:00:07. > :00:08.In the headlines tonight: Mhssing ` sexual assault and
:00:09. > :00:11.In the headlines tonight: Mhssing ` the deputy head of Durham School has
:00:12. > :00:15.disappeared. His car has bedn found at a clifftop car park.
:00:16. > :00:18.It's there in black and white. But they're not laughing on Wearside at
:00:19. > :00:27.the cartoon that suggests Stnderland folk are light fingered.
:00:28. > :00:31.But on Teesside, they're celebrating a gold medal. Richard Kilty is the
:00:32. > :00:37.new World Indoor Champion over 0m. And I lost my heart to a st`rship
:00:38. > :00:39.trooper. Not me personally. The region's first comic convention
:00:40. > :00:42.draws crowds of fantasy fans. In tonight's Team Talk ` a
:00:43. > :00:45.Sunderland striker ends Middlesbrough's goal drought.
:00:46. > :00:49.While there'll be no second trip to Wembley as the Black Cats f`il to
:00:50. > :00:58.find the net and head out of the FA Cup.
:00:59. > :01:03.The deputy head of one of the region's most prestigious private
:01:04. > :01:07.schools has gone missing ` `nd his car has been found at a clifftop car
:01:08. > :01:11.park on the coast. Mark Bushnell, who's 50, was last seen at 01:3
:01:12. > :01:15.yesterday morning. His car was found at four o'clock this morning at a
:01:16. > :01:18.picnic site near Peterlee, `t Blackhall Rocks in East Durham.
:01:19. > :01:22.Durham Police say they're "very concerned" for his welfare. And the
:01:23. > :01:26.headmaster of Durham School said the whole school community has been
:01:27. > :01:29.affected by his disappearance. Stephanie Cleasby is live at
:01:30. > :01:41.Blackhall Rocks and joins md now. What more can you tell us, Steph?
:01:42. > :01:44.Light falling quickly at Bl`ckhall Rocks. Police will soon be calling
:01:45. > :01:49.off their search tonight for Mark Bushnell, the deputy head of Durham
:01:50. > :01:53.School, who has been missing since 1130 yesterday morning. The married
:01:54. > :01:59.father of three was last sedn on Sunday morning. That weekend he had
:02:00. > :02:03.been in London. He went to ` school rugby event and visited famhly. That
:02:04. > :02:07.was on Saturday. Yesterday, the police said the washing machine
:02:08. > :02:12.broke, so he headed out to ` launderette. There was the last his
:02:13. > :02:19.family saw of him. His car was found here at this picnic site at
:02:20. > :02:21.Blackhall Rocks at about 4al, with no clue inside as to his
:02:22. > :02:28.whereabouts. There were no notes inside. This is about 30 Minutes
:02:29. > :02:34.Drive away from his home in Durham city, but he does know the place. He
:02:35. > :02:39.has been here before. There has been no significant event to cause his
:02:40. > :02:43.disappearance. Here is the chief inspector. Is completely out of
:02:44. > :02:49.character, and both his famhly and colleagues at Durham School are
:02:50. > :02:53.gravely concerned for his wdlfare, and are also asking his famhly and
:02:54. > :03:01.colleagues that if he makes contact with them, just to reassure him he
:03:02. > :03:05.is well. The search has widdned out? Yes. A large`scale search is
:03:06. > :03:09.underway involving mountain rescue, Coast Guard, and British police
:03:10. > :03:14.because of the row airlines which run throughout this area, it is a
:03:15. > :03:19.difficult area to search because of a long stretch of coastal cliffs,
:03:20. > :03:25.and now darkness has fallen here. Police say the search will finish at
:03:26. > :03:28.around this time, at around 6:3 pm, because it is too dangerous for them
:03:29. > :03:33.to surge along coastal cliffs once darkness has fallen. The se`rch will
:03:34. > :03:40.resume at first light tomorrow. Police also say that Mr Bush and all
:03:41. > :03:45.hasn't been answering his mobile phone. They are also checking CCTV
:03:46. > :03:50.and say they think he was wdaring a pink and white striped shirt and
:03:51. > :03:52.brown jeans when he was last seen. Colleagues say this disappe`rance is
:03:53. > :03:58.completely out of character. The headmaster of Durham School is
:03:59. > :04:01.highly respected, NAR very concerned. They just wanted to
:04:02. > :04:07.contact his family as a matter of urgency.
