:00:10. > :00:15.of the sharpest falls across the European Union, according to new
:00:15. > :00:21.figures. Real pay, including the impact of
:00:21. > :00:24.inflation, has dropped 5. 5% since 2010. Labour says it shows life is
:00:24. > :00:27.getting harder for families. The Government says the economy is on
:00:28. > :00:30.the mend. Police grow increasingly concerned
:00:30. > :00:36.about 13-year-old Erika Cacicova, who has been missing since last
:00:36. > :00:41.Monday. I need her to let us know that she is safe and well, that she
:00:41. > :00:44.is in no harm and she can come to us and we will take care of her and
:00:44. > :00:50.make sure she is all right. COMMENTATOR: Bolt is going to take
:00:50. > :01:00.it again. Triumph in the rain for Usain Bolt. He storms to gold in the
:01:00. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:15.Good evening. New figures suggest that the value of workers' wages in
:01:16. > :01:20.the UK has suffered one of the sharpest falls across the European
:01:20. > :01:24.Union. According to statistics from the House of Commons Library, real
:01:24. > :01:28.wages, which include the impact of inflation, have fallen by 5. 5%
:01:28. > :01:31.since the middle of 2010. The Treasury says the Government has
:01:31. > :01:37.taken action to help with the cost of living, such as increasing the
:01:37. > :01:41.amount people can earn before they pay tax.
:01:42. > :01:46.That the pounds in our wallets buy less and less every month won't come
:01:46. > :01:50.as a shock to many households. Since July 2010, wages have been stagnant
:01:50. > :01:56.in Britain, while inflation has been well-above its target, which means
:01:56. > :01:59.that real wages have gone down. Wages in the UK fell by 5. 5.5%
:01:59. > :02:08.while comparably large European economies, such as France and
:02:08. > :02:13.Germany v seen their wages rise by 0. 4 and 2. 7% respectably. There
:02:13. > :02:16.were countries fairing worse than Britain. Portugese real wages fell
:02:16. > :02:20.by 8% while in another eurozone bailout country, Greece, they fell
:02:20. > :02:23.by over 11%. The present Government are out of touch. They are trying to
:02:23. > :02:27.suggest everything is fine in the economy when we know and working
:02:27. > :02:31.people themselves know that they have taken a hit, their incomes have
:02:31. > :02:33.been squeezed, they are seeing prices rising faster than wages and
:02:33. > :02:37.they know from the money coming into their pockets and the bills they
:02:37. > :02:41.have to pay, that things are getting tough. A Treasury spokesperson said
:02:41. > :02:45.the Government had taken continued action to help with the cost of
:02:45. > :02:50.living, including plans to raise the tax-free personal allowance to
:02:50. > :02:53.�10,000, and freezing fuel duty and council tax.
:02:53. > :02:57.This research was requested by the Labour Party and carried out by the
:02:57. > :03:00.House of Commons Library. Its choice of starting point just as the
:03:01. > :03:04.coalition came to power s very deliberate. Doubtless the Government
:03:04. > :03:08.would have chosen a more flattering start date. There is no doubt,
:03:08. > :03:12.though, that the hit being taken by many households over the last few
:03:12. > :03:15.years, has been very pronounced. The with Bank of England signalling that
:03:15. > :03:19.it doesn't expect inflation to come down towards its target level before
:03:19. > :03:25.the end of next year, the recovering UK economy may not benefit
:03:25. > :03:28.households for a while yet. Let's go live to our Political
:03:29. > :03:32.Correspondent Ben Wright. Why are Labour pushing so hard on this?
:03:32. > :03:36.Well, Nick, this living standards argument is politically potent.
