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:00:00. > :00:00.Safe haven - the resettled Syrian families hoping for a peaceful

:00:07. > :00:13.Special delivery - tens of thousands of Christmas cards

:00:14. > :00:17.continue to flood in for Bradley Lowery.

:00:18. > :00:23.Retread the boards ? a ?3 million revamp for an historic theatre.

:00:24. > :00:26.And the first cut is the kindest - free festive haircuts

:00:27. > :00:31.In rugby - there's a tough Christmas ahead for Newcastle Falcons.

:00:32. > :00:35.They face the three Premiership teams who're at the top of the tree.

:00:36. > :00:38.And we'll meet the young gymnasts - back home after a successful trip

:00:39. > :00:57.Their country's been torn apart by a brutal civil war,

:00:58. > :01:01.but hundreds of Syrian refugees have found sanctuary in our region.

:01:02. > :01:04.The Government's "vulnerable persons' resettlement programme."

:01:05. > :01:09.will offer new homes to 20,000 Syrians in the UK by 2020.

:01:10. > :01:13.Gateshead Council has taken 121 people so far,

:01:14. > :01:15.making it the local authority with the third highest

:01:16. > :01:21.But other councils in the region haven't taken a single refugee.

:01:22. > :01:23.Our News Correspondent Mark Denten met one Syrian family

:01:24. > :01:30.The Al Jamal family savouring the simple pleasures of Christmas.

:01:31. > :01:33.They fled from the Syrian capital Damascus as a war

:01:34. > :01:44.TRANSLATION: Every day is bombs and a different army in Syria.

:01:45. > :01:51.The family came to Gateshead under a government programme designed

:01:52. > :02:00.to bring 20,000 vulnerable Syrians to the UK by 2020.

:02:01. > :02:05.TRANSLATION: The war and the bombs very dangerous

:02:06. > :02:16.Her mother died from the war in her country.

:02:17. > :02:23.Overall 318 Syrians have now resettled in the north-east.

:02:24. > :02:31.Gateshead has taken 121, Newcastle 72 and Redcar and Cleveland 34.

:02:32. > :02:33.But both Middlesbrough and Stockton haven't taken any.

:02:34. > :02:37.Both councils say they already support a significant number

:02:38. > :02:43.The Government pays full resettlement costs under

:02:44. > :02:45.the scheme for a year, but are the Al Jamals

:02:46. > :02:48.in a house that could have gone to a local person?

:02:49. > :02:53.In terms of people really needing housing, having

:02:54. > :02:56.an urgent need for housing, we are able to respond.

:02:57. > :03:02.We need to meet the needs of the people of Gateshead

:03:03. > :03:09.The UK has taken in 0.1% of the total Syrian refugees

:03:10. > :03:25.How are these families selected for resettlement in the UK?

:03:26. > :03:31.They haven't just turned up on our doorsteps. They have been selected

:03:32. > :03:37.by the British government from refugee camps and places like

:03:38. > :03:40.Lebanon. They have been security ref -- security vetted there and come

:03:41. > :03:46.over here so they haven't just been come, they have been selected,

:03:47. > :03:50.partly to avoid the tragic scenes we have seen of people using

:03:51. > :03:57.overcrowded boats and with the tragic loss of life we have seen

:03:58. > :04:01.there. The Government will pay local authorities ?8,500 per refugee for

:04:02. > :04:07.the first year they are here. There are challenges ahead. After five

:04:08. > :04:12.years just drops to just ?1000 and some figures involved 10,000 school

:04:13. > :04:13.places according to the National Audit Office will be needed if we

:04:14. > :04:18.have those numbers by 2020. A bus driver who's been charged

:04:19. > :04:21.with causing the death of a pensioner in Darlington has

:04:22. > :04:23.appeared in court. 82-year-old Eileen Brennan

:04:24. > :04:25.died after the accident Michael Gilbert, of

:04:26. > :04:29.Middleton St George, near Darlington, appeared before

:04:30. > :04:31.Newton Aycliffe Magistrates and the case was adjourned

:04:32. > :04:34.to Teesside Crown Court in January. A County Durham man who siphoned