:04:08. > :04:09.The editor of The Journal in Newcastle has unreservedly
:04:10. > :04:12.apologised to the people of Sunderland after a cartoon hn his
:04:13. > :04:15.paper suggested that Wearsiders were thieves. It was Sunderland's exit
:04:16. > :04:19.from the FA Cup yesterday that prompted the cartoon, with ` comic
:04:20. > :04:21.jibe that Sunderland folk could go back to acquiring silverward in
:04:22. > :04:28.their "customary manner" ` which seems to imply they're crooks. Peter
:04:29. > :04:32.Harris reports. Sunderland with trophy. Thex will be
:04:33. > :04:33.known this year. And the general cartoonist was not slow to pointed
:04:34. > :04:43.out. Surely not owning them thieves? It
:04:44. > :04:49.is neither funny or clever. Surely not owning them thieves? It
:04:50. > :04:53.is neither The only way it can be interpreted is that we are thieves,
:04:54. > :05:00.which is a stereotype I havd never heard from Newcastle fans. This one
:05:01. > :05:05.is entirely new. A bit of cttting humour is probably inevitable given
:05:06. > :05:08.it is now 41 years since either Newcastle or Sunderland won a major
:05:09. > :05:13.trophy. The question is whether there is a line between banter or
:05:14. > :05:18.offensive Witham in truth, hf you were offended in Sunderland today,
:05:19. > :05:27.but they hit back nonetheless. They've got a bit of cheek, but
:05:28. > :05:33.they? Why? We've done our bdst. They have done their best. What lore can
:05:34. > :05:41.they do? At the end of the day, there are losers and winners.
:05:42. > :05:51.Wearsiders thieves? That is what it says. I think it is. Is it funny or
:05:52. > :05:58.offensive? I find it funny `nd offensive.
:05:59. > :06:01.Tonight, the editor of The Journal, Brian Aitken, told Look North: I
:06:02. > :06:04.apologise unreservedly to the people of Sunderland and the supporters of
:06:05. > :06:07.Sunderland Football Club. The daily cartoon does not follow editorial
:06:08. > :06:10.policy. I's inclusion in thd paper was clearly misjudged, and we regret
:06:11. > :06:13.the decision to publish it. The Journal has a long and proud
:06:14. > :06:17.reputation of being a champhon for the North East region, and there is
:06:18. > :06:19.no way we would intentionally denigrate any of the people who live
:06:20. > :06:28.here." A woman's appeared before
:06:29. > :06:32.magistrates, charged with mtrdering a man in Newcastle. Jamie Bdlshaw,
:06:33. > :06:36.who was 36 and lived in St George's Terrace in Lemington, was found with
:06:37. > :06:40.serious injuries on Saturdax night. He died later in hospital. Lisa
:06:41. > :06:45.Claire Palmer, of the same `ddress, was remanded in custody to `ppear at
:06:46. > :06:48.Crown Court on Wednesday. The former Chair of Cleveland's
:06:49. > :06:51.Police Authority says the force s assertion that he claimed more than
:06:52. > :06:56.?120,000 in expenses, over five years, is "totally misleading". Dave
:06:57. > :06:59.McLuckie's reaction follows further public revelations from the
:07:00. > :07:04.Operation Sacristy probe into misconduct at Cleveland Polhce. Mr
:07:05. > :07:08.McLuckie says the vast majority of the sums he claimed were allowances,
:07:09. > :07:11.which his position entitled him to. He resigned, and was later jailed
:07:12. > :07:15.for perverting the course of justice after persuading a friend to accept
:07:16. > :07:18.speeding points on his behalf. But he's accused the leaders of
:07:19. > :07:23.Operation Sacristy of "issuhng a catalogue of smears and inntendo"
:07:24. > :07:26.against him. Members of a youth snooker `cademy
:07:27. > :07:30.have been left distraught after their club was burned down. The
:07:31. > :07:33.blaze in Hartlepool happened early yesterday morning, leaving hundreds
:07:34. > :07:45.of young players without a venue as it's the only club for under`18s in
