the tuc says workers are experiencing the longest squeeze on wages for 200 years.the democratic republic of congo after two british citizens were kidnapped in a national park. in sport, the football league play—offs are under way. scunthorpe united scored a dramatic equaliser to finish 2—2 against rotherham. elsewhere, lincoln city against exeter in league 2 is goalless. lewis hamilton and mercedes are back on form in barcelona. he said a new track record to claim pole position for the spanish grand prix. valtteri bottas starts alongside him. and non sta nford bottas starts alongside him. and non stanford finishes third injapan to claim herfirst stanford finishes third injapan to claim her first podium stanford finishes third injapan to claim herfirst podium since stanford finishes third injapan to claim her first podium since 2016. she has been plagued with illness and injury. more headlines in an hour. former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has won a court battle, and overturned a ban that prevented him from holding public office. the 81—year—old, who ha

the tuc says we are living through the worst erosion in spending power since the 1800s. shows is that if we carry on at this same rate of pay increases, it will take to 2025 to get back to the real wages people had before the crash. that is 17 years and just too long. using official data, the tuc found that the real wages, which takes account of inflation, went up by 27% in the decade before the financial crisis in 2008. but in the last ten years, they have fallen by 4%. it says that the average worker will have lost round £18,500 in real earnings by 2025. but according to one key economist, productivity and not austerity is the main cause for stagnating real wages. the key issue is that the economy hasn't grown and the economy hasn't grown because productivity hasn't grown. that means the amount we produce with each hour we work is the same now as it was in 2008. if we are not producing more we are not in the end going to earn any more. in a statement the government said: real wages or spending power after we have been paid are going up — just. unemployment is at a a0 y

the tuc has warned workers are still facing an earnings crisis.calling for better mobile signals in rural areas. a letter to the department for digital, culture, media and sport criticises what they call an "appalling lack of progress" on connectivity. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good afternoon. after the weather washed them out yesterday ireland are finally getting stuck in in their first ever test match against pakistan and charles dagnall is there for us. so much disappointment, the amount of work that had gone into making it a real festival occasion for the test match debut of ireland, against pakistan, and everybody was so disappointed with the weather yesterday but it is much better, blue skies and glorious sunshine. we might get a shower later but the forecast is good so rather than a five—day test match, it is for matt gohdes and at least they have a good chance of going into the fifth day. —— it is four days. what a baptism in terms of test match cricket against pakistan. how confiden

the tuc says workers are still feeling the effects of the financial crisis. mps and campaigners criticise a "lack of progress" on mobile connectivity in rural areas. also in the next hour... we'll hear about a novel plan to regenerate the high street in dumfries. a community group is leading the fight against decline in the town's centre, with hopes of drawing the crowds back to the shops. and at 11.30, dateline looks at the implications of president trump's withdrawal from the iran nuclear deal and what next month's summit with north korea could bring. a £500,000 ransom for their release. the tourists were kidnapped at gunpoint yesterday in the democratic republic of congo. the pair were among three people who were taken by armed men at the virunga national park conservation area. the director of the park said a ranger who was in a vehicle with the tourists was killed. the bbc‘s louise dewast is in the congolese capital, kinshasa. a little earlier she gave us this update. good morning. so what we know this morning is that hostages are still in captivity, so

until 2025 according to the tuc?according to the tuc? course it does depend on what happens going forward. happens going forward. percent a year, which is what we tend to get. tend to get. reduction in the value of the pound brought them down again. brought them down again. we get to the same level as we here, in 2008. in 2008. expect wages today to be 15, 20% higher than 2008. higher than 2008. that loss is something that we have lost forever. something that we have lost forever. and what about the broader impact on the economy of that? the economy of that? grow because wages reflect in the long run what we are producing. long run what we are producing. johnson, good to speak to you again, thank you. thank you. in a national park. islamic state. crisis in 200 years. here's mike bushell. even though his brilliant run is over. denis shapovalov, despite saving a match point in the second set. in madrid and so will break into the world's top 20 next week. in the first semifinal, in the championship play offs. thanks to

