caroline nokes, thank you very much- — big day of coverage for you tomorrow.ponsible" way. some councils are already in financial disability. some councils are already in financial difficulties — with birmingham expected to confirm large cuts today. the authority has already had to seek permission to put up council tax by more than the usual limits — it will rise by 21% over the next two years. the budget before council today is not the budget i entered politics to set. it is not a budget i ever envisaged for our city. sadly, however, it is a budget that reflects the significant challenges currently facing this council. because the harsh reality is we must make cuts of over £300 million over the next two financial years in order to receive exceptional financial support for governments and to meet the challenge set by commissioners. last night, nottingham city council approved cuts to jobs and services as part of a £53 million gap in their budget. here's the leader of the labour—run council, david mellen, running through some of the things which will be hit. i'

we have to be able to teach to be safe. teach them to be safe. >> caroline nokes, excellent words. you you for joining me in studio . an absolute in the studio. an absolute pleasure to on pleasure to talk to you on important topic. now, since pleasure to talk to you on important topic . now, since the important topic. now, since the princess of wales revealed she's suffering cancer , there's suffering from cancer, there's been a massive increase in visits the websites cancer visits to the websites of cancer charities and the nhs as people get checked out. i'm get themselves checked out. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel welcome back 347 is your time. i'm martin daubney. this is gb news. the princess of wales has decision to speak out about her cancen decision to speak out about her cancer. treatment has prompted a surge of visits to the websites of cancer charities and the nhs. princess catherine announced last friday that she was receiving preventative chemotherapy, and macmillan cancer support says online traffic to its information and support pages was the highes

and caroline nokes, you know we might as know what we might refer to as the tory which i think the torys, which i think actually have, a more of a general appeal rather. >> but i think they're wet enough already. >> the members and the >> the party members and the country whole. country as a whole. >> they're wet enough already. >> what i saw, lord cameron get out of the 4x4 walking up downing street, i thought, this can't is a man who can't be true. this is a man who single handedly , view, single handedly, in my view, turned tory into turned the tory party into something like the lib dems. he ran a coalition government with them and seemed to like the lib dem more than dem politicians more than he liked people. dem politicians more than he likethe people. dem politicians more than he likethe bottom eople. dem politicians more than he likethe bottom line a. dem politicians more than he likethe bottom line with me is it >> the bottom line with me is it doesn't matter whether it's grant penny mordaunt, grant shapps penny mordaunt, kemi braverman kemi badenoch suella braverman robert pate

the chair of the commons women and equalities committee caroline nokes has tweeted the programme to sayvel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm leigh milner. london ambulance service is asking people to use its services wisely and get the medication they need for the four—day easter weekend. call handlers at the las typically see increased demand in the days following the bank holiday weekend and expect to receive up to 20,000 999 calls over the weekend itself. we're really asking londoners to call 999 when it's an emergency, but to think about other options when it's not a health care emergency. so perhaps contacting your gp, thinking about accessing a pharmacy, or calling 111 or going to 111 online. london lions play the biggest game in british men's basketball history tonight. they meet paris basketball at the copper box, needing a win to keep alive their chances of becoming the first british team ever to reach the men's eurocup final. they lost in paris on tuesday but victory tonight would see the tie go to a deciding third match next tuesday. visitors

we spoke to the mp caroline nokes, the chairman of the women and equality committee, who had describedives independently with minimal support, has a job and is a fabulous tango dancer, yet not so long ago someone pointed to her in the street and said, "look at that". yvonne says, "and we think we re an inclusive society?" please do keep getting in touch with your own experiences of exclusion — both negative and positive. more than 250 people headed to the dancefloor earlier this week, for an inclusive night of clubbing for those with special educational needs. beth parsons went to halifax to check it out. the acapulco nightclub in halifax, often affectionately known as accas. opening in 1961, it's one of the oldest in the uk. but it's not true about what they say about old dogs — some of them can learn new tricks. man: let's have some fun! this week, about 250 teenagers and adults celebrated easter amongst smoke machines and the disco lights. have you ever been clubbing before, luke? yes, while i've been on holiday. and why do you like it? trying new music, seeing what the dj does and