rail passengers start the new working year facing an another hike in train fares. the government's criticised for not freezing fares after numerous issues across the network last year — passengers say they're not getting value for money. they never run on time. if it's summer they never run on time. if it's summer it's too hot, if it's winter it's freezing. the service is appalling. the staff are lovely but the service isn't up to much. we'll be getting reaction from around the country. also this lunchtime... the home secretary questions whether people using small boats to cross the english channel are genuine asylum seekers. six people are dead and 16 others injured after a commuter train crash in denmark. and the warning that children are exceeding the maximum recommended sugar intake for an adult by the time they arejust 10. and coming up on bbc news... andy murray's comeback from hip surgery takes another huge blow after he's beaten in straight sets by daniil medvedev in the second round of the brisbane international. good afternoon and welcome

to the bbc news at one. rail passengers have begun the new working year facing an above inflation price hike in railfares. fares have increased by an average of 3.1% in england and wales — and almost 3% in scotland. passenger groups have criticised the government for not freezing some fares after considerable disruption and numerous issues across the network last year. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. passengers in the north of england suffered the most in 2018. at across britain delays and cancellations have risen to their highest level in

17 years. with fares now going up again, passenger groups say we're not getting value for money. if the public can't afford it, what goodis if the public can't afford it, what good is public transport that's unaffordable? lee mack prices are quite steep but it's easier than taking the car. lee —— prices are quite steep. your trains are getting delayed regularly... you can't rely on them. and then you end up everyone cramming into two carriages. we don't seem to see the advantage to then investing at all. it's much easier to swallow a price increase if you think you're getting value, and at the moment, too many trains are still too late. too many people are late getting to work and getting home again, cancellations, and i think it's really hard to talk about a fare increase when you're not getting what you're paying for. from today, tickets increased by roughly 3% in england and wales. in scotland, the increase is slightly smaller. northern ireland's rail system is

different and there is no increase today. it means an annual season ticket from bradford to leeds will cost £32 more. someone commuting from reading into london will pay an extra £140. the government says its happy for fa res the government says its happy for fares to rise in line with a low index of inflation if unions agree that workers wages should go up at a lower rate. the reality is that cost in the industry is rising fast. the biggest factor is wage increases. i'd like to see the unions and the labour party accept that wage rises should be lower and as a result fare rises should be lower. but this morning, the labour leader was out supporting protesters. our fares are already the highest in europe. it's already the highest in europe. it's a tax on all commuters and people that actually have to use the

railway because there is no other way of getting around. in the long term it actually drives some people away from public transport, that's not good. the rail industry says that 98p of every pound spent on a ticket is invested back into the railways. today it has launched a new rail card for those aged 26—30 and it the government says young people will be able to get a discount from september. the rmt described the ra i lwa ys september. the rmt described the railways as a grossly mismanaged rip—off. 0ur correspondentjon donnison is at manchester victoria station. passengers there have been some of the hardest—hit. passengers there have been some of the hardest-hit. that's right. they had a terrible 2018 in the north—west. a lot of problems with the introduction of that new

timetable may, particularly with northern trains. today, many people we re northern trains. today, many people were returning to work after the break and 2019 getting off to a bad start. if you're looking at the price of a season ticket from liverpool to manchester, that's gone up liverpool to manchester, that's gone up about £100 and sets you back £3250 a yea r. up about £100 and sets you back £3250 a year. i got the train from london this morning, a standard open return is £350. i was speaking to quite a lot of commuters at macclesfield heading into manchester for work and they were saying if prices keep going up they'll think about getting the car and doing car sharing. some people even saying they think about looking for work closer to home because it was simply too expensive to travel into manchester now. thank you. the home secretary sajid javid has questioned whether people using small boats to make risky journeys across the english channel are genuine asylum seekers. speaking on a visit to dover — after he declared a "major incident" in response to a number of people

attempting to cross to britain — mrjavid questioned why those making the journey had not sought asylum in the first safe country they entered. navteonhal is in doverfor us. firm language from the home secretary on this, navtej? yes, that's right. his language has been getting firmer over the last few days. he recently declared the situation a major incident. he said he came here today to see for himself how the operation has been working and to see one of the cutters in action already being used in the channel. seen from above, these are the treacherous waters that many have tackled in small boats over the past few weeks to make it to england from france. the home secretary recently announced that to stem the flow of people making that journey, he has ordered two more border force cutters, currently in the mediterranean, to come back to patrol the channel. he had previously

