Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC Newsroom Live 20170725

South of france and corsica fight huge forest fires banned by high temperatures and strong winds. Close to the Tourist Resort of saint tropez, nearly 2000 Fire Fighters have been put into action as dozens of homes are evacuated. And britains adam peaty has broken his own 50 metre breast stroke world record, in the heats of the World Swimming Championships in hungary. Good morning. Its tuesday the 25th ofjuly. Im ben brown. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Builders could be banned from selling new houses as Leasehold Properties in england under proposals put forward by the government today. It comes after it emerged some Housing Developers have been selling the leasehold on to Investment Firms without always telling homeowners, leading to extra costs or rising charges. The government says there is a particular problem in the North West Of England where houses were being sold on leasehold although its not clear why. The communities secretary, sajid javid, has said enough is enough as he set out how he plans to tackle the issue. I think everyone understands when you buy a flat for example why its sold, these shared Common Spaces but were talking about houses that are being sold, thousands of them for no good reason and then once they are sold, the people that have purchased them are exposed to these ever increasing ground rents, it is not acceptable, its wrong, enough is enough. Were taking action. What support do you hope to be able to provide for those who are in a situation where they are trapped in a house they cant sell because of this . There are already cases, some Million People that have bought houses under those terms, we want to see through this consultation what we can do to help them, one thing that is already happening from the industry is that those responsible developers are already taking action and seeing what they can do but i want to go further, so we have ideas around improving their rights of redress, making sure they have more Consumer Protection but i also want to hear other peoples ideas. I dont have all the answers to this. Its a complex issue. There are people out there, particularly some of the people in these situations and i want to hear from them what they think we can do to really help them. Mps have described leaseholds as the ppi of the House Building industry. Some of the examples the government cited included a Homeowner Being charged £1,500 by the freeholding company to make a small change to their family home, a family home which is now impossible to sell because the ground rent is expected to hit £10,000 a year by 2060, and a homeowner who was told buying the lease would cost £2,000 but the bill came to £a0,000. With me is our business presenter ben bland to explain more. Some astonishing figures there, quite alarming. 0utline some astonishing figures there, quite alarming. Outline the scale of the problem. According to the figures there are some 4 Million People living in properties where they own the least but not the freehold. The majority are in flats but at least a third of them are in houses, which is why the government wa nts to houses, which is why the government wants to do something about this and as we heard from those examples, it can be costly because when you buy a lease, you are buying the right to occu py lease, you are buying the right to occupy that lease, you are buying the right to t lease, you are buying the right to occupy that property for a set amount of time, 99 years to i99 yea rs. Amount of time, 99 years to i99 years. With a freehold, you dont own the ground the property is built on, and in blocks of flats that can be convenient because one company owns the land and individual people in the flats and the least to each flat, with a house, if you dont own the land on which the house is built, that leaves you open to whoever does own it putting up the ground rent. If you look at the least, it can be built in so it progressively goes up year on year oi progressively goes up year on year or decade on decade, but even simple modifications, the freeholder can say to anyone who owns the lease, go ahead and make those changes but you need permission to do that and we will charge you. I know people who live in Leasehold Houses who were told they were not allowed to put oui told they were not allowed to put our Satellite Tv Dish on their roofs because that was not what they wa nted because that was not what they wanted for the area, so this is why the government is trying to do something about it because of these costs a nd something about it because of these costs and restrictions. It can also be a problem if you come to sell the house because it can be a problem assigning the lease to somebody else and the freeholder can charge whatever they like for you to sell on the property. What about people who are in these situations . Sajid javid said they are looking at measures to help people who are in this situation as well as banning this situation as well as banning this practice. An number of House Builders have set up compensation schemes and he was going to look into ways people could seek redress from solicitors who did not spot the clause when they were going through the Conveyancing Process , going through the Conveyancing Process, and he said when you buy something you should be able to assume it belongs to you, you dont buy sausages only for the butcher to send you an annual invoice, you dont buy a bucket and spade and then be transferred at transfer of Ownership Rates when you hand it to your kids, so he said if you buy something you have the right to assume you own it. Listening to that is dudleyjoiner, the managing director of the leaseholder association, which represents owners of leasehold flats. We heard the government saying when you buy something you think it is yours. As the Secretary Of State has stressed the road, this focus is on Leasehold Houses, who sit on their own freehold land and there is no justification for selling them leasehold. With flats, as you point out they have to be sold leasehold because individual owners cannot collectively or individually owned the land it sits on, but the point i wa nt to the land it sits on, but the point i want to make here is that you dont buy a property, a house like you buy a loaf of bread. There is a process you go through that involves the person who was selling you the property, the developer or estate agent, who have responsibilities under Consumer Rights legislation because leases are consumer contracts, and then in the legal buying process, you have a solicitor ora buying process, you have a solicitor or a professional conveyancer who has advised you about the purchase, so questions have to be asked here, what has gone wrong with this process . What has gone wrong with this process . How wizard these individuals have got into this situation, find themselves owning a property with all these draconian clauses in leases which now prevent them from selling that property on . Do they have claims back against solicitors or the estate agent for not being transparent when they bought the property . And you are clear there have been abuses of the system . Clear there have been abuses of the system . Absolutely, the whole idea of leasehold if it is a 999 year lease and has a Peppercorn Rent or a small ground rent, no one would criticise that but what is happening here is that the lease terms are reduced down to 99 years, the annual ground rents are draconian, they are doubling every ten years or more so instead of paying hundreds of pounds you end up paying thousands and that cannot be right. So the government Planning A Ban on leasehold is on new build houses, what is your view on that . I think if that is the only way of curbing these abuses, then maybe that has to be necessary. It isa maybe that has to be necessary. It is a shame that the industry itself cannot discipline itself to prevent these practices without there being a formal ban but if thats what it ta kes, a formal ban but if thats what it takes, that is what it takes. Dudley joiner, thank you very much indeed. Youre watching bbc news. Charlie gards parents say they are preparing to spend their Last Precious Moments with their terminally ill son. It comes after they ended their legal battle to take him to the United States for treatment. In a statement, Great 0rmond Street Hospital, where charlie is on life support, said they recognised the agony, desolation and bravery of their decision. Caroline rigby reports. This photograph of charlie gard was released by his parents last night, just hours after they told the courts they now accepted their son should be allowed to die. Their fight to send charlie to the us For Experimental Treatment is over. Our son is an absolute warrior, and we could not be prouder of him, and we will miss him terribly. His body, Heart And Soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity, and he will make a difference to peoples lives for years to come. We will make sure of that. Charlie has been in Intensive Care since october. He has a rare inherited condition mitochondrial depletion syndrome. It means he cannot move, feed or breathe unaided. Charlies parents had wanted to send him for therapy in america, butjudges ruled he should be allowed to die after Great 0rmond Street Hospital argued the treatment was futile. The case came back to court when this american neurologist, michio hirano, claimed new evidence that his treatment could help. But that doctor has now told them its too late to treat charlie. A whole lot of time has been wasted. We are now injuly, and our poor boy has been left to just lie in hospitalfor months. Great 0rmond street insist earlier treatment would not have saved him. The hospital have praised the courage of his parents, saying the agony, desolation and bravery of their decision has humbled all who work there. His parents will now spend charlies last few days by his side. 0ur correspondent lisa hampele has been following the case and joins me now. What do we expect to happen next . His parents say they want to spend the maximum amount of time they can at his bedside. They have been doing this since last october, rushing out of court after each court case and going back to his bedside because each time they have been concerned that the court will decide he will have to go on to Palliative Care and that has happened. He went in two great 0rmond st hospital last 0ctober, he would have had his first birthday on the 4th Of August and we expect him to be moved to Palliative Care, his ventilation will be turned off, it is unlikely that will happen quickly, the staff will nurse his pa rents quickly, the staff will nurse his parents through this process. They did want to take him home and we dont know what will happen with that. A detailed statement from the hospital, talked us through that. Great 0rmond Street Hospital released a statement and they say the american doctor, they are accusing him of giving the parents false hope. He is the dot doctor at the beginning of this case, the doctor went to a small group of International Experts around the world and asked what they thought, each one came and examined charlie and said they didnt think this experimental therapy would work at the american therapist, professor who was also world renowned, said he thought he could help and that is why they wanted to take to america. He gave evidence to the initial hearing, to the European Court of human rights, to the Supreme Court and then we had this latest hearing because the parents said there was no evidence to say that he thought he could help charlie. Great 0rmond street have said that it was with increasing surprise and disappointment that they listen to his evidence in court. He had not only not visited a hospital and examined charlie, he had also not read charlies contemporaneous medical records were reviewed his Brain Imaging or read second opinions from the other experts who had examined him and he hadnt even read thejudges ruling in april, so the Hospital Site they are concerned to hear the professor in the witness box saying that he retains a financial interest in some of the treatment compounds he proposed to give charlie, so they say it is hoped that those like the professor who have provided opinions that have so sustained charlies parents, their hopes and thus protracted litigation with its many consequences, will also find much upon which they reflect. We havent got a response yet from the doctor and he is a world renowned expert but this is the statement