it is a sad day when the tuc no longer has faith in the labour party, the liberal party and this britishrkers enjoy rights far beyond the eu directives, especially with regard to maternity? the workers' rights enshrined in eu law will be transferred into uk law. but then it was added, where practical. could the minister tell us which workers' rights cannot be practically transferred into uk law? i can't think of any rights that would fall into the "not practical" area. the prime minister went further than that. she is committed and our whole industrial strategy is committed to bringing decent, well paid skilled jobs to britain. it's not often that a piece of legislation is thought capable of helping to heal "divisions in society". but that's what the labour mp jon cruddas thinks about the national citizen service bill. the national citizen service — or ncs — was set up six years ago to give teenagers the chance to do community work on residential trips away from home. the bill would give the service a permanent legal standing. it really focuses on how we live together. there is no more i

the tuc, which analysed official figures, says it shows families are struggling to get by on their paye lynam reports. with christmas over, many of us will be poring over our bank statements to check our finances. but it appears that some of us are taking on increasing amounts of unsecured debt, including overd rafts, student loans, credit cards and personal loans. analysis of official data by the tuc shows the average amount of unsecured borrowing per household has doubled since 2000 to £12,899. furthermore, the proportion of unsecured debt in proportion to the personal income has dropped from 21% to almost 28%, leaving a record total of unsecured debt of £349 billion in britain. we are worried about that because we are expecting to see a slowdown in wages and an increase in inflation next year, meaning households could find it much harder to service those debts and to pay off the debts they owe. but while unsecured debt is rising, secured borrowing, such as home loans, is becoming more affordable. the bank of england says mortgage arrears and defaults have been steadily declining sin

a warning from the tuc that credit card and personal loan debt is at record levels.ueen attends church at sandringham, her first public appearance since recovering from a heavy cold. good evening. four israeli soldiers, three of them women, were killed injerusalem today when a man rammed the lorry he was driving into them. israeli police say he was a palestinian who was then shot dead at the scene, the israeli prime minister has said he was a supporter of so—called islamic state. in the last 16 months there have been a series of attacks by palestinians on israelis, the hamas movement called today's attack a "heroic act", but stopped short of claiming responsibility. this report from yolande knell contains images you may find disturbing. a hazy view ofjerusalem. this is what israeli soldiers on a training course had come to see. security camera footage shows two groups, the one in the background hasjust got offa one in the background hasjust got off a coach when this happens. look at the top left of the screen, the lorry drives at the soldiers at high speed and hits t

credit card and personal loan debt is at record levels according to new analysis by the tuc.property — has reached £13,000 per household. unions are warning a slowdown in wage growth and increasing inflation could make the debt more difficult to repay for many. here's our business correspondent joe lynam. with christmas over, many of us will be poring over our bank statements to check our finances. in recent years some of us are taking on increasing amounts of unsecured debt, including overd rafts, student loans, credit cards and personal loans. analysis of official data by the tuc shows the average amount of unsecured borrowing per household has doubled since 2000 to £12,900. furthermore, the proportion of unsecured debt in proportion to disposable income hasjumped from 21% to almost 28%, leaving a record total of unsecured debt of £3a9 billion in britain. we have looked that debt across the board, we also saw about two thirds of the debt is from an increase in consumer credit, so we do think these figures are of course the concern and we do think these are issues which we n

the tuc, which analysed official figures, says it shows families are struggling to get by on their pay let‘s discuss this more now with jane tully from the national debtline. good morning to you. it is a familiar tale, isn‘t it? the credit ca rd familiar tale, isn‘t it? the credit card bills arrive in the post after christmas, and people have had a blowout in the harsh reality that they have to pay it back. it is, and this is one of the busiest january is we have had in recent years at national debtline. the bills start to land and people realise they have to land and people realise they have to pay them back and lots of people look at their finances and knew at the beginning of the year and they seek help and advice. what sorts of things people asking you when they do call your helpline? what sorts of advice can you give? our advice to people is some pretty obvious things, but unfortunately not always things, but unfortunately not always things that people do. very often people contact us because they really are in financial difficulty. they find themselves experiencing some form of u

credit card and personal loan debt is at record levels according to new analysis by the tuc.'s not borrowed against property — has reached £13,000 per household. unions are warning a slowdown in wage growth and increasing inflation could make the debt more difficult to repay for many people this year. here's our business correspondent joe lynam. with the christmas sales winding down, our finances will soon come into focus. we appear to be taking on increasing amounts of unsecured debt, that includes student loans and overd rafts, but especially credit cards as well as personal loans. celinejordan ran up credit card debts and overdrafts of £23,000. herfinances are in order now, but she said getting credit was not a problem. £23,000, 12 and a half on this card, more on the other one. i can't tell you the figures. overdraft, then it ran out. i take 100% of the blame. however, they made it too easy. way too easy. britain has a record total of £3a9 billion in unsecured debt.

