the biggest rise in rail fares for five years, as average prices go up 3.4%. as commuters get back to work after the holidays, campaigners say some people are being priced off the railways. it is not value for money, it is as simple as that. what you're paying for for the railfares does not represent what you're actually getting. we'll hear more from commuters shortly. also this lunchtime... iran's supreme leader blames foreign enemies for stirring the protests in his country in his first comments since the demonstrations began. no more than two low—calorie snacks a day — parents are urged to reduce the amount of sugar that young children consume. 13 monkeys have died in a fire that swept through an enclosure at woburn safari park in the early hours of the morning. the darts player who only turned professional at the start of last year — rob cross thrashes the 16—time champion to win the world

championship title. and coming up in the sport, andy murray reveals he's been left demoralised trying to come back from a long—term hip injury and is considering surgery. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. rail passengers, commuting on the first working day of 2018, have been hit with the largest fare rise in five years. average ticket prices across the country went up by 3.4% this morning, prompting protests outside around a0 railway stations. campaigners warn the rise is pricing ordinary people off the railways, but the rail delivery group, which represents train operators,

says higher fares will lead to better services. our transport correspondent, richard westcott, is outside london kings cross station. it is becoming as predictable as the drizzle at christmas, the annual fa re drizzle at christmas, the annual fare rise. this is the biggest one since 2013. it has taken lots more people into the £5,000 club, £5,000 a yearjust to get to work. one of the busiest stations in the country is king's cross behind me, a lot of the £5,000 people come into here. i took a journey in with some of them this morning. back to work after the holidays. rail commuters are shelling out for yet another fare rise. this time it is the biggest increase for five years. this is a busy commuter line, people coming in from cambridgeshire and hertfordshire into london. plenty of people on this train are just a few pounds shy

of the £5,000 club — £5,000 for an annual season ticket. that's gone up by about £600 in the last five years. price rises have been relentless. other countries in europe do not pay anywhere near as much as we do and their services tend to be better than ours, so i don't know why we have to pay such a lot of money for such a poor service, really. 0n the way home, it's normally a massive crowd of people at king's cross, all trying to get on the train at the same time. if i am not more than five minutes early for the train, i am definitely not getting a seat home. you do not get the choice, really. we've got to make the commute from hertfordshire into london, so when it is so expensive and there are cancellations, especially during winter... average fares across britain go up by 3.4% this year. season tickets, which are regulated by the government, go up by 3.6%. it will add just shy of £150 to the price of a season ticket for people coming into london on the strike—riddled line

from hove in east sussex. nearly £110 to a yearly ticket from liverpool to manchester. and commuters going to birmingham from gloucester must find £140 more this year. this is where a lot of the money is going. london bridge hasjust had a £1 billion makeover. and there is a whole new line coming under london — crossrail. the government says it is investing record amounts to improve the trains, but it is also changing who foots the bill. a smaller proportion now comes from the taxpayer which means more has to come from ticket sales. for every £1 a passenger pays in fares, 97p goes directly into running and improving the railway. but also, with more people using the railway, that means we have more money to invest and enables investment and the sort of improvement we see here as well. but the biggest survey suggests fewer than half of passengers think

they are getting value for money and the latest figures show season—ticketjourneys have actually started going down. passengers are already putting in over £9 billion a year into the railways through the fare box, it's a lot of money, and the industry and government should work much harder to get better value for money out of that, so that one year, let's have a fares freeze for christmas, that would be a really good present. if commuters do put that on their christmas list this year, they are likely to be disappointed. isaid it i said it in the piece, successive governments, notjust this one, have been changing who pays for the railways, and much bigger proportion 110w railways, and much bigger proportion now comes from ticket sales and the government would argue everyone who does not use a train, they are paying a little bit less through taxation. unfortunately, if you do get the train, you have no choice, it means the fare rises are likely to come for several years yet.

