:00:00. > :00:00.shaking your head. That is horrible. That is all from the
:00:00. > :00:23.Hello and welcome to Look North, the evening after the night before. Yes,
:00:24. > :00:26.Sunderland, and their fans, transformed Old Trafford into the
:00:27. > :00:33.Stadium of Delight, and now they're on their way to Wembley. Tremendous,
:00:34. > :00:40.the last three minutes, all about being a Sunderland supporter. That
:00:41. > :00:43.'s it. Fantastic. And after the goalkeeping heroics of Vito Mannone
:00:44. > :00:46.in that astonishing penalty shoot`out, I'll be joined by another
:00:47. > :00:50.Sunderland goalkeeping hero. You remember 1973, don't you? Also
:00:51. > :00:57.tonight, how to avoid an empty house. Calls for tax breaks for
:00:58. > :01:00.bingo as the game struggles to survive in the 21st century. And the
:01:01. > :01:04.success story of the loveable Geordie duo goes on. Ant and Dec on
:01:05. > :01:15.top of the world again, at the National Television Awards.
:01:16. > :01:20.Some watched from behind their hands. Some couldn't watch at all.
:01:21. > :01:23.But last night, almost unbelievably, the Sunderland team and their 9,000
:01:24. > :01:28.travelling fans turned the former fortress of Old Trafford into their
:01:29. > :01:32.own Stadium of Delight. In an error`strewn penalty shoot`out at
:01:33. > :01:35.the end of extra time, the team from the Premier League relegation zone
:01:36. > :01:40.beat the current Champions to win a place at Wembley in the final of the
:01:41. > :01:42.Capitol One League Cup. What a night. Mark Tulip is outside the
:01:43. > :01:53.Stadium of Light for us now. What a night indeed, and one for
:01:54. > :01:59.Sunderland fans to tell the grandchildren. A first major final
:02:00. > :02:03.since 1992. A first league cup final since 1985. After beating Manchester
:02:04. > :02:09.United, Manchester city lie in wait on March the 2nd at Wembley. We sent
:02:10. > :02:15.our reporter out and about the morning after a famous night before.
:02:16. > :02:21.After a memorable night, sales were up in the club shop. The local paper
:02:22. > :02:27.celebrated a trip to Wembley. Even the pigeons could not believe the
:02:28. > :02:29.headlines. This penalty save in Stuart Sunderland would play in
:02:30. > :02:35.their first major cup final for 22 years. They are second bottom of the
:02:36. > :02:39.league and they have something to play for. The club has kept us
:02:40. > :02:43.going, it was fantastic last night. You couldn't put it into words,
:02:44. > :02:48.really. Brilliant, absolutely superb. It has got the hallmarks of
:02:49. > :02:53.73. We were playing the best team in the country, Leeds United, there was
:02:54. > :03:04.nobody in the town. It will be the same again. Can't believe it. I just
:03:05. > :03:09.hope we win, to win a cup for the Newcastle fans... I would love it.
:03:10. > :03:15.This man flew 10,000 miles from Sydney to be at the game last night.
:03:16. > :03:23.Was it worth it? Every moment, every cent, absolutely 100%. It is a night
:03:24. > :03:29.we will never forget. The singing, the passion, the love these fans
:03:30. > :03:31.have for our team is amazing. After an 18 year career on the pitch,
:03:32. > :03:38.former Sunderland favourite Martin Smith joined 9000 away fans in the
:03:39. > :03:45.stands to witness one of the most erratic, if not the most accurate,
:03:46. > :03:49.penalty shoot out. When I got in the car and listened on the radio, I
:03:50. > :03:54.realised it was only 2`1 on penalties. Quite embarrassing
:03:55. > :03:57.excavation mark they weren't great penalties, but who cares? We have
:03:58. > :04:04.got to Wembley, that is all that matters. The support came from all
:04:05. > :04:08.areas of the city. One of Sunderland 's faithful followers is dreaming of
:04:09. > :04:14.success at Wembley already. I love the infectious quality of the fans.
