I asked him, if this meeting going to happen, what would it be about . Assuming it does take place, i think russia will want to focus on the war with ukraine. If this meeting happens, it probably means they have already secured chinas blessing, because nothing substantial involving north korean relations happens without beijing giving implicit consent. So, if it happens and if they have some substantial developments, then russia will probably focus on getting ammunition for its war in ukraine. And what does north korea want out of it . North korea, once again, assuming there would be successful results form this meeting, which is a bit of an if, north korea would want food, oil and money, because they are experiencing quite a substantial food crisis due to its extreme isolation after the coronavirus pandemic. What is the dynamic between the two leaders . President putin and Kimjong Un Have met in the past, what do you think this meeting will be like if it does go ahead . The reason is that this meeting would be as empty as they one they already had is because there is always an elephant in the room, which is china nad xijingping. Which is china and xijingping. Russia doesnt do anything on the north korean direction without Chinese Authorisataion and china does not want to lose its monopoly of influence. So i would say that any deals or anything that happens will only happen if china would agree. And please do remember that while these relations are called bilateral, they are in fact trilateral and beijing is a huge player. Interesting. So, who do you think needs this meeting more . Ironically, i think it would probably be kimjong un. The russian invasion is not progressing nearly as well as putin would have hoped but north korea is in a state of dire economic crisis, so it would like to have some aid from russia, that would be my perspective. Of course, i can be wrong. Birmingham city council, the largest local authority in europe, has effectively declared bankruptcy. It issued a section 114 notice, which blocks spending on all but essential services. Birmingham called an unofficial spending freeze injune after it revealed a £760 million equal pay bill, while it attempted to resolve its financial issues. Heres our midlands correspondent, navteonhal, in birmingham with the latest. These issues have been brewing now for not just months but for years. This all began really a decade ago, when a Landmark Court case ruled that Birmingham City council had to pay an unequal pay dispute, the claims that emerged from that, mainly to female staff or to staff that would traditionally be in roles that were done by female staff, for example Teaching Assistants and cleaners. The bill for that so far over the last decade or so has been more than £1 billion. But then earlier this summer, at emerged that on top of what has already been paid there was another up to £760 million to pay as part of that ongoing equal pay liability as well. And thats whats really forced the hand of Birmingham City council to make this announcement today. There are other issues at play here as well, a botched it system, the Roll Out Of Which and the implimentation of that has cost the city council around £100 million. And then there are the issues we know all local authorities up and down the country been dealing with the increasing cost of social care, the shortfall from the pandemic. Those issues have really come to a head to the point where today we have seen this notice being issued. And this has been bubbling across the summer. Just a week or so ago, we heard that Birmingham City council had offered its more than 10,000 staff the opportunity to be given a Severance Payment to essentially leave theirjobs in order to help foot at this bill. The problems were so extreme that, earlier this summer, the Prime Minister ruled out in the end a bailout for Birmingham City council as well, so that gives you an idea of how weve got to this point. What this section 114 notice means is that the council is essentially waving the white flag and saying that it cannot foot the bill that it is forced to pay, that it must pay as part of this equal pay liability. So this is really the final straw, the final card it had up its sleeve to play in terms of getting itself out of this hole. Its not the First Council thats done this, there are others across the uk that have also been forced to be in this position is well, the likes of thurrock, croydon, northamptonshire have recently also issued section 114 notices, but as you said in your introduction, this is the uks and europes biggest local authority, and its huge news here for the city of birmingham. Heres how Birmingham City councillor Sharon Thompson announced the news at a meeting on tuesday morning. Todays issuing of the section 114 notice is a necessary step as we seek to get our city back on sound financial footing so that we can build a stronger city for our residents. This is a challenging time for the council, but we are doing everything that we possibly can to continue supporting the people of birmingham, the staff that work in this authority, and Everybody Else who are a stakeholder across the city. As a city weve done some tremendous things over the years, and i want to make it clear that