:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to South Today, I'm Jo Kent.
:00:00. > :00:00.The top stories tonight: A family's heartache
:00:00. > :00:08.for the young chef from Sussex - who died fighting AGAINST the
:00:09. > :00:11.A day of protests over rail fare increases -
:00:12. > :00:14.as commuters say taking the train is now a financial strain.
:00:15. > :00:32.A night of extreme emotions as Bournemouth take on Arsenal.
:00:33. > :00:35.He's been described by his family as a "caring, loving boy"
:00:36. > :00:38.But tonight Ryan Lock's loved ones are mourning his death.
:00:39. > :00:40.The former chef from Chichester - who had
:00:41. > :00:42.no military training - ran away to join Kurdish
:00:43. > :00:44.forces in Syria last year, fighting against the so-called
:00:45. > :00:55.Our Home Affairs Correspondent Emma Vardy reports.
:00:56. > :00:58.Ryan Lock left the UK, telling friends and family
:00:59. > :01:03.On Facebook, he later revealed he was in fact in Syria,
:01:04. > :01:12.joining the ranks of the Kurdish militant group the YPG.
:01:13. > :01:15.The YPG are one of the main fighting forces on the ground in Syria,
:01:16. > :01:21.Over the past five years, it's estimated several hundred foreign
:01:22. > :01:25.volunteers have travelled to join them.
:01:26. > :01:29.wounded two months ago by a Turkish airstrike,
:01:30. > :01:37.posting this picture of his injuries on Facebook.
:01:38. > :01:39.He lost two of his very close friends
:01:40. > :01:41.but then after that, he seemed to be more motivated
:01:42. > :01:43.and actually requested to be transferred to a
:01:44. > :01:46.unit that was involved in the ongoing operation to celebrate
:01:47. > :01:53.His family were given confirmation of his death in a letter from YPG
:01:54. > :01:56.commanders which said he was killed alongside four other fighters.
:01:57. > :01:59.He's reported to be the third British person to die fighting
:02:00. > :02:08.Konstandinos Erik Scurfield was the first Briton to be
:02:09. > :02:16.His father visited Ryan Lock's family himself.
:02:17. > :02:18.There's nothing that can prepare you for that
:02:19. > :02:23.be able to talk to them and tell them practical steps and help to get
:02:24. > :02:37.can and if you are thinking of going out there, please don't.
:02:38. > :02:40.I think if parents could stop their children going, they would do it,
:02:41. > :02:42.but these lads and girls are very determined,
:02:43. > :02:44.so it is do whatever you
:02:45. > :02:47.can and if you are thinking of going out there, please don't.
:02:48. > :02:50.His father who lives in Chichester described Ryan Lock as a caring boy,
:02:51. > :02:51.who would do anything to help anyone.
:02:52. > :02:57.It's understood his body has not yet been recovered.
:02:58. > :02:59.Well, BBC correspondent Dominic Casciani follows security
:03:00. > :03:03.I spoke to him, earlier tonight, and asked just how many British
:03:04. > :03:20.It's very difficult to say for sure how many are wrote they are fighting
:03:21. > :03:26.against Isis in Syria or Iraq. Let me give you an idea of some of the
:03:27. > :03:36.figures. There are about 800 jihadist who have gone out to fight
:03:37. > :03:40.for banned terrorist groups, and we know there are other Muslims who
:03:41. > :03:43.have gone out to fight to try to overthrow the Syrian regime, but
:03:44. > :03:49.they are not fighting necessarily with Islamic state. There is this
:03:50. > :03:56.third group who have gone out to fight effectively with the Kurdish
:03:57. > :03:59.forces in Syria and Iraq. As for the number, no one is saying and if our
:04:00. > :04:05.intelligence services have figured it is not in the public domain.
:04:06. > :04:12.These seem like very ordinarily people from our region, an IT worker
:04:13. > :04:15.and a chef, what is the motivation? They are motivated by a sense of
:04:16. > :04:22.anger and frustration and that is what is coming out. One told my
:04:23. > :04:27.colleagues last year that he felt he had to go and fight. The government
:04:28. > :04:30.has advised against all travel to Syria so what are the security
:04:31. > :04:36.forces doing to stop them from going? The is very little they can
:04:37. > :04:40.do. One thing they can do is take someone's passport away but you need
:04:41. > :04:45.to have very good reasons. The key thing is what constitutes an act of
:04:46. > :04:50.terrorism. If the government can find somebody who wants to fight,
:04:51. > :04:56.their passport can be removed to stop them leaving the country.
:04:57. > :05:00.However, the Kurdish troops are not prescribed. On their return we know
:05:01. > :05:06.some Brits have came back and have been interviewed by the police about
:05:07. > :05:10.charged with terrorism offences charged with terrorism offences
:05:11. > :05:12.because by definition they are fighting with groups that are banned
:05:13. > :05:16.in the terrorism legislation, but it in the terrorism legislation, but it
:05:17. > :05:22.doesn't mean they can't be charged was something in the future such as
:05:23. > :05:26.war crimes. The official position is to not go, and Ryan Lock is not the
:05:27. > :05:29.first person to go in there and I and he may not be the last.
:05:30. > :05:31.There have been protests at railway stations today over the annual
:05:32. > :05:34.rise in ticket prices - which have gone up by an average
:05:35. > :05:37.For passengers on Southern Rail, the fare increase is
:05:38. > :05:42.It came on the last day of a three day strike by conductors -
:05:43. > :05:44.and a week before a six day strike by train drivers begins.
:05:45. > :05:47.Anjana Gadgil is at Southampton Central Station this evening.
