me taken thunderstorm image behind me taken in sheffield by one of our weather watchers, we had ferocious downpours and localised flooding reported in many areas but these storms have been hit and miss, other areas escaped and stayed dry. these thunderstorms have been stretching from the west country through the midlands into yorkshire and lincolnshire, the lightning activity has been easing down, a fresh cluster of thunderstorms moving out of northern france, perhaps pushing it to east anglia and the south—east during the night. it stays thundery across southern areas, thunderstorms may return to east anglia and the south—east during the early hours. further north, much quieter story thanks to high pressure building here. under clearskies thanks to high pressure building here. under clear skies quite chilly, one or two spots in single digits, but generally across england and we also freshen night to come, still quite humid and still on the mild side. here's the pressure pattern for tomorrow, a ridge of high pressure across the north of the country bringing fine weather, bringing rain to western areas on

thursday, but we still have this thundery low in the south bringing rain to the midlands and then as the sunshine gets going across the south, and the south—east, it will set off thunderstorms into the afternoon, again some torrential downpours and localised flooding in places. cooler still tomorrow, 20, 20 three degrees in the south, pleasant 18—20 in the north where we will see plenty of sunshine. into wednesday night, thunderstorms rattle on across the south—east eventually clearing away and then we start to see the weather front arrive across western areas by the end of the night at temperatures rising here. a few cool spots in northern england, fairly mild for england and where is but comfortable for sleeping. then the weather front brings wet weather from may northern and western areas on thursday. by friday we should see good spells of sunshine around and it will feel pleasantly warm. back to you. that is tonight's bbc news at ten.

there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with mark urban which isjust getting under way on bbc two. and the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and journalist rachel shabi and annabel denham, who's the director of communications from the free—market think tank the institute of economic affairs — or iea. welcome, rachel, welcome to you, annabel. lovely to see you both. let's start with the front pages. the financial times leads on today's wage figures deepening the cost of living pain for households across the uk.

"ryanair to the rescue" is the metro's splash — after the airline promised hundreds of extra half—term flights in october. the telegraph has comments from a former immigration minister, who says the modern slavery law is the biggest loophole for migrants. the former prime minister tony blair is calling for every adult to get the new covid boosterjab — that's the top story in the i. and also for the governments to reintroduce a requirement to wear facemasks during winter. the guardian has a leaked recording from liz truss while she was a treasury minister, in which she condemns british workers for a "lack of graft". the sun pays tribute to former pop idol star darius, who was found dead in his us apartment aged 41. the mirror reports on ryan giggs�* trial. he is accused of coercive control of his former girlfriend. let's begin, then, with rachel and the lead story

on the front of the ft. rachel, every day, we seem to be getting more really bad news on the economy. absolutely. it is freefalling. we feel like the economy is freefalling. we are in a desperate situation. we have got the news today that real levels of wages have fallen at their lowest levels and they have for the past 20 years, and thatis they have for the past 20 years, and that is on top of the situation where even before this, for the pandemic, before the cost—of—living crisis, we already had stagnating wages, and is worth pointing out and i know you are covering this earlier, this is particularly hitting the public sector, where the pay rise is even smaller. it is 1.8 sent compared to some type present in the —— some 5% in the private sector. neither of those arising as much as inflation, so in real terms

it is a pay cut, but i want to point out that it makes this claim the cost—of—living crisis is down to an inflation is down to sparling wages. itjust inflation is down to sparling wages. it just shows that inflation is down to sparling wages. itjust shows that up as he like that it is. wages cannot be driving inflation when wages in themselves are falling. we have to look over the real causes of this situation are. what we've got here is companies using the crisis, using the pandemic and using the sort of shock of the economic system to drive through profits for themselves, price gouging, record shares to shareholders, etc, and thatis shares to shareholders, etc, and that is the bit of the economy that we really need to focus on targeting if we have got any chance of addressing this horrendous crisis that a lot of people are already in, and which is only set to get worse. annabel, that is the gap between public sector pay and private sector, neither of which is keeping

