Here are your latest Newcastle headlines.
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00:00 Hi, I'm Iona May and these are your latest Newcastle headlines.
00:04 Transport bosses in Newcastle have claimed it "isn't sustainable to keep cash payments
00:08 in the city's car parks" despite concerns.
00:11 Newcastle City Council is in the process of moving all its car parks and on-street parking
00:15 to cashless payment systems.
00:18 Next, a new suicide loss support charity has held its launch event.
00:23 Billie's Lifeline was set up by Natalie Kirk from South Shields in memory of her brother
00:27 Billy Knott who took his own life in 2019.
00:30 Natalie wanted to set up the charity after she and her family found there was a lack
00:33 of support for those impacted by suicide loss.
00:37 Finally, a petition has been launched to restore the Palestinian artwork at Tynemouth Metro
00:43 Station after North Tyneside Council removed it in 2023.
00:47 The mural was taken down in October in the wake of the conflict in the Middle East over
00:51 fears someone would vandalise it.
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