Sunderland LIVE: All you need to know for Wednesday, September 18

It’s Kevin here on the morning shift manning our LIVE blog, bringing you all of the news updates you need to know.

Apologies for the late start – it’s been one of those days.

From breaking news to traffic updates, we have all of the news that you need to get you through the rest of the day.

Please refresh for the latest and remember to get in touch with anything you feel we should publish.