:00:09. > :00:09.Good evening. evening on the BBC News Channel
:00:10. > :00:11.Thousands of Sunderland fans have welcomed the relatives
:00:12. > :00:16.of two Newcastle supporters, who were killed on Flight MH17, to the
:00:17. > :00:21.John Alder and Liam Sweeney died along with nearly 300 other people
:00:22. > :00:25.when their plane was brought down over Ukraine in July.
:00:26. > :00:29.A memorial fund which was sdt up by Sunderland fans has now reached
:00:30. > :00:32.?30,000 and today the families travdlled to
:00:33. > :00:40.Into the heart of Sunderland football club came Barry and
:00:41. > :00:44.David Sweeney together with the other relatives of Liam Sweeney
:00:45. > :00:49.The reception they got was genuinely moving.
:00:50. > :00:56.Me with a Sunderland shirt, I never thought I would see the day,
:00:57. > :01:00.but everybody has been really respectful.
:01:01. > :01:03.I might even want Sunderland to win today.
:01:04. > :01:11.The people here have been magnificent and the applausd we ve
:01:12. > :01:16.You have obviously been on ` well learned over the last sever`l weeks.
:01:17. > :01:21.Where are you going to go from here, is there time for a period
:01:22. > :01:29.It's going to be very difficult because whenever we go,
:01:30. > :01:34.we get stopped, people want to hug you people want to kiss you.
:01:35. > :01:37.The legendary Jimmy Montgomdry said it showed how football had been set
:01:38. > :01:40.aside in support of the bereaved families.
:01:41. > :01:44.It is great to see to see them down at Sunderland,
:01:45. > :01:48.they are really looking aftdr them, so it's great the Black and Whites
:01:49. > :01:53.and the Red and Whites can get together and hopefully the fans can
:01:54. > :01:59.Meanwhile, the Sunderland fan who started
:02:00. > :02:01.the whole fundraising campahgn is playing down his own role.
:02:02. > :02:05.It is not what I achieved, it's everyone who put their money
:02:06. > :02:16.The families have received the warmest of welcomes herd this
:02:17. > :02:18.afternoon and the staff have been looking aftdr them
:02:19. > :02:23.stadium. Now we find out in December at the Tyne, Wear, Derby match
:02:24. > :02:26.whether or not this terribld tragedy has to a lasting change in the
:02:27. > :02:35.nature of the rivalry betwedn these two clubs.
:02:36. > :02:38.A man has been charged with murder after a body was found in a field
:02:39. > :02:42.The body of Michael Outhwaite, who was 42, was discovered in Whllington
:02:43. > :02:47.Police say a post mortem ex`mination revealed Mr Outhwaite, who was
:02:48. > :02:50.originally from the Sunderl`nd area, died from stab wounds.
:02:51. > :02:53.A 22`year`old man will appe`r before Peterlee Magistrates Court
:02:54. > :02:57.Two men have been arrested in connection with the death
:02:58. > :03:00.of a man who was found with head injuries in North Tyneside.
:03:01. > :03:03.The 40`year`old man was found unconscious on the ground close to
:03:04. > :03:07.Whitley Bay Metro station at around 11 o'clock last night.
:03:08. > :03:09.He was taken to hospital where he later died.
:03:10. > :03:11.Police say the man may have been assaulted Two
:03:12. > :03:16.men, aged 18 and 19, have bden arrested in connection with the
:03:17. > :03:21.Football now, and neither Newcastle or Sunderland
:03:22. > :03:23.could manage their first le`gue wins of the season today.
:03:24. > :03:27.For the second season in a row, the Magpies were thrashed four away
:03:28. > :03:33.Meanwhile Sunderland drew whth Tottenham at the Stadium of Light.
:03:34. > :03:35.The Black Cats took the lead through Adam Johnson,
:03:36. > :03:39.But with around ten minutes to go, Harry Kane scored
:03:40. > :03:43.Elsewhere, in the Championship, Grant Leadbitter's 90th mintte
:03:44. > :03:46.penalty secured Middlesbrough's 2`1 win at Huddersfield.
:03:47. > :03:50.While in League Two, none of our region's teams managed to score
:03:51. > :03:54.York lost 2 nil to Burton, managerless Carlisle were bdaten 3
:03:55. > :03:56.nil at home by Bury, and it was goalless between
:03:57. > :04:04.In Scottish League Two, Berwick lost 2 nil to Annan Athletic.
:04:05. > :04:10.Time for a look at the weekdnd weather now with Kay Crewdson.
:04:11. > :04:19.Good evening. Through this dvening it is going to remain dry, variable
:04:20. > :04:24.amount of cloud. It will brdak through in the West so expect some
:04:25. > :04:28.patchy mist and fog. Configtre cloud moves into the North Sea whhch could
:04:29. > :04:34.bring some drizzle in the E`st. For most of us will stay dry. E`stern
:04:35. > :04:40.parts around 30 degrees and single figures in the West. Tomorrow will
:04:41. > :04:45.be cloudy in the east, with patchy outbreaks in the `` of gristle.
:04:46. > :04:49.Highs of 90 degrees. That is all from the Saturday team. Remdmber
:04:50. > :04:58.Sunday politics will be discussing what impact event in Scotland have
:04:59. > :05:02.on the north`east and Cumbrha. Our next news update is at 6:50pm.
:05:03. > :05:13.Tomorrow night. Have a lovely evening.
:05:14. > :05:20.Hello. Some subtle changes in our weather at the start of next week,
:05:21. > :05:26.even some rain around for some of us, but for the rest of the weekend,
:05:27. > :05:32.it will be as you were. Try this evening, with temperatures gradually
:05:33. > :05:37.slipping away. More of a breeze and southern parts of the UK. The
:05:38. > :05:41.breeze. Temperatures going down to fire. It will be chilly in Northern
:05:42. > :05:43.Ireland, western Scotland and the