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on the BBC News Channel. I'm back Good evening. A man has appeared in

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court, accused of causing a fire on a North Sea Ferry. Six people had to

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be winched off the DFDS ship, which had to return to port in North

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Shields on Sunday morning. Damian O'Neil reports.

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The King Seaways ferry was 25 miles offshore on a regular overnight

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sailing to Amsterdam when a fire broke out in a cabin. RAF

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helicopters airlifted six people to hospital after breathing in smoke. A

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man was detained on board, and this morning, 26`year`old Boden George

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Hughes, from Sunderland, appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates Court. He

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is accused of affray and arson. Hughes appeared in the dock, wearing

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a grey sweatshirt and jeans. He spoke only to confirm his name and

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address. The court heard the cost of the damage caused by the fire was

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estimated at ?815,000. He was remanded in custody and will appear

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at Newcastle Crown Court on January 14.

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Antony Gormley, the man who gave us the Angel of the North, is among

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those recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours. Local charity workers,

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community heroes and those who've spent their lives in public service

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have also been honoured, as Amy Lea reports.

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It is not a bad way to see in the start of 2014. Honoured by the

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Queen. Kate Farnell is now officially an MBE. Honestly, I would

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love to get my MBE from Prince Harry, that would be a dream come

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true. I don't know the Queen is watching but that would be

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wonderful! The honour is just `` not just about the extra letters, it is

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a recognition of her fight against a rare form of cancer and her tireless

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work to help others battled the disease through the foundation of

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the Butterfly thyroid cancer trust. It is a big shout out, so this

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cancer is getting some recognition, so they will be aware of it, and it

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does matter and patients with rare cancers are just as important, of

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course, as people with more common diseases. Advocate is not alone in

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the honours for her work in the community this New Year. `` and cake

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is not alone. `` Kate. Sarah Dunning from the farm shop at TB services

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income rare is now an OBE. She joins Peter Barron, MBE, editor of the

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Northern Echo, recognised for his services to journalism and the North

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East community. I was shocked, very humbled, because there are a lot of

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people out there who do a lot more than I do, who have not been

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recognised. But I was also very proud. I thought about my mum, she

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is 82 be. If I had turned down, she would

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not have me. For the past 30 years, Josephine Thorpe has dedicated her

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time to rescuing and rehabilitating sick and injured animals in North

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Yorkshire. The founder of the Ryedale wildlife rehabilitation

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centre, she rescues nearly 4000 animals every year. She will now

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become an MBE. I enjoy the work I do, I am lucky to do it. It is

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wonderful to be able to get wildlife back into the wild again. In and

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fight have `` England `` the England fly half has been awarded an MBE for

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her services to women's rugby. The 28`year`old is preparing for the

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World Cup in France in August. Remember the man who created this?

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Sculptor Antony Gormley, famous for the iconic injure the North, will

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now be known as Sir Antony Gormley, joining the list of recipients doing

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where we live proud. A car has been hit by a train at a

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level crossing in North Yorkshire. It happened at Ruswarp, near Whitby.

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An investigation is underway. Nobody is thought to have been injured.

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Football, and Middlesbrough have extended goalkeeper Shay Given's

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loan spell at the Riverside until the end of February. Meanwhile, the

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Newcastle manager, Alan Pardew, has hinted he may freshen up his side

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for tomorrow's trip to managerless West Brom after a gruelling match

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against Arsenal. Sunderland are on home soil after two games on the

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road. Head coach Gus Poyet feels victory by the bottom club over

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fellow strugglers Aston Villa make it easier to attract new

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players to Wearside. The first thing we are going to look

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at is where the team is. The Premier League next, that is what the

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players want. You are buying a player for the next three or four

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years. They look at that, then depending on how the team is

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playing, they will make a decision. It is a difficult place to go, they

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are a good side. I have great respect for Stephen Clark and

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Kevin. It is a shame I am not facing them on the touchline, but we look

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forward to what will be a difficult game.

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A giant serpent, mischievous elves and Thor, the God of Thunder are

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leading the New Year celebrations already underway in Newcastle

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tonight. Crowds have turned out for the annual Winter Carnival through

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the city centre which features entertainment inspired by Norse

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mythology and North East traditions. Hundreds of local residents took

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part in a parade from the Monument to the Civic Centre.

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Fantastic. Let's have a look at the weather.

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If you are out and about this evening, it is not guaranteed to be

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dry. Some heavy showers in the West. Mostly confined to the Pennines.

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Around midnight, will dry up. You could be all right to hear the

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bells. Even if you manage to stay dry, wrap up well because

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temperatures will drop down or three Celsius. The breeze will

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make it feel will still. New Year's Day, a Met Office warning, yellow

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warning, for heavy rain falling on saturated ground, bringing a risk of

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flooding. Especially for western parts of Cumbria. Starting generally

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dry tomorrow but the next front comes in from the West across

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Cumbria. Heavy bursts in amongst it. Rain spreading across the rest of

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the region. It will be the evening before we see the rain begin to

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clear away. To bridge is beating around eight Celsius in Keswick. It

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will also be very windy as well with southeasterly winds, strong and

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gusty. The rest of the weeks there is unsettled, wet and windy,

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sometimes stormy. Especially on Friday. We will keep you updated

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with regular forecast on your local BBC station. You can forget the

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latest travel information on the BBC website.

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That is the last Look North from 2013, we are back at one o'clock

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tomorrow. I wish you all the very best, good night.

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Good evening. It looks like mother nature may provide her own

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pyrotechnics in the run-up to bid night tonight. We have some heavy

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showers in western parts, starting to ease a bit across Scotland and

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Northern Ireland. But the showers further south are heavier, with some

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flashes of lightning as they move eastwards. They do get a bit more

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hit and miss as we head towards midnight, but a greater chance of

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getting wet in the south as we move into 2014. Cardiff and London could

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see heavy downpours. Further north, you could be greeting the New Year

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on a dry note. A touch of frost in

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