joe lynam, bbc news, at the tuc march in central london.sed in the first iraqi parliamentary election since the country declared victory over the group that calls itself islamic state. security forces have been on alert because militants had threatened attacks on politicians and voters. and in the past few minutes, the reuters news agency is reporting that three people have been killed bya bombing in kirkuk. we are watching that situation very closely. back to the election itself. it's the country's fourth vote since the invasion of 2003 that removed saddam hussein from power. as our correspondent, yalda hakim reports, safety and the economy have dominated the campaign. security is tight. islamic state have threatened these elections, the candidates and polling stations. the authorities are taking no chances. just two years ago, large parts of this country were still part of the islamic state's caliphate. but across this nation, iraqis are cautiously optimistic that these polls mark a turn point. translation: i voted because i wanted change

joe lynam, bbc news at the tuc march, central london.sion during the uk's performance at eurovision tonight. nazis of the uk media, we demand freedom. the protestor took to the stage and shouted "nazis of the uk media, we demand freedom" and appeared to take the microphone away from the uk entry surie. she later recovered the microphone and continued with her song. the european broadcasting union offered the singer the chance to perform again, but she decided not to. our reporter adrian bradley is at the contest in lisbon. there was a lot of confusion. i'm not entirely sure the audience knew what was happening. we heard a voice, a male voice, over the speaker. the crowd were really loving the song and getting into it. surie did an incredible performance and carried on. the crowd just carried on and loved it. the security is very tight here. you get surged on the way in. we are banned from taking things like battery packs for phones. it is very surprising that this was able to happen at all. i was at kiev last year wear and other stage in

the tuc has warned workers are experiencing the longest wage squeeze in 200 years and it is calling forrity at a rally in london today. two british tourists are among three people kidnapped in the national park in the democratic republic of congo. the foreign office says it is working with authorities in the country for the mps are calling for better broadband signals in the wirral areas criticising an appalling lack of progress on connectivity. now glenn campbell travels to the island of islay to tell the little known story of the sinking of two ships in for those in peril. 100 years ago, war‘s grim tide swept this coastline. as the island of islay‘s sons fought away on the western front, at home, their families could not escape the conflict. the carnage came to them in two separate shipping disasters. this is the almost—forgotten story of how islay coped with mass casualties in the first world war. to wake up in the morning, going out to a day's work, and to be ending up with this tragedy and all these dead bodies about must have been horrific. islay‘s small community shared the grief

joe lynam, bbc news at the tuc march, central london.ationals, who were kidnapped in a national park in the democratic republic of congo. the tourists were abducted yesterday in the virunga national park — which runs along the border with uganda and rwanda. a ranger travelling with them, was killed in the attack. our reporter louise dewast — who's in the capital, kinshasa — has the latest. we have just been told by an army spokesman in the province of north kivu, where the attack happened, that they are conducting searches in the park, that the hostages are still being held captive. the attack happened just north of goma, a town in north kivu, in this world heritage site known for its mountain gorillas. but there are many armed groups operating in and around the park. and there have been kidnappings there before. and actually, the number of kidnappings has been increasing in recent years. some human rights groups estimate that around 50% of those kidnappings are for ransom. we have not heard yet any confirmation on any ransom demands wit

the tuc has warned workers are experiencing the longest wage squeeze in 200 years.it's calling for an end to austerity at its rally in london today. two british tourists are among three people kidnapped in a national park in the democratic republic of congo. the foreign office said it is working with authorities in the country. mps are calling for better mobile signals in rural areas. a letter to the department for culture, media and sport criticises what they call an "appalling lack of progress" on connectivity. now on bbc news, it's time for click. replica art, replica popstar and a robot that we wish could replicate doing the laundry. the future starts here. more specifically at london's victoria and albert museum. i have come to an exhibition that hopes to make us think about how we want to live our lives in the future. there are over 100 items on display, a lot of them we have seen on the show before but here they are presented in a different light, in a somewhat unsettling one. here is an immersive dome. a reminder of how our lifestyles are poisoning the earth

joe lynam, bbc news at the tuc march, central london.o embark on yet another political comeback? a court in italy has overturned a ban which prevented the former prime ministerfrom holding public office. the six year ban had been imposed following a 2013 conviction for tax fraud. our rome correspondent james reynolds reports. silvio berlusconi's latest fate was announced where it has so often been decided before — in court. in milan, a judge ruled that the 81—year—old is now free to hold public office, ending his years in the cold. he spent a portion of his ban volunteering at a care home. this did not, perhaps, take up all of his attention. this march, mr berlusconi led his party into italy's general election, even though he wasn't personally allowed to stand as a candidate. but his movement performed badly, and now, he is able to put himself forward again. translation: this represents the end of the last five years, which have severely damaged us. with the full eligibility of silvio berlusconi, italy will rely on us again, and we will

