and all the while, whatever else is pushed _ and all the while, whatever else is pushed out, including you. for far too long. — pushed out, including you. for far too long, unions have had barriers put in _ too long, unions have had barriers put in their— too long, unions have had barriers put in theirway too long, unions have had barriers put in their way to do your work. damaging — put in their way to do your work. damaging industrial relations, and worsening — damaging industrial relations, and worsening disputes. the tories pushed — worsening disputes. the tories pushed through the 2016 a trade union _ pushed through the 2016 a trade union act, — pushed through the 2016 a trade union act, preventing fair bargaining and holding back living standards and this year, they gave us the _ standards and this year, they gave us the minimum service levels bill, a spiteful— us the minimum service levels bill, a spiteful and bitter attack that threatens nurses —— nurses with the sack _ threatens nurses —— nurses with the sack we _ threatens nurses —— nurses with the sack. we know that going on strike is always— sack. we know that going on strike is always the last resort. it is a fundamental freedom that must be respected. let me tell you, loud and clear. _ respected. let me tell you, loud and clear, congress, the next labour government will ask parliament to repeal— government will ask parliament to repeal these anti—trade union laws within— repeal these anti—trade union laws within the — repeal these anti—trade union laws within the first 100 days. applause.

this will enable you to get on with youriobs— this will enable you to get on with yourjobs at negotiating a better for your— yourjobs at negotiating a better for your members. i yourjobs at negotiating a better foryour members. i make no apotogies— foryour members. i make no apologies that we will work hand—in—hand with the trade unions, as we _ hand—in—hand with the trade unions, as we witt— hand—in—hand with the trade unions, as we will work with business, to detiver— as we will work with business, to deliver a — as we will work with business, to deliver a real partnership, based on mutuat— deliver a real partnership, based on mutual respect, cooperation and negotiation. labour's new deal for working _ negotiation. labour's new deal for working people will transform ordinary — working people will transform ordinary working people's lives. work— ordinary working people's lives. work witt— ordinary working people's lives. work will finally pay, rights will be properly enforced, and crucially, it witt— be properly enforced, and crucially, it will strengthen the role of trade unions— it will strengthen the role of trade unions in— it will strengthen the role of trade unions in our society because this is vitat _ unions in our society because this is vitat the — unions in our society because this is vital. the new deal was not created — is vital. the new deal was not created in _ is vital. the new deal was not created in an ivory tower, by politicians, it was developed in collaboration is with you, the trade union— collaboration is with you, the trade union movement and it will be delivered _ union movement and it will be delivered with you. key to this, we

will update — delivered with you. key to this, we will update trade union laws to make them _ will update trade union laws to make them fit _ will update trade union laws to make them fit for— will update trade union laws to make them fit for the 21st—century. for too tong. — them fit for the 21st—century. for too long, these have failed to keep up too long, these have failed to keep up the _ too long, these have failed to keep up the pace of the hard reality on the ground. take the laws protecting rats and _ the ground. take the laws protecting rats and officials, which don't account — rats and officials, which don't account for the technological advancements of the past ten years. rush mac— advancements of the past ten years. rush mac reps. how are workplaces actually— rush mac reps. how are workplaces actually operate today, leaving you unprotected and exposed to harassment or the sack. notjust hampering — harassment or the sack. notjust hampering your ability to properly represent — hampering your ability to properly represent and negotiate for your members, but ruining lives and livelihoods. i started on the shop floor— livelihoods. i started on the shop floor and — livelihoods. i started on the shop floor and i— livelihoods. i started on the shop floor and i know how hard it is out there _ floor and i know how hard it is out there the — floor and i know how hard it is out there. the consortium association scandal— there. the consortium association scandal which blacklisted thousands of union— scandal which blacklisted thousands of union workers must never be allowed — of union workers must never be allowed to— of union workers must never be allowed to happen again. applause.