:04:15. > :04:17.They really fight back, they came back from a disastrous start to the
:04:18. > :04:24.season, they have really fought hard. Keep battling, Phil Bardsley
:04:25. > :04:27.was a hero last night. 41 years after their last cup success,
:04:28. > :04:32.Sunderland will again be underdogs against Manchester city. But like in
:04:33. > :04:39.1973, their manager believes his team can produce another shock and
:04:40. > :04:42.win at Wembley. With me is fanzine editor Martyn
:04:43. > :04:46.McFadden and we already know which end the Sunderland fans will be
:04:47. > :04:50.occupying at Wembley. Your first trip to the new Wembley. How does
:04:51. > :04:55.that feel? Really excited, to be honest. I have had a couple of
:04:56. > :04:58.chances but I thought I would wait until Sunderland get to the final. I
:04:59. > :05:02.wondered how long I would have to wait. Can you put into words what
:05:03. > :05:08.the feel`good factor will mean for the club and Wearside as a whole? We
:05:09. > :05:12.have had a really bad season, but it is looking up and everybody in
:05:13. > :05:17.Sunderland is a massive Sunderland fan, so it will give the whole city
:05:18. > :05:21.a lift. Everyone has been smiling today. It was brilliant there last
:05:22. > :05:27.night. Everyone is on a massive high. Such a great game to win. A
:05:28. > :05:30.tricky question, but Sunderland fans were given the choice of cup glory
:05:31. > :05:34.or Premier league survival with all of the million pounds that entails,
:05:35. > :05:39.what would they choose? Would they be greedy and have both? I would be
:05:40. > :05:46.greedy and have both, but we have an FA Cup game on Saturday and if we
:05:47. > :05:51.win we are in the fifth round. The league cup has been maligned, but it
:05:52. > :05:54.is something that the big boys are taking seriously because we could
:05:55. > :05:58.have had an all Manchester final. We have knocked out some of the big
:05:59. > :06:02.boys and we have already beaten Manchester city once this season,
:06:03. > :06:05.let's see if we can do it again. When people are feeling happier
:06:06. > :06:10.about themselves, they go out and spend money, it could permeate
:06:11. > :06:14.across the region. Definitely. And a massive day out in London for 32,500
:06:15. > :06:19.Sunderland fans. I am sure we will give the club some great support and
:06:20. > :06:21.the players will do it on the pitch. The club have been putting out
:06:22. > :06:26.details for how season`ticket holders can get tickets and they
:06:27. > :06:30.will be putting out more details in due course. Jim Montgomery will be
:06:31. > :06:38.joining as later and we will have all the action and reaction.
:06:39. > :06:43.The funeral took place today at Durham Cathedral of a County Durham
:06:44. > :06:46.soldier killed in action in Afghanistan. Captain Richard
:06:47. > :06:49.Holloway, of the Royal Engineers, died two days before Christmas after
:06:50. > :06:53.he was hit by enemy fire on operations east of Kabul. In a
:06:54. > :07:02.statement, his family described him as: an exceptional young man, a
:07:03. > :07:07.perfectionist in everything he did, a brother and friend who embraced
:07:08. > :07:11.life to the full. Two of our police forces have bucked
:07:12. > :07:14.the national trend of a 3% fall in crime. A drop in police`recorded
:07:15. > :07:17.crime was seen across most force areas in the year to September but
:07:18. > :07:20.Cumbria saw no change and Northumbria Police's figures showed
:07:21. > :07:22.a 1% increase. The reliability of police`recorded crime figures has
:07:23. > :07:25.been called into question. Last week, they were stripped of an
:07:26. > :07:29.official gold standard mark by the UK Statistics Authority.