british workers have experienced the longest squeeze on real wages in 200 years, according to the tuc's staging a march through central london, calling for a higher minimum wage, a ban on zero—hours contracts, and more funding for public services. the government says inflation is falling and unemployment is at a ito—year low. here's our business correspondent joe lynam. they have come in their thousands — nurses, teachers, welders and firefighters, all calling for a new dealfor workers and the public service. the trade unions congres says we are living through the worst erosion in spending power since the i800s. what it shows is that if we carry on at this same rate of pay increases, it will take to 2025 to get back to the real wages people had before the crash. that is 17 years and just too long. using official data, the tuc found that the real wages, which takes account of inflation, went up by 27% in the decade before the financial crisis in 2008. but in the last ten years, they have fallen by 4%. it says that the average worker will have lost round £18,500 in real earnings by 2025

the tuc has warned workers are still facing an earnings crisis. the worst in 200 years.ps are calling for better mobile signals in rural areas. of progress" on connectivity. playing their part in celebrating the royal wedding. on the face of the nation. to come up with an idea. a charity single as a wedding gift to the happy couple. but it's no ordinary choir. difficulties in their lives. and the age of four i was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. the doctors said i wouldn't live to see 16. and backgrounds and boy, have we got them. for sandra and her choir, it's been a roller—coaster of a ride. i mean, i had a major emotional meltdown this morning. this week's been rough. in without having a panic attack. could only dream of. but as the wedding draws closer... just move, just swap over. has she bitten off more than she can chew? we've just had an invitation to windsor. can i pull it off? her music all over the world. hello! and meghan are due to tie the knot in windsor castle. so, sandra, what's the inspiration to this choir? organisations like invictus. fantastic work

the tuc estimates that 3.1 million youngsters are in households living below the breadline., i'm joined in the studio by kate bell who's head of economics at the tuc. thank you forjoining us. what does it mean in terms of the everyday lives of children who are now as you say living in poverty? these figures make for grim reading. this is about making choices, between things like whether to turn the heating up, whether to buy healthy food, whether they can afford school trips. the extra stress that comes with making those difficult choices. what do you put this down to? would you blame government policy? they would say they dispute this because they talk about absolute and relative poverty. there is a difference. we are looking at poverty compared to living costs. the government like to use living costs from 2010 and how they compare. there is a real message which shows government policy is having a significant impact. we found 600,000 children in our research had been pushed into poverty, whether it is pay cuts in the public sector, or cuts to benefits. you are pointing out

i thought you would have the tuc, but there you go. that kind of wager is always a risk.h, a dozen ministers desert theresa may on customs. this is the customs partnership, whereby we would collect tariffs for the european union on any goods heading to the eu. and it's not got an enormous endorsement from experts, like ruth... from anyone! or the eu. the sunday telegraph has spoken to... sorry, i'm eating my hair! the sunday telegraph has spoken to an extraordinary number of people in the cabinet room by the sound of things, and it looks like virtually half of them, possibly more than half, will not support her on this one. last week she thought it would be home and dry on the customs partnership, and sajid javid, be home and dry on the customs partnership, and sajidjavid, her newest minister, who has taken over at the home office, and gavin williamson, who i think she hoped would be on her side in defence, because he was rapidly promoted, they have both come out against it as well. about a dozen ministers? are they remainers, leavers, a mixture? suggesting there are rema

using official data, the tuc found that real wages, which takes account of inflation, went up by 27%crisis of 2008 but in the financial crisis of 2008 but in the last ten years, they have fallen by 4%. it says the average worker will have lost around £18,500 in real earnings by 2025. the tuc which is holding a demonstration in london todayit is holding a demonstration in london today it is calling for a new deal for workers and public services. working people are now suffering the longest pay squeeze in 200 years. on average, workers worse off in real terms, £24 a week. and of course it's going to take until 2025 until they get back to where they were before the financial crash. that's pretty shocking. but the government said the new higher and national living wage had boosted pay for the lowest earners by £2000 already. it said that it had cut taxes and was making sure people had the skills they needed to secure high—quality, well—paid jobs. nasa is sending a helicopter that's not much bigger than a tennis ball to mars. the " roverco pter" is designed for the planet's ultra—thin atm