which is why i am pleased to announce _ which is why i am pleased to announce today that the next labour government will act decisively and conclusively to stamp out blacklisting once and for all. first. — blacklisting once and for all. first. we _ blacklisting once and for all. first, we will update regulations to outlaw _ first, we will update regulations to outlaw the — first, we will update regulations to outlaw the use of predictive technologies for blacklisting, and safeguard against singling out workers — safeguard against singling out workers for mistreatment of the sack without _ workers for mistreatment of the sack without any— workers for mistreatment of the sack without any evidence of human interaction. second, we will act to end the _ interaction. second, we will act to end the loophole that allows employers to pass the dirty work down _ employers to pass the dirty work down to— employers to pass the dirty work down to third party contractors, so that any— down to third party contractors, so that any third party found to be carrying — that any third party found to be carrying out blacklisting cannot tegatty— carrying out blacklisting cannot legally be held to account. thirdly, we witt— legally be held to account. thirdly, we will give employment tribunal is the power— we will give employment tribunal is the power to order the destruction of any— the power to order the destruction of any list. — the power to order the destruction of any list, digital or not, to stop them _ of any list, digital or not, to stop them being — of any list, digital or not, to stop them being hidden or used again.

finatty, _ them being hidden or used again. finally, congress, we will ensure that lessons are learned from the past historic injustices, of these scandats. — past historic injustices, of these scandals, so that they can never happen— scandals, so that they can never happen again. we will support a full investigation into the violent offence _ investigation into the violent offence at 0rgreave. and in government, we will launch a review and release — government, we will launch a review and release the official documents relating _ and release the official documents relating to the camel yard prosecutions. that is not all. we will give — prosecutions. that is not all. we will give trade unions a new legal, reasonabte — will give trade unions a new legal, reasonable right to access work places. — reasonable right to access work places, like your sister unions have, _ places, like your sister unions have, in— places, like your sister unions have, in australia, new zealand, and nordic— have, in australia, new zealand, and nordic states and more. and this will be _ nordic states and more. and this will be underpinned by regulated, le-al will be underpinned by regulated,

legal framework. there will be clear responsibilities and rules for all sides— responsibilities and rules for all sides to — responsibilities and rules for all sides to follow, allowing you to meet. — sides to follow, allowing you to meet, represent, recruit and organise _ meet, represent, recruit and organise members, so that you can -et organise members, so that you can get on _ organise members, so that you can get on with— organise members, so that you can get on with the job to build, stronger, _ get on with the job to build, stronger, happierand more stronger, happier and more productive stronger, happierand more productive workplaces without the threat _ productive workplaces without the threat or — productive workplaces without the threat or menace from other employers, as we have seen with amazon, — employers, as we have seen with amazon, a — employers, as we have seen with amazon, a small minority of employers are taking advantage of the tack— employers are taking advantage of the lack of regulations. to frustrate the process. it is neither fair to— frustrate the process. it is neither fair to workers, or productive to our wider— fair to workers, or productive to our wider economy. fair to workers, or productive to ourwider economy. it fair to workers, or productive to our wider economy. it only frustrates disputes, making it harder— frustrates disputes, making it harder to _ frustrates disputes, making it harder to come to a resolution. good emptoyers _ harder to come to a resolution. good employers know the value of a trade union _ employers know the value of a trade union we _ employers know the value of a trade union. we will also simplify the statutory— union. we will also simplify the statutory recognition process to ensure — statutory recognition process to ensure that the gig economy and remote _ ensure that the gig economy and remote workers cannot meaningfully organise _ remote workers cannot meaningfully organise through trade unions, and will tevet— organise through trade unions, and will level up the rules to allow trade — will level up the rules to allow trade unions to use a secure and private _ trade unions to use a secure and private electronic balloting when engaging, communicating and pulling at their— engaging, communicating and pulling

at their members. —— polling. inctuding _ at their members. —— polling. including four workplace ballots, but that — including four workplace ballots, but that is still not all, congrats. we witt— but that is still not all, congrats. we will boost collective bargaining, both at _ we will boost collective bargaining, both at a _ we will boost collective bargaining, both at a summit level and sect oratty, — both at a summit level and sect orally, starting with their pay agreements in adult social care. we will empower workers and trade unions — will empower workers and trade unions that represent them, and employers in sectors to negotiate a fair pay, _ employers in sectors to negotiate a fair pay, terms and conditions, like training, _ fair pay, terms and conditions, like training, in— fair pay, terms and conditions, like training, in staff benefits and more — training, in staff benefits and more. congress, as a form of —— is a former— more. congress, as a form of —— is a former sociat — more. congress, as a form of —— is a former social care worker, i cannot overstate _ former social care worker, i cannot overstate the difference this will make, _ overstate the difference this will make, not only to these low paid and far too— make, not only to these low paid and far too often — make, not only to these low paid and far too often overlooked workers, but also _ far too often overlooked workers, but also to — far too often overlooked workers, but also to our entire health care system _ but also to our entire health care system in — but also to our entire health care system in weighted down by years of tory neglect. we will also protect

