diane in birmingham, ian in birmingham, people of birmingham.you. you too? how did this mess start? _ nicky, nice to talk to you. you too? how did this mess start? because l nicky, nice to talk to you. you too? | how did this mess start? because it started with you know, this problem with equal pay for women, that goes back, you know, it is notjust recently it goes back and back, why was this allowed to happen? we have got rules about equal pay for women. why of all councils was birmingham allowed to do this? i received social care, i have a heart problem at the moment, nicky and i'm awaiting treatment from the hospital that has ban cancelled and cancelled is, but hopefully it will come soon, but i have a carer. and i am concerned is about the social care, i know they say it won't be upped the we we don't know that, they often say it won't be touched and it is. i am concerned about the services for birmingham, you know, there is over one million people in birmingham, that rely on care for many, many things, and, you know, services, and children

and birmingham city council.raising prices, as brent crude hits a year high. welcome to world business report. i'm lukwesa burak. let's start in the united states, where elon musk has suggested that all users of the ex— platform, formerly known as twitter, may have to pay to use the service. the billionaire made the remarks at an event in california, where he appeared in conversation with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. mr musk argued that a payment system was the only way to counter bots, or "automated" accounts. 0ur north america business correspondent, erin delmore, joins us. what it is a feeling where you are? will or maybe installing this pay wall? ., , will or maybe installing this pay wall? ._ , will or maybe installing this pay wall? , , , will or maybe installing this pay wall? , , ., ., will or maybe installing this pay wall? , ., ~' , wall? there may be is one of the key oints. it wall? there may be is one of the key points- it is — wall? there may be is one of the key points. it is hard _

it came out of birmingham. they in order to walk with them god let god to poke and see you and god ain't through with you. he said, be faithful on the dead. keep not only that not, only that you all know about this sermon. montgomery march. now we bring it here. yes. well, but disgustingly over that. no you get that the only so ham got used birmingham. and those are closed i'll tell some god has a purpose for the foot soldiers purpose for everybody. not only it it has a purpose. they got to plan young for god, a prayer. he said. look, giles, you lead except you converted and become as a little child. you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. not only they a purpose. he got a plan he got a pace. you you may not all move at same pace. yes, sir, but he got a page for you. yes, sir. not only is it got a pace, i want you, young pope. remember this. he got a person for you. these puts you listening to how they compared you, what they've been through and how god used them. god a person i don't care who. you are what

the problem in birmingham — situation in birmingham?ham has _ situation in birmingham? the problem in birmingham has been _ situation in birmingham? the problem in birmingham has been decades - situation in birmingham? the problem in birmingham has been decades in . in birmingham has been decades in the making, not 5—10 years. it is a very— the making, not 5—10 years. it is a very big _ the making, not 5—10 years. it is a very big council with a huge expanse of services _ very big council with a huge expanse of services but on the other side the councils are facing huge financial— the councils are facing huge financial pressures. birmingham has taken _ financial pressures. birmingham has taken a _ financial pressures. birmingham has taken a huge cut in its budget, and most _ taken a huge cut in its budget, and most councils are now facing the fact of— most councils are now facing the fact of having to deal with, as your piece _ fact of having to deal with, as your piece said. — fact of having to deal with, as your piece said, huge deman

and of course, what it's led to now birmingham have now is birmingham labour have bankrupted birminghaml. >> the how is this manifesting itself people waking up in itself for people waking up in birmingham, second birmingham, which is our second city, biggest local city, the biggest local authority whole of authority in the whole of europe? there already europe? robert there are already huge problems in housing, in huge problems in the housing, in housing, in birmingham, but how else will impact people ? else will this impact people? >> well, that's right. we saw just yesterday morning at the cabinet meeting, the council having to withdraw cost of living support. that's something that's absolutely vital for vulnerable this city. vulnerable people in this city. and there's other services like you've talked about, housing. some was some housing investment was pulled yesterday as well. and over days, we're over the coming days, we're going more services like going to see more services like that actually people rely that that actually people rely uponin that that actually people rely upon i

