this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at eight. there's more evidence of the higher cost of living. new figures show regular pay, adjusted for price rises, falls 3%, between april and june. we had a baby and it's pretty hard with our wages to keep going. two contenders — with our wages to keep going. two contenders for _ with our wages to keep going. two contenders for the conservative party leadership are trying to win the votes of scottish conservatives in an event in perth this evening. it's a year ago today that the desperation of afghans tried to flee their country was demonstrated as people tried to board the departing planes. we have a special report on those who try to help the west what was left behind. the

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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 financial help for millions on low incomes. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. in barnsley, andrea is looking through toys for her baby after getting a pay rise of £1 an hour in herjob as a packer at a warehouse, which came as a pleasant surprise. with prices rising much faster even that higher wage couldn't buy what it but a year ago. that is a big raise, honestly. but after that, when we went in the shop and left £100 for three or four days of food, and everything necessary, it was quite a shock. from the outside, 4.7% 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, oxfordshire 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 is 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. there is now a gaping distance between pay rises in the private sector, up 5.9%, and in the public sector upjust i.8%. allowing inflation that is a real terms pay cut of more than 6% which can make it harder to recruit much—needed doctors, nurses and carers already in short supply. labour is pledging more support for cost of living. this has been going on for ten years so i understand how strongly people feel. one of the reasons we announced our energy price freeze is to keep the bills down and to make the choice that the oil and gas companies in the north sea should pay a windfall tax to help those struggling through this winter period so it is further

evidence of the pressure so many millions face. it is the biggest drop in living standards since the silverjubilee way back in 1977 according to a think tank the living standards resolution. the government says the job market remains resilient and it is providing £30 billion of support to households with the cost of living. joining me now is chris adcock, the managing director of reed. callum, the managing director of reed. thank you for being what callum, thank you for being with us. what do you make of the kind of underlying factors shaping this pay environment at the moment? it’s underlying factors shaping this pay environment at the moment? it's an unfortunate — environment at the moment? it's an unfortunate situation _ environment at the moment? it's an unfortunate situation because - environment at the moment? it's an unfortunate situation because all. unfortunate situation because all else equal the labour market is actually providing what is a decent standard of pay growth of we do not experience in the uk for much more than a decade. vacancies are close to eight all—time high, unemployment is low it's produced at least in the private sector face that my past wage growth for the we have

inflation being pushed at a rate much higher than wages are growing. this is the paradox for a lot of them lawyers particular small companies that they are desperate, as we were hearing from that restaurant manager, get up in the business because it can't itself, he can't do the obvious thing at a business which is to put up wages because it is because of so much higher if he puts up his prices to absorb extra pay because he's got a pay for extra import cost of energy and food because he will scare away its customers. it seems like a perfect storm of circumstances that are actually making an feel vulnerable, employees feel on loved and not even pleasing customers who are saying, why are the prices so high? ht are saying, why are the prices so hiuh? , ., _, are saying, why are the prices so hiuh? , ., ., ., high? it is the outcome and i fear it's auoin high? it is the outcome and i fear it's going to get _ high? it is the outcome and i fear it's going to get worse _ high? it is the outcome and i fear it's going to get worse as - high? it is the outcome and i fear it's going to get worse as above l it's going to get worse as above expecting the uk to fall into a recession over the next few months for the partly because the bank of england is going to have to raising interest rates and pulling inflation down. we have an unfortunate

situation where wages are not growing fast enough to offset the high inflation but they are growing too fast relative to what would be a sustainable rate of wage growth to keep inflations at the bank of england to present target. that's why the bank will have to create some employment, and make the situation worse so that once this energy price shock is vast, that will be the conditions for inflation to return to 2% and that we might get to see real wage growth. to return to 296 and that we might get to see real wage growth. there is some intriguing _ get to see real wage growth. there is some intriguing details _ get to see real wage growth. there is some intriguing details when - get to see real wage growth. there is some intriguing details when you drill down in terms of the fact that people at the moment should be in a perfect situation to sell their labour. in a sense, employees at the moment should have the upper hand but a lot of them don't feel that way. but a lot of them don't feel that wa . ., ., but a lot of them don't feel that wa , ., ., ., but a lot of them don't feel that wa. ., ., ., ., way. you have a situation where workers are _ way. you have a situation where workers are in the _ way. you have a situation where workers are in the private - way. you have a situation where i workers are in the private sector bargaining their wages but the margin squeeze because things are like energy because of gone up. it

really is an unfortunate situation, the western world was experiencing what would be a normal business cycle for two years in the recovery after covid shock. things were looking pretty good. this year that has been intercepted by this huge energy shock for that we had a bit of inflation but not so much we would be able to deal with it. now you've got these big external shock of high energy prices at the bank of england is having to react to with high interest rates. you have a perfectly good business cycle intercepted by these huge risks and it probably means the situation is to get worse before it gets better. i suppose the difficulty here is, the chancellor was talking about these figures and the last four years of hell of the uk economy and the business of creating newjobs across the country. all that's true but when you add in other factors it actually is pulling the economy in the wrong direction. it

