20/02/2017 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Tonight: New hope for Finley Ingles - the boy with a rare brain tumour,

who's undergone ground-breaking surgery in America.

We are at the other side of it now and now the new journey starts of

Finley's childhood. Tributes are paid to the veteran

North East politician Don Dixon, Now this Viking treasure has been

found a permanent home in Cumbria. And Happy Birthday Lilian -

106 years old today. In Teamtalk, can Newcastle go back

to the top spot of the Championship tonight when they take

on Steve Bruce's We've FA Cup highlights

as Middlesbrough scrape past League One Oxford to reach

the quarter finals and the best of the action from the Falcons big

win over the Saints. The mum of a five-year-old boy

with a rare brain tumour says he now has a new life and the chance

of a happy childhood, Doctors say 90% of Finley

Ingles' tumour has been destroyed by laser treatment

in an American hospital. Remarkably, Finley's been

discharged just 24 hours Stuart Whincup has spent the last

week with the family, and sent this report from Houston

in Texas. All the fundraising,

the years of hospital appointments - this

is Everything that we've

hoped and dreamed for. He liked the hospital's

toys, but not the gown. Surgeons made a small

hole in a Finley's skull and using the heat

from a laser, tried It was nine hours before

the wait for news was over. We think we ablated

about 90% of this. We hope that the destruction

of the this lesion Just don't be tempted

to steal his box of Lego. It is an amazing feeling,

to be sat here, knowing how brave he has been

and he has gone through this nine-hour

operation and we are at the other side of it now and now the new

journey starts of enjoying his And remarkably, because surgeons

only need to make a small hole in a Finley's skull

during the operation, he was discharged from

hospital 24 hours later. Finley and his family

will remain here in Houston for the next week and will

meet with the surgeon who performed Then they'll fly back home

on Monday and his seizures will then be monitored

by doctors in the North East. I can't describe just how

grateful we are to everyone We couldn't have done

it without everybody Tributes have been paid

to the veteran Labour politician, Don Dixon, who's died

at the age of 87. Lord Dixon was MP for Jarrow

until 1997, when he was elevated Before entering politics,

he'd worked in every ship Peter Harris looks

backs at his life. A shipwright who rose through

the ranks of the Labour movement. I have worked on every ship building

and ship repair yard on the River Tyne. At least when people heard me

speaking in the House of Commons, they knew I was speaking from

experience and I would always put the point across for the industry

and the people I knew. years as Jarrow's MP -

a stretch that coincided with Labour's long period

in opposition before 1997. Once voted Britain's grumpiest MP,

he could be scathing of the new breed of politician

who succeeded him. Some people are saying here is

typical of the constituency. We are all grumpy here. Where do you come

from? Down south, like? A lot of them are educated but they do not

have the common sense to boil a kettle.

And today in Jarrow, tributes and respect.

He was a great man, a man of the people. He was a legend and he will

always be a legend in Jarrow. He will be very much mist. Both by

people here where he grew up and people in parliament, where he was

thought of very highly. Always tried his best for the place. A

working-class man. Lord Don Dixon died

yesterday aged 87. He'd retired from the House of Lords

last year and leaves his wife, three A politician who could claim that he

had never forgotten his roots. One thing I am proud of his I have

always kept my feet on the bottom and I have never changed at all,

despite being in the House of Commons and speaking to some of the

most famous in the land. A 27-year-old woman has died

in a crash between two It happened yesterday afternoon,

on the A689, near the turn-off The driver of a Peugeot

208 died at the scene. Two air ambulances were called

to the crash, and a man and two children were flown

to hospital in Newcastle. An area of Newcastle city

centre was cordoned off by police this afternoon,

after a man was seriously injured. Police were called to

Princess Square next to the city library,

after reports that a man He was taken to hospital

but hasn't yet been named. The Dutch-owned chemicals

conglomerate, AkzoNobel, has revealed it's to invest

another ?11 million in its This is in addition to the ?100

million paint factory it's opening in Ashington in Northumberland

later this year. The money's being directed

at its Felling plant on south Tyneside, which specialises

in protective coatings. That facility currently

employs 950 people, - 270 of whom work in research

and development. The investment will pull

together existing research For the men who discovered it,

it was: "the find of a lifetime." Treasure - belonging

to Vikings who traded and settled in Cumbria -

was found in 2014, and taken Now, after fund raising

by the Beacon Museum in Whitehaven, the collection is on permanent

display in the town. It is music to the metal detector

wrists year, a signal of discovery which in this case turned into

something extraordinary. We started to discover it, different objects,

this one first of all, and then the larger one bearer. It was 12 inches

and we found it all lined up in a call. You can go one day and be out

for four or five hours and come back with absolutely nothing. Then you

can go back to the same place the following dates and discover this.