:07:30. > :07:34.Plans to create a ?1 billion tourism industry in York have been announced
:07:35. > :07:37.today. The City Council and the tourism agency Visit York want to
:07:38. > :07:41.attract more overseas visitors over the next ten years. Seven million
:07:42. > :07:45.people visit the city every year, contributing around ?443 million to
:07:46. > :07:56.the local economy. Danny Carpenter reports. York is a city of many
:07:57. > :08:03.attractions. They clearly work. Tourism brings, at the last count,
:08:04. > :08:08.?443 million per year. It 's a big number. Now there are plans to
:08:09. > :08:15.double it. Every business in York is being told to take advantage of this
:08:16. > :08:19.business. There is between 7000`8000 businesses in York. If you look at
:08:20. > :08:23.the supply chain, there is an enormous amount of business benefit
:08:24. > :08:27.that comes from the visitor economy. It is about working in partnership,
:08:28. > :08:32.putting York at the heart of your business and reaping the rewards. We
:08:33. > :08:36.are looking at enhancing the already established attraction of York, to
:08:37. > :08:41.ensure that we increase the investment in York, and that we
:08:42. > :08:48.increase the visitor economy in York, and make it more sustainable.
:08:49. > :08:56.The target is to generate ?1 billion per year. What business wouldn't
:08:57. > :08:59.want a slice of that? Police are planning to carry out
:09:00. > :09:03.more searches along the shores of Ullswater, as the hunt continues for
:09:04. > :09:07.a local man who's been missing for more than two weeks. Friends of
:09:08. > :09:11.26`year`old Tom McMorrow, from Penrith, have been watching the
:09:12. > :09:13.shores of the lake on a daily basis. They've also been searching in and
:09:14. > :09:19.around Glenridding, where he was last seen. Tom went missing from the
:09:20. > :09:22.Inn on the Lake at Glenridding after a work party. Extensive searches by
:09:23. > :09:26.the police, mountain rescue and underwater teams have all, so far,
:09:27. > :09:31.drawn a complete blank. Anyone for a game of bingo? Over the
:09:32. > :09:34.past few years the number of people shouting "full house" has been in
:09:35. > :09:37.decline, even in bingo strongholds like the North`East. Now campaigners
:09:38. > :09:41.are hoping to persuade the government to reduce tax on bingo
:09:42. > :09:48.profits, to help the game survive. Amy Lea has this Look North Report.
:09:49. > :09:54.This is bingo as it once was. At a time where 80 million visits were
:09:55. > :09:58.made every year to halls up and down the country. Bob Manwaring was the
:09:59. > :10:03.caller here at The Wellbeck in Walker. But that shut down so he's
:10:04. > :10:10.had to move to a bigger more modern club. What I have hopefully done
:10:11. > :10:15.since I have moved on to the more corporate world of bingo is to bring
:10:16. > :10:19.the community feel and interaction with customers with me. Hopefully I
:10:20. > :10:23.know a lot of the customers by name, they are relaxed around the
:10:24. > :10:28.bingo club. They regard it as a second home. Over the past decade,
:10:29. > :10:32.6,500 jobs have been lost from the industry. A decline that the new
:10:33. > :10:40.campaign Boost Bingo say is partly due to the government and the way it
:10:41. > :10:44.taxes the industry. The government currently taxes the industry at a
:10:45. > :10:50.rate of 20% on their profits. Most other gambling activities are taxed
:10:51. > :10:54.at 15%. The lottery is currently charged at 12%. The associations say
:10:55. > :10:58.that a recent poll they commissioned showed that 61% of people in the UK
:10:59. > :11:04.think bingo wings and important community service by bringing people
:11:05. > :11:12.together. Cashback dingo brings an important community service. This is
:11:13. > :11:17.the lounge area at the Metrocentre branch of Gala bingo. It is hoped
:11:18. > :11:20.this will encourage younger players into the game. Interestingly, a
:11:21. > :11:25.survey by the bingo Association showed that the biggest supporters
:11:26. > :11:33.of the game are the 18`24 `year`old s. People like Amanda. At 28, she is
:11:34. > :11:40.not your traditional bingo Gala, and I joined her for a quick game. The
:11:41. > :11:45.first night I came, we won about ?800. I was dead lucky, but then I
