Aid the 3 main indices including the Dow Jones each closed up around 5 percent at the end of trading yesterday evening the government is consulting on plans to double the cost of buying a single use plastic bag in shops across England the new temperance charge would be extended to all stores not just larger retailers. New figures show that train punctuality slumped to its lowest level in 13 years during 2018 it comes at the end of a problematic year for the railways which have been affected by extreme weather the shambolic introduction of new timetables and widespread strikes James Earl reports according to the office of rail and road one in 7 trains or 14.6 percent miss the industry measure punctuality in the 12 months to December the 8th and then now this is of data from previous years reveals that the figure is the worst since September 2005 trains are deemed to be late if they arrive 5 minutes after their shuttle time for shorter routes and more than 10 minutes for long distance services snow and ice in the winter and the heat wave in the summer cause problems across the network in addition there were weeks of chaos after new timetables were introduced in May A spokesman for the rail industry said firms were learning the lessons of the timetabling problems and were focused on delivering unprecedented investment finally Miley Cyrus has confirmed she's married the Australian actor Liam Hemsworth for the Cigna shared images from the ceremony thought to and held on Sunday on social media the couple 1st met on a film set nearly a decade ago here in the a summer mist of fog patches around at 1st mainly in the south of the region gradually lifting to clear this morning some sunny periods developing otherwise dry but if a little cloudy some brighter spells in between the clouds are likely to spread south again later maximum temperature 8 degrees Celsius 46 degrees Fahrenheit B.B.C. News at 3 minutes past 5 while the where on the B.B.C. Good morning to you and thank you very much for your company your a breakfast briefing and continues now with someone's Christmas choice for the month of December you choose between the 4 and 5 openers today it's the choice of our friend George and his horse Waco in Arizona they'd like Hardly surprising John Denver Christmas for cowboy use. Call it the saddle spin Christmas day driving the cat over snow locally playing all the love the good gives you today. Powers in the sky in the blood oh me. a Christmas card just as well thank you George you've given Waco apart from a soul OK tomorrow at 4 am Neil from full born has chosen cliff the standard for Christmas really mistletoe and wine for AM and at this time tomorrow Mark in Luton rounds off the weekend in fact rounds off for the series of your Christmas requests with Run D.M.C. And Christmas in Hollis That's at 5 am tomorrow morning while we were with you thank you for your company today rather than a limbo week as I call it between Christmas and New Year but we're taking things rather study Postman Pat should be joining us at 515 I'll still challenge him with the lyrical lard and give you a point to ponder and if you've not had a go at the initials yet S.B. Sierra Bravo what S.B. Is an official feast yesterday C.P. Was a coffee percolator a coffee percolator But today S.B. Unofficial feast Well Gina thank you for your text I'll take the extra 2 kisses you are right now where your latest And Jeff in South End got it absolutely spot on Martin the milk it's not sizzling sizzling bacon. It will never be bacon is the answer A keep telling you that. I didn't hear the initials clue but you deserve this for being off her high Thank you Farley ball you know after a number of tries a gets S.B. Correct well done to you. CO 084897321. Please be patient. You start with the word Wally. Things we. Know it's. It's just leave. And that's. Nothing to say. May. a Winner Takes It All good morning to you if you're just waking up to radio is Wally where birdie breath has filled the eastern counties just coming up to 13 minutes past 5 o'clock so in 2 minutes starring will hit the pits full 515 we can synchronize our watches and synchronize our sips as we usually do all the day in normal times this is the limbo week between Christmas and New Year but I've got a couple. Ready Harmeet whatever you fancy hot cold sweet also a very. Liquid refreshment coming up with the pips at 550 when Postman Pat will phone in as well so we had John Denver there Christmas for Cowboys an e-mail from Arizona straight in many thanks for the 5 o'clock open and much appreciated us George Toles Waco there Scott. Dale in Aries my initials today Sierra brother waters be is an official feast old Mose apologize he's sorry fell asleep watching the Test match with the right answer for S.P. As many people have done Dave in San Francisco Bay has got it correct to voting for number 5 today don't do that he's built in Utah to enclosure. Hope agrah phobia because it's a lot bigger than her old warm. Bless let's bless blessed bless Let's see who's been on the text as well like one treatable 3 remember started that right supply via text messaging and be oh yeah Matt from Great Yarmouth your ass be correct there so we're so well done to you I think I'm pretty well up to date now on all of these so so that's