the tuc, which analysed official figures, says it shows families are struggling to get by on their payintain debt levels are falling. joe lynam has more. with christmas is over, many of us will be poring over our bank state m e nts will be poring over our bank statements to check our finances. it appears that some of us are taking on increasing amounts of unsecured debt, including overdrafts, student loa ns, debt, including overdrafts, student loans, credit cards and personal loa ns. loans, credit cards and personal loans. analysis of official data by the tuc shows the average amount of unsecured borrowing per household has doubled since 2000 to £12,819. furthermore, the proportion of unsecured debt in proportion to the personal income has dropped from 21% to almost 28%. weaving a record total of unsecured debt of £319 billion in britain. we are worried about that because we are expecting to see a slowdown in wages and an increase in inflation next year, meaning households can find it much harder to service those debts and to pay off the debt they owe. but while unsecured debt is risin

credit card and personal loan debt is at record levels according to new analysis by the tuc.unions are warning a slowdown in wage growth and increasing inflation could make the debt more difficult to repay for many people this year. here‘s our business correspondent joe lynam. with the christmas sales winding down, our finances will soon come into focus. we appear to be taking on increasing amounts of unsecured debt, that includes student loans and overd rafts, but especially credit cards as well as personal loans. celinejordan ran up credit card debts and overdrafts of £23,000. herfinances are in order now, but she said getting credit was not a problem. £23,000, 12 and a half on this card, more on the other one. i can‘t tell you the figures. overdraft, then it ran out. i take 100% of the blame. however, they made it too easy. way too easy. britain has a record total of £3a9 billion in unsecured debt. for the average household, the figure has doubled since 2000 to almost £13,000, which means we spent almost 28% of our disposable income, are earnings after tax, paying off thes

officials at the bank of england maintain debt levels are falling, but the tuc, which analysed officialng to get by on their pay alone. we are seeing a sharp increase in the level of household debt and household debt other mortgages is up to nearly £30,000 per person. we're expecting to see a slowdown in wages and increasing inflation next year which means households could find it harder to service those debts and payoff d e bts harder to service those debts and payoff debts that all. margaret thatcher famously said there was "no such thing as society" — david cameron championed his plans for a "big society". now theresa may has changed tack — by talking about her vision for a "shared society" instead. but what does she mean exactly? let's talk to political expertjon tonge. what this theresa may mean by a shared society? she is repudiating what margaret thatcher and david cameron both said about big government being a bad thing. she said this morning that government should not get out of the way when people of problems and should intervene that is very different from the big society vis

scarlet harris is the women's equality officer at the tuc. caught up with them to hear about dress code discrimination and how nicola refused to toe the line. when i realised that they were insisting that all women wore high heels to portray their desired image, it made me realise that, actually, my employer didn't want me to just look smart and professional, they wanted me to look attractive. and i didn't want to be seen as attractive in the workplace. ijust wanted to do myjob. so, scarlet, how widespread is the issue? the committee found lots and lots of women talking about their experiences of being made to wear, notjust high heels, but certain types of make up, being asked to wear sheer blouses, being asked to wear skirts rather than trousers. the government said nicola's dress code was unlawful, breaching the equality act. but mps said that the law wasn't effective enough, leaving employers to make unreasonable demands. personally, i don't feel it's clear. it is open to interpretation, as we say, the word reasonable is used there and tha

action for rail which is led by rail unions and the tuc says passengers are paying much more in otherplaces. it takes into paying much more in other places. it ta kes into accou nt paying much more in other places. it takes into account london to luton monthly rail ticket of £317. 14% of monthly rail ticket of £317. 14% of monthly earnings. in germany, similar ticket with kotze 3% of salary and in france, 2%. the government says it is delivering what it says is that biggest male modernisation —— rail modernisation infrastructure in a century. and every pound passengers pay goes back to running and improving services. it says the government said the increases in the season tickets. thank you. our top story this lunchtime. a man has died in a police shooting on the m62 in huddersfield. five men have been arrested. coming up, an uphill struggle. residents of baldwin street become an unlikely tourist attraction. coming up in sport at half past, david warner becomes only the fifth batsman to score a century in the very first session of a test match as his australia side dominate pakistan i

