honestly, it is the best place, i think in birmingham . honestly birmingham.as and an email here. chris, just to read to you, uh, wouldn't it be? this is jim saying, wouldn't it be a shocker now if lee and other red wall mps left the tories and crossed the to house reform? >> yeah , it would be a shocker >> yeah, it would be a shocker for westminster , a shocker for for westminster, a shocker for downing street. but i can, i can see why it would happen. i think he's been pushed into a corner here. but unless the whips move quickly may go, go that way. quickly it may go, go that way. >> okay chris, thank for >> okay chris, thank you for that dramatic scenes. and of course be covering this course we'll be covering this all way. anything that all the way. anything new that comes putting you our comes will be putting to you our beloved now. gb news. we beloved viewers now. gb news. we love the stories that love to cover the stories that really to people, and really matter to people, and that's the with that's definitely the case with this story. you recall, of cou

parts of birmingham? i think he was referring particularly to birmingham. are no go areas for presumably he means white people . white people. >> i like to invite him to come and have a walk with me up stratford road, and then he can point out to me where the no go areas are. i think it's a flippant statement. i think it's divisive. i think it's damaging to community relations. we're all god's children and we're all equal as far as it's concerned. stigmatise in communities is not the make political the way to make political points. and that's what's happened and stigmatise happened here. and stigmatise a complete community is not the way forward. we're not talking about muslims here. we're talking about people from the south asian community. and i heard your comments about ghettos . look, when the windrush ghettos. look, when the windrush generation here in the generation came here in the 1940s and 50s, they had signs up no blacks, no irish, no dogs. so we only could go . my parents, we only could go. my parents, the elders, the asian community could only g

birmingham. they great city. birmingham. funny and it was at an event there and he was like pandenng event there and he was like pandering to them saying, you pandering to them by saying, you don't even do it for the money. you're not a farmer for the money. got other motives money. you've got other motives for vegan. and farmers for vegan. and the farmers union said, you out of your said, what are you out of your mind? are you doing it for? mind? what are you doing it for? money. need money. >> this subtle. and when >> this is the subtle. and when i disingenuous, what i say it's disingenuous, what i mean he's saying them, mean is he's not saying to them, you don't need any money, so we're not going to give you any money. yeah, i money. he's going, yeah, i get it. for the it. you don't do this for the money. nobody a farmer money. nobody becomes a farmer in of becoming rich. in the hope of becoming rich. yeah, their is yeah, obviously their land is worth great they are worth a great deal. they are able that on to their able

birmingham ci council to represent the people.ople. birmingham city council has been brought - to represent the people. birmingham city council has been brought to - city council has been brought to tears after extensive code from the city moved a step closer to becoming reality. the labour and counsel intends to cut services across the city and increased council taxes and struggles with an enormous budget black call around £300 million inflection venues including the birmingham rep, the royal ballet in the city of it could lose all of its council funding the city of it could lose all of its councilfunding in the city of it could lose all of its council funding in the the city of it could lose all of its councilfunding in the next the city of it could lose all of its council funding in the next year. the pub known as the longest in britain before he was guided by a fire has been ordered to rebuild it in its originalform. 18th—century cricket house pub was a popular attraction of the visitors who came to see its distinctive lean an

line and stopping at birmingham. thatis line and stopping at birmingham. the mayors and andy street in birmingham, andy burnham in manchester, are now trying to work with private investors , trying to come up investors, trying to come up with some sort of plan for how to increase rail capacity on that stretch. and indeed in the north of england. but, you know, there's 17 million people in the north of england. they've heard so much promises about improved transport that they've seen very little. and meanwhile, in london, of course, we have a brand new elizabeth line, rather fabulous. and so much for levelling up. that's what a lot of people in the north and, and the leaders in the north are saying, well, that's the rather fabulous katherine forster there. >> our political correspondent . >> our political correspondent. thank you very much indeed . we thank you very much indeed. we will leave it there. um a lot of you with your thoughts about things have been discussing, um, today and on the king elianne says, um , harry and charles may says, um, harry and

