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You got to say . Everybody is welcome. Your phone or needs you. Get in touch. Text and call. The Text Messages are coming in already. Now the news. Former top Civil Servant at the Department For Education says the budget for repairing schools with failing concrete was halved. Jonathan slater said it was frustrating that funding was only given a50 schools after a by rishi sunak. The government says it will do whatever it takes to fix the problem. Keir starmer is expected to reshuffle his cabinet today, although most senior roles will be unchanged. Former Civil Servant sue gray is set to begin her role as chief of staff. The First Supplies of the weight loss jab wegovy is arriving in the uk. It will be available via weight loss management clinics. And huddersfield and Manchester Victoria are the Railway Stations in britain with the highest rates of cancelled trains this year. Network rail says it is working with Train Operators to make improvements. The state of our schools, and as i sai
Of russias full scale invasion in feburary of last year, winning praise for negotiations to secure allied weaponry and expanding ukraines army. But as ukraines government has ramped up investigations into corruption, mr reznikov has become the subject of increasing speculation over financial misconduct, though he has not been personally implicated. Meanwhile, on the battlefield, ukrainan generals claim theyve breached russias formidable first line of defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy told the Observer Newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. But the general claimed that clearing those mines has allowed his forces to advance, saying ukraine expects weaker Russian Defences ahead. Questions over ukraines slow progress on the battlefield remain, but ukraine says its forces are making steady gains in the south of the country, expanding its units in recent week
Person has died the cause is under investigation. It could be several days before the ground dries up enough for people to leave. And while many party goers are making the best of it, some say the conditions are a disaster. Heres seven year veteran of Burning Man David date. Hundreds of vehicles that are completely stuck in the mud. There are people walking on foot to the nearest city and there are camps, a lot of european camps that fly in and do burning man that have left everything, their trash, their tents, their infrastructure so this is a disaster like never been seen at burning man. 0ur david willis, is there amid the mud. This was supposed to be the day the people attending this festival headed home instead Tens Of Thousands of them are stranded here, mired in mud which has thickened over the course of the last few hours, following renewed downpours of rain. As you can see behind me, some people are packing up in readiness for their departure but a driving ban remains in force
From the newsroom. Birmingham city council has effectively declared bankruptcy in a statement, the council said its issued a section 114 notice which prevents all but essential spending. It says its part of spending. It says its part of plans to meet its financial liabilities relating to equal pay liabilities relating to equal pay claims. The council also says its facing a financial gap within its budget currently standing in the region of £87 million. Finances related to protecting Vulnerable People and Statutory Services remain in place. However all other new spending will cease with immediate effect. The schools immediate effect. The schools minister says the government has been very proactive in dealing with the concrete crisis in schools and has been issuing guidance to schools since 2018. In speaking to gb news nick gibbs, comments come after the education secretary apologised for using Strong Language while expressing her frustration at the situation. Both rishi sunak and Gilli