chris grayling is proposing that in the future the way those fare hikes are calculated.to change from using the rpi, the retail price index, to the cpi, which is generally law. if you had got a season ticket to liverpool from manchester to liverpool last january when it went up it would have gone up by £30 less so a substantial difference. what chris grayling is saying is he wants to cover some of the cost of that by changing the way that pay for railway workers is calculated so they will also see their pay increases in the future going up by the cpi rather than the rpi which at the cpi rather than the rpi which at the moment the cpi stands at around 2.496, the moment the cpi stands at around 2.4%, rpi expected to be around 3.5%. you can see the logic but why would unions agree to this? unions have said there is absolutely no way they will take this lying down. but of course nhs workers, their pay increases are already measured using the cpi and chris grayling believes the cpi and chris grayling believes the transport sector should also ta ke the transport sector should

chris grayling wants any increase to be based on a lower rate of inflation.is morning. to go back to chris grayling's suggestion, the rail industry would calculate their and rail rises according to inflation. can you outline your issue with that? wage rises and salary packages are negotiated. chris grayling will not pick it to us and we won't allow him to dictate to an industry what our wage increases will be. we have free collective arginine, with network rail, the train operating companies and london underground and we will be negotiating on the face of the retail price index, which includes housing, most of us want a house even though it might be unaffordable to be able to pay for those houses and our members will be looking for above rpi increases this year and for next year. will be going into negotiations with network rail this autumn and our target is to increase our members wages by above the rate of the retail price index and we will not tolerate any other index being used and we will not settle for a agreement that do not settle for a agreement that

chris grayling then trying to blame rail workers is absurd.g a lot of money out of it and a lot of commuters paying a lot more to travel. with more of is the using the trains, the conundrum is who should pay for a better, affordable service? this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: two women charged with murdering the half brother of north korea's leader are due to find out if their trial is to continue. they are accused of smearing a lethal nerve agent on kim jong—nam's face in malaysia last year. they say they thought they were playing roles in a prank tv show. the italian government has declared a state of emergency after the motorway bridge collapse in genoa that killed at least 39 people. five million euros will be freed from central funds to address more possible infrastructure failures. about 15 vehicles are still under the rubble. the former cia director, john brennan, who's been a vocal critic of the white house, has had his security clearance removed on the orders of the president. a spokeman for mr trump also gave a

chris grayling then trying to blame rail workers for this is absurd. a lot of people making a lot of money out of it and a lot of commuters paying an awful lot more to travel. with more of us using the trains, the conundrum is — who should pay for a better, more affordable service? tom burridge, bbc news, in greater manchester. the england rugby international danny cipriani has been arrested and charged following an incident an a nightclub injersey. police say the 30—year—old fly—half was arrested in the early hours of this morning in st helier. he's been charged with five offences, including assault and resisting arrest. he's due to appear atjersey magistrates‘ court tomorrow morning. now, what price convenience? that's the question many cash—strapped councils are being forced to ask when it comes to providing free public toilets. numbers have been declining for years and now the bbc has learnt that some uk high streets and tourist hot spots have no council—run loos at all. so, is the era of a free pee set to end completely? sian lloyd has been findin

that was harry gration talking to the transport secretary chris grayling.this lunchtime. interest rates go up to their highest level since 2009 — the bank of england increases the base rate to 0.75% to try to tame inflation. and coming up, let the games begin — the new multi—sport european championships gets under way in glasgow. coming up on bbc news, andy murray calls his victory over kyle edmund his best so far as he continues his comeback from hip surgery while reaching the third round at the washington open. now, if you're watching this programme at the same time as scrolling through your phone, chances are you're not alone. new research by the communications regulator ofcom suggests that we check our devices once every 12 minutes during waking hours — and two in five british adults reach for their phone within five minutes of waking up. and for the first time, the number of voice calls made on mobile phones in the uk has fallen. here's our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. we're going to make some history together today. 2007, and steve jobs

today chris grayling was at the airport, opening a redevelopment at leeds bradford, but the questionsr the best possible transport system. and you're not doing it at the moment. well, we have got a challenge this summer, with a timetable that's gone wrong because of an infrastructure project that's gone wrong. myjob is to sort that out. i don't run engineering projects, myjob is to sort out problems when they arise. it shouldn't have happened. today more than 80 mps and peers called for a £100 billion boost for transport in the north of england and for the proposed northern powerhouse rail scheme to be brought forward. we have an amazing capital, in which there is a transport system that is 24/7, it works for big businesses, small business, for families and communities, and we would like to have the same opportunity to realise our potential in the north of england. bradford is highlighted as a city that would especially benefit from the northern powerhouse rail project. the argument being by improving connections here, the city's particularly young workforce would see the creation of

