with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2%. punctuality across britain is well below target, strikes have brought one of the busiest operators to a standstill, but none of it stops rail fares going up again today. i think it s a disgrace. particularly as the railways aren t efficient, you know? there s always delays. in terms of the increase, well, it s fair. you ve got to pay for things, if it includes paying for wages and people earning more money. across britain, the average ticket will be 2.3% more expensive. season tickets, among the fares regulated by the government, go up less at 1.9%. it follows years of stinging rises. even allowing for inflation, fares have risen 25% since the mid 1990s. season tickets in the south east of england are now regularly over £4000 or £5,000. successive governments have put the prices up because they want passengers to pay a bigger proportion of the rail bill so that other taxpayers pay less. ministers say they re reinve
and, hull s year as the uk city of culture started with a bang last night as thousands of people watched a fireworks display from the banks of the humber estuary. and, in half an hour booze, beans & bhajis babita sharma herself the daughter of shopkeepers charts the history of the corner shop. good morning and welcome to bbc news. rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2%. public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long suffering rail passengers . but the transport secretary, chris grayling, said the government was delivering the biggest rail modernisation programme for more than a century. here s our transport correspondent, richard westcott. punctuality across britain is well below target, strikes have brought one of the busiest operators to a standstill, but none of it stops rail fares going up again today. i think it s a disgrace. particularly
Season Two of Monsters At Work wraps up this week with an intense set-up and finale that frankly, should have been around the whole season. Descent Into Fear Tylor has a particular pep in his step at home this morning, and that’s because it’s his first day at Fear Co. After the even