:00:00. > :00:00.One, we join our teams where you One, we join our teams where you
:00:00. > :00:08.Hello, welcome to Thursday's Look North, on a day when we've been
:00:09. > :00:11.battered by high winds. Roads closed, homes and business evacuated
:00:12. > :00:21.this evening, as rivers flood in the high winds and tidal surge, testing
:00:22. > :00:27.coastal defences. This is the big test. This is a one in 30 year high
:00:28. > :00:29.tide, so it is a really big test of this ?25 million worth of
:00:30. > :00:32.Environment Agency sea defences. It's been a day of disruption with
:00:33. > :00:35.lorries overturned, trains and planes cancelled. We're live across
:00:36. > :00:39.the region with the latest. Also tonight, Look North learns more
:00:40. > :00:43.than 160 girls on Teesside are receiving counselling after being
:00:44. > :00:46.groomed for sex. And ` staying warm. But how will the
:00:47. > :00:52.Chancellor's cut in green levies affect the poorest in our community?
:00:53. > :00:55.And in sport ` Plenty of goals last night but not always in the right
:00:56. > :00:58.net. Newcastle's unbeaten run comes to an end in South Wales while
:00:59. > :01:00.Sunderland push Chelsea all the way in a seven goal thriller at the
:01:01. > :01:20.Stadium of Light. Homes and businesses evacuated.
:01:21. > :01:24.Roads and bridges closed. Lorries overturned. Trains and planes
:01:25. > :01:29.cancelled. Trees felled. Schools forced to shut. Thousands of homes
:01:30. > :01:32.and businesses without power. And the coast battered by waves, with
:01:33. > :01:37.sandbags lining the streets to guard against flooding ` and it's still
:01:38. > :01:40.going on now. Just some of the disruption the region faced today,
:01:41. > :01:44.due to the storm`force winds which touched 80 miles an hour in places,
:01:45. > :01:49.along with the worst tidal surge in 30 years. And tonight, there remain
:01:50. > :01:54.59 ongoing flood incidents across our region, with hundreds of people
:01:55. > :01:57.evacuated from their homes. Very few rail services are operating to
:01:58. > :02:02.Scotland on either the east or west coast mainlines. We've had reporters
:02:03. > :02:06.out across our region since early this morning. In a moment, we'll
:02:07. > :02:14.cross to Phil Connell, who's in Redcar. But first, let's join Andrew
:02:15. > :02:18.Hartley in Newcastle. Andrew. I've been a journalist working on
:02:19. > :02:23.Tyneside for 25 years, and I've never seen this before. The river
:02:24. > :02:28.Tyne bursting its banks on Newcastle's quayside, one of this
:02:29. > :02:34.country's most iconic places, around the millennium Bridge and the Tyne
:02:35. > :02:42.Bridge. It's all caused by a huge tidal wave that was caused by the
:02:43. > :02:50.wind that has reached this spot. Truly one of the most remarkable
:02:51. > :02:55.windy days we've ever seen. A day of brutal winds caused
:02:56. > :02:58.disruption across road and rail. Here on a bridge between Newcastle
:02:59. > :03:03.and Gateshead, a lorry was blown on to a car. No one was seriously hurt.
