this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 5pm... more evidence of the rising cost of living. new figures show regular pay, adjusted for price hikes, falls 3%, between april and june. when you take into account inflation, the highest level for a0 years, it means wages fell for about the fastest rate since records began almost 20 years ago. a court hears the former footballer ryan giggs, told police his "head clashed" with his then girlfriend, but it wasn't deliberate. he's accused of controlling behaviour and assault, and denies all of the charges. tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak will be pitching for the votes of scottish conservative members at a hustings in perth this evening. ryanair adds 500 flights

at stansted as heathrow extends its passenger cap to the end of october. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress, booed off stage at the oscars almost 50 years ago. good afternoon. new figures 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 a.7% between april and june this year, compared to 2021. but taking inflation into account, wages are 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 financia help for millions on low incomes. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. from the outside, a.7% is the best average pay rise for years. but 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 heath, 0xfordshire reopened, post—pandemic, to a strange new world, where even when you offer training and bump up the pay, you can't get the staff. we can't open up, which is a massive shame, apart from friday and saturday evening because of lack of people. try as he might, the restaurant's boss can't recruit enough experienced servers to offer a fine dining service in this room for more than two days a week. 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, so what we're trying to do at the moment is to find other ways

to incentivise our people to come, and we, you know, as an industry, we need to be looking at, are we open for maybe four days a week, and do an amazing service, rather than trying to open for seven? the recruitment crisis does mean if you're looking for work, you're in a better bargaining position than you've been for decades, but it also slows down economic growth — this restaurant could be open — and 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 wasn't fast enough to keep up with the rapidly rising cost of living. in cash terms, in terms of salaries, it grew by a.7%, which is actually pretty chunky growth. i mean, that's the strongest growth we've seen, close to 15 years. but, 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's happened to pay rises in the past decade, and the blue line shows how often that's 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, - so i really understand just how people are struggling. - it's one of the reasons that 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 i north sea should pay a windfall tax to help people who are struggling through the winter period, - so it's further evidence, i think, of the pressurel that so many millions of people are under. i it's the biggest drop in living standards since the silverjubilee, way back in 1977, according to the living standards think—tank the resolution foundation. the government said today's figures show the jobs market remained resilient, and that it was providing £37 billion of support to households with the cost of living. andy verity, bbc news.

let's talk to our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. tony, how much more pressure do these figures put on the government to try to do something to alleviate the cost of living crisis? good evening. i don't think this particularly moves the dial. all of us know anybody who's had to philip the shopping basket or fill up their car or pay their bills, they know this is happening. there is this real squeeze on living standards going on. what you heard therefrom the labour leader is that attempt to put pressure on the government, and also to exploit what is at the moment a policy vacuum for the next three weeks until we get the next conservative leader, the next prime minister. the government made it clear that there will be no big decisions. today, we heard from liz

truss, who talked about her focus on tax cuts, saying this is not time for sticking plaster is. but what these numbers show is the enormous challenge facing whoever the next prime minister is, and whatever either candidate wants to do, it seems inevitable there will be more sticking plaster is, there will be more support, at least over the next six months, and probably for a considerable period beyond that. the government says that it's got a £37 million pot of money to help people in this crisis, particularly targeted payments as well towards those low income families. whoever wins the conservative party leadership is going to have to build on that. there's no way they could seem to be cutting any of what's already on the table. the?

seem to be cutting any of what's already on the table.— seem to be cutting any of what's already on the table. they won't be cuttina. already on the table. they won't be cutting- there _ already on the table. they won't be cutting. there seems _ already on the table. they won't be cutting. there seems to _ already on the table. they won't be cutting. there seems to be - already on the table. they won't be cutting. there seems to be no - cutting. there seems to be no suggestion of that. but when that plan was put in place, remember, the projections for energy bills were very different. the government says quite a lot of this is still to come through, but this detail on economic challenge seems to be far greater and far more serious millions of households. it's about more support. rishi sunak already said he will offer more support. liz truss is very keen to focus on tax cuts in her reforms to the economy. she thinks that's what party members want to hear. come three weeks' time, i think the challenge, the mood, the political narrative will be very, very different. it will be

a difficult winter ahead and it's difficult to believe that either candidate won't have to do something big for support families. toms. candidate won't have to do something big for support families.— big for support families. tony, good to see yom — big for support families. tony, good to see yom tony — big for support families. tony, good to see you. tony bonsignore - big for support families. tony, good to see you. tony bonsignore at - to see you. tony bonsignore at westminster. 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 wasn't deliberate. he's accused of controlling behaviour and assault, towards kate greville and her younger sister. he denies all of the charges. take us through what happened today. clive, the first thing the former player did was admit to a jury that he had been called... emitted he was a flirt and he was unable to resist women and went on to say he went

unfaithful many times but never physically assaulted a woman. also of assaulting her and her younger sister emma on the 1st of november 2020. ryan giggs was arrested and later gave a statement to police admitting the pair were arguing over his phone. he said he asked greville to leave his house, but she refused. he added he went to get kate's phone, "i was going to call the police and kate grabbed me by the hand." he admitted he's had —— his head did come into contact with kate greville, but denied it was deliver it, and insisted he had been attacked. at the time, he said this wouldn't end his relationship with miss greville, but a jury said he

tried to arrange couples they are the be, but it was only miss greville who had seen a therapist. said there were occasions where miss greville controlled him, accusing him of having affairs and making him text the women and hoping that she could beat them in person. mr giggs said neither had more control than the other in the relationship and will continue to give evidence that this court tomorrow morning, clive. matt graveling there, thank you. the two contenders for the conservative party leadership are promising to ensure greater scrutiny of the scottish government. liz truss and rishi sunak are taking part in a hustings with tory party members in perth this evening, as they battle to replace borisjohnson as prime minister. let's get more on this from our scotland correspondent, alexandra mckenziei. how much will talk of the union

dominate tonight's hustings? i suppose state of the union will be a big part of the discussion tonight. a big part of the discussion toniaht. ., , a big part of the discussion toniaht. . , ~ tonight. yeah exactly, i think that's what — tonight. yeah exactly, i think that's what we _ tonight. yeah exactly, i think that's what we are _ tonight. yeah exactly, i think| that's what we are expecting. tonight. yeah exactly, i think- that's what we are expecting. things are starting to get under way here in perth. we've seen douglas ross, the leader of the scottish conservatives. lots of party members are starting to arrive. protesters are starting to arrive. protesters are outside, so it is quite noisy. i hope you can hear me 0k. are outside, so it is quite noisy. i hope you can hear me ok. i haven't seen either candidate yet, but they have both already said no to a scottish independence referendum, so we are likely to hear a bit more about that. liz truss has already said it's better to ignore scotland's first minister, who wants to have another referendum at the end of next year. liz truss said she

is an attention seeker. liz truss has called herself a child of the union. she went to prime minister —— two paisley. she said the scottish government must also be held accountable for what she has described as failures in health and education. rishi sunak has also said no to a second independence referendum, and he also wants the scottish government to face what he described as greater scrutiny from westminster, and he said previously that he would ensure that the scottish government was held to account. we're expecting to hear more on all of that this evening. the snp has responded, saying that liz truss and rishi sunak are boosting independence with what they

have described as arrogant, out of touch policies. the snp also said the candidate much apologise to scotland for the tory cost of living crisis. —— must apologise. they said whoever wins is a loss of scotland —— for scotland and the answer is independence. we will hear more from both candidates, here this evening. alexandra, thanks for that. and for a view of how the conservatives are perceived in scotland, and the state of the race for the tory leadership, let's speak to sirjohn curtice, who's professor of politics at the university of strathclyde. professor, good to see you again. i suppose it's fair to say scotland is not a happy hunting ground for uk conservatives. h0. not a happy hunting ground for uk conservatives.— conservatives. no, it's certainly not. conservatives. no, it's certainly not- those _ conservatives. no, it's certainly not. those of _ conservatives. no, it's certainly not. those of us _ conservatives. no, it's certainly not. those of us of— conservatives. no, it's certainly not. those of us of a _ conservatives. no, it's certainly not. those of us of a certain - conservatives. no, it's certainly| not. those of us of a certain age will remember the conservative party

emerged, but the truth is things are better than that. the conservative parties consistently displace labour as the second—largest party in scotland. however, from about last christmas, around the time of partygate, the conservative party north of the border has been running below 20% of the polls, back in third place behind labour, and that was the decision that was confirmed by the local elections. the truth is the conservative party in scotland, having made some progress over recent years, now finds itself on the back foot once again in the wake of the difficulties across the uk.