:07:46. > :07:50.the area. Ian Reeve reports. The interior of Hartlepool's vast
:07:51. > :07:55.snooker hall. Only the halls remain after a fire on Sunday mornhng. The
:07:56. > :08:00.building is physically guttdd. Member of the youth Snooker Academy
:08:01. > :08:05.who play here, metaphorically so. It is not just about snooker. These
:08:06. > :08:12.kids are sometimes hear fivd nights a week. It is not just snooker, but
:08:13. > :08:19.the life side of it. We're keeping the kids off the street and getting
:08:20. > :08:23.them to grow up near adults. Hundreds of young people pl`y here,
:08:24. > :08:28.competing to a high level, `ll left with nowhere to go as most clubs in
:08:29. > :08:38.force and 18 or over role. Not much good for Benjamin. We used to put
:08:39. > :08:46.six balls in the pocket. I tsed to put them in. How good are you?
:08:47. > :08:52.Really good. Is very sad. It affects a lot of people in the region and
:08:53. > :08:56.town. We travel to come herd for Benjamin. There are a lot of
:08:57. > :09:01.youngsters who come here wedk in and week out. It is very busy. Ht will
:09:02. > :09:06.affect a lot of youngsters. The fire brigade says the building is
:09:07. > :09:20.structurally unsound, some won't be rebuilt. It is now investig`ting the
:09:21. > :09:22.cause of Sunday morning's fhre. Another sporting success story.
:09:23. > :09:25.18 months ago, Richard Kiltx considered quitting athletics after
:09:26. > :09:27.being overlooked for London 201 . But on Saturday night, in an
:09:28. > :09:30.extraordinary turnaround, the 24`year`old from Stockton w`s
:09:31. > :09:33.celebrating with a Union Fl`g draped around his shoulders after producing
:09:34. > :09:37.the performance of his life to win the World Indoor 60m title. And the
:09:38. > :09:39."Teesside Tornado" was only at the World Championships after another
:09:40. > :09:43.runner dropped out, as Andrdw Hartley reports.
:09:44. > :09:50.From also`ran to World Champion in 6.49 seconds. Kilty flew out of his
:09:51. > :09:54.blocks and led all the way to the finish line. If he was stunned at
:09:55. > :10:00.the magnitude of his achievdment, he wasn't lost for words. A lot of
:10:01. > :10:03.people doubted me. Everybodx counted me out of the Championships. Nobody
:10:04. > :10:07.mentioned me in the previews. It was all about Dwain Chambers. I proved
:10:08. > :10:11.everyone wrong, and I'm the world champion. It's the most rem`rkable
:10:12. > :10:14.turnaround for a lad who grdw up on a tough estate in Stockton. The
:10:15. > :10:19.young Kilty could so easily have taken the wrong track. But sport was
:10:20. > :10:26.his escape. Sometimes you would be trying so hard, you think, "Why am I
:10:27. > :10:29.doing this?" Kilty has also had to battle with doubts. Snubbed by Team
:10:30. > :10:32.GB for London 2012, despite having the qualifying standard for the 200
:10:33. > :10:38.metres, he seriously considdred walking away from the sport. He was
:10:39. > :10:42.axed from Lottery funding. He didn't even have a coach until a fdw months
:10:43. > :10:47.ago. Forced to train away from the rest of Team GB, on the track at
:10:48. > :10:52.Gateshead or this gym in Stockton. The man, who despite the scdptics,
:10:53. > :10:58.never stopped believing. He has the potential to win Olympic medals
:10:59. > :11:02.I've had my setbacks and injuries. I've had my ups and downs, `nd I
:11:03. > :11:05.think it's time for me to break through and hopefully becomd a
:11:06. > :11:10.household name and sporting icon, and show everyone I can succeed
:11:11. > :11:15.Last November, Kilty admittdd a charge of criminal damage to an
:11:16. > :11:19.estate agent's window. It w`s a mistake he quickly put behind him,
:11:20. > :11:22.and now the dream is to run the 100 metres outdoors in under ten seconds
:11:23. > :11:34.this summer. Few would bet `gainst the Teesside Tornado now.
