Newcastle is only 6700Ft long. In an emergency, like after a bad 'Bird Strike', the crew may not have had the option of picking their landing airfield and might have been heavier than they would wish.
From experience, I can say that landing a Tornado, single engined and heavy would be a challenge on a runway so short. Single engine thrust reverse is effective, but has some limitations, depending on the crosswind of the day.
Bottom line is, they probably had to make some hard choices, and did the best they could in the conditions. It could have been much worse.
Well done folks, I'm sure you didn't 'plan' it that way!
Regards,
Advo