:00:00. > 3:59:59That is it for now. There is more throughout the evening on the BBC
:00:00. > :00:16.News Channel. We are back with the Good evening.
:00:17. > :00:19.People queued since the early hours this morning to grab a bargain in
:00:20. > :00:23.the Boxing Day sales. Hundreds stood in subzero temperatures at retail
:00:24. > :00:27.parks and shopping centres. Many stores opened at 7am, as Amy Lea
:00:28. > :00:31.reports. You might be forgiven for thinking
:00:32. > :00:34.that this was the last minute rush of shoppers on Christmas Eve. But
:00:35. > :00:39.this car park is almost full, and its not even 7am. Welcome to the
:00:40. > :00:51.Silverlink Retail Park on North Tyneside, and the Boxing Day sales.
:00:52. > :00:54.It is mad, but everyone makes an effort to do it. When you get here
:00:55. > :01:09.and realise you are not the first, it is not too bad. What time did you
:01:10. > :01:17.get into the shop? 6:20am. Is it your money she is spending? It
:01:18. > :01:21.certainly is. For some, this is as much of a tradition as Turkey,
:01:22. > :01:25.heading to the shops for a bargain. WHITE Some online retail sites were
:01:26. > :01:29.visited 117 million times yesterday. But that doesn't seem to have put
:01:30. > :01:34.these people off hitting the shops to try and grab a bargin.
:01:35. > :01:38.A woman's been raped in the toilets of a Newcastle bar. Officers were
:01:39. > :01:42.called to Easy Street in the early hours of this morning. The offender
:01:43. > :01:45.is described as a man in his 20s, of Eastern European appearance.
:01:46. > :01:48.It's been a week since a Northumberland woman went missing.
:01:49. > :01:51.Janis Hall, 65, disappeared from her home in Catton near Hexham last
:01:52. > :01:56.Thursday. Searches have been ongoing throughout the Christmas period.
:01:57. > :02:00.The Boxing Day hunt has been taking place in Bedale in North Yorkshire.
:02:01. > :02:04.Around 100 riders set off from the town, which has been part of the
:02:05. > :02:08.hunt for almost 200 years. It's been ten years since the ban on hunting
:02:09. > :02:12.with hounds was passed. Thousands of people across the
:02:13. > :02:15.region have been taking part in the annual Boxing Day dips. People have
:02:16. > :02:18.been taking the plunge at Whitley Bay, Redcar, South Shields and at
:02:19. > :02:22.Seaton Carew. What's thought to be the first Boxing Day dip in
:02:23. > :02:26.Windermere has also been taking place. But by far the biggest event
:02:27. > :02:35.in the country is at Seaburn in Sunderland, from where Stuart
:02:36. > :02:43.Whincup reports. Brave or foolish? At this point,
:02:44. > :02:53.there was no turning back. But was it as bad, was it as cold as we
:02:54. > :03:02.imagine? Freezing. Freezing cold. I cannot feel my late 's. Are you
:03:03. > :03:06.regretting the decision? It is really hot, lovely and warm. You
:03:07. > :03:14.want to get in. It is great. Tropical. Exhilarating. I am doing
:03:15. > :03:22.it in memory of my sister`in`law, who died last year. Seeing everybody
:03:23. > :03:29.here is fabulous. Trillion. For all the impressive costume, one man
:03:30. > :03:40.deserved special berets. `` special praise. What was that like?
:03:41. > :03:46.Freezing, absolutely cold. The sea have been raising thousands of
:03:47. > :03:49.pounds for local charities. `` the majority.
:03:50. > :03:52.Onto today's football now, and great Christmas results for our top two
:03:53. > :03:55.teams. Newcastle were easy 5`1 winners against Stoke at St James'
:03:56. > :03:58.after the visitors went down to nine men. Everton's goalie was also shown
:03:59. > :04:01.the red card, which helped Sunderland beat the Merseysiders
:04:02. > :04:15.1`0, the Black Cats' first win at Goodison Park since 1996.
:04:16. > :04:20.Let's get the weather forecast for this Boxing Day night now, and a
:04:21. > :04:26.warning of gales. Here's Paul Hudson.
:04:27. > :04:33.Good evening. Some adverse weather on the way. In the short`term, very
:04:34. > :04:38.quiet, but wind and rain sweeping into night. A short spell of snow
:04:39. > :04:43.over high ground. The lowest temperatures in the next couple of
:04:44. > :04:47.hours. There is an amber warning in place tomorrow. We are expecting
:04:48. > :04:53.severe gales across all parts of our area. That strong wind driving in
:04:54. > :04:58.frequent, squalling showers. At times it will be quite wet.
:04:59. > :05:00.That's all for now. We're back with the late news at 10.15pm. Have a
:05:01. > :05:12.good evening. Hello there, most of us have had a
:05:13. > :05:16.quiet Boxing Day, mostly dry, chilly, lingering mist, light winds.
:05:17. > :05:17.That is all about to change. The next storm