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The uk, unemployment rose to 4. 2 in the uk, unemployment rose to 4. 2 in the three months tojune, up from 3. 9 in the previous three months. Average wages, not including bonuses, grew at a record rate of 7. 8 during that same period, which is almost the same as the latest uk Inflation Measure of 7. 9 , which was recorded injune. It means average pay has almost caught up with price rises. Lets discuss that now with jane foley, who is head of strategy at a bank. It sounds good that wage growth ha...

We speak to the mayor of freetown in sierra leone, subject of a new bbc documentary. Well hear from Award Winning actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi on whats next for irans women led protests. And iranian female djs use music to defy the islamic republic. Hello, im Azadeh Moshiri and welcome to our bbc news special programme on International Womens day. Im standing in front of the Millicent Fawcett statue, here in parliament square. She was a suffragist in the 20th century, protesting to secur...