the scottish conservatives have tried to somehow, not divorce, but separate themselves from the party... separate themselves from the -a �* , separate themselves from the party... it's one that goes all the wa back party... it's one that goes all the way back to _ party... it's one that goes all the way back to the _ party... it's one that goes all the way back to the 2011 _ party... it's one that goes all the way back to the 2011 contest - party... it's one that goes all the l way back to the 2011 contest when frazier... the idea was scottish conservatives had a much more arm's—length relationship with the party at westminster, much along the lines of the bavarian christian democrats. except the same in the bundestag. particularly, just after christmas, when scottish tories... some notable scottish tories started talking about reviving this idea, and i understand that some of them been to bavaria for more. it may not

been to bavaria for more. it may not be something from if and when the party backs opposition, but certainly, the unease from the parties is certainly something that's been concerning both parties and support for boris johnson that's been concerning both parties and support for borisjohnson to go is at its highest, much more quickly in scotland than it was elsewhere in the uk. ., �* , in scotland than it was elsewhere in the uk. . a ., , in scotland than it was elsewhere in theuk. . a ._ ._ the uk. that's really, really interesting. _ the uk. that's really, really interesting. i— the uk. that's really, really interesting. i wonder - the uk. that's really, really interesting. i wonder about| the uk. that's really, really . interesting. i wonder about the state of the wider race for the tory leadership. liz truss is way out in front, but i wonder how solid that pole lead is. front, but i wonder how solid that pole lead is-_ front, but i wonder how solid that pole lead le— front, but i wonder how solid that pole lead is. well, if you take into account the _ pole lead is. well, if you take into account the fact _ pole lead is. well, if you take into account the fact that over a - pole lead is. well, if you take into | account the fact that over a quarter of the scottish tory voters, voted

and half the west said they made up their mind, the polls vary to some degree. yougov put liz truss at 69% instead of 61%. it's going to take an awful lot for rishi sunak to turn things around. you can see it in the first... the scottish tory electorate about the conservative contest that came out this morning. you could see that liz truss is well ahead amongst those who voted for the conservatives in scotland in 2019. including not least on that distinctive scottish issue of who will be most likely to help maintain the union. we have to bear in mind that one thing all conservatives agree on is they want to keep scotland inside... a position within

scotland inside... a position within scotland more generally is now divided. ., , scotland more generally is now divided. ., ., scotland more generally is now divided. ., divided. professor, a pleasure as ever. divided. professor, a pleasure as ever- john _ divided. professor, a pleasure as ever. john curtice _ divided. professor, a pleasure as ever. john curtice there. - ryanair has announced plans to add more than 500 flights at stansted airport during the october half—term holidays after heathrow extended its cap on passenger numbers. the 100,000 a day limit at heathrow, was due to end on september the 11th, but the airport says the cap will now continue well into 0ctober. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin, has been giving us more details. ryanair�*s thinking is to step in following the announcement by heathrow yesterday. ryanair is talking about offering more flights out of stansted in the autumn half term, but the context is with regards to what's happened at heathrow. it's about heathrow extending the daily limits on passengers departing. it said that

the time that there were operational issues being caused by resourcing issues being caused by resourcing issues or staffing issues, with ground handling in particular. it was worried that this was causing the passenger experience to not be “p the passenger experience to not be up to what it should be basically. it says that that has worked, that disruption or problems have been minimised by putting that limit on daily passengers coming through, so it's not going to extend that. it was due to finish in the 11th of september, and it will now go through the 29th of october. it's not entirely clear what impact that will have yet. you wouldn't expect as many passengers or flights will have yet. you wouldn't expect as many passengers orflights in september and october compared to the peak summer period. but it could mean some more cancellations or people being moved onto different flights. i know airlines are still

working that out, still working out the implications of that passenger cap being extended, but it is a sign that things are not back to normal yet. heathrow doesn't believe things will be able to get back to normal levels of service until the autumn earliest. . , levels of service until the autumn earliest. ., , ~ , a military base in russian—occupied crimea has been hit by a series of explosions, reportedly injuring two people. russian officials say a fire triggered the blasts at an arms dump, but what caused the blaze is unclear. last week, russian warplanes were destroyed in an apparent ukrainian attack on the crimean coast. meanwhile, russian forces have made huge advances in the war in the east, carving out a land bridge from their border, joining crimea. but ukraine has also managed to retake some territory. hugo bachega reports 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's ready to support a team of inspectors. but there are no signs that a deal is likely to be reached, at least for now. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. the government's urging people who are offered a covid booster next month, to get the jab. a new vaccine from the company, moderna, can now target both the original strain of the virus, and the 0micron 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 0micron variant, known as ba.1. the remaining half 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 misogynistic. the advertising standards agency, says it's considering investigating the ad by crown paints. apologising for it, the firm said it appreciated "people have differing views on humour".

