the rail delivery group which represents the rail delivery group which represents the uk train companiest, one train driver can do ten services per day, so it has a real knock on affect. it's not just staff. passenger numbers are also down. some services have been cancelled because of that. the numbers are thought to be at about half of pre—pandemic levels. so, that's why the rdg says today's announcement of reduced isolation will help the industry. one thing it can't help though is planned strike action. cross country says where you can, alter your plans and avoid travel on christmas eve or new year's eve. and of course for all services across uk — the advice is check before you travel. our top story this evening. uk has recorded than 100,000 tampon cases are one day come at the highest figure since the start of the pandemic. coming up... a warning about the future of comedy — is the risk of causing offence jeopardising careers? coming up on the bbc news channel. england bowler mark wood says it is still possible to turn things around and head of the third test in melbourne. england are

the rail delivery group representing train operating companies have said the problems come because ifne driver is off sick they could be operating up to ten services per day, that is where the knock—on effect comes. the rail delivery group this morning has broken the government's new decision to cut the days of covid self isolation from ten to seven days. ringing more people back to the train network, more staff, getting trains operating at a more normal levels. another train operator this morning said capacity is still good on the trains but they have actually seen a rising number of requests for refunds, which may be linked to people deciding to stay put and not travel. but it king's cross, lots of people still making the journey home. some advice for people if they are planning to travel by train. what about the roads? any advice? the roads are also _ about the roads? any advice? tue: roads are also really about the roads? any advice? tte: roads are also really important at this time of year, people travelling with families all over the country. the rac this morning said they expec

the rail delivery — not the only operator. the rail delivery groups were _ operators, they say that 5.2% of trains were cancelled in the past week _ trains were cancelled in the past week. that compares to an annual average _ week. that compares to an annual average of— week. that compares to an annual average of 2.9%. and when it comes to staff— average of 2.9%. and when it comes to staff absence during that time, 8~7%_ to staff absence during that time, 87% of— to staff absence during that time, 8.7% of rail staff were absent. when you think— 8.7% of rail staff were absent. when you think about our dailyjourneys in that— you think about our dailyjourneys in that week, we are down 53% compared _ in that week, we are down 53% compared to pre—covert levels. that does suggest fewer of us are travelling. but for those who are, the rail— travelling. but for those who are, the rail delivery group to say that operators— the rail delivery group to say that operators are trying to minimise disruption — operators are trying to minimise disruption. they do hav

services have been interrupted because the rail delivery group says even if one driver gets covid, onethis morning the government's decision to reduce the days of covid isolation from ten down to seven in england with the hope being that that will bring more drivers back onto the network and hopefully appease some of the problems some of the companies are facing with trying to get services running and most importantly get people where they need to be for christmas, but the advice is to check, check, check and check again. advice is to check, check, check and check again-— check again. thanks, simon. simon brownin: check again. thanks, simon. simon browning reporting. _ one of the uk's largest homebuilders, taylor wimpey, has agreed to drop terms in their contracts by which ground rents for leaseholders double every 10—15 years. taylor wimpey is the latest to agree to the changes, following a long—running investigation by the competition and markets authority. it said ground rents of those affected will now stay the same as when people first bought their home. millions of people will be

seb gordon is from the rail delivery group, which represents train operators across the country... shift. so, you know, it might sound like going off sick might not have such a big impact but you can tell from that that it really can make it really challenging for us to run a reliable service. but, as i say, we are doing everything we can, we are putting on longer trains where possible, we are cancelling staff training when it's not safety critical so we can get all of our staff onto the front lines and run the trains, we are relaxing peak—time restrictions on some trains. so we are doing everything we can to run as many trains as possible, to make as much space for people as possible because, obviously, that is important, but my plea for people is, please, don't turn up at the station and hope for the best. do check before you leave the house, before you set off on yourjourney. the surge in omicron cases has caused booking cancellations and illness in cast members and staff across the cultural sector — at a time when many were hoping to make their biggest profits of the year. yest

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