this situation is everywhere not only in birmingham the bankruptcy of birmingham is significant, becausergest city in britain with a population of just over a million people, of which a third of the muslim birmingham local government is the largest in europe in terms of the number of deputies and employees. but the majority of its employees are women - this is advice and ruined in the history of ancient greece there was such a case when women saved, the city of spartans defeated the army of the city of argos, consisting of men and then towards the enemy women came out dressed in men's clothes, and the enemy yielded. well, and the english bergen , unlike the ancient greek argos, can remain in history, as a city that suffered from women? in 2012, the supreme court heard a complaint by women in the birmingham administration that they were being paid less than men. the court awarded women compensation in the case of violation of the rules of equal pay, the council paid the employees a fine of 9 years, and in the tenth year, when the amount increased due to inflation, their debit did not agre

birmingham is in such a glue pot , if birmingham is in such a glue pot, i if birmingham is in such agham is in such a glue pot, i wonder what the implications might be for other councils around the country. and that's not something you can answer. but i'm very, very thoughtful on it. but i do note, will, that one thing that birmingham city council have been very good at is choosing what they believe to be appropriate at street names for new developments such as equality , road diversity , grove, equality, road diversity, grove, destiny road, inspire avenue , destiny road, inspire avenue, respect way and human city. close is this perhaps a politically correct council that finds itself at odds with many of their electors and at odds with the way they've treated women? yes >> well, birmingham city, as one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, is very proud of that diversity . and it proud of that diversity. and it has been, as you say , has been, as you say, introducing all sorts of things that might emphasise this, that. so i think equality in this sense is something th

birmingham, remember when birmingham, birmingham recent birmingham certainly in recent times been runailure to pay had a role in the failure to pay people equally . people equally. >> it was, of course run by the liberals. >> indeed. that was even >> indeed. but that was even before were . charged. but before you were. charged. but but i mean, and it's not always the case where one party rule produces a bad i mean, manchester, for instance , which manchester, for instance, which has been a one party state now, it used to be conservative, one party state effectively for 20 years and also had a very years now. and also had a very good chief executive who was rather well run. and the rather well run. so and but the other thing would yep, rather well run. so and but the othe birmingham ld yep, rather well run. so and but the othe birmingham city yep, rather well run. so and but the othe birmingham city council, yep, birmingham city council, birmingham city council has issued a section 114 notice as part of the plans to meet the council's financial liabilities relating to equal pay claims

birmingham, remember when birmingham, birmingham recent birmingham certainly in recent times been run to pay had a role in the failure to pay people equally . people equally. >> it was, of course run by the liberals. >> indeed. that was even >> indeed. but that was even before were . charged. but before you were. charged. but but i mean, and it's not always the case where one party rule produces a bad i mean, manchester, for instance , which manchester, for instance, which has been a one party state now, it used to be conservative, one party state effectively for 20 years and also had a very years now. and also had a very good chief executive who was rather well run. and the rather well run. so and but the other thing would yep, rather well run. so and but the othe birmingham ld yep, rather well run. so and but the othe birmingham city yep, rather well run. so and but the othe birmingham city council, yep, birmingham city council, birmingham city council has issued a section 114 notice as part of the plans to meet the council's financial liabilities relating to equal pay claims and an

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birmingham is in such a glue pot , if birmingham is in such a glue pot, i if birmingham is in such angham is in such a glue pot, i wonder what the implications might be for other councils around the country. and that's not something you can answer. but i'm very, very thoughtful on it. but i do note, will, that one thing that birmingham city council have been very good at is choosing what they believe to be appropriate at street names for new developments such as equality , road diversity , grove, equality, road diversity, grove, destiny road, inspire avenue , destiny road, inspire avenue, respect way and human city. close is this perhaps a politically correct council that finds itself at odds with many of their electors and at odds with the way they've treated women? yes >> well, birmingham city, as one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, is very proud of that diversity . and it proud of that diversity. and it has been, as you say , has been, as you say, introducing all sorts of things that might emphasise this, that. so i think equality in this sense is something t

certainly for birmingham it means real change. | birmingham it means real change.s now committed not to spending any extra money during the current year because their books will otherwise not balance, that is what a section 114 notice is issued to deliver glitches that the director of finance realises that unless something is done then this year's income will not cover this year's spending and councils are required to do that so no more spending other than on emergencies. some aspects of social care for older people and children, any other emergency spending but everything else frozen. i think the real implications will feed into the budget for next year, 2024—25, council is preparing those budgets now and i suspect that will mean that, unless the government comes up with a bailout and as you rightly said they have so far said they will not, then council spending will have to fall on everything that is discretionary, where there is not a legal requirement to spend money and that in the end, less library service, perhaps fewer libraries, fewer refuse collections, le

