TALENTED triplets from the North-East are the newest members of an academy for gifted students.

Thomas, Ashleigh and Suzanna Kitchen, 12, from Hartlepool, have been accepted to join the National Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth, based at the University of Warwick.

They have joined other pupils from The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College at the academy, established by the Government to develop and promote educational opportunities for gifted children up to the age of 19.