The Labour Run Council is struggling to pay off a huge bill for equal pay claims that dates back more than a decade. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The first thing to say is that the city council here has not stopped functioning, it has a legal duty to provide Certain Services and they will continue, but this is a signal to government ofjust how dire the financial situation is here, and admission that the council here cannot pay its bills. The people i have spoken to around birmingham say they are worried about what the future may hold. But for those who have been watching the saga closely, in some ways today has felt inevitable. The pressure on this citys finances has been rising and rising, and europes biggest local authority is now in big trouble. The news that their council is, in effect, declaring itself bankrupt has left many People Living in birmingham shocked and angry. Oh my god, ive never heard of such a thin
Boys, where allied to donald trump, forcibly stop the peaceful transfer of power from one elected president to another. January the 6th, henrique terrio, he be sentenced to 33 years injail, whether or not henrique terrio, he be sentenced to 33 years in jail, whether or not the judge will grant that which or he will be sentenced to 18 or 20 years, well find out in the next couple hours. As you say last week for members of the proud boys were sentenced, anywhere between ten years or 18 years, prosecutors for them as well, somewhere around the 30 year mark. The them as well, somewhere around the 30 year mark 30 year mark. The prosecutors have asked for a 30 year mark. The prosecutors have asked for a very 30 year mark. The prosecutors have asked for a very stiff 30 year mark. The prosecutors have asked for a very stiff sentence 30 year mark. The prosecutors have asked for a very stiff sentence in asked for a very stiff sentence in most cases, some leniency and the fact that there were rel
Ahead of the world cup semifinal with south africa. Freddie steward is in, as marcus smith misses out. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one from southern israel, where this war edges closer towards its second week with no sign of the crisis easing. The Prime Minister, rishi sunak, has arrived in israel and condemned what he called the horrific acts of terrorism by hamas which sparked this latest crisis, when more than 1,300 israelis were killed 12 days ago. His arrival comes amid some diplomatic success by us President Biden yesterday. He has reached a deal with israel and egypt to allow a first convoy of aid, 20 trucks, to enter gaza, possibly as early as this evening. I eat, food, water, medicine, but not fuel, will enter gaza through the Southern Rafah Crossing from egypt that aid. The Gazan Health Ministry has said that at least 3,000 gazans have been killed in retaliatory air strikes by israelis, and the un said the humanitarian access is urgently needed. It has urg
Lead and, obviously, it could have gone a few different weights on sunday, but in the end we won quite comfortably and, yeah, again, so proud of them. The fans and the people of the home team are the fans and the people of the home team are a the fans and the people of the home team are a big part of this. It is the energy. Team are a big part of this. It is the energy, it feels like the engine of it, the energy, it feels like the engine of it. And the energy, it feels like the engine of it, and that is special. Four years of it, and that is special. Four years from of it, and that is special. Four years from now, we will learn from it and years from now, we will learn from it and hopefully we will implement a better it and hopefully we will implement a Better Process certainly then i did and we Better Process certainly then i did and we can Better Process certainly then i did and we can show up in ireland is, obviously and we can show up in ireland is, obviously retain it, get it back
In the city of benghazi along with three planes full of aid. Another egyptian aircraft is on hand to help evacuate some of the many injured across the storm stricken region. Earlier i spoke to dr hani shennib, an american citizen from the badly affected area of derna. He is president of the National Council on us libya relations. We woke up on the shock of what is happening in 10 too. It took a while for them to recognise that the destruction that occurred in derna is much more pronounced then what was initially reported. So that was a major catastrophe in a country thatis a major catastrophe in a country that is divided, and a country that has zero preparation for disaster relief. And blocked out completely from the world as its roads and communication tools and so on are absent. There is no cell phones, no internet access. No physical access. There are helicopters kind of flying around the city at this point, but as far as i know, as of less than 30 minutes ago, no serious supplies h