all trains run by great northern, thameslink, southern, southeastern and the gatwick express are operatinghedule. it has already caused delays with some services today not running at all. angus crawford reports. let‘s get more on the overall shake up let‘s get more on the overall shake up of trains. all change for 4 million train journeys across the uk, and every single service run by great northern, thameslink, southern and the gatwick express. there will be a knock—on effect to south—eastern trains, too. these providers account for 25% of all train journeys nationwide. long in the planning, these changes were part of what was once called thames link 2000, now running a little late. basic problems remain the same, overcrowding and unreliability. the new timetable promises more trains, more seats, better stations, all at a cost of £7 billion. it is going to be ok. i am not saying that we won‘t have a few bumps. we well. but we will be here for the next two weeks to make them as smooth as possible. passengers have been warning about those bumps for months, and today‘s new real teething prob

trains on great northern, thameslink, southern and gatwick express will all be affected.x' wedding yesterday. we'll speak to the kingdom choir about that performance of stand by me. another glorious day outside in most parts of the country. fingers crossed! will it last? this is a bit more like it, blue skies here, a beautiful start of the day, this was taken by a weather watch in derbyshire, hopefully they have finished their walk and they are back watching the programme. —— weather watch. very grey in norfolk, some fog around, it is a fit in some parts of east anglia and the south—east of england, but everywhere, it is breaking up already, and changes coming in from the atlantic, this cloud was offshore yesterday and is now firmly affecting scotland and northern ireland, ringing with a friend and drizzle and the wetter weather should retreat towards the north, allowing skies to brighten up the best of the sunshine will develop widely across england and wales is a low cloud, mist and fog burns off. a few patches may linger on to the coast, perhaps drift westwards on to t

all trains run by great northern, thameslink, southern, southeastern and the gatwick express are operatingle. it has already caused delays with some services today not running at all and a short term amended timetable is in place across the great northern network. govia thameslink railway has apologised for the inconvenience. angus crawford reports. all change for 4 million train journeys across the uk, and every single service run by great northern, thames link, southern and the gatwick express. there will be a knock—on effect to south—eastern trains, too. these operators account for 25% of all train journeys nationwide. long in the planning, these changes were part of what was once called thameslink 2000, now running a little late. basic problems remain the same, overcrowding and unreliability. so that passenger numbers in the southeast of england have become bell began to fall. —— have began to fall. the new timetable promises more trains, more seats, betterstations, all at a cost of £7 billion. it is going to be ok, we will have a few bumps but we are here for the next two weeks, with

arrival and departure times for all trains run by southern, great northern, thameslink, and gatwick expressore frequent and more reliable but some passengers are saying theirjourneys will no longer be possible and they are dreading the expected disruption in the next few weeks as trains and crews are redeployed. emily lives in harpenden, a growing commuter town that relies on rail links with london. the train she normally catches every morning will no longer run. so how is this a major impact on your life? the next few weeks i had to arrange for extra childcare and it is a tight squeeze in the morning to drop off my kids, get to the station and get into london. i cannot take the risk going forward whether or not i will actually get on a train. it is notjust about the extra cost of childcare, it is letting my children down. i work five days a week in london and my time with my kids is really precious. emily is not the only one who is furious. it is appalling, we are paying £4,000 a year for better services and we keep hearing that our services are being transformed but they are being transfo

services on northern rail, southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express are all affected.change to british railway timetables came into effect over the weekend. but train companies faced their first real test today as commuters returned to work. four million services across britain have been rescheduled, affecting thousands of passengers. arrival and departure times for all trains run by southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express have changed. yesterday, the new timetable hit the buffers almost straight away when dozens of services were cancelled. all of the new trains that are running through brighton, horsham, are cancelled. the aim is to make trains more frequent and reliable. but passengers in some commuter towns are unconvinced. emily lives in harpenden. the train she normally catches no longer runs. for the next few weeks i have had to arrange for extra childcare. it is alrady a tight squeeze to drop off my kids at school, dash to the station, get into london. i cannot take the risk of whether i can get on a train. it is notjust about the extra cost of

