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this was what mornings used to look like, but the commute is not back to normal. commuterjourneys are less than half the number they were before the pandemic. more of us are taking the train since the end of the summer holidays, particularly for leisure, which is back up to 90% of its pre pandemic levels. but across the country, people are commuting less. outside london, commuterjourneys are only 54% of what they were and in london it s 41%. while that s good news for holiday spots like seaside getaways and rural retreats, the worry is that fewer people coming in to city centres will damage businesses. fewer commuters will absolutely have a big impact on shops and other businesses in town and city centres. our research shows that £33 billion a year is spent by commuters when they travel. for us as an industry, we re building back up services, we ve introduced flexible season tickets, but we want to go further, we want to introduce tap in and tap out, automatic price caps all over the
people are commuting less. 0utside london, commuterjourneys are only 54% of what they were and in london it s 41%. while that s good news for holiday spots like seaside getaways and rural retreats, the worry is that fewer people coming in to city centres will damage businesses. fewer commuters will absolutely have a big impact on shops and other businesses in town and city centres. our research shows that £33 billion a year is spent by commuters when they travel. for us as an industry we re building backup services, we ve introduced flexible season tickets, but we want to go further, we want to introduce tap in and tap out, automatic price caps all over the country for commuters what you ve got in london, because we think that will help get today s flexible commuters back on board. we want to work with the government to introduce that as quickly as possible. the government has spent billions keeping the trains running during the pandemic. it s also keen to get passengers back. the w
166 deaths were reported that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid i9 test. on average in the past week, 157 related deaths were recorded every day. and over 7.5 million people have received their boosterjab this includes third doses for those with certain health conditions. commuterjourneys are down by more than half compared to pre pandemic levels, as many people continue to work from home. the railway delivery 6roup warns that lower passenger numbers are damaging city centre businesses. at the other end of the scale, leisure trips are nearly back to 2019 levels. caroline davies has more. this was what mornings used to look like, but the commute is not back to normal. commuterjourneys are less than half the number they were before the pandemic. more of us are taking the train since the end of the summer holidays, particularly for leisure, which is back up to 90%
of the jeffrey epstein scandal. prince andrew s lawyers say miss 6uiffre settled her civil damages claims against epstein in 2009 and as part of the agreement she agreed not to sue anyone else connected to him. the millionaire killed himself in jail in 2019 as he was held on charges for the sex trafficking of minors. francis read, bbc news. commuterjourneys are down by more than half compared to pre pandemic levels as many people continue to work from home. the railway delivery 6roup warns that lower passenger numbers are damaging city centre businesses. at the other end of the scale, leisure trips are nearly back to 2019 levels. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has more. this was what mornings used to look like, but the commute is not back to normal. commuterjourneys are less than half the number they were before the pandemic. more of us are taking the train since the end of the summer holidays, particularly for leisure, which is back up to 90% of its pre pandemic levels. b