:00:10. > :00:11.Good evening. with us on BBC One -
:00:12. > :00:14.Northumbria Police say they've disrupted what they say
:00:15. > :00:19.It was held in an old lift shaft of the Tyne Bridge.
:00:20. > :00:21.The revellers had barricaded themselves in.
:00:22. > :00:24.The police are trying to trace the organisers.
:00:25. > :00:31.Police say around 200 people were inside the 120-foot high tower
:00:32. > :00:33.when officers arrived, shortly before two
:00:34. > :00:38.They'd been alerted by members of the public, who heard
:00:39. > :00:44.But the police found their way in barred and had to force an entry.
:00:45. > :00:48.First by smashing a wooden barrier, and then using a circular saw to cut
:00:49. > :00:53.Inside they found sound equipment, illegally connected
:00:54. > :00:59.They evicted the revellers and say they're now trying to trace
:01:00. > :01:02.the event organisers, including three men,
:01:03. > :01:05.seen in a white van below the bridge on Friday and Saturday.
:01:06. > :01:08.Public events have been held in the hidden recesses of this
:01:09. > :01:17.famous 90-year-old bridge, but none like the one last night.
:01:18. > :01:20.The body of a man has been found in the River Ouse
:01:21. > :01:24.Police say they are investigating how he came to be in the river.
:01:25. > :01:30.Foodbanks in the region say they've had one
:01:31. > :01:34.They are urgently in need of donations with Newcastle's West
:01:35. > :01:40.End Foodbank saying supplies are at a record low.
:01:41. > :01:42.A Hartlepool man has today embarked on a huge challenge,
:01:43. > :01:45.which will take him a year to complete.
:01:46. > :01:48.Paul Suggitt plans 10,000 miles of gruelling events.
:01:49. > :01:57.It takes something quite special to get people to turn up for a run
:01:58. > :01:59.along Hartlepool seafront first thing on New Year's Day
:02:00. > :02:08.Hartlepool man Paul Suggitt has taken this hat up mountains,
:02:09. > :02:10.cycling coast to coast and all manner of other
:02:11. > :02:13.places, during his mission to get fit and fundraise.
:02:14. > :02:17.And in 2017, he's planning to walk, run and cycle a staggering
:02:18. > :02:24.I'm in my 40s and again it shows I am probably above the threshold
:02:25. > :02:26.that people think you can't do these kinds of things.
:02:27. > :02:31.I have had eight months of training to train me
:02:32. > :02:34.for the weather I have got, the distances I am going to be
:02:35. > :02:36.covering throughout this challenge, throughout the year.
:02:37. > :02:40.The year of gruelling challenges, which averages about a marathon
:02:41. > :02:43.a day, is to raise money for North East Charity
:02:44. > :02:46.the Chris Lucas Trust, and its founder was on hand
:02:47. > :02:51.For someone to approach me and say, Lynne, I want to do something
:02:52. > :02:54.for you, it's absolutely fantastic and we will do everything
:02:55. > :03:02.No parent should outlive their children to cancer,
:03:03. > :03:06.but through Paul's money, research can make a big
:03:07. > :03:12.Destination number one is Whitby, then Hull, but you can expect to see
:03:13. > :03:21.Paul at events around our region throughout the year.
:03:22. > :03:24.Hundreds of people gathered on the seashore in North Tyneside
:03:25. > :03:26.this morning, for the annual Whitley Bay New Year's Dip.
:03:27. > :03:29.Although slightly less cold than usual, it was still
:03:30. > :03:33.a challenging experience for those brave enough to take the plunge.
:03:34. > :03:39.It has got rid of the hangover though.
:03:40. > :03:44.When you go in, you just can't breathe.
:03:45. > :03:46.I've got a big birthday this year and I
:03:47. > :03:49.thought I'd do lots of things I haven't done before, so I thought
:03:50. > :03:59.I was just about to dive in and I slipped on a
:04:00. > :04:03.Thankfully I have borrowed a friend's wet suit,
:04:04. > :04:10.Were you more cold then you have ever been?
:04:11. > :04:20.The weather now with Ashling Creevey.
:04:21. > :04:24.Already turning very cold out there and we continue to see that
:04:25. > :04:26.mixture of clear spells and scattered showers,
:04:27. > :04:29.but showers increasingly becoming confined to the east coast
:04:30. > :04:35.Temperatures are widely falling to freezing or below freezing,
:04:36. > :04:38.so the risk of some icy stretches first thing in the morning.
:04:39. > :04:42.A cold and frosty start to tomorrow morning.
:04:43. > :04:45.As we had through the day, we do see a lot of sunshine around.
:04:46. > :04:48.There's a little bit more cloud running along the coast and the risk
:04:49. > :04:51.of a few showers here, but for most, it's a dry day
:04:52. > :04:56.It stays cold over the next couple of days, we do see a little bit more
:04:57. > :04:59.cloud around as we head to Tuesday, but for the first week
:05:00. > :05:01.of the New Year, it's a cold and frosty one.
:05:02. > :05:06.That's it from us for now, we are back tomorrow.
:05:07. > :05:16.For many, New Year's Day was a shocker with all of that rain
:05:17. > :05:20.around. Tomorrow will be sunny, but it is getting colder. This is rain
:05:21. > :05:24.clearing from the south-east. These specks of white as snow mixed in
:05:25. > :05:27.with showers across parts of northern England, particularly
:05:28. > :05:32.across Scotland, low levels here. I say that they hazard in northern and
:05:33. > :05:37.eastern areas. I would not rule out slippery areas almost anywhere by
:05:38. > :05:41.the morning, by which time temperatures will be close to or
:05:42. > :05:44.below freezing in many places. A bright and sunny start, but still
:05:45. > :05:46.wintry showers, sliding down