:00:21. > :00:26.The Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, has defended the Government's pay
:00:27. > :00:29.policy, saying public sector workers get a 10% premium over the private
:00:30. > :00:32.sector once pensions are taken into account.
:00:33. > :00:35.Mr Hammond would not comment on reports today that he said public
:00:36. > :00:38.workers were "overpaid", but pointed out ministers
:00:39. > :00:41.should not be discussing private cabinet meetings.
:00:42. > :00:48.Our political correspondent Jonathan Blake reports.
:00:49. > :00:55.The man of the moment, for perhaps the wrong reasons. Philip Hammond
:00:56. > :00:59.has, for the second time in a week, found himself defending private
:01:00. > :01:03.comments in public. The Sunday Times reports that Junior cabinet meeting
:01:04. > :01:08.on Tuesday, the Chancellor used language that the paper says left
:01:09. > :01:12.colleagues thunderstruck. Mr Hammond reportedly said public sector
:01:13. > :01:17.workers are overpaid when you take into account pensions. Would he deny
:01:18. > :01:22.that? I've told you, I'm not going to talk about what comes out of a
:01:23. > :01:25.private cabinet meeting. Five of your colleagues have. They shouldn't
:01:26. > :01:29.because cabinet meetings are supposed to be a private space in
:01:30. > :01:33.which we have a serious discussion. On the Chancellor. You would expect
:01:34. > :01:37.me to put a discussion about public sector pay in the context of the
:01:38. > :01:42.fiscal and economic situation that we face. Prison officers, teachers
:01:43. > :01:47.and nurses are among 5 million public sector workers whose annual
:01:48. > :01:52.pay rises are capped at 1%. That is below inflation, meaning in real
:01:53. > :01:56.terms many have seen their pay cut. At the general election, Labour
:01:57. > :02:02.promised to scrap the pay cap but to public sector workers deserve a pay
:02:03. > :02:06.rise above inflation? I think they do but that will be up to the
:02:07. > :02:09.bodies. What I won't be doing, which this Government has done, is right
:02:10. > :02:13.to the review bodies and say, yes, you can review the paper you can
:02:14. > :02:17.only go to 1%, which effectively means a pay cut for most people. The
:02:18. > :02:21.Chancellor's position on public sector pay is being used by some of
:02:22. > :02:26.his colleagues to paint him as out of touch, and according to the man
:02:27. > :02:31.himself, by those who disagree with him about Brexit. If you want my
:02:32. > :02:34.opinion, some of the noise is generated by people who are not
:02:35. > :02:40.happy with the agenda that I have over the last few weeks tried to
:02:41. > :02:44.advance of ensuring that we achieve a Brexit which is focused on
:02:45. > :02:49.protecting our economy, protecting our jobs and making sure that we can
:02:50. > :02:54.have continued rising living standards in the future. As protests
:02:55. > :02:57.over public sector pay continue, the Chancellor says ministers should be
:02:58. > :03:01.getting on with the job but the Prime Minister's authority is
:03:02. > :03:07.damaged after the election result and ministers do not seem to be
:03:08. > :03:10.invalid for doing as they are told. -- do not seem to be in the mood for
:03:11. > :03:12.doing as they are told. The Chancellor also said
:03:13. > :03:14.it was "absolutely clear" that businesses were holding off
:03:15. > :03:16.investment, when possible, because of uncertainty over the UK's
:03:17. > :03:18.Brexit negotiations. Mr Hammond said companies wanted
:03:19. > :03:20.more clarity about Britain's future relationship with Europe -
:03:21. > :03:25.and that needed to happen as early as possible to boost business
:03:26. > :03:27.and consumer confidence. Tougher sentences for people
:03:28. > :03:29.convicted of acid attacks are to be considered as part
:03:30. > :03:31.of a Government review. The latest official figures suggest
:03:32. > :03:34.there were more than 400 assaults involving corrosive substances
:03:35. > :03:36.in England and Wales Here's our home affairs
:03:37. > :03:44.correspondent, Danny Shaw. This is 21-year-old Resham Khan
:03:45. > :03:51.after acid was thrown at her through a car window
:03:52. > :03:53.while she waited at traffic lights. Her cousin Jameel Muhktar also
:03:54. > :03:55.suffered severe burns in the attack in east
:03:56. > :03:59.London last month. A man has been charged with grievous
:04:00. > :04:01.bodily harm with intent. Attacks like this appear
:04:02. > :04:04.to be on the increase. Police provided data for acid
:04:05. > :04:07.attacks between last November 408 incidents were recorded
:04:08. > :04:15.by police in 39 forces. The most commonly used substances
:04:16. > :04:19.were bleach, ammonia and acid. One in five offenders
:04:20. > :04:21.was younger than 18, where the age of the
:04:22. > :04:32.suspect was known. The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd,
:04:33. > :04:34.has now ordered a review to ensure that everything
:04:35. > :04:36.possible is being done Life sentences in the most serious
:04:37. > :04:41.cases are already available. The Home Office wants perpetrators
:04:42. > :04:44.to feel the full force of the law. A lot of victims have said that
:04:45. > :04:52.really their life has been ruined, so why aren't
:04:53. > :04:54.there life sentences? So to really make sure
:04:55. > :04:57.that the whole system really responds urgently and thoroughly
:04:58. > :04:59.to this appalling crime, and at the heart of everything we do
:05:00. > :05:01.must be the victim. The review will also examine
:05:02. > :05:06.whether the 1972 Poisons Act should Retailers will be consulted
:05:07. > :05:12.about measures to restrict sales of Customers may have to provide
:05:13. > :05:21.proof of their age. In the latest attacks on Thursday
:05:22. > :05:24.night, five moped riders in London were allegedly targeted
:05:25. > :05:26.in the space of 90 minutes. A 16-year-old boy has been
:05:27. > :05:28.charged and will appear in Roger Federer will attempt to become
:05:29. > :05:36.the first man to win eight Wimbledon titles when he takes
:05:37. > :05:38.on Croatia's Marin Cilic The 35-year-old from Switzerland
:05:39. > :05:44.will be in his 11th Live to our sports correspondent,
:05:45. > :06:05.David Ornstein, Seven wins that edged Roger
:06:06. > :06:09.Federer's name into Wimbledon folklore but he wants to go where no
:06:10. > :06:13.man has gone before, number eight. In the modern era, Pete Sampras is
:06:14. > :06:16.the only men's player to have matched Federer's tally of seven.
