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An adult kittwake, with grey, black and white feathers and a yellow beak, sits in its nest on the Tyne Bridge, which is painted green.

Kittiwakes videos sought to help research

Northumbria University wants to know how the birds are sharing the quayside area with people.

Is Rachel Reeves abandoning the North?

The chancellor announces projects in England's south as infrastructure in the North East crumbles.

Contractors wearing hi-vis clothing working on the bridge refurbishment. They are on scaffolding erected on the underside of the bridge.

PM says Tyne Bridge funding under review

Doubt surrounds the final £6.2m Department for Transport funding for the Tyneside landmark.

Newcastle City Council councillor Juna Sathian and Gateshead Council councillor John McElroy standing on the Tyne Bridge during the repair work. Both are wearing council branded hi-vis jackets and white hard hats. Wire fencing is on either side of them. The Tyne Bridge is behind them and rust can be seen among its green paint.

Road closure to go ahead to allow bridge repairs

Newcastle quayside is to close to traffic while large-scale equipment is moved, the council says.

A huge flyover is held up by two concrete pillars. The image is taken from below.

Flyover closed over 'potential risk to safety'

An inspection suggests the deterioration of the concrete of the 1960s structure has accelerated.

A wide view of the Tyne Bridge from the river Tyne. It is a metal bridge, painted green. Several other bridges can be seen behind it. The silhouettes of the bridges are reflected in the water below.

Will government keep ex-PM's bridge cash promise?

A further £6m is required for repairs to the bridge, which the previous government pledged to fund.

A close up of the metal work of the Tyne Bridge. It has had a fresh coat of dark green paint. Scaffolding has also been erected around the bridge.

First repainted sections of Tyne Bridge unveiled

The "Hollybush" colour is intended to be as close as possible to the Tyne Bridge's original look.

A red footway closed sign and pedestrian sign in front of plastic barriers blocking the path underneath the Tyne Bridge. Traffic cones are lining the middle of the road.

Bridge restoration moves to other side of landmark

Road restrictions are in place as the restoration work moves across the Tyne.

Construction workers on the Tyne Bridge

Nine tonnes of bird muck removed from Tyne Bridge

Nine tonnes of avian poo have been removed from the Tyne Bridge in the early stages of its revamp.