this talk about that now, leading us nicely to council tax rises, two different ta kes council tax risesy, the daily telegraph saying an extra billion pounds in police binding paid for with the council tax rise, popular with the council tax rise, popular with lots of people, the idea about whether they want to pay is another matter. this is the thing, understandably after eight years of public spending cuts people are tired of cuts, i don't think it's necessarily the same as them being ready to pay more tax it's interesting the one tax that's gone up interesting the one tax that's gone up underthe interesting the one tax that's gone up under the government is council tax, that's the most unpopular form of tax and they're trying to do it again and pay for policing the hope is obviously because police are very popular and that shake that up with it, you can see from the very critical headline that it's not sugaring the pillow, people are going to notice it, council tax is not like extra penny on your income tax, it something you have to actively pay out so people feel it. the council tax b

the daily mail says the council tax bombshell is what is coming this way.everyone notices because to build you actually get. even allowing for this horrible front pages, it will bea this horrible front pages, it will be a big —— this horrible front pages, it will bea big ——a this horrible front pages, it will be a big —— a big event. this horrible front pages, it will be a big -- a big event. the guardian, new rules screening out sexist ads. adverts, with a woman saying can sexist ads. adverts, with a woman saying can someone sexist ads. adverts, with a woman saying can someone put up these shelves? the idea is you have gender stereotypes. we live in a changed world. anybody of a certain age and disposition who thinks that stupid, just grow up and understand the world has changed and how we reach out to people who have a different set of values and coming to life, different prejudices, probably not no prejudice, you've got to understand that they are the consuming public, they are the people who are going to work in your businesses and the people who will b

councils will also be able to increase council tax to help cover the cost of services by a maximum of 3%, and 15 council areas would try out a new scheme where they get to keep more business rates to help cover the cost of services too. the secretary of state james brokenshire said he understood the challenge councils faced, he wanted them to get the resources they need, there will be a whole review of the way councils are funded but labour said today's announcement falls short, that it today's announcement falls short, thatitis today's announcement falls short, that it is just shifting the burden from the government onto council taxpayers to cover the cost of their services, and the local government association, which represent councils, says next year will be challenging. they were disappointed the government did not give councils more of the desperately needed resources , more of the desperately needed resources, and there would be tough challenges when it comes to next year, with councils deciding what they can afford to provide. thank you, alex forsyth, at westminster. it's just

potential pressure on local tax payers, too, with english town halls given permission to raise council tax bill, money for social care might add another £33 to bills. in places like bedford, the mayor is not impressed. our government grant has gone from 30 million in 2015 down to 6 million in 2019, while the number of services that we have to provide continues to go up. so, it continues to be tough around the country and it is going to be tough in bedford. nevertheless ministers did announce a potential real terms increase in funding for local government today. the headline is not more deep cuts. right now the government really doesn't want any unnecessary domestic battles. so today's announcements i think are really designed to take the sting out of any potentially explosive rows. after their high speed journey, pcs kennett and boyd search the suspect car. on the back seat, tens of thousands of pounds in cash. if only money for police and other public services was this easy to come by. mark easton, bbc news, bedford. our top story this evening: the prime minister arrives in brussels for a

councils will also be of zinc raise council tax to cover the cost of services by a maximum of 3% and ure they had the resources they need. there will be a whole review of how councils are funded but labour said that sent dave's announcement fell short. the local government association said that next year is going to be challenging. they were disappointed that the government did not give more of the desperately needed resources and there would be tough challenges when it comes to next year with councils deciding what they can afford to provide. business news now with ben bland. you can hear me but you cannot see me. let me bring you the business news. the brexit effect on bricks and mortar — the uk housing market slips to its weakest level in six years. the royal institution of chartered surveyors says fewer people want to move and fewer want to sell because of the uncertainty around brexit. it expects a further fall in house prices and the number of homes being sold in the next three months. more in a moment. fashion chain bonmarche says trading conditions on the high street are "unpr

that depends on the police and crime commission increase in council tax.xpayers. the government are abdicating their responsibility indeed this is true. we need to see whether it's confirmed that i think this is smoke and mirrors. what kind of difference with £700 million make? considerable. let's put it into reality. if the public sees £25 a year on council tax, they will understandably expect to see dozens more police officers walking the high street. that is not going to happen. that money that will be injected, that will sustain policing. it's certainly not going to add to it. police forces around the country have just been landed with £165 pension bill which was com pletely with £165 pension bill which was completely unforeseen. the government have not shown any leadership. they happen the nhs. it isa leadership. they happen the nhs. it is a real mess at the moment. there needs to be genuine and tangible policing, but just needs to be genuine and tangible policing, butjust passing the buck to the local taxpayer. you do think any new mum dashed any new

