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
living where i will be. in sport, a missed opportunity for manchester united, as they throw away a two goal lead to put their europa league hopes injeopardy. and we find out about how donating something usually discarded after childbirth the umbilical cord can save lives. and here at aintree, it is ladies day in the grand national festival. looking promising behind me at the moment, but rain and the focus for many of you today. all the detail on that and your weekend forecast all coming up here on breakfast. good morning. it s friday 14th april. our main story the royal college of nursing will announce whether its members in england have voted to accept the government s new pay offer later today. the union, which represents nurses and other health workers, has recommended that its members accept the deal, which includes a 5% pay rise for this year. it comes as junior doctors in england start the final full day of a 96 hour walkout over a separate pay dispute. our cor
inter milan are also through to the quarterfinals. they took a 1 0 advantage into their second leg at porto in portugal. porto has several great chances to pull level in the tie late on, but somehow inter survived to reach the last eight. in the championship, middlesbrough missed out on the chance to go one point off the automatic promotion spots, only managing a 1 1 draw at home to stoke city. michael carrick s side took the lead through chuba akpom s 23rd goal of the season, but this wasn t enough for the three points as kijana hoever hit back for the visitors on the stroke of half time. elsewhere, wigan moved off to the bottom of the table with a draw at home to coventry. fifa have confirmed the expanded 2026 world cup will have 12 groups of four teams, a change from their original plan to split the 48 teams into groups of three, after the excitement of the final round of games at qatar 2022. the tournament in the usa, canada and mexico will also include an extra knockout
edge there could be some snow for a time, a few centimetres might start to accumulate anywhere above 200 metres. that may well cause some disruption during the early hours of thursday morning, as again it is a pretty chilly start. but the emphasis is with the milder air to arrive as the weather fronts push their way steadily north and east, so the weather pendulum swings once again the other way and it s going to go incredibly mild as we head towards the weekend, that south westerly wind driving the cold air back to the north, but look at this. it s going to be mild into the weekend air back to the north, but look at this. it s going to be mild into the weekend but air back to the north, but look at this. it s going to be mild into the weekend but it air back to the north, but look at this. it s going to be mild into the weekend but it also air back to the north, but look at this. it s going to be mild into the weekend but it also comes air back to the north, but look at this
Crime drama the night of. Its very authentic. I think the reality of being caught up in a murder case, facing the slow wheels ofjustice, its not a walk in the park. So far, there is no clear favourite to sweep the board this awards season, which just makes the golden globes, always keenly followed for clues as to oscars success, all the more intriguing. Lets take a look at these pictures from the us state of pennslyvania, where a huge spool of wire fell off a truck and then proceeded to roll, the wrong way, down a motorway, causing havoc and forcing cars to swerve out of its way. No vehicles appear to have been hit. The spool finally came to a halt after bashing against the barrier of the road. And now the weather forecast. Clearer conditions to the east of the high ground, but for most a mild night. Changes afoot to take us into the new week, it turns wet and windy in scotland and Northern Ireland with gales in the morning. Colder air is on the way, the rain clears away through the ru