Tag: repair
Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine War European leaders pledge to assemble a “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia, which they hope could win the backing of a skeptical President Trump. transcript By Mark Landler and Stephen Castle Reporting from London European leaders raced on Sunday to salvage Ukraine’s ruptured relationship with…
Schools tell BBC about ‘astronomical’ bills as 25-year repair contract heads into meltdown
Schools across a city are caught up in an increasingly bitter row over repairs, with some telling the BBC they’ve had to fight to get work done while paying “astronomical” charges over 25 years. The Stoke-on-Trent schools are all locked into a multi-million-pound Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract, meaning they pay a company to keep…