actually is pulling the economy in the wrong direction.— the wrong direction. it probably kee -s the wrong direction. it probably keeps inflation _ the wrong direction. it probably keeps inflation risks _ the wrong direction. it probably keeps inflation risks higher - the wrong direction. it probably| keeps inflation risks higher than the wrong direction. it probably - keeps inflation risks higher than we would like them to be even after this inflation shock has passed for the update talk about the second round of effect where inflation rises above a rate which you would like but if the labour market is tight you get persistent inflation effects through wages. what we should be thinking about from a policy point of view is how you can help the people that really need it for that you need to do some distributional analysis with that i don't think we can avoid a recession but only the bottom 20 or 30% of households could get a lot of help through government support to offset what would be the worst of the cost of living crisis was up that would allow the bank of england to tackle the inflation problem for the with minimising the amount of pay. thank ou ve minimising the amount of pay. thank you very much _ minimising the amount of pay. thank you very much for — minimising the amount of pay. thank you very much for your— minimising the amount of pay. thank you very much for your thoughts - minimising the amount of pay. thank you very much for your thoughts on that. chris, thank you very much for being

with us on bbc news was that what do you make of the figures, the combination of figures we see today? it's shocking but unfortunately inevitable. we've been in a bit of a bubble over the last 18 months to two years since covid came to an end. and what we are seeing is a huge demand for skill set, candidates but we aren't seeing the movement that we usually see in the market for that what is happening is it's pushing salaries up, which is positive but nowhere near their rate of inflation which creates this gap. that's gonna put a squeeze on all households. that's gonna put a squeeze on all householde— that's gonna put a squeeze on all households. really intriguing. you sa ou've households. really intriguing. you say you've got _ households. really intriguing. you say you've got the _ households. really intriguing. you say you've got the candidates, - households. really intriguing. you say you've got the candidates, we | say you've got the candidates, we know there are vacancies, is it that the vacancies are in the wrong jobs, is there a reluctance to move because people feel insecure? what because people feel insecure? what is causina because people feel insecure? what is causing this? _ because people feel insecure? what is causing this? it's _ because people feel insecure? what is causing this? it's one _ because people feel insecure? hast is causing this? it's one of the largest amounts of people employed we've ever seen which is fantastic.

what we are not seeing is the movement between jobs. what we are not seeing is the movement betweenjobs. we what we are not seeing is the movement between jobs. we are seeing huge amounts of vacancy, massive demand but the supply for candidates is not happening. actually, it does put the power back on the employees and the candidates hands that they can go around and put themselves out there and potentially get larger than average pay increases. we are still not seeing enough people doing that to satisfy demand. hour still not seeing enough people doing that to satisfy demand.— that to satisfy demand. how would ou that to satisfy demand. how would you empower _ that to satisfy demand. how would you empower people _ that to satisfy demand. how would you empower people and - that to satisfy demand. how would you empower people and what - that to satisfy demand. how would i you empower people and what advice would you offer? first you empower people and what advice would you offer?— would you offer? first thing come and seak would you offer? first thing come and speak to _ would you offer? first thing come and speak to us, _ would you offer? first thing come and speak to us, this _ would you offer? first thing come and speak to us, this is _ would you offer? first thing come and speak to us, this is what - would you offer? first thing come and speak to us, this is what we | would you offer? first thing come i and speak to us, this is what we do, we work with hundreds of thousands of clients on this kind of thing. i'd be very passionate about people making sure they make sensible decisions in what motivates them and drives them. not purely financial but do have a look out there and see what is available. we personally advise the rates of people get in salary increases as much higher than the inflation we are sitting at the moment. there's a big demand out there if you got the skill sets then

you could see a nice increase. i you could see a nice increase. i think a lot of people who stay in a job or company or organisation for a length of time can sometimes think that they don't have the skill set. they only see what skills they've developed through the prism of the particularjob developed through the prism of the particular job they're developed through the prism of the particularjob they're doing at the moment. how do you get people who may be watching this programme to think, actually, i don't feel i have the confidence to go a different job. i'm good at what i'm doing but actually, i don't see how that translates put up how do you get people to stand outside of themselves a bit in a process of helping recruit and develop people? confidence is always a big issue with people and moving jobs. interviewing can be quite a situation for the first of all, and understanding that skill sets are often transferable. because there is that large demand at the moment employers are looking for people just like you. speak to evil who are in the industry you might be moving into or come and speak to us. ——

speak to people. most people when they dip their toe in the water and take that move date might be pleasantly surprised at what's out there. in pleasantly surprised at what's out there. , ., ., i. , there. in terms of how you see thins there. in terms of how you see things developing, _ there. in terms of how you see things developing, is _ there. in terms of how you see things developing, is there - there. in terms of how you see things developing, is there a l there. in terms of how you see i things developing, is there a role for government in this in terms of changing some of these factors? what can they most usefully be thinking about doing if they can do very much? ~ , ,., , , about doing if they can do very much? ~ , , ., much? absolutely. there is a huge mouthfuls of _ much? absolutely. there is a huge mouthfuls of everyone _ much? absolutely. there is a huge mouthfuls of everyone is _ much? absolutely. there is a huge mouthfuls of everyone is thinking i mouthfuls of everyone is thinking about their individual situation and i understand that the thing we need to be careful of is increasing salaries in general. it will actually have a negative impact on inflation. this is where the government does need to take control and mitigate this and close that gap- and mitigate this and close that gap. i think they've got a lot of work to do. speaking of the energy crisis and there is a huge amount that needs to be done but i think on an individual level people need to just make sure they are well

