:00:00. > :00:08.A political earthquake in Cumbria after Labour loses
:00:09. > :00:11.Copeland to the Tories - a seat it previously held
:00:12. > :00:19.The people of Copeland are going to see that they have elected a member
:00:20. > :00:21.of Parliament who is going to listen to their concerns,
:00:22. > :00:30.But she will ensure that she delivers for the people of Copeland.
:00:31. > :00:32.We'll be live in Whitehaven with the latest.
:00:33. > :00:35.People power - a lunchtime march to oppose plans
:00:36. > :00:38.for a retail park and hundreds of new homes in Northumberland.
:00:39. > :00:41.Thousands of jobs are promised when this fertiliser mine
:00:42. > :00:45.Today it was named after the geologists who discovered it.
:00:46. > :00:48.And the offensive, anonymous letter writer, targeting people who don't
:00:49. > :01:03.In sport, the battle for Premier League survival and championship
:01:04. > :01:10.promotion hots up this weekend. And it's tense at the top of League 2
:01:11. > :01:11.for Carlisle's Curle, head of a huge match with a special guest
:01:12. > :01:19.appearance. They had a quiet confidence,
:01:20. > :01:23.but no more than that. Just before three o'clock
:01:24. > :01:28.this morning, though, that feeling among Conservatives
:01:29. > :01:30.in Copeland turned to jubilation when they snatched
:01:31. > :01:32.the seat from Labour. The area had been in Labour's hands
:01:33. > :01:34.for more than 80 years, and yesterday's by-election came
:01:35. > :01:37.about after the surprise Well, today Theresa May was among
:01:38. > :01:42.the first to travel to Cumbria to congratulate the
:01:43. > :01:44.new MP, Trudy Harrison. But there are huge
:01:45. > :01:47.questions for Labour. Let's join Megan Paterson,
:01:48. > :02:00.who's in Whitehaven tonight. Good evening. It's no exaggeration
:02:01. > :02:04.to say that this was Labour heartland. The former MP Jamie Reed
:02:05. > :02:10.retained his seat at the last general election in 2015, with a
:02:11. > :02:15.majority of over 2500 votes. But this is Labour land no more. Trudy
:02:16. > :02:20.Harrison, the Conservative candidate, took the polls yesterday.
:02:21. > :02:24.She won the seat with a majority of over 2000 votes. Pushing into second
:02:25. > :02:28.place, Gillian Troughton from Labour. And into third place,
:02:29. > :02:32.Rebecca Hanson from the Liberal Democrats. Going into the polls
:02:33. > :02:35.yesterday, the bookies were tipping the Conservatives as the favourites,
:02:36. > :02:40.but this doesn't make it any less of a surprise. As much interest here in
:02:41. > :02:42.Copeland and Cumbria as it is across the country.
:02:43. > :02:45.Copeland was the focus of lots of media attention today.
:02:46. > :02:47.Not so long ago the headlines here would have been
:02:48. > :02:58.In this area's change from Red to Blue is a remarkable reality.
:02:59. > :03:01.I'm absolutely delighted to be able to be here with the new member
:03:02. > :03:03.of Parliament for Copeland, Trudy Harrison.
:03:04. > :03:11.This is an astounding victory for the Conservative Party,
:03:12. > :03:17.Campaigners fought on many issues here, but these two
:03:18. > :03:19.were perhaps the most divisive - the protection of services
:03:20. > :03:22.at the West Cumberland Hospital, and the future of nuclear power
:03:23. > :03:31.For many voters, Jeremy Corbyn's previous views
:03:32. > :03:39.The Corbyn factor was a reason for defeat.
:03:40. > :03:42.But those in his campaign team say that's not the case.
:03:43. > :03:46.Jeremy Corbyn's been the leader of the Labour Party
:03:47. > :03:50.And Jeremy didn't certainly, as far as I was concerned,
:03:51. > :03:56.Jeremy didn't crop up on the doorstep.
:03:57. > :04:11.We think it's just a protest against Corbyn. Do you think the
:04:12. > :04:16.Conservatives will represent people in Copeland better? Not really, no.
