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Is the UK Getting a Pay Rise?

Is the UK鈥檚 economic picture improving?

Wage growth has overtaken inflation for the first time in two years, in a sign that cost of living pressures may now be starting to ease. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned, however, that the UK remains stuck in a bind between high inflation and weak economic growth. Their director, Paul Johnson, joins Adam alongside the 大象传媒鈥檚 chief economics correspondent, Dharshini David, to unpack the day鈥檚 economic headlines.

And it鈥檚 the final day of SNP conference as Humza Yousaf delivers a closing speech which pledged an extra 拢300m to help cut NHS waiting lists by 100,000 patients by 2026. We鈥檙e joined by the SNP鈥檚 Emma Roddick to find out the party鈥檚 reaction to Yousaf鈥檚 first speech as party leader.

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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by George Dabby with Gemma Roper and Josh Jenkins. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

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