here at waterloo, south western railway runs its services through the commuter belt and across southernontract expires in may, the railway will be run by the public operator of last resort, a government company that will be rolled into a new organisation, great british railways which is designed to act as a guiding line for the whole of the british railway network. this news comes days after the passage through parliament of the passenger railway services public ownership act which gives the government power to take over railway franchises from private companies as and when they expire as the government believes this will be more efficient and cheaper. the aim is for the whole of the uk rail network to be in public ownership by the end of the decade, currently about 40% of it is, including the railway services in wales and scotland and when this process is complete, it will bring to an end the era of privatised railways in the era of privatised railways in the uk which began back in1991l. the leader of the welsh conservatives in the senedd, andrew rt davies, has resigned. he narrowly su

south western railways will be the first to renationalise in may next year, followed by c2c injuly, andr. that's according to the transport department. that's it for the business programme today. hello from the bbc sport centre. for the first time in their history, wales women have qualified for a major tournament after beating ireland over two legs. goals by hannah cain and carriejones mean that, after years of near misses, wales' women will go the euros next summer in switzerland, thanks to a smash—and—grab 2—i win in dublin which secured a 3—2 aggregate victory. many of the players' families were at the aviva stadium to watch the historic moment — we'll hearfrom some of them in a moment. wales' most—capped player and record goal—scorer jess fishlock said qualifying was the proudest moment of her life. she had to leave the field in the second half with a hamstring injury and in tears, but they quickly turned to smiles. i couldn't even watch the last couple of minutes. i had my hood over my eyes. i think what i love so much about this group is you've got players who have been here the

south western railways will be the first to renationalise in may next year, followed by c2c injuly, andwards the end of the year, the transport department has confirmed. let's discuss this with tom stevenson, investment director at fidelity. good morning. this step is part of the new government's wider plans to re—nationalise rail services. as they operator contracts come to an end and expire, but the question is will it improve the service? imagine all viewers tuning in right now use the services want to know. , , , ., to know. yes, this is an important _ to know. yes, this is an important moment - to know. yes, this is an important moment in l to know. yes, this is an i important moment in the to know. yes, this is an - important moment in the history of the uk railways because it effectively marks the end of a 30 year period of privatisation since british railways was broken up and privatised in 1994 and as you say, southwest railways is the first to come back into public ownership in may, followed by two east anglian franchise operators later in the year and the next year also a big

south western railway will be taken back into public ownership in may, followed by c2c injuly, and greater the government plans to set up a new body, great british railways, to take over contracts held by private firms as they expire in the coming years. transport secretary heidi alexander says rail privatisation was three decades of failure. so the primary aim of this is to improve reliability and clamp down on the delays, the cancellation, the waste and the inefficiency that we've seen over the last 30 years. we've had private train operating companies running train services in this country over the last few decades, and it clearly hasn't worked. the system is broken and we desperately need to fix it. and so, as a first step on the journey to establishing a sort of more integrated and unified railway where we can get to grips with the day—to—day planning and make sure that we're making decisions that make sense, both for the train service and for the track and the infrastructure, we need to bring these train operating companies into public ownership. and so we, you know, we're going to t

today we have announced that south western railway service will be the first to transfer in public ownership next year. so we can turn the page on decades of delay, fragmentation and failure. >> mr. speaker, to the best of your knowledge prime minister to meet and talk about her pension. mr. speaker, scottish labour mp's are very upset. apparently this upset is caused by their scottish leaders that now have to support the very winter fuel payments that they voted against. as the prime minister comforts his upset, will he remind him that the only people with the right to be upset are the 900,000 scottish pensioners who were -- >> i've worked very closely with scottish -- >> international days of persons with disabilities and i'm proud to be one of the disabled pm's in this house. i became one of the youngest people in britain to have hip replacements and rely and shows theft has quadrupled in the past ten the years. will the prime minister back my campaign and ensure millions of disabled people can work, social sides and live an independent life? >> can i thank him for being a powerful voice