like birmingham city council .birmingham city council. i think there are dozens and of others who dozens and dozens of others who are on the brink, who are right on the brink, who probably go over the next probably will go over the next year it's year or so. so look, it's serious, it's a complete serious, but it's a complete failure the management the failure of the management by the councils, opposed to the councils, as opposed to the model being broken. councils, as opposed to the modeithat being broken. councils, as opposed to the modeithat do yeing broken. councils, as opposed to the modeithat do you| broken. councils, as opposed to the modeithat do you agreeen. councils, as opposed to the modeithat do you agree with >> is that do you agree with that? the model is fine, but it's the individuals that are managing it. >> think we need reform of >> i think we need reform of council that's council tax, but that's a separate you know, people separate issue. you know, people have years and have said that for 30 years

the university of alabama at birmingham hospital suspending ivf treatments after the state supreme court ruled that frozen embryos are children the hospital saying they fear criminal charges or lawsuits. >>> also tonight, the brother of president biden testifying in the house gop's impeachment inquiry. what he told them as prosecutors say a former fbi informant admitted the lies he spread about the bidens came from russia >>> just in, the u.s. sailor on an american warship charged with spying what we've learned >>> the passengers on an american airlines flight restraining a man with duct tape after they say he tried to open an emergency exit in midair. >>> the mudslides shutting down part of the pacific coast highway after days of rain. also, multimillion dollar homes teetering on the edge. >>> the first trial under way in the deadly shooting on the set of "rust." the movie's armorer in court. >>> rising concerns about measles in the u.s. six cases in just one school how is it spreading? >>> and the time of their lives. two clockmaker brothers looking for a new home for their cuckoo coll

the university of alabama at birmingham hospital suspending ivf treatments after the state supreme courtruled that frozen embryos are children the hospital saying they fear criminal charges or lawsuits. >>> also tonight, the brother of president biden testifying in the house gop's impeachment inquiry. what he told them as prosecutors say a former fbi informant admitted the lies he spread about the bidens came from russia >>> just in, the u.s. sailor on an american warship charged with spying what we've learned >>> the passengers on an american airlines flight restraining a man with duct tape after they say he tried to open an emergency exit in midair. >>> the mudslides shutting down part of the pacific coast highway after days of rain. also, multimillion dollar homes teetering on the edge. >>> the first trial under way in the deadly shooting on the set of "rust." the movie's armorer in court. >>> rising concerns about measles in the u.s. six cases in just one school how is it spreading? >>> and the time of their lives. two clockmaker brothers looking for a new home for their cuckoo colle

racial justice in birmingham. and i know a lot of your listeners know about that, but the white supremacist then in 1963 to punish the birmingham children, they bombed their headquarters, the 16th street baptist church. and so james baldwin and an amazing man named bayard rustin called for people all over the country to wear black arm bands that year to mourn for the children, the four girls, cynthia, addie, may, carol and denise, who were 11 to 14 years old. and there was a call to wear black armbands all over the country and to have memorial services for these little girls. and so that's exactly what we did in des moines. and that's the first time we learned about black armbands, that they're a symbol of mourning, of sadness and grief. and i know there are a lot of young people right now in our country and in our world that are feeling a lot of sadness and a lot of grief. and i was a trauma nurse with children and teenagers. and so i like speaking with students about these issues and encouraging them to speak up

phil mackey, bbc news, birmingham.biden says there could be a truce — to stop the fighting in gaza — as early as next monday. the draft ceasefire, negotiated in paris, would see a a0 day pause in all military operations over the muslim holy month of ramadan. some israeli hostages would be exchanged for palestinian prisoners. and 500 aid trucks a day would be allowed into gaza. let's talk to paul adams who's injerusalem for us. paul, mr biden seems pretty optimistic about this happening next week? i thinkjoe biden is keen to force the pace on this. clearly the americans want a deal in place before the start of ramadan in less than two weeks. but there are still significant differences that must be overcome and qatar which played a key role in brokering these talks says there is nothing to announce yet. at least publicly, as i sticking to its position that it wants to see a total end to the war and the complete withdrawal of israeli troops from the gaza strip. israeli troops from the gaza strip. israel absolutely will no