jeremy paxman is stepping down as the host of university challenge later this year, after 28 years in the chair. the broadcaster said he'd had a �*blast�* hosting the series and will film his final episode in the autumn. he revealed last year that he'd been diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the former pop idol contestant and theatre star darius campbell danesh has been found dead in his us apartment at the age of a1. the singer and actor was found in rochester, minnesota, on august the 11th — although the cause of death remains unknown. after coming third in pop idol in 2010, he went on to win the first series of itv�*s popstar to 0perastar contest. music fans heading to reading and leeds festival later this month say they're angry, because the likes of eurovision winners monoskin — and american rapperjack harlow have announced they've pulled out of their performances. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s

music correspondent, mark savage. mark, is there a reason, and it seems a bit naughty? i mark, is there a reason, and it seems a bit naughty?- mark, is there a reason, and it seems a bit naughty? i guess you can sa so. seems a bit naughty? i guess you can say so- jack— seems a bit naughty? i guess you can say so. jack harlow _ seems a bit naughty? i guess you can say so. jack harlow and _ seems a bit naughty? i guess you can say so. jack harlow and monoskin - say so. jack harlow and monoskin have both pulled out to play the mtv awards, a huge platform. ithink have both pulled out to play the mtv awards, a huge platform. i think it was 37 million people on social media tuning in last year. that's the sort of opportunity as a rising band or wrapper, you can't really turn down. 0bviously that comes at the events of the fans at the reading and leeds festival. there are people who are furious. find reading and leeds festival. there are people who are furious. and may not want to — are people who are furious. and may not want to follow _ are people who are furious. and may not want to follow them _ are people who are furious. and may not want to follow them any - are people who are furious. and may not want to follow them any more i not want to follow them any more given the fact that they have said they're going to appear, made a commitment to. people have handed over on that commitment that they would appear, and they're not going to appear. to would appear, and they're not going to a- ear. ., . would appear, and they're not going to aear. ., ., . ., to appear. to a certain extent, the tickets for the _

to appear. to a certain extent, the tickets for the festivals _ to appear. to a certain extent, the tickets for the festivals go - to appear. to a certain extent, the tickets for the festivals go on - to appear. to a certain extent, the tickets for the festivals go on sale | tickets for the festivals go on sale before the line—up is announced. the event would contend that you're buying a pass for the festival. the headline act, rage against the machine, had to pull out after their singer tore his achilles tendon. they have been replaced by the 1975. 0bviously, those with the bands you are desperate to see, it's usually disappointing. are desperate to see, it's usually disappointing-— disappointing. rage against the machine reasoning _ disappointing. rage against the machine reasoning or— disappointing. rage against the machine reasoning or excuses, l disappointing. rage against the i machine reasoning or excuses, that seems fair enough. let's go on to the sad news of darius campbell ganash, found that of his —— and his apartment. ganash, found that of his -- and his apartment-— apartment. this is usually surprising- _ apartment. this is usually surprising. we _ apartment. this is usually surprising. we were - apartment. this is usually surprising. we were onlyl apartment. this is usually . surprising. we were only told apartment. this is usually - surprising. we were only told about an hour ago. surprising. we were only told about an hourago. he

surprising. we were only told about an hour ago. he was found dead in his bed where he's been living. people know him, great affection for the baby one more time audition. he was eliminated from that, but then applied for pop vital and came third. he turned down a recording contract from simon cowell and worked with steve lily white and his first single called colour—blind went to number one. he then parlayed that into a fairly successful west in career. he said he'd paste his performance on simon cowell himself. apart from that, he had a successful film career with people like daniel radcliffe. it wasn't one of those