potential pressure on local tax payers, too, with english town halls given permission to raise council taxight add another £33 to bills. in places like bedford, the mayor is not impressed. our government grant has gone from 30 million in 2015 down to 6 million in 2019, while the number of services that we have to provide continues to go up. so, it continues to be tough around the country and it is going to be tough in bedford. nevertheless ministers did announce a potential real terms increase in funding for local government today. the headline is not more deep cuts. right now the government really doesn't want any unnecessary domestic battles. so today's announcements i think are really designed to take the sting out of any potentially explosive rows. after their high speed journey, pcs kennett and boyd search the suspect car. on the back seat, tens of thousands of pounds in cash. if only money for police and other public services was this easy to come by. mark easton, bbc news, bedford. the warring parties in yemen have agreed a ceasefire in the red sea port of hodeida, where a blockade

are set to recieve an increase in funding in the next financial year, and the ability to raise council taxo three percent some hospitals in england are working at capacity, and are turning patients away, as they're overcrowded with no spare beds. almost 2a hours after surviving a mutiny by more than a third of her mps, theresa may is tonight in brussels to seek help in getting her brexit deal through parliament. on her way to the summit of eu leaders, mrs may said she didn't expect an "immediate breakthrough" but said she hoped work could begin as soon as possible on resolving the issues over the controversial northern ireland backstop. and tonight eu leaders are in brussels and working on their proposals to reassure mps about the backstop. ben brown is there. yes — theresa may has has come here looking for concessions that will help sell her brexit deal back home — but eu leaders have made it clear they won't renegotiate the deal itself. eu leaders here at the summit have made it clear that they are not going to renegotiate the deal itself is that the 585 withdrawal agreement is that the

and she said passing the vast majority of the cost of dealing with that to council tax payers was "peversedetermination this is based on is local house prices. once again the minister is at the despatch box announcing cuts from central government funding and trying to dress them up as good news. i'm afraid no one is falling for it. account of inflation and also the increased pension costs and funding that there isn't a real increase in government funding for police forces. and could he also say what he thinks the impact of this funding will be? given that the arrests obviously have halved in the last ten years and even in the last three years we've seen about a third increase in the level of recorded crime but a quarter drop in the number of charges and summons? and therefore one of the things that i am the home secretary will be following very closely next year as i'm sure her committee will be doing is an improvement in exactly those outcomes that she identified despite the exceptional efforts there is a growing concern that too many serious crimes such as berger and attacks on people is

they are struggling with things like rent, council tax that they haven't been able to pay.k is now at record high and the government says universal credit works for a vast majority and the body should go without money over christmas because events benefit payments are widely available. at four claimants like erin, she thinks of december could be a long and uncertain month. david rhodes, bbc news, north yorkshire. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: a gunman has opened fire near a christmas market in the french city of strasbourg. at least three people are reported dead — and several injured. the gunman is known to the authorities, who've begun a terror investigation. officials say he'd been previously identified as a national security risk. britain's prime minister has visited european leaders — in a bid to rescue her brexit deal. but at home — a leadership challenge is looking increasingly likely. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the telegraph which shows a soldier guarding

we also then find that they're trying to pay the water bill, the electricity, the heating and council taxng between those different bills and each week working out, "which one don't i pay?" the government, though, says far fewer people are living in poverty and household incomes have never been higher. sue is getting a little more money now that she's moved on to universal credit, but is still reliant on food hand—outs and doesn't see that changing. danny savage, bbc news, buxton. now on bbc news — sport today. hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: simply the best. real madrid and croatia superstar luka modric wins the ballon dor to cap a remarkable year for the midfielder. var's coming early to the champions league. we'll give you all the details from uefa's decision day in dublin. how's about that? some sunshine australia — an aussie teenager smashes six sixes in an over on his way to a double century. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. it's official, luka modric is the best football player on the plane

