that led to major disruption on great western railway, lner, transpennine and hull trains.ster for because i'm actually going for my vaccine in cardiff. my appointment is at 3pm. i was going to go back to uni, to exeter, and i can't go back, which is so annoying. these are fairly new. they have only been on uk railways for a few years. since last night's discovery, checks have revealed similar cracks in other trains, although hitachi will not say the trains are all the same design, and so that is the primary focus right now — to look at that design and to ensure we fully understand the cause, and also to make sure that we can, as quickly as possible, fix them and make them available back into traffic again. today, some have been cleared for use and put back into service, but lner has advised customers against travel tomorrow. great western railway expects disruption into next week. hitachi has apologised to passengers and rail operators. it's not clear yet when all the trains will be ready for use again. katy austin, bbc news. now on bbc news, more than 700 people have been

well, in the past few minutes, lner has issued a statement and says there will be some cancellations across the route from tomorrow and advising customers to check before they travel. our correspondent, katy austin has more from outside king's cross station in london. well, there are still some cancellations on lner services this afternoon, and disruption is likely to spill over into tomorrow, but great western railway is worst affected with over 90 of these trains, and it could only run about a tenth of long distance services today. it is asking passengers not to travel tomorrow either, and we don't know how many days it will take before disruption comes to an end. we still don't know how many of these trains are going to need repairs. the government has said this afternoon it has asked hitachi to set out a longer term strategy for repairs. now, it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. a week of sunshine and showers to come, not as cold as last we and no frost overnight, but temperatures close to average for the time of year. overnight showers continue, particularly in

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that led to major disruption on great western railway, lner, transpennine and hull trains.saster for because i'm actually going for my vaccine in cardiff. my appointment is at 3pm. i was going to go back to uni, to exeter, and i can't go back, which is so annoying. these are fairly new. they have only been on uk railways for a few years. since last night's discovery, checks have revealed similar cracks in other trains, although hitachi will not say precisely how many. the trains are all the same design, and so that is the primary focus right now — to look at that design and to ensure we fully understand the cause, and also to make sure that we can, as quickly as possible, fix them and make them available back into traffic again. today, some have been cleared for use and put back into service, but lner has advised customers against travel tomorrow. great western railway expects disruption into next week. hitachi has apologised to passengers and rail operators. it's not clear yet when all the trains will be ready for use again. katy austin, bbc news. now on bbc news, witness

i will say is we have just had a recce behind us at king's cross a few minutes ago, there were two lnerdibly packed, so the train companies from here are saying they are examining all of his/her touchy 800 trains to ensure they are fit to be used. this is why they are fit to be used. this is why the timescale will come forward —— hitachi. and advance over the coming days. chris harris, the train companies have people to help but they say please, if you don't have to travel today, please stay at home. . ~ to travel today, please stay at home. ., ~ , ., india is continuing to be hit by a huge second coronavirus wave, but although its government has said the pandemic is showing signs of slowing down in some regions, numbers of cases have started to rise again. more than 4,000 deaths have been recorded in the past 2a hours. the death toll now stands at more than 2a0,000. and over 400,000 new cases were recorded over the past day, bringing the total to 22.3 million. experts say that the testing capacity is under continued pressure with people unable to access tests. so, what is the situation

that led to major disruption on great western railway, lner, trans pennine and hull trains.t's a disaster for cos i'm actually going for my vaccine in cardiff. and, yeah, my appointment's at 3pm. i was going to go back to uni, i to exeter, and i can't go back, which is so annoying. these are fairly new. they've only been on uk railways for a few years. since last night's discovery, checks have revealed similar cracks in further trains, although hitachi won't say precisely how many. the trains that have been withdrawn are all the same design, and so that is the primary focus right now, to look at that design and to ensure we fully understand the cause, and also to make sure that we can, as quickly as possible, fix them and make them available back into traffic again. today, some have been cleared for use and put back into service, but lner has advised customers against travel tomorrow. great western railway expects disruption into next week. hitachi has apologised to passengers and rail operators. it's not clear yet when all the trains will be ready for use again. katy austin

there will also be some cancellations on lner services for the rest of this week.t has asked the rail industry to urgently set out a plan to resolve the prolonged disruption and it has asked hitachi for a safety inspection plan and a longer—term repair strategy. some trains have been reintroduced now, following inspections. it's not yet clear how many others need repairs or how long that will take. katy austin, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world. myanmar is in the grips of an uprising, triggered by a military coup. protesters are demanding a return to democracy. they are met with brutal force. borders are closed, the internet is blocked. the military doesn't want the world to see this. we follow a brother and sister who are part of a generation that briefly experienced democracy. they are now fighting for their future. yangon. myanmar�*s biggest city was opening up after decades of oppressive military rule. bhone and his sister cindy lived through a brief period of democracy. for the last five years, the military has been sharing power with aung san suu kyi's par

