but not fast enough to keep up with price rises. our economics correspondent, andy verity, has more details. all good? business has been challenging, up and down. it has been consistently inconsistent. one day we are super busy, we can t keep up. the next day we don t have any work on. a year ago, construction companies like this builder of grand design style renovations, based near heathrow airport, were struggling to cope with the surge in demand for new projects as the economy bounced back from the pandemic. there was no lack of work, but profits were squeezed by the rocketing cost of raw materials and the shortage of skilled staff that sent wages soaring. it is difficult to meet demand when there is also less money in the jobs because the cost of labour has risen so much. so we have labourers earning the money which plumbers and carpenters were earning, like, two and a half, three years ago. but everybody wants the job to be cheaper because they have no certainty and the
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what is the latest? in the three decades of what is the latest? in the three decades of violence what is the latest? in the three decades of violence that - what is the latest? in the three | decades of violence that marked what is the latest? in the three - decades of violence that marked the troubles in northern ireland, 1972 was its bloodiest year. it was in january that 13 people were killed and more than 15 injured when soldiers from the army s parachute regiment opened fire on a civil rights march here in londonderry. that they became known as bloody sunday. in the wake of what happened a man called soldier f, we cannot tell you his name because of an order, has been practising due to the murder of two men. he is also facing charges of five counts of attempted murder. today at londonderry courtjudge ruled that he is witness statements, from five soldiers who saw what happened that day, were admissible in this case. it is considered to be crucial
it is like playing russian roulette. alistair produces and packs eggs, and even though his entire business is based on the hens being happy, he says he is keeping them in as a single infection would be so devastating. i do not think at the moment there is enough evidence to suggest that the wild bird population is free from the disease. so, whilst the birds are housed and they are controlled in an environment which is protected from wild birds, we are taking one risk out of it. the easing of restrictions is unlikely to have an immediate impact on egg shortages, which are linked notjust to bird flu but to farmers leaving the industry. expect free range produce to be back in supermarkets by the end of the week. were coming to the end of the programme a few things where juggfing programme a few things where juggling and keeping an eye on one is the speech from bill clinton in