Approve that because they are in such a dire financial situation, and we will go back when that vote comes in birmingham. As weve been discussing, it isntjust birmingham facing these financial issues. Lets remind ourselves of why we are seeing these cuts happening across the country. Tony travers is professor of Public Policy at the London School of economics. It is London School of economics. It is now 14 London School of economics. It is new 14 years London School of economics. It is now 14 years since London School of economics. It is now 14 years since an London School of economics. It 3 now 14 years since an attempt was made by National Government to bring down its deficit, and that involved piling cuts more on Local Government, and the home office and justice departments, than other parts of public spending, such as the National Health service and the state pension, which have been protected. Local government took deeper cuts than other parts of the Public Sector. Although in the
this is bbc news, the headlines seven people are injured in a car ramming and knife attack in tel aviv, as un agencies voice alarm at the scale of israel s military operation in the west bank. the fighting is continuing. gunfire the crowd are scattering down there. seven people are injured in a car ramming and knife attack in tel aviv, as un agencies voice alarm at the scale of israel s military operation in the west bank. the uk metropolitan police reopen their investigation into potential breaches of covid rules at an event at conservative headquarters in the winter of 2020 un says countries should prepare for extraordinary weather event as el nino climate effect, as the natural phenomenon has begun the united nations has warned countries to start preparing for the effects of an el ni o weather event. the world meteorological organisation says the naturally occuring phenomenon has begun. it involves warmer water rising to the surface of the pacific ocean, pushing heat into
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien