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i'm at euston station which has services running to the north west of england.e they get on their trains. generally, services have been running quite well from here today, there are some delays. it's a different story at king's cross station which runs major network services up to scotland and the north east of england, yorkshire, cambridgeshire and over to brighton in the south. it is closed so that's a major disruption for passengers travelling to those areas. paddington station is closed until the 27th. both those stations are closed for major engineering works. paddington serves customers going out towards bristol and wales. a lot of disruption on the rails today. on the roads, around a0 million people take to the roads today, it's one of the busiest days —— 14 today, it's one of the busiest days —— 1a million people. the advice is to de—stress a little and be prepared for quite serious traffic jams on the motorways. the eurostar is running extra services between london and paris, that's due to catching up from a strike by eurotunnel workers earlier this wee

we are joined now by the independent�*s travel correspondent, simon calder, who is at euston station about weather, engineering works. but i was also reading staff sickness is a factor of this year. tell us about those things. staff shorta . e tell us about those things. staff shortage is _ tell us about those things. staff shortage is unfortunately trashing the plans of a number of travellers today. we saw quite a lot of the heat at london euston yesterday when there were dozens of avanti whiskers trains to places like manchester, glasgow, birmingham council because of staff shortages. london north—western railway, which runs from here to northampton, birmingham and up to crewe, they are warning that they have got such high levels of staff sickness that they may struggle to run more than half of the services. in fact, things aren't looking too bad here. across the nation there are some kind of piecemeal cancellations. for instance we had trains from birmingham and derby to newcastle cancelled earlier on cross country. that is, though, an increasing sense of urgency he had because, o

jonathanjosephs, bbc news, at euston station.weather patterns are causing "chaos" for nature. the charity said climate change is upsetting the rhythm of the seasons, and the effects can be seen across its estates in england, wales and northern ireland. here in the uk, people will soon be able to buy pint—sized bottles of still and sparkling wine — including champagne — from supermarkets, pubs and restaurants. the new 568ml size will sit alongside those already available, as part of a government drive to allow more choice for consumers. it will not apply to wine sold by the glass in pubs and restaurants. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. storm gerrit will continue to bring some travel disruption across the uk during the rest of today and into tonight. rain and gales quite widely, but across parts of central and northern scotland during daytime, there could be some fairly disruptive snowfall too. the winds themselves come in two features. one is this one here, which we'll come into tonight, especially across parts of england an

worse for the uk, to make matters worse for the christmas getaway, there are also problems at euston stations affecting trains. 0n the opposite side of st pancras, king's cross station, that is being affected due to a fallen tree, service is being disrupted from a kings cross as well. the advice is to check before you travel. the problem is that people are checking after finding there is no clear information about how long this might take to resolve.— this might take to resolve. thank ou ve this might take to resolve. thank you very much — this might take to resolve. thank you very much indeed _ this might take to resolve. thank you very much indeed for - this might take to resolve. thank you very much indeed for that - you very much indeed for that update. before we go, let us take you back to our breaking news story this hour: there has been a mass shooting in the czech capital, prague. the shooting happened at a university in prague called the charles university, one of the oldest universities in the world. not so long ago, perhaps an hour or so ago, we heard reports of shooting happening

i've had to reduce the speed of trains and also from the euston station, for hours, there were no servicess, then we were told it was a defective train, so all in all, a difficult day. we're often told check before you travel, but at the moment, the check, a lot of boards will tell you that trains are delayed and disrupted, and it's not quite clear when things will get back to normal. thank for that. let's talk football now. new plans for european super league. europe's top court ruled that banning clubs from joining a breakaway league was unlawful. in 2021,12 clubs — including six from the english premier league — announced they were joining a european super league. but the plan quickly collapsed amid opposition from fans, football's governing bodies and even the british government. in its ruling, the the european court ofjustice said the actions of uefa and fifa who run european and world football were "contrary to competition law and the freedom to provide services" the people behind the super league, a22 say... "we have won the right to compete. the uefa—monopoly is over. football is f

