the headlines on bbc news: the freeze on public sector wages is set to end, with the chancellor expected to confirm in tomorrow s budget that millions of workers will get a pay rise next spring the conservative mp and former cabinet minister owen paterson faces a potential 30 day suspension from parliament for breaching commons rules on lobbying something he denies. the mother of two sisters who were murdered in london last year has dismissed an apology from the metropolitan police for the way it responded when they were reported missing. the rmt union has told bbc scotland it will call off a nationwide rail strike during cop26, if train staff are offered a one year 4.9% pay rise. it also wants efficiency savings