today at one, more evidence of the rising cost of living, as the real value of wages crash. new figures show regular pay, adjusted for price hikes, fell 3% between april and june. when you take into account inflation, which is running at the highest levels for a0 years, it means real wages fell by the fastest rate since records began almost 20 years ago. but for workers trying to keep pace with rising prices, that means higher wages. we believe it's costing about 30% more for anybody that has a hotel, pub or restaurant to employ people than it used to pre—march 2020. the government says low—income families can get help from a £37 billion package of support.

also this lunchtime... for the second time in a week, moscow says an ammunition depot has exploded in crimea. the kremlin blames sabotage. former footballer ryan giggs told police that his head clashed with his then girlfriend, but it was not deliberate, in his trial on assault charges. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress booed off stage at the oscars, almost 50 years ago. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester united could let cristiano ronaldo leave during the current transfer window over concerns how his mood is affecting morale at old trafford. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc�*s news at one.

new figures out today 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 4.7% between april and june this year compared to last year. but taking inflation into account, it's 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 financial help for millions on low incomes. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. from the outside, 4.7% is the best average pay rise for years. at the inside story is the average worker is dealing with astronomical price rises that more than cancel that out. aiming to attract the instagram generation, this extravagantly decorated restaurant in oxfordshire reopened, post—pandemic, to a

strange new world, where even when you offer training and bump up the pay, y°u you offer training and bump up the pay, you can't get the staff. we can't open _ pay, you can't get the staff. we can't open up. _ pay, you can't get the staff. - can't open up, which is a massive shame, apart from friday and saturday. shame, apart from friday and saturda . , . , shame, apart from friday and saturday-— shame, apart from friday and saturda . , . , shame, apart from friday and saturda . , ., , saturday. try as he might, the boss can't recruit — saturday. try as he might, the boss can't recruit enough _ saturday. try as he might, the boss can't recruit enough experienced . can't recruit enough experienced service to offer a fine dining service to offer a fine dining service in this room for more than two days a week. we service in this room for more than two days a week-— two days a week. we believe it is crossin: two days a week. we believe it is crossing about _ two days a week. we believe it is crossing about 3096 _ two days a week. we believe it is crossing about 3096 more - two days a week. we believe it is crossing about 3096 more for - two days a week. we believe it is - crossing about 3096 more for anybody crossing about 30% more for anybody that has a hotel, pub or restaurant to employ people, than it used to before march 2020. what we are trying to do at the moment is find other ways to incentivise people to come. as an industry, we need to be looking at are we open for four days a week, and do an amazing service, rather than opening for seven? the recruitment — rather than opening for seven? the recruitment crisis means if you are looking for work, you are in a better bargaining position and you have been for decades. it also slows down economic growth. this restaurant could be open. it has other negative effects like inflation, visible not only in prices, but in queues and longer waiting times. the accommodation and food sector saw the fastest pay

rises in the economy, but even there it was not fast enough to keep up with the rapidly rising cost of living. in with the rapidly rising cost of livina. .., , , with the rapidly rising cost of livin.. . . , , , with the rapidly rising cost of livina. , , ., living. in cash terms, in terms of salaries, living. in cash terms, in terms of salaries. it _ living. in cash terms, in terms of salaries, it grew _ living. in cash terms, in terms of salaries, it grew by _ living. in cash terms, in terms of salaries, it grew by 4.796. - living. in cash terms, in terms of salaries, it grew by 4.796. which | living. in cash terms, in terms of. salaries, it grew by 4.796. which is salaries, it grew by 4.7%. which is actually pretty chunky growth, the strongest growth we have seen for close to 15 years. unfortunately, when taking into account inflation, which is running at the highest levels for 40 years, it means real wages fell by the fastest rate since records began almost 20 years ago. on this chart, the red line shows what has happened to pay rises in the last decade, and the blue line shows how often it has 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. i really understand how people are struggling. it's one of the reasons why 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 north sea should pay a windfall tax to help people struggling through the winter period. it's further evidence, i think, through the winter period. it's further evidence, ithink, of through the winter period. it's further evidence, i think, of the pressure that so many millions of people are under. it’s pressure that so many millions of people are under.— people are under. it's the biggest dro in people are under. it's the biggest dr0p in living _ people are under. it's the biggest drop in living standards _ people are under. it's the biggest drop in living standards since - people are under. it's the biggest drop in living standards since the| drop in living standards since the silverjubilee, way back in 1977, according to the resolution foundation. the government said today's figures show the job market remains resilient and that it was providing £37 billion of support to households for the cost of living. it is suggested that high wage claims can cause inflation to go up. is that what we are seeing and what is affecting the economy? that is that what we are seeing and what is affecting the economy?— is affecting the economy? that is the story we _ is affecting the economy? that is the story we are _ is affecting the economy? that is the story we are used _ is affecting the economy? that is the story we are used to - is affecting the economy? that is the story we are used to hearing | the story we are used to hearing about the 70s, but it has not been what has been happening in the last year. this inflation is global in its causes. it is caused by surging global commodity prices, overwhelmingly. although the bank of england has said there might be some effect from the tight labour market i have been reporting there, it is not principally that. that is only