informed, well educated on what's out there, what they can possibly do with their skill set and ensure that they are making the right decision for them. they are making the right decision forthem. t they are making the right decision for them. , ., ., for them. i should say other recruiting — for them. i should say other recruiting agencies - for them. i should say other recruiting agencies are - for them. i should say other- recruiting agencies are available. always a pleasure to see you. thanks for your time. we will be talking more about this subjectjust for your time. we will be talking more about this subject just after half past eight for the one of the most interesting aspects is the gap between what's happening in the public sector was happening in the private sector which does have implications on the economy. and what's happening to older workers, the ones who have just retired and come back. what's motivating them? will talk about all those issues just after a 30 foot tub stay with us on bbc news. the latest headlines. the value of wages falls at its fastest rate on record by 3% between april and june of this year when adjusted for inflation liz truss and rishi sunak are among party activists in perth this

evening as they try to win the votes of scottish conservatives at a hustings event. former wills manager ryan giggs has begun giving evidence in his trial, the footballer denies assault and controlling a course of behaviour against his former girlfriend. kim sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc matches from the events in munich. good evening. defending european champion dina asher—smith is through to tonight's final of the 100 metres at the european championshiups in munich. after missing the commonwealth games through injury she eased through her semifinal in the last half hour. she'll go up against fellow briton daryl neita in that final in just over an hour's time. the defending european champion in the men's hundred metres is britain's zharnel hughes. he cruised through in his semi final, with fellow

britjeremiah azu, the 21—year—old welshman, also qualifying. they'll be joined in tonight's final by reece prescod, who won his semi, and the italian olympic champion marcelljacobs. and on a busy night of athletics in munich, the men's long jump final�*s also under way. a british hope for a medal in this event too with jacob fincham dukes the early leader after a first leap of eight metres and 6cm, a seasons best. in the last hour, there's been gold for great britain over in rome at the european aquatics championships. in the mixed relay, britain's quartet of tom dean, matt richards, freya colbert, and freya anderson won in the four by 200 metre freestyle. anderson at the end holding off the challenge from france to take the title. after winning commonwealth games silver, there was also gold for britain's lois toulson and kyle kothari in the mixed 10metre synchro platform dive. it adds to the bronze success in the mixed team

event in rome yesterday. two major metals in the space of two weeks is pretty insane. i think we are really both happy. hf weeks is pretty insane. i think we are really both happy.— weeks is pretty insane. i think we are really both happy. if you asked me a few years _ are really both happy. if you asked me a few years ago _ are really both happy. if you asked me a few years ago that _ are really both happy. if you asked me a few years ago that still - are really both happy. if you asked me a few years ago that still be i me a few years ago that still be diving _ me a few years ago that still be diving i— me a few years ago that still be diving i would've said absolutely not. diving i would've said absolutely not the — diving i would've said absolutely not. the fact that it's not even something _ not. the fact that it's not even something in which an event we thought— something in which an event we thought would be doing to be honest, while sober and then the european champion, — while sober and then the european champion, there's a dog like i'm speechless to be honest. rangers are in champions league qualification action this evening in the first leg of their play off with psv eindhoven. the match at ibrox sees giovanni van bronckhorst pit his managerial wit against former netherlands team mate ruud van nistleroy and that's one of three opening leg ties taking place this evening. currently goalless. all the latest on the bbc sport website. crystal palace defender joachim andersen is liaising with the police after receiving what he says was hundreds of abusive messages on instagram.

it's after the dane was involved in an incident that saw liverpool's darwin nunez sent off. after palace's1—1 draw at anfield, 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 morning — with the start of the final series of the summer. they 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. 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. manchester originals beat welsh fire by 11 runs in the women's hundred at old trafford. deandre dottin top scored for the hosts with 67 not out as they ended their innings on 156—2. and dottin claimed two wickets with the ball as welsh fire's reply petered out at 145 for three. that's the originals first win of the competition. the men's fixture is ongoing right now — you can follow it on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. later on, if you want to stay up, there's a historic first encounter between emma raducanu and serena williams taking place at the cincinatti open from midnight. she was born the year serena williams was first the world number one. makes you feel old.

the former footballer ryan giggs has told he'd never been faithful in relationships. he denies abuses following his former partner and her sister emma in november 2020. our sports correspondent reports. in his glittering football career, ryan giggs had countless important days, many of them in manchester. today, arriving at court for day seven of his trial, it was a different kind of important. this, the former manchester united star's first chance to put his case to the jury. the court heard that, hours after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his then girlfriend kate greville and her sister in november 2020, he had told police he felt emotional about the incident. in a statement, he said a tussle with miss greville involved him being caught in the face leaving him bleeding.

in a later statement, responding to kate greville's accusations that he was controlling, he told police, "neither one of us had any more control over the other." this afternoon, for the first time, giggs made his way from the dock to the witness box. his barrister, chris daw qc, introduced him as a famous footballer, but went on to address his reputation as a love cheat, which giggs said he deserved. but when asked, "have you ever physically assaulted a woman," giggs said, "never." during two hours giving evidence, giggs spoke of getting his dream job as wales manager while they were together. he refuted miss greville's claim that he had thrown her out of their hotel room naked in dubai in 2017, and dealt with questions about their sex life. giggs will take the

stand again tomorrow. he denies the charges. laura scott, bbc news, manchester. to press with two candidates for the leadership party have launched stinging attacks on scotland's government and its first minister at nicola sturgeon for the rishi sunak and liz truss of basic tory party members at the event at birth two perth concert hall for the mr sunak said he would take on nicola sturgeon rather than ignore her. a dig at comments made recently by liz truss. she was described by liz truss. she was described by liz truss as it attention seeker for the short time ago mr sunak was asked whether he would ever agree to another independence referendum. {lit another independence referendum. of course. i can imagine the circumstances in in which i wouldn't we live in a union therebyjust democracy and union i accept that. i just don't think anybody thinks lowering in the nearfuture is

