Sorry to bump this out.

Dan@TT, did you manage to sort your problems with host..?

I know my host does a backup of my VPS once a week. Check if they do the same, I'd have to assume they do because if a drive dies, there really isn't much you can do remotely. If they seriously can't roll you back to THEIR last backup, please tell us which host you use so that we can all avoid it like the plague. :\

Best of luck man, hope you get it sorted.