:03:36. > :03:39.There are a couple of classic election campaigns that political
:03:39. > :03:44.parties fight. There is the one where a Government goes to the
:03:44. > :03:48.voters and claims to have repaired a broken economy and asks them not to
:03:48. > :03:51.risk it by voting the other lot back N then there is the one when an
:03:51. > :03:56.Opposition looks the voters in the eye and asks them straight - whether
:03:56. > :03:59.they feel better off than they did four or five years ago. I think
:04:00. > :04:03.we'll see both campaigns deployed at the next election. This is a tricky
:04:03. > :04:08.moment from Labour. We know there are rumbling in the ranks about a
:04:08. > :04:11.lack of policy. Another Labour MP spoke out today. The economy is
:04:11. > :04:14.clearly getting some sort of head of steam and beginning to recover,
:04:14. > :04:18.which is why Labour has chosen these figures to show the wages have
:04:18. > :04:22.fallen in real terms since the coalition came to power. It is a big
:04:22. > :04:27.picture point it is making that it hopes will get it votes. The
:04:27. > :04:31.coalition, of course, though, will is a I this all started as a result
:04:31. > :04:36.of a crisis that happened when Labour was in power and are pointing
:04:36. > :04:40.out things it is doing to alleviate the squeeze people are feeling. The
:04:40. > :04:44.argument about how to repair the economy, is shifting to what sort of
:04:44. > :04:48.recovery it'll be and how it is felt in people's pockets. The police say
:04:48. > :04:53.they are becoming increasingly concerned about a 13-year-old girl
:04:53. > :04:57.from Sheffield who has been missing for six days. They have appealed for
:04:57. > :05:00.Erika Cacicova to get in touch with them. A man of 22 from brd Ford who
:05:00. > :05:07.was arrested on suspicion of child abduction on Friday, has been
:05:07. > :05:11.released on bail. -- from Bradford. 13-year-old Erika Cacicova, missing
:05:11. > :05:16.for almost a week. Now detectives have pleaded directly to the
:05:16. > :05:21.schoolgirl to get in touch. Erika was last seen leaving her home
:05:21. > :05:26.in the Darnall area of Sheffield last Monday. Do you recognise her?
:05:26. > :05:33.Officers have been carrying out inQuiries in the area where she
:05:33. > :05:37.lived and stressed that time is of the essence. -- inquiries. Erika ka
:05:37. > :05:41.is not in trouble. We just want her to come home and make sure she is
:05:41. > :05:45.safe. A 22-year-old man from Bradford, arrested on suspicion of
:05:45. > :05:49.child abduction, was released today on bail. Officers say he had a
:05:49. > :05:53.friendship the with girl and continues to help the inquiry.
:05:53. > :05:56.The search for Erika has widened out to other parts of Yorkshire. The
:05:56. > :05:59.focus now switching to here in Bradford, where police believe she
:05:59. > :06:03.may be staying with friends. Officers from South Yorkshire
:06:03. > :06:09.travelled here and are working with West Yorkshire Police. Everything
:06:09. > :06:15.that we know to date, or what we've had so far would lead us to believe
:06:15. > :06:19.that she's with people she knows. Although Erika Cacicova has been
:06:19. > :06:22.missing before, detectives say her disappearance is out of character.
:06:22. > :06:30.More than 50 officers are helping with the search and urge anyone with
:06:30. > :06:33.information to contact them. Three US soldiers have been killed
:06:33. > :06:37.by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The attack took place
:06:37. > :06:41.in Paktia province, in an area close to the border with Pakistan. More
:06:41. > :06:45.than 100 foreign soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan this year.
:06:45. > :06:49.Nearly 80 Americans. A controversial republican parade in
:06:49. > :06:53.Northern Ireland has passed off peacefully. Several hundred bandsmen
:06:53. > :06:58.and their supporters turned out to remember dead republicans, including
:06:58. > :07:04.two IRA men killed when their own bomb exploded. The parade has
:07:04. > :07:08.angered unionists and their families of IRA victims who staged a
:07:08. > :07:12.counter-protest. There was concerns about the parade after a loyal
:07:12. > :07:17.loyalist protest about a parade on Friday, left 56 police officers
:07:17. > :07:25.injured. Our Ireland correspondent is in castle derring now. Bring us
:07:25. > :07:29.up-to-date with the situation there now. -- castlederg.