:04:17. > :04:21.I think it's just a protest because people don't like Corbyn. The first
:04:22. > :04:24.time in my life I've ever voted Conservative. Because we've got a
:04:25. > :04:31.Conservative government and I think she'll have more chance of accessing
:04:32. > :04:33.the ministers. It all comes down to who is leading the party. That's
:04:34. > :04:38.what it's all about. Whether it's the leader's
:04:39. > :04:40.stance, or disaffection with the Labour Party as a whole,
:04:41. > :04:43.the appetite for change was made The challenge for Trudy Harrison
:04:44. > :04:47.is to meet the electorate's I'm really looking forward
:04:48. > :04:52.to getting on with the job. I'm very much looking forward
:04:53. > :04:55.to going down to London on Monday and making sure that we deliver
:04:56. > :05:11.on the plan that I've been pledging Trudy Harrison and there, raring to
:05:12. > :05:16.start work. Labour activists here say they have a job ahead of them as
:05:17. > :05:18.well, trying to begin crucial support after that dramatic defeat.
:05:19. > :05:23.Megan, thanks very much for that. Well, our Political Editor,
:05:24. > :05:26.Richard Moss, is with me now. So what does this result mean for
:05:27. > :05:32.politics in our part of the world? It's fair to say it was a safe seat.
:05:33. > :05:36.The majority was relatively narrow for Labour. The nuclear industry was
:05:37. > :05:40.a problem because of Corbyn's long-standing views on that. But
:05:41. > :05:50.there was also a trump card. Major concerns about the NHS moving to
:05:51. > :05:53.Cumberland Hospital. It highlights a new Conservative threat in some of
:05:54. > :05:56.the seats in our region. The kind of swing we saw in Copeland would sweep
:05:57. > :06:03.away the current boundaries. Middlesbrough South, Darlington,
:06:04. > :06:06.Bishop Auckland. Even the Labour MP in Workington. But of course there
:06:07. > :06:11.are other issues which came out of the by-election. Copeland shed a
:06:12. > :06:15.light on those - the isolation of the constituency, the problems at
:06:16. > :06:19.the hospital, the new Conservative MP will have to go down to London
:06:20. > :06:23.and try to get those tackled. The Prime Minister was pretty equivocal
:06:24. > :06:28.about the hospital on her visit. There are other issues - Road, rail,
:06:29. > :06:30.broadband reception. A lot of politicians have been surprised by
:06:31. > :06:34.what they found in Copeland. Now they have to rely on her to
:06:35. > :06:39.incorporate both and get some action. Richard, thank you.
:06:40. > :06:41.More than 1,000 demonstrators have been marching in Morpeth,
:06:42. > :06:44.angry about plans for a retail park and hundreds of new homes
:06:45. > :06:46.on the site of the current Northumberland County
:06:47. > :06:52.Labour councillors insist redeveloping the 37 acres of land
:06:53. > :06:55.and moving county hall to Ashington will save money
:06:56. > :07:00.But protestors claim it'll destroy the town's historic character.
:07:01. > :07:06.Here's our Political Correspondent, Luke Walton.
:07:07. > :07:11.They've long had Northumberland County Council on their doorstep.
:07:12. > :07:15.Today the people of Morpeth came out in force to accuse that same local
:07:16. > :07:17.authority of threatening to blight their town.
:07:18. > :07:20.Their target - a multi-million pound scheme to redevelop
:07:21. > :07:24.The heart is being ripped out of Morpeth.
:07:25. > :07:29.All the shops will lose out if they put supermarkets.
:07:30. > :07:32.And my other big concern is putting a McDonald's opposite a school.
:07:33. > :07:39.We're on the verge of having 3,300 new houses in this town.
:07:40. > :07:42.And the character of Morpeth as a market town will change
:07:43. > :07:50.These protesters say Morpeth's already had more than its fair
:07:51. > :07:52.share of development, with housing estates
:07:53. > :07:58.But Northumberland's Labour leadership see the proposals
:07:59. > :08:00.as part of a wider plan to boost regeneration.
:08:01. > :08:04.The retail park developers, Maple Grove, said in a statement
:08:05. > :08:07.that the new shops will create employment and complement
:08:08. > :08:16.What I fear will happen is that this retail edge town development
:08:17. > :08:20.will take away people from shopping in the centre of Morpeth.
