The Labour Run Council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade ago. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The pressure on the citys finances has been rising and rising. Europes biggest Local Authority is now in biggest Local Authority is now in big trouble. Its problems began more than a decade ago, when a Landmark Case was brought against the council, which led to it having to pay out more than £1 billion so far in equal pay claims to mostly female staff. But with the authoritys revenue budget, the money it spends on recurrent costs like wages, at £750 million, the announcement of this summer but it had up to £760 million still to find to settle the equal pay claims was a huge blow. And that is on top of the botched roll out of a new it system which has set up back and about £100 million. The City Council Leader who is currently abroad, he says, is part of a long standing
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 may hold. But for those who have been watching the saga closely, in some ways today has felt inevitable. The pressure on this citys finances has been rising and rising, and europes biggest local authority is now in big trouble. The news that their council is, in effect, declaring itself bankrupt has left many People Living in birmingham shocked and angry. Oh my god, ive never heard of such a thin
Up with all that with ruby alice. Build up was one of the main systems of rubiales. The new federation doesnt want to mix rubiales with the new federation. Second thing, the government is pushing a lot to sac vilda. Third, with vilda, No One Spanish World Player will go to the national team, so no way for him to be national coach. So its montse tome who will now take charge she had been part of vildas coaching team. The former levante midfielder won four caps with spain and will take charge of their Upcoming Games against sweden and switzerland this month. Englands mens Football Squad have been training at St Georges Park ahead of their euro 2024 qualifier with ukraine on saturday. Amongst them isjordan henderson. He has given his first interview to the media after leaving liverpool tojoin the saudi pro league. In the interview with the athletic, henderson says he was really hurt after being criticised forjoining al ettifaq. He has been a vocal supporter of the Lgbtq Community same sex
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and stopped from coming to the city two days earlier, the prosecution said enrique tarrio organised, orchestrated and took credit for what happened that day. the 39 year old was dressed head to toe in a prison issue orange jumpsuit as he listened to his lawyers urge thejudge for clemency. the state had asked for 33 years in jail, but as tarrio himself took the stand, he sounded contrite, he apologised for his actions and said he was embarrassed by what he had done. he also said he now believed donald trump had lost the 2020 election. nonetheless, the judge said he should be sentenced to 22 years in jail, and thus the most important and most senior member of the proud boys to take part in the riot of january the 6th will now serve the longest prison sentence yet handed down to orchestrators of what happened that day. more than 1,100 people who participated in or plotted the events of january 6th have been arrested and around 500 of them have been sentenced to prison or house a