The Labour Run Council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade ago. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The pressure on the citys finances has been rising and rising. Europes biggest Local Authority is now in biggest Local Authority is now in big trouble. Its problems began more than a decade ago, when a Landmark Case was brought against the council, which led to it having to pay out more than £1 billion so far in equal pay claims to mostly female staff. But with the authoritys revenue budget, the money it spends on recurrent costs like wages, at £750 million, the announcement of this summer but it had up to £760 million still to find to settle the equal pay claims was a huge blow. And that is on top of the botched roll out of a new it system which has set up back and about £100 million. The City Council Leader who is currently abroad, he says, is part of a long standing
Device and they have also experienced side effects like headaches and feeling sick sometimes, rashes and horrible etching that really affected their daily life. Lawyers for the women in this group in the uk state the implant is caused terrible pain and suffering. Most eventually had to get hysterectomies to get the implant removed and some experience pain for years. The German Company behind the device as it stands by its safety. It will vigorously defend itself in the uk courts, it says, and it is also carried out many trials and a lot of independent research before the device was approved, but it is facing legal action in many different countries. Thank you. We do have more on that story on the bbc news website. We do have more on that story on the bbc news website. The schools minister nick gibb has defended the government after criticism of its approach to carrying out Essential Maintenance on School Buildings in england. More than 100 schools will remain fully or partially closed
Drivers side by the bus. It was possibly a run of a stop sign, we just dont know at this point. We do know that the police have collected the video from on board the bus, there are several different camera angles and they will use that to determine what happened. Reporter the car careened into a home on ashby avenue. I heard a bang and then i heard it hit my car there was in the driveway and then the porch, and then i heard the boom which was probably hitting the house next door. Calvin said he just to be an ac bus driver, whose routes include emeryville and berkeley. Right now all he can think about is the daughter he lost. Like i said, shes going to be truly missed. This is the worst day of my live. Truly. Reporter and were back live here, you can see the city of berkeley has put a red tag on this home, deemed it unsafe to occupy, at least for now. There were only two people on that bus, including the driver. He will undergo routine drug and alcohol testing. Ac transit describes him
The drama playing out on social media. Were they ever really friends . Gold medal day. Team u. S. A. Triumphant. The teen who went from last to first delivering under pressure as high winds postpone the mens downhill. Skaters deliver and dance. That moustache making headlines. Good morning. Paula is off today. Were lucky to have cecilia vega on set. Good morning to you. Good to be here. Well be talking about the latest president ial uproar, this one involving me too. This is breaking news out of russia. Reports of an air reiner crashing. This news just reaching us here. A russian aircraft disappearing shortly after take off from russias airport. Theyre reporting this plane with 71 people on board vanishing from radar about two minutes after take off. There are reports the wreckage has been reported from the air and that Emergency Services are racing to the scene. One emergency source telling Russian Media that crew and passengers had no chance of surviving this crash. Obviously theres
Media. Were they ever really friends . Gold medal day. Team u. S. A. Triumphant. The teen who went from last to first delivering under pressure as high winds postpone the mens downhill. Skaters deliver and dance. That moustache making headlines. Good morning. Paula is off today. Were lucky to have cecilia vega on set. Good morning to you. Good to be here. Well be talking about the latest president ial uproar, this one involving me too. But lets start with breaking news. This is breaking news out of russia. Just coming in right now. Reports of an airliner crashing. Abcs Jennifer Eccleston is monitoring the latest developments from our london bureau. Good morning jennifer. This news just reaching us here. A russian aircraft disappearing shortly after take off from russias airport. Russian media reporting the saratov airlines, with 65 passengers and six crew onboard vanishing from radar minutes after takeoff. The wreckage from the plane has been located and emergency and rescue teams are