duress and that hamas has provided no evidence for that claim that these two men were killed in israeli air strikes, but clearly deeply upsetting for all the families concerned. israel says more than 100 hostages are still being held by hamas. and there is no sign, as yet, that negotiations to free them are making any progress. let s go live to oliver mcternan, director of forward thinking, who has worked in hostage negotiation for over 20 years. he played a key role in the negotiations surrounding the release of the israeli soldier gilad shalit, held hostage by hamas for five years. good to have you back on the programme tonight is a very sad circumstances without the israeli army said tonight to hamas media was the brutal use of innocent hostages. how do you think it will affect the debate in israel? will it harden the resolve of the israeli government or put more pressure on them? first of all, put more pressure on them? first of all. christian. put more pressure on them
at stansted as heathrow extends its passenger cap to the end of october. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress, booed off stage at the oscars almost 50 years ago. good afternoon. new figures suggest the real value of wages, has fallen at its fastest rate since records began, leading to further concerns about the cost of living. the office for national statistics says regular pay, excluding bonuses, was up a.7% between april and june this year, compared to 2021. but taking inflation into account, wages are actually down 3%, hit by the rising cost of goods and services. the government says it recognises people are struggling with high prices, but is providing direct financia help for millions on low incomes. here s our economics correspondent, andy verity. from the outside, a.7% is the best average pay rise for years. but the inside story is the average worker is dealing with astronomical price rises that more than cancel that out. aiming to attract the insta
And tonight, according to one former british navy elcome tchief, we are just six s away from world war three. The middle east is a tinderbox ready to blow the media mob is spreading nothing but hamas propaganda at a breakneck pace. Americas current socalled leaders there are totally, completely incompetent. But its not just biden and his socialist friends in the hamas caucus. Another democrat, named sheilain jackson lee, was named one ofot the meanest Memberalist Frs Of S by her own staff and for pretty good reason. Weve not been able to independently confirm the audio youre about to here. But listen to this profanity laced tirade allegedly from the congresswoman directed at a long suffering member of her staff. Dio take a listen. He i dont want to do a bad thing. I want you to havear butrofanit. I want you to read it. I want you to say, congresswoman. Thats what i want. All right, houston. And i mean, houston, texas, you have a problem. Congresswoman lee is now running to be the next
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almost 20 years ago. on this chart, the red line shows what s happened to pay rises in the past decade, and the blue line shows how often that s fallen behind the average three month figure for inflation. labour is pressing its plan for much more government support with the cost of living. this wage stagnation has been going on for ten years, - so i really understand just how people are struggling. - it s one of the reasons that we - announced our energy price freeze yesterday, to keep those bills down, and to make the choice that - the oil and gas companies in the i north sea should pay a windfall tax to help people who are struggling through the winter period, - so it s further evidence, i think, of the pressurel that so many millions of people are under. i it s the biggest drop in living standards since the silverjubilee, way back in 1977, according to the living standards think tank the resolution foundation. the government said today s figures show the jobs market remained resilie