so that means all the west coast main line trains from the north—west travelling down to london are stoppingere for example, wanting to get to london are being told to travel via manchester and then sheffield to st pancras station. there was one group of passengers this morning who could have been quite severely affected, and that's the fans of wigan warriors rugby league team, who are competing in the challenge cup final at wembley in one hour's time. many of them were expecting to travel by rail, but it seems the message about the disruption got through and instead, they took coaches to the capital instead. there is some engineering upgrade work happening at other stations around here, bolton station, for example, just a few miles away, is virtually all closed, with trains diverted between manchester and preston, as an upgrade takes place there. this is all putting added pressure on the east coast main line from the north—east down to london, as passengers are told to travel over to the east of the country, if they want to head down south towards london. a demonstration is being held in ba

but this will have a huge impact on passengers, particularly on the west coast main line. areas. but the work is just going on in london, other engineering work is happening across parts of the uk including wales, the midlands and in northern england as well. i am joined midlands and in northern england as well. iam joined by midlands and in northern england as well. i am joined by stephenjoseph from the campaign for better transport. a massive investment but a long time coming, you believe? this is about putting right under investment in the rail network. that is welcome, it is notjust about investment in the rail network. that is welcome, it is not just about the railway, it is about making the railway, it is about making the railway fit to take more passenger and freight traffic off the roads, giving people a choice in how they get about. we welcome that and we just want to see the work done. it's never the right time to do it, we wa nt never the right time to do it, we want to see it done on time and in ways that the passengers informed and up to speed about what is ha

wigan is affected because of what 200 miles away on the other end of the west coast main line at eustonw hs2 out to birmingham is getting underway. so the west coast mainline trains from the north—west travelling to london are stopping at rugby almost keynes and passengers from wigan, wanting to get to london, are being told to travel via manchester and then sheffield to st pancras station. one group of passengers could have been severely affected, the fans of wigan warriors rugby league team who are competing in the challenge cup final at wembley in one hour. many of them were expecting to travel by rail but the message about the destruction got through and instead, they took coaches to the capital instead. there is some engineering upgrade work at other stations around here, bolton station is virtually all closed with trains diverted between manchester and preston as an upgrade ta kes pla ce manchester and preston as an upgrade takes place there. this is putting added pressure on these coast main line from the north—east down to london as passengers are told to go over to the east of

one of the main routes affected will be the west coast main line, train from those areas won't come intocause this is one of the quieter periods of the year. they say 50% fewer passengers use the trains during the period. the advice, check before you travel and of course give yourself plenty of time. thank you. driverless cars, they are the future, so we are told, and some have already been trialled on british roads. now it's the turn of lorries because from next year convoys of semi—automated, self—driving lorries will be trialled in britain. they will connect to each other via wi—fi, but will only have one driver. as the reality of driverless cars moves ever closer, the insurance industry is grappling with the impact that it will have on our insurance premiums. there are still key questions to resolve, such as who would be responsible for a driverless car crash — the driver or the computer? the insurance giant axa, which is advising the uk government, has begun tests to try to get some answers. 0ur transport correspondent, richard westcott, reports. on a military base in switzerland, i

main lines affected. one of the main lines affected will be the west coast main line coming into london.london. it is not just from those areas coming into london. it is notjust happening in london, there will be disruption in wales, there will be disruption in wales, the north of england as well. the advice? check before you travel, leave yourself plenty of time. network rail say they have to do this work. it will be short—term painfor this work. it will be short—term pain for long—term gain. they see fewer people travel at this time of year. check before you travel and stay safe. the time is quarter past eight. a leaked report accuses the royal bank of scotland of abuse of its business customers. hundreds complained they were mistreated. rbs denies the accusations. texas is preparing itself for a life threatening hurricane, the to hit the mainland since hurricane katrina in 20 05. it is a category three storm. major travel disruption expected across the uk. millions are trying to get away from the bank holiday weekend. engineering works will be hitting the busiest rail routes. sport no

the west coast main line, services to london from those areas, there will be disruption, and no trainsothers in the midlands, wales and in the north of england as well. network rail says it has to do this work because it is going to provide long—term benefits in the future but also 50% fewer passengers used the ra i lwa ys also 50% fewer passengers used the railways at this time of year. the advice? check before you travel and give yourself plenty of time. the billionaire boss of the samsung empire and south korea's third richest man — has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of bribery, embezzlement and perjury. in a scandal that has already toppled a south korean president jay y. lee was found guilty of making inappropriate donations worth around six million dollars , in exchange for government favours. there is flash photography in our report from yogita limaye. it's a week since the terror attacks in barcelona and on the costa brava which killed 15 people. the initial unity between the spanish government in madrid and the autonomous government in catalonia, which wan

one of the men services affected will be the west coast main line, and that will mean no trains intoy say during the bank holiday 15% fewer people use the services, so there will be a huge benefit after this work is completed. there are some big sporting events at the weekend — of course, the rugby league challenge cup is happening at wembley, passengers are being advised to check before they travel, give themselves plenty of time, and it is notting hill carnival as well, so plan yourjourney, give yourself plenty of time. but it is notjust the railways, there will be millions more of us using cars through the weekend, and airports are expected to bea weekend, and airports are expected to be a lot busier as well, particularly heathrow. so the advice is to check before you travel and give yourself plenty of time. a fun weekend for lots of people(!) it is one of the one of the most anticipated boxing matches in history. former world champion boxer floyd mayweather is coming out of retirement to fight mixed martial arts champion conor mcgregor. mayweather is undefeated in his professiona

hs2 means there will be no trains from scotland and the north of england to london on the west coast main linek holiday. 5 million people are predicted to take to the roads on monday alone. travel trade organisation abta says nearly a quarter of a million passengers will use heathrow today, and over 300,000 will use gatwick over the weekend. so whether it's planes, trains or automobiles, it's going to be a busy few days. the advice is to check before you leave for your journey, or take the advice is to check before you leave for yourjourney, or take the advice of the rail companies who are saying don't travel unless it's absolutely essential. but there are lots of things to travel for this weekend and lots of things will be affected. there is the rugby league final at wembley, the notting hill carnival, many premier league matches that would normally involve supporters using some of those very busy routes that are now disrupted. and there is the edinburgh festival. national rail are saying this is essential work that will transform journeys in months and years to come. they say despite the fac

one of the main lines affected will be the west coast mainline coming into london.those areas. the engineering work, though, isn'tjust happening in london. there's going to be some disruption in parts of the midlands, wales, and the north of england, as well. the advice, check before you travel. leave yourself plenty of time for your journeys. network rail says they have to do this work. it's going to be short term pain for long—term gain. but, they say, 50% fewer people travel at this time of year, so check before you travel and stay safe. ian palmer is at sevenoaks train station. has there been much disruption. it's quite quiet but i've been speaking to commuters and people off the train this evening who are bracing themselves for the few days ahead which is not going to be pretty. network rail says it is advising people to stay at home if you can all work from home. that isn't practicalfor most you can all work from home. that isn't practical for most others. brighton and hove albion fc are playing watford tomorrow at vicarage road. thousands of supporters will w