:00:00. > :00:07.degrees. Fiona. Thank you, Sarah. That's all from the BBC News at Six.
:00:08. > :00:10.Tonight: A 17-year jail sentence for the woman
:00:11. > :00:16.who ordered her youngest son to murder his brother.
:00:17. > :00:22.Anybody who is family oriented will understand what the closeness of
:00:23. > :00:23.family means and to find out you have been betrayed by your brother
:00:24. > :00:26.and mother must be devastating. A warning that some could
:00:27. > :00:29.close unless the way How this missing 18th century
:00:30. > :00:34.portrait from County Durham was We meet the 11-year-old twins
:00:35. > :00:40.from Teesside who've set their sights set
:00:41. > :00:43.on being world champions. A year on Newcastle are on course
:00:44. > :00:51.for promotion, but Fulham are out And can Boro repeat their FA Cup
:00:52. > :00:56.heroics of 2015 to knock out Man City and book
:00:57. > :01:10.their place at Wembley? A West Cumbrian mother
:01:11. > :01:12.who told her youngest son to kill his brother is tonight
:01:13. > :01:16.starting a 17-year jail sentence Alison Murphy, who's 52
:01:17. > :01:20.and from Whitehaven, encouraged her son Gary
:01:21. > :01:23.to kill his 26-year-old brother, A judge at Carlisle Crown Court
:01:24. > :01:29.ordered Gary Murphy to be detained indefinitely in a secure hospital
:01:30. > :01:31.while he receives treatment. Mark MacAlindon has been
:01:32. > :01:34.following this extraordinary case Mark, tell us more
:01:35. > :01:52.about what happened. It is quite an unusual case, as you
:01:53. > :01:58.say. It is the story of a dysfunctional family, Alison Murphy
:01:59. > :02:02.and her sons Tony, 26, and Gary, 23. Alison and Gary live separately in
:02:03. > :02:05.Whitehaven. Tony was in the south of England and the two boys hadn't got
:02:06. > :02:11.on for some time and Gary had a real resentment of his older brother and
:02:12. > :02:17.that was exacerbated by his ass burgers syndrome. One night Tony
:02:18. > :02:22.visited his mother and he drank heavily and then they rout. This was
:02:23. > :02:26.when Alison Murphy exchange the text cases -- text messages with her
:02:27. > :02:30.younger fund that are crucial in this case. One said, I think he
:02:31. > :02:33.should be killed but I am not sure stabbing is the right method,
:02:34. > :02:37.perhaps he should be pushed off a cliff or into a harbour. Gary
:02:38. > :02:41.replied, I am fine with whatever, as long as he dies. Gary arrived at his
:02:42. > :02:53.mother 's house and stabbed his brother in the neck, inflicting and
:02:54. > :02:56.eight centimetre deep wound and Tony lost a litre and a half of blood but
:02:57. > :02:57.he was treated in intensive care and he survived. Despite that, Tony
:02:58. > :02:58.believes his mother is innocent? Yes, Tony left court today too
:02:59. > :03:01.distressed to talk directly to us, but he did read a victim impact
:03:02. > :03:04.statement to the court. He has pain in his face and neck,
:03:05. > :03:07.but it was the emotional effect He said he felt sorry for his mother
:03:08. > :03:12.and that her life was ruined, and that he hoped her appeal
:03:13. > :03:14.would be successful He said he would look
:03:15. > :03:21.after her house and her dog Clearly a complicated case. The
:03:22. > :03:23.judge said there could be no sentiment here?
:03:24. > :03:26.No, he said the plot between Alison and Gary was crude
:03:27. > :03:27.and unsophisticated, but it was premeditated.
:03:28. > :03:29.Alison Murphy has been jailed for 17 years,
:03:30. > :03:32.Gary detained indefinitely in a secure hospital as he remains
:03:33. > :03:43.Afterwards I spoke to the police officer who led the investigation.
:03:44. > :03:53.It is so unusual that a mum and son plan together to kill the other son.
:03:54. > :03:58.It is tragic. Luckily Anthony Murphy survived but it is a heinous crime.
:03:59. > :04:04.What has been the impact on him? I think it has affected him immensely.
:04:05. > :04:08.Anybody who is family oriented will understand what closeness of family
:04:09. > :04:14.means, and to find out how you have been betrayed by your brother and
:04:15. > :04:17.mother must be devastating. A desperately sad case, but thankfully
:04:18. > :04:18.not the sort of case we find routinely in front of the courts.
