24/04/2017 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Hello, good evening. pro-Brexit MPs in the election.

It is if you're a Newcastle United fan -

the Magpies are back in the Premier League!

They beat Preston at St James' Park tonight.

It means they're now sure of promotion back to the riches

Yes. And, Newcastle were heading for the championship, wondering what the

future held in store, but the last game of last season was a 5-1 win

over Tottenham Hotspur and give them some hope for the future. More

importantly, the band that they banded together to convince a Rafa

Benitez he should stay at Newcastle to help them bounce back into the

Premier League at the first time of asking. He has done exactly that.

This is what it means to be back at English football's top table

The Championship title may still elude them,

but most will agree that, for Rafa Benitez and his side,

Newcastle, who've been limping towards the finishing line recently,

Ciaran Clark's effort turned in off the elbow of Ayoze Perez.

But mid-table Preston fancied the role of party-poopers.

They were foiled here by Rob Elliot, back after a year out,

but minutes later Clark failed to pick up Jordan Hugill

Benitez cut a frustrated figure as the atmosphere turned nervy,

but when Newcastle played the visitors at their own

counterattacking game, Mitrovic's cross was turned

The Magpies flew out of the blocks after half-time but had

lost their way a bit when Paul Gallagher was sent off

Matt Ritchie brought the roof off St James'

A further slice of luck for Perez put the icing on the cake,

as United were at last able to enjoy their big night.

Only one team in the last five seasons has managed automatic

promotion the year after relegation from the Premier League.

At the end, joy tinged with relief, and the hope that Benitez and owner

Mike Ashley can agree a transfer kitty in the summer.

The promotion party's likely to go on well into the night.

A comfortable win for Newcastle in the end. Not a straightforward

season for them by any means. In the last few weeks there have been

hiccups but the fact is now the chasing pack, Huddersfield Town and

Reading cannot catch Newcastle now they are back in the Premier League.

A huge crowd at Saint James's Park, most of them going home happy but

also relieved. Well, we struggled a bit

in the first half. In the second half we got a lot

better and we got the goals, but... We're back up in the

Premier League now. I think Rafa's going to sign a load

of new players, and Newcastle Yeah, but he's going

to keep Matt Ritchie. I think the owner's going to learn

his lesson this time. Realistically, we should have

come first, but I'm happy. I'm happy with the promotion.

I'm happy. Two games still to go and the title

is not out of reach, but they now plan for next season, and also Mike

Ashley must make sure Rafa Benitez is manager next year. Rafa Benitez

was asked at the Premier League whether he would be back next

season, but he answered, cryptically, you never know, that's

football. Questions for Mike Ashley to deal with, but now Newcastle fans

can convert themselves that next season won't be the likes of

Bardsley, Burton and Brentwood Albion, but the likes of Arsenal,

Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester

City. More on that in tomorrow's

Look North, of course. Elsewhere in football today,

Hartlepool parted company Pools are now in the League

two relegation zone, having won just four

of their last 18 games. Around 150 officers have

been involved in raids this evening on shops,

businesses and houses on Teesside, in connection

with the supply of class-A drugs. Ten properties were targeted and six

people have been arrested so far. Police!

