hi, dodd. not seen you for a while. how have you been, you big giraffe? sally laughs. good morning. with one game to go before the world cup begins, how gareth southgate s future s the spotlight, a year after leading england to the euros final. good morning. we ve currently got some rain in the south east which will clear away and for all of us we are looking at a day of sunshine and showers and a noticeable wind too, and feeling chilly in that wind. i will have all the details about this mornings programme. good morning, everybody. it s monday 26th september. our main story. the pound has fallen to its lowest level against the us dollarfor 50 years. the record slump came after the government unveiled tax cuts funded by huge increases in borrowing. let s talk more to nina about this. how did this all start? a drop to around $1 how did this all start? a drop to around s1that s how did this all start? a drop to around $1 that s the how did this all start? a drop to around $
Its tuesday, october the 24th. Our main story. Two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. Yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. The women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 oclock local time last night. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the details. Freed after more than two weeks in captivity. In a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the International Committee of the red cross. Not before 85 year old Yocheved Lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, shalom, hebrew for peace. Hamas is designated a Terrorist Group by many weste
and late yesterday, the chancellor announced the minimum wage is to go up by more than a pound, to £11.44 per hour, from april next year. and jeremy hunt decided the rate would also apply to 21 and 22 year olds for the first time. here s our econmics corrrespondent, andy verity. ona cold, on a cold, damp day at the south london market, ask what they want the government to do something about and you will hear two big concerns that haven t gone away. energy and food. , ., , ., , food. used to get six or seven oran . es food. used to get six or seven oranges for food. used to get six or seven oranges for a food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now it i food. used to get six or seven i oranges for a pound, now it has five. lemons, ten for a pound, now 87 for a pound. it is hard for the customer, it is hard for the customer, it is hard for us as well.