more evidence that wages are failing to keep pace with the cost of living earnings are down 1.2% from last year when adjusted for inflation, their biggest fall since 2013. a woman convicted of killing a one year old boy she was hoping to adopt. her lawyersaid one year old boy she was hoping to adopt. her lawyer said she lost it over his crying. wayne rooney tells a libel trial that the fa wanted rebekah vardy to calm down during the european championships six years ago. the queen has made a surprise visit to the new london elizabeth line ahead of its opening next week. welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has confirmed the government will introduce legislation that would change parts of the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland known as the protocol. she told parliament that britain would prefer a negotiated settlement with the eu, but failing that, it would pass a law to change the protocol to make trade easier in an attempt to encourage