A Compensation Fund worth £37 million. In the caribbean foreign secretary borisjohnson visits the british territories hit by Hurricane Irma as the government pledges more money for the rescue work. Its really difficult theres no food theres no water, we have been hearing that there are some people bringing some help but we havent seen anything kind of organised. And an eventful night in the Champions League with wins for Manchester City and tottenham but liverpool held to a draw. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news well have more on tonights Champions League action as the holders real madrid begin the defence of their title with a win. Good evening. The humanitarian crisis affecting the Rohingya Muslims of myanmar has reached catastrophic levels, according to the United Nations. Antonio guterres, the un secretary general, has called on the authorities in myanmar, a mainly bhuddist country, to suspend their military action against the rohingya people, and hes warned that the crisis is destabilising the entire region. Some 380,000 rohingyas have fled to neigbouring bangladesh in the past few weeks. The un has suggested that whats happening could be described as ethnic cleansing. The bbcs Reeta Chakrabarti is at a hospital in the port city of coxs bazar, where many of the refugees have been arriving, and we canjoin her now. This hospital is one of Many Services that has been under severe strain because of the huge numbers of people youve arrived here. All the refugees say they have been fleeing a crackdown in myanmar. A story that is flatly denied by the authorities there. Ive been comparing the different versions. The end of a long journey. More weary Muslim Rohingya people arrive in bangladesh. Fleeing persecution in buddhist dominated myanmar. This is godu thara in myanmar. The bbc filmed it in flames last week. The government said the fires were started by rohingya villagers. We found some of those villagers here in bangladesh. This couple watched the bbcs pictures of their village. They said the governments version of events is false and they blamed the police and local buddhists, whom they call the rakhine. Translation the rakhine were killing people. Police were shooting. They set fire to our homes. They only killed muslims. They even killed people as they tried to escape. This is the rohingya district of maungdaw, a border town in myanmar. We found refugees from there too. Again, the government told the bbc that rohingyas had set fire to their own homes. Again, we found people who said that wasnt true. Translation in our area in maungdaw, all the houses, including mine, were set on fire by the military and the rakhine. I saw the fires with my own eyes. Here at the hospital there are numerous rohingya patients and their families. The humanitarian situation is catastrophic. With the United Nations now openly saying myanmar is committing ethnic cleansing, how do they react . Translation im happy that this man and the world are talking about us, the rohingya people. Im happy and praying for them. People continue to arrive by any means possible, making their way to safety. But the risks are great. Nine bodies were recovered from the water today, theirfinal resting place here, under this tree on foreign soil. Myanmars leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been strongly criticised for failing to defend the rights of the wrecking year and says she wont address the Un General Assembly in new york next week. She says she plans to speak to the nation about the crisis for the first time. Our special correspondent fergal keane has been to mandalay, the second biggest city in myanmar, to assess the mood of the buddhist majority. The sense of a buddhist country is powerfully felt in mandalay, so too are the echoes of current events. This collection was ostensibly for all refugees in Rakhine State, but we heard the line repeated all over myanmar muslims were being burned out by muslim terrorists. Translation they are not only destroying buddhist homes, but also muslim houses. I dont want all the terrorist groups. This is a war about the occupation of the territory. They are killing all the people they see and destroying all the houses they see. It was meant to be very different. A year ago, the pro democracy, pro Human Rights Party of Aung San Suu Kyi became the government. But the countrys de facto leader has refused to either condemn the security crackdown or call for military restraint. In mandalay her partys spokesman sees rakhine buddhists as the victims. What do you believe is happening in Rakhine State . I just want to say what my own view is, he told me. I only see that rakhine ethnic people have been attacked. Theres very little sympathy here for the persecuted minority in Rakhine State and if Aung San Suu Kyi was to say or do anything that was considered as showing solidarity with them, she would be politically exposed. Thats something the military understands well, as it continues with its brutal crackdown. The perception here among many is that its burmese buddhism that is under siege from militant islam. These men belong to an organisation thats done much to stoke fear. The monks of ma ba tha, a hardline nationalist movement with much popular support. Its leader, ashin wirathu, went to jailfor inciting hatred against muslims, but wasnt keen to speak to us when he appeared for breakfast at his monastery. Bbc, can i ask you about the ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State, please . But later i was granted an interview with eight of the movements senior monks. The organisation was banned six months ago by Aung San Suu Kyis government. They refused to recognise the existence of the rohingya, referring to them as bengalis. So i wondered how this monk felt about her response to the rakhine crisis . There are efforts being made here by some moderate buddhist clergy working with muslims to ease communal tensions, after attacks on muslims three years ago. The memory of that violence and the Rohingya Crisis has created pervasive unease. These