hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the value of uk 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 call for inflation matching pay rises with some, such as rail workers, going on strike. but the government claims the employment figures show the resilience of the uk economy. our business correspondent nina warhurst has more details on those uk job figures. average pay is growing faster than for 15 years but what is crucial at the moment, what everybody watching will
Youre watching the context on bbc news. The republican partys search for a new House Speaker continues, with Steve Scalise nominated then dropping out of the race all in a day. Now itsjim jordans turn to try and win over the house. Welcome back. Alljournalists, cameramen and women know that they are putting themselves in grave danger, its a risk weve all taken in conflict zones. And today we saw the horrible consequences of that a videographer from the Reuters News Agency was killed earlier in the day in Southern Lebanon by an israeli rocket. The agency has confirmed the death and said that two of his colleagues have been injured, as well. Reuters said it is deeply saddened by the death and they are urgently investigating with the israeli authorities to understand what happened. Afp and aljazeera say the members of their staff who were in the same position were also injured and hospitalised in that same strike. I want to play you a clip from her International Editor jeremy bowen from t
hamas is officially in effect. all to allow for the long-awaiting release of civilian hostages held by hamas since october 7. 13 expected to be freed by the terror group this morning around 9 a.m. eastern time. you are watching fox and friends first on friday morning, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. they ramped up defense position in the hours leading up to the key west. they were below the al-shifa hospital early this morning and prime minister netanyahu is making it clear the war against hamas is far from over. we will continue with our warnings to eradicate hamas. hamas has promised they will do this again and again and again. they are genocidal terrorist cult. there is no hope for peace if we don t eradicate this murderous movement. todd: trey yingst live where the hostages are expected to arrive by helicopter in just a matter of hours. trey. trey: the first group of hostages is expected to be released to the red cross in just four hours and they will
With properties going to best bids within 24 hours, selling for 15pc over the asking price and “lockout” clauses to keep off gazumping cash buyers, Cornwall’s pandemic property market was frenzied.