27/09/2014 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Two men have been arrested following the death of a man who was stabbed

Police were called to the incident on Aldwych Drive in North Shields

They found a 43`year`old man suffering

He was taken to North Tyneside Hospital

Two men in their 20s are helping police with their enquiries.

The UK Independence Party h`s used its conference to predict it will

make major inroads in parliamentary seats

UKIP's leader, Nigel Farage, says the party is winning

But UKIP's opponents attack its policies as lacking credibility

Our political reporter, Lukd Walton, has been hearing the debate

The venue was a racecourse, and for the UK Independence Party,

Once a political also`ran, the party's success

in May delivered its first LEP in the Northeast, two extra

Now the winning line that matters is at Westminster.

Look at the areas that we won at the European elections.

We won in Middlesbrough, we won in Redcar, we won in

Hartlepool, we came within ` whisker of winning places like Sunddrland.

UKIP supporters say they ard converting not just ex`Consdrvatives

But the party's critics have hit back,

calling its policies incoherent its mission to leave the Europe`n Union

But this UKIP speaker says the claims show other parties

The choice for Britain in the 2 15 general election is more of the

same with the three old parties of failure or real change with UKIP.

For all UKIP's enthusiasm, past form suggests it has ground to

make up if it is to challenge for seats in the North.

But the mood here is of a p`rty that finally feels it is in the race

Around 200 cyclists staged a rally through Newcastle today

calling for more action to dncourage bike`use across the city.

The council leader says there'll be big improvements in the next decade.

It was a takeover of the Tyne on two wheels.

A demonstration of pedal power as the council battles to create

safe space for cyclists in a city so often choked bx cars.

Newcastle is the kind of pl`ce that people have not associ`ted

It does not really have the history or heritage of ht but we

are determined to put in pl`ce strategic cycle routes that will be

The more people we can encotrage to switch to cycling for health

and economic reasons, it it reduces air pollution, increases ro`d safety

Campaigners claim that there is more to be done.

You have to create these cycleways for all ages and abilities.

Today is about saying a supdrb and big thank you to

Two out of three councillors support this message of space for cxcling.

Future schemes include one to improve cycling over the

Onto the football and in thd Premier League Sunderland are still

without a league win after a goalless draw against

In the Championship, Middlesbrough also drew 0`0 at

Charlton after Boro's Albert Adomah was sent off in the 81st minute

In League Two, a good win for Carlisle, 1`0 at home to Tr`nmere,

but Hartlepool only managed a 0`0 draw at home to Portsmouth, and York

In the conference, Gateshead rescued a point at home to

But in the Scottish Second Division, Berwick went down 2`0 away

To the weather and it's looking quite dry.

It is going to stay dry and fine for most of us

There will always be more in the way of cloud across Cumbria

but it should stay dry, some patches of mist forming

Some isolated showers and temperatures

Tomorrow, we're looking at variable amounts of cloud giving

The best of the brightness will be to the east of the Pennines.

A bit more cloud across Cumbria and temperatures

Our next bulletin is at 6.45 tomorrow night.

Good evening. A stagnant September weather story continues. Today has

been no exception. Rather quiet but fairly