millions of families will face council tax rises of more than £100 claims the daily mail — after ministers. and kiera knightley has received an 0be for her drama and charity work — the guardian has a photograph of her holding up her award outside buckingham palace. we'll keep an eye on any press conference that might be happening in brussels, but let's press on with brexit. where else do we begin these days? list of the telegraph, the eu turns a deaf ear to mae as her brexit promise unravels she said to them, help me out here i can get the deal through but they said... it's interesting, the cheerleader for brexit is actually saying that that will be to stoke the fires at home of resentment and deliver leave. at the same time, i would not believe a word of it either because this is going to go down to the wire every good crisis goes down to the wire, and this will happen sometime on march 20 night everyone will saying it's literally, then. how much of this is done to the uk and notjust the eu 27? it's not them, and it's just germany, they're paying in the running it, they own the eu, so it'

they are struggling with things like the council tax.overnment has universal credit works for the vast majority of people and that nobody should go without money over christmas because advanced benefit payments are widely available. but for claimants like erin, she feels that is ever could bea erin, she feels that is ever could be a long and uncertain month. the worst street for broadband in the uk is almost 2,000 times slower than the fastest, according to an annual survey. just to put that into perspective — it means residents in abdon avenue in birmingham would be able to download all four episodes of david attenborough's dynasties in high definition injust 11.5 minutes. if you live in greenmeadows park in the gloucestershire village of bamfurlong, though — the same job would take you almost six days. now on bbc news sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: leroy sane scores twice as manchester city move into the last 16 of the champions league as group winners. al—ain win t

are set to receive an increase in funding in the next financial year, and the ability to raise council tax by up to 3%. some hospitals in inler now working capacity and telling patients away as they are overcrowded with no spare beds. —— hospitals in england. ina spare beds. —— hospitals in england. in a moment it will be time for sports day but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7pm, we will have the latest on the russian woman accused of acting as an agent for the kremlin in the us who pleaded guilty to conspiracy. we will bring you updates from the annual climate conference in poland, as delegates try to reach agreements on how to increase and verify their carbon pledges productions. at 10:1i0pm and 11:30pm, we will be looking at tomorrow's front pages. during us this evening, stephen bush and former trade minister lord digby jones will bejoining former trade minister lord digby jones will be joining us for a look at the papers tonight. probably lots on the fallout of brexit, as you would expect. let's just on the fallout of brexit, as you would expect.

well, it's not from council tax or existing projects well, it's not from council tax or existing budgets to help fund services. there are better ways to make money then buying shops. here in camberley, the council not only bought this mall, but also the house of fraser building right next to it, not long before the retailer collapsed. they could have bought it for a lot less now. there is risk attached to local authorities intervening, and if they're simply doing it to try and make a quick profit, then that's the wrong motivation, but if it's being done in order to regenerate the towns, then that absolutely is the right thing. because no—one else is going to do it. the private sector can't take that long—term view, it's not viable. it used to be so easy attracting people into our town centres. it's a real problem today, though. but bolton council's bold purchase is kick—starting crucial private investment to help make this place fit for the future. emma simpson, bbc news, bolton. a man has been killed following an explosion which destroyed a house in hampshire. the blast happened in the

we also then find that they're trying to pay the water bill, the electricity, the heating and council taxeople will be rotating between those different bills and each week working out, "which one don't i pay?" the government, though, says far fewer people are living in poverty and household incomes have never been higher. sue is getting a little more money now that she's moved on to universal credit, but is still reliant on food hand—outs and doesn't see that changing. danny savage, bbc news, buxton. you are up to date on the headlines. now on bbc news — the travel show. this week on the travel show we are in tokyo, hosts of the 2020 paralympics. finding out what it will be like for disabled visitors travelling to the city. no elevator. soiam travelling to the city. no elevator. so i amjust travelling to the city. no elevator. so i am just going to have to brave the stairs. also coming up, catching waves at hawaii's adaptive surf school. and travelling with autism. how one family prepares for their first flight together. instead of having them down, we put this little solution on them. i'

who whines along and see protests micron's council tax. cuts. it's not enough we should have woken up years ago we took too long to wake up and now we have to make up for the years we missed there in really way too many abuses for years and he isn't listening to us he had a program that was actually not too bad but he didn't do anything he promised. come and go. and what are your politics. on this i want you refute me i'm not political at all. i'd like to have the right to vote on the important laws think it passed. because we don't get to give our consent. there some of them. on what we don't have a right to decide on these things. we just have a right to choose a president every five years. if i were not going to follow both of all for don't hold it against my crohn's attempt to improve the environment i don't know or well no actually we would all love to drive with clean energy but the government's plan doesn't stand up that's not how we're going to achieve anything we can't even pay for our cars now so it's impossible to all buy electric car