resisted calls to bring in the extra boats amid concerns they could attract more people to attempt crossing the channel rather than deter them. but during a visit to dover today to meet borderforce officers, and to see one of the cutters already in action, he explained why he had revised that decision. we need to send a very clear message to people that if they take this journey, they take their life into their own hands. but i think we also need to feel comfortable that we are doing everything we can to protect human life. the cutters, as well as protecting life, also have an important role to play in protect our borders and i think they will be able to help by having those extra cutters here. sajid javid also questioned the motives of some of those who have been trying to enter britain from the channel. the question has to be asked, if you are a genuine asylum seeker, then why have you not sought asylum in the first safe country that you arrived in? because france is not a country where anyone would argue it is not safe in any way whatsoever and if

you are genuine, then why not seek asylum in your first safe country? the home secretary has described the number of migrants crossing as a major incident. but some have questioned whether he has exaggerated the seriousness of the situation for political gain. and if britain should be doing more to help the migrants. and these latest comments have now also been criticised. when people make asylum claims, the uk has a system to deal with those claims. those claims must be taken seriously and dealt with properly. it helps nobody to speculate about the answer to those claims before addressing them, particularly given the countries from which these people have fled. although it is believed no boats were seen overnight, yesterday french police say they stopped 1a migrants from crossing the channel on a stolen fishing trawler after they were found in the port of boulogne. just the latest chapter in the story which has become more urgent with each passing week. in the last half an hour the home

0ffice in the last half an hour the home office has confirmed that the two cutters they will be bringing over will be the seeker and protector although they haven't confirmed when they will arrive. speaking to an officer earlier, he said conditions at this time of year mean it could be at least a couple of weeks before we see them here patrolling the channel. thank you. six people have died and 16 others injured after a commuter train crashed on a bridge in denmark. it's believed the passenger train was forced to brake sharply after being hit by an item blown from a freight train during a heavy storm. ashleyjohn baptiste reports. this morning, during rush hour, this commuter train running on denmark's great belt bridge was hit by an object from another train, causing a number of people to lose their lives. danish police say six people have been killed and 16

were injured in the accident, but investigations are still at an early stage. translation: we still don't know exactly what happened but what we can say about the reason for the crash is that there was a freight train and something fell from it. there was another train coming in the opposite direction and it collided with the freight, causing a serious accident. local media reports suggest that a tarpaulin from this freight train carrying beer hit the commuter train during a heavy storm, forcing it to brake suddenly. there was a strong wind here. actually, the bridge was also closed for local traffic during the night. all bridges here in denmark were closed, but then it was opened up at 10:30am, 9:30am uk time, and then the accident happened. the bridge links the country's two main islands. it was here that the passenger trains running from 0dense to the capital, copenhagen, was struck at about 8am local time. translation: we are shocked. we were very lucky due

to where we were seated. the passengers sitting in the next wagon weren't that lucky. so for us it was a shock with broken glasses and blood. but for others, unfortunately they went so lucky. ——they weren't so lucky. there were 131 passengers and three crew members onboard at the time. of the 16 injured, police said non—had life—threatening injuries. an emergency centre has been set up at the western end of the bridge, in the town of nyborg, as investigations continue to establish exactly what happened. a woman has died after falling around 500 feet from ben nevis on new year's day. the student, who hasn't been named, was climbing with three others when the accident happened at around 10:30 in the morning. it is the second death on britain's highest peak in recent weeks. the foreign secretary says a post—brexit britain could learn lessons from the economic model of singapore. speaking at the start of a three—day tour of asia jeremy hunt praised

the country's "long—term" approach to economic development. our political correspondent nick erdley is here. what exactly did he say? the foreign secretary is in asia trying to shore up secretary is in asia trying to shore up the uk's international role after brexit. much of that is based on what he calls soft power, the idea economic intellectual powers can be used to dry and improve the uk as it tries to defend democracy over the next few years. but the singapore model is one that some brexiteers in the tory party are keen on. they like the idea of slashing taxes after we leave the eu to dry and attract investment and they hope stimulate the economy —— tried to attract investment. mr hunt isn't going that far but he thinks there are some lessons that can be learned from the singapore model. well, iwould never argue

