Thats down from 3. 9 in the three months to november. It marked the lowest level seen since the November 2022 to january 2023 period. Wage growth slowed again in the britishjobs market. But and this is key it is still outpacing price rises, according to the office for national statistics. Lets hear now from michael stull, director at manpowergroup uk. Michael, what are you expecting to see a little later on . Im always very excited for when the numbers come out. Im expecting a couple of things, one is i do think unemployment will take up a little bit, as you mentioned wage growth is going to slow. We will see vacancies down and underlying all of that in the Labour Market we have two bosses, a cold and hot going on. On the cold and hot going on. On the cold side we have sent a dropping, weve seen hiring slowing down and we are not out of the woods. We are blue business and consumer confidence. Manufacturing pmi is a very low, big into caters. 0n the hot side we see a lot of hiring going
has died at the age of 76. the leaders of the us, britain and australia, meeting in california, have given details of a defence pact that will provide australia with nuclear powered submarines. president biden, uk prime minister rishi sunak and the australian prime minister anthony albanese, have met to confirm the aukus security agreement. the deal is aimed at countering what the three nations see as china s threat in the indo pacific region. our political editor, chris mason, has more from san diego. a pact of old democracies, coming together to counter a new and growing adversary china. australia and the united kingdom are two of america s most stalwart and capable allies. our common values, ourshared vision for a peaceful, prosperous future unite us, all across the atlantic and pacific. this is about projecting power and resolve. the backdrop, a naval base. the images and the words intended to work in unison. the aukus agreement, we confirm here in san diego, represents
money. but if they were in the pain i m in, i think i might go into work tomorrow and get their fingers out. the health secretary says a 35% pay rise is completely unaffordable. also tonight, gary lineker and the bbc agree a deal that sees his return to match of the day. a man has died after a gas explosion at a house in swansea. has died after a gas explosion at a - house in swansea. and house in swansea. michelle yeoh. and the oscars and coming up on the bbc news channel. andy murray takes to the indian worlds court later as he looks to secure a play from the last 16 against fellow britain jack draper. it s the biggest strike by doctors in the history of the nhs. tens of thousands ofjunior doctors across thousands of junior doctors across england thousands ofjunior doctors across england have begun three days of industrial action over pay. they may be called junior but in reality many are very experienced. consultants however are not on strike. junior doctors make up 40%
it s after ministers were accused of using physical force on some conservative mps. an investigation has been launched. ukrainians are told to prepare for power cuts, after russian attacks on the country s energy infrastructure intensify. the full findings of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be published later today, after a seven year investigation. welcome to viewers both in the uk and around the world. liz truss premiership is under even more pressure, after extraordinary scenes at westminster last night, during which ministers were accused of using physicalforce on conservative mps to make sure they voted with the government. the commons speaker has launched an investigation into what happened in the voting lobbies. we now have at least seven tory mps calling for the prime minister and equipped, so let s get an overview of the story so far. earlier today the transport secretary told the bbc the government is still functioning and that the prime minist