:11:46. > :11:50.started working here so I had to go to a different one. But now, it is
:11:51. > :11:57.sometimes four nights a week! I am definitely hooked. A tax break, says
:11:58. > :12:00.manager Vince Watson, could help more clubs become like this one,
:12:01. > :12:08.refurbished and catering for all bingo lovers. We must have 30`40 hen
:12:09. > :12:12.parties, they come during the day and go out on the town during the
:12:13. > :12:16.night time. All sessions are very popular with groups of girls,
:12:17. > :12:25.ladies, all different ages, including the men as well. For some,
:12:26. > :12:29.there is still a desire to try to recapture some of the old romance of
:12:30. > :12:35.the traditional halls. Is club is owned by Andrew Riley, who put
:12:36. > :12:39.?300,000 into it. An old`style bingo club that needed a bit of
:12:40. > :12:44.21st`century installed in it. The amount of money, it is a gamble. We
:12:45. > :12:47.are in the gambling world, but this is the softest form of gambling and
:12:48. > :12:53.I really believe there is a future for bingo clubs like this. But we
:12:54. > :12:59.need some help. All by itself, number four. The bingo Association
:13:00. > :13:02.says that the game generates more than ?200 million each year in tax
:13:03. > :13:04.revenue for the Chancellor, something they hope will prompt the
:13:05. > :13:10.government to look again at their numbers.
:13:11. > :13:15.And good luck to them. Still to come, the highlights of Sunderland
:13:16. > :13:18.'s cup win over Manchester United, and club legend Jim Montgomery will
:13:19. > :13:22.give his verdict on the match`winning performance of the
:13:23. > :13:26.keeper Vito Mannone. And we have the story behind this historic pub sign,
:13:27. > :13:30.which is back home again after a journey halfway around the macro
:13:31. > :13:35.halfway around the world. Things become wetter and windier
:13:36. > :13:41.tomorrow. Join me for a look at the weekend and beyond.
:13:42. > :13:50.The Geordie duo and an debt have triumphed once again at the National
:13:51. > :13:55.television awards. They saw" I'm a celebrity get me out of here" take
:13:56. > :13:59.the entertainment programme award before they picked up a handful of
:14:00. > :14:05.awards themselves. Not bad for the lads who started out on Byker Grove.
:14:06. > :14:10.There were some well`known faces at last night 's National television
:14:11. > :14:20.awards, but the highest fliers of the evening were the winners of the
:14:21. > :14:28.entertainment presenter award. A n t and De c! Chosen by the viewers for
:14:29. > :14:32.the third year in a row. It is such a thrill, so thank you to everybody
:14:33. > :14:37.who took the time to vote for us, to go online and pick`up the phone. It
:14:38. > :14:43.still means such a huge amount to us. It is still so lovely. 2`macro
:14:44. > :14:48.lovable, down`to`earth lads. They present the show is really well.
:14:49. > :14:52.They are everybody's favourite. Really friendly, they come across as
:14:53. > :14:59.being too ordinarily lads, and they haven't forgotten where they came
:15:00. > :15:04.from. The surprise of the night, the two stages landmark award, marking
:15:05. > :15:10.25 years in television. Where do you start? An emotional evening for the
:15:11. > :15:17.pair first met in our region on Byker Grove. If you were to pick one
:15:18. > :15:20.show that we had to say a massive thank you to everybody involved, it
:15:21. > :15:23.would be Byker Grove back in the day because that is where we met. We
:15:24. > :15:26.worked hard and we learned everything on that show. We didn't
:15:27. > :15:35.expect this. Our mothers have flown down, it is overwhelming. On Monday
:15:36. > :15:37.we were not going to make a big deal of it, and here we are. We made
:15:38. > :15:48.quite a big deal of it tonight! It is true what they say, they are
:15:49. > :15:53.exactly the same off`screen. Many of us enjoy researching family
:15:54. > :15:57.history online, and for one man from County Durham it has certainly
:15:58. > :16:02.thrown up some unexpected results. Steve Mulberry was looking for
:16:03. > :16:06.photographs of his grandparents pub in Thornbury on Teeside, and he
:16:07. > :16:10.discovered the pub sign itself was still in existence. The only problem
:16:11. > :16:15.was it was on the other side of the world.