the tuc says workers are still feeling the effects of the financial crisis.obile connectivity in rural areas. also in the next hour, we'll hear about a novel plan to regenerate the high street in dumfries. a community group is leading the fight against decline in the town's centre, with hopes of drawing the crowds back to the shops. and at 12.30... how do we want to live our lives in the future? click visits an exhibition of the designs that could make our

well there is very much concern we've been hearing that for the past days then that in the tuc might be imminent and that's why you see in this unusual step of ordering that the public shelters in on the israeli controlled part of the golan heights would be should be opened so what we're seeing is a constant you know a build up of tensions on the north and borders so far tony kramer with the latest for us from jerusalem tanya thanks very much. it's over the market now one intention of the reimposing of sanctions on iran is of course to damage that country's economy and that will have a knock on effect on all of its business partners including germany certainly a lot here in europe brian european business leaders are ready to say that they regret washington's decision to pull the u.s. out of the twenty fifteen iran nuclear agreement and they look to the e.u. for a please signal about its continued commitment to that deal german companies for one had great hopes for the opening off the iranian markets after the lifting of economic sanctions under the agreement but according to japanese

matt dykes from the tuc.ive in social housing in england when they escape from an abusive partner has cleared the commons. the secure tenancies bill will mean people forced to flee their homes will be entitled to lifetime tenancies, whether they apply for rehousing in the same location or in an alternative one. the housing minister heather wheeler called it a vital piece of legislation. it's a short and targeted bill. also an important part of the government's wider aims of supporting victims of abuse. to leave their abusive situation, and ensuring that they and their families are provided with stability and security that they need and deserve. i'm sure all members will agree that domestic abuse is a particularly horrible crime, it's effects are insidious and its impact are wide reaching. there are serious lasting impact on the victim, their families, and society as a whole. the bill, which has cross—party support, has already been passed by the lords. newspaper reports that groups of english football support

the tuc say four million people would like to work from home for part of the week but haven't been givene. do you reckon working from home improves your own productivity or do you find it too distracting? are you working from home and watching this programme? interested to hear your thoughts, we'll be talking about this a little later and i'd like your comments as part of that conversation. get in touch — use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get straight to our top story, and that wedding. the bride's mother, doria ragland, will meet the queen here today, let's get straight to our top story, and that wedding. the bride's mother, doria ragland, will meet the queen here today, as her daughter and prince harry make their final preparations before they tie the knot. we're also expecting to find out who will walk the bride down the aisle in st george's chapel, after her father decided not to attend the ceremony on medical advice. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. the months of planning are very nearly over. a c

marshall tuc ed. >>> are you okay?>> i'm not lea >> oh my god! >> jimmy: that is terrifying. that is shailene woodley in "adrift." and it's a true story, again. very scary. where are you when that -- that's obviously real. >> no, that was the cgion can g that storm. that wave, though, is the actual size of the wave that these people enenuntered. 60 and 100 feet, which is insane. you see that and you're like, >> jimmy: oh my god. >> so next level. >> jimmy: that is crazy. >> it's hard to ap around. >> jimmy: were you actually on the ocean at all? >> we filmed over 90% of the movie in the open sea. so we'd get up atma, t 4: 00 motor boat out for about two hours, sometimes, into the mileth of ce anymore. and spend 12 hours on a ecl? >>t wa terrible sometimes. the days everyone got seasick swe aot little op puking, those bit rough, people would get sick? >> yeah. the first day we went to sea, we got out to the boat, watched the sun rice, it was beautiful, taking photos, celebrating life. two hours into -- everybody except

and tuc watkins, this is his first broadway so -- yeah, so there's a little hazing, you know, just to also like -- i've known matt for a very long time, and i -- i love him. but he's very easy to crack up on stage. >> jimmy: oh, so you want to -- >> which is fun. so just, like, go for him nightly. [ light laughter ] and just, like, i want to, like, make him laugh. >> jimmy: you can make him break? >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> i mean, not in, like, a a terrible way. he's a professional. but, like, i like to try to shock him as much as possible. >> jimmy: huh, why? just to play with him? >> because it's fun. he's so pretty. [ laughter ] he's so pretty so i got to give him a hard time about something. you know what i mean? >> jimmy: -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: that's fun. >> yeah. >> jimmy: do you like doing the -- i mean, i love the -- >> i do. i do. i love it. >> jimmy: the live audience. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you do. but what if, like, something -- if someone's phone goes off or something? that -- >> well, that's annoying. we've been very lucky in this first week, we haven't had any p

