:00:00. > :00:10.and on our website, but that is all for now. It is
:00:11. > :00:14.two people arrested as the nationwide search for this reason
:00:15. > :00:19.brothers missing from their foster home continues.
:00:20. > :00:27.Thousands of our A`level students get the results which could decide
:00:28. > :00:32.their future. That's... There are no words, are they?
:00:33. > :00:37.Also, the motorcyclist's widow joining the campaign to prevent
:00:38. > :00:41.other people suffering the same loss she did.
:00:42. > :00:44.This business is inside a prison and is helping its inmates to go
:00:45. > :00:48.straight. We look ahead to the new Premier
:00:49. > :00:53.league season with the help of two very different men. A 99`year`old
:00:54. > :01:02.season ticket holder and the sports writer coming to the end of an era.
:01:03. > :01:06.First tonight, police searching for three missing boys have arrested
:01:07. > :01:09.two people in connection with their disappearance.
:01:10. > :01:22.15`year`old Remus Matloch, and his two younger brothers,
:01:23. > :01:24.vanished from their foster home in Sunderland on Monday.
:01:25. > :01:26.Our correspondent, Peter Harris, is here with the latest.
:01:27. > :01:31.This has all happened in the last hour, hasn?t it?
:01:32. > :01:40.The boys have family in the Birmingham area and the two held a
:01:41. > :01:43.34 and 39, a man and a woman and they are being questioned in
:01:44. > :01:49.connection with the disappearances. Officers are on their way down to
:01:50. > :01:54.timing. However, there is still no sign of the boys and to that end,
:01:55. > :02:03.the police released more CCTV pictures of the boy `` boys at the
:02:04. > :02:07.Metro where their journey began at around 530 on Monday but we don't
:02:08. > :02:13.know where the journey ended. Police are still searching across the
:02:14. > :02:17.country. Yes and they are trying to jog memories here so they released
:02:18. > :02:21.the video today and handed out leaflets at Newcastle station and
:02:22. > :02:27.that the coach station because they are convinced somebody must have
:02:28. > :02:31.seen these boys at half past five or six o'clock on Sunday. They still
:02:32. > :02:37.want help on that and they are still the king in the Edmonton area in
:02:38. > :02:44.North London. The upshot is `` they are still looking. They have got two
:02:45. > :02:47.arrests but this is still moving apace.
:02:48. > :02:50.It can be the best of days. It can be the worst of days.
:02:51. > :02:53.Whatever the outcome, today was the day the waiting ended for thousands
:02:54. > :02:57.This year has seen some significant changes to the pattern of results.
:02:58. > :03:00.There's been an increase in the number of A`star grades,
:03:01. > :03:03.but a FALL in the overall pass rate ` the first in 32 years.
:03:04. > :03:06.However, there is a record number of university places up for grabs.
:03:07. > :03:08.One place celebrating success is Stockton 6th Form College.
:03:09. > :03:10.Two years ago, Ofsted ruled it needed to make improvements.
:03:11. > :03:13.Since then, the college has appointed a new principal,
:03:14. > :03:15.and this year it's one of the best performing in the area.
:03:16. > :03:18.Phil Connell was with some of the students as they opened
:03:19. > :03:45.I've been stressed but I've got into university. To see grades a D grade
:03:46. > :03:52.and an E grade. Nervous. I got one A* and three B grades. I'm pleased.
:03:53. > :03:56.The grades could determine their future and possibly change their
:03:57. > :04:00.lives. At Stockton sixth form college this morning A`level results
:04:01. > :04:09.they had the usual mix of emotions. I was predict to D and E grades were
:04:10. > :04:12.everything and I got an A. I am going travelling this year so it is
:04:13. > :04:24.not too hectic. I'm still not very happy `` happy. It's... There are no
:04:25. > :04:28.words, are they? It is just amazing. For students going on to further
:04:29. > :04:32.education, this year there are a record number of university places
:04:33. > :04:37.available. It is effectively a wires market so students with grades lower
:04:38. > :04:42.than expected could still be offered a place of their choice. One girl
:04:43. > :04:48.was holding an offer to read biology at Newcastle and she needed the a
:04:49. > :04:56.grades. She got there were grades but they are still taking her. ``
:04:57. > :05:00.Agrades. Stockton sixth form colleges now one of the best
:05:01. > :05:05.performing in the region. Last year, 99% of A`level students passed
:05:06. > :05:10.and this year is similar grades are expected. It follows an Ofsted
:05:11. > :05:17.report two years ago which said the college needed improving so what is
:05:18. > :05:22.their secret to their success? Hard work, dedication and a real concern
:05:23. > :05:27.for our students and real individual support because they are what it is
:05:28. > :05:29.all about. There was a double celebration at the college this
:05:30. > :05:39.morning for identical twins who collected between them one A* and
:05:40. > :05:43.three C grades. In Cumbria, more than 2000 students
:05:44. > :05:49.have been taking up their results. Alison Freeman spent the morning at
:05:50. > :05:55.Ullswater immunity college with the guest catchment area in the country.