:16:16. > :16:21.Old Thornaby, long before it was demolished to make way for the A66.
:16:22. > :16:27.On this road stood the station hotel which, in the 1940s, was renamed the
:16:28. > :16:37.line... Was renamed the Flying Dutchman.
:16:38. > :16:42.Steve 's grandparents Ivy and Jim were the landlords in the 1970s and
:16:43. > :16:47.for the past few years he has been looking for information about the
:16:48. > :16:50.pub. Last summer, he discovered a real gem, the original pub sign all
:16:51. > :16:55.the way down under in New Zealand. It was August last year when I first
:16:56. > :17:02.found the sign online. I made contact with the owner. He agreed
:17:03. > :17:07.straightaway that it should come home and agreed to sell it to me.
:17:08. > :17:11.And then it took quite some time to get it weighed and measured and make
:17:12. > :17:14.arrangements for shipping, and he lives in quite every mode part of
:17:15. > :17:20.New Zealand. It was difficult for the trucks to get to him. Eventually
:17:21. > :17:25.me managed to make the arrangements. As to how it had ended
:17:26. > :17:29.up in New Zealand, the sign had been rescued from the demolition site by
:17:30. > :17:32.a nearby factory owner who eventually passed it onto a car
:17:33. > :17:42.mechanic who emigrated and recently decided to sell it. To see the real
:17:43. > :17:47.thing was very emotional, really. It was just lovely to have it here and
:17:48. > :17:52.to see the sign returned to the north`east, to the region. It is a
:17:53. > :17:55.great feeling and of course to have it back in the family makes it
:17:56. > :17:59.really very special. Today, this part of Thornaby is almost
:18:00. > :18:05.unrecognisable from what it once was. As for the Flying Dutchman,
:18:06. > :18:09.well, it was replaced by a piece of glass behind me. But now at least a
:18:10. > :18:17.part of the pub is living on in County Durham.
:18:18. > :18:21.What a great story. The Teessiders among you may have
:18:22. > :18:26.recognised the music in that as the Thornaby song. They don't make them
:18:27. > :18:31.like that any more. Now, back to the stadium of light
:18:32. > :18:35.and Sunderland 's dramatic penalty shoot out win over Manchester
:18:36. > :18:41.United, which has taken them to Wembley. It sounded like quite a
:18:42. > :18:47.finish. You were there, Jeff! I was, but I didn't see the whole game. I
:18:48. > :18:52.was there for the first 90 minutes. 20 minutes of extra time, and then
:18:53. > :18:57.me and my cameraman, Keith, had to leave to go to the car park for the
:18:58. > :19:00.live broadcast for the late news. We missed the goals and the penalties.
:19:01. > :19:08.It sounded great. Tell us all about it. A bit like me with Chelsea. Yes,
:19:09. > :19:11.those who stayed to the finish, the thousands of Sunderland fans who
:19:12. > :19:16.watched it on file at home, it was an evening of incredible drama. A
:19:17. > :19:21.tie that Sunderland looked to have lost, then looked to have one, then
:19:22. > :19:26.looked to have lost again. Seven out of the ten spot kicks were either
:19:27. > :19:34.saved or missed. Ultimately, the Black Cats won their way to Wembley.
:19:35. > :19:42.Saved by Vito Mannone! Sunderland are heading to the Capital one Cup
:19:43. > :19:48.vinyl! What a lift for the boys excavation mark the fans, everybody.