birmingham. i'm acting chief inspector of dbe and add to your question, it's substantially smaller than it could be allowed to be. and then as far as the lower patio area, we consider that landscaping it does not require a permit. it's less than four foot from the top of the retaining wall to the bottom of the footing. they did get a plumbing permit for the concrete work because it was over 200ft!, and it was checked out by plumbing and past, um, i'm not sure what else i can add. it's a pretty straightforward permit. i would say uphold the permit and deny the appeal. thank thank thank you. we have a question from president lopez. thank you, mr. birmingham. um, i think you've you've spoken to the points or allegations about, uh, work exceeding the scope of, of permits. yeah. but just for, for everybody information. um, obviously your your comments are , you know, as of the latest information we have about the project, which is, you know, still underway. okay. um, if there were no further, uh, conc

the university of alabama at birmingham hospital suspending ivf treatments after the state supreme court ruled that frozen embryos are children. the hospital saying they fear criminal charges or lawsuits. >>> also tonight, the brother of president biden testifying in the house gop's impeachment inquiry. what he told them as prosecutors say a former fbi informant admitted the lies he spread about the bidens came from russia. >>> just in, the u.s. sailor on an american warship charged with spying. what we've learned. >>> the passengers on an american airlines flight restraining a man with duct tape after they say he tried to open an emergency exit in midair. >>> the mudslides shutting down part of the pacific coast highway after days of rain. also, multimillion dollar homes teetering on the edge. >>> the first trial under way in the deadly shooting on the set of "rust." the movie's armorer in court. >>> rising concerns about measles in the u.s. six cases in just one school. how is it spreading? >>> and the time of their lives. two clockmaker brothers looking for a new home for their cuckoo

rishi sunak has been addressing the national farmers union annual conference in birmingham — he's theme minister to do so in 15 years. here's our environment correspondentjonah fisher. cow moos in the fields and on the farms, all is not well. we're the end of the line in this farm. our kids don't want to take it on because there's no money in it. liz webster has 350 cows and says a combination of factors, including brexit, rising costs and unpredictable weather, has left many farmers like herself at their wits�* end. are you still making a profit? is it still profitable to be a farmer? no, it's not! so why are you doing it? i don't know! because it's a way of life. sometime in the next 12 months, there's going to be a general election. and what farmers are hoping is that their concerns about, among other things, food security, prices and the environment will be key topics which politicians will have to address when they hit the campaign trail. and so it was that rishi sunak came to birmingham this morning to speak to the annual conference of the national farmers�* union. i know that t

yardley— friend the member for birmingham yardlev to — friend the member for birmingham yardley to hearnd read out the names of— yardley to hear and read out the names of women killed this year. so, today's— names of women killed this year. so, today's damning report is about women — today's damning report is about women public safety and as for all women _ women public safety and as for all women across the country who worry about _ women across the country who worry about walking home alone, or worry about— about walking home alone, or worry about their— about walking home alone, or worry about their daughters's safety. it is also about trust and confidence in policihd — is also about trust and confidence in policing. whether we have the standards— in policing. whether we have the standards in place to maintain confidence and individual officers and for— confidence and individual officers and for the vast majority of the police — and for the vast majority of the police officers working immensely hard with — police officers working immensely hard with integrity to keep communities safe

we'll be going birmingham to going live to birmingham to pro—palestinian protest that's occupying branchest of the bank over its links to israel and all of that, and much more to come. you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel don't go too far >> you're listening to gb news radio . join >> you're listening to gb news radio .join me >> you're listening to gb news radio . join me camilla tominey radio. join me camilla tominey at 930 on sunday morning when i'll be speaking to pat mcfadden, the man coordinating labour's general election campaign, to ask him whether it's an error for keir starmer to have abandoned the green prosperity plan. >> i'll also be speaking to levelling up secretary michael gove. levelling up secretary michael gove . can rishi sunak actually gove. can rishi sunak actually win the next general election? and in his first interview since announcing he's stepping down as announcing he's stepping down as an mp , i'll be speaking to an mp, i'll be speaking to former chancellor kwasi kwarteng. all that and more with me. camilla tominey at 9.30 on sunday