:05:56. > :06:05.What a way to find out your A`level results live on national television.
:06:06. > :06:09.To A* grades. Darling! Sally got even better results than expected
:06:10. > :06:15.and will be studying nursing in London after a difficult few years.
:06:16. > :06:22.My grandparents were ill and my mum was caring for them. I failed to and
:06:23. > :06:26.my others were low grades so I took the decision to reset the year and
:06:27. > :06:36.then most debt father was diagnosed with cancer. So it has been quite
:06:37. > :06:39.difficult. For Flora it was an emotional new `` moment as she found
:06:40. > :06:46.out she had exceeded expect nations with the support of her boyfriend.
:06:47. > :06:50.It's brilliant because we helped each other through it. It's great to
:06:51. > :06:58.know all the hard work paid off for me and both of us. For schools ``
:06:59. > :07:05.this goal is hailing today's results as a success with only three out of
:07:06. > :07:11.100 students not being offered their first choice place at university.
:07:12. > :07:16.Footer community college the largest catchment area in the country with
:07:17. > :07:23.600 square miles of mainly rural, small villages, agricultural and
:07:24. > :07:29.tourist industries. So many youngsters start their working day
:07:30. > :07:32.on a farm or working in some capacity in the family business.
:07:33. > :07:38.When they finish school at night they go back and they carry on doing
:07:39. > :07:48.their duties. For Joe it was another successful day getting into Oxford
:07:49. > :07:58.to study physics. I needed three, no two eight grades and one A*. That is
:07:59. > :08:01.pretty good. I think I'm in. Ford twin brother Jack it was more
:08:02. > :08:06.uncertain with one grade lower than he had hoped for but the University
:08:07. > :08:15.of his choice still offered him a place. I'm relieved. Happy, yeah.
:08:16. > :08:19.Surprised! Most of the students here got the results they wanted and said
:08:20. > :08:20.they would head home for a well earned rest before the celebrations
:08:21. > :08:23.begin. As we said, it can be the best
:08:24. > :08:26.of days or the worst. Miss your grades
:08:27. > :08:29.and your plans can be in tatters. Thousands of students in that
:08:30. > :08:31.situation have spent their day ringing around universities, trying
:08:32. > :08:33.to find themselves a new offer. Our political editor, Richard Moss,
:08:34. > :08:51.is at one of the places handling This is Northumbria's call centre
:08:52. > :08:57.and they have been on the go since seven o'clock this morning. They
:08:58. > :09:03.have taken 3500 calls in that time and that is up around 65% on last
:09:04. > :09:07.year. Some of that may be down to the fact that grades are down this
:09:08. > :09:13.year but what do you put the surge in interest down to? We have had a
:09:14. > :09:17.great year with great students coming through. There are limited
:09:18. > :09:23.have been licking at excellent have been licking at excellent
:09:24. > :09:30.candidates today. We see that as a measure of popularity. You have two
:09:31. > :09:34.handle this with skill and tact because some can be upset but you
:09:35. > :09:40.can offer hope? Yes, some plans haven't gone the way students have
:09:41. > :09:47.hope that we can offer some brat `` advice and support and, if possible,
:09:48. > :09:52.a place. We have had anecdotal is evidence that some universities are
:09:53. > :09:57.offering a place even with lower grades. We really feel we should
:09:58. > :10:03.focus on quality and we want to make sure we have an outstanding
:10:04. > :10:07.experience for our students said there are fewer places in clearing
:10:08. > :10:13.them in the past. Tuition fees doesn't seem to be a factor putting
:10:14. > :10:18.people off? A couple of years ago it was something that people talked
:10:19. > :10:21.about but students really see education as an investment and a lot
:10:22. > :10:29.of students are willing to make that investment. If you want some
:10:30. > :10:34.inspiration, one student was in this position two years ago and very
:10:35. > :10:39.upset. She called Northumbria and hasn't looked back. It is still
:10:40. > :10:46.horrible to think about because it was a horrible day. But I am so
:10:47. > :10:49.grateful I am here. I've had same any more opportunities I wouldn't
:10:50. > :10:55.have had if I had gone to my original first choice. The proposed
:10:56. > :10:59.`` placement is in the Institute of neurology across the road and there
:11:00. > :11:06.are semi`opportunities here I didn't know about before.
