27/12/2017 London News

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I'm Sara Orchard.

More than a third of Londoners

think commuter trains

have deteriorated over

the last year.

That's according to a YouGov poll

that found 37% of those surveyed

thought national rail services had

worsened, while eight per cent

said they had improved.

The findings have been

described as a "damning

indictment" of rail companies.

Nicola Ford has been

at Kings Cross for BBC London

this morning.

For commuters who braved the wind,

rain, and even the snow to come to

rain, and even the snow to come to

work this morning delays on the

trains are the last thing they need.

But repeated delays on rail services

over the last year has led to a drop

in customer satisfaction. A recent

you got poll shows 37% of commuters

think rail lines have got worse in

and out of London over the last year

while only 8% of those think it has

got better. Sadiq Khan thinks this

is a damning indictment on the rail

operators and think SPFL would to a

much better job controlling the

services. His deputy Mayor explains

why. -- and thinks TLF.

They are fed up of very poor,

unreliable services. Overcrowding,

poor frequencies, and rising rail

fares. TFL Have shown from their

work on the overground and TFL rail

they can run accident, reliable,

frequent services and maintain the

fare freeze.

The government says

they are worried about the

accountability of the Mayor of

London running services out of

London. But passengers would

benefit, according to campaigners.

There is evidence from other cities,

like in Liverpool where Mercy took

over the local services and services

have improved. We think that

combination of local knowledge,

accountability, and better

connections with the rest of the

transport network make for a really

good service.

The Mayor says he is

working closely with the government

but devolution on smaller parts of

the network. -- over devolution on

smaller parts of the network. But

the Mayor, passengers, and rail

networks will be watching closely.

Eleven men have been arrested

after a large fight broke out

at the Westfield Shopping Centre

in Stratford during

the Boxing Day sales.

Two police officers are also

in hospital being treated

following the disorder.

An eyewitness described how two

groups of teenagers began

"pushing and shouting".

Nearby shops were then forced

to close their shutters.

Two knives were removed

from the scene.

London's New Year's Eve firework

display will feature

a soundtrack dominated by female

artists to mark the centenary

of women being granted the vote.

Songs by Aretha Franklin,

Annie Lennox, Ariana Grande

and Florence Welch will be among

those included in the women-only

second half of the world-famous show

on the Southbank this Sunday.

And while the snowy weather has

caused travel disruption

in areas across the capital and home

counties today, many have been

out enjoying the snow.

Buckinghamshire and

Hertfordshire experienced most

of the winter weather and BBC London

has been enjoying the pictures

you've been sending in to us.

Our twitter address

is @bbclondonnews and we'll try

and share some more in our later

bulletin before seven o'clock.

Let's see if the snow

is staying around the

Greater London area.

With the weather here's

Elizabeth Rizzini.

Good afternoon.

Many of us have seen

some snow today.

Most of the snow was quite fleeting

and turned back to rain.

Of course, that rain now

clearing eastern areas

for the rest of the day.

Still cold, still windy,

we've got a brisk and a chilly

northerly wind blowing.

Really quite unpleasant

outdoors for many of us,

but perhaps some late brightness out

towards the west.

Still feeling chilly

overnight tonight.

Clear skies, a widespread frost

developing into tomorrow morning.

And, of course, everything

will refreeze onto the

roads and pavements.

There has been quite a lot

of rain around today,

so we will see some ice form.

Watch out on untreated roads

and pavements in particular

into tomorrow morning.

Now, tomorrow, essentially a nice

day, yes it'll be an icy start,

but there will be lots of sparkling

sunshine around and we will see

a lighter, north-westerly

wind develop, too.

Top temperatures of only four,

five Celsius but altogether more

pleasant than today.

There will be another widespread

frost on Thursday night into Friday,

but Friday the air is turning

milder, but also wet and windy.

It'll be a mild end to the year.

That's it from me

and the lunch team,

Claudia-Liza Armah will be back

with our evening bulletin at 6.45.

There's more on all of our stories

on the BBC London website.

Have a good afternoon.