the tuc has called for more action to be taken.uction, local government, if you are doing a more administrativejob government, if you are doing a more administrative job there you are likely to have seen your pay go down and that has a real impact on, you know, your your ability to pay your bills as well. know, your your ability to pay your bills as well. the mother of the missing 15—year—old girl nora quoirin, has thanked the malaysian search teams who are looking for her daughter. nora went missing nearly a week ago while on a family holiday. her mother maeve spoke to rescue workers early this morning. we want to say thank you to each and every one of you we know you searching night and day for nora, we see you working so hard at also praying with us, being with us. we know you have given up your time, especially at a special festival time, to be with us here. it means the world to us, and we are so grateful for everything that you are doing for us. at least 50 people have been killed and many more injured after a fuel tanker exp

the tuc has called for more action to be taken.ing real cuts in their pay packets, people in middle earning jobs actually seeing them pay for. that might bejobs in things like construction, may be in local government, if you are doing a more kind of administrative job there, you are likely to have seen your pay go down over this period. and of course that has a real impact on your ability to live, your cost of living, your ability to pay your bills as well. homes and businesses in whaley bridge will be able to access emergency government funding, to cover any losses following the evacuation of the town. £100,000 is being made available to help with any costs not covered by insurance. people were moved from the area last week, amid fears the nearby dam could collapse. the fund is part of a bigger £5 million pot for flood—hit communities. michael gove, the cabinet minister in charge of preparing for a possible no—deal brexit, says a support fund for british businesses will help firms to deal with any "bumps in the road". he spoke ope

the tuc has called for more action to be taken.ora quoirin, has thanked the malaysian search teams who are looking for her daughter. nora went missing nearly a week ago while on a family holiday. her mother maeve spoke to rescue workers early this morning. we want to say thank you to each and every one of you we know you searching night and day for nora, we see you working so hard at also praying with us, being with us. we know you have given up your time, especially at a special festival time, to be with ours here. it means the world to us, and we are so grateful for everything that you are doing for us. several hundred families have taken part in a pro—democracy protest in hong kong as activists gear up for another weekend of demonstrations. the peaceful rally, attended by many children, had been granted permission by the authorities. 0ther unauthorised protests are expected later today with the territory braced for further violence between protesters and security forces. a sit—in at hong kong airport is continuing. stephen mcdon

the tuc has called for more action to be taken.heir pay fall. that might bejobs in things like construction, may be in local government, if you are doing a more kind of administrative job there, you are likely to have seen your pay go down over this period. and of course that has a real impact on your ability to live, your cost of living, your ability to pay your bills as well. in china, at least 13 people have been killed — 16 are missing — and over a million people have been forced from their homes, as a powerful typhoon heads towards the financial capital, shanghai.

real pay for millions of lower and middle—income earners is lower than it was a decade ago, says the tucmother of missing teenager nora quoirin thanks search teams scouring the malaysian jungle for her. more than a million people are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china. now on bbc news, in a series of documentaries, we will explore how best we can protect our precious planet, exploring sustainable solutions around the globe, and meeting the people at the forefront of driving change. how can we best protect our precious planet? climate change and pollution are taking their toll. that much is now scientifically evident. but for all the uncomfortable truth, we hold the future in our hands. in this film, we'll be exploring sustainable solutions around the globe and meeting the individuals driving change in their communities. from housing to energy and fashion, these are some of the unique and surprising ways in which people from all walks of life are working to protect our planet. here in the winter, we can get waves up to 30 metres, and that is a huge challenge — it'

real pay for millions of lower and middle income earners is lower than it was a decade ago, says the tuctwo missiles into the sea, its fifth such launch in recent weeks. now on bbc news — the travel show — how beirut is setting out to reclaim its title of ‘paris of the east'. this week on the travel show, i'm in lebanon, finding out why beirut is hoping to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. we have amazing people who are doing work that is internationally recognised. also coming up, i'll be discovering how an ordinary man became the king of his own castle. did he build it himself? himself, stone by stone. it took him 73 years. plus, lucy hits the british countryside to check out the latest hiking gadgets. gopro, take a photo. with its mix of minarets and church spires, lebanon's capital beirut is a clash of culture and religion between the mediterranean and the middle east. for four centuries, it was the ottomans who ruled here, right up until the end of world war i, when control was handed to the french. it wasn't until 1943 that the struggle for self

tuc democrats making those same mistakes when you talk to your members now?here is anythat correction being made to try to prevent that in this election? mary kay: we concur with the that our politics does not speak enough to communities of color who need to be -- speaking issues directly to the issues in their lives and in their communities. 2018ubled down in the midterm in reaching out in black, api, and latino communities to reach out to infrequent voters and connect the dots and how we need to join together and exercise our right to vote to check corporate power in the democracy. and we showed through a lot of engagement on the issues that it is possible for people to turn out in record numbers, as they did in 2018. we think the same thing has to happen in 2020, that it is about with the's commitment rest of the labor union and their partners in environmental, immigration, climate change movements to double down in outreach into the neighborhoods that need to be engaged in the democracy. that is the best way, we think, in order to activate the communities

the tuc says that people in middle—earning jobs — such as construction and admin workers — had seen theirnd 1% since 2010. the government says it has increased the national living wage and cut income tax for 32 million people. a powerful typhoon that has struck the coast of china near shanghai, has killed at least thirteen people and forced more than a million from their homes. typhoon lekima — the region's worst storm in five years — is making its way through the south—eastern province of zhejiang after coming ashore early on saturday. laurie margolis has the story. the storm made landfall south of the city of shanghai, bringing with it apocalyptic skies. the chinese authorities graded typhoon lekima as a super typhoon red alert storm. with winds approaching 120 miles an hour. though this was downgraded to orange later. but although the winds have abated slightly, intense rainfall threatens many heavily populated areas, increasing the risk of floods and landslides. with torrential rain and winds flooding streets, a million people were moved from their homes, 300,000 in the shanghai area

the tuc says that people in middle—earning jobs, such as construction and admin workers, had seen theirs it has increased the national living wage and cut income tax for 32 million people. the headlines on bbc news: the energy watchdog demands an explanation from national grid after nearlyi million people across england and wales lost power on friday — the electricity provider says it will learn lessons from the incident michael gove says there will be a government support fund to help british businesses in the event of a no—deal brexit. the family of a 15—year—old girl with special needs who's missing in malaysia thank the search teams who are scouring the jungle for her. and we will stay with that story. the family of a 15—year—old british schoolgirl have made a new appeal for information after she disappeared whilst on holiday in malaysia with her famiy. a team of 200 rescurers are scouring the dense forest searching for nora quoirin, who has learning difficulties. howard johnson reports. it has been a week since their daughter went missing, a teenager with serious learning difficult

the tuc says that people in middle—earning jobs, such as construction and admin workers, had seen theirliving wage and cut income tax for 32 million people. at least 50 people have been killed and many more injured after a fuel tanker exploded in tanzania. the lorry is believed to have exploded in the area of morogoro around 200 kilometres to the west of the capital city dar es salaam. a local police chief said people were trying to remove fuel from the vehicle when the blast happened. crowds of protesters have gathered in moscow to demand free elections. saturday's rally has been permitted by the authorities, but the organisers have called for a march through the city centre afterwards, raising the prospect of further clashes with police. the demonstrations began after opposition candidates were barred from running in local elections, but the protesters are also now expressing anger about police violence against them. reports from russia suggest that more than 60 people have been arrested in conection with today's protests. earlier, our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford gave this up

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