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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. here s 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 ....

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and what a night ahead for sutton united as they host a mighty fa cup match tonight against arsenal at their south london stadium. welcome to bbc news. the legislation designed to allow the government to start the process of brexit takes to the lords this afternoon. it s already been overwhelmingly backed by mps and in just under 30 minutes, peers will open their scrutiny of the bill to trigger article 50. many have already indicated they ll seek to amend the wording on issues such as the single market or allowing eu nationals to stay. theresa may said this morning she didn t want to see anyone holding up what the british people want. let s go live to westminster and speak to oui’ go live to westminster and speak to our correspondent at the houses of parliament, layla nathoo. this is the first time we ll hear from the lords, the first time peers will have their say on the principle of brexit and the government s plans to trigger article 50. we have heard that theresa ....

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continents share the same heritage, values and above all, the same purpose, to promote peace and prosperity through freedom, democracy and the rule of law. and what a night ahead for sutton united as they host a mighty fa cup match tonight against arsenal at their south london stadium. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the legislation designed to allow the government to start the process of brexit takes to the lords this afternoon. it s already been overwhelmingly backed by mps and in just under a few minutes, they ll seek to amend the wording on issues such as the single market. many have already indicated that they ll seek to amend the wording on issues such as the single market or allowing eu nationals to stay. but theresa may said this morning she didn t want to see anyone holding up what the british people want. let s go live to westminster and speak to lelia nathoo our correspondent at the houses of parliament. talk us through the next few hours? what we are ....

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