from great 0rmond street. Thank you, lisa. Uk Animal Welfare standards could be threatened if farmers have to compete against cheaper, less regulated rivals from outside the eu after brexit. Thats the warning from a house of lords committee. Its urging the government to insist on similar standards in any free trade agreements to avoid what it calls a Race To The Bottom on welfare. Englands top Hospital Inspector has said the nhs is going to need more money to meet the increasing demands of a growing population but it can also improve care without extra funds. Professor sir mike richards, from the care quality commission, said that while he had seen poor standards in hisjob, he had also seen hospitals get better by making more effective use of the funds they have. What we need to do is make sure people are cared for in the right place for them, that may mean we need more beds in the care sector, we need to Work Together to look at that so people who do not need to be in an expensive hospital bed are in a less expensive but good place for a less expensive but good place for a dent in a care home when that is appropriate for their needs. There is no doubt that more money will be neededin is no doubt that more money will be needed in the Health Service but when we get that money we need to use it wisely and that is what we need to use it on, this transformation agenda. The headlines on bbc Newsroom Live the government says it wants to put a stop to what it describes as the unjust practice of builders selling new homes in england as leasehold. The parents of charlie gard say they are preparing to spend their Last Precious Moments with their terminally ill son, after deciding to end their legal battle to take him to the United States for treatment. The number of Fatal Police Shootings and deaths after Police Pursuits in england and wales rose significantly last year, with fatal shootings the highest in 12 years. And in sport, after successfully defending his world 100 metres breaststroke title yesterday, adam peter has set a new world record in the 50 metre breaststroke heats this morning. Greg rutherford says he is gutted to miss out on defending his title at the World Athletics Championships in london next week. He has failed to recover from an ankle injury. And chelsea Winger Kennedy has been sent home from the Clu B Kennedy has been sent home from The Club Tour following his social media comments before a match with china. I will be back with more on those stories just after 11 30 am. As we heard, the number of fatal death after Police Shootings rose last year. The independent Police Complaints Commission Found there we re Complaints Commission found there were six Fatal Police Shootings, the highest in 12 years. Lets talk to our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. Talk us through these figures. These are Fatal Police Shootings in england and wales, the figure was six at the end of march and that is the highest total since the ipcc was formed in 2004 but you have to remember you are talking about low numbers, ones and twos, a handful, so people should not get carried away and suggest there is a major new trend but the last couple of years, the year before, there we re of years, the year before, there were three deaths, and the total in three years surpasses the previous six years, so im sure its something that Police Forces will be looking at but when you look at the six tests, they are spread across six tests, they are spread across six different forces so there is no obvious one force were deaths are concentrated, and you have to put it into the context of the number of authorised Firearms Operations carried out each year. There were 1400 700 in which officers were called out, and out of those there we re called out, and out of those there were six deaths so that figure has to be put into context. In terms of Road Traffic Incidents involving the police, i think what will concern the police and the ipcc is the number of deaths resulting from pursuit. There were 28 deaths resulting from Police Pursuits, where a police car is chasing a suspect vehicle and as a result, either people in that car or passengers or pedestrians, passers by, are killed as a result. That is up by, are killed as a result. That is up from 13 test the Previous Year and it is the highest number ever recorded and that will be a cause for concern. What are the ipc saying about this increase . In terms of Police Pursuit, they say the increase is noticeable and they are now going to do some work with the Police Chiefs council to see if is some problem here or wider trend that needs addressing. They managed to get the numbers down for some period of time but this bike is clearly something thatis but this bike is clearly something that is concerning them. Thank you, danny shaw. Up to 150 people held a vigil outside a Police Station in east london last night in protest over the death of a young black man. There has been anger in the local community following the death of 20 year old Rashan Charles in the early hours of saturday morning. A small number of people threw bottles and sticks at police after the vigil, but no officers were injured. Keith doyle reports. What do we want . Justice the anger and frustration was visible on the streets of hackney following the death of 20 year old Rashan Charles. He died after being apprehended by police on saturday. A vigil was held outside Stoke Newington Police Station last night. During that, Rashan Charless father called for justice. We seekjustice on this. Basically, i want everybody to understand what happened, this is a peaceful protest. After the vigil, protesters blocked with bins and bags of rubbish. It was relatively peaceful until the police moved in to end the protest. Then some of the crowd threw bottles, cans and bricks. It is 2 20am and the police have finally moved in to clear this road that has been blocked for the last seven hours. A lot of local people are shouting things out, there is clearly a lot of anger here. But by all accounts, this has been a reasonably peaceful protest. The police say Rashan Charles was seen swallowing something when apprehended, but a Campaigning Group says it is enormously concerned and angered by his death. The police watchdog, the independent Police Complaints commission, is now investigating. Hundreds of firefighters in the South Of France and corsica are battling huge forest fires which have been fanned by high temperatures and strong winds. A blaze has swept through 16 Hundred Acres of the Luberon National Park in provence, while people have been moved to safety from a town in North Eastern corsica. The vatican has said it is shutting off all its fountains, including those in st Peters Square, because of italys severe drought. The country has experienced one of its driest springs for 60 years. Suffocating summer heat has followed two years of lower than average rainfall in rome, forcing the italian capital to now consider the prospect of Water Rationing. Sarah corker reports. Holiday snaps of the famous fountains in vatican city will look a little different this summer. The 17th century masterpieces in st Peters Square are among 100 fountains being switched off. Large swathes of italy are suffering from a prolonged drought. As far as we know, at least in our memory, this is the first time we have had to shut the fountains down. As you know, in rome, rome has been blessed with lots of water, and so this is an exception. As far as we know, this is the first time in the vatican this has happened. The move comes after authorities ordered a halt on Pumping Water from this lake near rome, a decision that could force officials to impose Water Rationing in the italian capital. Some areas have seen Rainfall Levels 80 below normal. The island of sardinia is among the worst affected regions. 4000 farms depend on this now near empty dam for water. Translation water only one day a week. We cant stock it, therefore we cant give water to the animals. Animals cannot drink only once a week. Its a big disaster. Meteorologists say this spring was italys third driest in 60 years. Across the country, 60 of farmland has been effected. Farmers say it is costing the italian agriculture an estimated 2. 3 billion. Ten regions are now seeking Natural Disaster status. This is the picture in florence, water levels are at a record low. And further north, some rivers are already bone dry, while wine grapes and olive production are suffering throughout much of italy. And with no let up in the high temperatures, authorities are warning of the risk of an environmental disaster. Now to the United States. We have had a couple of tweets in from President Donald Trump on the row over the investigation of alleged russian meddling in last years general election. A couple of Early Morning tweets criticising Donald Trumps own attorney general, jeff sessions, who he said had taken a wea k sessions, who he said had taken a weak position on Hillary Clinton, the democratic president ial nominee, who mrtrump the democratic president ial nominee, who mr trump beat in the election and attorney Generaljeff Sessions has taken a very weak position of Hillary Clinton crimes and intel lea kers, Hillary Clinton crimes and intel leakers, and also he has criticised what he called ukrainian effort to sabotage the trump campaign, quietly working to boost clinton, so there you go, the latest tweets from donald trump in america. A row has broken out over Rail Investment after the government said it would work with the mayor of london to move forward plans for crossrail 2. It comes after recent announcements cancelling Rail Electrification schemes in wales and the north of england. The Department For Transport said it is still investing in infrastructure for the north, but the mayor of Greater Manchester andy burnham has criticised transport secretary Chris Graylings support for the london project. Transport focuss latest National Rail Passenger Survey has shown Rail Passengers in london and the south east are more satisfied with their Railway Journeys after a long period of patchy performance. Measuring satisfaction of more than more than 27,000 passengers, no train companys overall satisfaction figures declined. We spoke to some real passengers outside Victoria Station about their experience. Too busy and too expensive for how busy it is so its not great. Lately it has been better but always so part, nowhere to sit down. It could be better, the strikes arent helping, it would be nice if the tickets work. Surprisingly on time for once but they need to be more consistency. think my service is ok but thats not the impression i get from a lot of people. I think its very variable. I find recently there has been an improvement but towards the end of last year and the beginning of this year there were significant problems. Lets talk to our correspondent at kings cross. Patchy, variable, that seems to be the verdict. Yes, the survey suggests an overall improvement and here at kings cross, we are well after russia are, we got here at the tail end and you can barely move, still a steady stream of passengers and that backs up what this survey says about Passenger Numbers being on the up. By overall satisfaction they mean anything from Standing Space on the train to punctuality and personal security, so would cove rs a and personal security, so would covers a lot of ground and that is up. As those passengers suggested and if you got on a train and it was overcrowded you might think these results are strange but overall punctuality has got better and punctuality has got better and punctuality has got better, passengers tend to be happier over all. The lowest scores are southern and eastern although southern has got better in terms of overall satisfaction but Passenger Groups warned this recovery is fragile because you have the likes of upgrade works in the next year, so they are saying these Train Companies cannot rest on their laurels and still need to invest better. Thank you. Sun shining there at kings cross. Lets get a Weather Forecast now with simon. For many of us it is still rather cloudy. But as you can see in the west midlands, some holes are developing. And through the afternoon, for many of us there will be some good spells of sunshine. The best of the sunshine is across wales and south west england. Largely dry and south west england. Largely dry and sunny. We could have some sharp showers in parts of wales and the south west, maybe in the north east of scotland, as well, where it stays cloudy and a little bit cool here at 14 degrees. Elsewhere temp just getting up to 