happening in thejobs market. employers are growing more cautious, putting off hiring. employees are sticking around longer. one caveat we could see some distortion to the numbers. the auto and actor strikes both ended in november with many returning to work that same month. plus, the end of the year is when many seasonal workers get taken on. now, america s central bank, the federal reserve, will be watching closely that s because slowerjob growth and wage gains will fuel expectations that the fed will leave rates on hold. rates have risen to above 5% from nearly zero since march of last year as it wrestles to bring down inflation. the jobs report is the last significant piece of economic data before the us central bank s rate setting meeting next week. now, we should note that despite expectations for a slowdown, america s labour market remains strong by historical standards. still, if economists frequently use the word resilience to talk about the economy in 2023, they
taken by the military. israel has not said who the men are, but it has confirmed that its forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strip s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operation worthy of that name in the south of gaza. from jerusalem, here s our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon off palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza and we have geo located the video there too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity s darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and th
Two former Prime Ministers, one conservative, one labour, both angry. They have joined forces before to speak against brexit, but now they have strong words for a government planning to alter parts of the treaty which paved the way for leaving the eu less than a year ago. Writing in the sunday times, sirjohn and mr blair said the governments actions were irresponsible, wrong in principle and dangerous in practice. They said it raises questions that go far beyond the impact on ireland, the Peace Process and negotiations for a trade deal, crucial that they are. It questioned the very integrity of oui it questioned the very integrity of our nation. The government has defended the plan, saying it is an unprecedented situation and the powers it will give itself will probably never be used. Powers it will give itself will probably never be usedlj powers it will give itself will probably never be used. I believe that with our determination to seek an agreement, both on the joint committee and
As a piece of bait. Police in belarus detain 250 Anti Government protestors as around 100,000 people return to street demonstrations. Good afternoon. Two former prime ministers have condemned a plan by the government to override elements of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement signed with the eu. In a joint column for the sunday times, sirjohn major and tony blair called the proposal which would break International Law shocking and irresponsible. Thejustice secretary Robert Buckland this morning dismissed the criticism, saying the country is facing an unprecedented situation. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, reports. Two former prime ministers, one conservative, one labour, both angry. They have joined forces before to speak against brexit, but now they have strong words for a government planning to alter parts of the treaty which paved the way for leaving the eu less than a year ago. Writing in the sunday times, sirjohn and mr blair said the governments actions were irresponsible,
As a frankensteins monster of a case. And worth the weight. The 12 hour operation to rescue a baby elephant after it fell down a well in india. A new plan to lift englands lockdown from the 2nd of december will be finalised by government ministers today. The National Lockdown will be lifted, but a new tougher version of the three tiered system of restrictions will replace it. Even the lowest level will be much stricter than before as experts warn that it just wasnt working to control infection rates. 0ur political correspondent, leila nathoo, reports. What will christmas look like this year . Well soon find out. Tomorrow, borisjohnson will confirm to parliament that england is coming out of National Lockdown on the 2nd of december and going back into regional tiers of coronavirus restrictions. The system will be stricter this time round with more areas under tighter rules. Leicesters had tough restrictions for months and infection rates are still high. Its what it is, weve got to keep