perhaps a fifth of what is driving up perhaps a fifth of what is driving up inflation. what we are looking at here is market forces. there is a very interesting difference between the pay rises in the private sector and the public sector. the public sector, less than 2%, that is going to cause problems for public sector employers wanting to recruit people in importantjobs like teaching and nursing. compared to the private sector, in financial services you have had double—digit pay rises. there is an increasing disparity in the recruitment crisis we are talking about, where people can't do the business on offer because they can't get the staff to do it, it looks like it is getting progressively worse, partly because of the tight labour market. you see people like the british chamber of commerce saying what we need to do is open ourselves up to more labour from europe, because brexit is playing a role here and if you want to have enough people to do the work thatis to have enough people to do the work that is on hand to do, you do need to have enough people to do it. {lila to have enough people to do it. ok, thank yon — let's join our political correspondent ione wells, who's at westminster this lunchtime.

these figures are going to heap more pressure on the government to be seen to be doing something? that's riuht. seen to be doing something? that's right- although _ seen to be doing something? that's right. although i _ seen to be doing something? that's right. although i think, _ seen to be doing something? that's right. although i think, unlike - right. although i think, unlike other examples we have hardware pressure has been building on the government, the urgency of the situation has been increasing, this is not going to change the speed at which any more support is announced. the government is working out various different ideas, like more support packages for households. but they made it clear that any decision will be for the next prime minister. that deferral of responsibility does not necessarily let them off the hook. while it may not feel like it all the time, the current government matter on both tory leadership candidates are on the same team, meaning whoever is the next prime minister is going to face questions notjust about what minister is going to face questions not just about what support they may provide, to help people with the rising cost of living, but also questions about why it has not come sooner or to avoid further accusations, like we have seen again from labour today, that they are a zombie government or missing in action during a crisis. labour yesterday were able to push through

their policy to implement an energy price cap freeze this autumn relatively unchallenged by the conservatives, because there is no one single response from them. even liz truss, when asked about this today, did call their plan a sticking plaster, but said we are still in the tory leadership contest when asked to respond directly to them. i think what this underlines is, essentially, the biggest challenge for the tory leader, whoever it is, who comes into power on the 5th of september is going to face, it is notjust responding to the energy crisis, but also stitching the party back together and giving mps a narrative that the whole party can get behind, something which we have not seen yet this summerfrom something which we have not seen yet this summer from the party. something which we have not seen yet this summerfrom the party. qm. this summer from the party. 0k, thank you- _ both conservative party leadership candidates have stated their opposition to a referendum on scottish independence. liz truss and rishi sunak will be in perth today, addressing tory voters. our scotland correspondent james shaw is there now.

white margot james, the white margotjames, the problem is, we know nicola sturgeon, the first minister, is committed to pushing ahead to try to get a referendum vote? ., �* , ahead to try to get a referendum vote? . �*, , , vote? that's exactly it, clive. this is the one — vote? that's exactly it, clive. this is the one opportunity _ vote? that's exactly it, clive. this is the one opportunity that - vote? that's exactly it, clive. this is the one opportunity that these l is the one opportunity that these two candidates, liz truss, who has been at a distillery this morning, and rishi sunak, who has been talking to voters in aberdeenshire, the one opportunity they get to make the one opportunity they get to make the case about the union, the future of the uk, two conservative members in scotland. we do have a sense of some of the lines they are going to take already. they are going to be talking about holding the scottish government to account. there is a sense from both of the candidates that they feel, in a way, the scottish government, the snp, have beenin scottish government, the snp, have been in powerfor 15 years scottish government, the snp, have been in power for 15 years and their failings, as they would see it, and things like education and health have not been highlighted as much as they should have been. but perhaps they should have been. but perhaps the real focus of the debate tonight, clive, and you mentioned

the possibility of a second independence referendum, will be the issue of scotland's place in the uk. you can expect perhaps may be a bidding war between the two candidates, attempting to increase the rhetoric on how strongly they feel that they should not be a second independence referendum in scotland's place within the united kingdom should be guaranteed. of course, that is not necessarily the majority view of people in scotland, but certainly it is amongst this small constituency of conservative members north of the border in scotland. that, ithink, is the message that both these candidates will try to drive home in the debate tonight. will try to drive home in the debate toniaht. ., , will try to drive home in the debate toniaht. . , ., ., will try to drive home in the debate toniht. . , . ., . tonight. 0k, many thanks for that, james shaw. _ tonight. 0k, many thanks for that, james shaw. in _ tonight. 0k, many thanks for that, james shaw, in perth. _ a military base in russian—occupied crimea has been hit by a series of explosions, reportedly leaving at least two people hurt. russian officials said a fire triggered the blasts at an arms dump. what caused the explosions is unclear, but last week russian warplanes were destroyed in an apparent ukrainian attack on the crimean coast.

russia has made huge advances in the east of the country, linking mainland russia with crimea, since the invasion in february. but since then ukraine has made advances, regaining some territory. hugo bachega reports now from kyiv. another russian base in crimea, hit by explosions. an ammunition depot on fire, 2,000 residents evacuated and trains disrupted. exactly one week ago, something very similar. massive blasts partially destroyed an airbase. russia denied this was an attack, saying ammunitions had detonated. ukraine hasn't officially confirmed or denied involvement, but today's events are likely to fuel speculation of what is behind two almost identical events. here in kyiv, president zelensky again accused russia of nuclear blackmail.

for days, there have been claims and counter claims of who is to blame for shelling the zaporizhzhia complex. ukraine says russia is using the site as a shield to launch attacks, risking a catastrophe. translation: we need to move. from discussions and calls to new, tough sanctions against russia and the entire nuclear industry of the terrorist state. all russian troops must be immediately withdrawn from the plant and neighbouring areas without any conditions. the complex has been under russian occupation since march, and russia claims its troops are protecting it. with the station surrounded by war, calls are growing for access to be given to international monitors, and the un says it is ready to support a team of inspectors. but there are no signs that a deal is likely to be reached, at least for now.

officials in crimea have declared an emergency situation in the north of the peninsular, following those explosions. the russian defence ministry said the incident was caused by an act of sabotage. here in kyiv, there has not been any official comment from the ukrainian government. of course, crimea was invaded and annexed by russia in 2014, the ukrainians have vowed to retake the peninsula from the russians. thank you for that, hugo bachega,, in kyiv. a court has been hearing how the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs told police his head clashed with his then girlfriend during a row over a mobile phone, but the blow was not deliberate. he is accused of controlling behaviour and assault towards kate greville and her younger sister. matt graveling is at manchester crown court. this morning, a jury heard more details from ryan giggs about his

relationship with kate greville, and also what he says happened on the 1st of november, in which he was alleged to have assaulted kate greville and her younger sister. on that night, he was arrested by police and in the following week's he gave a couple of preprepared statements in which he said kate and i got into an argument which resulted in a tussle over my phone. she caught me in the face, causing bleeding to the mouth. i may have caught her and her sister in the incident, but i did not intend any harm. i asked incident, but i did not intend any harm. iasked her to incident, but i did not intend any harm. i asked her to leave my house, but she refused to go. as i didn't have my phone, i got kate was microphone. she gave me mine back, but foolishly i decided to keep hers. i was going to call the police, and kate grabbed me by the hand and a scuffle broke out. i accept that my head contacted hers, but it was not deliberate and in both cases i was attacked. he said he hoped it would not be the end of his relationship with kate greville, and the jury also heard that he had

visited doctors to arrange couples counselling, but in the end it was only kate greville who saw a therapist. he described her as a strong woman, and said there were cases when she control him, asking him to send messages to women he accused him of having an affair with, there were cases when she asked to meet the women in person. the trial continues. the time is 13:15. our top story this lunchtime... new figures show that regular pay, adjusted for inflation, falls 3%, the fastest drop since records began. coming up, we talk to the mother of dame deborahjames, the campaigner who died of bowel cancer injune. coming up on the bbc news channel: we'll bring you up to date at the european championships, with commonwealth games champion laura muir through to the 1500 metres final after winning her heat this morning in munich.

