Just bring us up to date on the latest on this. Just bring us uptodate on the latest on this. Latest on this. Well, this is the latest on this. Well, this is the latest chapter latest on this. Well, this is the latest chapter of latest on this. Well, this is the latest chapter of what latest on this. Well, this is the latest chapter of what has latest on this. Well, this is the | latest chapter of what has been latest on this. Well, this is the i latest chapter of what has been a sorry saga for this city, Birmingham City council, as you say, but only the largest authority, local authority in the country but across europe in terms of the population that it serves. These issues have been brewing now for notjust months but for years. This all began nearly a decade ago when a Landmark Court case ruled that Birmingham City council had to pay an unequal pay dispute, the claims that emerged from that mainly to female staff or staff that were in roles traditionally done by female staff such as Teaching Assistants or cleaners, the bill for that so far over the last decade or so has been more than £1 billion. But earlier this summer, it emerged that on top of what has already been paid, there was another up to £760 million to pay as part of that ongoing equal pay as part of that ongoing equal pay liability as well. That is what is really forced the hand of Birmingham City council to make this announcement today. There are other issues at play here as well. A botched it system, the role of which implementation of that has cost the city council around £100 million, then of course the issues which we know all local authorities up and down the country have been dealing with, the increasing cost of social care, the shortfall from the pandemic. And those issues if they come to a head, to the point where today we have seen this notice being issued. This has been bubbling across the summer. Just a week or so ago we heard that Birmingham City council had offered to its more than 10,000 staff the opportunity to be given a severance payment, to essentially leave their jobs given a severance payment, to essentially leave theirjobs in order to help foot this bill. The problems were so extreme that earlier this summer, the Prime Minister ruled out a bailout for Birmingham City council as well so that gives you an idea of how we have got to this point. What the section 114 notice means is that the cancer is essentially waving a white flag saying that they cannot foot the bill that it is forced to pay, that it must pay as part of this equal pay liability. So this is really the kind of final straw, the final card it had up its sleeve to play in terms of getting itself out of this hole. Its not the first consul that has done this, there are others in the uk that have also been forced to be in this position, the likes of thurrock and croydon had recently also issued a section 14 notice, but this is the uks and europe ares biggest local authority and it is huge news here for the city of birmingham. And it is huge news here for the city of birmingham. Navte johal, thanks for bringing city of birmingham. Navte johal, thanks for bringing us city of birmingham. Navtej johal, | thanks for bringing us uptodate city of birmingham. Navtej johal, i thanks for bringing us uptodate to thanks for bringing us up to date to date a story. A high level, and high stakes, meeting could happen this month between north koreas leader kimjong un and russian president Vladimir Putin which could impact the war in ukraine. According to us officials, kimjong unis expected to make a rare visit overseas and discuss the possibility of north korea providing moscow with weapons to support its war in ukraine. The exact location of the planned meeting is not clear. In a statement, Us National SecurityOfficials Say that Arms Negotiations between russia and north korea are actively advancing. But when asked about this possible summit, the kremlin spokesperson said he had says nothing to say on this. And couldnt confirm the meeting. Dr Philip Shetler Jones is a Senior Research fellow in the International Security team at rusi in london. Code to have you with us. How significant with this meeting be . Good to have you. A lot of people will have eyes on this but what could come out of it . Could come out of it . Good afternoon could come out of it . Good afternoon. I could come out of it . Good afternoon. I think could come out of it . Good afternoon. I think we could come out of it . Good afternoon. I think we have | could come out of it . Good i afternoon. I think we have to could come out of it . Good afternoon. I think we have to first of all be a little bit cautious about the assumption that the meeting is going to happen. After all, she said, at the moment this is based on reporting from a United States source and has been no confirmation from either of two parties, russia or north korea. Having said that, it is reminiscent, you could say, of the way that Us Intelligence sources also pre empted the news of the planned russian invasion of the ukraine. Whether the meeting happened or not, it puts the leadership of russia and north korea in a rather awkward position, where they are damned if they do and damned if they dont. If they go ahead, it shows that the americans know what they are doing, if they dont, you might imply that they were put off in some way by the response to it. We were put off in some way by the response to it. Were put off in some way by the response to it. We will talk about the substance response to it. We will talk about the substance about response to it. We will talk about the substance about the response to it. We will talk about the substance about the meeting i response to it. We will talk about i the substance about the meeting in the substance about the meeting in the second but lets talk about the fact that news of