.— and it is huge news here for the city of birmingham. thanks for bringing * city of birmingham. navte' johal, thanks for bringing us _ city of birmingham. navtej johal, | thanks for bringing us up-to-date city of birmingham. navtej johal, i thanks for bringing us up-to-date to thanks for bringing us up—to—date to date a story. a high level, and high stakes, meeting could happen this month between north korea's leader kimjong un and russian president vladimir putin which could impact the war in ukraine. according to us officials, kimjong unis expected to make a rare visit overseas and discuss the possibility of north korea providing moscow with weapons to support its war in ukraine. the exact location of the planned meeting is not clear. in a statement, us national security officials say that "arms negotiations between russia and north korea are actively advancing". but when asked about this possible summit, the kremlin spokesperson said he had says "nothing to say on this." and couldn't confirm the meeting. dr philip shetler—jones is a s

in the library here in birmingham in the library here in birmingham in the library birmingham and thelast year, there'll be lots of decisions to be made by city council and the councils under commission and coming in and is a full council meeting taking place on monday where they would discuss the financial recovery plan with lots of difficult decisions lying ahead and still to be made which will eventually translate into the lives of people living in the uk second city. london fashion week concludes tonight. following a spectrum of emerging talent alongside household names. reporter yasmin khatun dewan caught up with kazna asker, a british—yemeni muslim designer who presented during the week for the first time. for my debut presentation, i presented a film called fight for me, sheffield. it is a love letter to the city that raised me and what inspires me in my work. this to the city that raised me and what inspires me in my work.— to the city that raised me and what inspires me in my work. this is your first presentation _ inspires me in my work. this is your first presentation to _

king might be considering lowering the age for demonstrators in birmingham seeped out into black birmingham and caused a vile revolt among black parents who came to him and said, you came to birmingham promising that you were going to bring liberty and freedom here in place of segregation. and now, months later, you've left our jails full of people and horrible stories about what goes on in both countries jails. you have brought no freedom. there's been violence in the street. many people have been fired. you're on the verge of losing. and now you want to leave our children with criminal records and obliterate any chance that they might have. as black people in the united states of having a respectable life. how dare you? and the. and james bevel and diane nash got right up in their face and said, yes, these children are going to do the take these risks because you didn't do what you should have done to stop this. you didn't take any risks. and now they have to do it for you. and so dr. king allowed bevel and nash to train people in the basement of the 16th street baptist church, the same c

navteonhal, bbc news, birmingham. and chris mason is here. is birmingham a unique case?, no. more councils recently have pressed the financial emergency button, if you like, as birmingham has done today. some people in government say it is down to local authorities to sort out their finances in the first instance and there has been a few politicaljobs because labour run the council in birmingham. and a conservative government in westminster. some of the other councils that have pressed the other councils that have pressed the emergency button have been conservative councils, and if we look at the whole issue of equal pay, that is not a uniquely birmingham challenge and glasgow, dundee, coventry, but also looking at this and other slightly to as well and it comes with huge bills. and then there a bigger picture, and in the last couple of years the funding councils have had from central government has ticked up but if we look at it since 2010 when the conservatives came into power, it has been under significant pressure. that has contributed to some local authorities who t

if i there about birmingham and manchester.— there about birmingham and manchester. remind you ofthe manchester. if i can 'ust remind you of the originar_ manchester. if i can 'ust remind you of the original h52 — manchester. if i can just remind you of the original h52 project _ manchester. if i can just remind you of the original h52 project which - of the original hs2 project which began so long ago that it was actually a labour government in charge and after that, the coalition and then the conservatives said, yes, this is a great idea. the basic plan is to completely transform our our victorian network to add. to transform it in terms of having capacity that we need for the 21st century. so you have a birmingham to london link and then you have two legs, one going to manchester and one going to leeds via sheffield. that was always the plan with also a northern powerhouse rail across the pennines linking liverpool, manchester, bradford, leeds and hull. gradually, bets had been lopped off particularly the eastern leg. that was taken two years ago, instead of that

