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specifically ofcom says it s concerned about fees for moving data and technical barriers that can make it difficult to switch providers. and this is a big and growing business. the consultancy mckinsey estimates cloud computing could be worth $3tn by the end of this decade. microsoft said it was committed to competition and would engage with the uk inquiry and amazon said it believed ofcom s findings were based on a fundamental misconception of the sector and that the problems had been exxagerated. raoul lumb is a commercial technology lawyer with the london law firm simon muirhead & burton and when i spoke to i started by asking him to explain the importance of the cloud to modern life. i mean, you and me are using it now. so here i am. i m talking to you over sort of voice over internet service. all of the data that i m recording with my mic, with my mic and my camera, that s going to a data center probably owned by amazon or microsoft to be processed before it gets ....
good evening from hull. we are at the streetlife museum, which celebrates this great port city s economy and transport. we ve been listening here to the chancellorjeremy hunt in his autumn statement unveiling his tax and spending plans for the year ahead including measures affecting the take home pay and household budgets of millions of people. we ll hear from our political editor chris mason and our economics editor faisal islam, and our cost of living correspondent colletta smith is here in hull with me. but first, let s look at some of the measures announced. there ll be tax cuts including a cut in national insurance from 12% to 10% for 27 million people. the state pension will increase by 8.5%, and universal credit and disability benefits will rise by 6.7%. but those on welfare must take a work placement if they are still looking for a job after 18 months or risk losing their benefits. and the overall picture for growth is gloomy the independent watchdog, th ....
to go through to the last eight of the competition. the fa cup quarter final draw takes place tonight. after 7:00am, we will ask the managing director of lincoln city what it was like for him watching that historic win. and darren has the weather. good morning. as well as a giant snowdrop, we ve got some springlike temperatures in the next few days. but it comes with a lot of cloud. the best of the sunshine in the east. more details a little later. good morning. first, our main story: thousands of prison officers in london and south east england are to get a pay increase of between £3,000 and £5,000. ministers have made the offer to try to boost recruitment and retain workers injails, which are under severe pressure from violence and staff shortages. but the prison officers association says it is a divisive quick fix, and specialist and more experienced staff won t benefit. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. they are on the frontline of the troubled p ....
m, in across goal. i thought it was in, it is in! and after non league lincoln city s win over premier league burnley yesterday who will they play in the quarters finals? the draw is later today. good morning and welcome to bbc news. thousands of prison officers in london and south east england are getting an immediate pay increase of between three and five thousand pounds. ministers have made the decision to try to boost recruitment and retain staff numbers in the face of increasing violence. but the prison officers association says it s a divisive quick fix and specialist and more experienced staff won t benefit. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. they are on the front line of the troubled prison service. their numbers have been falling in recent years. and now the government is putting in place a £12 million pay offer to keep them in theirjobs and to attract new people. but only officers in 31 prisons in london and the south east, including this o ....
a chance to see the vast ancient ruins of sudan. that s in the travel show, coming up at 13:30. good afternoon. thousands of prison officers atjails in london and south east england are to get a pay increase of between £3,000 and £5,000. ministers have made the offer to try to boost recruitment and keep workers at prisons under pressure from violence and staff shortages. but there ll be no extra pay for senior officers. here s our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. they re the front line in ourjails, but there aren t enough of them. the shortage of staff is seen as one of the key causes of the problems in prisons. in somejails, officers are struggling on a daily basis simply to maintain control. now the government is putting in place a £12 million pay package to try to retain existing staff and recruit new prison officers. this is wandsworth jail, in south london, and staff here will benefit. the offer is limited to prisons in the capital and the south east. min ....