you re watching bbc news. now is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m paul scott live at the bbc sport centre. a hammer blow as arsenal drop points in the premier league title race with west ham coming from 2 0 down to earn a draw. chelsea s quest for the treble is still on as emma hayes side reach the women s fa cup final with a narrow victory over aston villa. and jessica gadirova leads the way for great britain with a third gold medal at the european gymastics championships in turkey. hello and welcome to the programme. it could turn out to be a pivotal sunday at both ends of the premier league, after west ham came from 2 0 down to earn a point against league leaders arsenal. it s a result that leaves the gunners 4 points clear of second placed manchester city having played a game more. whilst it s a boost to west ham s survival chances. olly foster reports. with manchester city breathing down their necks, arsenal knew they could ill afford any more slip
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
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
welcome along to sportsday. we ll start in manchester, where thousands lined the streets to bid a final farewell to one of england s greatest ever footballers, sir bobby charlton. the funeral of the 1966 world cup winner and manchester united legend took place at manchester cathedral. the bbc s sports editor dan roan has more. applause a final farewell for, arguably, english football s greatest ever figure. here at the stadium where he is immortalised, thousands paying tribute to sir bobby charlton earlier as his funeral cortege passed old trafford, home of the club where he made more than 750 appearances. members of united s youth teams forming a guard of honour as the hearse drove past, the ground adorned with images depicting a glittering career. he s a gentleman and a legend. do you know what i mean? he had time for everybody. now, we ve been to different countries, and they said, manchester, bobby charlton. everybody knew him. at manchester cathedral, meanwhile, 1,000
welcome along to sportsday. we ll start in manchester where thousands lined the streets to bid a final farewell to one of england s greatest ever footballers, sir bobby charlton. the funeral of the 1966 world cup winner and manchester united legend took place at manchester cathedral. the bbc s sports editor dan roan has more. a final farewell for arguably english football s greatest ever figure here at the stadium where he s immortalised thousands, paying tribute to sir bobby charlton earlier as his funeral cortege past old trafford, home of the club where he made more than 750 appearances. members of united s youth teams forming a guard of honour as the hearse drove past the ground, adorned with images depicting a glittering career. he s a gentleman and a legend. you know, i mean, he had time for everybody. manchester cathedral. meanwhile, a thousand guests, including the fa president, prince william, legendary former united manager sir alex ferguson, and a host of other foo