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
On gaza and so clearly, the focus today has been on gaza and the attempt to get a depot on gaza and the attempt to get a depot ih on gaza and the attempt to get a depot in egypt. We on gaza and the attempt to get a depot in egypt on gaza and the attempt to get a depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortl , depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly. But depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly, but there depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly, but there has depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly, but there has been depot in egypt. We will talk on that l shortly, but there has been renewed fighting on the Northern Border and further exchanges of fire between the israeli and backed hezbollah and Israeli Forces. Hezbollah which is backed by iran. The border skirmishes have raised concerning israel that it could now face a war on two fronts. Our Correspondent Reports on the latest developments from lebanon. Reports on the latest developments from lebanon reports on the l
Weather prospects. Before we do that, we havejust had weather prospects. Before we do that, we have just had an update on the last few minutes. We were talking earlier about storm babet. We are just hearing from Angus Council that it is telling 350 households that they must evacuate in the brechin. That news is through in the brechin. That news is through in the brechin. That news is through in the last few minutes and that gives you a sense of the scale of that situation. Lets get a Weather Forecast wherever you live in the country. Chris fawkes is here with the weather. A lot of difficult at times coming. Ifeel this isjust the a lot of difficult at times coming. I feel this is just the start of it. The met office have issued a rare red warning covering angus where we have seen evacuations and also aberdeenshire, dundee, perth and kinross. It is the chelation of rain building up over the next few days that will cause problems with flooding from various parts of the country as we will
Details later. Its thursday 19th october. Around 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by President Biden. Egypt has agreed to let the humanitarian supplies enter via the Rafah Crossing but its unlikely to happen until friday. Announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid would be stopped, if any supplies were taken by hamas, which is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk. Rishi sunak will also arrive in tel aviv this morning, as part of a two day visit to The Middle East. With the latest, heres our correspondent wyre davies. As trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side of the gaza egypt border, the un and aid agencies have been increasingly alarmed at the unfolding humanitarian crisis. On a visit to israel which lasted barely a day, while reaffirming his steadfast support, joe biden also pressed the case for aid for gazas 2. 5 million palestinian citizens many of whom are struggling to get access to food, water and medical su
Pool in north devon. And its war at Waterloo Station, in london, as signalling problems caused delays for commuters, for commuters, on the very day it fully reopened after a month of engineering works. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President donald trump has arrived in texas to assess the damage caused by storm harvey, as floodwaters across the state continue to rise. In houston, more than 30,000 thousand people have been forced from their homes due to the Tropical Storm, which has set a new record for rainfall in the state. The rain has been falling since last friday. Some places have seen more than a meter of rain. The greatest danger may be yet to come, with floodwaters rising in several rivers. A major dam to the west of houston has begun overflowing as harvey pushes the reservoir past capacity. Engineers have tried to prevent nearby communities from being inundated by releasing some of the water held by addicks dam. Around 160 kilometers west of houston is the Small Commun