existing _ tory neglect. we will also protect existing sector wide deals like the fire and _ existing sector wide deals like the fire and rescue services, national 'oint fire and rescue services, national joint council. and support workers, to meaningfully organise together, to meaningfully organise together, to improve their terms and conditions. this is because we agree with the _ conditions. this is because we agree with the oecd, that collective bargaining is notjust good for workers. _ bargaining is notjust good for workers, but it can also be a benefit — workers, but it can also be a benefit to _ workers, but it can also be a benefit to helping companies and their staff adapt to technological and societal change. congress, there is even _ and societal change. congress, there is even more. day one, basic... barnet— is even more. day one, basic... barnet zero—hour contracts and end for fire _ barnet zero—hour contracts and end for fire and — barnet zero—hour contracts and end forfire and rehire, family barnet zero—hour contracts and end for fire and rehire, family friendly working. — for fire and rehire, family friendly working, strength and sick pay, making — working, strength and sick pay, making it — working, strength and sick pay, making it available for all workers, including _ making it available for all workers, including the lowest earners, and from _ including the lowest earners, and from day — including the lowest earners, and from day one, we will go faster, and quicker, _ from day one, we will go faster, and quicker, to— from day one, we will go faster, and quicker, to end the gender pay gap, address— quicker, to end the gender pay gap, address unequal pay, tackle sexual harassment at work and put mental

health— harassment at work and put mental health on— harassment at work and put mental health on a — harassment at work and put mental health on a path with physical health— health on a path with physical health and we will bring in a proper tiving _ health and we will bring in a proper living wage — health and we will bring in a proper living wage that people can actually live on _ living wage that people can actually live on. this isn't only good for workers. — live on. this isn't only good for workers. it— live on. this isn't only good for workers, it is essential to growing the economy and raising living standards once more. the state will take a _ standards once more. the state will take a more — standards once more. the state will take a more active and a strategic role take a more active and a strategic rote in _ take a more active and a strategic rote in our— take a more active and a strategic role in our economy by fixing the uk's _ role in our economy by fixing the uk's broken labour market. it gives -- giving _ uk's broken labour market. it gives —— giving businesses the confidence they need _ —— giving businesses the confidence they need to invest in our infrastructure and people once more. it is infrastructure and people once more. it is how— infrastructure and people once more. it is how we _ infrastructure and people once more. it is how we will boost people's pay, _ it is how we will boost people's pay, so — it is how we will boost people's pay, so they have more money in their— pay, so they have more money in their pockets to spend down their local high— their pockets to spend down their local high street. and how we will turn the _ local high street. and how we will turn the tories' failure on productivity on its head. a healthier, happierand motivated healthier, happier and motivated workforce — healthier, happierand motivated workforce is good for the bottom line _ workforce is good for the bottom line. make no mistake, this agenda

is good _ line. make no mistake, this agenda is good for— line. make no mistake, this agenda is good for workers, our economy and the business — is good for workers, our economy and the business. labouras is good for workers, our economy and the business. labour as the mechanical pencil plan to create good _ mechanical pencil plan to create good jobs — mechanical pencil plan to create good jobs across the entire country, raise _ good jobs across the entire country, raise tiving — good jobs across the entire country, raise living standards, all threw away _ raise living standards, all threw away a — raise living standards, all threw away a new deal for working people. atongside _ away a new deal for working people. alongside decent work, labour has a plan to— alongside decent work, labour has a plan to fix— alongside decent work, labour has a plan to fix the housing crisis by building — plan to fix the housing crisis by building more homes. homes that people _ building more homes. homes that people can afford to live in, with a priority— people can afford to live in, with a priority given to local people and, yes, that — priority given to local people and, yes, that means building more council— yes, that means building more council houses. the tories are no longer the party of home _ the tories are no longer the party of home ownership, that is labour. a party— of home ownership, that is labour. a party that— of home ownership, that is labour. a party that will be on your side that will govern— party that will be on your side that will govern in the interest that might— will govern in the interest that might govern in the interests of the whole _ might govern in the interests of the whole country. good jobs and secure homes _ whole country. good jobs and secure homes are _ whole country. good jobs and secure homes are the foundations of driving lives and _ homes are the foundations of driving lives and the foundation of a strong