20 or 23, 24 and Feeling Pleasant later in the afternoon. This evening, we can still see showers across the south west but they will fade away. You will notice behind me the rain is moving for wednesday. Moving fairly swiftly. Heading for scotland and north england. More patchy further south. We might have some brighter sky behind that. Blustery conditions as well through tomorrow. A disappointing day for many of us with maximum temperatures at only 1821d. I with maximum temperatures at only 18 21d. I will see you later. This is bbc Newsroom Live. The headlines the government says it wants to put a stop to what it describes as the unjust practice of builders selling new homes in england as leasehold and preventing homeowners being crippled with groundrent increases. Charlie gards parents have said they are preparing to spend their Last Precious Moments with their terminally ill son. They have ended their legal case to take him to the us for treatment after a us doctor told them it was too late to treat charlies condition. Firefighters are tackling forest fires spreading across the south east of france, including the popular tourist destination, st tropez. Some areas have been evacuated but there are no reports of serious support reports of casualties. The independent Police Complaints commission has found that the number of fatal shootings by police has risen sharply over the last year to a 12 year high. Transport focus, measuring the satisfaction of more than 27,000 passengers shows those in london and the south east are more pleased with their Railway Journeys, the south east are more pleased with their railwayjourneys, with overall satisfaction rising from 79 last year to 82 this year. Those are the headlines. But what is going on in the World Of Sport . Hugh can give us all the details of dash. The details. Adam peaty smashed another world record at the championships in budapest. As expected, olympic champion adam peaty successfully defended his 100m breaststroke title, just missing out on his own world record. He said he could break the world record again in the semifinal this evening with a time even closer to 25 seconds. Hopefully i can build on tonight and build again tomorrow. 25 seconds. Hopefully i can build on tonight and build again tomorrowm was a fantastic world record. Sometimes being relaxed, especially with breast road is important. As soon as she wants to go fast you go slower. That is nine, ten years of experience and it is great to enjoy it and give the crowd and early wake up. It and give the crowd and early wakeup. Sharron davies with the questions. Greg rutherford has withdrawn from next weeks World Championships in london because of an ankle injury. He cannot defend the title he won in 2015 in a british athletic statement, he said he was so devastated he would not be competing in front of the best fans in the world in the stadium that changed his life. He said he would focus on becoming a three time European Champion next year. Another absenteeism the sprinter, richard kilty. He was expected to compete in the four by 100 m relay. He has broken a finger on his changeover hand. British athletics have added five new names to the team for the championships next week, Charlotte Proctor and Jasmine Soyuz are included, lenny waite has been selected for the 3000 metres steeplechase and mark scott in the 5000 metres and jess turner in the 400 metres hurdles. Chelsea have sent kennedy home from their Preseason Tour after the brazilian social media comments before a match in china. The club has sincerely apologised after fans accused the player of racism over comments he made on social media before the Preseason Win over arsenal. He was booed by fans at the game and later apologised. The club have returned confirmed his return to the uk. Man city have broken the world tra nsfer man city have broken the world transfer record for a defender by signing benjamin maundy £452 million. He has signed a five year deal, after the signings of kyle walker and neil, they have spent almost £130 Millionjust Walker and neil, they have spent almost £130 million just on full backs this summer. Happy hernandez has signed for west ham from bayer leverkusen, for £16 million. He is the leading mexican goal scorer and has become the fourth signing at west ham this summer. Much criticism today the rfu decision not to renew the contract will the in the womens 15 aside team. The champions defend their title in ireland next month but afterwards the Union Will Shift Focus and finance to their sevens squad ahead of the combo of games. They said several players will be offered contracts. Commonwealth games. Those in 15 rugby at the moment at the elite will potentially have to look for further employment to sustain their ability to be an athlete. That is where the frustrations i think are coming from. What is positive is there is funding and support but it is not enough and Going Forward we need more investment, not only in rugby but in other sports as we have seen for english cricket. Six years after partially severing his arm, robert commits as hopes of returning to formula one get one step closer when he tests a renault car in hungary. He has already tested in a 2012 car and said his physical limitation will not affect his driving. The official test will allow renault to compare his performance against other teams and drivers. That is all the sport for now. I am back in the next hour. Studio thank you. See you later. Lets talk more now about the Unfair Charges levied on buyers of new build houses that could be banned in england under a proposed crackdown. Leaseholds on new homes would be outlawed, while ground rents could be dramatically reduced, under Government Plans which are going to go to consultation. The government says enough is enough, describing the practises as unjust, unnecessary and need to stop. Claire scott bought a Leasehold Property In Bolton and had a lot of problems when she came to sell the house. Thank you forjoining us. First of all, what was the situation when you came to sell . Yes, we were looking to sell last summer. The house buyers were pretty much moved in and had organised for builders to come and do work. They had ordered furniture but unfortunately on the day they went to exchange contracts, the solicitors had not read the lease until that day and to cut a very long story short they said the solicitors advise them that under no certain terms could they recommend buying our house because of the owner is lease. Because we pay ground rent of £295 per year and it doubles every ten years. By 2060 it will get to £10,000 per year ground rent. Their solicitor said the house could not be saleable. We would have Mortgage Lending Problems and the cost of the ground rent was extremely prohibitive. So they said not to buy the house and the sale fell through. Unfortunately we had completed on next house days before because we were so certain the sale was going through. It has left us in a dire financial situation where we own two properties, we have to rent the existing one out, and it is a Taylor Wimpey building. We enquired about buying the freehold and to ask that question alone is £108 because Taylor Wimpey sold it to another company, Adriatic Land and they want £40,000 for the freehold. I have neighbours who would even like to do modifications and are racking up significant costs just to ask permission to make modifications to their home which they believe they own but they do not properly. What are you going to do now . It is a horrendous situation you are put in. A lot of people will be staggered the ground rent is going to rise to £10,000 by 2060. Gather macro at the at the moment we are hoping the government will continue to put pressure on the Home Builders. Government will continue to put pressure on the homebuilders. Sajid javid was very documentary about Taylor Wimpey because they put forward proposals to help people like me who are in this problem. The issueis like me who are in this problem. The issue is all they are proposing is to switch to another lease, and rpi lease. We would still have to ask permission to do things to our homes and we hope the government are proposing to ban it entirely because it should not exist. The rpi lease will put us in no better a Position Andi will put us in no better a position and i still cannot sell my home because people know they should be getting a freehold and not leasehold home. What do you think your chances of selling the home now . Zero. One of selling the home now . Zero. One of my mates neighbours next door have had their house up for several months. They have a lot of interest. It isa months. They have a lot of interest. It is a desirable area with lovely houses. As soon as they ask leasehold or freehold and they are told leasehold, they walk away. Nobody would want to touch these houses. People are waking up to the fa ct houses. People are waking up to the fact you should not be buying Leasehold Homes. Well, we wish you well. And good luck with trying to sell your property. Thank you for explaining the problems to us. Beth rudolph is from the Conveyance Association and she joins us from worcester. Thank you for being with us. I do not know if you can hear that. Claire scott outlined their problems trying to sell a home where the ground rent will go up to £10,000 per year in 2060. It sounds like a crazy situation. Shocking, isnt it . And it is only the tip of the iceberg. All these people are stuck in this leasehold trap. And u Nfortu Nately stuck in this leasehold trap. And unfortunately the developers are using this as another way to property and make money out of the developments. When we know there are only 300,000 new builds per year they can prevent people from making those choices to buy freehold instead of leasehold. And all the impetus is supposedly about helping young people get onto the Housing Ladder and none of this helps at all. You absolutely right. It is a very important point you make. It is the most vulnerable in society who buy Leasehold Properties, flats and things like that, either Retirement Home side of things, of first time buyers. Neither of whom are in really a position to necessarily really a position to necessarily really appreciate what they are being sold. Especially when the information is available so late in the process. I think we heard claire say that her buyers were not made aware of the lease until the day of exchange. Ridiculous. How can you make a decision on whether you wish to purchase a property when you do not even know about the lease . The government are talking about an outright ban. Is that something you would agree on when it comes to houses . I think in most cases there is absolutely no need for a house to be leasehold. If there is a shared amenities, for example on a gated estate, where you need to have a collection of maintenance charges, contributions from everybody on the estate, there is an argument perhaps it should be leasehold but why does it should be leasehold but why does it have to be a short lease and why does it have to have ground rent . For the last 200 years ground rent is set as low as a pack of corn. Why does there need to be a lease term at all . You have commonhold, another form of ownership, where the owners of the units over the shared land, as well. So there is no freehold to impose ridiculous charges. Really good to talk to. Thank you for being with us, beth rudolph, from the conveyancing association. Taylor wimpey have issued a response to the Government Plans for consultation. We can give you some details on that. They say they are working hard with the freeholders to convert our customers doubling leases at our expense will stop Taylor Wimpey has set aside £130 million to cover the cost of conversing the leases on our customer s behalf. The brexit Secretary Has said it is a moral imperative to reach a Swift Deal On Eu nationals living in the uk. 0n imperative to reach a Swift Deal On Eu nationals living in the uk. On a visit to prague david davis said the government took seriously the need to enter the anxiety and uncertainty, but he again signalled he was not willing to compromise over the role of the European Court ofjustice. He said progress is being made. The negotiations have started. They are off to a good start. In particular there has been a great deal of work done on the issue of Citizens Rights am a where we are looking to protect the rights of3 we are looking to protect the rights of 3 Million European Union citizens in the uk and 1 million british citizens in the european union. We would like to do this quickly as a moral imperative, because we want to ta ke moral imperative, because we want to take away the anxiety of all of those 4 Million People and give them some certainty in their future. David davis, the brexit secretary. The bitterjuices coming. But first the latest headlines. Business news is coming. The governed is looking to end the unjust practice, they say, of builders selling new build as leasehold. The parents of charlie gard say they are spending their Last Precious Moments with their Last Precious Moments with their terminally ill son after ending the legal battle for his treatment. The number of Fatal Police Shootings and death in england and wales rose significantly last year. Fatal shootings are the highest in 12 years. Iam ben i am ben bland with the business news. The Uks Serious Fraud Office has opened an investigation into british Australian Mining giant rio tinto group. The sfo says the probe is into suspected corruption in the conduct of business in the Republic Of Guinea by the rio tinto group, its employees and others associated with it. Its asking anyone with relevant information to get in touch. Rio tinto says it will fully co operate with the investigation. As we have been hearing. Unfair charges levied on buyers of new build houses could be banned in england under a proposed crackdown. The trend for new build houses being sold as leasehold has accelerated in recent years. Because ground rents can double every decade, some home owners have been left struggling to meet bills and in some cases making a property impossible to sell. The Government Plans are subject to an eight week consultation and apply only to england. A rise in loans could be a danger to the uk economy, warns a bank of england official. 