:00:13. > :00:27.There was extra security in place with armed officers on patrol
:00:28. > :00:28.at the Northumberland County Show today.
:00:29. > :00:31.Thousands of people turned out for the annual event at Bywell
:00:32. > :00:36.Showing, shearing and plenty of places to shop - enough to keep
:00:37. > :00:39.It's a great meeting place for all the farmers to get
:00:40. > :00:42.together and show the stock and how much work they put into it.
:00:43. > :00:46.We live in the countryside but I don't think you get to see
:00:47. > :00:48.what goes on behind-the-scenes, so it is nice to get
:00:49. > :00:52.With hundreds of breeds and exhibitors from all over
:00:53. > :00:55.the country, this is a key date in the farming calendar.
:00:56. > :00:57.Everybody's got their animals to showcase, the best
:00:58. > :01:02.All the machinery men are here showing their wares.
:01:03. > :01:10.It's the first sure the season and the best.
:01:11. > :01:13.-- it is the first show of the season and the rest.
:01:14. > :01:17.And it's a chance for the farmers of the future to practice their skills.
:01:18. > :01:20.My calf is from one of my mum's cows and she is a little tinker.
:01:21. > :01:26.It is fun, how many people come and see you and respect you.
:01:27. > :01:37.It is hard to set them up if they're being naughty.
:01:38. > :01:39.From nurturing in the livestock tents to destruction
:01:40. > :01:45.A day not dampened by the weather, Planning for next year
:01:46. > :01:58.Searches are continuing in the Whitby area for
:01:59. > :02:01.Julie Gamsby, who's 59, was reported missing
:02:02. > :02:03.after she failed to return to her home in
:02:04. > :02:06.It's believed she could be distressed.
:02:07. > :02:08.North Yorkshire Police are coordinating the search,
:02:09. > :02:13.which involves the force helicopter, the coastguard and lifeboats.
:02:14. > :02:16.The eyes of many soccer fans have been on Wembley today
:02:17. > :02:18.and the Championship play-off final for the right to join Newcastle
:02:19. > :02:24.But the Match of the Day cameras have been trained on something
:02:25. > :02:26.entirely different - a junior girls' football
:02:27. > :02:37.Yes, there's plenty to look forward to on today's show...
:02:38. > :02:41.Location for the Match of the Day Kickabout show -
:02:42. > :02:43.to be broadcast on the CBBC channel next month.
:02:44. > :02:46.We're going to various northern cities that have a rich
:02:47. > :02:51.We call it a summer special but the weather was not paying
:02:52. > :02:54.attention, because we're getting well and truly drizzled on.
:02:55. > :02:57.But what's brilliant is in the true British spirit of things,
:02:58. > :03:02.They are out enjoying themselves and loving it, and so are we.
:03:03. > :03:04.The programme gave children the chance to test their soccer
:03:05. > :03:08.skills, and to watch the pros in action.
:03:09. > :03:15.So what could the show learn from the visit?
:03:16. > :03:20.They just wanted to, see what was happening
:03:21. > :03:25.The money certainly is not at this end of the game,
:03:26. > :03:27.so they're playing for the pure love of it.
:03:28. > :03:30.And I think that is why be get as many quality volunteers as we do,
:03:31. > :03:33.they still won the game of football they grew up with.
:03:34. > :03:36.The beautiful game caught on camera, and safe in the hands
:03:37. > :03:46.of a new generation of players and fans.
:03:47. > :03:49.Hundreds of the finest Viking artefacts are on show in York
:03:50. > :03:52.at an exhibition which pulls together not only the city's best
:03:53. > :03:56.finds, but also treasures from all over the country.
:03:57. > :04:03.Cathy Killick's been for a look round.
:04:04. > :04:06.A stunning hoard of treasures has been gathered in the basement
:04:07. > :04:11.All of it is Viking, and represents the very best
:04:12. > :04:16.Including this treasure from the British Museum.
:04:17. > :04:19.The knight from a 12th century chess set, found buried
:04:20. > :04:24.His expression - irresistibly appealing.
:04:25. > :04:28.Quite how they came to be buried on the beach there,
:04:29. > :04:33.A lot of stories and folklore that has grown up around both the burial
:04:34. > :04:43.The exhibition promises to bring the Vikings
:04:44. > :04:48.this is a virtual reality headset and when I put it on, wow!
:04:49. > :04:51.I am standing in a military Viking camp in 872, and it's all based
:04:52. > :04:57.on meticulous research by archaeologists at
:04:58. > :05:03.So here's a case dedicated to everyday objects
:05:04. > :05:13.These are, well, in the first instance long strips of bone.
:05:14. > :05:16.But they're actually ice skates, Viking ice skates.
