:00:13. > :00:14.Middlesbrough Football Club are searching for a new manager
:00:15. > :00:16.tonight, after parting company with their head coach,
:00:17. > :00:19.Boro haven't won a Premier League game for three months,
:00:20. > :00:21.and are now struggling in the relegation zone.
:00:22. > :00:24.Assistant head coach Steve Agnew will take control of the first team
:00:25. > :00:33.November 2013 - Middlesbrough are just five points clear
:00:34. > :00:35.of the Championship's relegation zone, and they unveil their first
:00:36. > :00:37.non-British manager, and the man who'll ultimately lead
:00:38. > :00:48.Wembley beckoned in Aitor Karanka's first full season in charge.
:00:49. > :00:50.The Spaniard took Boro to the Championship play-off final,
:00:51. > :00:56.The following season, Boro were flying in high in the league,
:00:57. > :00:59.but in March a training ground bust-up led to Karanka
:01:00. > :01:01.failing to take charge of the 2-0 defeat to Charlton.
:01:02. > :01:14.At the end of the season, a draw with Brighton secured
:01:15. > :01:25.Premier League promotion, and scenes fans will never forget.
:01:26. > :01:31.He brought some great times here. We didn't look like getting back.
:01:32. > :01:34.Amazing memories. Boro's return to the top flight
:01:35. > :01:36.started off promisingly enough, With spirits dampening,
:01:37. > :01:39.Karanka was increasingly criticised for being too defensive,
:01:40. > :01:42.as Boro are the top With just four league wins this
:01:43. > :01:48.season, they recently dropped But just last week, Karanka felt
:01:49. > :01:59.he had the backing of Steve Gibson. The most difficult moment was when I
:02:00. > :02:03.arrived, we drew three games and lost one, and he was the first one
:02:04. > :02:05.who transmitted his confidence. Since that day I have felt his
:02:06. > :02:06.confidence. In the world of modern
:02:07. > :02:15.football management, three and a half years at one club
:02:16. > :02:20.can be considered a big achievement. Despite this season's
:02:21. > :02:25.disappointments, he'll be fondly remembered for bringing
:02:26. > :02:31.the promotion party, and Premier League football,
:02:32. > :02:34.back to the Riverside. Well, our sports reporter Jeff Brown
:02:35. > :02:37.has been getting reaction from fans, and the Middlesbrough Gazette
:02:38. > :02:43.and spoke to us earlier... Aitor Karanka was a man who guided
:02:44. > :02:47.Middlesbrough back into the Premier League just ten months ago. They had
:02:48. > :02:50.been outside the top flight for seven long years but the last thing
:02:51. > :02:54.they can afford to do is to slip back out of the Premier League after
:02:55. > :02:57.just one season, and that is why the club's owner and chairman Steve
:02:58. > :03:01.Gibson has decided it is time for a change, even though it was only last
:03:02. > :03:03.week that Tharanga said he thought he had the confidence of his
:03:04. > :03:08.chairman -- co-anchor. So was his chairman -- co-anchor. So was his
:03:09. > :03:12.time on a success or a failure? In truth, it was a bit of both, which
:03:13. > :03:14.was reflected in the views of the fans. Think it will be good for the
:03:15. > :03:18.club, it is about time he went. I think it will be good
:03:19. > :03:21.for the club, it's about time End of the season, we need some
:03:22. > :03:26.points on the board. He should have had a good kick
:03:27. > :03:29.long ago, out of it. Because he has done nothing for them
:03:30. > :03:32.over the past few months. And he has just let
:03:33. > :03:34.Middlesbrough down. When I heard the news this morning,
:03:35. > :03:37.half of me was gleeful He gave himself a three-year plan
:03:38. > :03:43.and he got us up but unfortunately I'm just thankful the chairman
:03:44. > :03:49.has eventually woke up. Maybe he's had something plotted
:03:50. > :03:58.for the last few weeks, I think things have been going on
:03:59. > :04:02.behind the scenes with the players and the squad was not as united as
:04:03. > :04:05.it could have been. Overall a decision was taken was time to move
:04:06. > :04:11.on and try something new. A big came coming up on Sunday, at home to
:04:12. > :04:15.Manchester United -- a big game. Steve Agnew will be in charge, will
:04:16. > :04:22.he get the job of a longer-term basis? I suppose it depends how well
:04:23. > :04:26.he does for the next few weeks. The favourite at the moment is Nigel
:04:27. > :04:29.Pearson, former Middlesbrough captain. Did a great job saving
:04:30. > :04:34.Leicester City from relegation a few years ago. Will he be the man to
:04:35. > :04:37.come and save the Boro? We will find out soon enough.
:04:38. > :04:40.Doctors in Newcastle have been given the first UK licence to create
:04:41. > :04:43.The team at the Newcastle Fertility Centre say it's
:04:44. > :04:47.The advanced form of IVF will be used to prevent children dying
:04:48. > :04:53.The first child could be born by the end of this year.
:04:54. > :04:55.A 29-year-old man has been remanded in custody,
:04:56. > :04:57.charged with causing death by dangerous driving,
:04:58. > :04:59.following a police chase in Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.
:05:00. > :05:02.Brandon Morris, who was 16, died after the car he was travelling
:05:03. > :05:06.in failed to stop for police, and crashed into another car.
:05:07. > :05:07.The Independent Police Complaints Commission
:05:08. > :05:15.The former Sunderland and England footballer, Adam Johnson,
:05:16. > :05:18.has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction for sexual
:05:19. > :05:23.The 29-year-old was jailed for six years last March for sexually
:05:24. > :05:25.touching and grooming the 15-year-old fan.
