Rail passenger groups have criticised a decision by Train Companies to increase fares by an average of 2. 7 injanuary. It means some commuters face rises of more than a hundred pounds in the cost of their season tickets. Rail firms say the extra money will pay for improvements to the network. Heres our business correspondent, katie prescott. Christmas is coming and for commuters on South Western Railway that means almost a month of scenes like these as strikes on the line start on monday. So the news that train fares will rise again next year, above the standard rate of inflation, has not gone down well with these passengers in bristol. I think the rail service probably needs to be improved nationwide before they can think about putting up fares. Ive just come over from cambridge and it would have been cheaper for me to go to paris. Todays announcement means many commuters face an increase of more than £100 in the annual cost of getting to work. For example, a season ticket from eastb
And rain in the north west. Not as cold here as it was last night. Sharp cross bleep frost across england and wales. Sharp frost. Fog clearing first thing. Slightly cloudierfor northern fog clearing first thing. Slightly cloudier for Northern Ireland and scotla nd cloudier for Northern Ireland and scotland with patchy rain. Another cold day with highs of 6 9d. Goodbye. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The government is reviewing the licence conditions of every convicted terrorist freed from prison, after the attack at london bridge. I think its ridiculous. I think its repulsive that individuals as dangerous as this man should be allowed out after serving only eight years and that is why we are going to change the law. I think there has to be an examination of how our present Prison Services work and crucially what happens to them on release from prison. Two people, including 25 year old jack merritt, were killed in the attack by a man who had beenjailed in 2012 for his role in a
Facing Antitrust Charges from the us government. Its about how google pays its partners to promote its Search Engine on their products. For instance, paying apple to have google as the default Search Engine on its new devices. Thats not a problem unless, as alleged by the Department Ofjustice, its anti competitive and exclusionary. Google disagrees. Well, earlier i spoke to Cristina Caffarra shes a Competition Expert and has been involved in antitrust cases in the us for many years. She outlined just how important this case is. It is a momentous event, really, because it is finally the time when google comes to meet the law and notjust the law in europe where it has been essentially, met the law before. Europe has tried to bring google under some sort of control, but has not succeeded. For the first time google faces american, us law, the Department Ofjustice and the state attorneys general. The allegation, as you alluded to, is that google monopolises search. Its market share in searc
To have killed 2,800 after a powerful storm swept through the east of the country. As many as 10,000 people are reported to be missing. Much of the country has been declared a disaster zone and three days of mourning have begun. The un has said, they are deeply concerned by the situation and are mobilizing emergency teams. Widespread flooding and mudslides, caused by torrential rain, have destroyed many roads and homes. A minister in the eastern government which is not internationally recognised said more than a thousand bodies had now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. The eastern cities of benghazi and al marj are also among the worst hit. Tamer ramadan of the International Federation of red cross and red crescent societies says the death toll from the disaster is likely to increase dramatically. The death toll is huge. It might reach 2,000s really. But we dont have a definite number. We confirm from our independent sources that the number of missing people is 10,000 perso
After a powerful storm sweeps the country. At least 2,800 are thought to have died 10 thousand are missing. Theres been criticism of morocco s official response to fridays earthquake as the red cross and red crescent launch an emergency appeal. We are seeking 100 Million Swiss Francs to be able to deliver on the most pressing needs at this time. The us Tech Giant Google is on trial over monopoly claims brought by the Usjustice Department. Google insists it did not violate anti trust laws. And well talk to the Award Winning bollywood producer, director and actor Farhan Akhtar ahead of a new crime series on amazon prime. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres sarah. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Former Spanish Football Federation president , luis rubiales, has been summoned to appear in court on friday in connection with the investigation into his forcible kiss Ofjenni Hermoso after the womens world cup final. Rubiales will appear before an examining magistrat