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Says that an announcement we have heard that coach. Says that an announcement we have heard that montse coach. Says that an announcement we have heard that montse tome coach. Says that an announcement we have heard that Montse Tome Will. Coach. Says that an announcement we have heard that Montse Tome Will be | have heard that Montse Tome Will be the new womens National Team coach, becoming the first woman to hold the position, the former spain and levante player will take charge of Upcoming Games against sweden and switzerland later this month. Englands Mens Foootball squad have been training at St Georges Park ahead of their euro 2024 qualifier with ukraine. Amongst them jordan henderson, who has given his first interview to the media after leaving liverpool to join the Saudi Arabian pro league. The interview was with the athletic website. In it, henderson says. He was really hurt after being criticised forjoining al ettifaq. Henderson has been a vocal ally of the Lgbtq Community same sex Sexual Activity is illegal in saudi arabia. In the interview he says. My intention was never, ever to hurt anyone. I do care about different causes that ive been involved in, and different communities. And for people to criticise and say that id turned my back on them really, really hurt me. All i can say is that i apologise, im sorry that ive made them feel that way. But i havent changed as a person. Quarter finals day continues at the us open today, with the womens game between number 6 seed coco gauff and number 20 seed jana ostapenko under way. Coco gauff is the First American actor back with a finalist in Serena Williams 20 years ago. Ostapenko knocked out eva swiatek in the first round and is on the verge of losing the first step to coco gauff who is leading 5 0 at the moment. There was Live Commentary on 5live Sports Extra on bbc cells. On bbc sounds. Tour of britain, the Dutchman Olaf cory was the first to cross the finish line in beverley in yorkshire, and has now won the first three stages of the race which and thatis three stages of the race which and that is all the sport at the moment. Lets return to that story that we have been concentrating on for the last couple of hours, europes biggest Local AuthorityBirmingham City council effectively filing for bankruptcy today, it has issued a section iii; notice that prevents all but Essential Spending. Today is linked to the need to pay £760 million bill to settle equal pay claims. Back in april 2010 5000 mainly female Council Staff won their case for equal pay at an employment tribunal. In october 2012 the council lost an appeal over that case. The Supreme Court rejected his argument is that the claim should have been made within six months of staff leaving those jobs. Between that time and now the council has paid out £1. 1 billion in settling the pay claims. In may of this year a new Council Leader was chosen, john cotton replacing ian ward, after a report criticised the Dysfunctional Climate at the labour run authority. Onjune 28, £46. 53 million was reported to be needed to fix issues with a new it system. Eight days later the council said it was in talks with the government after revealing it has to pay an additional £716 million over those equal pay claims. On the 5th ofjuly all nonEssential Spending was halted by the council. Rishi sunak ruled out a bailout for the council onjuly 24. Sunak ruled out a bailout for the council on july 24. Last sunak ruled out a bailout for the council onjuly 24. Last month the council launched a voluntary severance scheme asking more than 10,000 staff if they wanted to leave, which brings us to today and the council effectively declaring itself bankrupt. That is the long backdrop, lets talk to terry travers, a director of the lse and professor in the department of government, thank you, denny, for being with us. It is quite a dramatic move today. What does it now mean in practice . Dramatic move today. What does it now mean in practice . Certainly for birmingham now mean in practice . Certainly for birmingham it now mean in practice . Certainly for birmingham it means now mean in practice . Certainly for birmingham it means real now mean in practice . Certainly for birmingham it means real change. | birmingham it means real change. Because the council is now committed not to spending any extra money during the current year because their books will otherwise not balance, that is what a section 114 notice is issued to deliver glitches that the director of finance realises that unless something is done then this years income will not cover this years spending and councils are required to do that so no more spending other than on emergencies. Some aspects of social care for older people and children, any other Emergency Spending but Everything Else frozen. I think the real implications will feed into the budget for next year, 2024 25, council is preparing those budgets now and i suspect that will mean that, unless the government comes up with a bailout and as you rightly said they have so far said they will not, then Council Spending will have to fall on everything