内容摘要：And in a worrying sign for Mr Zuma, a large section of the crowd left before he finished his lengthy speech, which dwelt on political history.

And in a worrying sign for Mr Zuma, a large section of the crowd left before he finished his lengthy speech, which dwelt on political history.

, said the shortage of social housing in London and “unaffordable” rents in the private sector were putting too much financial pressure on councils.“One of the most crucial things we need to see right now is councils funded for the temporary accommodation they provide," she said.

"The amount of money they get is actually frozen at rates from 2011 so it’s hugely out of step with the market."That means they have lots of financial liability and that’s driving them to bankruptcy.”, the umbrella body that represents London’s 33 local authorities, said London was at "the epicentre of the homelessness crisis with 170,000 households in temporary accommodation”.

It added that London’s local authorities were expected to overspend by a total of £150m on temporary accommodation in the current financial year.It said that would be on top of the £391m they had already budgeted to spend on temporary accommodation.

The government said it recognised councils were "facing challenges" and it had announced £64bn worth of funding.

Family members are entering their ninth year of delivering gifts to the community throughout December.Rosie Walker, of law firm Gilson Gray which is representing the parents, said: "This case will have far reaching implications."

BBC Scotland News understands that the Scottish government is confident that the vast majority of schools in Scotland already offer single-sex lavatories.Ministers are still considering the implication of the Supreme Court judgement and whether any changes will have to be made to toilet provisions.

Ms Walker said all schools in Scotland would now have to "urgently review" whether half of their toilets are for boys and half for girls, as is required by theShe added: "This case, on top of the Supreme Court decision last week, gives focus to the importance of protecting sex-based rights and single-sex spaces."