today we have announced that south western railway service will be the first to transfer in public ownership next year. so we can turn the page on decades of delay, fragmentation and failure. >> mr. speaker, to the best of your knowledge prime minister to meet and talk about her pension. mr. speaker, scottish labour mp's are very upset. apparently this upset is caused by their scottish leaders that now have to support the very winter fuel payments that they voted against. as the prime minister comforts his upset, will he remind him that the only people with the right to be upset are the 900,000 scottish pensioners who were -- >> i've worked very closely with scottish -- >> international days of persons with disabilities and i'm proud to be one of the disabled pm's in this house. i became one of the youngest people in britain to have hip replacements and rely and shows theft has quadrupled in the past ten the years. will the prime minister back my campaign and ensure millions of disabled people can work, social sides and live an independent life? >> can i thank him for being a powerful voice

if it can start here at london waterloo, this major disruption morning for the whole south—western railwaynd also to southampton, bournemouth and weymouth, fallen trees causing lots of problems here. moving across to the great western region and that is in and out of london paddington serving the west of england and also south wales. very, very difficult morning, nothing going west of penzance, nothing going west of penzance, nothing going west of cardiff to swansea and carmarthen and all the devon and cornwall branch lines are also closed. the other problem is speed restrictions, but if you're going by train to date there is a very good chance there will be speed restrictions put in because of the risk of daybreak being on the lines of fallen trees. that means for the line from bristol into london, you've got delays typically of 45 minutes because the trains are going slower which is in turn leading to extra cancellations. right up and down the country, lner, northern, or reporting problems in locations and i'm afraid while the talking about flooding, with the build—up of water, we could

uk, the government says it will renationalise three rail operators next year, starting with south western railwayng child poverty �*at the heart of her plans�*, when she unveils the scottish budget later today. we speak to vogue's editor—in—chief anna wintour about a new exhibition, showcasing leading voices in the fashion industry throughout the decades. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. the mother of the only british—israeli hostage being held by hamas has described her increasing fears for her daughter's life after more than 400 days in captivity. emily damari was shot and taken by hamas gunmen from her home in southern israel on october 7th. her mother has been speaking to our special correspondent lucy manning. mandy damari can't hold her daughter emily, so instead must make do with just a photo. after more than 400 days as a hostage, she fears for her daughter's life. i fear that she's dead. that's the main fear. and if she's not dead, that she's not getting enough food to eat. she's not being able to wash herself. there's no water. she could be ill.

south western railway will be the first train operating company to come under public control, out of a major piece of legislation last week. rail nationalisation was a key part of labour's election ma nifesto. the conservative leader in the welsh parliament, andrew rt davies, has resigned, despite narrowly surviving a vote of confidence of his party colleagues. you're live with bbc news. meanwhile, israel's military campaign in gaza continues, with medics reporting that idf strikes killed at least 23 palestinians across the strip on tuesday. most of the strikes hit gaza's north, in the town of beit lahiya and gaza city, where at least six were killed when a school, being used as a shelter, was struck. israeli forces also on tuesday issued fresh evacuation orders to residents in the southern city of khan younis. the un says nearly all of gaza's 2.3 million people are now displaced. the mother of the only british and israeli hostages being held by hamas has described the increasing fears for her daughter's life after more than a00 days in captivity. 28—year—old emily demare was shot an

one of the uk's biggest commuter services, south western railway, is set to be the first train operatorhe company operates train services across large parts of southern and southwest england, with an announcement expected tomorrow. rail nationalisation was a key part of labour's election manifesto. the government says public ownership will make the railways cheaper. the conservative leader in the welsh parliament, andrew rt davies, has resigned — despite narrowly surviving a vote of confidence of his party colleagues. he said a substantial minority of his party opposed his continued leadership, which made it untenable. you're live with bbc news. georgia's constitutional court rejected an opposition lawsuit, seeking to overturn the result of parliamentary elections in october. the vote saw the georgian dream party return to power. let's take you live now to tbilisi, a warning there may be some flashing images coming up. thousands of people are back on the streets of the georgian capital for a sixth night of protests. demonstrators say the government is making georgia more authoritarian a

south western railway will be the first train operating company to come under public control, out ofece of legislation last week. the company operates train services across large parts of southern and southwest england, with an announcement expected tomorrow. rail nationalisation was a key part of labour's election ma nifesto. the conservative leader in the welsh parliament, andrew rt davies, has resigned, despite narrowly surviving a vote of confidence of his party colleagues. he said a substantial minority of his party opposed his continued leadership, which made it untenable. you're live with bbc news. thousands of people are back on the streets of the georgian capital for a sixth night of protests. demonstrators save the government is making georgia more authoritarian and returning it to russia rash of �*s orbit. they also angered by the prime minister saying he would delay talks on joining the eu until 2028. police again used water cannon to clear the streets outside parliament. earlier, georgia's constitutional court rejected an opposition lawsuit, seeking to overturn the resul

