Getty Images By BBC Panorama Reporting team Fifteen years of wage stagnation has left British workers £11,000 worse off per year, according to research shared exclusively with BBC Panorama. The figures come from the Resolution Foundation think tank, which focuses on low-to-middle income households. It also found typical UK household incomes have fallen further behind
EPA By Jemma Dempsey BBC News Troubled bank Credit Suisse has been rescued by its Swiss rival UBS in a government-backed deal. Sunday evening’s announcement came after a weekend of emergency talks in Switzerland between the two banks and the country’s financial regulators. The Swiss National Bank said the deal was the best way to
Reuters Russian state media report that President Vladimir Putin has paid a surprise visit to Mariupol, a Ukrainian port city captured by Russian forces after they pounded much of it to ruins. An official video shows Mr Putin driving a car through streets at night, then visiting a concert hall. The BBC has not verified
Getty Images The SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has resigned after taking responsibility for misleading the media about party membership numbers. Mr Murrell, who is married to outgoing party leader Nicola Sturgeon, said he had become a distraction to the leadership race. He had been set to face a vote of no confidence had he
Reuters By Kathryn Armstrong, Antoinette Radford & Frank Gardner, BBC Security Correspondent BBC News US President Joe Biden has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The ICC accused President Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine – something President Biden said the Russian leader had
Getty Images By Antoinette Radford & Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent BBC News The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. It says the
Getty Images By Rachel Russell BBC News More than 1,000 Passport Office workers will go on strike for five weeks over a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working across England, Scotland and Wales will take part in the action from 3 April to 5 May.
PA Media By Nick Triggle Health correspondent A 5% pay rise from April has been offered to NHS staff in England, including nurses and ambulance workers. In addition, staff have been offered a one-off payment of at least £1,655 to top up the past year’s pay award. Unions are recommending members back the deal, after
Getty Images By Annabelle Liang & Daniel Thomas BBC News European markets opened higher on Thursday after troubled bank Credit Suisse secured a £45bn funding deal. Stock markets across the UK, France and Germany rebounded while Credit Suisse’s share price surged by 40%. Overnight Credit Suisse said it would borrow up to 50bn francs (£44.5bn)
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brian Wheeler & Chris Mason, political editor BBC News Jeremy Hunt insists his Budget will get young parents and over-50s back into work – and it will not just benefit the rich who are saving for
Getty Images and BBC By Zoe Conway Employment correspondent When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt stands up in parliament to deliver his Budget at lunchtime on Wednesday, he might well hear a crowd of protesters heading in his direction. Making their way down Whitehall are likely to be thousands of teachers and other public sector workers all
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Simon Armstrong BBC News A woman who falsely claimed she was raped by multiple men and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. Eleanor Williams sparked protests in her Cumbrian home
PA Media By Nick Eardley BBC chief political correspondent Jeremy Hunt will use his Budget to boost the lifetime allowance for pension savings of up to £1.8m to encourage people to keep working. The chancellor could also increase the £40,000 annual cap on tax-free contributions to pensions. It is expected millions could benefit from the
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Thomas Mackintosh & Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Gary Lineker will return to present Match of the Day after he was taken off air amid an impartiality row after he criticised the government’s new asylum policy. BBC
The famous carpet changed colour in Hollywood for this year’s Oscars – it was described as champagne, instead of being the traditional red. But the glamour on show was the same as ever. Cate Blanchett had the eighth Oscar nomination of her career. Her elegant blue velvet outfit featured a ribbon made by refugees as
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Laura Kuenssberg and Sean Seddon BBC News Talks between the BBC and Gary Lineker are said to be “moving in the right direction” after a second day of scheduling disruption. BBC News understands there are hopes