:04:35. > :04:39.over a quarter of a million pounds from the estates of deceased clients

:04:40. > :04:42.has been jailed for four years. 67-year-old John Dowson

:04:43. > :04:46.from Ingleton ran a will writing and probate business,

:04:47. > :04:49.but when his company hit financial trouble around six years

:04:50. > :04:51.ago he began dipping Durham Crown Court was told he's

:04:52. > :04:57.selling the family home Now, a restaurant offering more

:04:58. > :05:07.than just a good meal is set It's offering jobs to ex-offenders,

:05:08. > :05:10.the long term unemployed The Fork in the Road aims to fill

:05:11. > :05:17.20% of its posts with people who find it difficult to find jobs

:05:18. > :05:20.because of a past prison sentence - It's the idea of Teesside charity

:05:21. > :05:27.leader and businessman Andy Preston, who claims it'll be the first

:05:28. > :05:29.in the country. Our Business Correspondent

:05:30. > :05:34.Ian Reeve reports. It may not look like it,

:05:35. > :05:36.but Middlesbrough's newest bar, cafe and restaurant is due to open

:05:37. > :05:40.on Christmas Eve. So I think initially it was your

:05:41. > :05:45.idea to have the performers here. I think we can do that a few nights

:05:46. > :05:49.a week, all kinds of acts. And the man behind it

:05:50. > :05:52.sincerely hopes it will. It's a venture, he says,

:05:53. > :05:56.that is desperately needed. The aim here is to have 20%

:05:57. > :05:58.of the staff made up of former offenders,

:05:59. > :06:02.long term unemployed What we're going to do

:06:03. > :06:06.is give people a chance who want to rebuild their life,

:06:07. > :06:10.to really have a go at that. And if we can get just a small

:06:11. > :06:15.number to improve their lives, rejoin society, pay tax,

:06:16. > :06:19.that's a beautiful thing. At just 18, this is his first job

:06:20. > :06:24.after nearly two years in a young I didn't think I was going

:06:25. > :06:30.to get a job, but Andy 's Being told that it could lead to me

:06:31. > :06:34.getting a better job. As well as full time jobs, such

:06:35. > :06:41.as here in the restaurant kitchen, volunteers are being recruited

:06:42. > :06:46.for a bar that won't serve alcohol. Referred here by

:06:47. > :06:49.a Middlesbrough-based We work with many people

:06:50. > :06:53.from all different backgrounds, they've got a lot of skills,

:06:54. > :06:56.a lot of experience, qualifications, but they just need that first step

:06:57. > :07:02.to help back into the arena of work. But what do other staff make

:07:03. > :07:13.of working alongside those with past or current issues of offending

:07:14. > :07:15.or addiction? I have I think the area really will benefit

:07:16. > :07:19.from something like this. Once you've served your time,

:07:20. > :07:23.to move on and be able to be given To put that into practice,

:07:24. > :07:26.this place needs to open Now, he's the little lad

:07:27. > :07:36.from County Durham who's really unlocked the spirit

:07:37. > :07:38.of Christmas in 2016. Five-year-old Bradley Lowery has

:07:39. > :07:40.neuroblastoma but his cheerful smile and thumbs-up have endeared him

:07:41. > :07:42.to hundreds of thousands Adopted by Sunderland

:07:43. > :07:49.as their mascot at two high-profile games, football fans started

:07:50. > :07:52.sending him Christmas cards and he's Well, tonight that total has surged

:07:53. > :08:02.again with further truckloads of mail delivered to his home

:08:03. > :08:18.village of Blackhall Colliery. Wow, look exactly. This is a story

:08:19. > :08:22.that has captured people's hearts. As we already know this little boy

:08:23. > :08:25.has received thousands of cards already and tonight here at the

:08:26. > :08:32.local community centre at the latest batch has been countered by this

:08:33. > :08:35.massive team of volunteers. We talk of 250,000 cards already received.

