Hundreds of electric scooters are set to be trialled on Tyneside in an effort to get people out of their cars, a council has said.

Subject to government approval, 250 will arrive in Newcastle early in 2021 with that number increasing as the year-long scheme progresses.

The city council said cutting carbon emissions was an "urgent priority".

Opposition councillors said more details were needed about how the scheme would be monitored.

The trial would enable the local authority "to understand what role e-scooters could play" in cutting transport-related emissions, councillor Arlene Ainsley, cabinet member for transport and air quality, said.