Lloyd Watson
BBC News

That's all from BBC Local Live today. We'll be back from 08:00 on Tuesday. Adrian Dennis sent us this picture of waves crashing underneath dark clouds in Saltburn.

Image source, Adrian Dennis

You can send your pictures by email: northeast.locallive@bbc.co.uk or tweet @BBCNewsNE, external and we may feature them on BBC Local Live tomorrow.

Jeff Brown
BBC Look North

When Look North signed off on Friday night, the total raised for Gateshead man Alan Barnes had reached £40,000.

But, after an extraordinary few days, the total tonight stands at an incredible £300,000. I'm delighted to say Alan - and his new friend, Katie - will join me on the BBC Look North sofa at 18:30 on BBC One.

Paul Mooney
BBC Weather presenter

The wintry showers initially on the coast will start to drift inland, bringing slight accumulations of snow away from the coast, mainly over high ground. Icy patches forming on untreated surfaces.

Minimum temperature: -5C (23F). Check the forecast near you.

The Alan Barnes online fund is GoFundMe's sixth largest campaign of all time, a spokesperson has confirmed.

Beautician Katie Cutler set up the world-wide fundraising page, which has raised more than £300,000, after visually impaired Alan Barnes, 67, was attacked in Gateshead.

A GoFundMe spokesperson said: "Our hearts go out to Alan Barnes and his family during this difficult time. The campaign has been shared on Facebook a staggering 25,000 times, and on Twitter nearly 3,000 times."

Hartlepool United have signed striker Marvin Morgan from Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the season, while Scott Harrison makes his loan from Sunderland a permanent deal.

Morgan, 31, has scored twice in 19 games for the Pilgrims this season, and replaces Rakish Bingham following his return to parent club Mansfield Town.

Image source, Empics/Getty

Harrison, 21, has played 19 games for Pools during two loan spells this term.

A mother and daughter are critically ill in hospital and have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed their County Durham home.

Margaret Carroll, 60, and her daughter Katrina Livingstone, 37, who escaped before fire crews arrived - are being treated for burns and smoke inhalation at the University Hospital of North Durham.

Fire crews fought the flames for three hours on Saturday morning at Bradley Bungalows in Consett.

Police say they remain in a critical condition and are under arrest for arson with intent to endanger life.

Three out of four judges on BBC's The Voice wanted Sunderland's Olivia Lawson after she auditioned with her version of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. Watch it again here.

The 17-year-old told BBC Newcastle: "Nerves did get the better of me but it was the best thing to have happened in my life, I'm so glad I did it." Hear the full interview here, external.

Now a part of #TeamRita, the teenager has seen her Twitter followers double since her appearance on the show.

Jeff Brown
BBC Look North

I'll be meeting the winners and potential losers in the no-frills, low budget "gym wars" which are revolutionising the fitness industry.

Budget gyms have been increasing in numbers across England over the last couple of years with cheap operators competing to undercut conventional gyms.

I visited both the new budget gyms and traditional fitness centres on Tyneside to find out who is winning the "battle of the gyms". There'll be more on this on BBC One's Inside Out at 19:30.

The top local headlines at 17:00 include:

• BBC Tees: Cleveland Police has seen a 6% fall in complaints, IPCC figures show

• BBC Newcastle: Jon Harle and Martin Emmerson have a round-up of the news

Hartlepool Mail

An "inspirational" local authority boss has announced he will retire later this year after more than four decades of service, external.

Image source, Hartlepool Mail

Hartlepool Borough Council's chief executive Dave Stubbs is set to retire in May this year following a career in local government spanning almost 44 years.

A man has been charged following a fatal collision in which 19-year-old Jordan Dowson, external, from the Guisborough area, was killed.

A 20-year-old man, also from the Guisborough area, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and will appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on 27 February.

Image source, Cleveland Police

The collision took place on Friday 7 February on the A174 Loftus bypass.

A volunteer lifeboat crew training on a Teesside beach ended up offering a helping hand to a stranded baby seal.

The animal was spotted under a seat in a promenade shelter in Redcar on Sunday, where it was thought to have taken refuge from the heavy seas. As people arrived, it began to move away, leading to fears it could end up on a nearby road.

Image source, Dave Cocks/Redcar RNLI

The crew moved it to safety and called a marine expert, who released it near a grey seal colony on the River Tees.

The top local headlines at 16:00 include:

• BBC Tees: The leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council George Dunning has been deselected by the Labour Party.

• BBC Newcastle: Jon Harle and Martin Emmerson have a round-up of the day's news

A new plan to fight the battle against shoplifting is being launched by Durham Constabulary.

The force has seen a 30% rise in the first six months of last year compared with the year before, and as a result now has a dedicated team to look at the people behind the statistics and understand why they steal.

Durham's Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Hogg says: "We're working with the offenders ... so that they do take on that personal responsibility and change their way of behaving."

Hartlepool United have lost the services of on-loan striker Rakish Bingham after he was recalled by parent club Mansfield Town.

Bingham, 21, was an ever-present for Pools during his stay, scoring once in five appearances after agreeing a loan until the end of the season last month.

Image source, Dan Mullan

His return leaves Marlon Harewood and Scott Fenwick as Pools' only recognised senior strikers.

There's very slow traffic on the A1 Western Bypass southbound between Blaydon and Lobley Hill Interchange in the roadworks area. More on BBC Travel News for Teesside and Tyne and Wear.

James Neasham spotted the pier in Tynemouth being battered by waves and took this photo yesterday, external.

Image source, James Neasham

You can send your pictures by email to northeast.locallive@bbc.co.uk or tweet @BBCNewsNE, external.

The top local headlines at 15:00 include:

• BBC Newcastle: A mother and daughter are critically ill in hospital and have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed their County Durham home

• BBC Tees: Cleveland Police say they are not getting complacent, despite figures showing a fall in the number of complaints made against them

"Dark clouds over Newcastle but sunnier spells over Sunderland thanks to Jermain Defoe's arrival on Wearside" - watch BBC Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood give an offbeat forecast on the comings and goings at Premier League clubs on transfer deadline day.

David Rhodes
Politics Reporter, BBC North East and Cumbria

Redcar and Cleveland Council leader George Dunning, who has been deselected by the Labour party, tells BBC Tees: "The Labour Party's goal here in the North East for the last five years has been to get rid of George Dunning.

"The root cause of the problem is Tom Blenkinsop MP and Redcar's parliamentary candidate Anna Turley, they want to run the council from their offices."