:05:17. > :05:18.If you imagine Vikings who lived here putting their feet on these,
:05:19. > :05:21.tying themselves in and propelling themselves against the frozen flood
:05:22. > :05:28.From money to jewellery, to the tools of war,
:05:29. > :05:35.This extraordinary helmet found in Coppergate in York is justly
:05:36. > :05:38.famous, and along with anything else on display truly opens a window
:05:39. > :05:50.Cricket, and in the County Championship there was a
:05:51. > :05:52.dramatic last over at Swansea, where Durham had declared today
:05:53. > :05:56.to set Glamorgan a target of 266 - more than 5 an over.
:05:57. > :05:59.And with just three balls of the day left, Glamorgan won it.
:06:00. > :06:01.Including 14 from his last three deliveries.
:06:02. > :06:10.Steered the home side to victory with three wickets to spare.
:06:11. > :06:12.Thousands of us enjoyed a day along the region's
:06:13. > :06:16.But for many people, getting down onto the sand
:06:17. > :06:25.Well, that was a quick change in the weather!
:06:26. > :06:28.Suddenly, it takes a person with real gumption to be enjoying
:06:29. > :06:32.So here's a person with real gumption -
:06:33. > :06:42.He came to Blyth Beach today to declare it accessible
:06:43. > :06:45.to people with wheelchairs - all the way to the water.
:06:46. > :06:49.If you can bring your whole family and have a day out at the beach
:06:50. > :06:52.and go right up to the sea then it is a great day out,
:06:53. > :07:01.With these babies - super-wide wheels, lightweight frames
:07:02. > :07:07.Best not to dwell on the top speed, because the point of these isn't
:07:08. > :07:10.how fast they can go, but where they can go.
:07:11. > :07:13.It gives them the opportunity that everyone else has.
:07:14. > :07:15.People take for granted that they can walk to the water's
:07:16. > :07:20.So it will enable him to use the beach and get
:07:21. > :07:23.into what are the same as everyone else and enjoy the
:07:24. > :07:26.Beach Access North East is now providing this technology at both
:07:27. > :07:28.Blyth and Tynemouth - and already has other
:07:29. > :07:37.locations such as Whitley Bay and Kielder in its sights.
:07:38. > :07:39.It's been by no means the sunniest spring bank holiday,
:07:40. > :07:43.Keeley Donovan has our Look North forecast.
:07:44. > :07:47.A bit of a soggy end to the bank holiday,
:07:48. > :07:49.but at least the gardens have been watered.
:07:50. > :07:52.We are looking at another dry spell of weather this week -
:07:53. > :07:53.particularly on Wednesday and Thursday.
:07:54. > :07:56.Some pleasant weather at times tomorrow.
:07:57. > :07:59.Some sunshine, the best of which will be later on.
:08:00. > :08:03.You're more likely to catch this in the west.
:08:04. > :08:05.By the time it's reached eastern parts, it really
:08:06. > :08:11.That cold front pushing through, introducing much
:08:12. > :08:15.So I think by later and tomorrow we will have lost
:08:16. > :08:18.Wednesday and Thursday will be dominated by high pressure before
:08:19. > :08:22.this area of low pressure moves in towards the end of the week.
:08:23. > :08:24.There's still some uncertainty about this one.
:08:25. > :08:27.A lot of cloud out there, we've had some thundery showers,
:08:28. > :08:32.But if anything we will see some improvement overnight.
:08:33. > :08:36.We will keep a lot of the cloud, but we will lose a lot of the rain.
:08:37. > :08:40.Quite a lot of mist and murk out there, a real close end to the night
:08:41. > :08:45.So we start the day with a lot of cloud.
:08:46. > :08:48.We will see some brightness through the morning,
:08:49. > :08:50.possibly with sunny spells - especially in the east.
:08:51. > :08:53.Showery rain will pass through around the middle of the day.
:08:54. > :08:55.It will tend to fragment, so eastern parts just getting
:08:56. > :08:58.the odd sharp shower for the middle part of the day.
:08:59. > :09:00.Then some of us will enjoy some sunshine are developing
:09:01. > :09:05.The breeze will pick up and it'll feel a little bit fresher.
:09:06. > :09:06.Through the afternoon, temperatures ranging
:09:07. > :09:11.Two lovely the days to come on Wednesday and Thursday.
:09:12. > :09:13.Dry and fine with spells of sunshine - enjoy!
:09:14. > :09:17.Colin Briggs has Tuesday breakfast updates from 6:25.
:09:18. > :10:11.Hello. There I think we've seen the back of the thunder storms now. Over
:10:12. > :10:16.the next few days, our weather will start to come in from the Atlantic.
:10:17. > :10:22.We'll draw down fresher air from the North West. Recently, we've been
:10:23. > :10:23.drawing up humid air from the south, from the near continent. Of course,