Other councils are said to be “on the precipice of financial catastrophe” - what's going on?
Just over a year ago all eyes were on Birmingham as it put on a spectacular closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games. At the time, it was said the £700m investment for the Games could be a catalyst for change and the beginning of a “golden decade of opportunity”. But now, the largest local authority in Europe has. Yesterday it issued a section 114 notice, which restricts all but essential spending.
NHS staff are fighting a daily “running battle” against the risks of “catastrophic failure” posed by unsafe concrete found in hospital locations including maternity wards and intensive care units. In one hospital, managers have resorted to providing training to cleaning staff to help spot tell-tale signs of dangerous structural decay, while at another site senior staff have acknowledged that, despite a spend of nearly £75m on ongoing repairs, “structural failure cannot be fully ruled out”.
Russia’s Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK Government, it has been announced – putting the group on par with Isis and some neo-Nazi groups.: “Wagner has been involved in looting, torture and barbarous murders. Its operations in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa are a threat to global security.”
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