it was a tight finish but max verstappen held off lewis hamilton on the last lap to win the united states grand prix and extend his lead in the formula one title race. the battle intensified as hamilton came to within a second of verstappen, but he just couldn t get past the dutchman on the final lap. the red bull driver increases his advantage in the championship to 12 points with five races remaining. there s been a warning that many councils aren t paying homecare companies enough to cover basic costs such as travel between clients. it comes from a new report by an industry body, which calculated an average hourly shortfall of £3 per carer. councils say they don t have enough money to pay companies more. last week the government announced £162 million of new funding for adult social care. our social affairs editor, alison holt, reports.
to have known him. many councils aren t paying homecare companies enough to cover basic costs like travel between clients. that s according to a new report by an industry body, which calculated an average hourly shortfall of £3 per carer. councils say they don t have enough money to pay companies more. last week the government announced £162 million of new funding for adult social care. our social affairs editor, alison holt, reports. for 16 years denise has been driving around south yorkshire caring for people in their own homes, whatever the weather. doing myjob is great reward, great satisfaction. every day is different. you meet different people in different circumstances. her company looks after people paid for by the local authority but many companies say it doesn t include the cost of care including travel time. you recruit people but when they go out there and they realise that you are getting up at five in the morning and sometimes you won t get home until 11 at night