good now let's have a look at what we've got Yeah point to ponder be an interesting one to day in a 1957 Elvis Presley was formally drafted into the U.S. Army the call up came sooner than expected so he wrote a letter to the draft board asking if the draft could be deferred explaining that he was halfway through making King Creole and if he had to leave the film the company would lose millions the induction was deferred until the following March but then he went on needed his juicy Here's the pips of 515. Quarter past the bad it got. Him in another part of brain you know I mean I think that's fundamental got a long way. With this everything not everything everything. You. Want is a good that's a good hot brewed so it's always good to warm the pot beforehand I'm sure a Postman Pat does the. Morning. Write much much better the hearing is the hearing is back and feeling much more positive really and already when you're already. In what 6 weeks you know must ready be thought something. New on Dragon you've still taken a couple of painkillers just before I start the show. Just after sort of you know but yeah def definitely I mean it's a hearing the main thing you know highest in any event. Is the plane still in the air that's what you take me on tablets for you is no there's no pain in my ears. No no I'm just I'm just taking them because it's still a cold of soul yes. I'm not prone I'm not usually prone to headaches for good just a dollar you know from the old me gets all the rest of Qatar and yeah yeah yeah but so you didn't have to sound quite 6 surprise I got the initial this morning why well I know I'm not you know very good on him but you know just have a flash of Eureka No no you have your very quick this morning no it was not was a point in the middle of my 1st cup of all mug of tea this morning so I was. Right now do you warm apartment we do have in a pot while I'm afraid of the table I'm going to cut the started I yeah you know I mean I know the probably don't worry. But. Harsh. You cut out momentarily that I did not cut out just just momentarily but you're right yes I'll act on that yeah yeah so we got a little bit confused about the bomber yesterday didn't we yes well we knew that the stealth fighter the F 17 I.E.D. But you called it a wobbling goblin warbling Goblin was the official nickname given by the pilots the official US I F 9 was the no talk right there what the pilots always called it the Walden goblin Rhino OK so not Nighthawk wobbling goblin stealth stealth Bhalla the stealth bomber was the B. 2 spirit. Which of the ready 20000000 time bomber the big one with the W shaped wing. Yet. 100-1000 now and know you're going to have to be the star of the 117 eyes in confusion finished. Speaking of yes we've got an aviation meet all gangster we're up to We'd normally be going to like any person Christmas Florida like Anita's Kloden So John you're the 2nd so we're going to go to ducks a bit I yeah and what will be flying today nothing I would have thought might be something from the I.R.C. a Little bit of maintenance work I might put something up but normally that would just be just a museum guy so. You're right OK I was going to say flying nothing planned to fly but I like that right so WHITE Well you know we just I mean approach just all just just the social nutcases to pour everyone without talk. Lovely but I'm sure you love a lovely day I'll sort of be for a job that I want to when you say no no no I say it's the dead week his name yeah yeah look after Mrs Webb D.I.Y. NG today worrying and you got a bit of hope I got a bit of M.D.F. And timber Yes as a. No no I'm creating I'm creating what I should you know if you're so self does on yeah I'm going to remodel the office or seen your other office but that was a very busy office Wally. Well I can say a very very busy off. Actually I'm looking for a suitable desk covering. Because the last time I did it I covered it went to a fabric shop and I got red leatherette a room where you meet young Put your desk and it was you know maroon leatherette and I thought of a change but I'm thinking now because here is the B.B.C. We're very Konami call I mean we've got a lovely red desk here yeah and it's like a it's like law you know like pulling a row yeah I think I just stick line 0 on top and trim it so I'm thinking I might look around a few lines. You know get let me know or is it called something else who's made a big comeback house now I did well I don't think you called it line anymore I mean those kind of floor coverings now made a big comeback. They're not alone no prizes either no. No hang on let's bring this back all this trouble approach Come on now go for. The old lift the old Lino William as he used to call a New Right OK So let's be what has been is an official face you've already got that one point to point to ponder today which Australian singer said he was too fond of women to be gay. As a killer you know when you're straight and Signa says Don't be daft Well he did I don't know whether he spoke Don't be daft I'm too fond of women to be Guy No no no I wouldn't have a clue as an Australian singer facade I would never call you. OK Molly was well known here. Put it up OK probably spent more time me than he did the now giving too much away now. You know you know