:08:21. > :08:23.They'll feel there's no need to go shopping in the centre of Morpeth,
:08:24. > :08:25.and that will just kill Morpeth dead.
:08:26. > :08:27.Northumberland Council wouldn't do an interview because the planning
:08:28. > :08:30.application was active, but said all views would be
:08:31. > :08:37.It's previously argued that moving its HQ from Morpeth to a smaller,
:08:38. > :08:39.more efficient building in Ashington would save taxpayers' money
:08:40. > :08:50.Claims hotly contested by critics, who vowed to fight on.
:08:51. > :08:53.We'll take this to court, we'll fight it all the way.
:08:54. > :08:54.There's grounds why this should be refused.
:08:55. > :09:00.There's over 1,500 objections on the website against this.
:09:01. > :09:03.Over 1,000 people turned up today to show the strength of the feeling.
:09:04. > :09:10.With council elections also due in Northumberland this spring,
:09:11. > :09:12.this bitter planning dispute looks set to become a bruising
:09:13. > :09:22.An outbreak of avian flu has been found at a farm near Haltwhistle.
:09:23. > :09:24.Defra says a three kilometre protection zone has been
:09:25. > :09:29.The H5N8 virus was found in a flock of around 35 chickens.
:09:30. > :09:33.Plans to move consultant-led maternity services out
:09:34. > :09:38.of the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven were opposed by 85%
:09:39. > :09:41.of the people who responded to a public consultation.
:09:42. > :09:43.That's according to a report published today by Cumbria's
:09:44. > :09:54.NHS managers say recruitment problems mean a number of services,
:09:55. > :09:56.including maternity, would be better centralised
:09:57. > :09:59.Pirelli's been given the go-ahead to expand its Carlisle factory,
:10:00. > :10:03.in a move the firm says will secure almost 4,000 jobs.
:10:04. > :10:07.The tyre manufacturer is set to add a new extension to the plant,
:10:08. > :10:10.which will be used on tyres produced there to "cure" them -
:10:11. > :10:12.that's a process which gives the product its final shape.
:10:13. > :10:14.More than 100 teaching assistants held a protest outside
:10:15. > :10:18.They're concerned they'll face substantial pay cuts
:10:19. > :10:23.Plans to re-hire assistants on the new arrangement
:10:24. > :10:27.were suspended, following strike action in December -
:10:28. > :10:29.but Unions say the threat hasn't gone away.
:10:30. > :10:32.What we want? Fair pay!
:10:33. > :10:35.When do we want it? Now!
:10:36. > :10:45.These teaching assistants say they're still facing a 23% pay cut.
:10:46. > :10:47.Plans to re-hire them on a new contract are
:10:48. > :10:53.But many staff are concerned it's a stalling tactic by the council,
:10:54. > :10:55.and that they will, in the end, have the new contracts
:10:56. > :10:59.I am going to be losing nearly 300 a week.
:11:00. > :11:01.And I'm a single parent with a disabled son.
:11:02. > :11:07.I've done this all of my working life.
:11:08. > :11:09.They're actually cutting people who can help education.
:11:10. > :11:13.And a 23% pay cut, a 23% pay cut is ridiculous.
:11:14. > :11:18.Durham County Council says it's working hard with recognised trade
:11:19. > :11:21.unions to complete the proposed review of the roles, functions,
:11:22. > :11:23.job descriptions and activities of teaching assistants.
:11:24. > :11:25.And that's being done with the support of two work streams.
:11:26. > :11:27.One comprising of 15 teaching assistants,
:11:28. > :11:33.But, clearly, it's going to take more than that to convince these
:11:34. > :11:42.A new mine in North Yorkshire that'll create 1,000 jobs
:11:43. > :11:48.The scheme, near Whitby, is to be called the Woodsmith Mine -
:11:49. > :11:51.a contraction of the surnames of two geologists who worked
:11:52. > :11:57.The duo identified the massive underground
:11:58. > :12:00.resources of polyhalite - a mineral that can be used
:12:01. > :12:03.Our Business Correspondent, Ian Reeve, reports.
:12:04. > :12:06.The first work on the first mine to be sunk in this country
:12:07. > :12:16.Officially unveiling the name of this new mine.
