truss also face questions over the scottish government s plans for a second independence referendum. a year ago today the desperation of afghans trying to flee their country we have a special report on those who helped the west but were left behind. the treatment of american indians today by the film industry. and nearly 50 years after actress sacheen littlefeather was booed off the stage, an apology from the organisers of the oscars. and coming up on the bbc news channel, great britain s lois toulson and kyle kothari take gold in the mixed io metre synchro platform dive. the commonwealth silver medallists took it on the final of their five dives to beat the ukrainian team. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began. just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently by 4.7% betwee
assaulting his former partner, and her sister. we report from wyoming where a key political battle is taking place seen as a test of donald trump is s continuing appeal. and 20 years of radio 1xtra celebrating black music and culture. and coming up on the bbc news channel: mixed relay gold for great britain in the 4x200m freestyle at the european aquatics championships in rome. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently as you can see by this red line by 4.7% between april and june this year. but that s been massively outpaced by inflation. as you can see the blue line, which represents the rate at which prices are rising, is running well above wage growth and is fully expected to increase further with the latest figures out tom
And stav has the weather. Good morning. A bit of a north and south split, most places dry, brighter and cooler in the north, slightly milder in the south. All details and 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Fire safety tests on 3a samples of cladding from tower blocks in england have failed, according to new figures released by the government. That means a 100 failure rate so far. In north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after Camden Council evacuated 4 high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. Nick quraishi has the latest. By by night, the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. Katrina renton is in camden for us. I have a statement from Camden Council saying, we anticipate these works will be completed in 3 4 weeks but it is hugely inconvenient and stressful for some of the residents . Thats right. Thats what the council have been trained all along. They are asking and thanking people here for bearing with them
And stav has the weather. Good morning. A bit of a north and south split, most places dry, brighter and cooler in the north, slightly milder in the south. All details and 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Fire safety tests on 3a samples of cladding from tower blocks in england have failed, according to new figures released by the government. That means a 100 failure rate so far. In north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after Camden Council evacuated 4 high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. Nick quraishi has the latest. By by night, the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. Katrina renton is in camden for us. I have a statement from Camden Council saying, we anticipate these works will be completed in 3 4 weeks but it is hugely inconvenient and stressful for some of the residents . Thats right. Thats what the council have been trained all along. They are asking and thanking people here for bearing with them