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unpaid work from five o'clock today — unless ordered to do so, amid a pay dispute. xijinping defends china's model of ruling hong kong — during a visit to mark 25 years since britain handed over control — but the territory's final governor, chris patten, labels the comments "absurd". cheering in sport, britain's heather watson is through to the last 16 of wimbledon after beating kaja juvan in straight sets. and coming up on the film review later, if you want some comedy the minions are back. find out why marco made loves them so much. that's coming up at 5:45pm —— mark kerm...

also this lunchtime... for the second time in a week, moscow says an ammunition depot has exploded in crimea. the kremlin blames sabotage. former footballer ryan giggs told police that his head clashed with his then girlfriend, but it was not deliberate, in his trial on assault charges. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress booed off stage at the oscars, almost 50 years ago. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester united could let cristiano ronaldo leave during the current transfer window over concerns how his mood is affecting morale at old trafford. goo...

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the value of uk wages has fallen at the fastest rate since records began after taking into account the rising cost of living. household budgets are being squeezed by rising food, fuel and energy costs. average pay fell by 3% between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. that means prices are rising at an even faster rate, despite growth in regular pay excluding bonuses. meanwhile, job vacancies continued to increase, although the rate is slowing. the rise in the cost of living has prompted workers and unions a...

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....

at stansted as heathrow extends its passenger cap to the end of october. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress, booed off stage at the oscars almost 50 years ago. good afternoon. new figures suggest the real value of wages, has fallen at its fastest rate since records began, leading to further concerns about the cost of living. the office for national statistics says regular pay, excluding bonuses, was up a.7% between april and june this year, compared to 2021. but taking inflation into account, wages are actually down 3%, hit by the rising cost of goods and servic...