:04:19. > :04:23.Thank you very much. A Newcastle council boss has warned
:04:24. > :04:26.a lack of maintenance could force the closure of local parks
:04:27. > :04:29.unless there are changes The city is consulting
:04:30. > :04:35.on a plan to transfer parks to a charitable trust,
:04:36. > :04:37.after a sharp fall in funding. It says the new body will be better
:04:38. > :04:40.able to raise income. But critics question
:04:41. > :04:44.whether the approach will work. This report from our political
:04:45. > :04:46.correspondent, Luke Walton. They date back to Victorian times
:04:47. > :04:51.and been at the heart But parks like Leazes
:04:52. > :04:56.in Newcastle have been feeling The core funding is
:04:57. > :05:02.down more than 90%. And the man in charge says
:05:03. > :05:13.a re-think is urgent. My personal opinion is that over the
:05:14. > :05:17.next few years maintenance will slip so much that we will have to close
:05:18. > :05:22.some parks because they won't be safe. That would be the other
:05:23. > :05:25.option? That is not an option, it is not what we will do, but it will be
:05:26. > :05:26.the inevitable consequence of doing nothing.
:05:27. > :05:28.Newcastle Council is consulting on plans to transfer
:05:29. > :05:31.parks and allotments to a charitable trust it says would be better
:05:32. > :05:34.Sunderland Council is also looking at a similar approach for some
:05:35. > :05:37.of its key parks over a longer timescale.
:05:38. > :05:43.They'd be be following the example of Milton Keynes which runs more
:05:44. > :05:56.There are so many advantages of having a trust that is dedicated to
:05:57. > :06:01.looking after the parks. We are not against other services and demands.
:06:02. > :06:05.By having good and well maintained parks the income is ring fenced to
:06:06. > :06:09.use back in those parks and it means we can invest in the parks.
:06:10. > :06:12.Back in Newcastle the woman who represents the city park users,
:06:13. > :06:14.says the effects of austerity are already evident.
:06:15. > :06:16.She worries the new organisation wont fill the gap.
:06:17. > :06:18.She worries the new organisation won't fill the gap.
:06:19. > :06:23.We don't know how much it will cost to maintain parks and green spaces
:06:24. > :06:27.and on the other hand the council is not telling us how much this social
:06:28. > :06:30.enterprise will potentially raise in order to maintain parks and green
:06:31. > :06:31.spaces, we just don't have the figures.
:06:32. > :06:33.The council says it's still examining how much income
:06:34. > :06:37.But it insists parks would remain in the ownership of the local
:06:38. > :06:40.That's unlikely to silence further questions about the future
:06:41. > :06:51.And there's more on that story, along with the rest of the week's
:06:52. > :06:58.That's this Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, here on BBC One.
:06:59. > :07:00.A man's been arrested by police investigating a rape
:07:01. > :07:03.in the Northumberland town of Morpeth last month.
:07:04. > :07:06.The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, February 4th.
:07:07. > :07:09.An 18-year-old woman was walking near Morpeth Golf Club
:07:10. > :07:12.when a man in a car stopped and offered her a lift.
:07:13. > :07:18.She got in, and after driving a short distance, he raped her.
:07:19. > :07:20.Police say they've arrested a 55-year-old man, who's been
:07:21. > :07:21.released on bail pending further inquiries.
:07:22. > :07:24.People using trains in our region can expect disruption on Monday.
:07:25. > :07:32.A strike on Arriva Rail North and Northern Rail is due to start
:07:33. > :07:37.The 24 hour stoppage by the RMT union is part of a continuing row
:07:38. > :07:42.Directors of a Gateshead firm which offered to help people benefit
:07:43. > :07:44.from the Government's ill-fated Green Deal scheme will not be
:07:45. > :07:47.prosecuted after agreeing to refund customers.
:07:48. > :07:50.Gateshead Council's Trading Standards began an investigation
:07:51. > :07:55.into the firm Tivium after receiving a large number of complaints,
:07:56. > :07:58.but say it's not in the public interest to pursue the now-defunct
:07:59. > :08:02.At a pre-trial hearing the father and son directors,
:08:03. > :08:05.Andrew and Jonathan Matthews, agreed, through their solicitors,
:08:06. > :08:12.to pay back more than ?100,000 to 372 customers.
