Sunderland LIVE: Metro upgrade latest, court cases and breaking news for Wednesday, February 5

Hello and welcome to our live and breaking news blog on Wednesday, February 5.

It’s Kevin here manning the live blog until 10m on Wednesday bring you the latest updates from Wearside and beyond to power your day. I’ll be sharing all of the latest stories, including the latest news in the upgrade to our Metro network and some of the cases before our courts. There will also be the latest traffic and travel news and weather report. Scroll down and refresh for updates.

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