:19:49. > :19:53.Amazing, class, get in. Absolutely tremendous. The last three minutes,
:19:54. > :19:59.all about being a Sunderland supporter. You could make a book for
:20:00. > :20:07.the game today. Fortunately for asked, the fans suffering, it was a
:20:08. > :20:09.great night. It was indeed. The 9000 Sunderland fans, many of whom
:20:10. > :20:14.travelled on free transport laid on by the club, the goalkeeping hero at
:20:15. > :20:21.the end of the game, he started as he meant to go on. Only third choice
:20:22. > :20:27.at Arsenal? Gus Poyet 's men started as they met to go on. But Jonny
:20:28. > :20:34.Evans lost his marker to put United in front. Horrible defending and it
:20:35. > :20:39.proved costly. Half chances at both ends came and went. 2`2 on
:20:40. > :20:42.aggregate, extra time from stop Sunderland would have to score
:20:43. > :20:46.because of the away goal at Stadium of Light. They did just that with
:20:47. > :20:56.only a couple of minutes left. Although how Phil Bardsley 's shop
:20:57. > :20:59.went in... Phil Bardsley has fired Sunderland to the Capital one Cup
:21:00. > :21:05.vinyl! Don't speak too soon, this is Old Trafford, the home of late
:21:06. > :21:09.heartbreak for visiting teams. The penalty shoot out was pure farce.
:21:10. > :21:17.Craig Gardner set the tone, but United were even worse. Too much for
:21:18. > :21:21.some to bear. Legend and owner. Man of the moment Adam Johnson couldn't
:21:22. > :21:26.grab the glory either. But Vito Mannone code, with both hands.
:21:27. > :21:32.Another BBC repeat, but this lot won't care. To go behind and then
:21:33. > :21:36.come back... One way then the other. I bought my boys down because I
:21:37. > :21:40.never thought I would see this, fantastic. When it went to
:21:41. > :21:44.penalties, I have seen Sunderland many times and I never thought they
:21:45. > :21:48.were going to win. When we missed the first two, I thought that was
:21:49. > :21:54.it. Vito Mannone, absolutely fantastic. He was brilliant. To be
:21:55. > :21:57.in the final, to be at Wembley against wobbly one of the best teams
:21:58. > :22:03.nowadays in the world, Manchester city, it is going to be an honour.
:22:04. > :22:08.The game itself is going to be very difficult. We have time for that,
:22:09. > :22:14.this is a moment to enjoy and to make sure we do something special. I
:22:15. > :22:19.have got a special guest at Stadium of Light. Sunderland legend Jim
:22:20. > :22:23.Montgomery, the goalkeeping hero in 1973, the last time Sunderland won a
:22:24. > :22:27.major trophy. You were at Old Trafford last night, we saw you
:22:28. > :22:32.standing next to Ellis Short, the owner. What was it like in the
:22:33. > :22:36.stand? It was a bit nerve wracking, especially when they scored. We knew
:22:37. > :22:44.we had to score a goal. Thankfully we did, very late on. The euphoria
:22:45. > :22:49.we felt then was unbelievable. And then the referee to say there were
:22:50. > :22:54.two of injury time to go, you know, they went down and scored which was
:22:55. > :22:59.just absolutely... You can't describe how you felt, from euphoria
:23:00. > :23:05.to absolute station, really. As a goalkeeper yourself, what did you
:23:06. > :23:09.make of Vito Mannone? When it comes to penalties, is it lock or good
:23:10. > :23:17.judgement? It is good judgement, really. To be fair to him, he made
:23:18. > :23:23.them put them where he wanted them to put them. Apart from the two
:23:24. > :23:29.saves, he had a really tremendous night, the keeper. Deserved
:23:30. > :23:33.everything he got on the night. It was a memorable save in the 1973 cup
:23:34. > :23:38.final, everyone remembers you for that. The win over Leeds, it is more
:23:39. > :23:41.than 40 years since the club won anything. Is it time to pass the
:23:42. > :23:47.honours on to a new generation? I would love that. 41 years it will
:23:48. > :23:54.be, nearly. I would love to see the club do it. Leeds were the best team
:23:55. > :23:57.in the land, but for me Manchester city are probably the best team in
:23:58. > :24:03.the premiership at this moment in time. Who knows? Ellis Short, what
:24:04. > :24:06.did he say about his grand day out West remarked that is one of the
:24:07. > :24:11.reasons you by the football club. I am sure he enjoyed his evening.
