A man who locked a teenage girl in his room and attacked her has been jailed. The plans for the new STACK near Spanish City have taken a step forward as councillors grant the license. And finally Whitley bay beach has been named at the third best beach in England according to SIXT.
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00:00 I'm Imogen Holland, Tanfer on North East News Update.
00:05 A man who locked a teenage girl in his room and attacked her has been jailed.
00:09 Lee Metcalfe arranged to meet up with his victim after meeting her through social media
00:14 and he took her back to his hotel room and later attacked her.
00:17 Metcalfe was charged with one count of rape and another count of false imprisonment and
00:22 sentenced to nine years in prison.
00:24 The plans for the new stack near Spanish City have taken a step forward as councillors grant
00:28 the licence.
00:30 The site still needs approval from the North Tyneside Planning Chiefs before anything can
00:34 go ahead but they have now been granted the operating licence.
00:38 And finally, Whitley Bay has been named the third best beach in England according to Sixth.
00:44 Sixth created a list of the top 300 beaches in England from TripAdvisor and Whitley Bay
00:49 received third place with a score of 7 out of 10.
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