that's for london to birmingham and birmingham to manchester for.and these are absolutely huge sums . look, this person. and these are absolutely huge sums. look, this is going to be the most expensive railway ever built , to be the most expensive railway ever built, right? this is also europe's largest construction project. so it's really big stuff. and the world is watching . and if we end up after all the arguments and all the rows and all the lack of cost control, not with the whole scheme, but just london to birmingham, that really is the worst of all possible outcomes . and what possible outcomes. and what timing the government ? yeah. timing for the government? yeah. did leak this ? they're did someone leak this? they're literally going to hold their conference in manchester. manchester near to a disused railway station and there's a train strike going on when we're trying to get up there and when we're coming back. >> you can't make it up, can you?i >> you can't make it up, can you? i mean, andy burnham says that interview to chris you? i me

a generation of birmingham is in pain, birmingham is a battleground for civil rights.t kr*epbt apex 60 years ago today, a battle that etched the names of four little girls in history. addie mae collins, denise mcnair, carole robertson, and cynthia wesley. collectively they are known as the four little girls. it's important that we state their names. they are not just statistics of an era that allowed domestic terrorism to run rampant. they were individuals. young women with hopes. young women with dreams. they had families. they had friends. they are unlocked potential stripped away by racism and hate. they are the reason 60 years later we still fight. because the five members of the kkk took the lives of those four little girls and injured 22 more, including sarah collins rudolph. it became our call to action. they are the reason birmingham became the battleground, but more than that, this city also became a blueprint for change. september 15, 1963 was a horrific date. that unveiled to our community and the world the ugly brutality of hatred. but it was also a wake-up

and councils right across the country were birmingham . also, as mark and birmingham. an hour before, had an issue with its it system . a new it system came in called oracle . it was the disaster. oracle. it was the disaster. often these public sector procurement it systems go belly up and end up costing much, much more because frankly they're mismanaged and it's public money and lots of people, you know, if it was a business person implementing it in their own company, they'd make sure how much they were going to pay wearing public sector. those wearing the public sector. those things by things often fall by the wayside. so hundreds of wayside. so it is hundreds of millions pounds now that the millions of pounds now that the birmingham city council are saying they can't actually come up with. so to be clear, the government must help. it's not statutory services , it's non statutory services, it's non statutory, but it's still really serious. and the seriousness of this is shown by the fact that the government's own debt market, the national debt market, the national d

your investment but once you birmingham once you have birmingham to manchester birmingham to manchester leeds, you've got big economic gains for that massive state investment. >> and do we know what's happened to the figures , to the happened to the figures, to the sums? is it inflation that concrete's more expensive , that concrete's more expensive, that steel is more expensive , that steel is more expensive, that labouris steel is more expensive, that labour is more expensive? and that's what's pushed the bill up. >> there's a lot going on with this headline number. mean , this headline number. i mean, i've i've heard credible testimony industry experts, testimony from industry experts, from mps that the original cost of hs2 was deliberately underestimated . and as you do underestimated. and as you do with all contracts in order to get the well, in order to ram it through to parliament, we're seeing here some work going on in birmingham , curzon street. in birmingham, curzon street. we're seeing work also going on in euston, though a lot of this work has been curtailed because euston

what it means is that birmingham _ this mean? what it means is that birmingham city _ this mean? means is that birmingham city council - this mean? what it means is that birmingham city council are - this mean? what it means is that birmingham city council are not l this mean? what it means is that i birmingham city council are not able to meet their spending requirements for this financial year with the income that they currently have. because of that they have a statutory duty to alert the government what is known as a section 114 government what is known as a section "4 notice that we had in that clip there that they will not be able to meet their spending commitments. what happens next is that new spending commitments are frozen but that does not necessarily mean that the authority will stop spending on key services. going forward they need to find a way to close the budget gap. there are a number ways that they can do that. some authorities request what they call a capitalisation direction from the government which allows them to use money from the capital budget or from sel

