but not fast enough to keep up with price rises. our economics correspondent, andy verity, has more details. all good? business has been challenging, up and down. it has been consistently inconsistent. one day we are super busy, we can t keep up. the next day we don t have any work on. a year ago, construction companies like this builder of grand design style renovations, based near heathrow airport, were struggling to cope with the surge in demand for new projects as the economy bounced back from the pandemic. there was no lack of work, but profits were squeezed by the rocketing cost of raw materials and the shortage of skilled staff that sent wages soaring. it is difficult to meet demand when there is also less money in the jobs because the cost of labour has risen so much. so we have labourers earning the money which plumbers and carpenters were earning, like, two and a half, three years ago. but everybody wants the job to be cheaper because they have no certainty and the
against pre trial detention. after six months of bird flu restrictions, poultry will shortly be allowed out again heralding the return of free range eggs. and coming up on bbc news, after protesters disrupted play last night, the world snooker championships resumed today but with heightened security checks at the crucible. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the treasurer of the scottish national party, colin beattie, has been arrested by police investigating the party s funding and finances. it comes two weeks after peter murrell, the snp s former chief executive who s married to nicola sturgeon, was arrested by officers who searched his home in glasgow and the party s headquarters in edinburgh. mr murrell was later released without charge, pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the latest. colin beattie has been the snp s treasure for almost the entire duration of his party s climb to dominance in scottish politics. its r
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An eclipse happens when the moon moves between the earth and the sun, perfectly blocking the suns rays from reaching the earth. For Astronomy Enthusiasts in this country, the best view, if the weather behaves, will be just before 8pm this evening in the west of ireland and north west scotland. But it is in North America that the excitement is mounting. Nomia iqbaljoins us from texas. Good morning, reeta. When we got here it was pitch black so i felt like we had a slight preview of what was to come. It is early in the morning here in texas, just after 7am, but we are in the Path Of Totality, so later on today, about one point for 0 pmi time, seven point for 0 in the evening your time, this part of texas will be plunged into darkness, so everyone is pretty excited. Slight curve ball, though, i keep looking at the skies, yesterday was very clear and sunny, but there is predicted to be some cloud coverage, which could affect things. But no one is allowing that to put them off, everyone is
To keep him alive. Donald trumps travel ban takes effect after months of controversy. People from six mainly muslim countries and all refugees will now face a tougher time getting into the us. The president says its designed to stop terrorism. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. After a fall in knife crime, levels are now going back up in london. Four People Killed in four days this week. We are talking to a mum whose son was stabbed and killed and also to a man who lost his brother. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top Story Today Cladding fitted to Grenfell Tower during its refurbishment was changed to a version which cost nearly £300,000 less than the original version chosen, a document seen by the bbc has revealed. At least 80 people were killed when the tower block in west london was destroyed by fire two weeks ago. A Council Mee