:00:00. > 3:59:59been told that Rolf Harris indecently assaulted one of his
:00:00. > :00:00.daughter's friends They had planned to spend their
:00:00. > :00:58.Sunday kayaking down the River Tyne. And today, the bodies
:00:59. > :01:05.of three members of the same family It's thought the three men,
:01:06. > :01:09.who haven't yet been named, went into the river at Hexham,
:01:10. > :01:12.planning to end their trip about But search
:01:13. > :01:16.and rescue teams found their bodies in a short stretch of the water
:01:17. > :01:19.between Corbridge and Riding Mill. Our correspondent, Adrian Pitches,
:01:20. > :01:36.has been following events and joins Yes, it was down these steps that
:01:37. > :01:45.the men carried their kayaks yesterday.
:01:46. > :01:48.The alarm was raised at 11 o'clock by relatives then the men did not
:01:49. > :01:55.return to their homes in South Shields area. The police, the fire
:01:56. > :02:01.and rescue services were all scrambled as was seeking
:02:02. > :02:20.helicopter. It was a helicopter that found the first bodies. The men were
:02:21. > :02:27.on kayaks, they were experienced kayakers. This is what the police
:02:28. > :02:31.had to say. The three of them went as a group
:02:32. > :02:38.from South Tyneside to Hexham in order to go down the river as they
:02:39. > :02:42.have done before. It wasn't until they were excessively late home that
:02:43. > :02:51.concern was expressed and a search was started. The river was high and
:02:52. > :02:54.fast flowing. Quite challenging conditions. That is one aspect we
:02:55. > :03:00.will be looking at. Adrian, we know the river was very
:03:01. > :03:12.high, what do we know The river was high. It was running
:03:13. > :03:30.about five feet higher than its normal level. These were set on
:03:31. > :03:34.kayaks rather than sit in kayaks. We actually talked to a kayak axed Bert
:03:35. > :03:41./expert. Something like these, sit on top
:03:42. > :03:45.like these, it would be something like slow`moving rivers, lakes and
:03:46. > :03:48.lochs and possibly a little bit of You can go out and the river
:03:49. > :03:56.is very, very slow moving. Within five, ten minutes,
:03:57. > :04:07.rivers can be straight back up The kayaks that the men used
:04:08. > :04:12.underwater conditions will be key in any investigation. We will have an
:04:13. > :04:13.up to date update for you at half ten tonight.
:04:14. > :04:19.Thank you. A major search operation is also
:04:20. > :04:21.underway along the banks of the River Wear in Durham
:04:22. > :04:25.as concern grows for a 19`year`old student missing since the early
:04:26. > :04:27.hours of yesterday morning. Luke Pearce had been out drinking
:04:28. > :04:30.with friends on Saturday evening in a student nightclub close to
:04:31. > :04:32.the riverside. The River Wear, close to Durham
:04:33. > :04:40.city centre, and search teams make The disappearance of 19`year`old
:04:41. > :04:43.engineering student Luke Pearce has We would consider him as being
:04:44. > :04:49.high risk at this moment in time. We are doing checks
:04:50. > :05:08.of Luke's phones and bank account to In terms of the state he was in,
:05:09. > :05:11.it's impossible to say He had been drinking with friends,
:05:12. > :05:18.but nothing to indicate that he wasn't capable of looking
:05:19. > :05:21.after himself. We are doing checks on his phone
:05:22. > :05:24.and bank account to see if he is using those which would
:05:25. > :05:28.indicate he is fit and well. In addition to that,
:05:29. > :05:33.we are also doing house`to`house enquiries to see if anybody has seen
:05:34. > :05:36.him in the area. On the night he went missing, Luke
:05:37. > :05:39.had been drinking in Jimmy Allen's, But he was last seen several hundred
:05:40. > :05:43.yards away on the riverside footpath, close to
:05:44. > :05:47.the racecourse cricket ground. Seeing the search teams back
:05:48. > :05:50.at work on this section of the river will remind many of the death of
:05:51. > :05:53.20`year`old economics student Sope Peters who drowned after a night out
:05:54. > :05:57.with friends in October last year. Police are keen not to draw any
:05:58. > :06:00.similarities at this stage. They're still hopeful Luke Pearce
