:00:07. > :00:11.A giant sinkhole which has opened up on farmland in County Durhal
:00:12. > :00:14.is causing increasing concern as it just keeps getting bigger
:00:15. > :00:19.Initially it was just a few feet wide,
:00:20. > :00:24.but it's now grown to over 000 feet wide and several hundred fedt deep.
:00:25. > :00:30.A few days ago this was just a typical piece of North Pennines
:00:31. > :00:33.hillside but on Thursday morning, landowner
:00:34. > :00:37.John Hensby and his partner realised there was a problel.
:00:38. > :00:40.Sam had been out shooting r`bbits and she saw from the other side
:00:41. > :00:43.a hole in the earth. It was about five metres across
:00:44. > :00:50.So she came back and told md, and it was about an hour later I wdnt out
:00:51. > :00:56.and the hole was about thred times that diameter then, and noisy.
:00:57. > :01:00.The rumbling from 200 feet down and the crashing great lumps
:01:01. > :01:04.of stuff falling in there was quite frightenhng.
:01:05. > :01:08.John works on his ten acres to provide habitat for ground`nesting
:01:09. > :01:12.birds, asking walkers to kedp to the path, but he's worried curiosity
:01:13. > :01:16.will get the better of people drawn to see this bottomless pit
:01:17. > :01:20.which reveals something of the area's lead mining p`st.
:01:21. > :01:23.We're the ones who will havd to sort out the police, the ambulance, from
:01:24. > :01:27.a practical point of view btt also I don't want to be responsible for
:01:28. > :01:31.There's no chance of getting them out of it again
:01:32. > :01:35.This is as close as it is s`fe to go because not only has this hole
:01:36. > :01:38.opened massively in a short space of time, it is surrounded bx cracks
:01:39. > :01:42.which suggest that any further rain may make it bigger still.
:01:43. > :01:46.and the forecast for next wdek isn't helpful.
:01:47. > :01:49.John hopes people stay away while he and others work out
:01:50. > :01:58.A memorial event is being planned tonight on North Tyneside
:01:59. > :02:01.for Liam Sweeney, one of the two Newcastle United fans
:02:02. > :02:03.who were killed in the Malaxsia Airlines crash last month.
:02:04. > :02:05.It's at the Killingworth Social Club,
:02:06. > :02:08.where Liam himself was a melber and his grandfather still is.
:02:09. > :02:11.Organisers say that as well as being a celebration of Lham's
:02:12. > :02:19.an auction to raise money for the Sweeney family's chosen charity
:02:20. > :02:22.QPR boss Harry Redknapp has offered an open invitation to struggling
:02:23. > :02:25.former football star Paul G`scoigne to help out with coaching
:02:26. > :02:31.Gazza, who's now 47, has a long history of alcoholism.
:02:32. > :02:34.Several newspapers recently showed him being helped
:02:35. > :02:39.into an ambulance at his Dorset home and taken to hospital.
:02:40. > :02:41.Around 1000 competitors have been taking part in
:02:42. > :02:48.They were braving the challdnges of the 10km urban adventure course,
:02:49. > :02:52.including kayaking, leaping into a lock and walking the plank.
:02:53. > :03:02.For those who enjoy adventure, this is a leap of faith `
:03:03. > :03:07.Stockton River Rat Race, a 00km course complete with obstacles.
:03:08. > :03:10.Kayaking, assault courses and tackling the whitewater course of
:03:11. > :03:16.the Tees Barrage without a canoe all part of today's extreme competition.
:03:17. > :03:19.I think they want to take p`rt because it's different to
:03:20. > :03:23.a normal 10K run, so this is what we're trying to
:03:24. > :03:29.The water and shore`based activities pushing
:03:30. > :03:37.The guy in second today is an exceptionally good runner, goes
:03:38. > :03:42.Managed to get ahead of him after the third mile,
:03:43. > :03:45.a few hundred metres on him and every time I looked over my shoulder
:03:46. > :03:50.he was there, so I wasn't losing him and had to dig in, really.
:03:51. > :03:54.Walk in the park, it's excellent. Hard work, though.
:03:55. > :03:56.It's the second time I've done it. Definitely coming back.
:03:57. > :04:01.We did it last year so the challenge was on again, but it was good.
:04:02. > :04:04.More obstacles this year. Harder this year, a lot tougher
:04:05. > :04:09.Good. Hard, but good. Would you do it again? Oh, xeah
:04:10. > :04:19.And although extreme, it sedms some just can't wait for next ye`r.
:04:20. > :04:21.Today's football now, and Sunderland's first game
:04:22. > :04:24.of the season at the Stadiul of Light saw them hosting
:04:25. > :04:27.Manchester United, and it w`s the away team in front throtgh Juan
:04:28. > :04:33.But Sunderland were having ` lot of possession, and just before
:04:34. > :04:41.Connor Wickham went close e`rly in the second half, then kedper
:04:42. > :04:45.Vito Manonne saved the day with what they call a committed clear`nce
:04:46. > :04:47.Highlights in Match of the Day 2 later,
:04:48. > :04:58.but final score at the Stadhum of Light ` Sunderland 1, Man United 1.
:04:59. > :05:06.We are all wondering what the weather has in store. Let's get the
:05:07. > :05:10.forecast now. It has been a fairly pleasant day and this evening there
:05:11. > :05:13.are still some pockets of clear sky but temperatures will fall puickly.
:05:14. > :05:18.The breeze picks up and clotd rules in overnight so temperatures will
:05:19. > :05:24.not be quite as cold as last night, down to about 9 degrees. Monday
:05:25. > :05:29.starts off on a dry net, not too bad. There could be hazy spdlls of
:05:30. > :05:34.sunshine but through the dax we will see cloud increase from the side and
:05:35. > :05:39.that brings a risk of rain `nd drizzle at acting south`west parts
:05:40. > :05:42.of Cumbria but Northumberland looks like it will stay mostly drhve. The
:05:43. > :05:47.breeze will get quite strong and gusty, especially for Cumbrha
:05:48. > :05:54.tomorrow, so as we go through the rest of the week, Tuesday dozen bad
:05:55. > :05:58.for Cumbria, a fair bit of cloud around elsewhere, mostly drx and
:05:59. > :06:01.bright. That's it for now. Have a good evening.
:06:02. > :06:13.After that cold start this morning, it has been quite a nice day for
:06:14. > :06:16.most of us. We have seen cloud amounts increasing but it is this
:06:17. > :06:21.cloud that is coming in from the Atlantic which is going to bring
:06:22. > :06:24.change in weather. Not too much rain from it, further patchy rain across
:06:25. > :06:28.Northern Ireland overnight, some rain at times across Wales and the
:06:29. > :06:32.south-west, shovelling further east. Far north of England and
:06:33. > :06:36.particularly Scotland, saying drive. Clearer skies, still quite cold
:06:37. > :06:40.elsewhere, not as cold as it was last night. Cloudy day tomorrow
:06:41. > :06:44.across England and Wales, some rain at times, heavy rain, brighter
:06:45. > :06:47.colours coming into the south-west, through the morning, pushing into
:06:48. > :06:51.the Midlands, towards the south east and parts of Northern Ireland as
:06:52. > :06:55.well. Further north, Scotland may well stay dry, the North West of
:06:56. > :07:00.Scotland is the place to be, quite a bit of sunshine. Cool breeze off the
:07:01. > :07:01.North Sea, picking up for eastern Scotland, may be gusty