00:00 I'm Imogen Holland, Tamphyl your North East News update.
00:05 A drug supplier has been jailed for more than 11 years following an investigation by police.
00:10 Paul Richardson was arrested after law enforcement uncovered evidence of large-scale drug dealing
00:16 across the North East.
00:17 The cost of the Tyne tunnel toll is set to go up again.
00:20 The toll increase could come into force in May next year and could see cars pay an extra
00:25 20 pence and HGVs pay 40 pence more.
00:28 The final decision on whether to raise the toll prices will be made by the Joint Transport
00:32 Committee's Tyne and Wear Sub-Committee at the beginning of next year.
00:37 And finally, Northumbria University has been named as one of the universities involved
00:40 in training the next generation of AI researchers and innovators.
00:45 The university will be giving £9 million of funding and it will recruit the first cohort
00:49 of students next September.
00:51 [BLANK_AUDIO]
Comments