0utstanding Credit Ca rd england official. 0utstanding Credit Card Balance Transfers and personal loa ns card balance transfers and personal loans increased by 10 the last year, according to the Financial Stability director. In contrast to the 10 , Household Incomes have risen by only 1. 5 . He warns household debt, like most things, are good in moderation but dangerous in excess. And their charges could be banned in england under a proposed crackdown. Leasehold is on a houses would be outlawed and ground rent could dramatically reduce under Government Plans, subject to consultation. Andy walker has outlined why the crackdown is needed. This is something the Communities And Local Government secretary called a great scandal of the housing market, whereby people buying new homes made by a Leasehold Basis and subject to grab raid which can in cases escalate dramatically, he has written about it in the times in quite colourful terms today. For example, you said if you go to the butcher and bison sausages for your barbecue you do not get an invoice for the night 100 years. Purchase some sausages. If you buy a bucket and spade you do not get charges when you pass it on. He talks about exa m ples of when you pass it on. He talks about examples of a 3000 increase in ground rent to a total of something approaching £10,000. He thinks there is certainly, there are cases where some leasehold arrangements are justified and commonly used in flats but clearly he is concerned in some cases they are used in an unfair and abusive way. Andrew walker there. Plenty more about that story online. Production among uk manufacturers grew at the fastest pace since january 1995 in the three months tojuly, according to the latest quarterly Cbi Industrial Trends survey. The survey of 397 manufacturers also found that Employee Headcount increased at the fastest rate for three years and that hiring intentions for the coming quarter also improved. Joining us now is anna leach, the cbis head of Economic Analysis and intelligence. Sounds like a rosy picture. Do we know what is behind this boost . As well as strengthening output which you remarked upon, we have also seen very pleasing signs among the export side of the survey. We also saw the strongest expectations for Export Orders in 40 years. And continued optimism about prospects for export over the year ahead. Have we got any idea how we can break it down with the different bits of the Manufacturing Sector . Food and drink was leading the improvement this quarter. But the improvement was quite broad based, with the greater proportion of our Survey Sample showing and most of the sectors showing and most of the sectors showing improvement relative to the last quarter. Based on this, does it look like it is a trend fitting with the picture of the Previous Survey and what we have seen four example in the last year or does it look like an outlier and an anomaly . We have seen a picture of strength and improvement since the beginning of the year. That seems to be based upon the beneficial impact of sterling which we saw last year finally feeding through. Joining the resilience in domestic demand which was underpinning the sector anyway, we have seen gradual improvement and is now a more pronounced improvement on the export side, with Export Demand and orders really feeding through and helping demand and output to ramp up significantly for the sector. Putting it in context, the sector. Putting it in context, the growth in Export Orders has been helped by the weak sterling, the relatively weak sterling, making products cheaper for foreign buyers. But they cannot always rely on that being the case for any given period, can they . Usually sterling would tend to be volatile and he would not normally expect and indeed manufacturers do not normally talus thats the level of sterling plays a significant role in their Business Decisions. Tell us that the level. It has fallen and is remaining low and is expected to remaining low and is expected to remain low for a bit longer. We do see at playing more of a role in influencing manufacturers and traders and their Business Decisions and shifting their priorities towards external markets. Anna leach from the cbi, thank you. Luxury shoemakerjimmy choo has just been bought by design house michael kors for nearly 1. 2 billion. Jimmy choo, which is famous for its stilettos worn by celebrities. A p pa re ntly apparently including Nicole Kidman hand lady gaga. Michael kors, which has been struggling recently amid slowing sales, Will Buy Choo for 230p per share. Profits at alphabet, the Parent Company of search giant google, have been hit by the record £2 billion fine imposed by the European Commission last month. The profits were more than 40 lower than they would have been without the fine. Year on year profits fell by almost 30 . Alphabet has already said it may challenge the fine. Dutch firm akzo nobel, owner of dulux paint, has seen a fall in profits. Akzo has been fighting off a Takeover Approach from us rival ppg industries, and promised to grow profits as part of its rejection strategy. The company says Second Quarter profit fell 6 to 537 million due to weak demand in some markets and higher raw material costs. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the markets. The ftse100 is up. Anglo american helping to drive the leading index of shares. Different on the ftse 250. Not doing so well today. Mining shares down by more than 9 . After investors had news the company has been given a bill of 190 billion from tanzania apparently over unpaid tax and penalties. That is where we will leave it for this morning. Back to you. Studio thank you. Pubs throughout the uk are calling time permanently at an alarming rate, but a few determined communities are hoping to buck that trend. There are dozens of Community Pubs, run and owned by local shareholders where they not only pull the pints but also call the shots. John maguire reports. The beer and the banter is in full flow in holbrook. It was closed down two years ago and marked to be demolished and replaced with housing. And then some locals got together to save it. This was the hub of the community. This was where people met in the village. It was a good restaurant, it was a good pub. When it closed, many people stopped going out. We came and looked at it when we first bought it and thought, oh my god, what have we done . It was awful. But so many people turned up and helped during the weekends and week and so on. Many hours went into making this happen, actually. And what we have got now is better than anything. As the project gathered pace, builders, structural engineers, and carpenters from the village, they were all getting together to help. There are now 51 Community Pubs across the uk, though the first one opened more than 20 years ago. The start up costs for a pub is around £350,000. The average investment is around £1000. Much of the rest of the money is raised through mortgages and loans. But for those at holbrook, the survival of the pub may be desirable, but is it viable . 250 people investing. They all have a vested interest in its succeeding. There are still some finishing touches, but there is now a cafe as well. The bovine theme is everywhere. Compared to the pubs closing in the uk each week, the number of these remains very small. But no Community Pub closed down last year. That is proof, then, that they can survive with support. And no need to call time on the village local. Now the weather and if you fancy a pint in your local, here is simon king. Some good sunny spells developing at the moment. Especially in Western Areas. But in northern and eastern parts you will notice from the satellite we still have quite a bit of cloud. But some holes developing in the cloud at the moment. That will continue into the afternoon with some sunny spells developing. Dry for many of us. The exception will be towards south and west in areas where we could have some showers developing later this afternoon and we could have some showers continuing in the far north east scotland. Lets take a look at things at about four oclock this afternoon. Some of the showers could be on the sharp side. Heavy in pa rt could be on the sharp side. Heavy in part of cornwall, devon and into hampshire. Some showers also for south wales into the midlands. They would be very hit and miss. You would be very hit and miss. You would be very hit and miss. You would be unlucky to catch one of them. Still a bit of cloud at times in eastern areas but some good Brea Ks In Eastern Areas but some good breaks developing and bright spells. Probably feeling warmer than yesterday. Not as warm as yesterday in Western Scotland and in the north of scotland, a bit chilly on the coast at only 13 degrees here. Showers will tend to disappear here tonight. For many of us it is quite quiet. You cannot help but notice this area moving into the west, more rainfor this area moving into the west, more rain for wednesday, but not a cold night, temperatures stay into double figures. The rain on wednesday is tied to low pressure, quite a deep area for the time of year, bringing fairly blustery conditions and you can see this weather front, as well. It means a loss of rain. Quite heavy for scotland and Northern Ireland. Further south a bit more patchy as it moves from west into the east. Later in the day it will eventually clear from scotland, Northern Ireland and western parts of england and wales. Quite blustery conditions and wales. Quite blustery conditions and not feeling particularly great when you are stuck with the cloud, wind and rain. That will gradually clear away on wednesday. The low pressure is still with us. If anything these isoba rs pressure is still with us. If anything these isobars are getting a bit closer together and we could have some stronger wind across northern and Western Areas on thursday, frequent showers here. Elsewhere, a scattering of showers on thursday, some bright spells in between. Some of them could be heavy and fairly similaron between. Some of them could be heavy and fairly similar on friday. Low pressure still with us. The wind is swirling around. Blustery conditions. Rain in southern and Western Areas late on friday, into the start of the weekend. Goodbye. This is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at midday the government says it wants to put a stop to what it describes as the unjust practice of builders selling new homes in england as leasehold and preventing homeowners being crippled with ground rent increases. Were talking about houses that are being sold, thousands of them, for no good reason and then once they are sold, the people who purchased them are exposed to ever increasing ground rents. Its not acceptable, its wrong and we are taking action. 