Kamal ahmed reports. It can all seem a little distant the treasury, the Government Department that publishes the budget, but what this grand office of state says matters for all of us and today it became clear why. The budgets major growth downgrade revealed the amount we earn has not increased for a decade, however hard we work and however far we travel, and those stagnant wages could be with this well into the next decade. Out shopping in basildon, essex, adele and her daughter emily. It is a struggle making ends meet. I have been working years and i have not had a pay rise and i now have a child. Everything else is gone up, rent had gone up, food has gone up. All the other prices gas and electric. We are constantly getting told this is going up, this is going up, but nothing else is going up with it. I asked the head of the institute for fiscal studies why the growth downgrade mattered so much. Economic forecasts may not sound important, but when they mean your earnings and Living S
Uncovered new evidence that could prove his innocence. There are big plans to change our railways to ease pressure points for passengers. We will be speaking to the transport secretary about the details. Good morning. In sport englands women maintain their perfect start in world cup qualifying, super sub fran kirby scoring with her first kick of the game, in a 5 0 win over kazakhstan. And a new drive to get us to reduce the amount of food we throw out. Items that should be stored in the fridge will get new labels. And it may be freezing, but that hasnt stopped matt. He is out and about with the weather. Good morning. Good morning, and we are at hampton pool in west london, with foakes a little bit raver than myself. Folks. A few showers to the north and east but for many of you a lot of sunshine as well. Your full forecast is coming up. Good morning. First our main story the bbc understands that the government has significantly increased the amount of money it is offering to the Europe
Killer Levi Bellfield. North korea test fires another ballistic missile, and claims the entire us mainland is now within its range. And, countless tonnes of perfectly edible food thrown away in the uk every year. A charity calls for better labelling. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that ministers have expressed confidence, they can break the deadlock in the brexit talks, with an improved financial offer, which is understood to be around 40 50 billion euros. The eu negotiating team says that no final agreement has been reached. The sum would be a considerable increase on the amount previously offered by theresa mays government as a so called brexit divorce payment. Ministers hope this will help to move on the talks, to cover a future trading relationship between the uk and the eu. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo has the latest. She hopes shes on her way to sealing the divorce deal. After rounds of meetings, more money now on the table to leave the eu. It is understood that coul
Of president George W Bush and ask him what advice he might give the current us President Donald Trump on a day like today . At 8. 30pm, well be talking to a former north korea analyst for the Us State Department on the latest missile test from pyongyang. Well also be finding out why a town in poland bought tom hanks a carfor his birthday. And our guestsjoining me tonight in the papers are steve hawkes, deputy Political Editor at the sun and dia chakravarty, brexit editor at the telegraph. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, im olly foster. This is sportsday and these are our headlines tonight. The investigation into the ben stokes nightclub brawl has concluded and the cps will decide whether or not to charge the england all rounder. Back in the game. Everton and west brom turn to allardyce and pardew to save their seasons. Two days before the Russia World Cup draw, theres a warning for englands travelling fans. And also on the programme, we catch up with andy murray and he
Detailed confession allegedly from the serial killer Levi Bellfield. Also in the next hour, Prince William wishes his brother and new fiancee all the best ahead of their wedding next spring. While on a trip to finland, the duke of cambridge said he was delighted for the couple but also himself. For me, personally, i hope it means he stays out of my fridge. From other scrounging he has done out of my fridge over the last few years. So it is pretty exciting. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has offered to significantly increase the so called brexit divorce bill, the amount of money its willing to pay the European Union for our departure from it. Its understood the government is now prepared to pay up to 50 billion euros around £41; billion in an attempt to kick start talks on a future trade deal. Back in september, the Prime Minister had said the uk was prepared to pay 20 billion euros. Today, on a surprise visit to iraq, theresa may said the uk was still in negotiat