:12:17. > :12:28.Millions of tonnes of the minimal polyhaylite are beneath
:12:29. > :12:31.the surface here near Whitby, resourced to be used as a fertiliser
:12:32. > :12:33.and identified by these two geologist whose surnames,
:12:34. > :12:38.Woods and Smith, give the mine its name.
:12:39. > :12:43.Very humbling. A very humbling experience.
:12:44. > :12:46.It is rather rare for geologists to get this sort of recognition.
:12:47. > :12:53.It's the Woodsmith Mine, in perpetuity.
:12:54. > :12:56.1,000 workers will eventually be here.
:12:57. > :12:59.It's more of a sort of symbolic mine, I guess, in terms
:13:00. > :13:12.-- it's more of a sort of symbolic moment.
:13:13. > :13:15.But it's a good one to recognise the contribution of a couple of key
:13:16. > :13:17.individuals to name the mine and change it from being
:13:18. > :13:23.Because it's bad luck to change mine's name once you've given it.
:13:24. > :13:25.So therefore, hopefully, that name will be there forever.
:13:26. > :13:27.And as the Woodsmith Mine, the government's claiming
:13:28. > :13:29.it's the biggest project in the Northern Powerhouse.
:13:30. > :13:31.And one of 13 being marketed to overseas potential investors.
:13:32. > :13:34.If you look at what's happening in terms of foreign direct
:13:35. > :13:36.investment in the north, it's growing at twice
:13:37. > :13:39.So the efforts of the government and businesses themselves is having
:13:40. > :13:42.a real impact in times of closing the gap between investment
:13:43. > :13:45.The mine company has already raised ?1 billion,
:13:46. > :13:48.though, and more will come, overseas investment or not,
:13:49. > :13:53.with an eye to starting production in 2021.
:13:54. > :13:56.Plenty more to come in Friday's Look North.
:13:57. > :13:58.Mark Tulip will have all the weekend sport,
:13:59. > :14:01.plus we take a look around the Lake District island that's just
:14:02. > :14:13.And we go into the weekend with a yellow warning for heavy rain. I'll
:14:14. > :14:16.have all the details later in the programme.
:14:17. > :14:19.Now, do you bring in your dustbin as soon as it's been emptied
:14:20. > :14:30.Well, in the North Yorkshire village of Osmotherly, offensive,
:14:31. > :14:34.anonymous letters have been sent to some residents accusing
:14:35. > :14:37.them of being "lazy" and leaving their bins on public view.
:14:38. > :14:40.Phil Connell has been to investigate.
:14:41. > :14:42.It's a sleepy North Yorkshire village where outbursts
:14:43. > :14:48.Recently, though, the issue of household bins in Osmotherley has
:14:49. > :14:51.triggered strong words and a series of mystery letters.
:14:52. > :14:56.The anonymous letters are being sent to residents in the village
:14:57. > :15:00.who are leaving their bins in areas like this.
:15:01. > :15:04.Eight letters have so far been sent, with a Teesside postmark the only
:15:05. > :15:07.clue as to who and where they've come from.
:15:08. > :15:09.It's a quiet village, there's not a lot else going on.
:15:10. > :15:12.For someone to have that bubbling resentment around something
:15:13. > :15:15.as innocuous as wheelie bins, really, is quite surprising!
:15:16. > :15:19.A lot of people think it's absolutely ridiculous.
:15:20. > :15:22.Who has the time to even go out of their way to do this?
:15:23. > :15:25.In the letters, the anonymous sender makes their feelings felt, writing,
:15:26. > :15:28."You obviously feel it's fine to leave your filthy,
:15:29. > :15:34.Perhaps it is your upbringing, or laziness, or simply
:15:35. > :15:41.Michael Rowe has received not just one, but two
:15:42. > :15:46.This second letter is offensive, yes it is.
:15:47. > :15:51.And the concern is that there's a third and a fourth,
:15:52. > :15:53.and they get more offensive and they get more threatening.
:15:54. > :15:58.Not at all. No idea at all, no.
:15:59. > :16:01.The village is now watching and waiting to see what happens next.
:16:02. > :16:09.And with bin day not till next Friday, it may be an anxious week.