:11:07. > :11:09.Alan is still with me. You are winding down now but is it worth
:11:10. > :11:14.people calling you tomorrow? Absolutely. We will be open at half
:11:15. > :11:19.past eight tomorrow. Give us a call and we would love to hear from you.
:11:20. > :11:28.There is still hope if you slipped those grades today.
:11:29. > :11:31.The RNLI had to rescue two cars in less than two hours at Redcar
:11:32. > :11:34.after their owners were caught out by a fast`rising tide.
:11:35. > :11:36.They received a number of 999 calls yesterday afternoon,
:11:37. > :11:39.reporting a car stuck in the sea with two people on its roof.
:11:40. > :11:42.The driver and passenger made it to safety and an RNLI tractor pulled
:11:43. > :11:45.Then the lifeboat was called to another
:11:46. > :11:48.driver who got into difficulties trying to put a speed boat
:11:49. > :11:53.It's thought the drivers were caught out by yesterday's tides which were
:11:54. > :12:01.Motorcyclist Neil Hamilton from Sunderland was killed
:12:02. > :12:04.when a reckless 4x4 driver pulled across the road into his path
:12:05. > :12:07.The 60`year`old biker didn't stand a chance.
:12:08. > :12:09.The car driver was jailed for 16 months after admitting
:12:10. > :12:13.Now, Neil's widow is supporting the Think Bike safety campaign to
:12:14. > :12:26.help prevent similar tragedies. Stephanie Cleasby reports.
:12:27. > :12:38.Schoolteacher and motorbike infuse yes Neil Hamilton was killed in a
:12:39. > :12:45.crash in April 2013. `` enthusiast. Today, his widow, Christine, faced
:12:46. > :12:50.the agony of returning to the stretch of road where her husband
:12:51. > :12:54.lost his life. It would've been my 37th wedding anniversary and I can't
:12:55. > :13:00.put into words what it means that I have to go on with the rest of my
:13:01. > :13:05.life without him. Neal was an experienced motorcyclist who passed
:13:06. > :13:10.his skills on to others. Now, his loved ones are helping to promote
:13:11. > :13:17.road safety. My husband wasn't the only one to be killed that year. 313
:13:18. > :13:22.other bikers were killed or serious `` seriously injured that year. That
:13:23. > :13:27.is why I have asked for these bikes signs to be erected. If it prevent
:13:28. > :13:31.another tragedy happening to another family it has been worthwhile. This
:13:32. > :13:38.is the junction where Neill was killed. Since 2011 in the Durham and
:13:39. > :13:42.Cleveland police areas, 209 motorcyclists have been killed or
:13:43. > :13:49.injured near junction is because the other driver failed to look Rob Lee.
:13:50. > :13:55.Campaign macro signs have been deployed on routes across County
:13:56. > :14:07.Durham favoured by bikers `` Think I.
:14:08. > :14:24.In A Split Second, There World Was Turned Upside Down But They Hope
:14:25. > :14:30.This Message... Will help prevent more deaths. My sons knew I would be
:14:31. > :14:34.worried about them on the roads because it doesn't matter how safe
:14:35. > :14:39.you are as a white rider, it is about other people on the roads.
:14:40. > :14:42.The director of a threatened West Cumbria factory says he hopes
:14:43. > :14:46.A consultation is to be carried out surrounding the future of
:14:47. > :14:50.64 people work at the factory on the Glasson industrial estate
:14:51. > :14:52.The company has lost around ?4 million in three years,
:14:53. > :14:59.and faces the possibility of closure.
:15:00. > :15:04.Newcastle United and Sunderland football fans joined
:15:05. > :15:07.a national protest in London today over the cost of
:15:08. > :15:09.attending Premier League matches. The Football Supporters Federation
:15:10. > :15:13.says nine out of ten fans think ticket prices are too expensive.
:15:14. > :15:15.It organised a march to the Premier League headquarters and
:15:16. > :15:21.the Football League calling for the game to be made more affordable.
:15:22. > :15:28.We see a lot of normal people struggling to make ends meet and
:15:29. > :15:32.stretching themselves at times to pay for tickets and that is a
:15:33. > :15:37.problem in itself full. Maybe parents can't afford to take their
:15:38. > :15:43.kids. Also, it is a very captive market. If you go to a supermarket,
:15:44. > :15:49.there is always another supermarket down the road but if you are a food
:15:50. > :15:52.all found what is the option? `` a football fan.
:15:53. > :15:55.It's hoped the Tall Ships Race could come to Sunderland in 2018.