muslim women working with buddhist peacemakers, are worried. Translation i trust the current government not to let the violence happen here. 0n the other hand, i do not trust the army. There is an immediate crisis in rakhine, but wider questions too, about the power of the military and the hardline clergy, about what kind of country this might become. Fergal keane, bbc news, mandalay. Ive been here for several days now and tonight we brought you two sides of the story. The view from myanmar and that of the rohingya here in bangladesh. Its a story where the two sides contradict each other entirely. But the plight of the refugees has touched many and with the un secretary general to night accusing myanmar of ethnic cleansing, i think there is little doubt where the weight of World Opinion lies. Reeta chakrabarti with the latest on the Rohingya Crisis in bangladesh. The latest employment figures show the number of people out of work fell again in the three months to the end ofjuly taking the Unemployment Rate to its lowest level for 42 years. The office for National Statistics says average pay has increased by 2. 1 but with Inflation Higher than its been for four years people are actually earning less than they were a year ago. In the commons the Prime Minister said there needed to be greater flexibility on Public Sector pay, and the government would consider its options in the budget in november. 0ur deputy Political Editor john pienaar reports. Do you want the good news or the bad news . cause today, theres both. In plants, factories all around the country, more people are in work now than weve seen in decades, a strong jobs market, according to latest figures. News made to measure for a government eager to talk up any sign of british success. Reporter has austerity had its day, Prime Minister . The answers no, theres plenty more austerity ahead and trouble coming on Public Sector pay. So today, theresa may took the jobs figures to westminster and got her retaliation in first. Unemployment at lowest levels since the mid 1970s and employment, people in work, people taking home a wage, a salary to support theirfamilies, at record levels. The only problem is, more people in work are in poverty than ever before. More are in insecure work. More are relying on tax credits and housing benefit to make ends meet. Todays figures show that unemployment fell by 75,000 from may tojuly, that brings the jobless rate down to 4. 3 , the lowest since 1975. Wages are up 2. 1 on the previous year. But with inflation hitting 2. 9 , in real terms, wages are still failing to keep up. At westminster, that only added to the pressure on the Prime Minister to hand all Public Sector workers, notjust the police and prison officers, a rise above the i pay cap, and a bigger one that the 2 and under already announced. Mrs may was back on the theme, she had to guard every penny. We need to ensure that we balance out protecting jobs in the Public Sector, being fair to Public Sector workers and being fair to taxpayers who pay for it, many of whom who are Public Sector workers. There is a need for greater flexibility as we look at these issues of Public Sector pay in the future. We will be working on this in the lead up to the budget. So a clear hint Public Sector workers would get more, but not much and not nearly enough for labours leader. The speaker jeremy corbyn. Does the Prime Minister understand that inflation is 2. 9 . Anything less means that dedicated Public Servants are worse off again and theyve been made worse off every year for the past seven years. As it is, extra police and prison pay will have to come out of savings in police and prison spending. The news left few people happy, it could even costjobs. This is not funded by the government and its got to be found bfrom existing resources and the only way we can do that is reducing the number of Police Officers we have. In our case, itll reduce the number by 60. Hold course, treat all Public Sector workers the same as police and ministers could start looking lonely and exposed. Pay deals meant to attract vital recruits may please no one and leave people wondering whod want the job of Prime Ministerjust now . Can we talk a little more about Public Sector pay and the clear tensions that exist between hoops Public Sector workers and the government now . Yeah, there is a crunch coming, and when it comes it will be over quickly. The two sides, the government on one side and Public Sector workers and unions on the other looked like added a series preparing for a gruelling piece of combat. When we get the chancellors statement, the budget statement, at the end of november, it looks like being just the beginning of a trial of strength, war of attrition, that could go on for months. Into the future. As things stand the Prime Minister is keen to play up to spread all the good news she can. The worry is that the squeeze on pay could get worse, it could bear down on consumer spending, and that could slow down the economy. Its all a difficult backdrop to the unyielding confrontation that seems to be on the way. Tonight, the Fire Brigade Union turns down a 2 pay offer. Firefighters, unlike the police and other services, negotiate their own pgy other services, negotiate their own pay. But if ministers didnt realise before, they do now, there is no clear mood among Public Sector unions to accept the below inflation pay rises whether on the table or in the pipeline. John pienaar with the latest at westminster. Security is being reviewed at the school attended in south london by prince george. A week after the prince started at thomas in battersea, Scotland Yard said a ao year old woman had been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary and shes still in custody. The president of the european commission, jean claude juncker, has told the European Parliament that britain will soon regret its decision to leave the eu. In his annual speech on the state of the European Union, mrjuncker outlined his plans for a more integrated eu, an opportunity which he said would be provided by brexit. 