avanti west - explain more? we have had two rail contracts in oz, avanti west coast i contracts in oz, avanti west coast for initiallyn cross country for the initial four years and then “p for the initial four years and then up to eight years. avanti received a lot of attention for its problems. le sommer things reached a crunch point when it didn't have enough drivers and industrial relations were really poor and cancellations spiked, as you can see in the graph. the timetable was severely reduced and avanti has been on two tempe six months contracts as it has tried to get a handle on things. it is brought in a new timetable and recovery plan and cancellations have dropped back. they are currently around the 4.5% mark. that is lower than cross country's cancellation rate at about 7.5% in the latest stats. labour has pointed out today, both are still among the worst performing when it comes to punctuality, notjust cancellations punctuality, not just cancellations and punctuality, notjust cancellations and the rmt union has accused the government of rewarding failure. but the government clearly believe that avanti has

avanti west coast? know. the avanti west coast? ow. 10 or 7 to try and get a meeting. >> avanti west coast 10 or 7. i travel on those trains a lot. i'm a united supporter. i go up for football games. i've got other commitments in manchester. they, they, they may be slightly other commitments in manchester. theythese they may be slightly other commitments in manchester. theythese they but' be slightly other commitments in manchester. theythese they but actually1tly late these days, but actually the service is pretty good on other it's worse, other lines. it's worse, i admit. but on the west coast, if you travel by train, you'd know this. >> but what you're pointing to is yeah, hang on. i am from is the. yeah, hang on. i am from hull and i travel from hull to london often. >> it got to the it got to the hull. >> trains are a bit worse. >> trains are a bit worse. >> it got to the point actually where some of my travelling was so bad. no i don't want to be on rail replacement buses with all my kid. no, i don't my cases and my kid. no, i

the department for transport has awarded the train operator avanti west coast a long—term contract tot mainline. the company had previously been given two six—month contracts and ordered to develop a plan to address poor performance. the transport secretary said avanti was "back on track". the metropolitan police says more than 1,000 officers are currently suspended or on restricted duties as the force attempts to tackle the issue of rogue officers. the met�*s deputy assistant commissioner said removing all corrupt officers could take years. figures show a total of 100 officers have been sacked for gross misconduct in the last year. and retail revenues at the online grocer 0cado rose by 7% in the three months to the end of august. the group said it had made price cuts across hundreds of items to win back shoppers. the company also reported a 1.5% year—on—year increase in active customers. you're live with bbc news. uk opposition leader keir starmer will meet french president emmanuel macron today, a chance for both men to strike a political relationship with labour confident in taking

the department for transport has awarded the train operator avanti west coast a long—term contract tonce. the transport secretary said avanti was "back on track" and the contract will ensure improvements continue. unesco, the united nations�* cultural body, has urged the government to amend a controversial plan to construct a road tunnel near stonehenge. highways england says it wanted to build the tunnel to reduce traffic on the a303, but there is concern among activists and unesco that stonehenge could lose its world heritage status if the plan goes ahead. you're live with bbc news. world leaders are in new york for the united nations general assembly, with debate beginning shortly. the annual meeting is an opportunity for the leaders to have their say on current events. brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva will open the first session, followed by us presidentjoe biden. this year, the focus is on ukraine, climate change and sustainable development. cbs news correspondent jarred hill is in new york. president biden is expected to focus heavily on ukraine, the situation there

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residents. >> michael gove well the government is facing criticism for its decision to give avanti west coastnounced the train operator will continue to run services on the west coast main line for at least the next three years. the line runs from london to glasgow through birmingham, liverpool, manchester and edinburgh. that's despite the company having one of the worst performance records in the country. weaver vale mp mike amesbury says the decision is nonsense . is nonsense. >> it seems that this contract has been rewarded on the basis that it's a little less crap than it used to be. it's not really, it's not really the way to make a decision in, in government. the office for rail and road and the statistics in august show it was the second worst performing operator only 48% had run on time. worst performing operator only 48% had run on time . it's 48% had run on time. it's appalling. this is ideologically dogmatic and driven to nonsense i >> downing street says the bma's members could step back from industrial action this week. that's as rules ensuring a minimum level of cover in hospita

the government's facing some criticism today for its decision to give avanti west coast post a new longntract at the department for transport has announced the train operator will continue to run services on the west coast main line for at least three years. the line runs from london to glasgow through birmingham, liverpool , manchester and liverpool, manchester and edinburgh. that's despite the company having the second worst performance records in the country. on the railways , the country. on the railways, the financial conduct authority has concluded there is no evidence that banks closed the bank accounts of customers because of their political views. it follows the closure of nigel farage's account by coots . the farage's account by coots. the gb news presenter revealed that internal memos at the bank deemed his views inconsistent with its position as an inclusive organisation. the telegraph says his account wasn't included in the fca's report . you're with gb news report. you're with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying

the government's facing some criticism today for its decision to give avanti west coast post a new long contract at the department for transport has announced the train operator will continue to run services on the west coast main line for at least three years. the line runs from london to glasgow through birmingham, liverpool , manchester and liverpool, manchester and edinburgh. that's despite the company having the second worst performance records in the country. on the railways , the country. on the railways, the financial conduct authority has concluded there is no evidence that banks closed the bank accounts of customers because of their political views. it follows the closure of nigel farage's account by coots . the farage's account by coots. the gb news presenter revealed that internal memos at the bank deemed his views inconsistent with its position as an inclusive organisation. the telegraph says his account wasn't included in the fca's report . you're with gb news report. you're with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by say