just don't think anybody thinks lowering in the near future is the remotely the time to focus on this and that's not something our focus off the time to focus on this and that's not something a focus of the union to people in scotland. i'm focused on the failures have. that's what i'm... again, this is not the thing that we need to talk about. i'm asking you. i thing that we need to talk about. i'm asking you-— thing that we need to talk about. i'm asking you. i want to be focused on his prime — i'm asking you. i want to be focused on his prime minister. _ i'm asking you. i want to be focused on his prime minister. there's - i'm asking you. i want to be focused on his prime minister. there's a - on his prime minister. there's a lot of --eole on his prime minister. there's a lot of people install _ on his prime minister. there's a lot of people install and _ on his prime minister. there's a lot of people install and that _ on his prime minister. there's a lot of people install and that wouldn'tl of people install and that wouldn't agree with you for the attic everyone in scotland would agree the priorities are the cost of living. the prosperity of the referendum... what people in scotland what is their government in uk government working together. they want to see them working together on their priorities. them working together on their riorities. ~ ., , , ., priorities. meanwhile liz truss told -a priorities. meanwhile liz truss told party member— priorities. meanwhile liz truss told party member she _ priorities. meanwhile liz truss told party member she was _ priorities. meanwhile liz truss told party member she was determined j priorities. meanwhile liz truss told i party member she was determined to talk up the benefits of the union between england and scotland. i will between england and scotland. i will also stand up — between england and scotland. i will also stand up for— between england and scotland. i will also stand up for the _ between england and scotland. i will also stand up for the united kingdom. there are too many people who try— kingdom. there are too many people who try to— kingdom. there are too many people who try to talk our country down, who try to talk our country down, who say — who try to talk our country down, who say the — who try to talk our country down, who say the best days are behind us,

who are _ who say the best days are behind us, who are trying to split our country up. who are trying to split our country uu those — who are trying to split our country up. those people are wrong. we are a great _ up. those people are wrong. we are a great country, i know travelling the world _ great country, i know travelling the world as _ great country, i know travelling the world as foreign secretary that people — world as foreign secretary that people have huge respect to the united _ people have huge respect to the united kingdom, they share our values _ united kingdom, they share our values of— united kingdom, they share our values of freedom and democracy. we need to— values of freedom and democracy. we need to he _ values of freedom and democracy. we need to be more proud of that here at home. we need to be proud to be conservatives. the reason... the reason _ conservatives. the reason... the reason people voted for fantastic mps here — reason people voted for fantastic mps here in scotland and right across — mps here in scotland and right across the united kingdom is they believe _ across the united kingdom is they believe in — across the united kingdom is they believe in our values. and believe in enterprise, personal responsibility, hard work, freedom to choose — responsibility, hard work, freedom to choose those are the things we should _ to choose those are the things we should deliver. live to choose those are the things we should deliver.— to choose those are the things we should deliver. live two perth and are scotland _ should deliver. live two perth and are scotland correspondent. - should deliver. live two perth and are scotland correspondent. howl should deliver. live two perth and - are scotland correspondent. how much is the union going to dominate this debate tonight? it is the union going to dominate this debate tonight?— debate tonight? it has dominated cuite a lot debate tonight? it has dominated

quite a lot of— debate tonight? it has dominated quite a lot of it _ debate tonight? it has dominated quite a lot of it so _ debate tonight? it has dominated quite a lot of it so far. _ debate tonight? it has dominated quite a lot of it so far. it - debate tonight? it has dominated quite a lot of it so far. it is - quite a lot of it so far. it is still ongoing, the candidates are facing a variety of questions from the party members and many put up their hands to say they still haven't voted. there does seem to be a lot to play for tonight. the two main things i've taken away so far is that both candidates, liz truss and rishi sunak are very much opposed to a second scottish independence referendum. both have said no to that. both have said they want more scrutiny of the scottish government, they want the scottish government, they want the scottish government to be challenged more and to be more accountable. rishi sunak spoke first, he said inflation was the main challenge when it comes to rebuilding the economy. he put quite a lot of emphasis on the economy. he said that that should be the priority and not a second independence referendum. everything seems to come back to that scottish

independence referendum. he has said that it would be barmy to leave the uk when people were worried this winter about heating their homes and having enough food to eat, but i closed them all the basics, it would be completely wrong to put focus onto in independence referendum. he said he would call out the snp also on their record of alcohol and drug use. he said he doesn't want to ignore it nicola sturgeon, that was a bit of a reference for liz truss had said the first minister of scotland should be ignored because she was in attention seeker. rishi sunak said instead that he wants to take her on and he wants to beat her. liz truss was similar in a lot of the things that she said, she said that she wants to deliver for scotland and the uk. so scotland within the united kingdom. she

reminded the audience that she has spent quite a lot of time in scotland for that she said she went to primary school and scotland. she puts herself forward very much as the child of the union. she said scotland and england are notjust neighbours she said that scotland and england were like family. she said that if she were the ones to become prime minister she would be minister of the union. both of them say that scotland had been let down by the snp and scotland deserved better than the snp. obviously the snp disagree with that. rishi sunak has had is embarrassing, _ snp disagree with that. rishi sunak has had is embarrassing, that - snp disagree with that. rishi sunak has had is embarrassing, that he i has had is embarrassing, that he thought darlington was in scotland. liz truss has faced a bit of flack for those remarks about ignoring nicola sturgeon, some people saying if you ignore you are effectively handing the political debate to the

