: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.