that is discretionary, where there is not a legal requirement to spend money and that in the end, less library service, perhaps fewer libraries, fewer refuse collections, less road maintenance, less park maintenance, all of the things that you would see in birmingham across the city will now be, almost everything the public sees will be under pressure. That sounds potentially sees will be under pressure. That sounds potentially pretty savage in the year ahead. You mentioned it in terms of any sort of government bailout. Given what you have just described there will be significant pressure that Central Government somehow helps. Do you think that current position is a fixed position . It current position is a fixed position . Current position is a fixed position . Current position is a fixed osition . , position . It is a very good point. Negotiations position . It is a very good point. Negotiations involve position . It is a very good point. Negotiations involve people position . It is a very good point. L negotiations involve people taking hard positions then changing them. In the past the government has allowed westminster to in effect borrow money in the short term to pay off some of these accrued equal pay off some of these accrued equal pay claim spending needs, and that is sort of breaching the rule about whether councils borrow within the year to fund this years spending, they mount allow more of that to happen but one way or the other, birmingham local taxpayers may be faced with bigger council tax rises, as happened in for example croydon and thurrock this year. The government has, i checked on the department for levelling up website, 30 minutes ago, nothing to say the government has reacted but the council will have to talk to the government, the local Government Association that represents all councils, to see what, if any help, evenif councils, to see what, if any help, even if not financial, room to manoeuvre, the government can give the city council to try to take the pressure of spending in the city for notjust next pressure of spending in the city for not just next year pressure of spending in the city for notjust next year but pressure of spending in the city for not just next year but for the pressure of spending in the city for notjust next year but for the years to come. Not just next year but for the years to come. �. ,. , to come. Birmingham not the only Kelso Running to come. Birmingham not the only Kelso Running a to come. Birmingham not the only Kelso Running a deficit, to come. Birmingham not the only Kelso Running a deficit, many to come. Birmingham not the only l Kelso Running a deficit, many others in a similar position but not as bad a position, tony travers not the only counsel. Lets turn to that bbc investigation we were showing earlier suggesting that three major Water Companies in the uk illegally discharged Sewage Hundreds Of Times last year on days when it was not raining. That practice is known as dry spilling and it is banned because it can lead to higher concentrations of sewage and water ways. Raw sewage can legally be discharged if the system is overwhelmed but only after heavy rain or snow. Lets speak now to henry swithinbank, policy manager at surfers against sewage. Why has this become such a major issue . Become such a maor issue . Because of such chronic become such a major issue . Because of such chronic underinvestment, of such chronic underinvestment, from Water Companies for decades. They have relied on using storm overflows when it is dry and when it is wet to compensate for their lack of investment to improve the sewage infrastructure. In of investment to improve the sewage infrastructure. Infrastructure. In terms of solutions. Infrastructure. In terms of solutions, obviously infrastructure. In terms of solutions, obviously there infrastructure. In terms of. Solutions, obviously there is infrastructure. In terms of solutions, obviously there is a lot of pressure on Water Companies themselves but what would you like to see government doing . Yesterday we watched launched to see government doing . Yesterday we watched launched a to see government doing . Yesterday we watched launched a sewage we watched launched a Sewage Pollution Manifesto is setting out key policies that we want this government to adopt to turn the tide on Sewage Pollution and top of that list is for the government to enforce the law. As you have some highlighted these dry spells are illegal under current legislation so we want the government to provide regulators with the enforcement they need to hold Water Companies to account when they are polluting. Where is the sewage mainly being discharged . I know that you have researched this in great depth. We researched this in great depth. Looked into these dry spells as part of the Water Quality report last year and we found that it is happening All Over The Uk in our rivers but also on our beaches and we saw that the majority of dry spills last year are going into excellent bathing water sites, so precious swimming and surfing spots around the country which have the highest rating from the Environment Agency are still being