departure times will change on every train run by great northern, thameslink, southern and the gatwick express effect on south—eastern trains, together these operations run more than a quarter of all railjourneys in the uk. this is what is part of what was once known as thameslink 2000. more trains, more seats and more destinations at a cost so far of £7 billion. they have had years to prepare, but are they ready? it is going to be ok. i am not saying there won't be a few bumps, we will, but we are here for the next two weeks, means longer hours for me, to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. this is the reality of train travel for many. capacity has become such an issue that for the first time, passenger numbers in the south—east are beginning to fall. thameslink has promised space for an extra 50,000 passengers travelling in and out of london at peak times, but not everyone will be a winner, some services will be deliberately slowed down, whilst other passengers may find that their regular stopping service just whizzes straight on through. for emily, the changes mean she will n

rail journeys will be affected, including trains on great northern, thameslink, southern, and gatwick expresssays it will help deliver vastly improved services with greater passenger capacity. it is going to be ok. i am not saying that we won't have a few bumps, we will. we are here for the next two weeks, longer hours to me to make sure that transition is as smooth as possible. cuban authorities say 110 people are now known to have died in a plane crash near havana on friday. 99 cubans were among the dead, which also included people from argentina, mexico and western sahara. three cuban women survived, but are in critical condition. one of the plane's flight recorders has been recovered from the wreckage. the time is seven minutes past six. you are watching bbc breakfast. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those killed have signed an open letter, calling on the public to do more catch those responsible. the widow of fusilier lee rigby and the brother of a man killed in last year's manchester arena attack are just some of those who've signed the letter. james waterhouse reports. the

departure times will change on every train run by great northern, thamelink, southern and the gatwick expressill also have a knock—on effect on south eastern trains. together, these operators run more than a quarter of all the rail journeys in the uk. this is what is part of what was once known as thameslink 2000. it's a few years late. more trains, more seats and more destinations, at a cost so far of £7 billion. they've had years to prepare. but are they ready? it is going to be ok. i'm not saying that we won't have a few bumps — we will. but we are here for the next two weeks — that means longer hours for me! — to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. this is the reality of train travel for many. capacity has become such an issue that, for the first time, passenger numbers in the south—east are beginning to fall. govia thameslink has promised space for an extra 50,000 passengers travelling in and out of london at peak times. but not everybody will be a winner. some services will be deliberately slowed down, while other passengers may find that their regular stopping service ju

all trains run by great northern, thameslink, southern, southeastern and the gatwick express are operatingnew schedule. it has already caused delays with some services today not running at all. govia thameslink railway, which operates three franchises, has already had to amend the amended timetables today. it says that there have been some cancellations and delays. here's what they were saying earlier this week ahead of the roll—out. the impact is going to be positive. we have, for the first time in a century, been able to connect people from the north of england to the south of england. commuters for work, leisure, will be easier without a great deal of transition. it is going to be straight through. we have more trains for commuter journeys because there is a higher demand and, for the first time, we are answering that demand for commuter service. so that was earlier this week. today, however, govia thameslink railway, which operate great northern, southern and thameslink services, has told the bbc that: "as part of the huge logistical challenge of introducing this new timetable, some se

arrival and departure times for all trains run by southern, thames link, great northern and the gatwick expressthe plan is, services will be more frequent and more reliable, but some passengers say their journeys will reliable, but some passengers say theirjourneys will no longer be possible and they are dreading expected disruption in the next few weeks as trains and crews are redeployed. mle lives in harpenden, a growing commuter town which relies on its rail links with london. the train she normally catches every morning will no longer run. how will this impact on your life? for the next few weeks i have had to arrange for extra childcare. it is already a squeeze to drop my kids at schools, get to the station and get on a train to london. i cannot take the risk going forward whether or not i will get on a train. it is notjust about the extra cost of childcare, it is about being a walk working mum. my time with my kids is precious. she is not the only one who is furious. it is appalling, we are paying £4000 a year for a service and we were promised it would be better. we are hearing our servi

