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 didn t 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 about asking for a pay rise while the public
sex abuse ring. it was a harrowing, hard watch and has been praised for how close to the truth it was. there is no such thing as a child prostitute. what there is is a child who was being abused. by two? by men who was being abused. by two? by men who pick on vulnerable girls. well, a little later we ll be talking to sarah rowbotham, the sexual health worker who blew the lid on the scandal. hello, welcome to the programme. we re live until ”am this morning. lots coming up today, that special report on autistic children undergoing shock therapy in america, is it cruel or a way of helping them have a better life? do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today brexit dominated the televised leaders debate, which was held last night despite the absence of theresa may and jeremy corbyn. the itv event saw little disagreement between the lib d
audience for 45 minutes each. theresa may will go first and jeremy corbyn second. the order was decided by a draw. we ll bring you the full debate at 8.30pm, with on screen analysis on the bbc news channel. we ll have the latest reaction from the bbc reality check team, who will be fact checking the leaders comments in real time. and thoughts of the bbc‘s politics team and political commentators. then at 10pm, i ll be back with a special reaction programme hearing from the parties and the pundits. let s talk now to shadow business secretary rebecca long bailey, and culture secretary karen bradley. karen bradley, if i can start with you. you know theresa may well, you work the third the home office, and wa nted work the third the home office, and wanted a sense of how the campaign was going as you see it.” wanted a sense of how the campaign was going as you see it. i worked with theresa may futuna half years and i ve been honoured to serve in a cabinet for nearly 12 months
patients as a new drug shows promising results. iam in i am in the welsh capital where football fa ns i am in the welsh capital where football fans are gearing up for the biggest prize in european football, the champions league final. and coming up, a look at istanbul, a city that spans two continents, good morning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have faced tough questions from a tv audience, just days before the general election. they were challenged separately in a special edition of question time in york. mrs may faced uncomfortable questions about nhs funding. while mr corbyn faced a robust exchange over whether he would use the uk s nuclear deterrent. our political correspondent vicky young was there. the party s the pa rty‘s manifesto the party s manifesto commits the conservatives to keeping tax as low as possible but hadn t ruled out increases in income tax. labour says low earners have had no guarantee over tax. our political correspondentjoi
more police raids a 30 year old man is arrested in east london amid more questions over how one of the attackers was able to enter the uk. 13 people have been convicted following an investigation into abuse at two private care homes for adults with learning disabilities in devon. and celebrating the life of ronnie corbett stars of comedy and tv attend a memorial service for the man whose career spanned more than six decades. to become friends with somebody that you d grown up watching, sort of idolising, he was a lovely man, he really was. what you saw was what you got. he wasn t that different, really, off screen. he was warm, generous just a lovely man. coming up in the sport on bbc news: head coach warren gatland says there s lots of positives, despite a first defeat on the british and irish lion s tour of new zealand. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. seven weeks after the snap general election was called, leaders from all parties are on the last pu