:07:29. > :07:34.This was a controversial parade because of who was being remembered.
:07:34. > :07:38.There were many people but specific focus on two IRA men killed when
:07:38. > :07:42.their bomb went off prematurely. Some of the victims of IRA violence,
:07:42. > :07:46.their families gathered at castle derring to protest. Many were upset
:07:46. > :07:50.and clutched photographs of their loved ones as the parade went
:07:50. > :07:53.through from the town to a specially-built memorial. However,
:07:53. > :07:56.this has passed off peacefully which will come as huge relief to the
:07:56. > :07:59.politicians and the police. There had been many, many appeals for
:07:59. > :08:05.calm, particularly after the trouble on Friday night in the centre of
:08:05. > :08:08.Belfast. Rioting took place after loyalists protested against another
:08:08. > :08:12.completely separate republican parade. However, even if you regard
:08:12. > :08:18.this one as being peaceful, as it was, you still have to say that this
:08:18. > :08:20.marching season has been difficult. It has exposed the pointed and very
:08:20. > :08:25.sharp divisions that exist in Northern Ireland. The politicians
:08:25. > :08:29.have been set a Christmas deadline to try to sort all of these problems
:08:29. > :08:32.about flags, par ands the past. To be frank, that's going to be a big
:08:32. > :08:36.challenge. -- flags, parades and the past.
:08:36. > :08:40.The Israeli government has approved the construction of nearly 1,200 new
:08:40. > :08:43.homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
:08:43. > :08:47.Settlements are considered illegal under international law but Israel
:08:47. > :08:50.disputes that. The decision comes ahead of the first peace talks
:08:50. > :08:54.between Israel and the Palestinians for three years.
:08:54. > :08:59.The last direct talks were halted in 2010 over the issue of settlement
:08:59. > :09:03.building. The two main rivals for Australia's
:09:03. > :09:06.top political job have gone head-to-head in their first
:09:06. > :09:10.televised debate ahead of an election in September. The Prime
:09:10. > :09:15.Minister, Kevin Rudd, who is vying for another term, and his
:09:15. > :09:20.Conservative rival, Tony abolt. Clashed for an hour during the
:09:20. > :09:24.debate which centred on the economy. -- Tony Abbott.
:09:24. > :09:28.Tonight's debate was prime-time viewing. A big moment for the two
:09:28. > :09:32.men vying to lead Australia. Please put your hands together for
:09:32. > :09:42.Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition leader, Tony aboted.
:09:42. > :09:46.race Pitts -- Abbott. The race pitts Kevin Rudd a against Tony Abbott.
:09:46. > :09:51.Much of the debate focussed on the country's economy, which is now
:09:51. > :09:55.beginning to struggle after decades of growth. Kevin Rudd defended the
:09:55. > :09:59.Government's record. David, the key challenge for the global financial
:09:59. > :10:03.crisis was to prevent our economy from falling into recession.
:10:03. > :10:07.Practically every other economy in the world did. But, Tony Abbott said
:10:07. > :10:13.Labour's time in power had seen a huge budget surplus, built on the
:10:13. > :10:19.back of a mining boom, transformed into a deficit.
:10:19. > :10:25.Mr Rudd talks about a new way. Well, if you want a new way, you've got to
:10:25. > :10:31.choose. Choose a new government. What did those watching at home
:10:31. > :10:36.think? There was lots of talk, rhetoric and jabba but the heart
:10:36. > :10:40.wasn't there. I didn't get anything from either of the politicians.
:10:40. > :10:46.truth is, this evening, that really neither candidate shone in this
:10:46. > :10:50.debate. Certainly neither delivered a knockout blow. They both seemed a
:10:50. > :10:55.little stiff, a little nervous. Perhaps more concerned with avoiding
:10:55. > :10:59.a possiblyly-cost stly -- possibly-costly slip of had up. And
:10:59. > :11:04.with the first of three possible debates over and the polls showing a
:11:04. > :11:10.tight race, there is still all to play for.