:08:13. > :08:14.Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was spotted
:08:15. > :08:18.Northumbria Police found the car parked in a lay-by
:08:19. > :08:20.in North Shields and seized it for not having insurance.
:08:21. > :08:23.The force's roads unit tweeted that the boy denied all knowledge,
:08:24. > :08:29.but forgot his books were in the boot.
:08:30. > :08:32.A new survey suggests people here in the North are drinking
:08:33. > :08:37.It says more than 40% of us have cut back on the booze over the last year
:08:38. > :08:39.compared to the national average of just over 30%.
:08:40. > :08:42.Well, it's Friday night, traditionally the time of the week
:08:43. > :08:44.when many of us might head to the bar, so we've
:08:45. > :08:47.sent Jonathan Swingler to a pub in Ponteland,
:08:48. > :09:02.We are at the blackbird Inn and pings are -- things are gearing up
:09:03. > :09:02.for the weekend in this popular place.
:09:03. > :09:04.2,000 people took part in this survey by Mintel,
:09:05. > :09:11.It revealed some interesting figures.
:09:12. > :09:14.Their figures say almost a third of people in this country have
:09:15. > :09:16.cut their alcohol intake over the last year.
:09:17. > :09:19.People in the North East are the most likely to be drinking
:09:20. > :09:22.41% in the region said they had reduced their intake
:09:23. > :09:26.Compare that to the South East where that's 27%.
:09:27. > :09:30.Across the country 44% said it was to save money.
:09:31. > :09:31.39% said they wanted to improve their health.
:09:32. > :09:37.Some 14% are concerned about becoming dependant on alcohol.
:09:38. > :09:40.But we did speak to Balance, the organisation that wants people
:09:41. > :09:46.They say almost one in three adults are drinking at risky
:09:47. > :09:56.Well, we've been having a chat with some of the drinkers here.
:09:57. > :10:05.Probably more, to be honest. I drink much less now than before. How come?
:10:06. > :10:10.I don't know, I don't know if it's just as you get older, but it just
:10:11. > :10:16.doesn't appeal as much. Probably a bit less. How come less? Just
:10:17. > :10:21.moneywise, pennies. Purse strings and all that. I'm a teacher so I am
:10:22. > :10:27.definitely drinking more. How much more are you drink it? What do you
:10:28. > :10:30.teach? I teach PE. I don't know, I like weekend.
:10:31. > :10:34.Joining me now is Michael, the Landlord here.
:10:35. > :10:43.Is this normal for a Friday? Yes, this is our normal start to a Friday
:10:44. > :10:47.evening. It will start at about 4pm. People drink in stages now. They
:10:48. > :10:51.will stop the soft drink and they may start early and go on a bit
:10:52. > :10:57.earlier. Do you think this research is true? Game know. People are
:10:58. > :11:02.enjoying themselves. Even during the week people are still coming out and
:11:03. > :11:06.relaxing. We are doing a good trade here, as is the village. Basically
:11:07. > :11:12.for us people are still drinking and still coming out. I think they are
:11:13. > :11:16.managing their drink better. This research says people want to be more
:11:17. > :11:21.healthy so are your customers doing that, cutting down on health
:11:22. > :11:24.grounds? We find some may start with a soft drink or have won during the
:11:25. > :11:29.evening but mainly they are still drinking. They do not drink soft
:11:30. > :11:33.drinks all night. It is not going to change. I know you are busy so I
:11:34. > :11:36.will let you crack on. I might have a drink now! Back to you.
:11:37. > :11:39.Look North understands more than a dozen schoolchildren were sent
:11:40. > :11:42.home from a North Yorkshire school today after the police were called
:11:43. > :11:46.The pupils protesting at Bedale High School say they're
:11:47. > :11:48.being denied permission to use the toilet outside of
:11:49. > :11:52.North Yorkshire County Council says students who need the toilet
:11:53. > :11:54.during lessons or need access for medical reasons will always be
:11:55. > :12:03.However a number of parents claim that isn't the case,
:12:04. > :12:06.and some girls have been punished for going to the toilet
:12:07. > :12:14.They have only been given certain time slots, roughly about a
:12:15. > :12:19.five-minute time slot at break time and lunchtime to go to the toilet.
:12:20. > :12:22.It is absolutely ridiculous. I have actually been to the school twice
:12:23. > :12:24.within the last week myself to complain about this.