Look at that. How beautiful that is. Look at that! Look at the work on

that. On that bloody day in 2014, Justin and his detecting partner

Daniel found for Norse Silver rings and 16 trading inbox. They may have

been brought from as far away as Russia. All part of a jigsaw which

tells the story of Scandinavian settlers. You can hold and touch and

feel them. We know that the Norse settlers were coming here and

actually embracing the lifestyle here of Cumbria. So there is no

pillaging. There is no attacks. We know they were settling here as

farmers. How the award came to be buried or why the owner never

collected it still remains a mystery, and while these stories so

far captures imaginations, Justin and Daniel will keep looking for

further clues. Amazing find. Now, they say we're all living

longer these days - but not many people manage to reach

the grand old age of 106. Lilian Wildsmith, from Gosforth

in Newcastle, has though - and today there was a bit

of a party for her. Martin Forster was

one of the guests. Of course it's always nice to get

a telegram from the Queen, but Lilian's already got five

of these in her room - by some definitions,

that qualifies as a pen pal.When this lady was born, one out

of seven employed people in the UK was a servant,

Howard's End was the hit new novel, and they were still

building the Titanic. that at Eothen care home

in Gosforth, a party day has been laid on to celebrate

Lilian's 106 years. We are just amazed because she had a

special birthday when she was 80. Then she had a special birthday when

she was 19. And then she had a special birthday when she was 100.

And every year since. Family

and decades-long friends came along which is all the more remarkable

when you consider that, as the time of her birth,

her life expectancy was 54. How

BBC Music Day will honour some great musical legends -

and some of our top And it might have felt like spring

today, but winter will be back by the middle of the week. Join me

later for the full forecast. It's an award-winning charity that

uses singing to involve parts of the Teesside community only

music can reach. Streetwise Opera works

with homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers

in Middlesbrough - to make positive And now a choir made up of people

from a mix of those backgrounds has written the lyrics

to a new opera chorus. It'll be performed in a free

concert in the town's Our arts reporter, Sharuna Sagar,

went along to the rehearsals. First opera -- Streetwise operatic

Middlesborough helps with people who have been affected by homelessness

and we helped to make positive changes in their lives through music

and opera. I love it. It very nice because music is like food for my

soul. I really love to be with these kind of people.

It has changed my life because before I felt sad and alone and when

I started coming here, I started to meet people, friends, and this group

now is my family or second family. We are working towards a performance

in Middlesbrough Central library on Thursday the 16th of March and the

peace that we are working on has been devised by both of our groups

in Middlesbrough in collaboration with the composer last year. People

have contributed to the lyrics, to make this piece come together, and

we are really excited to celebrate 15 years of Streetwise operatic.