richard, thank you. richard westcott. iran's supreme leader has accused the country's enemies of stirring days of protests that have claimed at least 22 lives. ayatollah ali khamenei was speaking for the first time since demonstrations began last thursday. state media says nine people, including a child, died overnight in clashes between demonstrators and security forces, as authorities struggle to contain the biggest challenge to the country's clerical leadership since 2009. this report by our correspondent, richard galpin. the protests and the authorities‘ response to them are becoming increasingly violent — buildings being burnt and shots fired. last night, at least nine people killed, including some members of the security forces. the focus of people's anger is this man, the country's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. the spark for the protests — rising food prices and unemployment

running at 60% in some areas. people are actually fed up with political corruption. people are fed up with economic corruption. and they believe that the only way to pave the way for a meaningful change, a meaningful economic change, is through radical political reform. 0ne response of the authorities has been to hold big counterdemonstrations like this in many parts of the country. but the government's strategy also includes restricting access to the internet and placing the blame for what's happening on its enemies abroad. today, iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, spoke for the first time about the crisis since it began last week. translation: following recent events, the enemies have united and are using all their means — money, weapons, policies and security services —

to create problems for the islamic republic. the statement is a clear sign that this widespread unrest is rattling the clerics, who have ruled the country for decades. this morning, the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, called for meaningful debate about what he said were legitimate and important issues the protesters were raising. and he said the government was looking to the iranian authorities to permit this. but with the protests and violence continuing, that seems unlikely. already more than 400 people have been arrested. richard galpin, bbc news. parents are being urged to significantly lower the amount of sugar their children consume in snacks. public health england recommends children should consume a maximum of two low—calorie snacks a day.

the advice is being given after it's emerged primary school children are consuming three times more sugar than the recommended limit, as our health correspondent, james gallagher, reports. half the sugar we eat and drink each year comes from snacks and sugary drinks. kids get through a mountain of sugary snacks each year, kate, ice cream, pop, juice, biscuits, sweets, chocolate —— cake. children need three times more sugar than official advice, just over half of it comes from snacking between meals. it is one reason more than a quarter of children have rotten teeth by the time they are five. this public health england campaign is warning snacking has got out of hand and it is increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. we are very concerned

about snacking. children have unhealthy diets, they are eating too many calories, they are eating too much sugar and snacking is part of the problem. we are encouraging pa rents to the problem. we are encouraging parents to be aware of snacking and try to cut back and replace unhealthy snacks with better snacks. how do parents feel about snacking? kids like sweets, and other sugary stuff you get from shops and mcdonald's, but it is for the parents to keep an eye on them and their intake. to cut down on sugar, public health england is advising pa rents to public health england is advising parents to limit snacks to just 100 calories and hand them out no more than twice a day but the campaign has drawn criticism. parents might find this quite insulting to their own intelligence because it is fairly common sense children having too many snacks, too many sugary things, they might have health complications for them down the line, particularly if they do not lead an active lifestyle. but they do not need a quango

telling them. the advice is fruit and veg are best, but even more live, low in sugar fromage frais and crumpets, they are better than anything in the confectionery aisle. 13 monkeys have been killed in a fire at woburn safari park in bedfordshire. the blaze broke out in the early hours of this morning. 0ur correspondent, chi chi izundu, is there. what more are they saying? the blaze was first spotted by security staff at woburn safari the part at 2:37am this morning —— woburn safari park. due to the intensity of the heat, the roof of the monkey house had collapsed by the time the fire service got there. all 13 monkeys did not survive. they are normally kept indoors overnight in winter because of the cold weather. staff here are now monitoring and checking over other animals in the jungle drive—through enclosure to make sure they have not been affected. by the

fire orany of they have not been affected. by the fire or any of the smoke. so far early signs indicate they have not been affected. an investigation is being conducted to try to establish exactly what started the blaze and so exactly what started the blaze and so far only findings have suggested it was not started maliciously. —— early findings. that part of the park will remain closed, as you can imagine. the rest of the park remains open. it comes just ten days after a fire ripped through london zoo killing an aardvark and four meerkats. thank you. chi chi izundu there. air accident investigators in australia hope to retrieve the wreckage of a seaplane that crashed on new year's eve by the end of this week. all six people on board were killed — the pilot and a british family who were on holiday, including the businessman, richard cousins, the chief executive of the catering giant, compass. the accident happened just north of sydney from where our correspondent, phil mercer, has sent this report. the wreckage of the seaplane lies in more than a0 feet of water on a river bed north of sydney.