reality show careers gone wrong, and i think it makes his death even more surprising. sad i think it makes his death even more surrisinu. , ~ i think it makes his death even more surhrisin. , ~' ., , surprising. sad news. mark, many thanks for that. _ a drought�*s been officially declared in yorkshire, for the first time in nearly four years. the number of drought hit regions, now stands at nine, after large parts of the south, central, and east of england were given the status on friday. environmental agency officials in yorkshire say rain forecast for this week won't be enough to counteract weeks of dry weather. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. thunderstorms will continue to rattle across england and wales through this evening and overnight. there will be more around tomorrow too, but through the day, that becomes the focus on southern and eastern most areas. this area of low pressure is to blame for thundery weather. high

pressure building and for the north of scotland will kill off the key northerly wind we've seen through tuesday. we'll have clear skies here. thunderstorms, tending to target them midlands and south wales overnight, bringing some heavier downpours here. quite muggy to the south of the showers. dickstein for cardiff and london. quite murky first thing on wednesday here. by then, heavy downpours for the southeast of england and east anglia.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the value of wages adjusted for inflation falls at its fastest rate on record by 3% to eight —— between april and june. ryan giggs is done giving evidence, he denies coercive behaviour against his ex—girlfriend. the tray party of the ship contenders will be pitching for the votes of scottish conservative members at a hustings in perth tonight. ryanairadds members at a hustings in perth tonight. ryanair adds 500 flights to stansted as heathrow expands its passenger cap to the end of october.

breaking news coming into us. the secretary—general will travel to lviv in western ukraine to meet with president zelensky and the turkish president zelensky and the turkish president on thursday and will then visit ukraine's black sea port of 0desa on friday. this is according to a un spokesman. interesting that the turkish leader will be involved in that meeting. he of course was instrumental in helping to broker that deal between the russians and ukrainians to get grain shipments going again. from the black sea area. that might be partly why all three men, the president from the un secretary—general and the turkish president will be heading to the black seaport of 0desa as well perhaps to see the progress of those grain shipments. that news coming in

in the last couple of seconds. us secretary—general is going to be visiting ukraine for talks with president zelensky in the next couple of days. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. there's lots happening at the various european championships, with medal events to come later, we'll start in italy first. and success for britain, in the european aquatics in italy. lois toulson and kyle kothari won gold — in the mixed 10 metre synchro platform dive. the commonwealth silver medallists took it on the final of their five dives — to beat the ukrainian team. it adds to the bronze success in the mixed team event in rome yesterday. the action continues in the pool later on, with several british hopefuls competing for medals. over in munich, it's100—metre finals night this evening at the european athletics championships. zharnel hughes and dina asher—smith among the british sprinters going for medals in their events. while earlier today on the track, the commonwealth games champion, laura muir, sealed her spot in friday's final of the 1500 metres. the defending european champion won

in sweltering conditions on the second day of competition. it's a big night for rangers later — the scottish side begin their quest to make the group stages of the champions league for the first time in over a decade. they take on dutch side psv, in the first leg of their playoff tie at ibrox tonight. ruud van nistelrooy is in charge of psv — a former netherlands teammate of rangers boss giovanni van bronckhorst. it is going to be a big game for all of us, for both clubs, because we all want to be in the champions league but there is only one ticket in this tie left. i'm sure you will see that psp will do everything to go through and we will see rangers will do everything to go through, so i think there are all the ingredients of a couple of great games and in the end the winner will take it home. crystal palace defender joachim andersen says he's received hundreds of abusive messages on instagram after being involved in an incident that saw

liverpool's darwin nunez sent off. andersen's palace side claimed a 1—1 draw at anfield, and he was at the centre of the flash point of the match — nunez was red carded for a head butt on the dane. andersen posted examples of the abuse, some of which included death threats. he's called on instagram and the premier league to act. england's new era in test cricket continues tomorrow — with the start of the final series of the summer. england welcome south africa to lord's, for the first of three tests, buoyed by an unbeaten start under new coach brendan mccullum. england's captain ben stokes says they'll continue to focus on how they play. it's after south africa's captain questioned the "longevity" of the attacking style they've taken on under mccullum. but stokes says they're not letting the opposition distract them. we play cricket how we play cricket and they play cricket how they play cricket but we're not the ones talking about it all the time. it's them. i don't know, we're doing the right things, but as i said, people know how we are going to play. it is up to the opposition