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this is devastating news for birmingham taxpayers here.r birmingham taxaayers here-— taxpayers here. they have had to declare that _ taxpayers here. they have had to declare that they _ taxpayers here. they have had to declare that they are _ taxpayers here. they have had to declare that they are effectively i declare that they are effectively bankrupt because of their failure to deliver— bankrupt because of their failure to deliver proper accounts for the last three _ deliver proper accounts for the last three years — deliver proper accounts for the last three years and their failure to get to grips— three years and their failure to get to grips with the equal pay mess. the council— to grips with the equal pay mess. the council is responsible for social care and waste management among other things. nonessential spending has stopped and no new expenditure is permitted. it is currently unclear what services will have to be cut. the news has shocked and angered people in the city. 0h, m god, i and angered people in the city. oh, my god. i ha

it would from london to birmingham — again. it would from london to birmingham and _ again.don to birmingham and then - again. it would from london to birmingham and then leeds i again. it would from london to | birmingham and then leeds and manchester and initially estimated at 37.5 billion pounds. we were told hs2 would deliverjobs and prosperity and deliver critical capacity on the railways. in 2015 a connection to heathrow airport was deemed unnecessary and in 2021 the link between these midlands athletes cancelled and replaced with localised real investment and in march the government set save money it was delaying when used in will be ready for hs2. this week that was askedif ready for hs2. this week that was asked if hs2 would go to manchester. —— minister. —— the prime minister estimate £71 billion which after inflation will be higher now which the government is well aware of. taste the government is well aware of. we do have the government is well aware of. - do have to respond to the budgets, notjust hit by a coronavirus about the war in ukraine and i think any res

joining me now, birmingham mayor randall woodson. of birmingham, you are presiding over the city that is synonymous with one of the darkest days of the civil rights movement. for young black girls killed by the explosion of a bomb planned by the kkk in response to birmingham's accelerated integration. the 16th street baptist arch was a linchpin in the movement and birmingham. hence why it was targeted that day, 60 years ago, they have it marked this anniversary. how has this past week impacted your own perspective and leadership in birmingham and its history? >> well it's good to be on with you this afternoon. i can tell you guys we reflected on what happened here. domestic terrorism. the moment of that bombing at the church that took the lives of the four little girls. and a fifth little girl who is still living today. and injured 21 others. i am reminded that at city hall, those in power at the time, those who wear the commissioner of public safety. responsible for investigating this, turned a blind eye. they ignored so much domest

um, you've got birmingham, got woking, birmingham, you've got woking, you've you've you've got thurrockcroydon, got croydon, you've got northumberland, let's keep it rolling, move on to the next one because i assure you ladies and gents, there's more, there's more. keep going. you've got . more. keep going. you've got. we've just done ben, we've done this one. we've done. move on to page two. what's going on in the background? >> you've got kent, which is warning. i know they haven't declared yet, but they're warning they're in trouble. there's something like 26 councils. there's 26 that are on the cusp of it. >> ben habib, let me start with you on this birmingham. they've been speaking out today. deputy leader speaking out leader has been speaking out today. blaming all today. they're blaming it on all kinds of things and it failed project. they're saying that aduh project. they're saying that adult social care is going up. business rates, income is going down. saying that business rates, income is going down. had saying that business rates, income is going down. had £1;aying that busi

i am asking about manchester -- birmingham i the bit to birmingham...first bid has not been constructed. birmingham . manchester. the first bid has not| been constructed. birmingham to manchester is on a slower timetable. hang on a minute. you are not answering the point. andy street says if you don't go from birmingham to manchester it would be a disaster. i5 to manchester it would be a disaster. , to manchester it would be a disaster-— to manchester it would be a disaster. , g , disaster. is he right? my point is we are rather— disaster. is he right? my point is we are ratherjumping _ disaster. is he right? my point is we are ratherjumping the i disaster. is he right? my point is we are ratherjumping the gun i we are ratherjumping the gun because no decision has been made, no announcement has been made. we are talking off the back of stories that have been in the papers. although i am actually asking about the impact. how about another conservative? as we bring hs2 to manchester, the investment will bring communities together, create jobs, generate pr