economy _ lives and the foundation of a strong economy. true growth that benefits all people — economy. true growth that benefits all people. now, the battle for the generat— all people. now, the battle for the general election is getting started. it is general election is getting started. it is not _ general election is getting started. it is not going to be easy. but this country— it is not going to be easy. but this country cannot survive another five years _ country cannot survive another five years of— country cannot survive another five years of tory rule. ask yourself, what _ years of tory rule. ask yourself, what will — years of tory rule. ask yourself, what will be less? there is no doubt that labour— what will be less? there is no doubt that labour has to win. but to get this victory, — that labour has to win. but to get this victory, we have to come together _ this victory, we have to come together. to stand together, and campaigned side by side. and we need your help _ campaigned side by side. and we need your help. congress, i need your help _ your help. congress, i need your help to— your help. congress, i need your hetp~ to get— your help. congress, i need your help. to get the word out about the new deat— help. to get the word out about the new deal for working people. this is our platform, to make britain work for working — our platform, to make britain work for working people again. that is

what _ for working people again. that is what is _ for working people again. that is what is at — for working people again. that is what is at stake. that is what our shared _ what is at stake. that is what our shared future will be, so, congress, 'oin shared future will be, so, congress, join me. _ shared future will be, so, congress, join me. and — shared future will be, so, congress, join me, and let us fight for it together _ join me, and let us fight for it together. thank you. applause. studio: that was angela rayner, deputy leader of the labour party. she was speaking to the tuc congress, taking place on sunday, continuing till tomorrow, liverpool. she is there just giving a hug to the general secretary of the tuc, paul nowak, he gave his first keynote address yesterday. we bring in our current chief political correspondent who has been watching

this with us. this was a political pack plan, spending plan? political lans and i pack plan, spending plan? political plans and i think _ pack plan, spending plan? political plans and i think will _ pack plan, spending plan? political plans and i think will result - pack plan, spending plan? political plans and i think will result in - pack plan, spending plan? political plans and i think will result in a - plans and i think will result in a far—reaching change in a relationship between workers, and their employers. what angela rayner outlined there is a very significant programme of work as' rights enhancements, which she says labour will deliver within 100 days in office. —— workers'. were talking about basic rights from day one which workers might get, currently later, an end to fire and rehire. a clampdown on it zero—hours contracts. more to close the gender pay gap. and also a change to trade union laws, to give, in particular, to get rid of the minimum service obligations that rishi sunak introduced recently. ithink obligations that rishi sunak introduced recently. i think a very significant speech actually from angela rayner. we know from last week she will be deputy prime minister, in a keir starmer government, and she is signalling that these changes to employment law

would be at the very heart of a labour government's agenda. here in the studio with _ labour government's agenda. here in the studio with me _ labour government's agenda. here in the studio with me is _ labour government's agenda. here in the studio with me is a _ labour government's agenda. here in the studio with me is a screen - labour government's agenda. here in the studio with me is a screen that i the studio with me is a screen that showed some of the audience in the conference centre there in liverpool. people were very engaged, watching angela rayner, watching her make those commitments that, if the labour party get into government, that they would do their first 100 days, this was a message that seemed to liberate —— resonate with the audience. it to liberate -- resonate with the audience. , to liberate -- resonate with the audience-— to liberate -- resonate with the audience. it is the trades union congress! _ audience. it is the trades union congress! what _ audience. it is the trades union congress! what are _ audience. it is the trades union congress! what are they - audience. it is the trades union congress! what are they all- audience. it is the trades union - congress! what are they all about? they are about workers' rights. if you have the deputy leader of the labour party, the shadow deputy prime minister, standing there, making commitments like that, of course they are going to be enthusiastic about it. it is notable in the context of a relationship between the labour leadership, and the trade unions, which has been perhaps a bit more uneasy in the —— and in the recent past, certainly more so than it was under keir starmer�*s predecessor as leader, jeremy corbyn. stan has been

