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Great britain will be represented in the ladies wimbledon quarterfinals. Johanna konta says shes just focusing on winning the match. She is delighted she has got this far. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Cash jobs like Window Cleaning and decorating are said to be worth up to £6 billion a year, so we want to hear from you this morning if you get paid in cash of if youve paid forjobs in cash around you home. 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. Ending cash in hand jobs and changing the rules on the gig economy, where workers get paid per task, are two of the recommendations in a major report into the way we work. The Matthew Taylor review also says t ....
Will hold hearings on japan s nuclear crisis and the proposed development of up to 20 new nuclear plants here in the united states. stephen chu and the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission are both set to testify. and officials from the beleagued tsa will testify today about radiation levels in airport body scanners used my american travelers every day. the tsa insists they are safe, but has agreed to retest the machines after maintenance records showed higher than expected levels. raymond davis, the cia contractor being held on murder charges in pakistan has reportedly been freed. local media says the families of the victims were forced to sign quote, blood money pardons and that was how davis was let go. we expect a statement at some point later today. ....
Another critical bit of data. it s estimated that elderly americans lose up to $2.5 billion each year due to financial abuse. claire shipman, abc news, washington. there s been a legal setback in the case of the cia contractor being held in pakistan. a lahore court just ruled ray davis is not protected by diplomatic immunity in the shooting death of two pakistanis. a higher court could reverse that decision. he says he was acting in self-defense. pakistan accuses him of being a spy. the case has damaged u.s. relations with pakistan, a key ally in the war on terror. free speech was the winner at the supreme court, even if that speech is by most people s measure filled with hatred. the case involving the small right or the right of the small fundamentalist church to protest near the funerals of soldiers killed overseas. our supreme court correspondent and nightline anchor, terry ....