uh those uh uh, families who would like to travel down here to the south western side of the country . i will be given that railway services by 3 a rail and uh, the president, the acting president has the courtesy to special disaster zone, which we all administrative fiscal and budgetary measures. will be given as a priority here to the refills and this region of one. as we should mention, a bird strike remains in the most likely cause of the accident. i asked aviation expert steven ride how, how much small birds can bring down big plants. the problem with birds is that they can be ingested. this is a safe side to apple, so it stretches out towards the se. and that means that you have problems with wildlife, with birds and such like so. it's possible. yeah, across coming into land and the, the, it's known that flux a birds are in the area. now this was given as a warning to the flight credit from what we understand from the transcripts, recorded from air traffic control on the ground. the birds getting jesting typically just into one engine, and that thing causes catastrophic damage on the engine itself. and altho

uh those uh uh, families who would like to travel down here to the south western side of the country . i will be given that railway services by 3 a rail and the, the president that the acting president has concurred the seat, especially with disaster zone, which we all administrative, fiscal and budgetary measures. will be given as a priority here to the refills and this region of one. to for more on this, i'd like to welcome steven wright, he's the head of aviation in transport at the technological university of dublin. steven, right i, i want to be clear, we don't know anything conclusive yet, but some of the official suspect the crash could have been caused by a bird strike. could you explain to of yours how small birds can bring down big plains? good evening. the problem with birds is that they can be ingested. this is a safe side apple, so it stretches out towards the se. and that means that you have problems with wild life with birds and such like so. it's possible. yeah, across coming into land and the, the, it's known that flux a birds are in the area. now this was given as a warning to the flight credit f

uh those uh, uh, families who would like to travel down here to the south western side of the country . i will be given that railway services by 3 a rail and the, the president that the acting president has declared the seat, especially with disaster zone, which we all administrative, fiscal and budgetary measures. will be given as a priority here to the briefing english. and this region of one that was the gentlest gen noon reporting from one international airport, the plain appeared to be attempting a belly landing without its landing it earlier, i aust aviation gentlest. i'm the last 5th. why that would be the case. so after looking at the entire sequence of things happening and it seems to me that the some video is being published online in social media that we can actually see off before the initial landing attempt. there was a book strike. so before we see the video that we know see on tv on until the media, that was a book strikes happening. so the i thought that was even above 2nd warning, given off by the apartment in the, in the post actually. but apparently there's still a video, but it does do showing t

uh those uh uh, families who would like to travel down here to the south western side of the country . i will be given that railway services by 3 a rail and did the president the, the acting president has concurred the seat, especially disaster zone, which we all administrative, fiscal and budgetary measures, will be given as a priority here to the refills and this region of more on the south, korea is going through difficult times politically at the moment. how has, how does substance, how have south koreans been reacting to this tragedy as the devastation would be? it would be the word to describe that the mood and the psyche here in south skirts in south korea. of course it's, it is undergoing a political trouble after the impeachment of the president, as followed by the impeachment of the acting president who was the prime minister of this country. and now the deputy prime minister and finance, but his churches i'm low, is in control as the acting president. he was a name did that on friday so its only been 2 days. so this is a 2 day old, the acting president who is trying to take control of this, the biggest

south wales from cardiff across to swansea and carmarthen. transport for wales also warning there are problems on the cardiff to manchester line, severe disruption there, and great western railwayone else, other passengers have, nothing running on the local wines in devon and cornwall and nothing going west of plymouth to penzance. furthermore, if you are travelling on that line, great western railways urges you not to, you should expect to be delayed because of speed restrictions. that is the story across the country, putting in restrictions in case they encountered debris that has been blown onto the track or indeed trees and there are loads of these mile away from here. lots of problems to portsmouth.— here. lots of problems to portsmouth. good to talk to ou, portsmouth. good to talk to you. thank _ portsmouth. good to talk to you. thank you _ portsmouth. good to talk to you, thank you very - portsmouth. good to talk to you, thank you very much, i you, thank you very much, simon. let's get the latest on how the roads have been affected from rac spokesperson simon williams. the impact of the storm on drivers isn't too bad in many ways, because lots of drivers are heeding the

