elections less than two months after winning his second term as france s president. the energy regulator ofgem announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. the parents of 12 year old archie battersbee return to court to try and keep him alive, despite doctors insisting he is brain dead. up close and personal we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. and in sport england s matt fitzpatrick wins the us open after clinching his first major trophy, sealing a sensational victory in boston. train services across england, scotland and wales will run on a severely reduced timetable from this evening, ahead of the biggest walkout on the railways in 30 years. strikes will take place on almost all major lines from tomorrow, with disruption expected all week. commuters in london will also face a strike tomorrow on the london underground. the rmt rail union has warned it will
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
British driver. All eyes on catalonia as the Spanish Government takes control of the regions institutions. There are rumours the sacked catalan president could be tried could try and turn up for work. I am it sank ankrah station where rail bosses are trying to transform the network of the uk over the next 18 months and i am looking at how they are going to do it. St pancras station. do it. St pancras stationli never really would harm a never really thought it would harm a pet. That passive smoking can pose to your pets. And carol has the weather. Good morning. It isa it is a cold and frosty start to the day with a widespread frost, actually, but for most of us it will be dry and bright with sunny spells, showers along the north sea coastline and later thick cloud will bring rain and drizzle into the west. Ill have more details in 15 minutes. Thanks, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. The leader of the house of commons has been asked to make an urgent statement about tackling S
A moment of brilliant improvisation in a 2 0 win over crystal palace, to help his side move up to third in the Premier League. If youve overindulged during the festive period, have you decided to turn over a new leaf for the new year . It will be a short one, for one month i will try and do some yoga every day . Every day. Ill be discussing why we make resolutions and what we can do to make sure we stick to them. And matt has the weather. Good morning. If one of your resolutions is to get more exercise, why not embrace the Great Outdoors this bank holiday . It is cold and quite icy today, but plenty of sunshine around. The full forecast, coming up. Good morning. Thanks for being with us on this First Bank Holiday of 2017. First, our main story. Rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2 . Public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long suffering rail passengers. But the
A moment of brilliant improvisation in a 2 0 win over crystal palace, to help his side move up to third in the Premier League. If youve overindulged during the festive period, have you decided to turn over a new leaf for the new year . It will be a short one, for one month i will try and do some yoga every day . Every day. Ill be discussing why we make resolutions and what we can do to make sure we stick to them. And matt has the weather. Good morning. If one of your resolutions is to get more exercise, why not embrace the Great Outdoors this bank holiday . It is cold and quite icy today, but plenty of sunshine around. The full forecast, coming up. Good morning. Thanks for being with us on this First Bank Holiday of 2017. First, our main story. Rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2 . Public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long suffering rail passengers. But the