Sunderland LIVE news: Breaking news, traffic, travel and weather updates for Thursday, October 24

Hello and welcome to the LIVE blog where we will bring you updates on local news from across Wearside.
By Sophie Brownson
Published 24th Oct 2019, 06:25 BST
Updated 24th Oct 2019, 07:25 BST
Seaburn Beach during heavy rain fall and strong winds.Seaburn Beach during heavy rain fall and strong winds.
Seaburn Beach during heavy rain fall and strong winds.

Sophie here looking after the live blog until 2pm.

Stick with us throughout the day until 10pm as we provide breaking updates, traffic and travel latest and our Wearside weather report.

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