I mean you know we're kind of weak isn't it we just don't we just don't care. To lie and have a have a go have a go at this song Laurie post and see what you make of this song OK yeah spinning my head around and taking my body. I love I guess why I'm close to the microphones no one else can hear unless they can hear it and I'll bring you back back on yeah I didn't take too much ball the video did it now you know I did boy that single when it came back and I did you know fairly One quick point to ponder but I'm sure I'm going to be wrong but I guess that's a bit yeah right the phone go another bit of thought and see what you say pardon. No not Frank I feel do you want to get Think I'll. Remember you. Wasn't Frank Fields you're any good lady have a good. Look at them this is Webb and now you go you know why we don't want any Niall's So You Think It's All Things like that no no I can't tell you why I got one of those very clever multi tools Oh yes. It is the latest one I added to my still a power tool you know I think it's fantastic if you need to cut a not you know skirting board or a cornice a something fabulous however did we manage without them before used to me. Chisel or a Stanley knife and she's an old dear oh dear oh dear I must tell you I'm not very good on the I Y especially with the cat flap in the shed but we won't go we won't go there. Have a good. Greg The song spinning my head around and take in my body sounds so familiar to hear just spinning my head around and taking my body under it was the Australian singer who said he was too fond of women to be gay and what S B is an official feast thank you our official correspondent in will William in Bradford on a even with 2 out of 3. Out of 3 William if absolutely honest with you because you were half right on the initials as well as so many people have be. On the right for the point to ponder that's who it was. Correct for you. I got a LP player for Christmas. Another ALL thing that's making a comeback is your point to ponder No it isn't texter 497 it isn't. Dick Amanda should write this O.J. On Lacy yet song title is right well done to you point to ponder is correct I'll state banquet as well 3 out of 3 for you J. And Lacey Well done year and perhaps come back and his wife she's got the point to ponder correct How about that well done to you and your S.B. Is Saints box no paid for by N.B.C. Just like last year laughs out loud or or or. And fits Yeah I'll accept that as the right answer for the point to ponder the line is correct on the point to ponder for you boy you're doing well today that gives you 3 out of 3 doesn't it A J in training how are things in training I think today you saw me as Angie Baby No no and reach for Western favor village 2 kisses with the right answer for the lyrical are in the point to ponder and 2 and a half points again lot just half a point for the initials almost but not quite and here's our friend Dr Scott with Roberta do the letters for a Scotch bottle no is the point to ponder Yes Yesterday Roberta was done sitting under his glass coffee table under it yeah when hard Laurie in one or 2 pm Limerick Well well done to you. Clown day Obo was a surprise winner of the King George the 6th chaser Kempton with 2016 winner Thistle crack 2nd Cheltenham Gold Cup. He wrote native river in 3rd the victory gave train a pole Nichols his 10th win in the Boxing Day showpiece Let's talk football shall wait Liverpool have extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to 6 points with the 4 no victory against Newcastle elsewhere champions Manchester City suffered a surprise to one defeat at Leicester while Manchester United beat bottom side as field 3 warm here in the Eastern Counties city a Nazi game for East Drew and a thrilling match for Norwich came from behind again to draw 3 all united warm Stephen H. To. A win for Steven H. . Southend United to warm bonds the 2 piece of or a nail Ebbsfleet United for Braintree try to find a new Cambridge United to Crawley Town one it's 530 precisely. some off the new given the right answer and I just I just blurt it out I mean profit on Eva says it only happens once maybe twice a year so it's forgivable Thank you I just stood trawling through an email that popped up from Robert in King's Lynn he says good morning Wally is it too late to talk about Christmas facts do you know Johnny Marx an American songwriter you must have song his Christmas songs a 1000 times although he was Jewish he specialized in Christmas songs Johnny specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards including Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer for Gene Autry a country and western movie actors singer rocket around the Christmas tree I was Brenda Lee We played that yesterday didn't we holly jolly Christmas a record about the Quinto sisters later by Burl Ives and silver and gold for the lives. And Run Rudolph run recorded bar Chuck Berry I think did Bob Dylan do that as well Brenda Lee born Brenda may Tarpley are on December the 11th 144 the age of 13 recorded the song rocket around the Christmas tree Brenda most of her to self in the stores and T.V. And movies for 60 years and Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer 949 are inspired by a poem by Robert L. Mae Marx brother in law there