to fight while it is not from council tax or existing budgets which been slashed, counsel can access are better ways to make money than buying shops. here, the council not only bought the small, but the house building right next to it, not long before the retail collapse. they could have bought it for a loss less now. there isa bought it for a loss less now. there is a risk attached to local authorities for buying this. if they are trying to make a quick profit, thatis are trying to make a quick profit, that is the wrong motion. if it is done to regenerate the towns, then it is the absolute right thing. because no one else is going to do it is yellow with black —— it used to be so easy to track people and oui’ to be so easy to track people and our town centres. the bulk purchase is kick—starting crucial private investment to help make this place fit for the future. investment to help make this place fit for the future. the alert level for indonesia's anak krakatau volcano has been raised to the second—highest level, after a series of eruptions. all flights around the volcano have bee

they still face making "tough decisions" on spending despite the government clearing the way for council taxy up to 3% next year. communities secretary james brokenshire announced that authorities would also share an additional £1.3 billion under the provisional local government finance settlement. he said he recognised the pressures that councils were under. we've announced the provisional settlement for local governments. the financial picture for the next financial year. and this shows a real terms increase in funding for local councils, and it recognises some of the pressures we know are there. particularly on children's and adult social care. reaffirming some of the statements that were made in the budget of £650 million for social care. but also some important announcements in relations to retaining the business rates that counsellors generate locally, as well as extra support for new homes, as well as for rural communities too. that was james burke are speaking earlier. let's take a look at the other stories on bbc news at five. police forces in england and wales are to receive extra

the mayor says he's likely to raise council tax by the maximum amount he is allowed next year to helptlement. extra seats will be made available on greater anglia trains into london as first class is ended on the majority of services from 2020. —— finding love using mobile phone apps has increased ‘diversity‘ in dating in the capital — with more of us willing to meet people from a different background. that's according to one dating historian who's told bbc london playing the numbers game leads to more success than using niche apps which promise to filter users. one of the newest, toffee, is exclusively for those who went to private school. it's very tempting to go for a niche app because it sounds like it will save you all this annoying, degrading labour but my research suggests that they just degrading labour but my research suggests that theyjust don't degrading labour but my research suggests that they just don't work. you have to go through the juror asked to get to what you want. you have to do it, not a third party. 0ne have to do it, not a third party. one of the interesting t

british taxpayer bailout the banks not only is it paying of interest to those banks out of the council tax some of that money is going to private contract is with themselves a contract by the british government companies like capita and so. yes to me capital has played a normal throw in pushing these loans on council campus or is actually pushing the absolute limits so they are a financial advisor to. a public sector because asia's councils housing associations and the rest of it so they are there at the heart of the local authority in terms of how it makes decisions and they are actively encouraging the local authority to borrow from a bank. other than from government. would deny it and you know that's what i considered this to a point on the website in these been. giving the best advice that they can to those guns will vote for themselves not the council local authorities from every political party. got cross and hard for the greens you've got richmond the local authority. or therapies and where a lot of the councils in scotland so it is not a party political issue this is an issue about

at the moment, i'd rather keep the house empty and pay council tax than push somebody in who won't paylazy. ijust need help now. in hartlepool, people once queued for work. today, they queue for food. at this church each thursday, the poor take the place of parishioners. helping in january because we didn't have food for three days. many have suffered and of its actions or delays. what started last year as a meal for 15 is now feeding more than 100. in the first 32 minutes, 120 people came through the door, so we ran out of bags. in 2010, there were no soup kitchens of food banks in hartlepool. today, there are nine. how much money do you have right now? nothing. i haven't got any family or friends i am here on my own with one friend who doesn't have any nothing. she and rob live in this flat. two care leavers, friends since childhood, they are struggling to live without universal credit. if you could call it a kitchen. that is the whole food cupboard. kelly was sanctioned for missing an appointment while visiting her family in tyneside. nothing. what did you have in here? white goods.

we also then find that they're trying to pay the water bill, the electricity, the heating and council tax bills and each week working out, "which one don't i pay?" the government, though, says far fewer people are living in poverty and household incomes have never been higher. sue is getting a little more money now that she's moved on to universal credit, but is still reliant on food hand—outs and doesn't see that changing. danny savage, bbc news, buxton. our top story this evening. sir david attenborough warns, in a speech to world leaders, climate change is the greatest threat to humanity in thousands of years. and still to come... of this evening's third round draw. a british woman whose husband was murdered by somali pirates, who then kidnapped her believes the only man convicted in connection with both crimes is innocent. jude tebbutt and her husband david were attacked while on holiday in kenya seven years ago. she was held hostage for six months. mrs tebbutt says the metropolitan police team who flew to kenya to help the local investigation helped to convict an innocent man — and s