:12:25. > :12:26.A missing portrait of the man who created Sedgefield's Hardwick Park
:12:27. > :12:29.is now back where it belongs, in County Durham, after being traced
:12:30. > :12:33.John Burdon took ownership of the Hardwick Estate in the mid
:12:34. > :12:35.18th century before he set about developing and
:12:36. > :12:38.After disappearing in the 1950s, it turns out the 18th century
:12:39. > :12:43.painting was very well travelled before its return to the North.
:12:44. > :12:54.The life-size portrait of John Burdon was hung in a prime
:12:55. > :12:58.spot at his beloved Hardwick Hall in 1792.
:12:59. > :13:04.It stayed there for more than 100 years after being taken
:13:05. > :13:06.down by the estate's next owner it was eventually sold
:13:07. > :13:11.at auction in 1958 and then it disappeared for decades.
:13:12. > :13:14.Then in the 1990s Durham County Council teamed up with the Friends
:13:15. > :13:17.with the Friends Of Hardwick to find the painting and they traced
:13:18. > :13:21.The director of Sotheby's acquired it and took it
:13:22. > :13:24.to his grand villa in Tangier, so we move from Britain,
:13:25. > :13:26.right through Europe down to North Africa.
:13:27. > :13:30.And there it lay until he died in the early 2000 and came up
:13:31. > :13:33.And there it lay until he died in the early 2000s and came up
:13:34. > :13:41.Eventually we tracked it down through the auction house,
:13:42. > :13:45.it was quite a job, but we got there, found that French artist had
:13:46. > :13:56.She lives in Geneva but has an apartment in Paris
:13:57. > :14:01.After the long search Tony and his team went to Paris to bring
:14:02. > :14:05.We were in this apartment in Paris, came around the other side
:14:06. > :14:07.of this wall and there, in front of you,
:14:08. > :14:14.The thing that struck me straightaway was the archway,
:14:15. > :14:17.and that without a shadow of a doubt is Saint Edmund's church.
:14:18. > :14:20.Until now I had seen anything but a tiny smudge of paint
:14:21. > :14:28.Just to make sure, had a quick sniff.
:14:29. > :14:40.This is it, it is what we have been searching for the 18 years.
:14:41. > :14:43.This magnificent painting depicts John Burdon proudly
:14:44. > :14:47.surveying his land back in the 1790s.
:14:48. > :14:57.Now in 2017 he is back in his rightful place.
:14:58. > :15:00.The smell of old paintings, completed!
:15:01. > :15:04.Dawn Thewlis joins me shortly with the weekend's sports news.
:15:05. > :15:07.We meet the very sporty 11-year-old Teesside twins who're
:15:08. > :15:17.hoping to become national and world champions.
:15:18. > :15:22.It will be mild this weekend and there will be rain at times but it
:15:23. > :15:24.won't be a full wash-out. Join me later for the full forecast.
:15:25. > :15:27.It was the worst loss of life the Lake District has seen
:15:28. > :15:29.in its time as a tourist destination, and it led
:15:30. > :15:31.to new safety rules governing pleasure craft.
:15:32. > :15:33.Now in a new book a retired policeman is telling
:15:34. > :15:36.the story of the Derwentwater disaster of 1898.
:15:37. > :15:45.The Lake District, one of the nation's favourite tourist
:15:46. > :15:53.But it was equally popular in the late 19th century as well.
:15:54. > :15:56.A visit to Lakeland provided respite for those who lived and worked
:15:57. > :15:59.in the grimy industrial towns and cities of the North.
:16:00. > :16:02.Among them mill workers Mary Jane Smith, Mary Alice Reid,
:16:03. > :16:12.Nancy Pickles, Francis Crossley and Helena Clegg.
:16:13. > :16:15.They were in a party of mill workers from Nelson who headed
:16:16. > :16:22.Sadly the five young women and never returned home.
:16:23. > :16:25.It was the worst loss of life on an English lake
:16:26. > :16:30.On the final day of their stay the highlight was to be a trip
:16:31. > :16:31.out on Derwentwater, the ladies arrived at
:16:32. > :16:34.the landing and boarded a rowing boat and set sail.
:16:35. > :16:42.Out in the middle of the lake one of the ladies lost their handbag
:16:43. > :16:44.overboard, and in the scrabble to try and retrieve
:16:45. > :16:49.It already overladen and then capsized and sank.
