and late yesterday, the chancellor announced the minimum wage is to go up by more than a pound, to £11.44 per hour, from april next year. and jeremy hunt decided the rate would also apply to 21 and 22 year olds for the first time. here s our econmics corrrespondent, andy verity. ona cold, on a cold, damp day at the south london market, ask what they want the government to do something about and you will hear two big concerns that haven t gone away. energy and food. , ., , ., , food. used to get six or seven oran . es food. used to get six or seven oranges for food. used to get six or seven oranges for a food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now it i food. used to get six or seven i oranges for a pound, now it has five. lemons, ten for a pound, now 87 for a pound. it is hard for the customer, it is hard for the customer, it is hard for us as well.
in a dramatic final. morning, all. heavy overnight rain continues to push its way steadily north and east. it will linger for much of the day across southern and eastern scotland accompanied by gail with gusts of winds. elsewhere it is a blustery sunday afternoon, sunny spells and scattered showers, but some of those will be heavy in bunbury. all of those details coming up bunbury. all of those details coming up shortly. heavy and thundery. it s sunday october 29. our main story: the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has warned that the war with hamas will be long and difficult after his ground troops entered gaza, supported by heavy air strikes. israel has told residents of gaza city to leave what it calls the battlefield , claiming more humanitarian aid will be available further south. israel says it is targeting hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government, following the attacks of october 7 that killed 1,400 people and saw mo