:08:36. > :08:40.There are rumours here tonight that a new world record is being set.

:08:41. > :08:45.Earlier Bradley and his mum were here and they told me what all this

:08:46. > :08:48.mentor them. It just means Bradley will leave a bit of a legacy and

:08:49. > :08:52.that means a lot because it is heartbreaking to supplement and

:08:53. > :08:59.everything but the sapling means he will leave this behind and hopefully

:09:00. > :09:06.help children in the same position as well. You are the friend that has

:09:07. > :09:10.organised all this, I guess this is exceeding your expectations? It

:09:11. > :09:13.really has. A short post on Facebook and the whole community has

:09:14. > :09:18.involved. Tell us about the new world record you think you have set.

:09:19. > :09:23.The world record last time I checked was 200 and 8000. At the moment just

:09:24. > :09:30.only post office cards we have had 230 4000. There are boxes of cards

:09:31. > :09:33.so we have well exceeded it. Clearly this is a difficult time for this

:09:34. > :09:40.family. What kind of difference do you think these cards are making? It

:09:41. > :09:45.makes the world of difference. We have but this place on the map with

:09:46. > :09:53.Bradley. A little five-year-old boy with a stool in the hearts of the

:09:54. > :09:59.world. People are taking -- -- has stolen the hearts of the world. What

:10:00. > :10:04.kind of things have people been saying in the cards? Jokes. People

:10:05. > :10:10.who have been through similar situations, some with good and bad

:10:11. > :10:15.results. People are saying they have been there and you will get through

:10:16. > :10:21.it. This has really brought the community together. It has. One post

:10:22. > :10:25.office book, one have said that they are coming to help us. It is a busy

:10:26. > :10:32.time of year and they have still taken the time to come and help. I

:10:33. > :10:35.can't thank them enough. With 250,000 cards already received the

:10:36. > :10:40.new record could be confirmed soon. It is making a real difference to

:10:41. > :10:46.this family. Absolutely, thank you. I hope there is a few selection

:10:47. > :10:48.boxes in there. You would like that, Bradley, wouldn't you?

:10:49. > :10:51.Now, Peggy Ashcroft, Cleo Laine and even a young

:10:52. > :10:57.A Cumbrian theatre built by a flamboyant Hungarian will soon

:10:58. > :11:00.Almost ?3 million has been spent giving the Rosehill Theatre

:11:01. > :11:08.Built in an age before hard hats and hi-vis,

:11:09. > :11:10.Rosehill was once at the centre of Britain's theatrical circuit.

:11:11. > :11:12.Today plans to bring it back into the limelight

:11:13. > :11:16.We go through here, which is the main new entrance,

:11:17. > :11:18.whether you are coming into the theatre or the restaurant

:11:19. > :11:22.This is the box office reception area there.

:11:23. > :11:25.A lift to go up to the first floor and the second floor,

:11:26. > :11:27.the second floor has the restaurant, the kitchen and restaurant

:11:28. > :11:29.with the terrace looking over the Solway Firth.

:11:30. > :11:36.There are still some challenges ahead in getting everything

:11:37. > :11:39.open and up and running, but very exciting and all the more

:11:40. > :11:40.so because of the great community engagement,

:11:41. > :11:43.the great community support behind it.

:11:44. > :11:46.A much loved facility community, fundraising and donations have

:11:47. > :11:52.Now it's hoped the new restaurant will drive commercial

:11:53. > :11:54.revenue and the theatre will regain its position

:11:55. > :12:01.I think it will change the attitude to culture and performing

:12:02. > :12:07.It is an absolute jewel in the crown of the area and we expect to have

:12:08. > :12:09.top international artists here as well as community

:12:10. > :12:15.The theatre was the idea of Sir Nicholas Sekers,

:12:16. > :12:17.a Hungarian immigrant who founded West Cumbria's once

:12:18. > :12:23.He worked with Oliver Messel, one of the foremost stage designers

:12:24. > :12:26.of the 20th century, to create Rosehill's

:12:27. > :12:32.Early doors, this project, we decided to leave the stage

:12:33. > :12:36.and auditorium as they were, not only because it is the jewel

:12:37. > :12:39.in the crown, the centre of it all, but if you change the geometry

:12:40. > :12:42.of the place, one might as well have knocked it down and started again.