criticised by a few trade union leaders, a few of them, but not all of them, sharon graham, for example, the shadow secretary of unite, who was so supportive ofjeremy corbyn's leadership. the labour leadership has made a strategic decision, they are laser focused, has made a strategic decision, they are laserfocused, unappealing has made a strategic decision, they are laser focused, unappealing to the voters they lost at the last general election, who voted conservative, part of the first time. if the trade unions are not happy with it some of the measures they take to try and win over those voters, well, the labour leadership would say, well, simply worth it, thatis would say, well, simply worth it, that is a price worth paying. what angela rayner outlined would be the kind of counterargument that the labour leadership, the shadow cabinet would make, which is, look, here is a significant programme of reforms of workers' rights, which workers should get behind. then the argument that she was making. in argument that she was making. in reflecting on that, they were not big announcements with regards to

spending. trio. big announcements with regards to sendina. ., . . spending. no, we have heard repeatedly — spending. no, we have heard repeatedly on _ spending. no, we have heard repeatedly on all _ spending. no, we have heard repeatedly on all sorts - spending. no, we have heard repeatedly on all sorts of- spending. no, we have heard i repeatedly on all sorts of areas, including this morning on pensions, from angela rayner, that labour does not want to make for its manifesto now, they do not know what the state of public finances might be at the point of election. we don't even know when the election will be fullstoph it is almost certain to be some point next year, maybe spring, may be awesome, could be right in the dark days of december. we just don't know. you still have that kind of a caution from them, caution about spending, they don't want people to think thatis profligate, and so, instead, what you get is more sort of regular treatment. that, by the way, what angela rayner outlined, i would expect that to be

seized on, that they will mention this is anti—business, particularly the measures on trade unions might mean more strikes, that is the political direction that this will go in and i think we will see that play out in the next few weeks, months, and however long until the general election. that is going to be one of the key battlegrounds for the general election.— be one of the key battlegrounds for the general election. angela rayner describes the _ the general election. angela rayner describes the battle _ the general election. angela rayner describes the battle for _ the general election. angela rayner describes the battle for the - the general election. angela rayner describes the battle for the general| describes the battle for the general election starting now. then it was how she ended the speech. there is this 20 point difference in the opinion polls, between the conservatives and the labour party. the drivers, is that people being driven away from the conservative party, or being attracted to policies that labour is suggesting? was it more a combination of the two? it was it more a combination of the two? , ., ,., two? it will be, to some degree, a combination _ two? it will be, to some degree, a combination of— two? it will be, to some degree, a combination of the _ two? it will be, to some degree, a combination of the two. _ two? it will be, to some degree, a combination of the two. the - two? it will be, to some degree, a i combination of the two. the moment that the positive it went —— poll deficit went from catastrophically large from the conservative point of view was the liz truss premiership which was only a year or so ago!

evenif which was only a year or so ago! even if it might feel longer ago. it does for me. and clearly that was a period where the conservatives actively turned a lot of voters off and they have struggled under rishi sunak to win back a significant number of those voters. that is obviously the conservatives doing a big part of it, but if you speak to people around keir starmer, they would say, that keir starmer did the work before then, of making labour a respectable place for those voters to go. they would say it was not a given that when the conservatives turned off a chunk of voters, people would feel comfortable expressing their support for labour. actually, they would say given the changes that keir starmer has made to the labour party, given his very public disassociation of his —— himself from jeremy corbyn, is that how labour have been able to capitalise, thatis labour have been able to capitalise, that is how the opinion polls suggest, on the declining

conservative party support. thank ou, conservative party support. thank you. henry. _ conservative party support. thank you. henry. the — conservative party support. thank you, henry, the following - conservative party support. thank you, henry, the following those . you, henry, the following those developments. it hasjust you, henry, the following those developments. it has just gone 11:18am in the morning. let's have a look at some of the news. a new report into the public health service in the uk has... staying in the uk — because a new report into the country's public health service has described sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape as an 'open secret�* within surgery. the major study — shared exclusively with the bbc — heard from female surgeons who said they're being sexually harassed, assaulted and in some cases, raped by colleagues. some said they were sexually assaulted in the operating theatre while surgery took place. for its part, nhs england says it makes for difficult reading and provides clear evidence that action is needed. our health correspondent james gallagher reports. one example that i've got when i was a junior surgeon, so the person with the least power in the operating theatre, is i was i was assisting a consultant on a case. i guess he'd got a bit sweaty, but turned around and just