to respond to that. it is all about us, not about the opposition. chasing scores is something i also like. it has been pretty impressive. we have covered our bases regarding our bowling unit and i think we can bowl them out even if they are chasing, as well. pretty confident because we have done it in the past. it might be hard work for us but that is what we are here to do. and one of the most anticipated match ups in tennis takes place from around midnight tonight, over in cincinatti in the united states. where for the first time, the us open champion — britain's emma raducanu — takes on the 23—time grand slam winner serena williams, who suggested last week she's set to retire from the sport after the last major of the year, in new york later this month. it's a first—round tie, but one of the hottest tickets at the tournament. the hundred women's match, between manchester 0riginals and welsh fire is drawing to it's conclusion — fire chasing 157, at old trafford. updates from that on

the bbc sport website. but that's all for now — jane dougall is back with sportsday, at 6.30. more now on the gap between pay growth and inflation reaching it's highest level since records began more than 20 years ago. average wages rose by a.7% between april and june — a far lower rate than increases in the cost of living. the office for national statistics says that means the "real value" of pay fell by 3%. our global trade correspondent dharshini david is here. i suppose for those people who are feeling the pinch, this is no surprise. feeling the pinch, this is no surprise-— feeling the pinch, this is no surrise. , ., ., surprise. absolutely not whatsoever. i heard someone _ surprise. absolutely not whatsoever. i heard someone say _ surprise. absolutely not whatsoever. i heard someone say recently - surprise. absolutely not whatsoever. i heard someone say recently begetl i heard someone say recently beget to the end of the money the month, and that basically spells it out, doesn't it? some people have never seen this kind of payraise that they are getting from a three or a%, let's say, but they've never seen

inflation rise this fast either,, and is outpacing on average unless you are one of the lucky few, that means you are really feeling the squeeze, and the things that we have been trying to enjoy, hotels for travelling, restaurants, all of that kind of spending is set to suffer and i could put a further squeeze when it comes to wages and jobs. the government is suggesting that it's giving direct payments to low—income households, talking about a £37 billion fund that is going to help people who are in difficulty. but one wonders, for these people who are seeing real wages go down, they want wages to go up, but they are told that wages are going up and causing higher inflation. so are they supposedly, are they supposed to perpetually stay in a state of anxiety over all of this? it’s to perpetually stay in a state of anxiety over all of this? it's like medicine. _ anxiety over all of this? it's like medicine, isn't _ anxiety over all of this? it's like medicine, isn't it? _ anxiety over all of this? it's like medicine, isn't it? what- anxiety over all of this? it's like medicine, isn't it? what we - anxiety over all of this? it's like medicine, isn't it? what we are | anxiety over all of this? it's like - medicine, isn't it? what we are told by the bank of england as it is going to taste nasty but in the long term it is going to do you get, how

does that work when you can't pay for the staples in your life? the idea is that there isn't excessive cash that you can spend on the disposable nice to have stuff, then companies don't feel confident putting prices up even further and that pushes up interest rates further and the inflation spike which takes money out of our pockets. that's the theory behind it, but if you are at the bottom when it comes to seeing your pay going to feel that that is really unfair right now because we know that the raft of pay rises stretches quite far, and on average the public sector are seeing smaller pay rises and many in the private sector. if are in hospitality, you've done relatively well at the moment, that may not last, but it's that kind of divide coming there and it is quite painful. divide coming there and it is quite ainful. ~ , , ., divide coming there and it is quite ainful. , , ., , , . painful. why is it that public sector pay _ painful. why is it that public sector pay has _ painful. why is it that public sector pay has to _ painful. why is it that public sector pay has to stay - painful. why is it that public| sector pay has to stay within painful. why is it that public - sector pay has to stay within their low inflation and around the level of inflation if inflation is around 2%, which is what the bank of england would like it to be at. it is much higher than that, and yet,

