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and late yesterday, the chancellor announced the minimum wage is to go up by more than a pound, to £11.44 per hour, from april next year. and jeremy hunt decided the rate would also apply to 21— and 22—year—olds for the first time. heres our econmics corrrespondent, andy verity. ona cold, on a cold, damp day at the south london market, ask what they want the government to do something about and you will hear two big concerns that havent gone away. energy and food. , ., , ., , fo...

russian, we are waiting to see who will come back home. its crazy. we dont have names yet. only speculations that its going to be mothers and their children. and its tough, very tough. >> have you allowed yourself to think about what you might say to her the first time you see her? >> i dont think i will speak, i will just hold her and hug her and i wont ask questions, thats for sure. and i just want to hold her. >> that is the mother of a hostage who is being held by hamas right now. ...

courted controversy. good morning. a fairly cloudy and breezy day. spots of drizzle here and there. also remain living in from the north and west of scotland, where it will be windy. wherever you are, it will be very mild for the time of year. all the details later in the programme. its wednesday, the 22nd of november. the chancellor is expected to cut national insurance for millions of workers as part of his autumn statement later today. jeremy hunt will also set out measures to boost...

and showing no signs of returning to work, those benefits would be stopped if they didnt take part in some workplace return to the workplace scheme. im nowjoined by thomas lawson, chief executive of a benefits charity of the thank you for being here for the what did you make of that decision? to stop benefits from those who are not trying to get actively back into work? ., , ., ., , trying to get actively back into work? .,, ., .,, .,, work? crop that was the most concerning — work? ...

of the economy, chancellor? jeremy hunt has some good news he wants to trumpet. the bank of england has driven inflation down — its halved this year. so now the chancellor says its time to try to get the economy growing. in todays autumn statement for growth, our choice is not big government, high spending and high tax, because we know that leads to less growth, not more. instead, we reduce debt, cut taxes and reward work. he announced, under the triple lock, the state pension will g...

the vehicle crashed into the rainbow bridge checkpoint structure and caught fire and exploded. the two occupants of the vehicle are now dead, and one customs and border patrol officer sustained minor injuries that did not require hospitalization. authorities did not find a secondary explosive or device. the white house says they are monitoring the situation closely, and the canada border service agency says it is working with the u.s. counterparts on this matter. the fbi is now investi...

without their loved ones? dozens of israeli and palestinian families holding their collective breaths, waiting to see if a deal to release 200 hostages and prisoners will actually happen, and if their family members will be among those coming home. in just a few minutes, ill talk to one woman whose three relatives were kidnapped including 12 and 16-year-old siblings. and we could get brand new details on how all of this will unfold when israeli prime minister netanyahu holds a press ...

president bidens re-election bid and it is someone other than donald trump. and we begin this hour with breaking news in israel, over the israel hamas war on a deal to release hostages and pause in the fighting in gaza. as explosions continue. and smoke continues over the strip today. the pause would go into effect 16 hours from now, at 10:00 a.m. local time, according to senior hamaseadership. nbc news has not verified that timing. dea includes the release of 50 womennd children kid...

including access to free prescriptions and legal aid, cut off. mr hunt said businesses are set to benefit from his announcement that he is to making "full expensing" for businesses permanent. it means that for every £1 that a business invests in it, machinery and equipment, they can claim back 25p in corporation tax. hunt says this will cost £11 billion a year and represents the "largest business tax cut in modern british history". the national living wage will rise by £1.02 to £11...

trial. but wove got breaking news in the hostage deal in the israel-hamas war. israeli officials saying talks are continuing and on track, but the release of prisoners has been delayed until at least friday. they did not give a reason f the delay, and its unclear what this means for the timing of the pause in the fi. the top line deal parameters -- 50 israeli hostages, all women inroups over a four-day pause in the fighting. inexchange for 150 palestinian prisoners that are curntly hel...