the government's facing criticism for its decision to give avanti west coast a new long term contractoast a new long term contract. the department for transport has announced the train operator will continue to run services on the west coast main line for at least three years as that line runs from london to glasgow through birmingham, liverpool, manchester and edinburgh. and it's despite the company having the second worst performance records in the country . and as records in the country. and as you've been hearing , the you've been hearing, the financial conduct authority has concluded that there's no evidence that banks close the accounts of customers because of their political views . it their political views. it follows the closure of nigel farage's account by coots, the gb news presenter revealed that internal memos at the bank deemed his views in consistent with its position as an inclusive organisation . the inclusive organisation. the telegraph says mr farage account wasn't included in the fca's report , with gb news across the report, with gb news across the uk on tv. in yo

the government's facing criticism for its decision to give avanti west coast a new long term contract. coast a new long term contract. the department for transport has announced the train operator will continue to run services on the west coast main line for at least three years as that line runs from london to glasgow through birmingham, liverpool, manchester and edinburgh. and it's despite the company having the second worst performance records in the country . and as records in the country. and as you've been hearing , the you've been hearing, the financial conduct authority has concluded that there's no evidence that banks close the accounts of customers because of their political views . it their political views. it follows the closure of nigel farage's account by coots, the gb news presenter revealed that internal memos at the bank deemed his views in consistent with its position as an inclusive organisation . the inclusive organisation. the telegraph says mr farage account wasn't included in the fca's report , with gb news across the report, with gb news across the uk on tv. in

. >> the government's facing criticism for its decision to give avanti west coast a new long term contract department for transport has announced the train operator will continue to run services on the west coast main line for at least three years. that line runs from london to glasgow through birmingham , liverpool through birmingham, liverpool and manchester and edinburgh as well. and that's despite the company having the second worst performer records in the country on the railways . weaver vale mp on the railways. weaver vale mp mike amesbury said the decision is nonsense. >> it seems that this contract has been rewarded on the basis that it's a little less crap than it used to be. is that is that really is that really the way to make a decision in, in government? it's appalling . this government? it's appalling. this is ideologically dogmatically dnven. is ideologically dogmatically driven . it's a nonsense . driven. it's a nonsense. >> the number of schools in england where crumble prone concrete has been found has risen to 174. it's after hundreds of surveys have been carried out in

not on the avanti west coast. on hs2 on the avanti west coast. no, it was fine.ught that i would want retired . i'll go on want to retired. i'll go off on my trip to liverpool. yes. my day trip to liverpool. yes. >> what have you >> okay. so what have you gleaned your trip to manchester? >> he's angry . manchester? >> he's angry. right. and manchester? >> he's angry . right. and they >> he's angry. right. and they are frustrated and angry incorrectly so that this northern leg of hs2, this fast line from birmingham to manchester is may not. ahead manchester is may not. go ahead . and that's the concern. >> yeah. okay. >> yeah. okay. >> all right. and he is threatening legal action threatening serious legal action then, he's saying then, is he? i mean, he's saying that all then, is he? i mean, he's saying th.their all then, is he? i mean, he's saying th.their infrastructure, all then, is he? i mean, he's saying th.their infrastructure, they'vell then, is he? i mean, he's saying th.theirupfrastructure, they'vell then, is he? i mean, he's saying th.theirup everything

and the government's faced criticism today for its decision to give avanti west coast a new long termcontract at the department for transport has announced the train operator will continue to run services on the west coast main line for at least three years as that line runs from london to glasgow through birmingham, liverpool, manchester and edinburgh. but that's despite the company having the second worst performance records in the country. on the railways , the country. on the railways, the financial conduct authority has concluded today that there's no evidence that banks close the accounts of customers because of their political views . it their political views. it follows the closure of nigel farage's account by coots . the farage's account by coots. the gb news presenter revealed that internal memos at the bank deemed his views incorrect assistant with its position as an inclusive organisation. the telegraph says his account wasn't included in the fca's report , but and today marks the report, but and today marks the first anniversary of queen elizabeth ii's funeral . the eliza

and the government's faced criticism today for its decision to give avanti west coast a new long termcontract at the department for transport has announced the train operator will continue to run services on the west coast main line for at least three years as that line runs from london to glasgow through birmingham, liverpool, manchester and edinburgh. but that's despite the company having the second worst performance records in the country. on the railways , the country. on the railways, the financial conduct authority has concluded today that there's no evidence that banks close the accounts of customers because of their political views . it their political views. it follows the closure of nigel farage's account by coots . the farage's account by coots. the gb news presenter revealed that internal memos at the bank deemed his views incorrect assistant with its position as an inclusive organisation. the telegraph says his account wasn't included in the fca's report , but and today marks the report, but and today marks the first anniversary of queen elizabeth ii's funeral . the eliza

you're more likely to see the loch ness monster on the west coast mainline today than you are to see actually a intercity train running no avanti west coast trains running at all today . we're not going to at all today. we're not going to see many trains running tomorrow. and i'm afraid we are back where we were in a world where the two sides, the main rail unions, train drivers belonging to aslef, who are striking today , and the rmt who striking today, and the rmt who are the bigger rail union. they're striking tomorrow. things are looking just as bleak as they have been doing since last summer. two sides further apart than ever. poor old passenger caught in the middle and the sort of good news is you can go anywhere you want to from london, euston station today, as long as it's watford junction . long as it's watford junction. >> oh, well , that's quite >> oh, well, that's quite a there you go . there you go. >> and meanwhile, if you're wanting to get a ferry over to the continent . simon, there's the continent. simon, there's a problem with p&o, isn't there ? problem with p&o, isn't there? >> yeah, we're seeing big problems