:00:10. > :00:13.It's emerged tonight that the man who died in suspicious circumstances
:00:14. > :00:16.in the early hours of New Year's Day was 25 years old and his
:00:17. > :00:20.death is being treated as a major incident.
:00:21. > :00:23.The man, whose name hasn't been released, fell to his death
:00:24. > :00:25.from four storeys high, crashing through a corrugated
:00:26. > :00:27.plastic ceiling at a property in St Leonards.
:00:28. > :00:29.This evening, Sussex Police announced that five people,
:00:30. > :00:32.all in their twenties and thirties, have been released on bail
:00:33. > :00:35.after being questioned on suspicion of murder.
:00:36. > :00:38.The two women and two of the men are from the town,
:00:39. > :00:42.Rail commuters have been expressing their frustration
:00:43. > :00:47.at the annual rise in fares - this year, on average, just over 2%.
:00:48. > :00:49.That means an annual season ticket from Brighton
:00:50. > :00:52.to London is now ?4,200, for a service that barely
:00:53. > :00:58.And as Ian Palmer now reports, the dispute is having
:00:59. > :01:01.a knock on effect on some South Eastern commuters, too.
:01:02. > :01:05.New year, new rail ticket price rises.
:01:06. > :01:07.The increase comes on the third day of an RMT strike.
:01:08. > :01:11.Travellers in East Grinstead say they are not happy about paying
:01:12. > :01:17.But in view of the problems with Southern Rail in
:01:18. > :01:19.the last little while, I'm quite annoyed about it actually.
:01:20. > :01:22.I think the price of rail fares now is
:01:23. > :01:25.extortionate and I think that it would be a lot easier to tolerate if
:01:26. > :01:27.the trains actually ran consistently on time
:01:28. > :01:29.and we knew we could get to
:01:30. > :01:31.and from work, and to and from London, the way
:01:32. > :01:36.I think they've got a bit of a nerve putting
:01:37. > :01:41.The annual increase in fares is being introduced because
:01:42. > :01:44.the Government wants passengers to fund a larger
:01:45. > :01:49.I feel acutely sorry for the Southern commuters who have
:01:50. > :01:52.experienced the troubles over the past few months,
:01:53. > :01:54.but what we did was say to these people, in recognition
:01:55. > :01:57.of the trouble you've been through, we are going to give our regular
:01:58. > :02:01.customers on that route a month's free travel.
:02:02. > :02:03.In addition to the season ticket holders' compensation
:02:04. > :02:06.rebate, Southern says because its services have
:02:07. > :02:09.not been good enough, it's also going to freeze its
:02:10. > :02:16.cheapest advanced fare tickets for the ninth year in a row.
:02:17. > :02:20.But the dispute over the role of conducters on
:02:21. > :02:25.The ten month strike has caused misery to
:02:26. > :02:32.It's even affecting commuters on the south-eastern line in Kent.
:02:33. > :02:34.There's some trains in particular, like the
:02:35. > :02:37.6:31 from Sevenoaks, which, on a strike day, you cannot get
:02:38. > :02:44.Another strike is due to begin on January 9th.
:02:45. > :02:48.It may be a new year, but the old problems have
:02:49. > :02:57.Meanwhile, a campaign's been launched to compensate drivers
:02:58. > :02:59.who are fed up paying for the Dartford Crossing,
:03:00. > :03:03.only to find themselves stuck for hours in queues waiting to use it.
:03:04. > :03:06.But as Mark Norman explains, it'll need 100,000 signatures to stand
:03:07. > :03:11.Rush hour at the Dartford crossing, and queues,
:03:12. > :03:14.like this one, are a familiar sites to those who use it regularly.
:03:15. > :03:17.People like Annan, who commutes from North Kent
:03:18. > :03:23.For him, what's more frustrating than sitting in traffic
:03:24. > :03:26.is the fact he has to pay for the pleasure.
:03:27. > :03:29.A situation he has decided to do something about.
:03:30. > :03:34.These delays are unacceptable and they're getting worse day by day.
:03:35. > :03:38.Therefore, I have launched this petition calling
:03:39. > :03:41.for drivers to be compensated in the event of long traffic delays.
:03:42. > :03:45.Annan's petition is calling on Highways England to compensate
:03:46. > :03:48.drivers who get stuck in traffic and if he manages to get 100,000
:03:49. > :03:51.signatures, then the idea will be debated in Parliament.
:03:52. > :03:55.One motoring organisation has concerns about the proposal.
:03:56. > :03:58.You can never really be completely sure who is to
:03:59. > :04:02.It could be on a Highways England managed stretch of
:04:03. > :04:04.road or it could be on the crossing itself,
:04:05. > :04:06.or it could just be that
:04:07. > :04:10.So it's very difficult to be able to pin the blame.
:04:11. > :04:14.In practice, it might be a little bit more difficult to operate.
:04:15. > :04:17.It shouldn't take me more than 30 minutes,
:04:18. > :04:20.but I've spent three or three and a half hours doing the
:04:21. > :04:29.If not, at least 50% of the money should be refunded.
:04:30. > :04:31.In a statement, Highways England says the Dart charge
:04:32. > :04:34.is successfully speeding up journeys at the Dartford crossing
:04:35. > :04:37.after being introduced to relieve severe
:04:38. > :04:40.congestion and is a medium-term solution.
:04:41. > :04:42.Meanwhile, they are continuing to work with partners to
:04:43. > :04:44.tackle congestion, especially on the approaches
:04:45. > :04:51.For now, Annan's commute continues and whether it changes in the
:04:52. > :04:54.future, well, that, he hopes, will depend on the success of
:04:55. > :05:17.It is cold and frosty. We got falling temperatures out there. All
:05:18. > :05:19.due to clear skies. Wide frost throughout the night tonight,
:05:20. > :05:25.exhibitors below freezing in the morning. Even as low as -3 or 4
:05:26. > :05:29.degrees. Mist and fog patches first thing. They should clear and we will
:05:30. > :05:33.have sunshine for the first part of the day. Workload introduced in the
:05:34. > :05:39.afternoon, occasional brighter spells but cloudier than it has been
:05:40. > :05:42.today. Top temperatures of four or 5 degrees, still staying cold.
:05:43. > :05:46.Throughout much of this week, pressure remains high but there is a
:05:47. > :05:48.weak weather front moving through on Wednesday. Again, that keeps the
:05:49. > :05:52.feed of Clyde, it may even be thick feed of Clyde, it may even be thick
:05:53. > :05:56.enough for the odd spot of rain. It will be quite as cold first thing in
:05:57. > :05:58.the morning, in the afternoon we will see tempters recovering to 7
:05:59. > :06:09.degrees. Taking a look Good evening. It's been a dry and
:06:10. > :06:13.bright day across most parts of the country today. Despite the chilly
:06:14. > :06:23.feel to the weather, there has been some sunshine. Clear skies as the
:06:24. > :06:26.sun set in east Essex. With those clear skies around, temperatures are
:06:27. > :06:29.plummeting, particularly across southern parts. Here we see the
:06:30. > :06:33.coldest temperatures. We could see icy stretches on untreated surfaces,
:06:34. > :06:38.pavements and roads first thing Tuesday morning. Not quite as cold
:06:39. > :06:39.towards the North West. Cloud moving in here through the overnight
:06:40. > :06:41.period.