Suspected hit and run in Tyneside. Plans for the black and white taxis in newcstsle are set to be signed off next week. And finally it was announced that Newcastle will be placed in Group F for the Champions League.
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00:00 I'm Imogen Holland and it's time for your North East News update.
00:05 Police have launched an appeal after a suspected hit and run has left a woman with serious
00:09 injuries.
00:10 On Thursday morning, police received a report of a collision on Station Road North, where
00:15 a vehicle collided with a 60-year-old woman before fleeing the scene.
00:19 Plans for the black and white taxis in Newcastle are set to be signed off next week.
00:24 It is hoped that the city's Hackney carriages will make them more recognisable after worries
00:28 about criminals posing as taxi drivers.
00:30 However, the plans were put on hold as drivers say it would be a financial burden for them
00:35 and a waste of taxpayers' money.
00:37 And finally, it was announced that Newcastle will be placed in Group F for the Champions
00:41 League.
00:42 The Magpies last played in the group stages of the Champions League around ten years ago,
00:47 but they will now be going up against some of the top teams from across Europe.
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