:16:50. > :16:56.Ray Greenhowe, a retired policeman from Cumbria has documented
:16:57. > :17:07.From my research on this as an incident I could find no one
:17:08. > :17:10.in the Keswick area that knew anything about this as a subject,
:17:11. > :17:14.It was such a significant incident that it should be remembered.
:17:15. > :17:15.Following the accident new rules were introduced
:17:16. > :17:21.to govern pleasure craft, so the legacy these five young women
:17:22. > :17:26.left behind was to make leisure time on the lake safer for us all.
:17:27. > :17:30.Now, just ahead of tonight's sports desk, meet the 11-year-old twins
:17:31. > :17:32.from Teesside who've set their sights set
:17:33. > :17:35.Imogen and Amelia Hall from Wynyard have Achondroplasia,
:17:36. > :17:37.the same condition as the Paralympic multi-gold medallist,
:17:38. > :17:40.Well, this year the girls have a chance to realise
:17:41. > :17:43.their dreams after being selected for the National Dwarf Games
:17:44. > :17:49.In the games lessons at Teesside high school
:17:50. > :17:55.At 11 years old, though, Twins Amelia and Imogen Hall now
:17:56. > :18:02.have plans to be world champions, arguing that may come true this year
:18:03. > :18:05.have plans to be world champions, a dream that may come true this year
:18:06. > :18:10.It's like, you know, it's amazing being there but it's quite a...
:18:11. > :18:12.You are nervous, yeah, very competitive.
:18:13. > :18:19.And when you are against all of the children you will be
:18:20. > :18:21.a sore loser and be like, oh, and get really annoyed.
:18:22. > :18:26.What happens when you compete against each other,
:18:27. > :18:34.If we lose, we would like there is any excuse.
:18:35. > :18:38.Yeah, so if Imogen wins I'll be like, just because she cheated,
:18:39. > :18:44.They have been involved in a lot of the dwarf sports events
:18:45. > :18:47.since they were seven years old and it has helped them
:18:48. > :18:53.It obviously keeps them fit and they get to compete with people
:18:54. > :19:00.The twins have achondroplasia, the same condition as Ellie
:19:01. > :19:06.Like Ellie, it's a condition that hasn't held them back.
:19:07. > :19:09.So what do you have to line up with the back leg?
:19:10. > :19:12.With the special coaching from the school they are first
:19:13. > :19:15.aiming for the National games in Birmingham, with shot
:19:16. > :19:19.and badminton just two of 12 sports they will be taking part in.
:19:20. > :19:22.So from all of these sports that you are competing in,
:19:23. > :19:24.which one do you think will make you world champions?
:19:25. > :19:39.I'm going to be one of the oldest there so I hope we will win medals.
:19:40. > :19:46.The National Championships take place at the end of April,
:19:47. > :19:49.with two bright hopes from Teesside aiming to add to their already
:19:50. > :20:00.A couple of winners there. Chatterboxes as well!
:20:01. > :20:02.Middlesbrough and Sunderland would have been playing each other
:20:03. > :20:04.in the Premier League tomorrow in a potentially season defining
:20:05. > :20:08.game, if it hadn't been for the fact Boro are in the quarterfinals
:20:09. > :20:12.But it's not exactly a break from the pressure of the top flight.
:20:13. > :20:14.Boro are likely to be without defenders George Friend,
:20:15. > :20:17.Daniel Ayala and Calum Chambers, and if they want to get
:20:18. > :20:19.to Wembley the Teessiders, who fell into the relegation zone
:20:20. > :20:22.last week, will have to get past third-top Manchester City,
:20:23. > :20:26.whose boss Pep Guardiola's just been voted Manager of the Month.
:20:27. > :20:29.He might have been a former Man City youth player but Adam Clayton,
:20:30. > :20:32.who's just signed a three-year contract extension at Boro,
:20:33. > :20:34.will have full family backing in this game,
:20:35. > :20:40.despite his mum being a lifelong city supporter.
:20:41. > :20:48.They always want me to win. There are no tears shed if we win. They
:20:49. > :20:51.will all be on my side, there are a few United finds in there as well so
:20:52. > :20:51.they will be happy if we can get over the line.