pace with the cost of living prices people are dealing with, and is going to exacerbate the case the current government is making about his desire to recruit more and better people in services like the health service.— better people in services like the health service. yes, it is going to be a challenging _ health service. yes, it is going to be a challenging time. _ health service. yes, it is going to be a challenging time. we - health service. yes, it is going to be a challenging time. we heard| health service. yes, it is going to | be a challenging time. we heard a couple _ be a challenging time. we heard a couple of months ago about, about a month_ couple of months ago about, about a month ago. — couple of months ago about, about a month ago, the massive shortage of doctors _ month ago, the massive shortage of doctors we _ month ago, the massive shortage of doctors we were going to have in our nhs~ _ doctors we were going to have in our nhs the _ doctors we were going to have in our nhs. the government is going to struggle — nhs. the government is going to struggle to recruit people, particularly if there is that growing gap between public and private — growing gap between public and private sector pay. i would just not entirely— private sector pay. i would just not entirely negative about the data that came out today. of course, bd are going _ that came out today. of course, bd are going to— that came out today. of course, bd are going to lead with falling real wages. _ are going to lead with falling real wages, which is immensely troubling, not least _ wages, which is immensely troubling, not least given the worst of the cost of — not least given the worst of the cost of living prices yet to bite, but the — cost of living prices yet to bite, but the figures are a mixed bag. the

indicators _ but the figures are a mixed bag. the indicators such as payroll employment, which is a record high injuty. _ employment, which is a record high injuly, unemployment, which is only marginally— injuly, unemployment, which is only marginally up, inactivity, which is unchanged, vacancies are still very hi-h unchanged, vacancies are still very high and _ unchanged, vacancies are still very high and redundancies are falling to beiow— high and redundancies are falling to below pre—pandemic levels, so that paints _ below pre—pandemic levels, so that paints a _ below pre—pandemic levels, so that paints a rather more acceptable picture — paints a rather more acceptable picture. permittivity has increased slightly— picture. permittivity has increased slightly and there was an increase in self—employment. the self—employed have a nicely battered over the _ self—employed have a nicely battered over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, — over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, particularat over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, particular at the start. -- have— pandemic, particular at the start. —— have been particularly battered. nonetheless, this falling real wages is troubling. we have an imminent economic— is troubling. we have an imminent economic downturn, and help now is 'ust economic downturn, and help now is just the _ economic downturn, and help now is just the economy will be —— the hope is it wiii— just the economy will be —— the hope is it will be _ just the economy will be —— the hope is it will be a — just the economy will be —— the hope is it will be a relativelyjob rich recession, unlike recessions in the past _ recession, unlike recessions in the ast. ., recession, unlike recessions in the ast, ., ., recession, unlike recessions in the ast. ., ., , ., ., past. the front of the guardian, annabel, with _ past. the front of the guardian, annabel, with impressive - past. the front of the guardian, i

annabel, with impressive timing, past. the front of the guardian, - annabel, with impressive timing, it is an exclusive from pippa crerar... she is now turning her attention to liz truss's attempts to become prime minister. i do not know how long the guardian has had this recording or whether the person who gave it gave it to them at a particular time, but the fact is, she has a recording of liz truss when she was a treasury minister being disparaging about the british workforce.— british workforce. you're right, this is a leech _ british workforce. you're right, this is a leech recording - british workforce. you're right, this is a leech recording of - british workforce. you're right, | this is a leech recording of when she was— this is a leech recording of when she was chief secretary to the treasury. _ she was chief secretary to the treasury, 2019, probably some questions — treasury, 2019, probably some questions to be asked about how professional it is to be recording these _ professional it is to be recording these conversations and whether the individual— these conversations and whether the individual who leaked them should be working _ individual who leaked them should be working irr— individual who leaked them should be working in the civil service. liz truss— working in the civil service. liz truss is— working in the civil service. liz truss is right that we do have a big productivity — truss is right that we do have a big productivity deficit with other

countries, and between london, the southeast _ countries, and between london, the southeast and the rest of the uk. this has— southeast and the rest of the uk. this has been well documented, although— this has been well documented, although the causes of it are disputed. in my view, it is a problem _ disputed. in my view, it is a problem of poor skills levels, it is for management, it is inadequate investment, it is excessive regulation, but perhaps attitudes do play a _ regulation, but perhaps attitudes do play a role, — regulation, but perhaps attitudes do play a role, but what i would say is that i_ play a role, but what i would say is that i really— play a role, but what i would say is that i really do not agree, some have _ that i really do not agree, some have argued in response to the rights — have argued in response to the rights of— have argued in response to the rights of working from home, since the that— rights of working from home, since the that we — rights of working from home, since the that we have become indolent. there's— the that we have become indolent. there's been a broader playing done the british— there's been a broader playing done the british worker in recent months, and it— the british worker in recent months, and it is— the british worker in recent months, and it is true — the british worker in recent months, and it is true that the furlough may have created some perverse incentives, but we must solve that puzzie _ incentives, but we must solve that puzzie and — incentives, but we must solve that puzzle and narrow the gap between london _ puzzle and narrow the gap between london and the rest of the country rather— london and the rest of the country rather than — london and the rest of the country rather than playing down the british wori