:03:04. > :03:07.Many other major routes across the region were closed at some time
:03:08. > :03:10.during the day. Rail passengers also suffered. Here at Newcastle's
:03:11. > :03:20.Central Station, many cancellations and delays, with no services in and
:03:21. > :03:23.out of Scotland. Women to be going, but all the trains cancelled. Our
:03:24. > :03:28.manager has sorted out and think Ralston was to go. I'm being paid,
:03:29. > :03:34.so it's all right. The train from Edinburgh is cancelled, so I got one
:03:35. > :03:38.of the trains out of Scotland, and I'm just going to wait and see what
:03:39. > :03:41.comes up. I'm trying to get accident. I was trying to get direct
:03:42. > :03:42.train, but now I'm going to go a different route that is changes. It
:03:43. > :03:51.is a bit annoying. A timetable for yesterday 's game is a bit of an
:03:52. > :03:54.advantage in terms of knowing was achievable to run today in order to
:03:55. > :03:59.keep as many people living as was safely possible, but really, the
:04:00. > :04:02.messages to check for you travel. The East Coast website, on Twitter,
:04:03. > :04:05.and if you are planning on travelling today and would like to
:04:06. > :04:08.travel tomorrow, your tickets will be valid tomorrow. Air travel was
:04:09. > :04:12.also difficult. They diverted easyJet blamed was struck by
:04:13. > :04:16.lightning approaching Newcastle Airport, and a ferry from Amsterdam
:04:17. > :04:21.with more than 300 passengers was held up close to the mouth of the
:04:22. > :04:23.Tyne for two hours. A number of different factors have occurred at
:04:24. > :04:27.the same time to create the tidal swell, and we needed to wait for the
:04:28. > :04:33.wind to drop in order to have a safer approach of the river. This is
:04:34. > :04:39.really choppy weather. We were stuck outside the harbour for two hours.
:04:40. > :04:42.It short and some people's trips, I imagine. Falling trees were never
:04:43. > :04:45.have the will stop this scene on a road near Gateshead, and this across
:04:46. > :04:54.the East Coast Mainline in Northumberland. And a narrow escape
:04:55. > :04:57.a family from stock. `` Stockton. This tree missed a room where a
:04:58. > :05:01.two`year`old girl was asleep, and came so close, it down the satellite
:05:02. > :05:05.dish. At the heart of the storm, part of roof of Hartlepool College
:05:06. > :05:09.was ripped off, and thousands of homes across the region were without
:05:10. > :05:15.power. Another blow for the region on this windiest days.
:05:16. > :05:18.As you can see, the river Tyne has completely subsided, so all of that
:05:19. > :05:21.flooding has gone, but there are reports that the river Tees is
:05:22. > :05:22.getting in on the act now with some reports of loading in Middlesbrough
:05:23. > :05:29.and then, and there are scenes of flooding in the area around Blyth
:05:30. > :05:35.harbour, with reports that hundreds of homes have been evacuated around
:05:36. > :05:39.there. What is certain to night is that this is a story that has not
:05:40. > :05:42.blown over. Well, the other big problem
:05:43. > :05:45.alongside the wind was the high tide, which caused waves to come
:05:46. > :05:48.crashing into the coastline. Many business closed for the day in case
:05:49. > :05:55.of flooding. Phil Connell has spent the day in East Cleveland ` and is
:05:56. > :05:59.in Redcar tonight. Phil. Well, dramatic scenes here along the
:06:00. > :06:04.coast tonight. Here in Redcar, the high tide arrived 5:00pm. The sea
:06:05. > :06:08.defences here have been largely successful, but you can see that in
:06:09. > :06:12.certain places, they had been breached. The debris on the floor
:06:13. > :06:15.here, and further down, the road has been closed because of localised
:06:16. > :06:22.flooding. For residents here, it has been a day of watching and waiting
:06:23. > :06:24.to see what the weather would bring. Battening down the hatches and
:06:25. > :06:28.preparing for the worst. In Saltburn, this morning, shops along
:06:29. > :06:32.the seafront were closing early. People here took all possible
:06:33. > :06:37.precautions to protect their property. It will affect the
:06:38. > :06:44.business. People will be able to come down and get their fish and
:06:45. > :06:48.chips, the locals. The restaurant would maybe flood out. Concerns here
:06:49. > :06:52.are understandable. These were the scenes in Saltburn in September,
:06:53. > :06:57.with torrential rain causing extensive damage to several parts of
:06:58. > :06:58.the town. The aftermath, really, all the debris that was left everywhere.
:06:59. > :07:06.The owner of this shop business escaped being flooded by
:07:07. > :07:10.just several feet in September. He was fearful that night's conditions
:07:11. > :07:14.could be even worse. You can't do anything. It's in the hands of God.
