there. and there is the handshake. and that is it. in their go. it is about 10.40 now, and we are told that their talks will only last about 45 minutes or so, so it is a very short trip to downing street, isn t it? it very short trip to downing street, isn t it? . , very short trip to downing street, isn t it? , , , ., very short trip to downing street, isn t it? . , . ., j isn t it? it is very short. by the wa , if isn t it? it is very short. by the way. if anyone isn t it? it is very short. by the way, if anyone is isn t it? it is very short. by the way, if anyone is wondering i isn t it? it is very short. by the i way, if anyone is wondering what were all those shouts? that was the press photographers that i ve been mentioning, they were, like, sir, sir, give us a wave, give us something! sir, give us a wave, give us something! sir, give us a wave, give us somethina! . , . ., , ., , . something! u.s. secretary of state blinken, something! u.s. secretary of state blinken. as s
northern ireland spotlight northern ireland spotlight investigation into his activities. investigation into his activities. scappaticci, who always denied scappaticci, who always denied he was the army agent stakeknife he was the army agent stakeknife is thought to be linked is thought to be linked to the murders of over 20 people. to the murders of over 20 people. his death was announced in april. his death was announced in april. and you can see the spy who got and you can see the spy who got away with murder on the bbc away with murder on the bbc iplayer tonight at 10.40pm. iplayer tonight at 10.40pm. let s look at the cost of living let s look at the cost of living during the supermarket shop. during the supermarket shop. coffee and chocolate have helped drive prices coffee and chocolate have helped drive prices to a new high in the year to may. to a new high in the year to may. accroding to the british retail accroding to the british retail consortium, the overall rate a n
it s thought the average household could end up paying as much as £2,000 per year, about £500 more than the current average. now let s talk about your energy bill. this winter, the government is subsidising us all, so the average annual household bill wouldn t come to more than £2,500, but of course, if you use more than average, your bill can be higher than that figure. the chancellor has already said he won t continue with that level of support, but its expected there will be some kind of cap in place with support targeted at poorest households. now, you ve probably noticed your money isn t going as far as it used to, but millions of people could be set to get a pay rise as the minimum wage for people aged over 23 goes up by 90p, to £10.40 per hour. that s slightly below the increase in the cost of living, and there are also questions about pay rises for public sector workers such as nurses and teachers. pensioners, though, are expected
targeted at poorest households. now, you ve probably noticed your money isn t going as far as it used to, but millions of people could be set to get a pay rise as the minimum wage for people aged over 23 goes up by 90p, to £10.40 per hour. that s slightly below the increase in the cost of living, and there are also questions about pay rises for public sector workers such as nurses and teachers. pensioners, though, are expected to see their payments go up in line with inflation as the prime minister previously promised. and as well as impacting your personal finances, today s announcement will affect the services we all use as well. the chancellor is reported to want to save around £35 billion, which could put a strain on the budgets for things like schools, the police and social care. we won t know until later this morning what decisions he s made,
unit price for businesses and for consumers is going to be financed by the tax on the super profits, by the windfall tax. the the tax on the super profits, by the windfall tam windfall tax. the next question is from stuart- windfall tax. the next question is from stuart. he windfall tax. the next question is from stuart. he says windfall tax. the next question is from stuart. he says even - windfall tax. the next question is from stuart. he says even if- windfall tax. the next question is from stuart. he says even if the. from stuart. he says even if the national wage increases to £10.40 per hour for over 23 national wage increases to £10.40 per hourfor over 23 is, that will be more than wiped out by the increasing energy costs, it all comes to energy, so how can this be fair or proportionate, says stuart? i guess this comes back to the government signposting very clearly the difficult decisions that were going to be made, so a broad welcome from many people for that increasin