jonathanjosephs, bbc news and euston station.are causing chaos for nature. it warns climate change is making plants and wildlife more susceptible to disease. it comes as forecasters predicted next year could be the hottest on record. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has the latest. the seasons are changing says the seasons are changing says the national trust, with hotter summers and milder winters. you 'ust look summers and milder winters. you just look out _ summers and milderwinters. ym. just look out across there, oh yeah. just look out across there, oh eah. �* ., , just look out across there, oh eah. ., , ,, yeah. and our shifting seasons are affecting — yeah. and our shifting seasons are affecting the _ yeah. and our shifting seasons are affecting the national- are affecting the national world all around us. there are iuite a world all around us. there are quite a few— world all around us. there are quite a few of— world all around us. there are quite a few of them, - world all around us. there are quite a few of them, are

. >> so, yes, i just flown into london, euston station on my private jet and just keeping an eye on what'sappening with the trains. and i'm afraid, well, things are looking okay here. this is hub , of course, for this is the hub, of course, for the coast main line from the west coast main line from london to west midlands, north west england. and scotland. things doing okay here, but around the rest of the country, it's a pretty bleak start to december . as it's a pretty bleak start to december. as you it's a pretty bleak start to december . as you say, yesterday december. as you say, yesterday the rmt said emphatically its members had accepted a deal that had been offered by the rail delivery group represent 14 train operators. so that's all oven train operators. so that's all over. i talked to mick lynch yesterday. he says no strikes at all until may or june. and hopefully they won't happen. but we've got here action short of a strike, that means that there's an overtime ban which has kicked in this morning. you evolving train drivers from the aslef union and already we are seeing cancel

but of course the problems that storm pier caused at euston station , with problems with the station,ve a big part to play in weather. of course, the west coast main line, which runs here from birmingham down to london euston, be able run euston, will be able to run smoothly today. all cancelled . smoothly today. all cancelled. there was lots of cancellations at euston, which at london euston, which caused a complete that and complete blockage of that and there be people trying to there will be people trying to go directions to get go in both directions to get home respective homes home to their respective homes for king's for christmas. now for king's cross to saint pancras, which saw the with the saw the problems with the eurostar , with the industrial eurostar, with the industrial action there they are putting on extra trains per hour today to try and clear that backlog because of course you've got that congestion of people from yesterday that have had their travel updated for today and the people that already planned travel updated for today and the pe be e that already planned tr

stations . that's euston, king's stations. ng's cross and paddington are all closed for essential engineering works, travel editor lisa minot advises careful planning services are going to be finishing much earlier than usual. northern trains again having problems due to a number of staff availability, so lots of staff availability, so lots of trains being cancelled there. anyone who's looking to take a train today please check before you leave the house because things are not looking 100% great on the roads. it's going to very busy. 21 million to be very busy. 21 million trips are being taken over this weekend head home for weekend as people head home for christmas, we've got that christmas, and we've got that lunch crunch that should be the one that you're trying to avoid. so between the hours of and so between the hours of 12 and two, that's when motoring organisations say roads are organisations say the roads are going at their busiest. going to be at their busiest. lisa the . prime lisa minot well, the. prime minister has

there's been more disruption to christmas getaways, with hundreds of passengers left stranded in euston stationnute eurostar strikes forced cross—channel rail services to be suspended and cancelled, trains added to the mass disruption in that strike, though in france has now ended after an agreement was reached with unions. the eurotunnel has said , and winds of up to 115 said, and winds of up to 115 miles an hour are adding to that travel chaos as storm pier sweeps across parts of the uk. one man has been taken to hospital after a tree fell on his car in derbyshire. british airways flights have also been disrupted and the national rail has reported that across has reported that routes across scotland , parts of england and scotland, parts of england and wales are also affected. a yellow weather warning is in place in scotland until 9:00 this evening, just an hour left for that warning and it also covers belfast, newcastle and manchester. this is gb news across the uk. we're on your tv in your car, digital radio and on your smart speaker. now though, it's back to . jacob. though, it's back to.

