for many rail commuters, like these in marston in west yorkshire, getting around has become an ordeal and notjust on strike days. trains are always cancelled, you can t rely on them. i go to work to manchester, i only go one day a week but it s still a nightmare. i would probably go in a bit more to work if i could get the trains, it s absolutely shocking at the moment. i don t feel like it s train service at all. it s just incredibly dire and stressful for commuters. train cancellations in britain have reached record levels. the industry blames covid delaying the training of drivers, staff sickness, and factors like winter weather, plus the knock on impact of strikes. transpennine express, which runs services around the north of england and into scotland, has been making dozens of cancellations each day for months. the northern powerhouse partnership, campaigning business group, claims today that the operator s problems are costing the economy in west yorkshire £2 million a
events here in the uk and across the world mark holocaust memorial day on the anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz birkenau nazi death camp. and the actress sylvia syms, best known for her roles in the films ice cold in alex and the queen, has died at the age of 89. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, and that the uk can be the next silicon valley with a network of investment zones, and brexit a catalyst for growth. but his speech follows recent warnings that thousands of british businesses face bankruptcy and news this week of a slump in the uk car manufacturing industry. this report from our economics correspondent, andy verity. uncertainty has made it really difficult to attract investment into the uk, and that is the number one thing we need to address. there are absolutely decisions available to british
caused severe flooding. the us city of memphis is bracing for the release of police video of an arrest that led to the death of the black man, tyre nichols. five police officers, who are also black, are facing murder charges. lawyers for the family, say the swift dismissal and charging of the police officers involved should be the blueprint for similar cases in the future. his family have called forjustice. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik reports the death of tyre nichols has prompted americans yet again to confront the reality of police brutality and its consequences. this 29 year old loved skateboarding and was on his way home from a local park when a traffic stop turned into a deadly confrontation. he died three days later from his injuries. now, anotherfamily is asking how this keeps happening, despite worldwide outrage and public demands for police reform following the killing of george floyd. i m going to pray for you and yourfamilies, because at the end of
has been declared. at least seven people are reported to have been shot dead at a synagogue in eastjerusalem, with others injured. the incident happened in the city s neve yaakov neighbourhood at around 8:15pm local time. israel s ambulance service reported 10 casualties in total, some of them seriously wounded. israel s police department called the incident a terror attack and said that the suspected attacker had been neutralised . earlier our middle east correspondent injerusalem, yolande knell, gave us this update. the shooting happened at the start of the jewish sabbath so the synagogue was very busy in this crowded israeli settlement in eastjerusalem, neve yaakov. israeli police say that officers shot and killed the gunman and they have identified him as a palestinian from shuafat refugee camp in eastjerusalem. my colleagues are at the scene telling us about the police and forensic teams who are currently around a white car appearing to have been driven by the gunman.
caused severe flooding. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us, or around the world. at least seven people are reported to have been shot dead at a synagogue in eastjerusalem, with others injured. the incident happened in the city s neve yaakov neighbourhood at around 8:15pm in the evening local time. israel s ambulance service reported 10 casualties in total, some of them seriously wounded. israel s police department called the incident a terror attack and said that the suspected attacker had been neutralised . we will bring you more later in the programme with our correspondent in jerusalem. the us city of memphis is anticipating the release of police video of an arrest that led to the death of the black man, tyre nichols. five police officers, who are also black, are facing murder charges. lawyers for the family say the swift dismissal and charging of the police officers involved should be the blueprint for similar cases in the future. his fami