a major shake up of how the railway is run is in its early stages. for now, commuters say theyjust want enough trains that turn up on time. katy austin, bbc news. the time is 1.17. our top story this lunchtime. the clean up continues from storm dudley is a rare red weather warning has been issued for tomorrow. and still to come we meet the 85 year old granddad hitting the high notes on social media. coming up on the bbc news channel. can zoe atkin emulate the achievements of her sister after reaching the freestyle skiing halfpipe final on friday, qualifying in fourth place. at the winter olympics, the russian teenager kamila valieva will take to the ice shortly in the women s singles skating final. the 15 year old leads the competition and is the favourite for gold
has dropped so much, it has dropped out of the ftse 100 has dropped so much, it has dropped out of the ftse100 index. the us dollar continues to gain against the russian rouble, which will make, will fuel inflation within the russian domestic economy and that is the latest price of oil, back from $120, currently down 1.17% at $111. back to you. i want to go back live to kyiv, we are currently in a situation where the city feels as if it it s quiet after the action of last night. this is a live shot, it is about six minutes to five in the afternoon and i can update you on some lines we have been getting in the london studio. mariupol, it is a
lilia. lilia. reporter: adriana, and reporter: adriana, and that s not even the worst in this area. look, gas prices here in california tend to be more expensive than in other parts of the country, but here and nationwide, we re seeing gas prices as high as we ve seen in nearly a decade. sticker shock at the pumps.s. gas prices are rising at a gas prices are rising at a rate the u.s. hasn t seen since hurricane katrina. this is ridiculous. reporter: this is what the a.a.a. has tracked for a gallon of gas. it s up eight cents from just yesterday; it s up 32 cents from a week ago; up 48 cents from a month ago and up $1.17 from this time a year ago. reporter: put another way, the average driver is paying $16 more to fill up the tank than at this time last year. what s contributing to the rapid rise in prices? any time we have this type of geopolitical tension, the oil markets, like the stock markets, they don t respond well to this type of chaos. reporter: hurting most are
they re always playing catch up. you cannot sort of arrest your way out of this tsunami that we ve got of fraud, so it is a lot about protecting ourselves. so don t let present parcels pressure you into clicking a link this christmas. you might be in for an unpleasant surprise inside. colletta smith, bbc news. the time is 1.17. our top story this lunchtime. the government says there will be no more announcements of covid restrictions in england before christmas, as early studies suggest omicron may be milder than delta. and coming up we speak to people returning to poland, after living and working in the uk. in sport, an english cricketer having in fun in australia right now is a bit of a rare thing and george garton is one of two uncapped players in england s t20 squad for their five match series against west indies next month in barbados.
they pump down 9 cents and joe biden wants to take credit for that. that s not because of joe biden or his policies or relief, it s because the markets are worried about omicron and seeing a bit of a dip in demand. right now your gas prices on average are up $1.17 since last year end people feel that. it s funny because last night on jimmy fallon joe biden actually said go back better. i know you are working hard on the build back better plan, break it down. the ability for working-class and middle-class people to have what it costs to have cut significantly. every single bit of the bill is paid for. sean, quick reaction. this will at $3 trillion to our deficit but what s really important here, there are rules and relations in this global warming, it will cost jobs, to