to pills to make them easier to swallow and as a thickener in lipstick and mascara. harvesting the wax from palm trees in brazil is an industry in which, according to brazilian authorities, companies are failing to improve working conditions. last year, more than 3,000 workers across all industries were rescued from situations including forced labour and degrading work conditions, which is a ill—year high. in brazilian law, this can amount to slavery—like conditions. the bbc was given exclusive access to a raid with the federal police on a carnauba wax plantation. katy watson has this report from the state of piaui in north—eastern brazil. we're heading to a farm where authorities suspect workers are being exploited. nobody knows we're coming. they want to catch the culprits red—handed. we find the workers sheltering from the midday sun. "who's in charge here?", the lead investigator asks. one by one, the men are interviewed. the boss is nowhere to be seen. it's so hot. we stop for a bit because otherwise the sun would kill us. we can only cope with so much. lunch is chicken feet and rice. people here are famished. so this is one of the water canisters that's being used. it says "for prescription only", so clearly had some kind of medicine in here before. but this is what's used as a drinking canister now. pierre—louis is the biggest producer of carnauba wax. its harvesting provides a livelihood to hundreds of thousands of people in one of brazil's poorest states. it's difficult work. the trees are thorny, the heat exhausting, and the risks of being injured are high. the inspector shows me more breaches of labour laws at the accommodation block. the low ceilings. broken electricity sockets. bare rooms. the boss shows up and has been slapped with a fine of $30,000. this is the third time he's been caught breaking the rules. he's not apologetic. he's angry. the government needs to give small producers like me more of a chance. i have been fighting to survive for some time now. the cost of producing this wax is more than what i receive. edmilson wouldn't go on the record about who he sells to. this is very common, says dulaney. the level of informality in the industry is problematic and makes it impossible to trace from producer to buyer. in 2016, the state, concerned with the number of workers they were rescuing in difficult conditions, asked the top five biggest wax processing companies to sign an agreement committing themselves to improving the supply chain and ending this informality. the bbc was shown the client list of the region's biggest wax processor, brasil cerus. they include big companies like l'0real. according to prosecutors, producers found to have employed workers in conditions analogous to slave labour say they sold wax to brasil cerus even after the company said they'd improve the supply chain. but it's hard to prove because there isn't a paper trail. brasil cerus told the bbc that it only works with suppliers that can prove they comply with labour laws. l'0real says it, too, is committed to ethical sourcing and has implemented an audit programme with its suppliers to ensure due diligence. the investigator, though, says despite those promises, nothing changes. in the 11 years she's been rescuing workers in this industry, the supply chain has consistently been impossible to trace. the precariousness comes from the top down. there is what we call deliberate blindness. it's comfortable for the industry not to see the problems because they don't need to act. they don't need to invest. they don't need to pay. it's an unequal power balance between producers on the ground and the financially powerful businesses further afield and in the carnauba wax industry, many benefit from that divide. katie watson, bbc news. back in 1974, and the eurovision song contest, it was abba's performance of waterloo at the brighton dome that clinched the title and turned an unknown pop group into instant stars. a new exhibition marks 50 years since that moment of pop history, and our reporter sarah smith has been for a trip down memory lane. it was the performance which would steal the show. # my, my. # at waterloo, napoleon did surrender. # oh, yeah... for a week, brighton was in the grip of eurovision fever. this exhibition, a collection of stories from those touched by it. the big story is abba winning eurovision in brighton, which is a huge part of brighton pop history. but underneath that is all of the collective stories and memories from individuals. jacqui 0'byrne was assisting her father, a photographer. they were at the grand hotel to catch abba as they left for the dome. they came out of the lift in the most amazing satin pearls, but the men walked slowly, because they were in platform silver sparkling boots. musician bobby ward was also in the grand that evening watching as the band emerged. so, i gave frida a smile and she gave me a wink back. it was just a moment in time of an unknown band who... it was like i didn't know i was witnessing a slice of musical history. mel bowden was the dj providing music before the show. the whole of brighton was buzzing, there were parties everywhere. it was pretty glamorous for brighton 74. # waterloo, i was defeated you won the war... - carrol theobald was in the audience at the dome. i do remember how outstanding abba was. and we had a scoresheet in our programme, at the back, and i gave them top marks. behind the scenes, chris english, who worked for the electricity board, had spent a week ensuring there would be no problems with power. but it was still touch and go on the night. i suddenly realised that the amount of power that the dome was drawing from the grid had shot up, because they'd put all the house lights on, which had never been on during rehearsals. so, i panicked a bit. the show did go on, though, and at the interval, this was the entertainment. # underground, overground, wombling free... a film of the wombles exploring the area. david grint was asked if he could drive one of them — wellington, as he remembers — around in his buggy. it was a flash of two or three seconds and then something else, so if you blinked, you missed it. but it was well worth doing — my claim to fame. # waterloo, i was defeated, you won the war. _ these images capture abba in brighton before and after the win which would catapult them to fame — a show which 50 years on, those who were there have never forgotten. sarah smith, bbc news. the national living wage goes up tomorrow, rising byjust over a pound, to £11.44 an hour, paid to anyone over the