:16:10. > :16:12.The National Trust tries to ensure Britain's most beautiful scenery
:16:13. > :16:15.and architecture is preserved and can be enjoyed by everyone.
:16:16. > :16:18.One of its founding fathers was inspired to set it up
:16:19. > :16:21.when he saw an island in the Lake District offered up
:16:22. > :16:28.He was outraged that it would become private property,
:16:29. > :16:31.rather than a space to be used by everyone.
:16:32. > :16:33.Now the Trust has finally taken possession of Grasmere Island,
:16:34. > :16:44.Grasmere Island lies at the heart of the Lake District.
:16:45. > :16:51.Wordsworth is said to have picnicked here frequently.
:16:52. > :16:53.But back in 1893, the island was put up for sale.
:16:54. > :16:56.And the thought of this idyllic spot becoming private property
:16:57. > :16:59.outraged local clergyman, Hardwicke Rawnsley.
:17:00. > :17:03.Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley had a deep passion that everybody needed access
:17:04. > :17:14.The journey to Grasmere Island is an idyllic experience in itself.
:17:15. > :17:17.Back in 1893, the new owner decided to make a few additions,
:17:18. > :17:22.which didn't go down too well with the locals.
:17:23. > :17:25.A flagpole was erected and shrubbery planted, which caused a lot
:17:26. > :17:30.A respectful letter was written asking him to reconsider
:17:31. > :17:38."If you and your friends felt so strongly about what happened
:17:39. > :17:42.to the island, you were perfectly competent to turn up to the sale,
:17:43. > :17:46.I suppose, really, that is exactly the issue that Rawnsley
:17:47. > :17:52.That bits of the Lake District were being sold off to the highest
:17:53. > :17:54.bidder, and they could do whatever they chose with them.
:17:55. > :17:57.He was passionate that ordinary people had access
:17:58. > :18:09.The loss of this island for public use proved the catalyst that
:18:10. > :18:11.inspired Rawnsley to become a founding father of
:18:12. > :18:15.But it's only now that the Trust has been able to take control of it.
:18:16. > :18:17.The last owner bequeathed it to them.
:18:18. > :18:19.Canon Rawnsley spent his final years at Allen Bank,
:18:20. > :18:23.From here he could view the island that inspired him to help
:18:24. > :18:30.And now, at last, that island is part of the Trust's portfolio,
:18:31. > :18:40.to be preserved and enjoyed by everyone, forever.
:18:41. > :18:45.Very nice indeed. It made you want to go out and spend the weekend
:18:46. > :18:49.that! Especially with good weather like that.
:18:50. > :18:52.After a break for the FA Cup, the Premier League returns
:18:53. > :18:56.Sunderland's band of Everton old boys may feel they have a point
:18:57. > :18:59.to prove at Goodison Park - a game they do really
:19:00. > :19:02.And what about Boro - can they emulate the Black Cats'
:19:03. > :19:05.victory at Big Sam's fellow strugglers Crystal, Palace?
:19:06. > :19:08.They may be teetering on the edge of Premier League survival,
:19:09. > :19:10.but they were certainly cheerful enough in training this week.
:19:11. > :19:12.Middlesbrough have managed plenty of draws, but haven't picked up
:19:13. > :19:16.three points so far in this calendar year - although that doesn't seem
:19:17. > :19:24.The people who come to watch our training sessions
:19:25. > :19:31.and to do interviews, or to do something, everybody says
:19:32. > :19:37.that they don't realise they were watching a session
:19:38. > :19:39.of a team which is in relegation position.
:19:40. > :19:41.So the players know how good they are doing everything.
:19:42. > :19:43.A high-scoring game seems unlikely on Saturday.
:19:44. > :19:45.Boro's problems have been largely in front of goal,
:19:46. > :19:47.with just two scored in the league in 2017.
:19:48. > :19:50.Crystal Palace haven't faired much betterr.
:19:51. > :19:53.With just three points seperating the two teams,
:19:54. > :19:56.Aitor Karanka says his team don't need reminding of the
:19:57. > :20:01.I can't and I don't want to put pressure on my players,
:20:02. > :20:05.because we don't have that experience.
:20:06. > :20:08.I can't be here telling them how important and massive this game
:20:09. > :20:15.So my job is to transmit all my confidence.