:15:56. > :15:58.The event has been hosted by Hartlepool and Tyneside in the past,
:15:59. > :16:01.bringing in thousands of spectators and providing a significant boost to
:16:02. > :16:03.But it's never been held in Sunderland.
:16:04. > :16:06.Now a bid is being put together to bring the race to Wearside.
:16:07. > :16:09.Up to 100 ships from around 20 countries take part in
:16:10. > :16:24.Coming up: The shop where staff can't leave at closing time. And we
:16:25. > :16:26.talk to the 99`year`old and his lifelong love affair with the
:16:27. > :16:31.Magpies. When with the showers and full of
:16:32. > :16:37.tuning shortly for the weather forecast.
:16:38. > :16:43.A prison on Teeside has revealed an unusual method of trying to guide
:16:44. > :16:54.prisoners into work after they have completed their sentence.
:16:55. > :16:57.Kirklevington Grange provides qualifications for prisoners meaning
:16:58. > :17:05.that three out of four find employment.
:17:06. > :17:10.A hive of industry on Teeside but not where you might expect. This
:17:11. > :17:14.Kirklevington Grange is, a resettlement prison for those coming
:17:15. > :17:22.to the end of their sentences. You can get your car washed here or eat
:17:23. > :17:26.in the cafe. Ten businesses all services are here within the prison
:17:27. > :17:31.gang `` ground and giving work to the inmates. The aim is to get the
:17:32. > :17:37.qualifications which would show potential employers they can do a
:17:38. > :17:42.job on release. We are creating a work ethos and the idea that
:17:43. > :17:47.prisoners can do paid employment and be trusted to do it. We are building
:17:48. > :17:53.confidence and delivering employability skills. It is the
:17:54. > :17:59.biggest collection of businesses in a prison in the country. For Peter,
:18:00. > :18:03.working in the cafe should help him into a full`time job on the outside
:18:04. > :18:11.nine to five job. I have gained food nine to five job. I have gained food
:18:12. > :18:17.and hygiene qualification so it increases my chances of getting a
:18:18. > :18:21.job in the community. Danny's job is car washing and valeting but it
:18:22. > :18:27.gives him more than that. I've been out of work for quite a long time so
:18:28. > :18:33.working with the public, because I haven't well `` dealt with them for
:18:34. > :18:38.so long, it is a way of integrating myself back into the community and
:18:39. > :18:41.learning new skills for working outside. Eventually, getting on
:18:42. > :18:48.parole and being released and getting a job. And that is pretty
:18:49. > :18:50.much what all the prisoners want. A job and a chance of normality, a
:18:51. > :19:03.working life beyond the fence. A great idea and good luck to them.
:19:04. > :19:14.Time for sport and almost time for the return of the big boys. Team
:19:15. > :19:18.Talk is back on Monday. The wait is almost over for the
:19:19. > :19:24.region 's Premier league fans and Newcastle kick off their campaign on
:19:25. > :19:28.Sunday. We went to meet one rather special supporter who, at 99, is as
:19:29. > :19:36.if using a stick as ever about his beloved team.
:19:37. > :19:43.James Errington is Newcastle United mad. He is the club 's oldest
:19:44. > :19:48.season`ticket holder and he has been going to Saint James 's Park since
:19:49. > :19:54.the late 1920s. Back then, a goal celebration looked a little
:19:55. > :20:05.different. Oh, the men all wore hats will stop you didn't get the same
:20:06. > :20:10.hat rack when they scored a goal. Over the decades, he has seen many
:20:11. > :20:14.Newcastle United greats but his favourite remains Hughie Gallacher
:20:15. > :20:26.who has the club 's best ever strike rate of 82%. He was just a star. You
:20:27. > :20:31.would say, Hughie Gallaher and we Scots lad the best player you ever
:20:32. > :20:39.had because of the dozens glory goal you put on the dole and sent back to
:20:40. > :20:45.Scotland in the morning? `` if he doesn't score a goal. What does
:20:46. > :20:56.James think the coming season will bring? With the foreign players and
:20:57. > :21:30.One football writer can't claimed to you know,
:21:31. > :21:45.have followed Sunderland'sfortunes for quite so long. But the Black
:21:46. > :21:50.Cats visit on Sunday we'll be... The chance to spend more time with
:21:51. > :21:56.his family was a major factor in his decision to leave Sunderland Echo
:21:57. > :22:02.after almost 20 years. When he was appointed, he was the paper 's
:22:03. > :22:08.fourth sports writer in a century. It has been a privilege. I've had a