:07:15. > :07:19.We can't do anything about it. All we can do is make the try and stop
:07:20. > :07:22.the always getting flooded, or something like that, but apart from
:07:23. > :07:27.that, that is all we can do. Along the coast in Redcar tonight has
:07:28. > :07:32.brought the first real test of the sea defences. Recently completed
:07:33. > :07:36.here, they cost ?25 million. The council leader says he will be
:07:37. > :07:40.watching closely. This is the big test. This is a one in 30 year high
:07:41. > :07:43.tide, I am led to believe, so it is a really big test for this ?25
:07:44. > :07:49.million worth of Environment Agency sea defence, and it is really a very
:07:50. > :07:53.big test indeed. Back in Saltburn, the peer was closed today for safety
:07:54. > :08:01.reasons by the council. Our coastal towns ready and prepared to night
:08:02. > :08:04.for whatever the weather may bring? Well, further north from here, 300
:08:05. > :08:08.homes have been evacuated at Port Clarence because of budding, with
:08:09. > :08:13.residents being taken into emergency accommodation. `` flooding. The
:08:14. > :08:16.concern is that while the high tide may have passed, tidal surge could
:08:17. > :08:20.still cause further problems, and let's not forget, we still have that
:08:21. > :08:23.further high tide to cope with at 5am.
:08:24. > :08:26.Thank you. Well, it's been a similar situation
:08:27. > :08:29.across in Cumbria, where many roads were closed and rail services
:08:30. > :08:36.suspended. Damian O'Neill is in Carlisle tonight. Damian.
:08:37. > :08:40.It's been a very wild and windy day right across Cumbria. The
:08:41. > :08:44.hardest hit with the coast, which was battered by gale force winds and
:08:45. > :08:46.lashed by the rain. Whitehaven harbour was closed and the police
:08:47. > :08:49.sealed off large areas of it. They warn people not to go near it to do
:08:50. > :08:54.any sightseeing, that didn't stop everybody. But there were really
:08:55. > :08:58.some very scary looking scenes that you didn't want to get too close to.
:08:59. > :09:01.There are still no train services from Carlisle running either to or
:09:02. > :09:06.from Scotland. The West Coast line has been down all day. The latest
:09:07. > :09:11.information from Virgin trains is that they will be down until about
:09:12. > :09:15.11 o'clock p.m. , and meanwhile, there are still homes and businesses
:09:16. > :09:18.across Cumbria without power. That was double the figure earlier on in
:09:19. > :09:23.the day, and several roads across the county have been closed,
:09:24. > :09:26.including the ASICS six. `` ASICS T6.
:09:27. > :09:29.According to the Environment Agency, hundreds of homes are at risk of
:09:30. > :09:33.flooding in what what we're told could be the most serious tidal
:09:34. > :09:36.surge in decades. A number of flood warnings are in place. And amongst
:09:37. > :09:39.the many incidents going on, we've heard in the last hour that the
:09:40. > :09:42.Glass Centre and other premises at Sunderland have been evacuated as a
:09:43. > :09:45.precaution. Our correspondent Mark Denten joins us live now from the
:09:46. > :09:51.Tyneside headquarters of the Environment Agency. Mark.
