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An estimated 620,000 people in the uk have a faulty gene that puts them at risk of sudden death, the British Heart Foundation has warned. Mps will vote tonight on legislation that would allow the Prime Minster to formally start the process of leaving the European Union. The government is expected to win the vote quite comfortably, despite opposition from some labour rebels. Well be looking to see exactly how many. Plus the Liberal Democrats and the snp. Yesterday saw impassioned speeches for and against the bill in the House Of Commons. The debate went on right up till midnight and will continue today with a vote around 7pm tonight. If the bill is passed, it will continue its passage through parli ....
But the number of routes and passengers have been falling partly due to the coronavirus pandemic. so a scheme capping single fares on routes operated by 130 bus companies outside london will be extended for a further three months. this is after it was due to end in march. it will be backed by up to £75 million of government funding and is aimed at getting more people using the bus, particularly on those longer, often more rural routes. in west yorkshire, greater manchester and liverpool, the mayors have already introduced a fare cap of two pounds as part of longer term transport schemes. however, passenger groups say that without the extension of this funding, bus operators could have been forced to cancel up to 15% of services. in fact, bbc analysis of data from the department for transport shows that in the five years up to 2022 the british bus network was reduced by an estimated 14%. ....
Firms have also had problems attracting drivers. nationally, vacancy rates are averaging 10%. there have also been strikes over pay and conditions in various disputes across the country. passenger groups have welcomed the new scheme, but they say bus fares need to come down permanently and they want the government to invest more widely in the bus network to try to cut the number of cars on the road. it s choking up every city and town in the country at the moment in thing the government could do more to help everybody get their way through congestion is investing more in letting the bass go first, whether it is bus lanes or traffic light signals which promote bass only streams, getting more people to use the bus because it s quicker and more reliable won tjust help the people who are using the bus, but will help the people who, for whatever reason, needed to use their car for a whatever reason, needed to use their carfor a particular whatever reason, needed to use their car for a parti ....
Off at your stop. so there s like three in between the stops. even passionate train spotters get fed up with them, occasionally. this one. ..or leave the train - when the doors are closing. the doors aren t even open. no one s got on or off. and it s common sense. why do we need to be told not to board or alight when the doors are closing? do you have to hear it at every station? we are now approaching london euston, our final destination. i now the transport minister wants to slash the number of loudspeaker messages we hear on ourjourneys. he s calling it a bonfire of the banalities. on a train journey there are far too many announcements. i accept there s got to be the obvious safety announcements, but it s things some of the stuff they tell you, they either state the obvious, or they just say stuff that you don t really necessarily need to know at that moment in time. hot bacon roll, a cup of tea. the department for transport is holding a year long review, with train operators ....
In between the stops. even passionate train spotters get fed up with them, occasionally. this one. ..or leave the train - when the doors are closing. the doors aren t even open. no one s got on or off. and it s common sense. why do we need to be told not to board or alight when the doors are closing? do you have to hear it at every station? we are now approaching london euston, our final destination. i now the transport minister wants to slash the number of loudspeaker messages we hear on ourjourneys. he s calling it a bonfire of the banalities. on a train journey there are far too many announcements. i accept there s got to be the obvious safety announcements, but it s things some of the stuff they tell you, they either state the obvious, or they just say stuff that you don t really necessarily need to know at that moment in time. hot bacon roll, a cup of tea. the department for transport is holding a year long review, with train operators and passenger groups, to decide which a ....