86,000 nhs posts were vacant in england betweenjanuary and march 2017, latest figures show an increase of 10 from the same period the year before. The number of Fatal Police Shootings and deaths after Police Pursuits in england and wales rose significantly last year, with fatal shootings the highest in 12 years. The parents of charlie gard say they are preparing to spend their Last Precious Moments with their terminally ill son, after deciding to end their legal battle for his treatment. Satisfaction amongst Rail Passengers has increased over the last year, with 83 of travellers happy with their last journey, a transport watchdog finds. Surprisingly on time for once but they need to be more consistent. Too busy and too expensive for how busy it is, so its not great. Also hundreds of firefighters in the South Of France and Corsica Battle Against Huge Forest Fires fanned by high temperatures and strong winds. Close to the Tourist Resort of saint tropez, nearly 2000 Fire Fighters have been put into action as dozens of homes are evacuated. And britains adam peaty has broken his own 50 metre breast stroke world record, in the heats of the World Swimming Championships in hungary. Good afternoon. Its tuesday the 25th ofjuly. Builders could be banned from selling new houses as Leasehold Properties in england under proposals put forward by the government today. It comes after it emerged some Housing Developers have been selling the leasehold on to Investment Firms without always telling homeowners, leading to extra costs or rising charges. The government says there is a particular problem in the North West Of England where houses were being sold on leasehold, although its not clear why. The communities secretary, sajid javid said enough is enough as he set out how he plans to tackle the issue. I think everyone understands when you buy a flat for example why its sold on leasehold, it has to be shared Common Spaces, but were talking about houses that are being sold on leasehold, thousands of them for no good reason and then once they are sold, the people that have purchased them are exposed to these ever increasing ground rents, it is not acceptable, its wrong, enough is enough. Were taking action. What support do you hope to be able to provide for those who are in a situation where they are trapped in a house they cant sell because of this . There are already cases, some Million People that have bought houses under those kinds of terms, we want to see through this consultation what we can do to help them, one thing that is already happening from the industry is that those responsible developers are already taking action and seeing what they can do but i want to go but i want to go further, so we set out ideas around improving their rights of redress, making sure they have more Consumer Protection but i also want to hear other peoples ideas. I dont have all the answers to this. Its a complex issue. There are people out there, particularly some of the people in these situations and i want to hear from them what they think we can do to really help them. Mps have described leaseholds as the ppi of the House Building industry. Some of the examples the government cited included being charged £1,500 by the freeholding company to make a small change to the family home. A house which is now impossible to sell because the ground rent is expected to hit £10,000 a year by 2060. And the homeowner who was told buying the lease would cost £2,000 but the bill came to £40,000. Earlier ben bland, from the bbcs business unit, explained more about how leases and freeholds work. There are some 4 Million People living in properties where they own the lease but not the freehold. The majority are in flats but at least a third of them are in houses, which is why the government wants to do something about this and as we heard from those examples, it can be costly because when you buy a lease, you are buying the right to occupy that property for a set amount of time, 99 years to 999 years. With a freehold, you dont own the ground the property is built on, and in blocks of flats that can be convenient because one company owns the land and individual people own the flats and the lease to each flat, but with a house, if you dont own the land on which the house is built, that leaves you open to whoever does own it putting up the ground rent. If you look at the lease, it can be built in so it progressively goes up year on year or decade on decade, but even simple modifications, the freeholder can say to anyone who owns the lease, go ahead and make those changes but you need permission to do that and we will charge you. I know people who live in Leasehold Houses who were told they were not allowed to put a Satellite Tv Dish on their roofs because that was not what they wanted for the area, so this is why the government is trying to do something about it because of these costs and restrictions. It can also be a problem if you come to sell the house because it can be a problem assigning the lease to somebody else and the freeholder can charge whatever they like for you to sell on the property. That can hold up sales and cause people problems. What about people who are in these situations . Sajid javid said they are looking at measures to help people who are in this situation as well as banning this practice. A number of House Builders have set up compensation schemes and he was going to look into ways people could seek redress from solicitors who did not spot the clause when they were going through the Conveyancing Process, and he said when you buy something you should be able to assume it belongs to you you dont buy sausages only for the butcher to send you an annual invoice, you dont buy a bucket and spade and then be charged a transfer of Ownership Fee when you hand it to your kids, so he said if you buy something you have the right to assume you own it. Lets talk now to martin boiled from the leaseholders partnership. You have been working with mps and you think this has been a problem for a long time. The problem started growing in 2006 and has got bigger and bigger. We heard crazy examples like a ground rent of £10,000 a year by2060, like a ground rent of £10,000 a year by 2060, you had somebody who couldnt change their carpet. We are aware of some leases where you have to ask permission to change the carpet and ask permission per room. These Government Proposals are mainly affecting new build homes in england that you think the problem is with existing homes. The government has made clear that in the consultation it will look at limiting the help to buy scheme which will limit the developers ability to sell Leasehold Homes Going Forward but we estimate there are 100,000 homes affected by adverse Lease Conditions which may now become difficult to sell. You talk about that, the of england is at particular problem. The biggest concentration of Leasehold Houses is in the north west but it spreads across to the north east and the whole country, there are Leasehold Houses being sold in london and exeter and almost everywhere. Houses being sold in london and exeter and almost eve rywhere. M houses being sold in london and exeter and almost everywhere. It is a problem forfirst time buyers, eve Ryo Ne A Problem Forfirst time buyers, everyone says it is a priority to help the young on the Housing Ladder but this is an impediment. Yes, it isa but this is an impediment. Yes, it is a misconception to suggest Leasehold Houses will be cheaper than freehold, they are often more expensive but if you are on the hill to buy scheme, though our time restrictions and you may be constrained to use the developers solicitor and the value, you may even be told which Mortgage Company to use. It is quite complex but this isa to use. It is quite complex but this is a system that some unscrupulous people are abusing to make money, especially from people who do not really understand the full details of these leases and ground rent arrangements. Absolutely because the freehold are set to these sites is sold on, there is plenty of evidence that many of these companies are offshore, there is a lack of transparency as to who owns them, they are entitled to put up the prices so we are seeing developers assure the prospective purchaser it will cost 2000 or £4000 to buy the freehold and then when they come to bet, suddenly it is 20,000 or £40,000. Thank you for explaining all that, martin boyd. New figures show there were six Fatal Police Shootings last year. I have been speaking to danny shaw. These are Fatal Police Shootings in england and wales, the figure was six at the end of march and that is the highest total since the ipcc was formed in 2004 but you have to remember you are talking about low numbers, ones and twos, a handful, so people should not get carried away and suggest there is a major new trend but the last couple of years, the year before, there were three deaths, and the total in three years surpasses the previous six years, so im sure its something that Police Forces will be looking at but when you look at the six deaths, they are spread across six different forces so there is no obvious one force where deaths are concentrated, and you have to put it into the context of the number of authorised Firearms Operations carried out each year. There were 14,700 in which officers were called out, many of them involving armed response vehicles, and out of those there were six deaths so that figure has to be put into context. In terms of Road Traffic Incidents involving the police, i think what will concern the police and the ipcc is the number of deaths resulting from pursuit. There were 28 deaths resulting from Police Pursuits, where a police car is chasing a suspect vehicle and as a result, either people in that car or passengers or pedestrians, passers by, are killed as a result. That is up from 13 deaths the Previous Year and it is the highest number in 11 years and that will be a cause for concern. What are the ipc saying about this increase . In terms of Police Pursuit, they say the increase is noticeable and they are now going to do some work with the Police Chiefs council to see if there is some problem here or wider trend that needs addressing. They managed to get the numbers down for some period of time but this spike is clearly something that is concerning them. Danny shaw there. 86,000 nhs posts were vacant in england betweenjanuary and march 2017, latest figures show an increase of 10 from the same period the year before. Lets talk to our health correspondent. What is going on . This is the first time we have had access to two years worth of data which looks at adverts placed on the nhsjob website. Which looks at adverts placed on the nhs job website. It is which looks at adverts placed on the nhsjob website. It is not which looks at adverts placed on the nhs job website. It is not perfect data, there are other ways of advertising but lots of groups say this shows an nhs that is under pressure. Nurses and midwives make up pressure. Nurses and midwives make upa high pressure. Nurses and midwives make up a high proportion through the two yea rs of up a high proportion through the two years of the shortages and in march 2017, the last month we have on record, there were more than 11,000 nurse and Midwife Shortages across england and the Royal College of nurses say this could be much higher. They say people are leaving the profession because of the pay cap, nurses are finding more lucrative jobs elsewhere, but it is not just nurses lucrative jobs elsewhere, but it is Notjust Nurses and midwives, it includes the 86,000 vacancies, doctors, nurses, dentists, administrative clerical staff and scientific and technical staff. What are the Department Of Health saying about this . They say it is a priority to them, that is why they have invested in front line staff, they say since 2010 liver 32,000 more qualified and clinic. With 12,000 more nurses and it is something they are continuing to work on. Thank you. The latest headlines. The government says it wa nts to headlines. The government says it wants to put a stop to what it describes as the unjust practice of builders selling new homes in england as leasehold and preventing owners being crippled with growing dress increases. 