:12:43. > :12:46.The seats have gone down to near Warrington to be refurbished.

:12:47. > :12:50.The Sekers fabric that is on the walls, it will all come down

:12:51. > :12:52.and be replaced by a new generation of Sekers fabrics.

:12:53. > :12:56.We have also got, rather wonderfully in the stalls, an orchestra pit,

:12:57. > :12:58.a small orchestra pit, so it has been given

:12:59. > :13:01.a new lease of life based on this remarkable history.

:13:02. > :13:10.The theatre is expected to reopen early next year.

:13:11. > :13:14.Still to come - Jeff has the sport and we meet the barber who's

:13:15. > :13:16.providing Christmas haircuts for the homeless.

:13:17. > :13:22.Walking netball is the slower version for women who want

:13:23. > :13:35.Batten down the hatches. A stormy run-up to Christmas. Join me shortly

:13:36. > :13:36.with the full forecast. Join me shortly with

:13:37. > :13:38.the full forecast. This week we've been bringing

:13:39. > :13:40.you stories featuring ordinary Tonight we meet a Newcastle barber

:13:41. > :13:44.who's turning over his business on Christmas Eve to give free

:13:45. > :13:47.haircuts to the homeless. Paul Lishman says it's about helping

:13:48. > :13:50.people keep their dignity, at a time when others

:13:51. > :13:53.are concentrating on He's also persuaded local

:13:54. > :13:56.businesses to get involved - It's just a normal working day

:13:57. > :14:02.for Paul Lishman, but this Because on Christmas Eve

:14:03. > :14:08.he and a female colleague will offer their services

:14:09. > :14:11.to homeless men and women, for free. He says he got the idea

:14:12. > :14:26.from watching this There is not enough charities that

:14:27. > :14:29.deal with the homeless in Newcastle or anywhere else in the city. There

:14:30. > :14:30.is nowhere for them to go on Christmas Eve.

:14:31. > :14:33.It's a simple gesture, but not one Paul has seen

:14:34. > :14:42.If me and my mum goes shopping she always gives them a favour and she

:14:43. > :14:51.feels so guilty about sit, so she always give them money. -- five. I

:14:52. > :14:52.always think, give them a free haircut, give them a free shave.

:14:53. > :14:54.Paul has also recruited local businesses, who will bring food,

:14:55. > :14:56.clothing and toiletries to donate on the day.

:14:57. > :14:59.Those who work with the homeless are full of praise.

:15:00. > :15:08.Amazing. Absolutely amazing, but one person can have that thought and the

:15:09. > :15:10.whole person -- process is snowballing. It makes you realise

:15:11. > :15:15.how lucky you are spending Christmas but Lawson and if you spend a few

:15:16. > :15:19.hours making someone else's Christmas a little bit better you

:15:20. > :15:24.have done a good job. All through the year these people are invisible,

:15:25. > :15:28.they step over them and step around them and they are people with

:15:29. > :15:31.dignity and self-respect and it matters to them, it matters that

:15:32. > :15:35.they look mate and that they dump the commerce. -- if they don't look

:15:36. > :15:37.homeless. You can find Paul's barber shop

:15:38. > :15:39.near Newcastle's central library. They'll offer as many free haircuts

:15:40. > :15:47.and shaves as they can A lot of people give to charity but

:15:48. > :15:54.not enough people give something back and do it themselves. They

:15:55. > :15:57.think I will throw ?30 or ?40 there, but poll is doing it, he doesn't

:15:58. > :16:01.know how many people are going to turn up. -- Pol.

:16:02. > :16:04.Now, you may have heard of walking football ? well,

:16:05. > :16:09.A team sport for people who don't want to go full pelt -

:16:10. > :16:10.and it's taking off in Northumberland.

