:00:08. > :00:09.I'm Susie Fowler`Watt. the London Mayor, Boris Johnson
:00:10. > :00:13.First tonight, 24 hours of misery for rail commuters.
:00:14. > :00:15.Thousands of passengers werd stranded at Liverpool Street last
:00:16. > :00:18.night following a fault with overhead power cables.
:00:19. > :00:20.The police were brought in to keep the peace.
:00:21. > :00:23.Then this morning, a signal problem on the samd line.
:00:24. > :00:29.Nikki Fox sent this from Witham station.
:00:30. > :00:32.A points failure here this dvening meant that there were
:00:33. > :00:35.of some minor delays but thhngs were not anywhere near as bad
:00:36. > :00:38.as last night or earlier thhs morning.
:00:39. > :00:42.One man told me he had missdd a promotion because he was late
:00:43. > :00:46.two days in a row and it has been similarly stressful for manx people,
:00:47. > :00:56.Thousands of passengers cralmed on the station concourse last night.
:00:57. > :00:58.The police were trying to maintain law and order.
:00:59. > :01:00.It was carnage and there were no trains.
:01:01. > :01:06.I tried to leave the station but they had locked it
:01:07. > :01:12.Thousands of people were thdre and I got a taxi, costing ?220,
:01:13. > :01:17.Some commuters never made it home and others were delayed
:01:18. > :01:23.The cause was damaged overhdad power lines near Chelmsford
:01:24. > :01:28.Both lines had to be closed for several hours
:01:29. > :01:33.Passengers say there was no information.
:01:34. > :01:46.One thing that we are totally committed to,
:01:47. > :01:49.with our colleagues at Network Rail, is to have a thorough review
:01:50. > :01:51.of last night's problems, including the communication problems.
:01:52. > :01:54.But if you tell them the problem then
:01:55. > :02:02.We should be passing inform`tion onto the customers as quickly
:02:03. > :02:06.as it comes to us so that they know exactly what the situation hs.
:02:07. > :02:12.Cancellations and delays dud to a signalling problem.
:02:13. > :02:16.There are screens up inside the station apologishng to
:02:17. > :02:21.commuters but many tell me they are fed up with hearing the word sorry.
:02:22. > :02:24.They either want an improved service or a reduced
:02:25. > :02:34.They are just hoping the delays do not continue tomorrow.
:02:35. > :02:36.Earlier, I asked Richard Schofield from Network Rail why
:02:37. > :02:42.He apologised to passengers but insisted the number of overhead line
:02:43. > :02:54.We have renewed almost all of the overhead line from
:02:55. > :03:01.It is getting better but I `gree it does not feel like that somdtimes.
:03:02. > :03:05.What about the communication problems?
:03:06. > :03:08.They did not tell passengers what was going on.
:03:09. > :03:11.That has made people more cross than anything.
:03:12. > :03:15.One of the problems we had last night was that because of the
:03:16. > :03:18.complexity of the failure and the difficulty in removing the train, we
:03:19. > :03:22.did not know how long it was going to take and therefore were not able
:03:23. > :03:30.To some extent, we failed to pass therefore any information at all on.
:03:31. > :03:33.Let's be honest, it was shalbolic last night and also quite scary
:03:34. > :03:35.One person said that it was a very dangerous overcrowding situ`tion.
:03:36. > :03:44.Another asked why the crowds were not better lanaged.
:03:45. > :03:49.We worked very hard with the emergency services to m`ke sure
:03:50. > :03:51.that the station was kept s`fe at all times.
:03:52. > :03:54.At the point where it becomds very crowded we do close off
:03:55. > :03:59.We encourage people to find alternative means of transport
:04:00. > :04:09.and make sure the station is safe but it is very crowded.
:04:10. > :04:15.Can you understand why commtters on this line have had enough?
:04:16. > :04:19.From our Twitter exchange on its own you can see that.
:04:20. > :04:25.I am a commuter myself and it is very frustrating
:04:26. > :04:28.when your journey to or frol work is disrupted.
:04:29. > :04:30.Even more so when it is by several hours.
:04:31. > :04:37.We run a good service and it works 91% of the timd.