86,000 nhs posts were vacant in england betweenjanuary and march 2017, latest figures show an increase of 10 from the same period the year before. Nurses and midwives account for the highest number of vacancies. The number of Fatal Police Shootings and deaths after Police Pursuits in england and wales rose significantly last year, with fatal shootings the highest in 12 years. Hugh has all the latest sports news from the bbc sports centre. Olympic champion adam peaty said he wasnt even really up for it this morning. Before he smashed another world record at the world aquatics championships in budapest. Peaty retained his 100 metres breaststroke title yesterday and sliced more than three tenths of a second off his own 50 metres breaststroke world record in the heats this morning. Peaty said he could break the record again in this evenings semifinal with a time even closer to the 25 second mark. As soon as you start wanting it in a class, you will go slower, and its great to enjoy it and give the cloud the crowd a little early wake up. Former 0lympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford has withdrawn from next weeks World Championships in london because of an ankle injury. Rutherford wont be able to defend the title he won back in 2015. In a british athletics statement he said i am so devastated that i wont be competing in front of the best fans in the world, in the stadium that changed my life. He says he will now focus on becoming a three time European Champion next year. Another absentee will be sprinter richard kilty. He was expected to compete in the mens 4x100 metre relay but the european indoor champion has broken a finger on his changeover hand. British athletics has added five new names to its team for next weeks championships. Long jumpers Shara Proctor and Jazmin Sawyers are included. 0n the track, rio 2016 0lympian lennie waite has been selected for the 3000 metres steeplechase wih marc scott in the 5000 metres and jess turner in the 400 metre hurdles. Chelsea have sent kenedy home from their Preseason Tour following the brazilians social media comments before a match in china. The club has solemnly and sincerely apologised after fans accused the player of xenophobia and racism over comments made on social media before their Preseason Win over arsenal. Kenedy was booed by fans at the game and later apologised but the club has confirmed he has returned to the uk. Thats all sport for now. We will have a full round up at 1 30pm. Transport focuss latest National Rail Passenger Survey has shown Rail Passengers in london and the south east are more satisfied with their Railway Journeys after a long period of patchy performance. Measuring satisfaction of more than 27,000 passengers, no train companys overall satisfaction figures declined. We spoke to Rail Passengers outside london Victoria Station about their experience this morning. Too busy and too expensive for how busy it is, so its not great. Lately it has been better but as always its so packed, nowhere to sit down. It could be better, the strikes arent helping, it would be nice if the tickets worked. Surprisingly good this morning, on time for once but they need to be more consistent. I think my service is ok but thats not the impression i get from a lot of people. I think its very variable. I find recently there has been an improvement but towards the end of last year and the beginning of this year there were significant problems. Variable may be the best way of summing up their experiences. 0ur correspondent Vishala Sri Pathma joins us now from kings Cross Railway station. What are they saying there . A mixed response but generally positive. Kings cross gets a lot of trains from northern cities and people we spoke to are generally happy, they think prices are reasonable and the punctuality of the service is very good and that has been one of the reasons that customers overall have been quite happy. With me is bruce from sheffield, what has your experience been of journeys . From sheffield, what has your experience been ofjourneys . Fine, clean and reliable, on time, you cant fault it. Are you happy with the price of tickets, worried about them going up . For the time it takes to get there rather than the bus or car, you cannot fault it. The survey talk about crowding on trains, what about that . Im lucky i dont do rush hour, so its ok. About that . Im lucky i dont do rushhour, so its ok. Your girlfriend lives in the south. She gets the train three times a week, luckily she starts at the end of the line so she gets a seat but for stops down it is round, she often has to stand up All The Way Home to southend. But thats life. Do you find the risk regional divide in terms train experiences . In the north you get a collapsing Train Trundling down the tracks but here it is lovely. I hope the rest of your journey to date it is lovely. I hope the rest of yourjourney to date goes well. Bruce very happy with his journey and generally there has been a positive message, people tend to be quite happy, top of the leaderboard are trains in hall and the Heathrow Express , are trains in hall and the Heathrow Express, lower our southern and south eastern although suburban is getting better. Passenger groups are mourning that the recovery could be fragile. Thank you. A row has broken out over Rail Investment after the government said it would work with the mayor of london to move forward plans for crossrail 2. It comes after recent announcements cancelling Rail Electrification schemes in wales and the north of england. The Department For Transport said it is still investing in infrastructure for the north, but the mayor of Greater Manchester andy burnham has criticised transport secretary Chris Graylings support for the london project. Charlie gards parents say they are preparing to spend their Last Precious Moments with their terminally ill son. It comes after they ended their legal battle to take him to the United States for treatment. In a statement, Great 0rmond Street Hospital, where charlie is on life support, said they recognised the agony, desolation and bravery of their decision. Caroline rigby reports. This photograph of charlie gard was released by his parents last night, just hours after they told the courts they now accepted their son should be allowed to die. Their fight to send charlie to the us For Experimental Treatment is over. Our son is an absolute warrior, and we could not be prouder of him, and we will miss him terribly. His body, Heart And Soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity, and he will make a difference to peoples lives for years to come. We will make sure of that. Charlie has been in Intensive Care since october. He has a rare inherited condition mitochondrial depletion syndrome. It means he cannot move, feed or breathe unaided. Charlies parents had wanted to send him for therapy in america, butjudges ruled he should be allowed to die after Great 0rmond Street Hospital argued the treatment was futile. The case came back to court when this american neurologist, michio hirano, claimed new evidence that his treatment could help. But that doctor has now told them its too late to treat charlie. A whole lot of time has been wasted. We are now injuly, and our poor boy has been left to just lie in hospitalfor months. Great 0rmond street insist earlier treatment would not have saved him. The hospital have praised the courage of his parents, saying the agony, desolation and bravery of their decision has humbled all who work there. His parents will now spend charlies last few days by his side. A man who battered his girlfriends five year old son to death in a london park, for losing a trainer, has been jailed for life. Marvyn iheanacho had denied murder. A court was told that when he attacked alex malcolm witnesses heard a childs fearful voice saying sorry, loud banging and a man screaming about the loss of a shoe. The 39 year old will serve a minimum of 18 years in prison. Uk Animal Welfare standards could be threatened if farmers have to compete against cheaper, less regulated rivals from outside the eu after brexit. Thats the warning from a house of lords committee. Its urging the government to insist on similar standards in any free trade agreements to avoid what it calls a Race To The Bottom on welfare. Its one of those well known sayings were told over and over again money cant buy you happiness. But new Research Suggests that isnt necessarily true. A team of scientists in canada have found that using money to buy time, for example paying someone to do your chores, could make you more likely to feel happy than if you spend it on material goods. With me is dr Mark Williamson whos the director of action for happiness a think tank and movement of people committed to building a happier society. Is that true, if you spend money, maybe hiring a cleaner, does that make you happier than buying a new car . Its fascinating because we know there is more to life than money in terms of our happiness but when it comes to how we spend it, we have been told for some time that experiences matter more than things but as well as this ability to spend money wisely on recruiting experiences, we can use money to get away from experiences we find unpleasant and free up time, because a loss of time, are feeling we dont have enough time, is a source of stress, so spending money on allowing somebody else to take over at chalk we find challenging can free up time. In recent decades, companies have been chasing economic growth, an explosion of consumer consumption, has that made people happy, do you think . There is a fallacy that you look around the world and there is the happy birth and if we could live in simple conditions, there is a correlation between income and happiness but the more important thing is happiness and the story we are sold about what makes us happy is by this, you are not happy unless you have this, is flawed. 0ne encouraging thing about this research is that it shows if we repeat our ties away from material things but relationships, the outdoor world, Back To Basics of things that matter, then we create more happiness for ourselves and communities. This study is particularly about time, creating happiness through time, some people rebalancing their worklife balance, maybe working a little less than five days a week, does that make a difference . Some people have a conception the best thing they can do for themselves and their families is to work all the hours god sends that choosing to work less hours to spend more time with loved ones or pursuing hobbies, that can change our quality of life. We are out of time so thank you for being with us, doctor Mark Williamson. Lets see whether the weather can bring us any happiness, Sarah Keith Lucas can give it a go. If you like sunshine and dry weather, today may be the happiest day of the week. We have more cloud in the east but it is thinner than yesterday, allowing a bit of sunshine and you can see that in this view in norfolk, a bit of blue sky and patchy cloud, but further west we have more sunshine. Through the South West Of England and wales, a few scattered showers, could be the Odd Heavy One in the afternoon, largely dry for Northern England and Northern Ireland, temperatures up to 24 degrees, slightly cooler around the east coast. A largely dry end to the day but overnight we see rain from the west, so turning wet and windy tomorrow morning for Northern Ireland, Western Wales and england, drier in the east first things that this band of rain and wind works as weight from west to east through the day, followed by sunnier spells with a few scattered showers into the west in the afternoon but temperatures nothing dry home about, from 17 to 21 degrees. This is bbc Newsroom Live. The headlines the government says it wants to put a stop to what it describes as the unjust practice of builders selling new homes in england as leasehold and preventing homeowners being crippled with groundrent increases. Latest figures show that over 86,000 nhs posts were vacant in england between january 2017 and march 2017, an increase of almost 8,000 from the same period the Previous Year. The independent Police Complaints commission has found that the number of fatal shootings by police is at a 12 year high. Charlie gards parents have said they are preparing to spend their Last Precious Moments with their terminally ill son after ending their legal battle to take him to the us for treatment. In a few minutes well be looking at a rise in the number of people caught out byjob Recruitment Scams with Research Showing that1 in 10 job seekers have been hit. More now then on the so called Unfair Charges levied on buyers of new build houses that could be banned in england under a proposed crackdown. Leaseholds on new homes would be outlawed, while ground rents could be dramatically reduced, under Government Plans which are going to go to consultation. Earlier on i spoke to clair scott, who bought a new build leasehold house in bolton, but encountered problems when trying to sell. We were looking to sell last summer. The house buyers were