the speculative meeting has actually come from the us. , � , ~ meeting has actually come from the us. � , ~ , us. Thats right. I think this is now seen us. Thats right. I think this is now seen as us. Thats right. I think this is now seen as a us. Thats right. I think this is now seen as a pattern us. Thats right. I think this is now seen as a pattern of us. Thats right. I think this is now seen as a pattern of managing the Information Aspect of this conflict by coming out with intelligence information. It demonstrates you have access to the planning of come in this case, the russian side, that youre able to foresee and forewarn, already take a position on things before they come about and in some ways you might actually make them less likely to happen by doing so. Bud actually make them less likely to happen by doing so. Happen by doing so. And there is lots of speculation happen by doing so. And there is lots of speculation around happen by doing so. And there is lots of speculation around this i happen by doing so. And there is l lots of speculation around this part how might kimjong and lots of speculation around this part how might kim jong and travel to this meeting and where might it be . Ive seen various reports about some of those details. Ive seen various reports about some of those details. Of those details. Kim jongun. Historically. Of those details. Kim jongun. Historically, the of those details. Kim jongun. Historically, the leader of those details. Kim jongun. Historically, the leader of of those details. Kim jongun. Historically, the leader of north l historically, the leader of north korea doesnt travel very much. When it happens it is usually by land, by train, armoured train, so it would be normal to expect him to avoid Long Distance travel or travel by air. So vladivostok one of the areas where a north korea borders russia would be a possibility, and i think probably more probable than going to moscow for example white supper very briefly, who do you think needs this meeting more, russia or north korea . I think for russia, it would be in some ways a mixed blessing. It could yield some benefits in terms of technology, material gains from korea in terms of some of the parts and munitions they need to restock. But it also demonstrates to beijing that moscow is not entirely dependent on Chinese Support in its efforts and has other options. Likewise the leadership of north korea, incensed the same signal to beijing that their relationship is not one of interdependency and very few friends, but there are other options they can develop with russia as well. , ~ ,. , options they can develop with russia as well. , ~ ,. , options they can develop with russia as well. , ~ ,. , as well. Thank you very much for brinuain as well. Thank you very much for bringing us as well. Thank you very much for bringing us your as well. Thank you very much for bringing us your insight as well. Thank you very much for bringing us your insight on as well. Thank you very much for bringing us your insight on that. L the un Secretary General has called on the world to make africa a Renewable Energy superpower. His comments came on the second day of the Africa Climate summit in the kenyan capital nairobi. Mr guterres said developing the huge potential for Renewable Energy on the african continent would bring many benefits. Adequate access to Financial Resources at reasonable cost and technological support. Renewables could dramatically boost economies, grow new industries, create jobs and drive development, including by reaching the over 600 million africans living without access to power. Renewable energy could be the african miracle, but we must make it happen. We must all Work Together for africa to become a Renewable Energy superpower. But more than 500 African Civil Society organisations have written an urgent letter to the organisers of the summit, calling for it to be halted. In the letter, they claim that western governments, consultancy companies, and philanthropic organisations have disregarded africas climate interests. They argue theyre using the summit to advance a pro west agenda, to the detriment of africa. One particular issue that has been highlighted is the use of Carbon Credits, which can be purchased by western governments to offset their own carbon footprint. I am nowjoined by hardi yukubu, the coordinator of africans rising, a Pan African Movement and one of the signatories of that letter. Good to have you with us on the programme. Tell us more about why you have written this letter. You have written this letter. Thank ou ve you have written this letter. Thank you very much you have written this letter. Thank you very much. We you have written this letter. Thank you very much. We wrote you have written this letter. Thank you very much. We wrote this you have written this letter. Thank. You very much. We wrote this letter because we so very clear signs which have the potential of being an important and relevant point in africas opportunity to offer solutions, credible and unique solutions, credible and unique solutions to the Climate Crisis facing the world. We saw very clear signs of this summit being hijacked for interests other than african interests, and we made it a point to raise these concerns to the Organising Parties and make sure that these concerns were tabled formally. Unfortunately, the worst fear is that we had have now been very manifested in the summit. This summit is in africa, there are African Leaders and stakeholders taking part in that summit, so this is an african generated summit, its not the west telling africa what to do, is it . ,. ,. , do, is it . No, that is what it is. It is publicised do, is it . No, that is what it is. It is publicised as. Do, is it . No, that is what it is. It is publicised as. But do, is it . No, that is what it is. It is publicised