03/01/2017

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:00:00. > :00:00.Coming up: Protests over rail fare rises.

:00:00. > :00:00.The passengers angry about the increases that add

:00:07. > :00:12.Also, are businesses looking less rosy

:00:13. > :00:17.Why some firms have seen their costs grow.

:00:18. > :00:19.And this week will be chilly at times

:00:20. > :00:33.I'll have the weather for the week ahead shortly.

:00:34. > :00:36.There have been protests against fare increases at rail

:00:37. > :00:39.Ticket prices are going up by an average of 2.3%.

:00:40. > :00:43.Campaigners say some passengers spend up to 14% of their income

:00:44. > :00:46.on a monthly season ticket to London - far higher than comparable

:00:47. > :00:51.But the government insists it's spending billions of pounds

:00:52. > :01:00.In Oxford this morning, opinion was split about whether

:01:01. > :01:06.I feel that the train service over here is actually pretty poor.

:01:07. > :01:11.The prices that we pay over here are completely outrageous.

:01:12. > :01:16.I am dependent on public transport and I understand both sides

:01:17. > :01:22.of the story but it does feel in other places

:01:23. > :01:26.I think it's great value for money taking the train, given

:01:27. > :01:29.the growing cost of cars, gas and car ownership.

:01:30. > :01:33.The average increase of 1.9% in the Thames Valley means

:01:34. > :01:38.the annual cost for some passengers will go up by around ?90.

:01:39. > :01:41.Great Western Rail passengers travelling from Oxford to London

:01:42. > :01:48.will now pay ?4920 per year - previously it was ?4830.

:01:49. > :01:50.Meanwhile if you are from Swindon travelling to the capital,

:01:51. > :01:55.it will now cost more than ?4300 per year.

:01:56. > :02:02.Campaigners have claimed it's a "kick in the teeth" for passengers.

:02:03. > :02:06.They say public ownership would be better than

:02:07. > :02:12.If you're a commuter often you haven't got a choice,

:02:13. > :02:15.you've got to take the train, but for some people it probably

:02:16. > :02:17.will affect their decision, especially if the price of petrol

:02:18. > :02:20.goes down because that is what they're measuring it against.

:02:21. > :02:23.Rail prices still remain very competitive when compared to the car

:02:24. > :02:30.It says it's spending millions on modifying the railway

:02:31. > :02:36.and with everyone's wages going up, it's good value for money.

:02:37. > :02:39.Police are hunting for two Asian men in their 30s after a man

:02:40. > :02:43.was threatened at knife-point at a restaurant in High Wycombe.

:02:44. > :02:45.It happened at the Lane End Tandoori on the high street,

:02:46. > :02:50.A 50-year-old man was tied up and threatened with a knife.

:02:51. > :02:54.Two men stole cash, a driving license and bank cards.

:02:55. > :02:57.Some businesses claim they're already being hit by price

:02:58. > :03:03.The fall in the value of the pound since the EU referendum has made it

:03:04. > :03:04.more expensive for some companies to buy products

:03:05. > :03:09.There are concerns the extra expense could now be passed on to shoppers.

:03:10. > :03:13.Here's our political reporter, Bethan Phillips.

:03:14. > :03:16.Shoppers are busy hitting the January sales in Oxford.

:03:17. > :03:19.But could we be on the verge of a price shock

:03:20. > :03:23.Experts have been telling me that most companies

:03:24. > :03:26.buy their stock in advance, so the things we're picking up

:03:27. > :03:29.in the shops now were originally purchased before

:03:30. > :03:34.But that change is inevitably catching up with businesses

:03:35. > :03:37.and it's predicted by many that price rises will be passed on

:03:38. > :03:44.Rosa Ashby runs a flower shop in Witney.

:03:45. > :03:46.She says she's already being hit by price hikes

:03:47. > :03:51.At the minute we are trying to shoulder it, but obviously

:03:52. > :03:54.there's only so much you can take as a small business.

:03:55. > :04:02.Therefore we don't have the wherewithal to go on.

:04:03. > :04:05.We have to pass some of it on eventually.

:04:06. > :04:09.But others say Brexit is a big opportunity.

:04:10. > :04:12.I think the fall in the value of the pound,

:04:13. > :04:14.which I don't think will be long-term, is an opportunity

:04:15. > :04:18.for people to get out there and sell their products.

:04:19. > :04:20.And we're doing exactly that and we're looking at

:04:21. > :04:24.opening a retail premises in Singapore, of all places.

:04:25. > :04:27.Shoppers in Oxford say so far they haven't noticed much

:04:28. > :04:36.Most of our shopping's being done in the last week

:04:37. > :04:39.so we got a lot of bargains, haven't really seen any

:04:40. > :04:42.A lot of sales around before Christmas, which usually

:04:43. > :04:45.there isn't, so before Christmas we got a lot of sales,

:04:46. > :04:48.In the food department, yeah, I've noticed price rises there,

:04:49. > :04:50.but not clothing, because everything seems to be discounted.

:04:51. > :04:54.It's still not known how exactly leaving the EU will affect prices

:04:55. > :04:57.and our economy and how long the pound will remain weak.

:04:58. > :05:00.But in times of uncertainty, the message from experts

:05:01. > :05:08.is to pick up bargains now while they're still around.

:05:09. > :05:11.A fire at a school in Bicester on New Year s Day is being treated

:05:12. > :05:16.The storage space at Bardwell School was completely destroyed.

:05:17. > :05:19.Teachers say the play equipment lost in the fire is vital to students

:05:20. > :05:23.People have been donating bikes and thousands of pounds has been

:05:24. > :05:28.raised to replace the toys and storage unit.

:05:29. > :05:30.A sports pavilion in Oxford, worth ?800,000,

:05:31. > :05:35.Windows and doors of the building in Cutteslowe Park were

:05:36. > :05:38.The pavilion only opened in September.