:06:01. > :06:03.will be found safe and well. Durham University is working with
:06:04. > :06:06.police to spread word among the student community to ensure everyone
:06:07. > :06:09.is on the lookout for Luke. An inquest has heard that two
:06:10. > :06:11.British soldiers serving in Afghanistan,
:06:12. > :06:13.including one from County Durham, died in a fire that engulfed their
:06:14. > :06:17.tent as they slept at Camp Bastion. Private Rob Wood and 23 year`old
:06:18. > :06:20.Dean Hutchinson from Spennymoor died as flames swept through a logistical
:06:21. > :06:23.centre at the Helmland province The men served with the
:06:24. > :06:26.Royal Logistic Corps. Sir Richard Branson has revealed
:06:27. > :06:34.a new plan that could save It comes after labour leader
:06:35. > :06:38.Ed Milliband told Sir Richard he must think again about axing
:06:39. > :06:41.the funds behind the charity. The Foundation was created
:06:42. > :06:45.in 1997 after what was then the Northern Rock Building Society
:06:46. > :06:47.was demutualised. It used some of the Rock's profits
:06:48. > :06:51.to aid good causes in the North East But Virgin Money, which bought
:06:52. > :06:55.Northern Rock in 2011, said it Our Business Correspondent,
:06:56. > :07:00.Ian Reeve, reports. Sir Richard Branson came to his
:07:01. > :07:03.Virgin Money empire this morning His bank had said it would no longer
:07:04. > :07:08.support the Northern Rock Foundation ` the charity that gives to good
:07:09. > :07:11.causes in the region. Too expensive, it said,
:07:12. > :07:13.at ?4 million a year. But the tycoon now has
:07:14. > :07:22.a new proposal. What they have said is that they
:07:23. > :07:26.will pay, they are happy to put ?1 million a year in,
:07:27. > :07:29.but they want other companies from So there's 11 other companies that
:07:30. > :07:38.are bigger than Virgin Money, if everybody can contribute something,
:07:39. > :07:41.I think we can get to more than So will business in the region
:07:42. > :07:46.take up Sir Richard's challenge? A problem could be that most
:07:47. > :07:49.already donate to charity. One of them is the
:07:50. > :07:56.Afghanistan Trust. Since 2007, it has helped members
:07:57. > :07:59.of the Parachute Regiment who are And software company Sage already
:08:00. > :08:06.gives its name to the Gateshead music venue, as well
:08:07. > :08:11.as putting cash into community Rather more straightforward for
:08:12. > :08:20.Sir Richard this morning was meeting businesses that Virgin Money
:08:21. > :08:21.has mentored. Andy's company makes activity
:08:22. > :08:25.packs for young children. He was very impressed with
:08:26. > :08:28.the fact we have broken even already and we had got from 1000 to 10,000
:08:29. > :08:31.boxes in six months. It was very encouraging
:08:32. > :08:34.from a man of such stature. As well as helping people like Andy,
:08:35. > :08:37.Sir Richard's bank says it has supported 150 charities
:08:38. > :08:40.in the north east. A claim to disarm critics if
:08:41. > :08:44.its proposals for the Northern Rock The chairman of the foundation
:08:45. > :08:51.called the proposal interesting. He said it would be discussed
:08:52. > :08:54.at a board meeting tomorrow and promised that the foundation
:08:55. > :09:06.would respond constructively. He was an influential mayor and an
:09:07. > :09:09.honorary alderman of Scarborough. Today though, Peter Jaconelli,
:09:10. > :09:12.the town's ice cream entrepeneur, was stripped of his titles,
:09:13. > :09:15.15 years after his death. The decision was made by the town's
:09:16. > :09:20.council members after recent allegations linking Mr Jaconelli to
:09:21. > :09:38.historic cases of child sex abuse. The names of Scarborough's great and
:09:39. > :09:43.good. The council's list of aldermen. But 15 years after his
:09:44. > :09:49.death, the name of this man, Peter Jaconelli, will now be removed.
:09:50. > :09:52.Today, council members voted to strip the former mayor of his
:09:53. > :10:00.honorary title following recent claims linking him to historic
:10:01. > :10:06.allegations of sex abuse. Had we known, we would have dealt with him
:10:07. > :10:11.differently. We don't describe him as the former mayor of the borough.
