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Welcome to bbc news. The Public Sector pay cap a measure thats been at the heart of austerity policies for seven years is to be scrapped. The cap currently limits pay increases to just 1 . But this year, prison officers will get a rise of 1. 7 and Police Officers will get an increase of 1 plus a further 1 bonus. Millions of other workers will have to wait till next year to see if they too get a bigger rise. Trade unions have already called the pay rises for police and prison officers derisory. Would you fancy theirjob . Today, routine duty at the tuc, but trouble is always around the corner an...

Our Second Special report on the plight of Rohingya Refugees fleeing violence in myanmar now in camps in bangladesh. I think she wants to be that side of the camera. Tributes to sir peter hall, one of the giants of british theatre, whos died at the age of 86. And the experts wonder whether apples new iphone design can replicate the huge success of the past. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news a tough night for celtic, as they faced paris Saint Germains formidable forward line on the Opening Night of the Champions League group phase. Good evening. The cap on Public Sector pay rises will be l...

And the clean up efforts after Hurricane Irma have just begun. In the caribbean, which was hit last week, some areas still need food and basic supplies. In the British Virgin islands, there has been criticism over the uk governments slow response but 1,000 british troops are now there helping with the relief effort. 0ur correspondent laura bicker has been to the Remote Island ofjost van dyke in the British Virgin islands and sent this report. The idyllic shores and secluded bays ofjost van dyke were no match for Hurricane Irmas wrath. She tore through the island, stripping away years of hard w...

The worst affected areas are in the caribbean where 17,000 people desperately need shelter, with some still short of food and drinking water. Its believed that 37 people were killed on the islands. Nick bryant reports from one of those territories, the turks and caicos. This church was supposed to protect people from irma, a sanctuary from the storm. Butjust hours before the hurricane hit, the plan changed. People went elsewhere, and just as well. Like many buildings here, it was destroyed. In the turks and caicos islands, low lying coastal communities were worst hit, beach side homes now unli...

The worst affected areas are in the caribbean where 17,000 people desperately need shelter, with some still short of food and drinking water. Its believed that 37 people were killed on the islands. Nick bryant reports from one of those territories, the turks and caicos. This church was supposed to protect people from irma, a sanctuary from the storm. Butjust hours before the hurricane hit, the plan changed. People went elsewhere, and just as well. Like many buildings here, it was destroyed. In the turks and caicos islands, low lying coastal communities were worst hit, beach side homes now unli...