:11:35. > :11:37.Well done, Richard. You're watching Look North. Still to
:11:38. > :11:40.come ` all the talking points from the weekend's football.
:11:41. > :11:46.And some talking points ` in French ` from these footballers to
:11:47. > :11:50.schoolchildren in Newcastle. In a few talking points in the wdather as
:11:51. > :11:51.we get the first prolonged dry spell in ages. I will have the full
:11:52. > :11:58.forecast later. Now, for anyone who receives an
:11:59. > :12:01.honour from the Queen, a trhp to Buckingham Palace is normally on the
:12:02. > :12:05.cards. But for Jean Thorpe ` from Malton in North Yorkshire ` the
:12:06. > :12:08.Palace has been forced to m`ke different arrangements. Jean, who
:12:09. > :12:11.received an MBE in the New Xear s Honours, rescues hundreds of wild
:12:12. > :12:13.animals every year, and told Her Majesty she was too busy to leave
:12:14. > :12:20.them. Phil Connell reports. On this suburban street in Lalton,
:12:21. > :12:24.it looks like any ordinary house. But venture through the gatd, and
:12:25. > :12:27.life here is not quite what you would expect. For 30 years, Jean
:12:28. > :12:31.Thorpe's home and garden has been the voluntary base of a busx animal
:12:32. > :12:34.rescue centre ` a haven for all kinds of injured wildlife ` with
:12:35. > :12:43.around 4000 animals treated here every year. Even this dog w`s a
:12:44. > :12:48.rescue dog. She came home whth me. I just love animals. I've been around
:12:49. > :12:53.them all the time. I'm very lucky to do what I do. To recognise her years
:12:54. > :12:56.of work, Jean has now received the MBE, presented by Lord Crathrone,
:12:57. > :13:02.the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire. For Jean, though, there
:13:03. > :13:06.was no trip to Buckingham P`lace. Her rescued animals, she saxs, just
:13:07. > :13:10.woundn't understand. They don't know, do they, that I'm getting an
:13:11. > :13:17.award today? They don't know when it's Christmas Day. I get animals on
:13:18. > :13:21.Christmas Day sometimes. So it has to fit in. It's like owning a dog,
:13:22. > :13:24.isn't it? You can't just le`ve a dog for a night, can you, withott
:13:25. > :13:28.arrangements? She's got dozdns of animals. It is jolly diffictlt to
:13:29. > :13:32.get away at all. Following the presentation, Jean was back home and
:13:33. > :13:43.back on call. The animals she cares for unimpressed, it seems, with
:13:44. > :13:46.royal recognition. They've played a key role for
:13:47. > :13:50.Newcastle United this season, but today, two of the team's st`r
:13:51. > :13:52.players were back at school ` helping pupils with their French
:13:53. > :13:55.lessons. The Magpies' French defenders Mapou Yanga`Mbiwa and
:13:56. > :13:57.Mathieu Debuchy were special guests at Newscastle's School For Boys `
:13:58. > :14:07.inspiring students about all things French. I have been practishng this
:14:08. > :14:09.all day. Le journalist est Phil Connell.
:14:10. > :14:13.APPLAUSE. For the students at Newcastle's
:14:14. > :14:15.School for Boys, it was a French lesson with extra va`va`vool.
:14:16. > :14:19.United's two star defenders have been at St James's Park since the
:14:20. > :14:22.beginning of last year. Tod`y, though, the two Frenchmen h`d a
:14:23. > :14:27.break from training to help pupils improve their French.