so you went london to birmingham, birmingham to leeds or birmingham to leeds or birmingham to leeds orgone. you're left with a little bit at the bottom and not even all of that. if it doesn't go. so you're left with a small amount. think it a very small amount. i think it would be questionable the benefits of old oak to common birmingham. of course tens birmingham. but of course tens of billions already of billions are already committed . committed. >> a lot of tory backed benches at least would like to see the whole thing scrapped, wouldn't they? they haven't been they? i mean, they haven't been quiet about it. >> no . >> well, no. >> well, no. >> and lots of people, i mean it was always controversial even before went up before the costs went up and up and but of course, and up. but also of course, these were made long these decisions were made long before the pandemic, long before people's work habits changed. long before people long before lots of people started working from home. maybe on or a friday or on a monday or a friday or relocated and worked remotely. so there's huge expen

well, the former birmingham city _ the former birmingham city development coach helped nurture that,ul, i guess it is all down to you?— that, so paul, i guess it is all down to you? i don't know about that, but i _ down to you? i don't know about that, but | had _ down to you? i don't know about that, but i had obviously - down to you? i don't know about that, but i had obviously a - down to you? i don't know about that, but i had obviously a littlel that, but i had obviously a little bit to _ that, but i had obviously a little bit to say— that, but i had obviously a little bit to say on _ that, but i had obviously a little bit to say on this _ that, but i had obviously a little bit to say on this development. | that, but i had obviously a little i bit to say on this development. he is excellent, — bit to say on this development. he is excellent, fantastic _ bit to say on this development. he is excellent, fantastic to _ bit to say on this development. he is excellent, fantastic to work- is excellent, fantastic to work with. — is excellent, fantastic to work with. from _ is excellent

birmingham manchester and birmingham to manchester and birmingham to manchester and birmingham to manchesterlways from london to birmingham, right? euston to birmingham, right? euston to birmingham . you know, reasonable birmingham. you know, reasonable time, particularly if there's decent wifi you can work on the train and you can go from marylebone to west of marylebone just to the west of euston snow hill in euston to snow hill in birmingham. mean through the birmingham. i mean through the chiltern lines, don't need chiltern lines, we don't need another birmingham, another london to birmingham, train line unless it is part of a high speed link all the way up to manchester and also all the way to leeds. that's why way up to leeds. and that's why these rightly are kicking these mayors rightly are kicking up. well it's a choice that has to be made. >> now, do we plough ahead at great expense with a project that actually i think even the people who came up with thought probably wasn't necessarily the best idea to begin with? or do we it quits? we just call it quits? >> there is a huge amount

birmingham is not the only city in england that is facing economic problems.irmingham will have an effect. there were three cases of bankruptcy in the banking sector. the decline in economic growth has increased the pressures in the financial sector of many countries. the network and in general the modification of consumption habits and management of electricity consumption a little bit of people should be consumed out of the pattern of consumption and if they raise their mouths, but i ca n't go back to consumption , let's put an ordinary electric device inside the house for worship for 15 minutes, for example, the names can be reduced by 90% compared to before. the electricity we consume is used for devices that are on standby in sleep mode, coffee makers, microwaves, chargers for tvs, and hot electrical appliances that consume electricity when they are off and must be unplugged when we don't need them. i am paying attention to the bathroom, but look at the air, it is on for hours let's put them to use much more islamically, remove electrical appliances witho

| between birmingham and manchester? i know between birmingham and manchester?birmingham and manchester? i know there is a lot of speculation on this, we already have spades on the ground on the first bit of hs2 and we are getting on with delivering it. that is the commitment. we have got spates in the ground on phase one and we are getting on with delivering it. what getting on with delivering it. what about phase _ getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? _ getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? if _ getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? if i _ getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? if i can - getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? if i can just - about phase two? if i can 'ust finish, it hi about phase two? if i can 'ust finish, it is always * about phase two? if i can 'ust finish, it is always right h about phase two? if i can just finish, it is always right the i finish, it is always right the government looks at things to make sure we are doing things in a way that creates value for money