one year after the taliban takeover of afghanistan, women's rights have been rolled back, poverty and malnutrition are rising — but levels of violence have fallen significantly. our correspondent secunder kermani has been travelling across the taliban heartland in southern afghanistan and sent this report. along what used to be the front lines, a wrestling match. the only fighting taking place now. we are in sangin, scene of some of the fiercest clashes of the war. in this deeply conservative part of afghanistan, women are kept from public view. many supported the taliban insurgency. others are simply relieved the violence has finally come to an end. translation: life is very good now. people are very happy. there is freedom and no fighting. all of you here, most

of you lost someone in the war? translation: not just one but two or three. i there is not a single house in the district that hasn't suffered. reminders of the war are everywhere. the road from sangin to helmand's capital, lashkar gar, scarred by taliban bombs. but inside afghan cities there's a new battle — against hunger. the taliban takeover, accompanied by an economic crisis. translation: even when | am | saying my prayers, alli can think about is how to pay back the loans i am taking out. there are people who genuinely support the taliban, particularly in places like helmand. but this is also one of the most tightly controlled provinces. we've been told that anyone publicly criticising the taliban runs the risk of arrest or even worse. navid azeemi, an english teacher,

was detained by the taliban after writing a facebook post about the lack of salaries. his body was later dumped by the river, the taliban claiming he'd been trying to escape. we've been told of others also arrested because of their social media activity. too afraid to meet us, one man agreed to talk on the phone. translation: you can't say anything. some people have been arrested for writing a single comment. they have different types of torture. hitting people with cables or pipes. holding their heads under water. we arrive in kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city, and spiritual home of the taliban. it was at this shrine more than 25 years ago that the founder of the taliban, mullah omar, was first declared leader of the faithful, taking out a cloak said to belong

to the prophet muhammad and holding it in front of a crowd. now the taliban's government, its cabinet, is based in kabul. the new reclusive supreme leader is in kandahar, and it's here that ultimate power still resides. it's afghan women who've been impacted the most by the new taliban government's laws. here in the south of the country, most already wore the burqa in public. female teachers and healthcare workers are amongst those still working. others have been told to stay at home. negina was a presenter at a radio station but stopped when fighting intensified. in kabul the taliban do allow female journalists on air, but here in kandahar they don't. translation: kandahar is a province where people don't often _ let women work.

on the street, i was hit. my scarf was pulled. cigarette packets and bottles were thrown at me. people tried to give me their phone numbers. despite all this, i managed to reach this position. how does it feel now, sitting at home? sometimes i wish i had never gotten an education. we head out of kandahar, following a mobile school. this afghan charity helps promote education in remote villages. the taliban have kept most girls�* secondary schools closed. here, one doesn't even exist. older girls and women do generally remain behind closed doors. and taliban officials cite these ultraconservative values as the reason behind the decision. but these fathers say they want their daughters to get an education.

translation: in the future they can become doctors . and serve the country. i want them to study at university. some people think that villagers living in areas like this, they just don't want their daughters to go to school past grade six. is that true? translation: there should be a separate building for girls and they should have a female teacher. they should wear the burqa on their way. that is an islamic framework. many ask whether the taliban have changed since the last time they were in power. what matters more is how much afghan society has changed, even in the taliban's heartlands. secunder kermani with such reports. —— that report. the government's urging people who are offered a covid booster next month, to get theirjab. a new vaccine from the company

moderna can now target both the original strain of covid, and the omicron variant. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. cases of coronavirus in the uk may now be falling, but plans are being put in place for what could be another challenging winter. the aim is to minimise the impact of a winter spike in infections on a health service that is struggling to cope as it is. we know that the risk of covid and indeed flu increases during the winter months when we get the colder weather. it's important that people boost their immunity. so it's a real message to viewers to ensure that they get their booster — when they're contacted, they respond to that. from next month, the autumn booster programme will start to be rolled out. it will be aimed at all over—50s, health staff and other vulnerable groups — that's around 26 million people across the uk — and it will include the new spikevax jab made by moderna. around 13 million doses of the new vaccine — roughly half of what's needed — will be made available. it's offered as a single jab and targets two forms of covid —

both the original strain and the first omicron variant known as ba.1. the rest of the booster programme will be made up of the original pfizer—biontech vaccine and a small amount of novavax vaccine. but health experts say people should take whatever booster they're offered, as alljabs provide protection. the whole basis of the programme is to target those vulnerable people for a booster, to keep their immunity topped up for protection against severe disease. so the message really is get vaccinated when you are offered the booster, and don't worry too much about the type of vaccine that you're getting. as with previous vaccine roll—outs, the oldest and most vulnerable will be the first to be offered a jab, and it's planned that by the time we reach the depths of winter, the booster programme will be well under way. dominic hughes, bbc news. the advertising watchdog has received dozens of complaints about a paint advert which has been