:09:52. > :09:56.This is the Environment Agency control room at neighbouring on the
:09:57. > :10:00.river Tyne, just outside Newcastle, and I can sell you that there are 18
:10:01. > :10:05.flood warnings in force at the moment. The flood situation is the
:10:06. > :10:09.highest tide for 60 years, something that has kept the buyer and agency
:10:10. > :10:15.busy all afternoon, and no doubt will also tomorrow. I am joined by
:10:16. > :10:20.Phil Wilton from the buyer and agency. What are the latest? We have
:10:21. > :10:24.18 flood warnings across the North Coast line. We're not expecting any
:10:25. > :10:27.further problems Cumbria, but in the North East, we still have flood
:10:28. > :10:30.warnings. We are begging to remain in place tomorrow morning for them
:10:31. > :10:34.where are the areas you are particularly worried about? There
:10:35. > :10:40.are a number of areas. Live was a worry, that is its IP tide is
:10:41. > :10:42.dropping there. The Northumberland coast and particularly on Teeside,
:10:43. > :10:49.there are a number of flood warnings there. What about the situation? How
:10:50. > :10:54.do we compare to the past, saying the situation is only comparable but
:10:55. > :10:59.events of 60 years ago? But did their put it into context. This is a
:11:00. > :11:03.really high tide. We have a wonder Lolita Sergent of the normal spring
:11:04. > :11:07.tight, so this is the highest tide since 1953, when 300 people died on
:11:08. > :11:10.this coast. We have come a long way since then intended defences. The
:11:11. > :11:12.tide levels are not as I have come a long way since then intended
:11:13. > :11:15.defences. The tide levels are not as IFR. But they are very high, and we
:11:16. > :11:18.are respecting more floods the night. And the situation Cumbria, we
:11:19. > :11:21.have a lot of power shortages and power cuts, but there is also an
:11:22. > :11:24.issue of flooding, I gather. I never yes, there were a number of warnings
:11:25. > :11:32.in Korea. For at one point today. But with the high tide at lunchtime,
:11:33. > :11:35.people will not be affected. People will be worried into the early hours
:11:36. > :11:38.and tomorrow. There is a number they can call if they want to get advice
:11:39. > :11:41.and find out what the situation is. Could you give is that number?
:11:42. > :11:46.and find out what the situation is. Could you give That is on screen. We
:11:47. > :11:50.would ask people to call that number and ask for a service if they are in
:11:51. > :11:56.an at risk area, and they can do that from the phone or the website.
:11:57. > :12:03.It has been a busy day for many people, not least our weather
:12:04. > :12:06.presenter. Are we over the worst two yes, the tides are turning out, the
:12:07. > :12:09.winds are starting to ease, and we are seeing the last of the rainfall.
:12:10. > :12:18.Here with the earlier radar picture. The raindrop drenched the east of
:12:19. > :12:21.Cumbria. I will be back with a full forecast later. Thank you.
:12:22. > :12:23.Other news, and the story from Teesside Crown Court of how
:12:24. > :12:27.vulnerable young girls were befriended, groomed and then
:12:28. > :12:30.sexually exploited. Some were given free taxi rides, drink and drugs.
:12:31. > :12:33.Guilty verdicts have been delivered against 32`year`old Shakil Munir and
:12:34. > :12:42.19`year`old Sakib Ahmed, both from Middlesbrough. Detectives said they
:12:43. > :12:45.left their victims, six girls aged between 13 and 15, traumatised. But
:12:46. > :12:48.tonight, Look North can reveal this isn't an isolated case. We've
:12:49. > :12:51.learned a staggering 160 young girls on Teesside are currently being
:12:52. > :12:55.supported by a North East charity after they were groomed and
:12:56. > :13:00.exploited by older men. Stuart Whincup reports.
:13:01. > :13:06.Some girls were picked up in the early hours of the morning. They
:13:07. > :13:09.were given free taxi`rides, drink and drugs. At first they were
:13:10. > :13:12.befriended, taken to nightclubs and parties. Then it all changed, and
:13:13. > :13:15.they were exploited, assaulted and abused. This woman, whose words are
:13:16. > :13:18.spoken by an actor, recently discovered her daughter was one of
:13:19. > :13:29.six young girls sexually abused by the men. I felt sick. I was
:13:30. > :13:34.devastated. I couldn't believe a person could do that to a child.
:13:35. > :13:39.That's what she is, she is a child. You could tell what she was. He knew
:13:40. > :13:44.what she was. She was a child. I felt physically sick. It's turned my
:13:45. > :13:49.world upside down. I sleep in the living room now, by the door, so no
:13:50. > :13:52.one can get in, and I know she will be safe. And this was the man who
:13:53. > :14:00.abused her daughter. 32`year`old Shakil Munir. A local taxi driver,
:14:01. > :14:03.he was more than twice her age. On one occasion, he picked one of the
:14:04. > :14:08.girls up from her home in the early hours of the morning in his taxi.