The Streetwise has helped me grow so much in confidence and my

self-esteem, which was very low at the time. It is good. It is good to

see relationships being built and really looking forward to the

performance. It is pretty special. Today sees the launch of BBC

Music Day's Blue Plaque campaign. The idea is to honour some

of our great musical legends - and some of the great

clubs and locations where And, we want you to suggest

who or where deserves a blue To get you in the mood,

Jim Knight's been checking out two possible contenders: a former

Newcastle club - once at the heart And an unsung musical

hero from Sunderland, who sang one of the the most popular

songs ever recorded. Now, who's this rather cheeky

looking fella in the ridiculously Well, the answer lies in Hendon -

over a 150 years ago - For it was here in

the shadow of the docks that the great music hall

entertainer Mark Sheridan But when I play you a blast of his

most famous musical creation - you'll quickly realise that most

of us - at least one time in our lives -

will have certainly sang along MUSIC PLAYS: I Do Like to be

Beside the Seaside. Mark Sheridan really is an unknown

legend and he really does have to be known either here or perhaps near

the Empire. I do like to be beside the seaside is basically about

Hendon, I suppose. Sheridan was a colourful

character all right - So much so, that after a one

particularly harsh set of reviews after a performance in Glasgow

in 1918 - he promptly went And what about a potential blue

plaque venue? Well, this fairly innocuous looking

entrance to Eldon Square not look too exciting now -

but in the mid sixties - this was the hippest,

grroviest place to be - and the house band at

the Club A Go Go was this lot. MUSIC PLAYS: The House

of the Rising Sun by the Animals. Here we have a site that is very

important in musical history because here we have the site of the

legendary Club A Go Go. They all perform to your. John Lee Hooker,

Cream. But who will you nominate for a coveted blue

plaque award? And to find out how you can nominate

a name for a blue plaque - a musician or a venue -

listen to your local radio station or take a look

at their Facebook pages. Right, Monday night. Time for Team

backtalk. No Steve Harper this week -

it's half-term, so we've And Dawn has come off the subs'