.- the moment i'd rather keep the house empty and pay council tax than push somebody in who won't payre to help should not appear heartless. i didn't stop working because i'm lazy. ijust need help now. in hartlepool, people once queued for work. today, they queue forfood. at once queued for work. today, they queue for food. at this church each thursday, the poor take the place of parishioners. helping in january because we didn't have food for three days. many have suffered and of its actions or delays. what started last year as a meal for 15 is now feeding more than 100. started last year as a meal for 15 is now feeding more than 100m started last year as a meal for 15 is now feeding more than 100. in the first 32 minutes 120 people came through the door, so we ran out of bags. in 2010, there were no soup kitchens of food banks in hartlepool. today, there are nine. how much money do you have right now? nothing. i haven't got any family orfriends now? nothing. i haven't got any family or friends pulled now? nothing. i haven't got any family orfriends pulled i am here on my own with on

we also then find that they're trying to pay the water bill, the electricity, the heating and council taxnd each week working out, "which one don't i pay?" the government, though, says far fewer people are living in poverty and household incomes have never been higher. sue is getting a little more money now that she's moved on to universal credit, but is still reliant on food hand—outs and doesn't see that changing. danny savage, bbc news, buxton. the uk is running out of warehouse space, with extra storage for chilled and frozen foods already impossible to find. that's the warning from one industry group, which says stockpiling ahead of brexit is a major factor. as mps prepare to vote on government proposals for exiting the eu, our business editor simonjack has been asking firms how they're preparing for a possible no—deal brexit. full to bursting. the uk's warehouses are groaning with products and raw materials. faced with a no—deal scenario and the potential hold—ups and new customs arrangements that would bring, some businesses are trying to plan ahead. they are asking for the space i

argue that we are being taxed more, but the splash of the times on saturday, although it was about council taxe available for more money to go into police, with the rate of stabbings going up, and also there has been talk of £20 billion going to the nhs, so this is talk of austerity being over, we'll have to pay a bit more now... but austerity isn't over. let's move on to the mail. they have got the picture of the two just chooses, with the picture, and then a rift between kate and meghan. the whole thing is d eftly kate and meghan. the whole thing is deftly done, because they have given a nice headline on it, saying the palace is hunting the mail as to who disclosed these stories that have been going around about the relationship between kate and meghan, so that enables the mail on sunday to be able to go through all the gossip that has been in the other papers during the week about a certain chill between the princes... harry and meghan moving to windsor. and all kinds of assertions and no proper quotes, insider speak. we have no idea whether it is true. people would be fascinated. you go an

we also then find that trying to pay the water bill, the electricity, the heating, council tax.ting between those different bills and each week working out, "which one don't i pay?" so they never get too far in debt. the government, though, says far fewer people are living in poverty and household incomes have never been higher. sue is getting a little more money now she's moved on to universal credit, but is still reliant on food hand—outs and doesn't see that changing. danny savage, bbc news, buxton. a british woman whose husband was murdered by somali pirates, who then kidnapped her, believes the only man convicted in connection with both crimes is innocent. jude tebbutt and her husband david were attacked while on holiday in kenya seven years ago. she was held hostage for six months. jude tebbutt and her husband david were attacked mrs tebbutt says the metropolitan police team who flew to kenya to help the local investigation helped to convict an innocent man, and she's supporting his appeal. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to her. jude tebbutt is a

they are struggling with rent and council tax, the number of people in work in the uk is now at a record vast majority of people and that no—one should go without money over christmas, because advance benefit payments are widely available, but for claimants like erin she feels december could be a long and uncertain month. the future of team sky, one of the most successful cycling teams in recent history, is in doubt. sky has announced its withdrawing its support for the squad next year. in the last eight years, team sky has won six tour de france yellowjerseys, making riders like sir bradley wiggins and chris froome household names. our sport correspondent david ornstein is at the manchester velodrome. david, how much of a shock is all this? the news that sky is pulling the plug? it will be a shock to many clive, this is the base until recently, where team sky built much of their success, it was where it was born, where they master minded taking track, road cycling by storm, really, since their formation taking track, road cycling by storm, really, since theirformation in january 2000 #1