:14:09. > :14:16.She was wearing slippers and pyjamas and a dressing gown. He took every
:14:17. > :14:20.drive around the area full. He found a lay`by in a secluded location and
:14:21. > :14:24.there, he sexually assaulted her. The young girl was just 14. But
:14:25. > :14:32.Munir didn't act alone. His friend, 19`year`old Sakib Ahmed, admitted
:14:33. > :14:35.sexually assaulting five girls. Quite frankly, their behaviour is
:14:36. > :14:38.disgraceful. These men did realise there was a huge age gap between
:14:39. > :14:43.them and their victims, and despite that, they have continued with their
:14:44. > :14:48.behaviour, continued to abuse the girls, and as a result, they left
:14:49. > :14:51.their victims in some cases quite traumatised. Worryingly, these cases
:14:52. > :14:54.are not rare. Barnardo's says fewer young girls may be walking the
:14:55. > :14:56.streets. But hidden from public view, inside flats and houses
:14:57. > :14:58.they're still being sexually exploited. The charity has told Look
:14:59. > :15:05.North it's currently young girls in Teesside alone who
:15:06. > :15:13.have been groomed by older men. Some are as young as 12. We have seen
:15:14. > :15:17.that typical grooming process happen in all of those cases. The friend I
:15:18. > :15:24.slightly older or often much older men, or a friend of a male, applying
:15:25. > :15:29.that young person with gifts, friendship, and love, with alcohol
:15:30. > :15:33.and sometimes drugs, and then getting them into a state where they
:15:34. > :15:35.feel they have to comply to what is going to happen. This afternoon,
:15:36. > :15:39.17`year`old Ateeq Lateef was found guilty of helping Sakib Ahmed to
:15:40. > :15:41.meet and abuse the girls. They and Shakil Munir will all be sentenced
:15:42. > :15:54.at a later date. the Chancellor delivered his Autumn
:15:55. > :15:57.statement today in one of the most widely trailed headlines has been a
:15:58. > :16:00.reduction in green levies on energy bills, giving consumers a ?50 cut in
:16:01. > :16:03.their annual payments. But will there be losers as well as winners?
:16:04. > :16:07.Our Environment Correspondent, Adrian Pitches, has been to see how
:16:08. > :16:10.that green levy money is being spent insulating people's homes on
:16:11. > :16:14.Tyneside. The tenant of this Whitley Bay flat
:16:15. > :16:21.spends every winter huddled in one room, unable to heat the rest of her
:16:22. > :16:26.home. She has been living here for four years with little or no
:16:27. > :16:34.heating. What heating she has had has been wholly inadequate. Spending
:16:35. > :16:36.?35 or more per week purely on direct heating. But this winter will
:16:37. > :16:41.be different. Central heating is being installed for free. There is
:16:42. > :16:44.funding out there for people, we just need to get their message
:16:45. > :16:48.across that it is there, all you have to do is ask, and we will try
:16:49. > :16:52.to help where we can. There are criteria that have to be met. Not
:16:53. > :16:56.everyone will get 100% of everything for free, but wherever we can, we
:16:57. > :16:59.will do that. Warm Zone works across the North, funded by the energy
:17:00. > :17:02.company Obligation. The Big Six have to help those who cannot afford to
:17:03. > :17:06.heat their damp and draughty homes. But then they charge all of us for
:17:07. > :17:11.carrying out that work. The average dual fuel bill is currently about
:17:12. > :17:18.?1,325. Of that, ?115 pays for green energy or warmer homes. Just 9% of
:17:19. > :17:24.the total bill. The Energy Company Obligation, or ECO, is ?55 ` almost
:17:25. > :17:29.half of that ?115. While the Renewables Obligation, the subsidy
:17:30. > :17:33.for green energy, is ?35. Slashing the ECO will enable energy companies
:17:34. > :17:42.to cut bills. But the old and the cold could suffer. You will have
:17:43. > :17:45.fewer people employed, more people living in cold, damp homes, and
:17:46. > :17:51.that's just after we seen the recent excess winter death statistics,
:17:52. > :17:54.people dying in this country. That is frankly a national scandal. We
:17:55. > :17:57.need to invest in more of this to avoid that, pushed down excess
:17:58. > :18:00.winter deaths, employ more people, boost the local economy. Eileen and
:18:01. > :18:02.Pierce had central heating installed a week ago and their home has been
:18:03. > :18:17.transformed. This feels like Christmas has come early. In years
:18:18. > :18:24.like this, our quality`of`life is lot there were a lot better, and I
:18:25. > :18:28.hope that when thousands of pensioners die in the winter, they
:18:29. > :18:32.are saying we have cold winter, but when you're young, you can take it.
