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The Labour Run Council is struggling to pay off a huge bill for equal pay claims that dates back more than a decade. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The first thing to say is that the city council here has not stopped functioning, it has a legal duty to provide Certain Services and they will continue, but this is a signal to government ofjust how dire the financial situation is here, and admission that the council here cannot pay its bills. The people i have spoken to around birmingham say they are worried about what the future...

Our goal of making this the best country in the world for tech. let me just conclude with this final thought. i was recently looking for a collection held by the british library, and i saw a letterfrom charles babbage to the then chancellor dating from the 18305, thanking him forfunding his difference engine, the forerunner of the modern computer. that was a decisive moment. the british deci5ive moment. the british government broke with the conventions of the time and for a decade back to this breakthrough technology. we are at a similar moment today, and i'm determined that when future resear...

18305 act, you can go back to the 1830s and 50s if you'd like talking by the 0pium wars revisited and that's an oversimplification but the bottom line is, this is a reaction to real—life, real—time challenges today. sadly we do not have the time to go back to the 1800s by will take you up on the offer and when we speak again, thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. let's look at the other headlines. a storm that's ripped through malawi has left about 100 people dead and overwhelmed rescue teams. the government declared a state of emergency as strong winds and rains continue to cause se...

Of salvation in terms of, like, being able to stop somewhere and then be guided further up north in a safe space. it's estimated that tens of thousands of escaping enslaved african—americans used the underground railroad to push north and finally cross the border into what was then known as british north america, or modern—day canada, and freedom. the indiana avenue bridge was built by george dawson and his son, who were abolitionists, back in the 18305. along with the bridge came a new ferry, which became an integral part of the escape network. along the trail, you'll also find several lo...