in sport, england s matt fitzpatrick wins the us open after clinching his first major trophy, sealing a sensational victory in boston. why gorilla populations in parts of africa are on the rise. we have a special report form the front line of a conservation success story. it s monday 20th june. train services across england, scotland and wales will run on a severely reduced timetable from this evening, ahead good of the biggest walk out on the railways in 30 years. strikes will take place on almost all major lines from tomorrow, with disruption expected all week. the rmt rail union has warned it will intensify industrial action if a deal over pay isn t reached and says it will run its campaign for as long as it takes. morning. here s our business reporter esyllt carr. a chilly for this it ll be a week of huge disruption. and it starts tonight as services begin winding up ahead of the first of three days of industrial action. thousands of workers represented by the rmt union t
and in here at london s euston station, where people have already begun changing their plans because of this week s strikes. how will the week s industrial action in the uk affect you? are you a key worker struggling to find a way into work? perhaps you re a student taking exams and worried about gettng to school? we want to hear from you. you can get in touch with me on twitter, i m at luxmy g or you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. easyjet announces plans to cut more flights over the busy summer period in the uk just weeks after passengers were stranded following cancellations due to staff shortages. the uk s energy regulator ofgem announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. up close and personal we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. one of our closest relatives on earth. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president macron
Southern england, sunny spells developing but still some heavy showers later in the day. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its monday the 1st of april. Our main story. Energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator ofgems new quarterly price cap Comes Into Force. A household using a typical amount of energy will see their bills fall to £1,690 the lowest its been for two years. Charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers in unpaid bills. With more, heres our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. Spring has arrived in the gardens of this east Kent Community centre, promising warmer months ahead. I love the daffodils. But locals are still feeling the chilling Impact Winter Bills had on their finances and lifestyle. Its been quite a harsh winter and i havent been able to afford to have the Central Heating on. So its been rather challenging. And so ive been using hot water
Fighting to keep fit for as long as possible. Westway club has been Training Boxers for three decades in scarborough, but this is a new group of fighters facing a different kind of battle. Everyone here has parkinsons. Its a heavyweight opponent, but theyre slowing down its progress through boxing. You start to learn your balance quite early on. You get the coordination and the strength builds up. Of course, once you can do that, you can punch harder. So i think it affects all of those things. And theyre very important because what parkinsons does is take away the ability of the mind to control the body, basically. And so you need to find new ways of doing it. Feet, hands. We havent recreated the wheel, were just doing boxing training. I think its the rhythm. Its got everybody strong, everyones improved. My granddad had had parkinsons, and through my training, through boxing, id seen other clubs and people doing similar things. And i turned up to one of the peoples Coffee Mornings and