pretty much moved in. They had organised for builders to come and do work and ordered furniture. But unfortunately the day they went to exchange contracts, the solicitors had not read the lease until that day. To cut a long story short they contacted us and said the solicitors advise them that they could not buy the house because of the owner is lease. We pay ground rent of £295 per year and it doubles every ten yea rs per year and it doubles every ten years so it would get to £10,000 per years so it would get to £10,000 per yearin years so it would get to £10,000 per year in ground rent by 2060. They said the house was not saleable and we would have Mortgage Lending Problems at the cost of the ground rent was very prohibitive so said not to buy the house. It then fell through and unfortunately we had completed on our next house days before because we were so certain the house sale was going through. It has left us in a dire financial situation where we own two properties, we have two rents the existing one out. It is a Taylor Wimpey building. We asked about buying the freehold and to ask the question alone is £108 because they sold it to another company, Adriatic Land and they want £40,000 to buy the freehold. I have neighbours that wa nts to the freehold. I have neighbours that wants to do modifications and they are racking up significant bills just to ask permission to make modifications to their home that they believe they own but we do not own properly. What are you going to do now . It is a horrendous situation you have been put in. Lots of people will be staggered the ground rent is going to rise to £10,000 per year by 2060. Yes. At the moment it is very muchjust hoping the 2060. Yes. At the moment it is very much just hoping the government continue putting pressure on the Home Builders. Sajid javid this morning was very complimentary about Taylor Wimpey because they are one of the Home Builders putting forward proposals to help people like me who are in this problem. The issue being all they are proposing is to switch us to another lease. The rpi lease. We would still not own our home. We would still have to ask permission to do things to our homes. When the government are proposing to ban leasehold entirely because it is an Old Fashioned system leasehold entirely because it is an Old Fashioned system which leasehold entirely because it is an Old Fashioned system which should not really exist, putting us on the rpi will put us in no battery position. I can still not sell my home because people will know they should be getting a freehold home had not leasehold. What do you think your chances of selling are now . Zero. 0ne your chances of selling are now . Zero. One of my neighbours next door have had their house up for several months and have a lot of interest. It isa months and have a lot of interest. It is a highly desirable area. Lovely houses. As soon as they ask is it leasehold or freehold and they are told leasehold, they walk away. Nobody would like to touch these houses. People are waking up to the fa ct houses. People are waking up to the fact you should not be buying Leasehold Homes. We wish you well and good luck would try to sell your property. Thank you for explaining the problems to us. You just heard clair talking about the House Building company Taylor Wimpey and theyve issued a response to the governments planned consultation. They say. We are working hard with the freeholders to convert our customers doubling leases at our expense. Taylor wimpey has set aside £130 million to cover the cost of converting the leases on our customers behalf. France now. Fire fighters are struggling to contain a fire in the east of the country and in corsica. There are no reports yet serious casualties. Hugh schofield is following the story from paris. Some dramatic pictures are emerging. What are the main areas affected by this . Very dramatic pictures indeed. With fires burning overnight. Set off against the dark sky of the night. In corsica, and in provence and today the focus is more to the east on the coast and in particular in the hills above st tropez. And near St Tropez A Fire there is certainly visible from the coast and from Holiday Makers there. It does not seem to be out of control. But it is very concerning. We have had homes evacuated will stop we have been watching pictures of people near st tropez who had to spend the night in temporary accommodation, in the cultural centre. Some Holiday Makers had to drive away in their cars away from the scene of some of the fires. So far, no loss of life. Some slight injuries among Fire Fighters but no worse than bad. It is it than that. It is a hot wind from the north coming down, meaning even when Fire Fighters think they have the situation under control, embers and sparks are Blowing Hundreds of metres away and starting new little fires which can turn into big ones. They are not going to be sure they have this situation under control until the wind dies down and that will not be until later this week. Lots of dry weather and hot weather causing this. Do we know if any fires were started deliberately . 0ut of this began . They always think some of them might have been started deliberately but there is no evidence of this spate. In general the rules are clear. You do not light fires. You do not light barbecues. You do not throw cigarette out of windows and in some places you do not even going to the woodland and scrub, these low scrub areas near the coast, because it is so liable to go up. It is very tinder dry. The slightest spark can start one of these configurations. Probably in most cases it is accidental. But as we know there are cases in which people do deliberately start fires. No word on that here. Thanks for all of that. Hugh schofield, paris correspondent. Theres been a rise in the number of people falling victim to scams linked to job recruitment. Ministers claim 1 in 10 job seekers have been hit. Its thought many lose money after bogus recruiters ask for cash for non existent security checks, or trick people into calling premium rate numbers forfake interviews. Matt cole reports. Insert search of childcare work, chloe answered a Recruitment Agency advert, asking for £175 for training and security checks. I was quite desperate to find work quickly. They assured me they would be able to line up some job interviews, assured me they would be able to line up somejob interviews, after i paid for the enhanced cbs. It was like guaranteed i would find work. But for her money, chloe got nothing. The recruiter has now disappeared and she is not alone. Thejoint disappeared and she is not alone. The joint industry and Security Body safe for jobs say the joint industry and Security Body safe forjobs say in the last two yea rs we have safe forjobs say in the last two years we have had a 300 increase in these types of crimes, with at least 15 new cases reported every week and possibly many more are not recorded. And victims are losing as much as £500 each. Our advice is not to part with money in advance. To be suspicious, suitably suspicious and if it looks like somebody is asking you to phone a phone line and stay a long time on a phone line, just generally be aware. The government is calling on big online recruiters to do more and make sure they do not direct people to fake companies. And anybody worried they have been scanned is urged to seek help on the safe for jobs scanned is urged to seek help on the safe forjobs website. Studio a man reported to be armed with a gun in old in Greater Manchester is locked inside a house. Police were called to the property earlier this morning where the man was said to be locked inside with a woman and two children. Police say the children are safely outside the house now. Im pleased to say that within one hour or so the one year old child was released. And around 6am this morning the six year old child was released. They are in the care of otherfamily released. They are in the care of other Family Members at the moment. At this moment we are dealing with a situation where one lady is being held against her will. A smell of gas was reported in the current situation. We do not know the source of that at this moment in time. As a precaution, we are isolating these apply at the moment. Chief superintendent neil evans Greater Manchester police. The brexit secretary david davis has said it is a moral imperative to reach a Swift Deal On Eu nationals living in the uk. Speaking during a visit to prague, mr davis said the government took very, very seriously the need to end the anxiety and uncertainty. However mr davis again signalled that he was not willing to compromise over the role of the European Court ofjustice. He said progress was being made. The negotiations have started. They are off to a good start. In particular, there has been a great deal of work done on the issue of Citizens Rights, where we are seeking to protect the rights of 3 Million European Union citizens in the uk and 1 million british citizens in the european union. We wa nt to citizens in the european union. We want to do this quickly as a moral imperative, because we want to take away the anxiety of all of those 4 Million People and give them some certainty in their future. David davis in prague. The vatican has said it is shutting off all its fountains, including those in st Peters Square, because of italys severe drought. The country has experienced one of its driest springs for 60 years. Suffocating summer heat has followed two years of lower than average rainfall in rome, forcing the italian capital to now consider the prospect of Water Rationing. Sarah corker reports. Holiday snaps of the famous fountains in vatican city will look a little different this summer. The 17th century masterpieces in st Peters Square are among 100 fountains being switched off. Large swathes of italy are suffering from a prolonged drought. As far as we know, at least in our memory, this is the first time we have had to shut the fountains down. As you know, in rome, rome has been blessed with lots of water, and so this is an exception. As far as we know, this is the first time in the vatican this has happened. The move comes after authorities ordered a halt on Pumping Water from this lake near rome, a decision that could force officials to impose Water Rationing in the italian capital. Some areas have seen Rainfall Levels 80 below normal. The island of sardinia is among the worst affected regions. 4000 farms depend on this now near empty dam for water. Translation water only one day a week. We cant stock it, therefore we cant give water to the animals. Animals cannot drink only once a week. Its a big disaster. Meteorologists say this spring was italys third driest in 60 years. Across the country, 60 of farmland has been effected. Farmers say it is costing the italian Agriculture Industry an estimated 2. 3 billion. Ten regions are now seeking Natural Disaster status. This is the picture in florence water levels are at a record low. And further north, some rivers are already bone dry, while wine, grapes and olive production are suffering throughout much of italy. And with no let up in the high temperatures, authorities are warning of the risk of an environmental disaster. Sarah corker, bbc news. One of the popes most senior advisors is due to appear in an Australian Court on wednesday, to face charges of sexual assault. Cardinal george pell has returned from rome saying that he is innocent, and will clear his name. As our sydney correspondent Hywel Griffith explains, the case is the latest controversy to hit the Catholic Church in australia. In george pells hometown, people have become used to confronting the past, and dealing with the spectre of abuse. Ribbons mark the places in ballarat where members of the Christian Brothers 0rder sexually assaulted children, in the 1970s. Dozens ended their lives prematurely. Phil nagle was abused as an 8 year old. It took more than 20 years for his abuser to be brought tojustice. Decades on, he still feels the Catholic Church has not acknowledged the suffering of victims. They defend the brand at all cost. They dont make any admissions, they make it as hard for you as they can. You know, when you go to court, theyre putting solicitors behind there. Theyre backing their criminal men. Theyre backing the guys, the perpetrators, they dont back the victims at all. Cardinal pell was brought up in ballarat and became its most famous son. As an archbishop, it became his responsibility to deal with the allegations of abuse against ballarats bretheren. Now, he is the one accused of sexual assault, allegations he has strongly refuted. As they wait for the Legal Process to unfold, there is a feeling here in ballarat that people need answers. The details of the charges against Cardinal Pell wont be made public until his first court hearing. A moment which is likely to put the spotlight back on this town. Those who work with abuse survivors say every headline has an impact. Coverage over the last few years has already caused more people to seek help. It was really difficult, because it was exhausting. It became relentless. You couldnt get away from it. It would be in the local papers, it would be on the local news and the wider news. Across australia, nearly 2,000 figures from the Catholic Church have been accused of abuse. A four year Royal Commission enquiry has helped to break the silence. It has also made the head of ballarats Catholic College speak out, giving a formal apology to the victims and striking the names of convicted abusers from its walls. Theres no question that as a church weve got an enormous amount of work to do to build trust with victims and survivors in the wider community, but also within the catholic community, i think, as well. And the only way to do that is to come to the table to say that we acknowledge this openly, we are so very sorry. That can only happen when people here feel they have found the truth. They hope that is what the courts can deliver. Hywel griffith, bbc news, ballarat. The headlines on bbc news. Government says it would like to stop what it describes as the unjust practice of builders selling new homes in england as leasehold. The government says it wants to prevent homeowners being crippled with ground rent increases. 