19/02/2017 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

Hello, good evening. on the BBC News Channel,

Police are trying to identify a man who was seen kicking a young boy

in the head and chest on a train - and then getting off

British Transport Police said the child aged around two or three

was attacked on the 4pm service, from Edinburgh

The suspect is described as white, of large build, with short dark hair

He got off the train at Alnmouth with three children.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria is to release

a report on rape trials which aims to improve understanding between

The initiative was begun by Vera Baird two years ago.

30 adult rape trials at Newcastle Crown Court have been

observed by volunteer panellists trained to look at how

complainants and witnesses are supported during the trials.

The resulting report's findings and recommendations

Cumbria Police is set to overspend this year by an increasing amount

according to the latest report on the constabulary's finances.

The force was expected to exceed its budget for the 2016-17

financial year by more than ?1 million in December,

an increase of 200,000 compared to the previous

"Being you is not a crime" - the message from Northumbria police,

who supported a sporting festival this weekend for straight,

The tournament in North Shields is one of the biggest

in the gay rugby calender, which has grown in

It is a tough sport that often comes with preconceptions.

In North Tyneside this weekend rugby was

This ground in North Shields has been staging the Hadrian's cup,

a tournament between six gay friendly

Rugby is very much a sport for everybody.

We welcome people who are gay, straight or anybody else, wherever

you have played for the last five, ten years or if you

have never picked up a rugby ball in your life.

The weekend tournament is being staged by

Newcastle Ravens, a team made up of both gay and straight players.

The club was launched here 11 years ago,

I was always on the back burner from sport and a little

Fantastic opportunity and a great team to for.

The weekend event was also supported by Northumbria police as part of

There are perceptions in some areas of society that certain sports

But thankfully those perceptions are diminishing year-on-year.

And an event like today where there are teams from

right across the UK and Ireland coming here, it really demonstrates

It is hoped the tournament will encourage more gay people to

try rugby, a sport where everyone is welcome.

Family and friends - and a sell-out crowd -

will pack the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle tonight for a special

tribute to the Geordie entertainer Brendan Healy.

Brendan passed away a year ago, but his sister Kathie,

and his four children, will be among the cast of star

performers this evening, as Jim Knight reports.

I left my job, you know, at the helium balloon factory.

Everyone knew that the Tyne Theatre was Brendan's spiritual home.

It was perhaps only fitting that this special variety night in

his honour should happen on the very stage he graced so many times.

And that this show should be performed

Everybody involved is his friend, the crew, his dancers and the three

boys are all in the entertainment industry, his youngest

is a stand-up comic, his second son is a singer and

his eldest son is a guitarist in a rock band.

I don't know what people are expecting.

He isn't here to guide it, which is what we are all saying.

It is a mixture and it will have a feeling of a Brendan show.

It won't be a Brendan show, but it will have the feel of that.

In a weird way you will let him make a couple of appearances,

I can't really tell you how it is going

to happen but he will definitely be present.

Just one major sports event in the region this afternoon -

and a crowd of over 7,500 enjoyed Newcastle Falcons staging a great

comeback at Kingston Park - to run out winners over

So we've had a mild, if breezy weekend.

Abbie Dewhurst can tell us about the coming week.

If we take a look at the air mass chart you

can see where the orange is turning much more orange.

Strong wind will make it feel very mild indeed.

That is only really higher ground and in any sunshine.

It is going to be quite a cloudy day and night

with rain sinking slowly to the south-east.

Nothing too heavy and persistent, but a very cloudy night.

Mist and hill fog forming as well, with temperatures only down

Cloudy and misty and a murky start to the day but a strong

westerly wind will develop and if we do manage to see any

breaks, any sunshine, temperatures might feel

We do like orange. That is all so far. I am back at around 20 past

ten. on and on. It is because of the

direction of the wind. Tomorrow's temperatures might be higher than

today by a couple of degrees. There has been a lot of cloud. But we had

some lovely pictures coming in. Some sunshine, but predominantly the

clouds have been -- the skies have been cloudy. This will continue as

well as a smattering of rain. For all those reasons it isn't going to

be a cold