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in a statement, leeds city council said... of fixing the problems in the first place. anna crossley, bbc news. the half brother of the north korean leader kimjohn the half brother of the north korean leader kim john and has the half brother of the north korean leader kimjohn and has been killed in malaysia. the bbc understands that the man, who was a5, is said to have been targeted at the airport in the capital, kuala lumpur. he was the capital, kuala lumpur. he was the eldest son of kim jong—il, who ruled north korea until his death in 2011. steam power returned to the railways this morning for the first time in almost half a century. a timetabled steam train service will run between appleby in cumbria and skipton in north yorkshire for the next three days — and the first one left a few hours ago, with our correspondent denny savage on board. danny, how was it? simon, it was great to be on the train this morning with about 500 other people, they had all made a special day out tojoin this service. they had all made a special d

in a statement, leeds city council said. ixing the problems in the first place. anna crossley, bbc news. we are hearing via the reuters news agency that president trump is going to be talking to theresa may later today. the white house saying that donald trump will be talking to theresa may later today, that's all we know at this stage. let's move on. aberdeenshire council has apologised after trees were planted in the middle of a football pitch. here they are. unsurprisingly, the new trees sparked a huge one person wrote, "are they playing tree—a—side? " a council spokeswoman said they'd been planted to boost biodiversity in the area, but admitted they were "barking up the wrong tree with plans for this site". i think that's quite funny but... but what? you know, i am not really a football person. 0bviously but what? you know, i am not really a football person. obviously it's not funny at all if you want to play football. it's hilarious, how does that happen? but it did. now, darren has had time to think of a follow on for t

in a statement, leeds city council said. fixing the problems in the first place. anna crossley, bbc news. we have had our best half hour, that stea m we have had our best half hour, that steam train has cheered everyone up. let's come back to earth and darren has the weather forecast. we should see a bit of love over the next few days never mind about today because the weather is not looking too bad. we're seeing temperatures on the rise. all that colder air is getting shunted out of the way, but there will be a lot of cloud around and it won't be completely dry and today we have seen this cloud coming up today we have seen this cloud coming up from the south—west producing showery bursts of rain. some clearer skies for a while overnight, but the push will its way northwards and eastwards. behind it the gap in the cloud will fill in with low cloud and mistand hill cloud will fill in with low cloud and mist and hill fog ahead of another band of rain in the south—west later. so with all this cloud around, it should be a milder

katrina pays leeds city council around £270 a month to live in a flat which is riddled with mould. ds. she claims it is because their rented house in leeds is so damp. social housing in leeds has such a bad reputation that claims management companies are now targeting the city, encouraging tenants to take the council to court. these firms identify properties which are in a poor state of repair, and then, for a finder‘s fee, pass on the tenant's details to a solicitor, who takes on the case. in a statement, leeds city council said: at a time when services are being cut, many will question why councils are spending millions on compensation instead of fixing the problems in the first place. anna crossley, bbc news. stea m steam power returned to the railway this morning. a timetabled service will run between appleby and skipton over the coming days. if you haven't reserved a seat, then you may have to wait a while with tickets all, but sold out. the train passed by where our correspondent danny savage was waiting. there is a diesel engine. that's only there to supply electricity and po

they are things that leeds city council housing inspectors that are all too familiar with.te rented accommodation? people paying to rents, making complaints and nothing happening and they could be under revenge eviction is? that is why they are not coming forward to make a complaint. he is talking about people like 27—year—old lives. lights not working? the whole wall is full of damp. this whole area is damp. it is the whole wall. when i came here, i didn't want to move in, because i saw the state of the front door. i don't want to keep on complaining, because he might say to me, out you go. what are you worried about? being on the street. you are worried about being on the street? yes, i have been on the streets and it is not nice. i am going to start crying... sorry. he is horrible. sorry. it's all right. so that is obviously why you don't want to complain too much, because that is the only option to you? government figures suggest around i million private rented properties in england, don't meet its own decent homes standard. this is the kitchen. what is that? mps who he

and they're things amjid chowdri from leeds city council's rogue landlords unit is all too familiar withing that we showed. you might expect tenants to complain about problems like these, but many don't. that's partly because they fear being forced out of their home as a result — a practice known as revenge eviction. something which is supposed to be illegal. this is rented out, private rented accommodation, people living here? that's right. people paying to rent here, making complaints, nothing happening, and then they could be under threat of a revenge eviction for making the complaints? that's the reason why they're not coming forward to the council to make a complaint. and that's exactly what happened to helen. she was living with her mum, sister and baby daughter in a rented home with lots of problems, including damp. it was horrible. after months of complaining we got a firm of solicitors that deals with properties in these states of disrepair. they checked the property, they agreed it was damp and something needed to be done. so they wrote out to our landlord and instructed that w

