14/06/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

on to more than 400 communities before the start of

Dozens of people across the North have been honoured in the

The Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear, Nigel Sherlock, was knighted,

while Nicola Nelson`Taylor, a head teacher of two schools

Durham's Chief Constable, Mhke Barton, receives the Queen's Police

Among the many others, Les Fawcett from Middlesbrotgh

becomes an MBE for serving his community for 60 years,

And Pete Barron, who's a ranger in the Lake District

national park authorityand part of Keswick mountain rescue team

is given a British Empire Mddal for services to the Lake District.

I didn't know anything about it I did not know who nominated le, even

now. I do it because I love Middlesbrough and love all the

people. Very pleasing and vdry surprising, but what I would like to

say is that you do not get these things by yourself. There are lots

of people who are really dedicated to really could just as equ`lly be

stood here as I am, so this is for them. I work with so many

individuals and organisations. I have learnt a lot from them.

A woman's died after a head`on collision

It happened yesterday evening on the A685 near Kirkby Stephen

The 71`year`old, from the Shropshire area, died at the scene.

A 41`year`old local man suffered minor injuries.

And a motorcyclist has died in hospital after colliding with

It happened at East Howden near the entrance to the pedestrian

A man's died in Cumbria after swimming in the

The 52`year`old from London, who hasn't been named,

was taken by air ambulance to the Cumberland Infirmary yesterday.

His death isn't being treatdd as suspicious.

The police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to

in connection with what thex've described as a brutal sex attack

A 52`year`old woman suffered a broken arm and nose

as she walked to work on thd A6 Borough Road flyover near Lxtton

Today is an appeal because ht is the anniversary of the attack. We are

releasing an image of someone we believe to be key. We appeal to the

public to have a look at thd image and contact the police if you

recognise it. Now it's going to be a late night

for many as England kick off their World Cup campaign against Htaly at

eleven o'clock tonight in Brazil's While most of us will be chdering

for Roy Hodgson's men, therd are But in at least one Newcastle

restaurant, they're determined to The 20th World Cup kicked off

in true Brazilian style ` from the exuberant opening ceremony to

the tournament?s opening gale where England's opener might be

a touch tougher against Cesare Prandelli's Italy, btt for

Italian restaurant owner Gitseppe Fruttuoso, who's lived in Ndwcastle

for 16 years, tonight is spdcial. For me, it is like the final games.

I am full of confidence that we will have good games and hopefully Italy

do the job. England and Italy's games whll be

shown on big screens here throughout the World Cup and while his passion

is for his home country, with an English wife and children, he's

happy to support Roy's men `s well. Mixed with English and Italhan

together. We will have a party together. We will both be able to

qualify, it is going to be ` very good atmosphere. In the intdrests of

diplomatic relations, I think we should drink to a draw.

And that match is live on BBC One tonight.

Well, it's been another warl day for many.

Here in Cumbria some 20,000 people attended the Cumberland Show making

Good evening. Through the evening, for many of us, it'll be a dry and

fine and with just a few showers in western areas that will tentative

fizzle out. Overnight, it whll be dry with a lot of cloud spelling in.

There could even be mist and fog forming once again and it would be

quite mild temperatures down to 13 Celsius. A bit of a repeat

performance tomorrow, a lot of cloud around, especially in the Wdst where

we had the best of sunshine today. Highs of 21 Celsius with a light,

northerly breeze. Tomorrow we have all of the

region's political news on Sunday Politics.

But from all of us on the team, goodbye.

Good evening. We don't have any of the sultry heat they have in Brazil,

but it is a warm evening for many. A few showers in eastern parts of