presumably all buduets birmingham city council.s could be _ birmingham city council. presumably all budgets could be slashed. - birmingham city council. presumably all budgets could be slashed. what . all budgets could be slashed. what about any sort of bailout from central government? find about any sort of bailout from central government?- about any sort of bailout from central government? and it looks unlikel . central government? and it looks unlikely- no _ central government? and it looks unlikely. no 10, _ central government? and it looks unlikely. no 10, the _ central government? and it looks unlikely. no 10, the prime - central government? and it looks i unlikely. no 10, the prime minister a's official spokesperson was asked about it this morning and said they were aware of the difficulty is that birmingham city council is fine saying. but it pointed out to the fact that increase the funding received this year. they effectively are looking at how they have managed to get themselves into the situation. across the board, despi

but party in birmingham before.fice with equal pay. the section 114 notice issued by the council was really clear. this impact is equal pay . move on. equal pay. move on. >> thank you. thank you councillor will, thanks for your input there. that's councillor robert alden. he's the leader of the conservative group at birmingham city council . birmingham city council. >> if you live in birmingham let us know your thoughts on all of this. know, heard people this. you know, we heard people in they're concerned in the report, they're concerned about the library, the museums. we've about the we've talked a lot about the future streets. but what future of high streets. but what will our big community areas will our our big community areas become if we don't have any of these things? you're putting up your hand. >> please , miss. yeah. who goes >> please, miss. yeah. who goes to a library? >> i knew you were going to say that. says the man who doesn't read books. i get a lot of books from the library every day. well not ever

you are a birmingham mp. situation in birmingham. you are a birmingham mp .ate for labour where they've got this well world standing. local authority and suddenly they say help us out, we're bust. it's not a good look, is it, for labour? no, it's not. >> and i say again, over the last ten years, £1 billion of cuts in birmingham have taken their toll and providing other services. they've done that clearly. we've had the commonwealth games in birmingham. well already the you know, should that should that have taken place? >> was there money actually put into that that should have just been sidelined? i don't think there was going. >> the money came from >> most of the money came from from government and from the from the government and from the private sector predominantly. and including the 2000 houses that were got in in my constituency, which is part of that, which where athletes homes at the time, which is the athletes home at the time. so i think there issue there. think there is an issue there. we terms what we gained in terms of what birmingham we need t

live now to our midlands correspondent navtej johal in birmingham. just bring us up—to—date on

it's not such a bad . system and you can get to manchester in 15 minutes in birmingham in one hourande trains are new and fairly efficient and it is quite and fairly efficient and it is quite a good journey. but this is my capacity and not about high—speed but we really the capacity now that business travellers gone down after the pandemic and commuting is reduced and do they really want this extra capacity and this, does it make sense? there is no easy option. thank you for being with us. ukraine says russian commanders were among those injured in friday�*s missile strikes on the headquarters of russia�*s black sea fleet in occupied crimea. the building in sevastopol appears to have been hit by at least two missiles, causing extensive damage. there are reports that the missiles used were storm shadow missiles — supplied by britain and france. it comes as reports in us media suggest america is planning to give ukraine more advanced, longer—range missiles to help with its ongoing counteroffensive against russia. meanwhile, russia�*s foreign minister sergey lavrov has used his address t

here's our midlands correspondent, navteonhal, in birmingham with the latest. have been brewing now for not just months but for years. this all began really a decade ago, when a landmark court case ruled that birmingham city council had to pay an unequal pay dispute, the claims that emerged from that, mainly to female staff or to staff that would traditionally be in roles that were done by female staff, for example teaching assistants and cleaners. the bill for that so far over the last decade or so has been more than £1 billion. but then earlier this summer, at emerged that on top of what has already been paid there was another up to £760 million to pay as part of that ongoing equal pay liability as well. and that's what's really forced the hand of birmingham city council to make this announcement today. there are other issues at play here as well, a botched it system, the roll—out of which and the implimentation of that has cost the city council around £100 million. and then there are the issues we know all local authorities up and down the country been deali

