内容摘要："It's not been the perfect day," said one Reform figure with a splash of understatement and a smile. "We probably do look a bit silly."

"It's not been the perfect day," said one Reform figure with a splash of understatement and a smile. "We probably do look a bit silly."

"We can not possibly ask victims to go through that again when not one single one of those recommendations has been implemented."Our message to victims is we understand the time for action is long overdue and we are acting. The time for talking is over, the time for action is now," she said.

However, she added the government was not ruling out a future inquiry "because child abuse by its very nature is hidden, it's secretive, and, at various points, I'm sure that more will come out about the scandals that we've heard".Prof Jay will answer questions from MPs on the cross-party Commons home affairs committee about the response to her inquiry's findings, on 21 January.The Birmingham bin strike has led to a 7ft (2m) high dumping ground containing hundreds of rotting bin bags that residents say has become unbearable.

The huge pile of waste in Sparkbrook has built up because people are arriving from out of the area to dump their rubbish, local people say.It has been four weeks since the last collection in the area, but residents say word has got round that if the problem gets "big enough", council teams will be sent to clear it.

The city council has not commented on the claim, but said residents "should not be dumping waste on the street", and should be taking their bin bags to mobile waste centres or recycling depots.

But Negama Bugum, who works at a dental practice opposite one of the huge piles, said people have had problems accessing local rubbish collections.But she hopes to stay alive until her children, both in their early 20s, leave home.

Jeannie is one of about 1,000 people who can’t access a treatment that could extend their lives because it has not been approved for funding on the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.The drug, called Enhertu, can give patients with a specific type of incurable breast cancer an extra six months to live on average.

The health assessment body, NICE, is the only organisation around the world so far to say no to the drug for this condition. It says that it is too expensive for the NHS to fund.The decision applies in England - but Wales and Northern Ireland will follow this guidance too.