Sunderland LIVE news: Breaking news, traffic, travel and weather updates for Tuesday, October 22

Hello and welcome to the LIVE blog where we will bring you updates on local news from across Wearside.
By Sophie Brownson
Published 22nd Oct 2019, 06:07 BST
Updated 22nd Oct 2019, 07:09 BST
The Northern Spire Bridge.The Northern Spire Bridge.
The Northern Spire Bridge.

Sophie here looking after the live blog until 2pm along with Fiona.

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