explosions and a fire have been reported. the mum of dame deborahjames speaks for the first time about her daughter s legacy in riasing awareness of bowel cancer. we were given three to five days deborah lived eight weeks. that eight weeks was probably, in one way, the best eight weeks we ve had together as a family. and animal charities say they are the busiest they ve ever been as people are struggling to afford their pets. the value of people s wages has fallen at the fastest rate since records began after taking into account the rising cost of living. household budgets are being squeezed by rising food, fuel and energy costs. average pay fell by 3% between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. that means prices are rising at an even faster rate, despite growth in regular pay excluding bonuses. meanwhile, job vacancies continued to increase, although the rate is slowing. the rise in the cost of living has prompted workers and unions across several industries to
the wettest part of the uk in recent others, heavy thunderstorms rolling into the sussex coast, 19 millimetres of rain a day few others at shaw on a port and now the heavy, fun to be showers are pushing north. but there are gaps in the rain, not every bit of ground is getting a decent soaking, some areas are staying dry. more rain further west, somerset has had some heavy falls. this afternoon we will see thunderstorms hanging back across the west country but perhaps more of a focus for the midlands and east anglia. behind the showers in the south east there could be thunderstorms in their own right, notjust thunderstorms in their own right, not just as thunderstorms in their own right, notjust as part of thunderstorms in their own right, not just as part of that thunderstorms in their own right, notjust as part of that band. it is becoming drier. floods in northern ireland this afternoon but quite a legacy of cloud. largely fine for scotland and northern ireland overnight, t
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
of hot and dry conditions. tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak pitch for the votes of scottish conservative members at a hustings in perth this evening. the uk s largest dog welfare charity, the dogs trust, says it s being inundated with inquiries from people wanting to hand over their animals. a rise in the cost of living, including things like pet food and vet bills, has led to some dog owners making the difficult decision to rehome their pets. 0ur social affairs reporter, eleanor lawrie is here. tell us what you know. this is another sad tell us what you know. this is another sad consequence i tell us what you know. this is another sad consequence of l tell us what you know. this is l another sad consequence of the tell us what you know. this is i another sad consequence of the cost of living crisis. animal charities say they are seeing families who come in the past, they could budget for their beloved household pet, and now they just don t for their beloved house
good morning, welcome to bbc news. i m victoria derbyshire, and here are your headlines at nine o clock. the value of pay is falling at the sharpest rate on record. according to official statistics, average wages fell by 3% in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation. tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak pitch for the votes torrential rain and thunderstorms are forecast across england and wales, as experts warn of sudden flooding after weeks of hot and dry conditions. tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak pitch for the votes of scottish conservative members at a hustings in perth this evening. for the second time in a week, russia says an ammunition depot has exploded in crimea.