people we are dealing with. liz truss famously... this free—market fundamentalists, free—market taliban, effectively, style book... this is the book published when she and a number of other mps were back ventures, trying to influence the debate on the shape, direction of the party, i think it. debate on the shape, direction of the party, | think it.— the party, ithink it. indeed, and it shows you— the party, ithink it. indeed, and it shows you what _ the party, ithink it. indeed, and it shows you what their - the party, ithink it. indeed, and it shows you what their ideology| the party, ithink it. indeed, and i it shows you what their ideology is. they do not believe on any constraints on the markets, constraints on the markets, constraints meaning protections, for employers, for the environment, so that we can be free from pesticides and chemicals and all of those sorts of things. theyjust don't believe in it. there fundamentalists. but in this book, there's a quote of british workers being amongst the worst idlers in the world, so this is very much in keeping with that sentiment. she has tried to backtrack from that book, and again this is the measure of the person we

are dealing with. she says, we offered a different chapter and dominic raab offered that chapter and he supports sunak. these people are absolute charlatans. that is the level at which the debate is held. it also it is ridiculous. when you look at britain's low productivity, and it is shockingly low, nobody saysis and it is shockingly low, nobody says is because of the quality of british workers, who frequently are working two, three jobs to make ends meet. and even now, as we can see, cannot make ends meet, and have to make awful decisions like skipping meals and freezing in their own homes. it is things like corporations not reinvesting in infrastructure or in development, it is things like the brexit effect, it is things like the brexit effect, it is things like the brexit effect, it is things like the financial sector never fully recovering from the 2008 crash. these are the things that any sensible politician should be looking at, but instead we have just got the would be prime minister

blaming workers. it is outrageous, it is so offensive. d0 blaming workers. it is outrageous, it is so offensive.— it is so offensive. do you have a expianation. — it is so offensive. do you have a explanation, annabel, - it is so offensive. do you have a explanation, annabel, for- it is so offensive. do you have a explanation, annabel, for the i explanation, annabel, for the paradox? explanation, annabel, for the aradox? ~' ~ paradox? like i said, i think education — paradox? like i said, i think education please _ paradox? like i said, i think education please a - paradox? like i said, i think education please a large - paradox? like i said, ithink. education please a large role. paradox? like i said, ithink- education please a large role. we are not— education please a large role. we are not equipping young people with the skills— are not equipping young people with the skills they need for the work place _ the skills they need for the work place in — the skills they need for the work place in particular at the moment, the ways— place in particular at the moment, the ways in— place in particular at the moment, the ways in which the workplace itseif _ the ways in which the workplace itself is — the ways in which the workplace itself is changing, has changed in the last— itself is changing, has changed in the last couple of years, ensuring they are — the last couple of years, ensuring they are equipped with the skills and knowledge that they need to enter— and knowledge that they need to enter into work. i think we have a massive _ enter into work. i think we have a massive problem of excessive regulation here in this country on businesses. it is difficult to study business — businesses. it is difficult to study business in britain compared to some countries _ business in britain compared to some countries in _ business in britain compared to some countries in the world, particularly nations— countries in the world, particularly nations like — countries in the world, particularly nations like chile or estonia. i think— nations like chile or estonia. i think there's inadequate investment, which _ think there's inadequate investment, which li2— think there's inadequate investment, which liz truss her stuff is pointed to. which liz truss her stuff is pointed to like _ which liz truss her stuff is pointed to like i_ which liz truss her stuff is pointed to. like i said, i don't think we to. like i said, idon't think we should go— to. like i said, i don't think we should go too hard on the british worker— should go too hard on the british worker and assume that attitudes play a _ worker and assume that attitudes play a key— worker and assume that attitudes play a key role, because i don't

