Bankrupt Birmingham + Could Reproductive Rights Derail Trump?
b'
Today, we look at the financial crisis at Birmingham City Council, which has led to the \\u201clargest\\u201d budget cut in local authority history + How is IVF impacting the US Presidential Race?
The council is attempting to fill a \\xa3300m budget shortfall over the next two years after effectively declaring itself bankrupt in September. Plans to tackle the deficit over the next two years were signed off by the cabinet on Tuesday ahead of being voted on by the full council on 5 March. Adam speaks to BBC political correspondent Alex Forsyth and Jane Haynes politics editor at Birmingham Live.
Plus, as Alabama\\u2019s supreme court defines frozen embryos as children, many IVF clinics stop their work. To find out more about the reproductive rights debate which is splitting the US Republican party Adam speaks to US special correspondent Katty Kay and chief election & campaign correspondent for CBS News, Robert Costa.\\n \\nYou can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere\\n \\nNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Joe Wilkinson and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
'