south wales, from cardiff across to swansea and to carmarthen. transport for wales also warning that there's problems on the cardiff to manchester line, severe disruption there. and great western railwayems than anyone else, or at least their passengers have, nothing running on the local lines in devon and cornwall and nothing going west of plymouth to penzance. furthermore, if you are travelling on that line, and great western railways urges you not to, then you should expect to be delayed because of speed restrictions. and that's the story pretty much across the country, putting in restrictions in case they encounter debris that's been blown onto the track or indeed trees. and by the way, there's loads of those about a mile away from here at london waterloo. lots of problems getting to portsmouth. that was simon calder at waterloo station. let's get the latest on how the roads have been affected from rac spokesperson simon williams. the impact of the storm on drivers isn't too bad in many ways, because lots of drivers are heeding the warnings and not venturing out. and of course, that's the thing to do in this kind of situation. 0nly drive if it's absolutely essential. and obviously

thousands of south western railway passengers commute from across the south—west of england to londonll fall into public hands. other franchises will follow later in 2025, including ctc, the line from essex to london, and the greater anglia network. it is part of the government's wider plan to bring all train operating companies into public hands. but public sector control does not guarantee a perfect service for passengers. northern is one of a handful of operators already in government hands. it was recently called "embarrassing" by the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. commuters there have been beset by cancellations and delays on parts of its huge network. passengers in london who had time to talk all agreed change is needed on the railways. i think if it is going to make a better service, that is what everybody wants. i think it is a good idea to have the whole railway system controlled by one management. anything they can doj to improve it, really. something has to change. rail partners, which represents private train firms, says labour won't fix the railways or deliver

south western railway will be taken back into public ownership in may, followed by c2c injuly, and greaterw body, great british railways, to take over contracts held by private firms as they expire in the coming years. france's prime minister is widely expected to be ousted today by a confidence vote. the motion was called by the opposition after michel barnier used executive powers to force through social security legislation earlier this week. far right leader marie le penn — who could save barnier if she chose to — has now said she will vote against the government. the us president—elect, donald trump, has formally asked for his hush money conviction to be thrown out, ahead of his return to the white house. mr trump was found guilty of falsifying business records over payments he made to the adult film star, stormy daniels, in the run—up to the 2016 presidential election. about 300 beds in hospices in england are not available — having either been fully de—registered, or taken out of operation — mainly because of a shortage of funding and staff. hospice uk, who provided the figures, are

railway industry since sunday. the changes see additional services introduced across the south east, with some services having extra carriages creating more seats for passengers. services on southeastern, govia thameslink railway and south westernher with kate. morning. it's a mild start to the new week, and we're in for a mild few days. now we've got some bright and some sunny spells throughout today, and a noticeable south—westerly breeze. it's not especially strong, but like i say, noticeable. the cloud this morning will break to sunshine through the afternoon. temperatures reaching around 12 celsius. now into this evening and overnight there is a little bit of cloud to start with, but that should break up and clear. so under the clearer skies, we're looking at temperatures dropping back down into single figures, four or five celsius. into tomorrow morning the cloud just starts to sneak back in. and in fact, that cloud is going to continue to increase and thicken as we head through tuesday, providing us with some outbreaks of light and patchy rain. temperatures tomorrow around 11 celsius. so despite the cloud and the rain, we're still looking at temperatures in double figures. then overnight we've got further outbreaks of ra

great western railway services to bristol, temple means to south wales and devon and cornwall are significantly impacted including the west coast, chiltern railways, and transport for wales which are all facing severe disruption. the advice if you are travelling by train today is to check yourjourney before because the last thing you want is to be stranded, especially in this weather. if you're planning on leaving the country, some flights may also be impacted. if you are planning on commuting today, do your research before you leave the house. thank you very much. dyvia talwar joining us from paddington station in london today. the government is to bypass council planning committees in england to make it easier to build new homes. prime minister sir keir starmer pledged to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029 — something local councils described as impossible to achieve. our political correspondent tom symonds has the details. this proposal seeks permission for an extension to the existing dwelling... an extension to the existing dwelling- - -_ an extension to the existing dwellin: . .. , . _,