:18:33. > :18:38.As you get older, you really feel it. It has been heaven. It really
:18:39. > :18:43.is. They have come straight in, and I could live in a little bit longer
:18:44. > :18:48.in bed ! That was good. It is usually, you have to get up early to
:18:49. > :18:51.get the heating ready and get the room warmer. Many people like Eileen
:18:52. > :18:55.and Pierce will be warmer this winter, thanks to the ECO scheme.
:18:56. > :19:06.But many more may miss out in future.
:19:07. > :19:09.Football now. Not a great night and the football front. There was a
:19:10. > :19:12.thriller on Wearside, , and if Sunderland do end up getting
:19:13. > :19:15.relegated, it's clear that under Gus Poyet, they will have gone down
:19:16. > :19:18.fighting. The Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looked a relieved man at
:19:19. > :19:22.last night's final whistle. He'd just watched his side win an
:19:23. > :19:25.exciting game 4`3 at the Stadium of Light, leaving Poyet's men rooted to
:19:26. > :19:30.the bottom. But there may be hope yet.
:19:31. > :19:33.As Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet, a former Chelsea player, greeted
:19:34. > :19:37.Jose Mourinho, late arriving fans held up by delays on both road and
:19:38. > :19:39.rail were raising an eyebrow at Steven Fletcher starting on the
:19:40. > :19:44.bench, with fellow striker Joze Altidore restored the the starting
:19:45. > :19:47.line`up. But it proved an inspired decision, as Altidore, the USA
:19:48. > :19:51.international, opened the scoring early on for the bottom club with a
:19:52. > :19:55.smart finish. Too early, complained some home fans on Twitter, and so it
:19:56. > :19:59.proved, as man of the match Eden Hazard, who terrorised the Black
:20:00. > :20:02.Cats all night, set up Frank Lampard for the simplest of equalisers
:20:03. > :20:07.before putting the visitors in front with a precise finish. But
:20:08. > :20:10.Sunderland are improving and, when John O'Shea equalised early in the
:20:11. > :20:14.second half, Chelsea knew they'd have to raise their game once again.
:20:15. > :20:16.While Poyet, like Mourinho afterwards, was critical of his
:20:17. > :20:21.side's defending, the Uruguayan conceded Hazard's masterclass was
:20:22. > :20:24.unplayable. There were penalty shouts at both ends after that, and
:20:25. > :20:28.when the tiring Bardsley put the ball into his own net to leave
:20:29. > :20:30.Chelsea 4`2 ahead, that seemed to be that.
:20:31. > :20:35.But back came Bardsley and Sunderland to suggest a thrilling
:20:36. > :20:38.climax. It did fizzle out in stoppage time, with tired legs on
:20:39. > :20:41.both sides, but Tottenham know they'll have to equal Chelsea's
:20:42. > :20:48.class and commitment on Saturday tea`time.
:20:49. > :20:51.We're probably looking at the games that Chelsea played this season,
:20:52. > :20:55.they made extra effort today to beat us. We have to make sure that they
:20:56. > :20:58.suffer a lot when they come here to beat us.
:20:59. > :21:01.Despite Swansea having the bulk of possession, Newcastle had the best
:21:02. > :21:04.chance in the early stages, but Loic Remy, who's scored eight goals in
:21:05. > :21:07.nine league games, saw his shot brilliantly saved by Michel Vorm.
