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
Devastation in brazil more than 200,000 have already died, we report from the epicentre of the countrys worrying new coronavirus variant. Removing dangerous cladding more than three and a half years after grenfell, fewer than half the residential tower blocks identified as dangerous by the government have had work completed. And a wedding in intensive care a happy ending for the nurse and herfiance as hospital staff help them to tie the knot. And coming up in sport on bbc news. Three wickets forjames anderson, but england are made to work hard on the opening day of the second test against sri lanka. Good evening. The Prime Minister says there is some evidence that the new variant of coronavirus spreading across the uk could be more deadly than the original strain. Government scientists said for men in their 60s, out of every 1000, around ten infected with the old virus would be expected to die. But with the new variant, that number has now risen to 13 or m. The governments chief scient
A Record Number of people are vaccinated in the past 2a hours almost 5. 5 million have now had theirfirstjab, including more than 70 of people over 80. Removing dangerous cladding more than three and a half years after grenfell, less than half the residential tower blocks identified as dangerous by the government have had work completed. A 14 year old boy is arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15 year old is killed in broad daylight in birmingham. And the last of the giant killing hopes non League Chorley prepare for tonights fa cup showdown with top flight wolves. And coming up in sport on bbc news. The world athletics president , lord coe, says the rescheduled tokyo games may have to be held behind closed doors, if theyre to go ahead injapan this summer. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The Prime Minister says there is some evidence that the new variant of coronavirus spreading across the uk could cause more deaths than the original strain. Government scientists g