内容摘要：The outburst in Strand Films was unusual, he argued.

The outburst in Strand Films was unusual, he argued.

There is a new round of recommendations from these bodies every year and they traditionally deliver in the summer.In September 2024, the government decided to speed up the process by asking for their recommendations by the spring for how much public sector pay should rise in each sector in the 2025-26 financial year.

These have not been made public yet, but reports suggest the recommendations are for more than the health and education departments have budgeted for this financial year., the health and education departments said they could only afford to increase their pay billsthat the teachers' pay review body has recommended a 4% rise and the NHS body has recommended 3%.

In the case of teachers, this would be above the latest 3.2% consumer price inflation forecastBecause education and health are devolved, the health and education departments set budgets for spending in England only. The teachers' pay review body makes recommendations for England only but the NHS pay review body covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Public sector pay is set through a separate process in Scotland.

The recommendation of an above-inflation pay rise for teachers is likely to be because of ongoing concerns about staff recruitment and retention in schools.

These have been raised in previous pay recommendations.Her foray into adult books has brought a new kind of satisfaction, she explained.

"I'm an obsessive writer but worry people think I'm churning that [same] stuff out again, so it's lovely to challenge yourself."She said she enjoyed seeing many of her audiences come along to see her at events "because they read my books as children".

"The children are still keen but it's the mums that get really excited! It's like a sort of farewell tour that hopefully will go on."Despite having written more than 100 books, Dame Jacqueline said she still felt anxious when writing.