polluted. When you say still being polluted were you able to record exactly or roughly how much . Roughly how much . Using the parameters roughly how much . Using the parameters reasonably roughly how much . Using the parameters reasonably the i roughly how much . Using the i parameters reasonably the same roughly how much . Using the parameters reasonably the same as what the bbc have used we found there are 141 dry spills in 2022, looking at coastal areas and 91 of those were on these excellent bathing water locations. I mention ressure bathing water locations. I mention pressure on bathing water locations. I mention pressure on the bathing water locations. I mention pressure on the water bathing water locations. I mention pressure on the Water Companies. | pressure on the Water Companies. Their position is that potentially they will have to raise prices for consumers. Have you effectively given up on the notion that actually the money comes from those Water Companies themselves, the investors, because over the years we have seen dividends and bonuses but, is it too late to be having that argument now . Absolutely not. We held a petition last year that called on an end to dividends where Water Companies are not meeting their environmental requirements, and that got over 173,000 signatures. We have seen that Water Companies have the money to pay out to shareholders and executives, so they can start to use that money to invest in infrastructure and clean up our rivers and our seas for the benefit of people and the planet. We rivers and our seas for the benefit of people and the planet. We have to leave it there. Of people and the planet. We have to leave it there, henry of people and the planet. We have to leave it there, henry swithinbank, i leave it there, henry swithinbank, thank you forjoining us. Turning to that development, a further 1300 staff at the Collapsed Retailer Wilco to lose theirjobs, the administrator overseeing the chains sale. The locations will be made public tomorrow once the affected staff have been told. Earlier a rival retailer b m said it would buy up rival retailer b m said it would buy up to 41 of the 150 wilco shops but the fate of a further 300 stores remains uncertain. Lets talk to our Business CorrespondentEmma Simpson Whojoins us live Business Correspondent emma simpson who joins us live from the newsroom. A further 1300 staff going and that is another hammer blow, isnt it . It is. It is nearly a month since the collapse of wilco and now we have the first store closures. To do, to close by the end of next week. Staff will be informed tomorrow, there affected, then the locations will be published. These are stores that the administrators pwc say that none of the potential buyers they are still working with are interested in. So this was sad but necessary. Meanwhile, b m, a rival to wilco, Discount Retail chain is snapping up 51 stores in a deal worth £13 million, but not the brand, critically, and it is unclear what will happen to the staff in those stores. Meanwhile things look very uncertain. The big question is whether wilco as a brand will survive on the high street. That really all hands on a potential rescue deal with the canadian businessman doug putnam, the owner of hmv. At the end of last week it is thought to be edging towards a deal but now it seems that there are issues with suppliers, and you need them on board to provide stock on them on board to provide stock on the shelves and finalising funding. There are lots of moving parts that need to come together. That is still very much hanging in the balance. The administrators are said to be keen to try to give us a bit of time to get it over the line to see if they can save as many shops and stores as possible. They can save as many shops and stores as possible. Thanks very much for now, stores as possible. Thanks very much for now. Emma stores as possible. Thanks very much for now, emma simpson, stores as possible. Thanks very much for now, emma simpson, more for now, emma simpson, more developments expected no tomorrow. Turning to a visual treat for the next few minutes, the winners of this years Bird Photographer of the year have been announced, this dramatic shot of a female Peregrine Forking attacking a large Brown Pelican attacking her young. The talk of a said he had been trying to capture that moment for four years. There were 20,000 entries to the competition, pictures taken injust about every corner of the world. Two of the photographersjoin me on about every corner of the world. Two of the photographers join me on the programme earlier. They picked up gold and silver awards, and i spoke to them and asked them where they took their individual photos. I5 to them and asked them where they took their individual photos. Is an took their individual photos. Is on a reserve run took their individual photos. Is on a reserve run by took their individual photos. Is on a reserve run by locals, took their individual photos. Is on a reserve run by locals, like a reserve run by locals, like Indigenous People and they are very humble people. They do their best to conserve this area. And we were shooting where the