:14:28. > :14:31.SPEAKS FRENCH. A rare glimpse for pupils hdre into
:14:32. > :14:36.the life of a Premier Leagud footballer. He's got a big house
:14:37. > :14:40.because he's got three children I think it is very important to come
:14:41. > :14:47.here to see the children, to help them. It brings together thd passion
:14:48. > :14:50.that many of our boys have for sport and football and Newcastle Tnited
:14:51. > :14:54.and allows them to use that language in a way to meet some of thdir
:14:55. > :15:01.heroes. SPEAKS FRENCH.
:15:02. > :15:05.Have you enjoyed it? Yes. It is good. Perfect. Since arriving in
:15:06. > :15:10.Newcastle, the two Frenchmen have proved popular signings with the
:15:11. > :15:13.fans at St James's Park. Here in the classroom, they have also brought a
:15:14. > :15:16.certain "je ne sais quoi", puizzed in French as to what cars they
:15:17. > :15:22.drive, their favourite Newc`stle restaurant, and what they m`ke of
:15:23. > :15:26.the Geordie accent. The question in French is...
:15:27. > :15:29.SPEAKS FRENCH. Which in French, is "Do you like the
:15:30. > :15:34.Geordie accent?", which got a giggle out of it. It was pretty cool
:15:35. > :15:37.because the French classrool is not the favourite classroom. It is
:15:38. > :15:41.pretty dull sometimes. Not hn our school, anyway. Not today, though?
:15:42. > :15:45.Not today, definitely. That lightened it up. For the sttdents
:15:46. > :15:53.here, it was a French lesson to remember, many going home tonight
:15:54. > :15:57.with a new favourite subject. Staying with football ` onlx now,
:15:58. > :16:03.you'll be pleased to know, hn English ` it's time for Teal Talk.
:16:04. > :16:07.Sunderland are now left to concentrate on Premier Leagte
:16:08. > :16:12.survival after crashing out miserably to Hull City in the FA Cup
:16:13. > :16:15.quarterfinals. But if you ptt out a side like that, you're asking for
:16:16. > :16:19.trouble. Yes, that's now three wins over his old club this season for
:16:20. > :16:22.ex`Black Cats boss Steve Brtce. He can now look forward to a vdry
:16:23. > :16:27.winnable Wembley semifinal `gainst Nigel Clough's Sheffield Unhted
:16:28. > :16:29.Much of that feel`good factor from the League Cup final seven days
:16:30. > :16:35.earlier evaporated in East Yorkshire. Six changes, thrde down
:16:36. > :16:38.to injury, we're told. But should Poyet have been bolder, or was next
:16:39. > :16:42.weekend's League game against Crystal Palace uppermost in his
:16:43. > :16:46.mind? This excellent move w`s a rare highlight, although the finhsh
:16:47. > :16:49.summed up a limp team displ`y. A first half booking for Lee
:16:50. > :16:51.Cattermole didn't help, of course. Ex`Sunderland midfielder David
:16:52. > :16:54.Meyler, involved in that infamous spat with Alan Pardew the wdekend
:16:55. > :16:58.before, was again a central figure. But the visitors also rode their
:16:59. > :17:00.luck. A harsh penalty awarddd against Larsson before reserve
:17:01. > :17:09.keeper Ustari performed Mannone`style heroics. Imprdssive.
:17:10. > :17:12.Just a shame Poyet's man cotldn t step up to the plate in the second
:17:13. > :17:15.half. Curtis Davies rose higher than John O'Shea to finally put Hull in
:17:16. > :17:19.command. And then Cattermold's afternoon got worse. Bit of a gift
:17:20. > :17:23.for Meyler, but he still had a lot to do, and he did it well. Hncluding
:17:24. > :17:27.a reminder to Alan Pardew that he faces an FA personal hearing
:17:28. > :17:29.tomorrow. Yes, and just to rub salt into the wounds, Cattermole's
:17:30. > :17:32.inexplicable back pass giftdd Matty Fryatt a third. May be a bit
:17:33. > :17:36.flattering, but the Sunderl`nd fans were given nothing to get excited
:17:37. > :17:43.about ` quite simply a golddn chance not taken.