:22:09. > :22:15.really exciting time for top some of the characters I've covered have
:22:16. > :22:16.been fantastic. The managers like Steve Bruce... I had a great
:22:17. > :22:22.relationship with. Roy Keane and relationship with. Roy Keane and
:22:23. > :22:30.others weren't so easy but when I first started reporting, this was a
:22:31. > :22:36.derelict colliery. The new manager was a promising young manager called
:22:37. > :22:42.Peter Reid. There has been a lot of water under the bridge. When I
:22:43. > :22:46.started I was a kid and now I am older than the manager and the
:22:47. > :22:53.chairman, which is not great! The biggest changes the stadium. While
:22:54. > :23:00.Graham is impressed by the summer signings he is more impressed by the
:23:01. > :23:05.manager himself. I think that he is an excellent manager. If it wasn't
:23:06. > :23:09.for him Sunderland would be playing championship for this season. If he
:23:10. > :23:19.can do something like that with the resources he had, it relies to team,
:23:20. > :23:22.they will do so much better with the new signings. He is working to a
:23:23. > :23:28.plan and there is no reason why they can't have a good season. He will
:23:29. > :23:31.still covered home games but his new`found freedom will give him the
:23:32. > :23:40.chance to reflect on a career that has never been down. It is a great
:23:41. > :23:42.pleasure to cover the club every season month in month out and I will
:23:43. > :23:47.miss it. Sunderland have confirmed the
:23:48. > :24:00.signing of the Brighton winger tonight. Sunderland and new ``
:24:01. > :24:06.Newcastle both have away ties. In cricket, Durham beat Surrey in
:24:07. > :24:09.the one`day cup so they are still in with the chance of reaching the
:24:10. > :24:14.quarterfinal and joining wrought `` Yorkshire.
:24:15. > :24:18.Time for the weather. A bit hit and miss?
:24:19. > :24:26.Yes, we had half a dozen lightning strikes income rear and it has been
:24:27. > :24:32.unsettled across the region `` in Cumbria.
:24:33. > :24:40.A few days ahead of the peak, this shooting star was snapped streaking
:24:41. > :24:45.across the skies. Thank you for that. Tomorrow's headline though is
:24:46. > :24:55.that it isn't great for spotting meteors. Stein cloudy. This evening,
:24:56. > :25:00.more thunderstorms around in places and heavy showers are indicated by
:25:01. > :25:05.bright yellows and greens. Drier weather as well though full top by
:25:06. > :25:17.dawn, many parts are clear. Mostly light winds by Friday
:25:18. > :25:22.morning. First thing tomorrow, quite a different day as we are in for
:25:23. > :25:27.more sunshine and fewer showers. Where they do fall they are likely
:25:28. > :25:33.to be lighter and shorter so nowhere near as unsettled as today. Still if
:25:34. > :25:39.you showers spilling from the North in the afternoon. Some sunshine,
:25:40. > :25:44.especially further east. Cool northerly breezes and north`easterly
:25:45. > :25:55.breeze is so temperatures will be disappointing. Temperatures possibly
:25:56. > :26:01.attach higher in Cumbria in sheltered inland areas. Most places
:26:02. > :26:07.will not be that mild tomorrow. It may even feel autumnal. On Friday
:26:08. > :26:13.evening, a high`pressure to the South and West tries to hang on and
:26:14. > :26:20.it is that reach that makes things less showery tomorrow. But still the
:26:21. > :26:25.dominant area of low pressure to the North pushes its way across the UK
:26:26. > :26:32.again through Saturday, Sunday and into Monday full. The tight white
:26:33. > :26:42.lines indicate strong winds on Saturday and Sunday. Lighter for a
:26:43. > :26:49.time on Monday possibly. Unsettled, especially in the West. Showers over
:26:50. > :26:57.Cumbria in the West. Sunday will sleep right spells but it is likely
:26:58. > :27:02.to be breezy and feeling cool. In the north`east, a better chance of
:27:03. > :27:04.paying drive through the day on Saturday. Sunday will be sunny in
:27:05. > :27:14.places but also some showers. A last look at the headlines: Sir
:27:15. > :27:19.Cliff Richard has dismissed as completely false and allegation that
:27:20. > :27:22.he sexually assaulted a young boy in the 1980s. He issued a statement
:27:23. > :27:27.this afternoon as release searched home in Berkshire. The alleged
:27:28. > :27:32.incident is said to have taken place in South Yorkshire.
:27:33. > :27:35.Two people have been arrested as a nationwide search continues for
:27:36. > :27:41.three boys missing from their Sunderland foster home.
:27:42. > :27:45.More on that at 10:25pm I hope you can join me for that.