:20:16. > :20:17.Over on Wearside, it's been a difficult week,
:20:18. > :20:19.with the announcement of upcoming redundancies at Sunderland
:20:20. > :20:25.regardless of whether or not they stay up.
:20:26. > :20:28.It's certainly affected me and all the players in the club.
:20:29. > :20:30.We feel really sorry and sad for the people
:20:31. > :20:40.On Saturday, Moyes returns for just the second time to his former club,
:20:41. > :20:45.But in past great escapes Sunderland have beaten better
:20:46. > :20:51.teams away from home, including Everton two seasons ago.
:20:52. > :20:54.Towards the back end of the season there seems to be
:20:55. > :21:00.Experience of players having played enough in the Premier League.
:21:01. > :21:01.Also, players haven't been in this situation before.
:21:02. > :21:05.I think the one thing we all know is we've been worse situation
:21:06. > :21:08.and some managed to claw our way out of it.
:21:09. > :21:11.As Sunderland continue their battle to stay up, they'll be joined again
:21:12. > :21:14.by the embodiment of fighting spirit - cancer patient Bradley Lowery,
:21:15. > :21:19.And when England play Lithuania at Wembley in March,
:21:20. > :21:33.In the Championship, Newcastle United could
:21:34. > :21:34.strengthen their hold on pole position tomorrow.
:21:35. > :21:36.They're at home to struggling Bristol City, while second-placed
:21:37. > :21:38.Brighton take on fourth-placed Reading.
:21:39. > :21:40.The Magpies haven't always been at their best this season.
:21:41. > :21:43.But the fact is they're unbeaten in seven games and,
:21:44. > :21:45.as every supporter knows, what matters most is promotion back
:21:46. > :21:50.And, you know, we know they understand that also.
:21:51. > :21:53.Hopefully at the end of the year, if and when we get promoted,
:21:54. > :21:55.everybody will be happy, whether we played
:21:56. > :21:59.We feel pressure from the beginning, from
:22:00. > :22:11.We lost two games, and everybody was like, "Ooh, it
:22:12. > :22:15.Now we are much better, and we have two enjoyed
:22:16. > :22:18.it and try to be sure, as I said before, that we are
:22:19. > :22:20.Well, Newcastle aren't our only promotion chasers
:22:21. > :22:24.After a recent dip in form, third placed Carlisle
:22:25. > :22:26.are back to winning ways and chasing a third successive
:22:27. > :22:30.Rivals Portsmouth are the visitors to Brunton Park on a day
:22:31. > :22:32.which could prove pivotal on the pitch and emotional off it.
:22:33. > :22:37.When Carlisle slumped to a heavy home defeat by Blackpool,
:22:38. > :22:41.it looked as though the wheels might be coming off their promotion push.
:22:42. > :22:43.But after a perhaps timely wake-up call, they beat the leaders
:22:44. > :22:46.Doncaster in the very next game and then won at play-off hopefuls
:22:47. > :22:50.Manager Keith Curle was sent to the stands near the end of that
:22:51. > :22:53.game, but he was more relaxed this lunchtime, although he did issue
:22:54. > :22:56.this rallying call to stay-away fans ahead of tomorrow's big game.
:22:57. > :22:57.I want the whole of Carlisle bouncing.
:22:58. > :23:00.We're trying to create a rhythm to what we're doing,
:23:01. > :23:12.Yeah, it's frustrating when you get 18,000 against Everton,
:23:13. > :23:15.and then now we're playing top against the of the league last
:23:16. > :23:18.Now we're playing against a team that are potentially
:23:19. > :23:24.That shows people are buying into what I'm trying to do
:23:25. > :23:26.and what we're trying to do as a football club.
:23:27. > :23:32.But tomorrow's game also sees former Blues and Workington midfielder
:23:33. > :23:34.Tony Hopper make an emotional appearance as a special guest,
:23:35. > :23:37.following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease.
:23:38. > :23:40.Tony's three young sons will be mascots, and United plan to donate
:23:41. > :23:42.50p from the sale of every match programme to the Hoppers'
:23:43. > :23:45.Fightback Fund for the MND Association, as well as the club's
:23:46. > :23:50.The people that I've spoke to that know Tony personally,
:23:51. > :24:00.Gave it everything that he had fully football club.