believe — play a key role, because i don't believe that to be the case. i do think— believe that to be the case. i do think that — believe that to be the case. i do think that housing, our housing policy, — think that housing, our housing policy, is — think that housing, our housing policy, is at the root of almost every — policy, is at the root of almost every vote _ policy, is at the root of almost every vote in our society and economy _ every vote in our society and economy at the moment, makes it very difficult _ economy at the moment, makes it very difficult people to move to where the jobs — difficult people to move to where the jobs are and where the jobs are, where _ the jobs are and where the jobs are, where they— the jobs are and where the jobs are, where they can be most productive, so we _ where they can be most productive, so we loosen restrictions and make it easier— so we loosen restrictions and make it easier for— so we loosen restrictions and make it easier for homes to be built and people _ it easier for homes to be built and people to — it easier for homes to be built and people to buy and rent them, that could _ people to buy and rent them, that could have — people to buy and rent them, that could have a real difference was to transport _ could have a real difference was to transport as well. an important role _ transport as well. an important role we — transport as well. an important role. we have very poor transporting sin to _ role. we have very poor transporting sin to cities — role. we have very poor transporting sin to cities outside of london. so ithink— sin to cities outside of london. so i think there — sin to cities outside of london. so i think there are a myriad of factors, _ i think there are a myriad of factors, but i'm not your economists are really settled on one that we can double down on and try and solve _ can double down on and try and solve. .. ., ., solve. rachel, front of the telegraph. _ solve. rachel, front of the telegraph, modern - solve. rachel, front of the | telegraph, modern slavery solve. rachel, front of the - telegraph, modern slavery biggest nipple for migrants. this is quoting a former immigration minister. == a former immigration minister. -- bi est a former immigration minister. -- biggest loophole. this _ a former immigration minister. -- biggest loophole. this is - a former immigration minister. -- biggest loophole. this is absurd. i biggest loophole. this is absurd. this is one _ biggest loophole. this is absurd. this is one of _ biggest loophole. this is absurd. this is one of the _ biggest loophole. this is absurd. this is one of the biggest - biggest loophole. this is absurd. this is one of the biggest things| this is one of the biggest things theresa may did as prime minister,

the modern slavery lot... this was 2015, so... the modern slavery lot... this was 2015, so. - -— the modern slavery lot... this was 2015, so... ., ,, . ., , ., ., 2015, so... home secretary. cameron was prime minister. _ 2015, so... home secretary. cameron was prime minister. i _ 2015, so... home secretary. cameron was prime minister. ijust _ 2015, so... home secretary. cameron was prime minister. ijust feel- was prime minister. i 'ust feel like, in was prime minister. i 'ust feel like, an the h was prime minister. i 'ust feel like, in the middle h was prime minister. i 'ust feel like, in the middle of h was prime minister. ijust feel like, in the middle of this - like, in the middle of this desperate economic crisis, it is quite telling that we have this tirade against migrants, using the modern slavery act, using... i say that very, very loosely. asking for a higher burden of proof from people who are victims of modern slavery is as absurd as it sounds. how does a victim of slavery documented their own slavery? do they want a p 45 or something? it is absolutely absurd. it is just nonsense... to something? it is absolutely absurd. it isjust nonsense. . ._ it isjust nonsense... to put some aouar a lot _ it isjust nonsense... to put some aouar a lot of _ it isjust nonsense... to put some aouar a lot of people _ it isjust nonsense... to put some aouar a lot of people won't - it isjust nonsense... to put some aouar a lot of people won't have l aouar a lot of people won't have seen the story yet, so just to give some context, this is a former

immigration minister, 2019—2021, who claims that it is being exploited by human rights lawyers to prevent deportation. he says that the law at present allows what he calls absurdly low levels of proof for you to be able to logically and that you are a victim of modern slavery, and therefore should not be subject to deportation, and he also says people would say one minute they were not victims of slavery, then speak to a lawyer and say that they were. and he accuses some layers of of cementing copy and paste claims of different clients —— some lawyers of of submitting. it is making a mockery of our goodwill. just to put some context, rachel, on the remarks. some context, rachel, on the remarks— some context, rachel, on the remarks. . ., , , , remarks. yeah, absolutely. if this is the one — remarks. yeah, absolutely. if this is the one way _ remarks. yeah, absolutely. if this is the one way in _ remarks. yeah, absolutely. if this is the one way in which _ remarks. yeah, absolutely. if this is the one way in which there - remarks. yeah, absolutely. if this is the one way in which there is i remarks. yeah, absolutely. if this is the one way in which there is a | is the one way in which there is a legal route for people fleeing persecution, then i say hello and

welcome. it is absolutely