a pay rise for two million people says the government as the uk's national living wage goes up.o in the next hour: at least one hundred people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. the mud engulfed homes and roads. hundreds of families are missing. and a shock defeat for chelsea cuts their lead at the top of the premier league to seven points. full details in sports day in half an hour here on bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar during the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to regain sovereignty of the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won't cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it's vital the people of gibraltar aren't used as a "bargaining chip" in negotiations. richard lister reports. could this rock, looming from the mediterranean, threaten britain's future relationship with the eu? gibraltar‘s been in british hands for more than 300 years but it voted almost unanimously to remain in

this was an initiative from george osborne to create a national living wage and then to announce thatit first came in, and is the follow—up. wage when it first came in, and is the follow-up. before we had anything like the minimum wage, a lot of companies that they would go out of business and there would an increase in unemployment, and that did not turn out to be the case. so how concerned are your members about this increase? we backed the national minimum wage when it was brought in. we agreed with the model of having a statutory minimum at a level that society believes everyone should be paid, and then have an aspirational minimum, which is the living wage. we think that model works. while there hasn't been a massive fallout with jobs, the impact has been moderated by the fa ct impact has been moderated by the fact that the rate has been set by the low pay commission, which includes business voices to make sure that rises are affordable. but even people who will be earning £7.50 an hour will be needing in work benefits to make ends meet. so it might feel to taxpayers that they ar

two million people set for a pay rise as the uk's national living wage goes up by 4%.d out of the golf‘s first major, the masters which starts next week. he is not tournament ready drew to his troublesome back. he was sidelined for 15 months after two surgeries to try to fix his back. the 14—time major winner won his first major at the masters 20 years ago. this is the masters 20 years ago. this is the statement that he released on his website. we wait to see how long it will be until tiger woods will return to the golf course. it's the merseyside derby this lunch time. liverpool welcoming everton to anfield in the premier league. liverpool managerjurgen anfield in the premier league. liverpool manager jurgen clone's been impressed with the way that everton have been playing under their manager ronald koeman —— jurgen klopp. they have had a really good run, didn't lose a lot of games in the last few weeks. good results, obviously confident, but yes, we are liverpool, we play at anfield and nobody should underestimate the power of anfield. so whenever we play there, we

two million people will get a pay rise today, says the government, as the uk's national living wage goesalso coming up, protests in paraguay over efforts to change the rules allowing the president to run for office again. protesters storm congress and set fire to the building as anger grows over moves to change the constitution. and in half hour, discussion about the triggering of article 50 you and the long road of those brexit negotiations. that's in dateline at 11:30. are good morning and welcome to bbc news. tensions are rising over gilbraltar‘s position during brexit after the eu gave spain a potential veto on any future deal for the british territory. last night the government said it would stand up for gibraltar‘s interests during negotiations. the enclave has accused spain of trying to manipulate discussions in order to further its 300—year—old sovereignty claims. mark lobel reports. in gibraltar has been in british hands since 1713. it shares a border with spain, but reject any spanish claim of sovereignty. the current proposals mean a deal between the eu and uk would not apply

two million people are set for a pay rise today, as the national living wage goes up to £7.50 an hourxpressed concern about the strain of additional costs, as our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. 23—year—old lewis davidson is already paid more than the national living wage by his employer. lewis certainly notice is the difference from his previous company. i was struggling for money. it was a big concern for me. it was very much go to work, come back, spent the night in front of the telly. now i can afford to have a social life, and i can afford to do stuff in my local area. enjoy myself a bit more. from today, all workers over 25 must be paid at least £7.50 per hour. if you work a full week, you will now get at least £281.25. employers are worried. many of our members were already paying staff more than the national living wage, but for those that were not, it is adding significant costs to their businesses, around £900 per year. on average, and a further £120 per year with the knock—on consequences for national insurance payments as well. much of that cost will be absorbe

many members were already paying staff more than the level of the national living wage. adding significant costs to their businesses, around about £900 a year for staff on average and a further £20 a year with the knock—on consequences for national insurance payments as well. much of that cost will be absorbed by the businesses themselves rather than passing it on in the form of hire prices. and that is not the only change. controversial business rates come into force today. whilst most companies will be paying less, some, especially in the south—east, face much higher bills. and a new system for calculating car taxes starts. hybrid car owners will be paying more than they did. joe lynam, bbc news. around 4,000 households in england earning more than £100,000 a year have received taxpayers' money to help them buy a home. official figures also reveal that the help to buy equity loan scheme has assisted more than 20,000 households who were not first time buyers. labour said it showed the initiative was "badly targeted" but the government insisted it continued to make home

