truss also face questions over the scottish government s plans for a second independence referendum. a year ago today the desperation of afghans trying to flee their country we have a special report on those who helped the west but were left behind. the treatment of american indians today by the film industry. and nearly 50 years after actress sacheen littlefeather was booed off the stage, an apology from the organisers of the oscars. and coming up on the bbc news channel, great britain s lois toulson and kyle kothari take gold in the mixed io metre synchro platform dive. the commonwealth silver medallists took it on the final of their five dives to beat the ukrainian team. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began. just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently by 4.7% betwee
assaulting his former partner, and her sister. we report from wyoming where a key political battle is taking place seen as a test of donald trump is s continuing appeal. and 20 years of radio 1xtra celebrating black music and culture. and coming up on the bbc news channel: mixed relay gold for great britain in the 4x200m freestyle at the european aquatics championships in rome. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently as you can see by this red line by 4.7% between april and june this year. but that s been massively outpaced by inflation. as you can see the blue line, which represents the rate at which prices are rising, is running well above wage growth and is fully expected to increase further with the latest figures out tom
on the baltic coast. after the floods, the struggle to reach millions of people affected by the rising waters in bangladesh and north east india. and, after meeting preisdent zelensky in ukraine, the hollywood actor ben stiller tells the bbc he praises the spirit of the people. these are just people like you and i who have been caught in a circumstance totally beyond their control of. nobody wants to flee from their home. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. three us republican state officials have been describing the direct pressure they were put under by donald trump and his team to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. in an, at times, emotional testimony to the congressional committee, they described threats of violence directed at them from trump supporters when they refused to bow to the pressure. we have various groups come by, and they have had video panel trucks with videos of me, proclaiming
on the baltic coast. after the floods, the struggle to reach millions of people affected by the rising waters in bangladesh and north east india. and, the hearing into last month s mass school shooting in texas, is told the police could have stopped the gunman after three minutes, but officers put their own lives before the children s. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. threats, intimidation and unbearable pressure. this was the story of the latest congressional hearings investigating alleged attempts by donald trump and his allies to overturn the election result of 2020. and those claims came from republican officials, some of whom spoke of mr trump s direct involvement. three state officials delivered often emotional testimony, revealing the intense pressure they were under. the hearing also heard from poll workers, who said they had been falsely accused of carrying out a fake ballot scheme to skew the vote, which had led to them facing intimidat
Welcome to the programme. To our top story developing out of morocco, where its a race against time for Rescue Workers trying to reach villages in the Atlas Mountains which have been hardest hit by a massive earthquake. The red cross has warned of a disaster within a disaster if water and food aid dont reach survivors. The death toll continues to rise and is now past 2,000 with a similar number injured in hospitals. Fridays 6. 8 magnitude earthquake struck 45 miles south west of the tourist hub of marrakesh. The bbc s nick beake has the latest. Thousands are spending a third night out in the open, many buildings have been damaged here, lots of people are too scared to sleep back indoors. But really, it is in the Atlas Mountains, those remote communities have suffered so much, where the greatest number of people have lost their lives. Early this morning we set out in that direction and the further we got, the war damage. Eventually we reached one particular village where it was immediat