that the uk should or would ever want to follow the social and political model of a country with very different traditions like singapore. but i do think we can learn from their economy, the way they invest in the education system. they are top for maths, science and reading of all the developed countries in the world, and they've always had a huge emphasis on investing in the skills of their people. there are many who are opposed to taking lessons in economics from singapore. all of this of course comes as the prime minister prepares to start the battle again to trying to start the battle again to trying to get her brexit deal through parliament. mps return to westminster on monday. the following tuesday the 14th there will be that fate on the prime minister's brexit plan. jeremy hunt said this morning he thinks theresa may will find a way to get it through parliament but there will have to be some concrete

changes in the next few days. she ca nt changes in the next few days. she cant sell to mps if that's going to happen. thank you. three people have died ata happen. thank you. three people have died at a fire in a house in lincolnshire that started in the early hours of new year's day. police are treating it as a murder enquiry but say they aren't looking for anyone else in connection with the blaze. they are appealing for witnesses to come forward as the investigation continues. a suspect arrested over a "frenzied" knife attack on three people in manchester on new year's eve has been detained under mental health laws. the 25—year—old is being held on suspicion of attempted murder as part of a ‘counter—terror investigation‘ after the stabbings at the city's victoria railway station. police said there was nothing to suggest others were involved. officers have been praised for their response in containing the attacker with pepper spray and tasers. the victims were left with ‘serious' but not life—threatening injuries the man's family have issued a statement saying their thoughts and

prayers are with those who have been injured. the average 10—year—old has already eaten more than the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18—year—old — according to public health england. the health body has released data gathered from households throughout the united kingdom and is launching a campaign to encourage families to swap to low sugar products to reduce consumption. our health correspondent james gallagher has more. we love sugary things. children are eating a humungous amount of sugar, often in sweet drinks, cakes, biscuits, and breakfast cereals. but too much rots teeth. it's estimated a child has a tooth removed in hospital every ten minutes. and an overly sweet diet also increases the risk of long—term problems, including type—2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and some cancers. what is taking your fancy? the fizzy drink ‘s? why is that?

what is taking your fancy? the fizzy drink 's? why is that? they are just tasty and i love them. would you rather have something high in sugar 01’ rather have something high in sugar or something not very sweet?” rather have something high in sugar or something not very sweet? i would rather have something like fruit as it has natural sugar. you can get diabetes from eating loads of sugar. we are eating too much sugar as a society, how responsible should parents be ? society, how responsible should parents be? we have to think about the future of our children and their health is so important. that is not just the responsibility of government. on average, children are eating the equivalent of 13 cubes of sugar a day. but public health england says that is eight cubes a day too many. on average, 18 years' worth of sugar — that's an entire childhood's worth — is being devoured before a child's 10th birthday. however, public health england's change for life campaign says small changes can make a dramatic difference.

iama i am a parent and i iam a parentand i know i am a parent and i know how difficult that can be. my youngest daughter is nine and she wants to eat sugary things. but parents can lead by example so the type of food and drink their having, their children are noticing that. and they need to bring in healthier stuff into the house in the first place. but campaigners says it needs to be easierfor parents. but campaigners says it needs to be easier for parents. we didn't have a good labelling system and normally these products are advertised during family television time and we need to look at government regulating these areas more so to look at government regulating these areas more so it can be made easierfor parents. these areas more so it can be made easier for parents. public health england said it was working with the food industry to cut sugar in children's favourites by next year. our top story this lunchtime. rail passengers start the new working year facing an another hike in train fares. and still to come...

new year, new sport? british triathlons launch a new campaign to get people swimming, running and cycling injanuary. coming up on bbc news... johanna konta's been knocked out of the brisbane international in the second round after the british women's number one was beaten in staright sets by australia's ajla tomljanovic. this has got potential for a major incident. request 15 additional engines. from the very first radio call just before dawn, the danger was clear. go down into the community and evacuate it. the fire was burning in the canyon east of paradise. fanned by ferocious winds. within hours, the entire town, home to 27,000 people, would be ablaze. this is what goes up and down...

