00:00 I'm Imogen Holland, time for your North East News update.
00:05 Officers seized nearly £6,000 worth of illegal drugs after patrolling Byker.
00:10 Officers spotted a suspicious 23-year-old man riding an electric motorbike and followed
00:14 him home where he was arrested with driving offences.
00:18 Officers then seized £3,000 worth of cannabis in a bucket filled with 100 packets of edibles.
00:23 Following GCSE results this week, the number of those who received a grade 7 or above in
00:28 the North East dropped compared to last year.
00:31 Compared to London with 28.4% of GCSE grades between a 9 and a 7, the North East was at
00:36 17.6% according to the Education Data Lab.
00:40 And finally, an underwater camera will be installed on the floating ecosystem along
00:44 the Tyne.
00:45 The feeder will show what is happening underneath the ecosystem and it will be able to help
00:49 monitor the environmental impact as it grows.
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