Officers have seized nearly £6,000 worth of illegal drugs whilst patrolling in Byker. The number of higher GCSE results lower in the North East compared to the south. And finally an underwater camera will be installed on the floating eco system along the Tyne.
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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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