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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 city s finances has been rising and rising. europe s 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 authority s 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 ....
let s start with the story that s dominated the uk political agenda for the last few days. rishi sunak says it s utterly wrong to blame him forfailing to tackle the issue of unsafe concrete in school buldings. as thousands of children return to classrooms today after the summer break, it s emerged that more than a hundred schools in england and scotland will be closed or partially shut. it s over safety concerns about what is known as raac a type of concrete, that s known to be at risk of crumbling. our political editor chris mason reports on a busy first day back for mps. you probably hadn t heard of it until the other day, but this stuff concrete that can get crumbly is building into a political mess. did rishi sunak, when he was chancellor, walk away from repairs happening sooner? the man who used to be the department for education s most senior civil servant reckons he did. i was absolutely amazed to see that the decision made by the government was to halve ....
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our coverage of israel at war. i am rosemary church. u.s. president joe biden is preparing for his biggest show of support for israel since the hamas terror attacks, which killed at least 1400 people. he will travel to israel on wednesday at reaffirm u.s. solidarity and its ironclad commitment to the country s security. that announcement came from u.s. circuit of state anthony blinken, who is on a marathon diplomatic mission across the middle east. blinken also says the u.s. and israel have agreed to develop a plan for humanitarian aid from donor nations to reach civilians in gaza. it is critical that aid began flowing into gaza as soon as possible. we share the concern that hamas macy s or destroy aid entering gaza, or otherwise prevent it from reaching the people who need it. if hamas in any ways blocks humanitarian assistance by reaching civilians, includ ....
arab leaders over the siege denying gaza water, food and fuel. now staying in the region another day as the one possible escape for gazans is not open, despite promises. president biden canceled his scheduled trip to colorado to stay in d.c., stay at the white house and oversee the crisis. the white house is in touch with iran through back channels, we are told, to hold off any expansion of the war or else. future u.s. aid for israel is on hold until the house republican majority can unite behind a new speaker, with the current frontrunner facing obstacles to securing the gavel. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington where the humanitarian crisis in gaza is worsening by the day. israeli troops are massed at the border. they are not moving into position for an assault. israel says the number of hostages has increased to 199. secretary blinken in israel today is extending his diplomacy, pressing to open the crossing to let people out of gaza to egypt and let a ....
there is real pain when grocery prices are up 30 percent. the fact is that if you take a look at what people have, they have the money to spend. jesse: the biden cnn disaster and the media meltdown. i m happy to go to therapy with you any time. i have to get back on the campaign trail. i m not supposed to be here. we are so innocent. reporter: jesse: the trump trial, stormy daniels, and a new threat how would you close the border? it s a very serious topic. jesse: primetime goes to a furry convention. jesse: now we know why biden only does interviews with weatherman. last night he talked with cnn and it was a train wreck. he lied, insulted his voters and scared away famous backers. you are not sending weapons to israel during a [ bleep ] or while american hostages, american hostages and hostages from 22 countries are [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. urine you are not sending weapons now you ve done [ bleep ]. i never thought i would say this but i can prom ....