for humanitarian agencies, after five major non governmental organisations suspend their work in afghanistan. we ll have a look at the front page of the papers in a moment but first, some other stories to bring you. police say a tenth person has died as a result of a huge explosion at a block of flats injersey early this month. kathleen mcguinness, who was 73, lived next to the building in st helier which was destroyed in the blast. about 3 billion litres of water are lost every day through leaks in england and wales, according to the latest figures from the industry regulator. now to help tackle the problem, scientists have developed miniature robots that crawl through pipes to patrol our water supply network. our science correspondent, victoria gill, reports. the water company here in essex has detected a leak, but to find its location and fix it, they will need to dig through a complex maze of pipes. basically, we have a nine inch cast iron water main that runs down the
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The Labour Run Council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade ago. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The pressure on the citys finances has been rising and rising. Europes biggest Local Authority is now in biggest Local Authority is now in big trouble. Its problems began more than a decade ago, when a Landmark Case was brought against the council, which led to it having to pay out more than £1 billion so far in equal pay claims to mostly female staff. But with the authoritys revenue budget, the money it spends on recurrent costs like wages, at £750 million, the announcement of this summer but it had up to £760 million still to find to settle the equal pay claims was a huge blow. And that is on top of the botched roll out of a new it system which has set up back and about £100 million. The City Council Leader who is currently abroad, he says, is part of a long standing
Sunny weather through friday and for a good part of the weekend. But there will start to be a change through the second half of the weekend or the early stages of next weekend or the early stages of next week as we start to see some rain moving in of the atlantic in the temperatures will come down because it normal. But yes, more hot and sunny weather to come for most of us over the next few days. And thats bbc news at six. Hello and welcome to sportsday this tuesday night, im chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. Spain sack their womens world cup winning Coachjorge Vilda, amid the ongoing scandal involving Football Federation president luis rubiales. Spanish side getafe officially unveil former Manchester United player mason greenwood, six months after criminal charges against him were dropped. And can american teenager coco gauff give the us open the story its craving . In the last few minutes he has moved a step closer to the final. Also coming up on sportsday before seven. Thr