:17:44. > :17:46.Disappointed. It was rubbish. Three goals in ten minutes. They
:17:47. > :17:50.collapsed, didn't they? To put it mildly, yeah. It's not the first
:17:51. > :17:53.time this season, and probably won't be the last. We are disappohnted in
:17:54. > :17:58.the team selection. He's trdated the whole Cup with a bit of contempt. We
:17:59. > :18:02.have a lot better team than that, and we didn't play football at all,
:18:03. > :18:06.I think. They are going to `sk me this week which is more important `
:18:07. > :18:11.Wembley or the Premier Leagte. That's it. From now on, points.
:18:12. > :18:21.Somehow. It doesn't matter the shape or the team, we're going to stay up.
:18:22. > :18:24.It's ironic that on a day Stnderland struggled to find goals, thdir
:18:25. > :18:28.striker Danny Graham ` who's on loan at Middlesbrough ` found thd net
:18:29. > :18:31.TWICE. Yes, pleased for him as he's had a torrid time ` just ond goal in
:18:32. > :18:35.14 months before Saturday's game against Mick McCarthy's Ipswich A
:18:36. > :18:39.tap in from close range gavd Boro THEIR first goal in more th`n 1
:18:40. > :18:47.hours. You can see how much it means to him and the fans. It has been
:18:48. > :18:51.some time, hasn't it? First game for new assistant, first team coach and
:18:52. > :18:53.Boro legend Craig Hignett, `fter his sudden departure from Hartldpool
:18:54. > :18:59.last week. He scored Boro's first goal at the Riverside more than 19
:19:00. > :19:02.years ago. Which we can both remember. Graham added a second in
:19:03. > :19:05.first`half stoppage time ` heading in Grant Leadbitter's corner. On
:19:06. > :19:09.Late Kick Off tonight, Dannx talks about returning to the club where he
:19:10. > :19:11.started his career ` and how good it is to have a manager who has faith
:19:12. > :19:15.in him. Yes, it's nice. People could have
:19:16. > :19:20.shied away from the fact. So that was great. Confidence was probably
:19:21. > :19:23.low over 2013, but like I s`y, it's a fresh challenge for me now. I m
:19:24. > :19:35.comfortable at Middlesbrough Football Club. I feel happy.
:19:36. > :19:38.While Craig Hignett's arriv`l seems to have had a positive impact at
:19:39. > :19:42.Middlesbrough, Hartlepool boss Colin Cooper may well be feeling the loss
:19:43. > :19:45.of his right hand man. Yes, but he felt his side were unlucky to lose
:19:46. > :19:48.to Wycombe Wanderers at Adals Park after key decisions went ag`inst
:19:49. > :19:52.them, including this incident early on ` Luke James brought down in the
:19:53. > :19:57.box, the referee ignoring their pleas for a penalty. Pools took the
:19:58. > :20:01.lead anyway ` another crackhng goal from on loan Man United youngster
:20:02. > :20:04.Jack Barmby. But Wycombe levelled early in the second half. And
:20:05. > :20:07.although keeper Scott Flinddrs appeared to be fouled for their
:20:08. > :20:12.second goal, Matt McClure's header stood ` Pools five points off the
:20:13. > :20:15.playoff zone. Nigel Worthington s York City are just four points away
:20:16. > :20:19.after their 1`0 victory over AFC Wimbledon ` it could have bden more
:20:20. > :20:23.if Ryan Bowman hadn't missed an open goal, as it was Michael Coulson who
:20:24. > :20:27.got the decisive goal for the second week running as York made it three
:20:28. > :20:32.wins out of four. You could have put back all the way, I think. Tneasy
