23/08/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Good evening. A motorcyclist's in hospital with serious injurhes after

an accident with a car on the A 95 near Wigton in Cumbria. A ford

fiesta and a green Yamaha bhke collided around ten o'clock last

night. It comes as bikers in Newcastle held a rally to hhghlight

the number of people killed or seriously injured in collishons with

cars as Mark McAlindon reports. We were out on Sunday for a ride and

unfortunately a car driver pulled out at a junction and hit us. I was

thrown up the air for 20 fedt. The card then ran over me and I suffered

many broken bones. Around 100, region joined a national dax of

action to encourage better road safety. We are trying to get car

drivers to act on what they see and reduce the number of deaths caused

by cars pulling out at junctions in front of bikes and turning right

across the path of bikes, bdcause 50% or more of all bikers are killed

when a car pulls out in front of them and turns right across their

path. Organisers rated it a big success.

cars as Mark McAlindon reports. A giant sinkhole has opened on

farmland in County Durham, prompting the council to place an emergency

closure on a nearby public footpath. The hole in Burtree Pastures

in Bishop Auckland is about 100foot wide, and is so deep

the bottom cannot even be sden. The land was once the site of a 19th

century lead mine and ` with more rain on the way ` there are fears

the hole could widen even more. Hundreds of people have witnessed

a rare "Breeches Buoy" rescte in the North Sea this afternoon It

was part of the 150th annivdrsary celebrations of the

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brhgade. They say they're the only tdam

in the country to still use the technique to haul peopld to

safety from the sea. And today's event was in trhbute

to all former members who'vd used this to save countless lives.

We're quite a large team and when we do demonstration, you need ` lot of

people to be involved. It is also about our heritage and passdd, it is

what we were set up to do and it is good fun being able to do it.

Winning five people to shord was hard work, so we as people to come

and give us a hand. this to save countless lives.

The Pet Shop Boys are to make a cameo appearance on Radio 4's

rural drama series The Archdrs. Neil Tennant ` who's from Txneside `

and Chris Lowe have been lined up as last minute headliners for fictional

music festival Loxfest in Albridge. The chart`topping duo,

whose hits include It's a Shn and West End Girls, recorded their

contribution at the BBC's M`ida Vale Studios in London last month.

In today's football, Newcastle travelled to Aston Villa,

hoping to bounce back after last week's two nil defeat to defending

champions Manchester City. Despite creating several

opportunities, the game finished nil nil.

Tomorrow, Sunderland are at home to Manchester United.

In the Championship, Middlesbrough took on Sheffheld

Wednesday at the Riverside. Two late Grant Leadbitter pdnalties

weren't enough to prevent a three`two defeat.

In League Two Hartlepool were two ` one winners at Wimbledon, while

Carlisle drew one`all with Southend. York also drew one all,

away at Exeter City. In the Conference,

Gateshead were thrashed, six ` one at home by Grimsby..

And in the Scottish League, Berwick Rangers were five ` nil

winners at home to East Stirling. Well, it's not looking good is it?

Anyway let's find out what the bank holiday weather has

in store for us .. Here's Kay Crewdson.

Try and find for Cumbria ovdrnight. It will be called tonight,

temperatures down to 67 degrees and it will be lower than that hn a

brutal sports. Chile, but dry and bright with sunshine. Temperatures

rising to 17 degrees on Sunday. That's it for now.

Gerry Jackson will bring yot Look North tomorrow evening

at ten to seven. But from all of us here,

have a good evening. It has been a familiar story again

today, pleasant in the sunshine but certainly a chill in the air and

tonight will be unusually cold for this time of year. There will be

some sunshine on Sunday before cloud increases in the West to bring some

rain around on Monday. Still showers at the moment, some heavy ones,

maybe thundery across eastern England, Windows will fade away

maybe thundery across eastern England, Windows will fade tonight

will be dry, clear, cold, not a breath of wind. Temperatures in

towns and cities in many areas will be in single figures but if you are

in the country, look at this: Temperatures in the night for a

while could be close to freezing. Chilly start first thing, sunshine

to compensate. For many eastern areas it will stay fine and dry

with some sunshine all day. Heading further west, the crowd will come

in. -- clout. It will bring in rain. Should be driver the Notting Hill

Carnival, white woman the