i'm joined now by kate bell from trade union organisation, the tuc.is doing better than the generations that went before, or at least not doing worse. what you think of this idea of offering all 25 rods £10,000, is this going to somehow level the playing field? i think we have got a situation where young people have been at the sharp end of some of the changes that have been happening in society, and our labour market, low pay and contacts, and in some cases less luck with pensions. i think the idea around citizens in heritage that young people isjust idea around citizens in heritage that young people is just one of a range of ideas that we need to make sure that young people feel that they have a stake in society, that they have a stake in society, that they have a fair chance, that everybody is benefiting from the social contract we have. so, the tuc is talking about a new deal for young but also about intergenerational solidarity. how do you kind of shift the balance in favour of young people without causing resentment, or perhaps even hardship amo

the worst wage crisis in modern history, the tuc says workers are still feeling the effects of the financialunity group is leading the fight against decline in the town's centre, with hopes of drawing the crowds back to the shops. and in 30 minutes, the travel show is in the philippines, braving public transport in the traffic chaos of manila.

well there is very much concern we've been hearing that for the past days and that in the tuc might be imminent and that's why you see in this unusual step of ordering that the public shelters in on the israeli controlled part of the golan heights would be should be opened so what we're seeing is a constant you know a build up of tensions on the north and borders so far tony kraemer with the latest for us from jerusalem tanya thanks very much. well one intention of reimposing the sanctions on iran is of course to damage that country's economy and that of course will have a knock on effect on all of iran's business partners. in first and foremost germany of course as you mentioned the u.s. deciding to be impose sanctions on iran of course will damage the iranian economy but what's often ignored all the consequences for other countries because in his address last night to donald trump not only announce that he will impose the highest level of u.s. sanctions on iran but also on any country that helps it with what he calls tehran's ambition to produce nuclear weapons and that stance could

how much of this tuc as a snub to european countries?k it is a snub, i think it is a question of president trump feeling he should deliver on the promises he made on the campaign that this was a rotten deal and should be ripped up. and clearly europeans had to be able to persuade the americans, the american administration that it was not worth ripping up this deal. i tried that when i was national security adviser, the prime minister tried it, the other european leaders have tried but unfortunately those arguments have not persuasive. thank you very much. democratic senator ben cardin sits on the foreign relations committee and joins us live now from capitol hill. good to have you. it cannot have escaped your notice that the europeans are quite anxious about what is going on, not only facing the threat of terrorists but maybe also sanctions on their european companies if they trade with iran. good to be with you and i think we really do not understand how this is going to unfold. many of us disagree with resident trump and his strategy h

frances 0'grady, the general secretary of the tuc, is with me.ta shows that a decade on from the 2008 financial crisis, that we, workers, have actually lost 4% of their wages. is that right? that is right. workers oi'i that right? that is right. workers on average, that right? that is right. workers on average, public and private sector, are on average, public and private sector, are worse on average, public and private sector, are worse off to the tune of £24 a week in real wages. 0ur analysis shows it could take another seven years before wages get back to where they were before the crash. no wonder people are calling for a new deal. you are calling this a new deal. you are calling this a new deal. you are calling this a new deal. you say you want to get rid of zero—hours contracts and you want a pay increase on the minimum wage? we are looking for a ban on zero—hours contracts and other kinds of flexibility that are reallyjust ways of keeping people insecure and in low pay. we have got workers campaigning fora fair in low pay. we have got work

five low—paid workers are "stuck" in theirjobs for a decade, according to a study commissioned by the tucetailjobs. the study estimates that over half a million workers aged between 18 and 29 are in low—paid retail work. now for some striking pictures of newborn babies. they have been taken by a photographerfrom chelmsford in essex. she's called jo bradley, and she's just been made a master craftsman by the guild of photographers. that's the highest award on offer, and jo is the first specialist photographer of newborn babies to win the accolade. let's have a look at the travel situation now. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. a big contrast today with yesterday's weather an appendage what should be a very pleasa nt appendage what should be a very pleasant bank holiday weekend, it will stay dry today with lots of sunshine around but just will stay dry today with lots of sunshine around butjust a touch cloudier into the afternoon but rather chilly start, temperatures in rural spots alone after a touch of this —— frost but lots of blue sky and sunshi