0ur europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the story. This was a striking shift from the eu, its leaders oozing optimism because they believe the worst crises of recent years are behind them. Europes economy is now growing faster than americas. The migrant serge receding. Even brexit has not proved fatal to their union. Translation on the 29th march 2019, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. It will be a sad and tragic moment. We will always regret it, and you will come to regret it soon. Whats striking, listening to this whole speech, is that thats the only reference mrjunckers made to brexit in an hour of talking. The rest of it has all been about the eu without the uk, setting out his vision for the future. And he wants quite far reaching change, an eu that both grows bigger and integrates even more in many ways. His plan includes a new single eu president to head all its institutions. A new eu finance minister. An expanded European Union with more Member States, starting with the balkan nations. More countries in the borderless Schengen Area and more countries adopting the Euro Currency as well. Plus, mrjuncker wants to seal new trade deals with mexico, australia, new zealand and more, so the eus most ardent supporters feel emboldened. The only one for the moment who still doesnt get it, i think, is mr farage. Because, lets be honest, it clear what our citizens want. They dont want to destroy europe, they want to reform europe. But to destroy it . No bloody way. All i can say is, thank god we are leaving. If youd given cameron concessions, particularly on immigration, the brexit vote, i have to admit, would never, ever have happened. And yet the lesson you take is youre going to centralise, youre going to move on to this new, i think, very worrying, undemocratic union. And he predicted a new populist backlash, but not here. The European Parliament of course welcomed mrjunckers ideas. But if theyre to happen, hell have to convince the eus 27 other Member States to back his vision. Damian grammaticas, bbc news, strasbourg. The Prime Minister has announced an extra £25 million in aid for british caribbean territories which have been devastated by Hurricane Irma. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has arrived in the British Virgin islands to see for himself the full extent of the damage. Theres been criticism that the uks response to the disaster had been too slow, but mrjohnson said today that the british response had been extremely fast. More than 1,000 troops have now been deployed to help with the recovery operation. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker, is in the British Virgin islands now. Huw, seven days after Hurricane Irma struck here and we are hearing from people they are not getting fond food and water they need. The foreign secretary has assured me that aid is on its way and will be distributed. They are getting the roads open, the military are doing a job getting things cleared. inaudible . When you have devastation on this scale, where do you start to rebuild . Thousands of people are homeless, businesses have been destroyed and, as the shock subsides, reality kicks in. The people on the island are willing, but they know they need help. Is this where you live . Yeah, i live right around the corner, you dont want to see my house. After days of criticism that the uk government response has been slow, the foreign secretary is on tortola to assess the damage himself. These roads were completely impassible with debris. I can believe that. It has taken a week for some to get basic supplies. Im feeling hungry. And everyone takes the opportunity to eat when they can, even when borisjohnson is in what remains of your front yard. Youve really come together and got through it. Yeah. Well, thats what you have to do. Yeah, its fantastic. I have aspoken to the premier who says they have supplies for two months here. We are intensifying our effort. There are also still a number of security concerns on tortola. Weve just been told not to walk too far up this street because a number of serious criminals are still on the loose from the damaged prison. Something else for the local and National Government to deal with. And when you walk around this neighbourhood, you get a real sense that its notjust about rebuilding lives and homes, its about rebuilding trust. Were trying to make some phone calls. Some just want to leave or at least get their family of the island. How have things been for you . Its really difficult, theres no food, theres no water. We have been hearing that there are some people bringing some help, but we havent seen anything. Theyre kind of organising the logistics and while that happens, people are suffering. Youre gone thats how people just pass. Youre alive, there is hope. But others, like doris, will stay. If we had any animosity among anyone of us, this is the time now to pull together and get stronger and move on. And i think that we have to keep hope alive and, when we do that, were going to make it to where god have us to go. There is a special spirit on these remote islands, so many are working hard to help themselves. They now have but one dream, to restore tortola to its former glory and, once again, it will earn its local nickname as natures little secret. Laura bicker, bbc news, tortola. A brief look at some of the days other news stories the number of people in temporary accommodation in england has risen by 60 since 2011. The spending watchdog, the National Audit office, says ministers have failed to assess the impact of changes to welfare payments on homelessness. The government says its determined to help the most Vulnerable People in society. Police have released a new cctv image of a jogger who appeared to push a woman into the path of a bus. The footage shows a man running in west london, appearing to shove the 33 year old into the road. Two men, both aged a1, have previously been arrested, but were later released without further action. The Football Association inquiry