will be here with a full round up of the days news. first, it s newcast. hello, it is adam in the studio. and laura in the same studio. and chris in the same studio for now. until i vacate the spot for a guest in a bit. so, actually, we have got less covid rules, but we have still got some covid rules, which is actually quite a good summary of whether a plan b still exists or not, because some bits of plan b in england still exist, but some bits of plan b disappear next week. but, it has been quite a dramatic week, where the prime minister s fortunes have ebbed and flowed and then they have relatively flowed, compared to where they were ebbing before. it has all been quite up and down. it has been really up and down. you know, downing street is still in a pretty precarious position, no doubt about that. if i choose my normal metaphor of choice, thejenga tower is very wobbly, some big pieces have been taken out, a few more may be crammed back in, maybe a little bit of scaffold
america. two hundred and forty six birthday. we have so w many wonderful stories to bring to you tonight to display the very best ofal our country. we talked to folks from all across the usa about being an american and what july 4th means. that s right. t i take a trip downo to nashville and sit down with a country artist and very special guest that will include an exclusive live musical performance tonight that you do not want to miss y. and i will take you to new haven, connecticut for a festive independence day celebration. we will hear fromwe americans on the streets of new york tonight at the site of the macy s fireworks show. and get this later tell failure. he s going to joinmy us .. you know, it will be a good time and this is special. we re going to go to and i m ready foret from washington, d.. for the breathtaking parade there. and i go back to my stomping grounds and you re not with my unit, which i can t wait for you guys to see. and of course, there will bee a l
official figures from the office of national statistics showed regular pay, excluding bonuses, rose by 7.8% in may tojuly compared with a year earlier matching the pace of inflation over the same period. however, the unemployment rate increased to 4.3% between may and july compared to 4.2% the month before, and job vacancies fell to below a million. let s hear from our money and work reporter peter ruddick who gave us a breakdown of what the figures mean. let s just run through the two main headlines and what they mean so firstly on wage growth, so as you say, it has finally caught up on inflation in most of the uk, at least, but it is just an average, not everyone will be feeling it. it means it will be following the first time in a year, wage growth. it is just an average, but also it is going to take more than one month s figures to reverse the many changes, people in the uk have been experiencing, it is going to take quite a while for this to recover. the second cav