:21:08. > :21:10.The Swans with without their top scorers Wilfried Bony and Michu, but
:21:11. > :21:14.it didn't seem to matter when substitute Nathan Dyer put Swansea
:21:15. > :21:17.ahead on the stroke of half time. Mathieu Debuchy found himself on the
:21:18. > :21:21.scoresheet at the wrong end after the break when Jonjo Shelvey's
:21:22. > :21:24.strike went in off the Frenchman. The final word went to Shelvey
:21:25. > :21:27.though, with Krul unable to keep out his fabulous strike from outside the
:21:28. > :21:30.area. Newcastle barely threatened in the second half, but Alan Pardew
:21:31. > :21:33.felt things might have been different if a couple of decisions
:21:34. > :21:37.had gone their way, including a penalty appeal when Remy's goalbound
:21:38. > :21:45.shot hit Ben Davies' arm with the score at 1`0. Big calls, and we
:21:46. > :21:50.didn't get them. That's unfortunate, because we were on a great run, and
:21:51. > :21:53.the brakes have gone against us tonight. It is a bit galling for us.
:21:54. > :21:56.Middlesbrough were unlucky not to come away with a point when they met
:21:57. > :21:59.former Manager Steve McClaren's Derby County. A warm handshake
:22:00. > :22:01.between Boro's most successful manager and Chairman Steve Gibson
:22:02. > :22:05.before kick`off. But new manager Aitor Karanka saw his side reduced
:22:06. > :22:09.to ten men after half an hour when an unfortunate Curtis Main picked up
:22:10. > :22:12.his second yellow card in ten minutes, the youngster distraught at
:22:13. > :22:15.having to leave the field, and minutes later, Chris Martin put the
:22:16. > :22:18.Rams ahead. Middlesbrough had a couple of chances before Mustafa
:22:19. > :22:21.Carayol ran half the length of the pitch to see his cross eventually
:22:22. > :22:31.converted by Dean Whitehead, his first goal for the club. On loan
:22:32. > :22:34.keeper Shay Given kept Derby at bay until Connor Sammon snatched a last
:22:35. > :22:41.minute victory as McClaren's success story at Pride Park continues.
:22:42. > :22:44.Now, what is it about Gateshead FA Cup ties and extreme weather? The
:22:45. > :22:47.club's first round replay against League Two leaders Oxford was called
:22:48. > :22:50.off last month because of a waterlogged pitch. This evening,
:22:51. > :22:53.they're hoping to defy the gales, with the winner travelling to
:22:54. > :23:01.Wrexham for a televised second round tie this Monday.
:23:02. > :23:05.Good luck to them ! Let's return to our main news now ` the severe
:23:06. > :23:08.weather that's hit our region today. Many areas of the region remain
:23:09. > :23:12.under water tonight, with homes and businesses evacuated and power off.
:23:13. > :23:15.Middlesbrough town centre is one area that has been hit. Stuart
:23:16. > :23:19.Whincup has just sent us this report.
:23:20. > :23:25.This is the scene on one of Middlesbrough's busiest roads
:23:26. > :23:29.tonight. Let me see `` show you the bus station. As you can hear, there
:23:30. > :23:33.are sirens all around, the only side that would sound we are hearing. You
:23:34. > :23:38.can see police cars and fire engines. Just behind me, or Newport
:23:39. > :23:43.Road, one of the busiest roads in Middlesbrough, all of the lights
:23:44. > :23:46.from the shops are out. I must they, shoppers we're spoken to, they are
:23:47. > :23:50.in good humour. They are using phones and torches to see where they
:23:51. > :23:54.are going. They are quite calm and relaxed. What we know is that just
:23:55. > :23:58.after 5pm there was a massive power cut in Middlesbrough town centre,
:23:59. > :24:01.and more than 10,000 homes have been affected. At this stage, we have no
:24:02. > :24:04.indication when the power and lights will go back on.
:24:05. > :24:10.And Stuart is back in BBC Tees, which thankfully has its own
:24:11. > :24:16.generator. Stuart, what's the latest?
:24:17. > :24:18.The situation is still the same. All those homes still without power in
:24:19. > :24:22.Middlesbrough. The problem was called with the substation was
:24:23. > :24:26.blooded. News coming in that all the traffic lights are out, shops and
:24:27. > :24:29.businesses are still in complete darkness. Cleveland Police are
:24:30. > :24:30.urging everyone to take care on the roads, and no trains will run
:24:31. > :24:35.between Redcar and Middlesbrough. The line is. That is the news
:24:36. > :24:38.tonight. That is how it is an Teeside.