air crash investigators are searching for clues to explain why it crashed, killing all six people onboard. what has emerged, however, is that this is not the first plane of its type to be involved in a fatal accident. four british holiday—makers died when a similar seaplane, a de havilland dhc—2 beaver, went down in canada in 2015. accounts from witnesses will also help australian authorities to establish why a routine sightseeing flight ended in disaster. will mcgovern says he saw his friends dive into the water to try to help those trapped in the plane. i saw three of my mates dead set risk their lives. they could have died. this plane was moving fast. it was going down. it was pretty hard because of the oil, but i could see windows, the windows, we just couldn't dive down deep enough, really, to be able to see more.

at least they will know that there were people there trying to help and i'm sorry. the air crash investigation team is made up of former pilots, aeronautical engineers, and data recovery experts. it is their task to piece together the events that led to the tragedy atjerusalem bay to the north of sydney. the crucial piece of evidence, of course, is the wreckage of the seaplane. it still lies at the bottom of the hawkesbury river. the authorities hope to bring it to the surface by the end of the week. after it's recovered, the single—engine aircraft will be taken to canberra for examination. we will be looking at a number of areas, particularly around the aircraft's components. we will be removing those and examining them. we will also be looking at any recorder data that might be on the aircraft, so that would involve both avionics or instruments attached to the aeroplane.

aviation experts have speculated that the seaplane may have stalled before crashing because of engine failure, an unexpected gust of wind or a mistake by the pilot. a preliminary report from the australian transport safety bureau is expected within a month, but a more comprehensive review of the disaster could take a lot longer. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. our top story this lunchtime... the biggest rise in train fares for five years, as average prices go up 3.4%. campaigners say some people are being priced off the railways. and still to come... there's town in scotland where you can hirea there's town in scotland where you can hire a book shop. coming up in

sport — phil taylor tips rob cross for a big future in the sport after his shock defeat in the world championships final. for decades, china has been importing plastic waste from other countries, including britain, for recycling. but now, it has banned the trade — citing environmental worries. it means thousands of tonnes of plastic — separated and put into recycling bins by households here in the uk — now needs to find a new destination, which is putting huge pressure on the british recycling industry. some experts believe local authorities may reduce the number of collections because of the costs. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is at a recycling plant in southwark in south london. yes, this is the noisy, dirty reality of recycling our rubbish. but the hidden story has been the

thousands of tonnes of waste that we have been quietly shipping to china for decades. and now that is going to stop. we have to work out now what we're going to do with our rubbish before it all starts piling up. it could be a huge problem. all that wrapping paper, so much christmas waste. it is the season to throw plenty away. and this is the kind of place it goes — sorted, sifted, separated so it can be recycled. this is the same process on the other side of the world. is the same process for decades, china's been a global dustbin, taking huge quantities of taking huge quantities of our rubbish and recycling it. it's become a massive, complicated business, and now, china has said no more. it's got enough waste of its own to deal with, so now we have to work out what we're going to do with our rubbish.

if you take packaging, for example, we're collecting about 1.2 million tonnes of plastic packaging every year, put in the recycling bins. but we've relied on 65% of that tonnage being exported to overseas markets — the vast majority has been going to china. this is the sort of stuff that might previously have been sent to china — different plastic bottles of different kinds that might be recycled in different ways. and if you look at the tomato ketchup bottle, there's still some sauce in there. now, that's the kind of thing china is now saying it will not take, it will not deal with. so, we've got to work out what to do with it, and this company is already recycling its waste here. with so much of our plastic being shipped to china, there's still a lot more to deal with. if we can't send recyclables to china, there are alternatives like india, indonesia, malaysia... there will be other options, such as sending certain rubbish to energy from waste plants if there is literally nothing else to do with it. but in the longer term, we need to be looking