:24:01. > :24:02.I think it's a great opportunity for the football club to recognise
:24:03. > :24:07.Also up against promotion hopefuls for the second weekend in a row -
:24:08. > :24:10.They're at Colchester, now just three points
:24:11. > :24:22.Finally, away from the men's and women's six Nations Championship
:24:23. > :24:25.there's a big weekend of club rugby - in both union and league.
:24:26. > :24:27.Newcastle Falcons' away trip at Exeter tomorrow
:24:28. > :24:30.At Kingston Park tomorrow, Newcastle Thunder are hosting
:24:31. > :24:33.Workington Town is the stand-out tie in rugby league's Challenge Cup
:24:34. > :24:34.with another regional derby, York versus Egremont,
:24:35. > :24:50.Time for the weather now. I'm glad I did the garden last weekend, because
:24:51. > :24:54.this weekend doesn't sound too much! It's not going to be great. We have
:24:55. > :24:58.had a decent day of whether compared to yesterday. I have a few Weather
:24:59. > :25:04.Watcher pictures to show you first of all. This picture, a very calm
:25:05. > :25:08.bay earlier this afternoon. Come up a little higher and we have snow
:25:09. > :25:18.over the hills. The highest of our pictures tonight, a snow-covered
:25:19. > :25:23.summit looking very chilly indeed. This way can we are going to see
:25:24. > :25:27.some heavy rain at times, cheaply across Cumbria and western parts of
:25:28. > :25:32.Northumbria and County Durham. -- chiefly across. But it is going to
:25:33. > :25:35.be a mild weekend. Let's take a look at why that's happening. A ridge of
:25:36. > :25:40.high pressure calmed things today, but this area of low pressure pushed
:25:41. > :25:43.on with ice bars packed tightly together, indicating a strong
:25:44. > :25:48.south-westerly wind. -- with isobars packed tightly together. A little
:25:49. > :25:53.respite, then another weather front will push in. This evening and
:25:54. > :25:56.overnight, outbreaks of rain pushing into Cumbria, eventually getting
:25:57. > :26:01.across to the north-east. It will be heaviest across the Cumbrian fells.
:26:02. > :26:04.Further east we may seem rain on and off through the East. Temperatures
:26:05. > :26:08.dropping down to around five Celsius. Through tomorrow, the rain
:26:09. > :26:15.is likely to be heavy and persistent. The Met office has a
:26:16. > :26:17.yellow warning in force chiefly for Cumbria and western parts of
:26:18. > :26:21.Northumbria and County Durham, because that rain will be heavy and
:26:22. > :26:25.persistent, coming down through much of the day. Western fells and up
:26:26. > :26:31.slopes will be most likely to get the highest totals - 60-70
:26:32. > :26:36.millimetres. Further east, we mostly rain on and off. Through the
:26:37. > :26:40.afternoon across Cumbria it will be wet and windy with temperatures
:26:41. > :26:44.around 9-10 Celsius. For some northern parts of Northumberland, we
:26:45. > :26:48.might see sunshine through the afternoon. Generally for the
:26:49. > :26:53.north-east, one of those days with lots of cloud. Rain on and off.
:26:54. > :26:56.Through Saturday night and into Sunday, the rain hangs around for a
:26:57. > :27:00.time but eventually it will move away so we end up with a dry night
:27:01. > :27:06.to take us into Sunday morning. Temperatures again dropping down to
:27:07. > :27:09.around five Celsius. Sunday starts promising. Try and bright with
:27:10. > :27:15.sunshine. But the wind still picking in the south-west. Sunday starts off
:27:16. > :27:20.dry, turns a bit west later on in the day. Again, some of that name
:27:21. > :27:26.will be heavy and persistent across Cumbria. Temperatures around 10-11
:27:27. > :27:29.Celsius. Into the start of next week, we will see some styles of
:27:30. > :27:33.sunshine on Monday. Chan was, colder.
:27:34. > :27:39.Thank you very much. The good news is it's Friday and the weekend
:27:40. > :27:45.started. The bad news is it's the end of half term and all because
:27:46. > :27:47.we're back on the road! Have a good weekend. Bye-bye. -- and