:05:48. > :05:53.Anjana - some real anger tonight among commuters.
:05:54. > :05:58.Yes, and especially those Southern Commuters.
:05:59. > :06:00.Today rail bosses and union leaders said there are no plans
:06:01. > :06:03.to hold formal meetings ahead of next week's strike.
:06:04. > :06:05.And Southern advised people not to attempt to travel
:06:06. > :06:17.Yet Southern's rail fares have also increased by 1.8%.
:06:18. > :06:18.Passengers say this adds insult to injury.
:06:19. > :06:22.A New Year resolution for passengers, saving money to pay for
:06:23. > :06:27.Fares are up 2.3%, an average of ?80 a year.
:06:28. > :06:29.It might make the difference between me
:06:30. > :06:32.taking the train, which I'd rather, because it is better for the
:06:33. > :06:39.I have been commuting for ten years now and it has gone up
:06:40. > :06:44.The government says it is delivering the
:06:45. > :06:45.biggest rail modernisation programme for 100 years.
:06:46. > :06:47.The company representing rail operators says 95p
:06:48. > :06:57.in every pound goes on to improving services.
:06:58. > :07:01.We need the money to make service improvements, a big
:07:02. > :07:04.investment in signalling services, or for stations is to enable a
:07:05. > :07:07.better experience for passengers, or in relieving bottlenecks in the
:07:08. > :07:10.system, as well as improving technology so people can get tickets
:07:11. > :07:17.Campaigners say for some passengers it seems like a kick
:07:18. > :07:25.People using Southern and Southeast have suffered a
:07:26. > :07:28.year of really substandard service, of delays and standing on station
:07:29. > :07:31.platforms for hour after hour, and they are right to feel quite angry
:07:32. > :07:36.about having to fork out an even larger wodge of their wages.
:07:37. > :07:37.The transport watchdog has called for a
:07:38. > :07:40.price freeze on Sutherland until the dispute is resolved,
:07:41. > :07:50.but resolutions could be a long way down the line.
:07:51. > :07:53.I'm now joined by Ashley Minto from the campaign group Action
:07:54. > :07:55.for Rail which organised protests at railway stations
:07:56. > :08:13.Real users are paying the overwhelming amount and also
:08:14. > :08:17.taxpayers. What we want is a more rational system with a national
:08:18. > :08:22.network run as a public service for the benefit of the public. But a
:08:23. > :08:29.national system, the taxpayers would have to pay for it. Is that fear for
:08:30. > :08:33.people who may not use the train? Obviously real users are going to be
:08:34. > :08:36.a considerable amount towards the cost of tickets, but across Europe
:08:37. > :08:40.and in Northern Ireland it is seen as a public service and the public
:08:41. > :08:42.good, it reduces congestion and good, it reduces congestion and
:08:43. > :08:48.pollution and it is seen as a good thing. Thank you very much. Some
:08:49. > :08:53.other suggestions on ways the rail network could be run but her
:08:54. > :08:58.passengers here at Southampton Central and other stations, it is
:08:59. > :08:59.that 2.3% in real figures which has already started.
:09:00. > :09:00.Football - and a night of contrasting emotions
:09:01. > :09:02.for Bournemouth, in action against Arsenal, in
:09:03. > :09:05.For a while, it looked like the Cherries had
:09:06. > :09:08.out-gunned the Gunners, with one, two, three goals
:09:09. > :09:16.But, in the last 20 minutes, came a change of fortunes -
:09:17. > :09:18.with the north Londoners scoring three of their own.
:09:19. > :09:25.Honours even on an extraordinary night.
:09:26. > :09:28.That's all from the South Today news team this evening.
:09:29. > :09:31.We're back tomorrow with bulletins in BBC Breakfast and there's more
:09:32. > :09:50.A bit more frost on its way? Last night we had a cold and frosty night
:09:51. > :09:55.with a low of -6 and tomorrow night could be very similar and even the
:09:56. > :09:59.chance of frost overnight. One or two fog patches here and there, but
:10:00. > :10:03.through the course of the night the cloud will move southwards across
:10:04. > :10:06.many parts of the few clear spells allowing frost patches with the
:10:07. > :10:11.temperature in the countryside falling to around freezing or just
:10:12. > :10:17.above. In towns and cities, a low of 2-3. Cloud will thicken through the
:10:18. > :10:21.morning and we may see some patchy rain at times, not amounting to too
:10:22. > :10:28.much, but the cloud and rain sink South words and plenty of sunshine
:10:29. > :10:32.through the afternoon. But despite a high of 7-8, the key north-westerly
:10:33. > :10:36.wind will take the edge of the temperature and tomorrow night the
:10:37. > :10:43.temperature will fall like a stone, back to -6 in some parts,
:10:44. > :10:47.particularly the usual prone sports like Bournemouth Airport, with high
:10:48. > :10:51.pressure dominating. A cold and frosty start to the deal on Thursday
:10:52. > :10:59.with some fog patches and also the risk on untreated surfaces of patchy
:11:00. > :11:01.ice. Looking ahead, tomorrow a cold and frosty start but colder
:11:02. > :11:10.milder later in the week. That is it from me but coming up next is the
:11:11. > :11:14.national picture. Good evening. But frost or not of frost, that is the
:11:15. > :11:18.weather question for tomorrow and the answer is no, probably not
:11:19. > :11:22.because of this weather front that is slipping south from Scotland,
:11:23. > :11:25.maybe towards the south-west where we might have one or two pockets of
:11:26. > :11:26.clearer skies. The real cold