to clean up our waste. because quite frankly, we need to make better use of it ourselves — if we have a good quality recycler, we can do more with it. the government says it will look for ways to recycle more here, and there are calls for better design, which considers what happens to products after their useful life, and for more products to be reused so we don't produce as much rubbish in the first place. you can see how the boreas this process is, but this is what has to be done to ensure that this waste doesn't have to be shipped abroad. and if we are not going to centred abroad, we need to consider, are we going to go for more landfill? not popular. more rubbish and certainly not popular. filled more facilities like this? not cheap. there are some big questions to answer about how we deal with our rubbish. south korea has offered to hold high—level talks with the north next week — the first for more than two years. the offer follows north korean

leader kimjong un‘s new year address, in which he announced the possibility of sending a team to the winter olympics, which take place in south korea next month. sophie long reports from south korea's capital, seoul. as preparations for the winter 0lympics move into the final month, excitement in south korea has been mounting. but there's always been a question mark over whether north korea would attend. on new year's day, kim jong—un said he was considering sending a delegation, and now, the south korean government's response... translation: the government proposes to hold high—level talks with north korea on 9th january at the peace house in the truce village of panmunjom, to discuss north korea's participation in the pyeongchang winter olympics, as the winter olympics are a month away. pyongyang hasn't yet responded to that proposal, but people are hopeful that it will, and that the meeting will take place.

we would like to maximise the opportunity and as soon as possible. so, when south korea made this offer of a high—level meeting with north korea, north korea...very quickly and we would like to see a high—level meeting happening very soon. the south korean president has said any improvement in inter—korean relations must also help to the north korean nuclear issue. the offer of talks was discussed with south korea's key ally the united states. but president trump will be watching developments very closely. so, too, will people living on the korean peninsula. some 25 million north koreans, for whom life is really tough and could get tougher if the latest round of un sanctions really starts to bite. and the people of south korea, nearly 11 million of whom live here in seoul, just 35 miles from the north korean border. there's only a month

until the opening ceremony. but the organisers believe a north korean delegation could be there. we are hopeful, you know, we always want all of the countries to participate. and they do have qualified athletes, and so for the athletes it's also important. they've been training for it all their lives and we just want them to enjoy what the olympics are all about, the spirit of friendship, the spirit of peace. others, though, are more sceptical, pointing out that this could be a tactical move by north korea and a month of peace and stability isn't necessarily a step towards north korean denuclearisation. teenagers as young as 1a are now taking steroids in what drugs workers fear could be a hidden epidemic. a bbc undercover investigation has discovered london—based steroid dealers are selling the drugs without giving any warning of their dangerous side effects. colin campbell reports. hey, derek.

he's an amateur body—builder who illegally sells steroids from his living room. using his partner to translate, he says they'll transform my body. these are the £200 worth of pills that he said would make me big and powerful. this, the handwritten note i took on a dictated prescription, if you like, detailing instructions on how to use the steroids. we showed our footage to this drugs expert. there are many risks with taking the drugs. but a simple way of putting it — kidney, liver, heart. you can have liver problems, liver cysts, problem with your kidneys, and it can lead to heart attacks and strokes, so you're playing with your life. what age are the children that you're speaking to that have ta ken steroids? as young as 14. this drugs counsellor fears the true picture of steroid abuse is much worse than realisee.

worse than realised. we could be looking at a hidden epidemic, to be honest. it's really, really hard to gauge how big this is, but everything anecdotally we're getting is that it could be huge. whilst it's legal to take steroids, it's against the law to sell and import them. but we found scores of websites offering them online and sending them by post. the border force is battling to stop them entering the uk. these drugs aren't benign, they're not a soft option. they can cause real, profound, long—lasting harm to people's health. selling them can be lucrative, but it's a trade dealers don't want exposed. you are a steroid dealer, aren't you? no. how many people are you supplying steroids to? no. speaking through an interpreter, he claims he'd only ever supplied me and no one else. how many other people have you supplied steroids to? you advertise widely. the truth is, they're gambling with people's health,