we go and he goes on to list many more but Sir thank you for that very very interesting a lots of e-mails coming in thank you as be correct the door remain I wouldn't have guessed it until you gave you. Should still have no recollection that's frightening I have no recollection that I actually did that once you got the point upon the right as well on the nitty read that. And one John top of the morning to skipper a most pleased to hear you're back in good fettle hope your Mrs Webb had an excellent Christmas S.B. It's not stupid boy is it know that it must be yes correct point to ponder no and the song Yes So 2 out of 3 for you be wary of the dust from M.D.F. Board wear a suitable dust mask yes yes I do but in actual fact John right that's that if you're cutting it that's the problem isn't it but I cheat. I go to a big D.I.Y. Store with all my measurements are still at the M.D.F. I want I take it to the back where they've got this wonderful sword that with a big structure on it and they cut it in in a matter of seconds to perfection and I just come home and all the car do that and provides a couple measurements right you screw it together so but thanks for the warning you're quite right of course anybody else if you're working with M.D.F. You gotta watch out for the dust while it's linen just be here from Busselton the line is from yes it is and. Was the singer Michael shins No no it wasn't Milton Robb is your straight Ian Lee might the late Michael Hutchence from in excess no rub someone else going for Mike and let's see security Steve good to hear that you've recovered even cheat are you in Australia at the moment Steve even Sheila thought about popping on the plane no not in the stringy thing he to visit the U.K. Or now our folk as you put it she laughs out loud but she does not gorgeous Well that's that's fair enough I'm fine thank you Jen and whiskey and Hound Regis love the Christmas cowboy song hair C.B. Is it Sunday breakfast No I'm looking for S B And then you give me the right answer for S.B. And once you're straining to get yes you've got that that's too and I'm working to a deadline on my latest poem for the magazine right OK so you leave it at 2 out of the 3 ain't bad S B one half right here far from Boonville Dave Allen is the Australian singer Peter on dry now. Let's have a look at your travel prospects in the east this Thursday morning very very quiet at present nothing between. Reported to May we have got a few problems on the train so reduce service on London Northwestern now between London used to and North also Virgin trains between London used and rugby both a by engineering works central line underground station close to Queens why because Funny isn't it just what you think is the most trivial things that you talk about but other people are actually find very useful for example getting the M.D.F. Cutter at the D.I.Y. Store very quickly Gordon from the deli was on well what do you get that done I need that done and yesterday missed and here's a handy plug for the B.B.C. Sounds app missed his request yesterday which should have been on the week before whilst I was away but a mistake yesterday when I played Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer books now with the B.B.C. Sound up of course no problem he's got another 29 days yet to go back and have a listen again though I'm so glad you glad you found that information useful there Gordon thank you nice to talk to Mikey in Clacton as well good good out here and Alan in Milton Keynes as well good morning to you and to one and all 60 minutes to 6 is the time times are up and running out let me tell what we going. To have a lot what my colleagues are up to today is it the same crew know there's one or 2 changes let me tell you that at 6 o'clock this morning if you tune to B.B.C. Radio Northampton you'll be joining John Rhodes who will be with you from 6 until 9 on B.B.C. Radio North Hampton we've got B.B.C. Cambridge or Ronnie Barber today between 6 and 9 o'clock Ronnie with you on B.B.C. Cambridge. From 6 also 6 in. Your regular host Collingswood you regularly today at 6. Meanwhile on B.B.C. Radio Norfolk. You stay with me until 7 o'clock 7 on B.B.C. Suffolk. Be handed over to my pal Graham at 7 o'clock on B.B.C. Suffolk. Good colleague Tim cart B.B.C. Radio Norfolk from 7 Not saw line up coming up. So the brothers quiver in the arms of Mary the wind blows. No stuff yes sorry I mean Sydney security STEVE Yeah we had a barbecue beach Christmas Day loads of Brits do it yeah. Yeah I think we all do that you have a rock how to record ribs. Sometimes I have to wear those mirror says when she goes around the pool I know what you say I don't what you say just if he says I was Frankie Howard's catch phrase goes oh no not. Old Mose goes to the point to ponder his car to be no good just to just to Springfield No but you got the initials. On the song title right no question and. Which Australian singer said he was too fond of women to be gay so it wouldn't be calm you know get us to Springfield now what it didn't rule them out completely Let's go to your texts and this only 87 days til Bragg's it don't panic Mr Cable. Be correct point to ponder correct song title track 3 out of 3 here for Chris on the bin as regards and thanks. 