:20:33. > :20:34.times at Carlisle, who are just two points above the relegation zone in
:20:35. > :20:38.League One, though. Courtnex Meppen`Walter put the Blues ahead at
:20:39. > :20:41.Port Vale before the home shde hit back with two second half goals in
:20:42. > :20:48.five minutes. Manager Grahal Kavanagh will be in the Latd Kick
:20:49. > :20:51.Off studio tonight. Good wins for Gateshead and Berwick,
:20:52. > :20:55.who both moved closer to thd playoffs in their leagues. Back on
:20:56. > :20:58.the Wembley trail now. The dnd of the road for Sunderland, as we've
:20:59. > :21:01.seen. Sadly, the same goes for Newcastle Benfield and Dunston UTS,
:21:02. > :21:05.who both lost in the quarterfinal of the FA Vase at the weekend. But the
:21:06. > :21:09.flip side of Dunston's downfall means West Auckland are through to
:21:10. > :21:12.the semi`finals. A goal frol Denis Knight was enough to take Wdst
:21:13. > :21:16.through ` revenge for their defeat by Dunston in the Vase final of
:21:17. > :21:20.2012. They'll now play St Andrew's from the East Midlands Counties
:21:21. > :21:24.League. That's the team who knocked out Newcastle Benfield, also by 1`0.
:21:25. > :21:29.West will be at home in the first leg on March the 29th.
:21:30. > :21:32.And before we leave football, news today that Newcastle United
:21:33. > :21:35.midfielder Dan Gosling is in trouble with the FA. He's admitted ` charge
:21:36. > :21:38.of "misconduct" in relation to multiple cases of a breach of the
:21:39. > :21:41.rules surrounding betting, `lthough we understand it's NOT thought to
:21:42. > :21:44.relate to matches involving teams he's played for this season ` that's
:21:45. > :21:47.either Newcastle or Blackpool. He's asked for a personal hearing. What
:21:48. > :21:54.else has been happening, Dawn? In basketball, Newcastle Eagles now
:21:55. > :21:57.share top spot in the BBL t`ble with Worcester Wolves after weekdnd wins
:21:58. > :22:00.over Plymouth and Leicester. In rugby league, wins for all four of
:22:01. > :22:03.our leading clubs. And in rugby union, Newcastle
:22:04. > :22:06.Falcons' youngster Zach Kibhrige was on the scoresheet with a relarkable
:22:07. > :22:17.try for England under`20s against Wales on his home ground at Kingston
:22:18. > :22:20.Park. That is probably the best try they had seen there for somd years.
:22:21. > :22:22.Bouncing off half a dozen attempted tackles, the 19`year`old winger from
:22:23. > :22:26.Middlesbrough stormed through for a sensational solo effort, as England
:22:27. > :22:31.crushed the Welsh by 67 points to seven. How about that?
:22:32. > :22:35.Organisers of the North East's first film and comic convention hdld this
:22:36. > :22:38.weekend say they were amazed at the turnout ` and not just by Klingons
:22:39. > :22:42.and Jedi Knights. Around 15,000 fans turned up ` some waiting hotrs on
:22:43. > :22:47.Saturday just to get in. Julie Smith reports.
:22:48. > :22:49.This was a much`anticipated event, as Time Lords, Stormtroopers and
:22:50. > :23:00.Klingons joined in Newcastld's first comic con. They dress up, look
:23:01. > :23:05.menacing, have their photographs taken and enjoy themselves. I'm over
:23:06. > :23:09.the moon with the people I have met. More than 30 stars from the world of
:23:10. > :23:11.TV, sports, comics and film, including American actor Carl
:23:12. > :23:26.Weathers of Predator, met enthusiasts and signed autographs.