called massively offensive. and also misogynistic. the advertising standards agency said it was considering investigating the advert by crown paints. apologising for it, the firm said it appreciated people have differing views on humour. dame deborahjames, who died of bowel cancer injune after having raised millions of pounds for charity, was an inspiration to so many people living with the disease. now her mum heather, has been speaking for the first time since deborah's death. she talked to our reporter graham satchell, about her daughter's final days, and her lasting legacy. dame deborahjames, surrounded by herfamily at her mum and dads house. in the final weeks of her life, deborah's mum heather became her main carer. i think the hardest thing was knowing she was going to die. my heartache was knowing, as a mother, i couldn't do anything about that. and i think that was the hardest

for me to cope with — knowing that she was getting weaker, but stronger mentally, but weaker bodily. and...i couldn't help her. we had some good times. i can remember lying in bed probably just about a week or so before she died, and she was quite poorly that night. and she went, "i do love you." and i went, "yeah, i love you." and she went, "i have no regrets, you know?" and i went, "that's brilliant." you know, how many people could say that? but she did say, "i don't want to die." and that's the hardest, saddest part. deborahjames was diagnosed with bowel cancer when she was just 35. she spent the next five years campaigning for better treatment, and raising awareness. because i get bitterly angry about the whole thing — like, even listening to your stories... she recorded every part of her diagnosis with extraordinary honesty.

you can tell i'm in a really bad place at the moment because i'm back on treatment, and every single time i'm back on treatment, i'm like, "i don't want to be here!" like, "i don't want to be back on treatment." in the last few weeks of her life, deborah finished a book — which is published this week — she launched a clothing range... show her. ..and started the bowelbabe fund, raising millions of pounds for cancer charities. i said to her, "i don't know what i'm going to do when you go." and she went, "you will continue and you will enjoy life." and i went, "but i don't know if i can." and she went, "then you haven't done mejustice." so i think we all have to. # there were nights- of endless pleasure...# notjust live life — enjoy living life, and live it to the best that we can. so i think we owe that to deborah. # when you touch me like this. # and when you hold me like that. # it was gone with the wind. # but it's all coming back to me.

# when you see me like this...# dame deborah's mum heather, speaking to graham satchell. an actress who was booed off stage at the oscars almost 50 years ago has received an apology from the academy. sacheen littlefeather, who's native american, had been asked by marlon brando to decline on his behalf, his best actor award for the godfather, in protest at the film industry's portrayal of indigenous people. lizo mzimba has more. some day — and that they may never come — i'll call upon you to do some service for me. —— and that it day may never come. marlon brando's acclaimed performance as the godfather won the actor his first oscar. he chose not to attend the ceremony in protest at the film industry's treatment of native americans...

marlon brando, in the godfather. ..instead sending native american activist and actress sacheen littlefeather. accepting the award _ for marlon brando in the godfather, miss sacheen littlefeather. he very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award, and the reasons for this being, the treatment of american indians today by the film industry... excuse me. booing and scattered applause. her words were greeted with applause from some, boos from others. in the past, she said that one of those opposing her comments was hollywood's biggest star, famous for his westerns, fighting native americans. john wayne was very angry. i don't like it, mr cohill. i don't like it at all. how dare i do something like that on his stage? he was going to come on the stage and pull me off. so he had to be physically restrained.

the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, the body behind the oscars, has now said sorry for her treatment and will be hosting a special event at the academy museum for her, and to celebrate native american film—makers. in a statement, sacheen says, "regarding the academy's "apology to me, we indians are very patient people. "it's only been 50 years. "we need to keep our sense of humour about this. "it's our method of survival. "it's profoundly heartening to see how much has changed since i did not "accept the academy award 50 years ago." i beg at this time that i have not intruded upon this evening. now, after half a century, she and so many native americans feel a notorious injustice has finally been righted. thank you, on behalf of marlon brando. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the environment agency has confirmed that a drought�*s been declared in yorkshire for the first time in nearly four years.

the number of english regions in drought now stands at nine, after large parts of southern, central and eastern england were given the status on friday. environmental agency officials in yorkshire blamed the recent high temperatures, and said rain forecast for this week would not be enough to counteract weeks of dry weather. torrential rain and thunderstorms are hitting parts of the uk, as the recent spell of very hot weather draws to a close. the met office is warning of possible travel disruption, power cuts, hail and lightning strikes. there is also the risk of flash flooding. time for a look at the weather — here's susan powell. when it rains, it pours? it literally does but never, it seems, where you want. we were looking attractive images from yorkshire, the south coast has been inundated with showers this morning. —— we were looking at drought images from yorkshire. brighton has been one of

the wettest part of the