5 now play that song next shall I yeah the 2nd try is the song Oh what a night says A.J. And trying yes it is Water know each other or what on December $63.00 Oh what a night the 4 Seasons the answer to the lyric a line of spin in my head around taking my body under. The initials What's S B is an official feast was asked B. Is an official feast the words in official you say today 918 British sovereign Welcome to the American president to Britain for the 1st time when King George the 3rd thing Queen Mary met President to Mrs Wilson at Charing Cross railway station and then escorted them to Buckingham Palace where they had. Unofficial feast a state banquet was held at the palace and then President Wilson visited Carlisle which was his mother's home believe it or not and it was Jason Donovan Jason Donovan who said well all these rumors this is false news fake news Australian Jason Donovan didn't know he was gay you know frank interview he said. I mean for the rumors to be true. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow Wow. Wow. Wow. 63. The 4 Seasons are usually have a reason for choosing it it was released today 975 eventually because the group number one. For the 4 seasons I'm wrong I had so many hits but just a number one spare a thought for football referee Alfred sturgeon today and 9590 and also spare a thought to look at the current news about Lisa French adventurer who's launched his bid to cross the Atlantic now wait for it and. In a large orange barrel now I don't know whether it's because the barrel is cold colored orange or whether it's a barrel that you keep our injuries in I think is colored orange no doubt see images somewhere other of the large orange barrel and he's only using ocean currents alone to propel him so. No propulsion system of any car not even a was. It poses a number of questions is that when you picture a man in a large orange barrel. How many days weeks months is he going to have to be in that barrel it's not going to be a pleasant sorry he left the Spanish arland arrow he hopes to reach the Caribbean in as little as 3 months simply by using the ocean currents. Meanwhile today football referee Alfred sturgeon made history in 159 when he sent 22 players in the Dolphin v Gravesend Southern League match the traffic policeman decided behavior on the pitch was getting out of control the dolphin manager was described as flabbergasted the graveside manager could only say that he was. Used to. With dire straits and money for nothing. A very good morning to you it's 6 am on Thursday the 27th of December B.C. News I'm Wally Webb it's emerged that more than 40 percent of hospitals in England have raised parking fees over the past year the figures came in response to Freedom of Information requests by the Press Association some N.H.S. Trusts defended the higher charges saying some or all of the money went back into patient care all maintaining carparks but there is our patients visitors and stuff paying more bill for it is in Indonesia your avoided flights to avoid the area around the erupting not crack a toe a volcano a partial collapse of the volcano last week caused a tsunami which killed more than 400 people. President Trump has defended his decision to pull American forces out of Syria on an unannounced trip to meet U.S. Troops in Iraq he also repeated his claim that the United States would no longer be the world's policeman and said countries relying on Washington for security should pay more for it shares in the U.S. Have surged in value having $1.00 of their best days in almost a decade the 3 main indices including the Dow Jones each closed up around 5 percent at the end of trading boosted by positive retail sales figures shares in Tokyo have also rebounded. The search is underway for a British cruise ship entertainer who went overboard in the Caribbean on Christmas Day The U.S. Coast Guard was alerted after a 20 year old R. And a half failed to turn up for his shift on harmony of the Seas where he'd been performing in a musical Royal Caribbean which operates the ship said it was supporting Mr Haas family . The government has consulted on plans to double the charge for plastic carrier bags in England to 10 pence smaller retailers would no longer be exempted from the levy which could be raised at the start of 2020 schools of also being encouraged to eliminate single use plastics light food containers by 2022 A report suggests black and ethnic minority workers are paid $3200000000.00 pounds less than their white counterparts each year the Resolution Foundation also found that having a university degree wasn't enough to sidestep the problem ministers are already speaking to companies about revealing their ethnicity pay gaps. New figures show that strained punctuality slumped to its lowest level in 13 years during 2018 according to the office of rail and road one in every 7 trains was officially late extreme weather caused problems across the network while the world weeks of chaos after some operators introduced new timetables in May services on South Western Railway are being affected by a one day strike members of the R M T Union are walking out in the ongoing dispute about the role of guards another 24 hour strike is planned for New Year's Eve and Miley Cyrus has confirmed she's married the Australian actor.