:05:39. > :05:42.It was paid for by Oxford City Council, the FA and Premier League.

:05:43. > :05:45.It's home to Summertown Stars AFC - the biggest young people's

:05:46. > :05:51.A song written and performed by a vocal coach from Witney has

:05:52. > :05:54.been viewed a hundred thousand times around the word.

:05:55. > :05:58.Shukrananda Gant's mother secretly filmed her at Lincoln Cathedral

:05:59. > :06:20.Shukrananda, also known as Shuk, came into the studio earlier

:06:21. > :06:23.and I asked her how she reacted when she found out

:06:24. > :06:27.I just thought, I'm going to roll with this,

:06:28. > :06:30.I need to just roll with it, so I rolled with it

:06:31. > :06:35.How does it feel that tens of thousands of people have seen it?

:06:36. > :06:40.It's pretty mind-blowing, I've been quite stunned but also

:06:41. > :06:45.so grateful for all the lovely support I'm getting from people.

:06:46. > :06:48.It's wonderful and I'm really grateful.

:06:49. > :06:52.It's really lit a fire up my backside!

:06:53. > :06:54.Because until now it was you supporting other people

:06:55. > :06:57.because you're a vocal coach, so you've been the one giving

:06:58. > :07:00.all the encouragement and support and now you're getting a bit

:07:01. > :07:04.Yes, in a big way, I do love my students and they have

:07:05. > :07:06.been very supportive, the ones who have seen it,

:07:07. > :07:12.This isn't your first adventure into the music industry, is it?

:07:13. > :07:18.No, I've had quite a journey with my musical career.

:07:19. > :07:24.Ten years ago now I was in a little band of travelling monks

:07:25. > :07:26.because I became a monk, which is where my name

:07:27. > :07:28.Shukrananda comes from, we were travelling around Mexico

:07:29. > :07:33.singing about love and we were offered a record deal there and it

:07:34. > :07:37.unfortunately turned out to be not at all what we thought it was,

:07:38. > :07:42.so it was very disappointing at the time and it's just one

:07:43. > :07:46.of those things, but I'm really happy, I've been

:07:47. > :07:50.writing for the whole time, it's wonderful to get

:07:51. > :07:55.And when you say you're a monk, you're not a monk in a conventional

:07:56. > :08:02.No, this is called a shai monk and it's kind of a modern-day monk,

:08:03. > :08:06.so you're living in the world, like a normal person,

:08:07. > :08:11.wearing normal clothes but you have an intense commitment

:08:12. > :08:14.in your life which kind of is your main thing and for me

:08:15. > :08:16.that commitment is love, which is, I guess, reflected

:08:17. > :08:19.in the song I wrote, it's all about love.

:08:20. > :08:21.So tell me about the future because you wrote this song,

:08:22. > :08:26.Yes, do you know what would be so wonderful, and I'm just

:08:27. > :08:29.going to put it out there, is I would like to find my Yoda,

:08:30. > :08:33.so I would like to find a manager, someone to work with who I can just

:08:34. > :08:36.really get out there, I'd like to find my dream team

:08:37. > :08:40.of creative people to work with and just explode love

:08:41. > :08:53.Alexis will be looking ahead to the rest of the week.

:08:54. > :09:09.it was a very chilly night last night with a low of minus six and

:09:10. > :09:13.tonight will not be as cold but tomorrow we are looking at a

:09:14. > :09:18.widespread frost, so this week, a chilly start to the week, we will

:09:19. > :09:23.see some frost and four, some sunshine and the possibility of

:09:24. > :09:28.tonight there is a risk of frost and tonight there is a risk of frost and

:09:29. > :09:32.for in the countryside but the cloud is already starting to arrive for

:09:33. > :09:37.Northern areas, spilling south during the night with those in most

:09:38. > :09:42.places around three Celsius. Outbreaks of light and patchy rain

:09:43. > :09:47.tomorrow morning, cloud will disappear and sunny spells will make

:09:48. > :09:52.an appearance in the afternoon with a high of eight Celsius at the keen

:09:53. > :09:56.north-westerly breeze will take the edge of temperatures. A lovely end

:09:57. > :10:01.to the day tomorrow and under clearing skies tomorrow night we are

:10:02. > :10:06.looking at a widespread frost, maybe some mist and fog patches, patchy

:10:07. > :10:12.eyes on untreated surfaces with temperatures dropping even in towns

:10:13. > :10:18.and cities to 2-3 C, so minus six is a possibility in the countryside.

:10:19. > :10:22.Cold and frosty to start Thursday, the wind is lighter than recent days

:10:23. > :10:29.and in the sunshine temperatures will struggle to a height of maybe

:10:30. > :10:32.four Celsius and in some parts a height of just two Celsius, so

:10:33. > :10:36.bitterly cold but it will be pleasant in sheltered spots in the

:10:37. > :10:43.sunshine. Through Friday, a weather front moves in bringing some rain

:10:44. > :10:47.during the day. After a dry but potentially frosty start to the day

:10:48. > :10:52.on Friday, another ridge of high pressure will start to build in in

:10:53. > :10:57.time for the weekend, so as we look ahead to the rest of the week,

:10:58. > :10:59.tomorrow sunny spells, a cold start to Thursday, Friday cloud will

:11:00. > :11:04.increase later milder later in the week. That is it

:11:05. > :11:12.from me but coming up next is the national picture. Good evening. But

:11:13. > :11:16.frost or not of frost, that is the weather question for tomorrow and

:11:17. > :11:21.the answer is no, probably not because of this weather front that

:11:22. > :11:23.is slipping south from Scotland, maybe towards the south-west where

:11:24. > :11:24.we might have one or