Sunderland LIVE news: A19 delays after two-vehicle crash and breaking updates for Thursday, February 6

Hello and welcome to our live news blog covering Sunderland and the wider North East for Thursday, February 6.
Hello and welcome to our Sunderland live news blog for Thursday, February 6.Hello and welcome to our Sunderland live news blog for Thursday, February 6.
Hello and welcome to our Sunderland live news blog for Thursday, February 6.

It’s Debra here until 2pm looking after our breaking updates. Keep an eye on our blog for the region’s latest traffic and travel, as well as the Met Office weather report. We’ll also be bringing you the biggest stories of the day, including the cases covered in our courts. Scroll down and refresh for updates.