I live at National League side Sutton United. They played giants arsenal. Good evening. Nearly every local authority in england is planning to raise Council Taxes in the coming year in order to provide care for people who are elderly or disabled. From april, council tax could increase by nearly 5 in the majority of authorities. But the local Government Association says that wont be enough and it warns there will have to be deep cuts to other council services. There are 151 councils in england. 147 of them plan to raise council tax specifically to pay for social care provision. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. Hello, margaret how are you . Bored. Youre bored. This is where the pressure on the social care system can at times be seen most clearly. I know youre desperate to go home. Yes, indeed i am. 81 year old Margaret Williams has been in hospital since she had a fall but is waiting for the care shell need to help her cope at home. And its social workers in surrey who
And the dream is over for Sutton United as arsenal head to the Quarter Finals of the fa cup. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, the five sports that lost their olympic and paralympic funding have had their appeals rejected by uk sport. Good evening. Theres been ferocious fighting between iraqi forces and so called Islamic State as troops battle their way towards the city of mosul. Their Helicopter Gunships now control the skies, but the road to iss last stronghold in iraq is littered with Roadside Bombs. To win back mosul is crucial as its iraqs second largest city. An offensive on the east of mosul began last october. Now iraqi troops, supported by british and American Special forces, are trying to take control of the west, where 750,000 people and thousands of is fighters remain. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Nikki Millard are the only International Journalists embedded with iraqi forces. Their report contains some graphic images. Iraq says its
London, this is bbc world news. Itss newsday. Thank you for joining us. It is eight in the morning in singapore, midnight in london, and 8am in column four, when the legend authorities have stepped up the legend authorities have stepped up diplomatic measures against the gang, following the Empowerment Gearing of the half brother of north koreas leader. He died last week following a bizarre attack on kuala lumpuror following a bizarre attack on kuala lumpur or airport. The whole incident was captured on cctv. Id as Rupert Winkel hayes reports, there are unanswered questions. But as. These are the last moments of Kim Jong Nams life as he walked into Kuala Lumpur Airport a week ago today. Suddenly, a woman in a white top grabs him from behind and places something around his face. She then calmly walks away. The whole thing has taken less than five seconds. Moments later, kim jong nam can be seen seeking help from airport staff. He told them hed had something wiped on his face and was fee
To have been injured. A former speaker of the House Of Lords tells the bbc that many peers contribute absolutely nothing to parliament. Good morning. Its tuesday, 21st february. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Hospital services in nearly two thirds of england could be cut or scaled back according to bbc analysis of local plans in different areas. Ministers argued that patients will benefit as care is brought closer to peoples homes but a major Health Think Tank has questioned the credibility of the plans. Protests outside Horton Hospital in oxfordshire just a few months ago where there are concerns about bed closures and cuts to stroke and critical care. And its not the only place. Right across england proposals for big changes are afoot in the nhs. The bbc has analysed 44 of the transformation and sustainability plans. Two thirds include either Hospital Closures or moving treatments to a different site. More than a third involve cuts to the number of hospitals providi