18/03/2017

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:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening. late news at 10pm.

:00:14. > :00:15.Four men have been arrested after a man was found dead

:00:16. > :00:19.Northumbria Police were called to Bermuda Guesthouse,

:00:20. > :00:23.on North Parade, in Whitley Bay, yesterday at around 5pm.

:00:24. > :00:26.A man in his 30s, found with injuries, was pronounced dead

:00:27. > :00:32.A postmortem examination is being carried out on the victim.

:00:33. > :00:41.Labour says it'll spend almost ?1.5 billion on the region's railways.

:00:42. > :00:44.The pledge has come from Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell,

:00:45. > :00:46.who was speaking in Newcastle this afternoon.

:00:47. > :00:52.Enter the man who would run the Treasury.

:00:53. > :00:55.John McDonnell, here to tell the party faithful that a

:00:56. > :00:59.Labour Government would spend big on transport in the North.

:01:00. > :01:04.Whilst London receives half of all transport investment,

:01:05. > :01:10.The Shadow Chancellor promised new trains

:01:11. > :01:20.He wants to reopen two rail lines and spend hundreds of

:01:21. > :01:23.John McDonnell's message was bound to be well-received

:01:24. > :01:26.But outside there will be those asking just how will

:01:27. > :01:37.What we are arguing with the Government for is to follow the

:01:38. > :01:39.German model, and actually a model that's right the way across Europe,

:01:40. > :01:42.which is to have a national investment bank, where in that

:01:43. > :01:44.national investment bank you put in ?100 billion -

:01:45. > :01:47.you borrow that of course - that will lever in

:01:48. > :01:50.fairly conservative, ?215 billion from the private sector.

:01:51. > :01:52.The Labour Party, the current state it's in,

:01:53. > :01:54.stands no chance of enacting any of this.

:01:55. > :01:56.I would argue very clearly that there is a real appetite, and

:01:57. > :02:00.you see this is sold out, there is a real appetite for change,

:02:01. > :02:03.and this Government is not producing it.

:02:04. > :02:07.Andrew Hartley, BBC Look North, Newcastle.

:02:08. > :02:09.Hundreds of people have made the annual pilgrimage

:02:10. > :02:12.to Durham Cathedral today, to celebrate St Cuthbert's day.

:02:13. > :02:15.St Cuthbert - one of the most important saints

:02:16. > :02:18.of the medieval period - is buried in Durham and is closely

:02:19. > :02:26.Today his banner was carried into the city from Chester le Street.

:02:27. > :02:29.St Cuthbert is central to any true understanding

:02:30. > :02:33.The history of Holy Island, the northern saints, St Cuthbert,

:02:34. > :02:39.St Bede, is wrapped up in the identity of the north-east,

:02:40. > :02:42.and of course it is astonishing that he is buried here in Durham

:02:43. > :02:46.Cathedral - it is unique in the country.

:02:47. > :02:49.Football, and great news for both our non-league teams

:02:50. > :02:55.After extra-time, York City drew the second leg of their FA Trophy

:02:56. > :02:59.semifinal at Lincoln, to give them a 3-2 aggregate victory.

:03:00. > :03:03.And, in the FA Vase, South Shields are also on their way.

:03:04. > :03:13.Jeff Brown watched their semifinal at Mariners Park.

:03:14. > :03:21.And yet in team is to Wembley. This time it is Sarah Shields after a

:03:22. > :03:27.record-breaking 24th win in a row. Two up from the first leg of their

:03:28. > :03:31.semifinal, the captain's to refix shot just before half-time put the

:03:32. > :03:41.Mariners firmly in control. Midway through the second half they made it

:03:42. > :03:43.2-0 and eventually 4-0 on the day, 6-1 on aggregate.

:03:44. > :03:46.Elsewhere, Sunderland could only manage a draw at home to Burnley -

:03:47. > :03:48.a result that leaves them seven points from safety, at the bottom

:03:49. > :03:52.In the Championship, Newcastle's match at Birmingham

:03:53. > :04:01.It was a bad day for our two League Two sides.

:04:02. > :04:03.Hartlepool went down 2-0 at home to Wycombe,

:04:04. > :04:06.and Carlisle lost by the same scoreline at Mansfield.

:04:07. > :04:09.In the National League, Gateshead's promotion push continued

:04:10. > :04:17.And in Scottish League Two, Berwick lost 2-0 at home to Arbroath.

:04:18. > :04:19.Now let's see what's happening with the weather -

:04:20. > :04:24.Hi, everyone - hope you had a lovely Saturday.

:04:25. > :04:26.Bit of an east-west divide in our weather actually.

:04:27. > :04:30.It was cloudier with outbreaks of rain across Cumbria, a

:04:31. > :04:36.That rain does transfer its way across towards

:04:37. > :04:37.eastern parts overnight with strengthening winds,

:04:38. > :04:40.lows of around eight or nine Celsius so not that cold, at least.

:04:41. > :04:45.A cloudy, breezy start to the day tomorrow.

:04:46. > :04:47.We will see further outbreaks of rain, especially further west.

:04:48. > :04:51.It tends to fizzle out to the east with some brightness.

:04:52. > :04:52.Still blustery, though, with strong winds.

:04:53. > :04:55.Outbreaks of rain on Monday, turning colder on Tuesday.

:04:56. > :05:00.That's if from me, our next bulletin is at the same time tomorrow.