first minister and she will seize that territory in the absence of an account of enlargement. did she at all address that criticism of her remarks of her rather contemptuous view of ms. sturgeon? this evening, i haven't view of ms. sturgeon? this evening, i haven't heard _ view of ms. sturgeon? this evening, i haven't heard about _ view of ms. sturgeon? this evening, i haven't heard about earlier - view of ms. sturgeon? this evening, i haven't heard about earlier today i i haven't heard about earlier today liz truss was chartering a distillery close to elgin and she was asked there and she did sidestep that. not sure if she is reeled back on that or change her opinion. we have heard from the snp today and they of said neither candidate has provided a solution to the cost of living crisis. they said whoever ends up in number ten would just bolster support for independence. thank you very much. good to speak to you. i know you will talk to us again later this evening about the event and more details on the bbc ten o'clock news. the high court has

told that ministers who backed the high court to rwanda. that the rwandan government tortures and kills political opponents. the warning, from a foreign office expert, came weeks before the government tried and failed to send asylum seekers to rwanda. migrants who were identified for the flight are challenging attempts to keep the official�*s views secret. our legal correspondent dominic casciani has been at the high court, and has been explaing how these comments emerged. these comments have emerged today at the high court ahead of next month's's make—or—break challenge. no flight has left yet, and it won't until the high court says it's legal to do so. during the hearing, the claimants want to see how the policy came about and what the government's advisers were trailing ministers about the safety of the country. we heard today that one of those

hand—picked advisers told ministers that the political opposition in rwanda was not tolerated, and tortures and killings are accepted methods of control. the challenging crucial evidence could make or break this case, particularly with priti patel saying the country is safe. more could come whether these let's turn to kenya, where we have heard from rye la odinga of the first time a drought has been declared in yorkshire for the first time in nearly four years, the environment agency has confirmed. it brings the total number of english regions suffering from extreme dry conditions to nine. officials says rain forecast for this week won't be enough to counteract weeks of dry weather. but in scotland, some areas have been hit by a week's worth of rain injust21i hours, as the hot, dry weather gives way to downpours. the met office is forecasting flash floods — because the parched ground can't absorb the rain fast enough —

and heavy thunderstorms across much of the uk in the coming days. nearly 20 flood alerts have been issued in areas of the midlands and south—east england. 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 easternmost 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. 16 for cardiff and london.

quite murky first thing on wednesday here. by then, heavy downpours for the south—east of england and east anglia. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... the value of wages fell 3% when adjusted for inflation. the duke conditioners for the conservative party leadership are in perth tonight trying to earn the vote of scottish activists there. ryan giggs has begun giving evidence at his trial in manchester today. the former footballer denies assault in controlling, coercive behaviour against his girlfriend. ryanair has announced there will be 500 additionalflight announced there will be 500 additional flight that stands dead between now and october as heathrow

extends its passenger cap to the end of that month. 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 4.7% 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%. we can buy a 3% less in goods and services than before. let's speak now tojonathan boys, who's a labour market economist at the chartered institute of personnel and development. he joins us live from kingston in surrey. thank you for being with us, jonathan. there were two things i mentioned a couple minutes ago that i hoped we could touch on in this half—hour. number one, the difference between the public sector and the private sector, because there's always been a gap but it's

been growing so start. yes. there's always been a gap but it's been growing so start. yes, there's cuite a been growing so start. yes, there's quite a large _ been growing so start. yes, there's quite a large difference. _ been growing so start. yes, there's quite a large difference. the - quite a large difference. the problem is the gap that has opened up problem is the gap that has opened up today makes for shocking headlines. we talk about a 3% cut in pay, but the real problem is when there's a sustained gap, whether that's between pay and inflation or the public and private sector, what will happen over time is at the difference between wages in those two places will get bigger and bigger, essentially leading to recruitment problems in the sector, becoming ever more difficult to get a hold of the staff people need. 50 a hold of the staff people need. so at a time when the health service is undermanned and the government is talking about recruiting and training more nurses and doctors, and all the rest of it, the attractions of an alternative career outside the sector are growing? that's right, the problem is wages, prices can signal to people where they might want to work, but it's

not always easy to increase the supply of certain workers very quickly. so some of the big labour shortages we are seeing, if we think about the well—publicized problems with hdv drivers or nurses and doctors, you need longer term workforce planning, this gap between public and private sector pay will not make this any easier. brute public and private sector pay will not make this any easier. we were told we probably _ not make this any easier. we were told we probably wouldn't - not make this any easier. we were told we probably wouldn't need i not make this any easier. we were told we probably wouldn't need so| told we probably wouldn't need so many people to come work here from overseas, particularly in the debate on brexit, people said one of the things they're frustrated about was they felt people were coming from mainland europe and working, either driving down the wages of other people or there weren't vacancies available. we know a lot of those people either went home and chose not to come back, or they wouldn't now be coming here. we are now still getting from india, but not unskilled labour.—

getting from india, but not unskilled labour. ., unskilled labour. one of the most interesting — unskilled labour. one of the most interesting things _ unskilled labour. one of the most interesting things about _ unskilled labour. one of the most i interesting things about immigration is during the pandemic, we didn't have a handle on how many people be lost. there was a big debate about how many europeans had gone home. i think although it's a factor, there are other trends that are more important. so yes, during the pandemic, many people went home to their home countries to wait out the pandemic. but one of the trends we're seeing is that our work force is shrinking, that's due to the exit from the labour market early, so before the traditional retirement age of people in their 50s and 60s, that's perhaps more of a factor in the recent fall in workforce, which just means there are fewer people to choose from. that's the big problem, there are fewer candidates. but at there are fewer candidates. but at the same time, demand for goods and services is really high. so employers need those people in order to deliver those goods and services. at the same time, reduction, partly