into historic abuse in the sport has been told that the former england manager, graham taylor, who died this year, was warned about the sexual abuse of Young Players when he worked for aston villa in the 1980s. 0ne victim said he was advised to sweep it under the carpet. A metropolitan Police Officer is being investigated for gross misconduct over the death of Rashan Charles in east london in july. Mr charles died after becoming ill trying to swallow an object. A package containing paracetamol and caffeine was found in his throat. A £37 million Compensation Fund has been established for private patients of a breast surgeon who was jailed for carrying out unnecessary operations. Spire healthcare, which runs the private hospitals where ian paterson conducted many operations, says around 750 former patients have come forward so far, as our correspondent, sima kotecha, reports. Just some of ian patersons victims. He exaggerated their symptoms, in some cases he told them they would die unless they had a mastectomy. Earlier this year he was jailed for 20 years. Now more than 700 of his victims will get compensation from a pot amounting to £37 million. One of the countrys leading breast surgeons was asked to review hundreds of patersons cases. Patients were being mislead about their radiology reports, about the pathology results, and he must have thought that nobody would ever read his notes. I think he could very well be called a rogue or a medical conman. The compensation will go to those patients who were treated at two spire hospitals here in the midlands, including here in solihull, the other is in sutton coldfield, and they are where paterson carried out hundreds of botched and unnecessary operations on private patients. Spire, who are providing most of the money have said. A lawyer representing more than 500 of his victims says it brings closure. I dont think that it will mean that they feel justice has been done, but i think that it will bring a certain amount of satisfaction. What more do you think can be done to restore trust among those who are being treated in the private sector . Jeremy hunt did say that there would be a public inquiry. I think that most people who have been treated by paterson would welcome that and i think that to ensure that everything is done to make sure this terrible situation doesnt happen again. The bbc has obtained copies of the cvs paterson used to get surgicaljobs. In one of them, there are only two references to breast surgery, raising questions about how he was able it get senior positions in the private sector. This man ruined lives. Today, some of those he operated on say money will never cancel out the damage hes caused to their mind and body. Sima kotecha, bbc news, solihull. The funeral of Cardinal Cormac murphy 0connor, the former archbishop of westminster, has been held at westminster cathedral. More than 1,000 people attended, including senior clergy and politicians. The cardinal led the Roman Catholic church in england and wales for nine years before retiring in 2009. He died nearly two weeks ago having suffered from cancer. The bbc has seen documents which suggests the Security Firm gas has been making substantial profits at its Immigration Detention Centre near gatwick airport. The centre, called brook house, has been facing allegations of bullying, widespread drug abuse and mistreatment of detainees. Gas says the profit figures are overstated and based on incomplete information. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has more details. This is Brook House Immigration Removal Centre near gatwick airport. An undercover panorama investigation exposed a place where drugs and self harm are common place. With officers struggling under huge pressure, many doing their best, but some were seen bullying, abusing, even allegedly assaulting detainees. The home office pays the Security Firm gas to provide safe and humane accommodation at brook house for a mix of Foreign National prisoners, visa overstayers, Asylum Seekers and others awaiting deportation. The bbc has seen financial documents for a number of years between 2009 and 2016 which suggest the company has been making significant profits on the running of the centre. Working out exactly how much isnt straight forward, but slides from an internal presentation, given to senior managers, suggests a profit ofjust under 20 in 2013 thats more thats more than £2. A million, were told a substantially higher profit than was envisaged by the original home office agreement. Nathan wood is a priest who, until three years ago, was a senior gas manager. Separately to the documents, he says he sat in high level meetings where profits at that sort of level were discussed. Profit margins at the end of the year that i left were declared at around 20 for the brook house contract. That was far in excess of what was meant to be made in the contract. Gas disputes the numbers. It says. A Government Spokesperson says. But tomorrow gas bosses will appear before mps to answer questions about the chaos seen in the Panorama Programme and the finances. Clearly, it would be unacceptable for a private company to be making excessive profits out of a contract where there appears to have been abuse taking place. Thats why i think there are very serious questions for gas to answer about exactly what has been happening. In the meantime, 11 staff and former staff at brook house remain suspended while allegations made against them are investigated. Alison holt, bbc news. Tonights football news. Tottenham have made an impressive start to their Champions League campaign, beating the German League leaders Borussia Dortmund at wembley. There was a win too for Manchester City, but liverpools return to the competition proved less than straightforward, as our sports correspondent, katie gornall, tells us. For a club that cries out for a place among europess elite, three years out of the spotlight can feel like an eternity. The return of the Champions League had anfield amplified
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