days to repair it according to the highways act. mike is not alone in failing to get compensation from the council for pothole damage. out of 548 claims since january, only 25 have received compensation. potholes can be dangerous and are very much a source of concern to motorists. nottinghamshire county council says it is doing what it can with its programme of inspections and repairs but for motorists like mike, it s not enough. rachael royce, bbc east midlands today, nottinghamshire. taylor swift is edging closer to becoming a billionaire thanks to her hugely successful sold out the eras tour. the show is set to last another year. the grammy winning singer has increased her personal fortune to $740 million up from 570 million in april. robbie robertson the lead guitarist for the rock group the band has died at the age of 80. the canadian american group spent years as backing musicians for bob dylan.
in public, he was the ultimate showman. in private, freddie mercury retreated to a house he filled with objects he loved. the music world has been paying tribute to freddie mercury, the lead singer of the rock group queen he died last night, 24 hours after confirming he was suffering from aids. when freddie mercury died in 1991, fans paid tribute at the house, which he left, along with its contents, to his close friend mary austin. she has lived there, surrounded by his treasures, for 30 years. but she is now selling to put her affairs in order. the only things i am keeping are the personal gifts that he gave me. i decided it wouldn t be appropriate for me to keep things back. if i was going to sell, i had to be brave and sell the lot. so there is an acoustic guitar on which it s thought he wrote and recorded
works of art which when he died in 1991 he left his close friend mary austin who decided is now the right time to sell. here s our arts correspondent. # we are the champions, my friend. #. in public, he was the ultimate showman. in private, freddie mercury retreated to a house he filled with objects he loved. the music world has been paying tribute to freddie mercury, the lead singer of the rock group queen he died last night, 24 hours after confirming he was suffering from aids. when freddie mercury died in 1991, fans paid tribute at the house, which he left, along with its contents, to his close friend mary austin. she has lived there, surrounded by his treasures, for 30 years. but she is now selling
school girls crying, it hurt my gut. i felt i needed to do something for them and raise my voice. the taliban have been criticised internationally, too. they say they re going to prepare a new islamic plan for girls schools. but they re facing real anger. at home and abroad. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. there have been numerous tributes to taylor hawkins, the drummer of the rock group, the foo fighters, who s died at the age of 50. his body was found in a hotel room in the colombian capital, bogota. here s our music correspondent, mark savage. muscular but melodic, taylor hawkins was the pulse of foo fighters s
as well as passengers. a lot of businesses are having to prioritise what they send and when they send it. some businesses have actually had to bring in extra staff from gb to the distribution centres here. the key message is, goods that need to get here are still getting through, but it s creating a heavy workload. checks of p&o s ships will continue in the coming days but the decision to detain the european causeway doesn t bode well for a swift return to the seas. katie prescott, bbc news. there have been numerous tributes to taylor hawkins, the drummer of the rock group foo fighters, who s died at the age of 50. his body was found in a hotel room in the colombian capital bogota, where the band had been due to perform at a festival. here s our music correspondent, mark savage. # foo fighters times like these. muscular but melodic, taylor hawkins