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minute. more resource, accepting there's not much money to go around, but prioritise elections, and larger timetables so we can be as prepared as possible for 0k, great to talk to you. as possible for 0k, great to talk to ou. . ~' as possible for 0k, great to talk to ou. . ~ , ., as possible for 0k, great to talk to ou. . ~' i” ., as possible for 0k, great to talk to ou. . ~ i. ., , as possible for 0k, great to talk to ou. . ., , , mp5 from across the political divide have condemned plans to close the majority of ticket offices at rail stations across england. the head of an independent watchdog, representing the interests of rail passengers, has also called for the government to delay the plans. but the general secretary of the rmt union, mick lynch, told the transport select committee the process was designed to ensure the plans are implemented despite strong opposition. we think the whole thing has been a sham designed to be rammed through while people were looking the other way. and it all goes back to the secretary of state. the secretary of state initiated these changes through the contracts he has with the talks. he directs everything they do these days, every letter that's sent, he gets access to.

and, of course, if the watchdogs object on the limited basis, they're allowed to, the decision will end up with him as well. so it's a controlled show. the whole thing is designed so that they can force this through in a way that they want. meanwhile, the rail minister, huw merriman, has defended the proposals during a debate at westminster hall. together with the rail industry, we do want to improve and modernise the experience for passengers by moving staff out from behind the ticket office screens to provide more help and advice in customer—focused roles. there has, as honourable members have recognised, been a huge shift in the way in which passengers purchase their tickets at the railway stations, with about one in every ten transactions taking place in ticket offices in 2022 to 2023. live now to our transport correspondent katy austin. just remind us why the trainpoperating companies are planning to close these ticket offices?

behind this, the industry and the government say there are two things going on. they argue the way things are don't need to be modernised in response to how people buy tickets, because they say a much smaller proportion are bought at ticket offices than they used to be. people have moved online. there is a cost element as well. the train companies are under pressure from the government to save money, and the rail minister today was saying that it was important to find value for money for the taxpayer. what they've done is come up with a load of proposals which could see hundreds of ticket offices in england closing, orthe of ticket offices in england closing, or the stuffing hours being reduced. there was a consultation started in earlyjuly, a public consultation into those plans. that was extended, and it finished on the

ist of september. it received a huge response, an unprecedented response, 680,000 responses received. the industry and government insist it isn't a foregone conclusion and a genuine consultation. there are still stages to go before decisions are made on individual ticket offices in individual stations. what is happening is the watchdogs, they are going through all those responses that have been submitted and they will look at them, work with the train companies, and if they can't agree on what to do with those officers, their decision will go to the transport secretary. the industry and government insist it is industry and government insist it is in a foregone conclusion and there are stages to go. but we heard today the scale of opposition there is, both from mps, including quite a few

tory mps who spoke today, but there are still concerns from groups representing disabled people and older people, that they will find it harder to use the railway if these plans go ahead on the scale being proposed. there's a lot of opposition, some from the government's own mps. how good a player depart? has been interesting to feel the strength of feeling from mps. priti patel made the voice heard, saying their constituents were concerned, they didn't think these plans should go ahead. the rail minister and those concerns this morning, or at least acknowledged there were concerns. he backed the principal of making changes. he defended the idea,

saying it was about modernising, about responding to changing passenger habits. he emphasised, he said there were still some stages of the consultation to go. it will be interesting to see what the outcome is and how long it takes to get to a decision. there were so many responses to go through, so many stations to make a decision on. we have seen today the arguments play out, so the industry and government saying one thing, but it is about moving people from out of the class to help people. then you have heard mick lynch saying we think it is rubbish, that it is an effort to try get rid of staff. some strong feelings on both sides, and it will be interesting to see how long it takes to get a decision and what exactly ends up happening in practice. a man has been questioned by police after an incident at a cosmetics

shop in peckham on monday. footage on social media shows a male shopkeeper allegedly holding a female customer by the throat. a woman has been arrested and released on bail. the met is calling for calm after a protest was held outside the shop on rye lane yesterday. guy lynn reports. she wanted a refund on hair products worth £24 against the policy of the shop. moments later, this footage, which then went viral, appears to show the woman getting choked by this man. it all led to protests outside the shop in peckham yesterday afternoon. the shop, as you can see, is closed right now. and there must be hundreds of people here on the streets this afternoon.

