:00:12. > :00:20.Hello, good evening. on the BBC News Channel,
:00:21. > :00:24.Police are trying to identify a man who was seen kicking a young boy
:00:25. > :00:27.in the head and chest on a train - and then getting off
:00:28. > :00:33.British Transport Police said the child aged around two or three
:00:34. > :00:35.was attacked on the 4pm service, from Edinburgh
:00:36. > :00:39.The suspect is described as white, of large build, with short dark hair
:00:40. > :00:52.He got off the train at Alnmouth with three children.
:00:53. > :00:55.The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria is to release
:00:56. > :00:57.a report on rape trials which aims to improve understanding between
:00:58. > :01:01.The initiative was begun by Vera Baird two years ago.
:01:02. > :01:04.30 adult rape trials at Newcastle Crown Court have been
:01:05. > :01:06.observed by volunteer panellists trained to look at how
:01:07. > :01:08.complainants and witnesses are supported during the trials.
:01:09. > :01:09.The resulting report's findings and recommendations
:01:10. > :01:13.Cumbria Police is set to overspend this year by an increasing amount
:01:14. > :01:15.according to the latest report on the constabulary's finances.
:01:16. > :01:18.The force was expected to exceed its budget for the 2016-17
:01:19. > :01:20.financial year by more than ?1 million in December,
:01:21. > :01:22.an increase of 200,000 compared to the previous
:01:23. > :01:32."Being you is not a crime" - the message from Northumbria police,
:01:33. > :01:34.who supported a sporting festival this weekend for straight,
:01:35. > :01:37.The tournament in North Shields is one of the biggest
:01:38. > :01:39.in the gay rugby calender, which has grown in
:01:40. > :01:48.It is a tough sport that often comes with preconceptions.
:01:49. > :01:50.In North Tyneside this weekend rugby was
:01:51. > :01:57.This ground in North Shields has been staging the Hadrian's cup,
:01:58. > :01:59.a tournament between six gay friendly
:02:00. > :02:09.Rugby is very much a sport for everybody.
:02:10. > :02:13.We welcome people who are gay, straight or anybody else, wherever
:02:14. > :02:16.you have played for the last five, ten years or if you
:02:17. > :02:18.have never picked up a rugby ball in your life.
:02:19. > :02:20.The weekend tournament is being staged by
:02:21. > :02:23.Newcastle Ravens, a team made up of both gay and straight players.
:02:24. > :02:25.The club was launched here 11 years ago,
:02:26. > :02:32.I was always on the back burner from sport and a little
:02:33. > :02:37.Fantastic opportunity and a great team to for.
:02:38. > :02:40.The weekend event was also supported by Northumbria police as part of
:02:41. > :02:46.There are perceptions in some areas of society that certain sports
:02:47. > :02:52.But thankfully those perceptions are diminishing year-on-year.
:02:53. > :02:54.And an event like today where there are teams from
:02:55. > :02:57.right across the UK and Ireland coming here, it really demonstrates
:02:58. > :03:16.It is hoped the tournament will encourage more gay people to
:03:17. > :03:18.try rugby, a sport where everyone is welcome.
:03:19. > :03:20.Family and friends - and a sell-out crowd -
:03:21. > :03:23.will pack the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle tonight for a special
:03:24. > :03:24.tribute to the Geordie entertainer Brendan Healy.
:03:25. > :03:27.Brendan passed away a year ago, but his sister Kathie,
:03:28. > :03:29.and his four children, will be among the cast of star
:03:30. > :03:32.performers this evening, as Jim Knight reports.
:03:33. > :03:34.I left my job, you know, at the helium balloon factory.
:03:35. > :03:49.Everyone knew that the Tyne Theatre was Brendan's spiritual home.
:03:50. > :03:52.It was perhaps only fitting that this special variety night in
:03:53. > :03:55.his honour should happen on the very stage he graced so many times.
:03:56. > :03:58.And that this show should be performed
:03:59. > :04:08.Everybody involved is his friend, the crew, his dancers and the three
:04:09. > :04:11.boys are all in the entertainment industry, his youngest
:04:12. > :04:14.is a stand-up comic, his second son is a singer and
:04:15. > :04:16.his eldest son is a guitarist in a rock band.
:04:17. > :04:18.I don't know what people are expecting.
:04:19. > :04:24.He isn't here to guide it, which is what we are all saying.
:04:25. > :04:27.It is a mixture and it will have a feeling of a Brendan show.
:04:28. > :04:31.It won't be a Brendan show, but it will have the feel of that.
:04:32. > :04:34.In a weird way you will let him make a couple of appearances,
:04:35. > :04:37.I can't really tell you how it is going
:04:38. > :04:39.to happen but he will definitely be present.
:04:40. > :04:54.Just one major sports event in the region this afternoon -
:04:55. > :04:57.and a crowd of over 7,500 enjoyed Newcastle Falcons staging a great
:04:58. > :04:59.comeback at Kingston Park - to run out winners over
:05:00. > :05:02.So we've had a mild, if breezy weekend.
:05:03. > :05:06.Abbie Dewhurst can tell us about the coming week.
:05:07. > :05:14.If we take a look at the air mass chart you
:05:15. > :05:17.can see where the orange is turning much more orange.
:05:18. > :05:21.Strong wind will make it feel very mild indeed.
:05:22. > :05:24.That is only really higher ground and in any sunshine.
:05:25. > :05:27.It is going to be quite a cloudy day and night
:05:28. > :05:28.with rain sinking slowly to the south-east.
:05:29. > :05:31.Nothing too heavy and persistent, but a very cloudy night.
:05:32. > :05:33.Mist and hill fog forming as well, with temperatures only down
:05:34. > :05:38.Cloudy and misty and a murky start to the day but a strong
:05:39. > :05:41.westerly wind will develop and if we do manage to see any
:05:42. > :05:42.breaks, any sunshine, temperatures might feel
:05:43. > :05:57.We do like orange. That is all so far. I am back at around 20 past
:05:58. > :06:20.ten. on and on. It is because of the
:06:21. > :06:25.direction of the wind. Tomorrow's temperatures might be higher than
:06:26. > :06:31.today by a couple of degrees. There has been a lot of cloud. But we had
:06:32. > :06:34.some lovely pictures coming in. Some sunshine, but predominantly the
:06:35. > :06:43.clouds have been -- the skies have been cloudy. This will continue as
:06:44. > :06:45.well as a smattering of rain. For all those reasons it isn't going to
:06:46. > :06:46.be a cold