one of the callers on the nicky campbell this l callers on the nicky campbell this morning.ere expecting a vote on these cuts, these £300 million worth of cuts, but the councillors have decided that they are going to spend the next couple of hours debating the next couple of hours debating theissue, the next couple of hours debating the issue, because it is such a huge decision they are having to make. let's have a listen in as this debate has just started over the cuts that they are facing. the surprising — cuts that they are facing. the surprising thing _ cuts that they are facing. ire: surprising thing about any cuts that they are facing. ire surprising thing about any of this is that we are surprised, given the extent of paring back in the last 15 years in government funding. these may be the few words in defence of conservative government that we hear this afternoon. the conservative leader of shropshire county council is so fed up with the failing government, she has declared she doesn't even care if her party when the general election. she told her council meeting jus

some of the callers to nicky campbell, - the callers to nicky campbell, talking about council fundinghe pictures in birmingham. if you havejustjoined us, birmingham city council are discussing the cuts they are going to have to make. we expect them to approve those swingeing cuts to local services as they look to save £300 million. council tax will rise by 21% over two years. this is all because europe's largest local authority has declared itself effectively bankrupt and is trying to save those cuts. i want to take you to edinburgh, because the family of emma caldwell has been meeting scotland's first minister, and they are about to talk to the press. let's listen. this is margaret caldwell and her loyal, and moran mor, coming to the... , , ., loyal, and moran mor, coming to the... , , ., ,, _ the... this is a statement issued by m self, the... this is a statement issued by myself. the — the... this is a statement issued by myself, the solicitor _ the... this is a statement issued by myself, the solicitor acting - the... this is a statement issued by myself, the solicitor acting for

and you can follow this story live on bbc sounds — this morning nicky campbell is asking — kate: howed to know? join the conversation and listen live on bbc radio 5 live on the bbc sounds app. now to sudan, with a conflict described as the war the world forgot. civilians caught up in the country's civil war have given graphic accounts to the bbc of rape, ethnic violence and street executions. top united nations officials have said the war has plunged the country into "one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history" and could trigger the world's largest hunger crisis. sudan — a predominantly muslim country — is situated in northeast africa. it is one of the continent's largest nations, but also one of the poorest — with 46 million people living on an average annual income of$ 750. the fighting erupted in the capital khartoum in mid—april last year after two men, who once took control of the country in a power—sharing agreement, fell out. general abdel fattah al—burhan, the commander of the sudanese armed forces, is at odds with the head of the powerful paramilitary group r

this is selina, another call in to the nicky campbell show this morning — with a very different opinionthe labour stance in rochdale, there needs stance in rochdale, that needs to be changed here in rochdale. he did promise and he said that he will be working towards the nhs, improving the deprivation of the town, the marketplace, the town centre. i feel like these issues also need to be addressed. without a doubt, george is going to move forward in parliament. joining me now is polling expertjoe twyman — co—founder of deltapoll, a public opinion consultancy. hello. i suppose the question is whether this is a one off under unique circumstances or if there are wider implications in this election year. wider implications in this election ear. ., . . wider implications in this election ear. ., ., ., ., wider implications in this election ear. ., ., ., year. you always have to be careful when it comes _ year. you always have to be careful when it comes to _ year. you always have to be careful when it comes to by-elections - year. you always have to be careful when it comes to by-elections n

will speak to ellen broome from coram, but first, people have been telling bbc radio 5 live's nicky campbellth childcare. to take on a £10,000 loanjust to continue going to work, because i was paying full—time for my son to go to work, £1,200 a month. so that 10,000 loan didn't even cover one full year of his childcare. luckily, because i had gone, i had done a masters in law, so i work in financial services and investment banking. i knew i had a prospects and a career that would definitely be an increase in salary in the future. so i made that decision and it's a decision that i hope many people don't have to make because ijust had a relationship breakdown, so i was a single parent. so there's a lot of this. you know, what's the divorce rate in the uk at? is it 40%, 50%? it's pretty high. there is no kind of understanding that actually you might be single and have a young child who needs to go to nursery and still pay all your bills. i struggle to get staffing. i've just given all my staff over 10% pay rise to keep them and that's still not enough. and i can't actually run to full capacity

right now on bbc radio 5 live chris bob tony standing in for nicky campbell, asking do we need to definitionn this right now on bbc sounds. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news today. an anti—corruption hotline launched by the metropolitan police will be rolled out across all uk forces. people can call the hotline to report concerns about officers and volunteers. the initial scheme has seen more than 700 investigations into the conduct of staff members since 2022. the number of middle—aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a 25—year low, according to new figures. a study from cancer research uk found deaths among those aged 35 to 69 have fallen, thanks to screening, better treatments and policies aimed at reducing smoking. labour has set out plans to cap re—sale prices for concert tickets, to crackdown on people who buy them to list online, at an inflated cost. sir keir starmer, said access to music, art and theatre should not be "at the mercy of ruthless ticket touts". the government says it's already introduced tough enou