the anger isn't just about what's happened in this video. we will protest. it has happened before. i should _ we will protest. it has happened before. i should be _ we will protest. it has happened before. i should be prepared - we will protest. it has happened before. i should be prepared to. we will protest. it has happened i before. i should be prepared to see it on social— before. i should be prepared to see it on social media. sometimes i'm not aware — it on social media. sometimes i'm not aware i— it on social media. sometimes i'm not aware. i opened it, it was the first thing — not aware. i opened it, it was the first thing i— not aware. i opened it, it was the first thing i saw. it chokes me seeing — first thing i saw. it chokes me seeing a — first thing i saw. it chokes me seeing a man put his hands around a black_ seeing a man put his hands around a black woman's throat. he could have killed her _ after an argument over the refund, the woman had gone to the back of the shop to pick up replacement items. the owner went to the entrance to block her from leaving, which was when the altercation happened. it was recorded by another customer. the owner told us the incident was not racism and was misinterpreted. it was not intentional. like, you know, when you are in a situation, i don't know, it was neck or something like that. so when the my hand just

goes around the neck, it's we're not talking. i don't want to kill her. i don't want to do anything to harm to her. i didn't hit her. i didn't like even though ijust, like, pushed her away from me. the police say the woman was arrested on suspicion of assault and later bailed pending further inquiries. the shop owner has now been interviewed under caution. mayor sadiq khan and local mp harriet harman have today asked for an urgent update. guy lynn, bbc london. the chief executive of the energy firm bp has resigned with immediate effect after a review of his personal relationships with colleagues. the company said it had recently started its second investigation in two years into bernard looney�*s conduct. he admitted he had not been fully transparent initially. mr looney has led bp since 2020. the firm says it has strong values which it expects everyone to follow. the duchess of sussex has joined her husband prince harry at the invictus games in germany. she made a short, impromptu speech at the sports event for injured military personnel and veterans, which her husband founded and launched in 2014. this year's competition will run until saturday, with participants from 21 countries.

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. i suppose a reversal of fortunes weather—wise. yesterday, scotland and northern ireland had the best of the day's weather, but today it's probably england and wales really enjoying the best of the dry weather with some sunshine coming through like here in staffordshire. across the northwest of the uk, though, low pressure is lurking in the atlantic and that is pushing ever—thickening cloud towards northern ireland and scotland, with rain already starting to push its way in. the rain will turn progressively steadier and heavier for northern ireland and western scotland through the afternoon. eastern scotland clouding over, but probably still bright and dry for most of the afternoon. and for england, wales, sunny spells temperatures high teens to low 205. so not feeling too bad in that sunshine overnight. tonight, the low pressure will continue to push rain northwards and eastwards. so you'll get windy for northern areas of scotland with gales across the northwest for a time. as the band of rain sinks southwards from scotland and northern ireland

into england and wales, it will start to weaken. so the rain won't be that intense as it pushes into north wales and northern areas of england. well, here is that weather front continuing its journey southwards into thursday, bumping into this area of high pressure. that's why the front is not particularly active. the high pressure tending to squish it. so thursday a band of rain across parts of wales, midlands, lincolnshire, not really moving very far through the day. the rain probably quite light and patchy to the north west you might see a few showers. it will stay quite windy for northern areas of scotland all day, but there will be some spells of sunshine. the south east could become quite warm and humid again. temperatures may be 23, 2a degrees in the warmest spots from thursday into friday. the weather fronts changes its mind and starts pushing back northwards, taking some heavier rain across wales, the midlands, into northern england and through friday that rain will start to make inroads in across northern ireland and scotland, whereas further south england and wales, sunny spells maybe an odd isolated shower, starting to feel a bit warmer,

perhaps a little bit more humid with temperatures back into the mid—205 with cloud and rain in the north where it won't feel particularly warm here. into the weekend, a bit of a battle zone, low pressure in the south, throwing weather fronts northwards. we might see higher pressure in the north, but there's still a bit of doubt about that. what i would see is across southern areas, you're more likely to see outbreaks of rain, but the rain could reach right the way across northern scotland as well.

live from london, this is bbc news more than 5,000 people die in libya's disastrous floods. thousands more are missing. powerful storms caused two dams to collapse. the port city of derna is the area

most severely affected — it's estimated at least 30,000 people there are now homeless. search and rescue teams in morocco reach mountain villages flattened by last week's earthquake. at least 2,900 people are dead. talks between president putin and kimjong—un wrap up. with the russian leader promising to help north korea build satellites and develop its space program hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, we start our programme in libya, where more than 5,000 people are now we have some live pictures coming in from morocco. you can see the painstaking work being done by rescue teams, as they dig through

rubble, trying to look, possibly,