due to the effects of immigration and the pandemic, but alsojust due to the effects of immigration and the pandemic, but also just due to the fact that unemployment is incredibly low right now, about as low as you can really get, it's a state of full employment. i low as you can really get, it's a state of full employment. i know the home office — state of full employment. i know the home office gets _ state of full employment. i know the home office gets irritated, - state of full employment. i know the home office gets irritated, in - state of full employment. i know the home office gets irritated, in fact i home office gets irritated, in fact it's reported that the home secretary compiled a dossier complaining about all her cabinet colleagues who kept asking for a special dispensation on the immigration rules so they can get visa for regularjobs — politicians are coming under pressure from employers organisations who are saying, "you haven't got enough workers here, we want you to import labour," yet politically they continue to be under pressure from many voters who don't like the idea. i think the voters preferences for immigration are softening a bit to a few years ago. particularly around the time of the brexit referendum — but there is a broad support for

doing something about these labour supply problems which are a real constraint on the uk and uk growth at the moment. employers are really pulling out all the stops here, so there's always been the case that we have certain occupations that make a list that we can make exceptions for for immigration, and that's a good, legitimate way of boosting the labour supply particularly in those areas, it's difficult to get more people trained and up quickly. so i have a shortage occupations list, and there's lobbyists for certain occupations being on that when we really need them. but there are other things businesses are doing that are very interesting as well. if you think about recruitment, getting people in, the retention is also huge at the moment. so the redundancy rate is down near record lows. so businesses are not only trying to get people into business, but they are desperately trying to make sure people don't leave the business as well. so it's this

combination of recruitment, very difficult, easing immigration, but also training your existing staff and trying to get more out of them, but also retention.— but also retention. something interesting — but also retention. something interesting is _ but also retention. something interesting is happening - but also retention. something interesting is happening in - but also retention. something i interesting is happening in these figures, 173,000 people over the age of 65 returned to the workforce last quarter. so they had retired, now they've come back — are we clear why? they've come back - are we clear wh ? ~ . �* they've come back - are we clear wh ? ~ ., �* ., �* , they've come back - are we clear wh? ., �*., why? we aren't, and it's a phenomenal— why? we aren't, and it's a phenomenal rise - why? we aren't, and it's a phenomenal rise in - why? we aren't, and it's a phenomenal rise in the i why? we aren't, and it's a i phenomenal rise in the number why? we aren't, and it's a - phenomenal rise in the number of people over the age of 65 on the quarter. i suppose what many may be thinking is, is this cost—of—living crisis biting and forcing people to go back into the workforce to boost their incomes? but there might be something to this, in the pre—pandemic arrow we saw the rising rates of unemployment for older workers —— pre—pandemic era. particularly higher growth to the rest of the population. no one of the reasons for this is people are just simply healthier and living

longer. so the employment rate of people over the age of 65 more than doubled in the past 20 years, so it's up to about 12%. so it could be a continuation of that trend and people deciding they want to extend their working lives. i actually think there's another factor here, which is that with business is really struggling to get a hold of people, they are now looking to nontraditional routes, people they might not have recruited from. and one of those routes is older workers. i've written a report about understanding older workers, they have different ways of working in preferences. for example, they preferences. for example, they prefer flexible working, working pa rt—time, prefer flexible working, working part—time, then more likely to work from home. so it could be the trend of working from home is facilitating more older workers to rejoin the workforce. so this is a lesson for business, which is make sure you offer many different ways of working

and be flexible. in fact, we find that 20% of businesses say they are actually increasing the range ofjob ads that they advertise. so there are a few factors that all play a role, but certainly businesses will be very welcome to see those older workers back in the workforce because they really do need them. jonathan, thank you. that was terrifically comprehensive, thank you. joining me now is claire reindorp, the ceo of young women's trust. the aim of the organisation includes improving the pay and working conditions for young women. thank you for speaking to us this evening. these statistics are quite bald, they are overall figures. do we have anything more qualitative about what's happening to young women in

the employment market? because it would sound, from what the optimists are saying, that there are lots of vacancies, people willing to be flexible, which can be difficult for those with caring responsibilities, generational kids, but potentially there's a lot of opportunity there. it's actually getting through to young women?— it's actually getting through to mm: women? ~ ., , , young women? well we did a survey earlier this year _ young women? well we did a survey earlier this year about _ young women? well we did a survey earlier this year about young - earlier this year about young women's experience in the workplace, and many young women are saying they find it difficult to get the hours they want, a third of the 4000 women we spoke to wanted more hours but couldn't, possibly because of lack of affordable childcare. that's a real issue for young women, but we also found shockingly, 50% of young women are filled with dread at the state of their finances, a quarter or having to choose between heating and eating, and a third of young mums have had to skip meals to feed

their children. that was back in march, we know the situation will be much worse now. and that's partly for young women that they are facing a tougher time financially than younger men because there's a gap in their income this year, up 22% —— a 22% less income than young men. and the news today shows there's a real term pay cut for people and runaway inflation is making us really worried about young women, their mental health and ability to get through the coming months. and more than 70 charities are calling for the two prospective prime ministers to really grip of this and make a pledge that will address that feeling of dread that so many young women have in low income households. what we want is more support to the

