As they warn of a significant cost to the economy. Non League Sutton united face arsenal in the fifth round of the fa cup. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Dozens of local authorities in england are Planning Council tax rises of almost 5 , according to their umbrella body, the local Government Association. The money is needed to pay for the rising costs of social care, but the lga says that Many Councils will still be forced to make cuts to services as the extra money will not be enough. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. This is social care in action. After several falls, Maureen Edwards is getting support in social care is immediate now. The funding for local government needs to be resolved immediately. The government says extra money is being put into social care and authorities will soon be able to keep all the money they raise from council tax and business rates. Alison holt, bbc news. We just heard a report from izzy secombe, chairman joining me from o
I live at National League side Sutton United. They played giants arsenal. Good evening. Nearly every local authority in england is planning to raise Council Taxes in the coming year in order to provide care for people who are elderly or disabled. From april, council tax could increase by nearly 5 in the majority of authorities. But the local Government Association says that wont be enough and it warns there will have to be deep cuts to other council services. There are 151 councils in england. 147 of them plan to raise council tax specifically to pay for social care provision. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. Hello, margaret how are you . Bored. Youre bored. This is where the pressure on the social care system can at times be seen most clearly. I know youre desperate to go home. Yes, indeed i am. 81 year old Margaret Williams has been in hospital since she had a fall but is waiting for the care shell need to help her cope at home. And its social workers in surrey who
Of the iran deal 150 billion. And after iran tested a Ballistic Missile at the beginning of february he said this. realdonaldtrump iran has been formally put on notice for firing a Ballistic Missile. Should have been thankful for the terrible deal the us made with them lyse doucet has been talking with the Iranian Foreign minister. The Nuclear Agreement is a reasonable agreement. It is not everything they want it, nor is It Everything they want it, nor is It Everything we wanted. But it is a reasonable, medium ground. I believe if the Previous Administration had other options, they would have exercised them. It is not like we are moving into a very friendly relations into a hostile relations. The United States policy towards iran has never been friendly for the last 30 a e is. Our people have shown hostility doesnt receive a positive response from the iranians people. He seems calm and confident in the face of the criticism coming from washington. Heres lyses reading of that. I heard f
Of the iran deal 150 billion. And after iran tested a Ballistic Missile at the beginning of february he said this. realdonaldtrump iran has been formally put on notice for firing a Ballistic Missile. Should have been thankful for the terrible deal the us made with them lyse doucet has been talking with the Iranian Foreign minister. The Nuclear Agreement is a reasonable agreement. It is not everything they want it, nor is It Everything they want it, nor is It Everything we wanted. But it is a reasonable, medium ground. I believe if the Previous Administration had other options, they would have exercised them. It is not like we are moving into a very friendly relations into a hostile relations. The United States policy towards iran has never been friendly for the last 30 a e is. Our people have shown hostility doesnt receive a positive response from the iranians people. He seems calm and confident in the face of the criticism coming from washington. Heres lyses reading of that. I heard f
And the dream is over for Sutton United as arsenal head to the Quarter Finals of the fa cup. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, the five sports that lost their olympic and paralympic funding have had their appeals rejected by uk sport. Good evening. Theres been ferocious fighting between iraqi forces and so called Islamic State as troops battle their way towards the city of mosul. Their Helicopter Gunships now control the skies, but the road to iss last stronghold in iraq is littered with Roadside Bombs. To win back mosul is crucial as its iraqs second largest city. An offensive on the east of mosul began last october. Now iraqi troops, supported by british and American Special forces, are trying to take control of the west, where 750,000 people and thousands of is fighters remain. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Nikki Millard are the only International Journalists embedded with iraqi forces. Their report contains some graphic images. Iraq says its