as. But if do, is it . No, that is what it is. It is publicised as. But if youre| it is publicised as. But if youre working in these areas, working with people across the continent, you realise that the actual programme itself, in its design, the consultancies that were put on to it to work on it and the concept of the programme design, and if you look at the content of the programme itself, you look at the room where these things are being discussed, it is more like pot even if you look at the side events that are being hosted, only about 30 of the side events at the conference are african side events or african led events. The rest of the 62 are either western governments, institutions or philanthropic organisations or companies, consultancies that are obviously not african. And this is very clear in terms of the solutions that are being proposed. We are very clear about whether the advancement of Carbon Credits is something that actually provides a solution to the climate financing conundrum. It is like somebody in a pet who continues to dig, hoping that they can get out of the pit why stocks are to stop there, we have run out of time, thank you so much for your insights into that issue. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making the news. The Electoral Commission says it failed a basic Cyber Security test run by the uk government before it was hacked last month. Names and addresses of 40 million voters were accessible. A spokeswoman for the commission admitted the failings, but claims they werent linked to the cyber attack. She also added that the commission had still not passed the test. Scotlands first minister, humza yousaf, is expected to make a significant announcement on early years childcare when he outlines his programme for government. Earlier this year, mr yousaf said he wanted to offer 22 hours of Free Childcare every week for one and two year olds. He also signalled he will set out action to help People Living in the private rented sector. An original proof of harry potter and the philosophers stone that was rediscovered at a Primary School could be worth thousands of pounds. The book was found at st kenelms Primary School in oxford. It was bought for £1 in 1997. It is expected to fetch up to £20,000 at auction. Youre live with bbc news. Lebanon is one country that is heavily affected by Cost Of Living crisis. Before the countrys ongoing troubles, families met 1. 5 billion of the countrys annual education costs, with the Government Spending only 1. 2 billion. Runaway inflation has led to major drops in household income, spikes in Private School Fees and a nationwide teachers strike. Now 15 of households have taken children out of schools. As part of our series on how the Cost Of Living crisis is impacting the worlds children, Caroline Hawley has been speaking to children compromising their future to help their families make ends meet. Theres no other option for many children here but to grow up fast. Hassans been working for two years, helping sell cigarettes. He comes here after school. Translation im working here to get some money. | and because its better than being in the streets. I asked him if he prefers school or work. Translation school. Hassans father sells vegetables for a living. But prices have risen so fast that these are now a luxury for many people in lebanon. The global Cost Of Living crisis has hit a country already suffering an economic meltdown and a currency collapse. According to the un, nine out of ten families cant afford the basics anymore. Translation if | could | afford it, of course i would prefer him to study. Working isnt the best thing for him, but it brings some money. Together, they help make sure the whole family has what they need. And growing numbers of children are having to do the same. Nine year old kareem and six year old adam are getting ready for school. Their 14 year old brother is already at work at a supermarket. Their mother has two jobs and is looking for a third. A once decent salary is now worth very little and middle class people have fallen into poverty. Their mother works at their school in the kitchen. Its part of a project funded by the world food programme, employing mothers of schoolchildren. Giving them some income with the aim of keeping their children in school and them and their classmates properly fed. They feel hungry. They ask for sandwiches for their parents. So many students ask us for, can i have this tomato for my mum . They knock on the door of the kitchen every day. Tens of students, not one or two. And it didnt used to be like this . No. I never seen that in lebanon before. And if you didnt have this job, what would your situation be . Worse. Too bad. Because i dont have enough money to get food for my kids and to keep going in my life. Thats it. The Un Childrens Fund says one in ten families in lebanon dont send their children to school any more because they cant afford to. Its a sensitive issue which brings embarrassment, even shame. Most of the street sellers here are syrian refugees. But more and more lebanese children are nowjoining them. In homes up and down this country, families have had to sell belongings as well as send their children to work. Mohammed, whos 15, provides for both his Little Sisters and for the whole family. Their father cant work after he injured himself falling from a ladder. Mohammeds been out of school since he was 11. Theres no time any more to see his friends. Translation i would like to go to school, of course. But in this situation, who would think of going to school . We need to provide for ourfamily. I asked him how that felt. Translation im suffocating. Suffocating but i have to put up with it. Some people curse me when they pass. And tell me not to get any closer. Some people humiliate us. Hes out here day in and day out, all hours. One of so