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
and blames it on sabotage . tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak pitch for the votes of scottish conservative members at a hustings in perth this evening. a school uniform donation charity, a better fit, says spiralling costs have led to a tenfold increase in demand for free school uniforms. the social enterprise recycles and distributes clothes free of charge to families across cardiff and the vale of glamorgan. garry owen reports. the shelves of the better fit charity distribution centre are loaded with school uniform items such as sweatshirts, bags, shoes and shorts. the project started when one local mother realised she wasn t the only parent who found paying for school uniform a challenge. i came up with an idea to approach the school he was going to and ask if they had any surplus uniform that we could utilise to give to other parents.