:10:12. > :10:18.I think that is very important that all recognition is gone. Allegations
:10:19. > :10:25.against Peter Dzeko Nelly, a friend of Jimmy Savile, were made earlier
:10:26. > :10:31.this year. `` Peter Jaconelli. One of the men who made the allegations
:10:32. > :10:41.was here to witness the council's decision. It is the very least that
:10:42. > :10:47.can be done. I am looking over the people that covered it up. The
:10:48. > :10:54.decision has been supported by people in Scarborough. I know he is
:10:55. > :11:00.dead, but he should not have that respect given to him. I think you
:11:01. > :11:05.need to be a good example to have a title like that. Today's decision
:11:06. > :11:11.will put further distance between Scarborough Council and their once
:11:12. > :11:14.influential mayor. 15 years after his death, the name of Peter
:11:15. > :11:16.Jaconelli will now be removed from the council's roll of honour first
:11:17. > :11:21.thing in the morning. Still to come,
:11:22. > :11:24.an end of term report on our two We'll be catching up with
:11:25. > :11:30.the escapades of the intrepid trio of football fans from Teesside
:11:31. > :11:32.and Cumbria, walking across South And what does the weather hold for
:11:33. > :11:46.this week? One of the oldest,
:11:47. > :11:49.working passenge world has returned to a Cumbrian
:11:50. > :11:53.lake after months of renovation. The Lady of the Lake went back
:11:54. > :11:56.into Ullswater this morning after a six`month project
:11:57. > :11:59.which saw the leaking deck rebuilt Alison Freeman went to see it regain
:12:00. > :12:03.its rightful place in the team But the Lady of the Lake has spent
:12:04. > :12:12.six months on dry land while tens of thousands of pounds
:12:13. > :12:15.of renovation work was carried out. Specialist craftsmen replaced
:12:16. > :12:18.the leaking wooden deck on one of the world's oldest working
:12:19. > :12:20.passenger steam boats. It might be sunny here at Ullswater
:12:21. > :12:23.today, but as we know, the Cumbrian weather isn't always so
:12:24. > :12:26.kind, and two steel bulkheads were The boating equivalent of an MOT
:12:27. > :12:41.needs to be carried out on Lady It is important not to throw the
:12:42. > :12:45.heritage of way. It would be very easy to make a more practical in
:12:46. > :12:53.some ways, but we would lose the elegance. And that is cocking a
:12:54. > :12:59.snook at the gentleman who designed, which would be a shame.
:13:00. > :13:08.It might be sunny here at Ullswater today, but as we know,
:13:09. > :13:16.the Cumbrian weather isn't always so kind.
:13:17. > :13:26.Two steel bulkheads were moved to create the extra space.
:13:27. > :13:35.The challenge was to create more room.
:13:36. > :13:39.The boating equivalent of an MOT needs to be carried out on Lady
:13:40. > :13:42.before she regains her rightful place in the working fleet
:13:43. > :13:44.of Ullswater steamers in the next few weeks.
:13:45. > :13:59.Alison Freeman, BBC Look North, Ullswater.
:14:00. > :14:01.And with that, it's full steam ahead to
:14:02. > :14:07.So here we are, at the end of another Premier League season.
:14:08. > :14:10.As well as bringing you yesterday's action, we'll look back
:14:11. > :14:13.at how the season panned out for both Sunderland and Newcastle.
:14:14. > :14:16.And we'll start with the Magpies, because despite losing seven
:14:17. > :14:19.of their last eight games, they did finish in the top 10.
:14:20. > :14:21.And their final game was another roller`coaster ride!
:14:22. > :14:24.Yes, games at Anfield tend to be pretty memorable
:14:25. > :14:49.Liverpool were going for the title. But they did play very well.
:14:50. > :14:55.This match was like Newcastle's all season.
:14:56. > :15:06.A couple of dodgy refereeing decisions.
:15:07. > :15:15.That looked a lot worse than it actually was. A corkscrew spin. A
:15:16. > :15:21.reflection of the way it has gone in the last few months.
:15:22. > :15:23.We've had a difficult second half of the season.
:15:24. > :15:29.We should have done better, I should have done better.
:15:30. > :15:32.The first half we were pretty close to where we want to be.
:15:33. > :15:36.We will recruit over the summer and our fans need to see that.
