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Wages, first of all, let me make one point. its way better to have a job in which wages are maybe not going up relative to inflation than not to have a job. we have put 1.4 million people to work this year, almost half a million every month for nearly 13 months now. thats very important for peoples ability to get by if they have a job. it is right that inflation is taking the better part of wage hikes away in terms of about a two percentage point gap, say, 7% or 8% inflation and 5% or 6% wage gr...

Sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, heres sarah mulkerrins. good morning... celtic opened up a six point gap at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—1win at ibrox in the old firm derby. but the match was overshadowed by broken glass thrown onto the pitch at half—time, and a member of the celtic backroom staff being hit by a glass bottle. joe lynskey reports. in glasgow and in football, there are few days more intense. but in the old firm, it can go too far. ce...

And spend some of that money in the upcoming transfer window to improve results. in scotland, premiership league leaders rangers maintained their four point gap at the top. thats after they beat hearts 2—0 at tynecastle — joe aribo with their second. its six straight league wins now for rangers. womens super league leaders arsenal showing why the title could be theirs this season. frida maanum scored twice in two minutes, as they beat leicester 4—0. the gunners are four points clear at the...

What does it show? 53% of adults say they have gotten or will likely get the booster, and thats only a little changed from last month with 50% -- or two month ago, october, 50%. weve got first doses but when it comes to boosters were a long ways off. >> also break down politically by state, red state/blue state. >> it absolutely does. if you look among those fully vaccinated, over 50% of republicans are, but with democrats its significantly higher. and you have about a 0 point gap. now look at t...

Theyre 9 points behind the leaders arsenal. lewis hamiltons hopes of closing the 14 point gap to championship leader max verstappen have been boosted today, after he claimed pole position for tomorrows qatar grand prix. verstappen will line up alongside him, but hamilton will have the support of his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas in third. nick parrott reports. formula 1 is always looking for new horizons. the latest is in qatar and the sale circuit has witnessed drama when hosting was up bu...

There was just one game in the womens super league today, as manchester city thrashed aston villa 5—nil to relieve some of the pressure on their manager gareth taylor. city were frustrated in the first half but a superb second half display claimed an important win at the academy stadium. scotland international caroline weir opened the scoring just after the break. substitute hayley raso scored her first goals for the club with lauren hemp also on the score sheet. the win sees city leapfrog vil...

Off the bottom of the table. newcastle are in that position now after a 3—3 draw with brentford. that was also the score between burnley and crystal palace. elsewhere wolves beat west ham 1—0. lewis hamiltons hopes of reducing the 14 point gap that championship leader max verstappen has, have been boosted after he claimed pole position for sundays qatar grand prix. he was almost half a second quicker than the red bull of his title rival verstappen. his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was ...

Meanwhile, premiership leaders leicester tigers continued thir unbeaten start to the season last night, with a bonus point win over bath. they won by 40—23, in a thriller under the lights at welford road. centre matt scott scored the pick of leicesters four tries mid—way through the first half, so thats eight wins from eight for the tigers. while baths miserable start to the season continued — theyve not won any of their eight matches so far. and max verstappen led the way in second practi...

Vote thats out, every 1% or 2%, you want to eat into the margin. terry will eat into the martin. to get back to loudoun numbers are a warning sign. >> i want to jump in while we are talking about loudoun. i believe steve got in vote. we will go back to our friends in a second. >> we told you we were waiting open a terry mcauliffe friendly pile of absentee ballots. a lot has now just been counted. a minute ago, we were showing you about a five point gap in loudoun. this is not all of the vote. th...

Season i think we have played very well. so we need a win and a victory to get us moving up the table. rangers blowing the chance to open up a four point gap at the top of the scottish premiership. they drew 1—1 with hearts, conceding an equaliser in the last minute of the game. the keeper didnt get to the ball — craig halkett did — and that result keeps the edinburgh sidejust a point behind the leaders. celtic are up to fourth, after winning 2—0 at motherwell. david turnbull hurting his...