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
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
Midnight in london and 9 oclock in the evening in argentina, where relatives of the 44 crew members of the missing submarine say theyve lost any hope of seeing them alive again. Earlier, the Argentine Navy said it believed the vessel had exploded hours after it went missing last wednesday off the coast of patagonia. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has the latest. Its known as the silent service. But theres been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. The search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. Now, more worrying news scientists confirm theyve detected an abnormal sound underwater near her last known location. An Argentine Navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event, consistent with an explosion. Its a bitter blow for relatives. Just a few days ago theyd been wrongly told there may have been attempts by the submarine to make contact. Now they feel betrayed. Translation
1am in the morning in london and 10pm in the evening in argentina, where relatives of the 44 crew members of the missing submarine say theyve lost any hope of seeing them alive again. Earlier, the Argentine Navy said it believed the vessel had exploded hours after it went missing last wednesday off the coast of patagonia. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has the latest. Its known as the silent service. But theres been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. The search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. Now, more worrying news scientists confirm theyve detected an abnormal sound underwater near her last known location. An Argentine Navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event consistent with an explosion. Its a bitter blow for relatives. Just a few days ago theyd been wrongly told there may have been attempts by the submarine to make contact. Now they feel betrayed. Transl
People testing positive. The us secretary of state says there is enormous evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a chinese lab in the city of wuhan. And top stars from india and around the world perform from home in a concert raising funds for coronavirus victims in india, where the number of cases is surging. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, the uk government says its looking at ways to lift the lockdown ahead of an announcement next sunday which will set out how the country will get back to school and work. The number of daily tests has fallen to 76,000, after hitting the government target of more than 100,000 a day on thursday. Another 315 people have died with the virus across the uk. It brings the total number of recorded deaths here to 28,416. A new nhs Contact Tracing app is being trialled on the isle of wight this week before being rolled out mo