more travel disruption to the christmas getaway, with hundreds of passengers left stranded at euston stationat's his last minute eurostar strikes and cancelled trains are being blamed for mass disruption at one of the capital's busiest train stations , as our reporter train stations, as our reporter charlie peters, has more significant travel chaos tonight out of london, tens of thousands of journeys interrupted french staff striking on the eurostar has meant that up to 25 services have been cancelled out of saint pancras international , and both pancras international, and both at king's cross and euston on the west coast main line and east coast main line, interrupted after trees fell on overhead lines due to winds caused by storm pier. >> the met office record winds of up to 115mph earlier today. >> well , that weather is >> well, that weather is bringing more travel chaos to the christmas plans of many people trying to get away for the holidays comes as one man has been taken to hospital after a tree fell onto his car in derbyshire. british airways flights have also been disrupted and the

rail passengers have been dealing with delays and cancellations with major london stations, euston , , euston, king's cross and paddington closed for engineering works. >> millions of people are on the roads today , with the aa saying roads today, with the aa saying that drivers can expect lengthy jams as people travel to be with their families . their families. >> well, a man has been arrested in connection with the death of marie theobald, the 48 year old, and her two dogs were killed in and her two dogs were killed in a suspected hit and run while walking in chigwell on friday. >> in a statement, a family described her as a loving mother and daughter who would do anything for anyone . in anything for anyone. in >> a second man has been arrested in connection with the removal of a banksy. >> banksy work in south—east london. >> the artwork, a stop sign covered with three aircraft that look a bit like military drones, was discovered at an intersection in peckham on friday. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. yesterday a man in his 20s was arr

tomorrow well, euston station tomorrow as well, because strikes because of all the strikes and all thes. >> i just think it's really inconvenient. and to honest, inconvenient. and to be honest, personally, get personally, i think they get paid personally, i think they get pai�*they're reliable of the >> they're reliable of the trains a lot to be trains is also a lot to be desired to, uh, you know, on my train this morning, uh, from leeds, it was cancelled. so i had to catch, uh, another train, a different train. and of course, i had no book seat because of the cancellation . so, because of the cancellation. so, no, i think they've got to get their act together first before they start thinking about putting prices up yet again . putting prices up yet again. >> um, not looking forward to it because i do use public transport quite a lot and trains. >> so it's going to be a bit rough on the bank account, but you know, i guess we'll just have to live with it. >> it's how things are going nowadays, aren't they? >> well, depending on where you live, whether you have a rail card and how often

jonathanjosephs, bbc news, at euston station. high streets, much lower for retail parks and shopping centres. but the number of us braving a trip to the shops is still well below what it used to be before the pandemic, around 20% less in fact. we spoke to these shoppers about why they hit the high street yesterday. it's nice to see a sale, especially 'ust it's nice to see a sale, especially just after— it's nice to see a sale, especially just after christmas. getting some loved _ just after christmas. getting some loved ones — just after christmas. getting some loved ones that you might not have seen a _ loved ones that you might not have seen a christmas gifts and a few pieces — seen a christmas gifts and a few ieces. . . seen a christmas gifts and a few ieces. , , ., ., , pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage. — pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage, interest _ pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage, interest rate _ pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage, interest rate up, i pieces. the bills have gone

from london main euston, king's main stations euston, king's cross and paddington closed for essentialering works and millions is due to be out on the roads today , with the aa saying roads today, with the aa saying drivers can expect lengthy drams as people travel to be with their families and with that extra traffic on the roads, police are urging people to take great care in northumbria police are appealing for witnesses after two teenagers died in cramlington last night and in lancashire there's been an arrest after a woman and a teenager died and a child was seriously injured in a car crash in oldham. police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam in oldham. police are appealing for witn to ;es and dashcam in oldham. police are appealing for witn to comed dashcam in oldham. police are appealing for witn to come forwardam in oldham. police are appealing for witn to come forward now. the footage to come forward now. the royal navy is deploying a warship to guyana as tensions grow with neighbouring venezuela . hms trent will take part in joint exercises in the region , joint exercise