:16:11. > :16:13.The Wentworth Leisure Centre in Hexham now has a weekly match

:16:14. > :16:15.for people of all ages, abilities and fitness.

:16:16. > :16:44.A lot of us get to an age where we can't lay netball. It is amazing how

:16:45. > :16:50.quickly you can walk when you're chasing a ball. It doesn't mean you

:16:51. > :16:54.push yourself. It is part of being a team again. With the age I am and

:16:55. > :16:59.giving up work and not giving up exercise. It is great. I tried aqua

:17:00. > :17:04.fit which I enjoyed but you don't seem to get the work-out. And I

:17:05. > :17:10.leave here I am absolutely worked. Perhaps that is because it is just

:17:11. > :17:15.too tempting to perhaps just break into the tiniest of runs. But

:17:16. > :17:22.enthusiasm is key especially when you consider how many years it is

:17:23. > :17:37.since these women played netball. 15. 26. 32. 56. 52. Seven. 44. Last

:17:38. > :17:40.night. Last week someone had a pedometer on their arm and they

:17:41. > :17:44.walked two miles and that was unbelievable because you don't feel

:17:45. > :17:48.like you walk the distance at all. It is designed for people who have

:17:49. > :17:52.come back from injury forced to want to exercise but don't want to go to

:17:53. > :17:57.the gym. They want to play sports or they might be really tired from

:17:58. > :18:02.sport. They just want to exercise but it is very recreational so it is

:18:03. > :18:07.all about the cup of tea at the end and making new friends and having a

:18:08. > :18:23.laugh and the ability to do it at your own level.

:18:24. > :18:35.It is pacey. How come you were only watching? I didn't have my trainers.

:18:36. > :18:38.Talking of movement, managers on the move. Alan Pardew the former

:18:39. > :18:43.Newcastle manager sacked by Crystal Palace. The big money is on some

:18:44. > :18:45.holiday sticking over. It could get interesting. We will start with

:18:46. > :18:46.Rugby Union. Newcastle Falcons are

:18:47. > :18:48.currently seventh in rugby union's Premiership -

:18:49. > :18:50.enjoying their best start But the festive period

:18:51. > :18:53.may not deliver much in the way of good cheer

:18:54. > :18:55.- or points. Fresh from an impressive win over

:18:56. > :18:58.Lyons in the European Challenge Cup, Dean Richards' side face

:18:59. > :19:00.the league's top three teams over First up it's a 600-mile

:19:01. > :19:06.round trip to leaders The Falcons have celebrated some big

:19:07. > :19:13.wins this season including beating Harlequins and Northampton,

:19:14. > :19:14.but Sarries don't concede many points and will

:19:15. > :19:24.punish every mistake. I think what is good about them is

:19:25. > :19:28.that they go about their job and they do it relentlessly and

:19:29. > :19:32.accurately. They don't make many mistakes, they have a game plan that

:19:33. > :19:36.something is boring but actually is really effective and it enables them

:19:37. > :19:41.to win games so they go about it and they don't deviate from it at all so

:19:42. > :19:43.any after Fraser quite easy to put prepare for but you have to be right

:19:44. > :19:44.on your game to make it happen. Easy to prepare for

:19:45. > :19:46.but not easy to beat. And although a Christmas Eve trip

:19:47. > :19:49.to Allianz Park may not be on everyone's wish list,

:19:50. > :19:51.it means the players will at least be able to enjoy

:19:52. > :19:58.Christmas Day for a change. I can have a bit of Bucks fizz in

:19:59. > :20:04.the morning which would be nice. It will be good to make a real

:20:05. > :20:08.difference, Christmas is fun as well, it is good for the young kids

:20:09. > :20:14.and you can relax and not worry about eating too much for playing on

:20:15. > :20:18.Boxing Day. You can have it proper Christmas dinner? I can have two if

:20:19. > :20:19.I want. I don't have to worry about the next

:20:20. > :20:22.Overeating will be the least of their worries with clashes

:20:23. > :20:23.against second-placed Wasps and third-placed Bath,

:20:24. > :20:25.who've both beaten the Falcons heavily this season, to follow.

