Also commit to getting the basics right across a whole range of service areas, ensuring bins are collected on time, our roads are in good condition, and our neighbourhoods are clean and safe places. We will bring a new era of accountability and transparency to this organisation. This will be the cornerstone for our journey to improving basic services, responding to the concerns of our citizens and ensuring that the mistakes of the past are never repeated. Those responsible for the issues of equal pay will be held to account under the terms of a local inquiry that i hope government will be convening shortly. I want to stress that creating a culture of accountability is notjust about punishing people when things go wrong. It is also about creating a culture of trust and collaboration to ensure that we get things right in the first place, and where those, where there are issues, these can be raised openly without fear of retribution. That issues, these can be raised openly without fear of
bell tolls. a nation paused today to remember the victims of an attack people here can t make sense of, but has brought pain and suffering. church bells rang out across the czech republic to mark the moment. to honour those killed when a student attacked his own university, shooting in the corridors and classrooms. so far, we know three of the dead, including lenka hlavkova, a teacher, who was 49. here at the arts faculty that was attacked, some have personal connections to the victims. a friend of these women survived by locking herself into a classroom to hide. translation: she cowered under the table. i saw her yesterday and felt sorry for her. she was still shaking. images from a bodycamera show the police hunt for the gunman inside charles university. at this point, the 24 year old was prowling the corridors above. we are told most of his victims were female, but we have no idea of his motive. in the end, he turned his gun on himself. many people were seriously injured
as israel s bombardment continues. it comes as a watered down un security council resolution for more aid to be allowed into gaza has been criticised for not going far enough. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has thanked the us for abstaining at the un security council and reiterated tojoe biden that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. lucy williamson reports. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17 year old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel s perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there s a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that ceasefire, they will agree to the ho
in the past 2a hours as israel s bombardment continues. it comes as a watered down un security council resolution for more aid to be allowed into gaza has been criticised for not going far enough. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has thanked the us for abstaining at the un security council, and reiterated tojoe biden that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. in the last hour the white house has said that mr biden did not ask mr netanyahu for a ceasefire during their call. lucy williamson reports. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17 year old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel s perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas cont