bench - just in time Maybe two trips, hopefully with

Middlesbrough and South Shields - Let's not get too far ahead

of ourselves, though, because they both have another

hurdle to clear before then! They do indeed - we'll come

to Shields in a moment. But last night's quarter-final

draw gave Boro a home tie in the last eight,

against either Huddersfield or - Lots of goals. You have to remember,

they were playing against league one opposition so you would like to

think they could get some opposition -- goals. What a way for that player

to score his first for the club. Much of the Gates said that all

should have stood. I think they were quite lucky with that one. Oxford

certainly turned it around in the second half. Got back into the game

and then scored straightaway. Yes, well, they certainly did not give up

and I think that is a mark of how far they have come so far but in the

end, it was Middlesbrough's quality that shone through. Yes. So they

could be on their way to Wembley. First half was sort of being out of

sight, really. We had a lot of chances

but couldn't get anything out of it and we were really

disappointed with the second half. Let's just say we got a bit lucky

towards the end and are happy to go through and move on to

the quarter finals. It is nice to win games, but we've

got a big game next week now against Palace which we know is

going to be very tough, but we have Boro away at Premier League

relegation rivals, And Sunderland manager David Moyes

will take the Black Cats back to his old club,

Everton. Fresh from that "team-bonding" trip

to New York, of course. There was an open training session

at the Stadium of Light today. A chance for the fans to see

the players, close-up. We'll have a full report

on tomorrow's Look North. We will - because there's

lots to get in tonight - with Newcastle playing Aston Villa -

the first time the teams have met outside the top flight since 1938,

and the game sees the return Yes, former Sunderland boss

Steve Bruce is in charge of struggling Villa,

17th in the Championship - might have expected them to be up

there with Newcastle. Without a win in 2017,

but he has been given Famously lost a Tyne Wear derby

5-1 at St James Park but remember this little jig

on the touchline when Hull beat Well, they won't want

a repeat of that tonight. The Magpies need a victory to go

back to the top of the table and Rafa Benitez has some sympathy

with Bruce's situation. When you go down, you have to change

half of the squad and then you need time before players settle down, for

new staff and new people. So I can understand why it is so difficult

for them to do what everybody was expecting that they had to do and

from our position that we also spent some money and are doing well, but I

can see how difficult it is. So it will be a tough game for us because

they are a good team, they have very good players, and it will be a tough

competition for anyone. And we'll have action from that game

in our late news bulletin. Back to the weekend now -

and a decent return recovered from their

New Year wobble. It's now three wins out of four -

after picking up just three draws And they did it the hard

way at Wycombe - Jamie Proctor slotted

in the equaliser - he's on loan from Bolton -

and then Reggie Lamb got the winner - Carlisle now five points clear

in that final promotion spot. And they made up ground

on second-placed Plymouth, who had to fight hard for a point

at Hartlepool - Rhys Oates put Pools in front -

Argyle levelled, 12 minutes from time - but definite signs

of encouragement, there, A big derby coming up tomorrow

in the National League - Gateshead looking for a fourth

straight win, after beating Forest Green 3-1 - a beauty,

there, from Wes York. And that's where they'll be

tomorrow night - in York! Taking on the Minstermen,

who had to settle for a point at Boreham Wood, after taking

the lead through Amari Morgan-Smith. In Scottish Division Two,

there was a great win for Berwick Rangers -

Gary Phillips with the late goal And we talked about

Middlesbrough going to Wembley! Well, South Shields

are on the brink of a big day out - they demolished Newport Pagnell 6-1

to move into the semi-finals Some terrific goals,

in front of a record crowd of more Not far short of the gates at both

Hartlepool and Blackpool! And in the semis they'll face

Coleshill, from Warwickshire - the second leg's at Shields

on Saturday, March the 18th. Away from football,

on to rugby union - and a great win, yesterday,

for Newcastle Falcons, Dawn! Yes, and another new

signing to add to french Fijian international centre

Josh Matavesi and his brother Joel Exciting times and yesterday's game

the best match I've seen The start was a bit

worrying, mind you - Northampton Saints two converted

tries up inside six minutes. But the Falcons played their way

back into the game to reduce the half time deficit

to nine points. And the second half

was simply outstanding! Bobby Vickers touched down two

minutes after the break - and two minutes after that,

scrum half Sonatane Takulua scored the second of what would become

a hattrick in a man of the match performance that saw him carry out

most of the kicking duties as well. Momentum turned, the Falcons simply

played the Saints off the park. Full of attacking verve and flair

they ran in no fewer than seven tries in all to put them just

a point behind sixth In rugby league, the first pool

matches of the League One Cup saw wins for Workington who beat local

rivals Whitehaven But York City Knights narrowly lost

to North Wales Crusaders. There was disappointment too

for Mica McNeill from Consett who with her partner Mika Moore

finished 16th for Great Britain at the World Bobsleigh

Championships in Germany. But Cricketer Ben Stokes

will be a happy man. The Durham all rounder

and new England Test vice-captain has become

the Indian Premier League's most expensive foreign player

after Rising Pune Supergiants It's around twice what he earns

from his international central contract and sees him become

the highest-earning England So the drinks are on him. Right,

time for the weather now. The weather is turning, is it? Yes, it

did feel like spring today but it will not feel like that by the time

we get to Wednesday night. This was the satellite picture from earlier

today. 15 Celsius for some parts. Even 12 Celsius in some parts of

Cumbria. Even though we had a lot of cloud for much of the day. Remember

that? Well, that is more likely to be five Celsius by Thursday. So this

week, the weather will be fairly unsettled at times. Rain in the

forecast that it will be turning colder. This is the picture tonight.

We expect clear skies. It should be a dry night as well. Some showers

around but nothing too troublesome. Temperatures will drop back down to

around six Celsius, saw a fairly mild start to Tuesday morning and

less breezy than it has been today. We will see some brightness across

the North East bursting but already the cloud is rolling in from parts

of Cumbria and it is here we will start to see the brain moving into

the afternoon. By around 3pm in the afternoon, temperatures around 10

Celsius, not quite as high as today but still fairly mild. In the North

East, 10-12 C once again and the wind will be picking up as we head

to the day. This weather front moves in as we go through Tuesday night

and on into Wednesday. It is bringing some outbreaks of rain,

some quite strong and gusty winds as well. That should start to clear two

by the time we get to early Wednesday morning. Again, the

temperatures overnight down to 5-6 C. A wet start first thing on

Wednesday morning, but that will clear through. Some showers around

and some will be a touch wood to read, but plenty of dry and bright

weather on Wednesday afternoon. It is Wednesday night and on into

Thursday that we start to see this area of low pressure moving in. This

will bring some strong winds and over high ground, that could well be

forming snow. Wednesday night on into Thursday. So thirsty is looking

like it will be a fairly cold Dave. We are expecting outbreaks of rent

throughout the day and some of that will be following as snow. By the

time we get to Friday, many areas that reach the teams in Celsius

today will be down to around five Celsius, but it should be dry and

bright. It will not do much for my man flu. Nothing will help that. A

hot toddy, probably. Should hopefully get myself in tomorrow. I

buy.