09/04/2017

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:00:10. > :00:10.Good evening. for the news where you are.

:00:11. > :00:13.It's feared human remains could be washed out of a West Cumbrian

:00:14. > :00:16.graveyard by future flooding, unless urgent action's taken

:00:17. > :00:21.The cemetery, at Camerton near Workington, has already flooded

:00:22. > :00:28.St Peter's church in Camerton lost a 20 yard strip of cemetery

:00:29. > :00:34.Rock defences costing ?100,000 were installed.

:00:35. > :00:38.But six years later, Storm Desmond not only

:00:39. > :00:42.it altered the course of the river, making the graveyard even more

:00:43. > :00:58.Since 2015, this bank was washed out over here. The water is heading

:00:59. > :01:02.straight down towards us here instead of meandering around. If

:01:03. > :01:03.nothing is done, it will cut through the graveyard like a hot knife

:01:04. > :01:04.through butter. The cost of repairs

:01:05. > :01:05.is estimated at 50,000, but the insurance will only cover

:01:06. > :01:07.a small percentage. The church warden says

:01:08. > :01:10.if the repairs aren't carried out, there may be unpleasant

:01:11. > :01:23.consequences. In the 2009 floods, we had eight or

:01:24. > :01:26.nine graves washed out. We have the unsavoury side of bones and Coughlan

:01:27. > :01:29.'s floating down the river. We certainly don't want that again.

:01:30. > :01:46.The diocese is sympathetic, but doesn't have deep pockets.

:01:47. > :01:48.The damaged defences are due to be reassesed soon.

:01:49. > :01:51.But unless the money can be found, St Peter's graveyard looks likely

:01:52. > :02:01.A man's died after his motorbike collided with

:02:02. > :02:04.It happened on the A189 near Blyth this lunchtime.

:02:05. > :02:08.His female pillion passenger is in a critical condition tonight.

:02:09. > :02:10.Meanwhile, another man's died after a head on crash

:02:11. > :02:14.It happened at Newton on the Moor last night, when a van,

:02:15. > :02:17.which was heading south in the northbound lane,

:02:18. > :02:19.collided with a car. The car driver died at the scene.

:02:20. > :02:22.And a man's been charged with causing death by careless

:02:23. > :02:24.driving while over the alcohol limit, after a 91-year-old woman

:02:25. > :02:31.was hit by a car in Gosforth in Newcastle on Thursday night.

:02:32. > :02:34.A man's been arrested after a stand-off with police in Redcar

:02:35. > :02:39.Officers were called to Arthur Street, where a man

:02:40. > :02:42.had barricaded himself inside a property.

:02:43. > :02:46.It resulted in homes being evacuated because of a potential gas leak.

:02:47. > :02:48.But then door to door enquires, revealed potential hazardous

:02:49. > :02:50.substances in a neighbouring home, so bomb disposal experts

:02:51. > :02:59.It later emerged the items were not illegal or dangerous.

:03:00. > :03:01.And another accolade for north-east playwright Lee Hall tonight.

:03:02. > :03:04.18 months after it appeared at Newcastle's live theatre,

:03:05. > :03:07.the National Theatre of Scotland's production

:03:08. > :03:10.of Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour was named Best New Comedy

:03:11. > :03:15.at the very prestigious Olivier Awards in London tonight.

:03:16. > :03:19.It's all about a group of foul-mouthed Catholic schoolgirls

:03:20. > :03:27.It begins a run in the West End next month.

:03:28. > :03:29.Football, and with Match of the Day on in a moment,

:03:30. > :03:32.look away for a moment if you don't want to know how Sunderland fared

:03:33. > :03:38.at home to Manchester United earlier today.

:03:39. > :03:40.We'll have highlights and analysis in Look

:03:41. > :03:43.Cricket, and a surprise defeat for Yorkshire

:03:44. > :03:45.in their opening County Championship match of the season,

:03:46. > :03:48.at home to Hampshire, with a day left to play.

:03:49. > :03:50.Despite being well behind after the first innings,

:03:51. > :03:53.the visitors chased down a target of 320.

:03:54. > :03:55.Tim Bresnan the best of Durham's bowlers today,

:03:56. > :04:00.Most of us have had some lovely weather this weekend.

:04:01. > :04:03.Let's take a look at the start of the new week now,

:04:04. > :04:17.Hello again. We are seeing a cold front sink towards the south-east,

:04:18. > :04:23.bringing the odd patch of drizzle. Things feeling much colder. Some

:04:24. > :04:29.clear skies but also some showers for parts of Cumbria. Temperatures

:04:30. > :04:34.will take a dip. These are the lows in towns and cities. It is going to

:04:35. > :04:38.be a chilly start tomorrow. Very cloudy for parts of Cumbria with

:04:39. > :04:45.showers. Potentially spelling into the north-east. A lot of dry weather

:04:46. > :04:48.and sunshine to enjoy as well. Highs of 12 or 13 degrees. The rest of the

:04:49. > :04:51.week feeling cooler. 20 of dry weather and sunshine.

:04:52. > :04:54.Colin Briggs is here with breakfast updates,

:04:55. > :05:08.but from the late team, I'll wish you goodnight.

:05:09. > :05:15.Good evening. Was it spring or summer today? They crushed and some

:05:16. > :05:19.of you may have been asking. A beautiful day across much of eastern

:05:20. > :05:26.and south-eastern England. We saw highs of 25 degrees. Slightly

:05:27. > :05:29.fresher in the north-west of England, and much fresher behind the

:05:30. > :05:32.rain bearing weather front in the far north-west. As the front pushes

:05:33. > :05:33.south, it