many forced to fend both for themselves and their families. Their childhood, a stressful daily grind. Caroline hawley, bbc news, southern lebanon. Live now to manos antoninis, director of the Global Education monitoring at unesco. Thanks very much forjoining us. What are the biggest concerns in terms of the Cost Of Living crisis impacting childrens right to education . Impacting childrens right to education . ,. , education . You chose a very good examle, education . You chose a very good example, lebanon education . You chose a very good example, lebanon is education . You chose a very good example, lebanon is of education . You chose a very good example, lebanon is of course education . You chose a very good| example, lebanon is of course one education . You chose a very good example, lebanon is of course one of the countries that are most affected. I think the first thing we need to look at is how much councils are interpreting to Education Spending globally. In the cobilas, Family Establishment out of pockets. How much families are interpreting. In the global north. If we go to lower middle income countries, it is as much as 40 that comes from families and other countries, lebanon is one, where the Public Education system is very weak and families spend 70 , sometimes more of the total Education Spending in the country, thatis Education Spending in the country, that is leading to inequality. find that is leading to inequality. And how does this that is leading to inequality. And how does this have a Gender Dimension was met because we know and some low income countries, fewer girls go to school. I and some lowincome countries, fewer girls go to school girls go to school. I think you said riuhtl , girls go to school. I think you said rightly. Lower girls go to school. I think you said rightly, lower income girls go to school. I think you said rightly, lower income countries, l rightly, lower income countries, there used to be and there still are Gender Differences because one of the biggest items that families spend on education is when they send them to Private School. There is a Gender Differential in countries where a lot of children are in Private Schools who actually go to a Private Schools who actually go to a Private Schools who actually go to a Private School and the parents actually prefer boys to girls in some countries. But this has changed and is changing rapidly because globally there are more children completing more girls completing Secondary School than boys. It is on the poorest countries where there is to a Gender Difference at the expense of girls. Bud to a Gender Difference at the expense of girls. To a Gender Difference at the expense of girls. And very briefly, what can be expense of girls. And very briefly, what can be done expense of girls. And very briefly, what can be done to expense of girls. And very briefly, what can be done to ensure expense of girls. And very briefly, what can be done to ensure that l what can be done to ensure that children who are not getting the education they deserve and have a right to get back to school during this Cost Of Living crisis . I right to get back to school during this costofliving crisis . This costofliving crisis . I think we all know this costofliving crisis . I think we all know that this costofliving crisis . I think we all know that education this costofliving crisis . I think. We all know that education should this costofliving crisis . I think we all know that education should be free. It is free normal in most countries. At families end up spending a lot more. There are Public Education systems that have disintegrated, families feel they need to pay extra to guarantee their childrens success. I think governments are obliged to look at how much households spend, they have not done that systematically and they missed the fact that a lot of families are left out. I think that is something the Global Education monitor has been doing. We need to look at that aspect of family contributions. Look at that aspect of family contributions. , ~ ,. ,. Contributions. Thank you very much for sharin contributions. Thank you very much for sharing your contributions. Thank you very much for sharing your insights contributions. Thank you very much for sharing your insights on contributions. Thank you very much for sharing your insights on that. For sharing your insights on that very important story. In the us state of nevada, organisers have given the go ahead for large numbers of attendees to leave the Burning Man Festival after wet conditions eased. New video shows a caravan of cars and vans leaving the Festival Site after the driving ban was lifted. Rare rainstorms turned the area into a muddy mess, leaving 70,000 people stranded. Some attempted to walk nearly ten kilometres thats six miles to the nearest road with plastic bags on their feet. The authorities said the death of one man at the event was unrelated to the weather. Live now to cbs news Elise Preston in the Black Rock Desert. Tell us what the latest is from the site. A stream of cars still departing behind you. Yes, you can see that caravan departing behind you. Yes, you can see that caravan right departing behind you. Yes, you can see that caravan right behind departing behind you. Yes, you can see that caravan right behind me. | see that caravan right behind me. Good morning. They havejust see that caravan right behind me. Good morning. They have just snaked around the desert. These cars have been lined up for hours trying to get out of black rock. Keep in mind that people have been here, some of them for 12 to 14 days, this is a Counterculture Festival where people come from All Around The World to this site and its really about self reliance, so they bring supplies, but what happened is when the rain pounded this area so quickly, there was nowhere for the water to go, it turned this dust into mud, so and they were told to ration food and water. But a lot of people said they were prepared, they shared their supplies with people who were not. Some people we spoke to just yesterday had been stuck here for several days trying to get out, but they couldnt. But as you can see, people are finally leaving Black Rock Desert this morning. 