00:00 Hi I'm Iona May and these are your North East headlines.
00:02 Serious concerns have been aired about whether transport bosses can hit a target of having up
00:07 to 28,000 publicly accessible chargers spread across the North East after it was reported that
00:13 the North East is lagging behind in its amount of EV charging points.
00:16 Next, Balance North East, an alcohol programme working to reduce alcohol harm,
00:21 says it wants to see a reduction in the drink driving limit in an effort to save
00:24 lives and protect road users. The call comes as Department for Transport figures
00:29 show that fatalities from drink drive crashes on Britain's roads have reached a 12-year high.
00:34 And finally, leaders at the North East's biggest airport are predicting that around 1.3 million
00:40 people will pass through Newcastle International during the school summer holidays. That number is
00:45 a 10% rise on the amount of passengers through, travelled from Newcastle during the same period
00:51 in 2022. And that's you all up to date.
