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at an annual rate of half a percent injuly, although the price of services has continued to rise. that s raised hopes that after 11 hikes in the cost of borrowing, the fed may have won the battle against soaring inflation. all eyes now are on official employment numbers for august out later today. the fed will want to see a continued slowdown in hiring and pay rises. we certainly got an indication from thejobs report we certainly got an indication from the jobs report and from the adp report that the jobs could be weaker than anticipated, which would be good because that implies the fed might not need to raise rates september or november. also unemployment rate remaining very low and the hourly wages actually being equal to or less than last month, so again, inflationary pressure is probably coming down. let s speak to joshua mahony, chief market analyst at scope markets. has the fed nailed this? has it achieved a possible dream soft landing for the us economy, tackling ....
catherine byaruhanga joins us now. we talk about this bulging being a hijacked building, can you explain what that means and how common these types of buildings are in south africa? , . , types of buildings are in south africa? , .,, i. types of buildings are in south africa? , , , africa? yes, as you say, this is turnin: africa? yes, as you say, this is turning out africa? yes, as you say, this is turning out to africa? yes, as you say, this is turning out to be africa? yes, as you say, this is turning out to be one - africa? yes, as you say, this is turning out to be one of- africa? yes, as you say, this is turning out to be one of the . africa? yes, as you say, this is i turning out to be one of the most deadly fires not only in south africa s history but also in the last few years around the world. what has made it worse is the type of accommodation people were living in here. this five storey block is called a hijacked building in south africa, that s because these ....
more than 100 schools in england have been told by the government that they must shut buildings immediately that have been built using what s known as crumble risk concrete. it s a type of lightweight concrete that is prone to collapse. some schools will have to relocate children to other teaching spaces until safety work is carried out. we have not yet been told which schools are affected. our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports. yellow temporary classrooms in bradford, the stairs being craned into place today, an emergency measure just days before term starts, part of the building closed forfear starts, part of the building closed for fear of a starts, part of the building closed forfear of a sudden starts, part of the building closed for fear of a sudden collapse. parents absorbing the news. i for fear of a sudden collapse. parents absorbing the news. i heard about the school, parents absorbing the news. i heard about the school, there parents absorbing ....
ramaphosa, said it was a tragedy. our correspondent in johannesburg, pumza fihlani, sent this report. piercing screams as a fire rages through a building in the heart ofjohannesburg. home to hundreds, residents have described the horror of people clamouring to get to the nearest exit as smoke filled the building s narrow corridors. many were not that lucky. the actual fire escape was closed, so there was a lot of people, you know, a lot of people with smoke, people were suffocated, a lot of people died because of the smoke, because there was a lot of pressure, some of the gates were closed. as bodies are pulled out of the gutted building onto the street, grief sets in for some of the survivors. the reality of their loss sinking in. many of those who have died are said to be burnt beyond recognition. hours later, and the flames are finally out. this has now become a recovery operation, emergency workers have said. officials have told the bbc that it is unlikely that any ....
heathrow saw the highest number of cancellations, followed by gatwick and manchester. there were also reports of thousands of passengers stranded in airports overseas. the technical fault was repaired within hours but the impacts continue today, with an estimated 281 flights affected so far. this is liverpool airport, where there s been confusion over cancelled departures. our transport correspondent, katy austin, reports. the august bank holiday descended into flight chaos, with hundreds cancelled yesterday and more today. we are still at rome airport trying to get home, we have been here since 11.30 yesterday morning. it s now been more than 2a hours. we boarded ourflight last night and then were told to get off the flight because the aircrew have been flying for too long. our flight has been scheduled for this afternoon but there are other flights that have been cancelled going into london so we just hope to get out today. in liverpool this morning, passengers were a ....