:20:52. > :20:54.Boro drew with City earlier in the season and two years ago
:20:55. > :20:57.Championship Middlesbrough knocked them out of the FA Cup
:20:58. > :21:00.With a place at Wembley at stake, Clayton believes it's important
:21:01. > :21:07.It gives you belief. We have done it before and now we are a Premier
:21:08. > :21:11.League team so it is a level playing field and we can get our fans behind
:21:12. > :21:15.us and we will be disappointed if we are not in the next round, albeit
:21:16. > :21:18.against a great team. We need to send our fans have with a smile on
:21:19. > :21:22.the face again from the Riverside so that will be our mail -- may name.
:21:23. > :21:24.There hasn't been much to smile about lately.
:21:25. > :21:26.But a win for a side bereft of goals could spark
:21:27. > :21:29.And despite dropping into the relegation zone,
:21:30. > :21:33.boss Aitor Karanka believes there's much to be happy about.
:21:34. > :21:40.It can be amazing, especially to realise how well we're living
:21:41. > :21:46.because sometimes I heard someone tells me that we are in an awful
:21:47. > :21:51.situation but for me to be in a Premier League, to be in the
:21:52. > :21:54.quarterfinals is an amazing situation. It is true that we are in
:21:55. > :21:58.the relegation zone and that is the first time we're in that position
:21:59. > :22:04.since the league started but again for a team like we knew that it was
:22:05. > :22:09.going to happen so we will just try to win and we are in a really good
:22:10. > :22:13.moment. We knew wouldn't be easy. It is the first time we've been in the
:22:14. > :22:17.relegation zone all season so maybe it has dawned the last hour little
:22:18. > :22:20.bit more that we do need to pull our finger out and get around each other
:22:21. > :22:21.and now is the time because you are running out of games.
:22:22. > :22:24.Talking about Cup games, South Shields are preparing for one
:22:25. > :22:25.of the biggest games in their history.
:22:26. > :22:28.The Mariners head down to the Midlands for the first leg
:22:29. > :22:32.of their FA Vase semifinal at Coleshill Town tomorrow,
:22:33. > :22:35.knowing a victory would secure them a place at Wembley.
:22:36. > :22:37.In the Championship Newcastle Utd are poised to celebrate the first
:22:38. > :22:40.anniversary of Rafa Benitez at the club.
:22:41. > :22:43.Typically, the Spaniard is playing down his own role, concentrating
:22:44. > :22:49.Because after three great away performances a largely underrated
:22:50. > :22:52.and in-form Fulham side are out to spoil the party at
:22:53. > :22:59.These are the scenes fans will fondly remember.
:23:00. > :23:03.Exactly a year ago tomorrow the hugely successful man
:23:04. > :23:06.from Madrid strolled into St James Park.
:23:07. > :23:10.He immediately embarked upon a Rafo-lution and since then
:23:11. > :23:15.he admits he's had to perform some serious, deep root canal surgery
:23:16. > :23:17.throughout the club, but he's slowly getting
:23:18. > :23:27.When you see from outside, you think it is OK and you analyse the games
:23:28. > :23:33.and everything but when you are really here you can see the problems
:23:34. > :23:39.from inside and maybe it was a difficult task. There was a lot to
:23:40. > :23:43.change? Yes. A team that in the last two or three years were not doing
:23:44. > :23:48.really well, it means something, so we try to then define the problems
:23:49. > :23:51.and to find the solutions. Sometimes you can sometimes you need more time
:23:52. > :23:52.and we are going in the direction altogether.
:23:53. > :23:55.Among Rafa's first signings was the big Irish central
:23:56. > :23:57.And the Republican of Ireland International knows
:23:58. > :24:01.the danger now is that one or two players might take their foot off
:24:02. > :24:03.the gas after those three great away results at Brighton,
:24:04. > :24:12.It was a tough week but we know ourselves that if we don't get a
:24:13. > :24:18.good result tomorrow than the results would have mount nothing. We
:24:19. > :24:19.don't want that to happen at all. We want to get the run going and keep
:24:20. > :24:21.our form. Fulham arrive at St James' Park
:24:22. > :24:23.tomorrow on the crest of a six game unbeaten run,
:24:24. > :24:28.and a reputation for open Goals look very likely,
:24:29. > :24:34.possibly quite a few. Well, talking of promotion,
:24:35. > :24:42.Carlisle Utd need to get back to winning ways and quickly
:24:43. > :24:44.when they take on Cambridge The Blues have dropped out
:24:45. > :24:47.of the promotion places And it's real six pointer
:24:48. > :24:51.for Hartlepool who travel to Notts County who're one point
:24:52. > :24:58.and one place below them just A big weekend. A lot to play for.
