explosions and a fire have been reported. the mum of dame deborahjames speaks for the first time about her daughter s legacy in riasing awareness of bowel cancer. we were given three to five days deborah lived eight weeks. that eight weeks was probably, in one way, the best eight weeks we ve had together as a family. and animal charities say they are the busiest they ve ever been as people are struggling to afford their pets. the value of people s wages has fallen at the fastest rate since records began after taking into account the rising cost of living. household budgets are being squeezed by rising food, fuel and energy costs. average pay fell by 3% between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. that means prices are rising at an even faster rate, despite growth in regular pay excluding bonuses. meanwhile, job vacancies continued to increase, although the rate is slowing. the rise in the cost of living has prompted workers and unions across several industries to
cost of living crisis. we hear from the charity helping families who are struggling to make ends meet. liverpool s frustrating start to the season continues as their new summer signing darwin nunez sees red before luis diaz rescues a point against crystal palace. good morning. a cooler day ahead today, the rain we have at the moment across southern and eastern scotland were clear, leaving righteous skies behind. dryerfor northern ireland but still the risk of heavy thundery downpours almost anywhere across england and wales. they will be hit and mist. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 16th august. our main story. dame deborahjames raised millions for charity and was an inspiration to so many people living with bowel cancer. now her mum heather has spoken for the first time since her daughter s death, to our reporter graham satchell, about her final days with deborah and her long lasting legacy. dame deborahjames, surrounded by herfamily at her mum and dads h
life for the 0 dowds has changed. little bit of a pinch now. yeah. reel off the many and varied places you would normally be travelling to in the summer holidays. benidorm, turkey, new york. disneyland! portugal and disneyland. and this year? we ve been to butlins. it s tough, isn t it? cos you ve got two good incomes coming in and you just can t afford to do the things you used to do. no. dad lee tells me he s working overtime every possible weekend. once i stop working overtime, that s really where it hits you in the pocket. do you notice dad s working more, elliot? i had to explain to them, when you re on your own, dad, can you come home? no, i m working tonight. i say to me little lad that i m just going for milk.
which they can t afford to do. the only certainty they now face is that prices will continue to rise, things will get more difficult, and next year they will be evicted. so to be able to come out and give them this day, you know, with everything. few will escape this squeeze even with two salaries coming into their household, life for the 0 dowds has changed. little bit of a pinch now. yeah. reel off the many and varied places you would normally be traveling to in the summer holidays. benidorm, turkey, new york. disneyland! portugal and disneyland. and this year? we ve been to butlins. it s tough, isn t it? cos you ve got two good incomes coming in and you just can t afford to do the things you used to do. no. dad lee tells me he s working overtime every possible weekend. once i stop working overtime, that s really where it