with so many fallen trees across liverpool the council asked the public to avoid every park in the citywith this aeroplane aborting its landing at manchester and declare an emergency. it finally landed safely. we went round three times and tried to go to different airports. everyone around us was being sick and fainting and that. a difficult drive in the snow on the m80 afterl lorryjackknifed, m80 after a lorryjackknifed, resulting in gridlock. daily commutes to and into three and a half hour journeys. commutes to and into three and a half hourjourneys. it has taken me four and half hourjourneys. it has taken me fourand a half hourjourneys. it has taken me four and a half hours to go four miles. this is the dot heading to the motorway but at least here in gritter has gotgthrough . . , . . traffic is getting through but the conditions are dreadful. traffic is getting through but the conditions are dreadfullj traffic is getting through but the conditions are dreadful. i have come from five miles that we sat here for two hours to try to get to the meeting but i am just going home. back on

ministers were prepared to offer a "sweetheart deal" to the council, to avoid holding a referendum on the rise. joe anderson is the mayor of liverpool that investigation going? we have sent some freedom of information requests to see what was actually said by the leader of surrey and nick and whoever else it was involved, whether it was communities and local government secretary or the chancellor. we have asked those questions because i think the public need to know. when he says there is no sweetheart deal, it's a question that i'm asking now: when was surrey told that they would be part of the business rates pilot scheme? when were they told? if it was yesterday, it's a bit strange that all of a sudden it coincides with the decision to give them some money. i think there are important questions for the rest of the country here, in terms of it seems to me that this is political nepotism, in terms of support for a tory council in an affluent area, and not the same amount of support for the poorest cities and boroughs across the country. this pilot scheme you've de vrij described as rolled out over a couple years...m actually happeni

the barrel. but mr nuttall‘s critics are warning he could face further resignations from his party. carole walker, bbc news, liverpool. our top story this evening: the rising cost of social care — local councilses and increases in council tax. coming up: iamat i am at sutton united were a squad of just i am at sutton united were a squad ofjust a small budget will take on the mightand ofjust a small budget will take on the might and the millions of arsenal in the fa cup. and sevens sports including wheelchair sport and badminton had theirfunding rejected by uk sport. a state of famine has been declared in parts of south sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world since 2011. the government and the united nations report that around 100,000 people are currently affected, with another one million threatened in the coming months. south sudan is the world's newest country, having gained independence from sudan in 2011. but hopes of prosperity have been shattered by three years of civil war and economic collapse. alistair leithead has sent this report from the capital city, juba. when famine hits, the smallest suffer. in a hospital ward in the capital city, children are severely malnou

liverpool and why the people of liverpool are having to suffer these great cut. liverpool will meet the government on four occasions. the crisis is so bad but until yesterday, david hodge, the conservative leader of the council planned to a reprimand them for a 15% increase in council tax. in the last minute it was called isbn can the prime minister tell the house whether or not a special deal was done? >> the decision is whether or not to hold a referendum is a matter from local authority. the right honorable gentleman has raised the issue of social care, which we exchange before. we do need to find a long-term sustainable solution for social care in this country. i recognize the short-term pressures are that close enabled local authorities to put my money into social care. we provided more money over the next two years 900 million more pounds will be available to social care. we also need to look in ensuring that good practices spread across the whole of the country. we can look at places towards the end of last year. and social care and thus councils. we need to look long-term and that's why the cabinet office is driving a review with relevant departments to find a sustainable solution which the labour pa

liverpool is asked to meet the government on four occasions. the crisis is so bad that until yesterday, david hodge, the conservative leader of surrey county council, planned to hold a referendum for a 15% increase in council tax. and at the last minute, it was called off. can the prime minister told the house whether or not a special deal was done? -- was done for surrey? pm may: the decision as to whether or not to hold a referendum in syria is a matter for the local -- a referendum in surrey is a matter for the local authority. the right honorable gentleman has raised the issue of social care, which we have exchanged before. said before, we do need to find a long-term, sustainable solution for social care in this country. i recognize the short-term pressures. that is why we have enabled local authorities to put more money into social care. we have provided more money. over the next two years, 900 million more pounds will be available for social care. we also need to look at ensuring that good practice is spread across the whole of the country. we can look at places like north pine sides towards the end of last year. there were virtually no dela

liverpool has asked to meet the government on four occasions. the crisis is so bad that until yesterday, david hodge, the conservative leader of surrey county counciltell the house whether or not a special deal was done for surrey? the decision as to whether or not to hold a referendum in surrey is entirely a matter for the local authority in surrey. but the right honourable gentleman has raised the issue of social care which we have exchanged on across this dispatch box before and as i have said before, we do need to find a long—term sustainable solution for social care in this country so i recognise the short—term pressures, that's why we have enabled local authorities to put more money into social care, we have provided more money. it's why we also need to look at making sure that good practice is spread across the whole of the country. we can look at places like barnes speak, st helens, rutland, towards the end of last year they we re towards the end of last year they were virtually no delays in those councils, but we also need to look long—term and that is why the cabinet office is driving a review with the relevant departments to find a susta