credit card and personal loan debt is at record levels according to new analysis by the tuc.ld. unions are warning a slowdown in wage growth and increasing inflation could make the debt more difficult to repay for many people this year. here's our business correspondent joe lynam. with the christmas sales winding down, our finances will soon come into focus. we appear to be taking on increasing amounts of unsecured debt, that includes student loans and overd rafts, but especially credit cards as well as personal loans. celinejordan ran up credit card debts and overdrafts of £23,000. herfinances are in order now, but she said getting credit was not a problem. £23,000, 12 and a half on this card, more on the other one. i can't tell you the figures. a loan, an overdraft and then it ran out. so i take 100% of the blame. however, they made it too easy. way too easy. britain has a record total of £3119 billion in unsecured debt. for the average household, the figure has doubled since 2000 to almost £13,000, which means we spent almost 28% of our disposable income, are earnings afte

the tuc has made that announcement earlier.eed. there is an agreement between all parties that there will be no further statement or comment until the talks have concluded. for commuters on that line, some welcome news that the strike action that was scheduled for next week has been suspended. a second day of evidence has begun in an inquest into the deaths of 30 british holiday—makers who were shot dead on a beach in tunisia 18 months ago. yesterday the court was told that lives could have been saved had local security forces acted more quickly. it will also examine whether travel advice issued by the foreign office and tour operators was adequate. in a few minutes theresa may will give a much anticipated speech setting out her strategy for brexit. this is theresa may as she heads to the venue where she will be giving that speech in which she was signalled that she wants there to be a clean break from the signalled that she wants there to be a clean breakfrom the european union rather than the deal that leaves britain half in,

strikes has agreed to suspend three days of industrial action next week while fresh talks hosted by the tuc union aslef will meet for talks on wednesday. the last man to walk on the moon, the astronaut gene cernan, has died at the age of 82. iamon i am on the surface. captain cernan was one of only three people to go to the moon twice and as commander of nasa‘s apollo 17 mission. he was the last man to leave a footprint on the lunar surface in 1972. his death means only six of the 12 men who have walked on the moon are still alive. in four days‘ time donald trump takes over the white house, becoming the 45th president of the united states. it marks the end of barack obama‘s eight years in the oval office. all this week, our correspondent jon kay is travelling along highway as, gauging the country‘s mood. today he‘s in chicago, illinois where barack obama began his political career, and where people have been reflecting on the legacy he leaves behind. right through the middle of donald trump‘s america. to get a sense of the country he is taking over. but our next stop is not trump territory.

scarlet harris is the women's equality officer at the tuc. hear about dress code discrimination and how nicola refused to toe the line. when i realised that they were insisting that all women wore high heels to portray their desired image, it made me realise that, actually, my employer didn't want me to just look smart and professional, they wanted me to look attractive and i didn't want to be seen as attractive in the workplace. ijust wanted to do myjob. so, scarlet, how widespread is the issue? the committee found lots and lots of women talking about their experiences of being made to wear, notjust high heels but a certain types of make up, being asked to wear sheer blouses, being asked to wear skirts rather than trousers. the government said nicola's dress code was unlawful, breaching the equality act. but mps said that the law wasn't effective enough, leaving employers to make unreasonable demands. personally, i don't feel it's clear. it is open to interpretation, as we say, the word reasonable is used there and that is open to interpreta

thanks tuck.thanks tuc >>> big story, though, at 9:00,, the trump transition, we are now just nine daysom traumaa and's oath of office, and whitei house move in.n for the first time since winnini election donald trump is set to hold his first press confe >> all right.ht. yeah, he'll like vol to face aae lot of questions about that tha bombshell but sub stun say thed report claiming the russianimin government has information itnfa could use to blackmail thehe president-elect. >> donald trump denied the claims in seriesd oftr tweetsws including 190 minutes ago. ago. fox5's melanie alnwick live on o capitol hill with more on the wo report. the trump team's reaction and a where this information cametionc from. mel? >> reporter: hey, good good morning. so last night, donald trumpru tweeted out fake news and this t morning it was back at itk at it tapping the tweet button repeatedly the most recent oneon saying intelligence agenciesgenc should have never a loud faked e news to leak into the public. pc saying are we living nazi germany.an. another saying that he win theet election easily a gre

