Markets shake off losses, as UK wage growth accelerates – business live

British pay packets are growing at their fastest rate since the financial crisis, as firms struggle to recruitBreaking: UK basic pay growth jumps to 3.1%But wages still below pre-crisis levelsGovernment: Pay is picking upThe key chartsEmployment dipped a littleMerlin: We’re having to pay staff more 2.57pm BST In another boost to confidence, America’s factories have expanded their output for the fourth month in a row.US industrial production rose by 0.3% in September, boosted by gains in manufacturing and mining, beating forecasts of 0.2% growth. That’s down on August’s 0.4%.US industrial production rose 0.3% in Sept, vs 0.2% increase expected https://t.co/QUX1DjqEWQ 1.59pm BST Britain is getting a new £50 note, but the big question is who should be on it?Speculation is bubbling away today about which famous Brit should appear on the back of the note, which will be made out of flexible plastic polymer [the Queen has a monopoly on the front].Who else should we add to the betting?Bank of England say: “UK characters who are widely admired and who have made an important contribution to our society and culture. We also avoid fictional characters, or people who are still living”. pic.twitter.com/FcjslqpthgShe had become the first female radio operator to infiltrate occupied Paris, posthumously awarded the Croix de Guerre and the George Cross.But Noor’s story has been largely overlooked, becoming a footnote in history.The new £50 could have anyone on it, I’m backing Noor Inayat Khan. She volunteered for SOE, served bravely as an agent in occupied Europe, was eventually captured and murdered. A Muslim, a woman, a hero of WW2. This would celebrate her courage and all SOE https://t.co/AyRA0DmzlDEmmeline Pankhurst, Ada Lovelace, Beatrix Potter, Helen Sharman, Mary Seacole, Audrey Hepburn, Millicent Fawcett Continue reading…
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