Peter Lane

The team at 5 News would like to pay tribute to one of our own legends. One of our longest-serving camera operators, Mark Vinall, has sadly died at home after a long illness. Many of the excellent pictures you have seen on this programme over the past 20 years were filmed by Mark. He was brilliant at his job and a delight to work with. Mark loved 5 News and we loved him. We will miss him dearly.

There's a rising number of people who are turning to AI for mental health support, according to a survey shared exclusively with 5 News. However, there are concerns that, for some, it can do more harm than good. @peterofthelane | #AndysManClub

Our Hero of the Week is Claire Goldthorpe. She has terminal secondary breast cancer, but she isn't letting that interrupt her passion for sports... In fact, staying active against the odds is her lifeline, and her undefeatable spirit is an inspiration to everyone. @BreastCancerNow | @peterofthelane #BreastCancerAwareness #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

Warning: Contains distressing details. Billy Boyack watched his wife and youngest son die in a car crash. He speaks to 5 News' @peterofthelane about the moment his life changed forever. The Department for Transport has released new figures on road collisions in Britain. Last year alone, 1,602 people died in crashes on the road. Billy is campaigning to bring that number down. @Brakecharity | @roadsafety

Dickie Bird - total legend, charming, lovely and full of fascinating tales. A life well lived. He even let me pretend I was Eamonn Andrews on our final visit for @5_News when we talked all things Yorkshire.

This shop in Hull looks pretty ordinary, but if you visit the store it's likely you will get more than you bargained for... It's all down to the shop owner who is putting 'cheerful' into cheap and cheerful! @peterofthelane paid a visit.

It's been over 20 years since the taser was introduced to police forces, but it's still a controversial tool that splits opinion. With volatile situations becoming more frequent, do officers feel they need this additional layer of protection more than ever? @peterofthelane has been asking officers what they think in the latest special 5 News report from 'Behind the Blue Line'. @WMPolice | @westmidspolfed | @axon_us

West Midlands Police have started using virtual reality to let all new recruits view the world from the eyes of women travelling alone at night. @peterofthelane went to see the project in action in the latest special 5 News report from 'Behind the Blue Line'. @WMPolice | @unibirmingham | @wearecalico_

Who would be a copper today?  5 News has been given rare access behind the scenes at one of the UK’s biggest police forces, West Midlands, as new recruits are put through their paces. @peterofthelane went to meet them for this special report, in 'Behind the Blue Line'.

Two men have been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for illegally cutting down the world famous tree at the Sycamore Gap. In court, the judge said Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers "revelled" in their notoriety. @peterofthelane reports.

And this is the remaining stump at Hadrian’s Wall today. You can see new growth sprouting and seeds have been used to grow new saplings from the original 150 year old tree. @5_News

4 years in jail for the pair who chopped down the world famous Sycamore Gap tree. The judge said it was “bravado and thrill seeking”. Daniel Graham, on the left, filmed their crime while Adam Carruthers felled the tree. Today we heard they both finally admit their guilt. @5_News

The ‘Forget-Me-Not’ train between Whitby and Middlesbrough was halted by the Covid pandemic soon after launching. Now, five years on, it has relaunched in the middle of Dementia Action Week. @peterofthelane @EVRDC @northyorksc @northernassist @alzheimerssoc @alzassociation

A lovely day, meeting 80 year old Nurse Barbara who is still working shifts at a care home in North Yorkshire - with no plans to retire. @5_News at 5pm.

We’re stunned at ⁦⁦@thetimes⁩ at the death of our friend and former colleague, Andrew Norfolk. The finest journalist I ever worked with, whose investigations changed the law. Starmer leads tributes to Andrew Norfolk, who exposed grooming gangs thetimes.com/article/c589b0…

Our 5 News Hero of the Week is Maureen Holcroft, who's created a haven for children and families in Wigan that are struggling financially. She's founded her own shop, @DreamsDaffodils, to provide clothes, toiletries, toys - and as @peterofthelane found out - a very warm welcome.

President Trump's introduced a 25 percent tax on any steel and aluminium being sold to America. That's expected to hit sales in the UK and the government says it's "keeping all options open". @peterofthelane explains how this could directly impact British jobs.

MP Mike Amesbury driven from court to start a short prison sentence for what the judge called a “drunk and unprovoked attack”. The former Labour and now independent MP admitted assaulting a man last year in Cheshire. Full story @5_News at 5pm.

A charity which has supported hundreds of survivors of rape and sexual abuse in the last year alone is facing closure and now needs to raise more than £300,000 by September to stay open. itv.com/news/granada/2…

Two Jags. It couldn’t happen any other way! We’re in Hull for the funeral of former Labour Deputy PM and politics legend John Prescott. Full story at 5pm on @5_News