and tuc conferences this means asking companies to pay a bit more in tax to fund more and better access always providing decent skilled apprenticeships for the next generation. we will end the race to the bottom in pay, working conditions, and jobs, insecurity, the bottom in pay, working conditions, andjobs, insecurity, by setting up a new ministry of labour to get a grip on the anything that goesjob market to get a grip on the anything that goes job market free—for—all. to get a grip on the anything that goesjob market free—for—all. we will ensure that all workers, all workers, have equal rights and require collective bargaining arrangements in a properly regulated labour market so workers cannot be under cut. this will bring an end to the unscrupulous use of agency labour and bogus self employment, to stop under cutting and ensure every worker has a secure job with secure pgy- worker has a secure job with secure pay. that's why we'll set the minimum wage level at the living wage, expected to be £10 an hour by 2020. these changes should be made to benefit the whole community. but while

top wind gusts cape may 63 miles per hour winds reported, tuc tuckerton 60 my, 8 fortescue, downingtown 53, philadelphia with a gust coming in the a 46. they're still pretty strong especially at the coast. 47 miles per hour winds in that atlantic city, 41 in the city and 33 miles per hour wind gusts in the poconos. we're getting that constant wind and that moisture coming in off the atlantic which means the winds cecily will be factor even through tonight. >> that's right. winds really the main story with this storm, melissa and the winds continue through the evening hours. national weather service extended the high wind advisory warning. the advisories for our northern suburbs, they're extended until 7 o'clock, high wind warning for the i-95 corridor also until 7:00 but the warning continues until midnight along the coast. we're looking at wind gusts inland 40 miles per hour with the advisory, u up to 65 miles an hour along the coast. when you get the winds piling up the water along the coast, that causes the coastal flooding s so the coastal flood warning extended until 11 o'clock. mi

strike has agreed to suspend three days of industrial action next week while fresh talks hosted by the tucwitter by none other than the us president—elect himself says it‘s all a bit surreal. this is the twitter feed of the daughter of the president elect. but because of a simple typing error, he actually directed people to the twitter feed of a different ivanka. this one lives in brighton. the mistake quickly went viral. she called it "quite amusing", and encouraged the future president to be a bit more careful in future. that‘s what happens when you tweak in the middle of the night. now if you‘re a little scared of alligators or crocodiles, these next pictures may not be for you. tourists in florida filmed this enormous gator taking a leisurely stroll in a wildlife reserve near tampa. not surprisingly, no one got too close to measure its exact length. but the alligator was given a name: humpback. very unpleasant. he would be terrified to, wouldn‘t you? i wouldn‘t. let‘s leave crusty old alligators and we can get the weather with phil. thank you for stop good afternoon. that is quite a bi

normal, almost a 25 degrees above normal.ma >> do you look forward to your y grumpy 60's, tuck.0's, tuc >> i look forward to anything. y >> you mean the real one. >> yeah, that's pretty funny. fy >> still a couple decadeses ayay. hi, erin good morning.ni. >> hi, good morning. i'm walking in right now taking cameras.ca we're jammed up and we have he metro delays. so much going on this morning already. alre unscheduled track repairtrack pi between grosvenor and white andi flint. if you're taking the red linekir watch for delays in both directions there. we'll keep you posted ondire tha let's hop outside for a live look. want to show you some of our cameras. this is 95 southbound side ase crash in lorton is blocking blog the right shoulder. shode southbound side is stillti flowing though but look at the b northbound congestion. there's a rubber neck delayuthbl past the southbound crash plussu a lot of congestion fromn woodbridge. you can seeod you're basically parked on that northbound on thside. south that of point inh th stafford you're congested from f 630 to 610 so from fredericksburg