this station is probably one of the busiest, including saint pancras and euston in london. ng across the uk . and there have been many the uk. and there have been many people who have just been waiting for their train just on the outside of the station, actually, there is a queue for people coming the station , people coming into the station, so everybody is being so not everybody is being allowed into the station at the same time, but all the train operators are saying people should check their journeys before they come to the station and make their journeys, and and make theirjourneys, and outside of london towards the port of dover . there were outside of london towards the port of dover. there were some minor delays this morning for people going through the french border control , but there have border control, but there have been say there is now a minimal waiting and as you've waiting time and as you've mentioned briefly, just before, there have been some issues at there have been some issues at the airport as well. we saw 18 flights are cancelled at heathrow yesterday

tomorrow, i don't tomorrow, and i don't know what's going when what's going to happen when i get euston stationge'well, because tion tomorrow what's going to happen when i ge'well, because ofn tomorrow what's going to happen when i ge'well, because of allymorrow what's going to happen when i ge'well, because of all the �*row as well, because of all the strikes and all the delays, all the strikes. >> i just think it's really inconvenient. >> and to honest, personally, >> and to be honest, personally, i they get paid enough. i think they get paid enough. >> the reliability of the trains is desired too. is also a lot to be desired too. uh you know, on train this uh you know, on my train this morning, leeds , it was morning, uh, from leeds, it was cancelled. so i had to catch, uh, another train, a different train, and of course , i had no train, and of course, i had no book seat because of the cancellation , so, no, i think cancellation, so, no, i think they've got to get their act together first before they start thinking about putting prices up yet again . yet again. >> um, not looking forward to

i think you're at euston theo, the euston station. theo, what's the situation down there?as actually just stopped a few moments ago. but having said that , um, moments ago. but having said that, um, storm garrett is continuing to wipe away some of that festive cheer as people are trying to return back to their homes, or many of them coming from northern parts of the uk , from northern parts of the uk, to return here to london and make their journeys onwards from here. but as as i've just come through the station a few moments ago, um, having seen people just staring at the departure boards , many of those departure boards, many of those journeys are saying delayed. it's not saying how many minutes by, but some of those people are just saying it might be here for a but in terms of what we a while. but in terms of what we do know overnight that 14,000 homes currently without homes are currently without electricity following storm garrett, this is according garrett, and this is according to scottish and southern electricity networks . and they electricity networks. and they s

for a time, there were no trains in or out of london's euston station, from where trains run to the midlandsproblem. we were en route to scotland back for a wonderful christmas with family and it's chaos here. on top of this, a sudden strike by eurotunnel staff in france over bonus payments brought their vehicle shuttles and dozens of eurostar trains to a halt. the strike ended in the evening, but thousands of people were left looking for alternative plans, and there were long waits for ferries at the port of dover. eurostar says it will run extra trains today. today and in the coming days, millions of people will be travelling to see friends and family. motoring groups expect major roads to get very congested. we're predicting saturday will be the busiest day for travel over the christmas period. if you're planning on driving longer than you usually do, it's always good advice to check your vehicle over before you set off. so check your tyres, make sure they're legal and they're safe. under bonnet checks as well, so that's oil level, coolant level and screen wash level. make sure you've got

but now to news that thousands of passengers have been left stranded at euston and saint pancras stationsins have caused mass disruption at two of london's busiest train stations. and join me now from saint pancras station is gb news reporter charlie peters. charlie the christmas getaway is starting and this has thrown a spanner in the works . the works. >> that's right on one of the busiest travel days of the year, tens of thousands of journeys have been disrupted this afternoon and this evening out of london. earlier today , of london. earlier today, striking action by french staff meant that some 25 eurostar services going out of saint pancras international have been cancelled. that disruption, expected to continue until 7 pm, although eurostar has said p.m, although eurostar has said that people on several services services after that time can anticipate some disruption here at king's cross. there have also been significant disruptions to the east coast main line . lner, the east coast main line. lner, the east coast main line. lner, the service they're releasing footage of a tree tha

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