Effective bankruptcy in the next few years unless the Funding System is reformed. A report by the local Government Information Unit has Found Services like parks, Leisure Facilities and libraries are at risk of being cut, while council tax could rise in some areas. Our reporter Vincent Mcaviney has more. Yay well done. Alex is about to turn 18, and on top of the regular worries parents have about their children, mum, sylvia also has to think about alexs autism and the extra support he needs to gain independence. Support thats under fire for her and other families as Birmingham City council struggles with financial difficulties. What you get is families that are on their knees with a trauma presentation, traumatised kids, and they never get decent outcomes. Theyjust end up constantly trying to get the basics, which everybody else s child gets naturally. And its Notjust Birmingham thats struggling. Across the country, councils are warning that front line neighbourhood Services Like parks
And if you want to get in touch about the restrictions well be answering your questions in half an hours time, you can contact me on Annita Mcveigh bbcyourquestions how testing sewage can be part of an Early Warning system to detect outbreaks of coronavirus before they spread. Retail sales rose for the fifth month in a row in september, boosted by non food items like diy and garden supplies. And coming up this hour. The england footballer marcus rashford, whos campaigned for Free School Meals, visits a new foodbank warehouse named after his mum. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. I am Annita Mcveigh. With just 11 days to go before polling day in the us president ial election the final head to head debate between donald trump and joe biden has taken place in nashville, tennessee, with the two men clashing over the economy, healthcare, Race Relations and climate change. The encounter was more controlled than the first debate with far fewer interruptions. But there was still room for s
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are polly mackenzie, chief executive director of the cross Party Think Tank demos, and claire cohen, womens editor of the daily telegraph. Thanks so much for coming back and i am pleased to say that ive got all the papers tonight, so lets start with some of the pages we have already. The metro says that test and trace is down the pan as Prime Minister borisjohnson admits the tracing system must improve. This is echoed on the front of the i, which shows front line nhs workers and the headline covid cases up to 90,000 a day and test and trace cant cope. Moving to the telegraph, we have a picture of the Prime Minister who, alongside chancellor rishi sunak, has announced an extra £13 billion of support for workers. The express call it boris and rishis show of strength with the headline together, we will protect britain. But the guardian approach the story differently, saying the chancellor was for
Why have black and asian their 90 minute session. People suffered more from the coronavirus ghislaine maxwell, a new report looks the former girlfriend at the key factors. Of the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein, denies witnessing flex and looking any inappropriate activities like all of my boys. Hes done glastonbury, involving him with underage girls. Also in the programme. He supported black students, the British Government unveils a bigger relief package to support those hit by covid now stormzy is starring restrictions after an angry in a video game. Response from businesses fighting to survive. Well hear from one of them. Hello, good evening. Less than a month after he announced the job support scheme, the chancellor rishi sunak has had to announce a substantial revision. It follows intense pressure from businesses, especially those in tier 2, who complained that, though their income was hit hard, they were not getting anything like enough help. Mr sunak said the updated sch