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
More than1. 5 more than 1. 5 million young people will have a chance, their first chance to vote in the general election this december. They were too young to take part in the referendum on whether the uk should leave the eu. Some are disillusioned with the state of our politics. We went out to find why. I feel like an mpsjust going to say what you want to hear and then not do it. What they do most is talk, and they never really do a lot of actions, which does not impress me. I think some politicians are truthful, others are liars. The voices of a generation in a city where so many of the young people we spoke to are disillusioned with a political class, a political system. Leeds, an urban area that crackles with a vibrant, youthful energy, until you mention politics. I dont think that, erm, politicians in this country, like, really think about the public. Both first time voters, laura and hannah are studying for a diploma in aviation at leeds city college. In a mock up of a 737, theyr
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
Sure accommodation for these children is suitable. I couldnt believe that such a place will see benefits no longer frozen actually existed, i found i couldnt believe that such a place actually existed, ifound it and inflation put in place instead. I couldnt believe that such a place actually existed, i found it very restrictive, it was enclosed with a but didnt Philip Hammond tell us this would happen . It is not for fence around it. The sleeping arrangements are very tough. White Philip Hammond to have made that decision. It is actually down to me yasim run childrens homes, he was entirely, and that is why i look asked to assess a narrow boat by a local counsel who had placed a carefully at the strength of the 14 year old they are, the company economy, recognising the different factors we need to take into running it were unregulated. They account, and i thought it was a we re running it were unregulated. They were placed over 200 miles from sensible decision to get off the theirfamil
For the time it has taken to deal with potentially dangerous tumble dryers that have been linked to a spate of fires. Mps on the Business Select Committee say it is disgraceful that some customers who have been the victims of fires have been made to sign non disclosure agreements to get compensation from the company. Our personal finance correspondent Simon Gompertz reports. Ive got some washing for you. Caught up in the four year process so far of whirlpool sorting out its danger dryers, steviejo from west london battled to get hers replaced, then found even the replacement was one of the models at risk of catching fire. Its scary to think that theyve taken so long to sort this problem out. Eventually, after hounding them, i received a free of charge replacement. I checked online to make sure that it wasnt on the recall list, after all the hassle that id had. I checked online to make sure that it wasnt on the recall list, after all the hassle that id had. Lo and behold, it was on the