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for a couple of pounds. 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 as the international olympic committee creates a new team of refugees, we ve been following some of the hopefuls. that s in half an hour on bbc news. good afternoon, 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 toda ....
the new year s eve nightclub attack in istanbul in which 39 people are known to have died. the authorities are continuing their hunt for the suspect, who escaped after opening fire on party goers. officials have now identified all but one of the victims and they say nearly two thirds of them were foreign nationals. funerals for some of those killed are being held today. from istanbul, our correspondent selin gerit reports. this is the gunman that has sent shock waves across the country. he is still at large, but now his motives could be clearer. the so called islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack. in a statement, they said the shooting was carried out by a soldier in revenge for the turkish‘s governments strikes on islamic state in syria. eight people have been detained, but the gunman is not thought to be among them. in the area, some more funerals were held today. 29 of the victims are farne national foreign nationals. a 29 year old actor from leban ....
and booze, beans & bhajis. babita sharma herself the daughter of shopkeepers charts the history of the corner shop. that s in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a second girl has died following a hit and run incident in oldham in greater manchester. the two cousins aged 11 and 12 were crossing a road on new year s eve when they were struck by a car. four men are being held by police on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. anisa kadri reports. more than 2a hours after the hit and run, police have confirmed that ii year old zaneta krokova has lost the fight for her life. she and her cousin helina kotlarova, who was 12, had been crossing ashton road in oldham when had been crossing ashton road in old ham when they had been crossing ashton road in oldham when they were hit by a car which did not stop. helina died at the scene. a lot of people witnessed the scene. a lot of people witnessed the incident. we have had one o ....
2,000 homes ready, harlow new town is ready for the switch on. these pictures show harlow in 1951, developed to take the overflow of people from london and the government latest plans share some of the the same ideals. new town will cover 150 acreses. the first of the new garden villages will be built on 14 sites at various locations across england. from cumbria to derbyshire and devon and cornwall. they will provide between 1,500 and 10,000 new homes and they will open up green spaces and improve transport links. a total of £6 million from the government will be provided to develop the new villages. they re a good first step in the new concept, but they won t solve the housing supply problem. we will need a lot more announcement and radical thinking to crack it. some of the villages face criticism that they re not needed or will swallow existing communities, but the government says they could provide 48,000 much needed new homes. that s it. there s more throughout the ....
the match, and he takes the £350,000 first prize, as well as the trophy. it has been an incredible season for the dutchman. that is his 26th title. that is it from sportsday. from all of us at the bbc sports centre, for now, good night. welcomes our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow morning. welcomes our look ahead. i have the business editor of the independent here as well as caroline wheeler, political editor of the sunday express. we will look to the papers ina sunday express. we will look to the papers in a moment, but first, let s have a look at the front pages. the daily telegraph reporting a warning from public health england that children are eating half their recommended daily allowance before they even leave for school. daily allowa nce they even leave for school. daily allowance of sugar. the istanbul terror attack is the lead on the independent. is has declared war on turkey, it says. it is the same lead for its sister pape ....