:00:10. > :00:15.Two men have been arrested following the death of a man who was stabbed
:00:16. > :00:21.Police were called to the incident on Aldwych Drive in North Shields
:00:22. > :00:24.They found a 43`year`old man suffering
:00:25. > :00:28.He was taken to North Tyneside Hospital
:00:29. > :00:33.Two men in their 20s are helping police with their enquiries.
:00:34. > :00:36.The UK Independence Party h`s used its conference to predict it will
:00:37. > :00:37.make major inroads in parliamentary seats
:00:38. > :00:47.UKIP's leader, Nigel Farage, says the party is winning
:00:48. > :00:51.But UKIP's opponents attack its policies as lacking credibility
:00:52. > :00:54.Our political reporter, Lukd Walton, has been hearing the debate
:00:55. > :00:59.The venue was a racecourse, and for the UK Independence Party,
:01:00. > :01:07.Once a political also`ran, the party's success
:01:08. > :01:10.in May delivered its first LEP in the Northeast, two extra
:01:11. > :01:17.Now the winning line that matters is at Westminster.
:01:18. > :01:20.Look at the areas that we won at the European elections.
:01:21. > :01:23.We won in Middlesbrough, we won in Redcar, we won in
:01:24. > :01:26.Hartlepool, we came within ` whisker of winning places like Sunddrland.
:01:27. > :01:28.UKIP supporters say they ard converting not just ex`Consdrvatives
:01:29. > :01:34.But the party's critics have hit back,
:01:35. > :01:37.calling its policies incoherent its mission to leave the Europe`n Union
:01:38. > :01:48.But this UKIP speaker says the claims show other parties
:01:49. > :01:53.The choice for Britain in the 2 15 general election is more of the
:01:54. > :01:57.same with the three old parties of failure or real change with UKIP.
:01:58. > :02:00.For all UKIP's enthusiasm, past form suggests it has ground to
:02:01. > :02:03.make up if it is to challenge for seats in the North.
:02:04. > :02:12.But the mood here is of a p`rty that finally feels it is in the race
:02:13. > :02:15.Around 200 cyclists staged a rally through Newcastle today
:02:16. > :02:19.calling for more action to dncourage bike`use across the city.
:02:20. > :02:22.The council leader says there'll be big improvements in the next decade.
:02:23. > :02:29.It was a takeover of the Tyne on two wheels.
:02:30. > :02:34.A demonstration of pedal power as the council battles to create
:02:35. > :02:37.safe space for cyclists in a city so often choked bx cars.
:02:38. > :02:40.Newcastle is the kind of pl`ce that people have not associ`ted
:02:41. > :02:47.It does not really have the history or heritage of ht but we
:02:48. > :02:50.are determined to put in pl`ce strategic cycle routes that will be
:02:51. > :02:55.The more people we can encotrage to switch to cycling for health
:02:56. > :02:58.and economic reasons, it it reduces air pollution, increases ro`d safety
:02:59. > :03:04.Campaigners claim that there is more to be done.
:03:05. > :03:12.You have to create these cycleways for all ages and abilities.
:03:13. > :03:19.Today is about saying a supdrb and big thank you to
:03:20. > :03:25.Two out of three councillors support this message of space for cxcling.
:03:26. > :03:29.Future schemes include one to improve cycling over the
:03:30. > :03:37.Onto the football and in thd Premier League Sunderland are still
:03:38. > :03:39.without a league win after a goalless draw against
:03:40. > :03:50.In the Championship, Middlesbrough also drew 0`0 at
:03:51. > :03:53.Charlton after Boro's Albert Adomah was sent off in the 81st minute
:03:54. > :03:56.In League Two, a good win for Carlisle, 1`0 at home to Tr`nmere,
:03:57. > :03:59.but Hartlepool only managed a 0`0 draw at home to Portsmouth, and York
:04:00. > :04:05.In the conference, Gateshead rescued a point at home to
:04:06. > :04:10.But in the Scottish Second Division, Berwick went down 2`0 away
:04:11. > :04:14.To the weather and it's looking quite dry.
:04:15. > :04:23.It is going to stay dry and fine for most of us
:04:24. > :04:28.There will always be more in the way of cloud across Cumbria
:04:29. > :04:30.but it should stay dry, some patches of mist forming
:04:31. > :04:33.Some isolated showers and temperatures
:04:34. > :04:37.Tomorrow, we're looking at variable amounts of cloud giving
:04:38. > :04:41.The best of the brightness will be to the east of the Pennines.
:04:42. > :04:43.A bit more cloud across Cumbria and temperatures
:04:44. > :04:52.Our next bulletin is at 6.45 tomorrow night.
:04:53. > :05:23.Good evening. A stagnant September weather story continues. Today has
:05:24. > :05:24.been no exception. Rather quiet but fairly