:24:39. > :24:42.Let's cross to Scarborough now and join Jamie Coulson. Jamie, what's
:24:43. > :24:46.the situation there? Over the last couple of hours,
:24:47. > :24:49.conditions have changed dramatically here in Scarborough. When we
:24:50. > :24:53.arrived, it was blue skies and a flat C. Then, the tide turned, and
:24:54. > :24:58.crashing waves came in that breach the sea wall and started lapping up
:24:59. > :25:01.against the shop fronts here. If you look behind me, it is actually quite
:25:02. > :25:05.difficult to believe that the tide is now on its way out. A number of
:25:06. > :25:09.businesses here have been flooded, and there is concern tonight because
:25:10. > :25:14.there was another high tide early in the morning.
:25:15. > :25:15.Thank you very much. Let's see what the weather is going to be like,
:25:16. > :25:20.then. Is it over now? then. Is it
:25:21. > :25:23.Yes, it is easing now. Let's look at how windy it has been. A league
:25:24. > :25:27.table of gusts across the north`east. It was the North
:25:28. > :25:34.Pennines that sure the strongest gusts, 112 mph, lasting for just the
:25:35. > :25:37.few seconds, and sustained winds on that fell where hurricane force,
:25:38. > :25:42.over 90 miles an hour this morning. Some great weather photos from
:25:43. > :25:47.viewers. The storm surge at Whitehaven. Thank you very much for
:25:48. > :25:53.that, braving the high water there, the big waves. And the headline for
:25:54. > :25:57.the rest of tonight, the winds will ease. It turns clear and it turns
:25:58. > :26:00.frosty. Just one or two showers possible in the Western. One or two
:26:01. > :26:04.of them will be wintry, but otherwise, dry and clear, starry
:26:05. > :26:09.skies, allowing it to get really cold. The coldest night
:26:10. > :26:13.winter so far, temperatures as low as `2 Celsius in towns and villages,
:26:14. > :26:16.colder in the countryside, so a frosty start, and possibly ice after
:26:17. > :26:20.the rain earlier. First thing tomorrow, a very different day.
:26:21. > :26:25.Lighter winds and brighter skies, especially for North Yorkshire, and
:26:26. > :26:28.in the north`east. In Cumbria by tea`time, more rain on the way,
:26:29. > :26:32.although it is light and patchy as we talk North Yorkshire, it is cold,
:26:33. > :26:37.despite the sunshine. Temperatures just one or two degrees above
:26:38. > :26:41.freezing. Notice the winds, much lighter than they were today. If you
:26:42. > :26:44.snow flurries over the North Pennines in the Cumbrian fells.
:26:45. > :26:48.Here, not quite as cold as in the north`east, for Celsius, the high
:26:49. > :26:52.30s in Fahrenheit. Let's take a look at the next couple of days. After
:26:53. > :26:56.tomorrow, you will be very pleased to hear it as a calmer, milder
:26:57. > :27:01.weekend. Mostly fine and dry across the north`east. It will be drizzly
:27:02. > :27:06.for a time in the West on Saturday and Sunday. But the temperature is
:27:07. > :27:12.nowhere near as cold as they were will be tomorrow. Seven or eight
:27:13. > :27:15.Celsius to Saturday afternoon, and on Sunday, looking like the best day
:27:16. > :27:19.of the weekend, as high as 11 Celsius, the low 50s in Fahrenheit,
:27:20. > :27:21.so the best day of the two. Some bright spells breaking through in
:27:22. > :27:29.the north`east as well. Rusty tonight, I've finally, those winds
:27:30. > :27:34.easing. All eyes on that second high tide first thing tomorrow morning.
:27:35. > :27:37.What a day that has been ! Thank you very much. You can get the latest
:27:38. > :27:41.updates on your local radio stations, and Hannah is here with an
:27:42. > :27:42.update would meet with the