tt is to major disruption on great western railway, lner, trans- pen.— railway, lner, trans- pen.ity and i _ my appointment... i was going to go back to university and i can't - my appointment... i was going to go back to university and i can't go - back to university and i can't go back _ back to university and i can't go back. which is so annoying. they have only been on uk railways for a few years. since last night's discovery, checks have revealed similar cracks in other trains, although hitachi will not say precisely how many. the trains are all the same design, and so that is the primary focus right now — to look at that design and to ensure we fully understand the cause, and also to make sure that we can, as quickly as possible, fix them and make them available back into traffic again. following inspections, some have been cleared for use and put back into service, but lner has advised customers against travel today. all customers can claim a refund. great western railway expects disruption into next week. it expects disruption into the coming week. katy austin, bbc news. r

well, in the past few minutes, lner has issued a statement and says there will be some cancellationsde king's cross station in london. well, there are still some cancellations on lner services this afternoon, and disruption is likely to spill over into tomorrow, but great western railway is worst affected with over 90 of these trains, and it could only run about a tenth of long distance services today. it is asking passengers not to travel tomorrow either, and we don't know how many days it will take before disruption comes to an end. we still don't know how many of these trains

this evening, lner has issued a statement and says there will be some cancellations across the routes cross station in london well, there are still some cancellations on lner services this afternoon, and disruption is likely to spill over into tomorrow, but great western railway is worst affected with over 90 of these trains, and it could only run about a tenth of long distance services today. it is asking passengers not to travel tomorrow either, and we don't know how many days it will take before disruption comes to an end. we still don't know how many of these trains are going to need repairs. the government has said this afternoon it has asked hitachi to set out a longer term strategy for repairs. more than 400 athletes, including us athletejustin gatlin, are taking part in a test event at the olympic stadium in tokyo. it is hoped this will show everyone that the olympics can take place safely injuly, as they were cancelled last year due to the pandemic. but there are concerns, as parts ofjapan are under a recently extended state of emergency due to the number of coronavirus infe

the advice has been clear that lner out of paddington all the way to swansea and bristol and penzance't travel. we heard from robert nisbet from the rail delivery group earlier, speaking on behalf of all of the train operators, in this case, 183 trains were taken out of service yesterday. these are the hitachi 800 trains with cracks in the metal underneath. now they say safety is a top priority. they are working quickly, to get those trains back and operational. many of those returning to service today, but the rail delivery group say the disruption and timetables may have a knock—on effect as we move forward so the advice and government which the rail companies do appear to be listening to was to ensure there is plenty of staff to help those who absolutely need to travel. in many ways, this week and many of us are used to working remotely with covid—19 but they say if you do not need to travel, please try not to. thank you very much. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley who's in edinburgh. both sides in are speaking about what is coming ahead. everyone is expecting

there will also be some cancellations on lner services for the rest of this week.ent has asked the rail industry to urgently set out a plan to resolve the prolonged disruption and it has asked hitachi for a safety inspection plan and a longer—term repair strategy. some trains have been reintroduced now, following inspections. it's not yet clear how many others need repairs or how long that will take. katy austin, bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show, we'll be finding out how tech could change the way we all travel in the future. glastonbury gears up for another online festival. saving an underwater super plant in spain. and mike goes for a gentle afternoon bike ride in nairobi. this is a little bit crazy! hello and welcome to the travel show, with me, ade adepitan. this week we are in london's hyde park where the sun is out and it's absolutely stunning here. even the ducks and the swans have come to say hello. now, in the uk we are slowly beginning to come out of lockdown, so maybe we can start thinking about

the advice has been clear that lner along with gwr out of paddington all the way to swansea, bristolnd penzance are saying if you don't have to travel, please don't. we heard earlierfrom robert nisbet from the rail delivery group speaking on behalf of all of the train operators, in this case that 183 trains were taken out of service yesterday. these are the hitachi 800 trains with the cracks in the metal underneath. they say safety is the top priority, they are working as quickly as they can to get the hitachi 800 trains back and operational, many of those returning to service today. but the rail delivery group say timetables may have a knock—on effect as we move forward. the advice from the government, which the rail companies appear to be listening to, is to make sure there's plenty of staff to help those who absolutely need to travel. in many ways it's fortunate it is a weekend, many people are used to remote working with covid—19, but they say if you do not need to travel, please try not to. sean dilley reporting there. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello

well, there are still some cancellations on lner services this afternoon, and disruption is likely tos worst affected with over 90 of these trains, and it could only run about a tenth of long distance services today. it is asking passengers not to travel tomorrow either, and we don't know how many days it will take before disruption comes to an end. we still don't know how many of these trains are going to need repairs. the government has said this afternoon it has asked hitachi to set out a longer term strategy for repairs. police investigating the death of community support officer julia james have been granted more time to question a man in his 20s. 53—year—old ms james was found dead on 27 april in woodland near dover. she'd suffered serious head injuries. police arrested a man from the canterbury area on friday. our correspondent simonjones is in aylesham and he gave us this update on the investigation: this is day 13 of the murder investigation. the man arrested was detained on friday evening at around 9:30pm and today officers have been granted more time to question him, an add

the advice has been clear that lner along with gwr out of paddington on the way to swansea, bristolandpenzance are saying if you don't have to travel, please don't. we heard earlierfrom robert nisbet from the rail delivery group speaking on behalf of all of the train operators, in this case 183 trains were taken out of service yesterday. these are the hitachi trains with the cracks in the metal underneath. they say safety is the top priority, they are working as quickly as they can to get the hitachi 800 trains back and operational, many of those returning to service today. but the rail delivery group say timetables may have a knock—on effect as we move forward. advice from the government, which the rail companies appear to be listening to, is to make sure there's plenty of staff to help those who absolutely need to travel. in many ways it's fortunate it is a weekend, many people are used to remote working with covid—19, but they say if you do not need to travel, please try not to. sean dilley reporting there. the headlines on bbc news: nicola sturgeon warns the westminster government

there will also be some cancellations on lner services for the rest of this week.e rail industry to urgently set out a plan to resolve the prolonged disruption and it has asked hitachi for a safety inspection plan and a longer—term repair strategy. some trains have been reintroduced now, following inspections. it's not yet clear how many others need repairs or how long that will take. katy austin, bbc news. funerals have been taking place in the afghan capital, kabul, after a series of bomb attacks on a school yesterday. the death toll has now risen to at least 68 people — mostly young girls. the dead are from afghanistan's shia muslim hazara community, which has been regularly targeted by islamic state militants, and by the taliban. secunder kermani reports. the coffins kept coming throughout the day. most of the dead, teenage girls. their hopes and dreams buried with them. "she was very intelligent, never missed a day of school", says the uncle of one 15—year—old. "we buried her here today." the attack took place as pupils were making their way home. it began wit

the advice has been clear that lner out of paddington all the way to swansea and bristol and penzanceavel. we heard from robert nisbet on bbc breakfast earlier from the rail delivery group who represent the train operating companies concerned. he said 183 trains were taken out of service yesterday, the hitachi trains with the cracks in the metal underneath. they say safety is the top priority, they are working as quickly as they can to get the trains back and operational, many of those returning to service today. but the rail delivery group say timetables may have a knock—on effect as we move forward. advice from the government is to make sure there's plenty of staff to help those who absolutely need to travel. in many ways it's fortunate it is a weekend, many people are used to remote working with covid—19, but they say if you do not need to travel please try not to.- travel please try not to. sean dilley reporting _ travel please try not to. sean dilley reporting there. - there have been renewed clashes in jerusalem between palestinians and israeli police, a day after more than 200

there's plenty of lner staff helping passengers turning up, and there are despite trains running fairlyquestion everyone is asking is how long will the disruption last. we heard from robert nisbet on bbc breakfast earlier from the rail delivery group who represent the train operating companies concerned. they said they are working as fast as they can to get the 183 affected hitachi trains that were removed from service yesterday inspected by hitachi engineers ideally by the end of today. but they do say there is no way of saying precisely how long disruption will last but they expect it to last into the week. the advice here is if you really must travel, staff are here to help you. if you can avoid travelling today, please avoid it, and the message from the rail operators as a whole is they are working with operators have flexibility around your train tickets where you are affected. thank you very much indeed, the latest there from king's cross station. police investigating the death of community support officer julia james have arrested a man in his 20s. the man, from the canterbury ar

lner passengers have been urged to check before they travel.ing. on the roads, putney bridge road is closed by police between the high street and wandsworth park. in enfield, hertford road is closed between edmonton and ponders end — because of an unsafe building near tramway avenue. finally, kew bridge road is partly blocked between the chiswick roundabout and kew bridge for water works. now the weather with kate. good morning. it is a mild start this morning. yesterday, temperatures across london gotjust shy of 21 celsius. low pressure is still in charge of our weather today. we should still see some sunshine. you can see the isobars still fairly close together, so it is still going to be quite a breezy day. a south—westerly wind. showers in the morning becoming fewer and further between this afternoon, so we should see some sunshine. temperatures today not as warm as yesterday, 16—17c, which is where they should be at this point in the year. overnight, we will see clear spells. a little bit of patchy cloud. the wind will fall a little lighte