support for gibraltar during negotiations. 2 million people are set for a pay rise today, as the national living wagers for the rate to be higher to meet the true cost of living, while employers have expressed concern about the strain of additional costs. around 4,000 households in england earning more than 100,000 pounds a year have received taxpayers' money to help them buy a home. official figures also reveal that the help to buy equity loan scheme has assisted more than 20,000 households who were not first time buyers. labour said it showed the initiative was "badly targeted" but the government insisted it continued to make home ownership patients referred to the nhs for fertility treatment in scotland will be eligible for three full cycles of ivf treatment. from today, the scottish government is increasing the number of cycles funded by the health service for women under 40 from two to three. it's expected to cost about1 million pounds a year. protesters in paraguay have stormed the congress and set fire to the building as anger grows at moves to allow the present to san francisco term. the demo

two million people are set for a pay rise today, as the national living wage goes up to £7.50 an houror the rate to be higher to meet the true cost of living, while employers have expressed concern about the strain of additional costs. around a,000 households in england earning more than £100,000 a year have received taxpayers' money to help them buy a home. official figures also reveal that the help to buy equity loan scheme has assisted more than 20,000 households who were not first time buyers. labour said it showed the initiative was "badly targeted" but the government insisted it continued to make home ownership a reality for thousands of people. patients referred to the nhs for fertility treatment in scotland will be eligible for three full cycles of ivf treatment. from today, the scottish government is increasing the number of cycles funded by the health service for women under a0 from two to three. the change is expected to cost about £1 million a year. protesters in paraguay have stormed the congress and set fire to the building as anger grows over moves to allow president ca

two million people are set for a pay rise today, as the national living wage goes up to £7.50 an houren broadly welcomed by unions. but employers have expressed concern about the strain of additional costs. here's our business correspondent joe lynam. 23—year—old lewis has already paid more than the national living wager by his employer. he notices the difference from his previous company. i was struggling for money. it was a concern for me. it was very much go to work, come back, night in front of the television. now i can afford to have a social life and i can afford to have a social life and i ca n afford afford to have a social life and i can afford to do stuff in the local area. enjoy myself a little more. from today, all workers over 25 must be paid at least £7 50 an hour. if you work a full week, you will now receive a least £281. but employers are worried. a members were already heyington their staff more. but for those who weren't, it adds significant cost to their business, around £900 of the year and a further £120 a year with the knock—on consequences for national insuranc

a pay increase for over two million, as the national living wage goes up.tors in paraguay storm congress as the president tries to change the constitution to sit for re—election. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming this week from the historic city of canterbury in southern england. i'm here to take a look back at some of the great stories we have clocked up already in 2017. and so far, it's been a great year. it's actually quite difficult to walk through here. it's so busy. i only learned to ski for the first time two weeks ago. it's definitely not recommended if you are a little bit claustrophobic. wow! if you touch it four times, you're going to be in love and married inside of six months. now one of the things we really pride ourselves on here at the travel show is taking you off the beaten path, to find destinations you may not find in your average guidebook. let's kick of the programme with some fantastic recent stories that certainly tick that box. in a moment, we look back at a truly astonishin

millions of people over the age of 25 shold be better off from today as the national living wage goes 21 and 24, who receive the national minimum wage, will get a rise of only 1.4%. katherine chapman from the living wage foundation says the raise is still well below what it actually costs to live in the uk. we work with over 3000 employees who are already going further than this new minimum floor and paying a real living wage, it's a real living wage because it is based on what it actually costs to live in the uk, so actually costs to live in the uk, so a separate calculation to what it's been increased by the day. that's £9.70 an hour in london. why are your rates higher than the government? our rates... you are right, about £2 higher than the current government minimum wage. that's because it's based on what it actually costs to live, so it is calculate it completely separate to the minimum wage. it is based on a basket of goods and services, so what the public think is needed for an acceptable standard of living. that includes things like food, transport, childcare, all of those ev

a pay rise for two million people says the government as the uk's national living wage goes up.

michelle will gain in this week's increase in the national living wage but loses for the freeze on herwe go out to work to earn money provide for our children and oui’ money provide for our children and ourfamilies. ideally, money provide for our children and our families. ideally, that money provide for our children and ourfamilies. ideally, that is where we wa nt ourfamilies. ideally, that is where we want to go so we are earning income without relying on the government. your tax credits will be frozen. you are feeling a bit of it? i don't mind it. my wage is going up. michelle's boss warns that wage levels set in whitehall may not make sense for an economy like blackburn? a lot of companies are working with fine profit margins. there is a trend to go towards £9 by 2020 if people aren't able to charge more and people aren't able to pay more that will be difficult for companies. businesses could go under? they could. the economy here is precarious. how blackburn responds to this week's reforms will have a profound impact on the lives of many. mark easton, bbc news, blackburn. a breast

