good morning from an empty and quiet king s cross station. the hot weather causing widespread cancellations and disruption across the row network. passengers being advised not to travel. i will have all the details. lam iamat i am at chester the witch for the first time i am at chester the witch for the first time in 90 years is closed to the public first time in 90 years is closed to the public because of the heat. the city the the public because of the heat. the city the red the public because of the heat. the city the red zone. the public because of the heat. the city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens- city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens. yesterday city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens. yesterday was - city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens. yesterday was the - kew gardens. yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures in southwark reaching 38.2 celsius. in the east of england we could see in excess of 42 d
cancel, consult. that s because there are no services running north out of this, one of the uk s major railway stations at all today. let me run you through the details of how extensive the disruption will be for anyone trying to get a by train. here at king s cross is where some of the biggest disruption lies, with the east coast main line closed from midday today, but many operators on this line are choosing not run any trains all day. and that is a really big problem, because about 220,000 passengers a day would normally pass through the station using that line. and about a third of the uk population lives within 20 minutes of a station along the east coast main line. so a lot of disruption for people who would normally rely on it. elsewhere there is also widespread disruption, the
will also close along with services to bedford. the trains that are running will be slower than usual. so it means extended journey times. we have reduced some of the services across the region. we are trying to run a service that people can rely on, but we are saying to people, please, only travel if it s absolutely essential, because there will be disruption. we are running with speed restrictions and there are a number of ongoing challenges out on the network. as the end of the school term approaches, a study suggests parents are paying more than double the amount for childcare during the holidays as they do during term time. research by the children s charity coram found summer childcare prices have risen by 5% compared with last year. it also found availability is patchy, especially for children with additional needs. travel now and lots of issues. there s no service on the hammersmith and city line due
train operator cap bird northern this morning that services will be disrupted, they say people should not travel if they can possibly avoid it. some roots in the north west will also be affected. it is also worth saying even if your service is running, allow extra time because there are speed restrictions on many lines, many trains running no faster than 90 mph, in some cases as slow as 20 miles per r. notjust the railways affected. have a look at what happened at luton airport, they had to close the runway yesterday because the extreme heat caused a defect on the tarmac, so for safety reasons they had to close it. it reopened after 6pm, but by then there was a massive backlog, not just of then there was a massive backlog, notjust of people trying to fly off on the holidays from luton but inbound flights as well, reports of people being stuck at holiday destinations not being able to get home until it reopened. so travel by plane disrupted as well. let s