13/09/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Good evening. evening on the BBC News Channel

Thousands of Sunderland fans have welcomed the relatives

of two Newcastle supporters, who were killed on Flight MH17, to the

John Alder and Liam Sweeney died along with nearly 300 other people

when their plane was brought down over Ukraine in July.

A memorial fund which was sdt up by Sunderland fans has now reached

?30,000 and today the families travdlled to

Into the heart of Sunderland football club came Barry and

David Sweeney together with the other relatives of Liam Sweeney

The reception they got was genuinely moving.

Me with a Sunderland shirt, I never thought I would see the day,

but everybody has been really respectful.

I might even want Sunderland to win today.

The people here have been magnificent and the applausd we ve

You have obviously been on ` well learned over the last sever`l weeks.

Where are you going to go from here, is there time for a period

It's going to be very difficult because whenever we go,

we get stopped, people want to hug you people want to kiss you.

The legendary Jimmy Montgomdry said it showed how football had been set

aside in support of the bereaved families.

It is great to see to see them down at Sunderland,

they are really looking aftdr them, so it's great the Black and Whites

and the Red and Whites can get together and hopefully the fans can

Meanwhile, the Sunderland fan who started

the whole fundraising campahgn is playing down his own role.

It is not what I achieved, it's everyone who put their money

The families have received the warmest of welcomes herd this

afternoon and the staff have been looking aftdr them

stadium. Now we find out in December at the Tyne, Wear, Derby match

whether or not this terribld tragedy has to a lasting change in the

nature of the rivalry betwedn these two clubs.

A man has been charged with murder after a body was found in a field

The body of Michael Outhwaite, who was 42, was discovered in Whllington

Police say a post mortem ex`mination revealed Mr Outhwaite, who was

originally from the Sunderl`nd area, died from stab wounds.

A 22`year`old man will appe`r before Peterlee Magistrates Court

Two men have been arrested in connection with the death

of a man who was found with head injuries in North Tyneside.

The 40`year`old man was found unconscious on the ground close to

Whitley Bay Metro station at around 11 o'clock last night.

He was taken to hospital where he later died.

Police say the man may have been assaulted Two

men, aged 18 and 19, have bden arrested in connection with the

Football now, and neither Newcastle or Sunderland

could manage their first le`gue wins of the season today.

For the second season in a row, the Magpies were thrashed four away

Meanwhile Sunderland drew whth Tottenham at the Stadium of Light.

The Black Cats took the lead through Adam Johnson,

But with around ten minutes to go, Harry Kane scored

Elsewhere, in the Championship, Grant Leadbitter's 90th mintte

penalty secured Middlesbrough's 2`1 win at Huddersfield.

While in League Two, none of our region's teams managed to score

York lost 2 nil to Burton, managerless Carlisle were bdaten 3

nil at home by Bury, and it was goalless between

In Scottish League Two, Berwick lost 2 nil to Annan Athletic.

Time for a look at the weekdnd weather now with Kay Crewdson.

Good evening. Through this dvening it is going to remain dry, variable

amount of cloud. It will brdak through in the West so expect some

patchy mist and fog. Configtre cloud moves into the North Sea whhch could

bring some drizzle in the E`st. For most of us will stay dry. E`stern

parts around 30 degrees and single figures in the West. Tomorrow will

be cloudy in the east, with patchy outbreaks in the `` of gristle.

Highs of 90 degrees. That is all from the Saturday team. Remdmber

Sunday politics will be discussing what impact event in Scotland have

on the north`east and Cumbrha. Our next news update is at 6:50pm.

Tomorrow night. Have a lovely evening.

Hello. Some subtle changes in our weather at the start of next week,

even some rain around for some of us, but for the rest of the weekend,

it will be as you were. Try this evening, with temperatures gradually

slipping away. More of a breeze and southern parts of the UK. The

breeze. Temperatures going down to fire. It will be chilly in Northern

Ireland, western Scotland and the