business rates, the apprenticeship levy, the insurance premium tax going up and of course the national living wager 25s. businesses have cost pressures on many different fronts and one of the differences is, the extent to which that gets passed through enterprises and how it affects the consumer ultimately. —— passed through to prices. family businesses, they say, seldom last more than three generations. then they either fold or get taken over by biggerfish. that was what happened to timpsons, the shoe repair and key cutting business. however, the story took an unexpected turn. one of the original family, john timpson, returned and bought the company back. this happened in the ‘80s. since then, he's turned it into a business with almost 1,900 stores in the uk and ireland and one shop in beijing. earlier, he gave the bbc his unusual approach to annual meetings. there's a little trick i do every three years as a way of simulating out or... we don't really have sort of forward planning meetings or anything like that. but what i do, i write a chairman's report for 15 years' time. what it does, it take

>> record employment, the national living wage, strong national defenses and keeping our promises in europe. these are just some of the things we can be proud of. does my right honorable friend agree it's only with conservative leadership on june 8th that will continue to deliver on europe that to continue to thrive by re-electing a conservative mp for the second time? >> well, i will say to my honorable friend, can i think him for his question and he has, of course, since that fantastic, historical election of him in -- he has been a really powerful voice for his constituents. but also indeed for needs of wales more generally as well. and i refer to the fact i was in wales yesterday. i had the opportunity to speak to people in business and meet voters and hear of their concerns. but my honorable friend goes to the heart of the matter when he says what is necessary is a good brexit deal and it's only achievable by a strong and stable government and every vote for me and conservative candidates at local level will strengthen our hands in those negotiations. >> the scottish tories sham

record employment, the national living wage, strong national living wage, strong national defence iselecting a conservative mp for the second time? well, i, i, will say to my honourable friend, can i thank him for his question. he has, since that fantastic, historical election of him in gower, he has been a really powerful voice for his constituents, but also in deed for the needs of wales more generally. i already referred to the fact that i was in wales yesterday and had the opportunity to speak to people in business and meet voters and to hear of their concerns, but my honourable friend goes absolutely to the heart of the matter when he says what is necessary is a good brexit deal. it is crucial for businesses, forjobs, and it is only achievable by a strong and stable government. every vote for me and the conservatives, and conservative candidates and local levels, will strengthen our hand in those negotiations. yesterday, the scottish tories' defence of the rate close failed. can the prime minister confirm that no organisation in scotland has signed up to fill in the 8—page why m

you were recently in the news for not paying workers the national living wage. rs. thank you for your time this morning. chief executive of argos. that is it for me for now. thank you. see you soon, steph. for years, rollercoasters have been making countless stomachs churn and millions of heads spin. this is actually doing that to me right now. i will not look. as the famous theme park ride turns 200, we sent tim muffett to meet some of its greatest fans. for members of the european coaster club, there is one big question. for members of the european coaster club, there is one big questionm is just the club, there is one big questionm isjust the adrenaline. itjust releases all of your endorphins. why do you always sit at the back quicker because you get good airtime and you get a good drop. for club med is, 2017 is theirfavourite yea rs. med is, 2017 is theirfavourite years. their favourite med is, 2017 is theirfavourite years. theirfavourite ride is 200 yea rs years. theirfavourite ride is 200 years old. —— club members. i am joining them on blackpool's big dipp

things like higherfuel charges level since 2013 with things like higher fuel charges and the national living wageere is no doubt that is linked to the weak pound, so it is damaging for some but others making hay while the sunshine and exporting overseas and we want to see the government, with their brexit talks, looking at a free—trade agreement because small businesses tell us that tariffs would be off—putting to them if they are trading abroad. ok, thanks for that. it's famous for its hefty catalogue but argos will make another 60 of its stores into digital ones, where you can browse and order on a tablet. it's also opening its 50th in—store concession in sainsbury‘s supermakets, with plans for another 200. the boss says argos will keep its presence on the high street. but with increasing competition from online retailers like amazon, he wants to see business rates radically reformed. between sainsbury‘s and argos, we pay over £500 million in business rates. you know, we really would ask government to look at fundamentally reforming the business rate system. it's an anachronistic tax, clearly f

we have improved the national living wage, that goes up this week. we are taking people...wear action. what we have at the moment is a cloudy start for some and it will brighten up where we have the dull skies, except for the south—east. and you will find it will feel fresher than yesterday. in the southern areas it is a mild start because of the cloud amongst the high pressure and a weather front sinking south with patchy rain. look at these queries on the isobars in the north of the country. later it will be very windy. the weather front has been producing showers, the bright colours indicating they we re the bright colours indicating they were heavy, and the odd rumble of thunderfor another were heavy, and the odd rumble of thunder for another hour. showers continue but for the rest of england and wales it is cloudy with the odd spotin and wales it is cloudy with the odd spot in the breeze. it is not very cold. as women into northern england, scotland and northern ireland, there is cloud around —— as we move. it is fresh with showers. for the north of northern ireland an