Police! They were, detectives said,

targeting an organised criminal gangs involved in the supply

of heroin and cocaine. Just after six o'clock,

ten addresses across Stockton were raided -

houses, hairdressers, There were around 150

officers involved in this Clearly, one of our main

priorities is drug dealing, anti-social behaviour and crime,

and the effect that has So, hopefully, today has sent

a clear message out regarding drugs will not be tolerated,

dealing drugs will not be tolerated, and if you continue to do so,

there is a likelihood that a member of our team will be coming

and knocking on your door. Detectives said some of the

drug dealing and criminality on the streets was blatant,

and some living here said they were frightened

to let their children play outside. The important thing

is that the police and our partner organisations work together

with the community to tackle criminality, and that's

what we've seen today, and I'm sure Stockton's

a better place as a result. Here, the police say it is important

that people see the calls they make and the intelligence they supply

does result in action and arrests. Stuart Whincup,

BBC Look North, Stockton. The police are continuing

to question a woman, after a man was found dead

in a house in Sunderland. Officers were called

to Kemble Square in the Downhill area of the city on Saturday night,

where a man in his 40s was Three other people have

been released on bail. A 48-hour strike by RMT union staff

working for Virgin Trains East Coast The walk-out was due to take place

this Friday and Saturday, the same weekend as

the Tour de Yorkshire. More than ?1.5 million

is being spent to try to reduce The lottery-funded project,

called "Choices", is intended to support 450 people who face

extreme employment challenges For thousands of people living

in rural parts of the region, buying their own home has become

a distant dream. Today, though, a pilot scheme

was launched in North Yorkshire Hambleton District Council wants

to see more affordable houses built, and has promised to help by cutting

red tape and speeding up Rural North Yorkshire has long been

a desirable place to live, but buying a house here

is not that simple. There's not many for sale,

and those that are are often Chad Scatchard and his partner,

Caroline Nelson, are first-time buyers who are keen to live

in rural North Yorkshire. Affordable options, though,

are few and far between. The only option would be to go

into a town or city. Yeah, we'd have to be further away

to get the cheaper houses, but we don't want to move away

from our area, In Hambleton, though, a large rural

district of North Yorkshire, a pilot scheme has been launched

to build more housing The scheme is being

led by the council, and in market towns like Easingwold,

it aims to speed up the planning process by matching potential buyers

with landowners, small builders The council has also promised a more

flexible approach to planning - good news for the Jacksons,

whose plans to build their own home There's been lots of ideas

and lots of words have been put into my head that we can possibly

use to help the planning forwards. We feel that this is a way,

by developing small sites, and it is something

that is appropriate for village development,

rather than large-scale. By this time next year,

it is hoped the pilot scheme will have made a difference,

allowing people like Chad and Caroline to stay and live

in these rural communities. Phil Connell,

BBC Look North, North Yorkshire. And time for the weather

prospects for the week ahead. I don't know how many seasons

we had in one day today, Snow is not that uncommon this late

in April, but it always seems to come as a shock. Heading through the

week ahead, we certainly have a flavour of winter for the first few

days. Showers, hail, sleet, snow and frosty nights, gradually slowing to

become milder later in the week. Wintry showers tonight, and a Met

Office warning of the risk of a couple of centimetres in places into

the night. A widespread frost as well with temperatures away from

clouds hovering around freezing, feeling bitterly cold in the north

to north-westerly wind. Tomorrow morning, the showers become more

widespread. In many eastern areas, sleet and snow for a time. Then it

settles... It won't settle at lower levels, but during the day,

temperatures between shower clouds will know it away. Six or seven

Celsius in the East, and more shelter in the West and fewer

showers means you might just see double figures, perhaps in Cumbria.

Still feeling bitterly cold in that north wind. Heading to tomorrow

evening, further showers and east, and some sleet and snow, and clearer

but frosty in the West. Temperatures again hovering around freezing as we

head into Wednesday morning. Starting on Wednesday with a rash of

showers in eastern areas, and they will tend to fizzle out through the

gate. The afternoon sees most places dry and bright. Still a northerly

wind, so temperatures no warmer. Still in the rain, seven or 10

Celsius through the afternoon. 10 Celsius is the high, 50 Fahrenheit.

Heading through the middle part of the week, high-pressure, feeding

that cold air in. This weather front will bring some more widespread rain

for a time on Thursday, and into Friday before we start to lose that

northerly wind. High-pressure maintains its grip as we head

towards the weekend. So, on Thursday, bad weather front brings a

lot of cloud in outbreaks of rain, especially in eastern areas.

Temperatures creeping up a little bit, in western parts 12 or 13

Celsius. Still a northerly breeze down that east Coast, and Friday has

a quieter day. That rain gives way to one or two showers, and the North

Yorkshire coast and the Cumbria coast but dry weather in between

times, and temperatures ten or 13 Celsius. That is up to the mid-50s

Fahrenheit. Heading towards the weekend, I will keep you up-to-date

on your BBC local radio station. The breakfast show is tomorrow morning

and a great place to check out snow showers. Now they look ahead at next

weekend for our region. course, there'll be the threat of

some rain. More with the national forecast now.

Good evening. It's been turning colder from the north so far today.

It's been cold enough for significant snow in northern

Scotland. This was mid afternoon. More recently it's been blowing

around over the tops of the mountains. Snow in April not

necessarily unusual but it's usually unwelcome. The colder air coming in

behind the front which clears towards the near continent, opening

the floodgates to this Coldstream of air all the way from the Arctic.

That cold air increasingly cold air will spread its way across all parts

tonight and will be with us tomorrow and Wednesday as well. A cold night

ahead of us. A widespread frost developing and further wintry

showers. Most in Scotland and the north-east of England too. Cold

winds as well. Maybe a few wintry showers in Northern Ireland and

Wales, maybe the odd few into the Midlands. Clear skies, windy and

cold. Major towns