:00:10. > :00:13.Good evening. An investigation is underway after a pensioner died in
:00:13. > :00:15.a house fire in Northumberland. The 62-year-old was found dead inside
:00:16. > :00:22.the house in Bedlington Station near Ashington after a blaze
:00:22. > :00:25.yesterday afternoon. A man from North Yorkshire
:00:25. > :00:29.sentenced to life in prison in the Philliipines for drug smuggling 20
:00:29. > :00:33.years ago has been pardoned due to ill health. William Burton from
:00:33. > :00:35.Rufforth near York must pay a fine and leave the country.
:00:35. > :00:38.Well, the region's shoppers certainly seem to have got their
:00:39. > :00:41.appetite back. They've been out in force today hunting for Boxing Day
:00:41. > :00:47.bargains with stores across the region reporting stock flying off
:00:47. > :00:52.the shelves. Peter Lugg sampled the frenzy on Teesside.
:00:52. > :00:55.Store managers had been waiting all Christmas for this. Crowded
:00:55. > :01:02.pavements, arms full of carrier bags, retail car parks with no
:01:02. > :01:05.space to spare. Cartons of electrics walking out of the store.
:01:05. > :01:14.This was Teesside Park and Middlesbrough centre at the height
:01:15. > :01:22.of today's Boxing Day sales. We're saying that next Christmas what we
:01:22. > :01:28.might do is wait until after Christmas. I cannot make them wait
:01:28. > :01:34.until after Christmas but they can get it cheaper for next year.
:01:34. > :01:39.70 per cent. I am really happy. Debenhams led the way in Boxing Day
:01:40. > :01:42.opening three years ago. They were here it's 7am and they're still
:01:42. > :01:47.here now. Scenes similar to these were being reported from the Metro
:01:47. > :01:50.Centre to Clifton Moor. A record number of people have
:01:50. > :01:53.taken part in Boxing Day dips across the North. At Seaburn in
:01:53. > :02:01.Sunderland, 1,400 braved the chilly North Sea for an event now in its
:02:01. > :02:05.37th year. In 1974, just 40 people turned out
:02:05. > :02:08.for what's become the country's biggest Boxing Day dip. Today,
:02:08. > :02:18.registrations were stopped at 1,400, most of whom were taking to the
:02:18. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:23.North Sea in the name of charity. It is mild. When they but mild.
:02:23. > :02:29.This has become a way of life and this is what we do on Boxing Day.
:02:30. > :02:34.And about �60,000 is likely to have been raised for all sorts of causes.
:02:34. > :02:44.We're raising over �2,000 for what a raid, which kills people in the
:02:44. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :02:49.developing world. Have you been in? Yes, drenched. And no doubt the
:02:49. > :02:56.thought of the money that's been raised probably helps to give all
:02:57. > :03:00.the dippers a warm glow as well. Onto the Boxing Day football now.
:03:00. > :03:03.In the Premier League, Sunderland drew 1-1 against Everton. The
:03:03. > :03:06.Merseysiders getting their equaliser from a spot kick.
:03:06. > :03:11.Meanwhile, goals from Hatem Ben Arfa and Demba Ba saw Newcastle 2-0
:03:11. > :03:17.winners at Bolton. An 87th minute goal saw Middlesbrough beat Hull in
:03:17. > :03:21.the Championship. In League Two, Hartlepool picked up three points
:03:21. > :03:24.at Oldham. And a six goal thriller for Carlisle. Preston scoring in
:03:24. > :03:30.the final minute for a 3-3 scoreline. In the Conference,
:03:30. > :03:39.Gateshead, Darlington and York all drew. And a look at the weather for
:03:39. > :03:44.drew. And a look at the weather for After the mildest Christmas on
:03:44. > :03:48.record, it will stay mild. That rain just coming in this evening
:03:48. > :03:53.and taking hold through the night, working its way down across most of
:03:53. > :03:58.the region by dawn. There will be some cloud and a mild night with
:03:58. > :04:05.temperatures around seven Celsius. In the morning, low cloud and hill
:04:05. > :04:08.fog but it will pass across the border by tomorrow afternoon. Top
:04:08. > :04:12.temperatures still in double figures for most of us tomorrow.
:04:12. > :04:16.Wednesday and Thursday, those temperatures like a little bit but