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The headlines: thousands of people celebrate the new year. he was the in south—eastern australia are forced to seek refuge on the coast after becoming trapped scene in —— here is the scene in by advancing bushfires. lebanon says the former nissan boss carlos ghosn entered the country legally and will not face any legal consequences, after he fled japan, where he was awaiting trial. thousands of iraqi militiamen attack the american embassy in baghdad, angry at us air strikes on theirforces....

My wheelchair space is taken up by a catering trolley. apparently a train straight out of your depot doesnt have a wheelchair carriage on it. just some of the situations disabled people find themselves in when travelling by train, but its supposed to get easier because in 2020, by law, all trains should be fully accessible. except, they wont be. around 1,200 noncompliant carriages will continue to operate into the new year. its not like we are asking for special treatment. we are asking to have ...

Very lucky, considering all of the staff who have lost theirjobs and people who have lost their holidays. we managed to finish ours, so you cant say any more than that, really. then, the flight back and the paper cups a reminder about who was supposed to fly them home. but some did travel in style for the first time. never thought i would see the day that we would be sat in business class, i think its ace! we couldnt believe it when we came up the steps. were in business class, arent we? brillia...

Entered the country legally and will not face any consequences after fleeing japan, where he had been awaiting trial. thousands of iraqi militiamen attacked the us embassy in baghdad, angry atair attacked the us embassy in baghdad, angry at air strikes against one of their own militia. and mixed sex couples in england and wales can finally enter into civil partnerships. a new legislation comes into force tomorrow to make trains fully accessible for disabled users but not all firms are going to m...

But around 1,200 carriages wont be — and ten train operators have applied for a temporary exemption from the law. the rail minister has said its very disappointing, given the industry has had a decade to prepare. 0ur disability news correspondent, nikki fox reports. do you need a ramp? yeah, ido. my wheelchair space is taken up by a catering trolley. apparently a train straight out of your depot doesnt have a wheelchair carriage on it. just some of the situations disabled people find themselve...

The government says it is disappointed that the rail firms will fail to meet the deadline. but even when there is a fully accessible fleet, there will still be a need for manual assistance at many stations and there is currently no deadline for that. nikki fox, bbc news. thousands of mixed—sex couples in england and wales are expected to enter into civil partnerships from today. it comes after a long battle against a law that had previously only permitted same—sex couples to become civil par...

This is bbc news im julian worricker. the headlines at seven oclock. thousands of people in south—eastern australia are forced to seek refuge on the coast after becoming trapped by advancing bushfires. elsewhere, a terrifying ordeal for fire crews who had to shelter inside their vehicles, surrounded by flames. in baghdad, protestors attack the american embassy in response to us air strikes at the weekend. the former nissan boss carlos ghosn flees to lebanon from japan, where he faces trial ove...

In the country should be fully accessible for disabled users. but around 1,200 carriages wont be — and ten train operators have applied for a temporary exemption from the law. the rail minister has said its very disappointing, given the industry has had a decade to prepare. 0ur disability news correspondent, nikki fox reports. do you need a ramp? yeah, ido. my wheelchair space is taken up by a catering trolley. apparently a train straight out of your depot doesnt have a wheelchair carriage on ...

Im martine croxall. the headlines. thousands of people in south—eastern australia have been forced to seek refuge on the coast after becoming trapped by advancing bushfires. the us is to send more troops to protect its embassy in baghdad, where theres been an attack by thousands of iraqi militiamen. lebanon says the former nissan boss carlos ghosn entered the country legally and will not face any legal consequences, after he fled japan where he was awaiting trial. from today, mixed—sex coupl...

Late delivery of new accessible trains like these, delays modifying existing stock, and late decisions by government, are just some of the reasons. i think they call it a system failure, because there are so many people involved. politicians who initially didnt see it as theirjob, because it would be so far down the line, and then train companies struggling to get some permission to go ahead, and maybe even people within the companies initially not seeing how important this change in regulations...