operator that the train is running. but in common with other agencies, our strong advice is not to travel. london and the south—east of england are now facing the worst of the weather. part of the o2 arena couldn't withstand the storm. in waterloo a man was injured by falling masonry — he's been taken to hospital. in barnet, this shed was no match for the wind. the mayor says it's an unprecedented situation. the met office don't issue a red weather warning as a matter of course. the first time ever in london. storm eunice is the worst storm we have faced in three decades in london. it is really important you err on the side of cautio

a bit of snow on a car in county durham and a picture of a steeple ripped off in somerset.e country. in extreme weather event which we probably knew weather event which we probably knew we will have more storms like this because of global warming. but this particular storm has left four people dead including a woman in her 30s in north london when a tree fell on her car. tens of thousands have suffered from power shortages and are still without power this evening. when not sure when the power is going to be brought back on. there is a clean—up bill according to the express of about £500 million. damage all over the place. it's pretty worrying. there is a real question i think about whether britain's infrastructure needs to be improved in the future so that we don't have to cancel flights, have homes without power for hours and hours. because we are likely to be seeing more of these extreme storms in the future. at the moment our infrastructure doesn't seem to be able to cope with them. roads to be dug up as we move everything on the ground. we are a bit pressed for time on

notjust the wind causing the worry, snow has been falling lead to difficult driving conditions in county durhamnings are in place much of northern england, scotland and ireland. at this control centre, they have been monitoring the roads. it feels like we have less traffic than normal on friday so people are heeding the warnings but there will not be a good time to drive today with these horrible condition so please do not get into a rush hour related accident, it is not safe. this flight into heathrow had a bit of a bumpy this flight into heathrow had a bit ofa bumpy landing. many this flight into heathrow had a bit of a bumpy landing. many others have been cancelled. rail companies have been cancelled. rail companies have been advising people not to travel. large parts of the network have been shut anyway. if large parts of the network have been shut anyway-— shut anyway. if people do need to travel, shut anyway. if people do need to travel. they _ shut anyway. if people do need to travel, they should _ shut anyway. if people do need to travel, they should first _ shut anyway. if people do ne

dan is in county durham for us this morning. still no power?d to their homes because they could not cut, you saw that couple struggling to feed their baby, people bringing torches and battery lights trying to look after relatives who were stuck in the dark for many hours and some with no information about how long it would take to reconnect them. these people are still not sure when their heating and lighting will come back and they are among thousands across the north of england and the south of scotland and for some of these people it's the third time this has happened this year and there is potential for even more disruption to our with another storm which could bring more trees down onto power lines, bringing more disruption and trains have been affected, disruption to the main east and west coast train routes and some of the local rail networks in this part of the northeast have also been affected by the storms. i guess it's affected by the storms. i guess it's a case of using this brief pause between the two storms to try to get things fi

it's led to difficult driving conditions in county durham.n place for much of northern england, scotland and northern ireland. at this traffic control centre in the west midlands, they have been monitoring the roads. it feels like we have less breakdowns than normal on friday so people are heeding the warnings but there will not be a good time to drive today with these horrible conditions so please do not get into a rush hour related accident, it is not safe. this flight into heathrow had a bit of a bumpy landing. many others have been cancelled. rail companies have been advising people not to travel, and large parts of the network have been shut anyway. if people do need to travel, they should first of all be prepared for very long delays and secondly check with their train operator that the train is running. but in common with other agencies, our strong advice is not to travel. london and the south—east of england are now facing the worst of the weather. the power of the storm clear at the 02 arena the power of the storm clear at the o2 are

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and this morning in county durham, hundreds were still without power and asking for how much longer.ing back about three o'clock in the afternoon, but when i check on the website, that was tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning? yes, tomorrow morning, half past ten. that would be two nights. even the traffic lights were out with roads and railways disrupted, and on the a1, no power means no services. they've got no electricity so i can't get a drink, but i would have thought i'd be able to use the toilet. it's a little bit inconvenient. i'm on a long journey . with two young children. it's been very tough for people, especially living on their owi'i. we are told the power companies are doing all they can but they cannot fix everything today. some of these areas have been hit for a third time already this year and it looks like tomorrow will be much worse. your bbc local radio station will have the latest on the situation where you live — find details of your nearest station at bbc. co. uk/sounds the foreign secretary liz truss has warned that the west shouldn't be lulled into a false sen

the beamish living museum, in county durham, has just opened a replica of a typical 19505 street — completewas fantastic, plus the music. it's 1950. this song is set to become the biggest—selling single of the decade. and it's a decade being brought back to life right here. welcome to beamish. beamish is the living museum of the north in county durham, and its latest attraction is this 19505 terrace. it's taken a long time to get here to this point. and a lot of money. a lot of money from the national lottery heritage fund, so we're really thankful to be able to come inside and have a look around now. the pandemic almost threatened this project, as visitor numbers collapsed and the museum temporarily closed. but it has finally opened, helped by almost £1 million from the culture recovery fund and the generosity of locals. the attention to detail is just brilliant. where's it all come from? well, unbelievably, the majority of items that you can see when you come into all of these spaces have been donated over the years by members of the public. so, for example, the interior of this cafe has

but one thing i wasn't prepared for was to sit in durham county and do this all over again. >> it wasone seemed to want. >> for all the one person to say that he was guilty, and one of them, undecided. i was thinking, really? send it back. >> vanessa pond was back in salt lake city when she heard. >> how did you feel when the jury couldn't come to a verdict? >> heartbroken, shocked, stunned. >> scared? >> terrified. >> prosecutor franks immediately announced that she would try raven again. but, almost one year after the judge declared a mistrial, and less than one week before round two of jury selection was scheduled to begin, the state made a stunning announcement. >> -- extended a plea to -- that has been accepted >> the da's office made raven admiral a offer he couldn't refuse. plead guilty to manslaughter, not murder, and serve less than four more years in prison. >> do you personally accept this call? >> yes. >> you are okay with? that >> given the alternative. >> because if he gets try to, get in his acquittal -- >> he walks free. >> immediately. >> this wasn't just any plea rav

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i've been speaking to dan from a service station in county durham in northeastern england.th—east, across the north of england and south of scotland as well. there are thousands of homes still without power, just across the a1 there is part of one village where the streets are dark, the street lights were off last night, homes are without electricity, without light. we saw people last night struggling to keep warm. some were spending time in their cars because the houses were so cold. some were having food brought to them, take a ways or relatives were bringing meals around because people were struggling to cook. we saw people struggling to make bottles for their babies. it's been a tough night for some people, the power company northern powergrid says at one point yesterday there were 14,000 homes without electricity. they've managed to reconnect most of them but still this morning across the north of england, they reckon there are 4,000 people to be reconnected and people haven't got a sense of exactly how long the disruption will last. for some it could be until this lun

extra—curricular activities, more fun.our education editor branwenjeffreys has been to a primary school in county durhamert. i think lots of us have felt trapped in the last two years with covid at times. she is trained by the charity place2be to help children focus on the positives, building their coping skills. that is fabulous, thank you. they don't remember pre—masks. she told me, last term, her team of counsellors saw almost 100 children, as many as they usually see in a whole year. rebuilding that sense ofjoy and rebuilding that sense of wanting to look forward to things. so that is the work they are doing now, and parents can help. sit down and say, how are you feeling today? is there anything you need today? what might make you smile today? try and encourage them to try new things, be brave, rememberwhat makes your child happy. focus on your child as unique. what do you know makes your child smile? what makes them laugh, what makes them excited, and what makes them feel secure? started going back swimming, which is, the kids are over the moon. one of the mums, patricia, told me her children are