in newcastle, the tyneside cinema is one of britain's oldest.ny crises, often by refusing to conform. it is wonderful. it is such a calm oasis in comparison with the city outside. i love this place. one always feels welcome. it's an absolute gem, beautiful. the art deco glamour brought hollywood glitz to tyneside but it's all an illusion. but this theatre was built for newsreels. from america comes the staggering news that germany's giant dirigible the hindenburg has been completely destroyed by fire. people were swept overboard by the power of watching great events on a screen in a place like this. the impact was instantaneous. it was a captivating window on the world but for 6 old pence your ticket also brought the events much closer to home, from a humble shepherd to the county's upper crust. this cinema is a representation of his dreams, dixon scott was a dreamer, a product of the working—class and easier had —— was a dreamer, a product of the working—class and he had genuine passion for the idea of giving people information, people of his o

as audiences disappeared, the tyneside turns arthouse.phic films all day but we said, no, we don't, we show films from all around the world. and to get rid of that image took a long time. it struggled for a couple of decades because of financial difficulties but what happened was quite remarkable, there was a hard—core of people who came and felt so passionate that they got themselves organised and had a kind of sit in and the place was packed out and i think they galvanised opinion that this was a place worth supporting. a board of trustees took over but away from the silver screen in another part of the building change was also on the menu. in 1938 poached eggs only cost 8p and the coffee rooms were going a bit stale but the new owner knew that retro was the future. i first started in 1984 and it was very rundown and every time you came here there was another light bulb gone off or something fallen apart. what i wanted was to spend money on doing it but i wanted people to walk in and look at it and say it has never changed. ijust love t

believe it or not, more than a0 years ago the one they called "the greatest" took a flight to tyneside from the united states to visit south shields. for those who were there it was an unforgettable day — and it's now been turned into a musical, which opens tonight at the town's customs house theatre. for someone who was a teenager, back then, it brings back special memories — asjeff brown reports. it wasjuly 1977. it was july 1977. jubilee year. it wasjuly 1977. jubilee year. the day after the queen toured south shields the king of the world came calling. muhammad ali had been persuaded to visit to raise money for local boys clubs. at the same time he had his marriage blessed at the mosque in the town. you really

believe it or not, more than a0 years ago the one they called "the greatest" took a flight to tynesider those who were there it was an unforgettable day — and it's now been turned into a musical, which opens tonight at the town's customs house theatre. for someone who was a teenager, back then, it brings back special memories — asjeff brown reports. it wasjuly 1977. it was july 1977. jubilee year. it wasjuly 1977. jubilee year. the day after the queen toured south shields the king of the world came calling. muhammad ali had been persuaded to visit to raise money for local boys clubs. at the same time he had his marriage blessed at the mosque in the town. you really could not make it up. i'm overjoyed and next time i go in the ring i will always remember how many people had room for me back here. everyone says who will play muhammad ali. i do not think we have anyone to play him. i built a story around it and to get that story i started to do some research along the lines of where we do when muhammad ali came to south shields. phil hern was 16 and living in south shields and handy with

the tyneside today was the just passionate, it was an incredible amount of skill.unt of skill. so many young guys so with much potential in front of them that we just had to live and learn and improve. we should that we are more than capable of mixing it with a great rugby team, playing a great steel of rugby. i am destroyed for the moment. the final game of the six nations sees wales take on france with wales knowing that a win would secure a runners—up spot in the six nations table. they made a great start in cardiff with liam williams making the most of some slack french defending to put the home side 7—3 ahead. midway through the first half, france were back in it. we'll is currently have a 1.1. france could claim the runners—up spot if they could turn it around. theyjust missed a penalty a couple of moment ago. well, away from the rugby it's been a busy day of football, with more still to come. to talk through all the key moments from the premier league and the fa league and the fa cup, karthi's with our football reporterjohn bennett. that is one trophy left f

it was a bit of brazilian magic on tyneside! kennedy school two goals, his first of the club.uthampton who would die in this game. they have only one one in the last 16, things looking perilous for them, but as for newcastle, they have not lost at home in six now. by point clear of trouble so it is looking like they may well be safe. let's here from the newcastle manager now.|j may well be safe. let's here from the newcastle manager now. i have had confidence in this team because the way they work every week, you know they will improve and you will get through. sometimes it is bad luck, lack of experience, but in the end they continue working hard and thatis end they continue working hard and that is the only way. i had and have confidence. a dominant performance from newcastle, a dominant performance from leicester, 4—1 they beat west brom away from home, and lest in complete control, a great couple of goals that people might watch a match of the day later.“ alan pardew was not on thin ice going into this game, he certainly is now! west brom went ahead, did the hard work, but

have built a box, a shed, almost, with a screen in it and some rudimentary seats but obviously the tynesideia, and all because of one of these. in a split second one man died and another had his life altered forever. one year on from a change in the law, we ask why do people still use mobile phones behind the wheel. now, when you are in your car... ..you have really got to keep your eyes peeled. anything could happen. a kid could dash out in front of you, another car could make a sudden manoeuvre, and you certainly should not be doing any of this. i'm just going to let my mate know. hang on. it's not easy looking at this. i can't really keep one eye on the road and this. well, you maybejust think you will get away with it. after all, you could just be going down a nice quiet road. could even be stuck ina trafficjam. or maybe it's somewhere you know really well. of course it does not really matter. because i am not really driving. but if i had been caught with this in my hand that would mean a £200 fine and six points on my licence. but if i had caused an accident i could end up in prison. t

central scotland, tyneside and five. the met office does issue, so expect further snow, strong winds.ther snow, strong winds. blizzard conditions and still blowing snow and drifting snow. blowing snow and drifting snow. which is across northern and eastern and southern scotland. and southern scotland. valid until six o'clock this evening. evening. southern parts of england, south west and also wales. west and also wales. in at midday and runs through until tomorrow morning as well. tomorrow morning as well. this one here, the red one, as i mentioned is the highest level. mentioned is the highest level. be disruptive, as we have already seen. seen. today, the snow keeps piling in on strong winds. in on strong winds. more patchy. we have another system coming in from the near continent. from the near continent. south—west england and wales as we go through the day. go through the day. add on the strength of the wind, it is a significant wind—chill. is a significant wind—chill. it will be bitterly cold, quite baltic. be bitterly cold, quite baltic. step outside in some parts of the count

beautiful picture from herefordshire this morning and another cracker, look at that sunrise from north tynesideter in the afternoon in the west. showery outbreaks we have currently crossing the south—eastern quarter of the uk moving away, leaving a fair bit of cloud in its wake. in east anglia. we have a peppering of showers in parts of wales and south—west england. away from all of these areas, look at the forecast, it is dry and there will be quite a bit of sunshine today. quite a difference in scotland compared to the weather some parts had yesterday when we had a lot of snow and it was blowing with blizzards. overnight there will be dry weather around and showers. then we have this system from the south—west introducing rain, it is pushing over to the east. in the south of the country, where we have that, it will be rain but as it moves that, it will be rain but as it m oves a cross that, it will be rain but as it moves across central and northern parts of wales, parts of the midlands and possibly lincolnshire, we see some snow falling from that and even at lower levels with the potential a