chris grayling then trying to blame rail workers for this is absurd.ed network in operation, and there's a lot of people making a lot of money out of it and a lot of commuters paying an awful lot more to travel. paying more only works for sean and his daughter sophie if the answer is a better service. the england rugby international danny cipriani, has been arrested and charged following an incident an a nightclub injersey. police say the 30—year—old fly—half was arrested in the early hours of this morning, in st helier. he's been charged with five offences, including assault and resisting arrest. he's due to appear atjersey magistrates court tomorrow morning. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: atletico madrid score twice in extra—time to beat neighbours real and lift the uefa super cup. a blow for manchester city. kevin de bruyne could face a spell on the sidelines after injuring his knee in training. and, from a set down, novak djokovic battles

chris grayling explained why he wants to make the change.stments without working with the unions. i'm disappointed they have said no. they have said they want their members to have higher pay rises than anybody else. earlier, i spoke to steve hedley from the rail union the rmt, and asked him why rail workers shouldn't have pay rises linked to the cpi inflation measure. fir5t first of all, i think it's a bit rich for an first of all, i think it's a bit rich foran mp first of all, i think it's a bit rich for an mp who vote them5elve5 above inflation, above rpi increa5e5, wage increa5e5 every year, and seem to spend most increases, wage increases every year, and seem to spend most of the time sat on their backsides filling in expenses forms and working in other jobs, in expenses forms and working in otherjobs, to be saying we should be limited to cpi. cpi is an austerity measure. they have tried to reduce the money that they have given to workers, that's the plan. by given to workers, that's the plan. by taking out things like your mortgage, th

chris grayling, when he was not emerged.e would do that, now he is transport secretary and he has the opportunity to do that, to tackle the deaths on the roads and make them safer for walking and cycling, and to tackle the air pollution problem, obesity problem, all of these issues we have with car dominance in cars and cities and rural areas. without tackling that, we are sticking with the same old problems and just fixing a tiny part of what is an enormous problem in this country. laura, thank you. and matt, thank you very much indeed for your time this morning. we do have a statement from the department for transport saying, all of the measures are designed to support the continued growth cycling and walking with all the benefits they bring to communities, economy, and society. here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. very good morning. we have been talking about the potential launch of the solar probe which should go off before long in florida. we are looking at this part of florida, cape canaveral, kennedy sp

today, chris grayling was at the airport, opening a redevelopment at leeds bradford, but the questionsthat's gone wrong because of an infrastructure project that's gone wrong. myjob is to sort that out. i don't run engineering projects, myjob is to sort out problems when they arise. it shouldn't have happened. today, more than 80 mps and peers called for a £100 billion boost for transport in the north of england and for the proposed northern powerhouse rail scheme to be brought forward. we have an amazing capital, in which there is a transport system that is 24/7, it works for big businesses, small business, for families and communities, and we would like to have the same opportunity to realise our potential in the north of england. bradford is highlighted as a city that would especially benefit from the northern powerhouse rail project. the argument being by improving connections here, the city's particularly young workforce would see the creation of another 15,000 jobs. that would be welcomed by companies like this one in shipley. they make components for the aerospace industry. 75 p

chris grayling then trying to blame rail workers for this is absurd.ul lot more to travel. more of us are using trains and the conundrum is, who should pay for a better, more affordable service? now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. those parts of the country that enjoyed dry, bright and warm weather today can expect something different tomorrow. places that had thick rain and cloud today should be brighter tomorrow. main moving south—east tonight. out of the north, down into the south—west, southern areas generally, quite warm overnight. in northern ireland and scotland, cool and fresh air. reichstag across the far south—east by the rainmaker a wide year. —— may arrive here. sunny spells and thundery showers. friday will see outbreaks of rain in northern areas, mainly dry further south. things looking pretty mixed heading to the weekend. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the number of dead after the genoa bridge collapse is now 39, with emergency crews still searching for survivors. people and screaming in italian, run, drought,

chris grayling then trying to blame rail workers for this is absurd.tised network in operation, and there's a lot of people making a lot of money out of it and a lot of commuters paying an awful lot more to travel. with more of us using the trains, the conundrum is who should pay for a better, more affordable service? a woman from north west london has become a household name in pakistan after starring in some of the country's biggest tv dramas over the past two years. kubra khan has been cast in two of the three pakistani films being released next week to coincide with the islamic festival of eid. kubra khan swapped harrow for karachi at the age of 19 when she was approached to star in a pakistani movie. five years on, she's one of the biggest tv and film stars in the country and has two movies releasing on the same day this coming eid. it turns out though her mum was apprehensive about her moving maybe 5,000 miles away to pursue a career in acting. i remember telling her i will go to drama club in pakistan. she was like, "ok, that's fine." and then i