cashing in on britain's body image obssession. colin campbell, bbc news. and if you're watching in the south east of england, there is more about that investigation straight after this programme. the new world darts champion rob cross says there will never be another player like phil taylor. cross beat the 16—time winner 7—2 in last night's final — which was taylor's last professional match. rob cross turned professional only a year ago, and took home the world championship trophy in his debut appearance at the event. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. how well has your new year gun? for rob cross, it is fair to say 2018 has already proved life—changing. last night he beat the greatest darts player of all time to be crowned world champion and become £400,000 richer as well, and all of

it is barely sinking in. it feels very surreal, it is like i need to pinch myself or something, because i could not have written it any better, really. it is like a fairy tale. you might not associate the game of darts with fairy tales and yet rob cross was an unknown electricity until the start of 2017. last year his winnings included £7 picked up in a pub tournament. the rise from anonymity to acclaim has been dizzying. one competition we managed to win £7 each, so a i nearly got a pint of ovid chinappa i would say that anyone who believes they can play the game, and sort of aspire to it and go and have a go, because you never know what's going to happen until you actually dedicate yourself and push yourself more. cross was dedicate yourself and push yourself more. cross was born dedicate yourself and push yourself more. cross was born in 9090, when phil taylor won the first of his 16 world titles. nicknamed the power,

last night was his last ever professional match. he will go down as the best the game has ever seen. we're never going to see another phil taylor, in any sport, i don't believe, someone who can dominate their sport for that amount of time. but at the same time it is probably the coming of me but we were saying farewell to a legend. to shout in his face at the end, i was never going to do that, i have got too much respect for him. cross has now set his sights on becoming world number one. when your year starts as well as this, anything is possible. a bookshop in a small town in dumfries & galloway which allows holidaymakers the chance to run it for two weeks at a time, has proved so popular there are now plans to open similar stores in asia. the open book has been running forfour years, and there are no vacancies until 2020. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. between the hills and the sea in south—west scotland is a small town where they like their books — a lot.

wigtown is scotland's national book town, and among the many book shops here, one is available to rent for a week at a time. it's run by enthusiasts who want to be surrounded by books while trying their hand at selling some, too. right, helen mcdonald... alison drury is a police community support officer community support officer from bicester — but not this week. instead she is stacking book shelves and shifting stock. you are paying for the privilege of running a book shop for a week — what do your friends make of it? a bit of a mixture. i think some of them think that i'm a bit eccentric and think that it's a very strange thing to do. by the same token, i've got some friends who think it's extremely exciting and they're very excited for me and actually a bit envious. have you been enjoying it? i have. you can tell, can't you? the temporary book store boss has free rein — displays can change and so too can the promotions. the chance to run a book

shop for a week or two has proved popular. people have come from as far away as new zealand, north america and south korea to run this place. there was a couple in their 80s who came on honeymoon, and others who liked the town so much that they stayed. this shop, which once came close to closure, turned around by those who have a dream of running a book shop and want the chance to test it out. i think in everyone's life you have that "what if" voice, what if ijust owned a book shop in scotland? why not give people the opportunity to do it. this is actual real virtual reality, where you can actually come in a book shop and feel the cold and read the books and enjoy the community and kind of have little surprises of an adventure along the way. and if those who have come on their book shop holiday are looking for ideas, with wigtown boasting 14 book shops, there is plenty here to inspire. we love our book shops here, we love our books. and yeah, and we've even got people coming from far and wide to run

a book shop in wigtown. imagine that, it sounds a crazy idea, but what a fantastic thing for wigtown, opening wigtown onto the world and in and encouraging people to come and share our love for books. that passion for selling books may be spreading. there's interest from a chinese firm looking to open its own version of the open book holiday business. so successful has this scottish one been, it's booked up for the next two years. lorna gordon, bbc news, wigtown. time for a look at the weather, with louise lear. it is the 2nd of january and the talk is all about no alcohol, no sugar, it is all pretty depressing! and the weather is not