:00:09. > :00:10.Good afternoon. the late news at 10.15pm.
:00:11. > :00:14.They've lived a life that's hard for many of us to comprehend.
:00:15. > :00:16.But today, preparations were being made for families fleeing
:00:17. > :00:19.the war in Syria to start a new life here.
:00:20. > :00:24.Now local people are being asked to play their part in making
:00:25. > :00:26.the refugees welcome ahead of their arrival in Cumbria.
:00:27. > :00:33.The war in Syria has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.
:00:34. > :00:37.Many have fled abroad, seeking sanctuary and security.
:00:38. > :00:40.Here, the British government has agreed to take around 20,000
:00:41. > :00:44.refugees, and up to 300 could in time come to Cumbria.
:00:45. > :00:47.Today, around 150 people keen to help turned up
:00:48. > :00:54.We want to give people ideas about how they can help.
:00:55. > :00:57.Whether that's coming along to the drop-in sessions
:00:58. > :01:01.that we'll be running weekly, offering language support,
:01:02. > :01:05.We'll be working with the local authorities
:01:06. > :01:09.on these schemes, but we'd like to help sign up volunteers.
:01:10. > :01:15.Speakers included those who'd fled Syria
:01:16. > :01:18.in the past, and who continue to send help.
:01:19. > :01:25.This is a very human moment when you see this number of people
:01:26. > :01:28.who are welcoming new families to be accepted by the British
:01:29. > :01:32.government to be resettled in Cumbria.
:01:33. > :01:34.And it's sometimes the simplest acts that make
:01:35. > :01:40.When you're forced to leave and come, and you are
:01:41. > :01:44.depressed by what we have seen, little words make a big difference.
:01:45. > :01:48.A nice good morning to them in the morning would make a big
:01:49. > :01:52.difference to their feelings, to how they can start the day.
:01:53. > :01:54.The first Syrian families to arrive in Cumbria
:01:55. > :02:02.Newcastle city council has been given more than ?200,000 of Lottery
:02:03. > :02:06.cash, as it looks into handing over its parks and allotments
:02:07. > :02:12.Although the council says it would still own the city's 33 parks
:02:13. > :02:17.and other green spaces, it wants to transfer
:02:18. > :02:19.the day to day responsibility to a new charitable trust.
:02:20. > :02:21.The scheme being considered would help tackle the financial challenges
:02:22. > :02:28.In the last few minutes, the centrepiece of the new Wear
:02:29. > :02:31.crossing in Sunderland has been lifted into place.
:02:32. > :02:34.The A-frame is the largest structure to be raised in this way in Britain
:02:35. > :02:45.It weighs more than 1,500 tonnes and is a hundred meters tall.
:02:46. > :02:52.Obviously there are always things that are unforeseen.
:02:53. > :02:55.But up to this stage, I can say, so far, so good.
:02:56. > :02:59.This is the culmination of months of work,
:03:00. > :03:04.but as the A-frame approached vertical, it was steady away to make
:03:05. > :03:08.That's a bit of a juggling act because we need to keep
:03:09. > :03:12.And at the same time let the cable out on the
:03:13. > :03:16.But we also need to do that in a controlled way, so the
:03:17. > :03:19.pylon doesn't take a leap forward any further than we need it to.
:03:20. > :03:22.But this is about a lot more than just a bridge.
:03:23. > :03:25.A huge regeneration project has been promised off the back
:03:26. > :03:28.And when the engineering works are complete, this is going to have
:03:29. > :03:32.to deliver a lot more than just a means to get from one side
:03:33. > :03:42.Middlesbrough's Mima art gallery celebrated its 10th
:03:43. > :03:44.birthday, with the launch of a new collection today.
:03:45. > :03:48.It shows art and craft from the mid-1800s to the present
:03:49. > :03:53.day, with works on display chosen by the people of the town.
:03:54. > :03:56.Football, and Newcastle will try to secure their place
:03:57. > :03:59.at the top of the Championship when they take on Wolves
:04:00. > :04:03.Most of our other teams are in action right now.
:04:04. > :04:09.There's full coverage on your BBC local radio station.
:04:10. > :04:22.Good evening. We are expecting some wintry showers overnight feeding in
:04:23. > :04:30.from the east, falling as snow on higher levels. Elsewhere, showers
:04:31. > :04:38.falling into rain on lower levels. No risk of frost or ice. The warning
:04:39. > :04:42.for snow is still in place until 3pm tomorrow. Further wintry showers
:04:43. > :04:44.expected through the morning. A cloudy day. Bitterly cold.
:04:45. > :04:46.Tomorrow, Sunday Politics is in Whitehaven
:04:47. > :04:49.with all the candidates fighting the Copeland by-election.
:04:50. > :04:52.That's tomorrow morning from 11 on BBC One.
:04:53. > :05:10.We're back tomorrow at ten to six. Until then, have a good evening.
:05:11. > :05:17.Good afternoon. An afternoon to snuggle up in front of the telly and
:05:18. > :05:24.watch some rugby. It's been a cold winter's day. Not just for humans.
:05:25. > :05:27.This shot was taken earlier. There was some sunshine in Scotland, here
:05:28. > :05:32.a beautiful afternoon. That was the expectation for most. It's bleak out
:05:33. > :05:37.there. A mixture of rain and snow on the radar. You have to go a long way
:05:38. > :05:40.up the hills to find settling snow. Into the evening and temperatures
:05:41. > :05:44.begin to fall again, we could see some of the white stuff turning up
:05:45. > :05:48.again at lower levels across eastern Counties of England and quite a lot
:05:49. > :05:53.of snow piling up over the Pennines in particular on a brisk wind, it is
:05:54. > :05:54.going to feel cold wherever you are with temperatures hovering close to