to buy this, well, it is not from council tax or existing budgets which have been slashed, councils can over the last few years they have been pouring money into commercial property, to generate an income to help fund services. there are better ways to make money than buying shops, here in camberley, the council not only bought this shopping mall but also the house of fraser building, right next to it, not long before the retailer collapsed. they could have bought it for a lot less now. that there is risk attached to local authorities intervening and if they are doing it to make a quick profit, that is the role motivation, if it is being done to regenerate the town, that is absolutely the right thing. the private sector cannot take the long—term view, it is not viable. private sector cannot take the long—term view, it is not viablem used to be so easy attracting people into our town centres, it is a real problem today. bolton council's bold purchase is kick—starting crucial private investment to help make this place fit for the future. the alert level for indonesia's anak kra katau volc

communities secretary has announced that local authorities in england will be given the power to increase council tax. a few moments ago, james brokenshire outlined some of his department's priorities. it has been challenging for councils to drive efficiencies, as they contributed to helping rebuild our economy, and tackling the deficit we inherited from labour. that is why i'm delighted that the budget committed around £1 billion of extra funding for local services with a strong focus on supporting some of our most vulnerable groups. this includes £650 million for adults and children's social care. of these, £240 million will go towards easing winter pressures, with the flexible editor use the remainder, £410 million, for either adult or children's services and to relieve demands on the nhs. this is on top of the £240 million announced in october two reduce winter pressure this year. the budget pledged next £84 million over the next five years to expand our children's social care programmes to support more councils with high or rising knobs of children in care. this builds on... —— rising numbers of

we also then find that they're trying to pay the water bill, the electricity, the heating and council taxoverty and household incomes have never been higher. sue is getting a little more money now that she‘s moved on to universal credit, but is still reliant on food hand—outs and doesn‘t see that changing. danny savage, bbc news, buxton. dawn jackson is the head of grants at turn2us, a charity that helps people living in poverty in the uk and ireland. to these figures surprise you from thejoseph to these figures surprise you from the joseph rowntree to these figures surprise you from thejoseph rowntree trust? to these figures surprise you from the joseph rowntree trust? they don‘t, they are scary but they don‘t surprise me. we have seen the increase of people coming to our services desperately struggling under income and the benefits they have. why is that? the government trots out the economy is the best it has been for a while with record unemployment, and so on. because that people in low—paid jobs, brent has gone up. salaries have not increased to the same level. gas has gone up, elec

we also then find that they're trying to pay the water bill, the electricity, the heating and council taxvernment, though, says far fewer people are living in poverty and household incomes have never been higher. sue is getting a little more money now that she's moved on to universal credit, but is still reliant on food hand—outs and doesn't see that changing. danny savage, bbc news, buxton. figures compiled by the bbc suggest that 20,000 jobs have been lost in the retail sector this year. a similar number of people are also threatened with redundancy. rising costs, sluggish sales, and online competition are just some of the factors blamed for the demise of names such as maplin, toys r us and poundworld. our business correspondent, theo leggett, has more. john brailsford has worked in retail all his life. he's been made redundant five times. watch that rug. most recently earlier this year by carpet right, which has closed a swathe of its stores. he's since found anotherjob and he says others should be encouraged by his example. if you are made redundant, don't panic, just take a step back

or, the announcement yesterday that local authorities will be able to raise council tax by up to £170 £170 per year. then, there are other major announcements that have been delayed or pushed back. take immigration. ministers are proposing a whole new system for eu and non—eu migrants that gives priority to high skilled workers. but those plans first promised in summer 2017 still have not been published by the home office. we are now expecting something next week. then, there is social care. a green paper setting out how the government might fund in our old age is now well overdue. we were promised it byjuly, then the autumn. now it has been put back to january at the earliest. people working in the care sector describe that as deeply concerning. ellie, katie and laura are here. what do you think the government should also be concentrating on, in your view, as well as brexit? we are living in an era at the moment of enormous existential challenges. we had the ipcc report earlier this year that said we had 12 years to resolve climate change otherwise it will end in catastrophe. and we

student demonstrations are part of a broader movement against the government that's after the now council fuel tax hike that led to weeks of violent protests. the british prime minister's been meeting her cabinet to try to convince them of her brags that the old trees amaze under increasing pressure to find enough parliamentary support as m.p.'s are set to vote on that deal next tuesday may says her plan is the only way the u.k. can leave the e.u. without economic chaos but across britain there is growing concern of how a no deal situation would affect people's livelihoods least in northern england where farmers so much of their produce into europe and we're here with reports from yorkshire. with the almost set of winter just days away barlow rachel hallow soon their family already thinking of new beginnings. planning ahead clinics brings new arrivals. farming though like politics is unpredictable and more so than ever right now with bricks it on the cards and the possibility of the u.k. leaving the e.u. without a deal one of every three lambs born in my farm will go to europe i may not personally