:24:59. > :25:06.Now time for the weather. I cut the grass -- I am hoping to
:25:07. > :25:08.cut the grass this weekend, what are the chances?
:25:09. > :25:11.We will see rain at times but there will be windows in the weather so
:25:12. > :25:15.you might get lucky. It has been a cloudy day today and this picture
:25:16. > :25:21.was taken in Ambleside by Weather Watchers. Really grey with clouds
:25:22. > :25:27.here. Similarly in the north-east we saw a fair amount of cloud and the
:25:28. > :25:30.sunshine tried to break through. This weekend there is going to be
:25:31. > :25:35.rain at times, not a complete wash-out but there will be a fair
:25:36. > :25:40.amount of rain. Very cloudy as well. This stand Merc but crucially it
:25:41. > :25:43.will be staying fairly mild. This is the picture overnight tonight.
:25:44. > :25:48.Cloudy with spit some spots of drizzle over the Cumbrian fells. Mr
:25:49. > :25:52.as well. Overnight the cloud will help to keep temperatures from
:25:53. > :25:56.falling away to low so we expect a minimum overnight of around 9
:25:57. > :26:10.degrees. That is 48 in Fahrenheit and it
:26:11. > :26:14.means will be quite a mild start. Missed, especially over Cumbria in
:26:15. > :26:16.the morning, but a dry stout. It will not stay that way as we head
:26:17. > :26:19.into Saturday afternoon the weather front will sink to the south. It
:26:20. > :26:22.will bring outbreaks of rain. By 3DM the weather front is with Cumbria.
:26:23. > :26:24.The rain will be fairly light and patchy and quite drizzly. It will
:26:25. > :26:29.have cleared parts of Northumberland and be dry here and fairly cloudy.
:26:30. > :26:32.The remaining parts of the north-east. In Co Durham and North
:26:33. > :26:36.Yorkshire the rain is not quite made it here yet by three in the
:26:37. > :26:41.afternoon. Temperatures much the same as today, ten or 11 degrees. On
:26:42. > :26:45.Saturday night the rain gets more energy to it and it reinvigorates
:26:46. > :26:48.for a time. Heavy bursts of rain during the night to take us into
:26:49. > :26:52.Sunday and the temperatures are still falling down to seven or
:26:53. > :26:58.eight. Sunday is another fairly mild start but a misty and murky start.
:26:59. > :27:01.Dry weather on Sunday morning. Parts of the north-east will see the
:27:02. > :27:06.sunshine before another band of rain pushes in from the West. Further
:27:07. > :27:10.west you are on Sunday afternoon the more likely you are to see the
:27:11. > :27:13.sunshine once the rain clears away. Parts of Cumbria will end up with a
:27:14. > :27:18.sunny day. Temperatures on Sunday around 11 degrees. Into the start of
:27:19. > :27:23.next week and things are improving ever so slightly. A ridge of high
:27:24. > :27:27.pressure takes us into Monday so we will see spells of sunshine. It will
:27:28. > :27:31.be a fairly Saturday and temperatures up to 11 or 12. Rain at
:27:32. > :27:34.times this weekend and you might get the grass cut!
:27:35. > :27:39.Thank you very much. I might leave it a week. It is too early!
:27:40. > :27:56.Whatever you are doing, have a great weekend, we will see one Monday.
:27:57. > :27:59.So, like, you get sponsored to swap clothes with somebody for a day.
:28:00. > :28:01.Yeah, yeah, yeah. OK, I don't get that. So, maybe...
:28:02. > :28:03.I don't get that. ..you wear your mother's clothes?
:28:04. > :28:08.I don't get it. What does she wear? No, no, she wears someone else's.
:28:09. > :28:12.OK, I don't get that, it's too complicated. Do another one.
:28:13. > :28:14.So, like, you get sponsored to let people lick stuff
:28:15. > :28:18.No, but, like, you get these flavoured... Cool, yeah.
:28:19. > :28:21.Not going to happen. Peanut butter. Do another one.
:28:22. > :28:26.For better ideas, get your free fundraising kit now.
:28:27. > :28:29.Let's Sing And Dance exploded onto our screens,