arrival and departure times for all trains run great northern, thameslink, and gatwick express changed. the plan is that services will be more frequent and more reliable but some passengers are saying theirjourneys will no longer be possible and they are dreading the expected disruption in the next few weeks as trains and crews are redeployed. emily lives in harpenden, a growing commuter town that relies on railings with london. the train she normally catches every morning will no longer run. so how is this a major impact on your life? the next few weeks i had to arrange for extra childcare and it is a tight squeeze in the morning to drop off my kids, get to the station and get into london. i cannot take the risk going forward whether or not i will actually get on a train. it is notjust about the extra cost of childcare, it is letting my children down. i work five days a week in london and my time with my kids is really precious. she is not the only one who is furious. it is appalling, we are paying 4,000 pounds a year for better services and we keep hearing that our services are being

are travelling in and out of the capital on the thames link services, such as southern rail, gatwick expressrustrations in the south—east corner of england but i think the feeling down there is that it was not quite as bad as they thought it would be today. and they thought it would be today. and the situation seemed to improve as the situation seemed to improve as the day went on. the main worry i think going on with all these changes is will it get better for commuters, especially in the north—west of england ? tomorrow marks one year since 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber, at an ariana grande concert at manchester arena. eight—year—old saffie roussos was the youngest victim of the attack. as the anniversary of her death approaches, her father has told the bbc that he wants her life to be remembered with a special concert. judith moritz has been hearing from andrew roussos , as well as from others affected by the tragedy. losing your eight—year—old child is, it's changed life for ever. it'll never be ok again. at night i couldn't sleep, like crowds, loud noises, ijust hated. this

it took about the gatwick express and great northern, as well. there were lots of problems, here.ns, today —— a day. it is a boasted use capacity, but lots of people as that rather faster, more frequent trains, this morning there were still problems with overcapacity, and they were saying that there were far fewer direct services in and out of london, and they would not be the anyone's. some massive problems across the north pa rt massive problems across the north part of england, as well. we heard that about 250 miles away over in bolton, it was taking them three hours to travel 20 miles. to get to magister airport. and we are talking about manchester, the mayor of greater magister, andy burnham said that the situation is appalling. how are the passengers being this evening? i am afraid some of them are feeling a bit raw. but some of them are bit happier. but for those people who have lost out, we build our lives around these others, they don't like it. what the rail delivery group are saying is that we turning over 100,000 services obviously is a huge operational challenge, so n

gatwick express is running a reduced half—hourly service between victoria and gatwick airport.bank holiday weekend so far, and i‘m pleased to say that today things don‘t really change at all. we‘ve still got plenty of sunshine and were hanging on to those very warm in a hot temperatures. now, yesterday we reached 26.3dc over in west london. todayit reached 26.3dc over in west london. today it could getjust a little bit warmer. there‘s not much cloud around, a gentle easterly breeze, perhaps parts of the thames estuary out towards the essex coast a little bit cooler, but still in the mid—20s. over in westland and we could reach 27 to 28 celsius, so a very warm, hot and sunny day. uv levels are very high, so sunscreen and hats at the ready. overnight conditions do not change too much. there is not too much cloud around. clear skies, minimum temperature between six and 12 celsius. we have lots of sunshine around, it is dry and temperatures still up in the mid—20s. it is not until wednesday where we start to notice this temperature drop. down at 20 celsius. still dry, though, for t

the company behind the southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express services has rescheduledney in its franchise. govia thameslink was forced to apologise to passengers for cancellations and delays yesterday as the changes were implemented but the first real test of the new schedule is expected today, as jane—frances kelly reports. the biggest ever change to british railway timetables came into effect over the weekend. but train companies faced their first real test today as commuters returned to work. four million services across britain have been rescheduled, affecting thousands of passengers. arrival and departure times for all trains run by southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express have changed. yesterday, the new timetable hit the buffers almost straightaway when dozens of services were cancelled. all of the new trains that are running through brighton, horsham, are cancelled. the aim is to make trains more frequent and reliable. but passengers in some commuter towns are unconvinced. emily lives in harpenden. the train she normally catches no longer runs.