government to put their money where their mouth is, he has also put, made difficult decision to increase council taxt level since 2002. nationally, police chiefs are threatening to sue the government unless one aspect of the government unless one aspect of the financial pressures on police forces are ta ken the financial pressures on police forces are taken away, it is the government decision on police pension, what do you think about that legal action? is government has behaved really shamefully over that issue of pensions. the police across the country in the metropolitan police itself, are facing two problems, one structural underfunding and cuts, and then recently the government has decided to pass on the cost of pensions to individual police force, and that is just unacceptable, in london alone, it will cost us £36 million next year and 104 million in the continuing years and that is on top of the cuts and the savings that the met was already facing, the government really needs to one, fill that pensions hole and two, reverse the cuts in the savings it is imposing on the metropolitan police. th

in light of the fact that the funding local services such as police and fire through the council taxe place and prime minister undertook to get back to the honourable lady. as i think my right honourable friend the fire minister made clear this week, the authority's or spending power has increased this year. time and we will £25 million of reserves, which is equivalent to 52% of their core spending power. in cumbria we have enjoyed 42 days of real strike action, despite the transport secretary's assurance that the guards on the cumbrian coast of will remain. will my right honourable friend is condemned the actions of our empty, which have left honourable people were by public transport and businesses suffering in the run—up to christmas?” transport and businesses suffering in the run-up to christmas? i do indeed condemned the actions that have been taken by our empty, which is leading to people and businesses suffering as a result. we are calling on rmt to stop the strikes. they have been guaranteed jobs beyond this parody —— beyond this franchise and there is no reason to continue t

demonstrations across the country that's despite president micron having down to public pressure and council the fuel tax increases that ignited a correspondent in perth. brian has just took a look at this this tear gas going everywhere we've also had reports that christmas trees are being burned across paris we are of course in the last few weeks early doing up to that festive season and here we've also had rubber bullets being deployed each. very close to us. was. we've also seen people who've been injured in the sean sillies a today in fact there was a pool of blood at one point after one person who seemed to have had a mouth injury where we were really trying to move back to him but. it's in very difficult and he really does get completely and so i do see is streaming down my face again as a result of tear gas i can't tell you how many times that we've been gassed we're in the middle of it it's what we're trying to have lots of people coming to be before you know you should where you goebbels but the thing is even when you get where you go girls you still get tear gas everywhere about you there's not

we went through this a bit when public services went online in terms of ringing up your council to pay your taxugh libraries and be trained up to make sure they can do it. if the cashless society will continue, there needs to be some training physical across the spectrum. lance, save the pound was a big programme. do you think save cash might be a good vote? i'm not sure. i then it's a slightly patronising to suggest that older people are not able to deal with technology. they think it is ebbing away and i think we will find. actually, i hate cash. is ebbing away and i think we will find. actually, i hate cashlj is ebbing away and i think we will find. actually, i hate cash. i agree with that. we will end in a point of agreement. if i don't see you, have great christmas. you can see the front page of papers online the bbc news website. if you missed the programme any evening, you can watch it later on the bbc iplayer. thank you to sebastian and lance. sport coming up next and its new state after that. thanks the company, back tomorrow afternoon. goodbye. —— thank you for your company. hello — i

and the daily mail warns there will be council tax rises in april.er appeal. what have you got for us? before we get onto this pie eating, this wimbledon expansion, it is exciting for fans. they have been given the green light to take over the golf clu b green light to take over the golf club next door. three times bigger. what an opportunity this could be to have maybe the qualifying day. the qualifying rounds, to allow more fans to see. that is a big expansion. people who have been to wimbledon, that is normally webby car parking is. that could be part of the actual ground —— where the car parking is. you could get to see more of the south practising, some ideas out there. more opportunity for people to go in the future. —— stars. the controversy at the world pie eating championships in wigan on tuesday... it has not happened yet. it is an annual event. in the past the use of meat and potato pies has caused windy problems, flatulence, which has caused problems for the spectators. according to the organisers the release of methane gases. they are pr