the army to west point in 1998, i think the nation and the government have been a fabulous job as it relates to compensation. being paid, not only a living wage, but inadequate weight. but we still have soldiers on food stamps. that is a problem that needs to be addressed. that is an interesting question. leveraging basis in the process and thinking about what we can do with those facilities is an interesting question. it is interesting based off of the recent announcement that jared kushner would be leaving the task force to bring business best practices to government. the idea of looking at the government as an entire enterprise. when we talk dod/ba, why can't we get an electronic health record? the simple basic things that have never been fixed, and have not been fixed because the have not been elevated to the white house. host: to the caller's point about what they can use for unclaimed property, we have done segments about this. there is a law on the books title five of the homeless assistance act, which makes vacant federal property available to nonprofits for use as facilities to assist homeless people. diane is up next in columbia, mi

nations. so that standards of living go up in the quality of life goes up and quality of health care goes up. to earn aa chance decent wage. that is not what happened. host: before we go to our next call, our previous a guest thought when asked about the possibility of a shutdown of government, he did not think it would happen. my opinion.uld be i hope the republican leadership in the house and senate are able to put a bill together. 28 to getuntil april us into the fiscal year since we have been in since last october. we should get it done and create big problems and the agencies whether defense contracting or building roads or whatever. agencies are unable to contract in a normal way. we need to do the business of the country. host: what is it like to be an appropriate are these days? guest: it is not like it used to be. used to be the chairs really moved other bills one at a time. now everything gets a backlog into leadership and too much power has risen to the top. the members should be allowed to do their things. host: from michigan, here is john. caller: thank you. excuse me. i would like to know when the democrats,

reagan national and dulles airport will join virginia congressman conley to announcing results of airport authority vote. it's first of its kind policy tone sure contractors pay workers a living wage. after a two year campaign they could see hourly wages increase from 7:25 12.75. >> also happening today maryland governor larry hogan announces advancement of plans to ease congestion on i 270. he dedicated 100 millionto fund i 270 ep owe vaitive congestion management project. he'll also reveal the project's winning design build team. opponent say the project is a waste of money and will not relieve cop juston. >> in virginia residents trying to ease traffic in dprooe. they got a chance to voice opinions on easing congestion and improving saferty on route 1. it was held at mount vernon high school. they up visit the road expansion is necessary to accommodate a rapid bus transit system in fairfax county. it could affect 200 prop properties. >> coming up on "fox 5 news morning" a part of the district closed for years opens to tour sgliingts and chicago cubs organization tries to make sure none of the teams' world series rings wind up on ebay. >> as we head >> as we head to break do you

contracted employees for reagan national and dulles airport will join jerry conically to announce results it's first of kind policy to ensure contractors pay workers living wagecampaign those employees could see hourly rages increase from $7.25 to $12 plt 75. >> also happening today larry hogan announces plans to ease congestion on i 270. governor hogan ged indicated money to fund the i 270 innovative congestion management project and it will reveal the winning design team. the project is a waste of money some say and will not relieve congestion. >> alexandria residents got to chance to voice their opinions on improvement on route 1. they up signature road expansion is necessary to accommodate futurep rapid bus transit system in fairfax. if approved the road expansion could affects 2 0 0 pro properties♪ i just came to say hello♪ >> six minutes before the hour and right now we the facebook fan ever the day patrice and curbin they love it and have been watching for years. >> curbin loves, loves, lo loves, allison see more and she hopes allison will give him a shout-out. thank you for youtube great look chance to be fanive the day post it for this styling profil

invest in our economy, national health service and schools, to improve rights at work, and a £10 living wagent, i really would. ifi were mike ashley, or the ceo of a tax avoiding multinational corporation i would want to see a tory victory, i really would. why? because they are the people monopolising the wealth that should be shared by each and every one of us in the whole country. applause everyone, and i mean everyone, has a contribution to make, and a life to lead. poverty and homelessness are a disaster for the individual, lead. poverty and homelessness are a disasterforthe individual, but they are also a loss for all of us of that talent and that ambition that isn't fulfilled because of the poverty and deprivation from which people are living. this is wealth that should belong to the majority and not a tiny minority. labour is the party that will put the interests of the majority first, while the tories only really care about those who already have so much. that is why we, yes, we, will prove the establishment experts wrong, and change the direction of this election, because the britis