:04:38. > :04:40.But also on the bits that it does not work it is unacceptable
:04:41. > :04:45.On the days that it runs well then we have to minimise the disruption
:04:46. > :04:52.Police have been granted more time to question a 52`year`old m`n
:04:53. > :04:54.about the murder of a student in Colchester.
:04:55. > :04:57.The woman, in her 30s, was a Saudi Arabian national.
:04:58. > :05:00.It's just three months sincd James Attfield was found de`d less
:05:01. > :05:04.than two miles away, with more than 100 knife wotnds
:05:05. > :05:07.Forensic examinations are still being carried out this evenhng,
:05:08. > :05:11.The woman's body was found yesterday morning
:05:12. > :05:15.on a path which skirts one of Colchester's estates.
:05:16. > :05:18.She was attacked by someone with a knife and had suffered severe
:05:19. > :05:23.She sustained a number of stab wounds
:05:24. > :05:26.and also head and facial injuries.
:05:27. > :05:29.And there will be a postmortem this afternoon so we
:05:30. > :05:34.will get a more detailed account of the nature of her injurids.
:05:35. > :05:37.Police think the dead woman had been making her way from her homd,
:05:38. > :05:46.The trail where she was found is popular with students from
:05:47. > :05:52.I was worried about my child because we always go there.
:05:53. > :05:57.There are lots of little chhldren around and a playpark as well.
:05:58. > :06:13.about what you can and cannot do now.
:06:14. > :06:19.The murder scene is about two miles from Colchester's Lower Castle Park,
:06:20. > :06:23.where the body of 33`year`old James Attfield was found in March.
:06:24. > :06:34.Yesterday's victim was wearhng traditional Muslim dress,
:06:35. > :06:37.including a long blue robe and a headscarf known as a hijab.
:06:38. > :06:39.Officers say they cannot rule out it being a racially`motivated killing.
:06:40. > :06:41.A man who was jailed for thd murder of his former girlfriend
:06:42. > :06:42.has lost an appeal to have key forensic items retdsted.
:06:43. > :06:43.Kevin Nunn, who lived at Woolpit in Suffolk, has always denidd
:06:44. > :06:46.But the Supreme Court has rejected his case.
:06:47. > :06:50.We leave you with the weathdr forecast.
:06:51. > :06:56.It is a fairly settled outlook for our weather over the next fdw days.
:06:57. > :06:59.There will be clear spells around and mist patches but
:07:00. > :07:01.for most places, temperaturds should stay in double figurds.
:07:02. > :07:03.We start tomorrow with a northerly wind, meaning cloud
:07:04. > :07:13.The chance of some drizzle but it will brighten up
:07:14. > :07:23.and we may start to see sunshine and therefore temperatures will climb.
:07:24. > :07:26.For the afternoon, a better prospect of seeing some
:07:27. > :07:31.Settled with lots of dry and bright weather
:07:32. > :07:35.remain dry. Top temperatures of 25 Celsius. The outlook for the weekend
:07:36. > :07:46.is looking pretty good. If you have outdoor plans, plenty of
:07:47. > :07:50.fine weather, warm nest the south. Is today, warm nest the north.
:07:51. > :07:56.Normally Perth Australia is renowned for its heat, but today Perth in
:07:57. > :08:01.Scotland, 27 degrees. Tomorrow not as warm, but still pleasant enough.
:08:02. > :08:05.High teens, low 20s. That cooler fresher air behind a cold front
:08:06. > :08:09.Fresh breeze from the north-west. That the will push the front
:08:10. > :08:15.southwards. A band of cloud and the odd spot of rain into parts of
:08:16. > :08:20.north-east England later. Otherwise most places dry. Not desperately
:08:21. > :08:25.cold. Temperatures holding in double figures.
:08:26. > :08:28.Tomorrow the front will move south. The odd shower in parts of the
:08:29. > :08:32.Midlands, eastern England and the south-east later. Plenty of fine
:08:33. > :08:37.weather with increasing amounts of sunshine. The best of that around
:08:38. > :08:42.coastal areas. The fresher breeze means its won't be as warm in
:08:43. > :08:44.northern and central areas, but it will feel pleasant. Some of the
:08:45. > :08:46.highest temperatures will be further south.