the reason they are being told that pay has got to stay within that is because it will cause inflation. if you are in the private sector and you are in the private sector and you are in the private sector and you are some company boston he can get hundreds of thousands, millions of pounds, and if you are bringing in some private bank or whatever, you can make a fortune. why is it if you are in the public sector, your pay has to be capped? if you are in the private sector, your pay can go through the roof? who; the private sector, your pay can go through the roof?— through the roof? why are private sector buses _ through the roof? why are private sector buses giving _ through the roof? why are private sector buses giving up _ through the roof? why are private sector buses giving up those - through the roof? why are private | sector buses giving up those larger pay rises? because they can is the short answer. when you look at the pot of money given to the public sector... equipment that causes inflation, rates? right, but on the other hand, why is a private sector buses are getting into demands more often for pay rises on the now? because there is a demand for those records. they know there are shortages. we hearfrom so many of them saying we have to pay higher wages to attract and keep staff come up wages to attract and keep staff come up on the flip side of that, you look at the public sector, health, education, we know there is a real

problem there with getting hold of the right kind of staff and keeping hold of that partly because wages simply can't match their expectations.— simply can't match their exectations. , �* , ., , simply can't match their exectations. , �* , ., expectations. isn't the problem also that buses are _ expectations. isn't the problem also that buses are now _ expectations. isn't the problem also that buses are now having _ expectations. isn't the problem also that buses are now having to - expectations. isn't the problem also that buses are now having to give, l that buses are now having to give, as we just agreed, having to give these pay rises whereas other times they don't give them, and as a result, there is always this lag between what public—sector workers think they should be getting and what they actually are getting. there is a bit of lag, but on average, public—sector wages have tended to be, on average, higher than those in the private sector, a large part of the reason for that is on average those in the public sector tend to have a high level of qualification. so it's up fairly complicated picture, but you are absolutely right. pay restraint since the end of the financial crisis has been much more emphasised in the public sector, a much tighter grip on public money. that of course is something that has had all sorts of problems, he asked me to have to wait longer to get that money coming back, and we announcing the repercussions of that in the form of waiting lists and hospitals etc, etc. . , .,

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plans, and that will limit the kind of scale of pay rise there. it could even mean that unemployment starts to rise, not by much, but it could start to rise and that is something we should be concerned about. aha, we should be concerned about. a pleasure to speak with you. 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. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani, has been travelling across the taliban heartland, in the south of the country, and sent us this report. shouting. along what used to be the front lines, a wrestling match. the only fighting taking place now. we're 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's freedom and no fighting. all of you here, have most of you lost someone in the war? translation: not just one, but two or three. l 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. phone rings. 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 0mar, 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, though 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. 0n 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. 0lder girls and women do generally remain behind closed doors. and taliban officials cite these ultra—conservative 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 that report from afghanistan. to kenya now, where the former prime minister — raila 0dinga — the losing candidate

in the presidential election has announced that he will challenge the result in court. his rival william ruto won last week's poll by a narrow margin but more than half of the election commission's members rejected the official result. here's mr 0dinga speaking a little earlier. the figures announced by mr chebukati are null and void. applause. i repeat, the figures announced by mr chebukati are null and void, and must be quashed by a court of law. in our view, there's neither a legally and validly declared winner, nor a president elect. well earlier we asked our deputy africa editor anne soy to explain reasons behind the post electoral dispute. he's basing his argument on the fact that four out of the seven commissioners of the electoral

commission walked out and disassociated themselves from the results. they spoke yesterday and said the process had been opaque towards the end, and today, shortly before he spoke, he held a press conference at a separate location which was beamed in that room where he was going to speak. 0n the basis of the argument was that the decision, the results were declared unilaterally by the chairman and they say that results from certain constituencies that were meant to be announced that were not announced before the final result was declared. they have raised questions about the percentages of votes that the different presidential candidates got. i deputy africa editor their reporting from nairobi. 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 reports. some day — and that day may never come — i'll call upon you to do a service for me. marlon brando's acclaimed performance as the godfather won the actor his first 0scar. 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, are the treatment of american indians today by the film industry... excuse me. booing and 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

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. —— celebrating the very best in black music and culture. in the past two decades it's helped bring music like grain, aftera two decades it's helped bring music like grain, after a beat and drill into mainstream music and kick started the careers of countless artists. these are just some of the

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today at six, the pressure on household budgets laid bare — new figures show wages falling further behind the rapidly rising cost of living. counting the cost of every purchase — when the real value of wages is shown to have shrunk by 3%. we have a baby and it's pretty hard with our wages to keep on track of everything. we'll be asking whether ministers have any answers to the growing gap between earnings and prices. also on the programme... gearing up for theirfirst hustings in scotland — rishi sunak and his opponent liz

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