benefits system will stop the pledge of the moment is £1200 per household— but it looks like the figure needed is another £1600 on top of that because of how energy prices are growing. and that is what is needed for people to keep their head above the water line. we are also looking for wider action to enable young women to succeed in the workplace for more flexible childcare, front line roles that women are undertaking and better support for young women in the workplace stuff like i'm struck when you say that there's the persistent pay gap between men and women doing work that is supposed to be equal value, as the law puts it, they should be getting the same. a lot of people might be surprised because they might�*ve recognised that companies get entrenched gaps between men and women because pay policies in the past have not been

very good — but they might�*ve assumed a lot of that was eliminated when you start younger people who are obviously new starters, therefore building up. given how much talk there's _ therefore building up. given how much talk there's been - therefore building up. given how much talk there's been about i therefore building up. given how. much talk there's been about equal pay in the last few years? yes. much talk there's been about equal pay in the last few years?— pay in the last few years? yes, i think the income _ pay in the last few years? yes, i think the income gap _ pay in the last few years? yes, i think the income gap that i'm i think the income gap that i'm talking about is made up of a number of different things. it's partly young women telling us and hr decision—makers that we surveyed backin decision—makers that we surveyed back in march, sharing that some employers are breaking the law and not giving women equal pay. but it's also about the access to work, young women are working part—time then young men because of their caring response abilities and the on affordable childcare. many will have heard that the child care system in the uk is on the brig of collapse. they are more likely to be doing unpaid work, and they are more likely to be trapped in low pay sectors of the economy like hospitality, retail, the care sector and really struggling to progress. we heard shocking levels of discrimination the workplace, stuff

you thought would've died with the dinosaurs, it's very much happening. 30% of young women giving us examples of discrimination, and hr decision—makers we spoke to are cooperating, saying they know there are sexist practices in their workplace. these are the challenges young women. they deserve to have a fairer future, young women. they deserve to have a fairerfuture, it gets young women. they deserve to have a fairer future, it gets worse through women's lifetimes, so it leads to a 40% plus pensions gap for women as they get older. but it starts right now at 18. . . they get older. but it starts right now at 18. ., ., ., ~ they get older. but it starts right nowat18. ., ., ., ~ , now at 18. clara, thank you very much for _ now at 18. clara, thank you very much for talking _ now at 18. clara, thank you very much for talking to _ now at 18. clara, thank you very much for talking to us _ now at 18. clara, thank you very much for talking to us about i now at 18. clara, thank you veryj much for talking to us about the impact of some of those wages issues on young women. thank you. thank ou. a year ago today, the desperation of some afghans to escape their country was crystallised by this image — people clinging to the side of a moving us military plane leaving kabul as the taliban seized power. tens of thousands who worked

with foreign governments, including the uk, are still stuck in afghanistan. the british government acknowledges more than 6,000 eligible people are still waiting to be relocated. for those still there, many are in hiding, moving from place to place. some have been detained by the taliban, accused of spying for western countries. they fear for their lives and feel betrayed by the people they worked for. our south asia correspondent yogita limaye has been speaking to some of them — we've hidden their identities and changed their voices to protect them. in a seemingly calm kabul, fear runs deep. hidden away behind the bustle, people who worked with foreign governments, left in an afghanistan now ruled by men who were the enemy. a translator who used to work with us troops. it's not safe to go to his home so we are meeting at a secure location. photos and papers from his

time on the front line. being found with them could put him in danger. he's moving from one province to another, hiding from the taliban, who he once helped kill. translation: i was in combat, standing shoulder to shoulder . with american soldiers at every step. i saved their lives in many ways but in the end, they forgot me. if i had known this is how i would be left, i would never have chosen to work with them. it's notjust those in combat roles. this man worked to implement uk and us development projects in afghanistan. a senior adviser, he had faced death threats even before the taliban takeover. in the past year, he has received multiple such summons from the group's interior ministry. translation: i have moved seven times since the last year. _ i am suffering from stress and depression. i don't sleep. i don't allow my children to go to school in case

they are recognised. i facilitated the uk and the us to work in the country and now there is no place where i can live with safety and dignity. he had been called by uk officials to the airport... ..during this chaos that followed the taliban's takeover. amid the tens of thousands desperate to flee, many who should have been evacuated did not make it through. when the taliban walked into kabul, foreign militaries and diplomats moved into this airport complex overnight. they had not expected it to happen so quickly and so perhaps it was understandable that they could not have evacuated everyone who worked with them then. now it has been one year and people here are asking if western governments will honour the commitments they have made

and how long it will take. this british council teacher is one of more than 100 stuck in afghanistan. he showed us documents that could be a lifeline, or a death warrant. proof that he taught the english language and uk values. two weeks ago, he was detained by the taliban, accused of spying for the uk. released because they did not find the papers. translation: i don't think it's over. - they are keeping an eye on me. we taught uk values of equality, diversity and inclusion. _ according to the taliban, - that is unlawful and not islamic. they think we are criminals and should be punished. i i think the uk will only act if one of us dies. i sooner or later, that is going to happen. many of his colleagues are women. in the past year, the most significant change in afghanistan has been the clampdown on female freedoms.