the university of birmingham branded as birmingham has been branded as ignorant week after the ignorantgot into spot of organisers got into a spot of bother in distinguishing sikhism from islam. in a now deleted instagram post, the university claimed that a langar, a community meal organised by sikh students, was actually an event in the line—up for their discover islam week. i mean, andrew, i have to enjoy that. i admit, seeing people striving to signal their virtue, signalling their diversity, knowledge of diversity. >> so quick. >> so quick. >> yeah, we're so quick to take offence though i have to say it's ignorance , but it's not it's ignorance, but it's not malicious ignorance . it's not malicious ignorance. it's not sort of turning around, trying to deliberately difficult. to be deliberately difficult. >> you expecting >> were you were you expecting the university birmingham to the university of birmingham to organise a pogrom? the university of birmingham to org well,a pogrom? the university of birmingham to org well, you grom? the university of birmingham to org well, you could

an action from the indoor championships in birmingham. there, and welcome along to the sportsday on saturday. a busy afternoon in the football to come. but we start with cricket. and england have a hugejob on their hands, if they're to stop india winning the 3rd test in rajkot. a poor performance with the bat, coupled with india finding their rhythm, leaves ben stokes�* side needing a record pursuit in india to pull off the unthinkable. patrick geary reports. india had 11 men on the field but weren't entirely whole. star spanish r ashwin had been called away for a family emergency stop by sport's ruthless logic, england had a chance. when they tried not to take. joe root�*s scoop, the first shovel in a deepening hole. the game turned. jonny bairstow scored none. ben duckett, 153 a masterpiece, until the brush slipped. an innings ofjoy and one big regret. ben stokes leads this team by example, with hope and blue sky thinking. but there is a hitch. out for a1, no wonder india enjoyed it. a team without ash wind thatjust kept going. one ball

addressing the national farmers union conference in birmingham today , rishi sunak birmingham today,i sunak unveiled new funding to increase productivity and he said modernise technology such as robotics and solar power. he also pledged to cut red tape, making it easier for farmers to develop new buildings or open farm shops . and rishi sunak farm shops. and rishi sunak faces the prospect of another by—election after the mp for blackpool south, scott benton, had an appeal against his suspension from parliament. dismissed, he was suspended in april last year after suggesting to an undercover reporter that he'd be willing to break lobby rules for money. he denied any wrongdoing and appealed a recommended 35 day suspension. but in its ruling today, an independent panel said they found no substance in his arguments. mps will now vote on benton's punishment , possibly benton's punishment, possibly triggering another by—election for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . to gb news. com slash alerts. >> prop

the university of birmingham branded as birmingham has been branded as ignorant week after the ignorantot into spot of organisers got into a spot of bother in distinguishing sikhism from islam. in a now deleted instagram post, the university claimed that a langar, a community meal organised by sikh students, was actually an event in the line—up for their discover islam week. i mean, andrew, i have to enjoy that. i admit, seeing people striving to signal their virtue, signalling their diversity, knowledge of diversity. >> so quick. >> so quick. >> yeah, we're so quick to take offence though i have to say it's ignorance , but it's not it's ignorance, but it's not malicious ignorance . it's not malicious ignorance. it's not sort of turning around, trying to deliberately difficult. to be deliberately difficult. >> you expecting >> were you were you expecting the university birmingham to the university of birmingham to organise a pogrom? the university of birmingham to org well,a pogrom? the university of birmingham to org well, you grom? the university of birmingham to org well, you could .

rishi sunak has been addressing the national farmers union annual conference in birmingham — he's thest prime minister to do so in 15 years. here's our environment correspondentjonah fisher. cow moos in the fields and on the farms, all is not well. we're the end of the line in this farm. our kids don't want to take it on because there's no money in it. liz webster has 350 cows and says a combination of factors, including brexit, rising costs and unpredictable weather, has left many farmers like herself at their wits�* end. are you still making a profit? is it still profitable to be a farmer? no, it's not! so why are you doing it? i don't know! because it's a way of life. sometime in the next 12 months, there's going to be a general election. and what farmers are hoping is that their concerns about, among other things, food security, prices and the environment will be key topics which politicians will have to address when they hit the campaign trail. and so it was that rishi sunak came to birmingham this morning to speak to the annual conference of the national farmers�* union. i know