:23:27. > :23:39.It's like Disneyland. Getting to meet all these styles. What are you
:23:40. > :23:44.doing here? I turn up every year and collect money. People ask for
:23:45. > :23:47.autographs. But outside, qudues were forming as demand meant the venue
:23:48. > :23:54.reached capacity early on S`turday. The number of guests allowed in was
:23:55. > :23:58.lowered to avoid congestion. We have been running these events for 2
:23:59. > :24:05.years, and we are used to how many people would attend. The Newcastle,
:24:06. > :24:08.it is double the amount of loney that want to turn up, so we were
:24:09. > :24:11.prepared for it. By Sunday, queue systems were improved. And the
:24:12. > :24:21.success means there may be ` repeat event before the year is out.
:24:22. > :24:30.I thought I saw Paul Mooney there somewhere. It is good to have a
:24:31. > :24:35.hobby. There are signs of spring everywhere. The crocuses ard out,
:24:36. > :24:43.whether it is the odd clomphng here or there, or a carpet like these
:24:44. > :24:50.ones. Thank you for that shot. Here is some blue sky and sunshine. There
:24:51. > :24:55.are people out for a panel. It is a sure sign that spring is here. That
:24:56. > :25:08.is when the frogs start getting frisky. They are very activd. We
:25:09. > :25:13.will move on swiftly. We have clear skies and sunshine, giving `s cold
:25:14. > :25:17.nights through the coming wdek. Light winds and clear skies, and a
:25:18. > :25:22.touch of frost here and there with temperatures down towards 0 Celsius.
:25:23. > :25:25.Light winds as well, so we could see one or two mist and fog patches
:25:26. > :25:30.forming through the early hours of the morning. Tomorrow morning, those
:25:31. > :25:36.mitts patches will lift and clear quickly, and most places will be dry
:25:37. > :25:40.again. `` missed patches. Temperatures as one as they were
:25:41. > :25:46.today. A bit more chilli along the coast. But inland, we should see
:25:47. > :25:51.highs of 12 Celsius. It will feel warm with those light winds and the
:25:52. > :25:57.sun now a bit higher in the sky There is high pressure bringing us
:25:58. > :26:02.that settled weather. It st`ys with this be the next few days, `nd well
:26:03. > :26:05.into the weekend as well probably. A great deal of changes weathdr`wise
:26:06. > :26:10.over the coming days. If yot are out and about, the thing you might
:26:11. > :26:17.notice is varying amounts of cloud. Whether clouds as clear in the day,
:26:18. > :26:22.temperatures up in the mid teens. The cloud begins from time to time
:26:23. > :26:29.on Thursday. The temperaturds pared back a bit. Overnight, tempdratures
:26:30. > :26:33.drop, so a touch of frost and the clear skies. When we get evdnings
:26:34. > :26:38.and nights with cloud, that will help keep the temperatures tp. The
:26:39. > :26:42.winds stay pretty lights throughout. For Cumbria, a similar picttre. We
:26:43. > :26:47.get clear skies and sunshind tomorrow through the day. A touch of
:26:48. > :26:50.frost overnight. More cloud through the middle part of the week, so
:26:51. > :26:55.temperatures just about getting into double figures during the d`y. We
:26:56. > :26:58.should stay frost free when it is cloudy overnight. If you have a
:26:59. > :27:02.picture that says much in the north`east and Cumbria, check out
:27:03. > :27:08.the Look North website to sde what we are after and how to get them to
:27:09. > :27:12.us. I was in the garden yesterday doing the gardening. Spring is on
:27:13. > :27:15.the way. Now for a last look at tonight's
:27:16. > :27:18.headlines. The search is widened for the missing Malaysia Airlinds plane.
:27:19. > :27:22.Three days after it disappe`red from radar, there's been no sign of any
:27:23. > :27:24.wreckage ` or signal from the plane's black box.
:27:25. > :27:27.And concern is growing for the deputy head of Durham School, who's
:27:28. > :27:30.been missing since yesterdax. Mark Bushnell's car was found early this
:27:31. > :27:36.morning at a picnic site ne`r Blackhall Rocks at Peterlee. We will
:27:37. > :27:44.have an update on that storx in our late news at when 20 5pm. Wd're back
:27:45. > :27:49.same time tomorrow. Goodbye. `` 10:25pm.