19/02/2017 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

A cyclist has died after a collision with a car in County Durham.

It happened shortly before 10.30 this morning

A male cyclist and a Jaguar car were involved.

Police are asking anyone who saw what happened to contact them.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria is to release

a report on rape trials which aims to improve understanding between

The initiative was begun by Vera Baird two years ago.

30 adult rape trials at Newcastle Crown Court have been

observed by volunteer panellists trained to look at how

complainants and witnesses are supported during the trials.

The resulting report's findings and recommendations

Cumbria Police is set to overspend its budget this year

The force was expected to exceed its budget for the 2016-17

financial year by more than a million pounds.

An increase of 200-thousand, compared to the previous

Northumbria Police have been showing their support for a sporting

festival this weekend, for gay, straight and bisexual men.

The Hadrian's Cup tournament at Percy Park in North Shields

is one of the biggest in the gay rugby calender, which has grown

in popularity in recent years, attracting teams

There are perceptions in some areas of society that may feel a certain

sports are not for gay people but thankfully those perceptions are

diminishing year-on-year and an event like today with teams from

across the UK and Ireland really demonstrates this is a sport for

everybody. It has prize money to rival that

of the Turner prize. Tynesides's Woon Prize

is the biggest contemporary arts And the first ever recipient has

returned to the region to open her first international

exhibition at a major institution. Here's our arts

reporter Sharuna Sagar. Wrot is an installation examining

the underside, the backside It's the work of Holly Hendry -

a Woon Prize recipient winner - who, five years on, has returned

to Tyneside to be on the judging Winning the prize was the best thing

that could have happened after graduating as an artist and young

person in your career. And it is such an important thing to help

people along the way and it is a pivotal time. Being back and judging

it is an honour. The successful emerging artists

will benefit from the biggest contemporary arts prize

for graduates in the UK. ?40,000 pounds gifted

by a former graduate We started the award in 2012. Holly

was the first recipient. It is fantastic to see the trajectory of

supporting emerging artists and reaching the accolade showing in one

of the best venues in the world. Applications are being

accepted for 2017 And Holly Hendry's exhibition

runs until fourth June. As you may have seen,

the draw for the quarter finals of the FA Cup took

place this evening. And Middlesbrough have

been given a home tie against either Huddersfield Town,

or Manchester City. They will replay their fifth

round tie a week on Tuesday And in rugby an exciting afternoon

at Kingston park for a crowd of over staging a great comeback -

to run out winners over Northampton More glimmerings of spring

for many of us today... Good evening. We start the new

working week with mild earth. Where colours turn orange, it could feel

like 15 or 16 degrees. This evening and overnight, a cloudy picture,

patchy rain and drizzle sinking down towards the south-east. Misty and

murky on higher ground and temperatures not dropping below nine

or ten. A mild but cloudy start tomorrow, misty and murky and patchy

rain and drizzle on and off. We could see breaks and sunshine where

it could feel like 15 or 16 degrees but under cloud the mist and murky

it will feel cooler, 11 or 12. Through the rest of the week, things

turn cooler and more unsettled. Potentially windy weather into

Thursday. Colin Briggs is here

with Monday morning updates, but from the late team

here have a peaceful night. Good evening. It has felt more like

spring and winter this weekend. We had 14 Celsius in North Yorkshire

today, purely down to the wind direction. The south-westerly will

continue to bring in mild there on Monday. If anything, temperatures

will be a little higher. It does come with a lot of cloud, and

already, it is misty out there. Coastal and hill fog in the south

and west, which will continue overnight. Heavy rain into the North

later, and the wind is picking up. All those reasons,