in a statement, leeds city council said... n malaysia. they are quoting south korean government sources telling them that. kim jong korean government sources telling them that. kimjong nam, the older half—brother of the north korean leader, who was known to spend quite a lot of his time outside north korea and had spoken out publicly against his family's gymnastic control of north korea, has it seems and killed in malaysia —— dynasty control. writers are quoting a report from a south korean cable tv network, i stress that is unconfirmed. this report says the half—brother of kim jong un was poisoned at an airport by women believed to be north korean operatives. we will try to verify that, but they are saying this tv network, that the half—brother of the north korean leader was poisoned at kuala lumpur airport by two women believed to be north korean agents. prevent is the name of the government's controversial programme designed to halt the emergence of home—grown terrorists. we often hear arguments made for and against it but a

they are things that leeds city council housing inspectors that are all too familiar with.ing happening and they could be under revenge eviction is? that is the reason why they are not coming forward to make a complaint. he is talking about people like 24—year—old liz james. lights not working? the whole wall is full of damp. this whole area is damp. i wouldn't touch it. it is the whole wall. when i came here, i didn't want to move in, because i saw the state of the front door. i don't really want to keep on complaining, because he might say to me, out you go. what would happen to you if you did get evicted? what are you worried about? being on the street. you are worried about being on the street? yes, i have been on the streets and it is not nice. i am going to start crying... sorry. i've been there — it is horrible. sorry. it's all right. so that is obviously why you don't want to complain too much, because that is the other option for you? government figures suggest around 1 million private rented properties in england, don't meet its own decent homes standard. this is

they are things that amjad choudhury from leeds city council is familiar with. what is that?guttering. that's all from a leak from the gutter? yes, the water is coming through. and this is supposed to be the kitchen? yes. this is rented as private accommodation? yes. people paying to rent, making complaint and nothing is happening and they could be faced with eviction. that is why they are not coming forward. that is what happens to helen, who was living with her mum, sister and baby daughter in a rented home with lots of problems, including damp. after months of complaining, they checked the property, they agreed it was damp and needed to be done, so they wrote out to our landlord and instructed at work needed to be done on the property, and within a week of him receiving that, we received a section 21 eviction notice push under our door. because of what happened to people like helen, new laws introduced in october 2015 to try to stop retaliatory or so—called revenge evictions, but we have seen exclusive figures gathered in a freedom of information request from hundreds of c

and they're things amjid chowdri from leeds city council's rogue landlords unit is all too familiar with problems like these, but many don't. that's partly because they fear being forced out of their home as a result, a practice known as revenge eviction. something which is supposed to be illegal. this is rented out, private rented accommodation, people living here? that's right. people paying to rent here, making complaints, nothing happening, and then they could be under threat of a revenge eviction for making the complaints? that's the reason why they're not coming forward to the council to make a complaint. and that's exactly what happened to helen. she was living with her mum, sister and baby daughter in a rented home with lots of problems, including damp. it was horrible. after months of complaining we got a firm of solicitors that deals with properties in these states of disrepair. they checked the property, they agreed it was damp and something needed to be done. so they wrote out to our landlord and instructed that work needed to be done on the property. within a week of him rec

joining me now is councillor judith blake form leeds city council. t social care budget are in the region of £15 million for next year, so even with the 3% increase, we are still looking at an approximate £6 million 93p- looking at an approximate £6 million gap. it is unsustainable. we have seenin gap. it is unsustainable. we have seen in leeds, as everywhere else, the incredible keys going into a and e. we have had really serious cancer operations postponed as a result of this. it couldn't be more serious that we are working with local government across the country. councils of all political persuasions are trying to put pressure on the government to try to get them to understand the cuts they have brought in are unsustainable and are contributing massively to the problems the nhs are bathing. when you try to unpick this, do you think it is a direct result of cuts? is it think it is a direct result of cuts? isita think it is a direct result of cuts? is it a more complex picture to do with the ageing population? how has this developed? with the ageing

and they are all things that this man from leeds city council's rogue landlords unit is all—too—familiarcause they fear being forced out of their home as a result. a practice known as revenge eviction, something that is supposed to be illegal. this is rented out as private accomdation. it is. people are living in it. yes, that is right. people paying to rent here, making complaints, nothing is happening and then they could be under the threat of a revenge eviction for making them. that is the reason why people are not coming forward to the council to make a complaint. and that's exactly what happened to helen, she was living with her mum, sister and baby daughter in a rented home with lots of problems — including damp. it was horrible, after months of complaining we got a firm of solicitors in who deal with properties in these states of disrepair. they checked the property, they agreed that it was damp and something needed to be done, so they wrote to our landlord and instructed that work needed to be done on the property and within a week of him receiving that we received a section 21 e

in a statement, leeds city council said... y will question why councils are spending millions on compensation instead of fixing the problems in the first place. in response, the local government association told us: "councils desperately need access to government funding to improve existing housing stock and reinvest in building more affordable homes." two teenage boys are among four people killed in an avalanche at the ski resort of tignes in france. the snowboarders, who were being led by an instructor, died when a wall of snow swept through an off—piste area yesterday morning. the group were only a few dozen metres from the ski lift when the avalanche hit. look at these next pictures, by the way. aberdeen council has apologised after trees were planted in the middle of a football pitch. they appeared in on the turf at logie durno in aberdeenshire. unsurprisingly, the new trees sparked a huge reaction on social media. a spokeswoman said they'd been planted to boost biodiversity in the area, but admitted the council was "barki