:06:17. > :06:21.You conceive that are going through his preparations earlier. If he gets
:06:22. > :06:27.the eighth title he will set himself into a league of his own and also
:06:28. > :06:31.become the oldest men's singles champion in the open era. He is up
:06:32. > :06:35.against Marin Cilic, the correction with such chilling power. He should
:06:36. > :06:39.have beaten Federer in the quarterfinals last year and
:06:40. > :06:43.squandered a two set lead and three match points but Federer is expected
:06:44. > :06:47.to win this one. There will also be some British success in the mixed
:06:48. > :06:51.doubles, with Heather Watson going up against Jamie Murray, but you
:06:52. > :06:54.suspect that the day will be dominated by Federer.
:06:55. > :06:57.It's being called New York's summer of hell - the delays for tens
:06:58. > :06:59.of thousands of commuters as urgent repairs are carried out
:07:00. > :07:01.at Penn Station, the busiest transport hub in America.
:07:02. > :07:07.Donald Trump has promised to be an infrastructure president,
:07:08. > :07:10.but New Yorkers are complaining he's not doing enough for them,
:07:11. > :07:18.It's a city of shimmering skyscrapers and evermore
:07:19. > :07:29.Where commuter trains move in slow motion,
:07:30. > :07:32.lines that power them are more than 100 years old.
:07:33. > :07:35.The country's busiest rail route in the Northeast corridor relies
:07:36. > :07:37.on bridges based on designs popularised in Britain
:07:38. > :07:44.And this is America's fastest train, which slows to an embarrassing five
:07:45. > :07:52.miles per hour on the approach to New York.
:07:53. > :07:57.Routinely, they come to a complete halt because track closures reduce
:07:58. > :08:02.this network to a single usable line.
:08:03. > :08:05.It is horribly embarrassing, especially when I have
:08:06. > :08:15.It is almost a third world country when it comes to infrastructure.
:08:16. > :08:18.The rail tunnels into New York are in such a bad state of repair
:08:19. > :08:22.it is feared they may be forced to close before new ones are built.
:08:23. > :08:24.We got a rare glimpse inside the nerve centre of the rail
:08:25. > :08:26.network underneath Penn Station and it felt like
:08:27. > :08:34.The tunnel was opened to service when the Wright Brothers switched
:08:35. > :08:36.from their model A flyer to the model B flyer.
:08:37. > :08:44.It is definitely time to build a new tunnel.
:08:45. > :08:48.New York's Penn Station has been hit by a series of derailments,
:08:49. > :08:51.earning it the nickname Pain Station, and that has prompted
:08:52. > :08:53.the urgent repair programme of the so-called summer of hell.
:08:54. > :08:55.There was absolutely a crisis of infrastructure here.
:08:56. > :08:57.Everything behind me relies on tunnels that
:08:58. > :09:01.They flooded during Superstorm Sandy and they are starting to go
:09:02. > :09:06.There is really a possibility that we are going to lose
:09:07. > :09:10.the connection under the Hudson river for the Northeast corridor,
:09:11. > :09:12.and then see what happens when almost 100,000 people every day
:09:13. > :09:15.have to find a new way to get to and from work.
:09:16. > :09:18.Donald Trump has promised to be the infrastructure president,
:09:19. > :09:24.but the recent spending bill that he pushed through Congress
:09:25. > :09:26.actually reduced funding for two major transportation projects -
:09:27. > :09:30.the tunnels and improvements to the subway system -
:09:31. > :09:41.More than 55,000 bridges across the country are
:09:42. > :09:46.Making America great again requires modernising
:09:47. > :09:55.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:09:56. > :10:16.Good afternoon. Yesterday was quite a grey day across the UK with some
:10:17. > :10:20.rain but today things are brightening up from the North and
:10:21. > :10:24.that is where the best of the sunny spells are this afternoon. In the
:10:25. > :10:26.southern half of the UK, we have thicker cloud and that is bringing