The Prime Minister says there needs to be greater flexibility on Public Sector pay amid Union Criticism that the pay awards announced yesterday for police and prison officers were still below inflation. Also in the next hour, warning from the president of the European Commission that the uk will soon regret leaving the eu. In his annual address to the european parliament, Jean Claude Juncker says there is a window of opportunity to build a stronger, more united union. And the robot making its debut as the conductor of an orchestra in italy. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Private Healthcare Firm spire has agreed to pay over £27 million to help victims of a rogue breast surgeon, who carried out unnecessary operations. Ian paterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent, relating to nine women and one man in april. Spire has agreed to pay £27. 2 million in all, with £10 million coming from patersons insurers and the heart of england trust. The money will be tran
Find out if average wages are keeping up with the cost of living. Foreign secretary, boris johnson, arrives in the caribbean, as british holidaymakers affected by Hurricane Irma start to arrive back in the uk. In sport, celtic are humbled in the Champions League by paris st germain, and the worlds most expensive player, neymar. 5 0, the score in glasgow. There were wins for Manchester United and chelsea, though. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Storm irene is now in the north sea. The wind is dying down. A blustery day with sunshine. All the details coming up. Thank you very much. A bbc breakfast investigation has found thatjust 2 of council owned downing street says the cap on Public Sector pay increases will be lifted in 2018. Ministers have already announced salary rises for police and prison officers in england and wales that are above the 1 limit, but unions say it doesnt go far enough. Our Political Correspondent, leila nathoo, is in our westminster studio this morning. Th
Theresa may has said ministers will look again at Public Sector pay before the budget after criticism that the pay awards announced yesterday were still below inflation. Does the Prime Minister understand that inflation is mayor 2 and anything less means dedicated public serva nts anything less means dedicated Public Servants are worse off anything less means dedicated Public Servants are worse off again and have been made worse off for the past seven years . There is a need for greater flexibility as we look at these issues on Public Sector pay in the future. We will be working on this in the lead up to the budget. Also in the next hour, a warning from the president of the European Commission that the uk will soon regret leaving the eu. In his annual address to the european parliament, Jean Claude Juncker says there is a window of opportunity to build a stronger, more united union. And the robot making its debut as the conductor of an orchestra in italy. Good afternoon and welcome to
Rape. The secretary general of the United Nations has described the humanitarian crisis facing them as catastrophic. Would you like a paper bag with that . That would be great. We speak to the Booker Prize Nominated author who also happens to work in a book shop. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A £37 Million Pound fund has been established for victims of the breast surgeon ian paterson, who duped his patients into unnecessary operations, including mastectomies. He was convicted of 20 offences in april. He is serving 20 years injail. The bulk of the fund will come from spire health care, which runs the private hospitals in which many of the operations took place. Its thought that more than 700 women might have a claim. Sima kotecha has the story. Breast surgeon ian paterson, jailed for 20 years after carrying out hundreds of unnecessary operations. Here are the faces of some of his victims. Now, more than 700 of them will get compensation from a pot amounting to £37 million. One
Off to a winning start in the Champions League they beat Borussia Dortmund in a rare wembley win. Just say to the camera a couple of times, ifeel just say to the camera a couple of times, i feel pretty. Idle just say to the camera a couple of times, ifeel pretty. Idle pretty. I feel pretty. Ive been getting some surprising musical tips from comic actor bill murray, as he releases his debut album and matt has the weather. You cant you usually accuse uk weather of being boring but youve heard it already this week and you will get the full forecast in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The Public Inquiry into how a fire engulfed the Grenfell Tower block in west london, killing at least 80 people, will begin this morning. Over the coming months itll hear evidence about the how the blaze spread, the refurbishment of the 2a storey block, and wider issues of fire safety in high rise buildings. Families will be able to watch proceedings by video link from a church nearby. Frankie