age of 21. the government says it'll boost the wages of the lowest paid by £1,800 a year, as marc ashdown reports. barista sam loves hisjob, but after paying his essential bills he's often left with just a few hundred pounds a month to live on. pay rises just help him stay afloat. i think they balance, because obviously everything else goes up in price so it sort of evens out every single year. maybe for, like, a month you'll be like, "0oh, i've got money this month!" and then it'lljust be, like — the next month will be a bit of a rough one. workers across the uk in some of the lowest—paid jobs are about to get a boost in their pay. the minimum wage will rise from tomorrow. anyone from the age of 16 will see their weights rise... if you are aged 18, 19, or 20, it will go... and the national living which will now be paid to anyone aged over 21 instead of 23. that is going up... that is the largest ever increase in cash terms, and could amount to a large increase in wet spells, of 17%. , ., ., large increase in wet spells, of 17%. y , . large increase in wet spells, of 17%. y ,. ., ., 17%. energy, food price inflation and the cost _ 17%. energy, food price inflation and the cost of _ 17%. energy, food price inflation and the cost of living _ 17%. energy, food price inflation and the cost of living pressures, there is a perfect storm going on here, and on top of this, a 17% increase in the rates bill. when curowin increase in the rates bill. when growing smiths _ increase in the rates bill. when growing smiths launched - increase in the rates bill. when growing smiths launched in - growing smiths launched in manchester in 2014, a cup of coffee was less than £3. prices and wages have crept up, but there is concern atjust how have crept up, but there is concern at just how far costs have crept up, but there is concern atjust how far costs can really be passed on to customers. we atjust how far costs can really be passed on to customers.- atjust how far costs can really be passed on to customers. we are now lookin: at passed on to customers. we are now looking at plus — passed on to customers. we are now looking at plus £4, _ passed on to customers. we are now looking at plus £4, and _ passed on to customers. we are now looking at plus £4, and it _ passed on to customers. we are now looking at plus £4, and it is - passed on to customers. we are now looking at plus £4, and it is not - looking at plus £4, and it is not going to be long before it is £5. that is on the horizon. the question we're asking ourselves is, point is that little cup of coffee in them and become unaffordable? some 14,000 uk businesses — and become unaffordable? some 14,000 uk businesses voluntarily _ and become unaffordable? some 14,000 uk businesses voluntarily pay _ and become unaffordable? some 14,000 uk businesses voluntarily pay an - uk businesses voluntarily pay an even higher so—called real living wage of at least 12 points and ever, and charities want to see more sign up. but tomorrow's the infeasible give a boost to millions of low—paid workers. let's take a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello there. well, this easter weekend, the amount of sunshine we had across the uk varied quite a bit. some of us didn't have any sunshine at all. if you look at the satellite picture, you can see the thicker cloud across parts of england and wales and the brighter skies earlier on across scotland and northern ireland, all part of a much larger rugged area of cloud shrouding many parts of europe. it's a big area of low pressure that's dominating the continent right now. and in the next few days, we are expecting a fair amount of rain. smaller areas of low pressure will come sweeping our way. and with that, outbreaks of rain and at times some strong winds. but it won't be raining all the time. there will be some fair weather in between these weather systems. so the forecast then — through the early hours, we have some rain across the south of the uk, maybe some cracks of thunder. also, this easterly breeze drags in rain bearing cloud into parts of northern england. so quite wet in yorkshire overnight. the temperatures early on monday, 5 in aberdeen, about 7 or 8 in the south. so no huge contrasts across the uk. so easter monday itself then. well, rain at times, that's the headline. but there'll be some sunshine too. i think the thickest of the cloud with the most persistent outbreaks of rain will be across northern england, perhaps around the northwest here, merseyside, the irish sea into eastern areas of northern ireland. either side of that, drier and brighter — i say drier, there will be showers breaking out across southern england. some of them could be thundery, but sunshine in between too. the forecast for tuesday shows that weather front moving northwards, kind of fizzling away, but still damp here. and then the next weather system sweeps into southwestern areas of the uk and then later in the day that rain will track northwards and eastwards across the uk. and here it is on wednesday. in its wake, showers are expected across the bulk of england and wales, and that easterly breeze there in the north of scotland keeping things fairly chilly. for our friends in stornoway, only 7 degrees — even colder than that in lerwick, about 7 in aberdeen, but in the south around 15 degrees. and in fact the south—southwesterly winds will be quite persistent across the bulk of england and wales. so the temperatures will be never that low. but of course often rain clouds in the north, live from london. this is bbc news israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will temporarily hand over power as he requires surgery under general anesthestic. i promise you that this operation that i'm undergoing tonight i will also go through very quickly and i will be back to my duties as fast as possible. a group ofjournalists are among the casualties of an israeli air strike close to a hospital in central gaza. the idf says it hit a command centre used by islamichhad fighters. king charles has attended an easter service in windsor — followed by a walkabout to greet crowds. it's his most significant public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. and pope francis pleads for peace in his easter message. he's been meeting worshippers after easter sunday mass — as thousands gather in st peter's square. and initial results in turkey's municipal elections suggest the strongest ever showing for the main opposition party. hello, i'm tanya beckett.

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