whilst the council is facing some significant challenges, the broader city is still very much still open for business. The grandfather of ten year old sara sharif, who was found dead last month at her home in surrey, has spoken to the bbc. He confirmed that he had met his son, saras father, in pakistan, who told him sara had died in an accident. Post mortem tests found sara sustained multiple and extensive injuries. Urfan sharif left the uk before his daughters body was discovered, along with his partner and his brother. Surrey police want to speak to the three of them, but so far they have not been found. The little girls grandfather, muhammed sharif, has been talking to our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies. Did urfan tell you what had happened to sara . Translation it was an accident, nothing more than that. How it happened, he didnt say. Whenever urfan will come out, and he will explain to police here and in the uk and will face the case. He cant live in hiding for a long time. After sara died, did he explain to you why he had come to pakistan . Because of fear. What was he afraid of . His daughter died, and when you undergo so much trauma, obviously, you cant think properly. They returned out of fear, nothing else. What was sara like a little girl . In english very nice, very beautiful. Very lovely. Translation im saddened because of my granddaughter, she died. The grief will always stay with me for the rest of my life. He has a message for urfan sharif, Beinash Batool and faisal malik. Wherever they are, they will be able to listen to this. I say they should come out, defend their case, whatever it is. I dont say they should stay in hiding. Earlier, i spoke to caroline about what she learnt from that interview. It seems incredibly obvious that Muhammad Shariff and the rest of urfan sharif� s family feel under increasing pressure from the Pakistan Police. I was speaking to him at a court where he has appeared multiple times, accusing the Pakistan Police of holding multiple members of the family, they say, illegally in detention while they are questioning them. The police have said they will not continue to arrest the brothers and on this occasion say they do not have these Family Members and the court has Orded A Review Into what has happened here, which will not come back for another two weeks. The pressure the family feel that they are under, he was talking about the fact that some of his sons have now gone on the run, he said that the family themselves feel like they cant speak to people because others know police are watching them so they are very nervous about that as well. Its clear he is feeling a large amount of pressure from the Police Authorities. We also know, because weve been speaking to the Police Authorities over the last couple of weeks, how much pressure they feel, they are under pressure to try and get some answers. At the moment, the family has not been located and despite the range of different leads that the police say they have been searching for, we still have had no further information. In the in the last hour or so, the education secretary, gillian keegan, has told the bbc that she accepts that august was the worst time to our schools in england to take action over fears about crumbling concrete. Gillian keegan apologised to parents and pupils for the disruption. We can now go to my colleague and Political Correspondent matt damian grammaticas, to get more on the latest. Gillian keegan has still spoken to the bbc. What more has she said about the concerns over this crumbling concrete in what is now more than 100 schools . Essentially, she repeated more than 100 schools . Essentially, she repeated her more than 100 schools . Essentially, she repeated her apology more than 100 schools . Essentially, she repeated her apology from she repeated her apology from yesterday. Remember, she was caught on camera at the end of an interview, she thought the interview was finished, after that she turned aside and made a comment that was caught because the camera was still rolling, and she swore, and she said something along the lines of why does nobody say well done for a good job. She was asked about that comment. She said that was not referring to other members of the government, not referring to the Prime Minister. She said it was referred to the frustration, particularly about the fact that the government had asked schools and education bodies to try to identify which buildings have less concrete which buildings have less concrete which is in danger of collapsing. 