in paradise, they are still counting the cost. this is all that remains of laurie crowder‘s workshop. the home she shared with her husband has gone, too. did you manage to get any precious things from your home, orfrom here? the clothes on our back. i grabbed my embroidery files, but all my print files, all my records, everything has gone. so it's notjust the personal loss of your home, but it's rebuilding a business as well? that's a big financial burden. mm—hmm. but we'll do it. we will do it. this is not just a tragedy for paradise. it's a disaster for california. in the past 20 years this state has seen 16 of its 20 largest wildfires on record.

ten of the 20 deadliest, and 15 of the most destructive in terms of property destroyed. so what's going on? president trump blames california forfailing to manage its forests. his administration suggests logging is the answer. at this sawmill, they agree. saying environmental laws and a century of suppressing wildfires have left a dangerous landscape which must be thinned. i think the president has a point, that in some instances the forest management california didn't accomplish what it was supposed to accomplish. we are reducing the density and we are reducing the rate that fire can spread from crown to crown up high. because that is when they get dangerous and that is when they cover a lot of ground. you see here these pine seedlings and saplings growing in after the fire. but this environmentalist disagrees. logging, he says, is not the answer. what logging does is itjust creates a lot of combustible

debris, branches and limbs on the forest floor. it spreads very combustible invasive grasses like cheatgrass. and basicallyjust reduces the canopy cover of the forest and so instead of that cooling shade of the forest canopy, you get these very hot, dry, windy conditions. and that just makes fire spread fast. as long as we keep spending billions of dollars every year on back country fire suppression and logging, we're not using those resources to protect homes. people's appreciation for what firefighters do, for what the public safety folks do, this means a lot to everybody. california's fire chief is adamant wildfires are getting bigger and more dangerous and there will be many more thank you cards, for one obvious reason. it is climate change. literally firefighters are on the front lines of climate change. in california and really in other parts of the west, we are seeing it, these changes in temperatures, these changes in weather patterns, all of that is having a direct impact on fire conditions. tyres popping, cars are burning...

for generations, california has been known as the golden state. for some, it remains heaven on earth. but for how much longer? yes, people, it is blowing, it is hot. james cook, bbc news, paradise. that report on reaction to donald trump ordering a vast expansion of commercial logging on us federal land to try to reduce the risk of wildfires. the former us republican presidential candidate and incoming senator mitt romney has accused president trump of not having the character or ability to provide the leadership america needs. in a fiercely critical article, mr romney also said the president's words and actions have caused dismay around the world. cbs correspondent tom hanson is in new york — not pulling his punches — what's the reading there of what he's had to say and the timing of this article, tom? well it is published in the

washington post and it hears that the former presidential candidate and current president are in a war of words right now. president trump just said here we go with mitt romney but so fast is he a flake is the question, i hope not, i would much prefer he focused on border security. he should be happy for all republicans and be a team player. that was the response from donald trump to that piece in the washington post where mitt romney criticised the president and said he had not risen to the office of the presidency and so back and forth, thatis presidency and so back and forth, that is something that we will likely see as mitt romney goes on to capitol hill tomorrow, being sworn in as capitol hill tomorrow, being sworn inasa capitol hill tomorrow, being sworn in as a republican senator. he ran in utah with the support of donald

trump, obviously a lot of trump supporters there in the warm and people who vote for mitt romney. so an interesting overlap there and also puts together to people who have been so much at odds, puts them together for that. but clearly going back to washington mitt romney is certainly doing some punches and donald trump firing back. the chinese president xijinping has urged the people of taiwan to accept their country "must and will be" reunited with china. china sees democratic taiwan as part of its territory — despite it being ruled separately since the end of a civil war in 19119. president xi has called for reunification under a formula known as "one country, two systems" — similar to the governance of hong kong — but the taiwanese leader has flatly rejected the offer. our correspondentjohn sudworth is in beijing. the language here is unyielding, with no assurances that china will not resort to military force on this issue. the chinese communist party has long

