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
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the health secretary will meet representatives from the british medical association and other unions later this morning, in a bid to avert future strike action. and tributes pour in forjeff beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, who has died at the age of 78. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian mercenary group fighting in ukraine says it has found the body of one of two british aid workers reported missing over the weekend. christopher parry and andrew bagshaw were last seen on friday heading to the town of soledar, which has seen fierce fighting in recent weeks. the claim has not been verified by the foreign office and the wagner group of mercenaries did not give a name. gareth barlow has this report. chris parry and andrew bagshaw went missing on friday, while travelling to the town of soledar. ukrainian police have since been conducting investigations into their disappearance. but now, unconfirmed reports from accounts linked to russia s wagner
to be alarmed and the uk s water supply remains resilient . now on bbc news: three engineers at the forefront of reimagining the carjoin kevin fong at the science museum in london. hello and welcome to the science museum. i am kevin fong and this is the engineers of the future of cars. i am in the information age gallery sat in front of the road to be tuning coil and a hundred years ago, this big wheel of copper wrapped in wood was the most powerful transmitter in the world. so, it s an appropriate place rest of this broadcast which brings in an audience of five different continents through the magic of our video link as well as a large audience here in the gallery for a programme that will be broadcast on bbc world service on radio and on television. the climate catastrophe, the sheer weight of traffic on our roads and the horrific rate of accidents the cause is forced a revolution in the way that we think about cars. with me today are three engineers were at the forefront