:20:26. > :20:28.On to football, and the Middlesbrough winger Viktor Fischer

:20:29. > :20:30.is out of the club's Christmas and New Year programme

:20:31. > :20:34.The damage the 22-year-old suffered early in Saturday's 3-0

:20:35. > :20:36.Premier League win over Swansea is expected to keep

:20:37. > :20:39.him on the sidelines for up to three weeks.

:20:40. > :20:42.We'll have a full Boxing Day preview in tomorrow's Look North,

:20:43. > :20:44.when we'll follow Boro's players spreading a bit of goodwill

:20:45. > :20:49.Top of the table at Christmas guaranteed, Championship leaders

:20:50. > :20:53.Newcastle United face back-to-back home games before the New Year,

:20:54. > :20:56.starting with the tricky Boxing Day visit of sixth placed Sheffield

:20:57. > :21:01.Although the Magpies' away record is currently better,

:21:02. > :21:04.they have won seven out of ten league games at St James' Park,

:21:05. > :21:13.where the players appreciate the help the crowd can give them.

:21:14. > :21:18.Yeah, they have been there all season and it has been amazing

:21:19. > :21:24.playing at home. It has been a big boost for us it has been one of the

:21:25. > :21:26.main reasons we are top of the league. The support that they give

:21:27. > :21:33.us at home and away has been phenomenal so far and we just hope

:21:34. > :21:36.it continues and we can stay at the top of the league. Hopefully we can

:21:37. > :21:39.get the home fans going and enjoy Boxing Day.

:21:40. > :21:40.A North Yorkshire gymnastics academy is celebrating

:21:41. > :21:43.after a successful trip to the European TeamGym

:21:44. > :21:48.Five of the Scarborough gymnasts - and their coach, Niki Walker -

:21:49. > :21:50.were making their British debuts at the international competition.

:21:51. > :21:52.Carla Fowler's been to the seaside town to learn

:21:53. > :22:08.This is where champions are made. In the training hall of a small club in

:22:09. > :22:11.Scarborough. For the very first time five local teenagers made selection

:22:12. > :22:15.for the Great Britain squad competing in the European TeamGym

:22:16. > :22:21.Championships just a couple of weeks ago. In the TeamGym Championships

:22:22. > :22:25.gymnasts compete as teams as teams rather than individuals. This year

:22:26. > :22:30.British gymnasts took their first medal. Ten gymnasts from Scarborough

:22:31. > :22:37.went to the first phase and gradually people dropped out. It was

:22:38. > :22:40.really hard work. We ended up with five representing Great Britain in

:22:41. > :22:44.the European Championships which is absolutely amazing. We are such a

:22:45. > :22:48.small club but we are getting fantastic results and we have got so

:22:49. > :22:52.many members. 13-year-old Brodie was one of the youngest members of the

:22:53. > :22:59.junior men's team that took a bronze medal for their powerful team

:23:00. > :23:02.performance. It was really overwhelming because we worked so

:23:03. > :23:07.hard towards it and going through so many phases, worked hard in the gym.

:23:08. > :23:11.To know the hard work has finally paid off was amazing. You are like a

:23:12. > :23:16.family when you are altogether. You get so much support from everyone

:23:17. > :23:22.and it is just more enjoyable and fun. Because of the squad training

:23:23. > :23:26.it help us prepare and we were all working together really well as a

:23:27. > :23:31.team. Nicky Walker was also selected as one of the national team coaches

:23:32. > :23:34.helping this year 's British squad smashed all previous records but it

:23:35. > :23:39.is not just their own skills these gymnasts are booming. I train four

:23:40. > :23:43.nights a week, two or three hours depending on the night and I coach

:23:44. > :23:48.as well here so I help some of the younger ones training to be gymnasts

:23:49. > :23:53.themselves. There are more than 300 young people in this one club, a new

:23:54. > :23:59.generation making team gymnastics the team sport of the future.

