:00:12. > :00:17.Good evening. A motorcyclist's in hospital with serious injurhes after
:00:18. > :00:20.an accident with a car on the A 95 near Wigton in Cumbria. A ford
:00:21. > :00:22.fiesta and a green Yamaha bhke collided around ten o'clock last
:00:23. > :00:25.night. It comes as bikers in Newcastle held a rally to hhghlight
:00:26. > :00:26.the number of people killed or seriously injured in collishons with
:00:27. > :00:58.cars as Mark McAlindon reports. We were out on Sunday for a ride and
:00:59. > :01:04.unfortunately a car driver pulled out at a junction and hit us. I was
:01:05. > :01:13.thrown up the air for 20 fedt. The card then ran over me and I suffered
:01:14. > :01:17.many broken bones. Around 100, region joined a national dax of
:01:18. > :01:25.action to encourage better road safety. We are trying to get car
:01:26. > :01:30.drivers to act on what they see and reduce the number of deaths caused
:01:31. > :01:35.by cars pulling out at junctions in front of bikes and turning right
:01:36. > :01:40.across the path of bikes, bdcause 50% or more of all bikers are killed
:01:41. > :01:45.when a car pulls out in front of them and turns right across their
:01:46. > :01:50.path. Organisers rated it a big success.
:01:51. > :01:52.cars as Mark McAlindon reports. A giant sinkhole has opened on
:01:53. > :01:55.farmland in County Durham, prompting the council to place an emergency
:01:56. > :01:57.closure on a nearby public footpath. The hole in Burtree Pastures
:01:58. > :02:01.in Bishop Auckland is about 100foot wide, and is so deep
:02:02. > :02:04.the bottom cannot even be sden. The land was once the site of a 19th
:02:05. > :02:11.century lead mine and ` with more rain on the way ` there are fears
:02:12. > :02:16.the hole could widen even more. Hundreds of people have witnessed
:02:17. > :02:19.a rare "Breeches Buoy" rescte in the North Sea this afternoon It
:02:20. > :02:22.was part of the 150th annivdrsary celebrations of the
:02:23. > :02:24.Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brhgade. They say they're the only tdam
:02:25. > :02:29.in the country to still use the technique to haul peopld to
:02:30. > :02:32.safety from the sea. And today's event was in trhbute
:02:33. > :02:41.to all former members who'vd used this to save countless lives.
:02:42. > :02:50.We're quite a large team and when we do demonstration, you need ` lot of
:02:51. > :02:53.people to be involved. It is also about our heritage and passdd, it is
:02:54. > :02:58.what we were set up to do and it is good fun being able to do it.
:02:59. > :03:00.Winning five people to shord was hard work, so we as people to come
:03:01. > :03:08.and give us a hand. this to save countless lives.
:03:09. > :03:11.The Pet Shop Boys are to make a cameo appearance on Radio 4's
:03:12. > :03:14.rural drama series The Archdrs. Neil Tennant ` who's from Txneside `
:03:15. > :03:17.and Chris Lowe have been lined up as last minute headliners for fictional
:03:18. > :03:19.music festival Loxfest in Albridge. The chart`topping duo,
:03:20. > :03:22.whose hits include It's a Shn and West End Girls, recorded their
:03:23. > :03:27.contribution at the BBC's M`ida Vale Studios in London last month.
:03:28. > :03:30.In today's football, Newcastle travelled to Aston Villa,
:03:31. > :03:34.hoping to bounce back after last week's two nil defeat to defending
:03:35. > :03:36.champions Manchester City. Despite creating several
:03:37. > :03:39.opportunities, the game finished nil nil.
:03:40. > :03:43.Tomorrow, Sunderland are at home to Manchester United.
:03:44. > :03:47.In the Championship, Middlesbrough took on Sheffheld
:03:48. > :03:49.Wednesday at the Riverside. Two late Grant Leadbitter pdnalties
:03:50. > :03:53.weren't enough to prevent a three`two defeat.
:03:54. > :03:57.In League Two Hartlepool were two ` one winners at Wimbledon, while
:03:58. > :04:00.Carlisle drew one`all with Southend. York also drew one all,
:04:01. > :04:02.away at Exeter City. In the Conference,
:04:03. > :04:05.Gateshead were thrashed, six ` one at home by Grimsby..
:04:06. > :04:16.And in the Scottish League, Berwick Rangers were five ` nil
:04:17. > :04:19.winners at home to East Stirling. Well, it's not looking good is it?
:04:20. > :04:21.Anyway let's find out what the bank holiday weather has
:04:22. > :04:31.in store for us .. Here's Kay Crewdson.
:04:32. > :04:42.Try and find for Cumbria ovdrnight. It will be called tonight,
:04:43. > :04:48.temperatures down to 67 degrees and it will be lower than that hn a
:04:49. > :04:51.brutal sports. Chile, but dry and bright with sunshine. Temperatures
:04:52. > :04:57.rising to 17 degrees on Sunday. That's it for now.
:04:58. > :04:59.Gerry Jackson will bring yot Look North tomorrow evening
:05:00. > :05:00.at ten to seven. But from all of us here,
:05:01. > :05:18.have a good evening. It has been a familiar story again
:05:19. > :05:21.today, pleasant in the sunshine but certainly a chill in the air and
:05:22. > :05:25.tonight will be unusually cold for this time of year. There will be
:05:26. > :05:30.some sunshine on Sunday before cloud increases in the West to bring some
:05:31. > :05:32.rain around on Monday. Still showers at the moment, some heavy ones,
:05:33. > :05:36.maybe thundery across eastern England, Windows will fade away
:05:37. > :05:38.maybe thundery across eastern England, Windows will fade tonight
:05:39. > :05:43.will be dry, clear, cold, not a breath of wind. Temperatures in
:05:44. > :05:46.towns and cities in many areas will be in single figures but if you are
:05:47. > :05:51.in the country, look at this: Temperatures in the night for a
:05:52. > :05:55.while could be close to freezing. Chilly start first thing, sunshine
:05:56. > :05:59.to compensate. For many eastern areas it will stay fine and dry
:06:00. > :06:05.with some sunshine all day. Heading further west, the crowd will come
:06:06. > :06:07.in. -- clout. It will bring in rain. Should be driver the Notting Hill
:06:08. > :06:08.Carnival, white woman the