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Kamal ahmed reports. It can all seem a little distant the treasury, the Government Department that publishes the budget, but what this grand office of state says matters for all of us and today it became clear why. The budgets major growth downgrade revealed the amount we earn has not increased for a decade, however hard we work and however far we travel, and those stagnant wages could be with this well into the next decade. Out shopping in basildon, essex, adele and her daughter emily. It is a struggle making ends meet. I have been working years and i have not had a pay rise and i now have a child. Everything else is gone up, rent had gone up, food has gone up. All the other prices gas and electric. We are constantly getting told this is going up, this is going up, but nothing else is going up with it. I asked the head of the institute for fiscal studies why the growth downgrade mattered so much. Economic forecasts may not ....
Or have emotions . Dog owners know the answer to that but mps have been accused of denying that animals can have feelings. If they really believe that war is that fake news . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. British workers are facing an unprecedented two decades, without any rise in average earnings according to the leading Economic Research group, the institue for fiscal studies. It says the forecasts published with yesterdays budget made for pretty grim reading with government borrowing still going up and austerity continuing. Its predicted that average earnings in 2022 could still be less than they were in 2008. But the chancellor has said hes confident he can defy the gloomy predictions as our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. It can all seem little distance, the treasury, the grand office of state but the growth downgrade yesterday is likely to leave millions of people worse off. Out shopping, adele and her daugh ....
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Shoppers are struggling to make ends meet. Good morning. In sport, as coronavirus leads to the postponement of the womens european championships until 2022. England boss phil neville should quit now and not wait until next summer as planned. Thats according to one former player. And another warm and sunny day for much of the uk after a bit of a foggy start. Things will change slightly this weekend. Will have all the details right throughout the morning here on a breakfast. Here on breakfast. Good morning. Its friday, april 24. Our top story 10 million essential workers and their families in england, will be able to book a test to tell them whether they have the coronavirus. Teachers, social workers and supermarket staff are among those who can sign up online for screening. There are also plans for up to 90 mobile units, run by the army, to test people unable to travel to drive through centres. Youve been sending in your questions which well put to a gp in the next half an hour. Well al ....