:24:00. > :24:01.Fantastic. I'm worn out! The weather forecast

:24:02. > :24:03.with Paul in a moment - but first here's a very impressive

:24:04. > :24:06.display of Christmas lights. This festive finery

:24:07. > :24:08.is in Burnopfield, County Durham. And believe it or not -

:24:09. > :24:11.it's all in just one garden! Take a bow, Derek and Elaine

:24:12. > :24:15.Armstrong, who are encouraging people to come and see the display -

:24:16. > :24:18.and make a donation But will all those lights be blown

:24:19. > :24:34.away tomorrow, Paul? That is the danger for your

:24:35. > :24:39.Christmas lights but keep the festive theme going with a couple of

:24:40. > :24:50.Christmas in County Durham pictures. A festive frosty starred in Beamish

:24:51. > :24:55.Museum. And some festive holiday as well -- Holly. A stormy run-up to

:24:56. > :25:00.Christmas. Windy and wet at times but relatively mild. Fairly quiet

:25:01. > :25:04.overnight before that finally gets going. 12 showers. Some clear

:25:05. > :25:09.spells. The winds eventually freshen up but later in the night

:25:10. > :25:14.temperatures start to recover but temporarily down to three or four

:25:15. > :25:19.Celsius. Tomorrow the weather really gets its act together. We have the

:25:20. > :25:24.Met Office warning for strong winds, 60 or maybe 70 mph gusts and some

:25:25. > :25:28.heavy rain to go with that. It is Storm Barbara Spedding the wet and

:25:29. > :25:36.windy weather. These black arrows indicate the gust values. Anywhere

:25:37. > :25:41.could see 60 mph. Parts of Cumbria, Northumberland, western parts of

:25:42. > :25:45.anti-Durham could see 70 mph from time to time and for a time some

:25:46. > :25:52.heavy rain. -- County Durham. Some heavy rain in the afternoon leaving

:25:53. > :25:55.behind some bright spells. Temperatures are borrowing to 211

:25:56. > :26:00.Celsius but the dusty wind will cause problems if you are out and

:26:01. > :26:08.about tomorrow. It is all thanks to Storm Barbara. As the storm starts

:26:09. > :26:11.to clear away. It doesn't quieten down that much through Christmas Eve

:26:12. > :26:15.before the next front comes in through Christmas Day. In between

:26:16. > :26:20.the warm and cold front that Christmas Day it will be fairly mild

:26:21. > :26:24.and pretty windy. A wet and windy day for many of us tomorrow.

:26:25. > :26:30.Outbreaks of heavy rain through the middle part of the day. Gusty winds

:26:31. > :26:36.from the south or Southwest. These are the average wind speeds. Higher

:26:37. > :26:40.gusts. Another windy day on Saturday for Christmas Eve. Mostly dry. A few

:26:41. > :26:46.blustery showers but staying pretty blowy through the day and then windy

:26:47. > :26:50.again with a Met Office warning out for Christmas Day itself. Eventually

:26:51. > :26:56.some rain coming in to western parts late in the day. Temperatures of 13

:26:57. > :26:59.or 14 exceptionally mild for Christmas Day this year. Things do

:27:00. > :27:04.settle down as we head through Boxing Day and into next week and we

:27:05. > :27:09.will keep you up-to-date on the latest forecast of IOU BBC local

:27:10. > :27:13.radio station and of course the app and you can check out the latest

:27:14. > :27:21.forecast and warnings on BBC Weather website. Thank you. We have got one

:27:22. > :27:25.more item of news before we go. It is the York Minster spells, remedy

:27:26. > :27:31.issues they have been having, they are ringing tonight for the first

:27:32. > :27:36.time in nearly three months. They were silenced when the bell ringing

:27:37. > :27:39.team was removed in October. Join Paul and I for the latest news. For

:27:40. > :28:37.now goodbye. Let's make this the best

:28:38. > :28:40.Christmas ever.