and so it was that rishi sunak came to birmingham this morning to speak to the annual conference of thehat a prime minister has come to this event since gordon brown. that's all the way back in 2008. i know that the transition from the common agricultural policy has been frustrating. it's taken time and i appreciate the perception that we didn't always get the balance exactly right. but i still believe that the vision is the right one. the services we provide must be shaped around your needs. and we've got to build a culture that's based on trust. there was no new money, but he announced support for innovation and technology and moves to make the contracts between farmers and supermarkets more transparent. food security will also now be monitored every year. it's a big step in the right direction. so good news for farmers? good news, but a step. it's not completely walking the talk. we need to see more. we need to see a plan forfood production. i've got your back. thank you very much. applause the prime minister was met with polite applause. but many farmers all across europe are furiou

you could be in birmingham anywhere.of the things are a part of the everyday for women. and you everyday life for women. and you know, this is i feel it's political point scoring to narrow it down and focus on a couple of areas that might have high crime for any number of reasons . the i am a woman is reasons. the i am a woman is killed in this country by a man every three days. sorry i lost you. >> i understand that violence, violence against women, i fully understand. but the other point i wanted to make is how women are dressed , how they appear in are dressed, how they appear in some parts of our cities is that becoming an issue? and i say that because as i went into molenbeek , a district of molenbeek, a district of brussels, not very far away from the city centre , and i went the city centre, and i went there with an assistant that worked for me at the time in the european parliament, hair colour, the same as colour, very much the same as yours. a minute of yours. and within a minute of getting out of the car, she

yeah i lived in edgbaston and there were parts of birmingham that we were parts of birmingham that wet university to not walk through. this is 1985. yeah um, i live in the part of tower hamlets. can i ask you, were you told because you're gay or because you were a student or just because, you know, this is a violent area? >> because i don't think they knew i was gay. >> then when i was at southampton university, there were just because were no go areas just because they didn't. were no go areas just because the thein't. and gown, mean, >> the town and gown, i mean, it's classic tension. you it's a classic tension. you know, you're likely to get beaten up. just an beaten up. just he was an announcement the university. >> yeah. i think it's for everyone. >> so you went to the university of birmingham? i did, so did i, and they never mentioned any areas. yeah, i around all areas. >> but you're younger than me, right? yeah, yeah. >> you mean? am i? well, >> what do you mean? am i? well, it was long, longer ago, but also. >> and i might have been more paranoid because of the gay thing. you

k, we're going to report from birmingham. it's become a hot spots of the outbreak. the we're going to start and gaza, where there's no lights up, and these really melodies bombing campaign. the war has now killed nearly 13000 palestinians since october. most of them, women and children, at least of 76 people were killed in the past 24 hours alone. now these are pictures from come all odd one hospital and northern garza. what our child has died from inhaling talks a gas caused by is really bombard other children and the medical facility malnourished. the world food program said this week said guys, what has the worst levels of child long nutrition in the world. the guys are sitting thousands of people have been scrambling from bags of flour as a hunger crisis. unfolds contact has called and the international community to stand against what it calls the deliberate starvation of the palestinian people by israel un agencies and age groups say is ready attacks the collapse of law and daughter and making it more difficult to get a to into the strip under drop in the side

in other matches — birmingham came from behind to beat sunderland.s too for coventry and norwich city, as theyjostle for a playoff spot come the end of the season. victories down at the bottom too for qpr and sheffield wednesday. celtic missed the chance to move three points clear at the top of the scottish premiership — after they were held to a 1—1 draw with kilmarnock. a stoppage time equaliser from kilmarnock substitute david watson means rangers could go top, if they win tomorrow at stjohnstone. elsewhere, wins for third placed hearts, dundee, and bottom side livingston. in the women's super league, arsenal beat manchester united 3—1 in front of a record women's super league crowd at emirates stadium. this victory keeps their hopes very much alive in the title race. in front of 60,160 fans, they were 3—0 up before half time, cloe lacasse with the second there. the win puts them just three points behind the league's top two, chelsea and manchester city — and dealing a serious blow to united's hopes of a champions league place. two more games in t

birmingham. course, completely livid . but course, completely livid. but they are trying to salvage something, so they're currently meeting. there's a there's a press conference going on at the moment , but they press conference going on at the moment, but they are press conference going on at the moment , but they are talking to moment, but they are talking to the private sector. the meeting today, they're reviewing the area. i'm just looking at this map here between sort of stoke on trent , crewe, stafford , but on trent, crewe, stafford, but basically between birmingham and manchester. seeing how they can improve it because they have a huge problem with capacity . part huge problem with capacity. part of the reason for hs2 was speed to get there quicker, but a lot of it was capacity. they simply don't have the capacity on those existing lines, but whether they will be able to drum enough private investment up to really make a significant difference is , uh, well, we shall have to see. well it'

