Trouble for Sports Direct, as the retailers Financial Results show a fall in earnings. Reality asserts itself at lords after a nightmare day yesterday. They have a face saving victory in the test match. And tens of thousands of gamers are gathered in new york for the World Championship of fortnite with more prize money on offer than wimbledon. Borisjohnson says his plan to recruit 2,000 new Police Officers across england and wales, will begin within weeks, and completed in just three years. This would restore officer numbers back to levels not seen for a decade, after cuts under the coalition government, and successive conservative administrations. The move has been welcomed, but there are warnings of logistical challenges, including a lack of training instructors. Our home affairs correspondent, Daniel Sandford has the story. The passing out parade this month at hendon, the Biggest Police college in the country, as forces in england and wales started to turn their backs on ten years o
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
Stoneman made half centuries and so england can go happy into the second day Alastair Cook went. Thanks. Tomasz has all the weather. Some cold weather around, some frost, but also sunshine. Thanks, thomasz. Also coming up talking her way to the top. Well meet the teenage girl whos become the First State School pupil to win a top eton debating prize. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Lets prove you wrong thats the chancellor Philip Hammonds message to the economists whose bleak forecasts cast something of a shadow over his budget yesterday. The chancellor said clarity around brexit would increase Consumer Confidence and lead to higher growth in the economy but labour accuses mr hammond of being cut off from the real lives of people. Our Political Correspondent Eleanor Garnier reports. The governments own fortunes might not have been completely rebuilt but the chancellors difficult day passed off better than many had hoped, and at a Building College in leeds both he and the Prime Mi
Which went missing over a week ago. An exclusive look inside the saudi hotel where prominent figures continue to be held as part of a campaign against corruption. As far as detention centres go, this one is beyond compare. Luxury swimming pool, restaurant, a gym. And we talk to the british actor widely tipped for an oscar for his film portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, well have the latest from the europa league. Arsenal top their Group Despite losing in cologne. Good evening. British workers are facing an unprecedented two decades without any rise in average earnings, according to the leading Economic Research group, the institue for fiscal studies. It says the forecasts published with yesterdays budget made for pretty grim reading, with government borrowing still going up and austerity continuing. Its predicted that average earnings in 2022 could still be less than they were in 2008. But the chancellor has said hes confident he can defy the gl
Hello. The Argentine Navy says it believes there was an explosion close to the last known location of a submarine that went missing with 44 crew members on board. The blast, described as abnormal and violent, was detected around the time the submarine sent its last signal. A Huge International search effort is under way to locate the vessel. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. Its known as the silent service. But theres been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. The search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. Now, more worrying news scientists confirm theyve detected an abnormal sound underwater near her last known location. An Argentine Navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event consistent with an explosion. Its a bitter blow for relatives. Just a few days ago theyd been wrongly told there may have been attempts by the submarine to make contact. Now they feel bet