Yet, today it seems there was. Baby steps for some sectors were announced, the rest, were told, will follow. So, is this the beginning of the end of austerity . Prison staff will see their average salary go up. With todays 1. 2 rise, they can expect to take home an additional £706. Police officers receive on average £41,500. Today, they were told they would get a 1 pay rise, and a 1 bonus, meaning they could take home an additional £830 a year. Now, if we look at this graph from the ons, we can see that Public Sector pay a decade ago largely matched private pay that is, until just after the financial crash of 2008, when we saw a dramatic drop in private sector pay. Since then, private sector pay has remained lower and more turbulent than the Public Sector, although it has been narrowing in recent months. So, is this a change of heart, a change of tactic, or was it always the plan . Well debate in a moment. First, to nick watt at the tuc in brighton. Its been a relentless political p
And the clean up efforts after Hurricane Irma have just begun. In the caribbean, which was hit last week, some areas still need food and basic supplies. In the British Virgin islands, there has been criticism over the uk governments slow response but 1,000 british troops are now there helping with the relief effort. 0ur correspondent laura bicker has been to the Remote Island ofjost van dyke in the British Virgin islands and sent this report. The idyllic shores and secluded bays ofjost van dyke were no match for Hurricane Irmas wrath. She tore through the island, stripping away years of hard work in just a few hours. This would normally be a place to escape to. Some may now describe it as a place to escape from. But not those who live here. This was the bar here. This man has lost everything he built. His bar, his restaurant, and his home. And yet, he is determined to start again. First have to get it cleaned up. First have to clean it up. Take out all this stuff. A lot of work. Do you
Tuesday in parliament. The main news from westminster. Hurricane irma has affected 500,000 british people, a minister says the government is working round the clock to help them. Hundred of dedicated British Public servants are doing their utmost to help and they will not relent in their efforts. But compared to other countries, has the uk done too little, too late . It is the british who are left stuck with the only commercial Plane Services available charging extortionate rates to get them out. Also on the programme. The culture secretary is referring 21st century foxs planned takeover of sky to the competition watchdog. And nice work if you can get it condemnation of big pay packets for university bosses. Should we not collectively, irrespective of party in this house, condemn this kind of approach and remind our vice chancellors thatuniversities are a team effort. But first, the Foreign Office minister, sir alan duncan, has rejected criticism of the governments efforts to help brit
The worst affected areas are in the caribbean where 17,000 people desperately need shelter, with some still short of food and drinking water. Its believed that 37 people were killed on the islands. Nick bryant reports from one of those territories, the turks and caicos. This church was supposed to protect people from irma, a sanctuary from the storm. Butjust hours before the hurricane hit, the plan changed. People went elsewhere, and just as well. Like many buildings here, it was destroyed. In the turks and caicos islands, low lying coastal communities were worst hit, beach side homes now unlivable. Basically, my family, we lost everything, everything. Its going to take some time to get back on our feet again, but, through the strength from god, we will. Long bay beach is routinelyjudged to be one of the most beautiful in the world, a bucket list location, but this is what a category five hurricane can do to a five star hotel. Whats striking here is the determination to rebuild notjust
Some hospitals are making improvements. All clinicians need to be aware that they should suspect sepsis. Panorama reveals how many hospitals are failing sepsis patients. Does that mean that we are still losing lives today because not everywhere is matching the standards of the best places . Im afraid it does. Hi. How are you doing . Im all right, how are you. How are you dad . Good to see you. Its almost three years since my mother died. Every family get together is still bitter sweet. Weve had to come to terms with her not being around. She might still be with us had she received better care in hospital. Doctors missed the warning signs of a life threatening condition sepsis. Talking about the day my mother fell ill isnt easy. She woke up in the morning and said, ive never felt as ill as this before. That was when i sprang into action to dial the nhs emergency number. Did you think she was like potentially seriously ill at that point . No absolutely not. Because she walked herself dow