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In the uk, a rise in the minimum wage is on the cards for wednesday's budget. and we'll be live in romania, where there's a curfew, as they battle with one of europe's worst outbreaks of coronavirus. here in the uk, the chancellor is expected to announce an increase in the national living wage to £9.50 an hour in his budget on wednesday. the current rate — which applies to workers aged 23 and over — is £8.91. the change will affect millions of low—paid workers, but labour said much of the increase will be swallowed up by tax rises and cuts to universal credit. here's our political corr...

This is bbc news. lam ben i am ben thompson. the headlines add 2m... the un warns millions of people in afghanistan are facing starvation this winter, as the bbc has found evidence that some families are even selling their children to get money forfood. the desperation and the urgency of the situation is hard to put into words. there is no more time left to reach the people of afghanistan. the bbc is told the national living wage is set to rise to £9.50 per hour in this week's budget. the nhs in england is promised almost £6 billion to help clear the record backlog of people waiting for test...

The people of afghanistan. the national living wage is set to rise to £9.50 per hour in this week's budget. the nhs in england is promised almost £6 billion to help clear the record backlog of people waiting for tests, scans and treatments. facebook whistleblower frances haugen tells mps who are planning social media legislation that facebook repeatedly prioritised growth over safety. the real thing we are seeing here is facebook accepting little tiny additions of harm, like when they weigh off "how much harm is worth how much growth for us?" global greenhouse gas emissions rose to record le...

P. that gives us a record high. ahead of the british governments spending review on wednesday, we learned today of an inflation—busting increase in the national living wage. it's to rise 6.6% next april to £9.50 — that's $13 an hour. it's in line with prime minister boris johnson's recent pledging to transform the uk intoa high—wage, high—skill, high—productivity economy. but it comes, of course, at a time of rising prices, tax increases and cuts to universal credit, a state benefit to suport those out of work or on low income. so what impact will a higher minimum have on the uk eco...

Children from hunger. alone, they can't provide for the staggering needs. giving the taliban money without guarantees on human rights and how the funds will be used is dangerous. but afghanistan is sinking fast. millions here will not survive the winter. yogita limaye, bbc news, herat. it is 3:22pm. you are with the bbc news. let's bring you up—to—date with the day's of this stories. the national living wage is set to rise in the budget on wednesday. it will go up to £9.50 per hour, from 1st april next year. that's up from the current minimum wage of £8.91 per hour. the rise means a full...