let s get more from our transport correspondent caroline davies. it seems like quite several rail lines are already slashing their timetables. lines are already slashing their timetables. , , ., , . timetables. yes, it s obvious that many peeple timetables. yes, it s obvious that many peeple are timetables. yes, it s obvious that many people are now timetables. yes, it s obvious that many people are now being - timetables. yes, it s obvious that. many people are now being pinged timetables. yes, it s obvious that - many people are now being pinged and self isolating is already having an impact on the real operators. we know west midlands rail and the northwest cancel 600 trains last week. they went from having 32 staff isolating on the 2ist ofjune to having isolating on the 21st ofjune to having 131 on the 21st ofjuly. they have chosen to cut their northwest timetable from tomorrow and there will be for saturday service at our bus instead of rail and cutting several services up
government has set a very high bar for that, there needs to be major that her mental impact on your ability and integrity to deliver essential services, so the rail operators had to get to the point where the really could not be operating no strains unless they had some exemptions. the same senior rail source i was speaking to earlier was saying that they thought the whole system was unmanageable because i thought it would take longer to apply for an exemption thanit longer to apply for an exemption than it wasjust longer to apply for an exemption than it was just to wait for somebody to come out of isolation in the first place was to be just have to go through the department for transport and then up to the department of health and the cabinet office to be signed off and so it is quite a long process. so at this case, while they have fewer staff, a lot of these train lines are going with cancelling services and now they are going with reducing timetables so services are a bit more pri
how are you hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you doing? hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you doing? i m hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you doing? i m doing - hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you doing? i m doing very i how are you doing? i m doing very well but i m how are you doing? i m doing very well but i m wondering how are you doing? i m doing very well but i m wondering what - well but i m wondering what difference does it make to a professional athlete to have no spectators and we think of that meaning no atmosphere at all. we sort of assume that that has a detrimental impact, but i m interested in your take on it. absolutely, these games are unprecedented and will be different to what we ve seen before. they come at the end of a very difficult and challenging 18 months, you know, on a global stage, that makes sense, the events, sport, skills being performed by the same as what are athletes practised and trained for and
better way out of trying to deal with this in schools and presumably that has to be welcome. absolutely. i think this could that has to be welcome. absolutely. i think this could be that has to be welcome. absolutely. i think this could be a that has to be welcome. absolutely. i think this could be a real i think this could be a real breakthrough for us. there have been big concerns about the amount, relate, of children having to take time off school. our own research has shown about one third of learning has been lost in the first year of the pandemic. about half of the school days lost and nothing can replace face to face teaching, and we know that if we don t address those losses, then this will have a generational impact. it will affect children for years to come. 50. generational impact. it will affect children for years to come.- children for years to come. so, a generational children for years to come. so, a generational impact, children for years to come. so, a gener
children but teachers having to take time off as well. education is such a big priority, you know? time off as well. education is such a big pi’ioi’ity, you know? and i time off as well. education is such a big priority, you know? and i am hearing the news, it is amazing times we are and balancing the short term health impacts of this pandemic but will he really must make sure is that this does not have a generational impact on the youngest children in society. doctor, many thanks for your time from exeter university. six people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a pub at pontyclun in south wales. one is said to have life changing injuries. the 79 year old driver of the car is also in a critical condition. police believe he suffered a medical episode before the crash. ben price reports. we understand that six people remain in hospital following the crash that happened outside the windsor pub here on llantrisant road in pontyclun just after 8:30pm yesterday eveni