buried his head right into my breasts. and i realised he was wiping his brow on me. and you just freeze, right? why is his face in my cleavage? and then a little while later, he turns around, he does exactly the same thing all over again. so i said, excuse me, do you want me to get you a towel? and he said, no, this is much more fun. and it was the smirk and that, you know, just everything about it. i felt dirty. i felt humiliated. the operating theatre, home of life—saving surgery, performed by our brightest minds and now revealed to be the scene of sexual assault. there were four consultants in that room to registrars, a whole surgical scrub nurse team, and not a single person thought that that was wrong. and which was worse because make the incident itself or the silence of your colleagues?— incident itself or the silence of your colleagues? absolutely my colleauue' your colleagues? absolutely my colleague' reaction. _

your colleagues? absolutely my colleague' reaction. -- - your colleagues? absolutely my i colleague' reaction. -- colleagues' colleague' reaction. —— colleagues' reaction. and this person wasn't even the most senior person in the operating theatre, but he knew that that behaviour was ok and that's just rotten. judith's experience was over a decade ago, but this report invited surgeons to share what happened in just the past five years. 1,400 responded. the experience of women surgeons is rarely talked about openly. for the first time, this report reveals the problem. more than 60% were sexually harassed, such as receiving suggestive messages. almost 30% were sexually assaulted by a colleague, including instances of groping. nearly 11% experienced forced physical contact, linked to the progression of their careers. the report states men and women surgeons are living a different reality. female surgeons have had their breasts fondled underneath their scrubs, and in the most serious cases, have even been raped by their colleagues.

we had never had a conversation that was not _ we had never had a conversation that was not to— we had never had a conversation that was not to do with work. i didn't know— was not to do with work. i didn't know him — was not to do with work. i didn't know him well, but i trusted him. i looked _ know him well, but i trusted him. i looked up — know him well, but i trusted him. i looked up to— know him well, but i trusted him. i looked up to him. so, he walked me back to _ looked up to him. so, he walked me back to the — looked up to him. so, he walked me back to the place i was staying. i thought— back to the place i was staying. i thought he wanted to talk, and yet, he just— thought he wanted to talk, and yet, he just suddenly turned on me. and he just suddenly turned on me. and he had _ he just suddenly turned on me. and he had six _ he just suddenly turned on me. and he had six with me. —— sex with me. i froze. i couldn't stop him. it had never been what i'd wanted. it was totally unexpected. and you were a trainee? yes. and he was a consultant? yes. the next day when i saw him, i was barely able to hold myself together. i didn't feel i could make a fuss. i felt like there was a very strong cutture _ i felt like there was a very strong culture of— i felt like there was a very strong culture ofjust putting up with whatever was done to you. afterward, woutd _ whatever was done to you. afterward, would be _ whatever was done to you. afterward, would be focusing on something at work, _ would be focusing on something at work, getting ready for a surgery,

for example, and the men come ftooding — for example, and the men come flooding back to me, like a nightmare. more women choosing surgery as a career and getting into senior positions is helping to drive culture change. but these figures show that sexual assault and harassment are not yesterday's problem. so what needs to change? one of the report's authors tells me there's little faith that incidents will be properly investigated. the commonest scenario is that a junior female trainee is abused by a senior male perpetrator who is often their supervisor. that result in a culture of silence where people are in realfear of their future and their careers if they do speak up. we need there to be major change in investigation processes so that they become external and independent and are trusted in order for health care to become a safe place to work. the royal college of surgeons of england said the findings were truly shocking, incredibly upsetting, and that such abhorrent behaviour

