01/05/2017 The Papers

This is BBC News. There might be vital for the economy, carrying

millions of people every year to shop, work and study, but both

services outside London are in crisis according to campaigners.

Councillors across England and Wales Councillors across England and Wales

have cut their boss budgets by a third, affecting thousands of

routes. It is the young, the less well off than those living in small

villages who are suffering the most. villages who are suffering the most.

Our transport correspondent has the report. Time is running out for many

of our buses. They carry three times more people than the trains, but

thousands of routes have gone in recent years. This is a late-night

service from Bath. It is one of the services facing cuts. In September

the funding for the service is going to run out completely. Most of the

passengers on this bus are young, like Holly who works late in a

restaurant. And Joshua goes to college in Bath. They cannot afford

to drive or move house. You just cannot find the same opportunities

in a small town, so being able to travel daily and nightly is very

important to me being able to earn enough money to live. How much

longer will you be going to college? longer will you be going to college?

Three years. How will you get there? I want be able to if they cut the

bus services. It is said that different councils should help to

fund the services. First bus has kept it going for a few months but

unless a campaign can drum up more unless a campaign can drum up more

passengers some services will go. It is a story reflected across much of

England and Wales. Campaigners said nearly 3000 routes have been slimmed

down or dropped since 2010. 500 of them last year when two thirds of

local authorities cut their 's budget. First group ran one fifth of

the bus services outside London, which is where these cuts are

happening. We want to serve more customers. When we are criticised we

services as a last resort. They're services as a last resort. They're

funding. They said that cuts in funding. They said that cuts in

funding have forced them to cut rates. They will soon have more

powers to improved services but passengers know that once their boss

back. Coming up at 11:30pm we will back. Coming up at 11:30pm we will

have a full paper review before then here are some of the front pages.

The Daily Telegraph says that EU officials are trying to prevent the

Prime Minister from getting a deal about expats in Europe. It also

features a large picture of Princess Charlotte. The FT says the European

Commission is planning to issue plans to control the Euro clearing

market. It is the high cost of calls in hospitals that is highlighted on

the front of the metro. The high claims that tax laws are so complex

that tax payers may end up overpaying. There is also the

meeting between to reason me and Jean-Claude Juncker. The Prime

Minister is claiming that the account was just gossip. The Daily

Mail says that fertility clinics exploit couples who are desperate

for a baby by persuading them to donate eggs in return for free

treatment. The Claims warns of a financing crisis around new cars.

They say that buyers are not always made aware of the terms of the

loans. The Guardian says that the Prime Minister is having to battle

getting Brexit talks back on track after what it calls a humiliating

start to the negotiations. Those are the front pages, now it