:11:10. > :11:15.Now with all the big sports news of the day over to Liz did I at the BBC
:11:15. > :11:19.Sports Centre. If last night's worldletic
:11:19. > :11:23.Championships were all about Mo Farah's long distance domination,
:11:23. > :11:28.tonight attention was on Usain Bolt's sprinting supremacy. He has
:11:28. > :11:34.become the new 100m World Champion in Moscow.
:11:34. > :11:37.Andy Swiss was there. Would it be another victory procession? Usain
:11:37. > :11:42.Bolt, unflappable. Almost unbeatable. The title seemingly his
:11:42. > :11:47.for the taking. In a Moscow thunderstorm, what fireworks?
:11:47. > :11:54.America's Justin Gatlin led at first but then Bolt came charging through
:11:54. > :12:03.and, once again, he was World Champion.
:12:03. > :12:08.It was another dazzling display. Britain's James das say lieu
:12:08. > :12:11.finished eighth. The 100m final might have been the showpiece event
:12:11. > :12:17.in another sweltering day here but there was plenty of other British
:12:17. > :12:20.interest, including a medal hope in the long jump.
:12:20. > :12:25.Proctor had finished top of yesterday's qualifying session and
:12:25. > :12:30.it's early signs were encouraging. She was briefly in the silver medal
:12:30. > :12:40.position but ultimately slipped back to finish in sixth. But another big
:12:40. > :12:45.British hope remains firmly on track. Christine Ohorughu.
:12:45. > :12:52.If she can repeat this sort of form in tomorrow's final, she could take
:12:52. > :13:00.some stopping. It was also a good day for Andrew Osaje. He is through
:13:00. > :13:04.the final of the 800m. It was the beginning of a new era at
:13:04. > :13:10.Wembley as David Moyes won his first trophy as Manchester United manager
:13:10. > :13:15.beating Wigan 2-0. Our correspondent Natalie Perks joins me from Wembley.
:13:15. > :13:18.No Sir Alex, but business as usual for United. Well, it wasn't a
:13:18. > :13:24.vintage United performance but it was yet another win. For David
:13:24. > :13:28.Moyes, a chance to show fans what life might be like after Sir Alex.
:13:28. > :13:32.After 26 years, just how do you replace the X Factor? Auditions, it
:13:32. > :13:37.seems, were taking place all over Wembley today. Not least for
:13:37. > :13:41.United's new manager, doing his best not to show the pressure.
:13:41. > :13:46.The United fans came in their tens of thousands to show their loyalty,
:13:46. > :13:52.but in the bright sunshine, the shadow of a certain someone still
:13:52. > :13:55.looms large. Moyes's new era started as the last one ended, Robin van
:13:55. > :14:00.Persie yet again with the goods. COMMENTATOR: Robin van Persie is at
:14:00. > :14:04.it again. But a Wigan, full of new signings were finding their way.
:14:04. > :14:09.James McLean had a good chance but his hard work came to nothing. The
:14:09. > :14:13.atmosphere inside Wembley felt muted but any yawns were soon stiffled.
:14:13. > :14:19.That man, again. A timely reminder for Wayne Rooney, perhaps, that he
:14:19. > :14:24.is not the only star at United. Giggs certainly is. Given a standing
:14:24. > :14:30.ovation, three months shy of his 40th birthday. Proof this team might
:14:30. > :14:35.be coached by moist but it was crafted by Sir Alex. -- by Moyes. So
:14:35. > :14:38.winning I with as maintained. Moyes dedicated his trophy to his
:14:38. > :14:42.predecessor but cheekly then said any trophies from now on are
:14:42. > :14:44.strictly down to him. It is fair to say he will have tougher days to
:14:44. > :14:48.come. Thank you very much. After a
:14:48. > :14:52.difficult morning for England at Chester will he Street. Fourth Ashes
:14:52. > :14:57.Test against Australia is finely balanced. Ian Bell's third century
:14:57. > :15:02.of the Series repaired some of the early damage and at stumps on day
:15:02. > :15:04.three, England were 234-5 with a lead of 202.