will not be tolerated. u nless unless people talk about what the truth is, change will be much more difficult. i wanted to talk because what actually happened to me should not happen to anyone. is surgery a safe place for women? not always. and that's a dreadful thing to have to admit. james gallagher, bbc news. a girl who has been attacked by an american — a girl who has been attacked by an american bully dog xl has called for the dogs _ american bully dog xl has called for the dogs to be banned from the uk. the dog. _ the dogs to be banned from the uk. the dog, bully xl, a staffordshire bull terrier cross. 2a stores in the walker chain will close for good, the end of the day's trading. —— wilko. stores including those in liverpool,

cardiff, acton and falmouth are among 2a branches to shut, with a further 28 closing on thursday. around 12,500 staff are likely to lose theirjobs. lisa pakistan of a skit of a young so that they have —— police in pakistan say they investigating... the children had travelled pakistan with the father of sara sharif, a girl who was killed last month. this was in the city of geelong, where the police found his five children. these were the children that travelled from the uk to pakistan with sara sharif�*s father, her stepmother, and her uncle. these five children we now understand stayed with sara sharif�*s grandfather, since that time. they arrived in pakistan on the 10th of august. sara sharif�*s grandfather

said he had them throughout the entire time. the adults did not stay with them. the police were not told that he did not have a structure, because he says that the police did not directly ask him where the children were. if they taken from muharram —— mohammed sharif�*s house, and we were told there would be a discussion on court today about it. we're still waiting to hear about what will happen with this court discussion. and what might the future be of children, what will happen next. that was caroline davison reporting from pakistan. you can find other stories on the bbc website or the bbc out on your smartphone or tablet. now time for the weather with the bbc�*s matt taylor. hello. summer warmth continues for a few of you today, but for others, more

of a sense of autumn. and that was certainly the case this morning. big contrast north to south, temperatures as low as 2 degrees this morning in braemar, whereas you stayed in the high teens across some southern parts of england and wales. the dividing line between those two has been the outbreaks of rain. we've seen northern england, the midlands, in particular, saw some heavy rain this afternoon across parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire towards the wash and we could see a few heavy and thundery showers spark up across parts of east anglia in the southeast where the more humid conditions continue. a few more sunny spells across the south, brightening up to the west of england and wales, scotland, northern ireland, the best of the day's sunshine. sunny spells here, isolated showers, temperatures close to where they should be for the time of year. temperatures still 23 or 2a in the south—east corner. now, tonight, outbreaks of rain continue through some coastal areas of south—east england, east anglia and lincolnshire, eventually becoming confined towards the far south—east, where again it will be another reasonably warm and muggy night. but the vast majority of the country, a fresh start

to tomorrow morning, could even be a touch of frost through some sheltered scottish glens. and that's because of a brief ridge of high pressure, which means wednesday, the quietest day of the week, a lot of dry and reasonably sunny weather for many. east anglia, the south—east, you'll see lots of cloud to begin with, but that should break up through the day. western scotland, northern ireland enjoy the morning sunshine, the afternoon cloud will start to increase and we could see some outbreaks of rain and strengthening winds push in before the day is out. temperatures here, then, limited between 1a and 16, where we should be for this stage in september for england and wales, for all, but pleasant with the sunshine overhead. overnight rain, then, through into thursday, scotland, northern ireland spreads into northern england, the midlands and wales, where it grinds to a halt. real autumn feel in the north—west of scotland with frequent showers and strong to gale force winds. could just see some of that humid air creep back into east anglia and the south—east later in the day with some sunny spells around, but varying amounts of cloud. now, that humid air willjust nudge a little bit further northwards as we go back into the end of the week and weekend. not to the levels, though, of last week. it'll be pushing northwards

behind this weather front, which will stick around for a time across northern england, the midlands and wales, producing some of the wettest conditions. but this weekend we'll see some outbreaks of at times heavy and thundery rain break out more widely, but temperatures still high teens and low 20s. take care!

closing the gap. uk wages catch up with rising prices for the first time in over a year. and the big business behind searching the net. why google is facing trial over how it promotes its products. welcome to world business report. lam ben i am ben thompson. we begin here in the uk where wage growth has caught up with rising prices for the first time in over a year, according to the latest officialfigures. regular pay, excluding bonuses, rose by 7.8% in may tojuly compared with the same period last year. inflation, a measure of how fast prices of goods and services are rising, rose at the same pace over the same period. meanwhile, the rate of uk unemployment rose to 4.3% in the three months tojuly from 4.2% in the previous three months.