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"One third of councils are telling us that if nothing changes in terms of how they're funded, they are going to go bust within five years," he said.

If the firm does go bust, households will still have drinking water and sewerage services.

United sources previously outlined to the BBC's chief football news reporter Simon Stone how it is possible for them to reach an agreement on Sesko, even though co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said earlier this year there was the potential for the club to go bust by Christmas without massive cost-cutting measures.

Her practice, which has eight doctors, is "trying to not go bust", she says, because of increased running charges.

She was forced to absorb the costs and for a while thought she would go bust.