Rail companies franchises according to mps on the transport committee. Their report criticises Whitehall Forfailing to hold Rail Companies to account. The government says its already implementing many of the mps recommendations. Heres our Business Correspondent joe lynam. If youre a regular train user, youll know all about the disruption at southern rail, the above inflation ticket rises and carriages bursting at peak times. How do you feel about rail franchises, though . I live in halifax so i always get the Northern Line to manchester or to leeds and its always late. Theres, like, two carriages for a million people. Its very expensive, thats why i dont normally use them because i can drive much cheaper. I think there should still be franchising but it needs more regulations in place to punish the train companies. I tend to travel on virgin, i tend to prefer them over the other ones. They tend to be very reliable. The Transport Select Committee which oversees the government says that
Rail companies franchises according to mps on the transport committee. Their report criticises Whitehall Forfailing to hold Rail Companies to account. The government says its already implementing many of the mps recommendations. Heres our Business Correspondent joe lynam. If youre a regular train user, youll know all about the disruption at southern rail, the above inflation ticket rises and carriages bursting at peak times. How do you feel about rail franchises, though . I live in halifax so i always get the Northern Line to manchester or to leeds and its always late. Theres, like, two carriages for a million people. Its very expensive, thats why i dont normally use them because i can drive much cheaper. I think there should still be franchising but it needs more regulations in place to punish the train companies. I tend to travel on virgin, i tend to prefer them over the other ones. They tend to be very reliable. The Transport Select Committee which oversees the government says that
With 13 minutes remaining. Earlier, Real Sociedad moved up to sixth after a 1 0 win over deportivo la coru na. Real betis also won 1 0 at celta vigo while las palmas and alaves played out a 1 1 draw. Arsenal are through to the English Fa Cup final after a thrilling 2 1 extra time victory over Manchester City at wembley. The teams were locked at 1 1 before the gunners scored in extra time through Alexis Sanchez to set up an all london final against chelsea next month, as adam wild reports. For both sides, wembley way is a path well trodden. No team has won this competition more than arsenal. Few fa ns this competition more than arsenal. Few fans demand more success than theirs. This is the last chance for silverware. That is true for Manchester City as well. Pep guardiolas side found the best first chance. David silva going first. City got the ball across the line not once but twice here to be crucially, it did not cross the line here as well. The goal was ruled out. City were rightfull
And a winning performance. A 21yearold from south korea wins one of the worlds most prestigious music competitions. U. N. Secretary general ban kimoon has meat with the palestinian president and once again called for calm. He is in the region trying to end weeks of unrest, but his pleas are making little difference on the ground. He is trying to end that unrest. In the latest violence, a palestinian man has been shot and killed in the occupied west bank. The Israeli Army Says he attacked one of its soldiers with a knife. So far 51 palestinians and 8 israelis have been killed so far this month. The situation in the west bank also deserved renewed attention. Settlement activity by israel is illegal, and only inflames the tensions while reinforcing the sense that the viability of the twostate solution is disappearing. We cannot ignore the sense of desperation that comes with the slow evaporation of hope. Translator in the face of these barbarian acts committed by the israeli settlers, and
Outside of a courthouse a wellknown rights lawyer stands trial over online posts. South africas president appoints a third finance minister in less than a week. After five years of fighting and bloodshed and still the war in syria seems to have no anyone site. The humanitarian chief concluded his visit to syria calling the situation there a blight on our collectsive conference but a diplomatic push to put an end to the cries. They discuss the conflict and prepare for a third round of talks in new york. We have reports of the latest developments from inside syria. Winter has arrived in syria bringing with it a new set of challenges for people who have been displaced from their homes. These heaters are dangerous. Children can suffocate. 35,000 syrians live in this camp on the northern outskirts of aleppo. While fighting in the area continues, and this is the most intense anywhere in syria in the central city of homsa u. N. U. N. Negotiated ceasefire is holding. U. N. Chief stephen or bri