independent women who had jobs face a dark future. for two years, she worked for the british council. now her family is finding it hard to get by. translation: sometimes i think i'm losing my mind. _ it's the worst feeling, when you are just trying to find a way to survive every day. the uk has made us feel like we are dispensable. we worked for their goals and aims but when we needed them, they left us. uk and us governments say they are trying to respond as quickly as they can. at stake is the reputation of the western world, already diminished by the rise of the taliban. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. after he threw extended its cap on

passenger numbers. the 100,000 limit in heathrow was due to end on 11 september. the airport says the cap will now continue well into october. earlier katie austin came into the studio to explain what ryanair was planning. studio to explain what ryanair was ”lannin. ~ , . studio to explain what ryanair was ”lannin. ~ ., studio to explain what ryanair was ”lannin. . ., , studio to explain what ryanair was ”lannin. ~ ., , ., planning. with ryan air, they are thinkin: is planning. with ryan air, they are thinking is to _ planning. with ryan air, they are thinking is to step _ planning. with ryan air, they are thinking is to step in _ planning. with ryan air, they are thinking is to step in following i planning. with ryan air, they are | thinking is to step in following the announcement by heathrow yesterday. ryanair doesn't fly from heathrow but it talks about offering more flights out of stansted in the autumn half term period. by the context here is with regards to what's happened at heathrow. it's about heathrow extending the daily limit on passengers, departing passengers that it imposed in mid july, and it set at the time that there were operational issues basically being caused by resourcing issues or staffing issues, or ground handling a particular area of concern. and it was worried this was causing the passenger experience to not be up to what it should be basically including baggage where it

shouldn't be, that sort of thing. it says that has worked, that disruption or problems have been minimised by putting that limit on daily passengers coming through, so it'll now extend that. it was due to finish on 11 september, but it will now go through to 29 october. it is not entirely clear what impact that will have yet. you wouldn't expect as many passengers are flights 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 certainly a sign things and not back to normal yet, or heathrow certainly doesn't believe things will be able to get back to a normal level of service and normal volume of flights until the autumn at the earliest, really.

katie austin reporting. a native american actor who was booed off stage at the oscars almost 50 years ago has received an apology from the academy. sacheen littlefeather appeared at the ceremony on live tv in 1973 to refuse an oscar on behalf of marlon brando, who had won the best actor prize for the godfather. brando rejected the award in protest at the representation of native americans by the us film industry. lizo mzimba reports. i'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. when he won the oscar for the godfather, marlon brando refused to attend the ceremony... marlon brando, in the godfather. ..instead sending a native american activist and actress. 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 scattered applause her words highlighting hollywood's almost universally negative depiction of native americans were greeted with both applause and boos. she said before that one of those opposing her comments was hollywood's biggest star, famous for his roles 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. she subsequently suffered abuse. her acting career was damaged, too. the body behind the oscars says it is making amends, including through how its new museum reflects movie history. when the academy museum i

was being built, they really began to turn to have a critical eye | and a critical look at our film history, and the inclusion and most often exclusionj of specific communities. in a statement, sacheen says... 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. i'll be back with the paper review, joining me tonight as annabelle denham and the journalist and

columnist rachel shabby. stay with us for that. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. thunderstorms will continue to rattle around across parts of england and wales through the evening and overnight, and there'll still be some around on wednesday. but a shift is sitting further south, i think, as the day goes on, perhaps really concentrating across the south east of england and east anglia late afternoon into the early evening on wednesday with the risk of some flash flooding here, then. it's this low to the south of the uk that's responsible for the thundery weather. a finger of high pressure further north across scotland and northern ireland means actually a dry night ahead with clear skies and we lose the northerly wind that we've had through tuesday. temperatures will dip down to around 10 celsius widely across scotland, 13 celsius in belfast. still quite warm and muggy for many parts of england and wales, however, with the thunderstorms rumbling on, lows of 16 celsius for cardiff and london. and there they are still first thing on wednesday, quite widespread across central and eastern england into south wales, and then

they'll drift further south through the course of the day. scotland and northern ireland fine with some sunny spells. by the afternoon, i think essentially that will be the case for northern england and wales, as well. the odd isolated shower for the midlands, but some heavier ones possible across southern england and east anglia. 23 celsius in london, anticipating some cloud and rain here. high teens across scotland and northern ireland. the area of low pressure, though, will be off into the continent for thursday. could bring some heavier showers along the south coast for a time wednesday night. and then we look back to the atlantic for our incoming weather for thursday, and rainfall pushing into western scotland, northern ireland, the north west of england by the afternoon and wales. still a lot of dry weather, though, across central and eastern wales and through into central and eastern england. and with some sunshine, we could see temperatures up into the mid—20s, 20 celsius for belfast, and 21 celsius in newcastle. friday, we see those fronts clearing eastwards. not much rain to come out of those for central and eastern england.

saturday, showers concentrating, i think, on the northern half of the uk. sunday is the day when we may see some of the most significant, widespread and persistent rain for the uk that we've seen in quite some time. so, for all of those gardens that have fallen between the cracks in the showers, i think sunday is the day when we're offering up, perhaps, some more guaranteed downpours, particularly across the southern half of the uk.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. you're watching the context on bbc news. for the second time in a week — a russian military base in crimea is up in flames. russia has blamed saboteurs for the explosions, as ukraine continues to push back russian troops in the south. and workers feel the pinch in the uk, as new figures suggest that wages are falling well behind the rising cost of living. joe biden signs into law his $750 billion bill to tackle climate change, health and inflation. tonight with the context, lord peter ricketts — former uk national security advisor and democratic stragist mary anne marsh.