there was any connection between that debt and the fate of nazanin and other dual nationals, but if that debt has been paid, which would probably have involved delicate conversations with the americans because of sanctions, that really suggests that something may have broken and this logjam which has held her in detention for all of these years could soon be over, but let s not get ahead of ourselves. richard ratcliffe has been through hell containing on her behalf, has had moments in which he felt release was imminent only to have his hopes dashed, we do not know if we are there yet. dashed, we do not know if we are there et. ., ., dashed, we do not know if we are there et. ., ,, , ., ., new figures show that wages are still failing to keep up with the rising cost of living. the office for national statistics says that in effect that means average pay excluding bonuses shrank by 1% in the three months to january, compared with a year earlier. the unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in
are playing games here. were going to be talking in the next 20 minutes or so to the chief executive of amnesty international in the uk which has been campaigning for all that time for her release and the release of other dual nationals who were held in tehran. new figures show that wages are still struggling to keep up to the rising cost of living. the office for national statistics says that in effect that means average pay, excluding bonuses, shrank by 1% in the three months to january, compared with a year earlier. the unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in the most recent quarter, as our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. it s all go at this giant warehouse in corby, northamptonshire, which caters for the booming market in alcohol delivered to your home. existing staff are at full tilt, but what s holding business back is an increasingly intractable
with the rising cost of living. the office for national statistics says that in effect that means average pay excluding bonuses shrank by 1% in the three months to january, compared with a year earlier. the unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in the most recent quarter as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. it s all go at this giant warehouse in corby, northamptonshire, which caters for the booming market in alcohol delivered to your home. existing staff are at full tilt, but what s holding business back is an increasingly intractable problem they can t get enough new staff to cater for demand, even though they re using three different local recruitment agencies. what we ve also done is launched a refer a friend scheme, which has been proved really, really popular. so if somebody introduces somebody into our organisation, after that person s passed their probationary review, the person that made the introduction will be given £1,000 by means of a reward. so that s prov