jack golson in birmingham, thank you the birmingham, thank you for the latest. maybe councillor latestual pay job, gender pay liability dating back historically, that's where this mess started . and now they ran mess started. and now they ran out of money. okay, let's move on. three women have been found guilty at westminster magistrates court of a terror offence . have they displayed offence. have they displayed images of paragon riders at a pro—palestine march in central london last year? just one week after hamas terrorists attacked israel? well gb news reporter ray addison joins us now outside the court . ray, welcome to the the court. ray, welcome to the show . a case, ray, that show. a case, ray, that horrified the nation at the time . what's the verdict ? well these . what's the verdict? well these three women have all been found guilty of carrying or display saying an article to arouse reasonable suspicion that they are supporters of a band organisation in the united kingdom , namely hamas. kingdom, namely hamas. >> of course , footage of them at >> of course, footage of them a

. >> another tory islamophobia row after an mp refers to places in birmingham and london with large muslim communities as unsafe . muslim communities as unsafe. he's been criticised by mps in his own party, but some say he's made a fair comment and prince william has dramatically pulled out of attending his godfather's memorial service due to what the palace are calling personal reasons . reasons. >> as the last minute announcement is raising eyebrows among some royal watchers. this news about the windsor memorial service just breaking in the last hour or so is really quite concerning because prince william, it's the memorial service for his godfather. >> yeah . it was only down the >> yeah. it was only down the road from where he lives. he was meant to do a reading at this memorial service. and there's this this last minute pulling out for% reasons. and what does personal reasons mean? >> is he unwell? does it have to do with the princess of wales , do with the princess of wales, who we know is in recovery ? uh, who we know is in recovery? uh, what could it be? it has to be. he needed wit

birmingham fighting to stop now.mingham city council says it needs a bailout worth £1.25 billion, as it looks to recover from effective bankrupt city. council leaders say a combination of austerity and underfunding has hit the city hard. they're looking at selling assets to cover some of the expenses , but cover some of the expenses, but residents are also facing cuts across essential services , across essential services, including adult social care , including adult social care, highway maintenance and assisted transport, dimming street lights is expected to save around £900,000 a year, while cutting refuse collections to every two weeks could also save 4 million a year . and weeks could also save 4 million a year. and lastly, weeks could also save 4 million a year . and lastly, the weeks could also save 4 million a year. and lastly, the prime minister says a new funding package for farmers will protect the country's food security and ensure fairer pricing for farmers. addressing the national farmers union conferenc

you could be in birmingham anywhere.art of the things are a part of the everyday for women. and you everyday life for women. and you know, this is i feel it's political point scoring to narrow it down and focus on a couple of areas that might have high crime for any number of reasons . the i am a woman is reasons. the i am a woman is killed in this country by a man every three days. sorry i lost you. >> i understand that violence, violence against women, i fully understand. but the other point i wanted to make is how women are dressed , how they appear in are dressed, how they appear in some parts of our cities is that becoming an issue? and i say that because as i went into molenbeek , a district of molenbeek, a district of brussels, not very far away from the city centre , and i went the city centre, and i went there with an assistant that worked for me at the time in the european parliament, hair colour, the same as colour, very much the same as yours. a minute of yours. and within a minute of getting out of the car,

on completion, it will be one of two tunnels used by trains travelling between london and birminghamlastly, two birmingham, and lastly, two d—day veterans have described the honour of having their names added to a memorial wall in portsmouth, british military veterans stanford and john roberts were presented with their plaques . today a total of their plaques. today a total of 13 names of normandy veterans will be added to the wall as portsmouth becomes as the uk's official host to mark 80 years since the d—day landings later this year. that is the news for the latest stories. do sign up for gb news alerts. scan the qr code on the screen right now or go to gb news .com/ alerts now. more from . michelle more from. michelle >> thanks very much for that , >> thanks very much for that, polly. i loved that last story there about the veterans. did you see how sprightly and energised those two chaps look? >> they look better than some of the young men that i know. i could tell you that for free. i wonder what on earth is their secret? anyway, i am michelle dewberry i'm with until 7:00 dewbe

