at stansted as heathrow extends its passenger cap to the end of october. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress, booed off stage at the oscars almost 50 years ago. good afternoon. new figures suggest the real value of wages, has fallen at its fastest rate since records began, leading to further concerns about the cost of living. the office for national statistics says regular pay, excluding bonuses, was up a.7% between april and june this year, compared to 2021. but taking inflation into account, wages are actually down 3%, hit by the rising cost of goods and services. the government says it recognises people are struggling with high prices, but is providing direct financia help for millions on low incomes. here s our economics correspondent, andy verity. from the outside, a.7% is the best average pay rise for years. but the inside story is the average worker is dealing with astronomical price rises that more than cancel that out. aiming to attract the insta
a new dual covid vaccine will form part of the uk s autumn booster campaign the jab targets both the original covid and omicron variants. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress, booed off stage at the oscars, almost 50 years ago. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. new figures suggest the real value of wages, has fallen at its fastest rate since records began, leading to further concerns about the cost of living. the office for national statistics says regular pay, excluding bonuses, was up 4.7% between april and june this year, compared to last year. but taking inflation into account, it s actually down 3%, hit by the rising cost of goods and services. the government says it recognises people are struggling with high prices, but is providing direct financial help for millions on low incomes. here s our economics correspondent, andy verity. from the outside, 4.7% is the best average pay rise for years. but the inside story is the average worker is deal
a difficult winter ahead and it s difficult to believe that either candidate won t have to do something big for support families. toms. candidate won t have to do something big for support families. big for support families. tony, good to see yom big for support families. tony, good to see yom tony big for support families. tony, good to see you. tony bonsignore - big for support families. tony, good to see you. tony bonsignore at - to see you. tony bonsignore at westminster. a court has been hearing how the former manchester united footballer, ryan giggs, told police his head clashed with his then girlfriend, during a row over a mobile phone, but the blow wasn t deliberate. he s accused of controlling behaviour and assault, towards kate greville and her younger sister. he denies all of the charges. take us through what happened today. clive, the first thing the former player did was admit to a jury that he had been called. emitted he was a flirt and he was unable to resist wome
a court has been hearing how the former manchester united footballer, ryan giggs, told police his head clashed with his then girlfriend, during a row over a mobile phone, but the blow wasn t deliberate. he s accused of controlling behaviour and assualt, towards kate greville and her younger sister. he denies all of the charges. matt graveling is at manchester crown court. this morning, a jury heard more details from ryan giggs about his relationship with kate greville, and also what he says happened on the 1st of november, in which he was alleged to have assaulted kate greville and her younger sister. on that night, he was arrested by police and in the following weeks he gave a couple of preprepared statements in which he said kate and i got into an argument which resulted in a tussle over my phone. she caught me in the face, causing bleeding to the mouth. i may have caught her and her sister in the incident, but i did not intend any harm. i asked her to leave my house, but sh
this is bbc news. i m clive myrie. the headlines at 5pm. more evidence of the rising cost of living. new figures show regular pay, adjusted for price hikes, falls 3%, between april and june. when you take into account inflation, the highest level for a0 years, it means wages fell for about the fastest rate since records began almost 20 years ago. a court hears the former footballer ryan giggs, told police his head clashed with his then girlfriend, but it wasn t deliberate. he s accused of controlling behaviour and assault, and denies all of the charges. tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak will be pitching for the votes of scottish conservative members at a hustings in perth this evening. ryanair adds 500 flights