knowing what we did, but with hindsight, that is the moment we should have done it, three weeks earlier, and it would have saved many, many lives. alistair darling, the labour politician who was chancellor during the 2008 global financial crash, dies at the age of 70. members of the rmt union except a pay deal ending their involvement in a long running series of rail strikes. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. the pogues frontman shane macgowan has died at the age of 65. he was discharge from hospital last week. his wife confirmed he had died in social media. macgowan fronted the pogues from 1982 until their break up in 2014. the band are best known for the christmas hit song fairytale of new york. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. # it was christmas eve, babe # in the drunk tank # an old man said to me. # happy christmas, your ours, i pray god it s our last. fairytale of new york, a bleak, drink sodden duet
And well be live in hull to talk to the winner of this years turner prize for art. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news three british clubs celtic, cheslea and manceshetr united are in Champions League action, playing their final group matches. Good evening. The bomber who attacked the Manchester Arena in may this year, killing 22 people, had been a subject of interest to the Security Service and opportunities to stop him were missed. Thats the conclusion of an official review by david anderson, a former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation. He says its conceivable that the attack by salman abedi could have been avoided had the cards fallen differently. After the Manchester Bombing and three terror attacks in london this year, Counter Terror police and mi5 conducted their own reviews, as our security correspondent, gordon corera, reports. Four terror attacks in three months, with some of those responsible known to the authorities, raising questions as to wh
Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jessica. Englands cricketers are dreaming the impossible dream after the penultimate day of the second ashes test against australia. Englands bowlers performed, and the batsmen are within reach of an historic turn around. More at half past. We have got the weather as well. Storm caroline has been named by the met office. It will bring us some wet and windy disruptive weather through the middle of the week, then it is a return to winter. I will bring you all the details through the afternoon. Also coming up. A new Clinical Trial that doctors are calling a watershed moment. Well have the test results which bring fresh hope for millions of people with type 2 diabetes. Hello everyone. This is afternoon live im simon mccoy. We will have plenty more with that mis we will have plenty more with that mi5 report coming out. First we will go to the house of commons. Mi5 report coming out. First we will go to the house of commonsm mi5 report coming o
The latest advice to tackle obesity. In sport, there is no fairytale ending for one of the most successful sportsmen of all time. Debutant rob cross outplayed phil the power taylor in his final world darts final. 16 time champion taylor retiring with a defeat. And matt has the weather. Morning. Good morning. Lovely bright and frosty start in northern and eastern areas, but wet and windy weather in the west. Even if you miss out on the rain today, there is going to be storms on the way tonight. I will tell you all about that in the next 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First our main story. The biggest increase in railfares in five years comes into force this morning, prompting protests at several stations as many commuters return to work after the christmas break. In some cases, travellers will find themselves paying more than £100 extra a year. Campaigners warn the rise is pricing ordinary people off the railways. The government says theyre investing more in faster, more reliable
Its the 2nd of january. Im ben brown. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Protests have been taking place at around a0 railway stations across the uk, following the biggest increase in fares in five years. Average ticket prices have risen by 3. 4 , with many season Ticket Holders now having to pay more than a £100 a year extra. Campaigners warn the rise is pricing ordinary people off the railways. Labour have described the rail franchising system as a racket but the government says its investing more in faster, more reliable trains. Heres our transport correspondent, Richard Westcott. Hi, there. Can i see your tickets, please . Another new year, another fare rise. Regulated season tickets go up by 3. 6 this year. It will add just shy of £150 to the price for commuters coming into london on the strike riddled line from hove in east sussex. Nearly £110 to a yearly ticket from liverpool to manchester. And commuters going into birmingham from gloucester must find £140 more this year. Many no