the wettest part of the uk in recent others, heavy thunderstorms rolling into the sussex coast, 19 millimetres of rain a day few others at shaw on a port and now the heavy, fun to be showers are pushing north. but there are gaps in the rain, not every bit of ground is getting a decent soaking, some areas are staying dry. more rain further west, somerset has had some heavy falls. this afternoon we will see thunderstorms hanging back across the west country but perhaps more of a focus for the midlands and east anglia. behind the showers in the south east there could be thunderstorms in their own right, notjust thunderstorms in their own right, not just as thunderstorms in their own right, notjust as part of thunderstorms in their own right, not just as part of that thunderstorms in their own right, notjust as part of that band. it is becoming drier. floods in northern ireland this afternoon but quite a legacy of cloud. largely fine for scotland and northern ireland overnight, t
truss also face questions over the scottish government s plans for a second independence referendum. a year ago today the desperation of afghans trying to flee their country we have a special report on those who helped the west but were left behind. the treatment of american indians today by the film industry. and nearly 50 years after actress sacheen littlefeather was booed off the stage, an apology from the organisers of the oscars. and coming up on the bbc news channel, great britain s lois toulson and kyle kothari take gold in the mixed io metre synchro platform dive. the commonwealth silver medallists took it on the final of their five dives to beat the ukrainian team. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began. just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently by 4.7% betwee
assaulting his former partner, and her sister. we report from wyoming where a key political battle is taking place seen as a test of donald trump is s continuing appeal. and 20 years of radio 1xtra celebrating black music and culture. and coming up on the bbc news channel: mixed relay gold for great britain in the 4x200m freestyle at the european aquatics championships in rome. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently as you can see by this red line by 4.7% between april and june this year. but that s been massively outpaced by inflation. as you can see the blue line, which represents the rate at which prices are rising, is running well above wage growth and is fully expected to increase further with the latest figures out tom
To wake up to. The sunrise will be coming up in the next 20 minutes. We are here for a serious reason. Not just to enjoy what promises to be a lovely day. We are discussing a topic which matters an awful lot to you at home. Water quality. The amount of sewage in our water. This morning we will hear from the Water Companies. We hearfrom the Environment Secretary, Therese Coffey. We will hear from campaigners. And we would love to hearfrom campaigners. And we would love to hear from you as well. We will let you know how to get in touch throughout breakfast. Because we have a big bbc investigation today, it has found that what looks like the Water Companies illegally discharging raw Sewage Hundreds Of Times Last year. Our team has seen analysis. They have looked at data from three of the largest Water Companies, times, wessex and Southern Water. It appears to show that On 400 Spills Last year, lasting thousands of hours, sewage was released, not during wet weather, storms, heavy rain and