Championship title. And coming up in the sport, andy murray reveals hes been left demoralised trying to come back from a long term hip injury and is considering surgery. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Rail passengers, commuting on the first working day of 2018, have been hit with the largest fare rise in five years. Average ticket prices across the country went up by 3. 4 this morning, prompting protests outside around a0 railway stations. Campaigners warn the rise is pricing ordinary people off the railways, but the rail delivery group, which represents train operators, says higher fares will lead to better services. Our transport correspondent, richard westcott, is outside london kings cross station. It is becoming as predictable as the drizzle at christmas, the annual fa re drizzle at christmas, the annual fare rise. This is the biggest one since 2013. It has taken lots more people into the £5,000 club, £5,000 a yearjust to get to work. One of the busiest stati
As figures show that children consume half of their average sugar intake in unhealthy treats. An investigation is under way after 13 monkeys were killed in a fire at woburn safari park in bedfordshire. And rob cross, a former electrician who only turned pro last year, becomes the world darts champion at his first attempt. Welcome to the bbc news at five, im jane hill. Our top story tonight rail passengers, commuting on the first working day of 2018, have been hit with the largest fare rise in five years. Average ticket prices across the country went up by 3. 4 this morning, prompting protests outside around a0 railway stations. Campaigners warn that the rise is pricing ordinary people off the railways but the rail delivery group, which represents train operators, says higher fares will lead to better services. Our transport correspondent Richard Westcott reports. Back to work after the holidays. Rail commuters are shelling out for yet another fare rise. This time, its the biggest incre
In healthy treats. And spurs lead swa nsea. In healthy treats. And spurs lead swansea. We will get you the latest. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. The biggest hike in train fares for five years. The average price for tickets rose by 3. 15 with some commuter spending as much as £5,000 on season tickets. The industry said it will mean Better Services and investment but unions have said that consumers will be priced out, as the burden falls increasingly on passengers. This report contains flashing images. Its one of the most reliable things on the railway. Every january without fail, the fares go up. This years rise is especially steep, the highest in five years. This is a busy commuter line, people coming in from cambridgeshire and hertfordshire into london. Plenty of people on this train are just a few pounds shy of the £5,000 club. £5,000 for an annual season ticket. Thats gone up by about £600 in the last five years. Price rises have been relentless. Other countries in europe d
Seemed to change in 2017 the boat gorry and labour gee. Seemed to change in 2017 the boat gorry and labour good evening and welcome to bbc news. Hospitals in england have been told to postpone tens of thousands of non urgent operations and outpatient appointments until the end of this month. Nhs chiefs say its to ease pressure on services after a busy christmas period. It comes as some doctors have been speaking about the extremely difficult conditions at a e. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. There is always great pressure on the nhs in the new year. Some patients have held off until after the seasonal holiday. Until the first of january, weve seen 30 more calls. Now, you know, we do plan for winter. We start planning in the summer, so we are predicting and forecasting activity from historic periods, but we didnt anticipate a 30 increase. The trust running scarborough and York Hospital said there were high numbers of patients, and staff were under considerable pressure. One doctor s
Problem, wider uk under pressure to find new ways to recycle waste. A helping hand for chinas poorest people as its president vows to lift 43 million from extreme poverty in just three years. And the new kid on the block a 27 year old former electrician causes a sensation in the world of darts as hes crowned World Champion. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, well have all the action from Tonights Premier League games, where it has just been raining goals this evening. Good evening. Riot police are out in force in cities across iran tonight as Anti Government protests continue. At least 22 people have died since the demonstrations began six days ago. Hundreds of people have been arrested. Today, irans Supreme Leader broke his silence for the First Time Since the protests began and accused his countrys enemies of stirring up the unrest. The protests are the boldest challenge to irans clerical leadership for almost a decade. Tonight, america urged iran to exercise restraint and to re