speed trains, with no gwr high speed services to and from paddington, and a reduced service across the lnerm into barking. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it's a rather showery picture out there as we head through the next few days and that's because low pressure is dominating, so do expect plenty of wet weather in the forecast. already showers out there this morning and it is a frost free start of the morning and plenty of cloud too. we see showers on and off throughout the course of the day and the cloud will tend to break up at times so there will be some brighter spells and a bit of a messy picture so difficult to pinpoint exactly when. some of the showers threaten to be heavy at times and the top temperatures peaked between 13 and 15 celsius and the showers are likely to be rather slow—moving because the winds are light. as we head through the evening and overnight, a lot of those showers will tend to fade away but still some wet weather around, plenty of cloud, but it should be a drier picture by the time we get to tomorrow morning and again, a frost free

hull trains have resumed normal services and lner is bringing back some of their trains.and thatis councillors, the others down 11. and that is the local elections but as part of all of this package as well, we should remember we are talking about very important contest too, we spoke to andy burnham just now in greater manchester, we spoke earlier to steve rotherham in liverpool so of course the london result is still yet to come, and going through the first round of votes now with seven of the 14 areas counted, we can take a peek at that before we come into our next guest because that will help us when we talk to our news —— our guest at the moment. that's not quite right, apologies. we are looking at seven out of 14 areas and it's a battle really at this stage between sadiq khan, that mayor who has been the last few years, and sean bailey for the conservatives. seven out of 14 areas counted, sadiq khan on 480,000. what i would like to do now is to go to the green party. good to see you with us today. a great backdrop, tower bridge. where do we think we stand on the lond

you travel on great western railway out of paddington down towards the west of england, but also on lner the bit we all sit in, to the wheels underneath. they say it isn't a safety risk to passengers but there is a potential danger that something could break off and therefore could cause chaos on the network so they are saying please don't travel once again today. they are offering the usual refunds and coach replacement services if you do need to travel. but there are some fundamental problems here. what the company has said as they will need to assess each of these carriages, just to give you a sense of how many, 183 were taken out of service over the weekend. they have got to look at them, inspect them, and then crucially of course, come up with a fix. i think crucially of course, come up with a fix. ithink it crucially of course, come up with a fix. i think it is fair to say this disruption could last quite a while, and that's because a lot of trains and that's because a lot of trains and a lot of staff will be on the wrong place because the trains have not been running over the week

also taking over the direct operation of the trains, which has been the most successful method on lnerd-alone chair that could run that company-— stand-alone chair that could run that company. so it doesn't go as far as you — that company. so it doesn't go as far as you would _ that company. so it doesn't go as far as you would have _ that company. so it doesn't go as far as you would have liked, - that company. so it doesn't go as far as you would have liked, but l that company. so it doesn't go as| far as you would have liked, but is it going to be better than what it has been? �* , ., , , has been? anything would be better than franchising. _ has been? anything would be better than franchising. the _ has been? anything would be better than franchising. the government i than franchising. the government have commissioned reports in the past of said franchising is great when everyone else knows it is rubbish, so they have finally come to the conclusion that the degraded brand of franchise railways is gone. they are moving to a new form called concessions, but those concessions will gua

it's also affecting lner trains.closures around westminster for the state opening of parliament. whitehall and millbank are closed. lots of buses are on diversion. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's another day of sunshine and showers. low pressure still in charge of our weather and will remain over the next few days. we've got a low pressure system to the west and one to the east. that means these showers developing could be quite heavy. we'll see the showers become a little fewer and further between as we head through the afternoon. now, it's still fairly breezy, the wind perhaps not quite as strong as yesterday. temperatures getting up to 16 celsius. overnight tonight, it's dry and it's largely clear, a bit of patchy cloud. the risk of a spot of rain but like i say, it's largely dry. the minimum temperature again staying above zero at around six or seven celsius. the conditions remain pretty similar as we head further through this week, low pressure, as i said, still in charge tomorrow. those showers co

he said it was the same problem being faced by lner k lima _ the same problem being faced by lner k lima now the government has set up a task force to tackle the growing issue. dan johnson reports. she came to the door and she was so happy to see all of us that we alljust cried. this is what it means having a stolen dog back home. we tried to be calm, but we couldn't because we were so excited and we alljust burst out crying. nala was missing for a month after being taken from her dog walker's van. i didn't even eat. it's torture. that's the only way i can think about it. it's torture. your mind is going 1000 miles an hour, and even when you are asleep, you wake up, and i remember having panic attacks when i woke up because i was worried about the worst happening to her. and it's a growing problem. these dogs, more than 80 of them, were recovered in raids in ipswich a few weeks ago. most are still to be reunited with their owners. some police forces are already taking this more seriously. i'm the lead for dog theft within nottinghamshire. i believe i'm the first within the country. so ar