into turmoil by a state supreme court, ruling that frozen embryos are children here's kathy park in birmingham. >> reporter: alabama moving one step closer to preserving access to in-vitro fertilization. >> referred to the committee on health care. >> reporter: with new bills introduced by republicans in the state senate, designed to present ivf. >> we work to foster a culture of life. and i anticipate that bill on my desk very shortly. >> reporter: alabama democrats intertu introduced a similar bill last week the ruling upending ivf procedures >> every one of the women here has, their families have invested moemotion, time, and a ton of money >> reporter: the biden administration's top health official, xavier basecerra in birmingham >> it's not an acceptable way to treat someone or families that are going through something so hard this isn't a political talking point. >> reporter: she was weeks away from a scheduled embryo transfer when the ruling came down. >> it's like you already feel like you're being held hostage byi by ivf because it's my whole life now we're held hostage by this ruling

colder by the time we get to birmingham, it's three.now from morning onwards across parts of northern wales and into the pennines, but really anywhere across this central swathe of the country could see some wet snow on the cars, on the grass. but we're going to focus on the amber warnings across northern wales and the pennines. so here widely could be ten to 15 centimetres, but across the higher routes, higher hills, as much as 20 to 25, so tricky conditions there across the transpennine roads through the course of thursday afternoon and into thursday evening. in the south, it's mild and it's wet. in fact, a spell of heavy rain is expected across southern england, could be as much as a0 millimetres here. and then this area of wintry weather moves northwards. and i think by the time we get to friday, strong winds developing across northern britain, a strong easterly here, quite cold, but the focal point for snow will be around more eastern parts of scotland. across the mountains, no doubt there'll be some blizzards, but for the vast maj

what is equivalent to five cities the size of birmingham , cities the size of birmingham, or 70% of the? mark. so that's currently what we're going to see based on official official forecasts from the office for national statistic six, somebody in government needs to get their arms around this issue . and firstly somebody this issue. and firstly somebody needs to answer this question. if mass migration is so good for britain, if it's so good for the economy, why is our growth so slow ? and why is gdp per head slow? and why is gdp per head a key measure? why is it so weak? because we've had mass migration for 20 years. nobody in the treasury or government seems to be able to answer my question. why are we seeing this weak economy after 20 years of mass migration? if it is a silver bullet that we're often told it is, why are the political left so pro—immigration , given that so pro—immigration, given that unsustainable levels often impact poorer communities ? the impact poorer communities? the greatest? i think it's a great question , and i think the left question, and i think the left vi

there _ u—turn of it stopping in birmingham there is— u—turn of it stopping in birmingham there is nobour mps, proper advocates for a fair deal for wales. same _ advocates for a fair deal for wales. same question, have you had a guarantee from mr starmer? there isn't a manifesto _ guarantee from mr starmer? there isn't a manifesto yet. _ guarantee from mr starmer? there isn't a manifesto yet. the - guarantee from mr starmer? there isn't a manifesto yet. the idea - guarantee from mr starmer? there isn't a manifesto yet. the idea you will have _ isn't a manifesto yet. the idea you will have a — isn't a manifesto yet. the idea you will have a cast iron guarantee on specific— will have a cast iron guarantee on specific sums of money, but i think if you _ specific sums of money, but i think if you look— specific sums of money, but i think if you look at where we are, i have secure _ if you look at where we are, i have secure agreement from keir starmer about— secure agreement from keir starmer about the _ secure agreement from keir starmer about the return of european funds and months that

we spoke with a few women who were affected. >> i am located in birmingham. i am 38.d the news about my particular clinic, i cried at my desk at work all day. i could not hold back the tears. my blood pressure has been up just about every day since the news hit. i am just pleating and hoping that lawmakers will listen. >> i am 36 and i live in birmingham. i am in between treatments. i am currently going through ivf . i just finished my second treatment on january 31. we are awaiting some test results. we were hoping that over the second retrieval we will be able to move forward beginning in march and schedule our first transfer. this ruling has now put our timeline and all of our hopes in jeopardy. >> i live in nashville, tennessee, and i'm 32. i think it is absolutely horrific and shocking that this is the reality in the world we live in. as someone who is currently 15 weeks pregnant with my miracle ivf baby, i cannot imagine that it would be looked at as anything but a gift for people trying to achieve their family goals and navigate the world of infertility, which

