A drug supplier has been jailed for more than 11 years following an investigation by police. Tyne Tunnel toll charges could rise next year. And finally Northumbria University has been named as one of the universities involved in training the next generation of AI researcher snd innovators.
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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.
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