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The financial crisis hit. Wages fell sharply and inflation rose as things like the cost of petrol went up. That led to this long period of pay squeeze and that didnt come to an end until september 20 14. And until today wages have stayed above the cost of living but the gap has been closing and today those lines crossed. Individual incomes on average are going down again. Donna spicer is a Teaching Assistant from south east london. She has faced a pay freeze for four years. South east london. She has faced a pay freeze for four yearsli struggle pay freeze for four years. struggle to eat sometimes. I have no social life. There is no money to go out. And it is a choice of heating and eating. So, one winter we were sitting with blankets, hot water bottles, jackets, jumpers. Low unemployment used to mean higher wages as firms chased good workers. I inflation meant workers demanded increased pay rises but people are still concerned ....
The issue a list of demands in a growing crisis. Welcome to World Leaders today. More than 800 hollings in tower blocks on a Council Estate in camden, north london are being evacuated because of safety concern. Camden council says residents in flat in five towers and the Chalcots Estate will be moved for urgent safety work. It follows the fire in last week in which 79 people died. The last few minutes, we have heard from georgia gould, leader of camden council. She explained why the decision has been made. Ever since the tragic fire at grenfell, we have done everything we can to check the safety of our blog. On wednesday we were first in the queue to check the cladding on our blocks. What we found was the installation was safe but the external cladding was not up to the standard that we wanted and was not fire retardant. ....
It is 8am in singapore, Midnight In London and 8 30am in pyongyang, where speculation has been growing that north korea may be ready to carry out its sixth nuclear test, as soon as this weekend. If so, it would coincide with the anniversary of the birth of the nations founder, kim il sung. And as the word watchers to that, pyongyang has been putting its best foot forward for the journalist. The journalists. Our correspondentjohn sudworth, whose movements are being monitored by authorities there, sent us this report. They poured into Central Pyongyang in their tens of thousands. Of citizens and soldiers alike, north korea has always demanded displays of mass devotion. And, at the front of the crowd, there was kim jong un, celebrating not a Missile Launch or a rocket test, but the construction of pyongyangs newest s ....