0:00:12 > 0:00:13Good evening.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Bradley Lowery - the five-year-old from County Durham -
0:00:16 > 0:00:18has been accepted onto a cancer trial at Great Ormond
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Street Hospital.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Bradley is terminally ill with a rare type of childhood cancer
0:00:24 > 0:00:26called neuroblastoma.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29His parents say they're meeting with a professor at the hospital
0:00:29 > 0:00:33in London this week to finalise the the decision once they know
0:00:33 > 0:00:40the results of his latest scan.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44The trial has been funded by Cancer Research UK.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Labour's Shadow Housing Minister says people in the North East
0:00:47 > 0:00:48are losing their homes because the Government's
0:00:48 > 0:00:50new benefits system is pushing them into debt.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52City of Durham MP Robert Blackman-Woods said universal
0:00:52 > 0:00:54credit was failing.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Not only are people having to wait six weeks, often they are waiting
0:00:58 > 0:01:00three months and ending up in huge debt.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03A lot of people in the private sector are losing their homes.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07So this whole system which is supposed to support
0:01:07 > 0:01:10the most vulnerable is attacking them and making large
0:01:10 > 0:01:14numbers of people homeless.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Stockton Conservative councillor Matthew Vickers said universal
0:01:17 > 0:01:20benefit was more straightforward - and fairer - than
0:01:20 > 0:01:23what it had replaced.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27This change simplifies a huge mess of benefits that were all different.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29It's fair for people paying for it, it's fair
0:01:29 > 0:01:31for the people claiming it.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33It's not about how well you know your way around
0:01:33 > 0:01:35the system to claim it.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37It's simple, it avoids fraud, it will reduce the administration
0:01:37 > 0:01:41costs and it is a fair system that will help people get back into work
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and will not penalise them if they try to get off benefits.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47A woman has died in a diving accident
0:01:47 > 0:01:48off the coast of Northumberland.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51The diver disappeared after surfacing earlier today
0:01:51 > 0:01:53near the Farne Islands.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56She was rescued following a search by a coastguard helicopter crew
0:01:56 > 0:02:01and lifeboats from Seahouses, but died at the scene.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal
0:02:04 > 0:02:06road crash in Stokesley.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10A 63-year-old female pedestrian from the Hartlepool area
0:02:10 > 0:02:12was pronounced dead at the scene.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17A scheme run by members of the Sikh community in Middlesbrough
0:02:17 > 0:02:20is helping to feed those homeless in the town.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23And they hope to expand their work to reach more of the estimated 2,000
0:02:23 > 0:02:27homeless in the North East.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Jonathan Swingler reports.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31A car park in Middlesbrough.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Hot food prepared at the Sikh temple down the road has been transported
0:02:34 > 0:02:36to people who have gathered here.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38What does it taste like?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Not too spicy for you there?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44No, spot on.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47It just goes to show you that there are people out
0:02:47 > 0:02:49there that care about people.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Because people forget about the people that are on the street.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54It's very important because it is part
0:02:54 > 0:02:57of our Sikh culture - by helping people
0:02:57 > 0:02:59and people in need.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02We are always open to helping anyone and our Sikh temples
0:03:02 > 0:03:06are open to anyone as well.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09David has a roof over his head but says life is getting
0:03:09 > 0:03:11increasingly difficult.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I'm on benefits, I'm on low benefits, so it is
0:03:14 > 0:03:17hard for me to get by.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19You get choked up, you think, well, you are doing something good
0:03:19 > 0:03:22for somebody else and hopefully you will never be in that
0:03:22 > 0:03:25position and if you ever do fall on bad times,
0:03:25 > 0:03:31there's somebody there to help you.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34A much-needed hot meal has been provided and the people
0:03:34 > 0:03:41who come here are sent away with food for later.
0:03:41 > 0:03:49More than 100 elite cyclists have been competing
0:03:49 > 0:03:51in the first East Cleveland - Klondike Grand Prix.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Three times Olympic Champion Ed Clancy was among the country's top
0:03:54 > 0:03:56cyclists taking part in the event, which is a qualifier
0:03:56 > 0:03:57for the Tour De Yorkshire.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00In the end, Chris Latham from Team Wiggins won the race
0:04:00 > 0:04:03after a sprint finish.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05In football news...
0:04:05 > 0:04:07In the Premier League, a goalless draw for Middlesbrough
0:04:07 > 0:04:10away at Swansea's Liberty Stadium - doing little to ease
0:04:10 > 0:04:13their relegation fears.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18The weather now, with Alena Jenkins.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23If you enjoyed the sunshine today, there is more to come tomorrow.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24A dry night, clear skies at first.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28But we see some low-level cloud with patchy mist and fog developing.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Temperatures low enough in the countryside
0:04:30 > 0:04:31for a touch of frost.
0:04:31 > 0:04:342C or 3C here, but 4C or 5C in the centre of town.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Mist and fog lifts readily tomorrow morning and then plenty
0:04:37 > 0:04:39of sunshine once again.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42That sunshine slightly hazy through the afternoon across Cumbria
0:04:42 > 0:04:45with some high cloud ahead of some rain in the evening and overnight.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48But in the sunshine, a very pleasant 14 degrees.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Rain moving eastwards overnight tonight.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54That clears through Tuesday morning and much of the week,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56aside from an isolated shower, looks to be mainly
0:04:56 > 0:04:58dry with sunshine.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00But overnight could be chilly with a chance of frost.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Goodbye.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04That's it from us.
0:05:16 > 0:05:16Some
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Some lovely
0:05:17 > 0:05:17Some lovely spring
0:05:17 > 0:05:17Some lovely spring sunshine
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Some lovely spring sunshine on