:15:37. > :15:41.If we can recruit well in the summer, hopefully we can come
:15:42. > :15:47.Well, Newcastle might have finished six points higher than they did last
:15:48. > :15:51.season, but there was a very negative end to
:15:52. > :15:54.a campaign that promised so much. Yes, it was a season
:15:55. > :15:58.Pushing for a Champions League spot at one
:15:59. > :16:01.stage, Alan Pardew's own personal highlights were the win at Old
:16:02. > :16:04.Trafford and the victory over Jose Mourinho's Chelsea at St James'.
:16:05. > :16:08.When Yohan Cabaye and Loic Remy were on top form, there seemed
:16:09. > :16:12.And for fans, the departure of Joe Kinnear as Director of Football
:16:13. > :16:15.Yes, he'd failed to replace this fella in
:16:16. > :16:19.January and after Cabaye left for PSG, it was downhill all the way.
:16:20. > :16:21.Newcastle lost both derbies this season 3`0.
:16:22. > :16:26.And then Alan Pardew lost his head in an altercation with
:16:27. > :16:29.Hull's David Meyler ` a three match stadium ban and four
:16:30. > :16:35.It's a good job United did so well at the start because losing
:16:36. > :16:38.eight of their last ten games looked more like relegation form,
:16:39. > :16:40.leaving fans frustrated and calling for the manager to be sacked.
:16:41. > :16:45.But despite rumours it looks like he's staying.
:16:46. > :16:47.Sunderland, of course, were safe from relegation going
:16:48. > :16:50.into their final game of the season at home to Swansea.
:16:51. > :16:53.And that might explain why there was a party atmosphere
:16:54. > :17:01.around the Stadium of Light and why the players maybe weren't as sharp
:17:02. > :17:17.A lot of the players will have been drained after their massive fight
:17:18. > :17:29.back. That was a nice goal, will he stay?
:17:30. > :17:34.It's not looking likely. The fans were in party mood. They
:17:35. > :17:39.just want to hear that Gus Poyet is staying.
:17:40. > :17:43.It's natural in England, as soon as you do a little bit,
:17:44. > :17:47.a little bit, not even big, just a little bit, they say you will
:17:48. > :17:51.I'm really looking forward to the summer.
:17:52. > :17:55.This will probably be the best seven days of my life, the next seven.
:17:56. > :17:59.And I think Gus Poyet deserves a week off after an amazing season
:18:00. > :18:21.This was probably the turning point. Newcastle had a pretty big say in
:18:22. > :18:30.keeping Sunderland up. Then Gus Poyet came in and after a great
:18:31. > :18:43.weekend, heroic defeat. 5`1 at Tottenham. Fortunately for them,
:18:44. > :18:49.they found a miracle. It was party time last week at the
:18:50. > :18:53.stadium of light. Gus Poyet milking the applause.
:18:54. > :18:55.York City are another team hoping to reach Wembley.
:18:56. > :18:59.They'll make another attempt tonight to host the first leg of their
:19:00. > :19:02.Yes, they were due to play Fleetwood at
:19:03. > :19:06.But torrential rain left the pitch unplayable so they'll give
:19:07. > :19:17.We'll have action on our late news at 10.25.
:19:18. > :19:19.So York City are hoping to get to Wembley.
:19:20. > :19:20.Gateshead will play there next weekend.
:19:21. > :19:22.But Northern League side West Auckland,
:19:23. > :19:26.winners of the very first World Cup, beat them both to it, didn't they?
:19:27. > :19:28.That's right, West were hoping to make it six
:19:29. > :19:33.years in a row that a Northern League side won the FA Vase, the cup
:19:34. > :19:37.They lost in the final two years ago against Dunston but John Campbell
:19:38. > :19:40.nearly gave them the lead against South Coast club Sholing.
:19:41. > :19:43.The County Durham hopefuls were made to pay when a wickedly deflected
:19:44. > :19:48.And the equaliser just wouldn't come.
:19:49. > :19:54.Disappointed in the result. But not disappointed we didn't win it. It's
:19:55. > :20:02.just one of them things in cup football.
:20:03. > :20:04.Well, I'm afraid our teams didn't just taste Wembley
:20:05. > :20:10.British Basketball League winners Newcastle Eagles were hoping to be
:20:11. > :20:11.crowned play`off winners at Wembley Arena.