chris grayling then trying to blame rail workers for this is absurd. this privatised network in operation, and there's a lot of people making a lot of money out of it and a lot of commuters paying an awful lot more to travel. paying more only works for sean and his daughter sophie if the answer is a better service. if it was a newer train, there were enough carriages and they always ran on time, you'd be happy to pay it, but at the minute it doesn't feel good value for money. the group representing train operators says improvements are being made. 98p in every £1 from fares is going back into learning is going back into running and improving the railway. we've got a long—term plan to invest £50 billion to make the railway better, notjust for people who use it but for the nation's economy and for communities up and down the country. with more of us using trains, the conundrum is who should pay for a better, more affordable service? tom burridge, bbc news, in greater manchester. president trump has tonight stripped the former director of the ciajohn bren

chris grayling then trying to blame rail workers for this is absurd.is privatised network in operation, and there's a lot of people making a lot of money out of it and a lot of commuters paying an awful lot more to travel. paying more only works for sean and his daughter sophie if the answer is a better service. if it was a newer train, there were enough carriages and they always ran on time, you'd be happy to pay it, but at the minute it doesn't feel good value for money. the group representing train operators says improvements are being made. 98p in every £1 from fares is going back into learning and improving the railway. we've got a long—term plan to invest £50 billion to make the railway better, notjust for people who use it but for the nation's economy and for communities up and down the country. with more of us using the trains, the conundrum is who should pay for a better, more affordable service? tom burridge, bbc news, in greater manchester. president trump has tonight stripped the former director of the cia john brennan of his security clear

but the transport secretary chris grayling says he wants rail fare increases and industry wages to bes — more at 10.30. we will talk about monkey dust, and illegal class b synthetic drug, campaigners calling for it to be up to class a to halt the dangerous rise of use in some parts of the country, we will get your views, some of you who have used it and some of you who have used it and some of you who have dealt with people using it which is a real issue for the emergency services. do get in touch with us throughout the morning, use the hashtag victoria live. if you re emailing and are happy for us to contact you and maybe want to take part in the programme, please include your phone number in your message. let's get some sport now. john watson is at the bbc sport centre. plenty of debate this morning over ben stokes recall to the england squad having been cleared of affray yesterday he will now face the ecb's independent investigation which will begin after the third test with india. the panel will decide if he faces india. the panel will decide if he fa ces a ny india. the panel wil

i cannot understand why chris grayling is not before your cameras and before parliament today on whatst coffee chain, costa, is to be sold to coca cola in a £3.9 billion deal. costa is currently owned by the british pub and restaurant giant whitbread which also owns premier inn and beefeater. our business presenter, vishala sri—pathma is here. this will be relevant to a lot of people who stop for their morning coffee, or whatever time of day they like to have their copy. why is coca—cola interested in costa? coca—cola, fizzy drinks, we are a lot more healthy these days. we are drinking smoothies and juices. last week pepsi bought soda stream to move into that kind of health—conscious market. this is a move by coca—cola to diversify its offering away from fizzy drinks into hot drinks. cost will be its first hot drinks. cost will be its first hot drinks. cost will be its first hot drink brand on its product table. will there be a significant difference in the look of costa or the products that cost offers to its consumers currently? presumably not. whitbread, the previous owners of cost

we would not bring a straight correlation, as chris grayling, in his panic announcement, is trying to give us your time. thank you forjoining us. let's have a look at the weather forecast, louise is here, she has been out on the streets. talking to people. yes, i do have a home... it we nt people. yes, i do have a home... it went quite well, quite interesting. i wanted to get a perception of what people thought about summer, 2018. we have been making comparisons with 1976, we love the dry weather, we need rain for the garden, let's go and see what the public thinks. as an australian, i feel like you owe me this summer after the blisteringly cold winter. went to the park loads, did not need to go on holiday. very unusual, very hot. fantastic, who needs to go away when you have weather like this. it has been great, nice weather, a little bit of both hot and cold but not that cold. bit too much, bit too hot when you are working in it but it but it has been nice. well, my summer has been hot on all levels! she has gone... wait, there you are. interesting, because, whatever you do as inter

that was harry gration, talking to the transport secretary, chris grayling. the uk in a state it could be good news for savers, but bad for borrowers — the bank of england base rate has risen to 0.75%. energy supplier npower has been fined £2.4 million by watchdog ofgem, after they failed to install around 4,000 advanced meters for business customers by an april 2014 deadline. they also wrongly installed about 200 traditional meters. the future of house of fraser has been thrown into doubt after its potential new owner walked away from a rescue deal. c. banner, which owns the toy store hamley‘s, had planned to take control of the struggling department store chain and inject £70 million of cash. but the chinese firm has pulled out. interest rates are up — we‘ve been talking about it all afternoon and generally speaking — it should be good news for savers, bad for borrowers — but what about businesses? you‘ve been talking a lot about what this rise could mean for consumers — but businesses have been speaking up. this rise was expected — but not everyone thinks