strikes has agreed to suspend three days of industrial action next week, while fresh talks hosted by the tuctalks tomorrow. a woman from brighton who was mistaken for ivanka by the president—elect says it is all rather surreal. this is the twitter feed of the daughter of the president—elect, but because of a typo, he has directed people to the twitter feed of a different ivanka, the lady who lives in e sussex, that is her twitter page. the mistake when viral and she responded, urging the future president to be a little bit more careful in future, as she put ina bit more careful in future, as she put in a word for the problem of global warming while she was at it. now if you're a little scared of alligators or crocodiles, these next pictures may not be for you. tourists in florida filmed this enormous gator taking a leisurely stroll in a wildlife reserve near tampa. not surprisingly, no one got too close to measure its exact length. but the alligator was given a name: humpback. let's catch up up with the weather prospects. a mixed bag across the british isles. this thick band of cloud is quit

tuc >> what if if we do a whole season of our morning show.k i'm the only personpe that doesn't have a netflix subscription.tion. >> can i give you my code. giv >> i tried using that.sing i didn't watch. >> he has 900 other channelsherc he can watch.wat today it will be well aboveabove normal temperature-wise and itn should be dry. winds out of thesht of the north-northwest this morning.orn a spot or two is belowlo freezing, culpeper andper a manassas thinking of you guysu you're right around 30 degreeses this morning. clouds off to our west.wes we will get clouds thisclods ths afternoon so we'll goal partly we'll go partly you want to look at it. it rain showers tomorrow.omo plan accordingly.pl much more on the friday fr forecast coming up.u >> can you do anything for thenr folks down there.the >> actually i control therol the weather so i'm going to beng to manipulating it just a bit.bi >> bump it up a few degrees,egrs too. >> hi erin. >> hashtag blame tucker with bla that attitude. att right now 6:27.. active scene, fire crews areewse on lo

tuc >> i think you have the right powers of persuasion.rs of >> maybe i can get him p to got h not that cars to preview.evie and it is going to be a fairly y nice day t now, kind of a a changeable day.geable day. nothing like yesterday whichsted was just top to bottomtto gorgeous. gorg we've got mild conditions toonso start. in fact pickup forecast welleca into the 50's for many of youyou mild with some passinge passg showers. now, bite afternoon not that it's not nice, it will beafte sunny but very breezy, gustsguss over 30 miles an hour at timesst and falling temperatures soing s cooler at the end of the dayhe a than the beginning and we'll we see those temperatures juste tep continue to fall.eratll. it's 50 in washington righthingt now. and a wide disyup theme disyup temperatures. but 46 inck fredericksburg. winds out of the southwestt fairly calm. them tomthofect increase until the cold frontilc gets closer which would bewhichb about mid morning.morni we're falling back to normal.no. that's the setup for today. t cold front is in west virginia right now. as it comes through a passin

strikes has agreed to suspend three days of action next week whilst talks take place posted by the tuc will meet representatives tomorrow to try to end the long—running dispute. a woman from brighton who was mistaken for ivanka trump on twitter by none other than the us president—elect himself says it‘s all a bit surreal. this is the twitter feed — @ivankatrump — of the daughter of the president—elect. but because of a simple typing error, he actually directed people to the twitter feed of a different ivanka. this one lives in brighton and her handle isjust @ivanka. the mistake quickly went viral. she responded on twitter too urging the future president to be a bit more careful in future and put in a word for global warming while she was at it. nick miller has the forecast. it is very warm across northern ireland and parts of scotland. 13 or 14. but it is just1 degrees ireland and parts of scotland. 13 or 14. but it isjust1 degrees in kent, despite the fact there is some sunshine. some dreary weather this afternoon and into this evening across north—west england with hill fog as well.

. >> 6:05 right now.5 right n let's check in with tucker tuc once again get a look atkt what's happening there.he he's all over the place. micro conferencing right now r n getting the latest on what'sha happening beijing you're -- obviously it snowed in somey its places last night but you gott t the next one knocking on theinon door. >> we're really focused on on what's in the future. fure. anywhere between a trace to ara dusting to a couple inches inchs last night. nig >> enough, enough to -- t >> love the green by the way. >> what? it's friday. frida >> i noticed. notic wow. i can't wear green.wear g >> wake up everybody.>> wake upe >> let's do the foverecastrybo t right to it here.t to i watching the weekend storm.ndtom this arrives tomorrow morningnig and this will be primarilyim washington points south andsoutd east.east we'll focus more on this inonhis just a couple minutes but ifut i you are a viewer in southernoutr maryland, lower eastern shore you're going want to keeprn atoe close eye on that forecastt because that has higher boom hi potential than the one we hadhew last night.

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