:24:12. > :24:17.Enjoy your evening. I am sure everyone will. Very windy, very much
:24:18. > :24:20.the evening after the evening before.
:24:21. > :24:24.Thank you very much. A nice touch by the club, not only did they provide
:24:25. > :24:28.free transport to 9000 fans, but they put on coaches for all of the
:24:29. > :24:32.staff as well and closed down the Stadium of Light mid afternoon so
:24:33. > :24:37.they could get to the match. Very nice, I am sure look North will do
:24:38. > :24:43.that for asked! Hopefully on a nice day.
:24:44. > :24:47.It was a cold day today, but some sunny spells as well. Stuart sent
:24:48. > :24:53.this shot of some well wrapped up walkers on the Durham coastline. In
:24:54. > :24:59.western parts of the region, it has seemed a bit more like this, wet and
:25:00. > :25:04.cloudy. This was yesterday at Derwentwater. Thank you to John.
:25:05. > :25:09.These are the scenes we expect to see tomorrow. After a frosty start,
:25:10. > :25:13.we will see cloud, wind and rain spreading in from the West. Between
:25:14. > :25:17.now and then, we have a clear, cold night. A Met office warning for some
:25:18. > :25:21.icy stretches on the roads and pavements tonight and tomorrow
:25:22. > :25:26.morning. Largely clear skies through the early part of the night. A
:25:27. > :25:32.widespread frost, a blue haze on the mat, temperatures dipping down to
:25:33. > :25:36.freezing. Maybe minus two Celsius. The tail end of the night, the cloud
:25:37. > :25:40.will thicken up from the West with the odd spot of rain on the Cumbrian
:25:41. > :25:45.coast by the tail end of tonight. The other thing in the West, a
:25:46. > :25:49.southerly breeze will to pick up. Tomorrow morning, it is a frosty
:25:50. > :25:53.start for many, especially east of the Pennines. Watch out for the icy
:25:54. > :25:57.stretches. The cloud will extend eastwards throughout the day, maybe
:25:58. > :26:00.a bit of snow on the top of the hills temporarily, but most of us
:26:01. > :26:09.will see heavy rain at times tomorrow. Coaches will eventually
:26:10. > :26:13.struggle up to 7`8 Celsius. Quite a gusty south to southeasterly wind to
:26:14. > :26:17.content with as well. That is the picture as we head into the
:26:18. > :26:24.weekend, blustery showers and bright spells on Saturday. Another front on
:26:25. > :26:29.Sunday. Monday and Tuesday, will start to drag in a cold, easterly
:26:30. > :26:34.wind. Keep an eye on that and we will keep you posted. In the
:26:35. > :26:39.meantime, a reminder of what we can expect on the weekend. Saturday,
:26:40. > :26:43.heavy, blustery showers, some of them wintry over high ground. At
:26:44. > :26:47.lower levels, temperatures stuck in single figures. If you bright
:26:48. > :26:50.spells, the eastern areas seeing the best of those. The next @ the glow
:26:51. > :26:55.will bring in a weather front from the West on Sunday so the rain
:26:56. > :26:59.becomes more widespread and it will feel cold when the wind picks up
:27:00. > :27:05.again. Keep your January weather pictures coming. To find out exactly
:27:06. > :27:08.what we are after, check out the BBC look North website. We will keep you
:27:09. > :27:13.updated on the forecast right through the weekend, every morning
:27:14. > :27:18.especially on your local radio station.
:27:19. > :27:25.Thank you, looks like a weekend for staying in in front of the telly.
:27:26. > :27:30.Some NHS waiting times are branded unreliable by the official watchdog.
:27:31. > :27:34.And Sunderland are heading for Wembley after a dramatic penalty
:27:35. > :27:41.shoot out saw them reach their first cup final in a generation. That is
:27:42. > :27:43.all from us for now. A late update at 10:25pm. See you at the same time
:27:44. > :27:48.tomorrow. Goodbye.