seen the chinese communist party has long seen reunification of the mainland and the island of taiwan as part of its rightful national destiny and also it has long refused to rule out the use of force to achieve that goal. so in one sense there's not much new here from president xi. but in the other sense of course this is a man who is arguably now the most powerful chinese leader since chairman mao and someone who has linked this idea of national destiny very much with his political vision. i think very much with his political vision. ithink in very much with his political vision. i think in that sense people will see these words particularly that threat of force as significant. the taiwanese president tsai ing—wen has been quick to react and called for china to tone down these threats, does kind of rhetoric. she says

china needs to respect the insistence on freedom and democracy that taiwan has and also worth noting of course that the idea of china using military force and launching an invasion across the well defended taiwan strait would be a huge military and strategic gamble andi a huge military and strategic gamble and i think although the term of the speech is certainly in places notable for its forcefulness, i think it is unlikely that this speech is intended to signal anything significant or urgent in terms of a dramatic policy shift. john, thank you. for many of us the start of a new year sees us taking on new challenges to get fit and exercise more. more and more people are taking part in triathlons — an event which combines swimming, cycling and running. the sport's governing body british triathlon — has launched a new campaign 'tri january‘ in which participants attempt to achieve a set distance over the course of a month. mike bushell has been taking part.

back in training after learning to dance on strictly, triathlete lauren steadman who's hpoing her newfound fame will help more of us enjoy the benefits of her sport. of course i was completely out of my depth trying to keep up with a three times world champion in the pool, but this isn't about that, as i can take as long as i want and just do it a few metres at a time if i choose. people always get afraid of the swim leg and always find it is hardest. it is just repetition. and i believe learning to float. if you get rid of that fear of going under the water, and just learning to float, you can break it down. someone trying to do just that is lauren marr, who hasn't swum since she was eight when she fell into the deep end of a pool. after battling cancer and helping to change attitudes towards it on the you, me and the big c podcast, lauren is now ready to tackle this january challenge. no time like the present. after having cancer, ifeel like, if i can beat cancer and get through that, i can overcome my fear. and i'm in the deep end of a pool,

albeit with the noodle, but i can get under the water now. and encouraged by myself and her you, me and the big c colleague, deborah james, lauren managed to complete half a length of the pool. for someone who is a complete non—swimmer, like an absolute amateur at this, to get in the water and give it a go, if i can do it, anyone can do it, you know, you don't have to be, like, an olympian. i live which with stage four cancer, so exercise is a massive part of making me feel better. and it is a really well—known correlation in terms of exercise not only reduces kind of anxiety, itjust also makes me feel better and cope with the side—effects of my treatment. and, actually, even if you don't want to get your feet wet, too cold maybe you think forswimming, you can do your water kilometres, your swimming kilometres on a rowing machine, and it is warm in here, lauren, i can tell you what. getting warmer. it is all about breaking down the barriers really.

loads of us as fans can admire the likes of lauren and the brownlie brothers, can cheer them on from the sofa but i think to myself, i haven't got the training. we are not athletes, we get embarrassed showing up in public. but this, this tri jan, helps people to do it in their own time in their own space to have fun just when they want to, when they can. i want to share my passion for the triathlon, because i can go out with my dad on my bike, i can run with my housemate, i can swim with my friends' kids, it is just a beautiful sport. she is not alone. the number of people entering some kind of triathlon event has gone up by 75% over the last ten years, that is 40,000 newcomers, half of them have been women. now this campaign aims to widen the net further. you no longer have to attend an event to complete your 15, 25 or 50 kilometre target over the course of this month. we know that these days it is a changing world and people need to be able to do sport and activity when it works for them. if it's the middle of the day, if it's a ride to the park, if it's a walk to the shops, whatever works, a swim on holiday,

then absolutely you can all do it and it isjust about building up small bits to make one bigger distance. we had only cycled around for a few minutes, but we are smiling with satisfaction that we have done the hardest part and started our journey. and another swimmer in the studio today, chris! we are all under the same area of high pressure but quite a difference from place to place. plenty of sunshine in cumbria but so many parts of the uk it is quite cloudy through the rest of the afternoon. you can see the extent of that on the satellite picture. cloudy weather in