To generate his own voice, complete with Yorkshire Accent. And nick has the weather. It is icy see in a few spots this morning and some patches of fog around i have this full report. Good morning. First, our main story. Train passengers in britain are being let down by the way the government oversees the railways, according to a report by mps. The Commons Transport Committee says customers are less and less satisfied with the service they get, and yet they are paying more for it. Theyre calling on the Department For Transport to give up some of its powers. Rob young reports. Dissatisfied passengers, rising ticket prices, poor performance. Mps are scathing about the way the government oversees the railways. They say passengers have been failed by the way ministers award franchises to Train Companies. The commons Committee Says competition is meant to drive improvements, but warns there is dwindling interest from potential operators. National express used to be the biggest Train Company
To generate his own voice, complete with Yorkshire Accent. And nick has the weather. It is icy see in a few spots this morning and some patches of fog around i have this full report. Good morning. First, our main story. Train passengers in britain are being let down by the way the government oversees the railways, according to a report by mps. The Commons Transport Committee says customers are less and less satisfied with the service they get, and yet they are paying more for it. Theyre calling on the Department For Transport to give up some of its powers. Rob young reports. Dissatisfied passengers, rising ticket prices, poor performance. Mps are scathing about the way the government oversees the railways. They say passengers have been failed by the way ministers award franchises to Train Companies. The commons Committee Says competition is meant to drive improvements, but warns there is dwindling interest from potential operators. National express used to be the biggest Train Company
Face a Mental Health problem at some time in ourlives, face a Mental Health problem at some time in our lives, but is business doing enough to support its staff . Im here at the rather grand Institute Of Directors, it represents thousands of companies, to find out if they could be doing more. In sport, im at a golf club to find out how proposed major rule changes could affect the game. And British Cycling admits serious failings as they are criticised by the uk anti doping agency. After the biggest blunder the oscars has ever seen, two accountants behind the mix up are told theyll never work there again. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Currently we have a band of rain, sleet and snow in the central swathe of the uk, fading through the morning. A lot of dry weather and sunshine around today and wintry showers in the north, and the gusty winds weve had in the south will also slowly ease. More details later on. Carol, thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Victims are be
Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. If youre suffering from extreme Morning Sickness or you have in the past, then do get in touch use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Did you consider a termination to stop the sickness . 0ne charity has told us that women have aborted their baby because the condition got so their baby because the condition got so bad. Our top story today. Victims are being let down and suspects left untracked by some Police Forces in england and wales according to a report out this morning. Her majestys inspectorate of constabulary found a third of forces needed improvement. It said a small number were putting the public at unacceptable risk by rationing services as they struggle with cutbacks. Heres our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. The cornerstone of british policing the bobby on the beat. But are these Vital Community posts being eroded as forces juggle their prioriti
Killed more than 100 civilians. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The uk independence partys only mp, Douglas Carswell, has announced hes leaving the party. He said he decided to leave because the party had achieved its goal of Pulling Britain out of the European Union adding that he was going on amicable terms. He will now represent clacton as an independent mp, but there are calls for him to face a by election. 0ur Political Correspondent alex forsyth reports. Shall we shake hands . shall we shake hands . I dont think we need to. We are relaxed about it. Fixed grins, but no handshake. There has been no love lost between Douglas Carswell and has been no love lost between Douglas Ca Rswell and some has been no love lost between Douglas Carswell and some in ukip for some time. When hejoined the party in 2014 it was a big deal. For some time. When hejoined the party in 2014 it was a big dealli am today leaving the Conservative Party and joining ukip. But his relationship with the th