they are struggling with things like the rent, the council tax they haven't been able to pay.uk is now at record high, and the government says universal credit works for a vast majority of people, and nobody should go without money over christmas, because advance benefit payments are widely available. but, for claimants like erin, she thinks of december could be a long and uncertain month. david rhodes, bbc news, north yorkshire. scientists say the number of wild reindeer in the arctic has more than halved over the last 20 years, because of climate change. also known as caribou, their population has dropped from almost 5 million to around 2.1 million. the change is said to be largely due to the organism they feed on being swamped by taller plants as they take hold in the warmer climate. now, if you are a lifelong eastenders fan, we have some important news for you, because the sun is reporting that two of the soap opera's classic characters are making a comeback. lofty the barman and mary the punk are reportedly set to return to albert square after 30 years. they will be invol

off the table the french government council's plans for higher fuel taxes after a six month suspension failed to stop violent protests. are great and noble minor. and former american presidents and wild leaders bid farewell to george h.w. bush. sixty new u.s. senators from across party lines have introduced a senate resolution to hold the saudi crown prince accountable for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi if approved by the senate it would officially condemn mohammad been found for killing in the saudi consulate in istanbul in october but the resolution doesn't end there it also holds been sound unaccountable for. atrocities committed during the war in yemen which saudi arabia entered in twenty fifteen the saudi u.a.e. alliance says they don't more than eight hundred thousand air raids part of a war which has killed tens of thousands of civilians the resolution also calls on the kingdom to end the blockade imposed by with three other arab states on cattle in june last year the senate has won the release two of braga rafer dawi when its rights activists and other detained politi

off the table the french government council stands for high fuel taxes after a six month suspension failed to stop bought in protests. and we should be pretty what's in the loop but that she the heaviest rain has still been further north yes it's certainly of a borneo but but instead malaysia has been particularly went further south to just off to to singapore and in the southern philippines these figures come out the last twenty four hours and the heaviest has been in the newsletter lazy and that is certainly weather tried streaming in where the forecast of writing the green is showing at its most intense there are showers for the sas in jakarta for example but much of java looks pretty dry most assume the ways he looks pretty dry has well whereas it's not entirely true the sumatra cloudy and we're quite often and still the showers are far from singapore or indeed for the north reaching even up into bangkok not surprisingly went so it's been quite wet around queen's nose increase and again partly i think a result of what fell apart from soccer in the carl c's given heavy rain to vanuatu t

calling on president obama will not call to resign earlier this week his government council planned hikes in fuel taxes which sparked the protests but many insist they won't stop demonstrating until the government meets the wider the mobs documents released by u.s. prosecutors have for the first time directly linked donald trump to financial crimes committed during his twenty sixteen presidential campaign it's also been revealed that a russian who offered political synergy with their campaign reached out to trump's former lawyer michael cohen as far back as twenty fifty. the third day of talks to end the war in yemen are underway in sweden has made negotiator says that a transitional government should include all of yemen's political parties but the adviser to president hadi has told al-jazeera that that would not solve the problem . and he said he said he had this is not the issue you know going to have such a problem is the military coup that took place in two thousand and fourteen. which cannot be met after that i was little progress. through aggression took over our country had turned off but i did

council and play a critical role in its work. the down shrill focus its efforts on opportunity zones, a crucial part of tax cuts that we passed last year. under our new tax cuts, any distressed area that is designated as an opportunity zone will receive massive incentives for private sector investment, including zero capital gains tax on any investment held for at least 10 years. we're honored to be joined today by the person who led the fight to include opportunity zones in the tax cuts and jobs act, and that is senator tim scott. thank you. [applause] thank you, tim. we're also joined by roger campos of the minority business round table. along with jimmy kemp. thanks, fellas. appreciate it. that's great. pastor darryl scott, friend of mine for a long time, where's darryl? >> right here. [laughter] president trump: darryl. bishop perry jackson. that's great. and local officials from baltimore, maryland, norfolk, virginia, and allegheny county, pennsylvania. for decades job growth and investment have been concentrated in a few major metropolitan areas. this has created a geographic disparity, a very big one in many cases, where so

team's wrongful relocation to nevadasot kaplan/oakland city council: "but our lawsuit against the nfl is about protecting our tax payers but that does not mean we would not lease to the raiders in 2019 if they're interested which might be better for them and the fans">but that doesn't appear likely because raiders owner mark davis sees a conflict of interest playing in oakland while the city is suing his nfl franchisesot raiders owner mark davis says all options are on the table in terms of where the raiders might end up play next year. kaplan says the team should keep option of playing in the coliseum in the mix as wellsot in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki)the city of oakland will soon be down to just one major sports team. tonight's matchup against the denver broncos might be the las