oui’ our correspondent duncan kennedy is there now. what impact is the latest right having? the only thing moving here in horsham aren't the trains but the cages. pages like this which are ferrying people around. —— the coaches. they are not going to central london, but two other train stations. you can see to the left the platforms, no trains moving, the green and white train you can see in the distance is a southern rail train they should be moving but is not. something like 2200 train should be running on any given work day—to—day, none are running at the moment across kent, sussex, and parts of hampshire. you can imagine what that is doing bulk of metres. we spoke to one man who competes every day. —— what that is doing for commuters. he expressed the frustrating that many commuters are feeling today. we shouldn't be having to understand it to the degree that we are to understand this, the major players need to sit down and properly resolve it. there are clearly safety concerns that need to be looked at and how this is being rolled alt. southern shouldn't be

duncan kennedy is at horsham. a really difficult time for so many people trying to travel. absolutely. the start of another dismal day for maybe 200,000 people. at horsham, 5— 10,000 people who would normally use this concourse. look inside. it is com pletely this concourse. look inside. it is completely empty. nothing running whatsoever. the difference compared to the strike last month is that southern, together with other coach companies, putting on coaches to run from here, about 200, and are saying it is very much a backup service. don't expect much from it. it will get people from central london to other train stations where they can pick up other services. very much picking up the slack. bradley will not take a coach or a train. how will you get to work in london? i am driving today to paddington to get some parking there. i will try that today and maybe buses later in the week. another frustrating today and maybe buses later in the week. anotherfrustrating day. not just a frustrating day, but a frustrating year. the strike today is just another day of no train. we

kennedy reports. councils fix two million potholes every year. that is about 12,000 for every local authority in england and wales. but it never seems to be enough. now, the councils claim the repair bill could soon reach £1a billion. hard—pressed councils, who are mending, you know, a pothole every five seconds in this country, just cannot get to the core of the problem, which is actually many of our roads are just being patched now. they need to be fully repaired. the councils say the government must do more to help, and suggest increasing fuel duty by a couple of pence a litre, a figure they say the public would support. but it is notjust the cost of repairing all these potholes that seems to be on the increase. today's report also found that the time it is taking appears to be on the rise as well, going up from ten years in 2006 to 1a years today. last year, the government announced a £250 million pothole repairfund to help 100 councils fix four million potholes. but today's report by local co

duncan kennedy reports. the shudder of the wheels and the judder to the spine. we have all been over, round and through potholes. councils fix two million potholes every year. that is about 12,000 for every local authority in england and wales. but now they‘re saying the overall repair bill could soon reach £14 billion. hard—pressed councils, who are mending, you know, a pothole every five seconds in this country, just cannot get to the core of the problem, which is actually many of our roads arejust being patched now. they need to be fully repaired. councils say the government could increase fuel duty by a couple or 2p a litre to pay for the repairs. but the government says it‘s already created a £250 million fund to fix four million potholes by 2021. one, two, three, four. this isjust one road in southampton that is heaving with holes. but it is notjust the cost of repairing potholes that seems to be on the increase. today‘s report also finds the time taken to repair them is on the rise, going up from ten years in 2006 to 14 years today. devon thinks

kennedy reports. councils fix two million potholes every year. we have all been overcome around and through portals. —— potholes. councils fix two million potholes every year. that is about 12,000 for every local authority in england and wales. now, the councils claim the repair bill could soon reach £14 billion. hard—pressed councils, who are mending, you know, a pothole every five seconds in this country, just cannot get to the core of the problem, which is actually many of our roads arejust being patched now. they need to be fully repaired. the councils say the government must do more to help and suggest increasing fuel duty by a couple of pence a litre, a figure they say the public would support. the government says it has already created a fund to fix four million bottles by 2021. —— potholes. this is just bottles by 2021. —— potholes. this isjust one road in bottles by 2021. —— potholes. this is just one road in southampton that is just one road in southampton that is heaving

kennedy reports. we need a major investment in this country on the road is a structure, the infrastructure, and stopping this sort of patch and amend mentality, and giving us enough money to two action be replaced these local roads that desperately need proper money spent on them. —— to actually replace. michelle obama has delivered her final speech as first lady of the united states, with an impassioned call on young people to have hope, and fight for their rights. speaking at a ceremony in the white house, she ended tearfully, saying the role of first lady had the been the greatest honour of her life. empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise. lead by example — with hope, never fear. and know that i will be with you, rooting for you, and working to support you for the rest of my life. so i want to close today by simply saying thank you. thank you for everything you do for our kids and for our country.

kennedy reports. councils fix 2 million potholes every year. that is about 12,000 for every local authority in england and wales. but it never seems to be enough. now, the councils claim the repair bill could soon reach £14 billion. hard—pressed councils, who are mending, you know, a pothole every five seconds in this country, just cannot get to the core of the problem, which is actually many of our roads are just being patched now. they need to be fully repaired. the councils say the government must do more to help, and suggest increasing fuel duty by a couple of pence a litre, a figure they say the public would support. but it is notjust the cost of repairing all these potholes that seems to be on the increase. today's report also found that the time it is taking appears to be on the rise as well, going up from ten years in 2006 to 14 years today. last year, the government announced a £250 million pothole repairfund to help 100 councils fixed 4 million potholes. but today's report by local counc