i use it every week, basically. and at the moment, there is no point in trying to make anyjourneys, i go by car. bruce was a regular on the exeter waterloo train, but it s among a growing number of services that have faced cutbacks in recent weeks. southwestern says it s a temporary change because of covid. yet rail users say they re not convinced. we re very cynical. we can t have any benefit of seeing any evidence at all that the passengers being looked after and that actually the original timetable or the pre even december 2021 timetable will be reinstated soon. this is very, very bad news, very worrying long term. the problems facing our railways have been compounded by reduced fare income as a result of a fall in passenger demand. even in the weeks before the new omicron restrictions, commuter numbers in great western railways were less than half what they were pre covid.
to the security minister, damian hinds, and keeping you up to date with what is happening in the first major city in ukraine that has been confirmed to have been seized by russian troops after fierce fighting. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i m victoria hollins. a second tube strike s underway and is expected to cause severe travel disruption to passengers again with people being urged to work from home if they can. transport for london is warning there s a high chance of no underground services running until tomorrow morning. it follows action by rmt union members on tuesday in a dispute over pensions and the cutting of posts which brought most lines to a halt. people couldn t reach hospital appointments, people couldn t go to college when they re supposed to have lessons, businesses lost revenues. tfl had no fare income from the underground. this benefits nobody. so the advice is do check before you travel today. on twitt