:20:12. > :20:14.Top scoring for the Eagles in front of 8,500 fans were
:20:15. > :20:20.But BBL Trophy winners Worcester were in impressive form and
:20:21. > :20:23.Zaire Taylor's 30 points ensured the Wolves led at the end
:20:24. > :20:27.of each quarter, whatever Eagles player`coach Fab
:20:28. > :20:34.So disappointment for Fab and Co at the end.
:20:35. > :20:43.It was Worcester, who took the trophy by 90 points to 78.
:20:44. > :20:44.So, the football season's nearly over!
:20:45. > :20:47.Just the play`offs to come, then the World Cup starts!
:20:48. > :20:55.You might recall our report on the three England fans who were setting
:20:56. > :20:58.out to walk across South America to the World Cup finals in Brazil.
:20:59. > :21:03.They're raising money for charity by walking 1,966km, a memorable number
:21:04. > :21:06.for football fans, through three countries and 29 towns and villages.
:21:07. > :21:09.Well, so far they've been chased by bulls, been electrocuted and
:21:10. > :21:15.Stuart Whincup caught up with them in Uruguay.
:21:16. > :21:18.Three men trekking across South America with their golf trolleys.
:21:19. > :21:20.This is what's meant by budget travel.
:21:21. > :21:22.Even the little luxuries seem a little painful.
:21:23. > :21:25.Playing football along the way, they've been struck
:21:26. > :21:28.by the kindness they've received in small villages like Baldi.
:21:29. > :21:31.They've opened their doors to us, they've fed us, let us watch
:21:32. > :21:35.the foodball at their house and have arranged for us to be able to
:21:36. > :21:39.get safely across to the next town, because it's quite a rough area.
:21:40. > :21:41.They did everything they could for us.
:21:42. > :21:46.They left Mendoza in Argentina on the first of March.
:21:47. > :21:50.They've opened their doors to us, they've fed us, let us watch
:21:51. > :21:53.the foodball at their house and have arranged for us to be able to
:21:54. > :21:57.get safely across to the next town, because it's quite a rough area.
:21:58. > :22:00.They left Mendoza in Argentina on the first of March.
:22:01. > :22:03.They've now passed the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo and are close
:22:04. > :22:07.They're due to arrive in Porto Alegre in Brazil
:22:08. > :22:16.on June the 8th, four days before the World Cup starts.
:22:17. > :22:20.We camp on beaches and things at the moment,
:22:21. > :22:23.and we're managing to find places where we can buy meat to barbecue.
:22:24. > :22:32.But the gang of three has now become four.
:22:33. > :22:34.Walking through Punta Negra on the Uruguayan coast,
:22:35. > :22:40.We've had quite a few that have followed us for maybe a kilometre
:22:41. > :22:46.In the first instance, we thought, he stinks, we would have to run.
:22:47. > :22:50.But by the end of the day, we had grown quite fond of him.
:22:51. > :22:53.Jefferson's now part of the team, having followed the boys for
:22:54. > :22:57.And as they all head to Brazil, the end of their remaerkable journey
:22:58. > :23:26.Over the next few days, fewer scenes like this. We will have fewer
:23:27. > :23:33.showers, more sunshine and getting warmer. This evening, further heavy
:23:34. > :23:45.showers to come for a time. Some lightning around your area as well.
:23:46. > :23:52.`` the York area. Quite chilly tomorrow morning first thing. A few
:23:53. > :23:57.isolated showers, but much more sunshine, especially for the East.
:23:58. > :24:03.Through the afternoon, things can change again with more showers
:24:04. > :24:12.developing in the North. Top temperature 13 Celsius, with light
:24:13. > :24:21.winters in the North East. In the West, 15 or 16 Celsius, feeling very
:24:22. > :24:33.pleasant with dry skies. Over the next few days, high`pressure rising
:24:34. > :24:42.across the UK. Things settling down for the next few days. Spells of
:24:43. > :24:53.sunshine across Cumbria for Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures
:24:54. > :25:00.could rise to 16 or 17 Celsius by the end of the working week. Similar
:25:01. > :25:06.in the north`east as well, a glorious day on Wednesday. Possibly
:25:07. > :25:13.a bit more cloud here on Thursday. But for the most part, it will feel
:25:14. > :25:19.like spring again. The weather is set to improve through Wednesday and
:25:20. > :25:26.Thursday. Thank you. That is all for now. We
:25:27. > :26:17.are back at half`past ten. Goodbye for now.
:26:18. > :26:23.# A Christian land of over a thousand years