and nicky campbell is taking your calls on violence in schools on bbc radio five live right now. website or bbc sounds app. in france, the prime minister says a teenage girl will be sued by the state for falsely accusing her headteacher of striking her in a heated exchange over her wearing an islamic head—covering. the headteacher insisted that the pupil remove her head—covering inside the school, in accordance with french law. he resigned after death threats circulated on social media. joining me now — our correspondent in paris hugh schofield. quite a serious decision, talks with the background.— quite a serious decision, talks with the background. well, the background which has been _ the background. well, the background which has been in _ the background. well, the background which has been in the _ the background. well, the background which has been in the news _ the background. well, the background which has been in the news in - the background. well, the background which has been in the news in the - which has been in the news in the last few days is that this incident at

i am nicky campbell.ut the next election? will it lose your vote or win it, plenty of time to hear your voices. we have got vicky in buntingford. joanne in bristol. terry in newcastle, hannah and ashwell. good morning to all of you. are you impressed or depressed? depressed. and he sounded, if i may say so. irate depressed. and he sounded, ifi may sa so. ~ ., ., say so. we run a holiday let business — say so. we run a holiday let business in _ say so. we run a holiday let business in hertfordshire, | say so. we run a holiday let i business in hertfordshire, we say so. we run a holiday let - business in hertfordshire, we were not in devon or cornwall, they have issues. we have been not looked after in this budget, we are not second time owners, our business is not a second income. we have been punched in with a bunch of people that benefit from having a second home and renting it out. you've got the air bay and bay phenomenon that a lot of people do not like and that includes us. a lot of people do not lik

speaking a little earlier, also to nicky campbell on five live, baroness altman gave her reaction to fact that the government made the i’ili'it fact that the government made the right decision, in my view, in 1995, to give _ right decision, in my view, in 1995, to give people at least 15 years' notice — to give people at least 15 years' notice that women's pension age would _ notice that women's pension age would be — notice that women's pension age would be rising from 60, but then somehow— would be rising from 60, but then somehow or other, it failed to actually— somehow or other, it failed to actually tell them that was what was happening. the parliamentary intention was that they would have plenty _ intention was that they would have plenty of _ intention was that they would have plenty of notice so that they could have plenty of time to plan ahead. that's— have plenty of time to plan ahead. that's all— have plenty of time to plan ahead. that's all very well, but if they don't — that's all very well, but if they don't even _ that's all very well, but if they don't even know that

one woman told nicky campbell that these women just needed this money now.d by what she saw as another delay in this very long running process. the investigation began more than eight years ago. and these women were hoping that there could be a figure set by the ombudsman today. i think having listened to mps discussing this in parliament last week, they went to have held out that much hope. there was a westminster hall debate at westminster last week and the government at westminster was repeatedly asked to commit to adopting any recommendations made by the ombudsman, and he repeatedly declined to do so. he did say that theissue declined to do so. he did say that the issue was a top priority for the government, and he pointed to various ways in which the government had been supporting women who had lost money. he talked about cost of living payments which were available for the most vulnerable women. for the moment. _ for the most vulnerable women. for the moment, thank you very much in the moment, thank you very much in the newsroom. the chair of waspi is

we are bringing you more on the breaking news that nicky campbell is bringing you the seller that then scheme is established. let's get onto this with ben wilson. what has been compensation scheme is established. let's get onto this with ben wilson. what has been said compensation scheme is established. let's get onto this with ben wilson. what has been said this compensation scheme is established. let's get onto this with ben wilson. what has been said this morning? essentially it is saying as he set out there that it is recognising there has been a significant problem here. in fact it was nearly three years ago now that the parliamentary ombudsman there said that the delay to telling women about these changes was unacceptable. the ombudsman repeating those concerns today, using some very strong language as you set out, but stopping short of setting a figure on how much compensation women should be paid. campaigners had hoped that a figure might be included in this report. they hope that it might recommend some women could be paid more than £10,000 each because of the experiences the

is standing in for nicky campell — for his five live show. the texts and calls we have had from you this morning and i can say good morning, it is chris warburton in for nikki campbelltion's phone in on 5 live, and welcome to our viewers on the bbc news channel as well. we are talking, and we have been talking, with lots of vigorous debate about the updated definition of extremism from the government this morning for groups that the government views as islamist or neo—nazi. but importantly, who are not in fact breaking any laws. and essentially what will happen as a result of this is they will be frozen out of public life. those branded extremists will be denied government grants, for example, they will be denied ministerial meetings, access to the senior civil service, owners and public appointments. it is not new laws, this is something we have been trying to stress throughout the programme this morning, it is not a definition in law of extremism, it is completely non—statutory, so at no point would it give police more powers on the streets, on marches and such like, so effectively you are not bound, you're not a prescribed group which is the legal banning of an o