in birmingham, it was all live, in—person. into a gang, it would be... you would be approached, you would have to be approached. there was no other way they could contact you. when i moved to newport, the whole gang culture and county lines and drug dealing thing, it wasn't at the forefront. that was more than a decade ago, but now social media has given gangs easier access to children. well, they've got an endless supply of vulnerable young people that they can tap into. if you've got a certain amount of people that follow you on any social media site, you can literally post, "who wants to work? "who wants to earn some money?", and you'll have a lot of vulnerable people. before you know it, they're right into the criminal world straight away. now, kieron hears first—hand what children are experiencing through the crimestoppers helpline. they're just worried. a lot of young people are scared of this county lines thing because it is happening around them — it's happening right in front of us — and you've only got to go on socia

in birmingham, it was all live, in—person.ng, it would be... you would be approached, you would have to be approached. there was no other way they could contact you. when i moved to newport, the whole gang culture and county lines and drug dealing thing, it wasn't at the forefront. that was more than a decade ago, but now social media has given gangs easier access to children. well, they've got an endless supply of vulnerable young people that they can tap into. if you've got a certain amount of people that follow you on any social media site, you can literally post, "who wants to work? "who wants to earn some money?", and you'll have a lot of vulnerable people. before you know it, they're right into the criminal world straight away. now, kieron hears first—hand what children are experiencing through the crimestoppers helpline. they're just worried. a lot of young people are scared of this county lines thing because it is happening around them. it's happening right in front of us — and you've only got to go on social media and

ton of money. >> reporter: today, the biden administration's top health official xavier becerra in birmingham, meeting with patients and providers. hannah miles has been trying to have a baby for three years. >> it's not an acceptable way to treat someone or families that are going through something so hard. this isn't a political talking point. >> reporter: she was weeks away from a scheduled embryo transfer when the ruling came down. >> it's like you already feel like you're being held hostage by ivf, because it's my whole life now we're being held hostage by this ruling. >> reporter: hannah's clinic has paused new ivf treatments but for now, hers is moving forward having a child for you is priceless? >> yes, yep. you do everything you can, because what other choice do you have >> reporter: and tomorrow, hundreds of ivf patients and families plan to rally at the state capitol to send the message directly to lawmakers. lester >> kathy, thank you. >>> in 60 seconds, the shocking case. a teen's attacker was convicted of sexually assaulting her then when it came to sentencing, the judge reverse

kathy park has more from birmingham. >> reporter: tonight, alabama moving one step closer to preserving access to in vitro fertilization. >> we're letting to in vitro fertilization is referred to the committee on health care. >> reporter: with new bills introduced today by republicans in the state senate designed to protect ivf. >> i anticipate that bill on my desk very shortly. >> reporter: alabama democrats introduced a similar bill in the house last week following the state supreme court's controversial ruling finding embryos are children, the ruling upending ivf procedures. >> every one of the women here, their families have invested emotion, time, and a ton of money. >> reporter: today the biden administration's top health official xavier becerra in birmingham, meeting with patients and providers. hannah miles has been trying to have a baby for three years. >> it's not an acceptable way to treat someone or families that are going through something so hard. this isn't a political talking point. >> reporter: she was weeks away from a scheduled embryo transfer when the ruling came dow

we know the situation that birmingham is already in. be thinking is my council tax going to go up? are my bin collection is going to be reduced? should they be worried? i think the vt you've just shown gives a good feel for the challenges local government of got at the moment. of course i'm not underplaying the challenges in places like birmingham but it's worth saying they are a minority of councils doing this. however, we are all facing challenges moving forward in terms of how we continue to deliver services people most rely on. what services people most rely on. what are the reasons _ services people most rely on. what are the reasons for _ services people most rely on. what are the reasons for those _ are the reasons for those challenges? there are obviously specific things in birmingham and nottingham, but is it fair to say that across england, most councils are facing financial challenges? i think that's fair comment. residents pay council tax but councils also receive business rates, and also from government, and the money recei