86,000 nhs posts were vacant in england between january and march, up by 10 on the year before. Nurses and midwives account for the biggest proportion of vacancies. The number of Fatal Police Shooting is after Police Pursuit in england and wales has risen significantly, with fatal shootings the highest in 12 years. The Summer Holidays are under way but the trussell trust, which runs hundreds of food banks say thousands of children risk going hungry during the break. Graham satchel reports. I work 16 hours a week. It is quite a struggle. Yes, please. And it is for. One adult and one child. At you got any dietary requirements . Some holidays i find quite a struggle because of extra costs. Going out with friends and things like that. Summer holidays. Having to feed three times a day, two times. Extra snacks, extra activities, it all adds up. It is making that choice, do i pay the bills, the rent or do i pay for food . That bills, the rent or do i pay for food . That is bills, the rent or do i pay for food . That is what we are here for. To help you. If you need any toiletries or feminine hygiene or anything like that, we have that there, as well. And shampoo . Yes. Must look after their hair prices are going up in the shop. Gas and electric is going up every year. Council taxes going up. Rent goes up. People cant always keep up because your wage does not seem to go because your wage does not seem to 9 up because your wage does not seem to go up as much as other things. And i think people had to look at that, as well. Please do not be scared to come and see us again if you really need us. We are always here for people in a crisis. Thank you. That is all right. Goodbye. It is not just people on benefits that struggle. It is people that work, that struggle that little bit more because they get less help from the government. It is ten minutes to one. One of englands world cup winning cricketers says theres never been a better time for girls to get involved with the sport after helping england win the cup. Tammy beaumont hit 410 runs to finish the tournaments leading run scorer, with england overcoming india by nine runs in a thrilling final at lords to clinch a fourth world cup. Her team mate, alex hartley, described it as the best day of her life. They were speaking earlier on the Victoria Derbyshire show. We saw so many young girls and boys around the pitch after the game. It was just incredible. There around the pitch after the game. It wasjust incredible. There is no better time to be playing cricket in this country. Hopefully it is the start of something brilliant for the sport. And you spoke in this tournament about how you used to have doubts that he were good enough. Tell us a little bit about that and give us a bit more insight. I had that and give us a bit more insight. Ihada that and give us a bit more insight. I had a tricky start to my career. I was very much in and out of the team and two years ago i thought i had probably played my last game for england. When the coach Mark Robinson came in it was a massive Second Chance for me. I have taken it with both hands and we are here as world champions. It feels incredible. All the tears back on the day had been worth it. What did you do to turn things around for yourself . Loads of people watching either have experienced it themselves or through their kids. 0ne themselves or through their kids. One minute you are in the team and next you are not. It wasjust a case of going back to why i started playing the game. I have always loved playing cricket. It got to the point i worked out exactly what i wa nted point i worked out exactly what i wanted to do and some steps that i needed to take to get there. I decided i wanted to try and become one of the best opening batters in the world. I am not there yet but it started a journey. To get my Second Chance, and not really looking back and always believing in myself im listening to the people that count. The coach, mum and dad. And some of my closest friends and that is all that mattered. Clearly you but the ha rd that mattered. Clearly you but the hard work in. Alex, give us an insight into the kind of routine you had in order to become a world champion. For me, i moved from lancashire down to middlesex when i was about, probably four years ago andl was about, probably four years ago and i did that commute every week. That was the commitment i had back then. We are at loughborough three days per week. I have just seen an awful photo of me on the screen three days we are training at loughborough and it is fantastic and a dream come true. I know you know about Paul Collingwood on twitter. The former england player saying that finally because of your achievement his daughters are now going to get into cricket. They would not do it with his own dad as an england cricketer. Lets have a look at that. That is quite. Do you feel a responsibility or does that just make you feel a responsibility or does thatjust make you happy . you feel a responsibility or does thatjust make you happy . I said earlier that is one of the messages that touched me quite a lot. It is amazing to see we have inspired some young girls to play cricket. Hopefully that will continue. It shows how exciting the tournament has been. And how much the crowd got involved. And the British Public have been amazing. Tammy beaumont and alex hartley talking to Victoria Derbyshire earlier today. Justin bieber says he is cancelling the rest of his world tour due to unforeseen circumstances. Hes been touring for the past eighteen months, playing more than 150 shows. The final 15 performances were scheduled to be in north america and asia. Pubs throughout the uk are calling time permanently at an alarming rate, but a few determined communities are hoping to buck that trend. There are dozens of Community Pubs, run and owned by local shareholders where they not only pull the pints but also call the shots. John maguire reports. The beer and the banter is in full flow in holbrook. It was closed down two years ago and marked to be demolished and replaced with housing. And then some locals got together to save it. This was the hub of the community. This was where people met in the village. It was a good restaurant, it was a good pub. When it closed, many people stopped going out. We came and looked at it when we first bought it and thought, oh my god, what have we done . It was awful. But so many people turned up and helped during the weekends and week and so on. Many hours went into making this happen, actually. And what we have got now is better than anything. As the project gathered pace, builders, structural engineers, and carpenters from the village, they were all getting together to help. There are now 51 Community Pubs across the uk, though the first one opened more than 20 years ago. The start up costs for a pub is around £350,000. The average investment is around £1,000. Much of the rest of the money is raised through mortgages and loans. But for those at holbrook, the survival of the pub may be desirable, but is it viable . Weve got 250 people investing. They all have a vested interest in its succeeding. There are still some finishing touches, but there is now a cafe as well. It is backed with local produce. The bovine theme is everywhere. Compared to the pubs closing in the uk each week, the number of these remains very small. But no Community Pub closed down last year. That is proof, then, that they can survive with support. And no need to call time on the village local. We have got more news on the case of charlie gard, the terminally ill baby. A family spokeswoman said there will be a new hearing in the case at the high court this afternoon. The family will be back in court this afternoon. Goodbye now to viewers on bbc two. The one oclock news is coming up with jane hill. Now the weather with Sarah Keith Lucas. It has been warm and sunnier further west. That will see story this morning. This is pontypridd in wales ca ptu red morning. This is pontypridd in wales captured by one weather watcher. In the rest of the day, for most of us it is looking dry and more sunny spells, even across eastern parts of the country compared to yesterday. A fairamount of the country compared to yesterday. A fair amount of cloud and east scotla nd fair amount of cloud and east scotland and england. Further west you see the lions share of sunshine. Without sunshine a chance of showers cropping up this afternoon across south wales. With that sunshine. In the south east of england and east anglia and the midlands, the cloud is tending to break up with temperatures around 23 degrees, largely dry conditions for Northern England and Northern Ireland, with variable cloud. Across scotland, most variable cloud. Across scotland, m ost pla ces variable cloud. Across scotland, most places dry but i think the central and North Eastern part of scotla nd central and North Eastern part of scotland will have more clout with some showers. Into the evening the showers in wales and the south west die away. Drive for a time but in the early hours on wednesday you will notice this area of rain working into the west. Sitting across Northern Ireland, western england, wales and Scotland First thing on wednesday. We are all going to see wet and windy weather for a time on wednesday with no pressure moving from the atlantic. Spreading these weather fronts from west to east across the country. Wet and windy weather pushing its way across england and wales and scotland through the day. Northern ireland cleaning clearing quickly into sunny spells. A grey and damp sort of day for many of us on wednesday. In the afternoon in the west, a return to sunny spells and some scattered showers. Temperatures at about 17 21d and feeling cooler than that in the wind. Low pressure still in the north west as we head into wednesday night and on into thursday. Another quite blustery day on thursday. Windy, particularly in the north west, with some heavy rain. Elsewhere across the country, sunny spells and scattered blustery showers. Damages only around 16 20d. Nothing to write home about. Temperatures. A mix of sunshine, scattered showers and heavy rain moving in from the west, setting us up moving in from the west, setting us up in time for a fairly unsettled weekend ahead. By now. Goodbye for now. Help for homeowners House Builders could be banned from selling new homes as leasehold in england. Could be banned from selling the leases often result in extra charges and can make it hard for people to sell. Its completely and morally,ethically wrong. Im pretty sure theyre aware of this. Also this lunchtime. The number of vacancies in the nhs in england rises by 8,000 in the First Quarter of the year, with the highest proportion among nurses and midwives. A warning that uk Animal Welfare standards could be jeopardised by cheaper imports after brexit. Happier passengers more rail travellers say theyre satisfied with their Train Services than last year