95 of them had returned to governments surveys, 5 hadnt. She said it was probably of her frustration. Hopefully, all this publicity will make them get off their backsides, she said. Still slightly betraying her frustration their backsides, she said. Still slightly betraying herfrustration i think as she tried to explain it. But she was saying that the government will treat every school in which they find this type of concrete as one in which action has to be taken. It will seek to take measures in every school where it is found. We measures in every school where it is found. ~. , measures in every school where it is found. ,. ,. , measures in every school where it is found. ,. , found. We can now go live to James Saunders head teacher of honywood school, in the southeast England County of essex. To tell us what predicament your school is in at the moment. We are obviously a school is in at the moment. We are obviously a School School is in at the moment. We are obviously a school that school is in at the moment. We are obviously a school that has school is in at the moment. We are obviously a school that has got school is in at the moment. We are i obviously a school that has got Raac Concrete obviously a school that has got Raac Concrete in obviously a school that has got Raac Concrete in it. That has an impact on 22 concrete in it. That has an impact on 22 of concrete in it. That has an impact on 22 of our concrete in it. That has an impact on 22 of our classrooms and 22 other spaces. On 22 of our classrooms and 22 other spaces. That on 22 of our classrooms and 22 other spaces, that is about half of our schooh spaces, that is about half of our schooh we spaces, that is about half of our school. We are quite a small school, so we school. We are quite a small school, so we dont school. We are quite a small school, so we dont have enough classes to open so we dont have enough classes to open the so we dont have enough classes to open the school fully. At most we can get open the school fully. At most we can get three year groups in. Until we can can get three year groups in. Until we can get can get three year groups in. 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I have been doing all i can to find any kind classrooms . I have been doing all i can to find any kind of classrooms . I have been doing all i can to find any kind of Structure Classrooms . I have been doing all i can to find any kind of structure we| can to find any kind of structure we can to find any kind of structure we can put can to find any kind of structure we can put onto can to find any kind of structure we can put onto our field to turn into a classroom, because none of us here want to a classroom, because none of us here want to go a classroom, because none of us here want to go back to remote learning. We want want to go back to remote learning. We want the children to be here on side, we want the children to be here on side, and we want the children to be here on side, and the quicker we can do that the hetter~ side, and the quicker we can do that the better. ~. ,. , ~ side, and the quicker we can do that the better. ~. ,. , the better. 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It is, hey, we comment about yesterdays comment. It is, hey, we are not all monks, are we . It is, hey, we are not all monks, are we . We it is, hey, we are not all monks, are we . We have probably all have our discretion is at the time, however our discretion is at the time, however they are not all recorded. However. However they are not all recorded. However. I however they are not all recorded. However, i quite like a compliments when however, i quite like a compliments when i however, i quite like a compliments when i cook however, i quite like a compliments when i cook dinner for my wife, but i when i cook dinner for my wife, but i usually when i cook dinner for my wife, but i usually fish when i cook dinner for my wife, but i usually fish for the compliment at the end i usually fish for the compliment at the end of i usually fish for the compliment at the end of the meal. Lets Wait Till The End of the meal. Lets Wait Till The End the end of the meal. Lets Wait Till The End of the end of the meal. Lets Wait Till The End of this and we will decide who deserves a thank you at the end. The most who deserves a thank you at the end. The most recent, you have just spoke about, the most recent, you have just spoke about, i the most recent, you have just spoke about, idont the most recent, you have just spoke about, i dont think that is aimed at me about, i dont think that is aimed at me particularly, because i am a school at me particularly, because i am a school that at me particularly, because i am a school that could fill out the questionnaire, i was then put in touch questionnaire, i was then put in touch with questionnaire, i was then put in touch with the dfee and then they kindiy touch with the dfee and then they kindly surveyed at the school for us and commissioned a report. That report and commissioned a report. That report is and commissioned a report. That report is what identify that we had raac report is what identify that we had raac. However, ithink report is what identify that we had raac. However, i think the report is what identify that we had raac. However, ithink the issue is that the raac. However, ithink the issue is that the Policy Changed. 0ur raac was deemed high, medium and low, a combination was deemed high, medium and low, a combination of those three. There was a combination of those three. There was a higher rating, critical, we didnt was a higher rating, critical, we didnt have was a higher rating, critical, we didnt have any of that. No policy going didnt have any of that. No policy going into didnt have any of that. No policy going into these Summer Holiday was the only going into these Summer Holiday was the only raac rated critical needed immediate attention. We were following that policy