birmingham will have an effect. the situation of this city is a sign of a very serious problem.n america , we also saw three cases of bankruptcy in the banking sector. the finances of many countries have increased. the minister of foreign affairs of iraq is leaving for tehran today to implement the process of the iran-iraq security agreement. based on the tehran-baghdad security agreement, why all terrorist and separatist groups in the kurdistan region were removed from the common borders of iran and iraq? far slowing down the baghdad-tehran security agreement and keeping the separatist groups away from the benefits of the islamic republic with iraqi kurdistan has become the most important issue of the day in this country. in a press conference with his austrian counterpart, the iraqi foreign minister stated that the implementation of this agreement is the current priority of the government. iraq described mr. latifi that the issue is related to the sovereignty of iraq, according to the constitution of iraq, the territory of this country should not be a threat to neighboring cou

the west why they're causing so much controversy >>> and the solemn ceremony 60 years after the birmingham church bombing that killed four black girls and a fifth who survived that day in 1963 speaking out to us all these years later. her powerful message >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. the brakes on the american auto industry slammed on overnight as autoworkers officially went on what the uaw calls a historic strike against the big three carmakers, gm, ford, and chrysler owner stellantis in an unusual strategy, workers walked off the job at only select assembly plants in michigan, ohio, and missouri nonetheless, with 146,000 union workers at the big three, the consumer impact expected to be felt soon from higher car prices to part shortages. tonight, the head of general motors warning, the strike could begin to hurt the nation's economy, and president biden tonight calling for a win/win agreement but saying he understands workers' frustration the president expressing the view that record profits auto companies have earned

and then birmingham to leeds or birmingham to leeds or birmingham to leeds or birmingham to manchesterey already killed the eastern leg a couple of years ago to leeds and now now it seems highly likely we'll know for sure in the next few weeks that they're going to kill the extension from manchester. sorry from birmingham to manchester. but also even the bit from euston to birmingham , the only euston to birmingham, the only bit that's certain to be built now seems to be from old oak common in north—west london through to birmingham , because through to birmingham, because there's already huge amounts of work being done , so it may not work being done, so it may not even run into central london. people would have to get off at old oak common, get the elizabeth line into central london. who would do that when you can just get a train directly from birmingham? >> it's a fascinating project. this because boris has waded in calling it treasury driven nonsense, as if listening to the treasury is a bad thing when you're £2.6 trillion in debt. cameron called it a totemic conservative pledge.

what from birmingham to manchester? what is our from birmingham to manchester?ce — from birmingham to manchester? what is your stance on _ from birmingham to manchester? iwisgt is your stance on this? from birmingham to manchester? twat is your stance on this? like from birmingham to manchester? kwisgt is your stance on this? like you, i had no idea whatsoever what decision the government is going to take in relation to hs2, but to someone who has lived and worked in the north of england my entire life and represent a northern constituency, for me, the absolute top priority must be northern powerhouse rail or crossrail for the north of england. the challenge of cancelling phase two of hs2 for some of that is shared infrastructure, so when the prime minister and his ministers make a decision, i will be listening very carefully, because i want to ensure that that cross rail for the north is built for my constituents. i don't think it should be an either or, by the way, because people in london didn“t or, by the way, because people in london didn't have to decide b

. properly, like these people in birmingham-— properly, like these people in birminuham. ., .,~ ., birminghammingham. you can take them to the shop or put them in _ birmingham. you can take them to the shop or put them in the _ birmingham. you can take them to the shop or put them in the blue _ shop or put them in the blue recycling bill so it's all recyclable. jt recycling bill so it's all recyclable.— recycling bill so it's all re clable. ., , �* ., recycling bill so it's all re clable. ., , �* recyclable. it doesn't hurt to put something _ recyclable. it doesn't hurt to put something where _ recyclable. it doesn't hurt to put something where it's _ recyclable. it doesn't hurt to put something where it's supposed l recyclable. it doesn't hurt to put. something where it's supposed to recyclable. it doesn't hurt to put - something where it's supposed to be. it's tempting if there is the floor, you know— it's tempting if there is the floor, you know you are not going to get stopped _ you know you are not going to get stopped for it, but half of the time you'd _ stopped for it, but half of the