:05:26. > :05:32.This was Johnson's second attempt to appeal against his child sex
:05:33. > :05:36.conviction; an application he made last year was refused by a single
:05:37. > :05:39.judge, and following a hearing last week, three Court of Appeal judges
:05:40. > :05:43.have today announced that his latest effort has also been dismissed.
:05:44. > :05:45.They also rejected his bid for a reduction in his
:05:46. > :05:51.The NSPCC has welcomed the decision, and says there is a an urgent need
:05:52. > :05:53.to bring English grooming legislation up to date
:05:54. > :05:59.We hope the verdicts today will allow the victim
:06:00. > :06:07.One of the troubling issues in this case was the extent
:06:08. > :06:14.It is still not illegal to send a sexual online message to a child.
:06:15. > :06:16.In Scotland, the law has been changed for some time,
:06:17. > :06:22.In England, Parliament has passed a law which gives the police
:06:23. > :06:24.the powers they need, but it has not been brought
:06:25. > :06:27.into force, which means police are still unable to intervene before
:06:28. > :06:44.The failure of Johnson's appeal means the only option available to
:06:45. > :06:51.the former hero of Sunderland football club is to serve out his
:06:52. > :06:54.sentence. Unless some significant evidence comes out, the case is now
:06:55. > :06:57.closed. Durham Police as this is been a protracted case for the
:06:58. > :07:00.victim and everyone connected to the case. Hopefully this will now draw a
:07:01. > :07:06.line under it and we can all now move on.
:07:07. > :07:08.Cumbria Police have confirmed people connected to the Conservative Party
:07:09. > :07:10.have been interviewed about the party's spending
:07:11. > :07:14.The Electoral Commission has issued a ?70,000 fine
:07:15. > :07:15.to the party, nationally, for breaching expenses rules.
:07:16. > :07:19.Cumbria is among 12 forces to have submitted files
:07:20. > :07:23.It comes after complaints about a Conservative "battle bus"
:07:24. > :07:32.that visited marginal constituencies, including Carlisle.
:07:33. > :07:34.Six months ago, his life was saved by the quick response
:07:35. > :07:40.Matthew Oates, who's 19, had been kicked square in the face
:07:41. > :07:44.Well, today Matthew had an emotional reunion with the ambulance
:07:45. > :07:49.team that helped him, and got the chance to say thank you.
:07:50. > :07:53.It was a grateful thank you delivered by Matthew Oates
:07:54. > :07:56.in person this morning to the North East Ambulance crew
:07:57. > :08:04.You couldn't remember what happened, we kept telling you what happened.
:08:05. > :08:08.I remember just seconds before the accident,
:08:09. > :08:13.It was at these stables where Matthew was seriously injured
:08:14. > :08:15.last year, after being kicked in the face by his
:08:16. > :08:20.In hospital, he underwent seven hours of facial surgery,
:08:21. > :08:23.and was left with an eight inch scar across the top of his head.
:08:24. > :08:29.I have known him a couple of years, and he has never kicked out.
:08:30. > :08:35.It's just one of those things, just a total spook when he kicked.
:08:36. > :08:39.Yes we are, back on speaking terms, aren't we?
:08:40. > :08:41.It was quite emotional, for him especially.
:08:42. > :08:47.He didn't really remember us anyway, all he remembers are bits and pieces
:08:48. > :08:51.of being in the back of the ambulance.
:08:52. > :09:03.We get a lot of bad press sometimes, and it's just nice to have a thank
:09:04. > :09:06.you and someone to appreciate what we do.
:09:07. > :09:10.Matthew has now been accepted to be a paramedic himself and will start
:09:11. > :09:13.His relationship with Larry, meanwhile, is fully restored,
:09:14. > :09:32.Is it going to be wet when we open the curtains tomorrow?
:09:33. > :09:39.A bit of a wild one tomorrow and a can't win tonight. Clear skies and
:09:40. > :09:43.the temperature stripping away. Down to the three Celsius, cold enough
:09:44. > :09:47.for a touch of ground frost. One or two showers and they start to become
:09:48. > :09:51.a bit more widespread later in the night. Tomorrow morning the showers
:09:52. > :09:56.start to merge as we head through the morning, especially across
:09:57. > :09:59.Cumbria and the Scottish Borders. It becomes a wet afternoon across most
:10:00. > :10:04.places, the rain most heavily in the West. Some of the rain will make it
:10:05. > :10:07.further east but it is a eastern areas where you at least have a
:10:08. > :10:10.chance of some try interludes, though there would be much in the
:10:11. > :10:21.way of brightness. The temperature is down on the last few days, eighth
:10:22. > :10:31.and ninth. That is how it is looking as the first weather system comes
:10:32. > :10:34.in. At times, as we have through the weekend it will be wet and windy.
:10:35. > :10:39.For Saturday, one of those weather fronts will come in. It will bring
:10:40. > :10:43.outbreaks of rain. The wind is maybe not as gusty on Saturday but still a
:10:44. > :10:46.lot of cloud cover outbreaks of rain for many of us and temperatures
:10:47. > :10:52.recovering slightly back into double figures. For Sunday the winds pick
:10:53. > :10:55.up again but the rain might be a bit more intermittent, more in the way
:10:56. > :11:00.of dryer brighter spells, especially eastern areas and temperatures back
:11:01. > :11:02.up to 13 Celsius. I will leave you with
:11:03. > :11:03.there will be rain around, most occurring overnight.