BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 12:18:00
With the rising cost of living in the uk. the office for national statistics says that between december and february, regular pay excluding bonuses went up by 4%. but taking rising prices into account, that's down 1% from the same point a year earlier. our economics correspondent andrew verity reports. with a shortage of qualified truck drivers and fuel prices soaring, moving goods from a to b has become increasingly expensive. this essex transport and logistics firm has had to boost driver pay to try to attract and keep enough staff to meet the workload. knowing all about the skills shortage,...