50. Black rock desert this morning. So, a lot of frustration and relief . Yes. Its interesting, because a lot of people who are still here, they say that they still wanted to be here, the festival moved back one of its main ceremonies to last night, so a lot of these people stayed for that. And this festival, as i mentioned earlier, is about self reliance, kind of going off the grid, so a lot of people said it was like part of the experience. But as you can imagine, being stuck somewhere not being able to leave was very frustrating for some. Some people had to change their plans. I can tell you, flights now out of reno, which is the next town, about an hour and a half away on a good day, flights out of reno are pretty booked. ,. ,. I. Day, flights out of reno are pretty booked. ,. ,. Booked. Sorry to cut you off there, booked. Sorry to cut you off there. We booked. Sorry to cut you off there, we are booked. Sorry to cut you off there, we are at booked. Sorry to cut you off there, we are at the booked. Sorry to cut you off there, we are at the end booked. Sorry to cut you off there, we are at the end of. Booked. Sorry to cut you off. There, we are at the end of the programme. Thank you forjoining us. Hello. Weve two seasons in one day again today. The Early Morning autumn fog clearing and then temperatures will soar. Yesterday we had 30 degrees, once again through today and for the rest of the week well see temperatures in that sort of category in the hottest spots, the warmest spots. Plenty of sunshine as well. There are a few flies in the ointment. This is a weak Weather Front still across parts of northern scotland, just threatening a few showers as well in the south and the west of both england and wales. Even the odd rumble of thunder, but the exception rather than the rule. What that will do is increase the humidity. And the breeze is picking up a little in southern areas as well. And its an easterly, its going to drag some low clouds and sea haar and fret close to the east coast of scotland and northeast england. So the highest temperatures for scotland further west today, perhaps 26. But widely the mid 20s, the high 20s possibly, into the low 30s in the south and east. Theres that low cloud, though, and it will creep further inland as we go through the night. So it is going to increase in humidity, both because weve got that moisture coming off the north sea and that south to south easterly flow further south. Temperatures 14 and 15s quite widely but a little higher in some of our biggest cities. Theres the High Pressure thats keeping things dry sat to the east of us. Therefore, weve got this southerly wind across the uk, or southerly or south easterly, which will continue through tomorrow, when we expect the peak of the heat to come actually through wednesday and thursday with some really humid nights wednesday night and thursday night. Quite uncomfortable for sleeping given the time of year. But there will be some relief during the evening, at least with the nights a little longer. So that low cloud gets burnt away a little bit on wednesday, perhaps hugging some of the coasts in eastern scotland. Perhaps some Early Morning fog elsewhere. But most of the suns energy taken in lifting those temperatures at once again. Come thursday, theres probably a slight increased risk of showers breaking out as that low Pressure Setting to the south just starts to push a little bit further north. So most likely central and northern areas, but not putting any detail on that just yet. Temperatures once again in the mid to high 20s for many parts of england and wales, certainly the mid 20s further north as well. But just the hint that by the end of the weekend, things start to cool down and turn a little more unsettled once again. This is bbc news. The headlines 200 women in the uk are given permission to take Group Legal Action against the manufacturer of a Contraception Device that left them in pain. The government says it will publish a list of the more than 150 schools in england that contain dangerous concrete. Sewage in our water a bbc investigation suggests that three major Water Companies released raw sewage Illegally Hundreds Of Times last year. 200 women in the uk who claim they were left in pain from a permanent Contraception Device have been given permission to take a Group Legal Action against its manufacturer. Lawyers say the essure coil, which was withdrawn from sale in 2017, has caused irreparable damage physically and mentally. The German Company bayer says it will vigorously defend the claim. Live now to philippa roxby, our health reporter. Tell us more about this legal action at the moment. It is tell us more about this legal action at the moment. At the moment. It is called the essure, at the moment. It is called the essure. And at the moment. It is called the essure, and it at the moment. It is called the essure, and it is at the moment. It is called the essure, and it is a at the moment. It is called the essure, and it is a tiny at the moment. It is called the essure, and it is a tiny metal l at the moment. It is called the l essure, and it is a tiny metal coil that goes into the tubes to the woman because my ovaries to prevent pregnancy, so it is a bit like sterilisation without the need for surgery. In most women it is effective and it works well without any complaints, but some women allege that it has caused them continuous pain after using the device and they have also experienced side effects like